Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1872, Page 5

ATHHE_CHICAGO DAILY '"RyRTTTT {HE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE:TUESDAY, DEC\SMBER 3, 1872 liberal shipmente have been mede to distant points. PATENTS, During the year ending Sept. 30, 1872, there wwere issued from the Patent Ofiice 13,620 patents, 233 extensions, and 556 certificetes and registers bf trade-marks. During the same time, 19;587 spplications for patents, inteding reissies and designs, have been received, and 3,100 caveats filed. The fees received duricg the same period emounted to $700,959.56, and tho fotal expendi- tures to £623,553.90, making the met receipts over the expenditures, $77,400.56 Since 1836, 200,000 spplications for patents havo been filed, and about 134,000 psients is- sued, the offices being conducted under the ssmo laws and general organizstion as_wero adopted 1t the original inauguration, when only {from 100 to 500 applications were made Izer annum. The Commissioner shows that the office hes outgrown the origi plan, and that & mew organization has become necessary. This sub- ject was presented to Congress in a special com- ‘munication in February last, with my approval and the spproval of the Secretary of the In- terior, ~&nd the suggestions commu- nicated were embraced in s bill thet was reported to the Houso by tho Commit- tee on Patents at the last session. Thesubjectof the reorganization of the Patent Offico, 03 con- templated by the bill referred to, i of such im- ortance to the industrial interests of the coun- gry that I commend it to the attention of Con- ess. nghB Commissioner £lso treats the subject of §he separation of the Patent Offico from the De- partment of the Interior. This subject is also embraced in the bill heretofore referred to. The Commissioner complains of the want of room for the model gallery, and for the working force and necessary files of the office. It isim- possible to transact the _bueiness of the ofice gwperly without . more room in which to arrange the files and drawings, that must be consulted hourly, in The transsction of business. The whole of tho Pat- ent Office Building will s00n be needed, if it i Dot slresdy, for the sccommodation of the busi- ness of the Patent Office. PENSIONS. The amount paid for pensions in the last fiscal year was $30,169,3i0, an amount larger by $3,708,435 than was paid during the precedini Jear. Of this smount, 2,313,409 tero pai Znder the act of Congress of Feb. 17, 1871, to survivors of the war of 1812. The- annual in- cresse of pensions by thelegislatic ™of Congress bas more than kept pace with the mat- ural yearly losses from the rolls, The act of Congress of June 8, 1872, has added an esti- mated smount of §750,000 per annum to _the rolls withont increasing the number of pension- ers. We cannot therefors look for any substan- tinl decreass in the experditures of this depart- ment for some time to come, or so long as Congress continues to change the dates of pen- sion. The whole nmmber of soldiers enlisted i the Rebellion was 2,688,523. 'The ‘total number of claims for invalidpension is 176,500, beingbut 6 per cent of the whole number of enlisted men. The total npumber of claims on hand at the - beginning eof _ the year was 96695 the number Teceived during the vear, 26,574 The number disposed of was 35,- 178, meking a net gain,of 1,264, The number of claims now on fileis 79,085, On the 30th of June, 1872, there were on therolls the names of 9,545'invalld military pensioners ; 113,518 wid- ows, orphans, and dependent relatives, making B total of. 208,923 army pensioners. At the same time there were on the rolls the rames of 1,449 pavy pensioners, and 1,730 widows, orphans, and dependent relatives, making thewhole num- ber of naval pensioners 8,179. There have been. rTeceived gince the passsgo of the sct to provide pensions for the survivors of the war of 1812, 86,551 applications prior to June 80, 1872. Of these there were aflawe%dmnfi the last fiscal year, 20,126 claims. Four thonsan eight hundred and _forty-five were rejected during the year. leaving 11,530 claims pendin, ptthat dste. The number of pensions of clagses granted during the last fiscal year was 83,838, During that period there dropped from ‘the rolls, for various canses, 914 names, leaving & grand fotal of 232,229 pensions on ,tho rolls on the 30th June, 1872. N TItis thought that theclzims forpensionsonge- count of the war of 1812will be disposed of by the st of May, 1873. It is estimated that $30,480,000 will be reguired for tho pension service during the next year. TEE CENSUS. The ninth census is zbout completed. Its completion is a subject of congratulation, inas- mucfi 85 theuse to be made of the statistics therein contained depends very greatly on the promptitude of putlication. The Secrotary of the Interior recommends that a census be taken in 1875, which recommendation ghould receive the resdy attention of Congress. The interval at present established between the Federal census s so long that the information obtsined at the decimal periods as to the material condition, wants, snd _resomrces of the nation, is of little ractical value after the expiration of the first P2t of that period. Tt would probably obvizte the Constitutional provision regarding the deci- mal census, if & census taken in 1875 ehould be Givested of its political character and no appor- tionment of Congressional representation be made under it. Such a census, coming, as it Fould, in the isst year of the first century of our nstional existence, would farnish a noble ‘monument of the progress of the United States during that century. . EDUCATION. The rapidly incressing interest in _educa- tion is 4 most encouraging feature in the current history of the country, and it is no donbt +true that this is due, in 8 great measure to the efforts of the Bureau of Education. That office $5 continually receiving evidences which abuad- antly prove its eficiency from the various insti- tutions of learning and education, of all lunds, throughout the country. The report of the Com- missioner contains a vast amount of educational Jetails of great interest. The bill now pend- ing before Congress, providing for the eppropristion of of the proceeds of the sales of public lands for educational pur- ses to aid the States in the general education B heir rising generstion, is a measure of_such great importance to our real progress, and is 50 & animously approved by the leading friends of Saucation, that I commend it to the favorablo ‘ttention of Congress. THE TEDRITORIES. Affirs in the Territories are generally eatis- factory. The energy and business capacity of the pioneers, who are seftling up the vast do- Tasine mob yet incorporated into States, are Feeping pace in internal improvements’ and civil government with tho ol 'r communities. In but one of them, s 1s the condition of affairs unsstisfactory, except o farss the quict of jthe citizen may be dis- farbed by real or imsgitary danger of Indisn hostilities. It has seemod to be the policy of {he Legielaturo of Utalito ovade all responsi- bility to the Governmett of tho UnitedStates, and even to hold a posijon in hostility to it. recommend a cerefal rivision of the present ows of the Territory) by Congress, and the ensotment of such a 1s¥as the one proposed in Congress at_its last_stesion, for imstance, or G thing eimilar to it, hs will secure peace, the o elity or all citizens |before the law, and the timate extermination 8f polygamy. et of a Territorial Gov i e establishment of & Territ: ov- gfzifi:f’f’m the Districkof Columbis, the im- T ment of the condition of the City of Wasb- ?ngknn and eurroundings, and the increased B ity of the citizens, 1s_observable to the roe e S visitor. Tho mation being a large O Cof property in this city, should bear with O iizens of tho District ite just sharo of the expenseof theseimproyements. I _recommend, e fore, un appropristion to reimburse the e s for the work done by them along and in et of public grounds during the past year, and Hieral appropriations, in order that the improve- Tent and cstablishment of the public butldinga ¥ad grounds may keop paco with the improve- ments made by the Territorial anthorities. the” Gommissioner of Agricul e report of the Commissioner of - m‘lzlgi:g a vory full and interesting account of the geveral divisions of that Department, the horticultural, agricultural, statistical, entomo- fogical, and chemical, and the benefits conferred by each upon the sgricultural interests of the country. Tho whole report is & complete his- Sory, n fotal of the workings of that Department to 211 ite branches, showing themanner in which the farmer, merchmthnu miner ig informed, TT4H, 1t will be the duty of the mingnsiese'm;ttol tmnafmit ort of the prozress made and to lay before e aiing, 10, tho. otuibirion of ‘Ameérican and foreig arts, products, and manu- Tactures, which. by the term of the act, is to be held under the auspices of the Government of the United States in the City of Philadelphia in the vear 1876. This celebration will be looked forward to by American citizens with great interest, as making & century of greater pro- gress and prosperity than is recorded in the his- fory of any other nation, and proving a further good purpose in bringing together on our soil people of all the commorcial nations of the eartls in 5 manner calcnlated to secure international good feeling. herevwith transiiijted: Commissioni ef § CIVIL SERVICE. An earnest desire has been felt to correct the abuses, which have grown up in the Civil Service of the country, through the defective method of appointments to ofice, which have been re- garded too much as the reward of political ser- vices. Under the authority of Congrees rules have been " established tfo _rej te the terms of office snd the mode of appoint- ments. It cannot be _ expected that any system of rule can be entirely effcctive, and prove a perfect remedy for the existing evils 1ill they have been thoroughly tested by actual practice, and emonded according to the require- ments of the service. During my term of office it shall bo my best endeavor to 80 apply the rules as to secure the greatest possible reform in the Civil Service of the Government, and it will require the dircet action of Congress to render the enforcement of ihe system binding upon my enccessors, and Ihope that the experience of the past year, together with appropriate legisla- tion by Congress, may reach a satisfactory solu- fion of this question, and securo to the public service, for all time,” & practical method of ob- teining faithfol and efficient officers and em- ployes. T. 8. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSIO, Dec, 2, 1872, L e TREASURY REPORT. TrpasURY DEPARTAENT, Dec. 2, 1872, Smm: Whatever degres of suctess has attended the 2dministration of the Treasury Department duzing the year, is due largely to the ability and fdelity of the Officers and clerks of the several Bureausand Divisions, There have been some exceptions to the general good conduct of the working force, but the number of theso ill mot be thought large when it is known that more fhan 8,000 persons sre employed in Washington, of whom nearly 1,400 are constantly engaged in hundling coin, notes, and money Becurities of the Government. Many of theso persons are poid fair wages for tho jce rendered, but others, who il places of great Tesponsibility, ore ot by any mesns adequately com- Tensated. Officers and clerks of known ability and es- Tablished reputation are frequently drawn away by offers of better pay elsewhere, _This competition will Jeavo the business of the Department finally {n the Tands of the less valusble part of its officers. Agense ‘of justico lesds me to Tecommend an increase of tho Salaries of the Assistant Secreturies of the Treasury. ‘Sincs the last anaual report, the businesa of nego- fiating the salo of £200,000,000'in 5 per cent bonds, and {he redemption of $200,000,0000f 6 per cent 5-20 bonds ‘has been completed, snd the accounts have been set- tied by the accounting officers of tho Treasury, Fur- {her negotiations of 5 per cent bonds will now bo made upon the basia of the former megotiations. T think ic expedient, 25 a means of glving an additional T (o bonda huthorised by iho anding oet of July 14, 1870, and additionsl security to the owners, ihat registered bonds of every ssuc shall be made cone vertible into coupon bonds at the will of the holder, Yhen this privilege is grauted, the desire to convert them will cease, ‘The moneys received and recovered into the Treasury during the fiscal year ended Juno 30, 1672, were s ' RECEIPTS. From customs . +aeeens $21,670,286.77 Sales of public 2,575,714,19 Internal revenue. 180,642,177, Tax on National B: 9 6,523,396,39 Repoyment of interest by Pacific 703d COTPANY 2 ensevs e T48,861.87 Customs, fines, &c... 1,136,442.34 Fees, consular, patent 2,984,005,92 Miscellaneous sources... £,412,25471 Total ordinary recelpts.. $364,694,229,91 Premium on sales Of COIR,..verriaerees HAZEITES Total net recoipts. $374,106,807.56 Balance in Treasury, 0, 1 cluding §1,822,835 received Binct then unavailable sources. . Total vailable cash................$484,042,573.15 EXPERDITURES, The net expenditures, by warrant, for the sumo pe- riod were: For civil expenses. $ 16,187,059.40 Foreign intercourse. 1,839,364.14 Indisns 7,061,723,82 ‘Pensions. ¥ 281583,427,60 Military cstablishments, including forti- fications, river and barbor improve- ‘ments, and arsenals... . Naval establishment, inciuding vessels 2nd machinery and improvements at navy yards. . Miscellineous civil, including public ‘buildings, lighthouses, etc,, and col- lecting tho revenue, .. -.. 42,058,329.08 Interest on the public debl . 117,357,85 Total, exclusive of principal and ‘Premium on the public debt....§270,659,695.91 21,249,809.99 $ 6,958,206.76 99,960,253.54 Total net disbursements. Balance in Treasury June 356,94 Total.. 2484,042,670,15 s = % From the foregoing statement, it appears that the net reduction of the principal of the debt, during the fiscal year ending June 0, 1872, was $39,960,253.54, TThe sources of the reductiop are as follow: et ordinary receipta during the year. ..§364,64,229.01 Net ordinary expenditures, including in- ‘terest on the public debt’ 270,559,695.91 Leaving a surplus revenue of . 94,104,534.00 Add the amount received from premiums on the soles of gold in excess of the ‘premiums paid on bonds purchased. . Add the amount of the reduction of the “cash balance at the close of the year, 25 compared with the same at the com, ‘mencement of the year... Total.... $ 99,960,253.54 This statement treats solely of the principal of the public debte By the monthly statement of the public debt, which includes the principal, interest due and ‘unpaid, and interest sccrued to date, not due, and de- Quets the cash in Treasury, as ascertained on the fia% of publication, Thereduction was $100,554,491.28, Tho Source of this rednction is aa followa Reduction in principel sccount. . $ 99,060,003.54 3,330,952.96 A78,216.21 2,454,370.89 ‘Beduction in unpaid interest account. count, as shown by the above tables, discloses a differ- ence of $250, occasioned by an error recently discover- ed, and which is fully explained in a note on Page G of he appendix to this report, On the basis of the lnst table, tho statementa show & reduction of the public debt ‘from March 1, 1869, to the present time, s fol- lows: From March 1, 1869, to March 1, 1870, March 1, 1870, to dsrch 1, 1671 March 1, 1871, to March 1, 1872, Mazch 1, 1872, to Nov. 1, 1872, ‘Total.. and a redu L. The receipts during the first quarter of the current fiscal year were: Customs. ... -$57,729,540.27 the extent to which ho is aided, in his pur- a0 e e Commissioner {:“"“2"'; ons Tesom- ion, that -measures be taken on- mendaton, et "and. induce the planting of forests, snd suggests thet no part of the blic lsnds should be disposed of without the condition that one-tenth of it be preserved in timber whero it exists, and where 1t does not exist an inducement should be offered ting it. topIentnE L racan cenEmRATION, Tn accordance witk the terms of the act of Con- g-cas, spproved Mazch 8, 1871, providing for tho Galebration of the cne hundredth anniversary of American Independ:nce, & Commission has been organized, copsistirg of the two members from ot the Ststos and Territories. The Com- smission has held #wo sessions, and hss made aatisfactory progress in the organization, and in the initisfory steps, necessary for carrying out the provisions of the sct, and for executing the provisions also of the act of June 1, 187, creating s Centenxial ‘Board of Finance. A pro- seport of the progress has been receiy- ‘.?itx:lem tho Prosident of the Commission,and is Balea of public im 197,359 ternal revenue. © 34,109,047,22 Tsx on circulation, etc, i Banks..........coee 3,330,238.60 ‘Bepaymenis of interest by Pacifc Hail- ways. v 119,003.73 Customs, fines, efe. . 1,103,787.30 Consular, patent, and other fees. '479,300.13 ‘Proceeds of Govérnment property, . 336,801,88 Miscellaneous BOUTCes. ... 1,346,257.47 Net ordinary receipts. $98,388,307.16 ‘Premium on sales of coin. 2,426,736,91 Total receipts, ..vuceue £100,815,134,07 ‘Balance in the Tressury June 30, 1872, in- cnding $101,M8 received since from then unavailablesources,.. 106,565,371.42 Totalavailable.. $207,380,505.49 The expenditures during the same period were 28 foilows : For civil and miscellaneous expenses, in- cluding public buildings, lighthouses, and collecting the revenues. s 18,209,891.28 Indians. * 8,097,39.83 Pensions . T 935,301 Military establishment, including fortifi- cations, river snd barbor improve- ‘ments, and arsenals. 12,876,982.41 Naval establishment, including vessels and machinery and improvemsnts at navy yards. 7,305,146.48 Interest on public debt,incinding Pacific Railwsy bonds. .. 86,196,894.83 Total, exclusive of the principal and . ekt o pubc debi 86,851,648.54 For premioms on purchas 3 1,702,508.53 For net redemption of the public debt.. 16,932,132.72 Total.... Total net expenditures. Balance in the Treasury, Sept. 30, 1 Total, For the Femaining throe.quarters of ihe c: fi5- cal year, it i cstimatod that tho receipta will boz From customs.... £185,000,000 Salooof publc iadi. s ternal zeveato. .. X Tex on national banks. 3,000,000 Forelgy intercourse. Indians . Naval establishment. . Miscellaneous civil expenses. Interest on the public debt. Total....... i This will leave §44,800,000 surpius revenue applica- ble to {he redemption of the public debt. ‘The amount required for this purpose, under tho Smking Fund law, for the year, will be about $20,200,~ 000. ESTROATES FOB 18734 1t is estimated that the receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1674, will be: RECEXPTS, From castoms.... 800,000,000 Sales of public lands.. w’mo’oou Internal revenue. - 100000000 Tax on National Banks. 900,000 Pactos eyl 1,100,000 Customs’ fines, Obe. s eceserers- 0000 Consnlar, patent, and othier fees. 21400000 Salea of public property. ke Miscellsneous ources... ‘and hence it will bewise to Jeave the source of “undisturbed for the present session. O To estimated that the expenditures for tho samo pe- riod will be: clsims, 18,000,000 1,325,000 5,700,000 S0 ilitas 3 ", 35,000, Naval ctablishments, including vessels and improvements t DAY SATAB............ 22,500,000 anisedlianeous eivil eipenses, including s ublic buildings, lighthouses, and col- lecting the reventes, 41,500,000 Interest on the public A 98,000,000 Interest of Pacific f?flwny b. % ;;m;w ...... 355,600,000 $ 33,700,000 EXECUTIVE REQUIREMENTS. Tho estimates reccived from tho several Executivo Departments show that the following amount will be required for the same period ¢ ZLegislation . $_2,973,2714.40 Exeoutive .7 17,129,261,90 Judicial % 57.070,50 Foreign intercourse, s 6,753.00 ilitary. 82,594,854.00 Naval. 0,154,220.15 5,700,975.28 30,500,000.00 29,687,345.6 6,310,602.00 1,100,000.00 0,596,974.52 16,293,163.49 98,000,000.00 3,877,410.72 29191,369,28 .$308,323,236.27 REDUCTION OF TAXATION, The reduc tion in taxation, since tho closo of the war, is estimated to have been: In Internal Rovenue, by the mct of Tnterest on Tnterest on Pacific Rail July 13, 1666, ia . 65,000,000 By tho act of March'3, 1667 T T40/000,030 By the act of Feb. 3, 1803, 23,000,000 By the acta of Aarch 31, 1808, and July ‘20, 1863 2 . 45,000,000 By the act of July 14, 1 55,000,000 By tho act of June 6, 1872.. 20,651,000 ‘Total of Internal Revenno.... IN CUSTONMS, By the actof July 14, 1870... By the acts of May 11, 1872, and June 6, 182 Total of customs.. SINKING FUND. Since tho institution of the sinking fund in 1869 and in accordance with act of Feb, 25, 1862, thers Las been puurchased on this acconntup to and including June 30, 187, $99,397,600in_bonds of the" various issucs Imown s 5-20s, 8t a not cost, in gold, of $94,097,242.82, Inaddition to' these purchases' for sinking funds, Tonds have been yurchased to the smomt of £173,237,- 950, at 3 mot cost, in currency, of $195,008,268,53, o an estimated cost, in gold, of $163,076,054.5, The cost of these bonds,estimated in gold,hsa varied from 82.21 per 100 t0 99,99 her 100; the most recent purchase being Bt the rate of 93.65 per 100, Thoaverage cost in gold of the whole amount of the purchases up to and in- cluding the last day of September was 9464 per 100. In this connection, I would call sttention to tle varic ous tables accompanying this report, which furnish eleborato details of the money operations and accounts of the Government, OUR OARRYTNG TRADE. The condition of our carrying trade with forelgn countries §s slways n subject of interest, und at the present moment i3 one of golicitude, Tho im- orts nd exports of the United States, exclu- ding gold ond silver, amounted to $1,070,641,163, for the Ascal year ending Juno 30, 1672, and of this vast trade only 38)¢ per cent was in American vessdls. In {he year 1860 nearly, 71 per cent of our foreign com- merce was in American ehips, but in 1864 it had fallen 1046 por cent, in 1868 to &4 per cent, sud in 1871 to Tess than 50 pér cent, Tho carnings of vessels engaged in the foreign carrying trado probably exceed $100,- 000,000 5 year, of which lesa than one-third is earned under our own flag. Tho acts of Congress allowing o drawback on for- elgn articles used in the construction of American Seasels have given encoursgement to shipbuilding, but I am of opinion that the measure is entircly inadoquate. When we' tansider that nearly three- Tourths of the forelgn commerce of the country is un- der foreign flags, it s plain that there can be no con. erable and speedy change upless the Government actatonce snd in a liberal and comprebensive spiit. P P riso in the prico of iron, snd the advanco in the wages of lobor in Englnd during the pst year, favor the Government and poople of the United Btatés; but this advantage, duo to national couscs, should not lead us to trust the future to the force of those causes, but should induce us rather to sct ot omeo ond with vigor. It may happen that we canmot _ regain tho control of thedirect trado between Europe and the Tnited States, but there is an immenso field to bo oc- cupied upon the Pacific Ocean, and in the South At- lantic. England controls tho markets of the world by controlling the channels of communication, T am convinced that o wonderful impetus will be given to the agricultural and manufacturing intercats of the country by the increase of our commercial marine, Merchantsin distant countrics must pur- chase goods at points with which they have frequent and regular communication, and when such communi- cation” exists with ope country ouly, the cost of merchandiss becomes unimporfant, s thero are no means of comparisol Tor i3 thero Oppor- tunity for the advantages of competition, Hence o great. producing country can afford to cstablish and Tnsintain lines of steamships upon the ocean 2s the in- direct benefits will much exceed the cost, UB FOEIGN COMMERCE. The details of our trade with foreign conntrics, 28 represcnted by tho returns of the Statistical Burcau, are also unsatisfactory, From these relurns itap- pears that the imports of merchandise for the fiscal Fear ending June 30, 1872, were $626,505,077, and the Ieporis csimnted i gold were $44,016,086, snow- ing a balnco ° against = the counlry of $162,548,901. This balance is insome degree ap- ‘parent, rather than resl. On the 30th of June, 1811, the valuo of goods remaining in_ warchouso Wwas $08,324,650, whilo on thedOth of June, 1872 it was £125,911,95, showing an excess at the close of tle Tast fiscal year of $43,886,607. Deducting this cxcess We havea balance basod upon the sctual consumption of the country of $128,662,884, From this a further Teduction should be made of $63,133,845, being tho excess of exports over theimports of gold. After these deductions, thero still Temains an adverse bal- ance of §62,528,690: The ndverzo balmco has becn met, probably, by freight on merchundise carricd in American vessels, ‘profits on exports mado on sccount of American mer- Chants and shippers, the gale of bonds abroad and in- Vestments in tho United States by the inhabitants of other conntries, The exports of merchandise for the yoar 1872 were £13,208,933 Jess than for the year 1871, ‘Tho exports of Wheat, flour, raw cotton, cotton msnufactures, gold and silver, fire-arms, manufacturcs of leather, illumi- noting oif and beef, fell off $82,066,325; while thero wes & gain ' of $6867,302 o _the exports of dorn, furs, 'hides, skins, bacon, hams, lard, leaf tobscco, manufactures of iron, wood, leather, and mony minor_articles, There was an increaso of exports in every branch of ‘manufactures except cotton, leather, and firearms, The decreaso of our exports in wheat ond wheat flour wna $12,000,000; raw cotton, $37,000,000; man factured cotfon, $1,250,000 ; gold and silver; $11,600,- 000: firearms, $12,000,000; manufactures of leather, $600,000; illuminating oils, $3,500,000; and beef, 2,000,000, Y Tho statistics of importa show an increaso of $700,- 000in coffee ; $18,000,000 in sugar ; nearly §5,00,000 in tea ; nearly 23,000,000 in tin plates; more than $17,000,000 in raw wool ; $20,000,000 in pig iron ; §10,- 000,000'in manufactures of iron’; $5,000,000 in manu- factures of cotton ; $4,000,000 in manufactures of silk, and about §7,040,000 1A munufactures of wool. The ;‘g’gi;?b'x;: ot presented a3 Affording a basis for leg- o er becausp they aro exceptional Character, and not likely to bo repoated, ¥ s During thelast year thorongh year thorough exsminaf ‘boen made ot tho Mintat Philsdelphin, sag i fhe Branch Mints at San Francisco and Carson City, sad exhaustive reports on the condition of each, and also ‘npon several questions of a gencral character connect- with the mint service, were made by Dr, Lindeman nd Professor Torry, and are 0. be printed for tho uss of the Department snd Congress. From these reports & nppears that {ho service 18 n 8 satsfuctory condic n. In the last ten years the commereial valne of has Gepreciated about 3 DCF CeBt 88 ComMPINEA ith gold, snd its use s currency has been discontinued by Germany and some ofher conntries, The fnuncial condition of the United Blates has provented the uso of silver as currency for more than ten years, and I am of the opinion tha}, upon grounds of public pol. icy, no attempt should be msds to introduce it, but that the colnage should be limited to commereial pur- poses and designed exclusively for commercial uses ith other nations, The intrinsic valuo of a metallic currency ehould correspond to its commercial value, or the metal ahould bo used qnly for the colnage of tokons redeema~ ‘ble by the Government &t {heir nominal vajue, As {he deprecintion of silverislikely to continuo, it is im. ‘pownlnia tg 1s5us coln edeemsble {n_gold without wtl- ‘mate Joes tothe Government, for, when the difference ‘becomo consjderable, holders will presant the silver for redemption and lesve it in the hande of the Govern- ‘ment to be disposed of subsequently, B Tt is a losa 12 the policy should be adopted of issuing silver coin irredecmable, but whogo intrinsic yalue should correspond to gold, The time must come when the country would sufler from the presence of Jepreciated silver currency not. redecmablo. by Gove ernment, nor current in the channels of trade, Tokens of hase‘ealtnz,hexcept for Emdafl denominations, are less convenient than paper, and-are subject Seriona objoetions.” sty e Tho provisi o by the Treasuey Departm on mado by the o tho redemption of mutilated paper Fo i mor smpls than formerly. ink it practicable, through the Past partment, fo mako an SrTangerent by which fhe whos Country shall bo supplied with fresh issues of frac tionn] currency. Thercfore, in ronewing fhe Tecome ‘mendations heretoforo madd for tho paseage of the int bill, 1 suggest such.alterations as will prohibit tho coinage of ilver for circula tion in thia country; ‘but that authority bo given for the cainnge of & ailver dollar that chall be 03 valuable ag the Mexican dollar, and to bo furnished ot ita actual cost, Tho Mexican dollar is used generally in trado with ‘Chins, and is now soldata premium of about 8 per cent over the actual cxpense of coining, As the production of siiver i8 rapidly increasing, such acolnago willat once furalsh o macket for o ruw material, and facilitato commerce ‘Detween Shatesand Ouina, " 7 el 10 exaggeration to goy that s “ne for o mow loeug of National, Bonk noten. - i renms for such issuo is given in my lst annual report. I tako this occasion 1o eall tha atte 0 this oceasion o call the attention ton communication mado by 1o to the Houss ot Bere resentatives on the 224 day of March, 1872 (Ex, Doo. 283, 42d Congress, 24 session), n whiclk I recommeng ‘ed tho cnactment of a Iaw for the zeliefof the Treastiy from responsibility on account of Seth Johnson andt Frederick A, Marder, formerly clorksin this office, and Blso for the correction of certaln discrepancies in tho ublic nccounts, amounting to $10,635, and that the ks of the Department may bo made to conform o the facts, An examination of tho ofies of tho Treas- examination of tho oflico of the Assi urer, 2t Now Yotl, made i Septeinbor ang Demms Iast, disclosed s defalcation of the stamp division in. chatgo of James J. Johnson, of $1,85L72. Tho report of the Committeo cxplains the course of procceding by which Johnson was able to embezzla the amouns of money. ‘The report further ropresents that Alr. Hill- Dousc, the Assistant Treasurer, cannot be charged properly with any neglect of _duty. B Gpmion. I poncar: o' busings of keeping snd selling stamps was dmposed upon the several Assistant Treasurers by virtue o the authority invested upon tho Secretary of the Treasury, in the 6th section Of thenct, Aug. 6, 1846, but by ths terms of that act it was Dot competent for tho Traasu- 1y Department 1o allow the Asslstant Tressurer at New York compensation for the labor and responsibil- ity of the stamp division, although tho commissions ‘which would have been payablo to him at the rate al- lowed lo private pirties by the 10lst sec- tion of the act of 1864, amount to moro than $300,000. The circumstonces of this cas are such 88 justify me in recommending the peeage of alaw by whieh Mz, Eilhouso shall e ro- cved from responsibility in the matter of tho-defal- cation of Johnson. TREASUY DUTLDING. Tho roport of tho Supervising Architect of tho Treasury furnishes a conise statement of tho cost sod conditions of the public bulldings in charge of this Department, Large sums of money will be needed for tho buildings siready begun or authorized, and it i re- specttully advised that, besond the erection of pavil. 1on hospitals, and & building for the accommodation of the Bureau of Engraving snd Printing, snd the storage of the books and papers of this Department, 10 new works be suthorized ot tho present session of Congress. The business of {he offica of the Supervising Archi- tect of the Tressury is{ully equal to the force employed therein. The neccssary appropriations aro not so largo 15 to justify Congress in refusing all applications dur- ing tho present session. ‘The destruction of the buildings on the easterly sido of the new Post Office in the City of Boston furnishes an opportunity that ought not to bo lost for the pur- chose of the remainder of the square. An act approved Juno18, 1872, authorized and di- rected the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase a lot of ground in Philadelphfa for tho accommodation of the new Post Office and United States Court, and to erect o building thereon, the cost of wholonat to ex- ceed the sum of $1,500,000. Under this act and follow- ing the usages of tho Department, thero was appointed » commission of citizens of Philndelphia, who were su- thorized to reccive proposals for the ealp to tho Gov- ernment of a suitablo ot of lsnd. Tho report of the Commission has been aubmitted to the Department, from which it oppears that tho lot ' thought o bo most desirable situsted on the corner of Chestnut and Ninth streots can bo purchased at a cost of $925,203,33, It also ap- pears that the cast of a sufiicient_quantity of land to make the site of tho present offico availsblo would excecd half a million dallare, Accepting tho conclu- sions of the Commission as final in Teference to tho [Continued on the Eighth Page.] MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New York Financial New: New Yonx, Dec, 2.—Money loaned as high a8 3132, and closed 0t 7@7 1-64. Sterling was strong at 1083/@108 for long, ond 110 @110 for ehort, sight. Gold opened at 11337, sdvanced to 113, and closed steadyat 1127;@115. Clearings, $28,000,000. Tressury Qisburscments, £26,000, Governments Drm. Stato banda qulet nd steady. Btocks opened firm, and advanced during the early part of tho day X@43; per cent, viz, 4% on Pacific ail, 2¢ on Northwestern cownion, 1;; ‘on Erie, and @1 per cont on the remaindor of thelist. ' The mur- ef was weak in the evening from the sctivity in ‘money, and closed heavy, with the loss of the whole improvemont, except in (ho cases of Pacific Mail, Erie, 20 Northwestern, which were quiet and steady, It is announced that the lst rail is lnid on the ex- tension of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Railroad to the Towa River, south of Towa City, GOVERNMENT BONDS. Sterling, 10934 Caupons, "1 5-203 of 62, Coupone, ’6.... Coupons, ’65.... Coupons, 'G5 (uew). Miseouris.... Tennessces, oid. Tennessees, new. Virginiag, new.... |Currency Gs. ZoNDS, Virginiag, old......,..48 North Carolinas, old..35 North Carolinzs, new.21 | Wa Fort Wayne, .. Terre Houts Terro Hauto p Chicago & Alton. C. & A. pfd. 0. & 31 ‘Harlem pfd. .. 125" {Indiana Central. Michigsn Central....115%|Mlinois Central.... .. Pittaburgh .. + 87[Un, Pacific stocks. ... 363, Nortuweateri. 81/, P. bonds._.... Lat L V. pfd. 34|Cen, Pacific bonds. - BoakTsland. “Lpa, Taeh Wy N. 3, Cen. 63" 1B, I & Erie. L 8¢, Faul. 85| ) = Forcign Markets, x 2avERPOOL, Dec. 2—11 8. m.—Flour, 302, e e Ty 102; spoig, Lulid 94 ity 25 3d@12s 6d; club, 3 . Fork, . Lard, 35 Lo 2 e Livensoor, Dec, 2—1:30 P, m.—B steady, sod nchanged, - rendatafty qulaly LrvEnroor, Dec. 3— p, m.~TUnchanged, LoNDO¥, Dec. 25 7. 1.—Consols—oncy, 923;( 927 ; account, 91%@91( ; 5-208 of 165, 915 ; do 67, 84 10408, 881 ; ew 05, 887, Erie, 32, 4 FraskrorT, Dec. 2.—5.205 of %62, 963, Pams, Dec. b Rentes, 22 020, = IVERPOOL, Dec. 2.—Cofton quiet, Midali Lsnd, 935@100; New Orleans, 10573, “Selen el bu]l;u rgefugxtive,_u::d Eflpul;imfl,ow Tales, S, readstuffs quict and steady. Re 11510, ‘floun:—saas. Lo~ S, T whest cof —New, 953; Cumberland mid ; short ribs, 425, - e T New York Live Stock Market. New Yors, Dec. 2.—Tha weather is goft, und dressed ‘meats and poultry are abundant_and forced on sale at Tow prices, injuring the live stock market, CarrLE—Receipts, 7,530, of which §,300 are on sale to-day, 151 cars ot 'Communipaw, 104’ ot Hundredth street, and 50at Wechawken. Quality very poor, and the market for such xclower. There were 1,600 Texans fo-dsy, and lots of éleers still poorer, The few good droves were in quick demand st 13G14c, and & few single arrivala at 15, but the most common to fair Da- tives went at 93@12¢, with Texans largely at 8@8Xc, prime going at 9, One Iot 4 cwi Texan cows sold ot sfio.oo GO Seven cars’ Toxam steers, 5 cwt, 8ic; 6 cars fat Cherokee, 6 cwt, 10)c; 5 cars poor Lilinois, G cwt,, 10@11c ; 8 cars fat, 134’fw Ohio, 14@143c; 6 cars Tllincis, 6 cwt., 9@10¢ 3 T cars, T3 cwk coarse, 11c; 5 cars, 73¢ ewt,, 12@18)c. There were 3,000 less than last week, ‘Smzsr—Receipte 32,300 or 4,000 more than last weck. On sale to-day 10,300, and matket bad, Stock is hold- 1ng aver o selling for_lower prices and very little do- ing. Sheep sell at 4@6}gc, and lambs, 5%@Tic. One car 81 Ibs Canadslambs, 7440 ; car 67 lbs, Gigc, Lambs were largely sold withsheep, One car 46 1bs Canada siheop, 65 car 118 s fat, Gc ; car 85 in Stafe, cc car 8¢ Ibs Obio, 53¢ ; car 46 1bs, 43c. ‘Hoos—Teceipts 64,100 against 45,500 last week. On sale to-doy 144 cars, and morket very dull atter an ad- vance on Saturdsy, Live sold to-dsy st 4X@45£0, but too high for K@ G3dc for arossed, thoss of 160 s seling at e, Afino ose the market Was weak, with unfavoratle weather, New York Dry Goods Market, NeW Yous, Dec, 2—Business was generally quict to-diy. The market for cotton goods continues very strong, and stocks are light in first hands. Brown and bicached cottons, ticks, denims, and Canton flan- nels sre vesy firm, and Have an upward tendency Ttica, Nonpareil, snd Fruit of tho Loom blesched shirtings are up £0 18c and _1634c, respectively, Wool- lens sre fairly active, with more demsnd for spring weights of cassimeres. Flannels and blankets are sell- ing well at fhe advance, and are in light supply. For~ eign goods are quiet, but 5 very good demand exists for fine qualities of black mohair lustres and alpacas, Philadelphia Cattle Market. PmrApELPHEIA, Dec. 2,— BEEVEs — Dull; prices rather firmer, Extra Pennsylvania and Western steers, $7.5088,00 ; fair to good, $6.00@7.25; common, $4.00 O out dectd change itfout decided. 3 53@6c per b, Hoos—Dull and lower; $6,00@6.50, Sales—2,800 beeves 7 12,000 sheop s 5,000 o = The Produce NMarkets, NEW YORE., et ftea ‘%, 020,000 bu; No. 8_Chicago irog:, .2do, $149GL51; No, 2 SI53GL54} win, ‘ex1ed, S1.65. Ryo firm. ‘malt unchanged. Teceipts, 131,000 b. waukee, Y 1£,000'bu ; old mixed B23c; white, 52@55c. EGas, HaY, AND HOPS Grocerres—Coffee in 1 —TUnchanged, "air_demand; Ri Rice steady at 13@134cC. ... PernoLEUM—Crude, 13@- '3#C; Yefined, e, TURPEN -Quict at 62¢. * ‘mess, 2 uiet and unchanged, Middles * 15w ‘wel's delivery, 7124c; long ¢ Tige ; short clear do, T5ic, Lard v i sfeam, T7@83c ; kettle, 83@8xc. . BUTTER AND ChERSE—Unchanged. ‘WaiskEY—Frim; fair inquiry at 93 @IS BUFFALO, Burrazo, Dec. 2.—Flour quiet, Whi w£—Spring neg- lected; winter wanted, Corn firm; & as 254,000 bu No. 3 Western at 490, Oats firm but' du'1l; Sales 10,000 bu No. 2 Toledo at 40c. Barley steady. PHILADELPHIA, PrmapELemiA, Dec. 2. — BREADSTD ¥78 — Flour in better demand; Minnesota, $7.75@8.7.7; Towa and ‘Wisconsin, $7.25@7.75. Wheat in fair demand ; West- ern red, $1.72@1.83; amber, $1.85@1.95; wirite, $1.95 @210. Rye steady at 85@90c. Corn very qmiet; yel- low, 6i@650; mixed Western, Gic. Oats it fair do- ~mand ; white, 46@48c; mixed, 43@45c. CRUDE PETROLEUM—19c; refined, 26¢. ‘WHsEEY—Firm st 96c. CINCINNATI, CrxorywaTt, Dec. 2.—BREADSTUFFS—TFlour firm and unchanged. Wheat firm ; red, $1.52@1.59. Corn in firm demand and higher ; ; old, 44c ; new, 4lc. Rye Btead at 63@70c. Oats unchanged. Orts—Unchanged. ProvisioNs—Pork dull and nominal. Lard sbeady : steam, Ti{c; kettle, Tc. Bulk meats and bacont dull and unchanged for old 3 new offered at 8@Sic for clear rib and clear sides for next week. Green nieats aull ; shoulders, 4% @47;c ; 8ides, 5¢ ; hams, C4@TC, according to weight. ‘Héfl;;—nulland unchanged at $3.65@3.80 ; mostislnes 2 83.75, ‘Waskey—Firm at 88c 'oT, LOUIS. 8r, Louts, Dec. 2.—Breapsturrs—Flour, scarcely anything doing, owing to the meagre shippimg faciii- ties, Wheat dull; only sample lots sold. Corn dull and_droopin No. 2 mixed, 28c, on East St, Louis track; white mixed do, 90c. Oats firmer; No. 2, 24 @243, on East St. Louis track ; 25@253c in elevator. Bardley quiet. Bye firm, but slow; No, 2, 62, deliv- ered, ‘WHIsRET—Steady at 90c. ProvisioNs—Pork nominally lower; offered at $12.50, without buyers. Bulk meats weak and easier for jobbing and order lots; shonlders, packed, @ 43¢c; clear rib, G @034c; clear, 63c, Bacon and lard nominal. ‘Hocs—Dull at $3.75@4.00; receipts, 10,660, CarTLE—Unchanged. A0 MILWAUKEE. MILwAUREE, Dec. 2,.—BREADSTUFFS—Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat steady; No. 1, §1.14% ; No. 2, §1.09%, Oats steady ; No, 2, 28c. Corn steady; 2, 39c. " Rye firm; No. 1, 60c. Barley dull and a shade lower ; No. 2, 64c. wheat, 14,000 bu; Recrrers—Flour, 4,000 brl barley, 1,000 bu, SHIPMENTS—Flour, 3,000 brls, whest, 400 buj ‘arloy, none. . CLEVELAND. CrEvELAND, Dec. 2.—BREADSTUFFS—Flour firm. “Wheat—Nothing done, Corn stesdy ; high mixe low mixed, 46c; new, shelled, 44c. 'Oats dull 37c; No. 2, 35¢, PETROLEUM—In demand and unchanged. OSWEGO. 05wEGO, Dec, 2.—GRATN—Wheat firm and_quict;s] No. 1 Milwaukee spring, $1.60 : extra white Michigan, §205. Corn dullatsse, Harley quiet, R TOLEDO. ‘ToLEpo, Dec. 2,—BREADSTUFFS.—Flour steady. ‘Wheat in fair demand and higher; amber Michigan, cash and Dec., $1.48@1.50; No. 1 red, $LE0G1.61K 7 No, 2do, $1.47k@1.49%. Corngnlet; high mixed, 38 @38i¢c ; now, 363¢c ; low mixed new, 36¢, - Oats ashide Detter; No, 1, 7ic; No. 2, B2K@32%c. CLOVER SEED—$5.10@5.25., Daessep HoGs—84.00. RecEtprs—Flour, 800 brls; wheat, 7,000 bu; corn, 70,000 bu; onls,lg,flofl bu, Sureareyrs—Flour, 1,000 brls; wheat, 5,000 bu ; oz 7,000 b 11,000 b, 4 e FURS. T0 THE LADIES AND PUBLIC GENERALLY, FARNSWORTH, BROWN & (0, WHOLESALE DEALERS. will, for the next thirty days, retail Ladies' and Gents' FURS! FURS! Such as Seal, Mink, &c., at Wholesale Brices. Also, Wolf, Lynx, Fox, and all other kinds of Fancy Robes. 256, 238, 260 & 262 Matison-st,, Di¢ct]}' opposite Field. Leiter & Co. NEW PUBLICATIONS, Just Published : THE STANDARD LIFE OF DICKENS, The SECOND VOLUME of THE LIFE OF CHARLES DICKERNR. BY JOHN FORSTER, Authorof *“Lifo of Lsndor," ““Lifo of Goldsmith, " ete. COVERING THE PERIOD OF Isi-1852, ‘With Two Portraits from Stecl, and Ilustrations ard Fac-similes, 12mo. Bound in extracloth. $2.00. Fifth Edition of Volume 1. now Ready. . uniform with that of Vol. I, Price 44 OF g1l men living, Mr. Forster is tho best qualified t bo Charles Dickanl“flflmnhun '—[Phila. n?sa. odto ¢ All tho thousand touches that can only be inspirc close intimacy and the hearty smnlth)y:cleh:.i‘e%?vd'&z friond aro here, by ono of tho subtlest and most pawerfal Hterary artists of {hs time, given to s marvolously vigor- , with moderato ezport de- =pring, ‘Barley snd Cor in' moderate export, demand 3 X siamer Yosiern mixed, 06 gk, Oats firmer; - reteipts, Sxge; mail do, Gl i o Eny@sise now, 606 Y io, 15@18c. Sugar dull and unchangea * lolasses quiet at 65@Sic ProvietoNs—Pork quiet; m & $15.715@16.00 ; prime s Boet dull and vachinged. Oub meats ; Jong cleac for eller December, 3 No, 1to prime P.O. Box 2892, KNOBLATUCH & CHAS. ENOBLAUCH, PAUL LICHTENSTELY, BANEKEERS, New TYorlk. ‘We are prepared to make reasonable advances on consignments to us or our friends abroad. BANKING. 37 Broad=st. LICHTENSTEIN, “DEDTSCHE BANK Act. Ges." of Berlin. Special Partner with $500,000. AMUSEMENTS ATKENW'S THEATRE, RUBINSTEIN CONCERTS, Rubinstein and Wieniawski, TO-NIGHT, second and last but threo of ANTON RUBINSTEILN, The greatest pianist living, and ons of the most profound inusical thinkers of the ago., HENRY WIENIAWSKI, “Tho only sival to the memory of Paganial.” LOUISE LIEBHART, Tho celebrated Londan Soprano. ILOUISE ORMENY, Tho Harorito Contralto, Agempalsh e e T RPN TELINSY cording to location. Socond Balcons, 50 ceats. "To-morrow—Third Rubinstein Concort, ThursdsyEvening—Foarth and Iast Coacert but two. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. 70 "IE PUBLL The connection of the undersigned with the busi mesa of making Abstracts and Opinions of Title to Real Estate in this city and. county closes this day. The firm of HANDY, SIMMONS & CO., our suc- ceszors in said business, wo desire to commend s in every way thoroughly reliable snd competent to con- duct the same. The Abstract Books belonging to us will continue to e kept up under our personal supervision, CHASE BROTHERS. I and Gala Rubinstcin Matince, Admmsiin mtines 31 Stcd eeath S SHORTALL & HOARD. fel oios are uked at all Hubin corts, 2 ey D A wronco Darett as ICHARD HI. | _Chicago, Nov. 30, 1672 JONES & SELLERS, STAR LECTURE COURSE. SCOTT-SIDDOKS READING To-INight. UNION PARK CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Admission, 75 cents; Reserved Seat, $1. ‘For sale at West Side Library, 239 West Madiso st., and ‘Bell's Drug Store, 4% West Madison-st., cornar Sheldon. MYERS' OPERA HOUSE. Honroe-st., bet. Dearborn and State. Antington,Cotton & Kemble's Minsrels. First week of the renowned Artists, DLACEKIN AIND WILSON. Pronoan-ed by the pross sad public s tho greatest Song e Banco Artists liing. Sacond weok of the great haractor artist JJ. H. MILBOURN. The successful Skotel of T1LE EPIZOOTIC. ~Erery Erening and Satur- &y Siatinea. Next wosk Billy Rieo 3ad Mastor Clareaco ur on. McVICKER'S THEATRE, ‘Madison-st., bet. Stata and Dearborn. Engagement of the distinguished actress, MISS JANE COOIIBS, who will-appear on Monday and_every evening during tho ook, andon Satardey Matinee, as * Lady Teazle” in Shoridan's celebrated Comeds, SCHOOL FOR SCAN- DAL, which will be produced, #ter caroful rehearsals of preparation, for the first fime in Cicago in & correct ma: Bor, with-apprapriato and new costumes, scencry, and ap- P e reaiLONDON ASSURANCE. ACADEMY OF MURIC. Monday, Tresday and W-&'d?dsd:\y nights end Wednesdey TAR TTNGARD COMBINATION, In thelr new comeds, A LIFE'S DREAIVIE Togethe: with the wonderful and popular NEW LINGARD SKETCHES. STAR LEQTURE, COURSE. SOUT! Stichian-av. Baptist Chareh. Dr.Hayes, Thwe Arctic Explorer, Will tell» about his exciting and thrilling “WINTERS ADVENTURES AT THE. NORTH POLE” TETTTERLSIDAY NICGETT. Adiseion, 60 con 's. Reserved Seats, 73 conta. For sala atCnrpentor & hol tin's Bapkstorg, 958 Wabash-av., and Buok & Kayner's Dr wg Store, cor. Stato and Madiso sis. GLOBE THEATRE: Mondar gvening, De e. 3-Ezery Nsht, and WEDXTS, DAY and SATURDA" ¢ MATINEES, the boautitul end accomplished Cantatri 0 and Comediennc, MISS LASLIA ELLIS, and ber BALLAD l?};fifihsg%ggg‘\w. “With the won- Mr.and Mrs, Jda Ellis, Charley Howard, Luln Dlmay, 2nd the Comeds_Combinatizn, in a new bill, incladinz tho_be: 1 ititled THE RING AN, PEePEN QRN o BOOR PILLIOODDY. ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS FIRT ANNUAL BALL OF “ COURT PIONEER OF THE WEST, 5519. The public and brethren are respectfally informed that = grand bal of the above ozddr il bo hald 2t West Twelfth-st. Turner Hall, ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, Atwhich a vast and jatiucatial desemblagd is expected, To prevent disappointment, an exrly application should Bo tade for tiekess at olloving enciob T Coak, 1853, Madison; J. M. Conell, % West iy Quir] ison; 119 South Canal.st, ; J. Rosenbach, 16 Soath Halsted-st. F. N. Marks, 062 State-st. ;5. H. Lewi,s 446 Clark-st. PERSONS HOLDING TICKETS For the private Theatrieals to bo given in Standard Hall Thursday ovening, Dee. 5, can. by payiag 50 ceats, se- curo reserved seats at MITCHELL & HATHEWAY'S, 318 Wabash-ay. OCEAN NAVIGATION. ° HO! FOR EUROPE. OUNARD MAIL LINE, Estakblished, 2840. ' RATES ADVANCED. o piotare of & man whoss fea) portrait al the worid wiil So"diad to 00, and will be betier or seelng. - (London Examiner. **Should tho romainder of the work equal tho Frst v ‘nmo in excellence, no more_satisfactory record of Dicl 25" Cavoor can b looked for in onr generation.~[Lop- 55 Standard. ““The_publication of Mr. Forster's *first volamo® will provo alinost, &3 great s surpriss to the world nat # first appearance of the Grst story which won fame for tLe sub- R 0f the blography. - - Now for the first timo wa Joet to Have Jearned tho gecrotof tho individuality bo- Isiiag to3l of Dickens' seally great novels. —{London o, : E£27~For sale by all Booksollers, or will be seat by mail, postage paid, on receipt of pricoby J. B. LIPPINGOTT & CO, Publisuers, 715 and 717 Market-st., Philadelphia, HAVANA LOTTERY. Ropal Havana Lottery of Cuba. Extraordis Dra; s ) 2 2. First Capital Prize, $200,000. Prices of tickots in U. §. carrency: Wholes. Halves. Quarters, Fifths. Tenths. Torontloths, $60 $30 $15 $12 36 $3 16 Wall-st., New Yo TRUSSES. Rupture. 1o susoeptible cacs enros sxs puarantced by tho use of our Radioal Cure Trass, " Call wid b 5 fhod. ALl kinds of Trusees carafully fetads . oo XA Wabash-av. MARSH & BOWLES, i GEN"RAL NOTICES, Public Notice 1o hereby gien that tho Annual Meoting of Stock- hoters of 155 Lake Liorest Hota) ond MEe: Cormr ter tho_purpose of electing o Board of Direciors und trans- acting such other business as may bo brought, bofors will be held on Wodnesdny, the eleventh (11th) day of Decembor, 1872, at the hour of 11 o'clock n. m., at the oftice of said Company, No. 150 LaSalle-st. (basement), in the city of Chicago. ALEX. WHI Chicago, Deo. ~VEITE, ety Nry Yomx, Dac. 2.—Ce ] ] e Toum, ‘orToN-—-Higher; middling BREADSTUFFS—Flour quiet; receipts, 24,000 brls; prices unchanged, Bye foursteady, Cornmeal un- All persons having first-class bargains in city or suburb- an houses 2nd lots, vacant lots, o 1) §, address CYEUY BAIRN 'O TS b Gl To or from British points - - - - $30.00 To or from German points - - - 3500 To or from Breraen or Skandinavian . points - - - - - - - - - 3800 P. Ii. DunVERNET, General Western Agent. 72 Market-st. White Star Line. NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL—New and full-powesed sresmships; th six Inrgest in tho world. OCEANIC, CELTIC. REPUBLIC, ATLANTIC, BALTIC, ADRIATIC, g0 tons butden 3000 b p. cach. Sailiag from New York on SATURDAYS, from_Literpool on THURS- DAYS, calling at Cork Harbor tho day following. From tho White Star Dock, Patoniz Ferry, Jersoy City. "Passenger accommodations [for all classcs] unrivalled, combining safoty, speed and comfort. Saloons, stata- Tooms, smoking-foom, and bath-rooms in midship sec- tion, whero loast motion is felt. Surgeon and stoward- osgeh sccompany theso steamors. s—Saloon, gold: stcerage, 00, currency. e b L M e B e can obtain steerago prepaid certificates. Passepgors hooked T or from all parts of Americs Parls, Hamburg, Norwsy, Swedon, India, Awstralis, China, etc, Excursion tickots granted st the lowest rates. ' Draits from £1upward. For inspection of NOTICH. On and after Morndsay, Dec. 2, we will receive orders for Fxaminations of Title to Lands in Cook County, at our oft fice, 297,299, and 299 1-2 West Ran- dolph-st. Orders will be taken only on blank forms furnished at our office. HANDY, SIMMONS & 0, SUCCESSORS TO CHASE BROS,, STORTALL & HOARD, & JONES & SELLERS. BUSINESS CHANCES. EAST ST. LOUIS RAITLMILL FOR SALE. Tho proprietors offer for salo the abose very valusble properts, situared an tho trianelo formed by tho Ohio & lississippi, Vandalia & Indianapolis, and St. Louis rail- roads, in East St. Louis. Tho position of this miil for business and its facilities for procuring iron and coal. reuder it one of the best, if notthe best logations in this partof tho countrs. St. Louis is confessedly now one of 1ho cheapest pig-iron markets in the Union. Tho cost of transporting pig-iron to this mill is only 70 cents per ton. Coal of the best quality mined in this region is dellscred daily in the mill at 3 cost of 64 ccais per bushel, or S1.364 perton. An abundant supply of soft water from & never-failing_ stream that forms one of the boundarics of tho mill land; immediato councction with all the rail- Toads of Ilinois and tho States besond, and with those of Missouri by a transfer boat, on_which loaded cars como into the mill-yard at a costof 60 cents per ton frejghts theso form sameof the important advantages of thig lo- cation. The buildings and jmachioery are in excellent order, with su abundance of business from tho neighbor- ing roads, both for re-roiling and new rails, The capacity of the mill is from 400 to 500 tons per weck, doube turn, and the solo reason for sale is tho inability of the owners 10 give it personal attention. For particalars address ‘GERARD B. ALLEN & CO., or ADOLPHUS MEIER St. Louls. FINANCIAL, REPUBLIU Insurance Gompany INT BANERUPTCY. For the convenlence of creditors in proving theirclatms, I have propared suitable blanks, which can b obtained at my office, No. 20 Otis Black, 152 LaSalle-st., where proofs will also be prepared WITHOUT EXPENSE. J. R. PAYSOXN, Progisional Assignee, WEATHER STRIPS TORREX’S WEATHER STRIPS Dealers supplied at manufactusers’ prices by J.W. D. KELLEY & BRO., Exclusive Ageats, § Madison-st., Tribune Building, REMOVALS. REMOVAL. PAGE, BRO. & 00, ‘WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Leaher & Findings, Have removed to their New Stors, S. E. Cor. State and Liake-sts., *OLD CITY HOTEL CORNER.” Toofts to rent, with Steam Elevator, heated by steam. PAGE, BRO. & CO., State and Tinke-ats. REMOV.ATL. STEANM HEATING- By Nasoo's Improved Tubg Radiators. Oma.mentalor plain coils. SAMLI. POPE & CO., 57 West Lakost. BIISCELLANEOUS. CHRISTOPHER CROOKED. WATCH HIM, J. M. W. JONES, STATIONER, PRINTER & BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER Rasiroad Work and OIf 3 Lt and o0y S ebashan Cuiften sechalty. 68 Ca NOTTECE. Ed. Ascherman & Co, beg to iaform ¢ and thopublietoat e F. W HARBWIC, fmantamers for thom in this cits, 1 10 longer connocted with thele o3 K0P LEGRITT S won oot ol opressar 3 5, usiness trasactions, payments, SIS e brbim e pAyEIERtY, - ED. ASCHERMANY & co., Dec. 2, 42 Fifth-av, ANOTHER NEW CHROMO. WHY THE HENS DON'T LAY, A fine, humorous Picture that tells fts own story, to be iven pway 10 each customer by THE, GRE, - TIC & PACIFIC TEA CO., 1i5 West \V:swglfi't. o — and 158 Twenty-second.st. Tans &nd otber information, apply 4t tho C s o Bkl gl e & RS . H. S , General Agent, Or to tho White Star Line Ofice, 9 Sourh Market- Chicazo. DELCERCHEN, Asoats” KATALYSINE WATER. GETTYSBURG KATALYSINE WATER. 1t has been demonstrated by a serfes of practic . monts conducted by eminent Eh:ni:ilnl,pmd SRt Ty thousands of gratefal people who havo boen Telissed Trorh, thelr sulferings by its use, that tho Gettysburg Katalysiao ‘Water is tao nearest approzch to a speciticover discovered for Dyspopsia, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Gout, Geavol Diabotos, Kidnes, and Urinary Diseascs generally. It FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. $5 Packages oF FRACTIONAL CURRENCY FOR SALE AT TRIBUNE OFFICE. Testores muscalar power 1o tho Paralytic. 1t Compiatngy - Chrorlo. Diarrhtes, Blios, Couttamirer Asthma, Catarth and Bronehitis, Diseases of ho Skis, General Debility and Nervous Prostration from Mental and Physical Excessos. Itls tho greatest Antidote cver discovercd for Excossive Iating or Drinking. It corrocts tho Stomach, promotes Digestion, and Relisves tho H almost immediately. No bousehold should bo without. Erery otel anonld keop it on haad. or salobyall 37~ For a history of tho Springs, for medical reportaol the power of the water over. gflgf;c, for marvelous c S ol A lots.. 3 ., Gen'l 3 o7 Sonth Frontrst. Philadelonis, 0. o SCALES. FAIRBANKS STANDARD SCATLES OF ALL SIZES. i FATRBANKS, MORSE &CO > € WEST WASHINGTON-ST. Gettysburg Spring Co. ¥OR SALE. DUMMY CARS. Three Slmfilslhmealmfiugwg GL‘E'DECM.' y new, seat 40 wseaoes. BRlle by Grics & Ling, Bhula.s or 5 31, BIELD, HOWLER & COv Bomon. MEETINGS. DMasonic. ZLandmark Lodge, No. 422, A. T & A. M. Annual elec- salachoap tion of officers this evealng. All members are requestod to bo presont. W. L CULVER. Secretasy,