Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1872, Page 8

8 — e ——————— TREASURY REPORT. [Continued from the Fifth Page:] cost of a euitable site, I have declined to proceed further without additional authority from Congress, it eing clear that it is impossible 1o procure lnd and erect a building for the sum specified in the act, Similar circumstances hava prevented tho puschase of land for & public building at Cincinnatl. MORE BOOM WANTED, The increase of books and papers not in daily or freguent usc is so great as to interfere with the busi Dess of the Department, Tise aunual accumulstion Tequires 7,8$ cubic feet of kpace for storage. Al the available rooms in 1he building, ucluding some that might be used for clerks’ desi¥, and portions of the ‘Public halls, kave been given upor the deposit o such ‘Dooks and papers, and the fime has come when other provision ' showld be made, I_therefore recom- mend the erection of 8 fire-proof building upon the public grounds southof the Treasury sufficient for storage and the Bircau of Engraving and Printing, The relief which these changes wonld afford is essene tial for the proper transaction cf the business of the Treasury Deparinent. COAST SURYEY. ! The operations of the Coast Survey, as well as thoso of the Light House Board, appear to have been economicalfy and cfliciently managed, THE REVENUE MARINE consists of 27 steam and 6 safling vessels, carrying 45 guns, and manned by 158 officers and 80 men, This service has constantly improved in efiiclency and in the economy of its management ince the summer of 1869. “At that time a Commission was appointed for the general and professional examination of all the officers employed, and upon their report 39 were discharged, and those who were approved wWere assigned to duty, and given rank according to their menits, From that time to the present vacancied in the service have been flled aiter an examination, and by those found to be best qualified. At the same time, a Commission was appointed for the entire revision of the ecrvice. Their report was submitted to Congress on the 16th of May, 1870, (Ex. Doc. 93, Forty-first Congress, second session.) The vessels then employed were rated at 9,203 tons. A reduction ‘has already been effccted of 657 tons. The vessels ?cflw t‘i“nm;l%, ;&ni‘ authorized, will work a further eduction of 1,232 tons, making an aggregate reduc- tion of 1,889 tona, ® o ‘The cost of maintaining the revenue marine has been reduced from $1,293,661.67, in 1868, to $950,249,81 for the year ending June 30, 1872, A statistical table, prepared from the returns, shows the cesential pare ticulars of ussistance rendered to vessels, seiziires ‘made, number of vessels examiped, and number of lives saved upon the ocean and lakes. The work per- formed duriug the last fiscal year is_nearly twice as great ns the average of the ten preceding years, Under existing laws, the officera and seamen of the Revenue Marine are entitled to a pension only when they have been wounded or disabled in the line of dury, and whilst co-operating with the navy during the war, and then at the rate established by the act of 1814, ‘When it is considered that this service is constant, and that, from the Ist ¢f November to the 1st of April in each year, the vessels aro required to cruise along the coests, and as near iheland 26 possible, within their reepective districts, and not $0 make a port, except for supplics or under the pressure of positive hecessits, it i8 clear that their services are mot less bazardous than those in which the navy is engaged in time of peace. I therefore recommend that the Navy Pension laws be made applicable to the officers and ‘seamen of the Revenue ine. The ‘number of the commissioned offiers is limited by law, and each year adds to those who are disqualified by sickness, or unfitted by age for active duty. The ‘herdship resulting from the dismiesal of officers under such circumstances is so great that I have declined to exercise 3 power, which may, pu-hapgl in contempla- tion of law, be a duty, but in view of the fact that their compensation i§ small, and the nature of service such as to bring diseaseand the infirmities of age upon them prematurely, 1 think it a plain duty for the Government to provide a retired list, so that the ctive eervice may be supplied coastantls with able end efficient men, LITE BOATS, ETO. From the appropriation of '$200,000, made April 20, 167, for more_effectually sceuring life and property oo the coasts of New Jersey and Long Island, seven of the old life-saving stations have been repaired and od, and sixty-one new ones have been built, and Dew apparatus, sufiicient for ordinary use, bos ‘been Eracu.red for the larger numberof them. A station Douse has been erected and furnished at Nar- Taganset Pier from the sppropriation of $50,000 For the establishment of lifessving_stations on the «oast of Czpe Cod and Black Ieland, B. I Nine houses Bavo been erccted, on _Capo Cod, and one at Black Island, and they will be supplied with spparatus, and ;eads for use by the Ist of Jabuary next. An appro- ‘pristion is required for the support of the keepers and crews., The Black Islnd station, and_the station at Narragansett Pier, should be anpexed to the Long Island district. ‘Twenty-two vessels have Deen wrecked on the consts of Long Ieland and New Jersey since July 1, 1871, valued, with their cargoss, at over $500,000, on which the loss was about £200,000. The offcers and crews numbered thres hundred ' and six percons, ol of whom ere saved, and mainly, it i8 believed, through the 2gency of the life-suving ststions. I respectfully Tecommend the extension of the gystem to the coast i the vicinity of Cape Hatteras, From the report of the Supervising Surgeon of the MARINE HOSPITALS it appears that branchof the public crvice is in a satiefacfory condition. During the last fiscal year 13,156 patients wero treafed in tho several hospitals of the country, at an average cost of about 97 conts each per day, or total expenditure of $396,263.11, against 3 total “expenditure of the preceding ~year of 08242, or sn aversge cost per = patien per day. The incressed receipt ind diminished expenses for the last fiscal year, os sompared with the year next preceding, show . net gain to the Government of $56,819,21, During the eame period the number of districts in which relief was fornished was greater than ever before, and the fala~ Ties of medical officers at several of the principal ports were increased, The financial improvement ehown is due largely to 8 more careful Kcrutiny of the appli- cants for relief, to the rejection of those who were 1ot entitled under the law, and also to the grester vigilance in collecting the hospital dues. - The law limits the charges for relief to seamen belonging 10 foreign vessels to sevent-five cents a day, while the actaal cost iy neacly one dollar. Authority” Hiould b given to the Secretary of the Treasury to fix the chargo within certain limits, according to the expensea in- curred ot the hospital and where relief is furnished, 1 renew the recommendation heretofore made for the erection of pavillion hospitals at New York, San Francisco, and Pittsburgh, The increase of rallway and genersl business in the vicinity of the hospital at Pittsburgh has rendered it unfit for further use. The supervising surgeon recommends the erection in fu- tare of pavillion hospitals of wood, with the under- standing that after ten or fifteen years' use they ato to be destroyed and mew ones built in their stead, This recommendation sppears to be wise, being af once economical for the Government and advantageous to the patients, STEAMBOAT INSPECTION. The sct of Feb. 28, 1871, to provide for the better sa- curity of life on board of 'vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam, has not been in operation sutficient time to test its value in all respects, but the result, in e main, s satisfactors. The Suj g Inspector eneral, in his apnual report, recommends Several al terations in the law, not affécting its character liter- ally. A bill will be prepared, providing for such aiter- ations as, upon farther consideratior, eball scem expe- ent CONSOLIDATING THE NAVIGATION AND CUSTOM LAWS, On the 16th day of Alay, 1872, I transmitted to Con- sress a bill entitled a bill to amend and_consolidate the Navigation and Custom Collection Jaws of the United States,” together with 3 communication explain- Ing the chardcter and purpose of the measure (Ex, Doc, 290, 423 Congress, second session), I respectfully ask the attention of Congress to the bill and reasons for it. The attention of the public is turned naturally to the future fnancial policy, which must rest upon the past nd the present. The war caused three great changes in businces and financial affairs that have re- geved the careful considerstion of the American ‘people. First. The country was compelled to impose heavy custom duties on merchandite. Thus, and without general observation, and wilhont argument upon the principles involved, the nation eutered upon & broad system of protection, Second. The Government issued Treasury notes for geperal circulation as currency, and prohibited banks of issue by State suthority. Third. A system of National Banks was eatablished, und their circalntion protected by the national credit. ‘The wisdom of the measures, epeaking generally, has ‘been established, and, subject’ to such changes 85 the changing condifion and opinions of the country and people may demand, they will remain 5 part of our ‘public policy until the financial consequences of the “war disappear. The weight of the National debt has been 80 great that for more than fen years there hos been no-opportunity for the practical discussion of the doctrines of protection and free trode, aad in that long period of an unchanged EROTECTIVE 20LICY, incident fo the burdens of the war, the nation has ad- vanced rapidly and safely in the development of its nstional resources, Anticipating a continuance of peace, we moy also anticipate s general reduction in he percentage of Customs duties, This reduction, however, should not be measured solely by the waats of the ury, but regafd ehould be had also fo tho condition of the various branches ustry in which the people are engged, in the ribmnceGr oo fock that 1L Jesdtng mecsntla af the country are etronger than ever beforein the possession of adequate capital and a supply of intelligentlaborers, there may be a moderate reduction, from time to time, in the rate of dutics, ns {ho diminishing expenses of the Government shall perrmit, without either slarming capital or injuring labor. For the purposes of Governs ment, the principles of political cconomy are national, 20d 5ot cosmopolitan, A nation thet can produce a given article at less cost than it can be produced clse- ‘Where, may wiscly accept frce trade in it. Buta nation ‘having national advantages for its production, yet des- titute of elillin the incipient art or trade, must wait for the opportunity that sometimes comes from the calamity of war, or secure a more economical and a ‘more constant support in the policy of its Government, If average natural facilities exit, the period of neces- eexy protection is as a ehort time’ compared with the lifetime of 5 nation, while the ndvantages gained can never be wholly lost. But if reasonablo notural facili- ties do ot exist, then & sys{em of duties for protection i6 » present and Tuture burden without adequate com- pensation. So varied and rich, however, are the nat- urul resources of the United States, that wo either ere, or may soon, be in successful competition with the older and more cxperjenced countries of the world 12 the production of tho chief articles of personal ne- ‘ceasity, comfort and luxury of the machinery by which these articles arc produced or obtained. Herein isa susficient justification for the existing protectivo sys- fem, ond for its continuance = during the tinsition period. Nor is the prospect of zlrimate successfal competition with other countries disturbed by the circumstance that wages of labor are Ligher in this country than in those of Europe. Years since it was the thought of muny that the only way to successful contest with Europe was inthe reduction of the standard of wages, Thatthought has disap- THE CHICAGO DAILY! TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1872, of laborers has only aided in the O omment of eur resoces without yielding in any quarter an excess of products, or retarding in any de- arce the prospority of the laboring population,” This Brosperity on their pazt is associated with o higher and Constant]y Lmproving intellcctunl and social culture and condition, It being given that an intelligent per- son has all the special knowledgo of an art or trade possessed by {hio most experienced and best trained operative, who, outsido of this specinl training and ex- perience, ia uhintelligent, and machinery being given also, the intelligent rson _proceeds to improve and eimplify the methods of production to such un extent that m addition to his wages, even 100 per cent, represents but 3 small part of the advan- tage gained, Yet the special trsining and knowledgo of the ignorant man is the banis of the improvements made, This truth considered, first, with Teference to 1 single American laLarer, aad then multiplied a hun- dredthousand {imes, represents the advantage of America over Europe and Asia, in their contest for na- tional, peaceful supremacy in the affairs of the world. Thusis America solviug the industrial problem of the ages, by extracting cheap production from expensive labor. ‘The reason fo these remarks may be found in the opinion I entertain, (hat the tariff system of the country bas_contributed largely to the general pros- yerity, and thet such generaland continned prosperity i the only basis on which cven a wise financial policy can rest cunnexcr. In discussing the other changes caused by the war issues of {hs United States notes and Of notes by the National Banks, they should be considered togelher, Indced, they are necessary parts of our financial system. Neither can ‘be substituted for the otiterwithout general disturbance nor for the State bank system, nor to any system of private banks, while ihe substitution of on equal amount of United States notes as currency would be the causo of scrious evils and losses, First, the Nation &l Banks hold nearly$400,000,000 of Usited States bonds, which otherwiso would be throvn upon tho ymurket, absorbing domestic capital, or if purchased sbroad, adding by tile amount of interest to the unuually in- creasing balunces against us ip our account current with other countrlee. Second, one office of bank is to aggregate the capf- tal of small possessions, and thereby to furnish means in aid of important commercial and fingncial under- takings, not only at the centres but in tho remota and newly:settled parts of the countrys Third, The National Banks are used s aids to the Government; which otherwige would require s lsrge increzse in the number of the designated depositorics, and a proportional increase of the publis oxpeases, ‘without the least appreciable advantage, Fourth. They facilitate exchange between sections of tho country, and thus diminish the cost of commsrcitl transactions. 3 Fifth, They are generally less disposed than private ‘parties controlling equal capital to demand exorbfiant Tates of interest. But it does not foliow from these vieis, nor would it foliow from those of » eimilar character, which might be presented, that the system is perfect; nor does it follow that the issue of notés directl by the Gavorn- ment should be surrendered, and the businees of furnishing a currency yieided to the National Banke: TThe circulation of each bank is fixed arbitrarily by rule of law, The aggregate circulstion is therefors o fix sum, ond conse: quently there js practicably 1no _resérve €0 meet the increased demand for money occasionally due to extraordinary eventsat home or sbroad, and arriving occasionally with the incoming of the’ har- vest, ‘The old State Bank system issometimes commended for u quality termed_“ clasticity,” but_that quality as found in that system was the principal sourco of finoncinl disasters, Under that syttem in tho abeyance of the present demand for coin, there was practicably no limit to the issuo of 's paper currency, The increase of the circulation was at- tended and followed by an adyanco in prices; excessive importations, a consequent demand for coin drawn from the banks to meet balances abrond, o sim= ultancous reduction of the paper currency, and the consequent distrust of merchants and bankers, As the circulation of a bank is 3 source of profit, and a8 the manogers are usually disposed to obligo their patrons by loans and accommadations, it csn never bo wise to allow banks and parties, who have pecuniary interests t heart, to increaso or diminish the volume of currency in the comntry at their pleasure, nor do 1 find the condition of hings a Iaw or rule on which we can gafely rely. Upon theso views I form the conclusion that the circulation of the ‘Danss should be fixed and limited, and that the power to change the volume of paper in circulation within the limits established by law, should remain in the ury Department. A degreo of elasticity in the volume of currency is essential for two reasons First, The business of the Department cannot be tran- sacted properly if a limit is_fized to the power to raiso the circulation above or reduce below that limit is de- nied. A rule of this nature would compel the Secre- tary to accumulste o lurge currency balance andto hoild it, ns otherwise tho credit of the Government in meoting the ordinary claims an it would be at the mercy of every_ serious business .and political revolution in the United States or Europe. ‘Especially would this be true now that our ordinary currency expenditures are greatly in excess of our currency revenue, Secondly. There is 5 necessity every sutumn for moving the crops without delay from the South and West to the smesboard, that they miy bo on hand for cxport and consumption a8 wanted. This work should be done in the main beforo tho lakes, Tivers, and canals ore closed, and yet it cannot be done without the use of Isrge smounts of currency. In the summer months funds sccumulate ot the cenfres, but the revival of business in August and September gives employment for largo sums, and leaves little or nothing for for- wardiingthe crops in October and Novem. ber. Nor would this dificulty be obvi- ated by o permanent increase or s permanent reduction of the volume of the currency. The difi- culty is due o the natural order of things, and in- creases with the prosperity of the country. As shown in the abundancs of itsharvests, the crops cannot bo moved, generally, by the aid of bank balances, checks, and letters of credit, but only by bunk notes snd Uni- ted States notes, puid at once to the producers, This ‘money findsits’ way epeedily into the channels of trade, and fo the commercial cen but if it beallowed to remain for general use ‘after the Tesson ior its ieeus has ceased, the volume of currency would be increased permanently, and the year following the £ame process would be repeated, with the same result, end thus would the conntry do- gartmore and more widely from the policy of resimp- on, The problem is to find a way of increasing the cur- rency for moving the crops, and diminishing it at once when that work is dome. This is & neceseary worlk, and, inasmouch 08 it cannot be_confided to the Dbanks, whero but in the Treasury Department csn the power be reposed? While the currency revenue a3 in cxcess of the currency cxpenses, it was practi- cal to accumuiate largo_balances in the ‘Treasury dur- ing the summer, to be used, if mecestars, in tho purchase of the bonds in the autumn, thereby meeting the usual demond for currency at that season of the year, Hereafter such accumulation must be made by the sale of gold, and the sale of gold in large quantities Quring {he summer, when business is the least nctive, may not always be consistent with the best interests of the country. Reliance cannot, therefore, be placed upon theability of the Treasury to accumilate s cur- rency balance each year for the purpose indicated. The aagument in favor of s paper currency, com- posed in part of United Staics notes and in part of ‘Nationa) Bank notes, is strengthened by the aid which may thus be furnished in resuming and muintaining SPECIE PATMENTS. In the view Tam now about to take, I exclude the idea that the Government will ever abandon the issue of National Bank notes and undertake the issue of United States notes in their place, The result of such 2 policy may be foreseen, The people, deprived of the facilities for business afforded by banks, would seek Telief through Stato institutions, and, without much delay, Cong would_concede to them the right to issue nmoles for circulation. This concession would be followed by a surrender by the General Gor- eroment of all control over the paper circulation of the country. The true policy will be found in continuing {he national banking system, without, however, yield- ing an increase of its issue in proportion to the volume of Government paper in circulation. There are two cilectual and certain ways of placing the country in a condition when specie and paper will possess_the sume commercial value, By diminish- ing the amount of paper in circuls tion, the differcnce betwoen the commercial value of paper and coin will diminish, and by pursu~ ing this policy the difference will disappear altogether, AU legislation, however limited in its operation to the paper issues of the banks and of the Government, whether _bearing interest or not, and which in effect shall tend to diminish the market Yalue of coin, will bo found upon analysis fo contain a plan for controlling the volume of paper currency, snd oll legis- Intion so limited, which does ot contain such o pln, will prove ineffectual. Accepting this proposition, and b leving that the conntry is not prepared to_sanction the policy of contraction, it only Temains for me o consider the means by which the value of our currency may be improved. The basis of o policy of improvement must be found ina steady refusal to add to the paper in circulation, until itis of the same value substantially as coin, This beingaccepted as the settled purpose of the country, there tan be no ‘permanent increase of difference between paper and comn, and an opportunity will be given for tho influ- ence of national couses tending upon the WHolo to a better financisl condition, We may count first among these the increase of populstion and its distribution ~ over new fields of business and lsbor, .Secondly, in the Somth especially, the number of Tersons having property and nsing and holding money will increase, Next, we may anticipate more general use of paper in Toxas and the Pacific States, by which, practically for tho rest of the country, the volume of paper will be dimin- ished and the quantity of coin increased. Two facts tending {0 produce sn _cquality of valuein the influ- ences of these matural causes will be counteracted in some - degres by the increasing _facility for the trapsfer of “money from ome point fo another, and by the greater use of bank checks and. certificates of deposit. The rapid traneib of mer- chandise in bringing the period of its consumption nearer to time of its production is an sgency of a sim- ilar sort, Giving these views their full weight, I am prepared to ssy that the expericnce of the last three years coincides with the best judgment T can form, and arrants the opinion that, under theinfluence of exist- ing natural causes, our fibancial condition will gradu- ally improve. During,the last fiseal year there were several circum- stances tending to counternct tho natural courso of offairs, Our cxports of cotton fell off thirty-seven million dollars, and there were cxcessive imports of wool, fea, coffee, and sugar, Tho stock of Wool in warchonso on tho 30th of June was sufficlent for six months' consumption; of sugar, for four and a balf months; of coffes, for fivo months, and after for twelve months. In the ordinary courss of trade, the importation of these articles will be small during the current year, with o consequent fav.. orable effectupon the balance between this and other countries, 'This anticipation of the wants of the country, in cobnection with the decrease of our éxporls augmented the ce of trade; crested = an mctive demsnd for coin and ndvanced the price. Notwithstanding theso adverse influences, gold has averaged substantislly the bably, in_presence of the, fact that higher B e Siab of The Atlaatit havh stvanmiated amn! grution, until there i8 & near approach to equality in e CcOBt lsbor, znd Of the coexisting fact ihat the addition thus made to the pum- same premium from Jun. 1to Nov. 1, of the present Sear, and for the corresponding period of 187" Not doubting that natural cases will in time pro- duce tho result sought for, it is yet advisuble {0 brine the power of the Government in 8id of the movement a8 far as practicablo. The revival of our commerce s ono instrumentality, and, perhaps, the most cficient omo of all. If the annual earn- ings of American vessels were $89,000,000 in- stead of $30,000,000, the difference n the smount of ' exchange avallable ubroad would meet a largo part of the adverse balance on auy ordinary year. The experience of Europe tends to show thiat the ability of a country to maintain_epecio payments is due Jatgely to tho condition of its forelgn trade, Next, every measure which increases or improves thio channels of transportation between the scabosrd and cotton and grain growing regions of tho country, or lessens tho costs of freights, adds something to ouF ca- ‘pacity tocompete successfully in the markets of tho world. Finully, those measures which encourage American manufacturcs, especially of iron, wool, aad cotton, and discourage the importation of like' pro- ducts,’ affect favorsbly = the balance = of tmde’ and help us towards the end wo eeek. This statement in thesp words is s general statement of policy that, in my opinion, will aid the country in reaching 3 condition where it will be practicable to re- sump and muntsin pecio paymonts. Anticipating tha'das, T anticipate also that the burden of rosump- tion will rest upon the Government. Thers are now more than nineteen hundred benks in the country, and I capnot imagine a condition of things 80 favorable, for a period of years, as to enuble them, atal times, td redeem their notes in specio only. Without proceeding to the discussion of the subject in detail, I think that all will have been gained that is of valuo when the Treasury sball be prepared £0pay the demand notes of the Government in coin, and the banks shall bo prepared to poy their notes cither in cnin or in legal-tender notes, and then our good fortuus will elearly oppear in this, that our paper Gurrency s not exclusively of National Bank notcs, nor exclusively of United States notes. (Signed), GEOnGE S. BOUTWELL, Secrefary of the Treasury. To the Hon, James G. Blaine, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WALL STREET. Review of the Monecy, Gold, Bond, Stock, and Produce Markets. Special Despatch to"The Chicago Tribune. New Yomg, Dec. 2.—The Wall street markets were not affected by tho President’s message, the document in full not reaching the public un- til Jate this evening. Money was more stringent, call loans from 7 to 1-32. MMercantile paperis still quoted at 10 @12 FOREIGN EXCHANGE opened quiet, but the demand in the afternoon advauced the rates from 3@¢. . GoLD quiet at 1:23{@.113. STOCKS. Y sei;ev opened active and advanced, B T e hwest in tho load, Tha afternoon’s stringet«y in money caused a reac- tion and most of the ach,3nce was loat. GOVERNMEM, ' BONDS closed fm, INSUANCE. Lifo insurnnce ofiicials arc s, Mewhat excited to-day over the announcement zn.¥de_by one of the oldest and strongost compa 0ies in New Yorlk, that its profits for thirty yeax. WArTAnt a Teduction in the rates, hereafter, of %0 Per cent. The Corn _Exchange _ Firg Insur- suce Compuny has gone info the hands of Receiver, making the fifth companyy?f this city to succumb to the Boston fire, TPRODUCE. " Flour quiet but firm ; the stock on hand ig 6% ‘much below that of last year that holders de- clino to make concessions. Good super- fine suluble and in moderate supe ply. Choice Minnesota higher and scarce. o market, closey Grm. Wheat opened quict; but is generally held highor. Canal navigation Tas probably closed for the season. The quan- tity of wheat en route sud on hand here is un- usually limited for the season. The market closes steady and quiet. Pork quiet, st sbout 315.00 onthe pot. Cut meats steady for bellies Pickled iamg weak ; bacon quist.” Lacd dulland weak. HORACE GREELEY. Preparations Being Made for the Ob- scquies ‘Fo-morrows New Yorr, Dec. 2.—Elaborate preparations aro making for the services st Dr. Chapin's Church on the occasion of Mr. Greeley's funeral. liss Kellogg and othor leading singers havo of- fered their services for tho choir. The church wwill be draped in mourning, Mayor Hall yesterday sent the followidg telo- gram to the Secretary of the Navy : New Youx Crry, Dec, 1. o Sccretary Robeson, Washington : * Having the honor of your personal acquain~ tance, I telegraph Jou to esy that tho civic au- thorities Wfl.F;'flnin t! ‘:_‘I"i““’ socicties and eiti- Zzens in & public funeral on Wednesday from the City Hal to the late Mr. Greeley, and the ides ia universal that the President should attend, and the authorities hereby respectfully invite him. His attendance would popularly be regarded as tho most magnanimons, gracefal, and faction- assuaging event of the century. (Signed) A. OaxEy Hary, Mayor. Secretary Robeson to-day sent the following reply: fayor o New Fork Cotus Hon, A. Oakey Hall, Mayor of Ne Your telogram was recoived ast night. The President had dotermined, as early as Jast Satur- sy, to attend Mr. Greeley's funeral, if the day fixed shonld bo one on which ho could properly bo absent from the Capital. Ho is still of the same mind, and will attend on Wednesdsy if his public duties, growing out of the assembling of Congress, will permit. &ngned) GEo ). RopEsox. The Common Council to-day adapted resolu- tions enlogizing Mr. Greeley, and setting apart the Governor's roomin the City Hall as the place where the body will lie in state to-morrow ; that members of the Council attend the funeral in 2 body, and wear mourning thirty days; that the flags on the public buildings be displayed at half-mast, and that vessels in the harbor and privato citizens be requested to do likewise. The following gentlemen named are guard of honor over the remains: John A. Dix, Wm. F. Havemeyer, Thurlow Weed, Geo. W. Varhan, W. Butler Duncan, A. T. Stewart; Abraham R. Lawrence, Horatio Seymour, Wm. J. Hoppin, Wm. Cullén Bryant, Henry Nicoll, Peter Cooper, W. B. Astor, Johu McKcon, Samuel J. Tilden, Sbeppard Knapp, John T. Hoffman, A. Osakey Hall, Moscs H. Grinnell, Charles 0’Conor, Emil Sauer, Augustus Schell, William M. Evarts, C. P. Daly, and William C. Prime. A Committes has been appointed to request General Shaler to furnish a proper military es- cort for the President on his arrival. The representatives of the various societies will form a guard of honor to co-operate with the Committee of Citizens. The compositors of the Tribuneto-day adopted resolutions of respect to the memory of Mr. Gregley. The Brooklyn City Council also framed a tribute to his memory. The Wilson Sewing Machine. “The cheapest and best Sewing Machine now manu- factured for family use is probably the New Wilson, Wo cerlainly would use no other. It works with equal facility on muslin, cloth, cambric, tarletan, flannel and leather, It does not paralyze the spine or wear out the operator in any way, neither does it demand an incessant stoppage to find out where the difficulty is, There is no difficulty. 1t runs emoothly and_ evenly, ‘hems, fells, tucks, gathers and binds, It does thé finest and most beautifiil work on cambric and linen. 1t also bus the merit of being cheaper than any other first class sewing machine, as it can be purchased for 50 The feeding device is an improvement on mll other machines, and is a special patent of the Wilson, It does not get out of order, nor break needles, nor slip, nor pucker the cloth. So, complete has the Wil- son Bewing Machine been made, by a skilful combina- tion of brain and muscle, that i has left nothing to be desired.” Salesroom at No, 378 West on_nreet Chicago, and in all other citics in the United States, The company want agents in country towns, —_— For the Ladies. One thousand pieces all wool Cashmere at 75 cents— cost over §1 to import. A few mink sets at about half price. A fine brocaded mohair poplin at 44 cents— same goods now retailed at 85 cents at other stores, Also now opening a beautifal line of cloaks, shawls, etc,, at very low prices, Over fiftcen hundred cases of assorted winter dry goods wiil be opened in the next few days, bought for cash, and will be sold at astonish- ing low prices. C. W. & E. Pardridge & Co., Nos. 118 10 124 State street, near AMadison ; Nos, 284 and 288 ‘West Madison streef, and No, 42 State streef, R AN Opening of the New Short Line to Du. buque, On and after Sunday, Dec. 1, 1872, through cars to Dubuque, vis. 0. &N. W.R.R and Clinton, leave Wells street depotas follows: *Dubuque Day Ex- ‘press,” 10:30 a. m., daily (ezcept Sunday). “Dubuque Night Express,” with an’s drawing room and sleeping cor attached, at 10:30 p. m., daily (except Sat~ urdays). ‘This is the shortest and quickest Toute run- ning through cars between Chicago and Dubugue. 1, P. S7ANW00D, General Ticket Agent, M. HocHrrT, General Superintendent. The Erie Canal. 0sweGo, N. Y., Dec. 2.—The weather to-dsy is mild and rainy. Several propellers have left hers for Chicago since the storm, and efforts will be made to getoff some grain vessels that have been detained in the Welland Canal by ice through this port. —Mr, Abbott, of Toledo, Ohio, s gentleman of advenced idess, is snid o bein Rome, acting with the “ Liberals,” and making himself & com- mon disturber. OUR RAILWAYS Additional and Important Lines Just Opened. The Iron Rail Laid to Lake Superior. The Iron Regions Gpened Yesterday from ‘Chicago by Rail. The First Axrival in Chicago Over the Hilvraukee & St. Pauls A New Cut-Off from Jefferson on the C.&N.N.R. W, The Menominee oxtension of the Chicago & Northwestern Risilway, supplying the hink neces- sary to form a divtect all-rail line between Chi- cago and Lake Superior, was completed yester- dsy. When it is remembered that the extraor- dinary demand for iron, and the exhaustion of former sources of emply have caused the heavi- est iron manufacturess of the country to resort to the Leko Superior region for the ora neces- sary to keep their fmimaces at work, the impor- tance of the new line will be readily appreciated. During the current y ear, the utmost resources of the Northwestern Compsny were taxed to transport the half a million of tons of ore ehipped from .Escanaba up to date. From this item alone, the incomplete Peninsula Di- vision yielded an annwual income tothe North- -| western Company of $800,000. During the com- ing year, one firm, mot hitherto in the field, con- { tract to ship over 100,000 tons, The shipments, previously suspended during the close of naviga- tion, will now be continued throughout the win- ter. Theline will be opened for business the last of this month, thus saving to the Company the valusble lend-grant dependent wupon the <completion of this li this year. Tho branch lines from Stanwood, on the Iowa Tiivision, to Tipton—a distance of 814 miles— ami from Geneva to Batavia—3 miles—were opened yesterday. The Madison Extension— 129 miles long—is nearly completed, and ' the junction with the West Wis- consin Railrond ot Elroy having been effected, a throw, th line to St. Paul, superbly equipped, +will be 0,2ened in & fow days, The extensions and new 1 ines projected and already completed this year a4 over 400 miles to the Northwestern, giving it o £ 7tal of about 2,000 miles of road. FINAL COM¥y, ETION OF THE MILWAUEEE AND ST. PAUL RAILWAY. The presewre Upon our space allows only the Torief mentiont Of the important event that Stroexintendens ). Terrill and party arrived in this city in the first ea © through over the new Mil- waukee & St. Psul Railway, reaching the pres- ent terminus at &'e Company's new freight hodse on Kinzie _Street, = greatly satis- ficd at the recult with which the ptiblie of both citie's have equal reason to bw pleased. The nevV line is laid throughout with steel rails, and is 0,1 of the best built,—it will be one of the best e quipped,—roads in the United States. The Com,nany have their share of the right of way secure d, and it only needs the conrpletion of the action begun by the Penn- sylvania Road to bring the Milwaukee & St. Paul cars into the great depov grounds at Madi- son street, whore Superintenaent McCullough intends to build the magnificent world's wonder and beneficial to the pot bo a candidate for Te sy n?;:" 'c:u%“tym!zh‘%g cian, Mr. Root ition s i, Sommy Abomey and also desire & continua; ::fst of new smaidntusz S © onerons duties of ‘mpaij serve o county. - CUPRER, are ready to 3 THE BOARD OF POLICE organized by electing Commiss, presiding officer. & Honar Beno. s THE COMMON CouNcry, met last evening, when the new Al from cach ward—took their mts‘?“?fifigf mittees will be chosen by the Mayor during thy week and be announced at the next meoting. FOREIGN. 1 B CF!EAL Bgl'l]'AlN. . Lioxpox, Dec. 2.—An orderly meeting was in Hyde Park yesterday. MNlesars, gdgar h;flg Bradlaugh were the principal speakers, Aresola. tion condemning the Public Parks Regulations bill was adopted.” A petition was drawn up, ask- ing for the resignation of Commissioner Ayrton, peaEs il FRANCE. Pamis, Dec. 2.—Long Cabineb councils were beld yesterdsy. Thiers_finally agreed to Temain in the Presidency if the Ministers would withdraw their resignations. The latter con~ sented to do so. 1t is reported that Ducrot has been summoned to Versailies to reply to the accusation that he is preparing his troops to act hostile to the Gov- ernment in case of the crisis. The Debats BAY8 ¢ ‘The fact that Ducrot is in posgession of an im- portant command is not Tenssuring to those fear- g & coup. —_— POLITICAL. The Greeley Electoral Vote. S}lfel'fllflflpakh o The Chdcago Tribune, _NEw Yomw, Dec. 2—The Tribune's proposi- tion, that the Electoral votes of the six States electing the Liberal ticket shall now be cast for Grant, is not seconded by any other journal here. The Post suggests that they be awarded to 0'Conor and Adams. The Express says they shounld be given to some undeniable representative of the Cincin- nati platform. The Sun says the work of the Cincinnati Con- vention must be respected, and its ballota de- mand that the six States should vote for Gratz Brown for President, and his nearest competitor, G\ Julien, of Indiana, for Vico President. e World wor not object to tike Hendricks recelving thevm,. '~ = Domocret New Yorg, Dec. 2.—The following has been received from the Chairman of the National Democratic Committee : HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL DEMOCRATIO Cox-] 3 3TTEE, NEW YoRK, Dec, 2, The National Democratic Committea do not rfiud it a8 within the scope of the authority delogatod to them to advise the Electors of the several States who favored the election of the candidates nominated at the Baltimore Conven- tion 28 to the course which they shall purame in view of the death of Horaca Greeley. Such an ovent was unprovided for by the action of the Convention. _Succeeding Conventions will, without doubt, make provision for a similar contingency, and, as o practical zesult can follow the establishment of & prece- dent by this Committee, it is deemed unadvisa- ble that this Committee shonld make any recom- mendation to Electors. AvgusTus S (Signed) Chairman National Dem. Com. Ethan Allen, late Chairman of the Liberal Re- publican National Committee, requesta the Elec- tors of the States giving mojorities for Greeley, to cast their votes for émt for President, and Brown for Vice President. Jobn Cochran, late Chairman of the New York Liberal Republican State Committee, concurs in the request. Crxarsat, O., Dec.2.—The Commercial, this mormn% in an article on the casting of the vote of n passcmger bouse next yeax. The Milwau- keo & St. Paul is no baby railway that will have am infancy and teething experience, but comes in the peer in strength and promise of any line leading out of Chicago. It will not ‘be opened 1'or passenger business for some woeks to com:¥. A 11EW BAILWAY CUT-OFF. The Chicago & Northwestarn Railway have nearly compf"emd 2 new cut-off track, ei%ht miles west of tho city, five miles in length, de- signed to bring the trains of the Wisconsin Di- vision from the old line at Jefferson down to the Gt-a!enn track, and 8o into thocity on Kinrzie street. e . THE OUITS AND INS. The county and city officials recently elected entered upon their dutie yesterday. Mr. Joseph Pollak, the COUSTY CI'ERE, elected to fill the unexpired portion of the late Mr. Gindele's term, took ciarge of .the office soveral dsys ago, relieving Colonel Whesler, who was acting pro fem. Colonel Niles, the efficient Clerk of the County Commiesioners, has been reappointed with the unanimous spproval of the Board. Mr. Scott, who distinguised himself during the campaign as Captain of a-Third Ward colored club, has received his reward by appoint- ment as copying clerk. These are the' only ap-~ pointments yet made. It isyetto bu decided whether Mr. Pollak comes under the p rovisions of the now Constitution and Iaws, whith would limit his salary to $8,000 per anpum, the salaries of his subordinates to be fixed by the County Board, or continuet: under tho old Constitution in force when Mr. t¥indele was elected, which would enable him to draw the fees as formerly, and leave him to pay the: sub- ordinates as little as he could get them to work for. THE NEW RECOBDEE, Colonel James Stewart, was duly installed ag the successorof Mr. Gassette. The latter gentleman left the books written up to the last momendt, having kept the emploius of the office working day and night during the last week. There was no weepmg or wailing at the departure of Mr. Gassette. The lsmentations were loft unsung, but Mr. Gassette could afford if. He went out o wealthy man. According to his own statement, he made $250,000 in the office, and is worth 2400,000 all told. He intends to engage in the real esfate and brokerage business, and an- nounced thet in two years he would be the suc- cessor in Congress of the Hon. J. B. Rice. He was also disposed to take charge of a Chicago ‘base ball club, believing that he could make it a success in every way. It will be seen, there- fore, that Chicago has no immediste prospect of losing Mr. Gassetie's services in & pub- lie capacifg. The _ leave-takin, oc~ curred on Saturdsy night. —Mr. Gassette presented most of the clerks with a cigar or two, and some with & supper, and the endearin{,v and tender ties of fonr long years were tearlessly sovered. Mr. Stewart has appointed Captsin John J. Healey Chief Clerk, in the place of Mr. Martin, the only change to occur at present. Mr. Healey s been serving the city as Clerk of the North Bide Police Court, where he ably assisted Mr. Kauffman to dispense, or dispense with, justic 25 the case might be, and being an apt and in- elligent young man, he wnE soon get the |. “hang” of his mow duties, Mr. Al LoBrun will remain in charge of the index department, and Mr. Jones of the folio room. These gentle- men have been many years in the office, and are thoroughly scquainted with its routine. The County Board, under the new law, will fix the number and pay of the subordinates, which will be better for them. Under the old regime the Recorder paid them out of his enormous fees, and, of course, the cheaper he got the work done the more money he pocketed. Salaries averaged 915 a week all round, and folio writing was done at thres cents per hundred words, ‘printed matter not being counted or paid for. THE CIBCUIT CLERE. Mr, Jacob Gross succepds Mr. Gasseite 88 Clerk of the Circuit Court. Mr. Eli Smith, who has been connected with the Courts for many years, will be his flepnty. THE STATE'S ATTORNEY. " Mr. Charles H. Reed entered upon his third term. Having no_subordinates, he made no changes, and the office will be run as : THE SHERIFF. Tim Bradley began his second term. The Judges have decided to do with one less bailiff in each of the six law courts. This will reduce the Sherif’s force, The names of the decapi- tated will not be kmown until to-dsy. Conrad Folz will continue as jailor. ‘THE CORONER. Captain John Stephens also began a second term. Ho expects to have the sppointment of & deputy, but will not make s election until the County Board fixes the compensation. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS & met as a new Board and elected Commissioner Miller President for the ensuing year. The Board will hiave to elect new officers. ~ Dr. Ben. Miller, the Superintendent of Public Charities, will andonbtedly be re-clected, hin administra~ tion of the office being satisfaciory to the Board, for the President by the Grealoy electors, says in relation to the voting for Grant: *In any event, the South is not likely to lose anything by giving its entire electoral vote to a magnani- 100u8 General, who was once .a Democrat, and a X resident who can afford to be generous and in Tu—m!.’ <Ihe Enguirer fayors voting for Greeley and Brown, and concludes by saying: ‘“The cam- iy m has been faught on the Liberal side in the nam & of Mr. Greeloy, and under his flag. He is entitled to 50 appear upon the page of his- tory. If he should not be voted for, the elector- al chr oniclers of the fature would mislead rather than 1nstruet.” COUNTY AFFAIRS, Meeting of the New Board of Commissioners ~‘*BmTalo?” Miller Elected President. The first meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for the new year was held yester- day afternoon. Present, Messrs. Harris, Aliller, Bogue, Pahlman, Harrison, Gallowsy, Ashton, Herting, Lonergan, Roelle. BMr. Harrison was elected temporary Chairman. The credentials of Messrs. Clough, Binger, Russell, Crawford, and Jones, the newly elocted members of the Board, Jwere read, and they took their seats. Mr, Crawford movedto proceed to the elaction of a Chairman, and it was sgreed to. An informal ballot was had, resulting: Miller, 8; Ashton, 7; Lonergan, 1; ison, 1 S otmal ball hed, J ot was resulting: Asakion, 6; Miller, 7 Lonergan, 1; Harcison, L. L There being no choice, a second ballot was had, resulting: ler, 8; Ashton, 5; Lonargan, 1} and Harrison, 1. Mr, Miller was declared elected, took his geat, and returned his thanks for the confidence re- posed in him, and hoped that they would try luring the coming year to decrease the cunntg expenses if possible. They mustbe vigilant an careful in malking contracts for the buildings which were to be orected, and to see that the county gflt ful value for all it paid. 3 My. Crawford moved that the number of the standing committees be increased by two, one on “ Records,” and the other on ® Public Ser- vices.” NMr, Galloway thought the Finance Comm#ti rcould look after * Public Service "—the lmn?:- ment of the salaries of officers, their appoint- Tent, &e. Mr. Crawford’s motion was agreed to. The Board adjourned till Thursdsy. —_———— THE LAW COURTS. A petition in review was yesterdsy filed in the Tnited States Circnit Court, praying the revision «of Judge Blodgett’s decision not to order the re- moval of the Assignee. The petitioners afirm that the Smiths, McMullens, Perkins, the As- signee, and others, received an issueof stock amounting {0 nearly & million, to enable them to control the January, 1871, mebting, paying only 2 nominal sum therefor,—24 per cent,—and con- gent. The other officials nure, Thero is s being relieved from Sheridan and Klokke. ceived and acceptod. tgfi:;tion, were taken under advisement until Patrolmen John Ennis snd Michsel Quinlan hugged a stove in & hospif on & col - (5“' Sher S ospitable house, on & cold them, Quinlen being comfortably ssleep. He stated, a8 an excuse, that he hng b for thirty consecutive hours. Both men wWere fined ten dsys’ pay, besides being reprimanded. ‘Thomas Crotty, a probationary officer, Who had neglected to return to the station & sum of money found by him, belonging to Rev. Father Oakloy, was dropped from the police force. Officer Timothy Mahoney, & regular policé- man, was charged with having failed to make & proper return of the warrant he was ordered to 8erve upon Crottyin the above case. Father Oakley declined to prosecute Crotty, who was relensed by Mahoney, who tore up and de- stroyed the warrant. B.'G, Caulfield, Eaq., officer Mahoney, md%—‘u and bore testimony to appeared in behalf of ther Oakley was present b the fact that the officer E:: ;:'ng:?: of any intention {o violate the po- ic ions. ® Ca88 Wi - visement until to-day. P Gl FAITHLESS BANK-OFFICERS. Defalcation by the President and Cashier of the Wallkill ™o Y. Banke iddltoum, . 7., (395, 6) Corspandence of the New Port. Fiomes: This place was the fcene of some excitement yesterday by the report that ex-Senator Wm. M. Grabam, President of the Wallkill National Bank, and Charles H. Horton, Esq., Cashier of the ;same institution, were defauilers to the #mount of $200,000, angd that the bank had been uom;elled to suspend. That the bank had sus- pended there was no doubt, snd an investigs- tion into its affairs soon revealed the fact that the President and Cashier were defaulters, but not in a8 large an amount a8 reported. They have used the money in the bank to the amount of probably $100,000, and 25,000 or $30,000 in bonds and_ securities placed in the bank by dif- ferent parties for safe-keeping, are missing. It seems that Grabam and Horton have been operating in stocks in Wall trect for some time, and have been mutual indorsers. They hava been putting up margins from time to time, and were finally. swamped by the great commer in Northwestern. One rlaglmt week a draft for 814,000 on the Wallkill Bank was sent_for collection to its agents in New York, the Park Bank, and was protested. This became known; depositors took the alarm, and a run on the Wallkill Bank was the consequence, resulting in its suspen- sion on Tuesday. Mr. Horton, the Cashier, left town on Friday or Baturdaylast, and was not heard of until Ifonday, when Senator E. M. Madden receined 8 telegram from hnl:;, from New York, request- ing an interview. He reports Horton as being in a pitiable state of mind, and there is no doubt bug he was led into his present difficulty by evil nfluences. Graham endesvors to shift uf the reaponsibility of the appropriation of ‘the bank funds on Horton, but it is the general impres- sion here that the former was the principal in transactions. For two or three years Graham’s course of life has been extremely inconsistent with the position he has held, and the Board of Directors of the suspended bank are generally censured, having a full_knowledge of the wa; the affairs of the institution wers manage: for -maintaining Graham in the position of President, Horton has long been the most popular man in this section of the country. He was the lead- ing Democratic politician_of Western Orange ; was last spring elected Supervisor in & Repub- lican district by an overwhelming majority, and was this fall the Democratic candidate for Con- gz‘ess in the Twelfth District, against Hon. ‘harles 8t. John. He is the son-in-Iaw of Hon, E. P. Wheeler, Vice President of the Midland Railroad, who is almost crazed at the position’ of affairs. It is & singular fact that the father-in-law of Br. Graham, Mr. 8. V. Denton, and the father-in-law of Mr. Horton, are the two henviest stockholders in the bank. Mr. Horton was & leading member of the Pres- byterian Church here, and no man enjoyed the confidence or respect of the entire community more than he. Al sympathize with him, and_if he hed remained here, everything, as far as he was concerned, would have been arranged satis- factorily. Much and serious inconvenience to business men will be the result of thefailure of this bank. Many men having paper coming due deposited funds in the bank on the day of its suspensionto meet their This “has all been used the demands of suspicious ~depositors. A consider- able ;:;uan of the Homeopathic Insane Hospi tal d_was deposited in the bank, and it is robable that work on that building, now under air headway, will be necessarily suspended, throwing hundreds of men out of employ. Thers is some doubt as to whether the bank will be continued after sottlement of its affairs, If it is, it will be under & new name and new direc- tory. An examiner has been asked from the State Buperintendent of Banks, and nntil the re- sult of hisinvsflfitgnfion of the books is known, 1o definite ides of the exact condition of affairs can be formed. It is generally believed that matters are worse than the estimate of the Di- rectors would make them. . THE DEATH PENALTY. Execution of Michael Moore for the Murder of His Wife. Esexssurdg, Pa., Nov. 27.—Michael Moors, whose crimes are nm(::gatha blackest on record, was executed here to-day, in the jailyard at- tached to the prison. On the 1st of lasi March the body of a woman, burned almost to & crisp, was found near Mineral Point Station, on the Pennsylvania Railroad. It proved to be Moore’s first wife, who had deserted him on account of brutal ireatment, and wert to Philadelphis, where she resided 28 domestic for some_years after the separation. obligations. to meet Moore married again, telling the clergy who married him flutghin fir:’gxwggife Was d;gl\sl_nm His earliest spouse appears to have been still true to him, and the neighbors, complaining of Moore living there with & woman not his lawful wife, gutted the place in Janmary, wherenpon Moore went to Philadelphis, and induced his first wife to leave her home there and accom- pany him to Mineral Point. The unsuspecting woman did so, and, on the 29th of February last, Moore, with his wife, got off the train at Min- eral Point. He enticed her to a deep woodland, where he ‘most brutally butchered her, and made s bon- fire of her remains. Tracks in the snow led to and from the spot where the deed was commit- ted. Footprints led to the house of Moore. He was mestu%h’ied, and convicted, and to- day was fixed for the execution. He is & man of bratal disposition, but cowardly in heart, and Iast night paced his cell to aud fro, weeping as eart would break, and trembli IiEe s tend that they are liable to pay the Company the balance, or 66 per cent. Tieyy tnxtherpconytend that the requirements of law as to depositions accompanying claims have not been complied vith, and that the Assignee has neglected. hix d:i lnu u.l_lfim:]g mi‘:‘l;dem to be paid on claimg evidently illegal. e Assignee has bee: to answer by the 9th inst, gn Al The Knickerbocker Insurance Company have filed an affidavit in the Cook Cnnn?yy (%n:t: vhere suits have been brought far the recovery of losses on the Company’s policies, affirming that the officers of the Compan; discovered, not before the 30th ult., that such an amount of rejudice existed in the mind of the people of 0ok County that n fair trial was impossible, and a change of venue necessary. The voluminous 150-page review in the State Insurarce Company, and the scora or 0 of mat* ters that present themselves to the view of the 1aw reporter for his diurnal slashing, fally give way {o the imperative dema.mg of the printer, the Pregident, and the Magyor. —_——— BUSINESS WANTED. otice to Persons Injured by Infoxicating Liguors : . The Temperance Bureau requests that all wives and families suffering from the abuse or neglect of drunken husbands, or other evils re- sulting from intoxicating liquors, should make complaint of their cases without delsy at the office of the Burean, No. 172 Adams street, Room. 12. Complamnants should not be discouraged if 0 relief “can be granted immediately, orif the law does not cover their cases. ‘beir state- ments of facts will afford a basis, showing how the present law can be amended, and such state- ments and amendments should by all means be repared before the next session of the Legis~ ture. M. C. Kerrey, Mansger, el THE POLICE FORCE, The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met yosterday afternoon at 8 o'clock. President 3 mblmim! leaf at the thought of tho fate awaiting him on the morrow. He declared his innocence of the erime, and accused his brother of being the instrument of his execution. He was attended bg Father Christie, of the Catholic Church,and by -the Sisters of St.Joseph. He passed s sleepleas m'iht. but got an hour of repose this morning. £ 11:50 & momrnful l}:x-mzem!.um uEpmndled the allows, headed by Bheriff Bonacker, the con- lemned, and Father Christie. Moore appeared quite , and walked boldly with a erucifix in his hands and responding to the Litany of Souls Tecited by the priest. On the scaffold being reached, he took a seat on a chair, and submitted to the operation of his Iegs being bound. The Sheriff then said, ‘ Mike, if you have got anything to say, now is the tims tosayit.” Moore replied, “No, nothing more than to ask you all to pray tor me, that God may forgive my sing.” e black cap was then drawn over his head, and the priest and Deputy Sheriffa loft the scaf- |. fold. The bolt hol d.l:fi the trap in place was withdrawn, and Maore fell like a log. %m neck snapped 8o distinctly that it could be heard by those near the platform. The body spun around and around, and after hanging twenty-five minutes was cut down and placed in a coffin. Moore eaid all along that he wonld declare his innocence on the scaffold, but tailed to do 80, aud, in consequence, is now gen- Reno in the chair. Present Commissioners him to Etna, She complied with his ‘The resignation of officer Charles A. Erenzer, of the Eleventh Precinct, Third District, was re~ The charges against officer John Halbut, of in- were charged with baving left their beats and eant O'Donnell discovered een on duty request el f e Cclemer remeckad, o me ives of Miss H., who were just starting on 8 hand-car fo the village, that thoy would atsive 8t Etna sbout the sametime. Ins very shuth time after starting, Coleman returned with Mi:s H. a corpse in the buggy! In reply to anxions questions from relatives, he firat stated that tig team had started to run awsy, and, overturnirg the buggy, had thrown the lady out, killing ka2 instantly, but a few moments ut‘tr.rwudgs, i Tesponse to the remark of a brother of tha nn(o,mmnie girl, “You have mnurdered my s8is- :grm,; (f)a_lex;x;m mtedstefl fih:é Miss H. had be- 19 frightened and jumped from the buggs, killing horsel? in the fall. . After th corpse wad removed from the buggy, Caleman drove rapidly to Neoga, delivered up the team to the owner, and disappeared, and has not been heard from since. An inquest is hain‘fi held to-day (Tues- day), when further particnlars may be broght tolight. A rumor prevails, this morning, that chloroform was administered to the girl, 23 thera were no marks of violence to be found on the —_— A SUGGESTION TO BUILDERS. A timely suggestion to some of the propris tors of incompleted buildings may save themy immense trouble in the future. There are very many handsome blocks, finished and unfinished, whose foundations are not protected by side- walks or anything else. We would recommend them tfo place a thick layer of manure ronnd such foundations to keep out the frost, orm by mext spring unplessant fissures will ap- pear in the stone, which will bs reduced to powder by the superincambent weight of ~the buildi The action of 1rost on unseasoned sand-stone can be observed in the southern block of that material support- ing the porch of Andrews’ building on ToSalla street, between Madison and Monroe. A h\:gfl crack, caused by the action of frost, has split the enormous stone down the centre, dividing it as evenly as no artificial process could have dome. ‘This stone when freshly quarried is extremely porous, and absorbs moistare readily. The 1rost does the rest more resdily still. —— THE CITY IN BRIEF. Dinners in aid of the Foundling’s Homs will be giv« en every day this week at Nos. 116 and 118 Franklin street, between Madison and Washington. The Registry Department of the Post Office will ‘hereafter close at 5 instead of § p. m. as fc Iy, but Il bo open n8 usual 368 8. 1, © T B. W. Osborn, local Agent for the Orient Insurance Company, received a letter from the President of that Company yesterday, ordering him to cease writing policies on Elevatorsin the city, stating, 23 a resson, that the recent developments in 'the Munn & Scork case showed that it was impossibe to feli nhether tho Tepresented us being in the Elevators was thers or not, The dramatic cliss conducted by Mrs. Cowell, i the West Side Rooms of the Christian Union, is v'e:?» ‘well attended, Last Saturday night the large room. ‘was filled, and the class went through “The Trial Scene ¥ in * The Merchzat of Venice,”quite creditably. They intend to produce *“All that Glitters is Gold,” in costume, for the holidays. It is impoasi to teil how many incipient Romeos and Juliets, le Shy locks, Hamlets, Richards, and Lady Macbeths the d.uj; contains ; but the number would seem to ba a formide able one, _ —Goal was discovered in Englend in 1234, and. first dug under & clmrte]zjfmted the town of Newcastle by Henry It was firat nsed about 1280. Dyers, brewers, stc., began to con- sume it extensively in 1350. In consequence of an a&:plicnfinn {rom tha nobility and gentry, Eé- ward L, in 1398, published a prcclamation against it as a public nuisance. —The London Times, in view of the great in- crease of drinking in England, exclaims: “Among all the writers, all the talkers, all the Sfimm’ all the workers, all tho names we see ly blazoned on_the roll of English fame, ara. there none that will set about to abate this nais ance and scandal—our national drunkenness !” MARRIED PEASE—0SGOOD—In Wobum, Mass.. Nov. 2, ovs Stephen G. Abgers of Wolkiston Flights o - Poaso, sq.. of Chicago, 1l and Miss Osgood, of Wobarm, - 5ot 83 e 3 JOHN—THOMAS—In Hinsdale, on_tbe 2d instant, by Eoiutohmit o e Be oy et " Chictgo, Sfe Fesnk e - Joha, 3fich., aud s Eilon 4: Taomas, of Albany, . DIED. CASSELS—At his residence, No. £ Canalportav., Nov. 30, JamesN. Cassels, 31 D., sged S yeam The funeral will be held” Dec. 3, at his home in Love Rock, Wis. by 5 AUCTIGON SALES. By ELISON & FOSTER. IMPORTANT ART SALE, AT ATCITION. ELISON & FOSTER would respectfully call tho atten Hon of &t lovers £0 tha Rew And TAIADIS LotEetion of ™ Paintings and Works of Art BELONGING TO THE BROOKLYN ART GALLERY, And collécted d i i e AR e ART CENTRES OF ECROPE. In this 5 s collction will slsobe fouad contributions from Artists of Axnexica. The entire collection will be on exhibition, with catae Toguss, at STORE NO. 970 WABASH-AV., Near Twenty-sccond-st. Among the array of artists represented in the collection, will be tound the names of such as Carl Hubner, Albert Bierstadt, & sl P Henr de Becl, . Keasatt, . J. Ve . L. Son b $EE e Goo. L. Baows, 3D Snateack, And many of equal celebrity. The whols to be s6id by auckion without reserve cn Thursday and Friday, Afternoons aud Evenings, DEC. 5and 6, at3 and 7% o'clock. ELISON & FOSTER, Auctioneers. By GEO. P. GORE & CO. ‘We shall sell ' Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 9 1-2 a. m., 180 casgs Men's Cf, Kip, and Beaver Boofs 100 casts Bos' and Youih's Boots, 160 cases Women's. Misses), and Chliren's Assorted Peish, And 4 Ling of Rubber Gools ¢ GEO. P. GORE & CO., 22, 24 and % Randolph-st. At oursale of Thursdsy, Dec. 5,560 -3 a.m- ‘e ahall offer e Custom-made Clothing, Cassimeres, Knit Goods, Notions, Ladies’, Misses’, and Children’s Fleece-Lined Gloves, N Army Dress Coats, Cav. Jackets and Pants. GEQ. P. GORE & C 2, %4 and 26 Rando' By WM. A, BUTTERS & CO. 55and 57 South Canal-st. EXTENSIVE SALE OF Pawnbrokers' Goods, On Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1872, BY ORDER OF A, LIPMAY, 27 West Madison-sty CONSISTING OF Fine Diamons, Watches, Jewelry, &, &. Sale will continue all day until every lot is sold. Catae logues now ready. W3L. A. BUTTEES & CO., Anctloneers, 3t erally believed to have been guilty of i aid i nia charger M- bady wilt e buried at 2 o'clock by the graves of Housen and PAWNBROEER’S S. < ALE Bouser, who were executed here in 1866, Of Unredeomed Pledges. Will ba zold st Auclion, ‘Watches of overy description; the largest stock ever ofs e forod in Chicago, Jowsiry® Clothing, Gaus, Piols, oung Lady Takes a Plonsure Ride | Juicalfustruieits saf ol knds of sosds oo Thorst and Beturns a Corpse. L’:.fl‘l-r‘. Pavnbroter, X0 Bast Sisdisharst.” “Thirts dagst crediton i From the Mattoon (Il,) Journal., We have the particulars of & most distressing case of sudden and mysterious death of a yonng lady, Miss *Pet” Hyatt, daughter of Benjamin Hyatt, Egq., who resides one and s half miles southeast of Etns. It l}épanrs that on Sunday afternoon Mr. Benjamin Coleman, a young :im Advertisements Beceived too Late for Claasia featls EMENTS IN SHINN'S REAR F %‘Afibflmfl. d special attenti onrna an > #d saling all Hiads ot Toal ntate.” CEAUS SRS who resides in the neighborhood, émcfl! livery team at Neoga, and, stopping at the youn ladv's residesce, invited her ¢o Fido wi & PERSONAL_TWO 3EN TROM THE COUNTRY, =) the winter In B R TR