Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1872, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE|{SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1872. TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. 4, EIA5 OF EUBSCRIFTION (RATIDLE IN ADTARCEL A2 = o unday. 5 BaaRge S 1:081 en 388 Pasts of & yoar 2t the same rate. To prevent delay and mistekes, bo sure and gira Post DfEco address in full, including State and Conaty. Remittances may bo made either by draft, express, Post Dffice arder, or in rogistered letters, at our risk. 4 TERME TO CITT SUDSCRIRERS. Dafls, delivered, Sunday cxcepted, 5 cents per wook. Deily, delivered, Sunday included, 3 cents per weok. Addross THE TRIBUNE COMPAXY, Goener Madison a5d Dearbors-5ts., Cbicago, 1iL. TRIBUNE Branch Offico, No. 460 Wabash-av., in the Bookstore of Messrs. Cobb, Andrews & Co., whore sdvertisements and subscriptions will be received, and ill have tho samo aticntion as if loft ot the Main Difce. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S TRIBUNE. FIRST PAGE—Proceedings in Congress—Miscellancous Washington Items—New York Telograms. BECOND PAGE—Dubuque Letter: Tho Ratlroad Enter- priscs of Northern Iowa—Washington Letter: Horaco Greeley’s Memory; & Journalistic Analssis of the Man—London Corrospondence; Brutality in the Aristocratic Public Schools of England—Vet- erinary Surgery [Commanication]—Tho Resignation of Jadge Nelson. STHIRD PAGE—State Insuranco Company: Coniinua- tion of the Examination Before tho Register in Bank- ruptey—The Law Courta—Railroad Nows—Bridge- port Packers —Tomperance Statistics — Railroad Nows—Railroad Timo Tablo—Tribuno Prospectus— Adrertisements. FOURTH PAGE—Editorials: The Lifs Insuranco Ex- citement; Mr. Greeley's Will; New Phases of Crimo; Tho Rights of Stove Pipes; A Serious Charge. FIFTH PAGE—Tho Cits {n Brief~A Threstened Strike —Personal — Amuscments — Riscellanoons Local Nows~Advertisements. BISTH PAGE-lonctary and Commercial—Marine In. telligence: SEVENTH PAGF—Ssicpathy for Susan: The Femalo Suffragists Give a Matince forthe Bonefit of Miss Authony~—Ordinance Violations—Free Defenco of Bacchus [Communication]—Evanston Items—Trag- edy in Brusscls—New York Letter—Small Advertise- ments: Real Estate, For Sale, Wanted, To Rent, Boarding, Lodging, etc. FIGHTH PAGE—TForeign Nows by Telegraph—Miscel- 1anoqus Telegrams—Auction Advortisements. TO-DAY’S AMUSEMENTS. HOOLEY'S OPFRA HOUSE—Randolph strect, be- 2wern Clark and LaSalle. New Comedy Compans. “ Partners for Life." Operatic Bsgatolle. Aftornoon aadevening. AIKEN'S THEATRE—Wabash avenue, corner of Con gress streot. Engagemont of Lawrence Barrett. Afternoon, ** Hamlot.” Evening, ** Othelo.” M'VICKER'S THEATRE—Madison strect, botween Stato and Desrborn. Engsgoment of Miss Jzne Coombs. #*Tondon Assurance.” Afternoon and evening. ACADEMY OF MUSIC— Halsted street, south of Madison. The Lydia Thompson Troupe. **Blue Beard.” Afternoon and evening. HYERS’ OPERA HOUSE—Monroo streat, botween 6tato and Dearborn. Arlington, Cotton & Kemble's “Minstrel and Burlesque Troupe. Afternoon and evening. GLOBE THEATRE-—Desplaines street, between Madl- o and Washington. The Lelia Ellis Ballzd Opera Com- “pany. Afternconand evening. NIXON'S AMPHITEEATRE—Clintonstroet, betweon “¥ashington and Randolph. Leo Hudson as *“Mazeppa,” Afternoon and cvening. . SCOTT SIDDONS READINGS-Michigan Avenue Baptist Chorch. BUSINESS NOTICES. BUSINESS MEN FIND THE AMERICAN HOUSE, Bostan, the most convenlent to depots aad the great B 1 etey o tha i \Tno Rotsrer Hide Spare 50 efforts to gratify ll wishes of thei guosts. ROYAL HEAVANA TOTTERY. GRARD, EX. “tzmordinary drawing: whols tickets . B, MAR IS Y00, Ballers, 20 Walal. Box i .0, BEST AND OLDEST FAMILY MEDICINES.—SAN- Ford's Liver Invigorator.—A purely vegetablo catharlic mnd_tonfo—for dyspepsia, constipation, debility, sick Seadache, bilious attacks, and all derangements of liver, stomach, and bowels, Ask your droggist for it Beware ©of imitations, BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE. THIS SPLENDID }nirg- is the bestin the worid. Tho only true and per- The Chivags Tribune, Saturday Morning, December 14, 1873, It is gaid that the Judiciary Committeo of the Fouse will report in favor of an increase of tho aelary of the President to $50,000. —_—e The horse disease caused a serious decresse in 4he business of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Anst month. Governor Warmoth's . Legislature has 2d- journed until the first Mondsy in January. Two Renstors of the Custom House Legislature Yhave boen expelled for co-operation with the other faction. Spenish sathorities think the insurrection which lately broke forth in the enviross of fadrid wes too trivial for mention, 88 only wenty persons were killed or wounded in the ‘Postal relations with France,which havo always Sreen unsstisfactory, aro still unscttled; but ss- .surance is given that the treaty which has been pending so long is at last to be concluded. By ite terms, o uniform charge of 8 centsis to be amade for each letter. The efforts of Mr. Henry Clews to succeed Mr. Boutwell as Secretary of the Treasury are re- garded as impudent by the Hartford Courant, whigh holds this celebrated banker as not above suspicion. There is one plan of Treasury men- agement to which Mr. Clows has given the ben- ofit of his senction and approval, and that is the practice of putting the Government funds into particular banks ¢for market use.” We bave 1o doubt that Mr. Clews could find merket use for the entire surplus in the Treasury every smonth in the year. 1t is twenty-one years since the present Con- ptitntion of Indians was adopted, and many of its features are far behind the times. For in- stance, it forbids negroes or mulattoes to enter £he State, and prescribes s punishment for any pne who employs such persons or gives them any indacement to remain in the Btate. Its terms provent the passage of any adequste election or regisiration laws, and, under its provisions, the Judges of the State zre becoming the mere creatures of party. To remedy these ovils, the Legislature, no in session, is asked to call & Constitutional Convention. Postmaster General Croswell s seked by the FHouso for information sbout the postal cards which the Iast session authorized him to pre- ‘pare, 88 well as sbout the present contract for postage stamps, and the 1058 it may cause the Government, The House has concurred in the verbal amendments of the Senate to the Intor- 1al Revenue bill, but by s large majority reject- 3 the smendment for the appointment of trenty-five Treasury sgents. The House Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs will report in favor of an appropriation of §100,000 for the expenses of the American department in the Vienna Ex- position. Tbis s much less thn the appropri- ation for the Paris International Exposition, for which Congress gave $240,000. P ) Mr. Burchard's bill tolimit the time dnring hich funds received npon subscriptions to na- fionsl loans shall be permitted to remain on de- posit with Nations] Banking sssociations end geoositories. i intended to 8x alimit to the ures, thebill was atlast sont to the Judiciary Committee, in order that their judgment might be given on this point. Four members of the Committes are kmown to have have yoted for the Chicago or Portland bill. tive yesterdsy, snd breadstaffs were firmer. amount of interest or bonus that shall boallowed by the Secretary of the Treasury on the new ‘bonds before they are paid for by the purchasers. This being the intent of the proposed bill, would it not be as wellto say it plainly, in words soimething like theso: *Whenever any bonds of the United States aresold by the Treasury Department, not more than three months’ intor- est ehall be allowed before the money is paid into the Treasury ?” We presume that the object of pasging the bill, bowever, is to prevent the Sec- retary from allowing six months’ interost in ad- vance the next time. In that view, it is com- mendable. — The Senate missed Vice President Colfax from his sest yesterday. He is seid to be away on business connected with the offer made him by the New York Tribune. The Sepate Naval Com- mittee has restored the Ten-Sloop bill to the shape in which it came before the Houso, ‘providing for tho building of ten vessels of war. The House, it will be remembered, reduced the number to six vessels. Dobate was resumed on the Boston Relief bill. Benator Ferry wanted, lumber excepted from the free list =os had been done in the Chicago bill. East end West must be treated alike- Senator Wilson thought Boston was a8 much en- titled to free lnmber as Portland, which got it in her Relief bill, and Senator Sumner showed that the reason for excepting lumber in tho Chicago bill—the devestation of the lumber regions of the Northwest by fire—did not exist in tho caso of Boston. On motion of Senator Thurman, who doubted the constitutionality of such meas- The Chicago produce markets wera more ac- Mess pork was quiet and easier at $11.40@11.50 cash, and §11.90@12.00 seller March. Lard wss active and a shado essier st $7.06%@7.12}¢ per » femily that sold out their possessions fo' about 5,000 francs, and wont to Paris. 0:ce there, they found it impossible to earn sbeir bread. They roturned to thoi- old hore With but & small residue of what thsy fook Way with them, and reported that larse numers of the emigrants were, sufforing i Paris, and woz‘;d willingly return if they,hathe means. If the Germans teach us to roged the French reports with suspicion, perbapsit would only bo wise for us to take theirs wil the accustomed grain of aale,_‘ THE LIFE INSUANCE EXCITEMENT, The Mutnal Life Jsurance Compeny, of New York, has recently ffen notice of s reduction of rates equal to an a#rege of 22 per cent upon or- dinary lifo busines 8ad of 11 per cent on en- dowmont policies, This sunouncement has pro- duced intense eitement in life insurance cir- cles, and a warreontroversy is now going on, the object of wrh seems to be to compel the Mutusl Life t retract and withdraw its an- nouncement. hreo gentlemen,—Mossrs, Elizur Wright, Shep=d Homans, snd D. P. Fackler,— well known jinsurance business as consulting actuaries, hre published & card in which they pronounce © Proposed reduction of rates ns ¢ unwise, Jcient in security, unjust to exist- ing policyolders, projudicial to their rights and interests,nd deserving our unquslified disap- proval.”ft is proper to stats, however, that the gentlemen do business for all insur- ance capanies, and Gopend for professional emplopent upon the patronage of the compa- nies, Still, their reputations are deservedly high It is also stated thatone of them, Mr. Hom?8, was for many years actuary of the Mu- tualife, and that the severance of his relations witthet Company was the result of unplensant difrences of opinion between him and the prent menagement. If wo cfn correctly gather tifacts from tho voluminous and wordy publi- olons on tho subject, theyare substantinlly tese: That the Mutual Life, of New York, be- 100 1bs cash, and $7.50 seller March, Meats were quiet and ensier at 33¢c for part salted shoulders, 51@5%c for do short ribs, 5%@6e for do short clear, and 7T@7i¢c for green hams. Highwines were more active and steady at B3lgc per gellon. Dressed hogs were more active and firmer st 43{@4}4c per Ib. Tlour was quict and closing at $1.18%¢ cash, and $1.143¢ seller Janu ary. Corn was quiet and 3{@Xc higher closing st 31i¢c cash, and S8iic sell er January. Oats were more activi and firm, 8t 253¢@25X(c seller the month, an 253 @2554c seller January. Rye was in good demand, and firm at 62}@6%. DBarley wae steady, closing at €1c for No. 2, and 49}6@50¢ for No. 3; soller January, 61}¢c. There was a g0od demand for live hogs, but the continued heavy receipts weakened prices, the aversge de-~ cline being 5c. Cattle were dull and neglected at the reduction sustained earlier in the woel. Sheep were more active and firmer. The New.York World is disposed to tolerato, or at least to wink at, Federal interference in the political muddle in Lonisians, in view of tho profligate character of Warmoth and his Gov- eroment. No headwsy, it says, can bo made against vuch interference 8o long as the person egainst whom it is directed is a notorious scoun~ drel. In order tore-establich Stato Government in its integrity, there must be integrity for it to rest upon, which the World regrets that it can- not perceive in the opposing faction headed by Eellogg and Casey. We regret, for our part, that the World shonld take so dismala view of things. We haveno more confidence in War- ooth then the Torld has, but e have an sbiding confidence in that clause of the Constitntion which forbids the interferenco of the United States in the local affairs of a State, except upon the application of the Legislature, or of tho Execative, when the Legislature cannot be con- vened. This clause of the Constitution msy be antiquated, and not in accord with the advanced jdeas of the present day. That would constitute a good reason for repealingit ; but, 50 long as it stands unrepenled, it is the supreme law of the land, binding upon President, Congress, and all persons in suthority, and they cannot go countor to it without vioiating their oaths of office. The Chamber of Commerce mesting in New Or- leans took the right view of the question. They said, in substance, to the United States Govern: ment, ¢ Either take hands off, or give us & mili- tary government pure and simple. » Some days ago we received the text of Presi- dont Thiers’ speech atthe opening of the new sossion of the French Assembly, aod the lugu- ‘brious tono which pervaded it is in striking con- rast with the confidence which the Emperor William showed in his addrees at the opening of the Prussian Landtag, that has just come to hend. “His Aajesty the Emperor and Eing,” 28 Minister Von Roon put it, proceeded to con- gratulate the people on the comfortable state of prospority indicated by tho budget for 1873, which shows abundant means to provide for every necessary State expenditure, for the pur- poso of establishing provincial treasuries, for ineressed compensation to Government officials, and for a reduction in taxation by & new classification of the income tax. The Emperor's Minister then coolly arnounced the legislation which the Emperor desired the Landtag to provide during the session, exhibit- ing the most perfect faith that it would bo pro- vided as he intimated. The principal features were the District Reform bill, which has already ‘become & law, and the bill regulating the rela- tions of the State to the religious societics, by which the State is to assume general control of these associations. While 3. Thiers was defend- inghis Government boforethe Asgembly at Ver- it, the Prussien Emperor was sending his Tru perial commands through an Tmperial Minisier to the Landtag in Berlin. Itwas just tho dilfer- ence between success and failure. The German accounts concerning the emigra- tion from Alsace and Lorraine, under the option which the Prassizn Government offered the in- hsbitants of those provinces, differs very mate- xially from the French sccounts. Itis probable that Mr. Edmund About’s estimates were great- Iy exaggerated. The Muhlhaussen Gazelle states that out of 459,779 inhabitants in Upper Alsace 92,662 options for emigration wera taken out, of which only 10,200 peraons actually availed them- selves ; in Lower Alsace, 42,39¢ options were taken in & population of 609,295 people, of which only 10,000 were effective; in Lorraine, 29,567 options were taken, and 20,750 people zctually emigrated, out of a population of 489,885 peo- ple. The average percentage of emigration was 214 per cent of the entire popula- tion. It is mnow reported that many an business upon & most careful and pruden- steady. Wheat was active and sdvanced 2c, sailles by pleading the difficulties that had besot, of the emigrsuts are returning. The Courier of the Lower Rhine oublishes & letter Srom Biras. al estimate, It established its premiums, ‘hich, taking the ordinary tables of mortality, very large’; the actual profits were greatly in ex- cess of the estimate ; the rate of interest was one-third groater than they bad sssumod, and tho losses on selected lives fell farshort of the losses based upon tables of average mor- tality. Under these circumstances, the divi- dends or returned premiums to insurers grew to such proportions that the Company, some years ago, reduced its rates. The incresse of busi- ness, howover, the high ratoof interest on in- vestment, and the care taken in risks, soon pro- | duced another, and, what was considerod ox- consive, dividend. The Company, therefore, sbout five years ago, with the approval and by | the ndvicoof Mr. Homans, its then sctuary, made another and larger reduction of its rates. The same cloments of success attending tho busi- ness of the Company since the second reduction of rates, the Company now propose tomake athird roduction, taking care to retain a margin of pre- minm and of investment torender any losato the ! ingured, oven under any extraordinary sesson of pestilence and calemity, an impossibility. The three incidents tolife insurance which * are of the most importance to tho insurod are: 1, The rate of insurance; 2, the annual percent- age of srplus; snd 8, thoe percentago of ex- penditure, besides lossos, to the amount of pre- miums received. Tho lastof theso incidents governs, to a great extent, tho former two. The company must charge a rate of insurance that will, in addition to covering tho chances of loss, pay all the expenses involved in salaties, agonts’ commissiong, and travelling expenses. The company whose expenses for these purposes are 60 per contof its receipts, must of necessity charge a higherrate of insurance than s company whose percentage of expenses is from 20 to 25 per cent can afford to take the same risks for. The Jarger the business of & company,—if it bo well and economically managed,—the less ought tobe the percentage of its carnings distributed smong its own officers and agents. The New York Mutual Life claims that it cen afford to return to its insured dividends of 40 per cent; or, it can reduce to all new enstomers tho rato of insurance, which cannot be done by compsnies which distribute from one-third to one-half their annual roceipts from premiums among their own officers, clerks, and agents. During the last ten years there have been several new life insuranco companies started which have began business by making & reduc- tion of rates from the old standard the special feature of their business. Severalof these com- panies, by eaving in tho item of expen- diture for salaries =and commissions to sgents, have been sblo to give their custom- ers well-secured insurance ab less rates than they could bave done under the system of ex- travegant expenditure for now business. Several other of the old and long-established life com- penieshave from time totime voluntarily reduced their rates of insurance, and this has been done without attracting any special sttention, or creating any apprehension or alarm. Not one of these companies hus lost crodit or standing ; on the contrary, the carefal, economical manage- ‘ment which enabled them to mako the reduction of rates, being continued, has, with the increased business, tended to increaso tho aggrogate prof- its, and the nltimate sccurity of the insurod. An attempt has been made to excite an slarm among the policy-holders of the Mutusl Life, on the ground that the new insurers will obtain policies at less rates then the old ones have puid; but it isto be remembered that the great bulk of the present policy-holders in that Com- pany are themselves policy-holders under oneor both of the previous reductions of rates, and thet no more is offered to new insurers than present policy-holders &re now enjoying to tho exclusion of tho holders of policies under the original rates. One effect of this controversy will be to draw tha ttention of the public to the condition of tho various companies. Insurers will probably inquire, What i3 done with the premiums they piy? How much of each hundred dollars is in- vested for thebenefit of the ingured ? How much is used to pay losses, and how much of it is consumed by sslaries and commissions before it reaches the company apall? The latterisone of the best fests of the prudent adwinistration of the affairs of an insuronce company. 'The less percentage of To- ceipts applied to expenses, the greater the per- centege which is paid into the company's treas- <y, and the greater the security to the insured, or the greater tho dividend of ‘surplus earnings, or the less the rates for which the company can afford to farnish responsible insurance. burg, in which the correspondent tells of ! duced its exponses, anlt the profits from its invested capital of $51,),000 are so large that it can furnish for 78 cenwhat it has heretofore charged 100 centa for, { country will find cause for congratulation, an instesd of joining in the attempt to forcit back to the old rates, will inquire wher it is nob possible for other companics to 50 jorm thoir mode of do- ing business that theysy, in time, be able to reduce their rates in ¢ same proportion. It should be added, hower, that 73 of the policy- holders in the Mutual Te, including the nsmes of some of the most prainent citizens of New York, have published s:ard protesting against the reduction of ratesand suggesting to the Trustees “that any expimental revolution by them (of doubtful legaly) in the system of the Company’s business, an the use and hazard by them of the funds accuulated by the present policy-holders for theecurity of new obliga- tions enuring to the benfit of new members, is caleulnted to shake the snfidence of the com- munity in a direction ‘here, by every means, confidence should be itrengthened and nob wezkened.” MR, GREELIY'S WILL, The villification and'scandelous calumnies which were heaped upor Mr. Greeley during the last few months of by life, the disgraceful quarrel which enother purmal sought to make with the managing editc: of the Tribune even while Mr. Greeley was dying, heve now been succeeded by & acandalus contest to deprive the two orphan dsughtem, Ida and Gabrielle, of aportion of the inheritince left them by their father. Mr. Greeley’s last will was made Nov. 9, 1872, and was witnessed and legally completed on the 29th of November, the dey of his death. By the terms of this will, all his property was bequeathed to his eldest dsughter, Ida, one-half to bo used, at her discretion, in tho education sand support of her sister, Gabricllo. The story goes (though wo do not vouch for its truth) that since Mr. Greeley's death a strug- gle has commenced for control of the Tribune, in which Mr. Ssmuol Binclair, its publisher, ap- pears to be tho leading contestant. To accom- Vish this it was neccessary to gain control of tho i [:vnd dstimating thorato of interost on invested | téN Bbirea Joft toMies Ida Grecley and hersister, money at 4 per cent, would yield, after pag- ing expenses, & profit, and afford unquestioned secwrity to the insured. The business was and, with $100,000 in hu-1, Nr. Sinclair visited the sisters and uffered 0 PUivneg tho stock. They refused to sell, however, snd b Ouv~ " ceeded to the Surrogate of Westchester County to prove the will and tako out letters of adminis- tration. Baffled in the purchase, Mr. Sinclair, through his attornoy, appeared on the ssme dsy .and opposed the admission of the Will to pro- bato, upon tho ground that Mr. Greeloy ywas not of sound mind when it was oxecuted, and that it did great injustice to the yonnger dsughter, He therofore desired that all parties should give their consent to the proving of another will, bearing date, Jan. 9, 1871, in which, atter making bequests to his wife, brother, sis- ters, and the Children's Aid Society, the Te- mainder of the property was divided cqually between the two deughters. Mr. Greeley's dsughters were satisfiod, though their counsel peremptosily declined to have any conference, Gabriello stating that she was perfectly content with the later will, and that Ida had voluntarily offered her one-half the property, which she had refused. Her guardian was also satisfled, end it wag shown that Ida had 2lso arranged morelib- crally for her relatives than was provided by the will of 1871. The conference having been refused, Mr. Sinclair proceeds to contest ths will, upon the ground that Mr. Greeley was not of sound mind when it was witnessed and completed. Upon this point, the testimony of “Aunty” Lempeon is interesting. Sho teati- fied : Those signatarea woro made on the evening that Mr. @reeloy died; I was quite near Reginald Hart when ho signed his name, 8o that I could eco him ; X was in the samo room; Mr. Greeley requested mo to sign tho will; it was In respect to what DIr. Stusrt sald to Mr, Greeley, orat his suggestion, that I signed it; Mr. Stuart held the will up in {ront of Afr. Greeley, and asked him in my presencoif tbat wss his last will and testament, and whether that was his signsture and seal; Mr, Greeloy said “Yes;” Mr. Stuart then asked Mr. Greeley if be would have Mr, Hart witness the will, and ho sald “Yes;” Ar. Stu- art next asked Mr. Greeley if he would have Mr. Huines for & witness, and ho sald “No;” Afr. Btuart then askod him if be would have John R. Stew. art as a witness, and Mr, Greeley again said *No;” Alr, Stuart thea asked: Alr, Grecley if be would havo Aunty Lampson to witness the will, and bo said “Yos;" this waa between 5and 6 p. m.; there was no delay in signing my name after that; he seemed to be conscions snd rational ; he waa asked questions, which e answered, and shook hands with a friend, after the acknowledgment of the will; there was a Tecognition of myself by him previous to the introduction of the will; Mr, Stoart held the will before Mr. Greeley'a eyes and asked him tho questions alludod to in regard to his signature end eeal. TIn connection with the effort to gain control of the Tribune, the purpose of introducing the il of 1871 bocomes spparent. That will pro- vides that one share of the stock shall be sold, snd tho proceods applied to the Children’s Aid Society of New York. Onc-half of egch remain- ing share is left to his wife, and he renounces 2ll interest in two shares standing in her name, snd tho balance of the stock is ordered to be sold according to the rules of the Tribune Association. Of this will, Samuel Sinelairis one of the executors. The popular indigoation in Westchester County and in New York City runs very high at this outrageous at- empt of tho contestants to deprive the two danghters of the property belonging to them, especielly since that attempt appesrs to be medo simply to gain control of the Tribune. This fecling will be shared by every friend of Ar. Greoley's in the country. Itis nob only painful and annoying to his two daughters, but | it is scondalous in every way. Meanwhile, tho lit- igation must be tediously prolonged, snd, during this litigation, the stockis locked up, and its proper inflnenco in determining the course of the newspaper rendered nugatory. THE RIGHTS OF STOVE-PIPES. The absurdity of our municipal law in the mattor of building regulations was illustrated 2t the Police Courts, a few days ago. Wo have established certain limits within which it is not Jawful to erect mny wooden building, or any other building, except in accordance with certain preventive regulations. But ontside these we have permitted the erection of any kind of ‘building, no matter how inflammable. To the outside of these limits we have also driven‘the Ilumber-yards, and frame planing mills, and all other collections of fuel celea- lated to give n good start to any fire that may occur. The persons who have removed to theso lccalities, outside the fire limits, claim that they have an unquestionable right to con- struct their houses to snit themselves, and con- sequently they have omitted chimneyaas alto- gether useless. The free architecture of the suburbs is to have & stove, and the pipe thereof pierced through the roof without any of the Pprocantions to prevent this pipe, when beated, getting fire to the pine bosrd throngh which it I the Mntual Life. of New York, hag g0 far re- ig throst, A fire wirden' visitine this locality Jimits, on the noxth, west, and south of the city,. insisted that the law extended thereto, and that stove-pipes could not be permitted in this reck- lessmanner. Hia notices wero defied. Hethenhad one person arrested, and the Police Court, after taking several days’ time to consider, has yielded its convictions to the opinion of the Corporation Counsel, and fined the owner of the atove-pipe. The case was promptly appeeled by the indig- nant counsel, and will probablybe heardin & year or two, or after the city has been burned dovn again, This attempt to enforce a precau- tion against fire has, of course, produced & great excitemont in the districts outside of the fire limits, and it will not be surprising if we have ‘mass meetings in favor of freo stove-pipes, and in favor of free fires, and if may be that indig- nant champions of popular liberty will head pro- cessions to the Council Chamber, there to com- pel the City Government to repeal any law which limits the right of any men to set fire to his own house, and destroy thoreby the houses of his neighbors: NEW PHASES OF CRIME. Wo have, on several occasions, called atten- tion to the unusual prevalence of crime 1n the country, tho daily perpetration of murders, assassinations, burglaries and bratsl assaults, and the long catalogue of lesser villanies, and have commented upon the laxity of the adminis- tration of justice which permits crime to go un- checked. These subjects have, slso, more or less occupied the attention of the ontire press of the country, and have been discussed in almost every pulpit of the land. The themo has grown swell-nigh threadbare, and that, too, without ac- complishing any apparent valuable or practical result in the suppression of crime or the en- forcement of punishment. To call attention again, therefore, o the increase of crime or the impupity with which it is committed, would .be only a repetition of what has already grown stale, but there are 60me new features connected with it, which have recently been developed, which deserve, consideration. Hitherto it has elmost invariably been the rule that murders bave been committed either in re- venge for some real or fanciod wrong, or for the sake of obtaining valuables belonging to tho victim, and they have been committed in & sim- ple, direct way. Now, however, it is well-nigh impossiblo to takoup & paper without finding accounts of murders growing out of the most Bi-lqr and diverse causes, and. perpetrated in 8IAANOT Cuvining gt once the most fantastic and hideons idees “Wiw 4 rofined essence of cruelty and disbolism. A ue.wi instance of-this is tho murder perpetrated at Doves, n)., & fow days since. A Professor of chemistry, who had anegro servant in his employ, suddenly dissppeared, leaving his Ilsboratory in a state of complete wreck, with the corpse of the negro Irighttully mutilated among the ruins. Tho bands, foct, and head of tho negro were missing, and the skin gone from the body. At firat it was supposed to be the body of the Pro- fesgor, who had been blown up with his own chemicals, ospecially a8 he had given out that ho had discovered o gas, one property of which was its power to, remove the skin from the body, g0 a8 to prevent all possible identification. It turn- ed out, however, that the Professor and the negro had had an altercation, during which the Professor killed him. He then cat off the negro's Lead, hands, and feot, and buried them. The idea then seized him that he might turn the negro to advantage by making it appear that he had been killed by an explosion of this gas, and, having been mutilated beyond identification, the body might be taken for his own, and his supposed widow might collect his lifo- inguranco. Ha therempon flayod the negro, and, placing gunpowderin the floor under- neath him, blew him and the laboratory up to- gether. The affair eventuated as he had planned it. The body was supposed to be that of the Professor, and it was the universal opinion that ho had been blown up with his own newly-dis~ covered gas. The opinion might have remained unchanged forever had not the Professor re- tarned the other day and delivered himself up to the authorities. The records of crime in this country do not reveal anything more grotesque- 1y horrible and disbolical. Its parallel is not found even in the Jumpertz murder, in which, 88 will be Temembered, & German Woman was cut up and sent from Chicago to New York; the Webster-Parkman murder at Boston ; the recent Charles River murder; or the Alice Bowlsby case. The moat horrible phantasies of Poe himself donot excel it in the elements of cruelty. In Cincinnati, a few days gince, two butchers entered the slaughter-pen, and, having stripped for thoir work, one of them turned suddenly upon the other and plunged his butcher-knife into his bresst, severing his heart in twein. On Wednesdny lust, & stranger walked into o fashionsble bag- nio in New York City, and, deliberately shoot- ing o courtezan dead, coolly, walked out, informing her terrified compamions that he could bo found at tho police station. A physi- cian of Brooklyn is now on trisl for poisoning an Internal Revenuo Asgessor of the same city, that he might continte a criminel intimacy with the wife of the latter, and the guilty woman and her paramour attended him on his death-bed. Now and then, crime is invested with » mys- terions sort of romance, bardly ever to be found outside the pages of fiction. The Independence Belge contains & narrative of a murder of this kind which recently occurred at Brussels, = Thirty years ago, 8 Captain of Dragoons seduced & young girl and then deserted her. A few weeks g0, he became involved in & guarrel with & fellow-officer, challenged him, and killed him at the firet fire. The victim was his illegitimate son, snd the mother the young girl whom he had seduced, although he did not know him, The mother called upon him one day, and, after up- braiding him for the murder, tarned upon him and killed him and then killedherself. Columns might b filled with theso extraordinary crimes which have occurred of late. It seems as if human life was never consider- ed of g0 little valuo as now. The slightest pre- text is made the occasion of murder. Even young children, when denied the gratification of some passing faney or whim, have taken revenge for the dental by murder or suicide. The impu- nity with which crime has been committed where thero was some show of palliation, has gradually emboldened every man of brutal in- stincts fg‘ give ‘wayto Lis passion mponthe slighitést provocation, when, under otber circum- stances, the fear of punishment would have lod him to ‘Control his passion within bounds. With the law's delay, the incapecity of prosecuting sttorneys, which leaves open loop-holes for escape, and the conflict- ing testimony of scientific' raen ss to what con= stitutes emotional insanity, which is mow the favorite ples of murderers, and how far & mur derer is responsible for his crime in this condi- tion, and the mistaken clemency of the vardon- ing power, the chances are in favor of escape or light punishment. There is one thing certain : Crime will not cease until the laws are enforced. ‘When a man knows that he must pay the forfeit for taking enother man’s life with his own, the slarming increase of murder will stop. Until that time, we must expect that murder will con- tinue, and thet it will continme to develop new and strange features of cruelt; PHILLIPS ON FROUDE. Mr. Froude has roused a more spitefal antag- onist than even the Dominican Friar, who has given him go much trouble, or Mr. Meline, who rescued tho reputation of Mary Stuart from his hands. No English critic has cut Mr. Froude more savagely than Mr. Wendell Phillips in his Boston lecture, the other evening, or in his ad- dress in New York, Mondsy evening, in which ho turned upon the English historian again. This brilliant writer of party pamphlets, as Mr. Phil- lips styles Froude, had tossod O'Connell aside in one of his lectures s merely a platform agi- tator. Now, Daniel O’Connell is one of the pet studies of Mr. Phillips, who, whatever his faults may be, has a keen sympathy for the under dog in & fight. He eaid tho lsurel woven to-day for the brow of Gladstone was won by his following the statesmanlike suggestions of the great Irish champion, for his groatest claim to public gratitude was his treatment of the Irish question. It was this Yrish spectre that para- Iyzed England and roduced her to the position of & second-rate power on the chess-board of, Europe. When England, stung by German in- golenco to, her sister Denmark, and by Bis- marck’s snubbing last year, longed, like the England of Chatham, to rush into war, she dared not, for she knew that Ireland would stab herin the beck. Asa bickground for his por- trait of O'Connell, Mr. Phillips sketched pre- coding Irish history, s field in which he catches Mr. Froude trespassing, and impales him agein: ‘He calls Mr. Froudo's statements, with regerdto the amonnt of Trish resistance to English op- pression, * wild exaggeration.” Irish history, at best, ia full of gnesses, and Froude, if he has the choice of two guesses, slways tokes care to guees against Ireland. For instance, to excuse the confiscation by James ‘I, sbout the year 1604, of six of the richest of Irish counties, he pleads that it made no differcnce, as there was plenty of lands left for the Irish, who numbered only about half a million. But desiring in an- other place to pat the Irish into as humiliating o attitude as possible, he seys ‘that they, in 1642, numbering a million snd & half, allowed W.empselves to be conquered by Cromwell with only 50,Uvs man, 1. e., they trevled their popu- lation in B3 year 8. ¢ tnkos France 66 years to treble hers ; the United States, with its immi- gration and boundless resources, 40 yesms ; hut. TIreland, pressed to the ground by every sort of want and oppression, trebles more quickly than either. To deepen the colors of their cowerdice, Mr. Froude seys that the Irish were beaten by Cromwell's 50,000 Anglo-Saxons, although they ‘met him with 200,000 of the million and s half of their numbers. Wonderful! says Mr. Phillips. France, stirred by German hate, put 1 in 50 into arms; Germany, 1 in 38; the South almost emptied its graveyards to enlist 1 in 29; Massschusetts gave 1 in 19; but Treland, & nations] wreck, all its adnit population gone, with its 900,000 widows, old men, and babies, had 1 man in 4 in the field. “If Mr, Froude tells the truth,” Mr. Phillips ended, 400 tongue cen describe the infamy of the Gov- ernment that strock st such a people.” , What will Mr. Froude do with this terrible Ameri- can? He won't answer his English critics; he dismisses with & curt paragraph Mr. Meline, who charges him specifically with literary counter- foiting; he has given notice that he will pay no farther attention to Father Burke. Will he ignore Mx. Phillips in the same way? How does e expect to defend Epgland if he cannot first defend himself? A DAMAGING CHARGE. Bhortly after the Chicago fire, the Territoria Legislature of the District of Columbia sppro- priated $100,000 for the relief of the sufferers, and provided that bonds should be issued to cover any deficiency caused by the withdrawal of this sum from the Treasury. Mr. Merrick was Chairman of the Committee to whom the money was to be paid ; but, as the payment was continually deferred by Governor Cooke, Mr. Merrick made an investigation which resulted in the discovery that, slthough the relief money had never been applied, the bonds had been issued and sold. The correspondent of the New York World hes bad an interview with Mr. Merrick on the subject. During this interview, Mr. Merrick stated very emphatically to the World's correspondent that the Governor waa bound by his promise to sell the bonds and turn the procecds over to the Committes. The Governor, however, never in- formed the Committes of the sale, nor ever turned over any of the procceds after the sale. Mr, Merrick thien produced the letters between himself and the Governor. In the first, datea Nov. 20, 1872, Mr. Merrick expresses his surprise that the praceeds of the sale of these bonds has been diverted to some other purpose than that for which they were originslly intended, and that the Government was unable to ac- count for the proceeds, and makes a formal request that the amount due the Committes be turned over toit. To this Governor Cooke replied, asking for Mr. Merrick's aathority for the statement that the scle of the bonds had ‘been misapplied, and stating that the balance due the Committee was subject to draft when- ever the Committee needed it for the relief of Chicago,—a safe enough proposition, as it was belisved that Chicago was not in need of relief. On the 25th of November Mr. Merrick replied, definitely stating his suthorities, and adding to them several indirect sources of information, and hero the matter rests. The facts remain that the proceeds were nob turned over to the Committee in accordance with the obligations the Governor had assumed. Not being turned over, itis dificult to come to any other conclu- sion than that the proceeds wero diverted to gome other purpose. Some says since, TaE TRIDUNE gave & descrip- tion of that department in the Vienna Exhibi- tion which is to bs known as the *Infants’ Pa~ ~vilion,” and which i8 to be devoted to the dis- play o all articles of dress, furniture, play, care, and eduestion of tho children. A department which will be scarcely less interesling and use- £ul will be that given up to woman as a worker. The scope of this department, as sketched by the Commissioners of the Vienna Exhibition, inclodes illustrations from female schools, whether public or private ; female work that is peculiar to certsin nations or communities ; val- usble industrial work in embroideries, flowers, and other kindred delicacies; female accom- plishments in drewing, painting, sculpture, and other branches of the fine arts; and, finslly, 1he literary work that bas been done by women., The ontlines for this deoartment donot seemto be so unique s thoseof the children's part of the exhibition. It fails toin. clnde distinctly certain industrial and progres. sive pursuits that have been opened to women, notably in England and this country. There is little doubt, however, that speciméns .of the progross that has been made in enlarging tho sphere of woman’s employment will find proper classification and representation if they ehall be presented. Such persons asare_inter- ested in this movement should concentrate their efforts, with a view to the full representation of the new fields of labor that women are finding and cultivating onsll sides. No argument could be more forcitle than bringing thoe character and results of thew b avocations in contrast with the drudgery of ths Deedle, and the poor reward which it receives in all countries. S Dr. Falk is introducing some radical changes into the Prussian system of edacation. So far, his work is confined mainly to the elementsry instruction; but it is reasonsble to snppose thet, if his plans meet with success here, they will be extended to the higher academies, and, perbaps, o the universities. The most important icno- vation that he has made is in the disuse of the ‘gubdivisions as to the sexes. In placo of these, ho has divided the elementary schools of’ the Kingdom into threo grades, with instruction suited to the different ages or stages of advance- ment. In smeller districts where it is not prac- ticable to bave mere than two teachers, he has made iwo classes, an upper and o lower class, instead of dividing the school into boys’ and girls’ dopartments. He has reduced the religious instruction onweek doys from six hours to four hours, which is s decided improvement, It will seem strange to Americans that even solong a time a8 four hours should be devoted to religious in- struction in secular echools; but the clementary Behool system of Prussia is closely connected \ } with the church for one thing, and, for another, there i no institution corresponding to our Sun= dsy Schools. The time which Dr. Fell saves from religions exercises will henceforth bo de- voted to the study of history and goography, to be taught more practically than heretofore. It is probable that even the four hours of religions instruction will be somewhat curtailed hereafter, 8s Dr. Falk has already prohibited the practice of overtaxing the children's memorics with Joarn ing bymns and Biblo verses by heart. The curious little Republic of San Marino is just now attracting some attention in Furope. 1t contains about twenty-two square miles, and is situated in Italy, not far from the City of Rimini. Itis now a community of about 8,000 inhabitants, and its existence dates back to the year 1183, when s hermit pamed Marinus built him ahut on the top of the bill upon which it i3 located. There have been attempts to apnex it snd it would not bo surprising if the Ttalian policy of centrelization should now seek to absorb it. It is not probable thst any such attempt wonld succeed, if mnde, 8s the wesk- ness of this Republic would be its best protec- tion, and a8 the peoplo would oppose any annex- ation. They once had the good sonse to decline an offer of extension of territory which Napo- 1oon T. made them. Universsl suffrage praveils, electing a Cormeil of State, which is divided equelly into nobles, » middle class, and smal lend-owners. There is an srmy of 1,450 men, and two .“Captain-Regents” constifute the execntive suthority. | Fifteen policemen serve to ing. The aonual expenditure is sbouk 26,000 Tire, equivalent to about 25,200, nearly 31,000 of which is applied annually toward paying off tke “national debt,” which amounts to £5,000. Sen Marino attests that at least oo hermit hes done a good in & nsughty world. A very importent educational movement hag just been developed at Schemectady, N. Y., which contemplates the consolidation of Tnion College at Schenectady, the Medical College, Law School, and the Dudley Observatory at Al- ‘bany, nnder the name of the * Union University of the State of New York.” The Trustees of the Medical College, Law School, and Observa- tory have already ratified the proposition, end the Trustees of Union College are considaring it favorsbly. 1t is cxpected that the new orgen- ization will be formally consummated at the Medical College, Albany, during ize commencement exorcises this month. Union College, as of o, will re- main at Schenectady, and the oiher institutions ot Albany. This important proposition seems to indicate that Union College bas broken the sheff of its conservatiem, and is about to make an e3: fort to elevate itself from the low position it has heldso long. Hitherto, Union College Las been the dernier resort for students whose grade of acholarship was too low to secure their admission into other colleges, and a harbor of refage for those who were expelled from their Alma Maters. It has been a stepmother for the cdds and ends of collegiate life. The new project, however, will correct all this, and give Union College 2 high standing in the fatore. The smusement programmes of Paris do not show any falling off in geyety from former seasons, and the Gazetle des Elrangers indicates that the city is as full of strangers as ever ben fore. In music, there are Pasdeloup’s popular concerts, the Italisn grand opers, the French grand opers, the French opers comique, with opera-bouffe scattered throughout tho city 2t half s dozen different thoatres; in tho drama, Moliers, Corneill, snd Racine reign at the Comedie-Francaise, _Victor Hugo at the Odeon, Sardou at the Chatelet and Vaudevilla; spectacles, balls, concerts, cir- cuses, and an infinite variety of other enter- tainments occupy between twenty and thirty places of amusement which reem to be crowded nightly. The programmes ehow that opera- ‘Douffe, which has so completely colinpsed among 08, 18 moro popular than everin its originalhome, and that M. Offenbach has found numerous imi= tators. This style of entertainment, which was once confined to the littls Bouffes-Parisiens, now monopolizes some of the lurgest and best theatres in Paxis. The monument to the memory of Thaddoua Stovens was placed in position in the cometery st Lancastor, Pa., where bis remains lie buried, on the 5th inst, The style of the monument is old Roman, with semi-circular ends. On the north and south sides are large pznels of Italisn ‘marble, with drapery of blacls marble at the top of esch panel, in imitation of looped-up cur- taina. The structuro is built of granite, and is but eight feet in height, althongh it is very massive. Mr. Stevens is buried in a lone, unpretending corner of = private cem= etery, and on one of the pacels of the monu~ ment are the following words, prepsred by Mr. Stovens for the purpose now used: *Irepose in this quiet and secluded spot, not from any natural preference for solitude; but, finding other cemeteries limited as torace by charter rules, T have choson this that T might ilustrata in my death the principles which I advocsted through o long life,~—aquslity of man before his Creator.” —_———— Jules Janin, the eloguent Parisian fenilleton- ist and critic, has recently written & long and gevere criticism of a singing burlesque, based upon the principal incidents in the unhappy! lives and loves of Abelard and Heloige, whichis: now having & run at the Folies Dramatiques, a . variety theatre Of Paris. We have no doubt’ that Janin’s protest against this dramatic sacri-* Joge will moet with sympathy tho world over-® Burlesque is & legitimate weapon; but it 18 doubtful whether the sneering imp does not ac-" complish mors evil than good in f¢hoosing subjects which commend themselves . t0 the affections and the sympathies. are generally regarded s sacred. At time, what must have been the character o burlesque to draw out & protest from critic, who has never before manifested raverence for anvthing ? maintain order in thé city and country sarround- -