Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1873, Page 4

Ii CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1873 TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. Illml Oiulv!llcllll'flflk (PAYARLE IN ADVANOR), aie! of § 2 ockironerzz: 00 ) Vndar 29338 Parta ol a yonr at tha ssmo rate, Toprovont dolay aud mistakas, bo sure aud giva Post 00 conddress fn full, tncluding Btato and County. Romiltancos may bo mado oithor by deatt, oxpross, Fost Offica order, or tn reglatored lottors, At our risk, TERMS TO CITY SUDACRIDERS, Dalls, delivorod, Sunday excontod, 2 conte por wook. Dalls, dollvored, Bunday included, £0 conts por wook. Addross THR TRIBUNE COMPANY, Coruor Mndiron nud Dearbnen-as., Chicago, Il TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. HOOLTY'S THEATRE Randoloh atroot, hotweon e Urand “l‘lrl‘hh Dpnrn‘:;l'm‘ulw. Clark Inll‘ ?‘m Pl Ry i Ryaning, A Mar. Tingo of Iigaro, muor. mour, " and ** Maritana, b pRTIOREIS TIBATLE Madion spreet, botyoon e, ling Y Zip, or Polnt Lyado Light." A liotaoonand ovenny, AP AOADRMY OF MUSIO—Halntod st iton and Monroo, ** Lurlino," Eigagomont of tho Lot Konmiana com R “Altoraodt hnd svening, e GLOBE THEATRI-Deaplntncnstroct, betweon Mad. taon arul. Wanhington, ¥ Marius. Turcks *Lightatog Yo Attoraesn sad a1t 14T MYRRS' OPERA-NIOUSE Manros_ stroof, hotweon Dearborn ana Sinto. Burlosquo of * Doom of tho Fomn. Lootlolum.™ "~ Minstrolyy and comcalitios, Aftornoon and avenlng, DR. RKANN'S MUSEUM OF ANATOMY-Olark treet, betwoon Al: and Monrao, BUSINESS NOTICES, MOTHERS MAY DI N IT. TRYING uro! ftical Indeod fs tho ¢ pegtad, bt rollof ja Orin by 100 Lirsoly ‘heo "ot B1es Wikt it 8 ML Emm. The Chicage Tribune, Baturday Morning, Decomber 20, 1873, ‘Tho Senato has finnlly acceded to the domands ¥ the Houso for a Lioliday recess, and Congross 1djonrned yostorday to meot again on Mouday, Jau. b, 1874, ——— The signs of peaco aro increased by an order satting off all oxtra work at the Charlestown Navy-Yard. It amounts to an official declaration thiat there I8 no longer any dangor of anaval war Kith Spain, e Mr, Booth, the Independent eandidate for Son- stor from Califoruia, hes been gaining on his opponents, Yesterday's ballot was as follows: Booth, 68; Farloy, 39; Shafter, 20; and Irwin 1, eaving Mr. Booth only two behind a majority. Honry W. Qenet, another momber of the old Iwoel ring, Las beon found guilty, though tontenco has not yot been pnssed in his caso. Fho charge against Genet was that of procuring, 9y misrepresctation, Mayor Ifall’s signaturs to a ‘alse account for work dono on tho Harlom Dourt-House. m—— Mr. Cesans, of Penusylvania, yostordey noti- fled tho Houso that he wonld demaud tha re- opening aud re-examination of tho Chorpenning claim, on the grouad;that Mr. Chorponning was not heard in the Committeo at tho timo it was sottled, It is intimated that Gon. Dutler has suggested this movoment, Congressman McNulta, of Illinois, and Con- gressman Harris, of Virginia, are cireulating o call to unite the Wostorn and Southern Con- grosemeon in somo dofinite plan for cheapening tranaportation to tho seaboard. A meeting will bo held to further this purpose immediately after tho holiday recess. — A couplo of Pittsburgh surveyors have not surveyed in vain. They have found a traot of land in that city on which depots, foundries, etc., aro located, nnd which is valued ot 914 000,000, that has mever beon properly entered. They have, therefore, applied for warrants, and probably dream of surveying highor and richer renlms than thoy have heretofors oxplored. [ — It is regarded as improbable that the Sonate will pass the bill repealivg tho National Banke ruptey st ae it camo to them from tho Houso, but probablo that it will be modified in accord- ance with Mr. Morton's views, repesling that portion relating to fuveluntary bankruptey. The Tecoss may possibly serve to Lring now enlight- onmont to mombers of both 1ouses on this sub- ect. — Tho Spanish Volunteers have suffered anothor overo blow at tho hands af the Cuban Patriots, Five hundred of tho Spanish troops were sent ut to capture a dopot of arms near Guaimaro out fell into an ambush. Ouly100 out of 500 cs- saped with their lives, but the Cubzns showed their supertor civilization by sending thio wound- ©od back to the Spanish lines under an escort. It was moro than tho Volunteers would over do for thom, e — A tull nceount of the exccution of Perteot will bo found elsewhero. Bofore Lis death, which occurred at 2 o'clock, he mado a full confossion of hoving committed tho crimo, which Lie has heretofors rofused to admit fully, Itisalsosnid that ho hae writton anothar confession, in which ho eays that it was his intention to kil not only s wifo but his daughtor, Though Parteet ro- peatedly exprossed Limsel! as eminently satis- fied with Judgo Knowlton's degal counsel, ho evidently had not so much confidonce in that gentloman's theological advice, Thu little Bwiss Republic sots o model exam- ploin the matter of ealarics, Dr. O, Schenck, whose eloction to tho Presidency of the Confed- oration waa announced by cable a day or two 830, roceives & salary of §3,000, holds Lis posie tion but ouo year, and will not bo oligible for ro-eloction until tho oxpiration of nuother year, Tho Vico-President lLua $2,400, nod tho seven ‘mombers of the Conncil, each of whom proaides over au administrative department, also recoiva $2,400 cach, Notwithstanding the small sala- rles, thore have beot no cases reported of Credit-Mobilior carruption or salary-grabbing, and tho Swiss Congross does not oxhibit but- foonery in doaling with jmportant public quos- tions, e The Chleagoe produco markets wore weaker yestarday, with leas doing in the epeculative linos of trade. Boss pork was lous active, and 256 per brl lower, closiug ot $13.90 cash, and 814,50 soller Tobruary, Lard was quiot und onslor at 83.25@ 8.35 perd00 ls cash, nud 38,70@8.75 woller Fobru- ary. Moats were wmoro activo and unchanged, at 6¥o for shoulders, GZ§@To for shott ribs, Ty for short cloar, all boxed, and B}$@9)(e forawoot pickled hums, 8t YGovper gallon, Droused hogs were quict and unchanged at $5,60@5.75 por 100 1bs, Flour was leas aolive and stesdy, at 5.50@5.76 for ood apring extras. Wheat wae modoratoly active snd 1o lower, closing at $1.18 canh, and £1,13%f #ollor Javuary, Corn wus quiet and }@%{o lowor, olostug sk Glyg0 casl, sad Gi3¢o seller Highwines wore quiet aud casier. Oats woro moro notive, but 340 lowor, closing tamant 8730 canh, and 87}4@373¢o sollor January. Iye wos moro active aud firmor, at 6c. Barloy was quiot and firmer, bLut closed dull at $1.32 for No, 2, aud $1.03 for No. 8. Livo logs were in moderate demand at Thura. dny's pricos, or at $4.60@4.90 for poor to oxtra, Cattlo and shoop woro quict and firm, Information obtained from an officer of the Michigan Southern & Lake Shoro Tatlroad, which fs rucounted in full cldowhero, goos to show thot thoro {u a doflelt of about $70,000 in the monsys in tho cnrd of tho Cnshior of tho froight depart- mont of that road, ‘The moansy is alleged to bave boen takon for an Individual investmont, with tho intontion of roturning it in full 3 but, tho panic coming on, it was found impossiblo to raiso the monoy. Tho Cashier s said to have mado a full statomont of tho affair to tho Audi- tor of the road. ——— Mr. Douglass, Commissfonor of Intornal Rav- onuo, ia represonted as snying that tho Govorn- ment rocolpts in lls Dopartmont aro now ns largo as thoy wore bofora the panic, and as boliev- ing that thoy will oxceod tho ostimato by £3,000,- 000 or $4,000,000 by tho ond of the flscal yoar, Sccretary Richardson hng cstimated tho falling- off of total receipta at $42,000,000, but, i Mr, Douglnss is right, this estimato will bo reduced by internal rovenuo recolpts somo $25,000,000, and thonatural fncrease on customs’ duties from now on will make the doficioncy still loss, —— Tho Sonato Committoo on Retrenchment 8coms not to bo altogether misnamed. It bos roported a substitute for tho House bill ropeal- ing tho salary-grab Jaw. The Bonato Lill pro- vides (1) for tho repeal of all incrense in tho sal- sties of Congressmen and Congrossionn! om- ployes, and for fixing their componsntion at what it was beforo tho passage or tho bill of last Mareh; (2) that all hoads of Dopartmonta shall receivo galavies of $8,000 a year; and (3) that the Secratary of the Treasury shiall havo suthor- ity to cover back into the Treasury all incroase of pay yot undrawn, or that las beon or may yot be roturned. This bill is cerlainly & nearor approach to tho demands of the poople than any-~ thing that s herotofore becn proposed. though it still lacks somothing of tho full recantalion domanded. e An important, though not sltogethor unox- peoted, itom of news will bo found this moruing n the announcement that the Weatern Union Tolegraph Compouy has sccured a leaso of tho Pacific & Atlantic Telograph Compnny, which owns 5,000 miles of line, running from Pitta- burgh to Now York, New. Oileans, Memphis, Cincinnati, Chicago, St, Louls, Dubuque, and $t, Paul. Tho Westorn Union already owned nenrly throc-quartors of the stock, which amounts to $2,000,000, and, as' the torms of tho lenso roquire that they shall pay only 4 por cont on tho stock, the Company will only nood to pay about §20,000 a yoar out- side of Wostern Union stockholders. The re- coipts of the Pacific & Atlantic lines have been nbout $500,000 & yesr, and as Prosident Orton cstimates that the Westorn Union Com- pany can run the additional lines at 50 percent, tho lesso is ecxpected to ndd largely to the rovonues of the Company. Tho Western Union bas now but two compotitors, viz,: the Atlantio & Pacific, running from New York to Boaton, Washington, Baltimoro, Buffalo, Oloveland; Chicago, Omaha, and San Francisco, and the Qioat Wostern, ruuning to Milwaukeo, Omala, Springfield, Peoria, and into Nubraska, ——— THE DECATUR CONVENTION, Tho resolutions and debstos of the Stato Tarmers' Associntion of Illineis have boon presented to tho public, and for cloarness of pur- pose and general intelligence thoy will compare most favorably with tho averago dobates in Con- grees, Tho Convention gave the widest Iatitude to tho exprossion of opinion, aud every men had the fullest opportunity to oxpross his senti- ments, aud it is very much to the credit of tho delogaten that, upon the final declaration of thoir judgment, there was such goueral unanimity, Tho debate on the resolution declaring their inde- pondonco and abandonment of the old politieal parlies wan oxcoedingly pointed. It brought out in full contrast tho zeal of thoso who wore honestly and consciontiously sooking roform, 8s against tho anciont projudices of thoga who hiave beon wodded to party. Every man who is or expects to be a Postmaater, or Deputy-Marslal, or Rovonue Tuspector, or the boldor of any other offico large or small in tho Bift of Senators or membors of Congress, vainly souglht to check the offort to throw off tha night- mare of the old dead parties. But the Convention bad met for busiucss, and the delogates had not gonoe to Decatur to renow their fidelity to parties whodo corruption and imbecility was-tho source of the general distross, S0 the Convontion, with slmost unanimous voleo— Reaolved, That tho rocont record of the old political partics {s such as to forfolt tho confidonce und respoct of tho people, sud that we aro, theruforo, absolved from all alleglanco 10 them, and will act no longer witl them, To tho Amorican peoplo who have beon so long looking for some deliverance from tho dos- potism and living death of the Republiean and Democratio parties, this organization is full of promise, It ropresents in sontiment tho agrieul- tural aud mechanleal classos of this Btato, and hes the Loarty sympathy of all who dosire oman- cipation for whitos as woll a8 blacks, It {ua movemont of the peoplo to overthrow tho dos- pollsmof the politicians who use party machinery for tho epoliation of tha couutry and thelr own aggrandizement. It is painful to look at the spectaclo oxhibited in tho Houso of Rop- resentatives during tho last two woeks, Phat body has beon atlempting to ro- poal tho salary-geab law of last March, and to do this roquired ouly o bIll with elx lines, and & singlo voto by yons and nays, But tho tyrannleal organization of parties has not per- mitted such actlon, The Domocratic party is ropresented in Cougress mamly by mou who voted for and have pocketed the two yoars' “ back-pay,” and who have received already over 25,000 each a8 pey for sorvices only just bogun, Not oue of there men intendsto give up a contof tho ill-gotton monoy, Tho Ropublican party iy Inrgely roprosouted by mou in precluoly the rama condition. Tho tomainder are new membora who did not got (ho back-pny, but who have got tho ndvanco-pay of tho prosout sossion, Thus mado up, the Ilouso has beon unable to pess an ungouditional repeul of the salary-grab act, nnd thoro is a doal of pother to know how muoh the mowmboys of tho prosent Congross shall recolvo. Thoy have fixed tho pay at ©0,000 & year, The uow mombora have sliown thomsclves to bo as fmbeolle and sollish ns thelr prodecessors, and when a man doos venturo to call attention to the untnlutakablo public opinion on this aubject, hoe in Instantly donounced by the loadiug blacke gnards of both parties, and hooted down by the mob, Out of a Congross thus mado up,—amo party undor Fornando Wood and the othor undor BSonator Carpontor,—and out of political partics thus roprosented, tho pooplo can oxpect no roform. Both partloa nro bandod togother and dofy publio opinfon, In dofense of this elass of transnotions the Domocratio porty nnd the Ropublican party aro firmly united. Bo long na vooplo acknowledgo fonlty to theso partics, roform of any kind is imposaiblo, "To this farmors’ organization, therefore, the country must look as tho advanco-guard of tho bottor sontimont of tho peoplo. In this organis zation, founded upon positivo griovances, Zolt by the pooplo of all tho Statos alike, thoro is an opportunity for such & union of the people ngolost party ruffianism a8 will nccomplish tho ovortlirow of both tho old partics, and placo the country onco moro in the patis of progross and roform. Noxt yoar this now party will try con- clusions with its nntagonists inIllinois in n Btato clection, — CUBTODY OF THE CITY FUNDS, Comptrollor Hayes has submitied to tho Com- mon Council some suggestions as to tho futuro management of city finances wl.llch aro very imn- vortant. Aftor roforring to the Gage dofalea- tion and tho financlal coudition of the oity, ho rominds the Council that it has become tho prac- tico to expond the monoys approprinted long beforo tho tax lovied for that purposo Los bLeen collocted. Thus the appropriations for tho fia- cal year ending Mavch 81, 1874, woro ovor $6,000,000, and n large partof tho monoy has beon exponded, and will all bo oxponded bofore June noxt, when tho great bulk of tho tex for 1878 will bo collocted. Ho also calls attontion to tho practico of drawlng warrants upon tho Treasuror payable out of particnlar funds which lind no money to their credit, and paging thom out of other money in tho Troasury bolonging to other funds. Thia is prohibited by law. The result is, that, whilo there is now on the books 92,662,000 to the crodit of special funds, thoro Is less than one-third of that sum in tho Treasury, Ho insists that this practico must he abandoned. Ho declares that Lo cannot, con- sistontly with his official obligations, continue any such practice. To moot the difficulty, if nat to nvort the municipal dishonor of not paying its obligations whilo thero is public money in the Troasury to the credit of spocial funds, hio Buggests that tho city shail exerciso the au- thority vested in it by the Charter, of authoriz- ing tho doposit of city monoys, without regard to the fund to which they belong, with such banks a8 will make the required pnymonts and givo proper soourity, To carry out this pro- posed change, ho bas submitted to the Council certain resolutions to bo adopted. Theso pro- vido that, within twonty days preceding the dato of any payment of intorest, tho Tronsurer, npon the order of the Comptroller and Mayor, shall purchaso and deliver to tho Comptrollor aight oxchaugo on Now York for tho sum required, Within o like period preceding tho dato of making monthly payments to the employes of the city, the Trossurer shall, upon tho order of the IMayor and Comptroller, doliver to the bank or banks named therein such amount of the city's moueys as shall bo dosiguated in tho order, to bo immediately do- posited in such bank or banks as, with the ap- proval of the Mayor, shall undortake to furnish tho city the moucy to meot such paymont. All monoeys thus placed in the banks ghall be de- posited to tho credit of Chicago, and shall bo drawn upon tbo ordor of the Troasurer, couuter- sigaed by the Mayor and Comptroller. " Theso rosolutions make important changes in the administration of tho business of the city. ‘Thoy rovolutionize the business of the office of the City Treasurer, and prectically transfors to the Mayor and Comptroller the custody of tho public money, without relioving the Treasurer of hia respousibility. It is notorious that no porson can afford to assume tho rosponsibili- ty of tho safe-keoping and disbursomont of the monoys of tho City of OChicago for tho salary of $2,500 & year,—or about one- hel? what the Treasurer has to poy for clerk hiro, " However dosirable it moy bo to brenk up tho wholo intorest business, there should be some proper and adoquato compensation paid to tho City Treasurer, or & modification of his ro- sponsibility, The doposit of moncys in the banlke by the favor of city officers has been, in all cities that practico it, o fruitful ‘sourco of corruption nud loss. Would It not bo Lotter to giva the Troasurer a liboral and fixed salary, and onforco the strict sub-troasury system in the custody and disburaomont of the public monay ? —e MANNERS AT WASHINGTON AND DECA- TUR. The debato in the Houso of Represontativos, on Thuredny last, upon the Salary-Grab ques- tion, was of a charactor to bring a blush of shiamo to tho choeks of any man who has a re- gord for national decenoy, It hos boen evident, from the very first day of the ecssion, that the members of the Iouse intended to kill the prop. oition with ridicule, and to treat this universal and emphatio demand of the poople in a trifliug way, a8 if it woroa huge joke, but we prosume that no ono had oxpected such a disgraceful ox- hibition of offensive persouality and breach of parlismentary decorun as charactorized this do- bato, 1f thore woro no other argumont for po- Iitieal roform and the oxtiuction of existing par- tiog, this debate would bo sufivient, Mo what brgo uses have both Democrats and Ropublicans ulike come, whon such a public oxhibition as this can bo made without oven s rebuke or protast | ‘There hus been o time whon such foul-mouthed gabblo uud Billingsgute would bave beon check- od, but it is evident now that all deconcy and dignity bave been lost, and that the shamelese- nosy with which corruption has beon practiced boa extended to porsonal conduct, It ls porkiaps Impossille to conduct & debate upon any subjeat " without ite taking & personal aliapo at times, but this doos not nocessitate tho degradation of tho House of Roproseutatives to tho standard of bummors’ ward-meoting, nor tho degradation of dobute to a pot-house brawl, Great mon indo- bate aro always moro or loss personal, ond yot novor tramscend the limits of purlismentary dignity, Wobster's roply to Hayne is n tissue of porsonality, and yot Webater nover lowored, his dignity, and the speach stands ad o model of eloquonco aud pro- priety in tho same rank with his groat coustitu- tional arguments. In thoso days, Lowover, wo had statosmon in Congress who sot somo atoro by thoir charactor and reputation ; ‘low wo have wrangling politicians not ouly Inferior In intol- lectusl callbro, but wanting in that dlgnity of charactor and deportimont which should apper- {ain totheir high stations, Wo need go no fur- thor than this to aucortsin the low coudition {nto whick both tha old partios havo sunk, In contra-dlstinction to thisscons in Congross, tho Farmeis' Oonveution, whioch hiss been in ses- slon at Docatur thin wook, presents n Buggenlive contrant, ThisConvontion was composed of mon who mala 1o protonsions to slalosmanship, but are, on tho othor hand, plain, simple men, the most of whom do dafly Iabor in eultivating tho oll. Thoy had beforo them for discussion & pgront varloly of important national questiony, upon which thero was & wide dis- agroomont of oplnfon, Thewe questions ware discussed sovoral ontiro days without an offonsivo porsanality, although thoro was slrong provoca- ton, inasmuch ng oxciting political queations wera Involved, nnd the Convention wan composed of dologatea of all shndos of political opinion, Thero was reason lo oxpoct not only o want of harmony, but s violont discussion, which would ond in bitter porsonalitios from such plaln-spoken mon as farmers usunlly aro, Instend of this, the dobato was dignified and manly, and, although nearly overy delogato ox- prosted Lis opinions, tho disoussion was clear, conciso, Intelligont, und to tho polnt, and, although tho viewsof the dolegatos woro In mauy respocts as far upart ns the poles, thero was niot o word apoken whicth was undigulified, Congresa Is supposed to embody the roprogont- ahive intolligonco and dignity of the nation, It bas - tho most vital intorests of tho natfon in its hands. It i8 supposed to ad- minister upon theso interosts in nn une &olflsh, imporsonnl, stntesmantiko manner, hav- ing tho gonoral good of the country in view, In tho placo of thiy, wo ave tronted Lo the spectacle ofamob of politicians calling names, hurling opithots, bandying slang, and dolaying the businoss of tho country, day aftor day, with such an exhibition of persoualitios as wo might oxpect to witnoss In a- tavorn brawl, Tho Farmors' Convention suggests, in comparlson with this, (bat it would bo much better for tho country at large aed would eavo it a great donl of mortification if the Houso of Representatives bind somo of its matorial in it. Anything would bo preferablo to tho brag- gadocio, bluster, windiness, and slang spawned dally ont of the cortuptions of tho old partios, and sont abroad a8 spocimons of Congressional eloquonca and intelligonco. REFORMING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, Ouvil-Servico Roform s not « result that many persons would have oxpooted to follow the panto, but the event may prove it to bo ono of tho Dlossings disguised in that calamity, The Houso of Reprosentatives, on ‘Waednesduy, odopted & resolution offored by Mr. Willard, which may lead to some tangible achiovements in this direction, Tho resolution calls fora ro- port from the Committeo on Civil-Servico Ro- form as to tho practicability of reducing the oumber of public officials, and cuting down thelr galaries, and also contomplatos tho abo- lition of tho fee systom in custom-housea and olsowhare, by asking the Committeo to report on tho ndvirability of providing that in all cases comporsation shall boin the form of a fixed sal- ary. Thie resolution, which the Houso passed promptly, much to ite credit, covers the prin- ciplo of & romedy for the throaloned dis- cropancy betwoen the national rovonues and ox- ponditures, which is much moro direct and prac- ticablo tlian that proposed bySecrotary Richard- son. Tha people aro forced, by bard nocessity, to oconomize in every dircction. Domestic ox- peudituro is being roduced in overy housshold in the country, bocause earnings, wages, and protits liavo fallon off. Common senso teachos common people that, whon thoir incomes dwin- dle, thoy must reduce their oxponses, or lso the result will bo tho “misory"” of which Micawbor talked so cloquently. But no such common senso obtnins in tho public houschold, Tho somo cnuses which bavo operated on in- dividual incomes Lnvo eaton into tho incomo of the Governmont. A doflcit of mauy millions is {hreatoned this yoar. Tho oxponditures, it continued on the samo scale ns lnst year, will outrun tho receipts by about $45,000,000. In this emergenoy, the Sccretary of tho Tronsury Pproposes, not a reduction of expenses, butan increase of taxation. Becrotery Richardson's lottor on this subject to the Committeo of Ways snd Monus, on the 16th inst., is remarkable for the fact that the only reforenco Lio makes to the bard timos through which the people ara strug- gling, and to tho straits to wnich thoy aro driven tomake ends meat, i that it lessens thoir ability to pay taxos! In wurging his scheme for an increase of taxation, he says: ‘It should bo tfaken into account that tho offect of any law whick may bo onncted to increase taxation willnot fullyappoar for savoral months after its passago, and that, in tho appa- rent disposition among the people to reduce exponditures, tho rates which may be fixed will not produce the same amount of rovenuo ns would accruo under difforent circumetancos,"” These suggostions from the Sacrotary of tho Trossurydo not accord with the tompoer of the poople, Their exponditure for publio purposes is not o whit more sacred (han that for their privato use. If thoy ara forcod by nocossity to stint their familics, they will not hesitato to ro- strict tho publio sorvants, Tho following table shows how the publio exponditures have grown during tho last fow yonrs. ‘I'ho accounts of tho army and Oovy aro omitted: Civil, Congres Execut 6, i Judicl U177 8,810,188 S 204 w0301 3 15960 12881 Misccllaneous, Mint edtablishment, 004,633 1,030,001 455,701 'gsdan 2,018,790 2,900, o PO 8,075,052 1,000,003 10,003,648 4104477 4,705,475 efunding proceeds of capt and abandoned property. 613,049 1,060,070 Indiutis,,esvnss BUSBHSA 7,051,705 Forts und fortiilcation provenient of rivers & 5,334,807 8,319,470 L3934 1,571, TGy ST 6,812 104 4,456 1,198,000 Tolalsuossvavessnenseners SUO00T,200 308 This shows an inoraaso of 60 por cent in those items in flvo years. Tako auother comparison, Tho oxpouses of tho Goverumont, after deduot- |, Ing tho intorest on the dobt, drawbacks, pon- aions, and the cost of the army and navy, wore ouly $84,016,358 iu 1805, Last yoer, tho samo cxpensos wero $75,701,125, or moro than double, Next year, the publio expoenditures witl o still more oxtravagaut, unloss such stops as thoso indicated by M. Willard bo taken prompt- 1y, The tablo given abovo shows Low lnrge & proportion of tho publio expenditura could be #aved by an adequate roform of tha Oivil Bor- vico, It could not ba expectod to yiold tho vn- tire saving of £10,000,000 or more which la neodad, but it would be & atop, and & vory con- sidorable one, in the right direction, It would alyo bo n vory short and admirablo road to Givil- Hervico Roform. It is at lonst cortain that the peopla will not tolorato In public affairs & con- tiuuanco of tho oxtravagauco which hns aldod other causos in producing thewr financlat troubles, Tho Governmont must cconomizo ag well 88 {ho individual, THE QUBAN REVOLUTION, Evonis In Cuba follow ench other in vory rapid #uccesslon, Tho Virginjus mattor having boen disposed of by the surreuder of that vestol to tho Unitod States, to bo ndjudicatod upon ac- cording to intornationnl law, ond the blustor Laving ealtnod down, tho noxt evont to como to tho nurfaco is o rovolutlon within & rovolution, by the Gubans themsolves. Ceapedos hns beon formally deposed from the Presidoncy of tho so- called Cuban -Ropublio, and raloto Aquilors tnkes his placo. Changes havo also beon made in all tho other civil dopartments, and oven the Gonoral commanding tho forces in tho field has been romoved, and nnother put in his placo, ‘Tho Cubans ovidently Live little faith in Mr, Lincoln's favorite maxin about tho folly of swapping horses whilo croasing o stream; and, if thoir supromely reckloss not is followed by tho ovorthrow of tholr causo, thoy have only tholr own insanity to hold rasponsible, Even {f thoir loadors woro not malk- ing eatisfactory. progress, an oxchango at such n oritieal timo as the Pprosont und in the very faco of the onemy will loso them tho confidenco of thoir sympathizors, who bad bogun to bo convincéd that Spain Lad undor- takon a hopoless task, Again; tho chango doos not {uspira any hopo that it will bo followed by any increago of onorgy in tho fleld or of wisdom In council.' Both the military and civil olticials of the mythical Cuban Tepublic woro do- ing all that could - bo oxpected, and wore making a valiant and dotermined opposition to the Spenish forcos, Tho dircetion now passes into tho hands of the Now York Cubans, o junts of speculators and advouturors, who havo not tho boss of roputations in this couatry, and have beon valinnt patriots s long way off from tho flold of action, and hiavo nogo- tinted Cuban bonds with tho most recklons putriotism, sud vory likely may have dared ovon to livo upon thoe procoods. Cuban affairs Lod in romlity bogun to look up. Tho Virginius outrago placed them in & now attitude beforo tho world, and the Bpanish atrocities had croated n wide- epread feeling of sympathy for them, Tlie Homo Goverumont hnd, and still has, its bands go full in trying to suppress tho Cartagena insurgonts aud disporse the Carlist guerrillas, that it cannot sparo anothor man for Cuba, and is talking of & goneral enrollmont for military duty of all mon belween 18 and 45 yoars of ago, ono- fourth of whom are to bo conscripted for netive sorvico, In tho midst of flattoring pros- pects liko theso, the Cubnus thomselves havo not only projudiced their cause in (ho fleld, but have eondsngored tho respect aud confldence which it wag beginning to receive by & complate chunge of lenders, for no other apparout roason thon to gratify tho ambitions cf a cabal of noedy and scedy advonturers and blustering patriots, obscuro quarters of New York City. Such tritling as this will bo of littlo help to the Cuban cause, and may provo its death-blow, — IMPORTANCE OF VACCINATION. ‘Wo have now reached that soason of the yoar when it is only reasouablo to oxpoct o rapid spread of small-pox, This loathsomo disoase is now raging with great sovority in Cleveland, Buffalo, and other citios, snd it is usoless to oxpect that Chicago will enjoy any immunity from tho scourge, The weekly mortality report, prosonted at the regular maoting of tho Board of Henllh on Tuesday ovening, shows that thore aro tho bost of remsous for suoh o bolief. During tho weok there wero oight doaths from this disonse, and tho number of jufecled houses at tho close of the woek was 81, showing an incroase, and also showing o decided tendoucy to sproad. Tho most effectual obatacle to its sproad is vaccina~ tion, and tho Board of Healih should Lo em- powered with nuthority to onforce this pro- ventivo, and should Lo provided with all tho ro- sources, both in mon and matorial, g0 as to mako it goneral, With tho small forco of mon at command of the Board, it iy impossiblo to do anything in & goneral way, To sccom- plish any real good, tho Board mast hLave, tho co-operation of tho physicians of the city end Sanitary Inspectors, Evory ward in tho city ehould have its Inspoctor to look attor tho disonso, and report cases, and a central Jo- cality whoro vacoination cen Do performed gratuitously, It is smong tho poor and tho ig- noraut that the most danger is to bo feared. It is not likely that this class will voluntarily como forward to bo vaccinnted. Thero- foro, they must bo wsought out and com- polled to pratect thomselves. Tho woalthy and oven the middlo clugses understand the ne- ceesity of vaccination, and will take caro of them- solvos, but the poor will not. Some place, thero- fore, must be provided for them, and some one sliould havo tho responsibility of hunting them up. Tho discaso now is o well known to plysi- cians that it {s not necossarily fatal if it is takon at the proper time, and treated with even ordi- uory skill, but it rages worst among those classos who aro the leust protested and receive tho losst modical atton- tion. Thoy aro tho omos to bo protected, and the Donard of Health should have amplo au- thority and nssistanco todoit. Meanwhile, those who aro ablo to take care of themmelvos should alsodoit. Anounco of provention is worth a pound of ouro in this loathsomo disease. With the requisito precaution, it may be kopt within bounds and proventnd from bocoming epidemio, aud tho time to do that is now, bofore the dis- easo has got & material faothold, The appalling froquoncy of fatal mcoldonts liko that at Wigan Junction, of late, on the En- glish rallways, and their general unpunctuality " and disregard of publio Intorosts, has brought thom a warning from tho Govornment. Presi- deut Fortosoue, of the Board of T'rado, which ig & Government inatitution, has addrossed a cir- cular to tho raflroad companies, in which ho calls thelr attontion in A formal maunor to the noto- rious fuot that o lnrge proportion of tho accl- donts on their lines are duo to cnuscs which aro perfootly within their ocontrel, Ilo intimntes plainly that, it thoy do mot mend tholr ways, the Govorumont will toko them in lund snd wmake thom the aubjoots of logislation which will protoct the livos and othor rights of the pooplo. Laut yoar, thore woro 246 traln acoldeats, snd in ono way or aunther 1,145 poreots woro killed and 8,008 injured ; and tho Government aconses tho rail- waycompunies of having, by willful misconduct, killod or meimed & Iarge proportion of these sufforors, English rollway companios soem to bo much ko thoso of othor countries in their onrelossnoss und orimiuelnoss, In England, ae in Amorion, the sccidant ia the safe arrival of » Passeuger al - his dostluation. The disas- had. who hiave thus far fought tho Cuban battlos in, tors, which aro miscallod ncoldents, are the {navitablo resulta of carcfully-proparod con- ditions, Thin clroular from tho Govornmont s clicited much comront from tho Lr.glish proes, which evidontly rofisct o popular detsrmipation to bring tho rallronds to rongon. Many plans are proposed for tho Governmont regulation which in throatonod, Ono principlo moots with gront favor. Itis, that tokill n presenger must bo mado much moro costly to tho railrond compn~ nles than to take the precautions which would provont his Loing killed, Another is that the public should bo given some speedy moans of recovering damages for louscs by unpunctuality, datentious, aud thoe llke, Moro extremo mons- ures aro proposed, such s tho nssumption by tho Government of powors to compel tho com- panios to doublo their lines when it may bo uccessary, and fo briug thelr equipment gonor- ally up to tho requiromonts of public eafoty and convuniouce. Itis lntumsung' to rofloct, in con- noction with this mattor, that tho supervision and regulation of railway corporations by the Btatois evory day growing more into popular favor in England, Germnny, and the United Btatea. — The Staa!s-Zeitung of yostordny makes two charges which porhaps dosotve notice, one of which, it enys, can bo sustained in o youy solemn mannor, Itis thiy: At tho timo thia [German city printing] law was pro- posod, so fully and unhesitatingly did Tius Triuse approvo of i, that 1ts manoger urgently requested Mr, Hoslng to exort hls Jufluctico fn favor of Lho apylica- tlon of tho samo logal proviclon to tho nmowspapers printed In the English lauguage, That fact can be proven by oath any time, As this ataiemont Is somowhiat vaguo and ine definite, wo shall wait for the afidavit before answering it in dotail. Meouwhile, wo dony it in its general scope. Tho second chinrgo s aa follows: Docs not 3r. Horaco White remembor s cortain day when, with two frionda and with pocketful of money, ho drovoaround {n a hack, to *seo® a number of Al. dermen {n order to “induce” them by Q, O, D, argu- ments to elect Tur TRIDUNE for city printer? The offort fafled,—but {t was made nouetlo less, ond it wae mado by tho samo person who now denounces tho Dpublication of municipal advertisemonts as a “ gwine dlo” and » grab,” Ar. Horaco White romembers driving in o hack with Mr, Hosing aud ono other geutleman, soven or cight yoara ago, to seo Alderman McRoy Calkting, and Rober, Io does not remembor taking any money or talking about money. He doss not remembor inviting Mr, Houing to go on o bribing excursion with him, His knowledgo of Alr. Hesing would have led him to coucludo that that gontleman's Roman virtuo would havo indignantly spurned tho invitation, e —— 1 The Pall Mall (Eng.) Gazelle evidently has not o very high approcintion of tho financial abilitics of our Secrotary of the Treasury. After giviug o briof blograplical skote of bis lifo, and showing the intrigning manner in’ which Lo stopped from the Probato Bonch to tho Hocre- taryship, it says s It will o scen from this short skoteh that thers waa_roally no reason {0 expect bim o prove n great lnuncler, aud 8 great fuancler ho cerlainly hiss not proved limself o bo; his recont plan of “resumption on & llver basis” has caused o roar of Iaughler from oncend of the country to tho other, aud it hus had ono very good offoctin ot length revealingto tuo publlo tho extremo smallncss of tho mental capacity of tho Secretary, In Massachusetts, beforo his elo ‘vation, hie was well kuown to have o small mind, better adapted to political intriguo than to anything else, Nowho has made almostan futernational exposure of it, —— PITTSBURGH. Attempt to Disturb the Title of Prop= orty Valued at $14,000,000 — Theo Present Owners in Posucssion ‘Only by Suffrance, Special Disputch to The Chicago Tribune, Prrrsnunon, Pa., Dec, 19.—Iutengo oxcitement was croated to-day among tho property-ownors on Poun avenue from Grarrison alley to Four- toenth street, by roceiving lettors from Attornoy- Genoral Dimmick and Survoyor-Gonoral Burth, roquesting thom to have tho titles to their land oxamined 28 P, O, Remington and Q. MeGowsp, two surveyors of this city, had made application for warrauts for it undor o Stato law, it never having been taken up. The proporty montioned occupics o numbor of squares, and is valued at over 14,000,000 according to city asscssment. On it aro situated eomo of tho most extensive factorics in tho United States; as, for ingtance, the Pittsburgh Plow-Works, the Wayne Iron aud Bteol Works, tho warchouses, oft icos, and yards of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayno & Cbicago ailway, tho ofticos of the Cleveland & Pitfs- burgh "Railrond, the Bradly Btove-Works, the famous Fort Pity Foundry, Zug's Iron Mills ; Aitehell, Stovenson & Co.’s Foundry, and mauy othors, almost too numorous to mention, This Eraperty is bounded on om0 smide y the Allogheny, and runs from Penn avonuo down, haviug its torminua at tho stroet above namod. - Tv soomy that this proporty was acquir. ed from William Penn, and was never mentioned or surveyed in the old Pittsburgh survey. There aro no dwollings on it, or they would havo the provious right to warrants, Tho omission was mede by nevor mentionlug the bauk of tho river in tho survoys, conxoquently it wes still public laud.’ Bome ten years ago an effort was mada to pro-empt this nd, but somehow it foll through, ono of tho parties dylug, It scoms that fow people wero awaro of the fact of this land still bolonging ‘o tho State, and the recont Hrauacdin;,' oansod eneral sonrching up of old tittes, Vrom this a8t attompted grab some intoresting suits aro probeble. SELLING ‘A TELEGRAPH. The Linca of the Pacific & Atlautic Telegraph Compuny Rought by the Western Ualon Company, Special Duapateh to T'he Clicago Tribune. New Youx, Deo. 19.—Ab & mooliug to-day of the Executive Comumitteo of the Board of Di- rectora of the Westorn Union Telograph Com- pany, at the Company's oftice, n louso of tho lines of the Pacific & Atlautic Tolograph Com- pany was consummatod. It was ugreed to ata wmeotng of the Board of Directors of the lattor Company, hold in Pittsburgh on Wednosday last, The Western Union Company already own thrae- fourths of tho stock, aud by the torms of the loase thoy aro to pay 4 per cont per aunum of the wholo capital stock of' 82,000,000, which on oue-quatrter of tho total stock calls for an outluy of ouly $20,000 a year, ‘The cnpital of tho Pacific & Atlantio Tele- graph Calwmny s #2,000,000. ‘Their Jues ox- tond from Now York, vin Philadelphia and Bal- timoro, to Pittsburgh, Columbus, Indinunpolis, 8t. Louis, aud St. Paul, Lvl'uunhilllg from Du- buquo to Clieago, thenco to Cincinuati, Nash- villo, Memphis, snd Now Orleans, Thoy own fi,OUL‘ miles of Lino and 10,000 niles of wivo, The gross 1ccoipls of tho Cowpany last year woro £500,000, Prosident Orton antd to-dny that, although the Pacific & Atluntio Compuny have not snecooded on wnkiig their line protitable, working in oppositton to the Westorn Union, tho laltor intond to take tho wires into their own oflicos, aud oxpect to derive o lurgo profit from them, largor even than from theirown line, Thuy hive ottices In nearly evory town through whick tho I'agitle & Atlwntis wires run, and little ndditionnl oxpouso will thorofora Vo increased In working their new lines, * It couta the Wostern Union Compguy,” said Dresi- dont Otton, *nhout 30 por cout of thoir rocoipts to caary on thoir buslness, They can take tho business of their compotitors at » cost of 60 pur cont of tho lgro:s ournings," o gross oarn- ings of ‘ho l'uciflo & Atluntio Company having baon $500,000, the Westorn Union Directors ex— poct to mako u olear protit of §260,000, e S MICHIGAN STATE® FAIR, Speofal Dispatoh to The Clicugo T'ribune, GRAND Raros, Mioh, Doo. 10,—1'he Execu. tive Donrd of tho Btate Agricultural Sucioty at Eaton lln]shlu adjourned aino dio to-dny, ‘I'he time for the comaicncament of the next fuir huy 1 boen chianged fram Sopt, 41 ¢o Hoph, L4, FOREIGN. Cuban Patriots Gain a Victory Over Spanish Troops, Four Tundred Out of a Force of Five Huedred Kitied or Captured, The Virginius Prisoners Released o Thursday Last, CUBA, JIAvAXA, Doe, 18, vin Kuy Wrst, Doe, 10,—It In raported that the steameor named the Santingo de Cubn bns succooded in landing a fillibustering oxpoditition ou the southern const of the Island, betwoen Guantaunwno and Bantiago, Advices from the msurgont sourcos stato thaf a column of 600 Bpaniards set out on Monday Inst to surprico a dopot of arms and smmunition vear Guuimaro, but foll futo an smbuge cado prn{mrud for them bé Gen, Matimq Gomoz with 600 cavalry, uly 100 Spon. fnrds oseaped, Their commonder aud 200 soldiers woro killed, and tho remainder wera takou prigonors, The Cubang subroquently re. loatied tho guerilla Maj, Martilique aud other oftlcors, and, alter attouding to the wounded, sent them undor oscort to tho vicinity of tha Bpauish lines. A Bpanish column under Col, ‘[\rmlnnu has started in pursult of the Insurgoni oreo. TRopresontatives of the Republican journals of Cubn have waited on the Colonial Minfster and prosonted a document remonetrating against tha czndorship, aud deolaring that thotr journals will e compalied to couse publication” unloss the rulos are wodifled or abollsbel. ‘WasuiyatoN, Dee. 19.—Tho following dig. patehies woro received hero to-night : UNITED STATES BTEASNER WOROESTER, KLY Wibr, Dee, 19, II«;n. G. 21, Robeson, Secrctary of the 'Navy, Washinge orh ¢ Our Consul at Havann telographed thst the Virs glulus prisonora wero delivored to tho Juniats to-day, ond elio safled fmmodiately for Nuw York, My die: pateh to the commanding otlicer at Hantiago, ho o8y, Was transmittod by tolegraph aud mall yosiorday. (giined) . 1L, 8007, Tioar-Aduliral, HavANS, Dec, 19, Secretary of Navy, Washington ; Commander Braluo telograptin horo an follows ;. BANTIAGO DE: Cuna, Doc, 18, The prisoncrs of ihie Virginius avo Loch delivered fosday, the 18th of December, I shall gal) to-duy for New York, TI {ansos and Cansndaigua are here ‘awalting order (Sigued) AL, Consnl, LHAvaNA, Dec, 19.—Tho oftice of tho Diatco do Tt Marini were entored by burglars early thia morviug. U'he Administrator and his nophow woro tied, gagged, und their lives throntonod by tho burglars, Aftor socuring about $28,000 they decampod, —_—— MEXIico, Maraxonas, Dee. 10.—There are apprehone alons of serious tronbles growing out_of the clection for Muyor of this city. Gen, Cortium, who rocetved the mejority of tho opular vote, iu obnoxious to the prosont city unlnnriflnu, who are endenvoring to provent bim boing doclared clozted Ly tho Ttoturn Judges when they mcof nest Sunday. TFour or five hundred of Cortina'a friends aro gaid to be undor arms, vith a viow ta sustainivg the claims of their chiof. 'The city authioritios aro ropresonted to Lave applied to the National Government by tolograph for the tupport of Federal troops in this city, which was dented. 'The guards of rogular troops have beon withdrawn from the pullic buildings, and_ the city authoriliens have placed Stato traops on duty, @+ the nationnl forces will remain noutral in the contest, Gon, Cortina will doubtloss be suo- cossful. —_—— AFRICA. Loxpox, Dee. 19—Dispatches from the Gold Oonst ennounce that tho King of Daliomey has joinod tlie Ashantees, Tha fever continues amongst the British troops, and 100 invalids huve Euon sont to St. Helona, . —_— { FRANCE, g Pantg, Dec. 19.—In the Asssmbly to-day thy bill incroasing the salaryof Presidat MacMahon ‘way passed, —_— SPAIN. Mabuip, Dec. 19.—Gon. Porata will fxrohb]‘y be appointed Captain-Ganoral of Porto fico. r’l‘hn Cure of Ssuta Cruz has oscaped inte France. et . GREAT BRITAIN, Loxvox, Dec. 10.—Dr. Konealy, counsol for the Tichborne claimzut, is ill, and tho case ia poute poned till the 29ch fust, —_——— THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. Letter from the Late Prof, Agassiz, CrevELAND, 0., Deo. 19,—Tho Leader will to- morrow publish a lottor writton by Prof, Agassiz shortly boforo his death, positivoly donying the statomont 5o ofton paraded by the Catbolics ag an - argumont amainst the public school system to tho offect that Agessiz had inveatigai~ ed tho houses of prostitution in Boston, and fonnd s Inrgo majority of the immates 'wera natives of that city, and attributed their own downfall to the impure to shich thoy had subject whilo pupils of the Boston public +tchools. Tho letter says: ©Tho itom rogard- ingg tho causea of tho full of the women of Bog~ ton, which you sont mo some timo sgo, s s ‘taso inVoution and slander, which I shonld long ago have exposed did I nos shrinlt from o discuesion with that class of peo- plao who indalga in such insinuations.” —_— SUICIDE, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BrooatrvaToN, IlL, Dee. 19.—Charles Brows don, azod 80, until quite recently brakeman on the Chicngo & St. Louis Railroad, committed suicide lnst night by toking morphine. He waa & married mun, and leaves n wife about to bo~ como a mother, aud two small children, in very dostituto circumstances. Tho causo of his act was despondenoy induced by tho loss of his sit~ uation. e was ono of a humber of mon dis~ charged recantly whon the Company reducoed ita force. Ilis paronts live iu Springfiéld. —— MOVEMENT OF THE IOWA WHEAT CROP, McQnroor, Ia,, Deo, 18.—The wheat crop of Towa is bogiuming to move. Fivo hundred Tieight-cars wore last week ordered along the Iine of tho Milwaukos & St. Paul Railrond, be~ tween Noith MeGrogor and Austin, A fow days sinca a train of eighty empty cars started from this point ou tho ebove-mentioned road, NEERASKA GRANGERS, Special Disvateh to The Chicaao Tridbune, Oxaura, Nob,, Dee. 19,.—~The mooting of the Stato Grango at Lincolu s ttouded by about 800 mombors, Nothing of gonoral interast was transacted. intlu- ences beon — FIRE IN AURCRA, ILL, Spectal Dispateh to Thie Chicayo Tribune, Avrous, ., Dec. 19.~1'ho residenco of Henry Staul is burniug, and uo hope of snving it is ou- tortained, Tho hiouso aad furuituro a0 fully insured, e * JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. Lavorrte, Ind,, Deo. 19.~In tho caso of Johue #on Virtuo, who shot TPoter Walquist at Walkore ton yostorday, the verdict of the jury in the pro« liminary exaniination beforo n magistrato to-day was_justiflublo homicide, and Virfuo las so- cordiugly been dischurged, THE FLOOD IN OHIO ABATED. Soecial Dispatel to The Chicugo 7Tribune, Caunntoak, 0., Deo, 10.—~Througl trains_are now ruuniug ol tho Matiotla, Dilleburgh & Clovoland ltaulrond, X —_— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Pryouris, Eng,, Deo, 10,—Arrived—Steams ship Goatho, from Now York, k}mv Yok, Dee, = 18.—Arrived—Stoamship Java, from Livorpool ; Culiforus Glsogow. Prococious Ch From the T'roy (N, ¥,) Whig, A fow days ago o gurl uiod” 13 years, named Turloy, nd anothor ubout the same aye, loft Cohoos for'n walic to a placo o mile or two onst of Cohocs, When about half-way (hey met a boy aged 15 yoara, Miss Larloy at ouco foll in love with him and he with hor, They ap~ Dbroachod ench ofhor, aud, after a briof conversae tion, sho resolved to nuuumx(uuy him to_ bhis Tuther's farm, in the Lown of Walorviiot, whore they would bo married. ‘I'ho purents of the Eel:,fl beoame alarmed at tho absenco uf thelr daughi but on \Vedlmndn( lhu{ recolved a lotter from her which said, ' Iwillbe home on Day, sud taing my husband with me,*