Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1873, Page 4

+ Dargou, THE CHIVAGO DAILY. TRIBUNE: MONDAY, TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, TRRMA OF SUDRCRITTION (PAYADLE IN ADVANCE). Dalg b (1) | Bunday, ¥ L iy R R it Farinot a yonr at tho samo rata, ‘Toprovent delny and mistwkes, bo auro and givo Post O conddromn in futl, fncluding Rtato and County, Bemittanucos may ba madu oithor by denft, oxyress, Post Ofeaordor, or in registerod lotform, at ourrisk, TEnMK 70 o1y Atincumkne, Dally, dolivorod, Hunday esconted, 2 conte por weok. Dally, dolivored, Sunday Includod, 30 conts por weak, Addross THE TRILUNE COMPANY, Corucr Madison and Dearborn-ats., Chicago, 1l TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS, AVIORERS THEATRE—Madison strogly batwoon Dearborn_ and Htato, Enkagowent of Shiol Barry, “*Clrlstmas Kvo; or, Tho Gray Lads," TOOLEY'S THEATIE—Randoloh stroot, botwoon Clark nnd LaSallo, X Tt Genoava Cross, AOADEMY OF MUSIG—Halatod streat, botweon Mad- tson and Monroe. Kngagemont of K. A. Sothorn. ** Qur Amorlean Cousin," ¥ GLOBE THRATRE-Doaplaincs atreat, hetwoon Mad- fron and’ Weshington. lingngemont of Mias Augusts ** Rising of {ho Moo, MYRRS' OPERA-HOUSE Monroo strost, botwoen Deahorn and State. Atlington, Ootton, nud, Kemblols Mimbteoln, ™ Bituplo Stnion.” ‘Miustroley nud comloali- s, Vi B IOUSTE—No. 9 Waat Randaloh A 6r tha waneiof tho Nowaboy ome, BUSINESS NOTICES. WHEN WE BAV THAT MRS, WINSLOW'S : Tk a chiarm, wo do but roilerato :flfi‘;i'-':.‘in'-’.fln'"m" Cvers Dorsom wha ovor waod it for tholr b The Chicags T Monday Morning, December 20, 1873, bume. Tho Erio Cannl is now complotely closed, lock- ing up about 9,000,000 bushels of grain which will have to romain all wintor. In this amount 18 ineluded nearly 1,000,000 bushels of wheat. ol 3. W. Hornor, formorly Prosidont of the Tansos State Univorsity, attompted to commlt suicide a fow days sgo, while under the influ- onco of insnnity, esused by domostie afliction. e S, As is customary at the closo of navigation, the mouagers of tho groat onst and west trunk lines, liko thoe Now York Central, Eric, and Pennsylva- nia Roads, havo met in Now York and raised their frolght rates. The schedulo showing the increase ovor the old ratos to various Western pointe will bo found elsowhore, and will prove of interost to shippers. Montreal dispatches received in New York stato that Genot, the convicted Tammany thief, is in Cannda, aud that in about two woeks, after arranging somo privato matters, ho will roturn 1o Now York City to await whatever moy bo in storo for him. ‘Tho announcoment that he is in Canada s very probable ; that ho will roturn to Now York voluntarily is very improbable, how- ever. It is not tho way ‘Tommany thicves act. Tho latest instance of tho Prosident's deter- mination to provide for the membors of his own ouschold, is furnishad by an order assigning Lieut. Fred Grant, of Gen. Sheridau’s steff, to duty in Washington, 28 mustering and disburs- ing offleer, with tho same rank and pay ho hna been roceiving., The position is saidtobon sincoure, Licut. Grant enjoying tho rank and pay of Lieutenant-Colonel, whilo & luborfllngtn does the work. — Tho foreign news in {his morning's issue is confined mainly to Spanish mattors. Whilo the Umited States Commissionors are oxaminivg the passengors of tho Virgiuius, who arrived at Now York yestordsy, tho Bpanish Governmont has medo n formal demand for the vessel and also for indembity, basing its domaud upon tho rocent decision of tho Attornoy- Genoral, that sho bad no right to sail under the American flag. Tho aotivity and energy of tho Castelar Government is furthor shown by its in- vesting Jovellar, the Captain-Genoral of Cube, with nownnd oxtraordinary powers, andrelieving Buteher Burriel of his command in the ecastern divigion of the island ) In another purt of this issue wo publish a vory interosting report of tho produce markets of this city for tho year now closing. ‘The record shows & very largo incresso. Our receipie of broadstulls aggrogato 96,781,698 bu ngainst 3,426,842 in 1872, and 83,618,203 bu in 187L Wo bavo rocelved tho onormous number of 4,360,000 livo hogs, and 765,000 head of caltle, The valuo of tho receipts of all linds of produce ie about $240,000,000. This, ond the articles on our manufactures and whole- alo trade, published in Tne TRInONE of the 23 and 26th insts., form o rocord which cannot bo tes highly appreciated by the many thousands who are interosted in watebing tho rapid growth f Chicago. ‘Tho telegraph announces the sppointment of Caleb Cushing o8 Minigter to Spein viece Gou, Sickles, resignad, and his accoptanca of the position. 3. Cushing is now in his seventy- third year, and hag been idontifled with political lifo for nearly balf a contury. Ho served in the Massachusctts Legislature threo torms; wae Membor of Congross from 1835 to 1843; Com-~ mismonor to Chine undor Presidont Tylor; a Brigadior-General in the Mexzican war; Judgo of tho Suprome Court of Maseachueotts in 1857; Attorney-Genoral in President Piorce's Cabinet; membor of the Charloston Convention in 18G0; ono of the Commission ap- pointed to codifly the laws of the United States in 1866 ; and reprosented this country in part in tho Genova Arbitretion, His long oxperionco in political life, his knowledgo of Janguages, and his servicos in the varions deperiments of gov- ernment, ought to enablo him to represont this country at Madrid with ability, notwithstanding the fact that Le is accepting office at an sge when most men are content to rativo. The Chicago produce markots were generally eaglor on Saturday, snd breadstuffs wore dulls Mess pork was activo and declined 50 per brl, closing at $18,80 cash, and 814.85 solley Tobru- ary. Lord was quiect and stondy ot £8.20@8.26 por 100 1bs, cash, and £8,60 soller February, Meats wore active and firm at B}{@b3ge for shouldors, 6J6@T3o for short ribs, @750 for ahort clear, all boxed, and at BY@93fo for sweet picklad hams, Mighwincs were dull and 1o lowor, at 930 per gullon, Drenscd hogs were in good demand and & shado Srnier at 86,90@06.00 per100 Ibs, Flour was dull and stoady, at §5.50@ 5.75 for good epring oxtras. \Wheat was loss native, and }@3go lower, closing frm at £1.14%¢ cash, and 91,143¢ sellor January, Corn was dull and eavier, but closed strong at 53340 seller Jan. uary, and 54%o ecllor Fobruary. _Ous wore dull, and ¥ @3¢ lower, at 873c cash, and 8% aoller February. Rya was quict and flrm st 77@ 780, Barlex wad quiet; No. 3 was enaler at 81,88, and No. 3 wns 10 highior, at 81,00 for good. Livo hogs wero in good demand, and wero flrm, at 24,60@5.16. Cattlo woro active and stondy, with enlos at €2.60@6.78, Shoop ruled firm at 98.60@5.00, e The dispatohies from Baltimoro indieato that & suspicious stoamor, tho Edgar Btowart, ia about to sail from thnt port, ontonsibly, for Jamalen, taking nothing but pessengors. The stoamor, from lior papers, 8 owned by a party in Now York, Tho Virginius, from hor papets, alao was owned in Now York, 'Tho fate of tho Virginiua and her crow, and tho humiliating part playod by tho Administration with roforenco to her capturo, ought to furnlsh somo significant hints ns to tho policy to bo pursued with reforonne to tho Bdgar Btowart, II propor diligonco had boen used with roforonca to the roglatry of the Virglnius, all {ho subsequont trouble would have boon avoided., Ordinary prudenco in tho casge of the Edgar Stowart, upon tho part of tho customs officors, may savo o gront doal of trouble hereaftor, With the Virginius case so fresh for roference, a ropo- tition of the wiatake would bo simply eriminal, The Governmont Informer has now turnod up in Doston, and tho large houso of Jordan, Marsh & Co. aro reported as laving imported goods under irrogulur involcos for ton yoars past, and to an extent that renders thon lisble to pen- alties of 81,000,000, Tho frequoney of those Inte discoverios, n full list of which in New York wa rocontly publishod, leaves little doubt thiat thoro has bean o vory general aud very Iargo ovasion of customs dutles undor the presont tariff, Whilg it is woll that irregularitics should bo exposnd sud punished, whal shall wo say of o systom, under which an oxtensivo and cortly array of customs oflicera have permitted theso irrogulantios to go on for yoars undor their vory eyea? It is signilleant that only the ro- ward offored to spies undor tho United States statuto lins succoeded in exponing tho frands; and, though it is tho United States Govornmont which haos been swindlod withs the counivance, or under the ignoranco, of corrupt or inofliclont Custom-Houso officials, it ia forced to divido with tho spies and informers if it hopos to got itsown, This is o sorry commont on tho char- neter of our civil servico. Tho latest indication at Washington of the tondoncy toward contralization is tho announce- ment that & bill will bo introduced into Congress to ostablish o National Inebriate Asylum. The institution i intended to bo a cure for drunlk- ards, and, wo prosume from tho titlo, for na- tional drunknrds, When mon become Labitual drunkards, it is tho practice, under our presont Byatem, to havo them cared for at Stato or city ‘ingtitutions, in case their familios do mnot agsuwme tho charge, There is no necessity, thon, for such an institution as is now proposed for local drunkards, and its ostablish- mont could only b justified on the ground that thoro is o large clasa of national drunkards, whom nobods—State, county, city, nor family— cares for. Wo should think Congress would hesitate before making such sn admission, It ‘might be conatrucd a8 porsonal. Carfainly tho national drunkard must bo limited to the Diatriot of Columbia,and mainly thore to the Departments and halls of Congress. Hus the species becomo 80 pumerons in those places that the Govern~ mont must set up a special asylum to oare for thom ? e — \ Tho enginoers’ strike has met with suddén obatacle in tho shapoof an official munifeato from Charles E. Wilson, the Chiof of the Broth- hood of Engineors, who publicly aunounces that tho atrike hug boen Insugurated in dircet and open violation of the rules, advises those who hovo quit work to resume sgain and pro- vent others from stopping, sud warns them not to interferes with the oporationa of tho rail ronds. The appearance of this manifesto will undoubtedly havo & great influcnce in restoring quiet throughout Indisna and Olio, whoro the strike is tho most goveral and violent. Not~ withstanding the fact that a train was thrown off tho track near Oincindati, and that ono or two attempts of 2 similar nature were made in Indiana yesterday, there is a porcoptible improvemont in tho condition of things. Tho ronds are graduslly gosting into running order sgain, and the prosenca of the militia at various points whore the excitoment is tho greatost Las hada good effect. Thore 18 good ronson to believe that the worst ia over, and that during the present wook the Companies and their omployes will come to satisfactory torms, Whore this cannot be done, other en- gineors will bo employed, who are offering thoir services in large numbe IMPEACHING THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, The Springflold Register proposes the im- peachment of Attornoy-General Edsall, and pub- lishos @ formal chargo and specification. "The spacification recites that, in certsin suits brought in Cook County, intended to test tho validity of cortain assesemonts and tax lovies upon the proporty of tho plaintis, tho Attornoy~ Gonernl, ropresonting thoStato, agroed with tho counsol for tho plaintift that pro forma decrees might bo entored in the Circuit Court, and sn appeal taken directly to the Suprewe Coust, whero tho cages can bo hoard, and a judgmont rendered this winter. Upon this specification tho Register demands the impenchment of the Attorney-General. It is lardly worth while to dignify this abswd sugges- tion with n reply. The facts of tho cago aro very plein, Tho assessmont- has been made, the taxes estended, and the colloc- tion is about to begin. The books aro in thehands of the tax-ofilcers. No pergon can pay taxos to tho Btate and recover them, If tho tax boil- logal, or unjust bocauso unequal, thore Is no romedy aftor payment, Any protest to b ol- fectual must bo mado before payment. Soim- pressed are the people of this county with the illegality of tho eutiro asacaument, that there Is s goneral deairo to appesl to tho courts, For this purpose some thivty cases, ombracing alto- gether all the polnts involved in tho ontire pro- cecdings by the Btato Board of Equalization, and of tho Stato Auditor, have boen propared. It is importaut to the State that these quentions should be dotermiued at as carly a day as pos- sible. ‘Thio'opposition to the payment of the tax is by no means confined to this city aud county; it exists in all parts of the Btato. The sufts brought in this and other counties will prosont oll the facts to tho Buprome Court at one time, To havo had tho Attorney-Gonoral argue oach of these cases in this and in all the other countiea before the Circuit Court, and tlton arguo thom soparatoly again bofore the Bu- preme Court would, If not itsolf & phyeical fm- possibility, have roquired tho best part of his timo for tho next two yoars. In the meantimo tho taxos would have becomo duo, and, if not paid, would havo led to loss snd confusion to the State. As no poraqn kore or elsewhere pros poses to reaist the collogtion of the tax should tho Buprome Court declare i to bo logal, tho imporiavce of having an early dacislon will readily ocour to any intelligont por~ son, Under theno circumstances, all argumont In the inforior court was waived by consent, and nll the casos weroe cortified to the Buprome Courb to ho henrd and argued togothor, that thero may ho one finnl declsion covering all thopoints rajsed. ‘We do not seo hiow tho Atiorney-Gonoral, repra- sonting the interests of the Btate, could have acted more consistontly, It mny bo supposed that it was his duty to loop theso cnses out of tho Bupromo Court ; but this ha could not hayvo dono. Any action by tho local courts would hiave been apponled from. Tn sevoral cosoes tho loeal courts havo enjoined the colleotion of tho tnxon; and agnin tho plaintifts in this and all tho othier countios gould have inatitutod thefr sulls directly in the Buprome Conrt, which body s original jurlsdiction in all revonue cases. What is wanted is s caroful,'deliberate Judgment by thie Bupremo Court on all the points involved, andin that judgment thero will bo nunivorsal acquiosconce, That ofilcor who facihitates the delivory of that judgmont promotes the bout futerests of tho State, A GREAT FINANCIAL REMEDY. Tho panic commoncod on the 18th of Soptom- ber, and forthwith the thrifty oftlcors of the Internal Rovonuo sot their wits to worlk to study upnow plans of taxation, Two mothods were open to them. Ono wns to rocommend the ro- onnotment of taxea which have beon ropealed, JLhis wan slow, as it roquired tho sssent of Con- grosn. Auothor was to go ever the oxisting lnws with a binocular microscope, and sco it thore was not room for & now construction in oo place, whereby moro taxes could bo gotten out of o givon Eourco of revenuo than anybedy over dreamed of, Thus did not require tho assent of Congress, It was n moro matter of discretion with the Commissioner. Ttwas found, aftor much investigation, that additional taxes might Lo imposed upon invalids, without tho action of Oongress. Cripples are supposed to bo loss ablo to help thomeolves than other poople; consoquently miore sultablo sub- Joots of taxation, Accordingly a ruling was mado, Oct. 1, that all medical compounds pre- pered according to any formuls, private or pub- lic, and #0ld by druggists, should bo liablo to stamp duty. Included in this ruling are Boldlilz powders, Dover's powders, Epsom salts, cod- liver of), ocitrate of megnesia, opodoldoe, spitits of camplor, iteh ointment, and tho wholo list of proparations and compounds embraced in the United States Dispon- satory which overy druggist keepa on land In conveniont parcols, in order to avold de- lay in rorving his customors. Tho tax is1 cent on ench package valued at 25 conts or less, and 1 cent for each additional 25 cents, or fraction thersof, Common belly-ache, curable with 10 conts’ worth of peppermint-drops, is tsxedl cont. Pulmonnry complaints are taxed 4 conts on each bottle of cod-liver oil, Coughs, corns, itel, chilbaiug, worms, cramps, rheumatism, and tho wholo list of petty disorders for which the potiont treats himaelt with well-known romedics,, aro taxed from 1 cent upward, sccording to tho obstinacy of tho complaint, and the smount of powders, pills, drops, lotlons, or salve, needed to curo them. The tax doos not embraco prescriptions of plysiclans, nor medicines un- compoundad, or sold by woight or monaure— the law couldnot bo onlarged (or belittled) to cover these, It epplics, as alroady stated, to familiar proparations, not patented or seeret, g0ld by druggists and slore-lkeepers in bottles, ‘boxas, and packots. During tho most trying poriods of the war, when taxation was pushed to ity uttermost limits, nobody thought -’ axing Dbiuo pilis, corate, Soidlitz powders, or paragoric. It haa boen rosorved for theJay Cooko panic to cali forth this wondrous finaneinl oxpedicnt, to rolnforco and replonish the forty-four million reserse. Wo venture to say that not one member of tho United States Congress ever dresmed tint ko was voting for such a contemptible tax as this, The best reason for supposing that no such tex was contemplated, is found in the fact that the Commigsioner himeclt did not discover it till tho 1st of Qctoher, 1873, Itis safoto say fusther that, if anybody had proposed such a tax on the floorof Congress, it would havo beon overwholm- ingly voted down, and that, if anybody should noiv proposa it, it would bo voted down, What right hos the Commiagioner to construo into law taxes which Lo must know were rever lutended to bo onnoted 7 What is the difforonce Letweon that and usurpation of tho law-making power ? Wasatax on sore thumbs tho mensuro of his ability as flscal agont of the Government ina financial erisis ? INDIANAPOLIS, BLOOMINGTON & WESTERN BAILWAY, . Boveral of the towns in this State which some yonrs ngo subsoribed bonds in payment of stock in tho soveral railronds which, consolidated, now constituto the Indisuapolls, Bloomington & Western Railway, Luve taken action to investi- gato tho alfairs of that Company, and to ascertain whothor there has not boen o8 corrupt an ox- pondituro as was mado in tho pow istorical swindle of the Gihman, Clinton & Springfield Railroad, The T, B, & W. Koilway is made up of what wero originally three soparate railways, eachcontrolled by aseperate company. Theeorail- ways wero : 1, The Indianapolis, Crawfordsvilla & Vandalia Railway, which lles In the State of Indiang, tho Company holng chartored undor tho geueral lnwof that State, 2, Tho Danville, Urb- aua, Bloomington & Pokin Railrond, the Com- pany being incorpornted by a epeclal cliarter of tho Legislature of Tllinols ; and, 8, Tho Havana, Muson Qity, Lincoln & Eastern Railroad. Tue two flrst of those Companies wera consolidated in 1809, under tho namo and titlo of the Indian- apolis, Bloomington & Westorn Ruilway, and the third has boon since purchased by the eonsol- idated Company. From o lotter signed by Mr, A. E. Harmon, of Champnigu, wo learn that tho original Danville, Urbsus, Bloomington & Pokin Rollway Company was organized with a copital stock of £8,000,000; that there wero voted by tho townshipa along tho lino somothing over $800,000 in twonty-year bonds bearing 10 per cent interest. An equal amount of thostock was issuod to the towns, but tho remaming $2,200,000 of atock was held by tho thon ofticers, whio Lave nevor made any report concorniug it. Mr, Hoymon assorts, of his own knowledge, that some of this stock was taken to Now York nud sold ou low as 11 conta on tho dollar, It is charged thnt nota dollar of tho procoods of this 2,200,000 of stock over went into the construction of the voad ; that, instoad, the road was mortgaged for ita construction, and that the new OCompany, instead of using the caraings of tho road for tho benelit of stook- holdors, {8 using it in constructiug several branches, The consolidated Company, or the L, B, & W,y wtarted out with o capital stock of $5,000,000, and 202 milon of rond § 1t alao owed 0,500,000, and a floating dobt of #177,270. 'Potal eapital ana dobt, 311,080,076, of which 7,350,011 wero put down for that portion inthe tato of Illinols, Rinco that report, howevor, tho Company hon gono Into tho purchase and canstruction of ox- tonsiona ; ndditional atock aud mortgages have boon dsaucd, and tho total stock and debt at this timo amounts to nbout $17,600,000, of which 819,260,000 s asmigned to that part of tho road in this Btate, Tho total subseriptions of stock by towns and countica {n this Stato to tho soveral rosds now included under the one cotporation, 8o far -8 thoy woro rogiatored at Springfleldin December, 1872, may he thus stated : Totho L, 1, & W, Rullway. o tha D, U, B, & I, Raflwa; “Wo the Havana, Muson Clty, cto Total . In nddition to theso subseriptions. thoro ave a numbor of athiors which do not appear in the Auditor's report of Iast year, being malnly sub- seriptions to the I I & W. Rallway. Tho in- ventigntion futo tho affairs of the Company fs authorized by the law, Judge Tipton, in tho cago of the Gilman, Olinton & Springfleld Rail- rond Company, held that the Directors of tho Company were moro tiustces acting for the own- ers, tho holdera of the stock; that as such they have no right to give away tho stock, or appro- priato it to thoir own use. The law docs not pormit the issuo of stock to one man at par value, and the igsuo of othor stock to othor per- sons for nothing. In addition to thie logal and equitablo grounds forn thorough investigation into tho nffairsof tho Company, and obtaining redross for tho mu- nlelpal stockholders, thero 18 ‘s now diffleulty in tho case. It has boon discovered that tho act of the Legislature known as the special charter of tho Donville, Urbana, Bloomington & Pekin Railrond Company {8 & fraud,~no such act hov~ Ing passed the Logislaturo at all, and conso- quently nll tho subseriptions to eapital stock, and tho issuo of bonds by tho munioipality, havo beoen illegal and yold. A number of towuships hovo obtained injunctions prohibiting the fur- ther payment of futerest on tho bonds, It was on that snme ground that the Supreme Court dsclared tho bonds issnod to the Ottawa, Oswe-~ go & Fox River Valloy Railroad to be void. Tha #ame Court, in tho enso of the Town of Mont- morency, decided that when the Jaw nuthorized & town to vote n subscription to tho atock of o railrond company by name, a voto to subseribo for the slock of part of said railway, or o rail- road by another name, was not logal. Alto- gother, thero promisos to bo a lively time along tho wholo lino of the I, B. & W. R. R, and it is Just possiblo that, if the people of the towns have been plunderod out of their stock in tho rond, they havo the consolation that the bonds thoy gavo for that stock nover had any validity, and, being void, will na longor be a charge for cithier fntorest or principal. “FOREIGN. + 884,700 087,400 Spain Demends the Virginius end an Indemnity, The Cuban Captain-General Invested with New Powers SPAIN. Mapnip, Doc. 28.—Castolar, Salmeron, and Fignoras hold aconferonco yestorday. Tho Cor- respondencia thinks that it will result in com- ploto agrooment, but the Imparcial and Diario say an understauding is impogsible. TTho roport is reiterated that thoe Spanish Gov- ernment requires of the United States the Vir- giniug and tho payment of an indemnity. et CUBA. . HAvANA, Deo. 28.—The Vose de Juba snys it is rumored {huitt Gen, Burriel has beon relleved of tho commnnd of tho Eastern Ucpartmont by orders from Madrid. THE APPOINTMENT OF OUSHING ag Minister to Spain is favorably roccived here. T'he Spaniards ave loud in tho expression of sat- iafaction at the reeignation of Sickles, whom they charge with instigoting many of tho in- testine troubles of the Peninsula. The Madrid Goverument has not only refused to ncoopt the resignation of OAPTAIN-GENERAL JOVELLAR, which was forwarded ou the 4th instant, but has grauted him oxtended and extraordinary powers, “Tho nature of these powere is not yot known, but it is supposed they embraco authority to declaro tho island in a etato of sioge Fliould tho Captain- Gonernl find it nocessary, Tho Homo Govorn- ment also offer additional reluforcoments, THE REDEL GOVERNMENT, The Vose publishes oxtracts from lottors re- contly captured from rebels, the original of whicli it claims to bave in it8 possession, Ono from Gen, Figueredo toMaximo Jomez, refernng to tho depositiou of Prosidont Cespedos, says : The momborsof the now government proceoded to tho residence of Cespedes to obfain the archiven of tho Republic. Cespedes ae fivat ro- fusod to givo them up, but Anally yielded, beiug forcod to do #o. Tho charges upon which Cotpe- des was ramovod are, according to Figuoredo's lottor, s follows : B ho sbandonment of Cinco Villas. Second—'T'he violution of Article 26 of tho Con- stitution, Third—Tho placing obstacles in tho wey of 1ho new Doputics, 8o that they could not fulfill their duties, Fourth—Aftor the removal of said obstacics, nttempting to bribo Deputios from Cines Villag by the offer of the Ministry of War to Spotorno, and tho command ot the Cines Villas district to Gaucia, Figueredo 0dds other accusations evon gravor, such na having calummninted tho legislative body, boing u traitor, and conalvivg with Autinomists abroad ; and, Iestly, thl'entcllhui to declaro the mnmbm of Congress rebels 1f m, P NCE. Panrg, Dee, 28.~1'ho civil burinl of Francois Hugo took plrco to-duy. AL Louls Blano deliv- ored tho funoral oration at the luto rosidouce of {ho docensod, Vietor Hugo and all tho leading Radicals of Paris were present. A long procas- slon followed the remains to the place of inter- mont. TUpwarda of 10,000 porsous follawed the re- mafus of Fraucois ITugo to the grave to-day. T.oxnox, Doe. 20.—A spoclal to the Daily Tele- graph #ayn France has given satisfactory sssur- 4ncos to Qonnauy rolafive to tho hostilo pas- torals of tho Fronoh Bishops. Roxg, Dec. 28,—3l. Fournier, French Min- fstor, b wrosonted hiu lottors’ of rooall and taken leuve of the King of Italy. —— GERMANY. Benwiy, Dee. 23, —The condition of tho Em- poror’s hoalth to-day I very sntisfactory. Franuronr, Dec, 37.—~Ubitod Bintes bonds of 1802 closed at 9734, CASUALTIES, A Wife und Jusbund Folsol Tandling Groon WallePapore Buddon Death, Npeelal Lnapateh to The Chicago Tribune, La, O,, Doc, 28.—Th cause of the suddon snd myaterions duathe of Rov, J, AL Drake and wife, o shiort time since, is attributed to thoirbo- ing poleoned by handliog groon wall-papor. Tt appoars thot provious to their death they were iropariug to papor o room in tholr houso, and [t tearing down tho old paper, which was of » doop greon color, n dust wus created which was ihaled by thom, and they were poisoucd by it They diod withiu » short timo of each othor, .aud were buslod on the saine dsy, s by Thelr thioy doposoed | DECEMBER 20, 1873, THE VIRGINIUS PRISONERS. Their Arrival in Now York Yesterday. Some Acconnt of Their Imprison- ment in Spanish Dungeous, Barbarities Practiced by the In- human Joilers, Rice and Water for Food, and a Stinking Ship’s Hold for Quarters. Snectal Dispateh to The Chicage Tyibune, New Yong, Do, 28.—The United States sloop- of-war Juniata, wndor Commondor Brafno, oy ing on hoard tho surviving prasengors of tho Virginius, rrived horo to-day. She anchored off Quarantino at 10:90 o'clock this moruing, and, aftor heing inspected by the Health-Ofcors, woighed anchor and stonmed up the bay, and anchored off tho Battory ot 8 p. m. Later, shio waa téwed to tho Brooklyn Navy-Yard. Sho loft Snntingo do Caba ot 6 p. m, on Dec. 18, When only & fow hours out, she ENCOUNTERED A TEURIFIO STORAY, which drove lLer many miles out of lior course, aud continued with varying soverity uutil sho reached this port. Whon sho arrived off tho Battery ot supply of coal was fonesrly exhnust- ed that she bad to be towed to the Navy-Yard by o tug-boat. 8ho was intorcopted in the Lower Bay by a rovenuc-outter, which bore ordess to ler commander, Soon aftor shio cane to snchor off the Battery, a rovenuo tug brought out to bor United States Dis- trict-Attorney Bliss, Assistant District- Attornoys Tromaine, Post, and Purdy, throo stenographers and an interprotor. Thoy wero conducted to the cabin by Commander Draine, whoro they at once begua AN OFFIOIAL EXAMINATION of the Virginiue prisoners who wers on board, ‘I'he greatest secracy was absorved in conducting the oxamination, Mr. Braine boing the only per- #on not really engnged in conducting the pro— ceedings allowed to be present. “‘Cho surviving ‘passengers wore poorly dressed and the common soilors were Luddled togethor nenr the foro- eastle. Onc by ono - the wero summoned before the court of inquiry, which did not ndjonrn until after tho Juninta bad sn- chored off the Novy-Yard, Tlenry Knight, Antonlo Constantio, Manuel Manazs, LunPnld Bizo, Hemy King, Thomny TLindsny, and Ignacio Valdes ware oxainined dur- ing tho aftermoon, THE NATORE OF THEIR TESTIMONY could not be loarnad, but it is undorstood to bo concerning proiisen said Lo have been liokd out to them, when thoy took passuge, and tho allog- ed carrying of munitions of war by the Vir- ginus. The oxsminntion will be resumod {o-imorrow. Ofticers of the Juniata sey thero scems to bo A CONCERTED PLAN among tho survivors of the Virginius masuncro to profess utter ignorauce of tho nature of tho Virginius' wigston at tho tine sho was eaptured, and all facts tolating to her. Officers who have talked_ with them say thero s & striking simi- larity in their storion, which can only ho ac- counted for {n this way, Thoy Lavo agreed to this schome, it {8 _supposed, in order to avoid trouble with the United States Government, iu coso it should bo proved thgt tho neutralit lawe wero violated. Tho fow facts which could be learned from tho naval officers who had conversed with the passengers of tho Virginius go to show thet tho latter's B TREATMENT WAS WRETOHED, On being landed from the Tornado, they were all, nearly 200 ju number, thrust intos low, Qarl, dirty, poorly-vontilated dungoon, only &0 feot long by 15 faot wide, and here they wero detained until roleased. ~Bome wero led out to denth, ond the remninder sont on boord of the Juniats, which had boon sent to recoivo then, This dungoon wns so foul ns to bo almost stifting, and tho food supplied wag not nutritious, of poor quality, and inaufficient in quantity,—so much #o, in fact, that whon they wera'at length released, they were sadls emaciated, and most of thom wero coverad wit) vormin, COMMANDER BRAINE SAYS i that during the first four duys out of Santiago de Cuba, ke taok uuoficially tho statements of oach pasgonger separatoly, aud thoy woro allsmb- stanthally the same. o says that, whilo his voesel was anchored at Suntingo do Cuba, ho was nformod by frionds that a gchomo had beon devised by tho reatdenta of tho town for boarding and cupturing his ves- o, sud tho nigbt on which the attack was to bo made was evon told him. Acting ou this information, ho hed boardivg. nottiugs put up nround 'the vossel, aud kept extra watch at tho guns overy night thoy wera in port, but no_opon demonstyation wns mndo against thom. Tho residonts of Santingo do Cubn oxhioited great animosity towerds the Awmericans, and had sevaral times throntened tho lifo of Cousal Swith. Ia viow of thie faot, he thought n voesel of war ought to bs stationed thero to protect the Cousul and such other Amor- icaus a8 might bo atopping in the pluce, . 170 the Avioeiated Prese.) New Yong, Dac. 28.—Tho United States stenmor Juniata, Commander Braive, from Sau- tingo do Cuba, with 162 persons formerly of tho steamer Virginius, arrived this ovening THE JUNIATA AT TUE NAYS-YAUD, The Unitod Stales stonmor Junista reached Brooklyn Navy-Yard at G o'clock this evening. In nccordance with instructions from Wash- ington, all intercowrse’or communication with thoso on board tho stoamship was denied, and many friends of the prisoucra and prominent Cu%ws wore twned away disappointed from the ynrd, ;i THE PRISONERS will romain on board the steamship until orders to the contrary ave recovod. Nono of tho offi- cors ud crew of the stonmship have yet boon allowed to leave the veasol. THE PRIBONSDS’ BTORY. A reporter of tho T'ribune, who boarded tho Juniata after hor arrival, obtained full particn- lurs from o vaviety of sources concernig the treatmont received by the prisoners at the hands of thalr Bpauish captors. Al thedo roports agreo in one particular, namely, that tho treatment received wos UNIFOMMLY HARSH, and in some cases barbarous. A fact which has not gonorally boen Jinown, by tho statoments of tho prisoners, uow comes to light, which is, that they wore XOBREL by the crew of tho Toruado; wearly all who owned anything wore robbed of meney, jewelry, watches, and othor valusbles, The prisoners wero TAREN TO THE JAIL OF BANTIAGO soon after their arrival iu port., Hero thoy wore crowdod togothar like cattle; bors their suffor- ings bogan, They were not assigned to special callg; indeed, thore was no opportunity for such confiiement in the contiacted quartor of the Santiago fall, but tho ontire party of noarly 200 wero driven ‘into a small room, hardly 60 feot wido by 156 lon('i‘ Hero they were obliged to liveas boat thoy could, The air, of course, was ALMOST DEADLY, and there was littla or no opportunity for oxor- cise, The prisonors wero nupplied with pravistous, whieh, though sufuclont a8 regarde quantity, were oor in quality und hordly fitted to sustain life. These proviaions consisted almost wholly of RICE AND WATER, Ono night the prisoners wera stealthily takoh from tho jail and marched with the grontost haste to s xgmnc 7 milos below tho eity, in the vielnity of the Aorro, Tho road Iny throwgh o rough tract of country, and the fournoy was most wearisome, whilo aome of tho prisoners wero 80 alok as to be almost un- ablo to staud. The sufferings of somo of the nuniber were intense, and NO FITY WaAS IN THE BREASTS OF THE BPANIATDH, At thia port on the const thay wero placed on board tho stenmor Bazcun, which at once sot suil for Havana, At dlanzoilla, it wis mat by the mail steamer coming iu_the opposite direction. On this steamor was Geu. Burviel, who at'once orderad tho Bazoan to returu to Seutiago. Sho turned nbout, but soon ran aground, aud hor pussengors were trausforred to suother vessel, oo thoy suffored UOBHORE HERETOFORE UNKNOWN, Thoy wera crowded in the hold of tho vessel, whera scarcoly a ray of sunlight could struggle In. Tho air Wwas poison. Tho darknass way al- most continuous, ‘Tho food thoy sto way wretch- ad In quality snd insuflicient in quantity, he water they drank was what remsined in the buckata after tho dumb auimals woro satls- fled, These animale consisted mainly of horsos and mules, Thoy wore'kept on the deok above tho Virginfus prisqners, and wero thue a con~ stant seurce of autioysuce to the helploss prise . ouars donflned below. In tho midat of all this fllth and sufforing {hio prisonors wory NOT ALLOWED TO WARH whilo on bonrd thio Bazean, for ton days: and thsir nrms woro pinioned bohind thom tho Inarger postion of Hmvnyn%u. Thoy woro occnslonnlly heaton on tho slightoest provocation, and some- times on no provaeation at all, Tho punish- :m:tm, Jhiawever, scoms not to liavo \muln of p natute Ho werfous oa to pr ny Jastin ahamo. produco any g COMMANDEN DUATNE enidto the Tribune roporter; *'The fooling ot Sontiago ngainst Amoricans 1 oxcoedingly pie tor, and Vico-Connul Hmith Is actunlly in danger of hiu lifo. Ho lins sovoral dimon bocn {liraat- oned with nsrnssluation, and I think one of our men-of-warjought to bo utationed thoro perma- nondly, at lonst natil tho fooling subsido, as I hopn it will.” VIOE-CONSUL BMITIL WAS ATUSED most shamofully in thelr daily papors, snd it was only by my progenco and” intercossion with the Govoror that thoy wero stapped, - TIE JUNIATA, when abont 120 miles from Capo Hattoras, en. conntered s torriblo galo which drove her 60 nilos ont of hor course, 4o thio abiliy”of fho Ot as to tho ability"of tho Osslpeo to bring t Virgining to Now York aro oxpressed b\‘gfll\l: oftloors of tho Juniata, In view of tho excoedingly tompestuoun wenthor of thoe lnst fow days, 'xfim Inttor vessol inin apoor condition to wenthor e rough malen which thoe Juniata oncountored, THE OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION, District Attornoy Bliss Logan this afternoon an oflicial investigation of tho Virginius prason- xera, He deolines to makio public” the natnre of avidonco sought to bo obtained from tho vriso- nors. It is undoratood, howover, that the prin- cipnl pont to ha cleared up i the oxnct status of the Viriniuy, who sre lor owness, whother sho I entitlod to iy the Amorican flag, and how fur tho noutrality laws huvo beon violnted, All these nainta will hova stvong besring on tho auesziun whether the United Staton Governmont will comply with the domand of Spain. Fromin conversation with tho oMlcorn of the Juniata, 1t scoms thnt thoro is o concerled plan amony tho prinonors to PROFESS ENTIRE IGNORANCE a8 to tho nutwro of the Virginiue at the time sha ‘was eaptured, aud 08 to the transportation of arms for tho Cubnua, It in thought that this action has been ngroed upon with & viow to avoid ony troublo with the Government thwough tronch of the nentrality lnws. Thoro 18 certain- lfl gfroat unguimity smong them regarding the nain Eomla at iwane, “Tho statements of nenrly all tho prisonors ngreo in disowning any knowlodgo of the purposes of the officors of tho ‘Virgiuiun, Thoy profess to have ombarked as pussengors, to have scon no aims on board, and to have seou Jittl or nothing thrown overboard, —_———— REVENUE FRAUD. The Charges Against Jordan, Marsh & Co., of Boston. Tho Books of thoe Firm in Custody of the United Btates, The Firm Repudiates any Willful Dis. honesty, Special Ditpateh to The Chleago Trilune, Bostoy, Dec. 28.—Tho snnouncement Satur~ day that tho boolts and account of the large dry goods and importing Liouse of Jordon, Mursh & Co. had boen seizod by the Government, pend- ing investigation for fraud, surprised tho mer-~ cantilo publie, although that an iovestigation ‘was in progross had been known to a faw for two or thrao days boforehand. TUE SEIZUNE itecl? was & quiet affair, no opposition being made, Tho United Statos Maxshal, with four or five doputies, presonted thomsolves at the wholosale department of tho houso, botwoen 8 and 9 o'clock in the morning, moking known their object. They wero sbown, by one of tho partuors, where the books for past years ware stored, snd whoro tho hooks in use could be found. Whon Mr. Jordan sppeared, ho was civil, maonifesting o disposition to givo the ofil- cers tho fullest opportunity to investigato tho affaira of tho firm. The books and papors from 1809 to tho present time wore not all demanded until night, but are now safely guarded in tho Unitod States Court room, TRE INFORMATION upon which complaint was mude and warrant is- sued was coltectod and prepared by N. W. Bing- Tam, Spocial Agent of tho Troasury Department, and hio ausistants. Mr. Bingham is the ofticial who brought to light the equally surprising ope- rations of damuel A. Moy and Willinm F. Wold & Co. Ho is xoputed o vory cautious ofticor, and it is known that in overy ease whoro ho has re- gsorted to similar bold measuros the Govornment has recovered large amounts, THE ALLEGATIONS in thig cass are, that the firm have dofrauded tho revauo by entoriug gonls on fulso iu- veices—that is, invoices that did not contain a true statemont of tho cost, market-value, and dutiable chargos that should be entored thera- in; also invoicos upon which appear fictitions discounts. By those means, the Government, it is ntllleged, hus loat largo sums, direotly and indi- rectly. ) THE EVIDENCE slready collected is voluminous, embracing sev~ ornl hundred items, which woro all submitted to Judge Lowell, of the United States District Court befora & warrant was issuead for tho seiz- uro of tle books. hisis not such a caso as has somotimes occurred in New Yoik, whero o warrant bas boen issued upoa ath of an agent that ho beliovos {raud Lus boen coms mitted. Judge Lowoll Las nlways ro- quired that the ovidenco upon - twhich such boliot is baged shall bo submitted to him and 1s5ue warrants for soizure only when it up- poars to slow ropsonable ground for suspicion, "o action of tho epecial sgents is, thoroforo, in this case, not to be presumed to be without jus- tiflablo canso. 4 THE AMOUXT OF DELINQUENO, if any, isnot yet known, and cannot bo until the examination is complets, Not a book or paper of thoso neizod has yot beon axnmined, nor can the exomiuation be entered upon without furthor ordor of court. The statements about $1,100,000, or doubla that sum, current on Sntur- Aoy, were wild surmisos. The officois, who know most about the business, did not suthoriza them; and it moy bo_enid, on tho host authority, that thoy have no idea that tho alleged frauds ara to thet amount. They do, howovor, claim that vfimun and aggm\vnted frauds appear to have cen committed. Tho wholo mattor ls now in thehonds of a compatent tribunal, and it will in duo time bo known whether they aro decoived. TIE FINM of Jordan, Marsh & Co. hua_beon in oxistonco about twenty-five years, Its business, as & whole, is porhaps laiger than any New England fim in this eome line, T8 busiuess has boon conducted in & differont siyle, with more display and effort to koep iu the public eye,than shown by its Boston compatitora for trade. 'Tho Iato Jumos Fisk was at ono timo a member of this firm, and it seomed to have caught a littlo of his possion for sensution, but itu oradit hns beon ‘.’Dud. and it was considerod to bio flourishing, Tho genoral beliof that it could make monoy fast anough legitimatoly in- olinoa many to doubt that ic would rosort to any dangorous practicen. Themembora of the firin protest, in tull faith, that the prosecution will como to griof. - Thoy, say thay. havo pre- sorvod every papor rolating to thelr buainess siueo it was started, and that the Government Is welcome to overhnul as much us it wants to,— not that mislakes may not bho discovored, bus that evidence of wiliful dishonesty csnuot be found, The proseut members of ‘tho firm aro Eben D, Jordan, Charles Marsh, Willlam IH. Brown, audJ, C, Jordsn. [0 tho Ausociated Press.] Bosrox, Deo, 28.—Tha United Statos ofticors’ chargos aguinat Jordan, Marsh & Co, nre, that they have imported large quantitics of mer- ohaudiso npon talke and frandulent invoicos ; alsothat thoy havein mauy lustances brought over go0ds in thoir bagguge upon which 1o dutios wero paid. Onicora who nro working up the caso say hat, even If ail tho charges are proven, the amounts stated Saturday are ENORMOUSLY EXAGGERATED; and slso, thot judgmont in tho caso should be withield until the books and papors Lavo boen :‘xnmlnad. Tho firm court the fullest examina~ on, ——— PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN- TION. Hlaunmsnuna, Pa,, Deo, 48,—1The Stato Consti- tutional Convontiou adjourned sine dio last night, atter recerving and counting tho voto, and xoquesting tho Governor o 1asuo & pro ation <deslaring the Constitution In foreo atier Jun, 1, OUR PRODUCE TRADE, The Markets for Breadstuffy, Provis« ions, Live-Stock, Lumber, &, Roview of the Course of Busi. ness in 1878. Receipts of Grain 96,731,698 Bush- els~-Shipments, 91,035,703 Bushels, Heceipts of Hogs 4,360,000 Head ; Of Lumber, 1,084,993,000 Feet. Valuo of the Produce Reeelved During the Past Year, A Grand Total of $240,000,000. The proditco trado of 1878 oxhibita an incrense ovan greater than that of any provious voar, the Drondatuffs movement boing coneiderably la while in livo ntock tho gain bas been unprece- donted, In both departments this ona gron: fuct in observablo : tho volume of our trade hes been limited only by our ebility to handlo tho preduce and got rid of it. Thoro hns beon o notoworthy proforonce for Chicago on the part of Eaxtorn snd Buropesn buyors, especially in proviriong, and an oqually growing preforence on tho pare of country ownars of proditco to send theirjop. erty hero instond of to otlior places. Tho rcusou for this is that Chicage Is o genuine merket, Thero aro tricky oporators here, i s trne; but the moral status of our Board of Trade is confessedly highor than evor bofore ; and there is not ono tithe of tue trickery practiced Liora that is met with at other poiats, in proportionto the volume of our t:ads, Our markats aro all opon ones ; and partie: de- siring either to buy or scll can always ssce:tain tonbhair's brondth how much thoy can get for thoir property, or bow much i would cost them, Our marketa aro of such & magnitude that large lots may bo offorad for sale without deprozsing; thom, and large purchesos medo without catising on upward movoment against tho buyer bafore ho has got through with his trade. Thero is ni- ‘woys money enough, and produco encugl, hero to most tho requiroments of both classos. Neilher a fro mor o panio can interrupt the trade; tho most that they can offect being & tompermy disturbanes of prices, which is soon compon- seted by natural olasticity. We have lai no #ugpension of business, like that of the Btock Bonrd in Now York, or the Chamber of Cow- ‘| mereo in Milwaukee; not to speak of minar business centros, like St. Louis and Cincinuuti, which cannot compare even with Milwaukeo in point of business »m and entorprisoe, except at a greot disadvantage. The attitudo of Chicage, in both thoeo trisls would have astonighed tlw world, wero it not for tho fact that the world outside s long since learned to expect grent things of ua—hns learned that, in the bright lex~ icon of our commareial strength, thero's no suclt word a8 *‘fail." Tho great question wlth Chicago is ono of freightage. Our trade is growing o rapidly thas it nlmost conatantly keeps our transportation gucilities ot thoir utmost strength, and would grow muchmoroe rapidly did thosa facilitios por- mit. Our Western railroad companies cannot (or do not) furnish cars enough to bring in tha grain and live stock that gravitates towards Chi- cago, as all things on tho earth's surface tend to move towards ier centro; aud for several yanra previous to Jast summer there have not boon onough vessols offerlug to keep down tho prico of Iako froights to a fair rate. But the summer preasuro is scarcoly a circumstance to the glut of winter, when the freczing up of the lake chennels throws us back upon the railronds as tho only outlota to tho East. A cousiderable proportion of our wheat, and a mnch larger percentago of our live stock and pork products, must bo moved in the wioter, and at 1ates which do not leave to the farmer a fair compensation for his toil. And, oven whon thaso freight rates aro accopted ns u part of tho inevitable, tha roquircments of the city cannot bo met. Cars have accumulated by the thousand at tho crosging of the Detroit Rivor and on the senboard, waiting to be for~ warded in tho oue cage and unloeded in the other, while shippors horo have stamped their foot for weoks together in impotent impatience ot tho delay. This was particularly tho case Jaat winter (1872-'73) ; but tho srrangemonta aro lit~ tle bottor now thon then, and we are threatoucd with a glut of this kind at any moment, Weneod not even ekelch hore the various schomes practicablo, with which our readers aro familiar, that are under discussion for the relief of this pressuro—the extonsion of the Welland Cenal and those of tho St. Lawronce; the rail- rond bridge at Detroit, and tho through-freight railrond to New York—still losa the manyim- practicablo schemes which are listened to in sheer desperation by those who feel that sorae- thing must be done, All the measures we have named are noeded, or will be before thoy can be carried out; an® our mercantile community noed ‘e under no apprehonsions that it will bo possi- Dlo to increase the facilitios for reaching the seaboard as rapldly ag the growing productivo- ness of the West, and the neods of Europe, de- 'mand such oxtensions. Lake freights on wheat to Buffalo averaged 7.8v per bu during tho past senson; ageinst 11.1c in 1872; and 7.8c in 1871. The rate would liwve boen still less but that the whole versio was raised considersbly by a combination of shippors Dbsforo the opening of navigation, which made tho oponing prico nerly doulle tho sverage of tha sesson. Corn was taken nt 16c in March, £nd at 4o in Auguat, DUEADSTUPES. The movemont of bresdstulfs through this clty during 1873 has been greator than tbat of any provious yoor, in spite of many drawbacks,— inoluding s partial failure in the crops of corn, oats, and barley. The deorense in the voluma of corn and barley buos been more than com- pensated by the moro costly articlos, flour and wheat. And this incroase is not simply in keoping with an inorease of produotion in tho constautly widening ares of country behind us, Wo have drawn through Chieago a much larger percenlage of ~farm-production in the "West than over bofore, not- withatanding the oporation of the new Railroad law, and the woro arduous oxortions made to diaw off the grest Eastward-rolling tide of breadstufls into othor channols, Tho receiptaot flonr nud grain for 1873 aggrogato very nearly 2,600,000 tons, or at tho rato of 4,65 tons for ovory sleoping and waking minuto of the year, includivg Suudays. For tho handling of " this immensa yolume wo hnyve now fifteen public grain-warehouscs, which have an aggregate stor- uga capeoity of 18,525,000 bushels, ucludln& Jough's and the Dawitfo, oo other * regular }wuuu (Nc‘mly’n), and immonso storehouses for flour, ~ Tho fourtoon principal elovators are operated by elght firms. The conduct of tho” business during the yeor has beon made the subjoct ©of numerous complaints, and two ofliclal invostis gatious—ona relutive to the posting of hiot corn, and tho othor about the practice of lendiy, other g\eopln'u graiu ; but thoro linw boen mucl leea of ronl enuse for campleint than in provious ours, Lhe ono ant roform that is now most oudly cslled for 18 & change in tho practice of permitting the warchousomen to woigh the grain oth-in and out, without check agalnst caroless- noss or fraud, Tho inspection has generally baen well performed ; but the conduct of the registration and oanellation departmont hias been euch a8 to ralso the question whether or not tho expousive machinery of that ottico is of auy practioal value, Waoara glad to be ablo fo note tho gromlfln of o reform, which, though late, fu bettor than nevar, Tho tollowla table shiows the flour and graln Tt of tuln elty for blixes yose past: