Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN. TRIDAY, NUARY 1, 1875.---TWELVE PAGES, TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. 1875, SATRE OF SURSCAIPTION (PATARLE X ADTAXCE). Tostage Urepnkd nt thia Ofice. S 0 lFlmdA’. v rate. Topreveat d kes, bs sura aod give Post- Offica addrass in full, including Stata and Coun Temi tances may bemads sitier by draft, expross, Poste Oties scder, or In registarsd letters, at our ri FERMS TO CITY AURICRIBERS. Dafty, delivered, Funday escel 275 cents perweek itvered, Bunday included, () centap er wee ‘THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madison and Dearhnrn-sts., Chicago, 1il T MIISIC—Talsted atrnet, hatwoen Mad- W ACADENY OF Wi A0 moatof, Niur' Clara. Horrl: N rarnonn, 1+ Dlow for Bimr ' and '+ The Widow's Vie- i Eyeniog, ** Camille.” ark strests on's Miostrels. ypraita Nt SRUM—Monros sireat, hetwtan Doar- ”q"»‘v‘ium’:‘ or e Verdiet, 'Thres OLEY'R THEATRFE—Handalnh itrest, hatwasn ;’“l‘g u':fl ‘LaSalls, ‘' Led Astray.” Afternoon ‘and evon- ng. Y] s HF.—Madison strsat, batwaen ‘Aftarncon, ** Richelian,” Kvoning, **The Apostate. 2D STREET OPERA-NIQUSE—Corner Hal- 'l!&‘{‘f}fig;fid&vtu» Mg, Montz's Fomalo Min- strols, Afternoun and evening, T L—Madiaon streot, betwoen Clark and forers. NOTON,_OPERA-HOUSE--Co BT Noromo s Porarian C pilliainetiuniatet ey er Stats And -Can Troupo. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. RRVENTSI PAGE—City, Subnrban, and Cnunnfinu\ Zatate, Wants, To Kents,iiionrding and Lodging, fiorsss A o, TIAVENTH PAGL-Amuscmentr, Rallrond Timo- Table, Fducationsl, and Modical Cards. Tle Chicags Tribune, Friday Morning, January 1, 1875 Arrnoyse the Twelfth is tho title of the new monnrch of Spain, Such a titloanda kingdom to boot may bo a very pretty Now Yem's prosent for an effeto despot. JFudge MoAzzsTeR has come to the rescnie of Mr. Stunags, prelty much ns the public expocted. An order continning the injunc- tion upon the Bonrd of Trado was issued yes- terday. Tt must be maid, withal, that the Judge gives better roasons for interforence in this caso than ho is ncenstomed to give. Bissancs’s noto on tho Papal succession, which has been brought out by the Vox Anxn trisl, holds thata Pope clected without the approval of the European Powers would be in_the position of & Bishop appointed without the consent of his Government. The grotaitous publication of this note almost warrants tho suspicion that the Vox Ansit trinl was n mere pretext fors declaration of policy by the German Government. . " President MacManox has given some of- * fonse by nasigning the post of honor at his New Year's recoption to Monseigneur Gui- bert, a rich Bishop of Pars. T'his i3 various- 1y interpreted as B concession to the Ultra- montane olement, and a8 & mero personnl whim, DacManoy generally hns good rensons for his official aots ; and it is not so bad to be an Ultramontane in France, since Brsuuncx began to enforce the Farox laws, 8 it was bef Thoge newspapers in Wisconsin and Min- nesota which are, or pretend to'be, convinced of the Hon, Wiy Emxo's innocence in {he Pacific Mail affair will contribute some- thing valuablo to the inquiry it thoy will ex- plain why the Hon, Brw does not riso in his own behalf. Tho Hon, J. G. SCHUMAKER, 400, is missing, If cithor of these gentle- mon has o good defenso, now is tha timo for him to offer it. The burden of proof now rosts heavily on the friends of Kmvo and Sonumixen ; ond it is more than they can sustain for any length of timo. The Canndian Pacific Railrond is to bo built. So a dispatch from Toronto to tho New York Times says. Tho line from the Pacific to Lake Superior will be constrncted firgt. Its completion is promised by Dec. 81,1890, This will make the Northern Pa- cifio unnecessary for half a codtury, and save the country 65,000,000 Jax Cooxe and the Hon. Brn Krvo will bo ont of a job, but Congress will be out of jobbery,—a consum- mation devoutly to bo wished, Our North- western roads can tap the Canada line, and +will doubtloss be ablo to bring down to Du- luth, Milwaukee, and Chicago all the freight shipped fram the Pacific termini of the road, ,which eve the well-known cities of Esqui- mault and Nonaime P The Washington lobby is lost in admiration of Mr, Inwm's command of language. When Inwin was nsked by tho Ways and Moans Committeo to give the names of persous in whooe hands he placed the Pacifio Mail cor- ruption fand, he refused to answer. But'in order to soften the harshness of his contempt e oxplained that no money was pald to any ‘person who wes o member or officer of both tho Forty-second and Forty-third Congrosses. This was cautious language, indeed; and it 1a protty woll borne out by tho facts recently developed. By Kmo was Postmastor of the Forty-socond Congress, but not of the Forty-third, PansoNs and BonuMixyr wero not members of the Forty-sccond Congress, but are of the Forty-third, None of the famons trio belonged to both Congresses, So it appears that Inwmy told the truth, only grazing & e, ¥ Tho Lower Houso of the Louislann Legis- lature is exactly divided betwoen the Le- publicans and Democrats, The Democratic plan of securing a majority, by bribory or flattery, is thereforo entirely feasible, With s Democratle majority in the Legislature, there will bo no fleld of usefulness for the White League or for Gen. Smempax, Grim- visaged war will smooth his wrinkled front, aod Invade Cuba, so to spesk. Tho White Leagues will disband. Jrwerr and Wansorn will go to some desolate _spot, and perhaps remove ono or more dis- trrbing elements from the City of New Or- leans. Aud when everything is lovely, the stern moralist will examine into the causes of the prevailing contentment and prosperity, ond he will find that tho new era bogan with bribery and flsttory,—two very potent, but not scrupulously nice, agents. ‘The bold an- nouncement of an intention to bribe and flatter colored voters {s something mew in American politics, and has an interesting Learing on the experiment of ignorant suf- frage. The Ohicago. produce mnnrkets were gen- erally slow yesterdsy, Mces pork was quiet ond 100 per brl lower, closing at $18.85 cash, and §19.15 seller February., Lard wos qulet and steady, ctosing at §18.10 per 100 ©y cash, and 918,85 seller February. 3eats wee more aolive apd steady, ot 0 8-3@ [ for shoulders, 0 3.8@9 1-2¢ for short ribs, and 9 7-8¢ for short clears, Highwines ; were niore active nnd ensicr, at 96¢ per gallon. Tlour was dull and unchanged. Wheat was moderately nctive, and 1-fc lower. closing at 90 b-8c eash, and 91 S-dc seller February. Corn was moro aelive and irregular, closing at 87c for old Nd, 2, 65 1-2c for new do, and 71 1-fc seller May. Onts were quiet and 1-4 @1-2c lower, closing at 52 i-dc cagh, and bile seller February. Rye was in fair demand and steady ot 98@0%c. Barley was quiel and a siade fivmer, closing b $1.24 cash, and nominally at $1,26 for Februa Hogs wers quict, with snles nt £6.00@7. Cattle and sheep were in good demand at steady prices. —— In tho columns of Washington news this morning appears an opitome of the bill now pending in Congreso to charler the Forty- first Parnllel Itnilrond. The now rond is designed to run from Toledo to Couneil Blufls, and to include parts of roads already built or chartored. The subsidy asled is$10,000 per mile. The plan contemplates a narrow gunge. Tho road is bonnd to carry one freo mail' each way, daily, and is sub- jected to the control of Government s regards the amendment or ropenl of ita chartey privileges. The schemo ia nltogether | better than the double-track freight railway folly, beenuso it asks less from the Govern- ment and concedes more. It is, however, thoroughly bad, and ought not to bo enter- {nined for n moment by Congress, Tho day of railway subsidies has passed. What pri- vate eapital will not venture, Congross should not dare, P ] One or two inferences may be mnde from the nssumed fact that the Paciic Mail Com- pany spent $275,000 in buying Democratic members of the Forty-second Congress, oand 150,000 in buying Bepublicnn members. Tirst, it secems to be cstablished that tho average Democraticvote eanbe bought cheaper than the nverage Republican voto; and the proof of this deduction is that the greater part of Inwin's corruption fund weut to the PDemoeratic side of the House, through Mr. J. G. Scuvmagen, Of course, it was Inwin's policy to buy up all the cheap members, Most of these, tho recent developments shosv, wero Democrats, A second inferonco is thaty the Forty-fourth Congress, to which a Demo- cratic mnjority has boon clected, will be dis- tinguished above all its predecessors for cor- raption, unless the people and tho press, by wuncensing watchfulness, prevent (he adoption of mnew subsidy schemes. Wo have no evidenco whatever that tho Democratio members-clect aro ono whit better, either ns regards intelligence or probity, than the Democrats of the Forty- sccond and Forty-third Congresses. It will be the duty of all good citizens to wateh the course of the now Congress with eternal vigilance ; for that is now the prico of puro government. It will also bo the duty of the Tepublican party to nominate for office in 1876 men who are not only spotless in repu- tation, but who are, like Cagsan's wifs, above suspicion. To bo suspected of dis- honor should be herenfter a bar to the ele. vation of any man at the hands of tho Re- publican perty. Only by the rigid pursunuce of this policy will thevo be a chance to re- deem the country from the control of corrupt and ignorant partisans. Although this chance will not bo offered until 1876, the time to begin preparation for it is now ; and there should bo no relaxation of efforts towards the result nntil it is declared. U ——) CHICAGO DURING 1874. e congratulate the peoplo of Chicago upon the wonderfal exhibit of the business of 1874, which wo prescnt this morning. The record is indeod n most gratifying one, The hand of misfortuno has been heavy upon this city. Fire and Panic have done their worst to destroy Chicago ; Lut Chicago, Dbravely contending, has triumphed over both. Crushed and depressed by the greet calamity of 1871, it lins been o severe tax on the ener- gies and tho resourees of our peopla to re- store the wasto places, and reconstruct their stores, mills, warehiouses, shops, and dwell- ings. Tho bundred and more millions of dollars of invested capital which vanished in smoke and ashes had to be supplied at heavy cost. Hardly had Chicago been rebuilt, hardly had her trade and comiaerce, her merchants and mauufacturers fairly resumed business, when thero cama tho hardly less destructivo financial panie. Though this panic was general, it was none the loss severe in Ohicngo; indeed, it was even moro oppressive hero becausa of the previous terriblo destruction of property by tho fire, In tho general crash, business in Obicago went down ns it went down elso- where, But, through the general gloom and despondency, the light of returning trads first broko in Chieago. Thongh the world might do without oll else, it must have ‘broad, and to Chicago began the flow of money to purchase bread and provisions, Even hefore Now York hod recovoredsufiiciently to ensble her banks to resumo their usual businoss, the banks of this city bad discarded all tempora- ry expedients and wero in full operntion, Thoro wero losses and disasters. Mauy ‘Dranches of business were suspended perma~ nently and others tomporarily; the long wintor and the want of omployment bore heavily on many, but through it oll Chicago was progressing more lopefully than perhaps any other city in the country. Theyear 1874 has just olosed, ond the tecord of our trade snd production presonts the remarkpble fact of a general incroase over that of proceding years. In comparing this exhibit it must bo borno in mind thet the business of 1872 and of the first halt of 1373 was greatly stimulated by the work of repniring the effects of the fire of the preceding yesr, Novertheless, dospito all this, and despite the panic, despite the huo and ery ngainat the safety of the city and the damago by a withdrawal of the Insurance Boards, Chicngo has in 1874 maintained tho large volume of her trade of previous years, and shows n permanency end stability which bid deflance to calamity, no mattor what form it takes, From the mnass of detail we select some of the items. The total business, in produce, wholesalo and manufnctures, excluding all second sales, was valued at $039,000,000, against $500,- 000,000 in 1873,—a gain, despite of all things, including sbrinkage of values, of 43,000, 0001 In 1879 the business aggregated $490,- 000,000, when values wera inflated. The ageregate roceipts of grain in 1874 wero 95,208,000 bushels, against 98,935,418 bushels in 1873, there being an increase in flour and wheat, and a falling off in corn and oats. The receipts of butter, wool, hides, seeds, potatoes, coal, cotton, tobacco,—all show & handsome increase, ‘Phe grocery trade, exclusively wholesals, reached $70,000,000 ; that of tobacco and cigers, §10,000,000. The dry gooda trads excesds §50,000,000,—the price of goods being much lower than in 18 the increaso was both in the quantity and value of the goods sold. This trade was nevor so promis- ing a3 now., 'The boot nud shoo trade nlso Inrgely incrensed, ‘Tho ascendency of Chi- cagrons & lumber market was fully maintained. n the way of manufactures, the exhibit s, all things cousidered, n handsomo one. In tho packing business the valito of the pro- duct inereased from $31,000,000 to SY,000,~ 000, In the production of iron, whils there Dins been no ndvancement, there has been no retrogression. The great reduction in tho prices of all kinds of iron, and the total sus. pension of sales of iron for certain purposes, liavo reduced somewhat the aggregnte value of the iron manufactured during the yesr; but tho nmount of capital invested has in- creased, and the quantity of goods manufac- tured hes hordly been reduced, Tho samo genernl rommk applies to manufactures in wood, iron and wood combined, other metals, brick and stone, lenther and leather goods including boots and shoes. Tho total product of mannfactures ot the reduced values, aggregating 164,800,000, was o small decrease in value, but n largo in- crense in quantity of product. We refer our renders to the detnils,—showing that tho gen- eral trade and production of tho city s been sustained in 1874, notwithstanding the de- pression and falling off, amounting in some cases 1o actual suspension, which have beon experienced elsewhero. y Notwitlstanding the enormous expendi- tures mado in 1872 and 1879 for buildings of all kinds, hoing, perhaps, unprocedented in any other city in tho world, there was con- structed in this city during 1874, buildings of brick and stone, orof brick or stono, to an extent of 83,065 front fect, or 6 1-4 miles of frontage. These were all of o solid, substan- tint charncter, nnd intended for stores, manu- factorics, orprivate dwellings, and nearly all of threc stories or over. Tho cost of theso Duildings wasbetween 85,000,000 and £6,000,- 000. This, under tho circumstances of tho provious two yonrs' excessive and extroor- dinary building, and the presence of a dis- estrous panic, show that tho city has had prosperous and n profitable year, with the usual large addition to its population. Another item of tho year's comparative business is shown by the quarterly exhibit of tho business ot the Clearing-House. The figures oro os follows : Quiarters, L Jan,, Teb,, M'\:h‘ ‘Aprii,May, Juner 347,130,055) £ Sep| 2 ‘Fotal.... 3,000,503 S1047,027.H28|$L101,47,918 From these figures it will ba seen that in the Inst quarter of 1874 the business of the Clearing-House had recovered the magnitude it Lnd attained before the panic, and has on- tered upon its provious general and regular increase. ‘Wo rcpent that we have to congratulate the people of Chicago upon tho general ex- hibit of the year's business, and upon the evidences it affords of incrense in the wealth and permanent prosperity of our commerce and monufnctures, and above all of the un- Aiminished eonfldence shown by the constant~ ly-increasing copital secking investment here. O THE YEAR'S WORK. To-day another volumo of the great Book of Time closesand is placed uponthe shelf by {he side of its predecessors, Before lnying it awny forover, it will be pleasant to tako & rapid view of its contents, It has not been o year marked by sach notable events as lave ckaracterized tho last eight or ten years, s {Lere have been no gront wars which give birth to these events, but thére hns been muach of intcrest io chronicls, much that ‘s beon well done, and much that affords hopo for tho fature. Lhe political field hns been busy and_exciting in this country. The fall elactions have ciacrged the political aspect of the country, not otly aflecting State ond Mu- nicipal Governments, but the complexion of the Lower Ilouse of Congress. The causes which bronght sbout this change have been sufliciently discussed in Tz Trnuse with- out further sllusion at tho presont time, ox- cept to noto the fact that, in the fall elections, ihe Republican pmty rid itself of Batlerisin and coiruptions. During the yenr, disturbances, more or less violent in charnctor, have taken placo in Toxss, growing out of the attempt of Gov. Davis to geizo tho State Government; in Arkansas, from tho strngglo of Broors and BaxTen for tho Guuernatorial chair ; in Missiesippi, from the attempt of the Democracy to drivo Re- publican officials from their places by vio- lenco ; and in Louisiana, ont of the recent election and the sction of the Returning Poard. In Texes, the emeute way short- lived, The Arkansas difficulty has also beon eatisfactorily settled. The Mississippi trouble is ina fair way of sottlement, and Louisiana alone remaing in sorious dificnlties, for which tlio Now Year and Gen. Sneanan moy find o remedy. During the year the Prosident has strengthened his Cabinot by tho appointments of Becretaries Brstow and JEweLy, two of tho best executive officors tho country has over had, The political record of England was marked by the retiremont of GrADsTONE and the necession of Drasaest to the Promier- ship,—s result brought about very largely by tho attempt medo by GraperoNm to force restrictive and coorcive tomperance logislation upon the peoplo. Having failed in this, GrApsToNE has forsaken temperance and token up tho cudgel in his private ca- pacity against Ultramontanism in a manner which has provoked discussion throughout {he civilized world, In Franco, the situntion yemains unchanged. MacMlauon is still at the head of the Republic, and tho Assombly continuea to belch forth fire and fury, but without dolng any materlal damago thus far. There are no political changes to note in Germany. Tho energles of the Government during the year have been wmainly davoted to {ho onforcement of the famous Farcx laws, passed in 1872, and in quelling Ultramontane disturbances engendered by the Jesuits and Catholic Bishops, Enly in the “year, the Casrzran Government in Spain was over- {thrown by n coup T'rtat, and Marghol SzrraNo was made President. Bince his election Lis timo has been excluuively occupied in efforts to put down Carlism, only resulting, however, in partial success, In Couads, tho Crodit-Mo- Lilior corruptions, growing ont of the Canrdn Pacifio Railroad construotion, overthrow the Government of MacpoNatp and Lrought MoKenzre into power. There have bsen the usunl number of Bouth American rebellions and revolutions, and specks of war in Africa, China, and Acheen, but, with these excepe tions, tho great world has not been partiou- larly disturbed. . 5 In the general business of this country there hina been a perceptible improvement during the year. During the firet six months business suffcred goverely from the effects of tho panlo of the provious year, and there were pumerous failaves in consequence, . though the totwl number of aflures during tho year hnsnot been lurger than that of 1873, Tho last six months of the year, how- ever, have been profitable to merchants, and show decided improveniont in the general trado of the country. Tho Commercial Agen- ¢y Register estimates that probably not less than £400,000,000 may Le put dow as ceon- omized during tho year, This fact, coupled with tho efforts to settle the finance question, are liopeful with refercuco to tha prospects of business during the present year. Thero nre many dark spots seattered through the yenr occnsioned by great dis nsters, prominent among which aro tho fol- lowing: Tho Chicago fire of July, which, although it ocensioned no loss of life, destroy- ed property o tho estimated value of $1,431,- 133, o large proportion of which lns already been replaced; the typhoon on the const of Chinn, which destroyed millions of dollars worth of property and 20,000 lives; the Dursting of the Mill River Reservoir in as- snchusetts, which sacrificed 150 lives; the fenrful floods in Penusylvanin, which destroy- od many thousand dollars worth of proporty and about 200 lives; the Southern floods, which destroyed tho crops over miles of conntry boarding on the Mississippi River nand its tributaries; the burning of the Fall Tiver cotton mill, by which 20 lives wero lost; the falling of the church at Byracuse, N. Y., by which 14 persons wero crushed to death; and n long list of disasters to steam- ors and sailing-vessels, nmong them the atenmer Empiro at Now Orleans, the steamer Togers on the Ohio, the propeller Drooklyn at Datroit, tho steamer Japan, snd the emi- grant ship Cospatrick, involving a loss of over 800 lives. The sucial world has been unusunlly agi- tated during the year. Its first excitement was the Temperauce Crusades, which spread rapidly throughout the Western and among gomo of tho border Southern States. They Jastad but o short time, however, nnd proba- bly will never be witnessed agnin, as the pab- lic is now pretty thoroughly convineed of tho folly of sttempting to establish prohibition by coercive legisiation, and that no practical results of any permnnent value wero secured by tho praying women. Following closely upon the Crusades, the Bereumer-TiLTox scandal burst upon tho publie like n thunder- clap, and engrossed the attention of the wholo country. It has passed through vari- ous phases, in the courts and out of them, sinco that time, its only hold wpon the public at present being in the pending suit of AlIn Truron against Alr. Beeemes, which the Iatter is fighting upon technicalities and quibbles, A much more pleasant ond in every way agrecable featuro of tho year hns been some mnotablo weddings, among them thoso of the DuEE oF Eptvsunon to the Russian Priucess MARE; the Prosident’s son to Miss Howonz; the President’s daughter to Mr. SanToris; Gen. Suenyay's daughter to Lieut, Frren ; Senator Suanoy's daughter to Mr. NEWLANDS; and 1ast, but not lenst, Souza e Canrav's charm- ing daughter, who blazed like the headlight of the Jocomotive,” and made THROCKMORTON happy with bushels of dismonds and cort- loads of minor gemg, Wo leave them enjoy- ing their honeymoon in Spanish air-castlos and come down to realities. The astronomical world has been happy during the year, for it has had Coco's comot, which gove cxhibitions a fow night4 and then violated its contract by suddenly disappearing before its season was ended ; the eclipss of tho moon, which was & perfect success; and the transit of Venus, tho results of which have yet to be made publio in the computations of the observers. The theolog- joal world has had several, disturbances. Bisuarce on the ono hand, and Gladstone on the othor, have kept the Vatican in continual turmoil, the ono by the enforcoment of the Tarcx laws, which has led to tho punishment of mony refractory Ultramontanes and the banishment of the Josuils from Germany; the other with his pamphlet wpon the tom- poral power of the Fope, which hos provoked the hostila criticism of Archbishop MawNING and an angry falmination fromtho Pope him- golf. Bishop Cuspng has brought about a gchism in the Episcopn! denomination, nnd successfully estoblished the Reformed Epis- copal Church, represented in Illinois by Bishop Omevzy of this city. Prof. PaTroN hos kept up his persacution of Prof. Swiva with dogmatio persistence, but, at the very moment of success, wos disappointed by the withdrawal of his victim from the Presbyto. rian denomination. The world of morality has litllo to bonst of. Crimo has incrensed rapidly, Corruption has left its taint all over tho land. Public ond private trusts have been betrayed in tho most reckless manner. Dofalcations, embezzlements, frauds, mur- ders, awindles, riots, violence, and thefts are and have been the order of the day, and the prospect does not brighten any with the ad- vent of tle New Yenr. . Tho corntry has hoppily been free from pestilence, g0 that the general health has been good, while other parts of the world have suffeied soverely from plagues and fam- inos. The grasshopper hns beon the only agency which has interfored with the labors of the hudandmon, bat it has boon'ss de- stractivo i1 its ravages thronghout Minne. gota, Town, Knnsas, Nebraska, and Manitoba, 28 if thoy had been swept by the fire. This pest hng ennied great suffering and destitu- tion, which the charity of the country is now relieving, 1t only renaina to eall the roll of the prom- inont ond honored dend who have left the world duringthe yesr. The political world hos lost Cmaizs Sovasze, Guemr Sarra, Nicoro Tosato, the eminent Itallnn states- man, three mmbers of Congress, viz.: D. B. Merusg, of New York, Joux B. Rick, of Tllinois, and Azvan Cpockes, of Massachu- geits, tho Blwquis DE 1a Covoma, of Bpain, M. Oourirr, Prime Minister of France, Jxax Laroquarte, Count Javnent, the French statesmon, exPresidont Fiuzaone, and ex- Bonator Wiasirs. Tho ministry hos suffered severely, haviig lost Bishop Bacox, Catholio Bishop of Maie, Blshop Hzycanr, Old Cath olic, DBishop' Pavng, of the Episcopal Church, Bisjop McFantasp, Cathollo, Bighop Les, Ipiscopalian, Bishop Mozuns, Methodist, theItev, ‘L. M. Eppy, Methodist, Bishop Wmireiovse, Episcopalian, Cardinal Farosersy, Archbishop Lawouoir, the Rev, Soromon Prcy Daplist, Blshop O'Gonuax, Catholio, Binho? Wageray, Catlolic, the Rev. Hennr Suicen, Methodist, Dr. OABLETON, Methodist, theRev. Davio Errtorr, and the V. wyzy, The world of letters ‘Brooks, JULES JANIN, AGNES BTRICKLAND, vz Reurzr, Ouanrzs T, Brake, Guizoy Banar Comnwaiy, Tox Hoop, ond ., ‘Tiscmesporyr, Educs- tion will misd Ezna ComNexy, ex-Presi- dout WaiLxes, f, Onosny, and Presi- dont Jaoxsow.| The fleld of science Josos Mapnres and Haveew, the Gorman pstronomers, , Ppriuies, the English geologist, Hexap GarwNeLy, Bra Winrnx Famzpainy, the eiginesr, aud Erre px Brav- wouzr, the geologlst, In the axt | bo used to adorn the reception-room. world, Ringmant, Forer, D Triquer, the seulptors, nnd Gueyae, Kavrnach, INaauis, and Fortusy, the pninters, have gone. Musio mourns PAnkra, CAMeniLL, AGATHA STATES, Macarerni, Luwnye, DrNDEL, Voramsx, Truropone Fonses, ond Apeinenr WaoNER. Out of the busy world of trade and commorce bavo dropped Newcoun and Jo FEpasan Tiossoy, tho railrond-kings, Sutey Wi- 1anp, Lkmp, tho shipbuilder, Bharpe, of Sharpe-riflo fame, Isnaen Howyes, the great brasa-foundor, ANserst Rotusciinp, Joun RusseLn, at the head of tho cutlery Lusiuess of tho couutry, and Sasver WiLListox, the button-manufncturer. ormrt s A NEW THING IN NEW-YEAR'S CALLS, The Woman's Temporanco Union hns in- formed tho world, through the colummns of Trr Trinune, that *‘ tho autogeaph pledge- book open on tho parlor-table will replaco the wine-glnss in many home, this year, in the lond of the Woman's Crusade.” At Inst something new has been found in this world of repetition. Nay, two now things abso- lutely come together, The year is new, and 50 is the pledge-book iden. We can imngine tho dismny of Biyxs when Lo siles a glad response to the question, * Won't you tako somothing?” ond hears his hostess ro- ply, “I am very glad, Mr. Bings, to see you so ready to shun your specinl temptations; will you toke the pledge agninst liquor, or tobacco, or swearing? Perhnps you will take them all?" Then her victim rises ruefully, puts his signaturo into tho book which has *replaced the wines glass,” ond depavts, muttering anathemos on the duplicity of womou, This admirable iden is copnble of indefinite extension. Materfamilins can run the pledge-books, while her daughters are presenting contribution- ‘boxes for a theological seminary and a found- lings' homa to their nbashed enllers. Hand- some urns, marked, ‘‘Mission for sending Seriptural hondkerchiefs to the Bally-boo savages inhabiting the Upper Nile, around the Mountsins of the Moon,” or “For tho mnintenance of homo missions among tho heathen of St Louis,” counld The conversation could bo arifully mrranged to encourage benevolence. Thus, young lady loguitur: * Do you remember Kears' beauti- ful lincs on o Grecian urn? Wo had the bas- reliefs on this urn for the nid of missions mado in imitation of those ho describes.” Toinful padse, which is broken only by the victim’s contributing something or making o hurried exit. Tadies who do not receive can nevertheless help on the good causo by hang- ing a placard nbovo their eard-baskets, with the inseription: “*Collers will pleaso mark their eards with the amount they can contrib- ute to the Good Samaritans.” If tho system we have hinted at is carried out, oven in part, ono of two results will surely follow. Either New Year's will hereafter produce a most nstonishing crop of good resolutions, far ex- celling in luxurinnce, if not in vigor, those of the past, or else men who profer taling port to taking tho pledge and roceiving sherry to giving signatures will abandon their yearly attempts to visit 200 people in twelva hours, and will pass their holiday in rest instend of worl. Then, farowell to the custom. It has its pleasant sido, but it involves such an amount of worry, snd work, and expense, that it would porhaps bo better honored in the breach than in the observance, THE NEW KING OF SPAIN, The civil war in Spain has token a sudden, though not wholly unexpected, turn. The Republican army—officers and men—have proclaimed Princo Azroxso, Prince of the As- turios and son of Isaperra, King of Spain, A briof history of the events leading to the complication in the Spanish succession may not be uninteresting. The Austrian family which ascended the throne in the person of Cranres I (Emperor Onartes V.), in 1516, ended in tho person of Cuantes 1L, who died without issue in 1700, By his will he bequeathed the crown to Louis XIV. of Franco, who had maried tho sister of the Spanish King., The crown was also clasimed by Leororp I of Austria, who had married another sidter, A war onsued, in which nenrly all Europe took part for thir- toon years, By the pemce of Utrecht, in 1718, Pnmr, the grandson of TLous XIV., was confirned as King of Spain, by yielding Naples, Sardinia, Bel- gium, and other States to Austris, and Gibraltar to England. In 1808 his grandson, COnantes IV., wag'compelled by NaroLeoN to abdicate, and Prince FERDINAND was also com- pelled to ronounce all claim to tho succossion. In 1814, aftor Joseen BoNATARTE wad driven out of Spain by tho British troops, anPx. NAND VII. was proclaimed King, to tho ex- clusion of his father, Feapmvanp had two brothorsy 1. Cuamues, or Doy Oanvos. 9, Franos Dz Pavra, By the law of Spain, females were oxcladed from the succession, Feopvaxnp had buried throe wives, and, hayv- ing mo ohildren, Dox Oanros was the heir- presumptive. In 1820 he married Minn Cursrixa of Naples, by whom, in quick suo- cession, he had two daughtors,—IsinELra, born in 1830, and Manra Loursa, bora in 1832, TFenomanp died in Soptember, 1833, having somo time proviously issued a decreo abolishing the law excluding fomales, thus cutting Doy Cinros off from tho succeasion, Frapmanp had been o most unmitigated des- pot, 0s his fathor had been beforq him, and Tox Canros was expeated to b worse. The wholo nation therefore sustainod Isanetra, then 8 yoars old, who was proclaimed Queon under tho regenoy of her mother, Dox Oan- Lo8 ot onco begun a war, which lasted Bix yeary, and waa remarkablo for its cruelty and atroeity. In 1843, the Quoen being 18 yoars old, was declarod by the Cortes to Lo of full age. An intriguo then bogun in Europe for tho mniiago of the Queon, LouisPurvieez of TFrance, who had sevoral unmarried sons, and who exercised a sort of guardianship over the Spanish family, was forced to mako a pledge that he would not marry either of his sons to Tesprira. In 1846 ho was successful in ne- complishing the marriage of tho Queen to her cousin, Fravcia Dp'Assisr, son of Fraxos ot Paura, thus uniting the clder and younger lines of the family to the exclusion of the line of Doy Oanros. The other daughter, Marta Lousa, was married at the same time to ANTHONY, Duko of Mont- ponsier, son of Louis Pumarre. It was sup- posed, then, that the French King had prac- tised an intentionnl fraud, Tho husband of the Queen was understogd to be but little better than sn imbeoilo, in which cose the Bpanish erown would be likely to fall to the descendants of the French Prince. IsapeLra, however, had a number of chil dren, of whom five survive. TlLe second of these is ALPHONSE, Who was born iu 1857,and is consoquently now botween 17 and 18 years of sge. Her sister, the Duchess of Mont- PENsixs, has ten children, including wyeral S0D8. After his unsuosesstal war, Dex Caavos, who had been g in France, removed to Trieste in Austrin, whero he died in 185 Provious to this, hiowever, he had renounced the throne in favor of his won, Count Moxr- Motiy, In 1860, the Count wns proclaimed King by (ten, Outkaa, buttherowns no popu- Inr response. In tho samo year MoNTMOLIN and his brothers, Jonn and FEnbiNaxD, wero arrested ; they renounced all claim to the throno and were relensed, and subsequently ropudinted the renuncintion, MoNTMoLIN and Fenoiwayp died in 1861, In 1863 Jony ronounced in favor of his son Cuantes, who was born in March, 1848, and whois tho present claimant to the throno as Dox Can. Lo8. In January, 1868, a military insurrection took placo in Spain under Gon, P, This insurrection incrensed during the year, and on the 20th of September, 1868, Queen Tsanerua loft Spain for Franco, wlera she hing continued to reside ever since. A mouarch- jenl constitution was adopted, and the Corten sought diligently for a King, Induly, 1870, tho Regency offored the crown to Prince Lrorouo of Iohenzollorn. This offer was used 03 o pretext for the controversy between Franco and Prussin which ended in the war that dethroned Naroreon III and founded the Germon Empire. In November, 1870, the crown was offered to AMADEUS, second son of VicTor Enanver of Italy, who neeept- ed it, was crowned King in January, 1871, Enrly in 1873 e nbdiented and left Spain, and the conntry hns sinca Leon mled o8 o sort of a Ropublic, Onthe24th of June, 1870, IsapcLua formally renounced tho throne in favor of her son Ar- rioxse. In 1871 Doy Canros entored Spain, and has since then been engaged in prosecut- ing 8 war to recover the throne. 'ThoSpanish Republic has never had any substance. Tho Spanish people Liavono knowledgo of Repub- licanism, and the Spanish nobility and poli- ticians abhor it. The Governmont has been called a Republic for the want of a'monnreh, On the quostion of **right,” as recognized in royal successions, ALvioNse i3 probably en- titled to the crown ; but what 8pain wants-is peace, and to have peaco there must Le some Tiend selected~to tho support of which the country will genorally unite. It is possible that this boy will unite tho Lest oloments of Spain, nnd bo the means of giving ponce to the distracted and miserable kingdom. . TIE COUNTY FRAUDS, The investigation of the Spocial Commit- teo of the Board of Counly Commissioners scems to have beon conducted in tho most {horough manuer, anu has led to extraor- dinnry developments, It s proper to say that My, C. C. P. Horpsy, the Chairman of the Committae, is entitled to the larger part of tho crodit for this expose, since the work of tho investigation dovolved moinly upan him, Hba received, however, tho hearty sup- port and co-operation of Dossrs. Crovan, Jones, and Guesrmen. Mr, McCarrrey, another member of the Commilteo, clogged the investigation and refused to sign the re- port. 'The treatment of this report in the open Board was o direct insnlt to the peoplo whom the Commissioners represent. Ono of the most importantportions of it wos stricken out without warrant, and the wholo matter was finally disposed of by o roference to vari- ous committees, and by the re-cloction of certain officers directly implicated, The only consolation tho publio con find is in the fact that the ring was sustained by a majority vote of only one,and that the facts were fairly brought out before the ring was able to squolch them, Wae desire to put these facts couspicuonsly before the public, so that the nction of tho dissenting Commissioners may be proporly estimated. 1. The Contractors.—That portion of the ryoport stricken out by the ring betrayed the actunl personality which controls the most volusble contracts of the county. It is o protean individual whose real namo is C. F. Pentotat, but who is known to the Doard not only under that name, but as F. Boenyen, Jauzs Fomsyrn & Co,, J. G. Beappstey & Co, O. F. Cpany & Co, Aworew Haaomy, and O, H. Oanveyren & Co. The other persons in whose names the contracts wera talen out appear to be in the employ of James FonsyTn & Co., or C. F. PrrioraT, who are one ond tho same a3 for s the county contracts are concerned. This individual, therefore, controls the contracts for beans, hominy, groceries, crockery, cloth- ing, hats, dry goods, bedding, and potatoes. 1f the Committos had not nscertnined any- thing boyond this, they would have furnigted prima facia evidonco that, the county supplies being controlled by one person, thero is vir- tually mo competition, and tho very purposo of the contract system fs thoreby defeated. Yet eight of the County Commisgioners had the impertinence oud audacity to voto to strike out this part of the exposure! 9. The Contracts,—An cxamination of the contract-prices fully confirms whot might have been expected from conferringa mo- nopoly upon ono porson. It was discovered, first, that the enormous sam of $100,000 had been expended upon the county charities, It was found, in the next place, that, in ono lino of goods furnished to the Poor-House and Insano Asylum, of which over 810,000 wero bought, o saving of moro than §5,000 might have boen modo. In other words, & single lino of goods cost the city more than twico what they ought to have cost, This was ascortained by adirect comparison betweenthe contract prices ond the prices at which Messra, Frep, Lerrern & Co. would furnish the same atticles. There woro sheeting, shirting, prints, ticking, toweling, cassimeros, flanuels, cotton-batting, and wonlen mitts, Tho county paid from 25 to 1256 per cent more for avery ono of these articles than the current price. It isonly fair to nssume that, if the investigation had been oxtended to the other contracts held by Mr, Pentorat and his pariners, the same re- gnlts would hovo been ascertained. At all ovonts, the Committee cstimato that from $50,000 to 100,000 which has boen robbed might have been saved to tha county. 8. T'he Supplies.—The iuvestigations of the Committeo create a strong suspicion that the county does not receive evon tho full amount of the supplies for which it pays such exor- bitaut prices, In one case there was abso- lute proof of this. Tho Warden of the Poor- House and Insano Asylum professed anutter ignorance as to the amount of supplies which 1te hind received, and said that no books had beon kept! A subordinate said that he had checked off receipts on shoets of paper and given them to the ‘Warden, but the latter was unable (?) to produce them, or said so, The only department in which any socount eould be found waa thot of the dry-goodsin the Insane Asylum, presided over by Miss Rrx. youp. 'This lady had kept an account of the oods she had received, and the most sarpris. ing discrepanocy was found between the bills na they were paid and the ectual recelpts. There was & disorepancy in nearly every artcle furnished, and thore was @ total ossh Ghovtage of §1,702.50, These wos no explanation of tho doficiency, nud, therefore, it was impossible to say whether it went to tho benefit of tho contractors, or to that of the oflicors and members of the Tloard, or both. The gen- ernl Inxity of management warrants the con- clusion that there wero similar swindling defl. ciencies in all the other supplies. 'Thero wat no check at cither the Insane Asyluma or Toor-1louse ; tho conl, issned at tho rate c? fitty tons n day, was not woighed by tho County Agent or any representative ; orders issucd for hominy or beans might bo traded off for sugar,—0 cents worth of hominy for 12 conts worth of sugar, ete, 4, The County Offirers.—Such an exhibit would have suggested the immediato romove:i of the persons implicated ; but the ring pro- ceeded to re-elect nlt the suspeeted persons, and removed thoso only who had been found to be honest or of some service. Tor ine atance, Gronog 8§, Kismenuy was retained oa Warden of the Poor-llouse aud Insane Asy- Ium, though he confessed to tho Committco his ulter incompetency and shameful neglect, nnd though a deficiency of over 1,000 wrs found in the aumount of goods pnid for in one department under his charge. Jouyn DrzpeN (a son-in-law of County-Commissioner Herting) wns retained a3 County Agont, notwithstanding the o tromo looseness found in the conduct of hi¢ charge. On tho other hand, Dr. Tors, whe haos proven himself to bo an eflicient offfecr and an lonest man, was removed from the place of physician at the Insano Asylum tc meke room for a favorite of tho ring. We are informed that the ring carried their war oven down to the subordinntes, and that there wero changes in tho County Hospital and the county building dietated by the in- terests nnd nepotism of the ring. Evon the jonitor of tho lntter was removed becnuse ho hiad reported an assistant for negloct of duty, and the sssistant was retnined. This nssist- ant, we nre told, is o brothor of Q. F. Perronat, the ubiquitous contractor, The Commissioners.—The men who ore re- sponsible for tho practical ignoring of the fnets clicited by tho Committes are the fol- lowing : Cangorr. Costmv. Jouwsox. Coawsonn, HxATing, LONEDOAN, HouELL, McCarenir,—8. Cannort, Convuy, and McUAPFREY are new membors. They were elected by the ¢ Peos ple,” and under the pledgo of reform. Cnaw= ronp, JomysoN, aud Russetn have always trained with tho crowd they are now in. But why aro LoxeroaN aud Henrrvo with the ring? Both these men aro rich dnd have professed to be honest and honorablo, They have stood well in business rolationa befora going into this Board. Mr. Ienmive s tho representative of tha Gormous snd the special protege of tho Staats-Zeituny; he was formerly called “ Honest Joun Hrnrrxa.” Aro those gentle- men the dupes of a corrupt set of men? If not, how can they cxplain their action in per sistontly voting to defeat the work of the In- vestigating Committeo? This hos beon par~ tinlly dono already, but the recommendation that the corrupt and swindling contract sys- tem bo abolished remains to bo acted on finally. We will see how Messrs,” LONERGAX and Heprrye will vote on this proposition when it is called up again, though their votes againat o reduction of salaries and for the re- tention of incompetent and negligont offl- cinls and the discharge of honest and efficient ones do not offer much ground for hope or oncouragement. THE HON. MR, BCHUMAKER. The Hon. Mz. Scuuatsxen is o Democratic member of Congress from Brooklyn, who wos re-clected last Novombor. Ho is a wenlthy merchant and o nfin who has been in good standing in the community in which ho has lived. He wos not a member of the Forty-sccond Congress which granted the Pacific Mail Bubsidy. 'The subsidy was voted in tho summer of 1872; Mz, ScuvsAkEs wad olocted in the fall of the samo year. On the supposition that he recoived tho $275,000 ot tho same time M. Kixa is thought to have reccived $116,000, which seoms to ho pretty certnin from tho ovidonce given by the Pacific Mail accountant, tho peculiar circumstauco of his clection to Congress shortly after affords room for interesting speoulation, Was it the use of this money, or portions of it, which contributed to his election? Or was tha knowledge of his candidature and prosuma. bly intimate rolations with Domeocratio Con- grossmen that induced tho agent of the Ta- ciftc Mail to pay it to him? Asdr, Bemu. MATER Wad not & member of Congress at the timo, whut was tho purpose of giving him 50 larga a proportion of the corruption fund? Was it confided to him to disburse among the Domocratio Congressmeon, and the other sum of ©115,000 confided to Mr. Kmva to disburse smong the Republican .Congressmon ? Al thege things must, of course, bo moro matter of conjeoture for the present ; but the rapid progress which the Committes has mads thus for oncourages us to believe that they will ascertain finally what became of the money intrusted to these two honorable gen- tlemon, As Mr, BoHUMAXER was noither & member nor an officer of the Forty-second Congress, ho is in a better condition than Mr, Kivg, who was then Postmaster of tho House of Reoprosentatives. But it fs still trno that, it he réooived this money and used it for the purpose of *persuading " members of Con. gross to vota for the subsidy, he is not now & fit porson to bo a momber of Congress, Thore is only ono way. in which he can now commend himself to the public, and that is by divulging fully what use ho made of the money; how ho oame by it; why it was paid ovor to him, and all the civeumatances of the case with which he is fomiliar, He will not be any worse of than he is now under the strong suspicion of having actod as the hired agent for the disburssment of a corruption fand, and it is the only way in which he can possibly be of any uso to the community, ‘What tho people want to know now ig, whether any person who was a mem- ber ot the time the subsidy was granted re. ceived any portion of the enofmous sum of mongy paid out by the Pacific Mail Company to carry thoir subsidy schemo through Con. gress, which is now figuredup to be $890,0001 1t will bo the bost thing for overy man whose name has been connected with the onormous scandal to tell all he knowsabout it. At any rate, Kmio, Bosuaanes, and Pan g all meme bers of Congress or memhemfi, should speak more fully than they have thus far. P Mr. ErasTus Bnooss, editor of the New Yorl Express, takes Tux TaisuNk to task fors para- graph iu’ our Washington correapondonce wherein the writer says that the banquot given to the Japaness Embassy at & cost of $20,000 by Jauxs Brooxs was paid out of the Pacifio Mail corruption fund. The Krpress not unnatarslily rises with judignation and much personal dis- quistude to deny the ohargs, sying ** None bud byeuss disturb the graves of the desd.” Ma Basoxs i quite right. Txn TR dows md