Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 6, 1875, Page 7

y £ THE GRAIN INSPECTOR. The Senatorial Commlittos Gets : to Worlk. e Hr.11cChosney Gives Tiom a Max of, Figuros, Insocctlon of Barley at tho Rock Islamd Elevator. MORNING SESSION. FAIRLY AT WORH. The Inventigation into the alleged defalcations In Grain-Inspector Iiarper's offics was resumed sesterday morning, ot tho ofiico of the Dcnnrl- Tuent, Itoom 18, No. 166 Warhington streot, Tho fuvestigation was conductod by the' Scnatorinl Committes, conelzting of HonatoraSmith, Castle, and Robinsan, the intescats of 3ir. Harper belig Jooked nfter by Mr, J, I’ Root. The first wite ness put npon tho stand wae AN, NORERT’ 3'CHRSNET, who, after anaworing introductary queationa un- jportant fn tholr naturs, stated that it would probably take throo monthis to go turough tho accounts in the lodger and casli-look, as thoy bad not been posted siuco early In 1874, Tho official statements of the finanelal conditlon of the departmont had boen made up, tho bookkooper hasl told Litg, from orlginal youclere, and not {rom tho books. Tho castiebook had been writton up from copics of tho statements furnlehed tho Commissloners, itucen liad examined tho cash nccounts of the Inspector slnca April, 1673, until Octover, 1873, Tuspoctor Ilarpor received from tho provious Inspeotor tha sum of €2,056.16 April 17, 1873, Tho amount actually collectod by tuo ofice in tho month of April, 1873, was §26.75. The pay- ments for tho curront expenses of the precoding month sra ususlly minde on tho 10th day of the current wouth. Up to the 10th doy of May tho sum of &LG25.9 L been cotlocted, making, with tha sum col- lected in April, & total of over §4,701.04. Tho total doficienoy of fands to mect tho exponses of tha oflico May 10 was 514,83, 'hio total amount of callections mada for May, up to Juao 10, wau ©4,081.61. ‘The books thowed o tho May ex- yensca of tho oflico the sum of £4,650.57, which nmount was charged ia thooash-book of Jung lOi the oxcess of paymonts over collcetions for tha month was $478.06 ¢ this, ndded to tho provious month's deficsoney, tundo a total deficiency of ©1,022.86, The collectiona from Juno 10 to July 10 woro §G,747.69; thia represented tho Juno_earmngs ; tho oxpentea of tha ofiico wera £0,180.15; leaviog o surplus of 81,661.04, whsicl wiped out the deficlency, sud loft o sur- plus of §541.68. From July 10 to Aug. 11 the amonnt coliccted wny £6,611.27, tho exponscs of the oflice woro $5,217.46, leaving & surplus of cirmuus overoxpenacsof 31,323.31, which,\added to tho surplns alroady ou bund, made a total of £1,561,90, From Aug. 11 to Bept. 10, the eurn- ings of_tho oflice wers £11,161,6%, tha sxpenres £6,217.59; thownrplus@4,937.90 ; tho total kurplus then belug £6,802,08 ; the amount coliceled for Beptembar up ta Oct. 10 wan 12,4794 ; tho ox- rensen, $6,747.81; tho eurplus of cash receipte over expenses, $G,735.68; making o total. wur- plug of §12,627.60. Tho amount, of recoints for tho month of October t6 Nov, 10 was 93,149,013 the exvensos wero §5,036.75; tho surplus, £3,- v ov, 10, €15,080.95, Tho largost doficiency in tho 'ofiico—that is, cxceus of oxponses over reccipts—oceusted In the month of May, 1873, whon it roached tho sum of &1,022,86, T tocoipta for April and May wero ihs ouly ro- ceipls which fell bolow tho exvenscs. 'This do- fielency was wiped out in June, and after that e surplus grew steadily. The fees wero ralsed, aud tho chanya took effect Auy. 5, 1873, whon thoy woro fixed at 80 couta n car, &nd G0 contq s thouaand for out-fuspoction, At tho timo tho ancreaso wos mado, it a8 genorally *known that crop was ' oxcoptiomaily largo, nnd patberod in good condition” Thora was 8 clear iudicotion of an inerease of fecs. ‘Tho ucroated crop alone, without auy ralsing of the fevs, would have sugwmented tho feoa uf the oflice, Ho was.noquaintod with TIE TOABD OF TRADE BYSTE:L OF INSPAGTION ussd boforo tho Biato aystew camo fu. Mtr. Root—Lot mo ask yon, Bonator, if yonr rosolutien roquircs you o go into tho whole quostion of tho warlis of Stato luspoction, Sonatar Robinson—Oh, I don't think 1t is at all impropor to go into the vubject. “IWittices, romuming, snid that hoe could only giva o goueral idea of tho oxpenscs of tho Board of Tindo Inspection Department, Tho expenecs of the ollice amouuted to (rom &7,200 o 67,500 8 yoar. Tho salary of tho Chiot' Iuspootor was 3,400, who waa a praotical man, Thero was no Asistant Inspector. 1lis assiatants woro houso aud track fnspoctora and clorical holp, Tho 7,500 carsled ouly tho exponscs of tho Uhief Iu- #poctor and i clorical foroe. Mr, Root objectad to o question an to whothor tus State Iuspector persoually examined the rain. Witness, resuming, said that sa an export in iospocting lumsell, ho did wol consider that a Orain-Tuspector having no knowladg, of the businces could'seloct entlsfactory assiste auts. Thoro wero but twoor threo of “the old Iuspoctors at work in the presout inspocting- oitico, The heavicst monthly exponsos asre thowo for October, 187J, of §6.747.81; tho small- oot wore §4,560,67, in Moy, 1873, 1¥ CLOSE-EXAMINATION by Alr. Root, tho witncss stated that Le waain the flour sud grain Lusiness, and hnd been Cualn-Inspector for tho Board of Trado from Apnl, 1800, until February, 1870. e wan enperseded by the Board of Trade for Liaving, at tho suggestion of Mr, Denton, s mem- Lar of the Commlites of Inepection, fssued to him & 'm‘f cartificato, which Mr, Donton 0 uge, but broke faith tho samo day. He was an applicant for the poeition of Btate Iospeotor, which wss awaided to Mr, Totoklos, In tbe Donrd of Trado department thero wero somo fificen honso and track in- epuctors whomo salaries wers not included- in the sum ho Lad alresdy alluded to. Tho Board paid §3,000 for rent of tho offices of 1ho Iuspectiug Dopartment, Witness mwd Lo was oot familiar with the workings of .the prosent inspootion oflico. Sinco 1470 tle promiséd nov g£min busivoss had inoreasod at least 25 per cout, 1o did not hoar s great deal of complalat, lut faero was o fealiug that tho juspection was vot ‘befug well conductod, Mr, A. 3 Wright was of 1ho opiuien that tho Chiot Inspoctor of Gain ‘whonld be a practical export in the business, “Tho noxt witnees catiod woy 4 M. O. L. PARKER, dmflvné:o, who tostified that ho was FirstAs- slstaut Gruin-lospector nader W, L. Haner, Lio csmo into the ofice with Mr. Harpor thad beon connected with tho grain-Inspection tuui- _mosn for fourtesn years proviously ; wus for aix ous Asistaut-Tuspecior undor {he Doacc of ‘drado; hold the position of Chiof UralnIn- spector for threo yoars, when Mr. McChomoy was uppointod ; then took Mr, McCheny's Placo 14Was bubsequoutly Chicf Indpeotor urdor Mo wed, until the Siate took olage \c!l the work, whou he becans tato Asulstant luupector. itness stated tiat he gave Lis attention pructically to tho Inspe- tioa of graln, and his Lul)gmnn{ fxed tho gralo of grain in all casos whoroa there was a dispue, L\\('hen Cliof Inspector uuder tho Board of Trala This work way Eunly that of ' general suporwisim of tho office, but Lis main work was that of tlo tuctical Inepoction of grain ; Mr, Harper wia i‘"" Tarcly calied on Lo practically inspeot grair | ,‘llr. Harper was not a professed expert 1w gmia, Eoard of Trade, e Har Aunovations, but s conld uot toll what theywero, {The track.| fimmn and honse-luspectort wora olected by Mr. Harper, geuorally from 130 old [foron employed by the Board of Trado, ar far au oy would go, Bome uow wen had bee. puton, i fho qualifications of the employed wop submig. -6 i d bo wltnoas' judgmons bufore they Wore en. ) cross-ezamination the witnes stated that § eince the old systens of luupum was in X ‘Iwna o should Llink the busines cousid- jorably incroased. Na more men rate smployed 0a Lle force than wore necessry to do tho wark ; o fact, tha forco was no large enough, v, Parper siald ity oo offlco rout of the timo, Wil i whon cl:hr‘ u:wmfiwuwr uu- e Sysiem, to post ly report on 'Changp, Jut never made a *"‘:“:".‘"1,‘."3.?’3'.,.1}"{? 2 )El the sama re- o to lis Booretary of of Trada, wio gchiod thom e e e ©aal roport. - Under the ol systom, witneas, ay Ohief-luspector, stiended-o the correspondence, Thoso waa & regialry doartmont thon sartod, ‘which wau run by Alr, T@kiue, to whom witueas mado Liw zopors ever day. Tho roglstry de- ma‘ wea not nowidder tha control of Mr, . b under Mrlyndall, whose salary wag hc‘dnwmxnapecummpmmm;. . rodirect exnmintion, wituess o depectient wes baid by Afr, Randolpb, Beo- + thus maling tho total surplus oxisting ard. Aa o tho grain Landlod (o fi%}?fl? rllztl:nllxfiy was unususlly lsrge, hecauso -avious crops wore handled to- ¢ the tail end of proy O T rtone year, Tn did | hot think.n may waa wo'l qualitiod to judge of gothor with cations of asslstaut fupectors wio 2:1 r:“jtillnlsu.mll a practical man aud familiar witle tho antiea r { inspoction, 1Is did not know whether Mr. Ilarper ovor had any coniection with th ginin teado, Tho Commlttea adjourned notil 3 p. m. ———— AFTERNOON SESSION. . A'CHEINEY RESUMES. n the aftoruoon the examination of Mr. Mo~ Chosnoy was rosumed. Aftora few questlons roparding tho books, witness utated that ho ad not know anything pasonally of irregularitien ocenring in couptection with graln fnsnection sinco 1t camo uuder Btato cuntrol; thodiscoverios Inregard to the Hongh Elovator matior wero mada by the Board of Trade ¢ thoso in connse- tion with tho Munn & Scolt Elevator were made by Mr. Armour. If tho Inapector's dopartmont had made any discoverios thoy had not beon mada publie. o had heard «of complaints in rogard to tho Inspoction of bar- loy, but hadno porsonal kuowledge of tho fact, To Mr, Jloot: Obtained hix knowledza of tho deficit altuded to by an examiuation of tho cash- book alona, T'o Snator Robinson: The more cortain way to detect o doflcit was to go to tha cash-book. , T'o Mr. Root: 'Thera ceriainly was a thiler- enco_botweon a dufleit fn cash and a doflcit in tho Dapartmont, when Do usad tho word ho did vot mean a deflclt iu the dopartment. Ho did not know anvthing atout tho solvency of tho department fraw the examination ho had made. 116 had not Boon suy momoranduw of the bils 1eveivabio. ‘I'ho next witness was SN ONORGI A, MELLMAN, commlssion morcbaut 1 gram, who stated that his #pocialey wae bacloy, ahd thot Lo bad within the Inst two yoars dealt and shipped largely iu that graln, fu which Lo consldercd himnel¢ an cxport. Al winter through, 1 1873, bo bind tind no satisfaction fo dealing in barioy, i the in- spoctton in Chicago turnod out wrobg wlen ho Bg(npml it off, 1lo had«Lad troublo with tho barley in tho Rock Island Elovator for two sears. Tho witness cxplainod his systom of purchaso and shipplog, The compluint of Lis customors always had boew that the grain ho ahipped, ospos cially that which camo from tho Ruck fsiand Elovator, was not_up to tho grade, Ho had como to tho Inspector's oflico, but ald Not gob mny selisfaction, Whonover ho sent to tho Nock Jalapd Elevator tor No. 2 barloy be. gor No. 3. On omo ocension ho hud roceived No. 8 barloy from that clesator, aud had it Inspocted by Mr. Packer, who ssid it was No. 2, and gavo. Lim a receipt necordingly, His customer, Lowover, would not rocelvo the barley, Wheon withess sent for No. 3 batloy he gut_* refoctod ¥ batloy. According to tho 1mies and reguintions, No. 3 barley shoul woigh 42 pounds to the bustol, but tho cxtru woight was sccomplielied with nnadmix- tutro of whoat, The dikeulty ho complained of had boen his gonoral oxperionco when getting barloy from tho Rtock luland Llovator, and snuch Iind licen tho exporionco of almost every maltator in tho City of Chicago, 'Chis fact Lias aiTectod the prico of the barley iu tuis clovator, Tho commission merchants eapeclally aveided thobar- loy from tuis elovstor, and its price ran from §to 10 cents below the markot prico on ace.nut of 18 ynown infeslor quality. Lo cauld nama Me. L. C. Hooko, n Clicago maltster, who would not now touch the Noos Islund Elovator barley, as it spoilt biy othior malt, 1o kuow for a fact that aman uamod Whitney, at presont travellng in Europe, hnd bought up all tho No. 3 and roject~ e barloy ho could Luyand got it Inspocted os No.2and No, 3, and runi into the Rock Island flovator, Acompoteut Inspeator would not Lsve nspected this Larioy at thoso grades. 'This in- apoction must havo boen cousdl cither through Incompotency or frand _on tho part of tho Ine epactor, Mr. Marper did not clinngo oither tho Inspestor ot tho olovator or tho grade of tho pram. Witnoss considered Mr. flarper tobas Woll-meaning way, which, i his opinion, Mr, Parker was not. llo beliored Mr. Marper was not a practical lnspoctor of grain; Lo wes nat an oxport jndge of grain, Tho grain recotved along the Ttock Ielnd Itosd, partioularly thio batloy, waa vory {lno. 1N CROYY-EXAMINATION Dby Br. Root, witnoss atated tha tho dealt fn No. 1 barloy but to s vory smull cxtent; did uot know what the standard of {nspoction in Cin- cinnati was; there was a differcnco in the standard of grades {n different cities; tho standard of grade iu Chicago waa flxed by tho Iaw; tho hbusiness of tho tiack-inspoctor way 1o 8¢a'what grado the gralu bolonged to; the Inspector at tho Itock Isiand Llovator was Mr. Tank, who hind_boen inspeoting barloy for ton yoors past. Witness knoswy Mr. Parkor, and did not think woll of Lim; bad not had any row withy Lim, but they could not agres upon the grada of witness' barloy. Two commitices to invostigate the complainis regarding tho Rock Islond Elovatcr inspeotions woro appoloted. Loth commitiees inspectod the same barley, and agresd that it was of tho grade the Inspeotor bad nomed it 1t was an opon socret in tho Board of 'Trade that Mr, Qeorge A. Lofens' warehouse furuishod tho poor grain which brd boen suppied from the Rock Jeland Elevator. Witnoss bolioved that No. grain had beon taken from one _ clevator, and, after clesuing, put in the Rock Iulaud clo- vator, where it was Inspected In as No. 2, The lower grades of refocted and No, 8 woia talen out of Armour & Dojo's snd the North Bido ole- vators, cloanced, and put into tho Rook Island, Bome of the othor clevators sent their inferior grades to the Rock Iniand. °lfo supposed that tho Graln Iudpectors understood ths trick, Ilo nover had any troublo with Mr. Harpor, Tho rascally Inapectors should bo cleaned out, Wit. nesa did not [ncludo Mr, Harper undor this hond, Ho meant the old set undor tho Board of L'rade. Th;ay were 8 hinrd old sot, sud vhould be cloaned out. * 1n redirect examination, witnons stated that tho grain romoved from one olovaterto suothor wan generally cloaued, but occasioually it was awltcli- 3d off aud put n tho elosator withous clenning. Armour, Dolo & Co.’s elavator would not roccive grain from cleaning establishments as a rulo. Whon they did rosclve it, it had to be very nice sarley. Witness never know thom to raceive barloy [n toams, Witneas wishod it Wuderstood Rock 1sland Rlovator hiad inspectod barloy at a mud did not ueuslly givo any alten- ltion to the practical = bramoh of the Duuinoys ; «thio syatom undor the State was inho iain not difforant from that in yoxue underiho per had made some hlgllnlk}mdn than wua propor. Zo Mr. Itoot: ‘T'ho clovator mon could mix 1bo geain without its being known by outsiders. To Senalor Kobinson: 1 tho graln in tho clevator wes tampered with, thoe ouc-Inspector auould disoover tho fact. Witnoss statod that somo tima mnco ko eold to Lofoos, Guatel borg & Co. alab of No, B barloy, apd Lo w surprised to Jearn from Lis man who deliverod that the firm shipped it stralght into tho ook Island Elovator as Na, 2, To Mr. Root: Ho knew nothing about Alr. Harper's financlal affairs, = Mr. Root—1 waat to enter my objeation ta go- u‘.fi Into othor questions thau Mr. Harpor's fluan." o wausgoment of the dopartment. Benator Robinson—\Ve uuderstand thot the resolution givos us s wider ecopo, and “wo ahall act lccnn!mul{. ¢ After & short examination of Me, Purdlo, tho Comumnitioo nd{oumed until 10 v’elook thla morn- ing, to meet at Bonator Robinaou's ofico, at No, 163 Cluskest. e A Royal Wedding-Lresont, The mnaguificont service of plate, says the London Times, recantly voted by tho Corpura- ation of tho City of London {o their Royal Highnesses the Duko and Duchess of Edlnburg, n cotnwewmoration of their marriage, and tho iutriusic value of which ls ostimatod at aboat 8,000 guineag, has boen axhibited privately {n the Loug Parlor of the Manzlou ouse, under the anapices of tho Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoross, and appeared to exuite the adwiration of sl wha Lind the privilogo of seeing it. Tho sorvice equ- siats of » splondid centrepiecoand candelabra, all fu nilver, Haviug regatd to the pratuasion of tily Rtoyal Highness and to the fact thattho Duchesy dedcends from thogroat originatar of tho Russian uaty, It bas boou thought appropnato to give the entiro dosign a maritime chatacter, The sorvico consiuta of a_long plateau with a larwe ceutre- ploco, ropresesting the ©* Triumph of Yenus, born of tho sea.” A tho base aro I'rltons, supporting ou one side the royal arws of Xngland, on the other these of Rusiia, and -nr-mud by swans, which are still in Russia tvpical of niarrisge. On the nursln of the plateau are four groups of “Lritons, and st the onds Awo larger groups, jn- dicalive of galleys, coutalning roprnflnnlll&nl of tho two great rivere—the Thames and the Neva. On tho galley opresenting the Thames ia s fiquro of Alfred tho Great, aud on that of th va one of Pator the Graat, the *originators "—nccord- ing to the oficial description of the gift of the Corporation—of the pavice of Englaud aud Rus- ds. Tho selection of the Noman costume for Peler ‘tho Oreat ia stated to lave boen influ- oucod paitly by ite belug the dress used by Fal- ounot for the great equestriuy statue of Potor st Bt. Pelorsburg, and partly for harmouny of oect. bpaces are urrangod on eash for tha azna of Loadon and 8. Petars- urg, and on tho plateau for the arme aud aup- - portors of tho City of Loodon. The candelabra ara deslyoed to corresuond with thosp which the " g e Sl Labector, o R otacit [For S, Arebdy Poriosscs, Dut with tho sddiion orl more closely with tho demgn of the contre that fhie moant to aav that the Iuspoctor: st tho’| > THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1875 EXASPERATED MINERS, Prospeets of Martinl Law in the Pennsylvania Conl Reglons, The Bituation the Most Serions Ever Known in Thoss Troub- lous Paris. Efforts Constan{ly Making to Exaggerale the Acts of {he Strilers. THE CRISIS IN THE COAL REGION, Sweciat tnapatrh to The Chicann Tribune, MinoxEey City, Pa., April 5.—Tho sltnation tn tho conl roglon in growing graver overy hour, and alt {8 ripo for robollion aud a call for troops in all parts of tho State, Tho militia are undor instructionn to embark for this county upon or- ders fram the Stato Capital, Ccn. Osborn, who figured in the Busquoliapna labor riots on tho rio Rallrond lant spring, is in consultation with tho Governor, and tho command of the troops 1iaa been 1utrnsted to him. Ilo in o fightor of tho first magnitude, and will ptand no nonsonse, If tho ttoops are imported they will find difli- cut work, from tho fact that the sirlkors will haunt the mountaing, whora it wil Lo impossible to dislodgo them. ‘That the strike has just begun Is apparent on all eidon, 'Tha miners are equinped for tho finy, aud, although they have been idlo now threo months, thoy aro preparcd to fight the operatorn for six months more. Wnon tho,strugglo comaes down 1o bard-pau, they willlivo ou bread or gorte' milk rathor than surrender, Tho iufo- mons Molly Maguire's aro committing outrages iu all sectious, aud it iy bighly proballo that this band of cut-throats and plunderors will pre- cipitato tho troops and maxe blood flow, Tho prociamation of the Govornor warning tho strik. ers to doswit from violenco I8 posted up all over the country, but the men laugh and jeerat it. T¢ has no offect, Tho excitemont ia foveriah, and tho miners hiang arouna tho telograph oflices and public places, cager to hear tho latest from tho difforont points in the flold. Con. Pleas- ante, of thoe Reading Rnilrond, bas fustructed all tho telegraph operalors to report to tho Fhila- delphia offica tho least sigus of violonco and dlsturbances, and, as fast as thelr reports coms in, they dra sent o Gov. Hartrants, to influenco bimo to dispateh troops into tho region. It will roquiro but Jitt'e divordor on tha miners' patt to bavo s bordo of milltin ecnt hero. 1t fa tho proat eentiment of the inhab. jtants of tho country that o job i belug batebed at Harrisburg to declare tho coal-flolds under martial law, whilo Eastorn ncwspapor-correspondents ars Lo- ing fed with sootling syrap by tho operators to manufucture public opinion agaiust tho mincrs, Tho fecling s oxceedingly bittor ngainst uows- papor-men, ond spvosal jouronls in favor of coal-monopolies bave boen nnathematized, At Tamaqua & body of 3,000 tiners fiom tho Lo- high roglon made a demoustration with flags, cudgols, and drums, for the purposo of suspoud- ing an feolated bresker that 1s working. No violonco was rosdrted to. Tho nikera aro provonting coal-shipments by throwing engines ond coal-tralua from the frack, A conl-famine is imminent, ns thers las boon no transportation of coul to tho sonbohrd. aod the stock fa growing;oxceedingly low in the East. Insome oities in tho Btatethere js not cnongh coal to last tha week out, go it can bo seen that tha crinis {anenr at hand, This threat- ons to be tho grestost atrilo the coal territory hus aver witnossad, aud, whon tho man become unmanagoablo by tho ofiicials of tho Socloty, deyrodations and bloodshed will cortafitly follow on ita hools. A riot was anticipated at Gordon Yloins, s coat-shipping poiut, to-day, ou the straugth of o company butting a force of man Lo wosk in the face of the girikera. A fow shoty were exchanged, and tho miners aro reported to ba organized for tha fray. ‘U'ho Readivg Liail- 10ad It threatoning to 1mport n foreiga olomont to work tho minos, but ths will bo au ‘unwise policy, and will aaroly make o war. PorraviLLe, Pa, Apul G.Telograma from tho coal rogion ropresant all as quiot, thongh tronblo 8 opprohonded to-morrow, whea tio coabtramy begin moving. = » LA SALLE AND PFRU MINERS, Sreat Liateh to The Cliteago Trioune, LaSavwe, Ik, April 5.—Tho snunouucoment that tho coal-minors of LaSalla and Poru had gono to work ot 40 cents & ton for mining was crroucous, Thoy beld o meeting in this city to- day and unnanimously resolved that thoy would not go to worl until that price aball bo slowod thoni, Ninety cents was last sumwmer's price. OlQAR-MAKERS' STRIKE. New Yonx, April 5,~1ho Spauish and Cuban cipar-makore wont on & strika to-day, In couse- uouca of & notifloation by their emplayers that tho vrices for the manufacture of cigars would be reduced 82 per thovsand. DIRECT NATIONAL TAXATION. To the Iifor of The Chicaga Tridunes Cutcaao, Aprll G.—~1ln roply to mino of the 0th, you say : ‘Wa miglt favor an abandonment of all impoata If we knew of uny oquilable aud peacticabls way Iu which the necessary Governmont Tevenuo could ho rajsci withiout resortlug to lmnport duties, 5o long as tho expenulitures of the Government Lold tho simo dis- proportion o Jts iuternul resources as they now do, ‘wo uhall adyocals tarilf, but a Lirl)f for revénue only, Now, when will this state of flannces canse ? ‘Who pays this tariff for ravenue onty? Do not tho pooplo of the United Stales? And if (hoy pay it in this fcrm, can thoy not pay it lo an- othor, mora equally dividod but less expensivo? Bapposing, sy 1 suggested, ‘that tho Unlted Btatos Government should collect its taxos from thie Btates in proportion to their weaith, it wanld do away with: 1. Customas-houses, how many ? 2. Customs oMoers aud clorks, how mauy? 8, Ttevenuo cuttens, Low many? 4, Tholr officara aud crews, how many? B, Qleasing-houss ofll- cors and olerks, how wauy 2’ 0, Government deo- toctives, how many ? 7. Gaugoranud Tumpoctors, how many? 8, Assossors mnd Collectors, how mauy? 0, Ail other oficers, how many? Iway Low mony, becausoI have no means of asgor- taing, ond 80 leavo it to you to glve the fizurca. {tlnlerlnlu]y takes milllons to expresy tho sum atal, You soom to Ignore tho principle I stated. *+ All proporty shioutd e taxed slilto, dollar for dollsr” “You say s To Login with, the State and local Govornments do- end Bpou diract tazatlon—which jractically means a aud and Lousy tax—for ralsiug {10 rovenus Hocessary 10 defray thewr own domestlo expouscs, Ara lands and housos, thon, all proporty ? You any furcher : or IAllJozn there has boon & movement to Induco Btate aud focal Goverumenta to abuadou this system forau indirect or oxclsa taz, Thls wiovomens fe yelue Ing streugths on accouut of fia mure squitabla diviuion of burdous, the loss costty meaus for - collection, and tho grester certaluty of seouring tho entire lovy, Whero 1s tha moro equitable division of bur- dona iu s portion paying®or the whole? Whare is the less costly meany of collectivu, when, un- dor the system I advocate, the mouoy wonld pass direotly from the8tato ta tho National I'rvasury ? Whero is the ‘}mnur certainty of seouring tho eutira lavy? st eastor to colloct from & mill- Io;: souroes thau from forty? You go on-s t would be notably ret; $va on tho part of th ey i o be T 3 ever becu found objuctionatle for Blate Governments, Iadmit that; but I submit that tho prinol- lo I sdyocato Lsg never yet besn fried by tho tates. And you ssy: And whils the Btatosnd local Governments Tetain the dicectavatom, it ¥ rould mpode wi e ust bucde ~owsera o t SRR e 0 e i How could it Iniposo an uncqual burdon on anybody, It tho direct system was usod us I have shown? Noxt, you say: ut & more efTe:tive arqument tlan all thess aguinat diroct taxation” for the General Governiuwat iv fouud ina provision of ke Constitution which our corre- spondent has fgaured itogethar, via, (Ari, 1, tiso, 9 o Nocapltston or ather disect Lax sl be s o EISEARETICE 1 s o smaarlod 1did not Jgnore it. I wantod to call forth a ve- ply, aud havo succeoded, ** Novar stato all your Tousons tho first o, 18 tho rulo 1 follow ; for o debata attracta mope sttontion thau ona stato~ went of all the facts. The tramons of the Constltution forosaw that this seotion wourd work unfultly nfier & fow yora ; as wituess Art, 8. 'VIhe Cougresy, when- over wwo-thirds of both Housos shall dosm it uecesuary, shall prog smendmonts 10 this onstitution ; or on pplication of the Loglu- Iatures of two-thirdn of tha several Btaten, ahail call a convention fur pm'ru‘m' amginlments, \riveh, I oither case, shall bo vallt to ol utouts and piirposey, aa part of thia Conutitution, whea ratified by tho Loglslatures of tines-faarths of the neveral States, of Ly couventiung In three- fourtiia thiereof, as tho onn or the oiber 1more of ratification, may be pmpolund by hlm) Cuun:mm 7 # Provided, That no amendment which may be mada wrinn e L e toug . et hundred ang 610ty sbm] in any macner adfect the Beat and fanrth ciaunen it tho ninth section of the firat artiele, eic, - Now, Mr. Lditor, if thin daen not convines you, T hope yon will teply again. aud give the Tiuwras which I have fatlod Lo give, for the want of facilitres for knowing ; and I will give ron somotbiug woto to thiak abo Reapeetfully, o xe Boxys, - CASUALTL THE BURLINGTON & MI30URI DISASTER, Gonoial Superfutendent Robort Harris, of the Chicago, Barlington & Quuicy Lallroad,gives tha foliowing corract list of killed and wounded at tus railroad collislon near ¥yrone, Ls., on Hat- urday night Killed—11, T,, Millar, conductor; leaves & wifo and threa childron. Itesilad in Buthugton, In. W, A, Gardnor, oxpress mcasauger wife oud two children. Rerld . M. Plcklo, firoman, eingl aldod in Ottumwa, ¢ . ‘Tuo following are the injural: N, Uiiler, spocial mail ngont § lived in Den Moines, Lusly Puetied abiout tho face. When found, bis head wos fu tho atove, from which it took aluut ton minuten toreloase him. Itis fearod o may luen ono of bis cvos, Murk Straselor, englncer‘ liven in Ottumwa. Left leg brokon just above tho nuule, 15, L. Wright, baggogemany hurt elightly tu tho back, < ilonry Roblnson, baggageman ; slizhtly Lruis- od in the face. Owlng tu the Westloglionse nir brako and the Miilor latforus, although tho conciesion was Ao great s to practically demolish ths engiovs and nggnge cars, only tWo pakneupers wero jn- Jured, and thoy bue sl.ghtly, 'Tho passengers ln the rear cary senrcely felt the shoek, I'ho catro of the casualty was tho neglect of tha apetatar at Tyrove to liold the esstivard- bound train, Lhe conductor, on arnviug ot ‘Tyrono at 12:18 8. m., found tho sizunl Lo Ktop and was given n_copy of the ozder holding otbor traiws, and to his question whetlier thig was all, was foswered sem. A fow minutes after the trais had left tho operator discovered Lilw mis. talie, and tho conduétor of & ficight train stand- iug on tho etde-track took an euglue and fol- lowed thy prasengor, hoplag to atiract attention bofato thoy mot, but wan “too late, Surgoous fiom Otwutawa and the Dra. Rausom, from Bar- livgton, were brouglil 03 800N A3 foseible. DROV/NED. Special Dispateh to the Chicano Tribune, Sroux Ciry, In, April G.—Nesr ac City, Ta., Bundav, 8 young mao namod Roddy at- tompted to cross o swollon atréam with s team of horses. _Ifo missed tho fohlinz plece, and him¢ #elf_ond horsea wero drowned. Mis body Las uot boen rocovered. Currespondence of The Chicago Tribune, DALLVILLE, nd, Apnl 2.—A sun of the Tey. Paul Byer, of Pittaburg. n., was drowned in Dixicr Loite to-day, A 820 of the late Georgo Nyer ond the doceased went out in a whid, rfiy #omo means the sxff upsett, and tho Loys sauk. Chintlca Tiartman, aged about 15, iu lack of a boat, threw an jec-slod i tho lako, awum ont, and saved Goorgo Byor. Placiug bim on the sled, hio grabbed the other by the collar, but it uavo way, aud he sunk. ‘Thebody bas been ye- covered, Special Dirpateh to The Chteaan Tribune. years uld, Ro- Onskp Rarws, Mich, Aprl b,—Charles Crandall, formorly of l'entwater, o nativo of Tenneylvania, was drowned at Howard City yee- terday, Ho fellin from a caka of ice with twa other men. FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD 'DISASTER. & Bad Fnanctsco, April G.—Thu rear car of & train on tho Northern Paclfic Road was blawn off the track by o strong wind to-dny down a ravine 40 foct doep. Avory, n olergyman, and Tomalen wero probably fatallyipjured. Muny others wero severely huat, RAN INTO A STEER. Special Inapateh o The Chierio Tridune, OwmAnta, April 5.—Tho pasecugor traia that ‘loft here for San Pravcisco yestordny ran iulos steer 8 niles west of North Platte la¢t nialt and jumped tho track. No one was irjuicd. “Iie passungors will bo delayed abous one day, AN ENGINE OF DESTRUCTION. Tnre, Pa., April 6,—A man aud Lis scp, nawed Gates, wero killed at Fairviow, 1o this county, this afternoon, by tha Cincinnati ex- preys, while drivine across tho track. The horse wug also killed, Tho snmo train Lilled a brako- THE COUNCIL. Debato Concerning the ‘Sale of City Property. Ald. Richardson and Flfzgerald Havo o Little Controversy. ftrest-Paving, Tho Common Council met In reguiar weekly norsion last evening, P’reridont Dizon in the chair, THE COUNT-NOUAE, Tho County Clork sent {n » communication which confained resolutions sdopted by the County Board March 25, in reference to the con- templated ercction of the new Court-Iouso, and alao having referenco to the election of & Board of Archutocts. Tho matter was reforred to the Building Com- mitteo, with fusiructions to_ report atl ihe next regular mooting of tua Common Council, Tho Board of Education ent in 2 communica- Hlon which recomwmended tho parchase of & school site on the northwent curnor of Hermit- ago avenue and York sircet. *Roferred to the Hebiool Commutico. DOARD OF PUDLIC WONKS, The Clerk read s tetter from the Board of Pub- lic Werks in which tbat bodv made objection to tha proposad #ale of tho city rescrvoir lot on Chicngo avenuo. Tho matter was roferrod to tho Committes on Wharses and Public Grounds. ‘Tha pamo body reported adveracly ta the ex- tonsion of Ilenry street boyond the preseat limits® Referred to the Commitlno on Biroeta and Alloys, West Division, A reolution was introdnced by Ald. Caey in which tho Board of Publio Workn wers required to report, at tho noxt regular meeting, whother the nos ougine-honse on 'Third avento wad bee ing constructed in accordance with the plana and speeifications, Alvo to report. the namo of the person employed Lo euperiutend the work. ‘The resolution was ado; ted HTREET-PAVING, Ald, Cullorton ivtroducod nn order ropoaling the followiug order, passed Marcli 29+ OrpEnEp, That whero tis owuers or roprosentatives of neven-olgbths of the property frontingon a stroet sliall cuter into & contrazt oF tha fmproveiment of such nireet, tho Joard of Sublio Worke uall, within sixty daga aftor they socept the bond of the contracior who 18 10 mnake saidl Improvemnent, cause & special aancss— it to be made on the. fraperty froutiog oo such street that s wot represented fu sucl private contract, aud procead to hnve such {inprovement complet:d od nuch street, an 18 provided for in toe City Charter, chaper £, Bees, 14, 13, aud 19, Aftor somo diseassion, the matter was, on mo- tion of Ald, Dildrath, referred to tho Law De- partment. THE LONG-JOMN LOT, ‘Thio order In roferenca to tho transfer of the Long-Johu Engine-flouss lot, on LaSallo streot, by tie Campiroller, to D, J, Emall, on tho pay- mont of £62,800, 88 roported by tho Committeo on Wharves and Public Grounds, was' taken up nud discusseil. Beveral Aldermen delivared orations on the matter. Mr. Fitzgerald beiug eapeciaily opposcd to sellinu in Liasze to repent at letsure. Ald, Murphy did not see much une in poatpon- ing tho maiter. Tho price offerod was s fair oue. Tho farther coneldoration of the matter was Snally luid over for ono weel, Ou’ motion of Ald. Riciardson, who said that thete nppeared to be o dispasition ou tho part of o membors of tha Cuuncil to defer the mat- tor indetinitely, it was made tho epecial ordor for uext Monday evening, at 8:30 o'clocic. "f'ho nexc_business in order was tho report of the vamo Coummitice, whict rocomraended tho salo of the old iuron Streot Polica Station lot to Fredorick Walker for S5 per foot. Ald, Richardsou made some romarks rela- tive to the want of prudencoe in not baving all offors duly conedered, althouzh be nas io favor of tho rapid sals of city property swhen it bronght what he contidered aa o fair prico. Ald. Titzgorald thought that moro money might bo hud for tho land. It wan in a vory good location, and would be in gool demand, 1t was moved that tho report bo concurred in, which provailed. RICHARDION—FITZOERALD, Ald. Ttichardeon, who voted to concur, ross and kald that ho would not bo o party to creating any finpraesion abroad that thero was a disposi- tlon to Tush eales throngh in tho connty, Ifs, therafare, moved to reconsider tho last motion, o some ro- marks, which brought Ald. Fitzgerald to his fect, concaiving that tho first spoakel roferred In dolng this, Ald, Richardeon mau, pawed Robertw, an bour luter, at North | personally to lnm, Lust, SUBURBAN NI CICERO, The Board of Traatoos of Cicero mot In special mocting Mouday, and were called to order by the Dresident. Ihero wero pirescnt Trustoes Dutlor, Crafte, Donuoraburger, dicCaffersy, Sharp, and Scovillo. Tho Committco on Police, to whom wero re- Ald Imhnrdsyon—l did not name anv one. Fitzgor gonzlewan criticized mo. IIo had dons it several dies, and I'm not gotug to staad it L tall Din—— AlL, Dlson (raping vigoronaly)-—I tel the Al- dorman that [ wiil vot, prmit any porsonaliiies 18 dehato siulo I preside wentioned no namee, Ald, Richardson—The gontleman has himsolf aliwags in bis mind, L wasn't thinking of Lim at AlQ, Titzgorald—T don's want yau ta thiuk of forrod th charges of John Werner -against Pe- | me. [Laughter.] licoman H. Hankermyor, roported that, upon o= vestigation of tho case, thoy hnd roasou to be- lievo that there was no just caaso for auck com- plaint, and rocommend that uo further action be takon in tho matter, and the report was adopted. ‘Ilic 8peolal Gommittoe who woro authorizod to cousult tho Chicago & Narthwestera Railway Compauy in roferonce to s culvort undor Austin avenue, tepatted that the Rallway Com-~ pany would agreo to do tho work and charge the town only the exact coat. The matlor was ro- forred to the Attornoy, with lustrucions to report at tho noxt nieeting of tho Loard as to tho power of tho Board in tlo casu, l‘Tluu followingg motion waa unauimously adopt- eds . Resofced, That the thanks of Lfs llvard be oxtended ta3r, A, O, Butler, our Fresideut for the past yoar, and to Mr, E. B.'Osgood, Towy Cletk, for the sle, falr, and mpartlsl mannot §n which they have dis- charged tho iuua- of thelr respeciive poaiilons, Tho Committeo on Financo mado o raport rocommonding that the somuncration of the Col. lector, including his commissions reccived, bo fixed at £300, which was adopted. ) Truytco Sharp was instructed to make the ox- périment of Buudln? down Mndison street and Contral avenue, on the sides of tho same outelde of tha gravol, with timothy and rod top. & The following billa woro wuditods Btrear & Clealflold, lumber, $0,03; H. Wilson & Co., Jrintlug Treasurer's report, €83,87; W. E. pohnson, cosl, #5.50; C. L. Crafts, commis- sion, €0.8, and ths pay-roll, Ilie following remunoration waa voled the Trusteos for sotuai worvices_performed ¢ A, O. Butler, 824; G, 1, Crafts, €24; J. Donnersboyor, 81; J, MeCaffery, 397 J. Soovillo, %245 C. Shurp, §81; O, W. Huuck, 9. It wys also ordored that tho Bpecinl Comumit- |+ teo on Egan nvenus bridge Le authiorized to outerinto a contract to ercot an iron bridge over tho cansl at Ilgan avenuo, and {0 pay one-third of thin cost of ' tho. samo” whan 1t % fuily com- plted to the scceptanca of s Town Engincer, providod that eald amount shall not exeved Ou motlon, the Board adjouraed, . UTDE PARK, The exorbitant awards for damages in the con- domnatlon auits for oponing Forrostville avenue, in tho worth ond of Hydo Park cuused an fadig- nation moeting of & largo numberof tho nicst prominent cltlzons of the villago last pight. The mannor of conducting the caso on tho partof the villsge was strongly condemued, Themecting To0d 10 upnOEt. Cbit. Drown for Modetator at Cleaver Hall to-day, and the followlng ticket was Lidovsod; Aweassor, 3 11, Giay . Glork, o1 Sticknoy; Coleotor, J, 11, Ely Bupervisor, £. 0. Loug, e . e THE TURF. Svseial Disvateh (o The Chicann Tribune, Fonr Warxe, Ind,, April 5.—1Tho prowinm liat for tho spring races of tho Nortuorn Judiaus As- sociation, which will take placo at Swiuny stk on the Bth, Oth, 10th, aud 1ith of. June, have Loen fsaued, The prominma sggregate §10,000, including » §2,000 putso for a froe-for-all teot, & $1,100 purse for trottord who have never boaton 2:23, aud & £1,100 purso for trotiers who novir Tiave boaton 2:30, “Thia goclaty }u connoctod with the Natlonal Aum:llt.n{o Ked Cloud aud other uoted Lotses will tako part, THE MISSISSIPPI AND MISSOURL 8peclut Dispatch to Tha Chicago Lyibuns, E B, Pavr, Miun,, Apnl 6.—~Tlo ico moved bore yosterday noou, but only » short distauce. The river i 10 foet above low-waler mark and rising, The lce broke up in the Missouri at Bismarck tuiv morning, ‘The siver I8 riuwng rapidly, o'l Dresidont Dizon—I mut insist on Loth gen- tlemen taking thelr soste, Thiy was accomplished, and the motion to re- conatdor provailod. On motion of Ald. Richardson, tha report of tho Committee wus mado tho special ordor for 0 o'clock nest Monday eveniug. The xnrrm. of tho Commiites on Public Build. ch was presented Murcl 22, and orderod tnga, wh published, was tecommittod to tho Committee, with justructions to report next Mondsy nighty Lecause there wes an informality relative to the remunoration of the Board of Architecls. Adjourned. (S . GEN. SHERIDAN. New OnLEAYS, April 5,—Gon. Bhoridan I hers, probably on sccouut ot the Iexico-Toxas border troublos, AKSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. In answor to * Alphabetica),” in your last is- suo, for_a remedy for consamption in its fleut stagos, I can recommend Dr. Plerco's * Golden Aodical Discovory,"” if taken according to dirce- tlons, for it has” been thoroughly tried in my tumily, and tho rcaults wors glorious, * Alpha- must not oxpecs one bottle to do the botlea worl—my wifo took turee bottles before she could discover any change, bug after the third bottle overy doso secmed Lo strongthon the lnnfi-u. and now sho is woll and hearty. If %Al phabetical " will writa to ma I will svlm witnerses to ¢ho above. Hexny 1 M. PATTON, Lawronce, Marlon County, Ind, £t THines, Feb, 4, I Farniture! ‘Wo invito closo buyors to oxamine our goods and comparo prices, Wo aro solling from a large and com- ploto stook, AT LOWER PRIOES thon any house in tho Wost, C. C. HOLTON & CO. 226 & 227 State-st, WHOLESALB AND RETAIL. [ PROPOSALS For Sprinkling, Sweoping, and Olonuing Btroots and Avunuos in tho Cities of Washing- ton ond Georgotown. ENUINEEW'S OYTIOR, DIeTRICE 0y CuLuia, WasmixatoN, b, (., Maich 3, 18/6. Saaled propoxals will b recotved at this otice uuti I o b “l‘ltlll April 15, 1875, forsprinkih ol zg, pud clusulng ho atzaots an uas a the Uiliss o Washiogton sud Usargetuwa fof tho period of one year from She 6th day of Alay, 1616, fank fur Al ducesiary falormation, oto b ob: totned upaa spulication at Laiy oBicd, 4 nn‘w will re Garve conatderation unluss made Ubob aadd black forus. By order of the Uommisslor 3. Hio sen, i Licutensut ot Eoglaowrs, U, 8, A Kngiaeor of 1, 0, « ' o AMOSEMENTS, P %, BERNUMS HIPPODROME, —_— New Yonx, Masch 11, 148, TO TEH PUBLIC. Nt fch any adrertise. wn aro inserted Is The Advance Courier! Which will Eaye s gratalions clrcalation of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND COPLES! oughaut tho various Atates in Uuriag the Spring au; tak tha placa of 0w Vork Cliy, 18 the vartisomenta 10, oF 10 i)l ba wons over dur. b the extenslva cl:cus aplcs, makes thinmo. uf adrertfinsa, rraching, molauarta of fhe countes! To ba distritated b i which my shoms will tf moeal i3, anhieft tne sho said * The vast extent of country whic Ara low when the immense clr- radvantagos of thisspocial medium aro > URTETM {8 & twont large quarto pampnist, aud will contain & I Advertlaing Ttate: vince For th entiro odi fon of 0,000 coploe, 820 per ineh, or n. ‘are extremnly low, there wilf bono des. s 13 1 4 Ade Harnum's Ad + any clrcumatanass. NBIROOK, 23 Dag-it., N. wanted for the abovs In this cl'y, "ADELPHI THEATRE, AN EVENT THAT SHOULD BE SUPPORTED, THURSDAY AFTERNUON, Apr) (erand Bumplimegt(m Testi HARRY CHAPMAN, Tendered by Iis Friends and the s Profession of Chicago. 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