Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1878, Page 4

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PARIS, France—No, 16 Rao do Ia Graoge-Bateliere, I, Manvxs, Agent. 1.ONDON, Eng.—American Exchange. 440 Strand, Fizsar F. GiLite, Agent. BAN FRANCISCO. AMUSEMENTS. McVickor’s Theatres Madtson tireet, between Dearborn and Btate. ¥ The Two Orphisns.™ Iiooley’s Theatre. Randolph street, between Clark and LaBalle. Eoeuemeat of Mme. Jansuchek. **Cathorine of ussls.” Now Chicago Thentre. Clark street, opposite Sherman Ilouse. Engages fment of Afes Iose Wood. ** Miss Muttons” Yinverly’a Theatre. Monroe street, corncr of Deatbol Colviile’s Folly Company. ** Engagement of 4 In the Woods" Coliseum Novelty Theatre. CIark strcet, opposite Court-House, Variety vere formance. _— THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1878. —_— _— CHIOAGO MARKET BUMMARY, The Chicago produce markets were moderately active yesterday, and stronger during the principal ression, but weak in tha afterncon, Mess pork closed 5@7%¢ per brl lower, at $10,2234@10.256 for March and $10.40@10.421; for April. Lard closed 2i4c per 100 D lower, at $7.274 for March and 87.3754@7.40 for April. Mecats were steady, at 83.U2% per 100 lbs for boxed rhoulders and £5.37% for do short ribs, Whisky was steady, at$1.04 per gallon. Flour was quiet. Wheat closcd ¢ higher, at 81.053% for February 2nd $1.00@1.00% for March. Corn closcd @3¢ higher, ot 42c tor February and 43'c for Moy, Oats closed steadier, at 244c for Fobruary and a7%c for May. Ryo was Srmer, &t Gil@ode. Barley cloaed dull and ateady, at 40c for March. Tlogs wero active and firm early, but closed dull and casy, At 83.50@4.00, Cattla wero falrly active and unchanged. Sheep rold at $2.80@ 5.00 for inferfor toextra, Tho imports intothe United Kinpdom last weeck Incladed about 110, - 000 bris flour, 100,000 quarters wheat, and 100, 000 do corn, Inspected into atorc in this city yesterday morning: 08 cara wheat, 205 cars corn, 45 cors oats, 6 cara rye, 1B cara barley. Total, 302 cars, or 145,000 ba. One hundred aol- Jara in gold would buy $101,75 in greenbacka at the close, Diritial conmola were quoted ot 060-10 and sterting exchange at $4.87%, Greonbacks at tho New York Stock Ex. chango yestordny olosed at 084, — Tho Wisconsin Sonato yesterday pasaed tho resolutions calling for the immediate and unconditionnl, remonetization of the silver dollar, and afso n resolution roquesting ihe Wisconsin Reprosentatives in Congress to aidin securing tho immediate concurrenco wse OF tho ITouse in tho Bilver bill as passed by tho Bouate. The long-deforred suit against Davip A, Gaoe, tho defaulting City Trensurer, and his bondsmen, to recover about §500,000, has at 1nst been brought to trinl before o jury in the Circuit Court of this county. One of tho Londsmen s dead, another hns gono threugh bavkruptey, and the survivors aro prepared to resist to tho utmest the effort to hiold them for Gaoe's misappropriation of tho city funds. ——— __ _§ The Greeks who valinntly went forth to clinstizo the despised Moslems in Thessaly are about thix time wishing they wcre safely back in their quict homces. Their trifling successes in tho vicinity of Volo have bueen followed by serlous revoraes, and tho insurgent army is now vigorously besicged on Mount Pelion, with the prospect that they will be overpowered and turned over to the tender mercios of tho Bashi-Bazouks, — + Anattempt will be mado in the House to- day to bring the Silver bill up for action and ass It as omended by the Senate. ‘Whether the friends of remonstization -guccced will depend upon the strength .;whlch tho ultra.greonbackers can mustor to opposo the mensuro in ity present form, {ond whotlier they shall bo assisted therein 1Dy thoe Eastorn goldites, as is jutimated they may bo. Anything to beat slver, is now the motto of these Litherto irreconcllable {actions. By the mothod known as * Adoration” the Couclave of Cordinals yesierdny elected, as ‘tho successor of Pope Tivs IX,, tho Pon. tifical Camerhingo, Cardinal Prcor, who will henceforth be known to the world ns Leo XIHIL Ono of the first episodes in the career of the nuew Pontiff was tho donation by Count Lxaun of 1,000,000 franca as the first gift of Prren's pence by the French Episcopate. ‘Tho cholce of the Sacred College seems to havo given general satisfaction throughout ‘Europe, Cardinal Proct having been classed among the Moderates or Reconoilables, Another scat was stolen by the Domocratic mojority in the Houso yesterday, Damaary, the Nepublican membor from tho Third ‘Louisiuna District, waa forcod to vacate for AckLry, the Democratic contestant, to whoso claim thero was scarcely a color of justico or foirness. Heelng how well thoso have fared who had tho forethionght to file ;notices of contest, the numerous defeated Democratic cundidates who accepted their failure as final when the votes wera counted} will now wish they od one snd all filed claims for seats. The Democratio majority would have voted them in. ] Tox Beorr's Texas Pacific subaldy project sppears in 8 new form, his friends in the House having been forced to relinguish tho aguificent job at first contemplated. The Pucific Hailroads Committee has agroed upon o report favoring the Government guarantee of bonds, but providing for tho re- version of the landgrant to the Government, to be sold at 81.25 to §1.60 per acre, the procesds to be set apart 08 usinkivg-fund for the payment of the bonds; the Governwment to reserve all items for trausportation of troops, otc., to apply ou the interest, and to take posscasion of tho net earniugy, or s much a8 may Lo neceasary to psy the interost, with A roservation of 1 per cent for thesinking-fund, It will bo noticed that the practical offect of racovering the land-grant of 18,000,000 acres is fanke the Government instesd ot the Company rosponsiblo for the enlo of the Iand, ns the proceods ars to be wused for the paymentof interest and prineipal. The plan proposed by the Sonthorn Pacifle, to take the land-grant and ask for no subsidy or guaranteo of bonds, is far preferable to the complicated process proposed in the House bill. ———— The National Convention of Export Trad- ers, which hns just conclnded its delibera- tions at Wnshington, passed varions resolu- tions demanding, urging, and favoring n lib- ornl policy on the part of the Government townrd steamship lines botween tha United Btates and the rest of tho world, not omit- ting a resolution, offered by a St Lonis member, calling for *‘liberal improvements of tho great water-wnys of the country,” The absence of nny resolution tonching the real difficnlty with American shipping inter. eats,—tho high tariff upon ship-building mate- rials, wherchy American builders are debarred from purchasing oither materials or ready- built ships daty free in the markets of the world, and are unable to competo with the chenpor lines of other countrics,—coupled with the fact that the Convention arranged its nessions in Washington at the time whon various stenmship subsidy schemes are pond- ing beforo Congress, suggosts the inferenco that the Export Tradors have beon ofiorating simply as an organized lobby in the interest of corporations nsking approprintions of pub- lic money for the furtheranco of private in- toroats. CHICAGO'S REFUNDING BONDS. It must long since have booomo mnnifest to tho ronders of the Chicago Z'imes that sald journal is determined to uso what influence it has to injure the municipal credit of this city. It hns not for years missed an oppor- tunity for oxaggorating any temporary finan- cinl embarrassment that has drisen; it has peralstontly encournged tax-fighting without nny reference to the merits of nn nssess- ment; and it has songht to persuado non- residents that the people of Chicago are in- tentupon repudintion in overy case whoro tho sligtest fiaw or irregularity may offer the opportunity, This malicious defama- tion of Chicngo and ita people can only be nccounted for by the Ishmaelitish condition of the Times, whose lLand is ngainst every man because overy man's hand is against it. 1t seems disposed to pull down the structuro of City Government even at the risk of be- ing buried under the mins. It deliberatoly ignores the fact that the nctual dobt of this city is proportionately less than that of any other grent city on the Continent; it con- stantly concenls the embanrrassmonts that nriso from the ineapacity of the city, undera succession of badly-constructed State laws, to callect its taxes bofore tho monoy s re- quired to pay city oxponses; and It urges bankruptoy and a suspension of City Govern- ment ns the only result which it is willing to nccept. Tho latest attack upon the city credit is the announcoment that $600,000 of the city bonds aro illegal, beenuso thesa bonds, which were substituted for other bonds that had matured, wero issued withount heingsab- mitted to o voto of the poople, To giva cur- rency to so damaging a statoment (which neeussarily affects tho valuo of nll city bonds, and damages the city credit gonerally) it puts a construction on laws which the Courts will not sustain, and constitutes itself the chicf tribunal of the Stato for that purpose. It affirms that all the bonds that have been is- aned in placa of (old, maturing bonds have Deon put forth under a clause of Chieago's old, specinl charter, which is not true. It ns. sorts that n general law, passed March 26, 1872, ropenled this authority, and quotes that act aa follows: In all casca whero any connty, city, efe., or other munivipal corporation have lesued bonds, ete.. Inald uf any public improvenient or other Jurposes whict aro biniing or subsisting legal oh- \gutions against any such county, city, elc., and remaining outstanding, und which were properly authorized by law, tho proper suthorities of any nuch clty, county, elc., moy, upon the surrender of any such bonds, etc,, of avy number thereof, faruc In place or lieu thoreof, to the holders or the owuors of tho saine, iew bonds runniug twenty years and -!nwsn‘,;n rate of ictorest that may ba aerced upon, with the provizo tha bonds shall not be for n larzer nmount, nor bear a greater rate of ntereat than the original bonds, aud ehall show on thelr face that they aro Issued under this law, And be it furthor provided that the lesue of such new bonds In lleu of such Indebtedness whall be nuthutized by a vote of a majority of the lepal voters uf suc lcuun\r, city, townahip, school als- trict, or other municipal corporation, votingoither at wome annual or wpecial alection of such munic. 1pal curpuration. If the caso were precisely ns the 2'{mea hos stated it, thore might be some apprehonsion that its conclusious are correct, but it has intentionally concenled some easontial points. 'To begin with, all the refunding bonds of tho city have not, been issued under anthorl- ty of the old charter, The General Incor- poration act was ndopted in April, 1875, and this provides explicitly (Art. V., Beoc. 62, Paragraph 0) that tho City Councll shall havo power ** T'o {ssus bonds in place of or to supply means to moet maturiug bonds, or for the consolldation or fuuding of the same.” There is mo requiromont in this to submit such an {ssue to the vote of the peo- plo. Tho General Incorporation act was passed subsequently to the nct of March, 1872, from which the Z'imes quotes, and was ndopted by GChicago in April, 1875, since which timo all refunding bonds Lave cer- tainly beon lawfully issued. At tho worst, then, those refunding bonds issued betwoen March, 1874, aud April, 1875, aro the only bonds that could be regarded ns illegal, if the T¥mes theory wero correct, and these amount to $200,000 and not $600,000, But the Times bns also. concealed another fact which excludes the theory that any portion of these refunding bonds aro unlaw- ful, Tho nct of March 26, 1872, had partic- ular referenco to railroad.aid bonds, none of which Chicago bad outstanding, and the emorgency clauso of that act roforred to counties and municipal corporations which had outstanding bonds that would soon fall due, *‘and are without any remedy for ro- newing or refunding the same.” DBut this phrase excludos Chicago from the provisions of the act, since it had a remedy In its ex- isting charter for renowiug and refunding its maturing bonds, This exception, there- foro, covers the issus of $200,000 of refund. ing bonds betwaen the passagoe of the nct of March 26, 1872, and Chicago's adoption of the General Incorporation act in April, 1875, But even if such were mot the case, tho Courts would undoubtedly hold that the original bonds being lawful, for which tho refunding bonds were substituted, the hold. ers thereof would have the right lo demand & return of the original and lawful certifi. cates of indebtedness which they bad thus swrendered under a delusion and without consideration. The fact is that the distortion of the text and intont of the laws which the 7Vmes has wade iy simply designed to reflect upon the credit of tho city, and render its present complications still wore cmbarrassing. If tho Zimes bod any geuuine interest in the THE CHICAGO good roputo nnd prosperity of the city which hna tolorated its existence, it wonld have an. nounced an illegnl issne of bonds only after tho Courts had promulgated such a declsion, and thon with extremo rogret; na it is, tho Times proclaima with gloating satisfaction that a certain issne isillegal which the Courts have never passed upon, and which a fair citation of the laws proves to be lawful and valid, - g BHALL WE HAVE A VETO1 'Thore are outgivings that President Haxes recently stated to Gov. Howanp, of Rhode Tsland, that he wonld veto.the Brawo bill, It is trno the bill which has passed the Ben- ate 18 notthe BrLaxp bill ; but the Presidont's objeotion to that bill will apply to the Benato bill, and will apply to any other bill to ro- monotize silver. Tho objection is, that, sluce tho date of the diacontinuance of the silver dollar in 1873, thero has been no such coin known as the legal-tonder silver dollar, nnd that the public creditors who have pur- chiared bonds since then have o vested right to bo paid in the only coin which waa o legal. tendor when they got the bonds, In his an- nnal messoge tho President proscnted this point, and it is nnderstood that he intonds to rennw it, notwithstanding since then Con- gress has hind the full force of his argumont befors them, nnd has passed the bill bya voto largor than was necossary to ovorrulo a veto. The question involved in the objection of tho President hnas been- discussed gonerally in tho consideration of the Silver bill, but especinlly in the debates on the Marrnxwas rosolutions. 'Those resolutions presented tho distinct issuo that all the bonds of the United States, except those specifically mado payn- ble in greenbacks, aro payable in silver at the option of the United States, and that the bonds, being all {ssucd in strict compliance with and under nuthority of Iaw, and the law making the bonds payable, principal and in. torest, in coin, cither silver or gold, that contract continued unchanged and unchange- able. "All the bonds issued since 1878 have been issued undor the law of 1879, which law specifically doclares that the bonds shall be payablo in oither geld or silver dollars, as established in 1870, and requires that contract to be printed on the face of the bonds. Tho argament of theso legal propositions was conducted by tha ablest men in both Houses of Congress, and if there was any question sottled to tha satiafaction of the publio it was this question of the legnlity-of the pay- ment of tho bonds in milver dollars weighing 412} grains, Bo thorough was the discussion oand so overwhelming were tho law and the facts, that, outside of the Treasury Depart- ment and the Excountive offices, thero was no pretense that the bonds or any part of them were exempt from payment when due in sil- ver, The protensa that so many of the bonds issued sinco 1878 had any poculiar or dis- tinctive lognl or equitablo claim for gold to the excluslon of silver received no coun- tonauce, Tho doctrine of the Marrusws resolntions secured the indorsomont of both Houses of Congresd and of the country. Even Mr. Brame rofused to recognizo that the bondholder had any de- mand not sanctioned by the law and his bond. Tho objection mada by the President is confined to ono portion of the bonds only, ang, if rocognized, would create o strange distinotion betweon bonds {ssued undo®tho samo law and bearing on their face tho same contract. The President {n his nnnunl measage drow a strong distinction between legislation gen- orally and upon subjects placed by the Constitution within the peculiar discrotion of Congress. In this mntter there is no question of constitutional power, nor any invasion by Cougress of the powers of othor branches of the Government. It is a pure question of Congressional duty, resting upon Congrossional discretion, Hero is what tho Prosident said : Closely connected with thid” ganoral subject of the Nluml:tlnn of apocin payments, is one of sub- ordinate Lut still of grava importance, I mean the readjustment of our colnago systom by the re- newal of the silver dollsr as an element in our specle currency, endowed by leglslation with tho 1unmy of legal-tunder 10 a greater or less extont, 8 thiera 1s no doubt of the power of Congross, under tha Coustitution, to coin money and regu- late the value theruaf, and as this powsrcavers the whole range of nuthority npplicabls to tho metal, the rated valus and the legal-tender guality which shall be ndurl:d for the colnagze, the coneldora- tions which should fnduce or dlscolirage o particus lar messure connected with the coinoge belong clearly to the province of loglslative dlscrotion and of public vxpediency. To veto an act s0 ‘“‘clearly within the provinca of legislativo” discrotion as is this remonotization of silver would bo to do violenco to the Prosl. dent's own oxpressed opinions a8 to tho proprioty of Executive nogation. Iero is tho legislation, and here is the decided vote by which it was passed, and the Prosi- dent cannot ignore the fact that the wholo country impatiently demaunds the law. Un. dor such clrcumstances, a velo would be out of place, and would be wunprecodanted. ‘Where ncts havo been passod upon subjects cmbraced within the clearly-dofined province of legislative discretion, no President has vontured to veto tho bill. In all such in- stances tho DPresident, while approving the bill, has comimunicated with it such sug- gestions as may bave induced him to doubt tho expedioncy of the law. A veto on mero grounds of expediency can hardly expect approval from tho country. Tho President Lins placed himself on record, and with respect to this Bilver bill, as not intending to obtrude his viows on Congross, in whom the Constitution Las vested full discretion, "The policy of a veto Is mainly urged in the liope that the friends of the bill themeelves may, by their division, give ald and comfort to tho Becretary of the Treasury in dofeating thobill, — THE CITY WARRANTS, Undoubtedly the most practical suggestion that hes been made, and the ons most likely to be adopted, for tiding the city over the yoar in the face of the facts that no money can be borrowed temporarily aud that the toxes cannot be collected for eighteen months, i3 to issue warrants on the Treasury in payment for materiil furnished or services rendered, and to make these warrauts as low 08 35 each. 'There can be no dispute as to the validity of warrants issucd in this man. ner; they are mere orders for piyment out of the Treasury for services and material for which appropriations have already been mnde. If the holder thereof finds no money in the Treasury, he has the individual right to negotiste such orders, The purposs should be now to avoid a3 much as possible the extortionate **shaving" of thoso war- rants, and their issue in denominations of 35 will probably accomplish much in this direo- tion, for tho following reason: The warrants, under the present Revenue law, are rocelvablo forcity taxes, just as countyorders arereceived for county taxes. If they were issued in large amounts, corresponding to the monthly salarics paid the policomen, firemen. snd other employes, thon these peopla could only negotiate them through brokery, and would nocessarily be obliged to put up with a con. siderable discount. Butif a wan recoives | TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1878) $£100 from the city for certain rervices in twenty §5 orders, then ha can pay his land- lord one or two, his butcher one, his baker another, his grocer n third, nnd so on, as all thesa porsons can uso & cortain amount for the payment of thoir own taxes. Large property-ownors, business firms, banks, and corporations will take large amonnts, allow- ing for a rensonablo interest, in order to mako the samo use thereof. Tne Tamuxe, sponking for itself, will take $8,000 or $10,- 000 of such orders roceivable for taxes, or an amount about equal to the amount of the taxes it pays. Tho advantage of having them in low denominntions is that, in this man- ner, the amount taken by any ono taxpayer can always be approximately adjusted to tho amonnt of taxes ha is required to pay. ‘While this is undoubtedly a propersolution of the present difficulties, it should not en- courage the Conncil to maintain the formor proportions of the tax-levy, as it scems in- clined to do by the daily proceedings in the progress of the Appropristion bill. The prosent indications are that the approprin. tions, as finally agreed npon by the Council, will approximate the figures of the Finance Committeo and the Comptaoller's ostimate. In round numbers, the total appropriation will not fall far short of 24,000,000 (the samo as Inst yoar, without allowing for busi- ness losses and shrinkago in values of tho pnst yoar), nnless the Council shall consid- orably modify its presont policy., . This wonld not be g0 bad i thero were a well- defined plan for saving about ono-half of this taxdevy ns an accumaulation of unexponded balancos in cash to be ro- spproprinted for the following yoar. It is not desirable to inaungurate the warrant or order system permanontly, as it mny after n time fall into the hands of tho brokers and become s scrious burden to tho city em- ployes as well as a refleotion upon tho city's credit, It will be wise to provide for the policy of paying as we go, and no other plan lins been suggested for this save tho accu- mulation of unexpended balances; of this tho Council has seemed to lose sight, in fix- ing the itemized nppropriations for the various departments at the high fignresre- ported by the Comptroller and Financa Com~ mittee. At tho same time, whatovor the Council may or may not do in this respoct, it in evident that tho plan for pnying off em- ployes in clty warrants, or ordors on the City Tronsurer, in denominations not highor than §5 ench, is the true polioy for meeting the neoessities of tho presont yoar. In his shallow-brained or charlatan haranguo againat the Silver bill, BancexT, of Cali(ornla, safds Do Senators reflect that labor, also, s to be patd for ita dally, honest toil in that sanie_inferior {#il- var] coln, and the advantage will bo given to cap- {tal of 10 per cent raductlon of labor? If youare not deceived In Konr unticipations of gaining an advantage over the public credit and Enstern cred- itors, how Ia tha Jalorer to shicld himaclf from the cffect of your legislation? Yet this ecoms tobe the aniwus of the wholo moyement,—to get cheapor, Jess valuablo money that the creditors must take. Mr. BARGENT might have saved his crocodlle toars for “honest tol),” as the honost tollors will not sympathize with his dear-dollar-nnd-no- work doctrine, What they need most above nll things Is cmployment. Sccure to them steady work, and tho laborers will attend to the rato of wages at which they will “toll.’ It is o miscrable satisfaction to Idly, starving men to toll them of tha beauty and advantage of betng paid in gold,—of gotting thadearcst money (and the lcast of it) for imaginary work. What they need 18 omployment—Lihe per diem compensa- tlon will take caro of Itsclf under the universal law of supply and demand. When thero is plenty of work, wazos are always falr, no matter what kind of legal-tender fs given in payment. But to aoswer BSan- oexT more spccifically, he Is Informed that in September, Octuber, and November, 1870, the gold value of greunbacks was the same a8 tho present gold value of 3713 gralns of silver (the amount in o standard dollar). 8inco then tho gold value of the wreonback has advanced from 01 to 88 cents. Tho * tollers arenow pald In 7 per cont *‘better money " than they recclvod fftecn months ago. Wo would ask Mr. SanaxxT whether tho nforesald tollers aro bettor off mow with their money almost as * good s zold * thau they were then, when It tas ouly equal to tho prescat valuo of silver bulllon, He knowa that the wages of laborers, urtlsans, and clerks have fatlen from 10 to 15 per cent Juring that perlod, and that of thoso employed fiftecn months sgo from threo to five hundred thousand of thewm are now out of work, dopending upon fricnds and charity for supvort, and many of thewr * bossca arein bankruptcy and others soon will be, This s the way tho * toilers " have been benefited by enbancing thoe value of currency to the gold standard for tho profit and omolumont of bondholders and mortgage-holders at tho cx- peusc of industry and enterprlso. . A gontleman of Champalgn rocently wrote to Gov. CuLLoy, urging bim to call a speclal scs- slon of the Legislaturs for the passago of cere taln measurcs for tho rellef of debtors. The mensures suggested woro the repeal of the law authorizing confcssions of judgmnent in vaca- tion, & provision for at lcast twelve mouths’ equity of redemption fn all cases of foreclosurcs of trust decds snd mortizages, & goncral Stay law, and extension of - timo for the payment of taxes, In roply, the Governor expressed him- self 53 unfavorable to tho speclal session, upon tho ground that apy changes the Legislature might make, if it wore so disposcd, in the pro- visions of exlsting contracts as to the oquity of redemption would be clearly unconstitutlonal, and that even tho relfel which imight boafforded by an extension of the timae for the payment of taxcs would not compensate for the cxpense of an cxtra session and the Injury that would re- t to the charitable f{ustitutions, if their rov- ouues were not collected in time. — ‘The Galveston News takes tho ground thatif the charges against ANDEuBON hiad not grown out of proceedings of the Returuing Board, which were part and parcel of the law and avi- dence upon which the Presidency was awarded to 3Mr. Haves, his letter to the Attorney-Uen- eral would sppear impertinent; but it he Is cor~ rect fo his opinfon that tho prosecution of ANDERSON is a partlean messure, then lo s right in proteating against it as s breach of the agreemont between the NicuoLLs Government and che Administration. The News thinks toat the prosedution, unless it was absolutely una- voldable under the law of Loulsiana, {s & signal {nstauce of political inexpediency, und that it Is lttlo less than & supremo freak of madness to fustituto the prosecution at thorisk of reviving scctivusl frensy. The oplulons expressed by the Nees are all the more simficant becauso they appear in an extreme Bouthern paper. pofmetobueidit Wa have read many pavacess for tho c‘ure of hard times, but bavescen nous quite as asinfue as this from the Washlugton Chronlele, edited by vue of the FornEYa—uot * Occasional.” It Qs fecrotary BusnrMax has sent a lotier Lo Congress +with & copy 0f a communication fzom the Lomum sloner of Interoal Reveuue, stating the in- tecual rovenue recelpte of tho current fiscal year showed a decressa_of $4,0u0, 218, and la conse- quence urges 8 reduction of 1o appronristivue o ®n increasy of taxation. ith a Dewocratic Con- gress determined to add still further to this condi- oy of the eounlr, by & refusal to conelder the rmper measurcs of rollef, by a Judiclous loan of ¢ public credit, in the wuy of public umprovi- manls, the tevival of our lost commere ou & bauls 1aid down by such teachers as Judge EsiLET, etc. Tho KForney CArunkcis's cure for bard tlmes conaists in subsidizing steamships, which is mcant by * reviviug our lost commerce," and by guaranteeing tlity to seventy-five milllous ot Texas Cacitle Rallroad bonds for the beavilt of Towm Scorr's Construction Ring to bulld a road which a California company offers to conatruct without Government boods. Whea the people are exbausted Qnd staggering under the weight of dcht and taxes, Forney's Chronels proposes that tho national debt shall be fncreased fifty millions or more for the benefit pf private spre- ulators, a8 a means of re-establishing natlonat prosperity; and If angthing 1s lacking in tho efficacy of that elixir, let an addition tothe teaxcs on the people hoe mode to ralse money to subsidize Philadelphia and New Orleans ateamships which cannot profitably be run, on account of too much tarifl, {n competition with cottntries which levy lighter tarifs on their peo- ple. it docs not scem to have occurred to this Washington Chronicle statesman that the cheap- ost and simplest way of ** roviving our lost sbip~ ving commerco’ would bo to reduce tari(f taxa- tion to & purely revenue basls, and thus dimin- 1sh the cost of buflding steamships and operat- ing them, so that there would be a profit from the carrying business, insteud of deponding on subsidics for a profit, which subsidics must bo procured by additional taxes on the people. This Fonwuy's iden fs, first, to maintain mon- strous tarllf taxes for so-called *protectlon,” and then to Tevy more taxes to be expended in furnishing dividends to steamships which are crushed out of water by the enormous tazation’ called ** protection 1 e ——— The * MuRPHY movement " having expelled such flulds as wino and beer from the lunch- rooms of tho Capitol, the result was, the Sen- atdrs in making fortifications for the all-night scsslon on the Silver bill brought in some 4 gabjons,” the hollows of which were not filled with carths or other solids, but with fluids of strength and body., The Washiogton Post (Dem.) thus describes the visits to tho cloak- rooms during tho long hours of the night: Abant 12 o'clock tho debato began to loso lta In. tercet, and Senators collected in little knots to ro- lieve the monotony by conversation, and the lively Janghs indulged In among vome of the groupa in- diealod that subjects mora interosting than cur- rency were hnldellmned. Frequent visita w ‘made to the cloak-rooms, and it soon became & parent that at lcast a few of tha Sonators had ave: eatimated thelr chambering capacity, Amend- ments wera proposcd and specchies made with & thickness of tonguo and huskiness of volco that somewhntdetracted from the dignity of the arlsto- crigic branch of Congress. Four or flva of the Hodotors had mixed too much ‘‘cold tea' with thiffr water, and their antica wero a source of con- sldfrable morriment to the yalleries, was noticcd about 8 a, m, that Senator Eadox, of Connectleut, scemed so much over- come—by the prospect of the passage of the bill by more than two-thirds majority—that he left the Chamber un-paired, by the help of a friend, and was abscnt on tho subacquent votes and when liis name was called on the tinal passage of tho bill. — 3 The gentlemnn exeeuted InSouthwestern Mis- sourl the other day, we nre told, went off drunk. ‘Wo supposo that this was oo nccount of tho 1ittle drop he took at the last. At any rato, ho will have 8 whole eternity to sober oft in. Mts. S8TANTON objects to the phrase “a hen- pecked husband,” It really strikes us as an in- adequate expression by which to describe belng smashed over the head with a rolling-pin. 4 Advices from New Orleans are to tho effect that Gov. NiguoLLs will pardon ANDERSON, Now, to neatly reciprocate this favor, the Presi- dent must pardon Qov, NicuoLLs. } Archbishop Woob lins put n atop to tne mira- clo busincss, But we don’t bellevo that Father lizines could bring tho goid-bug to life again 1f he were nllowed to try. # Mr, TILDEN has, it 13 #ald, an nbiding falth in the American people. Theso nre times of fail- ures, Mr, TILDEN; bo on tho safe side and don't have faith in anything. * Joux Monnissuy hns entirely regained his heafth. Death could not beat him. It may be, lowever, that Jonx didu't deal o squaro game. | A man Is wanted to govern the new Principal- ity of Bulgaria. Wo tako great pleasure in nominating the Hon, 8AmusL J. TILDEN. } An Eastern paper inststs that Mr, HEwrrr shall be muzzied. Mr. AmeN, however, says, T ain't afraia; ho won't bite,” § As Benntor CoNRLING sald nothing in favor of the Silver bill, It is possible that the Eresi- dent will not veto {t. & Little grains of sllver, little bills of Braxp, mako the beauteous dollar, and gisdden all the land. Alphatetfe lesson in finance: G. B. atands for gold:bug, and also for grand bounce. 4 | It might be better for the country, perhaps, 1t the Southern volicy were demonetized. & ‘Thrace is making preparations forwar, Thraco 18 hio armed that hath hts quarrol just. Q QGermany s ncutral to be sure; but noutrality usually has its floger on the trigger. * Advlco to the gold men: Bullion your vest. PERSONAL. Gov. McClellan nnd wife have been visiting tho pour of Trenton and making themsolves popular. "Mr, Willisam Everett hos just closed a brillfant course of lectures on the Latin poets bo- fore thu Lowell lnstitutg in Doston, Fho lato Willlam Welsh, of Philadelphia, leftnll his proparty, *¢whethor resl, personsl, or mixed, " to Lis wifo, ‘I'he Rev. Thomas Wynne Edwards, who recently dled In Kngland, rowed stroke n tho first elgbt-oared raco st Oxford, sixty-throe years ago. Tho falling off in the circulation and au- thority of the London Times, since the retirement of Mr. Delane, is attracting goners! attontion ia England. Carlotta Patti has recovered from the oper- atiun to which sho rocently submitted for the re- maoval of & tumor from the hip, Her convalescencs bas boen rapld and complate. Mr, Mackey, the California millionaire, has bought Baron Albort Girant's mansion in Lon- dun, snd probably inteuds to cut as great a splurge there as ha recontly did In Paris, ‘The raost cloquent man in the Virginia Senato I8 a colored inomber, W, N, Stevens, aged 80, who was boru slave, Ilo has been graduated at two colleges,—one at Richmond and the other st Fhiladeiphta, There is conslderable stir thronghout the country over Gideon Welles' paper ln tha last Al- lantic, ia which ho altomptod to show that Qract, snd not Lincoln, was reaponsible for the slaughter of the wilderncss campalgn. The former, it 1s belloved, {s the responsible suthor of the state~ ment that Lincoln Insisted upon tho sdvance over- land for political purposes. A rocent writer on Mrs, Biddons' marvel. ous imporsonation of Lady MacbetA *4The majeaty of Ehaka 's nAWO Ovorawes us when wo are told that s sctor's irst business s not to thiuk how Bhakspeare concelved his character au standlng or looklng, but how the actor can make s real buman belog stand aud look while spesking Shakepeare's words, " The death of Mr. Theodore Roosevelt re- callas to ono of the New York newspapers the fact that few men of wealth and pomition ia’ thatcity devote their Jives to public objects. The reason 13 supposed to bo that the sons of the wealthy are not tralned in the feeling of responsibility and ob- lgatlon for wealth sud social position, snd that the rich In New York are practically excluded from politics by the operstion of the ignoraut vote. N considerations avalled to make iythiog Lot a vublic benefacior, 0 doubs kopt men of less resolutfon 1dle or il-umployed. Hiram Oranston, lats proprietor of the New York Hotel, appointed thzeo execators—his wife and two others. ‘The latter refused to gual- 11y und the creditors of the cstats bave since ob- jectod to Mre. COranston’s acting as the sole ex- ccator. They allcged that her msuner of living was extravagaut, and 10 proof of this statement sd- duced the romarkable fact that she purchased from one New York shoomaker elght or ton palra of shoes and slippers in less than 8 year. Tho propesty con- siste of $400,000 worth of real estato, and personsl propesty amounting to $15,000. The malter was comprumlsed, Mre. Cranston consenting to the sppolotmens vf & disintorested pezson as admin. iatrator. # : A BIG SCRAPE. “The Dander of President MoOosh, Howaver, special says that, Tucsday nfternoon, the Col- lego Faculty held a apcclal mecting and ap- afternoon and kept ‘continuous cbbtida on the surface, the hay food catering only in the under currents, Tiyg has not beon obscrved since the great flood of Particulars of the Immense Ruma= pus in Princeton College. 8 Travel by il and stazo Is much i throughout the State, excgnh on the m'.'.'(‘.’fi‘.f.‘i of the Central & Western Paciflc. The watep haa fallen some Inchies around the Bacramentn River levees, in consequenco of the reliof all‘un‘lcd by the flovding of the surrounding country, ‘The atorm, which lulled yesterday, hrok afresh tu«dn'_r. witha Ilclvy’aomhcrly vrgluu ::& rain, There is no present “proapect of a dineoy. flnn}nn\;zs exfe)fl. In thlo A’!ood::‘xx districts, The gricultural ‘prospects for the coml aro most nm:"nng. et THE RAILROADS. THE MISSOURI RIVER BUSINESS, The people of Kansas City, who have always shown the most uncomprom|sing hatred towar,ls tho Southwestern Rallrond Rato Assoclation, do not anticipato much good from the breaking up of the combination. They are apprehenaivg that, instead of fighting one combination, they will have to fight another, belng under the im. grcuulun that a now pool will be made by the t. Louls roads, and another by the Chicage roads. From what can be learncd at this point, thero need be no fear of new pools that wil discriminate against tho bualuess of Kansay City. While thero aro soma new combinatinng forinfag at this point, they are not for the pur. Kasu of pooling their Lusfness or to keep up igh rates, They aro Intended for the purposg A Large Number of Stndents Expelled by tho Faoulty, Thelr Departare the Oceaslon of tho Most Intense Excilement. 8till Up Very High, 8pecial DispateA to The Tridune, New Yorg, Fob., 20.—The Times' Princeton pointed a Committes to Inquire into the out- rages and report as speedily as possible. This Committeo began {ts scaslon at 8 o'clock that ftaclf undger lock and key for five hours, Every sludont suspect- ed of knowing about the hazing was summoned. Anono after another was called thelr foliows were thrown into tho most Intonso state of cxcitement, fot knowing how soon they might bo compelled to teetify egainst | mercly to force business from Missourl River their brothren. By the time the Com- | polnts to Chicago,and inako the Bt. Louls roady mittee adjourned for the night, at | such competition as will provent them from 10 o'clock, fourtcen of the students had been' examined, and thelr tostimony taken in writing for the futuro use of the faculty. Whlle the Committce was in scaslon, NEARLY ALL TUB BTUDENTS wera gathiered un the college campus. The scene late Io the cvening was uno of the wildest confusion. Nearly every student carrfed a ro- volver, and platol shots were among tho least of tho rackets. A pass-word bad been adopted, nnd no person was permitted to cross the col- lega ground who could not give the word. When the Committce adjourned strenuous cfforts wero made to learn tho declsion, but not a word could be lenrned. The excite- ment began again to-day, when, at 13 o'clock, the Faculty met {n special sesslon. TIB PACULTY TOOK DECIDED ACTION, for before the timo of the alternoon recitations cleven students were foformed that thoy had come under the ccosura of the au- thorittes, and must leave the College. Jacob Berdlne Carter, of Montclair, N, J., one of the Bophomorcs who was shaved and spank- ed by the belllgerent freshinen, was summarily dismissca, which s the Princeton designation for a dishonorable expulston. Albert H, Atter- bury, his companion, could notappear bofore tho Faculty on account of his wound, but President McCosh says that ho will bo dealt with as soon as ho recovers, and there 18 no doubt ho also will be diamissed. * THE FOLLOWING NAMED FRESIMEN wera then suspended indelinitelv: Thomas B. Bradford, Dover, Del.; Francls Lovely, Baltl. more, Md.; Horace ecDermott, Dayton, O.; Powell M. Bradley, Washington; W, J. Flock, ‘Wilkesbarre; Richard H, Hutchins, Wyoming, Ta.4 Edward F. Matthows and Hurry If. Matthews, of Cinclunati (sald to be Stanley Matthews sons); Ilfenry McAlptne, Jr., Savau- mah, Go.; John J. M. Shaw, Plttsburg, Pa. ficmnz more than they aro entitled to, The ansas City Jourral has tho followlag n ro. gard to this matter: Thers nevor was a timo In onr history when un. ted and vigorons actlon was more demnnded. e commerce of the m{ ‘has aufTercd for a year from tho most extenalve railroad combination ever form. ed. 1t has been literally driving the trado of the city away by offering the must unbusincas-like jn. ducements o peoplo Lo evade us.. It ks not been through nn{.teellmxnl’ antipathy to KansasCity, baf from & mistaken polley, which In the end ir found 10 pa as damaging to the railroads na to the people, Pooplo need not fatter themselves that this sitg. ation will materially changed by the distelbution of the pool, for that only divides It into two pools Instend of one, and fn. sfend of proventing all compotition courts comye. tition, not between Lhe rallroads nor between he two pools, but between 8t. Louls and Chicago fop Wostern ' bualncss. That, wo aro relinbly in. formed, in the present programme. Everybod tauat nca that in snch n eltuntion Kansas City will be lgnored, and we tako great chanco of scelngour trada wiped out, If we do nothing to preventit, 1laving no rallroad that we can rely npon to aid vs, we have no means of doing anything for ourecives unless we supply ourselves with such means of tranaportation na wo aco offered. Those are solenin facts, which the peonle of Kansas City must face, Ir jt be not done now, it will Le dono inevitally ‘when It is too late. Thore 18 no hope or help for us, except in ourselves, ‘There nevor was o more critical time in the bis. tory of Kansaa City; and there never was a tims of ‘greater promido If wo but prova truo to our. selves, If wo supply barge transportativn, which we lack tut a small amonnt of money to do, and whicl sumo of our citizens can give without ils. ing it, wo shail bo In 8 position to control both the pools and turn them both to our advantaze. This will give us peeuliar auvantages in tho contest about to oocn for the trado of the West, and will domore toroncentrate bunincsa nt Kansas Clty thag anything that has over been done, IKnnsas and the antire Weat i now Alling with emigeation, and the nataral Increaes of trade from that source wil) be wvery large during tho coming year, Iesides this, wo shall'be ablo to_muterial Iy extend our trale 1t we but show tho entorprise in this matter thal s charactarized all our provions efforts. 1 wa do not do this, wo take imminent chances of befng swallowod in the contest avent bu innug- urated between St. Louis and Chicago, Tho batde company will not be to blamo {¢ 1t 18 not supplied with the means of success; and we do sincerely hove that thoso gentlomen who bave large in. The Matthews brothers from Cincin. | terests here to be affected by tho ontcomings of , tho prescat situatlon will not fall to tako the risk, nat! went at once to tho ‘Treas- | apd }herchy forco it npon tho peoplo, W bave s urer of the College and drew out $20 that had been deposited with him to thewr credit, and also drow from tho bank all tho money that atood to their credit there. They then packed thelr trunks, and, with tho others, woro ready to tako tho 5:30 tralu for home. THIS UASTY BAVDING OFF of the suspended studcats was the cause of seri- ous troublo this afternoon, that throw tho twd largest classes of tho College into n state of opeu robelllon, aud nearly led to moro blood- shed. It Isthe custom of tho Collegs to have ofternoon chapel at § o'clock, and every student s required to nttend unless ho has nvalid oxcuse. Tho Freshmon closs, Lowever, were determined to sco thelr suspend- od brothers to the depot in safcty, nnd they unanimously refused to attend chapel, The Sopliomoro clusa also desired to sco the sus- penrded Freshmen out of town, BUT WITH MOTIVES OF A DIFFERENT NATURE, ‘Tho Bophomores intended to **rush® the fivo suspended ones, and for this reason they too refuscd to uttend chapel. This holpod: to swell a crowd sbout the depot that numbered soveral hundred. ‘The flve Freshmen, awed by tho threats ot tho Bopliowores,conctuded tomako an early start and walk to Princeton Junction, two aod a balf miles away, and thus to avoid tholr cnemies. But the college authorities did not consider them sltogether safe, cven with this precaution, and Matthew Goldie, Proctor of thoe College, wns sent to protect them, Goldle s almost o giaut, ond the collegs men look ur to nl a8 ou athletfc Jupiter. Tho Freshmen's fricnds wore at tho depot to see them off. TIIB USUAL CIIEERS AND TIORRS were given, and the five {nuuu men with their ta\vcrlul protector started tor the junction, Snch man carrled a heavy walking-stick, and, as nubm‘uont avents proved, uearly syery ono had a revolver in a handy pocket. Tho Bophomorea had been watching for the departure. They wunt lu nbody to the depot, to the number of nors than oighty, and, as soon as they learned TIE FRESUMEN had started to walk, they nbandoned the rall- road aud struck out across the tlelds in hot pur- suit, As Lhey marched olong they sang: the well-knuwa Princeton song, and brandished the canes which nenrlfl oll carrled. As the reached tho long bridge, however, about hutf- way between the town and the junction, thoy saw tho traln on the Littte Branch Hoad approaching. They ran to the truck, made thy engineer stop tho train, and all hustled on tourd. Meanwhile Goldeund the Hve students bud reached the junction. When the Princeton train camo in the cighty Sophomores made o rush for tho Pennaylvaula Kallrowl depot with a cheer and o tiger, some of them threatening to wwake short work of the weaker Froshmen, THE LATTER » wera greatly alarmed at the impending danger, and asked Qoldie what they ehould do, “Go fn thero!"™ sald the Proctor, pointing to the door of the ladles’ waitlng room; *“*go In thero and I wiil protect you “The Freshmen went into the walting-room, aud Gioldie, taking one of the clubs, plpnted him- self in the doorway, Tho elrhty Sophomores came down upon him with a rush,” * Stand buck, geutlemen," shiouted Goldlo, as he lifted hisclub, “7Tho'first man that ‘trics to enter this door will drop."” TUIS UNEXPECTED REFULSE brought the Bophomorea toa stop. Thoy de- lberated about eapturing the whole party, but none of them cared to be in the front ranks. In u fow minutes thoy returned to the door, chat- ted pleasautly with Uoldle, trylng jest- fugly to induce him to lot. Froshmeh.” nobly done thelr part. THE WABASII ROAD, Hpectal Dpatch (o The Tridune. ToLepo, O., Feb, 20.—The meeting of the stockboldera of the Wabash Rallroad was held hero to-day. Uno hundred and thirtcen thoa. sand sbhares were represented. The principal persons present from abroad wero Cyrus W, Fleld, James Chcnoy, aud Alexauder White, R E. Fleming, of Fort \Vnyne‘ was_called to the Chalr, The election vassed off quictly and without inc¢ident, 'Ihe Board of Dircetors dif- fers from 1ts predecessors in having a strong lo- cal mombership, Two of the Directors ara from Toludo, and onoe each from Fort Wayne, Springield, and 8t. Louls, This arrangenient, 1t 1s belleved, will redound tothe fnterest of tha road fn securing tho adoption of a thoroughly Western policy for the road, Tho Directors wers very complinientary to tho maunagement of {eneral Manager Hopkins, and adopted a resos Iution warmly approving his course. The re- sults he was able to show them—in the Increaso of tho road’s revenue, and the marked d-creass in its cxpenditures—wero a sufllclent warraut Jor this praisc. To the TFestern Astoclated Press. Towrno, U., Feb. 20.—At tho aunual mecting of tho Wabash Raflway Comonny to-luy the following Board of Directors waschosen: Jomes A. Rooscvelt, Cyrus W, Ficid, Walter J, Uure nee, i1, A. N. Post, SBolon Ilumphreys, M. K. Jewup, W, M. Blles, E. H, R, Lyman, of New York; A. L. Hunkl\u. W. Colburn, of ‘Toledo} James chenor. Fort Wayno, Ind.; C. Ridgely, Bpringfeld, 1ll.; L. II, nflln, St. Lonis. Tho gross carnings of tho road for 1877 wers $4,535, 4.50,—an fncrease ovor 1878 of $18,027,85. The opamtlnt: expenses were $3,820,501.41,—~a de- creasc of $402,109.84. Baving In Jeased lines, ute., not included fn operating exponses, $itle 5,003 net dncrenso dn 1877 over 1876, §532, 182 03, At a subscquent meeting of the Buard the old management was re-ciected, One buudred and thirtecn thousand shares of stock werd rea- resented. ELECTION. Hpacial Dispalch to The Tribuns, Inpuanarouss, Ind., Feb. 20.—1ue annoal mecting of tho Indianapolls & Bt. Louls lall- rond to-lay resulted In the cholco of theold Tioard of Directors and tho re-clection of . I Ilurlbut, of Cloveland, as Presldent, — 1TEMS, The war on East-bound frelght-rates isstlll belng waged with unabatod vigor, and there ate 1o longer any hopes that peaco can bo made be: foro tho various competini roads bavo sulfered immensc losses. Contracts were wade yester day on graln from Chicago to New York at 20 cents per 100 pounds, ‘This is the lowest rato that hos _boen mado at this scason for maur i’ulm It {s feared that the rates will 50 sull ower hefore many days have passed, and many of the rallroad munagers aro In favor of reduc fog them atonce to about 10 cents per 1 pounds, in order to forca the trunk-luoe Presi- denta to take somo sction in the matter and fo- duce the Western roads to establish fair aod equitable rates. Itis not believed that )»um! can bo made unless the rates are first forced down to pominal Hizures. Mr, J. F, Cherry, a gontleman connected with the cxpress bualness at Baltimors for sumd thno past, has becn appointed Chicaro agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Expreas, with headyuar ters at No, 83 Clark streot, Mr, Cherry 14 sal to bs unusually well quallfled for tho Fespons- ble duties of this positfon. ‘The officiuls of tbe altimore & Ohio state that thetr Express e them “get s chanco at the artment 1s working very satisfactortly, sud tbe The Proctor was firm and stood his ground till | busincss has already sssumed large propurtionk the 0 o'clock train for Philadelpbia stopped Mr, W, K. Ackerini deut of_the Il fu front of the juoction dopot. ‘The | nols Central lmlmnd.nnd-l.xnmmmxcclfih crowd in front was almost fmpenetrsble, | who hava been to Now Orleans in regard Lojthe Goldie, _ however, opensd the ~door | terminal arrangements of thelr road at that aod sald, *Come om, gontlemen,” and int, are on their way back ana aro oxpec pluneing 1ato the midst of the crowd, bustled the cighty Sophomorca right and lot,iclearing & passageway from tho tralo, Not 8 land was ralscd In opposition. The appearance of the Freshmen was tho signal for ere to-morrow. FIRES. AT FORT WAYNE, Special Dispaich to Ths Trivune, Forr Wirnm, Ind., Feb, 20.—Thomas’ brick block, with two othor bulldings, wero entlrely destroyed last night, involving a loss of ovef w.ooo._l on "‘;‘é"fi there wus 6o 1"&!‘?’?‘; s ses—James Kalo, dry goo &06 il Krawer, barness-ghoy 3 unddrtakers, $1, fl&f: 3?.'..: A _BTOUM OF LI188K4 AND JERRS from the Sophomores, Home of the S8oplomores in the resr voutured to throw a few stoucs and ploces of coal from the rallroad track, and one of the latter hit Goldie on the back of the head, put he pald no attestion to I, aud devoted his attention to keeping back the crowd snd getting the Freshmen lnto the cars. Each of the lm.erl as ho came out of ths door, had his club tirinly grasped Iu his band, and held his { Bons, Atwater, Joft hand fu_his overcoat pocket Iu 8 way that | furnituro and butlding, $3.500; Jawmes ‘Thomsas betokenod the presence of revolvers ready for | hell and contents, $2,000; Dr. Daytom butld an emcrecucy. ‘Lhe train started off i Natfopal Biok sod bulldind AMID TUE JEEHINGS AND HOOTINGS OF THN {ug, 1,80, AT EAST ST, LOUIS, 2 81, Lous, Mo., Feb, 20.—A fire broke out East 8t. Louts st 8 o'clock this morning, 4o CROWD, Later this afternoon another mesting of the Faculty was held, aod it Is underetood seven more lnembers of the Freahmeu and Bopho- wmore’s classea were sgrecd upon for suspens stog. . stroylog Jasper & Kocling's dry-oods etore; ————— Mrs, Avery Downing's mflllner{)-nore; k’vt{J“ THE CALIFORNIA FLOODS. Bauman's hotel and saloon; Dr. O. P, Wintood oA of residence; John Bonner's shoo-stufti 8an Francisco, Fob, 20.—Hacramento City | g Jargo public ball; the press, type, eic. of the was savod from flood, but st the expense of the | old E..E St. Louis Press, together with u"fi surroundiog country, Alany breaks in the | frame structuresused as tencments. The o loss 1a §45,000 AT ELKADER, IA, Bpacial Diapaich 40 The Triduns i McGrzaox, Is, Feb. 20.—The brewery \ Elkaderof W. & J. B. Smith was burned lu‘ pight. Loss, $8,000; tnsured for $1.500 13 87 Howme of New York, §1,500 fu_tbo Iusu! i Company of Nosth Americs of Pbiladslpbls levees are reported above and below the city. The Village of Washington, apposite Sacra- mento, Is under water., All the (slands in the delta of the river, cxcept Urand Jsland, are ro- ported flooded. Vallejo presents tho spoear- ance of & vast lake. The immeuss body of water pouring through the Stralts of Carquines fato 8an Francisco Bay causcs tho phenamenop of &