Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1880, Page 12

‘ ‘THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1880—1 WELVE PAGES. CHIRIQUI. ‘Where Two Naval Vessels Have Beon Dispatched on a Secret Mis- A Chapter Which May Throw Impore tont Light npon Forthcoming Tide tt pnt Onan Fo en OE TN Fp 6 CRC AR AIEEE AE EN TELE A TOTES ON BRE REN hm tarernne nn, enhaen ETE The Btrip of Land in New Granada Owned by an Amorican, Something for De Lesseps to Think From Our Own Correspondent, Wasitnatoy, D. C., Fe ment has sent tho stoop-pf-war Adams from San Francisco, aud tho stoop-of-war Kear- sargo from Key West, both under sealed ‘orders, on some mission the nature of which Itis known, however, to be afact that these two vessels have been or- dered ta proceed respectively to tho Gulf of Dolce, on the Paclite Const, and to Chiriqut Bay, upon tho Gulf of Mexico, to guard naval aud conling stations which our Govern- ment intends to establish at these points. The {nference is n very natural one that the United States Government, in vigw of the operations of De Lesseps, is disposed to have two war-vessels at polnts not far from the {ine of tho proposed Interoceanic Canal, While tho destination and nature of the imts- sion of theso two vessels are known Sn part, the public probably fs not as well advised as to the geographical statlons of Chiriqut snd Dolce, or asto the rensons which made it possible forthe United States to establish naval stations there, It has, doubtless, passed from the memory of the present generation of newspaper-readers that named Thompson obtained from the Govern- mentof the Republic of New Granuds, in 1854, a cession fora period of sixty years of , ADAGE TRACT oF TENTITOY through that Republic, the eastern and west- erm boundaries of which are, respectively, the Bay of Chirlqul and the Gulf of Datee. This strip of territory, until A. D. 114, fs, therefore, American soil, ‘The own grant still lives, Ife, or his agents, have been in Washington withinafew weeks. Confiden- tial interviews have been held between Mr, 'Thampson, or his representative, and the Se retary of tho Navy, and pertiaps other mem- bers of the Adnministration,—ns to which thore has been grent secrecy, The dispatches: to ‘Tins Trinuny, at different thnes, have shown that such conferences were hind; that Mr. Thompson was disposed to cede his rights, or same of them, to the United States; and that, among other possible things, It might happen that tho United States could obtain a right-of-way for an Interoceanic Canal over what, fora time, would be Amer- ican territory, the fact that the two vessels maimed dispatched on these sceret missions, Meanwhile, itis natural that there should be some curlosity x . 10.—The Govern- is not revealed. an American WY CALLED CHRIQUI, and ag to the grant from New Granada to Ambrose ‘Thompson, formation upon this point, L have found 1 musty oficial document which shows that in 1859 the United States, In search of a coal- Ing station, investigated this Chiriqui tract, the Government made important reports concerning It. AsChiriqut may performan hnportant part in the histo- ry of the next few months, that ancient document entire, many jnatters fn it that are Irrelevant to the but I doubt ff, Jn the hives of the Government, there $s any- lete Information on nown or for vernment had been coal for Its vessels, Jxated hy the House, In searching for in- and that ofticers here reproduce are thing that gives as com: the subject of this un to make 9 contrac The subject was tn and the following report made: THE WEPONT. Was referred so muchof the manual r the Sceretary of the Navy as relates toa ‘conditional contract? made by tim for the purpose of securing a supply of coal for the use of the navy, and other privileges, in the public of New Granada, report as follows: ‘That on the Sst Hon, Isaac Tou entered into a contrac Improvement Company cont for the use of the United States steam war attached mundron, and for naval depots in the sane fatitude, oppogit to each other, upon the Aantic and Pacific Oceans, Assumbing, the policy of this contract In other partien: Tors, the first question whieh presents Itself for determination 4s one of ttle. Tad Mr. Thompyonaclear and fndlsputadle title to the ossesslons, rights, and privileges clalmed by. im and his associates In the Provines of Chirlqul and the Republic of New Granada? The orginal grants in the Spanish language, with their translations, were lald be a Committee, with th ff Muy, 185), the ury of the Navy, withthe *Chirlgat for the supply of tiflentes of the New he United States to the ye, nid that they were y insiriments, iranada, The Muthenticlty of the san per, lezal, and Ing to the laws of New Winton of the Attorney nited States has also been proi IN SUPPORT OF THI LEGAL KOUNDNESS of the rights of the ‘Improvement Cony through Mr. Thompson, to all the proper ivilexes ceded to them. A copy n of the Attorney: slieneral, together with the certltiente of the New Granadlan Mints- are herewith subinitted, “Ono of the conditions of the Jands, mines, and harbor-rights to provement Company? was, that the Company shoutd open a good’ carriage-rond trom the shores of the Chirlaal Juntie, to the ‘Town of aeross the Isthmus of dime speelticd br the grant, have treaty expeutl wucoon, an the At- id, on the Haeifle, Viiriqui, within te The Company: led tare sums af money on this road, and will complete [t within the time named tn the grant. Trom the New Grenadians, of that a portion of thhs road pleted, and the public malls of New Geni now carted over it Mus, of tHselfy f dence both of the soundness ny the valuethey place upon the! for no sane men would make expensive sit veys and built roads fin foreign counter: whero tholr title was questionable, or where “there was nothing to warrant an ample re munerative return for thelr Investnents, Facts like this, showing larg of money to full the eonditio tho indorsement of the soundness o) the title by the President of the Republls of New Granada, by the luw-oilleers of the two tho Minkster of New ( States, and by the Guy. Provinee of Chilriqul, ‘There is testimony Heers, and people, expend tires ms af the grant, Governments, D: nada to the Un ernment oftlejals in the ought to be suilicient to on the question of tie, Your Committea do not, therefore, deem It inportaut to ga Into detall upon this points wurther investigation, recta cia ult: pousibilly of by the DI in the th rate department for conducting such in- Mestion witch arises for Keration relites to the value of the x ceded to the United States, and the pial advantages of the tiproveneuts contemplated by the Company to the june thine nations of ‘the Earth, and more es Jy to the United States and New Granada, ‘fo arrive at a eleur understanding of the advantages xecured by the contract, I le to refer briefly to the several wh the | translt-route he to be brought Inte. use te rout Intending to deal anfalrly with existing route, an to detract from their value, * fexsed that the three routes of Chiriqul ts ‘The bnportant cones neeessar harbors on w ‘ ‘ Yt anust be con. with which this designed to compete are abso- Without harbors suitable for* cum- Inerclal purposes, “TIE PANAMA ROAD comniences at Aspinw: atun oven roadstead posed to northers, and term shores of the shallow Bay on the Atiantic nites ol the of Panaina, on the amshivs cunning between id Panna cannat ap; Within three miles and u half of the o! thus subjecting all baggage, and such | be San Francisco a passengers, With thelr it frefeht as any he the expense and detention of These dsulvasitages will for- ever preelide this route from belug sed as Jt frotght-route for general commerelal pur- Posey, and conilue It to a passenger-route, The unhealthiness of the Gulf ports in par- | ments are very strong for the Government to fienlary, and the whole route neross the Istlinnis, presents a serious obstacle. to (ho penetht and business prospects of elther ter W 1s ‘The Niearngua route is three tines the distance of the Chittqul route from sen to sea, nul i destitute of good harbors, ‘The 1 transl, although the advantage of being n shorter rou the United States to San Franelsen, ts even favorad with harborage than elther of its Hrvale lls harbor on the Atlantic being too shoal to ndinit vessels drawing tore than fwelve feet of water, and that on the Pacific Isan open rontstond. “A Paeille railroad will in tine be bullt within the Ihnits of our own territory, whlely Will take most of the passengers, and light, valuable freight, going to and coming from. the Paelfic States. AN ISTHMIAN TRANSITROUTH, then, must wittmately: rir upon so much of the commerce, the aetual busliess, conducted Upon the two oceans, Ht bo Induced to pass over it, with passengers, to and from all the shores washed by the Pacttle and Indi, Ms, excepting those passing over the Pas eifle Raitrond. Jt must be a business, a pase senger and frelgit rond, united with and tere melnating at safe, deep-water linrbors, where frelaht of all kinds ean be diseliarged from the largest kind of fretahting and Shalt slips and steamers dlrectly on to ears, ane from frelght-cars on board shtp, if such har- bors exist: where they can be ceonomically connected by a railroad aeross the [sth Your Comittee, after such a careful ¢ fmination as its means and time would pe iif, have coma to the fery gratifying con eluston that such a route docs exist, termi nating on each side of the Continent: on the shores of the best harbors that ever offered sheller to commerce, The harbor on the At- funtle side is the Chirkqul Lagoon, will Its interior harbors, It is about. 200 inlles we: from Aspliuwall, aud has until recently be almost entirely overlooked by American plorers for Isthmian routes by whlelt to eo} neet the trade of the two aceans. Perhaps range of high Jands whieh runs alone the eontre of th bof the Isthmus, dividing it into two pis ns, one gradually sloping to the Agantle and the other to’ the Puelfie, and sending. wp spurs of mounting thonsands of | feet above the level of the st Jed the voyngers along the — Caribl Sea and .Paelfie Ocean to conelude that Nature had’ placed an fipassable darrler toa conneetlon of the two seas by a railrond or. carriage road between the harbors of Chirtqui and Gollite, THE CHIMIQUE LAGOON, on the Atlantic, has Tour been known to the British Governinent, and watehed by tt with care,—no doubt In the hope of wltiniat ob- falning x foothold there, For some years her traders have exchanged Brithsh entton-gzoods, hardware, ete. with the inhabltants about the harbor for sarsapariita, vanilla, cloth, enttle, hides, Tne 1830, Capt. Barnet, at the Enalish Navy, visited the lagoon in the frigate Chinder, and snade a thorough su vey of its waters, Tfls report and chart w published by the British Governments and the fectiines of the survey has been indorsed by Lieut. Any, of the United States Navy, and others who haye since visited the hurbor, Acopy of Capt. Barnet’s report and one of his charts have been examined by the Com- inittee, THs work appears to have been thoroughly, and no doubt neeurately, done, Hie has marked the depth ot the water In fathoms through all: the entrances to the harbor, and what he supposed to be its most important parts, He says, in lis re- ports “Every part of the lagoon affords se eure anuliorate, and contalns harbors within harbors which will adult ships of the est burden, where In many Parts they lo concented by the side of the shore, evidence that this harhor is ONE OF THE ust an tha whole Atinnii¢ const, in North or South Amerlea, Jy regarded as onetusive, It is easily Identiiled in approaching tt from the seas tins water enough through Its entrance and fn tts tntertor to float the Inrgest ship that ever lias been or Is likely to be con- structed, It is spaclous enough to flont the navies of the world; and vessels of the lirgest class may approach near tha shore, and in some places be moored in safety al its banks. ‘The anchorage Is good, atl sels of every class may ride in security, tected from the ravages of the northers, ‘Lure tleand tish abound in the waters of tho lagoon, and mountaliestrenmns of pure fresh water empty into Hy al, whitts of grent conse anence to shipowners, there Is reason for Delleving that none of those worms whose wages tre so destructive to the bottoms of vessels are to be fousut, in these waters, tear the months of the rivers emptying Inte It. “itis on the islands and: shores of such a harbor that COAL TAS WEEN DISCOVERED, fin It seeured by the Sveretary yy to the approval of Coti- For the quality and quantity of this far ns yet ascertained, your Commlt- to the report of the Company's en: uineer, Mr. Manross, and to those of Lieut, Aliny, Chief Engineer 1. W. King, and As- sistant-Engineer H. Newell, of the United States Navy, by whom the conl was taken from tho mites, and tested on board the United States steamers Wabash and: Fulton, “The vessels of the (aul Squadron naw receive thelr coal at Key West and Aspin- wall, ‘The average cost of cout per ton de- Ivered at these points, during the Inst ten years, was $1160, ‘The average cost of that delivered at ports on the Pacific wis $17.4) per ton. ‘Lo these prices are tobe ndded storage and the cost ‘of hand Nog. whieh will Increase them respectlyely to Si and $20 per ton. ‘Lhe quantity of coal estinuved for the present year for the use of the Gulf Squadron is 10,550 ton, whi EW cost, delivered, $120,000. ‘The sme quantliy taken from the nines wt the Chittgnt Lagoon, reln referred to, would nsaving OF more than : year; nud, as steamers will gradually stpersede our galling yessels, the saving will INCREASE AB TIS CITANGE GOES ON. etait of conl estimated for the use of the Pacile Squndron for the present. yeny, 1510000 tons, which will cost_on. the fueltte, dongside of vessels, bout 831:3,000, Were the raifroad and other ‘enterprises ean: templated by the * Laprovement Company? now conpleted, the ain Hy reaitred by the Pactiic Squadron could be delivered at the Marbor of Gollita for about 87 per ton, and save to the Goverment about, $180,000 per winiin, with only the present number of steamstilps in thy Paeliic Squadron, Goltite Ix on the Paelile, nearly opposit. the lin hors of the lagoon on the Atlintle, ‘The “Chirigal Emprovement Company? have the right-of-way, and the privilege of working 1, round connecting these two harbors, with grants of tind along the route, and around the harbors on each shore, “Thy Goltity ts one of the best harbors on the whole Daciieconst. Its entrance fg about hale amie wide, with an Interlor of six jnfes fn leneth and one mile anda hate in Width. Lisa tino bast of deep water, Into which tho largest ships, deeply Joaded; may enter safely, and remain : IN PERFECT BECURITY from all danger of storm or weather, ‘To examine and maken thorough survey of this harbor, the French Government sent Capts, Colombel and Lidl ro i S60, Enel roport and survey ure v malty and mattis. fuetury, An 1888, Addnlral Pellon, of thy French Navy, was there fa, eblp-of war, and testifies to the necurey of the chart and re port af Capts. Colombel and alter, ‘Lhese reports are conchusive ny to. the great yaluo. ve tho Golfite ny a secure and convenient DY Tere nre two of tho tlrst harbors Inthe world,—tho ono on the Athintle and the other on tho Paeitle, nearly oppusit each other,— whieh cin be connected by a ratlrond of only eighty niles in dength, Here a large ire of the comimeres “and travel of the WO Oceans must In Mine, meet and cross the Continent, “Pho commerevof the Pavitie, Its shores ntl islands, of dapan, dadta, and Chinn, is Inereasing every year, ind wilt not always bo content ta pursne is tedious way wong the Jength of a Continent, to bat+ tle with the storing of Cape Horn; bit, when a good avenie fs opened: through a healthy Saute connecting deepwater "harbors, where Trst-class ships may enter with safety mud discharge thelr enrgs into trains 0; curs on whieh morchuniise can be takes trom shore to shore at reasonable charges, much of the rapidly-growing commerce passing from sen to xen will seek such a channel, ‘The Chirtqui Lagoon and Goliitoure harbors WORTHY OF THE VAST INTENOCEANIO COM> MERCK tlesthned ut some day not remote to seek more ready markets and rapld exchanges through thelr waters, Nature has here antlelpated Duman wants, aed elegt the Cordilleras in Uwaln, to create vu leyel and direct passage be- bween-thess two harbors, and left no swans or stagnant pools diterventng to load the alr with polsonous vapors, It ts in such harbors on the two great oceans, in the latitude Whore we most need them, that the Unit ed Stated are olfered "the perpetunt Use af naval depots for our ships, the frew use of coal for the expense of mine lng, ainbother privileges, for a sunt sa. small fs to bear bit a sileht comparative value to the great ndvantages seeured in exchange, As Wquestlen of econumy plone, the induce ing routes while that by wa seettre without delay the advantages here offered. ‘Two storeships are now kept near these two harbors, for the use of the Pactlic and Home Squadrons,—one at Panama, and one at Aspinwall; besides which, no fucon- siderable sums_are pald for coatdlepots at those locallifes for tle use of the steam yes- sels attached to these two squadrons, | Tn Panama May, for room on one island to land and Jeave conl for the Pnelite Squadron, the Unlted States now pay 40 cents per month for each ton so kept, amounting to $6 per fon per nun; and a deposit of several thou. sant tong fs required there, Tt depots (1 the Harbors of Chirlaul and Golfito are secured, these store-ships may be withdrawn and ene Woyed upon other’ service, and the coal- depots changed WITH OREAT ADVANTAGE AND RCONOMY to these harbors. Besktes being economical and advantageons to the Governinent, the In- (rect ald ft would furnish to an Amerlean company in thelr efforts-to open thelr mines und road and linprove their possessions tn New Granada, would enable then to come pete with their more wealthy and powerful rivals, tho Panama Company, and thus chenpen and factiitate the travel and com- meres botween the two sens, It isa case where our Government, by its partial indorse- mentot the enterprise, can lend {ts strong ald and encouragement to furthor the ont great commercial Wlichwiy across the Contl nent which Is supplied with safe and suficient harbors on either side, and geé- more than n full equivalent fn return, “Almost the entire trade of Mexico and South America has gone Into foretzn hands, Wo have not a solitary mall, passenger, or freight steam-vessel of any description rin- ning to Mexleo, Centrat or South Amerten, on either shore of tho Continent, excepting the bonts of the Paeltie Mall Steamship Com- pany, running to Aspluwall and Panama, fnd’s ling ruby the same company, making monthly trips from Panama northward as far as Nicaragua; while tha English have well-organized: Ines running direct from Southampton to the West Indles, and from thenco to MOI THAN SINTY SPANISH-AMERICAN PORTS on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. These steamers all recetye ald from the Treasury of England for moijl-service; and the people of England receive an overflowing return for the monoy thus invested, by tho grently-in- e ed trade which has followed the es tablishinent of these Hnes from all Spantsh Atnerlea to England, Mexico, our nearest neighbor, has a forelgn trade amounting to $51,000,000 per annum; yet our whole trade with her, both of imports and exports, amounts only to $8,000,000 ‘per miniun, Central Amerten has a forelgn trade of 14,263 per annum: but of this the United States get only $267,589, South America tas a foreign trade tmounting, by the last pb: shed statement, to S273, 10s, SOL per anni; of whieh we get annually, of exports and im- ports, Si 774.008, There is a foreign trade carried on by sister-Republics south us, on tls Continent, amounting anntally to ss,- SS of which but little more than one seventh, S51,041, comes to thls country, ‘The rest goes to, Europe, and tho most of Tt to England. With proper attention, the largest portion of It MIGHT NAVE BET: mkovent TO THIS RYy— thereby aldingand strengthenIngevery branch of industry. Mail: cilltles to merenntite communities, and, wherever first established between cout tries divided “by ocentis, or, ke Central and South America, having no communication with the great markets of the world by rall- road, are always followed by a remunerative trade to the country starting and sustaining them. Had our Government shown the lib- oratity and sngaelty that have ever character- zeul England in this partlenlar. 9 good shitro of the trade of this Continent would now be in Amerlean hands, and alfording a rich re- turn to the whole country for the compura- lively stnall nid for mnil-serylee which tho establishinent of lunes of steamers would have required, ‘ iglnnit has Jong been exploring, watch- nus, and waiting to seetre a suitable coun elal transit from the Atlantic to the Paeifie, across the Isthinns, and at any moment would he glad to establish such a transit: between the Ciro Lagoon and the Marbor of Gol- fito, could she, or any eltizen of that country, acquire such possessions and rights there 1s are now held by the *Chirtant Gnprovement Fanipany. Tler great trunk-line of steamers to the “Atinntic side of the southern por- thon of this Continent would be rin from Southampton to tho Harbor of Chirtqul, tomect the mally passengers, and freteht brought by her .Pachic steamers to Gallito, and by rallacross the Isttunus or Chiriqul. ‘These two harbors would form GUEAT COMMERCIAL DEPOTS, and become the headquarters of her. great stenin-power connected with this Continent, Butthis route, with fands along the same amounting to two or tires milllons of ee ae with harbor-rights, ete, now belongs to, at isin the hiatus of, Aqmerleans, who are here asking for no gifts, no pecuniary ald in ad- yunee for contemplated ratl-service, but to tne duce thelr Government, by its proper regart, to interest Itself fn thelr possessions, wh puist be considered ns of matlonal value, This providing tn advance for an wniinited supply of coal jn that Jatitude for our nation- al ships, and for transportation at reasonable rates from sen to sea, will probably prove one of the most economleal mens ures which the Government — could adopt. Even should =the company ask an atyance on account of prospective mall: ‘lee, thoy would be merely following a very prominent precedent; for Congress acted upon this principle in establishing the mall-rontes by the way of Panna to our Pavitle States and ‘Cerritori nearly half ainitiion dollar midin build: Ing the steamers whielt were fo carry the muils from New York to San Franelsco by the Isthmus of Danainn. But such ts not thelr request; they are not here for loans or eltts, but to sell an alinost Invaluable privi- lege for a very sinall and, oaduaiinty money- coustderntlon, added to the vastly more yalis able consideration of the GOOD-WILI, AND COUNTENANCE OF THEIR GOVERNMENT ‘The leading advantage which they expcet to derive from a ratifiention of thelr contract Is to be found In the fact that Government ves- sols will seek the termini of thelr route for their supplies of econl, water, and other avileles; and this fact, with the influence of their oceaslonal presence, will give quiet and Suetirity: to the possesslons of tha company, and fend to the peaceful and rapid improvement of that vate Central Amerlen, and gnarantes it agulust ut tnvaslons from any quarter, or dls- turbunce from Mllbusterlng: adventurers, either from our own or any other coumtry. ‘The possessions of the company belng on tho ine between New Grenada and Costa Rien, thelr rend, and (he improvement It would erente, the polices which New Grenada ree quires thom to keep up along tho line, with tho occasional visits of or national vessels to the harbors at its turmini, will greatly tend to tho peace and quiet of the borders of those two Repudiles,. In framlag the bill the Comiitteo has been careful to QUAD AQAINST ANY ENCROACHMENT upon the rights of Now Grenada from any qeurter; and, as far as the action of the ‘Iinis provement Company? and the United States ean lawfully go, to sea, that her sovereignty is protected In all its Hr “Pho only steamship and raltroad eommunt- cation now existing between the United States: and the Pacific Ocean, conseqnently the prin- clpal communication with our Pacitle States and ‘Territories, is In the hands of wealthy monopoles, These menopolles being. Willis out competion, and having only one fine of communication, they oan, and do, without opposition, establish Kuch rates for the transportation of passenzers, ninils, and freight as they may Judge ost advantageous to themselves, without consulting any at but thelr awn, ‘That portion of tho 2 publle which has had intereourse by bustiess ar travel on the waters of tho Paeitie, its shores or Islands, can best judge, by the ex- orbltant Suara they have been compelled to pay over the single Toute now ft operntion, whether the rapidly-Incrensing commerce and trade of the Pacific, and the economy anid conventence of the American people, do not now require another conpoting steanship Ine, anda t COMPETING THANSIE ACHOSS THE ISTHMUS; aul whether the stockholders In both Ines, by Anposting only afalraind just charge on ie youl ficldlox returns anply renmneratiye, and as ge ne ONRNE to be derived from the trivel- tng ad business community whiel sustain them. ‘The success Of twe f Niewragua wis ty operation, and the ahnost unprece- dented pectntary snecess of the ane now rin ning, and the certain iner nf busiuess be- tween the Atiutte und Paelile, give suftclont assurance that the route ay the way of th Chiriqul Isthinus can be fully sustalied, Your Conmuittee recom of the bill herewith subniltte woul KRW. Journalian on Whoels, Aneditorin one of the North Georgin coune ties owns 1 portable printing-olllce, 13 a trsterata bhielsimlth, and ove hood whore tho farmera nro dlaposed to furnish AS Roun AS he xete hie shop wr, ho xota ap bis old Hen Fraukiln hand-press, buys azatlon or two of Rirup, afew pounds of a: Then ho biys a dozen qu few days tho Thaneerbalt ppeumince, clafming a tite elroulation, a Hering “supertor {uducements to advertia ———— THE TAX ON KNOWLEDGE. Sentlmont in Favor of Ita Repent. Auuguata (Ga,) Crrontele, Congress should nvolish tho protective tariff in favor of paper mannfacturers, ¢ DANGER OF ENGULEMENT, Hawkinaville (a) Dinvateh, The Gcoreia dolar weeklies will find thom- selves engulfed before tho closa of the year, Mf the tariff should not be removed by Con- hin with work, and {n good running ere re, and ensta a roller, of pauper, and fw f Freedom mukes tts SHOULD HE MKANTILY SUPPORTED, Lumpkin (Ga,) Independent. An effort is being made in Congress to plac certain chointeals which enter Into the manufacture of paper, gliss, and woolen fabrics on tho free list. This should recelve upport of every newspaper in the LUST It RAISED, Sanderavitte (Qa.) Herald, Shoutd this advance continue, the price of subscription of papers generally will be raised. to provid is high. tino that thore was a thorough rovis- fon of tho entire tart imiposts on artictes: be at once removed, IN THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE, Cathoun (Ga.) Times. An effort 1s being made in Congress to re- move f portion of the duly on paper, and the materials used In its manufacture, tho effort will prevatl, tho Interest of the people, as well us publlsh- erg, as cheap books nnd papers are the de- mand of the times, AN ONEROUS TAS, aAflanta (Ga,) Phonograph, tis virtually a tax on education, and tho American people cannot aiford to protect and uphold any elass of men who want to get rich by sich. means. Away with the ple ns well ns the press aiiltienes with the Congr nerons tax, Semething system, and that all of prime ngcessity sould It fs © movement in tariff! The peo) should use their men to remove this 01 must be done, anid that speedily, AN UNJUST TAN, Dawaonelile (4a,) Meuntittn Chrontete, ‘This tariff is n direct.and unjusttaxonedu- cation, and Js inconsistent with Amertean in- stitutions,—a wanton and outrageous perver- sion of the “home protee Dills nro now before Congress providing for the removal of the tari on print-paper and the chemicals used lis manufacture, and one or the other of them should pass, AWAY WITIT TL Cumming (Ga.) Clarion, Down with tho raseally paper manufactur- ers, away with the tax on foreign papor and chemicals, and a ticket-of-leave to every Con- gressman who does not vote and uso his In- fluenee to repeal at onee. a law which was made to benelit a few to the detriment of tho many. We are ready to act In tials mat. ter In my way thought best b; newspaper inen of the State, NO IDLE CLAMOI. Guineavitie (Ga) Bagle, Congress ins ample time to devote some attention tothe demand for the removal of tho import duty on priut-paper and tho chemicals which are required In paper manu- It is no Idle clamor that comes up from all parts of the country and from all classes of society for the removal of this pressive burden, bear in mind that an election pronching, und that somebody will be camers aford great fa- odious and o minikers should THE MOST AnsORUING ‘Toric, Auguata (Ga) Evening News, It our Georgina Senators and Representa- tives In Congress would glye more attention to abolishing the tux on knowledge, and less to personnal wrangles over one poor obscure Methodist preacher, they would do more vod, and reilect quite a3 muck lustre upon heir oficlal nets. ‘Tho tax on printing-paper: Is_ just now tho most. a); Mr, Stephens ‘and Senn Felton and Senator HM) and this matter? ‘The. peopte demand tt, and most of ull the press, “The: ignore this claim of thelr chief supporters. UP Tint Friant, Valdosta (Ga.) Timea, We hopathat the Atlanta Constitution will keop up the fight on the duty on news-paper untll Congress takes hold of the matter, As itstands, the newspaper publishers are the only class {n thocountry that are not bene- fited by the general advance In the contrary, they ure injured, thotn, and they find ft imposst- blo to advance on subseription and adver Ing rates, ‘The 20 per cent on paper is a dlrect tax on publishers. a OUGHT TO NE NOUNCED DOWN AT ONCE. Deorta (,) Journal, Tho Chlengo Tnter-Occan is the only paper in the country of any prominence that stands up for the paper men. It does this beenuse It Is under heavy obligations to three or four paper-nills, who have been supplying it with It isnlso In debt to several banks In whieh the paper-houses of Chicago are Inte an derives most its clreulation by clubbing with the country Asitls hostile to the best Interestsot they ought at onceto stopelubhing paper that countonmices steals rails onght to he bounced Jt has no right to eall Its brethren of the press for support and ns- surbing topic. lor Gordon, ‘and Dr, others act in y eamot afford to ntl advanced down at ance. GAINING ATRENATH EVERY DAY. Leavenworth (Kita,) Mr. Fort’s bill, now be! the reduction of the duty on paper, and) for the abolition of the duty on soda-nsh, 4s gatn- tng strength overy day, aud deserves the sup- port of every member who alms to serye the Interests of his constituents, unable to seo any reasonable ground upon posed, and those who. shall wince thomselyes on ree the private interests of the papermakers agalast the general Interests of the publle, The people understand ty lion, and no Western Congressiian wou able to excuse Hnself before hls constituents for votlug ugulnst the DIL THEY WON'T EXPLAIN, Mobite (dla) Reglater, Tho papermakers of the East are propar- ing to contest’ at every polut the Fort bill, which repeals tho tax on knowledge, ‘They Will fight as desperately, and we hopo with ag niuch Hl fortune, as did the ri winter opposed i repaal of the Tho new lobby comes fondled down wih statistles and heavy documents; but not ong of them will rise to explain why. ents a pound at the Ameriean end of a Niagara Riyer bridge and six cents at the othor end of the not lengthy structure, not one of them, diserepancy very little heed shoul to tholr stallstlent argiiments, AROUSED NY THE EXTORTIONS, Freeport (Uy Merald, ‘Tho press throughout the country has now been fully aroused by the oxtortions pric- ticed by the papermakers, and from far-away Connketient Valley,, which ts, praetieally, the centre of the paper-smakiag industry, comes a howl of disgust at the barefaced ry which Js being practleed by tho pense of the fave, Congress,, for Indeed, we are whieh It can ho 6] vote agalust It wil is worth nine e feeches nt the correspondent, saya that his principal object in introducing the bul was to do awn the tax whic ts belig iinposed upon t semination of elently taxed now; but, rived from the ad valorem on paper, aud chemteals nsed in Sta manufacture, placed upon luxuries, nob This Is a tnatter whieh bye haoted every newspaper, elty or country, to it the Invome des quired, let it bo blie, would not tind thelr investment iit uy THE PALER DOOM, Elgin (ut) Leader, A few days ago the paper dealers and makors met In convention and decided to put paporup another half cont or soa pound, What occasion, what need was thore for It? None whatever, Aside from aalight rise in price of one or two important factors in the manufacture of paper, there Is no reason in paper golug up. Labor costa no more, straw aid rags cost ho more, cout Is goin, the open wet winter furnishes plenty: water, and thers 1s ne reason for the price to the consumer being doubled, #h-handed robbery, Just as oppressive as u triumph | ratigus for four or five years, they will COM puts nd the passage 10 selltae anual ye changes ls tucation, stopping in any nelghbur- for Communtiam would be. A convention Is formed ainong producers, and the printer ond publisher has to foot tha bit ‘This thing Must stop, or our friends the papernmkers will raise such a hell by thelr extortion that Congress will pay attention to the matterand remove the protecthur tart, ‘The paper- dnakers are big guns and ean get respectful fttention no “doubt from Congress, But Digger men are the paper printers, uel espe> cially to Congressmen, of far @ore impor- tunee, WILL, CERTAINLY PABS. St, Louis Qiobe-Demoernt, Mr. Fort ts displaying commendablo ener- BY In urging the passage of his Dill for the reduetion of duty on printing-paper from 20 per cont to& pereent. ‘Tho recent advance of 60 per cont in the price of priuting-paper manufactured ty this country was most une ‘reasonable and wnnecessary. Lt was ta be expected that, with return of prosperity, at aulvanee in the price of papor would take place, but the manufacturers have shown more greed than wisdom In forelng the fhe ures, Mr. Fort makes the point that the rise {i paper will ndd yery materially to the cost of schoot-books, and tho suggestion will haye much welght with Congress, ls bul will certainly pass. We trust that tho duty will alsa by ned on ancl chemlents ag are Line ported 16 papermaters, ; SON FROM THE PAST. Peoria (UH,) Transeript. Ton or twelve years ago there was just an- other such combination among the papor- makers, Newspaper men stood {t just as long as they could, and then Innugurated a movement for tho repent of the tariff on ime ported paper, ‘That brought the paper- makers to thelr senses. We are glad to sce that a shnilar movement is: on foot now, Congressinan Fort, of this State, ling Intro dluced a Dit into the House to repeal the tar- HT on white paper, and we hope ft will bo pushed unt it becomes a law. "The duty on Wuner ts wholly proteetive In Its character, Not apounlet forelan paper is fuported When American manufacturers ave content with nfalr ving price for their products, By taking the duty off paper altogether con- sumers Will have a regulation that wil pre vent all sueh inordinate advance ag the pres ent, Ol with the tariif. A WEM-TIMED Bde + Monme (Mich. Commeretat, Congressman Fort, of Ilinols, has .intro- duced 0 DIL placing printing-paper of tho cheaper grades and the various materials used In its manufacture on the: frev list. ‘The bill is well timed, and, in our opinion, onght to pasa, though It Is Hkely to bo fought by all the Influence the papermakers ean bring to bear, and algo all the proteetion- ists. Although the cost of manufacturing printing-paper has not advanced except in the advance of rags, whieh iy a very small Item, yet within afew months the pries bag ndvariced from 6g cents te Oand 10 cents, nnd thors is talk of StH further advances. If the present high price continues lt will ne-- cessltate udvances inthe priee of newspn- pers anil all classes of perladtents and books, Lisa matter of National importance that periodicals and books, especially school- hooks, should be produced ng cheaply as pos- slhle, An unreasonably high price on print= Ing-paper is adirect tax upon tho intelli: gence of the peoples mad [ts mantfactureds an industry whlch needs no protection, The revenie derived from print-paper, soda-asht, and other articles whieh go into the manne facture of paper, isn mere trifle, and not worth considerlig by the side of the Impor- tance of cheap paper. Paper ean be muni- fuctured in this country as cheaply ag in any other, and it fs only bya combination of the papermakers that priees haves been foreed upto the extent. they have. I? paper wore ndniitted free, Hb would siupty prevent, ox- fortlonate prices by the nduifssion of 9 heulthy competition whieh could not be con- trolled and brought within. the papermakers? conbinition. . CAUSE OF TIE RISE IN PAPER Waukesha (Wie) Democrat. The rapid riso in the price of print-paper that has taken place in the Inst few months, while {t was made possible by tho high tariff duties on hnported paper, and ona number of articles that énter into Its manufacture, was not the result either of a deficient sup- ply ora stinulated demand, but shuply of 1 combination aimong wood and straw pulp factorles and the paper-mlll owners... We hapnened to meat with a large mannfinctirer the other day, and telling him that It would be dgiasslbty for tie combination, to main tain the price of pélnt-paper at the adyanee, for the reason that the demand was oven less Chan tt bad been, and that owners of mills would not allow thei to stand idle, we were answered, © There isa boom in fron without any clearly good reason, and we thought there milght as well be boon In paper.” ‘There was aeonfession for yout It bs the whole truth, that, nding agreement possihlo among the manutfeturers, they deliberately. aesolved to compel the consumers of pilutpaper to pay one-third or one- hale more for the commodity than it is falrly worth, As they are protected by an Infamous tariff, so long us the combination remains unbroken, all’ that the consumers (who are the public) enn to is to sulnnltuntil Congress has had thne to act. We think there is not long to walt. ‘The casa is not complicated, and beforchand Congress. 54 aware of tho nature and extent of this griev- ance, ‘The demand for rellef is backed by overy srewspaper, and every religious, and educational, and Hterary publication in the country. ‘hore is no reason fn the present stats of tho revenue, or Inthe known cond tion of the paper e, Why the relief should not be complete anc tmmediate; while fn the. polltieat complexion of Congress wa naturally find assurance that. the duties on hnported paper, and on the articles that are used In the manifacttire of paper, will cer- tiluly bo taken off nt an early day, If the Demoeraey have net Intely deelared for ab- solute frew trade, they dare not defend an axposed combination of monopolists, ‘Phere never was such an opportunity ag the present for Congress, by simply doing its obvious duty, to earn the gratitude of the peopl TAXING THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE PROPEL Omaha Feratt, Tho recent unexninpled advance In the price of printing-paper as foreed several Jeading newspapers tuadvance in like manner tho price of subscriptions, While the Herald has no intention of taking shnilar action, It 1s alul to note the DIT which has recently been Introduced in. Congress by Mr, Fort, of IMnols, placing printing-paper and nll mate- rinl used fn tts manufacture on the free lst. Tho facts, as nearly as can be learned, seem to be that tho paper-manitacturers of the country have united Inan agreement to make an unprecedented and wholly unjustitinble audvanee in tho price of printing-paper, ‘The Jnhor cost of manufacturing it has not mate rlally advanced. Itean he profitably manu- factured for 7 cents « pound, and, but for the duty, cout be imported at7 cents a pounds and’ yet the mills of this country liwve ad- vanced the price to 9, 10, 11, and talk of making ft 13 cents or more, hn wlvanee of 100 per cont, ‘The Inevitable result of such netlon, if there were no romady for it, woul be to place the nows- bupers of the country wholly at the mercy of afew great pape nnafacturers; and nob the newspapers only bul, ly every ease where an advance In subseription priee has been forced, the people also, In tact, there is one way in whieh the people must Invariably aufter from Us extortionate advance,—in the {nerease ln the price of all periodleats and books, vapeelally sehool-books, tho cost of which Is already far boyond what it should be. ‘Pho people of the country ht large are vitally fnterested In the sneeess of Mr. Fort's DIM, the only remedy agaist a tax upon the futelligence of the people, We aro glad to hote that In many towns petitions have been, erenlated and Il orally a gnc, praylng Cone gress to remove all duty from print-paper and the muaterial uged in its manufacture, ‘Thesv petittons have boew signed by school- boards, teachers, powspaner publishors, and all Interested tn thie Intelligences of the pub- ity, and forwarded In ench fnstance to the Congressman from that district. Wo hope to seu siuiflar action taken! In Omaha. THK RAVACITY OF TITY PULL AND PAPER MAKERS, ‘Quledo Htade, 5 Every ona in tho country has been de- lighted with the return of prosperity, Evory onv has submitted: gracefully to the rise in the price of all manufactured articles ay one of tha necessary consequences of this return, Recognizing that tho imnjority of manuface torles have beon yunning on 9 very sinall iargh of profit, If hot nt an absolute loss, it Was felt thot it was only jist that they should have an opportunity of making some money, Lut, with some of those interests, tho long past seeing to haye provoked an unconsclon- ablo greed, ‘They want to make up withina few months all that thoy have falled to make in as umuy years, Maving been on halt 04 cen pint themselves with quadruple or uple rations for tho next few months, ‘This ts predminently the ease with tho mapermakers, ‘Chiat Judustry has not peen speclatly remuneralive for the past few years, but it Mas not been nearly so badly of ag many othors,—iron-manifaeturers, for example. “While the Inrger number of the furnaces anil roliing-mills and stinflar works have Iuin idle for years, tho grenter. part of the paper-mills have been kept running, and have vamed something every year over and above thelr expenses. They have so imn- proved thetr methous of maniifacture, and g0 reduced the expense of production as to. be enabled to sell thelr wares abroad at falr profit, In competition with the centuries-old paper-inills in operation there, ‘lis seemed oO nN Ve! leht future for the paper- making interests of this oOun ry Last. sum- mer the paper-mills were making ordinary print-paper—sueh as is used hy newspapers— at prices approximating five and a half cents per pound, Now thelr prices Apnrosisantiy eightand a half cents per pound, and they will uot enter Into nny contracts at that price showing that they contemplate still urther ndvances, It wns hel l—-we think they conceded— that at the prices between five and six cents ber pound, they were jnakeing a fair business profit on tholr tivestmont. Such being tho case an nivance of from 60 to 03% per cent fy sliply extortionate, ‘There is nothing in any of the conditfons of tho trade that will justl- fy more than a fractlon of the ralse.” The only reason alleged is that the price of rags has advanced, but this advance fs only a. iritte to that In the price of paper, ‘The shn- ple fact is that the combination of pulp nnd papar makers have concelyed that this is a fitting opportunity to reap n golden harvest nt the expense of ‘the public, and they are do- ing it energetically. No one denies them the right to Juiprove a business opportunity to the utinost, but it 1s a crime whens combination of nen conspire to inflict such extortion pon the community as will unhings the whole commerelnl fabric of which thelr industry ts one of the cornor-stones, ‘This 1s the ense With these men now, Thousands of impor tant Industries, employing hundreds of thous sands of men and women, and inillions of capital, are so Inthnately connected with the -price of paper that any serous disturbances of ft deranges thom vitally, It is not. all owapanars who aro amitell Injured in’ this way, but publishers, authors, fob_ printers, box-nakers, binders, statiouers, hatters, and {n fact there is hardly a business that’ does not use great quantities of paper ench yenr, elther {nthe mantufacture of their wares, on, covering, receptacles, or wrappings for them.’ Every one of these niust be put out of Joint by the ravenous spirit of tho paper-mnkers, who are protected in thelr greed by a tariff so high as to be prohibltory of forelgn im- portation, OPPRESSIVE ADVANCE IN PAPER, Auguata (Ga,) Chronicle, In ninety days paper has ndvanced from 40 to 50 percont, ‘The mills have formed a com- bination and advanced tho price until it has’ become a hardship upon the publishers. ‘There appears to be noremeiy for consumers. We seo it stated that the causeof the advance is attributed to an inerease tn the price of material used In Its manufacture. But thera las been no sitch advance jn tho price of papor stock. There is no juatifieation for the advance, and we consider [ta spectes of ox- tortion vn the part of paper-manutacturers, The rise has been so rapld as to carss news- papers In some portions of the country to in- crease thelr rates of advertising and subserip- tion, ‘The Chicago Timex has incrensel its subseription to $16, and other Jending Journals of the West have advanced their rates, Pub- lishers must do someting to protect them- selves against the rapacity whieh threatens to devour them. ‘This advaneo Is_ par ticularly — severe upon Southern nows- papers: whores the expenses of —pub- ishing a first-class paper are out of proportion to the recelpls. Slice the War the lending papers of the South lave In- creased the expense of publication beyondall comparison with the ameunt expended be- fore the War, When the outlay of Inbor and monoy fecessary to conduct a newspaper are considered, there fs nothing s0 cheny ns the newspaper of to-day, Before the War the price of the Chronicle was 30 per year, Now bis $10, ‘There ix no comparison between the papers in theamount of rending, report ne editing, and correspoudenee. The Chronicle of 1860 contained about half a column of telegraph mutter, at an expense of $12 per week, ‘The Chronicle of. to-day contains several columns, at an expense of $100 per week, The composition before the War averaged about elght colimins of read- ing matter a day, at an expense of about S100 per week. Now the reading mattor will aver- ago alxteen colimnsn day, at nearly double the expense, ‘The editorial and reportorinl fores have been nugmented so that It takes four men now to do tha work of two. “Itisstnted that a reduction of duties on cheiteals used by Pavermanfaclarors will lead ton reduction In the pries of paper. If this will induce the monopolists to be satls- fied with a reasonable profit we hope Con- ress Will give us free trade in. this respect. Wo suspect, however, that this exense Is n subterfuge, The present duties were imposed upon chemicals. when paper was selling at ts per pound. Tho tariif has not been Increased, | ‘Therefore, there is no justificn- Hon in putting up the price ta 94 nnd 10 cents, Neither the tarlif duties, which are the same as before the advance, nor tho In- crease In the prive of papor stock justify the advance in) paper. The tax on chem feala_ should be abolished by Congress, ns well as tho duties “on piper, Congress should take Dbrond and_ liberal grounds, A tax upon paper and upon chemicals used fn tts manufacture ts really ataxupon knowledge, We see no reason why American publishers and Ameriean readers should bo taxed for the benellt of papermakers, As well may Congress put n duty on forelgn newspapers for the benefit of the American press as to put. this duty on foreign paper and chemicals used fn its man- facture for American papor-mills, There would be as much justice in the ono ease if inthe other, ‘The duty on foreign printhn vaper Is 20 porcent. Baper that costs In th country 04 or 10 cents per pound can be purchased in Canada for stx anda half or seven cents, ‘This IMustrates the hardsitp and Injustice of a protective tariff. ‘This ty not alone a plea for the newspapers. Every man, woman, and chitd in this country Is ine terested In cheap paper of one kind and suother, ‘The monopollsts who enjoy the benefits of a prote: tariff lave ad. vanced the price of every description of paper that comes out of the iil, Writin and printing and wrapping and nt kinds o y por have mlyaneed, ‘The school-hooks and Bibles and prayer and hynn-hooks will ad- vance, If thoy have not already advanced, in wire. So tliat the publishers of newspapers are not the only ones interested. AM classes, shades, and conditions of the great American wople pre taxed heavily and, wo think, w- Justiy to onrich paper-nunufacturers, 'Phis Will not bo airbmitted to, because it isa tax on evory family; because it isn tax on public Intelligence; n tax on the causy of eduention. as the quluine tax was removed by Congre: so should this unjust paper tax be removed, ‘Tho press of the country haye spoken out In no uncertain terms, and Congress should grant the rellof asked for, ‘The members of Congress from every Southorn State should take nn active Interest in repealing the law which Imposes this unjust tax, Congress should glye us free trade In paper, a Grandfather Lickshingle Accounts for the Riso in Papers Cincinnatt Engutrer, “ Nothin’ wuz mado in vain,” observed Grand- father Lickshinglo yesterdays ‘nn’ this ad- vauce in the prico “uy printin'-paper “wuz brought about by a special dispensytion uy Providence for acertuin purpose," Tio waa naked to explain. “When tho world got so onary that nobody but politicians could ilvo In it,” “continued tho old man, “the Lord of Hosts sout a taod upon tho earth ant swopttho hull caboodlo out uy oxtstence,—drownad ‘om, liko 30 imuny pups, Vory woll. The progressof tho ny nows- paper hasbeen so rapld durin'tho past fow ‘eurs that terrorhns seized upon the peoplo, ‘no contr; ald ig full uv men, women, ant children wringlu’ thelr hands an’ cryin’ * Wht sbull we doto be saved?’ Well pay wo pause an’ cousidor, Eyory cross-roads tn tho country, ‘catigntion hus pond- trated, ta voinle, | sorio-comic, or rollgio-cointe nowapaper, whilo tho motropoll- tan sheets uy the metropolis maintain their hus moroug departments, Kiro an’ lghtnin’ bave boon visited upon thom, but with only tnditfer- ent success, Boolctles for the suppression uy wit un’ humor have beon established: an’, while these organizations have dono noblo work in pilingin! in’ ollices an’ material, ati an’ destroyin' hoy huve failed miserably to ran the grow! evil, Thoy could, with tho ald of tholr hook an’ ludder, teur an afiice to the Brouncd, or they could blow itup with nitro-glyoerin" an’ guns cotton. This, however, did not always prevout the editor from gutherin’ togethor ‘a cheese- press un’ some shoe-pexs for type, an’ breakin’ out nu now pluco with 2 funnicr paper than over, Then thoy thought to lay the ax at the root of the ovil, an’ a reward of 25 conte a bend wuz olfered for the scalp of funny men, or pare agruphists, ‘This also wuz a miscruble fuilure, for tho ronson that when ono wus cut down two sprung up, new Myhted, Uke Mercury on a pay en sisal n hill.” “ But what has ail this to do with the price of printing-puper?" “That's what I'm comin’ to, Ag the wicked and sinful had to to swe} earth by rains an’ flood dipers are te he wiped out tv nerenae tn tho prics ay paper. dendenor on the evil almed ay, tt public, ton certain extont, agin’ Howapnpers, newspapers rin by rch their own mmusement, nowepn and nll that sort uyt wner HY proceedin’ may neem eon inued Grand (ather, efter a you must reeallect that t movos in a myaterlous way His w 1 RELIGIOUS. THE BAPTISTS, ‘The weekly conference of Baptist of Chiengo and vicinity met at dolph atrest yesterday foreno Dr. Peddie in the chair, by the Rev, C, K, Colver, The Rey. Dr. Northrup, who was rent a paper on " Ivolution,” sent regretting his Inability to be present count of illness, Dr, Patterson announced that on Monday the Rey, A. M. Bacon, of Duy It... would read a paper on “ Gestures, The Rey, Mr. Goodman Bu being no subject for diseusston ference take up the question.ot ance at the theatre and the opera amon; members of the churelies, to open the debate, he apolo, haying prepared himself fully in tho ease, but inn few re tho stage and {ty associat wonten who are ac! singers as Incking In virtueand fall of vlc lus, Ho sntd thera were af hut they were few f lishment of Muse thought there had been an Ine attentlance, and something ough to cheek the growin i Tho Rey, Mr. Ray wanted to know whether it discipline chureh-mombers who wen! rr ‘The Rey, Mr. Prayer was offered ty tlint tho cone Being eatted on elzed for nog marks contemned Ongnian though Was one of great iniportanee, and e to see It made the subject of an es: ‘Tho Itey. Mr, Carr spoke of tho efforts to stop the Sunday Tuded to an article In relating to tho subjeet stunce of Interviews performitices, and ale held with yarlous tho ers of tho city, From the tone these gentlemen, It m to he an easy matter to at least es, ml Amovenent end by the Christlan mine would no doubt be attentled minde towards that isters of the eit: with good rest! ‘The Rev. Dr. Peddie, wi ho has preslied over tho conte rence for some tine, and who oes to New York this week to rece} in that city, ninde a feeling address In ‘ellow-laborers In this ef spoke of the cordlal relattons always existin between the ininisters, and ithe feeling of thankfulness’ for the blessings vonchsated to him: here, ‘The reve erent gentleman belteved that the mone! lavishly bestowed on Fi colleges for the edueation of ministers of the could be used to much better adya struggling Western tustitue tons, and he should tabor in tho future to divert a part of the sums contributed, if pose sible, to the latter object. Dr. Pedic closed by bidding all an affectionnte farewell, propriate prayer by the Rev. son, of Hyde Park, In which speelal mention was maile for the success of Dr. Peddie in the future, the conferenco closed by slnglug ahiymn, during which tho nilnisters in turn gave tho retiring Moderator the right hand of fellowshtp, and bade him & hearty God-speed to hts new field of labor, astern semlnaries ant Bit tage in helpin Dr, J. B, Jne! THE METHODISTS, Tho Methodist ministers yesterday held thelr regular Monday morning meeting in thelr rooms in tho Methodist Book Concern bullding, a large attendance being present. The meeting was opened with devotional exercises by the Rey. Mr. Cleveland, who askeil that the one ambition of those present ittght ever bo the winning of souls to Christ, nnd that all might come to that state of sul- Inission to the Divine will which ts real lo asked, also, that, Inasmuch as of tho churches were engaged | might be blessed abundantly. rt. Boring took the ehair and called the meeting to order, upon Piel fe Celestia L. Youker, wite of the Rev, Ale tho West Side Moody Tabernacle, died on the txt Inst., of mastele and moved that ncommittes of three bo inted to draft a set of appropriate reso lutions of respect and sorrow, which was Tho Rey. Dr, Williamson, reported very favorably of the condition of thelr fields of Inbor, after which the order of tho eonslderntion of tho Irish question, wa the Rev. Dr. Edwards, of the Chriatlun with a paper, which is ander Youker, of wacate, headin published in anat After a brivf disensslon of tho paper tho mecting adjourned PRESUYLTERIANS. ‘The regular weekly meeting of the Presby- terian ministers was held yesterday morning in McCormick Block, corner Randolph and Denrborn strevts, ‘The Rey. Dr. Re W, Pat- tergon read an Interestins Relation of Religion to the State.” cussion of the subject followed, and It wea decided that, In view of the excellence of tho paper, it bu the sense of the meoting to order ts publication, ‘Tho Rey. Arthur Mitchell conducted the meeting, paper on The CONGREGATIONAL. Tho Congregational ministers mot nt tho Grand Paelile at the usual hour, The Rev. J. M, Williams occupted tho chair, Tho Re A, Kidder, of Durand, Wls., led i prayers “How to Deal with Inquirers in Sabbath- Schools,” was the subject for discussion dur hour, hors Were present T. J, Valentine, tug the mornin; dite 1 SE Day A he Attle, H, ME Day, A. Lioy Capt, Bundy, 8.1L Pecks, BF, Leavitt, OM, W. Pinkerton, A. Kidder, 8, G. Kidder, W, H. Browster, C, A. Monroe, E. IL, Enton, and Jd. C. Arn a Strange Talen of Vast freasuro in Arizona and Sonora, Many traditions oxiat (says tho Arizona Tree ord) ninong the natlyes of Sonora concerntny tho marvelously rich discovertes of silver wn gold in Arizona nud Sonort, Tho writer, during arecont stay in Sonora, was privileged to dine armas of okt manuscripts, tho work ¢ tho unclent Jesuit misslonurics, Some of there, referring to the mincral wealth of Artzon and interesting that tho writer Sonora, were 60 One of the most mado gevertl translations, {utoresting of those relates tho story of mines of marvelous richness disv do Arisoms” by an Indian. Tho treasure was found Whoso side oxtonded near) it arrlyed at a raving, wi i the miucont hits, and ts the bed of y runeing ereek durlug tho ralny season, but tho remults dor of tha yenr Is perfectly dry. allthe population rushed In found treasure enough to satel, On the whole aldo of the moun ruvino wero found pieces, tmuany ke balla of ellyer, of! f ronnie, pein ce posed of uther kinds 0) mnotal. ‘The woight of rue from a tulf to one and two rralus (twenty-tvo Parts tho Spaniards, who, y of moving a tttlo dirt from ono place to nn other, found Jumps and musses of silver of pro- man who had traveled front tho ci a distance of Jongucs, hud the xood fortune ta tnd a I f silver welghiiug standing his jue d near tho * Reul elosg ta a mountaln y hnif a teagne until heh wound threugt 2 hirgo. ond suall, ors half sliver the these pieces averiyes ted froin all with tho ywork only he nover recelves fated At from it, for it wus contiscated by tho 6 oe ment ollicora, Othora tn tholr discoveries we more fortunate, Suing masse tue what wita 120 exo discoveries was, that-at a Jute aistunee from tho surface a mass of pure silver was countered, uccording to tho accaunt leas hed 140 nrrobas, jo divide ft, and, a houvy, tho finders wero o! melt it by tho forea of fire, gperation nine arrobad ol f from the ashes, and afterward on a sccol Hnomont 0 notable quintity was extre ‘ Porgons curions in these inattersy’ siy Father, “ nssure me that the amount taker me in ushort tinto and with na expense amoun 1o 400 urrobug of pure ailver," ‘At the report of such notabl conuuander of the nourest whether sa much allver was produced f yolua of mins, and su; {n caso of mineral veins the silver tho ilndors after paying the Hoyal it_was trousure bis Mout Catholic sto ropHited the major part aud vi t to the finders, qu ttlodk by a competent authority the Tire attuchod the wholy of tho silver discover orting Iumediutely to the Viceroy pain. Th Mexico virious wero tho oplal booting it, but the most favorable ho attuchment was withdrawn and was returned to tho owner, andoven after silver wero tr Yrealdio doubt!