The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1874, Page 5

NEW YORK HE CONGRESS.| ———— The Spirit of Financial Change in the Senate. EQUALIZING THE CURRENCY Army Reductions—Cutting Down Appropriations. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1874. GEORGIA AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, Mr. FLANAGAN, (rep.) of Texas, presented @ pe- tition of the colored citizens of Atlanta, Ga., deny- ing the statement by Hun, A. H, Stephens, in his speech in the House of Representatives, that the colored people of that State did not desire the | Passage of the Civii Rights bill, and a resolution of the Georgia Legislature to the same effect, stating that both were without ioundation in fact. Re- ferred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr, Logan, (rep.) of IL, presented a resolation i the Grand Army of the Republic, asking equal- ization of bounties, Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. MILITARY MATTERS. Mr. Looan, from the Committee on Military Af- fairs, reported unfavorably on the bill providing or arming and equipping the whole body of militia ef the United States, Also the bill amendatory of the act to establish @ military prison. Also the bill in relation to brevet appointments {n the army. ‘The committee was discharged from the further consideration of those bills. He reported favorably on the bill to increase the number of paymasters in the army. Placed on the calendar. PUBLIC LANDS IN MICHTGAN. Mr. FERRY, (rep.) of Mich., introduced a bill for the restoration to the market of certain lands in Michigan, Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. A TAX ON STATE NOTES. Mr. Goupruwaire, (dem.) of Ala., introduced a ‘bill amendatory of the act of March 3, 1865, tin- ES @ tax of ten per cent on the circulation of State bank notes, ferred to the Committee on Finance, CALIFORNIA LANDS, Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal., introduced a bill in relation to the equitable and legal rights of parties to certain lands in California. Mr. Sargent’s bill for the relief of Point San José settlers, introauced in the House yesterday, was rejerred to the Committee on Private Land UTAH LANDS. Mr. BUCKINGHAM, (rep.) of Conn., introduced a bili for the restoration to market of certain lands in Utah Territory. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Buckingham’s bill proposes to restore to the pablic domain, in accordance wi jhe recom- Mendation of the Secretary of the Interior, the Spanish Fork, Corn Creek, Deep Creek and San Pete Indian reservations, in said Territory. TELEGRAPHY IN THE SENATE. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., introduced a resolu- tion, authorizing the President of the Senate to appoint an operator in the Senate wing for the telegraph connecting the Capitol and executive departments of the government. Agreed to, THE HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., presented a peti- tion of the marine insurance companies and citi- zens of New York in relation to the Hydrographic Ofiice under the Navy Department and the impor- tance of its work to commerce, and asking for ap- propriations to encour: and strengthen that Service. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. West, (rep.) of La. asked that the bill to yeilitate the execution and protection of certain rks of improvement at the mouth of the Mussis- 1 River be considered, ir, THURMAN, (rep,) of Ohio, asked that it be Po&poned until to-morrow morning, and West waived bis motion until that tame, CONTRACT DEPOSITS BILL PASSED. Mr SHERMAN, (rep.), of Ohio, from the Finance Comnittee, reporte? back the bill introduced by Mr. Sirgent yesterday in relation to certain guar- antee teposits of mail contractors in the Post OMice Deyartment. Passed. REDEMPTIW AND REISUE OF NATIONAL CURRENCY. Mr. SHEwMAN introjuced a bill for the redemp- tion and ressue of Unked States legal tenders and national bank notes and for free banking. Re- lerred to the Finance Ounmittee. CLEARING TIE CALENDAR, ‘The Senate then proceed to the consideration Of bilis on the calendar, and that for the relief of William H. Vesey was thken 7. Pending a vote the morning hour expirecand the bill went over. The bill authorizing thy Committee on Print- ing to contract for reportng the debates of the Senate was taken up and pissed. Mr. INGALLS, (rep.) of Kaisas, presented resolu- tions of the Legislature of that State asking the passage of the billin referene to the sale of the Usage Indian lands, Laid onthe table. THE MYSTERIES OF J)URNALISM. Mr. Winvow, (rep.) of Minn.,said he observed in 3 New York newspaper an artitie which purported to be an abstract of a reprt made to the Senate by the Committee on Transportation. The fact was that the committee had not yet considered its report, having bad fo meeting for some days. He (Mr, Windom) had prepared abstracts of certain judicial decisions on the subject before the committee and bad them printed solely for the convenience of the members of the committee, and he supposed that that paper was a private one and bad not received the sanc- tion of any member of the committee. No one was responsibie for it but himself, and he did not know how the paper was obtained, Mr. SHERMAN, irom the Finance Committee, re- abe the*bill amendatory of the act of 1870, in re- ation to the increase in circulation of national bank notes, and stated the object of this bill was to bave a more equal distribution of the currency by the withdrawal of $25,000,000 from the States in ex- vess and the distribution of it in the West and South among the States deficient. He said the bill met the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, Comptroller of Curreucy apd every mem- ver of the Finance Committee, and he would call it up for action at an early day. Placed on the ‘calendar. The following is the full text of Mr. Sherman’s bil! for the equalization of bank note circulation, ‘wih a recommendation of its passage :— Be it enacted, &c., that as much of the act of July 12, 1874 as provides that no etreulation shall be withdrawn under the provisions of section 6 of said act uptil after the $54,000,000 granted in section | of said act shail have been taken up, is hereby repealed, and it shall be the duty of’ the Comptrolier of’ the Currency, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, to proceed fortuwith to carry. into execation the provisions of section 6 of said act; and toen- bie him to do so he is hereby authorized and reouired from time to time, as needed for the execution of said ection, to make requisitions upon each of the national bangs described in said section, organized in States hav- ing a3 excess of circulauion, to withdraw. return so much of their circulation as by said t may be appoitioned to be withdrawn from them, or in. lien there» to deposit in tne Treasury of the United states lawtd money sufficient to redeem such circulation; and upon the return of the circulaion reqmred on the de- depost of lawtul money, as herein provided, an appro- Priateamount of the bonds held to secure the circula- Hon 0 such association as shall make such return or de- pomt hall be surrendered to it. See.2.—Phat Epon the failure of the national banks upon Vhich requisition tor circulation shall be made, or of anyof thei, (o return the amount required or to de- Posit @ the Treasury lawiul inguey to redeem the cir- culaum required within thirty day's, the Comptrolier of the Carency shall at once sel}, as provided in section 49 of theNational Currency act of June 3, 1864, the bonds held tsecure the redeniption of the circulation of the ssocidion or associations which shall so fail to an moutl sufficient to redeem the circulation required of oh ABOCIALION OF Associations, and with the proceeds, which hall be deposiied in the ‘Treasury of the United ‘States, much of the circulation of such association or associajons shall be redeemed as will equal the amount requird and not retarned ; and if there be auy excess of proceeg over the amount required fof such redemption Atshallbe returned to the association or assoctations bonds shall have been sold, and it shail be the duty of the treasurers, assisiant treasure designaed depositaries and national bank depositart of the Inited States, who shall be kept informed by Comptriler of the Currency of such associations as shall fail to rturn circulation or te deposit lawful money as Fequire(to assert and return to the Treasury ior re- demptia the potes of such associations as shall come tap their hands until the amount required shall be redeema., ‘Sro. 3-That from and after the passage of this act it shall beawtul for the Comptroller of the Currency to issue citulating notes in the manner proportion Now praided by law to associations organized or to be organiza in ‘those Stgtes and Territories having Jess tha their propoftion of circulation, under an aportionment made on the basis. of Populatin ‘and of wealth, as shown by the returns 1 the census of 1s7), provided that th r amount yf circniation issued to such ban! Hons anwithdrawn and redeemei Giations hder the provisions ot not © ad 23.0000 wn that such circulant shall, from time to Hime, De nthdrawn and redeemed only by At shall be exe pply ti es " thelapport iment S$ in those States having less TE RESPONSIBILITY OF SHIPOWNERS. Mr. Boy, (dem.) of Mo., introduced a bill to ex: tend thi provisions and limitations of the act lmitingthe lability of shipowners, approved March 3,861, to ail vessels required to be imspected by act ofongress, and to ail claims for loss of lite pA ie gS esl as Against the owner or captain, z ao theo D mate, engineer and A NAONAL BURFAU OF HEALTH PRO . Mr, SAseNT introduced a bill, which wus reterred to the Caumittee on Education and Labor, to es- tablish asureau of Health. It proposes to estau. Tish at ington, under the direction of tne In- terior ‘thent, & Bureau of Health, the gen- eral desig and duties of which shail be to acquire and didusamong the people of the United states useful inrmation on subjects connected with the prefvation of public health, and to amst. Wenever called upon, in the several States and Terrftories, in the establishment of efficient sanitary and quarantine systems and repulations. The bureau is to be in charge of & Commissioner, to be appainted. at a salary of $4,000 per annum, and who is to be assisted by three clerks. THE BANKRUPT BILL. The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the Bankrupt Dill, and Mr. EpMunps explained the amendments thereto heretofore published. The amendments were considered seriatim, and the first #ix sections of the amended act were agreed to as reported by the Judiciary Committee without change, the two most important of whicn pro- vides no discharge shall be granted to a debtor whose assets shall not be equal to thirty-three per cent of the claims proved against bis estate with- out the assent of his creditors in number and value, as prescribed by existing laws, and the others provide that in cases of involuntary or com- pulsory bankruptey the period of four months, mentioned in the thirty-flith section of the original law, be changed to two months, but such provision not to go into effect until two months after the passage of this act. The period of six months wentioned in the same section of the original act is changed to three; but not to take etlect until three months after the passace of this act. Then the seventh section of the committee's amendments in regard to attempts to deiraud creditors was read. Mr. OGLEsBY, (rep.) of TIL, said he would be glad to see a system of general bankruptcy passed and remain upon the Statute books of the coun- try, for the people to become accustomed to it. He had seen it announced that the Legislature of his State had passed a resolution requesting the lilinois Senators to vote tor the repeal of the Bank. rupt law, but he had received no official notifica- tion of that fact. When such notification should be received he would respect and obey it. AS jong as there was @ Credit system in the country we should have a national bankrupt law, instead of repealing it and being thrown back to tne old State system. He moved to strike out the words, ‘‘or who has stopped or suspended and not resumed payment of his commercial paper within @ period of forty days,’ so that that class o! per- sous should not be deemed to have committed an act of bankruptcy. He thought with that clause out we should have a bankrupt law which would reach around the country, and in tme meet with universal javor. Mr. EDMUNDS inquired what would be done with that class of persons if the gentleman’s amend- ment prevanied. Mr. OcLessy replied that the matter would be lett under the present State laws, Pending discussion the Senate, at half-past four P. M., on motion of Mr. Ramsey, went into execu- tuve session, and after a jew minutes the doors were reopened and the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wasuinaton, Feb. 3, 1874, BILLS PASSED. Mr. STOWELL, (rep.) Of Va., from the Post Office Committee, reported a bill providing that the law which limits contracts in the Post Office Depart- ment to one year shall not apply to mail locks and keys, mail bags, stamps, stamped envelopes, postal cards or newspaper wrappers, He explained the motives for the bill, showing that it would be an economical measure, first in saving the annual advertisement for bids, and second, in tne fact that contracts can be made on better terms, for four years than for one year, The bill was passed. The House then took up the bill reported some days since from the Banking Committee, authoriz- ing the National Bank of Hagerstown, Maryland, to change its location to Washington and become the Citizen’s National Bank of Washington. Mr. PHELPS, [rep.) of N. J., who repdrted the bill, replied to the objections raised to it last week by Mr. Merriam and satirized Merriam for having made the harmless bill the occasion of a grand tirade against the authorities of the Dis- trict of Columbia, His iriend Mr, Merriam had selected the wrong speech out of his desk. He had thought that the bill introduced was 4 bill to change the name and authorize the removal of the Governor of the District, He might as well have taken out nis speech on the military career of General Howard or 6n the vindication of his own conduct in the salary bill. The removal of this bank from Hagerstown would not leave that town, of 6,000 inhabitants, without banking facilities, as it now had five banks. Whether the District of Columbia in tax- ing real estate and not taxing personal property acts Qn the right principle or not, was not, he sub- mitted, pertinent to a decision of this case; but as the bul provided for an increase of the banks’ capital, it would present a larger field for taxation by the eee government, Mr. LAWRENCE expressed his delight that his friend from New Jersey had had an opportunity of displaying his in vay ity and eloquence, but he would not attempt to follow him in those fields, which would carry him away from the merits of the bill. The point of his objection to this bill the other day was that while the government had to pay on real estate, a tion of the tax of the stock and other personal property was exempt. Alter turther argument by Messrs. Lowndes, of Maryland; Todd, oi Pennsylvania, and Chipman, of the District of Columbia, the bill was passed—yeas 147, nays 88. THE NATIONAL FINANCES. The House then went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Kellogg, 0: Connecticut, in the chair, on the Army Appropriation bill. Mr. BECK, (dem) of Ky., made @ speech criticis- ing the action of the government in relation to its financial policy and the depreciation of currency. He charged that the currency was depreciated for the express purpose of enriching the men who hold United States bonds, who bought them for greenbacks and did not then expect to be paid m any other form. It had been done for the other purpose of increasing, to the extent of the reminm on gold the already monstrous tariff imposed on the country, through which American commerce had been driven from the sea and the cost of everything doubled. It had been done for the other purpose of making the government a gola gambler in the markets of the world, and controlling the prices on Wail street for political purposes. Whenever the government would aban- don this policy and take its own paper for its own debts, that moment the country would come to the goid basis, but then Lak | bondholder would clamor ‘‘bad faith’? because he would not get the premium on his interest, and every pro- tective monopolist would clamor against it be- cause it would diminish protection the extent of the premium on goid, and the government officials would clamor because their power over the commercial relations of une people would be destroyed.. But the people of the country were demanaing it, and they would force it out oi Con- gress whether Vongress liked it or not. CONDITION OF THE ARMY, Mr. HEREFORD, (dem.) of W. Va., spoke in favor of economy in connection with the army, aiming his criticism particularly at the battalion of en- gineers. Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., discnssed the relative cost of soldiers in the English and American armies, the American being to the English as tnree to one. Mr. HAWLEY, (rep.) of Conn., asked him whether he would vote to reduce the pay of the American soldier. Mr. Cox replied that he proposed to reduce the strength of the army. THE LOUISIANA BAYONET RULE. Mr. HAWLEY—Would you reduce their pay ? Mr. Cox—I did not gay that. I do not belong to the war establishment and do not know what the pay ought to be, but I will not vote that a soldier or bayonet shali be used for the purpose of carry- ing ont a continuation of the usurpation of Louisi- ana, ‘This, he said, was a blazoning outrage. fein doe ple knew it, the House knew it, and the President himself knew it, This Louisiana business was a good deal lke the body of death clinging to the Tepublican party. They tad had an tilustration lately in the death of the Siamese Twins. When Eng died, or when Chang died, whichever of them died first, the other followed very soon. So Lousiana was the twin corpse of the republican party. if they could not revive it by any decent Tegislation the army should not be used jor any such purpose. There was no need of the army for war with any foreign nation. Ameri. can diplomacy could smile down any formidable danger irom that quarter. He claimed that for all the purposes of an army a force of 15,000 men formed as good a nucleus as a force of 3 Mr. WHEELER, (rep) ol N. Y., replied to Mr. Cox's criticism on the relative expense ot the Eng- lish and American armies by saying that the ais- parity arose from the two items of difference in pay and cost of transportation, ir. GUNCKEL, (Tep,) of Ohio, a member of the Mill- tary Committes, argued in favor of a reduction of the army, and Tread extracts from the testimony taken velore that committee in support of his views. DIVERSITY OF VIEWS. Mr. WHEELER, of New York, who has charge of the bill, closed the debate, which, he said, bad taken a wide range, including the subject of the currency, free trade and protection, the proper treatment of the Indians, &c., &c. He proposed to confine his remarks to the pending measure, ‘The bill had been met on its very introduction by an assault irom the gentleman trom Connecticut (Mr. Hawley) as tl- advised and ill-considered, That mode of charac- terizing the deliberations of @ standing committee of the House was a matter of personal taste and personal havit, At least ten gentiemen of the Committee on Appropriations were men_ of mediocre character and of mediocre legislative qualifications, He knew that one member ol the commitiee (meaning himself) had devoted a month of patient, hard labor to the preparation of the bill, Sindying every item of 1t more closely than he had ever studied any items in his own personal expenses, and he knew that alter the bill had been thus prepared it was submitted to the entire committee, and that then, item by item, it received the careful consideration and approval of that committee ; and yet, thus considered, it came into the House to be stigmatized by the gentieman Jrom Connecticut (Mr, Hawley) a8 ill-considered, He quoted irom Mr, Hawley’s speech on the Ven- tennial Commission, and satd he was like the man in Maine who was in favor of the Maine Liquor law, but was opposed to its enforcement. ‘that gentleman had remarked that the Committee on Appropriations begged for mercy. Was it to receive it or was it to remain for- ever under shat gentieman’s martial frown? Was there no hove jor economy? Was there no balm in this Gilead? Was there no physician here ? Oh! yes; they were not atterly without hope. Here was tne remedy proposed by the gentieman from Connecticut, given in that Feurth ot July style which seems to animate all that gentieman’s efforts since ne had become connected with the centennial exhibition, (Laughter.) Mr. Whecler here Tead an extract from Mr, Hawiey’s speech to - the effect that the question of the reduction of the army shouid be reterred to the © ittee on Mili- tary Afairs; the Committee on Military Affairs, of which, as Artemus Ward Would say, the gentleman from Connecticut is “which.” (Laugnter.) Mr. HAWLEY, Of Ct.—I ask the liberty to with- draw that suggestion and have the matter reterred to the Committee on Commerce, or the Comittee on Contingent Expenses, if it will suit him better, Mr. WHEELER—The gentleman Is not begging ior Mercy, [trusty (Laughter) a Mr. HawLey—You will have due notice when I 0. MBRITS OF THE BILL. Mr. WnrELER—Now to vhe merits of the bill, This bill appropriates money enough to recruit 5,200 men mm the next fiscal year. ‘The theory ot the Committee on Appropriations is that these men shail go to recruit the frontier regi- ments. If they will not suflice I will teil you where there are plenty of missing ramrods. Go to the houses of the prouunent officials in Washington and take out of them the enlisted men who are acting as private servants, and put the army uniform on them and send them to their regiments. These two sources—tne men Wh lurnish the 5,200 recruits and the men who are engaged as private servants, degrading the char- acter of soldiers, in the houses of officials and about the departments, will supply all ihe force that is needed for the regular army. SOLDIERS AS SERVANTS TO OFFICIALS, Mr. WARD, (rep,) of Ill., asked Mr. Wheeler if he knew how many enlisted men were employed in the see Ments and in the houses of officials. Mr. WHEELER—That is @ record which I do not care to make up, The sources of information are open vo hum as wellas to any ocher member of the House. Mr, HANCOCK, of Texas, opposed the reduction of the army if it snould operate to withdraw protec- uon from the frontier settlements of Texas. Mr. WHEELER remarked that during “the late unpleasantness” Texas had contrived w furnish several of the best regiments to the Confederate army, and at the same time to defend her citizens agaipst the Indians. Mr. CoBuRN, (rep.) of Ind., contended that it was perfectly practicaple to diminish the army, so far as Texas is concerned. Mr. NiBLAcK, (dem.) of Ind., expressed his con- viction that the restriction of recruiting would not result in the saving of $4,500,000 as suggested, THE DANGER TO THE FRONTIER. Mr. ALBRIGHT, (rep.) Of Pa., asked where the House was to go for information on any subject if not to the Secretary of War, the General of the Army and such ofiicials, and all of them had in- formed the Committee on Military Affairs that it was unsafe to withdraw troops irom the Indian frontier. . Mr. Hancock, (dem.) of Texas, replied that Texas had asked leave to put her own regiments on the frontier agains! the Indians, but the gov- ernment had refused permission. Mr. WHEELER, ot New York—Does the gentleman know anything that prevents the State of Texas from arming its own wilitia and taking care of its own citizens ? Mr. HANCOCK—Miliia regiments were organized and were disbanded by a special Executive order. Mr. DUNNELL, (rep.) of Minn., replied to the marks of Mr. Wheeier last wee: ‘hen he intimated that the adventurous people on the frontier should be withdrawn within the tine of civilization, and quoted from a speech of that gentleman when advocating the Northern Pacitic Railroad bill in | which he depicted the great value of that section of country. Mr. Haw zy, of Connecticut, felt, from the ex- traordinary thunderbolt that nad fallen on bim, that he must bave made @ mistake in suggesting a doubt as to the ability of the Com. mittee on Appropriations to take care of eleven departments of the governmenut—one to each member. He should rather have sub- mitted to have the whole question of the army com- mitted to the fostering care of its beloved iriend from New York. He should have admitted that every member of that committee who took in charge, one the navy, another the army and so on, was better qualified than any eleven men selected by the Speaker for that special brandh. Mr. HALE, (rep.) of Me., conlessed that the lot of the economizer in the House was bard. ‘The talk about economy would be the wildest vaporing i the Committee on Appropriation waited till the various other committees could report bills for the reduction of the various branches of the service which they had in charge. ‘the session would nave passed away belore any reform took place unless, the appropriation bills compelled a reduction, Mr. Crounsg, (rep.) of Neb., spoke of the neces- sity of keeping the military in Nebraska to pro- tect the settlers against the Indians, and was answered by Mr, SHANKS, (rep.) of Ind., who detied any proof that a singie white man had been killed by Indians in Nebraska within the past year. PUT THE CARPET SOLDIERS ON THE FRONTIER, Mr. Porrer, (dem.) of N. Y., declared himself in favor of the smallest appropriations suggested tor the army. He had been informed by a distin- guished member of the administration party that | there were 1,000 enlisted men in the District of Columbia, Let them be placed on tue frontier. They were not wanted about the drawing rooms and stairways of Washington ofiictals. Last year there was a force of nearly 2,000 men sent out with a surveying party for the Northern Pacific Railway, that great scheme which had done so much to in- jure the American character. In addition to that there had been @ military force at the will of the Executive to overawe and drag down the people of Louisiana, which he believed to be not only the greatest outrage, but the greatest political crime, of the age. He would ratner see the army o1 the United States without an enlisted man than see a President nave the authority to repeat the outrage committed on that State. Mr, GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, said that an amendment would be offered restricting the army to 25,000 men, and he indicated asthe piace from Which troops could be removed the harbor of New York, where there are now 1,224 men, and the Canada »order, where there are 1,000 men, and not a British soldier in the line irom the mouth of the St. Lawrence to Pembina. Mr. WHEELER moved to add to the bill a pro- vision that no money appropriated by it should be paid for recruiting the army beyond 25,000 enlisted men. Agreed to. Mr. THoMas, (rep.) of N.C., from the Election Committee, reported a resolution that Mr. Hodges, of Arkansas, has a primd facie rignt to a seat. Without action on it the House, at twenty min- utes past four P. M., adjourned, BROOKLYN TAX COLLECTORS ROBBERY. OFFICE A Farther Discrepancy of $1,500 Discov= ered—Ex-Deputy A. W. H. Gill Is Wanted, buat Cannot Be Found—Mayor Hunter's Opinion of the Matter. It will be remembered that Captain A. W. Gill, who heid the responsible position of Deputy Col- lector in the office of the Tax Collector of Brook- lyn for nine years, was arrested about a month ago, upon complaint of Collector Lemuel Burrows, charged with embezzlement. The complaint was based upon the discovery of the expert accountant, Mr, Seaman, that there was a discrepancy in the accounts of the deputy amounting to about $3,000, He was arraigned and examined before Justice Morse. The examination resulted in bis being held to await the action of the Grand Jury. After so- journing for three days in the Raymond Street Jail he was admitted to bail in the sum of $5,000. Messrs. Wallace and Lindsay, searchers in the tax oftice, gave the requisite bonds for his appearance, He was allowed to go at large, and visited the City Hall daily. Gill denied all Knowledge as to the manner in which the discrepancies occurred, and emphatically protested his innocence. In the meantime Collector Burrows and ex-Collector Isaac Badeau, together with several subordinates in the office, appeared belore the Graud Jury in the case, and report has it that an imdictment was found against Gili, which has not, however, been presented. On Monday last the expert rep- resented to District Attorney Britton that he had made a discovery Of a iurther discrepancy in te ‘Tax Office accounts, and had found that there was $1,p00 stamped off on the tax rolls im 1871 which were not credited on the cash book, Mr, Britton had a bench warrant procured trom Police Justi Walsh on Monday evening tor the re-arrest of Cap- tainGill, Two officers were assigned the duty of pea tot the ex-Deputy Collector, and repaired at once to his residence for that purpose. He was not at nome. Search was continued yesterday about his accustomed haunts, but he wa not to be found, Finally the opinion prevailed that he had fled for parts unknown, Speaking upon the subject of the rumored flight of Gill, Mayor Hunter said:—“If he has gone away Lam disposed to believe that he was paid to fly by certain parties, He was in here yesterday eda 1 sent tor him to give him a piece of advice, Lpuggested that he snould ex- plain to the proper autaorities all he Knew about the transactions in the Tax Ofice. He has valuabie information, There bas been devilish work in that Tax OfMice; for instance, these tax sales, where certain purties got assigned fo them cer- twain premises against, which there were ar- rears ol 8, and had them stamped off as sold, There'was a good deal of money made in that way.. Gill Knows all about is, If he has gone, rest assured he has been paid to go, much .or certain gentlemen, and they could well atlord, to send him away and indemully the vonds- men.’ Captain Gill was last seen at the City Hal on Monday morning. Search will be continued by the police, The latter eftictent body 18 still engaged in “ooking aiter’”? Rudolph Kessler, the absconding bond clerk of the Comptroiler’s offive. Kessler left Brooklyn three months ago. LE BAL DES OUISINIERS, The Société Culinaire Philanthropique” will give their eighth annuat bail this evening at Irving Hall. The gastronomic and Terpsichorean atrange- ments are as near perfection as possible. The “menu de souper,” published in our columns, 18 & document worthy of patient study, He knows too | THE GRANGES. | Seventh Annual Session of the Na- | tional Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. —_—_+—_—_ |A MILLION MEMBERS REPRESENTED. Review of the Organization, the Char- acter of Its Work and What It Has Accomplished. QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED. Sr. Louis, Mo., Feb., 1874, On Wednesday next the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry (very generally and erroneously called “Grangers,”” as if members of the Masonic Urder should be dubbed lodgers”) will meet here, This is the seventh annual session, though to the public at large it may be considered the first, a8 it is bareiya year since the move- ment began to be at all popular. Since the meeting of the Iowa State Grange, in 1872, the spread of the Order has been like that of a prairie fire, and its rapid growth of strength and increase of membership cause it to rank among the most singular of our social phe- nomena of 1ater days, This Convention represents about 11,800 subordinate granges, with A TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF NEARLY A MILLION, distributed through thirty-two States and two ‘Territories, the Province of Quebec having also formed a provincial grange. While to lowa be- Jongs the title of the Banner State it would seem as if she must sYortly yield the honors to Missouri or Indiana, in which States the daily acces- sions to the Order may pe numbered by tens of granges and hunareds of members. Missouri alone has 1,500 granges and 70,000 patrons. A year ago there were less than twenty granges within her borders. To review, however briefly, the results of this movement, would require one of the HERALD'S quadruple sheets, and even then much woula have to be left untold. In every department and detail of Westeru life it has exerted an immense influ- ence and has been a political, soctal and economi- cal revolution. This was not surprising to those who had any previous acquaintance with the con- dition of the farmers, depicted at length, especially as caused by monopolies, in this corre- spondence in January and February, 1873. They had for many years been growing poorer and poorer, The usurer was draining their pockets; the railroads, the buyers and the middlemen plun- dered them of their crops and bade them grow corn to be sold at a loss or consumed as fuel; Manufacturers of agricultural implements taxed them filty per cent on all articles which they needed; the county and State governments were extravagant and corrupt. Against all these evils | the farmers had no remedy till the grange taught them that UNION IS STRENGTH. The Grange organization and ritual were such as to insure its popularity among the farmers. It was a sort of innocent und comparatively inexpensive Masonic Order. The ruralinhabitant, especially in winter, delights in gatherings of all descriptions. ‘This offered a regaha, a great many offices, a num- ber of degrees and consequent ceremonies, some music, a little feasting and a good deal of soctety, | and so commended itself specially to the agricul. | turist. It spread widely and became popular long ere its vast capabilities had begun to be adequately understood by its members, It was not long ere, as iron sharpens iron, exchange of views and de- | bate began to teach the Patrons the reason why | they were poor and to suggest aremedy by the very palpable means of co-operation, The car-* penters or bricklayers united could eompel the bosses to advance their wages; @ union of rail- roads could keep up treights; a few large aealers could run down the price paid for all produce; the farmers alone, though outhumbering all the other | classes and guilds united, could effect nothing and | were the prey of all. Hence there was a rapid | rush to unite for every purpose, political or com- mercial; and though, in some departments, the | principle may have been carried toextremes no | one will be so bold ag to deny that 1t has achieved wonders. STATISTICS OF RESULTS. In politics the grange Movement succeeded in | electing two Judges to the Supreme Bench of Li- nois, defeating Chief Justice Lawrence, though he was backed by the full power of the railroads, and placed a majority of farmers’ judges on the Bench in the circuits, At the fall elections the farmers | cast a clear majority over all the other parties, and carried fifty-three out of 102, thirteen going inde- | pendent, and the regular political organizations only securing thirty-six, In lowa, without any preparation, it reduced the republican majority from 60,000 to 22,000, and secured sixty-seven votes in joint ballot of 150, where in 1873 the republicans had 120. In Minnesota the republican majority of | 20,000 was cut down to 4,500, the republican candi. date for State Treasurer was beaten aud the Secre- tary of State only got in by the vote of one county, about which, to say the least, there was room for doubt, while, where the republicans had cast 108 votes in 147, they now only have eiguty-tour, tn Wis- consin the republicans were ousted from the State government, Which they had held lor twenty years, and beaten by 15,000, Where a year before they had received nearly 19,000 of a majority. In Kansas, from & majority of seyenty-one in joint ballot, the republicans, though the Senate heid over, giving them a majority of twenty-five to start with, came down W a tie. Grand as was this success, it bas been BUT PRELIMINARY, | and when the contest is renewed tn the Congres- sional districts, in November next, the resuits will ve sull more sensational, What they have been in that direction where votes and doilars uave no power remotely adequate to affect them it is nnpos- | sible to say, but the general purification of the political atmosphere, the warning to political leaders that honesty must hereatter be their ouly policy, and the impression upon the minds of offi- Ciais that they are the servants of the people, have been equal to a new revelation, In the matter of direct and indirect saving of money toits members the grange has beeu as | notable a success, The railroads all over the West | have been shown that the farmers have the power as Well as the will to control them; to prevent ex- | actions or discriminations; nay, to wipe out fraudulent indedteduess and recover the roads | from the hands of those who built them with the |} money of the people and have since admin- istered their affairs recklessly and exbravagantly. | It is now only a@ question of time, for the farmers cau fll the State Legislatures and courts and the | national Congress, and in some of the States, us in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the roads have practi- | catly adopted the policy of Colonel Crocxett’s coon | of Hrustrious and prudent memory, and requested the grange ROt to shoot—they will come down of their own accord, THE GREATEST FINANCIAL PROFIT has accrued to the Patrons in the comparative | avolition of the system of nuddiemen and retailer and the purchase of ali articles in large quantitie: at wholesale prices, ‘the State purcaasing agents buy everything needed by the granges lor cash, aud ship by the carload at reduced rates. On sewing machines, for instance, the granges of | Jowa receive a discount of orty per cent irom the Weed Company. On agricultural implements and machinery the saving is from thirty to fifty per cent. An equal amount is saved on the pur- chase of musical instruments, The amount thus saved to each farmer in the West amounts to from $100 to $400 annually, and the aggregate 18 many millions of dollars. In Iowa, Mr. A. B, Smedley, Master of the State Grange, asserts that, through tue influence of | Patrons, agricultural implements and machines have been reduced in price over twenty-tive per cent within the past two years; amily supplies | for the same period, fiiteen per cent, and the total | | saving Is placed at $5,000,000, equal to an increase im the corn crop of 25,000,000 bushels. ‘The Grange has made another great saving tn shipping grain and produce, At all large grain centres the Patrons build elevators and stores and station their own agents. Each has his own bin where be stores his gram tll he can get a satis- factory price, taking a receipt on wuich he can raise Money at the bank, thus obviating the ne- cessity Of sacrificing his wheat or corn ior what- ever the buyer chooses to give lin. He consigns it to the State agent at Milwaukee, Chicago or St. Louis, who charges a reduced commission and 1s under bonds. At Keokuk, lowa, and some other points the, Grange has built panring houses and packed the hogs of the patrons. The lowa authori+ ties report a saving of ten cents a bushel on corn and twenty cents on wheat shipped by the Grange. One grange in this State states that it marketed its hogs at $3 4245 per 100 pounds, while the neigh+ bors outside of the Order only got $2 60. In CO-OPERATIVE MANUFACTURING the granges have made several ventures which RALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1874.—TRIPLE SHKET. ave Ryd peeves, rpreeetel, e have caused ill-ieehug on uccol suspicion that alf was not fairly Sonducted The purchase of the Warner patents for harvesters by the lowa State Grange caused much unfavorable comment, and, in €opnection with some other trouble concerning transactions by other State one grange (Marion, 391, Hamilton county), and the threatened revolt of others, Still these manu- facturiLg companies, particularly where they have been established to grind wheat or cau corn, have the following notiee :— ‘the Patrons’ J int Stock Company. of 2 day of July, 1874, declared & uividend upon the stock, only fifty per cent of w iy paid, and which dividend embraced only about on pulr of the profits aecruing from the operation of xu company trom the organization up to that time. The profits of the company were, therttore, equivalent o about 400 per cent upon the paid-up stock during thar time. Among other enterprises undertaken by the Patrons may be mentioned ASSOCIATIONS TO PURCHASE AND IMPORT IMPROVED ANIMALS FOR BREEDING PURPOSES, mutual insurance companies Jor larm property, transportation lines whereby the farmers will shi their own grain in their OWn cars jrom their own slevaiare in the West lo their own agenis in the Hast, &e. 1he social benefits of the Order have been equally great, Patrons speak especially of the humanizing influences of the Grange, the mmprovements in ress, the increased amenity of demeanor, the stunulated hanits of thought, The granges have ip Induy mstances established Libraries, reading rooms and cireuluung lbraries, A marked im- provement !n heatness and ornamentation is no- ticeabie in domestic matters, and actual benefit has resulted from the srequent and veneral exchange ae views upon all subjects ol importance to the far- er. So much for that Which has been accomplished. Solapid has been the growth of the Order, Jar beyond the most sanguine expectations of its foun- ders, that the origival plan, constitution and ritual have been outgrown in many respects, and the pretletn o Nas assumed quite another direction to that originaly intended, Hence it is that much of THE THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL GR. witch assembles On Monday, will be to amend the existing constitution wherever it hus proved in- adequate to the present requirements of tue Grange, At the same time, as will invariably occur Wuere there are large {unas and ample powers under the contro} of the olicials, there are several ques- tions likely to come up whereon debate will be Lot and personal. constitutional amendments desired ed one 13 touching d THE SECRET NATURE OF THE ORDER, There are many Who hold that a secret society is abhorrent to republican ideas; some object to it on conscientious grounds; others iroui reasons of religious belief The Caristtan Cynosure and the organs and jecturers of the apti-Masonic body have image War upon the Order. Some of the Catholic bishops hold that a Catholic cannot legiumately join a grange. Others, more cautious, recommend that thetr docks shall wait till advice has been re- ceived irom Rome. On the other hand, the con- servatives hold that itis the secrecy of the Order which confers strength upon it, and that if it be once divested of that characteristic it would tail to accomplish any adequate results, Still more important is the movement towards SIMPLIFICATION OF THE RITUAL, which has received the support oi very many of those who offer the stronges’ opposition to the proposed abolition of the secret features of the Urder, It is cialtned that the Grange is a trifle ex- pensive, and that there is @ positive waste of valu- ale time, owing to the muliplicity of degrees und the elaborateness of attendant ceremonies. dir, A.A. Doescher, of Le Sueur, Minn., presents his case very fully in a recent letier to the organ of the Order im that State. He says:— First—What is the use of so much ritual? Ofcourse we must have some kind ot ceremouy tor imitation; bul, accoraing to my judyiment, one-halt or even one-ourth would be just as effective and tar less wearisome. both to the Grange as a whole, and also to the candidates. Secomd—AS a candidate can not parucipate in or vote on any business betore he has taken all four degrees, there must certaimiy some time elapse betore he or she can become & ful member, sometimes even months, al- though they have paia their tee im the beginning, and the Grange algo may, during this ume, be deprived of valuable votes, whicli might influence the Grange a great Cn Yhird—I consider it wrong to make any distinction among the members. Should not a brother or a sister be entitled to the tuil benefits of the Order just so soon as they bave been obligated and paid toeir tees. 1 think “rourth—Lhave heard It mentioned that we must have different degrees, so that we can the beter guard against being iinposed upon: but this, it seems tome, isa very lame excuse. Why can we not give all tue'sins and passwords aswell in one meeting as three or tour! 1 have heard a good deal about red tape, Have we not entirely too much of this? Now, as (ac as the loss of time for business is con- cerned, the article referred to leaves litle tor me to say. We should make the reception of new members as short and casy as possible, so as not to lose sight of the grand objects tor which the Order of Patrons: of Husbandry has been inaugurated. inwe, like some other secret organizations, had no new business te attend to and no new aims in view: if our work had all been mapped out for us, and all we had to do would be to follow a well beaten track, we might afford to spend time in tritles: but as it is,'our work requires carnest application and diligence, and we should look well to it that we accomplish what we have set out to do. One result of this has been the frequent viola- tion of the ritual in the conlerring of degrees, Probably hall of the granges violate that provision of the const.tution which expressly declares that but one ps e shali be conlerred at one meeting, aud take advdutage of the discordant ritual, which permits the conferring of the third and tourth de- grees at one meeting, one before and one aiter the feast, his practice has been approved by Grand Master Parsons, of Minnesota, who wrote :. - There is @ discrepancy between the constitution and the work, probably an oversight, The third and sourth degrees should be Conterred together, once a month, It is consequently urged that one, or, at most, two degrees be substituted for the present ma- chinery which requires four ip the subordinate TALZe. . Another point of importance is the frequent in- fringement 01 the constitution by granges more desirous of securing members than ‘of conlorming to the ritual, There have been serious charges Mae against granges which ha @ violated the ter- ritory ol other grauges already estaolisned, and others against granges which bave admitted Pa- trons without requiring the payment of charter fees, These practices will, undoubtedly, be repre- hended as irregular. A most interesting point ts that concerning THE QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERSHIP. Nationa! Deputies Abboty and Thompson organ- ized a grange at Boston, composed of grain brokers and merchants, and a similar grange was formed in this city, it being claimed that grain dealers, mniliers, &c., Were eligible, being interested in agri- cultural pursuits, Grand Master Adams suspended the Boston grange, aud the whole question will come ap for discussion and decision this week. The partisans of the Boston grange are determined to press home their xg and declare that if the Grand Master’s ruling be sustained it will exclade some members of the Navonal Grange, and the provabilities are in their favor, 1 recall to mind, en passant, the case of Capitol Grange, lowa, or- ganized by Peter Melendy, United States Marshal of Iowa, ior the special purpose of inducting Gov- ernor Carpenter, 80 as to lurnish him with politi- cal capital at the State election last October. That grange, composed of department clerks, was, I be- lieve, never recognized and died stillvor Among the amendments of the Internal econ- omy of the Grange the most important will pro- vide lor the formation of an intermewate grange between the State Grange and the suvordmate granges. Without any constitutional provision thereior it has become very generally the custom to form COUNTY COUNCILS OF GRANGES, and these have been found of great value and ser- vice to the Order, It is proposed to legalize wis innovation. In the same connection must be mentioned the movement towards a decreased representation in vhe State Grange. As now constituted the mas- ters and past masters of the suoorainate grange: with their wives, who are Matrons, compose if, ‘This gives too large a pumber of members in many of the States, as in Jowa and Indiana, where the State Grange contains irom 700 to 1,200 members. Says Mr. L. J, Templin, of Indiana, of the members of these unwieldy granges :— With all their eagerness to do or say something ot note and with all their inexperience in such business any one can see that ¢ for rationat deliberation or incelligent legislation is a very heavy expense on the Order, sof the late session of the Indiana State ave teen near $2,000, Might not all the Grange must work of tat session have been ag well done by one- fourth of the men and at one-fourth of the expense? Hence it is proposed, and the proposition meets with very general favor, that county granges shall be established, whence the State Grange shall be | constituted, THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION IN THE GRANGE is a subject of discussion. One proposition is one delegate irom each county grange and one adat uonal delegate jor every eight subordinate granges therein, Another is that the county grange con- sist O: one member for each twenty Patrons in the subordinate granges and send one delegate to the State Grange for every twenty-five members, The former plan will, most probably, be adopted. ' It might further be stated that there 1s a very general feeling that tue dues of subordinate a. to the State Grange should be largely re- duced. The subject of representation will also be dis- cussed, especially as relating to the National Grange, 10 18 held that the masters and past mas- ters, whether of suvordinate or State granges, do not always make the best representatives, espe- crally as the best_ men are frequently made secre- taries or elected to some other office. Hence tt is urged that it would be better that the State Grange should elect a representative 1o the National Grange and each subordinate grange a delegate to the State Grange. ‘This amendment wili be strongly opposed and is not likely to be carried, THE QUESTION OF POLITICS will not, in all probability, occupy much time in discussion. In Wisconsin the State Grange lor- bade, under penalty of suspension, direct partici- pation of the Grange, a8 an organization, in poli- tics, though the Patrons as iwdividuals wrought the whole work of reform, The State masters have everywhere held the same language and for- bidden dragging the Order into political strife, though the Patrons bave been In most cases urged to act outside the oe with all their ability, 80 as to secure the election of none but honest men and the success of the most Worthy cause. ‘The last and most important question refers to THE ACCUMULATRD SURPLUS in the hands of the oMcers of the National Grange, at New York, which w currently believed to amount to something like $80,000 or $100,000, STATE thougn they { There have been suspictons and cha: g <= omicers, has led to the secession froin the Ordes ot | a lot and build offices thereon in this city generally succeeded. 1 notice iu an lowa paper | jovnee | posed On simular grounds. 8 officers have been speculating or profiting pase funds, apd it 18 urged that the ‘money should be returned to the subordinate granges which im the first instance it was contributed, One proposal to purchase for the accommodation of the officers of the National Grange, This scheme ts hotly opposed by many, who condemn the expenditure as enurely un- necessary, and contend that it will be impossibie id so large an amount of money without jobbery, another proposition 18 to devote the money to estaplishing @ National Grange journal, to be suppiied free to the granges, which is op- et another is to buy Uuraries for the subordinate granges, which meets with still more epposition. Other plans are to hand the money over to tne State granges, to be employed as they deem best. One grange pro- Poses, in that event, to establish an orphan sylum and schools for the children of poor Patrons left parentlesa; another to expend the funds in fetablisling a line of steamers and barges on the Mississippi’ to carry grain to New Orleans. But, after all, the only pian which Is generally rec Mended js to return the money to the subordinate Branges and to reduce the dues in future so that no further accumulation will be possible, that being Tegarded as a source of possible danger. THE CAPMAKER'S STRIKE. The Meeting Yesterday in Covenant Hall—Phe Cireular Addressed to the ‘apmakers Say—One Firm Agrees Prices. Covenant Hail, Orchard street, was densely packed yesterday afternoon by tue members of the Capmakers’ Central Union to discuss the Prospect of affairs in connection with their present trade strike. The meeting, as on lormer occasions, was very orderly m ali respects, and showed a hign order of intelligence among the work- men. A few women were also present, seemingly anxious that matters should take @ favorable turn, The meeting was addressed by Mr. Ober, the President; Mr. Weiner, the Secretary; Mr. Murphy, @ representative from the Silk Hatters? Society, and @ number of others. Mr, Murphy declared the batters to be in warm sympathy wity the strikers, apd announced that the men belong- ing to his craft were being kept off the street by receiving loans from tbe society. He bitterly denounced a certain fellow craftsman named Fieury, who keeps a shop on Essex street, and who has been guilty of working for prices greatly below those authorized by the usages of the trade. Mr. L. Bloom presented to the meeting a letter from the firm of S, Wolif & Co., in which that frm agreed to accept the schedule of prices fixed by toe workmen, The letter was accepted and the meeting resolved that the hands of the Messrs. Wolff & Co. might go to work to-day. A commu- nication was also received from the house of Hoonamann & Spmgers offering that the men should go to work at their own prices on Monday. The establishments of 8. Corn & Bros., Phillip & Cohn and Marks Bros. & Thompson purpose hay- ing their work done in Boston, Philadelphia and other places outside of New York for the futare, It was stated that Marks Bros. & Thompson naa agreed to sign the men’s price list, but afterwards declined doing so, ‘The association known as the Old Capmakers’ Society sent in to the Central Union a donation of $25, to be employed in aiding the strike. ‘The meeting agreed to send by mall a communi- cation to their fellow workmen in Boston, Phila- delphia and other cities, asking the tradesmen there to join in the strike, so a8 to Make it gen- eral. The meeting agreed to send out the following CIROULAR. To Tux Carmakers, Orenatogs aND Brockers or Bos- TON, PHILADELPHIA AND Oruxe Citigs:— Gexriunes—We take it for granted that you are a guainted with the situation in general of the- capmak in New York, and also with the fact that during to two years our trade hasbeen very bad. But bad was, the climax hag been capped within the last si to the New it x mouths; for when in former times. by reason of want ot work, we could earn but little whlle we were. partially paid, during the last six months we could earn mucl less even ata time when we had plenty, of work. The reasons for this state of things are the following :— erdiztt—Because of hard times and general dilness ot rade. Second—Through the jealousy and selfishness of the capmakers themselves, 'hird—Through the jealousy and avarice of the cap manufacturers among each other. When bad times occur wages are cut down because the employers are unwilling to have their profits curtailed, to run any risk go long as they can avold it. They try to find in’ their employes ‘the means of getting’ rid ot the burden, and this they have been able todo through the disorganization that has existed among the workmen. The natural result was that the capmakers, operators and blockers, earned less and less each suc: ceeding week. But tl bad situation of affairs was aggravated by the jealousy and avarice existing among the cap manufacturers also; tor each one wanted to produce goods ata lower price than his neighbor, and tried to und him. Under these circumstances if the tradesmen, being the producers, were pressed to the utmost measure of endurance it cannot be wondered at -Now, the hands have no right to interfere with the busi- hess of the employers; so fong as they are let alone it is no matter whether the masters agree 01 ‘The employers profited by the disorg: workmen in order to effect their plan lowering the ices. As @ natural consequence the capmakers ot New York, pressed to the wall by the force of these circum- stances, laid down all their work in one day, as if by magic, and are therefore on strike. Tois, our stril as it istermed, we want you gentle. men of the other cities to support to the utmost of your mization of the “= | ability—not by sending us money, but by adopting the same resolutions that we have passed here, for the {pl lowing reasons :— {the manufacturers in those cities can get their work done cheaper by you they will sell cheaper. Secon—When, in consequence of this, the manutactur- erahere have to contend against opposition in. other cities, und the dealers can get goods cheaper than in New York, it will draw our trade away. Although this iatter contingency will hardly come to, pass, we ask you to de- id the sare prices for your labor that we are doing We understand, as a matter of course, that your ‘are no better those we are getting ourselves. mited, we stand ; divided, we fall."” Let us be a united people of brothers.” CeNtRAL UNION OF CAPMAKERS. ‘M. Wuinmn, Secretary. ‘W. OBER, President. Mr. Julias Corn, of the firm of Samuel Corn & Bros., South Fifth avenue, one of the largest ca) manufacturing houses in the city, says that an ad- vance of perhaps twenty-live per cent on present prices could be allowed to the workmen; bat when & rise of from 75 to 125 per cent is asked it puts all possible agreement out of the question. ‘he blockers and operators make an average salary, all the year round, of from $25 to $35 per week, according to the ability of the individual. Finishers did not make 80 much, their sal: Fanging from $15 to $18 per week. Some of these had a number of girlsemployed at from $3 to $5 a week, and by this means raised the earnings of the dnisher up to $20 or $25. The strike did not originate with this firm. The hands he employed were compelied to do as those of other houses who gtruck. This house employs ‘rom 100 to 125 hands, ‘The greatest obstacle now in the way is the unl- formity of prices fixed by the schedule of the strikers. me shops do others, and therefore can afford to pay higher prices; others who manutacture ex- clusively for jobbers, have to do a coarser Kind of article and cannot pay so liberally. The prices asked on some of the articles by the workmen would drive them out of the market, as they could not be made up at that figure. This firm’ would find it more profitable to cease manufacturing cer- tain kinds of goods than to concede the present schedule prices. If the strike lasts four weeks longer the spring trade will be lost. There is no ‘use applying to other cities for hands as there are not enough outside of New York to supply the de- mands. The jobbers have fallen in with a fortunate circumstance in the strike and will Dow be able to clear out their old stocks. Mr. Sylvester Wolff, in behalf of his firm, says that nothing remains to be added to the very full and correct account of the strike already publisned inthe HERALD. This firm, ab is known, has agreed to the demands of the workmen, and they will commence operations to-day. The house employs some fiiteen or twenty men and fiity to sixty girls. Men who use their own sewing machines make in busy times from $20 to $30 a week, Girls working on piece work make from $6 to $12 weekly. The rise in wages for the class of work done by this concern ts Irom fifteen to twenty-fve percent, It would be dificult to get hands out~ side of New York to supply the places of the strikers. This house claims to make superior goods and can stand the rise; others, who get up inferior articles, may not de able to do 80, THE CIGAR MAKERS! STRIKE, The strike of the cigar makers, that has been going on for a number of days, is partly at an end by the employers having made & compromise With the men, The hands employed by Messrs, Stachelberg & Co., of No, 257 Pearl street, strack on Saturday but resumed work on Monday, an amicable settlement of past diMcuities having been entered into between masters and men, The firm of Krebs & Smith, of the Bowery, are still pay- ing at old rates, the strikers in this mstance hay- ing to content themselves with former rates, CORONERS’ OASES, Death by Drowning. The body of Owen McKenna, native of Ireland, thirty-two years of , Was yesterday found float. ing in the dock foot of Leroy street, North River, and removed to his late residence, tn the rear of No, 72 Grove street, where Coroner Kessler will hold an inquest, finer work than Fatal Casualty. Edmund Keily, a man torty-eight years of age and a native of Ireland, dted at No. 500 West Forty-fourth street, from fracture of the ribs and other injuries received on the 80th ult. by run ning against a box at Smitn & Jones’ manulactory of re, hangings, corner of Forty-second street and Tenth avente, Coroner Kessler will hod ao inguest on the vouy.