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he contents bimaclf wilh obeerviug that the
Tnrkiah prose is ?olid ou the subject?which was
known betoro-aud that the RaJaon |>ari> min
frenr.y of ?Hsiim to concludo a Russian alliance. If
other wit'i'-saos may bn trusted ? ?nd them I
nrwlttt?e> ? f tueui?this frenzy is uot eouflnod to
the Palace.
Yon w ??'. MCOQfer a favor on the British public,
and natt.rjlarlv oa the Couaercativee. if you wonM
toil them where Lonl BearnDslield pot the motto
*tmprriitm ef liber la*, which he brought onf at tho
Guildhall. \V!><> is tho Kornau statesman who fiist
proclaim. ( .t. or cq what Kornau hUMMfUM is it to Is?
foundI never knew peopie so completely .it a '.o.s.
This is a c m my of classical scholarship. 1 here
are plenty 01 men on tho pn-a* who graduated from
the unive.-s.ties with high das lealh ? > t tor*. VhMC
are eount'.e.s volunteer* who scud letters to the
papers uu oh cure points of ancient b urning. One
of the b. i kaowa private tutors m Kugl.ud, Mr.
Wren, b i.s i Vi. :!y contributed t > a daily paper a
political (! - : : :i :>n the principle* involved in
them.vtt?: but not a word from him or anybody
about its origin. Nobody undertakes to identify its
author. Ami, still moreoddlv, nobody comments on
everybody's ignorance. Yet Lord BaaeeMAeH
exprc-.-.-, .-..11 : "Oue ?>f the g.catesf of the U>
manswh -n :isk?-d what wert? his polities replied
Imperium et L?scrtas." If he were one ? f t'ie
greatest of the Rom ins surely he might be idc nti
fied. Latal Roseliery cleverly snd that Lord
Benenn.-tic'-17 vatchwoni PBBladed him mt the Ian
Kmper 'f Napoleon's declaration that the Empire
was r-<ai e. Thero was not much peace muh i Na
tudeon, an I Lord*Beacon*h>ld's empire is never
w ithout a w ir on hand. Put th.it ?Ines p.>: help us
out of our awhVnl'y about the aathorahJp of the
phrase. If I/ird Beaconsfield had ever b e.i ?.
p'"cte<l of giving the rein to his lllMflllinlloil.ti
might almost be thought ho had invented Iiis Ro?
man. H it with a man of Lord BeaOOBObi ! i's at] iet
exactitude in all historical matt-rs, mi h | MUfiebN
is impossible. ?. W< ?<
P. S.?A painful eommentiry on these doubts has
fbaft appear, i. Mr. Wren, wheei I m. at loped above,
lias Wlittaa another letter, in wl.ieh he plainly atlii I I
that Lord ll .icotisfield's Roman is alter Ji only a
rtoman Mr-;, ifairis. "I thought aa,*aaya Mr. Wim,
"when I wrote my letter, but of course assume.I
that the Premier Would not nuke so iklinitoati
nssertiou without good grounds. Ii.quiry of more
learned men than my- 'f. and a can 'til search,
have eat!"lied moghat Lord PoBCOailf M'l h t s tone
person is a uure man iu bn^kraiii.'' It now only
remains for Lord Beaeoii.-IicM to produce his
authority and confound Mt. W r. n and all s.iurar
ecofJ'ers.
There is auothcr curious . eint i:i conne. tion with
this speech, in rhe Thaai lha Prlaaii Mia tatet It
report* da< aajrhbt "if Ibava ha a country. In km
ample, ou ? of the most extensive and wt al'.hiest of
empires in t.'ie warid If thai country, fnmi a pcr
Terse interpretation ol its insular ge ographical ihmi
tion. turn i an indifferent car to the ? cling-and
the fottii.i, , of t'ontiueutal Lurup?', such a eaWCM
would. I b le ve, only OB i in its becoming au ob?
ject ot g aaral plunder." That is an oui.u.uis pre?
diction: weh c th ul.ited to rouse ularm, if to louse
alarm were Lord Beacotisfieltfu object. Rut it
happen* thai ! | did not say it. What he said was
that, in t!>o c m.' supiMwe.I. peaci might In- endan?
gered, ihr limm alone has (be other phrase. Bad
what one would like to know is, bow it got there.
ja/w.w; au: immouials.
tiii: ajtcrrnoa of hinki martix by mraiwtra
ACAPIMY?"OrTABtF. MMTX> r.'tlSINT.
pTwew nu Baworaa conRiisrosrpKST oi natTantraai
Paki?. No,-. I t.?M. Henri Martin, with whom it
has been hi , pi. > ill g.< tobe in frionilIy mii im' relations
sent me bwl week a ticket of ndiins-n.n t" the Acu-t
emy for fi dav *>f bis reception. It admitted BM
by the gra'nl door anrl sreur d me a seat immedi?
ately In line! the one on winch tin lau.iii.-H of da*
funet nrud. nr.. inns sit when Heir BMeaapHI are
eulogizing tin m. I wai therefore very well placed
to oli-crv -the ec-tebrated pe >ple who came to wit?
ness the ?..>;? m ?i it v. The ro. m w wi V lie I'iiiiiui
tals receive m wly elected hrethi' ti must have been
descibed ke \"ii over and over ay..un. I shall not
thcref.ue ^.i into details in sas.ng that it
Is a r.tu-.ida with a do.mi! roof and
a floor sloping la B narrow. H.it. eewtral "p ue, ami
coveicd with nrcnlar beticiic-. The decorations
am in a gray tone and skimo, which la this time of
gold< ii im'. \^. r hip 1 rather like, und tho table l?e
l.ind wIip ii the Bureau sits is made of rawgk deal
boaro?. ci.vi i il by a scanty ilrap-ry of green baize.
All tt.e c upeling is m a cheap and vulgar Manches?
ter fabric.
The st., . tutors embrac. d the pfflamnf the
Republican jiurty. who have made literatuie their
career, a id a great number ot influential Jews who
think it w .rth their while to be atteutivc t.> M.
Henri Mai.in, who is a proprietor of the .'n /r, a
Journal w h'ch occupies a gteat tiuaucial isisitioiu
owinatoit- relations with (.'einnschi. There were
also t he I.ilM ral friends of Louis l'tiilipi>e und his
dwaaaty, waaai M. Thleta had drawn with btai
into BeniiblicAiio.ui, on bis retirement from the,
I'reside nc\, when he could no longer remain thero
with din ty. 1 was sorrv that M. <J?m
l?etta abaaaiaad MaaaaM from the AeaoV
emr real rdaj. Tkinra h.-ul once called him
a/on fni iiux? but there hail been Beard! il reeoBjl il?
lation in the datk days winch pn ceded the last
geiici.il elections. The heavy, honest Spnller reprt'
ee ii teil tue L'e publique frmm enlia M. Gr6w m
mm bis delegate General 1'itiie. who eat opp<r
el to Madame Thiers, in a niche-or a tribune re
?emblitiL'one?high up in the ns f. The widow of
hi. J fm ra was above the statue of B 'Ssttet. and
remimleil me, in her wnb?w's wtsrsle, of Queen \'ie
tona. Giicf has let! deep traces on aeff c iinte- |
nance. Mm was a rather handsome Htnl w ell-pie
eerred woman at the time of M.Tbhwar) deal . HI ?
is low grav -bailed, and weal i t be BSpatwdaa ol one
wa>thaabeaa -tunned by attlictiou. Iba sinter,
wh.i sat dow n stain on the lorm reserved lot the
Thiers family, is not less cut up thuu her sister.
Both ladies have aged many vears since
I last bail too honor of being received
by tbeai in 1^77 in the Plaao 81. Qeoiwa
Admiral I'othnan attended on the widow,
and Pttxxi oeliind her chair in a p uto which was at
one* natural, gcurlcmanly and imposing. He is a
fine-looking man. and goasitss will have it that he
meditates u-kii g Madame Tbn rs to east awuy her
widow s w. i ds and become I'Admirale i'otlniaii.
Be ibis us it may, When the Admiral sat down
aaat atcayad to tawbaekmt bar ehaar. But wniiuut
aecr.lnug to him matrimonial designs, his long and
intiuiate fi i? mlship with M. I'hters. and his los alt v
after the 94th of May to his illustrious ti <ml-.
weahlaxpnuahJaattitwda ta la Tribune Boeeuot
yoatorday.
aTsAone of the Mooarehiote of the Acad?
emy ulteiided except the l'uc d Anmale, who ns M.
riiiere's academical godsmi, could not have de?
cently absented I imseit. anil M. Me/ieies, w ho came
to have the p e.isure, no doubt, ol silting next the
U-.ii InUuortaL Litue la too uiucu the in?
valid to ?put bis booVsroeaa Jtdat Flavia is
also in iy.,.1 health. Why (Halles Blanc
wrPo Waa an habitBd ot tho smIou at the 1*1. c. >t
George did not attend to bear bis eulogy I have not
heaid. C'uviihei Fleiiry was pnssetit, and s it at
the right hand of bis former pupil, the Due
d'Auinale, who bud klczieiesui bi? left. His Boyal
Highne-s had the at of oue who was avaaae.
Which, I dare say tie was. at the praises lavish d IB
oil awcority of heart by the honest Henri Martin
mm the Republic, and the gn<nt man who drew
Pi.nice mfo accepting it, heeaaaq the only regime
securing ordei and liberty in au eapial degree. M.
Hoarl klartia aptdke out ?>f the fulness <,| b.sl.ean.
In writing out li:a speech lie tell I bat be " lud.lctl a
finul jn.t' 11 r. Garnier, of the Ankiteoi, mm a mem
er of tu. Institut?, sat just behind the rri-epi-ndnw
who Wae very warmly applaudesi us oe advanced m
bin UIS< xlirse. Mild bore W illi goo.l temper the pin
jiia's.- ladll t?-d ou him by M. Xavier Marmit .. in
the Conn. 1 ui?tA?lmiiul l'otnuati und M. Bar
tie me : m. HuMre, who walked with me from the
laoUtate i<> tu? rlaae de la atada?BO, The con ver?
nation 1 pad with them waaol n highly iiiteristing
eh .i.i. a..d may form the submit of anothct
Jett.r.
1 .,i.i sorry to find that Isuih the Rovalint and Red
journals sneei at the academical solemnity of yes
U l lay, i? < ii ?he> both treat ao u lirsi-cinse uiter
BMBBt ot Thuts's ineiuoiy. 1 In v both scoff ut the
great patriot who, at the time of i,f. when men are
iisu:iii.\ in then outage, waa wi.u ?uuiitiess coinage
Bud pnaligioua skill engaged in say ng r lance iron.
attor run, _
MdHllAL L A ?' IA~l<LlsiAl
bT. i'KTKUSttl uo, Dei . 1.?Tho Military
Court, te-roTc wA.cu the Nihilists charged wilh atleaipt
li g tie x^sasaluatiou of Uenerai Bii-uteieti were on rtaj,
lias ??rnlensssl Mirrky to Ih- hanged. lalUUofl Ltft bl Ml
condemned to haul labor In the BitKYian mines iur inn
t?eu >e.?r? ror aaabiiuiB Lu iiuctsi Uinky. Mil oiliers
Bale IHM U ai-IUlUed.
y iii.ruK of a hambIRQ Mix.
L iMiov, Dec. 1.?ibe important firm of
LQ. (joddefroy At ton, of Uaiui uig, won large iraosjt
uii voubtciions, has suspended payiutatl,
XLVIth OONQBESS?IId Session.
REOI I.AK HrlWT OF PKOCI KPIN(I<
TBK riKSIOKNT*s R|f|MI QClKTLY UK( K1VFD IM
BOTH IIOrSKO?HIXAIOR nURMMDK ANNOUNCiS
A BPKKCfl ON TIIK INTKROCEAMC CANAL- RIT
RESKNTATIVKS FROM CALIFORNIA, iowa a.m>
Kktw-roRK rrfrrTiri in.
SENATE.WAMiiiM.roN. Dec. 1. Is7t>.
The Senate was Cttlted to ordct ut 1-' o'clock
bv Vice-Prssldeut WHEELER, and i>r?fer ?.? Bta fsi
by Ibe Chaplain, who made irpeclril allusion to tho
death of oof Senior aud the aevr le domestic iiilbcilou
ot nru.ther, stoic the . ice of tbe Iw v^tcn.
Oa motion of Senator TIIL'RMAN (Pern.. Ohio) tbe
Secretary was directed to notify to tbn House that tbe
S nate waa in m kuih ; and, on motion of Senator
BAYARD ti* ui . Dei), Senators DA YARD und
AN I H?HT (Rep.. R. L>. were appointed a committee to
Join a aimilar pom nr. Hoe on the port of the House, t o
wait on the President of Ilm Untied .slab c. and notify !?
him Mint both Houses of Congress were in BBBBBRl and
ready to receive any conimuntcatlon be inli,!i t choose to
make.
Ou motion of Mr. WALLACE (Dein.. Penn.i. 1U o'clock
w.t-. rived ?* ft.e-.'giiL-.: Ino:: ?>( d uly nie .?Hi:.-.
The VICK PRC-IDEM ?UBSJatttM theTeportOOk* the
Secretary of the Bruate and th? Kerceant at-Ann? of th?
Se nate, trlving au aeceuut of Die prop-riy ot inc InIted
Slate* in their custody, pa rr<|iurod DJ law. Uu also
snhutitted a statement of ihe Judgment* tendered hv
the Court of C1 inin fur tl i ji in i mllus lotrcmlaM 1b.
Is7;l. |.4id on the table Bfl 1 OBBSVOd to tie printed.
While i.\valtiii.T forihe report of tho eomtnittco to
wait nj on ibe PrealdOBt, bBBloOOa was *m>p m'cd and
the Senators BOBMal the time In BBBll OBBtlBB und
mutual eoniTafriliiiloiis. All tho Senators wore lu their
m its exi ? pi Mi seia?. Hailcy (Irene, Term.), ltlalue (Rep..
Mr.L Cutler (Pea.! B. C ), CO If TOB (Rep.. Wi*. >, Dav Is
(Ind.. III.). Farley (Dem.. Oil.). Drover (I)em.. Ore.).
Hampton (DoBi . Ik i'. k Hill (Dom..(.a.). OooOtaS) (DOSB.,
TAX), Jone- M>.., I a.', j on en (R. p.. Niv. , Ke'log.'
(Bop., Lad. Lain ir (D m.. Mm* >. RBMBBj (lb in.. N. C ).
BBsWOfl (Rep, Nev.). Van"e (Dem., N. (1. TUtSTBOts
i Dom., lud.I, Win tr (Dmm., Md.). Williams iDeui.. Kv.),
ai d Yv ilbeiH (1 Viu.. V.: >. 1 BB pnb'!fl g I'lertcs wer- filled
u ?.'i ladles and :.'( u' .' tin Ii. uln'. I lie ill ,.!eic rCc K..l n t \
bad several occupants. T'lne Il m el's decorated a unru
b.t of desks. '
At lX3i tBS)Ooamlttes not Dm*. Diu repwirrd, on B8>
lion of for. THURM\N (1). in.. O.), u recess was taken
for ihree-q'.iarteis <if on hour.
At lt'.'o p. m. tho Sena'e teconveiied. and received a
uieseuge from the IDwiae, in uOBflaa that it was in
ecu-ion .nid (hat it hud appoint* .la coiunnilee of three
lo |oin such committee gfl muht l>c appointed by the
Senate to wait uiM.u the I'residout and lutonu bun thai
Congress had eotiVtm ?'. ami vvt.s r.aiv to recc-D. e any |
ccniniiiti'catioH he ungiit wish to make.
Air. ItC RNslDE (Rep., R- I.) gave notice that alter the
morning hour to-uiorr.-a tie would aok leave it call up
thetotalNsoiottoa offered by nlni nt tho last session
i - Laiing to tbe proposed Intel. . C..U1.' cai.al, for tue
IIBfMOSS of maklii:: some remarks tbtfl on.
tin VICE PKl.-ID! NI ial I lielotc the .?Senate t'io an
u uu i report of Mo Bomnlorjr of Itat Treasury. Ordered
to be printed mid laid ou tho table.
Husii.i ss was then again ens!H>mied for a short lime.
At 1:18 p. m.. I he s uate Ceiiimiltee to wa'l oil the
Pia sides) repot ed that l!iev bao done so. nnd had been
iBftBBM d iltai the Pro! dear would a' once communicate
to Colicress a BBBBBBgR lu ? riling.
Immediately ufter tho committee had reported, the
private secretary ot tbe I'roelUiut appeared and an
BOBBBBBi lhat he llal hi OB dir cted tod, liver to tltc Si i
.')'?? u niese,lie from the I'reaident. The message was
lti.-icapon reeelred and S'ibmiltwl to the i?odv by the
VD F-PPF.'?IDENT. The Clerk I hen read the message
conn b tins It at 11:1(1 p. in.
Mr. i'EUEY (Rep., Micha then ro-e um] sold that the
BOnOWfBl ofllcnl auf devolved lipoll bllU of ulillOIIUfin.'
to the Senate the il -?ih i ! his late colleegue, 7. leharl in
( haaoli r. R WOO ssm BtoBtOBBBt purpooo to ap.-ak of
t he chararUt and services of one so Iouk sud so notably
a aCBsBI r of tMa boaiy, but at some suitable time km
wollt I Iii Vit?- the Semite I . fiTproOB. bv re?ollll)<Mi ami bv
eulogy, ita aenas* of Hm irrenarnble loss the fs'ulion bn-l
Wtatainri in tlie death of so dlatluarnlsbed a citizen. As
a mark of respect to a Hcnster present nt Ike last nd
Joan ment and absent now lorevoruiore, he niov. d tiiat
j "the S. uuto do now adV'iirii.
Tne motion was a creed lo, nul at H: 15 p. BB the Senate
I adjunmed auilU IB o'clock so^mitow.
HOUSE OF KKl'lIE.si XTATIVES.
Loup N'forc tbe !iotir ;i]?|?<iititisl for (ho
meeting of the sccoud s sslon of He XLVIth Congress
tbe galleries of the Houmi were filled with interested
spectators, while on the fl -or the usual scenes lurldetn
to the first day of a sessiou were lmlng enacted. Hands
were warmly shaken, and greeting* were rxcharsed.
Lsnciiter ami gooil-f.d'ov. sblp mied supii in.? until
Speaker RANDALL (Dem , 1'enn.), asc-mting to his
desk, which wos adoimd with a basket of handsome
Mowers, called the House In order.
Prayer was ofcerod by tho Chaplain, the Rev. Dr. He?
rlsen, who returned thi.nks that the members of the
lion-' bad hl'hiii be.oi per'iiltte.l lo assi in'i e louetber.
The SPEAKER tin n din ctod the I rk 10 sail tin r dl,
when J'f. members responded to their litmus.
The SPEAKER laid before the RoBM the eertlflestes
of election of Hmaoe Davis (Ib p.t. 11. F. Page fRep.),
C. P. Rs-rry (lH-in.?, and Romnaldo Pacimeo (Rep.), of
California, and ol Willi im O. Thompson (Rom), ot Iowa,
us members of the Hou-e.
Mr. F. WOOD (Dem.. N. Y.) pn ?e:ite.i the eerl'fleste
of olecimn of WaMo Hutehlns (Dtmu) frotn the Xllth
District of New ior?. He stated that the SUte OssV
rsrsoera wUlMl meet until tBe IStB of larormBar. ood.
..i. oidiug to loa (BaBasaa of tu? Obbbw, Mr. Boteblns
(w BB Ii is a eertitli dt from the District can vaseora shoar
nig Ins eit etloa By S>SOB ?ajorttatj could not take bis
?cut until that time. Mr. Wood, hownvi r, hoped lhat.
ns tnero was no i|iiestii.u about the elcclloa, Mr.
Hutchius would be le'iiuilted to giialnv.
Mr. < ARFil.LD lit. p.. Otim) Mai. d that tfejOCB would
be Uu objection as long as the uctioa of the ii ui.se In
tha alter would not 0?' regarded as a pi-ecedcnt.
Mr. Iluichius. thortdore, in company w'lh too other
uewiy-eleced men.tiers ironi Colifomia und Iowa, ap
IM?io<i at tho lui f the House and took th. " ironclad "
OOAB.
On motion of Mr. F. WOOD (N. Y.) tho clerk waa dl
ria t? d to lnl irni the BOBate that the House Wus i'-ady lo
pliKVeCd with biulnons.
Ou moiiouof Mr. ATKINS (Dem. Iowa) a cotumltiee
ol three was appointed lo wait utsm the President, and
BBBOBBMsl to him thai the House was ready to receive
uaiv comuiuiiic ii.on bo in ghl desire, lo triiusoilt.
Tne oPLAKEit upiioinied Me?ara. Atkins, liccknell
(IM in., lud l und Ourdeld (R<'p., Ohio) as such commit?
tee, and (he House then loos a reoess of thirty nimules.
Ail. i ?i tue re.'i >? ? us ? xteudeu I lilriy ajlOBtSOfOTO.
ut the oud of which time the House Wasoellod lo order
und lue committee apfMlBtBi to watt upon Iho Pre-,, o n,
reported that it hau dim-Large I its Uut.v. aud thai the
Pnaideut had t Btifssd toit t.i.t he would immedlateiy
lisusiuit a incssoge io Congress.
Immediately thereafter, al 1:50 p. nt., the President's
uunnal message was received und read by the clerk. At
hist the meesMge wus listened io nlicnliveiy, but ofier
a lime im mi" - f< II into conversation, and Hit message
was concluded witLout nuy murife>tHlio'i of approba?
tion or disapprobation being made on either side of tin
House. The reailini; ol the lueem gc ni"-u:j,' d an hour
and a half, and toon, on flMttSB of Mr. F. WOOD, the
on -s.,..-e and UM a. eo npauying do. RBBBBta wero re
ferreu to the Comm.lieu in the V? bole and BfaBtBfl lo b?
pi luted.
Tne House then, at :;.:io p. m.. alj airned until to
morrow.
BMAFFMAI8BMMA I ol IMPORTS.
Mr. A. K. Tingle, Supervising Special Agent
ot the Treasury, lu his annual report to the Secretary,
stales that the value of seizures reported dutiug the
year amounted to t,S7,4fl:i: amount recovered by suit or
euuiproudoe, tHU.-'l^'i; me "fa ?ed duties und p? nalDci
collected on udvui.eod involees and changes of
classification. fMTMOi rediietiou in expenses
recommended, lH47.^:iO; savings during the year
bv reason of retloetion made by ibpurimelil In
rutes of drawbacks. rrsWIJAi-ti. l erty-nn e i barges and
commission eases were dismissed Involving !S14'4.1imi.
The amount involved Bj suits insittuusl was ?S7AU.114.
1 he i.uinbi r of arrests and eriinical prose, uiIons insti.
mted was thirty one. The number of ugcul? employed
dur.ug Hie year was iwiuty-eu. . Tue pur diom com
pi ns.limn aggregated e75,:?l-l, ui.d travelling expenses
BIS.BO-'. making a total cost of 1*04 ;>Id.
The total expense of collecting tne customi revenue
duOug the year was I|i5.4d.>.77ei; fh" i x pen sc tor IBB
ti- al year ended Juue 3i?, 187S. was bA.^vlS.TB?. show?
ing a reduction of iM'MJOS.
Durli g tbe year ibe number of |iackagea nf unap
pialacsl uieiehiiDilise ir.mspuited from ports of first ar?
rival io poi i - of desi'nation, under immediate transpor?
tation BoOdavwai 'a!4'.),811, ou wim-h tue invoice vmiuu
was rrS.745.o0LJ,. nd iuc estimated dut.i> SmMSi ssu.
ItBlORlBB to Ibe such ssfll. eff .rt> ot tile oiv .sloll, lu
coo in iuiiou wiib the sppruulng oOlcers.to check uuder
valuailons ot uu|sir;ea tnerehuiidisc. Mr. l uc e says :
T he ulieslou as to I'm Hue m.-.ri.e! Viiueu! ti lie kid
Iii ,vi s . its been app.rein v si IttfBs aller n mosi VfBBB>
ous coulisi b} the iui| orleis, aided bv ub.i counsel. A
BBBBBI r of rr*pprui.?emciiis res all. d iu establishing the
value at 52 i ran es per d^seu..... originally c aiu.e.1 by
tue Ooveruineiil, luslcad ol i'J francs, a., cia un d by the
lm|K>riera. All entries ot km uloves, of bist qua,ii . .
no* .mob ..: ...' ti .m ? I ae iiiciimis-.! Uulies ami
penalties evulbcleil U|mui iIhm nrilelo alone duilug Hie IU
eiil >ear amounted to eiV?.UT.? So.
Pmofs wen ob'tt.md in,n pi, -i it. d to the Appral*. rs,
showing (hal veivets Imported from QofBBBBf ou oou
aiBBOBl ui, altbougu man uf set u i. d ii|.?.n oi.i. rs on
viousi.v given ai a fixe.i |>or ceni, were -??-i-n. .ijcaiiv
und uniform.y uud. i vulued upon entrv. It WOOfooiid
upuu li.Vi stigat. that tue pines til BBlM ihesc v. I
via- were ordired ulid sold, ?tp-i Oeduellng entiles,
commissions MBtl eXiH-nsee. wen (run 20 pol cent ki 40
per cent oigb<-r ibaii tin ktvOBw ftlB??. D suou.d m
uuuersiood that tbeae sreie not oidinary iBIfaVrtMsBBa
of goods to oe sold lu the Aiueilean uialkel.bui lhal
|BB pi lee whiib tne inuuut iciui.a was lo n*
ceive was agreed upou W'fore ahlcun ut lo the United
nates. The decisralioii by (he uianuiactu.ci,
in hie invoices, of a larger price thai, mat ut w.i. n in.
siuoos w.-r. actually somi, was tberrfore a deiiiMuate ui
teiupl tO I V.iili BBJrBMBl ol a BOTUoa of UM dill.--.
Tneee inves.lgnlliitis neve colillroied Ii estatement in.nie
lu my leisoi of last year, iu.it It was the prsotlcit at eer
turn loreigu uisuu ss i i eis lo invoice th. ii gooaaeoop
siKned to lids ' ounii) al nnee? as BUOhlowei luuu the
uisrset Value as aias deemtHl pi lli.eiil, aud line practi?
cal V 111 i la tariff rale to be pi.d without n-uard to
Ibe lale presi ribeo bv law. Oue o, the leading uialiu
f. innrer? o| crefeid, w.u. B _e In New - York when tne in
ve-itgatious were pemilug. was askasi uistn wlist lie
..a-> a ii e va.otv. aaSVt) d iu BM lu>?aBSsO ?>f gosKte siupueO
lo tne L'lnten Btau-s ou rauBBaalaaioa. He rtifutosl tiTa" it
w?a a <t it. ii. i . tun ,o BUOBIBl ; that the
g. oos were* ui nie spts laily lot the Aihericsa
maWBSS aud BjM no market Velue in Ciefubi. auu Uisl it
vi u> i liereloir " a man el ol em sc eine " w Uli euch ito.n
mtmi iirei ss bi how h. would lovoif ? hui guod?. 'iuu*.
if coiiab>utd in Voices ur.- lo be allow i d to pass uu^uee
imuiu, us has fnuueutly been tho piaoUte lu jeers
past, th* mummt of duties oellected upon them Would
depend uiM'ii the s'naticity of lb* ? eonseleeee " et the
foreign mnnnracTnrer. &? veral lnvo4ceeef vttvet* were
rtiliuirplenfl, end in every instance no sUvaneu ur.ou tl??
laroleo value win sustained. Pending tneea rem?iimi?e
mciits. n large proportion of the eeaaon*' Importation of
these ; ">tU wio hsld nndcr general order, end upon the
in,n .mi. MMel <>r inn r.-?nlt the consignee* gmeraily en?
tered tii> 'r goods ?I the no rancid price.
I rob?' I of OB*, giwd* of nil ginne have been largely
.ldvinced In Tnlue ttj the appraisers. Morn l ban
ROO roses of rrnpprnnni-Mf. mostly of Mills,
here, net urred at ibe P.wt of New-Yor'* ro
suiting, with few rxcapt:on<, in nu n'lennoe *n value,
aud have formed the baai* tor-iibacuucut entries, thus
sei hi inn lareely Increased revenue. Home of the mn.it
prominent American iinoorter*. wno by ts?a?i>n of the
prcrnlene* ot undervaluation. Nero Seen f?r many
i .. , exflnded from direct inipertntions of silks, vel
vets, slores and similar articles, have dcU-i-ini>? .1 to
resume the purchase of this class of good" In fofeian
market. Tftey nrr encourages! to this rout e lir DM
marked sneresa of customs officers tu maintaining ad
vanes ui?ou reapprolscroent. notwithstanding ihe nop
|hmm-d nniiregnaole position of certain forenrn manulac
Hirer*, wbn, by cou-ignlug tt.eir proiiiiot* to Xow-York
and refusing to tell to American buyer* except ttwoagt
Holt iigiliWin tin. loutllrv, fell secure III the belief
tli it tlio Government wa* ihl* cutlrolvdeberred from
Mtnllill L In'ormntion of foreign market values rev?
ered direct imoor'aiions hare be*>n msde during the
present reason, and it is bot? '1 thai actual MMSMI in
tl.reign Iuhikefs will tni'o frcpn iu and geliere I in
toiiimiah Indisputable evidence ef dull this value bv
whi- h consigned goods may he apprai-ed and equal and
uniform donee toliooiodi
ll is u conn.ion error t:? suppose that undervaluations
are cjpiitlned to article., like silks, velvets a'.d itmUai
. Is, which pay a high n 1 valorem duty, and th.r. the
adoption of low ad valorem rates will rnre the evil, ll
has MAO ascertained tbul marble iu blocks, upon winch
I|N i I \ .j'oretn r.ile Is but H percent, ha? been system
,!(.. ,. , und'ivaiin .I fur a number of venrs past, ii.nl
thai I ic loss to lie- Government by r ason ol sued umier
vain ii .'3- er s tint i.e. ?< i.-s Ui in ??_*.>.'??<? per annum.
Similar frnndnleiit praettON have ntsa prevailed in the
Importation of certain classes of dry go-xls which nay a
low imI v elorciu duty. t? lltumgge- iiou w ineli has bc? uso
frequently urged, that these dnfj >nllte* In ik* collection
' of the r? vi mi ? e ?n only bo oii> bated By the substitution
of iM?tne tor ud r niece a .luni.-, it has been ob?
jected thai as to sitiis mid other dreaa goods
no tpeciflr r :to con d Be BoBMuiliu4 wtneh would
ep rate t qa'tably. It i< oonO'Jeiilly Is-iiovcd. ViWever,
that m rompoaoa ?pertBe' tety 1 rted open weighI und
snuuro yard would secure the iwo-fold objrel desired?
viz . eci (unity and iit.ifnrmlty lu the codi i ll in or duties
and the protection ot the iwrflmm maunfeeturet.
sie c. ..nil evasions of the revenue b ?vo isa u prac?
ticed hy nilarepreoeatattoo o' the inn- character ?<f
meri h iiubso and false ll*?olBi >1 N tberoof. An In?
stance of Uns sind was discovered In ih? iBportatloa of
uuiline dyes. An iu vest'gallon di*i to seil t lie (net that a
French mauufaciuier of dyosSttin had been fur more
tnari a year iiefraudtm; the revenue by entering his irer
eendis" as "niannfnet ured articles col otherwise pro
vidt?l foi," the dut f on which is 'j') par cent, wueii in
rea.lty tliev should have been > ntet(Mt as "amline dyes
and colors," dutiable ,n Tip cents per pound and It") per
cent ad vaJofwos. The BBfBfBBBMBl Bl the praper rate
of duly on Iben? srtleb I, tB BBBJCB^BBBBB of t his investi?
gation, win s ?euro an iBBIBBgoi revcuuosthereou of not
less thnn tH.*SI,U(H) per annum
The rc|H>rt concludes a* follows:
Inves'igattous Into the method of wet (mm nnd
sampling Imported r.'ig.\rs hove beeu continued, und
lave lesuitesi in a complete rpnnrantl if mil of Iho
Weighers' Depafttneat nr New York, end radical
i changes In the mode of suinpiiiig aitrt weighing. The
?igiiHiiei? ami rare exercised by luo weighers since Ihe
reorgHnlaatton have eamoted a oaemtslorable Incrnaae la
the revenTM from sugar.
Ii is tofftcult to estimate the amount of Ibis lnrrcnr-e.
It may, uoweTt r. iiestiiu-d test o:.t if.- most intolli
ge?t and careflll QnVotl IB the New York (Jus.oiu Ibiilse,
wiios.' .lei v it ts to "iits rvise the Hqntdatlon of entries,
has gtveu il is hl< oiiiuloe. tiiat UN wsight* is-tunnsd lie
the weighers (luring the past year are nearer by -I |ht
cent to tie- invoice weights thau during former years
Upon tbl* esttinste tin. increase of duties nrlsteg from
tno.c i ireinl we-j. iiiue ,tte ei;.t i to :B'.,'.7l rev.
Carefnl atteattwi baa heeo give i to tBe subiectof
sauipuug sugar. wttB a view to secure uniformity of
practice ut i b the |n?rf?, anil I have io.re|M>ri th it the
many difficulties surrounding the object desired appear
to Us vii been ovin o;ne, 11 nil thai a syslntu . as lies U de
vi-?-U umiei wblefe it is beBevod uinnum samples may
always lie otitnlned without leaving anything |o tns
di-ere ion ol samplers.
Hy reference to 'he accompanying tables, showing the
elaasification ol sugars and IBB tlBlHM BBieaeed thoieon.
st the four |ir' ;e;,..,i ports duung the lust two fiscal
yiars, it will be seen tiiat the clusaitlcilion for the past
>ci.r aas higher iii.oi for tbe preeediug rear, the aver
agi duties per pound being one an I one-hall hundredth*
of a rent more for the flscnl year ended June llo, 1V7?.
tnan lor the year prevl -ns. Tins fraction, smab as it la,
makes an man use of Iji'J in.?tifj 114 tn the duties co.Iceted
upon 1 ,(>ol.iitu;,I lo ponuds of sugar Imported during
the year at New-Term, Beetea, I'ldiadcipnia and Baltl
iii le. _
THE ATTORN?1 UMNMJLAL'a HI.PORT.
WaBBTIlPslTON, Pre. 1.?The n'Hinal rcpr>rt of fhe
Attoruey-General was sn'miitted lo Congress to
da>.
In regard to the) deficiency iu appropriation for
United .tiatiw* lliraaali Iha Atteraav-Oeneral aaya:
The last leamea of tBopraomn Omsgrea* h iving ad?
journed wltiiout mak ng aupropriatmn* lor these ofS
e. rs mi 1 their depuns* tor thn cunent year, mueb an?
lely was fait lest the oruinarv hu.-iueas of die courts, as
it adeeis private panics, and especially aa II legaru*
tee interest of the United States, Wotlld be Seriously
deranged. Ir was my view Dial i.ie-e . fri eis might
pioporiy pi toe od in Uiu regular perturinancc of tbe du
tlea reqaired of them by Btw, |a tap an in ipail.ui of a
suitiibb appropriation by Congre-s which shoiibl com
(ssusnte them for ?M sal vices amuatiy rendered, aud
those expenaeaMOeenontlf ineideiii.il io the discharge
ot iBeJl olhc. h. * ? *
Ttiesi. oflt er? have faithfully performed all the duties
required ol inmii to law, osmI advanced fron, ineir own
means tbe expenses which have lie-'u necessary to their
pei loi uuin 1. Altbuugli In ouu or two instance.. 011 ac?
count oi the eapeaaeata be Bsearred, luarshait huvo
Isreu compelled t*j |m.stpone tue sendee of itroeeee, yet
uo Imiioriaiil practical dithi utiy lias neen Cunnd in tue
ellioreeUieol of llic process of the I dIIimI Malts or too
conduct of the buslno-s of i's courts ti.v icasonor tilts de
netencv. Tnis la due to tho r-'al and Bdoiit v of taeoe
oOl -its, w uo have nruggled 10 poriorui inulr dunes
fuitbiuiiy, uittv.iLaUiodiug too euBarnuamebt under
which tin y lubor. d.
I eonsl icr thuir coutlnet m all respect? worlhv of the
higliesi eouiuieudallun ; and I earnestly urge upou Cou
grea* that tbe appfophaiBia noeeteary to ct nipcn.^nie
tiiein for their services Isa made wllu all ?uitalde eXpe
dMtoej. Iho unman 1 which ha? BBf*tofOro '?een estl
me . : for this purpose and submitted is ewsi.tsH.. which
uow coustiiuics a aatMaaayia too cum ...... t?..?
BOB.
Undirthe head of " Protection to Civil O?iters,''
the Attorney-General says:
Additlou-.l Icslstatlou is iieednd to protect the execu?
tive civil officers ot tue Government in i!ie peir?rmanoe
ot their dunes, aud also ucnlnsi outrases whteli are
oouiinitted U|H>b them, hocause they bavo faithfully
pel to.-m et t tbeiu. Tue piitnamutnt now tillacbcd
to a resistance of the process of the United (bates (tains
Isnoic tnmoaaaraM witn many offences winch have
beeu commiitt 1! upou and agaiusi tBBee aSeera, L'uiteil
blate.i Court* suounl isr cloiUcd with proper power over
siub uli'bi'ts In nrdi r ul least to pun.n in.ee who
niurtler their efMcere while discharcinp their duties
01 because tbey lia\e diacUargiMl mein, a 11, tiler *o
vdai lo the propor t xcctitioii ot tbe protxge of ihn
l'nitr d State? should n..t lie left alone to the adminiMra
l.011 of Justice in the route Cou.ts.
Hcfcrrmg to tno election laws, the Attorney-Gon
eral says :
It bus been my effort resolutely ami falrlv to exe?
cute all tbu laws of the United State* pro
tec.ing ti e purity of tdecilou* iu the ? .tu? way
lhal utBet laws are exrcu ed, aud to b.ing to
Ju-ilce those who bnve violated IMSB. Bubm uddiiion
to the expenec* of tbe ]>cpnr:inenv h.ss b en made hy
tlie )>roee?'Uiioii of off.-noea committed againsi tbeee
law* ov vurloiia forms of luiituitiaiiou ami traurt, iho
mote pi .tuiiieiit of which latter was the oftence famil?
iarly inown ?s baBntsbM s uftlug. While eoovleUoaa
have bot hoi u oiuuined in as many cases as cuuiu have
beeu dc-ircd, 1 uuv. kuowu of none winch were cem
lui uce.1 without proper und sufbcient evidence to Jnnlfy
tuim. Toe unnsBer of convh-i' -risc?nm., i,.,\ever,
authorises tie rssltei I hat 11 more uealiuy si ntiiuoni Is
dt icl. piug Ho- if agaiust offence* of this ch ractor
That ttie> attiko at tu>- very 0 i idatmn of n publuau
govei a.oent cannot lie disputed.
The necessity of making some ndditmn.il provis?
ion for the transaction of business in tho Federal
Courts is adverted to. General Deren*, stigjfesbj
the appointment of uu additional ju?go 111 inch cir
cuit, by which means an iutorimslialu appe.'lats
court coidd be formed iu each circuit, ootndaiiua ot
I two circuit judges und the (irctiii jmtn-. An ap
I p? Hate ootnt ol such a character could be safely in?
vested with a vety large Junsdicii,m, and would rw* j
lieve the Supreme Court and those circuits now op?
pressed with business, besides giving to all parties
opportunity iMTPpoedy trial.
A detailed statement here follows of iMditpefJ.
Um "f thetiiuses nu the dtaket of the October
term, 1">7*\ aud of those tuns far heard during the
present term, ihn attention ol Cougress is called
tn tbe retool decision in what are known as the
"trade mark ea*i<?,''ami also lo the quealions in?
volved in several eise? now p nding ami steip to be
brought to the cnnsidei.il .111 of tbe court
1 he appropriation by ( ngross for expense ,,f tjl(.
I nifed Stales courts di ring tin- last Beeal year wm
900,000, I be amot.nis alre idv pani goi and the
accounts presented and payable lTt.11, Uljj appro?
priation will require a daaeleBcj npniwpnBtioB
of fillTO.OlMI Oll uck lilt of the jildi ij e\p. ||ses
f..r tho tiseal year ls?:t. rhe TTtnngto
mm the fiscal \ear 1s.ho i, p2,350,000. I
Alliong oilier recnmiln lldutlops ate t lie I01I0W mg i |
inn tue Daitad Htatea iMstiut AI lorn. , ? BbonJd be i
paid by aauriaa aleaa, aoaTpal aa at pro* . nniK '
In fees; that ae-istant Lulled Sale. At >rm yn {
should be provid- tl for naertVUB tUatm i- and ibcir I
salaries lived ; t.iat the number ol Baited Mai?.?
t ouiu.i-.s.o.n is-.mW aggregating 'J.MOO-j, It>o
in 4l, and as the . Ap.a,-, , in. ideiit to ti.oir dutnwl
urn eonlii ually i on asmg. Congress slmiinl iixtho
iiiiiMiu nu aaanaaa ta a amtriri. und IfaaiBonty
should he given Hie Judge of the district to Uianllotv
fee-111 cases wliere warrants were eund>-ss|> issued,
much might be done to bunt expense*.
1 he report tHiBotadot witn a rafrrrjire to the
courts iu l'la?. in which the Attoi uev-(l un ml sayg;
For the <a*l lour >ears appropi lailoas bay, irts,.|i
uiaue for ihe eKpcuxs of tin T< rntorud ? ourta in t'tah
Tuts Tern lory isrsist^btly itecili.e. u< male the api n
url.,lioiis tslnei. ail other Trrniorsss of to, tfuBod Slate*
luakf, and prui't ily snoiild make, ror liiess. eouri*. ll
wili he for Congress to oon?ider whether sotuu sysieui
oaiibo. hi ad '.'ico i.j ubleb lue 1 . rf i.ory ,11 1 I . ,
pe,led 10 meel au i X|h-Ud.tuie Which lue InglsialluU Ol
Coutress lia* ir. nte.l ... ? prop, 1 elmr^e up 1. it ll
wouid he obvmuai) luipoealtiie in the iiu antium to prr
uiii ihcpioper admiuistrallou of Ternp.rial Juste c to
. la...
THE TRUNK LINKS
BUJ UrrjklMI AND R4TE8.
a MMfM that kbit M ?h?rt 700.0ooof thr
him cicqt ip.kd Foa iMrEBr.ar-F.x-Ji mir. suit
man ?kKOKK ti1u ASHKwnLY MBLBtOAB ?'< 'M
BIIIBW HHimil on BOeTKPUUUftg. TaUM
ANI? RAILROAD BATK? 0> TUB MM Ot
WWTTKrJ I'BODL'CK-A BTATKMFNr BY JAMES
M'llKNRY.
A Hinior wjain t irculation ye-Ocrilay that Kriohna
not funds, enough ?-u haw! to pay the interest twaTly
line. Tho tkfic.cnt y was rumored to be $70x0,000.
In com hiding his ursnmcut in defence of tue rail?
roads ItiBtirdBJ. BT TBdja Shipmaii reviewed the
testimony that b.ui been given before the Aseetnb.v
IVimiiiittce concern i in; tho management of the rail?
roads of tbe State. The address wan .1 thorough
analysis of tho testimony Bnd b clear stato
lncnt of Uie position of Uio managers of
tho Eric in Jibitioo to all error* of ad
m.lustration (hat have Ixcn alleged ag >in->t 1 In in.
Jatiica M> lit nry lute went a statement to tin- eo.nnnt
|BB of Ida version of the Erie controvert/. Brief
coin me at* 011 t.Vs by President Icw.tt and S. I.. M.
liarlow arc gi ven herewith.
THE fpie 1ntekest almost DM*.
A RI'mok I'liT TIIK company has XOT TIIK
AM.ifNT XCKssAItY to RAY II?THE df.h
CtkaTCT 1:11 litfitD to BB 1,700,000.
At tbeWitBBBBf Wotvi ami DtrlOBBtatVo's at a late
hour last rv. n.nic it was rtUBoeodthai JsBBOBK.
Kbvmumtstated that IhtErii RailwayCompany
w.w>7o0,<>0ii .-'.ort of the um 11 ? e-sary to r>;.y t!;e
intarasl dM i'i ? few da? on Ua b? mis. At
tbmlatterBBtBBd plaaa Mr. Kmwn own vorda ware
quoted to this eSacti and I ioawueot purporting!
to be in his own hainlwrniug was ,'jhwii, of winch
tlie foMow itig B BB a BOW :
The Krio stateBBBBBj which will soon l>o pub-"
liehed. will a'mw .-, 7.M),llOOiietie-it toward pay incut
of interest on iin boiuls."
Mm. Jamil WBJ sought, but al the late bntrr.it
which t lie t.cvvs waaobiaintd het on Id not In- Intimi.
Mr. Kerne ,va > subsequently BOttgfcl at the Albc
n.arle Hotel, wi..-v. |is i.nv liviroar. but 111 reply to
tho reporter's card lie reut word thai be bad retired.
A coniiiiiinica;;i>n was sent to him in wiitiiic to the
effect that he was ii noted as saying that Erie was
short $700,000 BtB ils interest duo shortly,
nnd risking if it might lie stated on his
authority. Mr. KeBOB made no rep y in writing, but
the reply tMBjaj by Ihe waiter: " Jfo ; and you must
not say so 011 my authority."
None of the Kile nl.icials .ouhl be fntiud prcvion.-t
to going to proas. _
ai?;i:mi:n is for the eailkoads.
CO MCI. I'STOB Ol" KX-Jl DOB SlMfMAN's HPKltCH?
AN'i W' ;<S T" i'OMPEaINTS and (.1 I I DTs \|s.
Ex-Jtitlire. William D. Shipui.ni, M coiinac.
for tbe New-York. IssfcB Erie nnrt Western Railroad. 0011
cltided ins argument before the Assembly Committee
yesterday. Mr. isicme charges, said Mr. Hblpnian,
that the carnage or milk by the Eric yields a revenue
of f'J.'.'OO per night ou each of il ?? local uiiik Irubis.
The fact is, an Uf, Itlaiichar.l has BBBWB, that the gross
revenue la only fSM per train. I now turn your atten?
tion to tho e.miniamU of tho millers of Roches?
ter, of tho graii.alcaJi-n aud porg-packera of
I'.otTalo, and to the depression of agricul
tarc in the Western part of the Stab-. Tbe
testimony discloses the fad that the ()em->e? wheat
fields long since ceased to produce the kind of whea
which one. miide the celebrated (ict.esee tloitr. It has
bee n supplanted oy a new viirviy, core privlu. tive, but
maMng un In Tenor flour. Tne local mil.ers will no*, use
It,aud go to the BTSla markets of Toledo and Coicago foi
their whe.it. ihe only coaiidalul of (ho Rjichestcr
miller is regarding the rate from Roche.' ? r cast as com?
pared v.lih the through rate from the West. T::c rate
from Raschester to Li\er;>ool has never been ui?>re t'mn
?1 ccnis higher than th ? nt" from Minneapolis to Liver?
pool,and usually It is from l."> to 90 cents lower. Now,
whydiMs not the purchaser buy blstloiii m Boebesti rsnd
sulp to LIvcrpon! when E.c frel.'ht is .T'l cents c'lciprr
from R srnesier to the foreign pun than from tin: West I
Tbe ai.sv.-. r. of i o i-m . is that In i an Imv ul- fl :ir n; the
West 7."> cents per bai nl i heapi r than a: R i..-.- '.-r. i?i
course Hie 7j cents difference Is not created bv the rail?
roads, but by tuu Westen myier? ibe ri.-ult of baa near?
ness io the soiirta- ol supply.
The grain trade of Iai1.uo has BBtloflbtedt] declined.
It has iH-en ?npolBBtoi l)j tbe arual VaaBorn centres.
Tula sialeof things is bs'youd lekislattve roii'ml; the
laws of uriolo r.ixTiite uaeelstibiy. Tbo )Mtrk-UM< klug
business of EufTuio is also not us great as It
' b.ts been. Il is i beeper lo kill tbe boas Jn
the West, und thus avoid Um trataBBortoilon of
I'll pi i edit of tPBata luaierlal. Lu'talo has been in?
jured by the hlgB tort of biiullug gr .iu. The combina?
tion of the owners of ihe elevators to keep up high
pi ices is dauiaginc.
DKI'ttKsSliiN in IHBHIIHIH
It Is charged that the decline in the value ol farm
lonua In WtsttJ-ii Ni a-York Is due to the rsilrouds. This
is a rtelnston. If the Ne-s-York roads were blotud out of
rxlsteuce.stlll Ibe proeliicls of the West would reach trie
Eastern markets iu comiM-tition with those of tbe farm?
ers of New-York. As to the decline lu UM Bark et price
of fsrming lands In this Htate.tbo llWhBBS wbollv faiis
to show mat tliere baa been any xreater fal.ing offthnn
id real OBtBtB generally in the t.s und cities. One
witness ?a) s that twelve j cars i.go bo sold potatoes at
fl fiO biieiiel ; now tiny were lib rent-. Ontoi.s Ibeu
sold hI B*J ami .*'_' M btisoei: now 50 cents. Il Is
not aurprisiug (hat furun-ra find times hurder. toil ihe
New-Yoik lurnior has great advantage* over most of
the Wesl. ru farim Is Muliv of tho urtli !i lie e'oiistiu:e..s
but does noi raise ore br> ught to his door cheaper.
Ho also can respond to tbe call ot tho purchaser in New
York quicker.
BUll DO New-York fnnner complains (hut lie his to pay
a higher rat.- per mile for rail tr ajaoriatlon ever the
New-York roads thai, is puliibr the Weeteni faun r. UN
remedy, he thinks, la a pro rat? frelcBI sysftm?eliber
levelling up tue tiiruugu rates or levelling down tho
Ioosl raies to a mathematical stsiMlard of uni?
formity. Now if the New-Yort trunk lines bad
tbe sole power to fix their rates ou tarough
easi-bound freight (widen they Uavi> ai / tin y eouid not
ralso these roles independent of oOBeurreol uctmn of
thnolh?>r trunk lines wiihoiK div< rilng the ?.- iraf
tief i om Ibe Ofay Of b>w Yoik. Raising tho rales on
lorougli freigbi no's passing Sy rail turoiigb this rtute.
by ?taiule, would send n over roads running through
other Stales Tae only other course n> wu.ch lue local
isles call le brought loapio ntB With tbe IDTOUgb
rates is in redueio the hs-al rates. To attempt tins wouuh
be to ignore the iMimlitlous of trooaporfaUoo ? such
us leugtn of haul, bmk uud rugnlariir ol Lraifie, et. Toe
manager*ofthooafosstaan struug'iuK to redaee tim
ditfoieiice is tweon tniougu aud local rales to tae mini?
mum, regard b. UBS bad to all the BtSBtSBta ot the plots
lern.
It has been said that legislation baa le-en successfully
aoolicd to iraft!?? on the English rnliwsjs. if V(,u W|)|
exam.ne that legislation you will Orul it vi ry limited in
Iis roaracier ami opei.iiiou. KofWTer.a > omnarisun i .m
md be in nie as ib ? ..millions of the hmk of the tr trie
of the two countries areeiilire y d.ff rent. Eugiaud
ie not broken up mio sepurasO HlaP-s, Baring the power
io mtke i ot. die ting laws, each with is own rat Iron t sys?
tem, with Us own syatem ol laws. England, moreover,
has eluuloaied troin her civil adiiiuiisirsiiou tbe uie
, ment of puny. Win. h docs nut h??H..te io dl ?trlbuio its
luvors to ineX|>er.e'Uce and nuh. ei ity pioyided UaOJ
wear the robes uf party lealty.
It i* o't.'u said ihat if the New-York toads can
I BBtiy a busnid of grain t..rough iroiu OBlBagB to
tho eoaboard lor tumr proportion ol the tntongh
rste tiie.v ? .... carry a bushel of ciaiu
fiom Rroi kpurt or Ruth, lu this slat ?. to the- wabo.ird
ai a sum equal to tueli UtODOfOOB of tlM thioitgb late.
Tuis suggosllou ignores (h? diileleueo lu the Co t of
transportation between ? Ion? ami a ?hurt haul?h -
tween vast besUe* of truflic mo\iug lr.im one cinire
aud small qtiuuibit* pieLtsi up ui local sUfloua II
Ignores lue la. I that loo nec-s.itlca of New-York City
roBJBUB tuai lue triuik lim s of tins etat?-, ah >uM paatl
cipaie largely in Uns traneporladou to pievem u toiul
direranai of It to olher lilies, and taut tin y c.in only
partioipaie IB il at tho rates whkli luie tho
hour, und which are fixed bv the rigid laws
of demand and supply. To say that these New-York
roado stiull tak' no pur' id IbOUrOBkfB BBsaBgaa BBBOM
iimler Die is nalty of Ulng deprived of ull (irotlt lu tne
local business, la B pivpoailion involving the grossest
I uj us lice.
THIt TESTIMONY ACOfr THU KRIR,
I thltik un examination of IBB testimony about tho
special rates grantou by tin Erie mauagera will MtfBfj
you Uial they were uot made capriciously, nor with Ihe
design or eff ct of injuring any one Mr. Jewell's ap?
pointment as receiver and bis administration have
neen cnuciseai. It is suRlclcut for my purptwe here
io ?av that bulb tne apiNdntmi nt and ihe receivership
h ive Isreii lUlly vindicated. Il nan Ih-.-u insinuate d alssi
that ih? rtHeuru ol ihe Erie Railway lo tne suit.- En
gtueer aslafepros?tod the condition of the eoupony.
The tivstltnouy of Mr. Jewetl ami Mr. LilUc ahoweti Ii. it
lie: reports were all u.sde lu aoodfailh. As to tbe
aal.iry ol Mr. Jewell, bis original salary as
pieslii'iit was voluuluiliy Lmlcicl In in. ine ae
oanty wnicn ne icqmred ^for BbaBtbsBiag the
hBMBTSMB aud im rative gsSHSSBBa ha IBBB ? d o a?
sume the o.n .oils dtlllos of muu.iglug tbe affai.-s of this
gre.il cornor.ii au "a' ptt'eclh pis; and pro, er. As to
hi-salary asiei HTST, Ml was II em bj lo. taBBTt winch
oppoiiited hi as, witboat say soltcitata? o nm pan ot
on the part oi ui. counsel. As to tue aOtBlSBBO?' of the
sun ol Erl? agaiite. V.iuderbm, 1 woul.i aa> that wns
done under Ihn a.vico ol < oUiiaol, in a huh
1 auand. Aa to the aettleoteul with Mr.
Ooiild, 1 eouln say thu II.? ilisi me- wusibou^ht ton,.
Ha Boot rtaoll Unit is.uid iHisellnv lie ohialiied. Mr.
QoBM b <d several millions of Ihe prupetty m | cum
puny iu ins name, and H was of vital tin
puriaucc thai the I it I., and pok<**?sl. n should ins
ai gOja> d by (he eouiputi) as ~m?o ms possible. Mr. Oould
i.uv.ug linleil io p. rfon.i s. in?? ol Ihe eve.inul? m (be
llrsi s. tt|. men'. i. ?... uud ?tot wsa nnuttfiii nvmiiat bun
,,. collipe DBrfortBBBBB. '1 his was subsl.mtialljr BBB0a>
pU aoaftatBa ait)usiiuetit .het foliow.si, mut i>
wuiii is calteo the aeramd " aelllcmeiit " who OoulJ.
There 1? not ? iM?rt i i. ..I p-.m.f loal lu eltUer of these
seub ine.iis ine Iswl aitaiusble results wore not socuied
i? ? <? Em t'om|*aiiy.
UJ" ?' isblpmau iu eiusliig his address reviewed the
I iMliotllfljOlelOBIof the conns upon the relation* of a
s-itsto to the railroads witldn iu bnrderi. arguing last
ran muds worn no; pubsio enUrprlsc-, uud thi
nr.* wholly under Uin control of tho Rate. He clov-n
with these words: . ,
"1 aui aware that fba pnternal tlioary or
government is gaining adhen n < ow u MB
eonntry. Tho condition* of Modern lifo pree*
ftnrd-r and harder upon the mnlUtudee every
year. Wmn theso toiling, ami voting million*
undertake to npplv the thenrv of pnternal government
to rented* tho evils -loco ?tUml l-hem. they will extend
Ihe hard-toniulllg pieces* lo other property be BMO that
nf mllrnod norporatlon*
hi in mi Sinuc will begin his argument in behalf ..f toe
Chamber of Conuiierre fn-duy.
A STATKMKNT 11014 JAMX& ItctLZMtY.
HIS VPRSIOX flF mK I RIP. COXI It'iVl ?HY- MUll K
rowvu-NTs whom i hi -ii'i.M n w> i r and a. } ?
m. nviM.i.w.
Jnniea Mi ller ry lias made another statement
ahum BN ro.vtiiio. wine a bis re presentat Ire In this MM
pry, Jnmea A. I.cilly. last evening fjPtl in .Mr. Hephui u.
Chairman of fie Assembly fooinittt'e. The iuo?t tmis.r
fant patte of Mr. Me Henry'? statement, which Is en?
title. I ?? atsteipr nf of James Melfetiry !n PJ ation to 'he
loons neeotiat'<1 in fondoii for the Krlo h.illwsy DM
puny 1M7_\ X mT:t, i S7 I," and which Is aw-oi-o to tie'..re the
L'iilfi-1 Mates Viee-Consnl In Pails, are a ? .'.):.? ????:
I miderto.ik the const nu l:on of the AtHnt.c ami
Greet Whsten: us an exten d?"i of tbe I". ??? Il nlw.iv with
t'lll mowlcdge that Ife prosperity depend, m on :'s BOB*
rirshle treata en' l>v the Erie. S... a after IU com p! ?*! mn
tl. Hi le r.'i'Uilialed all its engagements Wttl a view to
sti-an,-'" the great railway widen I fOOltra led, Eariv
In ii7'?' I nee-pled a siijrgisiion mace hv Mr S. L ?t>
lb.rl.iw m. I others, aud detrrauai d 10 provide an bnn
eel idnilnUtrntloafortBeBrie, [took loeonly eour-e
tho i.puear '-il open !o n ??. I im! te.d le money i *? ?
im nt" a m o .r.ly ol tin-, rlirer tors to resign in favor of
(!:.- iion.in.es of Mi. Hmliw. f rel cd entirely < n
Mt. 1 larl j w's 'tat.meat a Its the position ?I tbo Erie,
ii \ i j.ie.1 tMJ io.in.nees and pi.ieed tin iii In po?ir.
and accepted implicitly every notion thev ropreeenn-d
as Mm eeceoenry for Um beoeatl of tan Krte t dapaay.
My ,m|ect Vafl plain, and whs always traiikl'/ ucknowl
.<".. 1 10 -It - I gtBOO I he Erie ttualn I.... v iutl PMM '????' ?
so that It w.?ltl '*> in a position to cairy out its engage
meiiis to the Aiantic and il:eat Wesi.-rn.
Immediately Ol the el. i tl m of tlencrai fr.X. March.
1873, withn t wen'.y-faor hours l was eoltrd on MM
advance o' PJJj^OOUjOoO to prevent the appoio'ment of a
re.-. iver. I negotiated linswitn Pwfl. BmBBoBabeBn
it Oolrtsehra.'tt. and resdlfod In Hie OOBttSM V pur Value
in i utrein >. e-.n-lrli iVMl at the tin.- an extl uotdlliartly
surceaeftU negotiation, loi winco I neOsmSI ion ihans*
of Ihe (oropaiiV. Sni.rtlv niterwaid a law was pass. 1
at the m-tsiietof Mr. H irlow, ami al a i-ost to the Ei i
uf >7;>.U0u. pan! it\ renolulioti of the Board, making UM
Brta M rxa ptioo Pa nil Awriona raflwaj in resiutring
the directors ro lie resid' nr eitteem. ?f ti e I i.iteu e* it ?.
v.n'?.ii ttgis i iioii eooeeatraled all ihe poWM in the
haipiso* Mr. Itirtow and Ins eonfe leraies.
In tue Mtel of May 3.1si7'J.<?on!u'*uame laforth- first
Ilm.? ?utroleced is the holder of bonds worth
P8^MO,0)Si, whieh it t.i. suggested sho .Id bo rcpur
aanessa,tor whieh78 pororal sma dessandsd, Hiibougii
they w.-re sa.d In i>.ive In en sold I > (NMtld a ii? l?er cent.
Tu. letter of Ju.ie t icportsthe tsnjMoai of these MBit
at 7tH par bsbi. tad oa psaa 01 it fa itated iBal r ?
purca?se will largely bsnell: tbe Company, aud t..e
lltllltalttB lN inerea?ed 9f tile kr.owloilge Unit ObBM
has been prevented fr.?m n-aluina much, If an-liilng, Bt>
V'inil the -ictual cost or 1 ue bauds. Um a contract for
the sale of tle se bonds was con cidcnuy made with
(Hmti, linder WfeBM Bo Vat Mi rcooive whatever prollt
w is r. allied By ihe sslo of tlie^ houda (aisout tUOOJSNn.
I'll is ea > i was deceived bj KrP oftl la's, at..l a I M
labors far suppii-.i g ftradaaaramal boatu est JBratabii
terms were mi le u-eiess. by :!..- pn.ffr. It net tho whole
pr. ? eds, g lug into private poe'.rets.
Barlow** letter (aa papa 18) atrat aaaaraaaa that nu
the e'irtntigs were BaBM nood .'or ts-rtnan-nt work on
tat railway, ana" suggests ihat u.e iisn.-.s??? ?' rem no ??
money an?uld he settled t>v BBwBoaMBUB
out of the balance of bind p.- Oroda, I
was rals'ng this BBteey Bt LtWd m BBBat ibe
impression ttMt :t was t-etng appropriated for
tl,. improvement of nie. railn ay end Its cipiipment. In
til's I yy.i^ decer. eil.
i- oUoWtSfj i ne nheme of President WatBpB. to his let?
ter known ust'te "WatBOB Pr..gr.?r.tnic" and bis various
inegesttoesthai fartMraamaaraworeroasdned for tm
eompanr, f aegottated wtta Patera, BUchotTshoim
?fio.ihsi.noo eonverriolB bonds, pre pectin attached Of
these ?fS.MSl.O'JO were at once made available at pai tri
currency. The renuiniiig $'J,o00.lH'O were afterward
negotinred under ine lti-irtictioneef BfaraM ra London
at lower prices?say 80 per cent PJ so p. r cent; nut fnt
the negot latraa ol thi ? ' lo.iua I roee. v. d the el. pre.-.. :.,i.,
under seal, ??f Ihe ih .nka o the l o rt.
Thenext Bnaneis'in iveim i.t made In 1a ndon by the
Erie Com pan v was the is>uo or XJ.tKKi.lhK) sterling
s-coml ooBaolidaie.t liouds. tho ..rrangeiiieina lor w bieb
were made hy President Watson without my knowledge
or consent. TUo loan wa? a tadore, Mau el, In js reeni
iwitig eabeeiIBid. of ? bleb al iea?i one aall ?aa aeed iu
tbe e.vpeii?ea connected wr.:. the Is.lie. Wats- ?! then
lougbt iuyasaisi.ii.ee, and I i.eset an d advaueoa to u
large aawaal oa Um nnaoiu pfl?uoa of the tswde, u iug
more than ?2,000,000 itcrftM anaold wfeea Preasdieii
Jewrtt eaan i.to power, ihe ptorwadB <-f which weie
phi ed at btt di*;Misal tii.-ottgb the Bpeaef of Mr. J.<;.
<l.-?y, one of the dlieeters ?.-nt espvcMllv to Loodou tor
that purisi-e. ?in Iii oihers.
i Be e wm not a single dollar of the proceeds appro?
priated w ilhout Hie poaeoM of ibe Erie Otupsny or
some Of ItS ofneer? or ugi nts.
Tue mtmmary of tBeae ttuaueisl transactions is aa fol?
lows : fne Erie recotved In IST'J. pioeoeds of first mort
r go bonds. t?fi.iMM).oisi; is7:i. nreeeadeaf con. ni?
nes tit n-m-t s.".(KM).00.i; tK74. proceeds of second
eonac41*lated, 810,000.0001 total, BSSJMMXMOl Daring
iii. -e iBaaetal arrnngomowta eaattenod repmoeatatioBi
w.-re made Ibat the nmney was urgently infHed for
?? coastiuciton " piirpoa-s. These rcprcai atattottf wero
belli ved iiid i.eted upon, and ll was not unlit the last
BeM was sold and Mr. Orar bad iciarued with the I sal
ore,. , I? to New York that it beeniot evideal thuiiue
Krle one pbjeleallj and taaaemj i bt uo bettor po?ir.ou.
if so good, us wbne le diarge of Fi ik und It. BNL luime
diatet.v afterwsnl M pa-sisl Into he hands of a n c, t\ i.
and the legality oi tue second cousolidaied bonds was
officially called fBtO ipiestlon.
vikws ray pitrsinrNT JBWB1I.
Presfeiei.t Jewett was tfJCtai ycsrcrd.iy at bis
office, but did not seem to take n very
lively Interest in Mr. Mellenry'* ?MBBMBt, He
was very buay, merely glanced at the paper nnd
said that 11 Mr. Mcllenry cared t > keep his story warm
hy continued punlleutions he (Mr. Jewelt) could not
I.c!p It. It was enough for htm i>. know .hat the ijUe*
tion in all its bearings had be.-u dleeaaaael Bj aobbH of
law elected hy 5lr. .McMenry to ?Ttle the matter, and
thai this court lad rendered Judgment against Mr.
Mcllenry for about two tudliuns of dollars.
\ TALK WITH mu. lJAItl.nW.
fl. L M. Barlow, who was foutid at his oftlce. KB, IS
William*-st.. read the pr.|ier through carefully, making
tue following comments on several points as he pro?
ceeded :
Mr. IfcBenry beging bis story without specifying
dales, and u would appear, from what lie %%y%\ that be
was engaged in otilliimg lIn. Atlantic aud ijre.it Wea'era
nt the tuuo of rne Fisk ami OoBld BBaaaaBMBl of Erie.
In fact he began tbo construction of th-n
road ubout '-ej, and it was finished I isoui IS' ?,
He says that a law was passed at my Insran.;
r,quiring the directors of Krle to he resident Citizen? of
ihe L'uned Ptatae, This law mad* n a pei xi offence lor
the men al 'tie lo ad of i;rle not 10 recognize proxies,
and was dr. rn up ey Kv.irts. A mrhtuuyd und Choate.
and bud the clause Sir. Mcllea.rv c, ui plains r.f tick, d on
nt tbe end. I md those Working wi'h me did nil we
could to prevent Ihe passage of Ihn net. hut with, tit
avail. With reference to the rep ire lines- ot rlUiOO.ono
of bonds from Mr. OOBld, Be look tl. ::i at 65 per ceut.
We oBJeeBsi to this, out BMtad on making kMJBBry In
Wtul sir. ef thai nolauly in Nea-York would give .* imp h
for the houJs us i.ou'd liimstlf. Uui we knew
we could r.-alir-? OoaaOtBrng Ike P7 per e< nt
In London. Wo offeeeo lo repurchase of (imid,
*|| rol Used to sell except far something like M pel
cent or y.y per cent, ll is bonds w ere in Kngtand, and
we threatened lo at;a. b them tor ihe judgment . b
tuiued agaltist him. We had MB so far IB our power.
Hinl lie eomprouiised at 7."> per cent, by waJeh means I
siivcd almiil if?i.Vi.(SM> to the Erie Company. When Mr.
Mcllenry say-," Tuere was uot n singlo duller of I&0
pr.edaappropriated without the cons %\ ,.< tho Kne
company or some of us officers or ?grata," I need mij
tel 'in that a court of his own chuoeliig tendered a judg?
ment against him for two MlBs ns, a- due IxOfli hitu to
the Erie Company.
ATt'HlsCiN It) iE A liAlLKOAl) ( El I KK.
IMPUItlVM HIT mail Ci>MKviPl s I e l>.
AvOaUMWi I in., Dee, l.?Jay QejvM ajad
party retuiued to mis clly to-tlay. Mr. ti.utM si ren
thai ilia Central brauch Itoad would he extended
to torm a eeoaeeMea otth the Baaaaa l'acttio at an early
day ; that tbe : t. Jm eph aud I>euvcr Hum', would lie ex?
tended tu Ate I ui fi on a point uear Troy Junc?
tion ; that a hue wou'd tss built from lliue
Kaplds er Waterv'llc lo Marysville; and that
the Central liram-h Koad, from this city to
Watervitl' would be relaid with steel rails in order to
provide for lirgely Increased trsftlr) over It.
Theae cbangen w.ll give this city outlets It
never before had, over bath the Sr. Joseph
and DeaVfT ami Kansas nnd Pacific Rua.tv
The new road from QfWBd island, on tbo Union PactlOi
via ABaWaaa m.-i si. Luom, win m, tao ibortoai
and most dire t line me \Ve?t stlonis he
lw?sru ihe Pat i Hi (oast and Mis-ouii; und the
extension of the Central liiaucti lo a con tui?
tion with tho Kmsua Pa alii mar the West Hue of
tho (Pale, will muse ibe ibi rteol and m >st din ot route
rn-io Daatrai to tbe Missouri Km r. Mr. (lonld ladtoated
that nd the tt.frlo poselng over too Kausas and
Colorado roads ami tiie DBBM I'u Me f. ; S[. LaaBl
and eastward will BeaBBI st tills city. He
staled thai Ateluson should ne affordeil. either for east
or ?est Inline1 f, eii.-nts, over hot u tie Kill is Pacific Slid
Bt, Josopb ami ??BTI r Koad-. fucliitli-s ecjaal to |feo e nt
Kan-.ir utty or Bt, Joaapok
EXI ENSIONh AMD CtiMUIXAHOVBi
Bavrmknui Dae, L Qerenoff TaibBt .?m.i
other prMI'Benl dtaie und corpoiation official? of*
Mussucbusi tts arrived in tuts city last nlgiit aud are
to-lay m-pectiug tbe terminal railroad fiu Ulfa s,
shipping wharves und ele ..t ( a:.(on ami la'cusl
i'olni.of tbe 1*. nn.-yhania ami tiaitnoore and OUa
Railroads. Ex-(lovnrnor llrlger stated that tho visit
was Olie ol business, lint ? allied lo see ttie is ill olid
and termBsal taoiUUei of Baliimoeo for laoBMolres, to
?ad out what this poll lias that Ba?tOO has ool. OB
.-aturd.iv I oil Messls. Allieri Pel. and C. S. iieail. (lie
BrtUeB Coinmissiotiei s, in iperted the same points and
toe now large dry-doc!, now b. ingcousiim ten at l/ieusi
I'oiul, iid)olbiug 1 oil Melleuiy.
St. Jom.iti, Mo., Dec. 1.?The St. Joseph
unit t), nvt i 11.11.. w l. i .1 li.i. beeu .VI. ail, tl to toe l moll
I'aciUc at llrautl Islaud, Is lo have another extension.
Mr. Iloubl hud his associates having purchased that
part of ibe Ccutrul hruuch which lies w.-.t of Vtatervilln
Ihe nt-Joseph und tleuver nnt is to he extended ?est
ward^ along * lit south fork ot the .Solomon Kiv<r to the
kausas ynatle itoad al Muuumcnu The gap uf Iwnuty
?MM BBtWaBB M-rysvllis and Wntm villa will tnp t>ti::?
?t <nt* mwi will form ta Important thron/h Uu?
Ut 1.? r>|h?ratixJ *a *h? 8t. Joseph and Daataj,
I'm- ,f the mw proprietors us* |>iiruhe*?d ? ,.? ,,, j
road-a I wt>i i g?,t of y.iv !jrt*<:o,i Wa 'usm* mid Ate-iu.
? ??1 .' i :'..<j in,..... ?, f ? x: ? !|ru rf.o M ?,,, ri r ..." ?,,
this fit/. Tin giadiug is lo be renal red and t let track
i?id aa imii'i m i?o?*ibV. Tim* at, Jaaapk am in? tu?
terminus of la^ Missouri I'acifU If ulrotvl. It b:.? been
aadeioieoo' f?r *ouie utile turn- thai tbe Awhivjo ami
N?bi .-I. i H al ? lo ?-Ii ?uge tu irnck mid ma from
Tror Jjii.'tiou io st. J >*epn.
I'M 11 taaq I m?. I?ec. l ? Resardm- the minor that a
syndicate bad iMitt an offer to purchase the i.ity of
I'hliade.pi 1?'? interest in tu? etoeic of tlie Pfiu.<yi?aoi?
Hiilti.^'. ?Ty fi'.i.rr?.:>, IVti*. n ?:y. : . u. .,,
en ordi"ane? of tae city f'oai.etli pre ? : >af ite
it "ta raatiBt tt mM at wtt than aac east ia#a <aaiw ii
paid : r in ritt ,:xca, sueha transaction won.., nnt t?n
i nreh . . >ut ?do a ?bare. Tbc par valre t w-T.n. r.nd
tbe Slock v? .i, i ??.??,1 i:; lae market yesrerisf*. sit..
UMaiaitl.li, Kr? D.'t. l.-Ttaj NasAviiet reefsreh.o
hs* reoti ted m a satisfactory tariff itrttuwii, aud if
not In terms. ?*i;i tn raet, tae f/>msvillc and Xaabvi ! i
aao tliu .\aehvi.l* and Chattanooga Roods are te WUtt
I focrtbo.-.
Cm ivs XT!. TV.. I.?Jtirlge Bufer. of Iba I.'ur.i-1
Mate* f in uiM'onrt hat k??m d * eoin-orn ot deerr* fo ?
the ?tat of flev IrnJ: niapotm. i inclniiell anal iofaaetlo
Railroad, a fnoilae diente tinvlug been Issued by Ibe
1'iilri-d M.it ?. ' .i;rt :n i'diana some dar* ago. Ths
l.me <j lo ii? ? ! i,y i'.ft v;,?.'' ? i ???iiri::..
atom r. Eni?.* are re'|u:rod to deposit fc&O.OOO aa au
re idi nee or good faith.
77//V /f/:O.I 7>l*.l ?' TAtiKRSACl.K.
A KOBMAL WITH DPA WAL.
Til* rkv. ill:. 1AI.MAI.K SfSTAIXKU? KM TBCSTftl 1
l>k. II>K fi? If tVK TUB PRVaUIYTKMaM BODY.
Yum 1 BBBBBJ ot fits Hrooklva I abernsch*. 1-n.t
evenititr drew up the f.illowinit paper, wbieb *,|.
adoptad i a niiuio'ie.h', to be urear.uled to 11*0 Uev.
1. Da tViW I il i ig?', the pa?tor:
I l.o I'nard ol Tnisteea of the) Hr joklvn TBWwa
rie thiiti ii d?. laataaaat e?eialljf tod ttBitediy to
Iba paator, tho WV?X. I'oWifi TaJmairr, D.D., us,
loljo a ?* :
I hat the w.in ton anil Beraiatrtit pnrsnit and per?.
( ui ion i i pa-tor of tins i-han-h by wicked, ma
lit'iiuti* :.i 'I :n ?Ii- ions ii ? ii. ii to i' r ;... ..mi ,,|.
text of ? < ?'!? alaatleBNBu having for itsavoweal ohpvt
blaaleatructioa and Hie iLatru.-fi >nof fhe pros
?arityaaal aaaaa of roiiirion m th.it cborch, wm
lind tual fealtv to our duty aa freemeti
oi th" I.. id .I.'.s.u Cinist 11, mauds the
?o-nnraf ion of tho Hro iklyn Talvrnai !e from tho
F'resbvlrri m d< tnmiination for as long as thii
BBBBB and unprovoked wrong shall continue, and
that we nejtai il attl pa.toi 'o initiate such nieatur; ?>
aa will etl'. ct this tu -irse, raajBjtrad. by self-rcapoct, by
the light* of h intan nature, and bv the interests of
gis-l order. ?I'ieienev and lull BBMBBHlton htaa
vroi k bata, Bo blessed of (iod in the past and pjuy
cat, and bceboaiog na to higher anarlBeaB and aae
ooaaaa, for li.e cause of tlm evangiduiug (iospel in
the ftuiire. _
A SKPMON (IN WALL ITttBT.
ax Ait.?ThA(.r ov the nrM.tngs o* the pasioh
taj srxoAY.
"Recent Poing? io Wall Street" was the
Mbjaet I Mr. Taimsge's dlseouiso al tbo lirooklyn Tab?
ernacle sjiinday morning. Tue decoration* of tbe
BbaVI ii h na u were displayed on Thanksgiving Hay still
run Incl ii. tnetr places. The ebureli was HI led tolls
utmost capacity. The text was Proverbs xiitl., 5:
" Ku-uch tvriainly make themaeives wings. TauyUv
KWWT aa aa oaabl toward neaven." Mr. 1 aim age said:
M ne ) is a gmdeu lu cast.*d bird with a ailver beak. It
light-* on the nOlcc desk, and tn the counting room, and
ou the rarlar euirc-tuWo. Men au 1 women staud and
admire it. Thev do not notice that tt has wings, larger
than a ra veu'e, larger than a flamingo's, larger than aa
esglo's. (inn wave of tbe bund of mls.'orluiie aud it
i ids Its beautiful plumage aud Is gom?as an eeglo
fowaid b'-aven. my lext says. I sometimes think thai
it goes 1 a the other direction. What a verification we nave
Had recent I) of tin l!; . ;?? ?taeity of ileh.stn Wall SOree':
Encouraged by tee revival of trade and beeanso tbo
? m win /i ii i> I oci uried were so far back as to bo
almost forgotten, speculators raa up stocks from point
to point until iur.irct.nt peop e supposed thai they were
always a>?ing kB BBI > ml ami g.atberod in from all parts or
the country. Tan crasn eami? thank tlod In time to
waru many BfbB wer? on their wiv thill er. Ihe sad
m a* of It Is th. t a gn at many youug mca of integrity
?vim 5..i? t savtd a little money for the purpose of starting
In business went into Wall .street nnd lost all. It eu i
tn.'ir aaeatjaaa a Baa me patpM sBi ui.i ^sbbB out eon
eoraxBB certain u i it da ut iiefariou. eutei urjHf, now u
ttsatnne, BtoebaafB agi'd r:smg. nnd they will fall,
and lo 'ssi ui. n will bo ruined unless ibe press and tm
pulpit give emphatic utterance.
I counsel eouatrymrn who bare a surplus
to Invest it lu licet mortgages or (ioveroioeut*
?uo in keep tlaai mi If all Mraci the vortex m who a ?o
many nave U?'ii swamped ami ?wallowed up. These
.ii' . - M rs ba?e ioi d< pressed trade. Thank li id.
BTallStreet's reporlt] to bias' too couitry Is Mag for?
ever. Wall lt. i~ Da/T .w, snort, uiiare-hitecturMl, end its
htstory ii bo I owe. Except l/omhard-si., LoadBiB, It Is
[Ax Btgbtee: -trie: on tue planet. 1 here tUe Uovern
uient ut the l a led slates was b<>rn. Tin le Washington
held ni? lev,. s T.it re Mesdame* Ailams and Kuox and
others dunlai id tin ir .'uai ma. Tin te luiiatnao Edw ar.'.a.
and WbltoSeid r.aui-um n pre,u lied. There Dr.
Mason elild.-d Alexander tlaiiiuton for writ?
ing tin1 t'oi 'union of the United Plates without u
Hod iu It. There negroes were sold io tue slave mstket.
TBaiauiliainaTi wars in.mes?ed to vaaathagtawa ami
compelled to draw them, or lashed behind cart* to which
tbev were (asten, d. There fortunes have come to
coronation ni liar.si. The history of Wait .Street is, to
au ext-nt, the Ha neiul, cotumerciul, literary, at tiaiie.
moral aud r< iigmua history of thla country. It Is only
a tew blocks long, out 11 h .s reached from ?he (' on..las
to tho ?u? of Mexico, and fiomtjan VtoBMBM to Hau
gor. The nest and the worst sjoen In tbe citaarry are
tliert?; every thing iro-n unswrrviug iiitegttty t HMOS
scoumtreiism. from heaven-born cb-uity tu blooolcss
Hhitocki-m.
Wull streut stand* as a ?j-pe for tried integrity and for
(ha ,uo.*t ouirageoii* vll'.auy. Famiers with l?ut a few
hiiiidrisl dollars worth of produce to pur no tbe market
hare little to test toeir character*; but pot a man in tut
seveu-duiea heated furnace of Wall Street.aud ue either
comes out a BbadraeS or a Btaefc moral cinder. If I
wanted tn fl 1 Integrity borab-proof I wotiid go atnong
the brokeis a id bankers of WaJi tureet. dome aupoosn
tbat there ta only utilimited Hitaocial de-b*ia ucry there.
? i if you resal ihe business signs from ouet cod f4 Wall
ntr.'oi to the other, you win And more men of Integrity
and Christian ' benevolence lhau in the seme
space id any other street in any of our
cities. Rut it Is als? tbe type of unbounded
swindle. There are .spiders waiting tor innocent flies.
There .re anaconda* read? to eiiisu the nuwaiy. I'Bere
are tho ?uat'cla! wreckers ou the beech, praying b.r a
Carribeiiu whirl?lud to sweep across oar oomasorcial
intoeeets. 11 is no plnoe fi>r a man to go m business un?
less be has uls moral principe? *e:iied. liemreiber the
fuu<oils iu*a wliissostosm oataaad opeu* uutui.s could
Bet attui." for ids ad iHer.-iis rhflM In Central Para tu tue
f ?co of decoh* N';w-York, aud wIiomi beiiavn.r tn the
sir..':.'.)', ns ex;.:i p e, h is t.l .Tied 10.000 , aaaa nu-n. 1
Bald up ihe podBAed meiunry to warn young men wuoau
moral pnuciples BTC not settled to keep oat o. Wall
sitreet. i lv ro Is sue*, . thing aa tbe hem of a oank or of
a Stuck Exchange?.lo you be tbat bero. Goal didn't
allow the l.ousto huiil>sntel: ami ne won't allow the
" ... .. . " to butt you. Uooesly pays best for boUi
w rl>>.
We:l Street ?* the type, throughotu the country, of le
gitnusie s|HSs-ti,atiou and or tuliious ganibitnc. Ainmst
every hierctiiittt is to some rx teilt a specniator. Ill* as
bom ?i to <l ,il in st-ei.s us lu coal or ir.su or hardware.
BlBf iegiiituaie jpeeuisfIon, aud yoa stop the oauks,
stoti houses, and all our Cleat pr speritles. The stock
dealer is a commission merchant under anotbei name.
The dedliu which he makes is as brisht ahd as Ih> m *? aa
IBB dollar carm .1 b y daily h.hor But if a stock bio der
sells 7ii.ii of coiU.ng and gets mud lor it. tbat's tisili -
tug in fie.ion, and involves tne ?; l,ll of gA.uhliug ss
much as anything th it gm s on in the lowest (ammuu'
he.i in ihe country. l>o you soi.sr tbat there are huu
Breda of vung men iu New-York and Broe?ki>u who
are pi rtaBlBg nadcr a passion fur stock gambling I IH>
you Buow i hat litis is one of tbeareateal curses of < bris
lian lands | l>o you know tiott there are humlr. ds of
men in this bouse w ho are in perlt f When it professor
oi Christianity . o.? into stock aamtdli g be Ii?? likesia.
Ood 1* sg 'inst it; He bnt.-s it, blasts it. amt will damn
Hin time ami in elernllv. O. men of Wall s.reet. and of
ail sirt'i fs. stHiid leak imm ncfanou* enorpilsc?. In
the morning * hen j e a op?'n jour liu*iuess ask Uisi's
blessing upon l , nnd when you close the day
on no nice a b uiedieiton U|K>u It. A kind of
bmuooea which )ou cau't engage iu prayer
about la no BaetBaBB to do. I hope you will all
make fortune* for lime and elernllv. I prav tor von all
pi o*p.-iiiv s-iod close io ( urut and t'nrlsl will stand
close lo \ou. Alsa ! the stock-gambler J What Will be
do lu ibe Joilg uent I Tnat day will aettln evurvihliu.
No sniiiggbui; into Heaven! No iollaterals bj tisds
yo.ir Bay !n ! Cesl foib.d after yoa have done your est
day's w?lk on earth and the bushed assembly atauda
with 1st weal laesds al > our oherquios, <>ihI forbid Ibst
the most appropriate text skouai be : " Aa a partridge,
stuotti on eg/s ami hstcbeih ibem not, so be ibsl g> iteth
rloBea mid oat by right shall leave them tu tue n klal of
in? daj s, am. Il IBB vu4 he ?hall be a lool ;*' or the most
Utliug pealu.nie words of .he poet:
" The piu .' ut many a crisis uutuid
Is sold, gisil. solil. (old I"
v ei.ssun l ?il: i hk si now a i I i I! i ll\\k>
(.IMSU.
Holn rt ('ull.ver.s subjcit .SuntLiy uiorutng
was ' si i.'--.iciill.'.'." The oldest bu.uaa lustiocl, ko
seid, is sc. 11 > Uio ss. wUlcU is BSBIMBBI Io primitive ni*a
In the characters of Adam ana Cain .11 s.i, i.i; , nun
l:i ? .i .Vbi.i.ntn, ,,i. . lu .i ki I ibe udveul ol a belter day.
All the gn it U u Ol Ihe Hi I.iv were marked by Ibis loa?
lure, mul v KB Jesus the * ? r purpose was to give 11 in- lf
.or the uieol man. Eveiytbing messt uuble. h autifal
sud gi sad ti as i Ol ne m IU turoaau these' wuo BBttld g'VO
Up lb< IllsedVes tn.ist Iteely. 1 his I? the IcssoUfor lb< MBB
day a ter ihauk-suinc.
Sn-'bill si. ins vnii Sii.nn>. ?I. i.ix Sii.dtUnjr
loa {mim okHsrsd)?AB, now ou >ou Io, Herr Sculls I I
want ton to dine arita me en TBOaday Be] Herr
bob alia, the great p.iilosopber (whose ae.jU .intaUCO
with her la.lisnip is of t... sliguteel)?Totl ars iery*
vreath . madam ' lb null sat I Introduce to you Mad .uiO
ncbuil*. Lasiy biiobb agl (wBoteieka great paiksr
pbors are ail\ei> a.il, but doestt'l waul lu n< hotli.rsd
with their womaiikiiid) -A? delighted, I'm aural
Madame fii hu lx. i sraot this dear, over blisbsnd ol
?onto to dnie witn me, and ines-t ibe l'uencs* oi Ltap1
imiii. i.ikI the Risuopot Loucuooioagn.an?t my si-iea ia*
law, Eady Hum. ire MoM-ley, you know? ana yett
will .|'.,ic bim ki us lor one evening, wou'i
Msdsiiie rsekuits?Ha, certaiuly. it ho wi?hrs iu ii
tsi'iiulii |lu bis iiiuoeenos of the ways . of Saodaw
un i Suoiadngiousi?Ytm are f*ry vienti. raadaiul
Put these i a lies tat vou meutioo, acy are Sen perlsfB
not exactly rcshettah e, sat you bal uot also luvltcd tuf
wifo i?ll'uutb.

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