Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 27, Number 23, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 January 1878 — Page 7

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MOHNTNG, JANUARY 23, 187a

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Te Rectal RwcCitarrew . Piper ly Itwbert I. rorier, uf 'hleax, n te OMitlaaea Grawtu t Loral ladebted. Bf)U. . The main feature f he annual meeting of the American social science congress, which was held at lton, January 9. was paper the growth of municipal and atae indebtedie in tbe United S;au-s. Its author. Robert P. Porter, of Chicago, addressed, durinir he summer, inquiries 10 the controllers of 150 of the principal cities of the country rei-pectln the total indebtednet, the a-e!fced value and the amount raiced by taxation at he end of the fiscal years J8(V and 1S76 Rjtu-nswere received from 130 ci'ies, and an elaborate table has been compiled. In brief, the inquiry khows the following total: Municipal debt of IS) , cities sendees Asese-1 vaiu of -,,.., prop ny of thj name 6,l7o,tK2,lAnnual laiallou of " . aame....... ll-l..-i 1S63. tn,312,0C9 8,151,6:9,381 61,000,(33 Population or ta.. . fcume o,").b,-rj . o,.,-ui Frotu this U anpears that tne debt of citbs of ibe United Spates is upwards of $G 1 1.000,000, and that that debt has increased (luring ihe lst decenni! period from $221.312,000 in ldG to JGll 378 (j03 at the close of the year 1376. showing a total increase of u pward of 4i. 000,000 aid an annual increase of $12 uOO.OoO. Mr. Porter goes on to 8av: Vith these facta taring us in the face, it is pot an exsgerated statement to say the United Sta'es has to day a debt of $l,0oo,000, 000, half the i-utu of the national debt, an tnniul expehditnreof $22 ,000,0U0 within $40,0)0 000 of the national expense liabilitiets tnciaing at the ra e of $GO.CRK).000 yearly, involving an additional charge l $.V0.000 upon i he tax-payers. Here is audicieat explanation of the difficulty our merchants exjerience in overt outing the existing financial and industrial depression as compared with the rapid power of recuperation they exhibited in Pat generations after a financial ebb. Tula is not an imaginary danger, hut one which the investigation into the financial condition of the 130 cities shows tx sta in fact. The property of these 130 cities was valued at about $ti 000,000,000. Jf we allow for the great shrinkage of values since then, and the continued depression in business, we find that the property of the tax-payers has aire dJetn mortgaged for 15 p-r cent, of its value, and as this debt has increased at the rate of $42,000,000 yearly, the mortgage will continue to increase at the rate of 1 per cent, annually, and in another decade will amount to the enormous sum of 23 per cent, of tae assessed valuation. For the sake of comparison the following has been prepared: Taxation City.- Taxation. Foh on .....lw,My0 New York SVMi,io (lneiuuail......... 3.m,im) Newark. .- I.7i0,it PhiltdelpiU 12, ,' Chicago 4,iU.i W NxwOi loaua . I ,AM Baltimore...... 4,ltA;M) Ton. head u,ni9 Jon.irO 2a,t 27 & VO i'i J7 Ol li Zt 1) W b) Having selected eight American cities, we will now take eight foreign 8'ates, and, if possnblt, see what it osta to govern them, recollecting, however, that the taxation per head includes the expenses of armies and navies, as well as government work?, ere : Tax itlon Country. Tax-it ion. Canada...- y,M, ou Ireland . vl.it O.iM) ?etherlitl .. 41.-O , fsIlzerlaud .. 8Uy0) Portugal , . fti.it) , ml Kavan- S.m .0 Baxouy 20,00JW It will be observed by roi. s,s o.two 5, tXl.tiOt per nel. 9i M ' 82 li ii 2 (M 6 60 H) tsl 7 8U 4,0Vt) 2,oVi,U00 tbosa who rave about down trodden and tax ridden Ireland that its tax per capita is $3 82 to Boston's $29 50, while lh iusguided ' Canuck," who prefers the 'tlTete" institutions of a "totter ing monarchy" to the ree" government of ciiWs, will find tme ronsolation when be pjys bis annu il tax of $' KG. Tbe to'al pare indeh'edue-a of the .U"'1 S.ates is170 'JSC, while the municipal iudebtedus a Ion amounts to the enormous sum of $il 1 373 GSJ, or upward of $275,000 0 more than tbe entire mate debt, wbiri in the southern states, through the terrih'e misrule, is alone upward of $1S0 OOO.txX), and which, in the b!tt-r governed stau-s. amounts to a mere bagatelle.v Geogrsphlcilly considered, the bulk of municipal debt is lo cated in the eastern states, and the state debt in the southern states. . If the 13) cith a may be taken as fairly representing tbe United Sfaus geograpuic tlly, we rind that New York state carries about $2 V5 000,000, Massachusetts upward of $!)2.0u0.000, Pennsylvania. $32,000,000; New Jersey upward of $30,000,000 and Matue nearly $S uOO.tXH) making a total' of about $4 17,000, OXi, and leaving by far the lightest proportioa for the great western states. The state debts of tbe east are very heavy as comptire i with tbe west, aa will be seen by the following tables: WESTEKIf. Total In- ' Name of Suite. Population, debledmi". TaJ Morula . IUlru.U lnttiiua...... lnw.. . Michuan.... , ),..&47 ),:9l,tjJ 1.IKJ.U 9 ti.ijo VJK) IM 4,7t) 4,OI4,7S-t l,hW,mi 174S,mo 5U-.2.tA7 Missouri Otno.. V'lMMnaln Total 12,joo,o: jjr.oro, kastxi:n. Total Tni Name of State, flounceticut il-vucli ui-e tn...... )Vuiii-ylvul.t. New orn. .. ... JClKnk IrfihuO...... Nw Haiopbbire. MinNw J. lM-'J ropal-iticn. deo e Ints. i,flX,()lO a ly 1I s-.;-i,iuu 10 8tO.Io VkS.uiO 8..1'J.1 0 &,7l,40 l,l7.:v,i 4,..',7. tMj.UKJ Total. . lIWi,l73 Wl,3ia, 4 From tbrt above table it ii observed that in eight western s'etes.coniprising a population of nearlv 13,000 OOO, we have a iUte debt of only $37,luo.OAt or about $2.80 per car ita; whereas Hie t-igut great eastern atates, besides carryirg tlie vast bulk of the municipal debt of tbe Uiiied Statu', arn Intwed down witb a sUte dbt of nearly $05 000,000. This debt aniountc, sccorJing to tne census of 1470, to very nearly $8 per capita, whicb, combined wiib a muoic: pl debt varying from $13 to $29 per capiu, makesayoka lor citizens of large eastern -cities almost unbearable. JJut however tjd tbe tta'e debts of eastern Btates ni-y he, those of the south are im tueasufabiy wor-e. To illustrate this gaeat dang-r. niue of tbe southern states have been sthcted from our main table: SOUTHER 8TATE.S. PopulMtion. FttatA. AUirna... Debt. J9,in,lM.O " 17,2tv),7l0 I i.tCJt 0 I I K t,7Ui V4.U 0 K-onriM.. l,!S4,li 7lB.B1A Iul-iau trv itu J. NorUi i4troliu.M Vinin'a. M.l ,', ll Wen: Vtrxlnlk 412. II fSouib Croiiua 'iiint;e..... . - 7i4 lpxjxit Total ei.ji .Ti,iU&7 Here is a popnUriori of a little over 8.000.fX), inivrrnhnl by war, lorn with internal dimension, and lHw-d down with a triible State dbt of $170.443,2')7, or over $22 per Capi 'a, to sty niiiiti o' the tremendous iiiunicipMl debts of ltltimore, New Orleans, aud so on, which would bring the sum u

for tha citizens of those cities to nearly $40 per tapita.. Geographically ppeakin, tbe in.refttigaiion shows thAt tbe state debia are uistributed about as follows: Per Capita. Per Capita. Western States. $3 K'lEastern fcutes ti W Boutbtiru Utes.M 12 U 1 The conclusion which Mr. Porter draws from these startling focu is substantially that whicb -the muuh ipil commission in this state reached. ' lie says that it is folly to propoo a remedy lees radical than either tbe aosolute dis'ranchiseuient of tbe nontax pay! rg population or the ehcionof a Bfrcond body of men by the heavy tax-payers of a ciiy to represent the property interests aud curtail the reckless di.sbursenuntsof the public unds. ''The shittlets bummer," he ray, "who basks in tbe (unsbmVi at the gin, shop door, the Siiyering. pauper seeking a meal and nigtu's lodging in the pot tea s'ation, or the navvy breaking stones ou tbe ci'y's streets, feels no interest in ihe government of th,e tl'y. and has no moral right to dictate wbobhall take charge of its treasury. Tbe absurd aud unjust principle that allows such men to vote needs to go but one step further, and insist that conductors arid brakemen ond engineers employed by railroad companies have an equal right with tbe stockoolders in tbe government of the road. At themeeiltig today the treasurer's report was presented, thowiox tbe exiendilures for tne year to have been $2,607 27. The annual membership tvus reported at L'75. A report from the committee on social economy up-n the subject of cheaper houses for the iop!e wai read, giving an at-couut of the progress of the' movrmeiit in Philadelphia, New York and other riti a. Theeecretary thenreud hisrejort. Thomas Weutwofth llarrincton. of lioodo Islau'd.

and the U-v. II: Wints, of lllinoi., were elected delegates to represent the association at the prison congress to be htld at Stockholm. Coru-leii t'vrs. fCJuntry Utnlleinan. The opinion is quite general that corn-fed pork is harder, contains more nutriment, and shrinks less in the pot and frying pan, than pjrkfedon milk, slops, or partly on flesh, as happens where swine are kept aud f.-d in blaughter yards, and the food of which is more or less the olfal of slaughtered animals. Nevertheless, the opinion is almost wholly an erroneous one, as we fhall try to show. Granted that under a temperature to low that lard remains firm and stiff corn fed pork is firmer than pork fed on milk, slops, or tleh, but ita firmness depends on tbe relatively larger amount of stearine than of oleine in the composition of corn-fed pork; but it is a firiunest which is wholly lost at high temperature, like that of summer beat or th average of tropical weather. Where pork is made partly on milk, slops or tiesh, and similar food, the oleine of trie fat exceeds in quantity the stearine. and while the meat so made may at ordinary temperature appear Boft and tlabby, it realy contains more nutiini-nl that is, more albuminous matter and will shrink less in cooking than corn fed pork. And here is the explanation: In coru-fed pork the coll tissues which envelope the fatty matter are very thin and light, and consequently tender, and when wheat is applied, either by boiling or frying, tbe cells burst, the lard escapes and the fleshy portions shrink lo al most nothing. And this happens brC4iise c irn is very delicate in the substances wnich make cell tissues that is vn albuminous matter. O.i the c 'itnry, milt and slops are very rich in albuminous nia'ter, and fl-3sa is almost wholly com nosed of it, and consequently swine fed and fattened on these substances have cell tissues largely developed, and where tbe lard escapes in cooking there is a much larger portion of solid meat left. In tbe oil country, where swine are raised and fattened on peas and barley and tbe like, and where fucq a thing as art exclusive corn diet is almost unknown, cooks ruaKe a great account of "larding" ,hat i., cutting the fatty p-srt of pork into long, narrow atrif s. and sewing them into certain niea's and game birds previous to cooking them, for the purmse of increasing their flavor and juices. With the ordinary cornled pork this en not be done, and "Itrding" in the United Suites is much restricted or gone out of f u-hion. In the case of foreign pork its abuudano- and strength of cell tissues make it smtuble lor the operation; in the other, delicacy nod tenderness of the Fame substance render it quite unfit for the purpose. As further illus'ration of bow particular kinds of food affect adipose and cell tissues, it may be stated that meat of hog? fatttd on beecb nuts and mast" generally, bo far a3 the fat is concerned, is semitransparent; and a slaughtered bog, huug by the heels, will drip lard oil from the snout at an ordinary temperature. lo cmdie burning flays the farmers and dwellers of tbe middle states learned that the tallow of grass fatted beeves would make candles which would not-run in mideurumer; but tne tallow of corn-faited cattle required to be hardened by the additioa of aluoi, resin, or some other substance. Tbe Military UseoMue l eirpnoue. The telephone Is, being rapidly introduced into the various military establishments,' not only in the capital and its neighborhood, but also the where iu Germany. At Dresden one of the new instruments has been arranged between the commandant's office and the arsenal and barracks of tbe rifles, about 800 yards distant. An already ex 'sting telegraph wire is utilized, from which Wires are further led to telephones in four rooms in the barracks. The apparatus Is reported to act perfectly, conversations being carried on without the slightest diffl calty. . In Austria, alo, experiments, the result of which is stated to hare been exceedingly satisfactory, have been made in Vienna with the telephone, and aa important addition has beeu tusde to the instrument by an Austrian n l.vay olUcial in the form of a bell to call attention to meossges aliat to be sent. At the same time it h gt-nerally admitted by military men aoroad that much has yet to be doue before the telephone can. be couriered available for practical use in the field. It is an extremely dtlicate apparatus, and any iioise either at the rending or receiving end jf the wire ititerterea greatly with laud sometimes altogether prevents the transmission of m-tsig4 by it. Time alone will show whether it will be possible to. Iui prove it fo as to render 'mets tge sent by it audible amidst the noise invariably acoompauyiug military operations. Humming birds are very fond of flowers. The M'ddieto-vn (Cal.) P.esa fflU of one of the little .'ellows that went off on a "new scent," decidedly : "A young gentleman of this villagi has one of the rirest pets, a humming bin4,, which bat a nest nekr Ids brnue, and whi'h has becotms So thoroughly tamed that it readily feeds from bis baod. A laughable incident ocrarrt-d recently while b was feeding it ' lie bad bw-n holding f uchs e i and other fl iwera lo- his hand from wbit-rt the little beauty was enjoying a fine repvt, and be hd i Iso piven it me sjruj. Sttd'lenly a lixsoni,' which has lately appeered on the young cnt It-man's probcis, Mttracted the attention of tbe bird nd ho made a diva for it; n 'id in if it a fraud when it wan reacted. ..When a nose gets s attract ive with hlo-soms that even humming bints g for it, it is tjujH the oner of such a nose conned the blue ribbon."

coxt'Etr men.

My Fir at Experience. ISan Francisco Argonaut. I bave been to a concert; and having listened to its foicible harmonies and (urging cmcendos, I don't want to hear my graudmother sing any more old fashioued lunes. Tunes are no more to be compared to a concert thau is a jewsharp to a trombone, or tbe creak of a katydid to a Comanche war whoop. S I bid farewell to "Araby's Daughter," and ''The Girl 1 Left Bdhind Aln" can stay there. Now, I have known a man 'who could pitch a ton of hay on the high beams of tbe bam in two minutes., and auotber who pitched a burglar ova of a two story window in Us time; aud I also knew a j Uy tar who was able to pitch the bull of a snip. Uut all this fc nothing to "concert pi ch." The concert can pitch higher than any of them, though it takes a little longer to doit. Concert pi'ch didn't use' to be so high as it is now. A few years ago the musicians pitched it to A sharp, aud at hat remained a very sharp thing to this day. Hut we live io an agd of reform and retinemeut. I ant quite sure of tbal, for I hive oven reformed stveral times, though I was never tru y refined till 1 went to a concert. 1 bjugbt a ticket to Madame Melponi's concert. 1 thought the ticket rather high, but 1 guess it wasn't. It is more likeiy tuat I was tlit. Toe house was ovetll wing with impatience But at last the prima dotiiia aud her accou)patiimriitit ctiu forward, and tiled into position. Their faces were very neatly embroidered with smiles of the lab at atu rn. My expt caiio;is were h;gh. I always expect a good deal, and this time I got it, I could haruly realtz that these two, so calm, so friendly, and full of smiles, were soon to meet in turious conlirct. The accoraptny mm sli i himself on the stool in front of the piano,' raised bis hands over his head, an l w harked them down on the white keys in the most vigorous mannet; then bewhietel the b'ackkeys, aud theu he hacked all tbe keys at ouce. It was a charming display of athleiwn and ability. Bat this was only the call to arms, as it were, tne Blogan of the charge. Melpnoni looked at him for a moment with due eolemnity, as if she realized the task before her: then turuing to theaudience she braced herself for the court ct. It took quite a spell to gtt all 'her braces set, but when it was doue Bhe parted her pouting lips and poured forth such an exqui-it-, liquid, mellifluous medley of vibratory yelps that each partictar hair ou the top of my head stood ou end. I am particular about particularizing each particular hair on thetop of my head, because they went up one at a time, an 1 were easily counted. It was magnificent, but it was a stunner to the accompany man. and be retorted with a vigorous coromatic scramble up the whole length of the key board, ending on C. Sue nsw him aud went one better, lie threw up his band, and then there was a quarter rest. The audience clapped its hauds vigorously, but whether it was with delight, or whether they did it to scare the creature away, I could not say. I confess that I felt some c incern for aiy safety, and looked about for some means ot tsoapd in case of any cat as trophe. Theaudience hemmed me in on every tide, and exit by the door was not to be thought of. but there was an open window near by, a..d I determined to in ike for that window at the first approach of danger. The ams liow l ean . in earnest. She chat-cd the gamut up to C, caught it on the rlyendonthe way down dropned upon a startled baritooe, and heaven's anill-ry rushed in at the windows, and the glass priMiison the chandelier Wiled an extra accomnaiiiiueRt. - Then grabbing a minor seventh she turned it, tril.ed if, swelled ir, tied it to the octave and tbeti sent it screechiag with delectable agony amongst the audience, who received it with bjcoiulug c'leers. With an effort I kept my seat, but I also kept my eye ;n that open windowr. During this gush of vocal subMmity the accompany man was not idle by a long hot. He had been brushing the hornets from the key board, and having all clear he entered upon a disperate game, lie was sure of being j tsk. and the deuce. was in his hand; so while his tinners were clawing the entrancing cot fusion ont of hotheads of the key board, he brought Lis nose down on the middle ocrave with a voluptuous bang, and this brought down the house. It was a very celesti il performance, anyway. He played thunder wi h his ting-rs, and br eyes fl ished the lighting. Toe storm was nsin, and my expectations rose with it. I looked inward the window it was open and to make a sure thing of it 1 J got out of the pew and stood in the nave. I fe't line a knave myself. Melphont gave her antagonist one uneasy glance, and then facd the audience. A defiant htuiie wis ftubling along her under lip, and I could see that she meant business. Now came a sudden burnt of choice notes which made tbe ruby medal on the rim of her necktie rise aud fall like a buoy ou t hebounding billows. She thre w her arms over her head and clawed down the trembling lfgatos till the liquid melody dripped in languishing rills duu the whole bosom of the enraptured audience. Siie shook her ringers at the domt, and .the crystaline staccatos rattled down in a shower of melodized hail. She leaped to her toe-tips, and scudding along th htj;h O, the forte erescendie surged, aud swelled, and reverberated through the ball in floods of Tartarean ecsraf-y. I neter saw anything Use it. Victory? Not yet. The "accompanying man was lo-urg ground., but he was doing bis best, and his bauds 11 it ted up and dowu ths keys like a yoke if hallucinated kangiroo, and when the above burst of crest-endo poured their wrath upon him he brought up the forlorn bope. .Hcieape I upon the key board' with both feet and kicked; be turned someraults uptn it; he stood on his htad an t butted. H ie rebutted with an F F hold and she held htm. She was now high gtiue to bis low jack, aid so lar it was a draw game. As nothing serious had yet bappnd, I ventured to return 'o my sear, thinking the Worst was over, but I was mistaken. At the next bou . Hut it is not in the Ker of com oon ink to detci ibe ibis. I l ioked through Webster ai d there was not a word that reached it; not even al th-t aj -ctives together would do justice to this whirlwind of musical skill. It might bj done in Cnoctaw or Italian, but I don't understand tbefe tongues. Acin I say let ihe tune of our' grandmothers ko with them. For real testacy jjivw me "concert piich,'.' ItilrnM fetruiaa. Tbe New York Financial Chronicle gives a tab'e showing the earnings of 22 leading railroads for the year 1877 (with the exception of the last -week i'i December. Their gross eaniings were $77,712 100 ) For the preceding year they wer $78,189,781. Th lecrae lias beeu only $177,a5. All the Mads referrtd to do iot show an increase; J the tncraae or Those which have gamed is $2 000.728, -and the decrease of tbons trial have lo' $2,478,313 leaving the net decrease $477.5i The roada thtt show an incre arr th. riinniii west and aouthw. st frni 9'. L'xit. Tne increase in the raridnes of the Sf- Iytii. Iron Mountain and fi m'h- ; ern h $t 4 173: that of the Jli-uri 1'j. ifio ' w $I373"; mat Of th Ksiisa" P.c tic was' $278 011; tr'at of tbe Denver and llo Grande wa $Jl 1,433. The great trunk liu leading

from New York and Boston to tbe west show i a decline. The gro4 earnings of the New York Central werw $20 579 085 for lit77, and $28,040 58 for 1876; those of ihe Le Shore and Micbigsn Sou hero werw $13 211,434 for ' 1H77. and $14,417,020 for 187G; trios - the E ie were $14.7t8 880 for 1877, and $15 852,4l for 1370; tmne of the iiston and Albany wer $0 702,147 in 1877, and $7,074 753 in 187C. Senator KtteruiMi llefwrt the Ways anil jrlrMii Coiaiulttee nni Glvew m Vmttg tlroiirie u the Fiuaueett ot ti . (oh u try. "Washisutos, Jan. 15 Secretary Shermtin today appeared before Ihe committee on ways aud mans. He said it was known that there bad been a syndicate for the sale of 4 ier cent, binds, but in deference to what was' rfgarbd as ihe popular sentiment, and aho for the convenience of negotiation it was deemed best to terminate that contract and place these bonds in the market ujion a somewhit diOVrent plan, namely, to employ; as far'as possible, all national banks and bankers of et-tablisbed credit, who weutd give the requisite security iu the sale of bond, to reach, if possible, all classes of people; to treat ibeiu all alike; to allow them all tbe sanm c munition, and to dtiiver the bonds to theru in any part of the country f ret of- charge, and to invite popular mb-crip'ions for 1 that purpose: Wbeo, however, the treasury deartmeiit cme to put that p'an into actual operation, it was fotinl that, under existing law?, there were some einbarra3 lien's wi.icb, if rongres should see proper to remove, would enable it to very largely increase the loan, and distribute it ' more rapidly than it coulJ be done at present under the law as it now stood. Th a cretary tht h proceed-d to ehow lhexuiing embarrassments, and prrs-mt. d to the consideration of tbe committee the draft of a bill to prom it e the deviit of savit!gsand the mfunditig of the national debt In cmimeniin; upon the provisions of this bill he said if otngrws would piss it he would bs able to refund the. public debt very rapidly aqd to carry out the operations of the treasury with increased advantage to tbe public. He preferred this mode t tlie one previously iudicited for a nopular loau. It proposed that any holder of United Scat notes may deposit them at any posti-1 money order ofike in the Uni'ed S at-f, atm shall be entitled to receive therefor, free of chanre, a postal order on tbe trearurer of the Uuite.i Sta'c. such postal orders when presented to tbe treasurer at Washington in turns of $10. or any multiple of that sum, shall be convertible ino certificates of deposits of the Unilrd States, of the kind anil descHp'ion provided for ia the bill. Suh certificates maj' also be issued in exchange lor United Sates notes, at the trrasury of the United SiiUs, at the olfice of any asistant trea-urr or at any designated d-p-itory of the Uuited Sates. Ttu? cerliticite of deposit to be issued by the secretary of tbe treasury of sue1! 'form and drtcripion as be may prescribe, a;d of denominations of $10. $20. $50 and $100, and m bear Inferot at ihe raU of 3 Co 'percent ler annum for a term of one year am! no longer, and s-haU ba rPCeiyed and redeemed by the United S'ates in payment only fnr bonds and certificate, end may be held by any national b ink for thtt pinion of us reserve not required to be kept on band in ppetia or legal tender notes. The secretary is authorized to receive either United States no'es or potal orlera or certificates of depoMt, a'- ihur market value in coin, in payment of United S'a:es bjnds isued under the authorry of the la-v. or, in lieu of such bond, a reistered bond or Inscribed deb'. on the b ks- of the treasury, similar in character, having the interest to he compounded every six mouths . All UnitedT Statts notes received itito the treasury to le applied exclusively .to the pavment of any bonds of the United S ates redeemable at tbe pleasure of the Uuit-d S a'e. . or to tbe purchase ot coin or bullion, to be applied exclu.-ively to the piyment. of such bjuds. Several questions were asked by members of the committee with regard to the true meaning and I"tei.t of this bill; amoiikf others, by Mr. Woott, chairman, who inquired whether the ecrtary did not th.uk that the certiScates authorized to b issued in lieu of the xstl money orders the bill called for ou'd in t be u-ed 3 currency, especially as the demonetizitions ran down as low as $10, an'd whether after Ihe expiration of the one year in which they bore interest they couli not then he usrd upon their par face with accrued interest as currency precisely tbe siiue as legal tend r notes now are, and if this view was correct, whether the elf-ct would not be to a id $000,000 000, tbe amount of tbe 5 2os yet unrefunded,- to the circabring medium ot tbe country. The. eecretary replied that he thought not. Mr. Wood said : . "But after the expiration of the year during which they were entitled lo draw interest, navifg in the meanwhile gone into popular circulation, the question is whether they might not coptinue to be issued as currency, aud not presented for rednip'ion or conversion." The secretary replied: "They never could be convened luto more than a 4 per cent, bond, and that they would be entirely pretented for such within a yer." . TUe chairman said be understood that, but the people did not receive any interest no on United States notes called lesl tenders, and if the holders of thtsa certificates choe to regsrd tbem in that light, and as cutr;ncy, you would have no control over them. Toe secretary renlied that the difference would bo that United S'ates noes were leg tl tender, and ihee would not bo. Mr. Wood said the legd tender feature was not of practical itntortance with regard tc a circulating currency wxing from fiand t band. We have already a large nat oi.s.1 hsnk circula'ioo, wbitl: is not legal tender by laa. but yet it isa circulating medium of irrcat vs.ne and generally rear-led as such- Now, tt e question arises whether these cenifica'fs represented generally by 6ital unlets may not continue in circulation in the nine way, unhas there bs B-jmethiLg ia the act to prevent it. Mr. Tucker, of the committee, said" that as be understood the point of the chainmm it was tbat when the certificates cea-ed to bear luterest thry might pasi as currency. The eecvtHry asked: "Is there any pbjec tioo to that?' Mr. Wond-I have not raised the question. I merely wanted to obtain your views as to lb iH-tti bili tie uudec your bill. The Br-cretary referred to a feature of tbe bill which be deemed of great importance, and that was the Frei.c'i syasem ot receiving moneys itito t treasury, recording them as an inscribed debt and gtvirg compound interes'. This featnre was generally approvetl of by tb comruifte. , After further diacnsion, in which Mesrs. Ketly, Tucker, Burchanl. Banks. Garfield sud other took part, tbe committee adjourned. ' ' It is a French philosopher who ssys that "ihe nv-rage female dresws for her Liver or ber hubsn 1; the girl for her rivab, but only t'ie true woman for herself." I'm nine phil. sopher has obierved thac "thw Q-r'iian woman is covered, Ihe English woman is e'othed and the French wonnn is dressed." The Atier cn wo.u n con nine a'l tt e-e cWic'erisuc-, except sonetitne$ that of d a German.

LEOAL.

SALE FOR STREET 1KPR0VEMEHT. By virtue of a oertaln precept to me directed by the mayor of the cily o Indianapolis, Indiana, and duly attested by tbe clerk of said city under Uaj corporate aeni of sakl city, i will on SATURDAY, Ftbrusry 0, 1878, aell at public auction, at the City (out Room, between the hours of 10 o'clock a. M. and 4 o'clock p. ii., of imid'day, the following described lot, or parcel of l.ind, or to much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the sum hereinafter named as assewtesl against Euch promises for street Improvement, aud all CO-5U, to-wit Lot nn t ber one ('), In Ry's snbdlvislon cf cut ot number sixty roar 1) in the city of IndluuMpolis, Mariou county, Indiana, owned by Chart a Kuetemeler gainst which isaotcssed the sum ot twenty-f ur di ar and seventyi o(vi,. (S2i ?j) for street improvement In bsvor of David A. ily woou, contractor. WILLIAM M. WILES, City Treasurer. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 18, 18.8. SALE FOR STREET IffiPROVEKENf. By vlrtne of a certain preem pt to me directed by iheimiyorof the city of f ndianapoliw, Indirtna, and duly attested by the clerk of said city under the corporate seal of aald city. 1 will on SATURDAY, February P, 1878, sell, at public aucUon, at tlie City Court Room, between the hours of 10 o'aock A. m. and 4 o'clock p. M. of said day. Die following described lot, or parcel . or land, or so much tlieiof as may be necesisary toaatlsfy the sum hereinafter mi mod as asM-sseHi against fmch premise for Ktreet iui prove tuent, ami all oetn, to-wltr . It No. f trty eight (IKln A Ivord and Comnany'HSuodivNion ot Cutler A Fletcher audition o the city of Inul inapois. Marion county, Indianiv, owned by John M.. TfKld, ub Kt wuicti Is asesMHl the nan of five dollar .0ti) tor street improvement in or of Kamuel J. Smock, contractor. WILLI A M. WILKS, . - . ' City Treasurer. lndlanapo:i, Ind , Jan. 16, v5. SALE FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT. By virtue of a certain precept to me directed, by the mayor of the-city of Indianapolis, Indiana, ond duly at tented by the cWk oi said city under the corporate soolof feaid city, I will on SATURDAY, February 9, 18T8, sell at public auction at the City Court Room letween the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m. of said day, the following deHcribsl lot, or parcel of Ii-.nd, or so mncb thereof as may lie necessary to stUisfy the sum hereinafter .named as assessed agAinst snch premie-a tor street improvement, and all coats to-wit: One hnndred and flftv-nlno and ten and onehalf twel ths Vi 0li-U') ic-t ei.t Mde south one-liHit ot outlet No. one h in iie-i and foitylour (14) n the city of Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana, owned by W inflow S. Fierce a:nn -t which la u-sercstni the sum of thirty dollar and t-'iny ix cents 5Pi jsti) for street improvement, In favor of John Ureene, contractor. . WILLIAM M. WILES, City Treasurer. Indianapolis, Ind.. Jin. 18. 18 8 SALE FOR STREET .KIPROVEBEHT. By virtue of n certain preceDttorho directed bv the mayor of tlie city of Indianapolis. Indiana, and duly attested by the clerk of Kvld city under the corporate seal of said eity.I a?1U on SATURDAY, Ftbruary 9, 157?, " sell at public anctlon in the City Court Room, between the hours of 10 oVlock A. M. and 4 o'clock p. m. of said day. ihe following liowribiHl lot or paml of land, or ai much thereof as may bt necessary to satisfy the sum lireinafter named iu urt-xl ifenniKt t.ueb premiSLS lor street improvement, and all cois, lo-wlt: Twenty-five (25) feet by two hundred and flve(Jt)j) fset northeast corner of outlot No. i-lxty-tour (tH) in the city of Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana, owned by John V. unr, against wblch ia as.ssed the tnm of rui to-u dollars and forty-tntee cents (114 43) for street Improvement, la favor of Daid A. llay wood, contractor. WILLIAM M. WILK3, City Treasurer. Indiicapolls, Ind , Jan. 13, 178. SALE FOR STREET IH FROyERlEWT. By vlrtne of a certain preot pt to me directed, by the mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, and duly att4tHl by the clerk of aald city under the corporate seal of siid city, I will on ' SATURDAY, February IT, 1373, sell at public anctlon, at the City Court Room, between the hours ot 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. M.of aidday, the following described lot or purcul of land, or much thereof aa may be necessary to aUsiy the auin liereiuafter nanii-d as asscssi-d against Hiich premises or street Improvement, and all eoaia, to-wit: sixty eight and ten twelfths (08 10-12) fret on Wasliliuton street, one hundred and ninetyfive tlAi) teeteast one-half (feH) nortn oneliwir (N,' J)o. ouiiut io one hundred aud fortjtwo(iu') m the city of IndlaiiHpotls, Mai ion coa-ity, Indiana, owned by J. li. Fiereo et al, (Chrl-(iaii uwin-M unknown ) agnirift which lK H-s!Md 111" sum O' thirty d4lars and t-inety-uve cents (33 .) lor street Improvement iu lavor of r'redbrick Oanerg, contractor. " WILLIAM M. WILES, City Treasurer. . Indianapolis, Ind Jan. 18, ItSTJJ. SALE FOR STEERT .IISPflOVEHEWT. By virtue of a certain precept to me directed by iho mayor of the city of 1 ndlanapoUa, Indiana, and duly attested by the clerk of mud citv unJor the corptjrate seal of ;ud city,! will on . , SATURDAY.' February 9, 137S, sell, at public auction, at tho City Court Room, between the hours of 1(1 o'ui x-k a. m and 4 o'clock p. m., of aaid da , the following described ljf, or parcel of land, or so much thereof as m iy be necessary to FaUufy the Bum hereinafter named as asmiwi'd againatsuch preini-is lor atru:t improveineat, aud all coste, vo-wit: Oae linndrol 'and fifty-seven (1571 feet east id of the w m h oue-uif (K) of uttlim No. one hundred and forty-two (142) iu the city of ludixuapoli iJ irioii county, luuiana, owneu by Wli.siowr-. t'ieiee, agalnit which la aM-x-aa-ed lu- eum of forty d j.lars and nlnet, -ttv-i-nu (l '.si) for strt-et lnipr.iveni;nt lu .avor of l'.eder.c'it lianabt rg out raptor. . WILLIAM M. WILES, City Treasurer. Indianapolis. Ind-Jan. Id ltni '

Sale for Street Improvements

By virtue of a certain precept to me directed Dy the mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, and duly attested by the clerk of aald citr under the corporate seal of said city, I will SATURDAY, February 9, 1878, jell at public auction, at the CKy Court Room. Dwlween the Inurs or lu o'cloca a. m. and ochickp m. of ald day the following described, lot, or parcel of laud, or so much theretn as may ne necessary to witisfy the sum hereI naft-r named mo. wed against nuch premises for street Improvement, and all costs. ioWit: ' thirly-one(31) in Ovlvd tutlerV north addllioa to tne city of Ind aaapoiW, Marlon county. Indiana, owned by Jacob Fewer, ngalnk which Is s.-e-sed the sum of nl.-ely-one dollA'S and filty-seven cenU (fldT) for street Improvement. Infflvornf h lLm V. I'M ml tractor. WILLIAM M, WILE3, City Treasurer. IndjauapoUa. Ind.. Jan. IS, 1S73. SALE FOR STREET IHPROVEHEBT. TsS sr. IrtnA tf fa Avi-fo 1 iiaa.. n A Jk I va by the mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, and duly attested by tt". clerk of said city under the corporate teal oC said city, 1 RATURDAY, February 9, 1873, well at juWicauction,attheCity Court room, between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock v. ii., or wild day, the following described lot or rarcel of land, or po much thereof a may be necotary to aatUty tlie mini hereinafter natmxl as aAesed against such prunlsea for street improvement, and all costs, to-wit: (Ivxeept thirty-five toet tukr-n for street) wen one-naif wet half 'ot No. eighteen () iu Ovid Uut iter's nortn addition t tho city of Indi-innpolir, Marion county, Indlacn, owned by Morris rt Tilmb e. acalnst w hich i ei tlie Hum of ninety-one dollars and fifty-sev. en cent s tSVi.fi?) for street improvement in fa vor oi r.iiou it r.moit, contractor. ' WIUJAM M. WILES, City Treasurer. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 18, 1878. SALE FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT. By vlrtne of a certain precept to me directed 1 . 1 r . . . . . jy iub iiinvur oi me cuy oi imiianaooiis, Indiana, ana duly attested by the clerk of saivl city, omVr tho corporate acai. of .sa.id city, I will on 9ATURD AY, February 9, 1873, sell at public auction at the City Court Roombetween the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m of said day, the following described lot or parcel of land, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the Hum heretuafter named as a.-etsod against iuch premises for street Improvement, and all costs to-wit: Tblrty-Ktx fT) feet south side of lot No. twenty three 2i Ovid Butler' innb audition to tnecity of IndianapnliK, Marion county. Indiana, owned by Kid J. Meikle, acainst whicia is assessed the- sum of tweuiy-furee dollar and cventy-slx cents (52 i.7ti) for street Improvement in favor of 111 ion B. Elliott, contractor. WILLIAM M. WILES, City Treasurer.. Indianapolla, Ind., Jan. 10, 1K7S. NOTICE TO RON-RESIDENT. Wncreafl, a certain precept has tx-en dulv "lasned to mo by the mayor ot thecltvof Indian, apolis, under the corporate seal of paid cltr. datea Bs?cemhpr 2", 1677, sliowiup th&t there tt duo tiio foilowinR mitii-a contractor tb amount hereinafter ftjx-ciiled for street hoprovement in the city of lndjunapo!i., Marioa. Ccnnty, Indiana: linr. Frclerlck Ganslier for trradlr.? wd gray ling the first alley ein o ir'rrnk .in at lietwoen a'Kcr rud Neuras&a Hreets, fiua. William u.Kilvert the Mini of fourteen dollars and nluety-flvo cents (. 11 Amount ot assessment chained fainst lot Ho. fifty, five (&5) In Yeizer's addition to the city oi I adlanapolis, Marion county, Iudi-tna. Now, the asia defendant Is hereby notified that, unless within (0) days attt-r-the pub ic.vtion, for throe we-s. f . this notice tJ amount po assessed against the nVxive e'encribed lot or parcel of land is paid, 1 will .procel toseolleet the amount j-o aHseKM d by levy and sale of said lot or parot-1 of land, or mi much thereof as may be necnsary to wd isfy tU above claim, and all ousts that may accrue. WILLIAM M. WILE. -. . City Treasurer. Indianapolis, Ind., January 16.1878. KQTICE TO NON-RESIDENT. Wrereaa, a certain pi eecpt has bom duly issued to me by the mayor o: the city of Ind'saapoJis. under the coinorHte seal of said city, dated Decern leri'8,lurf, idiowinit that tnere is due the following named cm tractor thsamount hereinafter Rcitld for street 1-u- ' provement in the city of Indianapolis, Marios county, Indiana. 4 Duo Frederick Ganfcb3rg for grading nl Rravclinii the first alley rsipI Fraukliu ttrei between Yeiaer and Nebr.isk t lri-t, fromi J. R. Perkenplne (Ciiii-tiuu name niihrowr the nam of tw lve dollars and kixuy-t-ve ceo.. iSUJ.di), amonnt of an wineiit chrget Utiit lot No. rilnety-niaeOWt In Dun op and lutv wller'a suhiivision of Morris' addition lo the. city cf lcdlatvapoll, ludiaua. New, tho said defend. int is hereby notified, that unlesn within (Lt) daya afu-r tie) publicution for three week of thi nttloe, the amount so a.ssKed against tlie iUmvu newer! bed lot ir parcel of land ia paid. I will proo ct to collect the amonnt so aase.sed by levy and nala oC sidd lot or parcel of iaud or no niuch thereof sa may be necessary lo .ati."fy the alovo cUiit and all costs that m y bcuruH. WILLIAM" M. WHJy, . Uty Treasurer. Indianapolis, Ind Jan. 16. 1878. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT. Whereas, a certain precept hss been duty isMied to me by the mayor ot the cit of Indianapolis. unJer the corporate veal of &aid city. datea leO. miter 18. 1S77, Khowinii that there la due the following named contractor tb amount hereinafter i?pcirlel fcr street improvement in the city of iuulaaupolia, Matloa, county, Indiana. Due Frederick Ganberg, for grading ait graveling the first a ley of Fran kiln Mtr of, between Yeizer and Nebra-kit t.tr-el. from Jamea T. Wrigh tbe aum t iourtw;u. dollars and nlnetv-Uve cents (sli.Kft) airniut of assessment chained aim-t lot No. on hundred and flv t oo) lu YeiciSi uddii on to tlie city ot Indianapolis, Manon county, Indiana. Now the said defendant is hereby notified that unless within (-V) days after the pubilra tlon lor three we-ks of this uotiow, the amount so ons.nsed against the above de:i ibefi-' lot or parcel of land is paid, I will pmoetd to entleet thenmnnulwi aiwjiefl by levy and Mil ofaald lot or taroilot l:iD(I,orw mtich tbio h. may bo ne,oeasary lo sat inly tlie above cutiiii and all coats that may accrue. WJ1A.IAM M. WILE-, City Tnasurwr. Indlanapolia, Ind i January U, IK7S.