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   Boston Daily Globe (Newspaper) - January 2, 1877, Boston, Massachusetts                                s TUESDAY THREE ULSTERS LEATHER JACKETS be in The best assort ment can be found at OAK 38 to 38 North TBE PRESIDENTS 17 and 18 Tremont ANNOUNCE SPECIAL In order to make a reduction of stock on hand nre to our normal Stock all the balance ol fiur stock of Fancy Goods for Holidays AT LESS THAN All the balance of our stock of JEWELRY at Reduced Prices Shawl Same goods have been selling at Onyx Ear with Formerly sold at Large stock of Soaps and Perfumery at lowest Cashmere Bouquet Soap Hair Brushes at and Tooth Hat Clothes Bath Harringtons 100 Spool all colors and all 10ca Harringtons ENGLISH NEEDLES paper Needle containing 5 pacers Black Pins a usual price Pocket Books at Shopping Bags from 75o to and the best value for tbe as every customer will allow on Job lot of Childrens Woollen larger Mens Cardigan Jackets at SI Last years price lor samo u few dozen ot CORSETS at and Every lady who wishes to make an actual saving in lier purchasers should visit our store during the pres ent JOHN HARRINGTON 17 atd 18 Tremont Union Safe Deposit 40 State ESTABLISHED favorable solid construc and safeguards hy an experience of nine combine to lender these vaults and s fifes from of or tbe of SAFES TO HUNT at from Ten to One Hun dred SPECIAL DEPOSITS of Bonds and Valuables COLLECTION nnd ot In terest nnd Dividends attended INTEREST allowed ou Deposits of subject to Check at Office hours from 9 to 3 HENRY WILLIAU J WINOS 4 VISITING ISO Two Alike 1 name 30 ana 4 4 A Brilliant Reception at the White 1 name 30 ana 4 With one for TlO per hour Baa lot ot for the money ever return lu tbe world at any llat each U uet more thin I will and your 0 on o EXQUISITE The Glitter of the Foreign Ambas and Their GRANT AND Perform the Long and Arduous Duties of the A CHANCE FOR THE I Special to The Boston January most inter esting f of the New Years Day programme at tho White House Is always the reception of the Cabinet and tho representatives of foreign the latter attending In lull court if accompanied by the ladles of their re families wearing their most decant dresses suitable or snch on What is known as carriage costumes arc worn as dinner Tho as already published in these was rigidly carried out today despite tho A crowd appeared In the streets at an early and by 10 tho faces turned towards the White House showed the goal to which all wore Those not admitted to tho reception were evidently determined to have at least the satisfaction of catching a glimpse of tho court dresses and hand some ladies in gala The usual on these arrived and the ladles and gentlemen were shown promptly into the Blue after off their outer wrappings in an apartment on the left of tho main The entire suite of State apartments with tho doors of tho grand dining room were thrown lowers in pots and vases were placed about the and on the cen tral divan In the Blue Boom was tastefully dis played a mammoth bouquet of choice Tho President and occupied their usual position opposite the central entrance in tho Blue Koran and the ladies who assisted thorn in receiving stood on Grants next to her mother and Fred Grant The others who assisted were Paul and Alias all of Several young friends of were also reception tho members of tho Cabinet and ladles accompanying them were dis posed through tho When the diplomatic corps was announced Secretary Fish entered with Lady Thornton and Sir Edward Thorn ton with Tho Minister from tho Argentine Senor ranks next in order of seniority to Sir Thornton Sebor tho Mexican is All the legations wore well rep resented by the Secretaries and all wearing handsome Grant wore an elegant and becoming black velvet trained embroidered in with a basque cut heart shape in front and high at the hack and with long A diamond cross rested on her neck and solitaire diamonds glittered in her looked very charming In a rich velvet trained skirt and high clasped in front with Frod who Is as handsome as wore beneath it very full of tho rarest white lace a palo blue silk Tho high basque of the same silk was also covered with rich white laco and clasped in front with superb Tha other ladies present wore equally magnificent the Court and At the Supreme Court was Tho dignified body was preceded by Chief Justice followed by Justices Davis and The Justices were accompanied by tho ladies of their all richly Next came Senators and Representatives in Tho number of these was exceedingly Among those who called were Acting Senators McCreary and Camoron of Senators and Representatives Randall the of Now Burchard of Frye of of New Williams of Wisconsin and Following them came the Judges of the Court of represented by Chief Drake and Judges Nott and the Commissioners of tho represented by General Ketcham and Phelps the District Supreme represented by Chief Justice Among tho of foreign countries who called was General Tbe Navy and Civil At 32 oclock sharp came tho array In their bright uniforms and ostrich General Sherman and full staff In the followed by Adjutant General Townsend and Generals Vin Pitcher of the First Lieutenant and n long lino of tho officers of the artillery now stationed in this Next attractive and showy In braid Admiral Porter headed the followed by Ad miral Commodores Patterson and Surgeon General Naval Constructor Colonel Major Slack of the Marine Corps and other minor At oclock tho Assist on Secretaries of tho Assistant Postmaster Assistant Attorney Gen eral null tho of bureaus were Among them were Assistant Secretaries and Hunter of the Department of Conant of the First Comptroller tho Commissioner of John Comptroller of tho Currency Commissioner of tho Internal Depart Register of tho Treasury De First Auditor Second Auditor Sixth Auditor Professor Henry of I lie Institute Commissioner Watts of the Agricultural Assistant Indian Commissioner Smith aud At the Associated of the War of u delegation of Grand of the the Associated Veterans of and Ihn Oldest Inhabitants Associates of the District of Columbia were At 1 oclock the were thrown open to tho general hut owing to the blinding snow storm which pre the attendance not us large as receptions were hold at tho residences of all Cabinet Ministers and many of the Senators and members of THEN Washington In 1814 ana New York In A House Reception in the Burly for New Year Callers of the Fr Tho Washington speaking of New Years reproduces from the biography of William Winston Beaton nu account at tha reception at too House January being Now Years Day every body affected or disaffected toward at tended to pay Madison tho compliments of tho Between 1 mid 2 wo drove to tho where It with much we maciu good our though all our acquaintances endeavored with tbo utmost civility to themselves BB small as they could for our accommoda Tbe Marine stationed lu an continued In of the crowd pressing on their very But if our pity waa excited for hapless what mint wo not have experienced members of our own not foreseeing tho excessive heat ot tlie apart had more to apprehend efforts of nature to relieve herself froni tbo of the ODD floed atmosphere You perhaps will not under that I allude to the rouge which somo ol our fashionables laid on with an 1111 and with tha pearl dust and mado altogether unlovely to soul and to Her was truly dressed in a robe of pink elaborately with a velvet and siitin with nodding ostrich plumes unit a crescent in gold and clasps around tho waists aud Tis here the woman who the dress and not tho dress which tho I cannot conceive u female to dignify the station which she occupies in society than lit private life and hlu in is admired and esteemed by tho rich anil beloved by the You aro aware that die but In her hands seems only n gracious Implement with which to Her frank cordiality to all guests is In contrast to tho manner of tho who is very reserved and yet not wanting In a certain Being so low of ho was in imminent danger of being confounded with tho ple arid waa pushed and jostled about like a common hut not so with her Tho towering and excessive throng distinctly pointed out her station wherever she After of somo and a glim of shaking hands with the and tendering our good WD were preparing to leave tho when our attention was attracted through tha window towards what we conceived to bo u rolling ball of carried with through the air by two gilt Our increased the nearer it it actually stopped before the and from it weighted with gold the French Min ister unit Wo now also perceived that what we had supposed to bo were nothing more than gorgeous with nod splendid Nothing WDB witnessed in Washington so brilliant and daz meridian sun full OB this filled wilh diamonds and and gilt to the edge of the may well Imagine how the natives stared and rubbed eyes to bo convinced twas no fairy Jennie writing to tho Baltimore thus describes some of the dresses made in Now York for New Years receptions One is a Princess dress in very dark and black brocade In an with piping and of rich black and deep and collar of antique turned down over sleeves and Anoi her is of very dark cut in the Princess with a front of green bro embroidered in finished with delicate and ruffles of A third dress was of black velvet and white corded silk the train consisted of plum black tho front ot the skirt of draped and partly by a scaif of velvet laid iu folds The Is with a waistcoat of and the are comprised of silk and partly of tho latter reaching nearly to the and broad cults of the same being turned over rotow the elbow and showing a finish ol handsome A creamcolored brocade Is very handsome over a train of and with cardinal satin sleeves enriched with of antique One of the most striking dresses Is an all black trimmed with very rich thread luce and thick satin ribbon bows tUe pocKet is of lace aud lace is arranged in two diago nal rows across tho high lit and descending low on tbo tho sides being with immense of aud tho buck with a cascade of down its entire Another all black dress Is beautifully trimmed with black feather niching and anil an otherwise perfectly plain dross of dark green velvet lias a narrow trimming of real silver fox which is infinitely One lady will with a black dress a set of carved chain and cross to match another with aMino white silk trimmed with innumerable white pleat a set of rare and delicate every piece a priceless A BRACE OF BURGLARS The Given to Two at the Albany MO Early Thursday afternoon Information Superintendent McKenno of the Troy that ft masked burglary was Lewis a wealthy cattle dealer Super prepared his plans for frustrating the crime and Chief Detective Con wai sent for and Informed of tho and Detectives Roarke and together with the Superintendent and started for They reached the house of about 10 When they Informed the family of what was to take and who they were and why tho surprise waa who is a man of about seventyeight years of ago and took the matter tho of and cordially Invited the officers to refresh They did and after sending the family to bed and enjoining the strictest quiet they extinguished tho and with the aid of the which was at its dis themselves about the to await the arrival of the Superintendent Mc was stationed at one side of tho door through which tho burglars would Chief Markham sat in a low chair across the room aud by a bureau containing some cash and and the other officers were at close call In a Tho midnight vigil was observed tor about two and the watchers were becoming when a sleigh containing two men was seen approaching tbo Tho had at last Carefully tho men fastened their and still more carefully they approached tho They tried to force ft window at but failing they forced tho The first as he came towards the carried in his hand a and the door was forced he opened It slightly and then but soon re The one carrying tho hatchet entered and proceeded with the utmost holding tha hatchet over his head all tbo undoubtedly for use In case of Uo went towards tho bu reau where Markham and was allowed to come within a few feet of when tbo sprang upon knocked the hatchet from his hand and with a blow knocked tho burglar Into Superintendent at the sumo seized the other and putting a revolver to his head took all tho fight out of him Not no with Markhams an Ho fought with desperation and mis re to submission after being severely pun When the first noise ot the conflict reached and they sprung and the burglars wero shortly lifter disposed During tho struggle Chief Markham received a severe kick or blow on tho side of the head from the man who Tho burg lars gave their names UK James Snyder and and their residence us took the matter very coolly after declaring that If ho had had a good ho would rid Ills The prisoners were brought to Troy about yesterday There was about in the house at the of the and tho burglars well posted about tho prom ises ami tho money in the possession o the NEW YORK Inauguration of the New City Despatch to Tho Boston 1 NEW Bryan tho new and other officials elected last of their re offices Sheriff was formally handed tho papers connected with Tweed by ex Sheriff on leaving the expressed himself as thankful that ha was no longer responsi ble for tho distinguished New Years The anniversary ot the new year was More gener ally observed In this elty thau far many years and un to tho time of this despatch had been unat tended with auy serious Iu social circles matters wore mado very lively by the numerous call Tho churches wero well attended Iu tho A Severe Snow About 4 a driving snow storm set In and that hour bas been falling nied by a which nas caused tho snow to drift The have made irregular and tbo fog bells have been ringing all About ten Inches have fallen up to this Hall Temperance At the election ot tho Hall Reform held last tbe following gentlemen wore reelected i Father Kemp Ford and James Winston George Pike David For tut office of third tbe name of was substituted or that of James Tbe Installation ot officers will take place this evening In the 0 Elm to which the public are THE LAKE SHORE TRAGEDY Additional Remains of Victims from the MANY UNRECOGNIZABLE Sad Stories of Despair and WHAT CAUSED THE Testimony Taken Before the Coroners Jury LATEST FACTS FROM THE I Special Despatch to The Boston January few bodies have taken from tho wreck There seems to bo that many wero entirely consumed by as the was so intense that molton brass has been found among tho Portions of two of the drawingroom the and wore a vestige of tho City of Buffalo or its contents could ho Tho report that Curler of Brooklyn the Sheppard of Brooklyn Is as of 33 Washington New IB en titled to all tho credit for that noble Additional Bodies The roall recovered Is almost n total loss the news papers are all anil not nioro than 150 pounds of partially charred and mostly unreadable letters have been taken The following persona are known to been lost of RoOgers Market Chicago Stock well and Frank Hods kins of The and mulls are being transferred in sleighs n distance of nearly two miles around the A statement Uons were given by tbe railroad not to throw water upon cars is denied by and is as strongly by tlm the and am A corpse has Inen found which is to be that of Their were loft with their friends Jonathan of Is train fresh of ninny people in search of relatives ui and their discouraged looks show that is nothing for them to expect but thu uncertainty thut the fow heaps of charred that arc placed In boxes in tbe may possibly contain all that is left of their friends or and that there may oven bo nothing at all to identify and Statement by the Two Hurrow Daniel engineer oi tho leading tive which and who is tho only un hurt man who saw the whole states that the train was running slow at the of Ho felt tho bridge give way when two from the west He felt it settle Ho had his hand on tho throttle and pulled it wldo Tuo connecting tho engines was snapped by a sudden The trucks of lib water tank did not clear and settled but the opening wide of tho throttle saved the and the trucks wero pulled Uan up the track 100 yards and gave an alarm by repeated whistles anil ringing of tho He saw tho engine Columbia sink with the bridge and turn bot torn Tho and oars followed In a the passenger ears landing on the express All went into the The lire first broko out in the last swung over to one side and was soon in In two or throo minutes tbo entire wreck was a mass of The of the living and tho groans oC tho dying were terrible to but their voices wore soou hushed as tho flames embraced He further I was one of the at tho I pulled several out of tho ice and helped to extricate somo from tbe Ono woman was pinned down by her legs on a burning Her cries for help were and in despair as the flames circled around and sho Take an axe and cutoff my but It was Impossible to roach and she was Tho paint on burning ears snapped like soaring many I cannot estimate tho number but but think one hundred perished by flames and Many wore killed A husband aud wife In tho burning wreck were hold down by aud calmly awaited their lips moved IIB if Iu Neither pen nor tongue can describe the horror of tho In twenty minutes after tha fire it Im possible to extricate tho thinks no ono would have escaped from doomed train had not hie been thus enabling him to give tho would tt have been had Socrates go no over In tho furious no ono would have known of the and tho next train duo at would perhaps have shared the same nnd been thrown Into tha Ho bad been in tha of the company since and never saw auch n storm of tho Pap Folsoni of says his engine turned bottom Ho was thrown violently through tho window of tho cab and badly Maguiro to pick him bruised and His first words An other Angola Tho train was running at tho rato of ten miles an hour at tho The was considered Passenger train wilh two had safely over It about 7 Ills train struck tho bridge Ho thinks tbo front and weather and the heavy train snapped the At tho of tho accident thu storm was at Its Ho could uot see two cur lengths ahead of the and this rendered it next to impossible to give immediate a and at tbu hospital badly states that after assisting to and be or help from under u ol shattered and turning back he found man struggling to freu from tho broken aud splin tered that held him firmly hum endeavored to got hold of but found It Impossible to do as tha advancing lira was now flashing In his face and making progress toward He was compelled to tho un happy man to tho terrible fate of being burned saw tho necessity of securing bin own safety and climbed or clambered out of tbu remains of tbo smoking cur on to tho bottom ol another Hero he saw two men with heads protruding from u tuims ot who appealed to him 1or Hi pulled thu ono nearest to him and helped him the mans leg being The other suc In extricating Buruham then eat out and now first fully con scious of bis hurts sought a ot safety whore ho might bo able to secure who occupied tho sent with that thinks he wna thrown among the timber aud almost Instantly to and that body was Is fully convinced that the smoking oar was oil track before the bridge gave and probably the rear locomotive and several other tha breaking of tho bridge being In of the heavy thus Another Incident was of a man who escaped from tho wrook all aud ran as If Tbo crowd ou the bunk yelled to him to throw himself Into tho but he took no and then one shouted to near him to him Ho waa shoved instantly turned bin to the burning plunged Into It and wus It waa n ot utter the The work of recovering tho bodies goes on ns the caution Is u sickening resembling n huge of burned was out from the ruins and placed In a box for transportation to tho dead Tho next corpse was that of express mes a of and It was lifted out frum underneath tho iron of tho which Iu some mysterious manner covered him with out Indicting quite OB terrible injuries as some of tho others Luter in tho day n number of entire bodies Intense continues to and tho trains from tho and tin trains from tho West wero thronged with to obtain news of relatives and friends There arc scores who think that they knew parties who were on tho but who nan nothing whatever con After viewing tho ghastly sceno in they turn away In their filled with The sample case of formerly of found burned near an supposed to bo the body of tho Isaac a business man of was His but partially has also been with James of New was recog by a directed envelope on his A body charred so as to be unrecognizable Is believed to bo of MIya Minnie Mixer ot from n long found on Guorgo of IIM and Matron of tbe Huron Street Hospital in that was travelling with a young Mottle j both wero and their re mains aie among those at tho Gap tnln of tbo schooner Sam Flint of has found Iho burned body of his who was on ronto from Buffalo to William a of has been Identified by articles found iu his The son of John Pickering bus identified what ho thinks is bis fathers Both are from charred remains to be Identified aro of Mis Maggie Lewis of Cook of Palmer of Bing Waite of The Coroners At tho coroners a brakeman on tho train at the time of the that they Eric on tho with four two ono smok one and three sleeping oars in the order Dan was tho was the and the conductor left Erio nt l oclock with 100 not counting on board witness was in the forward end of the rear ear at the time of thu Two one and a porter wore He felt tbo jar nnd know they off tho track and Hi climbed through a window nnd In Ho could not describe the Everything waa mingled In Tho tiro broke out Throe es caped with tho witness from the but tho porter Tho train was at about twelve miles an IL hail slowed up for tho but was going n faster than usual on account of thu The sleeping cars wore boated by Bakers Thoro wero stoves which burned wood in tho smoking Tho carp were lighted by sperm Tho drawing room cor had from Thu rear cur took fire from tho It wan i that thero another passenger train nnd tho not hastened to notify it of the Bernard Henn of Buffalo next He had been a conductor for sixteen He had boon live years on passenger Ho was questioned closely regarding tbo number of passengers on tho and to the number of Ho laid that 100 left and ho thought there must have been on tho train nt of tho He was in tho smoking and hoard n man Woro off tho track Tho car then tipped the flew past tho witness on one something else on tbo and Boon after bo lost conscious Uo waa with slight through the top of the He know nothing of any orders not to put water on tbe He had stated to persons soon alter tbo accident that 160 persons were on beard when tho train went Several pas sengers contradict the and claim that at woro on the They believe tbo bodies of many aro wholly Tho testimony of tbo first per son on tbo was to tbo effect that bis im pression is that tho train run off the track before tho bridge testimony from two slightly Injured passengers went to show that tto number of persons in the sleeping car In which thoy between nineteen and They had gone through thu at and it was com well THE GRAND TRUNK Condition of Affairs on the promises of the Block to to The Boston January strike en Iho Grand Trunk baa assumed serious hut thoro are rumors of and some of tbe drivers have agreed to tho Some trains word moved and the managers assert that will bo able In a few days to work tho road and draw back tho many of whom are tired Manager states that he hag engaged com petent men to take tho place of the and iu fact he can get more men than he has use All these men ufk is that they bo and tho Government has tendered tho use of Ibe military to protect life and from any violent dumon Thomas President of the Delaware and Hudson Canal has offered the Grand Trunk any number of engineers they may ask An arrest has been mado at To ronto of the Chairman of tho Toronto branch of tho Engineer for and together with several of tho is In dona Tho strikers have taken of thu Companys property nnd aro preventing any who bo disposed to yield to tho Company by They made a resolve that train shall uot bo re until I heir demands aru heavy snowdrifts of Friday night still cover the truck over the whole lino west of tho strikers tains so numerous and tho Intimidation HO great thut no at tempt bus been made to move au Mat tors aro almost us bad between Toronto mm A train left Sun day with Fridays through passen wua at lust accounts at tho conductor fearing to while at Bollo aro n most Saturday night twentyeight soldiers were ordered to that station to tho pouco while tho lino wna nnd to pilot in the Montreal passen ger which awaited orders While tho truckmen cleared tho Hue at one end ot tho yard tho strikers Mock It at tho other by running and oft tbo Much wus lost in this and the company decided to daylight for Early Sunduy a locomotive foreman went out aud piloted the train to On his ar rival thu strikers and hours could bo got to mount the engine to take the train At tho station the platform was A Fire in Despatch to The Boston January 4 and 5 oclock this u fire broko out iu the cellar of Thomas In thu Honso Block on and ba foie the Humes property to tbo amount of from to was destroyed by and breakage In Most of tho in tho Homo ware turn and tho house waa badly Tbo goods of stores underneath were badly with It la to obtain tbo amount of tbo losses or but It U under stood the Insurance will neatly or quite cover tho THE NEW Inauguration of the New City MAYOR PRINCES An Address Which Citizens Will Read With IN THE CITY Chairman Clarks Address to the PRESIDENT POPE TO THE The City Government of Boston for the year 1877 was organized yesterday with thu His Honor Mayor Prince delivered an Inaugural ad which Is given In full below and which will bo perused with general John waa elected ns Chairman of tho Board of Aldermen and Benjamin Popo of the Fifteenth Word as President of tbo Common Tho of tbo Board came together In their and wore called to order nt by tho City and tho entering took tho and Chief JUB Cray and tha who accompanied took seats an bis right nnd The of tho Common Council wero called to order minutes earlier by Pope of Ward tbe senior Tbo usual official 1101 Ices having been transmitted from ono to tbe tho two branches In conven Prayer wa offered by nnd Chief Justice Gray administered oath of to the now and utter him tbe Aldermen und Coun Tho Mayor then delivered his inau gural which Is MAYOE PRINCES A Conservative and Guided by Liberality His Views on Prominent oi Wl mod to high and responsible the manage ment tor the ensuing of the oC u a city possessed of nearly sovun hira and lirty millions of mid u population approaching lour hundred oily of hor jealous of her and ever watchful nt whatever hor interests aud lier under One of the most Important national when nil Its shall he the most Important election recorded In annuls 1ms just been after a contest waned unexampled excitement and Tbo Issue is yet and tho la deeply stirred by tho rival or two great par tic for tho right to tho recent municipal election reflected to sumo extent the passions of the Federal election hut ami parly have no recognition fu should ilio powers to us tor tho welfare nnd prosperity of all tbo citi without regard to party or party In Under that inspiration of and good will to all comes from tho let us endeavor to do CITY Permit mo first to direct your attention to our financial condition tun 31st WHS 58 The fund iina other available monna amounted to the net debt to lie f 24 The water debt at thut date wus 33 Thus making the not city of watur 01 aru assured that tho difference between the in tercut on the net debt and tha which tho law requires us to add to tho sinking would ex tbe entire debt tbe water debt In about so If we avoid now obliga our city will then bo substantially free of as tho Income from water rates pays the Interest OL water My knowledge of capacity to cipher do not permit me fully this but if it bo truo thut wo aro Bo near tho time when the city debt bo no nioro and the lux payer tho tax gatherer shall Ho down to gether In amity our see a silver lining In the financial cheered by thla prospect of coming endure bravely these seven years of heavy CITY Therein great complaint throughout the country of in tho administration of extravagance not only In tho but in the State and municipal Tho peo ple that they aro paying too much for govern They think that republican Institutions do not exempt them from ono of tho moat intolerable expressions of grinding Upon of tbe groat parties contended Iu the recent Federal arid a vast popular majority has demanded For a long time n growing conviction has been held among our citizens our municipal expenses aro greater they should that wo uro spending too They find that tho expenditures of tho of temporary loans and city debt rb tins Increased from about two and a millions in 1855 to over fifteen million In Increase of expense awakens tho sus If it does not Justify tho that things uro uot as they should My immediate predeces sor In In Ills lust Inaugural that thu annual expenditure of the City Government at the present exceeds the entire expenditures of tho United States Government at tho tho first city charter was If tills bo is it not time to cry Slop Tho recent municipal election turned substantially on tho issue of In accepting wo pledged ourselves to do all in our power to correct whatever requires To test tho accuracy of Iho popular that our expenses aro too we should examine the costs of each department of Ihu duty will be most laborious but It Is a duty imposed by our trust and our and Its Importance will not permit its 1 am not for u niggard uu which is menu nnd unworthy a commu liberal and ns we nnd boast to I know tho spirit und policy of my native Tho pride und of her sous will supuly whatever her safe ty ami require whatever tbe defence her saui Inry und other grout mid vital Interests may cull for whatever lier honor But they und nil und especially nt Ibis when capital Is unproductive labor un employed when tho cost of all rks Is so largely to with no just expectation of an Improved condition Iu tho Immediate all unnecessary municipal Wo have accus at the beginning of each when assembled for tho for which wo now to set forth iu periods the necessity of retrench ment nnd tho determination to But these first of January municipal resolutions of re form ure too like tho promises of Individuals at such times und ns often In words for nothing of Lot UB net disappoint tho juat ex of for whom wo If It shall bo found that wo are spending too much let us ascertain where may be As all large Bums aru but tha aggregate of many small let us Inquire If there have not up of expense which may be Con we williout to Iho public employ fewer assistants iu tho do Can wo not without injustice to tbo or Injury to the reduce salaries Can we not show that wo buy what we do not need thut in tho erection of our various public buildings wo spend on and more than Is necessary that In our in our street nnd other Improvements wo aro extravagant Do we not pay too much for i lals und tor work f Tho secret of success In tho is sumo as In pri vate Tlu principles underlying both the Dont buy you and avoid Here lie all the law and of Thu great reformer Tilden well puts the case In his letter to tbo Secretary of tho Treasury tu Ho suys There la no road for a than for an Individual or Cut your expounds live your I would give nil tbo of finance would the whole of for the homely maxim within your Let without deeming to make light of a olio another authority to the that of one who waa taught by the sternest of experience the lessons of Tho  

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