. Where everlasting spring abides,


And never withering flowers"

From the New York Tribune.
PRICES UNDER THE PRESENT
TARIFF
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Hon Andrea Kennedy. NJ. C. from la.
SIR: You recollect that on the 20lh ult
| was in attendance on meeting of the Post
Office Committee of the House of which
you are a member and that ynn therein re-
ma ked that "rhe present Tariff was great
injury to the Vest than even the South. as
it reduced lie price Of eosry thing the West
had 10 SELL, and increased that Of erery
thing that section had to BUY" As this
assertion appeared to me monstrously incon-
sstent with the truth, | ven.ured 20 ask you
aohat articles bought by the West had been
so enhanced in price by the Tariff. You
promptly answered 'EUery thing L still
demurred that my own previous information
had been strongly adverse to this statement,
and therefore begged you to name some one
article which has thus been made d. arcr
You hesitateG a moment, and remar ked that
Salt had been enhanced IN cost to the West
one hundred per cent since the Tariff pass
ed''


AS you were in your OWE official room.
and | only iere on suherence, felt that
could not courteously persist IN disputIng the
correctness of your Information so let the
matter drop. AS soon, however. as | had
returned next day to New York, | add ess
ed a letter to a most reliable and intelligent
Indianian a citizen of South Bend, ST Jo-
seph's County, but spending the Legislative
Session at Indianapolis, stating to him the
substance of this conversation. and asking
him to furnish me- as soon and as fully as
possible, statement of the prices. in the mar
ket of Indiana of all the staple articles i'm
ported 5y that State, on which a Protective
Duty had been imposed by :he Tariff of
1912, ascertaining the price of each on the
LIST of January, 1912, and the same date of
1874, respectively. His reply, just received.
is as follows:


INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 3Oth. 1874.


Dear Sir: Herewith YOU will find the
items YOU wish at three different points.
which | hope will prove satisfactory am
willing to pledge my honor for their truth
and If you wish the prices at Vincens and
New Albany. which, conversation win
their Senators convInces me would be of
a similar tenor with the others. can obtain
them for you by writing thereto.


At INDlANAPoLIs, the Capital Of the STATE.


[ have the following given me by Alfred
Harrison, the leading merchant IN this city


Jan, l842. Jan, le44
Salt 81 90 per bushel 50
Iron 6 per 10
Hardware & Cutlery, fallen, since AZ, 10 per CT
Cloths, ~ per c.
Brass Kettles rs per pound 62
Nails cheaper now by l G. per 10
Bnttons 100 per cent.
Pins same as formerly.
Cotton shirting ia cts. oto9 cts


From SourH BEND. 81 Joseph Co. Iad


This is situated on the Big ST. Joseph. re-
ceives nothing by the Wabash anal. but
every thing by Lakes Huron and Michigan
and the river, and with It's sister town.
Mishawaka in he same county, tour miles
above on the river, does heavy business for
the country surrounding The compa ra.ive
prices for this point are made out by Ricket
son Borroughs, Esq. one of our most intel
lieent and clear headed citizens, whose word