Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1873, Page 4

THE CIICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1873. TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, TERME OF SURACNIPTION (PAYADLE IN ADVAXCE). 1l il Wookiyn Parts of a year at tho samo rato. ‘To provent delay and mistakos, be suro and give Post n full, including Btata and County. may bo made ofthor by dralt, oxpross, Post MOMce ordor, or in reg rod lottars, at our riek, TERMHN TO OITY SUHSCRINENS, - , dolivorad, Hunday sxcsptod, 25 conts o B dolvore ey Srchntod, o conte For weoks Address TIRE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Cornor Madison aud Denrborn-ats,, Ghicago, il TRIAUTE Branch Offics, No, 469 Wabash-av., in the ookstoro of Mensrs. Oobb, Androws & Co., whero dvortisements and subsoriptions will bo received, and il bavo tho ssmo attention as If loft st tho Maln oa. 2y, [ CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S TRIBUNE, FIRST PAGE—Tho Loulsiana Embroglio~Washington, Now York and Miscoltanoous Tolograms—Tho Now YLoglsinturo of Wisconsin, BECOND PAGE-Satarday Night's Tolograms—Ponsion Forgery, JAHIRD PACE—Dion and Daly: Tho Recent Dilliard © . Match fn Now York—Tho Law Courta—Raflrosd Nows—Railroad Timo Table—Tribuno Prospootus— Advortisomonts. JFOURTH PAGE—Edltorials: Tho Conviction of Stokes; Tho Btato Dobt of Illinols} Tho Loulslana Faotions —Nowa Itoms—Notoa and Opinton. EIFTH PAGE—Tho Bittor Xnd: 'The Convlot Stokes, Briof Rosumo of & Romarkabla IHistory and it Mornl—Tho Farm and Gardon-—Northwostorn Datry- mon's Assoolation—Tho Presidontial Klootion—Por. sonal Items—Hydo Park’ Maltors—City in Briof— Adrortlsomonts, BIXTH PAGE—Monotary and Commorolal—Advertiso- monts. SEVENTH PAGE-Poriodical Litoraturo~Now York Lotter—Sardou's ** Unclo Sam"'—8t. Lonts and Chi- cago—Goncral Nows Itoms—Small Advortisements: Teal Estato, For Salo, To Ront, Wanted, Ete, AEIGATI PAGE—Tho Pulpit: Sorntons Yostarday by Eminent Clty Clozgymon~Tho Aplary—Tha New Loglalaturo of Minnosota—Auction Adyortisomonts, TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. " ATRRN'S THEATRE—Wabash avenuo, cornor of Con, @ress streot. Engagomont of Josoph Proctor, *'Tho Rod Pockot-Book," M'VIOKER'S THEATRE—Madison stroot, botwesn State and Donrborn. Engagomont of Misa Gharlotto /Cushiman, **Guy Mannoring," ACADEMY OF MUSIO- Halstod strest, south of Madison. Tho Soguln English Opera Troupo, *‘Blar. fba," ¢ HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE—Randolph strcat, bo- gweon Olark and LaSalle, . Now Comody Company. . H*Babos in tho Woods." . ] MYERS' OPERA HOUBE—Monroo stroot, batween Btato and- Doarborn, Arlingion, Cotton & Komblo's [Minstroland Burlosquo Troupo, ‘*Tho Red Pockot~ IBWX." **Wanted: ‘A Nureo,” **Potor Piper." . OLOBE THEATRE—Dosplaines stroot, botween Madi- ponand Washington. Dramatic and Musical Varlotios.” NIXON'S AMPIITHEATRE-Cliaton stract, botwoon Kashington and Randolph. Engagomont of Mr. £0d Mea, A, O, Millor. **1iiddon HMand." IBUSINESS NOTICE SALT RIIEUM CURED BY USING JUNIPER TAR Bonp. Munufactured Ly Caswoll, Hazard & Co., Now FORDYSTEPSIA, INDIGESTION, DEPRESSION of Eflllrfl! and General Dobility. tho Forro Phospuorated ixir of Calisaya Bark (Callsasa Dark and Iron), is tuo Bost tone.Mado by Caswall, Tiazard & G0 , Now Yorks mad 5o ists. DYSPEPTIO CONSUMPTION.—BY DI J. I, Bohonok.—Whon Bronchinl Connutintion 1s complicated avith hopatlo disoaso (sn occurronce by no moans uncom- fiom) it torme-what b tormed Dyepoptic Gonsamption, 1o his formm of tho disoaso wo liavo, [n addition to the ordine ry phonomana of bronchinl ditoaso, various symptoms Ediuuvu of 'ho atlo disordors, suchi as tondorness and nafon of tho right o, irrogularity of tho bowals, with nnatural stools, a sallow huo of tho faco, & narrownoss of 0 whitos of tho oyos, Hintulanoy, indigostion, with vari: =blo appotite, incroaacd ditloulty bf breathing, ond cough ter onting Loarty moala: furrod and brown fonguo, foul roath, nausos, and somotimes vomiting, In somo {n- tances of this furm of tho disvaso no symptoms indicativo f puimonio afloction ecour in tho comincncomont of tho jmalads, tho ouly mani{ostations of disoaso boing anch na fre usuilly prosont in livor complaate genorally. " A dull ain or tendorness tn tho Hght sido, with {noroasod un- asingss on Iylng on tho loft sido, irrogularity of the owols, foul tnguo, and dupeossion of tho spirits, aro n such casea tho first symptoms complainod of rat, warnings of o disoasa in tha mombrano aro slight. ~Thoro is a slight prupnreg.l by tha Bocrotary of tho Board of Trado, hias not yet boen printod. N Tho Now York Times says: *Thoro s in tho Republiedn party, as thero has always beon In all partios, & fow mon who imagino thomsolves tho entiro organization, and it fa theso mon who nro dangorous at such a tino s this, Somo of thom may not bo corrupt, hut thoy aro tho vic- tims of corrupt men, and are deluded with the idon that the way to party success in tho future 18 to solzo ovory possible oflico for tho prosent bonoflt of party hacks, This was the croed of the Tammany ring, and any party which adopts it muat cortalnly soon rosort to practices ng corrupt, and in tho ond moet with n fato as ignominious.” This *shirt of Nomesls" is sup- posed to fit Sonator Conkling, The citizons of Now Orleans are summonod, by rosolutions passed Baturdey night by the Committos of 200, and by numerous other nssomblies of merchants, of Domocrats, of Lib- orals, and of Indopondents, to closo thelr places of businoss to-day and moot in Lafayotte Square, to oxpross their detormination that the Logisla- turo and tho Executive thoy lawfully olocted ghall bo fnstalled. Pinchback has boon ofti- clally notifled that tho United Btates troops will bo hold roady fo prosorve tho poaco. Tha -Attorney Genoral of the Stato has tolo- greaphed Attornoy Goneral Williams that tho TFusionist Logislaturo will meot to-day poacoably meroly to presorvo thoir organization, and ho doproeatos any support by the Fodoeral authori- tios for Pinchback in his avowed purposo of pro- venting tho sossion by force if noed bo. The Chicago produce markets wero again quiot on Saturday, and gonorally stoady. Moss pork was vory quict at 10c advanco, at $11.40@11.50 eash, ond 811.80@11.85 scller March, Lard was in geod demnnd, and Bo per 100 Ihs higher, at $7.00@17.05 cash, and $7.25 scller March. Meats wero quict, but a shade firmer, at 334c for shoul- dors, B34 for short ribs, G}go for short clesr, and 734@7%{o for groon bams. Drossod hogs wora more active, and firmer, but closed dnli at $1.825¢@4.95 Y 100 1bs, .Ilighwinos woro ro- ported stoady at 800 3 gallon, Flour was activo, ond firm. Whoat was active and firm nt 3go de- number of miles of rond fully comploted waa 7,025, aud on 6,742 tho proparation for track was in ndvancod progross, In tho aggrogate, work was dono on 14,007 miles of road, 'Tho aggre- gates of milos comploted in tho Weat during tho yonraro as followa : Colorado, 104 ; Tllinols, 8375¢; Indinns, 200; Tows, 685 ; Kansas, 511 ; Michigan, 8003 Minnesots, 712 ; Missourl, 892; Nobrasks, 218; Wisconsin, G55; Olio, 8013, The do- tailod stntomont for Iilinols shows thnt work was dono on 17 ronds, on which tho followlng number of milos was completod: Bolle~ villo & O'Fallon, 6; Caird & Bt. Louls, 27; Calro & Vinconnes, 160; Ohicago & Pacifio, 16; Chicago, Durlington & Quincy, 67; Chicago, Danvillo & Vinconnos, 40; Ohicago & Paducah, 513 Ohicago, Pokin & Bouthwoestorn, 63 ; Enat 8t. Louls, Oahokia & Falling Bprings, 1134 In- diana & Illinols Contral, 40; Indianapolls, Bloomington & Westorn, 75; Jackeonvillo, N, W. &8.E., 90 ; Lofayotto, Bloomington & Missis- sippl, 85; Loulsvillo, New Albany & 8t. Louls Air Line, 26 ; Paris & Danvillo, 36 ; Paris & Docatur 47; Poors, Atlsnta & Docatur, 86; Springflold & Tlinois Bouthoastorn, 83 ; Springfleld & North_ woatorn, 41, Total, 837%. Wo thonght that wo had enjoyod all possible oxplanations of Genoral Grant's re-olection to tho Prosidoncy. We have boon told that North -Oarolina and Maino didit; aldo, that Ponnsyl- vania and Ohio wore tho moving causes. Wo Lnvo heard that Gonoral Grant would have been defoated if tho Domooratic party had mado & straight nomination ; also, that ho would have boon dofeated if Mr. Adnms or Judge Davis had beon nominatedat Cinolnnati instoad of Mr. Greo- loy. Wo havo nover heard it stated that Gonoral Grant waa ro-olected becauso ho recoived a ma- Jority of tho votes nctuallycast. ButUtah doigna to onlighten us through tho Rov., Orson Hydo, a prophet of the Mormon Church, Tho Rev. Hyde's uttorancos, like those of ~most prophets, aroc obscuro; but, ns noarly as wo can interprot.him, he xanks Gonoral Grant's ro-olection with-the dovastating fires of the timo (“with balls of fire somotimes seen to fly through the atmosphers "), the storms that eproad de- vastation on ses and land, and tho wasting opi- domics upon man and boast. Those things, in- cluding Gonoral Grant's re-eloction, ought, says clino, closing nt §1.2134 cash, and $1.23% sollor Fobruary. Corn was very quict, aud stondy &t | 8034@303¢0 cnsh, and 812(@317 seller Fobruary. Osts wero quiot and stoady at 24}{@24%¢c cash, and 26@263o sellor Fobruary. Ryo was dull and 3¢@1c lower, closing at G5ie. Darley was quiet and.unchanged, closing at 04lo for No. 2, and 52@53%c for No. 8. Live hogs wero uctive, and 5o per 100 1bs highor, ot $3.80@8.90. Cattlo woro dull and steady. Tho Augusta (Go.) Chronicle and Sentinel, re- plying to an article in Tur Cimicaco TrinoNE, suys that tho Stato of Goorgin’ cannot bo justly aceusod of ropudiating, or intending to ropndi- ate, any portion of tho legitimato Stato debt, and explaing tlto circumstances which had brought about & misapprehension on this sub- Joct in cortain quartors, as follows: A largo in- creage of tho Btate dobt was madoe during Bul~ look’s administration, and whentho had o Legis- Inturo ready to do his bidding, After ho had flod from tho Btato, tho Logisiatare appointed o Committco to investigate tho issue of thoso ho pationt. Tho fi ronchial g cough, unattonded with pain, H‘ dogrees the cough Pocomas moeo troublesomo, and wlion it ocontinuos for oma timo a toih phlegm fa 0xpootoratod. Tho broath: ing, t00, 13 In some degrco afoctod, and tho sufforor com. lalns of weight and. tightnoas across tho chost. Tho ronchial affoction now advancos until a coplus purulont xpectoration, and the uaual sympoms of Liootio ar full atublishied, whioh - continuos (6 inoroaso antil: doath ensues, SCHENOK'S PULMONIO SYRUP, SEAWERD ONI0, aud MANDRAKE PILLS, Thoso aro tho onl edicinos that will onro Qonsumption. Dr, SOHENC. E:"’ boen in constant practios ovor, thirty yoars, cobtin- nily examininyg lunge, and knows his modicinos, if prap. £rij akep, will cure Conumy Tis MANDRAICIE LTS cloanso the liver and atomach; bis SIAWEED 'ONIQ diseolven tho food, stimulatos the coating of tho tomach, and aluds dlauudnn: hia” PULMORIQ BYRUD Eipuax tho matier, and naturs throws 1t oif without. an Fortion, . Proparod and for saloby J. 11, SORENOK. ON, northeast cornorSixth and Aroh.sts., Philadelphla, Bod by druggists and dealers genorally, [Ta bo cuntinued. . @heChivago Titbune, Monday MMorning, January 6, 1873. P Mr. Froude sailed, on Saturday, for England. Thoro was an earthquake at Columbus, Ohio, Snturday night. ¥ . In complianco with the now Intornal Revenue 1aw 800 Aseistant Assessors wore dismissed Inst Jnonth. Eleven hundred remain, but all will bo out of tho service by July 1, Louis Napoleon submitted, lnst Thursday, toa jpainful, but successtul surgical operation for the gravel. oisbolioved to bo in no danger, 88 no ad symptoms have followed. : The Committco of Ways and Means have de- fermined to report in favor of tho bill to froo Dnited States Treasurer Spinner from refunding tho nmounts embezzled by his subordinates, Beth Johnson, Wardon, and others, for which he fs logally responsible, Boston had sixty deaths last weol _from small- gox, which is at work nlong the northenstorn const a8 far as Nova Scotin. This mortality in Boston is to bo attributed largoly, no doubt, to £ho burning of the City Pest House, whichdrove several hundred pationts out of thoir quarters nto tho strect during tho rocont cold snap. —— The Illinois Logisiaturo maots on Wodnosday,. and within the next twenty days thero will bo hirty Stato Logislatures in sossion—all tho $tates of the Union excopt Now Hampehiro, Wermont, Connecticut, Delawaro, Maryland, Fnflmmiu, and Orogon, As Congross will bo in JBeasion also, tho nowspapora will bo gorgod for pomo time with tho sayings snd doings of tho #'law-making power, The discnesion which 8 roported from Eng-~ fand concerning American nuncxation of the Bandwich Islands is vory absurd. Tilibustoring oxpoditions, which scom to coustituto n sourco pt approhonsion in this case, are no longoer practicable in Amorica; or, at least, aronot Jmoro likely to bo attempted in tho United States Ahanin tho Kingdom of - Great- Dritain or tho German Empira. . A8 to o Governtont purchaso, &ho bistory of the San Domingo nogotiations #hould teach England that oxtonslon of torri- tory, sud the colonization of digtant islands, aro ot just now any part of Amerlean polioy. — Tho 8t. Loula (lobe concedon that, {n o com- moreinl aspect, Bt. Louls appears at a disadvan- tago by the sido of Chicago on the summing up of last yoar's business. It contends, howover, that in mavufactures 8t Louls is far in advanco of Chicago. Tho Globe's articlo (which wo ro- print) is & protty fair goneralization of tho reln- tivo oxhibits of the twoeltios. Tho annualrecord of Chicago was published on tho anniversary of tho fivo, cmbracing the yoar ending Oot. 0, 1872, Tho record for tha calondar vear, ending Jan, 1, bonds. After several months of patient investi- gation, it wns found that bonds in aid of raflrond schemos had been indorsod by Bul- lock in direct violation' of tho Constitution and the statuto, and that they woro issued to thoso who Imew thoir illegality and who woro, conso- quontly, parties to _tho fraud. These bonds tho Btate of Goorgia does nob proposo to rodeom. “Tho Btate simply declined,” eays tho Ohronicla and Senfinel, “to pay & -debt which sho bad not contracted, just 28 o bueinoss man comes into Court and pleads non est factum to a spurions noto.” The samo journal adda that “ go long as tho affairs of Georgin aro managed by hor children, no dis- ‘honor nor disgraco will come to tho Btato.” ———— Whilo & number of ominent gout,lumun and in- fluontial nowspapers are discussing menns for doing away with the Electoral Collego as a part of tho machinery of our Presidential olections, o Mr. Clark of Oswogo, comes forward with the suggestion that this syatom should not only not bo abolished in Prosidentinl elections, but should bo spplied to all othor eloctions,—Stato, district, county, and town. It would bo uscloss to examino tho dotails of Mr. Clark's plan, even it thoy wero svailablo. Wo bave already tho Electoral Collogo system in our caucuses and conventions. The same general ides provails in both,—that of allowing a solect number of porsons to dosignato who shall have tho ofiicos, ‘Wo do not know that tho caucuses or convon- tions would bo any mora powertul if thoy wero chosen to elact tho officors, than they are now in being chosen to nominate thom. As it is, the pooplo have at loast tho bonefit of ono struggle after tho caucuses and conventions have decided on thoir condidatos. If theso conventions woro to bocomo Eloctoral Colleges, tho difference would simply be that their aciion would bo final and unaltorablo. The poople do sometimes suc- ceod in having their own way, in spite of pri- maries, cauouses, and conventions, in tho pros- ent order of things, and thoy aro entitled to tho remedy that theso oceasional succosses givo them. ——— The immense mooting of the wealthiost and most influontial citizens of San Francisco, on Baturday evening, in which the Qovernor, tho Mayorof tho city, aud the Prosidont of tho Chomber of Commerco participated, to protost against tho passage of the Goat Istand bill, i an admonition which Congresg will do well to heod. The numbers and charactor of this meeting show that thero is no change in the sentiment of San Francisco or of tho Btate of California con- corning the offort of the Contral Pacific Road to male another grab at public property. This Company has alrendy taken twonty-eight millios out of the public Trensury, and, as Governor Booth saya: “It already Lolds, or controls, two hundred ncros of Mission Bay, almost tho ontiro OQaklaud front, Alameds Point Landing, Vallejo, almost thoe oxclusive control of the landings at Baeramponto and Stockton, and onjoys o practical monopoly of tho stonm navi- gation to all theso placos,” Thero {s nothing to show that tho uao of tho Island is & public no- cessity, and thoro Is no reason to bo found in the business or onrnings of tho road why it should havoit, It is simply anothor offort on tho part of the Company to build up n gigantio monapoly on'the Paclflo Slope, against which the peoplo have unanimonely rissn in romonstranco. Tho ourront numboer of the Chicago Railway Revlew contalngan intoresting tabular statement of the rosults of railrond construction In the United Btatos aud Canada for tho year 1873, from which wo obtaiu the followiug statistics: Tha [l the Rov. Hyde, *“to whispor in the oars of the rulors of this world s effective & warning os wore the plngucs of Egypt in the days of Pha- raok and hig sarvauts, that It is tho year of tho Lord's vangoanco for tho controversy of Zion." Wo.ure not among thoso who feastod and ro- joicod-nt Goneral Granit's triumph, but wo had no ides that it was so bad as this. It is vorysad. The Boaton Traveller chorges that * Notwith- standingstho donial of Mr, Dawes, ho did pur- chase OroditMobilier stock at & nominal rather than its zoal valuo, and that ho roceived n dividond wpon it. This noither Mr. Dawes nor any woll-in formed friend of his will deny. And wo further: charge, and the Congressional Globe will show. that Mr. Dawes voted for all the schomesdby which tho Unlon Pacific Railroad swindled! the Govornmont.” A privato lotter to tho Springfleld Republican says that, when Oakes Ames'wns summoned boforo the Committes, Nr, Dawes told him “to toll tho whole story about him.” From this it would appoar that Mr. Daswes himsolt did not tell tho wholo story in the lotter which he wrote during tho cam- paign. And yot wo apprehend that Mr. Dawes wag not go guilty as the Traveller would make him out to be. Xt is concoivablo that Mr. Dawes should have published (or allowed to bo published), & card intended to bo takon ns o do- nial that ho over had any Credit Mobilier stock. This cortainty bas o bad look. But, whilo it is.- cloar that he ought not to havo touched it, it I ‘inconceivablo to thoso who know him that his | *votos 08 o Congressman should havo beon gov- _omod by tho ownership of such stock, oven if ho | hadit. Tho misfortuno in his caso, a8 in that of some othors, ia that; when they opened their mouths, they did not toll tho whole truth sbout it." And tho groatost misfortuno of all is that the exposuro inovitably diminishes tho influenco of such mon 18- Mr, Dawes, who occupied posi- tions in the Ropublican party cnabling thom to demand important monsures of reform neoded by tho whole country, and who posscssed suffic- iont courago (tho oxigoncos of the campaign “boing over) to malto the demand. —_— THE CONVICTION OF STOKES, The conviction of Stokes, tho murderer of Fisk, is ono of tho most hopeful signs of tho timos, and shows that publio sontiment in New York is rapidly erystallizing into a detormination to check tho provailing torrent of erimo by tho punishmont of tho guilty, Tho expoctation of Stokos and his counsel, that the law's delays and tho lapso of time would weary the commu- nity, graduallydim the recolleotion+of this mur- dor, and abate the popular excitomont, has not beon fulfilled. The Aontimentof the community haa changed, and chauged radicnlly, but it has grown to bo adverso to murdorors, for it is un- deniablo that at tho timo of this, murdor there was & certain dogreo of compassfion for Stolkes o was looked upon as one who had do- liverod socicly from & dangorous onomy. Thoro wes uothing in the life of Jamos Fiek, Jr., to commond him to commiseration, and thoro was no exprossion of rogret, either publls orprivato, over his taking off, except amoug Lis immodiato satellitos, who ouily Incked tho oppor- tunitios to lead tho samo reckloss, unpringipled lifo. Fisk waa o conspicuous socinl post. 6 lad no moral porcoptions. Young men, dnzzled by tho suporfioial brillisucy of his career, and his scoming omuipotence in using in- dividuals, courts, corporations, and oven politi~ cal bodios, to carry out his designs, foracok tho old-fashioned ways of honesty and legiti- mato dealing, and sought to accumu- Into fortuucs Dby siratogy and rockloss assuranco. Tho respectable membors of gtho community had no sympathy with him, g ho was a gamblor, a consorter with harlots, aud morally rotton from head to foot. I'he mercantile com- munity wero rolioved when hls power for mis- chief was ovor; for his dosporato schomos to on- rich himself; his control of & corrupt Judioiary, and his uttor deflance of all rules of moreantilo honor, moro or loss affected all intorcsts and brought sonudal upon the entiro system of bus— inoss in Now York. Whon Fisk foll, thoro was o univorsal sigh of rliof. It was looked upon a8 & providential disponeation, which had cut this man off in his primo, avd Just at o time whon ho waa weaving frosh plots, full of dangor to that security and confidenco which are nocessary to the snfo and successful 'trnxxnnnglnu of husl- noss, It Btokos had boon brought to trial immodintoly aftor tho commission of tho mur~ der, tho chancos aro that Lo would have beon ac- quitted, Intho lapso of time which has suc~ coedod, tho baneful influonces of Jamos Iisk and the oxciting incidonts of his caroor have heen parthelly forgotton, Maneflold, with hor gorgeoun surroundinga nnll] elppl to tho Ohio mv-;r; it also ombraced ill-gotton fluerios, but for whom this murder might not have beon committed, has well-nigh faded out of momory. ‘Lo attontion of tho pub- 1o hag boon concontratod upon the facts of the murdor, the evidenco which has beon doveloped in tho two trinls, and tho Jogal stratogy omployed by counsol to effoct tho oscapo of Stokes from punishtaent, Thoro ia nothing in the testimony at cithor trial whick roliovos Stokes from tho faok of having committed n deliborate, cold-blooded, and cowardly murdor. It Is aa cloar aa the sun- light, from this tostimony, that he coolly and with malico proponee plannod tho murder, woné to tho hotol with this object in view, mot Tisk whore ho could not escape, and shot him down boforo ho had an opportunity to dofond himsolf, oven if io had had the courago to do so, or had ‘beon armod. Against all tho onormitios of Fisk's lifo and the pootioal justice which stoppod hia banoful carcor, this brutal and cowardly murdor kioks tho beam. 'Thero is nothing to show that Btokos' lifo was any bottor than Fisk's, They had beon yoko-follows in crime, partnors in dis- roputable businoss transactions, onjoyed togoth- or tho fruits of corruption ; and thosamo shame- loss woman, whoso possession they covoted, but whom they could not share in com- mon, brought one of thom to death and tho othor to a felon's coll. Theso is 10 way for Btokes to oxpiate such & crimo ox- copt upon tho gallows, and justico 'will not bo vindicated until ho meots with tho summary ponalty of the Iaw, and the womsn Mansflold comes to the gatter, Any othor issuo of this story of blood would not bo impartial. The ogcapo of Stokes would excuse. Bimmons, the policy-dealer and lottery adventurer, for the murder of Duryes, who was ongagod in tho samo disroputable business, and would furnish every advonturor and gamblor with a protoxt for the murder of oyery othor ono of his assoociates, with whom ho happoned to como into rivalry, simply ‘because thoy were in the samo business, and be- caugo tho loss of his victim was no loea to socloty. Py The jury in tho Stokes oaso - have evidently takon this viow of the mattor, and havo brought in a vordict of guilty of murder-in tho firat de- greo. Tho vordict will bo a happy. surprise, bo- cansgo tho public had como to the concluston that there was not moral courago: enough in-a Now York jury to convict o murdarer. .The _criminal rocords of tho past fow yohrs have 'given tho public no encouragement to - hope for an impar- tin] administration of justico, nor have they suc- ceedod in croating any other improssion than that the brutal and violent -clasges of Now York City had becomo tho predominat- ing olement, snd wore sufficiontly ‘powerful to gocure-immunity for themsolves, - As numer- ous oxceptions havo been taken. during this trinl, itls not impossible that' Btokes' may yet secure snother trinl. Bo this as it may, tho vor- diet is nono tho less a triumph for justico and s signal indieation that popular sentiment, so long defled and o long ontraged, Lusat last roached the detormination that ‘crime shall bo punighed. Thero is now hopo that Foster, the car-hook murderer, King, the witnoss-killer, Simmeons, tho policy-dealer, whoso brutal killing of Duryon is still frosh in tho mind of tho roador, and the numorous other less prominent, but oqually brutal ‘and guilty, murderers in the Tombs, may meot with their just punishment. THE STATE DEBT OF ILLINOIS. The accounts of the Btataof Illinois, as sottled to Doo. 1, 1872, show an outstanding indobted- noss as followa: Doticioncy bonds (Chicaga). .. . bty A o S dakias Thoso aggregato 2,000,161, sinco which timo, howover, this Stato has pnid $9828,705, leaving s tho dobt duo Jan. 8, 1873, §1,781,446. On Deo. 1, 1872, there was in the Trensury, applicable to tho Stato dobt, tho following sums : Btato dobt fund, Canal redempt Totalis Josasassiavsnsinnss 0f which Hiaa Boon sincs oxpendod, Balance, aeree ‘This last sum deducted from the ontstanding Jobt leaves 91,373,078 to bo paid from revenua. Tho State debt fund was tho monoy collocted tindor tho two-mill tax provided for by the Con- stitution of 1848, which tax was assessod in 1870 Jor tho Isat timo, it having beon’ abolished by ho Constitution of 1870, The fund from which :Intorost is paid is .derived from' s special tax Jovied for that purposo. In addition to this fitato dobt fund, tho Stato s in recoipt of & sum somi-annually ffom tho Illinois Contral Railrond. Tho receipts from tho last-mentionod fund for the two years provious to Dec. 1, 1872, wore §765,768. Durlng’ tho samo’ two yoars, thore was paid of tho.. outstanding indobtednoss of the Btate tho sum’ of $83,080,696, of which sum $3,040,148 wos taken from the Btato dobt fund, and $978,048 from tho Illinois Contral fund, and $61,600 from the canal revonups. During tho two proceding yoars thore had been paid;of the 8tate dobt about 1,400,000, making an aggrogato during tho four yoars' term of Govornor Palmer of $4,501,790. g Tho recoipts of tho State from the Illinois Contral Railroad for 1873, 1874, aud 1875, with tho cash in the Tronsury, will extinguish tho wholo of tho outstanding dobt, 80, by the 4th of July, 1875, tho Btato'of Illinois will bo free of dobt, and will - be- controlled by an excellent Qonstitution, which prohibita tho croation of any moroe debt oxcopt 'by tho approval of tho popular voto of tho Stato. Tho history of tho dobt of Illinols, if written putin all its - detalls, would bo an instructive losson. It may bo tracod back to tho days of the Torritorial Govornment, whon the popular idon was that to make money plonty was to crento banks of issuo, For o quarter of & contury the Stato strugglod to carry on its affairs, to build zailroads and canals, improvo and bridgo * navi- gable rivors,” by. borrowing moneo, by running ‘banks ypon erpdit and without capital, pnd then tho Statq, ynablo to moet its obligations, with- out monoy, without .crodit, stopped paymant. In tho light of tho pnst wo, at thisday think it -oasy to point out tho mistakes pf thoso who Inid tho foundations of tho dobt of $hp Stato of Tlinois; but wo live in anothor age,—when ‘tho whole aapoot of thinga is changed ; snd wo aro apt to do injustico to our predecessors. For tho first twonty or twonty-flve years of tho hig- tory of Illingls, the eont of population snd of ‘political stropgth In tho State waa located in tho ox{romo southorn.conntios ; Alton and Bhawnoo- town were compoting for the distinction of boing tho wmatropolis of Iilinols, Bavks wero ohar- torod and located ut both places, and porhaps tho inspiring causo of the groat calamity that ovortook us at o lator day was due to theso soul- loss and rascally corporations, Tho Intornal Tmprovoment aystom embraced the construction Evon tho woman ;| of wsories of rallmays mainly from tho Missls« tho canal to commoct tho Illinols River with Lake Michigan. Tho wchomo of railways which was then projected sooms to ug ut this day but & small ono—hardly oxcooding in tho numbor of miles the railways satuslly construoted in Hlinole in 1871-2, Tho financiora of that dsy sought to make mondy plonty by providing for an issuo of bank notos ond thoy mado theso notes logal tendors, and it +waa hold that any man who would not take them wag, in aomo way, disloyal to the Blate. By flooding tho Btato with an irrodecmnblo curren- oy thoy drovocoln from clrculation, aud, for a long poriod, coin waas ae great n curlosity in Jlli- nols aa It hins boon sinco 1862, Tho Btato jsauod its bonds and sont agonts to London to nogo- tinto thom; nnd, at lset, when all tho bonds had boon gold that any por- son would tako at any prico, whon Auditor's warrauts on the Troasury wero oqually unsalable, and yet woro tho only form in which tho Btato could colleot rovenue, and when Cnnal scrip was as common and about a8 valuo- losa 13 tho loaves in tho forest, the Btato sunk undor thoe load and took no further caro for fu- toront or principal. Whon tho assots wore ar- rayed, thoro was twonty-two milos of railroad upon which a singlo track hod boen laid ; there was an unfinished, and, of course, unnavigablo canal, and thero was somo millions of stock in govoral banks which never had any capital and which had given up the ghost, Thus matters stood for govoral yeara, Thoro was n strong but novertholess quict party that favored ropudistion to the extent of paying only suoch an amount as tho Stato hnd actually ro- cotved in cash; the Logislaturo, however, while 1t was wonk onough to rofuse to lovy any taxes to pay tho intercst on tho debt, did not daro to tako any such schome as wasproposed. Finally, the holders of the bonds for tho construction of the canal offorcd to advanco money enough to completo it if tho Stato would convoy the canal to Trustoes to cxpend thomonoy and hold the canal until, from its rovenues, the principal of the old and new loans could be paid, snd until certain other clasgos of canal indebtodnosa woroe paid. This ngrcomont was mado. Tho State, in tho monntimo, after an intonso struggle got outof tho clutches of tho bauks, It is {but just-to state that at tho timoof tho Intornal Improvement delusion & consus of the inhnbitants was talen, with & view to distribute money por capita to thoso conntios through which no railrond was run, and it wae found that tho Btate contnined, all told, only 251,000 por- eons, During this long night of financial dis- oater, the State sufforod groatly in her material prosperity. Immigration to the Btate dimin- ishod. Privatocredit was aslowas was that of the Btate. No man in Illinois could borrow money, or purchage goods on credit. Tho Btato wos considerod 8o complotely buried under dobt, that omigrants from the East and from Earope drove their wagons across tho State into Missouri. Many porsons sbandoned their sottlements and wont noross the Mississippi River into Iowa. Thero was a oloud hanging ovor the Stato from which all men sought to cscape. 4 Having arranged the canal debt and got rid of tho banks, tho Inttor arrangoment bolng largely duo to tho inflexible honesty. of Govornor Ford, thero was nrovival of hope. In 1843 o proposi- tion for a now Constitution was suggestod, which eventually resulted in s Convention in 1847. In the Constitution was placed & provision providing that thore shiould bo snnually lovied o tax of two mills, the proceeds of whichshould bo applied to tho paymont of tho principal of tho public debt, This provision was sub- mitted soparately to tho popular vote and was ratified by tho poople. Tho-credit of the Stato took & newstart; tho croditors offered to mako' torms, The old debt was huntod up and re- fundoed; tho long yoars of unpaid interest wore' consolidated, and new bonds issued therofor. The floating canal serip was called in and put in tho shape of bonds, Tho first of tho two-mill tax was collocted in 1850, and was paid out to tho ereditors. A separate tax was lovied to pay tho intorest on tho wholo debt, Tho canal was comploted, and ita rovenucs bogun to bo applied to that dobt. Illinols onco moro cnjoyed an honorable name. Not & dollar of tho debt was ropudiated ; all tho back interost was paid with intorest. Tho debt thus rofunded nnd con- dolidated amounted to na large sum, the oxact amount of which weo cannot now stato. With tho ronowal of credit thero gotina tido of immigration. Thon camo tho Illinois Contral Railroad grant, and tho almost immodiato poopling of ono-third of tho Btato ‘whoro lands had been forty years in tho market without a purchaser. Annually, sinco 1849, the two-mill tax was Jovied and collocted until 1870-71. This fund was often in exccss of tho current obligations as they foll duo. Croditors |- bogun to rofuso to presont their bonds befors maturity. ' Tho State gradually aided in the ox- tinguishmont of the canal debt, and in 1870 that improvement, frco of dobt, was Bur~ rondored to tho Btate, Now, in 1873, tho .0dds and ends of tho Btatoidebt do not vxceed £1,400,000 fn excoss of tho monoy in the Trons- ury; tomeob thig the Btato I8 in the rocoipt an- nually of about $100,000 from the Illinois Cen- tral Railway, and $75,000 from tho canal. The dobt, therefore, ceasos to bo,a tax upon thie poo- plo, and may bo conaidored practically paid. THE LOUISIANA FACTIONS. Tho political troubles In Louisians, g0 far’ from Loing sottled by tho Fodoral intorference, «only begin to-day in earncat. The old Btato Govarnmont expires, and the now comes in, It is announced frox Now Orleans that tho Kollogg Logislaturo will moot i tho Btato House, of whiok Piuchback, tho pretonded Acting Govor- nor, obtained forciblo control, aud that tho Fu- sion Logielaturo will sssomblo at Lycoum Fyll, At tho samo tima comos the £oxt of & propungia- monto issued by Pinchback, in which ho claims tull excoutive powers as Acting Governor, snd aunounceshisintontion of dieporsing the Lygoum oll Assombly by forco as an illogal gathoring. Thero aro two points to bo considored in rogard to this pompous maunifesto, First, if Piuchback over biad sy claim to bo the Acting Governor of Louisiona, that claim ceasos to-dny upon the In- suguration of Hollogg, whe, as tho Pinchback party claims, {8 tho legally-olooted Governor. ;Eecon_dly, Pinchback has nover hiad any logiti- nato claim ppyn the Bxccutivo authority. Io baeamo Aoting Governoy simply by virtuo ot his ‘oing chosen Prasidont of iho Bouato, But bin torm of ofiico gs Bonator ha¥ing loog ago ox- pired, be could notbo Prasidont’ of tho Bonats, and, congoquently, eonld not bo Acting Gover- nor. It iu difloult to djacover, then, what nu- thority Pinchback has to disporso any assemblago, whother logal or illogal; and his isauing o proclamntion ealoulated to incite vio- lenco thus bocomos an sob of mero turbulence, It Ia fortunato that the Fusion Logislaturo las indioated o jntontlon of rosisting tho throat- oned violonco with violonce ; tho roport ia that 1t intonda to moot slmply for tho purposoof logally asnorting ita olaims, and then peaceably to abide tho dofinito sottlomont that shall bo horeafior mudo. Tho woll-considored action of tho Fusion Log- islaturo is probably tho result of tho report mnado by the Committeo of 200 citizons upon tholr roturn from Washington, Thoy eay that thoy rocolved tho ansuranco from President Grant that ho doos not rogard his action in tho mattor na final; thnt ho wouldoffer no opposition tonthoroughinvestigation by Congross; and that ho would not attompt any further interforonco until Congress should have passed upon tho wholo caso, Tho Prosidont would biave boon on- titled to groater crodlt if ho had taken such o position earliorin tho day. Itis practleally o rovoeation of -his formor policy, but it does not roplaco tho conditlon of things aa they wore be- fore ho disturbed thom ; it loaves the power in tho hands of mon who obtained it through tho oxorolso of usurped authority oxprosaly forbid- don by Constitution. It s inconsistent, too, in roforring to Congress tho question whother {t is tho duty of the Executivo to sustain tho Fedoral Judlolary in intorforing with Biato oloctions. Navortholoss, wo shall bo thankful if the result proves that tho Loulslans Committeo have cor- rootly roported the Prosidont’s intontions. Thoro is no longer any doubt that this Com- ‘mittoo was composed of tho best mon in Louisi~ ans,—roprosonting its commercial interests, the political sontiment of the pooplo as opposed to that of the carpot-baggors, and tho best business and goclal intorosts of tho Btato. MMr. MoEnory, who was eloctod Govornor, is equally & ropre- eontativo man. Hois n Loulslanian by birth, rosred among tho poople of tho Biato, and 1dontified with its prosperity. It is now time that Warmoth should bo dropped ont of consid- eration In dotormining tho merits of tho dispute* Warmoth cenges to bo Governor to-day. His personalily, whether decent or indecont, ghould hiavo no further influence in deciding tho ques- tion, Itis not Warmoth vs. Kellogg, but Mo- Enory vs. Kollogg,—the Peoplo of Lou- isiana vs. tho foreign . office-hold- ing oloment ihat obiained o i supromacy during tho days of political disfranchisoment McEnery, on hig sido, has every claim to the Governor's Chair which a majority of the people, and a count of tho votos according to law, conld give any man, Kellogg owes his declared clec~ tion, nt the bost, to aflidavits of mon who didu’t voto; to the count of o Returning Doard arbi« trarily organized; to the interforenco of tho TUnitod Btates QGovernment without invitation from the Legielaturo or Exeontive of Btato; and to tho support of a dg faclo Acting Governor, 'who was 6 moro privato citizon at tho time he assumed tho offico, and who has held that offico undor tho protection of Fodoral troops, It is botweon theso two mon, represonting rospec- tively tho principles of local Btato Governmont and Fodoral usurpation, and not between War- moth and Pinchback, that tho contest now los. Tho alleged discovery of Troy by Dr. Schlio- mann i8 already beginning to bo doubted. One writer haa grest admiration for the Doctor, but scouts at thoe very existonco of Troy, and claima that no great stone-built city of that ago—900 B. C.—could have so completaly vanished from tho earth that the eoarly Greek historians could not find a traco of it or of tho particular pooplo caliod Trojans, Ho does mnot doubt that Dr. Schliemann has found the ruinsof somo city, but ho docs doubt the very oxistonco of tho Homoric City, and claims that the word Troy " ia simply & genoric namo for tho anciont # Oave~ templo,” tho samo as the Dura of tho Euphrates, tho Tara of Moath, the Davira of Loch Foylo, tho Dorg of Ormond, and tho Dairo of the Mika- do of Japan. This writor further says: To make a Iong story short, I would say that “tho talo of Troy divino” was originally meant for such purpose, for tho bonefit of tho “ bago Phrsgian Turk.” “Tho moiik Gooffray, of Monmoutl, wrota his hiatory of tho Broton to tho samo end, Tlio word Arthur Las in it the term Troy, and actually means ¢ cave-tomplo” in Celtic spocch, Ho Arthur was to be remembored by thoso obstinato Welsh pagans ng o King, nud nothing clse," Winover, the king/n wifo, moant prectasly tho samo_disogresable thing,—4 cave-temple,” the legenda of men are fult of theso double meanings, As for Ilion, in meant in Phrygia what it meant in the Irish Cluan, tho Wolsh Lan, and tho Gorman Koln—o cavo-templo first, and thon o building of tho lator church kind, The samo s to bo sald of Tos, A whrowd Fronchion would geo In it his own word Eglise, o church. Dr, Schlotmann thinks Ilios bsd «omo connectiou with holfos, the sun, ButI faucy o falls into the old mistake of Bryant, Vallancoy and s0 mapy others, who belloved in gun-worship, Anothor writer brings forward testimony from Homer himsolf to provs that Dr. Schliomann hiag made & topographical mistake in the location of Troy, aud claims that tho tostimony of tho Iliad abeolutely fixes tho location of Troy on'thg hill behind the village of Bunabarshi, at tho very head of tho plain. Horefors tho discovery mado by Dr, Schliomann to somo of the descondanta of ZEneus, who romained in tho country after the Trojan war, and choso tho site of Novum Ilium for their now city. Chs P — NOTES AND OPINION, COongross moots to-day, after tho rocess bogun Doc. 20, —Tuo Logialatures of Tonnessco, Arkansas, Touislans, and Nevada meet to-day, —The Legislaturcs of Indians, Minnesots, ork, Penngylvania, Koutucky, South Oar- &nd Flogids oot to-morrow. —The Legislatures of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Georgia moet on “Wodgsdey, and of Nebraaks, on Thuraday. R ~—Next wook, tho Logislatures of Tows, Kan a8, Toxas, Now Jorsey, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Alabsma aro to bo convoned, in rogular or sdjournod sossions; and the Missis- sippi Logislaturo moots on tho 20th, There will tlion bo thirty Stato Logislatures, and Congross, in sossion. —Tho Democrats of Now Hampshire will rally yndor their old name, and around thelr old standprd, for tho oloction inMarch. Their State “aiid Govgroppional nomiuations will bo mado this woel, " ~—The Springfield Republican oxpects tho ro- oloctlon to Congress of Meésrs, Hawloy, Kellogg, and Btarkwosthor, Ropublicans, ahd ALy, Barnum, Democrat, at the Connectiout election in April, —The Missourl Souato decidos that Louls Gotteobalk, President of tho last Bonato, and ex-offleio Lioutounut Govornor since the death of Mr, Gravelly, has no official place in the now Logislature, of which he {8 not nmember. In Indisus, Mr, Oravena was Prosident of the {Bonato,’ anit ez-oficio Lioutouant Governor vigs ', Guuback, posiguod ; but,, when the now ~Logislaluro, (of which ho was not & mombor); met in special possion, two monthe ago, Mr. Orpvuns’ did-not* elaim any rights thorein, and was not thought of ns having any. M, Gottsohalk donbitlgap considorsd that subsoquont ocourronces in Loulsiaua astablished- o procodént In his favory for, in Louislana, up- on a title oxactly like hia own, Pinchback was recognizod as succeeding to the Governorahip: ~In Maing, tho thirty Republican Bonators da~ cldo that tho supposcd tio voto in Bomorset County was a “ clorical mistake,” and’ givo the odd soat to Sullivan Lathrop, Liborg), [ —Tho demaud in Conuectlout for o Constitu- tional Convention assumes, this yoar, a form a4 now as 1t is throdtoniug to thopoworof tho small ‘towns; and the meaning of it s, ‘that, f 5 conyeption cannot bo caltod in the 'prosnr‘th\ way (4 6., by two-thirds voto of tho Logislature), it w(ll bo oalled by a majority, and convened sy oarly ay’ Juno, Tho potitions aro being signed in all the largor towis by the influentinl mon of both parties, and it is con- tomplated to put the demnnd for such vonven- tion into Loth party platforms for tho sprivg campaign. Tho timo has como whon population, and not decaying hill towns, must bo roprosents od in tho Btato Liogiulaturo. —At prosont, no mattors of great publio con- corn are foroshadowed for tho consideration of tho Wiaconsin Logislaturo. 'The renownl of tho 8t, Croix Land Graut promiscs to elicit moro intorest than anything elso. ~* Brothor” Harlan notifles tho Toton Bioux that thoro {s an unexponded #100,000 of tho $000,000 which *Drother” Logan bhad, last summor, to divide among thera. Now, tho Totons will want to know why way not tho §190,« 000 divided? Omno Chicago Toton hag put in hia suo for £000. ~—1It hag boon tho boastful pride of Iows, asa TRopublican Stato, that hor taxes wore small and hor dobt nothing. But the Burlington Gazette samn: Tows pays Intercat npon near half o milllon dollars. Dosides thia, hior warranta aro begluning to b Lawkod about tho Btato, And, on top of tlils, hor Blato Treasuror hos praved to'ho & dofsulter to tha tuno of botween thirty aud fifty thousand, running in the channel of all lhdvlcullnm. —Tho Don Moines Zeader ssys it is ovident that Btato Tronsuror Rankin stolo from tho State fundd, end then, to save his bondsmen, trans- forrod tho dofalcation to the Agricultural Col- logo fund, for which tho authoritios had nog- lootod to domnnd security. Major Rankin is snld to bave beon unfortunato in wild-land specnlations.” Tho oditor of tho Manchestor (Town) Press, ‘romomboring that Harlan was onco Secrotary of: tho Intorlor, and ia now Chairman of tho Ssnate Committeo on Indian Affairs, says: Itia quita possible that tho $900,000 mentloned a8 Toton Sloux moncy has boen stolen, The history of tho dealings of Indlan Agents, and 'tho frontiorsmon generally, withi tho Iudian tribes, has been ono of fraud and plundor, Tho Agents commenced by robbing tho Indians whoso intorests thoy wero ront to protoct; it would not b strangeif thoy ouded by robbiug tho Government. —Tho Sonate Committoo on Privileges and Elections will take up Sountor Caldwoll's caso on tho 10tk of January. Citizons of Knnsns just from Washington say that tho result of the’ fn- vostigation will bo that *“Caldwell will bo found a8 jnnocont and pure 88 n now-born babe.’— ZLeaverworth Times, ~—The Ropublican membership in the Pennsyle vanis Logislnturo is quoted at from $10,000 to $20,000, cash value, for n singlo transaction Simon Gamoron is a ‘candidato for ro-olection to tho United Statos Benato. ~Tho favorite theory of tho oEpcmuntu of the Administration policy is, that the Government has nothing to do with “corners” in gold or wheat, although thero i not & great commercial country in tho world where tho Govern- mont . can, by any possiblity, refuse to take monsures for popular relief in times_ of commeorcial and financial troublo, . But tho misforlune of tho present state of affairs in America is, that not only have the groat c{wmtom in these conspiracies the command of immenso corporations of all kinds to worl thoir will, but they control an influontial portion of tho press. 'The Ropublicans main- tain that it is & proper mattor for the action both_of Congress and of the Administration, and, howover tho financial writers who aro in tho interest of tho speculators may continuo to opposo the policy aud nbuse thoso who sustain it, thero can bo no quostion_that, whothor Mr. Boutwoll romains in the Cnbinet or not, the 8ho s policy ie pormanont, and may as well bo so ro- garded.—Philadelphia Gazcite. —~Tho Ericu of whent is down, 8o is that of corn, r&m , beof, and farm stock gonerally, But the prico of necossary supplies of all kinds iy not down. Bonds are not down, “Taxes are not down. Intorest is not down., Nalional credit, in citizons' hands as mouay, is worth 873 conta on tho dollar, and it is for"that_tho surplus of tho Btato is exchanged, but crodit, in o differont f6rm, in tho hands of capitalists, is worth 1,12 to $1.20, and pnys no taxen Deaidos. groat difforonco in tho minds of our rulors ‘whother monoy is carnod by industry or used for spoculation. The laws made to favor ono side are also nsed to plunder tho other. But, then, tho pooplo %will ‘havo itso. Reforms aro nob popular as yot.—St. Paul Pioncer. —While Cougress has unqueationably boon too liboral with'its grants of lund to ald in rail- way censtruction, and has too froquently neg- lected to surround them with proper restrictions and nn(oiunrds, tho natural reaction from theso orrors of oxtravagance and negligence bocomes ahn}flu stupidity when it takes the form of op- osition to the policy of donating the \lhl?fl rlmdn in aid of railway-conatruction.—La Repubdlican, A potition is boing cirenlatod in Dubuquo, praying Congross to mako provisions—if proper urnn[i::mcnts for tho purposo cannot be madoe with the proseut Bridge Company—for the con- struction of another bridge, to be free for the use of the public aud for all railroads, otc., as bas heon done at Davenport, St. Louis, and oth- or citios, Congress will hardly authorize Uncle Bam to entor into tho business of general bridge builder, The bridge was built. hore Lecause it 'was nocessary for Government convenience, in viow of tho groat arsonal on Rock Island.—Da- venport Gazelle. inois is r:(mdly ‘becoming notorious for her tonder-heartedness to murderors, Governor Palmer has just respited a wife-butchor who was to have boon hangod to-day, in order to give tha Supremo Court an opportuity to pick n teche nical flaw, if possible, in tho procoedings attond- ing his condomnation. If any irregnlarity nffoct- ing the merits of tho case could bave beon dis- covered, the man would nover have been sen- tonced ; and the invitation now givon tho Bu- promo Jourt to apply its magnifying glass indi~ catos & morbid tondoncy towards criminals which will soon make Illinois the Botany Bay of the West. That Btate eoriously necds a littlo judi- It makes a r0358 cions nnck-etrnlchinf it thero 18 any virtuo at all in tho procoss.—&t. Paul Press, AMUSEMENTS., In r’uuponao to numorous lotters roceived from ‘peoplo residing In the smaller citiea and towns within & few hours' ride from Chicago,. Mr. Mc- Vickor has alterod his programmo for ilio weok, a8 originally announced, and, for (ho nspnchj benefit of our rural neighbors, will give an extra matineo performanco on Wednosday aftornoon of thia wook, when Miss Charlotte Cushman will appoar in her great role of ey Merrilies in “Guy Mannering.” This glny will also bo given on Monday, Tuckday, aud Wednesday evouings, On Thursday ovening Miss Cushman will appear 08 Lady Macbeth for tho laat time. ‘At tlio Acadomy of Musio “Martha” will bo given by tho new Enlgliah opern combination, tho Cast inoluding Mius Howsou, Mrs. Soguin, Brook- house Bowlor, Gustavus Iall, ote. i At Hooloy’s Oporn House, Wom Taylor'a “Babes in the Woods,” and “Mr. aud Mrs. Potor Whito.” ‘At Aikon's Thoatre, Josoph Proctor in ¢ The Réd Pockdt-Book," supported by the rogular company. 3 At Myora' Qpera IToure, & choice bill of at- traction by tho Arlington, Cotton & Kemblo Minstrols. e WHO ANSWERED. To the Editor of The Chicayo Tribune : Bm: Your roport of tho conferonce botween the mombers-oloct of tho Twenty-olghth Gen- oral Assombly from Cook Couuty and city offi- bout oue-pixth of tho Stato tax, and not ono- third, as peported; and tho answer was by Mayor Modifi 1o thab offogl, and uuttx'yuurs, Tespoote fully, H, Buney. | PRS- S Fishery Disasters During the Yoar, From ths Cape Ann (Masy,) Advertiser, Tho yenr now closiug, although not o disas- trous in regard to losa of lifo and proporty attending tho flshing businoss as its prodecossor, has not beon withont its losses, Woe find, by roviewing tho Jist, that {welve vossols and sixty- throo lives have been lost tho present sonson, against twenty vessols and 140 lives last year, Tho tojpl tounago of vesscly lost this scason i 57,050; 'thoir yaluo, $65,000; inenranco, 819,121, ‘I'ho 'Goorgos’ fleoi hiavo "boon romurkably freo fromr disaster, ouly ouo vesol and soven lives ‘having been lost, against ton vosels end ninety- soyon Jives last your, Four vessals ind fortyr ning Myes have boon loat in tho ‘Bank fltliory, thig season, aguinst four vossols and twonty: oight Jives last your, Hovon vessols and two livos have booix 108 in tho shor fishory, wnd ono man lost in tho Newfoundlynd fighery. Tha othor branches of tho business lipve hton prosgs cutod without dlm:umr.‘ 0f tho Rixt, -lllmn‘)n_nu lost this. yoar, twonty-ono wore kaown to married, chvin" twonty-one widows and thirtys two fathorlosy (shlldrunr %flullon of Mr. Wayman, Cook County psys Burnod to Denth, PruAperriA, Jan, 4.—Mrs, Qeorgo W. IInckott was burned to death thiv morning in a framo dwoelling in Gormantown, prddadakivh el e ~—The young Emperor of Chiua, just marriod, sont presonts o his bride and lier paronts, which ocoupiod fiva days in delivory, betweon 500 aud 1,000 men belng employed ciels day, corg Is incorroet in giving the answer to the *