Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 7, 1873, Page 4

4 HE CIIICAGO DAIL]‘( TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, TERMA OF RUBACRIPTION (PAYADLE IN ADVANCE), Xit Darts of & yoar at the samo rato. o aure and give Post o prevont. dolay and mistakon, Lo surs snd ol ©Ofticonddros in full, includin TRonittances may bo mde elthor by draft, express, Poal Ollice oxder, or in rogistored lattors, at our rink, Bully. dolivored, Bunday oxceptod, 25 e 3 < i nts per wook. conta_per weok. COMPANY, hicago, Iih iy dollvarad, Sungay ineludod TiE TRIBUN TO:DAY'S AMUSEMENTS, M'VIORER'S THEATRE—Maditon straot tato aud,Donrborn. roups, ** Mignon,", by Lucoa-Kollogg Tfailan Opota ATKEN'S THEATRI—-Wabash nvonue, cornor of Con- grosa straot, Mra. Jawios A, Oatos’ Uomic Opora Couipa- ny, ' Los Bavard HOOLRY'S THEATRE—Randolph streot, betweon Clark apd LaSallo, ** Riska," ACAD] M 10 — finlated streot, botweon DA S bt vy U h B, Aot MYERS' OPERA-HOUSE-Monroo stroot, botwoon Riate and Doatborn, Tho Kitty Blanchiard Surlosquo Combluation, *‘Bad Dickoy."” t—Dosplainoastreat, botweon Wash- PRy g i g g aoflo. ** Luorotla Bor, AMPHITIEATRE--Clinton stroot, botweon Randolph snd Washingion. Vanok, tho Prestidigitatour, BUSINESS NOTICES. SRNMENT ARTIFIGIAL LIMB MANUFAC- anv E, GAR tory, v J. DNER, cornor Sixteouth.st., 3 11 Ghilongo authorizod by £ rabasiad) s only o i hicag sstprizel ap, The Thicage Teibuae, ‘Wodnosday Morning, May 7, 1873. Bwitzorland follows Portugal in oxpelling all Carlista within its boundarios. | A “local option” bill, which docs not oxcept cider or lnger beer, has passed tho Now York Senato. t Another New York murderer, Nixon, is to bo hanged, unloss Gov. Dix interfores. The exe- cution is fixed for tho 16th inst. Tho Legislaturo closed its session yesterday with an sttoudance of four Senators and twelvo Represontatives. The Ohio Legislaturo hasalso adjourned, and for the first timo in many months tho political horizon is unclouded by tho session of auy Western Legislaturo. | | What s called s Producers’ snd Consum- eors' Convention—that is, overybody's con- vention—has assembled in New York. How Jorge or influential its attendanco is, the - dispatches do not state. Nothing has boon dono beyond tho prelimivary svork of organization, Every one is to bo ad- mittod to take part in the procoedings, suditis stated nuthoritatively that tho Convention will Linve notning to do with Freo T'rade or Protec- tion or specio paymonts, A defengo of tho Ponco Policy has been issued in the shiapo of o report by the Indian Commis~ sioners. They say that four yoars of trial have shown it to bo a succoss. - It has eaved the coun- try from Indian wars, u:cup“ng,, of course, the troubles with the Apaches and the Modoés, The Modoc war ought not to bo attributed to tho Peaco Policy, nor ought tho misdeeds of indi- wviduals to bo charged upon tho tribe, nor those of o tribe upon tho raco at large. They ask, in conclusion, for tho co-operation of all Christian donominations, Sir Cherles Dilke moved last night, in tho loueo of Commions, for a reform of the inequal- itics of Parliamentary roprescntation. Ho said that rotten boroughs controlled by individ- uals onivoted largo citios. One of his supporters showed fhat oight of theso ‘boroughs, with an nggrogate of 1,810 wvoters, lad as many represontativos in Parlia~ ment a8 eight constituencios with 289,000 votes. The motion was opposed by Gladstono for the reason that the prosent Parlinment, which was in its lagt year, hnd no time to take up such an {mportant question, and, moreover, he did not believe its consideration was demanded by pub- lic opinion. The motion was lost by a vote of 208 to 77, Nearly four lundred of the citizens of 8. Mertin's Parish, Louisiona, have taken up arms, and, with two pieces of artillery, have nesembled to resist with bloodehed, if need bo, the installation of Kollogg's appointees at 8t. Martineville. The Metropoli~ tan Polico, eent from New Orleans, havo en- campod in the town. Skirmishing has been constant betwoon the hostilo forces sinco Sunday, but thore lmns yot been no pitched battle. The citizens find no fault with tho charaoter of Kellogg's officials, but will mot submit to his interferonce in their affairs. They rofuse to recognize any other than Me- ‘Enory as Governor. All business has been sus- pondedin the town, ‘The oxcitemeont has spread to Now Orloaus, whero the citizans threaten to make a diversion in-tho rear by seizing tho polico’ station-hiouses whilo tho Motropolitan Polica are sbsent, and havo leld a meoting indorsing tho conduct of tho pooplo of Bt Mar- tingville, Gov. Bmith, of Georgis, has addrossod a lotter 4o tho farmors of the West,in which ho says that tho four States of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Routh Carolina, use overy yoar 50,000,000 bush- ols more of grain than thoy produce. They must look to the Western farmers to supply this deficloney ; any attemps to ralse corn for thom- #elves would bo at the oxpouss of their cotton crops, and would cause them a loss of at least #50,000,000 o your, Binco 8o much of the grain qrop of the Wost must move Southward, ho * argaps that all of it had betlor take the same divection, o thinks Westorn farmors will nover Aind the sojytion of the transportation quostion in the chartering of moro railroads by Congross ; water transportation will alono sufico; end ho belioves that they will consult thoir own inter- ests in favoring the Goorgin Canal achomo, to connect the Lukos with tho Atlantio at Bavan- nah, through tho Olio, Tonnossce, aud Ocmul- o6 Rivers, ‘Tho Chicago praduce markets woro moroactive yosterday. Mous park was nctivo, but declinod B0c par brl, closing firmor at §17.20@17.25 cash, and $17.00@17.65 sellor June, Lard was dull, aud a shade ensler, at £8.85 per 100 Ibs cash, and £9.10 sotler June, Meats wore dull and un- shangad, at 03§@03{0 for shouldors ; 8J(@Ye for @hort ribs; 0@92¢o for short cloar; and 10@120 dor swoot plekled hams. Lake frelghts wero quiet and stpady at 93{@10c for wheat to Buffalo, Highwings woro quict and atrong at 880 por gallon. TFlour was more sctivo, snd unchanged, ‘Whont was activo, and 1340 higher, closing at $1,20}¢ eollor the month, pud 81273 gollor Juno, Corn waa losa active, and a shado ensler, closing atrongor at 88)40 soller tho month, and 40¢c seller Juno, Oals woro mora activo, and ¢o lower, cloaing firm ab 803¢o moller tho month, and 83¢ mollor Juno. Ryo was quiot and stondy nt 683¢e. Darloy was firm ond quiel at 783¢@830 for poor to good No.2. On Saturday ovening last thora wes in storo iu this oity 1,820,069 bu wheat; G,850,382 bu corn ; 1,620,378 bu onts; 289,107 buryo; and 148,768 bu barley. Ilogs woro falrly aclivo and sloady at $4.90@0.86. Cattle woro firmor. Bhoop unchanged. The Mon. Jamos L. Orr, who died day bofore yostorday at Bt. Potorsburg, whoro Lo repro- sonted the United Statos at the Court of tho Ozar, waa born in Craytouville, 8. 0., May 12, 1822, His fathor was n country shopkeopor, and ho was kopt bohind Lis countor until ho way 18 yonrsold, Iolhon studied law, and in 1843 bogan topracticohis profession in Andorson, at thesame timo incronsing his moans and his reputation by editing the Andorson Gazetle. 'Tho noxt yonr ho was gont to tho State Legislaturo, and in 1840 o8 olooted to Congress, where ho sorved ton yonrs, Ho was & mombor of tho South- orn Rights Convontion held at Oharlos- ton in 1851, In tho Becession Convention of 1800, at Charleston, he voted in favor of tho immediate withdrawal of his Btate from tho Union. o was ono of tho threo Commissionors who wero sont to treat with tho Fodoral Govern- meont for tho surrondor of ite forts In Charles- ton harbor. e represented his State in the Confodorato Souato from 1862 to 1806, Aftor tho War, ho co-operated henrtily in tho schomes of roconstruction, and was olocted Govarnorof his Stato undor tho John- son roconstruction in 1866. In 1808 ho was elooted State Judge under tho Congressional roconstruction, & position which he beld until appointed Minister to Russis, to succeed cx- Goy. Curtin. BLACKMAILING AND THE SPY BUSINESS, Whon tho United 8tates Government goes into the blackmniling business it ia very likely to sucoeod, but it seldom hiappens that o single firm will pay 271,028 88 o penalty for tho non-pay- mont of 31,664 of customs dutieson a few seat~ toring packages of tin plates. Thot Nossrs. Pholps, Dodge & Co. allowed themselves to bo muleted in this enormous sum for so trivial an error is almost as surprising as that the Govern- mont oxacted it from them, A moro flagrant outrage was never commitied or submitted to in sny country, civiizod or barbarous. That Mesers. Pholps, Dodge & Co. did submit to it can only bo accounted for on tho scoro of extrome torror of tho powor and unacrupulousncss arrayod against them. ¢ Anything to bo rid of these dogs,” was probably their a8 they handed over the cash. And yet they woro not justified in purchasing their peacoat such a price, or purchneing itat all. Thoy ought to lizve gone into court and shown up the wholo conspiracy, beginning with a false-hearled clork, running the gamut of custom-houso blacklogs, spios, and District Attornoys, and ond- ing with a Bocretary of the Treasury who had no moro sonso of decency than to aid and abot tho blackmailing tribo in their villainous oporation. Mr. Boutwell has thus put a blistor on his own reputation; but nono on that of Phelps, Dodga & Co. No potit jury on carth would bave given vordict against them for more than the sum of unpaid dutics, while any grand jury would have folt moved to indict tho rascally gang of conepirators who woro porsecuting them, ‘Whatever loss of roputation the firm may have tomporarily suffored, must bo attrib- uted to their payment of the enormous black- mail lovied upon them, If thoy had stood up aund fought from the beginning, thero would have boon no suspicion of their guilt in the minds of the public. The presumptions would have boen all the other way. The clerk who consented to botray his eraploy- ors, aftor having enjoyed their confidence and asgintanco, and took advantago of tochnical in- formalitics to carn an informor's fees at tho hands of the Governmont, instead of report- ing thoe irrogularities Le Thad discov- erod to the fim, is, without doubt, o ropulsive object, with whom mno decent men will care fo come in contact. Boare tho employos of the Government who, under the nome of dotoctives, bribo clorksto botray the confldence intrusted to them, suggest ways and ‘means for prylog into private business, entoring business houses after dark, and instituto secrat consorship over correspondence, books, and pa- pors. But we must go back of these vampires to find thosource of the diegraceful practices. It is in & Governmont that exacts a fino 013271,023 for unintontional irregularitics that led to o loss of ravenue of ouly $1,664 that the main cause of tho spy system is to bo discovered, Tho oxac- tion of this enormously disproportionato fine wasg not intendod as o punishment for crimes, be- cause the punishment would be exaessive, and thoreforo apt to defeat itsolf in tho end. Tho sum of $371,023 was oxacted at tho urgent solicitation of the spics and inform- orf, and with tho purpose of dividing among them aa large o sum as possible, in order to en- courago similar outrages in the futuro, This doctrino is o vital part of the spy system. It is is the most conspicuons incentive to corrupt and dlsgracoful practicos, In order to induce men to g0l thelr hands with businoss that ronders thom ropulsive to decont mou forever aftor. The American Government has at Inst gone systematically into the epy business, It waspub in activo operalion last summorand fall ina political way. Tho usurpation of authority on tho part of United Btates Suporvieors and Deputy Marghals, undor tho protection of United States Commissloner Davenport, of New York, was part and parcel of tho goperal systom, The right to entor ' mon's houges, tampor with thelr cmployes, bribo their sorvant-girly, Lrowbeat thelr wives, aud oxeroiso torrorism over their famllies, undor tho namo of the lnw, in order to aucertain their polit- leal proforonces, was only tho prolude for bolder and moro profitablo operations, A United States law of recont enactment authorlzes like pro- coedings with the purposo of ascortaining the condition of privato business affaire, undor pro- tonso of ascortaining whothor any moneys duo to tho United Btates at any former timo have hoon unlawfully withheld. It cannot fail to produco & raco of creatures a8 vilo and viclous ag tho harples of fablo. Multitudinous branches of Infamy will grow out of it. The principle that underlies tho law and tho practico will infout all kinde of business and tho rolations botween man and man ; it will destroy all commercinl coufl- denco, and render blackmailing & fino ext, in which the vilest and tho dirtlest wlll bo tho adepts, ‘Tho Natlon strikes at tho root of this rank growth whon it repoats an oxpression made by ox-feoretary ,of the ‘Troasury Bamtwell, who despairing cry ‘] nacossary to appeal to tho greed for gain, which, sald that ho rogarded “the interests of the Qo cernmont and tho intorosts of tho morclants e dinmotrically opposite.” Bo long as this iden provaile, just so long will the spy systom bo sus- tainod and oncourngod, Bo long ag the Govern- mont continues tho poliey of exacting tolls for tho benefit of priviloged clasees; of collocting rovenuo by straiued and artificial procosses; of confusing the Inws in such manner as to rondor thiom difficult of comprohonsion ; and of combin- ing tho interonts of n politieal party with every branch of tho adminlstration of Government, just 80 long will tho intorosts of tho Government and tho -interosts of morchants Lo *diamotri- cally opposito,” and eples and informers will abound in all the land, The oxistenco and work of theso peoplo will nct as important agonts in thnt Impending rovolution which Carl Bchurz plotured in his speoch on the proposed oxpulsion of Caldwoll from the United Statos Sonate, In which ho romindod his auditors of tho historlo losson that corruption must be summarily put down by the poople, or it will bring them to spoedy and inovitablo ruin, ALD. REHOE'S BAD DEBT. The Common Council of the Oity of Ohicago hag resolved iteelf into a Court having juris- diction in casos for the collection of debt or sup- posed debt. Ono of tho mombers of that august tribunalhas o claim of somo kind sgeinst tho Columbus, Ohicago & Iudiana Contral Railrond, Mo hus not sued tho Compony, nor hag lis de- mand been acknowledged orits amount detor- mined, o has mado his domand, and tho Com- pany rofuscs to pay. Ho has a remedy in the Circult Court, but profora to try tho ease in the Common Council, of which o is membor. Tho modo of proceeding in Iawmatters in tho Coun- cilis as follows: Tho Chicago, Milwaukeo & Bt. Paul Railroad Company dosires the right of way Into tho city. An ordinanco similar in ovory rospoct to thoso grauting the right of way to all the ronds which havo enterod sinco the firo has boen framed, and has boon on its pas- saga for nearly two months. Lvery time it comoes up, o motion is made to poetpono it, and progross is reported in tho caso of Kohoo va. Tho Columbus, Chicago & Indinun Contral Railrond Company. Tho plaintiff in that caso domands that the 8t. Paul Company shall induco or com- pel tho Columbus, Chicago & Indians Contral Company to payiKchoo his demand. At overy mooting, as soon 08 Kohoo roports that he has not boen paid, tho Council postpones the ordinance granting tho right of way to tho Chi- engo, Milwaukee & 8t. Paul Railroad. This is on ingenious if not original modo of collecting debts, Why not suspend tho passag® of all othor laws until Kohoo's bill is paid ? Othor Alder- men Lave vory likely a large amount of out- standing bad debts, Why do they not mako out a schedule, nud present them to the St Paul Railwpy Company for paymeont ? The cily itself has claims for back taxes for half o million of dollars, and the city wants tho money. Why not notify the 8t. Paul Railway Company that it must pay these taxes dne from other people ? The Aldermon them- solves owo other porsons possibly large sums of amoney, Why mot require the 8t. Psul Railwny to pey those debts ? Why give Mr. Kehoo the ox- clusive bonofit of the coercivo jurisdiction of the Common Couneil ? Is Kchoe's claim of any moro importance becanse he is an Alderman? Can thero bo no legislation 5o long s au Alderman haga bed dobt which ho cannot otherwiso col~ Iect than by making itsprymeut n condition prec- edent to tho pasango of somo ordinanco ? This whole question snvors strongly of blackmail. 1t looka very much like a purpose on the part of & ‘majority of tho Council to punish the Bt, Panl Company for refusing to pay members for pass- ing tho ordinauce, by making it pay the clnim that Kehoo has sot. up against gomo other com- pany, This is as disgraceful as any other form of blackmeil, and the docent members of the Council should at lenst mako a record of yoas and nays of thoso who are ongagod iu it. The dignity of American lnbor bas beon con- sidored of such importanco that Congress hing lovied a tax of G0 por cont ostonsibly to protect it from the competition of the pauper labor of Europo, Evory man and boy in tho United Statos who woars suspenders pays o tex of from 85 to 50 por cont to encourage the Lome produc- tion of labor on suepondors, Lstimating tho numbor of men and boys who woar suspendors n tho United Btates at 15,000,000, and that theso epond an average of 81 each for suspondors in B yoar, tho tax paid by them to protoct American Isbor amounts to o sum ranging from 8,000,000 to 4,000,000 a yoar. Inorder that the men who furnish the oorn to pay this tax may sce how the home mar- kot for thelr productions ia increased by tho peyment of this tax, wo clip from a BDoston or- gan of tho manufacturera the following intorest- ing item: Tho Norwich (Conn,) Suapeuder Company, formed In6t yoar with a capital of $24,000, havo comploted & butlding noar the afl, and begun tho manufucture of elastic goods, Tho looms will weavo 8,000 yards of webbing dally when fnfull operation, Tho prisoners at tho fail will do most of tho finishing of tho goods, The capital of that Company will be invosted in buildings and machinery, and the ‘ homemar= kot " for Woatorn products will bo to supply tho Jail, Tho recent voto on the Woman's Sufleago bill in tho British Parlinment has directod attontion to tho persistont movemont for woman's right to voto in England, fully oqualing, if not oxceed- ing, tho efforts that have boen made in this country. who presont is tho sixth yenr in which tho Eunglish Society for the Attalnment of Woman'’s Suffrago has brought its bill before Parliament. During tho session of 1871, there wora 620 potitions, with 186,800 signaturos, and, during tho session of 1872, 848 potitions, signed by 855,801 porsons, in favor of the bill. Tho Houso of Commons hns debated ' and voted on the bill four times, defeating it on overy occasion. Tho votes in these differont years, which will serve to indicato tho chavngo of sentiment which tho movomont hns succceded In making, are as follows: In 1870, 119 votos for and 244 against tho bill ; in 1871, 169 votos for nud 228 ngainnt; in 1872, 163 votos for and 242 against ; In 1873, & fow days ngo, 165 for and 222 against, Itie ovidont that the Bo- cloty for the Attainment of Woman's Suffrage will havo to make moro rapld progress fn tho future than they have mado in tho past, if any of the llving English women hope to exercise tho right of suffrage. P Tho Now York Zribune Is engugoed in oxposing somo of tho frauds that have boen doveloped In tho courso of orecting the bridge bLetweon Now York and Drooklyn, Those frauds ard ropre- sentod to haveboen of 8o enormous a charactor that the abandonment of tho enterpriso has boen deliberatoly proposed, and the announcoment of such an intontion has naturally croated gront ex- citomont among the resldents aud business mon of both oities, Tho poople st this polnt havo littlo mtorost fu tho dotafls of the controversy, but the genoral fact, oponly ohargod by the Tribune, thot €42 por aquaro yard has boon pmMd for work that cost only 20, and that thoro wns = project to ahsorb £3,000,0007In tho disgulse of payments to the Buporintondrnt, will atlest the cnormity of the fraud. Tho construction hus beon in the hands of a Ring, ns a matlor of courso, and tho, Ring has beon supported and defended by two Brooklyn nowspapors. Ono of thoso journals, 1t 13 stalod, Is owned by tho Ring, and’ tho othor ronts offices £o the Dridgo Company for §2b,000 por annum which are not worth more than £6,000. Tho constant reenrronco of theso In- stancos of corruption suggests tho gonoral question, Can any public work be undertakon in this country without involving an intontion to defraud tho pooplo ? ; NOTES AND OPINION, Tho msulary conelonco fund was at Inst ne- county §111,222.97, and was contributed by twonty-soven porsons, namos mnot givon, Tho avorage ds §4,119.87. As thore aro mnow just forty porsons openly eredited with ro- mittancoy in this dircction, tho total fund should bo (on the, above nverage) not loss than $104,774.80, Tho total stoal was 81,103,000, —According to tho Inte Hon. Samuel Sholla- bargor's view of the matter, twonty-sevon (and possibly forty) of his comrades have cast upon him * tho odium of boing n thief.” —Tho Davenport azelle, sponking of our Judicinl olections in Juno, sayn: That a desire should bo folt, under the prosont cir- cumatances, to know whether tho sympathics of an {ne coming Judgo nro on tho side of corporntions, or of the poople, 14 not slrange, but boyond that it 1a hardly safo togo. ' An honeat Judgo s cxpected fearlosaly (o do- claro tho law, aud any attempt o tlo his hands, on a cano Ukoly to como bofore hiny, ns tho price of it eloc tion, 1 calenlatea to bring Lim {nto contompt aud to Qisbionor his supporters, —Tho party managers in Minnesota aro bogin- ning to tallk about a now Btate Troasurer, whiother ho shall bo of the native or forelgn olo~ mont, Norwegian, Scandiuavian, Gorman, or Irish. Wo hopo it will occur to them (aince tho Inst two incumbents proved to bo defaultors) that ouo cloment in tho Stato has not Liad o fair show. Is it nocessary to name it ? ~—@Gen, Averill, tho 8t. Paul momber, is out in dofenso of his vote for, aud acceptance of, Con- grossional back-py, in what the organ calls ** a plucky lettor,” *n frank, straightforward, and manly stantomont of the whys and wherofores."” Most of all, Gon. Avorill wants to know— ‘Why a fow Senators and mombors should bo tho subjects of pralse for refusing to rocolyo the inoreasod poy for sorvices performed in tho Forty-second Con- greso, whilo they aro olready drawing the increass for tho Forty-third 2 Surely, If tho prineiplo s wrong in one instance, it cannot bo right iu anotler, Good for tho General, Lot all theee chaps bo smoked out now, and hunted down befora the peoplo in the next clections, ~—Tho 8t. Louls Democrat prints tho Illinois Taflrond Iaw, and snys : It would be too much to expect perfoction from the first or tho second attempt to legislate on a mattoer of this kind, The Intercsts involved are directly antsgon- 1zed to cach other, the popular welfaro being on tho oo side, and the ivarice of rich corporations on tho other. . . . . Thoproblem s, How to undoino singlo legislative act the work of a quarter of o contury of legialntive corruption, Thoraflroads bave onjoyed, sinco their construction, tho unlimited right of oxtor- tion, and it bus been suddenly discovercd that thoy bave oxercised thiy right protty freely. They luvo douo as othor corporations bave done, and as Individu- ala lave done and nro constautly dolng—gono to tho axtrenio limit of eclfishness and tyranny, —In our viow, the emergency. is now upon the railrond manegoers, and must be met. To say to tho farmors, ** Get o home market,” is only to shift tho {ssuc for n time, Until there is a solid basis of wealth at tho Wost, which of necessity must bo derived from agricutture, thore will not bo o large amount of money spent in developing manufactures, We eay, thon, to the railroads of to-day, help the West, and tho West, with its mighty capucities, will in turn holp you,—Pitts- Burgl (Pa.) Gazelle, —How, in the namo of common sense, can the farmer, or any one olso, rodress n political griovanco _otherwise than through political action ? Farmors may buy in common, they may goll in common, and moot and discuss tho .unjust diserimination against them till dooms- day, but, without political concort of action, tho crying oxtortion of railways, and the damning frauds softenod by the name of Protection, can never bo adjusted.—Cherokee (Iotwa) Times. —Wae seo but ono way out, aud that is to move upon tho enemy in a mass,—uot as Republicons or Domocrats, but as honest mon who are at- tacking corpuption.—Clarinda (Iowa) Democrat, —Underncath tho farmers’ movement thero ig cnough of solid foundation to induce some of the n%lesz political thinkers of the day to rogard it a8 destined to hapo the socinl, industrial, and political lifo of tha uation in tho near futuro.— llar{ord (0t.) Courant. ‘I'ho signs are, that for a decado at loast tho farming clugs will bo dictators; aud thoy would Lave been long ago but for o lack of confldonce to lead. 'Tho Tennessce Advocale strikes tho truo koy when it says the tillers of the soil, littlo chucca in public Inbors, have too long clung to Lo idea that, failing in this rogard, thoy lacked tho easential qualitios for the loadersbip.— Vicks- buryg (Miss.) terald, —More than & yoar must clapse befora any nominptions will bo made with reforence to Netional issnos, and the wholoe time is nono too long too secure that fulluess and freedom of dis- cussion which is absolutely necessary. It is Liardly within the rango of posaibilitics that the fgeue botwoen Protection and Freo Trado will ba tho predominant one, efthor in 1874 or 1870 ; but, fovon if it woro morally certnin that it would be, t is ontirely too carly’to drawy tho lines, The pamo wmay bo #ald of tho quostions which sro_agitating tho poople of Iili- nois and othor Wostorn States. It is not jm- possiblo that somo or all of thom may rigodp tho dignity of Natiounl issucs and ontor jnto tho next Presidentinl contost ; but, until it is time to dacido definitely and fluull{ upon what issnes that contest sholl Do fought, it is worse than folly to theck disoussion and progress by at- tompting to bind tho Qpppsition. ~Tho tio of & common aud growing distrust of the Adminis. tration, and & common dotermination to insist upon reform in tho public sorvice, aud o rotwrn to Lionosty and ocpnony, is quite strong onough to keep its ranks as clogely united na 1t is con- slatont with froodom, until the near approach of conflict shall call for & moro perfoct organiza- tion,—Delroit Free Press. —Ono of tho most oncouraging sigus of the {imos is tho untnimity of tho press and tho poo- plo of all shados of political thought on tho sub- i?nt of the salary-grab.~Concord (¥, X.) Mon- or, ~—Tho mattor of tho Congrossiopnl bnok-ac- tlon snlary is stlll recolving & groat denl of at- tontion. It 18 so glaring, ep outragoous, thnt :”Vm people will not target it,—Indianapolis ewa. —Wo aro waiting patloutly fo hear from tho Hon, Rozcoo Conkling on tho oubjoet of back- pey plunder, Bingo bis burat of eloquonco in rogard ito , thoso gontlomon who had *writ- ton thelr names in the purplo tostamont of bleeding war,” our Sonator has preserved an un- happy gilence. Is it his purposo to pocket 25,000 of tho monoy stolen outright from thoe pooplo? — Ulica (N. Y.) Observer. ~—Burohiard has axplained; but his axplana- tion is nothing but tho duplicity of o third-rato pottifoggor in Congross.—Morrison (Zll.) Inde- endent, 2 —Wo hope tho aspiration to high-minded journalism will not nduco editors to spoak of public servants who steal from tho Publlo Trons- ury as slmply gonilomon who bave beon yomisa in” their 01{» igations; or to call mon who swonr to fulkohood to choat and dofraud the Stato and Government simply Individuals dnnorvhx§ of consuro. Lot tho man who steals Lo called a thiof, and lot tho man who knowingly swears {9 . faleohood he callod o porjuror. 1f tha sudden inpulao for high-toned Jouruslism monns ouly o kid-glove war -on corruption, vonality, and ras- cality, lot us Lavo dono with it.—Zeavenwort Ian.) Times, —Tho quostion of purity of administration fa the qunut?on of the practicability of free govern- mont, Tho major muyssos will rulo; sud,1f they eannot rulo without futal corruption, tho roason 15 lons that topubiiesnism iu p failuro than (hat Troodom 8 itsolf impossiblo. Whonover the Tepublioan majority of voters in the United Htates conolude that thay epn no longor pleot g trastworthy Administrofion, ‘¢ the gropt u}pnrl. miont of human liberty ™ will bo ovor,.—BL, Louia Qlobe. ~Totwoen the honost Republioan magsea and & party which grows more and moro corrupt ovory dny, thera cun bo but a feeblo atinchment, Alinost any popular movement may bresk that stinphment, and thoro is good roason to boliove that some such moyomnent will dostroy it, befora another Prosidontial clootion, in spite of all that & acoro or two of stained loadors ean do to hold tho masses to tho standard,—St, Louls Republi- can. L3 ANOTHER HORROR, Archor Avenue and Salt Sircol, Chicago, the Scene, Terible Explosion in Sohonemann & Co's Packing~Houge, A Great ‘Tallow-Tank Torn and Rent Into Ribbons. Three Mau and o Boy Instantly 3 Killed. Horror followsaipon horror so thick and so fnst that wo have scarcely comprohonded the shocking dotnils of ono catastrophie before an- othor comes to matxh it, furnishing o frosh shock to our shuddoring sonsibilitics. A fow days ngo it was tho lost Atlantic; yostorday it was the Dixon disnstor ; to~day it comes nearor home, and, although not so terrible in oxtont, it is sonrcoly loss haxrowing in its charactor. 'This timo it is.an explosion, by which four human boinga aro almost instantly blown into oternity, sonlded, mangled, nnd burned. At about 10 minutesipast 5 o'clock yosterday aftornoon por- sons in.the vicinity of Halstedstreot and Archor -avonuosrere startled by o heavy crash nnd con- ousslon, as though s mammoth pieco of ordnance had boen fired. Tho noisa was heard for many blocks around, and poople stopped and looked in ovory-diroction, curious to know tho causcof tho londreport. A clond of smoko and dust arlsing mear the intornection of Archor nvenue’ and Salt streot affordedian indication to the anxious and curious, and in o fow momonts o largoe orowd had gotherad in thatlocality. It waa found thatan oxplosion hnd taken place in tho poking-houss of Schanomann & Co., situntod on Balt strect, Just north of Archer avonuo. Wild rumors wore current to tho effect that a boilor had exploded, and THAT FIFTEEN MEN WERE KILLED. Buch was.n. tolegram gont to the Contral Polico Btation immediately following sn alarm of fire struck from Box 78, on tho corner of Halsted etroct and Archor avenue. In answer to the summons tho [fire-ongines rushed to the spot, only to find that thelr services wore of no avai for the extinguishment of flames. Tho damugo hod all been done before they arrived. Loarning what had happened, the firemen placed an enging in position, and bogan to play upon tho brokon mass of timbors, from which small clouds of stonm wore rising, undor the humane impression that the cold water might alloviate tho sufferings of somo scalded wrotch buried beneath tho ruins. They wero roughly ordered to stop by ono of tho propriotors of tho packing-house, and did o, aftor haviug satisfied themselves that thoy could wccom{z ish no further good by doluging the premises with water, A LORRID BPECTACLE grenlod tho oyes of those who first arrived on ho scono. Across tho streot, fully 200 feot from tho apot whero the oxplosion occurred, lny tho senlded, bleeding, mangled body of n Loy abaut 12 yeurs of ngo, hi clothing saturated, and his head end faco scorched with liguid grenso. There was just & heart-beat left in tho little fellow na thoy kuelt down by his sido; a quiver aud s gasp, aud hia agony had ouded. ' Closo b ptood 2 horse and wagon, within o foot of whicl lind fallen o hugoe, heavy pleco of bojlor-iron, circular in shapo, nud nbout G fect iu dinmotor, and close by this o heavy picco of ecast-iron, ro- gembling tho door to tho fireplace of a boiler. Tho first was the top of A TIUGE RENDERING-TANE, and the second was tho cap to’ tho manholo of tho tanl, through which the material for rendor- ing is insorted. Invostigation showed thnc it was not a boiler, but one of four iron tallow tanks, which had oxploded. No boiler oxplosion could hava been more frightful In its results. Tho roar portion of the ‘packing-house wasn total ruin, The main or front wing was of brick, facing Salt streot, and this wns unin- jured. Bock of and cdjoining it was s long wooden shed, two stories loxflgh, in which tho rondering-tanks wero gituated. ‘Thero had beon four of thom in the tank room, standing in o row, thoir average dimensions boing 14 feot in hoight and 6 feet in diameter, They wero constructed of heavy boilor-iron one-fourth of an inch thick, tho platos being maltod logothor as firmly ag those in any steam boiler, In shapo and cor- struction thoy were much tho same ag the ren- doringstanks used in evory packing or slanghter- ing ostablishmont in Chicago. The purposo thoy serve is to rendorinto tallow all those por- tious of tho slnugmored cattlo and sheop which contain sny fat. Tho tallow is oxprossed by means of steam injocted into the tank, and is drawn off into vats to bo partinlly coolod boforo barreling. AT OTHER PACKING-HOUBES tho rendering ia carried on in the morning, all tho tanks huiufi fillod and sot in operation at once, 80 that the work for tho day is generally finished by 10 o'clock in tho forenoon, and then tho tanks aro cleaned out in rondiness- for the noxt day, At Schanomann's a difforent practica has beon pursued, thoresult of which, as be- lioyod by many of thomen engaged nbout tho premiscs, was the terriblo catastropho of yostor- doy, Tho boilor contained a full hond of steam, though but.ono tank was in use, and it is sup- posed that the oxplosion was caused by au over- chargo of steam in tho one tank, THE LIST OF RILLED, The ongineor, John Fink, was ing to his dutios in the engine-room mfinlnlug‘ tho tank-room, The tank, tendor, Frederick Miller, was overseoing the process of making tallow out of the secthin mass of ment and bone and fat which tho caul- dron contained. Martin Susser, a youth of about 17 yoars of ago, who was connected with the buginess ofiico, was engaged in marking #omo barrels for shipment. August Ifoltenbach, o little Gormnn lmflot 13, way lianging abou tha tank-room, with nothidg to ocoupy him, o bad beon gent thero by his mother to pick up f siray boof's liver or heart and bring it home, aud, though Lo Lad twice baon ordered to lonve, ho porsisted in romaining. Matthew Vagin ba just quitted the englne-room, whoro ho had ocn chatting with tho ongineer, and William Schuso was at work in tho cooling-room on the lowor floor. Without oo instant’s warning tho tank exploded, killing four persons outright and scalding two othors, ‘The little boy Ifoltenbach was thrawn into the air ahout fifty foot, ovor the main buildiug, and across tho streot. Tho bodies of Fink, Millor, and Burger wore found under .the ruins of tho tank-room,—all of thom dead when taken out, aud all borribly scalded and mangled. Finl lived et No, 10 Lesto streot, with hia wifo and two children, e was & man about 88 years of ago, aobor, industrious, roliable, and_compotent. illov's residence was nt_No. 40 Mary stroct, whero o wifo and pight childron aro left wholly unprovided for, Sussor lived with his paronts, on duray street, and the boy Helton- bach with® his mothor, af-No. G0 Hainos streot, Matthow Fagin, who was scalded with ot fat about the head, and had his arm injured }?’n dlying brick, lives at No, 271 Main strept, is injurics aro not sorions. William Bohugo, who was nlso sealded slightly with gronse, lives at No. 192 Canalport avenue. IT IAVPENED MOST MENCIFULLY that the oxplosion occurred at o time when operations in tho packing-house lind hoon nl- most wholly suspended. Tho butchers had flu- {ehed thoir'work, and nearly nll had Joft. About ono hundred men aro ordinarily omployoed about tho pluco, and nbout thirty woro thicre at tho attond- timp of tho nccidont, “but thoy .wero, with thp oxcoptions noted, ot _sdma dis« tanco from tho tank-rooms, - Four hours carlior, the uxsfloslun would have have boon pt- tonded with frightful loss of lifo. Drs, Lee and Tossort, whosa oflicos weroe nenr by,. wora promptiy on tho spot, und reudered all possible asaistanco. < [ THE QAUSE AND THE DLAME, Tho oxact eauso of tho djupstor is difloult to occount for. ‘Tho tmule was not considored de- fectlvo in any rospact. Indeed, it was one of the nowest foim, aud thought to bo ono of tho strongost, I'woof thom were known to bo un- safo, though thoy wore kopt continually in uso, On this account the cugincor who sorved thore same timo sgo gavo up his situation, yofusing {0 romain Jongor ln 50 dangeroud g placo. Thero aro two theories con- gorniug the explosion, Ono is, that too much atoam was foreed into the tanl, which was nover intended to benr a higher prossurp than spventy {louudfl to tho squaro fnch, This is the view alkon by many of the workmeon who ave Iamiliax with tho tnukynfiprocnss. Auother, and n soem- ingly plausible theory, asoribes the explosion to tho confluoment of the gas generated by action of tho stenm upon tho contents of the tank, A pipe {s provided for tho cscapo of this gas, and it is thought possiblo thal this pipo booame etopped up, Tho only verson who could definite- Iy sottlo this quostion was killod. Each tank Is provided with a gafoty valvo for tho caoape of stonm; but no ono oan tell now whethor tho enfoty valve wae in working order or not. Othor tank oxplosions hnve ocenrrad, but none are ro- meombored of such frightful consoquonces. It dooh not appear that this tank tvas wook or do- foctive, for the iron was In no_caso ront asundor at tho sodms, which were held acouroly fast by tho rivels, though the heavy plates woro fairly ripped Into ribbons, Tha tlireo adjacont tanks wore hurlod from tholr places and tossed about liko nomany corks. Ono of tho floors was lifted ontiro, and carriod about 40 foot to the eastward, whilo bonvy timhora were broken into kine dling. wood. Tho lquid contonts of tho bursted tauk wore sont up in the shapo of apray, which, when it lodgod, formed a thick conting of atinking tollow whorovor it foll. The tank con- tainod about sovon tons of matorlal. A moro torrific exploslon in its offcots hina raroly ocourred. At this writing it is diflioult to locato the exnct menaure of blame which should attnch to tha proprietors, who, it must bo said, manifostod emall concorn for tho rosults of tho disastor. Nona of them conld be found when our reportor yisilod tho place, Thoy have ownod the packing houso for nbout 12 yaars, and have mado a large amount of monoey thore, it is eald. Mr, Samuol Behwnomann, who rosidos at No, 56 Forest avenuo, ianow in Now York, baving intended to take tho steameor for EnroKn on Thuraday of this weok, It i not known whethor Lia trip will bo doforred by tho.awful oceurrenco. Tho Coronor will hold an inquest to-day, and it is expected that the ovidenco of oxperts will throw much light upon tho cnusos which lod to the oxploslon, ~Nothing dofinito waa loarned with roforonca to tho peon- ninry damago. It soems of trivial conscquence, no mattor how hoavy, whon compared with tho loes of four human lives. GEORGE IFRANCIS TRAIN. The Great Egotist Pronounced Sanc by Judge Daly’s Courts Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, NEw Yonxk, May 6.—Goeorgo Franols Train was recolved with applanse whon he entered tho crowded court-room whoro tho trisl of his montal condition was to be rosumed this aftor- noon. Madame Eleanor Flotcher Blsuop aroso, and thronding hor way ‘toward him, presonted bim with o wronth of laurol and immortolles, and a Inrgo baskot of raro oxotics, Mr, Train carried them ovor to the jury box and exhibited them to tho jury amid much morrimont. ‘Whon Judge Daly had takon, his seat Mr. Clark Boll, of Train’scounsel, announcod that tho de- fenso restod thoir caso. Hobnd snid he had subpanaod n large numbor of other witnosscs, including John J. Cisco, Henry Clows, Gen. Dix, and Whitolaw Reid, but ho deferred to tho wish- es of Ilis Honor and tho jury. Tho Assistant District Attornoy here interrupted. Ho wished tocall two oxports, who had exnmined Mr. Train, at the lattor’s own instance, and who bind come to the conclusion that hois insano, Tho counsol for the defonse objocted, but woro overruled. Tho District Attorney contonted himself with calling ono of the doctors, who pro- nounced Train deoidedly insano. Traiu’s counsel then called anothor oxpert, who pronouncod him porfectly sano. . Mrs, Minnio Morton entered at this point, ond, with a grand flomish, prosent: Mr. Train with ~ threo volumes of Androw Jackson Davig' absurditios. Train, aftor thanking her, nsked 'permission, mudrind to (o jury o lebtor which had been written to tho District Attornoy demanding to know what or whio was at tho bottom of tho con- spiracy to plnco him in a_lunatic asylum ? The istrict Attorney declined to answer, Mr, Train thon demandod of the Judge whothor ho lad the powor to m:{)prans tho publication of court procoodings in tho newspepers, alluding to the fact that His Honor had made o special raquost to tho reporters not to tako notice of anything indecent that might transpire. Judge Gary—‘*Yes, I havo,” Mr, Train, opening & copy of his Toledo organ —**'I'ho editor of this paper published tho wholo of the proceedings.” Judge Dnly‘ interrupting—¢‘ We'll have nono of_that hero," Mr, Train uxFlnhgml that lio did not wish to read it. He only wished to ask if tho editor was not equally guilty with himsolf, Judge Daly said e had no jurisdiction over that caso, = ‘'rain then asked leave to put in ayidence 100 columns of some paper written by himself and nsted on brown paper, and. sot tho conrt-room n o rear by unfolding n huge muss and sprond- ing it in frout of the jury. Ono of hig couneel triod to ralso tho point that Judgo Daly had no jurisdiction, but was prompt- ly averruled. Train then aroso and gravoly aslod the Dis- trict Attorney tho following question : “ If this jury bring me ininsane, snd I am tried on an indictmont, and I subponn the five oxperts who havo pronounced me insano, will that kill tho indiotment 2" Mr. Bell thon delivared nlong spoech, in which o oxprossed his belicf that, no matter what the vordiot would be, tho authoritios would nover dare to try tho indictment. Tho District-Attor- noy mado no formal reply, but said ihat should the jury find Train sane, or ehould they disa- groo, o would have Train trled on tho indict- ment at the carliest possible moment, Judge Daly thon formally charged tho jury.. Ho said thoy wero to detormiuo whother tio prisoner was gensible of the nature of his offonso at the timo of commission, and whothor heis now capable of condueling his defense. 'Tho jury rotirod at 7:25 and roturned at 7:30 with” the verdict of ‘“‘sauc and respousiblo for his net,” Immodiatoly a tromendous outhurst of applause broke from overy part of tho court- room, and was with diflioulty enppresed. His Honor, after rebuking the specdtators for their unseemly conduct, remanded the prisoner, who seemod overjoyed at the result, ———— THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION. Lettor from Gov, Smith, of Georginess Fhe Forthcoming Convention of Southern.and Western Governorss Ixpraxaroris, Ind, Mn{ 6,—The Journal of to-morrow will contain a lotter writton by Gov, Smith, of Georgin, addressod to the farmers of Wout and Northwost, discussing the question of wator transportation from the lukes totho sonboard, and culling attention to tho maoung of Governors and promineut citizens to bo hols at Atlanta, Gu., on tho 2lst inst., in which tho statoment. is mado that in the four Btates of South Curoline, Georgis, Floyida, and Alabama, there {8 an annu doficloncy _ of 50,000,000 bushels of grain, pnd that this doficiency is rapldly increasing, owing tothe decronso in farm lsbor aud thio rapid ingreage of non-producing population to pupply this domand, The Bonth is almost wholly dopendent on tho West and Northwest, honco {he South is intorestod in any schome tuat will diminish the cost of traneportation, and-are will- ing to ald any practical mensure that will accom- plish that ond, The high rates of rail trenspor- ation compol the Bouth to um{)luy & large ortion of limited labor {n tho produc- ion of food orops, und diminishos the production of ootton, and at tho samo timo do+ Pl‘lvou tha Wost and Northwest to that oxtont, ‘I'ho average production of corn in tho South to meke up the deficiency would raquire the enl- tivation of 5,000,000 ncres. The game acreagoe dsyoted to cotfon.culturo would produce 1,250,- 000 balos, thus fixing the prico of cotton at 15 cents por pound and corn at $1 por bushol. The losr to the Bouth wowld ue 60,000,000 an- m&n\lly. n ' furthor discusslon of the question, ho ergues that the multiplication of railroads on Congressiouat legislation willnob romedy tho ovil, and reliof can énly bo had in water communication, Ilo theu domonstrates the feasibility of tho construction of n canal from tho Wost to tho spaboard, connecting, the lukes with tha Ohio, tho Ohio with tho James, and the Tonnessop with the Oemulges, and thus connect tho Mississippi with tho Atlantio at Norfolk aud Sayaunnh, = A route lins beon sur~ voyed by distinguished engincers of the War Daopertmoent and has hoen pronouncoed practica~ lo, . . Rous, Qn., May 8.—At n citizong’ mooting tho Mayor and Comnion Council wors appointod committeo to oxtond tho hospitality of tho city to (tov, Bmith and guests upon thelr arrival hore on an auticipated trip down the Coosa River in the intorost of tho Gront Wostorn Canal, The Qovernops of all the Bouthorn and Wostern Statos aro expocted, The Coming Congressional Conyens tion at Sty Lonls, 87, Lous, Mo., May 6,—A meeting of the Bxs ocutiva Committee lpving the Congressional Convontion matters in chargo was held this af- tornoon. Heventy-five Congressmon haye nc- copted Invitations so far. Homo differonce of oplnion hnvlmi been oxprossod by Congrossmen a1 to whothor the; \\'n\llfl Do expectod to disonas uostions brought bofore Congrews, it was do- olded that the third dey’s session should bo glvon up to them, toboused as thoy might de- orming, It Leiug atated that this movoment was for tho Loneflt of tho ontire Misrisippl Valloy, and that New Orloans would bo benotited more than any tho authorltios of Now Orlonus to nscor- taln if thoy will tnko ohargo of the oxoursionists at Galyoston, rin; them to Now Orloans by way of Dallzo, so that Cone grosemon con Ros tho roal obstructions to the do- yelopmont of the trada of tho valloy, A comm'lucu was appointod to roply to Parson Brownlow's lottor of declonslon, printed in the Knoxvillo Ghroniele, it bolug bolioved that ho tuln‘llly mlnuppmhoudod tho ofijmto of the Con- vontlon, WALL STREET. Roviow of the Monoy, Gold, Nond, Stocik, and Produco Murkots, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, May 6.—Monoy was ensy to-day at Gto7por cont, The banks aro offering moro froely to brokors, and prossiny them to take at and undor tho legal rato. Tho incrensod enso inmonoy causod o Lottor feoling in financial ciralos, Y 8TOORS. "Tho stock market was altornately wonk and atrong, though, ns comparod wilh yestorday, prices woro highor. In tho gonoral lst tho matkot oponed firm, bub soon foll off & froolion, and am quickly rocoverod the dacline. Pricos continuod to ade vanco ugtil about midday, whon s downward re- sotion onsucd. Tho woalmess Iasted until to- wards 2 o'clock, whon another advanco ocerred, this timoe continuing until noar tho close, whon tho highost prices of tho day wore gonorally cur« ront. Rock Ialand mado a sharp and steady nd- yanco, on favorable rBports .from tho \Woat. Unlon Paciflo took o long strido upward thia f- ternoon, considoring that it has been golug backward so long. But early in the nftornoon camo tho roport that the Ifon. Oakos Ames bad died suddenly of ‘mm!ynla, and the stock immodintoly * fell (@3 por cont, and at the samo timo & party in the stroot lar, oly interestod in the stock sold blocks of aunulfiur- able amount at the ocurrent price. Later, it advanced to tho highost point of tho day, on account of Lmrchnxaa by the Clark party to in- augurato o bull camprign, Amos’ stock is said to bo #o tied up that it cannot come on the mar- kot for o yoar, which ‘{»rubnhly oxplaing this new movomont, It ig sald that, ‘a8 soon as cortain combinations in Westorn Union aro offectod, tho rico f that stock will bo sent to par, aod main- ained at noar thai figuro for tho summer. Nothing definite can bo predicted with rogard to Pacifie Mail. Oporators on the streot take vory littlo stock in the rose-colored lolter of Prosi= dont Watson, of tho Erio Railroad, Eng- lish managors of the rond, i thoding aoLD adyr.nced undor tho pressuro of somo large pur- chasos for speculativo account, Tho n.dvgncx:)n(rn tho intercst rato on the Continont to G por cent Liag somuthing to do with {his_ strongth, and tha *bulls” ray that the Bank of England cannot long koop its rato at 4 per cent. Tho prodico oxporia for tho o 1o produco oxports for tho weolk (7,518,679, aro tho largest in the history of tho p‘m’ g tract mucly attontion, Ouly twico in tho past havo weokly oxports reached anything liko tho Xms'unt large total, ono occasion having beon pril 82, 1878, whon the total was $6,017,660; and !IIDh!Bl‘, Do, 6, 1870, when tho total was $7,047,220. BONDS. Qovornmenta woro strong at an advanoo of 3¢ @95 por cont all through tho list of G por contd; '67s nnd '68s wero ospecinlly strong. TRODUCE, Flour was fairly active. Shipping brands are &uxto sonrco and firmer, Medium grados ara ull and heavy . Good superfing is in fair do- mand and steadior, Choico family extras are firmly held, but do not sell frecly, “Sales, 9,700 brls; receipts, 7,466 brls. Whent was lower but more sotivo, the domand being chiefly for export. In wintor thero ia little “doing, tho supe other city, Mayor Brown, President of the Ex- eoutive ommimo, was dircoted to confer with ply boing light and holdors firm. Bales, 72,400 but rcceipts, 29,970 bu. Pork was _quiot,” and pricos rather unsettled, in tho absenco of business of importance. mess for this month is quoted at §18.60@18.75. “'wenty-fivo barrols extra primo mess sold at §14.75. Rocoipts, 740 pkga. Cut ments wero vurygulot, and prices moro or less nominal, Dry salted shoulders, however, wore firm, with 7o bid, Two hundred boxos special brand wld ot 7o, and 8,000 Ibs, 1d-tb pickled bollica ot 9ifo. ~ Rocoipts, 2.568. pkgs. Bacon was dull and unsottled ; 20 brls short clear, on daok, sold at 93¢c. Long clear ia quoted at 93{@9%c; ehort clear, 97§@100. Lord was moderately activoand vary firm. For Weste ern, spot, 9 7-160 bid; 26 tes city sold at 91co. For futuro delivery, the business reported om- braced 500 tes, June, 93{c, and 250 tes, May, 0ige. RReceipts, 1,292 pkgs. PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS. First Dny’s Proccedings of the Cona vention--Organization and Appointe ment of Committces, New Yong, May §.—Tho Producors’ and Cone sumors’ Convention was to hLave met at 10 o'clock this morning in Room 14, Astor Houso, ‘but 8o fow delogates wore present at that hour that it was rosolved to postpone the proceedings -until 8 this afternoon. Meantime, the Executive Committeo held o socrob session to propare aplan of action, and to meko tho necossary arrangoments for forming a pormanent organi- zation, A dispntch was road this morning from Mr.W.0. Flagg, Presidont of tho Illinois Farmers® Association, eaying that ho was unavoidably do~ tained, through an accidont to tho train, and would mnot probably reach tho city until 2 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Frost, who is lru-gc‘llv interested in soveral leading raflways the Wost, vieited {ho rooms this morning, =nd announcod his desiro to discuea the questions at issuo with the delegatos in open moeting, It was after 4 o'clock when tho meeting opened, R. IT. Fergueon, of Troy, N.V., was clected temporary Chairman, and 8. 1. foora was appointed Sccretary, Tho following com- mittees were announced : On Credentiale—F., C, Johuson, New Alhany, Ind,j 8, R. Moore, lllinols; 8, R, Thorp, Tlinois; J, D, Biill, Now Brunswick, N, J. On Finance—Prof, Taft, Towa; Ool Settlor, Yowa; Horbert Radeliffe, Boston; J, A, Nolan, Milwaukeo; Chauncy Amios, Oswego, On Constitution—J, B, Sargent, Connectient; 8, 8mith, Ilinols; Lowls A, Thomas, Iowa; A, D, Wils bug, Michigan, : Tho Committec on Constitution mado a report, ‘whioh was ordered back to thom. It proposcs to namo tho organization ** National Cheap Transportation Association,” Its object is to promote and extend the usefulness of tho various organizations now existing in the United States that have been founded for the purpose of gecur- ing chenp transportation, and to cuablo those associntions, aud such ‘%8 moy be horeaftor organized for o similar purposo,to act togothor Tharmoniously and efiiciontly, "The _following dolegatos wero presont: Tho Hon, W. 0. Flagg, Prosident of the Farmors' Association ; 8, M, 8mith, Socrotary of the Il nois Assoclation; W, A, Grinnell, Eighth Con- fmanlunnl District, Illinois ; 8, M. Thorp, Thir- eonth Congrossinnal District, Illinois; Btephen A, Moore, Eighth Congrossional District, Illi= nois; K. H. Forguson, of the Troy Grain- Dounlors’ Association; Horbert Radcliffo, N toual Anti-Monopoly Loague, Bosto Franklin - O, Johueon, Natlonal Agricul- {ural Congress; J. A. Nolan, Milwnukeo Manufacturing Association; Col. R. M. Settler, Davonport, lown ;- Hon. Bolomon Tink, ox« Mayor, Dubuquoe, Iowa; M. C. Rider, Louis A. ‘Thomes, . J, Gibbs, M, II. Moore, and L. P, Wenthorsby, from tho Dubuque Board of Trade ; Hon, Juae]ilx O, Btotson, Now Jorsoy; James D. 8till, Now Brunewick, N, J.; 8, H. Tatt, Hume: boldt, Yowa; J. 8. Bargont, Coun.; Chauney _ Ames, ~ Oswego, N, A on, M. D, Wilbur, ichigan, Thora woro also dolegates from the Working. men's Lycewn, TFodoeral Council, Infornationa} Asgocintion, Cosmopolitan Conforenco, and Workingmen's Union, The meoting ndjourned till 10 o'clock to-mor- row morning, whon tho real work will begin, Homte of tho dologates strongly favor thoe binlds ing of a natiounl road, to bo used oxclusively for tho transportation of froights, cach organization to pay the oxpenso of cavrying its own cays over itéw rond, as woll as o toll to tho Government for 8 U8B0, Now Havon, —_—— Fatnl Boiler Explosiong. Special Dispateh to The Chiteago T'ribrine, Kewaneg, Ill, May 6,.—At noon to-day ono boiler of tho flouring mill and distillery of J. O, Nilos & Ca. blew up, soverly and probably fatal- 1{ sealding Goorgo Glonson, tho ongineer, Tho dlnmagos are probably about €4,000; causo, de- fagtivo boiler, and porhaps lack of water. Byuaouse, N. Y., May 6,.—The boiler in the coment works - of Tusonburtz, Hall & Co. ox< lelml this ovening, killing jnnnph Gonmon, njuring eight athers, and domolishing n houso, i s Murderer Capturods 8r. Loum, May 6. —William MoWaters, wha broke into tho Wyoming (Neb.) l’ou!-Omuo(v and assnultod the Postmastor and killed Judgoe Wollr, who was assisting the United States Marshal to arrost him, was arrostod at Kansas City, Mo, 1aat night, and will bo takon to Nobraske to-day i Now *