Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 16, 1873, Page 4

4 TH TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. TEMMA OF AUDACRIPTION (PAYIAIILI ™ AhVANON‘-n Dty by mail... 5 12400 Sunday, 2 Th-Wockiy S K111 KA oW Pastn of nycar nt tho samo rato, "o provont. dolny and mistakos, bo snro and give Post Ofca nddrces In full, inoluding Stato and Conuty, Romittaucos may bo mndo oithor by deaft, expross, Post Offioa ouder, or it ropitered lottcrs, &t our ral, TLRMS TO CITY RUNKCRINERS. Dalty, dolisored, Bunday exceptad, 2 conte por wook. Vally, aclivorod, Sunday inoluded, %0 conts por weoks Adiram TIE TRIBUNEE COMPANY, Coruor Madison and Doarborn-sts., Ohleago, 11l TO'DAY'S AMUSEMENTS, MOVIOKER'S sorn and Biato. Aliernoon aud evoning, LONI TIHEATRE~1), lu(v‘n ?ml Washington, ** evoning, HOOLEY'S THEATRI-Randolph stract, botwoon Olork and LaSallo. ** Divorco. Aftoruoon A ovoning, TIEATRE—Madleon, botwesn Denr. ** Honianco of & Poor Youug Mau.'" pintnen utreat, Lotwoon Mad. iin Kano," ' Aftorncon and BUSINESS NOTICES, STEAD OF BITTER, iy USP. SWERT QUININE AL AURK AND UALL FOR MRS, WINSBLOW'S Soothing Syrup for children teolhing, Best and surost omedy 8 Of ron, < “WATOHELOR'S 1TAIR DY, THIS SPLENDID ll{}\'d’. In tha beat in tho world, Tho only truo and por fect dyo. Harmless, roliable, audinstantancous no disap- alntment ; no ridionlous tinte or unpleasant odor. Rome- h!l tho i1} offects of batl dscs and wushes, Producos line nedintely a suporb black ot natural brown, and leavos the aair clean, SDIY, aund beautiful. Tho genutue, ll’:nml W. A. Batchiolor, Bold by all OHARLES BATOIIELOR, er)‘lrluml’. N, N BOHAAOK, STILVENSON & REID, Agents, The Chicngs Tsibune, Saturday Morning, August 16, 1873. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. ‘Tho pressuro upon our coltmns on Bunday morning % 50 great that wo aro compollul to request advertiscrs whend in thelr sdverlisemerta for that isauo atas tatlyanbouras . .ble, in orde thnt thoy may with sortalnty securo tho proper claestication, Theoro is no diminution of tho excitement in Canada ovor tho prorogation of Parlisment, and iho air is filled with rumors, om of which ia to iho offect that tho contract nwe:ded to tho Pa- tific Railway by the Governmoni has boen an- nulled. A meoting of the Oppostion membors of Parliament has been hold, They hayo ro- solved not to submit to the Goverimont's usur- pation of an investigation that Lobngs to Par- Hament, and declaro that the momentParliamont reassomblos it must tako tho matter hto its own hands ngain, The * Grangos,” or, a8 thoy aro offléally des- ignatod, the Patrons of Husbandry, an a non- political organization. The North Star trange, of 8t. Paul, Miun., have rocoutly made adeliv- erancoon tho subject of politics, in whichthey rolterato what is very explicitly aflirmod in the Constitution of the Ordor, that they will hive nothing to do with the election or defeat of aty sandidato or any party. Thoy declaro that their organization is of an induatrial and mocial char- reter oxclusively. The nomluation of Mr, Batebam ag Firo Mar~ shsl wae considored yosterdsy by the Firo and Water Committeo of tho Council and by the Polico Commiasionors whomet with them by invi- tation. Mr. Batoham's qualifications for the position were generally admitted, but the ques- tion was raised whother n younger mgn should not bo mado Firo Marshal. If for any causo Mr, Bateliam wero to break down, the working of it Departmont wonld bo sgain thrown into tho hands of a subordiuate. The Committeo resolved to roport the nomination back ta tho Council withoul recomniendation. Chiselburst was tho scono of a Bonapartiot dsienic yostorday, Six hundred rotsinors and mombors of this benoficent family woro prosent. Tho marked featuro of the occasion was tho ap- penrance of Napoleon IV. asnn orator, Lis baptism of firg, lilte that of tho days of Poter and John, baving given him the gift of tongues, Hio apeech was vory briof but very shrowd, o declnrod that, standing a8 “an exile™ by tho tomb of the Emporor, Lo was the represonta- tive of his tenchings, which ho summed up in the molto, “ Govern for the poople, by tho people.” Buch a sentiment from tho lips of an Emperor's son Is enough to mako all the dend Stuarts and Bourbong grow lot o their graves, Everything in charged on tho Josuits nowa- dags. Mr. Whalley, L. P., says that they ara ab she bottom of tho peculiar and vonomous zeal with which the Tichborne claimant 1. fought iu the English courts, T'hoy are 10w accusod of having fabricated tho sstounding sentiments which Bismarck latoly oxpressed in o converda- tion with tho roporter of an Amorican nowspaper, The Clancollor yas roportod to have declared that ho, wishod to crush Romo only in order to crush Ohristinnity, and thot e would if ho could erndicato the idenof God from the mindnof the peoplo, and replace it by tho iden of tho State, Turther, the Stato ould proserve itsolf only by deatroying all family and roligions nilegianco ; itsolf must bo solo and supromo. Theso torrific uttorances, tho 4! his may Lo safoly regavdod ns doath-bod rc- pontance, s P—— If tho enginos hind not nnacoouutably stopped running, and it the rudder-ropos lnd boou of incombustible fron instend of Liomp, and if aomobody lind had sonse onough to distributo some of _tho 500 life-prosorvers amoug tho pas- ‘sougors, all the witnosscs boforo tho Investignt- ing Committeo of the Trensury Dopartmont agroo that tho loss of *lifo in tho Wawassot dis- astor might havo boon much less. Tho ovidonco collootod yostorday throws no light on tho origin ,0f tho flxo, and lonvos somo othor important points in doubt,” The Onptain states that thero woro 126 passongors on board, oxclusive of chil- dron, In bolilf of the ownors, au atiempt was mado to prove that tho Wawaesct was allowad to carry 160 passongors, and that the numbor 50 1n tho cortlfionto or file is & clorical orror. Tho ongiucor, who haa boon charged with deserting tho ongine-room for thebar-room, swore stoutly that Lo was at his poat. ———— In Gen. Butler's dofense of tho Congrassionnl back-pay stoal ho took tho ground that all olnsson of porsons had grabboed ovorything the law allowed them, nud, smong othors, declared that tho workmen in tho publio shops had taken thoir back-pay. Tho case of the* workmon got- ting book-pny rosta upon thogo facta : When the Eight-Hour law was passed, it was stipulated that thoro should bo no reduction of wagoes be- oauso of tho roduction of tho hours of work. But the officers in charge of goveral of tho pub- lic works rofused to pay for oight hours’ work more than four-fitths of what had boen poid for ten hours® work, Tho woikmon protested, claiming tholr full pay, ond, ponding & decision, a cousidorable sum of wagos accu- mulated. Finally it was docided that tho reduc- tion of 20 per cont of wagos was wrong, and that it ehould bo paid to the mon, and thia is what Butlor calls grabbing back-pay, and it is with this that he comparos tho action of Con- greas in voting tho mombers incrensod pay, the ineronso to bogin two yoars back. The Ohicngo produco markets wore quito ac- tivo yostorday, and variablo. Moss pork was in good domand, and stendy at $16.05@16.00 cash or sollor Soptombor. Lard was quiot and & shado onslor at 7o por Ib for winter, and 754c for sum- mor rondored. Monts wore quiet and firm at 7}§@8o for shoulders, 95@9%0 for short mid- dles, and 10@120 for sweet-pickled hams, Lako froights wore activa and XZc lowor, at 4o for corn to Buffalo. Highwines wore quiot and Ie higher, at 02 por gallon. Flour was strong and quiot. Whoat wag notivo at 'Thuradny'a averago of prices, closing at $1.22¢ cash, $LI1BY @1.18%¢ solter thomonth, and $1.12@1.123¢ sollor Sop- tembor. Corn was active and & shado lowor, closing strong at 40c cash, and 393{c soller Bop- tomber. Oats woro activo ond 3¢o higher, clog- ing at 280 cash, and 26370 ‘sellor Soptombor., Ryo waa quiot and 2¢e highor, closing at G5igs. Bar- hy was loss active, and 2¢lower, closing at $1.01 adler Soptombor, aud 780 for No. 8 do. Ifogs werd in demand at 24.80@4.90, closing easy, "3 eavle markot remning dull and wook. Talos at 82.00@5,50. Bheop wore quict and stendy, ’L‘Ilifll-!nfm‘whlng is not confined altogethor fo Harlan's Wasington Ghronicle, Tho Pitts- burgh Gazetlo bnga touch of it. Whilo profess~ ing to boliovo that Gan, Grant views tho third- torm principlo with high disdain, and that his wishos are limited to Daning his successor, the Qazelle holds that popular objections to thwd termsarofoundod uponan altogethor exagyzerated ostimata of their 6viln, aa thug: That o third torm of oflico, bLestowed O, any ono porson, endsugors tho Ubortics of tho peo ple,is In tho bighest degroo absurd, Toman politics, wara corrnpt to rottonnass bofora Cesar's doy. Whatover minor corruptions thero mmy bo in Amerlesn poli- ties, Woso who are converymnt with politi cal affaira know thatLincoln a1 d Grant wero tho can- didates of the poople. Thoro Was no essentinl corrup- tou attending their oloctions—or if thoro was, it waa. entlrcly unnocessary, a3 thure wero sufiiciont honout votes cast in tlelr favor toseloct thom., 8o long o8 the eoplo aro not generally rcorcupted, nnd ozert their propor influenco in thaselootion of Presidential can- didates, and so long, 33 sour army s emoll and seatter- od, our Hbortica arq.ntt endangored by the number of terma n Prosldent may hold, On the contrary, the velfare of tho. peoplo iss apt to ba promoted—an the seloction of o candidate/for o tulrd torm i lkely to bo moro th elss an ‘mcltoment to continacd wolle dolug, The Rov. . Vogel, pastor of tho German Lu- thorau Church ot Madison, Wis., has published his “views ou the Sunday-boor question. Ile holds that the observance-of the first duy of the weols, or Sunday, for religlous purposos, is a hu- man and not & divine ordination ; that the ob- -worvauco of tho sevonth doy, or Sabbath,dsa Jewish and not o Clwistion rite; that the ob- servauce of Sunday is in the naturo of o Chris- “tinn privilego, and that it should not bo in- fringed upon by boisterous sporty in saloous or <olsowhers, but that it is not becoming in Christiang to onforco any particular ‘mode of observing Sunday upon other peoplo, ‘a0ugh they may rightfully persuedo them to ‘wttend religious exorcigos. Mr. Vogel thinks “that o rogulation requiring tho saloons to closo North German Gazelte says, Bismarok nover {~during tho lour of Sunday morning sorvico, aud nade, aud it adds that tho Jesuits wero tha,| suthors of the falsohood. Tx-Gov. Palor, in his npocch at Clinton, 1k, a full report of which wo publish elgowhero, took the ground that the Dartmouth Collogo.do- cigion iy the law of the land, aud cannot be up- #ot short of upsetting or amonding the Consti- tution; that railrond chartors aro contracta be- twoon the corporatora and the State, and cannot be amonded in nuy eatorial respect without tho sonuent of. the corporators; that railrond com- panien are common carriorn, and aro subject to tho obligations imposed by tho common luw; ibot the common luw is nmplo in its powers to correet all gbuson of railroads nnd other carriers, if enforced; n‘;nd, finally, that wo have morve lows on the statute-book, additional to tho common law, than wo can enforco, We commend this sporch tp tha caroful consideration of evorybody iuter- qsted in railway legislation. Thore ought to bo some limit of timo outside of which unropontant Hulury-grnhbnn.l cannob bope for absolution, We shauld say that {his time lad come, Thoso Congrossmon who drow their pay, wont home with it in their pock- sty, and thon turned it over to lhe Unitod States Tronsury within a mouth or two, after sntisfying thomuelves that tholr constituonts wore opposed to it, msy pousibly bo conceded to have weted in deforence to public opinion, Dut thoso gentlomen who lavo not yot ve- turned tho monoy, or who still leave it in tho hands of tho Borgeant-nt-Avmw subjoot to their order at any time, must now rogard thom- selvon aa barred out by the statuto of limita- tions. All Congrossmen who proposed to return the money from & conviction that the increass was wrong, or in doforenco to publia gentimont, - Lave dono 8o Lefore this timo, Any roturn afier allowing them to remain open during the re- mainder of the day undor suitable surveillance for the prosorvation of good order, is all that eithorzoligion or good governnont can Justly ro- quire. Tlo opposes coorcive temperance laws, and thinks that no .Bivlical authority can be fowad for thom. That was & vory sensible position which the Ttov. Robort Collyer- took in his communication to'nr TRisuxE rolative to tho ministers’ bialf- ' pay. Ilo inin favor of charging ministors full | prico for railrond travel, for clothes, for books, | and nowspapors, and for tho othor nocessnrics + and Inxuries in lifo to which they acquire titlo. | 1o hases tho juatico of this policy upon tho fact i that ministors nowndays recoivo as good pay, according to their talout and desorts, ng any othor class of poople, No one will _bo inclined to deny this so far as largo cities and prosporous country distriots ara coucorned, It is timo that the clergy should voluularily shed tho garb of mendicancy which tho scoffers hayvo put upon them. Professed monks, who take & vow to Jivo from tho crumbs that full from the rich man’a table, may with moro roason ask gratuitica and discounts, though wo have an idoa that thoy would do botter, as a rulo, by going to worly, like Paul, und oarning their bread, DBut the Protestant ministora of to-day rathor pride thomselves, wo think, upon glving tholr congregations mnd tho publioc gonerally the worth of thelr salary, which is by no monns inad- oquato to tho support of & family that pays ne it goes. Tho salarics for Protostant pulpits rango from $2,000 to $20,000 & yoar'; in prosporous communitics, In proportion to the wealth of the congrogations and tho etyle which tho ministor i4 roquired to sustdln. Tho snlary is exclusive of the aubseriptiona for summer vaoations, tha freg rent of the ATEOAKE, and tho poriodioal . dosorves handsomo remuneration. CHICAGO DAILY TR SATURDAY, AUGUS 16, 1873. presonts contributed by the eougrognufmu. Undor thoro ciroumstances, wo should sny that ‘minfatern, ne a rule, can afford to pay full rail- road faro a4 well an tho farmer, and theroby lend this countenanco to tho abolition of porniclous aj!xlnm, . - | - the Erpositor, n weekly yapor published for !gratultoun dlatribution, has o bad brenking-out,at tho mouth against the Rov. Robort Laird Colller, in roforence to the printing of thoRelief Socioly's roport in Boston mstond of Olicage. If tho Ezpositor, or thoso whom it roprosonts, would formulate their views in roferonca to thia print~ ing question, iuatend of blackguarding Mr, Col- ler, the public would bo ablo tounderstand n irifle Dottor the gravamen of ihoir complaint. It it is intondod to eny that tho Rolief Booiely had no right to get thelr printing dono fn Boston, that i ono thing. It it is intondod to eny that, in viow of the fack that tho Report ‘was o sort of Momorial documont, the printing ought to havo boon dono in Chicago, that is an- othor thing. If itis intonded to sny that bo- enuso a Inrgo number of Ohioago printors woro burnt out, therotore the job ought to have beon glvon Lo ono of thom, to tho oxclusion of the rost, that in still anothor thing. Tho numbor of poople reelding in Chicago who got thoir cloth- ing mado in Boston, for one renson or anothor antiafactory to thomsolves, rogardless of tho ox- istonco of experionced tailors in their own ‘midst, is protty largo. Theso pooplo, and moat othors, wo approhoud, will rogard the yolping with which Mr. Collier and the Printing Com- mittoo of tho Rolicf Socioty hisve boon molost- ed ag littlo bottor than gratnitous impudoenco. THE IRON-WOREERS' BTRIKE, The strike of the heaters at tho North Bido Tolling-Mill, which has in turn fnvolved s striko of tho othor stoel and iron workers also, and tho amployes of tho Chicago Plate and Bar Mill Company, still continucs, with vory littlo pros- 'pect of n compromiso being ronched, Tho wholo mattor will bo out of the hands of either party In ten days, howovor, ns by that timo tho orders hold by the Company will have oxpired. As in thoe prosent dull condition of the iron ‘trado no moro iron work can bo oxpoctod for ocithor workmon or omployors, this may bo & “virtunl sottlomont for tho whole question until ‘business rovives again. Meanwhilo, the opera- tions of the Company aro paralyzed, and 1,600 mon aro thrown out of employment at tho yery :timo when thoy can least afford it. Thoro aro two sides to this question 1s to all others. It will be difilcult for the hoalorato Justify thomaolvos in forcing the large msjority of their fellow-workmon out of omploymont. Without their ekilled aud responsible labor! which propares tho steol and iron for tho othor workmon, it is impossible for the lattor to do anything, and, as thero aro but sixty of thoso lionters, upon thoso sixty must fall tho rosponsibility of kooplng over 1,400 mon out of work. Tho final responsibility, how- over, resta upon tho differont mill-unious throughout the Wost. Whon the workmen in quostion notified the Company that they should .striko if their domnnd was not yielded, the om- ployors met them, and thoro was a fair prospect of an nmicable sottlement of the dificulty by s «ompromiso, which the union, however, prevent- e, by rigidly onforcing its rulos, On tho other Liend, the heators will have very gonoral sympathy in any effort they may make to obtain the highest possible rate of wages out of the Iron and Steol Association, or any of its mombers, when tho charactor of their gigan- tic monopoly, und tibe oxtraordinary privi- loges and iuununitios which thoy have demand- od and obtained from Congress, are considered. The hoater is o skilled workman whoso labor TIu the work- .ug of stool, the whole responsibility routs upon him, and tho real valuo of tho rail Gopends upon hig knowloedge of his business. He Drings more than mere physical labor to benr upon his work, and ho is thorefora desorving of largo pny. Whon ho therofore comes forward and domands an increase of pay, the Company has no right to complain. From tho very outsot, the Assooin- tion has :beon constantly demanding higher tariffs and moro exorbitant protection — that is, largor { licouso to plundor tho publia. In tho frst placo, it sccured a valuablo patont on tho Bossomor stool process, and thus shut . out competition in this country. ‘Then when tho domand for stcel raila becamo large, and whon thoy wero bonsting that thoy conld manufacture steol as cheaply os it could Lo mado in Eogland, and woro thus in acondition to successfully compete with ithat country, they wont to Con- greas and got a tariff imposed of over $25 por ton, and from that time to this thoy bave lind absoluto and ovon tyraunical control of tho mar- kot. If® doos unot lie in thoir mouths, thoreforo, to inveigh sagainst their work- men boeauso thoy want n fow moro conts o day for their labor. If thoy thomsolves hiad not boen execting tho last dollar of their cus- tomors, and calling upon Congross to help thom tocut off compotition, thoy might complain of tho action of tho heaters with & good graco, and might expoct to rocoive some sympathy at tho stoppago of their businoss. If, howover, the boaters should succeed in gotting out of them all thoy linve squeozed out of tho Ppoople by systomatio tariff-robbory, and if thoy should lose thenr pending contracts will tho various railrond corporations by renson of tho presont stoppago, it would bo no wore nor less then & just rotribution for their own oxaclions, Corporations which aro in tho Labit of grinding pooplo by wholesale ought not to complain it thoir workmen now and then follow their ox- ample uud attempt it by rotail. — TIE ** NATIONAL UNIVER3ITY " HUMBUG, Tor sovoral yoars thore Liave been activo efforts madlo to enliivato n public sontimont in favor of tho cstabhishment of a National Univorsity, to b located nt Washington City, and to bo anpporlail : Dy nnationnl tax, ‘Fhis schomo hay progressed slowly, though, as long ago as 1860, Prof..J, W. Toyt, of Wisconsin, obtained n sort of Indorso- ment of such en establishment from the National Tducntional Asuocintion,—nn indorsement which, in o modifiod form, has been substantially vo- ponted at tho annmal sessions of the Associntion siucothon. At tho recont mooting Lokl at Elmirn, N, Y., Prosident Eliot, of Harvard University, mado a roport on thiy subject, which is so eminently procticnl, and go cloar aud compre-' lionoivo in its array of fnols, that It cannot fail to attract goneral attontion, The roport is dlvided Into three parts: 1. Annccount of what hag Loen done on this subject since 1800, 2, An ox- amiuation of two bills introduced in the Benato of tho United States to entablish a National Unl- versity, 3, A discussion of tho truo policy of our Governmont upon the subjoct of univorsity educatiou, It in the last part of this roport which hias n peouliar interest to the gonoral pub- Tio. In tho vationa disoussions {hat havo takon placa on this subjoot thero in often tho divect ag- sortion, and always tho assumption, that it fo the duty of the Covernmont to maln- talu o grand univorsity and furnish the poo- plo of tho country with tho moans of acquir- ing a university oducation. 'This assumption oxtondn to o numbor of othor mattors, such as the duty of Qovernmont to provide national ronds, nitional tolographs, national canals, nn~ tlonal schools, natioual farms, nntionsl vessols to carry on tho national and domestic commoreo, nationnl foundries, ship-yards, aud rolling-mills, and various otlicr schomos. 'Tho fallacy of thia ngsumplion i admirably exposcd in Prosidont Eliot's roport, o shows the wido differonce belwoon o govornmont like ours, compoaad moraly of public agonta birod to perform cortatn duties, and o govornmont foundod on the theory of Divine right. Forgotting this distinotion, it {8 argued that tho Government {a tho guardian of tho public civilization sud morals, aud should b tho embodiment of the national charaoter nnd aspirations; and that this moral Governmont, this oorporato ropresontativo of o Chrlstian nation, has high dutios and functions commousurato with its groat powers, and nono moro imperative than that of diffusing knowledgo and advancing golonco, But Prosidont Eliot holda that n froo govornment dooa not held thia paternal rolation to tho poople, It fs not tho guardian of the nation's morals, is not rosponsible for tho nationalclinracter, and ia itsolt morely ono of the products of that characlor. Tho dootrine of Btato porsonallty, and tho olevation of & governmont naa toachor of morals, is natural enough whon tho government is nuppésnd to oxist hy Divino right, but has no application |' :in & govornmont which is purely an agency con- trollad by limitations of power, aud haviog nono but dolegatod nuthority. Ho points out the' logieal fact ‘that if tho Governmont should diroct our socular education, bacauso it is the guardion of tho pooplo’s morals, how much moro incumbent it must bo on tho part of thoe Govornmont to directi our rehigious oducation, Outsido of tho United States and Bwitzerland, it i8 tho dootrine of all Christian nations that ro- ligion i3 tho ‘suprome human intorost, Govern- mont the suprome humnn organization, and theraforo Govornment should care for roligion to tho oxtont of maintaining Christian religious institutions, It is conceded that it is not our duty to catablish o National Churoh, whilo it ia claimed thiat wo must ostablish a Notional Uni- vorsity, bocauso the Government is rosponsiblo for tho morals and chagpoter of the poople. Presidont Lliot takos the true ground that & patornal’ governmont means a depondont peo- ple,~—that “ accurged inheritance from tho days of the Divino right of Kings.” But as a solf- roliant poople, who alono are capablo of being froo, wo want no such governmont. Tho only govornment necded by o freo peoplo is that which shall do nothing not expressly assigned to it, and porform no funotion which any privato agoncy may porform as woll, The grentost and tho most insidious danger to our inetitutions and our libertios; is tho, system of pubsidies, No such thing as o subsidy or spocial privilego should be known or tolorated under a-froo_governmont, acting 8 tho ropre- soutativo of tho wholo people. Tho Toligion of tho American pooplo is supported by tho volun: tary contributions of the people, and that sup- port is as liboral and roligion itself is ns much respected in this country na it is in any Innd whero it is maintained by tho Govern- ment through enforced oxactions from the people. 8o with our school system. This is supportoed by local taxes, votod by each commu- nity, voluntarily paid, and exponded by local boards. The highor schools are supported in like manner by o voluutary systom. In other govornmonts, whore it is assumed that God takes care of the governmentand tho govern- mont takos caro of the pooplo, all this business of roligion and schools is managed by the Stato, apd the peopls roceive educttion and roligion, as the paupers do soup at tho alme-houso, ns & bonofaction from the Governmont. A patornal governmeont destroys individual ontorpriso, par- alyzes porsonal industry, aud croatos a nation of dopondonts and mondicants, The vo luntary systom of tho United Stales encourages thrift, makos tho ontiro populntion self-relinnt ; makes thom froo, znd jealous and watohful of their libortios, Tho American sysiem toaches the people to think, spoak, and sob for, and take earo of, themsolves, and, as & conseqienco, thoy must bo freo. Thig document of Prosident Eliot ia o vigor- ous and valuable contribution to the litoraturo of thoday. Though confined to tho subjeat of o National Univorsity, ite argument applios with oqual forco to all tho various schomes of gov- ernmontal patrouago which are now urged upon Congross. Wo commepd the report io tho thoughtful rending of the friends of education and of popular independonco and freodom, NOTES AND OPINION, o Tho reguisr call for a Ropublican County Con. vention at Kankakoo, Ill, Oct. 1, is nddrosacd to— Tho Tepublican votors of Kankakeo County, who aro n favor of controlling by Jaw tlie raflronds of our Slate, and ull ather corporationn uud monopolics now oppressing tho agrioultural and industrial tntercsty of tho country, and who aro in fuyor of roducing tuxes to tho loweat Prasticablo oxtont, Br. M. J. Bheridan, who signs the abovo a3 Chaivman of the Ropublican Committes, is o uomber of tho Illinols Logielature, Now, a tont which oxcludes gomo of the 2,591 Republican votos nuust nlso exeludo all of the 936 who wera not, last yoar, Ropublican votors, Why, thon, addrosa it to Rtepublican volers at all? —In LeSalle County, Ill, the now teat for Ropublican votors apposra in a modifled form, nud tho call for n couuty convoution at Ottawa, Sopt, 9, is addressed to— Tho votors of LaSallo County, TN, who aro in, aym- patliy with, and devoted fo,the princlples of the Topub- liean party, aud arc opposed to oxtortion nud uujust dlscr fmiuntion i any skapo or form whntever, —In Christion County, Il (Grant, 2,30 ; Greeley, 2,603), the farmors, in mosg-mooting, havo ordered o delegato convontion at Taylov- villo, Bopt. 6, to nominata a county tickot ; and tho rogular call for n * Domoeratioand Liboral Convention, Aug, 18, ronds as if nothing has happoned since last yoar. Tho Caylorvillo Demo- crat, howover, snys : I'ils dotormination on tho partof tho farmers to nominato a ticket has put some of the lovers of tho dear peoplo to their wit'a ood as to whichs trafk will lead to funia and fortuno, “tho “ nugthing, O Lord,” 08 a matter of course and nocessity, nra fust falling into tho opinfon thot thoy ure farmers’ men, dyed ju the wool, And thiu clusk, wo niay say, aro_ gotting aa thiok s wickod Addiers fu tho wickedd Jorualou, —Tho call for a Farmors' Convontion at La- con, Marahall County, I, Sopt, 6, saya: Lo us not bo docetved by (Lo promisos of poltls cluns who hinvo brought upon us thuso wide-spread ovils, but who, now na soon as thefr hold on tho ollices in thicatoned, promiso to zoform thoso abuses. thiat their logialation and practicos havo croatad, Tho ‘poople ave trusted thowm and thoy doeolved tham, aud ar0 o longor worlly of confidericu, —In Culhoun County, 11l, (Grant, 420; Groo- loy, 680), the Domoerats have oponly abandoned their organization, and proposo to meet on Mon- day, Bopt. 8, to Join Republicaus in n local re- form movoment. ¥ ~In Macoupin County, Iil.(Grant, 3,081 ; Groe- lay, 8,396), the favmors in moss meoting lLave ordored o delogato Convention of Olubs nnd Grangos, Sopt. 29, to nominate s tloket, The Topublicaus hnye solemuly put their atfairas into matorial whi inaolvoncy, Gen. John I, Rinakor, Rocolvor, The Qarlinville Znquirer (Domocratic) anys: ‘Tho action of the farmefa on Monday Inat broks up the Grant party in Macouin County, wnloss the Dem- ooracy do “somothing to glve It Jifo and vitality, Lot tha Democrucy, an ono_ fnan, como up o' tho olp of Ao farmora i1 'helr war won ‘corruption, moriop- olisin, sntary-grabs, national bank swindles, tarlff roh- Derles, and:tho kindred ovils which Grdntisn han fastenod apon the country—lot thom work with the farmern and add thom in earrying on war ngatnat rob. bors in office wlio havo well-nigh dentroyed one country, ~—1In 8k, Olair-County, Ill. (Grant, 4,216 ; Groe- loy, 4,090), it is undorstood that both tho old party organizations aro countod out thin yoar. —1'lo Princoton (1iL,) Reprdlican plends for tho Ropublican party, saying ¢ It 18 o fact, that tho Ropublican party 18 in full ao- card with the antl-monopoly opirit: Uist tho ovidenca of thip fact conslata in action s and (it Topublicans canuot consiatently derert tho party without at tiio samo timo turning tholr backs upon tho anti-monapoly movoment, Antl-monopoly Republizana control tlie party, aud, {u fact, compriso tho bono and sinow of tho ant{-monapoly Workers, Tloy araentitod to a Isrgo shiaro af tho crodit for tho work already accomplishod, for tho movoment for railroad reform han had thoir hearty sympathy nnd oo-operation from the atart, .., —Tho Dixon (IIL) Telegraph says : Our old Ropubllean friends, Col, A, P, Dysart and Mr, Zach, Emmert, each hnvo splendid farms near Nachura, “covered ‘with cholca fruit and all undor nplendid’ cultivation, ond yet they nro mob happy. 2hoy now writo to the papors that thoy want s now party, not mado up &a aro poor boya' panta out of dod'a’ 0ld ones,” buta now party of now matorinl— T 1 to bo nolhing moro nor lean thon ‘honeat men....Wo would suggest to our friends that thoy could nccomplish moro good in & much shorter way, it Toform s thelr objoot, Ly msslsting Ttepublis cané in removing from oflice_and powor any of thoss ‘politicians who havo proven dishoncst or unworthy, —Tho Republican party has changed. It is fast falling from its high eatato. The confidenco oneo reposed in that party by tho pooplo” is no Tongor folt,” Its londors aro ronming after strango ods, . . . Instead of. rotronchment and re- orm, thoso corrupt logislntors have been on- gagod In o wicked and_monntrou attompt to do- fraud ond rob tho Government and tho dlmogln. The record they have mado looks bad. 'Tho runpl aro gotting digcouraged. Do you blamo Liome ?—Sycamora (1Hl,) Weekly. ~Tho world is growing botter, not worse. Wo are o puror and botter forty millions of pooplo than tho world has over scen beforo, and no gmall part of tho credit for the improvoment is due to the Republican pnrt{. To call the party corrupt bocause somo of ifs bangers-on nro dis- Lonest, is ns falso a8 would:bo to call tho sun an orb of darkncas bocauso there are dark. a;ml.a upon it shiving surtace.—Sycamore (Iil.) 1'rue epublican, - —Undor oxisting oironmatances we ars to bo curgod with ono mora sossion of sristocratic log-~ iulation of pix monthe’ duration (the last I hope. Let us resolve, and stand by that resolve, that wo will not support any man bolonging to any of tho profossions ; neithor will wo support auy man who has ever boen o membor of the Logisinture, To say tho lonat hoZhas kopt bad company, and tho goeds of corruption are deoply soated in his nature. Elect nono .but thoso whoso interosts are idontified with tho working classos, as this i o contost-botweon capital and Inbor'; 1ot ua support mon who hiave busincss at home, who will not spend o fow hundred thousand dol- lars in remodeling the judicial districts, and changing tho times of holding courts ; in making and unmaking rond and school Inws for no roa- son, only to spin out tho timo, Why should we lhiro a bungling mochanic {o do n job at ruinous prices, whiok wo can do much bettor and.cheapor oursolves.— Urial Mills in Salem (IUl.) Advocate, —Tho wholo Stato will look with the doopest anxioty and intorest on the nation of tho gentlo- mon composing the Board of Equalization in re~ ard to thoir disposal of a question involving o taxing of corporato property worth at lonst #260,000,000, and which is yielding an annual in- torost of not loss than 8 por cont fo its_ownors, ovary cont of which [s paid by the poople of Iili- vois. No ono dosires to wrong a railrond who comprolignds thoir value -to the State and ite thousand variod industrios'; but all -do demand that tho ronds shall poy their fairand full equiv~ alent of taxation, Let tho Board of Equaliza- tion sco to it that they do so.—Illinois Stale Journal. —Tho Dubique Herald ssys ono of our prinelpal agel- cultural-implament deslors otates tlint the dvance i freight tariifs Lobweon Oblcago aud Dubilgno upon goods in his line of trado i fully 30 per cent since tho st of July, nud bo now pays $7.60 per car-lond mora on tho shipmont of reapors from Rockford, Iil,, than formorly. Thia gontleman furthor expresscs tho ‘opinfon that tha action of the Grangers in Tiliuols will cost tho farmers ot Towa $5,000,000 mora to mava their grain to market this year than it did last,~Galena (£1L.) Gazetle, *Tho action of the Grangers of Illinois will cost tho farmera of Iowa 5,000,000, cto, Woll, Brown, that's protty. chooky. Will you pleass toll us what tho Grangerslad to do with tho passago of tho law? We' have aniden in this vicinity that the Logisinture pnssed ihe law and should bo hold responsible for it. It is true that tho ngitation by the Grangern induced the Log- islature to pasa a law, but the Inw Dby 1o meaus suiled tho farmers. Theoy sceepted it because, liko tho oditorof the Galonn Gazelle, and all other citizens, thoy woro obliged to. * And theso snid Grangors will keop on agitating this ques- tion until the right kind of reliof ia afforded, if it tnkos o scoro of yoare.—Carroll County (Iil.) ~—Tho Bloominglou Zeader, in reforenco to tho protense that tho new Hlinois Railroad lnw com- polled the railronds to fix certain rates within tho Btate, and to charge the same rates outside of tho State, thus compelling them to avoid Chi- cago, suys: ** This {sull tho veriest nonsenso and {mposition. Tho manngors of railronds wero not o shallow as to bolieve any puch thing ; nor will they flud the reop]u of 1llinois o fhin in that direction as to bo thus imnposed upon. The ronds could, as thoy well know, have brought that grain to Chicago at even lower rates tinn proviously, hnd thoy boon so disposed ; and the Cominigsionors, so far from taking suy steps to provont it, would have boen rejoiced to seo it. 'hia game to ronder tho Ilinois law odious, and broak it down and with it those who onncted it, 08 woll ag the party that supports it, is foo thin, it is played out, and peoplo are beginning to see through and to do- spise the attompted imposition, Nous verrons. —Tho Bloomington Pantagraph discussing ‘ Vuudorbilt’s ” railroad kix{Fship, HOYS § “ Moanwhile, tho poople of tho Uniled States in genoral, obsorving the vast strides of thowo rail- rond giants toward universal domniun, will bo thinking out the means of chacking them'in thoir carcor of aggraudizomont, and cirbing a power which is already too vast and too dangerous to bo contomplatod with oquantmity, Governmont ownorship of the railronds 1ny bo tho only of- footunl remedy ; nnd to that, with oll its obvious avils, wo grentiy suspocty tho the country will bo driven at last. MILWAUKEE. Roylew ot State Milltine=Allen and Ragrio Sontencod. Special Dispatel to T'ha Chicago Tribune, Minwavkes, Aug. 15.—Cov. Washburn, Adju~ tout-Generul Monteith, Aide-de-Cump Ferguson, and Burgoon-Gonoral Wolcott inspooted the Tirat Rogimout Wiscousin Blato Militin this afternoon, Tho roview took place in Market 8quare, whore tho regiment was ordored by Col. Hathaway, Light companies, including tho Qovernor's Guard, wero in line, the right rosting on Mason strect aud loft on Oncidn, ~Aftor tho roviow Lho rogiment paraded through tho prin- cipnl strootn, and stncked arms af Milwaukeo Qnrden. On the return maych Gov. Wrahburn nddrossod_tho Govornov's Guard, beforo tho Nowhall Hongo, whither they had gono to pay him o visit of honor as their patron. In tho ovening o grand concort was in ordor at_tho gar~ don, but wna not as woll attended as it would lave been had tho wenther boon more favorablo to promonados about the grounds. llon and Ragglo, the Whaeler burglara, woro arraignod fu tho Municipal Court this morning, and sentoncad to hiard Iabor for o torm of threo yoars at tho Btato Yrison near Waupun.- When askod if thoy Lind anythiog to sry to the Court, Allen roquostod to ba gont to State Prison, and not to tho Houso of Correction, on account of impaired_health pince Lis oncountor with Bim- mona and Luughlin, The prisonors were socura- ly ironod, and were tarkon to Waupun in tho aftornoon by Sherilf MeDounld and Deputy Hackott, —_— Accidentally Shot. Prrranvnoy, Aug. 16.—A lady, named Jorx, was accidontally shot to-night by Solom J, Toll, n unluou-hnnyur. Ho lud o pistol knockad out of his pocket while seuflling in fuu with friond, Tho pistol striking the pavemont, ax- ploded, and tho ball entered My, Torx's abdo- men, Tho wound will probably prove fatal, No blamo attached Lo Foll, + —_— Special iapitteh to Phe Chiteugo Tribuns, Braura, Wis,, Aug, 16.—The Wisconsin Win- nobugoas' wora’ mot tn council to-day Ly Chif from Nobraska, Littlo Decorah, Littla ‘Chundor, nnd Gray Wolf, who urged upon this portion of the tribo to leave Wisconsln, Atter talking for Lwo hours, the mooting adjournod tilt noxt Lues- day. s A Valuable Froight. Inpranavonts, Aug, 16.—Tho United Btatos Tresury car passed Euat to-day, coming through from Californin via the Indlanapolis, Blooming- ton & Westein Railway, with a large quantity of Californis gold on board, WAWASSET INVESTIGATION. \Ofticinl Knvostigntion into the Canses of theo Disfntor-sThe Testhimony Of« fored Mo-Day. Special Dispateh to The Chiengo Tribune, . ‘WasiiNaron, D, 0., Aug. 16,-~Tho Wawassob Investigation Cominltteo hold its first scesion this morning. Boveral of the enrvivors wero oxamined, Tho ship's officors attompted, hy ono witnoss, to malkothe dofouse that thoy wora anthorized to enrry 160 paesengors, and nat, fifty, g tho liconse on filo in tho L'reasury Dopart- mont provides. They clnim that thore is an error In racordiug tho duplioato liconso, which should pormit tho veusol to carry 160 passengera on hor rogular trips. Tho ongincor stoutly maintalnod that ho wos in closo _ativndanco upon bis ongine. The officor could uob dony that tho whool ropes woro of hemp, aud that tho main offorts of tho Captain in_tho flrat monienta of tho disastor, woro directod to pouring water upon tho wheol ropos. If thase ropes hiad not hoon burnod off immediatoly, na- .thoy would nat have been had thoy boon of G it it bolioved $ht control of tho steamer would hinvo been rotained long enongh to beach hor in shallowor water, whoro more porsous couid hayo boen roscued. [To the Assoctated Press,) ‘Waamivarox, Aug, 16.—The oxamination into tho Wawaseot disnstor was commonced to-dny, at thio Troasury Dopartment, boforo Goorgo W. Taglor, Acting-Superintonding Inpootor-Gon- oral of Bteamboats ; William fose, Inspector of Hulls ot Savanuab, Ga.; aud John B, Edgar, In- speotor ot Bollers at Norfoll, Va. ko main mottors of inquiry wero: First, tho cquipmont of tho stonmer'; fecond, tho origin of the fire; third, tho conduct of tho liconsed ofilcors, both prior and subscquent to the alarm boing given. Tho firat_wlitnosses oxamined woro Jumos D. anm"{, Inepoctor of Hulls, nnd Willlam 0'Bnvillo, Inspoctor of Bollors at Baltimore, who mado tho last inspoction, nud from whore testi= mony it appoared thattha stoamor was thorough- 1y mepeotod in Mnrch lant, and evorything which the law roquires was found thoro, with bub a singlo oxcoption. aptain Wood, of tho Wawnssot, said that at tho timo of tho alarm of firc ho called to pas- nongors to keop cool, as ho did not eeo any rea- son for oxcitemont, o thought thoro would bo time to put out the fire, but in less timo than Lo could now rolato tho facts the flamen burst out in heavy volumos, Tho pllot was liconsed by the United Btatos, but tho Captain = was not. It was impossible for him to get aft ofter tho firo was discovored, Wint Lo did on that oocaslon he would ropent under futuro eimilar circumstances. Ho thought the firo originated in the firomen's room. No doubt tho fire lind Leon buminfi for uomo timo beforo tho door was oponed, which act_gava n diaft to thoflsmos, Tho ongineor was driven from his room in an instant. T'ho mate and clerl gonor- olly hiave chorgo of the passengors and freight, but at tho tinio of the fire they wero trying to 8ovo the pansongors. Nobody was specially at- tonding to tho boata at tho timoof the firo. Ouly one passengor was lost forward. Tho Cap- tnin enid “thero woro_on board 126 passengors, not counting'tho children, Tho licenso showe that tho bout was pormitted to carry only fifty passengors, The Uaptain said that ho was under tho impression that ho was allowed to earry 160 possongors. Efity pnssengors would not pay tho oxpenges of tho stoamer. Tho boat was well provided with all appliancos for enying tho boat and lives. Thero wore batwoen 400 and 500 life- graaervors, only two of which wore known to nvo boon used. Not usoul would have beon lest if tho ongines had not rmddoul{ stopped. “Robort Nrsl, tho ovgincor of the boat, was oxamined. ‘The tillors were ohain and rodu, aud port of rope, for ton foot on each side of tho wheol. . Ho had always found tho firomon atten- tivo to businors, Tho stonmor wns a8 wall squippod as wny boat could bo, nud nothing whatover was the mattor with the boiler to couno the fire. All that it was possible to do was douo to savo tho passongers. Tl flames ap- poarad g0 suddonly, and tho hoat was so soon on 1ire that no ono had timo to think. Mr. Savillo was reealled, and said that he had known Nash four years, ITo was stricily sobor and a compotont engineer, and was always found at his post. Hls character was good. o clerk, inate, anginceyr, o numbor of tho erew, and ovornl pussengors wero examined, but nothlug now wus olicited, Tho toatimony was Lo tho offect that thore was no chiauce for thoso aft to roach the forward part of tho boat. None could toll, or ovon conjecturo, tho origin of tho firo. Tho conduct of tho officors was good throughout. Groat care had ulways boon taken to prevent fires. Ordors in this respect wore umct. Tho pumps and hoso wore alwaya in good order. ‘The Commission adjourned until to-morrow morning, Capt. Gedley srys tho licenso prodnced to-day =lowing only fifty Fnuuon ors to tlie Narrows was orroneous, as ho has in his possossion a pormit, hignod hK tho proper officers, mllowing for this year, as horetofore, 150 passengers, QUINCY. A Blundering Police Maide~trranges ments for Live Stuck Snipments for Texns, Spectul Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, QuiNer, TN, Aug. 16.—This city haa boen groatly oxcited for soveral days over tho arrost of geveral young men, sons of nomo of our best known citizons, on a charged that thoy bolonged to a rogularly organized band of burglars agud counterfeiters, and that they wore responsiblo for n numbor of robbories which have beon com- mitted hero within tho past two months, An investigation provad, however, that tha polico miatook a littlo private club for a band of des- poradocs, and eaptured u lot of amuteur actors and negro minstrels, The nrrosts were made with such unneceasary violonce that the affair is' likoly to yesult in trouble to tho blundering police authoritics, A mocting of citizons is called for to-morrow ovening, to organizo & Corn Exchango, Tho Btock Yarda in this city aro boing put in proper otder for tho rocoption of Toxas cattle from tho Missouri, Kansae & Pacifle Railroad. G. IL Davis, Bupcrintondent of the Chicago, Durlington & Quincy Btack Yards, leaves for ‘Loxns, to make arrangemont for tho shipmant of cattlo by that road Lo Chicago and tho ast. —guee i SPRINGFIELD. Charges for GraineInspection~s«0fs ficial Mond Filed. Speetal Dieputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Senmvormezn, Aug. 16.—Tho Railrond and Wurohonso Commisgionors to-day ordored A. IT. Harpor, Chiof Inspoctor of Graiu at Chieago, to ehargo, herenftor, for grain inspeoted frow cars 1mto atoro, 90 conts por car,und for grain inspeot od from storo to vessels GO cents per 1,000 buslel Hon.:B. O, Marnborger hes filod his offieinl bond in tho ofiice of the Boerotary of Stato. The Grosham & Fontaguo “Manufuctusing Comipany of Chicago, capllal $160,000, has vo- coivod liconse to organizo, e ‘Trial for Asswdt with Entent to EKiil, Special Dinpiteh to The Chieago Tribune, Jorxr, Aug, 15,—Lhero was considerablo ex- citoment here to-day, occasioned by tho triml of one Willinm B, Buchanan for assault with intont to kill., It appears that the sid Williom 1. Duchiauan was & clovk in [ho Robortson ouee, ond that hio und W. B, Caswall, the landlord, had some difiiculty which led to blows, i which difii- onlty Cnswell got the worst of tho encountor. Bult was brought ngainst Mr. Thchanan, in bo- Lalf of tho peoplo, for nssanlt with intont te Lill._'Tho trinl camo off to-day boforo Judge Henderloks. ‘Cho decision was, no causo for action. —_—— Fatal Runaway. Special Dispateh to- The Chivagn Tribune, Drrior, Mich, Aug. 16 traln on the Bast Seginaw ond Beginaw City Tiatlrond to-day frightoned o prusing toam, whioh ran nway. Tho tenm wanattached taa henvy lumbor-wagon, A Gorman namad Ortman, who was driving, and his won, wore thrown from tho lond of lumber, and tho wagon passod ovor Ortmuan's Lody, o diad in about twenty minnten. ‘I'ho son, & Ind about 14 yenra of ngo, was (hrown nomo dine tance, striking on hiu head, and his injurios are supposed to bo sorlous, if uot fatal, —— Nebraska Ntoma. Special Dispatehte T%he Chi Tribune, Pr.mri!::nxnn-nn,zlx'obq Aug, 15.—A lurgo body of Ttuuslan emigrauts paesed through Platts- mouth forsattioment in Lho interior of Nobraska. ‘Tho District Normal Tenchors’ Inutitute is in wosgion ut Auhland, Baundors County, for gov- oral countios. Bixty to soventy tonchers nro prosont under tho Stato Superiutendent and normul toache ————— Alloged Abortions JAORBONVILLE, Aug, 16.—0On tho 28th of July o younjg man and woman reached Jneknonvillo, aud vogintored at tho Collogo Avonuo Hotel ns “Mr, und_ Mra, Thomas lfall, Yeorin.” The eamo day Hall loft, ulylnE to Mr. Aspinwall, tho proprictoc of the hotel, thnt Lio would roturn in o fow days. The follawing day tho woman waa taken govorely ill, aud, 08" ulio .confouncs, tho fllnoau way Lho rosnlt of modicine takon to pro- duco an abortion. Bhe has aineo boon gonfined £o hor bod at tho hotel, and will probably - die.’ Hho snya that hor truo namo s Marthna Gitollot ; that tho man who bronght lor to ‘tha hotel {a hor nuduom'l thnt bis nninoa is Hall, and that his fathor s & i ;galcmu and drugglst nb Pooring that the fitsl bottlo of madleluo which she gof to pradneo tho abortion wag furnished by young IInil's fathor, tho socond by young llnfl him- relf, and tho third ‘was purciased from s drug- gist horo, CANADA. Tho Press ‘ond Feople Still Excited ©ver the Mecent Prorogntionssitcuson Euclons Adopted by an Lndignation Mooting at Ottnwas-Rimmor that tho Pacific Railway Contract IMas 2ecn Threwn Up, f Speolal Dispatel to The Chicagn Tribune, Tonoxro, Ont., Aug. 16,.—Tho morning papera publizh the Govornor-Genoral’s writton oxplana- tlon. Tho G@lobé criticincs tho, documont at longth, though not sevorely, and’ arrivos at tho conclusion thnt Lord Dufferin has shown himeetf in his statormonta singularly considorate of tha Minintors nud incousidorato of his own position in the interests of tho Canadian peopla; while on tho othor hand the Mail contonds that he met sovoral ‘polnts prossod on his motico withy (‘;runt forco, nud advanced arguments which ara ncontrovertiblo In favor of tho courso ho adopt- od. 'Tho Mail ondeavors to divort poxmhr{’n- dignation at tho course puraued, by charging tho Opposition with boing disloyal handittt g ine sulting the Orown. Doupito tho offorts of tho miniatorial orgaus and the Governmont, & wavo of popular indigna- tin; is rol.llnghul:uwllmh will orodlmlg ovorwholm' and remove the disgrace oroated by thias dospoti Administoation, © R ‘Tho Ontario Tonchors’ Association concluded Its sossions to-dny. Prof. Goldwin Smith wag ol\g:tod l'rerxdnnt. TTAWA, Aug. 15.—It i3 stated on good ane thorlty that tho Daciflo Railway coupract has been cancelad, nud Allan thrown overboard, It is undoratood that nono of tho mombers who momorlalizod the Governor hayo drawn milengo oud indomnity, though entitlad to do so. : At an Indignation maoting of mombors opposs ing prorogation, which oxtended -far iuto the. morning, - the ' following resolutions adopted : ‘That the prorogation of Parliament withont giving tho Houso of Commons the opportunity of prosecuting: the fnquiry it had already undertaken in a grass vios Intion of tho priviloges nd Indcpondence of Parlia- meut and of the righta of tho people, That, in the opiuion af this mocting, tho Houso of Commons is the proper body to fontltdto and prose- cite aninquiry futo the ponding chovges againet tho Ministry, and tiio act of the Ministry ju removing tho inquiry from tlo Touse of Comond, nud appolSting. o Commlssion of thelr own to iry themselyes, 18 o groas violntion of the rights and privileges of Parii- ment, nnd it will bo the fmporative duty of tho Houso of Commons, at the_carliost moment af which it s ule. Iowed to mact, to tako tho mattor into ita own handa and prosecito’an inquir It is now rmnored timl tho Government nro yot undecided on tho porsonnol of the Royal Uom- misslon. Tho proceedings of the past day or two aro regarded aa cortain to rosult in the downfall of the Goyernmont, ‘Tho Dukoof Manchoster, Viscount Mandoville, and Bir Hugh Allan aro Lere, Prisonors’,counsol in tho Gordon kidvapping wao‘l.mvu bad an intorview with tho Clovernt ment. IfaLeax, Aug. 15.—Nova Scotia newspapera aro strong in donuncistion of the courso of tho Governor-General. ‘I'irce papers defend the Govornment, but aro directly in its pay; two recoivo Govarnmnant printing, and the aditor and. propriclor of tho other is a Governmont ofiicer.. MICHIGAN CITY. Dosporate Encounter Rotween the ‘Boputy Warden of the Siate Prison and n ComvictesThe Convict Shot. Pead, Mrontaay Cizy, Ind,, Aug. 15.—This morning,. whilo Mr. Charles A. Mannivg, tho Doputy-Ware don of the privon, snd Mr. 8t. John, Prasident of tho Board of Dircctors, were aiono in the: guard-room of tho prison, Joseph Simpson, a. [;rlnmmn Laving armed hiwself with a cooper's rond axo, o Mokt murdorous weapon, came inta- tho room with the ovident intont to murder the Doputy-Wardon, Ho ab onco advanced upon: Manning, snying, “ D—n you, I will kill you™: Tho Deputy limw his~ rovolver and ore pored tho man from the room or he would shoot him. 'Tho only reuponse the rrluonct mado wag an attempt to strike with the 4o uxo, epringing from sido to side to avoid the pistol, and advancing upon the Doputy, wha atill continued to order tho man from the room on pain of being sliot, At this juncture Ar. 8t. John, who could obtain no botter wospon than an arm chair, calledto tho Deputy to hold on. Ho then nimed o blow ot _the prisonor with tha chair, which unfortunately touched tho Doputy, who was somowhat in the rear of Mr, St. weore Jobn at tho time. The blow, however, foll upon tho prisoner, but with insnf= ficient forca to provent Lis further advance, Recovering himsolf, ho rushed at tha Deputy, aiming s blow, when tho Deputy fired. Not daunted for an instant, the prisoner stil} advancod, when the Doputy fived twice. Again, mustoring his final strength, tho prisonor throw tho axo with all his force, narrowly missing the Doputy's hend. The prisover now foll baclk, and oa ho foll the Deputy fired the fourth shot. The second shiot way fatal, nu was afterwards discov- ored, No motive for the murdorous attack is kuown oxcopt that ho was an escaped convict, und bad an idea thet Mr. Manning had reported Liha to the prigon where bo escapod. A Qoroner’s jury was sunmonod, who returnad o verdict in nccordance with tho facts, entirely oxonerating Br. Mauning, the Doputy-Warden, from all blamo, Leing driyen to this oxtronity to prlnfnrvu bhig own lifo and tho discipline of tha privon, GOVERNMENT FINANCES. Trensurer Spinner Talis Wiscly About Specie Paymeuts and Bond Convers slonze WasimiNaroN, Ang. 15,—Trenaurer Spinuer, in alottor published to-day, says: * Resamption of specio ]{;\ymont Doy beoi, and T think will continuo to bo, put off until the time when tho balauce of tredo shall Lo in our favor, When that timo arrlves resumption will bo casy, in truth, it will from that causo como of itu own accord, Tho convorsion of governmont atocks from u highor Lo o lowor rate of iuterest is now progressing quita as fast as the available forco of tho Troasury Dopartmont can comfortably manago it, and tho prospect of its contivnance gooma to be protty certainly assured. It is now quention with iho Beoratury whethor hio will continua tho oxchange for a 5 por cent stock ox wait uutil ko can plneo the new stock at 44, ox ovou at 4 per cent.” S — Tho Eonshny Marde riel at Wine chenster, And, Fonr WayyE, Ind., Aug. 15—This haa been an unusnally interosiing day for tho murder- trinl at Winchostor., The dofonse brought out somo vory trong teslimony, to tho effcet that tho dofendaut bad been threatened by tho muy- dored man. ‘Pho interost culinated whon the dofondant was put on the wtand. Ho was roprosonted ag w tall, stout, fine-looking man. Ilis testimony was givenin o straightforward and vory offectivo mianner, and, whilo public opinion 18 still divided about tho movits of tho cato, coneidorablo sympathy is folt for tho pria- oner, Tho argumentaof tho dlllnrngltntturnn{n will begin to-morrow, but tho easa will probably not_bo given to the jury before 'Tnosday or Wednesday. e § Sulo of n Biutillery hy the United Stntes Government, Rook Taraxy, Iil.,, Ang, 16.—The distillery of John AleNoilis, at Au Buble, in Grundy County, naer Morris, wau sold by order of tiis Govorie ment on Tnonday Inst, for non-payment of taxes. T'ho eulublishwont wau niruck oft to Mr. nos, of Mottis for sbout $3,000, lenving o balance of about $7,000 for BieNollls aud his boudsmon still to wake up. - - Fatnl Pall. T, Pa., Ang, 16,—Tolm Bailoy, while walk- ing alopg tho slvaot lust night, nlumbled and foll on tho pavoment, breaking his nock. o wag an unclo of Richard Bailoy Norton, formerly Mayor of Chicago, and wau adaptod and edu- eated by Dishop Strend, of Toronto. ——— Tho Chineso Concpirators m San tuenpo Punishmont. 8aN_Franawsco, Aug. 18.—~Tho cnllnylrntam Iop Yoo Tong, through Clineso_lostiwony, eseupod conviction, The jury found them not guilty, —_— Al Snfe. Pnovipener, R, I, Aug, 15.—Tho Block Taland mnil yaehs 1 F. Dixon, for which grant anxioty wna folt on Wednesduy and Thursday, did not loave tho Iuland uutil this aftornoon becauso of the storm,