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

1E CHICA! TERMS 'OF THE TRIBUNE TERME OF RUNBCRIPTION (ru‘uu.! ™ mvnm;).r Dat) 00 B #:1 Papanketc:r S 108 Wesly: ] Parts of o yonr at tho samo rata, Ta provout dolay and mlstakos, o suro and give Post Ofcr nddress in full, including Stato and Gounty, Remittancos may bo mado althor by draft, oxprons, Dot ©ifieo ordor, or i rogistored lotiors, at aur risk, . TENMB TO OITY RUNACRIDENR, & Dhils, dolivorod, Sunday exconted, 25 conte por weok, Tinily, aelivored, Bunday Includad, 20 conts por wook. Addross THE TRIBUNE GOMPANY, ° Coruor Madizon and Dearboru-sta,, Chloago, Il TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. m)iDI;DELI‘l! OI;nhlflslU—lllll!’tnli’. botwoon ’il"“h‘?: MOVIOKTR'S THRATRE-Madison, botwoon Daar- dorn and Btate. ** Dismonds Aftornoon and oveuing. GLODR TILEATRE-] o at: hots Mad. SR ST Doviagatre e M HOOLRY'S TIIEATRE-Rantalph street, hotwoon Clark and LaSallo, ¢ Lillian's Last Love.” Afternoon aud evening, 'MYRRS' OPERA-HOUSE—Monroo streot, botwoon Dearhoru and Btato, Arlington, Cotton &' Kemblo'e Ninstrols. Afternoon and ovantug. § BUSINESS NOTICES, ANS 2 INSTRAD OF BITTER, o0 oooee QUININE MOTITENS, DURING YOUR CIlILD'S 8ECOND snmmer, sou will find Mrs, Winalow's Soothing Syrup an luvalunblo friond. The Chicage Tdbune, Saturdsy Morning, Septomber 6, 1873, NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. ‘The pressuro upon our columns on Sunday morning 1040 great that we aro compelled to request advertisers tosend in thelr advertisomonts for that iasuo atoa carly anhour us possible, in ordér {hnt thoy moy with certainty sscuro tho proper classtfication, The Popo is onca. ;oro announced to bo i1l Henry D. Cooke, Governor of {he District of Columbia, has not resigned his position as ru- mored, but states that it is his intention to doso in o short time., 8o storn was tho ropression by tho Fronch Government of any attempt to celebrate tho an- niveraary of tho establishment of the Republio, thet American citizons in Parls wero not ovon permitted to make & complimentary display of tlio Unitod States flag on that day. ‘Tho corporations of Cook County have beon imformed by a ciroular from the Committeo of tho State Board of Equalization that they will ‘o assessed upon tho rule that the nominal is the actual valuo of their stock. It devolves upon them, if this bypothesis is fucorrsct, to convineo tho Committee of that fact. Dofaulting Collector Harpor, of Bpringfield, is moid fo bo in Oanadn, and to be in communication with Li§ friends m this Blate. Tho curious statement is made {iat in the presenco of a friond and ono of his clerks ho propared n written confossion of his crime eight dayo ago, all knowledge of which was kopt Dy them from tho public for noarly a woek, Charlestown, Ind,, was wsited a little after midnight of Thuraday by a band of horsemen, who poeted notices through the town, warning half o dezon residents by namo—one of them boing & woman—to leave tho State within fif- toan days, or take the consequences, No diroct chargois mado against theso postod porsons, ‘but they seom to havo, beon concerned in some domonstrations against the property of their neiglibora, No reason is given for Prosident Salmeron's resignation aunounced to-day, but it andoubtedly resultod from the action of the Cortos concorn- .,.;- military exccution. It was proposed that that body should permit sontences of death in the army to bo executed withont referonce to it for approval. Tho tolegraph statod yesterdsy that tho passago of this motion would overturn tho existing Cabinot, and, as tho effoct has fol- Jowed, tho causo may be casily inferred. Now York City finances aro i & bad plight. |, Tts rovenua last yoar was £32,600,000; tho ex- penditures, §52,300,000, the two ghow- ing o mognificont reproduction of the conditions which Micawber wamed David Copporfield would always rosult in “*misory.” o make the mattor worse, tho city bookkeeping 18 8o intricato that none but expnrts can gomprehend it, and the newspapers of Now York aro charging all sorts of iniquities upon Comptroller Green, who does not scom to-day to ho half g0 “popular” ss Boss Tweed or Dick Connolly. Ono of the largest farmers’ meetings over held in Town wns that which mot at Washington yes- terday. Bixty Granges took part in tho proces- sion, robed in thoe regalia of thoir Order, and thore were about 10,000 farmers on tho gronnd, Thoy were addresed by Dud- ley’ W. Adoms, BMastor of tho National CGrange, and Miss Garrottson, o farmor's daughter, who is declared to have mado the bot. tor specch of tho two, Mr, Adams reitorated his advico to the farmers not to forget that in bo- coming membors of tho Patrons of Husbaudry thoy had not ceasod to bo citizens, and urged them to attond to their political dutios with groater fidelity than evor bofore. Tcelond han got warmod up at last by a gort of farmors’ movewont, and au intense political npitation hay commonced baving for its objaot the overthrow of tha oppressions of Danish monopoly and the complete separation of that sulund from Donmark, A great public’ meoting was liold on tho 26th of Juno, at which it was re- walved to uso every offort to put an ond to the Denish rule in Ieeland, und to obtaiu from Den- murke o froo Constitution which should give them a Govornmont of their own, the only bond loft boing that of o common soveroign, If this in yicldod, It ia stated that tho Icolnndora will then break away from Donmark altogothor and olly themsolvos to Norway. Moss terday, and brondstuffts wore stronger. pork waa in falr domand and a shado firmer, ab §16.05 cash, and $16.00@16.25 soller Octobor. Tard was quiot and stoady at 7)¢o por 1b for wintor, and 7@7%{c for aummor rendorod. Moats wore dull and steady 8t 7J¢@80 for shoulders, BJ(@9% for short ribs, 9@9)0 for short cloar, and 91§@11%40 for swoot pickled hams, High- wines wore aotive and 20 lowor, closing at 033@ B30 por gallon, Lake frolghta wero sotive and stondy at 14o for wheut to Buffalo, Flour was in better domand and. firm. Wheat was ac- tivo and advanced 2@3!40, closing tame st $1.10 oash, $1,165¢ wellor tho month, and $1.14}4 soller Qctober, Com was active, aud lo higher, olos- Ing at 42360 ensh, and 43340 sollor Ootobor. Oata woro modorataly ‘active, aud }{@¢o Lighor, closing at 283¢o cash, and 293¢o sollor Octobor, Barloy was dull and 7@100 Iower, closing at $1.18 for No. 2, aud 8230 for No. 8, Tho hog market waa fairly active, but oaslor, closing woak ot $4.25@4.76—n roduction of 5@100. Oattlo wore without dooldod cliango, a falr amount of sales being accomplishiced at $1.76@0.10. Bhoop woro in light supply, and were firm at 83.00@4.50, THE HOME MARRET AGAIN, The Now York Zlimes is troubled lest tho formors do thomsolves groat practical injury by carrying tho war against monopoly too far. It inaista that the solo diffloulty in tho Wost ** arises from o surplus of agrioultural products, which cannot bo got to markot so that it can bo sold at n fairly romunerative prico to the producer.” This slight trouble, it arguos, can bo entisfactorl~ ly arrangod, and the farmors musat have confl- denco in Congrosa and tho Govarnment to bring about a romedy for this gricvance. A Congress that voted ftaolf $32,000,000 oxtra baok-pay, and 08 much moro oxtra forward-pay, ought to in- epiro the farmors with confidonce that thoir griovanco will rocoive a propor remedy whon Con- gross hastime to sttond to it. Dut the fact is, the griovanco montioned by tho New York Times is not the only ono which afiliots the peoplo of tho West and of all parts of the country. The maon who producos corn must soll that portion which i in oxooss of what ho noeds for his own consumption, For all things noeded by him for his family and for his farm not produced by himself, Lo must dependon tho purchasing valuo of his surplus corn or whoat. If the prico of corn in Oliicago be 30 cents per bushel, and the railroad chiargos him 20 conts per bushol to move his corn to Chicago whon 10 conts would boa fair compensation, the railrond robs Lim of pro- clgely onc-third of all ho has to soll, and leaves bim but 10 conts por bushel for his en- tiro crop, which for convenionce’s sake wo will put @own at 1,000 bushews. Taking bis $100, which is all that is lott him aftor rob- ‘bory No. 1, ho proceeds to invest it in woolen and cotton clotha for himself and family. Ou thoso artiolos o flads ho must pay on avorage tax of 50 por cont to protcct somo *infants” who by law aro secured in a profit of 10 or moro per cont on thoir businoss. He is therefore compolled to poy 934 bounty to the cotton and woolon manufacturors, and rocoives at last $06 worth of cotton and woolon cloth for tho 1,000 bushola of corn which ko had to soll. It nots him six and two-thirds conts per bushel, In- stond of rocelving $200 in cloth for lus corn af- tor paying all roasonable exponsos for transpor- tation, he is by tho railrond and tho tariff robbed of 184, and compolled to take $66. Tho rail- road, whilo it oconflscates: one-third of his crop unjustly, furnishos him at Ieast with tho monns of gotting tho rost to markot; but tho othor conflecation for tho benofit of the manufacturer i8 pure spolintion, without o shindow of excuso or protense of bonefit. This {sthe case of overy producer in the Wost, and ia the caso of overy producor in all parts of tho United Btates, and when the New York Timesin- timates that the farmers may injure themselves by demanding the ropoal of this tarift monopoly, it is moroly socking to direct attontion from an ovil which, taking the wholo country and il clnsgos, in more opprossive even than that of the railroad monopoly. The samo papor endonvors to ward off the pro- toctive taxation by ropoating tho old throadbare story of tho homo market, andit tells tho farmers that they can got over the trouble as follows 1 Theso States aro Iilinols, Tows, Kansas, Minncsots, Migsourd, Nobrasks, and Wisconsin, OF their entiro population having sny occupation 54 por cont s on’ goged in agriculture, and they produced, in 1870, 122,057,724 bushels of wheat and 304,429,885 bushels of corn, thoe total yield of tho United Biates being 287,« 745,626 bushels of wheat and 760,944,649 bushols of corn, Theso figures aro too suggestive tonoed ox- tended comment, As wo have before suggested, tho roal way to romove the troubles of tho Weat 15 to diver- sify its industry; tocroato ahome markot for ita coreals by bullding up its manufactares, There can bo no adoquate forelgn demand for tho surplus pro- duction of wheat and corn by the Woat, if 1t goes on increasing a8 it lins dono for the last Lwonty years, Instead of devoling exclusive attention to cheap trans- rortation, which is comparatively a delusion, let tho farmers endeavor to attract capitul to build up manu~ tacturca and a home market, Wo have repertedly shown that if all the oporatives now employed in the United States in tho manufacture of cotton, woolen, aud iron were removed to Illinois, they would not con~ sume tho surplus brondstuffs of ten out of tho 102 countioa in this Stato, and would not eat any more in this Btate than thoy aro now sup- posed to do. Their presonce hero would not ineroaso tho prico of whoat or corn at the placo of growth, Whilo corn is selling in Illinois, at thoplace of growth, for 20 ‘conta & bushol, it may bo eolling in the manufactur- ing districts of Now DIngland at 70 cents n bushel; but the differonce s tho cost of transportation and intermediate profits. If thoso enmo purchasors were living in Illinols, thoy would pay only 20 conts a busho for thoir corn, Whereln, therofore, would the homo market bo any bettor than beforo? Tho pooplo of tho West are not insensible to tho valuo of manufactures. Munufactures aro rap- idly incrensing in all parts of the West. They grow whorovor and na fast s thoy are nceded. They are not dependent on protection for suc- cosd, and it would be of great and divect bonoflt to thom if every protective duty was abolished, and ovory othor duty reduced to a revenuo standard. They aro not afraid of Europoean com= potition, It tho farmera wero relieved of extor- tionato railroad oharges, and tho oven groster opprossion of tariff bounties, theu tho producer of 1,000 bushols of corn would havo $200 to ox- pond for manufacturcs whore o now has but €60, and Wontorn manufactirors,d with tho iu- oroasod meaus of tholrneighbora and customers, would hiave an incronsed demand for their fab- rica. That{s the home market for which the ‘West fs moving : o romoval of tho monopolies which tako two-thirds of the exchangeablo value of tho products of the soil without componsation. A population of 2,000,000 of farmors, each man rostored to the possossion of the two-thirds of his crops now arbitrarily takon from him, and conse- quontly with two-thirds more money with which to buy such manufacturos ss bo may need, i Jjust tho population in which manufactures will flourish, aud that, too, without roducing the pro- ductlon of graln one bushol, and without arrest- ing tho conetant incresse of the area of land under cultivation. Gon. Bplnner hay expressed tho opinion that tho Congressmeon who have covered thoir back- pay fnto tho Troasury, or their hoirs-at-law, havo a good action ngainst tho Government for ite recovory nt any timo, MMr. Taylor, the Firat .COomptroller of the Trossury, on the othor hand, bolloves that it is withln tho func- tion of tho United Btates Government to rocelve & gift, if tho roturn of the baok-pay oan be regarded fn this lght, ond thab the monoy thus covored into tho Trossury can Lo finally dispored of sa an unexponded appropristion, and thus placed Dboyond the ronch of these who Lave donatod it or of tholr roprosentatives, It is now in order for Gon, Bpinnor to writo a lottor to sustaln his position, if ho desires to koop up his reputation s the * comploto tottor-writer,” Wo approliond, liowovor, that thoe task will Le fully as diffeult 88 to provoe that tho dobtor-olass , of thia country fa largor than tho orod- itor-clngs, whigh i tho'last propouition m political solonco which ho lLos undortakon to domonstrato, Is thore to be nothing in this Govornmont of ours boyond tho reach of Con- groesmen? First wo woro told that thoro was no way for Congressmon to give baok what thoy woro not ontitlod to morally, and- now Gon. Bpinnor would have ua beliove that those who hiavo givon back thoir grab can tako it again whonovor thoy fool go disposed. Porhaps somo Laok-slidor had better try it on first, to sco whore Lie will come out. ANTI-MONOPOLY IN CALIFORNIA, Tho Republican and the Domocratic pariies havo both sustained a signal dofest in tho State of Oalifornin, Not only hiaa San Franclaco ropu- diatod both thoso partios, but the wholo Btato haa dono 80. In vain did tho Republican party oxliort tho faithful ; in vain wore the poopla in- formed that the Republican party had put down tho Rebellion, roconstructod tho Rebel States, hiad paid off sovéral hundred millions of tho public debt, had emanotpated four millions of poople, had mado suflrage universal, and had ro-olocted Grant; that, having dono all these things, it was ontiroly compotent to doal with all now issucs. In vain did tho office- holdors parnde tho ghostly romaina of tho Domocratio party as a warning of what would follow the defest ‘of tho Ropub- lican party. Tho paoplo wont to the polls in the citios and in tho rural distriots, from the work- shops, tha farme, and the mines, and doliborate- ly dofonted the Republican party. Tho Demo- cratio londors in every precinet prosonted thoir candidates. They wero hopeful of victory. Thoy had falth in the allegianco of thoir follow- ers. Thoy told over the history of tho party of Jackson and Jefforson ; they roforred to tho his- torical purity of. the Domooratio fathors; thoy claimed that the rostoration of thelr party to power was ossentinl to tho salvation of the country, but in vain. Party chainsworo broken; tho Insl of tho party whip was disregarded, and Ropublicaus and Democrats abandoned all other orgaunizations and enrolled as s now party, and loft tho old onesto dofoat. Tho ‘Governmont of thoe Stato Lias boon rovolutionized. Tho rail- road dospotism which has ruled Oalifornia so long, and which has sclosted all tho Senators and tho Roprosontatives in Congross from that Btato, hos beon overthrown. Both politieal parties have beon manipulated by tho railroad dynasty for yours, and bad proven so corrnpt that thoro wes no choice botweon them, Tho only means of doliveranco was to form s new party in opposition to both, and to appeal to tho populnr intelligonco and honesty. The appoal was succossful, and’Oaslifornia is at last re- deemod from tho thraldom which has made hor producers tho slaves of mouopoly. It would bo unjust not to give full credit to the patriotism and onergy of Gov. Booth, of California. This gontleman, who was clected Governor on the Ropublican ticket, has poremp- torily rofused to bo controlled by the Railroad Mouopoly. Ho made & publio doclaration of war on that monopoly, and hag beou, of course, proseribed ns an uneafe man by his own party. He succeoded in arcusing public attontion to the corruption of the two old parties, and thus startod tho opposition whioh has beon so suc- ceseful. It is not likely that tho peoplo, with a Legislature of their own seloction, will forgot tho courage and patriotism of tho faithe 2ul Govoruor, — THE UNION PACIFIC SUIT. The statement has recently been made in ‘Washington that tho Government suit brought ngainst the Union Pacitie Railrosd and others, by tho direction of Congress, will be withdrawn,, or at loast postpoued, to mwait furthor logisla- tion on the subject, Wo cannot concoive what bettor facilitios can bo roquired for ita prosccu~ tion than thomo efforded in tho Wilson bill. It defined tho character of tho sult In equity; it suthorized tho cmploy- mont of the nccossary counsol; it pro- vided means for bringing tho suits in any of tho United States courts; it stipulated that Jjudgments obtainod under tho prosccution might bo transforred to any place in tho Unitod Btates; it stated the object of tho suit, and it indicatod in gonoral torma the parties who wero tobo mado defondants. Undor this Congros- s1onal nuthorization, the Governmont engaged counsel, and & bill was filed in tho United States Girouit Conrt at Hartford, Conn, 'This bill was nacessarily voluminous, and the list of dofond- onts §s long enough to cover sevoral printed poagos. It includes the Union Pacific Com- pavy, tho Wyoming Coal and Mining Company, the Telograph Company, the Oredit Mobilior of Amorien, still other corporations, the ostatas of Oalken Amos and James Brooks, and all thoe in- dividunls and frms which are suspocted of hav- ing boon benefited by the fraudulout contracts and stock dividonds with which the construction of tho Union Pacifio was lounded down. The bill thus filed tias brought out about 100 domurrers, snd it is said thot nearly 200 subpanas hovo beon fesued and relurned.’ Most of tho dofondants, numboring about 180, havo employed goparato counsel, and havo adopt- od soparato linos of defonso. At the vory best, tho suit must bo long and todious, and thoro is no doubt that it will bo fercely con- tosted, Tho case was set for tho middlo of this month, and it ought to bo commenced without any losy of time, 1lie Government counscl have Lisd both amplo time and facllities for proparing their case, and it whould be vigorously prose- outed to accord with tha demands of justico on both sides, It isnot fairto tho Union Pacifie steckholdors, nor to tho dofendants in tho suit, uor to tho intercuts of the Govornment, that it should be postponed. If it i the purpose of the Govornmont to prosecute the suit honestly and vigorously, it shonld go on with the work; it not, it will bo tho duty of tho noxt Congress’ to arcrtain why, and to provide counsel who will undertake to push it, It is not well to postpono this muic untll tho intorost the peoplo huvo in it shall subside. Tho ciroumstance that the Union Paciflo Com- pany Iy mndo s party-defendant to this suit has orontad tho orroncous improssion that the suit ls calculatod to rocover somothing from this Com- pany and damage tho road.”' The fact 1y that tho suit is brought for the diroet benofit of tho road, ss it {8 only by Incronsing the valuo of tho Union Paclfie stooks 30 DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1873 I S — nnd bonda that the Govornmont can derive any bonefit fromit, If tho Unlon Pacifio Rond wora possossod of {ho meaus out of which it has boon dofrauded by the Oredit Mobilior, tho Oakea ‘Amor oontract, and the other rings “which havo drained Its rosources, it wonld now boina con- dition to pay tho intorest on the Governmont bonds, Itis tho purpose of tho Goverument sult to racover for the Union Pacifie the monoy aud bonds out of which ft haa beon defrauded, inoluding tho profits onjoyed from fraudulont contractd, monoy and bonds glven away to sccura loglslntion, monoy for ‘stock and bonds which wero isaucd and never paid for. If tho allpgod frauds dan be proved, there {8 & good olaim in equity for a recovery of the monoy involved; and » succossful fssuo of the muib would incrongo tho valuo of Union Paolfio stock and*bonds, seouro tho loan advanced by the Govornmont, nnd, bost of all, bronk up tho Crodit Mobilior system of building rallroads. It is for tho interest of the poople, na tax-payors, for tho good of the publie sorvice, aud for tho improvoment of publio morals, that tho suit sliould bo vigorously proscoutod. In tho nb- gonce of any bottor rozson than has yot boon glven, a postponemont of the sult by the Gov- ornmont must be regarded as an ovidence of bad faitn, : THE 8TURGEON BAY CANAL, A day or two since, wa roforred to tho Portago Loko Canal, connocting Houghton diroct with tho west shoro of Lake Buporior, and polnted out some ‘of tho.advantages which must result from its complotion. Another important lnke improvemont now begins to attraot public no- tico a8 it approachos complotion,—tho Bturgeon Bay Coool, which will connoot Greon Bay direot with Lake Michigan, via Sturgoon Bay. Tho canal in question runs from tho head of Stur- goon Bayncross tho Green Bay peninsuls, through Door County, to Lako Michigan, a distanco of only amilo and s quarter, through ‘s perfoctly lovel strip of land, dovoid of rock or any othor serious abataole in tho way of cutting, Tho nd- vantagos of this canal aro apparent ot a glanco, 1t brings Groon Bay and tho Monomineo region into mora diroct communication with Ghieago and Milwaukeo, and {8 saves about 100 milea of navigation around the peninsuls, at the hend of .which is Deati’a. Door, the, very nomo of which i significant of tho dangors which lle in wait for moriners. Itisoxpeotod that tho canal will bo_ finished in about & year, as thero ars no serious obatacles to interforo with the worlk, and tlio distanca is vory short. A large forco of mon is already at work on both cnds of tho ca- nal, tho dimenslons of which aro sbout na fol- lows: Tho longth of the canal is 5,900 foot, and its width 100 foet, which will be found too nar- oW, if thiero should bo anything like tho trado which Iy oxpeoted will follow ita complotion. At tho Inko-shoro ond thoro aro to bo two piors ox- tonding out into the ke 1,200 foot, 1,000 feot apart on the shoro, and running out in angles, until thoy are but 260 feot apart, thus giving n commodious outside harbor, which will be effectually proteated by tho piers, whioh arotohe constructed ina similar manner to those forming tho outlet of the Portage Lako Canal. Bturgeon Bay itself is a fino land-locked liarbor, eight miles long by from half amile to two miles broad, so that the harborago ot either ond of tho canalis of tho vory bost deseription. The recent discoverios of enormous deposits of iron ore on tho Wisconsin sido of the Menom- inee River, togethor with the ranges of ore on tho Michigan side, and the sdvautoges for making charcoal iron in the Sturgoon Bay rogion, will bo of positive value to Chicago, and this fact hos already boen recognized by Chicago capitalists, who have recontly been through that region, and Lavo estimated that this charoonl iron can bo laid down in Chiéago for $7 por ton less than the Pitteburgh hard-conl iron, which is worth $20 por ton less,—tho difforence in prico being duo to the fact that charcoal iron 18 roquired for thie Bossemer-steel process. Eme——————— BRITISH AND AMERICAN RAILROADS, The publication of the railrond statistics of Great Dritain, recontly lssucd by tho British Boord of Trade, has afforded an opportunity for & comparigon hotweon the railroad systom of tho United Kingdom and that of tho Unitod Statos, g0 far as tho statistics of tho Intter have boen collectod. Tho total miloaga of railroads in England, Ireland, and Bcotland was 15,814 miles at tho ond of 1872, while Poor reports tho num- bor of miles of railroad in operationinthe United Statos at the samo time to havo boen 67,104, It ‘must be remembered, in ordor t3 properly nppre- ciato this differonco, that the ground sctually covered by tho English roilronds is not largor than that' contained in two of our Westorn Btatos. The jncronso of railrond miloage in Groat Britain in 1873 was only 438 milos, whilo tho incroaso in tho railronds of tho United Statos during tho samo timo waa 6,437 miles. Within the paet twenty years tho railroad milenge of this country has quadrupled, whilo thut of Groat Britain has only doubled. 'Tho most astounding difforenco botweon the railroad systom of tho two countries s to bo found in the comparative cost. Poor gives tho tolal cost of tho railronds in thiy country at $3,159,423, 067, which consluts of ©1,047,844,118 of capital stook, and $1,611,678,944 of varlous forwms of indobtodness, The paid-up capital of British Tailroads is $2,845,000,000, consisting of $2,086,- 000,000in stool and 760,000,000 in mortgages. This shows that tho railronds of Great Britain aro on a much sounder financial basis thn Amorican railroads, In the first placo, all tho capital fs sctuslly pald up in onsh, whilo o lnrgo proportion of the nominat raflrond capi- talof this country i fiotitlous. In' the noxt placo, tho loans and debontures carried by the British railronds awount to only about)onc-fitth of tholr entire capitnl, while the debts of the Amorlean railronds amount to noarly one-half of all the nominal capital, both roal and flctitious. The cost por mile of British and American rail- roads would appear to bo greatly in favor of Amorican railroad-buildora, The averago cost of DBritish railronds s $170,020 per milo, whilo, sccording to Yoor, tho avorage cost of American railronds {s 866,116 por milo. Frowm thia it might bo inforrod that thore had boon greator Grodit Mobiliors In Eing- lund than hero, Tho diftoronco in cost, howover, is not to bo accounted for in this way, England was already demsely populated whon railroads wore flrst built. Tho now firo-horso encountered thio same opposition from among the poople thero as it didin all old communitios fixed in thelr habits and foarful of innovations. Tho consequonce was that It was oxtromoly difioult and always oxpensive .to - so- ‘oure tho sight of way.: Right of way in this country has slways been easlly obtainoed, | and has rarely figured to any qxtont {n tho dost of. tho railroads, On the contrary, promiums’ havo usually boen offered to havo the road lo- oatod in suoh direction ag to run through costaln towns and sootions. In England, tho cost of the right of way hina always boon ono of the most im- portant itoms in the oxponao of railrond-building, In sddition to this, tho oxponso attending the Becuring of ohartors has always booulargo, not in the way of bribing memboers of Parlinmont, : but beeauso of tho oxceoding eircumspection , with which tho Britieh Parlinment viows all ap- plications for chirtors. It roquires a long timo, gront formality, and tho most thorough gunran- “toos to nocuro & railroad charter in Gront Britain, In addition to thoso legltimato oxponcs un- known in this country, the cont of Dritish rail- ronds roprosonts bottor work in evory rospeot aod much moro liberal mccoutroments. Tho rolling stock, ntatlon-housos, sido-tracks, ewitchos, otc, must ropresont a cost por milo almost double tho cost for tho samo matorial in this country, All tho rail~ toads In Gront Britain aro crowded with bus- inoss, and must havo tho most oxtenslve and pormanent facllitios for doing it. This is par- tially Attosted by tho ciroumatanco that, though the milesgo of Dritlsh ralironds was only 16,814 ‘milos and that of Amoerican railronds was 67,104, the British railronds earncd $7.70 por hun- drod .of population and American rail- ronds only 811.58. If the American railroada did the ssmo business ns the English rail- roads, thoy ought o enrn four times ns much, Theo earninga por mile wora §7,500 in this coun- try and $16,216 in Great Britain, Tho number of pussongors carried by tho British railroads in 1872 woro 432,875,000 in addition to 270,000 who travolod on senson tiokets. Tho numbor of miles travoled thoro during 1872 were 03,000,000 by passenger trains aud 05,000,000 by froight : trains, or nonrly 190,000,000 in all. Our railrond statistlos do not afford & comparison in this rospect, but it 8 obvious that tho smorvico performed by the British railronds is such a8 to require facilitios and mn~ terial of double the valuo per milo of railronds in Amorica. Tho gross eornings of tho British raflroadafor 1872 nmounted to 8256,440,000; thoso of American railronds for the game time woro $478,241,055. Of ‘tho Euglish enrnings, two- fifthe woro on passongor, and throe-ifths on freight, business; of tho American earnings, sbout ono-fourth. was on passenger, and nbout throo-fourths .on froight, business. Tho oporating oxpenses in Gront Dritain woro 49 per cont on the gross earnings, which was an incroaso of 8 por cont ovor tho former yoar. Tho propbrtion of oporating oxponses in this country was 06 por cont of the gross ro- coipts, which shows a differonco of 16 per cont of tho gross earnings in favor of tho British railways saved in tho mansgement of tho ronds. — The testimony of tho railrond freight-agents is to tho offoct that the tariff propared by tho Tailroad Commissionors of this Btato is lower than the existing tariff for the shortor distances and higher for tho longer distances. Thisis in direct contravontion of tho cstablished policy of ratlroad manngoment, The prosent tariffa on tho Illinois railroads conform to tho pro rata foa~ ture of the new law, but, in doiug 8o, they have mado tho rates equalizo tho earnings by graduat- ing tho scale of rates as much as possible in fuvor of the longor distauces, witiout actually making thom tho samo a8 or lesa than the rate for short- ordistances. If tho railronda are forced to re- duco thoir pregsont rates for all distances loss than 155 milos to comply with tho Railroad Com- missionors’ tariff, they will probably bo compel- led to increnso tholr rates on distancos ovor 166 miles up to the maximum allowed by the Rail- rond Commissionera for those longer distancos. Tho results of this polioy would inevitably bo n loss of business to the roads from the moro distant stations, a diversion of trado frem tho Chicago market, and & special hardship on those who have no nearer market than Chica- go, and aro yot compelled to pay rates which eat np tho value of thoir grain at the shipping-point. Thoe Railroad Commussioners have ovidently made up their tariff without any referonce to tho compoting markets outside the State, such &8 8t, Louis, Toledo, and Milwaukos ; in uttor disregard of tho peoplo who are furtherest romoved from market, and in doflanco of thio netural laws of competition. It may bo that tho presont tariffs of tho Illinois railroads aro still excossive, but the fact that the tariff propared by the Commiesionors differs from the existing tariffa by decreasing tho rates for tho shortor distances, and incrensing thoso of tho longer distances, boyond the roquiromonts of tho pro raia feature of the naw law, indicates that thoir tarift will work still greator hardship to tho intorests of tho Btato if it is oarried out. It will bo tho groatost discrimination against Chi- cago in favor of citios outsido tho Btato, and it will practically shut off cortain distriots from market, The Supremo Court of Wisconsin has in all probability assortod the truo dootrine respooting' tho power and authority of o Btate ovor the sub- Joct of melling liquor. Tho Logislature ot it last scaeion passed a law requiring that, beforo any loouso was lssuod to sell liquor in auy form, the applicant should filo & bond in tho sum of $2,000 a8 seourity for all ponultics and damages. A caso was mado and taken to tho Bupromo Court to tost tho constitutionulity of this law. Tho Court held that tho poweor to prolubit the salo of liquor was oloarly vested in tho Stato Logislature. Having that power, it had of ne- “cesslty tho right, whoro it authorizes the sale of liquor, to equiro that the person authorized to ,8oll shall procuro & liconss, This ticonso is not hold by the vondor oy & mattor of tight, but at the mora ploasuroe or graco of tho power grant- ingat. Itis hiold by him not a8 o right butas a favor, which, like all favors, must be roceived upon such torma and conditions and subjoct to such burdons and inconveniences ns the donor thinks proper to impoao aud tho doucé eloots to accopt. Tho Court thus met & famillar objec- tlon to restrictions upon liconsod ocoupations: 16 18 assumod that tho law Jegalizes oF sonctions, in an unqualifiod onso, tho act of asle by tho party who 1us complied with tho formal requiroments prescribed and obtatnod a livenso n tho’ maunor provided for by 1t, and thon It 18 argued that tho Logislaturo Lies no ‘powr to Infict ponaltica or mulet thoparty in damges for tho performancoof s lawful nct, Tho difoulty with thia proosition u, a8 will bo seon from tho course of reasoning above adopted (if such reasoning be cors roct), thiat it anaumes that tobo on absolutoly lawful uot, which fa 20 couditionally, or with qualificattonn only— expressly A0 mado by tho vory torma of tho Law which suthorizod tho sala, It ontors {nto aud bocomos a part of thio llconso or authority to sell, that tho individual sccupling tho eamo boslowed ex wiero mortu by tho Legtaluturo, takon it aubjeot to tho burdony thus lawa fully twposed, Tho terms and conditions snuoxed by law and qualifying tho authority fuboro in aud run wilh the Uoonso, and bind and restrafn tho Meouuco, IHo consonts to thom by accopling tho lconso, Tho argument that, beoause tho sale of liquor I8 licensod, it 18 & lawful ocoupation on a footing with any other not prohiblted by law, dooa not ‘hold good agalnat any conditions and ppxx‘nliloa 4 which the law authorlzing the licenue may ttach to the business. The Logislatura merely tolor- atea tho malo of liquor, and can attach to that toleration any conditions it may doem advis- able, - y: Tho oapturo of thie English yacht Deorhound by tho Sponish authioritios, while engaged in & contraband expedition, shows thiat tho oxperis onco at Gonova has not yot hind its legitimate results. . Tho Doorhound loadad in an English port with ammunition and supplida for the Car- lists, and was watohed in sll her movomonts, Tor days boforo sho arrived at tho Spanish const, tho Bpanish gunbosta woro on . tho look-out for hor, and ' she waa - finally, captured by tho corvette Buons Ventura, and hor orow aro now lodgod in jail awalting trisl as' piratos. After haying only rocoutly paid, 16,000,000 for. tholr oxploits in furnishing ald and comfort to insurgonts, ono would naturally supposo that tho English would lose their inter- ©ostin tho oporation. The faots, however, show that thoy aro Just 08 rondy as evor to intermed- dlo in foroign wars, whenevor thero is § BEogpoct of turning a pouny. % E———— NOTES AND OPINION, Tho Milwaukea News, of yesterdsy, has dla- play hoad-lines enying : All Hatl, Oalifornia l—Democratio Anti-Monopoly Vi~ tory—Splondld Triumph of the Peoplo Over tho Uradit Mobilier* Bcoundrols—A Glorious Sond-OfT fortho Antl-Adminlstration Party Evorywhoro—Bo- hold, How Briglitly Dreaks the Morning—Anti-Dack~ Loy Qasserly Buro to e Roturnad to tho Benata. The Milwsukeo News should not have spoiled 80 good a display of type. Thero s no room in tho line, and no room in faot, for tho word ‘ Democratic” in connootion with this * Anti- Monopoly Victory," Thoro is no-prospact of Mr. Cassorly's return to tho Sonate. Mr. COns- sorly alliod bis fortune with o beaton Demooratio ticket in Ban Franciaco, which was the key. to tho wholo situation, and neither thoro nor in any othior Legislativo Distriot weore Domocracy and Anti-Monopoly allied. It was a stralght fight of tho poople aguinat both tho old party organi- gations in Californin, both owned by the samo monopoly power, and the people won, —Tlio Anti-Mosopoly tickot in San Franclsco was put forth soma months ago by *‘nobody,” and the rogular party organs have beon contin- ually making themsolvos ridiculous with cat-calls of “Dolly Vardon” and ‘Ring down the cur- toin,” Just now thia rogular purty orgavs in Towa aro erying out * Potato-Buga" and * Ring down tho curtain,” Woll, lot us sco what Lap- pened in 8an Francisco: . DEYOUE ELEOTION—THE * DOLLY VARDENS " ALREADY ORUHIED, Tho fight has mrrowed down to o -contest betwoon the Ropublicau Legisiativa ticket and the consolidated Democruey—hetween IT, I, Dancroft and his nesociates aud Jim “M’Cuo opd his associates, The fourtoen «gentlomon who will roprosent San Francisco in tho noxt Legislaturo will Lo cither Ropublican or Deme ocratic, e Lolly Vardens are already crushed bo. neath tho upper aud the nether millstons, Thoy will not poll 1,600 votes on eloction duy.~—San Franicisca Chronicle, Auy. 30, XLEOTION—IIIE DOLLY VARDENS ALREADY T00 NUMEN ous, Tha total vote in the city is 20,210—much largor than was oxpected, - Yestordsy nfternoon Carr issued orders tohis ruilroud cohorts to ubandon the Republicans and goin a body for the Domocrats, Thoy did go, but it Wns of no avall, Enough is.known toassuro s com« ploto victory for "the People's Antt-Railroad-Monopoly ticket for iucinbers of tho Legislaturo, and most of their municipal candidates.—San Francisco, Sept. 4. —Tho laat frantic appoal of tho San Francisco 4Alla (monopwly organ) was, that “‘I'ho poople of this city and county, as woll aa the tato, desire 10 be in accord with the political majority of the country.”” Yo, sir! and they aro going to be, wtraightway. The Alla thought its name was “ Republican," but the people know it to be “Anti-Monopoly.” —Just now thoro is a shadow, perhaps no big~ gor than o man's hand, forecast upen the clec- tion in Maino, next Bondsy, It is oalled down *thero, “nominetions from tho floor.” Evidently ‘tho porty orgaus in Maine wish the shadow wasn't *thero, —VWith such a cudgel aa this, taken from robel- ‘Democratic hands, all the faithful organs of the Ropublican party in Iowa oxpect to boat Jacob G. Valo for Govornor: Hurrah for Valo! Our Democratic heart warms up for him! Hurrak far Vale! Tho very name suggeats the nnmes of Jolu Brown, Jim Lano, and other Dem- ocratio heroes, Murrah for Vale! Hurrsh for Lin- colnl Hurrah for Grant! And whilo we are sbout it, let us hurrah for the entire Radical party. —Whilo the poople of Now York City are com- plaining that tho costs of municipal governmont ‘have beon enormously inereased and corruptions multipliod, it is well to know who iu rosponsiblo. The evor-faithful Albany Evening Journal of Bopt. 8 says: The strong title of tho Republican party to the con- #Bdeuco of tho peoplo of this Htate, and to their con- ‘tinued support, is bost slown by o simplo statemont of whot it Los dono during tho past two yoars, It docs not ssk support unless it deserves it, uod whathor it desorves it or not ia best told by the Tecord. Horo ‘are a few of tho reforma it hae accomplished ¢ - It hos dotbroned tho infamous Tammany Ring and given New York a mnore honest government. Every cluzen {6 familiar with this history, Two yoars ago Now York was undor tho most corrupt_and_praflignio Tulo evor witueseod in this country, Nowv, thiu malign Tower is ovorthrown, —Two nowspapor oxiracts that may boe fitly Joined together: 1t is o singular fact that, in ol tho Domocratio coun~ tiea in this State (Lllinols) whero county conventions Lave boen held, the Damoorale have' put n straight tiekot In tho flold 3 whilo fu Republican countioa they have gone {uto tho Anti-Monopoly business,” , , ‘Wo_challenga evidence of a singlo county or dis~ trict, whoro the Demacracy have a good working ma- Jority, that they have conceded & candidata or a prin- ciple to tho ¥armeors,—lureaw County -Republican, ol & . ‘Tho great deed is practically dono. The Democratia party dissolves in this its aironghold., We have no ‘Wish to uso a word of ridicule to harrow the feeling of old Domacrats who for gonerations lave held aloft tholr banuory and slyass to viotory, in old Sholby, Whon tho best mon of party, na in tifs caso, seo tha thelr organization s ¢ outvod ita uiofalnes and bave the mankood to scknowledgo it, thoy should bo honorod,—Shelbyvilla (11L.) Union, Sept. 4. Tho fact is, Bureau County (formerly Ropub- lioan) has the Farmera' Movement vory bad, and Bholby (formerly Democratic) hasit just aa bad. With this wo trust tho faithful Postmastor at Princoton will bo comforted, boing ablo to show his nastor that tho fault in Bureau isn't his, ~—'The rogular Republican Committeo In Oham- peign County, fIl. (Republican hitherto), eay it isn't worth whilo to put up a tioket thore against Auti-Jounopoly, already in tho flold ; and tho Deomocrats of Clinton County (Democratio hith- orto), eny tho same in viow of Anti-Monopoly, to tako tho flold. ‘fho Ohestor Z'vibune’ describes how it in in anciont Domocratio Randolpls Coun- ty, down on tho Kaskaskis, saying : Judging from the actions of the * time-honorod Do- mocracy ¥ of this county at present, wo should remark that they wero somowhat coufused as to the routine to bo adopled for the fall canvass, Lorstofare, swhon tho Qommitigo—tho great Moguls—sald what should bo dono, and who ths connty officora shonld bo, the thing wau eettled and perambling for office ceased, But thore lu evidontly *a scrow loows somewlere,” und thnt important Liody, tho # Coutral Committeo," know 1t too woll, A thori Lins recontly beon thrust into their 8ido and §¢ pricks torribly, —Iho Democratlo organization in Fulton Qounty having . formally vacated the promisos: the Carlinvillo Euquirer says : 5 Thia {8 a noble action, and one worthy the fmitation of ovory Domocratio convention in tho State. , . Not a county fn Liinols or tho Northwoat lina pressnt~ ©d a butter Domoeratic rocord than Fulton, Lrom tho {imo the count; w:ul! m’m:nhlfl‘dx ‘l‘l’l";; preim'x.:, "Ealtmfl y or tho'control of the Deiocrats, Eac e o haotion liaa boon a additional Democratio victory, —The farmers of Effingham, Oumborland, and Bhelby Countics, and others ntoroator in tho pooplo's movement for liberty from tho opproesion of monapolies, met lnat Baturday six milea southenst of Noogs, Cumberland Ooun- ty, and passed resolutions deflning their position on the important Ieaucs of the day.- E:J’(ngham (diL.) Republican, —Balioving that what is onlled the * Farm- ort’ Movemont " iy simply a forerunner, a John tho Baptist, of a coming organization to bo known thronghout tho length and broadth of tho land au tho Peoplo's party, & party that will drive monoy-chaugors from the toml)lu, drown nolitlcal swino, rentoro vmmfi to tho pulsied uterosts of tho mechanio and tho farmor, cure our body politio of the leprosy of corsuption; in short, bocome tho politioal savior of tha nation, X oxpect to support the tickot to Lo nominato by our farmers.—George R, Wendling, Shelby- ville, 11l —fho Ropublican party is to-day as It haa boon sinco ity organization, tho trde and only Antl-fllnno%oly party of tho ocountry.~Olawa (lll.}{l{zpu lican, —No party with tho record that haa clustered around the” Ropublican party for the last balf- doaon yoars can 0xpoot 40 osoapa the condemna- Hon of the l}muplu. -It hias boon sald, Whom the gods would dostroy thoy first make mad. Hix yonra of plunder, theft, nnd robbery of tho Na- tlonal Troasury provod that madnoss has soized upon that party, and, unless the migns of tho tfynau are at fault, tho dontli-rattlo Is fu'itw throat, and _dseolution ' must soon follow.—Saybraok (L) Anti-Monopolist. : ~What hap cisused tho tumnlt of complaint throughont tho longth and brealth of tho fand ? Buroly 1t does not aomo from Domucrats nlono, for thoy are not strong auulll‘_;h in numbors to creato such n commoddon. But it comes from tho pooplo, regardless of party, foar, or favor., . . Wo 800 giguntio swindlas, moueyed corporations, ringn, hlud-ql‘lnh’, our currenoy fluctuating of thonod of hulls and boars, aud, finally, overy concolvablo dovice carried out for Congrossional stenling, . , . Thin talk nbont efthor ona of tho old partics bolug honest and in sympathy with tho pooplo may do for an1diot, The Domocratic parby is not moro surely dead than tho Ropubli- can party ia corrupt, and longer unworthy of confidonoo snd rospoot.—0Ogle County &ZI.] @range. ~Thank God! If wo mistako notthe signs of tho times, the puod)lu aro aroused to thelr in- taroat, and tho political lims, thioyes and proa- titutes aro to bo put down,~Dallas (Ore.) Lib- eral Republican, —Tho gradusl onoronchment of money, powor .and monopoly, hasalmost taught us to ?ulotly submit to tho unjust discrimination of atw, or hmnhl; bow to tho flat of /¢ chartored prive floges." Yot bonenth all this, thero comos woll- Ing up within us tho thought that, inssmuch as labor {s tho fathor of wealth, it has rights which neither money, power or monopoly should override, Tho farmera and working man have come to uudorstand that logislalivo acts are managed by an uunscen money powor beyond their control, and that powors delogatod are enaily moldod into wpooial logislation or pur. chasablo law. Buch is tho view as takon from ~ tho standpoint of a working man, who feols it 830 bllghuntg postilonce botraying a violation of order, morality, soclally aud politically.— Circle- wlle éa‘) letler. —The Boston @lobe doos not scem to rocog. nizo tho undeniablo fuct that railroad-reform %l only ond of tho roforms for which the farmers ara laboring, Thoy dosita not only to striko oa muoh a8 possiblo “at railroad monopolios, but overy monopoly of tho lnnd, and this embracos tho wholo political field ; and it fa that arous, nad it alone, whoroin tho farmers can reap suy bouofit whatover. Further, tho Globe nood not waste its broath in warning 'tho farmern to bu- waro of untcrapulous politicians, 1f that Hub editor would J’nqt como_ out \Wost, attond a farmors' convoution, and soo Liow offectunlly thoy wood out the old politicians, his mind would most cortainly rest oasy s far as auy foar of tha farmora boing furthor deluded by unscrupuloua politiclans is concornod.—Peoria (Iil.) Democrat. —_—— CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI. The Cinciuvati Gazetle of yostordsy has tho following concorning our visiting Commitioo at thelr Exposition: The Inter-8tate Exposition of Chicago (that city in & hubit of parting onmes In tho middie) sent throo of 1t8 represcutativo men 1o Oincimat, to’ oxamine and Teport upou {ho manner of working' tho greatest Ex- powition in tho country, These gontlenien atrivod eaterdsy morulng, elice which thno thoy buya oo vigorously ' at tholr tank, Tho names of tho Committeo nre os fols lows: J, Irving Parce, Prosidont of tho Third National Bavk of Clileago; Jobn B. Drake, whom mnny of our cltlzens will remomber ay & foruer Olne clnuatian, and lato propriotor of the Tromont Houso and Geurgo I, Latlin, o retirod morchant, Thess nry gontlonien of largo intolligenco and business expori- enco, who nre at present making oxpositions a study, Totwoon now and tho 254k of tho presont month thioy oxpoct to gathier nto tholr now $250,000 fron and glass bullding an exhibition of articles which oven Chitago slall be proud of—and they waut advice, Thoy nakod an astonisling number of questions of our Comtuise slonurs yeslorday, and wero rowardod with much fn. formation of valuo, In coursoof a_converastion upon our own Expost tion, thioy said thoy found n show that wan oway b youd their cxpoctations, With thelr own now bulld- 1iig fresl: In thelr mind, thoy couid uob be vory deoply ianproascd with ours, bt tho display of Induatry and art, which tho building coutaincd, surpriscd aud do- liglited them, Especially wero thoy ploased with what tliey sow fu the Art Mall, Power Hall, oud Floral Hall, ' Why, sir," snid Mr, Drake, * if wo can make half 50 creditablo' show in thoao réspocts, wo shinll fool kate iafled, Your show 01 muchinory {s wondorful, by far tho groalest T over saw; audas for flowers—-whion X lived in Cincinnati fifteoh yoars ago, sho used to boat tho whola country then,” Mr, Pearco alsd axpréssea his admiration of tho col. loction of art in tho Lighost torms, These gontlomon, aftor auother day of oxamination, return to Ghicago t3 fru[mn for opeuing tucir great Exposition, which had ta irst {ncoption scareoly ninoty dayu ago. e THE COMING CONVENTION. The pork-packers mot in the Opon Board of Trado Hall yestorday sftornoon for the purpose of arranging for tho holding of tho National Qonvention of tho Trade, which is to occur here noxt wook, Col. Hancock occupied tho chair. The Finance Committeo reported that suffi- ciont money had been collected to defray tho ox- {:nnno of ontertaining tho Convention in & suita. le manuor. Tho Comwmittoe on Badgos reportod that the nocessary insignia would bs roady on Mondny ovening, Arrangements had beon mado for 1,000 badges for tho Stock-Yard excursion, 1,000 for the Convention, 1,000 for the Lake cxcursion, and 800 for tho ovoning party. The Excursion Committeo reported that mu- 8lo, %o., had been ougagod. Tho following_gontlemon wero appointed a Committee on tho Evaning Party: John L. Haccock, T. P, Lawronco, 0. Connolman, A, Geddos, Howard Friestty, I, P’ Oldershaw, and W. Kirkwood, Tho Bouth Park Commissioners wore invited to accompany tho visitors on tho carrisge ride noxt Friday morning, Tho Cheirman was instructed to appointed a committeo of threo to solact delegatos to repro- sont Chicago in tho Convention. The moeting then adjourned until noxt Aon- dny sftornoon, —_— SUCCESSFUL SUICIDE. Hard drink and a ponitont mind scem to have drivon Mra, Samuol Edson, of No. 15 Penn stroot, to commit suicide by taking poison, It soems to have beon an agitating question with her whother it wero bettor to live under an =l- coholio stimulant, or to cut short tho appetito by outting short hor life, Tho lattor horn of the dilemna was preferred to the former, and couraga to carry out the result of the do- liboration was ~sccured by taking a horn of tho formor. Bo both horus voro talen. At noon yestorday sho was discovered in bor bod in an_uncouscious condition, and at o'clock hor derire was nccomplished, uud sho ‘was dead. Medicul aid was summoned ag gooin 08 sho was found, but it was of no avail. AMys. TEdson ia tho wifo of a lako Cu}zlnlu, who is at presont on duty on his vossol, Ha cannot know of hig loss for koma dnys, and will suil elong un- cousoious of it. No childron mourn hor denth, Tho Coronor Lield an inquest, and tho jury pro- nouucad Mrs, Lidson’s death a euicide's. e GIVE US BETTER GAS, To bo suddenly cuveloped in the scorching: Dlazo of n kerosono lamyp oxplosion is doubtlcss ono of the unpleasantout things in tho world, yot it ia quostionablo whothor tho unfortunate whom this fate bofalls, is not happlor iu his suddon oxtinction, thun tho thousands who, night aftor night, wear out their oyesight work-- ing in tho dim rays which fall from tho faint flickor of tho burnér mlllppllml with gas from the Ohicago QGaslight snd Coko Company. . 1t thero was a good presaure of Lad gas, ur evon a bad prossure of good gas, the caso would not be o hard, but when tho gas i wretohed and tho preasuro, after an early hour- in tho ovoning, is g0 low that the flamo oflen gots tired waiting for tho gas to_come up, and goos out, tho cuso of tho Gas Compnny's do- Lnendnm i vory hardone. The domand for orngone and kerosono lamps hny moremsod greatly of luto, a hint which should bo nceepted . and aoled upou by the 0. @, L. & 0. Qo. bufore the wholo ity turn oil-burnors golf-defono, . Tl g MR. MAURICE WILL NOT MAKE THAT MATCH.. o the Riitor of The Chicago Tribune: Bin : X anw nn articlo in this morning’s Times, sigued “ D, P, Maurico,” stating lio Lad a fin- gor-billiardist whom ho would matoh against any player in tho Wost, Mr, Maurico made a con- tract with mo last weok, and agreed to givo me £16 por day for six months, and cach wook's salary in advauco, if I would give him authority to mako matohen, Of couraw, Lo would tako the ])rncauda of caoh game, a8 my compensation lay n the $16 per day. Dut Mr. Maurico failed te como down with 'hia firsb woek's wagen in ad. yance ; and, consoquently, tha challenge from Maurice was mado without my knawlms(gn. and ha had no authority from mo whatevor, Whon My, Maurice pays mio my firat wook's wagos in advauce, according to contract, then I am a his sorvico, By giving the aboye space in your sporting column, . ou will greatly. oblige, Yours, QOmicaao, Bopt, B, 1679, o 1% Duxx,