Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1874, Page 4

11l CHICAGO DAILX TRIBUNE MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1874. TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. TERMA OF RUNSCNIPTION (FAYAN i13, by mall,....8 124 R At 11 W eakly Pasts of n yenr at tho samo rato, 'To provent dolay and mistakos, bo sure and gigo Post Oft co address in full, Including Stato and County. Hemittances mny ho mado ofthor by dratt, oxpross, Post Qflica oxder, or tn zogiatorsd lottors, at our risk, TTRMA TO OITY AUBACHINENS, Dy, delivorod, Hundny oxcopton, 2 conte por wook. Dails, delivered, Bunday includod, 20 conts por wook, Addrons THIE TRIBUNKE COMPANY, Cornor Madison and Doasborn-sts., Uhleago, 1il ——— TODAY'S AMUSEME! HOOLEY'S THRATRI Qlark and LaSallo. Iogay Smthintiom " gudtae 2—Ttandolph atroet, hetweon o acroti s Palmovs Y OF MUBIC~—nlsted atroot lotwaen Mod- o A N nrons_ lengagumont of Kato Tishor, **Mazoppa,” 3—Mndisan _stroot, botween MVIoKELS TURATE onient of Kdwin Looth. '8 Donrbarn and ~ Stato, En, “Hamlot.” ADELPHI THEATRIE-Cornor of Wabnsh it Canyroha utroot, - Varioly entortalgiont, Bovon Sislors." MYERS Denrborn and Stato. Arlington, Cotton, Mivstrols, Miustrolsy 8nd” cumicalitios. Elophiant." KINOSE MUBSIO HALL~Clark straot, hotwcen Raudolply, Y ohe hatire oy Lral T A Brootar. Bubjoot: ** The Wonders of tho Star-Dopthe.” sygnuo “Tha 8 3 ' boly OPERA-HOUSE Monroo straot, hetwoon ** Barnum's DR, KAIN'S ANATOMIOAT: MUSEUM-No. 148 Bouthl Clark streot, Selenoo ai BUSINESS NOTICES. HEATING RESTORRD,—A GREAT INVENTION. Sondatamp for brges T g, WOOD, Madison, Ind. TO CONSUMPTIV 8~ MANY HAVE BEEN IIAPRY in f: f tho uro of * Wlibor's e o O e Lo Hxporlanco fine proved 1€ tol Yo roedly for. Consunintion, Asthna, Diphi- e Tl dlvaagos of ‘thio teony and Lings, - Manu- Sneriirod only by Ac B. WILBON, Ohowlit, Hoston, Hoid by drugslsts gonoraily. Uhe Chivagy Tribune, Monday Morning, March 9, 1874, Tho spocch of tho Hon, W. W, Phelps, of New Jersay, on tho bill to renew the franking privi- lego, has moro music in its soul than anything that lias been furnished to us, in the way of Congrossional oratory, siuce J. Proctor Knott delivered his opinions on tho subject of Duluth. [ Ashanteo nows of tho latest date says nothing about the capture of the King, snnounced a fow davango. Tho British burnod Coomassio aftor ita surronder, and sot out on their roturn with- out any molostation from tho natives, who, with thoir King, had fled. Gen. Wolsoloy romained at Coomaasio a fow doys to concludo a treaty of peace sued for by the Ashanteos. e As poot-lnurente, it is Lennyson’s duty * to {vop into poetry,slike Wegg, whouover matri- mony or any other of the viciswtudes of lifo overtako his royal employera, Tho marriage of tho Duke of Edinburgh compels bis muso to sing, and his vorees on this inspiring themo woro pub- lishod in Loudon on Saturday. Tho effect of the recent decision of the Sua premo Court of Mnssnchusolts, declaring tho Doston ladios cligible to their scats in the Board of Education, bns been very good, s numerous ladies throughout the State wero choson to similar positions in the recent March olections. This was specially truo in tho central and westorn parts of the State, whore numerous towns availed themselves of the opportunity to afirm tho Court's decision. Apropos to this question, the California Assombly bus just paseod # bill making womon oligible to oduca- tional oflices by a voto of 88 to 31, Both Houses of the Iowa Logislature have passed tho Railrond Bill, which originated in the State Senate by a vote of 92 to 4, It dividos the roads of the State into threo clagsos, aud ouacts directly without tho intervention of o Board of Commissionors, as in Tllinois, tho rates that may ‘o charged, in ench clnes, for freight and passon- gors, Theso rates aro 3 cents, 3}¢ conts, and 4 conts, respectively, for passengers, A fund of $10,000 {6 vlaced in the Governor's hands to de- fray tho exponses of prosacuting railroads that Infringo the law, When damages are sustained by any ono, ho may recovor fve times its Bmount. Topeka, Kan,, is borrified by o murder of un- asual dastardlincss and stupidity, The story is told in full in our dispatches this morning. In brotish audacity this erime bos not often been equaled, The allegod murderers, a hueband and wifo and their son, impelledby a grood of money, Lilled an exemplary and inoffensive citizon who Loptagrocery store, and having hid him in his own cellor, tools possession of tho premises, and bo- gan deliberately, in open day, to remove his stock, and undertook to act s tho representa- tives of the murdored mon in bis busiuess, ‘Whon called upon to account for their conduet, thoy had not the wit to put their questionors off the track, Their contradictory aund incredible anawers led to their arrest, sud they are now hold for trial, Ministor Schenck's explauation thnt ho returns to this country solely on private business will nat reliovo the publio apprebension that is cor- tain to continue till he is fairly on lus way back to his post, Minister Sicklos returned two years ago sololy on private affairs, which proved tobo a commigsion to take commaud of ono of tho fac- tions in the disgraceful Erio Railvoad war, His porformances did not add auything to his own digoity orthat of thoe diplomatic gervice of his country. Geu. Schenck's private affairy, and his public ones, too, for that matter, Lave beon too closoly connected with the Emma Silvor Mine short clonr, nnd 9}¢@10}4e for sweot-pickled hams, Drossad hoga wore in good domand and firm on light welghts at §6.10@06.16 por 100 Ibs, Highwines wero netive and flrm at 930 por gallon. Tlour was dull and unchauged. Whoat was active and J{@10 highor, closing at $1.20 canh, and §1.213¢@1.213¢ woller April. Corn was loss activo and 1o higher, closing at 613¢o casli, and G20 sollor April, Oats were dull and steady at 4330 cash, and 48¢o soller April. Ryo was quiet and 3¢e highor at 858{@800 for frosh ro- celpte, Darloy was duil and rathor woenk, closing at $1,88 for No, 8, Live logs woro nctivo and 10 higher, closing firm at $4.35@06.06, Cattlo and shoop wors in moderato demand at un- changoed prices, grosa a full statomont of tho facts and figures of tho postal-car systom. Tho total nunual cost botweon New York nnd Wasbington is 8147,000, which would bo incronsed to $308,053 it the do- mands of the rallronds for moro compensntion wora complied with, Between New York and Boston it would be inorensed thoraby to $803,000 from $107,278. This system of ecarrying tho mails, and arranging and dlatributing letters in transit, f8 considored by Mr, Croswoll to have grown to ba n nocessity, snd iis discontinuance i not to bo thonght of, u8 any othor way of do- ing the samo business would bo much more troublesomo and exponsive Through our reports of their sermons this morning, & number of tho most oloquent divines of this city will be heard by a far largor audi- onco thon thoy could bhnve reached with thoir volcoa yosterdny. Prof. Swing's sermon is given in full, It is s brilllant prosontation of tho work of Christianity as a clvilization, and con- tains no referonco to tho controversy fn which Dr. Patton has involved him. Dr. Bwazey touches this Inttor subjoct ably in bis troatment of orthodoxy and hypororthodoxy, and, al- though hLo montions no namos, it s casy swindlo to mako his movoments as an humble individual or bigh oflicial anything much botter than a monace to the Americau good name, The Gonoral Pugsenger Agont of one of the Chicago raflronds writos us a noto taking ex- ooptions to o Bpringfield dispatch on tho pyo- posed law probibiting tho sale of railroad or steamboat tickots oxcept by ngents who have cortificatos of euthority from tho Presidents or Managors of tho transportation companies issulng eald tickets, 'The gontlomnn donies pos- itively that * any General Ticket or Passengor Agont of lincs cutering Chicago 18 in any way privatoly interosted in the scalping or commis- slon ofiices,” Tue Tripuve did not make any auch statement, Tho diepateh was written in geucral terms without roferenco to Chicago, and, if thero were no such conditlon of things a8 1t pointed to, thero would cortainly bo no ocea- sion for the proposed law. The Chlengo produce markets on Ssturday wero generally quiot, and prices wore without mnterial alteration from thoso curront on Friday, Mess pork was quiot and 10@150 por brl lower,— closing st §14,00@14.05 cash, and §14.72}4@ 14,76 seller April. Lard was quict and wonk, closlng at ©8.00@8.05 cash, snd $0.05@0.07}¢ moller April. Moata woro steady at 5)fo for shouldors, T3{@73{0 for rough sides, 7}{@8o for to seo who ho thinks is hyporortuo~ dox, Dr. Forrester, in his sermon, re- joices over theso differouces among the ortho- dox, ag thereby ho thinks tho real truth will tlually be evolved. Dr. Thomas nddrossos him- welf to tho futuro life, aud proves that the soul is immortal. TheRov, E. F. Kittredge, of Bos- ton, the ¥reo Religionist, pronches on tho prayer erusado agoinst mtemporance. Ho depre- catos o way of meeting this ovil that is cor- tain to end in reaclion. Dr. Ryder considors the same topics from the opposito side, aud con- curs in the censure recently pronounced ngainst Dr. Thomas and Dr. Collyer, of this city, by tho Soms of Temperance, for their advo- cacy of the use of beor and wine, In our New York news this morniug will be found the plan of organization prepared for tho Fitst Reformed Episcopal Church of that city. Bishop Cummine preached a sermon yestorday at Steinway Hall, in New York, in which he said that the schism which hio had made in the Epis- copal Church had already done much to awake that body to the work of roforming itsolf. THE LOTTERY BUBINESS. The facts which we print clsowhoro con- cerning tho lottery business in Chicago show that it is not only time tho oxicting laws wero onforced, but that such additional legislation as mey bo necossary for the protoction of public morality and the defenso of ignorant viclims may algo bo procured immediately. The exist- ing statutes provide penalties for keoping * an ofilce, room, or place for tho sale or other dis- position of lottery tiokets in this State," and for * vending, selling, or otherwise disposing of auy lottery ticket.,” That tho law is not enforced is ovident from the numorous places where lottery tickots aro gold in this city, und tho caso with which they may be obtained. The larger part of tho business is dono by mail, however, and in this manner the law is ovaded. o lon as the money i8 sent by mail tos placo outside the Btate, 28 intho onso of the Kentucky Public Library Lottery, for inatance, and the tickets are romitted by mail, the trausaction doos not take place in this Stato, and does not, therefore, como within the scope of tho stututes. Tho amount of businoss transacted in this manuor is immense, especially with referonce to Chicago. It may not bo possiblo to break this up altogethor until the transmiesion of lot- tery tickets by mail is forbidden by law, but a bill is mow ponding beforo the Stato Legislaturo which will go for towards checking, if not alto- pother suppressiug, it. This bill prohibits tho sdvortisiug of lotteries in nowspapers, ciroulars, or by strect-posters, If this provision were en- forced, the process of attracting public attention to the details of a lottery schome would be 30 in- tricate, cumbersomo, and tedious that the busi- ness would soon be abandoned altogether as im- practicablo as woll as unprofitable. With hoavy penalties for koeping & place for tho eale of tickots, tor dispoping of tickels, and for adver- tising lotteries, tho busiuess would soon bo o eavily londed down that it virtually would coaso to attract publio attention at all, TIn tho intercsts of publio morality and for the prosection of the community we therefore mge the Legislature to pasa this bill at once, znd wo do soall the mora firmly bacnuso the lottory man- agore in other States, foarful of injury to their business, aro seoking to influonce mombers of tho Legislature ogamst the Uill by assur- ing them that tho press will assnil them if they pass it. The mombers noed nob fear any such result from their actlon. Tue Cutoaao Tninuse has already sob the example by throwing out this class of advertisomonts, and wo have no doubt that all the respoctable nowapapor in this Btate will joln with us in the heartlest co-operation to brosic up this business, ho bill pendivg Leforo the Legislature fur- nishoy tho easiest and most availablo method of oradicating tho evil. Wo can assuroe the Leglu- ture thut public sentimont is in favor of sup- preseing every form of tho lottery Lusiness, from the grent public lottories of Ioutucky, Marylaud, Havana, sud Missourl down to tho raflle for a silver wateh in O'Malloy's snloon, with all the numorous schiemos botween thoso oxtiomes, such as policy-shops, gift-enterprises, benevolent schomes of chance, opora-hiouso and real-cetato gift operations, and tho small and apparontly harmless luttery practices which 80 froquontly obtain in church fafrsaund bazaara, In the latter, of course, thoro Is mno inten- tion to decelvo or swindte, or to put the money to & bad purpose. Tho all- ghan which halt-a-dozen industrious and shrewd young ladics ombroidor and then put into & lot- tory ut twica its value may procure the clurel 2 haudgomo Bible, or help pny the singers, or put & stained-glaes window in tho huilding, and tha post-ofiloos, and cakos with a ring In thom, may alko help to the ssmo purposo, which is » vory good one, Dut, say tho managors of the Kontuoky Lottery, it fs also a good purpoeo to supply the Btate with a great public library, aud jmmodiately thoy take shiolter helind the ohuroh Postmastor-Gonoral Creswetl has sont Con- lottorlos and domand that thoy shall have tho same privileges. Evory individual, by itke rea- soning, might consistently claim his right to go into tho lottory business to ndvanco his porsonnl intoroats, 'I'lioro la no romady oxcopt to brenl up tho wholo business, If tho great lottery is to bo closed by lav, tholittle ono must bo closed by publle opinfon. Just na long as the young Indios of tha oburoh falr oan put thelr affghans into lottories, just 8o long will the great loitery managors point to them and olaim o pimilar privitege, What {8 wanted s & cloan sweop of the wholo business, It mny not bo posmble to accomplish it all at once, but the bill now pending s an entering wedge which will spoadily propare tho way for it, and membera of tho Logialaturo noed not bo detorred from dolng thoir duty, and doing it at onco, by any foar of assault from the presa. THE FIRE ORDINANCE, A systom of compulsory chimuey-swooping, as proposed in an ordinance now in tho hands of o Council committee, can only Lo advocated by thoso who would {acranse the hordo of public porasitos already go gront as to bo barely endur- ablo by tlue tax-riddon community. Any ordi- noneo requiring morely that chimneys without digerimination should bo cloaned at,atated intor- valg anot only an act of flagrant injustico to honscholders, but one that will fail to dimlnish tho number of firos and falso alarms: (1) The smoko from most bituminous coals will form such o doposit of soot {n flues that it may ignito, under certain atmosphoric and othor couditions, at apy timo ; and o simple brusbing-out oncosa yoar will not porcoptibly diminish the numbor of “ chiimnoys on fire.” (2.) Tho acorotions or soot from the combustion of anthracite conls, whick form the fuel for moro thau balf of all the chim- noys in Chleago, cannot bo mado to burn, Itis gaid to bo impossiblo to sot the inside of a fluo aon firo whero this fuel only ia {n uea. What lit- tlo goot thoro I8 from hard coal forms & powdor almost impalpablo that drops of ils own nuture to the bottont of tho chimnoy whon cold, where, in tho form of fluo ashes, 1t can be 16~ movod at tho lowest aporturo without other troublo. In tho authracito regious of Eastern Ponusylvanis, whore no other fuel is used, tho ctoaning of & chimnéy by brushing out its cntire length is unknown, It is this unequaled quality of clonnliness that lins given this coal its rank as the pleasantest fucl all over the world, (8.) Wood is now so littlo used as fucl in Olicsgo that its congideration, in this connection, is not impor- taut. Ita soot 18 not inflamwmable, and it is rarely that the stacks of planing mills or chimnoys whero wood & used take fire. Tho greatest dangor in chimnoys is in tho too~ commonly dofective mothods of their construc- tion, which no swooping can avert. A flue built too small for the smolse it is desigued to tako off may couso a fire by becoming ovorheated, while ono too large (which, howevor, is seldom tlie caso), by rotarding the upward movoment of the smolo with its suspended soot, causes go large an acerotion that whea iguited it will burn long and dangerously, TFor mew buildings, there should bo a lnw enforcing the coustruction of independent flues,—i. e., each flue to run direet to tho roof without othor inlet thau from ono five. The oxponse of this system will not seem onorous when tho great safety it gives, and the incrensed vontilation as & sanitary measure, aro taken into account. Tho old system of inspection by firo-wardena will give amplo protection against * chimneys ou fire,” if honestly administered, and is all that should bo required. With their power to in- spect chimneys at any time and ouforce tho cleaning of those dangorousiy foul at all times, an well as to order the rebuilding or abaudon- wont of all improperly-constructed flues, wo wil have much greater immunity from fire and ¢ falso alarms ” than through & law compelling cacly houscholder to pay aun anuual tax of 26 conts por story per fluo for so-called cleaning, to go to somo ward-bummer who should ba earning an honest living. To the Police Court rocorda of Chicago show one instanco whero & buildor hns beon fined for impropeily constructing o permnnent flue? Is it probable that the furnaca which burnt the Congregatioonl Church, or tho fluo that fired Farwoll Hall, would have beon defactively constructed if the contractors for those works had lind the oxamplo of o $100 fino bofore their oyea for such eriminal negligenco? Lot our Couucil enforce the good laws wo have rather than mako now oncs with apparently the sole ailm of squandering the last doilar that our de- pressed building intorests will bear. Mayor Modill's last ofiicial messago to the Council be- fore golug to Europe rocommended the pussage of an ordinnnce making compulsory the erestion in high buildings of fixed wator-pipes, to help the Fire Department in upper floors and roofs. Thero was not o dissonting voice to the utility, efficiency, or practicability of this plan, but it was Iicked about from one committeo to anothor, snd bas come to naught, simply becauso thero Wes 10 mouoy in it. ROBESON AS A PAWNBROKER, The Now York Supremo Court Is now hearing o curioud case. L. H. Woatjon and other Dutch boudholdors of the 8t Paul & Pacifle Railroad aro tho plaintiffs aud that corporstion wae tho original defondant. The testimony hithorto tak- en Lias now brought Secretary Robeson in as do- fondant. That flne old eca-dog appoars as a pawnbroker, The facts in tho case, as they are shown by afidavits wrung from unwilling wit« nossos, ave the following: Tho plaintifls own 15,000,000 of bonds, which wore sold for tho stipulated purpose of oxtonding tha 8t. Paul & Pacific Road. Willism G. Moorhead received the money, a8 Trusteo under tho mortgage so- curing tho bonds, and spont it, as contractor for building tho road. The funds gave out when about one-thivd the work was done, Moorkead had then 16,000 or mora tons of raita on hand. Ho turned thom over to Joy Cooke & Co., of Now York, for monoy advaneed him, Io was a partoer in this firm, Tho iron was subsequontly transforred to Joy Cooke, McCulloch & Co., of London, Mr, Moorbsead wne also a part- ner in this flrm, Tho Dutch bondhold- ora claimed thet tho rafls bolouged to them, When the Now York firm collapsed a8t Boptember, the London firm had on de- posit & Governmont balance of about $1,000,~ 000 which Roboson had deposited thero to pay off the naval forces in European waters. Itis odd, by tho way, that the Scorelary of the Navy shouid not use the regulsr Loudon finanaial agoncy of tho Governmont, McCulloch arrived in New York soon aftor, aud mnde stronuous offorty, as ono of his partners tostifies, to get funds to savo bis house from golng down and to prevent ltoboson's checking out this $1,000,000 deposit, Ifo did both things, Robeson allowed him to still koep tho Covernment funds, but exsotod from him s Inrge numbor of socurities, among wuloh woro 1,000 tons of tho 8t, Paul & Paclfio rails, He afterwards, in Qotober, got from the Boorotary of the Navy an additiounl doposlt of £500,000 in gold, for which ho pledged the ramniuing 14,000 tons of roils. Tho plain- tiff8 now euo to rocover all tho rafla Mr. Robo- won holds. Howover the sult may result, it meoms to BhOW nn admiring country that its vor- gntile Socrotary of the Navy counts prwnbrok- fug—with CGovernment monoy—us ono of tho duties of his ofitca. IR, GROESBECKR'S CABE, Bomo montha ago, Olnclunati wos trying to buy a public park. The Burnet Woods, owned by the Hon. W. 8. Groosbock and his brothor-In- law, Mr, R, W. Burnot, wore offered for that purpose. ‘The Common Council was about to tako anothor pleco of proporty, but suddenly accoptod this and paid tho prico demanded. Thero woro instant rumors of fraud, but Mr, Grocshock's roputation was too strong for suc- cossful nttaok, . Tho rogues in the Councit have quarrelod rocently, and aro tearing each othor's alrondy ragged roputationsinto tho vorieat elireds and tattors. Other roputations, bitherto un- touched, have suffored too. Among them is that of Mr. Groosbeck, It scoms that ho and his brothor-in-law pus 926,000 into tho hands of n roal-estalo agont to bo used fu disposing of the Bnrnet Woeds. 1lis frionds admit tho fact. This monoy has beon traced into the hands of o momber of tho Council. Thoro can bo small doubt thnt it vnesed thenee into the pockots of & number of Councilmon, It is claimed that the $25,000 was but tho agent's feo, and that tho owners of tho proporty kuow nothing of the use Lo mado of it. But men who wish to sell real ostato do not givo heavy douceurs to thoir rgents QLofore tho Iatter have closed the bargain, The charattor of the Council was notorious., It sooms searcely crodiblo that Mr. Groosbeck should hinve supposed that the money was to be lawfully used, On the other hand, ho is wenlthy enough to bo above such temptations, and ho has hitherto borno a spotloss character. Wa trust ho may cloar himself of tho unworthy charge, but the sorrowful facts hioro ciled soom to catablish & prima facie case against bum, —— THE EMANCIPATED PRESS, Ono of tho grentost blessings resulting from tho brosking up of tho old party dospotisma is the vigor and dignity acquired by tho nowspa- poim that have followed the popular movemont, This is espocially notable in tho peesy of Iowa and of this State, the genoral tono of which has bocomo olevated, and the genoral cbaracter im- mensoly improved. 'Tho timo has been, and not vory long sinco, When any ono acqualuted with tho pross of Towa could as accurately predict tho coutonts of any paper ns he could that of o copy of Ayer's patont-medicine simanac. Thera was tho otornal sing-song of tho excellency of the party, and the usual comments upon tho ability of Gov. A, Seunalor B, sud so down to Qonstable Z, all of whom wera staunch clampi- ons of the party. Tho Farmers' Movemont hins emancipated & mojority of the poople of Iows, and has in an especinl manner given freodom and independonco to tho editorinl profession, Any fool can run a mero party organ, It re- quires intolligence nnd exporioncs, versatility and courage to 1un a newspapor. It is also gratifying to know that, in all theso casos, where the mnewspapers lave put away tho collar and chaing of party, and lave ad- drossod themselves to tho intelligonce and m- togrity of the public, their business has become more prosperous and their influence moro ox- tonded, Instoad of an audienco of a mere circle of officokolders or ospoctant officebolders, thoy have the public at large, who fully ap- preciato the differonco between an honest, out- spokon papor and a more organ. Tho Burlington (Tows) Gazetle has, until with- in & very short time, boen & party papor of the old stylo, 1t is now indopendent. It tests mon and monsures by prineiplo and not by the decis- fons of caucuses. It discusses questions ac- cording to their merits, and not from tho stand- point of party interest. In that psper of March 8ia au able and searching article upon the ovils aud abuses of the day nnd of the reme- dies. Itis an admirable presentation of tho whole question, It thus arrays the ovils: 1, The extravaganco and corruption of overy dopartment of tho Stato Governmont, Fully 25 per cent of tho County Treasurers aro delin- quent, and offlcial atealing is so common o8 no longer Lo oxcito sttention, and is nover punished. 2, Tho unequaled profligacy of the Federal Governmont, both in Congress and in ail the de- partmonts, a8 shown by Mr. Duwes' statomont of tha coudition of the Government finances. 8, A debared, dishonored paper currency, scoraed by all the world, and only taken by our- solves beoause it is made, by violence, » logal- tonder in paymont of debts, To it may be at- tributed moro poverty snd distress than wos caused by yoars of civil war and tho conflagra- tionsof cities,” ‘¢ Whon mon can hang o Jonf of broad nnd & joint of meat ovor o table, snd sat- iagy thoir hungor with tho shudoy, then, but not until then, can mnukind prosper with o paper monoy of unknown amount, of no real value, and rodeemed and paid by nobody. To debaso the circulating medium of a nation is acarcoly Jesa fatal in ita consequonces than to corrupt the blood of all its pooplo.” 4, The present vicious system of raising rov- enuo and “protecting home industry” by levy- ing tho most oppressive taxes ou overy noces- sary of lifo consumed by tho farmor and la- borer, * Dy it, nad tho debnsed paper money now in use, tho roal valuoe of tho papor dollar is reducod to 85 conts in theo only monoy known to tho world and to the Coustitution of the United States. Thoso evils, barely endurable during tho oxcitemont of war, aro porfootly in- tolerablo when indefinitely prelonged into years of ousulng ponce.” After o forciblo discussion of theso sevaral points, the Gazelte concludes by eaying: Tlieso ovils, with conntless dovatlons of milliona of acrea of Jand end ofhor millions of Governmont bonds to onrteh rafirond rings, composod of alious und non-residents,—with othor Gentenulal, frauling, and ‘milenggo abunes, added ta canul and river aud barbor Jobe, aro rapidly reducing tho peoploof tho Republis to two classoy, tho very zich and tho very poor, In tho Innguage of Gov, Bootl, of California, what will bo tho fiual result? Neform mnow, or revolution heree oftort Tt ds for tho pooplo to snswor, whilo they are ot least nominally froe, This ablo nud interosting artlole ia but in Leoping with tho now literaturo of the press ginco tho omancipation of party, It is inad- mirable contrast to the stuff which once formed the staplo of newspapor editorials, Thore is not a wookly nowspapor 10 tho Wost that has put nalde tho bonds of party and bocomo indopond- ont that has not added 100 por cont to its intor~ ot and valuo to its readors, and hag not in like degroe oxtonded its usefulnoss and influonco, [ ———— Tha Ohlo tomperunce crusadors are not to be foolod by eny nonsonslcal idensof consistenoy, ‘Fhoy caunot afford to suffer pocuniary loss in thelr efforts to roform saloon-koepers, Tho Olnolunati Enquirer oharges them with worldly wivdown enough to gend the ligquox thoy buyup from country dealors to Oincinnati, whoro it In sold at auction for tho bonofit of tho eause, If this Iy true, 1t Yook as if tho sly beer-sollers of tho commorelal motropolis of Ohlo wore ongi- neoring tho crusade to tholr own advauiago. BECRETS OF THE WAR, Tho Cincinnatl Gazelte publishos an oxcoed- ingly Intoresting chaptor of tho sceret history of tho War, and the publication will bring to light othor chaplors rolating to tho same subject which eannot fail to produco » sonsation, The parties. aro all Ohloanw, but somo of thum have o natlonal reputstion, ‘Ihe following arc the factas . In October, 1861, F. W. Hurlt was commis- sloned Assistant Quartormaster of Voluntoors, Ilo nlmont immediatoly bogan to speculato in forago and aupplies for Camp Clinso, having for Ing nusacintos porsons conucctod with tho Ohio State Journal, published at Columbus, Subse- quontly hie was transferred to Cincinnati, whoro, in tho epring of 1863, ho bogan tho business of which a partisl history in now rovealed, Henry D. Cooke, who had boen of tho Journal, wis then in Washington, tho head of that branch of the house of Jay Cooke & Co., the Government bankers and agouts. Iurtt opened n corre- spondeuce with him in Jannary, 1803, stating that ho was the purchasing and disbursing Quartormastor at Oinclnnntli; that his superior oftieer, Capt. J. I Dickerson, was an obstacle in liig way ; that he was able from his position to onrich himeolf and ony friends who might aid him, both in the purchase of supplics and in thio purchago of his vouchors, Ilo wanted Dick- eraon romoved ond himself appointed, and thon ho could do » botter business, II. D. Cooke sent ono Goorge 8, Scott, with whom lio tells Hurtt ho can deal frecly, and promises to send out also his brothor, Pitt Cooke, if Lo eau. Qooko also promises all ho can do to have Hurtt pro- moted. In timo, Georgo 8, Seott reached Cincin- nati with his credentinls from . D, Coole, Coolko stntes in one of his lottors that Scerotary Chngo would do all he could, and that John Sherman had porgonally asked Stanton for Hurtt's promotion. Hcott ropresontod the houses of Juy Cooke & Co., W. D, Cott & Co., bankors, and W, Huntor & Co., bankers, of Philadelphin. Bcott at onco mado sales to Hurtt for the Gov- ernmont ; ho also made purchases of vouchors. The monoy was furnished by the banks named, Iurtt sharivg with Beoit the profits. The vouchers wero purchased by Scott at s largoe di- count, The purchases weroe of corn, onts, hay, ste, Pitt Cooke algo wont into tho busingss, purchaeing corn in Chicago and solling 1t to Hurtt at Clncionati, Iurtt kopt them advisod of tho Government roquisitions, and thus they could buy ond sell at advantage. The pro- gramme included the romoval of Diclerson and thio association of Capt, O. W. Moulton, brother- in-law of Senator Shorman, with Hurtt, in order to incromse Hurtt's opporiuniues, This business was progrozsing swimmingly whon Gon, Burnside wns put in comwmand of the Dopartment of tho Ohio. Ho soon suspected that Hurtt was scting dishonestly, and, July 28, 1863, ordered Maj. McLean to seizo Hurtt’s books and papers, and investigato tho busincss of his oftico. On Sept. 26, 1863, Maj. MeLoon mado his report dotailing the whole affair, and inclosing with it six lottors of Hurtt to II, D, Cooke; two lottors from Cooke to Hurtt; six lettors from Hurtt to Allen, editor of tho Columbus Journal; one letter from Hurt to Senator Bherman, and various lettors botween Scott and Hustt. Tho conspiracy was hemperod by the failure to got Dicketson removed and Hurtt promoted to his place. To show how carnest and wide-sproad the offort was to have this accomplished, wo give the following lelter from Pitt Cooko to Scott: PrcapErrms, April 2, 1663, Georpe S. Scott, Fog.: W. 0. Morehead and I have written strong letters to-day to Gen, J, K. M, (3, O.), Pittsburgh, and bosom friend and most nduential adviser of Sec. 8., aud urged him to write for Capt, H., aud insist on lis pro- ‘motion and appolntment. o will do it, and will suc- ceed, Nover fear. Toll Capt, this, and we liave othier strings to pull, sud arc bound tosucceed, W'e made it clcar that the house of M. & Co,, Piltsburgh, would be 70 loser by the arrangement, Evor yours truly, (signed) PizT. Maj. McLosn mado his roport Sopt. 26, On tho 28th the papers wero put 1nto the hands of Judge-Advacate Burnett, who fu time prepared charges and spocifications covering the ontire masa of testimouny, and showing the cobuection of all tho parties who in any way lhad become mixod up with the busincss, The 20th of No- vembor was fixed for tho trial of the case. On tho 18th of October, Judge-Advocate Burnett wrote to tho War Dopartment that tho case was important and would be contested *“with o groat deal of portinacity and with all the forco that wonoey and fnfluonce could bring to boar.” T'hero was an intenee exoitomont at Washington, and on Oct. 28 an order was issued from the War Dopartment that Maj, McLean should proceed without delsy to Fort Vancouver, Orogon, and report for duty. By #omo nccident this order, though made public, wus not sent to MeLean. Gon, Burnside, who was at Knoxvillo, heard of it, and appenled to Stanton to recall it. Burnsido also ordered McLean to romain at Cincinneti until further ordors. In the moan- timo tho court-martial was dissolved. In Deo- combeor, it wos discovored nt Washington that MeLeati had not loft for Oregou, and un oxpla- nation was domanded. 1fo was then ordered to leave instantor, which hodid. All the papers in tho caso woro thon sent to Washington, A yoar later Hurtt was tried on only » few itoms of tho original caso, aud convicted, ANl ilo papors in tho original cago, with all Hurtt's correspoudonce, aro on the files in the War Dopartment, subjeot to tho call of Congress, A fow only of thom, aud a portion only of tho tes- timony, aro now mando public. Capt, Dickerson, tho bonest man in tho case, becamo fnsano and dled in the hospital, Everynow aud then the police rocords of lnrgo cities furnish the reading public with the information that an awkward chrysalis in the shell of mesenline attive has doveloped into a lovaly being of tho otlior sox, Most cities ure protected ngainat tho Imposition of fomalos upon thom in tho garb of malos, and this leads to the flual collapue of tho experiments Tho most ro- cent of thoso oscapades has como to light in Philadelphis, tho littlo sinuor bolug s bright- oyed Gorman lagsle who las been londiug ritles in o shooting-gallory in Loy's attire.. Bhois quite a ohild, and rowarkably bright, As usual, sho excused hor appearanco ou tho plea that sho could obtalu work In no other way, aud thot in male attire sho was sosure from inault. There 18 & mornal bohind all this which cnnuot bo Ignored. The miserable wagos pad to girls and women in stores aud workslops ac- count for much of thoe orlmo and misery of so- clety, and thore is u vast doal moro truth than compliment in tho fact that womon aro insuited beeanso thoy sre women., Tho places which slioulit bo ocouplod by bright, intolligent girls aro fiflod by stupid young mon who onght to be doing manual lubor in the flelds or the carpous tor's shop, inetead of messuring tapo and sell- ing stookings aud corsets in dry-goods' storos, In thoss places ls woman's sphers, Modosty joina with oconomy In urgiug thoir clalina to sueh positfons, and to tho salarios pald their inferiors of tho othor sox. A i S ‘Tho Chinoro Glovernment has awakenod to n sonAe of tho atrocltios practiced abrond upon ity exportod oltizony, and ling sont o Commiasion to Cuba to inquiro futo the condition of tho 100,000 cooliea omployod thoro, It Ia atatod upon goad nuthority that tho condition of theso poor crontures s worso than thatof African laves, A coolio ja acluslly purchasod for n sum of about $700 eurrency, and bound by & con- tract to sorve for cight yenrs at 84 o month, his employer agroeing to food and clotho him, But tho food and clothing allowed him aro in- sufficiont, and at tho end of his torm the poor wrotch s worse off than ever. Tha law ro- quires him to makoe a frosh contract of tho samo kind or lonvo the fsland, Thero {8 no alterna- tive but to commonce anothor torm of slavory or die, Many.chooso to do the Intter, and destroy themsolves in the most horrible manner rathor thau repeat thoir formor experience. The Chinese Governmont s been instigated to theso inquiries principally by the United States, and has alrendy dispatehed o Commission to Pora on tho smmo orrand, It is probable that Chineso omigration to countries whero auch barbaritios ara practicod will bo por- omptorily probabited by the Homo Government. It is fortunate for the United Btates that o Com- mission was not sent to California and her sistor States of tho Pacitic o fow years ago. Tho lega- tion might havo had o story to tell not altogothor dissimitnr. —_—— TIn the rocont debate upon the franking privi- lego, much 8tress was laid upon tho fuct thut tho repeal of the privilege wns an attempt to orush out tho smail conntry nowspapers, As a samplo of the absurdity of this plos, we quoto from tho Otestou (Ogle Qounty) Times, ono of tho emnll newspapors, which does not soem to stand in foarof bofug crushed out: Wo thinlk tho wholo nowspaper press Ahould oppose overy form of freo trunsportution through the muils, Wo trust that newspaper men aro not subjeots of charity, and on what other ground can they ‘ssk for priviloges that they aro unswiiling to concedeto others ? 1€ it Iu shown that ihe rato of postago 1s burdensomno upon local papers f8 compated with pupers of o wider eirenlation, thou lok-the Tate of postugo bo re- duced ou the local paper till il stands on_par with Its ‘more-widely cireulatiug coutemporary, But It 1o one ank chnlill.y "o special privileges of tho Goueral Gove ornment, Thiy is tho opinion of & small country nows- paper; now lot us seo whattho opinion of the rezdors of tho country newspapers is. The Graugors of IroquoisCounty, at thoir session on tho 8d inst., passod tho following resolution s Resolved, “hat, ns the peoplo of the entiro country havo demanded the sholition of the frauking privilege, thint the Post-Oftico Departmont may bo mora nearly welf-sustaining, and 58 an effort fs boing mado o havo county popers cireulated froe in tho county where publisiied, wo declara it as tho sonso of this Counclt tuat all matter going through the 1aile should be paid for by thoso using tho same, nud our Beoretary 18 in- structed to sond copy of this resolution to our Rp- resentative in Congress asking Ll (o opposo the pas— of any bill allowing any matter to pass through the mails froo, ——— Tha death of Mrs. Noyes, or * Ada Clare," aa she was callod in the dnys of her soveroignty over o small provinco of New York Dol ia, was asad one, Yenrs ago, sho was the divinity of little coteric of worshipors, among whom woro Artemus Ward, Dolly Davenport, George Jordan, and such lights. Thoy died, and she, Tithonus-like, survived, ohained by the foiters of that immortal youth which inheres in notross- es. Hor name was forgotton, aud sho changoed it by marrying an actor named Noyes. Sho disappeared “from Bolemia, Now and ‘ngain montion would be made of her playing in some trifling part, but ber day bad pnssed, while yot hor youth aud beauty~thontrically considored— romnined. A week or two ago she was fondling o lap-dog who was suffering from hydrophobia, when tho brute lodged its teath in hor noso, and nearly toro the organ from hor face. 1t died noxt day, DMre, Noyes was moro fearful for her good looks thau hor life, and paid moro atien- tion to thoe patohing of her features thun the eradication of the virus. Tho poor creature dicd from the effects of tho bite. ‘Chis dovotion to appearance has a pathetic sida to it, for what would an actress be worth whoso faco was torn and searred aud beroft of o nose? It becamo & point of professional honor to proserve what boauty naturo had loft Ler, oven though thal preservation wore accomplished at the sacrifico of her lifo. g A corrospondent of tho Rochester (N. Y.) Union and Adverliser endenvors to oxplain tho s0-callod spirit-trance of Miss Bonny, who died in bor efforts to establish the doctrino of tho Renurrection, on tho hypothesis of catalopsy. In support of this theory ho relates sevornl casos of completo catalepsy, ono of which is surprising. Withiu threo miles of Churchville, Monros County, N. Y. is a DMss Eliza Randall who has beauin acatnleptic condition for ton years. Hor first indication of brain diseaso was slight insanity, followed by a sleep of three yoars, during which poriod she never woke, Tood placed in bor mouth was mechanically swallowed without muatication, In tho years 1869 and 1870, sbio woke for n fow momonte, ouco overy four weoks, but sinco the | lattor year Lins remained slosping, guining flesh, aod improving in appearanco, ‘Che writor takos the ground that slight catnlepsy is capablo of voluntary production. This theory bo applicato Mise Bouny's case, and thinks it o rational ox- plonation. It is o singular fuct that, with all the opportunitios for acieusific investigation, the phouomonon of slaep has 110t yot beon nccounted for. The latost theory, that slecp is n normal condition, and wakofulness the result of voli- tlon, nppears to accord somewhnt with tho writer’s views. 7The account ho gives of Mlss Randall's condition is intoresting, —— The Quiney (IIL) Herald, commenting upon the action of the Domocratic Soununtors in voting to confirm Slmmons ay Collector of Boston, de- nouncos it. Itsays: Now If the Democrata in tho Sonate socurad his con by their votes thota i ovidenco of u foul 4 conlition, Wo need not fuyuira the object of thoconlition, Wo'know it was not to lvanco ono of tho cardinal doctrines of tho Democrativ party, Tionesty fu ull public aifuirs, Butlor, we_know, niover sppointed 8 mun ton placeexcopt for dishonest pur- poses, Lo never recommondod ona for appojutment thut was not o thiof, Tals was kuown to evers Sen- atae, ‘e editor of tho Zeraldis an ox-Senator of tho Uuited Statos, sud was a long time o mem- Lor of the Fouse of lteprosontatives. Io was b tho Obgrloston Convention, in 1860, with But- lor. Per contra, the Boston Journal of Commerce ospluins Simmons' confirnation a3 duo to othor cousiderntions, It savs: ‘Ph Bostou dolegations to Washington did not mect witly thut recoption which they moy have unticlpated, And’of what use fe it (0 do more fu this Blumons nut. ter? Hus not Mr, Tilauy, the pastor of Presidout Grant, ndorsed Bimmons, vocauss ho s @ menber o) lht‘l.‘/mrnh! Itds fiuly mum‘x‘zau m/?‘?:“}::\!:m“nn}:{fl ehhirch s decided tho uiafter, Au We KLou 1iko to hoar & sermon from Afr, Tiifuny on ¢ Church aud 8tata,” s Tho Indy-corrospoudent is & moralful croature when the subjoct of lLor correspondence is & Loudsome mau., The Philadelphin Lress has such u correspoudont, aud_thus sho troats of Bonator Hipple-Mitchell, of Orogon: * IIo did not muke himeolf, Supposo ho mado mistalkes or commit- ted mischiof boforo the seuso of right and justico was erystalized in his mind? ‘Who knows any- thing about the temptations placed boforo Adonls #" This is tho oxcuse of soclety, which wmiles upon tho masoulino sonsunlist and ban- {ehies bis viotim luto outor darkuoss, where thore is woeplug and guashing of tecth, Who is to dony thet woman {8 woman's most unjust judge? Tho Congressional Committeo intruatod with the decislon af the Detroit bridge quostion loug ago gave thelr judgment agaiust ite conatruotion, Mr. Joy was the champion of the project and liss not yet cessed to urgo it. o has given up foots and figures with which ho formurly fought, and now fiiugs wnuendoes upon the vousol-own- ors, They, too, have abandaned Arabio numerals and do battle with figures of apooch instond, nceuging Mr, Joy of ondeavoring to throttle {10 growing commorco of tho Nosihwost.” Ono | of tho yenulta of tha fight Ia that tho Dotroit nowspapery aro filled with Joy continnaily, Por- linpy tlus ig tho only result which can be polnted out, It in a queation ns to who will ho moat graile flod by the re-olection of Mr, Whalley to Pariin= ‘ment—tho wucconstui eandidato oc Mr, Funch. Mr. Whalley's performances jn and out of tho Houso of Commons huve suoplied the comlo papers of England with mnch humorous matter, and to consign him to tho oblivion of private lifo would lo to rob them of much of thelr intorest. All the Journals of London are point- ing to Mr, Whalloy ot prosent as tho hero of tho elections, Ifo was tha No-Lopory caudidate, aud his opponent recelved just 666 votos,—tho num- bor of tho Deast in the Apoealypse. ‘It is plain, thon," laughs the Pall Mall Gazelle, " that it is tho Beast it his own poreon agaiust whom Mr. Whalloy l striven, and, to the delight of tho Protestant world, succossfully striven.” This may partially componsato for Mr, Whelloy's recent misfortune in boing fined £260 for insist~ ing that Jean Lule, tho Tichborno witness, was o gentleman aud s scholar. Wo liave no oxnck paratlol with Mr. \thllny' in this country. Georgo Francis U'rnin comes hearor to bim then anybody. ‘Tho philosophy of dneling is unsposkably in- consequentinl, 1 o man has insulted you, no- cording to the * codo of honor™ Lo must be no- corded tha privilogo of killing you also. In the ago of Darwin’a missing liuk, this sort of logio may havo beon ou a par with tho intelligonco of the duelist. In theso days ono must necessarily supposo the iutolligonce of the duelist to bo of no higher order than the logic of his code, aud wo may dry tho tears vhod over ihe fall of the victim with tho consolatory roflection that one fool Joss oxists fn the world. It is not” ofton that ono nct of folly robm the world ol two professors of the acionco, but tho San Francisco papors announco such a caso, Dr. C. E. Cleveland and M. T, Gikey, of Watsonvillo, Cal., had insulted onch other, and moeting, shol simuitancously st two paces, Both woro killed, and two fumilies, perhiops, made dostitute by the criminal folly of their respective liends, If dueling is to bo encouraged, Ly sll means let tho priucipals settle thelr differonces ot two pnees —_— The Cloveland Leader porcolves that the Infer= Ocean is makivg itsolf ridiculous, and reads that shoot a brief moral lecturo in this wiso Carl Schurz did o good thing for once mn bia life, in muking a ringlug specch agaiust au inflation of tho currenty—umd ¢ wil do no biarm to_giva Lim credit for it, ‘The Chicago Inter-Ocean makes itself ridicu= lous in attempting to terrify Mr, Schurz by telling him thint only two Gernun baukers in that_clty indorse bis courso,~ All the more eredit theuto Mr, Schurz for Lig .l_ndq\cndumu. e fs not leglslativg for political favors, The Leader might have added that tho Infer~ Occan hns abandoned tho Ropublican nationnl platform and is consorting with the Pendleton Democracy—that it is o troncherous print—that it protends to stay in tho party, but only for tha purpose of moro effectually stabbing it in the back, The thirtcenth resolution of the Ropub« licnu platform looks to *‘n speedy resump-— tion of specio paymonts.” The Inler-Ocean i looking directly tho opposite way. Was there over amora barefaced betrayal of prineiplo 2 — —— From the Sunday Tvmes, 1o the Editor.) C1t1eAG0, March 4,—A report on the atrect last evene Ing thut D, 1L A, Jobuson had Ueen shot caused some exclitement, for tho reason that the public wero woll prepared 1o beliove it, und expected it, Now, 3r. Sterey, I pray you, for thu wike of tho 7ymes, tho paper that wo jove and cherieh and aro go riglitfully proud of, und whose future vitality and unprecodente el Jxm\\'”l must dorend on your constant stiontion uud supervision, to spuro the lifo of the contomptiblo wretch, Dr, Jolinson deserves severs and efiectual punishiment, byt for the sako of the public interests of tho eutiro Northwest, iudeed, of the entire country, don't peril the Chicago Y4mes, but allow tho siiny roptils to exuwl wway, T, T, WiiTE, This is supposed to refer to somebody who was a short time ngo darkly cautioning somo- body cluo to lenve town, or at any rate to keep oul of his way. 1t is supposed that the fore- going is published in ordor to encourago himself ot to do it. —_— ILLINOIS POLITICAL NOTES. Tho State Grange meets at Bloomington, April 14, und County Grauges aro uow clecting dole- gates. Tho Grange, it must be understood, is not politieal ; indeed, Administration newspa per-organs aro particular to have this constant- Iy statod. But, says tho Frooport Budletin : 1f tho Ropublican parly had adhiered to its orlginal purpose, aud 114 desting coutrolled Ly honcet amon, aud_ uot gono niter sirango gods—plunder—therd would huve b 1o aceasion for the order HOW kuown as Patrona of Husbandry, —Tho Advisory Board of the State Farmers' Associntion (whiok 7 political), appointed at the Daeatur Gonvention, will meot May 5, to lay out the political programme for the yoar. * Ad- vigory Bonrd,” it may bo remarked, is Farmors’ lenguage for Stato Contral Committeo; nud the business of tho Doard will look very much like Call for n Stato Nominating Convention, Vha people of Iltinois elect, in November, & Stata Treasurer, for two years, and a Superintondeot of Public Tustruction, for four years. —Insome of the Congrossional districts ov Nlinois, tho political organizaiion of the Larm- ers’ Aswociation (the Grange iis mot political) baviug proceeded to tho point of ealls for Noml- uating Conventions, talik has bogun to bo made of prospectivo caadidatos, Tho Administration press, which will insist that the Gravgo is not political, seoms to bo most keouly intorested, «wd wo quoto from ono of them, the Prnceton Republican : * Several new party aspirants aro slready canvassing thetr prospeets for Congress (Sixth Disirict) among tho “fulthful.” 8o far, wo have eeen tho followlng unwes mentioned: 8, M. Smith, of Kowauee, Secro= tury of thouew purty wssoclition; Old Jim Allen, of Qeitesea, who requir d some vory nmienvisblo notoriety 8 I'rovost-DMarshul during the war: Jobu 10 Bryuut, #x-Colleetor of th old Fifth Iilinois District, by which ¥ fortune wus wudo out of Uncle Saw} und one Churley Dunhum, un old-time Dewoerat from Hensy County. 3 —In tho Nincteenth District (S8am Marshall's) Gon. Willinm . Andorson, of Mount Vernon, souid appenr to bo tho coming Farmors' candi~ ate for Congress, —I'le Lilinvis spring olections are at hand, In soino cities, imdeed, olections wero lold last week, and in somo others will be held this weol or noxt, but *“the spring ulections™ come ou Monday, April 6, whon Bonids ot Bupervisors ara to bo chosen in about eighty counties baving tho township form of orgnmzation. These County Bomds have beon to the politiclans sn equal neeessily and o stronghold, It will bo kafo Lo say that *locul crimes* will figure lnrgo- Iy in tho olections;—tho same ‘‘local issuos,” however, of Debt, Taxon, end Reform that will figure mora largoly in November. —Tarmers are busy making proparations for the spring cumpnign.—-Allon Lelegraph. ¥ —1& is inporaut thyt our noxt Board of Su- pervisors should not bo afrmd to wveatigato thoroughly all mutteis of peeuniary interost Lo tho county, 1t is moro than probuble that “buses have eropt in that veed tolo corrected. Tho emount oxponded last year In thus conaty i snovgh 10 indiente tha need of & radical ehango in this respect. Wo boliove fn economy in every dopurtment of Goverment, and_tha ouly truo slan 16 to Legin at_homie, Let the foundation Lo wound und we shall bo ablo to make o leatiug politieal structuro.—Galena Industrial Press. —As tho timo dmsws rapidly near for tho apring olections, and a8 tho Kepublicans will bo orgnnlzed for tho contost, wo would urgo upon the opponeuts of monapoly, extruvagutos, sod ofileinl corruption to meet iu tho soveral towne ships (of Mason County) on Buturday, March 23, 1674, and nominata tho best mon thiat cau Lo fad, on wa indepondeut tickot, that will umte all thae opposition Lo tho rolgmug corrupt party.— Havana Clarion, —Just Lefors us is the cleation of a Oongrost- man, Stato Seuator, and mombors of the Loyis- Intuve, It 18 very important that the Roefonm party whould be projared for the full clection, and to that end orgamzution should be pertect= ed in overy township this sprmng if ponsible. Pho Itepublicans will muiain their orgunizas tion ; thero is no doubt ot that, Tho Domo- oraty, wo think, have given ul\ thoir organiza- tion, 1t will then be left fur the opponsnts of modorn Republicanism to join forces in bohulf of retorm, . . . \Vorccommend that ull the frlouds of roform iu Fulton County, who con subsoribo to the Iowa Plalform, wust in tha varjous townships, at the rospoctive voling places, on Hnumlny, Maxcl 28, 8t 2 o'oluok P