Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1874, Page 10

R L VIV R S SRR TV Lee County Victorious Over ‘Whiteside. The Lattor Lays T{s Discomfliuro to Chl- cago, and Threatons to ¢ Pay Off» That City. Probability that the Canal Quostion Wil Entor Into tho Polilics of tho Filth and Sixth Congrossional Districts. Swecial Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Tock TLAND, 1L, March 25, 1874, The Choap Transportation Conventien, whioh et haro yeaterday, willhavo had tho effect of stirring up publio fecling In Northwestorn Iili- nots, even if tho resolutions adopted aro nover Lenrd of alaswhoro ngain. Infect, itIs not too 10uch to eny that, unlons othor moro [mportant local mattora ocour to divert attention, tho foel- ing ongendored in and by this Convention will sxercle A CONSIDERADLE INFLUENCE apon the politica of ¢his and thio adjolning Con- groaalonal District next fall. As party-linosare 30 noatly oblitorated,. it will bo a mattor of moro. vital fmportanco to the Fifth and Bixth Congrossional Districts to soo that tho Ropresontatives chosen ara entircly sound upon the Cannl question than upon the sorn-out dogmas of cithor politicul party, And tho teat of sounaness i8 not necessarily that tho candidates shall advoeato tno construction of any cannl ot all,—much logs the partioular canal recommended 1n tho resolutions adopted by the Conventiou. o Tho raporta of the Convention in the Chicago ailios, just recoived, though fn the main sufli- ciontly accurats, were onlg accounts of the official action of the Convention, and gave no idon of the . OURRENTS OF FEELING which prodaced the results. It {u possible, too, that thore ware two viows of tho unanimity of the Convention; henco sumo of tho gossip of tho doy will perhaps do somethlog o show the veal comploxion of tho dlfforent delegations. In tho first place, thoe call for tuo Convention was purposely made broad enough to secure & Iarge representation from many different points; snd, while tho wording of the call thus brought many there who bad no special interest in tho Rock Telend & Honnepin Canal, it wos o bright thought to got them thore, stun thom with sta- tistics, and forco them to voto ns it was intonded they should, Thoe Convontion, In fack, proved n net strong onough to hold a whalo and fine enough to catch a minnow. Tho presonco of two purties, as stated in Tue Tinuse dispatches, was shown ab au early hour, —thelocalities where the feeling pro and con was highest b“hlfiLflB and Whitenide Couuties ro- gpectively. @ oxact reagon why LEE COUNTY should bo so enthusinstically in favor of cannl which, by tho most favorable caleulation, would reduce by ono-third tho water-powor at ‘Dixén, tho principnl city in tho county, was, that the peoplo of tho_county, oven tho power-ownbrs, Toro impressod with the ides thet thoy could botter afford to have tho cheap transportation tates which tho cannl would bring about than thoy could afford to rotain thelr water-power without tho canal. Having this iden vory strongly placed in their minds, thoy woro quite prepared to sacrifico ove-third of their power—mbo- canso they would bo benofited eyen then ? No, indeed——Docauso they ** looked to the wellaro of tho great Northwest, and the good of tho whola country," ete., ad lib. Oun the othor hend, why did TIE WHITESIDERS, particularly the residonta of Storling, o bitterly opposa the cannl? Well, the (roublo with them wag, that thoy were afinid the ecanal would nol pny them ns Wwolt 88 tho water-powor would ; henca they proforred to keep the power, That ‘he allair on both sidos was purely locul, could not bo disguised from the most canual obsorver, shough lm:hp:\\tg viawed the othor in quiot at first, 1o Lopo that the other would mako the first attaok, Provious to the hour of assembling, the White- sida delegation gatliered_in tho ladios’ parlor of tha Harper House, end discussed the proprioty of making a bold strike to obtain possession of the temporary orzanization, As Thomas Galt, Izeq., Mayor of Rocl Islnud, was to ¢all the Con- vention to order, howover, 1t was found that it would bo impossible to grab the .tamporary Oheirmanrhip, aud the projoct way abaudoned, ‘The firat strugglo, thorefore, camo up over tho Committeo on Credentials: and had not the Whiteside dolegation wasted fimo in fightin thia and othor unimportant naiuts, they mighi have had moro influenca with the Convention Iator in tho day. Again, they made’ A DITTER WRANGLE over the motion to refer all rosolutions lo the Committoo on Resolutions without dobute. 'The Iuteution of tho mover wis simply Lo save timo § but he was misundorstood, not only by the men of Starling, but by & number of othors, as np- peared Jator in tha day, when Waldo L. Pottor wished to offer a resolution, and Lad to fight for tho priviloge evon of introduciog it. And right haera 1t mey bo said that (ho Leo County delega- tion froquently Iald thomsclves open to tho cliarge of trylng to gag tha mivority, They *parsed ilr. Utloy's resolution to rofor the resolutious to the Committeo without debate,—not becauso they wished to sava time, but because they were afraid that the other side would introduce some reeolution which would tknock all their cut-aud diled plans into cacked hats. FHence thoy burrled_the mation througl, and gained the prestige of a bard-fought stc- o8, 'Chese wora the tritles—togethor with the poarassion of the Chrirman, which was notrifle— which gained THE VICTORY FOR THE LEE COUNTY MEN. After that, tho greut majority of the Conven- tion voted just am tho Dixon crowd intended they siould. The defosted purty, desirous of finding somo oxtraneous causo for their diecomfiture, diecovercd dozen Chicago men oresout, and rot up tha cry of * Chicago did it " [n spite of tho good words and votea of the Chi- ango dologation in bobialf of the Mississippi im- provoment schome, tho Slorlingitoscontinucd thoir potty cry, and wont off with scowling vis- 1go, throateiiug to pey Chicago off. And how did they proposo todo it? Woll, .thora wora two plans discussed among the White- 3sido gontlemen, and, though they veliomontly oppoaad tho adoption of tho resolution auking aud for this caunl, thoy did Do, innny case, suggost anything botter. Amonys themuolves the subjoct was frecly talled over, lowaver, and the two plans, tho adoption of which wus to LEAVE POOIt OHICAGO OUT 1N TS COLD, wero na follows : Firat, the Rock River be mado available for slnck-water navigation by & forion of dnma and locks, s fur as Watortown, Wis, Iero Wikconsin should take hold of the worl, and malo tho conneetion with Luke Win- nebago and Greon Buy, Stesmers from tho Aisnl lepgl could then reach Lako Micligan without breaking bulk, Or, the Government was to hoston tho improvoment of the Mississ- ippl River _sbove Rouic Tsland, ns far a8 Dort Tyron, Tho great crops of ths Northwest would thon ba sont to London, Livernool, and Now York, via 8St. Louid and Now Oiloaus, and the pride_of Chn- eugo should bo humbled in tho dust. Extended specches wore made to chow that already grain conld bo sent cheapor that way Lhian any othor; but ono of tho advoentes of that routs was com= Pletoly nonplussod, after making tho abova state- mont, on being asked why tho grain didu't go that way, Ho flually stammored out that he wipposod thoso extortionato rnilronds wero to blame. [T then sat down suddenty, leaving his ‘hoerers in doubt whother lio meant tint pooplo patronized tho railroads heeauso the lattor woro oxtortionnto, or becauso thoy proforrod thub modo of transportation, The route already surveyed by tho Gonoral QGovernment for the canal was nlmost & atralght 1ue from Honnopin to Watortown ; but another, JIORE DESINADI B VLAK wos that suggested in tho Fulton Journal, whioh desired that Fulton should Le made tho westorn terminus, but was willing that Rook Tiver should be atilizod for nbout Y0 milos from tho month. The whale direct reault of the Couvention will |, be tho presentation of (he rewolutions to Coti- gvoss, whora thoy will Le promptly placed en ille, or othernise disposcd of. Tha gonuine bad fooiine crontod, hawevor, will undoubtoily bo more lnsting; and it would not be surpdsing to [ e e Do oandidaton for Congroas in tholr rosy Aistiiots noxt fall, OF conrso, It ia notto bo sup- vosod that any of thom had this In view while wuponking ; yobt snoh n oandidaoy would hardly uurnrluu any ono aequalnted with sl tho facts on both sidon, A, Nota from Mre We o Snydors TurToN, Whitesldo Co,, 11, Marels 20, 1874, Ta the Editor of Tha Chieano Tribuns: Bir ¢ In yonr roportof tho proceedings of the Tock Inland Conyontion, your roportor glves the {inpression that tho Misalssippt Rivor improvo- mant raolution was adopted by the Convontion. This was not &0, Sald resolution wos dofoatod, and so deolared by tho Chairman, Yourroporter aleo stntes that I mado & sccond attack on Ohl- sago, nftor Mr. Pottor's resolution was rejecled. I mndo no romarka beforo the Conyontion aftor Mr. Potier's resolution was offored. Allow mo t) atato, in this connootion, that I was orodibly informed that tho Chicago dologation voted ngninst Inying my resotution upon the table, and niko voted for Mr. D'otfor's rosolution. This boing tho enso, I enrofully make tho correction, Yours, : W. 0. Sxyorn. — e —— A LIE AS -;l STANDARD OF VALUE. Addross of Edwnard Atkingon, of Mave snchusotty, Delivered Mefore tho Cuooper Institnto _Ant = Inilation Meoting, Tucsday Eveuing, March 24 From the New York Trilbuno, Tho word I bring fiom Massachusotts is this: Waaro rojolced Lo soo that tho timo has como when tho discuasion of thogreat flscal quostions, on which tho welfaro of tho pooplo #o much do- pends, can call togother such an assemblnge a5 {ho ono befora me. It s timo, indoed, that tho rulo of rectirude and probity should Lo applied to the dealings of the Government with the peo- plo; without which, a8 wo who ure morchants and manufacturers 8o wall know, no commerco, oither among men or between nations—nob oven geolal ordor—can possibly oxist, The Governmont jteelf is to-day tho great ex- ample of dishonesty and of usoloss und vicious insolvency; bhenco it is no wonder thot its ngonts, its spios, its inforwors, attompt to cast - obloquy upon' thoso oxcopt for wnom tho uttor anarchy of mutual dintrust would pro- vall. Woro not the merchauts, tho traders, tho poaplo far bottor aud moro honost than tho laws woukt coaso to exist, tha real frau grace of folgo clinrges mado agniost houost mon, ““ha employmout by Governmont of spien iv tho administration of its nffaicd is alwavs an ovi- donco of .weskuces, aud tho dogres of their emn- ployment alw.ys nicasures that of its imbecility is thnt thoy shall apply tho_samo simplo ruls of oquity to tho traussccious of Lho nation that wo apply to our doingy with each othor, It noods only tho plain, ordinnry, aud truo courso that an honest and upright “merchant wouid take,— that Lo could not uelp taking,—to roscue this country from the oppression and dangers that AT0 UpON U8, 2 In the dark time of civil war, whon the fate of the nation was ut steko, many acts wore done for which, in timo of poace, thero could be uo Justification ; among thom was tho Legal-Tondor uet, whereby tho Govornmont lovied o forced loun, The dauger of this step wus well undar- stood by thowa who gave it a roluctnnt vote, Not until Mr, Cinge had himself gono down to thio Scnato Ohamber and had sawl that without it 10 conid not earry ou ihe Govornment, did our Inmented Sumnor aund others of his assoocintes yiold thoir consont. Why did thoy hesitato? It was becauso theso men, who then” urged heavier taxation rather than o recoutso to a forcod lonn, kuow that no nation bad ever, yet redeemad tho promiges . issucd oy monoy unacr tho Ruross of war. Evory nation, without oxcoption, that hag drended Jest tho glotious omhusinsm for Itherty should fail which had thon brought tho nation to the temper in which the people would havo givou property, lifo, uil_but jionor, to tho caugo for which thoy fought., They dreaded such falure when tho sters, herd duties of rosloring tho losses of the wur should bave como upon uy, A NATIONAT TIUST. Yot, knowing that kingdoms und empiros had thus failed, that every othor nution that hud over issuod._promises 1 bhe place of dollurs, or of other coined moncy, had fadled torodeem tiiem 3 kuowiug the duigors, thoy yet trasted n fron peoplo, and beliovad tiat wo should prove an exception, and that i tlus, a6 in other ways, we should pecome an ozample anda leader awong the nutions, Shall wo prove false to this bigh faith? Aro we to diegrace oursoives and thom # Aro wo to _dishonor the dead ? Shall tho act whioch Lincoln sigued to #avo tho mation, provo its ruin? The ignorant, the depravod, and tho incompotent men who have failod in theho - pnat yoars to dedicato the abundant rovenues that tho paople have poured so lavisbly juto their hau_s 2o tio honest, prompt, and {rue paymont of tha demand dobt represented by tue grooubacks,have disgraead anddihouored tho grent mon by whoto acts tho nalion was saved, and liave convor:ed this lozal-tonder promise into a lio und u choat. By ity continued and_enforeod uso thoy pivk the pockets of the })oupla ood steal from the Iuboror a portion of the fruit of his_Iabor, mnk- ing him 1o return, Homg honoat but 1gnorant legivlators have underiaken to rebuko thoso who call the groonback u lio, and bave tried to huld them up to public scorm, becauze thoy sny wo cast obloquy upon one of the gtoat war mstiu- meunts by whichi tha nation was saved. We bouor tlio Bwoid and the rifio which our soldiers used, when Inid away as trophies, but if they had been placed in the Lunds of highwaymen when their nghtoous work had ended, aud had been uscd by tl:am to rob us on thio road, should we still cher- ish g.nd value the wenpons oven of oar houored dend ? "I'iosa men who havo put the groonbacks into uso thut had beon paid aud witharawn havedouo un act a8 base—they have couverted tho right- cous Wweapons of tho war into the implements of robbery and oppression. I charge not Lnd mo- tivo upon mouy wen. ‘Phero_are not muny men, thank God, who put on tho livery of esvon to serve the devil in, hut ignorance and woaknuus aro moroe dangorous thau wrong intent. When even an honoas but liopelessly incapable Sceretu- 1y of tho Lronsury scoms to bo onjy the dica-bux with which your Lntlers, Sanborns, and Jaynos throw loaded dico in tho gambliug gamio to which & fulso und dinhonored eiirrency tud o bad rov- onue system Linvo brought all our commexco, itis timo indoed to Lold meoiings of tho eoplo, to [ tell Congross—tako no action uvless you tuke right netion, condone uo frand, toleratd no tam- poring with the currency, Tell Congrons at lewst to re-onact the linmt of tho ewrrency, aud take from tho Secrotary of the 'Frensury tho powor to Play fast and looso with tho gront” oxeharpes of tho coumry, measured ag thoy aro in thounands of millions, 'I'nke pway this unlawlul assnmp- tion, which puts it in tha power oven of u subo diunte of the ‘Presgury to muite or mor the for- tunes of thousands. Demsud this in tho nasog of tho consumers of all tho products oxchanged upon whom chis twinpering with the corrouey in- thoty the heaviest tux of eny now imposed upon them, * TIE MAIN QUESTIAN—] P PAITH. T,ob us to uay to those men in Cougross, who mean woll bug know not how to oy, it wore well indeed if_youcould avt quickly, wo aro suloring beeauso the standurd of value which you contin. e to mposo upon us 18 o falso MmoBHUXe; buk uct only to make the promiuo good, and koop the faith of thuso wlho have trusted yow, if you aot ab all, If you cunnot ach wglitly now—if you must ~first prove to your constituents how they are docolved—how they decoivo thomsolves nud decoive you, then, 4t fonst, bo {rue cuough not yet to act at atl, The Lienrt of this poople Is trae and Lonest—It boats for right and honar, As tho pooplo slowly but surely lexvued that d freedom was national and slvery seotiond],” 5wl thoy ns unroly find ok that o dishonored ‘promuse 1y bad money, aud they will Lold thoso' logielntors to a siern ue- wount who linvo failed iu thelr duty in this omor- goney beautso thoy dared nob trust wad iy thrmin the conviction thus tiuth Is mightior then falkehood, We need not porplex ouwelves with olwborato plaus nud cucuing dovioes ; un Lioment purpose aud o fixed dotormination will bo Huro guics, Makko the greoubuck of to-day only tho same a8 tho ono fvst insued—nob oven. quito us gond, beeauwo our crodit s huttor ; malio it truly the sume imploment of waz that first saved tho nation, if any legol-tondor noto Al that muke 1t convertiblo uy tho grooubacks when firnt Issucd woro—ut tho will of tho Lolder—uop into w 6 bub only wuto a 6 por cont Lond, sud then fix tho dato in he not distant futuro whon it shall censo to bo u logal-tondor; thon you will Tuve kept tho promisud plad: then an’ abund- ant curvont of gold and sitvor will pour in upon GANAL AND ANTI-CANAL PARTIER i this fall, At lenet, whilo theraavo so fow atrlatly |, pusty issuos as oy the preseht cimo, men will Kladly turu to some other points of difforonce to obtain tho matter for & now doparture, Indoed, 14 1a quito pousiblo thiat the two foremont men in you, beeausio hora will bo the most profitublo place for its use; thon thoso who do not iund thoir notes oan be paid in coln on domand, lor thie b por cont bonds of the natlan—oven now ot pur iv gold—will command a lurgo prominm on ovory exchange in Ilurops; thon the mo- uopoly of bauklog may be removoed( resumption thoir rulors mado for them, the nation iteclf \ At tho door of thoso mis- guidad or dopraved Jogislntors who hove onaoted bago etatntes, lies the responsibility of most_of s that, oxiat, n woll a8 of tho diu- and rottouucss, Whnt wo domand of logislntors . ever iauod debf, ta Aorve as moncy, hus ropudi- | Spoilt Lis atlempts to smile. o was ated it, and Mus volurned tu wpeclo pay- [ Powdored, gloved, brushed, —eud = but- ment throngh national bupkruptoy. Thoy tonod; thoro was not & ereaso in bia bright bluo 2ative | moron and profitablo ndustry will ot only movo, UFFICIAL BLACKMAILERS. | 1w fu thesa oraon” * Chinrloy * cstimated the but whirl onco more. & ‘I wholo eooret of Nunnee, tho almplo mya- tory lu thiss Lot tho nation koop ita promine an 1t lian tho ability, and bo truo o tho dead and tho living, Mls, aud thla alone, wilt make tho counbry Ciood, great, anid Joyaus, beautiful and free, Whis In aloso—lice, Joy, omplre, sud victory, HEONETARY MICHARDSON 8 ACT CONDONKD, Blaco I bad writton the subatanco of what has gono bofora, the voto of tho Ilosas of Ropre- sontatives lina possed, by which wo shall bo- como o laugblug stock. or worn, among natlous —oqually with England and Gormany, who have sougo onough to kuow that public hitogrity and ublia iutorost nra Insorarablo, as with Austria, taly, and Franco, natior.a now struggling io throw off thoe burden of o false standntd of val- no—whilo our most polont, grave, snd rovorond goignoura ave oither po lgnumn‘., or 8o uttorly void of all publis principie. n4 to ro-onact and incrongo tho ovil powor of alis, They may have mado tho right and honos. courea more _dittieult by condonmg an net for whioh the Becrotary of tho ‘remsury shautd have beon jmpoached, and not justifled. Dut lot ns tako courngo, oven from tho blunders of our opponants,—tor blunder It s, whon oithor the ool or tho kuave sets himsolf up againat thio immutnblo Inw of God; and for cominitting it thoy should bo brayed ‘in u mortar. Let thoso whoare only wenk romembor the fato of tho rocroant men of the Noith who voted for the Mitsourl Compromieo,—let thom romember low thoy pnasod suddonly into Infamy or obsourity ; Iot tho knaves who knuw the truth, but still'to falachoodl ciing; romomborthat, from tho day of tho old Hobrow propliot to the prosent momont, hio who has dobased tno standard of valuo—ho who Lins 1mposaed false meanures upon theveaple ~—hny mot the fato of tho infamons. This vote, which Indicatos only ignorauce in most, wonl- ness in_othors, but absolule -wrong intont in wmnny of thoap who passed it, may not be disas- trous, -Wa must loarn to ‘ Tope, U1l hiop ereates, From fta own wreek, ‘The thing it contemplates, Wo must organize tho forcos of truth and rightoonsness ; wo must rouso tho, moral eonse of tho untion, Which navor yet fnitad to roxpond, oven to the voiees of the fow and tha fecble who hadd God's truth and juntico bohind thom; and ns Buro a8 tho mation continues to oxist, will it learn what is noeded aud do It, cost what it may and hurt whom it will. In the name of truth, in the nnmo of right, oven in the namo of com- mon solf-intorout, lot us keep up our courago, and horo and noi begin to organize that forco which ought to, sud soon will, iuclude overy hounost man in tbo nation, aud wmite hip and thigh, oach one, bigh and low, who dares con- tuie to enforco o lia oy the only standard of vuluo i this great nation, A SECOND WASHINGTON, #Doar! daarl who brokg my favorito ogg? Cried Blady Bantam *~ her daugiter ; “ goma Inay cur, o0 prow.. to heg, ‘Hus mushied'1t—and e bhudu't ought ter,” The child gave one patliotla crarw, Her ruoful toars begau to thicken ; Blio sobbed ulond, 1 broko it, nia— “Chis litile porson famy chickox, Somo albmen and lino Tl by, A wake snother ouo to mateh 165 0O, mn ] 1 cnunot toll o lio,— T'did It with my Jittlo bute 16 — e ‘The Men of the Revolution, J'yom Victor 1lngo's 03 On the 23th of June, 1793, three men wora Aont~ od around a tablo in & room of tho wine-shop of tho Rua du Paon, . Theiv chairs woro wido apart; ench was koated at osto of thae sides of the tabla, louviur n¥fourth plnco emply. It was ubout & o'clock 1 tho ovoning; thorowna still some Jight in tho stroet, but the Toom was dark, and a lamp, hnllfilng from tho ceiling, throw & dim glimmer on the tablo, 'The flrst of those threo mon was palo, young, grave, with taln lipuand o cold look. A norvous twiteh in the chock must lave coat, Ho woro nnukeen trousors, whito stock- ings, o frilied shirt, and shoes with silver buckles. Tho two otlior mon wero,—ouo o kind of ginnt; tho other, & kind of dwarf. Tho tall mon, negligently dressed in o vast cost of dear- Iot cloth, hio nock baro, bis untiod crava fallin, lower than the frill, his waistcont opon, with many butions mussing, wore top boots and his hiair wos suaight and in disorder, although it rovenled traces of dressing and care, Thoro wus somothing of 5 mano ubout it. Ilis faco_was pock-marked; ho lad on angry wiinklo betwoon tho oyebrows, and an oxpres- si0a of kindnoss nt the cornor of tho lins ; thick tipe. darge teoth, o bargoman's fist, s luminous oye, ‘Lhedwarf was r yollowish man, who, seatod, scomed doformed ; bis hend wus _thrown ‘baekward, his oves wors bloodehiot ; his face was covered with Livid patches: o hnadkorchier was tiec, over hia gronsy and fiat hair. No forehond ; an ohormons ond torrible mouth, 1o wore or- dinury trousers, alipporn, and waistcoat, which look:cd s if jt was of white satin, and_over his waigtteoat o Jacitot, in ho folds of which a hard and straight hne rovealod » poniard. Tho flrst of thoao men was named Robospierre : tho sco- ond, Dunton; the third, Mwat. They woro alonan tho room. Thoro was & glasa and o bottlo of wino beforo Danton noup of cofiee befora Marat; anda heop of papors baforo Robespierro. ‘A man of Fraunce was stretched ont on tho table. * —_— Maxims of Cardinal De Retz, Homo of the most calobraled nphorikms over given to tho world are those of Cardinal Do Ltetz, Asa writer the famo of Do Rotx rosts npon tho *Memons," nmost striling and bril- liant worls.” But his maxims hove their value, astho reticotions which a groat and abie man formed from long oxperionco and practica jn grout buginess. Tine was Lord Chesterfield’s opinion, and ho adds, "'hey aro true conclu- sion, demwn from fucts, not from spoculation.” We sitbjoin a fow of thom : + Wenk men novor viold at the proper time,” **'I'horo are no small stops 1 greas affaivs,” “Iom pursunded that grosior qualities aro roquirad to form a good party leader than to form an Emporor of tieuniverso; and that in tho ordor of the aualitics whiet composo him, rozolution should walk band_in hand with judg- ment—I mean Loroic judgmont, tha principal use of which is to distivguish tho oxtraordiusiy from tho impossible.” “Upon mon of small undorstanding nothing ‘makes £o doop au imprssion as whut thoy do not undostand,” - % Whon four rises to o _certain hoight it pro- duces tho nmo offocts wy tomerity. Lear nover applios tho propor remedy.” * Wo shotld zover play with fovor ; wa eauno too closoly embraco it whon it is'reul, nor fly too far from it whon it is falso.” “A muu who distrusts bimeolf novor traly confides in any one.” * Mon noyer boliove others can do what they cannot do thomeelves." “Tho effects of woakness aro inconcoivablo, and T imgintuin (hat they aro far vaster tunu thawo of tho moet violauk passrons.” 1 havo romarked thut ill-founded oumities aro ever the most obstinato, 'Tho roasou of this inclenr, As offonses of that kind oxist only in the imagination, thoy nover fail to grow und swoll in that receptaclo, too fyuliful in evil fan- ciog,” ++'o commonplaco peoplo tho oxtraordinary oppours pogsibla ouly aftoe it s boos s~ veated,” Means of Checliing Couglung, Snccze ing, Fees Lecture of Dr. Droion-sequard at Loaton, Thoto are many fucts which show that morbid plicnomons of repiration can bo alko stoppud Dy tho influeuco of nrrost, Conghing, for in- uinueo, can bo stopped by pressng on tho nerven ou tho lip in the neighlorhood of the nose. A I)maauxn there may provont o cough whon it is hoginning. Hncozing may bo- atopped by tho samo meohanismi, Prossiagalen in the noighbor- Ti00d of tue oar, sizhitin frant of the car,may stop vonghing. Xt is ulso crao of hiccoush, but much Jous o than for encezing or coughiug. Pressing very hard on the top of thn mouth 1nside ia also 1 means of stopping coughing; and 1 wuy suy that tho will bns mmounss powor there. Thare wu u Preach surgeon who used to say, when- ever ho entored the wards of his hiospital, ®Tha flrst potioat who couglw horo will be doprived of food to-day.” It was exooellugly rarothat o pationt coughed then, There aye many other sffecticns associated with broathing which can bo stopped by tho samo meohnninm that acope tho hewrt’s action. 'Tho Eevenue Laws Mado (he Instiu- monis of Plunder. Iniquities of the Bystem. Moieties Tlow tho Compromising of Snuits Enablos Informexs to Extort Monoy. To the Editor o The Chieayn Tribune; Bm: Botora tho Rabellion, the Inws relating to tho rovonuo wers enacted with nceraful re- gord for tho vights of a citizon. But, whon the War brolte out, an inpationcoof logal restraints was dovolopod, and pooplo Acomed auxloua tocut through all logal forms, 'his wus duo, in somo menuure, to tho nocessitios of tho War, and to the fnot that it was imposaible to presorve the Unlon by moans which wero always striotly le- gal. It bocame nocessary to rofse a largo rev- enue, and people wora roady, Inthisas in att other mattors, to uso summary moasures, The ponnities imposed for o violation of tho Ravenue law wore mado vory sovere, and involvud heavy fines and imprisonment, At lasto law was on- acted which B3 COULD NOT BTAND A MOMENT it any ono hind tho couragoe to reslst it,but which has, until tho presont day, boon enforced and held in torrorom over the heads of all hnyortors. It was onnetad Match 3, 1863, that any Tistriot- Judgo of the United States conld direch an officor to acizo the books and papers of any porson, afidavit was medo that tho person had com- mitted n fraud on the rovento, or ovon‘atiompt- cd to commit such o traud. Of courso, such an act would do mo injuryit ull importers wore smugglors, or If all oflcors of the Govarnmont woto absolutoly honest nnd crovold of original #in, and no ono but smugglas woro e pected. But tho act is liablo to bo uscd, ard ltus beon usod ropoatedly, by officors of tho Government, to oxtort monoy from honest impiorters, by threatoning tho soizurs of thelr pupons, aud theraby atopping their business for an indoflnite poriod. But this nct did uot seem movere enough, or afford onough eucowrage- moent to Government ofiicers to moko seizures, Consoquontly, an sl was -passod Ieb, 28, 1865, roviving tho act of March 3. 1815, concerplug mofotios, It provided that, if n soize uro of forfeited goods was mede, one molety slould go to tho Government, and ono shouklbe divided among the Colleciior, Naval Oftisor, and Burvoyor of the Port. But, if a private informar gava information, e was o roceive ono-half of tho moioty. The distribution of tho mojoty wa somowhat changoed by suixsequent laws, but the Qovernment oflicors and informors woro always to haveit. Howover, the law of 1815 pravided ono safoguard, by compelling the informor or | QGovernment officor to loso hia portion. of the moaty if ho bocame o wituoss at tho trial of thiy case. This was dono nawsy. with in the. Jaw of 1505, and tho moioty systom stood, ¥ OFFERING A PLEMIU 0N IEIIURY.. However, n chack wirs interposed in faver of tho importor, by allowiag him to testify a8 woll ae tho informer. Aftor oudeting the law for the solzure of jin= pors, and rovising tho moioty systom, Congrows | procoeded to bring its work a little nogver to tite | perfection of ovil by onacting a Rovoaue la'v | which could not be oboyed,~s law o full 0% snores that the most honost sud coroful im- portor would bs caught in its moshes. An act way pasaed, July 29, 1856, providing; that the duty should be rackoned on the cost-prico of the article, or tho prics in the markot of* the countiy wheneo oxportad, whichever hapnened to bo the and to this should bo ndrled tho * cost portation, shipment, or t1ansabipment, with a2 tho axpenixs included, frora tha pluce of srowth, production, or mauufactyre, whather by and or water, to tha vessel in whiva the ship- ment wan made to tho Unitod Statea; the valio of the unck, box, or covering of .anv kind in which such gools wore conlainod i commission at tho usual rates, but in no cago dess than 23§ per cent, for numnf; un, prepariogy amxl packing for trunsportation.”” Tho law also provided that all ohargos of n gonornl eharacter should bo diue tributed over ull pacts of tho juvoice pro rata. ‘This famous clause hos boon witkaly published, and overvwhero condémned, and furthor com- ment is unoecssary hioro, _ Whew this luw wont into offnet, 1t_wns known fuat avery importor wag guilty of a tochnical viclativn of it, for no ono could bring gooda [ut the country' in zo- cordaneo witl 1ts provisione. ‘Nevorthaless, thoso ovil laws could have beon Tporno iad it not heen for ANOTHER FAR WORSE, Thore was ona thing which protoeted tho mer- chanis from spies and Dlaetaosilors in somo mensure. No informor or Govermmout aficer could obtain his morty of soizures made until tho matter waa tricd nnd the nceused condomned byn jury. Amorican jurymen like to sco fair ploy ; mid whon, in tho trinl of & cazo, it is mado clear to thom that tho perty accusad is honost in hinintentions,and tho violationsof luw are merely ‘techuical, they will cat through tho Jaw snd ne- quit hiim ; or, if they cowvict him, thoy will find morely nominal damsges. An American jury is a bad thing for blacimailora. Tut this was, in soma ncasure, changed. Tu tho net of July 18, 1866, was insorted a provision aufollows: **Tho Oommissioner of Jutornal Tevenuosball be, and is heroby, nuthorized and empowerad to compromire, mider sucls regnla~ tion an tho Secretary of tho Tronsuvy shall prescribo, nny casa nvising undor tho Iue tornal Revenue Jaws, whether pendingin court or otherwise.” Tho aame luw provided that tho informer could Liave Bis portion of thoe moijoty, notwithstanding the. comprommo, It <would be interesting to kooav by who:e influenco this compromiso clanso was inserted; for it is difli- cult to boliove thrk so ingonius an_arrangement for the perpetration of villainy could have come Dy accidont. It “would be hard to flid, in any statuto of the Utiited States, o clause which bhas beon productivo of O MUCH INJURY. : Boforo tho passago of the law containing this nlauge, the informor could only obtain his por- tiou of tha mc Aoty attoreonviction ; bus, after tho ‘)nssn{go of this Iaw, ho could get it by frighten- ing his victirn {uto b compromiso. Tho ponsliy for tho violution of tho Ilevonue law was, in many cases, imprisonment o8 weoll as & heavy fino; and it. ivas not plessent to stand o trial, thangh the violation of the lnw might have boen ingiguificant, 'ho systam of paving informers with the ‘monoy whick thoy conld #juaeza from thir vic- timg was us2d not only in tho colleation of cus- tom-dutics, bat was oxtonded iuto tho Intornal Roveauo Depnrtment.. Whoovar_xeglocted to aillx stamps to articles Fequiring them, or wh over neglec.od to tako out u liconse when o was nooded, was liabla to become gamo in the Wowds of Informers, If su Assossor or hig Doputy obiarved any person doing bitsinoss with- out 4 licerso whon one was roquired, justond of assossing tao mon, or glvinghim & hint that o liconsio was noeded, the Assossor might roport him to thwm United States Conuniasioner, who could have the man arvested. 'Tho matier conld thou bo cornpromised, and the Assossor or hin Doputy could obtain hla portion of tho monay, Tho penilty for dolng businoss without a liconse ~ when ono wna - ro- | quircd was a fino of not moro {han 8500 sud impriso mont fop not mose thn £wo vours : ik tho luiver part of the pounlty wnu aftorwards abolisk.od. Up to the your 186, & lurgo rovouno was dnrived fram leonsos, or, as tho luw douomi- nates thom, spocial taxes, Lowyors, physlciuns, pedders, cattlo-brokors, hofso-doalots, snd iy othors, wero obligod to bo Jiconsod, In HOY.0 casos it wan not orsy to doterming whothnr a liconse was necosrary. A farmer ml}:lu Hhip bin onttlo to markot, and buy somo from his (lol‘:hbum to tako will him, withoutintouding to 1auke it his business or becore a catile-brolor, "Iio question would ariss, How much of thut Luelncss could ho do bofora lloonso would bo In wpasms of (ho glattls, which is o terriblo fhing in chuldren, ns you woll know, as it sometumes eausen deaths, and nlso In - whooping-cough, it in possible to niford relief by tirowing cold water ou the fuco, or hfl‘uckllug tho soles of tho Joot, whiols produces Jaughter, and ot tho samo time gocs to tho giny mattor thab in producivy the #pusm and nyrests it almost at once, I would not sy that theso mesns aro nl\vn{s suer pssful, I would not sy thut we cast nlwavs provont cough by our will ; bat in many ing ¢ oo thoso things nro posuiblo, and it you rom=*: por thnt bronohirls and_pnoumonis, or any otr or acuto uffoctlon " of tho Iunge, hacklog or coughing greatly Inoreanos tho trouble at . time 4, you can onily oo liow Important it [n for the pationt to tey $0 avold couglilog ae bost Lo osuy voquired? Laws are gupposed to hava & litth elasticlty in thelv npplication, but thoro I8 * NO ELASTIOITY whon tho Informor reocivos a proportion of tho {ine imooued for the violation of tho law, and i uot obliged to wait for n trial of tho caso to ob- tain his rowurd, On ona oceasion, two men wera brought bo- foro n Unitod Bhutos Commissloner for not takiog out onttlo-brokers’ liconses, One of tho | nion was & worthy farmor: The Cowminsionor | trentod thom very politely. Thoy explumed their good intentions ; snid thoy had no aos of |1 dofrauding the Govornmsit, o, Tho Commis- (! ‘ioner rubbod his houds apd ‘sald : Al yos, | gentlomon ¢ thesa littlo inistusen oooue soma- timos among the best us, Tho ponnlty is 60U, bub we will nattlo by susites g by paymont of osts, Ohatloy, aoo what tho gosta cost of notlfymg the mon tocomo Loforo tho Commiuslonar” to wmount to sovernl huudrod dollars apicco, Tho mop paid tho costs filmlly and_ doparted, - Af.or nm{ Toft, tha farmer—honeat old soul—turnod to his com= panton and said of tho Commlssioner: *Tan't ho tho politest man you over aaw # " It must huyo beon . plousurs Lo heye soitled with o good-natured a Connmlssionor ? , TUE CIGAR-MANUFACTURENS i woro also obliged to muffor, They had mony ox\\)m’lunfllau or fcand, ynrticularly if thoy ro- tailed clgars, and doubtloss many frauds wern committed., But whothor thoso who swindled the Governmont woro the onen who waoro ob- Yigod o suffor s quaation "not eany to aunior, Clgar-manufnotn i wore dircotett o put slamps on cigar~ 0xed; but, if they woro rofnil ‘donlors, it wns cpsy to refill " tho Loxas withont putting or now stamps, This In- volved n heavy ponalty if thoy wero caughts but {6 v-a o hard patter to caich thom, In 1808, it %an, thorofore, ennctod, tha, + Whouover any stamped box, bag, vessol, wrap- por, or onvelopd of any kind, contatniug Lobacco or unuff, shall bo omptied, the stamped portion thereof shall bo dostroyed by the powson in whowo_hands tho samoe’ may bo.” - Tho poualty was 0 fino of 50 and imprisenment for not more than alx months, Iut, when tho lnw way onacs {od, portiaps it was not cousldered tuat tho elgar- manitfacturor who Intends to dofraud tho Gov- ormont docs not nllow his hoxes to becomo ompty, But, on tho othor hand, tha really hons ost miatufnoturor might not bo u\\\‘n{n promy, to deatroy tho box at tho moment when tho lost clgar wps vold. It ia douhtful whethior any con- silorablo proportion uf tho clgnt-mannfacturora who “ compromired"’ caues boforo tho Com- miuslorer evor really defranded the Govornmont at oll; though uron this point, it ln impossible tospeak with anything lika cortaloty. Govern- ‘ment spics wero sent ont, and they usually hunt- od in pairs, Loy would walk into neigar-mani- facturer's shop, and, it ho retailed cigors, thoy would by difforent kinds onc of varions hoxos, and woo £0 tho cigar-man if ono of {lioso boxes liappened to o oinpty. Thoy would mash it up inn tragio manner, nwd serva o notic on tho muanufacturor to mako his appearanco beforo the ¢ Commissionor. = 1t would bo most intorasting to Lnow low this © compromise " law haa wared with tho DISTILLERS OF MIGHWINES. Peopla thini thut great doal of money has beon mado by distillors and Govorument ollicers, in o way which would not bear tho light., Prob- ably tho distiliors compromised without tho ue- sisiance of & Commissioner. Iumny bo thougiy Lhat 1pmnlu would not ailow (his, logohizod blackmailing, and, ns porty-feol fug 13 in fomo monsute brokon down, probably they will not, A year or two ngo, if any of tho men who wote obligad to appear beforo tha Com= misstoner, talked over tholr trouble, they found sympathy among Democrats, who wora Toud 1 donouncing Govorninent apies, But this sorved to put tho- spios, who wero fron\unmly Governmont ofilcets, under tho protection of tho Ropublienn poity; snd tho men who had boeon binckmuiled under color of luw woio held up to the community a8 swindlors who wero mercifully allowed to compound thoir folony. Wiere is the pon of Dickeus to sativizo this mat- “tor? As n usnal thing, those who wora blackmailed Iopt quict ; for thoy could seo that, howovor in- nocont thoy might bg, talking only mado tho mitter worso. Nevertheless, tho feeling agninst thiceo vesatious taxen, n.d aguinsb tho numerous oflicers, becamo so decidod thub many speeisl taxes woro abolishad, nnd tl:o number of Govarn- ‘mant omployes was diminished, Duat Lhe dutics ou importod articles wero not correspondingly diminssbed, and, for tho last year or two, tho at- teution of Govornmont mformors Lius boen pret- ty well nutrowed Lo the field of cuscoma-dutles. Fheir notious havo now bocomo pluinor, for tho Topublicsn party no longer prolcots them, as it ik In tho bappy days of yore, whon thoir viotims wera obliged to . . DAY UP AND KEEP QUIET. Ol thouo happy dayn! thoy will never come again._ Iu those good old times, tho vic.im who opetied I month fu olf-dofouso wns_ crushied 1y the popular beliof that he waa attompting to dunnuxY tho Governmont out of that rovone | whicl was to pay tho National dobf, which was | contraoted during an unholy Rubollion, in which | 400.000 men laid down their livee. Tho days of tho {uformers hayo been longth- oned by the complisuce and iimidity of tho ‘mercantile community of Boston and Now York. ‘Whon Phelps, Dudge & Co. uud Jordan & NMarsh fell intn {ho sonres of the black- asnilors, o rofusul to compromiso and & determination fo staud o trisl would hove exosod tho wholo gune, The timidity of the Einetern merchents brought them into contempt, < Tpy wero soforred to as o *‘brood of im- 1 wrtora;" and probably oven theso insults would 1 o¢ uve sroused thom, it Mr. Joyue, the most 4. \eing of blackmailos, hiad not strivento justity bi meelf boforo thoe Congressional Committeo ap- po inted to mvestigato the mattor, 5 *, e remedy for this continued blackmatiling is not tiat which 18 usually recommondad. Yeople sowi ©_to thini that the ovil will be stopped by sitn) %ltying tho Hevenuo lan, nud tomoving the trape 1 ctad suares, 'This will no doubl bo of giont bouos 1, but 7 THE SOURCE OF THE EVIL consis! ' ir: that poction of tho law of July 13, 1866, 1 shich allows swis to be compromisod. Noither® Ph olps, Dodgo & Co., mor Jordan & Marsh, vor 1+ thousand othors, would lavo suf- fered if thoir casos ind boon ‘tried ; indoed, but for this law, t by would hardly have beon thieats oucd by blach muilers at sll. Lho existenco of tois law 1nvit s blnckmailing, and encourages the oflice ws of .the Govornmant to engago in it Whon u sitizeir uns 1ado u technical yiotation of tho lw, 120 s muny times unable to judga of its axtont,’ (i fo kuiow how dezply o 18 fuvolvod, and I8 w £ 1t subjeet for tho orerations of wmfolm- ors, provi ding his case ean Ve compromised. But, if his ca 30 caunos bo compromised, informers will not t hirenton ;him, for_they will thou kuow that thoy vannot of tuin their moiecy, uuless it Is given to L liem by a jurv. 2 T'ho dor druction of this systom of extortion and black mailing brea ki dovtn ono of tho man ovils whic © hava beon long protected by tho feel ing which Las resultodd trom thoe War, People rofused t o rosson or consider rue nropricty of doing awn y with _thoso nformers, hecanso tho Intter wen ¢ thought to be 6 necessury part of tho systom for* I ish:f a yever e to provide for the utional d bb and puy tho pensions of widows. "T'he ope: tations of these iufonners have Leon protociod ; by tho gratitudo of tho American peo- Dlo for the courage and dove tion of soldiers ; the Hlag of tho mon, which has beon carriod on so many batth >-flelds ond_bailosied by so many vic- torigy, hoss beon used as . veil to conceal tho worlk of bl wmailor A THRENODY . D, T rom the Minneagolis T'r ibtne, The pootry-tieud is abroad i tho land, Io infosts ovon tho _rustic pross. Georgo B, Hop- wing, of tho Union Grange, Orion, Olmuted Connty, Lws_boou up on elican, bathed hia brow in tho Fountain of Agauippi, tspped the wmaplo-trces in the Encred groves of Ascis, and canght in hiss mills-r. ail py much a8 two quures of the Tollowing = ‘Tho encmuy heth entend our Grange, Aud takon o sikter dew 3 11ls choleo was ono of :middlenge, Who wau very much uiseded hoi 0 A truc-hearted wife antl loving mother Sister Catlinrin has bam 3 Sho han fajthully peife.rued a holp-meot's par For yours it {6 now Bta et Qur licarts do ye.rn foi” » Lrother now Whoso niiletlon I8 5o (1 eat ; And many, ond sariest, 4ro tho pruyers (hat ascend fn Bl Hohauf of latd — The. mpnrgne We Drinte. Many will tako uu_iniorcsb in tho following sgom.arative etatoment ehowing the quantitios of o londury biands of chompugho wlues import- e Nowoul aud olV10r BuAdry pores during tho yenrs 1873 oud 1679 ¢ Doz, Doz, batties, Voltlrs, LT 18T Rufuat, Pera & ¥ Oharlos Heidulock & Co, Uehistock & Co aue Napoleon Cabinot, 3 Jarchurd Delooek 4. Vauye Clieq) ot Moot & Ol 433 Lommery & Grer Do S, Moreaus , deorgo Gonlat Do Voneyo Qlesnlor & Co Yrueh, Fourher & { Jules Summ & Co. Dua do Monteballo:... Avkorminn Liureuces ¢ Luroy. Vix Dara, Ayuia & Co, + Jiles Foursii i wotal., 7,623 207,99 Comparison of tho importutions of leunlnfi Drands of champaguo for the yoars 1874 an 1878 3 Piper llcidaieok, doorensad 15 per ocub; G 11, Mumm & Co, dacnased 81¢ por conty L. Taadoror deoroused 23 par conty Krng & Oo., de- srensod 4814 vor cont. The nbovo aio tho only brands of which tho "‘ oight young UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Proceodings of the Boerd of TRegents. Appointments for the Literary Commonco- mozt—eoting of tho Law Alumni Associntion, Commoencements of the Law and Medicenl Departinents. Correapandence of Tha Chicago Tribune, ANN_Annon, Mich, March 23, 1874, Tho rognlar meoting of tho Donrd of Regents provious o the Commencoments of tho Profess- fonal Schools wau held this evening. Tho following rosolutions were presentod by Regent Rynd, Chalrman of tho Committeo for RAISING TUE HTANDARD OF TUE MEDICAL DEPART- MENT: irneas, Tho Medical Faculty of the Univarsty of Michigan lius expressed an earncat destro ¢ thnt a rule mfght provodl in onr countey, liko that which provaiis in ‘ot of the Univorsltics of Turope, by which s Huoral education should bo mado tha' Mecosary ine troduction to profesaionalstudy ; ¥ and Witenkan, We havo roason 1o beliove {hat no prelim. innty oxam{nation fa fnstitaicd, and that no speelal qualtiications ote_actually domenled of thoss who entor the Modieal Colleges of this country ; and WiEREAS, Wo Davo roason £o boliovo' thiat many Iguorant und unworlhy persons are permitted to on- ago in tho tudy of Medicino in tho various Medical Soilogon of thin country, to thio dlsgrace of tho medical 1rofession and tho Injuky of the public: therefore, Resolucd, That wo deom it our duty to take such ‘meastires ue will tend to clovuto the aiandard of pro- feavlonal ncquiraments, aud proleot tha publlo from tho cliaruitonism which is ususlly tho outgrowth of ignoranca and immorality. “Reuolyed, Thiat, in futiiro, all stidenta entering tho Modical Dogestiont shall, In nddition to furnishing sutisfaotory ovidenco of goud moral charucter, bo sube Jueted, yrior to matleuiation, to o careful examing- on 3 hnid that o good Englie oducation, o knowledro of Nutural Flillosophy, Fhytleal Geography, tho cle- meitary Mathomatleal Sclonces, and ouch “equaint- anco with tisa Latin lunguage 88 will enabile tho stu- dent to apyrecluto tho tochuical langunge of medical Titorature, vrd Tead and writo prescriptions with po- curacy, ahald be roquired. “Ttcsolved, Tunt tho Prosident of tho University, & momber of tho Faculty of the Depwrtmont of Liferae ture, Scleuce, and the Arts, and tho Medloal Facults, shall conutibitte the Noard of Examinerd, ‘tcaolvedy urther, That, 3, 1o tho Judgment of sald ‘Bonrd uf Examinors, unyapplicant b doilcfent iu euch ments] quallicationd s ara necessary to o proper aps ‘preciation of tho work of tho profession, such Ap- ‘licant shall nol bo admitted to mastriculafion, Tha resolutions were made o special ordor of ‘business for to-morrow. PROTEASIONAL: Togent Rynd offered a rosolution, which was adopted, granting loavo of absonco for another yeur to Prof. H. 8. Choover, This was followed by the appoitment in bis stend of F. H. Qar- vigh, A. 3L, . D., as Professor of Therapoutics, 3atoris Modica, and Physfology, Dr. Chioover ig now traveling in Colorado with tho Liops of ro- cuporating his hoalth, 'he Prosidont submitted & latter from Prof. A, Sager, tendoring, in consoquence of ill-health, his rosignation of the Profossoiship of Obstetrice and_Disonscs of Women snd Childron in tho ledical Department of tho University. Prof. Sager bias been connccted with the University for more than thirty years. His rosiguation was no- cepled, and ho was_sppointed Lmoritus Pro- fessor. Edward 8, Dunstor, A, M., M. D., who haw porforned tho dutics of tio position for tho pust_year, wag appointod Drofessor of stotyics and Discasos of Womon.aud Children, Tesolutions wero adopted paying o high testi- moniul to Prof. Snger's syrimotry of character’ and putity of hfo, ind attzibuting tha great kuc- ceas of thio Medical Departzaont of the University to lis loguity, jndustry, wisdom, and scholar- ship. C.A. W. Spectat Corresnondence A Anvon, Mioi, of The Clcage Tribune, Mareh M, 1878 TLLS OF BTUDENTH. This morning, Regont McUowan prosonted resolution to caango thoanuual foes of Michigan utudents from S10 to $16, aud those of non-resi» dents, to* £20. In the discussion, tho Buard showed itself unfavorable to sny discriminntion against foreigu studonts; but fhe motion was finally enrried, in view of the ptringent financial ‘condition of the University, by a vate of G ta 8 “I'ie University Faculties woro invited to sub- mit 10 the June meeting of the Board their views upou the grenting of dogroes, othor than LL. D., only on examination. At tho afternoon session, the resolations of Tegeut Rynd on TIE STANDARD IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT wero takon up a8 s3ecial ordor. ‘fhe Medical Fuculty was prasent, by invite~ tion, nnd » gonoral expression frow its members and tho Rogonts was had, Al showad thom- solves in fovor of Taiming tho standard; but, in viaw of tno fact that nominal requirements al- roudy oxist, it - was thought bost only to insist rigidly upon thiese requiremonts, 26 published in the University Calendar, Accnxding!fy, tha fol- Towing was published a8 8 substituta for Rogont Rynd's xesolulions : “nte-olted, Tt tho Prealdent borespectfully raquest~ @il (o confer with the Medicat Facully, and_witn tiom 1o enforce Tlo 19, Uhaper 11, of tho' By-Lsws, fxing torms of admisslof of applicants to e Modical Do purtment ; and, in tholr discraifon, o modify enid rule all deom 1o be 10 tho best inteseats of the uB they Department, ‘I'ho rule referred to in this resolution fixes the roquiromonts for sdmission to tuo ‘Medical Do partmont sa they woro deiined in Rogeut Rynd's motion, THE VINANCE COMMITIEE | roported in favor of anticipsting the incraaged incoio which the University will ebjoy iw o few years, nua of issuing warrants, psyablo in from ihree tosovon years, for tho pu pose of building an adiition to thie Luboiatory. ‘4o propobed en- tarprise will coat 98,600, urid Wil plice the facil 1ties of this Leboratory far above those of sny other in the country. ‘P'ho Finunco Committee also made a fimul ro- port upon University Hall, whoso erection was Comploted this year, showing its nEgroEate cost to hava been $107,5238.88. “Ihio question of contitining soparate Instrac- tion and Jectures o ladivs in the Modical De- partmout was roforred to o commistes. APEOINTAENTH. The anutfl bas mado tue rollowing appoint- ments from the Bovior Class, Literary opurt- miont, to apeal at tho Commenconiont uext Juno ; F. A. Caclo, L._D. Follett, B, M, Hall, 8.D. Humilin, T, 'C. Hoymay, G. H. Jemeson, T, I. Tohmeton, G, F, Laue, D, A, Maxwell, L. Max- well, Jr.¢ O, 1L May, H, R. Pattongill, H. W. Ttogery, M, D, Sheldon, C. Thomas. MEETING OF THE LAW ALUMNI ASSOOIATI( . A large nudienco assembled in the Law-Leo- ture’ Room in the evening, at Vsao‘nlnnl(, to listen to an addross by Mr, John 8, Maltman, of Chicr.go, n graduate of the class of '70, and also an awmnus of the Law Colloge. Higsubject was * John Curran,” Mr, E. M. McDonald, of the praduating class, responded to the nddress of Thio ovening, on’ beliolt of "4, M. §, ‘L. Prico rond o peem prepared for tho oceasion by Mr. Stawart, its nachior being mnecossarily dotained from the meeting. Au election of afiicors was thon held, which resultod ns follows : Prosident, Noah W. Cheover, Anu Arbor; Lirst Vice-Pros- {dount, C. "ornton, Coldwater; Socond Vieo- Picsidont, Judgo AL Moriis, Stanisteo; Rocord- iug Becrotnry, Joseph M. Martin, Chicago; Cor- yo-ponding Seorotary, Honry Chanay, Dotroit T ousurar, Judge Cooley, Ann Arbor ;. Orator, #D. Lowis, Williamusown ; Poct, O, J. Wiog, 1 udington ; Exceuttva Comittas, O: D. Myers, Founen Enmon, W. B. Douglnes, ‘Al graduatos o ine Litorary Dopartmont who hiad entoredthe fogal p.roforsius provious to the futumtion of the Law Do) 'erfmont of the Univorsity were elected e bors o the Law Alumuf Ausoclation. U AW deice of The Chicago Tribune, swectat Corresp it ieb., Murch 25, 1874, 715 MRDI AL COUNENCEMENT. At inl{-past 10 tho S oceesion entorod the now i ouont by Tresidont Augoll snd James V. Osmpbell, LI, D,, of the Law Eroulty 8 Bupremo bourt ; and_ thoe flov. Dr. 0.1 D, Gll'awple, "~ COMMENOEMRNT OF THE LAW DHPALTHENT. Tho Mfteeuth Annual Commoncomont of the Lnw Dopartmont waa lie'd in tho aftornoon. "Tia olnss numbored 127, two of whom aroIa- . dies, Thia makos, in all, five fomala alumui of {tho Low Dopartment ot the Universlty. . . ‘Lha nddress of the atiomoon waa dolivered by thio Tion, Bonjamin I Gravos, Chief Justico of of the Bupromo Court of tho Btato, DANQUET, Tho banquet of tho Law Alumnl Associatlon Inat ovoning was largoly nttended by graduntes and distinguishod frionds of tho Dopnrtment, Among thoso who ocoupled: prominent soats ap tho hend of thotablo, Inoticed His Excollrnoy Gov. Bagley { Judgos Gravor'and Coolev, of tha Bupreme Court ; aud the mombora of the Bard of Rogents, - 0. A W, THE HEATHEN CHINEE, XIow Celestinl Oulprits Are FPunished, From the Doston Times, Tlio Mandarin of Pokin, who correaponds In point of power with an Amoriosn Trisl Justico, ouly clothod with alittlo more summary jurisdic- tion, administors justico morning and ovening overy doy in his own house. Attended by hin Beerotary and inforlor offcors; some of whom Doar ixon abacklos and othora pan-tseos, ho sita) - ot his tablo, whilat the haploas accused wallows on his unworthy stomach upon the carpot at his feot, A number of small sticks lio on the tablo pofore bim, Being coovicted of any potty of- fonso, the culpnt fa_immodiately chastisoed and rolensed. Tho Mandarin signities tho extent of tho chiastisement by throwing ouo littlo stick af~ ‘tor another upon the floor, cach ono that falls boing the signal for five atrokes of the bastinado, In suporior cases thore is & multiplicity of tribunals, and o delay of judgmont which tho ‘most fastidions eriminal in New York might well bo coutont with, the Emporor himsolf boing ot 1ast invoked to docide tha thing. ‘When a Celesttal winner {s arrestod & oliain i8 put round his neck and foatenod with a padlools, and on tho smallest resistauce an inferior officor, who procodes bim, drags his head well nigh o Luis body, whilst another, who brings up tho roar, jnbs buin soleucitioatly in the baok. en ho 18 nmlfl;ht out for trial, a man goos bofore him beating s pong to sttraot thenotico of the public, asmoll Tod fiag_in suck into each of his ears with the samo object, and two oflicors 1un ba- Trind him to keop his head up by rapidly-deliverad blowa with a cloft eano. t APFLYING THE DASTINADO, which fa the favorite award of insignificent mig- domoanors, 18 effected by stisghtesing out the culprit on the floor and laying on the pau-tsce with onergatio precision to the posterior, The . pan-tses 1a & thick pioco of eplit bamboo cane, tno lowor ond of which i8 nbout four -inches in width and tho upper end small and smooth to ronder it more conveniont. A Mandarin alwags has one attendant in his train, who alwsys ao- companics bim wherever ho tiavols, bearing & pan-teco, which, st tho nod of his " gaster, kb administors to noy chianco offendor, aud the bast of tho jokols that tho delinqueut is uo sooner rcleased from the bastiuado than he roturns his humblo thonks to tho Maue darin for the pood caro bl takos of his edus, cation. Another pumshment in favor for petty offensns I by twisting tho enrtilages of the ear in o peculiar and most puinful fashion.-. ‘The Ohinese merchant, or tradosman, who 18 guilty of fraud or upwarrantablo knavery in business, 18 punished by o swing of a novel and oxoruciat~ iug pattera. Two upright posts are drivon iirm- Iy Into the ground, aud & oross-bar tixed thototo, from which ho is susponded by tho sbouldors and ankles, n situstion so painful to bear that two officors aro kept 1n attendanca to poriodic " cally rolleve his sufferings by supporting him with & bamboo passed undor his breant, A Chi- noso boatman baing couvisted of a minor crimo, ia compelled to kucel, and whilst one officer of justice provents bim from flinohing, snother roeps his pig-tail and bostows s numbor of lows upon each side of his face with a sort of double battledors, made of thick leather. An wtorprotor, who fulsifios his intorprotations, is mado” to kneel, and alarge pieca of bnmboo cana is placed hohind his eyt trampled upon by two officers of justice standing on each ound and producing more or leas pain as they ap- pronch to or recedo from Lim, That grand om- bodinlent of torture celled TIE RACK i is aleo a Chincao institution, This supromely disbolical invention is used chietly for the pur- pose_of extorting confessions, a.circumstunce which shows that tho Ohiveso aro just about throe centuries bohind . Christianity snd no moro. ‘Tho instrument thoy use: is composod of thick, strong plank baving a contrivance ab ona ond 1o sccure the hands and nt the other cod a double wooden vige. The vise is formad of three stout uprights, two of - which are movable, The ankles of the oulprit. being placed in the mmchine, o cord is pasved Tound. tho uprighta aud hold fast by two-men. ,Tho chiel” tormneutor then gradually introduces. n wedgo:into the spaces, thus gradnaily tightening them until the ressure on tho anklos reduces the bones to a elly. Wowen convicted of ludecont demeanor aromado to bold up their Leuds, whilst small picces of wood aro put_botween tho fingers, avd Gords are passed round and drawn tightly to- gother untul the virtuo of modosty is thoroughly appreciated. Another rofinement of Chiuose cruelty is that of placing a small quentity of ua~ slackod lime insido a pioco of “cotton cioth and using it by way of & ponltica to tha oyes, * " THE WOODEN COLLAR is onother sovore penaitv. It is formed of heavy picces of wood, closed together, and Liav- ing ahclo 1n_the contre which Ats tho neok of the otlender, who, when 1t is fastenod to Lim, can neither 8ee his own foot nor put his bands to his mouth, Its weight 18 from fifty to sixty ounds ; soma of thom weigh 200 pouuds, & ond benenth which many an ubfortunnto has e+ pived. 'Phreo months is usnally tho poriod for which it is worn, an officer of justico boing do- Lailed to #ee thobitis n tput off during that spaco of time, One would ulmost imagine that the Southern plantar had derived sompo of his inupirations from Celostinl sources, Tue wooden collar is usually the roward of ¢n abling or brenches of tho peace, though it I8 somotimes the punishment of ineolvent debtors. Nale- factors of o gross ttypo are oxhibited pablicly, fastened 10 Llocks of wood by chains, or cagos liko wild beasts. A prisoner who endeavors o escape i enbjected to Lamatringig, sod whon the fondons Lavo boon sovarad, chunam, o spocies of mortar, s applied to the wound. Banisbment from his nativa provincoe ia the penalty swarded to a Chinaman ‘who strikes bis elder brother, or incurs debts for gombling. If the sentonce’ is ono of porpotusl Danishiment, he goes to Tartary, Aé hio journeys Le carrics n mn} sud_a palm leaf, which ero all the nocossaries of & Ohimaman's Lousekoeping, au any rate when in exile. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 18 awarded for robbory with viuleuce, forwearing ceriain spooitiod orusinonts, agvell as forall no.8 of homicido, whether mtontiofal or accidental ; frands on tho Government; the seduction of women, whother married or siuglo; the use of abusive language to & naront; plundering tho dead, or bigh weason, Tho mothod employed ia is tho most general mode, the latter bomng ro- sorved for tho most sgfimvntad offonses. Mandarin who is deemed wortby of denth is nos ususally troaled na ® maletactor of low degreo, Tho Empcror, if ho has & grest reapeot for him, will send' him 2 A BILYER COID, & broad hint to play tho unploasant xole of Cal- oraft to bimaelf, which is always sccopted and acted upon. 1t if & fot, worth mentioning, thut in olden times nn English nobloms was gouer- ally oxecuted by tho same silvern oravat. Do« capitation i performod in Ohina in this wiso: ‘Tne condemnad i made to kneol with his heuds pintoned togothor, and hus head is cloft by an ofiicor standing bohind him with a two-handod gword, Ordiary strauguiation in eifected by oxiending the condomnad on a cross aud binding covds tightly roundthe body from tho feet up-" wards until tho peok i»_reachied, when e cord g passed around it end drawn tightor and tightor untll duath onsues, It may bo mentioned thet tho Erpeior slways conpultshis firat law-ollicara Teforo ordering cnpital puvishment, and fasta beforo signing the vxecution werrant. Further Qov. Dagley, hoy wero followed by the Faoul- tes nndgdis}l'ln(:uisliad gues.'8 7 while tho gradu- uting clsses of tho Med.cal @d Law Depurt- ‘mouts broughie up the ronr, AMONE those who acoupled tio platfurm was Lutoi Van Vieot, of Hollaud, whe bas been spouding povesal dns:-: oo visiting the University, of whieh bo spou! i tho biphast torms, Thero uro, tlus yoar, {he Medignl Dopartment. aa thoy fl'ed up fo recuive their degrocs was sixty-fivo gradus¥es in A promitiont, fo 340 ol “{hoy como from all parts of the t iva hora that tnetruction which, in many of the Madieal Coflo,as, is dented thom o neewvtt of tue’y 8.x.” Amang thom was ono from Amine, und nuothor from Kanwsas, ‘Iwo of them havo'{alon the courso as w proparation for chew intoudod work as wissionnrles. Thoy wero prooted with more marked applause country importuttous have ovar bovnu 20,000 {ozens por aunum, Tho total aveitsghd dooxcasa 1neb yoar. waa 133/ cunta pok oundé fortunnte in whichs the least numuar-of execus tions iakos pla Y ——e A OQostly fRosidonces From the New York Mail, “I'io flight of 1iohcs aud tho fally of those wha Jaylsh monoy waatofully wora nover botier illns- tratod than i tho cugo of tho Jato Lograud Looks wood's splendid morblo pelace at Norwalk, Con- | neotiout. 'Yhoro ave- forty acres of finely-orns- promitca are throo other handsome buildings, )fiex‘ahdga' couservatorics, stabics, and soou. lpba houso is resplondant with polishod marales, froucoos, inlald woodwork of tho most costly Kiud, , doors. which aost §2,000 each ; a billlands soom’ on which $10,000 were axponded ; snd thore aro forty-uine rooms thus gorgeously deo= arated, no two of whiok ato alike, Lt 1s oatiuastod :fl:‘;fl'&&fi.”““’""mm""' aathey stopped upon § AL Fwoon €2,000,000 ud &5,000,000 of carh % piatform. ore thon made by Honrg F. | were cunk in this monument of extravayauos, | Thowss, M, D,, of Al ogan) & memlsrof the snd ‘ot the eniire cstablishment is ROW 0Q Boasd ok Visléord of g Unlvaraityy o LfoiD | tasiied fuk Iasa thian $330.040, either by surangulation or decapitation. ‘The irsb | | Il | ' | \ mioro, ko deema thnt yart of his reign the most 1 ¢ 170 | mented grounds, in tho centre of whichisn * udies who wro moubors of LEY | Mataly struoturd costing §3,000,000. 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