Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 2, 1874, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1874. Germany has re- TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION (PAYADLE IN ADVANCE). by 2. Sunday.. 2,50 R oy S1Z:00 1 e Partsof 8 year at the same rate. To prevent delay and mistakes, be sure xud givo Post OF ceaddress in full, inclnding S:ate and Cousts. Temittances may oo mece cituer by draft, express, Post Oce oider, or in registered latters. at our risk. TERMS TO CITY EUDSCRIBEMS. Daily, delivercd, Sunday exceptea 5 cents per week. Taily, acliverod, Sunday included, B0 cents per W Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, - Corner Madison and Dearbora-sts.. Chlcagos Ll TO-MORROW'S AMUSEMENTS. MY OF MUSIC—Halstad strast. between Aac h«fi-flfi{gmnmg? ‘Exbibition by Prof. Baldwia of tho called Spiritual Manifestations. ET! TRE—Randoloh street, between c.f,'fl_{'d'u“}m};‘?’?;.‘ gnnAdelpnl Company. Min- Farce, snd - strelay, Farce, DILDING--Lekeshore, foot of Adams PO IO B it A fioraooh aad eroua. SOCIETY MEETINGS. EORGE'S BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—Regular T O eag il Bo el at Crdonia il 157 azhioonest.y on Moudsd Sf; Ty BRGSO Prost. C. J. ECEEOUGHS, Secretary. X0.11, K. OF P., will meot mfi%fi:fig&gfi?&mu o Hall on northicast cornor T iren and Franklin-sts. Hopo aki breturen will at- tend on Fddg next, as business of importancs is to be teansacted. By ol % % rHorxTON, K. 2. 5. PAPER HANGERS, ATTENTIO: ool el o e inctonat., on Monday evening, Aug. 3. caber mfintlwdmlflcnfl. y.orderof J. 8. RAE, Sec. Masonte Bosrd of MASONIC. —Tcgular mecting of th :{%n“'um??. 2 siuess, in tho Parlor of Oriontal Salle. Sy roproseatative will by It i'hopod and expoctod evesy SRETREGGRT See. EDONIA CLUB-—Tho R T 57 and 169 £ast Washinglon-st g, at & elock. Al mEmery TR e irth Chicfiain, lar monthly meeting Fedonin. Duildink, Nos: SEINGTON LODGE, No. 1, A. P. A.—The mom- Do AS TG bt Lodgo are ~d 1hat the weekly meot: ing hss been changed 1o UT“']?“]““:;:‘&:(;:FI::“' cur. The next moeting will take plac ur BT nes moeting i D SARTIN, & [ —— "EUSINESS NOTICES. DR. McCHESNEY, CORNER OF CLARE AND Randolph-sts., warrants ths @inest znd best full sct of toeth for 5. Badsfaction given or money refunded The Chitags Teibune, Sunday Morning, August 2, 1874. TEE COURT-HOUSE BRIBEEY. There bas been & stampede of the corription- ists. Many of them left the cityon Thursday and Friday to avord being brought befors the Graud Jury. Fortunately, the Grand Jury is an institution that can be convened at any time, and between now and the election thero will be several terms of the Court. There is & upiversal wail among the Aldermen, County Commissioners, aod the hangers-on,— the contractors and their dependents. For six wezks the work of electing Karls and Egan has been steadily progressing. First, the money had to beraised, and then the votes bad to be socured. Theso operations required time, and the employment of many agents. Who were in- terested in the choico of Karisand Egan? It must be remembered that these two ofiicisls were to receive 4 per cent on the total ex- penditure, which, estimating it at $5,000,- 000, would give to the superintending architecte $200,000. As it was expected that these mrchitecis would have the inspection of materials and work, and that upon their cer- tificate all money would be paid, therewas a chance for enterprising men to 2d4d something more to this commission. Who else wers inter- ested? Every contractor for the supply of material who expected to swindle the pablic 25 per cent in the quality of the goods furnished, wnd to bo paid for 25 per cent more than should be sctuatly delivered, was peculiarily interested in having the right men elected architects. All the men who expected or were assured of con- tracts for masoury, carpenier's work, plumbing, roofng, painting, etc., and who espected, through allowances for extra work, alterations, end work imperfectly done ornot done atall, 10 be paid more than they were honestly entitled to, were equally solicilous to have the right men eclected a8 architects. To many?gf these men the election of a particular architect was equiva- lent to a profit ranging anywhere from 20,000 to £30,000. We have reason to suppose that there ‘was more than one combiration, and that Egan and Karls were elected because there were more persons interested pecuniarily in their election, and becauee there was more money put up on their bebalf than for others. Whatever sum waa put up was divided oaly among those who were in the Egan and Karls combination. Hence the grest anxiety to bave the number of arch- itects increased 50 2 to erable the supporters of otber combinations to get their share. Weare teferring to notorious facts. No job and no offico with money in it is allowed to pues tho Council without being paid for. Within sixty days, the Common Council created 2 office and tixed the legsl salary at 23,000 a year. OQue of their own number was & caudidate for the place, 2nd, despite his long association with them, it is said that the sum of 2,000 was paid to securs Lis election. If it is true that the mem- bers of the Common Council would en- force this stand-and-deliver system upon cone of their own number, who can believo that they clected men to sn office having $200,000 compensation, with profit to others of three or four times that sum, without making a like de- mand and receiving it ? Does anylody, in the light of the experienca of the past, believe that the Common Council and County Comumissioners, composed largely of men who bave no business, a0d 1o visible means of support, and who aro notoriously dependent on the money they pick Tp a8 members of the Council, would vote away these two offices, and indirectly vote away con- tracts to the amountof £5,000,000, without first having been paid therafor ? The exposure of the frand has expleded the wholo iniquitous proceeding. The Council has no legal authority to elect architects ; no author- iy to invest them with the functions and powers ©of the Board of Public Works ; and no suthority tovote them a compensation in the shape of commissions, nor otherwise than in the form of 2 sanual ealary. Thelaw officer of the city bas !":: ; ::::: on the election of the architects by e 'f::ncxl., snd their emplogment in Conrt-Houss, ur ‘penntand the erection of the 0 make contracts, or to exer- cise any power placeq . Public Works, b5 law inthe Board of Sofar the public have trigm bribery has not beea the less comylete, nor the Jess scandajous and infamons. Now, Xez' us have 20 investigation, not by the Common Council, but bythe Grand Jury. Heroisa chanco for the Citizens” Associntion. Let them appoint & Tespectable committeo to hunt up the facts, Letthem find the bank or the sefe where this motey was deposited, by whom deposited, by . whom draen out. Let them hunt the matter to phed ; but the lect tho facts and the names of witnesses. Lot us have the gniltyindicted andconvicted, and the Board of Aldermen rid of every scoundrel who has sought tho office for purposes of gain. THE PISTOL-SCENE IN TEE BEECHEE CASE, Reference -was made 1w our dispaiches of Saturday to what may be called tho pistol-scenc in the Beecher-Tilton case. Tho particulars of this sceue had been communicated to us some time ago, but were not published for the resson that they wore an air of improbability. A por- tion of tho facts having como out, we feel at liberty to state the remeindor, 28 they wero parrated to us by a gontleman of high repute, who obtained the particulars at first hunds. The story runs that Mr. Moultcn asked 2Ir. Beecher to walk home with bim one Fridas even- ing after the usval prayer-meeting. When they aarived ai Aloulion’s house they found Tilton al- ready thero. AIr. Tilton said that he desired to have some private conversation with Mr. Beech- er, whereupon Mr. Moulton went out of the room. Alr. Tilton locked the door, put the key in his pocket, and then communicated to 3r. Boacher Mrs. Tilton's confession. Mr. Beech- er remaived silent a few moments, and then declared that he did not believe Mrs. Tilton Lnd mado any such statement. Mr. oulton then returned into the room, and, having learn- od Mr. Beecher's amswer, suggested that ho (Beecher) should go arouud the cornor to Mr. Titon's house and ask Mrs. Tilton whether she had mede such a statement, and that thoy two— ‘namely, Moulton and Tilton—would wait till he returned. AIr. Beecherassented to this arrange- ment, and went out. Heremained absent nearly an hour—long enough to have accomplished his errand threeor four times; but, when hereturned, remarked that it was so late tbut he had con- cluded uot to come in again, but would see them both in the morning. They thereupon sepa- rated. Nr. Tilton went to his house, and Mrs. Tilton' informed him that Mr. Beecber had come to ber in great distress and agony of mind, aud told her that be was a ruined man, and ““toock on” so dreadfully that her sympathies were excited i & high degree; and that whilo she was in this Etate Mr. Beecher implored her to give hima paper to protect Limself against a conncil of ministers. Aftor some further entreaty on Ar. Beecher's part she consented to write such a pa- per at his dictation, but stipulated that it should not be used agaivst her husband—it mi be used nguinst all the world excopl Ar. Tilton communicated these facts to Mr. Aoulton the next day. Alr. Moultou's ind¥jna- tion at such an act of perfidy was expressed in very strong terms, and ho ended by sesuring M. Tilton that he would compel Mr. Beecher to give that paper back. Ho eaid that since it was his suggestion that Mr. Beecher should go unaccompanied by cither of them to bhave an interview with AMrs. Tilton, and gince therr confidenco had been thus grossly betrayed, ho deemed himself morally bound to remove the paper from Mr. Beecher's bands. Accordingly, he went directly to Mr. Beecher's house, charged hum with his decaption, and end- ed by demanding that the paper should be re- turned to him. 3Mr. Beecher refused to givo it up. Mr. Moulton then repeated the demand in more decisive language, and said that he bad promised Mr. Tilton that he would recover the poper, snd that Lo was defermined to do it. Mr. DBeecher then smd that if he gave the paper back he would bave no means of protecting bimsclf against an Ecclesi- astical Council. Mr. Moulton replied that he would take the paper and pat it with the other papers which he had bearing upon tho case, and that whevever Ar. Beecker needed it to piotect himself against an Ecclesiastical Council he would return it to him. Mr. Beecher still hesi- tated about giving up the paper, 2ad asked Mr. Moulton what guarantee he had that Moulton would return it to him when required for the above-named purpose. Mr. Hounlton thereupon resched his hacd around to his hip-pocket, drew out a loaded re- volver, and holdingit dangerously near to Mr. Beeclicr's breast, replied: * That is your guar- sntee, Mr. Beccher.” Afr. Beecher thersupon delivered the paper to Alr. Moulton, and the lat- ter went away. Whether Mr. Moulton is in the habit of carry- ing fire-arms, orwhether Le took the pistol along with bim for this particular emergency, is prob- ably known only to Limself. im, - SUKDAY IN ENGLAND, There was an interesting debate in the English Parlisment, a few days ago, on tho Sunday-ques- tion. Mr. Peter Taylor moved that ‘it is de- sirable to give greater facilities for recreation of moral and intellectual character, by permitting the opening of museams, libraries, and eimiler institutions, on Sundsy.” The motion was probably an indirect result of the popular feeling inregard to the Bethual Green Muscum. Bethual Green is the Five Points of London. The liberality of Sir Richard Wal- lace put a magnificent muscum there. Tho in- habitants wero agog with delight. When San- day come and gavo them an opportunity to nso water and clean linen, they trooped in thousands to the museum, and found it shat. Their dis- appointment was aggravated, later in tho dey, by tho appearanco of scores of carrisges carrs- ing privileged people to the museum. 5o those who could go sight-seeing every dsy were admitted on Sunday, and those who hod that day slone to ispare bad the doors shut in theirfaces. Thebeliof in the advisability of modifying the arbitrary San- day lows has since been gaining ground. AMr. Taylor’s motion was & “feeler.” He mados clover specch in support of it. e sbowed Par- liament that the great reformers, Luther and Calvin, wero earncstiy opposed to Sabbatarian- ism. They accepted, insteed of ignoring, the teachings of the New Testament on this subject. Luther pussed his Surnday ovenings with ** Wein, Weib, und Gesang.” Calvin played bowls on Bunday afterncon, on the green in front of the church in which he had thundered out threats ogainst sinners in the morning. Thoe vevival of the Jewish Sabbath was the work of a later day. It was due to Scotland aud New England. AMr. Taylor quoted an Aberdeen elder who eaid that he would not probibit welking on Sunday **until eoms substitute for it had been devised." He instanced the caso of Lord Shaftesburr, who was bitterly attacked by a Scotch- msn for writing some verso in which thers was = reference to the Ileboring classes “gisporting themselves” on Sunday. Lord Shaftesbury felt bound to explain that the offen- sive expression referred only to children. Mr. Taylor might have found parallel absurdities in New England customs and laws. The decisions of the Massachusetts courts are rich in ref- erences to Sabbath legislation. At the close of Mr. Taylor's speech, his motion its source, punch up the State’s Attorney, ool waa refected by & very heavy major- ity. Of course, the High Church party voted against it, but the main cause of its dafeat is said to bave been the opposition shown to it Ly workingmen themselves. They feared that the opening of the museums, libraries, etc., would be but a prelude to the opening of ehops and stores, and that their day of rest would thus disappear. Yet the two workingmen who are AL P.%, Mocers. Macdonald and Burt, voted with Mr. Taylor. The question is to be revived at the next sesaion of Parliament. PODSNAPPERY. “lr., Podsnap was ecusiblo of its being re- quired of bim to take Providence under his pro- tection; consequently, be always knew exactly what Providenco moant. And it was very re- markable (and must bave been very comforta- Dble) that what Providence meant was invariably wkat Mr. Podsnap meant.” This will ungwer 28 an accurate delineation of many preachers who are nothing if not the inter- preters of Divine Providence. **inferior men might fall short of that mark, but Podsnap was always up to it.” And when beis in the pulpit be comes to time with radiant self-sufficiency and the mtmost punctunlity. No fox-hunter’s crest could rise more proudly st the cry of “Yoiks! tally-ho!” than does his at the return of an opportunity to read the haundwriting on the wall or expound the ways of God o man. ‘Whether they are thewaysof God in the retribu- tive sense in which Podsnap delights to uso them s & question with which he never troubles himself. He is too cunning to ask or answer any question that would jeopardize his thoory of the Divine government, and his func- tions as 1te Primo Minister. But others will ask, although he may not, if our fires are de- signed to chastise tho unbeliovers of Chicngo, why are the faithfulalways among the worst suf- ferers and greatest losers? And if Daston is 0 wiclced as to deserve & hurricsuc, why does the providential tornado smash a churchfull of Sun- day-school children, and open the doors of the Peuitentiary to tho convicta? If the Pittsburg deluge was o visitation upon that region for its partialicy for Monongabels whisky, why was Temperanceville included in the path of the Nemesis ? The Popo attributes the eruptions of Vesuvius avd the inundations of the Tiber to tho * indig- pation” of the Deity over the occupation of Rome by Victor Emmanuel; but how, then, does he explain the massacre of Catholics in Parie and China, the destruction of & Catholic town in Spain by & landslide, and the appalling holocsust of Catholics in a South American cathedial? Mr. Spurgcon tells us tbat an Evangelical clergsman “writes to inform Lim that the gout iseent to us as & judgment from God for op- posing the Church of England.” Whereapon Alr. Spurgeon rotorts : “If a swollen leg proves that 2 man is under God's displeasure, whai would & broken neck prove:" He ‘asks the question with special refereuce to the lato Bishop of Winchester,” who was thrown from bis horse and instastly killed. And yet Ifis Lordship was a loyal Prelato of the English Church, combining Ritualistic proclivities with Evangelical intolerance! According to Mr. Spurgeon’s admonitory correspondent, he (ot the correspondent) is to be carried off by the next attack of the king's evil. 1f he should not be, what will become of the Church, and the Bible, and Christianity ? Ar. Spurgeon says: “Despite tho fact that the writer claims to be a clergyman, we aro no moro disturbed than if he Lad signed his name Zadkiel.” Thisis a good rule, but the eminent preacher should remember that, like every other good rule, it * works both ways.” He has worked it ome way, somebody may wok it snother way, and that way may be to meat Alr. Spurgeon’s Podsvappery with the eamo contempt with which ho encounters that of his Evangelical admonisher. He is rather given to aseuming toward his opponenis, es- pecially toward * lieretics ” and * Papists,” the same attitude that the Evangelicals sod Rit- ualists nesume toward him. He does not hes- itate to tell his opponents exactly what tho Almighty thioks of them, although it is, of couree, *‘the most painful duty of his life,” any more than he heeitates to inform the Almighty just what dispoeition He ought to make of those who set themselves sgainst Him—Spurgeon and Him. When the littlo boy lost his marbles in a game played during church-lours, his father said: **Of course, God punishes you in this way for not going to church. "And the reply was: “But, vaps, neither did Bill go, and he has got my marblesand bis own too!” The boy’s logic is none of the best, we admit, but it is exactly as good as the father’s. Itisatit for tat that muy Do reckoned upon by all persons who make Pod- suappery & basis of religiousinstruction. If the last retort is not spoken itis thought. THE ALARI OF ADELBERT AMES. Ames is scared. IIe telegraphs to Grant that an * plarming condition of affairs™ exists in the State in which he plays Governor. * Infant- ry and casalry organizations exist in Vicis- burg!” shrieks Adelbert. Awful Nay, it is ¢ roported ” that artitlery has been sent to that city. **‘These bodies, organized and armed without authority, and in violation of law, as- sumo to bo the guardians of the poace.” Slips in grommar are pardonable in & timid and ex- cited man. ‘*These bodies™ doubtless moan the iufantry and cavalry, mot the somewhat mythical artillery. Then Gov. Ames makes an unplessant admiesion. The *Democrats, represented by the whites,” do not want troops. The *Republicans, con- sisting mainly of blacks,” do. Day by day the evidonce accumulates that a cooflict of tho races is at hand., The Alabama State Democratic Con~ vention has just resolved that the course of pol- itics 1n that State “ necessitates the union of the white people in self-defenso.” The surest way tomeke the couflict one of bullets instcad of ballots would be to send troops to the seat of trouble. Bat—*to return to our muttons”— the proverb is very patinregard to Adelbert, whom we loft bleating for aid by the telegraph. Again his feelings master him. Again common eense and grammar stand aghast beforo the query, *¢ Can there be any serious objection why troops #hould not be'sent thero?” We lmow of noob- Jection to not sending troops there. Grant is of the samo opinion, for he replies to Ames that he “declines to move troops except under a call made strictly ia accordance with the terms of the Coustitution.” Adelbert’s closing plea that there are already troops n two Alississippi towns, and that, therefore, there might as well be some in Vicksburg, does not convince. Eecause wrong has been dome twice, should it be done again? Gov. Ames must sigh for the good old times when & dispatch of ““Troops wanted— Democerats troublesome,” wonld have put regi- ments galore at his eervice. Unluckily for him and other carpet-baggers, bayonetsare no longer at their beck. An unkind President reminds them that a certain instrument called = Consti- tution gtill exists, and is not to be henceforth | ignored. This provoking paichment contains & declaration that a State shall receive aid ngainet domestic violenco from the United States, “on application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot bo convened).” Sothe Afississippi Legisluture will have to be conveued, and the question will have to be debated and & formal requisition will have to be made before the Vicksburg whites can be dragooned into yiolding up their plunder- ed city to the thioves who have hitherto robbed it. This 18 very sad,—the moro 80 a8 the elec- tion comes next Tucsday, and these fussy pre- liminaries cannot be got through with beforo that time. So Adelbert's littlo game is blocked, aud he will sink into his usual obscurity. Wo bave a word to say to the whites of Vicks- burg. A weighty responsibility rests upon them. 1f thore is any unfairness in this election, if negro votes are rejectod without good ground, if illegal whito votes are received, if therois in- timidation at tho polls,—then will they have dealt a heavy blow at the possibility of Southern pelf-government. That possibility is on trial. Any shp thoy make will be esgerly caught at and used 28 an srgument for keeping garrisons throughout the South. They should bo long- suffering on Aug, 4. Practice bas taught them how to be s0. They have & chance to help rescne the whole South from Federal inte1ference. Lot them improve il AFRIC-AMERICAN EXPLORATION. Under the joint auspices of the New York Herald and tha London Daily Telegraph, Mr. Henry M. Stanley is “ organizing an expedition of African diecovery.” We observe that the is instructed to “ solvo, if possible, the remaiuing probicm of tho geography of Ceotral Africa, and to invostigate and report upon the hauats of the slave-traders.” These cortaiuly.are objective points of some dimensions, but they nead Dot engross Alr. Stauley’s entire time. There must necessanly be hours and days when he can neither study geography norunearth the kidnappers. Let him devoto this timo to other matters of scarcely less momentous iuterest. Lot him compare the men and things he bas left behiud on this Con- tinent with tne men and things he finds on that. While resting from his pursuit of the slave- stezlors, let him inquire whether thero is an Ethiopian Boss Tweed who steals millions of tho pablic monoy, and whose confinement in coosequence is a sell, and who is afforded every facility for life, liborty, and the pursuit of happiness, without the anuoyance of public curiosity. Perchance they have a Congress in some of their numerous Governments in Africa which connives at the larceny of pickaninnies, but does it vote itself back-pay for services already paid for bsyond their value? The “ Dresd Reform™ yparty desire information, from whatevor quarter it msy coms. ill Mr. Stanley bs good enough to note down anyinferences he may draw from the costume of tho ladies of Atrion, or any suggestions be may be able to obtuin from those ladies themselves. Let public opinion in this couutry be suspended until we are informed by Mr. Stanley whether the sable besuties of ¥angroo suspend their drapery from the hips or the shoulders. We remomber that the Herald was obliged to criticise its explorer when he undertook the role of alecturer. As might have boen expected, no gooner had he emerged from the depths of Africa than he mounted the rosirum—he and Kalula—to unfold his tale. But he *‘treated only of the geographical and the common- placo.” The Herald wanted um to treat of the uncommon place which Africa is understood to be. He should have described how he was just mussed by a precipitato panther; or how he got half-way down the throat of a crocodile before he was aware thas he was in the crocodile’s way; or how he got & whack over tho head from s go- rilla without 80 much as his ancestor ssying, *“Mr. Stanley, I presume ?” The Herald was disploaed, and sdvised its discoverer to “ forego his manuscript, sing-song, and monotone, and simply talk to his suditors of what he saw and suffered while doing his duty so nobiy to the Herald and humanity.” But it wasno go—at least, it was oaly omo go over the lectare- couree, which, however, i8 so arranged that an African or auy other reputation may pocket 8200 a night, for s hundred nights, from the Ameri- can Lyceums. Lecture Committoes and their money are soon parted, when a reputation for good traveling or bad spelling dawns upon them. But it is not to ba supposed that Mr. Sianley's *“auditors ™ in Africa would bo so fastidious as those of this country. Lethim take the stump there, “ without & manuscript or a monotone,” and test the public sentiment, for sxample, on the questton of annexation, or a reciprocity treaty with the United States. Let him ask His Imperial Majesty tho Emporor Ourang-Ourtang Low he would like to go into business with us at Washington. And he would find that the only renson why His Mojesty did not blash is, bo- causo the Ethiopian csunot change his skin. Let him see how long be could keep his head on bis shoulders after advising the Ashantees to pay their debts with promises to pay them—it they chooso. Mr. Stanley will appear among tho Africans pre-cminently as a journalist, and he will have the honor of being thoonly journalist the Congos and Dahomens ever saw. Hisown profeasion will naturally make tho subject of his public scances and private chats. Ho will, of course, begin with Chicago. Ho will tell them of an edicor who has sought out many inventions for destroying happy homes, and who, when they return to plague tho inventor, cries for mercy to “me and mine,"” and calls in vain for & drop of water to cool his parched tongue. Mr. Staaley will point with pride to the fact that thejournalism of this country isalso adoruned with the Woodbull ; that George Francis Train has been an editor ; that Tilton was one until re- cently; that Beecher is still one, and so is Oliver Johnson, and 0 1s Sem Wilkeson, who is incon- solable over the Brooklyn eruption, because “ it knocksthe Life of Christbigher than & kite!” In a word, weare justificd, from what the Daily Telegraph 8ays of this joint-stock enterprise for the “regencration of Africa,” in indulging the most sanguine eanticipations. We can imagins the two nations which Mr. Stanley represents being obliged to carry a war into Africa to re- venge the kidoapping of the explorer by the very miscreants whom he was seat to ¢ invoati- gate,” or to demand his ransom at the hands of some royal savage whose tail-feathors the ex- plorer tried to extract for his own ornamentation. Who knows but that this oxpedition may ro- sult, not only 1n the regenoration of Africa, but in the torritorial aggrandizement of tie United States and the United Kingdom? In suchan event the two nations would undoubtedly join with the two newspapers in making Mr. Stanloy Governor-General ‘or Viceroy over the whole Continent. He conld not be rewarded with the Presidency of this country, because he was not ‘born in it, altbough it may be that his ances:ry are of sdequate obscurity, and that his early oducation was suMiciently neglected. But what | for the Sonmets. swowd bo the stealings of Washington rings or Pacific Railway rings in comparison with kindred. coalitions, if Stanley’s rod of empiro oxtended from Algeria to the Capo of Good Hope? All this might come of a war to avengo Stanley and vindicate the Telegraph, * Humanity, and the Herald ! On, Stanley, on! THE VIENNA SANITARY COMMISSION. Wuile the International Congress at Brussels is discussing the laws of war, there is another Congress sitting at Vienua engaged on the in- ternational laws of health. It is presided over by Count Adrassy. The first Sanitary Cougrees was held at Constantinople in 1866. No prac- tical steps, however, were taken by that Con- gress, and the experience of the last eight years Las demonstrated that, if the second would be more successful than the firet, its members must 1ot confine themselves to the elaboration of fin- ished scientific essays, One of the subjects un- der discussion u: the lest Congress was the quarantine regulations in cases of chol- era. It was then hoped that the sev- eral Governments would adopt some com- mon messures of quarantine, Unfortu- nately, their representatives at Constanti- nople could not agreo on a matter of such im- portance. The consequence was, each Govern- ment adopted its own quarantino measures, much to the annoyance of other Governments and of travelers. A rumor tbat the cholera pre- vailed in certain quarters bas often been suffi- cient to stop traffic along lines of roads between two countries, Numberless instances of the in- convenienco to which travelers have been sub- jected on acconnt cf tae want of & system of quarantino between contiguous States migbt be adduced. 'The evil at last grew to such dimen- eions that another Samtary Conference becamoa necessity. Invitations were, therefore, seut by tho Austrian and Russisn Governments to ail the States of Europe, and to Persia and Egypt, to participate in a new Congress. In no case was the invitation declined. The object of the present Congress is to draw up general quarantine regulations, but mainly to establish an organizatiou to discover the nature of cholern, trace it to its sources and through oll 1ts various phases. Count Andrassy is san- guine that organized effort is equal to nccom- plishing this. This body. it is proposed, shall be known as the International Epidemic Com- misston. Stations are to be established for the study of tne disease, and for means to ward it off. The Constantinople Sanitary Congress were divided on the question whether cholera was contagious or cot. The present Congress will probably leave that matter undecided, al- though it assumes in practice that it is. Great good cannot fail to come from a study of cholera in tho manner proposed. It may be that no infallible remedy will be found against it. It will, however, be a matter of rejoicing to know that the subject has been thoroughly in- vestigated, and that what can be done has been dono to enlighten us on its real nature. BHARSPEARE IN GERMANY. Not long tince, Julius Roderich Benedix died in Germany, leaving a work which was published after his death, and entitled Shakspearomanie. Benedix had been connected with the theatrical art and the drama for more than thirty years. He was o writer of dramas himself; and there is scarcely s theatre in Germany, largo or small, of great pretensions or of the most humble, in which his plays have not been performed. He was not a first-class dramatist. Among the dramatic writers of this generation, however, whether in Germany or Englaad, he is entitled to & very respectable position. He was not only a writer, he was Limgalf an actor ; and 10 his youth won laurels in many parts of Germany in that capacity. 1t thus happens that he has been, and is cousid- ered, in Germany something of an sutharity on tho dramz. This will account for the impori- ance attached to bis Shakspearomanie by Ger- man roviewers. It ig not £0 much the strengih of his arguments as tnat Benedix wrote the book which has given it its importunce. The titlo of Benedix's book is eufficient evidence of the spiritin which he approachcs hus subject. Shakspeare's merits he discusses, or rather he manages to have them discuseed, by three inter- locutors, Oswald, Hellmath, and Reinbold: Oswald is an enthusiastic admirer of Shak- speare, Hellmuth an enthusiastic opponent, Reinhold & mediator between the two. In tho course of the dialogue, how- evor, Reinhold forgets his character, al- lies himsclf with Hellmuth against Os- wald, and joins in tho attack on Shakspesre. From the title, Shakspearomanie, one would think that Benedix censured only the extrava- gant exaltation of Shakspoare. The resder, however, canuot fail to observe that the great poet comes in personally for his share of abuse. Oswald, Shakspearo's admirer and defender, has comparatively little to eay. If Bonedix knew no more in favor of Avon's bard than he puts into the mouth of tho bard’s enthusiastic ad- mirer, wo need not bo surprised at the concla- sion he reaches, viz.: that the present estima- tion in which Shakspeare stands m the eyes of tho world is due to a universal iliusion, or mania. Itis to the credit of Gorman crities that they havo pointed out that the mania, or illusion, is altogethor on the other side, and that Benedix, by bis very career, was incapacitated to pronounce a correct judgment on Shakspeare or his genius. Our author has looked at Shakspears through the medium of his own limited experience as an actor and writer of plays. Taking his own style and his own principles 2s a criterion, it was im possible he should resch any other result. Is it not a little romarkable that, simultane- ously with Benedix's book against Shakspeare, appeared tho second edition of another work, with precisely the same drift, by tho celobrated theoretician Rumelin. Germany rebels every little while agaiust the dramatic supremacy of Shakspeare. She would like to make her own Goethe or Schiller, or both, the facile princeps of dramatists. Indeed, Benedix's Shakspearo- manie was dictated in great measure by a desire to vindicate for his favomie Behil- ler & place which does not belong to him..| Such works a8 Rumelin's and Denedix's are an exception in German Shakspearean literature. Our great poet is as much admired and appre- ciated there 88 in England or America. Ger- many has a Shakspeare Society; and publishes a Shakspeare Annual. Herder remarked once that to Shakspcare there was no en2, and so. indeed, 1t would secm to be. There isnoend to him even in Germany. New and improved editions of old works on his genius are contin- ually spzoaring. The second edition of Kreys- sig's Lwiwres snd Bodensiedt's translation of the Sonneia have recently been published. The Sonnets have, of late years, become exceedingly popular in Germany. In England, at the begin- ning of this century, it was eaid that not evern an aot of Parlisment could provide readers futed this saying. Somuch in demm‘d are they in that conntry that an edition has been prepared specially for Iady readors. But the Sonnets do not engross the entire attention of German Shak- spearean writers. Among the morerecent publica~ tions two are mentioned 88 deserving of special mention,—*Btadies on the Midsummer-Night's Dream,” by sun sponymous writer, and *Mac- beth,” by L. Schmidt. Occasionally & German appears who wishes to ‘placo Goathe or Schiller above all other drama- tists, especially above Shakspeare. The more sensible and able are satisfied that Shakspeare belonged to the Germanic race, and as belong- ing to it thoy claim him, in part at least, a8 their own. BRITISH COLUMBIA. Bri Columbisa joioed her fortunes to the Dominion of Canada threo years ago. One of the conditions of the union was that the Do- minion should commence a grand continental railway to the Pacific coast wituin two years, and that it should be completed in ten. Then came the Canadisn Crodit-Mobilier scandal; a change in the Ministry followed ; and it looks now as if the consummation of the contract on the part of the Dominion was postponed, and wisely so, to the indefinite future. Moantime Columbia is & part of the Dominion; she has her representa- tives in Parliament ; and the question is, What is she going to do about the failure of the present Government to carry out the promises of the preceding Ministry ? As yet, no definite action has been taken on either side. Mr. Mackenzie, the present Premier, pleads the physical impos- sibility of bwlding the road within the time specified, and hence the Dominion must perforce be released from that part of the obli- gation; but he and his associates seem to be making no arrangements to even commence the work at any definite time in the fature. Our advices from the Pacific Coast intimate that some of the Columbians are becoming rest- ive under this state of things. Previous to the union, & very considorable party were urgiog the annexation of their territory to the United States. The Rocky Monntaing snd vast stretches of country, much of it utlerly worib-~ less and desolate, isolated them perfectly from all other English subjects in North America. Their trado and associations, except by s sea voyage around half the world, wers with our Pa- cific States and Territories, and. speaking the same language and being under virtually the eame laws, they could see a hundred reasons for asking for admission into the American Union to one for remaining under the British flag. Pride of loyalty probably kept them from mak- ing any open movement; but that it was hikely soon to make itself felt there can be no doubt. It wasa knowledge of that fact that probably induced Canadian statesmen promptly to grant all that the Columbians asked. With the union all disaffection ceased, for they were great- ly flattered with the hope of having a continental railway for their own gewgaw. To be the Pacific Cosst member of a great and powerfal confed- eracy controlling the trade of Asia with Earope, was a vision that appealed strongly to the pride of the 10,000 inhabitants of that isolated province. That plessing dream has vanished, and now the musterings of discontent again be- gin to make themselves heard. ‘The adoption of a reciprocity treaty with the United States will be likely to make the Colum- bians content with their lot for the time being. Their journals have expressed themselves strongly in favor of the treaty. The Victoria Standard, in & recent issue, said: No part of the Dominion has a larger interest, or will profit more largely, relatively, should reciprocity be renewed, than British Columbia. The advantages wo should reap from reciprocal trade with the United States are really beyond calculation. Not only would it vastly increase our trade in lumber, coal, fish, and other native products, but it would also in short time double and even treble our population, and thus in a corresponding ratio increase the demand for agricul- tural products, to the manifest advantage of thos en— gaged in agricuitarul pursuits. . . . The great drawback to the commercial and industrial prosperity of British Columbia has hitherto been tho want of a free market for our pative products, and the only hope we have of relief for many years to coma is in the adop- tion of o reciprocity treaty. It may be, however, that the treaty will have precisely the opposite effect from the one above suggested. The Columbians may coms to the conclusion that, s their etire trade and social relations are with the people of the United States, they may as well cast in their lot with them, It is stated they Lave already sent a ‘messenger to England to represent their grievan- ces in the failare of the Dominion to falfill its contract to the Imperial Government. No re- sults have yet transpired. Some time in 1872, a store robbery was com- mitted in Cedar County, Missouri, and created much excitement. The sufferers by the robbery scom disposed pever to forget mor forgive the crime. Legal prosecutions and trials are out of style in that county. The first man suspected was named Box, and Box was seized in the night and hung from a liwb of atree. A little while after a man pamed Stegall was suspected, and he was hanged inthe same manner. A third person, named Cook, was accused, and Cook was also summarily hauged. After along lapse of time the avengers wont beyond their couniy line, and. on the 16th of July, entered the Town of Nevada at night, seizod one Oliver Fraker in his bed, carried him a mile awsy, and hangsd lum from a tree. They robbed Fraker of $20 in gilver coin ho had on his person, but overlooked £40 in greeabacks he had in one of his pockets. The last victim was a harmless, inoffensive per- son, and all thought of his guilt is repudiated by his neighbors. Is it not time, howaver, to declare that the ends of justice have been satis- fled with the hanging of four men for the rob- bery of a country storo? _——— 01d Women Who Arc Afraid of Be= coming Witches. From Maj. Powell's forthcoming book. The lifeof an Indian maidenis blithe and mecry for a few years, but when she becomes a wifo she is 500n broken down with the pains of mothernood and the heavy labors which fall to herlot, and she soon bocornes wrinkled, gnrrnlou.s, cross, scolding,—in fact ap old bag. Of course, &uch bags ars_ not pleasznt company in _camp, and in the beliof of the Numa, such old hags FIRE MATTERs, Interview with City-En Chesbrough. —_— Safety Is to Be Found by Ing Te the Water-Supply, iy Bineey Two Millions Should Be for That Purpose, Erpr Arraignment of Staaden--Mof; 0} Quash the Indictment, A Suggestions from Correspondenty . THE CITY ENG A TRIRUNE reporter imcr:gf:ki[, E Cllxe:l.hrougn, City Engineer, yeatordsy “me: relative to his i Py 0 his ideas on 1“‘mmmmu THE WATER SUPPLY, R.—r. Chesbrongh, what do ym i our water supply as it uuminm,p o time ? Mr. C.—There is water enongh forall g, and manufacturing uses, but not purposes, With the exception o:n :;eg nh\!::"mh centre, thereis no section of the cily where, :. fire Kaving onco gained headway, the fama be deluged in an effectusl m:n.ne;. - i SMALL WATER-Prees, R.—Where does the faultlia? grow uglier and meaner until they dry up and whirlwinds carry them away, When they are tranaformed into witches; snd, lest such a fate sbould befall old women, they aro taught that it is their duty to die when they are no longer needed, and if thoy no not die by natural meany io reasonsble time, th.y must commit suicido. This they seem very willing to do, rather than to mect that terriblo fato of \being transformed into witches, sod being compelled to live in snake-skins, and wrizgle abont among the rucks, their only delight being to re- peat the worda of passers-by in mockery. I once gaw three old women thus voluntanly starving themselves. Irode up to what was almost a descrted camp, tbe threo old women only re- mainiug, eitting by the fire and intently gazing into the embers. Taey seemed to heed not my approach, but sat thero mumbling and greaning unul they rose, each draggivg up her weight witha stafl, and then they joined iu a side- wise, shuflling, tottering, senile dance arouni the fire, propped up by their staffs, and singing a dolefal song, having finished which, they sat again on their heols and gazed into the fire, and Irodenway. On coming to the new camp of the tribe, the next dsy, and inquiring of Chui- at-an-um-peak, their chief, why these women were left bebind, and what they were doiog, I ;;: lnrpr;nzd 'nn; the hl&ifltermifled to com- suicide, fearing fost should be trans- formed into wlwhnsg i Mr. C.—Ta the smallness of the water.of in the first place, and in the lack of l:ru:;p:‘ pumping-poer in the next. The f-inch pipos most gererally used in Chicazo, but the gipey pipe is undonbtedly required to secre & goca supply of water in the case of largs fira, R.—How much money do vou supposs it wonli take to render the city comparatively safe iy that respect 2 Alr. C.—At least $2,000,000 ; that is ¢ on & fooring with New ork, Flilssiphe oy other large cities of the country. We mugt Lave additional pumpiug pover, 23 vell 1 e $-ich pipes. We must keop getuin in all the time. Pigsting, tallate .—Yon say tbat the business section bu sufficient water-supply for all emergencies ? Mr. C.—Well, it compares fasorably with thy other cities I have spoken of. But,you s when a fire breaks out, and you get s firstclses eogine working at every hydrant, each takes from the other, and none of them can use full power. That any one could see Wwho watched our recent large fire. THE NEW TUSNEL. R.—When the tunnel to Twenty-second strast is finished, will that not give the West Sidaplaa- ty of water for fire uses 7 Ar. C.—Yes but that will not be ready for s vear or more, and then wa will have toput in mains and the average water-pipe,. which wil take a loog time additional. 'Fha West Side, ag it stands to-day, has not an eighth of the water it should bave. Battne Council, althongh the Board of Public Works has kept harping at the atter for a long time, is afraid of large appro- priations in this particular direction. We must have money, or we cando nulhin‘i. We han alwavs gone ahead with work to the extent o our capital. BAFPERS AND MINERS. ) R.—Have yon, In your experience of other cities, observed the workings of s sapper and miner company with the fire brigade ? Mr. C.—Only once, and that was in Charles ton, 8, C., n 1836, ‘They had an immense fire at that place then, and had no eogines at all, s they wers compelled to tear down and blow m buildings, and finally conquered the fire in ths way. R.—Do you think that a company of ssppers and miners would be an imporiant ausilary ¢ our Fire Department. Mr. C.—Unquestionably. But_they must bs drilled thoroughly, as they wonld bs awkward. and, therefore, useless. Besides, they wouldbe, if efficient at all, a reserveforce, exclusively for sapping aud mining. This would mako themaz incumbrance, like foreign staading armies, most of the time, and onr American people are tptia grow! at what appears to be a useless expense. Tt such 3 body coald be kept up, it would be of groat benetit on special occasions. CHEMICALS. R.—What do you thiuk of chemical applisncas in case of fire ; you have read some of the sag- gestions thrown out by and in the newspapers? Ar. C.—Thoy will do very well, perhaps, ss the outset, but after the fire has made sny hesdwsy they will be perfectly useless, Water, sod plenty of it, is the best safoguard and fire fighter. A R.—Are you in favor of floating fire-engines 03 the nver, as sugzested by the Board of Folice? 3. C.—Everything that way will beof benefit, but my firm conviction is, that 8 thorough waters supply for fire purposes is what Chicsgo most needs, and what ber citizens shonld,nat cesss to agitate for until obtained. —_— ISTAADEN. At noon yesterday, Nicholas Stsaden, the ‘d- legod incendiary, was arraigned before the Crim- inal Court to answer to the indictments for arsd found against him by the Grand Jary. Hs pleaded not guilty, and bis connsel, Col. Shirley, immediately moved to quash the indictments. The State's Attorney taid he was prepared o argue the motion withont farther delsy. Col. Shirley said he was not prepared. Mr. Rood said the prisoner’s counsel ought & bo able to advance some reasons in supportcl lus motion. Col. Shirley eaid he hsd ressons, but ho d&- sired time to group them and back them up witk a2 proper arrangement. The case wasa grafe one, and nothing shoutd be done hastily. The Court 8aid that reasons why thejodite ment should be quashed ought o ba sdrascsd: Col. Shirley esid his reasone were not in proper form, and it was such an important matter thas he must have time. The criminal codehsd bee3 s0 altered by tho Legislature that he would bsté to examine it carefully in order to be ensbled®? present his cose in & lawyer-like maner, W the authorities to support his conclusons. o The Coart desired to nnderstand if it wss Shirley’s motion that the indictments X quashed for good and suflicient reasans ¥ could not at the tima be expreased. St Col. Shirley pledged his honor as & men! the Bar that such was the case. - The Court snid if any plaueible resson, ¥ though unsupported by authority or lrzflfl:b . could bo given, he would allow ‘the cuie BE, over untif Judge Gary presided in the Court. ) Col. Shirley then said that the charge of z“ ting fire to one’s own building, contained i o first indictment, was not punishable noder statute, and that tho second indictment {8il#13 ghow whese property the buildiog Wa& hether or not it was occupied. These reasozh ] he coasidered, were sufticient to motion. 3ir. Roed said ho was prepared then aod & to agne the question. . Col. Shirley reiterated that he was 208 F" pared, . ma ‘Tho Court gaid that, as it was his I:‘n'in' criminal buainess, and as the cae W: portant oce, and would have to be ¥ Judge Gary in any event, he was thiuk that it would not be improper t0 to go over and have that Judge pass desired it understood, howover, "h“;wgu 0 allowed to go over, the prizoder & F"’ stand in a diferent position {rom that 8¢ w%urllfe:l-nfl 4, sal ol. Shirey consented. 3 3. Roed then gave motice that be wosdtl up the motions to quash to-morrow M fore Judge Gary. ACCIDENTAL FIRES. ey Mr, Sloan, the Building-Inspector, 188 70y ordared to review his work for the ¥t st finding out how merchanta redeem theirpro" pild in following instructions to remove eo! rubbieh, sweepings, straw and wasto Mfl:nt 0 or scattered over their floors {rom h‘-'m_.mu. attic, lisblo to igaition from lighted cigar posd or from matches, carelossly droppeds 9;@” sparks blown through scme of the many ¥ windows. He thinks, with good X o s that the Ingraham, Corbin & May fire, Fing 03 street, recently, was the result of smo! here the rear part of tbe fourth flWrny" sof wooden ware was kept and whero 8% r. refuse rapidly accumulated; that o183 tion, at the time of & ton omd weeks ago, that RO g wad P‘m“‘"‘, IR B ST B D et 7 54 1ot ol B 4 1 o e b ot 50 Bt BT ot s