Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 20, 1874, Page 4

TERMS OF THE TRIBUNF. ALAYER OF SUBSORITTION (PAYANLE IN ADVANOR), b\ g b 83.00 Vool xiti Partsol To ;movnnhlehy and akes, ho surs and give Fost Of ceaddrees in (ull, inclnding State and County. Romittances may bo mado elthior by diart, oxpross, Post Oftice oidor, or in registered lottorn. At our risk. TENA TO CITY AUMOMIRERS, " , delitered, Bunday excoploa o5 cente per wook. E:::;. acliverod, Bunday Included, R oenta per wook. Addross THR TRIBUNR COMPANY, Corner M d Uoarborn. Ubloago, Il TO:DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. AM'VICKER'S THEATRF—Madison stroot. botwoon Dulxum and Htato, ** Two Loves snd a Life," ACADEMY OF MUSIC—Halsted strost, betwoen Mad- llunolnd Monroo. Mugagemont oy Bchumann's Transat- Santio Novelty Usmpany. FIOOLRY'S THEATRE—Raudolph strost, betwsen Olark and LaSallo, i@ Ureat Adotpnl Qompany. Min- strolsy, Faroo, and Varlety, BUSINESS NOTICES. CORNER OF OLARK AND ’3.’}:‘",‘5.‘." ‘.'.E sw‘:“x:r'xh tha finost and bost '5"4 ot of tooih fof 48, Hatisfaction given or monoy refundod. Uhe Chicags Tvibune, Thuradsy Morning, August 20, 1874. Jay Gould hos roturned to Wall stroct, and tho stock-gambling will begin again very soon. Tho announcoment {8 a touching commoutary on tho morality of tho whole bueiness. Throughont this Beochor scandal no singla idea has dominated to so grent an oxtent ns the old ono, which hae in times past served well ho Devil's purpose, that the truth should not bo Bpokon at all times Judgo Troat las issuod another mandamus npon the Macoupin County Supervisors. Tho timo is fast coming whon thoy will bo hanging on the ragged odgo, and wishing they wore dond ; and then It will'be no consolation for them to reflect that they have maimntained a stubborn fight againet Iaw and oquity, only to bo misor- sbly beaten in tha end, Not much of a fright has been caused by tho publication of the apocryphal correspondanco botweon Admiral Polo and the Spanieh Govern- mont in rolation to the cession of Porto Rico, The Gorman vote has not mado {tsolf hoard, bo~ cnuso tho timo is not yot ripe; but there will be o protty loud call frem it in case tho matter is ever discussed in Congress, Mr. Boccher has written (o the Louisville Courier-Journal that the sormon sattributed to bim iu 1865, advising tho Langing of Joff Davis, was an infamous forgery. *“As if that has any boaring on the investigation,” tho Courier-Journal will say; and yot it is only out of respect to the accusations of Bouthern news- papora that Mr. Beocher has mado this disa- vowal. A rumor, which doos not doserve full credit, is publishied this morning to the effect that Gen. Cuater's oxpedition hae coma to an engagemont with tho Indians, and that forly or fifty whito mon have beon killed. The loss 18 much heavier than might havo beon expoctod, though the dis- patchos stato that the Indians wero 4,000 strong. Furthor advices will bo awaited with somo anxi- oty. Tho majority against the new Constitution in ©Olio 18 80id to bo anywhore from 20,000 to 60,~ 000. This result was not oxpected by well- nformed pohticians, though there was some fonr that tho scparato proposition in relation to minority representation would be rojected. As it is, the worlk of the Convention goos for noth- ing, and the people of Olio have only learned to distrust their own capacity for improvement., Ee If tho truth has boon told, tho Rev. Mr. Glon- denning, of Jersey City, is moro of a rascal than hias been commonly supposed. Some new xovolations in tho caso mado out against him by the rolatives of NMiss Pomeroy are publishod in another column. Hols sald to Lave seduced Miss Pomeroy, and afterwards to Lavo oxtracted from her an exculpatory statoment, manfully neing u rovolver to offoct his purpose, There aro familiar featurea about this scandal, i Tho Fartern Board of Railway Commissioners appointed at the Saratoga Conference will soon meet in Now York. Tue Ciicaco Trinuse will undortako to furnish a full roport of the pro- ceodings to tho Now York and Brooklyn papors, ng it wag obligod to do in tho casc of the Con- ferenco, Bimilar courtesios will cheorfully bo extonded to the Chieago press, which has not to this day given any account of the Baratoga meot- ing and its important conclusions, e ——— Onoof tho sing that Charles Dickens did not live to oxpiato was tho introduction of that wrotched phruse, * Our Mutual Friend,” to good soclety. Everybody now speaks of Ar, Frank Moulton a8 the “mutusl” friond; a few years ago ha would have been a common friend. The ronsonablo objection to such abuse of language ie that tho derived signification of & word frequently becomes so stroug thet a preciso concoption of the ides which it originally reprosented is o dificult mnttor for uncultivatod minds. The ]Jrookl‘yn and New York newspapers aro indobted to Tue Cutcaao Tninose for all the rocent revelations intho Beocher-Tilton affair, The way in which thoy take column attor column from Tue Tmpuse, and crodit them to *g ‘Westorn nowspaper,” or omit to crodit them at &ll, is vory touching. Boma of the great editors have algo had tho grace to abuse ** Gall," and condomn tho publication of tho love-lottors editorially, while taking good care to roproduce ovorything they can make room for in their nows coluwns, This is not very lofty jou:rnnl- ism, to bo suro, but it can be pardoned to mon who hiave suffored the humitiation of a defept on their own ground and with tholr own weapons, The Chicago produce markets wero Jgenerally firm yostorday, excopt flour nnd whoat, Mess pork wus quict and stondy, closlng ut €22.75@ 23.00 cagh, and §16,90@17.00 gollor tho yoar. Lard was in fair demand and atendior, at §14.75 @14.8734 per 100 1y cash, and $11.00 ollor tho your. Dleats were quiot and flrmor, at 8)(@83¢c for shouldors, 115(@115{c for short ribs, 1135@ 120 for short cloar, and 184 @133{c for sweot- pickled hums. Highwines woro quist aud steady, at 97 por gallon. Luke frelghts wero motive and firm, at %o for corn to Buffalo. TFlour wag quiot aud weak, Wheat was moro fotive aud 1 @1){o lower, closiug firm, at §1,00%¢ cash, - 81,003{ for the month, and 96}{o for SBoptombor, Corn wag more active, and 1o higher, closing at 66J¢o onsh, and 08%¢o for Soptomber, Oatas wero active, and 2{@lo bigher, cloeing strong at 89140 cash, and 87)¢c sollor Soptember. Ryo -was quiot and wtoady, at 720, Darloy was more sotlve and firmor, olosing st 00@0o for Bop-' tombor. IToga woro dull and 5@100 lower, with ealos ab 85,20@8,00. Caitle wora mctivo, bub wonl for common And medium, Bhedp woro quiot and unohnnged, ; r——— Tho Democracy of Tennossco assombled In con_ vontion yesterday, and manifestod the gonorous openhiandeduess of bank-robbers by promising to voto for tho paymont of tlro national fndebt- ednoga In logal-tonder notos. It docs nos re- quire & magnanimous spirit to mako froo with othor pooplé's‘monoy ; aud, ns the Domoorats of, Tonnossoodo not probably own collectively $1,000 in bondaythe striot intogrity of their motives may bo suspected. Such mon ns thoso can novor bo of roal nasistanco to tho causof rovenus roform, and thoy might woll Lave omitted all montfon of 8o worthy an enterpriso in conjunce tion with a sohome of plundor. Logieally, all ropudiators of honest dobis bolong to tho party of rovenue spoliation, ‘The Chiengo Times hins again boon borrowing gomo job-offico type with which to annotnce anothor **spocial train entorprise, Last- timo it was o train of ompty cars run by tho North woatorn Raflroad to Clinton, tho common usa of which was extended to all tho nowspapers. This timo tho “spocial train" Is a rognlar milk train which runs from Turner's Junction to Algonquin, on the Fox Rivor Branch of thie Galona Diviston, This train wos caught last Buuday by tho outs Roing train from Obiengo, and the madagors of tho Northwostorn Railway have very kindly chiangod tho time, so that tho Sunday edition of TuE TRIDUNE may bo regularly delivored in tho citios and towns of Fox River Valley a8 far ns Algonquin. Hitherto the trafn which will do- Jiver tho Sunday papers bas been & milk train H but, it tho T'imes succoeds in sonding auy ot its papers along, it will hencoforth bo a milk-nnd- water traln, y i — “Tho resolutions of tho Ropublican Convention _In Ponnsylyanls yestorday are chiefly noticeable for o prudent roticonco in regard to tho eur- renoy question, Thus the party ia doclared to bo in favor of freo banking, snd n vol- umo of ourrency to bo rogulsted by tho. nocossities of the pooplo,” and at the samo timo it abldes by the National Kopublican plattorm of 1873, which promises “'a return to apocic~ payments at the ‘oarliost practicablo day.” ““The nocousities of tho peoplo™ fa soothing languago, and so is tha relteration of tho spocie- payment declaration ;. whon takea togethor in thlsoonnuc!y;n, thoy mean ovorything ornothing, Ono thing tho Gonvontion did aponk of unequivo- cally, and that was tho proposod Treaty of Rec- Pprocity with Canada, That wea condemnod withe onta saving clause. Whatovor olso thoy msay bo, tho Ponnaylvanin Republicans will always bo ironfoal lgvers of thoir country, Republicans are ungratoful. This is becoming an axiom in*American politics, and a fine appli- cation of it has boon made by tho party in Penn- sylvania, Consider how Gon, Grant pulled: Pennsytvania through in October, 1872; and thon measuro the bisck ingratitude of the Ro- publican Convention yostarday, which vated down with loud shouts of disapproval a resolu- tion looking to bis nomination fora third torm. But the worst has not boen told. Tho ssmo Convention which deniod Grast confossed Hart- ranft. We are not in a mood“to bo sur- prised At anything the Topublican party in Penvsylvania ‘may do, buk, the proson- tatlon of Afr. Hartrauft for the Presi- denoy in 1878 is cortaiuly a stroko boyond ordinary oxpdotation. Tho nonination of Mayor Havemoyer or Mayor Colvin would bo ag rap- utable; yet the Conventlon seriously adopted a resolution which bespattored Hartrantt with praise, and commended him * to an enthusinstio and hearty support for a position which ho Is 80 well qualified to adorn.” Tho phrase quoted is, of courso, a rofleotion on Proridont Grant. Gov. Hartranft could only be expoctod to adorn tho Whito House by comparison with the pres- ent incumbent,—a reflection which wo are not | disposed to countonanco, * THE COBT OF A SECRET, Mr. Beechor, in the Inst statemont made by Liw, introducos in tho coutroversy, for the first timo, & mention of blackmail,—~the payment of money for silenco. This suggestion revives tho various other special scandals founded upon the payment, or supposed payment, of monoy for silence in rogard to tho Tilton accusation. This quarrel between Boechor and Tilton broke out in Docombor, 1870, and it was®ot until May, 1871, that the Wooduulls, through (as they said) Laura Cuppy Smith, Mrs, Stanton, Mra. Hooker, Miss Anthony, and othor mombers of the ‘Womon'a-Rights parly, gatherod the various de- tails of tho storics in cirentation among tho por- fonal frionds and intimates of Mrs, Tilton, Haying by Moy, 1871,—six months aftor Tilton's acousation of Bocchor,—obtained enough Information, tho Woodhull, through aa advortisomont in tho Noew Yorlk World, announced tho fact that whe was awaro that o distinguished clergyman was living with the wifo of anothor distinguished porson- 8go, and that sho would goon publish the partic- | ularg, On the samo day sho addressod & uote to Tilmr) requesting an interviow on urgent busi- new, and, though it has not yet beon disclosed, sho doubtless sont a similar noto to Mr, Docelior, That was the occasion of Tilton's making the acquaintance of this woman. She at onco shiowed him her card In the World, snd Informed Lim that hie aud Docchor were the parties, Til- ton at that time hind no monoy, nor has ho had any sinco; noverthelows, the Woodlulls wora induced to withhold* tholr publieation for cight- ocn monthy theronfter, or until Novombor, 1872. It i not conslstent with tho binckmuiling policy of that family to pup- Doso that their silenco way not tho result of n Dbecuniary consideration, They unqugstionably mudo some person pay down Landsomoly, bo. aldos compolling Tilton to porsonal and profos- sionalservices of & most humilinting charastor, .| Who pald the Woodhull family for that long si- lence? That is ono of the quostions which per- Daps will Lo digclosed, now that tho blaclkmail buainess has boon fairly opened, Moulton ovie dently knows how and by what inoaus that pub- Heation was o long delayed. * Thenext stagoin thomatter was the indiotmont of theso womon and their imprisonment, Aftor 8 tieason of thla kiud of coorcion, Iy which thoy wore doflant, thero was a sudden change of poll- cy. The prison doors wera oponed ; the Waod- hull woman, and Blood, and tho old and young Qlafling, wore all get freo, and wero dispatcliod to Californin. Up to this tim all tho storlon of tho soandal Inoludod o statomont that the Waodhulle bold numoroua lettors of Mr, Booohor, Sp strongly was this story urged that, in tho sum- mer of 1873, Mr. Boeckior published & notjeo that tho Woodhull was at liberty to publish any lotter of his that she might hold, DBut this brave and wauly deflance by Mr, Bocclior way not allowod to go unfmponchod. It was thon doclared nnd- published by thoso prolonsing to be In tlio fnnor oircle of the Blood-Woodhuil plundorors, that hio had purchanad from hor all hin lottora oxcopt threo unimportant ones, M. Becchor, in. lns examination, states " that sho bna theso thyeo letlors, Mr, Beochior slates that in June, 1873, ho 1nfeod $6,000 in eashi by & miortgago on bis louso, to pay to Moulton, which Moniton wad topny to Tilton to keop Tilton quiot. I fs, perhaps, from tho colnoldenco in dntes botweon tho timo of rnleing this- monoy by mortgago and tho timo at which it s allegod lis potd tho Woodhulls §5,000 cash, and promised, to pay the samo sym at Iator dato, that tho story of Lav- ing patd’ tho Woodhulls anything was sssumed, Hordly had tho scandal broken out again when tho cars brought Lack fromt California Blood, the Wooduull, and the Olafling, old and youug, of sevoral gonorations, Thoy_ olamorod to bo allowed to testify, and blustored through tho papara what they could tell. ¥n the yory hont of tho eoxciloment, thoso -impecunious poople suddenly becamo sllont, and the wholo family took passage by stoamor for Bwitzorland, Who farniahod the moncy, and tho largo sum, to gond theso pooplo away ? Who is intorestéd in having thom o away at this time, and willing to oxpend perhaps $10,000 or $20,000 for that purposo ? 3 ) Wo havo alroady had the allogation that tho girl livivg in Tilton's house was sont away to tho Wost and oducatod ; but there aro conflict Ing stories as to the causo of hor Lelng sont awny, and a8 to, who patd_her board and school- ing. Tilton says that sho had heard of le. Tilton's conduct with Boocher, and was mont away and kopt at sehool by Beochor, at Besohor'a expenso, Moulton being tho paymaster. On the other hand, it is alleged that Tilton Lad at- tompted impropriotids with hor, and, to protoot hor, she was sont sway to school, Tilton poying the bill.” Tho fact that she girl's silonco waa thus socursd by an oxpenditaro of money bringa this caso undor the goneral ono of bluclp mail, and, added to all the othor {tems, rendors it possiblo that, from Dacombor, 1870, down to tho final oxplosion, the maintenance of a secrot which sooms to have boon in fact known to many has boon & most coatly procooding, Mr. Boochor owns up to $7,000,—how much more, he docs not say. Porbaps Moulton eab give in dollars and conts tho cost of kooping the socret, whatover that Accrot was, . r——— THE EXPOSITION. ' At tho Inst mopting of tho Dircotors of the fortheoming Exposition in this city, the roporis woro stated to bo vory promising. The 8amo reports wora made, however, in the moetings prolimivary to tho Exposition of last fall, and yot it was by no moans & groat artistio succoss. It is osy onough at any time to fill the Exposi- tion building with goods nnd wares from this city, ospeoially whon the exhibitors have the priv- iloge of #alo and the advantago of a groat crowd toinduco them to exhibit. But this does not answer tho prposes of an Exposition or fulfill tho public want. Th'o Exposition should ropro- gent progress in all branches of art and solouce, and tho propor inducements should bo offored to attract articlos for exhibition from places outsido of Chicago. Thera should bo other attractions besides the goods to mako the placo ono of publio entortainmont. The last Expo- sition was simply = collection of goods such’| 28 may bo scon any day in the yoar in tho shop- windows on Btato or Laka strocts.. It was only o groat variety store. This mistake should bo avoided this yoar. In tho At Department thora aro cloarly signs of progross, and thoro is good ronson to beliove that tho gallery will prosont ono of the richest and moat varied collectlons of gonuino works of art ever soon horo, in placo of tho choap dauba which disgraced the gallery lnst yoar. Bucha collection will do ngroat work forart, which was nover at solow an ebb in thia city as now. It will awaken an interest in pictures, help correct the publio tasto, which has been vitisted by the almost daily public ‘sales of deubs sinco the fire, and encourago tho artists bLera to renowed oxertions, The fafluro of last year, whioh was a dlsgraceful one, has ovidontly stirred up tho Art Committeo to goto work. In like manner tho general failuro of Iast yoor #hould stir up all tho committeos to improve their rospoctive dopartments and mako the Ex- position somothing bosides n mero store for tho 8alo of etandard goods. The wholo West should bo loviod urion, if nooessnry, for articlos to mako tho Exposition Leautiful, nttractive, and enter- talning, inetoad of baving it filled with branch storea fitted up by South Bide dealora for the sala of thoir wares, —_—e ‘WORK FOR YOUNG MEN IN OHIO, Tho new Coustitution whioh the votors of Obio bavo juatrefected containodone segtiou, submit tod oparately, providing for minority represonta- ton in tho election of tho Judges of ono court. This provision ‘was defested by a greator ma- Jority than thot against the Constitution 28 a whole, The Democrata oppozed it bocauso thoy aro in power and do not wish to_give their opponents represontation on the Bench, Tho Ropublicans opposed it bocaugo thoy hope to como into power goon, when thoy will want ‘to play tho grab gamo tuomselves. Consldorations or party oxpedioncy havo thus overruled thoso of public polioy. Tho plan of minority ropro- sentation proposed was a oumbroud .ong, but it wos betfor than noue. Its defoat opons 8 field of work, which the young"men of Obio can entor with bope, Minori- ty ropresontation J8 democracy tompored with Juatico, Thqflvpor six plans of eflecting it, though unoqual in merit snd difforent in prac- tice, are all canily compreliensiblo, Becauso tho subject hns not been studied, 1t Is thought to bo dificult. Thore is need of a crueade against popular ignorance on this poiut, O men can-’ not bo oxpected to load it. They bave bo- como Dhabituated. to the practico of having 1,000 votos wttorly’ stils’ 999, Moreovor, thoy aro nearly all aotively identified with ono or tho other of the two fossil parties that aro still abriving for mastery. Thoy look at all wolitleal questiona from the party. atandpoint, Bliow them that minority represoutation would mako a Legislaturo what It profosscs to bo—nu accurate reprosontation of ity aggrogato con- atituency—aud they will instantly think, not whothor the system is just or unjust, but how it would uffoot tho parly suprewagy m thelr county or distrlot. Minority ropresoutotion s ney, New mon must advooate It Practical argnments Iu its favor can bo drawn from Eugland nud 11)i- nole, Argumonts of theory are all-abundant, Tho -gooner it is tried tha botter, Tho young men of Ohio who are longing for something to do in tho world of polltics™oau flud in thls tholr bost chanco, Tho success of the idon may not put them In the Stato Logislature or on tho Biate Bonch, If thoy adyocate 1t only for that, thoy dosorye fo fail, But thero ju hopo that it win put bottor mon ju alt elootive oflices, It will bo & great stop towmid reform, Af thoy carry tholr -point, the conmclouenens that thoy Linve dano niuch to purify politics will bo roward ouough, Pl tmaindil il TAXATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY, ‘Whethor or not to tax chureh property nctually uned for purposes of worshln and not gitmply ag 8 Mmonus of incomo to an - eeclestnstionl orgaulzas tlom, In 8 subJect on whilch thore Is n diffaronch of opinion, Wao hnve ropeatedly maintalned, in the columua of Tits Tn1oUNE, that such proporty #hould bo taxed. But whatovor room thoro may Lo for parties to disagroo on this quostion, suroly thero {a nono, or at lonat should bo nono, 83 to tho proprioty of taxing proporty belonglng to an ocelosinstical organization but not actually uged by them as a placo of worship, DBishop Honnosay, Roman Catholio Blahop of Dubuque, ©owna In that city, among othor proporty, a block khown as *Bishop's Blook.” It is ono of tho finoat plocos of property in the city, and is cov- erod with residenoos and businoss hLousos. Bisliop Hennossy insisted that this propor- ty was freo from taxos undor tho Jaw . oxqmpting church proporty, and naccordipgly ro- fusod to pay tho taxos, A man by the namo of Hintragor bocame posssased of n tax-titls to tho proporty. Tho Bishop disputed his right, and through . his represoutativos proposed to soltlo with him. Ho offored to pay him tho principal and inteross of the taxca paid’ by him, bosides the ponalty fixed by law; to pay tho costs of tho suit; to pny all expouses and taxablo cosls in- ourred by Hintrager in the Hugation ; to pay his attornoy's fobs and 83,000 cash as & bonus, This basia of eottlomont Mintrager rofused. Nothing short of kalf the valuablo block will satisfy him. ‘Thoro is no doubt bat that tho courts will hold tho tax-salo valld, . " Tho Bishop, in bis too great anxioty for tho tomporal Jwelfaro of his Church, bas learncd a very udoful but & very dear loason, Ho ought to bave been patisfled with tho oxomptions which thelaw mada in favor of his Churel, withont try~ ing to strotoh its monning boyond tho lotter. ‘Whon the disposition to tax all church property 18 80 gront, prolates should bo thankfual even for THE GHICAGO' DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, small favora, Othor prolates aud Ohurchos mny profit by tho miatako of tho Right Rov. Mr. Hon- noasy, Bishop of Dubuquo. AN ENGLIBH VIEW OF OUR TARIFF. Mr. Thomas Brassey, M. P., in dolivering his addrosa 88 Prosidont of tho Oo-opoeratiyo Cong. groes that mot at Halifax, England, last April, (uufhml incidontally upon the American tarist in ith rolation to English Iabor. 1Ifo caleulatod that wagos are 25 por cont highor on this sido of ti:o Atlantto. This inoreaso of cost'{n ono olo- ment of production adds, howover, only 6 or 6 por cont to tho value of tho produce. If tho protective dutlos wore suddenly ropealod, this diftoronce of ultimato cost would mako tho im-- portation of British goods pay, and our subai- dized indu stries would be griovously eheken, But if the duties wo imposa on raw matorinls should bo ropealod, our manufacturers could got their gonds‘ha tho raw at lower rates. Thio cost of living, and ‘consaquently the apparent, though | not the ronl, wages of Iabor, would b reduced. Then, says Mr. Drassey, *tho present advaun- toges of the British manufacturor would cease, and there would no longor bo a sufiicient margin to covor tho coat of “okportation from this coun- try to America.” Theeo views aro woll worthy of our attention. Mr. Brassoy Is one of the largost omployors and woslthicst capltatista in England. o speaks whoroof ho knows, No sano rovonue-roformer proposcs to abol- ish all our dutics at ono foll awoop. A groat abuso puts out roots in all directions, It must bo removed by degreos. What wo need s a gradnal lowering of dutios, such a8 the famous Compromise-Tariff bill of 1833 brought about, The taxos on raw materiuls are especially ob- noxious, snd could safely bo removod at 2 mora mpld rato than the othera. Great Dritain,” which in 182 exactod imposts on 1,130 articles of import, now colleots 8 groator revenuo by taxing loss than {wonty-five, Undor froo trado hor industrics and hor com- merco havo thrivon, Under miscallad proteo- tion, our industries havo Lad a siokly growtl that lenves thom exposed to collapso ot any mo- ment of passing stringoney in the'money-market, sud our commercial marine has boen drivon from tho ocoan. Our high tarift was an unwiso war-mensuro, hastily ndopted to moot tho ox- Igoncics oausod by the War. Tho. state of affaira that wos ignorantly supposed to make it mocessary hns long sinco ended. ‘Wo havo worn our fottors too long. Freo trade will make us froe, RAILWAY-REFORM IN ENGLAND, Tho phazes of thoe railway quostion aro num- borless, Tho grounda of complaint against rail: way corporations arc as various ga tho wants to which'they ministor, As carriors of freight, it ia urged thoy swindlo the public; ss carriors of passongors, thoy imporll lifo and limb; ns carriors of caltle, thoy arg guilty of cruclty to animnls; o8 carriors of ox~ plosive matorials, thoy are guilty of the most culpable negligence. Nor are tho complaints agamst tho railway corporations confined to any ono country. The Granger movement in this country, aud the conrso pursued by publicists like Chiof-Juetico Rodfleld, aro the two chiof exprossions of antagonism to the prosont mothod of rumning tho roads, Tho former Is tho political expression, tho lattor tho intollectual ; and both point in the samo diroction. In England tho samo disposition toward tho railways is observablo, Bomo fow months ago, tho London Pall Mall Budget pointed out the necensity of somo organization in the intercats of tho publio to oncounter tho onormoua power of tho rallway companies,—~an organization * too vowerful to be beaten by tho longer purse orsllenced for want of authority,” Buoh a powar I§ noeded, suys tho Pall Afall, £0r the ron- son that ésuses of complaint againet tho railway monopolista ars arising daily, and that thore is no means of bringing tho force of tinbtio opinion to bear upon them. Thera are ,complalnts on account of acoldonts, complaints on necount of tho dolays, tho risks, and irregularitios of the goods trafiic ; on acconnt of tho' sufferings of animala undor the arrangomont of {hoir cou- voyanco by rail, ' Theso are wrongu of & publio kind, Therois no rodress for thom, Tho law afforda no romedy for tho wrong, or, whore it ‘does, tho injured party has soldom tho moaus to engago in litigation for ‘the protection of hiy rights, To romedy tho ovil pointed outby the Pail AMall, aud to bring the forco of publio opinion mora directly to boar on the railway corporations in Eugland, tho “Bocloty for tho Proteotion of Railway Travolora " was organized, Tho Duke of Manchostor Is Prosidont of the Socloty, A body of ruloa has boou drawn up for its govern- mont. In ordor to give tho organization as wide o bahly as pousiblo, the sunual rate of Bubnorip- *tion Ling boon fixod at five shilllngy, ‘The Bocle- ty's object iy to 1abor for the diminution of risky arising out of causos within tho control of the companles, such a8 delays, insuficioucy of por- mancut way, {uadequacy of acooulroments, eto, L AUGUST 20, 1874, e U R W . A To attain thono objoots, tho Booloty pro- DoAs fo arouse goneral intorost In rail- way mnttors by holding moetings perl- odieally, at which papers will - bo' resd and auggostions rocolved fn rolation to the im- Provement of thio raltwny polioy of the Kingdom. 1t I8 propBroed that thoe Booiety ball, through its Lxooutive Committeo, watch the prosocdiugs of the compnnies and sacartain how thoy manage thelr linew, call the attontion of the Governmont to tholr shortcomings, promoto such railway leglalation as thoy shall think desirable, rocoivo writton statoments of grievanoos from mombers, and holp thom to obtain rodross Without appeal~ ing to litigation. Thore can bs no doubt that such g Boolety, properly conducted, will do much good, Ita powor, howover, is only moral, and not logaly and there aro not wanting those who think that, for this renson, it must offeroniy a woak opposl- tion to tho railways, . THE GOVERNMENT BANKS OF SWITZZR- LAND. F v " In vory many Stisy villagos, banks have beon eatablished by & sort of Joint Government ana Inbor sotion, The State guarantoos the safoty of tho deposits. Very small suma aro rocelved, Dopositors havo to bind themsolves to poy in'a fixed sum por week., Tho minimum is 10 conts, Tho maximum is 810, This poymont must bo continued for throo yoars. Aftor tho, doposit amounts to ' $1, intorsst is pald upon it at tho rate of 43¢ por cont. This l&nqulvlluge to 8 or 0 percent hero. Theso organizations do all sorts of banking businoss, but dovota them- #elvos mainly to ono specially, Dopositors aro ontitled to lonng, equal to 76 per cent of thoe sum to their credit, at any time, They aro roquired to pay 6 per cont intorest. Somo of tho banks oblige the mon recolving thoso loaus to ropay them by one-tenth overy month. Thoy also loan capital to co-oporativo associations formed among thelr depositors, In such cases, the busi- neas s put undor tho control of the bank untll tho advaneos aro ropnid. Instho Canton' of ‘Vaudyeo-operative soclotios Liave Loen organizod by tho sgency of two of theso baoks among tailors, tin-worlors, printers, painters, and plastorors. At tho ond of three yoars, & dopositor recofves the sum to his credit, with the interest that hoa accumulated daring that time, ‘'and a proportionato sharo of tho profita of the bank. He may thon, it ho chooscs, reinvost tin $20 shares, which boar intorest at 43¢ por cent and ontitle him to a larger propottion of tho profita than tho nou-stockholding depositor rocolves. The firat of thess Governmont banks mas foundod in 1865. Thoy havo all boon suo- cossfnl, though some have, of coursao, outatripped othors, Tho firat ono in the Canton of Vaud was started in 1867. It thon had ninoty-threo mombers and $176 of capital. At Ppresont its capitel is 813000, It does amavorage weekly businoss of 26,000, Such experimonts must Lo regarded with caution. Banking is not one of tlio functions of Governmont. Considorations of utility may, however, mako it g0, The plan is said to work well in Bwitzorland, Saviog {a promoted and depositors who are in temporary difcultios are relioved from the nocossity of sacriilcing thoir soanty possessions by bolug enabled to got loans at fair rates of iotorost. Tho Post-Offico Bnvinga-banke of Great Britain aro also snid to Lave bad vory beneficial result —— A DOUBLE MURDER, Tho beautins of the code of honor in theSonth have boon once moro exomplified, ‘knd this time, in o vory summary manner. A duel was fought on tho 18th'inst,, in 8t. James Parial, Toulaiana, botweon Dr. Gray, a member of tho ZLogislaturo, snd Mr. Richard, a Deputy Shoriff. Two shots Wero firod withiout rasult, but tho third was fatal to both tho combatants. . Tho wrotohed animoai- ties of tho parish politics provoked tho hostilo meoting betweon theso two mon; who had been lifo-loyg rosidents of tho pariah and warm por- sonal friends for many years, The war between tho two factions of the Ropublican party in tho parish hed been espoused by tho two mon. They taunted oach other with cowardico, and, becauso two othor parties botwoon whom a ‘challongo hind passed would not fight, thoy wont ont upon tho fleld to convineo tho world that they at loast wero not cowards, and shot each other, leaving 4heir familics to look out for thomselves and * life-long wrotchedness ns & souvonir to their children, Tho duel occurred in & locality which bhaa long been notorious for murders of this lind,—murders which have incronsed so rapidly of lato that tho Govefnor of Misaisaippl but a short timo ago directed tho District Attornoys to ouforca tho laws of the Btato ngainat all duchists who came thore from Loulsiaus, sud to pic them upon trisl for murder. This healthy eign of improvement in publio morality hns boon’ shown in many parta of tho Southi, but in Louis- 1, andospactully in the viclmty of New Orloans, duoling s an affair of almost daily occurrence,, with moro or loss fatal results. No lawis on- forcod ngainst it, and tho survivor of the doed barely cscapes canonization for Lis bloody, worlk, In this caso, thoro is no one left to cauonizo, and it is highiy probable, thereforo, that tho duol will bo forgotten in s fow doys, o far aa ihe principals aro concerncd, the loss ia not so groat a8 to cause vory gonoral mournimg in tho world at large. It might indoed bo a positivo benofit to the tata if all tho radical politiolans, carpet-baggors, and bummors ‘of that Stato would pair off and shoot each other. We doubt whothor any ono would objoct to it, so long es it did not iuvolyo suffering for thoso loft - bomnd, Tho State would bo well rid of a procious sot of rascals, and thors might then be some hopes of good and ordorly govorn- ment In Loulsiana, This ia the only usoful pur- poso which wo can concelvo would attach to dueling in that alicted Stato, But thore is no hopo that thls lass ‘of mon will prove so self- sacrifloing a8 to offor thomselvos up on the thuf of thoir Binte's peaco or thofr own individual Lonor. It da sathor, romorkablo that ovon bo should have hoen ‘found willing o take the cbanoos of forover ylolding up the opportunity of wrangling over politics'in Léulsians, As tho authorities do not caro to intorposa thoir power, thoro is no rongon to supximm that {ho senguinary result of this quel Wil provont othor fools, ovarburdetied with honor and obivalry, from shooting ai one an- othor for absurd and lungluary affrouts, Bo long ag the authoritios, howover, logalizo assap- siuation, 1t showa & domoralized condition of soolety which doos not promigo vory well for volitieul o any other ki af wolfaro, A somowhat novol convention wie held last weok at Oorslosns, Toxns, 4ho Bhorifty of nontly ovory county In the Stato mot and dig. cunged with considerabla indignation tho hard- uhips of thelr lot. 'Tho first aud groatoet of theso hurdnhipa, appavoutly, was tho oiroume utanca that, undor tho prosoirp Inw, whore no truo bill 1 found agalnsg prisoners, ar iy oasg the prosceation {o yot earpled aut, the exponsa Anain, whon Bheriffs sorvo procossos for com- mittal ‘to tho courts thoy can claim no compen- sntion, Thoso wero sorioun dlandvantagon, but thoro wore etlll othars, The atring of resolutions passod by tho Convention atmed nt putting down Inwlossncey gonorally in tho Stato, and bound tho SherifTs to sparo nelther timo uor oxponso to briug to jumico the murderer nf any oneof thoir numbor, In this connootion a reso- lutlon wae passod raquosting tho Governor.to pardon ono Mat Caldwell, who was sontoncoed to imprisonment for fivo yeara for tho murder of onp Gilmoro in June, 1809,—tho requost belug mado on tho ground that the murder wes com. mitted without malice and in an :honest attompt on Oaldwall's part **to discharge bis duty as an offlcor.”. This roolution was poeacd with ono dissonting voico, It scoms a littlo queer to por- soo8 outsido of Toxas that a convontlon of Bhoriffs shonld be ablo to decide bottor than the court which tried him whother the murderer was discharging hig duty or not. ; The namo of Bosaemer is likely to bo romom- borod kindly bysravelors by sos as wall as Jand, -In addition to tho procosa of maling cheap atool- rails which has ronderod the namo familiar to every Euglish-spoaking travelar, there is another invontion with which it will bo assoalatod. Hitherto tho Bossomor swinging stato-room for Ppassengorstoamors has boon moroly a mattor of | thoory. Itwasputout by tho inventor somo dwo yoars ago, but nover, so far as is known, having rocoived a, practioal tost, it has boon loat eight of byetho genoral public. Tho vossol which han beon construoted in England for croasing tho Btraits of Dovor containg, smong othernoyeltics of donstruction, aswloging saloon 70 foot in longth and unusually high, Its woight i8 borne by four large boaringe, ono at each ond and two at tho contro, It is entirely undor tho control of the machinery Invented by Mr, Bogso- meor, aud will, it is claimod, bo absolutely froo from motion. Tho vessol itsolf ia built with viow to roducing the pltching and rolling go dis- sgracablo to travolors, and tho awinging galoon will countoract whatovor ‘may remain of tho ton- donoy to sway. Tho Success of tho oxporiment will probably diminish the discomforts of oconn- travol groatly, Tho chepping swollof thoBtraita is said to be moro disagrooablo than the rall of tho Atlantlo, and what will dofy the omo will guarantoe comfort on tho other. A London letter claims that tho Saturday Re- view, In a recently-published and caustio articlo on tho attempt to form an _‘“Eploone” Qlub in Loudon, ' showed itaolf romatkably ignorant. Buch & Club has already oxistod for a year and a half, and has only provoked publio commont by tho offort of somo of its membors to place it on equal torms with the fashionablo male Clubs of tho metropolis, There 18, says tho writor, an ecloment of weaknees in tho organization, but the Reniew has misaod it It is not the danger of soxual immorality. Itis tho lrreproasiblo law of. casto. Ladics looked askance at those whose family history was not familiar to them, and the origninal Olub conatsta entiroly of soclal cliques, ‘T'he ladies aro afraid to commit themsolves at tho Club to an intimaoy with thoso thoy would not care to most in their drawing-rooms, If po trifling & matter as this would disturb tho Club, its chancos of longovity in tho faco of mora porplexing oomplications aro uot good. —_—— Tho name of Mra, Issbella Boccher Hooker Liag been bofora the publio recontly in connactioy, .with tho prevalling scneation, Mra, Hookey ig nov in England, and fools somewhat indignant with Prof. Goldwin Smith, Thé latter, it will bo remembered, has racauted ono of 1y fivmegt bo- liofs,~—that in woman's right to the ballot, aud in tho probable improvoment m politica which femalo suffrago would oconsion, Prof. Bmith's opinion of woman's capacity for politics was up- gob by wuin obaervations of the conduct of " the Iato. ;tommrmmmsnflu, and tho coucluslor’ that ‘‘in thoe United Btates woman”is abovo law.," Mrs, Hoakor haa Joined with Prof, Cairnes, who 1s Pproparing o roply t6 thb passionato ossny of Prof, Smith, Tt these radicals only know the unexpocted aid that was coming to thom,—it thoy could only be in- ducod to a¥ait tho arrival and co-operation of the Woodhull and the Olaflin,—what a protty “play was reprosented o socond time. - ing a8 the mountaius of of ransportivg prisoncrs fulis on the Bloritr, kottlo of flah thoy might have ready for tho en- Joymeont of the British publie, —_— . The Now Yorlk Stato Association of Bportsmen Bave called a National Convontion for tho Oth of Boptember, 1874, at Niogara Falls, having for ita objoot the procuremont of intolligent and officiont legislation for tho Protootion of game- birds and fish," Tho objaect is not only acom- mendablo butw. timely ono, in viaw of the almost constant violations of tho Game laws, It is wery cortain that, If somo -more intelligont sud strlugont logislation than wo have at preseny ia not obtained, both gamo ond fish will bo extormunated befora many yoars, Thero is, howover, anothor sub- »joct which might wall ocoupy the attention of thoso sportemen, nambly, tho nocessity or hu- manity of the conatant slaughtor of #now-birds, Ppigeons,‘and other birds, by shooting-clubs, for 10 other purposo than as tosts of: marksmauship, s such a practice neceasary, humauoe, or manly ? Is it anything but needloss and ‘wanton cruolty ? —_— * The Committeo on Licenses of tho Boston' Board of Aldormen did avery wise and com- mendablo thing when they promptly suppressed the performance of a travesty on tho Boeoher scandal at tho Howard Athonmum, by threaton- ing to ravoke the loonso of tha thoatra if tho Tho actual life-drama itsolf is doplorable eaough, without baving it soted upon tho boards, It has mado onough good men and womon griove, and the acandal ataolf, with the Bogsip which has grown out af 1t, boa sfruck o dtract blowattho morala of soolety and the in- fluenco of the Ohurch, Whioch will bo felt for 8ome ({mo,” Undor the poculiar clroumstances attonding this great seandal of tho period, its proposod roprosontation at this time upon the stago was an Insult to the publie, ——— NOTES AND OPINION. A Vermont lottor in the Bostoh Journat givos this ploture of Congressman Willard, whom the Vormont Ropublicans havo tHrawn ovorboard i Mr. Wiliard is no_politician, in' Hou of that tarm, * OF tho trloks of’ lobbyinte, candi daten and pastios, o knows baolutoly nothing, only 88 ho lius learncd thiem to hia disgugt. thom played by others, Of fho gans so commos Ang b Qllicogeekers, of being all things to all men, | fud turning ali his recommendations and ppolaimonts 40 Lo furtlierance of Lis own endy, o knows nofiing. o has no mouey with which to iy party. fnflasiss and varty slocks ; and as £or his dwn fnducies ans Princlplds, thero {8 not money enough In tho miits of {lio nation to buuy them,- 1ria" utegrity fa xp wnbena tho Btato which ha ropresouts, lint fs sight? What fs Sustd sgo fhe mestions Which havo engaged by’ fliuu; lity, rather than the Wostious s What iy palloy.2 What woul bo tho. bkt (0F bimsel 7, {io aay thurcforo always Lad very poor falling mndig Yha' politioians, both Javge and small, ey cauld ueithar Lriba nor ‘seard bt and o tisy havs Iald i helr griovancea ngafust hiny, But the Vorniont Ropyblicans "adhora ta Qon- grosaman Poland, Tho politioians havono grley- ancos agafugt him, —-An axchiungo romarka of Garlold's ronomina- tlon that, “smotimay it hooomos nocossary Lo panelon polliidinug on the party a8 s substituto for hush-monoy," =The Buffalo Commeroial Advertiser statoa it all in thls prrngeaph s The aunouncoment “by anthority ” that Sonator Fouton s ueting in barmouy with thv Now York Tiber- Wle, s noticed i theao columns recontly, ns had tho offoct of suddenly extingnishing all thal gushing en- thutelaain to-which sundry weakenindod Ropublican Journale gavo vent, whon ‘thoy supposod thora was n Droapect that ho wauld bo brought ouce more into full commuutan yeith the party lio had botrayod and be ro- arded with tho highost ionora it had to bestow, His lvely woull-bo lispublicsu orgaus wre not viaying thelf foyful racouciliation” tuno any more, o o ol sven lixo to bo rominded that thoy over did any. thlng of tho rort, Ln fact they aro vory qulotly endup. ing that nutnra Tuorieation which, when wo firat no- teud thia littio gamo, wo satd thoy Would foel befors tho campalgy wws wall Leguu, ~Jgmos 0, Ousey, tho Noform oandidate for Gavernar of Iiausng, 1 a youngor brothor of Lrow weelugg of tho stockhaldors of tho $ it acclion of raw pratrlo, Mo Ins erocted a com- - (flrlnhln twosstors frame house, hoan_good poich or- chard and o grout varioty of smill fralis. 0 8 8 brond-irango farno y ll;: um'u 10100 With tho Thos e whait 1o vas nominate firat District T party uplo Inst yoar, Fatmiersof (ho “Tulrly 4 P 1 catitlidato for eprenontotiva, atriot R 1IVaSH b Koyiillogg. e oh el In 1822 by 400 majorsy, “Wionert ! Davo Anderson : st tho ra00 ugaiti. 31r, Guey, but wen doloniey vy —I3x-Qov, Otrlin, who opent L8 et et iy rtod an sctivo e pron'f_l‘flu’g politieal confegt, "™ Patt In tho ny; ~—Thoso mombors of the Repyy b ¥ Ognvention wlo Joft that had‘y?px‘n‘n !{2:",: ‘;2“?&; nominations wora mado, loat Ll beat part of the fonst, ‘Tho oxira dishod oro brought on to the i,::::!:y thlq,l{og‘l-lloltx?‘z\. Parvin,” " " gy, protestod that it waa n Ly, 5 find » nntional address 1ssued T:mtpf::hl'x\:;‘::& licans of tho countr, y With pearl; overy signor to that address n back-pay firnhier, Or Aomoa thing worso. This s tho a dross reoontly fy. sued by the Ropublican Congrossional Commit. f60. .. . Mr. Parvin paka: How can we hope to reform tho 'pnrty with such mon direets ing and contralllng it? "1t in a diioylt conun- un,i:l-lluscr‘t]lmn (Ia.l) Trlibune. 140 vory desporation with which co i :;?:&: go!n:n nlnlln {lfe(}r l&: authority ahu"\;mtiz'f 0 redoubled offorts th Quiney (11l erald, v e Rl —11 oonvorsation with ono of the most intol. County s fow daya nzo, ico whatovor, hoy cspocially in Congrous s frosh from tha poopler i k.0 i wans aod wishies of tho peoply, ‘ang who can be relt for practioal logislatlon, rathor thy huucg?n%:‘ Spouclios aud party intrlguo.—Rock Istang iy, oIt Sooms to bo sottled that tho New York - Ropublican back-pay grabbers who hold soats ;’1]:‘ ' tho present Cony declino noming- . tions for ro-eloction beeausa thoy kuow they - caunot gok thom, or sook them in vain, oxcopt . H. Boardman 8mith, of the Elmira Dintrict, who . ia aaid to bo suro of hia placo on tha tickot, In, suing for thio nomination, but Judge Folgor, J. ( gai Co. intond to run E. @, Lunh%m in any ‘:vtnl::;k #lthougl thoy claim to b pura of his nicene )’ $ho regular convontion. As n back-pay grabber- Lamport is far moro worthy of reapsct nag Bup-. port than Bwith. Lamport tool tho moucy ng; coolly a8 a pickpockot wanld 8o lhroul:h a vie-. i tim, and dofiantly asked tho eoplo what ¥ ‘{,ur;; goIng £0 do bout it Noghestey. f5 .mlg.s: fnion, ~—In the face of Crodit Mobilter thioving, anl- ary-grab stealing, custom-house robbory, San- born contracts, public-land Jobbery, Jay” Cooke swindling, oxtravagant and corrupt oxpenditu, of the people’s monoy, broken pladges, Camay n, Ohandler, and Logan, fit roprosontativos of 2 el [y 58y Iu thole’ Congrossional addrew, fy hink you should send Republicans and not Domocrata to Congross.” And ther o worthies oloso thoir addross with this nort of twaddlo: If you cherish the decda of 1 n:fi ot s thom Yndono: .u'w““ feceut. poa, and ent, and would not dsgraco ft 1 o' Tuturo, and wold Feafieg o 1, 1f 30U has Hopo of Pt hope, wo urga you Gonond Ropubilcany, and Aot ° oy, o1 Vo WrEe sou Tho fact ig, tha pecr 1 plo are proparing to take a}fl%fly ‘flw o 0810 courgp, 1r l.hzg' cliorigl 0, onds o the re cont past; if tho; ranpect Lha Frosent nnd OU" d not disgeaca It [<lonyen Jion ey could 1ok 7 g0y g Joyor doptly of disgraco it 10 110po for tho faturo at vesald or !ilr tl;i:y hp* Toallao that " sapo, " thog will sond man o Cone flien o will broak up tho oxisting Tings, o o ¥h". presont corrupt Administration,” and uaher1n an ora of oeconomy, rotronchment, and %of0'rm fu all tho dopartments of tho Govoin. ment.—Albany Argus, —Wo ure 10 slarmiats, be. Weo Emker the ballat second ¢ and have no desiro to- to the bullot ; the sohor ought-to the domnuds of the mob ; the enrneat protost of tho Amarican mochanic Lo the raviugs and savagism of tho Communist; and yot ho muet bo a stoic or heartloss knave indoed. who can look forward to the condition of tha in- dustrial classoy during tho coming wintor with- out foolings of anxiety and dread, And it bo-- li0oves tiioso who now afact to pooh, pooh the significance of the labor movemerit or mako lighe. of the distresa at present oxisting, and tho in evitablo consequences of tho coutinunncoe of such suffering, to weigh well tho rosult of thoir folly bofore a renlization of that folly comes too ato. . . . “Roform or Rovolution” is the ultimatam. . . ., Tho farmers nre terribly in carnost. Our hordo of national buffoons Lave. frittored away tho day of Eraeu in erimination aad recrimatfon. . , ., Kna yob, wurkingmon have, in a great measuro, thewselves to 1hankc for tho stata of affairs which thoy now doplore— they bave too long sold their birthright—tha ballot—for o moss of pottage to tho political harlot—the professional fraud. Chicago Work- ingmen's Advocate. —It is plain that thoss bnggors, nro at their old tricks, Liona ara to como off thoy adt to turing Southorn outrages. 'The Washington authoritics ought, by this time, to know bLow utterly unworthy of beliof these crealnres aro, As long as they aro allowed to hold Fedoral of- ficos in the South, 5o long will thoy continne to fabricato slanders. 'Thefr groatest fonr 1y tho roatoration of good feoling botweon the two 802~ tions,—Richmond ( Va.) Whig. —— LEGAL IN TELLIGENCE, Suit' to Enjoin the Awarding of o Bridge Contract, " Svecial Disnateh to The Chicaao Tribune. Fr. Wavng, Ind., Aug. 19.—Willlam R. Nelson, a prominent contractor of this ci y to-day bogan 8t in tho Circuit Court againat tho Doard of County Commissionors, Johu Allen, agont of tho Canton Bridge Company, and the County Audit- or and Tyoasurer, to onjoin the execution of a contract rocontly let by tho Commmissionors to tho Canton Bridgg Cumynny for tho erection of aniron bridge 350 foot loug across tho Maumeo Rivor, noar thia city. Tho complaint is published in the ovening papors, filling threo columuy, and cangos & deoidad nonsntion. It chiarges lenty J, Rugiewl,- County Auditor, John Allon, agont of tha Canton Brdgo Compnny, and John Boguo, one of tho County Commis. slonors, with' conspiring togather fraudulontly + 10 securo the ereotion of auch bridge, and the. award of said contract to Allen at an cxpensa of ! $8,400, altiiough plaintif put in u bid offering to ercot tha sama kind of o bridgo for 7,000, and to ercct o ITomo trnay bridge, clnimod to bey & bottor ono, for.24,087, ‘Tho complaiut chnrges: that-Allen used various means ta ocorruptly inw fluenca tho Commissionors, paying thoir ox-. ponacs on long journoye, providing thom boun~ tiful entertaiumonts, inoluding large quantitics: of wings and liquovs, ote., and nsluq othar moith~ ods. The cheygen uro made in dotell, and croate groat oxcitemont. Tho County-Attornoy.stabes. that tho contract: was Iot to Allon ecauga he owned the patont om the bridgo, and if uuy other party kad'securcd the contract the county would havo been liable for infringoment of tho patant, RAILROAD NEWS, THE EASTRUN AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMIfTg. SLONERS. Speciat Dispateh to I'ha Chicaos Trdwne. New Yong, Aug. 10.—The Enstern Dailroad Commissionora nro oxpeeted to ‘moot woon in this oity. Prosidont, Jowott, of the Trio Radlway, #ays that thoy havo already orgunized, but had accomplishad nothing., When thov do act, ha adds, it will bo important, Qov. ])onnlmm, of Obio, will be Chairmau of & soling hora, ‘Phe Eastern and Wostorn Boards will nct in lurmony, ATLANTIO & PACIFIO ANXUAL ELECTION, NEw Yoni, Aug. 1 tha annuul maoting Atlantic & DPacitio Tiailrond, hold to-day, tho foliawing Board of DI rectors wa electad for the eusniiy y drow Piorce, Thowmna T, Buekloy, man, Androw V, Btout, William ton B. ik, David Solomon, Comdlius J, e inn, Jameg D, Figh, Dr. Qarrison, Chutles B ‘houteau, Thomas W. Diorco, and llenry R, Vorhuven, misoroants, the carpef Whenever ele work manufy —Al MIRCELLANEOUS, The managers of tho varjous roads centorlng at Bt Louis hiold a mootlng; yostorday, for. th purposo of waking nreangonients to oross thg - new bridge, ‘Tho managora of the Northwestorn Railroad Company have gono to Milwaukao to attend a woating of tho managors of tho Wisconain 10nds, {ur_:ll_m purpose of altering the prosent frolght Arifls, * The froight ratos from this clty to Malthmore have boon reduced on fourth-olass and.. grajn, "Lho rates ta that city aro now us follaws Firat olass, $1.49; socond olags, B1; third: g%ngs, ;m oonts; fourth qlass, 85 conts; gran, onts, It is undorstood hat at o mooting of the man- Bontor John Ousoy, of MoLdan County, TIl, A corroapoudont, visiting his homo near Paola, writod ; Four years azo 1o camo {q this countyand purchused agors of the four Now York truuk linos it wae resolvod to raiko the froight ratos to the Wout in tho ratio.of 25 conty on firut-cluen. 1t wal ulsc: devidod to anuul all contracty horstofora mado,. and wake thom gubject to tho now rates, o~