Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 1, 1874, Page 1

— VOLUME FIRE INSITRANOCE, o 28, CHICAGO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1874. &, & = TFIRE INSURANOE. DRY GOODS. for new consolidaled bonds, at the rete of | and carncst inaxoenting its maudatos. o il e s i, i, o5, e, s 1 bl 88, ok |l B Cha i S ) S o Among the Best ! ATLAS Insurance Company, OF HARTFORD, CONN. [ hssels - - $500,000 ite moglorats lines, ng oL pontinng 8 antiio and. dwelling risia In scleotod looalitios (COPTI HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 33, 1873, T the Officers of tho Atlas Insurauce Com- any : %DA\!TLEWJN: Tn order to save time and correspondence, we take this method of siating through you, to whon it may concern, that the olicics of the Atlas Company, covering projier- v morigaged to us (insured Tor tho protection of such mortguges) will be entirely acceplablo o us. Donneotiout Mutual Lifo Insuranco Comp'y, Ity JAMUES GOODWIN, Pres't. Zitna Lifo Insurance Company, Dy 7. O, ENDERS, Pros't. Oak Lifo Insurance Company; ”"“.S’L’f‘x‘;‘?"mflm jizto PECTs Phoonix Mutual Lifo Insurance Companys By B, FESSENDEN, Pro't. The Travelors’ Insurance Company, By RODNEY DENNIS, Bec's, . QOontinental Lifo Insurance Company, By J. 8. PARSONS, Pros't. Oonnectiout Goneral Life Insuranco Comp'y, By E. W. PARSONS, Prov't, Hartford Lifo & Annuity Insuranco Comp'y, By J. P. TAYLOR, Soo's. Hartford Stesm Boiler Inspection & Ina. Go., By J. M. ALLEN, Pros't. Socioty for Bavings, of Hartford, By Z. A, BTORRS, Troas, Btato Savinga Bank, By STILLS D. SPERRY, Treas. Moohenics’ Savings Bank, By W. W. JAUUES, Troas. Dimo Bavings Bank, By N. B, STEVENS, Troas. Tho Workingman’s Five Oont Savings Bank, By WILBUR H. TOWNSEND, Troas, Bchool Fund of Btate of Connoctiout, By ALFRED J. MIUNYAN, Comumissionor. WILSON & REDFIELD, Managers Western Department, 118 IL.asalle~st. LEWIS & PRINDIVILLE, LOCAL AGENTS, 21 Chamber of Commerce, BUFFALD GERNAN INSURANCE COMPANY, (ash Assuts_-_— $500,000 Tateoit Fire & HMarine INSURANCE COMPANY, Oash Assets - - $400,000 Will continue to write moder- ate lines in above Companies, ns heretofore, on mercantile and dwelling risks in selected localities. il 21 CHANBER OF COMMERCE, THOMAS GOODMAN, W. 4. GOODMAN, GOODMAN'S INSURANCE AGENCY 112 LA SALLE-ST. DESIRABLE RISKS ACCEPT- ED AS USUAL IN THE Fireman's Fundng. Go, OF 8AN FRANCISCO, CAL, Assets - - - $627,002.86 (itizens’ Ins. Go. O NEWARK, N.J. Asgety - - B $400,831.99 FRANKLIN INSURANCE C0., 0F WHEELING. CASH ASSETS, . $425,000.00. This Company promptly paid every dollar of its Chica- go losses in cash, both in the fire of October, 1871, and July, 1874, and will continue to write desirable risks at rea- sonable rates. For insurance in the ahove Company, apply to T, P. PHILLIPS, ACTEIINT, 143 LaSalle-st., MAIOR BLOCK. INSURANCE! Sound and Reliable! MING FIRE With S0l Assets of Nearly - $6,000,000 OE PA. ANDTHE PENN FIRE, OF PA, Vill Casl Assels of Dver - - - $400,000 Morohants wishing policles in the above Companies will eall 8t our oflice, No. 114 LaSalle-st., GEQ, P. TREADWAY & (O, The Following Companics CONTINUR BUSINESS AT FAIR RATES: FARMERS’ & DROVERS' INS, €0, LOUISVILLE, KY. UNION HMUTUAL INSURANCE €0, PHILADELPHIA, PA. FAME INSURANCE COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 8. II. SOUTIIWICK, Agent, 166 LA SALLE-ST. DAVIS & REQUA, FiraInsurance Agents, 153 LaSalle-st., Tave' made arrangements to take cave of their expirations for October, and all parties de- siving to yenew ox, desiring new business in insurdble localities are invited to call and give us an opportunity to serve them. GROCERIES. I OFFER AT LOW PRICES Y OWN IMPORTATION OF Cheddar Cheese, Tho **VIOTORIA® Brand. Also, Fronch Goods just rovsivad BN YORION. Le MARCHAND BONELESS SARDINES, ALSO, PEAS, MUSIETROOMS, STRING BEANTS, SHELL BEANS, MACKEREL IN OIL, Trom the Colebrated Nonse ROVEL & FIL8, Fres, 0, TATUM, Wine Merchant, 146 East Madison-st, AVIGATION GGIAICES STRANERS For Reotas, Milwaukee, Shcborgan, Mauito- Woo, eta., dally (Sundays excepto: > nam. ‘t2Saturdoy's boat dow'tluavo untll 8 p. i, For Grand Haven, Muskogon, Trarorto City, Mackinas, ote., dally (Sundaya oxceptad). ¥orit. Jasoph dally (Bundsy exceptad), “Saturday's Bout don't leavo until | and Ludington, and Lako Suporior porta, Mou. day aud Thursdas., - Dam. Y2~ Qtoo and Docka, fool Michlkan- FOR SALE. FOR SALK. hargabn, $3,5°0 worth of hardwaro and akrnpt, - Apply 10 Ecobo By OF 10 TR, Asstynes, 159 Lasall SAL®E. Tho sompikte N¥INred ANG Smplamedts ot tha cwody s snd taorery ul 2 Wi Liybal), DAWUIIEL, ATpie 10 S G T SUNING, Asuignon, 19 LABELL 1 SALT, . b . 1,600 tons Ordinary Coarse (F') Ground So- lar Balt, in bulk, for salo by weight. 10,000 barrela (O) Ground Sotar and Ordi- nary Conrso, Aleo, o large stock Xino and Dairy Balt, of our own manufacture, A, I LATIIAM, Agont, TURNACES. TFURNACES. Tla OUILKON NEW GOKE FURNAGK and Arling- ] ¥ Fthail, - Do & Unc's. Fapins (it RAK RN, AR RO, oxtohatvoly waoa intown. Foraloby GIVAUDAN &TRESTED, JR., DS, HSMOVAL, SO .. B Jos. Stookton & Co,, lAVE REMOVED TO Room 1, 170 Weshington-us, e EChie age Dail m KELLOGG'S DEFENSE. GREAT SALE DRY GOODS Vrill be Confinned mntil Farther Notice. 'WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED 800 pieces FRENCH MERINO, in all the NEW COLORS, at 86¢, regular retail price 80c. 100 pieces FRENCH MERINO, extra fine quality, 7bc, cheap at $1.00. 100,000 yards of choice and de- sirable Dress Goods, FROM AUCTION, at 26, 30, 36, 87 1-2, 40, 45, 50 cents, BX- TRAORDINARILY LOW. 63 & 65 Washington-st. MICTIGAN-AY, AND TWENTY-SECOND-ST, o MILLINERY, LLINERT! NEW FRENGH SHAPES IN HATS JUST RECEIVED, SUNDERLAND, |LA REINE, MANOR, UTOPIA, ROMANCE, oHgH LARGHST VARIETY OF PATTERN HATS IN TER wWBEST. SPECTAL TNDUCHMENTS Made to close out OUR SEPTEMBER BTYLES during the next 1O DA S. Ciiy and country buyors will do well to note our prices, D, Welster & [0, Wholesale and Retail Millinery, 279 & 22 Wabash-av. Exposition! PAIR NOTIE, Peoploe of Chicago and the Northwest! Do you realize that the Chicago Ixposition will close on the 10th of Octo- ber, in nine days? Only nine days left in which to ses the areatest Industrial Exposition of this country! Only NINE DAYS MORE in which to see and study the finest display of Works of Art ever opened to public view in America. HALL'S SPRINKLERS, FIRE! ABSOLUTE PROTECTION Against Fire. Oltizons and Strangors aro lavltod to call at tho ofios of BROWN BROTHERS, Corner Clinton and Jackson-sts,, At any time, and sco our ‘'SPRINKLERS" in aotual operation, SEND FOR CIRCULARS. ————————————— REAL ESTATE, WE WANT AN OFFER For 6 ncres on West Hurrison-st., neor Oalifornis-nv. The owner of this property is in‘the city and will givea decided barenix ton cash buyer, ‘WM. D, EERF00T & 00, 86 Washington-st, ELEGANT DWELLINGS, Ihavo sevoral Llcgant Dwollings for sale on monthly pazuncals, oF (or sant. Inquire of owtior o7 Slat aud they wlro. EXOY, ASSIGNEL'S SALE, Ditorsnliefted on 2 stook of i‘i"‘""m. {uveutorlug aver i o A 100, vicrud Ay 590 Oan st ki Lethl= Another Communication to The Tribune. Answer to the Charges of Mr, G H. Walker, An Tl1-Tempered and Disingen- nous Statement. Kellogg also Addresses the Peo- ple of the United States. Explanation of His Administration of the Finances, The Bulk of the State Debt Contracted Under Demo- cratic Auspices. Recelpts Now Approximating Expen- dituress < A QOomperison of Demoorntio and Bepublican Appropriations. Disposition of Troops in the South. GOVERNOR KELLOGHZ TO MR. C. H, WALK: EXEQUTIVE Or¥scr, NEW ORLEANS, Sopt. 30, Tn the Bdutor of The Chicaga Tvibune: I hisva read O, I0 Watkor's card in Tue Tnin- NE of Sunday Inst in roply to mino published iu your Jssuo of tha 26th inst, ir, Walker, in ro- ferring to my statemont {hat a largo portion of “the prenont debt of this State was incurred un- der Domocratic auspices, saya: “A suflicient rofutution of this fa that tho Democratio perty bave not been in power in Louisiaua pinco tho war." This statoment shows Mr. Walkor's mon- dacity or ignoronce, or both., Tho fact is that the Lepielaturo of 1865-'66-'67 was cutitely composed of Democrats, ons of whom was Mr. McEnory, ond that this Loglslature, after unanimously rejecting tho Fonrtconth Amend- mont, appropriated 17,000,000 against $3,000,000 receints, lenving §14,000,000 for fbo incoming Republican Legislaturo to provide for; and one- fifth of tho oxisting bonded State debt in tho rosult of tho cowrupt and improvident action of that Democratic Logislature. As fo his stato- wment regurding the $2,600,000 bonds which_lio pow admits were fssued by Gov. Warmoth, Mr., Waller knows, or ought toknow. (forit hns boan Topuatuily publishedy, that the Funding Board rofused “to fund “theso bonds, and their yalidity is now Dbeing tested in tho courts, Tho report ho refoi to, -that Liad igsued 700,000 ‘of bonds to tho Mobilo & Toxas Railroad, he knows to be falno. 1 1f hie mato- ment_rogniding tho Loveo Company and 8t Diary's Parish bo tro, he has taken good care not. 1o bring it to the notico of the proper authori- tioa, who sonld ot onco inatitute s _prosecution, if the facts woro ns roportod. Not o waste moro time upon Mr. Walker, it may bo #aid that lis. wholo statoment in_regardéd horo a8 n con- tomptible effort Lo obtain from the white peopla of tho Tache country, lero he professes Lo ra- sigu, n socisl recognitfon which hio doos not ye- ceive sud to which hio 18 not entitled. Wisuiax P. Kerzoaa. i EELLOGG'S ADDRESS TO THE PEO- PLE. Special Dispateh to T'h Chieago Tribune. New Onuuaxs, Lo, Sept. 80.—Gov. Kellogg has propared an addrees to the poople of the United Btates, roviowing tho politieal and finan- cial condition of Louisiana sinco tie War, aod viudicating the coursc of his Administration:. ‘Tho Governor firat takes up tho chargo of CORRUPTION AND FINANCIAL MISMANACGEMENT, Hosaya: When tho present State Government camanto affico, thero wero ontatanding from previous wdoivistratios Auditor's checks on the Treusury known a6 Siato war- Tants, which tho Tregsurer hod teeh unablo Lo redooin to the amount of 32,300,000 [Auditor'a roport of 1872, ‘page 36), Thero were outstauding bouda issued before and pfoce the War 10 theamouut of §21,803,6(0, Sluce I huve been fn ofiico, T have signed 570 ‘howds of $1,000 each, and 125 second mortgage bonds of tho sume dv~ nomluation, tho Jutter fxsued upon s roction of 10 miles of completed rafl In Both caes the ism- ance of these Londs wou authorized Dby scts of the Legislature, pagsed provious to my coming into ofics, and wae rendered obligalory upum me Dy @ declolon of tho Buprome Court as to thio firat lastie, and by Lo written opinfons of the law officors of ;the Stato} 58 o tho latter, Nu act of tho Leglalaturd lua been pesed during 1y sceugancy of th Exoculive chair toauthoriz tho issue of & singlo Voud to increase tho indebteducss of the Siato, THE OUTSTANDING $3,300,000 of floating tndsbtedneay loft by provious adwminfetca- tion, hus been reduced under miy administration to leua then $1,400,000. This reduction bas Leca nccon= Jlished by Ro fiiercaso of taxation, but by wn enorgotle ‘ollection of dolinquent taxes, aud an Lionest appro- priation of tho taxes ko collectod to fhio liyuidation of. thie pustedue fudobteducws of tho tatw, Lo utice this ouult tho luw oficers of the Hiato ware compiellod to appeat to the courts to sot aside an lui. Auitous law passed maluly by Demoeratie intluonce, Undor the previous adniinistrution, wilch_virtually traunferrol ull the rocelpts from 'lack taxes to & brokers rlog. Lho Hiate bao thus been cuabled to yiay, under our tinanclal managoment, moro tian 500,000 of tho old tloutiug dubits of tis Stutu with tho old ' usacty, and tho doifuquent fuxes uow due 2nd unpaid sro suflicient, i€ cuilected snd_applied un- dar tha polley wo have insugurated, (0 puy Gif tho bal- ance of tho old Hoatlug indeoteduuns, "Tlie Governor then statos that tho current rocutpts from State taxes und lvenues from Jau, 1 Lo daty kv amountad to within $670,000 of the xpenncy, aud thnt Tiadh it not beew for tha averflow the receipls would Drobably Lave beon in oxeess of oxpenditures, o fn- Bitutes by the Legislature duriug bis administration, and that ¥ a4 follows 3 “rl]"l,:skf““”ggxuumtle Logtelaturo of 1803-0-7, aud composed excluslvely of white men, Mr, MeBaery and otbers of prisent oppoucnts T fuentiel mombery, made fowl sppropriitions of $17,120,654, whilo tho total taxes collecieit dur- jug the puwme eriod wero $3, LoD, Jeaving un ex- ccxa of appropiiations over roveuuo Ly this Demo- erutie Legleluture of §13,70,554, \ ... latious for eurrcut Htite expenses, m‘uf:l:xn;l( ‘scuval, leveo, und Inturest funds as follows For 14d8 and , $2,700,080 ; for 1870, ?,l::n,’!‘.‘ll i for 1671, §,723,009; Tor 172, $1,819,830, Total, 310,378, ké 4 ‘uini—Gov, Kellogy's Administration bag mado ap- rot o {or Curkeit Biato uspiensos, oxclnaiv of ovees, ucliool, aud intercst futids, a2 follows s For 1870, 31,854,255 3 for 1474, 1,172,134 | total, $3,126,570, As 'aill be 'tcon, the saving the’ lirst year of my aduineraton over the last year of ‘my predocewor was $167,19. I "tho Secoud gest & ULl further uaving Wb offected of 577 At tio waina rale durlug o nuxt lwo years Sy Adutniateation will cost §5,492,708, whily the Ad- nilnistration of my predovessor for the raino thue cost Hlorfedi, st H Doeratls Adulotiriton o G cost 317,149,854, “\R&Bflu :;{" Ao by the Auditor of this date, "o betoro o, shows tho boniled s of e Btato, Jun.'1, 1883, to have boon £ouia50; ineremo of Lunded wnd foallng debt durs fiy v, \varuotlva Adminiitrstion, SL 2506831 total ot Obin Gov, Kellong camo into'allice, §24,084,247; foerovsa during Qov, Relloggs Aduilistrition by Donits authorized Taws prescd proviously, $i1.0005 reduction of debt daiing Gy, Kel- fougs Adminitration by rodemplion of past dis" poude, “finding operalions, g g andiug floatiuy abllgetions, $1,020,030; liow- Bl et docrexin of debt ubr tho Keliugy Adsajuise tration of 925,083, ‘Gov, iKallog then enters into » HATRME Leghitury, mainly through tho by tho luet e, malu] Fieions exariions of 't Uokuruar whurby Lie Ouatandiog bended Biste dalit, (8 10 ba exchianys: = atitutiopnl amendment recommonded by him, and adapled by the Legislature, xing tho Mrmit of tho dabe at $16,000,000, and thio afo of taxution at 12 mills on fhe doliar, excliiding he tax for soioals ; alno tho amendment restrictin vontes of oach year to tho_expondititees of tho same year, tho mbnonce of theso restrietions Lelng & prolifio source of Anaucial abuse heretofore, TItE GDYZNNOR KUME UF In thesa words: ~ Wo have in wo yeara pald off over SI00,000 of tho ald floating fndehtednoss, with tho old munets of tho Btato, We bava reduced the dlobt by tho Fundlor DIl fram $25,000000 t 315,000, not 10 000, dncreased until after tho yost 102: wo lave yeduced the Blato inxen from 4% mils o 14y mfils, not fo hio fnoreared untll after tho ssmo’ year; wo huvo providod that parish taxatlon stall not excord Slato {axation, so_ that tho greatert amonint of tazation auy gue parifls can bo callod. wpon {0 piy (v any ous yeac in 29 mills ; wo hiave onabled tho Ciiy of New Orlvaus {0 reduco'tho (azation 5 mile; wo Lavo largoly ro- duced Biate expondituree, aml conflued them atrictly wiithin the limitt of our reveunes, and welisve patd up over $4.000,000 of coutingent (inbiiities, All this has Leen otfectod by us, without aid from thoss who arro- goully claim (o reprencut oll the virtuo and intolli- onco of the State, awl while contending againat vio- ience withiu the State hordurs, and organizod villifica tion abroad, and whilo the very oxialenco of the Gov~ crnment was beig threstoned, ¥his fo the fnaucial record of tho ~Adminiutesiion, which our_op- poneots seeert * low e © corrupt and B0 oppresiive as o drive tho Sisto tnfo bankruptey and the poople into tiots, Atter stating that tho Gnaticlul reforms proposed by cons tutional ameuduient aro oppoecd by the Wit Men party, and _that tho leglelativo records will show ed eateid Democrats (0 bave be oqually mplicriod with colured Itopublieats fu fobs, {ho aildress procesds ¢ Drougt sgatnnt TS TCORD OGSt T hrought sgainot ™o by my oppononts i fus was not oiuctad to the offics T hold, Mr, ars Commitico, In_their rerent address, atempt to forlify that ussertion by cxtracts from the census of 1570, ‘showing o smail exces wales avor the age of 2. Tho whole force of the wrgument in dul!nli d st once by the fact which Mr. Mare dosigucdly or accl- deatally fulls to meation, that the saige census shows that there sro nearly 15,000 aiin mules over tho age of 21 {n this~ Slate, who wro, of course, aisqualified from voting,’ Deduct theno 16,000 alions from tho totul of white citizons clahined for o Domocracy ; doduct aleo the 6,000 or 10,000 Kknown Topublicans, and ndd tink number to 'the cotored malo adats, all made cilfzens by tho War, and ihe consus argumeht catablishes u largor cxcenn of Republicans over Democratle volers in tls Btato than oven the Ropublican party clafm, Thuro sre of white over colorad w0 otzn PoINTS thint may be mentiousd in this counection, Firat, that thuresre a large numibor of colorod men thiy Stato wo nenrly whilons to pavs for whilo, and wbo are Goubtiers 8o cluked by the census enumerators : and socondly, that thore ian heen for years past, and siiil continucs, o steady inmieration of colored 'peoplo to the fertile alluvial lsnds of the State from othier South~ ern Slates, Tiie Governor scouts tho Ides that the Ropnblican party was divided duritg the last campaigy, and os- derta tht Wurmoth eud MoMillon carrled 8o voles aver to tho fusion eanip but tholr own, and that tho only reason Warinoth was wanted by thio fuslone st wita the bellef that ke could 80 ma nipulito tho regliration oud eloction that it wouid appesr that tho fusfonists were elected, o ooys: Notwitbstandiug that tio whole strengils of o opposition was thrown lnto tho fight ngalnst me, avon tho fusion roturus show that 1 ran fut ahead of my tickot fu this State. When I wis nominated for Govarnor, the Coneervative pupern, in mavy fustances, spoko spproviugly of my homisution, and warmly commended the course I bad puraticd i1 tho Senuts advuucing tbe materisl inicresln of (ko Siate. The New Urlean Picayune cditorialy sald that tlo nomnl- noation of Benator Kollogg was o source of gratifics. tion 0 all gaod cilfiens, "Tho guestion 38 o whetlir . MeTiery or myselt wne elected Governor of 1his Stat In oo tilat 1 buvo sevoral timea propoced to UMLT TO ANDITRATION, Whon tho suit brought in the Uited States Conrt was 611 nonalug, 1 olfered, throtich 1ny couusl, AIr, Willism 11, }unt, » Southern man ond one of the forepost Jawsers sk tho Dur of this Stato, fhut the ruturns hould bo submitied to_promipout and dipintorasted citizens, (wo 1o ba chosen by cach sidos aud tho fifth by (ho four, and I proposed to ablde by tho result of tholr declsion s bul this proposition was dectned, I am propared to show befure any compelont tribunal thnt s " portion 'of 1h returia tipou which Bir. McEnory bates his clalins ata foryerien, manufactured in thib city, Iawm sblo now Lo produco the judicisl oflicer beforc whum o por- Uon of the bhuk fally list nud roturus wera mworn, to subscquently Blled up bero s ety aud pamed off the on public ns tlie_genuina returny of an sleatton held n Sl Moppbitionn pusialies fur distatle Ceom i cliy. Eveh Beitiior Gaspealor, {6 tis ‘apeech (u the Seusts on tho 4th of 3larch, #aid, “Idonot think McEncry was in fact electad, thougli the relurnn shaw ho was,” X Liold myself now fendy 1o fmpeach the returns relied upon 1y tho fusion Bosrds as altered, defaced, and, lu aome dstances, forged outrieht, T charge, moreover, ihint tho returnt (ron Ibervillc, Sk, daes, Terrcbonic, Bt, Martin, snd othier Ropublichn puriahes sworo throws aut by the Tusion Lieturning Boards forno just reason, hut becauso_tioy eave mysulf and (he Tepublicay ticket a heasy 1nfority, sud I assort thnt by the gen- uiny returns, counting ' the votes nctually cast, I waa elected by several thousand majority, and upon this f18u0 T aim ready Lo stand or fall, TUE AUDRUS CONOLUDER with 8 referenco to tho forihcomiug election, msorting thit the fll}{lumlflnl desire thiat it whall bo fairly con- dueted, and citing i substantiation of this statement tho {myroyement in tho Roglstration law by tho last Republicwn Legislaturo aud _ths compromiea rocently entersd into by which au Auvisory Board is to bo eatablished to condues tho seglatration, Thcte Iy o fuet aud yroper mafegiard thiit can bo auggestod 10 mio whick T will not be willing to throw around the conduct of thio comjuy election, The Ropublieau party 18 wililng to be judged by the vordietof that eloetinn, provided 1t ein bo held wilhi— out {utimidation or violouce, If our oppoucnts can -show ak s pesceablo olcetlon that thoy have a S‘Auml mujorlty of tho qualiled votera of the Stato, wo shall uncomplainiogly abide the remit. \If, on tho other baut, the Republicsn party slionld triumphadtly vindicsto {ts clalms to- Lo Gov- “atninent, wo shull lisvo & right {0 expoct tho acquive- cenco of aur oppononts, aui tho activo enpport of all Tuw-abiding cliizens throughout tho conutry, In tho eveus of onr seuccess, the pawon can gortainly losvo thio dnterchts of fuls groat Stato fu the hands of {1080 who i 50 short o tiine, sud Syaiust such ndvorsu circumatances, Vo dolie so niuels to reduco tho burden of the peoe and advance tho materlal welforo of he communtty with yreator autlety than would attend thosurtender of tholives and Hibxriies of mora than 80,000 peacocul, industrious Ros pullicun citlzeus 1o » party wiick hias nevor attempled anythiug for the redumplion of Blato, which, durlng {te” Lricf resumyition € powse immadiutaly after tho War, showed 1iself utterly incapablo of honest gov- ornment, and which bis thrce times within tho Jaut six years attempted to overrido the know will of tho muority, twicu by violence und onco by fraud, 1 nek those Topmblicans of the North who have fent willing en' to ilo indiscriminato denunclationof Noriharn men who bold offices u the Soutl, and o fuo Tepublicans of {he Southeru Siatey, to roflect that thoss dennelations proceed from thoso \ho hato Liepublican principles overyvhore, snd who can soe nu_virtue i any man who fs nut identls fled with them In scubloient or n e terest, or n both, If I consnlted only 'miy -personal feellugs, 1 would mther be rolicved of the position I now hold than cont vetain it in the face of tho diiicullics and calumaics which leeet Dlo nt every elep, bul (ucro are higher quentions fuvolved than biero personzl fealings, My resignution would siply tranefor the Exceutive dutley to tlio oxt in rauk, and would meXo o clinge In the atatusof the State,” Either the Republican purty in Loulsiana In in the right or in the wrong, II wo aro Tight, 1 owe 1t to the Natlonnl Tiepublican party and to thie Qenoral Government to maintaly my position, 1f wa aro fn tiie wrong, aud the peoplo ot the coming cloction shonld ro deciare, tho Coustitution and tle lawa of the Stato provido a suiliciont romod: Wo_ confidently awalt that vordict, und, meau- timo, ask frem tho poople | goner- ally,’ on this ylin sbowing of e - good wa liavo dono, und the evil wo huva refrained from dolugy Jinto fudgnicut and o wioro giicrous ey prthy’ tlion v yot_ Leon givon fo the Republican Blute Government of Louisiauu, WitLax P. KeLzoaa, g THEE TROOPS IN THE SOUTH. Nrw ORLEANS, Sopt, 45, 1874, To the Editor of Tho Chteano Tribuve: Bm: A recent numbor of the Doston ZTrav- elex Jins tho follossin Yestorday's dlspatelics{rom Now Qrleans atate thnt, while 1he fismigenta wera yan:mg the Oustom-llouse, thio Unitad fitates {roops thero ehiecrod und otherwing hafled In_sympathy with the riotors, Thero is uo diflieulty in attempiing to scconnt for (uia evilence thiat the troops tktioued at tho seono of the oxciting troubles are not wat thoy should b, It {s a wolls know fact thint one-third, If not one-lialf, of the regu. Iir United Stafen army stationed in {he foath da composed of ax-Ltebol soldicrs,—wion who, hiving bo- come mbied with . love of fighting, weve unwiiling 1o entor e peacarul pursulte of HeG, aaq. thorolors onllstod i tho regular army, That they would sym- puthizo itk und oponly express tuelr sympathy with 1ho cunee of the lusurgonts, wus to be oxpooted, Tho question now lu, it tho National Govermaont calls upon its goldiers, atatlonod Ju and ubout Loufsinus, for thelr_gorvices, whiethor theso mon will oboy tictk oiticera or not, ‘Tl aificers are all right, snd tlcro n 110 doubt of theie ldelity ; Ut thora is & rensonaine oubt un 10 tho Ddclity of some of the men, which aivea a darkor color than ovoro the Insnrzeation, The Boaton Zraveler Is more frightoned than hust, and, in publishing the nbovo ridiontous artlele, has proved ilself an unobsorving tray- olor, Binco 1809 I have beon on duty with (ho army inuix of tho Bouthorn Btatos, and, during thin time, I hiave mob troopa of overy roghment stationod in tho South, And know whorcof I #peak whon Teay that the Zvavelor may iravol to overy nuiltary station in tho Southorn Htates, nud ho will nob dind fhirly ox-Conrodorato sol lors among all the Lroops in tho Bouth, Mo will fnd the troopy, witliout bolug politiclaus, ave falthtul to thule Guvernmons wud country, always yoady 40 ohoy thelr oflicors In_ & .un- portisan and oarnest offorts to proves: S oute Tagos now KO0 froquont in thia unbARpPLLsy ¢ n tho day of tha viot In thin city, S~ stom- Houso was ocouplod by o company of' & y man of tha Sixtoonth Regulars, I 'hnvo jnst read tho Traveler's articlo totho officor thon in commaud ot the company, and ha snys omphatically thnt nono of tho roldiorn Caerad tho White Louguo whon thoy passod tho Cuttom-Tlouso, nor muale fested tho loast sympathy wih thom, 1L in hopad that the shove lnformation may E{ut tho norves of tha frightored Travcler of ston. y 3 ey . TROOPS FOR ALABANA, ‘Wasttisatox, Sopt. §0.—Four conpanies of cavalry were to-day ordorad to Wostora Alubama on sccount of tho disturbod conditionof that section. R S THE STEAMBOATMEN." Convention at St. Louls, Br. Louts, Sopt. 80.—Tho Conventlon of stoambostmoen mot hero at tho Lindell Hotet {o-day, with full delegations from Oincinuati, Louiaville, Pittsburg, Now Orloaus, Vicksburg, Cairo, Livausvillo, aud 8t. Loufs. Capt. B, W. Gould, of 5t. Louis, was olacted tomporary Chnirman, and, in tondering thaukaand welcom. ing tho dolegates to 8t. Louls, ho statod that tho general objoots of tho Convention wore to do- visoe mosns to romedy the esisting ovila in steambosling, and romove tho ombsrrassments under which this groat intsroat i guforing. He urged that the local asdocia- tions should bocome auxilinry membars of tho National Board of Bteam Navigation, in ordor to band the entire steambont ntereat of tho coun- try together for their protcction. Wo have T on tho Missiseppt THVOF 10 givo rivor mate tors that attention which thoir importanco de- mands, sud we are in consoquenco rosting under acloud. Tho prima object of this Convouticn, in my ides, ia the harmonizing of conlioting ive terasts; ~ slgo, tho question Of rau- road competition. At “tho start tho rail- roady .deeired no co-operation with river trausportation. DBoing unsuccessful, I think thoir managors are now in n condition to tront. Auotber matter of impoitance 18 the fu- provemont of our rivers, sud every affort should bo put forward in this direction, “Wo aroall in- terostod iu the improvemont of tho moutl of the Misalgsippi, and this Couvention should sottlo upon sumo plan, aud urge upon Congress whatover mothod may bo decided upon, 6o that somothing may dono_at tho onrliost poesible momont, Aftor 8omo other preliminary business, the Committeo on Permanent Organization seported R. 1I. Woolfoli, of Louiuvillo, for pormanont Presi- dont, with Georgo IL. Tiea, of 8t. Louis, John QGantlon, of New Orleans, and Jolin T, Stockdalo, ot Pittsburg, as Vico-Presidonts, and J. I. Iteoso, of Pittsburg, and G ¥, Shields, of 8t Louis, s Beerotaries, A Commitleo on Business was thon apnointed, who, desiring untit to-morrow to pre- para & roport, the Convention adjourned. ouUR CURRENCY. Bonamy Price, the Euclish Political Economing, Gives 3is Opinion ol Xt. New Yonk, Bept. 80.—Tho Tribune publiahes to-morrow o long intarviow with Bonamy Prices Profosst- of Political Economy of Oslord Uni- veruity, Wio it to addraea the Charaber of Come morce to-gorrow. Tho Profossor thinky tho Amorican eurronoy shockingly bad, and says thora I onlyone step to bo- taken, viz: The px- tinction of insonvortibio papor. Anything short of the extinetion of tho enrroney inso radically and fondwmontully bad, ibat I havo no interost. in compsting the relativo goodnexk or bainess of any oxpediouts, Sccra- tary MeCullocls polioy was right, and his ox. amplo should be Collowod, Tho only objuct of the currency I fol oxehnuging goods. If n cur- rency io thoroughly convartible, I dow't think it is of great importiico that thero ehould bes Iarge atock of gold. \Provided the curranoy is isuuied by an 1ssuer wlo ia perfoctly eafo, thor- oughly rosponsiblo fortho dobt, the public won't ask gold in exchange for his notes. "Lliey would rather have nolos, Quaation—Why should gat the Government bo tho issucr of convertitlo notes and Quive profit from thom ? Answer—You caunot got tla Dresident of the United Btatos into tho Baukript Couct, You onn put tho Diroctors of the Bsnk of Lingland into 1t You ceunot roly upon convertibility without » purty of politiciana, The public would not boliore in any papor ismied by the Govorn- ment direct. 'lho profit belongs to the nution, buv & Govarnmont or a Prosidont are bad isuiers of notos pledged to bo paid on dvmund. I bo- liove tho intormodiato sgoncy of some privato corporation is the truo method, and tho_deponit of national bouds is n legitimate and proper security to bo roquirod of tho issnors of notes, THE POTYER LAW. The Wisconsin Railronds Wil Com- ply with tho Luw~Conferance of Hutirona Comunssionor, Special Dienateh to The Cluacaao Tridune, Manisox, Wis,, Sept. 80.—The Railrosd Com- missionors at s ecsulon to-day adopted tho fol lowing reolution 88 tho proper rule of cou- struction of the Pottor lnw for charging proson rer-faro whon thore aro fraclions of a mile be- twoau atatious ¢ Resolted, Tist the Commlssloners intorprot Chap, 273, Laws Gf,18%4, to Tequire as tue ratu of fara thit tho exst produés of 'tho utimber of wiles multiplied by e Ingal rate per inlo atalt bo the maxlauma _nmoutit cliurged dn cach cose, but thatin cuso of fractionnl nlien the fraction muy bo conuted x5 unlt, Both the Northwestern and blilwankoos & St. Paul Roads will conply with the Inw tu-aorrow, their aganta having received the now goheduto of ratea for passengors aud froights iu accordance with the provisions of tho I'otter law, Gen, A. J. Edgoston and tho Ifon, J. J. Ran- datl, Railrond Coonnissioners of Miuncsota, aud Attorney-Gieueral Wilvon, tlo lion. Jonn M. Penrson, the lon. D. A. DIrown, and Judyo Btoole, Commissionory of 1ilinois,’ Lavo arrived hero, A conferancs is boing Leld with tho Wis- consin . Comuinssioners, ut which reporlers are oxcluded. FIRES. At Stenbenvilie, Os Prrrsnuna, Sopt. 80.—A dlepatch from Stenben- villg, 0., states Lt abont % o'elock this morne ing the Golden Cinto distillory aud fouriug-mili on Nouth Fourth sircot, owned by ‘Thouwus Moars, togother with a cooper shop, Atable, and novers] tonoment lonses, woro dastroyed by fire, Tt is supposed to bo the worle of un ncondinry, na tho distillery has not beon in_uso for twvu yoaru. 'Cio_loss iy ostimetod at €100,000, and Insuranco £32,000, At Clitton, Ont. OrxrroN, Ont., Bept. $0.—A firo broke out at 7 o'olock this avening In the Great Western Rail- way cat-shops at this place. 'Tio flumes &proad rapidly, destroying the wholo bullding, inoluding one Pullman palace-car. 'I'ho flawos crossed the stroot to Giuham's Suspengion Bridge otel, de- iroyiug it in a short timo, At _Chico, Ools 8N Fraxartaco, Cal., Sopt. 30.—A fire at Chico, Cal., destroged o considorablo portion of the town, 'The loss is over $60,000, and the insur- anco light, Torty-five valusblo lorses wore burned in Bhoaror & Evans' stables, Who fire \was the work of au incondiary, At Saudwich, fich. Demorr, Mish,, Sopt, 80—Lust unight six houees in Sandwich, Miol., were burved to tho ground, -Dr. Nosbit aud 3w, Honderson wero {ho principal losors. lie total loss I8 porhups £8,000, mostly fnuured At graddock Fiold, Pa. Preranusa, Pa., Bopt. 80.~A planing-mil ownod by Joseph McCuno and six dwelling- housos wore _dostroyed by s to-night st Brad- dook Tiold, 7 milos ocanl of Pittsturg. Lows $20,000; partivily insnred, At Datian, ‘Tex, DALLAS, Tox., Bopt. 30.—~All the framo bulld- ings in the block bounded by Pavile mnd[ Elm, Austin, and Market atroots, barued lo-day? Loss, 0,000, NUMBER 39. INSURANCE., Companies Known to Have Withdrawn, New York Men Coming to View the Situation. Views of the Hartford Fire and Lifa Insurance Companies, Heavy Losses Sustained by the Former in Chicago. They Declare It Impossiblo to Remain Here Under Present Cir- cumstances, The Life-Companies Will, in the Abscnce of Fire-Insurance, Stop Their lnvestments, Comments of the Press on the Situation. The Great Western, E AT HOME. The Insurance agents of this clty weroin ntfio of euspenso and suxioty afl day yesterday. " %u be or not to bo " way the qusktion which agitated thoir minds, nud the withdrawal of the {usuranco compauies was the only topic of con- vorsation among thom, It was gonorally bo- lioved that tha companies intouding to with- draw would give notice to thoir agents durlng the day, and tell thom to ceaso doing buniness for them bereatter, but, contrary to oxpectation, BUT FEW NOTICES of that kind wera received. Altbough it swas currently roported on tho street during tho afternoon that sixty-eight companios had signed an agroomont to withdraw from the oity, still (& caused vory little oxcitoment, sud no ono scomed to care & wint about it. "Tho idea that o panio will follow the action of these companics I being rapidly dispolled, nud there is not tho loast danger that our merchants \V}ll not bo ablo to got a8 much credit ns they did borotofora, Tt in provably not gonorally known that most of our merchants aro FULLY INSUMED FOR THE NEXT YEAD, but such is tho fact. During tho last woek the agents of tho principal Board companics, and eapacially of thoso thov intond to withdraw, hinvo boon buay day and pight renewing tho pols icles of all their customers which expire durlng the month ot October. Thousands of policies wero renowed Inst wool, oud those wha did not "coma for thom bad them mniled to their houaes. Thus it comes that our imorchants can culimly viow tho situation, hohov- ing thet the companios will all roturn bofora their Yohcmu oxpire ngain, Bosidou this, tho city has been FLOODED WITH CIICULARS from inwnranco brokors of Now York, offering te affoct insuranco on Clicago rivks at ronsonublc rates. All the Weatorn aud Bouthern iusuranee companios will continuo to do business as horo- toloro, and nouo buk companies from New York Tioston, and Hartfurd havo thus far givon any potice of thoir withdrawal, and these companiea wiil probably be back in s short tumo, Thoy aoem to bavo weakened considerably giuce thoy frat iewued their prouunciamento, and all they now ask iy tho reorganization of tho Kire Do- Yartment. An the people of this city aro nli ahaed that this Dopartiont neods reorganizi- tionand will do it us soon as it can posstbly ba ono, Yapro ik no dangor that tho companics will romain Sy long. “Thoro caa boo doubt that somo of the agonts who profoss i hve reccived bo notico of tho withdrayal of \yeir companies hiavo such uotitl- cation in thoir posuosston, wishing to concoal the fact for a day ar two to be ublo to taie part in tho regulnr JLETING OF (112 100AL TOARD of Underwriters to-dsy, Tlus mooting will undouvtedly bo s vory Tmportant aud axciting otie, sud un attempt will %o made by tha agonts represonting compauies now bolonging to, the National doard to suspond rates and lel each compuny decide for lisel? what rates should bo charged. ‘Lho agonts ropresenting National Bourd companies aro opposed to this action, but, shorld it becomo known thné thewr compunics havo withdrawn before the Joard mools, thoy will hive no vales in the proceodigs. A mttion will also be introduced to oust Mr. Ayms frow Lis postion ns Fire Commissioner, as tho com. prny which ho represented in this ity hau ¢ Iready withdrawn, Q'ho 32,000 which Mr. Ayars hag beon roceiving will thou be sdded to Gan Sbalor's snlury, should that gontloman be om- ployed to reorguuizo our Firo Dopnrtment. TUE NORIMWESTERM CO-OPERATIVE COMMITIER ia utill in session, but nothing hus ot boon done In vognrd to Chicago asfairs, A numbor of tha managors of New York compavios ara expeotod liero to-ny, and thoy msy probatly decds ta cantini {0_do buuiricss, aa &l otbera who hava Iutely boon hero have dotie. WITHDRAWN, "fhe companies that are known to have glven noiico of their withdrawal aro as follows : Now York Cowpenled—Phoutx, Homo, How- ard, Citizong’, Munhatins, Nisgars, limovar, Gormanin,—{lip Iaior Ly wro knowa sa thd ndorwritor Agency,—Star,_Irving, Arctic, P bund, Drowera' & Maltaters', Lorile lard, Now York & Youkors, and Staudurd. Tihriford Companios—Phanix, Eena, Mart- ford, Orient, Conngetient, sud Meridon. Misceliengons—Spriugtield, Springtield, Mass. North Awmerican, Uhilsdelphia ; wid Ponnsyls vanin, of Philudelphia, . Toreign - Compunich— Londton, Livarpool & Giobo, London Aesuranco, Imperial, Scottish Comunorcial, Lancashire, Commercinl Union, and Tlumburg & Urenion, North Dritiwh & Mercantilo. “Miora s bu_ono foroygn compuny that wil coutiimo to do busmnoss boro, and that fs the Ttoyal, of Tivorpool. ‘Ra statod botoro, all tho Wontern and Southe orn companies bavo docided to remain, RENAINING. O tho New Yorl companies that have dacldod o contiuio Lo do businens are the Fatragut, Ex- chango, Wentchestor, St, Nicholas, Glous Falls, “Drudesiuen's, HoMman, Lomor, sl Adrintio. Of other Yautorn conpunies'that romain thero are tha Manufeoturers’, of Nowark; Proscott of Doston; Natomal,’of llwéford; Fanouil Hall, of ' Boston; Firemous, of Now= ark: Diack River, of Wawertown; Sun, of Clovelund ; Togor Willlams, of Providonco 3 Rhodo Island, of Providouce; Oawoxo & Ououdaan, of Phanix, N. ¥.; Aerchanis', of Nowark; Pooplo’s, of Newark; and Rochestor, of Ttochester. " "Pliero uso about 160 companios dolng businesa in this city, 100 of which belong to tho Natiozal Board, 1t will therofova be svon that, It tho ro- Jovt that, sixty-sight companlos liavo docited ta Withdras should pravo corract, thore would still Yamoin oighty-two which will continuo to do busi- Toms na loratoforo, As miogt of tho Octubor hotictos navo beon renowed i tho withdrwing B ompanics, £his numbor would bo uniticiont for all prosent domands. URANCR COM RTFORD INS . TEE HA ED INS LS, p dence uf ‘Ths Chicago Tribune, e o ronD, ot Soph. 26, 1614, Your corraspoudent hds inquired cavefutly among all the firo-lusurance companios ot thix olty, and finds thom A BHIT o the subjeot of wnderwriting in Chicago, M. lendes, Prozident of ibo tna, sald ho kad nover known so great unanimity on any quostion (Sow Kiguth Fages)