Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 30, 1874, Page 4

4 TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. 1875, ATRE OF STPECRIPTION (FAYANLE TN ADVAXCE), Postuge Prepaid ac oh e Datly, by matl () | Sunda; 300 R SIGER |We e pisit} Var & yoar at tho sama rata, To preeant delay and ruistakes, b suro and give Post.. Otien address in full, inoluding State ani County, HRewmlitanvesmay bomuce oither by draft, expross, Post- Ofice urder, or fu reglstored letters, t out sisk. TETIH TO CITY FUNSCHANEND, Thily, deliverad, Sunday oxcopted, 25 cants pisr weok Datly, dolivered, Sunday lucinded, 3() cants por weok Adidress TUE TRIKUNE COMPANY, Uernar Madlson and D Cliloago, Il TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. ACADENY OV MUSIC~Ilalated stront, batwoan Mads ftou and’ Monros. Bugagoriont of 2fiss'Glars Morrit. ** Artiola 47" GRAND OPERA-HOUSK— strect, opposite Sherman House, ~ Kolly & Loon's Minstrols, ** Lo Patlt Pamit.” Aftornvon and evenlog. OHIDAGO MUSKIIM—Monroe strect, reot on Denr- born and State, ** Waitlug for the Verdle LRY'S THEA'TRE-~Rando!) strget, botwees O S arter T Lal Rty mion wtreets 'VICKER'S THEATRE-ndlson straot, botweon ”%rbé?ns.lnfl Stato,” Kngogomont of Edwin Booth. “*Brutue," g T OPERA-HOUSR-Oorner Tal. aet T en Voot Siias. Hanis's emale 2 wrale, ——— SOCIETY MEETINGS. KNIGUTS OF PYTHIAS-Fxaolslor Lodgs No. 3— ambors aronotiflcd to bo present &t Excolsior Hall, 13 Soath Halsted-at., Weduoosdny ovening, Cth inet,, ut 8 weloek, ’d; tho o ullnnl rL{ficou:rfl.er)munt of dues. iy By ordur ot tho Ohneellor e GbO, K. R, & 8. 8T. ANDRIEW'S SOCIKTY AND OHI ILLINOIS THOY AN~ Nofica—Tho niemborn of e D Gl vTiad to saliehetr Lrorids U Iifs roxidonce, No. 88 ‘Fwanfy-fthat, ar A e iy, " Tho S Andran's Buciors's miuil’ Wil buon tha tablo, as usual. " "0 e vy, Prosidont St. Andrew's Scoloty and Ohlol Chilaago Calo- domian Olab, BUSINESS NOTICES. < DOOKKEEPING SIMPLIFIED,"'—TUE WHOLE syaten: brially aud eleariy oxplatned. with ysluable rules and tablos foc Luninend uoe, Cloth 81, Tuncds 75 cta. Y N inxs aniit, Agol + Bontpostpaid, Ciseulprs auut, Axoniase + 451 Walnut-st., Philadelphis, Publisbisrs ** Waggonor's Trial-ialaaca Book." INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, 2-Clty, Subnrban, and Country Tieal A Sleta Sty Clancos, Lot 'sud Rallroad 'Timo.-Table, New Publica . Che Chiwane Cribune, Wodnosdoy Morning, Dacember 30, 1874, TThe vote of the Bonrd of Trade on tho ex- pulsion of Srrnaxs was completed yesterdny. A considerablo mnjority of the new votes woro in favor of expulsion, The Nonrd bas thus vindicated itself from the chargo of complicity in the dishonorablo transnctions of which Srumons wos convieted, and hes at tho samo timo expressed disspprovil of a resort to the Courts as against its discipline, e e t] Jru Frew's worldly estato turns out to ba considernbly worso than nothing, Tis cred- jtors, among whom is the notorious Josiz MaxsrirLp, have been quite suecossful in establishing thoir claims ; now they only wish to get their money. An inquiry osto D Tisx's spiritual estate would bo perhaps in- tevesting, but too indclicate. If ho s no bot. ter off in the other world than ho was in this, he is poor indeed, The Internel Revenue receipts thus far for the month of December are very much loss thon for the corresponding period last yoar. 'This fact may bo interpreted as an in- dication that the people are accommodaling thomselves to the hard times by consuming lesy, and by pnying less taxes on what they do consume, One way to retrench is to defraud tho revouno., That is n featuro of the panic whicli has not boen sufilciently developed. A dispatch from Madison, Wis., says that Princo Sax Rrvpsxovr was * much affected” yesterdny, when he wes sentenced to ono fay's imprisonment and a fino of $5,000 for fefrauding tho roevenue. How much e was affected, or in what way, the correspondent does not state, He ought 1o have gono into ‘egnsports of delight; for ho was only spared from a long term of imprisonment in con- videration of his youth, and beasuty, and weelth, and socinl Apbwerful wiuk to Mr, Dawss yesterday Yy & witness before the Pacific Mail Investi- gating Committeo caused o gudden and ro- morkable diversion of the inquiry., 3Mr. Dawes had nsked the names of persons fo shom falso entries had bLeen mado in tho Pacific Manil Company’s books. The witness avinked, nnd whispered a word or two in Mr, Dywee’ ear; and the subsequent proceedings Interested him no more. The question was 20t angwered, The announcement that now postal ar- rangements have been made with the Cana- dian Government, by tho terms of which Jet- ters will bo exchanged botweon Canada md the United States on the pay- ment of domestic postage only, ought to bo reeolved with satisfaction by tho people of both' countries. - Beginning with Jan, 1, each Government will collect its own postnge, and forward froe of charge wail matter sent in by tho othor. As soon as practieable, n similnr intorchange of money- orders will bo provided for, ‘The order of Judge McCuz requiring Taro- vone TiwToN to givo a bill of partioulars in his suit against Iexny Wanp Berouen has been roversed by tho Appoliate Court, Bir. Bercuer may now have the satisfaction of oying that he never intended to limit the 1copa of the investigation, and that tho ap- plication for a Dill of particulars was moroly » logal formality. Ho intimated as much in . the articlo lately published in the Christiun Union, 'The lawyers will, of conrse, be held responsiblo for the violation of the spirit of thnt article, 3r. Bercuer’s lawyers, indeed, appeny to bo very tarriblo fellows, monaging his case about as they plerse, Some timo ago wo said that it would bo swhkward for Winniass 8, Kixo if the Ppel- He Muil inyestigation should show that he received o port of Inwin's corruption fund. The investigntion hes shown thia . much, and it is o mild form of oxprossion to say that Witimar is awkwardly fixed. Mhe correspondents aver that he denied positively, under onth, in' 1872, having sny knowledgo whatover of the means by which the subsidy way procured, or the dis- position which was mado of any part of fnwix's money, Whother hio mado such o statement or not, ha rests under a terriblo suaplelon, and Lios 08 good as lost his soat in the Forty-fourth Congrass, Thy Ohiengo produce mi yestorday, with 8 dowaward tendenoy Inmost ¢lopartmenta, Moss pork was losa achivo, ond 10@150 por Lrl lowor, cloaing at 18,60 oualyy aud $19.10 aollor Tuobruary, Lovd vies in modorata requeat nt a declino of 100 por 100 1bg, closing at $13.02 1-2 ‘ensh, nnd $13.22 1-2@13.25 seller Fobrupry. Ments wero quiet nnd steady, at G36@G6 1.20 for shoulders, & 8-8@9 1.%¢ for short riby, and 9 7-8c for short clenrs, Mighwines wero in fair demand and 1-20 lower, nt 97¢ per gallon, Tlour was dull and unchanged. Whent was moderately netive, and 1-20 lower, closing nt 89 3-4c cash, and 91c seller February, Corn was dull and frregular, elosing at 82 8.4o for old, 65 1-do for now, aud 7la seller May. Onls were moro netive, and wenk, closing b 53 1-4@53 1-20 onsh, and 52 1-9@5245-80 seller Jouuary. Ryo was quict and firm nt 98 1-2@ 99 1. Barley was quict and ashado fivmer, closing ot $1,28 for Junuary. On Saturday evening Inst thero was in storo in this city 2,105,779 b whent, 1,161,119 bu corn, 424,007 hu oats, 19,039 bu rye, aud 326,007 bu barloy, Hoga were moro activo and stronger, with snles b $6.00@7.80. Cattlo wero in good domand and a shindo higher, selling at $2.40@ 7.00. Shoep were steady and unchanged. i ey W. Parx, aud the Divect8rs of tho Emmn Mining Company, of which montion was made inour columuns yesterday, las been formally instituted’ in Now York, The plaintifls are English' stockliolders in the Compnny; tho allegation is fraudulent ropresentations; tho damages mve placod and §5000,000; ond Minister Somiycs's namo is not prominently digplayed. How- over, thero is no danger that any of tho persons concerned will soon forget that n United Sfates Minister recommended tho fraudulent Company to the considoration of the English publi Gon, Eony is probably placed in a falee position by the dispatch published this morn- ing, which represents him ny hoving said : ¢ Pho Landitli in Washington ave trying fo create ‘opinion ageinst me, all ofher efforts having-failed.” It is trne that the corve- spondents at Washington have mizunderstood the President’s motive in ordering Sment- pAN to Now Orlenms; but it is not truo that they ave trying to crento opinion’ ngninst Gen, Exony. Tho ronson for Gen. Tarony's removal was doubtless given correct- lyin our dispatches yestorday, which said that the President wished to havo in Now Or- lonus, in cass of an insurraction, an officer who could act upon his own notion, and who would know what to do if communication with Washington should be temporarily in- terrupted. Gon. Estony was not believed to lave tho qualitios of mind needed for such a command, — It will be strango if our Washington corre- spondent, who attompts this morning to give thio name aud conneetions of the now Super- viging Avchiteot of the Treasury, lins sue- ceeded sltogether in his undertaking. Tho difficulty of the work will beunderstood whon it is said thnt the new man is o member of tho celebrated Porren family. Now, itisa well-soitled prineiple of journelism that vo- body eanfollow thoramificationsof the Porren family without comingto grief. Nobody ever did ; and thero is partioularly good renson for believing that neither our Washington correspondent, nor tho Associnted Press ngent, will prove an excepiion to tho rule. Both anthorities this morning oy that tho now Architect’s ndme is Wirrrow A, ; that ko is n son of BishopPorrer (menning, of course, the New York Bishop), and a brother of Cranksoy N, Thero is one man in Chieago who lmows all about the Porrens, Ho will find mnterinl onough in the above gonealogy for a rasping note of correction. Lot us have it by all monns, BTATE AND CHURCH. Gripsrony's pamphlet agninst Ultramon- tonism ias been translated into all tho lan- guages spoken in Europe, and republished in whole or in part by the European press, with the reply of Archbishop Maxziva, In Grent Rritain nenrly 100,000 copios of the pamphlet odition had been sold at last advices, but millions had read his accusation in the nows- popers, The Itelian and German press con- tinuo to discuss the subject ocarnestly and with considerable acrimony. The question raised in England between Gruapstoye and Archbishop Maxsivoe s not anew one. There is scarcely a country in Europa in which it is not the question of the hour. Under differont forms nud dis- guises, it iz to be found in Germauy, Bel- gium, Franco, Ausirin, Italy, and Spain. In the newly-esiablished Empire it arroys Bis- aanox ngainstihe Catholio Church, or, rathor, the Ultramontane part thercof, In France it is the real question botwoen Mouarchista and Republieans ; in Italy, between Vieror Exsaxvrr and the Popo ; in Spain, between the Carlists and the Government; in Bel- gium, botween tho Church andLiberal parties. Tho cnuses of this antagonism it is not diffi- oult to trace, Iistory and tha character of tho Roman Catholic Church account for them satisfactorily. In Europo it has for ages had more or less intimnta rolations with the Stato, This caused no troublo so long ns tradition- al political views wero ourrent there; but, sinco modern, as contrasted with medimval, political ideas have obtained ascendency in Enropenn countries, tho righta and priviloges claimed by the Churcl aro no longer conceded to it by the State, Thero was, even in mediroval times, a woll-defined line drawn between the provinces of Church und State; but thon the middle-ago State re- garded the Church 2s a divine institution, commissioned to teach mankind religious and moral, if not politieal, truth, Honce number- less concessions to the Cliurch, The Churchup- held the seonlar power, thesocenlar arm emrried out the rentence prononnced by the Church. 'he Reformation had little direot offeot on tho doctrine of tho relations of Chureh and State, Not Lurner, Carviy, nor Meravornoy lald tho foundation for the mow politicl order of things, bub Fnepenox the Great, the French Revolution, tho Fronoh Encyclopedists, Titosas Jrrren- #oN, Cuarmau, Bumke, Paise, ote. After them, medimval notions, concorning tho na- ture, end, and ordering of Government, have been lees popular, and have found few ad- horents emong modern statesmon, The Roman Oatholic Chureh, which rejects no principle once held by it and aceepts nono at variance with those it holds, has clung with tho tenacity which: it alone possosses to the ebatract political dootrines which it formerly sanctioned, Ilouco tho conflict botween tho Chureh, which clnims to teach foralltime and which nover changes its principles, aud tho modern Btate, which lias broken loose from {rndition and launched its ship on tha waters in senveh of o new world, Hero is tho origin of tho struggla botweon Brsdtanor and the Catholic Chureh, botwoen Grapsrone nnd AMawxsvo, The Ultrmmontanes condomn tho doatyino that the Biate ia absolutely sov. orelgn in soouler matiovsj/that dts ond and objoct wro the grontost pood of tho grostost numbor) that utllity i tho oriterlon of the toral chordoter of politi, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNENSDAY, DECEl\iBER 30, 1874, e e ————— et iet——e———— e e e e O e e e eresee e e e e et s cnl gots ; that thoe State should have no State Chureh ; that it should lookwith indifferonce or impnrtinlity on all forms of religion, whother Christiny, Jewish, or heathen ; that 1ho education of youth is the business of the $tate,—these and other wellknown priuciples of modern political soience nro condemed by the Ultramontnnes, nor s it Iawful for any Itoman Catholio to ‘adhero to them. Indeed, nn institution claiming to be divino, to possess all trutli, roligious and mornl, and to bo commnuded Ly Gad to tench them to mankind, canunot but condemn them. Inthe cyes of such an inatitution, the Stato eannot bo nbsolutely sovoreign in sccular affaiis. Ils powor must bo limited by tho teach- ingd of tha rovelation the Church offers tomen, Notutility, but the principles of mor- als which, it inctleates, must bo tho criterion of political ns well ns of individual -morality. 1t cannot adimit s ils equal religions which it teaches nve simply false. It cannot adittho sovercignty of the people, or that Governmont is nothing more than an agency, in the scuso at least in which theso principles aro ne- copted by tho vast wnjority of those who hold them at all. Sovercignty nnd power, it atill holds, come from God, of whom it is the ropresentative,—not from man, not from the people. In fact, thero is searcely o prineiple of modern politicnl scienco which tho Catholie Church nceopls, for the ronson that they do not square with the doottines of Christianity os interproted by it, and of wliich it claims to bo sole authorized and infalliblo interproter. What is onlled modexn civilization, and some- times in Europo the Revolution, is not in lhmmony with Uliramontanism. The The Churgh opposes it whore it can, boars with it where it must, approves it nowhere, The modern Stnte, which legislates for tho Church as for any corporation, ignores its ex- istence, or deprives it of the freedom to exer- cise what it considers its inalioneble and necessavy rights,—of whicl it declares it is the judge, and not the State,—it is and must, from its vory constitution, bo at war with, It still holds that thero are cortain of its theologicnl principles to which politieal constitutions and logislative ennotments must conform, The modern State denics this and many other of its claims, Hero is the cause of thoconfict botwoen them in nearly every country in Eu- rope. The struggle will bo a fierce one. The opposing partics avo oqually determined. Neithor will yield. ‘The Church eanvot. The State will not. What the conflict will end in, it is hinrd to foresco; but, from this side of the Atlantic, it will be watched with intorest. "I'his is not the placo to disouss the relative merits of the two sysfoms. Suffice it to say that the modern scienco of governmont and polities rejects the Catholio State doclrine. Tortunately, the contest is mot likely to sprend to this country,—at lenst not at pros- enf. The State and Tedoral Govornment guarantoo entive liberty to tho Church, pro- toct it equally with all othors; and, never hav- ing been i the ascendonoy in this country, with theso it ig at present satisfled, Flow the easo would bo were a majority of the citizens of this country members of the Roman Catholic Church we cannot predict ; and, ns a futuro contingoncy of that nature is very im- probable, we bave no grent resson for olorm. Bosides, should such o contingenocy arise, wo con lenvo it to our great-grand- childven's grandchildren to deal with as best they mny. It is more then questionable whether the distinctively American principles of freedom of comsoionca aud of worship, freedom of speech and of the press, tho right and duty of tho State to educato its youth, the absolute sovercignty of the people, and others, ara reconcilablo with doctrines which Ultramontanes hold; but, so long ns TRoman Cathelies in this country respect tha equal rights of others, and by no ovort act cadenvor to deprive any onoof the equal liberty which tho lpw declores ho shall onjoy; 80 long ns their political lifo is in necord with the lettor, howover much a variance with the spirit, of the laws of this Republie, they are good citizens in the eyo of the law, and entitled to all the privileges of the Bill of Rights and of the Constitution, Freedom of thiought and of speech aro tho inalienable rights of sn Ameriean citizen, be he Catholie or Protestant, Jew or Gontile. TFreedom of netion i not. Thus, whila every Ameriean citizen is entitled to believo that the Pope, or himself, or Prof, TyxpaLy, is infallible ; or any other doctrive, howover extraordinary, incredible, or monstrous, ho may not «ct up- on that belief, if in o doing he violates the Iaw of the land, or infringes the equol rights of others, Thus, while under their systoms, Europesn Governments may bo troubled by tho practical consequoncos of the decreo of Papal Infallibility, we in this country, under our sdmirable system of the ontire soparation of Church and State, have no immediate cause of almm. So far, the Pope has not, we believe, intorfered in our politics in any manner whatever. If ho over does, the Amorican peoplo will meet him inn much more summary way than has Brsyarcr or GrapsToNE; not by proseribing a clnss, but by punishing individual offenders. We can- not, under our Iaw, look upon the offenso of ono ng the offense of all,—not oven where the principles of the non-offending aro identical with thogo of the offender, Much less can wo pass a law dopriving any class of citizens of their rights under the Constitution, ndt ns n penmalty for wrong commit- ted, but because his principles moy lond him ot some indefinite future time to violate it. Amerleans would nover tolerato that the Catholic vote of thig country should Do controlled by tho Popo; but of that there is littla practienl dangor, Dax O'HAmA ar Mr, HesiNe has much more to do with manipulating the Catlml* vote of Ohicago than hos Prus IS, or his reprosentative in Chiengo, the Right Rov, Tmoaan Forer. 8o far, thereforo, the doctrine of Papal Infalli- bility has had very little effeot on our polities, and is notlikely to havennyfor a longtime, if it evor doos. Amrerican Catholics ara as loyal g any othor, Manyof thomopposoour publie- school system, it is true ; but, however un- Amarican that moy be, it certainly is not tronson, Whatever their nbstract principles of Dbelief may be, practically thoy malke loyal Americen citizens, and bave mede from the time that their illustrious co-religionist, Can. nott of Qmirollton, signed the Declaration of Indopendenco, It is for them, not for tho Governmont, to reconcile their practice with their profossions and tlieir bolief, 8o long as the former is in the right, tho Amorican peoplo will allow thom to go the oven tonor of their way. ‘Fhero is evidoncoe that New York is waling up from its commorcinl lothergy, and fa fast coming to its sonses with referonce to tho moiter of grain-handling, Having recovored it sensces in this direotion, thero is hopo that it mny find the spute happy condition in other dircotions, The partioular cago to which wo nlluda is tho sction .of prominent mom- bers of tho TProdueco Exchange in oonooding o tho rallroads the right to oryot vluvators sud to operntd thom, bup that tho roads have no right to mako expen- sivo experiments in this direction and then tax produco-denlers aud their correspondents without haviug proviously consulied them, A littlo moro independonce of this sort, n little move determinntion to keep the rail- ronds from violating their contracly by new and excessivo chavges for improvements which merchants have not asked for, and tho snme gonernl spirit applied to otler branches of business, might bn so beneficial to the goneral businoss of New York that it conld afford to censo its jenlous and usolesy nttncks upon Chieago. ‘L'hero i encourngement that auch will bo the cago if tho Now Yorkers aro in enrnest in demonding n ceasntion of rail- rond exactions, N THE COUNTY BOARD, , The lato Board of County Commissioners, beforo tho expiration of their term, went over the list of salnrics and allowavces to tho sev- eral county officers, incrensing them nll gen- erally, and a fow in a very cxlravagant man- ner. This was dona {o forestall the now Boord, which bad been clected in Noverber and was to como into office in December. The new Bonrd consists of nine old membors, five now membors, aud ono to fill a vagancy: How tho new members would divide them- gelvos on quostions of economy and integrity has been an open question, On MondayInst, Lowever, Commissioner CoNrry moved that tha nction of the old Board on tho salary question be confirmed, It required a two- thirds voto to pass this ordor, and it failed bocauso it received only eight votes out of fifteen. ‘Cho Commissionors who voted for this propesition were Oannorr, Coxrzy, Mo- Carrrey, Crawrono, IHrnmiNe, JOHNEON, Loxcnosy, aud Russent, "ho fivst three avo new members, Hovo, then, is & record made by a majerity of the wholo Bonrd in favor of confirmirg the reckless extravaganes of their prodecessors, Commissioner Horprx having stated that ho was ready to make a report from the Com- miiteo on Salaries and Supplies, thero was an instant ecmmotion to prevent having any suoh reportmade. Therownsastrugglothenwhether tho officors should bo clected first or havo the salaries fixed beforo tho eleclion, and finally the Board ndjourned until this after- noon, when tho contest will bo renewed, Tho friends of economy and reform can hardly be snid to bo in the majority in the Board. Tho nction this afternoon will prob- nbly put that point at rost. Tho desire to hurry through the election of officors before the Investigating Committeo could mnke n report as to tho rosults of last yesr's admin- istration is not indicative of vory strong foeling in favor of economy or reform. Tha roport to bo made this afterncon will prob- ably show that the county expenditurcs are grossly excessive, and it isto bohoped will also explain how this excossive expendituro in brought about. If the Committee havofound that thero ave lenksin tho administration of the county nffairs, and have discoverod how these lenks may bo stopped, thon thers will Do amplo business for the Board to attend to DLoforo going into the job of electing officers. Wo think that it is possible that an honest in- vestigation will show that thorois o strong rivalry botween tho cost of maintaining the out-door poor and that of the in-door poor. It mny be found also that the public charity is grossly abused, especinlly in the way of ad- ministering it, and that of the public money expendod for reliof of tho destitute poor a large proportion goos to enrich those who are thereby plundering the paupers. Wo will wait, howover, until wo soo how mnc)3 light is thrown upon this subject by the report to Do made to-dny. LOUISIANA. The people of Louisiana seem dotermined to make the worst of everything, ‘Che an- nouncement that Gen, Smenax had bLeen ordered to procesd to New Orleans was an-~ other bomb-shell in their camp., 'They did not wait to find out why he wns ordered there, what ho wns going to do, or anything nbout it. Tho fact that ho was sent thero seems to have boen suflicient to set thoir hot blood boiling, to make thenewspapers howl, to call the White-Loaguers to arms, and genernlly to prepare for thet pesuliar condition of afinirs known at the South as ‘‘organized hell.” Tho announcemeflt has clicited a tirade of chavacteristic personal sbuse of Gen, Smenr- DAY, which was as unealled-for ns it is unjust nnd unchivelrous, Wo can assure the savage editors of the Now Orlesns Democratic press that, if Gen., Smemipany had boen permit. ted to chooso for himsolf, he wonld have ro- mained s far away from Now Orleans 83 pos- sible, Thero is littlo attraction for any man in o gommunity which prefers constant tur- moil, bloodshed, and murder to peace and quiot, and it was partioularly offensive to ask o men who hos the privilego of living in Ohi- engo to tako up ovon o tomporary residenco in Now Orleans in tho prosent condition of things, It was ontirely natural that tho most vio- lent abuse of Gon. Buznman should como from the editor of the New Orlenns Bulletin, who 60 chivalrously inspired the attack on Gov. Wamiorn o fow days nago, in order that hoe might ba spared the necessity of meoting tho latter in s ducl which ho had himself provoked.. It is a little strange, however, that thoNow Orleans people rempin ignorant of the fact that their langnago is ostimated at its proper worth in view of such ciroumstances ns this Wanvorn affaiv, It is o misfortuno that the mass of the Southern people fail to appreociata it in the same light; n3 it is, the tono of the Democratio press in Now Orleans merely serves to arouse the worst passions of the people, and excito them to outragos whioh render thelr condition moro deplorable in tho end. Gon, Suenbay is nttacked beoauso he was in command in Now Orloans during the oarlior stages of reconstruction, nino years ngo. Gen, Smeriay is, therofore, held ro- sponsiblo for all which thoy conceive objec- tionablo in this process. Buck a position is absurd, Gon. SuermayN was au officer of tho army, and enrried out the polioy of the Gov- ernment ho servad. Ho found himself among o peoplo who wanted to have tho Governmont controlled by tho Rebels, and his ordors were {hat theso Robels shonld not bo permitted to sssumo tho whip-hand, Tle veprosented n policy of reconstruction on the bsis of equal political xights of tho colored pooplo, and ho encountored n disposition among tho whites to substituto o system of hireling sorvitudo corrosponding to slavery, and to disfranchiso the blacks civilly and politionlly, One of the Inst nots of Genurr SxiTi's lifo was to publish o civeular in which ho rocailed tho tendoncies and dosires of tho Southern whitos at this timo, and quoted some of tha obnoxious laws whioh thoy ndopted in thotr first Loglslaturos nftor tho Wer, Gon, BHENIDAN wns oue of tho men anlled upon to ropross theso rom- uants of the Robellion; and, {f ho had somo success dn it, ho shonld rather vacoivo tho gratitude than the abuse of the peoplo of Loulainua, ad thoy been pore mitted to follow out their own inclinations, sluvory, {o all intents and purposes, would oxist in Louisinnn to-day, or & war of racea and of mutual extevmination would be de- vouring the State. 5 Tho veception of the annomncement of Cran, Surnmav's coming is another indiention of tho absolute nud viotons intemp erance of tho unrcconstructed ex-Robels in Louisinun. Ho hiag boon ordered South, as it turns out, to mnke an juvestigation into tho general condition of the Southorn Statek with refor- ouco to tho necessity of plncing of {roops. Tt is altogether likely . that, should thero bo nny oceasion for it, ho would tako command in Now Ovleans, If his presence there should protect the city from a repelition of such horrible scones ns wero enacted Sopt. 14, whon the Whito-Leaguers began thoir work of mmssnere, it is to the interest of Now ,Orloans, Louisigpa, the South, and the wholo country, that Lo should bo thoro. ‘Phis Gov- ernment cannot afford to tolerato auy more such “rovolutions.” Weo cannot agein yislk tho effoct of an outbrenk which reaults in the slaughter of a hundred men, aftor permitting that of last September {o go unpunished. Wo must have no precedonts sanctioning riots and civil warfaro, whonever part of the peopla aro dissatistied with the results of an clection, ‘Wo must resort to any mensures that may bo necessary to repress such scenes and make thera perilous to the chicf actors, if we wounld preservo this Government, If the peoplo of Louisinng have construed the result of the racont clections (o menn that they can renow their butchories whenever they sco fit, they will find themselvos very greatly mistaken. Their privilege of “organizing holl ¥ must bo restrained ; and wo ean tell them plainly that, if they fail to recognize this, thera will bo moro Gonerals and moro troops sent theroe, ‘We want no more wholesale and unprovoled slaughter, no moro nationnl disgraces, on their account. Gen. SmEnIDAN'S mission to the South is a pencoful one. Ilo is tho second officor of tho United States Army and a gallant gontleman, and lio is entitled to o respeotfol reception nud n docont trostment, IMo will moke war on 110 man nor set of men; but, if it becomes necessary for him to sustain the recognized Government of Louisiana with the forco of the military, we have every confidones in his ability to do so. If it comes to this, it is better that wo should have n man at New Or- leans who will not Lesitato to act with promptness and decision, and who will savo lifo and law by a summavy supprossion of riotors and law-breaker: A FAIL DIVIDE, The evidence lately taken by the Pacifie Mail Investigation Committeo would appear to indieato that Mr. Wirraz 8. Kine, ex. TPostmaster of the House of Representatives, and momber-olect to the Forty-fourth Con- gress from Minnesota, has thoroughly learned Mr, Keamzr's atof * addition, division, end gilonco.” 1If thero is any ‘one of these arts which Mr, Kixe seoms to understand bettor then another, it is that of *division.” Ho hns a way of dividing peeuliarly his own, Its only perallelis that of tho Lright boy who divided his sugar-plums with two companions in tho following equitablo fashion: ‘*One for me and cne for you two.” No matter how many partners Mr, Kimve might have in a profitablo opera- tion, we do nobt doubt that he would divido equally with them. If ho wanted to be generous to his friends, howould call them oll togother and spy, “I'll give yon helf of what I've got,” If thero is any principle of fairness on which ho prides himself espe- cially, it must bo that steady, permanent, and irrefragible equality whick prompts bim upon all ocensions to divido a sum of money into two equal parts, keep only one himself, and givo the wholo of tho other hnlf to the other fellows. Mr. Koig, nccording to the testimony, seems to have proceeded upon this admirablo system of division in his disposition of tho Tacifio Mail furds which ave said to have gono into his-hands, Thero wero only 115,000 for him, which, as he and hiafriend seid when thoy drew the money, was a very ingignificant sum. My, Iirxe probably turned up his nose when ho reccivedit, withanatural contempt for the illiborality of blonted cor- porations, He then took out $2,500 for com- migsions and personel expenses, after which he mado n fair and equal division in tho in- terest of tho concorn which had put up the money. Ho first sent 356,000 home,—$1,000 to male his balanco in bank good, $15,000 to poy o maturing note, and $40,000 to be placed to his eredit in the 8t. Paul bank. Having thus secured himself first, ns overy men has n perfect right to do, he disbursed the other hnlf. Soma lobbyists are in tho liabit of keeping all they get. Not so Mr, Lo, Having received $115,000 from tho Pacific Mail Stenmship Company to. disburse in such a manner as to secure the desired sub- sidy, ho kept perfect faith with Lis employers and divided squarely. There are few ox- lobbyists who ean go into Congress ns mem- bers with so fair and equal n record as Mr, Kivo, . It would be interesting to Lnow whethor Mr., Kiva's mysterious friend divided ns equally 88 Mr. Kixo himself. Themystorious friend roceived $275,000, or mnemrly threo times as much ps Br, Kixa, and yet ho'told iha Onshior of tho bank that ““le handled lnrger sums than that in % business,” Now, the intorests of fair division demand to know whether this mysterious friend divided square- ly, If he took out $5,000 for commissions and Personnl exponscs, thon sent $185,000 homo to pay notes, make good his' balances, and placoa credit on his bank-bool, and dis- bursod the other half, it is all right, try fully alivo to tho fairmcss of o square end equal division will rejoies in 1hio possession of another lobbyist who only rotains half, It is tho duty of tho Investi- gating Committeo to inform themselves of this, They should firat,procoed to ascortain who Mr, Kmva's mystorious friend is, and nobody ean toll this botter than Mr, Kiva himself, I is truo that ho is supposed to have givon Lis {estimony once, and that his paper snys ho doos not know anything about it. But ihen the late ovidence may throw some uow light on his vision; and through him wo may hopo to lemn whether his mys- terlony friond divided as fairly as ho did, If it be found that Loth he and his friend divided fairly and squavely, then it is only dne fo Col, Inwry to asswme that ho nlso mado an equal division, Ho received fram the Pacifle Mail peoplo, according to his own admission, §750,000, Now ho was a little moro genorous than Mr, Kine or his friond ; but ho could afford to be, for lis pile was larger, Out of §750,000 ho gave away §300,000, which was moro than half, ond without any reservation for personnl ox- pongos or commieslons, Thia was an unpar- alloled pieco of generosity, since it only loft Col, Inwiy $800,000, It will bo a gront com« fort i tho country oan hove the agwuranao thnt all portios made wy honorable diviston, A coun- | ‘Wae havo now testimony that shows that InwiN divided with Krva and his mysterious friend ; now we would like to know tho persons with whom Mr, Kive and hiy friend divided. Wo bave an iden this information would ho more interenting than anything that hes been developed ko far, A T In the annunl report of Dy, Jlexnoriy, tho County Physician, lie makes an appon! to the Counly Bonrd in bohall of two elnsses of un» fortunntes. It necmn that thers is no pro- visfon in the Counly ITospilel for casen of delivium tremens or of the venereal 1 ype. Against both of theso kinds of cases the doorn of the public hospital ave closed, and the un- forfunntovictims dieliko brutes, from neglect. T'he only thing to be done with a case of . Urium tremens is to arrest the person on a chargo of disorderly; if tho prisonor does uot die over night in tho prison, he is then ment to the Bridewell, where the chances nro equal that ho will die within Lwenty-four hours, Dy, Hexgomin claims that many of tho unfortunntes who died dur- ing the last year in this manner could brve been saved hnd there Leen an opportunity to givo them hospital caro nnd treatment. Tho other class of cases presents even n moro gricvous liardship, 'Tho hospital doors aro closed ngainst thom, and the sick, who aro olso poor, aro left to dioin tho most loath- some mauner. Nor ju this the only form in which society suffors from the denial of med- icnlnid to these people. IHaving no moncy, and thoe hospital doors closed, what aro they to do in their double afliction? Socinl out- cnsts, sufforing for food and clothing, driven to continuo their vicious occupntion to sus- tain lifo, they becomo tho breeders of pesti- lenco. - If the hospitalwere open to them, they could at lenst find shelter, aud their danger s vessels of contngion may bo limited, if not wholly restricted. 'The public charity is willingly and cheer- Inlly taxed to sustain liospitals, When tho grast Mastor commended tho cave of the sick ag ono of the great chevities, He mado no ex- coptions ; o cured tho, leper. Wer havo Tospitals for' the blind, deaf and dumb, and the insane j asylmmns for all who are thus lopelessly afilicled. We have froe hospitals for the cero and caxa of thoso who ara afflict- ed with overy form of disease, savo the two wo hiave named. Wo have a spocinl hospital provided for small-pox patients, and ean com- pel tho removal of cases to that placo to be treated. This is in tho interest of the publie, to provent the sprend of tho pestilential dis- ordor. Why should not socioty protect itself in like manner, at least to tha extent of ten- dering medieal caro and treatment to who will voluatary seel them, in cases equally destruc- tiva to health and lifo ? There is too much false modesty in this matter. Wo know that this disense exists in every large city ; wo know its contagious character and the fatality and rapidity with which it destroys health aud life. Much of the borrors of this discase might bo pravented if the unfortunato womon could find medieal trentment, instead of becoming day by dny, from nogleph and dospair, . fouler and more pestilental in their persons, Dr. Hesnorry but speaks the judgment of every humane person when he recom- mends that in the new County Hospital there shall bo provision made for the reception and treatmont of cases of delirium tremens, ond o ward sot apart whove the poor, afflicted with venoreel complaints, may find medical treatmont. The oxclusion of theso two clagsen of cagos from s public hospital can- 1ot bo justified. No humane mean would ex- clado them, oven if thero woro any spology for doing so. These peoplo form part of tho family of the ““sick poor,” forwhom the pub- lic havp provided a free public hospitel, from which there can be no justifiable exclusion, It is to be hoped that the County Commis- sionera will respond favorably to the recom- mendations of Dr. HrNnorty, and remove this roproach upon the public charity, THE OHICAGO ATHZNIEUM, A siatoment which wo print elsewhoro gives soma very interesting facts concerning the results of the ovening class-work of the Chi- cago Athoneum during tho torm which las just cloged, That so much has beon gccom- plished Dby this excellent institution is most corteinly a matler of public congretulation, moroe especinlly as the institution is young and could hardly linve beon expected to reach such landsome results in so short & time, and compnrntively surpnss the offorts of older in- stitutions of a similar character at tho Enst, The basis upon which the Athenmum was founded was the supplying of education to thoso young people who havehadsmailadvan- tages clsewhere, or whoso necossary dovotion to worlk during the day rondors it impossible for them to attend the publio .schools, The teachers employed aro well known in this city ns compotont for their worl, and n mu- tunl interest between toachor and pupil has been manifested during the term, which has Lind tho happiest of rosults. The schedule of instrnotion includes Gorman, French, Latin, Sponish, English literature, phonography, drawing, voenl music, and elocution, and, in addition to thase, there has been a courso of freo lectures, by popular locturers, on in. structive subjects, For theso inestimable ad- vantagos the merely nominal price of 31 per term hng been charged, The rolls show that thera Ins boen a vory general desire upon tho part of tho young men of this city to avail thomselves of the opportunities offored them so oheaply. Tive hundrod and forty- fivo members entered during the temm, aud of theso, 487, or 80 por cent, remained to the close, Remembering that this is n° young institution just commencing its useful labors, suoh o statement i very gratifying, and will boar comparison with any of the Enstern institutions of this olass, The Cooper Instituto probably stands at the hond of thoso, and has attsined a nntional roputa. tion, and yot, of {ho numbor of schiolavs who joined the frco night-sohool in that institu. tion last term, but 47 per cont remained to its close, The differenco in favor of tho Athenum ovor tho Coopor Insti- tute, whioh is freo, is attributed to the nominal price charged in the former by its manngors,~a fact which has impressod itsolf so strongly upon them that next term thoy will fix n price of 10 conts for ndmission to the lectures, instond of making thom freo, a4 horotofore, Thero is nothing more repug- nent to a person secking an education than the feoling that he is depending upon a chavi- ty. 'Cho small sum chavged comes within the monns of alimost overy one, and elso gives tho pupil a focling of indopoudonco and o con. sulousnosy that ho s oavning and paying for his eduontion, which he would never have if his eduention was n gvatuity. ‘I'ho results linvo been so gatifying that tho menngorn aro alroady meking their arvango. ments to inoronso tho usofulness of the Athonaum by formingadditional olassos in bookkooping, Writing, Bugllsh grawmmar, and dotnposttion, enil atill wmore attontion will by givon to tho departments of music and gym- upstics. The Athenmum appeals {o oll v.ith- out distinction of age, nationolity, sex, or erced, and wo therefora expect to see ity uphero of nsefulness grenlly inoronsad duing the coming yenr, Wo invite the attentio: nf the general publio {o its slntomont, and {risb it will have tho heartiost co.operation of ol clnsgen of our eitizons, in ordor that its bane- tits mny rench the largeat possible numbes, [ AR S — JSUNIOIPAL TAXATION IN ILLINOIS. 'The Auditor of Stata in hig report given an approximate eastimato of the taxation in Tili- nois for the yoars 1872 and 1873, which is n3 ag follows : 1872, 187, BHT0E § B, SIOEA6 §21,005,820 To this nggregate taxation must bo added the taxation in cities which meke thoir own nssessments, and do not levy taxes on the State nssessment. Of these the Auditor’s office reems to have no record. * Mora than half tho citios in the State do not follow tho Stato assosament, and aro therefora not ineluded in tho Auditor's figures, It may theroforo bo ostimated,gafely that, in addition Lo the sums given by the Auditor, 7,000,000 wera collected in 1870 for city toxes. This carries the aggragato over £©28,500,000, From onother compntation it is said 4h:af tho debts of the varions municipalitics in tae State now nggregnte $00,000,000, With this hoavy debt, and an aunual expenditure of $18,600,000 for the cost of local government and interest, the people may find o partial oxplanation as to the causo of “ havd times.” Our municipal governments aro all living toa fast, 'Cho facility for erenting dobt Liss bocn g0 groat, and tha desira of the ordinary Su. pervisor to sell honds and distributo the pro- ceeds lins been 5o keen, and wo have gone on so extravogantly, that it is difleult now {o arrest the system of largo expenditures, 1n 1878, thero was noarly a million of dollazg collected to pay interest on tho railroad-nid dobt; which debt, though created s n sub. ‘seription to tha capital stack of the railways, may now bo considered practically a donstion, In time will come the lovy to pay tho principal of this and of the other debts, all of which should serve as an impressive warn- ing to all tho municipalitics to avoid creating any moro dobls. Thero is no eseapo from debt exeept by paymant, and payment can only be made by monoy raised by taxation, 'The only way to reduce taxetion is to reduca expenditures, Thero aro sovercl countiosand municipalitics in the Stato which v com. poratively freo from debt, nud these are in Iiko mennar freo from the oxcessive toxation to which tho othors aro subject, Tho aggrogato taxation in this State in. creases from §2,000,000 to £2,500,000 an. nually. It is time that this should be arrest- ed, particularly s the municipal debts ara rlso incrensing. Each municipality must act for itself, and the proper point to begin at is to roduco exponditures. That is where all economy must begit CHRISTIAN CHARITY ! ¢ Alns! for tho rarity of Christian charity, under the sun.” How mnuch more powerfully Hood would heve written had he beon pres- ent at the mecting of the Western Avenuo Baptist Ohurch on Monday evening, which was called to consider the resiguntionof ity pastor, whose ministry by its own deeision lied beon greatly blessed. Notwithstanding the solemn proprieties of tho occesion, it could open its proceedings with o prayer and close them with fisticuffs, all manner of worldly trickery and cornal disgrace being sandwichod betweon the prayer and tho fight, The programme of the evening rends liko tho programme of a ward mesting of bummers, in some particulars, The meceting opened with a pious invoeation, which was s most approprinte commencement, considering the purposes of {he mecting. Then o member avose to defend himself agninst certnin chnvges which Lad been nade agninst him, and the congregation commenced to choke bim off, Instead of hissing, hooting, or stamping, however, they had recoursa to o devotionnl extinguisher in the shape of ihe godlysinging of ** Coronation.” Aguainst tho fortissimo eiforts of the strong- lunged Westorn Avenuoe Laptists to * bring forth tho royal diedemn,” the unfortunate Dbrother could not prevail, , Ho wrs cut off in the middle of his slory, and sat down discom. {ited in tho midst of his troubles. Then the anti-Gorpoxn men prayed forvent~ ly for their sideof the question, and this was followed by the Gonpox men who prayed for- wantlyon their side, and, if the two sides had kepton praying through the evening, it would Lavo been better all round, Although the dovotional squabble might have been excoed- ingly ludicrous, while mon aro preying they ave not apt to cell ench other liars or slap ench other's faces, ‘The Comitteo on Reso- lutions heving made its report, au unpleas- anthess commenced by the action of the Mod- orator, who had resort to the chenp pmlia. mentary trick of putting it to vota after cute ting off debate. An angyy disoussion there- upon commencod, in which the brothren who only a fow minutes before had been engnged in praying snd singing dovout hymns gavo onch other the lie, the more powerful choking off the wenker when they nttempted to spenls, and tho wenker taking their rovongo by ealling naughty names, In the midst of all this confusion a vote was taken npon the resolutions and they wero carvied, Then fol- lowed crimination ond recrimination, and oherges of illegal voting; and, in tho midst of this new confusion, the resignation of tha pastor baving boen accepted, the deacons ro- signed. Atlast, tho menngerio was closed; but, while the congrogation waos passing out, ono of tho brothren absurdly ncoused a lady of tho offenso of tatking too much,~as if allladics havo not this right,—whoroupon the Indy's lusband smoto tho offender, who, instead of turning tho othor check, as he hed been taught from the pulpit, let tho carnal man got tho better of tho spiritusl, and smote the smifer, Thoen the brethren and sisters, both Gorpoy and auti-Gonpow, gathered about tho belligorents in n eonfused circle and sepa- rated them, and night and silonce closed down upon this desecration of the houso of God. 1t is to bo hoped that the congregation of Westorn Avenuo Daptist Ohuroh is by this timo hoartily ashmined of itself, and that tho publio will be spaved any repetition of such oxhibitions in futuro; not that this congrega. tion i singular in this vespoot, for it is a mat- ter of quite frequent oceurrence, but bacauso suoll proceedings lessen tho vespect of tho undevout for what is veally good and troo in roligion and veliglous worship, Ono such autengeous porformanco undacs the work of years, for if grnce, moroy, aud ponco, and Ohristlan chnvity have not rostraining power onough to keop thelr possossors from the dige play of thelr evil possions in disoussing snerod mottors, tho worldly nion will be vory lkaly to sl ab those attibubes