Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1875, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1875. TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. RATER OF AUPSCHIPTION (PATADLE IX ADVANCE). Pestage Prepald nt thix ONece 8 RAMU | Weokty, 1 year, 1.05 | Fakeedte Sarat Kee Reid | ind ‘Tow cof of ' dantce ah 3.00 ‘ Parts of a resrat the same rate, WASTED: activa exent in cach town and village, Epeeiat srrangements marie with anon, Spertmen copies ant free. ‘To prevent delay and mistakes, be euro apd gira Post. fica adirana in full, including Btate and County, Homu.tancoamay b eithorby itraft, axpress, Poat- Ot.ea order, or In regiatered lotiers, at our risk. TERUA TO CITY BUDICKINERR. Daily, detiveted, Bunday exeepted, 26 centa ner werk. Gaily, delivered, Banday inctuded, TQ cente vor wok. Addrese THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Carnoe Madison and Dearbor Chicas, Tl. TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. 2 -NOUSH-Clark, ntreat, sre ltowe. Kel & Taon's Atinetrols. jou." its SThiaroe | AGADRMY OF MUSIC—Ielsted nireet hatwean Made gecntn Merwe, Engagement of Joseph Murphy. ** Mauut Cen," | ; ATRE—Drarborn, atrogt, earner Mone Sig atanoty entoratraant ee iia Tleket of-Leavo ai. | 'VIOKREN'S THEATRE—Madiron strest, hetroca rhurgt ial, ngavomout ot Lamzonse Barve ** Richolten, MOOLEY'S THRATRE—Randotph etroat, between lar aud LaSailo, * Magaoila."” WE Areas trent, betwoan, Clack HRS AIGE Ghacaribyiie Tenpones Colorau Subilee —_—_— “SOCIETY MEETINGS. and 1 Biagers. f gi GR, 2 RA. M.—Tal, 32 At 7:Wo'cluck, for work on on Reali By ardor of tie Il. P. “BUSINESS NOTICcS WHO PROKSS LERS, THE PARISTAN ENAMRECHS, WHO PHOEKSs make locias * beautital forever, Melous humbage nt. ir vile tor ubdstruols the pores, dostroys the elastlelty of the, and isn best ® 4 arieauoon pasture, Laird’s Bioom of Youth ts fioonty article in existence which producos a camply sian thae We perfectly Itrelike, and at the sama time ritos 8 volvat aoftnose to tna surtace, and provents the formation Of wrinkles. Bold by druggists erorywuerv. ¢ MAN TATR.— TOW MANY PERSONS eee eiai Atte ana bonatital oraamcent, by burning ft RUS akotle rashes and plastering tv swith qeeace. sehicl See aetnnity for tira ekin, sna fa uot absorbed. Nur Peitiy Cocoslaay a enmpounid of Cocoantt, Olly ates 18 taleday a rerelng jor ene Rader ie readily nk sorbed, a peculiarly nuap ed to its sactr te OES soll fe Decnlariiny of ated promotiug tra healthy growth, Ghe Chieas Aeribune. Montlay Morning, March 30, 1875, The peoplo of Washington are highly in- ceased in consequence of the effects of the Personal-Tax Inw passed by the Forty-third Congress for raising revenuo in the District of Columbia, aud are counseling together as to the best mothod of resisting the oppres- rion, ‘Tho trouble is with tho construction of tho law, which will fleeco tho Washing- toninue to the tine of $1,000,000. wherens it was intended to realize but $10,000. An appeal, first to the courts, and then to {he nest Congress, is the progremme laid out, Civilization in Japon is progressing. A compromise has been brought about between the Mikado and the disaffected statesmen of the Empire; a war-veasel of forcign stylo of construction has been launched with great ado; whilo tho establishment of a colloge for the instruction in obstetrics of Japaneso women, the coinage of a trade dollar, and tho detection of an uttempted swindle in the in- tereat of foreigners, furnish additional proof that Japan is rapidly advancing to s place among tho enlightened and progressive no- tions of tho earth, ho Mexican Government has a convenient way of avoiding rosponsibility, When the awful massacre of Presbyterian worshipers vceurred at Aenpulco, the Mexican troops yunvtered in the town arrived at the scene of tho slaughter just in time to be too Into to capture auy of the assessing; and the recont robbery of a United States post-ofllea by Mexican depredators is of small concern to tho Minister in Washingtou, who coolly shruga the burden off his shoulders, and dis- poses of the subject by romarking that peoplo who live on tho frontier must expect to be murdered and robbed. ‘Tho exaction of good round indemnity for such outrages night prove to be a potent incentive to in- erased activity in the metter of frontier. protection on the part of the imbecile Moxi- can authorilies by making prevention cheaper than cure, Cheap railway travel betwoen Chicago and the East seoms to be a fixed fact for somo time to come, The firmucss of tha Balti- roore & Obio management in resisting all cf- forts for an increago of rates back to the old point has prolonged the war nnd forced a re- duction all around in order that the compat- ing linea might got a share of the epring tradic, The faro from Chicago to New York isto be $15 hercatter, with a corresponding reduction to other Eastern cities, nud tho re. duced rates aro likely to prevail for a longer period than is usually the case in railroad competition, as tho rates ara the result of Mr, Gannetr's declared policy of a pormanent reduction so far as the Baltimore & Obio Road is concerned. Freights continue foyer. ish and unsettled, and threaten at any ino- ment te become involved in the general wrangle, Our collection of roligious matter this morning is unusually varled and interesting. ‘Tho description of the services, ceremonics, nnd decorations in connection with the Easter festival shows this glorious gala day to have been celebrated with more than ordinary zoat ond heartiness. For sermons we havo the subject of “ Rovivals and Thelr Extrava- gauce,” viewed from a Presbyterion standpoint, by the Mev. Dr, Swazey; ind to the Tov. Br. Puernsvs, of Cemont, the world stands indebted for tell. Ing “How to Escape Holl,”"—information which should be of peculiar interest to the filinols Legislature just at this time. Then there is an important declaration by the pre. lacy of the Church of England relative to the dissemination of new and strange doc- trines, the refusal to oboy legitimate authori. ty, the relations between clorgy and Isity, ind other topica of vital consequence; and, besides, wo print somo religious miscellany of geueral interos! The Chicago produce markets were stead. fer on Saturday. Megs pork was in fuir do. mand, and 100 per bri higher, closing at $19.074@70.00 cash, and $20.27 for Moy, Lard was quiet and 50 per 100 ths higher, closing at $13.87} cash, and $14,074-for May, ‘Meats wera quiet and firm al 7jo for shoul. ders, 10Jc for short riba, and 11¢ for short clears, Highwines were quiet and firm at §1.12 per gullon., Flour was quiet end firm, Wheat was less active and 10 lower, closing at D3$c cosh, and G40 for April, Corn was more active and 4o higher, closing at So for April, and 709 for May, Oats wero in mod- erate request and 4o lower, closing at 550 for April, aud 5Sjc for May, Hye was quiot and steady at 084@2c. Barloy wes dull and weak, cloaing at $1.01 for March, and 99c@ 1.00 for Apeil, local and shipping domand, and rales were made at $6.90@8.50, Cattle were netive ond steady; nales at 33,00@t Thero was but little trading in the sheep market, and prices underwent no change, ruling steady at 34.00 G@b.75. i ‘The succersor of Chief-Justico MoKran, of Ulab, is ex-Cougrossman Lowe, of Kansas, 'Thie gentloman was once a Police Justice in Cincinnati. Mo followed Gnrezzr's advice, and by going farther West got sent farther East. Ilia apparent merits asa Congressman havo not been appalling, but if a little soked- ule of his Congressional ‘stationery account,” which the Cincinnati Commereité prints, is correct, he wags a romarkable law-maker in some respects, His “stationery” consisted, in part, of 570 stay-laces, alot of soap, some ter, some sugar avd Jemons, aud {48 pounds of soda, ‘Tho union of the three Inst items is suggestive. Tho quantity of sugar ond Iemous, with their usual ac. compauiments, is not stated, but M8 pounds of soda would make a good many cocktails aud freo an aching hend from painful re- membraneo of a good-many gallons of svroct lemonade with astrawin it. If tho Chicf- Justice of Uteh rans a similar stationery ne- count in Salt Lake City, if will bo a clear ease of Lows, tho poor Treasury. Here is the Commerciat's interesting little “ station- ety account.” Tho Ion, D, P, Lows, Representative District of Kanaay for mallonory, etc, Dre 9 the tea, . ba granu’ 1 box lemons. 2 boxcs lemons, 1625 tba grapntated sugar, at 12e. ‘Wbosea tenons, 31 Mis BEAT. ves 25 Ihe castito RST 48 dozen stay-lucea Loven lomions 20 Ihe te. G) iba ugai O63 los ces.il ‘Std Is soda, 10 ita mixed tea 60 lin mixed tes. 7 brla graunlatod aitgai ‘50 tus mixed tea... TAXATION OF CAPITAL STOCK, Judge Dnussoxp has announced, though he has not yet rendered, his decision upon the points presented to tha United States Circuit Court os to the power of the State to assess the shares of espital stock of corpora- tious chartered by the State in addition to the actual tangible property held by sach corporations. Pendiug tho hearing of the case tho Court lind granted n temporary in- junction restraining the collection of the tax; that injunction is now mado perpetual. The principle of it applies to all corporations hav- i fockholders resident in other States, "Chis includes all the railronds, manufacturing companies, and, practically, all other corpo- rations, becauso in five minutes a non-resi- dont can be mado a stockholder. The decis- ion of Judge Drusmtoxp may therefore bo regarded ns an extinguisher upon all tho toxes lovied upon the capital stock and debts of the corporations of the Slate, Yo understand this highly-important de- cision correctly, it shontd be rermembored that the State Revenue Inw of 1872 provided that the State Board of Equalization should on- nitally assess as porsonsl property the mar. kot value of actual value of the sharos of the eapital stock of avery corporation; that to this thoy should add ths total amount of alt indebtedness (1) except enrront exponses; that from the aggregate of these sums thoy should deduct tho nssossed value of all the tangible property owned by the corporation, and that the difference should be sssessed a5 tho stock and franchiso ‘over aud above” the value of tho tangible property of such corporation. Under this law, corporations ore taxed upon all their real ond porsonnl property of whatever kind, by valuation, just os individuals are. In addition, they are taxed upon whatever oun their aggregato capital stock and their debts amount to over and above the value of their visible actual property. To a mind of ordinary intelli- gence, when a man is taxed upon all he holds that hag a corporenl existence or substantial value; on all that the Sheriff can seize on exeention, or thnt can bo insured, or that is visible to tho oyo, or ceprblo of being weighed, counted, or measured, ho ja taxed upon chout all that ho owns; but when, in addition to this, he is taxed on the paper certificates, or written deods, or other evidences of his share and title in such property, and when these ovidences of title in the property aro valued at a much higher sum than the property thoy represent, and are taxed necordingly, it hardly requires n judicial mind to “discover the du- plicate taxation, But the Illinois Legislature have an unbounded faith in their own pro- found wisdom; they have, moreover, nn un- limited confidence in the far-reaching power of an act of tho Legislature; whatever thoy want, they hold to be the law to which all men must submit, whothor the thing is right or wrong, Tho Supreme Court of this State, upon the application of arailrond company for an in- junction'to restrain tho collection of this tax ‘on capital stock, held that it was ao question within the discretion of the Legislature ; that tha State Board had boen authorized by tho Legislature to make this assessment; aud that the Court would not intorfore by injunc- tion with tho collection of a tnx when thero was no allogation of fraud. Substantially, that Court adirmed the constitutionality of the tax on capital stook and debts of corpora. tions in addition to thelr actual property, Now comes the decision of the United States Court granting » perpetual injunction on the collection of such tax on the stock of all corporations having non-resident stock- holders, In 1873, the ausessed valne of the capital stock of tho railroad companies in this State was 185,490,582; of the tangible property, $08,885,152; leaving of capital étock to be taxed, 64,611,070, in addition to tho tax on their actual proporty. ‘he whole gasessed value of crypital stock subjected to taxation in 1674, of all kinds of corporations, was $85,507,632, It will be claimed by tho wise donkeys in the Legislature that this decision hus exempted §85,000,000 of “ property " from taxation ; that it hag re- duced the Hst of taxables to that amount. This is one of the delusions which pertain to the profound ignorance of un- informed legislative bodies on all subjects of taxation, When the Legislature directed the tax on capital atock, it did not edd the least 1o the actual property in tho State, ‘Thet was ulready listed in the form of real and personal property, ‘fo declare that the paper ovidences of title ina houso and lot held by four men aro property ta be taxed, in addition to the house antl lot itself, edded nothing to the total of actual property in the State, and the decision that thess certificates Hogs were in moderate | of the sharce held by various individuals in property already listed aro not tavable prop> j erty will exempt no actual properly from taxation, nor in any way reduce the lict of actual taxnbles in the State, All the proper- horetefore in the Stateisstitleit. Every. thing that can bo seen, handled, or touched, or that is visible, romains as before for taxn- tion, aud there ia nothing olse that is or can bo fit subject for taxation. Tho effect of Judge Davatonn's decision will be to grently promote tho prosperity of the State. Itia to be regretted that such a decision was ever necessary, ‘Lhe law which ts overruled was one of tho most damnging character, It was prohibitory wpon induotry ; it was prohibitory upon the employment of capital as wages for labor. | It prohibited men of rmall means from combining their fow hundreds or thousands of dollars to carry on. productive industry which no ono of thent could do alone, It prevented imen acting 13 private corporations from oponing mines, digging ore, erecting farnnces, making frou, or mantfacturing inrplements, cloth, woodenwara, leather, glass, machinery, or other property. It declared that no man shonid engage in these branches of pro- duction unless he had personally all the eapi- tal needed for that purpose. If aman com- bined his small means with thoso of half a dozen neighbors, and, in consideration of their personal skill and Inbor, other men out- side tho State advanced capital to purchase cont, iron, copper, or other metal, or hides, or wool or cotton, or woods of various kinds, and employed Inbor to couvert these raw ninicvinls into articles of uso, commanding ready sale, the ausund Inw of Illinois regerd- ed such n proceeding as a mont iniquitous of- fonse, aud punished it by adding 100 per cent tothe general and local taxes on the property of such men. If ten men, each having $5,000, secing tho cheapness and want of ale of raw material around them, the abundance of unom- ployed Inbor, should unite their means to engage in manufacturing, and issna to each other certifientes that ench lad 8,000 inter- est in the businens, and wesentitled to profits and snbject to losses in proportion, the law of Illinois branded these men as n specics of malefactors, warring against the best interest of society, whose property should be confis- ented iu the form of discriminating taxation, and henco the whole army of tax assessors and collectors, reinforced by the State Board of Equalization, to hunt these men and bring them to bankruptey and ruin, All per- sons beyond tho State were warned by the law aud by tho State Board not to bring capital into Tlinois to bo invested in cor. Porations to carry on industrial production. Judgo Drvsstonp’s decision puts aside this bad Jaw, which was inspired by ignorance, onacted by demagognes, and insisted on by mon who unite both ignoranco and domagog- ism, to the disgrace of the State for whom they legislate, Tho removal of this law, oven by judicial decision, will clevato the character of the Stato, will give new impetus to produc. tion, will invite capital to put industry at lnvor, and will arouse once moro the singnant prosperity of the State. The Logislature has lost the credit and honor which it might bave won by repenling the law in anticipation o the decision of tho Courts. : “THAWING OUT,” The Sunday issue of Tur ‘Tne is tho business barometer of Chiergo, For somo weeks past the sigus have been for fair weather and increasod activity. Yesterday the barometer confirmed the bright prospect it has beonholdingout. It ceased coquetting and settled down to tho conviction that the severity of the winter was over, and good times como again, ‘T'ax'Tamunz of yesterday contained nearly iifty columns of advertising matter, made up of over 2,150 differont announcements, which, counting four readers to each copy sold, were spread before 150,000 renders, Before tho close of the coming month the Sunday issue of Tar Trinuxy will have more colttmus of advortis- ing than this single sheet would con- toin if oll the spaco were given to advertisers, It is not impossible that the sizteon large pages of 112 columus which Tne, ‘Tnipune issues every Sunday will be inade- quate to the presentmont of the news ond the advertisements, and that the Sunday papor, already the largest printed on the continent, will have to be still further enlarged. ‘Those who ara not interested in the success of Tur ‘fninune on its own account must still rojoica that this succoss is but tho consequenco of the rapid inprovemont of the business of this city following the congerled condition of things incident to the long and severo winter, Tho “ cold spell” has lasted just ninoty days, —from Christmas to Enster,—but now it is over for good and all, The barometer of fur Sunpar ‘Tniounr is entirely trustworthy, The range of theso advertisements in- eluded all conceivable commodities, ‘Thero wero renl estate, marble ware, iron manufac. tures, millinery, piauos, old paper, furniture, groceries, carpetings, clothes, jowelry, paper- hangings, gas-fixtures, fruits, spectacles; houses to rent. and houses wanted ; stores to rent and stores wanted; machinory of all kinds; the miscellaneous: lost and found; the usunl infinite varicty of “moll sda" for help, for places, for sale, for exchange, otc,; horees and carriages, sowing-machines, books, banks, cluirvoyants, and personals; education, books and stationery, household goods, building materinl, musteal instruments, medical help; amusements, auctions, railroads, steamboats ; dry-goods, dentistry, bedstends, acales; and hundreds of the otber things too numerous to reconnt in detail, One could follow the whole romanco of life through these adyertisomonts, —bo born, get nursed, go to school, get married, go to church, go into business, buy or rent a house, furnish the house, got sick and well again, or dis and be buricd, ‘Tux Sunpay Taivuns is on epitome of life in its edlvertisoments alone, and a general directory toa great, bustling, busy motropolis, Tho holders of real ostate and dealers therein have particular reeson to bo encour. aged. Thig interest has suffered moro than any other during the past winter, It was bettor able than any other to postpone tho immedinta effects of the panic, and the shock it received came later, but was not tho less severe, But for the first time since the shrinkage set in, the buyers of roal estate aro more numerous than those who are forced to sell at any price they can get. This is the real turning-point. ‘here will now comes demand for property held by mon who aro not compelled to sacrifice it, aud who will part with it only a3 voluntary agents and as men sell enything they own when they get thoir prico for it, Prices may be kopt down for a tima longer by a willingness to unload on the part of thoss who are carrying a large amount of property, But the improvement in prices will bo steady ond certain, even though it be slow as compared to the rise fora fow years preceding the panic, Mecnwhile, from pree- ent appesrences there will be more building this year than lost, aud of 9 kind to materially improve property and benefit business. No more combustible, pine tenements will be ereeted in Chicago. Every other business interast in Chicago has a raddy and healthful glow. Even tho iron- men, whom tho panic struck tha hardest blows, havo certain fitdientions of increased demand aud better prices, Tho stocks of goods of all kinds aro now, owing to tho cloneness with which busincss has boon trans- acted for n yent ond ahelf past, Produce of ell kinds has ndvanced in price, and overy- thing which Chicago has to give for exchanges is in good condition, and finds ansple demand. Railroads have put down their rates, Navi- gation will not bo delayed much later thon usual. ‘Pho habit of coming to Chieago, liko all habits, is growing stronger upon tho people of tho Northwest. Confidenes is being restored, Men wear smiles on their fnes whero (here were scowls before, Everybody feels like bestirring him- self, while a fow weeks ago everybody almost despaired of over again moving about un- frozen, All the indications aro for a livelior business this spring than thore has been for years, with tho ndditional advantage that it will be on n sounder and less speculative basis than bofore the panic. MOODY AND SANEEY, Mrs, Anxyiz Besant, 0 leader among tho progressive women of England, expressed her opinion very freely about Moony and Sanxcy, the Chicago rovivalists, in 9 letter to Yue ‘Tnwexe which wo printed yesterday, Wo will not take issue with tho Indy on tho kind of religion which Moopy prenchos, al- though it is not soctarinn, yet orthodox, nor about the character aud durability of tho effects which he produces. ‘These are matters to be determined by everybody for himself and by the ultimate results, But wo cannot permit the motives of Mr. Moopx to bo im- pugned nor his power to ba belittled without entering the protest that the facts do not warrant such a chinr- acterization, Moony is not a St. Paum a Luraen, nor o Weranex, nor yet a Sron- orox ora Brecnrs, nor a grent and finished pulpit-orater, who can bo classed in tho firat rank, Ho ia not n lettered and accomplished man. Ho Incks tho graces and culture that are found among tho educated clergy of En- gland and Anserica. But ho is, nevertheless, a mon of immensa power for all that. By their fruits shall yo know them, Wo havo no other gange for human capability than tho results it attains, Moopy wont to Great Britain, Sanxcy holding the same relation to him that the harp did to Davm, unknown and unheard of, Thera was no grent relig- jona excitemont there when ho arrived. He had no groat {amo to preeedo him. His reputation hrd been o locel one. He encoun. tered the prejudicos commonly entertained in England toward all Aincricans who nro en- gaged in work of a quasi literary charactor, Ifo was even dissappointed in some of tho preperationa which he had expected. Dutho went to work siugle-handed, and, within au ineredibly short time, ho had fired the people of the British Islos into a flnma of roligious fervor. He invaded the Capital, dlase with excitaments and proof against ordinary sen- sations, aud ho stirred up the populace thero as ho had in the provincial cities, Itrequired power to do njl this, ‘That power consists, first, in Moopy's sincerity; aud secondly, in hia ability to rench the undorstanding of the lower classes and the average comprehension of thecommnon people, Whereotherpreachers hayo shot over their heads, Moopy has aimed straight at the heart. His seeds have boon sowed on ground ready to receive thom, He has furnished oxygon when tho carbon was ready for the flame. His arguments have beon of o kind that found ready appreciation in illiterate minds, and his appeals were of a nature that his simplo-minded hearers conid comprehend. Honco, his sincerity ‘and for- yor have found enormous response, Yor all this ho is entitled to credit as much as Jon Buwvaw is entitled to credit for the “Pil. grim’s Progress,” whoso vast and lasting suo- cess has been attained in much the same man. nor, Moopy has proved himself to bo the grontest rovivalist in Groat Britain since Wurtertety ; and, without regard to his man- ner or his theology, he is entitled to the full credit of the remarkablo resulta ho hos thus far producod. “ KENTUCKY KU-ELUX. Kentueky’s staple product is dead men, She turns thom ontin such quantities that thero is often glut in the market, Tho. lightning cannot work fest onough to record the supply, and the daily pross is sometimes obliged to content itself with posting‘up. the list to two or three days before the date of isaue. ‘The news might grow monotonous wero it not for the wondrous ingenuity tho average Kentuckian shows in his mathods of perauading somobody else to shuMo of this mortal coil. Just as the outside reador grows a trifle weary of a nerien of stabbings, there is a dash of hauging. ‘Then abit of Ku-Klux- ing ia thrown in, An occasional murder ‘by drowning gives farther diveralty, and thera is a somi-continunl oracking of pistols which, serves aS 4 sort of background to tho plens- ing pleture, Tho process of making unjust men imporfect by depriving them of breath. ing organs, brains, or limbs, goes on forever, The “Bloody Ground” still desorves its naine. Kentucky mediums ought to prodace marvels ad lid., for they Lave an endless sup- ply of spirilato rely upon, Their visitors, too, must all have any number of relatives or {rionds who have left the unhappy hunting- grounds of the Blue-Grass State for those abovo—or below; and it is noticeable that the sphere which supplica most of our spiritual visitors socms to be mainly stocked with the shades of criminals and tholr vio- tims, ‘Thrifty editors in tho country are uaid to diminish their telegraph bills by de- clining to receive any news from Kentuoky, end publishing in its stead imaginary dotails of about five murders there per diom, ‘The fiction corrcaponds so wall with the fact that’ the saving may bo counted og so much clear gelu. z Some faint sunpicion of this state of things has apparently crept into the minds of Ken. tucky's rulors, Thoy have perhaps noticed the perfect credulity of the public in every story of slaughter from that region, and don’t likd it. Thus, when it was announced that the Hon, Mr, Wairz, tho only Republican Congreagman from the State, bad murdored his compotitor in the election, everybody bo- Heved it asa matter of course, The theory that » Congressman ought to represont his constituency is apt to involyo his being o crin{nal in tho State where libraries gamble and the Ku-Klux rages. Afr. Wints would fortainly have shone in the galaxy of states. taen in tho Forty-fourth Congress as a shooting-star, if ho had uot telegraph- ed emphatic contradictions of the re. port, Bomobody had been killed, of course, but as noither tho victin: nor the slayer was a Congressinan, nobody thought any more about it, Tho rolativus of tho’ murdered man are probably busy in pistol practice just now, and will probably keep up the vendetta, but this. was n commonplace crime, one of ten thousand, not to be heard from again. Ku-Klusism, too, has become common. placo, but at Inst some faint efforts have been mado to suppress it. Tho roform is Inrgely duo to the manly and courageous efforte of the Courier-Journal, which has exposed without fear or favor tho scoundrolly and dastardly raids of a gang of armed men upon one defenseless victim, and has demanded swift punishment for thease outrages, ‘Tho Ku-Klux, having de- fied tho Inw for so long, havo now .carricd thelr deflanco into the conrt-room, One of thom, a certain Jara Brornens, haa turned State’s-evidence against n gaug of midnight murderers, Ifo was in the witness-stand at Elkton, ‘Tuesday, when an attempt was made to assassinate him. Wo escaped, by somo strango chance, His assailants escaped, too, of course, Officora aro said to bo ‘in hot pursuit” of thom, ‘That phrase ia stato. Every officer in Kentucky has been “in hot pursuit” of various villnins for the Inst yenr. according to the daily dispatches, but tho vil- lning are never caught. ‘Tho responsibility for Ku-Kluxism rests, 09 Gon, Hawnex well said in his speech upon the Force bill, on the leading men of tho South. If they frowned upon it, if thoy took the manly stand of the Courier-Journal, it would conse, While they pander to race ptojudico and influenco idlo passions, tho blood of innocent blacks and whiles is on their hands, It is a noteworthy fact that the States which have shown themsolres least capable of local self-government are the most alarmed about any Federal interference with that precious right,—which, in the eyes of their inhabitants, is spparontly a right to do wrong. SAMPLE PARTISAN LEGISLATION, The evil of partisan legislation needs no demonstration in the abstract; brt theDemo- cratic Legislature of Obio havo recently given axomplo of the practical workings. Toletlo and Cincinnati have, as all large cities ought to have, tvro houses in the Common Council, —a Board of Councilmen and a Board of Aldermen, In Cincinuati, both houses aro Democratic; in Toledo, the Board of Aldor- men is Democratic and the Board of Coun- cilmen Republican, ‘I'he Democrats desired to get rid of tho Republican Board in order to remove all check upon the Democrats, and then proposed to confer somo extraordinary powers upon tho Board of Aldermen, such as the control of the police, the Water-Works administration, and other par- tisan raseality. But, fortunately, Ohio has a constitutional prohibition of spocial legistn- tion, The Legislature wns, therefore, con- fronted with tho problem of getting rid of tho Republican Councilmen without violating this constitutional provision, A Bourbon nomed Porter undertook to dispose of this diffienlé matter, and a pretty pot he and his Bourbon associates have mada of it. Tho only way they could think of was by roviv- ing a elanse of the Municipal Code which provided that *'Tho legislative authority of all tho cities shall be vested in a Council consisting of two members from each of tho wards.” But tho Logislature seemed to ig- noro tho fact that this inoluded Cin- civnati. So it is discovered that, in the effort to abolish tha Repnblican Board of Councilmen in Toledo, it also abol- ished the Domocratic Board of Councilmen in Cincinnati! But tho discoveries do not stop hero. It seoms thnt a special exception was mado of Toledo in the Municipal Codo, so that, while other cities wore to havo ono body, Toledo was to havo two, It is, thero- fore, stil 8 auestion whother tho re-enact- ment of the Municipnt Code clause docs not abolish the Democratic Board of Councilmen in Cincinnati but retain the objectiona- ble Republican Doard of Councilmen in ‘Toledo, at which the measuro was originally aimed. It would servo tho Democratic Legislature right if this should prove to bo tho case, We presumo that some means will be found to patch np tho business satisfactorily to the Democrats, bat hardly without violating tha constitu- tionnl provision against spocial legislation in spirit and effect, Wo do not recall so glaring an instance of partisan contempt for tho legitimate purposes of legislation. It can searcely fail to disgust tho intelligont and honest people of Ohio with their Domocratio rule and innko certain of n return toa Repub- licon administration noxt fall. . “THIRD-TERM NONSENSE.” To the Fiitor of She Chicago tribune: » Qnicano, March 23,—I bavo read with interest your article oa tha “Third-Term Nonsense,” Now, ast am aw Republicanof the “‘atraightest sect,” and cen natural consequence am deoply interested {n the mat- tor, I venitire to ank why tho Presidont treats the sub- Ject of his renomination “ with allent contempt"? Everywhere, in all parta of the United Statca that I havo visited, the party fa convinced that tho ovject noareat tho President'a hesrt is a renomination, and moat of the Republicans bLelfove that our last autumn’s defesta wore mainly owing tothe wide-spread balicf that ho was spreading his neta for a ronewal of powcr, Au this ia the cago, why should is Excollency treat this subject “with allent contempt"? He could sa easily baye Jet fall a single sentence that would bhava ‘ronasured the party, and given ua the victory, His silent contompt" hue cont ua the Hause of Roprosento- liven, and given the Democrats a prostige of victory that will be hard to gat enide,” » T fear thore is abundant evidence that during tte vwhole of last aummer he and hte pervonal friends worked tothe utmost of their ability to bring about = third-term feeling. Even uow, when itie wo evident that he caunot ba renominated, no ane can got from him the simple doclaration that he does not wish his tenure at the Wiilte-House reuewou. Iserved in thu army during tha whole of the War for the Union, and loft an arm down by Richmond, and naturally have great sympathy for our Ohlef ; but donot thiukhe should have such contempt for tho party that has twice placod him in power as not to wpeak a reassuring word to It, A Rerustican, Rerpy—Our corrospondont vastly oxsggor- sates the importance of the subjeot, and es- ‘pecially the importance of o disclaimer by tho President, Tho President cannot re- elect, nor eyen renominate, himself, The people only can elect a President. Ifa majority of the Amorican peoplo want o President for a third term, there is no power onywhore to provont thom having him. All the schemos and plang of politicians are of no avail eithor to elect’ or defcat a candidate fora third torm against tho wish of tho poo- ple, Tho President cannot ro-olect himself, Jonn Apams, Joun Qurvoy Apaws, aud Manroy Van Bunen, were Presidents who, while in Office, tried to be clected a second term, but foiled aisnstrously. Othor Presidents, Trix, Porn, Firzauocae, Buouanan, aud Jouxson, sought to ba candidates for ro-eleotion, but foiled even to got nominated for o second torm. Politicians and offtco-holders are, wo admit, too frequently subserviont to the Prog. ident in ofllco; but there is no class of men who are better informed as to availability or chances of success, who aro bettor skilled in weighing tho probabilitios of clections, or who will more readily abandon and doxcrt 9 Prosident or a mon seoking a nomination, when assured that such nowination will be equivalont to defeat It is not likely that uonsongo.” restrain or command tho tongues of offico- holdors after the third year of a Presidential England, for immigrants. ments draw a noteworthy parallel between wo pay for it. across tho frontier shows that thore is a great difference in price, and the quotations of the havo been slowly rising. the men in offlee, or the mou seeking office under the Administration, or those who have aspirations in other directions, will, whon tho tine comes for solecting a cant. dnto for Prosidont, select ono for a third term or fornfirnt term when it {a pretty cortain tho people will reject him. didato will be named against whoso election tho public sontimont will revolt. time comes for elocting a President, and the poople want Gen. Granz for n third term, he will bo clectod; if thoy do not want him, he will not bo olected. Ifthe public sontiment of tho country is opposed to a third term, no persons will know it sooner than tho poli- No enn- When the ticians, and but fow of thom, if any, will favor a nomination which will be the certain fora. runner of defeat. ‘Tho elnss of politicians holding office at the hands of the President.are not likely to pro- claim their roal views and opinious from the honse-tops until the approach of the time for a National Convention, nay about February noxt, Ry that timo they will regain tho uso of speech on tho subject of “ third-lerm Exeentivo influenco ceases to term is ended and tho fourth year is reached, Our correspondent will nover hear third term montioned in Republican circles after noxt Now Year's, or 4th of March at Intest. THE PLUNDER OF AMERICAN LABOR. Canndn is advertising, in the labor-prints of ‘Tho advertise- tho condition of the workingman in Canada and that of his fellow across the line, ‘Tho parallel is not to onr advantage, Tho com. forts of life in Canndo aro naturally pointed in aomewhnt roseate hues, while the discom- forts of life in the United States avo limned in o'er dark colors, Nevertheless, when duo allowance has beon made for prejudice and exaggeration, some substantial truth remains to our disadvantage. Wages in Canada aro romowhnat lower in tho number of dollars and cents than they aro here, but aro highor in purchasing power. Clothing costs not much moro than half what Tho coustant smuggling of it two markets prove that this difference is at least GO per cont. In rents, the Canadion workingman has 6 great sdvantego. too, despito our vast deposits of coal, is Histuel, cheaper. It in claimed that his food costs him loss, but the percentage of saving in this must be small, Still, a small saving on ench item would make no inconsidorable figuro in the year's expenses ; for half of the average Inborer's income is spent for food and gro- cerien of all kinds, The advertisemonts, which aro published certainly with tho sanction of the Canadinn Government and apparently under its direc. tion, fix tho averngo wages of form Inborers at $10 to 316 per month in gold, with board and lodging, and those of mochnnics at $2 to $3 adny, gold, withoutboard and lodging. Our farm Inborers got from $15 to 920 a month and “found,” in greenbaeks worth 87 per cent of par, and our mechanics get what they can in tho same kind of depreciated currency, Their wages have fluctuated so much during the last two yenrs that it is dificult to strike an ayerngo, Carpenters earned $3.50 to Bt a day in this city in September, 1878. Dur- ing the noxt fow months, some of them got only 1.50, Sincothen their wagos ‘Tho sverage wages of meolnnies now ia cortninly not over ‘p= 25 @3.00. Theso figures show a slight mergin in favor of labor in the United States, but thia margin is swallowed up, several times over, by the dopreciation of tho’ moncy and the higher price of the neccssaries of life on this sido of tho border. The Canadian Government claims that the workingmon living undor it not only get wages which will bay much moro than those paid in tho United States, but that thoy aro ruloted far less by taxntion. It states tha tax per capita st $23 in the United States, $12 in England, and lesa than $4 in Canada. The difforence isnot ay groat ns this, but it amounts to a good deal, nevertheless. Wages would naturally bo higher in tho United States than in Canada, Our aron of arable Jand is larger; our climate (an all-im- portant factor in production) is much better ; and our groat variety of both climate and soil creates a grast diversity of possible omploy- ments, Fors series of years, wages wore rauch higher on this side of the line, so that thousands of Canadians camo across, ony of them are now going back, especially from tho manufacturing towns of New England, Since nature would make wages higher with us, it must bo art which has made them lower, Tho art of politica is responsible. ‘Tho natural advantages aro on our side, but the artificial advantages are on tho other, and thoy ‘urn tho seale, Tho Consdian workingman sells hia labor and bnys his goods on s gold basis. No fluctuat- ing currency roba himof o few conta on every dollar, Moreover, he is not fleacod by a high teri for tho benefit of n subsidized class, Canada taxes imports to raise revenuo, not to “protect” anybody. A. finctuating eur- rency and a high tariff, thon, are tho causes which have lowered wages in the United States, ‘They plunder labor, When wo onco more buy nnd sell by the gold standard and onco more have a ‘royenue tariff,” then the purchasing power of tho wagos of our worlingnion will bo the highest in the world, A pnrograph -is going tho rounds of the papers to the effect that Aix, J, P. 0, Sranis, ex-membor of Congress from Indiana, ia tho twalfth member of the late Congress who has boon appointed to place under the present Federal Government since the adjournment, Tio has been appointed General Commissioner to visit the Indians, a duty which is indifinite both as td time and purpose, Wo assume that Mr. Suanzsiaas good a man for that place as nny other; but nevertheless the ee- leotion of ex-Congressmon for any kind of place has tho odor of a reward of sycophancy about it, The custom is an old ono, dating Dock ns for ox the days of Jacnsox, . Mon whoso constituencies tired of them, and who had been displaced by others, have pro- sented “claims” for placo, founded upon servile sorvice to the Administration when in office, snd theso claims havo been recognized by ol] Administrations, It is a custom or au abuso that might well be discontinuod. We do not make those remarks with auy reference to tho particular caso of Mr, Suanxs, nor to Mr, Maynann, nor Mr. Ontu, nor to Senator Peasz, nor to any rocont caso, but to tho practice gener- ally. It is another itom in the grand abuso whereby tho mombors of tho Logislattvo Do- partmont, in violation of the Constitution, have made themselves tho appointing power. ‘Thoy not ovly contro} all tho local appoint. menta of tho General Government in their vespectivo States, but they claim a right to have themselves appointed to high office whenever for any cause they ary roused from it Congress. While yet membora, tt unte themnelves for future office, toe potunting an authority which tho Constr, tion was supposed to hayo offectually Roy i rated from the office of Congressman, This abuso is one of the many flagrant ones Which pertain to tho Civil Servico, and can only by reformed when public sentiment shall ho M cultivated ns to demand a thorough rovision and reorganization of that system, We print el te m a man, in which ho asks how athitrationst ae puted quostions betwoon employers and on ployea can be eecurot. Wa havo already ex, plained at length, and on eevoral occasions, thr organization of tho French Courta of Arblteatto whioh o1o part of tho judicial machinery of te State, andthe Engileh Bonrds of Avbitrait which aro private asnociations, although ty ‘Traden-Union Congress of Inst January ‘Voted ty establiah them thronghout England and to Py Parlinmont to logatizo them. If tho onafiy workingmon of this clty should ask their en, plosera to untto with thom In choosing ; responsible, trustworthy Board of Any, tration hero, their action would Almost cortaluly reault, ra lang, tn tho organization such a body, Ita existonea would probably rey hundreds of dollars evory year to both rasater and nisn, It wauld be the gorm, moreover, ofs regular court, on tho plan of tho French Congeiy dos Pru@hommes, No siuglo workingman cr getup o Board of Arbitration, Tho Alret seep must bo taken by tho union of many Working. men. Whon tho unlon has beon consitmmate?, it must devoto {taelf to legitimate social refonzy and not suffor itself to bo bagged by an tower, pulows demazoguo and twisted to partisan ent, It labor really wishes arbitratlou,—and it 4 blind if it docs nos wish it,—it can got it, SRS SESS Tho approhonnion of # speedy deparinryty the unknown ablding-place rosorved (if thorety any reservations in tho noxt world) for mard); ere soomia to have exorcised au unusually atrc:, advisory effect upon the Iato Mr. Tintrcio Ty, Quez, Tho lute Mr. Vasquez isaues ov addr to some of hia former companions, quite aif. ing. ‘Tho throats,” ho rays, of rortisy which Thear have been mada by somo of x; frionds, aro foolish and wrong,” from # it will poom that Mr. V.’a moral ¢ had beon appreciably sharponod. Lo 4. foro ndviacs hile frionds to let tho tw tor go for wnat itis worth, and roform. Hit hy ture to parente, in which ho condoacendiny! sures thom that “The stato of society in 4. next goneration dopends upon tha imantir iy which tho childron of tho presont are instr and trained,’"is full of food for parental ; tion. Coming from Mr. Vasquez, who ha vided for tho noxt genoration by convenwe.|;::. moving thirty-one membora of tho presout, fet lenst thoughtful snd considerate. What thore are not more executions, Polite literati auffora for want of mora such offuslons trust. gallows, ee Thoro oxiatain Pennsylvania a socioty wii.4 will bo able to celebrate ita contennial on iy 14th day of April, {un Philadelphia, I Soctaty for Promoting tho Abolition of a and for tho Roliof of Free Negroos Untarhily Hold in Bondage, and for Improving the Ci ition of tho African Ttace.” Now thet elsrap no longer oxiats, tho funds of tho Society ss dovotod to educational purposas, e:pecis: froodmon’s schools in tho Souti. ‘Lio vorsary is that of tho nanaseination oF 1. —an accident which will not’ bo lost sigit ct, Tho object of the celobration contoxy:! i ty present an suthentis record of tho ucticn of ta Bociety, os well ay a genoral biutory of ty And-Blavory canse, Dr, Wruzast Boon ails the biatarical orator, and Vico-Prosiden’ Wit, Dr. Furnxss, Gannisoy, Purrirs, Fst 0 Ture tass, Wurrricn, G. W. Ountis, and olucra tt expectod to speak, The Now York Tribune, commenting en Mc» siz Tunvew’s testimony regarding the kkttores culpating Mr, Truro, says that couul ol fr the plaintif? were utterly dumbfounded. Yue rear this lotter was written, according to Bcssi, wt to keap Mr.Trcrox's reputation fiir tof: Bowsx, The date of this wonderful docu:s: was Jan. 14, 1871. Mr. Truton wag diich:ry from Mr. Bowry’s servico a fortnight to this time, Bowzn could not Lave boon oss to ontortain any lona friondly foolinss t:vat] ‘Yuron than he did at thet timo by t.uy raed or stories, No wondor counsel for tie plawtll wore dumbfounded, The cause'of thie aint was tha audacity,porhaps, and not the tostixeay of tho witness. —_—_+—_—_—_+ PEBSONAL, No one wit! doubt Lady Monpaun‘a oes) now, Sho tears her olothing. Wurreraw Rem hos been re-elected Preside! of the Lotos Club, Nemson's engsgomont at Toronto wes 1 successful, pocuntarily. : ‘The Now York papers are. not onthusiestit over Riwtonr's sleop-walling aceno in ]nyt Davin Wann Woon, of Boston, the well-kn7 tomporance locturor, arrived in town sosterdaye Pera Hyacturie is lecturing on th» Dee: at Lausanne, Bwitzorland, aud it Las mado bin | stelc, The Rev. Panny, of Worcester, N.Y, chet 10 conta admlesion to bis Loarers ; childica sil price. Mra. Many M. Locnwoop, widor: of the isto Hon, Samvrn D. Locs woop, of Batavia, Ui, dist Friday. Tho widow of the Iste Jonx Mrronst lircs 9 Brooklyn, The Argus has said uoijlilvg abv her yet. . Tho Cincinnati Commercial, too, pas {3 Inta the trap, and calls the Emperor of Br “dueky royalty.” ‘Tararaay {a atill thinking over the propos!!! ta tell Eugilshmen whethe knowgabtut Heatred Don't Dewsrr Tataraar, Ag A. ‘T, Brewanr grows older, the quertiaa i shat ho will do with bis §10,000,0.0 becont more and more intoresting. * A ewwoot Ilttlo 12-year-old af Broward Tenn, is on trial for poisoning thres litle ¢ dren, Sho did {t “Just to gee ’em dir.” Wirtsam Tasxen Sutry, lato Brith Bavannoh, bas changed bis name (9 Would not Panvexvaznr be moro a] po, ! Cour Pucnize snd G. you bere Prussia, arrived last ovening at the Greud eiflo, Only ono of the imaginative Frenchmen an saw tho apparition of the Virgin Mary, Sort.) 1840, aurgives, ‘The other, Maxsssy Utuscr dead, Mr. Toone recolved a mosusge, #8 it wert the deed, aday ortwo since,, It wat rey from the Inte H, L, Barescax, mallod just his doath, Mra, Martupa Sarr, of Ravenna, 100 yoara old, Mr, Sapp wau over with for staying out late, or made to tho baby, sth We rend s good des! in the popera of HU, tumouts in Washington, Borssn'# aie though not stylish, bss been much adaur Arcadian, sire et ‘Mius Oany haa been offerods very vert tides gegement ta go to St. Petersburg for bb ‘ operatio sesson, It ia most probable ¢ will accopt It, Mr, Froop, of Boston, has divordorly conduct. In this Jocality, ho hoa subsided,—yoa, he ie confined to —Rochester Democrat, 1o03 Manx Twain says: ‘To the poor esate ue 4 the Missiasinpl Rivor chitly are a meretl! Rae viniod of Providence, enabling thera to erelva without exertion." “a Gov, Karwa iu called upon by the oes ' Gazelle to explain the Interview he bad Wich te reporter of Tux Quicaco ‘Tarnune, in # casi! ald that Anserioan missionaries wore Us? \ vane ts ord atl 0, is 18 fond fo Jook att at od fF boon eases bebe i