Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1875, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN TIHIURSDAY, APRIL 8, 187 TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. | BATZS OF AUBECRIPTION (PATABLE IN ADYANCE). Postage I'repatd at this Ofice, 13,000 | Weekly. | yoar. 6,90 | Five cogl n cople: 8 1 .Qg 1300 the sams rata, gont In each town and villago. at acrangomonts made with suah, #nerimen coples want freo, %o pravent delay and mintakes, bo suro and give Post. 1.em address in full, Ineluding State and County. Kemt.(anceamay bomade nitherby draft, express, Post Cleeordor, or in teglstercd letters, at pur risk, TERMA T0 CLTY BUBACRIDERS. Delly, deliverad, Sundsy oxcepted, 20 conta porwesks Daily, delivared, Rundas Included, B0 conts prr waeke Addrea T TRIDUNE COMPANY, Cotnos Madison and Daatlorn.sta., Chicago, Iil TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. PICKIR'S THEATRE Madieny street, batwsen Dikebors vnd States itngusmment of Latta: * Zipit AGADRMY OF MUS[C—Halsted atreet, batwesn Mad. fsnn 2ml Munros, Kogagemeat of Jossph Murphy. . HOOLLY'S Til Clark and LaSalls, PERA-IIOUSE-Clark _atreet, Jaly & Lean's’ Minstrols. olph stroat, batwesn B ADPLPHITHEATRE-Deathorn strant, corner Mone o, Varloty entortalimont, ** Jack Harkaway. FARAWELL WALL=Madlson stroct, hatween Clark ind TaSatlo.” Allegory 02 Tha Pligrim's Prozross** aud e Hizney Quartotto, RXPOSITION, BUILDIN Adamsstruct. Kxhibition of Tk Shors, foot of Inting MCCORMICK MALL-Co itrects, Coucert for the Lo Clark and Kinzts ard Schultze, BUSINLES NOTICEa WE MPAY JUST WIIAT WE SAV. READY TO d iy monny, " Only $3 fars full gt of tha r ot o B MeCINNRYS, coruor rat ‘V.J) 180, wariaut 1k and Randolpi-s The Chiveoo Tiibune, Thurssday Morning, April 8, 1876. Chronic tax-fighters will be the only ones 1o mourn over the fact that Senator Krnoe's bill to fncilitate the collection of taxes by rendering resistance nu expensive proceoding i3 now n low, having yesterday received the signature of Gov. BEVERIDOE. Alr, Jewenn's determination to thoronghly sift the frauds in tho Post-Ofico Depnrtment extends beyond tho mail-route contracts, and will now embrece another lurge field of in. vestigntion, viz. : the sufficiency of the bonds of Postmnsters on file in the Department, and also the bonds given ‘by 1nil contractors. Thero is no telling what otiier breasts will nche before this thing is ended, as soveral of the guilty clerks have turned State’s.evidenco and will save themselves by telling all they know. Isn't Gov. Twpcy afraid that he may overreach himself in bidding for the Demo- cratic nomination for the Presidency? We have full sympathy with him in his exposure of frauds, but the recent pardoning of INcx- soLL from tho Penitentiary as a reward for his testimony in a civil suit to be brought agninst Tweep may not lend to any such maguificent results as Mr. TizpEN evidently anticipates, Ho lets ono rogue go for o remote chance of get! some nioney ont of nnother. DBesides, Mr. inpicy, so far as the Presidency is concerned, mmst rementber that thie last threo Democratic canlidates for the Prosidenvy (MeOLeLray, Seysour, and Greewxy) came from New York, ond that they wers not remmrkably suceessful. Neither was Vax Buncw, nnother New York sandidate. Perhaps the Democrats will want to try some other tato in order to change ihe uck, An extraordinary piece of legislativo min- nipulation at Springfield has recently comoto tight. Mr. Duxxse, of Cook, introduced a bill carrying out tho recommendations of a inte Grand Jury {of this county, giving to tandlords tha power, npon proof thut their premises were used for gambling-houses, to terminate the leaso. Whis bill pas referred to tho Judiciary Conumittee, and in duo time was reported back and passed. Whon print- ed for tho Senate it was found that it had been amended somewhero and by sonebody, nnd that the House hind passed the bill with the amondment in it, ‘I'Lis smendment is important, It amends the eriminal code of this Stotein all that pertains to gombling, keeping gaming-houses, ete.,, Ly lmiting punishment to cases of ¢ fraudulent” gambling, and to keepiug or renting housos for * fraudulont” gambling purposes. When this amendment was discovered in the Sen- e, there way a busy inquiry how it had been ‘neorporated in the bill. No one in the House knows anything of it. But an inquiry 1ot on foot disclosed that the gamblers of this ity had sent an agent to Springfield,—a most imiable, respectable-looking person, and ons vho would never be suspected of beinga sombler, This person soon had the lobby in s service, and, through the lobby, the bill, vhen it passed, had this mmendment recog- sizing gambling as o lawful business incor- porated in the bill. Che bill is now in the Benate, 4 Esplanation and denial continue to bo the staplo product of the Lurvest of scandul in Grooklyn, Alr, Beecnen gave his testimony resterdny without serious interruption by vuy of objection on tho part of opposing sounsel, who have apparently concluded that :ho ensicst way is the quickest way, and so low the defendant to nmplify his evidoueo with such comment, deduction, or figare of speech as his naturally vivid stylo of ‘nana. tion, a8 well ag of description, may introduce. The deniels are given with added emphusis and solemnity as the direct examination travols over the ground of rebuttel, and the lio di- rect i given in ulmost every ulternate breath. Tho evideuce of Tiurox and Movrrox being dissocted, aud the atoms held up singly e fore the defendant, he disposes of them by such oxpressions ns “purely imnginetive,” “positive fletion,” * no, sir, not a word like it,” *‘absolutely false,” ete. ‘Thero is no Lelf-way work about it ‘Pho fxsuo of cred- ibility is deflantly declared. ‘Tho battle of ono man's oath against the oaths of five or slx roges furiously, and the looker-on must in the end go over tho ficld and decids which of the slain are dead enough for buvialin one common trench of shame and infumy, There will be differsuces of opinion on this question forall time, and wecannot see Liow these varle ances ore be mnterinlly hormonized by Ar, Bexcuen's explanction of the celobrated “down ond out ™ ond **ragged edge ™ letter, Thosa who wonld take -his word cgoinst oll the world will bo strengthened iu their belief of Lis innocence ; whila the cold, calculating, doubting members of the jury of public opin- ion will find little in the explanation to over. oome the impressions firat ,produced by this and ether letters written by Mr, Brrouen, The Chianeo producs markets were gone enlly sirong yestorday, Mese pork was less £ Wl active and advanced 12}c per brl, olosing firm nt £22.20 cash, and 222.22}A20.85 for May. Lnrd was in fair demand and advaneed 10c per 100 by, closing steady at 815,409 15,42} cnsh, nnd 216,471@15.50 for May. Ments were quiet and stendy, at 8{c for shoulders, 11c for short ribssand 12e for short clears, Ilighwines were in fair do- mand and firmer, at $1.11@1.12 per gallon, Flour was in better demand and firmor. Whent was nctive and 20 higher, closing at $1.0130 for April, and 31,06} for May. Com wag less nctivo at unchanged prices, closing ‘tamo at 70je for April, and 79}c for Mny. Oats were active and 4@ije higher, closing ab 6i0e for April, and Gile for May, Rye waa innctive and nominally stronger, at $1.06 @1.08, Barloy was seorce and firmer, closing at £1,08 for April, and £1.05 for Mny. Hogs wero notive and higher., Snles at H7.45 . Cattle wero quiet aud steady. Shoep were firmer, ——e The Postmnster-General has a rich mino to work in the unearthing of tho frands in the mail.ronle contracts, There las probably Deon no branch of the administrative gov- ernment, unless it is “the Indian contracts, where the frauds havo heen so numerous and costly, The late developments seem to indi- cato that they have become regulerly sys- _tematizad with the help of clerks in the Post- Ofties Departutent, so that it was next to im- possible to defent them, Ono KurTres, n onnl contractor, hiag been in the habit dizing clerks to inform him of tho lowest bills, and then squeezing in hin own bids after the timo had expired and under the cover of counterfeils of the official stamps. Krrrirs is probably not the only mau who has been engaged in this rort of business. Indeed, the manner in which hie was exposed was so peculinr as to crento the suspicion that tha clerk who exposed him way in the interest of some other contractor; for this clerk, instead of going directly to the head of the Dopartment with the information that Krrrres had tried to bribe him, secretly threw out {he Iatter's bids, It wasin looking theso up that KrTties brought on the erpose. We have entiro confidenco iu tho nbility ns well as the purposo of Postmastor-General Jewers to break up the whole system, CORQRESSIONAL REFORM. We hiave already commented upon the way inwhich the legislntion of Congress is conduet- ed. ‘The buik of the business is dona within the lngt three days of tho session, and, in- stend of being done in open, delibernto ses- sion, it receives its final shape in the hands of Committees of Conference, whose reports are often, sud wao migat say generally,ndopted Ly the two ITonses in utter ignorance of what the Committees hava done. So crowded snd pressed for time are tho two Houscs that de- bate i cut off, bills are not read, and the yees and nays are <cfused. It is into the bills prssed undor thess cirenmsiauees that are crowded the steals, aud jobs, and frauds, that turn up and avo discoverod too lato for reme- dy. 'Thq two Ionses have rules on this sub. jeet, The 10th and 17th joint rules of the two Honses read as follows ¢ 16, o Lfll that shall havo passed one Tiouse #hall be sent for concurrenco o the other on élticer of the last thivoo days of the eezsion, 17, No LiHl or resalution that rhall have pessed the Tlouso of Representatives aud tie Senate shioll e pre- sented totho Lrestlent of the United States foe hla approbation on the last day of thy sesion, Notwithstanding these rules, it is notorions thiat the majority of the bills passed are sent from one House to tho otheron tho Iest three days of the session, and thab the Pregident signg more bills on the last day than on any other. The rules are scomingly all right, and covor the shuses, but unfortunately they can Do and ars suspended a8 o matter of course, When tihe grand rush comes they aro not worth 5o many straws to cheek blindend vicious legisiation. Wa suggest to the Repnblican party that this is ono of the worst nbuses precticed under our Government. Itis tho cloak under which nemly all the robberies are perpotrat- ed, and all the corrupt jobs got through Con- gress. It is tho convenient cover under whicl bills aro passed without any record of the yeos and nuys. We further suggest thal it i3 n fit subjeot of reforns, and that the Re- publican purty should take tho initiative in accomplishing it. It would purify legisin- tion, aud almost render fruud imnpoasible. The reforms should include the following propositions : 1. That no nct passed by Congress shall be valid unless presented to tho President for his approval three full days, excluding Sun- dny, befora the hour of adjournment of the session, in order that he may have timoto examino it. 2, That no Lill shall pass either ouse of Congross unless it receive the aflirmative vots of n majority of all the members olected, of ench Houso ; seid vote to be taken by yens and nays in evory instance, 3, Thnt the yeas aud nays on any question shall be taken npon the demand of ten mem- Leory,in the House and three in the Senate. TTio presont Tlonse of Nepresentatives con- pists of 292 members, and when all are pres- ont it requires the domand of {ifty-nino memn- Ders to have the voto taken by yeas and nays, At the Inte session repeated offorts to have the yens and nays on the revival of the frank- ing privilego failed, the requisite number not mnking the demand, and that act passed with- out any record of the votes of the members. This reforn can only bo accomplished by en nmendment to tho Constitution. At present o mmjority of each Iouso of Congress {8 n quorum, and a mnjority of a quornm can pass auy bill, A quorumn of the Henate is 88 Senators, and of the House of Atepreseutativos 147, Ko that 20 Senntors and 74 wmembers, if they Lo a majority of those present, oan pnss anylaw, and that, too, without calling the yeas snd nays. ‘Tho theory of our Govornment is, that Congress represents the peoplo; and, no long ns the mejority aro entitled to rule, it ia but proper that nothing less than o majority shall rule. The people have the right to domand that thoy be represented not only in thoory bt in foct; therefore they havo tho right to de. mand that thelr representatives shall voto, or, if they fail to vote, that the absent shall be counted in tho muegntive. Tals iz the only romedy for iwesponsiblo legisla- tlon; it is, mworcover, a rewedy for in. nitention to business, and a corrective of the evil hnbit of 'dodging the record. When a representative fails to vote, his con. stituonts will thon Lnow that his voto wns counted in tho negative, aud his recérd will be complete, Tor shnilar reasons, the taking of all votes by yeas and unys, as o matter of right, should ba liberalized, 5o ns to give the minority the privilego of compelling the mafority to make a record, not only on thoe final passage of the bill, but wpon &l importont questions pre- sonted in motions to mmend. Now that Congressmen are pald a Liberal onnual salary, their adjonrnmont a few days emlice than a proper understand. jug of tho busincas zoguires cecics to be of any importance, The re- quirement that all legislation slwll be comploted nt least three days before the timo fixed for adjonrnment, will give the Prosident an opportunity of at least rending the billa which ho {s nsked to approve,—an opportinity of which ho is now practically deprived. It will give three days in which these bills can ba examined, and any frands, interpolations, and jobs included therein can Lo deteeted and exposed, and, if necessary, can ba corrected by boing sent back to Con. gress for legialative remedy. We think this reform in the processes of Tegislation will reach ono of tho greatest abuges of tha times, and the evil which is sap- ping the foundations of the Republic. It will nrrost the great progress of corruption. It will mnke logislation responsible, nud, therefore, comparntively honest. Wo think the Repnblican party tha proper organ for presenting this reform to the peoplo, and wminking it n part of the policy of the party nntil nccomplished. CIVIL WAR IN PENNSYLVANIA, Civilizntion, law, and society have ap- parently censed to exist thronghont a great part of the Pennsylvania conl regions ; bar- Darvistu reigns thero instend. - The daily dispatches tell an unvarying sfory of mob-violence, outrage, and murder, Mobs of foreign miners march from town to town, starting as squady, swelling juto small armies, and melting away when their mission of terrorism is done and n fow hundred more men have thrown down the pick and tho bar- row, and censed to enrn an lonest living. Tho trade-unions of the Enst ars sending grent quantities of provisions into tho min- ing districts, wasting in this way tho funds which might, if invested in co-operntive industry, make thess men their own masters, tho owners or parl-propric- tors of their mines, earning both weges and profits, and living iu peace, order, and morality. Instend of this, strike follows strikoe; riot succeods riot; and mur- der presses fast upon murder. A reckless disrogard for human life and property shows itself, not only in cases of mob-violenco (when life is always held chenp), but throngh- out the comnmiunity., It is o word and a blow or n word and a bullet. On Monday, two wmen, living next door to ench other in o small mining cottlement near Pittston, quarreled over the fensibility of a sirike, and one of them ended the dispnte by ULlowing the other's brains out. The murderer lias not been arrested, and will not be, No Shoriff dares seize him; no jury would venture to convict him; noJudge could safely sentence him in that mob-ridden country. Such im- munity breeds erime. Cnses from highway rob- lery down to petty lareeny mark every day. A man is stopped on the mein street of a town and yobhed of his watch sud money. Another, treated in the same woy, tries to re- sist, nnd is beaten aver the head with a blud. ron, and thrown sonseless down a deep ra- vine, A little girl, sent to Luy a pint of milk, is waylaid by two hulking brutes, who steal the nickel sho carrios inker land. A man owns nuything eatable or wonrable only by the grace of thieves, When they want it they will take it, and ha cagy whistle for ro- dress, ‘Tho strike seoms to be sporadie, It brenks ont, now lers, now there. The minc-owners seel: to reduca wages 20 por cent below the busiis of 1874, fu consequenca of tha decline in the prico of coal, and the men wish to ad- vanco them 10 por cent above thut brsis, In some sections the maclors have gainced their point. In othery, tho minors still hold out. Theve are signs now that the strike will become general. Timissaries hava ‘been sent among the 30,000 men atill at work, and ara retively stirring up disaffection. Tho future looks more gloomy than the present. Gov. ILsnTnaNeT hns issued o proclamation, which, of course, doos no good, and threatens to send troops, who may do good. Ile oceu- pies an unpleasantly-porilous place, and must show courngo and ability to satisfactorily meet this grave responsibility. The cosl-owners ara largoly rasponsible for this stete of things. Forn series of years they have treated their men lilo machines, lizvo shown not the slightest intorest in thelr welfaro, have spout no cent of their great gnlng in bettering the condition of their work-people, have fomentod striles and formed lock-onts for the sake of gambling in conl in Now York and Philadelphia, and have scorned the examplo st them by the English industrial partnerships betwcen masters and men,—an cxample which, if followed, would put an ond to thoe present diffioulty, and pre- vent any repatition of it herenfter, THE “TOWH.AIEETING"” OUTRAGE, There is probably no cily in the civilized world outsida of Chicago whero so disgraceful n seeno could be enacted andor the cover of “populer government " ng that of the * town- weotings " on Tuesday. "They wore burlesques upon a republican form of gavernment, eal- culated to bring it into universnl contempt. The intelligont man who has taken noto of them is forced to the conclusion that, if pop- ular government permita such infamies to Le porpetrated in its name, the time is not far distent when it will hicve to give way asa demonstrated failure, As hetween such “ popular governmont” as theso town-meet- inga illastrated and the most absoluto despot- ism, tho choice of all respectablo and wensiblo people must bo for the Intter, Such *‘populer government ” is, in fact, the most oppressive of all despotisms,—that of Lrute force allied with gross ignorance and morml depravity, The mero fact that tho success of sucha combination is possible under our Govorn- mont is discouraging to these who retainn hopo for the realization of free government by the will of tho poople as & model systowm. “The usual apswer does not hiold in this oaso,—that tho rospectable and honest peoplo should tarn out and overcome the depraved closses, Tho depraved classes cannot be overcome when they are nnrestrained by any law or nuthority, ‘Chis is tho condition of the town elections in Clicago, If all the lionost and respectable men in Chicago had sacrificed their business and gouo to tho polfs on Tuesday, they could not hiave helped tlhomseclves, Ono rowdy and bummor could cast more votes than twendy decent men, and, if thoy still Incked a 1majority, theballot-Loxes could bo stuffed with nny numnber of votes that might bo nacossary. There is no rogistration and uo check upon illegal voters. In the South Town the loaf- ers, gamblerg, aud thieves, rellied about one saloop-Leeper for the prineipal ofiica voted for, end tho wlnsky-sosks, ward-bummers, and hired votors rallicd nbout snother saloowr keeper ms the opposition candidate. Both factions of scum and putridity wore corted about in express.wagons and trucks from volls to polls, voting atell of them in suc- oision, 1t doesn't makoe auy difference which faction has beon successful ; neither can pos- sibly be viler then tho other. Both contrib- uto in sbout equal parts to bring tho fran- chise into disropnto, familinrize the ignorant with illegal voting, and mako perjury com. mon, ‘The tax-payers of Chicago pay dearly for this annunl disgrace snd publio demoralizn. tion. Thae mobs that gatheved at the pollson ‘Tuerdny voted away nearly $100,000 of the public moneys, as follows Houth Town ..., Norih Towt West Town, Totalesoesarensnsanensasasensans A number of reputable citizens on tho South Side mado a despernto effort to defont this grab. ''hoy went to tho town.meoting, incurring a diggusting contamination and risking their lives thereby; but the roughs, and gamblers, and thioves; aud bummers, would not allow them to be heard. Sotno ob- scure and irresponsible fellow moved the ap- proprintion of %50,000, put the motion him- self, doclared it carried, and adjourned tho meoting. There was just one yell, and $50,000 of tho pullic moneys was gone. This is tho amount which will be eaton up during tho yonr in South Chicago, We havo alrondy explained that the town orgonization fn Chi- cago hins nothing to do, and that there is no necessity for levying taxes excopt to pay tho town offleers, who nro uscless nuisances; so that 50,000 was voled simply -for tho sup- port of four professionnl tax-caters, The Legislature might havo saved Chicago the cost and disgrace of thesa town-meetings. Nut, though Coolk: County hns soven Senators aud twenty-one Representatives, not one nmongthe entire delegation has madenn effort tocorroct the shocking evil. On the contrary, tho Legislatura has pnssed much of its time, under tho dictation of Speaker Iarzes, in the effort to meko all clections in Chicogo and other Ilinois cities as disgraceful and fraudu- lont a8 those of Inst Tucsday. While they havoe not succeeded in mccomplishing this direetly, they have only to lel the town-clec- tions continue in Chicago, and their influence will in tine produce the smno result as if fraudulent voting were legalized by tho re- penl of the Registry act. Tho illegal voting at town-elections, unrestrained and unpun- ished, will soon be oxtonded to all other clec. tions, What is the remedy? Shall wo lic down nnder the outrage, nnd conclude that populnr government cannot be divested of such frands? Certainly not without an effort, The peoplo of Cocl: County must endeavor to sond a delegation to the nest Legislature which will evince some little interest in their welfare, Meenwhile, let the injunction suit agninst the payment of the illogal salaries in South Chiengo be pressed to a final decision, If the town oficers cnn be limited to the compensation defined by the stotute, the disgrace of our spring clections may still continue, but it will not be so costly. We think, too, that the point should be contested that the Town Bonrds have no legal existence in Cook County. When the Constitution provided that Cook Counnty should have the Comais- sioner system, and. that Town Governments be uniform in the State, we think that the Cown Boards were thoreby abolished in this connty. At all events tho Supreme- Court should have au opportunity to pass upon the question, No offort should bo left untried to rid Chicago of theso annual frauds, which rob tax-pnyers of their money and render pop- ular elections infamous. If the Legislature ill do nothing for the tax-payers and decent people,—and there isnohopafor it at present, —then they must do soincthing for themsolves, or pray that popular governmont in eitics may bo supplanted by a dictatorship. UNWARRANTI, LITIGATION, The Board of Railrond Cowmissionors of this State in all their reports call attention to tho fact that, in the excrcise of vigilant and unremitting care of tho people's righls, they have brought suits against tho various rosds for oppression and extortion in their demands for freight and for pasjenger fare. Our De- catur correspondent, who, in hisletters of lnst March, oxposed the absurdity of the schedules of rates established by this Board of Cownnis. sionors, took tha troubls to investigate tho facts of o large number of these alloged suits ogainst rnilronds, and found that, in a long list of cnscs, they wore brought without the knowledgo or consent of the alleged victims, and that these victims had all, in the form of aflidavits, disclaimed having been injured or oppressed by the railvoads. The Railrond Comumission has cost the State nearly $70,000. It has also coniracted heavy linbilitics for fces of counsel employed to bring suits, of which it soems a large pro- portion ave purely fictitious, but which serve just es woll as bonafide suity to show that the Commissioners ‘¢ ave doing something.” The publication of these affidavits in Tnur Trin. use of March 18 led to an invostigntion by a Logixlative Committeo,and that Committen hos made an unanimous report, after hearing the explaontion and defonse of the Commission-. ors, that the statements of our correspondent wero truo in ovory partienlar, Tho Com. missioners claimed that, under the law, thoy wero nuthorized to bring the suits, and tho Committee concede that logally the institu- tion of the suits was justifiablo, but the Committeo say that this construction of the Inw ndmits bf great sbuses, Hero fs onc of tha afidavits, obert F, Millor swears ¢ Aud this afilant further states that the said wuit was not commenced at bie requoat or upon bis complaint; that bo Las nover complained Wafora tho Railread Com- lonors of sald State, uor to auy otlior person, of overcbarge or extortion, nor suy other wrong practicsd upon him by the sald Rtatlroad Company [tha Chicago & Alten]§ nor does Lo wish to appear a8 & complafulng witness ogalnst mald Compauy in said suit, a8 he hLas no cauee of complaint, and sald sult was ot brought to redress suy of hi grievances, The Comnmitiee sny : From thoabiovoand foregoing facts, your Committes ars of tho opinlon that suits bava beon tnstituted by the Raflroad and Warehowse Comuwlsslsuers iu the usme of the Feoplo of to Biate of iuoly, where farge duinages sre clalmod and sought to Lo recarored, for the ostensitls purpoce of astisfylng tho grluvauces of {ia citizeus, when in the casea coverod by the uforo- wald siduvits (e samo eitizans bavo doclired on oath thut they ave never skl fur or caused to be fuati- tuted any suit or mado soy complaints {o the Itallroad Coomiasloners of any overcharge, extortion, or un- Just divcrimination {n thetrauaportation of fruights OF YESCUYerE. i Committee recommend that hereafter, before the Commissinevs bring auny mora suits against the railrosds for griovauces, the partics Injured bo reqaired to file, on oath, o complalnt setting forth -the cause of their grievance, and that the railronds have an op- portunity to,bo heard, nnd, if possible, to sottlo the fujury, before iuvalving tho State and the reilroad compmies in expensive and usoloss litigation. In othor words, that the Counnlssioners have already fuvolved tho State in oxpunsive axd uscless litigation in careg whero ths partieaslloged to have been aggrieved swear that thoy havo not, and nover Lave had, nuy causo of complaint. The fact is that, ns s guardian of public rights against railroad extortion, thoe Board of Cominissioners fs a useless plugo of niachin. ory, number of suits for extortion, and it now turns out that these waro instituted on hear. Al that it bas over done isto bringa say, without the knowledgo of tho personsal- leged to hnave been ovorchnrged, and in caxes whera the partios swear they hinve never had any grievance to complain of, and mnde no complaint to any one. Tho only busi- noss of Lho Commission is to consutne n given number of thousands of dollars annually, aud for this, by fictitioun suits, they seck to amuse the Grangers, fool the publie, and bedovil the roilronds, Such a Connmission might well bo abolished, A BTRANGE POLITICAL ALLIANCE. ‘We have already explained tho naturs and import of the Geoman bill in Ohio. It simply requires that the Directors or Super- intendentsx of penal, reformatory, and clee- mosynary institutions (which include peni. tentinries, jails, reform achools, workhouscs, public hospitals, and asylums) shiall extond to all inmntes equal facilities for receiving tho ministrations of ntinisters of their own re. ligious denominntion, provided that such miinistrations sball bo given without any cost to the State. Tho law is intended to provent tho oxclusion of Catholie priesta from theso inatitutions, and, to this. oxtent, it in entirely in keeping with tho spirit of onr Government nnd with the Constitution of the State of Olio, which providesthat * No person shall be com- pelled to attend, ercct, or support any place of worship, or maintain auy form of worship, against his consent,” and that *“No prefer- ence shall bo given by Inw to any religious soeioty.” In itself, therefore, tho bill is not only harmlesa, but entirely right sud proper. But its discussion, pending tho passage, has developed evidonco of n carious, andwethink improper and dangerons, niliancs between the Democratic party and the Catholie Churel in the State of Ohio, which, if maintained, mny lead to the moat disnstrous results, Af- ter the bill was proposed, Mr. GEeomay, its author, addressed an open letter to a Cincin- uati gentlenian, in fvhich he keld that more than half of the Democratic party in tho Stato of Ohlo consisted of Irish nnd German Catholics, and the Catholics had a * prior claim” wupon that party; nnd in which he also intimated that, if this claim were not distinetly recogmized, the sup- port of the Catholics would bo withdrawn from the party., Whilo this lotter was an un- usnal and improper nssertion of rehgious elaims upon & politieal party, it was only a personal declavation. But it way folloved up by astill more curious and improper nrticlo in tho Cathalic Telegraph, of Cincinnati, the organ of the Chureli in Ohio, from which the following is an extrnct: * Tho politieal party with which nino-tenths of the Oathiolie voters atfillatn, on account of post sorvices, that they will never forget, now controls tho States Withdraw the suppart whicl Catholics bave giventalr, and §t witl fall in thin cits, conniy, wud Stato an apoud- flyus 1t has riren to its Jong-Toat position nnd power. That party is now upon ts trial; Mr. Groman's bill will tost tho sincerity of it profession. 'I'his is gomething moro than a declaration that tho Democrats of Ohio must support the Gromax bill or lore the Catholic vote whick gives it its power in that State. It is olso o declaration in effect that tha Demoeratio par- ty in Ohio must support every mensure sug- gested or proposed by the Catholic Church, in the interest of that Cliurch, or else loso the Catholic vote. TFor if tho threat ig effectively made in one ease, it may bo efoctively made m overy other. Herein lies the danger. ‘While the claim of tito Oatholics in the Gromsn bill is just and fair, thisis no as. surnnce that their demands in overy othor case will ba dqually just nnd fair. As a rant- ter of fact, their clergyare alrendy demanding in New York and in vnrious parts of the country that either they shall be rolieved from trxation for the support of ihe public sechools, or that a proportion of the school- fund sball be get” naido for tho support of their parochial, dogmatic schools, This scc- tarian demund i8 s0 repnugnant to Americsu ideas and the spirit of our institutions that it can never bo conceded. But when it takes o practical shape in Ohio, Mr. Gramax, the Catholic Telegraph, the pricsthood, and Church, may wield the whip over tho Demo- cratic party in the same way as with refer. once to religious sorvices m the peniton- tinries, 'Tho question is not a new onoin Ohto. Tt way agitated in tho late Constitu. tional Convention, where it was insisted tunt tho school-fund should be divided. It is not possible to deprecate too enrnestly tho formation of any religio-political alliance in this country, whether it hp betwoen the Demoeratic party aud Catholie Church, or any other party and any other church, Tho only way in whick Clurch and State can be kopt separate and independent—nnd this seperation is essential to our form of govorn- ment—is to draw the line distinctly at tho point of departure. They cannot be merged in the slightest degreo without endangering the wholo principlo of freo government. There must be no union of Church nnd State or subservioncy of the civil to tha ceclesinsticnl power. . ‘Tha Democracy of Cincinnati, at tho ro- cent municipal clection, elected all their nomi. nees except their candidato for Judgoe of the Police Court. The candidate for this offive was Jaxtes W, Frrzanasp, an Irishmon, 3r, FITZ0ERALD SOme yenrs ago soparated from tho snajority of his cowntrymen and acted with the Republicans, Ho was always in oftice, and secking for anothor, Ile wrs cleoled Presidens of the Common Council, und is o man of considerablo nbility, After tho Dentocrats hind regained the ascondeucy in Cincinunti in 1872, ho went back to that porty, and at the recent cloction was their candidato for Police Judge. Iis Republican opponent was a German, Tho Domocratic candidate for Mayor was elected by 5,850 ma- Jority, and Frrzarraro's German Ropublican opponent wes clected by 3,800 majority, It appenrs that the native and Germon Demo- crats protested gainet tho only Irishman on the ticket, and defented him, preferring a German Republican. Tho Democracy of cession of thoe Germans, they can dispense with tha Irish, gotting shaky, ‘I'ho town ‘elections in Chicngo on Tuesdny $£10,000 fraundulent salary. party " togother in Chicago. Tn rofernag to tho Alonpathr and Breoxen~ Ao cordiug to the peculiar moral codo of the im- moral,” says tho correspoudont of the Times, +puch chiarges should atways bo repudiated for ‘The same code was stutod with evon greator poiot in Mr, WrnstEn's observation vespacting s perallel Instances “Qroray,” satd Mr. WensTee, * perjured himeelf Lo ugentleman,” It was olso laid down by Chief Justios Cocuzuny whom ke sald that, under care TiuoN cades, the New York Sun eave: tho sake of the womau.” Cincinnatt evidently feel that, with the ac- ''ie alliance in Olio is will probably have a similar offect. Thyg can- didates—1ihose who resorted to questionnblo modos of election—were all Irish. On the fouth 8ide Forey and Evaxs sought the Ou the Weat Side thera wero half o dozen. candidotes, all Irish, On tho North Sldo the Germans pro- tested, and probubly dofeatcd all tho Irish candidates, All this augurs badly for the unholy alliance wiich holds the *People's tain oiroumatances, no gontleman would bo worthy of rospect who would not swear to ttio funocouco of the waman cbargad with heing his partaer in guilt. A similar oxcuso for auch pe- Jury was likowiso uttered by Bir Tuomas Dix- NAN o connection with the adultory Liial of Queen Oagorixk, "I firmly believe,” said Hir Tnoxay, Moaking of & man perjutiog himself on behalt of his paramonr, “I firmlv bellevo that tho feeling of ninnkind would juetly trinmph over tho strictures of morality, and that a wituess 80 hitaated would bo held moro oxens ablo to dony npon his onth so dear a coniidenco than to botray tho parinor of his gullt, Iven perjury wonld be thought o veuial crime com- pated with the oxposure of hia 7ictim." e Senator Moutoy, being temporarily Jdatained in Now Orleaus by tho illness ef liis wife, has on- joged the hoapitality and the higbflown penti- monis for which that city hine of lato years bo- come famons. The Mullelin pays iia reapocts to him in o leading articie, in which he s com- mended to the paoplo as a **alandoror.” s * foul specimon of Butlarism," * tho Mophiatoplielic adviser of Graxt,” and **n venomons and foul- montheil demagogue.” This trade may serve ta show the people of tho North that Suuninan’s banditt! dispatch was not so moustious an outrage na tho Southern nowspnpors alleged it wns. Cortainly, tho banditli spirit has not quite departed from New Orleans at tho present day. PERGONAL Gronog Anrnep Towksenw's euccossor oo tho Herald th Jonx SwiNioy, the Communist, A Knueng butchier changed his name to Mac- e bocauso thoro wag * blood upon bis hands,” Tho New York Aldermon mado a falr pot on Kiug Iigh; if two Kiugs ever visit Now York they'li bo flush, It {s rumored that FraNcis Josern and Vieror Eaxanurt will go into Witnux's No-Popery presdently, Fx-Becretary Ricmanpsox is golng to circum- navigato tho world. 1lope ha will see more thau ox-Progident Ricranps. Cancyrs spoaks fu Fraser’s with mathomatical certainty about *trectangular beatituded aud sphorical benevoloncos,” g Miss Sarniz FoutaNonuysesy youngest dangh- ter of tho Now Jersoy Bouator, fs golug to marry o son of Baxonorr Davis. Dnrauaxt You:ia's Lroom-factory has made = clegn awoep among tho sons of the: prophats. “Fhe handle does thio businesa. ¢ Iow is it that most of tho spelling contests sre conducted aceording to VWorensten, and tho conqueror gots o Wensten? Porhops, bocauso he iy not Warcestered. ‘The Now Orloans Republican thinks the tima ‘iss como for Gronrar WiLkes to road SuArs- TEARE, now that Prof. Dowbry Las written a ** BIHARSPEARE Primor.,” Fusbiovablo catechism just now among tho Indies o Ia OnreNDORF—* Ilave you your #pring bounet? Have you tho plaid suit of your hug- baud's mother's cholca? " Tony ROSENTHAL, 4 young artist of 8an Tran- cigco, in nuw the oqual of Munnro. s pic- turo of **Elaine” waa cut from the frame and stolen the other day, Huppy Tony. Mansger DaLy has acen ** colored spectators uido by eide with Ducherzes,” and wants to seo it berohgnin, Doosrot Mr. Davny kuow Lunt the Civil-Rights bill protects our African brother from all indignitios on account of color 2 Miss Rye bas brought o libel suit against . Dovve for the following statoment iu his report to the Euglish Govorument : * Miss Rysand her condjutors mado a clear gain of £5por head upou every paupor child taken to Canada," Alcountry nonepapor out Wost thus heads Its roport of & firo ¢ ** Feast of the Fire-Fiond—Tho Fork-Tougied Domon Licks with Its Lurid Broath & Lumber Pilo I—Aro tho Scenoy of Bos- ton aud Chicago to B Repeated ?—Lous, §152." Tho groat MeissoNNien talies two years to painta pletaro leas than a foot square. Iiis latest work, ropresenting a halt of liorso in tho daya of the First Bmpire, was this size, and sold for $23,000 gold! Thore's multum in parvo for you, Mrs. Jexnea Serzee, of North Cproling, has smoked & pipe and drunk stroug ‘coffes ever nince shie cau remomber, and who ia ag hearty at 95 09 she waa oighty years ago, Tho only time sho was over ek was whon sho smoked tho firat pipo. Mr. Bowey i papularizing relizion by asking conundruras in tho Independent tko thia s * Q,— Iow was Moses put in tho ark of bulrushoes ? A.~Ho was pitohiod in.” Mr, BoweN is avidont- Iy practicing to most Evants in crog-oxamine- tion, Mr. Epwanp Sonuirzs's beonefit concart comos off ta-myght at MceComantex’s Hall, whou o will be nasisted by Mra, Cramy Huox, Mr. BavaTia, aud several other prominent mmi- sieinns of Chioago, in & programme of very cone siderablo merit. A bashful Tromont streot drug-clerk was puzzled tho other asy by having one of tho fe~ malo jubiloo singers auk him for ** tlesh-colorod court plastor,” but aftor some thought he handed out black and dodged under the counter for safety,—Doston Glode. Antiuur Onroy, like Dr, Rexravy, ie looking up. o suen Mr. Munnay, Clark of the Petty Dap ofica (whatever that is) for £300,000 for failing to ivene a writ of crror. Two millon and five hundred thousand dollars must stroteh tho potty bag to bursting. A Portland girl will not marry hor swootheart unloss Beroues i pronounced funocont, bo- cnuyo, If he is guilty, hor faithin manis shat- tored. As tho presont suit is ono for damages, snd tho vordict will be dollars and couts, that young man had bettor look round for another wifo. PAUL DE OARAGNAC, the dnoellat oditor of tho Paris Pays, declined to publsh s puff of Mmo, OLua DEJANING, & planist: Sho sont ono of hor lovera, & young pricst, to interview the bully- editor, who decliued to meddls with the musical critio in tho dischargo of his duty, and expressed hiy surprize that o priest should Intorest himsolf in tho mundano affairs of o young womsn whoss rojfutation was not what the Church conld wish, ‘When the fair but frail crestare learnod this, skie tought a rawhide aud nasailed D OAssaoNac in tho cafe, comeas of talking to a gallant priest.. TOTEL ARRIVALH, son, New York; G, A, OGarduer, 1, Davis, Geargo 8, Hloulton, W, List, Wheellng s A, W Combs, Clucinnatl; W, 1L, Glbeon, Litcufiakl; 0, E. Sottle, Now York: X. ‘“"wfix”mm‘ [, B, Youug, Omsha: O, J, L B, Hickox, 8] Qnuneld; Edward Cobl, axiugton] C, 16, Hawkins, Fittaiirg uer Straun, Olawa ; Ohar! Goodwin, Halthnore; Humphrey Evans, son, Kentucky ; Fisher, Kurcan Clty; Charlea W, Mackey, 11, ¥, lirown, Beriin'; Capt, Willlaw E. 8 Aeky.,,., Sherviun Hous—Q, E. dloate, A. Quiloway, Charles J, L, Moser, Fond du Lao ; unnguhl&mu 0., Wil "l leo! taburyg @ W. 3, Ji Totladelphis ; 1, ks M, l‘utl«lvlmurhan Yurk ;' A, Whits C, Lisuus, E, 1, Cingiunat ; Gv A. V., 11 Oarpenter, Milweukoas Cuarles rwell, Taks Forest Horacy Thumpson, Minnekota j J Sitchell, St Louls; - o Omabuj _Col Bl villeg | M. 0. " Chaaucey L., Rictierds, Burlington; J, Joiai B, Taylor, Lowdon, O Now York; Wo 3L, Albauy § J. AL, Gilfet, T, Olappell, Sudivol ada; M. O, Liwido abniy s Foud du Lac Hioux. Blod: 5o L George Ly Tho man who Lias fought bundrads of duels without flinching was ot aloss to kuow what to do, and submitted to the asssult, That Palmer Houze—\s. A, Fay, Iowa; Charles B, John- Dotroft; Qou, d. A, Gillmore, U, B, A.; I, 8. Barroit, Doaton § Thornas 11, . Marx, Now York; Walter Wood, David Hochstadtler, Pulladelplias 11, borty Fbiladelyhta; J, Newwan, A, R Oliestnut, Ban _ Juse, al, § * Willlam Flotehor, Kookukj+ n, M, Gollyor, Dubuque: Honfsnin Penton, Kankakee ; W, i o0 E, L. Davide Jobn P, Bsubori, Port Huron$ 0, B, Dubuque mmes, Rene ‘aukton ; O, - F, fad Kibgsbury, ' Youke iin, Now bincln. mail 3 Jobu I, May, Dhiladelphta} J, J. Adler, Nock Tdland...,, Grand Pactie—Cl'nlon’ Babbitt, Leloit ; ¥, W= Céney, Dostons F, R, Turubull, New York; L gty isveland § Qaazan Gano, . Bolouion Neredith, \\'nfl:mb nd, a A . AL Baldwin, J Af, D, Dontio, Dutuque, ... dremont Buerman L, Sluler, ol T0 MADE CHE, Wedding of the Daugxhter of the kon. N, B, Judd, Tho BridalDress, nad the Toilota of thy Guestn, Costly and Elegant Presents msmnm;, The Suppur and the Flowors, ! Araong the fow mocfal uvants thal havs nads exlen. nlve 1bpplos or whienlug clreles on the ungaglly Bl surfaco of soclety’s waves durlng thy rast sy present neanon, must ba euumerate:d tho asemtly op sostorday, when the friends of e Judd aud gy (ould gathiered to witueas thelr marrlage, 3 "Tlio ccacn for thia avent il been out for fortnigyy, and nuocloty's helles have been on 110 Qut vive rospeey 17 tho long-looked for ovent whicl ahauld woyg Misa Mary Mitcholl Judd sud Mr. Seavury fojy Gouid, Jr, Tho ccremony wan perforied af thy re, denco of tho bride's fathor, the Hon, N, 5, Judd, g Tectar of the Port of Ciicajzo,at Kensood, the coram, dious mansfon forming s churming and eliitlo pluey for siich o fmportant affatr, The futimate friggy were invited to Wiinesn the ecremony at 3 p, m,: TUR BRIDS 13 too swoll known and has been too 1murh thoghtetsy soclcty to requira mdro tiatin menlion of berng, for overy oud to recogniza tho fact that anotlier of by fatr oiles of tho city Lan nssumed the tignity of my, ricd Nifo. Sho s rather below tho medfum fijgy with the clesr, bright complexlon pocullar to Anereyg giels, and o faco of mar'ed charactor and inteilig:n.p o ona whiel onea Recn, viill lougs Lo remomboied fo; brightness and vivacity, 31, GOULD tsnrestdent of Ecucea Falig, und therefore not qriy 25 well kuown o our Cllcago peopie, 3te 13 tall corgy to look down npon Lfa beight iittle wife, sn thsg g can Hternlly 010l womaau'a appolnted sphers snd by up tu Ler husband, Thopartors had baen beantifuily decorated my fowers, o bay window facing tho west balng clx sn tho opbrasure entleely Qllod with & b kg, forny, and blozsoming plants, Othe, o8 baskers, sud geriands docked e variows rooms g were (irown open to thu guest "Lt Latber wero nearly all a od bonr, uud Haud cntertalucd thein witl: the Gy thda fron ¢ Martan,” The straing of this hiad se; Iy dled vy wlens the Ltica of th well-kuows Wi fug direny lold of tho arilval ef ;emblod nt theapety i T BB TATTE ey wrre proceder by tha four wikiors, e, A Catiny Moo Ae Hlustcr, 3¢, Louln Wetuter, sugon to 1 Reay, ‘Puon follawark tha wis bridesmily 3thn Nonute Gould, of Semcea Falin, N, Y.y aud Mg ny W, Mortter, of Luze Foreat. At Laars Catan and Mive Freddie Bkluner, of Chicugo, and S Izens Baldwin, of Reuwood, and Miw Cora Wit of Lako Furcf, Then tlin brio Toilowed, suy by her fatlier, and Mze, Judd attenled by ity aroom, e, it Alre, Gouid wnd Boma olher el rtooil terr, Tho bridal prarty bad doscended fromfay T01n3 5bovo by & private itaircaan, £o thint they lat sasenibled §n tiia Hurary aud peasod from thereott into tho broad Lall to the large drawing-room whity ey catored, and placed theunelves In proper weipt befro te floral embenkment deseribed Letore, 1y bréde ard greomn wera in tho centre, thrae brifimity 4 aide, lug usiors formiug tha 0a¢a of ths ek, o, b3 Rev, Davl 1 6, Johneon, of the Hydo Park Ire. byterlan Charel, yerfonned THE OZIEMONY, which wae Lrlef, but Imbracaive, Tho Lride's cobe came ad went o8 tha words wore utterod that sl chauge ber life, 'Thero i no reson to foreies fo Gouid, ueo Judd, onything but th happlest for ** Iappy 48 tho brido that the enn sitlucs on, thy sun ¥bicno very warmly and plemantly yéatendy:, Coagratulationy fuilowed, firat from tho ueir s dear onos, then from thowo whooe clafn was Jesin Kinaldp, perhaps, Lut warm fu friendulifp, Tley wey exrnent and heartfolt, and, if good wishes wiil tri g Tappingsa anid proaperi'y, e young propla srteq tho voyaga of life well frefgited with thuso tokocs uof ove. Al presynt having congratulated tho Lappy yowg convtn nud tlelr parents, Hand omin_plaed & nrey i, the slvor of another room beityg opaued, the b party led thi way to TiE: RUPPER-TOOM. Ifere wag 8 beautfully-wpread table dovt e uf tio_coufectioucr's art, W tha fonst oven moro attrmactive thin uaal, end garlands of amylax which embetiished addo. to tho goneral effect and ho.ghteaed it. bride's and groum's cake on elevated slandé itesd eud of il 4 tho bride's ry dnle'y e tua tablo “wero boautifully orane with - delleato walto Llowcd (o groom’s with thosc of many iy Tuo contro pleco, however, was oue of tho loteds: ever originuted by the tloral decorator, Upoua s of silsor an a Iaryo plateat of Leautiful and rareid & mame, 24 fuchen In dinueters Fislin from this wae s other standard of silvar, with branching arms tx ¢ in number, that supporied o lovely hagket of floxe:s, From tho centro of this, stlll_anoluer support 14 crowned with s giobe 6f tho choicest roead, camed « curnatious, aw!l other dalnty flowers, the globaited inchos in diameter, From ' (i, yosshy leugiieks e tus end of tho table, wors garlanda of s, Inforwoven with roges, depenling v ormamenty of tho confoctioner’s dovising, 1% tablp-cloth swas also fringed 2l $ perintended thix nud the other Hforal decarations, alro mado tho bride's and bridesmards’ bo iquets. T} which completod tho toflet of tho brido wis of 15 & 2uven, tea-roncs, and bankuin-rosos, rivlng froms bl of attier cholca Whitn Wossoms in o lioller of satiu a1 nce. Thu Lrideamelds’ bouyotn wero wmaller, 14 lolder, hawever, betug of sllver-laco paper overl:t with nllic fringe, After tho collatfon was finfshied, tho prind paities again resumed thele placo Lefora the de3d window o receive thoso guest who lud bean 1443 totho rocaption, It was the aneplelows m which to nolico the bride's costume and tis clegant tolettes, TG BNIDR'S DRESS was of pnperh orango blovsam satin, cat with kes aweepingirsin, Pasiing entirely ‘araund (ks Loy 4 of tha skt was a flutiug of danble whitn rail . ! 6 Inchies wide, This sas completed by na werdr of tullo, finished with a flounca of axquidts 1+ appliquo 97 inches wide, The tulls was catsat is 7 guttauda of orange Diwaoms in full boullloudes it mek, the lace swreping to the bottom of the 7 Tu front it coveren nearly tho wholo dress, Waaaati! up gracefully at ono aide, and nt the othier was f#4> o8 Fy°s boudust of orango biossams. Tue cora 1 sud a squaro postid3 wau pointed in frout, of dunty shape fu 'the back, Five pua edged it oround tho poiut, while Fti foula in_original destgn trimnied fhe (he s buck, The whole was comploted witha rlcl flovd | polni-lacoabout an elghth of & yard whlo, Tue it Automolto slcoves were trlmmed with puffesad £ fngs of ul!hx’ with full flounces of tullu platina t |>o'fm.mo. flio_namo beautiful trivumings S22} tho neck, which wau cut heurt-slinped, liuucies & garlnuds of orango blowioma oompleled it, Uvee by \whole was throwa tho full {usion vell of the 1F4} £alling Lo the Lem of hor drews, botls Lack sed {rat Thio orango giriand that hotd {4 wero grracefull 15, a0y ged, and tho bride looked very banutlrul, TUE HIX BRIDESMAFDH Y wore all in airy dresses of fincat whito tarletan, B! with clsborato putlings sud paitings, oach dur:;: and cach most elaborato. White satin conagit, s Taco rufltes, completed thom, while threo of 13 it Tiaita wore a ful goruturo of luk biosroms, o sy ather thres Wore bluo flowers, 'Theno wera diduct the various dreases, und all were g dh&;oml,oo sud Lesu THR OTHERS. N . Mrs, .'1'“{{" rore black .ug and velvet, trimmed 3 laco und dinmond oruanents, Mra, Gould, fiio motliurof tha bridegroom, ¥! black katin with Jmlnl-lnm ovardress, and Liad B# completod with dismond ornatien ta, 4 -gray sl 7 M, lacVeagh 'was o a light pezel-grsy it 0 tere U T stesva, T adeop clarct-colored velvet cuirasas Mhess Were slugularly deviesd, 5 of ormor-cap o tho whole was finlabed with curions et 11 buttons, h;nlfl“"xmn stam] v‘ g‘{‘ .fml'ulxuk 1:::‘:‘, ot upon it, Filmy lace completed it at noe el nlnl1 Illlll‘llflll:( u’rn:\mumu ‘Addod 10 thio perfection 1 cntiro tudlotte, I axn.l Kames wore a pale-green satin, with u)b_: aud culrasso of ot embroidered lico, Fiowst £ ture and dismoud orunmcuts addod to 3 CeT ‘Mew, Lalter woro a dree of whito il Wb 105 ovorskirt, and coresge trimmnlngs of 140 n"x“ it tlily, A full parura of pearly campleted h"]nt;rlfl . Afrs, Judge Catan wore blnck velvel, €Ly trimmed with black and wiile laco, Blis h-‘:n h her colffure and for garniture, with diso eut Stra; Jugge it wore ack velst 101 cnastlt Jace wills diamouds, Mra, J, ¥, Scammiott Y005, bindor Mk ommborately rmped with vatin and K Taco sud Howdits laco, and an opora bount o Heammon woro s beautiful carrligo-dzsst of 15 plimi-colored mik and a Lot rimined (0 Tra. Parsons was i a ricls wiito sati with polut-lace, F:3 ek, Fotler ‘Patmer woro a very lzht 7 £ trimied with dcop _ Curdinal-colors - tloral apron was . desigued with FE yo slis. wota & complate parure of @R oG Fred, Grant wore B mmuve a o v crepo dreas wih elaborato point-lnoe trimmL T o pioted with bluah rodes and mu‘:};“ o ress correspondod; Lot ormam? i Tonds, Mz, Hovore wore Llatk silk a4 T trimuméd with lace aud jot, with caweo ORIy in pearls. My, McOnray, from COLNaLe Fone dress of rown silk, with &' Ogured sod #(FLE 0 dress of deep ecru Chumibery gauss, Very ed in atylo, Misu Farwell woro » conary-colored shEF, 4 dress snd trimmioge of eandry-colored KT oz Larmouszed ‘aduurably with fer Ficlh 0 5o Misa Mary Peck was 1a a very stylial carthfd il n light lavender sllk, the tabiler outtined et} jot trings, oud B folted liwco culrittdy yjoge chip hut, with summer blossoms, coistit® vy o gt cosuise, Biie3 Clisse wors Uk “""’fi"" suniel o and trimue W of 008 Mors Livendor wilk trimmod with polotepricet s, A lady from Lake Fuorest wore a o beautifilly trimmad with lace; Alfe: held in s ‘carrlage costume O i I Lius silk, with Clantilly sbawl wnd otlier Latdsnie costuuie Waz of e trituined with the palost shado of hluo.n“d o carvinge-drosy fu bwo whiados was very BEOOL Gy rmnl {oung ladive were nmunmnlln l:tx:‘ts‘bnflt" Ju3 s pocial wenllon sbo o d:L, ‘With an ovexurees of Xicasd OmL