Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 10, 1875, Page 8

TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION (PAYARLE TN ADVAXOR). Featage Frepald at this Ommce, 2400 | Weskly, 1 yo 13:80 | Fiemiorntel Ten 0v] S ) Parteof & yoar at the same rats, WaNTRD—-Une active agont in each town and villags. Bpecial arrangements mada with sach, Epsclman copies sent Ta prevent delay and mistakes, be rure and give Post- Office sddress in all, fnoluding State aod County. Pemlitancesmay be made oltherhy draft, ozpress, Posb- Ob.co order, or In reglaterad letterr, at onr risk, TERMA T0 CITY SUDSORIHEN! Daily, deliverad, Runday excepted, 05 Dat)y. dellvarad, Sundsy incladed, Address THR TRIBU Corner Madieon and Dearbio TO-DAY'S dlson ateot, batwasn . S onEn gl:‘l‘“EA Uiz Lowta. Afternoon, o) d P B ACADRMY OF MUSIC—Haluted trect,botween Mad- fam and Munras peemest ol Joioph Mol o1 [3X Y ** More DBlunders She s "Last Toga " atid * Sloro. Blun fVenin durs'Thao Goe:h MOOLEY'R THEATHI—Randnioh strost, between Qlarc_and 1aSaite. Afincnoon, * Romance of a Poor ‘Young Mau." Krenlog, ** Loudon Assuianca.® . A TEATRE-Deathorn atreet; corner Mon- D o rresinimant. e e AF ternoon and evening. N ERA-HOUSE~Clark streot, _onposits P P g s LR gtk g RUILDING~-Lake Slors, foot of hibition of Palatin, EXPOSITI! Adimaatraet, SOCIETY MEETINGS. No. 67, Knighte of the R, ermbly this (vstueday) avens ndal « dmsired, 1y nedor . DIUKE] RSUN, Reccrde WAL B. WARREN LODGR, Na. —=Kegnlar c"'“"m“fi“\:,"m“l“‘h‘s!‘l‘h“ 4 g A Ontenl s 3. R DUNLOF, Soo, RKILWINNING LODGF, No, 311 F, & A M.— fombres are lineeby antitled 1o av) all, 187 Kast Kinzie-st., Banday, £ sl nin L. B, CHARLETTE, See. BUSINESS NOTICES. WE MEAN JUST WHAT WR SAY. READY TO B T e e Sy, ot paif tho Taoal fatcs, warrantad: W, B: MCCILSNEY'S, coruar Olark and Randolph- IT 13 STRONG 'CRSTIMONY TO THE POPULAR 1ty and nuatoiness of Gocoaino that |t has had & host o I coxine, " It printod o weappar, and 18 bluwn in tho ginss. Our legal success in Foaibg with infringomonts upon otr nama wnd ylgnts will protect the publie, if only alittis oare s usod. Tofs trib- wie of imitation {s'paid to all meritorious and successful proparations. The Chidags Eibune, Baturday Morning, April 10, 1876. WITH SUPPLEMENT. The illnoss of Mr. Beacs, one of the plain- tiff's counsel, necessitated nn adjournment of the Brecnen trial until Monday, and thero ware no procoedings in the case yestorday. The moral impossibility of accepting the dogma of infallibility is the reason sassigned by the 260,000 Catholies of Poland for nbandoning the Romish Church and embrac. ing Greek orthodoxy. In accordance with tho Inw enacted at the Inst session of Congreas, Secrotary Bnistow hos commenced the withdrawal of fractionnl curreney preparatory to issuing emall silver coin, Over $0600,000 of the *‘amall trash” 1hiag heen aconmulated in the Treasury within the past month, which is not likely to be re- fagued. Mr. Harerz, Chief Grain Inspector in Chicago, wns yesterday suspended by Gov. Brvenipax in consequence of the report of the Senate Committee appointed to investi- gote the affaits of his office. The evident objoct of the suspension, instend of & re- moval outright, is to enable the Governor to appoint Mr. Harren's successor subsequont to tho adjournment of the Senato. A curious disngreement upon a point of low has arisen between tho United States Judges in Utah. Not long ago Elder Caxxox eseaped conviction for polygamy through Judge Esmnsox's construction of the slatuto of limitations; and now comes Judge Borexay ‘with a decision (in another caze) to the effect that bigomy is o continuous offonse, nnd that prosccution is not barred Dby Ilmitation, Chango of venue is likely to bacome popular aniong the Mormons: Another attempt was mndo yesterdny to paas the opproprintion for the Douaras monument, but tho bill was killed by its Iriends, 'Thoy would insist upon mentioning tho fact that the Mlinois statosman ardently desired and strenuously lnbored for tho prescrvation of the Union. This reminder, though well-intended, hnd the offect of re- viving tho anciont Bourbon grudge agninst loyal Democrats, and they vented their hatred in votes ngainst the appropriation, which failed through Inck of tha constitutional majority. found ity way fo the Michigan Legislature, A bill has been introduced, in the interest of Mre. Wano and the legal heirs, to nmend tho existing Inw relating to tho soltlement of estates vo a8 to do nway with the speeinl administrator who mny now be eppointed to tako charge of tho estalo until it is settled, and, instoad, to give the vxccutors control, The sons of Capt. Wanp resint tho proposed chango in the law; and, as the cstate is valued at over $5,000,000, a powerful lobby is onlisted on both sides, and a hard fight will be fought over the wealth of the dead millionaire, Exciting reports continue to come from the scene of the Pennsylvania labor-troubles. The miners maintain thelr hostile front, and a collicion with the militia ocourred yeaterday, Drunkenness, disorder, riot, robbery, and in- vendiarism lold carnival in the antlracito ro- gions, with the exception of Lackawanns, where, it is, sald, the miners have voted against joining the strikers, Whether this action will weaken tho ranks of tho malcontents and lelp o end the strife, or whether it will cxcite in. creased hostility and lead to a conflict bo- tween the minors, cannot now be foretold, and must depend upon the ability of tho Btata troops to enforce peace and order, To add to the horrors of the eltuntion, a terrible fire is raging in amino at Stockton Slops which connect with six other iines, and tbreatens tha destruction of tha entire chain, The Chicago produce markots wero veiy much unsgitled yesterday, Boss pork was active, and 800 per brl lowar, cloving at §22.074 cash, und $24.12} for May, Lard ‘was moderately active, and 250 per 100 lbs lower, closing at §15.26@16.27} cash, aud $15.30 for May, Meats wers dull, and §@fo per b lower, at 8¢ asked for shoulders, 16fo @e £as ahiort ribe, and 1179 do fox short cleass. / 73 Highwines wers quict and easier at $1.11 per gallon, Flonr was quict and steady, Wheat was active, and J@1e lower, closing at §$1.02} for, April, aud $1.0G] for May, Corn was less nctive, and 1o lowor, closing firm nt 630 for April and 78Jc for Mny. Onts wero ac- tive, aud declined 1}@2¢, closing firmer, at 683c for April, and 62fc for May., Rye was innctive and nomioally strong, at $1.10@ 1,15 Barley was dull, and 8o lower,. closing At $1.07]@1.08 for April, and $1.05@1.05} for May. Iogs wors active and strong, scll- ing at 37.25@.05. Cattle were fairly active and unchanged. Bhoep were in light de- mand and stead; A woman's movement of a novel and ex- traordinary charactor was innugurated by 8 simple circumstanco at tho aunual meeting in Milwoukeo yesterdny of the Northwestorn Branch of the Woman's Presbyterisn Board of Toreign Missions, In responss to an sp. peal for contributions toward n Centennial Memorial Mission Fund, n lndy passed up n gold ring, This littlo episodo was the spark to kindle n flame of religious and charitable fervor among the ladies present. Durses wore omptied in a twinkling, and a perfect Lonanza of rings, brooches, earrings, and jowelry of all sorts wero hastily taken fromthe porsonsof the wearersandsent to the platform. Tho extitement did not stop here. Among the articles pledged were numerous valuablo dresses, to ba sold for the benefit of the glo- rious cause, The heathen in his blinduess who could resist menus of grace contributed from such n source descrves to die in igno- ranco of the Christianity which theso self- deonying ladies practice ng well as preach. The hanging of the wife-anurderer O'Sora at St. Louis yesterdny was the scene of one of tho most barefaced exbibitions of im. pudence on record. The criminal, convieted by the testimony of his own son (who was an oye-witness of tho horrible butchery of ls mother), stood upon tho scaffold and de- liborately denied the justice of his sentence, nt the same timo pointing out persons in -tho crowd who hiad given circumstantinl evidenco in tho case, whom he branded ns liars nnd -perjurers, 'The murderer's tirade was largely devoted to o defense of the flendish deed, the gist of his argument being that, if ho bad any murdering to do in his own fam- ily,it was a matter with which the publie had no right to meddle. There is downright sat- isfaction in knowing that this wretch was ac. tually hung, and that his son, who had been the principal witness against him, wnlked 16 miles for the pleasure of secing the job done, BRITISH FINANCES, Theo financial yonr of Great Britain begins April 1, Shortly after that dato the Govern. ment presents to Parlinment the dotails of the receipts and cxpenditures for the previ- ous.year and tho estimated expenditures for tho curront yoar, and such legislation ns may bo considered appropriate. Reducing pounds sterling to dollars at the rate of &3 for ench £1, the budget for tho last two yoars makes the following exhibit: Jeeceipts, Lxvenditures, . 332,592,650 00 UTLEI0N0 This large surplus revenue will bo followed, 08 is the English custom and policy, by a cor- responding reduction of taxes that is, taxes which in the year just closed produced a sum of rovenue equnl to the surplus revenuo will be repeale. 'This has been the policy of Gront Britain over sinco tho protectiva sys- tem was obolished. It has been found that overy repeal or reduction of taxation is fol- lowed by an increaso of the consumplion of tho other commodities. Tho consumers get wore articles for tho same amount of money, and the Government gets an increase of rov- enno on the incrensed consumption of taxed articles. Sinco and including the year end- ing April 1, 1850, in all, twonty.six yoars, thero havo been but four years in which there wnst o doficiency of revenuo, and in theso years it was due to specinl causes,~—the China war in 1859.'00, and the Abyssinian war in 1368-'60. Theso deficita were promptly cov- ored by temporary incrense of thetax on in. comes. Sinco 1862 to 1874, inclusive, the annual reductions of iaxes in oxcess of increnss and in addition to the tax.lisband rates aggregate $100,000,000, and the revenue has suffered no diminution. The Government retains o small rato of tax on incomes, and, in caso of any emergenoy, this tax can bo increased for tho occasion. Sinco 1642, this tax has beon nitered eighteen times. It bogen at 7din the pound ; for the Russian war it was raised to 14d in 18534, and to 16< in 1856, Next yenr it was reduced to 7, aud in 1838 to &d. In 1859 it wns raired to 9d, nnd next year to10d. Tt was rednced in succoasivo yoars to 4d, and ngain advanced to 5d and 6d. Finally, a year 8o, it was reduced to 2d, being only § of 1 per cent, A year ago, in consideration of the surplus revenue, tho taxes of the preceding yenr wero reduced or repealod to the amount of 26,000,000, and this included $10,000,0 . of tax on sugar, 87,600,000 on incomes, and £2,000,000 on horses, Notwithstanding this large reduction, there will be another probn- biy made this year, the revenuo having ex. cooded even tho estimatos, The Inte year has beon of less than ordinary nctivity in Great Dritain; tho market for the salo of manufactured goods, espeelally in the United States, hns fallon off; thero has been an interruplion in the ceal and iron mining Qistricts, besides a somewhat general depres. sion, Nevortheloss, responsivo to tho inovita. ble Inw, that areduction of taxes equal to the surplus revenue, by leaving that much money iu the hands of the peoplo to be used by them in tho employment of additional labor and in increasod production, thero has been mno. lossof revenue. ‘The measuro of the gencral prosperity ia the amount of food, clothing, oud other articles of nocessity and comfort purchagable by the people. This g day by day increpsing In Great Britain, and that, too, withiout any loes of revenue, under an annnual reduction of the rate of taxntion, A fow fig- ures of comparison between the Brilish and the American systems may be profitable to the render. During the year 1873, the values of the goods imnported into Great Britain and into the United States, and the taxes there- on, wero 24 follows : Grest Britain, Yl‘l’.'“i";:m“ T:fmf"'m"‘ Unlted istatox, . ,630,136 184, The only articles taxed in Great Dritain ure chiccory, cocoa and chocolate, colfee, dried fruits, spirits, tea, tobacco and suufl, wine, and a few small articles, 'Fho great articles of cotton, woolen and worsted, iron and gteel manufactures, as well as wool and all otlier raw materials, ave admitted free of tax or tariff, and this is the scoret of Great Britain's vast commorco and remarkable prosperity, The exponditures of Great Britain and tho United Btates during 1874 +/8371,640,000 2,203,700 Theso gures include for Great Brituin the postal aud telograph sarvise, for which was THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. APRIL 10, 1875.~TWELVE PAGES.: appropriated $25,000,000 for their support. They yielded a_rovenuo of £35,000,000, or £10,000,000 clent profit. The approprintion for tho American postal sorvico was $.’!5,. 750,000, aud tho receipts §29,000,000, lenving adeficioncy of more than $6,000,000, Other items of expenditure may nlso be compared with profit : . Great Rritain, Unfled Stales, L0000) $10,c0) Taterest on debt.. Tho army of Great Britain consists of 120,000 men and officers ; that of the United States s 24,000 men nand officers. The Brit- ish navy has 240 ships in commission, with 60,000 officers and seanien and marines. The American navy has less than forty vessels in service, and tho number of officers and men do not exceed 12,000, With her great army and enormons navy scattered all over tho world, her oxpensive roynl family and their appendnages, and her generally ** magnificent Government, tho wholo expenditures of Grent Dritain do not greatly exceod that of the United States. pex SOUINLET Her people are allowed by law to send their productions of whatever kind and scll or exchange them for whatever they wisli, and to Lring back the exchisugo produet freo of &l tax or other obstruction. She offers to the peoplo of all nations and clites the same freo and unrestricted uso of Ler markets in which to buy, sell, and exchange. The consequence of all this is that hers is the market of the world, and into her lap is poured the capital and trade of all nations, Disregarding this sviso examplo of freedom and prosperity, the statesmen of Americn have sought their guide in China, and for fifteen years our Congress has beon Inboring to seclude the United States; to banish all commercial intercourse with other nations; to so reduce production that we will have nothing to sell to others and have nothing with which tobuy from others ; aud yet there aro people who do not understand why every- thing we have to soll iz cheap and all we have to buy is dear, and why a great pro- portion of what we produce is eaten upin trausportation and otler taxes, MR, BEECHER'S TESTIMONY, We have purposely refrained from any comment on Mr, Beecner'y testimony until it should bs completed. Wo may now rogard it as practically.finishied ; he has told the entire story. Tho direct exnmination has boen so exhaustive on the subject of the latters in the caso that little is left to the cross-examiner except a comparison between the presont evi- dence and that given beforo the Church Com- mitteo, and an examination relative to any cvents or associations in Mr, Bercnzn's life which he failed to bring out in his preliminary autobiographical sketch during the first day of his testimony., We have now Mr, Beeenen's final and sworn statement of the case. It may bo briefly summed up in o general, sweoping, emphatic, elo- quent, mngnificont denial of the charge of odultery, and also of the chargo of improper advances alleged to have been Tiutox's first indictment. There has been no halting in his testimony, It has contpined no conces- sions, compromises, or roservations, Mo says thot TrrroN, MovrToy, and Mys, Movr- ToN have lied and perjured their souls, and Lo soys it with such fervor, directness, and grandeur thet ho has carried & great propor- tion of his listencrs throughout the land nlong with him, body and soul. Ilis own grentness hes clothed his deninl with an an- thority that would not be conceded underliko circumstances to any other man living on the Americon Continent, The caso stands thus to-dny: Three persons, each lawfully on- titled to equal credibility with Mr. Brromrn except as their evidenco may be impeschod, lhave sworn circumstantinlly that 3Mr, Brremer confessed to them hin adultery with Mrs, Tiroy ; Mr. DBreoures places his word agninst theirs, denien circumstantinlly that he made such confessions, and the majority of tho people, without any other yenson than his word, cye ready and eager to believe him. No other combination of circumstances conld so fitly illustrato Bercrmm's tremendous power. Thispower finds collateral support also in the carnest desire of every respectnble man and woman to belisve in his innocenco. An ndmission or demonstra. tion of his guilt wouwld be & moral enrthquake. It would shatter some of the firmest foundation-stones of our koclal and moral clvilization. Aen would have less con- fidence in their wives, and wives less con- fidoneo in their husbands, Religion would receive o blight, nnd the social influence of tho clergy for good would be impaired. Brrenen's erime—base, treacherous, and in- famous as it would be—would still bo trifling in comparison to the corruption of tho young, tho destruction of human faith, and tho domornlization of soctety. Ience our in. clinations and our intcrests conspire to in- duco a rendy scquicccence in Mr. Drecurn's cloquence; and, if tho case wero to-dny brought to asudden torr.inntion, the groat majority of the best people in this country would hava the comnforting assurance in thoir own minds that Mr, Breouen is an innocont man. Unfortunately for tho comfort of the com. munity, and threateningly for tha cnuso of ood morals, the ense may not end hicre, and. Mr, Beeonen's eloquenco may not hold its power. Wo do not mean to intiinate that Lo willnot bo nble to sustain himself, but simply that subsequent proccedings may breal: down his testimony, and thut mature reflection may supgest doubts that the most mngnificent denials cannot of themselves ro- move. Mr, Dexcuen's testimony stands | nlone,—n fact we must not in justico forget. 'T'horo has, ns yet, beon no ovidence to “sus- tain the charge of a conspiracy. The theory of blackmail hns been abandoned, since Mr, Beecuen testifies that tho contrlbutions to tho Qolden . ge, through 3r, MourTtoN, were voluntary ‘on his part. Tho case docs not stand, therefore, as the Now York ZI'ribune recently stated it, as tho teatimony of three intercsted parties against the testimony of ona interested party, Alr, ond Mre, Mourrox do not become parties in intercst until tho conspiracy is proved; it cannot bo assumed. ‘Thore is no further ex- planation of Mr, Brrcuen's letters than that which he moda originally; that thoy were the overflow of his Lenrt in contrition for the odvice ho had given Mry, Truron looking to- ward soparation from her husband, The in- dividual explonation of each letter Lias been but an amplification of thig theory, as, for ivstance, when Mr, Brrousm ex- prossed himself a4 on ¢ the sharp and Tagged edgo of auxloty, rewmorse, fear, and despair,'s iu u letter written shortly after Movrton hat passed him by witbout speaking to him, It is for the jury of publio opinion to declds, therefore, whether this explanation sccounts rensonably for the letters, and whetlicr tho circumnstances of the caso outside of any divect proof warrant the sssumption of a conspiracy indluding Trrow, MourroN, and M, Movezon, For thoss who are satistied on theso two points, the case ia reduced to one of credibility, in which Mr, Brrcien's ofthis good nd that of the other three, or better, Forall others, Mr. Bercnrn's oath is not entitled to any mora forco by renson of his position and eloguonce than the eath of any one of tho others, and not 8o mneh (ac- cording to tho usual legal wulo of estimating tho evidence of an inteveeted parly ns less credible than that of n disinterested party) ns the oath of Mr, Mourtox or that of Mrs, Movuwnrox, For ourselves, and we imagino that a large proportion of our intelligent and impartinl renders feol na wedo, wocan ouly contem- plato in amazement the most appalling jumble of crodibilities and incredililitics, very fairly oxpressed in n late articlo jn the New York Sun, as follows : Mr, Evanrs, in arguing o pont regariding Mr, De: P's testimony the other day, hiuted at *a combination of errors and deluslons * 8 onoof the ponsille explanations of the chargs of adultery urged rgalunt the Piymouth pastor, 1t wonld bos great vo- lief if ono could accept much method of escapa from the frightful couscquonces both of belief in M. Brrcurw'a innocenco snd cougfetlon of his guilt. 1t ho i Incocent, tacn ona of the black- ot couspiracios on record was batched in Droo¥lyn, ond bLas ured every foul and mallguant meane, from pereleicnt lIying to stuk perjury and prostiluted friendabip, snd tho Inflienco and tonder regard of a tlan_woman, 0 ae- complish ftn disbolieal purpose, If he Ju puilty, ¢ means not only that & Christian minister has been Lase enough undoer cover of bia sacred ealling ta de- Lauch the wifa of his futimate friend and disciple § but, n sdditfon, that to escapa tha consequences of s crimo he has sccused that fricnd of Iying, black. mall, perfury, and conspiracy, aud has Joined with the latter, in his desperate achemcs and conroquent crimbe, amanof whom ko lately wroto in extravagant terma of pratss and affection, and s woman who was one of hin flock, and whom ba had celebrated a8 one of the noblest of her sex. Tius i3 the way the caze stands, and we submit that whichevor of theas two proposi= tlons ono accepts, Lio takes with it & tratn of con- sequences that are worse even tuan Lho specitic crime charged, i Itis o most ungrateful choice, There is onlyone theory advanced which may be rec- onciled with Mr, Evants’ hint at ““a com- bination of errors and delusions.” Thisisa theory which hns baen adopted to some ex- tent in Brooklyn, and almost to bo inferred from the Church Committce’s roport, that there was * adultery of tha heart,” but no crime under the law. But Mr. Brecmen has denied evon this as far as he is concerned, and admils it only by jmplication ns to Mrs. Tr. ToN by testifying that *he lnbored under the impression that Erizanetn loved him over- much.” But theories are merc speculntions in tho present state of the case, Wo hnve the issuo of credibility, and no ordenl of firo or test by the sword in this ngo to scttloit, Whother the conclusion of the trial shall Jeave us as much in doubt as we woro in the beginning ean only be known by awaiting the adveont of all the evidence. THE SPRINGPIELD CIRCUSB, The scason at Springficld is drawing to n close, and as tho time shortens the perform- ances got more and more exciting. On Thursday the ring-naster cracked his whip and the horses pranced around very lively, ‘Tho full force of tho gentlemen in striped clothos enlivened the sceno with their broad jokes, and the people pnid the State money which was divided within, . The Grangers had a bill to regulate the chnrges to be made at the Chieago Union Stock-Yardo, which bill thoy wanted to pass, Tho bill iteolf is of guestionable author. ity ond atill moro doubtful propriety, but that does not seem to disturh the Grangers in the Legisdeture, who called on their nllies to stand by them. Mr. Spealk. er Harvrs wes opposed to tho bill, and hence wag at varinnco with those who clected him. ‘When the bill ecame up there was & shoutand a yell that would bave boon henrd oven ot one 6f Mme Evana’ town-meetings in Chica. go. 'Tha allics domavded a vote thon and thero, but the Speaker declared that IHor- zxg, of Cook, had the floor, and Hovrms, who was opposed to the bill, held the floor during the whole morning sexsion, in doflance of the howling of 1o mob by which ho wna swrrounded. Mr, Panxen, an “Independ- cnt,” reprogenting the Grangera of Iroquols, managed to get in o dennncistion of the Speaker, and announced his purpose to move the impeachment of 1larves and the clection of n temporary Speaker, Tho Speaker met the challengo flercely. Ilo in turn denounced the Honso ns an indocent and disorderly mob, and declared that ho was not to bo bullied by any throats, oven when mado by thosa who elected him, By way of counter irritation, he suggested tho nocessity of having a police forco called in to presorva order, k I'hese ferocious appenls only rocrsed to add to tho excitement; even old Dr. Rlooxns, of Bloomington, felt his anciont. blood boiling, and offered himself ns the first récrnit for the protection of the Speaker! Horxixs, during all this moleo of yells and threats, leld the floor, and it was an oven thing whether ho or the mob was honrd the oftenest. e wns nssailed on oll pides, and occasionally, whon ho could get n chnnoo, he ronb sowo of the *Indepond. ants” to grass. Unfortunate Duxy, of Peorin, was rominded thot his farming consisted in planting whieky in a conl-hole to defraud tho revenue; and that, when discova ered by the offteers, waa advised by the Rev, R. G, Ivaepsorn to go to Ireland for his heanlth, and he went, The House ngain ronred and yelled, and the ecircus praceeded. Praten thon tried n bare-back act, wlhen Horxing yolled, *‘Mr, Speaker, make that mincrable crenturo git down; ho will spill out oll hig braing," and in the consequent up- voar the Spenker adjourned the Houso till afternoon, After diuner the members ro- turned with mors spirit for tho play, and Torring and the mob, Duxy and the mob, Praren and Mooxwy, and Panxenand themob, all hed it hiot and heavy all over again, uutil floally all hauds wero 80 exhausted that relicf s found in letting tho Clexk call the roll, and the bill passed. The Houso hos bocome demoralized and 80 utterly boyond conivol that the Speaker nsked for n mation to adjourn, butthe Houss, with o yell that was never excceded in o mad- house, rofused to adjourn, Unfit to transact business, the Houso reelod and roared, stag- gered and fell, roso again and bawled, and finally began to surge towards the Speaker's chair with a purposo of ofecting biw by force, but a tomporary Jull took place, in which the body was declared adjournegl, Legislation under circumstances like this must be both dangerous and incomplete, ‘T'he Honse is in no senso a doliborative body. It hos not evon thedignity of a mob. A mob hung leadprs, and moy be swayed one way or the other by o skillful band ; but this House at Bpriugfcld hus no lenders. Its members Luve no kenso of shome; they have become wild and reckloss, withont priuciple or discl- pline, system. or decency, This is the first Leglelature thiu Btate has had for many years controlled by persons too pure to be TRlepub- Heans or Democraty, and too dignified to be partisans, and yet such a moral and logis. lative abomiuation Las Baver before. hsld sesaion in Illinois. It will bo a blessing and a roliof when it disperses and vanishes. Itis the last * Independent” Legislature which will bo eleoted in Illinois during this genera- tion, Tho expericuco of one aich experi- mont will satisfy the people for a lifetime. uaie SNt v b g DOES IT MEAR WAR? A leading editorinl in tha Herlin Post, n Ministorial organ of Germany, has been thought to bo of sufficiont importance to be telograpliod to this country at length. It Lrenthes war, Tho Post says: TRecent evensa uuloriunately render it too probable that tho present French Ancembly, fearing thero will b a Republican majority iu tho next Aesembly dise posed to peace, are auxions 4o precipitate a war of rovenge under the dongerous auspices of Marshal MaeMation snd the Orleaus Princes, whilo the strong body of Toyalist Deputies will Ls pliced in s position fo profit by the restorutlon of mouarchy, War, ac- cordingly, 1s coming, altkough the clouds gatbering on 1ho horlzon msy yet be dispersed, The Austrian Con- eervatlves ars endevvaring to oust ANpnassy from the Cabinet, withi o view of participating in the coming cvents, Tha greater part of the uppor classes in Tialy are seady to joln any ally against Germany, conmidor- {ng her anti-Papal altitude hosllo to talian intercats, Yet it 1s by r.o means certain that France will be abla 1o procuro an Austro-Italian slliance just now, If her cndeavors fafl, the war will probubly ba delayed, bul {hinga reach when he German peoplo should e bottor sequainted with the realities of the situstion, 1t fn tlne to awake Lhe mberers. This plnin talk, token in conneetion with tho late order of the German Government forbidding tho exportation of horses and the recont meeting of tho Emperor of Austriaand the King of Italy ot Vonice, Lins caused a commotion jn diplomatic circlos abrond. The Derlin correspondent of the London Zimes writes that the Fos¢ has excited a profound impression. ** Alarming rumors are rife,” Nevertholess, wo are inclined to think that this is a false, or at least premature, cry, An allinnce of France, Austrin, aud Italy ngainst Gormany would be folly. Russia would certainly coma to the latter's aid. Franco has something to gain by such a war, but much to loso, A sccond defent would bo utter destruction to her, Auatrin and Italy hava absolutely nothing to gain, while their capabilities for loss aro amazing. Frauce might offer Austrin tho headship of tho now German confederation, but the price pald for it would bo the abandonmont of the wostern bauk of tho Rhine to the -Gallic sway, and no power which even consented to this would be suffered to rule Germany. Morcover, the non-Germnn subjeots of the Hapsburgs do not wish Austrin to bo en- tangled in purely Germanic allnirs. Finally, tho probablo end of the war would bo the creation of a new State, a member of the Germnn Empire, out of the Gevman provinces of Fraxcis Joseem. Russin, too, might nbsorb & fow million Hungarian skiava, In fnct, Russia and Prussia might bo the two blades of a pair of shears that would cut Austro-Hungary into pieces. As for Italy, her finances forbld warfare, She hos o largo yearly deficit, n mass of dense popular ignorance, an snathematizing Tope, ond sporadic brigandage on her hands. Teace is nbsolutely essantinl to future pros- perity and wnity. Thoe warlike flurry is probably due to the answer of Italy to the question recently put to her by the German Minister at Rome. Ho snid ho waa instructed to ask whethor tho Kingdom would support thoe Emperor Wmrmyx or the Pope in tho pending contest. The reply wnd that tho Italian King and MMin. istry wympathized with the Emperor in his contest with Ultromontanism and would not champion the Pope, but, at tho samo timo, Italy would maintain tho guar- nntees given to tho Popo by the Government after the occupation of Romse, Those guar- nantees give him full frecdom of ecelesinsticnl nction, so far a8 Tialy is concerned. This policy of lotting nlone both sides is the only ono which Italy can safely adopt. It is not n oasus belli, in any sense of tho terms, Tor these reasons, we belicve that a little firo in the columns of the Berlin Post has Lindled saltogother teo groat a simnoke through- out diplomatic Europe. Tho most rational explanation of the articlo scems to ba that Bsuauck wishes to faol the popular pulse, and g0 ascertain Low ready the nation is for war, if war must com THE NORTHWEST AND THE CERTERNIAL. Wo have hnd occasion to rebuke the at. tempts, which seemed to na unfair, to obtain lavish subsidies from Congress in support of the Contenninl Exposition. Now that the Board of Finance has gone bnck to the orig- inal plan, and is sceking to rniso the neces- snry money by private subscriptions, wo are glad of the opportanity of heartily commond- ing the project to tho citizcns of Chicago, of linoig, and of the whole Northwest, The Exposition will open May 10 and closo Nov. 10,1876, Its estimated cost ia $10,000,000, and the Board of Financo, which is a body crentsd by Congress, is authorized to fasue stock to that amount, in 210 shares, The subscriptions of Pennsyl venia and Philadelphin have been so liberal that it is necessary to issue only 85,000,600 of stock. Citizons of Philadelphia and the Stnate of Now Jersoy have already snbscribed for two-fifths of this, o that only £3,000,000 moro is wanted. The money alrendy re. ceived or gunranteed will provide for the erection of the mein building, which covers 20 ncres, and for the granite art-gallery, and the horticultural, agricultural, and machinery balls, Al theso buildings, with on aggregate oxtent of GO ncres, are now under contract, and will be finished by the first day of next year. The $1,000,000 is needed to comploto the intorior of the halls, paint and decornte them, supply gas, shafting, pipes, ote., build fonces, cattle-pens, and sheds, and grade and Denntify the 450 acres of Fairmount Park set spart for the Exposition, The suacess of tho Centonnial, ng a show, may bo considerod certain, A number of States have approprinted funds to dofroy tha incldental costs of their proper roprosenta. tion at Philadelphis. Illinols, we ara glad to 8oy, has not been behindhand in this matter, Our Legisloture has voted §10,000. The space allottod to echibitors of this conntry will be amply flled. 8o will that reserved for tho products of foreign lands, Thirty- two nations have already acospted the juvita. tion of Congress, sent through the President of the United Btates, to joln in the celebra. tion of onr hundredth birthday, Among these nations are England, Spain, Bwitzort land, France, Norway, Sweden, China, Japan, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the Netherlands, Mexico, Italy, and the German Empire, Greece, Egypt, and Turkey are expocted to put in an appearance, Russia declines, we belleve, to take any stops in tho matter, This is & solitary oxcoption to tho rule. Bubscriptions to the stock are asked, not as a donation, but s an investment. The law authorizing the issue of the stock provides that all tho net roceipts of the Exposition shall bo divided among the chareholders, The Directors calonlate that they can make cnongh to .return the Wwhole $5,000,000, ‘Whils this mey be somewlat doubtful, there can be no doubt that something will be re- turned. And 14 is even posaitle, parhaps, that o slight profit will be made. Btill, the sirongest motive for subseribing should be, and will be, the love of our country and the zeal for a worthy celebration of the first time a real democracy has over had thae chanco to rejoica fu its contenninl birthday. The hendqunrters of the Centennial Doard of Financa for this section of the country aro nt the Grond Paciflc Hotol Subscriptions can bo mado thero, and all necessary informn- tion will be given by Mr. Jory B, Draxe: and Uon, 11, 8, LaxaiNa, It is ospacinlly fitting that this part of the nation should take n prominent part in the Centennial, for the grentest Ameriean prod- uct of the century is the grent Northwost, ——— In commenting upon the rocent article in Tz ‘Cninvse which compared the taxation of 4t Louis with that of Chicngo, the St. Lonis Democrat drifts away into the old controversy about population which we did not dwell up- on ono way or the other, and then adds : In other rospects tho article uf T Tainuss very Juntly corapares the wealth, finances, taxation, dehts, and olher fostures of tho two cities, and arrives st coucluslons'not entirely fisttering to Chicago, Tho difference In taxable wealth, $161,404,010 n thls eity, and $312,0i2,905 in Chicago, that paped attributes in yart ta “ the speculativa practices of laud-owners in Chicago, and tho Inflated prices Incldent theroto,” and in part o tho ouormous oxpenditures of ita City Gov- ernment, and the consoquent necesslty for & high tax- Ation for taznbla purpones,” Tha debtof this city s somewhat tho larger; that of Chicago fs $10,421,720 Lut Olileago lovien 1% mills on o valuation nearly twico a3 grest as thatof thiscily, Thus Chiengo oxponds nearly twice 28 much for current running expenscs, twicens inuch for lighting streets, aud much moro for nearly overy dopartment of the City Government, 1t hias, bowaver, 351 miles of water-pipe, agalnat 1C0 miles hore, and 103 muiles of sewery, agalust 162 miles bero, But in the entire article of tha Democrat wo fail to find nn explanation of the point which puzzled us, and which the abstract of the Comptroller's report we srw failed to explain, It was a notable discropancy betwoen the tax-lovy of St. Louis ud its current expendi- turos, which the Comptrollor's report states s followa : Expendltures, inclndinn dntorest on debt.. Tax-lovy, licensos, rents, ete..... 44,200,865 2,763,740 Differenco unaccountod for, 31,047,319 As the expenditures oxceed the revenues by $1,047,310 a year, aro we right in concluding that St. Louis adds that amount to its publie debt annually? And if so, are we not also right in concluding that St. Louis will in a short time ba considernbly worse off than Chicago, which s prohibited by tho State Coustitution from increasing its dobt beyond its present proportion? We would like far- ther information on the subject. Will the Democrat shed alittlo light on this point ? Tho Now York World takes a strange in- torost in tho contested clection of the Third Diinoig District, in which Mr. Lz Morne lopes o unseat Mr, Fanwert. Ithowls in its leaders for Mr, Fanwrir's displacement. Ta this the World’s idea of * ITome Rule,” of which it is so enrnest an advoeato? Wouldn't it bo just as well for the 1World to attend to its own busincas, the politics of its own State, and its contested eclections at homo, and leave to Chicago the settlement of itsown domestio political differences ? Why is tho World so anxious that Mr. Fanwewy, shall bo unseated? The Democratio party has alrendy too large & majority in the I'orty-fourth Con- gross for ita own good ns well as for tho good of tho country. Alr, Fanwzuy is an able and experionced member of Con- gross, who will sorve the interests of his constituonts without regard to party. Alr. Lz MoxNe, tho contestont for his seat, was an original Abolitionist who, nt last accounts, had sdvanced as far ns Greeloyism. Wherein iu the World's peculiar intereat in the case ? Wo would whisper confidentially in the World's enr the roal party neccssity, which is that Mr. FArwery js very much needed in Washington to instruct his two Democratic collengues in Chicago how to vote for Demo- crotio moasuros ; for, if ho fon't thero to tell thom, they will never lmow which woy they ought to vote in order to keep in good stand. ing with the party. The civil war in Pennsylvanin, like all other wars, is causing nn enormous wasto of wenlth, Tho New York Daily Bulletin, n trustworthy nuthority, ealeulates that$500,000,000 of cap- ital and 100,000 porsons are now idle in this one State, simply on account of the strikes, 'Tho loss in wages is %200,000 and on eapital (at 6 per cont) 375,000 o day. This is an ag- gregato loss of 81,650,000 a woek, without taking any nccount of the profit of produc. tion to the cnpitalist and the world. Theso fignres show that, if the profit iz ox. cluded, thero is a dend loss of €8 by the work- ingmon to overy $3 lost by tho omployers. There cen be only one isaue to snch nstrife, Soonor or Inter the strikers must yield. The moncy lost by the 100,000 strikors, cvery day, would make 500 or 1,000 of thom part-proprietors of the mines in which they work, - Buch & wasta is o disgrace to civilization, It hns ten thousand ramifica- tions and will make the wheols of trado turn more slowly for months, The industries of a untion nra {axed to support o stubborn arrny of mine-owners and diggors (trades- unions), and neithor party to the foolish con- teat is willing to submit the dcstructive quar- rel to arbitration, or totake any stops towards tho industrial partnerships which are the only curo for periodical atrife between masters and ing which way recontly stolon in Han Franclico and afterwards rocoverod, had fto origin in » suggostion of & reaident of that city, who or- dored it on tho undersianding that it abould be oxccuted for 1,000, Mr. RoseNTIAL had a fancy for tho aabjoect, and he put moro work on it than was bargained for, When solling-timo came ko rafsed his price to $2,000. This offor wag rofused by tho geotlemsn who gave tho ore der, and the painting was then sold for §3,000 to Mre. Roserr U, Jouxsox, of San Francisco, in ‘whoas possession It now is. Bofore tho painting loft Europe it becams generally known in srte circles, and Its cstimatod value was $10,000 to $12,600, It 1is now leld at 20,000 to 825,000, It wea on exhibition in an art-gallery when it was stolen, 'Tho thiaves kept {t for s roward, It was rooovered by the detootives ab small ex- pense, Advocaten of the Civil-Rights bill which passod Uongress during tho last seasion alwaya maintalned that it waa an expression of political frecdom only less decided and imporiaut thau ths comstitutions! amondments adopted since tho War, They said it wau dosigned to socuro & certaln clasa of the peopls in tho rights of life, liberty, and the pursult of happiness; saldom or nover did they prosumo to dircusa it as & messure which might only beuefit ona clews at the eapeuss of another. This is exactly the atandpoint from which the Euglish press vi the whola sabject. Tho Fall Malt Gazelts say tho blll 1 sealty an abridgmentof liberty; and, to gwve a corroct couception of its practioal operation, lmagines the passage of an sot of Parljamont which should secaro to the coster- mongess of Covent Gardon the right to oooupy stalls in the adjomnlog opera-house in thels abirt-sleeves, Proceeding in its argument, the samo paper says : * Noithor in tho caroer of Prince Disxaxck nor in all the sunals of tyraony 1a thaze pansage to be eowpared 1o thie soacte ment of these provisions by a Dem, 1) Tatura" Thin of conrto. fnostrams cor sis ish, The troublo In the Bautl was peouliae, Y fvealled for peouliar rotnodies ; and, -hix; |-|rrl Owit-Rights Lill may bave boon unwise, az l(n Anotoa to hiave Lioon unconatitutionat, i w::w 1 x‘ ther *an sot of tyranny nor anything ullebe. a pleco of loglalation to atand or fall by its mut ita 1n the courts. Tho discusslon has, hows vrr‘ apoculative Interost and valuo, a3 showing |.,,'.r i 1t can well bo that an nct dealgned to Bacy n” Particular clans in the commuuity fu the ngq .+ of thoir rights moy infringo upon tho rigy s ot the community 1n genoral, outkids of thay ey, PRAISSRSE S Jublles singing, so-called, fa In danger of 3, coming disreputable unlesa some monne crrn: devisod to atop the operationa of n band Vhig Lins lately been traversing tho country undC falea protonges, Many communitics have nm” swladiod by tho strollore, Chicazo had a py) of thom uot loug ago, thougly, 84 thay sy pulously avoided advertising to any preas “; tant, the public was not gonorally m!ommu’ thelr presence. Now the fndependent undoria’y an oxposure of the whole afair, aud gives Warn, Ing that tho only gonulne company of * Julile, singera 1a the ono from Fisk Universiy, Thiy colored-pupil siuging busincsa Las benn amm;. what averdone. Thobost of tho companiey (g none too good, and if the prosont rato of pro,, ress I8 long coutinod thers will not bo myg iy chooso botweon thom, Tho original rocom nenle atlon of tho Fisk singers was tho novelty of theirfonterpriso and the worthiness of the obje:t for whicl they wero sooking funds, A rop santation basod on tuia foundation can . maintained by remarkabls ealt-donial nud vonce ftom ambitious offorts, —_——— ey Vantey, the English ravival-prat, who has como to America to supply in s, maasure the voud loft by Mosars. Moour a5y Saxey, and whoso proaching in Banxus's ji. podroms has been from timo to timo lib: noticed in our dlapatchos, has written a statoment of his croed for one of tha New nowapapers, Ilo rosents the imputation of t';. Ing & Plymouth brothor. Ho saga ho s aully always been s Baptist, But boisnot at g o tho Close-Communion sort. Ho writes: *Ithirg party names a mourco of woakness, and | strougly that the Church'of Christ {8 compo:sy of every roally rogonorated mav, woman, ¢ child fn tho wido, wido world." This13any, ingly good Coriatian doctrine, but it will n4 apply in practice cithor In the worll of religion or tho world of politics. Parts naney ara & nocessity as long as thore are parties; s there will always bo parties untu mon are sy ciontly eanctificd to bave but one oviulon, Dy nominotions will exist uutl *“tho Chursh f Christ" is mado msoifest. Even Mr. Vanur will admit that much. Why, thon, aze 1ary oames, or namen of denominatious, “a iy of woaknosa"? —_— Mr. Jonx G. Wurrnizs, the poot, letcly tos oceaslon, in tlte courss of s lottor deciiniug 1 iavitation to tho contonnial aaniversary of theSs cioty for tho Abolition of Blavery, to exoress i oplnion 54 to thoe future of the colored race.’ ifs says that mainly upon the ecolored pocplo thez- golves now dopouds the question whother Ly patient Industry, sobriety, and assiduous self- culturo, they shall overcoma tho unclirutisa prejudice atill oxisting agalnst thom. or, Ly ine dolonce, thriftlossnoss, and moral and phyeicsl dogradation, they shall confirm and etrenztlien it. Mr, WimrTTIze conceives it to be the dutyof philanthroplsts, and of ths Genoral Govornmant it cortaln emergencios, to mae that chillicnof froodmon are proporly educated. Tiusia, per- Laps, & commonplace statomant of the facts, but it In ono that crnnot bo too fraquontly wiged, 1t is worthy evon of Mr. Wairmizs. e s Tho only object in lfe ths aversza Mon'srs man scoms to have {8 to *die gamo,” nvd 1 iy oun of those ambitiona whose realizatiou iataly accomplishod at all hazards, The obitunry writz of the local paper, sitiing in judgmoat upsasa affroy, winds up hig notice of tho alfair with invariablo commont npon tho gamenaes of thy belligerent, Tha reador, thorofore, lirrics ov the details of the afalr, loarns with (mpatieacs that CanTwrionTaud WALLWORTU Wal 0 pariners, meraly glances ovor the rocord of their presiou good character, hurries eagorly ovor £10 d tion of tho fight in which each firod sis 3lze to the otber at a dlatanco of five pacos, maless nobs that thoy died, and is rowarded by tho vli- mate nssurauco that thoy **both wera gunn® Taerhaps it in s well thoy wera, , Jad thoy Le otherwise, thoy might Lave livod to makomus trouble, —_— A beautifal cat-and-dog fight, such as h boon geen anywhere on the coutinent palmy days of Lypra Tuoatrsos, s now Lo maintained by the nowspapera of San Franais Tho matter immediatoly in disputa fa the Lis trust-deod. Ialf the papors advisa thio Truaies to resign, and to give full effoct to tio deedol ravocation ; tho othor Lalf maintaly that they onght notto abato one jot from tlio o gx_w deed, 1t {s scarcely an anawor to tho lutter vis? of the case to eay that Alr, Lick ouly wishesto reviee the work ho has dono, and will eventualt malke Lis donation as lurge asin tho firet iz stanco, Mr. Licg, tho facis show, [s notama to trust more than onoe in & matter of great coo uequence, Dut it would bo a pity to bave thsh vat oatato, or any consideranlo portion of i frittered away in endless chancory ruite, T situation s mont perploxing for tho Traalces. Collego-boys are not famons for driving bt bargaine, nod porhapa it 1s only fair to giro b crodit of the coutract lataly drawn up Letvesd tho varions boat-crews and tho praporty-onnen of Baratoga to some of the oldor hoads T8 craws Liaye stipnlated that their traveling o pensen, Including freight charges on tho bty slinll bo bome by tha Barataga Association ; It ‘boat-houses shail b built, plank watke lud fr03 the Lotels to tho lakes, tho road Lept watersl pollce furnighed, and ail othor nocesssry A* 1angementa bs made and paid for by the m; donts of Baratoga. Tho latter can vory ¥ afford the oxpensa and troubla eutalled by 18 contract, The money brought into Ssnio® overy yoar by the races affords a wids mns"; for benovolence and gonerosity on the rufl: C,_ the hotal-keopers audthoss otherwise luteres® e Rl Churchill County, Nevads, fa poor and plont Ttnover possozsed a Jail, aud, until verycce vy itnover falt tho wantof one, Dut lastwedk a7 bouncing ciiminal invaded ite innocand " ‘was aoou stopped in bia mad oamr—uruswt 0 short. Not Laving any jall, the county sutl : ities confined himin » shaft 200 feet In d’;‘j»“ e was holstod ta tho surface threo times® n’l and given his moald] afta which ha was |B\“” e again to meditate and pralse Itis sorlously & firmod that this criminal did not espire ““I it letof April. Yor aught we know, he my“m bo pursuing his desultory studica at tho bol of that mine. TR T ot Tha people living sround the Ovarlook fl;fl”‘v in the Catakills, weron't going to have oY prv Fool's joke played on them. They wer 5 gother too smart to be oaught io that wey- i when the alarm of fire o that Lokt vul‘“[’ they romained consclontionsly umu"d'» lr:' s forad uo auaistance till the flames came bi i $trough the roof. Mon who stand o -ncm e awful drosd ot ridicale are none koo B et fooled to the top of thelr bent, sad that extond far, - Maple-eugar manufagturers in Yormont ¥ 1) somewhat discoursged by tho courdd ull:lol: Iast waek. ‘Tbo thermometer markod IO“W degrees bolow xero for coveral dsys, tileberd day 1 droppod 1018 bolow. Nesr Dt to, Village thero ware 8 feet of snow 08 the tad 1ust roports. Bearcely a pound been manufsctured. i Y Jlotu M ‘We mentioned, & fow dsys ago, struotive contempt™ in Englen Judge sent sn acquitted dofeadas ayear for saying o Lis convisted