Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1875, Page 4

a TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, RATEN OF KUDACRIPTION (PATADLE SN ADYARCE). Pastnge I'repald nt this Ofilces 1year.. .8 1.0 il 1488 = e ee—— e Dartsof a yearat th eamorate, V/ANTED—Une activo agent in each town and vilage. Fpceal arrangomonts made whth such, Specimen caplos sent freo, ¢ present delay and mistakes, Un enro and glvn Poet. Oit.co xddress in full, Including Stato and County. i ncosmay bemadelther by draft, expross, Post- rder, or In regiatered lettors, atour risk, TENMA T0O CITY AUBSCRIDRRS, atly, deliverd, Kunday excented, 20 conte perweck, Dally, delivered, Bunday fncluded, 30 conts por wesk Addreas TUE TRIBUNE COMPANT, Carzos Madiron and Deatborn. hloago, U o TB-DAY's AMUSEMENTS. My TUEATRE-Madiran street, betmsen Dk atsre, * Kngagament of Lotta * Littlo Neil and the Marchloness.! DELPINL THEATRE-Deagborn steset, earmer Man. rone Vetioty aatortainmont. = Herzars on Homespack” CADEMY 0~ ialeted tivost, hatwaen Mad. T, I eant, ol the vallaco Bisters Combination, +* Mtnnios Luck." 00IrY" CATRE—Randnlnh sirest, batween ""l'lvl(ol"l"'!ER-TI"‘.FERIIIGMBI’AI of Aad, Janauschok, W 1at of Rasox.” PERA-TTOUSE~Clark sircot, opporits B Mot Kayne, Hall A Wambod's” Sttasrolee ARWFLL WATL-Madieon street, intween Glark A A e ot i Fil it Peogrens aad tha Blaney Quartolto, INSIWINK'S WAREROOMS—Nov. 47 and 49 tate R iard T oas ent. CA(iGrason wad aveulog, EXPORITION, TUILDING-Lake Bhoro, Adazmsstroot. Kzhibitian of Paintlogs. A foat of S NOTICES “BUs| SE. WHOSE ORINDERNS 1IAVE CRASED i 1, S ot teb: i, Tooth ratracted wiBOuL pala. - Batisfac: tion piven or monay refunded. The Chirage Tribune, Thursday Morning, April 15, 1875. The intended nssassination of President Graxt by o crazy man is the purport of o sensational dispatch from Washington, The ovident design of the Iunatic, who lad watehed nround the White-Touse with a londed rovolver concenled upon his porson, was frustrated by his aryest and inearceration in an insane asylnm. The Louisiaon Legislature met in oxtraor- dinary session yesterdny, The day's events in the Lower Honse prove the meeting to have been extraordinary in moro senses than that inferred in-the Governor's eall. Tha entire session, unlike former meotings of hat body, was marked by a high degree of order aund dignity on tho part of tho mem- Lers, and nn npparent apprecintion of tho grave mnd important business they nre called upon to transact, Thus for but little, if nuy, opposition has been offered to tho plan of arbitration, aud if the press, report is to bo taken as an indication of tho feeling of tho members, there appears to bo o general dosira to nceept tho Waerrte compromice proposition, and thus settle all the ugly questions that have disturbed the State in the yenrs past. Tha contested seat cases wero, by unanimous vote, referred to tho Committes on Elections, and the belief is that thoir report will be in nccordance with the peace compromise. In the hands of the analytical Forrenron Mr, Dercmen finds cross-examination ony- thing but a flowery bed of eage, His shrowd antagonist yesterdny took up the letters, and once more aforded au opportunity for ex- plaining those remarkeble ‘documents. In reference to the retraction obtained from AMrs, Tirroy, and its subsequent sur- render to MourToN, the evident object of the cross-cxaminntion was to direct attention to the fact that, while Mr. Brecnen tfook tho precantion to securo the paper to use for ‘his justification in cnse the charge should be nsed against him in tho church, he aftérward allowed the vitally important paper to pess out of Jis keeping into that of a man who, Lo admnits, was not ot that time more to him than a mere acquaintanca; and this simply to Vring Trutox to o better framo of mind. The lotter of contrition was also tho subject of somo sharp questioning, the cffect of which was to involve the witness in goine curious complexities ; and, take it all in ell, Mr. Beeenen's explanation by piecemenl did not greatly facilitate a reasonable construc. tion of the singular expressions employed in the letter, Mr. Furrenrron is worrying tho defendant, but he cannot bo said to havcy, worsted him ns yet. The Industrinl Congross now in session at Tndinnapolis hins adopted a declaration of principles in which are contained some vory excellont propositions, together with o repe- tition of many of tho ill-ndvised and impracti- cable schemes which lnbor-reformers invari- sbly bring forward whonever tn opportunity presents itself, The substitution of arbitra- tion for strikes whenever employers end omployes are willing to meot on equal grounds s the plan proposed by tho Congress for the adjustinent of differ. ences between Inbor and capital, and a most admirabloe aud sonsiblo plan it is, Having promulgated s0 wiso o principle, it {s unfor. tunato that the representatives of American workingmen should in the same breath com. mit themselves to tho absurd scheme of “a cireulating medium Dbased upon the faith and resouross of the mation." Thoro ore many curious instonces of good sod bad in tha Indianapolis plat. form, which, among other things, de- mands for mon and women oqual pay for equal service, but again Inalsts npon the abol. jslment of the system of contracts for con- vict labor, and also the prohibition of the it portation of the servilo racos.” Tho cight- hour question is revived, with the recom. mendation that mass.meotings be held throughont the United Btates forthe purpose of a combined effort in this direction, Tho Chicago produco markets were irregn- lar yesterday, Mess pork wes nctivo and 400 per brl higher, closing at $22.05 asked, cash, nnd $22.323@22.85 seller June, Lard was in better demand and 150 per 100 lbs higher, closing at $15.45 cash, and $15.65 for June, Meats were in fair domand and firmer, ot 73c for shoulders, 11jc for short ribs, and 11jc -for short clears, Highwines wete quiet and unclianged at $1.11 per gallon, Flour was quict and firm. Wheat wos active and weak, but closed firmer at B1.01f for April and 1,04} for May. . Corn was moderataly active ard 1o lower, closing atrong ot 80c for April, aud 77jc for Mny, Oats wore quist and jo lower, closixg at 58jc for April and G1jo for May, Rye was dull and ensier at §1.04, Barloy was in falr demand and firmor, clos- ing at $1.10}@1.11 for April, and $1.07@1.08 for May, Xlogs were quict and ensy for the grades belor cholcs, Choice to extra heavy 00aroe aud jrm, Bales al $7.50g0.50, Oate N proving and beautifging Lincoln Park, along au eightli of a mile. written by Sir Fravers Iixces, of Cnnnda, published in Tin: Trinuse of the 3d inst., in which that gentleman discussed a plan for specie resumption in the United States, and this morning we publish another communicn- tion from him on the same subject. properly understand the letter of Sir Fraxcis Hixcens, it should bo borne * mind that his plan for resuming specie payments wag, that the National Bauk notes and all other non. Governmental curroncy should be rotired, ond that the United States Government should fill the vacuum and issue o eurrency redecmnble on demand in coin, Assuming gregato $750,000,000, $250,000,000 sy Government could then redeem its notes on demnnd in coin, and that of course tho currency, being equivalent to gold, specie poayments would be in operation. The gold tobo used or held for the redemption of theso notes hie suggests may be raised by tho sale of Government bonds benring 4 per cont intercst. 'To this plan wo objected becanso of its uttor impracticability, generally and in detail. In the first place, thero i3 no instance on vecord whero nny Government ever sue- cessfully maintained a paper currency of its own couvertiblo into coin; that has never yet heen done, and never will be for obvious TeASOnH. cannot cxercise the functions of a bank, snd ought never to ettempt it. It cannot float n demand eurrency. United States hes no income or sourco of revenuo, itoros, save direct npproprintions for the public sorvice. When its expend- itures, ns in time of war, cxceeds its current revenue, it isauos to the creditor an interest-bearing note or bond payable at n future thme. mand obligations not payablo out of the cur- rent revenue on demand ; whenit cannot pay these on demand it should give the the cred- itor an intorest-bearing note, ernment to take up a demnand obligation with coin and relssuo it, and to engage in this business to the extent of $380,000,000 with Naotional Banks or §750,000,000 without them, is o business utterly foreign to the proper functions of Government, a Government has uuderteken, in addition, to emit the paper again, it has not only failed disastrously, but has inflicted a direct injury upon the country. the currency of the Bank of England is o Gaovornmental currency. gland {s o private corporation, just ns our Na- tional Banks ara ; the Government exercises a control over the nmount of its cirenlation, and stipulates how that circulation shall Lo redesmed and how it shall bo securod. It s gocured by a reserve of gold and Government sceuritio, plus funds with the Bank, just ns the United States do with the Natlonal Banks, sontinl partienlars tho notes of the National Banks of this country are as much tho notes of the Governmout as avo the notes of the Bank of Euglmd tho notes of the British Government. When he says, thereforo, that he Uuited States that prevails in Ingland, his argument leads to the of the wholo Governmental currency, and the requivement that the National Banks should redeem their notes on demaund in coin instend of in irrcdeemablo greonbacks ; then the currency of the United States, like that of England, being socured Ly national bonds nuad by n reservo of gold, would be on the samo logal footing #s the Bauk of En. gland notes. That is tho precise plan wo have proposed: That tho'Government wonld sbpndon the inanufacture of currency, end leave Lo the banks, as in England, France, and Germany, the wholo busiuess of issulng notes, nnd of maintaining their character by prompt redemption in coin, The withdrawsl THE CITICAGO TRIBUNIS: THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1875. tle were in brisk demand, with sales at §3.50 @7.10, Khicep wero nctivo and firmer; sales ot §4.50@7.00, The Syracuso Journal pnblishes a story about the Twrep case, which, if true, is im. portant. It declares that tho Court of Ap. penls hias decided to release the convict; on tho ground that the cummiative penalty in- flicted upon him was illcgn[. Tho Judgowho passed sontence had no power, under the New York slatutes, it is claimed or quibbled, to condemn the grent thief to a scrics of terms of imprisonment for different crimes of which he was Jfound guilty, Twrrp ean therefore ba held only for the first term of aentence, and 5o must soon be set froe, re- cording to this report. If this is trust- worthy, it is probebly the reason of the nr- gency recontly shown in pressing the eivil caso ngainst tho notorious rascal to a trinl, Itis o curious commentary on Democratic civilization that Twrep, if ho is released, can probably get himself elected tathe New York Legislature forthwith ns a Democratic mar. tyr, IHs perfect knowledge of the way to work the politienl machine would mako him o valuable investigntor of the Erie Canal frands, Mr, Jacon Remst, silent paviner of Mr, Wacren's in the real estate Lusiness, admits the partnership, but denies the relationship. Ho iz not a brother-in-law. Mr., Reny also says that the *‘inoumbrances” on the North Side tract sold to Mr. Wacken and himself consist of n park tax of £8,000 to $10,000 nlready nssessed (?) and an expoctod special assesament of from 32,000 to 22,500 for pav- ing tho Clark streot front, which may Lo levied this or next senson, Mr, Reust says thet ho nssumes nnd intends to pay tho &10,000 to £12,000 over and above the pay- ment of the £50,000 to the city; that thisis all the property is worth () and all he thinks the city will be able to get (?). In the light of Mr. Wem's offer, however, it will only be prudent for tho Mayor and Comptroller to take pains to ascertain whether the city cannot get 260,000 over and above the apocryphal specinl assess- ments, As o matter of fact, these tax in- cumbrances are myths, No Park tax of £8,000, or any other amount, exists against that city lot; nnd, as to tho street-paving as- ressment, it hns never been mado against the lot, and probably will not be while the city owng it. When it pnsses into private owner- ship the paving will be done for the purpose of incrensing the value of the property. So any Park tax which it may hereafter pay will ndd to tho present value of tho block by in. the southwest frout of which it extonds for BIR FRAWCIS EINCKS AGATN. We had oceasion to comwment on nletter To that the wholo volume of curroncy would ag- aud that & fund of in gold would bo neces. to begin with, he thinks the The Government is not a bank, The Government of the savo tnxes; it lns no expend. Honestly, it can have no de- For the Gov- Whenover Mr, IMincrs is mistalken when hio says that The Dauk of In. The Government depositgitasur- Inall es. dosires the game system in the retirement of legil-tender notes would result in specle payme:ats ot the more cost of the annual in. teroat on the 4 per cont or 8,05 per cent bond given in exchange thesefor, Bir ¥oanus Hinoks, as we now understand on demand, evidence of debt nol even bearing intorest. im, proposes that the United Btates shall purchase witlt its coin notes all tho bonds Theld by the Nationn! Banks and hold thom as Recurity for the redemption of the notes. When n demnnd is made for gold, then tho Government shall sell its bonds in exclinnge for gold, and of conrse must soll at eurrent rates. Having sold the bonds a par for gold (bearing 5} per cent intorest), it will have in- creased tho bonded debit to that amount ; but the diffieulty again occurs, how are tho notes thus redecmed to be got back into eirenla. tion save DLy tho repurchase of the bonds? It ennnot have Loth bonds and notes in cir- culntion, and, as it cannot redeem the notes withont the salo of bonds for coin, it eannot get the bonds back withont giving the notes in exchiango for them, which must bo dono at a premium, Now, with o bank the easo is different. It owns the bonds; with its ve- serve of gold it meets all current demand for the redemption of its nates ; the very gold drawn for notes is put back on deposit in the banks ; the bank has no trouble in getting its notes back into civeulntion, beeausa in its enrrent business it lends tho monoy to its customers. But with the Government there is n porpotual soe-saw,~—selling bonds to get gold to redoem the notos, and then buying ‘| back the bonds to get the notes again into circulntion. Every such transaction must ineur n loss, and, ns every time the Govern- mont can be compelled to buy gold or buy bonds affords a profit tosomebody, the opern- tion will be roponted os often as practicable. Retween thoe two blades of the shears the Government must be clipped heavily every time, Sir Fnavcts Hxeks thinks tho notes conld be got back into circulation just as the Bank of England does ; but the Bank lends 1ts notes ns fnst nsrecoived, just ns any other bank can or would do, but the Government connot lend its notes to the public and dis- count peoplo’s prper and do a banking busi- nesa 3 therefore, it must fall back on tho ex- pedient of buying in its own bouds with the returned notes as fast ns they sro reccived, and, to obtain the coin with which to redeem them, it must scll bonds for whatever they will fotch in the market. And these shnitle- cocl trensnctions will amount to hundreds of millions per annumn. Sir Fraveis Ilixcss' plan as now deseribed by hitm hay for its end a currency sgeured by Governmont securities, and oxchinngonble for coin on demand. This, ho thinks, enn best be done by the Government buying and selling its own bonds for gold to take up its notes nnd get them ints cireulation, He can give no precedonts forsuch an operation, save such ns have proven diaastrous failures, That such a currency as he suggests is attainablo is possible, but it must be a currency handled Ly banks, which, in cddition to their own menns, hold the balances of the whole people, To cnable the banks to furnish such a cur- reney, the Government must get out of the business, redeem or fund its logal tendersand suppress them, and leave to the trade and commerae of the country to settlo down upon the basis of money having value, exchengeable and not mere irredeomable Tho success of his schemo is quite donbt- ful at best, while the loss would be absolutely certain, In caso of a financial panic in Eu- ropo ond Amoricn, the Government, after enormons losscs in the vain endeavor to re- decm its notes by selling bonds at a discount for coin and repurchnsing theni at a premium for reissued notes, would bo obliged to lot ils paper go to protest and close the doors of its redeeming ngencies, last of Sir Fraxcis Hivoxs' rash and unstates- manliko schemo of resumption. And thot would be the NEW EVIDENCES OF PROSFERITY. ‘There are many evidences of an improved condition of the National Danks since the grent panie of Scptember, 1873, nnd of o corresponding incrense in general prosperity, to be found in {he comparative statement recently mnde by the Comptroller of the Curroncy of the condition of the Nationnl Bonks just bafora the panic of 1873 and that of Aarch 1, 18735, in a much sounder condition now than they were ot that time. Tko banks themsclves are Qhero has been an in. Bank circulation issned sinco Jan. 14, the dnte of tho new law, is 83,530,000; as tho Inw requires tho retirement of legal-tenders to tho extont of 80 per cent of this amount, therefore 2,845,260 have beon permanontly withdrawn from cirenlation. The aggregale contrnetion of the currency may, therefore, Do properly stated s follows: Out of cirenlation for redemption Nattonal Hank currenc, Legul-tendor canceled, 8 8,000,700 3,00 1,0 Totaleeestavaas Natwithstanding this practical contrnotion of the currency of the country to tlie nmount of nearly £24,000,000, the loans and discounts Mareh 1, Inst, wore $951,744,432, while in the flush just befora the panie they were but crensa of mora than 5,000,000 of eapital stock, and the incrense of their aggregato sarplug, including $8,000,000, lated, it must be remembered, notwithstand. ing the largo amount of worthless bills re- ceivable hold by tho banks after panie, Lo tha books, and charged up to profit and loss, The growth of commercinl prosperity within the samo time is best illustrated by the in. crecso of individual doposits, which wero §647,607,627 on March 1, nnd only $622,685,- 563 before the panioof 1873,—an incresse of §95,082,064, commierclal business of the country has not only recovered from the shock of the panic, but that it has strided beyond the ante-panic statns, renowed its confldonce in the soundness of the banks of the country which was temnpo- ravily shaken by the panio; and the same ro- nowal of confidenco will apply to the invest- ment of this money in lcgitimato businces pursuits and proper speculation, undivided profits, Is This increaso hns been accamu- the the preat bulk of which may fairly mssumed to: bo wiped off This indicntoa that the gonerat It also indicates that the public has Theso evidences of prospority dorive greater weight from thoe fact that thero has been a materinl contraction in the currency since the pasange of thenct of Congress of Jon. 14, 1875, fixing a date for the resumplion of ‘specio payment, and providing for the with. drawal of 80 per cent in greenbacks for all the new bank currency authorized, and also for tho redemption of worn aud mutilated currency. The Intter provision alone causcs, it is said, a practical contraction of the cur. rency to tho amount of 8,000,000, It is said that £2,000,000 aro constautly in course of nssortment at tho Redomption-Burcau, $2,000,000 on their way to the Dureau, and $2,000,000 of now notes on thoir way to those who bhave sent that amount in worn or mutilated currenoy. ‘Il total amount of old currency redeemed in this way since the organization of the Bu. rean last July is stated at nearly $100,000,000. It is in the Interest of New York to send in oll the mutilated currchoy which comes to its bonks, since greenbacks are ro- mitted in exchango with which the gold is handled. A constaunt draft is thus mado upon the country bauks, and a henlthful circula. tion of the currency i thus maintained, ‘Thera has also been actual contraction of many millions of bank notes since the enact. meont of tho Frec-Banking law, Thero are 15,000,000 less of Natlonal Bank notes out. standing now than thero were cighteen months ago. A large part of this amount hes been canceled under the operation of the Free-Banking act, whereby tha process of retiring Natlonal Bank ciroula. tlon is .much more simple, conven. font, and expoditious than before. At the samo time thero has been an actual can. cellation of a large amount of legal.tender uotes, The total amouxt of new Nationsl I parative obscurity until o fow years ugo, 011,420,166, showing an fucreased investe ment of bank funds in business of H7,524,. 266, AL the samo time, the reserve which the National Banks kecp in their vaults voluntari- 1y now, along with the & per cent deposit with the Government provided for by the new law in lien of the former legal reserve, ia Targer than when the banks wore required to keep n 20 per cont reservo on nccount of cir- culation, Altogether this comparative show- ing is of the most oucournging charactor. "The contraction fenture is tho most impor~ tant and valuable. It oxeris a restraining influence on the banks, The temptation to loan moneys for wild specnlation is consid. erably diminished. It is not well that the voults of the banks should bo swollon with idle greenbacks. Snch n condition would apeedily bring about another disaster like that of the fall of 1873. As long os the uew National Bank enrroncy falls so far short of the mnount retired, oud the cancellation of legal-tenders continucs, there will be jnst enough stringency to repross illegitimnte speculation, and confine the uss of current funds to proper business channels, Pros. perity based on this condition of things hns a genuine and lasting charncter. “NON MI RICORDO.” Mr. Beecnen bids fair to rival the Italinn witness who gave a new phrase to the vocab- ulary of English law. On the trial of the case of Queen Canourse, the wifa of Groror V., on a charge of adullery while in Itoly, ome Trovone Matocont was a swift and ready witness for the side which enlled him. Ilis memory of times, plnces, and details wns remarkable, When he come to be crosg-cxamined, his memory failed him, e testified in Italian, The questions were pro- ponnded in English and repeated by the in- terpreter to the witness, 1lis rosponse, non mi ricordo \** I do not remember ), became so general and 8o frequent that, in viow of his provious distinetness of nssertion, lo exdited tho contempt and indignation of all who fienrd hum, and the phrese, non mi ricordo, passed into an adage, Mr. Brrcuer, who began his direct testi. mony by a rathor ostentatious refnsal to be sworn on the Bible, claiming that his objece. tion was o matter of conscience, when eross- examined failed to remember how ho had tak- en the onth on former occasions, and could not even remember Whether ho had or had not sworn upon the Bible in his flrst oath in this very ense. In his direct examination he stated thet he had twico ridden out in a bug- gy with Mra. TinToN, but on ecross-examinn- tion, ns to whera thoy went, where ho picked Jlrs. Trrrox up, whether they got out of the buggy or entared any house, his invarinblo angwer was, “ I do not remembor.” So with Mrs, Monse's letter to him; he snys that when he received that letter he had an un. derstanding of what that letter meant, but at this time he does not remember what his then nnderstanding was, nor has he any recollec- tion now of what the letter meant. So throughout the wholo day's testimony. *‘I do not remombor " is his almost invariable answer to his cross-examinor. o could not remember whether his wife and Mrs. Trutox visited during tho three yoars before January, 1871. He could not remember whether Mra, Tiurox visited him at his own honso during his wife's nbsence, and would not swoar that sho did or did not. Nor could ke remember whether he kissed Mrs., Tinton before the childron or serynnts, nor whether ho omitted to-do so in their presence. Ie could not remember her brother, Riciarps, calling on M, 'TrutoN whon ho was there, ond, generally, remembered nothing,—not even his own statement beforo the Church Committeo. 'We oro sure that dr. Berounen’s frionds grently vegret the great preacher's unfortunato failure of memory ot this erisin of Lis lifo and usefulness, when, of all other times, & clenr pnd retentive rocollection of important past ovents is of tho utmost inter- ost to Lim as well 0s thom, JOHN MARTIN, It is n pity o man cannot wako up the day after he dies. Ho would so enjoy finding himself famons. Unfortunately, circum- stances provent any guch resurrection, and tho unplensant necessity of dying in order to win fame robs the Inttor of Linlf its clinrma, Ilero is Jonx ManTin, of County Meath, Irc- Innd, who, it issafe to soy, was very thor- oughly unknown in Amorica, outside of tho Fenion Brotherhood, the'Sons of Erin, ete., —nuntil ho died. Then we discovored that he was somebody. Yards of obituary oulogy rolled in upon us, Jom MasTiy and Joux Mrronrs wore nl- lied in many ways,—by marringe (thoy werd brothers-in-law), by religion, by politics, by friendship, Both camo from Ulster, Both wero Protestants, Both hated Eugland with fmplacable bitternoss. Mirouer led, but Manmiy followed with tho utmost fidelity. When tha leoder declared that Eno. glish . statesmen had introduced tho potato in Treland and enconragad its cultiva. tion there in order to bring about, by peri. odlieal fnilures of this one staplo of support, periodical famines, the follower gave the pre- posteronsideaimplicit faith, When Miromer's United Irishman, sent its cditor to Van Die- men's Land, Mantiy started the Jrish Felon. He said in it: ** Thero are at present in occu. pation of our country some 40,000 men in tho livery and sorvice of England; and the ques- tion is, how best and soonest to kill and cap- turo these 40,000 men.” The English law officers promptly captured the man who was rosponsiblo for this, and sontenced him toten yenrs' transportation. This waa in 1848, 1le joined Mrroney in VanDicmen's Lend. - Ho id not break his parole; did not publish his lougingy for “‘a plantation well stocked with fat niggers”; did not escapo to a forelgu country, and then fight to dostroy the Government which gave him shelter. He served eight years of hias sentonco, when ho was pardoned by tho British Government and xeturned to Ireland. Thero ho lived in com- when the revived sgitation of Irish wrongs sont bim to Parliament. He was olected be- cause he declaved that he still held, in 1871, the opiuions of 1848, Ho announced that he should yemain silent at Westininster,—a mute reproach to the spoilors of hia country, This dea soon gave woy. He spoke often and cloguently, and was listened to with respect by tho English members for the purity of his charaoter, and the earncatness of his opinions served to counterbalance British dislike and projudice. 2 Mirenns, and ManTiy, united in life, wero senrcely severed in denth. When Mrrourt's cnso was beforo Parlinment, Manriy literally went back to the views of 1818, talked “treason” again, bearded the lion in his Iair, and repented, evidently with full faith and houesty, the iden started by Mircuen that England deliberntely famished Erin. The excitemont of the oceasion shook i strength, Ho wnsin no state to hear of Mrrourn's doath, On tho day of tho Intter’s funoral he was taken sick, A week from that day ho died in tho house in which his friend and guido had brenthed bis lnst. ITe was nn hon- est and conseientious errmy of English rulo, ~—namm who tried to do his country good, and is now being honored by that country for hia eflorts in her belnlf. —_—, APPEALING TAXES, TUnder the act of the recent Legislature, the business of appealing from judgments for city taxes i3 taken out of the ordinary course and made of more questionable economny. ‘When the County Court renders judgment in favor of the city ngninst lands and loty for taxes, an appeal from such judgment fs al- lowed, but only upon the conditions prece- dent that the person appenling shall deposit the nmount of such judgment, including dosts, nud nlso give bond to prosecute such appenl. No writ of error shall operate as o supersedens upon such judgment until such deposit is mede. Tho opportunity of the citizen to test the validity of any tax imposed is unabridged, but herenftor that right cannot be abused, a8 heretofors, to defent the collection of taxes. - Any porson having faith enough in his legal objections to tho tax ean tost the question before the courts by mnking n de. posit of the amount in controversy, to await the result of the snit. If any person wanis to “*bet” tho nnount of his taxes on n re- versal of the judgmont of tho County Court Ly the Supreme Court, the now law requires that he shall put up tho stnkes to be nwarded nccording {o tho fiunl decision. In cases where the County Court refuses judgment, and upon appenl by the city the Supreme Court finds for the city in whole or jn port, the County Court is nuthorized to fix n day for the special snle of thoe delinquent landy for the amount of tho taxes nnd costs due thercon. A curious journalistio product e rssultel fromn the consol:dation of tha 8t. Paul Press and tho $t. Paul Pioncer, which wil hersafter bo printed as one nowspapor under tho name of the Tloncer-Press. The Ploncer was for twaaty yonrs the Democratic Stato organ; the Iress was the lending Republican vayer, aud the organ of ex-Senator Raxsex until his extinguishment. ‘Tho coosolidatod Pioncer-Press 18 to have no rolities. Tho stockboldors lnve simply deter- wined to dotermine in tho future what partv or policy thoy will advocato or opposo. Meanwhilo they will advoeato notbiog aud oppose nothing. ‘This will leave the nondescript concern free to go whera it will bo most profitable, Thae reanons alleged for tho fualon wero puroly pecumnry, aud aro thus sct forth: The fact s, a8 the public, preticularly the Journal fatic public, are awars, the 3t Paul Lowspajera have long been un {1talned ot & cost far in advan-o of any legitimato demand based on adequato profite, Thoy havo nimed ot ond ochleved & tuelropolitin oxcclenco, without having a melroypolitan conalit- uency or business to warrant the euterprise, To maintaiu this continued high prosauro durlug the Lard times has boen found to be imposzible, Tho Klln:lifln to ta determired, then, was whether to re- co expenses by saterlally depiessing thoatandard of newspaper excellenco in 8t, Paul, or, by cousoll=- daring the two newspapers which could neither of {hetn bope fn & dislinct capacity {o maiutain thelr nc- customed sureriority, at the saimo time abeolutely ole- vato the standard, sud preeent to tho public, ad the grest ro] resentative morming dally of Aitnerots, o far better and moro worthy Journal than hiss over be- fore Leen prosouted fo tho peoyls. Tho publiahers of the Proneer nnd F’ress doterminied, ou they beifevoto the great advantrgs of £il, upon the laiter course, Inths present mixed condition of politics, tho ma~ teriul futerosta of tho commonwealth (7, e, stockbcl I+ #:s) aro tha first and principal conrern, and theso it shail ke tho cons!; purpese and tho steudy sim of the PioneerPreca to conserve and pramots, A comparison of tha statistics of the ocon- sumption of llanor fn Franca and tho spirit- drinking countrics of CGroat Dritain and tho United Btates shows somothing not expocted. The amount of liqnor consumed in the United States lnst yoar waa 63,721,623 gallons, of which 1,657,828 wero fmposted snd tho remaindor of home manufactura, Tho cost of this o con- sumers was 8241,000,046. Tho consumption Is about & gallon and a bialf por head of the popu- lation, or, as tho liquor-consumors aro computed to ba ono-elghth of the eatire population, 10 gal- lons to each consumer at €60, which accounts for tha diMonlty somo folke exporlence in'** got- ting ahoad,” In England and Scotland the ratio per capita is higher, tho smount being two gal- lons lses o pint for overy individual ; while in Treland it {8 ngreat doal more, In Fianco, whero wine is the main llquor consumed, tho custom of drivking hoa been of groat oco- nomio benofit, ‘The harvest of 1874 producod 1,980,000,000 gallons of wivo, of which four- fiftha was consumod in the country, or about 80 gallons n head, This immonso yield was valuad 8t $650,000,000, or moro thaa tho whoat and cot- ton crops of the country. Iuatead of produclog poverty, it has contributed to lower the cost of living, and s o aubatitute for atrongor llquors waa a national blossing. The dramatic version of Juney Verxe's “TRonnd the World In Eighty Daye," which is wow runnlug at & London theatro, lu caleulated to glvo the average Britou odd |deas of American life It Liolds the mirror up to & most artificial sort of Nature. Tho herovs are an Englishman and o **Yonkes,” aud tho formor is continually avercoming the latlor. 'Cho vorsion now on tho New York boards may sitor this, for the Darwin- fan theory of adaptation to ciroumstances i po- ouliarly truo of pluys. Tho dramn opene with threo duols, Rovolvers and Lulves are tho woapons, ‘Iho Yankeo i« thrico conquored, and hen falls in love with his conqueror, The two teavol togather, All manner of wondrous ade voutures bofull thom. One evory-day ocourronce of Americsn life—an attack by Pawnces upon o Pacific Mallroad train—closes tho ehoteh of Amoricsn mannore. Kvorybody fires revolvers, and s patrol of United Statos troops finally np- pears and dostroys the fcathorod muliitule of savages. Dlood covera the stage; tho two heroes clasp lands, and the curtain falls ou Aworics, —_— A largoamount of Losh has hoen poured out fn the yarious newspaper roports of Prof, Warker's doatb. Icbas boon pald that biw oxperiment in hiemlock-polaoning was » glorioun se:vice to scl- once, and his own pecutiar end » species of mar- tyrdom. ‘Uhers iu really uo occasion for lyrics, ‘T cods of sclonce conld bave boen subserved Just as well lo & differcnt- way, Thera was no moro provocasion fur gush fn the ciroumstancos of Prof. Warkea's death than thero wos in the performanco of tha railroad-enginesr in Tennes- noo, who laloly ran his engluo over s rickety biidge, to make & trial'of it, aud perished in the act. Yet both these incldonts lave furnishod themes sor inspired editozials on the besauty of selt-sacnfice, ‘The Church aod Biate Led R age In Canada & day or wo siuce, 11 wilge tho body politlo camo out sbead. A learned bisoksmith nsmed Remsen bad boguu to imbibe retionalise tic vlewn, and was 1o (Ls hebit of exprescing his disbelief in pwgatory, Fasther Rexaw, tue priest, warned bis parishionas from thoalter nog to patronize the blacksmilh under pensity of deprivation of the sscrswents. Remxd susd to recaver Jdamages, and Mr. Juetieo Bcorrs, of tho Circuit Court, & Catholie, dinmi=rod the sult. Rieinen appealed to the Court of Roview aud R0l 6100 damnges, a Catholic Judge giving tho docision, aud one Assaciate, alwo Calliolie, dis- sontieg. Tho Conrt wndortook to improms upon tho curo hia responsibility for his utlerances, and the necassity for the rocognition of tho su~ premacy of tho law by ovary moember of avory clags, » ——— T'ho subject of erimo and automatism, or the meral responsibility of great criminals, receivea careful and ekiliful troatment at tho hands of Dr, Oriven WExDELL HoLyes in a racent maga- zino articlo. The discusslon turna upon tho queetion whetlior tha quality of a crimocan bo rtecognized and provided for in some moasuro in tho Jaws, If tho priuciplo of automatism oaw bo scientifienlly eatatilished, its practical applica- tlon must eventually follaw, It will thon ho- ccomo tho duty of sclontifio mon, in spocifle cases, to nscoriain in what dogroe, if ot all, a murdoror has been controlled by inherited instinets or nu- tomatio passions aml impulses : and aa tho argu- mont procoeds on the basis that most wanton criminnls aro automatons, medicat oficorn will becomo neceasary adjuncts of aovery coust. Whon this now ordor of things is arrangoed, each eriminal, instdad of plending mitigating cireum- stances, wi.l exposo tho fouluces and blackness of hia lLeart to the best possible advantage, and seok to provo himeel! an automaton boyoud por- adventuro. —_———— A Now Yorlk soribis, with plenty of timo on his lands, bas boon canvagalng tho principal nowss papor oliicos of his oity aud gaining from tho editors and othiors about tho establishmont their opinions of the gullt or innocoucs ol the accused. 1o repoits the caso to etaud as follows: Gt "nl:( nglty, pusity, ditye ralty od of hla *‘trisl by nowspapor,” and it would seom that their fenrs wero juktified. A oarre- spoudent of the Cincinnati Commercial bolds that s slmiar vordict would bo given by bis peers. The clergy of Brookiyn, headed by the Rov. Dr. Vax Dycx, aro almost wuanimous in tholr toars of ** irregularity * of deportment, RS S R Dr. J, P, Nrwasay, paator of tho detropolitan Church fu Washington, has beon futerviawed by o nowspspor-10porter sinco jis cotaplotion of thoe famous round-the-world journoy. Incidentally, ho touched upon the matter of componeation for Lia services, which las baen magnified sevoral times over by the Oppoeition newspavers. llo saidl his salary was £2,000, and hia uecodsary ex- ponso nczount with the Goverument $2,300, This statomeunt was not mado, bowevor, na o cat- cgorical answer to tho chorges of tho nows;a~ pers, and it eannot, thert fuie, be vouched for as comploto. Tha story was, it will bo remembeiod, that tha Doctor was to have £10,000, and hus wita largo sum for hor scrvices as Socratary, all expenses to bo paia by the Govornment. Contennial celobeations of the battles of Con- cord and Lexingtou will bo Leld at thoso places ou the 10th inst. The nocossary arrangements havo been made, and everything promizey woll for a worthy commeroration-sotvieo. Among tho prominont spealora thus far secured aro A L. Burtock, RAnr Warpo EMensoN, and Judgo Hloan, Preeidout Graxt will take part in the oxercincs at both places. Massachusctts fa thus permitied to striko the kaynoto of the grand Hational Contennial, which will ronch {ts full de- volopment at Philadelphis next year. Therois obvious proprioty in tho assigumont of that ftato to tho post of honor, OBITUARY, COMTE DE JARNAC, Paiurre DE LluiaN-Onasor, Comto DE JAne ¥AC, died in Liondon, whero e was rosiding ae Minister of Frauca, about two wooks ago. “Tho dead noblemau was born in 1815, Hoe entered tho French diplomatio servico esrly, and soon mado bis mark, When Guizor ropresonted France in England, e JarNAc was his Secrotary of Legation, 1lo was also his devoted pupil, and learned from his superior {ho Orloanist principles which bo profoseed throughout his whole aftor-carcer, Lo was alono in London whon the Rovolution of February, 1848, swopt tho Orleans family out of poware and signalized himsolf by Lhis able discharge of tho duties which devolved wpon him n the absenco of @Guizor. Tho Count staved away from Francoduriag the Seconp Em- piro. o conid not brosk Napoleoaio despot- ism. 1o gpeot thowo yoars on his groat Irish es- tates, where he made a model Iendlord, ondeared himselt to his tonantry, znd wrote some valua« bla articlos on tho Irish land-system. 1o ro- turnod to Franco after the fall of Narorzoy, aided fn the wouk of restoration, and wam sont by MaobIanoN to the Oourt of 8t. James, Thera ho Lo won universal estecom. Ila' ropresontod tho beat featurea of tho haute noblesre of Franco, and leaves boblud him an envishle record as s diplomat, critle, author, and gontloman. PERSONAL Geonae M. Cremico, tho actor, srrived yeator- dny at the Tromont Houso, Miss Erizapern Leatuenraxo, of Eogland, dled rocently, sgod 111 yoats, At a rocent Corry foot-raco between two girls tho one with the bluo garter beat. 3 Mra, REED joined the KeLroaa party in Drooke Iyn, and so sho became Mllo, RipexTr, Dr, H. D, 8ronen, of Doaton, expocts that twonty-five yonrs tho epirits of the dead witl ma- terinlize 8o a8 to walk about tha stroots, ' Mr, J. C. Crane. Gonoral Mansger of the Tllinols Central Raflroad, haa roturned to the city, and was at bis desk again yesterday, The way they manage it'in Evgland ia to dis- wiss any petson in tho omploy of the Civil Ser- vice who may give tho newspapors an 1tem, In alluding to the now dross of the' Cinclnnatl Commercial as * boantiful as Ars, Rousny,"” did au exchango rofer to tho fact that hor beauty is of o hoavy type ? J. W, McCurusan, formerly business-men- ager of the Repubdlican, and now of 8t, Louls, is ig the oitv. Ilo atteuded the billinrd tournm- mont last evening. E. A. BotnzaNsand Crranres WYNDIAN are re- ported to have mado an engagomont with & Rus- slan nobloman to play *Dundreary” snd “Drightoa ™ (** Baratoga ") through Russta and Biboria, + Mr, Berouen's ahbl 18 corroborated by the Hon, Tuoaas Kinserra,™ osultautly oxclaimn Jor Wowanv's Star, Thought Mr, IUNsELLA'S time was too much ocoupied with bis own littla rallantrics to attend to those of his pastor snd frlond. [ man Francisco bas the champjon religlous {di- ots, who dress au children, aot as childrea, aud play marbles and leap-frog, because thoy bellove * Except yo bo converted and become us lttlo children, ye shall In po wise enter the Ningdom of Hoaven." Ay, Hanry Spzans, of the firm of Droay, COase & Sreaus, of this clty, was married yestor- dsy in London, England, to Mis Lizaix Dowx- 1x0, of Pacly, Frauce. The newly-wodded palr will make on extoadad tour of Europs befors ve. turning to America. Misa Many Orrit lost her trunk containing all Wor good clothas in the White River, while fours ueying from Indlaunpolla to Lafayotts. A cone vocation®of miliinera was called ro settle the value of tho coutents, with a view to rolmburse. went by the rallroad compaay. in elopsmont in Milltury, Masa., bad oo novel fanture, but it callod attention to a strangely- compilcated family, Tho wife who eloped was 91 years o)), Laving Lesn mairied naven yoars, sud the Lusbaud whom she lefé was 67, Ths —— Lusband's two sons by & pravious wife aro mar. rtiod to bia recreant wife's two oldor sistars, ang ber brother is tho husband of her husbund's daughter. A conductor on the Unlon Pacitlo Railrord ryy a "doad beat " off his tralupslitely oncn; Lietcq him off throe timea; then, finding the [ pycy. mons In the car again, inquireds * Whaoro jn blazos ara you golng, anyway?" * Woll," iy the nat-to-be-got-rid-of, * I'm golng to Chicage it my poots hold out, but It I'm goiug Lo by kicked ovary fiva mnutos, I don’t baliove 1) make tho tip!” Tho conductor lot bim ridos littlo way. 2 Mr. Horace R, Iopant, for & yoar past aditor and propristor of the Jacksonvills Dwily Journal, haying purchesed a controlling jutar. estin the Jorning Courfer, of s city, wit assumo its managomont to-dav. Alr. Homany hoy had considorable journalistic exrerienc iy Chicago, having been connoctod at difforent timon with Tuk TrinoNg, tho Evening Mail, any Frening Post, and will undoubtedly *myke tuings lum " around the Courder ofiica. “Ife thot is holy and loves God for what Iy 18} Lio thiat hiath faitly, whon hio roachoes the otliey hite can't ho sont to holl, When I como heforg the Eternat Judgo nnd eay, all aglow, * My Lod, my God!’® will Lo turs sud say, * You wore noyey immoraed ; go down! Yon did not coma uply the right tond!’ Iwill auawer, *I love Tica| Damn mo if Thou cana'tl God will say, atig the lieavous nflame, *Dost thoa lovo? ILnte in."""—Deecher's peroration {o Sunday sermon, #Tho fool kitler,” saya thoe Now York Tritune, “*should bo Jot looso t onco amoug tho young Iadies of tho Motropolis. It {s ropoited, on by most uniloubted muthority, that a number of young women havo formed a club for tho pur. pose of glarltyiog tho charms of & popular yoing nctor, whose poisonal beauty greally over. balances his moral chiarnctor. Thoy havo ealleq it after his namo, and the condltion of memnle:. slup is that each now comer shalt give & diauer to tha charmor, fuviting, of couras, all of old mombers. No other man s allowed 1oty prosont. Thls 1s bad ouongh, but tho womstis yot to como. Onaof tho mombers, who tnight Lo called tho most woe-bogone idiot of tho lot, higs fittod up & shrino iu the ancrod recoues of 5 clozet, whera she Leeps candles burning contine ually around s plhotographie likeusss of thy adored onoe, and sits bofors it in admiration hours at o timo.” N HIFnuasK, the colebratod magician, wos maz ried recontlv. And his wifo doesn't hava to et up at daylight to go to market, When ¢ wants & dozon of eggs’ sho simply hunds bey husband tho emply egg-bag, sud ho preduces them by slelght-of-hand ; then Lo covks anome. lot in » boriowad hat, and convorts a can of eaw. duet Into that much white sugar, aul mmila caps filled with ohipped paper i changed futo hot coffen; thon ho tales the sama hat, stirs up its emptiness with a magle wand, oand, preso, chiango! out comen n loaf of bread, n trehistiad, two pickles, one ple, & bucket of coal, a dish of hash, with nataral hairs In it. and half-a-dozon knives and forks, This {8 much cheaper thaa going to market, Dut Mro. Hendasx s ot ltanpy. Whon her husband wanta a gold dullre ho mysteriously picka it off the end of his mlo's nego. And sho is dissatisfied bacanee sho eaz't porform that trick horsolf.—Norrislown fles ald. Last evoning, Mr, and Mrs, Faep Winniang lett tho city for Boslou, whore Afr, WitLls resumes his old placo as stage mansger of tho Munotim,—n position hio has hold for many youu with credit to himaclf and profit to tha thost:s, During thelr residenco la Chicago, the genial manager and his chsrming wife have mado meny fricnds, altogothoer aparc from their theateisl ralatious, and previous to thoir departuie thr frienda agreed upon soma tokea of thelr cstoca, Tt wa arranged that after tho pecformance $l:n. day night a nurabor of lalies sud gontlecien should moat at the residencoof GusTAvus GEier, Weost Van Buren streot, among them Mr. ani Mra, Wirziaxs ond Mr, H. 8, Moroocy, Tis offair was of a social noture, and the party ine cluded s fo members of tho dramntio aul Journalistie profossious, althongh theso corsti tuted but » small elemont of the gathoring, The prosont which his frieuds had decidod to give Mr, Wittians was s handsomo gold-lsidel cano appropriately inscribed as o souvenicof his brief atay in thiscitv, and of tho pleesant socloty to which hio and hla wifa bad so azrees sbly contributed. ‘Lhe litclespaoch whizh . compauled the prosentation was short, bus quits to tho point. Tho roply given by Alr, Wittiaxs was more than usually felicitons, and had tho additional merit of sincerity. A uauo sim:larly {useribed, and intended to romind Mr. Soepocit of his plossanc hours off tho stago, was alad given and rwocived with equal good fehice Thensa plensant Bastonians, in returning to their clty after » stay only too shore, carcy away sit thom tho hest twishes of maoy filends aniad mirors, and, whilo thoir profession will mis them groatly, tholr dopartura cannot be more truly regrotted anywhora than In their plessat elrelo of West-Sido frionls. LOTEL ARRIVALS. Tremont [Tovse—Tdwig Roeoke, Cinelnnatt§ Blyors, Datroit; O, O, Rood, Michigan; T, 5. Whecling; D. N, Sprague, Keokuk; I. Loom!, ar lington; O, Marble, Lausing; W, E, Ferrls, Ditsltt eRinney, Philadelphia; D. R. Bhaw, D, tro Teoy: 1. Tlennctt, Pittshura W, J. Holner, Ctaclunatf L Brudy, J, N, Couverse, Indlan: Bhaw, Ruckfords W, B, Woods, Penimylvini: Wabaler, Jnncaville... .. Sherman Hovee—luhin H, ton, Mamiltons E. L, Morriit, Bprin H. Dav, Now York; J, M. Bulley, Fra'y Gnl. E. B. Watson, New York; J. E, W Masanchunetts : Col. Thomaa E, Turner, Nex w E. B, Stiles, Dixong C, D, Gorham, Fort Wayn WV, Thompnol, Texas; J, . ! hols, OGdlorado; E, King, Omaln; O, C. ward, Clncnnsti; Urand Pucifir—A, Ua Omaha; Genrge 1I, Preston, Bufialn don; Chales T, Sution, 8t, Lon's: T. Brookslon; Thomaa Axwo-thy, Clevelmd: . D: (libol"“" Cincinnatl; Jobn A. B, Camypbell, Bufolas Beodilari, Toronto: ., Dounett, anduk Warren, Tostou$ i, J. Bright, Indlsnapal! Fimoro, Brodkya; Maj, Plekaid, Q. Rod; Bpringgeld; J, N, A, O . Prab, 5!"; . 'Davin, Omabn; A, 16, Kusaell, Buthuooi & a0 D, mer lowe=¥, ¥, Bovton ; Wiiliam 3, ¥ieh D, M, Demarcst, Jerrey Cit att § ', B, Fullor, Clovaland . lerril, Cluotomati ¢ 12 Josorh, 2hy, Detrolt ; John Tucker, Palladainbhy Qarrison, Detroit ; Georgo O, litt, Omalis o d Yiancastor, Noston ; E. N, Dryani, Winons ¢ Hold, Now York: W, it, Forbas, Loaton : Jub ¢ on, Denver ; Udolpho Snond, Louisiie; K, ter, Oinclonall ; C. Ketchum, Datrolt, e ———— POLITIOAL ROTES, ‘Tie Doston Newcesayn 1t was true inwardsess 534 alled Riiode Juland on elsction day. Caansts Nowbuotr writes ta tha New York [I7¢ 1 that the colorline in Ariansisis broken Moyl uever bo spliced | o 1£ Bposker Hanvxs had not baen devaurod by prl 4™ smbitfon, ke might be to-day clork ins saviuys W8 and reapected Ly all, The disembodied shados which calls ftelf the lo:b_‘ eral party {s diatinctiy warned not to clalm porty vy o crodit in the couflict in Cannecticuts ' Vico-Prestlent WrLsox nover heard that aileaca :“" golden, and besfdes be never cared tobos el "v,, 1icnce bis yatlous burats of contidenceto (ho i ar-0 A 8-cent Democratio orgsn tn New York opparit, & (s recullects that * with sll his feults Twezo s ;;' lieadod, warmehearted man," sud ought 19 be ) doned. Fow Democratio newspayers are ol od 'E:{: to clatn tbe reault fn Oongocticul s LiFd BACL craits victory. Bo sayx the Now York 7'r.bunt, 85 gah whoa fooliugs do niat ‘e3n 80 virtus's shle. s Dear Speakar Haiwsas How te Chilatisd B0 must ache foryou! The benevolent old antle would climb & tres rather thau slep on & oste! would run sround the block to got out of your w;-fl. AMayor Baows, of St, Louts, zotired £ro2 nm‘“‘ per) dsy after four yes:w' service, Ko wis & fall gt ofticieat offiear 1u spite of his Democratlo VIO Uy Nubody cen tell how good bae'd Bsve Lean i b s Ropublicen, i Pogharn AtLaw, of Ohlo, has been 1ifiing "":x: voioe in swest discord since Gove TUDEI WL {he canal-sxposing business, 3¢ tharv's m{n:!m ] nolss, ALLEX will not lose the Damocreilo for the PrealCency, Soustor Gonvox, ex-Rahl, now conaiders e =t 5% oomination the wisest polltioal nmmzm:ul Listery, There was » Ltlis politieal moveaisd