Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 26, 1875, Page 9

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN : SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1875.-TEN PAGES. 9 COOL RETREATS. Afforded by Many Beautiful Towns in This Neigh- borhood. Waukesha Reasserting Her 01d Claims to Precedence Over Other Watering-Places: Pewaukeo Lake Becoming Fa- mous for Its Manifold Attractions. A. Hot and Unseasonable Religions Conflict in the Industrial School, Freeport and Rockford People Growing Rich, Indolent, and Happy. The Season Fairly Opened ut Grand Haven, WISCONSIN, WAUKESHA, MORQUITORS, Spectal Correxnondence af The Chicago Tribune, Wanrxsta, Win., Jano 23,—" Juno, with its ros0s,—Juno, the gieddest month of tho capri- cious yoar,” ia this time attunded with ao unnisual numbor of spring-visitora, picnics, woddlugs, ploasnro excursions, strawberry festivals, and moaquitoos—to say nothing of a cirens. ‘The hotola are rapidly filling, nnd it is ploasant to note among the arrivals the facea of many who havo been here for sevoral successive wonsons. Tho band-concorts have begun at Lotherda Springs, though that rather quostionablo attrac- tion was not neoded to draw a crowd there tueko pleasant avenings. The charming view and lovely sunsets seon from Tower Lill amply repay the slight fatigne of the ascont, and it, too, is becoming a popular ovoning resort. But the mosquitoes,—oh, the mosquitocs,—thoy follow you to the spring, aro wating for you on the bill, sud hnunt you in tho night-seasou ; salt and water, smoke, camphor, ammonia, carbolio acid, bave no effoct upon them ; they have tho cardinal virtucu of tho Lloodthiraty leech, the numborlosa grasshopper, aud the iadustrious bee. ‘WEDDINGS, ETO. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Droyer havo returned from their bridal trip. Soveral ovenings since they had a reception tendured them at the home of Mr. Droyer's parents, in Ottawa. ‘Those who ent from Waukesha report o very enjoyable ocenvion. ‘The marringe of Dr. Joshua Bacon to Miss Ide Bavage, during tho firstof the month, was ono of tho events of tho soason. Tho coremopy took placo in tho morning, at the homo of the bride's paronts in Mertoo, A largo recoption in the evening, at tho residonco of W. D, Bacon, was a completo surprise to tho parties most in- tercated. Thoir velf-composuro was suficient for the occasion, howovor, and tho lovely ap- poaranco of Lirs. Bacon won oll hearts. His many frionda in Waukesha congratulated tho Dactor upon the possession of so charming & bride, Among tho gifts woro @5,000in bonds, anew home, silvor tea-set, trip to St. Paul, etc. The music olnss of Mrs. 8, N. Gibbs gave a public robeareal at tho Town Hallon tho 15th, which was reposted ou last Monday oyontng to au appreciative audience, ‘be Bunker Hill Centonntal was daly observed by an orhibition given by the students of Carroll College, Tho hall was crowded, and tho firing of caunon as tho signal for commencomont, the patriotic songs, spiritod recitations, and the representation of the thirteon colonics, gavo a revolutionary airto tho occasion that was quite in keeping with the annlvorsary, ‘The students tookthe next-day for s holiday, and wentin abody fo Pewasukoe Lake, whero they enjoged to their fuilest oxtont the ploas- ures of rowing, steamtog, picnicing. TEWAUREE LARE. ‘Tho Saratoga of tho Wot will always onvy her modest rivnl the possession of that lake; it ix a jowol of the first wator, and would make her at- tractionu complete. Tho Oakton House is open, aod thero are a number of tronsiont visitors; Judge Cary and family, of Milwaukeo, werothera one day Isat week, and tho Weat brothers en- joyed tho rewards of patient toil in a eumptuous meal of fish of their awn catching. Lakeside, moro commonly called ‘Nash's Rotrost,” at tho uppor end of the Inko, fs a charming resort, ‘Tho register shows that Milwaukeo people are thoroughly acquainted with its attractions. ‘Thore ara & dozen cottages grouped around the coutral building, so that s porson going there can be as retired or as social as he pleases. The houses aro scyoral rods from tho water, and through the troca ono catchos lovely bits of Jand- acapes and watorscapos, There aro boats, bath- houses, billiards, and 8 good bowling-alley, but no liquor of any kind, for Powaukos is a tem- porauce town this yoar, The little stenmor Sur. priso makes rogular trips around the lake, and {ts abrill toot, heard now snd thon across tho lnke or at the landing, is the only romindor of the busy, noluy world that 18 ao near and yot 60 far. Oakton Springs aro dolightfully cloar and cool, and the plain pavilion bas a background of rich dark woods, that sholter delicate mosucs and ferns and aweet wild flowors, But with all ite rustic beauty, wo cannot allow that it is evo arival of Botheada. Fishing is good at Delafield just now. While the Blars were risking lifa and limb to beat the Diamonds at 8 game of base-ball out thore last Baturday, 9 lsdy caught couple of pickorel on Lake Nagauwicks,—it can't bo spolled,—wolgh- ing respectivoly 22 and 24 pounds, VARIOUS LOCAL ITEMS. "Phe Andoracn brothers, of BMilwaukeo, have eon apeuding a fow daya with friends in Wau- kesha. ‘Br. William Gaspar left lis prosperous busi- nesa in LaCrosse laa week to pay a fying visit * to hie former home, Tndge Criawold wpont leat wook attonding the Commencement oxercines of bis Alma Mater at ‘Madison. ‘Mr, Joseph Wildieh, of Menomoneo, graduated with honor from tho classical dopartmout of tho University. Mr. William Street bas returned from the same institution a full-fledged lawyer, Mr, Ieaso Lain has come back from Chicago with health greatly improved. ‘Drs. Kendrick Sud Bacon ‘ara established fo thelr naw and convenient afiice, ‘The Rov. Mr. MoVicat, D. Dy Prosident of ‘Washburn College, Topoks, Kan,, is hore for » few weoks. . Tho Rev, Mr. Stewart, of Calvary Presbyterisn Church, Milwaukee, preached # most able aud jnioroniing dincoures Bt the Presbyterian Church of this plsco last Sabbath mornlog, Tho ov. ‘Mr, Walxor, formorly of Gaboou, Africa, proach- ed fp the Congrogational Church. ‘The Hon, W, P. Lynde, Mi. O., and lady epent Bunday at the Industrial School. Mrs. Lyndo ia on the State Board of Charities, and she came to eo the working of this institution, RELIGIONS INSTRUCTION IN THE INDUSTRIAL 3 BCHOOL, The managers of the school have sgain bad the avestion of tho method of relixions instruc- tion brought before them. Tho Nomanists do- siro that all the children of Catholic parouts shall have as helt Bole religious teachor a priost appointed by Archbishop Hennl, who shall in- struct them according to the formule of tho Romish Church, Tho matter waa roferred toa Committes of threo, two of whom raported in favor of granting the petition. A very stropg ont was m&de by tho miuority, and the matter laid upon the table until the next meeting of the Board in July, The rotigions instruction of tho institution is now essentially Protoutant, ‘and clergymen of different denominations are in- ‘yited to addresa the boyson tho Babbsth. Tho Priest has frequently availed Limuelf of this op- ortunity, though be bas never been permitted take tbe Catholic boys by themselves, and to 0 through the rites peculiar to the Romush forma of worship. ‘The now Roctor of St, Matthias' Church, tho Ve, F. Boyd, bas begun the charge of tha Phe closing exercises of ‘ CARROLL COLLEGE four this week, and will undoubtedly recelve a large share of the nubile attention. Tho pro- gtammo consints of oral examinations, 6 junior ontertainment, and an sddeess by the Sev. Fraucia L, Patton, D, D., of Chicago, ——— ILLINOIS. FREEPORT. ROCKFORD AND FREEPORT TEMPERANCE REUMON— THE FOURTH OF JULY—A DNACK OF NEW NEWS- PAPBRS—RELIOJOUS NEVIVAL —NIRCRLLANLOUS AND PEREONAL, ‘Speetal Correspondence of The Chteage Tribune, Faceront, Il., June 21.—Lwo hundred strong was the dolegation of Rockford citizens who, brought hither by special train, helped to cram our capacious Wilcoxon Opora-Honse from foot> lights to skylights in the reunion exorclacs hold iho othor night in honor of Francis Murphy and the temperance causo. A neat and hearty apeech of wolcome having beon dolivered by W. A, Bteveng, Vico-Prosident of the T'roeport Iteform Club, the audienco sat till noar the small hours, tistoning to the delightful musalo of tho Freeport and Rooxford Quartette Clubs, snd to the addrossea of L. A. Warner, of Rockford; Nathan Lyman, lreai- dent of tho Hockford Reform Club; Mm. 8. Mf. J, Menry, of Rockford; Mra. Woodruif, Vremdont of the Rockford Ladies’ Tomperance Alhance ; Mr. owoll, of the Rockford Megisters W. ‘I’, Gilos, of tho Freeport Afonitor; Mr. Mile lor, of Rockford ; D. A. Knowlton, 8r., of Kreo- port; Mr. Garvor, County-Attorney of Winno- bago, and Francis Murphy. The affair was 5 fitting tributo to tho faithful labors of this man and to the man hiweolf, who, coming bither with malice tosvard none and charity for all,” goow away carrying the hearty of the pouple with bin, ‘THY DAY WE CELERRATE. The Fourth-of-July-on-the-fth, whatever the almanac-makers may have to nay about it, ls to ba celobrated hore and horeabouts in orthodox style. ‘I'o ‘fire the Amorican heart” thera wiil ‘ba a parado of the Firo Department, 5 tost tours pamoant of tho firo compauioa and throe circis- porformances during tho day, sandwiched with peanuts, lemonade, and the burning of gun. powder; aud, at night, displays of froworke and two grand bails, ‘The wontern part of tho county will picnic at Audrows', Maths, Pecatonica proposes to let tho csglo scream, but in what way or manner it doth uot yut ap- pear. Congressman 1. 8, Magoon im billed as orator for Apple Kivor, aud the Ror. D. 13. Byers, an slogtone divino of this eity, Will stir up the bird of liberty at Davis. NEW NEWSPAPERS. A Onur German citizena are about to put into tho field another German uowspapor. A large and intelligent proportion of tho population of this city and Stephonson County fa Gorman, aud cap, and doubdtioss will, support an additional organ, if vigorously conducted. ‘Mr. Charles KR, H6ws, formorly connected with tho Freeport Journal, has issued his sstutatory aseditor of the Oroxzon Courier, a woll-tilled, frosh-looking cight-coluran paper, published at Oregon, Ogle County, Il, - REVIVAL. Interosting religions meetings are in progress: fn the Emburg Alethodist Episcopat Church of this city, threo preaching servicos boing hold daily in addition to & prayer-moeting hold evory morning at 5:30 o'clock. A number of ministers from abroad aro in attendance. Tho Rev. M, al. Parkhurst, of the Michigan Avenue Church, Chicago, will preach this avening, and on Sun- day morning President ©. H. Fowler, of tho Northweetern Univeralty, Evanston, is expectad to oficiate. NoTES. ‘The funoral of Charles McCoy, who dled lest week quite suddenly, was ono of the largest evor soen in Freeport. To had beon Roadmas- tor on tho Illinois Contral Railroad for twenty- three years. Father Modnut, of Dixon, Ill, conducted tho #érvices. ‘the Coforado beatle bas gone “whero tho woodbino twinetb,” aud the yield of potatoes in this section promises to bo abundant. Gen. J. A. Stutz, of the Rogulac Army, ata- Hone at Fort Fetterman, is in town visiting friends, Diss Jonnio Bray, of McVicker's Thoatre, Chicago, if spending ber vacation with hor pa- Tonts in this city. Monte-men are becoming numerous and troublosomo on the Ilinols Contral. ‘The recont heavy ratna were & equelchor to tho chinch-buge, whereat the farmers rejoice, Prsnack, eae, ROCKFORD, THE CROP PROSPECT. Speciat Correspondence of The Chiengo Tribune, Rocxroup, ll,, June 24.—June came in this yesr wot with tears, and as vor since remainod damp, to the entiefaction of the most chronic dry-weather grumbler, As % consequence, the promise for an abundant harvest is now most flattating. Itis tho testimony of evory farmer with whom your correspondent has talked that the prospect for sn abuudant grain aod grasa crop waa never betlor in Winnebago County than tho presont yoar. Tho rains havo beon ecasona- ble, tho weather baa becn sufficiently warm to produce a good growth of straw with etrong roots to support it, and it ali now hae a healthy growth, with rich, deop green color to blade and atalk, The grain prospect in Winnebago County may be sot down about as followa for 1875: WHEAT. . ‘Tho breadth of wheat sown this spring is less than the usual amount. For years past thiscrop has beon regardod as s very uncertain ono in Northorn Uiinois, and not at all profitable; hence farmers Lave gradually beon turning their attention from this toother crops, so tho breadth sown the epring of 1875 wae much less than usual, and will cut but a small figure in compari- son to the amount sown ton or 6von tive years ago. Tho crop now on tho ground looke fino; tho atand js guod, the growth strong, with good, rich color, and thus far it has been Mut little dia- turbod by its ancient enemy, the chinch-bug. Untloss some unforescen calamity overtakes the wheat,'tho yield will bo the heavioat per acra it has been since 1860. . OATS. Thero was s larger breadth sown to oats this spring than usual, Tho promiso of this crop, like that of wheat, is vory fine, The stand has # strong growth, and, with an ordinary gonzon from now until harvest, the yield will bo immepeu, . BARLEY. But Ittlo barley in cultivated in this section, Itlsnot a crop that utands drought woll, and the ary seasons of the Jaut fow years hayo rather put tho farmora "out of concelt” of trying to ralgo it. ‘fhe proaent crop promises well, and an abundant yiold may bo oxpected. Ee RY! . A projudice oxists, to a great extent, against the cultivation of rye iu this part of the Btato, A boliof somehow haa grown in tho minds of many farmers that it is an uncartain crop. This is, however, sa erroneous notion, for the tostimony of thoso who do cultivate it is, that it 18 suro, and yields a good roturo for the investment, Moro than the naval amount of rye was sown Inet fall, and i¢ now presonts a» magnificent appearance. In many tlelds which I have soon itatands aix anda balf and cven feat high, of aven growth, largo well-developed hoada, and gives promise of furnishing enough * Old Tiye” to satisfy the cravings of tle most thirsty soul. conn, Tho money-making crop af Northern Titinois farmera in coru. It goes into beof, pork, an milk; ia easily taken to market in elther of those forme, and ia moro profitable to the acre, ordinarily, than olther wheat, oats, ryo, or bar- joy, More acrca were planted to corn this sea> son than usual, be dropping off on wheat is more than mado up In iucreasod acreage of corn, Corn looky well, It has a good stand, is very clean and froo from woods, and ovory fair day the cultivators aud shovel plows aro kept busy stirring the oil to keap down their further growth, During a drive of aoveral rniles to-day, with the road Janked on aither side by wide-strotobing flelds, 1 could but notice the fine Lealthy appearauc® of the corn; ita uni- formity of ataud and growth, and ite freodom from weods. GRASS. ‘The meadow crop of Winnebago County is an. important factor in ite products, To aupply all the cattle aud horgea in ita Hmits requires & large amount of hay-food. For the last fow years the drought bas becn 80 severe that this importants product has been Jargoly cut off, and close ecou- omy was necessary in getting through the wi ter, the atock showing in too many instances the effect of a short crop, ‘The soason of 1875, how- ever, promises @ return to the heavy bay crop of old, and the farmera look forward to one of the hoaviest crops producod for years. VEQETAULES, | ‘Tho yogotable crop promives good, Potatoes havo s flue, hesyy growth of vines, and thus far thore bas not Neen a bug to do them harm. For some years past tho ravages of those posts baye been 40 great that the yield of potatoos has mot net been uuficiend to supply the poogle of this county, and we have been obliget to fall back on Jowa and Wisconsin, and pay 75 cents to 21 por bushal for a poor article; tit, thanks to tho timely raing and tha departure of the *Cul- oro beetle," Winnebago County will havo enough aud to sparo noxt fall, Of tha other vegetables, stich as boans, pors, aquashes, becta, turnlpa, carrots, paranips, and the lke, thelr quantity is legion and their growth framonse. Fuuit, The intense cold winter injured tho fruit matorially, and tho yield of atrasborries, reapberries, cherries, ant plums will be light. Apples are not much of a crop in thia county at any time, not alt cnough being raised any year for consumption, ‘This yoar the sleld sill be much lighter than usual, TACAL AORRIP. ‘This being Bt. Joun’s Day, ie made tho occa- slon for an imposing Masonic damonstration, A large mooting of the mombers of the fratornity in held a¢ itochello, 26 milos from here, which will bo addreasod by Sir Knight Rov. Dr. Thoman Kerr, of thincity, A defagation to tho number of 160 from thin city are in attendanco; they go by onrringes to New Millford, 6 miles from hero, whore thoy take the cars an the now rilrond, the Rockford sud Northoro, for Rochelle, Mr. Ifinkley, the ouergetic builder of that road. hay- lng kindly placed carn at the disposition of tho company, ‘This is the first passougor train ovor that rood. RAILROAD MATTERS. ‘tho track uf = the = Hockford == and Northern Lalroad {6 ow nearly coim- pleted to thin city. The grading is all dono, oxcunt oo small pieco of porhapa half 8 milo within the city limite, The track is laid to within 4 miles of tho cits, and will bo completed tnto tt by Saturday night, the 26th inst., thereby: enabling Mr. Hinkloy to xccure tha $150,000 sub scription contingent on the eompletion of tho road to Rockford by July Ist. Mr. Winkley Las worked with astonishing and commendable zoal fince he first broxo gronnd on the line of thin rond, ond, notwithatanding the predictions of the cvemios of the road to the contrary, it will be here on timo, The corpletion of this road will be au important event for Rockford and her mtanufacturers. It opons up to them s pow aud shorter route to tho coal fields of Illinols, from which they must obtain largo supptics of fuel ; itaiso opens to them sshorter route to lowa, Missouri, and Kanes, - which aro large consumers of their agricnitural implementa. Tha completion of this rvad must at an early day induce tho building of a lino north from Hockford to intersect the Wisconsin system of roads, which will give diroct connoctions with the fumber and mining regions of Northorn Wisconsin, ‘I'his will mako a desirable connec. tion for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Koad, the Hinkley roads, aud tho-o loading South and West from Aurora and Nochaelle,, . BEMINARY EXERCIIES. ‘The closing oxorcives of tho Rockford Femalo Seminary cammence to-morrow, tho 25th, and will bo comploted ‘'hureday, July 1. Thess ox- ercises will be os fullowa: Friday, examinations ‘in tho proparatory department ; Sunday, Juno 7, Baccalaureate sermon in the Vret Lrowby- torian Church by the Rev. James Oruck- shanks, pastor, at 3 p.m, and address bofore tho Society of Missjonary Inquiry by tho Itov. 8. J. Humpliroy, of Chicuyo: Monday and Tuosday, caamination of collegiate department ; Tucsday evonlog, suntversary ad- drees in tha First Congregational Courcts by the Roy, Joo! Bingham, D. D., ot Dubuquo 18.; Thursday, July 1, graduating exercisos in tha Chapel Hall, commencing at 9 o'clock a, mn., tho day to closo with a rounton and supper by the Alumni of tho tuetitution. Tho graduating clans for 1875 numbors 7, and the total number of students in attendance is 191. A WATERING-PLACE. Like many athor towns in the country Mock- fard bonsta of its watering-place. “The He- sort House” ie a large and catamediona inatitu- tiou, with grounds handsomoty Istd out, located directly on the river bank 2/¢ miles north of thocity. A little steamer makes trips between tho grounds and the city evory two hours for tho accommutation of guesta and ploasure seokera, ‘Iho grounds aro also located on one of the main thoroughfares loading out of the city, Ho thouo who prefer # carriago drive toa ride on a steamer have 9 pleasant road on which to driyo. This baa bocome a favorite resort for our citizens who wiah to enfoyafine drive and an evoping’s danco ; and they patronize it well. It is sluo froquented by mauy strangers who dosira rest from tho heat, bustle, sud duet of the larger citics, aud we may confidently anticipate at no distant timo sa gront oo influx of Vinitors at Rockford’s atering place as now gladden tho hearts of Geneva, Waukesha, and Glon Flora Jandlords. ; 3ONE MAIN. “Old Probabilities " is now sending along the rain in overwhelming doses. ‘Tuseday night 1 camo down in torrente, accompanied by terrific thunder and lightning. Last niyht (Wednesday) st near 12 o'clock it was the samo thing osor again; and for nearly three houra there was ove continual glare of lightning, war of thunder and rain-fall by the ‘pail fall.” The rain-fall has not yot boan 80 severo as to do auy grentdamage. The dry seasons we have bad cause the earth to drink up the water falling thus far. OocasionaL. ee MICHIGAN. GRAND HAVEN, Svectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Gnann Ilaver, Mich., Juno 24,.—Splendid weathor {s now being enjoyed, owing to the coal rofroahlng breezes which continually blow from grand old Lako Michigan, making this eastern shore ona of the most favored places in which to oxcapo tho heat. Ono can searcoly realizo whilo spending the aummor months in this delightful retreat tho discomfort and euffering which afflict tholr friends in the city, for horo at no time does the temperature ovor reach (hat degreo of heat which other places, oven in tho near vicinity, less favorably nituated, have to suffor from. Grand Haven 18 pleasantly situated on the shores of Lake Michigan, witha LOcaTION . not to be equaled, nestling close in under tho immense saud-bills which skirt tho shores of the Take, with the Leautiful Grand River winding in sellvery stream around to the right in osemi- cirole, and in front the silvery sheon of Spring Lake, which atretohes away picturosquely for a diatanco of 9 miles. Spring Lake is 8 beautiful shoot of water, with inlets, and bayous, and pro- jecting promontorics. In tho soason it tainnum- berless places dotted with white-winged boats and tho minlatare pleasure-steamers which go puting and snorting from one point to another on the lake, loaded mith pleasure-seckers, who find this 2 moat euclanting way of passing the afternoon. | 3He ATTRACTIONS. Grand Hiavon offers numorous attractions to the pleasure and health-seckor, the principal bo- ing the famous magnetic mineral eprings. Thera are also rivor and surf bathing,—tho Iatter on the sandy shores of Lako Michigan,—rowing, wailiog, shing, and hunting. ‘The principal ploasare-drve ics furough the forests and hills tothe shores of Lasko Michigan, Tho streets are Hned with maplo and other shade-troes which, with theic heavy foliage, attract largo uumbera in the afternoons aud oveninges to their um- brageous walks, On ploasant evenings the band plays in tho Mineral Spring Park untit dark, when occaslonally thoy ropair to the commodioua two-story piazza, just built on the cast sido of the Butler Houso, whore the: play for the visitors disposed to dance. Undoubtedly tho principal feature of Intercut to the ploasuro- seoker is the almost UNEQUALED FIGUING, which {a one of the attractiona that affords the most pleasure aud is most sought after, judging from the large numbers ougaged and theinterost mautfosted in tho sport. Fisbing parties from outside pines # ive evory day to avail them~ selves of tho pleasures thus afforded, Almost every vaticty of fresh-water fiat’ ia caught hero in great sbundsuco, even the smatour anglor mooting with at ‘Joast partial auccoss. Basy are plonty, and sought after, ospecially the black variety, which ia sclnowledged to havo ecarco an oqualage ‘gamy” fib and for af- fording tho groatest sport ¢o tho avgler, Almost any tlme iu the courso of tho day, from carly morning until evening, you will soo partioy marching up the Main atroot with largo, hand- some atringa Of fab. Espocially smiling and happy do, the faces of the Jucky anglers look if thoy oan show gomo of the larger alzo of tho black bass, weighing from ¥ to 6 pounds, as it {isan evidence of superior skill and onjoy- ment, Several partios from 8t. Louis and the Bouth are expected hore tho first of the woek, tholr intention beng to enjoy the aplondid fleh- ing, The Chicago boats, which arrive here Sunday morning and Icave the same evening, pow como crowded with pleasure-seokors for the same pur- Rose. OPENING OF THE BEAG The peceont summer season was virtual: opened hore last Friday evoniug with the fourt annual ball of the Cutlor House, This hotel of- fors accommodations for 300 guests at from $2 to €3 per day. The attendance was not as large as had been expected. Ove hundred couples on- tered into the onjoyments of the evening. The danco-hall {o the hotel presented a brilliant and pleasant acone, ‘Taason, THE SOUTH. Summing Ups Tour of Ob- servation Through the Southern States. The Prevailing Sentiment There Dis- tinguished from That of the North. The Determination to Eliminate Sambo from Politics Generally Held hy Native Whites. This Fecling the Basis of Oppo- sition to Negro-Edu- cation. The Negroes Anxious and Apt Scholars ---Their Present Low Condition. Both Blacks and Whites, in Spite of Themselves, Advancing Toward Better Things. From Our O1en Correspondent, Ex Rocrz Nontm nox Hourit Canrottna, June 22.—-On antering ths cotton-bolt, I could not cecape tho feeling of having. somehow, paesod tho boundarion of tho United Btates. linving traversed Wert Tonnoasco, Arkansas, Misatasippi, Lonisisna, Alsbama, Georgis, and Bonth Carolina, 1 recrogs the lina of the cotton- helt with that impression deoponed. Tho diffor- encos in the Aovial order, in the industrial coudi- tion, the habit aud tone of thought, and in the peoplo themaelyes, and all that goes to make up thoir civilization, are not of such sort as ato cn- countored in passing from Obio to California, or from tiuois to the Atlantic coast. Theso iat~ ter, whichever locality may boast of its metropol- itaniam, are, at Isat, but the contrast in provinciabema. In passing from North of Mason oud Dixon's lino into one of the Cot- ton Btates it 1s not mere provincialiams that mark the covtrast. The catablished social order, tho industria! system, the ingrained habit of thought, the character of the poopie. the atmos- phere pervading all affairs hora by any man from tho North ‘who sounds tho cur- rent of lifo and thought in those States, will bo folt forcign to tho rost of tho eountry. If tho phrases “the North" and “the South" were abolished, othore would be invented to mark the distinction they now indicate. In the North the Wer dovolopod A NEW NATIONAL SESTINENT, Before, it may baye been dormant. But com- paratively young mon recognize the sbarp con- trast betwoen the broad catholcity of our na- tional sontimont nowand that of tho ante-bollum period—the ora when, in tho North, mon bridlod their consciences to apologize for and defend buman slayory; when an Abolitioniet was ro- garded as little lesa than moral monstor; whon tho doctrine of the Divino right of owner- ship in men and women was met with “compromises” oxtending the accursed ine utitution; whon oratora spouted Fourth-of-July spooches, glorifying our freo institutions, aad Lovejoy fella martyr to the aublime salf-ovl- dent truth whereof they sponted that “all men wero created free," and that liberty was tho “inalienable right" of all. Even our achool- boys nowadays foe] acontempt for tho pitiful buncombo that then was tho chief exponent of our national sentiment, and wonld fight to vin- dicate the “shallow abstractions” that thera men north of the Ohlo Rivor wero ashamed to confess wero half-truthe—aa if any half-truth there could be. IN THE sOUTD, TOO, the War wrought its changes. In the Cotton Beatos at least, it developed s powerful common rontiment, which, but that the Confederacy waa crushed, I should term thoir national sentiment, ‘Their cause {s Jost forever, but that sentiment romains. For it thoy made herolo fight. To thom It is consecrated by the blood of their fallen brave, Not mora proud of tho sacrifices thoy made for their King woro tho cavaliers of Charice than are tho men of tho South of their sacrifices for their “cause.” Their childron in- horit that prido, ag will their children's clil- dren, And by many a fireside, in yoara to come, will boys’ pulses quicken with hotindignation and thoir eyes flash as thoy listen to tho grandeirc's story of Sherman's March tothe Sea,orSherman’s raids, and the dovastation thoy carricd with flro and sword, The times bave changed. The change was wrought by thosword. To thom it brought with it the humijiation of defeat. But tho reault (bey recognize as final. Slavery, tho primo cause of all, they know bas beon swopt away forever. Thoy do not meek to restore it; and tho people of the Cotton States are chang- ing. but the change thnt must be made before there shall be so unification of national senti- mont ja so mighty that it can only come with the years. In tho Cotton States the doctrino of the Divine Tight of slavery ia now supplanted by the dog- ma that tho negro not only is unfit for politice, and ihat the public welfare demands that ho be thruat ont of politics, but that ho is incapable of evor bocoming fit for tha sharo in public affaira which, ag bis birthright, fs claimod by and sc. corded toevery white mao, Such men as Ben Rill, of Georgis, with the Southern prido of canto, hold that by mero force of su- perior intellect and superior woalth, they ean, by exerting that force in logit- imate, constitutional way, ‘sliminate the nogro from politics" forever, practically deprir- fog him of the right vosted In him by the ballot, though not of the ballot itself, The moro ox- trome, ike Col, McCardlo, of tho Vicksburg Herald, are determined in any event that the nogro shall be thus eliminated from politics. A moro m adorate class chorwh with complaisanco tho theory that ag soon ag Sambo ia deprived of the carpet-bag but aaperior white leadership, through shoot incapacity he will be ag clay in the potter's hands. But whether extromiets, moderates, or thooriste, ol] share the common sentiment that SAMBO MUST BE ELIMINATED FROM POLITICS, This it in that explains what was meant by tho leading lawyer of Miasissipp), when bo said to me, What we want ls a Nations! Administra- ion that isin sympathy with us.” It la what was intondod by Gov. Smith, of Georgia, when, after he had confessod that since: Bultock's overthrow the white voters bad without bin- drance rulod the State and had the numerical strength to enable them peaceably snd constitu- tiowally to continue that rule, he added, “What we want is s Nationa) Adminiatration that will let us alone." In other words, what thoy want {6 s National Adminietration which would sympathize with thers in their efforts to kick the negro out of politica, practically reducing bis yoro to @ oullity,—a National ‘Administration that would cast all the powor of its influence and patronage into tho ecalato practically outwelgh the Fifteenth Amendment, Measuring the Northern Democracy by, the standard of that party in the days @f Buchanan aud Piorce, thie 14 what the white yators of tno South expect of a National Democratic Administration, aud thia ia why it is thelr ambition to dominate inthat party. It explains why th mean to yote the ‘Heme: cratio tickot ia 1870, and why, whether avowed ornot, aayo possibly iz South Carolina, it is now the purpose, nover fost sight of, to draw the white line more rigidly in that canvases. THE CABPET-DAGCELS, Tn my researches into the condition of affaire hore, 1 might Lave obtalned matorial for vol= ‘umos of oxposuros of the watold yillainies of the carpet-baggoré, who awarmed down npon theso Btates like locusta, to doyour tho wubulance of tho poopla, and who, through dem. egoglo manipulation . of the = pegro | yote, have well-nigh accomplished that purpose. Had 1 been engaged in writing tuo history of tha Bouth, Tmight have dona no, as I might have explored tho fietd of from threo-to-five-year-old Ku-Kluz outrages. Tut carpet-baginm in tho Catton States, except Misalssippl (where it flour- ines villainovsly), tsa thing of the past. fven io Bonth Caroling jt has receired ita quietas at the hands of Gov, Chamberlain, Tho movement whiclr I bavo described in the Cotton States and the nentimont which inapires it are not 8 moro reaction againnt carpet-baginm. It ix the old spirit of cante. brod of slavery, asserting, in the only form ia which, nuder tho prosont order, can ho assortod, tho old doctrine of tha superiority of raco; and to-day it is. in different guino, as intolerant of the political equality of the blacks, accorded them by the Fitteonth Amendment, as it would have been txonty sears axo, They accept the amendment beconso it 1s “Inevitable, Twenty years ngo had it been the ineritable—forced upon them aftor an exhaustive war and a hopoless de- feat, nd backed hy the wholo armies of tho conntry and the Enforcement act—they must have accepted tt. Aud they would bave accepted it as they have done, with sullen resentment, attor which they would havo act about practi- pal ouulifytug it, as thoy ara now attompting fo, 3 Only 8 pitifal intolerance conld bring ons to support the doctrine of the carpet-baggers, that theao people, who aro our people, bocause of thie reault of education. habit, a» protracted blondy atragele and bitter defeat, should ba “ground uudor the iron heel ull ft bo ground out of them.” Armies arc powerless to RECONATRUCT NATIONAL SENTIMENT, and, though the Cotton States aro not a nation, tho provalling feeling there murt bo styled na- {ronal sentiment. Not lose pitiful, xooms to mo, attor baving explored the situation, the current gush in some quarters about fraternal clasping of hands across tho bloody chasm, tha perfect reconciliation that has coms at last, and the like, In dealing with tho situation, unloss one intends an oratorical diuplay of tho ancient Fourth-of-July-buncombe sort, ono must deal with the facta; and tho fact is that to-day, wero the question submitted to tho white population of the Cotton States, without constraint, tho Fifteonth Amendment would be abrogated by unanimous vote, And, today. in none of thewe Htates can be foond a half-dozen mon of the white papalat teh resident hera beforo the War, who fully and fairly assent to the prop. owition that the negro should bo voated mith that full equal suaro with the whites in political affairs which ia guaranteed him by the Fefteonth Amendment, Yetthis sentiment is slowly changing. It in changing, a8 bas all that has changed here, not through « revolution in the people, but becatse, in epito.of their resistance, the people, facin, tho past, aro themselves carried forward. No advance in theso States haa been made in other fanhion since the War. The uegro uae the bailot. No theorizing, uo fentimont, not even this Cotton-State national sentiment, does away with that fact. Hs vote counts precigely as does auy white man’s vote ; and 0, even in the Cotton States, its value is coming to b& recognized. In South Carolina the white Conservatives are proparing to honert- ly appeal to the negro voter aa thoy would to an intelligent white voter, to Join with them in con- tinuing the honest reform inaugurated by Gor. Chamberlain, In Louisiana, they speak respect fully of certain of the negro leaders, and are ready to take them and their following ito pretty fall membersbip, 60, fer at Jonet as tho ‘More moderate and more ifflucntial wing of the Conservativo party is concerned. In Georgia, candidates defeated in the Democratte Conven- tions bid actively for the negro voto, aa the whito politicians of that party in tho other Statoo aro generally berinning to do. Yot, withal, tho old spirit of caste sur- vives, and wheneror appoal is made to it tho popular response is quick and powerful. THE AOUTHEDN ARISTOCHACS. Hero, too, is nu aristocracy, joalous of its po- Vitical and social wupremacy, which it in intent pron maintaiping. ‘I'hey woro the Cotton Lords. ey aspire to continuo auch, Thoy are no longer rich, and aro growing poorer. But, o8 tho Janded aristocracy, they aspire to regain and Perpetuate the state that was theirs in the ante- bellum times, | ‘Then their estates wero worked forthem by Yankeo overseors. Tho freedmen will not work tinder an avorsecr,—thoy have grown tooindependont for that. Butthese plan- tation-owners dwoll in the towne, keeping o yoar in debt, running their plantations on tho ruio- ous credit-advanco system, and leaving the crops to be made “on sbares” by tho frecdmen. So the plantstiors are worked by the froedmon with the poorost uten- uils, balf-starved mules, oxen, and calves; with not an acte tn pasturage, and with no livo stock upon the plantation, savo those worked to the plow. At tho end of the season, the negio, after doduction ts made for ths rations farninhed him, has ecsrco enough left to furnish him with bacon and corn meal until the next spring. Tho planter has vory little left after sottling with bis factor for his advances, The next season these landed proprietors begin with advances from tho factor; and the year round thoy talk politics, and swagger about the towne deploring the hard times, and waiting the immigration to which they look for a supply of “labor” that will work their plantations for them about as the wegro docs. They will not work, Tho same spirit of caste that is per- coptible in their politics is no less perceptible in the fact that they look upon Iabor as degrading. “The Inbor of tho country,” to borrow their phrase, 6 the negro, and thoy don’t propose coming down to the level of the “niger” by themselves working, Bluntiy put, that [a pro- claoly their feeling about it. Thoir sons they educate to the samo notions, and tho sons do not, and will not, work. ‘they would go into business, where thera ia no place for them, aud into the professions, which sre already aver-crowded. Thoeo of them who aro reduced to that position where Anoy must needs soon work, so!) out when possible, and emigrate to Toxas, there to begin their carcer as activo pro- ducers instoad of idle consumers. They do not eucourago:the negroes to become proprietors. On the contrary, thoy will not sell their pianta- tious ja small parcels. Whon thoy sell, they want to eell tho whole plantation and retire from tho business or goto exes, In some localities they discuua the plan of disposing of their lauds to colonies of immigrants. But fow active steps bave been taken iu that direc- tion, snd then, more with viow to thereby securing additional ‘“inbor” than to profiting by the rito ia valuo of the tracte reserved. Their dream is of the perpetuation of the social and political supremacy they now eujoy, Thora ia NO MIDDLE CLASS In the South. Tho roast aro negroca and poor whito “trash,” whose feuition socially ia about on a par with that of the negro, aud who polit- featly occupy about that position to which the landed propristora would sasign the nogro; that ig, thoy are * voted” by the landed aristocracy. ‘Thiv landed propnetorship ft is that domlustes the politics and the society of the Cotton States, That whilo it invites, ropels {mmigration by its assumption of lordly airs ant intermeddling with other people's opinions to anch an extent that no man from tho North, with Northern independence of thought and ac- customed to Northorn freedom of apecch, will Teadily submit to the importipont surveillance to which he would be subjected iu tho plantation districts by those gentry. They mi! not Ku-Kluz anybody for hia politics, nor lay traps to ombroll him ins quarrel. But they will outracize him aud bie family acciallyi and, if ho bo in business, will atudiously avoid patronizing bim, Of a large numbor of ladies from the North whom I met, sod whose husbands wore not poll. ticiane but business men, uot ono did find who did not complain of the petty enuds and shabby treatmout she received socially ; aud many times did 1 Hash with indig- nation on observing the extreme reticonce when political wubjects were broached, of business Men from the North, when Southern gion wero preaont. ‘Anyboay cau come hero (rom tho North, and, if be bebaves himsolf, will be as well recenved as ho would be anywhore,” was said to mo uot lose than # bundrod times doring wy tour of the Cotton States. But ifthe Northern Bian who goes there votos tho * niggor” tickes, as thoy regard any other than tho DVomo~ cratio or Conservative ticket, if he encourages the nogroes to come out and vote also, he will discover that ho bas not behaved himself ;” further, thas be has made it very unpleasant for od mowt likoly that he bas, to a greater tent, iujured hiv business. This also ta peat way, Blowly. Dut, aw yet, ta vote tho Republican ticket is to make ouo’s eel decidedly *Carpot-bag iniquity bas had much to do erating thie fouling. Tho carpet-bag- kept in remembrance in Louisiana by tho ‘led up by bim of over $40,000,000, iu Alabama of $32,000,000, in South Carolina of — 13,000,000, and in other Btatos on acorrevponding ucale. What la not kept in remembrance is that in nearly all the big stoale whoroof those debte are tho lasting testimontal, the booty was shared between car et-Dagaere and Souther politicians now of the bito Lino party, But the people of the Cotton Btates are gatting rid of (hair debts by the easy procoss of repudiation of about 50 por cont, the wbich, if it bo not asuonted to, as I wae given to understand in Georgia and Alabama, will bo fol- Jowed by tote! ropudiation. But without carpot-bag tnevery, the result obviously would Lave beou tho wame as to tho pro vailing discontent with tbo present order, which fa — discontent not only with the manner of reconstruction, but also with the Accowplivhed 'reaulla of recodstrucon. Ibis obvious that by whatever mens reconstruction | had bean effectad, had tho reanttn boon tho same, the like discoutent srould have provailed. THE PUULIO-SCHOUL QUreTion. This is ospecially manifest in thn tampor of the Cotton Htates on the public-school question. Tho ci-divant Catton Lorda and present landed Proprietors, whon thoy eo the pliracs which in common in all there States " thatthe intelligence and wealth should rule,” mean that their cines, which comprians tho wealthy, and, in theirertimation, the educated should rile —an they did Lefore tho war. The poor white trash do not eapire to oducation, and are scarcely lesa illiterate than tho old field bands. T question whether they rank higher in the scale of intelligence, Ibis ‘tho nigger” who wante publie schools, who will make nimoat any and ovory eacrifice that hia children may loarn to road, who, if auch a thing in pornible, overesti« mates tho’ advantages of odnention, At the hio- tel nt Mobile, I noted the porter, a negro of about 25 yeare of age, sented on hie etoolia & corner, waiting to auawer bell-calis, and conning most jodustriousty Webster's spalling book. At Atlants, one hot afternoon, as 1 wan mitting in my room with the doorn aud windows open, writing busily, the colored chambermaid, a woman of apparently 35 yenre of age. came to the door, and timidly asked wouldn't I be ao kind on to write a little letter for her. * Cor- tainly,” was my response ; and bo dictated It to her father * ot on do ole piace.” Whon I had finished, J said, ** You onght to Joarn to write ; you can read, ] suppore 7° Oh, yee,” was her revponge, ‘and I'se gwine tofearnio write. [can learn," eho added. with anair of pride, “for loarns oasy, and 1'm gizine to,"—thia last with emphasis, * T noticed an old ficld hand who was asked by a wnerchant to ign a receipt. Very rhame-faced did he look whon he rtammered out that ho only made his mark. In nn elementary claes in nogro school in Montgomoiy, I ssw a black young man stadying intently awioug children from 10 to 13 yearn of xgo. Nowhera can dt escape observation, —this intense desire of the negroes of the Cottan States to learn to read and: write, Whan they have progrossed eo far, they naturally desiro to learn more. And thanks to the Froediaan's Buresu—ayatnat all the abuees of which t must be credited, nnd a great credit ehould be given to0,—azhoola wero estabtinbed forthom, and tho nogrocs hare profited by these. But now that the support of the echoola falls upon the pecple of the Htate, the planter clan grumble at being taxed for tho education of the peceaninnies. In Arkansas, where tho Administration ts headed by Garland, the ableat and brosdost-iatuded by all’ odds of the Cotton State Governors, the uchools were closod last winter, and will remain clowed this winter on the paltry ploa of poverty, though for this year the collection of taxes fo Arkaunan fa practically suspended. In Goorgia, with o population of overs million, tho white man's Legislature has thrice voted down a bill to sim- ply enpoter the county authorities to levy a tax for tha maintenanco of the public wchools. Last winter, ia fourteen countics, nota sctiool was opeued, and tho total State School Fund only eufticed to support schoola in tho other countica foro averape of three months. This average was mado up by including in the catimate tho schools in the cities of Savannah, Atianta, Macon ond Angusts. As ao matter of fact, the average term in the planting districts could not have exceeded eight weeks for the year. Io Alabama, retrenchment by cutting down tho choo! appropriation is dis- cussed, and a Constitutional amendment tofeffect that ia proposed. Ho isit throughout these States, Anywhere cise in the United States “the wealth and intelligence" wonld feel alarmed at the denee ienorauce of so largo a pody of voters as the negroes. Bat the cottot~ Jorde conut on kicking tha negro out of politicr, and keeping him in bis position as the bardest- worked sud poorest-paid laborer in America ; and why should be be educated at their ex- pensa? They propaze to do the governing for ail, and that Sambo shall do tho work for all. ‘Truc there ace MEN OF MORE COMPRENENSINT VIEWS, men like ox-Governor Jos Brown, of Georgia, who perceive that the money expended in ed- neating the negroes could not be better investod by the whites. But mon of that stamp are raro in the Colton Btates, and are farin advance of pubhe foutiment, which, howover, they aro #lowly and gnrely, I belteve, bringing to their view of the queation, But that also will be a work of time. Conld the present Constitutions be abrogated, and tho question nresonted apart {rom ather congiderations, I question whether in come of these States the freo echool eystem with: its full benefits extended to the blacks would be maintained, » Upon this question depends quite ne much as upon soy political measure. The negro voters, 8.8 Clags, are denecly ignorant—more ignoraut than any other voters in tho United Btatos, un- lees it be the poor whito trash. They have as yet recaived but a faint glimmering of tho light of knowledge. To their ignorance is attributed tho gions corruption of the carpot-bag sdminis- trations, They were plisnt as clay iu the lnods of nuscrupalous demacgogues; aro as pliant to- day in the hands of any demagoguo who is a Re- publican. ‘To this day, no the army oficere sta- tioned In those States tell ine, tha negroes flock to the barrscke and camps to sek how to voto. ‘They must advauce or rocedy, It ts imporsiblo for them to remain in their present conditron, and,against the white-lino sontiment, maintain aus political status, If left uncducated, without the leador- ship of the carpot-baggere, whoso days iu these Btates sre nutnbored, thoy will sink back into their former condition practicatly,—that of ‘A SERVILE HACE. If oducated (snd of their capacity no carefnl observer can entertain a doubt after inspection of tho negro schools), will not the contest be- teen the white caste and the blacks proscribed by that casto be prolonged und intensitied ? As yetthe height of the ambition of the avorsgo frecdman is to bo the possessor of 40 acres and 8 mule, Let the light of knowledge in npon bisdarkened intellect, and his aspirations muvt become higher. Con- tinue his education, and st ench advance the moore discontented will he become with the place ssrigued him bythe white caste, naa flold-hand; and the more will ho resent that caste, which forces his wife and daughters whon traveling jnto the Githiont of smoking-cars, and excludes him aud them from tho hotels aod places of smuroment, dospito the Civil-Rights act, Further, itis only oducation that can improve @ MONALS OF TUE FREED PEOPLE, which are in truth frigntfully low. A population numbering millions, among whom scarce avy ro- gard is paid to fomale obantity, and with whom the fact that a wan hasserved a tormin tho Penitentiary subjects him to uo perceptible dis- grace, cannot, in the nature of thingg, long hold their place in American civilization, Thotr re- ligion doga not perceptibly improve tholr morale, though they are nearly all relipious,—tuat is, aro church-membera or attendants upon churches. Yhoir preachers aro among the worst mon of their race in many, perhapa niout, instauces, Tho whole fa a natural reanit of slavery, wherein no woman's porson was her own, and men robbed of all, naturally came to regard petty thofta as only recoveriug s part of what was rightfully their own, Blavery ia oxtinct, but tho resnits of gonorations of servitude remain, and their cradication Is ono of the most aerivud problems presented by the situation. Returning to tho North where freedom is free; where uchoala abound; whore the law commands respect; where thrift and industrial onterpriso are.omnipresout ; whore the watchword of our civilization is ‘* forward,” almost innumerablo euch PROBLEMS: crowd upon me,—probloms which only tho moat eplightoued statesmanahip and phitanthiropy canaolve, But tho solution of these inust be reached ere the uutfication of the States inton truo pationaliam ean be accomplshod, That cau only follow ® unification of the whole pea- pis, under such order as shall secure to avery mon manhood's full rignts, without abridgement by the apint of caste, or the arrogance of land- ed aristocracy,—an order under which idlenoss, not labor, hall be disroputable; discussion be not mot with intolerauce, schools bo multi- nlied, and fair, oqual opportunity stlorded all ia Mite. That stags sa not deo reached. ‘The roxent conditions must compel advance toward tj immigration, which cannot long bo excluded, as Ip fact it is. must hasten it; and, ae the result of all my observations, with the firm sasurance that they aro slowly, but guroly, advancing to that, [leave the Catton State: Maunytu. CIVIL RIGHTS IN IOWA, Bpectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Des Morses, 1a,, Jane 24.—Tho City of Keo- kuk evidently needs reconstructlug, Laat weak a case wae decided in the Supreme Court, Drought up from that city, The action was brought by a colored boy fore writ of mandamus to compel the Public-Hchool Directors to aliow him to attend the public schools, which thay had refoscd to do. The Suprome Court hold that there was no authority under tho statutes of Lowa, nor in tho Constitution of tho State, by which colored people could be excluded trom public schools, or anywheres olse, 80 long as thoy behaved thomuelves. ‘And this leads mo to mention 8 curious fact which existe in thu State. A colored man way hold any office in tnig State, from Governor down to Town Constable; but he cannot bo = member of the Lexustature, By a curious over- wight, w few years ago, whoa the word “ white" wag expunged irom the Constitution, it was overlooked In that section which presoribéd the q{ualiflestions of membors of the House aud ato, Tha next Legislature will take: action to Unish the work begun, and with it inclido the word''malo." That will mauos clean snaep aa: to race, color, and sex. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, THE TRANSIT COMPANY OUTRAGE, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune? Cricaco, June 22.—Sunday night Inst, withort law or authority of any kind, the Transit Rall- road Company tald asecond track from the Illi. nola Central Railroad to: tho Btock-Yards, A more infamous autrago waa nover porpetrated. It remains to be soon whether tho people of Hyde Park will tamely submit to such an in~ fringemont upon their rights. I say the people, for what can be expected trom tho President of the Board of Trustees or tho Chiof of Police of the town, when st the mane time the man who fills (God save the mark!) theae two affican ie alsa Viee-President of the Transit Company? It is about time that high-hauded measures of thie kind should be stoppod. Itis’ about time that corporations abould be taught, tn nome summary way If necoesary, that the poople havo righta which cannot bo trampled upon with impunity. The City of Chicago tas an tntorest in this matter, Thin side-track, of which tho peoplo of Uyde Park eo unanimousty aod eo justly com- pinin, crosses the bontoyards and all of onr ave- nites fosding nouth from tho city limits. It isn dangoroua barrier which disturba not only the convenience and comfort, but threatens con- staotly the eafoty and liros, of our citizens. 1b ia ona of those intolerable nuisancos which in rome way contd bo immediately abated. ‘Tho rights of the citizens of Chicago have been in- vaded by thia illegal procendure, But tho citizens of Hyde Wark have been ont- raxod in a tonfold degree. A foelmg of indigua- tion pervades that town which canuot be stifled by any plausible explanations. ‘The syvonuca leading south from this city should not bo crossed by romis mesncing the safety of our citizens,—pardcularly by eich a stench~ producing Givease-engendering road na this. Even when such roads aro indis- usable, which in not tho case in the prosent instance, the public should be adequately pro- tected, both ox regards its comfort as woll as ils security. ‘Yhore is no necessity whatover for thistrack, Tt qwas Inid originally without authonty, and tas sim- ply been maintainea by fraud and force, No might of woy has ever beon granted to this Company cither by the Town of fIsdo Park or by tho own- ors of the property. ‘Tho laying of the track waa a piece of robbery in tho beginuing, and isa standing disgrace to syory ono connected with it, What eball be dono? Why, tho simple plan tz, to take it up, aud the sooner thia is done tho better, Jt was Jaid without law, and hag no legal uuthority or protection. The people of Hydo Park, thorofore, havo s perfect right to remoyo it from their public highways. Jf tbe Transit Company had any legal rights, why did they lay both of the tracks on Sunday, and that, too, in the silence of tho night? “Like a thief in the night" the work was done, Let it be undone, if necosaary, in tho very way in which it was dous, The people of Hyde Park need not fear any consequeticen, What redrees cau puch @ cor- poration oxpect to obtain againat s long-suffer- dug, and outraged communtiy ? ‘Lhe citizens of Hydo Park bave patiently on- durod this calamity. ‘Thoy have veinly expacted that this misorabio and miserly Company wonld at Inet show some considoration for the popular rentiment, and voluutarily romove their track. They ignored tno fact that “corporations have uo souls,” and I think it may furthermore be added thot this Compavy bes leas spitituality than any othor that was ever formed, Itisa company for tho trangportation of-hogs, aud, if wo wero to judyo simply by thoir actions, we night reasonably be- lieve that the corporation waa compoued of ani- mals of this degcription, for suroly men would have moro regard for tho feelnge and interosts of n largo body of their fellow-citizens, Anindignation meeting shonid bo called at once, aud stops taken in the namo of the poople of Hyde Park aud Chicaga to abate this nut- sance, IJtisanoisance which will grow groator and greater by every day of dolay. Spoody and enorgetic action is demanded. Itiaonly in this way that the dangerous encroaciment of corpo* rationsc1n bo arrested, and the nights of tho people established. J, Esatas WaRUEN, BECOND-IAND BOOKS. Te the Edllor of Phe Chrcacd Tribune? Cmicaao, Juno 22,—The City Attorney is aworn to discharge the duties of his officein an {mpartial manner and to the best of his legal ability, Ag to the latter requiroment wo do not expect very much, but in rogard to tho former we have ovidence of gross and palpably unfair discrimination in Mr. Jsmieson’s recent crusade againet booksellers, His opinion that the city ordiunance respecting ‘junk shops” could bo applied to booksellers, although not sbared by many legal mfnds, left him but ona simplo, straightforwerd path of duty, which was, to prosecute all who came within the meaning of such ordinance, Now what dooshe do? Out of nearly one bundred booksellers be salects five or six and asrraigns them bofore tha courta for tho crime of solling second band books without a licenso. At the wame time Mr. City Attorney Jamicson knew from his personal observation and from poeitive experience that other booksellers were oaually liable, No creditable explanation can be made for such action, He attacks only those who seom to bo weak in influenco and oor in property, while the powerful and rich jouses aro loft undisturbed in their busiooed. ‘Their mfluenco may be neccssary in coming electiong, It is useloss for Mr, Jamloyon to say he bas no information concerning the business of such firms. Tho facts ara too pateat to ba ignored. ‘To eave bim such » plea I beroby agres to furnish absolutely positive evidence af tho fact that Mossra. Jansen & McClurg, Keen, Cooke & Co. EB. Myors, and Callahan & Co, buy aud sell second-hand books, Of course tho Jist can bo extended largely, but theve ttrma are so well known that tho point will be secon at once, "Taxation in any form isnot pleasant to the or- dinary human, Special taxation is sometimes odious, aud s license tax tujustly asnested and uuequally applied is au outrage that ahould not beailently borne, I challenge tho City Attorooy to go on with tho enforcement of thet onti- nance according to his interpretation of it, He dare not doit, Itwould embrace nearly every class of merchants, and invade nearly overy buni- neas interest, and Hually the peaple would reach the Council and the City Attorney, and the soft and luxurious oflicial seat which now holds Mr. Jamison would soon “know hitn no more for- over.” * a, 8, Bantierr. BUXNDAY ENTERTAINMENTS. To the Rilitor of The Chicage Tribunes Cuttcaco, June 23.—'' Common Decency," io Tux Taiwexe of this morolng, thinks theatrical ontertainments Sunday haves most demoraliz- ing effect, On whom, pray,—the peoplo who are in tha habit of attending church services, or ou that numerous class who are not, aad who, if something more intereating is not to bo bad, will - seok something far worso? If he refers to tho formor claus, I would remind bim thet the best ontertainmeut always wins in the end. Ifthe churchos would keep thelr an- dioncos, tet thom provide something more inter- esting than dry, stalo vermons and poor music; lot them got men in their pulpits who can -com~- bine entertaloment with morat and roligious in- struction, and music that ia worth bearing. Bey ho refers to tho latter class, I would ask which iy referable: tho theatre aud lecture-room, or lho wsloon, Ddilliard-ball, and tue numorous othor Institutions, all attempts at supprossion of which have failed? "Fhin fy supposed to-be a froe country, at least na to thougut and opinion, One day of the week fa set apart for reat from labor, If “Common Decency” and bis bigoted class have a mgbt to way how I aliatl take that rest, Chen they bave an equal right to say bow J hall think, Lisratr. THE FOURTH, To the Editor of The Chicagy Triouns? Cutcaco, June 23,—1 beg to call your atten- ton tothe fact that since the Fourth of July will thiy yoor come on Sunday, there svema to ba a groat probability that, the uewal kind of **cole- bration” will be carried on both on the 3d and Sth, which will, of course, incresso the dauger from firo aod carolees shooting a huadzed per cont, This increased dangercau bo svolded by confiniug tho “celebration” to one of the two days. Would it not be well to auggest to tho Mayor, through your columas, tho propriety of issuing a proo~ famation, dewignationg the day to bo celebrated, and forbidding, within the city limite, tho Srinz~ ff of pistols and fireworks upou the other? ja precaution wight be of groat sdvantage te citizens generals, ‘Meayua.