Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1875, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDN ISDAY AUGUST 4, 1875 TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. RATEA OF AURECTITTION (FATAPLE TH ADVANCE). Postage Mrepnid at thin OMice, $1580 | Fire etilatn a 3.00 " Parts of a year at the samo rate, Warrzp—One active agent in each town and village. Bpectal arrangoments made with such, Bpecimen coptes sent free, To prevent dotay and mistakes, be ance and give Toot-Oftica eddrose in full, fucluding Siateand County. Remittances may bé mado elther hy draft, express, Post-OMice ordor, oF in reqiatered letters, nt our risk, TERMS TO CITT arnécninEne, Datly, delivered, Sunday 25 conta por werk. Danly, delivered, Buna |, S00 conta por week. Addresn THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Badtieon and Dearborn-ets,, Chicaga, 11, ene AMUSEMENTS. daly h,etreet, betmeen tof the Union Square "Afternoon and Clark and Iasalle, | En Company, “The Twi evening. ADELPHI THRATRE—Dearbern treet, corner Monros, “The IeWitch.” Afternoon anid evening. “SOCIETY MEETINGS, HESPERIA LODGF NO, 411, A, T, & A, M,—Tegn- Jar communication thin (Wednesday) evening, Aw at Musontc Temple, cof. Randolph and talsted- THIRD DIGnI ‘Visiting bretheen cordially Invi Il, BRENAN, W. M. CHAS. F, FOERSTER, Sec’ “BUSINESS NOTICES. THE RVRNING TOILET REORIVES ITS PER- ete ack from Laird's Bloom nf Youth. Tho tue etinoat and the tender glow whieh 1 thats, of complentonal loraviuess, and. tv arin jaspicion at ‘Chole urtisley eron in the Ald by att dru, natoral onri Che Chirays Crib. ‘Wodnosday Morning, August 4, 1875, Groenbacks in New York yeatorday opened and closod nt 883, with sales nt 4*4 _—— ‘Tho consus of New York City has been completed, and the total population is shown to be 1,064,272,—nn increase in five years of 91,166, 'Tho trouble is ons of oyer-production, and how to save thomeelves from rnin and disaster in a scrious problem just now with the Peun- sylvanin potroloum operators, A St. Panl pawnbroker had eighty-four watches stolon lust Sunday night. ‘Lo the thinking Chicago thief this theft must appear B proceeding utterly base and unprofessional. Ata lato hour last night information was received of tho death, at his residenco in this city, of tho Hon. Jzssz O. Nonton, a promi- nent member of the Tar in Chiengo. A fitting notice of the occurrenco, together with a skotch of the life of tho deceased, is necessarily deferred. Tho mortal remains of Axpunw Jotsox sworo yesterday borne to tho grave at Green. ville, Tonn., nccompanicd by avast concourse of people, Tho obsequies were conducted by the Masonio fraternity, of which tho ex- Presidont was 1 member, and wero of on im- posing characte! A frightful rate of mortality provails among ‘ the poor children of New York City. Cholera infantum is carrying off tho little onos at the rate of 100 per day, and acall is mado for volunteer physicians, In Chicago the donth- rate from this causo is about ono-third of that of Now York, 85 being the number of fatal cases of cholera infantum’ in thia city for the weeking ending July 31. The news comes from tho gory precincts of Mountain Mesdows that an Indian Chief named Braventrs has opencd his heart tonre- porter of tho Associated Pross, and admitted that Leg hired the Indians, the said Chief in- eluded, to aid in butchering the emigrants, Tho Chiof considers it a pnlefaced picco of cowardice for Lyx to try to throw the blame on subordinate cut-throats, ‘I'crritorial jus- tice must be s Pickwickian process, for tho freedom of this indignaut red party is yut untrainmeled. Tho retail donlors of Fall River, Mnss., have allapted a courso which is likely to shorten the lock-out in the cotton’ mills. Tho operntives having refused to work ut the pro posed reduction, tho store-keepers refuse to givo them credit for goods, on tho theory that people who can afford to tako a vacution of thirty days con afford to pay cash for tho necessaries of lifo, Asa large number of tho operatives are opposed to a atrike and willing to go to work ot the reduced wages, it is not probable that tho mills will romain closed much longer. Tho Spanish idea of religious liberty is poculiar, Romanism is officially announecd as tho State religion, but the Government finds it necessary to axplain that nobody shall be molested on scconnt of their religious opinions, so long as they worship in private. Protestants may have churches with open (doors, but thoy will not be permitted to in- ,dulge in public ceremonion or strect domon- strations, This is good progress for Spain, ‘but in any other country it would bo called despotic discrimination und ignorant intoler. anco, —_—_—_$______ A correspondent at ‘Tituavillo, Pa, pro- sents a condonsed statemeut of the peculiar + condition of tho oil market. Tho bulls havo succumbed to the bears, and a general tunblo of yalues hos taken place, ‘The usual ,»mode of correcting such a state of ‘things is to stop production for . two or throa months, but this romedy is not easily applied of present, ag the result would be to throw ont of employment a large num. ber of men who sre dangerous in idlencss, and who are already discussing o fearful plan for rulieving the glutted market,—that of a @eneral destruction by firo of tha millions of gallons of oil now in tanks, It is og yet uncertain whether or not Chica- go is to onjoy the beneilt of Mr, Dunnar's services og City Marshal fe was not heard irom yosterday on the subject, Lut will prob- ably give his decision to-duy. Mr, Duxnar’s deliberation in the matter is not dificult to account for when it is borno in mind that since the position waa tendered him its character has been wholly changed by the amended ordinance passed Ly the Common Conncil, ‘This might reasonably alter a de- tormination tonccept the Marshulship, thougu wa earnestly hope that such will not be tho effect upon Mr, Dunnar. Evon with powers thus curtailed, the office needs the wan, and the city neods them both. The Chicago produce markets were irregular yesterday, ani brealstufls were woak, Me pork was active und 25¢ per Lrl higher, closis:.; st $21.12) cauh, and $21.30 for September, Lard was quict and 10c per 100 thy higher, Closing at $13.45 cash, oud $15.65 for Bep- ;tamber, Meats wore quiet and firinor, at 8j0 Mover phouldem 11YQ1120 for uiort ribs, aud 126 for short clears, Highwines wero quict and steady at $1.17} per gallon. Inke freights wero dull nud easier at So for corn to Buffalo, Flonr was more active and a shade firmer, Whent was strong carly, but closed 1o lower, at 31.24 cash, and #1.2430 for Sep. tembor. Corn was active and declined jc, closing at 71{¢ cash, and 7a for September, Onts wero active and 1c highor, closing at 440 for August, and 40Je for Soptembor. Rye was quiet and firm at 820 for Augnst. Barley wna in fair demand and firmer, closing at ¥1.09} for September. On Saturday evening last thers waa in store in thia city 1,1 bu wheat, 82,905 bu corn, 214,9sF bu onts, 1,522 bu ryo, and 4,362 bu barley. Hogs were qniet and wnchongod, closing weak ; sales were nt $7.25@7.85 for common to choice. Cattle were fairly active nt 10@500 decline. Sheep wore dull and lower, ——— Reports of damage by floods continue to be received from various sections of the Weat and South. The vicinity of Chicago ling not been wholly spared in the general havoc. In the Towns of Talos and Worth the lands, in .all about 90,000 neres, lying along the feeder connecting the Calumet marshes and the Illinois & Michigan Canal are badly overflown, and tho loss to farmers ia estimated at $100,000, In Indiana tho destruction ia almost incalculable, ‘Tho Wa- bash River, 15 inches higher than ever boforo known, has swept away overything along ite hnnks, inclading crops, farm buildings, and implements, milla, manufactorics, ete. ‘Tho Wabash & rio Canal is almost ruined by the high water, having broken ita banks in a hundred places, At Memphis tho Mississippi was still rising slowly, having alrendy reached 9 stage which threatens an appalling destruction among tho levees and plantations, Unppily the rains have ceased, and there are grounds for hopo that the mighty river will diminish itself in time to avert the imminent wide-spread dis- aster. Singularly cnough, in the midst of all this terrible record of water-wasto comes the report from Madison, Wis., of suffering in consequence of protracted drought. Prior to the War, and for some time sub. sequent to the outbreak, we had in this coun- try a system of State Banks, which in somo ten or more States maintained specie-pay- ments, redeeming their notes on demand in coin. The country then engaged in a strug- gle for life with armed rebellion; then fol- lowed the issue of national notes, made legal- tenders, the taxation of State Banks out of oxistence, and the creation of a now banking- system, of which redemption in coin was not required, A result of this establishment of an irredeemable currency was tho organiza- tion of what waa called a Gold-Boord, in New York,—which practically has been from that day to this o National Gold Exchange or National Bank, through which the irredeemablo currency of the coun- try is bought and sold at its valuo in red money, It is only through this National Ex- chango that tho currency of tho United States ia convertible into money; it takes tho placa of tho old specie-paying banka, with this dif- ference: that the banks, hoving issued the notes, redeemed them at parincoin, while the Gold Exchange, not having issucd the notes, redeoms or buys tho currency as any other un- curront or depreciated fands, ‘Tho Gold Exchango ia on institution main- tained by private capital. Its members hold s-cash capital of seventy-five to eighty mill- ions of dollars, one-half or more of which they hold on deposit in the Now York Sub- ‘fronsury for safo-keoping. With this capital they transact the goneral clearing-honse busi- ness for the currency of tho United Statos, ‘They handlo all the gold that is mined; they sell whatever gold ia exported, Directly or indireetly, all the gold transactions of tho people and Government, as well as of all tha States and municipal governments, ore dono through that New York Gold Exchanyo, Whon payments of any kind have to be mado in gold, whethor for cnstoms, or for bills of exchange, or for any other purpose, the gold has to bo obtained, directly or indirectly, through this Exchange. Any man wanting 8 thousand dollars in coin for any pur- poso must take his greenbacks or his No- tional Bank notes to this Exchange, and there have his depreciated papor exchanged for money, The rute at which the exchange can bo had varies. One mnn may offer to furnish the $1,000 in coin for 1,130 papor dollars, when another may offor the coin for 1,125 paper dollars; the man neoding the coin will close the bargain with the person who offers to take the least numbor of paper dollars, ‘ho value of greenbacks in cx- change for gold mmny, and actually does, vary repeatedly in the course of 6 week, and even of a day, ‘Tho Gold Exchange, howover, pur- chases at the current rates; its business is incessant, ita rooms have been open continu. ously from the beginning fourteen years ago, except when closed abruptly on Black Fri. day, and during aday or two inthe panic of 1873, Tho Government ilsolf hos to deal directly or indirectly with this Gold Exchange, this National Cloaring-Mouse for the currency. When it jhas more gold than it needs, it offers gold in exchange for groenbacks, and asks for bids, stating how many paper dollars will bo given for $100 in gold. Whoover will give the greatest number of paper dollars for the gold gots tho bargain, ‘Iho man who has to pay customs duties, or has to purchaso a Dill on London, on the contrary, wishes to get gold, and ho sells his greonbacka to somo one in the Exchange who will give bin coin for tho least number of paper dollars, ‘This National Bank or Exchango for thocon- version of the currency into coin is a necossl- ty. It is casontial to the transaction of buai- ness. If there wero no placo at which tho currency could be exchanged for gold, business would como to astand-still ; there would boa General suspension. ‘Lhe operations of the, Government, o8 well ag foreign commerce, would bo brought to a alt, ‘This Gold Ex. clango affords the means of oscape. Ittakes tho placo of the Government and of the Na tional Banks, and pays out gold in oxchango for currency ; it furnishes the actual money essential to carry on the forcigu trade and business of the country, It gives = sort of stability to the value of the currcnoy, and se- cures for it tho highest possible valuo the law of supply and demand will impart to it. Ttis the best possible institution of tho kind so long as the currency is not redeemed by the makers of it, Whilo the greonbacks are not redeemed by tho Governmunt, their purchaa- iug power is greatly steadied and onlauced by tho competition of the brokers of the Gold toom, Nobody else pays so much for them. Without such an exchange the valuo of our inconvertiblo currency would be utterly un- certain, nud would be different in the various purts of the country, Indoed, there would bo a perpetual Uluck Friday, until the people, by upontaneous action, no longer able to en- duro them, would xuject the use of greenbacks agasubstitute for monoy, But this Gold F ehango takes the place of the Government, and redeems the greenback at a discount, which, itis trae, varies evory day; but thero is no other method provided for converting notes into cvin, and whatever purchasing power they linve fa given to them in that Ex- change or Bourse. Tho demayogues who tell the country that arpeciv redemption of the currency is un- necesnary, that wo can get along withont gold and ailver, and that our paper moncy is tho best thatcan be devised, overlook or supprers tho fact that the national existeneo in a pecu- niary sense, and the continuanco of trade and conmnorce, have only been possible, since the suspension of spscic-payments nearly four. teen years ago, because of tho organization with private capital of tho Gold-Exchange, whero this currency may be converted into coin, and may have a value givon to it which, inthe absenco of such conversion, it could not have. Had there boon nv such combina- tion of private capital for the exchange of gold for currency, the paper-money system would have tumbled to pieces years ago. When paper-money coases to be exchangeable for gold at somo price, it consea to havo any yaluo at all or tho purchase of commodities or paymont of labor. Tho County Comnussiouers have proceeded so far in the abstract job as to report favor- ably upon Mr, Orro Penrzen’s proposition in preferonco to the othora, The only reason why Pextzen should receive the job rather than Surestan, or Hapvocs, or any of the others, is because Perrzer is content with from {$5,000 to $10,000 less money than any of the others; but as the proposition, at tho best, is to spend somo $45,000 or $50,000 of the peoplo's money to the people's daninge, it shonld not be entertained in any shape. The mero fact that Pecrzen will be satisfied with some thousands less than his compotitora is ercditable to him so far ns it goos; but it is the duty of the County Commissioners to re- momber that thoy are proposing to pay 345,- 000 for something the people do not want, and which will be of no sort of public valuo, What Mr. Peutzenand his competitors pro- pore to furnish the county nt the cost of 5,000 to $50,000 is an indox of the records since the firo, and of such scraps and odds and ends of titles ante-dating the fire as havo fonnd their way into the Recorder's offica by the record of doeds nnd a transcript of ab- stracts of titles. All this stuff is notably in- complete, irregular, and jagged; it ia also irresponsible and untrustworthy. It has no official value whatever. The only evidenco of titlos prior to tho fire of 1871 is tobe found in the abstract books of tho three firms of Suontann & Hoanp, Jonys, Szennans & Co, and the Case Brothers. They had kept three soparate and distinct sets of books, and, when the fire camo and destroyed all the records of the county, these firms wero able, by joining their possessions and by careful comparisons, to produce abstracts of titles that have commanded universal ro- spect and everywhere passed curront. When ® property-owner wishes to sell or borrow money he can do so with o satisfactory ab- stract furnished by Hanpy, Srsmtons & Co., who now control these threo sets of bookr; but, if ho should produco nothing but tho transcripts of papers filed in the Recorder’s office, for which nobody is responsible, and even these in an irregular and incomplete condition, wo doubt whether he wonld make much hendway in his proposed sale or loan, Whero, thon, is the advantnge of the pro. posed expenditure of $15,000, except for tho bonefit of Mr. Orro Pextzen and his part. nors, or whoever secures the job? ‘Thero is a still more important coneidern- tion which should prompt the County Com- iissionors to throttlo the job before it goos any further. The indices which Mr, Pentzen wants to furnish would bo open to the prying eyes of speculators, They would furnish withont money and without prico a full op. portunity to-the land-sharps and titlo-sharks to rake through titles for blackmailing pur- poses. ‘Tho smallest flaw or dofect will serve in the hands of these sharks as a sufli- ciont cloud on which to bring suit, or fleaco the actual ownor to avoid litigation. At pros- ent the advonturers who livo upon this busi- ness have not frea and resdy accoss to the evidences of title ; they can only discover their flawa by accident, and con only run down titles by paying the abstract mona round price for the privilege, If Mr, Pexrzen'a schome goes through, he will have a corps of assistants ot work, who will make thoir memoranda os they go along, and have ample blackmailing ma torial on hand when thoy get through. For this weapon ogainst themselvos somo of tho County Commissionera propose that tho property-ownors of Cook County shall pny out $15,000. We hops that a majority will be found against the conspiracy, Tho Recorder's office is for the protection of proporty-owners, bnt was never designed to be an abstract-office for the benofit of land. hawks, Such transcripta of ante-flre papors aaare to bo found in the Rocorder's office have been furnished by tho owners for thoir own bonellt, and not to create an opportunity for 8 $45,000 job in tho interest of profes. sional title-sharks. Mr, Perrzen and all tho othor gentlomen who want to go into this job should be promptly ordered out of the County Building by the Commissionors, o# scheming to charge the people an exorbitant price for something the people do not want, ‘TRE POLICE FORCE. The official proceedings of tho last meoting of tho Common Council throw somo light upon tho recent hitch in the confirmation of ‘Mr. Gronoz L. Dunuar as City Marshal, It will bo remombored that, when Mr, Dunrar’s name ,was firat proposed, a sufficiont number of the Aldermon absonted themsclyes from tho regular mecting of the Council to prevent any action being takon. Now Mr, Dontar has been confirmed, but in what manner? In tho first place, the first section of tho ordi. nance establishing the Police Department was amended to read as follows: fixction 1, There 1s horeby created the offices of City Murahal, General Superintendent of Pollce, and Deputy Superiutendent of Police, and the of each of said offices shall be two years, comwmeucing July, 1873, The sald City Marshal, General Superin- tendent, and Deputy Superintendent of Folice shall bo appointed Ly the Mayor, with the approval of the Clty Council, The salary of the City Marshal shall be $4,000 por year, that of General Superintendent $3,700 Per year, and that of Deputy,Buperiuteudent $2,000 Ver year, Tho City Marshal wball be the head of the Volico Department, and shall give a bond with socurt~ ty to be approved by the Mayor in the sum of $25,000, conditioued for the faithful parformance of the duties of bis office, and (hat he shall well and truly account for and pay over all moneys and surronder any and all property, books, and papere which may come Into his Lands a9 auch City Marshal, on the expiration or sooner termination of bis term of otfica, He aball 3 such Lead of the Polos Departmeot be subject to all general ordinances of the city, araume and exercise the contral of the polloe force of the city, and shall posseas full power and authority, subject to all general ordinances of the City Council, over the police organ- deation, government, eppotntments, end dlacipline Within the sald cily,end shall have the custody and euutrel, subject to the divection of tbe Clty Comp troller, of the publlo property, books, recorda, and equipmenta helonging to tho Pollce Nepartment. This appears fair and equitable upon its faco, and establishes tho fact that Mr. Gxonae L. Duxrap is hond of tho police force, but what kind of ahead is ho? Ishe anything more than @ fignre-hend? Bea, 5 of the or- dinance waa amended to read as follows: Bec, 5, The said force shall constet of one General Ruperintondent of Palies, ono Depnty-Superintenitent of Pollee, four Captains of Poles, twenty Sergcante, and the police patrolmen now in the employ of the clty, which may be inerrased ce decreansd In numbern from Uno to time, or any pollco patrolmen may at any time le removed or diechurged fiom the force by the Superintendent of the force, with the concurrence of the City-Marshal ; the Bergeanta may be romoved and discharged or reduced in rank by tho City-Marshal, ‘with the written concurrence of the Mayor of the city, Alithe members of tho police forco aliall take att oath fo faithfully discharge thelr duties, Thianmondment gives tothe Superintendent, not the City Marshal, who is tho Lend ofiicor, the powor of increasing or decreasing the force and of removing or discharging men. In this respect, the City Marshal ovouptes a puroly negative position. On the one hand he is hedged in by the Superintondent, on the other by tho Mayor. He may issue or ders, but suppose they are not obeyed—what remedy has ho in tho promisca? Is ho not absolutely powerless? Ilo ennnot romove a man for disobedience of orders or for insub- ordination of any sort, That power is vest- ed in the Superintendent, and how the Su- Pperintendent will be disposed to excroiae that power is alrendy too well known by the pres- ent demoralized condition of the police force under him, ‘There is one compensation, however, in the nomination of Mr. Dunuar. Heratofore it lias not beon possible to obtain the issuance of any ordors agaiust the mock anctionoers, the confidence-men, the bunko-mon, tho gamblers, and the low dens of all sorts which infest our rtreots. They have flourished with the connivance of the police, and have been protected by the policco, Now there isa likelihood that orders will at least bo issued for the suppression of those pests, and, if there are not obeyed, althongh the City Mar. shal will be powerless in the profnines, tho public will know whore to locate the respon. sibility. This will -bring matters to a crisis, for itis not possible that Mr. Duxxap will hold an office and be inactive in it, or that ho will wink ost the disgraceful and infamous scenes which ocour ovory day ond night in onr streets, na tho present potico officials have, He will issuo ordors for their suppression, and al- thongh he may ba hedged in by tho Mayor on tho one side and Messra, Reme nnd Thicary on the other, the latter holding office independent of him, these orders will go to [Renu and Hicezy to bo put in force, If they are not put in force, then these two offl- cers and the Mayor will be responsible, We hope Mr, Dunuar will bo prompt and fear- legs in making these orders, and in demand- ing their enforcement. Let us know at onva just where we stand, and whether it is possi- ble to havo criminals arrested when the orders for their arrest are issuod. Let us know whother Mr. Duntar is merely a figuro-head botween the Mayor and the Suporintendont, or whether ho is really the head of the Police Department. Are wo to have a reform in the police force, or is the present demoralization to continue? THE CHIUAGO OUSTOM-HOUBE, Tho first report of the Commission of Chi- cago architects appointed by the city nuthor- ities to investigate the work of the Custom. Tlouse fully confirms tho outline of thoir con- clusions which was given by Tre T'amune some days ago, Their roport is brief, intolli- gent, and unanimous. They sum up their conclusions as follows: Firat—That thore fa no evidence of weakness or in- stability in the prosent structure, Necond—That tho foundations sre sufficient, with the Precautions suggested in this report, to carry the load contemplated by the design, Third—That the Buena Viats stono, carefully select-" ed, will bo aa durable as any sandstone that can be ob- tained. ‘Tho Commission 4s of the opinion’ that work on the butlding could bo rosumed (with the procautions sug- geated) and carried on to complotion. This report ought to appeal directly to tho Prosidont and Secrotary of the Treasury, and induce the former to authorize and tho lattor to order an immediate resumption of work on the Custom-House. The charactor of the gentlembn composing the local Commiasion, aa well as tho results of their tests so intolli- gently set forth in their report, should induce this result. Wo shall only go ovor the prin. cipal reasons why the Administration should adopt this course, 1, We must insist that the same number of men could not bo found anywhere in tho world so compotent to givo an opinion on the charactor of the work as Mossra, VanOspen, Bunuina, Boymoton, Wuexiocx, Baven, Cuzsnrovon, and Eoan, Equally skillful or- chitecta and engineers could be sulected clso- whore, but they would not have tho requixito exporionce in Chicnga building andthe neces- sary knowlodgo of the supporting power of Chicago soil, It would not be poasiblo to pick ont seven other men in Chi. cago who would degervo and command the same confidence in an investigation of this kind. ‘Theso gentlemen togothor have plan- nod and constructed a majority of tho best public ond private structures in this city. Thoy have, thorefore, a spocial knowledgo and a apedial experience that ought to weigh in the consideration of thoir report, 2, These gentlemen would not dare tocom- mit themselvea to so strong a recommenda- tion that the work should bo continued if there were any probable likelihood that their prognostications ehould prove to be false, and that the Custom-House, if erected on the presont foundations, ahould bo untenantable, ‘Their reputations would bo sullied in their own home, their business damaged, and their best interests seriously affected, Their re- port, therefore, must be accepted as the hon- ext opinion of themost competent gentlomen who could have been called upon for this work, 8, The eevon architects and engincors who have mado this roport roprosent dircetly the people who pay for the Custom-House, and who are, therofore, the principal party in interost. It may be approximately estimated that, in the division of the Government works throughont the country, the people in Ohi. cago who contribute to the support of the General Government pay the entire coat of tho Custom-House, or, in other words, their full proportion of tho entire cost of the Gov- ernment public works. Of these people it ia safe to say that there is not one in ten thousand who will not prefer to abide by the decision of the Commission of home archi- tects than by that of the three Commission. ers appointed by the Seoretary of the Treas. ury, If, then, the people who pay for the building are to be consulted concerning its onstruction, the work should be resumed at once, 4. So far as the Chicago architects antago- nize the Government Commissioners, they ap- Pear to make out thelr case to an impartial veadex, Chay show that the Government Commissioners estimnatod upon 9 pressure per square foot of more than double what the actual pressure will be when the building shall bo completed. They show that the Ppreastire cau be so equalized ns to bo brought under threo tonsa per square foot, instead of siz, 18 the Government Commissioners enti- mated, and no that any sottling that may ocour will be uniform. They have found that the cracks in the walls, which the Gov- ernment Commissioners attributed to the eottling of the walls, was really caused by the expanaion resulting from the frost which got under tho cement; thia is proved by the closing of these cracks na tho frost oxudos from the fonndations. Thoy have also found that surrounding buildings, of much greater height than the Custom-House, built upou exactly the kame character of soil, and having A greater prossure per square foot, aro not sinking, but bid fir to remain as solid and substantial for generations os whon firat crected. 5. It must be taken into acconnt, which the Government Commission scoms to have overlooked entirely, that the erection of the building furnishes a gradual and uniform in- crease of the pressuro upon a solid founda- tion of coment, and that the test of a sudden pressure of double the weight on a single square foot of excavated ground without ce- ment is altogether unfair. It is very much as though a cannon-ball wero fired out of a gun at the ground; it would not fail to make an indentation in this case, though it would not make an impression if quictly deposited on the ground. ‘The foundation of the Custom- House is the cement which is packed and solidified on all sides ot a thickness of per- haps 8 feot, and corresponds to a solid rock baso dovetailed and pivoted at the four cor- nera, The superstructure rests upon this, nnd not upon the bare earth, and grows heavy #o gradunily and stentily as to be a very differont pressure from a sudden imposi- tion of the samo weight per square foot on the groucd, All these considerations, in connection with the suggestions for removing tho defective stones, form on appeal to tho Secrotary of tho 'froasury for a reconsideration of his do- cision which he should not resist. As to hi determination to await an investigation bys Congross, he must romombor that he will con- front an Opposition Congress, dotermined to find flaws in the work of this Administration, no matter what it may cost the people. Mn- terial will bo needed fora Prosidential cam- paign, sad thoro will boa partisan political investigation, ordored and conducted by in- compotenta, for mere party purposes, This will come in any ovent, but it is better that it should come in o way that will not take money out of tho people's pockets and delay the construction of tho building for years, than to como at a cost of at least $1,200,000, If tho work goca on and turns out as tho Chicago orchitocts predict, and believe, it will furnish a com. plote answor to the impeachment that an Op- position Congress will bo sure to put upon it. if the work does not go on, Chicago will have to suffer for more partisan designs, and, meanwhile, the prosont exposed walls will grow into such a dilapidated condition os almost to justify tho determination to pull them down. It is ostimated that the damago dono to the walls since work was suspended amounts to many thousands of dollars, No effort has beon made to protect them from the cloments, Water has settled down be- tweon tho brick and stone; stones have been displaced, and tho whole structure has been abandoned as if it wore on old and worthless ruin, If left till Congross examines it, and finishes ite partisan wrangle, the walls may be in a condition to warrant pulling down. Every consideration, therefore, should per- suado the Prosidont and the Secratary of tho Treasury to order an immodiate resumption of work, THE NATHAN MURDER. A little more than five years ago, Bexza- ur Natuan, o very wealthy and influential Now York banker, was murdered in his own room in his own house on Twenty-third street, oppoulte the Fifth Avenue Hotel, It was o most daring orime. Among the por- sons suspected of it was tho elder son of tho victim; Wasuinaton Natuan, a ‘fost man" about town, who spent his father’s monoy very freely. Ho was cxamined on the sus- picion, but his mistress, in order to save hor paramour, swore that he was with her about tho time the murdor must have been commit- ted. A number of difforont clues wore fol- lowed up, but without success, ‘The mattor was finally dropped. Tho Natoan mansion stood tonantless for some yoars. No ono would live in it, although it was offered rent- freo in the hopo of getting a tenant. It has aince been changed into stores and shops. The murder has just been brought into prominence agnin by tho testimony of ex-policoman Sipnzy IL Conzzin before the Legislative Committoo which is investigating the misdeeds of the Now York city polico, Cowxum's story, in brief, is as follows: A month after the murder—Aug. 28, 1870— he arrested o certain Miomn, Ryan for a burglary. Rrax showed great excitement, and soon spoke of tho Natuan murder, to which Consiin had made no reference. In the valiso which he was oarrying was a linon duster, with the marks of a bloody hand up- onit, When this was shown him, he said: “That damned linen cout will hang mo." He afterwards declared that it was ‘a shamo that a poor man ahould suffer for a rich man’s crime.” Conk at once suspected him of ocomplicity iu the Naruan murder. He went to sco Wasurnarow Navuan about it, and the latter promisod him large money if he would keep ati Further invostigation showed that Mone Byaw had a brother Joun, a servant of young NatHan, to whom the duster was supposed to belong. Mucuzn is given a vory bad character by his former employers, He was in Now York the night of the murder; ho was not at his home that night; he tried to kill himself aftor being arrested,—which he would hardly have done had he thought he was acoused only of burglary ; he passed by tho Naruam house the day before the mur- der, and asked who lived there; he refused tosco WasutnoTon when tho latter was at the station where he was confined; and he was identified by two people who saw him sitting near Wasumoron on the cars between Morristown and New York, just before the deed was done. Conazin’s efforts to follow up the matter were frustrated by bis superiors, Capt. Kxrao rebuked him, and Supt. Jovspan said tohim; “If you don't drop this Narnan business, you won't woar tho buttons twenty-four hours.” Judge Oannozo, the Ring Judge, who is a near rels- tive of the Naruans, heard Commm's story, and then threatened to have him arrested ag the murderer, Hoe was ordered on duty when Rray was to be brought up on the charge of burglary, and the latter was promptly dis. charged for lack of evidence, ‘This is Couxtim's story, 1 contains some. thing of tho improbable, but may be true. If ao, it throws 9 ghastly suapicion on young, Natuay,” Tho enre shown to exeulpate him =omnay be explained by the fact tliat Cannozo, tho tool and crony of Tween, could of course control the police, and so save hia nephew from this deep dingrace. Conktiin's story is contradicted in somo par- tienlars by Faepentcx Natnan, tho younger brother of Wasurvoron, but he reaffirms it and courts and domanda investigation, ‘The next step in the caso is to find tho man Mronen Ryan, who was turned looso by tho New York Judgo, Who knows whore he is, or what bas become of him? We would not rashly accuse a son of tho murder of his father for the purpose of get- ting possossion of the capital the profita of which ho already enjoyed. But, if Congzan's testimony should bo corroborated, not only will the mystery of the muntor be brought to Tight, but there will be a revelntion of the seandatous way in which political police forces like those of New York may be man. aged and mismanaged. Tho Republicans mado a most excellent race in Louisville at tho State election on Monday. ‘Tho vote for Governor was McGreery, Democrat... Harlay, Republican,.... Democratic majority....seeeese0 hed At the last Gubornational election, in 1871, four years ago, the voto was Loslte, Democrat, Harlab, Republica Democratte sti jority....s.ee0 » 4603 ‘Three yenrs ago, Grerney received a ma- Jority of 2,895. It cannot bealleged that tho vote on Monday last was alight one, On the contrary, it was the largest over cast in Louisville ot o State election. Indeed, the Republicans mado a splondid fight in Louis. ville, Lestze’s majority over Hannan in the State, four years ago, was 87,153, It is doubtful if McGreeny’s is as largo now, Tho Engllah way of inveatigating railroad dis- astora, and punishing persona responaiblo for them, manifostly hae ita advantages. Horo, in Amorica, wo aro powerful enough as inveali- gators, but too often stop when the blame has boen ascertained and dofinitely fixed, Wo aro thus placed in tho position of searchers after abstract truth, and our interest in casos of this kind bo- comes merely scientific. Tho procesdiugs of the Coroner's Jury at Brainerd, Minn., which inyes- tigated the Northern Pacitia disastor, illustrate tho genoral procedure, Tho jury found thatthe broken bridge was bullt of unsaitable timbor ; that it had long been considered unsafe by com- petont judges ; that tho officials of the Northorn Pacific whoso duty it was to oxamine struc- tures of this kind wore cithor negligone or incompetonut ; and that tho conductor of the tenin did not warn tho passengers of danger when ho bad amplo time todo so. Now, in tho languago of Mr. Tweep, “What sro thoy going todo about it?” Is no ono to bo puvighed for tho criminal negligence which caused tho loss of sovoral Jives ? If the matter rests hore, the in- yeatigation was worse than useless, for it coat monoy, and kept several ablo-bodied mon from Productive labor. Consuring or roprimanding rollroad-officiala docs uo good, Ae well might deaths on the rail be accepted as Providential, and inquiry into them bo deemed profane, aa to have tho presont motuod of investigation, snd nothing besides, continuo, ——-____. Although the South is comparatively froo from. outioges this summer, Mississippi rhows sumo activity in thst direction; and the remarkablo Soaturo of those lately reported there is, that tho negroes are almost invartably the aggress sora,} aud, at the samo time, tho chief sufforors. At Yazoo City, on tho SUth ult, a negro was ar- reated on o chargo of violatings negro girl. Ho was taken from jail by a nogro-mob, and hanged without benofit of clergy. Tho report says that a number of whico men wore present, but took nopart in tho transaction. Negroca are also saldtobo committing s good many murders in tho State, and thoy aro being quito generally hanged for their crimes, Intimidation of negro Democrats by negro Republicans is trequenuy reported. The whites, on the other hand, aro represented as peaceable, industrious citizens, Friends of tho black men will undoubtedly say that, a8 these reports aro almost ontiruly mado by whites, andthero is an obvious mottvo to miaropreaent, it may not bo woll to Jump at con- cluelova; and, under the circumatancos, somo iucredulity will bo becoming aud usoful, Somo gontlemon of Chicago ought to bo thankful for tho information that Col. Epwanv F, Bisuor has found bis aword, and will soon havo it in his poeseasion, Tho only sword be evor gavo a fig for, to which tho present rofor~ ence 14 mado, waa given to him Sept. 9, 1862, by cortain citizons of Chicago. He wasnt that time Adjutant of tho Eighty-sovouth Regiment. Dlinola Yolunteors, Ho owt tat the five-days’ battle of Btono River, or Murfrocsboro, boing suddenly called futo action when bis precious woapon was not within reach. In that action ho waa shot in tho head and Joft for dead on tho field, Ho was takon by tho onomy, and the sword, ag he supposod, disappoarod forever, But hohass been latoly informed, by a stray nowspaper-paragrapb, that tho editor of tho Macon (Ga.) Telegraph has it in hiv poasosalon, and will gladly surrender it to the owner. Ho thocirclo of chanca afd good fortuno is com- plote. Now let tho patriotic Chicago gentlomon consider themsolves especially protected by Proyidenco. ——— If the Now York Jierald ls correctly informed, Anpuew Jounson has boon misrepresented in tho current gouaip coucerning the currency ques tion. A corroupoudent of that papor writos from Greenville; Ho bad sbowu quite an interoat in the Ohio election, but did not sympathize with tho {uttation plank in the Obio Democratio platform, He fteely exprowod him- solf in favor of bard tnoney or its equivalout currenoy, aud desired that the couniry ahugld return to apecior poymenta at the earlicet practicableday, He alao read tho first specch of Gov, ALLEN carefully, and said tt ‘cuntulned inany good points, This statement, however, must be scoeptod witha grain of allowance, During tho Inat po- Htical campaign in Tennessoo, which was virtu- ally acampaign for tho Sonatorabip, Mr. Joun- BON froquently exprossod himuelf on tho sido of tho inflationists, It may be that better counsols Provailed with him, as they have lately with so Many distinguishod public men and so many hewepapers. A considerate correspondent writes to Tur Tarpune that the Nation, which Mr. Gonpwin Burrut edits, is nolther obscure uor feeble; and, iustead of being published somewhere, sg Tux Trinuney stated, it is publiehed in Toronto,— which the correspondent, by implication, makou out to be nowhere, ‘Ibe Nation, wo are furthor juformod, doss not notice the operations of bunko-men, which may account for tho fact that so many of its constituoncy fall an easy prey to tho wiles of the epoiler in Chicago. The Nation was established in April, 1875 ; and it hay been, almoat without intorruption, in hot water ever aluoe. If it hag succeoded, in this brief span of existence, in passing from s stage of obscurity toone of conspicuous excelleuce, i¢ has beon more fortunate than the great majority of now publications, —————— Six weeks ag aya the Inter-Ocean, “you might have avked the wivest men in the com- munity who Pumsony was, and failed of infor mation.” This may be true of the Jimited uumber of wise mon, if any wuch there be, who road the J.-0.; bat the great majority of wise men kuow that the work of Mr, Prmisons began several yours ago, sod bee continued without in- terruption to the present day. dloreover, it haa produced good results. The Government Com- misalon appointed to inspect seagoing vessels baa sequired axtenalve repairs, or passed a sexe tenco of abwolute condemnation, in the cara ot nearly 600 vouucls. Tho waving of human lite recompliahed by thoao monne in almost wholly duo to tho offorta of Mr, Purtso1t. ‘Tho wiig men of Amorics not only know who Mr. Pun. SoLL ig, but aleo respect and honor lim, 2 —_— Uibald newepapors in varioun parts of the country aro cracking jokes at tho oxnonae of tho quiot and sedato Prosbytorian organ of thin city, Ono journal recently sard that tho Inferior waa, Baptist organ famous for dry joking, which woul obviously boa surions ecclosiastical of. fonao—supposing the Inferior to be Baptist, of anything of a Joker. A moro dremdiful accuss. tton is that of tho Utica Herald, which, apparent. ly in good faith, aunouncos that the Jnterior ling eatablishod acolumn of rporting intolligones, Now, there is nothing of tho kind in tho last {,. suc of tho /uterior, untoay it bo a jeu esprit on infant demuatios. PERSONAL, Prosidont Grantia at Elizaboth, i... ping at Corbin's, ‘ Ex-Gov. W. 8. Groonly, of Adrian, Mich, ts at the Sherman House, Gen, W, M. Stono, ox-Governor of Iowa, isa guest at tho Motropolitan. A.D, Block and H. E, Rusaoll, of Melbourne, Australia, are stopping at the Tremont House, F. T, Dunkelmaun and Paul Deliv Rheims, dlonse, Baraum fa going to tacturo noxt season on “Tho World Wo Live In." How about tuo bale loon wo loave tho world in? Susan B. Anthony is beginning to despair of her brother's recovery, When ale despnirs, thera can be but little hope. Bonator Jones has gono into the stoambost burlness, and ts about to establish a lino be tween San Francisco and Los Angelos, The puichritudinous, who of courso fa Rounby, is ongagod to olay at Booth’s Theatro in Sep. tomber, in a now adaptation by Bourcicault, Harry Murdoch aud J. J, Bullivan aro support. ing Katie Putnam in “Tho Old Curiosity-Shop," in Bostou,—which moans the Boston ‘Theatro, of course, Why should not tho Ton. Robert Schonck be our Minietor to Egypt? Ho would bo at home in the halls of the Pharaoba, or “go his pile” on pyramids, Col. Baker's ‘irregularity "in a raltrond-car. tlago in England ie said by the English payers to be tho logical rosult of roading reports of our National Scandal, Tho Baltimoro Gazctle now takos up the Inter. Ocean's conundrum: “Have woe two braina? and rapeste it. Tho standing auawor is: ' Yes, sort bave,-—too few." Nowmarket, Eng.. accustomed to all sorts of orgics, 19 acandalized becauuo tho Prince of Walow publicly conversed with a noted courtosan in tho most cordial manuor, Dr. Asa Barbank, of Lanesboro, Mass., fa aid by tho Boston Globe to have boon tho originator of tho Bartlett poar, Doos the Globe moan to call blm tho paront of twins # Tho Ray, Mrs. Colia Butloigh, the noted wom- ao's-rights advocate and proachoer, who died re- contly, was throo times marriod and twico die Yorcod. Sho died of csncor, The roceipta of the first wook of the “Shaughraun" in Son Francisco wero, in cur ronoy, 16,200; actually, in gold, $12,496, Bourcicault is making a tromondous success there. Ann Eliza Young has writton an account of tho Mountain-BMeadow masancro for the Bostod Ppapers,—taken probably from tho exhanative history of tho affairin Tus Omcaauv Tamuxe Bomo months ago. It is all nico onough for yon to eit in your eassy-cliaira aud read that Nileson ia growing fats but think of poor Rouzeand ruabing off aoventecn or eightcon times s day to the cornor-grocery for picktos.—Zrooklyn Argus, The funora! of Capt. Johnson, of Brooklyn, on Saturday, was conductsd iu a furions storm, When the cortege reached tho Comotery of the Evergreons, tha Leatee and one mourning-coach woro struck by lightning and torn to shrada, Cousagnac bas found a man who not only will fight bim, but will fight him more than he wanta, Ibia that other wind-bag, Houri Rochofort, who wante rifles at five paces, Paul wanta thirty; but wo insist on revolving riftos at fvo—or leas ‘Tho Graphio thus “gooa for" tho tall tower and ite boer-saloon ; Th irit above faa apirit of ink,— ‘The apirit below i6 0 apirit of drink; ‘Tho upirit Lelow ts 3 upleit of ging ‘Tho apirit above 13 a spirit of sin. The Rev. W. G. Wells, an ipiscopat clorgy- man, of Boverly, Mass., narrowly escaped bolng succossfully blackmailod by a Landsomo woman. Ho boldly sppealod to the police, and caused the arrest of tho woman and her male confodorate, and proaches again with a clear consclonco. ~ Areport saya that sumo brana Journals wero atolen froma railrond-car in Chicago tho othor dey, When s fow Chicago papers cannot bo started on tho way to thoir subscribors without being utalon, it ia bigh time for tho railroads to call for troopa,—Louisvil: Courter-Journal, Thoro {8 the same Jeslousy amoug groat literary pooplo as iu obgorved on tho atage or in the studio, Buffulo Bill Laving written a novel, Mise Braddon oxclaima: ‘Huppily, Fielding, Scott, and Lickons aro dead.” Sho might have added, And, unfortunatoly for tho race, lam not.” “Hurrah for civil righta!” shouted Mr Eustaco Lano, son of a colorod clorgyman ot Savannah, as ho charged hia way through tho crowd and kisuod the danghter of a woalthy white citizen, Ho was not lynched on tho apo} but fears aro oxprosuod that tho coremoay ia ouly poatpuned for a day or two. ‘Tho Paria American Megister of July 17 gives tho whoreabouts of Chicagoans abroad as fole lows: Paris: W. W. Baird, P. 8. Bartlett, J, 0. Beckwith, Migs Dunlovy, Carter 1, Harrison and family, Mr. Fogg aud family, Mrs, 1, L, Millor and family, Mr, Nolson, Frank Palmor, Alvin and Mrs. Patton, Sir. Scott, Mra. 0. G. Singers London: J. A. Cutler, R.A. and Mra, Mudie, H, Bholdon, A Brooktys paper published and attributed tho following stanza to Mr. Goorgo Wasbington Childs: Hero les (a0 raro event) old Dann; Ih Sun fv ast, to risa no more; ‘His hope of heaven ly sper oun; Mo'll nover touch “the wiuiug shore." Gone to li To which roaponda Mr, Dans: Wo donounce this atauzaas an atrocious forgery. Ittenok the work of our friend, G, Washingt Unilds, A. BL, at all, Profanity 1s what he especially hates nd ‘most carefully avoida; aud Le would over under auy circurastances, bw lod ta refloct unkindly upon the Journal which Nas doue more than any other to celubrato bie genlus aud rucoguize the lofty pootical soerit of lus tuspizatious, MOTKL ARRIVALS. Grand Paciflo~-Jamea HM. 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