Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 27, 1875, Page 2

2 EQUALIZATION. Proceedings in the State Board at Springfield Yesterday. The Vexed Question of Taxing the + Capital Stock of €orpora- tions Rosolution Discussed Providing for Exemptions in Certain Cases. Messrs. Derfckson and Whitney Strongly Favor the Proposition. The Judicial Funetions of the Board Considered at Length, Postponement of the Matier Till : Wednestlay Next, Srectal Dispaich to The Chicago Tridune. Bravarienn, 1il, Aug, 26.—Iu the Doard of FEqualization this morning, a resolution reaiting that thiore waa a difforenco of viewa regarding the opinion of the Attorncy-Ceneral, lately givey Who Board, and that in conseqnenco tho Attornoy-Ganeral was requested to como before the Board and cxiress bis viows orally, was adoptad, Immediatoly after which Mr, Whitney's reso- tion, mado the kpecial order for Lbis morne jng, camo up, It requircs that in tho ngsessmont of capital stock of corporations the Committes on Cnpital Btock are heroby instructed to exempt from such ns- | s eut sensment tho eapital slock of all companies and akeociations organized for purely manufacturing purposes, or for printing or for publishing newe- papess, or for the improvemont and breedtug of miock, purstant tv an amendment {0 an act en- titlod ** An sct for the asscssiment of property aml for the lovy and cullection of taxes,” ap- proved Marel 3, 1872, pawced by tho Twenty- ninth Geueral Assewbly, snd approved April 10, 1475, SPEECIT OF MIL DERRICKSGN. Mr. Darickson ulitsined tho tloor and said: M, Cranmsa¥: I do uot purposo to ovcupy tho attention of this Board moro thau & fow winttes at this times my object bang merely to oven tha dis- cuswion, utnd leave thy main armaugement for Mr. Whitney, the mover of the resolution. Nor do T gmre s to dincune the general Iaw for ansensiug tho cape il slock of corporations furiber than to characterizo st an ato of the tnost unfortuate provisions of rove- o legivlution enacted by the General Assembly of this Btato, 11 At Tesulls 3t reminds me of the fable at the dog that, by a fortuuate combination of circum. Rances, D ecomo poeresmed of @ IaTgo ieco. of meat, entirely sufficient for present need, aud, with the fuest fu his mouth, was trotting slong perfectly Bappy sud contented.’ But, fn tho midst of i bappincess and coutentment, unfortuustely, he chunced to sy tho finage of Limeelf with the meat ro- flceted from the amouth surfuce of 3 pool of water, Mistaking the shudow for the subatance, and witluug constdering tho consequences, with niore valor than discroijon, he_greedily rushed wits open mouth to ossesa Inmaelf of the futangible imago of the ueat, Lo story goes that he got nuthing from the sbadow, and in the operation loet his plece of meat, 1n the year 187 our Btato found Lorvell with tangi- blo property, real and personal, worth at;a cash vulua- thon $3,000,000,000. ranking, in thls resyect, fourth in the Unjon; o gres: had boen hor matertal | pross pority_owing to tho natural advantnges of sull and climste, dnd the cconomy, Industry, sud energy of hier people, Lnder tho fusionng caro aud protei tion of our fawa thers Lad grown up ali uver our grand ttate of Liliuvis corporations aud essocations for sgricultural, manufawturing, mining, prioting, publisuing, and ‘commiercial purposcs, Ly meaus of which individuals with smail capital combined to- grihier, nnd thus secured 1o themselves in & meanuro ho beriofits and adsnutages of & largs sgaresste cope ital, Dutgreat as tho Lenetlis and sdvantagea muy bave boon W the individual members or atockhiolders, theso corporations cud associations bavo beou, aud are, vastly more profitable to the people at large, for they bring into our Htato of Iiinois millions of dol- Liré from sbrond, But tue dtate, with its vastly weenmulated and atill accumulating wealth of tau- ible projerty for tazation, unfortuatoly ehaticed lo epy the shisdow of cayital stock of corporatious, and through hor Logislature, anstaking the sbadow for the substance, without duly consideriug the couvequences, sud with toro zoal than discretion, reackied out her Lund o graap also the intangible, ‘Tho leseon of tho fable tn repeated ; ita truth demonstrated, The Stulo Rotw 0o revonuo from the whudow, sud i the opera- tion, by means of lswsuits junusneratle, which slio dues et losen tho evenuo derived from the taugibe, 1 apprebend that her chances in the future for dotug s will grow amailer Ly dekrces and beautifully Icsnas e goes ou, und tho Jvopio como to understand tho question, 1t theeo reniarks are not pertineut to the quention beloro ue, Tl question, sudjthe’only question, for us to settlo at this tiue is, what s tho duty of (iis Board under the amendment to Sec, 8 uf the flovenuo Jaw aa adopt- ed by tue Legislature during ita fast wossion. 'the Legirlature did undertais 10 wodify or amend tho fourth clausa of See, 3, sud from this fact ft sufi- clently appears thub they were not satisild with ite wruvisfute, The reanits of such undertaking are sm- 111 the provirion which I will rad 3 Yrovided, furthr, {hat iu assceriig companiia and associations orgunized fer purely manvfucturiug purpoees, or for primtug or put lishing of Dewapagury, o fus the tmproviig aud ‘Lronijug of stock, the us. acseut shall bo so'made tuat such companileu sud ausoctations so orguilzed whall only bo ssnaed ks fue divaduals upder like circuatances would Le acncesed, d 110 more, aud such companlus and amoclations ahiadl be altowod the samo deductions au are allowed to iudividuals,” And ow there aynears to ot Jeast theee opiniona a5'16 Whiat tho Logiiature wntensd 0 sccompslab, oF 1 reality Aare accomplished, by tals smendiment s firat=The AttorncyQuueral, In responss 108 roso- Intion of thls Bosrd, hus fled the oplnion that the amcudnent adds un lew fuaturo Lo (ke orkginal law, nor modithes b provisius in any wey, but werely ewmphanizea princlples lfore enjoined, Secona—Thiere lu a jarty who, sssuming that tho smendimont weans Just whot 8 words expros, Dame: by, thit curtaln clavses uf_curporstions thesein Ranud ahall Ly wwrensed 28 indivhluats aud o woro, declarg ax their opiuton that the smeudmout inoperative bo- causy it conticta with that provision of the Cone miitutiou wlich cnjoius (hat the assessment shiall Lo uniform ax ta the claks upon which it opetutes, iitd—Anuther party expresses the opinfon, which, I {liink, i the corpect One, tlut wo ure Lo take the ex- presned will of tho logislaiivo nuthonty ax we fud 1t iu he uatute-book, sud, ssauiuiug that tho Legislu- ture, fu sdoping the umenduent, acted undepstaud- ugly wid du gowa fidth, gIVe (0 L amendment such construction s the orditary rules for coustruiug the Taghal language upplicd by uby iutelligent business Ju3n of onnbou sense woubl densaud, After carclully reading tho opinion of the Attorney- Genveal several Ui, 11 uppeatn to mo 1hat bo evades tho main question propowtaded 10 Line and now st Iesuo before this Board, 1o abcussing the question ue miereiy Areats of gencral priucipivs Leretofors by us well underatiod ircly vmits in hie written opfalon any ex. wiid falls even 10 uttemid 1o caplaiy, why nlsture i1 adopting th dment have mt Chusen to apeak of CoTPorutins i gencral lerts, o why tley have specifically desigiated corporations for ‘mannfacturiug, priutiug, publsbing and cut- reciing purposess Did the lgislativa sulbority of tho blato Intend to @ive wuy niwunity to thows clasaes uf corporatious Geaignaiod ¥ Did 1t inteud ot Aween those atid othier clus v & dlstinetion b avs Of corporativue not dis ibdud; or, If it did not, otsones, \WWial was the uld be d ) thie provision {8 Lo merost Smnuiky 7 Clearly, ( my wind, that they sh 30wt Irom avecssinent o their vapital stoe amncased, L Dudividnals aro usn property, aud F tar illo pruperty aniy. i But the representative man of the second party stands up whd migues that, if 1ie livt coEstruction i the proper oue o bo giveh to the uueud:ucul‘ then tbe umendmcut w iuoperative, becauns it would bo nn- coustitutional i that ft would deatyoy the uniformity whichi (ke Qunstilution requires, Afr, Chsirinan, this last proposition T will not here undertake o dircuss, 1t dy cuough for us tu knowel that tho provistun b (aw; adupted 1w due form g wigned by the Sposker of 1he Houss, (he Presfdent of the Heuale, approvid Ly the Governor, and promul- ated by thio Becretary of Hiate, Wa niay safcly loave 1 tho legialative sutlirity (e policy of tie proviean ; sud to the courts of cutjclett Jurisdictivn it cot- subitionalily, 1 kuow the peculiar character of this Doard s gften spoken of, wud wrgumetts wv belug projucted at us from il sides, xa 1h01gL We Wity s Leyulature snd Feaponsible fof the lsw; wiid, kgan, as (LoUgh we wero a court campetent 1o duteriiuy 1 constitutiouality, Even lby Bujrewme d toty things about ita tegiulanive and Judic.sl functions, But let us uot bo presumptuous, Our legislitive and our judiciul functions are luited aud ciosely detiusd by the law, Our legislative funcuan is lited to tiy wdup of rules for deleniniug tha Valus of capital st and when we bave sdopied such rules ou authorty 18 at ay eud, eacept that we may a rules (rom e o biio oe tiay seetu Just, wur judictal function iy Uiated by “the law to the deteniiining of the por et 10 bu added 10 of taken frum the va.uation 1 arriviug at a just cqual Acation Letween the countica and Letween “claes of 3 o dutertiiue what is the assvessbls value of ruiroad property, aud uf the capital stock ol corpors- tiona, tucluding the fraschise, Whun tuis hus teen dune, the it of tbe Judiclal fuuction of thls Buard Liaw been rescled, ‘Te sswe auibiority which provided fho Hovenus L wendinont thereto buder cousiderstion, provided {or 0Us Laig alx It would, 1 Wiuk, Le asvund sud u{hl: wldilen te [ k, falative cud auch limperttnent for us to turn uch autkority 3 “ You bave made Baveiis Law which you are plaancd | 1 #tyla an amendment, It which we say {x no amead= meut] It fa s peneelesn appewiage witliont mn\m'n[. o, If it haa any moaning, it merely mnyato un, You vt do whiab we toid gt do befores " of that H Y our amendment 18 an Amendinent, 4t 1 trie § bt 16 fn unconatitution d, and, an logal eitizeos, we are it tn disatey dta mandate, Now. Mr, Chairiman, 1 have gleen sou my viewa of t an concirely an my uss of ot Linguago 10T have made ywf nndoretood, 1will il alios 1 remnain happs And content after voung **aye” on tho raviution, 5 MR WHITYEY'S ADE e was followed by Whitnoy, who said that he moved the adoption of tho resolution. Though s mtroduction under ordmary eircumstances would be a stravee procseding, it micht bo thought that the Committeo in question had neglected to doats daty, Suzh was not the case, ‘Tho Commutteo was hound to do de duty, Tho I ought to e clonr in any given case, but tho one {n question oceasfoned aifferent viows, It was to have an authoritativa cxpression anid seitle tho doubts of the Committeo that tho rerolution was introduced. In tho minda of many the opinion of the Attornev-tieneral did not smieet the eare, Tho Jtevenuo law, as con- trived and enforced, had taved all companes organized purely for convenienco argely in ex- ceen of what they really owned—compantos which should have the fostering care of tho Siate, These connanies gent their griovances bieforo the Legislature, and they passed the law referred to in tho resotution. 1le refaired to the history of the nmeudment, and followed 1t i all it etages till it became n Iaw, He eliowel that the amendment of March 26, by a lhwg **or for printing or for publishing news- papers and brooding of stoc's,” was & sianilicant tact o the hirtory of the bull, and ss indicating what_tho Logwsiaturo meant to do. ‘frue, this Board must aesess capital stock, but tho Legisia- tures kay certain companics cuumerated abovo #lsll bo arsessed as individuuls,—that is, bo aescesed on taugiblo property. 1€ individunls Lave uo propeity which this Ioard can anscan, then this Board eannot assoss the corporationd wn question. Individuals earrving on prioting, publishing nowspavers, and brooding rtock aro ausersed o tangiblo | property only, ro. then, st thees corporations swho earry on sl busi- nees bo asxersed on the Eamo footing exaetly. It 14 waud thin 18 uot n fair coustruction of the law, and the Attoroey Genornd says 1t is only an em- jeinsis of what the law meaus. 1f v, God wave thu State from the dilect of tho emphass, Doos any one supposo this was the por Waite, who camo from a distriel crying out against the injustice of the Rovenuo law # I a1t wis tho omphasis lo wanted, why did bo mot includs all corporatioos, Tho object of the nmendment was to releare our burdened manufactuters, and to do it tho piint- ing, publishing, and breeding-stock interesta wero oolirted Lo sccuro the passaze of this bill. This waa tho inteulion of tho Legislature, and ‘what the intention of the Legislature was far- nishes tho fair conetruction to put uson the law, Mr. Whitney, st tho close, paid hus resprotn to tho last Legwlature, in which ho saud if oue-fourth of what had beon waid of them wero true, thoy were (ho worss set of Ishmnelites ever sercwilled this eido of Arabis, and their Assembly left a foul blot on tho fair name of this Htate, which woutd take yosrs to wipe out, Yet, for the pus~age of thia little amendmout, he forgavo thew all, uud thoy haud hig thanks. IR, HOSTER opposed tho adoption of tho resolution. o atatod that the Board had taken the omnion of tho Attorney (Geueral on tha question, aud quoted that part of the opinivn going to show that tho lexislative enactment did not go te the oxtant of oxempting tho corporations roferrel to, Mr, Hunter ngreed fufly with tho opmion of tho Attoruey Ueneral, and could there~ foro sco no reason for the passago of tho resolution. This nmendment ia simuly & proviso, inteuded to oxclude somo pomsible i interpsetation. It was thought that tha property of thewe corporations had beon assersod Ligher thau judividuals, and this proviso was to put an ond to such direriminstion. Such is often tho une of & legislativo proviro. These corporations aro to have the samo advantages o individusls 80 far a8 tho amount of their proports 18 con- cerned, and he was willing to recoive tho sug- gestious of the Legislature and apply them 10 theso corporations in the most lueral man- ver. 1t iy enid it waa not the desgn of tho Legirlaturo to exempt this claes of corporations, 1t 1ooks as though sach was the iention, ftom extrancous testimony, but the statnte has no words winch will earry such intention, Thin resolution seeky to clothis us with this fegislative authotity, whicy no cunctient of the Legisin- ture will warmun, but 1t s 1 dircet onposition to Inw, it is & violation of the fundamental law, becauso it discriminates in favor of corp.orations of nclans, Tor theso ressons hoe opposed tha adoption of tho L1esolution. Ml S'CADE indorsod the viows of Mr, liunter, and tho roso- Jution was then postpoued til next Weduesdsy morning. ‘Ihe lioard recoived su informal invitation from Col, Jawes M. Deardalee, repessuting tho Chicsgo Rock Island & I'ncitie Htuilioad, to-day, and a forunl wyitation will bo extended to-mor- row desirlug them to nceopt & smecial tran, which ehoula leavo horo over the Chiesgo & Al- ton Rallroad, end then trave) over all tho roads of the State with & view that thoy may sce aul know sowething of the value of the property they oye called upou to aksesd, It is pot known, but believed that the Board will accopt the invita- tion, and they will leave bore on Wednesday or Thuraday of mext wook. TUE AUDITOI TO DE CONBULTED. Mr, Warren offered the following resolution, which was adopted : WiEnzas, Sec, 373 of the Roveuue iaw provides that in all quostfons af doubt the Auditor suall give Lis &l\vmlmu and advico as to tho lulent and meaniug of o law, Jtesvired, That the Anditor bo requested to present 10 this Board st an varly day bis opinlon in wrlliug as to tho right of thin Boird to embraco the valus of gradivg aud the rest of the construction i the aasess- ment uf railroad property denominated ratlroad track, Tho Board adjourned till to-morrow, This question has always beou a mooted vue, some bolding thus the giading, eto., should ecuter o tho assessinont of capital stock, THE CROPS, MINNESOTA, 8yeciat Disuateh o The Chicaao Tridune, MaNgato, Minw, Aug. 26.—In about one- fourth of this (Biuo Eurth) county tho grass- loppers damaged tho crops in the localities whero thoy appoarod. Wheat and oats wero nearly destroged. Outslde of theso townships tho crops aro unusually excellont, averaging, ns 1 am variously Informed, 20 bushels of whoat to the acre, and 45 of onts. Harvesting turough- out tlus section la all dono, aud tho stacking nearly completed, Old farm-sottlers sny tloy never had such immenso cropa in this scction of this Stato ns they have this season, Corn and potstoes are also first-rate, tho latter mow solling hiero on tho strect for 25 ceote per bushel 1t la smd thiat potatues aro now out of tho reach of frost. Tha recont frost scaro dul not affect avything hereabouts worthy of mention. 1 am told that tho averago of emall grain in thia section 15 som> 16 por cent larger than last yoar, The fax crop viceil Dipateh to The Chicago 'ridune. Br, Peren, Minn., Aug. 26.—This is m the gracshiopper region of Minnesota. The cropw were cunmiderably affocted oarly 1 tho season by tho pest of the Grangoers in this (Nicolet) connty, and will fall shortof agood yiold of wheat, oats, ete, for some 4 or b mitles about this town. ‘Lha crops wera fair, but the graeshoppor ruvagos are sndly nosiceablo ur Homu 15 miles towntdd Now Ular. Ior n portion of this distauce not s utack of stwall graln—not ovon a sialk—can bo seen. Cotn and polatoes, howover, have escaped. In Brown County tho grasshoppers have deposited their eggy, aud, of conrye, Will wako destructive ravagea 0Lt yenr, Buch flolds of swall grain 4 cscaped thie ‘hop- pury «illojwld well, Corn and potatues atwo are go The jojury to coru, potas toes, and vegetablos throuph tlus Hiato, from Bt. Faul to thiv point, bow b oxapgeratod, Even aloug the valley of the Min- uesols River scarcely s traco of frost can Lo 8uon, oxcefd uow and then lu low places in pota- to aud gardeu patctes. | Lisvo ecen no corts & focted b frout thus far. L'olatoes are geuorally beyond tho injury of frust, A tomble raine storm prevailed througlh Leru yesterday afters noon and last night, the hardest “of the season, 1t did but hittle fujury, whoat aud oals, boing wostly in stack, 5 DAKOTA, Biovx Ciy, In,, Ang Lo storm for two days past In Houtborn Dakota was very de- utructive snd violent. Mauy ticlds of wheat lu shock are loating io water and Ladly dawsged. At Elk Polut the wiud blow almost a husricano, Heveral butldiugs were blown ovor. Oue w house, 60 feet lony, was carried by the wind into an adjoinivg lot, Fouces {u that section wore destroyed, and considerable dawago dona to w"l];l Anuther heavy rain south aud west to- uight, NEBRASKA, Svecial Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, Lravenwonry, Kan., Aug, 26.—Oo Wednes- day vight and Thursday moruing the rain that bLas been promisiug for the last week c1me down in large quaniitios. It was & God-siad to the TIIE CIITCAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, e e e e e e AUGUST 27, 1875. — e farmers, and aLtindant crops aro promised from tho region ravaged by the griaashoppers. anecial Distateh to Fhe Chieann Trionne, Lixcotd, Nob., Anz. 26Tt haw hoen ralning almont jncessantly fur two days past. An fm- monas Amonnt of wator has falfen. 1t i4 feared that damnge to wiieat 1n Atacks mny ensuc, ILLINOIS, Spectal Drepateh to The Chacaan I'ribune. Tafaink, 1L, Aug. 26.--It is now thought tuat tho tiver-bottom comnfiells will yiold at Jeast one-tlurd of & ctop, notwithstanding the Iata floode. apecinl Disrateh to The UAram Tribune, WATERNAY, [, Aug. 20.—The crops hern aro grod. Tho hay harvesting in about dono, Oorn will averan 10 huslicls, oats 40, wheat 20, hay 117 tond, ‘Tha dahy interosta here ara oo, Lhere nro six chiceso factoriod within 6 wilew, KANSAS, Atcisoyw, Kan., Aug, 26,—A heary raln-storm has prosailed vinco 12 o'clock last night, eztand- ing over Northorn River and far to the sunth- watd, It is very beneficial Lo Inte plautod corn, OUR FOREIGN TRADE, Correspondence from Governiment Osffeers Abroad-Striking ilustrae tHone of ¢ Protection” Falincics— How Our 'Frade with South Amera Ll and Chit Iy Depri - newo o Protective’ Statocrait and Tty Roesults ho Decline of Amers fenan Credit, Wasimixatoy, Aug, 2L—Thoe United Btates Coneul at Dnencs Avres, in s letter to the Deo- rartment of Hate, say: Tt s a wortifying tact that while all the leading corntries of Exiropo are compzting for the trado of tho uver lite, the United States, whose maratimo com- merce i uext to that of Great Britain, docs. not suj- port a single ling or stoamer. Thure fs no _doubt that the travy of thin conntry with the United States could Lo very greatly extended ard made protitable, hid we Proper fucititlen i tha way of ateamship ntavigation, The fnereartng amounta of fmports from the United Htates, already showing a Iarge balance of trade In our favor, is o anillcient proof of o demand for American mantifactures by the people of the River Plate, whila th.o sdisposition of the Argentino llepublic to adsist fn the estapiliment of steain communication between Tiuok Avres aud New York 13 sutlielently ovident {1t tha fact that tho Arcentine Congresn as enrly an 1 vored 3 subsdy of £20,0 0 gold for cight years— which, Uatn asanral, 10 1 willing to_ inereato (0 330, 0u0—a thing which It han nuver doue for any other na- thon, Besldes Lo thereass of our commeres the pas= senger hatic would be larae, Nut anly wonkd the Argeutines prefer to travel and put their ehildren to sehool 1 the Bmted Rtates, but a y large proportion of Entopean tourdate sud tesds urning to their Rativecountry, would by way of ch.iuge take tha route by the way of tho Uniel States, Whey do it a0 now on ub uf tha doliys, ex- |Ir‘;|~fl, and dificulties of transhipment at Rio deo Ju- nufro, ‘I'ho United States Cousul at Vionna, Austria, Bavy: While In this Empire the recent military lawa nre bo ing aieadily enforced, augnienting L defennlvo power, it lias nol ket paco Wit I3 ueighbors n preparation for war, and In the incre e of fts olensive armameat, Whiln discuesng the beat suethiods of prosorving Uo and promoting prowperiiy, tho aiten'fun uf tha coun- try Lan suddonly besn callia o Ie negloct in securing thie moet oillcient meatis of deslretion, The military authoritics ot {his Lipire have convinos od themselves by recent triala that theie feld artillery wanld by comparatively unclus 1 a conteat with the superfur guns adapited by other armies, and uo littlo excitwment Lan stteuded the discovery, ‘The infeclor- Ity of muzzle-loading emall arius compared 1o breech- louders wan demoustratul in 1883, atil_compeiled tht Qovernment to rearm {ts_cntire farce, It declined, Bowever, 10 takn American nrms, which proved fn overy Teapect matiefactory ot trialy misds here, prefors ring to givo coutruets 1o’ e own citizenn and uiconr- aggy tho manufacture in ltw own country, sud'a groat eatablishmicnt wax accondingly cted at Biyr, To bring fts field artiitery up o the Enropean standsrd it whl be necesrary for” the Government to at- onco anb- sillize another mannfactory for stoel guns, lhowever other indtistri es and 1monufactures may Ianguish, tho great business of waking arme, according to tho 1ntest and mont fmpeoved pattern, flousfabes and fucreasos. ‘The Unitod States Consul at Tien-Twin, Chino, BOYVE 0ur trado witls China in mannfactured colton goods wan onco eonnidorablo and promisiug, but fu a time of national milefurtune that trado pakscd away to othiers, who wccured und still enjoy ita Lonofits by the practice of downright aystematic rauls. That couutloss tonn ot clxy und other adulterations uned by Engiinh tanus facturers should ba ol b tho Clilueaé wa catton, witly 1hio aid of counterfelted trade-inarks, i8 evidenco of tho shilty mado by those manufacturers 4o retuln con- ol of o trad that da:s wok naturally beloug fo them, Nowwithstauding tho ditlerencoin tho price of Lalor i hoth countriea, i secus snomslous that Englaud should by cotton of the United Btates, trauaport it neross tho Atlan dc, and, when minuinctured, roud that ¥auo cotton, 11 tho shapo of falirics, by a long and eirctltous route to tho consumera i Ching, whon tho watue market 14 80 much noarcr_and eanler Of accua Lo th United Staton, whero the cotton origtuates, Anterican manufscturers could certululy purchaso colton 1n our couutry o tho samo torus ofierad by Engllels mannfacturca; and it recma that tho Liyher price for Isbor pufd Ly tha Amoriesn manufacturer wuould be partly, if not wholly, compensated for by ShTarice tearupartalivn direct b Gl acbits 0 Pacitie, whilo Engiish goodn would hiavo to bear tho udditlonnl cost of transportation across the Atlantic, and & wuperthious half of the distauco from Eugland rotind tho Eastern 1fomisphiors to Ching, 1 Ataerian fyrts couldavall of cheaper tranavortation evan now, st bu remembored that thoy could ot at proscnt. compete In Chine with grosly adulterated, and bency: chioater, Englivh goods bearlug thesamo trademarks, The United Btates Cousul a¢ Fraukfort-on- tho-Mnin says: Alllegialation o the Gorman Emplra seem Lo pro- cocd rlowly and under great disheulticn, The formnl work of crosting the Emplre was Lut the work of wontent. Tho legdulative bills, Laving for their objoct tho extablishing of tho Ewpire, ream to cucounfor strenuotn apporition from sotuo'of tho Sontkern Gove crnments, oF fron peracns oppored to tho Uoverne ment extating in othier acctions, Iuvaria, and in soma instancos tho othor Buuthiern Uovornmionts, claims to Lo otk an sxception, wholly o by part, from the ope oration of many puulG memires, Suchfwas tho cava with to military luwe, tho impenal civil cadv, the timpertal eodey a ‘muproino Judiclary for the Enibiro, and many otliee aiwfiar gieat meanures, ‘Tho coune~ quenco 14 that nearly il leatwlation s partial and sec tiouul, Evou now, when i lsd buen wupe pored” that the how colnago of the Empira Wwae o unbersal, wud theler uud gulden were to ba beard of no more, Bavaria 18 fo bo exceglod, aud tho guiden lu to b wsed an the medium of busines Ju that country alone, ‘Thio diticulties of Tperial logislation fu the Enpirs of Gormany are to Lo surpered only by the dolays of Republican Legln- futiv bills {n Republican Franca, Existiug luatitu- {1008, huwover ofd and strange, are not willngly sbaudoned, nor Jonovation snd improvements, how~ ever muclr ucoded, readily aduptod by tha common mind, Tho Imperial Ministry labor for an Empire u fact an well a8 an Enj ire 1u name, but thoy are obliged 10 yleld temporarily (v opposition, ax & matter of palicy, Tlls advantoges ta be derived fromn tho Erpire will overy day becume more apparent, and Succoss muat tinally crown their offorts, Tho Umted States Consul at Iosterdam (Noths erlaudy) sayss Concornluy the tranesctions n United Btates rail- road whares, which, befors the panic in the Uniled States, havo bLoen 80 Smportant an elemeut i the Dutel money marketn, 1 bave but to repeat the tuto- ment of iny preceding aunual report, Far from show- Ing any wign of returing confidenco in United Statea rulirouil shinres, the Dutch publio vather manifests in- creastug aversion, Tlo sale of United States sailzosd seouritien, cvin ot the lowcat rates, (g limited to tho feut Juinbmum, The lawe recently enwcted i Wincomin couceruing taflroads Lave fust sfected those weenritien 0 which the Dutch capitalists have in- ested enormoun stus, natnets, the Chicago & North- wenternand the Milwaukos & Bt, Paul Ratlroads, As et tho holdery of inewa bands atill atiovo Hiné thn opie_oreatod und- entertalned by the Lirectora of thieso railroads will be roabized, and (hat thoss lws will_ Lo annuiled by the bupremo Court, Should this 1ot b thie case, a nuw depreciation of thuen securitios, 1t au of aif otlior Auwierican railroad Louds, may bo expected. F0r yesrs ta come, no inveatment of Datch capital in Unitod $tates raliroad enterprics will bo medo, ¥i- uanciers who in this couutry have been dealing in Unitud Hintes railroad socuritles agree in duclaring that a revival of confideucs in American railroad en- terprived can_only Le expected whon a radical change of il present legislation on ratlroad companten taken place 1u the diferent Hiates, As tho best tneans of ro- storing coutidunce thoy indicate : A strict control of the cieation and payuient of the capital of companies ; thie vbligatory, regulur—st least muonthly—publl of the receipts oud sxpenditures of the railrosda ; (hy Hmitation of the srlitrary yower uf the Proxdeuts of tho compaules ¢ aud a yreater utlucuce ou the part of holders of really paid bonds, Bimllar statemonts como from other countrles. —_——— RELIGIOUS. Bpecial Dirpaleh to T he Chicaao Tridune. Lyxisatoy, I, Ang, 26.~The Daptists’ meeting received largo and new dologatiovs to- day, The moetings crowded tho church, Tho Ministerlal Conference, the Rov. 8. G. Minier Sodorator, cossed ite sessious after hearivg w-. lerestivg papers by tho Reva, Bevan, Pottor, Gilbort, Wilson, oud Thowas. Mr. Devan's papor declared the Lord's Hupper to be not & church, but only & geners! Christian ordinanco, aud awskencd wbarp criticisus from the leading members. Iu the Banday-reuvol Couveutiou, Dr, Horitt, of Dloouiugton, President, en courakiug teports wore beard from ity schooly. ‘I'be Kev. leenbarger gave a Biblo 1eading on teaching cinldien, aud the Itev. F. J, Thowas tend au ablu caray on Johu's Goupel. To-might yaluablo sddresscs wete made by tho Kev, Mouit, of Blivouk, ou * Amisble Addresves,” The Church Association wiil asscmble to-ndf- row. -— THE MINNESQTA BEDLAM. Special Liapeb'h to The Chicago Tribune, 8r. PrreEn, Mamu., Aug. 26.—'Tho nosth wing of the State Insane Hospitsl mll be complated thiv sutumu, which complotes the entire build- ivg, with 3,000 feet front. It mow bas 430 patiouts, RAILROAD NEWS. Cnuses of the Troubles with the Tennessce Roads, s Mr. Ostonborg's Xdeas Concorning the Rockford & Rock Island Rond. Wagner Gels {he Slecping-Car Contract on {he Michizan Centrals Progress of tho English Roads Sinco 1854 Miscollancous Itoms, THE TEMNESSEE RAILROAD-WAR, Speetat Correrpondence af The Chicauo Iribune, Nasuvirre, Tonn, Aug. 24.—Tho war bebweon the St Louls & Southenaatern, Nashvillo, Chat- tanooga & St. Louin, nud Louisville & Nashvilio Itmlronds, still coutinues, 'The fight, it {a claimed, grow out of tho fact of the Southeast- ern ltoad “acalping,” and gooerally not lining up to business-principlos, white a member of the Grosn Line. 1t was allegod that it got Chi- cago 1ates on freights A long way eouth of that point. This led to the cutting off of tho South- eastern lload from tho Groon Line, The man- agement of the Southonstern, st tho samo time, clnim that tho other two ronds were making an offort ta cruxh it out, to divide the territory rightly belonging to tho Southonstern Road, and the traflle, bewweon themwolves. Tho truth of tho wholo matter, however, is o general tieun- derstanding between them. Au goon na tho Southeastorn Road had been dropped out of the Greon Line, it aimed a blow at tho Nashvile, Chattanooga & 8t. Lonis Ral- way, by cutting dowh the fare 1o and from St. Louis from ¥13 to £2.50. Tho other road did not tollow enit, for tho roason that it had the advantago i selling tickets at Southorn points, nnd was not dependent.altogother ou Nashville for 8t, Lonis travel, 1% rotalinted by foraing the Southeastern Road to break bulk, tompeilimg the drayage throngh Nastwille of Houthward. bonnd goods.and chatrging local rates upon them, o mAanagoment of the Southonstorn Road, having eflected an arrangemont _with tho Res coiver of the Elizabethtown & Paducal Road, ent down the rata to Lomsvilio toj22.5¢, and, on the Louinviio & Nashviilo Hoad voing to tho iguras, made s furthar roduction to 50 4 'I'he Loutsvillo & Nnsbivilo lioad still maiutamed tho 2,50 on tho worning snd after- nvon trawns, and waa coatent Lo reduco the fara to [0 centn on tho night-train, wiich camo more directly in comnotition with the single train on tho Houtbosstoin Road, DLoth roads bad im- menso transparencies pluced ovor the entrances to their rospective dopots, with big, bold black ftotters annouucing **Faro to Louiaville, 50 cents.”” Whilo tho Boutheastern Hoad bad tho #ympathy of those favoring cheap fares, the Loutsvilio Itoad had tho shortest routo by 60 milos, whicl balanced aualust the othor. Tuo war in genorally looked upron s a picco of fuol- 1Bhiness on tho ?nn of hoth ronds, whose action Ia begetting rathor s want of contidence 1n them, moro than anythng olse. A compromise was attempted about ten days Iiil), 1t ended in tho discussion of grievancod, Thero was no result. Thers aro intimations, howayor, that tho managements of nll tho roads linvo grown sick of the war, and that the differ- ences will bo awicably sottiod within the nex toi dave, Tue reduction of rates has put teaveling within tho react of the pockatbooka of numberioss people, who linve eagerly selzod tho onportunit; to viasit Bt. Louls, Chicago, Louisvillo, aw Enstern citios. Whilo a large numuor of peopls have visited Naehville in cSusequonco of the reduction, yet 1t has not 1mproved its com- mercinl intorents ; and. the sooner tho war is brought to a ciuse, tho botter for Nluhvl!ll’o. N, THE ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND & ST. LOUIS, Mr. Oustonborg, tbe represontative of tho (oyman bondholders of tho above road, and who boughbt it for thom at the recont ealo, hins been Interviowod by tho Now York ZTribune a4 follows ; Tho suit which wo brought sgainst the Rockford, Rock Irland & Bt, Louts Raiirond wes really the first forcclusire sult that was over carriod out i this coun- try—that e, 080 tuchk as the bondholders bave fi- aluted that the former managers of the ruflroad and avery ono elss thould givo way to the iutereuts of tha morigagecs, and have thus far stcceeded in carrying their polnt,” Notwithalanding all kinds of obstructions tunt wers thrown i my way, fu tho comparativaly ort tho of ten months we succeeded fn obtalufug a final decroo of rale, which was o Lave taken placo o Aug. 10, and T wan In hepoa that the difTerent rali- roads which Linve a competing futorust in gotting pos- weasion of the Hockford, Lock Island & Bt, Loul Tatlroad would get up milciont wirife to canwe the latter ta soll for a falr yrice, On tho ovening bo- foratha sale was o have taken place, howover, I learned ihat o riog bad been formed by which ¢ was the intention to mauipulate matters i such & wny that the memtore of tuls ring should get possossion of the road for & mare soug. I thorofors connidered {t to ba ta the Intereat of my lieuts to aro tho wilo pontpaned wutil Aug, 11, when 1 bought in the road for §1,04),000, of which I have i 3207000 caet, vl o Salaiizo Ia to be pald upon o confirmation of the sala by tho Court, This will e in the early part of October, 1818, Immed.ately atier I had bought the road, offers came to me from saoverl rollroad companies ‘to Luy the roal from the bondbolders, A deputation from the cluies of Rock lulind, Daseuport, and olin o also_camo to Chicago to invite we (o attend & meeting at Davenport of pomo moneyed men who wished to have tue road rocoustructod aud managed n the Interest of the peopla Jiviug aluog the luo of tho yoad, instesd of Ing tun in tho tuteroat of une or two railroads and 2 coal monopoly, a8 lind lieen tho case bofore, Un the following day a proposition was mauo to mo at ayen- port, by somo of the leading capitalists, banketn, and mianufacturers of that anil the uthier citles natned, to Ly the road, the conditious of which 1 do uot feet incliued to maks publioat prescut, 1 shall lay thewr proposition, as well a8 (b8 others that have Leen submnitied to me, togiihier with & plan of roor- suization which 1 lave worked “out ysell, fore the Qerman bandholders who meet In Frank- fort-on-thie-Main on Sept, 10, aud then awalt (heir ac- tion, ‘e German boudisaldere havo no desiro what- suever Lo make a monopoly out of thia railroad, sor do they wishi to show a preference 1o eithor of the con- nuting or crowslug Toads, Keither do they wish to Lave tho exclusive control of the road, All thoy ask is that they may realize a fajr parcentayo on the money which thoy biavo already Jost sud that which it {a now necessary for thom 0 {uvest In ropairs in order tiat tho road may be put in good runniug condition, Frow the very atart, continued Mr, Ontenborg, thiv pucial scheine Was ve of the greatest frauds that was ever parpetrated in thie or any other country, Almost every ons who had auything (o do with it hse made motey out. of the affair, They havo injured the American name abrosd more tian any other sw{niing operations which Lave been gotton up Lers since 1869, Tn 1471, wlien the railrosd wus entirely benkrupt, fustesd of turning the road over to tha boudbolders, the road Was given overto s Low party, who, of course, felt under 1o obligatious to the bondlolders, From tho timo the United Biates Conrt appotnted & Racelver, on Oct, 27, 1474, everytblog which nu-!y could possiLly do baa been dono by the tuusgers of this cligue to cry down th'dmlpflr‘y. 1 bava no fears, however, of belng unable 1o make tho property psy & good divi- deud, even on threo times the amount at which I Lought it in, which w only $4,000 pec mile, ENGLISH RAILWAYS, Tho Londou Z'mes givea tho followlng etatis- tics concerning tho progreas of the railway sys- tem in tho Unitod Kingdom elnca 1854 ¢ ‘Tho near approach of (he Aftleth anulvorsary of the opening of the Stocklon & Datlington Raitway, sad to bu the first line used for the conveyunce of genarsl ewinde us that Lalf a contury 8go our raliways tatiatics, for the best of reasous, The Board {sauiod & sumary of our railway roturns a4 pwunly yoars, aliowlog the reinarkably progress made fu that thoe. In 1~5{ there wure {u the nsted Klnd:lum ¥,033 miles of rsilway open for traf- B¢, aud at tho end of 1414 there were 16,419 miles, more than doubls the furmer nuy The erowo Las boen greateat o “uinglo Yue tlevo dncreawed froin 1950 miles fn 13l fo 7,700 wilw in 1874} Lut the liues which age Mtouble or wore advauced ouly from 6,103 108,719 milcs, “Ihie capital paid up has more tian donbled'in twenty yearw, Liaviog iucressed from £:56,069,794 in 1834 to £009,593,930 W 18743 w0 that throughout the tweuty yourd we sank or spent above £16,000,000 per spuum on an average iu takivg ral) 1 the United King- dom, Tbe ordinary sto:k has ‘ouly rison from £1 040,816 1u 1854 to £244,5:8,311 {n 1674, the Increase of u&tul having Lesu chiefly fn that which has s Axe ate of futercat, 'Thus 1he guarauteed aud preferen- tial stock Las Increased from £43,577,082 in 185 to IW.‘)M:,!:TJ in 1874, or fourfold; d Lhough the “losus," or flosting debl, show a doclue from £70,600,036 1 1854 "o £49,260,010 $n 1814, the per- petusl shonturo stock,” which has come into such favor, smounted fn 1874 to 1o lers than £111,170,091 {ucreaning from less than £16,00,000 {n 1587 10 saven times thal smount 1a 1574, ‘Luo Luwber of ordinsry passengrs cuuw{nd by nu\na tlab is, the number of jourueys wade) bias fucreas: frois 113,180,165 in 1834 L0 477,810,411 {u 1874 ; but thla s exclusive of the Journeys of asason or periodical ticket-holders, who in 1874 wera 44,937, or ueatly haif » million in humber, No sccound {a glven, nor any esthinate, of the number of thnes these laat traveled, Iu 1474 they paid jn all LL,UGHIBL (uol w tweatleth pary of ihe waols' veceljts from passsugers), Aves alout d's ud frow esch soavon o cal Ucket-holder, Toe drcat Pastern Lad fhe Jargest number—113,04, chieily workmen, snd they pafd oul £74,451 Iu the whals; the Norts London came nex wath 54,863, g‘."“' £35,850, The Drighton unoln| only 10,974, but they pald £117 811, Without catimates roin e cs s to e aumberef Joncuese under perindical tickets, w8 caniob tell how many are the travelera (fcnrneyx) by taiiwsy o thin Kingdom (n r. Tuc racelpag from passcoger trafe and feam traflic were ot very far from equal n 1031, bt T8 Lian aincn pecn & clange, atud in JAT4 4o p et eacelptn, which b 1464 f tio twa, wera 10 tho goeds reveipts nnonly 41 to 81, ‘The recelyta from fraflie have riven from L1 71 Il 30, LR Fenta, Tolls, working expen: cont “on {h8 but y rlves hed 49 per ditsire it Tecelptnim 140, and - tavs ritno, i 1 por the mama in 1¥; 2 the opolvon contyg 1588, B3 per cenl; and in 874 they were 55 porcent, S, {lie net focelpta, which were Imt 4,19 per cent on | paid-up capdtal {n 1830, reached 447 et cont In 1470, The teceut rino in prices ha< ma- erially nffected the cont of conatruction: and working of rallways, In 1334 the paldenp eagdtal wna oqual to £33,521 pier mlle of line open s 10 18:2 tho amouht was Htls more—namiely, £11,0303 but in 160 it bhad bo- cume L atied {0 184 It wan £37,078, In tho year 1Ri4 thin proas recefpts of tho rallway companien of the United Kingdom amounted 1o neazly £60,1.00,000, and_the net teceipts creeeded half n oaniilion & week, The passenger tratis teoeeled nearly 97,010,000 milen In the yesr, and the goods and miticral traing travelod abo¥o 100,062,000 i THE PULLMAN COMPANY AND THE MICHIGAN CENTHA| It bas been proviously statod in Tue Trisond that the contract botwosn the Micligan Central Riailrond and Mr. Pullmsn to run t'utiman pal- aco cars over ils lino would expiro in November, and that the Company was Leaitating about re- newing ita contract with Mr, I'utiman, Informa- tion was recoived here yesterday that Mr. Pull man has lost this line, and that Mr., Wagnor, who runs his cars over the New York Cential, Las won tho prize. 'I'e Goneral Buperintendens of tha Michigan Contral Rallroad stated to a TrinuNE reporter yeaterday that ho would have proforred tho Pullman cars, but, owing to tho opposition of Commodoere Vauderbilt to them, aud bhis positive fostruclions ta allow mone of thom to ram over tho New York Central, thoy woro combellod to waka the now nrrangomont, for otherwiso they would havo been compolled to tranefer their threush passcugers at Niagara Falls, ‘Thoro wan, hovevor, & probability of an arrange- mont being offected by which the Erie Koad could run a Puliman car oser their lino. The contract of tho Great Western of Canada with tho Pullinau Company expires next spring, and, as the Michigan Conlral has decided to run Waguor's cars, thoy will prabably make a con« trace with thio same line, as they ;o the con- necting link botween tho Mlchigan Contral and the Now York Contral Hailroad. CHEAP RATES FROWM BOSTON, Boston rejolcos beeauso 1t enjoyes tho advans tagoat presont uf o freight-rate to Chicago 10 conta under Now York City, and tho Bostou bus- inces mon are tuning up their uerves and ara Lry= 1ng to increnso their burinoss, Tha following is what tho Bosion Conttercial Dulielin hins Lo ey in vegard to this mattory As unticed In our gomsip last week, the agraoment tn mako tle basle 00 cefte it uniforiily with New York, hasLe:n Lroken by the obstinancy of tha Loston & Altany snd the Baitimore & Oblo in rofusing to agreo ta the terms of n discrimination for the Intier route on accotiut of tho groater distance, Biuco Friday last the varlous New England railway managers Laio had a conferonce at Siratogs with tho ehicly of tho Freat trunk Hues West, and on Wedaesdsy of thin week it wan underatood that te advanced rato would go into eifect, Tbia has falled to become a fact from the po. sition of Mr. Hocum Ifosfurd, the new manoger uf tuo Lowell Roud, who, I councetion with his Coutral Ver- mout alliances, Liva a ronte to the West, 1t is understond that Mr, Mills, of the Vermont end, heaniy co-operatos with ‘Mr, Fosford i this stand on rats, und o, should the Halnore & Obfo de. cldo to adyance to (Lo 60 conts Lusfs, it {8 wholly prob- ablo that tho Lawell Ruxd will keop Ita frelght-nouse Urely with 40 cent packiges, Tho Loston & Albany continuo to tako through merchandise at tho old rates, neither rejecting nor hesitating at the fourth or wpecial classes; wiich on a 11l load will sowmetimen averagn loss than $.0a car lo Chiicago, For fnatunce, & shipment of four cara of marblo Jeft this city for Chicago on Tuenday raat at 13 centa o huudred, elgbt cars of wigur at 16 cents, whilo 143 conts was given as & rale for six cars of heavy hardware. GILMAN, CLINTON & SPRINGFIELD, Spectal Diapaten to T'he Chtcann T'ridune. Braixaneewy, I, Aug. 26.—r. F. E, Minck- loy bas been hero for sovernl days past looking aftor tho Gliman, (hinton & 8pringfield Natlroad property, proparatory to turning it over to whomvrogver tho Trusteca—Scott and Jewott— shall appoint to take cbargo of tho tond, AMr. INinckloy thinks tho travafor will be mado sbout the lat of Beptomber. It is bardly expocted that aoy chauge will bo made in tho ofllcials of tho road, as they have boen mostly copnocted with the road for a loug time. STREET RAILROAD IMOROGLIO, CoLvxnuy, Aug. 20,—There has boen a war of words and nt timos throats of violence made by tho mon ot work laying tho track of the Iligh stroot aud extencion of the Long street rail- road to-day. ‘Tho Long strect mon are endeav- oring to head oif an injunction by laving thotr track to-night, the enjowng party belog tho old High 8treot Company, who objoct to betug fotcod to divergo from tho centro of tho street, which a rocout ordinauce requlres thewm to do, THE ATCHISON BRIDQE, Atcmson, Kau., Aug. 20,—Extonslve prapara- tiona are being made for the celebration, Sapt. 4, In bhonor of the complotion of thd iroun bridgo over tho Missouri Rivor at this poiut. All raitroads centeling bere will nin exoursion trains at low faro, and 1t {s expected that from 10,000 to 20,000 people will bo presout, ‘THE ENGLISH BOND-OWNERS AND STOCK- HOLDERB BEGIN THEIR INVESTIGATION, Nxw Yomrk, Aug, 26,—The committes sppoint- ed by tho English boudbolders and stookhioldora of tuo Erlo Nailway to mako an luspection of tho main lino and Its branchies bogan Ite labors to-day, and oxpects to bo ongaged in tho work throo days. —_— MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, The New School of Mines: Bpecial Correspundance of TAe Chicnao Tribune, Axy Annon, Mich., Aug. 25.—The first annual announcemont of tho now Hchool of Mines hins just beon comploted by Dr, Silas H. Douglas, of the University. Tue followlng ia a eynopuls ot tho announcoment : FACDLTY, James B, Angall, LL., D,, Dreatdent, Bilaa I, Douglas, M. A., Profemar of Metsllorgy, Analytical and Applied Chomistry, aud Director o Ohermical Lavoratory, James O, Wi i Edward Olney, Guatlos K. Adsrus, M. Albert 1, Lrescoll, Chemistry, Uaorgo” 8. Merrly, M. A ngusges and Literatu Cuarles £, dreon, M. A., 0, E,) Profeasor of Clvil El;nlnnzmnu- ugca ot Tyler, LL. D., Professor of Eoglish Lao- aud Literstune, A., Irofessor of Minlng-En- )d Alincrology, + By Asalataut Professor of Engie o ulmnmflfli‘:’!. D,, Anaiatant Professar in 1ogy. Worster M, Beman, M. A,, Aumistant Professor of thematics, Preaton 1, Roso, M, A, M, D, Assistant ln Ohere itey, '3, B, DePent, B, A, D, 8, Inatractor in Prench, Ohinrles K. Donbon, M. 8,,'0, E., Iustroctor in Euginooring and Drswing, Cuarles N. Jonos, B, A, Tastructor In Mathematics, Otes O, Johuson, B."A., Asslstaut Professor of Aualytical Chemistry, Hainuel J. Dougles, Ph, I, P, 0., Amistant Profes sor of hivtailurgy aud Audlytical Chemiairy, REQUIREMENTS FOR ALMISBIO; Candidates for admission will bo oxamined in the followiog studies 1 English Langusge sud unogn‘)bv. Ilistory, Mathomalcs, French, Nat- ural 'bl odophy, Butany, Zoology, and (ieomet- rioal Drawin| Tho examination of cendidales for admisaion will begin on ‘Thursdsy, Bept. 43, at 0 o'cluck 8, ., continuing tbrough Frday aud Haturdsy and tho Moaday following, Tha course of study will cover four years. Caudidatos may bo admitted to sdyance utand- lug, it properly quahiled, at any time prior to $ho beglnning of the fourth year, I, R et U TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. Bvectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune. Cuaupaio, I, Aug. 20.—The inter-County Teachers' Iuatitute, uow in mession here, was addreascd by Fresident Edwards, of the Normal Uuivereity, on the value of free sohools, this D,, Professor. of Astronomy, ofensor of Mathomatics, ¢ of History. sor of Urganio Professor of 3Modern Mark chiaro of Batany and eveulng. The address was delivered bofore s I(:m dnfidlfinc- la tue lodustrial Univessity H ald, THE MISSISSIPPL Byeciol Disvaleh to The Chicass Tribune, LaCgosse, Wis., Aug, 26.—The water in the Miusissippl iv the lowest it haw been for years. Beveral uteamboais are caught on the bars 1 this vicluity, ‘The large packet Red Wing ls uow g 00 the bar avuth of the civy with over 310 cabiu pasnengase o6 THE IRISH QUESTION, A Vory Berious Danger Narrowly Es. caped---Analysis of (ha Situation. Eccleslastieal Influenco Wenkened, and England’s Fenrs of the Effect. Nets Ferk Herald. Dunu, Ang. 12,—~Tho London press appeara to be roalizing at Iast that Ircland has just cs- caped a vory serions danger—tho davgor of an- othet nerious outbreak, * How was this danger indicated 2" you will naturally ask, Suver- ficinlly no vory extraordinary agitation was viaie blo. T'he O'Councll fostival passod off Llood- lesnly, ot lesse in Dublin, Thore was some bad tomper, to bo sure. Tho cminent Cullon aud the lordly McBwiney on tho one slde, and Mossra, Butt, Bullivan, Nagle, Downing & Co. on the o her side, woro not tho must loving poopla in tho world. Cardiuol Cullon, thoysay, blessod the oppononts ovory hour in tho day, as your true Churchinan should, while Butt & Co. never tirod of spoaking of Iia Kininence In tho most en- dearing tormns during the very height of tho ex- citomont. It {n trus that duiing the procession tho coat-porters asssulted the amnesty-carringe, boaring tuo banner on which wero inscribed the siguiflcant words, ' Remembor tho prisoucrs in chaind,” It is truo that Inter Ju the day tho traces of the amuesty-carriage woro ous by ordor of somatody ou the Mcwiuvy rldo of tho con- troversy, It la also time that ot the ond of ths procesaion tha amnests-people completely rotalinted nod outgenoraled the McSwinoy side by taking possession of the platform near Car- lisle Bridge, and proveuting the oflicial pro- wrammo from being carried out. It is true again that the Centonary banquet waa broken up in whiat might be termed an oxtraordinary peacefu! row by at uproarius call fof Dust whon the toaust of tho ** Legislativo Indepondenco of Irclanl” waa announced by the Lord Mayor, who, con- sistently enough, opnosed auy infringenetit of the oflicial programme. Dut'what did all these amounnt to ¢ Thero was not a siuglo vloy sirack. No mau was knockod down. No shiot was fired. No life was lost. WHEINE, THEN, WA THE DANOER 2 I will tell you whoio it wan, In the tirst place England does not understand the yoarnings of thio Irinh peoplo for Home Rule, Nor do Ameri- cans, or forelgnera penecrally, Thera is an i« pression outsido of Jroland that all tho talk And excitemont about ifomo Lulo aro mero empty sound snd idle hectoring on tho part of a corwun clans of politioat adventurors, lika Butt, whio at ono time was a deadly fue to overy national movement, or like Bullivan, who some say 18 even vow coquetiug with tho Uov- ernment to procure gomo puug po- sition for life, like many muotbor “Insh patriot™ who lived beforo bum, 1 do not say this ss reprosontiug my own opinton of enhie” Buit or Sulilvan, of whom I know nothing Iwmcnllly. ‘I'no formor Jooks somewbat like thy ate Horace Greeley, porscssing tho samo honest aud bouevolent exprossion ot countenance, and, thoy do say, talking in tho samo dieadfullv trank and rockless fashion for which ta o of Chappaqns was remaikable, , rondy epesker, it not an oator; but [ wather from all I can lomn that ho s lackiog in the olémonts of a arent l:ader. He has neitber tho force nor the braivs to cun- mand the attention of a great nation nor tn hod in reasonablo check tho moss excitable pcoplo in tho world, not cxcepting oven the Frooch Naver waa the ma chless poser of O'Connell over this peoyle more beaulizully and truthfully oxprossed than by Lord O’fiagan in bis ande- livered otation, when he savas thet it was the Libarator's great aim to ** keop Ireland submis- 8ivo to the laws, yet morslly uneoveinahle ; to Btir to lus deptha the passion of the peoplo, and yor mako thom shriok from violonco and out- rago.’ Ho is & gool A BECOND O'CONNELL WANTED. Butt has not that power, 1le 15 populsr bo- cause ho reprosenta (whethor sincerely or not) o principle desply itoboddol io the Irish heart. ‘Chat is all. Wera soms botder aud miore reck- fous londor to start up to-morrow, aud tell tho poople that tho road to llomo Rule i8 to bo cloarod with canoon and musketry, Butt could no more check the storm 1bat would follow thap oould a straw rostst the foice of 8 turnado. Buillvan is & man who has forcel Lis way to prominenco by skiliful manenviing and suave mauaecrs, ‘They like Lim in London because ho is pollte. Thov listen to himu the Commons becauso he geuorally talks sense, and alag, and chleily, bocause be {s o considerate of othera, Hut ho ls only ona of those peopls who muat follow a popular movoment, not houd it, or guido it, or sliapo it for bis own or bis country's good. To truth, thoro is uo man 1o [reland cum- otant to the task of a zoal leador. Whete, thon, tho daoger? THE PERIL WITI WEAR LEADLRS, In that very fact. ‘Lhe poril always (4 whete londors do not oxiat to check aud concrol lmpul.xr movomonts, Look at tho first Ironch Rovola- tion, and look at tbe Communirtie tenellion | Would thoro hisve Locn so much blood and out- rago had there existed ono real man and leader to put_himeelf as the head of eithor? Cieatly not. It waa bocauso thora wero too many woak mew, too many mediocres, aud no man of com- manding sbility, that anarchy ruled snd Indis- criminate slaugliter ensucd, “No oue can denv that thore was womo good undorlying both movoments,—even tho firat Froucl Kovolution, lh:l! l).\ulv 8o0n the good way swullowod up 1a tho ov) JIATONY APT YO NEPEAT ITHELF. I mav it is pocauss thoro Is uo grest foader In Ireland that danpor oxiats, and it was very nearly devetaping, Pn unploasant fasluou durlng thu late O'Connell colobratlo., Thexs Hotio-lulets and Fonian apostles are couatantly preacting about tho wrongs of Ire- land. Thoy a insdlously teaching the poaple that the worst foo to their freedom 18 not England, bat the Catholle pricsthioud, This lung teaching 18 rapidly boesning frult, as did the vugodly doctrioes of Volteirs, Roueacau, and thoir fellows i France, Tue peaple ars bo- ginning to believe that tue priests aro very good beacoas in toattors of roligion, but, when it comes to politics, they are not to bo trusted ; thoy aro false lights, mora aptto lure them on to rocks aud quioksands fusu juto a baroor of safoty, ‘Tho con l‘uonon is. too, that shis cun- tradictosy tosohlng is bringing up a gaod mau young Irinhmen as absolute freethinkers, scof- fen, aud skeptics sbout everything but the ono central idoa that Ireland shoula be free. Young Ireland now ia very much like Youug Frauce was Juat beforo the first Ravolutlon, JOUSG IMELAND INCENSED AT FRIESTLY DICTA- TION, Consequontly, whou #ibe Home-Rulers ralsed the cry that tho priosts, headod by Curdioal Cul- lon, had taken Lold of the O'Conuoll calobration sud bad resolved to make It a putoly Catholio domoustration, Young Iroland becaine dcopfiy sgitated, Bocres moctings wero held iu Iraland, Ebglaud, aud Bootland, and it was 16s0ived that *rsuch an ousrage™ would not bo tulerated. Cutdtasl Culten and Lord Mayor McSwiuey Iaughed st the opposition, Perbaps they did unot hear until too late of the deep-rooted hos- tility to thuir schome to make tho coleora- ton aa Uultramoutsne aa possible. Whothar or not, it seems to au uadoubted faoi that wany of the young Irelanders, both Liere aud in Bcotland snd’ Kugland, determined to bo as the colebration with “concealed armw op thelr per- nons, resolved, i peod bo, to carry tuelr nuint over tho dead bodies uf their opponeuts. Had & single shot boen tired on tha dav of the process sivn, Heaven ouly knows whore the thiug would d. Iad O'Hagau versi in atfempt- deliver tha oratiou of tue duy, hie would been torn from tho stavd and —— dhe Imsgipation must fitl up what mikht have ful- lowed, This s no akotching of a (aucitul plot, bug the outline of a plan actually rosolved upou, TUR APPHEHENSIONS OF LOKD MAYOL M'¥WINE) 1t sppears that, the day after the procesa Cardinal Culien Liesrd of this plot. Like a good peiest, a8 he undoubtedly is, he iinmedistel visited Lord Mayor McSwiney, who was so muc! impressed with the idea of dsuger (bas ho 1wsued his proclawmation postpouing the fireworks * on scoouut of the weathur”(?)., ''ho (loyernmout also had Jearned of tho J:lot, and was in ‘resdi- ut to suppress any disturbance that might have developed. WOAT GOVERNMENT THINKS OF IT, ‘Tho Evglish Goveroment observes the chaoges I tho reiatious of the lyish clergy aud peuple with uo sausfaction, This msy svem incredibl cousiderlug all the trouble the Irish pm-mhuo.J Lave caused ller Majosty's Governwment, Iiut it is, nevertholows, & fact, Kugland eecs mora peoplo laft Lo thomsalvey, withe restrainiug intluence of tue clergy, than when they wero led liko sheep by their ujhitusl sud political guiaes, Formeily Uoveiument could count to. zome extent ou the wfuence of the clergy in euppressivg rebollivus outhresks. Avua the alergy were Lot counted on iu yain, I say uut whethor rightly or wruugly, Bubuow | who will stop tha kreepressible contlict? TUK HEMEDY, Only the English Goverument can arread if, sud how? By dealing justly with Ireland. 'there s no mistaking neonlo will not bo aatiatiad with anvthing ahorg af tinny Lulo, and {6 Enzland s wino sho w,) wrantit. 1t will not do to Jangh at this move. mont, Samotow futolhgent Euel shmen aio ap. riving at the wame conoluston, They 80 sy aftor nll tho contwion of repremsivo Inwa and pareocutions, thia stiango Irish proplo i3 ng yq. tunanio sa over. Thoy sco that, thingh Heotland has bocomo tho moat loral arg of the Fwmpiro, Ireland n aull (), samo **morally uugovernablo” mombar, Ty ungovernabin ‘membor aoma dav (T other sy nn sy tho whola body palities and. lke ekilty] doctors, the thoughitful mon in Fngland ara py. RinNIng to discnss whotber it would not bo thy vest Lroatmont to admimster soothing and ha|. ing medicine rather shan lonzar riak the paal np lowing tite ur governabln membar aitogatlier. ang posaibly wenkaning, if hot paralsaing, the who'y boay. T alionld nat by surprised £ hoar at -ty noxt Parllamentary soralon, of Mr. Disrnclt fy. todneing a Homo-Tiulo aehiomo ; aud T enall by niore sutprisod if that act of simplo fnsiico atin| not result i nnking Ireland tho most loval ang devoted part of lor Majnstv's possossions, thy strong right arm of the Dritlsh Kmpire. RELAND DOES NOT WANT INDEVENLENCE, It 18 the hablt to sssdrt that wero lrolang granted Homo Itnle it wonld cnl{ &lrovu the atopping-atona to indepondence. 0 ot Lo ligva tlus. From what I have hoard sud scen, 1 am conpvineod that the groat bu'k of tho Irn peoplo now roalize that their couotry coug not oxist as an [ndepondent Power: that theje 8af and future pmspurll{ and davelopment, depend upon the righs to lorisiate for them. sclven, but, at the samo timo, preserving aunjoy with Encland, which, in tme of dangor, wonig prove o bond of atrsngth and mutual suppors, 10 (8J90] 08 Three Exceptionnlly Snd Coses of BeifeDestruction Ieported Yesten duy, Srecial Dispateh to The Chicaan Tridune, Avtoy, 1., Aug. 26.—-This morning A mag named Adolph Dontz, s Justice of tho Poace for Buckinn Precinet, and owner of {ho flourirg. mill at this placo, commitied suicido by shaoting tho top of his head completely off. Tho causy of the rash act {s unknown, sa Mr. Dentz wy w fair financial elrcamitances, Ho was wel| oducatod, and unders oo.l'several languages, and for & vuaibor of yeara had beou & Juntico of (o Leace. 1fo had ' Iarge uumber of friends 1 (e viounty, and wam much esteomnc, )iy loaves a wifo and s daughter to mouru hia an. tinely death, = 4 vecra Dispateh to T'he Chicaao Tribune, Nasuvitie, Tenu., Aug. 26.—Mrs, J, P, Cruso, after a third attompt, killol Losoll thiy aftornoon, 1lor hushaud, coming in bolore ber dosth, enid: “Sho's mado two or threo aw :‘ompin to tako her lifo ; now lot Lior dio, aud by —u 1" 81. Louts, Aug. 26.—Mrs. Loulns Kruz, wife of Ouarles Kruz, living ut D00 Markst stroet, cormitted suictdo last nighe by banging hoiself with a rope. 8ho has been sick of vonsnption for the last two years, anl, for tho last g woeks, has bLeen countined to her bed On lnst Saturdny her attending phesiciag, Dr, Grimor, was called in, and bo gave it as Lig opinion that sho had not loug to live, and might die ot any mumout. 'Thik destroyed all her hopes of exmstence, and she kept couunually sneaking about it and expressed an ioton. tion of commtivg euicide. Mr. Lz thought that this was imnossibla oun negount ot her conditlon, but, in oider ta avoid any such occurren he removed every. Hung from the room that wight aid her [y her endeavors, Yosterday ulte told tho nurse that sho might go out Irom 8 to 10 o'claok, during which time she intanded to sleep, und did 1ot want to be annoyed by anyboas. Bao rogucstod the nurse not to lock tho room door. At 10 o'clock the hustana returucd. Ila o) encd tng doar and was horrifled on finding his wifo Lang. ing by a clochies live attachod to & nail in the fismo of tan door. with a black veil over bLer face. 1o immediately notjfied Otficer Geode koy, who tovk her down aud procured a phs. mcinn, but too late, as il lifo hiad fled. Low shio managed, with hor Hitlo Rereugth, conaiders ing hor disoase’ and the leneth of time Lo hse been sick, to comuut the deed, 13 a mystory, THE WEATHER. Wasmyaroy, D. C., Aug. 27—1 a. m.—For the Upper Lakes rogion, s Unper Mississipi, a0l Lower Missourt Valloys, partly clondy nnd watg. er woathor darlng tho day, with soatherly winds, vearing to westorly, slight changes in tho barom otor, and raing In the Northwost, followed by lower tomporaturs £ud riving baromotcr. LO CAL OLSLRYATION, LHicago, Aug, 28, Wind. fia. A, 1 Time, |Har. Thr |l 033 0. mosn .m| B L34 p 1) 81 #:54 p, m, R U:00 p, m, 8| 8 p. m, 74| Maximum theromel Sreciad inateh to 2 LA Cnosan, Wis., A, 93, —Tho woather, which has beon thrastening tiia past woek and mors, cleared ol to-day waru, ————— s EXCURSIONISTS, . Bpeetal Dimatch to The Chicado Tridune Warensay, I, Aug. 26.—Tho Suoday-sehocl oxcutsion train from Hinckley, 11k, to-day bsd 1,200 pheeengan, Lt Lins just returned, Tie ©30urniouists hud & good time, unwasrey by auy accidunt, aspectal Diapateh to The Chicaoe Lrtbune. Graxn Haves, Mich., Aug, 26, —Thieno excursion pastios of rehigious dociotiey viated this paca to-dayv. Allegnn sont Y0 ro; resentatives; ke Cougregatiouion and Grand fapids sont 1 403, 1oprestuting tho saino denonunation, the latter bony from the Itev. Morgan Bmith's chwchi Ovid ront 1,000 Bapiisty, under tuo loadersbip of C. M, Yotter, accompauied by a tiro companyard the §t. Johus brass baud, They all returned twd ovening. Suectal Dignateh to The Chtsaun Trivuns, Dernotr, Aug. 20.—Nearly 3,000 poole frem Adrlan and other towns un the Houtiera Rosd are {n town to-duy ou an excurdion, —_— e OBITUARY. Speaial Disnateh to F'he Chicago Tribuns, Rooxronp, Iil,, Aug. 23, --Dr. O, B, Rising, » dountiss well kuown in tlug Stats, aad for baeuty yoars the leading tooth-extractor of Ro-ktowd, died suddenly of typhod fevorat 11 o'clock thiz moraing, Mr. Hisiig was 48 years of nze, su. a momber of the Stato Dental Aswocistion. Special DHipatch ta The Chicogy Triount, Bavaaruek, Mich., Aug, 2.—J. T. Jewett, of Chicsgio, cied at tho 1ol hh nco uf 0. 1t Julswca 'tlhlu ovoning, aged 60 yours B months sud 21 ays., PSSR THE TURNERS, KRzw Yonk, Acg. 20.~The Tarnor Convention closed to-day. In the furonoon a Congressof I eachers was hold, Mr. George, of Chicagn, pre: siding, 1t was resolved to sefor to tho coutis organization tho fesmbulity of & plau 8100 ing the wtrodoction of vinnag:ios 1o th Gere maa-American Toachers' Hominary, A votool bLunor was givan 1o I'red Bertsoh, uf Cinciouath for hua esuny ou gymnossiics. Iy wad resotved 6 urge upon the Luruer wociobies tho propt & 1oprosoatation at the Piuladalpaia Centeniish R s bl nielal S ILLINOIS COUNTY FAIAS. Tho roport that no falr would bo lield in Ogle County this year i etll gotog tho rounds. A correspondent assnres ua that thero will bes fnr beld, which Le predicta will ba tho largest ever beld in the county. ‘I'hie days set for the fair @ Bept. 7, 8, U, sud | ‘This Distrlet Fair of Whitealds County il b halc‘l‘ll’y(. yoar a& Morrisou, on Sopt. 14, 16, 16 and 17, ——— NEW YORK CANAL TCLLS. Arwawy, N. Y., Aug, 20.—Stato Tressurer Taiues, 10 cobzequonca of the combiuancn o the Elovatiog Association at Buffalo snltas floatlug elevator to double the charies upss Rratn, requests the Auditor to call a mectiog 0! the Canal Board {o hoar explsuatiuns. 1o {nlvln # au mmediato reurn to the vid e O alle, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Axtwenr, Aty 26,—Arrived—Blate of Nevads from Lhiladolpbia, New Yoax, Aug. 26.—Arrivad—Bteswer Koo stock, from Uanbury, o New Youk, Aug. 20.—Arrived—Btoamor i zerland, from Aniwerp. P EOT G —, VELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Jndge Dundv, of Omahs, has ordercd Jeha Gordan, the Bisck Hitls wier, to bu released vf the military, Tho romaios of the lats Marsh Gidding, Gor- ernoc of Now Mezico, will be takeu to Kahmi Zoo for interment Eq“. 9 ? "Tho horses, haness, and carrisgee of William Butler Duscan sold ai sustion in New York yoé- terday fur 4,404 4 ‘The anchorage of the Esst River bridgo, New York, is comploted, aud cable-making fus e b faod thiat this exlaordinary | bridge wall comunonco at ouce.