Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 26, 1875, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN : SUNDAY‘ SEPTEMBER 26, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. BATES OF SUESCRIPTION (PAYABLE IN ADVARCE). Postage I'reprid at this Office. ..813.00 1.00 .00 =i Panis of yearat sems rate. address FOUL WEEXS fo On all clubs the subscriber mnst remit the postage, which is 15 cents a cody per yaar. Specimen copies sent free, To prevent delsy snd mistakes, be sure and give ‘Post-Office addresa in full, including Stateand County. Remittances my be meds either by draft, express, . Post-Offics order, or in registered lettars, at our risk. s TEEMS TO CITT SUBSCRIBEZS, Daily, Geliversd, Sunday excepted, £5 cents per week. Vauly, delivered, Sundey inciuded, 30 cents per week. Address TEE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Carner Madison and Dearborn-sta., Chicago, TIL. ACADEMY OF MUSIC—Halsted strect, between Madison 2nd Monroe, I'ngagement of W. T. Melvills, “ Smoke,” HOOLEY'S TSEATRE—Rundolph strect, between Clark snd LaSalle. Engegement of the Californis WOOD'S MUSEUM—Monroe street, between Desr- born and State. Afiernoon, “EsstLyhne” Evening, ~Casto " and * Kics in the Dark.” ADELPHI THEATRE—Desrborn street, corner Monroe. Engagement of the McEee Hanlin Troupe. = The Two Orphana.” MOVICKER'S THEATRE—Madison street, between Dearborn and Siate. ~Runninga Carner,” CHICAGO THEATRE—Clark stroet, betwoen Ban- rpbans.” &olph and Lake. * TlieTso O INTEE-STATE EXPOSITION—Laks shore, foot of Adams street, — SOCIETY MEETINGS. FATRYIEW CHAPTER, Yo, 171 B. A 3L—A stated copvocstion will be held Tuesday eveniug, 2;th inst, 8t 8 odlock for work on the Atark, Past, and Afost Excellent Degrees. Alsoa spesizl convocation 03 Wedneaday evening, at 8 o'clock, for work on the R. A. Degree, at the huil, corner of Cottage Grove-av. and Thirty-seventh-sts, }' th dially {nvited, WICK, Soo’y. OBIENTAL CONSISTORY~—A specizl azsembly will o beld &4 their ve . on Thus ATTENTION, SIR ENIGHTS !—Specisl Conclaro of Chicago Commenders, No. 19, K. T., Jionday evening, Sept. 27, 1875, for work on K. T. Order. Visiting Sir Enights courteonsly invited. - Iy order of the Em, Tam. G. A. WILLIAYS, Recorder. LAFAYETTE CHAPTER, No. 2, I. A. M.—Hall 72 Monroe-st.—Stated convocation Mondry (vening, Sept. 27, 7:30 o'clock, for busipess and work o2 tho R. A. De- gree. Dy orderof the H.P. E. N. TOCKER, Sec'y. The Thicags Tribune, Sundsy Morming, September 26, 1875. At the New York Gold Exchange on Satur- day greenbacks closed at 85}@S53. The great Warp will case, now trying at Detroit, bids fair to resnlt in a tragedy if scenes like that of yesterdsy are continued. Mr. Wizt Dexrre, Chicago’s representative in the trial, has given the legal gentlemen on the other side to understand that he is re- $12.00 seller the yesr. Meats were in fair request and firmer, at 84@84c for shoulders, 12{@124c for short ribs, and 12¥c for short clears. Highwines were active znd ic lower, at $1.15} per gallon. Lake freights were moderately active, at 2¢ for corn to Buffalo, Flour was in fair demand and easier on new. ‘Wheat was more active and 13c higher, clos- ing at 81.07§ cash and $1.05} for October. Corn was in good demand and advanced lc, but closed weak at 563c cash, and 53}c for October. Oats were more active and irregu- lar, closing at 34jc for September, and 32 for October. Rye was quiet, 2t 74@75¢c. Bar- ley was steadier, closing at $1.09} for Sep- tember, and $1.02} for October. Hogs were in active demand and were stronger, closing 10c higher than on Fridsy momning. Sales ‘were chiefly at $7.75@8.00. The cattle mar- ket was active and steadier. Sheep were in- active and nominal, at $3.50@5.25. One hun- dred dollars in gold would buy $116.50 in greenbacks at the close. The aerial ladder disaster in New York, a few days since, by which three firemen were instantly killed, is one of the results of acor- rupt ring operation. The jury of inguest upon these victims brought in the following verdict: We, the jury, find that the deceased ien, WiLLIAM L Nacit and others, came to thelr death by the break- ing of the aerial Iadder while experimenting or practio- ing with it at Rutgers square, on the morning of the 14th inst,, and that the cause of the broak wesin con- uequence of the ladder being made of inferior wood sud ita construction faulty, and we emphatically cen- soure the Board of Fira Cornmissioners for not submit- ting the latéer to both a sclentific and practical test be- fore zllowwing them to be used by the Fira Department, And wo uphesitatingly condemn the further use of theso aerial ladders now owned by the city by our Fire Depsrtment. 5 These ladders were foisted upon the Fire Depariment of New York City at a large expense, through the operstions of a ring and cerruption-money. At the first practical test one of them snaps like & reed and kills thres men who wers at work upon it. The disaster will prevent their farther use in that city; but the results of it onght not to stop there. Some one should be held responsibla for the murder of these men. THEY FRIGHTIFUL SPECTRE: SPECIE PAY- MENTS, The first thing that the average inflation- ist will exclaim when specie payments are | proposed, is: ¢ The thing is impossible; there ain't gold enough in the country; whera are you going to get the gold to redeem the snven hundred millions of currency and to pay all the debts, public and private, of the people?” and this nonsensical trash is re- peated day after day in newspapers, and in letters of men professing to understand finance and trede, and in speeches of men holding the high offices of Senators, Repra- sentetives, Governors,—and by aspirants even to the office of President. There are a score of men now advertising themselves for the Presidency by repeating the statement we have quoted, and other equally absurd nonsense. If specie payments wers renewad, the need of gold in the transaction of business would not be materially increased. Gold is mow oniy needed to pay customs-duties, balances sponsible, both in and ont of court, for any remarks he may find it necessary to make; and now all that is required on the part of ‘his adversaries to find out whether he is in earnest is to “‘knock the chip off his shonl. den™ ‘The September report of the Commissioner of Agricultare shows that the corn crop, not- withstanding the losses by the overfiow of bottom lands, and in spite of the unusuel loteness of maturing, is likely to be ons of the best we have ever had. As we predicted at the time of the heavy rains, thers has been fully as much benefit to the crop on the higher lands as there was damage in the low lands. The average reports from the various States show an improvement of 1lpercent over the prospects during the 1ast month. The octroi is a sort of customs tax imposed upon nearly all weres brought through the gates of Paris and other large cities of France. It is levied on food, fuel, building- materials, ete. The yield of the Paris octro i8 over $20,000,000 a year. Tho force which collects it consists of 1,000 paid inspectors and a number of mansgers and clerks, The whole cost of collecting the ociroi is only $1,200,000, or scarcely 5 per cent of the rev- enue. These are somewhat remarkeble fig- ures. We have, except on the incredible hypothesis that Senator MiorTox has made a mistake, ““the best civil service on the face of the planet,” but it perhaps would not be inndviseble to study the methods of collect- ing the Paris oclroiin order to introduce some slight improvement into our nearly perfect system, and so0 reduce its cost to the public &0 ar 75 per cent. The gecond Government Commission ap- pointed by President GravT to examine and report upon the condition of the Custom- House buoilding in this city have made a re- port, which js now made public. They sub- stantially agree with the verdict rendered by Tre TrrsuNe some wecks ago. They see no reason why work should not be resumed on the building immediately. The defects, they declare, cen be easily remedied. There has been no materiel settling of the building, in their opinion, although the ground is not as firm 28 it should be. This, they think, can bs remedicd by putting on more concreta where voids appear, and by reducing tho weight sbovo the second story. The material is suf- ficient for the purposes of the structure, and Do change is necessary. This report, it will be perceived, differs widely from that of the nephow of his uncle the Bishop. It is none the less trustworthy on thet account. An important decision was given yesterdsy by Judge Detaaroxp in the bill for injunc- tion to prevent the performsnce of a play here called * The Two Orphans.” The Judge held that the trnslator of = play from the French was entitled toa copyright here in & double sense, bothos translator and aiso inthe eye of the law s author, beth by the statato snd the commonlaw. The fect, also, that the parties were mistaken in their rights ought oot to redound to their prejudice. An in- juction was thereforo granted restraining the Production of Mr. Jacksox’s translation, bat 2o decision was given s to the chamoter: of the English translation ‘which, it was claimed, E2d been made before the American version, The law on the subject is quite involved, and _ the counsel on the two sides of the case va- Hed entirely in their understanding of it. R‘“"soodtextfor(:mmfizmth— lect a3 & subject, for one of ‘his phillipica., ——— in the foreigd e, and interest on bonds held abroed. e import a given value of forcign goods, and pay for them with oar own productions. If the latter fall short, wo balance the account with coin and bullion, which is as much & natural product of this country as is petroleum or cosl. In several lines of production we have almost a monop- oly. We have cotton, tobscco, petrolenm, breadstuffs, and provisions. These are among the necessities of life, and command & mar- ket always, Unfortunstely, wo have not ot secn the folly of prohibiting the exportation of our surplus manufactures by s high tariff, end are therefore deprived of the profit of that trade, and have to send for- ward the product of the gold and silver mines to make ap the deficiency. ‘We have use, therefore, now for gold to pay these balances and foreign interest, and to pay duties on_imports. The gold used to pay ~duties is paid out again to meet interest on the debt, so the same amount of gold answers for both purposes. If specie payments wero resumed, the amount of gold actually needed, if obtainable on demand, might be slightly increased to the extent of supplying some persons with a few coins fo be carried as pocket-pieces, but not otherwise. The whole domestic business of the country would be carried on 83 now in cwrrency, and by checks and bills of exchange. Grain desalers coming to Chicsgo to purchuse breadstuffs and pro- visions, instead of bringing coin, would bring’ sight drafts and bills of exchange on New York ; would deposit them in a Chicago bank, ond pay for the purchases with checks on the baok. The drafts and bills of exchange would be forwarded to New York to the credit of the Chicsgo bank, to be drawn against in like monner to pay debts in New York. This whole transaction, though on a gold besis, would not require the handling or transfer of a single piece of coin. Multiply this trans- action indefinitely, and nearly the entire business of the country would be conducted withont the actual travsfor of coin. But every transaction then wonld have the same standard of value. Then a dmft on New York would have the same value when pre- scnted for payment a8 it had when drawn. Banks in Chicego now give gold drafts on New York and elsewhere. Any one in Chi. ¢ego can get bank drafts payable in gold in Now York, but the cost of these drafts vary every hour in the day. If we had specie payments, the cost of a draft pagable in coin ‘would be the same every day, and that, too, without the handling or transfer of coin, The infation advocates assuma that it 5pe- cie payments were resumed every man hav- ing carrency would demand eoin for it. ‘What is the mzn to do with his coin when ho gets it? Where is tho gain of drawing the gold ? Hoe can’t scll it except st par for paper. Ishe to carry it on his person, or hide it away ? If he have ary use for it, or if he have no im- mediate use for it, it must find its way back to the bank again for safe keeping. The dif. ference with him in ease of specio Payments will be that when he wants gold for a partic- ular purpose ke can get it ; and, so long as the paper is of equal value with gold, he will use the latter becanse it is the more conven. ient and less cambrouns commodity. Even if he beve to make a payment in. coin he will do 50 by check on the bunk, which check the psyee will deposit to his own credit. The circulation of National Bank notes will be protected, as now, by the dsposit of ‘bonds, with this diffarence: For every $90 of bank notes incirculation thers is on de- posit a bond,worth 8103 to $105 in gold. Whmnhnkqov fails to redeem its notes, the bonds are’sold for §103 in gold; the gold is used to buy greenbecks at 85 cents, and the bank notes are redeemed with green. ‘backs, the bank retaining the difference, If we had specie payments, and a bank should 4ail to pay its notes, the bond would bs sold fox gold, and Ahs gold would bs paid to the note-holder. In point of fact, the means to redeem the National Bank notes would be always on hand, and the redemption would be in coin instead of fluctusting paper, a3 now. For various purposes, if the green- backs were redeemable’ on demand for coin, they would be proferable to coin. They can be meiled, as coin canmot; they can be sent by express at nominal cost for trans- portation. All persons traveling would take greenbacks in place of coin, and money kept in.dwellings would be in peper, which can be held in small bulk and easily concealed, in preference to the heavy and somewhat bulky coin, The local purposes for which coin are needed are so fow, and are of such an ex- clusive businesa character, that ninety-m'ng- hundredths of it would be placed on deposit in banks or elsewhere, while the greenbacks and the other paper currency would bo as much the general medium of exchange 8s now. The aggregate amonxt of gold needed for all purposes would be but little, if any, greater, as there is mow in the country, and has been ever since the War, all the gn%d that is needed for business purposes. Specie resumption would scarcely increass its uses, or the demand for it. Paper being equiva- lent thereto in value, and exchangeablo there- for on demand, will be, as it always must be, the most acceptable form of currency for handling and transporting. ‘We submit these facts, notorious to every man in the least conversant with the manner in which the exchanges of the country are conducted and the trade and commerce ear- ried on, as an answer to the bugaboo which ignorant statesmen, demagogue politicians, and bankrupt speculators raise up whenever specie payments are mentioned. The terri- blo phantom of suspending all business until o thousand millions of gold was collected, in order to resume specie payments, is of course the laughing stock of every informed man, and its presentation on all occasions by edit- ors and statesmen serves to show that even those clevated profossions are not free from ignorance and frauds of the most blatant character. THE °‘‘JEFFS" AND THE ‘‘PEOFLE.” The Jeffersonian Democratic Club of Chi- cago is in trouble. It is attempting to grapple with the most difficalt problem of political science, and that is how to have honest' primary elections. The Jeffersonian Club is Democratic, including in its confes- sion of faith all the great fundamental principles of the Republican party. It was organized for the purposs of cultivating pure Democracy. The Jeffs find that this com- munity, instead of being divided, as all other communities ars, into two parties,—Demo- crats and Republicans,—have a Republican party on theone side and & sort of nondeseript agglomeration of spoil-hunters on the other. This nondeseript assemblage is composed in the proportion of seven parts Democrats and one part of such Republicans as have sought this alliance to get profitable offices. These ex-Republicans, like Buffalo Mrrrer aud A. C. Heswvg, are willing to wark with the Democrats in consideretion of holding offices yielding from $40,000 to $60,000 for a term of two years, but they distinctly and emphatically declare that even at that price they spurn the disgrzce of being called Dem- ocrats. They offer their contingent of hench- men fo work with the seven-times-greater body of dyed-in-the-wool Democrats, but in- sist that there shall be no Demacratic party in the metter, and that the allies shall be called the “ Opposition,” whatsver that may mean. This is especially irksome to the high- minded, intelligent, and respectable gentle- men who are Jeffersonians and not candi: dates for office, and who are Democrats be- cause they believe in the Democratic party. Nevertheless, a majority even of the Jeffs are candidates for some office, and they are mot disposed to quarrel with the comparatively few others who repudiats the Democratic party as a thing of evil and opprobrium. The result is that the Democratic Jeffersoniang havo to pocket the insult, have to fold up the Democratic flag and put it out of sight, and gointo the campnign after the manner of Tavsrare's bummers. But a lingering sense of decency has in- duced a portion of the members to make s struggle upon the question of constituting the Nominating Convention. Shall the dele. gates be clected at primary meetings or oth- erwise ? For this purpose AMr. Moray moved aseries of resolutions offering the €0-0pera- tion of the Jeffersonians if.the Opposition party would discard the election of delegates by primary meetings, and have them elected by (mass meetings held simultaneously in each ward. Upon this thero Wwas a general and acrimonious debate. The rascality and dishonesty of the primary meetings were confessed, but it had to be conceded that they were * Democratic.” The strugglo be- tween decency and Democracy was a fierce one; and, it being conceded that they were irreconcilable, the Democracy had the greater number of advocntes. Mr. Lz Moxxe, who is an ex-Abolitionist, a Democrat, and a respectable man, wasunwilling o go on rec- ord against honesty or Democracy, artfully suggested that the matter be referred for a conference (of whom?). There are certain things in this matter which seemed to have been overlooked in the discassion. Mr, Mozay, Mr. Mrrrer, and Mr. Doorrrrre, are supposed to be informed upon the question of vested rights. They lnow that there are scveral hundreds of per- sons who have adopted the business of sitting in nominating conventions as 8 profession. The fees of that profession are important in the domestic economy of they members, Each of thess delegates hias to be paid,—not only the expenses of his election, but for his services in the Convention. This Convention has to nominate candidates for g long list of offices, conspicuous among which are County Treasurer, worth $25,000 & year for two years; City Treasurer, worth $20,000 2 year !o't two yesrs; Mayor, worth 4,000 cortain, with patronage to the amount of §—f five County Commissioners, with s good deal more then honest people suppose; with verious others, ranging from £3,000 to 88,000 salary o year, and incidentals and probabili- ties. Now, nominations for Places like these ars worth something, and for the lawyers of fi:e.Jc'_fl' Club to interfere and try to take the business of nominating thess men ont of the hfmds of the professional delegates is an an- kind attempt to break up & profitable busi- ness of long standing, and one sanctioned by unbroken usage. The winter is near at hand, and slready the wind blows cold and pierc- ingly around the homes of these men. A seat in ths Convention is worth directly as much asthe cost of a wintar's supply of coal, and the expense u!carrfingtheprimm-irs is equal to the costof onotonfor each of the 500 or mors migratory voters who go from ward 10 ward in carts hired by patriotiocandidates, Has Mr, Morax or Mr. Mmzxz no regard for the vosted rights of those ment Do they propose to break up this business and take bread ont of the mouths of these people ? But—and we put the question emphatically— does the Jeff Club propose to have candi- dates nominated whodonot pay for their nom- inations, and expect the *‘ people” to elect them? A moro- revolutionary proposition was never made; it attacks the very corner-stone of political organization in this ecity, and the * people” will not fail to show their indignation at the polls. The Jeffls may indulge themselves in declarations of theoretic Democracy ; may re- enact the resolutions of 98 ; but if they ex- pect ever to elect anybody to office in large I cities in opposition to the old-fashioned Democratio primtery-meeting system, they but show thet they ara not in sympathy with the « people.” The speeches at the meeting from the vot- eran office-seekers disclosed how inseparable the primary was with success. These veter- ans were not willing to take the business of nominating candidates out of the hands of the people. They know that the Cosmopoli- tans can carry all the primary meetings of all parties in Chicago ; and that any ticket nominated without the consent of the peo- ple ” who run the primaries can be beaten out of sight by men who know how to do it. Our advice to the Jeffs is to let this business alone. They cannot reproduce the antedi- luvian practice of honesty in modern politics. Having abendoned their organization and even their neme of Democrats, let them malke one job of it,—bury all their pretonse of respectability and go out and howl for the election ‘of the men who care nothing for principle, but care everything for the spoils. EUSSIA AND THE EASTERN PROILEM. A fow years ago tho Eestern problem wes Jocated in Turkey. While the ultimate fate of ‘the sick man of Europo” is still a puzzle, it hes beon cast into the shade by a more gigantic problem,—the issuo of the game that is being played on the | chess-board of Asis by England and Russia. The former has more then once cried check!” but the latter disregards the call and pushes forwerd her armed pawns until province after province yields submission to her King. We might carry the parallel farther by saying that she is planting castles on the board, and is re- ported to be preparing to advance her bish- ops. The Greek Church is to be planted on Asian soil, though the new subjects of the Czar will be left fall liberty to worship their old gods, if they still revers the deities who failed to preserve them from conquest. The last Russian victory has been the sub- jugstion of Khokand. This Khanats, with Khiva, form the northern half of Turkestan.- When Ehive, the westornmost, was first menaced, it was solemnly announced that the province was to be suffered to retain complete independerco, ard that the object of the Rus- sian advaoce wes not military, but com- mercial and scientific. As soon as this smooth story hed lulled English sus- picions, the Czars troops promptly occupied Khiva, which forthwith became 8 mere appendege of the Russian Empire. The same story, slightly altered in insignifi- cant detail, applies to Khokand. The sejzure of the latter brings Russia very near both Hindostan and China. Different spurs of the same mountain-chain protect the Punjaub on the south and Kashgar on the east. The Panjaub is one of the richest parts of Hin- dostan, of which it forms the northwest corner. Kashgar is a semi-independent Sfate, Iying between Khokend and China. Its ruler, the Ameer, has an FEnvoy at St Petorsburg pleeding for non-interference, but the Ameer himself has been nccused of Lostility to Russia, end it is not probable that this pretext for inter- ference will be neglected. It is sn sdmira- ble time to attack him, too, for he is engaged in a war with China, and has left his western frontier exposed for the sake of defending the eastern boundery. With Kashgar an- nexed, Russia would find herself face to fece with China. Here she may well rest for a time. As the London Z'imes puts it: The Russians could afford to wait for the accidents which are always abun- dant in tho far East.” They would be suro of arich trade with the Orient. They couldso strengthen their position by forts and rail- roads—above all, by fair denling with their new subjects—that they would be ready to take advantage of England’s becoming in- volved in a war with some other Power by attacking Hindostan, or of some great revolt in China by pushing their armies into the heart of tht vast Empire. It is a great game that the two Powers play, and every move in it is of interest, APRT IN THE WEST, . It may safely be asserted thet the two col- lections of paintings now on exhibition in Cincinnati and Chicago comprise the ma- .jority of the best pictures now in this conn- try. In tho Chicago gallery thers aro 858 pictures, representing shout 250 American artists and 10 foreign,—in fact, almost every American artist of merit is represented. In this respect the exhibition is ‘unique, and sur- passes anything that has ever been accom- plished befors. Tho receipt of the elegant Cincinnati catalogue now gives us an oppor- tunity of knowing what the pcople of that city are enjoying in the way of art. The Cincinnati gallery has been collected with moro regerd to qualify than quantity, and the admirable manner in which tho catalogue has been compiled and indered (which, by the way, should furnish our Chicago cataloguo- makers some valuable hints) gives the outline of the gallery at a glance, There are 461 paintings, representing 145 American and 142 foreign artists; 324 engravings and etchings; and 277 objects of interest in the household- art collection. The Foreign Department is peculiarly rich, a5 may be inferred from the following names of some of the worlds greatest artists : AcEENBACE (Axp2EAs), Bou- GEEEAU, Busirowicz, Bezamzyr, Cooaraxs, Coror, Dk Josome, Druy’ AQua, Escosuna, ForTuny, Grevze, Herzue, LaMBRAT, MeYze vox Baexrw, MenLE, Mevegmery, Ricmrir, Sewz, Savsrer, ToEsomr, Arama Tavmn, VERBOEORROVEN, VAN Drex, Wirews, and Zavucors. Such an orray of representative artists as the above is 5ot often found in o Western art-gallery. In addition to its oil- paintings and water-colors, the Cincinnati gallery has a superb collection of engravings and . etchings, - whereas we “have none, It embraces almost all the celebrated names of the past three centuries. ‘The fol- lowing list of a few of the engravers will give an idea of the excellence of the collection : & engravings by Barrorozzr, 3 by Beroamuy, 1 by Catzor, 1 by Cazacez, 16 by Dunes, 1 by VaxDxcx, 1 by Fostoxy, 3 by Gumo Ruxt, 5 by Lumas, 1 by Marg Antonzo, G by Rurrarre Mororew, 10 heads by Naxreom, 2 by Vax Osrapx, 1 by Pavy Porrxs, 20 by Researawor, 12 by Wizms Bmze, 15 by Tasost, and 10 by Wrsz. The. Household. Art Departatent incladas 377 sare and beauti. ful objects of antique and modern art, among them replicates from some of the best mod- ern sculptors; statuettes in silver, by Guomrriy; o fine sample of the Gobelin tepestry, executed by Vier in 1755; terra-cotta busts, by Caeeravx, the French sculptor; Sevres vases, painted by VErNE ; and numerous samples of the old Datch, French, German, and Vene- tian art. In this department, as well as in engravings, prints, and etchings, of course Chicago can make no comparison. In oil- paintings Chicago has much the largest gal- lery,—in fact, almost double the number of works. No other comparison, however, can be made, as the Chicago gellery is an Ameri- can specielty, while that at Cincinnati is cos- mopolitan. The egeellence of the Ameri- can pictures in our gallery can bd offset by the rare excellencs of the foreign dis- play made in Cincinnati. In one respect, however, the Chicago Art Committes may go to Cincinnoti ard learn their A B C's—that is, in catalogue-making. The Cincinneti cata- loguo is as near perfaction, both in printing and binding and compiling, clessifying and indexing, as a catalogue can be. Itis athing of besuty and a joy forever. The Chicago catalogue is neither. The two exhibitions speak well for the progress of ert and the development of wsthet- ic taste in the West, and afford such an op- portunity of studying American and foreign art, in its best representations, as is rarely offered. But there is a practical side to the art business which the public sbhould under- stand, especially with reference to the collec- tion in our own Exposition. Artists, like other human beings, worlk for their bread and butter, and must have as much of it as more prosaic mortals who do not dwell in the realms of poetry and imagination. The in- ducement to send pictures here was not so much that people might ndmire them as that people might buy them. They want to soll their pictures, and it was with such a Lope that they sent them. 'Thus far | prospects ara not very encournging. Buyers are slow in coming forward,—possibly from the oxpectation that thore will be an suction ! sale at the close of the Exposition. This, | however, is a mistake. The pictures will only be sold at private sale, and the minimum prices have been affixed to them in tho cata- logue from the artists’ own figures. Thero are many of these beautifal pictures which ought to find a permanent home in Chicago, and it will bo o sore diseppointment to the artists and discourage them from maling con- tributions in the fature, if they find their pictures coming home unsold. Our picture- buyers and connoissenrs ought to improve the opportunity to replenish their eqllections from what is known to be s first-class gallory rather than depend upon the innumerable daubsa of the auction-rooms. THE APPROACHING COUNTY ELLCTIOR. The people of Chicago ard Cook County must not forget that the local election in No- vember for ¢ity and county officers is of far greater importance to them than the State elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania, notwith- stacding the latter involve national issnes. The issue of tho local election is not the Zind of money to be used, butthe emount of mon- oy tobe expended. It is an issue of tax-pay- ing. One-half the City Council and one- third the County Board are to be chosen. These bodies together expend six or seven millions of dollars a year for public purposes, which comes beck on the peopls in the shape of taxes. Thediffercnce between honest and competent men and dishonest and incompe- tent men in these Boards is a difference of many hundred thousand dollars evory year, and a difference in the taxes of every individual ; property-owner in proportion to the amount i he pays. Public wastefalness or public econ- omy, therefore, rests with the people; and the people of Chicago and Cook County must care for their own interests at the approach- ing election, or suffer the consequences. Recent events have demonstrated that the Bonrd of County Commissioners requires the specinl attention of the tax-payers. There is no longer any reasonable doubt that there is a desperate and corrupt ring in the present County Bnard, which was strengthened, if not created, at the last two elections, This ring may b broken if the five vacancies of this year be filled by good and true men ; if not, the public may look upon the recent jobs and the présent disreputable ‘mansgement of county institutions as but introductory to more glaring rascality and more costly steals. There are five County Commissioners to bo elected, viz.: Two from the First District, which comprises the three divisions of the city, and three from the country towns. The retiring members from the city are Jomx H. Crover and Jomy Joxes, both South-Side men. The two vacancies will probably be conceded to the South Division of the city by all parties, though there is nothing to pre- vent their selection from anywhere within the city limits. One of the retiring mem. bers—Mr. Jorn H. Orovor—sflonld certain- Iy be re-elected. We understand that he is very much disinclined to serve any longer, bub this is an additional resson why he should be chosen. Thersis no man in the Board who has been more devoted to the pub- licservice than Mr. CrovGs, andevery ‘motion, vote, and utterancs of his hasbeen in the di- rection of public economy and honesty. Such & man cannot well be spered. As to the other vacancy from the South Division, the colored people seem to think that tuey have & claim upon it, and a guthering of that raco have nominated one of their number in place of Jonx JoNrs. Any aversion that may be felt to giving the colored people & continned representative on the Board will ‘be greatly strengthened by pushing Joxzs off the track, and putting up some new and unknown ool- ored person. The vacaucies in the country distriets should also receive the special attention of the residents and tax-payers of those districts. Crawronp goes out, and the Towns of Ley- den, Proviso, Lyons, Cicero, Riverside, and Loke elect a man in his place. Rusmeiz, goes out (and should stay out), and Lake View, Jefferson, Norwood Park, Niles, Evanston, - New Trier, end Northfield fill the vacancy. The Evanston and Lake Visw people owe it to themselves to send a different sort of person as their representative in the County Board. They &re numerous enough to control the nomina- tion and election of the Commissioner from their district, and they ought to have not only their own interest, but the interest of the county, sufficiently at heart to supply this vacaney (which does not ocemr again for three years) with an able and reputable citi- zen and tax-payer. The remaining vacancy is that of CoNzy, and is to be supplied by the district comprising Bloom, Rich, Bremen, Orland, Palog, and Lemont. If a good man ahall be returned from this district, which we bardly look for, as well as the others, the ring in the County Board may be rendered powetloss forharm. If the contrary, it will b2 o poweaztnl that the people catidos 83816 being plundered and defrauded ina not yet attained. There is one feature which men who go into politics for personal gain seem to forget. It may not always be possible o trace the money which they acquire in a disreputable manner, but there is a well-defined odor of rascality sttaching to them which they can never escape. ‘The people find out sooner or later whether the men in public life are serv- ing them honestly and conscientiously or not. "The only question is, whether or not the peo- Pple of Cook County heve vet come to a fail Tealization of the danger to which they are exposed by the growth of official corruption in our local Bosrds.: If they have, they will this fall throw over the entire class of men from whom local candidates have been se- lected for the past two years, and select hon- est tax-payers, whoso interests are identical with public economy, and who will manage the affairs of the county with the single-pur- degros j Pose of expending as little as possible of the public money. To do this it will be neces- sary to subordinate class and nativity inter- ests o the general public good. — e THE FOURTH NATIONAL. The closing of the Fourth National Bank in this city will not surprise those who are @y courant in local finances. The bank has been in a weak condition ever since the panic of 1873. It was seriously crippled at that time, when Mr. R. E. GooDELL, 8 wealthy resident of Springfield, I, came here and took hold of it, with the hope and intention of restoring it to soundness and of building up its business. The times have not boen favor- able for such an undertaking; meny of its bills receivable were mads for money loaned to land speculators, and are secured by “ outside lots,” which have shrunken in value, and are of slow sale. Banks doing this kind of business are apt to find themselves short of funds when they are needed. Last January the Forrth National's credit.was damaged, and rumors of its insta- bility came near forcing it to clese at that time. ‘This was avoided, but the temporary emburrassment proved another obstacle in the way of reviving the businessof the back. Since then the policy of the bank has been to contract its business with a view to wind- ing up and final retirement. The standing of the bank can be well understood from the foct that its circnlating notes have been re- duced to $15,000, which will not only be redeemed in full, but leave & surplus for the bank out of the bonds. The deposit account probably does not exceed $130,000. It isusual, of conrse, whenever a bank fails to annource that the depositors will be paid in fall, and it is quite common this proves not to be true ; butthere is certainly good reason to believe that, with on honest liquidation, the Fourth National will be an exception to the rule, and pay off every dollar it owes. Probably a largs part of its essets will prove to be bad, but the in- dividaal fortunes of many of the stock- holders ought to guarantee fall psyment. Ar. Gooprws has always enjoyed the reputs- tion of honssty and fairness, and we have no doubt that he will insist upon a fall settle- ment of all claims against the bank. The closing of the bank will have no perceptible effect on general business. ——Since writing the above we have con- versed with two of the officers of the defunct institution, who inform us that the ciaims of depositors amount to about $157,000, against which are offsets enough to reduce the oamount to perhaps $120,000. The available assets of the bank, which can be converted into money in & short time, will pay off tho depoators and leave about $220,000 of “‘slow papor,” secured by insolvent real estate, to be divided among the stockholders. There are only seventeen depositors whose claims exceed $1,000 each, while there are 100 depositars to whom less than $100 each is due. The report that the bank owes City Trensurer O'HABA anything is untrue, he hav- ing checked out all the city account some time s2go. Nor is it truo that any county money is -in the concern. The Town Collector, Mrxe Evaws, kept some of his collections there last winter, but he withdrew all the monoy long ago. It thus appears that no creditor of the bank has lost or will lose anything, unless it be the stock- holders. The story that the bank owed the Chicago & Southern Railroad is not trae. At the time it closed its doors it had no connec- tion or dealing with that road, as we are as- sured by oze of the officers of the bank. — IARRIAGE. During the past fow weeks the merriage question has been pretty thoroughly dis- cussed in our columns by the general public. ‘We have had communications from rich and poor and from old and young ; from blush- ing young damsels and from older damsels, past blushing ; from the married and the un- married ; from confirmed old maids snd from confirmed old bachelors; from those who have enjoyed married life and from those to whom married life has been a bur- den. These communications have been of every posaible character,—wise, witty, sherp, sensible, foolish, sentimental, gush- ing, prosaic, poetical, ideal, savage, severe, and satirical. 'They have discussed almost every possible phase of the marriage ques- tion, and have presented their joys and pleasures, and their woes and grievances, in elmost every possible light. The burden of the masculine communications has been that young men dare not enter into the married stato because they cannot afford it. In single blessedness, they can live within their incomes, and have something over for luxu- ries, besides leeding guiet lives, unhampered by eny care or annoyance. In the married stato, they must first be put to*the expense of a costly wedding, and then lsunch out in- to & sen of exiravagance, which will constant- 1y keep them in debt and in trouble, and eventually estrange the two ford hearts that ought to beat as one. Thus the men go on with their jeremind. The women are even more doleful, and much more persistent. Thoy hurl back the charge of extravagance, and make a frightful list of mascnline ex- penditures for wines, billiards, cigars, fost horses, and so on, through the al- most endless catalogue. They repel the charge that all they can do is to goin society, dance, flirt, talk French, play the piano, ‘wear pin-backs, and grace a parlor, and show that it is not an impossibility for them to do all these things and at the same time to grace a Kitchen, if neceseary, to sew and mend, to cook, and to do housework. They press home another charge with great force,—the want of domesticity upen the part of the men, their tendency to go awasy from home on various pretemses, and the incon- sistency of their expectation that women must always b bright and lively when they come home af night, however much they (the women) may have had to labor during the day, or however tired and sick they may be. The economical side of marringe has also beon digoussed In a very sensible way; and in a8 manner which ought to 5 some very valunble hints §, gy who have sufficient sense to g fi“ and utlize thom. They confom (o inal position assumed by Tez 'hnl‘ that by the practice of ordinary ec, both sides of the house, and b,mn’,‘ themselves on their own level—thay 5 seeking to occupy a place highgzfih:u can afford—any married couple can livg & fortably and not run into debt, =, There are two clasaes, however, who comparatively not been hearq :.' One of these is the divorced. Thers o the average four or five applicationg d:]‘; our courts for divorce. What is the g0 ¥ of this? Why have they incrensed? —~ of the causes aro trivial, Why ar u,:" | settled ? There is another d‘“"fitb also remained silent, namely, thogy o find, when it is too late, that e * positions are uncongenial, ang that & cannot live together without Perpetaa} g: ering and quarreling, Ag thess apy grounds for a divorce, they usually by their grievances by mutual Separation, ;;‘ divorces and incongenialities &re twg of the marriage question which havg m,’;h sufficiently discussed, but winy ndoy Mb? receive attention in future, When thig been done, then the whole subject wif b:: drawn out sufficient comment from to warrant moking some valugble Jgdmm&n — THE PEOPO! REVIV, Notwithstanding tfi? the mi AL, o ?’ivnugelz‘ml Churches of thig city hayg "flz 1n 8 very earnest call to AMeserg Moooy gy SaxzEy to visit Chicago this season, that (o, cago is Mr. Mooby's old bome, ang the placy in which he developed his religions posgiby. ties, and that Chicago needs both the exhorl er and the singer, it appears that we g have them, New York baving stepped in grg captured them with a more Iumificent offer, The great Hippodrome, which hog been o, sounding with Grmyore’s fanfares and fig, adiddlo all summer, ang which was to have been the localg of Italian opera hiy winter, it is stated, will now be Moopy - SANREY's base of operations for the Teviraliz. - ing of the wicked metropolis. I wilt prom Ao excellent operation in two weys, The lessee of the Hippodrome had a losing ven. ture on his hands, mdsvghimekh;n,w_ ing it upon Aoopy and SaNxxy’s friends, 8econd, New York needs the Evengelists more than Chicago or any other place in thy United States. There is this much of eopg, lation, therefore, in giving them up. Uifhgy can effect a revival of religion, and maks e and women better in that city of vies gy corruption, we should certainly wish they Godspeed in their work, and not Tegret thy our sinners must give them ap, There must necessarily, however, be 4 feeling of disappointment, tinged with ja ousy, over the anrouncement. Ths desiy to have them here was nniversal amang both sinners and saints. The Churches sinod ready to actively co-operate with Lim, slmoet withont exception. His own church ising rapid state of completion, Ppendirg his e pected arrival, and there is no donbt that had he come this fall he would have ressived s warm and enthusiastic ovation, and world have entered upon his work tith s complate. ness of outfit’ that might have resulted in most remarkable succese. Under such i cumstances, the dissppointment of his friends will prove as great as tha of a host who lhas taken extraordinwy paias to prepare his house for the receptim of a guest, and at the last moment discovers that his guest has gone elsewhere. Ths dis appointment, however, should not so wok upon his friends and the Churches as 1o re- sult in & discontinuance of their lsbors. To stop the preparations for a revival just s this juncture, and allow religious matters w0 drop back into the old and lazy channd again where they have been drifting, would be & most serions mistake. It would be tantamount to & public confession by the Churches of this city that a revival cannot bs set on foot except by Messrs. Mooy and SanEry, and that the ministers of thig city— numerons, able, and eloquent 2s they sro— caunot bring the multitnde to s realizing sense of their duties to God and map. This would be 8 most mortifying acknowledgment, and yat it i the natural deduction that would be made from a stoppage of the proposed campaign against sin which the Churches have underlined. We have many ministers here more intellectual, more eloguent, sud better informed than Mr. Moonz. ~ We hars plenty of ministers who exceed him bothin technical and practical knowledge of the Scriptures. We have ministers who are = active, enterprising, and energetic as be, snd who are capable of doing as much work. * A% that is necessary now is to have Mr. Mooyt undaunted faith and they con sccomplish Mr. Moopy's work. If they will have failh and leave the rest to God, ss Mr. Mooo® does, there is no reason why they should oo have a corresponding degree of success. They have many requisites which Mr. Moooy hat not. Now let-them have his faith, fnd com* mence their work without any delsy. Lsk the revival go on. Let us ses what Chicsg® ministers can do without Moopy and SAYKEL- A Chic3go woman advertises for “an hononb honest gentleman for a husband.” It is deplorabls 8 witness tho straits women are reducsd to in Chico— 8L, Lowis Republican., - The fact that the woman sdvertisss boreshom® thatehe has gome hope of getting her want K= plied in this city. Of course she knows thsd there would be no use at all in publishing 5% ilar advertisement in 5i. Lonia. o ke OBITUARY. & GEOZGE W. GAGE. In the death of Grongx W. Gios whom funeral occurs to-dsy from 8t 1::;1]'- Czmeh, the city has lost soother of its The p:’cminent. facts of his life have already 8P~ peared in Tre TRIBUXE, and it is only nM' now to pay tho lsst tribuls of respect :‘:' pionocers of the city, who came hero in ii8 d-‘ dnys, laid ita foundations deep and sirong, ry bave done such o great work towards buildiog ¥ up to its present wanderful development, m::f passing away, ons after another. Bnfifl"m Ieft, and so0n an entirely new gensration of B5¥ will have its control and growthin Mh':"‘ —a generation, let us hope, which will bs! the sterling qualities of the pioneers. ‘Afl:fi } : thess Mr. GagE stood prominent 58 mu personal integrity. In hislong and ynzldu 5 10 taint of dishonesty atiached to bim. | B r hotel-keeper, he commended hnnull bw’; whals traveliog pablic by his geniality of o ner, his assidnons attention to their wsdis, his constant endeavor to provide s them. As a politician, he was an courteous opponens, and in such have been intrusted to him by the county, he bas filled them to factisn of his constitnencies, And. in ministration not even a rumor of ishopesty. was over breathed against him, As » hhh" man, be was always fair and above board e dealings. Had be not mnw,hbhhl:h‘”: would probably not have beon harassed Wi in 58 distracting cares which finally %‘. Isat disesse. His exampls 5 the luin ersticis in il $he €A fs e o 1 05,