Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 1, 1875, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. RATER OF SUPSCRIFTION (PATADLE IN ADVANCE), Pontage Prepaid nt tile Onten, Dally Faltion post-paid, 1 rear...., 2seereeee 13.00 Parts of year at same rate. address FOUR WREKR (or.. Meh + BAG ul Rottal: Masled t Bu tne Free Cony wtth 'y Club of Twenty. Ob all clubs the subscriber must remit the postage, whiob in 18 conta a cony por year, Specimen copten sent tree, To prevent delay and mistakes, bo eure and give Post-Oftice addrors in full, tucluding Statoand County, Homiltances may be mado either by draft, express, Foat-Ofllca order, or in reqintered letters, at our riak, TERMS To CITY aunecnipEns, 1, 25 cents per week, cents per week, COMPANY, ‘hicago, Tl, * Datty, detiverad, Sunday excep: Daily, delivered, Sunday inc! Address THER TRIBUS Corner Madieon and Dearborn-s te ee TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. CAPEMY_OF MUSIC—Halated street, between Malin aud Monroe, Engagement of W. T. Melville, * Boke,” MOOLEY'S THEATRE—Mandolph street, between Clark und LaSalle, Evgugement of the California ‘Minstrels, WOOD'S MUSEEM—Monroe atrert, between Dear- born and State, “Caste and “ Eaat Lynne.” After- noon and evening, ADELPHI THEATRE—Dearhorn street, corner Montor. Engcuement of the Mckee Rankin Troupe, “The Two Orjbans,"* MOoVICKER'S THEATRE—Madtson streot, between Dearborn aud State, * Ruuniug » Corner,” CHICAGO THEATRI dolph and Luke, Clark atreet, betwoen Ran- “ TheTwo Urphune.” INTER-STATE EXPOSITI Ada t, Lake shore, foot of a otreat, SOCIETY MEETINGS. COVENANT LODGE, No, Regular communication this ( o'clock, of Corkuthian Hall, No, 18 on tho Third Degree. Visiting bret! vited, By order of the W, M. A. Fy and A. Tg, mt wat, Work rifalls the ERI, Secs WASHINGTON CHAPTER, convocation this (Friday) on the 4. P, and af, E, cordially invited, Bs o 3, BAe Mom Remi vening st 7:30 for work 1.0.0, F,—Tramp! Tramp! The Chicago Battal- ‘ou of Patriarcha will meet §; ty evening ut the tow drill-hall, routhenst cornes % nnd Vau Buren. ite. All Patriorchs are request 10 be erent 8 Velock, sharp, 8. L, HURST, Soc. ORIENTAL. LODGE, No.3, A. F.and A, M.—Stated tion tas (Friday) ‘evening at 7:30 o'clock, sani work on ino 2d By order of E. t, Seo'y. “BUSINESS NOTICES. A OMARM THAT BAFFLES TIME.—NO WOMAN va lo oroven olderit, whito her face totaine tha ‘ frostine-s of lof eatiler yearn, and tars Is & horde can nesee tose whilo the relies upon wm of Youth" aya defouss ayalnst tho as Odtalneblo af all deuggtsts. Che Chicagy CTribuar. Friday Morning, October 1, 1875. tds, saulteof Tur Greenbacks at the Now York Gold Ex- change yesterday opened and closed at 852, with transactions in the menntime at 65}. A conversation yesterday with the busi- ness mannger of tho firm of A, T. Srewanr &Co., of New York, puts aquietus to the rumor that the dry-goods king of the Mo- tropolis is about to establish a branch houso in this city, ‘Che story was declared to bo false in avery particular, Cardinal McCuosney yesterday received in Rome, in accordance with a Papal bull to that effect, his highly cuphonious title in tho Church of Santa Maria Supra Minorvinm, His folicity, together with hia ecclesiastical dignitics, may, therefore, bo considered com- plote. In the oolebrated Wanp enso at De- troit yesterday testimony was given by one of tho original Rochester ‘ rappers,” Man- GaneT Fox, who subsequently becamo tho wife of Dr, Kane, the Arctic explorer. She testified that twico the aid of the spirits was invoked by Capt. Wann through hor interpo- sition, and that two wills, drawn up in this extra-judicial fashion, wore furnished tho millionaire, It is probable that whon those shadowy documenta are brought inte court and examined the finger-marks of some ma- terialized schemer will bo discovered. Judge Fanwetn, of the Criminal Court, after consultation with the other Judges of this county, has decided that Justices of tho “Penco have jurisdiction to sontenco porsona convicted before them of vagrancy to terms of six months’ imprisonment. Now that this point is settled, lot the Justices exorcise thelr suthority upon the able-bodied scoundrels who won't work, and who flock into the city to get a living by shorthand practlees. Thero are thousands of theso follows who, if hon. eat, could find good homes and wages on the farms all over tho Northwest, who profer living dishonestly in tho city. Let them have six months’ Inbor in tho Briduwell, ‘Tho Jeffersonians, having unwisely agreed to a conferonco with the Cusmops and Unions on the subject of the beat method of choos. ing delegates to the Opposition County Con. vention, have found themselves out-yotod, out-shouted, and genorally out-manouyored, They might have expected thie ro. sult whon they consonted to co-oper. ate with the Short-Hairi to the extent oven of discussing proliminaries, ‘Tho Jeffs organ. ized ostensibly for tho purification of local politics, and their first attempt ia anything but enconraging, Tho stufing of ballot. boxes has becomo so habitual with the “Op. Position” that they inslst upon having pri. mariea in order to indulge in their favorite Juxury, as well as to keep their hands in for the Novembur election, Onr correspondent with the Black Hills Council at Red Cloud Agency, in a lotter pub- lished this morning, furnishes a graphic and Intensely interesting account of the critical tpisode of last Friday, when the Commission andthe troops in attendance narrowly escapod 4 general and complute massacre by the wild and bloodthirsty Bioux of the northorn coun- try. It is now perfectly evident that a plan had been formed for the slaughther of tho rivilions and soldiers, and thot nothing but the prompt and intrepid action of Youna- San-Aruatp-oy-Hi-Honaes and his band pre- vented this terriblo termination of the Black Hilla negotiations, Evon os it was, the dir. charge, accidental or otherwise, of a sli-.glo picco amoug the hundreds of rifles and can bines ready-cocked would probably hu, pre. cipitated au attack, Youna-May, ote,, showed himnelf the hero of the occasion,~-one of the very fow members of the Sioux Nation who deserve anything better thars absolute ex. termination by ball and bay jet, (2SS. ae The Chicago produce markets were gener ally stronger yesterday, Mesa pork was act- lye, and 700@$1,00 yor bri higher, closing at 321,85 for October, and #18.40 seller the your, Lard wasin luutter demand and 10u per 100 the blyter, oloulpg at lu.05 cual, and $12.10 sellor the yenr. Menta worse in fair reqnest and firmer, at 83@$ Je for shoul- dora, 125@12}c for short ribs, and 12}@130 for short clears, Highwines were unchanged at $1.15 per gallon, Lake froights were act- ive nt 13@20 for corn to Buffalo, Flour wan in fair demand and steady, Wheat was more active and 1o higher, cloning ot &1.09 for October, and $1.08} for November. Corn was active and steadier, closing at 5440 cash, and 48J¢ for November. Oats woro active and excited, closing at S230 for October, and O1jfo for November. Rye was active, closing at 72@72he. Barley was active and irregn- lar, closing at $1.02 for October and $1.01 for November. Hogs wero active and steady, with tho bulk of sules st £8,10@8.40, Cattle were dull and lower. Sheep were quiet at nominally steady prices. One hundred dollars in gold would buy $117.12} in greenbacks nt the close, The annonncoment that Mr. Jaxn Reme has peremptorily vacnted the oflice of Police- Superintendent, and will never again crors tho threshold at headquarters in that capacity, will be reevived with quite general satisfac. tion by the people of Chicago. Among tho possible exceptions will be that eloment of tho community which, according to our local report, is preparing to leavo town, anticipat- ing, it is said, 9 lessor degree af leniency, not to say encouragement, from the now incum- bent, whoever he may prove tobe, Assuming; however, that rumor rightly rates the prob. abilities as to the future Superintendent, wo can discover but a poor prospect that such an exodus of confidonce-men, bunko-steerers, vte,, will be anything more than temporary, if, indeed, there should be any such exodus. But we shall bo glad to be proved mistaken in this estimnte,—very glad of nn opportuni- ty to acknowledgo, in the light of practical results, that the Mayor hns nominated, and the Common Council confirmed, a Superin- tendent of Police whosp sympathies, aims, ond sets ara in bohalf of tho protection of life and property and the restoration of law and order, CURRENCY AND “THE WANTS OF TRADE,’ Oue of the striking points in the speech of Mr. Scnonz at Cincinnati has been repentedly presented in these columns, but its impor-, tance in thé consideration of the currency question justifies its reproduction, The complaint of the dilntionists is two- fold: First, that there has beena contraction of the currency; and, second, that tho re. verses that overtook the country in 1873 wore aresult of that coutraction! It is claimed that the times are hard; that business is lan- guishing, labor unemployed, industries de- pressed, the poor growing poorer, the coun- iry full of distress, and that something must be dono to furnish relicf. ‘The relief they propose is to increase the currency, to re- place the void caused by the contraction,” and to issue more money 80 98 to cause the same to be both plenty and cheap, ‘The allegation that there had been any con- traction in the currency before the collapse of 1873 has been disproved over and over again. An official statement shows that in Septem- ber, 1878, when the crash took place, thero were in greenbacks and bank notes and antional eurrency in circulation nine millions more than in 187%, twenty-nine millions more than in 1671, fifty-two millions more than in 1870, fifty-eight millions more than in 1869, fifty-six millions more than 1868, and forty-six millions moro than in 1807, The years included in this period have been con- sidered years of universal prosperity, This disposes of the question of fact whethor thero had been contraction or not. After the panic had struck, there was an increased issue of $26,000,000 in the green- backs, theroby adding that much to tho pre- existing excess of currency over formor years, ‘Tho clamor, however, was for more. It was contended that the National Banks were un- evenly distributed; that the Eastern States had more money than the Western and Southern States, and there was o loud de. mand for more banks in those localities, Congress then repenled all restrictions upon the number of National Banks and tho amount of their circulation, and only re- quired them to keep a small reserve on hand, thus giving the utmost liberty “to make and keep the volume of tho currency oqual to the wants of trade." Under this law thore ie lib. erty givon to any man, or combination of mon, to organizo a bank and isaue currency, The privilego is confined to no section, and tho amount to bo issued is unlimited. A hundred banks, oach with a million of circu. lotion, may bo started, wherever and whon- over any persons having the means chooso to do so, Hero was an admirable opportunity for the ‘‘wanta of trado” to call forth more currency, especially os itis represented that tho Government “pays” the National Banks a largo bonus annually for issuing their notes. Here was the occasion whero a people “ suf- fering for the want of money” might go on and make it to an unlimited amount, but the *' business wants” of tho pooplo did not de- sire it, Tho banks already in existence had moro greenbacks and bank notes than they could lend. ho offer of moro curroncy was, aa Mr, Sonvnz aptly said, a proposal to trot an over-londed stomach like o caso of star ya- tion. So groatly was the volume of currency in excess of the ‘ wants of trade" thr bo. tween June 20, 1874, and September, 1875, the banks voluntarily surrendered §28,920,- 000 of their ciroulation, Since tho date of the Froo Banking law, there have ‘beon a fer; now banks organized, with ao circulation of $2,875,050, and additional clrealation issv.ed to old banks amounting to $6,961,075, w.ak- ing $9,830,125 in all, ‘Tho way tho “ wants of trade” have avuilod themsolves of ths op: portunity to oxpand the currency may br; thus comparatively stated; Uraueh circulation surrendered, New circulation tasued..se4. eps Net circulation surrender. sseceasee +#18,089,098 Of tho whole auonnt surrond ‘ 248,000 were surrendored by ne Wester : y the Western States and $5,1%),000 by Southern Slates, whilo of tha new circulation the West has taken only $301,000 and the South but 3180,000, Tho Wostern States havo in round Aguroa yoluntarily surrendorod $13,000,000 of cur senoy oa useless, becausy in uxcods of the “ wanta of trude.” Hero is tho best and tout direct answer to the allogution that the Woat is suffering from any Scurcity of money, The West bas had auch a plethora of oun renoy that even the banks which are sup. posed to be pald largely in gold for fawuing paper-money have retired $18,000,000, which waa found to bo an unprofitable surplus, not. having a market. Nor has this voluntary surrendor of currency stopped. It continues from dsy to day in tho proportion of threo dollars surrendered to the one dollar applied for by new banks, The ‘wants of trade,” to supply which more currency is demanded, have been unloading and continue to unload tho surplus for which the business of the country haa no use. 7 Ta the face of this palpable fact, tho de- anand Jor “snore -ourvoucy" to supply any want of trade or businesa is ridiculous and’ insulting to public intelligence, If over thera wore 8 real want for more currency, the Freo Ranking law offered tho easiest and speedicst possible modo of obtaining it, and ‘that, too, in tho most unlimited quantities, It was, and is now, at the option of any porson or persons to inilnte the curroncy to the oxtent of hundreds of millions of dollars, and thia liberty no ono usos; on the contrary, those who have the currency are actually rushing it Wack to the Treasury at the rate of million of dollars a week—they having no uso for it —no porsons willing to borrow it, But an explanation is furnished by tho facts, It ia not more currency that in need- ed; the broken, bankrupt speculators, no Ionger ablo to borrow money on bogus bonds and diluted stocks, want tho currency 80 re- duced in value that it will bo exchanged by those who hold it for anything; and this rotten, worthless currency thoy want that they may swindle their ereditors by paying them nt tho rate of n fow conta on the dollar, It is not more currency that those men want, becauso thoro is # surplus of that ; what thoy ‘want in n degraded currency, a currency worth fow cents on the dollar, with which to pay off the debts of their bankrupt corporations and swindling organizations, aaa, THE DILUTIONISTS. Tn calling the advocates of an unlimited shiuplaster currency “‘ inflationists "and “ ex- pansionists,” their renl character is not so woll indiented as if thoy woro called ‘diln- tioniets," Expansion, as Wensrer defines it, is tho act of spronding ont, or onlargement, Inflation is the act of distending, But the advocates of unlimited irredeemablo issuas want something more than the distention or enjargoment of the volume of tho currency. Itia not simply moro money that they do- mand, but also cheap" money, Thnt is, thoy want the quality of the currency nffected os well ns the quantity. This is dilution,” which Wensten defines as ‘‘ tho act of dilut- ing, or tho state of boing diluted, thinned, or weakened." Now this is what the ropndia- tionists want to do with the currency, —they want it tcatered, thinned, tceak- ened, An additional igsno of currency would not serve their purposo unless it should depreciate tho paper monoy in value, There is now o vast mount of idlo currency lying in the banks for want of borrowers on reasonable security, but it costs nbout 85 conts in tho dollar in exchange for commodities to get it, It would do the speculators no good to have 500,000,000 more greenbacks issued to lie in the banks or hands of capitalists if it sHould be worth 85 cents in tho dollar, They could not got hold of tho new issue nt this rato any moro ensily than they ent lay their hands on the presont currency, Therefore they desire not only that the iisue shall bo increased in quantity, but that the currency itself shall bo weakened in purchasing power. There is no protense that thore is any Inck of quantity of currency now and banking facilities to transact the business of the country. Tho overstocked vaults of tho banks mean, if anything, that there is moro cnrroncy than is necdod for the transaction of tho business, ‘The trouble is, that tho quality is too good, at even 85 cents gold value to tho dollar, to rush out into all sorts of wild, hazardous, and spcculativo schemes, If it was worth 60 centa on tho dollar instead of 85, with & prospect of o further declino, then everybody would be shoving it off on his neighbor, preferring to put it into any - unsnlable trick or venturesome spcculatic » rather than retain it, This ia what the sh’ jn. plaster dilutionists dosiro. They sliould be known as ‘Dilutionists.” Tho wort, ig sufficiently comprehensive to omlody thoir Principles and explain their puryosea, Why not call tuem by thoir right namo? POLITICAL '*BUNKO-ST'ZERID.g." Sinco the Staats-Zeitung ‘hos ir strodnced the slang of the gamblors an¢d thiey os into its political controvorsios, wo h:ave mo do diligent OCTOBER 1, 1875. full accord with tho sentiment of the Nation. al Republican party in tho mattor of honest money, Inn Republican Convention of to- day, uow that tho issue is synaroly bofore tho people, the declarntion woukl be more ont- spoken and atriking. But how is it with the Slaate-Zeitung 1 a “bunko-steeror"? Is it not endeavoring to mislead the Germans who do not rend En- glish nowspapers by telling them that the Republican party of Minois is na currency. watering, intlation party, ond by persuading them to vate with a classof people who are notorionaly in favor of curroney dilution? <n the tirat plac, it proferses an allegiance to an “Opposition” party, which has no exist. onco whatever, In tho noxt place, it is well known that Mr, Hrsino got a currency reso- lution introduced into the “Opposition ” Con- vention of last year by a coup d'etat, which was opposed to tho majority sontimont of that combination, and was only pushed through by Mr, Hirstno’s peculiar tactics, Finally tho Staats-Zatung, in asking tho Germans to yoto against the Republican party, ask thei to vote against the only party constant- jy and uniformly in favor of honest money and epecio resumption, nud to voto with the Democratic party (the only opprsition to tha Republicans), which at heart is in favor of curroncy dilution, which Ieads to repudiation, It is ontircly within bounds to say that, aside from the German Republicwas, throe out of every four men, perhaps nino out of ten, who voted with the ‘ Peoplo's Party” in Chicago, are in favor of currency ditution, and most of them repudiation. In trying to porsuade the Germans of Chicago that they can vote and act with these ragites again, and nt tho same timo vote for honost monoy, is not tho Staats-Zcitung acting the part of a “ bunko- steeror"? PROPOSED SOLUTION OF THE RAILROAD PROBLEM, Tho speech of Crantes Francrs Apaws, Jr., at Oshkosh yesterday, 18 given in full to- day. We hope his audience heard with at- tention, and wo trast our readers will rend the whole oration, It is a calm discussion of facts, with no vituperative twaddle thrown in, The farmers of Wisoonsin are asked to consider the fact that tho railroad system has made farms in Wiscov.sin possible, and to judge the dofects in the. system and tho rom- edies for them impartinlly, ho speaker, in his brilliant sketch of tho growth of the sys- tom, missed one happy point. Railway loco- motion was inaugurated, not on the dato ho gives, Oot, 6, 182%, but just half o contury ago this wock, Soy:t. 27, 1825. Not Rainhiti, but Darlington, saw tho first locomotive driven by Gro‘acr Srepaenson's 'prontico hand, The root of tho railroad trouble in tho West is where Mr. Apasts finds it, in tho nation- al characteris tio of going ahead too fast, ‘Too many railror.ds, a consequent incapacity for fnir profits, —this, inn nutshell, ia tho case. How is th’s trouble to be remedied, the prob. lem solved? And here wo got tho gist of the orn’ion, It treats the railrond ns an anomal y, not to bo classified with other econo’ nic facts, Government ownorship is not Vio remedy. Rigid force laws are not the ‘solution, What is needed isa calm and edr cated public opinion, which will vary in 00 sordanco with varying facts in each partic. U lar caso, This opinion must bo mado ef- fective in somo way. Massachusetts, by a happy legislative accident, has hit upon that way. It hea a Bonrd of Railrosd Com. miasioners, with simply a supervisory powor, ‘This Board investigates evory complaint male to it, without cost to tho complainant, It makes suggestions to the railroad authori- tes, and reports to the Legislature these sug- gestions and any action taken upon them. It is a lens which concentratea public opinion upon railroad officials, and so makos the pub- lie conviction burn into official minds. We masy quoto two samples of its tnake. It bo. came convinced that certain bridges wero un- safe, and notifled the President of the rond owning and using them. Tho notice was inquiries among the memnburs of tho ‘Poo. plo's Party” in regard to t.ho menning of tho word “bunko-steeror" Wo have found them all woll posted and substan tinlly agrood as to ita significance. A ‘‘bunko-stecror” seems to be @ suborslinate confidenco-man who walks the stroct of a large city, pounces upon innocent cov.ntrymen, and, under tho protense of aperso‘nal acquaintance, conducts them into s back room of some large build. ing whero taey are “ confidencod" of what money they mey have about them, Applied politically, & ‘bunko-stoorar” ia one who designedly and for golfish purposes mislonds confiding persone into voting for something they do ‘not really indorao, In this sonso of the word, it ocours to us that the Staats. Zeitung iss gocd dont moro of a “bunko- steerer ” than "fue Tomuns, to which it has applicd the name. Tho Staati-Zeitung's allegation as to the atstus of the Republican party of Llinois is fased upon the platform adopted by the Re- publican State Convention of ono year ago. Wo recour.ted yesterday how Mr. Pansten, of the Inter-Oxen, thinking ho could capture the Republican Convention in favor of dilu- tion aa Mr. Hesio had captured the “ Oppo- sition" Convention in opposition to their real dontiments, went down to Springfield with dilution resolutions, Wo also related how Mr. Pauatrn, tho Jnter-Ocean, and the di- lution resolutions wore thrown ovorboard, and another werles adopted. ‘There wero threo onrrency resolutions, one of which in- dorsed tho limitation of $382,000,000 of greenbacks (which is under the Congression. al limitation), and another of which favorod freo banking, which has since then been enacted. ‘Tho third, which was the ourronoy resolution propor, road originally : That we roaitirm the declaration of the National Republican Convention of 1872 {n favor of a return to apecto payment at the earliest practicable day; that ‘wo are oppoved to any ineroage in the amount of legal- tender notes, and favor the gradual retirement of the same se the volume of the National Dank notes shall be increased, ‘This foreshadowed the plan of rosumption subsequoutly adopted by the Republican mafority of Congross at the succeeding sos- sion, fixing a day for resumption four years thereafter, providing froe banking, and re- quiring a gradual retiroment of greenbacka in proportion to the increase of the National Bank notes, Afterwards the latter half of the resolution waa stricken out, leaving it simply an indorscment of the national plat. form. Tho botter to undorstand the force of the above rosolution, we reproduce the resolution of the National Republican Con. vention of 1872, which the State Convention approved s We denounce repudistion of the public debt in any form or disguise a8 a national crime, We wituess with pride the reduction of the prucipal of the debt, ‘and of the ratos of interest upon the balance, and oon Adantly expect thas our excellent uatioual currency Wut be perfected by a epsedy Veeumption Of spcte saymente, Wo think that this isa complete answer to the obargo that Taxa ‘Tamuna is soting the part of “bunko-steerer,” when it represents that the Republican partly of Dluols is in pigeon-holed, Thon the Directors recoived a notice that public attention would be called to the matter unless it was remedied. Every bridge on the road was prompt. ly ropaired. In order to have the aneccasinl workingmon’s trains, so often do- soribed in Tux Tumune, run betweon Boston and Lynn, the Board asked the Directors of the Eastern Railway to put themon. The roquest was flatly refused. The public was therefore appealed to, ond the trains wore goonon the track, Tho Directors could not stand concentrated publio opinion, howovor little effect homeopathic doses of it would have had upon their conduct, Tha Board is now ongaged in an attempt to secure uni. formity, oxactnesa, and absolute publicity of all railway accounts, With this, Mr. Apaws bolieves the solution of the problem will be ronched in Masenchusotta, Tho needs of tho day in every State oro thus summed up: I want to 60 publicity a8 regards railroad corpora tons secured beyond question white t fa Set time; ll tho reet may then, if need be, reat and sleep for a generation for aught caro, Twant also to #coa ma chine perfected through which pubtic opluion can make {tuelf folt,—easily, quickly, choaply, I want to seo the system Bo perfocted that uny laboring man haying good cause for complaint against any, even tho wealthient corporation, may, by dropping a postal-card into s box, do whut all the coniplax machinery of your courts will not enable him to do now,—uocure an intel. Ugent presoutation of hiv case, I want now to see in overy Btate, ond in the Government of the Unttod States, trained officers whoss duty it shall be to exazn- {ne and supervise the accounte of the milroad come panies so ns toinauro in fhem uniformity, exactuess, and publicity, to the end that we may no longer grope our devious way to ruin through the shameful mye- tories of railroad finauclering, Above all, and mont of all, I want ut last to seo the duties, tho Mabilitics, and, though last not losat, the rights of the rallroad corpo- rations dlactusod, oxplained, and onforced by publio ugente, who, knowing that whercof thoy speak, will not call names, and will eee Justice done, It is announced that a numbor of “ promi. nont busincss mon” of Blogmington, Ill., bo- longing to all political parties, have called a inceting in that city, for this evoning, for the purpose of petitioning Congross to ropeal the Surman Roaumption act. This looks very much like a political dodge, The Republic. ans of MoLcan County have had toencounter an insidions form of opposition for several years, The Democratic party has suppressed. itself, and has struggled to get posscasion of the county by organizing under the titles of ‘Anti-Monopoly,” “ Farmers," Liberal,” and porhapa others, They sre called this yoor the ‘'Oppoaition,” and have declared in favor of pao Por money, The Republicans of MoLean are not likely to be diverted from the work they havo undortaken, which ig to elect a Republican tlokot, and to do so by a large majority, hia potition {a rather promaturo. Tho prosent Congress passed tho act, which does not tako effvct for nearly three and a half yoars, In 1870, the policy involved in that act will be tho leading Jssuo in the Prosi. dential election, No action can or will be takon on that law until the poople have do- clded one way or the other, In the mean- time, the law has had no effect so far, There hes been no contraction of tho i currency, ‘Tho greenbacks havo not ndvanced [inoro than willing that thelr half-way man in value. ‘They aro worth Ivss now thon they woro six months or na yonr ago, Two years ago they rono in valno to 04 cents, within a fraction of being equivalont to silver coin; thoy are now worth losa than 86 conts, So tho progress tawards specie paymonts is not so alarming as to domand the repeat of tho law. ‘Iho absurdity of petitioning for tho repeal of the Inw at this timo is so glaring that wo rather think the whole movoment is intendetl more for affect in electing the Oppo- sition candidate for County Treasurer in Mo- Lenn County than anything else, THE MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS, Tho two gront parties in Massachusotis have now mado their tickets and platforms, and aro prepared to commence hostilities in earnest. The Democrats have renominated Gov, Gaston, and, as they had no other mn terial to drnw from, patched out tho romain- der of their ticket with Republicans. ‘Tho Republicans have placed at tho head of their tleket tho Hon. Auexanper H. Rice, a manof irreproaechable porsonal character, and with an unspotted political record, and if thera two qualifications aro of any account in a campnign, ho ought to boclected. Among Republicans outsido of the Stato of Massa. ehusetta there will boavory gonoral feeling of regret thnt tho third man, the Hon. Cuanies Faancrs Apass, was not nominated. Why he ‘was not nominated is apparont from tho fact that both he and Mr. Rioz doveloped moro strength than was conceded to them by the Lona men. ‘Tho latter woro incensed ot tho delegates from Western Massachusotts who voted for Apants, and, not daring to tnko a fourth ballot which would certainly leave Tonma distanced ond porhaps nomi- nate ApAus, they gave thoir votes for Ricz, and nominated him in order to hurt Anan. Wo beliove that tho nomination of Mr. Apama wonld have excrcisod n most healthful influence upon Republicanism in Massachusctts, and perhaps that influence would havo reached beyond Stato bounds. Wo beliovo that ho should jiave been made Governor, because ho doos not seck to bo Governor. Men of un- spotted porsonal and political character who do not want office sro just the men who should be placed in office. The offices need tho purification which this class of men would give them. Sinco it wag not on the political slato, however, as now appears, that Mr. Apaws could be nominated, the Massachu- sotts Republicans did the noxt best thing in squelching Lonina, who has becomo pestifer- ous as nenndidate for office, and is tainted with Democracy and Butlerism, and nomi- nating Mr. Rice, As wo havo said beforo, Mr. Rice iso mon of irreproachablo personal character and ungpotted political record. Ho will have great strength in Boston and tho eastern part of the State, He represented in a peculiar degree tho respectability of the Re. publican party, and is at tho vory antipodes of Butlerism, Ife has twice beon Mayor of Bos- ton, and he served to tho entire sntisfaction of his constituents in four Congresses, being most of the time Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs. Tho only charge which will be brought against him is the samo that would havo been brought against Mr. Apans, namely, “ coldness " and ‘ aristocracy.” Ho has the misfortune to live on Beacon street, and, although Beacon ptroct is no longer aris- tocratic, the fragrance of the days when it was bluc-blooded still clings to iti Tho contest betweon Messrs, Rrox and Gaston will bo ono of moro than ordinary interest, Both aroBoston mon, both good men, and both mon of cloan rocords, Mr. Rio has the advantage of being the young- or and more active and positive man of tho two, Mr, Gaston ia a very old man,—70 or ™Moro,—and very conservative, and is no more popular personally than Mr, Roz, In their personal relations to the canvass, the two candidates are very ovenly matchod. The Republicans, however, will go into tho campaign in much better shape than they did Inst falk In tho first place, they have the best platform which has yot been made ina Republican Convention, It declares for personal purity of candidates, reform in the Civil Service, mutnal develop. mont of labor nnd capital, cconomy in no- tional expondituro, goneral amnesty, re- moval of political disabilities, and sound money, and against the third-torm business. Upon all those points it is clear and unmis- takablo, and will-commend itself to all think- ing men. This will not bo tho only advan. tage the Republicans will have. Thoy will go into the campaign freed from two incum. brances which weighed them down last fall, and were the principal influences that led to their defeat, Butleriam and Prohibition, Lonryo was in the training of Tsuruen, and the defeat of Lona ia tho dofent of Burien, which fs atill furthor empha. sized by the vory firat resolution of tho platform, which doclaros ‘that tho Ropub- lican party of Massachusotts will support no man for official position whoso personal character is not an absolute guarantee of fidelity to avery publio trust, and thoy in- yoke the condemnation of the ballot-box upon any candidate for offico who fails of this test, whatever moy bo his party namo or indorsements." ‘Tho folly of prohibition which defeated Tatzor last year will have no place in tho campaign this year. It has boon tested so satisfactorily that Tannor did not even havo the tomority to preseut hin. self as a candidate this foll. With theee ad- vantnges in their favor, it is alrondy safo to predict that Gaston will not walk over the courgs in November next. Evon with the help of the Republican namos on his tickot and the indirect aid of Bex Burien, who will seck to avenge himself, tho struggle will be a closoly-contosted ons The Ponnsylvania Domocrats are unhappy, moro particularly tho rag-monoy men. ‘They do not like their candidate, Judge Prnsmna, fortwo reasons, ‘Lho first is becouse he will not resign his soat on the Bonch and thereby avo time enough to take on active part in the canvass, The second is his Lotter of ac. coptunce, They constructed thelr rag-monoy Platform at Erie with a great deal of caro and consistency, and oven emulated Ohio in this respect, and when they took Judge Pzasuina they thought ho was going to atand erect on the plitform like Fog-Horn Auten, but instead of that he is straddling it, ond turna out to be neither one thing nor the other, The run and the platform rautually stultify each other. In these days, whon positive mon aro wanted, when the cur- renoy issue is clearly and sharply defined, and ovory candidate should cither be in favor of sound snoney or rag money, they find themuclves with a candidate on hand who ia in favor of noither. ‘This is pooullarly hard, since tho road to suoceas does not Iie botween theso issues, and, as the Pennsyl- vania rag-money mon have senso enough to goo that unless Aznzex carries Ohio by an overwholining majority they have no hope of success with this half-way min, they are (sido, and superstition, ambition, and igno- tpon the Ohio poople, Between tio roaring of old Fog-Horn and the ravages of t.0 bea. wonder Oincinnatd is ayitated. ea sss eget a ‘Tho Shoriff! of Muskogon Coury, Mich, ads vortisos for information that will Ioud to £4, rost of a man and alel, dosoribed a. £1 1, 0. Bunker, tho captor, in an uw about 40 yoars old, about d fest 1 ine About 180 the, Light asiiow complexon wi woolly hair, indicating negro blood in Claims to bos Canadian, Hanan Jax. ail, wae 12 yoara old in Marel last, b oxen vory Diack, faco rathor ton, op yea cased by a boil on one tomple, and t: of snail pita on sides and end, ‘The girl, tt 18 clnimod, was atulen from the hone of her father in Laketon Towa-bip, Mus kogon County, Pornons having lmowiedse of the whorosbauts of oither of tho purer iy ty scribed sbova may communica.o with Maj. Wirtuar L, Ryan, Sheriff of Muriegon Conniy, Muskegon, Mich., who offors 8:00 rewnrd for tuo apprehonuion of tho thief aud the rotuiu of the girl, shall gracefully retire and Jot some other porson who has positive viowa on tho our- reney quostion do the running. : —_——— 24, 00 Tho continuance which has been granted in the prosecution of the Whisky Ring frauds at St. Louis fa in the naturo of a great public calamity, whatever may have been the ros sonk of the Court. It will bo a disnppoint- ment to the public at largo as.woll as to tho peoplo of St. Louls, ‘The plan of the Whisky Ring is to carry tho litigation over into the Vresidontial campaign, and. so complicate it with politics an to influonce the politicians on both aides, It isa dosporate fight for time, and if thoy can gain timo sufficient thoy thon hopo to use their power ao as to dofy tho Pproseention by electing persons who will con- dono tho offense or agroo to a nolla prosqui, 60 that tho present notion is almost tanto mount toa defoat of justico. In this case, as in many other casos which will bo fresh in tho memory of the public, just‘as tho Stato is ready to strike, tho courts relinquish their grasp and an avenuo of escape opens itsclf, If, in this instance, the Whisky Ring escapes, thero if o vory poor Prospoct for punishing their successors, and equally poor indncomont to make a vigorous Prosccution of futuro violators of tho rovo- nue lows. If these prosocutions had beon instituted in England, France, or Germany, tho penitontiaries would long ago havo been filled with the offendors, Tho opsrations of justice in this country aro, to aay tho lonst, vory discouraging. fervont winh that Cincinnati's fa nony which kicked a stray lioness to death, pleted its career by doing the 1omo thing 19 Wasi McLzan and the Cinelo inte J/nyuirey, Tho Istter thoroupon mildly rrys that “gyy ‘TinpenN” isa “porvile, sneaking, #elfish too" of various bad clasnes of porsons; that ho i: bound to ‘rule or rnin"; aud that ho will enty succeod in ruluing bimaelf. Vobat adelichtta) harmony this is, and hos much f. improves the chanoes of Domocratio success in 1870, agers Tho Engliah Houso of Comm ina ta1 ontay. liahod the vory remarkable procedout that whoo ono member makes an accusation ngainet ny, other, it is within the power of the Haas todo. cido, without other evidence than tho dental of tho mombor accusod, that tho charjo 1s falgo, Whats conyoniont rulo thia would bo in oy own Congross, and how much trovblosome iy. voatigation it would obviate! PERSONAL, Tho Hon, J. I, Case, ot Racine, ia at the Tro mont. ‘The Hon, Albort N. Mills, Galveston, sojourny st the Sherman. Tho Hon. Doniol Macanlly, of Indianapolis, ty at the Shorman, Gon. G. A. Pingado, of Now York, occupica rooms at tho Shorman. Gon. J. R, Fayorwoather, of Burlington, In, in stopping at tho Tremont, ‘Tho address delivered by Prosident Gnanr on Wednesday, at the annual ronnion of the Socloty of tho Army of the Tonnerseo, is a noteworthy ono; first, in that it was care- fully prepared and written out, and was tho longest speech he has ever mado; nnd, sec- ond, for ita subject matter. Tho basis of the address was tho fact that “if wo aro to havo another contest in the near future of our na- tional existonce, I predict that the dividing lino will not bo Mason and Drxon’s, but be- tween pntriotiam and intelligence on tho ono Fanco on the other,” Upon this basis ho ad- vised the fostoring of education and tho pro- motion of genoral intelligence, the enconr- agement of froo thought, frea speech, freo Press, and unfettored religions sontiment, and sternly opposed tho appropriation of public money to the support of sectarian schools, In this direction the President has struck tho very koy-note of futuro politics, and has givon to tho American people his opinions in a cleor, forciblo, and sonsible manner, which they will do wall to heed and consider, —_—_—— Wo referred yostordny to tho fact that tho quality of Chicago No, 2 spring wheat is fully up to tho standard of provious years, not. withstanding that an impression to the con- trary is sought to bo mado by certain in- terested parties, Yosterday’s mail brought a letter from Davi Dows & Co., tho well- known grain-morchants of New York, to Lyon, Lester & Co., of this city, which con- tains the following passage, except tho words in parenthesos, thoso boing understood fin writing ond reading tho lotter, though not axpressed; ‘*No. 2 Chicago, now, is good. whoat, and so far sells about samo as Mil- waukeo. If you keop tho grade up ag wa seo it now, there will not bo tho difference be- tweon (pricestof) Chicago and Milwaukeo (wheat) that there has been,” ft Tho announcement that tho Emperor of Gormany is to vieit Italy next month, accorn- panied by Brsstanox, tho chief of Ger- man diplomacy, and Von Motray, the chiof of tho Gorman army, is indicative of somo- thing more than a plensuro-visit, Emperor Wituras has evidently something in his mind besides the purchase of bad copics of the Old Masters. He has not decided to take Bisaanox and Yon Morrkz along morely as art connoisseurs. It is evidently his purposo to givo the Italinn Govornment somo practical encouragoment in its resistance to Ultramon- tanism, and to court friondly rolationsin viow of any now complications with France. Tho Emporor of Germany cvidontly has an oye to business. montane party in Bavaria havo elected tho Prosident, Vice President, and two othor officers of the Diet by a majority of two, Tho closonoss of the vote and tho bitterness of feeling botween the Bavarian, Ultramon. tanes and Liberals do not bodo much peacoin that country, whore the oppressive policy of the Berlin Government has boon exorcised with pocullar soverity heretofore in religious matters, Mr. ©. H. Has, tho lato Appraisor, devotes nosrly a column of the Jmter-Ocean, of mingled sorrow and bitterness, to tho fact that ‘Ine Turnvns bas not published his threo-column “open letter” to the Secrotary of tho Troaaury, an‘ also tos paragraph from tho night-editor of this paper giving some rossons why it waa not invertod,—tho obief boing wantof apace. Mr. Ham takes tho matter altogetber too sorlously, Tho picture is not half go black as ho paints it. Tho chiof reason why Tax Tnipone did not print bla lettor was bocause, like his tariff artl- clos, it was loo tong. The principal grief, how- aver, which aila Mr. Has, 19 hfa supposition that Tux Tuinunz bas read him out of the Ropub- Mean party, Oh! no, Mr. Ham! Wo have trained togothor a lung time, and we hope to bave Afr, Ham's company still longor; bat wo want him to be a better Republican, and coase writing those Jong and awful tariff articles and absurd ourrenoy-dilution editoriais. We wont him to bavo sounder viows on the tar iff and currency, Thoao dreadful articles lod to the loae of his poeition as Appraluor, tho Bocrotary wively deciding that no man could ave time to wnte such long and dull articles and at the same timo attend to bis official duties. Now that Mr, Ham haa plenty of time on hia hands, be oan give his whole attention to the reform of the Inter-Ocean, take it out of tho domiuation of the whisky rings, the bigh-tarify robbers, and the rag-money inflationtuts, and conform it to true Republican principles, Let Mr. Ham therefore waste oo further timo in mourning the lossof alittle tapenny ofllco, or in entertaining unjuat aod unkind auapiciona against Tae Tamuxe. Let him cosso thoze loog articles and make his Republicanism bettor, and el} the world will appear bright and radiant to him, The Zoologics! Garden of Cincinnatl is cro- ating considerable concern in that city, First, & bear came to hie death from somo fon! play, in which » Park Commissioner was involved. Beo- ond, ® Honess bad » fight with » jeckase, in which the former was kicked to death, the latter dylog somo time after, Third, s griazly bear, ia @ Ht of playfuluove, tore & man's arm off the other day, ‘The latest aevelopment was the escape of wm leopard, who, being of an aristocratic na ture, took to the beantif{ul groves of Clifton, whero he kept tho people in continual epprehen- elon thet he might knock the spots out of them, uatil two mighty hunters succvsded Jn knocking tho spots cut of nim, Tho Zoological Garden in point of fact is getting to be a grestor annoy. ance than old Dit. Attuw bimuelf, aud the two taken together coustiiute @ fearfol inflsiion The Hon. J. J. Hagerman, of Alilvaukes, ts ropistorod at the Tremont Houso. Dr, Dio Lowis is in California, whoro ho will , romain about a year—thauk fortuno } ‘Tho Rov. Justin D, Fulton, whoso afillction in Brooklyn havo recently mado him fronlty no- torious, is known in Boston as * Gino-aud Milk" Fulton, G.'T. Lanigan, formerly woll kuotwn in Chicago, now of tho New York World, his an articlein thia week's Independent entitled ‘ L’Ataise Guibord." Prosident Grant may dovolop into a spooch makor yot, though he hag but a yoar anid a hslt left, His effort at Dos Moinos was a good be ginning. It iesaid that Mr, G. A. Townsend is now writing 9 play on “ Journallam.” Tho Philadel phia Press hos an ironical and very unkiud alla sion to the work, Williams College opens with n Froshman clas of forty-four. ‘Tho collego bulldings and grounds hayo been much improved through the liburatiy of Oyrua W. Field. Tho roport that Goorgo Eliot is witing anew novol is confirmed, but the othar roport thatit will illustrate American life is doniod, au over: body supposed it would be. Mesara, Charles McKinley, of Dubuque, a» W. M. Cox, of Rock Isiand, Directors of tt woll-known ‘Dloo Line” Froight Company, wora at tho Tromont yostorday. Tho Now York Tribune apologizos for "tts blundoring reporter” who invanted the atury about Moody and Sankoy's arrangementa fora Toligtous campaign in New Yorx, ‘It seoma & moral Imposelbility, but the nore pspor gossips aay thore is a man in Mnglant named Avict Agabeg, and that ho is going marry Edith Wynne, tho actress. James T. Fields, who dolivers tho firat {10 lectures of tho Star Course, Mcnday aud Tne day noxt, will bo the guest of bia friend Robest Collyer, daring hia atay in the city. Tho Rev. 2. C, Dancan, of Naw Orleans, isla the oity, and visiting at tho rovidoncs of T Baker, Jr., 61 Forrest avenue, Ko will oficiatest the Whitehouse Memoria! Church, Sunday. ‘In notcing tho ramoval of Prof. Jols li. Hewitt to tho Faoulty of the Lako Forest Usi- voraity, tho Detroit Tribune saya: ‘Olivet Cok loge can ill afford to lone go superior a scholat from her corps of inatraction.” A Japanono gitl in school at Goorzetorn, D. O., writoa homo: “ In w fow thingy .Lo Jaaneit ought tochange. In the mant:factnro of exh things aa sclasors the Amoricane excotna.” St has mastered the problema of civilization sb ready. Misa Edmonta Lewis, the colorod seulptrees, # in §t. Paul. Sho willsoon have ou oxbinitioa and offer for sale there six or eight pieces of hor statuary. Citizens of good tisto an! good fortune are invited by the local prints to stop 0p and purchaga. Banga, the hero of tho fast portal muail-train, is a“ Colonol,” after all, tho reports of envious nowspaper writers to the contrary notwitbutand: ing. Banga sorved in tho militia on Goy, Yster staff, and to this day he oan shouliter a stick sod show how fioliy are won, But hs can ruce poutal-car batter. Charles Fostor, the able and upright mombet of Congrosy from Ohio, has consented to besone Prosideat of the new Construction Company fof building tho Altautic & Lake L'rio Hallroxl The world will ozpeot him to donionetrate ths) an honest construction company 2a not a mor inspossibility, Ono side of George L. Fox's faco has becomt paralyzed, Ithas Leon Yox's custom to plastet hie face nightly with paste of fluo Pronch call, bismuth, and cold croam. His phyuiclan warned him againat tho bismuth, but Fox did not be liove that he could be hurt by it, Hlo was undet engagement at Dooth'a to play in a Christm pantomime, but bis friends fear that ho caunol fultill it. Somebody writes to the Chicago Inievior bes ging it to pog away ‘and keop the Prewbyterisd Church from dying of reupectability.” That it too oasy a task for the Inferior, Give ita eel one, brotbor, 1f is is really true that tie Pre bytorian Church is dying of reapoctability, t must bave the consolation of knowitig that the fe a good disease to die of, Other ourohos more seriously afflicted, ‘Tho third Woman's Congress will ba belt ula year ot Byrsouso the second week in October Maris Mitchell, the well-known astrovomor we Professor to Vaasar College, will preside, aul a rangements are making to reuder ita seselout tereatiug and profitable, The Isat Conjsroxe il hold in Obicago, and ‘Jonnie June eae i G. Oroly) writes in the Graphic that it tt ‘Yory much on the roputation of the on bofot s The aslo of Jay Cooke's persons! Lue” Philadolphia was almost pathet{o. The re ff which it must have oausod the proud bani penance severe enough to covers multituc ‘al ting, Ono of the moat touching sige or a entate when tho sale took place—s sort of dum” protest sgainat the invasion of the Tourn m nt ig described by a reporter of the Philadel 5 ‘Times thas * One of the longest, andubsd a and prettiogt of the waiks leads down ee slope, over a rustic stone bridge, past & tani pond, and ends in front of a magaifioes! bbe marble mausoleum, almost hidden benest rn woeplog willows and toworlng oheatnut tree. is white marble all over, foundation, walls 1 roof, and through the lattioed Iron door viaiior mav ase Mat in alz of the twenty #