Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 9, 1875, Page 5

o * pabllect of Nuance, POLITICAL. Garl Schurz Effectually Demol- jshes Wendell Phillips’ Flimsy Finance Theory, A Crushing Argument in Favor of Hard Money and Honest Dealing. fhe Olearest Explanation of tho Ourrenoy Problem Yet Made, Phillips Confronted wilh Wis Own Au- thoritics, and Hado lo Appear > Ridiculous, 4 Simple Lesson on a Vital Subject for Everybody to Read. Hendricks Has His Doubts About Old Bill Allen's Election, Tho Last Story About the City Jndge- ships---The Opposition to Rup Reod and McAllistor, Aliscelancous Items. GENERAL. SCHURZ'S REPLY TO PHILLIPS. A CRUSUING ANOUSIENT. Br. Lorss, Oct 8.—Following is tho reply of Gon, Cari Keburz tu tho latter of Wendell Pbil- lipa recently published in tho Now York Herald : $1, Lous, Oct, 8, 1875.—7'o the fiittor of the Cincin~ A Conimerciat=Dean Bin: Tact night I roturucd from Ohio and found vour dispatch intimating a de- girs that I should promptly roply to the Ietter of Mr, ‘phillips published 1a the Now Yurk Ieraid of Out. 6. {havo just read thst letter, ond consider tt searcely necessary that Inbould answer, Still, 1f you denire it, Twill devote a tuw honra to the task, Mr. Phillips ia known asan elegant writer, Unt the touo of bia Ict~ ter {6 80 ftppantly offensive, so small and fupercililous in ith roonal attack, that Tsbould havo been inclined to conalter it a husx had Tot found in it a fair collection of thoeo cruditics and yanding m{sapprebonsions of principles and facta dis- Hoguiwuing all of Mr, Phillipy! productions on tho I wil take up soriatim the four polnte of my speech wiiich Mr, ¥. attempts to dis- rave. Firat quoted the fo'te~teg Allen's apecch : * Mark 11. (meatung his oppo- nents) goabontand cry there ia tuo much money in this country, I wisls to God wo could find some of ft, [Laughter,} They ray it fs inthe banks, Init? It might juat oa well, for tho purposes of money and garrettes hg in the bottom Of tlie Pacific Ocoaa, for3f itia not {n clrenlation St {00 more moncy than su many corn-stalka would be. Jobe money It must circulate ae medium for carry- ‘on the exchangos of the country.” Bogen Tproceedied by quoting the fact that an over whelming majority of tho business transactions of the country are affected by the transfer of bank sccounts through checks, notos, and bills of exchange; tliat to fact tha circulation “of money takes pisco mostly ibrough the banks, To show the trilllant nonrenro of Gov, Allen's statemcat, Afr, P, toll us that Lo and Gor. Allen were awaro af theso facts. If thoy were, robld they etill ho guilty of so glaring an absurdity asthat money in bank ‘might juat as well, for tho porvores of money nnd currency, be tn the Untlom of fhe Pacido Ocean, being not in ciroulatfon at all, Al- though I havo never been an admirer of Mr. 1,'4 unn- thliieories, set I alwaya considered him‘ far tera foclish than ‘Gov. Allen. “If ho insists on stepptug down to Gor. Allen's level, ne It so, But thera tn something still moro curlous, Mr. P, says the very fact tbat 0 large s proportion of tho busiuess trans aeilons uf the country are affected by means vf checks, notes, and bills, through tho banke, is tho corner- atone of thelr qrava charges against our prosent saystom of Snances, Ito argiics that as checks, notce nnd bills of sishango are so performing the functions of curren- ey tht the banks aro able at wil) to Inilato and con- treet the currency, and ho and his friends mean to tutak thin aristocrtey of money manufactura by {u~ lrodticing thelr aystem of greenback and interconvert- {tle bonds, which, 08 ho xays, will leave this powor of {edition and contraction in the hands of the wholo pawcf business men, ‘There is 60 monstroas.an a: pasergo from Gow, 8 of exchange? of curroney whlch tonalsts {in chocks, notes, and bills, and wlio catisea inflation of qhick Mr. P, mpeska? ts {4 not dono by the banks, but it 1a dono by that sane ‘whole rasa of business-men” to whom Mr. P, apaaka of giving that powor, as if they now wero deprivod of 44 If the busineas-men did not do 4t, under our prea- mab ayetem it would not be done at all, If Mr. P, docs not Know this, the amallest clerk {n a dry-goods shop ‘a tive him somo useful information on the aub- ech Can Mr. P, bo in earnest when ho gives us understand that hy and bis party want to duclro thia eystom? Does ho really mica roything when he saya; Wo moan to have mare (Peenbacks and leas notes?” Ia ho uo utterly ignorant waotto know that tho check, note, and bill of ox- thange, as they pass through the banks, conatitute the very agoncy which, by almoat influitely increasing Ua efictency of the greenbacks, or any other sort of turrency, exlablo that currency fo astisty tho require zenta of the buniness-men, and that without this scency the immense number and varioty of our burl Ytas transactions could not be carried on at sll? In Wis, according to the Clesring-Mouso records, thets, bille of exchange, and Dutea psssed to We amount of $35,000,000,U00 In New York alone, in Paling purelases aud payments, aud Mr, P, wanis to Tulfn the place of that medium or cxchango effectlug uch gigantic transactions hia “aystem of greonacke ‘adintercouvertibls bonds,” without thes facititiod ‘hich the genius of modern elvilization haa developed, 224 reduce the finmeasurable compas aud the endicen ‘rity of our business transactions to the actual haud- lgorer from hand to Land of greonbecks, Mr. I, Frlenda to be & man of progress. Whal is thie but fave to the clumsy methods of barbar- ¥ a Soca bar re te LeoMtate those. sanctions system of tatercons feble bonds? If #0, how As T understand tho Mien, the peculiar clajna of which I mean to dis Gu Manother tina, the intorconvertibla bonds aro to te giren by the Government to thouo who deposit cur- ‘ory in the ‘Treastry, and aro tobe exchanged for Gamer at the option of the holder. Now, is the eateramment to discount notes, and sell bills of ex- até And accommodate private busincas with timo- 1 Is that posablot Mr. P, affects some cun- my as to “only @ native of Germany.” He wae "born tn hla * country, © and Lives Bone of “tho firwt cosmmerclal cities of Ge Union, but be has not the faintest Gaertn cf what ts golug on tn dhe busy life around tay, af be has, ho would himself enjoy » Loarly shat the idea our system of chocks, of aupplantin, Hil toles, and modern bank fveilives with bis ‘sys- woud / sreenbenks and foterconvertible bonds,” ite Rnderstand that auch a substitution, oven if we tom gled our greonbacks ever no much, would pro- OF ea iePous & contraction a6 to bring tho Wualjiess country (aan simoat absolute standatill. ‘Tho bow ech 2 0 utteriy childiah that tho wondor ts treet ould have grown In the brain of a man of only amuif7Se0d senso In this minctecnth century, Bo ‘coh te pe Mr, Phillipe impugna my atstement, or tither the doctrine of” evory respectable Rea the that the expansion of an irredsemable pe~ y Will reault ip ity opreciation, “ie uaye 2 Hem double the real currcucy (meaning ee a), will that of faelf sud neceasarily in- AaL yee and eapectally the price of gold?” during ea ho procecds to quole Air, Vary to show that imag the War the premium on gold went up of down fective of the quantity of curroncy traucd during ni, Of course It did. Bir, P, posts to ignore principles governing tho value of an ir- Stat nae Pee, curreney, consisting of Govern: tine umes to pay, that ile yaluea way be affected {PBR the crodit of the Gavernment feaning Sta ite Felation the volume of the currency bear The ges)sirements of the business of the country, Blenien fof the Government depends on ite honest Heapectise redeem its pledgo and its present or rea ee Weability todoso, As to the formor there dag eeeon, but as to the latter tho vicissitudca Us, py areduced from time to nis serjuus doubt. Wap” F; 8088 not know the offect, the history of the Tate teferm him. | Hy will dad th tile we fost, and every period of diacourage- standstill of Operations, raised the rery baitlo we won Jow= Pat nally the aurreudar of Leo and the end os gepce soma at fesnceud ious bounds, antity of the currency in circulate Md not been Almdstcned, Every seusible man, pid piwbading i Thereauou, will Hot Aud thiv durpris- tts surprising only (bat any man pretending to Byes sould bays to be informed of that russon, tap p22 ME P, really be In earnest whon he denies 6 expanuion of an irredeomable currunoy will of ty ety S84 Upon tte value as to gold, Or quily gener. teu Durchauiung Dosrer,aa soon as the Valutne of such fe quia? proredl the suount whlch would circulate fy the convertible into gold? Can bu un- ihlud that the dishouored promiee to pay of Tong ptSt must Nucevsarily love 10 value the greater tou Yt ules there 14 probability of their redeinp ogg AmtuRUDY hb own kine of argument, IL would ri iy Lin that there 49% country called tho United egy Oich bad ouce un irredeciable paper cus Tacled Contineutat money, which was iucrecsud Patatry until tt ebrunk in value to nothing, ‘hers Seuntry called France which béd an irredecmble monoy called assignata, which Leoame so plenty that a buaiel of | st wouldn't buy patato, ‘There Ins country called Rueria and one rolled Aurtels, both of which had axperiance witht ir- Tedor:nalilo paper, demonstrating the mame prinelt Mr, P. has probably heard of thexe things, but thera fa avideutly @ val feid of study for him before ho writes understantingly on thin eubjce:. Ho arques risa that the quantity of ireedeemabte currency fn elecudation bsa no connection with prices, and ih support of the theory ho quotes John Atunrt Millon pulitical economy. “apprehend that lank. notes, bill, and checka, aa euch, do tint act upan pelergat all. What doa act on pricca ia cradit in whnt- evernbana piven, and whether it gives rien te auy Aranaferably Inatrumonta expable of parang into clr. eulation or not, ‘Then Mr. 1’, quotes Prof. Hanamy Price In coufirm- ation of tho name doctrine, Teannnt, {t wrong, expect Mrvp, ta be polite, but Finlght expect him ta'bo cane dif, Duca he not kuaw that John Stuart M10, (nthe paraago quoted, does hol eposk of an irredcemable pax Te currency at all, butdoon apenk of bank notes cone verlitte inlé cola? Ja Mr, P, ignorant of the differ- ence between an {rredermahte paper money and a pa- per currency convertitle into coin? Il would rem #9; for, otherwiae, common honesty would have pro vented film fram quoting ® xentence from Mil re- forring to oor. na refurritig t9 ths other, Ar Mr, P. desires to kiow whit Mr, Mull thought of anirredtemable paper currency, tn that reapeet £ wont refer iiin to pages 8-104 * yolttieal Economy,” nennd volume, Twill eelvet only a paesayn at rane don, "To the increase of an interconvertible cure rency, {€ pormitted by law, there is no check, ‘The issues may add to it indefinitely, laworlng ita ¥3luoy nnd rafing prices in proportion, They foay,, another: words, depreciate tho etirrency without Hint. Mr. W haa evidently not atudied Join stucrt” Mil to much advantoge, Han ho mudled Bonamy Price? Unfortunatel ys T have not his beck on eureency before mo, tat I may recomend st to Mr. Phillips and all those who ara attil alliicted with the irredeemable-currency distemper. 1 know Prof, Bonany Price well, aud have personally din- cussed with Hite this yory question, I fecl_ warranted in vayingt to Mr. 1, that {f he whould assert before Bonamy Price that the expanalon af an irredeemable paper eitrrency bryond tha amount which would er culate {n got and notes convertible into gold would not inate prices, the Professor would anatoualy In quite after bis health, #o much for the secu yalnts Third—T argued In ny speoch that the emirstou of Larqe quantities of irrodectnalle paper inoncy wil peo- inotees(ravagance aud corruption Aly historical reading a8 well 9s my own observations of things in thin cotns try, has convinced ino of tis fact, aud a8 fer ast kucw it yn achaltted by almont all respectable authorities on thin aubject, Me. P, comes gallantly to the rexeug uf ix paper idol. liv fefers me to Great Heitaln, telling ime that without irreeemablo money England could not haye canquored Napoleon; that paper moter fought tho battle of Welerloo; and _ that our Inte War tells the same story, Mr. PL is undoubtedly a splendid declaimer, but Anance does not nea to. bo bin atrong point, The question ts not whether trodcomable paper money haa been twed to adyantego in Unes of public emergency, when other renolirces wero exhauated : or whether It fought the battle of Waterloo or Gettyahurg. Tho question in whether an emission of the quantities of trredeemablo papwr currency will promote extravagasice and cormip- ton, If Mr. Phillips tries to evada that queation by way of Waterloo, hu must permit tia to suspect that ke cannot meet it squaroly, If be will look Into tho suspension period i England ho wit And that treetematio paror money may hava indeed fought the battle of Watertoo, but thst thin feat did not prevent it promoting extravagance and tore roptlon athonse, and, uplern lie fguores that every ono Iinows, he will surely not deay that tlie country tell tha same story. Ho might also study, the history of Rusaia with profit, Still lesa will ha bo able to deny thut oxtravagance, profiigacy, and corruption in aa oxtraordinary degreo will reat fro: # policy such as Thavo discussed, Ibis the policy of spending mousy for the very sake of getting it into circulation. Mr, P, uscs ono illustration which a intensely Indi. croun, ite refers me to Germany and France,—Cer- many Involved Itt n Dusivess crisla, and France iz « condition of prosperity,—and thin from a gentleman advocating an expansion of the curtency {Does Me, ¥, know what the causo of the business collapse in Germany was? Twill tell bun, Certalnly not the want of ‘money, for after the Fronch War an atun- danco of {t floated {nto the country. ‘Tha rauee of col- Japeo wan production, over-trading, over epeculation, ovor-atrainug of the eredit-sya. fom, which always to excited by an’ overabundance of moneyf not tha product of labor and {ndustry, aud business {a now prosirated by a sweeping chnuge i thy monctary ays- tom of the conutry, What cat Mr, Phillips roaite out of this fact fur his argament? or will he perhaps pre- fend tot the buotnoss crisis in Germany wonld not have pceurred had the ctrrency of the country been Irredeamatla paper instead of specle. 1 suppose there must bo some Minit to humau folly, Now, aa to France, what is it that bas produced ber present conditlon of yrosperity? Cortauly not ‘the supply of . moro money, for, aA von. a4 tho war debt was paid France began asbarp covtroction of her irre- deomsblo ctrroucy, with agot purpose es quickly as Posaible to return to the atmo ayatem of npocia pay- menta which Al, Philips wants to run away from, and, under that contraction, a stroug effort by her peopl torepue their dinuaters by a frugal and Wellalirected failustry, If it tw the Denioltcent “influence of more money Mr, Philips wants to demonstrate, bo bar been firtkiogly unfortunate in his iRustration in a cogntry suffering from 8 eevera busines depression after Bn expansion, and suother country 12 # condition of growing, prosperity arising from » contraction of the currency, It véema tha suggestion would be in order that Mr. Phillipa might etighten hia jutginent by taking a trip to Europe, Bo much for tho third polnt, Vourth—Mr, P, attacks my assertion that no other syatem than wpecto payments will remoyo current val- ‘uca from tho arbitrary power of the Government, No other can give to current values that stability without which n0 safo business calculation can be made, No other can restoro that confidence which {4 tho Orat pre- requisite of a mow period of prosperity. Mr, BR, with an or of triumph, points 40" the pantca from time to timo which have Occurred in apecieepaying countrice, to show that con- fidence docs not necesnarlly aud always accompany a Rpocto wyatem, Who saya unything of the kind? Not Ty not if, But what 1 do say ts, that the confidence which wo need to induce the capitalist to trust his monoy {ato the bands of entopriso will not grow up again as long aa tho voliime of the currency tho country isto hayu 19 at (hu arbitrary morcy of Congress, whoso” action may at any Ume change all the current valuca in the country, thus crossiag tho most senalblo businesa calculation and baiting tho acutest forcalght, — Confldence will not return a4 long as tho prospect that tho wild schema of ainagogea and visionaries may obtain control of our national Anances hangs over the business worlit liko o (hreatening storm-cloud, I demonatratod Ly the his tory of the crizca in this country {nm 1437 and 1857 that Duklueas did Hot revive and prosparity did not recovor until by tho ellmination of the clement of Muctuation and uuoettalaty, courdsting in au unsafe currency, and by the restoration of s sound money syetom barod on specie, merchant was ade to feel trm ground again under his fect. This ts what I sald, and £ find in Mr. Philips’ letter not oven an attempt to controvert it. Tndowd, be need onty jook sround in the business world ta find tho atplest proof for my asserlion, ‘Tho anica which occurred in spocto-paying times forma favorite argument of the invatlunisia, I know o9 well os others they return at slmost regular intervals, and that no monetary system bas been mvented to provent thom; but tho inference is drawn that the specto ays tein is worth uathing, It would ba as wive to say that Food health {4 worth nothing becauseit js sometimes lnterrupted by sickness, ‘Tho inflationlata aro also fond of telliug us that quck panies lead sometines to a Auaponsiou of apocie-payments Ly the banka, Thieta truo os to this country, but when Mr. 1'. informs us thst, again and again, on a apecio Lanls, In English history, the pormussion given by tho Government to the bauk to auspend specto-payments bas been the on of tho businces community, he glaringly be- trays the grossast gnarance of finsiicial Watery, or # deplorable dirregsrd of tho truth, In charity wo Inust acoopt thu formor. Evory well-informed meu kuows that, sinco tho resumption of specie Faymente in 1821, @becio-paymunta havo novyor een auspended again jo Eugiani, Mr. P., iu hiv evidently somewhat eorelosa reading, found that now: and then, in times of panic, something waa auapendod, aud he jumped at the conclusion that 1t was apocia: fa porhaps well to{aform him that, in- pension of specio-payments, It wa the auspensiou of the Dank act of 1841, authorizing tho Bank of England tisue notes beyond the awount proacribed by Jaw, That permisvion bas beso given acyeral tines, but apecie-paymenta stoadily continued allthe while, It is urgettly recommended to Mr, P, to commence bis historical reading at telbeginning, Mr, Phillipa’ talk fimpugning roy statement that a specie basls will givo ntability to curront values, and bis assertion that during our rebellion gold rose in price more than any article of merchandise except cotton, ausumies that our fluctuating paper currency ™ Seally tho ized and frm standard of values, and acarcely desorvon notice, An Mr. f, ts quoting Yohu Btuart Mill, I would refor him to the following con- cerning the stability of yalue of precious metals ; “Tu order that tho value uf currency may bo secure from being altered by deagn, snd may bo as little as ible ile ta fluctuation Cram gocident, the articles, foaut able of all other commoditius to vary in thelr values, the preelous metals, bave been mado, tn all civilized countries, the standard of yaluo fur the clr- culating mediut, and no paper currency ought to ex- Jat of which tho yaluo cannot Le made to conform to theirs." —/litical Heonomy, M1, vol. 2, Instead of this, Mr, B, sayws "We howd a real basis, —that fe, the country, tho soverelguty of the people, Tho wealth of our country fv Hot asbain Uku tho pro- tonsa of apecie,” About this outureak of fine fronzy tha New York /vadune, §o an articly on fr. P,’s letter, which Ihave rocelyed ‘thf momont, {a crucl enough That's tho aort of tuk Wat makes the citizens thlak thoro's a lunatic asylum in the uelghborbood,and soto. body eacape:t,” Using reikler expresalon, © would asy this is one of the covuntricities of genius which we commou folie are not slways capable Of apprecialing, “Hut there is one paveego of real val: uo iu Mr, Pullip" felter, toowttch J subscribe with all my hosrt; “Tug! thib bafr-splitting of ol theo. ria, practical rience, learna from our own war-pollcy, prota by the qlonous example France sets us, and, by using all modern expedients, an she did, turna dlsaster inta op- portunity, setting the hand, apindle, eteam-anlne all at work, pouring content and plenty through all our channels, It divdains, aa France did, to ylold to unmanly fos and shriek, * Wolf} Wolf!’ from the watchtower, but, with the orles of Victory? and fYorward, faarcti ! from the head of tho ranks, pours confidence imto every heurt, and makes the success wo ¢ ussca what Franco {a doing. The not: ton of the Hank of France, whlen conatitutes alc tho irredecinablo currency of that country, reached ite maximum Oct. si 1a whet 16 wan 8,071,000,000 franca, or $614,200,000, ‘Tha! aleadi{y reduced, and, up to beou s net reduction of the paper curreiicy in leas than (wo years of $141,800, waa done to effect tho tull reauioption of specie-psyments by the bank on tho Ist of January, 1473. la the meantime the French people, instead of crying for wore wovey in the shape of dishonest promisce tu. puy, lovote thenbul ves to the production of real values Y stoady work ad friural induatry, ‘Thus they bave ebtered on a now perind of prosperity under that ver Reltey of contraction which tlly Mr, P. with s@ muecl orror; and if Mt. 2, should propase to thefr National Assenibly to substitute for that poliay bus aysiem of circulation haw been t Y, 1876, there had more greenbacks aud interennw ri Misply be wd ont er the ¢ Boein Mri wants the en ext) le of Feat however, thot Mr, Py Ignorance than by. Buch eri would thi. 70 ity} yet arn calewlated to ony Auch thingr, ant Kate t fort, (hoy areapt de recive dmproswons that they have ua futereate In carmman with the rast of bartce ty; that thore are artificial contrivances y wht ls their apecial prosperity aa a Clann can be pro i Gut-tde of the waza of produettvo indus Ye honda, ho wand tof tie te adv re ratuce Mr, PA a by ther He cLINst al try, and tbat they may expect this frum finsne chi fridiw eather, than from the earings of earnest shor, Haw mtachiovous such teachingn aro appears front the fact that eo maby laboring men have don Kedaced ato the aupport of fin inflaton policy, which thete ows good xenxe Ahonid have eben then fo havo heen epectally tnyented to approt tte Tatars ing man bimnelf by Fobbing bim of tho fruits of hia labor and tho valuw of hia eavings by currency dine preciation; and ail this for the tenente? the gambler Eid tho aprevintor, But till greater mntackief may In dono hy tila reckteas custation If witch doctrine g show provall and {uflatton ehoukt breome the Arciared policy of the Gnveruinent. Tt Ma not only posrible, tnt probable, that the world will peo repidintion beiiind Wat and the alain of our ereditenw will Mood tha market with tte bonds of our Gov our private corporations in auch quant! another fiauciad ernst more destructive, ness paralyrin uote deadly, th yet experiance’, At y ot hin pupils tere to reeulate our plant cur Vanks, and bills, and notes, aud with dds tem" of grreubscks and tnterconvertible bonds, placing the whulo thing upon the reat tanla—that’ te, tho country, the aay oretgnty of ike people, the wealth of our country,— then Papp rehend oie bastuess-men would quickly havo te xhut up thelr shops, try to escape from this Krand bedlam, aud Jook for sonic other place, where propleary sill old-famhioued enough to believe that two and two make four, Vardon the length of this lotter. couden your nent aud of y asta bring anda pute Thad notimeto nit whioutd not have written at all but for ich, Youra truly, Cai Seitunz, SS PRESIDENT GRANT. AIg SPEECH AT DES MOINE, Special Carreapundence of The Chiraua Fribune, Drs Boxes, In,, Oct, 7.—No speech of the Drerident has oxcited so much comment aq that bo delivered hera on Wednesday last, snd the speculations as to tho motivo for it aro a8 vari~ oud aa the papors which maiko them. Some say it iva bid fora third term; others, that il ia to influones tho cloction in Obio; othora, that it is to precipitate the contost which he warus peo- plo to beware of; othora, that ithay been long promoditatod, and was o misstor-stroke of policy. Tho fact ts, it was almost an Impromptu fpoceh. Daring tho afternuon, the Presidoot luad given a roception tu the school-children, 1m the Opera-Houzo, whon a escuoe mat hid gazo which would havo awakened enthusiasm in tho heart of avy American citizen. Irom the Opors- Houeo ho took a carriage for a drive through tho city. By his side sat Judge Colo, of the Supreme Beuch, who bas great pride im tho Capital City, and tho culture and refinomont of hor citizens, ant eapecially in her public schools, which are. really worthy tho pride of every citizen, Dur- ing the drivo, iv whick the schoo!-vuidings were viewed, the topic of public sch 201s was discussed by the party, aftor various political question had boen talked over, ‘I'he President expressed himself yory earuestly upon the subject, and acomod anxious to impros™ his viaws upon thos with him, The wish was ospressad that he would give thom to tho public, ‘Tho President roplied that, if he had timo, he wonld pronare them and presant thomat tho reunion (Lat ovening, a8 ho oxpected to bo called on to say somothing, and ho know of no subject more iopressed upon his toind Just then, Tho drive was cut short, and tho President takon to dudgo Colo's rees- dence at haif-past 6; aud, during the thity minutes proceding supper, on four sbeots of commercinl note-papsr ho hastily poncilod the speach which has ect (he nation agog. Thera was but ofo change from tho oripiwal draft. Tho words, *' But wo aro not Prepare to npolo~ gizo for tho part we took in tho War," wore in- terlined after tho specch waa written, aud with & different pencil from that first ueed. In another place ho changed the word “ Goveru- ment to * institutions. No paper has yot published tho speech as it waa in tho original, oxcept the State Journal, which ravised ite first publication from tho orig- inal manuscript. ‘Thia {a tho whole history of this romarkablo speech, Ohio politics and the Thitd ‘erm bad nothing to do with it, It was suygostell by tho circumstances of the hour,—tho school-recep- tion, tho drive, and tho zeal and enthusiasm of his compantona at that tise, Thatit mot 9 re- Bpongive echo throughout tho land, only ahows that tho President's heart is in accord with the great heart of tha people, ———— THE OHIO CAMPAIGN. GOV. MENDRICKH’ OPINION. Special Larpateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurnaton, D. C., Oct. 8.—A lotter bas been recolyed by a gentioman in this city from Gov, Hendricks, of Indians, in which bo pays: “I havo Just roturnod from Ohio, I will make two Moore apecches. Both sides claim tho victory, I think Allon will bo elected, but I am not confl- dent. Every personal effort poasible ia boing mado by tho Jtepublicaus, aided mith moucy,” HCUURZ AT MANKITELD, MAnarie.p, V., Oct, 6.—The Mon. Carl Scharz spoke here this afternoon to an audience erowd- ing the largost hall in town. In presouting tha offects of inflation upou tho various mdustrial interoate, Gau. Sehurz said the farmors ato por- siatently told by the ioflstionsts that ou oxpan— sion of tha currency trould benofit and the ro- sumption af specic payments injure thou, sud set nothing can be clearer than that of all economy lotoresta tho agricultural suffors mort sovorely from an unsound currency, such as wo have, ‘The farmor produces but a few stapte arti- solos for palo, sud bo hag aconuderable varinty of articles to buy. A portion of some of tha most important stapto products is exported, and the price of the whole crop is rogulated by tho for- oign market. Tho farmer recoives tho price paid st Liverpool, los the cout of transportation, and the protits of tho intermediate oporatora, with the premium on gold added; but the pricos of their staplo in tho foreign market aro measured by the specio standard prevailing thero, and nos driven up by any pavor inflation; and thoy aro also dopressod by the compotition of tho prod- ucts of other agricultural countrics, Whilo thus rocoiying comparatively low prices for what ho soils, ha has, under our curronoy syxtem, com- paratively high prices to pay for ovory- thing ho buys in clothing, shoes, gro corics, household ona farming utenaila, and soon, And why is this so? ‘Tho valuo of au frredoemnble paper curroney constantly fuctu- ates, ‘I'ho importer of gooda, the morchant, tho manufacturer, whon offering their articles for sale, tlrat add to tho price which they would sell under specio payments the promum on gold, but thoy know also that toey run the rivk of tha fluctuation aud posable depreciation of the pa. por monoy they got for their goods, eo that if they soll on tine, the sum of money which they receive in payment whon the purchaser pays tho note may not ropresent the samo gold yolue which the #sme nominal yaluo repro. sented when tho salo was made, Tho mor- chant or manufacturer protocts himself against tho rusk of losa by mating another addition to tho price of goods he sella, Usuolly tho goods pase through aoveral bands—those of tho jobbers, the Western wholesslo deater, avd the rutailor—botore they roach the consumer. Each one of those intormediarics runs tho uamo risk of tha dopreciatton of the paper currency, and proteots himself by making another addition to tho price ov his part, Aud who lies to paytho threo or four additions ta the price made by tha traders for thoir own protection against tho fluc- tuations of paper money? Of course the con- sumer. In this cose the farmer. ‘Tho prico of everything ho has ta buy, thorofore, nan boon rua ap, not only by the premium on gold, but far beyond that by tho additional porcoutaga covering tho rluk of throa or four intermediate traders, All this iv owing to tho nature of our currency. But doeg not the risk cf currency fluctcations affect, alao, the price of tho products the farmer tray to nell? Yes, 1 doew; buzin the opposite way. Tho tradcsman who buys the farmer's whost and sbipa ft, the marchant who ships it to Now York, run tho samo risk of currency tluctu- ation, also, aud try to protect thomsolves, But they cannot putiton the prico of the wheat they have bought, for the reason that tho price of that wheat nt New York aud Liverpool is de- tormined by the market thoro, whioh market is controlled by the competition of all the sgeccultural countries of tho civilized warld. Haw, then, do these traders protect themaolves? By deducting tho porcentaco nocéssury to pay their risk fiom tho price thoy pay tho farmer. Tho farmor datters himself thatit gold goea up, he gots for his products the benetlt of the lugh premium on gotd; but the risk of the tradesman who buys frou bim being doducted, he gota a cousiderable percent- age Nese than tho full premium, while ou the price of tho woods ho buys the risk of (ho tradea- inau ig added to the premium, and the fermor has to pay a conalderablo percontaze over aud above that premium, ‘Thus the farmer's candle burns at both ends, Tho charactor of our pape: currency in conse- qucuco of itainflution blows up the priced of everything tho farmer bay to buy, aud the samo thing rune dowa tho prives of all he has to, TAR CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. OCTOBER all. inflation is neainnt hia, and he uae toy Vorit. When ho salle tes prodacsa, sae 524! currency inflation is acamat ten, ant be hy ay forat. Who horny hm products, the rink of enrrency inflation in azuinat him. for it is de- dneted from the price has Fiven undor fae yarable cirsamatances thy farmer does nut make mach over eed nbose tua expensed, but under auch a Ee uey: he maken etl lens. wotk ty porsons in debt by a rpecie resumption in 1972, ‘The fact was, he ead, that the prose peet of specie rexuinption sonid tend to dls courage peo le from runving inty debt. Une of tho efcataof an irredectnnija paper currency wis to Bidnlato folks to oxtravagant Hving and running in dobt. which the prospect of specie penialite would provont them from doing. LAp- pisone, Gon. Sehurz left hora for Bt, Lonis by thn evening train. Wis conraa of meetings in Ohio havo beon amone tho most auccoeafil af tho campaign, end somo of them, av at Clavolant, Abronand Canton, ara rarety, if ever, etuepaaaol in Obio tu ninbera and in the diaclay of sriintic effect exprossive of tha enthuvissm of the mAgKoB Of tho people. LEPTES PRUs OES, ToLEo, O,. Oct. 6.—V pact ert thin erening to la Hverythung iu thia eection ta hopeful of a grand Republican ehowing on Tuesday next, The Central Committe had invited ex-Gov. Cox tu prerido at the mesting, but he was prevented by buginess connectod with tha annual meotiug. of the Yolodo & Wabash ltoad. of whey he is the President. In roply. he vent the follemug lettor, whieh was recdlyed by tho mecting with much applatise : Tonrvo, Oct. 6, 1875,—My Dran drm: I deeply ree geet Uist op tmaportant basiaves aig eyereant will pro Vent my acceptance af your Committee's invitation ta preside ot the meeting this evening, My aympathles ate in full secord with Ite purpercs, and my ea | oot \Wiehos for his nuccraa attend Gov, Mayes, Atal Unie alnee tha close of the War I bave urged a ayato- instle ifort to return with resronable prompiness to tha redemption bath Govermmzot and bank notes in coln, I have believed, and stilt be Neve, that the’ Wualnoas Aepressien of tho past two yeare conld beve been greatly mitigated by fuck o course, aud I should deplore any ateps in tho disoctlun of further Inflation of tue currency as dircet- eal foneriy tending tw depreciata the valie of that currency riinowely, and wlllmatety to destroy it, aathe Coutinental currency wan destfoye, Auch o deatruction would be equivalent to the collection of a unfveraat tax withovt exemptions iu favor of the poor to the full ammount of the yaper currency tterlt, aud caiild not fail to ba territie uy ita effecta upon every Adnil of business and industry, Every motive of hon ety and of a desire for the ceramen prosperity of the ‘Opis acems to me plainly ov the kde of the Repub. cab platform in Oulo, J, 2, Cox, ee MISCELLANEOUS. RAMSEY COUNTY, MINN, Apectat Diepateh to The Chicuzo Tribune, Br. Pact, Minn., Oct. 8.—-Tho’ Mepublican County and City Convontions to-day indorsed the Democratio noininecs for Treasurer, State Hena- tor, Attorney, ete., and nominated for Sherif, J. C. Becht; Rogister. Theodore Sanders, Jamen Smith, Jr., nominated by both parties for State Renator, is 3 Liboral Republican. His nominna- tion by the Republicans to-day is tho reanlt of a spontancous movemont of the workingmon, againat what they imagined was an attempt to control things by political slate-makere. ‘The can- didate opposed to Smith in tho Republican primaries waa E. F. Drako, proaent Senator. TUR FEMALE BUFFRAGIBIA, Bostox, Oct. 8.--Thero was 1 large attendance at the metting of tho friends of woman e:ffrazo hold hero thin afternoon to consider what, if auy, action should he teken at tha approaching olec- tion, ‘Tho tev. Jamos Freeman Clark presided, Tho Commitice on Resolutions reported a set, the first of which opposes Gov. Gaston, Tho second doems it inoxpodient to msko nomina- tions, and negatively indorsea Rice. The third urges the friends of fema)o suffrazo to attond shu primary mootings aud secure tho nomina- tion of Suffracisis to tho Leginlature, oven to the breaking of party lives, where necersnry to secure it, Tho resolntions provoked much dis- cusulon, add finally pasecd, LOCAL, LOCAL POLITICS. SEDICIAL NOMINATIONS, Coneldorable excitement prevailed In political elroles yestorday over the rumor that tho loadors of tho Opposition parly had united in tho support of Judgo McAllister and Stato’s- Attorucy Hood for the two Judgeebips, ono of which was loft vacant by tho resigoation of Judge Treo somo time ago, and the other by tho oxpiration of Jndgo Gary's term, Up to aehort time ogo no ono disputed Judgo Gary's claims to ro-olection, but since thon various rumors have been alloat, sud yesterday thoy culmtunted in the above announcoment, Ntato’s- Attorney Rood has always been a etanch He- publican, benco tho announcoment was recelved with but littic credulity, ‘Thon camo tho atory that the Opposition lead- ers had taken this courve fdr tho purpose of pute ting the Jndiciaty beyond al) dispute jn an alec- tion where tho stromyeat politicians and not the best men aro always bound to wia, unless both qualitics are combined in the fame men, Some wait yesterday that the Republicans sro oxpect- od 6 nominate the samo gontlomen for the samo Jacos on their ticket, thus oxchanging the uom- ination of Read on she Opposition ticket for Me- Allister on tha Ropublican. Mr. Ioed asserts with vehemenco that bo j4 wtill as good a Repub- lican au ho ever was. Besides placing tho Judi- cinry out of politics, the combination, it is elaine, will effectually kil the chances for thy running of a Citizons’ tickot, that las for aomo timo charmed avay tho thoughts of somo of the membors of both partios. Jor tho vacant Stato's-Attornoyahip that would bo caused, wore Mr. Itood to bo olected, theru may aud thero may not bo an olection, ‘Tho matter reste almost entiroly in the hands of tio Governor. Tho possibility is that Bir. Birch, the present Analstant, will be allowed to tush Ar. d’a term, which expires next sear. a SIXTEENTH WARD REVUDLICANS. Tho Wost End Republican Club of tho Six- teonth Ward held its second mecting last even- ing at 724 Clybourn avenue, Carles Greiner in tho cbair. An Executive Committos, conslating of Pstor Regitz, Joxeph Jowell, aud Joneph Gutman, was appointed to confer with the game Comrmitice of he East End Club in the conduct of tho cata- alg Alter retiring for a short time, the Comnalitco returnod and stated’ that Halsted street had boon agreed upon aw tho dividing lino of the ward; that all permore llving west of thia utreet shonld ho considered as belonging to tho Weet End Club, and all persons living onet of it as be- longing to tho East End lab, Upon motion, the nieeting then adjourned, to moot at tho call of tho Executive Committev. ‘TUR COUNTY TREAGURENSIIP, To the Kiir of The Chteayo Pribune: Caicaco, Oct. 4.—Pormit us, through your pa- 1, to oxpross the Lope that the Republican Contention will uominate for County Troasurar ‘Thomas A. Til, s etaoch Repnblican, and a man who has all the cbaractoristicy requisite to dis- charge tho duties aud obligations of the office property, faithfully, and satisfactorily to the peo- plo. His honosty is unimpeschablo, bia iy and judgment are equal to all tho ezigencivs of the oitice, and hia firmnoss is such that bo would ngidly adhero to bis own convictions of duty to the people in respect to the evonomical adaunis- tration of tho ofico and the safo managemout of the funda, Mant Cirizess. — FAIRS, Hayes. Peonta, Proats, Ill, Oct. &.—Tho Central Minols Fair oponed bright and auuny,and by noon tho grounds wore well iiiod. ‘ho attondanco to- day i4 varfously eatimated at from 2,000 to 9.000, Iu the stock departmonts the display of blood mares, Norman horees, and thoroughbreds, is equal to tho State Fair Jest year. En swine aud eattls tho dliplay, although not 80 extenetye as in formor years, ia yory fine, Floral Hall jooks rather meagre, but this is owing to tho oxtrenio- ly bad weather of the opening daya of tho Fair, which kept many exhibitors away. eis eh a IN CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE UNION, Crsersnaty, Oct. B—In tho Catholo Total Abstinence Convention to-day, a reply to a dis- patch #ont on ‘Tueaday was recoivod from Noma of an affectionate | nature and bearing the Papal benediction (to the mem- bers,” Jt owas algo anuounced that the Vice-President, the Rev, Joba Ireland, nad been proraoted to Bishop as Coadjutor- Wisbop of Miuuoeots, and the Kay. John B. Cot- ter, of Mitinesota, Was elected hie yuccessor in this body. Pro; ons were commenced for a grand perado of the Union at Philadelpbia noxt year in Loaor of the Centennial, aod the Conn- cil adjourned, f —— DAVENPORT BOARD OF TRADE. Speciat Diyateh 0 The Chteago Tridune, Dayznvour, 16, Oct, §.—Tho Board of ‘Trado, at thoir wossion thia cvening, agreed to hold daily suésious of the Loard tor ¢he baneflt of grainedsalors, to commence on Monday, the 18th ipa When he buyr n thing, Iho rivk of cure (Grene aps | Jeneral alra eommonted on tha wate | ments of thornilationmis that great injurs would | 9, 1875.-TWELVE PAGES. afternoon & well-drevsed luoking stranger, & Ps © i CRITENAL MATTERS. | ansring 19 tha name ef Henry Katies, Fro ; rented a fetter numbered 109 at tho banh- oe counter ond asked for 22,040, Me. Ketcham adroiny delesed bim until the artivel of Ofieor Kinuey, when ho war tranaferred to tho Central Rtetion. Saundera tony his arrest coolly. aply Raking, Whas'a the date af the telagrata ¢ TOTAL DFPRAVITY, Npeciak Vrapateh to Lut Citzaya Tribune, East Saaixaw, Uct. §.—A hortibe outrage, and which wili probably reeul faraliy, wan con mitted upon Mra. Annie M. Forrest at Bay City. Abont midnight lant night ehe vay avalened by something stopping an her nove, eroating o Lirning relation, Intenro avony follax- od, and a physician pronouuend it werd. It iy supposed it Wan intended fora gin) whe revided iu tho tanuly and had becn tn the habit of Heo. ing with airs. Forrest,but was absent laut nich’, and nyainst whom romo grudge was hold, No elew to the porpetratess. The ontrage ia suppored to have bren eom- mitted by x inan who hay heen jilted by a girth why lived and slept with Mrs, Forrest, A Wild Man Seen in the | Woods Near Sun- ( cook, N. H. ‘Possibility that tho Late Horrible I Crime Was Committed by This Enlinown. The Theatre of Active, Inhuman Atrocity Transferred to Bay \ City, Mich, | Powerful Acid Poured on a Lady's Face During Her Slumber. Hanging at Boston of the Murdorer of Mrs, Bingham---The Triple Tragedy at Cerbon- dale, Il. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE TRAGEDY, Coxconp, N. H., Oct. #—The excitement vor the Pembroke murder case bea been re- vivod to-day. At an carly Jour Joniab Carpen- tar, of Pittadold, went to Suucook aud informed Ofticer Hildreth of some facts which, if trao, will havo an important bearing on tho cass. He rororts that Miss Lake, who taught school three yeats since at Pombroke, boarding at Lang- niaid's, and who Las prince corresponded with deceased, arrived at her bomo in Chichestor the day following the murder, Whon informed of it rue at once exclaimed, ‘Bil! Drow did it,” giving as ao reason that Josio Langmaid told RASH ALARM, Spectal Diepateh to The Clacnan Tribune, Font Warne Jud., Oct. 8,—Milen Updegroit wan abot and sorionaly injured by Samuel Ober- holtzer night before last. The abooting oc- curred in Springfeld Township in tbis county. It appears that Updegroff went to Oherholtzer's houre after night, when the latter wea in hin Lod, and atteraptod to call him up by kicking the ior. Some burglaries having lately beeu com- mitted, Uberhollzar thought his huare was being broken into, chon be fred at Updegroff, the shot Peg effect in the face, ‘ho wound may prove fatal. SAFCB-URGLARY, Svectat Dinatch to The Chicaos Trine, Bersos. Ind., Oct. 8.~-Very enrly Thursday morning. tho express offleo at Laurel, [nd., wae robbed, fortnnately of ouly 25 or #30. Dur- ing the day o largasum cf monoy bad been Placed in the eafe which mnat have becn known to the robbers. At s late hour it was all re~ moved by tho agent. excert the above change, ‘The thievca broko in, carried tho safo toa safe Alatance frow tho village, and blew it opan. Tucro is no clow to the perpetratora. SHOOTING AFFRAY, her thot Drew bad several times grossly Sreetal Disvatch to The Chieaga Trine inanlted her, aud throstened, if ele told | Burraz, F. ¥., Oct. 8,—Tom Wright 9 eailor her father, to kill har and cnt bee into { ho shipped on board the schooner Michizan at Chicago, as shot on board of the vessel here this morning by tuo Cartan, Thomas A. Eure. Iaving been discharged for some canso, words enened, aud the man rushed upon the Captain ay if to strike, when the latuer fired. the rhot tak- ing effect in the mau’s abdomen, and wil prove fatal, The Captain is aviler arrost, INCENDIARISHA, Orrawa, Ont., Oct. 8.—The nung’ now small- pox hospital on Landy Hill was destroyed by 2 incendiary fire last night. Two unguccessfal attemnts had previously beon made to blow up the buildmg. Porters, Po, Oct. 3.—An attempt was made this morning to burs the William Poeun Colhery at Shousodosh. Heforo it was extin- guished a saw-mill attached to tho colliery waa deatroyed, inch pieces. Ofticer Hildreth viatted Mine Lake, and abe will testify before tho Coroner's inquest to-morrow. Drew still proteats bie innocence aud docs not exhibit the least anxiety or ner- vousnesa st hia position. A yair of stockings were found to-day pear tho ecene of tbe murder, evidently worn and cast neido, It is thought they may add somotuing to the caze. Tt in also waid that Drow had carried abou: bia person a abarp dirk knife for sears, It in not to be found now, Is is reportnd that a strange, wild-looking: Toun was rocn to-day prowling about tho woods, and search fs being made. Never before has a coromunity boon so thoronghly arouse. and the determination is univerval to ferret the horror to the bottom, A PLUCKY FAMILY, Sreciad Dunvateh & The Cineaas Tribune, Gaespuse, IL, Oct. 8.—Lxcitement ran high In this city this morning over a report that a burglar had entered the residence of O. B. Jud- gov, o prominent merchant of thia pice. About. 2 o'clock Jaut night, whilo ranencking 5 buroan, tho burglar was discovered by Mra, Jadaon, who supposed him to be hor husband, and asked him if ho were getting up, At thie tho burglar started out of tho room, and wag at once fol- lowed by Mr. Judsop, who awoke upon hear- ing his w:fo speak. As the mon camo to- Rother, tho burgiae struck Mr. Judson in tho neck with some blunt instrument, or adall knife, which mado s razged and pernaps fatal wound. Mr, Judsou also received ugly extia on the bead and. left shoulder by the sa:ay instrament, Meauwhile, Mrs. Judson sprang from the bed, seized o char. and polted tho burglar aver tho head until he way compelled to destet his attack on bor husband, and made bis ceespe through the kitchen door. Tho only arti- cles inissing are a gold watch and pnrso con- tainiag a small nmount of money. A little deughter of Mr. Judson, on being awakened by the cries of hor father, ran tivo blocks to bring modical aid, barofooted und In her night-dresa, No clwe to the burylur is yet known. A BOGUS CLEROYMAN, Speeia’ Dispatch ts The Chzeare Tribune, Stovx crry, Ia,, Oct, &—John A, Richmond, claiming to bos BMothodiat minister, who was arrested at Bon Homme, Dak., a few dayn azo, and placed in jail at Yankton, had his trial yes- torday un two chergea, sod fined $60 and tivo days’ imprisonment. There are savers! chances againat him yet to be tried. Is ia belioved he is an impostor, and not o minister. A NARROW ESCAPE. Epecial Dispatch fo the Chteayo Tridane, Moyticetzo, Ul. Oct. §.—A train-man named Frost, cuts Chicago & Paducah Road, fell from. hiv engine two days aro aud rolled down between it and the gtation platform, and tay thoro white a Jong train ran by him, Ue was bruised up, sud sotne bones in bis hand wero broken or torn out. DEATH FROM A WOUND. Sprcval Diaintch & The Chicace Trimune. Atrtox, Il., Oct, 6.—Joln J. Scott, who was shot by William }. Griggsby on the feir-grounds at Edwardavillo on ‘Tucsday tast, died this mom- ing at 10 o'clock from tho offects of the wound. ‘Tho Sheriff arrested Griggsby to-day, snd he is ‘THE TWEED CASE, now in jail. New Yonr, Oc:. 8.—Tho Supreme Court, gen- eral terin—Judges Lowis, Brady, ond Daniela holding the term--dellvered an opinion to-day on the motion by Tweed's counsel, that, on on- toring tho order pnreuant to Its recont decision coniirming Judge Larrett's refusal to vacate tho order of arrest, the Court should allow de- foudAbt to ahawor, “Admur, or take’ other action og advised. Tho Court sayin effect that ekir- mishing in this case must torminate by trial on ita merits. This toy can abd will compel. The contrary course would opon tho way to dilatory pleadings and ovasive motions, and moanwhile the defendant wonld bo in joi) unjustly, if in- naccatt. or, uf guilty, dafiling justice by using for that purpose tho proceeds of his frauds, Tha Court gives the defendant meroly soven days to angrar, which will give plaintiffe timo to notice tho caxo for trint next month. A new order of arrest against ‘Tweed has been granted, sud will be servod on him immediately on hie getting bail in the other caso, Tho amount involyed i# 21,000,000, which it has been discovered he securcd from operstions jointly with Bweeny, CHANGE OF VENUE, Frectal Dupatch to The Chicago Tribtine, Pronia. Jl. Uct. #.—Dan Mcallister. the mur- derer of Joseph Eades, succeeded in obtaining a change of venuo to Mason County to-day. His caso will probably come up thore at tho firat term of court, third day, CAPTURE OF A SUSPECTED MURDERER. New York, Oct, 8.—fhbe police think thoy bare captored the murderer of Janos H, Noo, bat are very reticont about it. Their captive has been recognize:1a2s tho man who pawned Noo’s watch in Brooklyn tho day aftor tho murder, FATAL FALLING OUT. Littie Rock, Uct. &.—A Dr. Footo was shot and kited by 8 geoccry-keopor named Loge, a fow miles below the city, ina peronal difficulty last night. Hoge gavo himeelf up, CANADIAN BANK S\INDLE, Monrerat, Cau,, Oct, #.—A true bill has been found against Honore Colt. the late manager of the Jacques Cartier Bank, for making a falso bank statement, TREASURER MACKEY. OF PENNSYLVANIA, Mannrapena, I’s., Oct. §.—Tho State Treasury invoutigation to-day developed the following: PD. C. Maurar, Chief Clork of the Auditer-Goneral's Dopartment for nine sears prior to Msy, 187%, tontiled that the misting vouchera of 8. U. Walters, docoased, Iate Superintendent of Public Grounds, for #22,000, bad Deon regniurly sted. Ho could not account for thelr disappoarance. Thero was no means of ssvertaining to whom or for what purchases tho monoy was paid to Wal- tore, oxcopt by the production of the vouchers. Walters wos in tho habit of drawing money without presenting vouchers for it uot! some timo afterwards. J. W. Slocum, book- keopor of the tato banking jirm of Stepman Clatkson & Co., of Lancaster, produced tho Dookw of that firm, and tostified that, between April, 1868, and April, 1373, depositesf different Stato Treasurers with the firm, ranging from $5,000 to 220,000 nt atime, oggrogatod $70,102, Illy attontion wae called to an ontry of May 4, 1870, ax follows; “To profit and lume. paid Btopman ivterest €902." He bad wupposed this was for interost on a deposit, but was told by Stepman that Mr, Mackey had vaid to him that he owed KW. Khonk, an attorney of Laucastcr, tome feos and costa in a suit, aud Ntopman vol - untuered to pay it, and did pa He (Slocun:) know of compensation being paid by othera than mistnborg of the firm to tate ‘Sreasurers for do- nowits other than those on tho book, Thou this point the wituoss, having tea- tiled with ovident reluctauce, finally de- clined to answer, but, after an intimation from the Chairman that the anthority of tho Commities would be enforced, the following was plicitod ; The deposit was tuade in 1867, ‘Tho compenvation was paid Mr. Irwin, State Treasur~ orat that tine,", The witnoss, boing reminded thas Mr, Kemble and sot Mr. Irwin was in otlice in 1867, sold: “It was during Mr. Irwin'w ad- ministration that I hare reference to.” ‘Tho witness was then sskod with whom ¢ho dapasit ud been made. fie declined to auswor thig question ualeas compelled do so. tho shairman —inalatod = upon hw anawering unlesd bia answer would crimiuste hituself, ‘Tue witness then gave the mame of icorge Brubakor, of Lancaster. Tho deposit was 210,000. Hodid not know how long Brie baker bad tho money, big mformatiun was ob- tawad from @ son-in-law of Brubaker, now do- poaded. “Jolu Af, Btobman testified (n reforonce ta tha 302 transaction, that Shenk having transacted legal businces for Mackey hu (Atehman), without Mackoy's knowledgo, voluntarily paid tho money, Ho afterwards informed Mackey of what ho had dono, aud the latter did got find fault with hin. Q.—How did it come to bu guu2 instead of 2300? A.--We caucluded that tho miuuey we bad on deposit was worth that umount tu us, Q.—At what rate per cunt did you calculate? bout 4 percent. Q,—Did you over offer Mr. Mackey componss- tion for the uso of thiy money? A.-7 auked him one day whether wo onzed bim anything on the monay. Hosaid, ' Nox I havo pover taken scont off of any porsan; E will not tate tt of of you.” Gan ‘ou explain this eutry in your cash- book, dated April 27, 1867: Commonwoslth of THE GALLOWS, Toston, Oct, 8.—Georga W. Pemberton waa hanged this morning, iu tho Charles Street Jail, for the murder of dire, Margarot E. Diugham, iu East Boston, on tha 22d of March last. Ilo wan little affectod, and calm, without being stolid or indifferent. His death was instantnucous, and was cased by 8 concussion of the brain, or tha ahock of tho fall, At 10:30 tho doors wero opened, and the execution wea over, tho wholo time being «xactly one hour, His body was given to hin wife, and this afternoon it will bo baried privately. ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 8.—George Speer, a negro, aged 30, having a wifo and fiyo children, was hnng at Fayetteville, Ga. this afternoon, for rape committed on n white girl 15 qa old, on tho S0thof May. He was fully idontiicd, but diod declaring his innocence, snd accusing poo- plo of conspiring against nm. He mot his fute unmoved and defiant. A MURDEROUS BURGLAR. Bveriat Dispatch to The CAteay Tribune. Rawnas City, Mo,, Oct. 8,—Lata last night a masked man entered tho store of II. §. Wivo, on the East loves in this city, and, after a fow words, assaultod Mr. Wise with a big club, and, beforo he conld resivt, knocked him down and fractured bis skuli, boaides making @ number of other daugorous wounds. The robber thon at- tempted to get hold of Mr, Wise's pockat-book, contaiuing over #200, but was unable to do so, it being in aw inside pockot. Aire, Wise mado go mitch noise that the unkuown mag lind to loave, and made his escape beforo the police, who had been sutumoned, could arrive, ATTEMPTED FILICIDE, Special Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Br. Louis, Mo. Oct, 8,—Annie Laura Hays, » young lady residing at 1600 Olivo stroct, in this elty, swote out @ warrant in tho Criminal Court this morning againgt hor father, Joho B, Hays, a well-known citizen of Bt. Louis, whom sho charges with attompted marder, Tho fathor ‘war committed to the County Jail this afternoon. Ho allezos that hia offense, if he committed any, occurred whilo uo was on a drunkon pron, aod that be bad no juteution of parang bia daugh- ter. ‘Sho mother of the girl states that youtor> day aficruoon Hays becamu vored at bie daugh- ter, aud drew a rayoiver on hor, threatening to shoot, Sho ran up stairs aud he fired, the bullat burying itself ia the ceil over the wtateway, SUPPOSED BANK ROBBER ARRESTEO, Crycixxatt, Oct. 8—Tho Comrmercial's unt. ington County, W. Va., apecial saya tho oflcers of tho Huntington Bank Lavo brought to that place and imprixoned J. Hobb, who was arrested 1n Fentress County, Tenn, On him wore found & piste) belonging to the bank and £4,500 fi money, ‘The latter was wrapped in a bloody ahtseceloayes mupposed to bave balonged to Jesse ames. to THE MILWAUKEE GAME Svecial Vievatch to Phe Chicauo fribunes Ivpianaruuin, Fud., Ovt. 8,--Laut evening the Indiana Uenking Compauy received a Selegram from tho Manager of tho Bank of British North located in New York City, with inetruo- et any poreon proaeuting @ circular letter of credit numbered bigher than 161. ‘This b $e Peunsslvanis Urabsxor, amowtnt of 3. A. ley's pote, SHE? AT! leoka as if the Stato Troaaurer paid thia note that wo hald aginst HA. Wiley, indorsed by George Brus Nich, of Lancaster, teathlot that the sult by Mackey agatost him jo whis1 2302 wan paid was on ® proimssory note given by Rauch. some Gye ynaza brivre. ‘Tio Comnutteo adjourned until Monday, “THE TAAGEDY AT CARLINVILLE, ILL, Macoupin (lit) Enquirer, Ot. T, Tt Ia onr unpicasaut daty to record this woek the mont horrible tragedy that ever transphed. in thia county, Ltiano lesa than tha cool and deliberate murder of two wotnen amt tho suicide of tho marderer. Tho victims aro Mrs, Oliver Nell, her danghter Mra. Ella eink, aud Chetler Brink, hasban? of tho Intter, About flyo or six months ago young Brink, who wat only abont 20 yonra of ago, married Mrs Elia Halt, Recently tho couple commencert howekeeping ; but Brink, either baying no work OF Hot Wishing for any, proved & Very poor pro- vider for his wifo. Laat woek she waa taken Fick with chills snd fover, having @ vory high fever, Insting for several honra, Dur- ing this time he toutl eoldom wait on hor, avd would not even get her a drink without curaing her, This catue to the knowledge of hor motber, and that maternal tovo which t= characteristic of wil geod mathe, revalted 5 she took ber daughter hoiuo on Friday evening, wu that sie could receive that attention whic! pho needed. uray the days that followod, sink saw bin wife ony afew tines, On Tues day morning ho was down town trying toftorrow a revolver, but was refuned at weveral placos. It ia alxo stated that be went into two or threa talonns and touk a drink, He nluo vimted his mother’s family and there talked over bie dit- cultion, but left, promising thas be woutd wait ‘until his wife got woil before ba went t again, Bot be must have pone dire thare to the seotie of the tragedy. Mr. O. W. Hail lives in the eonthern part of ie city, ou tho Btreot ruoning eoutu puat the cowotery. Lis residence was tho last honse in the city limits on the west wide of that street, Here tha terrible work comtmenced, but it wad endod at tho residence of Mr. Lebrene, immo- diately north. Mra. Behrone, who was in thn celiar of her dwelling, heard a abot, and simaltansously with itthe nes of women, As she cuime oat of her collar Sirs. Halt aud Mrs, Brink woro ontering the gate. and Brink nan following them. ‘They ran around the north side of the house, and the threo aud Mrs, Behrens wore on the porch. Dirs, Behrens ran inte tho house and into ove of the front rooms. It ia suppowed that Mra, Hal! was etanding with her bsct to the West and trying to open the bali door with ber right hand when nuk rbot ber (a thero i# a bullet-hole in this duor and the bullet was fgund in the hall), and that she ran to the north sido of tha house and foll dead ; that, having ehot Airs. 11., bo turoed on his wifo, who ran iuto the kitchen, and shot het so that her body fell over achair gitting ta the left and a little behind the door; ho then of the pistol to bis temple and fired, tho marks on tho iloor indicating that be foll backward, Mra, Hall was ehot in tho loft side, the course of the ball being entiroly througt hor body, and paasiug just back of herheart. Mra. Brink was abot tn the back part of the hoad, the brainn and blood coziug oat fromthe wound, ‘iho most horrible fight was that of Bonk; ho lay weltering in a large pool of hia own bloud, while his brams protruded from the wooo, and his handy atill clutched the revolver which bad dave such horrible work. Young Krink, who is the author of this doable murder, and who proved bis own exocutionor, was bor and raised ta this city, and was aboot 20 year old. Me bos not, s0faraa wo can learn, been considerod of a vicious dis- position, and neither bos he bees in the habit of dricking. His chiefost crima ecoms to have beon, lately, thas he woukt nat work and try to provide properly for his wile, and bjected to othors doing what he shoul have done. It would hardly seom possible that the sction of Mrs, Hall in taking her daughtor home to take caro of her should Lave made him even temporarily enraged to an extent to pro- duce invanity,—and yet it seema Imposeibla to couceivo that soy fiuman being, in lng right mind. Would commit such s horribie critne, Oaly abaut an hour before the occurrence young Brink yielted his mother, and promised most faithfully that be would not go to Mr, Hall's hones until bis wife bed full rocovered, 20 ba could then talk over matters with hor. Unt bia frequent attempt to borrow a revolver show that the deed was premodistod, and execated in cold blood. Ans, Hall bad lived in this city for over thirty a, aud few could ha bean removed who be so mieved. In the room, among the poor and Jowly, sho waa ovor hailed ag a minis- wring angel,” Sho wag lind, noble, and geper- ous—ever ready, willing, and anxious to do good to thoan around her. Mra. Uri: ‘as about 22 years of age, and of an industrious dispoeition, baving already aerved an apprenticcehip at the printing business iw the Deuuxrat aitica in tlus city, and also learned a trade im the woolen mills, iu both af which places eho was looked upon aa being faith, Jul and competent, yes vill A VILE OUTRAGE, Pawtoc: Kt. 1, Oct. ,—Last night, abouy lo'vicck, # iemdish ontrage was committed in this town, the factey of tho caso being nu folk lows: ‘The honso of Sirs, Dora Wilkinson, a widow lady about 27 years of sgo, living ina toneiment houso on South atreot, was entered by nome fellow, who, ster applying chloro- form to her, dragged hor from hor bed and gtorely violated hor, Itis supposed that tho entrance to tho house was effectod by puah- ing ths ker from the door and opening it with auotker Ley from tho outsido, ‘A young Iady boarder livod with Mra, Wilkin- soi. und, with the latter's daughter, 2 years old, tho three orcupied the bed together, It in bo~ lieved that chloroform was adininjstered to all, ay the young lady wae gwakeued with great ditl- culty by the occupants of the up-titaira Conument, Mra. Wilkinson iad # faint recollection of sone oue throwing water in hor faco, and, finggps soe waton the floor, struggled to get up, butin vein 5 aiiermard, findisse that sbo was tod down by ber el.ld’s skirt, she made an effort to froo horself, bit way told by the villain to He still or be would. choke ber todeath, When she camo to con-" sclocHneds gha Way bowildered, but managed to arotso the fulka up-etains. Both tha entry aud tho outside daors wore found opened. ‘The polics were notified this marning of the affair, und are scouring the place for the wretch. ‘The lady bolouge in New Hampstire and |g re spectably connected, and much sympathy is ex+ preesod for hor. It is bolioved thot tho outrage wus committad by somo one well acquajnted with tho surroundings. ei THE CLASH OF RACES AT THE SOUTH. , New Oxreaxs, Oct, 4.—Smith, the colored Sheriff of East Felician Pariult, tologrsphy Act ing Gov. Antoju that, when opening court you torday at Clinton, ho was beaten, drivou aut of tho court-house, shot, and compelled tu flog fot bin life, Rinith’s dispatch camo from Bato Rouge. Telog:aphic inquiry failed to elicit com firmation. » Mewvuts, Oct. B.—A especial! ta tho Appea from Onkland, Mias., says a diflicalty pocurred at Charleston, in Tatlahatchlo County, at & o'clock this ovoning, between Blackwall, a color. ed man, aud Sheriff Alcor, aud other offciald of the county. “Blackwoll was abusing Alcorn and other Republican leaders, and wat arrested by Doputy-Shorif Stewart. After berng arrested, Biackwoll shot George Wall, a white man, dead, aud was then pursued by tho Sberifl and hemmed up in the back room of a grocery sjoro and shot by the Sheriff aud Lia assistani gone tiftoun or twenty times, and niortally wounded. All the parties are Republicans. Memes, Oct. ¥—Thoe Friars Point war i considered atanend, ‘The whulo affair was rer garded hero a4 o political brawl A Holena ppocint saye Sherif? Brown is stilt there, and seya ho till not return to Friar’s Point, and that the negroes thoro throsten to kill bim if he does, Muny nogroes from Cuoshuma Conuty sro in Helena. Chalmers ty endeavoring ta aurraund the piace and capturo him if possible. SOLDIERS’ REUNION. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Qnayo Rayrps, dich. Oct, 8—Tho eighth apnaal rongion of the T'wenty-firmt Michigan In- fautry wes held at Sweet's Hotal horo this even. Ing. About sixty veterans were prowent. Tho Hlon. A. TB. Moree, the orator, dolivered a fue oration, ‘The following oficors were elected for, tha evautag your: President, the Hon, A. B{ Morse, of fonia; Vice-President, O. E. Bolknap ; , City Secrotary, James Vandereluis ; City Treax urer, Jon Morton; Orator, Gon. W. B, Mo-; Croory ; Bite ‘I'reasurer, J. U, Taytor, The , next reunion will bo hold hore Nov, 34, next . ear, On tho anniversary of the battle of Misaloa / Tide, iu which the regiment won uwoporiababie+ glory, eerree inte the kitchen and placed the muzzie | s