Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 24, 1875, Page 9

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. “POLITICAL. Republican Campaign Con- Th mr;;ted with Vigor. goetiogs in the City Last Kighte— What They Are Doing at The J;fiamonians Announce the Del- tes to Their Convention Tuesday. Opposition Gathering at MeCor- pick Hali—The Same 01d Speeches. fnlher ks Communists Decide to Go te the' Polls Against Mr. Hesing. Feeley Ts Still in the Fielde— Meetings of His Adherents. s “ Freie Presse”’ Expresses Itself Very Freely Concerning Mr, Hesing. etters from Correspondents. REPUBLICAN MEETINGS. TEZ THIED WARD. A large, enthusiastic meeting af the Repnb- fian voters of the Third Ward was held last grecing ¢ No. 139 Feurth avenue. B. T. Wake- gan occapied the chair, and J. W. Thomas acted w Seerstary. Immediately after calling the peeting to order, the Chairman introduced Com- missioner John Jones, who procseded to repro- duoe the facta connected with the istory of the solored race, from the heartless murder of At- foekn in the City of Boston on the 12th of Yarch, 1773, until the present day. paying par- ticalas -‘m:'nan to the ?m:'dsnu conpected with ibe Pugitive Blave law 1n the early portion of the lsat docads. He compared the achievements ol tho race very favorably with those of any other oo in the world, both on the battle-field, and every connty throughout the countrs,in main- isining the Bepublican form of government. Ths legislation againsy the race, which gev mpidy worse for 375 years, bd long eince been overthrown, and the colored people had now s free scope to maks themselves what Nature made them to be. o us opinion, & few years mors wonld see mem- ‘Ders of the rsce exalfed to the highest places in the ftate sa well a8 the Church. It waa so al- teady ic 8 certain extent, but £o small that the Cancasian Tace had not et seen sufficient proof of the sbility of the colored race. He then tonched mpon his claims to the office st County Commissioner, He had represented Ibe colored race in the County Board for four iwo of which were very essily spent in ing whers be stood, and what be was sent a&lgamflnr. He wanted to go back to that Board, but it any man couid point to a single biot op his character in that position, he would urun'g:'dm to ask for the suffrage of his ace. wers pblic buildings to be built,— buildigsthat would ocost large sums of money, tbst wonld, it badly spent, cripple the finances of the connts. When those buildings wers coni- pleted, man io the Board' should be able wpimmnd on his heart, ana ssy to his constituents that the ovildings contained every cent of the moneys epent on them. He did not clumto be any more honest than any other man, but be did claim to be a little more pro- deat than some. He then closed by calling ?:nuyealmod voter in the city to do his v oo ciection day. . Mr, Praok C. Vierling was next called upon for s speech, and improved the opportunity by making & Isodable effort to impress the minds of bis colored brethren_with the necessmity of a b education. It waa tho only thing that would give them position in the world. or rank inmciety. There was no such difficnity in ob- tainiogan edncation =5 thers was twenty or thinty years ago ; all it required was s littlo slferifice and » Dhttle bard work. Then be discnssed the meriss and tbe demerits ©f the varions candidates, paying particular at- tention to Col. Cleary, the Irish orator, who he uid xas formerly a Colonel in a rebellions army. Atths closs of his remarks the mueting ad- with cigar pnd a glass of water 1o the joner Jobn Jones. THE FOUBTE WAED. The Fourth Ward Republican Club held & meeting st their headquarters in the Central Eall buildmg, corner of Twenty-first strest and Wabash avenue, last ovening. The sudience i large and respectable, every seat in the spa- Goms room having an occupant. In the absence of the President, Mr. E. Hawes, Vice-President of the Club, M. J. . Clongh was called for, and made oo o ks spirited sddresses, in the course of which bearped thoas present to work zealously at the vols, sod at Jeast 5,000 majority would be given for the ticket. ¥z, Sasee, & merchant, aleo spoke in s basi- beee-llks maomer, and encouraged his listeners todefeat Heging. Oumotion of Mr. Bissell, the Executive Com- Bik of the Club was reguested to sttend to e palls on election day, and bave a8 many sers there as possible. Bum‘m.nme: Reea gave the members some B advice in regard to ballot-box stufing. He i at Joast two men should be stationed st the “dow of every pollng place, whoss duty it beto keep ona memorandum book the ;mb.; of the votes cast. Those chosen should a0 whoss oath would be respected by any G104 Jury, and wheo ths polls were closed they onid compare their record with the vote re- :'Nb;du Jjudges of election. Should there 2 exoees sufficient to show fraud, the o or clerks could be convicted and 410ths Panitentisry. The law allowed one to each party to remain in the room Judges were, but hus suggestion was ey 0 that, and when 1t was under e b:g:dm and clerss of polls that they 1 be so closely watched they wonld not any chaces by fraudalently add- i’lw the poll-lists or otherwise increas- &‘é.inl few brief remarks from Charles H. ] it whomade special reference to the base ot in which Mr. Hesin, . g had repeatedly de- ;mnd ibe Insh 1n his presence and id the : , the Club appointed 3 committes 1 wait on gupt. mckay,pf:d request the at- of oficars at the pells, aad then ad- fhos! TEE FIFTH WARD. .’;‘:un; the Fifth Ward Bepublicans was feviy evening at No. 250 Thirty-first street, A3 WA Yory pumerously attended. A com- ‘“fl. u'l tea from each procinct was appointed, Rotisn of Col. J. 8. Cooper, whose duties e to canvass their rrecincts and take huzge of the polls on the Jday of election. wers made by Col. Cooper, John H. Btons, and others, and much entha- nelortiled. * Tho following named gentle- h;:mon the Committee, which will meet at ey ;‘?fl:lc;;mue next Thursday evening : 7 3. 8. Cooper, E. L. Barker, C. B. s deook. William Williamac, H, 5. Wheelor, Hob- « .nfi‘id“,"flfl,nnmal.m B, W. Ricaby ey sz Porter. 5 Btone, Alex ew, PP, Fhens 1B R G, W, Gl & 5. Svinet, Taas T. P. K. Bowen, i I i 2 Jobn Covert, A il Prctace. 3. Birme. Saiach SPHIAEoE . 'E. Burns, Jsmes 5§ . B B. Yane, . L. Woodward, Calvin newgu, A D. Haye T, Iaooh Bichmond, Ales Gook, Thomas Clark, A. 20t Precinct.g. Anderson, George T, Williams, Ay on, 3, §o0wsell, W. H. Harper, Jacob Matz, J. L. High, m["‘m: D. H. Hammer, Ben Hm‘d.flr.b. O. W. lA.g . TEE EIGHTH WARD. Svening the- Republican voters of the m.‘w‘:d held & meeting at No. 525 Blus Yenue, for the purposs of ratifying the oy ticket. M. Daiel Groan called the ok By hmhr. and exid that Bepublican stock was ""‘Lfl‘h ‘market, and Hesing stock compar- low, X John Schmeltz was chosen to preside, As 2| vent fHeadquarters. * i Chairman of the Execative Committes he pre- ssnted his report of the proceedings of the County Convention, and also said be had_effectcd the orgamzation of s ward club, and the preparations made for holding s mass meeting in conjunction with the Seventh and Ninth Wards on some evening this week, of which dus public notice will be given. He also offered a resolution to the effect that the Campaign Committes shall confer with the Campaign Committes of the Opposition party, looking to the avpointment of one member of each party in qach precinct in the ward, to can- vass and take a census thereof, in order to pre- fraud oo election-day by illegal voting, =snd that the census-takers act 28 challengers. He said that thers was conspiracy sgainst the ballor-box in this city, and it behooved every bonest voter to be vigilsnt an election day, sud ses that no frauds were committed by ballot-box stuffers and repeaters. If the people wanted an honest ticket elected, they should support that which was headed b. Mr. Huck. a8 he was & man above reproach, ana againar whom no man conld ssy ansthing. He lauded Judge Gary for his ability acd character, snd also Uspt. Healy, who, ho said, was entirely fit for the position of Clerk of the Superior Court, and that the candidatea for County Com- ‘missioners were worthy the votes of all citizens. Several other speeches were made, after which the meeting adjourned. THE NINTH WABD. A Republican meeting wag held at 460 Canal street last evening. The meeting was addressed by Gen. Manm, the Hon. AL M. Miller, and Messrs. Fraser and Oliverius, in Bobemian. Everything promises well for Huck in this sec- tion. THE SIXTELSTH WARD. Tbe Republicans of the Sixteenth Ward as- eembled in mass-meeting last evening at the corner of Webater avenuo and Larrabee street, to ratify the nomipations made last Thursday. ‘The meeting was large and enthusiaatic. Capt. Ryan called it to order, and introduced Mr. Adarg Fredericks, who made a speech ad~ dressed particularly to his German fellow-citi-~ zeos in favor of Mr. Huck. Mr. Hiram Barber, Jr.,who came #0 near beat~ ing Judge McAllister in the Convention for Judge of the Circuit Court,was loudly called for. He commenced by saying that be had not made » political apeech for ten vears, but if a man could ever talk now was thetime. The firat and foremost interest the people had to sustan was the credit of the city and county. They had been through fires snd panics. They wero sad- dled with & large debt for 8o young a city. They Dhad had enough experience of mixture and coa- fusion in local politics. Why, & few weeks go they did_not oven know what city charter they were living under. Let them now bang ont the old Republican banner, take a new start, and draw the lines closelv. They were there to ratify the Republican nominations. , They were of no doubtful character. Mr. Huck was well known. He had grown up amoogst them. They knew his record. Men of ali nationalities could support him. He could clasp his old German father with one hand and the Young American element with the other, and unite the two. He could be trusted with uncounted money. Mr. -Barber proceeded to discuss to rclative merits of the candidates for County Commissioners, paying & high compliment to the integnty of the Repub- lican nominees. Thers was no_ question as to candidates for Judges. They had been indorsed by all parties. There were many important in: teresta to be intrusted to the officers to be elected. There was the new Court-Houss to bo built, the reconstruction of the City Govern- ment, and otber interests emnl.ly important. How was it with the candidates on the other eide ? Mr. Hesing, it was said, was run- ning_on personal popularits, and depended on that to carry him through. His personsl popularity was undoubtadly great, but it way not sufficient to pull through such a ticket as they had put in the field. The trouble was the craft commanded by Hesing was loaded down with & piratical crew, and it must sink bepeath such a weight. Mr. Heaing has for many years had control of a large amount of patronage. Ho maid he has had bad luck, and they were asked to support him on that account. The argument was not good. Onsuch anides as that the Republican party should Au&;pafl Sam Walker. He bad "had hard luck, and if they were going to support =any- body out of sympatny there Wers plenty of men entitled to it even more than Hesing was. The problem of municipal government was to be solved. The rings were the curse of our Government. We have got the system to battle, ‘We must lay out the rings. If they foond a man in our houses appropriating spoons, they did not fold their arme and say it was too bad. They 1sid bim ont with a bludgeon. Let them iy out these political rings with the political biudgeon. The had omitted the candidates to er eaid be when speaking of mention Mr. - Healy, who was runping for Clerk of the Superior Court. He had been s resident of the Bixteenth Ward for fourteen years, and was well known. e should bo elected. Mr. Barber's speech was full of telling points, which a brief sbstract ntterly fails to do justice to, and it was received with un- bounded enthusiasm. Mr. Shipmao offered a eeries of resolutions vigorously denonncinf the action of the Opposi- tion in refusing the Republicans representation in the judges of election, and pledging the Republican voters to form themselves into com- ‘panies,which ehould have Captains, Lieatenants, and Bergeants, and be koown as the ** Batlot Box Guards,” to watch the polls on election day, and ses that an honest election was had. Mr. Shipmen said & long residence here sod a good deal of experienco at elections convinced him that the judges did not do much ballot-box stuffing. They were afraid of the conseguences. The itlegal voting was done by men who came to the polls disguised as laborers, who in an hour or two aftersards would be seen abont the strests with their diamond pins, steering tbeir victims into Mike McDooald's. He was suro that a few determined men at each votiog-place contd easily frighten them away. He had seen it tried again and again. Threaten them with the law, and they walk off on their ear. . The resolutions were unanimonsly adopted. _ Mr. Wagner made a very eflective speech in the German language. The meeting was afterwards sddressed by Mr. John C. Barker, member of the Legislature, and otber gentlemen, after which it adjoarned. ———— THE JEFFERSONIANS. THE DELEGATES TO THEIR CONVENTION. A meeting of the Jeffersonian Council was held at the Sherman House last eveniog, the special object being to hear the report of a Com- mittee appointed at the last meeting to suggest pames of delegates from the several werds and districts to the Jeffersonian County Canvention o be beld Tuesday, and also names for an Exec- utive Committes. The Hon. Thomas Hoyne was in the chair, and John Hise did duty as Secretary. Miles Kehos, Chairman of the Committes, rs- ported the following names as THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Counctl, which was adopted : Thomas A. Moran, F. H, Wioston, Haus KerfinF. A J. Dorle, M. W. Fuller, Malcom McDonald, J. Doalittle, Jr., Charles Eern, and A. D. Waldron. Mr. Kehoo then submitted the following list of names of DELEGATES to the Couvention: First Ward—Xoses Wentwort, P, McHugh, J. L. Marah, Jsmes Ryan, C. H. Bissell, Second Ward—Swayne Wichersham, William B. Far- 'ard Ellis, Peter Blickhahn. B, Ward—R, E. Goodell, Patrick 0'Bries, Julius Rosenthal, J. H. McAvoy, F. T. Sherman. Aifth Fard—Meville Gller, Edward Philiipe, A P. Sharp, Anton Falkenberg, J, K. Doolittle, Jr. Sizth Ward—Mark Sheridan, James McKenna, Joln Zimmermann, Florence Harmon, G, 3L Gunewaid. Soventh Ward—P. J, Hickey, J. G. Schaar, J. O, Dooley, John Sommers, Fred Lodding. Eighih Ward—james Clowry, Frank Elbe, Matthew Fleming, Adoiph Muus, James Rocheford. 3 Ninth Ward—Patrick Raflerty, Charles Andrieux, Gus Meiges, A. M. Crawford, J. W. Nacle. Tenth Ward—W. J. Onabaz, Dr.'A. J, Baxter, C. L Woodman, Dr. W. P. Dunge, Michael Greenebaum. Eleventh Ward—Jjohn C. Richberg, Allan C. Btory, Jobn D. Marphy, Martin Crow, John Hannigan. Twelfth Ward—Thomas E. Courtney, Evart Van Bu- ren, Malcolm McDonald, John Cochrane, D. M. Ford. “Thirteenth Ward—Austin J. Dosle, T.. E. Gueroult, 0. P. Hathaway, J. M. Duapby, 8. D, Baldwin. ‘Fourteenth Ward—L J, Dufine, David Halinan, 1. C. Eady, Mark Clinton, D. H, Consi Fifteanth Ward—Chris Casselmann, J. M. Carroll, William Warnecke, W. H. Donovan, D. Hull Sixteenth Ward—Frank Niessen, Mathew Franzen, Jobn Costello, . B. Vaughn, Thorias Bole. ‘Seventeenth Ward—Theodore Schintz, Ao Voss, F. A, Hoffman, Jr., John Sullivan, L Niedomanskl. ‘Eighteenth Ward—Jchn McCafirey, John 8. Arwed- s0m, Michael Sweeuey, Michael Baynes, Thomas Car- Dey. p fi;nmPu:rrywid—fimflWh. 2 D. erfoot, Obadian son. acob Thieler, Maurice Prindrvilla. Twentieth Ward—F, H. Winston, sans Herting, Gorulent, F. . Eales, J. H. Doulsn. District—Carter H. Harrison, Thomas A. Moran, John Forsythe. Secand District—John V. Le Moyne, M. W. Robin- som, Dr. N. 5. Davis. ‘Third Disrict—Daniel Cameron, Willism Freiss, . Shurting. Fourth District—Jobn McCaffrey, J. 8, Thompaon, Theodore Kimmen, rict—W. 1. Skelly, Thomas Hardy, Mr. Kehoe, in submitting the report, said the names bad been selected frow a list of 500, and {hat the best timber for & Democratic Conven- tion had been chosen. Gen. Dilger was opposed to the name De- mocracy, and wanted the Convention to be known 8 Jeffersonian. Beveral gentismen fell in with the ides, but the report was finally adopted withont a dissent- ing voice. Mr. Kehoe reported that the use of Union Hall, at the corner of Clark and Mouroe streets, had been secured for the use of the Convention without cost, and moved that the Executive Committes be instructed to call the Convention &t once, and that the Loar of assembling be fixed at 11 o'clock. i Mr. Doolittle moved an_adjournment, but withdrew the motion tohear the call for the Con- vention read. Mr. Moran, after a abort delay, submitted the following aa the form of A Oot tion of ln.ul()z bt Cool nvention of tho Democratic of Cook Coun- ty will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 2fie§s, T oone & m., in Dajon Hall, corner of Clark and Monros streets, for the purpose of nominating candidates for county and city ofices, and selsctiug a Democratic Central Committee, and perfecting the organization of the Democratic party. Some discussion ensued upon the wording of the call, some contending tbat the Committee bad no authority to call a convention in the Democratic party, etc.. and, pending the contro- \'::‘uy‘i_ & motion to adjourn was made and pre- vaile John Mcifahon, ——— AT HEADQUARTERS. BEPUBLICANS, ‘The President and Secretary of each Republic- an Ward Club 1 Chicago are requested to meet at Reopublican headquarters, corner Lake and Clark streets, Mondsy at 11 a. m, They will please bring with them a complete list of th officers of each Club. ¢ Members of the Republican Connty Central Commiuttee are called to mest Monday at 9 8. m., at the headquarters, corner Lake and Clark streets. . Persons not yet naturalized who mean to vote at the coming election are notified that naturali- zation papers will be issued from Republican heaaquarters, corner Lake aud Clark streets, to all persons under the law and who are properly vouched for. The moving of the Republican headquarters to near the business centre of the city was an advantagoous operation if presence of persons interested is a criterion. The attendance yes- terday afternoon was quite large, and coneidera- ble business was done 1u the way of arranging for ward meetings end other necossities of the canvass. The feeling imparted by the vis- itors from the wards was one of confidence, Rod the naws was decidedly encouraging, especisily among the Germans, who seem to_have organ- izod & thorough revolt from the Hesing influ- ence. THE INDEPENDENTS. The Eeeley head-quarters were well attended. aud at times crowded, yosterday. Mr. Keeley himself was present conducting the operatious with affability, and to the satisfaction of those with whom he came in contact. Inconversation he said he was much pleased at the prospect and had no doubt that he was gaining strength daily. He expressed the belief that he was to receive more votes than either of his opponents, and thought from all indications that the present was but a repetition of the two former campaigns when he was easily elected on ao imdependent basis. He had, he said, been visited during tho dsy by many straight Democrats who ware dis- gusted with the put-up job of the Jeffersonians o rope them into an indorsement of Hesing. At tte same time he claimed that the Opposition Campaign Committee contained so many men pledged to him that its appointment was & con- feesion of the weakness of the party. THE OPPOSITION hoadquarters were virtnally deserted yesterday. Ouly a few bummers and occasionally a poii- tician wera to be seen, and the room looked gloomy sud dismal. The Secrerary of the Cam- paiga Commuttee said that nothing had been done, or was likely to be done, inasmuch as the candidates and their friends were at work in the wards and among the people. Meetings bad been arranged for all over the city, and he thought that matters looked prosperous. g THE OPPCSITION. M'COBMICK HALL MEETING. The cohorts of the Opposition were rallied agaio last evening in McCormick Hall. There was a large crowd, but not by any mesns as ex- tensive or so enthasiastic as that which gathered in Tarner-Hall Fridey evening. In fact, there ‘was very little oxaitement, and even the speakers could not muster up any great degree of eo- thusiasm, or attrsct the sympathy of the au- dience, Mr. Hesing salone secured a little ap- plause, snd he did not earn even that, for he simply reiterated the words which he had already spoken 1n the previous meeting. B The assemblage was calied to order at 8 o'clock, and Mr. F. H. Wioslon was elected Chairmen. After a few remarks he introduced Mr. Wiilism J. Onahan, who proceeded to speak at some length. When be was through, AR, A. C. HESING mounted the piatform, and expressed his delight at seeing 80 large an audience before him. It showed him that tbe people of Chicago are awske to thelr ioterest snd to the intorest of political affairs. Flo was be- fors them as a citizen of forty-ome voars stapding. His first vote was cast in 1834, when that old statesman, Henry Clay, was nomi- nated for President. When he said that he voled for him he would ada that he never "re- gretted that vote. To day he was s candidate for County Treasurer, believing that as a citizen be had a right to offer himself 08 a candidate for any office, [egving it with the people to vote for or against him. I{ they believed that he was not nonest or eapable, he hoped they would cast their votes for somebody else. He bad been at- tacked by the daily press for twentyyeors in Chi- cago, and for ten years before that in Cincinnati. Yet they could not prove a single thing that shoula make him nnworthy of bolding an hon- orable ofice. In 1846 when +war was declared against Mexico, he stood on the stump and ap- pealod to the citizens of Cincinpati to come to the front snd fight for the flag. He raised two German companies in Cincinnati, bat they wero Dot permilted to join the srmy. Only 3,000 men ‘were admitted from Ohio, end Cincinnati’s quota was only 500. Yet, six months later, another lot of troops was celled for, and the ssme boys got together again and marched to the frontier. en he, the speaker. came to Chicago, be was not & poor man, He had a littlo property which he had accumulated duning the previous eixteen years, His course hed been an open one. He pever weot inlo_a corner and whispered in a man’s ear. He had attacked men whom he considersd unworthy. The Re- publican newspapers Lad been particalarly severe ou him. When such Fnbem 88 the Journat sttacked him, he was not afraid to leave bis reputation with the people of Chicago. About Storey, he would ask, was there a man in the audience who would admit him into his house? [Cries of “No! No! Woulda't bave him within a block of the house.”] It had been stated that bis opponent was a better man than be. He would sav what that man was, He wasa gambler on the Board of Trade. The speaker was not a bankrupt, as had been stated. He could pav his debts. true that he had lost money. Ho had pot lost bimself. Every business in which he was per- sonally epgaged had rucceeded. But, not being & blosted aristocrat, he did not cut off his con- pons, but loaned his money to laboring men. They bad loat 1t for Lim. For his honesty and reliability he wonld refer to Mr. W. F. Cooibaugh, Mr. Henry Greonebaum, and other prominent men. His paper, the Slaats-Zeitung, had been very successful, and, whenever any dividends were declared, he took them and spplied them to paying his debts, until at the present time ho felt quite easy financially. Hr. fiumg next proceeded to refute the state- ment that he yas an office-seeker, making the same statements which he made on the previons evening in TurnerHall. He referred to his pomination in McCormick Hall by the Opposition Convention, and again adverted to the newspa- per criticisms on nim and that body. He had pever sseu any good come out of such elanders. This was a cosmopolitan city, and the foreigoers who came here were citizens, and were entitied to all the prisileges of those who bappened to ho born here. It wassaid by the Republicane that the gamblers and bunkoists were on their side. He had been a citizen for mauy years, was Chair- man of the Central Committee for ten or twelve years, bub thero was not a Re- publican” who could esy that e had ever vaid out of that Committee ove dollar for the purpose of engagiug bad elements. Bat it was done, and by men now in their graves, whom he could pame. - They went into the gambling dens and hirea men to vote for the Kepubiican parcy. A mau came to him once 2ud said, *‘Alr. Hesiop, I bave been in & place that made my blood run cold,—» gambling den,—snd bave paid the man- agers $500 to work for the party.” “In closing. the spesker enuncisted s glowiog eunlogium of the Opposition parsy, which he It wasq characterized s the part7 of the future and the i the office to pay his’private debts, He oppossd arty of good men. PR GReE THE OTMIRS. At the conclusion of this speech, Gen. Lieb arose from the sudience, aud stated that the Indepondeut Clab of _the Seventeenth Ward had just ratified the nomination of the Opposi- tion “party. His sonouncemeat was received with cheers aad applanse. Mr. W. W. O'Brien wae the next speaker. He eaid that, in proportion as their candiaate was assanlted, so should the voters suppori him. He was in favor of the Opposition ticket be- cause they wanted & libersl rule. lir. Hes- ing had been & citizen twenty-one years, and had _ hetd ofice but once. 1t had been said that he wanted to get his fingers in tho publia trensury. It was fikely that he would get his whole hand in it, from present ap- pearadces. He closed with the stereotyped appeal to the intelligent voter, whicl every campaign orator is in daty bound o make. The sudience thereupou rose and departed without waiting for auy orders upou the subject of adjournment. —_—— THE COMMUNISTS. THEY TORN THEIR BACKS ON MB. HESING. The Communists, who have beon dormant for somo time past, have again awakened from their slumbers, and last evening they bheld a large mass-meeting at No. 529 Milwaukee avenue. TWhathassroused them thistime and infused new life into their organization is the nomination of their arch-onemy, Mr. A. O. Hesing. for the office of County Treasurer. Though they are not sufiiciently organized por strong enough at the present time, still they could not allow tho election to pass without making some kind of demonstration, and to show that they are etill alive. The meeting was organized by the election of Mr. J. Webeking a8 Cheirman, and Mr. Carl Asmus as Secretary. . The Chairman stated that the meeting had been called for the purpose of discussing the election and its importancs to the workingmen. Again they stood on the ove of an clection con- test where the hdtde of office-seekers, or by whatever name theso benafactors of the people were cailed, fought ench ather for tho spoils, and as usual opain thoy promised ro- lief from all possible evils. Should they, the workingmen, allow themselves longer to be lea zround by leadiog-strings? Should they longer believe thowe scoundrels wonld thev continue to help to weave the rops which was destined to ultimatelv strangle them. Was it not almost timo that the people themsclves be- gan to toke 1n_band their destinies, o destrov the power of the robber band ? 1f they looked at those politiciaus they would find they wore the same who had aiways swindled them. There- fore they must gather togother and show by turuing ont 1n large numbera that they were tired of being used a3 tools any longer by such persons to carry out their dirty projects. MR. FEITES was then introdnced as the first speaker. Ho said they had assemuled to consider what action the workingmen ehould tuke in the comivg electiou. They all knew that the politicisny as a class were a sct of egotistical, seltisk, ond ig- norant thieves, who cared nothing whatever for the welfare of the people. The oflice of Couniv Treasurer was worth absut 8100,000 a year, and the candidates who were seeking the oftico did it merely for the spoils, to be enabled to live in grand and extravagant style. Buch a manas A. C. Hesing, who had chanced politics a8 often 08 a chamelcon changes colors, could not ropresent the people, and had nothing in common with them. As long as he was the owner of a large sawmill ho was in favor of bwlding up the city with frame buildings, and 1t was etill in everybody’s memo- ry when he marched at the head of a mob to the Council Chamber to coerce the Council to do his biddisg. But since he failed in thet' business, and ho po longer owned the sawmuli, he was the sirongest advocate of making the fire-limits co- extensive with the city limits. [Applause.] From such an egotistical man they conld expectnothing whatever. That such seltish robbers weroe al- lowed to rule iu this country was the priocipal cauee that we had siill bard times, though the crops had been unusually good. The people must rally and drive this bandful of bloodeuckers into their holes. [Applause.] [t was an outrageous shame that such a state of affairs as that existing now was permitted. None but the workingmen themselves were to blame for 1t. If they would only come out and do_their dnty like men ana good citizens, these thieves would be out of existence soon, and be heard of no more. The politiciana lived in princely style, and even their stables were furnished and car- peted better than the beat habitations of the workiogmen. Towbring about a cuauge, they must unite and orgamzo, and show that they wete zocd citizens of this great Nepablic, and Lad the welfare of the whole peoplv at heart. A politicisn would twist and turn, and make them believe ho was an aogel as long as he coold thereby gain his object. These men must be shuoued and despised, no matter what they professed. They would probably accomplish nothing at this election, but a% the next, 1f they were properlv organized, they could undoubtedly makoe themselves felt. [Great applause.] ME. JACOB WINNEY, the next speaker. referred to the speech of Nr. Tesing at Vorwort's Turner-Hall, where ho pro- feezed to have been a faithful Repablican until the party became corrapt, and that numberless offices of trust and honor were offered to him, which he bad slways refused. Now, that state- ment was rather thin. Everybody knew that Hesing had ouly been 8 Ropublican to fill his coffers, and becanse he did not get a fair show ho left the party. Hesiog, who now stood at the head of the gamblers’ ticket, found it necessary to print in his papus lists of prom- ineat persons who wore in his favor and vouched for - his honesty. _Everybody understood thst kind of swindle. Would these men allow their namos to be used for such pur- poses if they were held respougille for what Mr. Hesing might stenl, and, in caso they could not make up the deficit. were imprisoned for it? [Great applausc.] ‘The electious, as carried ou in this city. were but a fraud and delusion. No ono was electod at these elections ; the candi- dates were atl elected prosiously in private caa- cuses. Hesing also denied that he was o bank- rapt. That was another damnable lie. He fail- ed in Cincinnati and io tho saw-mill business in this city, defrauding the poor workingmen of their hard-earned wages. Hesiog, more than aoy other politician, was the cause of tne present deplorable condition of the Workingmen in this cits. Throogh his insirumentality the odious laws under which tho workingmen were now suffering were passed, and he should be held to account for it. “The centennial noni- versary of the establishment of this Republic was a good chance for the workingmen to ac- complish something and throw off the yoke which has bent them down 50 long. They must coms out at once and oreanize and place the la- borers on the throne, and drive the capitaliais from power. The financial {sene was another bid by the thieving politicians to get the vote of tbe workingmen. What did the workingmen care whether the money was paper or gold, as long as they had neither? All that they cared was that they suounld get their hou- est dues aud the bomofit of thoir labor. This year thoy wero mot emough organized to accomplish much, but next year they would march to the polls in closed phalanx, and offer their votes, and, if they were not taken, they would unsheath their Swords and purchase their rights with their life-blood. [Im- mense applanse.] Mr. Zimmermann and Mr. John Simmena aleo sddreseed tho meeting at considerable length, but their speeches wero substantially the same a8 thoe of the | revious speakers. On motion, a regolution wns passed that the workingmen ehould organize at once, aud turn out on_elec- tion-day, and nelp dofeat the Opposition ticket. Te meeting then adjourned. iy THE INDEPENDENTS. THE SIXTH WARD. The Keeley moeting announced for last even- ing at Eramer's saloon, corzer of Arnold and Thirty-firat streets, did not take place as was ex- pected. Its failure wasdue tothe fact that Learr and bis collesgues, who had perfectod the convocation, failed to jnform themselves of the political complexion of Kramer, who1s an ear- uest supporter of Hesing. In consequence of this, when Leacy put in an appearance his atten- tion was called to a notice on the wall which for- bid bim proéeeding on bebalf of the independent candidate, and he withdrew protesting. THE ELEVENTE WARD. There was a Keeley meeting held last evening at 217 West Indiana street. The attendance was large, and some euthusiasm was manifested. Previous to organization Thomas Bowe took the stand and smd that the meeting was called todiscuss the ivsues of thd coming campaign, and particalarly to advance the claims of Michael Keelor acaingt those of A. C. Hesmg to the Couaty Treaeurership. Mr. Eeeley had held the office ouce to the sacisfaction of the people and they could trust him again. A. Hotion next addreesed the meeting, and at considerablo Jength: He opposei J(r. Hesing because the Iatter claimed .o coatrol seversl thousand German votes, and because he sought - Ar. Huck because the latier was a member of the Doard of Trade, a gambliog institution com- p:]:ed with whick Mike McDonald's was respeot- able. At this pont an orgapization was effects Thomasg Bowe being elected Chairman, lndfi W. De Golyer Secretary. Michsel Kesley took the floor and emid that he would detain the meeting for a short time only. Hir plat- form was to be opposition to political corraption, and opposition to the inierests of an official dic- tator. It was not a quostion as to whether he should be the County Treasurer, but whetber the people should exercise thetr politicel fran- chido {ree from political tyranny. He closed by saving that ho wished to vindicate himself egainat a slandér which had been acrled at him by Wiliam _W. O'Bren night before last in Turner Hall, when ba said that the spesker nad been bought over by money, and induced to reman in_the fleld for the purpose of injuring Mr. Hesing. The speaker hoped that Lis conduct would prove that thestatement bad no foundation 1o fact, It was {alse in every particular, and the man who made the assertion should be branded as s talsitier. Mr. O'Keofe played *‘The Campbells Are Coming™ upon a_pair of pagpipes, Willism Brodisb, T, North, Robert Backington, and some others made short speoches, and the meeting’| then adjomned. 8OLD OUT. Some of Hesin'gs friends recently organized what they called an * Independent Club" in the Seveateenth Ward. They mot at the corner of Sedgwick and Bi({el streets, and, according to rrogramme, resolved to vote for Hesing. They then adjourned to the McCormick Hall pow- . —_——— THE *'FREIE PRESSE." WIAT IT 8AYS OF THE CANDIDATES. The Fyeie Presse, German eveuing paper, supports Mr. Huck for County Treasurer quite warmly, and opposes Mr. Hesiog. Refernng to the list of names of Germans which the Staats- Zeitung paredes as supporters of its publisher for Treasurer, the Freie Presse comments in this pointed if not elegant style : For about six mouths A. C. Hesing has whined to oll German citizens about his sorrowful pomition, and begged their support! - Many sought to ges rid of the old demagogue by saying, * Yes, yes ; very well.” Kow Hesing bas_tle sudacify to publish in Lis paper a long list of German names_whose possessors will vota for A. C. Hesing againet Louis C. Huck. Yes! Mr, Hlesing is not too modest to spread, through ono of his papera, the contemaptible le that Mr. John A. Duck, the father of the next Gounty Treasurer, will work snd vote against his son, Alr. Huck, Sr., Toquests us to brand this an an infa— mous lie, and many of those on Hesing’s List declare likewiso that they will doall in’ their power for Mr. Huck. They do not, however, wish 1o contend pubx licly with Hering and his writers, because Hesing is accustomed to malign in his ** Stiataveddel ” private citizens and busineas men who iza opposed to him in political life, ‘The Freie Presse publishes in its yesterday's issue the following : A. C. Hesing now owes from $350,000 to $400,000, a fact which he himeelf dare not deny. Staats-Zeituna stock, and all other personal and real property, are pledged. Iesing will cease on the 24 duy of Novem- ber to be the chief owner of the. stiats-Zeituna, since his only chance of Bafety lay in Winning back thosa sbares with county money, If the people of Cook County {ntrust ton man for the next two years $:0,~ 00,000, they have the right to investigate more closely’ the style of living of the gentlemen who are candidates. Mr. Hesing, notwithstanding bis immouse burden of debt, lives wilth bis son in two fine brown-stone houses,—one shonld be enough when 3 man {s carzying such aload, When one owes $350,1 00 ono would do better to go around with two Borses, ar, better still, to use shanks’ mare, instesd of keoping eix like those which stand in Mr. Hesing’s stables, There zre many men in Chicago who aro worth as much as Hesing ower, and vet they don't kecp & * nigger ” and a conchman, s Mr. Hesing does. Certainly one can_live very comfartably on the inter- cat of an indebtedness of $10.00) ; one can give grest parties and soirees, one cau _lot champagne flow in streams for politiclans, ss Hesing’s examplo proves. Will the voters of Couk County in future pay out of their own pockets—that is, out of the County Treasury—the expenses of the Hesing stable, the *nigger” aud the coachman, ihe two brown-etone houscs, and parties and sofrees for many hundred per- sons—a Ia the wooden-wedding 2”Are the tax-payers of Cook County willing to pay for champagne suppers for yolitical bummers ? Any one wha answers these ques- tions in the aflirmative should vote for A, C. Hesing. He fs Lis man. these people want to live 1a such siyle, that is their own affair; but to trust to them the County Tressury would - bo madness, Tt is much better for Hosing, since he has no chauce of being elected, fo give up this wreichod yolitical career and earn a lving in some little busi- Dess. LoUIS C. HUCE, on the other band, is a laborious and prudent business usn, who, through persistent work snd great cor mereinl capacity, bas built up s large busivess. Jia financial affairs are, as fs generally known, in the best ofder, He understood, and still understands, how to figure, which his sntagonist Hesing never kncw. Hesiny was nover ablo o count his own money, for he did not understand how to equalize 'income and outgo. Huck, the experlenced and successfal business man of fourteen years standing, is far botter fitted for the Treasurership than tho poli- ticion who wants to satisfy his creditors with the ‘money of the people. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONEAS. We beg our readcrs to read these lines aitentively, and to show them to those people Who have any in” clination to vote for A, C. Hesing, In the litinois Staats-Ze:tung of the 31st of December, A. C. Hesing says: * Carroll, Conly, Crawford, Herting, Johnson, Lonergan, McCaffrey, and Russell, make a firm, com- ‘Ppact ring, Which will hinder every improvement since it endangers their own pockets, The public will reck- o with them at the fitting time.” To-day 3r, Hes- ing ia championing the election of these ssme peapls, Conly and Crswford, as County Commissionere, the people whom he ~called thicves, and whom he threatened with s reckoning. Yee, he'ia on the same ticket with these thisves. Does ot 'this prove o the people that he is fo-dsy the head of the ring,—the Tereed of Chicago? The /linois Staats-Zeituno of the 26th of January says : “The rivg in the County Board yesterday stoie many thousand dollars from the county. It ordered tho payment of tho bills of Andrew Haggle for goods delivered during the Ist month, notwithstanding the frauds discovered by Miss Rexiard’s books, and tho farther praof that these goods were charged for far above the market prices, even three or four times more_than their valuo, Commissioner McCafirey and Crawford took especial pains to carry through and to defcnd the debt” Now Hesing is on the same tickot with this * scoundrel Crawford,” and recom- mends, for re-election in his newspaper the man bo nine months ago callea 3 thief, —_— CORRESPONDENCE, THE “ DAMNED IRISHMAN {* To the Editer of The Chicago Tridune : Cricaco, Oct. 23.—After a perusal of the fol- lowing article, Ihope yourself and the public will excuse the seeming profanity of its head- ing. I simply wish to put on record a sentiment a8 publicly expressed by one of our fellow-citi- zens~—Ilerding politicians—and to-dsy a candidate for office, and sppealing to the * Damned Irsh” for thoir votes! The mame of this distiguished individnal s A. C. Hesing. Bo sure and remember the name, for he is the candidate for County Treasurer on tho Opposition ticket. Some seven years sgo this man Hesing was 8. Repuolican, sud denounced a Domocrat aa be would a traitor—and an Irishman as worse than anegro! In the Fifteenth Ward on the day of election, in a0 argument with & voter of the ward, in my hearing, he proclaimed that, if be wantod to mako an associate of s man, he would sssociate with & negro before he would s « damned Irishman,”~-und, if he wanted to take » man into business with him, he would take a a negro before ho wooid a ‘‘damned Irisbman ™! Novw, let Mr. Hesing dere deny either of the charges as etated above, and I will furnish the affidavits of more then fifty of as good and solid Irishmen as was * Old Muldoon™ bimself to place tho brand of liar on his immaculate po- Iitical brow. Idonot tnink it possible that the maes of Irish voters witl support this man. And Ide- pounce any Irishmen who will as bastards to their pationality, and _poor, miserabl otice-holding, ofiice-seckiog political poltroona ! Now, my Irish fellow-citizens, you buried po- liticaliy botter man than A C. Hesing, viz, : Long John Wentwor'h. And why? Because he denounced you a8 * voting cattle,” and tuat be had you in his capacious_ breeches pockets, and all he wanted was an Irish potato in oae hand, and a glass of whisky in the otter, andtha Trish vote was safe. Irishmen, did you not teach um d.fferant the last time he ran for Coogro:s ? The Eighteenth Ward, that gave Charloy Kern over 600 majority for Sheriff, and can do it again, gent Long John to his * Summit Farm” to the tune of 234 majority for C. B. Farwell ! Now shoyw yourseives like white men, and true American citizens, by resenting this insult to your nationality, as you did the ** cattle ” insult, and by your votes banish this foul-mcnthed im- portation from some remote corner of Germany to the * little cottage.” . Novw, Irishmen, if you will support bim you well deserve to be placed in the cato- gory Hesing once placed you, aod that was a5 [ 0tSe LDAR & DELro. fiic s Ag' OLDp LINE DEMOCRAT- To the Editor of The Chicayo Tribune: Camicaco Oct 23.—Will yon please publish the following few lines from a laboring man, w0 sends you bis views on the present political sitnation in Chicsgo, which looks very gloomy for tax-payvers. There should be an assocntion formed, called the tax-payers’ union, composed alike of Republicans and Democrata, for mutnal proteciion, who will do their utwmost to elect none to office but honest aud trustworthy taz- Ppavers, And forther I conld esy that no man who has solicited an office of any kind should be recognized as a proper person to be alected. Let those who have lived by public plander in the past go and seek some otber meana of living. 1 would ask, What claim bas Dan O’Hara, Mike Keeley, and several others of my countrymen, to the support of the public, yesr after year? One torm is plenty for any maa to serve ; and, when you gee men making a trade out of politica, you may be sure they have some object in vies, aud that object is the plunder of the public treasury. It is most surprising what cheek some men bave,—men who do not own & squars foot of land candidatos for imporiant ofices. I would ask, in tho name of St Denis, what claim bave such men on the fax-pay- ors of Chicago? Still worse, men who are no citizens at all are holding important lwnmonl. You wul find any quantity of tha atter on the police force,—3100 will pnrchasa the position. In every department of the city government you will find men having from $4 to 5 a day who never paid a cent into the pubiie teeasurs, and old citizons and tax-vayers may walk®around town idle and cannot procure a day’s work. InaENAN. HUCK VERSTE HESING. To the Editor of The Chicago I'ribune: Caicaco, Oct. 23.—During the very important canvasa that is now going on for County Treasar~ er between Mr. Huck and Mr. Hesing, the last- named gentleman has made the sesertion sever- 8] times thet Mr, Huck is too yonng for such a position of trust and responmbility, 2nd there- foro ought not to be eleoted. It is surprising that such an assertion should be made by a man WO 18 80 weli read 28 Mr. Hesing. It mustbe known to him that many men just the age of Mr. Huck bave filled some of the most impor- tant positions of trust and power in this world of ours with marked success. In fact, the greatest achievements the worla ever saw have beon accomplished by men andor 85 vears of age. It shows clearly to my mioa what a strait the candidate on the Opposition ticket is in. Not bemg able to find a flaw in tho character or standuig of his opponent, Mr. Huck, the Ropublican aominee, he seaks to take advantage of the most sacred feeling of the Ger- man character. uamely, the reverence for age. 1 hope as a body they will sea the fallacy of Mr. Hesing's remarks. As regards iotegrity and bonesty, any man capable of judginz character by :J)pelnnco—-md there are many—would AW the palm to Afr. Huck. I bave known both parties by npame for years, aod Dr. Hesing by sight _ since be run for Sheriff in 1861. Mr. Huck I pever eaw until he stepped on-to the platform, in Mo- Cormick Hall, to express his thanks for the con- fidence placed in him by the delegates nomina- ting him for County Treasurer.« Then, aod now, judging from appearances only, I would stake my existense on his honesty and integrity. I thero- fore sincorels hope he will be elected. He and the other oxcellent snd worthy candidates on Republicao ticket will be surely elected, if ail honest men, baving the trne interest of the city and county at heart, will go to the polls and vote on the 2d of November next. HerpeRT LINWOOD. e iy OUTSIDE FOLITICS. NEBRASEA ELECTION, Special Dispatch to Lhe Chicago Tridune. LrvcoLy, Neb., Oct. 23.—Roturns are still not all in from different parts of the State, but enough is now known to indicate that the new Constitation is carriea by 25,000. The capital coupon, which virtaally leaves the capital located at Lincole, was carried by abont 10,000, and tho coupon giving the people at large an opportunity to expreze a proferenco for United States Senator carried by 15,000. The Board of Examincrs meet Nov. 5 to canvass the vole on the Consti- tution returns from soms of the frontier coun- ties yet to be received, but the result will not alter the above figures. THE MISSISSIPPI CAMPAIGN. Mearmts, Tenn., Oct. 23.—Gen. Cassins M. Clay, of Eentucky, left by steamer this evening for Greenville and Vicksburg, to take the stamp in that State in behalf of the Cooservativos. MEGISTRATION I¥ NEW YORK. New Yomg, Oct. 25.—Registration for the election Nov. 2 closed to-day, with an agpregate of 144,934 voters, against 146,218 last year. WILKIES DIFFICULTY. Freliminary Beannz at Rockiord. Special Disuateh to The Chicago Tribune. Rockronrp, Il Oct. 23.—At 2 o'clock thia afternoon the case of the People va. Flyon and Wilkie was argued briefly on the defendants* motion to quash the indictment. Tho readess of Tre TrisuNE will remember the defendants, Frank B. Wilkie, of the Chicago Timer, and P. Firon, Ex-Sherift of Rockford, were indicted by the Grand Jury of this coanty for hiring wit- pesses to swear away the good uame of Gov. Early’s daughter, intending to make use of tha afidavits in court to mitigste the damages in the Early libel swt, now being srgued in Otta- wa. The grounds for the motion before Judge Erown to-day wero principally the uncertanty with which the offense was charged in the indictmeut ; _also, exceptions vwere taken to the impaoeliog of the Grand Jury, aod the record of tba return of the indict- ent into court. The prosecution tosisted gen- erally that the offense et forth and charged in the several counts was sufficiently cerfain and explicit, and answered all the requirements of our statute on criminal procedure; slao that the Grend Jury was properly returned into conrt. The Court gave no intimation of his de- cision, but held the case under advisement untit Tnesday. The interest in this caee has in no way abated. C. ML Brazee appeared for detendants, and J. C. Grover for the prosecution. if ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT. Saturday’s Proceedings. OtrawA. Ill., Oct. 23.—The followiog ae the Supreme Comt proceedings to-day : MOTIONS DECIDED. 21, Middlehaufl et al vs. The Chicago & Iows. Rall- rocd Company; decree by consent of parties om the afterncon of Oct 508, Wells vs. Jennings ; motion for an extension of time to file briefs by the appellant. NEW I0TIONS TO-DAY. 489, Fldridge v, Walker et.al; desth of Edmard McKey suggested, and motion (o make the beirs of Edward McRey parties. 795. Sturgea va. Clark; motion for the affirmazice of the judgment. 690. Baker va. Palmer; diminution of record sug- gested, 2ud leave mven to file an amended rocord. 14_ Morely vs. The Town of Metamora; motion by the appelles for leave to file additional arguments. CALL OF THE DOCKET. 581, Berggren vs. Havely; taken. 582, McNamara ve. Seaton; taken. 583, Kitgour vs. Gockley: srgued orally by J. G. Monahao and taken. 581, Doty vs. Burdicks taken. - Maé ct al. va. Paddock et al.; taken.] 5+6. McLain vs. Farden; taken. 537. Hepperly vs. Ramsden ; taken, 558, The City of Chicago vs, Murphy; taken, 539, The eame va, Frank Lavells; taken, 530, The same vs, Hunnerbein ; taken. 5:1. The same vs, Bixoy; taken. 592, Raymond v, McCabe; taken. 523, Taylor, imploaded, etc., va. Turner; taken. 501, Fisher et al, vs. Quackenbush et al, and 595, McCord va, Crooke: rgued oraily by J. A. Sieeper, and taken. 596. Crocker et al. va, Lane; taken. 600, The same vs. Schurz; taken, ADJOURSMENT. The court adjourned to 2 o’clock next Monday afternoon. P PACIFIC COAST NATIVE RACES, Bax Frawcisco, Oct. 23.—Herbert H. Ban- croft’s * Native Races of the Pacific States” is to completed to-night, when the finishing touch will have been given to the stereotype plates of the fifth volume. These will be forwarded at once to New York and London, so that the last volume may appear simultspeously in both cities. The five volumes contain an aggregate of 4,600 peges, the result of Mr. Bancroft's Isbors for the past fifteen years. GCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yoz, Oct. 23.—Arrived, stesmships Ca- 1snd, from Rotterdam: Rhein, from Bremen; Trafalgar, from Mediterranesn ; sod Columbus, from Hall, Eogland. 2 i Loxpox, Oct. 23.—The steamship Bassia, from Now York, bas arrived out. FanTrER PoivT, Oct. 23.—Arrived, steamship ‘Manitobap, from Glasgow. CUTTING DOWN. Duruquy, Ia., Oct. 23.—Ihe proprietors of the Times and Herald gave notice yesterday to the printers on their papers that a reduction would have to bo made on the price of composition. The new rate will probably be fixed at 30 cents per thousand ems. » —_— WASHINGTON. Annual Roport of the Commis- sioner of Pensions. The New Trap for the Capture of Bogus Invalids Works Well, Many Frauds Unearthed Through ths Special Agency Systen;. A Fight for the Succession in the Durell Judioial Distriot, PENSIONS. THE COMMISSIONEL'S ANKUAL REPORY. Speciat Dumatch to Lha Chicago Tribune. » WasuxxgTos, D. C., Oct. 23.—The Commis- sioner of Pensions has concluded his annual re- port. The.invalid army roll is 105478. at ax snoual cost of 310,951,218. The roll of army widows is 104,885, at a total annnal rate of $12,885.579. The survivors of the war of 1817 number 15,375, at an annual rats of $1,524,000. The widows of the war of 1SI12 number 5163 at a total aboualrate of $495,648. Tha pavy invalid roll is 1,636. at a total aonual rate of $153,613. The Commissioner recommends more caraful medical examination. It is esti- mated that by December, 1875, thore will be 12,500 applications for increade of pension under the new law. It has been discovered that quite a large pumber of peraons evade the Iaw, and draw pensions while hiving in a condition of mar- riage, to all intenta and purposcs, but withont actpal marrisge under the law. An amendment of this Iaw is recommeoded to tho effect that evidence of cohabitation should be sufficient o drop the widow peosicaer from the rolls. The Commissioner says se to THE SPECIAL AGENCY SKEVICE : ‘Duriog the fiscal year 1,530 clsims were inves- tizated by tte Siim.l Arents of this office. Of those cases in which pensions had been paid, 30:) were proved to be frauduleni. The oames of theso penmsionors wers pod from the roll, resulting in a saving of $2,605 per month, or 831.260 annually. Est- mating the aversge duration of s pension at eight vears, but, for these iuvestizations the pay- monta in these cases wotld have amounted in that time to 3250,030. Through the actions of the agonts in this service during tho year 516,38 of pension money which had been unlawfully obtamed was REFUNDED TO THE GOVERNMENT. The averaze amount of pension paid by the | Government on each fraudulent claim is estimat i ed at 3577. Daring the year the agents of this office recommendod the rejection of 243 pending claims. mapporting the = recommendation by sworu testimony, whlch, withoat such investigation would probably have bean allowed. Assumiug that adverse action was takea in 80 Pper cent of those cases, the saving therefrom would be $112,225. The amonnt uf saving to be credited to this service for tho past vear ia as follows: Saved per amnom by dropping names from the® roll, S15.923; recoverios in cash, 816,398 ; rejected, $112,225. Total, 9144.552. The knowledge of such a svsiem, and the liability to detection throngh its agency, no doubt, prevents the pre- sentation of many fraudnlent claims, which would otherwice ba imoosed upon ths Govern- ment. The beneiit derived in this manner from these special investigations cannot be estimated in money. e NOTES AND NEWS, GROUNTILESS RUNORS. Swecial Mspatch to The Chicaan Tyibune, ‘Waismsaroy, D. C., Oct. 23.—Toe rumors o\ digsensions in the Cabinet on account of the ap- poiutment of Chandler are entircly basoless. There is the best anthority for saying thatthe Telations between Chandler and the othsr mem- | bers of the Cabinet are entirely friendly. Itis certain that for more than a year the Cabinect bag not been #o hanmonions s now, DURELL'S STCCESSOR. A large number of Louisiana politicians are here eecking to obtsin the momination of a United States Juage to succeed the noted Judge Durell. The person mest prowivent in the candidacy at present is Dilliogs, the lawyer who has been so. crominent on the Kellagg sdo in all the complicated relatious between the Kai- logg aud the General Governments. THE TLLINOIS CENTRAL TAX CASE. The Iaternal Revenue autkorities bave not yet beea able to determine the exact amount ducthe Government from the Iliinois Ceptral under the recent adjustment of the dividond gueszion. Tho ongnal tax was levied ubun earniogs stated by the Company to the stockholders to be $1,200,- 000. The real earnings of the rosd for that period, aside from the land sales, it appears. were 3700,000. An examination of the land book of the Company 1n New York wiil be nec- eseary to ascertain 1he amount of money actual- 1y recerved a3 interest from the notes given for the land. The Company Leen this interest ac- cormt geparate, in order, e8 the In- tornal Reveuue officers believe, that, in orse the Company should be enjoined by t'ne Courts from pretending to the stocknolders that the proceeds of land-sales were a legitimate dividend, thoy conld apswer in defense that that som was interest, and not the proceeds of land-sales. These separate inter ost eontries are vet to be computed. Tt 13 estimated that the allowancoe for the face of tbe notes will rednice the ageregate amount some £15,000, bur the smouni cf the fines and penalties to be impozed on account of this tax will make the totai sum due ths Govare- ment amount to about £100,000. The Collectos of Internel Revenue will be instrncted to iosti- tute proceedinga to recover the amount due on | accouut of tines and penalties. 70 the associated Press.) DISTRICT BONDE. The District Commissioners to-day issued s warrant for the payment of the November in- terostin gold on the thirty-yoar bonds of che late corporation of Washington, and the inter- est will be paid without rebate on and after Mon. day mext. TRAIN TO BE WITHDRAWX. The President of the Boston & Albaoy Rail- roed hay notified the Pouc-Oilico Department that from the 1st of December next uotil spring he will withdraw the train from B.ston wiuch makes connection with the fast mail train west of Albany, on the ground that it does not pay. OBITUARY. &pecral Dispatch to The Chicaon Tridune. DAvENPOET, In., Oct. 23.—Col. William Allen, of this city, died here this morning. nged 53 years. He was formerly Secretary of the St. Louis & Iron Mountsin Bailroad, snd as s coo- tractor built aboat 200 miles of the road in Texas. He was s brother of the Hon. Thomes Allon, of St. Louis. Special Dispatrh to The Chicapo Tribune. Cevar Barips, In., Oct. 23.—Elisba Baker, who several vears azo was Register of the Stats Bank of Iowa, and subsequently National- Bank Examioer, died hera to-doy after a linger- ing illoess. He was at one time baoker here, and has always been a promineat citizen. His loss will be desply felt. Nasavinee, 'Teon., Oct. 23.—A special to th Amerwcan sunoances the death of the Hon. S. 3L Fite, Representative of tho Fourth Congres- sion District of Tennesses ia the For:y-fourth Congress, at Hot Springs, Ark.. to-day. Jonn W. Head, elected in August, 174, died a few weeks altesward. Fite waa elected to fill the vacancy the jollowing December. Neithor mem. ber occupied the seat to which he was elected. New OmrEAxs, Oct. 28.—31s. Rivers, wife of Col. Robert E. Rivers, proprietor of the BSt. glhxflu Horel, died this morning, after & short nena. 1 ICrvcrxxaTt, Oct. 23.—Col. J. R. Cockerill, ex- member of Congress, died this morning at his reaidanze 1 West Union, Ohio. THE LATE GEN. GEORGE C. PICKETT. RicaxoxD, Va., Oct. 23.—The remains of Gen, George C. Pickett reached this city to-day, frém Norfolk, ia charge of a Committes from that aty, Petarsburg, and Richmond. They were met at the depot by citizens, and escorted to the Capitol, where they will remain until to-morrow aftarnoon, when the voterans of Pickett's Di- wision, and other officers aud men of the Con- federate army and navy, the military of Rich- mond, iocluding the colored troops, civic cieties, etc., mlF escort them to Holly sood Ce:: etery. SUICIDE, BSpecial Disvateh to The Chickoo Tridune, MruwaTEZE, Oct. 23.—An inquest was held on the body of Small, who shot himself throngh the head, already reported. Nothing furcher was slicited than that deceased had lost beavily in investments. 2nd suffered greatly in mind from that canse sud pbysical ailments.’