Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 28, 1875, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN DAY, OCTOBER 28, 1875. TERMS OF THE TRIBUN RATES OF EURACRIPTION (PAYARLE 1S ADVANCE), Postage Prepald at this Ofice, Daily Fdlttan, pott-patd, | VCat eer eeeeeee BEBO Varta of yete at enme rate. 1.00 00 toe Mailed tance raddr Bunday Edition: 1 Sitisessisnage jaious doubia WEEKLY EDITION, PORTPAID, Onneopy, por ye: Clap of tive, per Cinb of twenty. per ‘The portage fe A cents Specimen copten sent free, . ‘To prevent delay and mistakes, be muro and give Pont-Ofice addreea in full, including Statoand County, Remittances may be made cither by draft, exprews, Toet-Office order, oF tn registered letters, at our risk, TFRMA TO CITY ALINECHINERS, Dally, delivered, Aunday excepted, 25 conte por week, Daily, dotivored, Sunitay included, nts per week. Addtrens THR THIBUNE COMPANY, Curner Madison and Dearbora-nte,, Chicago, Til, —— AMUSEMENTS, if St et HOOLEYS THEATNE—Raniolph etreet, between Clark and LaSalle, Engagement of tho Califoruia Minstroie, McVICKERS THEATRE—Madieon atrcet, between Dearbornand State. ** The Bea of Ive,” ADELPHI THFATRE—Denrborn atest, Momioe, Variety performance, corner WOOD'S MUSEUM—Monroe street, between Dears horn and State, Afternoon, "Tho Widow Ruut,” Fvening, “ Tho Romauce of Elfin Tower,” MoCORMICK HALG—North Clark atreot. corner of Riozle, Enterteinment by Vrof, Pepper. Che Chieagw Gribune, Thursday Morning, October 98, 1876. Greenbacks, at the New York Gold Ex- change yesterday, fell from 803 to Gf, re- acted to 86#, nud closed at 861. ‘The vote in Iowa for Governor, official from all but sixteen counties, shows a majority for Kinxwoon, Republican, of 31,036, Later accounts of tho extensive fire at Virginian City estimate the total value of property dostroyed at $7,600,000, Dr, Lrn- Denaan, Director of the Mint, is authority for tho statement (hat the conflagration will result in a decrease of $1,000,000 per month of gold bullion, and of $1,600,000 por month of silver at Virginia City for tho next four months, An additional element of horror is con- tributed to the recent tragedy at Denver by the confession of one of tho Italians arrested asa participaut in the quadruple murder. Ilis statement is that he sat near by and played his harp whilo tho other five eut tho throats of their victims. ‘Lhree of tho musical butchers are now in custody, and tho remaining three are likely to be cap- tured. Returns for the month of Octobor, received ‘by the National Bureau of Agriculture, show that tho wheat crop in the United States for 1875 is o short one, and that there is a marked deterioration in quality. So far as feported tho average product. is about 80 per cent of that of last year, and if this rate holds good, tho total falling of will amount to 62,000,000 bushels, with o depreciation of ‘14 per cent in quality. ‘The quality of corn, however, is exceptionally bigh, with nde. crenso in production of about 4 per cent as compared with 1874. Itis anticipated that Washington will bo the scene of stirring political movements soon after tho 1th of November, that being the date of Fruxaxpvo Woop’s occupancy of his hospitable mansion at the Capital. Tho ar- rival of this crafty wiro-puller will be tho signal for active operations by all tho aupir- antsto the Spenkership of the Democratic Congress, Frnnanpo declares his intention tomnke the fight a hot one; Kenn, of In- diana, relies upon a coalition with the TrnpEeN mon, basing Lis expectations upon the theory that New York cannot urge candidates for both tho Presidency and tho Spenkership at tho suno time; Sas Ranpazs is still hope. ful, though not so confident of ho was two mouths ago; while cx-Gov. Wark, of West Virginia, is mentioned as likely to figure con. tpicuously as the favorite of tho Eastern aiuembera, and asa candidate who stands in uobody's light for the Presidency. —————— 7 ‘Tho Canadian fisheries question, which has oceupicd the attention of the United States Government many times during the last fifty Yeara, ond a seltlement of which was attempt. ed in tho ‘Treaty of Washington, has appear- ed once more on the surface, and it is pro- posed to reach an adjustmont by arbitration through Commissioners to be composed of threo members, the United States and Canada to aolect one cach, the third to be named by the Austrian Minister at London, ‘Iho Do- ininion Government has high notions on this vabject, and the price sho names as an equiv ident for the surrender of what she is pleased to eall hor gret fishing privileges is traly Bue pendous, Moat of the exclusive rights claimed hy Canada aro and havo been considered by eur ablest statesinen as rights pertaining to ull nations. It is presumed that in the coming arbitration this view will be strongly pressed by our representative, aud that the old) Canadian pretensions in this line will weigh little in the settlement of the con. trovorsy, —_—_—_ ‘The Committee of Merchants, consisting of Messrs, Spatpina, Kenroga, Wmowr, Ar. auicu, and Buss, hove issued a call, which ve print this morning, fora mass-meetiny tobe held next Friday evening ot Farwell Jal, to protest against the action of the «lesperate Ring of tho County Board in re- Tusing to givo both partica a proper repre- rentation on the Election Boards, and also to take such other action os may be suggested 10 protect the purity of the ballot-box at the upproaching clection, ‘This movement is non-partisan, It represents the lumber in- torest, the Board of ‘rede interests, tho dry- Hoods interest, the grocers, hardware men, and all other branches of Chicago trade and commerce, Tt is suggested by the sad experi- nee of other citics in which corrupt local politica has injured business. It is intended to head off tho proposed ballot-box stufting next ‘Tuesday, and to check the dauger of corrupting elections while there is yet time, ‘There aro 5,000 merchants in tho City of Chi. cago, and they should Alb Farwell [all next ¥riday evening, without any Tenpoct tou party, © protest against the most serious danger that has ever threatened this city. —_ ‘Tho Chicago produoo markets were steadier Yesterday. Mess pork was in fair demand and dirmer, closing at $21.50 for October, and $318.00 seller the year, Lard was quiet and firm, closing at $13.00 por 1001bs fornow, ands rellor tho year, Meats wero quiet aud easier, at 8c for part salted shoulders (bored), 11/0 jor short ribs du, and 124¢ for short clear do. Highwines were quiet and steady, ut 31.13 per gallon, Lake Greights were quict ic for corn to Bnffalo. and unchanged, “higher, closing at Corn and strang, at 4 Flour was more active Wheat was active and S111 cash, and $1.0! for November, and te higher, closing at 3 v for November, Octs were in foir demand and firmer, closing at d8fe eash, and Bufe for November, Rye was qniet at Te, Barley was active and stronger, closing at Sie cash, and Stlefor November, Hogs were quiet, and closed weak. Sales at £6.50@ 4, Cattle and sheep were unchanged, One hundred dollars in gold would buy S115.874 in greenbacks nt the close, Argument is now being heard thy tho United States Sapremo Court. in the ense of the Government against the Union Pacitle Railroad Company, to compel tho latter tu reimburse the Government for interest paid upon the honds loaned to assist in .the con- atruction of tho rond, or, more specifically. to permit the Government to withhold the en- tira amount duo the Company for transporta- fion and apply the samo ns ano to tho claim for tho payment of interest on the bonds, An idea of the magnitude of tho issuo now pending in the Supreme Conrt is furnished by Attorney-General Piennrros7’s statement, thit o decision in favor of the Company will be equivalent ton gain of $200,000.00) to the stockholders of the Pacific Railroads, and that, beforo a single generation shall have passed, the Govern- ment will have paid, in the shape of interest alone, for the different Pacific Railway Com- panies, the enormous sum of $318,035,714, lesa only tho deduction of ono-hnif the Com. panies’ charges for services rendered the Government from yenr to year, — THE BALLOT-BOX GUARDS, The Sixteenth Ward Republican Club has set an excellent example for the courso that onght to bo pursued with reference to the proposed stufting of the ballot-boxes. They havo organized what they call ‘ Ballot-Bor Guards,” who are to be officered by a Cap- tain, n First and Second Liontenant, and fivo Sergeants, Tho self-imposed duty of this organization is to stand by the polls and pro- tect them ngainst fraud on election day. Such an organization should bo formed by the honest voters in evory ward in the city, and it shonld count among ita members all the active and stalwart young men in. tho ward who aro interested in ou honest elec tion, ‘The particular function of tho Ballot-Box Guards should bo to protect the challengers in their rights. We reproduce tho section of the Election law defining theso rights: ‘The judges of election akait allow at east ono and not more than two legal volers of each party to the contest, to be chonen by the psrtles reepeclirely, in the room where tho election ie held, to act as chal- lengors of votora at such election; snd auch chal- Jengera may remain with tho board of election until the votes are all canvassod and the result declared. In conformance with this provision, tho Republican Campaign Committee, with tho advico and help of gentlemen living in tho various wards, will unquestionably select two men to act as challengers at overy precinct. It will then be for the Ballot-Box Guards in each ward to watch their precincts for tho doublo purpose of secing that the challengers do their duty faithfully and unflinchingly, and to seo that they are not prohibited by strategy, intimidation, or violence from remaining with the ballot-boxes from the opening of tho polls until the vote shall have been counted. ‘Tho Election law likewise requires (Sec. G6) that there shall be no adjournment and no recess until the votes shall havo been counted and the result publicly announced. The Ballot- Box Guards can also see that this provision of tho law is not violated. ‘Tho merchants of the city are doing well to organize a protest againat the threntened corruption of tho ballot-box. If election- frauds are permitted to becomo the rule, in- stead of the exception, in this city, the mer. cnntile community of Chicago may expect to suffer aa the business of New York and Balti- moro has suffered from tho same cause, If the Chicago merchants would prevent theso frouda, they should go at it in apractical way. ‘Choir intluence will count for nothing with tho people who are deliberately proposing to stuff tho ballot-boxes. Speech-mnaking will not holp the inatter, A large mooting will make no impression upon the County Commissionors, nor the Opposition judges, nor the roughs who will gather at the polla in the interest of the Hestna ticket. But there aro two ways in which these mor. chants can do practical service, viz.: (1) By closing their establishments a part of tho day on condition that their employes hall spend o portion of tho time at the polls doing servico ay voters and as Ballot-Box Guards ; and (2) by raising 9 fund for tho payment of the challongers to bo selected by the Repub- lican Committee for each precinct, to remain hy tho ballot-boxes from the opening of the polls till after the vote shall have becu count. ed and tho result announced. ‘Tho Cincinnati people have recently dem- onstrated that ballot-box stuffiug may be de- feated by eternal vigilance. One year ago tho Democrats carried that city by 6,000 ma- jority,—eo unusual 9 majority that it was felt that it conld only have veen ob- tained by froaud. This year the honest voters organized in every ward, as wo have suggested they shall organize in Chi. cago, aud remained by the ballot-boxes till the vato was counted. ‘They gave special at- tention to those wards whero the Democratio voto of last year was strangely oxcensivo, ‘Tho result was that the vote in such wards way reduced to its proper proportions, and tho city went Republican. by 1,600 majority, ‘There ig no registry Inw in Ohio, and the People wore deprived of this protection os they will be in Chicago at this election 3 and it is universally admitted that, if these ex- traordinary precautions had not been take en, there would have been frauds this year as there were last year with n similar rewult, What Cincinnati has done Chicago may do, as it is just a4 imporative here as it was there; but lo defeat the Chicago ballot-box stuffers, with all tho election judges and all the roughs in the city on their side, will ree quiro unflinching courage, perfect organiza- tion, and untiring vigilance nuxt ‘Tueseay, — Elsewhere in this issuo will bo found an address delivered in St. Louis on “Monday by the Rov, Josrra Hennixo, o Catholic prient, ‘This clerical gentleman ix by no mennu ealy-mouthed in his utterances. Ho asserts thut the Catholic Church is being persecuted in the United States; and cites, og instances of this persecution, the efforts to preserve thy public schools from sectarianism, ond the anovements in behalf of compulsury clucation, He declares that the Stato cannot be independent of the Church, ag the latter is infallible in everything; that a Catholic must bo such politically a8 well os religiously ; and that, consequently, it is the dluty of every Catholic, in casting bis voto at any election, to place it whero it will do his Church the most geod. Protestant. istn, acenrding to Father Iexxtya, is already on its last legs, and will soon be siopt from the face of the earth: when that event shall have occurred, (1 will come & a time Of peace and qaivt:" order will reign in Warsaw; everything will be lovely, nud the Papal goose will hang at an exceedingly lofty elevation, All friends of our common-school system will do well to poruso this outspoken diatribe against that bulwark of our republi- can institutions, and, thus forewarned, bo. come forearmed for ita defonse. POSTING HIS OWN SHAME. The Strits-Zeitung, or Mr, Hesixa through tho StrityZituug, with a shamefacednesa which is simply unparalicted, is now parading a letter to himself upon tho occasion of his departure for Europo air yeara ago, and ac. companying # service of plate, signed by prominent Republicans, This letter he now sets forth, without date, as a certificate of present good political character ! What were the circumstances under which this letter was drawn and signed? At the time this plate-presontation occurred Mr. ilestxa was on the eve of departure for Europe to place his son in college, and it was understood that he would bo absent three or four years, ‘This was in the fall of 1869, six yenrs ago, at a time whon Mr. Hestya was au active and energetic Republican editor and politician. It was at atime when he was not an apostate to his party nud on ingrato to his friends. It was atatime when he had not gone into Bum- mer and Opposition parties. It was at o timo when he had not joined the seallawngs and tax-enters, and become the lender of loafers, bummera, nud the criminal classes, He was then on the side of decency, morality, correct principles, and of political honesty, His friends improved the occasion to give him a supper at the Briggs House, and before the evening of the supper two papers were drawn up hy some of Mr. Hestsa’s confidential friends, perbapr by Mr. Raster, the one testifying to the genoral respect felt for him by his party friends, and the other calling for subscriptions for a service of plate, Theso papers wero circu- Inted by some of his intimates, and the gon- tlemen to whom they were presented signed them for the reason that Mr, Ilsixo had al- ways acted with them in political matters, had been the advocate of Republican princi. ples and a prominent German leader of the Republican party. ‘Choy signed their names, they gaye him the supper. ‘Yhoy presented him tho plate. They bade him good-bye, and wished him well. Now, in tho name of all that is decent, s0- cially and politically, what does Mr. Hestxa expect to gain by publishing this farewell letter six yenrs after date? His relations to the men who signed those papers aro now totally changed. Ho is now working against the party of which he thon was a leader; ho is now tho leader of the bad and dangerous elements in this city. Upon what possible grounds can he oxplain this publication of « certificate of his own fall and dishonor? Ture Tnrnvnz or tho Journal Why should this prosperity not ho made per- petmal? Why should not war be made tha {parpae of the Government? Why not a A war with Mosieo, and another with Engtand, j dad another with Spain? ‘Phe mere mention of the contracts aud plunder of three wars, and the reams of greanbacks required. is enough to inflame the imagination of the plundcrers to fever heat. If to bo proxper- ous we must have war, why not then convert. this into a military Republic, and havo war a perpetnal institution? Tho prosperity of ine flation is like that of war. It is tho harvest of fraud, robbery, extravagance, destraction, and death, It is the paradise of the gambler and the thief, the speculator and the plan. derer, renee PROTECT THE BALLOT-BOX. ‘The potitient prostitutes of Chicago havo notilled the tax-payers of tho city, through their representatives on the County Board, that they mean to atuft the ballot-boxes at the next election. This is the only explana tion of the refusal of the just demand that the Republican party should bo represented on tho list of judges of election at every poll, Tho judges whom Mr. Hata had appointed at his secret confab with the Committee on Public Service of the County Board aro ex. might have published it os a fit object at which to point tho finger of scorn, but that the Staats-Zeitung should print this evidence of his backsliding almost surpasses belief, ee PROSPERITY OF WAR. Iu the Chicago inflation organ wo find the following picturo of happy, prosperous, good times when the country was being con- saimed by tho flames of war: During tho War, when the governmental expendi- tures for the wapport of the army and the civil service were at ono timy $9,000,000 per day; when taxeu were high—uever so Ligh before nor siuce—oven to the ex- tent of necessitating ® burden upon all internal aa well as oxterual industry, the whole country was pros- Peroun bocause tho people of the whole country were em- ployed, The burdens of tazatton, direct and indirect, hover before nor since rested so lightly upon the shoulders of tho masses, Public improvements woro inaugurated and prorocuted generously, I'rivate en- terprives in which the public was benofited wore ex tablished wud inaintained on @ liberal scale, Proapority waa secu on avery hand, ‘This season of universal “ prosperity " waa when thera wero half a million of young aud able-bodied men of tho North, who had been withdrawn from happy homes and peaceful industry,—languishing in tho hospitals, dying of their wounds and diseases, or were lying in thelr cold graves. At the same timo thera wero 4 million of other young mon of the North bearing arms in the field, suffering and enduring the perils aud hardships of bloody war, On tho other sido of the lino the whole population was enlisted in ono way or tho other in the War. Immenso hospi- tals, prisons, aud — grave-yarda ate tested tho goneral prosperity! Thero, too, the men had perished by the tons of thousands, and there, too, an at the North, each village had its population of widows and orphans, celebrating the unprecedented prosperity of tho at last happy land! ‘The land was filled with tears ond desolation, but the camp-followors had o harvest plun- dering tho living, the dying, and the dead, It was a glorious time,—millions of armed men secking tho destruction of each other ; armies and navies burning aud destroying property at the rate of millions of dollars a day. Nover was there such a season of “proapority.” Hounty-jumpors grow rich ; corrupt Congressinen received large divi- donds ; subsidy-brokers drove a rashing busi- ness; contractors robbed right andleft; thoro was not a dishonost man in alt the land who did not prospor n dishonest ,inon Lad never prospered before. It was the time of borrowing money, ‘The Government borrowed from 32,000,000 to $33,000,000 9 day, and spent it for powder and rifles and instruments of destruction, for pupor shoes, shoddy clothing, and for distri- butionamong the hungry vultures that flockod totho putrid careases of the War, . But it was a prosperousthne! ‘Tho printing-presses wero busy insuing ‘+ money” aud bonds,—is- suing printed mortgages on the fnture foro hundred years. Placing judgments on tho property of subsequont generations to eurich the thioves ond villains, vagabonds aud adventurers who howled like blood- hounds for thy blood of the brave, patriotic, and houest. ‘Drosperity was on every hand,"—the price of blood ran high, and dis- honest contractors aud loyat place-holdors thought there never had been such prosperi- ty. ‘They think so yet, and here in Chicago, iu 1875, is their orgau lamenting over tho * good old times of the War,” when the Gov- erumont waa sponding three millions of dol- lans a day in contracts, aud when “ prosperi- ty wasseen on every hand.” ‘Tho argument of this class demands a re- newal of the War; that a uavy bu built, that Siillion ond o half of men be armed, and clothed, and put in tho ficld; that theso ar- uiicy shall ravage and destroy ; that producers bo tuken from industry and applied to do. struction; that the Governmout will spend three to flvo millions of dollars a day ; that money shall be cheap; that contracts be abun- dant; und that a now season of robbury, plunder, and corruption be inaugurated, and “‘prospority re-established on every hand." pected to falsify the voice of tho people. ‘That is what they aro chosen for, The old ‘Tammany trick of having duplicate ballot- boxes, properly filled beforehand, substituted for those used at certnin polls during the eltetion, is to he tried by our Tammany. Two boxes were stolen before the spring election, and doubtless served as imodels for false boxes that were used thon. This gamo is to be tried ngnin. The old games of stuffing the boxes, of repeating, of rioting, will also he tried, ‘Tho citizens of Chicago are duly notifiod that our Tammany dynasty means to perpetunte its power by the samo means that the Tammany Ring of New York used to maintain iteclf, What aro they going to do about it? We cnn tell them what to do, Let every ward-club call for yoluntecra forthwith and orgauizo resolute, strong young men into a committec for the protection of the ballot-box in that ward, Let this Committeo be at tho polls from the tine tho polls open until the voting onds and tho votcsare counted. Let it keep an independent list of the number of votes vast, and, as faras possible, of tho nunibor east for cach ticket, Let it exorciso tho legal right of challenge. If nuy attempt is made to ateal the ballot-box or to commit fraud in tho counting, let the Committee pre- vent it,—by force, if neces: Tf felons, and gamblers, ond amateur puyilists try to possess themselves of the poll, they will be- gin a game that two enn play at. A bullet fired into such crowd cannot well go amis, ‘Tho time is short. Five days henco the election is to bo held. If the Committee on Public Service had distributed circulars announcing its intention to conmmit n sweep- ing fraud in order to insure tho election of Mr. Hestna and his ‘fammeany colleagues, tho declaration could not be plainer, Tho duty of honest men is clear, It is not euough for them to go to tho polls, Some of thom must stay there during tho day. ‘This must not bo left to chance, Organizn- tion ia absolutely necessary. ‘Tho ward-clubs should vie with each other in forming com- inittees for the protection of the ballot-box, Jt will be easier to throttle our ‘Tweens now than hereafter. HEINRICH VON STEIN. Germany ins taken up the practico of hero-worship with a vigor that must warm tho cockles of Cannynu's hoart. Tho last person to receive a monument is Wzinreit Fnrepnicn Kant, Baron von Stet, whose statue was unveiled in Berlin, Tuesday, by tho Princo Imperial, “Our Frrrz.” ‘This eminent statesman, the forerunner of Brs- Manck, whose poncoful victories mado tht Lloody ones of 1860 and 1870 possible, is lit. tla known to-day. He was a gront states man, nota great fighter, A blood-stain on the pago of history attracts moro attention than tho details of a peaceful revolution. The latter is nptto be by far the more im. portant. Tho man who now stands glorifled in bronze at Berlin was tho author of what is known to every deep student of pol- ities os “Srein’a System.” That sy: tem has made Prussia the strongost Powdr in Europe. Tho resources of the Empire rest on the broad foundations built up by tho reforms devised and perfected by Stew and his famous pupil, Hanpexnera, Tho work of the two is so intimately associated that the laws they had passed aro usually spoken of as the Srein-Hanpennena system, Stern, after an honorable but subordinate career in politics, was called to the head of the Prus- sion Ministry in 1807, ‘The country at that timo was completely in the hands of Na- rouron. ‘Tho King was obliged to ask tho French Emperor whether he would approve of this choice, Ho graciously assented, for ho was ignorant of tho fact that the now Min. ister was at heart bitterly hostile to Fronch supremacy, Hoe learned his mistake within & year, and his imperious mandate to the Prussian ruler compelled tho withdrawal of the Minister in November, 1808. Within this brief twolvemonth, Stein enrried somo remarkable reforns, and plauned others which ho left to hin successor, TManpenpena, to accomplish, Among theno reforms wero the nbolition of serfago, the taxation of the nobility, universal military servico, universal education, and weweeping lond-law, which produced as marvelous o change as the land-laws which were born of tho French Revolution, It created the forco of yeomanry, which is now tho strength of Prussia, nud the backbono of all peaceful Government in France. England had such yeomanry once, Her policy of concontrat- ing, instead of dividing, her land has changed her yeomen of tho ‘past inte the starve. ling paupers of the present, Un. der tho Prussian system, o tonant- farmercan buy the Jand ho tills at asum equal to a thirty-year purchase. If he has not tho money, the State gives the Iandlord a Lond and collects from the tenant a yearly sum which extinguishes, within thirty-ono years, the principal aud intorest of the bond. No one familinr with the economio history of the land-question can doubt that this extreme case of State interference is the secret of tho amazing strength of Prussia to-day, It cre. ated tho couumon people, raised them from brutish hewers of wood and drawers of water tomen, If the mere catalogue of Stxin’s reforms is so amazing, what must tho roforms themavlves have been? ‘This man’s life was 8 blessing to the world. Germany honora herself in honoring him, Thore isono important fact with reference eto the eloction uext ‘Lucsday which the peo- plo of this city should remember. ‘The Op- position party and the rings in the County Board and City-Hall have already recognized it, and aro shivering in their boots at the poa- sibility of defeat. Mr, Hrsrno knows, the County Board knows, the whole crowd of bummons know, that if the Dovil-Fish party is defeated next Tnesday it will not only wipe out the present corrupt county Ring, but it is tantamount to the defeat of tho city bum. mors in their designs upon the city next year, Hf the Devil-Fish party ia defeated next Tues. day, the same power will riso up stronger than ever next April, upset the whole gang in tho City-Hall, and epoit nll the plana they bave laid for plundering the city for years to come, All the good things they aro expecting to en- joy, all the little schemes of plunder they have arranged, all thelr droams of spoils, all their plots of fraud and corrup- tion, will be swopt away from them, Henco not only aro Mr. Hestna and the Devil- Fish candidates on tho county ticket alarmed, ‘but the whole mob of county and city officints also, and they aro making common cauao in the fight, If, therefore, the Republicans win tho fight next Tuesday, they will clean out the wholo corrupt crowd, ‘They. will secure the purification of county and city Politics if they gain the preliminary battlo, and to this end they shonld bend all their energies. Tho prize is worth contending for, and from this stindpaint tho contest grows 50 momentous that.every Republican in tho city and county, every man who is in favor of political honesty and purity and good government, rhould give his individual ser- vices to the great work, in order that he may be elected to the rich pickings of the County ‘Treasury, asks the people to vote for the re- election of two of the men whom ho has de- nounced a8 members of the Ring, and to choose threo others of the enme charneter for the County Board, just after that iting has necessitated the raising of the county tax. levy from four mills the last year to something more than sic and «a half milla the comitag year, This is an increaso by more than one-half of what the levy was Inst year, and within ono mill of the coustitutional limit. Another year of Ring ralo in the County Bonrd will reach the limit, and probably on an increased valuation, ‘Ihe interest and temporary lonn account has been inerensed over $110,000, The estimated deficioncy in the County Clerk’s office is $47,000, though this offleo used to yield ao fortuno for its occupant every term when the fees belonged to the incumbent. ‘ho estimated doficioncy in the Sheriff's office is $77,500 (not includiag the dieting of prisos- ers, which is £20,000 more), though the Sher- ifs ollice formerly yielded a fortuno overy term to its occupant when the foes belonged to the incumbent. Last yoar the doficiency in tho Sheriff's offico was only $64,500,—$12,- 000 less. ‘Tho expenses of tho Coronor’s de- partment have been increased from $10,500 to $16,260, Andsoon. Theso aro samples of how it is done. And Mr, Mestnc, after having denounced the Ring as a pack of d~ scoundrels, now supports two of the mem- bers for re-election, and has put up two oth- ers of tho same calibre to tako tho places of two honest men—Crovon and Joxes—who have uniformly voted against the Ring, If tho tax-payers yield to Mr. Hestna in this matter, they will havo no rijzht to complain at being bled. Tho Chicago Times has certainly given tho history of that $1,000 check of County Treas. urer Minnen's with great particularity, which it chargos that ho recently mado out in pay- ment of n loss at ono sitting at the game of poker. It gives the natno cd tho hotel at which tho loss is snid to have heen mpdo; tho name of the New York gainbler who is suid to have won the money; the namo of the Gentleman who is said to have oashed it, and to whom its payment was subsequently ro- fused ; oud also tho unmes of three or sour gentlemen who aro alleged to havo seen tho check. ho 7'imes further says that the check was paid only at tho instance of Mr. Hesrxa, who feared the result of an exposure; and finally says to Mr. Minten, “ Botter own up and save the production of documentary proof, which is in the possession of the Times, and can be produced.” Now, if this charge is truco, it is serious matter, If the man controlling the county moneys has lost $1,000, in addition to all the money in his pocket, at a single gamo of poker, he can scarcely escape the sus- picion that ho las lost other sums at other times. And if all this is truo, the peoplo will certainly hesitate about electing a man of the present Trensurer's choico to succeed him and count tho monoy. If thorois any truth in this story, it is manifestly tho better polivy to elect somebody whom tho present ‘Treasurer does not want to count the money. We print this morning a letter from Judgo Henny G. Mitten, who, as ono of the organ. izers of the Jeffersonian Club, yyotests against the indorsoment of the Hestvo ticket, and refuses to stand by it. As ho was ono of a number who entered tho Jeffor- sonian Club with a view to the puritication of Politics, he is naturally outraged at being be- trayed into the hands of the enemy, and is entitled to this public disavowal of any part in tho disreputnblo transaction. It is to bo regrotted that, familiar as ho must be with the history of the trade, ho has not taken this oceasion to expose it, But etery other member of the Jeffersonian Club who went into it with the same sincere motives that actuated Judge Mitven will, like him, refuso to be whipped into tho sorvice of tho very class of mon whom the Club was organized to oppose, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribun: Ciroago, Oct, 47.—Will you please print in bold typo a Het of those County Commissioners who voted againat allowing at least one Judge of clestion to each party at the voting placca? We want this lat to pree serve for future reference, ac we think those who won't allow falr play at electlous ate not Aone enough to sucrit our votes for any office Hereafter, THnTeeNTH Wand Inverewoxnt Cup, ‘Tho names of the Commissioners refusing this act of Justice are: OL DEN, McCAFFILEY, CARRU AGLINSON, CONLY LOUNERUAN, HERTING, AUSHELL, Ltt When Mr, Huck subscribed two thousand five lundred dollars to 8 campaign fund ralued to we- cure hie own election, Mr, Hestna boiled over with virtuous indignation. Now Mr. Hxeatno, to ralse fuuda to wecure his own election, has, through bis Commaltteo, made a levy of from tro to five hundred dollare each upon the city and county oftivials, and 10 percent on the yearly aalaries of their clerua and employes, which thoy have to pay ou penalty of thelr removal. The atrocious conduct of Mr. Hucx which moved flr. lizsina to bursting indignation will now be duly appreciated, When bis olectioneering expensos were to po provided for, Mr. Huck put his hand into nia own pocket forthe monoy. Mr, Hra- tna, to provide for bis election ering expenses, pute bis Laud into other people's pockets. of South American politics are dd. A short time ago, tho State of Panama doclared war agalnat tho United Btates of Colombia, of which it wasoue. Now comes the nows that the ‘National Govera- ment" bag overturned the “State Govera- ment.” It performed thia alight task “ wishout disorder of any kind.” The Iste President of Panama fain Jail, Ifo is more fortunate than tho average South American suler. ‘Tis Intcor jn naually depored, not by anothor Government, but by My oan pabjects; and tha aubjects, rather than go to the wanecossary expense of boarding their late superior fu Jail, have au wuely , habit of dropping him off tho most eonverent | high tower, or boiling him im oll, or stabling him, or beheading him, or— tne modes nro ro infinito in ynriety thatit would requira too much spaco to cata Jogue thom. ‘Thoir end ia slwava tho rame, aud it involves tho end of tho ox-rnter's life. Ho tho Panama man is to bo congratulated. Ho tin been saved from bis pubjects. Ie may not on | Joy sucking tla thumbs in jail, but this is surely | bottor than having no mouth with which to cay out this monotonous ploasuro. Tho New Yorke Commerciat Advertiser {roa tho following red-hot shot at Gov. Tinney + We repeat, that if we enn recure as witncaun tho OMlcers of the bank where ‘finpet kept his bank-ue- count lant fall, we betiove wo can prove thut be cone initted constructive perjury in taking the oath of offico on the Ist of January last. We ein only recare (his evidence Ly a libel aul, We thersfore charg. that wearelodto Neltevo frum information received, we can show he fuenished money to indirectyy corrupt the ballot-hox and to eubsidizo the prose, incinding the New York /14207.¢, Will eome of TILDEN's triends ga before the Grand Jury and procure a bill of ine ietment, and give ism chanco tu alow up the inost succenaful fraud in the country ? Attsavorr largo chip which tho Commercial Adcertiser hae laid on ita rhontdor. Will Gov. Tinpen or some of his frievds dare to knock it of? Ifthe charyo of tho C. A. is untrue, most certainly at ought to be prosecutod for hbel. A St. Louis special dispatch stated the other day that Commodore Gannon, of New Yori, proposed to furnish the funds to purclingo the World newapapor and convert it into an inflation organ. ‘The ronson therefor was atated to bo thac the Commodore had Presidential aspizntions, and would lixe to be tho rag-moucy candidite in 1876, A porsonal frioud of the Commodore, whe rond tho diapatch, writes us from Now York saying that tho report ia sot only uotrua but ridiculous ; that the Commedore js uot as intla- tionist but a resimytiomst, ond haa no Presi- dontial aspirations whatuver, aban Fx-Gov, Moses, of South Carolina, according to the Wilmington (X, C.) Star, baa concocted a achome for a railroad ncrows tho African Con- tineat, from Liberia to the Rod Ben, His oxpo- riences in South Carolina railroad steats has satiaficd him tlicro'a moncy tu it, and at the next aepaion of Congress ho will apply for a charter for the African trausecutinehtal railway, and ask Government aid, direct or indiree! is pro- sumed, with some Liborian cvlon: p HClO attached, Stage es Tho achool-question is the coming iaaue in the opinion of the Louisville Cow Journal, which, apropos ALLEN'a staniping Penusylyaua in behalf of tho rag-intant, saya: Win.tam ALLEN will go to Fenneslvanta to speak, Dut if WithtaM ALLEN could not save tho raged Lane tard feom death when it was full of vigor, haw can he restore tt to lifo wow that tt dydead? 2. Then we must fovk Leyoud the Qnaneial problem for un jnene, und we believe it may Lo found aniperfectly aud clumsily expreased in Geu, GhaN t's Des sulnes speech, ————— Tho anti-Tammany reyolt led by Joun Mor- iuesey and Recorder Hackett is gaining strengta and extending rapidly throughout the imetropo- lin, ‘Tho New York /eraid snys: Tho politics of the ety aro Junt now fn a chante state, Tainmony is weakened and alarmed by strong ryinptomn of Demazratic rebsliion, and the events of tho prewent ex iting woek will determing whether the trrogant one-man powe: first under Twiep snd now under Mr. Rizty, bis no long eualaved the Democracy of this city, wil be brokun and shat- tered Iu this canyues, The Ropublican Club of tho Sixteonth Ward bas organized acompany of *Ballot-Box Guards,” A good oxamplo this. Let tho other ward clubs do likewise, Since the men whom Mr. Hesina called “thieves, rascals, and damued scoundrels” a short tine u20 have boldly an- nounced thoir purposo of stufting tho ballot boxes in order to elect Mr. Iesine to office, guarda oro needed in order to keop tho btuhing out and knock the stuiting ont of thoue boxos. For contributing liborally to (he campaign fund, Mr. Heex was denounced by Mr. Hesini. ‘The donunciation was fiereo, bold, nud uncom: promising, a8 must necds bo thatof the virtue which is proof against the thing devonnced, Mr, Ilnsina never thought of such a thing as contribatiug liberally to tho campaign fad to ald in hig own clection; he only luvios on tho clorka in the city aud county oflices for that. Seeds nage ESE Mr. Hretxo acoms to entortain nico scruples as to the use of money in this olection, and when it comes to patting kis hand into Lis pocket he does not do it. He only levies assecsments on the clorka and employes of the city and county omiciats, and leaves them tho altornativo of paying cr resigning. apne en ae Tho Dovil-Fish candidates aro aft Know-Noth- inga, They refuse to let 8 ginzio nutive-born eitizes run on thoirticket. Whenthoy ask tho pevplo, noxt Tuesday, to give them vagus and Oftice2, and chances to steal, the peoplo will very appropriately answer, ‘* No, nothing.” a By some blundor of tho reporter, Mr. J. M. Van Osper was act down a8 our uf tho proml- nent Democrata at tho Jet" Convention. Mr. Van Oapex bas been in tho habit of voting tho straight Ropublican ticket for avout a quarter of aceutury, — BMr. Hesima ways ho lain favor of a ravenna tariff, What is bie idea of tho best tariff for royonue,—6 per cent on the county deposita ? i cgi abe What the poople neod now ia not only ap hon- eat County Troasnrer, but on Lonost count of tho Troaeury. ———2--—---- ce The honeat voters of Chicago have propared a Hvok for the Dovil-Fish. PERSONAL, on. Grant wolfba 187 ponnda. Vou Bulow is fond of the theatro. P. T. Barnum and wife are at ie Palmer. Joo vefferson was in Paris at laut uccounts, ‘Titlens spoaks English, German, French, and Tratian, Tho girl of the period, sya tho Bouton Globe, is Polly Ticks, The Hon, Jobo L? Mawley, of Rock Ieland, ta at the Pacific, ‘The Moa, John W. Balech, of Vermont, stops at tho ‘Tremont. Gen, George W, Cummings, of Council Blufa, in w guoat at tho ‘Tremont. Col. F. M. Brackley, U. 8, A., from Ft, Scott, {a quartered at the Shorman. Alexander Stephona {a atill in 8 condition to excite the apprehensions of hie friende. Edwin Booth bad a most outhusiastic recap- ton ag Hamlet in Now York Monday wight. The New York Times bos mado arrangements with Mr. Robort Browniug for a uew poo trom his pen. Tho Hon. A. M. Stinson, of Washington. and the Ion, Jamoa H. Durgia, of Boston, aro at the Bhorman. Carl Schurz has been prevonted from keeping a lecture-engagomont iu Philadeiplila by athuess in bis family. Landis will bo indicted for the murder of Car- ruth at the January term, but is cave is auch shat e verdict for a lowor degroo will be admlasi- bie. Alocal paper in Bootland advertisos for ‘a boy to opeu ovaters with» reference,” A youth 80 equipped would make the world hia oyster, no doubt, ‘ Von Bulow saya he likes the New England bet- fer than the Old, and ways that, considering the size, there ia nothing to oqual Boston Common in England, Donn Platt reached Amorica just oa tho au- nouncoment was made that Mr. Chandler had been appointed Heoretary of the Iutorfor, He imamediately sont on his scalp to Washington os f poueo-offering to the now Nocratars, and asked Porttesion to bung the rost of Limeelf wong af f more convenient serson, Tho Rev. Father Murphy, who haa bean lua ting at Montreal, admits that tha Popa eau sin aud t9 quite linble tego to hell thorafor. ‘Tig weal ¢ ure on * Papal Tafaitpily Tein enid that all tho principat aoronanta In Atmorica aro rigid fomporance mea, recognizing the nevesmty of nelear head and a coot brain, Donaldson did not use tea or coifes, or any form of ppirituous liquor, Mr. R. F. Siraine, who bas Jong beon con. neeted with the Signal Kervico at Grand Javon, Mich, hax beou trauaferred to Caleago in the sam-eery.c% Mr. S.raino is biuhty Ppokeu of and regrotted by the Graud Haven people, A wie cluld who knows better than hia onn father, was recently corrected for tolling the {ruth, Ho ealled ble pareut a d—d fuol, The corrector tiled to Juntifv his conduet by saying that he cid not whip the boy for lying, but tor breaking tho fifth commandimont. A colored man calling bimaslf Rouzo Da Lea, who claims tha: he trayoled claven yours with Di. Liv.ngstone ta Africa, in now lecturing ia Wisconsin, Cortain gentiomon in Trempeauteay County have in qutie 1 fer nis eredontial ytd ty tnight bo au act of kindyess un his part to p; duce them, Mra. U'ackford, tho heroine of the Rassian diamond robbory, hrs roxched Lhe acme of notes Hoty. Hr adventures hava noen published rith such eciat that the Parisians ouznt uy) every copy on salo within a few hours, Sho writes, aincog other things, Wo spent a weok to Rome,—just tuno cnotgh to has the Po 0's tee"! leis reportod m Boator that tho Parl: Brees Chureh, which recoutly enjoyed tho minissge tions of the Rev, Adirondack Murray, bag aout n Committes to Now Yors to urgo the Rey, Stephon IL. ‘Lyng, Jr, 40 becoino ita pascor, rt ia & Congrogational Church, nod Mr, Tyng ig connected (symowhat remotely) with the Epix copat Chiuveli. Mr. Croffut'n chaliongo to Maj, Whittle ja nog approved by the St. Paul papem, Tho Pioners Frei wove that roligious discussiona such a3 Mr, Croitue mivited aro placed under the ban by an nowritton but respectod jaw of society, and thone who daro roligious teachers to & public ox. amination of their faith “lay thomeslyea liable ay enomies of tho public goo.” Misa May Howard, formerly of Wood's Moso- ‘um, in this city, made bor debut a3 a etar actress in Louiatil.o last mghe Tue Coninaercial of Sunday hespoko for her a favorable recoytion ia an articly noarly a column long, Tao play lasp night was “Tbe Geneva Cross.” “Tuo Wane dering Heir,” which is said to ba the prope ersy of Visa Howard, will also be produced dur ing tho Lonisvillo engagement. div sustains in it tho donolo parts of Jhitip and Phallippa, Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage, in hia Clristian a Work, speaks in very high terms of tho sprit of forbearance nad brotherhood manfoetod by tho Phitedelphin Christian’ in the negotiations touching the engagement of Mocds and Sanhoy, lt wil bo remembored that. the evanpenste bad unwittlugly agreed to opau in Brockiyn aud Phil adelphia nt about tho wame timo. Vhiladelpbis iually yielded, Dr, Talmage declaies that he hover saw anything more magnaumoun, and that, though bo does nat know haw St, Lonia and Chi- coo teal toward cach other, ho ix sure Pliladele phia and Brootdynare fast frien.ts forever. Gush Yankoo shrewdncen : ‘wo Nashua(N, IL.) more chants wero recently running each other oo stockings. Tho first trador marked dows tho specimens at bis door, and, atter hig rival had pasaed aud netad the change, rcenmed the fore nee prices, ‘Pay trick was rapeated, every morne ing, for a week or more, until the second trader wis solling stocsings which cout at wholesale 25 cents for 5 con's, ‘lis nas tho frat trader's onportunity, He ongaged tha sorvives of sovoral itis and boys, and betore the second trader was aware of tho fac: his whele rtock of stockings bad been transferred to the counter of bis tral atSeconts per pair, and were being wold by bin, ag *'obankrapt lot—nt a great sacilico"—aol yet at a aplondid profit. Some mischiovoas person fag attempted to chenta:as falsa roport re. pouting an alleged aeetdent ta her Majesty's skip Mort, in tho Polar rezlonx, by ine ho following, written in poueil, oa a Ams! scrap of papor, put into & sinall boule, which was pieced up on the b:ach at Clonakilty, Ireland : On board the Alert; threo days from Disco; broken by ivsborg, sicke ing, 13th July, God holp us." ‘bo Adinira:ty hayo iseited a proclamation denouncing the dite graceful nystem of p.uteng thas antruthe atlost, ‘Tho Alert wag seen on tha 17 h*of duly by the Valorous, all well, and tho batzlo, if tirown over> bourd on the 18th of July, inzet have boen carried by currents 2,909 miles in sizty-orght days, or at tho rateof 34 milea a day, whica ls not poseiile, Tho Dubuquo papers dosezibe tha toilet of the lady tawyer, Mined. Ellon Fostor, who receutly appoared before tha Iowa Suprema Court, We nro intormed that she wore a rich black alk, without uraamentation of furbolows, overskirt, or anything ole upon tho doritrain, which was Rracefaily vangnt tp en panior, and thus the dreary plainneas was relieved, A plain black aitk bat, oulivened with somo tlosers, & voivet waco, with a trimnnng of guipure taco, anda pinic silk neektio, eomploted tho Indy's costume. It shows a cingular want of ontorpriso on the Part of tho law-reporters im Chicago that 00 8 count has yet been given of the varied and ele gant costumes of tho lawyers practicing at Our bar. Nobody knows whothor tho Hou. Emery Mrours weara a demi ora full train, or whether the black eftk hat of tho Asuistaus Statu’s Attorney le ouhhyened in any manner whatsver, Ayprominent Judyo in flnois, who [a univers sally oxtoomed and respected, 14 kuown to hie lo timito friondy ag “Phe Welt.” {ie oarned the sobriquet by a curious advonture in Wisconsio. Many yours ogo ho was traveling a lonely road id tho southern portion of tha State on horsaback A branch came athwart bla faco, aud kuacked of his spectaciew, Wituuut lise ectacles tho Judge was a6 blind onbat. Ho could uot think of proceeding on his journey until be ned fond them. Accord.ngly ho slipoed trom bis horse, aud, holding the bridle 1m one Land, began geared: ing for tha lost “oyos" oa “atlfoara” ‘The horeo was rostive, and withoat epectacies the Judge coutd soo no spectacles. Tha eearch was long and anxlows, Finally, in tho distance wad heard tho howling of prairia wo'vea. The Mors plunged and snorted; tho spectacles remain hidden; tho lawyer was In despair. Finaliyeet tho wolves wore nlmost at hls heole, be loape upon bls horeo, giving a frae rela, and wae mA riding blindly away to safety. When the Oe was past bo rescbod forward to sooth aad var 7 hia frightenod horse, and tangled m, the bere ho found what uo iad long sought aud monte hecauve ho found thin nvot—the #) + dhe friends heard of his narrow es:ape, beget thie day ho hss remained “The Wolf” ta pr aud cunfidentiot sara aie palmer Mouse Mafe be Ste iutord, Rocks Toland ‘i a Murray How, U, 8, Act We W, Hall and Euey Shi Honol ln; Join Waban, Jty Lon-lon, ee Aug 8, H, ‘Waylor and EH, Garret, Lio, Georgetown, Cog, ton Hp “Peltences. Dy Wwe Dal, Pp, Lyman, on D.C Campbell TOs teh de} Cine York, sve Clueinn tt wt sore Hogart, Cia clanatl yA tow Havens 3, ea iet t rhbadelp! HI Prestoas Hartford i IK. Guilds, Pas matt A. K, Root, Aiton; A. A. Sturtevanty | ed in Johu’ J. "Beott, ' Buperintendent | Jollet Fo * Wenley’ Heduead, — DesMfuinens 200% Formby, Eughiod; "8. “Appletou, | t thy Tremont Hound, D, Powter, Dettt Allen, t, Loula; Jou’ J, Kitchen, Destro | foelton, Jonesville; D. 2. Putnam, ; y s . C y ‘Ont; Ce Cr Hall, Toledo ; George Fellus, wid ere Fran morgue. rs oury, PIADUNG yee Urceu, Keukuk,...Sherman Hau - ‘Laughlin, Fon ae Jac; dokn Jawrence, Darham, New York: A, Stovuusoy, Pittsburg. Me A co are aoe startin, Providence AL GeTyug, Puork nai Sutinid, Saud Banguvon,’ Omatsi, “Ff ‘Thomas Cochran, | Drooklyet Now York : 1. 2. O, Eawyer, ham, FBG gg. Grash ‘Sirgeas’ Hlamford, Combs; 8. M, Bost: Aire, Bauiston ; W. 1, Winite ort’ BMudivon, Tag W, A. Lewis, Lowes Bf rand |, Penn Xan, N, Xj Buse Coates ou Siektord, Bochoster,