Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1875, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1876. TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. RATER OF SUPSCRIPTION {PATARTE TH ADVANCT), Tostage Vrepalit at this Omen. Dally Edition, post-paid, 4 yar. Parte of year Mailed to. any address roun w: ition: Lltecary and Parts ov star et sama rat a WEERLY EDITION, FOSTPAID, NB Copy, Her Fear... Cinv of thre por oof lab of twenty, per cp Bpectmen copien aent free, To pravent delay and mistaker, bo sure and gire Pont-ONiee addrens in full, including Stateand County, Remittances may be made either by draft, express, Pest-Unice order, or in regiatercd letterr, at our risk, TENS TO CITY sUAcCRINERS, Dally, delivered, Sunday excepted, 24 cente per week, ‘Duily, delivered, Sunday inended, 30 eente per weck. Address THR TRIBUNE COMPANY, Oorner Madison and Doarborn-nls,, Chicago, Ii, SUSEMENTS, McVICKEN'S THEATRE—Madinon street, between ‘Dearborn and State, Engagemont of Barry Sullivan, “ Tuchelleu.” ADELPUL THEATRE—Dearborn street, corner Monroe, Eugagoment of the Kiralfy Troupe, “ Around the World in Eighty Daya,” HOOLEYS THEATRE—Nandolph street, between Short and TaRalie, Engagement of tho Callfornis iustre!s, NEW CHICAGO THEATRE—Clark ateest, betwoan Randolph and Lake, Eugeyement of Kolly'& Leon's Miluatrels, WOOD'S MUBEUM—Monroe street, between Dear born and State, Afternoon, * Ohevalicr D'indua- trie.” Evening, “ Peep ot Day,” NORTH BIDE TURNER HALL—Concert by tho Germanis Maonuerchor, ONIENTAL LODGE, No. 33, A. F.and A, M.—Stated communication thia (Friday) evening at ‘clock, for buatvesa and work on the ¥, A. Degree. ly order pf the Master, E, N, TUCKER, Sec'y, WASHINGTON CHAPTER, Ni lar Conyooation thie (Friday) over nese aud workon tho Be und le ; neato mpanions cordially invite, order of the H, BP, me CHAS, J, TROWBRIDUL, See. CHICAGO COUNCIL, No, 43, R. and 8, M.—Tha An- ual Assembly will Lo hold Saturday evening, Deo, 4, at 7:30 o'clock, A! members aro requested to he prose entas business of importancn will be transacted. By order Wait, MALES, Th. Ill, Master, “BUSINESS. NOTICES. FOR MANY AFFECTIONS PECULIAR TO LADIES, Dr, 8, D, Howe's Arabian ‘Tonle Blood Puritier 1a un- oqtialed by any other remedy—us in Cbloroais or Ite. tontion, Irregnlarity, Painfuln-ee or Suppression of Customary Evacuations, Ulecrated or Scirrus stato of tho Uterus, Loncoreheen or Whites, Sterility, and for complaints Incident to the sex. It is proscribed sxtcnnively by the mort eminont Phyriciaus aud Mid- wives for onfeeblad and delicato eunatitutlons of both lores and wll ugee, COUGHS, COLDS, CROUP, BRONCHITIS, INFLU- ma, Wheoping-Cough, Hoarsonors, Putna or Sore- aens in the Chest or Side, Bleeding at the Lunge, Night-Sweate, Liver Cotnpiaint, etc, cured by Dr, 3. D, Howe's Arabian Milk Curo for Cousumpiton, Uhe Chieage Tribune. Friduy Morning, Decomber 3, 1875. Groonbacks at the Now York Gold Ex- thange yesterday opened and closed nt 87. A cable dispatch announces four impor- tant changes in the Sprnish Cabinct. Tho sow Mininters who took tho oath of office sefore tho King yestorday wero the President vf the Ministorial Council, and the Ministers of Foroign Affairs, Justice, and Public Works. ‘n Washington a rumor was enrrent yestor- iny that theso changes were made with lirect referonco to tho questions pending votweon Spain and tho United States, and that the reconstruction of the Council con- templates the adoption of a mora conciliatory tono by the Madrid Governmont, » Gen. Bascoox bas written a letter to the Prosidout, demanding a Court of Inquiry to investigate his connection with tho St. Louis ‘Whisky Ring. As it has not yat beon ofll- tially made known whether or not an indict- ment has been fonnd agninst Gon. Bancocr, {@would acem that he might ourb his impn- tience for a special Court of Inquiry until It shall havo been definitely settled that he is to havo ‘no opportunity to demonstrate his tonocenco in the regular course of procacd- {ngs in tho United States Court ot St. Louis, A verdict of ‘not guilty’ by an honest jury would to most peoplo be moro satisfactory than a verdict of ‘not proven" by o Court of Inquiry, It is positively nsserted that the expondi- turos by tho Navy Dopartmont in fitting out war yesscls havo exhausted tho approprin- tions made by Congress for the Department, and that a number of heavy contract. ors aro unpaid. This statement certain. ly ‘tends to strongthon the probabil- ity that important movemonts affecting tho Cuban quoation aro contemplated by the United States Government. With a large anexponded balance to tho credit of the De- partment, the Secrotary of tho Navy might order s general fitting-np for no purpose more weighty thon that of spending the money on hand, but it is hardly conccivable that he should run into dobt boavily without amplo justification for such acourso, The Gnancial part of the matter gives it a serious sapect, + erence Minister Sonexcu's faculty for combining private enterprises with his functions ns Min- ister tu England is again oxemplified in the publication of certain documonts relative to in sgreomont between Nonsan Wrap, Mr. Somexor’a business partner, ond J. A. Ma- cuano, the latter having a claim of $3 0,000 against tho British Government, of which ram Wuep was to receive one-third bn condition that Minister Souznox should succeed in scouring the allow. anco of tho claim. It appears that she American Minister consented to undor Sako his share of tho contract, though cen. suring Wian’s indigcretion, not in having wonde such a bargain, but in so drawing the agreement as to run tho risk of publicity, ‘The risk subsequently became a cortuinty, owing to Wiann’s noglect to “ burn the letter when read,” and another damaging disclosure toncerning Miniater Souxncx iy tho result. ——— ‘The Chicago produce markets were general- ly tame yesterday. Mess pork was quiet, and 100 per bri lower, closing at $19.05 for December, and $19.25 for February, Lard was steady, and Go per 100 tha lower, closing at $12.17) for December, and $12,32. for February. Meats wore less active and §@jolower, at 7Jo for shoulders, 1040 for short ibs, and 10jo for short clears, ali boxed, Highwines were in fair demand and steady, rat B11] per’ gallon, Flour was dull and easier, Wheat was quiet and 1Jo lower,- closing at 91.02} cash aud $1.03} for Jan. vary. Corn was more dotive, aud jo lowes, sloaing at 4530 for December, and 46fo for May. Oatg were quict and easier, closing ut €0}0 for December, and 8030 for January. Byo was quict at G8c. Darley wes qniet and easier, cloaing at 85fo for December, and 850 for January, Hogs were in activo do. znand at 5q decline, closing firm at 36.c9@ ©.90 for packers’ grades. Cattle were aot- dye and firm, with sales principally ot $8.25 @5.25, The sheep market was unchanged. Ono hundred dollara in gold would buy $115.00 in greenbacks at the close, ‘Yhe Board ‘of County Commissioness of 1s7Sycsterday terminated their corporate ex- ‘ istence iu an unseemly wrangle brought on hy Commissioner Horprx's contemptible course in assniling President Bunpicr because ho had performed a plain duty—that of cor- recting the minutes of tho Board before aflix- ing his signature to the record of proccud- ings. Tho splendid reputation for honesty and integrity made by Commissioner Bun pick during his connection with tho Board, und his persistent and cour ngeous opposition to tho schemes of plunder projected by the corrupt Ring, would be sufiicieut to vindiente him from the espersions of his enemies in the Board, and the foul-mouthed attack made upon him ycx- terday will only serve to hoighton the credit and distinction of his career as o County Commissioner. Whatovor of forgery or fraud there was at the bottom of the disgraceful row of yesterday is chargenble to Commis- sioner Hotpen, nnd not to President Bun- DICK. The neramble for the Speakership grows more exciting as the day approaches when the eancns is to kettle all, ‘Pho friends of Nax- bau and Krnu ere confident of suvcoss, each {nction relying upon largo accessions after the first ballot. The contest seems to havo en- gondered Intenso bitterness of feeling among peetive partisana, and it is altogether ble that, in the event of a dead. ock as to the nomination of cither IRanpanu or Kenn, @ third candidate may step in, draw off tho stubborn clement, aud recoive the prize, Cox still has hopes, and Waxsen, of Virginia, though in the back. ground, is conveniently at hand in caso of an emorgency. As might bo expected, tho Texas Pacific enormity cuts no small figure in the Speakership contest, and Tos Scorr's membors aro trading their votes whichover way promises bost for the big subsidy,—tho greater part presumably going to the Ranpann interest. Washington has not soen sucha motley and excited crowd sinco War times, THE SPANISH SITUATION. It scems that tho naval oficers have beon kept in profound ignorance of the occasion of the active preparations in their servico, and ara as ignorant as anybody, 60 far ns official information gocs, why they aro ordered to ro- port for active service. At the samo time, theirgueases are more apt to approximate the roal fact than the conjectures of those out- sido tho sorvice, avd they are strikingly simi- lar, ‘Choy bolieve that war with Spnin is not anticipated as an outgrowth of tho recent diplomatic negotiations between the Ameri- can and Spanish Governments, and that there is no likelihood of any such overt acts by tho Spanish authorities in Cubain their treatment of American citizons as will call for American resentinont. But it is generally believed that, the President will recommeud to Congress the racognition of the Cuban patriots ag bel- ligerents, and tho naval officers are of the opinion that such recognition will be suff. cient warrant for putting the navy on a war- footing; not that it would bo regarded os 4 caus belli by Spain, but because Spain would then acquire tho right, under the old troaty of 1795, to examine on the high sens any Amorican ships suspectod of bringing aid to Spain's enemies. This is a right which Spain does not possess as against any of the other great powers, and one that should have been abrogated long ago in onr rolations with Spain. With such a right, there is no donbt that the Spanish navy will harass American commerce incessantly, and there is reason to expect that the right of search will ba exor- cised in so offensive and brutal a manner that tho American Government cannot brook the indignity and injustice her citizens will be enlled upon to endure, - A ‘Choro aro many reasons for accepting this explanation as tho most plausible that has been made for expenditures that certainly re- quiro some explanation. The London yor. sion of tho Spanish note in reply to tho re- cent American note indicates the character of tho latter. It is pretty ovident thet tho American Governmont has demanded a final settloment of the terms agreed upon in the arbitration which grew ont of the Virginius affair ; that it hns insisted upon tho right of American citizens arrested in Spanish terri- tory to counsel, aright which tho trenty of 1796 puarantecs ; and that there was somo very distinct protest against the continuanco of the system of human slavery still main- tained in the Spanish Island of Cuba. Tho Spanish roply, if correctly reported, is pro- fuse in promises, nnd uaves the Spanish dig- nity by announcing that this is tho ulti- matun, As the United States Goy- ermment has heretofore been con- tent with promises, we presnme that it will bo sntisfied again, Yet Spanish promises are utterly meaningless, Gradual emancipation is promised among other things; but that there is no intention of keeping the promizo is evident from the foot that tho Spantah Parliamont actually passed a Jow during Awtapeo's brief reign, providing for emancipation in all Spanish torritory, and that not asinglo step has been taken in this direction, If Spain will not abide by its own Jawa, it ia not likely to regard any diplomatic promises a4 binding, Nevertheless, tho tra: ditional policy of peace is so strongly imbued in the American mind that even these empty promises may be taken,in the hopo that their fulfillment may be subsequently coaxed or bullicd out of Spain, rather than declare war nt the outsot. ‘Tho recognition of the Cubans as bolliger. onts for the present, oven if it be a part of the President's policy, will depend upon the co-operation of tho Democratic House of Nopresentatives. It will cortainly bo con. trary to all the utterances of Domoeratic Congressmen for many years past to refuso wuch a recognition, ‘Iho Democrats havo de- clared for years that, had they been inpowor, they would certainly have gone this far, and perhaps farther; and yet, if the proposal of auch recognition comes from the Repub- lican President, partizan spite may prompt the Democrnts to refuse. what they have elamored for these sia years. Dut if the belligerency of the Caban insurgonts ia reo. ognized, it will be dificult to avoid an open rupture with Spain on account of the sotediluvian right of searching American vessels, which the Bpanish navy will prob- ably exerolua with all the arrogance and cruelty of the barbarous Spanish practicos of the time from which the privilege dates. ‘There will probably be no change in the situation until after Congress meets, and the President's message will unquestionably dy. velop the policy which he regards bout for the country, and be able to give satiafactory reg. sons for the expendituroa he has already as- sumed in order to get the navy into a wer. viceablo condition. But there should be a vury docidod polloy one way or the other; there should be » satixtastory gyrraniae of peace, or, if war, then war on the brandest tonwa, which shall have throe resnits, viz.: (1) ‘The cenmntion of the inluman warfare in Caba, whieh will probably include the Hibera- tion of Guba; (2) the ext rmination of alnve vy in that island; and (7, Cuba whall atill remain under the dominion of Spain, thon tho readjustmont of our commercial relntiona in suclf a way as to give tho people of tho United States equal trade facilities with the people of every other nation. Those are the real issues, and, if we are forced to fight, let tho fight include the whole question. Thoro ig no disposition in any quarter to court a war with Spain, but if tho dignity or rights of American peoplo must he maintnin- ed at this cost, itis hoped and belioved that all parties will rise superior to partisan con- siderations and miecet the issue with the bray. ery and liberality bocoming a great nation ens THE GRRENBACKS, Tho “Greenbnekors” held 8 Convention in Indianapolison Wednesday, Tho Grangers held one in partnership with a parcel of Com. munieta in Chicago yosterday. Tho usual amount of bosh waa uttered before ench, Like all other gatherings of simitar kind, thoy niake it a paiut to ignore the absolute neces. sity of coia redemption of paper currency. Tu order to have anycertain or uniform value, it must bo convertible into coin at the pleas- uro of tho holdor, and for tho following TOMSOUS Tho people of the United States sell their whole surpins product to foreigners, and buy in exchango therefor whatever their sparo products will bring, One of their surplus products is gold, of which they export from sixty to cighty million dollars a year. Alto- gether, their exports of everything amount to nearly 82,000,000 per day, and their im. ports an equal sum, Money is needed to effvet these exchanges, and only one sort of money can do this, Tho ‘tworld’s money," gold and silver, oro the open seanma of for- eign trade, One of the grand problems is to tum our pnapor currency into this world’s money, and so make theso exchanges, Most of the articles we bny from abrond aro necessaries of _lifo, Others are fast becoming so in obedionce to the rulo that the luxuries of one age bo- come the comforts of tho next and the neces- saties of tho next to that. Wecnn nover produce everything wo consnme. Noman or community can do this; no nation can do it. Thore is and must be an eternal demand for tho world’s moncy for purposes of inter- national exchange. We need it ns much ag any foreign nation does. We do not sell our commodities abroad for the depreciated paper enrroncy of Austria or of Italy. We demand coin, So forcigners will not take our Na- tional Bank notes or onr greenbacks, Thoy must have gold. When a merchant who donls in imported wares has oxhausted his stock ond has to refill his empty shelves, how does he do so? Ho takes the paper he has recoived here, rolls it for gold, and uses the Intter to buy his now stock. In other words, ho has tho paper redcomed in gold at the bost rates ho con got from the gold brokers. Tho redemption is absolutely necossary. All other questions como down to this: Who will redeem? We naturally look to the maker of paper cur- rency to redeem it, Bank-paper is sent to the bank ; Government-pnper should ho sent to tho Government, But tho latter dishonora its promises to pay. It says it will redeom some tine, but not now. Hence brokers step in to fulfill the function of redemption, Tha amount of gold they give for a paper dollar fixes the purchasing power of tho grecn- backs. Thia is an universal rulo, When- over the maker of a promise to pay rofuses or delays to cop his promise, the amount of gold any one clee will give for the writton or printed sign of tho promise fixos its value, ‘This is true of the onrrency of Rusia, of Austria, of Italy, of America, of the notes of o suspended or doubtful bank, of any and overy broken promise to pay. Now, tho nmonnt of gold given for any such promise by brokers depends wholly upon what they think tho chnnces of ita maker's ultimately redooming it in gold sro, If all intent of snch redemption is formally disclaimed, as the Greenbnckora wish it, in tho case of our currency to be, no broker will redeem the paper at all. How, then, if gold-redomption ia abandonod, even in theory, is our ourronoy to be exchanged into thatof the world, and tho absolutely nocassary international orchange olfected ? Lot tho “National Indopendent” factions answer this question, or elso go homo and study, instead of gathering in conventions and spouting nonsense. ns PROF, SWING'S NEW BABY.’ ‘Wo are gind to know that the arrangements for the oconpancy of MoVicren's Theatre on Sunday by Prof. Swixo are now completed, ond with such a degree of success that the rush for sents hag olrendy commenced. It waa in MoVicxen's Theatre that Prof, Swixa gained his widest reputation as an oloquent preacHer and liberal-minded divino, and seo- torian Parton, in driving him from the North Side church and compelling him to go back to tho theatre, has conferred upon him and his admirers tho greatest possible benefit, Ho will find o congregation of liberal-minded Christiana, whose numbor is legion, to give him support and pay the orpenses. Theso expenses will bo nominally very light per capita as compared with the expenses of the church which he has left, and thoso of othor churchus in the city, Tho total exponsea of the theatro aro lesa than one-half what they wero inthe Fourth Church, and thoso ox- Pponses aro already guaranteed by the cheerful subscriptions of scores of our most: promi- nent citizens, The seats havo been placedat 12 per annum, or loss than 25 cents por Sunday, which is, on the average, one-quar- ter of tho cost of sittings in our churches, and large numbers have already beon taken, ‘There ara numerous advantages which Prof, Swra will have in his new location ovor the old ono. ‘ Ona of theso is the loca- tlon, which is such as to command for him on immense congregation. . The theatro is centrally located in the business heart of the city, and ina district almost literally desti- tute of churches, Itisa convenient centre for at least 5,000 churchlesa men,—men who have not and cannot have seats in fashion. able churches ; mon who are not member of churches; thousands of young men who would bo utter strangors in a church, and yot who need preaching, and will feel porfeatly at home in the theatre. In addition to this, the theatre is surrounded by all the principal hotels in tho city, within a conven. jent distance, and thus an opportunity will be afforded to thousands of travelers who ara not strangers to Prof, Swnia's reputation to attend church,—an opportunity which they do not have now, because the churches aro so remote from the hotels. All theso ad- vantages indicate that Prof, Swme has at last found his most.useful pulpit. Prof, Swi, however, will'not have all the advantages to himself, Those who walt upon his miniatrations will find themselves crown. od with inaumerablo blessings, ‘To com. meneo with, they will all have good and apreats, In tho churches of this city it La possible to got achenp seat, lint it will be in the majority of cnws n poor sent, where ono cannot soe or hear to advantage, In the theatro all the seats are govd, and, being near to tha stage hy the pecul- jar construction of the houre, there will be no difloulty elthor in sccing or hearing. Very fow people can really bo conveniently accommodated in the churches; evory one can bo accommodated in the then. tre, The chief blessing, nnd ono which will be keenly approointed, in the fact that no con- tritution-box, plate. basket, or hat, will be passed. Tho worshipera at the theatro will be spared this insinuating furm of charitable taxation, which is no hard to escape in the eburches without incurring tho odium of nig- gardliness from neighboring pow-hotders who may bo witnosses of the refusal to contribute, or the attampt to palm off 5 button for a nickel. ‘Thera will bano church debt to pro. vide for, uo mortgagcS to look after, no in- terest ta pny, no premiums to give one man preference ovor another, All will meot on the level, ono manna well-fixed a5 another, There will be uo smatour concorts, no strawberry festivals, no necktie fo- ciabies, no down-town lunches, no sewing beos, no amateur dames or tabloaux, ro fairs or railles, Tho man who has paid twelve dollars fcr his kent rasta a whole year in tho kerene coasciow.:.e%8 that no further attempt will bo made at his pockot-book, cither by the bold assault uf tho contribution-box or tho honeyed and se. ductive wiles of Revecoa ot the well and Susan Janz at tho lunch table. ‘Thore is nothing singular or unprecedented in the course of Prof, Swine. Itis similar to the way primitive Christianity was taught 1800 years ngo. Curist and Pav. were never pnrticular where they taught. ‘They preached in the groves, on the mountains and plains, in the upper rooms of houses, upon vessels and in prisons, in tho market- place, in hovely and in palaces, wher- ever two or threa could bo gath- ered together. ‘Tho great evangel- ists, Moopy and Sangry, have proached and sung in thentres and opern-bouses, in concort-halls and skating-rinks, in the streots and upon tho corners, wherever thoy could’ most conveniently reach the greatest mass of tho people. Under Prof, Bwixo's ministrations, MoVicxrr’s mimie world will become a true missionary church, wherein ho will preach missionary sermons, and wherein tho unfashionable and the poor can go with- out having their feelings rasped by senten- tions bickerings, aggrossive denominational differences, or sharp-edged doginas, and whero faith, hope, charity, love, and human- ity will have largo part in the teachings In this capacity Prof. Swixa will have tho heartiest good wishea of thousands of people who are not dogmatists nor theologi- aus, but who have lives to improve and souls tosave. His plan of work is to do the most good and least harm. BUG-EXTERMINATORS, ‘Tho grasshopper, tho weevil, the curculio, and all other pestiferous ngricultural vermin, havo had their day. When they como again thoy will find the destroyer ready for them, Darwinism, so long purely theoretical, has produced some practical fruit. It is now a question of scienco against the bugs, and the bugs must gounder, Tho spider with his parlor wasn fcoble onemy to tho fly com- pared with the farmer armed with the now weapon furnished him from the herbarium by Danwin, This is no joke, Itisasadronlity, tu tho intelligent grasshopper who was secn last suminer studying s cook-book will dis- cover by turning to Danwin on “ Insectivor- ous Plante.” Tho singular plants that catch insects nnd feed upon them are there described in all their varieties. ‘This subject hs long been one of intense though rather unpracticnl interest to scientific investigatora, and has been an easy topic for the amateur sciontist to amuse his cnsunl audiences with. ‘Theso carnivorous yegotables, so to speak, aro about fo pnas, howevor, to a more usoful reatm. Boforo telling how this is to bo done, thoso bug-oxterminators must be de- scribed. The principal varieties are the Sundow, tho “Vonus’ fly-trap," or Dionma, The first is found in Europe, and the second in a limited district in the United Btates, Tho Sundow is an {nnocent-looking little weed, on whoso round-shaped loayes are bright drops of a fluid, beautiful as dew-drops in the sunlight, and as sticky as propared glue, Around these’ sparkling gems, on tho leaves, are hnir-liko threads, complet- ing the most dangerous trap over laid for the whyfaring insect, ‘Tho moment that, yielding to tho fasci- nating temptution of taling a drink, ho lights on the edge of ono of these golden drops, ho finds hia feot sinking boyond recall in the pesto, the long hairy fingers on the leaf wind thomeclvos about him, the leaf itsolf cloxes upon him in a vice-like grasp, and in fifteen minutos the process of deglutition is far ad- vanced. Tho Sundow, Danwiy says, lives chiefly on animal food, is always bun- gry, and can thrive where other plants get no foothold. The mato of the Sundew in America is the Dionma, or Venus’ fly-trap, which is found only, wo believe, in North Carolina between Wilming- ton and Nowbern, and in South Carolina along the Santee River, It is now proposed by a North Carolina papor, the Wilmington Star, that this bug-exterminnting vogetable shall be planted all over the country, and it beliovos that it will! put au end to the plagues of fnsects that have made us like Egypt. The Diouma can grapple with the mature Bragshoppor or the infantile mosquito with equal case. There is no reason now why New Jersey should not bo mado habitable, nor why tho grasshoppar should not bo mado to leave the Granger alone. Tho means are in the hands of tho people. Tho graushopper, like the poor Indian, ia doomed to extermination. Tho great plains where ho once was supreme, will be, to use the new. fangled dialect of thoatrical critics, monochro- matic with-his blood. The bost thing he can do fs to surrender in advance, like the coon when treed by the redoubtable Danun Boons. ‘Is that you, Capt, Boon?” said the coon, ‘Don’t shoot; I'll come down." Grasshoppers, spiders, fliea, beetles, and all other depredating vermin, have come to their te, In the abstract furniahod in advance of the meeting of Congress of the annual re- port of Postmaster-General Jzwzu1, the fact that bat one American steamship line carrios mails across the Atlantic, and none to South Amorica, is referred to os ‘humiliating to American pride.” It is olso esld that Mr, Jews. thinks, as “matter of national pride,” as woll as an aid to the revival of American commoros, and the creation of a steam ma ring service for the use of the Government in war, subsidies should be offered to induce American stoamship companios to run to Europo, South Amorica, Japan, and Chinn, About tho humiliation of which Pout. master-General Jnwett speaks, thore ean be little doubt, but it onght to he crodited to the right source. Our hnmiliation ia that the American marine, which onco filled every sen, has been turiffed out of ex- istence by an American Congross for tho bonofit of an un-American ring of tariff-steal- ers, It would simply sdd to our humiliation to have Congress turn about and tar the entira community agein to benefit another ring,—a ring of jobbers in stenmehip stocks, who have no possible connection with the genuine American morine that was once au- preme, and will sweop the seas again if thoy are given a chance, Tho only way to re- move the hnmiliation is to remove the rob- bing taxes thet brought it upon us. There would havo been no humiliation if ‘free trade and sailors’ rights” had been uphold. Let us return to them, and not resort to the sickly show of subsidies, PRACTICAL FREE-TRADF. * In May, 1874, the famine in Southern Hin- dostan was at its hoight, Tho curse of lack of bread, forescon for mouths, was felt, ‘Twenty millions of people wero suffering more or loss, and sensational dispatches chronicled imaginary deaths by tho thousand. The Governmont of Hindostan, which always exerts enormous powers, waa naturally ex- pectod to put forth unusual offorts at such 9 linie of panio and peril, Governmontal in- terferonco was taken for granted; the only question was the particular method of in- torferonce, It was soon discovered that grain was being exported from Hindostan. At once f ory went up for tho prohibition of this practice, Tho whole native pross do. manded its inhibition, Many of tho English papers echoed the domand. Sir Gronaz Oawrngnn, who ocenpies 4 position next to that of tha Viceroy, Lord Norrnunoor, was ardontly in favor of the prohibition plan, And certainly if thoro ever was an occasion for interference with the free course of commerce this was one. A terrible emergency, which could notin the nature of things be pormanent, was at hand ; the interference was to be only temporary ; it would cheapon the price of grain by pre vonting a diminution of the supply; it would fave tong of thousands of lives. Arguments such ns theso were advanced and anpported by all tho zeal and intelligonco of men who wero doeply convinced of tho juatice of thoir position, But Lord Nonrmynoox, after o careful survey of the whole nituation, refused tho request. A tromendous rosponsibility rested upon him. A aeratoh of his pon might bo tho donth-warrant of the population of wholo provinces, Io rec~ ognized tho responsibility, and mot it, With a wisdom beyond praisa, he decided to leave to the free oporation of natural Inws tho sup- ply of food necossary to pruvent famine, aid- ing, not thwarting, their operation by his vicoregnl decrees. Exporta of rico wero not provented, ond thousands of tons were shippod out of the country to China and olse- where. What the Govornment did was four- fold. It boaght grain evorywhere in tho open market; it paid part of tho cost of car. riago of the grain shipped to the famine. stricken districta, and improved the roads; it iasned instructions to tha people to snve all the food possible, and to praparo it in such ways that the maximum of nutrition could be got from the minimum of material; and it appealed to private charity to lend assist- anco, ‘Tho success of this simple, ration- al plan of oporations was marvolous. Tho fact that the Government, ans well os the people, was in tho market og a buyer, encouraged every owner of grain to ship it; tho low cost of trans. portation and the guarded free distribution of food by the Governmont kept down ‘‘ cor- nora” and high prices; the people, scared by tho shadow of impending daugor, wasted not, and, thorcfore, wanted less ; and rich nativos showed generous liberality towards poor ones, Froe-trade was the salvation of Hin- dostan. The damage was over by October, Tho numbor of donths directly due to tho tamino was only twonty-two, instead of mill. ions, as was predicted by the prohibitionists, In other words, a visitation which in former times would have destroyed ity millions of lives, waa rendered entirely hannlesa by giving freedom of trade full play. Mr, Henny Wanp Barcuen and Plymouth Church have run across o very ugly stump in the porson of the godly Deacon Wesz. Tt will be remombered that Plymouth Ohureh, at tho time Mrs. Mouzron was dropped from mamborship, also dropped the good Deacon, for tho ronson that he was not a willing sub- seriber to Mr, Bezouen's purity and infalli- bility, and felt himself open to conviction relative to Mr. Breonen’s guilt or innocence, Feeling in this mood of mind, Dencon Wrst naturally onough stayed away from meoting, Hence his dropping. He did not stay dropped, however, but created such 9 muss that hia brothren wero glad onongh to recon- alder their vote. The Examining Committoo then sent for him and gavo hin to un- derstand that it was his duty either to withdraw from the church or to attend the sorvices, Tho good Deacon thorenpon put on his spectacles and rose to explain that he could not conscientiously tako eithor course, because ha was troubled in his mind ato the character of his pastor, Tho Ex- anining Committee having nothing further to offer, und Deaoon Wrst etill being in an un- | settled frame of mind and anxious to dis- charge his religious dutles, addressed himself directly to Plymouth Church and notified the brothron that they ought to help him dis. charge his dutlea, and that thore was no bet- ter way to do this than by moaking a regular and impartial investigation of the terrible charges against his pastor, and remove “a feeling of doubt and apprehension shared by thousands of Christian men and women throughout the land.” In order to make tho duties of the church og simple and oasy as posalble, the good Deacou ina fatherly way suggests that they call a mutual Counoil, to which shall be submitted only two questions: First, is the Rev. IL W. Brxongn guilty of adultery? and, socond, is the Rev, H. W. Brzcnrn guilty of perjury ? ‘This is w plain, blunt way of putting the cago, This is all the Deacon wants to know. tia all any one wants to know, and it is just now what no one knows outside the par- ties concerned. It isa very simple thing to investigate, and in reality there is but one question, for, if Mr, Bxxonzr be guilty of adultery, of course he is guilty of perjury, or vice versa, By every consideration of s0- clal, moral, and religious right, Deacon Wast is justified in instituting bis demand. He does not make his demand officiously or of- fensively, He eitnply saya: Imeke this propoultion with the hope tbat it may be the means of vindiosting the character of our pastor, and, shoul this bw the result, po one will zo- folce thervat more heartily than I, Zbops that the shureh will most me frankly ang alfest ionately, in the epirit in whieh Tepproach them, and will unite with mie tn ther ference of thin whole wibjoct to a Council whieh will be able to compaes tho diderences that now exint rmeng tn, All impartial people will join good Deacon Wesr in his simple, frank requost, We hope ho will bo satistied. We hops every one olso will, As thoro fs oviduntly no other way to quiot this everlasting scandal, as it will not down, itis the clear duty to toko this nutshell in which Doncon West has put the cnse, and crack itat once. The poo- ple want a reat, Thero bas been a construction put upon tho recont controveray relative to the rejected survey of the old sand-bar which occupied tho apace where the Llinois Central warchouses and elevators now stand, to tho effect that, if this rojection shall bo held to give that Ind to the Unitod Stntes, then the Lake-Front Dill is a nullity on that account, and tho City of Chicago has no rights in the Lako-Front proporty which it can sell. ‘This construc- tion ia entirely unwarranted. Tho fot in that thero is no possible connection be- tween the made-land now occupied by tho Minois Contral Railroad, and the Lake-Front property lying south of Randolph street, The city may uot havoa shadow of title to the Lake-Front proporty, but it is not on account of nny complication in regard to the survey of a former sand-bar lying to the north of it. 8o far a9 tho rejected survey is concerned, this will como up in tho suit of ejoctment which Davsmoxp has brought against tho Milinoia Central Company. One of the claunn of Davstmonn’s entry is that the survey mado by Mr, Tancorr in 1886 was rejected, But the opinion seems to be reasonable that, if there was no legal survey because the sand-bar waa carried away by the current, tho Innd now occupied for tho warehouses was acquired by tho Illinois Contral under their riparian rights belonging to the property thoy had proviously acquired, and tho vory rejection of the survey forbids the entry under the Vanuw- TINE or any other crip. It would seem as thongh tho Counefl woro Preparing to vote franchises for strect-rail- ways on pretty much all the principal thor- oughfarea in Chiengo, and that thera is an Aldermanic interest in overy one of the schemes that is proposed. Now, wo advise tho Common Council to proceed very slowly in this matter. Perhaps it is as well to re- mind thoso Aldermen who scherned for the adoption of the chartor under‘which wa aro uow acting that the said charter provides that uo Alderman shall be, either diractly or in- directly, individually or ns a member of a firm, engaged in any business transaction (other than official) with such city, thiongh its Mayor or any of its authorizod Boards, agents, or attorneys, whereby any money is to be paid, dircotly or indirectly, out of the City ‘Trensury, to any such member or firrna” Tho charter also provides that any malf.snsauco in ofiice, which this would bo, shall be followod by indictment and thd ponalties provided by the criminal code. Perhaps it will Le as well, for tho protection of themselves tts also of the public, that the Aldermen who raw schom. ing for new horso-rnilronds shall let these Projects alone, We havo ind cnoagh horso- railrond legitation from tho prosant Council, and can afford to walt for any further facili- tics of thia kind until their sucecesora shall quolity. Wo do not deny to the Grangera tho right to assomble and advanuco evon ths wilduzt finaucial fallacies in which they mny belicve, ‘They aro entitled to as largo a coz stituoncy as they can build up honestly and fairly, But Mr, Bsuri and other mon who claim to be honest in their convictions, and bape to re- tain tha rospoct of tho farmers, to whom they appeal especially, make « very sec’ous mis- take in taking into their councils such self- confossed and professional Communists and foul-mouthed blackguards who soem tu be tho leading spirits in the conferenco in this city. Such men only disgraco any movernout with which thoy associate themselvog, and are sure to alnk it into contompt. They sro notorious dend-beats, who livo upon the on- forced agitation of uuch matters aa apponl to the ignoranco aud depravity of mankind. Tho Kutzezy shinplaster schemo is barmloun lunacy o8 compared with tho Jacobinical echemea which aro advocated by the Com- imunistic dead-bonta who ara nuw fastening themsolvea upon the Grangors. ‘I'he farmers of this country, asa clans, have uo sympathy with theso loafera or their infanons Com. muuistio theories, and thoy cannot be be- trayed into keoping compeny with them. Doaton, hiko movt citles, ns = Schoo! Board, Boston, unlike most cities, has a number of women on that Board. {t su somo yous since the womon wero olected, but thoi election was the beginning instead of the ond of thoir cam- paign troubles. ‘The tyrant sox voted for them, to bo sure, bat thon the representatives of the tyrant sex already on the Board deciiuod to al- tow them to attond the meotlugs. Thoy consid- ored the possession cf pantaloons a nocossary Proliminory to the acquisition uf educational skill, and thoy therefore ruthlessly lockod out petticonts ond thoir weaters, The women showod considorable pluck. Thoy carrind their pleint trom one authority to another, until at lout the Supreme Court thrust them jato thoir Places, to the doop disgust of the masculine mom- Lera of tho Board, ‘Lhoir caroar baa sioos beon marked by wome carious incidents. Thus, for one thing, the papers have been ovltged 10 abandon thole whilom custom of priutiug vor- batim roporta of tho mestings of tho Board, Feminine fluency was too much for tho aversge hort-Laud reporter; the number of columns that could be apared for the purpowe was pot very great; and uo wall-regulatod Boston paper contd consent to diafigure its staid pages with the italics and exolamacion points ueceusary to reproduce, even faintly, the accentuated talks of the new members, Tho Inttor have @ proud record in one way, They have beeu constant ip attendance. On oighty when raia fell in Hoods or snow swept in diitis athwart the dererted streets, the women plodded resolutely to their work, shaming tho thmid men who shivered ovor fires and stayed at home, Te is sald that «within =the pust year only ono woman on tho Board has over beon absent from @ moeting, and that only on one occasion, Tho men, honever, have beon so derelict that there has been uu quorum on three wevoral occasions. A now Board is to ba elooted soon, and it ts propnsed, 10 view of thera facts, to put enough women on it to cast » majority vote, The political vattle of the sexca is not a pleasant idea. Partisan divislovs ou soctanan grounds are bad enough; sexual politics would be worse. ——_+—____. ‘The basement of the Naw York Htate-House costatrife more tliso the estimsted expendi- ture for the whole building, By dint of paylag wages to persons who did no work, and of keop- jug this up a few yeara after the death of the dummies, and by moaus of every other resource kuown to kuavieh shrewdness, so much mousy hae been wpeut upon tho building thas it ought, Jndged by this alune, to be gold-plated and ell- yerllned. The inevitable sequel comes iu the report of the exports chosen to examine the new edificn and disower how great the aivin- dio, has been, They say that it has been "Improperly and insutticiontly construct- ed") that s dangerously tnfortor quality of brick has been used ip the loterior, ao thas tho whole thing is lighlo to topplo over at ang hy. ment; and thae the nogligence and incottary, torev nhown are“ without ® rarnliol in thelhy, tory of our observation.” The question thir y How pit—or that pu's ituel€-t) tha peoste of Now York 3, What ara you going to do bone ity Tho diszracoful story ty another pro.f—not tay more proof {x needod—of tho ineffic‘enny of iby Comminaion syatem. A Comniesion of respes, able persons liad nominal abirge of the Stew, House. They drew thoir salaries rogu:acly, ay th rogues atule as rogulariy. Aflor the capture of Patis in 1871, the sings Int nulttary promenade of 80,00 Prussians ing the clty ono day and ont of it the next, whig was tho lpat scone in the drama of the Frances German war, is of Inst explained. It seome thy At was not tho reauit of a whim, and not a cauey fess attampt to woand the forlinsa of Franch mov, bis the repetition of # P.us-dun peeceven, astablsbod eighty-four yearn bofore. Whew Ut" Duke of Brunswick captured Amates dam, in 1737, ho contented himact with meroly marching a dotachment of his arm into and cut of the city an e-ort of sign ant real of bis victory, When Paris nas alout ts capitulate, the negotiators on tho part of France made a strong aud auccosatni aveal to thie brea edent, {nso tho pass.ng apyarition of the grim 30,000 holmated Germaus, who matobed down the Champs Elysees ono day amid the scared ailonce of Paris gaming, and the moniter ed cursos of mon and womon, and marched back again the noxt day, while their flaga waved ry final throat from tho crews of tho ‘Vory ill that ja crowoed with tho arch whieh commemorates Vrench triumphs over Gormans tn eahor days, ‘The prose of tha United States shows a aingu lar Inck of approciation of the rorita of the Hon. B. G. Cacuvreun. M. O. fron the Bridge. port section of this Cungrossional District, Our exchangos ato loaded down wit unkind neers and jibes at Barney. ‘Cho Baltimore American actually saya that nono of the 4,009 tills, more or toss, In Banney’s catpot-bag can suconed ‘Un Jess thoy oro introducad “by aome abler and more prominont man than tho Chicago momber,” Abler?—moro promiaont? It ts evident that Mr, Caunrieip iu not appreciated by the Balt. more plug-ugilos. Thon hers is the Cinelnnat! Commercial, which spoaky of bim oa “ Me, Caunirtowen.” It surely cannot mean any aly roforenca to a cabbage-head, Let the Bridge. port roproseutative romember that great men aro always matigued; evon Canter flanusoy has been tho object of ungoutle acorn. Tho master-bailders of New York who wore soloctod by Gov. Tinpex to examine the work in tha conatructton of tho new Capito! building at Albany have mado their report, in which they Hud that it is boing improperly and {osudictently as well as improvidently constructed; that tho intorior walla aro boing bullt of an inferior quality of briott which would not be allowed in any first-class building in New York ity; that tho work avincas degree of nogligence or want of compotent slail without parullol; and that **tho coutinuitnce of sich work will Involve the neecsaity of tosring down and reconstructing Mmportaat and oxteusive portions of the atrae turo at vory gtcat tons and exponno,”—all of h hiasu very familiar sound. Having been theve herself, Chicago iv in & situation to deoply wympatbize with Albany, ‘Tha Eastorn Iowa Horticultural Boctaty will hold its anoual meeting at Clinton, In., Doo. 7, and tho s2saon will continue for three days, ‘Tuenday ovening Prenident Wipe, of tho Biste Collogo, wiil deliver w lecture entitled, "An Iowa Landscape.” All porsona interested are cor. dually invited to be present, aud bring spacimens Of fruits and flowore, We understand that this Roctuty is dom a good work, a8 wall by precept au by oxaimplo; and, Indeod, it would be diffcalt for so organization of thls Itind, actively main- tuined, not todo good. Tho more there are of them tho better, aud those alcaady io exlatence should not want a geooious support. Steep e, The Executive Committes of the Americas Beard of ‘Lravaportation and Commerca (formes. ly “American Cheap Transportation Associw ton") have selected Chicago aa the place fos tho annnnl mooting of thie yoar. The Conven- tion witl accorulagly meat ip this ctty Wedoem day, Dec. 18, It Is hoped that all organizations roprosentiug the producing, commeroial, or con auming claanes, will bo folly represented, and nleo that each State will send au officiel repre sontativea, Dolegates should be provided with credontiats, and, if pogsible, notice piven to the Secretary of the Board of tho probsble oumber of delogates, Coounuuications relating to tht businoss of the Convention may be addresned ii. UW, Fenauson, Secratary, Troy, N. TIE HON, BENSAMIN P, AVERT, Intelilgenco was received at the Stata Deparb meot in Waehington on Tuosday last of tht death of the Hon. Banszaaan Parge Avgey, late United States Miniater to Uhina, He commenced life 04 a bank-note engravor, and, in 1849, went to California, wuere he ftut attracted pubilo at tention aa tho editor af the Aydrautie Press, oublinbed at Bau Jdau. In 1860, bo founded the Maryavilie Appeal, tho firat daily paper pabliubed out of San Francisco, which bo ‘controlled autil 1893, On his retirement from the Appeal, ha boenme editor of the San Francisco Bulletin, At the time of his appointment to China he wat editor of tho Overland Atunthly. PRO¥, THOMAS UXWITT KRY, Acablo diepstch a day or two since announced tha doath of Prof, Tuomas Hewirr Key, of the University of Loudon, aud formerly of the Unl- versity of Virginia. The Her rather ee London tn 17:9, an an sintigane Uruigler tn 16-1, uartog bed a previous Ht. John's College, Oambridge. He sudicd meilicine, but im 14-4 came to the United Atates anil accepted the Professorship of Mathematics in tho University of Viryiuta. Returning to England (n 1817, be bucaine Profesur of Latin in the Londoa Volversity, wbivb woe ealabllelied the following yest. Ho Lecunve head tmaster of the school 1 the same lege » fow years later, aud [n 1842 resiyned Bia Profow dene tip of Latin to accept that of Comparative Gram mar, which position he hotd ut the time of Lis death, pers in the HW Froceedings and jalogies! Society of London.” “al ol PLiioloy Comparuilye Grantaar, publlsted in 1814, entitloy, “Language; Its Origin and Development” ‘Trinity a1 connection PERSONAL. Prof. H, 8. Ouborn, Oxford, O., 10 registered at the Sherman, The Hon. Jobn Shaw, of Toronto, is regiee tered at the Tremont. Tho Rey, W. H, Milburn, the blind preacher, of Now York, ts at the Palmer. ‘They say the Modooa have tomabawked that marvelous joke about Mr. 8 P, Karr. W. Frank Richie, of the Obicago, Millingtox & Weatorn Railroad, ts stopping at tne Tremout ‘The Hon. Charles G, Williams, momer of Congreep, Jauesyille, Wis, lsstopplug at the Tremont, The Duohess of Manchester has the repute tlon of belng the bost “tied-back” women io England, ts Fred Douglass says: *There is no bloody chaam. Let us shake hands across a [00 country.” Gorman ballet-dancers are hissed in Paris but Kalser Wilhelm nobly refuses to duuparge bis Fzouvh cook. All the ladies in Washington vote for Gor. Walker, of Virginia, for Spesker, He's such @ darling, ducky man, and so bandsome. . Bevator John A, Logan contluues to improry but bo tw still very weak, aad it will po several daya before he will be ablo to leave his bed. e Lucea’a rival to Barlin, Mallinger, bas tempted and failed in the part of Valuntne lo “Tha Huguenots.” The spiteful thing. Bbe ta not the Valentine of the young Berliness. Miss Julia Smith, of Glautenbury, Conn. writes to oue of the papers that the translation of the Bible which she has made, add whics 1s noon to be published, was undertaken more tan