Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1875, Page 4

“TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. Poatnue Iropabd at this Taily Edition, post-nald, Pavis of yearat N 115 say adedress FOLR WEERA for, &4 Ny e Titcvary amd et ious douola Parin ol yearat enme WIERLY EDITION, PORTEALD, Inecopy, peeyear., v Finbat tive, pee o 1N of twenty, per The poatage i 135 cont Hpecimen coylos rent free, Vo prevent delay and inisinkes, he nre and give Powt-ONiee mildrent in full, Inchuding Stateand County, tiemittancennay be 1anda ofther by draft, expruss, Feul-Offica onder, or in regietered letters, al our rivk, ATENS 10 CITY RUMCAINIRY, Dally, delivered, Sundny excepted, 23 ernts pes week, Daily, delivered, Sun er weck, Addreas AMUSEMENTS, aisted wireet, bLetween JADENY OF ARAnEY o 8 Two Orpbans,” After- Madiron and Momroe, noon and evening. ADELPHI THEATRE—Destborn sfreet, corner Monroe. * Forty Thiever,” Afternoon and evening. HOOLEY'S TH Clark and Latall wud eventog, ~Kandolph ntrect, ho:ween ornia Miustrols, Afterngon NEW CHICAGO THUATRE—Clark street, hotwasn Stndolph and Lake, Kelly & Leon'n Minstrels, After- gocn and eveniug, MeVICRER'S TIIEAT] Dearborn and Siate, 1n ron, * Mejurich und He fadison streef, between ent of Baker and Fare WOOD'S MUSLU:. horn and Ktate. Afternoon aui cvenir) ieroa atreet, betireen Dear- % Harksway's Adventures,” sortance, Members urecarcestly requeeted to attend, Visitors fraternaily Juvited, MORRIN LILAUM, W, M., pro tem, BEN F. PRINCE, Seerciary, RICHAND COLE LODGE, NO. 647, i uumital raniininleation of this 1o Van of oificers and_ pagment of dies A rtwir ball, No, 730 Arctier-av,, Thurslay evening, bre, it 5350 s lember fn requested'to be vesennt, Dy ordos af L. ORANT, Seeretary, PAVID JOUNSTON, W, M, GATRDEN CITV LoDar, NO, ML A F, & A, M= lie samital Comnunndeation will be held at Orlentsl eanvsday evening, Doc, =3, for the clection icerw and the raytucut of diien, M, 1 HOLCOMD, W, M. t L, WADSWORTIL Becrela g The @bimga Tribune, ‘Wednesday Idorning, Decomber 23, 1875, Northwest winds and cooler weather aro predicted for this region to-day, Greenbacks at tho New York Gold Ex.: shange yesterday opened at 85} nnd closed N 883, ———— Tho St. Lanis merchants had s gala dny yesterday, and dedieated their new Exchange Bnilding with grent gusto and much speech- making, Tt is cheering to note that there was in St. Louis any necessily for o new place to buy and sell things, and that there waa enterprise enough to supply the need. Archbishop Woon, of Thiladelphia, has eaused to he vead iu the churches of the an- thracite region in Pennsylvenia an nrchiepis- copal cirealnz formally excommunicating the Saciety of Alolly Maguires,—an organization baving for its object intimidation, violence, end murder, of the United Btates Court at Milwaunlkee, was yesterday the humble instru. ent whereby the crooked whisky manipu- lators, Carr and Wersan, wera cstopped, the vne five and the ofber eight months, from further blocking the wheels of tho revenus etablishment. An aggregate assessment of #1.000 accompanied in onor's mandate, S iy ‘The Dominion Government b proposed a vew basis of nnion with British Columbin whereby the former slull be relioved of ity obligation to build the Canadn Pacifie Rail- road upon payont of o eash bonus of $750,- 100, which British Columbin may uso in con structing local lines of milway. The pro. yosel is to bo submitted to the British Colum- Lin Legislaturs at au carly day, and if it is accepted measures will at onco ba taken in tho Dominion Parlinmont to perfect the union, N o e Diksntisfaction and discord among thoDem. ocratic Congrensien appear to have increased s the printed list of House Committees en- ables each sorchend to niore plainly perceive hiow badly ho has been trented, Washington life has lost ity eburms for the disappointed and dejected suffevers, and already thero is talk of adjour: ng by the 3st of Muy. ‘The tenders, however, who have fared better in the distribution of Cowmittes favors, will probably be in no such hurry to break up Uouse-keepiug, e ————— "The officers of the National Banks in Chi. engo complain of tho gross incquality and injustice of the omschsment for city taxes, aud not without renson, ns appenrs by the figures given in nuother column. It wonld weern that tho City Assessors ara violently opposcd 16 the whole National Bauk system, and have concluded to tax it out of existence, 'The complnint is, not that the Nutional Tenks wre assevsed too high, but that all other buuk. ing institutions ure pseessed too low; that the Nutiourl Banks are taxed upon the cntire uuwunt of their capitnl stock, while thy Ntate, saviogs, and private baunks are taxed upon but asmall portion of thelr actual worlking enpital. On this account it is probuble thut tho National Banks will resist tho collection of the taxes of 1875, A, Brerivos, President of the West Side Gas Conipnny, expresses himsolf contempt. nously with regard to the new ordinance lim. iting the prica of gas to 33 per 1,000 foet. 4lo takea the ground that the Common Coun- cil bay nothing to do with the mattor Any- how, and, if it hed, tho ordinancois of no wecount, as but %3 s now churged to people who pay thelr bills promptly. One statenient by Mr. Brriinos has an important bearing upon the gos question. He udmits that the present price is too high, ond that gas could bo sold much cheaper, but asserts.that wy reduction s jinpossible ko long as the Com. won Council persists in compelling the Gas Companles to lay meaing aud distibute 8ay along great stretches of vacant lots, where no one lives to burn gas, and where the only purpote lamp-posts werve is to help the sale of real eatate, The Chicsgo produce markets wore more snimatod yesterday, Mess pork was in good demand and a shade firmer, closing at $10,05 cash and %10,40@19.45 for February, Lard wid quiet and firm, closing at §12.20 per 1001b8 cash and §12,42}@12.45 for February, Moats were more active and firm at 74074 far bazed shoulders, 10§a for do shoxt xibs, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNIS: WEDNESDAY DECEMBER a6 1875. and 10}c for do ghort clears. Highwines wera quiet and stendy, nt $1.10 per gallon. Flour was (ull and unchanged. Whent was quite active, aud 11e higher, closing nt 97 eash and 08¢ for January, Corn was dull and irregu- lar, elosing at 47e for Decomber and 4i3 ke for January, Oats wero in fair demand sudn #hado firmer, closiug at H0a eash nnd 30]e for Joanuary. Ryve was quiet at G8@683e. Bar- ley wng dull and easicr, closing at 86o asked for December aud 8Ge for Jaunary, Hogs wero dull and lower, the decline averaging Lie per 100 hs, Tho bulk of the snles wers 1606 6.75 for common to good packers' grndes, Cattle were inactive and wenk. Shieep wero n shade lower, On Saturdey evening Inst there was in store in this city 2,085,218 bu wheat, 313,038 bu corn, bu onts, 140,880 bu rye, and 324,351 ba barley. Ono hundred dollars in gold would buy 110,07} in greenbucks ot the close, A — = —— . The clection yesterday for Judge of tho Tilinois Bupremo Court, to fill the vacancy oceasioned by the resignation of Jndye Mc- Avvwtin, resulted in tho success of the Hon, T. Lyve Dicrey, who was by common con- sent and understanding supported by those who were opposed to Mr. IL B. Hunp, the nomince of the Republican Convention, Pat little interest in the canvass was shown in Chicago, where the voto wad exceedingly meogre, falling nearly 45,000 short of tho ~vote east at the November election. In a tolal voto of 10,258 in the City of Chicago, Judge Dicrey received 7,529, and Mr. Hunp 2,429, the for- mer's majority being exactly 5,000. Returns from the towna in Cook Counly aud other countics comprising the Seventh Judicial District have not come to hand nat this writing, but it is probablo that Judge Dick- £Y’s entire mnjorily will exceed the figures above given. ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSBE, ‘The real work of the House is done in tho Conuittees, upen whom devolve tho kpecial exumination of the various branches of ko public service and the reporting or rejection of schemes for legislation. I'he announce- ment of the Comiaitices may, thercfore, bo regarded as the working organization of the Ttouse, and Mr. Keen's selections appear to hiave occasioned more of n sensation and more disappointment and indignation than suy previous organization for many years, One renson for thin is, that tho Houwe is Democratic for the first time in a lifetime almost, whereas the old Republienn Ilouse had settled into a very comfortable distribu- tion of favors, nud a general ncknowledgment of honor whero honor was due. Among the Democrats it was a new aud greedy seramble for places, and it was difllcalt for Mr Kenn to mnke up his Committees with- out seriously offendirg a largs number on the Democratic side. Another reason for dissension is to be found in the antagonistic clements among the Democrats, including a Union sentiment and a Confed- erato sentiment, a bard-money sentimont and o rag-baby sentiment, a high-tariff sentiment snd n revenne.reform sentiment, an Enstern sentiment and a Western as well ns South- crn sentimont, & subsidy sentiment and an anti-subsidy sentiment, ote, The most un- becoming exhibition of spleen camo from tho Fastern members, and was led by hittle Shoo- fly Cox, of New York. This wns nt once puerile and nnjust,—puerile becauso it was an unseemly display of temper, and unjust beenuse the selection of Mr, Kuer was n Weatern trinmph, and it was not te bo ez pected that its advantages wonld be resigned in favorof the East. It is not surprising thnt the West shonld have twenty-four Chair- manships, while the Enstern have thirteen, especinlly in view of tho fact that the Demo-. crats at the East liave not brought forwnard many men of conspicnous claims, AMr. Kenn evidontly rememberad the good sorvice dons him Dy the Illinois delegation, led by Monnon, and by provided commit- tea pluces for all tho nineteen Congressmen from this Stato, except, perhaps, Mr. Hanr- WELL, of the Eightconth District, whose place is not indicated in the telegraphio list, Tllinois has the lending position of the House, —the Chairmanship of the Ways and Moans Committeo, which wns given to Monnwsox (D.), of the Beventeenth District. It lins also threo other Chairmanships,~CavLrrerp on Expenditures of the Department of Jus. tico ; Brmivazn, of Hpringfleld, on Expendi- tures of the State Dopartinent ; and Epey, of the Fiftecuth Distriet, on War Claims, Cavrrieep is also located on the Judiciary Comuittee, and Srnixces on Foroigu Affnira and Eduention and Labor. Wix (D.), of the Floventh District, fa on the Banking Commilteo; Buncuann (R.), of the Gulena District, on Ways and Means; Hannzsoy, of Chieago, on Public Buildings ond elso on the Specinl Centeunial Commit. tee, where the spread-cogle specchifying is to be dous; Hunrour (R.), of the Fourth, on Militury Affairs and also on the Civil Ser- vieo ; (. N (R.), of the Fourtecuth, on Tost-Otfico and also on I'rivate Land Claims Sranus (D.), of the Sixteenth, ou Revision of Laws and also on Indian Atfairs; Steves. non (D.), of the Thirteenth, on District of Columbia; Baorey (Indpondent), of tho Wenth, ou Invalid Penslons; Hrsnrenson (I.), on Revolutionury Pensions aud also on Railways aud Canals; Fonr (R.), of the Lighth, on "erritories snd also on Ac. counts ; Anpenson (L), of the Nmeteentl, on Agricnlture snd also on tho Expendi. tures of the Interior Department ; Caurarrr (llag-Baby), of the TaSallo District, on Dines and Mining; and Wir. zg (R), of the Ninlh, on Pub- lia Esponditures and also on tho Mis- sissippi Lovees, Mr. Fanwewr, of Chieago, hns been retalued cniy on the Committee on Maunfuctures, of which ho was Chairman in tho lust Cougrews, but has buen dropped from the Committeo on Banking, upon which ko held thy wecond place in the last Congress, T view of Mr. Fanwrrr's recognized position 4d 000 of the best husincss members of the Houso, this iy o gross injustice, It is very surprising that the Speaker wonld bo guilty of such a glaring discrimination sgainat an old member, and one of the nblest in tho Houso. Notwithstanding the commotion which Mr. Kenw's selection bas oceasioned among the Democrats, it looks u3 thongh he hnd made up the Committees with special refer. ence to “‘sound money, revenus veform, and anti-gubsidy,” which is known to be his own platform. Perhaps it is maiuly on this nc. count that Kxun has brought down wpon him the wrath of xo many Democrats. Tho only doubt about this appears iu connection with the Paclfio Railroad Committes, which rumor saya is likely to give Tost Scorr’s monstrous subsidy scliemo a “favorable Learing." It thero Juany dangor of this, it {s in direct op- position to the character of the Committeo 09 indicated by the vote onthe anti-subsidy resointion, Of the thirteen membera of this Commitws, only thros (Luxsx, Taacoxuon Tox, and ('Nrn) voted against the resolu- tion and thercfore in favor of the palicy of ! subsidizing ; of the others (LutrneLy, Lysor, Inoxag, Prinvaes, Ganrienn, Kaksox, and Bram)voted forthe resolution and against sub. sidies, and the vewnining threo (Airny, Warken, and Pratt) dodged. If those not voting are jn favor of tho subsidy, there wonld atill be & majority of one on the Com- mitteo on record v opposcd to all subsidics, of whatover nature. Tf properly sustained by tho antl-subsidy sentiment of the Ilonse, this majority can bo held to their position on this matter, and Tost Scorr's sehemo will b defented. It must ho remembered, howover, that every indication drawn from tho formn. tion of the Commitlees needs to be verified by thoe demonstration that the Committecs aro o fnir reflex of the prevailing opinions of the majerity in the Ionse, Dut after the vote of the Houso ngninst tho subsidy busi. ness Kenn should have constructed an auti- snbsidy Railroad Committee, Why did he not ? e THE CITY MARSHALSHIP, "The Common Council hns ot length con- sumunted the folly of contirming the nom- ination for tho uscless offico of City Morshal, "I'his audacious menstiro in the interests of the tax-eaters nnd bummers was championed by Ald. Crirarton aud the blatherskito Hiwpnern, and, althongh their specious ar- guwents.were mot and completely refuted by ANl Ricmannsos, thoy succeeded in forelng it through with the help of Ald Brose of the Fourth Ward, Wooniax, Quink, Crang, Cameneny, aud Dixey, And now, what hnve these men given tho city ? They have given it n nseless oflice at an expense of 4,000 n year,—an oftice which Mr, Drynar, after being confirmed in it, would not hold, beeauso ho found it to be an oftice of obstrue- tion, that he had nouseful power, and thnt Le wns cating taxes without ecamning them, It Mr. Goorrtn i as lonest and honoruble s man ns Mr, he, too, will resign it before ho hus held it a month, for the same reasons, If he continues to Lold it, it will be & proof that ho is willing to tako %4,000 ont of thoe pockets of the tax- poyers without really enrning 4 cents, Tho effect of this appointment is simply to re. stora the how.not-to-lo-it Board of three Cowmissionsrs. 1t, in effect, renews the Bonrd nuisauce in the shape of a City Mar- shal, Superintendent, and Deputy, who can net ng e Board in all ceses of dercliction of, duty, no one member thereby having the power to discharge a policemnn for miscon- duet or a police officer for malfeasance or inefficiency, and no one member hav- ing the power to appoint good and efficient men, For all practical pur- poses, we wight just as woll have Messry, SurnaN, Ruvo, and Krorme back in their sents again ns to have theso threo now Mank Suznoays filling their places, One of tho strongest rensons offered for the now city charter was that it wonld simplify offices, and yet, nfter having sbolished ono three-hended monster, o now mouster is sub- stituted in his place with nn equal nwnber of heads, This is what tho appointment of n City Marshal is equivalont to. The offect of the appointinent is equally apparent, It sup= plios u partisan ofice.seker with & place, and consumes 34,000 of taxes, Itfurnishes a handy system of shifting responsibility, so that in easo of any irregularity in office, or miscon. duct upon the part of officials, tho responsi- bility cannot bo fastened upon any one, The Deputy can hold the Superintendent ro- sponsible, the Superintendent tha Maruhal, the Marshal the Mayor, and the latter can in turn throw it back upon his subordinates, and thus no onowill ba responsible for any- thing. Itis a mensure for partisan purposes and in the interests of bunmners, It isin. tended to covor the election of next epring, to use the police force for political work, and to encourage nnd shield raseals, It will relax discipline and demoralize the police forco, It cramps the hands of the Superintendent,who has shown soue disposition to do his dity, and will re-encournge the thioves, aud gamblers, and bunko.stecorers, and sl the criminal classos of the city. It virtually takes ihe management of the police forco out of his hands and leaves it without o ronl head. And oll this that n partisan may hold a useloss of- fice and conswme 1,000 of taxos! We re. peat, therefore, that if Mr, Goobrrn is an honeat and honorablo man, be will throw up tho oflico tho monent thut he finds b is only » tigure-head and his offlco a sinecnro, just as 3r. Dunzar did. o cannot hold the ofiico nnd keep his own self-respeoct or the respect of the community, —— “'NOT A NATIONAL UNITY." Senator McDovatp, of Indiann, in his wherenses and resolutions, declares that the ‘“‘peoplo of tho United States . . aronot # nationul unity, in the ordinary seuso of thot term.” . And he gives as a renson there. for that *“ the Btates were at tho time of the formution nnd adoption of the Federnl Con- stitution onch soversigm, froo, nud indopend- ent, except in to far only as suoh sovereignty Lad beon expresaly delegated to Congress by tho articles of confoderation.” Wo find theso statements in the resolutions which tho Benator has proposed to tako the place of those introduced by his colleaguo from Indi- g, Souator Monton, His appenl to history is o mistaken one, It hoists tho eugineer with his own petard, Tho “States " were not sovercign when the urticles of confederulion or the present Con. stitution was formed, The thirteen colonics wera fused into one nation aud became **q u.nuounl unity " when they began the Rovolu. tion. Thirteen of tho sixteen British colonies in Amorlca rovolted togethor nud fought to. gother, Thoy carried through the war to- gether s nnntion, ruisiug natlonal troopy aud offering battlo in hehalf of the nation, under tho Natlonal Commander, Wasuixo. ToN, Massuchusetts and Connescticut did not fght for their seperate independence, nor Virginia and Maryland for theirs, Al thir. teon warred with Englaod for the independ. enco of all thirteen us one nation, England wade war, vot sgeinst *‘ Rhode Island and Providence Plautations,” Delaware, and other peity comwunitios, Lut against all the colonles as one people in rovolt. France alded the ‘rebels” ny o rebellious ma- tion. So did Bpain. So did olland, These powers, with Gerany nud lussia, rocopnized the independence of one mew nation, not thirteon now ones. ‘They recog. nized the birth, across (b sea, of u new Na. tional Government. England flually con. cluded peace with the new nation, not with its thirteon parts or States, Our plenipoten. tarles, liko our ambassadors to foreign Courts, were recelvod ns the representatives of anation, not as tho delegates from thir. teen sovereign powers, Thero has been no thao, during the century of our existenco, when an ambassador from apy one Stato would bave Leen recognized at & forelgn Court. Not oneof these * soversign ” Statos —the figments of the Bowbon Lraln—can flud » power in Burops or in the warld to mako a trenty with it, to salute its fln; PICit B any, to send an ambase | sador o it, to rccopnize in mny way Lits sovercign existence. Wo shall eole- brate, mnext Mh of July, (he centenninl anniversary of tho bivth of —what? 1f n na- tion was uot born then, if the Ath of July, 1776, witnessed the birth of the thirteen sov- ercign powers of Massnchusetts, Now Hamp- #hiro, Connecticnt, Rhodo Istand, Now York, New Jersey, Pennsylvanin, Delaware, Mary- 1and, Virginia, the two Carolings, and (Georgia, then the centenninl is their nffair, 1ot ours, Aceording to Senator Mchoyy D, Wo are not a nntion now, and all that makes 1776 mem. orablo to us iy that our ancesfors, who thon lived in thirteen different “‘natioms,” de- clared in thet yenr that the thirtecn nae tions were nevernlly independent! 1If this is 80, wo have no Union or national existenco ta commemorate, tho Centennial is a fraud, md the R1,500,000 appropriation for which Mr, McDoxaLD means to voto is to be spent in gotting up n big show in celebration of somathing which never happencd. IHistory shows that we are a *“uational unity,” and that wo have been one for a century, during which time the uational bond has been con- atautly growing stronger. In 1861, n dozen States tried to demonstrato that we wero “not o nationnl unity,” The success of this altemnpt to carry Senator McDoxaLp's theory into practico wns not such ns to encourage persistenco in the theory, It turned outn very dismul experiment, PAY OF THE SUPREME JUDGES. The fact that the people of tho Seventh District wero yesterdny obliged to choose bie- tween two candidates for tho Supreme Conrl, both second-class in enpability for the work of Supremo Judge, and ono of them a volun- tary candidate while in contempt of court, is cutirely owing to tho niggnrdly salary at- tached to tho most rosponsible judicial posi- tion in tho State, Our Supremo Judges are paid but $3,000 o year in lieu of all fees and otbier compensation, whilo the Cirenit Judges of Cook County receive £7,000 each, and which is not adollar too much. Tho work of the Suprewe Judgo from this district is imueusurably greater than that of our Cir- cuit Judges, and the expenses incident to the position also very mueh larger. The Cirenit Judges of Cook Comnty are mot roquired to travel at oll. A Supremo Judge who Tivew in Chicago must go to Ottava for one term, to Mount Vernon for another, and to Springfield for & third. Ho cannot accept railrond passes; ho must pay his traveling oxpenses, his hotel bills, and inei- dentals, Theso nocessury expenses moko such a serious inrond upon his salary that the Supreme Judge doos not, as a matter of fact, receive ny much compensation, notwith- standing the differenca in labor ang respon. sibility, as n rural Circuit Judge, Tho dignity of n prosperous State onght of “iteelf to suggest & moro reasonable compen- sation for the highest judicial trihunal it mnintaing, But if this consideration shall not persuado the Leginlaturo to take somg_ action in tho matter, then the considorations of tho public welfare ought to coerce an inerenso in their pny. Tho iden that n first-clnss lawyer in the City of Chiengo ean bo induced to take upon himself the immensely lnrd work of n Supremo Court Judgeship from this district, at o net compen- sation of not mora than 1,000 after paying all necessary cxpenses, is ridiculous, IF there ‘were no serious work attached to the position, the honor might be an attraction to men who had earncd a competoncy in the practico of their profession; but the duties of Suprome Tudge—ns the Court is organized nt present— are 50 arduous that thoy require a man in the prime of life, in vigorous licplth, of active mind, and tho highest legal loarning, to dis- charge them properly. The pay is not equal to that of o first-class elork or bookkeopor in 8 large mercantilo or banking cstablishment, Good lawyers in Chicago—men equal in every way to the position—enrn all tho way from $10,000 to $25,000 n year, and it is folly to expect that thoy will abandon a practica so ramuneralive for a placo on the Supreme Bonch for really only $3,000 a yoar and much harder work, The difticulty of finding competent men for the Bupromo Bench at tho present pay will inereaso instend of decrossing. The bost legal talont of the State will naturally gravi. tato toward the large citics, and as thoe cities become larger and more important the good Inwyers will bo ablo to enrn moro money in their practico. This question is, therefore, a sorious one, and should uot bo negleoted by the next Legislaturo. If tho Court of last resort in this State i to bo kept puro and Able, n more ressonable componsation must be aflixed to the positior — LEGAL HOROR, In answer to a recent articlo printod in Tz Tnisust upon the defeat of justice by the logal profession, as exemplified iu the case of ‘I'ween, & lawyer prosented his yiowa in our lnst ingue, and in the eourso of his comments mady somoe very strong points upon the #taudard of homor in the legal profession, 1Mo aska the leading questions * What cause could Do brought to n lawyer in which nine. ty-nino out of o hundred would mnot take cither sido for money, regardless of right or wrong, using ull kinds of quibbles and tech. nicalities to freo his clicut, or help him de- raud his opponent, which, it a man in any other profession or ealling should do, ho would ho called o scoundrol and a villain 2 He furthermore traces this low tone of honor among luwyers to the Bench itsolf, and finds that the Judges, wheu they reach the Bonoh, aro very often unablo to ses Leyond tho quibbles and technicalities which they prac. ticed in the profession, Ho findn that this want of honor leads dircetly to the commis sion of crimeo, for “ what burglar or bauk. robber but knows that if he gets tho booty bo canalnost ccvininly kvop from puoish. ment ai long a5 ho Las any money to buy a Inwyery” Thore is great forco and truth in the facts bronght forward by our correspoid. ent, and ho uight have touched upon etill another practice in the profession which hos grown into u positive evil, and ix constantly usod for the defent of justice with almost un- varylug sucecss. In tho courss of enlurging oud improving wupon the old mothods for clearing ceiwinals, the new irial dodge hns Lecoma the favorite. As soon as o ease s tried and o docision is rendered, whether for an individual as plelntiff or for the Stato in o orim- inal case, exceptions aro filed and motion Is catered for a new trial. “Then follows a wrauglo, aud generally a chauge of venue und a new triel oro secured. If the dofendant wins at the scoond trial in a civil suit, theu tho pluintiff moves for a new trial, and the caso i¢ tosaed backward and forward butweon the respoetive parties until tho lawyers have eaten up tho property of Loth sides. Mean- while it {4 an open question what is becom. ing of law and justice, ¥low I¢ justice to be obtained so loog as Shexiffs and their Ballifia are allowod to tamper with jurles, to saleot them frosa the sweepings of the streats, mmd snsernpulons lawyers to pervert and distort the law without rebuke, and Judges entertain auibliles and techipiealitien, and give ervime- inols the benetit of them? There is no. where els® in the whole Dody politic auch peessing need of veform asin the practico of Inw and the administration of justics upon the Bench, In thelnnguage of onr correspond- ent: “Atrialiy for the purpose of doter- mining whether the pritoner ix guilty or in. nocent, and not to let him freo on account of the ‘smartness’ of hix Inwyer,” Such a reform, however, to bo effective, mnst cmn- nate from tho profession itself, and the conrts must sct on example in emphasizing it. There aro seores of lnwyers in this city who ought forever to ho disbarred from appenr- ingin a court for practices at onco unpro- fessional and dishonorable, and yot they nre sulfored to go on from day to day without even arebuke, Aro thero not high.minded and honorable men enough at our Bar to do- mand and effect this reform? , If not, then Inw and justica will roon bo a mockery, We aro rapidly appronching that result, o ——, THE HOLIDAY BEASON, Spite of tho Lrencherous weather, renging from winter cold to spring warmtl, spite of hard times and lean pocket-hooks, of financial uncertnintics and burdensomo taxes, of Mixe Fivans' tyranny and Corviy's mulishness, of persistont pow-rents and extortionato grocers’ bills, of bankrupteies, snd suspensions, and trials, and tribulations, the people are ovi~ cently determined not to let the generons Christmna holiday season pass without ob- serving its most pleasant custom of bestow- iug gifts, There never way n time when tho people paid o little for lnxuries as now, or when they drew the pumse-strings tighter and practiced economy moro systematically, and yet thero never was a timo when the holiday trafiic was more busy or satisfactory. Tnm TRIDUNE, ny the official organ of Santn Claus, is consulted religionsly ench morning by the people to see what the storekecpers have to soll, ond the stroets aro thronged with crowds pushing in and out of the well- stocked storew. Shopkeepers b their hands complacontly and smile blandly at the buyersi, and are filled with a sublime hope that the holiday spurt of businesa will help out the profit side of the yew's work, Men who go hiome at night withont a packngo of sowe sort ars looked upon suspiciously, sud the ears and 'buses aro well londed, not only with men and women jaded end tired with tho doy's tramping, but with sleds, hobby- horses, Noab's arks, Christmas trees and evergreens, and oily geeso awniting their holocansts, ‘There muy be fome curmud- geons who requost their wives to nsk the shopkeepers to run the bill over into the new year, in order to preserva for o little timo tho illusion of the auniversnry, but the true hus. band aud father will open his packet-look and close his eyey, religiously beliove he did not pay for his own gift, and sedulously avoid over inving tho illusion dispelled, Alroady thoe indications show that the observanco of this favorite suniversary will be as general and generous ag ever, notwithstanding tho dullness and pressuro of the times. The Yule- log will blazo s merrily as ever, the Christmns trees will bear as rich fruit and blazo ns Lrightly, Snuta Claus will drive his reindeers as fast and furiously, just s many goese willt ernckle and sputtor in tho ovens, and tho good wishes nnd friendly gifts will bo as abundant and hearty, ‘Chis is nll 18 it should be, for Christmas is the hest and brightest day of the whole year. ‘Wo may even sncrifico Fourth of July with its eagle, and Thauksgiving with its turkey, and Now Year's Dny with its salads nnd coffeo and calls, but Christmas should be Lept in memory of the Carpenter's Sou, and thebless. ings which hiavo followed Hig mission upon earth, Men and women will feel Leller for their remembrance of each other. The Christ- mas gifts will cement now ties of friondship and strengthen the old, Lrighton every home, and reliove temporarily at lenst the burdens uow pressing upon the people. In this re. gurd tho rush of the holiday business shows hopefulness upon their part and alooking forward to botter things and moro prosporous dnys. It argues for the popular faith and hope, and to these twe should be joined the greatest of the three—charity, The winter if n very severs one upon the poor, who cen. not give gifts and rarely receivo them, In this season of festival rejoicing and gonorosi- ty thoy should not be forgotten, "Their hum- blo homes shonld be gleddened with Christe mas cheer, romembering that the Son of Man way born in a stable, T cliser upsoma poor man or woman, after making your own house- hold happy, will round off Christmas day, and malo it forever memorable in personal Listory, It appears that our Chicago Board of Trade, shipping morchants, und commission men havo good ground for complaining obout the discriminntion aguinst Chicago that has been wnde by tho railronds running East, These railroads, with the purpose of raising and keuping up rotes, cama to an agroonient not long since not to *cut" ot this point; but this agrecment {a understood not to extend further west than Chicago, Aw a resalt of this combination, the rate on n burrel of flour is 90 cents from Chileago to Now York, while o barrel of flour is earried from Milwaukos to Now York, 90 miles further, for 80 cents, I'hix Milwapkeo flonr, it must be remem. bored, is brought direetly through Chieago, w0 that it is not werely earriod from Milwau- keo to Chicago for nothing, but a preioium of 10 cents is otfered Milwaukee to send it, No reasouable explanation of this discrimination oceuns to ws except that the milroads, having shut themselves off for compoting with each other for Chicago business, are proparcd to ent undor to auy oxtent in onlor to get the Dusiness from points west of hore. 8o long wi thoe rate frum Milwaukee to New York wis tho same a8 from Chicago, there wis no dise position to complain, though this itself was an infustico ; but when the ruilronds actually offer u premium for business west of us, it is thu Lo enter & vigorous and effeotivo protest, The railronds might be brought to terms if the Board of ‘Trude would nyree to give fts business to suy one railroad which would vo- fuse to cnt undor at points west of Clicago, sud to none of the others. Wa kuow of no other way in which this serions blow at Chi- cogo's trads cun be warded o T'ho * country is safo," at lenst till after the holidays, so for as the contlugenoy of Presl- dent Grant's death or resiguation involves it. Senator 'unny bas been chosen Presidont of the Senato pro tem. in u way which the Demo- crats cannot dispute, to serve in that capaoity tili Jan, 7 next, when the SBennto mectsagain, or until & fresh sppointinent shall be mads. Bhould a vacaucy ocour in the Chief Moagis- tracy of the country pending tho vacation, the Democrats would have no exocuse for set- ting up any olaims on the part of Specker Kxxr, snd Senator Fraar would be entitled 10 the smccesaslon as provided by the piesat law governing the cawe. The election of another President pro tem,, to swhom the Presidentinl suceession wonld fatl, may como up Jan. ¥ onext, under Mr. Fn. mexns’ fivst resolution, or it may bo indefi- nitely postponed, or it may be tnaken up nt any time the Henato miay choose to act upon it afterJan, 7. In any ense, tho choice of Mr, P’Enny, lant Monday, wets at reat all dan- ger that the Democrals might insist that his former olection wag irregular, in ense thoro shonld be a vacancy in tho Prosidential chair beforo the oxpivation of GraNT's terin, —— A eorrespondent in yesterday's Trinune pointed out Lwo alleged gravo blundem in the revision of the Iilinoin statules executed by the Levision Comminsion of which Mr, I, B. Huan was chief, 'Fhe first is (hat tho ro- vised statutes remand ns to tho common-law doctrine of the rights of women, and so give the husband entire contral of the wife's personal property, This docs not seem to be sustained by the record. It is trna that the revised siatutes repenl the mo.called * Mar- ried Woman's nct " of 1861, but they contain the act of 1874 on “husband and wife,” which is generally cousidered to afford ample safeguards to tho latter, 'This act has not yet been judicially interpreted, Until it Las been, it is scarcely fair to accuso Mr, 1uno of cnrelessness or culpability. The recond alleged blunder seems to be well put. By theold Inw, n covenant of warranty in conveyed by tho use of the expression “ geant, borgain, and sell,” The rovised sfatute (p. 274, Bee. 8) mkes either one of tho throo words equivalent to o warranty. Now au ordinary quit-cleim deed usnally con- tains the word “ sell.” Hence it sesms to follow that nearly all the supposed «nit-claim deeds of recent datanre renlly warranty- deeds, Thisis a serious blunder, iuvolving possiblo consequences of exceeding gravity. ‘The changea is inexcusable. We mny add that the suthors of tho revised statutes blun. dered into aaking Chap. 74, Sec. 4, rend in wuch o way thot perons living outsido tho Stato were forbidden to loan monoy to our citizens at the rame rates (10 per cont) which Ienders living within the State could chiarge. This absurd and unjust discriminntion against forcign capital wasnot coutained in the old Inw. It was duo simply to tho caralessness of tho rovikers, Tho cf- fort to nmend the obmoxious clause and re- store the old provision, putting lome and foreign capital on an equality, and o enn- bling ustoborrow at tha lowest possible rates, was carried through a stupid Legiglature only by grent efforts. Those cfforts were rendered necessary by tho blunder of the revisers, Mr, Geonoe: IL PrNpLrToy is cugnged on n little catpnlgn of his own, Ho wants badly to W President. Having beon deprived of n nomiuntion, once or twice, by Wasu Mc- Lizan's wild cfforis to get it for him, he has decided to be Lis own Warwick for the cen- tennial struggle, Ho is at presont husy cap- turing the Confederates in tho Sonth, Os- tensibly bound to Florida for the henefit of hishealth(?), he is taking numerous Southern citiea on tho way, and is getting himsolf nominated for President by prens and Contederates in each, ** Gientleman Gronor" smiles kindly from hotel-balconics on delighted crowds. His smilo 18 a8 swoet 5 that of the polished smiler, Layan, and Lo carries himself ns stately as Feaxaxpo Woon. Deportment scems to bo the making of him in the “South.” In Auguets, Ga., he wns openly proposed as the Domocratic- Confederato candidato for President, The Tolieminn ho takes round with him to write him up thus reports from Augusta ; After ton ho was nerennded, the streets in front of the hotel being crowded vith Apoctators. After ony or w0 sirs from the band, Judge TWIoas, with Mr, Pry- DLETON on hiu arm, appeared upon the balcony of tho second atory ond futroduced him, when ho made o brlef upeoch, pleading for a “loftier, purer patriot- 4amy, which will crush out all scctional bittorners," Hiia appoarance hera has been the aignal for raiaiug tho ery for him for President. 1o could get thu unanimous support of Georgis for tho numination to-morrow, and, no doubt, will recoive hor olid vots when the Convention aavemblos, Upon his return from Florlda Tio witl pass through Alsbams and Misalseippl, where ko will srouse the peoplo to his atandard. s wins evory ono ho meots, and it only requires kia prescuco inthe Bouth a fow short weekn toget her unanimous vote, In private conversation, Mr. PENDLETON sald the Democratle parly was w favor of hard-monay, in spito of all thiat hod been sald to tha contrary, Thero ‘wero {ndivldaal members of tho party who wanted tho currency intlated, but tho great mass wero oppoead to it. 1lo £atd thers would bo no groat {saues in the com- ing campaign, ainco mectionalism had about died, [This la & frank confossion for ouo who stamped Ullo for BriLu ALLN and tho rag-baby.] o talked as if o wishiad Congross would adjourn until next winter, greally fosting tbat some of the Democratic membern would commit rash acts which the encmy would tako offoctual advantago of in the campalgn, 1t is about time for somebody to suggest a new mothod of nominating Presidentlal can~ tlidates. It might be possible to improve upon the present systom under which a can- didato is apt to bo strong in proportion to the goneral ignorance about him, a4 shown in the nominations of a Pork and a Prercr, A largo Convention, liko all mobs, is vory apt to Lo carriod awsy by sham sentiment or folso enthusinsn, ‘Tho system is by no monns agod. Al first, thero were no formal nominations, Persons wers voted for by genoral consent, This was true of Wasuma- ToN and of Joun Apawmw, though in 1797, when the latter was chosen Prosident, somo intriguers within his own party, headed by Avuxaspen Iasarron, nearly succeoded in defenting him by diverting electoral votes to tho nowinal candidate of the Federallits for Vive-President. 'Then a systom of nominn- tion by ftato Legislatures como into play, JurrzasoN was nominated for o third term by tho Legislatures of threo Now England Htates, But this was soon superseded by nominations made by a cancus of Congross- wen. The lattep system provailed in turn until 182, '"The caucus of that yeor nom- inated WiLniax 31, Onawyonp, of Georgis, onv of tho forgotten worthics of our past. AMeanwhilo, nomination by State Legislatures had beon resortud to in the caso of Apaus, Jacxsoy, and Crav, Cuswronp was heaton by both the former, and this was the end of the Congressionsl caucus system of noming. tion, The first regulur Natlonal Convention —or rather the first two—met in 1840, Both parties, Whig and Democratic, adopted the custowm at the sawme tine. b / Ofice does not aiways bring out a man's bud qualities, Wheo the holder thereof is m oandi- dafe for ze-eloction, he vometimes dovelops re- markable goodners,—provided somebody is around ta sss bita and put himin the papers. Tho livallest item now wkippiog through tho prosu is about Gov, Prex, of Vermont, He went Dby the Louse of & poor woman not long sgo and saw hor paiufully laboring to uaw and wplit some wood. Ad thero wore plenty of psople arvand to soe him, tho Governor promptly did tho work efor ber, He s conusquently belug billed throughout the United States as & man of “* gallautry und [mpulsive henovole iu re-elected, rouldents at the Capl eral Stated neod not trouble themaelves to Py for sawlog and splitting thelr wood, They need ouly plla the logs ou the sidewslk, station 4o ol woman ussr by, sud send word to the Govwoer. Tue latir wilicome dows fu kol hineto and do the Job, secrotly moditsting mean.. whilo on tha siguificant fact that n certyin " mfl-n]:llLlL-r " beennoe President. OAILLY ALG O 0 STAGE. Time alono will show whethar Oy Tary, ox-Mayor of Now York, hing justitied his adoption of & now profession by suceceding in it. 'fhe New York critica are somuch ab varianco with each ather and with thomuolvos that it is impossiblo t toll from their opinionn whother thero was any marit in the performanco of Batarday night or not. Tho World says thors was ; the Lribune that thers was not ; tho Times is apparently un. declidod 3 tho Herald {s waiting to find out what athor peoplo think bufora axpressing an opinton of lte own. Wha final and doviniva tost will he the pecuniary suceces or failuro of the play, Itwillnot ba enough for Mr. IFsrr’s personal roputation to sicceod toloranly, or to make o hig inono part. o must havoa long and brifl. it carcer on the stsge in order to com. pensato him for tho profoesional ropntation which bn hay surrendered. Thero is not wuch reason to look for nny such compensation, No man ovor yet bocamo A great actor ina night, nor 14 tharo auy rocord of suceass fn arb—thnt is, nartlstie Buccess—baginuing in old nge, Mr, HALL undoubtedly entorod into this business -solely with & view to making money. 1o hng becomo & partuer in tho Park Theatro, and he Bec8 1O onsier way to lino his pockets than by exhibiting himeelf at so much per night, Ite probably doos not droam of groat distinction ag an actor. 1t is all ono to i whelher the papers pity him or mnot, o long =3 he draws pood paying nadioncos to seo Lijm, There is cortainly no iudicatioy of lofsfer motives in onything My, Hann bhsa dons sinco his briof thestrical careor Dhegan, Wo canfess to thinking that his appoarance in play obviously founded on incidonts in his own lifo is coarao nnd fudelicnto. A man of flne per- ceoptions would be incapable of such sn exhibj- tion, especinlly whon the iocidents peraonal {o himself happened to bo of so painful & nature as thosoe which Mr. 1{ALL bas turned into s sourea of profit. Iiisas il 2 mau wrongfully rontoncad to tho Ponitentinry, or roscusd from bangiog after tho fatal nooso had been placed around hia ueck, should construct & panorama with his owu 1ifo &a tho subjoct, Tho case of M. HALn iy still worso ; for, although ho waa proved inno- cent of defrauding tho City Government, he still rests undor stroug suspicions of carolessnesy and incompeteney in oftico, Tho wrovg which way dono him in Dbringing him to trial ‘wag not nonrly so great as that which ho inflieted upon tho peoplo of Now York during Lis term of ofice. His appoarauce, theroforo, on tho stage in not only in bad taste, but n positive injury to sonnd politicnl morals. Tho pross of New York bas overlooked or fgnored all these minor coneiderationa connected with tho heginning of Mr. Harr’a theatrical lifo; it Ia timo thoy should be pressed upon pubtic notice. il Tho colored votors of Georgis are loerning with a rapidity that atartles tho Whito-Linory, In that State tho colored voters, who comprise smbstantially all there {s there of tho Republican varty, oro in a hopeless minority. aad thoy have loatned the folly of nominating local tickots oply to bo defeated. Instoad, thoy leave the Domucrats to kol tho Nominating Convoutions, aud tho Democralic candidates dofanted in Con- veution to bolt. Then the colored voters wiold tho balsnco of power, aud alroady are sceuring correspondent recognition as an important clo- mout in local politics. They thus dovelopnd thelr strongth io the recent municipal clootions at Augustn and. at Rome ; and, at Columbus whero soparato ballot-boxea wore provided for tho colored votors, the whitos were aatonished t< find tho municipat ticket, olected at tho whit ballot-boxes, ovorwheimingly dofeated by the volo at the colored batlot-boxes,—both candi datos being Democratic. The Augusts Chronisle amd Sentinel, tho leading Domooratic organ ¢f tho Htato, in viow of theso rosults, notos the aunouncoment, edlitorinlly, that * tho eolorol votor it rapidiy becoming an element in Georgia politics,” and ndda: Thoso things conviuce us that tho colored man it Gcarpta s learniug the mocret of his atrongth, and tht he will display in all future eloctions the kuowledie which ho hea Bequired, Tf, fustead of running cand dates of thelr own, they rofratn from msking nowi. nutlons and permit the Dowmocrats to rumtwo candi- dutus, they can eloct, wherover twa sirong mon are lu 1o fiold, any ono whom they chooss to support, from Governor of tho Stata down to County Conatablo. Tic examplo which has been met in minor eloctions will bo followed to ndvontsgein impartant contestd, and muck toischief muay be tho reault. , . , , Wo donot be- llevo that the Republicsus will run a candidate for {overnor, or candidates for the Goneral Aagembly next year, but that thoy will tako ndvantsga of givisions i the Domocratic ranks, and support Iudepefidents, 1! they do, the regular party nominees in 1376 will have 10 work hard to avold defaat, ‘The Chronicle and Sentinel, in evident dismay, can adviso nothing to avert tho threatenad * mis. clilef,"—which is but tho elimination of the white-line from Goorgia politics, It will bo fol- lowed by a full recognition of tha political righte of tho blacke, who, having been discavered to be an “important oloment in politics,” will fnovit. sbly bo discovered to bo possessed of rights, snd whoso votes will vory sbortly bo bid for ot are the votes of any other * important eloment.” The New York IHerald, having packed sway the original third-torm spook along with the wild animals that broke loose in Central ¥ark, and the rest of ita theatrical propertios aud blac- light fixingw, is now struck all'of » hoap at the horrid apparition, conjured up by its intellectns' departmont, of GRANT 28 tho modern CrouwiLt and Lord Protootor of the falth,—whiok same it Methodism. Aud it'alan anent that specch ol Bishop Havex's. The Herald revesls tho ap- palling fact that the Preaidont *is more respon- eiblo for tho Boston Convention tban Bisbos Havex” Aud in that the Herald soos the lm: pending peril that President Quawt, **afler rul- iog us eight yoars, becanso wo wero grateful for ‘his prowess, would now rule ua*—not for a third torm now, but—*‘to the ond of his days, by aid of roligious fanatics,” 1t is indeod sad, bLut the Zerald; it is w roliof to koow, prepared for the emorgency,—forowarnod aud forearmed, €0 to speak,—calls upon the Domocratio iouse to oblige *thiw military sphinx’ to show a de- cont roupoct for tha Constitution, the lawe, nud sacrod traditions of our conntry,” end eo the Ttepublio 1a to bo saved, and wo may all brosthe casior. The Bt. Louis Republican, commonting on tho numbar of peopls wko call upon the Alayor of that city for frostrausportation with recominends ations from Masor CoLviy, of thiu clty, meue tions one 5l. L. Bnervoy, who based his petition upon the following lotter : ,,J Mavon's Ovviop, CnttAno, Nov, 39, 1875, —Tu 1A @ nay woueera : 1iakn plewsure i recomtnendiuy (48 beurer, AL, Y., BitELDoK, who leaves Chicago o travet Bonth for thp benedt of Lis Lesith, and to arck em-, plosment, 3r, BustonN {8 sn {uduslrioun, truty Fortuy snans it wiih Jude Vax Leswx's opiol bltn T beartlly agree, 1L, D, GoLvIY, a3y In viow of the nses to which aach open lett ate pat, it iy about time that the Mayor quit writlog them. As tho individual Covvix, there 19 no objection to his writing as many letterd us he ploass, but in presenting thesu ofticial let- ters as Doyor of Chicago, which sre liabie to all kinds of abawo, it [s about time tostop, If she Mayor has friends golng Sonth, he had better pay their way, or let them go withont an offlolal indorsewent to bomade the pretext for desds Lesding and deud-beating. Of tho banqueting of Congressmen by the Centennial Labibition mensgers, tho Bt. Loud GQlobe-Lhmacral ronarks @ 31 this world, pevpla who do ot respeet themelrcs 87 ot lkely 10 obtain (he respect of otharg 804 1 10 ciunseniu ndoeeod 0. e bicumaads DaYe Hord iuflugnce thau ts sddrvssed 10 jtu Besd,—id "Illll lu: x‘:ny“fim“:uu of criticlam thet 1y be The roya! author s aps to be a bore. Wm:l cartatuly 18, Jer suubbod sop-in-law, n: Masquiv of Lorno, has uos deparied from ¢ i rule iu lu long-drawn-out poem of * Guido 83 Lita" Aud now comas the Duke of Edioburg with & % oomio opers,” at whioh e mg': speciatern will bave fo laugh, 89 tatler BoY molaxcholy {be staf will ki The Quia