Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1876, Page 4

i L e 2 & TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. RATER OF SURNCRIPTION (PAYABLE I ADVANCT). Pontuxe Frepald at this OfMce. + Paily Rdition, post.pald, L year. +.813.00 Parts of yearatsams rate. ‘Poai-paid, 1 year Parts of year at same rato. 7 oo The postage i 115 cents & our, which wo wi Spacimen copiea seut free, Toprevent dclay and mistakos, be Fure and give Fost-Offce address fa full, including Stateand County. Remittances may be mada cither by draft, express, Post-Offics order, or In registered lettern, at our risk, TERMS TO CITE SUDSCRIBREA, Dasly, dcliverad, Sunday excopted, 245 centn per week, Daily, deliverad, Bundsy fucludod, 30 cents per week, Addremn THR TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madfson and Dearbo Uhlcago, L prepay. AMUSEMENTS, WeVICRER'S THEATRE—Madison street, between nrflrbnmvll':d ftate, Engagement of George Higuold. “ Haory V. JIOOLEY'S THEATRE—Randolph streot, between Clark and LaSalle. Engagement of the Kellogg Opera- Troups, ** Tho Tallsman,” NEW OHIOAGO THEATRE—Clark sirset, betwoon Randolph apd Lake, Egagementof Callondor's Geor- gis Minstrols. ADELPH! THEATRE—Doatborn street, _corner Aonroa, * The Organ-Grinder.” Varioty performance. WOOD’S MUSEUM—Monros street, botwoen Dear- born and State, Afternoon, * A Ghost lu Spite of Himeel? ” and “Tha Adventures of a Country Girl.” Evaning, * Under the Gaslight,” ACADEMY OF MUBIO—Hnlsted street, between flml ::‘.il.md Monroa, Eogagement of the Georgla nst PLYMOUTH OHUROH—Lecturs by Henry Vincent, “ Maulluess " The @hieage TWeibnme, Monday Morning, January 10, 1870, Herr Knvrr has boon favored with an order for six of his 11-inch steel breech-loading cannon, to be shipped nt the earliest moment by the Sponish Government to Cubn, at the speciol request of Joverran, tho new Captain- General. ussis furnishes o shuddering horror in the shapo of n railway accident near Odessn, whero a train of cars plunged down nn em- bunkment, and the unfortunate passengers, mostly military recruits, wero' burned and mangled to tho number of over 100, sixty- «ight being killed outright. All of tho churches invited by Mrs, Movz- 7o to the Mutual Council havo been heard trom, and all have nceepted. Tho list is said to include some of the most eminent clergy- men in the denomination. Plymouth Church will hold o meeting this oveniug to nrrange Yfor the session of the Counc The death is nonounced in our Boston fiispatches of Dr. SamvenL Grioney Howe, of Boston, the eminent physician, surgeon, and philanthropist, who invented tho alpha- bet of raised lotters for the blind, and whoso Buccess in tho edueation of Launa Bumadtay, a blind mute, was one of the marvels of the day. 'Sympm.hy_{o.; the victims of tho rigorous occleninstical laws in Germany is taking a proctieal form in England. ‘The Catholic Associntion of Great Britain has issued a call for subscriptions for the relief of tho priestly sufferers, and the Duke of Nosfolk, Presidont of tho Association, lends off with 5,000, Cardinnl Maxxive subscribing $1,500. No agreement was reached by the jury in the case of Hexmy Davis, on trinl for the murder of Cmantes Wayraxp, and tho jury was disobarged. Two or threa of the jurors are said to have stood out for acquittal, others for life-imprison- ment, and others for the death ponalty. The plea of insanity was pressed with skill und vigor by the counsel for tho defense, and successfully, too, for tho present, as tho dis- ngreoment of the jury necossitates another trial, unless the Bfnte's Attornoy enters n nwolls pros., which he is not likely to do with- out another effort to sccars a conviction. The suspicion, curront for soma weeks past, that Chicago had boen sbifted to the latitudo of Florida, was removed yesterday afternoon with great suddenness and violonco. From a delicions atmosphere lika that of June, with windows open and Rtoves and furnnces unen- fdurable, two Lours Lrought us back to Janu- ary, and the geographical muddle was solved, In that brief tima the thermometor donoted a ehanga of nearly 40 degrees in the tempern- ture, and the day which began with the warmest winter weather aver known hero- abouts closed with o bitter, intense *‘cold anap.” It was a wenthor achiovement of the highly sensational order, and the sensation nono the plensantest either, A paper by the Rev, S, W. Durrrrwp, pns- tor of the Eighth Presbyterian Church of this city, on the subject of **Christianity in Edu- cation,” is printed clsowero in thin issue, Tho writor contonds for the retention of Bible-reading in the public schools, whethor the Romanists, Jows, and infidels like it or not. If thoy don't like it, they are enemies to truth and civilization, and he would have them put down and kept down,~a modo of regulating conscienco and religions baliof which would probably bo attended with some inconvenience in the event that the political supremacy in Amcrica were ever lost to Protestantisin, and obtained and exercised by the Romanists, Jows, or infidels in the meuner proposed. Jhe Wisconsin Legislature, which assem- bles on Wednesdny of this week, is the sub- Ject of not a littlo speculntion and guess-work 23 to its politieal complexion and the charac- ter of the legislation to bo anticipated. Tho Bonata is strongly Republiean, and s regard. ed a5 an exceptionably fine body ; but the As- membly is badly mixed both as to politics and mbility, 'Thero are 49 Republicans, 49 Dem- ocrats, and ¢ Independents, and upon the party afiliation of the Iatter will rest the con- trol of that branch o far as relates to the election of Speaker and the appointment of subordinates, An effort will bo made to se- cure some modification of tho Porien law, whereby the railroad interests of thu State may be placed upon a fairer footing, but it is as yot too early to forecast the tomper of the Legislature on this subjec The Chicago produce markots were niorg snimated on Baturday, Mess pork was in Let- . terdomand and firm, closing at $10.26@19.27} cash and $19,42}@19.45 for February, Lard was in good roquest and firm, closing at $12.80@12.82) per 100 fbs cash and $12.42) @12,45 for February, Meats wero activo and firmer, ot 7{o for shoulders, boxed, 10jc for do short ribs, and 10}e for do short clears, Highwines were inactive and nowinully . easier, at §1,08}@1.09 per gallon. Flour waadull, Wheat wes active and jo Ligher, clostng at 9640 for eash and 963e for Febru. ary. Corn was moro sactive and fo higher, closing at 43]c for January and 430 for Feb- riary, Oats were quiot nnd unchonged, cloring nt 80c ensh and £0}e for Folruary. Ryo was quict, at Gfe, Darloy was quict and firm, closing at 794e for January sud 77c for Fobruary, Tho hog market was active aud atendy at Friday’s quotations, packing hogs selling at $6,80@7.20. Cattle woro quiet and unchanged, at 23.00@6.50 for common to choico, Sheep wore in demand, at $3.75@ 5.25 per 100 ibs. One hundred dollars in gold would buy $118.12} in greenbacksat the close. Our Wnshingtondispatehes yesterday morne ing intimated that n crtain Chicago detectivo had been ferroting out evidence in the whisky enses which would produce arupture betweon tho President and Secrettry Bristow, and n dispnatch to one of our coatomporaries names Sax Fruzen ns tho detective, and further affirms that ho will publish his statement in the Jnter-Occan, tho official orgon of the tcrooked " people, the evidont purpose being to throw another obstacle in the way of the Secrotary's - vigorons prosecution of the ‘Whisky Ringin Chicngo. The game, how- ever, is ono that will not work. It will take a strongor man than Sax Fezrer to block the prosecution of tho whisky thioves. The Tresident and Secretary Bristow understand each other perfectly, and ara heartily united in their joint attack upon corruption. Thero is no danger that nny rovelations of developments found by this mous- ing dotectivo will produce @ rup- turo botwoon them. The whisky thieves, their organ in this city, and their detectives combined, will find themselves poworless to stay the arm of justice. Tho President's maudate to lot no guilty man eseape will bo rigorously carried out by Secretary Bristow, notwithstanding the howling and vitupern- tion of tho desperate combination agninst them. Mr, Saxt Fergen ecan bring on his dogn, nnd let them bark nud growl through the columns of tho Whisky-TVicres' Organ, The President and Secretary will go on with their worl unmoved by the sensationnl slan- dors of the whisky-thieves' detectives until every guilty man is punished. s THE DEMOCRATIO CRY OF DISHONESTY, Tho Democretic party in Chicago has beon organized again; time, Jan. 8, 1876G; place, 79 Clark streot; operators, Mr. C, IT, McConstick and the other reputables of the defunct Jefforsoniang. When the party or. gnnized the last time, wo congratulated the public, but the organization did not stick. It wns unablo to resist the scductions of ‘he People’s Party with tho offer of potty offices to tho small fry, and fially, by a formal voto, sunk into the odorous armsof the ¢ Opposition” and suffered ignoble defeat. Wo congratulata tha Democratic party on its present organization, and hopo that it will listen no more to outside organizations, but will maintain a responsible party nuthority, ‘We welcoma the reorganization of the Demo- cratic party, beeause it promises o correction of tho irresponsiblo character of local poli- tics. Under tho present system, tho thioves end ring operators of both Democratic and Tiepublican parties carry on their schomes, and no one is responsible for their conduct. Letus have a Democratic party and a Repub- lican party, and let us have some responsi- Dbility for thoso elected or appointed to ofiico, But MMr. McCorycr, who is tha chicf of the party, stated that tho organization was now mada that the Democracy of Chicago may tako its part in the election of the Domo- cratic Prosident in 1876, Ho thinks the Democratic party is cortain of success, and cepecially urges that tho Democratic party ought to be restored to power that they may oxpose and punish thoso who have been engaged in frauds on the rovenue, The Ropublienn Administration has, how- aver, begun that worl, and long before the Democrats eon reach powor will have brought tho offenders to justice. As Mr, McCoranic places the necossity for restor- ing his party to power on the ground that the exposuro and punishment of revenue thieves may take place, aund ss long before the clection comes off that wholo busincas will bave been rigorously executed, the necessity will no longer exist, and the Demo- crats will bolato guestsac the fenst. But would the restoration of the Democracy lead to reforms in the Lonegt collection of the revenue? How was it somo years ago, wken Asprew Jonvsoy had filled tho revenua ofices with Domocrats or with Republicans who hnd aposta. tized? At that time the tax on whisky, wns 22 per gallon, and under the administra. tion of the Demoeratio ofiicers the entiro col- lections of whisky tax sunk to 318,000,000 a yonr, After Jomvson and his Democratic oflicers wero put out, the Republicans re- duced the tax to 66 and 70 conts per gallon, and put in new officers, and the annual col- lections of revenuo since thon have averaged from 50,000,000 to §55,000,000. Wo do not make thoe foolish assertion that Republicans 88 a body are more honest than Democrats;. that would amount to asserting thoy were different races of poople, when iu fnot they aro nll of the samo gencral charac. ter. ‘Tho mass of tho peoplo aro honest, and it is tho offfcers who become corrupt. As tho Democratic officers weakened, and corruptly divided the revenues with the thieves, so, after n senson, tho Republican officers be- camo corrupt in liko manner, But the Dom. ocratio officers wers unpunishod, wera left freo to stenl up to tho lost moment of their ofticial lifo, and then oscaped with all thefr plunder, But the Republican party, acting through tho Roepublican Administra- tion, has uncovered the wholo infamous and corrupt conspirncy ; has indicted and is try- ing tho whole fraternity, high and low, aua before many weeks will have reduced to the condition of convicta all tho men who have been guilty of frauds on the revenuu. No political party i responsible for the crimos of its nppointed oflicors unless it apologizes or justifies the acts, or screens tha offender, or continuea him in oftice. ‘Wheu the Republicau party of itself exposed the oflleinl crimes of its own en, nnd has througl the courts imposed the severest pen- alties kuown to the land, it doca not sound well for the survivors of tho Axnmew Joun- soN dynasty and the beneficiaries of the four years of tho plundered Treasmy to ask to be restored to puwer, that they may punish ofti cial dishoues! The intelligonce from Washington respect- ing naval movemonts remain just ns unsatis. factory and mysterlous us ever. It Is stated that, in responss to private inquiries, Becra- tary RosesoN states when the proparations woro commenced he anticipated o war, War with whom? War for what? There was nothing in the President's mesuhge indicating ‘war, and there is nothing warlike in recent diplomatic dispatches. Another dispatoh atated that there ia to bean immediate concen. tration of our availablo naval forco at Por “YHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JANUARY -10 Toyal, 8. 0., ns that locality is near the Gulf, What does this mean? Have onr relations with Spain become critical all at once, or is thers some sccret design againet Cuba? Why does not the President oxplain to tho conntry this continued warliko preparation, or Congress demand an explanation? RESUMPTION AND ASSUMPTION. In Tog TrisuNe of Saturday Mr. Ve B. Drssrow bad a longthy letter proposing a plan of resumption, the essntial fentures of which are contained in tho following claises of the bill designed to earry it into effect : e tl enaeted, ete., That after Jan, 1, 1677, the United States notes (ealled greenbacks) skall no longer be legal-tender, except in payment of delits lucurred prior 1o that date. 9, That, fiom the parsage of this act, the Becretary of tho Treanury bo authorized to irsue, in ezchange for aafit Unitod Htates notes, new United States nates, con* taining the words, “ Redecmabio in gold, ou domend of (e holder, at sny Bub-Traasury of ihe United Stntos,"—exchiangtng sald new notes for the old b the ramo rate and rolative value na gold itsoif would exchange for sald greenbacks at the timo of making such exchiange. Tho writer adda: T rogrot to meo that, in yonr recont platform of re. sumption, you omit to {nolude tho very csscntial fore ture of & gold-noto currency to be lssued by the Gov- ornment in excliangs for ths present, at actual valuos, and fo Le retired when tho general busioess of the connlry rhall have adjusted itaclf on the gold-baals, T'his point was fully discussed and satis- factorily scttled in tho argument wo earried on some time ago with the Canadinn ox-Min- ister of Financo, Sir Faavcis Mncrs, Ho proposed much the samo thing, eud we showed him the inheront defects of the plan. 1t is not becnuse wo have not thonght of Gov- ernment gold notes that their issuo does not form part of our plan. It ia proposed tohave @old motes instead of serip ; redemption in coin instend of redemption in nothing. 'This is a ploasing idea, but so is tho speedy ad- vent of the Millenninm ; and, unforfunately, both are impossible. We have not indorsed tho issuo of Governmnent notes redecmablo in gold on demand for the simple and sufticient reason that no one has yet beon nable to find out how tho redemption can bo maintnined nnd the notes reissued and kept in circula- tion. We aro all Duxpneanys on this matter, It is one of the things no fellow can {ind out. Mr. Drevsrow inndvertently omits to tell ns this. He simply nssumes that the Govern. ment ean keep aflont gold notes to the amount of 87 per cent of tho present volumo of legal-tenders ond redeem them in gold whenever the holders demaud coin for them. Now, assumption and resumption aro two véry difforent things, in dictionaries and finance. They shonid not bo confounded, Our correspondont’s sttempt to mnke the former take tho placo of tho latter iy mig. judged. Wo nnswor his historieal argument first, and then discuss tho plan in general, ITe snys of his schemo : 1t ndopts tho polley by which Rumsia and Anstris re- smmed specio-payments some years after {ho clozo of thelr wars with Narorrox, which bad placed their lo- Rol-teuders at » discount, Thair resumption, In bath fustancos, was without auy derangement whotever of ‘business, though the old curroucy of Ansiria was worth in gold Lut 60 por cent of ita faco, and that of Tussis was worth in gold but 33 per ceut of its face. Reaurption, in both inotances, wem effested fn a month : and, I the sme method of resumption woro Tesorted to Liero and now, it conld an easily ba ooctad in March nest as atany subscquent date, Thoe smount of paper Russia or Austrin had in circulation at the time of this financial ex- pedient was n mere bagatello in comparison with the amount of our prescnt irredocmable carrenoy, Binco the Hungarian war of 1848 and tho Crimenn war of 1854, neithor Austrin nor Russin bias vontured to try tho scheme over ngnin. ‘They have too much paper out. They conld not lkeep the now notes rodeem- able, and therefora could not keop them ab par. Austria for twenty-cight years nand Russia for twenty-ona years have had a fluc- tonting currenoy which hos damaged their prosperity, What they did then with n fow millions is one thing; what thoy caunot do now with their mony millions is anothor. The historieal argument recoils upon Bfr, Drysrow, Asfaros it proves anything, it shows thiot his plan ia possible only when the amount of irradeemable paper aflont is small, 1f there werd only £25,000,000 or $50,000,000 of groenbncks in circulation, our Governmeut could doubtless adopt the oxpodiont with safe- ty. Wo cannot do 8o now, with $420,000,000 of onr gerip out and nenrly ns much more of National Bank ecurrenoy redsemablo in this scrip. ,Thero i3 a historical precedent nesrer at hand, in our own country,—n precedent which npplies with considerable forco to our present circumstances. Before nnd during tho Revolutionary War, the Colonios of Mas- sachusotts, Rhode Islaud, nnd others, adopted tho precise polioy which is now urged upon us, When their notes hnd fallen to about £0 cents on the dollar, they issued new ones, redeomable in coin on demand, and took up the old ones at tho rato of 50 cents far ench 100. But they soon found themselves unablp to redoem the new currency, and this there- foro deprecinted. Whon it sank to the level of thaold and in some cnses below it, o third serios was put forth, which went through precisely the same stagos. In tho #nmo way, wo would bo unable to maintain tho redomption of our new gold-notes, and they, dishoncred like our present greenbacks, would depruciate and fluctunte, This londs us to the genoral considoration of the plan, The Governmont would be obliged tore- deem between $300,000,000 and §100,000,000 of gold-noted o year, ‘This i8 exclusive of our domestic commmerco and local domand for gold. Within our own borders, peopla would just s lief have paper worth 100cents on the dollar as n gold dollar itself—perhops alittlo rathor have it, But our national and international transactions would require the smount of gold we have mentioned. They do so now, The payment of duties requires £100,000,000, of which $135,000,000 is paid out again for interest and the sinking fund. Our forcign trade tnkes from 60,000,000 to $100,000,000, aud the payment of interest ar American railrond bonds and other prive scenrities hold abrond, the exponscs of tuwi- ists, ota,, require from $25,000,000 to §50,. 000,000 more, At prosent, the Gold Boards of Now York and San Froncisco sell this namount of gold to importers, meorchants, bankers, travelers, and corporations in ex- chango for jrredecmable notea of the Gov- ernment. In s word, tho brokers tnke the place of the Governmeut nnd redsem the greonbacks at o hieavy diveount, ranging from 12 to 18 por cont of late yewrs, Now, as soon as the Qovernment had out a currency irvedeemnble on domand by itself, tliis demnnd for the redemption of £300,- 000,000 to £400,000,000 would continue, but tho holders of the paper would all go to the Government instead of to the brokers, be- cause they would thus escapo the shave charged by tholntter, Iow is the Govern. ment to ralso this vast amount of gold? There ara just two ways. It can increase the taxes and so scowmnulate o sufticient sur- plus, The people will not stand this, so that schome No, 1 fulls to the ground. 'Tho only other way is for the Sccretary of the Treasury to ba given unlimited power to sell gold bonds fram week to week for what thov will bring in ccin, ever promium he might have to pay. nian ean foreseo, war among European poworn, it might cost tho Government a sacrifico of fifty millions year to maintain redemption and put out its notes as fnst ns thoy ponred in. Thero is no cortninty that it could maintain redemption in the face of n finnncisl pauio or during war among Furopean powors, All this, of course, will incrense the publie dobt or taxes, and will do so the more, inas- much as the domand for redemption will bo greater na times grow harder, aud at such times the bonds will have to besoldats greater discount. The Rocretary ennnot re- igsue his gold-notes by paying the curront ex- penses of the Government, because the an- nual rovenna must suflice for that. Ile must, thereforo, go into thonarket, a8 wo have said, and buy bonds for cwrrency. Tho now demand will raise thoe price against him, and he will sell his bonds for coin at a discount and buy them back egnin for notes at n pre- mium, giving more in tho ono case and got- ting leas in the other. "I'he Government will bo shaved both ways. This is tho only practicnble method of main- taining the redomption of a vast peper circo- Intion, nnd this is too risky, uncertnin, and costly, to bo seriously considered for a no- ment. I'his plan, then, is impracticable. Noither Russia, Austria, or Italy, dare to undortake it. ‘I'ho inexorable necessity of buying from brokers or the Government, with paper, overy year, from £300,000,000 to $400,000,000 of gold to pay interest on the debt, for sink- ing fund, and for international commerce ond relations, render it impossible, If any one cati show us o means of eseape from this conclusion, we shall be glad to print his lot- ter, but unless he can solve the problem of the Governmént mnintaining redemption nnd keeping its notes in cirenlation, aud cnu do something more than try to substitute ns- sumption for resumption, wo caunos sparo the space. ¢ S — THE SOUTHERN RAID ON THE TREASURY. Col. Bzruens himself could not show moro zeal for ** the old flag—nnd an approprintion” —than the Confederates who are now en- goged at Washington in holding caucuses and moking the full pardon of Jury Davis n condition of their support of the centenninl colobration of the Union. A reviow of tho brief sossion of Congress bofore tha holiday odjournment shows that in that short time forty-six bills for the payment of monoy to Confederate claimants were introduced, Thoy wore of all sorts and sizes, from tho ono ap- propriating the triflo of 68,000,000 with which to refund the tax un raw cotton, to ono authorizing the Secrotary of the Treasury to present Winirax Lrsox, of Loudon County, Ve., the munificont sum of $18. We fear Lratox will be sour with disappoint- ment before he is paid for his chicken-coop. I'wenty-soven of tho bills in this eatogory releto to individual claims, exclusive of thoso for tho refunding of the cotton-tnx, Two of theso aro Almost identical. Thoy were pro- -posed in the Benatd and Houso by Muznni- soN and Davis, of North Carolinn, rospect- ively. They do away with tho requiroment of loyalty as a condition precedent of the poyment of Southern claima, Wo now have o Bouthern Olaims Commission, which hay Lind to adjudieate upon tho rights of 22,000 Southern loynlists. It has boen a great ou- ponse to tho country in salaries, witnoss fees, ele., nud by far the greater number of tho claims have been thrown out of court. It s estimated that tho Mennrvox- Davis Dills would brenk down the bar- riers that mnow protoct tho Treasury from 200,000 cx-traitors, who repsy their country for its generority in freely pardoning thom by uniting in o grand foray on its de- pleted Troasury, droined of hundrods of millions by the results of their crimo. They want hundreds of millions moro for their in- dividual use, and their attorneys hasten to ploy this grab-game for them, The expense of merely adjudicating upon theso wholly basoless claima would be many millions of dollars, North Carolina scems to bo mainly represented by claim-brokers at Washington, for ox-Gov. VANCE, of that Stato, is pulting in his Jittle bills too. One of thom repeals the statate prohibiting the payment of claims to disloyal persons *‘and all other laws of similar charaoter and purport.” This, if it beeamo a lnw, would batter o breach in the Treasury through which all tho wagous used by the Confaderate armies could be driven to ba londed up with specio and taken South agnin, There is nremarkable phase in the bill, It refers to ‘ tho war between the States, genorally called tho rebellion,” ‘Thisis a tribute to A, H. Sternens’ tenchings which should malo the patrisrch's heart rojoice, Wa publish elsowhero o lottor giving full details of the proposed lnws. It hasnever before been known how mucl damngo was done tho Boutk, Ench Union soldier goelus, according to theso claims, to have wantonly destroyed threo honkes, n 40.ncre farm, and 2,003 domestic snimals per day, besides stealing a library snd burning o col- lege overy Bunday, 'This is tho more ro- markable, inasmuch as tho veracious almanac published by the Baltimora Si:n shows that the Confuderates wou overy battle during the War, nnd finally surreidered only hecauso they conld find nobody to fight. It would surely bo more fitting for tho North to pre- seat & fow million claims for damnges iu- flicted by the victors in tho lata War to the Democratio Logislatures of the South, Ite- juiring us, after being whipped in all tho onttles, to pay the exponses, is liko tho ex- action of the French indemnity, It is piling Plion on Ossa. ‘Wo hiave no wish to sow the sceds of see- tionn! strife. We nre not doing so. ‘The mon respousible for the growing cmbitter- ment of publio feeling are tho Confedernte Drigadiers who Lindly offer ta allow the Union to "colebrate its centenninl, provided it fimst pardons Jzvy Davis ; the Confederatc soldiors who crowded, tho othor day, ubout the Clerk’s desk in tho House and shouted, ns the oftices held by crippled Uniou voterans wero shared among them: “he gray '8 on deok again”; and the lordo of Confederate raiders who have rushed to Washington with claim on claim, desperately rosolved to rob thoe country which their treason hns already onc: brought to the rink of finaneial ruin. The peopla will not stand this sort of thing, Al it prophecies of tho flood of Southor:n claims that would follow Democratic su- premacy in the House have been more thm. fulilled. And yet wo have seen but o tithe of the bills of this sort that would not only be unresonted but passed, if the Presidency With the procoeds of tha bonds the Troasurer could redesm tho gold- notes, and then, in order to got the notes again into eirculation, ha could buy back bouds with them, standing tho loss of what- This double process will of course add to tho ex- penses of the Governmont,—how much no In caso of foreign compli- entions, a panio in tho moncy mwarket, a and tho Senato should fall into Democratio hands. REVERDY JOONSON'R WHITEWASH, I'he Hon. Revefiny Jonssox has been por- forming n work of supererogation ns well ns of audacity in printing n letter whitownshing Gon, Bcuzver in regard to his disroputable connection with the Emmn Mine swindle, 1is lotter doon not put any new phose on the matter, doos not alter ita charctar, nor af- feot it in any dogres, Iiia operniions yomnin exnotly ns thoy wero before Mr, Jonwson wrote his pottifogging lotter, It will not nlter any one's opinion,—firat, beeanso tho facts ro- main unchonged; nnd second, becauso Mr. Iirverpy JoussoN was not tho proper man to go to England in this whitewashing business. It Gen, Scnexek had boon o private citizon ho might have ncted in any capncily Lo plensed as o factor in {he disposal of Emman shares without provoking mny general sur. prise or eliciting any particular commment beyond the fact that his operations would be smoothed over upon the ‘genecral grounds of tho Inxity of public morals and the low tone of commorcial life. But Gon. Scmexck i not a privato citizon, Ilo is tho ropresentative of the United Btates in Eungland, Tleis supposed at lcast to ropre. sent the honor of this country in his doport- mont, and to maintain a roputation up to tho standard of whnt is considered an nnspotted reputation in tho United Btates. More than this, hie represents his country in the highost Court of Europe, aud whero tho standard of what constitutes gentlomanly otiquette is nn- usunlly punctilions and fastidious, All tho whitowash Mr. Ruveroy JonwsoN cnn mix, and all tho deftness with which ho can apply it, cannot alter the facts in the caso. Gon, Somexck was using his position and his in- fluenco for purposes of speonlation in Bmma mining stock. 1o wns receiving from 18 to 20 por cent commissions for disposing of wild-cat stocks to tho English public. ITe made himself a Dircctor in the Company that ho might havo a direct personal intorest in its management, and use his position and influ. ence in putting ‘out shares where thoy would be wmost remunerativo, Whatover Mr. JouxsoN mny say to the contrary, such nots ns theso are mot in accordance with the rtandard of roputation expected by the coun- try of an Ameriean representative, or expect. ed by the Court of $t. Jamesof a foreign Minister, Tho President should hava called Gen. Beunscx home long ago, and ho has madle o serious mistale in allowing his per- sonnl friendship for the stock-jobbing and poker-playing Minister to interfers with his mnnifest duty of recalling him, Other Min- isters have been summarily recallod upon slighter reasons, A8 wo havo nlrondy inti- wated, the fact” that Mr. Jonvsox has writ- ton a letter of apology for Cen. Scmmyck does not alter tho comploxion of the case very lorgely, for the reason that Afr. Joux- sox's antecedonls aro not such ns to consti- tuto him n proper porson to do the white- weshing, Alr. Reverpy Jonxsoy was Minis- tor himsclf ot London in Axpy Joms- so's Administration. Ho ployed tho tondy to Jomy Born with enger alncrity,. Ho wns dined nand wined by him, and he stretched out his logs under ’his mahogany with refreshing regularity. Ie +was flattered and cajoled by him, and fluttered like n very largo and silly moth about the candlo until at last he got slnged. Tho re- sult of nll this British eating, and drinking, and toadying was thot when the time camne for him to do something for his country in tho Alabama mattor, nnd his country was looking to himn to uphold her interest, he so0ld her out and his work had to be repudi- ated. Gen. Scuexcg, thorefors, has not been moro unfortunate in his connection with the Emma Mino swindlo thanin the choice of the man to whitownsh him, If his connaction with this swindle was n sulciont causs for hid recall, the fact that Rzvirpy Jomsox is apologizing for him #a additional reason why o should be allowed to take his Manunl of Poker and Emma Mina stock nnd come home. ‘Tho country does not indorse or sustnin the Prosident in keeping him at London any longer, * . PARTY ROMENCLATURE. At the Saturday night moeting of the Democrats, held for the purpose of resurrect- ing the defunct Democratio party of this city, Judge Miren wos one of tho spokesmen, and gave as o uniquo rencon for the reorgani- zation of tho party tho fact that the word “Domocrat” meant so much, was 80 compro- hensive and so charming o sound, Tho Judge's reason would have been o more satis- Inctory one if it wero tho fact that his party il bo known horeafter as *tho Democratio porly.” The party with. which he has cnst his lot will in futuro be known either as tho Confederate Democracy or the Domocratic- Confederate party, or simply the Confeder- ate party. 'Tho Confederates constitute the bulk of his party. ‘Chey claim to have con- trol of fifteen States, having put down the Ttepublicans theroin by terrorism and force. Thoy nro not the tail trying to wng the Northern dog, but the Southern dog that is ‘bound to wag the Northern tail. There Is no term that an ex<Rebel so delights in as Confedernto. It is his bonst. Ile inkes as muoh pride in b As o loyal Northern an does in the term Unionist, Tho old Whig wing of tha Confederates have mo Democratic antece. donts, and cannot trace themsolves bagk to Democratic stock. Bince tho War, they have enlled themselves Cousiervatives or Confed- erates; before the War, Whigs or Conserva. tives. Tf, thereforo, the Democrats of the North propors to sot politically with the Houthern Confederates, thoy must accept the party name assumed by the moro powerful wing of the combination, and must there. fora bo known iu the fizture ps the * Demo- cratio-Confedernte parliy,” And if this be contracted into a singlo term, aa it will assur- edly bo, just as “ Dumocratic-Whig” was contracted into simply “‘tho Whig party,” it must be *the Confedarate party.” The party will ba eafled Confoderate, nnd Judge Mrrrze will find himsclf naxt fall in tho Confederate party, opposing the Repub. lican party. If ndjectives aro used, Judge Mizen will be a Damnocratic-Confederate, neting against Unfon-Republicans. The Judge, therefore, should be more careful in lis culogy of thenamo of his party, Ile shoold know by this time that tho word Demoerat has no siguiflcanco or application to existing partios, ITo should kuow that parties derive their names from tho political complexion of the majority, and that, as the dominant wing of his party nra Coufederates, that must of necessity be its name, Judge Mrizres moy now imagine himself to be a Demoerat. In tho next campaigu he will be o Confoderato, which he can soften down if ho pleases into Democratic-Confodorate. The tail cannot wag the dog, however vigorously tho Judge may try to do so. The Now Yor! une 13 t;lng 1o wake up that city to the faot thatit * has lost nenrly one-fourth of its grain trade, whils other Atlantic ports in hia country have gained,” 'Tho cause of this, nccordingtoa report submitted to the Produce Exchange, ia that lightorago and transfer charges at Now York nro nbout 4 cents por hushel, while at Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore, they, with storngn for ton days, aro but 13 cents, 4 ''ho differonce,” snys tho Z'ribune, ** is vir tually o premium poid the Weatorn shippor to send their grain to other citios.” Therois another cause besides this, ‘Cho trado of Chicago {s continually being discriminnted ngninst, and tho controllers of the New York lines are alwnys the firat to propose and the Inst to abandon such discrimination, If onr Now York nnmesake had compared Montreal charges with those of its city, it might have discoverod whero the bulk of Western grain will go ns soonas the Welland Canal has been enlarged. — Mr, WesprLn Prnnuirs is o chronie gramblor to the axtont of hoing & positive muaance. Noth- ing {a douo that he counld not have doue it botier. He ling & spocifia for overy ovil in the world which would be infallible it peaplo woutd only try it, but somobow poopls havo no faith in it, 40 ho sponda his time growling st the world, tho ouly compeusation for his growling Lelng tho fact thint ho growls vory good Luoglish. His lat- est suarl s at the Baston police force. 1o wishes to Lo tha Chiof of Polico, 8o that ho may abut up all tho aaloons of that oityin twenty-four bonrs, Ae thoonly way to stop his growling will bo to let him have mn opportonitv to show what be can do, why not array him in bluo coat aud #tar, arm bim with a club and sovon-shooter, and give bim control of the force and an oppor- tanil to charm tho grogahops with hia forciblo eloquenco? After ho hus closod all tha saloons in twonty-four hours, o font which any ono olso caa accomplish juet as well as he, ho will then find, mugch to his sstovishmount, that thoy don’t atay ciosed, aud that people will drink juat as much and often as bofore, notwithatauding his powaers of eloquence and elocution, Novertho. loaw, ic would bo well to give him tho opportu- nity Lio wants, it only for the sake of conviucing Lim of his folly and supprosaing his chroaio growliog, % A bill bas teon Introducod in tho California Topiatatura providing for tho punishmeut of tlio sbominable and frequont practice of wifo- bonting by flogging. Although chis form of penalty hias beon soverely onticisod and doos not vommand the favor of bumsnitariaus, thero aro some reasons In favor of it as a propor modo of punishment for this class of crimes. Tho prac- uco {8 bocoming very froquent, and is often charactorized by the grossest brutality, this class of brutos not confining their cruelty to simplo boativg, but addiog tortures of tho mosat cruel nnd revolting character. The law doos not now provido an ndequate penalty for tho oifensa} on the othor hand, its provisions are absurdly fu- adequate and make tho penalty a farce, If flog- ging is admissible in sny case, it ia a8 a punish- mont tor wifo-beating, and ita vigorous applica~ tlon would be an act of impartial justice and & punishimont in kind, in which tho victim would hyve no symyathy. A statute of this Lind would huvo tho tondoney to roatrain those brutes. ——— The mystory of whoro tho cheap cigars come from is at last oxplained. A Comnecticut me- dium has besn matorilizing cigars. Tho epirics attondant st her call doubtless ueo tho materials closo at hand, 8o thet this oxpinins tho absenco of Havaua tobuceo in tho rolls of eabbago-loaves which impoounlous youths purchase for a nickol. OBTIUARY, TIE TON. PETER OANSEVOORT. Announcement was made s few days ago of tho dostt of the Hon. Prren Gansevoont, dl Albany, a membor of ono of the most cminent Dutch families in the Btato. He wes born in tho sbovo city in 1788, graduated at Priocaton College, and was admitted to the Bar in 1810, rising rapidly to a prominent placo in the pro- fossion. Mo acted for some timo as private secrotory to Qov. De Wirr CrinroN, and then oun his military staff 88 Judge-Advocate Gen- eral, from 1810 to 1821. In 1830 and 1831 ho was a membor of the Assombly, and for four yoars a memlior of thie Stato Benate. Ho was & Trusteo of tho Albany A:ademy for twenty years, aud waa ono of tho incorporators of the Albany Cem- etory Association. Ho waa aleo first Judgo of the County Court of Albany County, from 1843 to 1847. Ot his family rolations the Now York Times says: Uew, UaNaLvoouT, in 1833, marricd Many Saxronp, o danghter of tho lfol, NATHAN BANFORD, Chancellor of this State sud subrequently United Btutes Seuator, ono of tho moat beautttul and accomplislied women of her duy, By this marcisge by lod four chiidren, two of whiom (ed fn infsncy, A third, the lato Brigadier Gen, ByNnx Sanvord Gaxsivoont, of the United States Ariny, who entered the Wur of 'the Rebellion as a private in ‘the colebraud Seventh New York Regl- ment, atterward commanded 1 regiment aud roie to tho rank of Brovel Drigadier General, and disd In 1871, ‘fhe othur, & dsughter, now the Wifo of ABRAIAM Laxaxg, £, of this cily, Are, GaNszvooRT uled in 164k, yud Qen, GanaevoouT fu December, 1843, mar- ded Misn SguuX LANuNG) & daughler Of Do lite s ALUAILAN G, LaxuIng, of thla clty, who died in Octo~ r, 174 MARQUIE DE 8T, OEOROES, Tho Parls corrospondent of tho Now York Times, wiltiog undor dato of Deo, 24, an. nouuncea the donth of the Marquls D& Sr, Qeonaes, who was tho author of nosrly all of Avpes's lbrettos, among tbem, *“Le Ieina de Chypro,” ** L usquotaires da Ja Reine," “LoJmf Errant,” ** Lo Plantour,” ‘Lo Canl- lonour de Bruges," *Les Amours du Disble," * Lew Diutoants de 1o Couronno,” * L'Ambase sadrice,” *Ludovie,” and *La Val d’Avdorro.” Ho was o rival of Bcmink in his palmicst days, and, when tho lattor was too oxacliug in his terms, tho composors aliways applied to the Marquis, o aventually sncceeded 80 woll that tho composora wont to him first, to the groat disgust of Scning, who waa very jealous. Ie died of plourlsy. GEONGE VINING. Nows has been received in New York by mail of tho doatb of tha famous actor (tzonux ViN- va, long conucctod with tho Princess’ Thoa- tre, Londou. Ile was & brather to Alrs, E, L, Davesront, wilo of tho well-known tragedian, ond tnclo to Faxny Davenront, of the New York Fifth Avenue Theatre. He atudied for the faw in France, but abandonod it for tho ataga, and madu s dobut at tho Marylebono Theatro, Loudon, in 1817, ay Florlzel in the * Winter's I'alo.” In 1853 bo jolued WioAN's compauy in tho Olymplo Theatro, snd in 1833 becamo lossoo of tho Princees’ Theatre, whoro ho made his grontost knccess, o was the origival Badger in " Tho Btreetaof London,” and the original Zom Robinson in ReADY's ** Never Too Lato to Aend.” Subsequently ho went into bankruptey and tho Princess’ Thestte was closed. 1u 1871 e played au engagement at the Olympie Thea- tre a8 Count Josco in CoLtins' *Woman in White,” to Misa Aps Dray' Laura Farleigh. ‘When tho Olympic Theatro was closed, Mr, Vix- 1x0 and Miss Dyas took the piece into tho prov- inces, plaging it with great success, Ouo of his lust appearancen 1o the rolo of the hero of Warms PusLnare arlborough.” COL. GIDNEY A, STOCKDALE, ban Francweo Cuity Jan, 3, Iho remsius of Col Bipxex A, Brockpars left this oity last ovening, in charge of his widow, for Canton, Il the Colonel having died at Bsn Dlego on Christmas Day, alior o hngering pros- tration by consumptiou. Thodeceasod was born In Ht, Louis, Mo., Moy 17, 1811, whero bo lived until B years of sgo, and sftorwards reslded at Caunton, Ili, until the commencement of tho War, when ho enlisted in tho Eighth Hlinois Rogiment of Voluuteers as a privato; bul was soon after mado Lioutenant of the Boventh 11i- noiy Cavalry, from which he was mustered out fu Juno, 1862, and, returniug home, raised & company for tho One Hundred and Third Rogi- wment Iilluois Voluntoers, In the epring of 1863 Lie wau appoiuted Provost 2arshal, in which po- uition Lo served in the Citiea of Juckuon, Memplis, aod Nasuyille, Tenn. Defure Gon, Urnt was mada Lloutenant-Gomwal, Col. BTooRDALE becamo s member of hig ala®, upon which he morved until the closo of Lbo War, Ian Juno, 1865, he wasap pointed First Deputy Colloctor of the poré of Now Orloana wndor Winrtase Pirr Krrroas, morsing untll 1808. In March, 1809, ho wasmps ‘pointed Revonuo Collector for the Firat Distriot of Louislane, sorviog the Qovernment fmthfally in this position unttl compotled to resign from {l-hoalth in July, 1874, In Boptembor of the samo yoar ho camoe to Californis, remaining until he diod, Deo, 25, 1876, at Han Diego. Ia thore days of corruption and 7:aud fo the collece tion of the Government'a oxtorlor and luterual rovonuo, whon Deputy Collootors of the Dms AnoEs atripe aro convictod and imprisoned foi ocomplicity In emugehng, and when enormoun Insson aro sustained by the Governmont by the collustons of its internsl rovonue offleials, fromg the highost to tho lowest grade, with the Hquot digtillers of the country, it is a ploasure to recond tha fact that Col, Brookpitz was a marked ozcaptlon, being au officer of unusual mbility and of tho strictest bonor, His work as Cuk loctor wan alwaya honostly and efficiently done, Ins highest motive always being to do his full Auty tu bis country and to hia follow-man. VICONTE A. DE LA QURTRONIEDR. ‘The Paria corroapundont of the Lundon Times, writing Dao, 24, says ¢ Vicomple ARTNUR DE LA GUEETONIERE, tnder Empire Councilior of Hlato, Benator Embaasador Drussels and Constantinople, who was manager of the Presse, and made ks debub o journalism, died very suddenly last ovening, ‘The nows of Lis doath was a alnfal surpriso this moruing, and the fesling of re. gret pervades alt partles, 1o was born i 1318, and wan tirat of all Legitfuilst, but scon went over to the Liboral opinions ropresented by TaMARTINE, Ti¢ catly, however, became & warm partisan of Louzs Na» PoLxoN, delended tho couv d'etaf, ¢ntered the Counc of State, and whon the Emporor foll was holding thy high post of Forelgn Embsssador to Turkey, He wia ona of the most juiimate confldants of ths Emperor, wan ons of the first to know his intentiona reapecting Italy, sud was the author of famous plmphlegv. oue of which, partfoutarly ** Lo Papa ot ls Congrees,” pro. duced nn_extrsordinury offect, Ou hia return from Constantinoplo after tho full of the Empire, s was arrested ot Marsollics a2 0 suspect, watched, snd placed under a guard ; but fnperative ofders coon sot hiaf at Iivorty, and bo'vas oun of the faw Bouspartists wha harbored no resontmont against tho sucowsors of tha Euplre, —— PERIONAL, The King of DBavarin haa conferrod the Ordes of Maximilian on Prof. Max Auller. Jobn C, Gauitond tho Hoo, . J, Whittomore, of Milwaukee, aro at the Tremont Houso, Mlss Charlotto Uushman {8 said to be writing a book of peisonal reminisconces of the atage, Dr. Charles L, Plerco, of tho Boston Post, is stoppiog ot tho Palmer Iouse. He {sonthe way to California. » It is stated that Mr, and Mre. W. J. Florence will, upon tho complotion of their Western tour, snil for Europo to introduco **Tto Aighty Dole Iar" Lo English audiencos, Tho officors of the Contral Pacific Company in San Frauciico are vying with each othar to ses which ehall lisva tho haudsomest houso. *There's millions in it,"—that 18 to say, in the Campany. His Roysl Highnoss the Duke of Connaught roturnod to Gibraltar from a boar-apearing exps« dition in Morocco Dog. 0. The expedition wat most successful, twelve wild pigs being killed in two daya. It {3 officlally announced that Col. J. W. Fornoy will leave Eugland at the olose of thit wonth, arriving in Philadelphia towards the middle of February, whon ho will rosume the editorial chnrge of tho Press. Oakey Inll'a retiroment from tbe ataga, il shoutd be underatood, is permanent. He re« taios no connoction with the Park Theatrs eithor nn actor or tnanager; and he will make no tour of tho proviuces, nw Lag boen widely re~ ported, Under dato of Doc, 20, 1864, Abralism Lincola wrote to Gon, Bhorman: * Whun you wers about leaving Atinata for the Atlantic coast, I felt soxious and fesifal. Now, the uudertaking bolug a succesy, the honor is sl yours, for nons of us went farthor than to acqulcsce.” Tho Nation thinks Mr, Reverdy Johnson's at~ tompt to paliisto or gloss over tue faults of Mr, Behenole is almost as mournful s the mction of tho Cootonnial Board in eending Mr, Forney abrond to ropresent it, with $25,000 of the Tacifio Mail corruption-fund in his pockets. Delmonico, the famous Now York restauratour, hos joased for fon yonrs the whole blook in ‘[wenty-sixtl streot botwoen Fifth avenue and Droadway, and will conyert the buildiogs futo cafes, dining-lislls, sod a Isdles’ restauraot, Tho Fourteouth-stroet houso is to boe continued, Napoleon II1I. once expressod groat surprise to Gen, Banlis that tho Americans should tax obam- pagno Bo hLoavily, when they loved 1l 50 well The Goneral ropliod that the tax was not be- cunge the Americans loved champague loss, bud beeauso thoy loved their country more,—a very philosopbical cbaervation, The report that Theodors Tilton is to settle in Chicago has boen widely circulated sad bee lioved. When Thoodore lectured in this city, and wss groeted by an immense aadience, he 8ald to himself: **Hero is another and a batter world, whero divorces aro obtalned without pub~ licity aod no charge bofor a decres. This isan osyly fu my lite's pilgrimege. Here will I pitch my tent.” A womsn complaing in one of the New York papers becauso no roprosentatives of her sex havo boen iuvited totake partin the Council called by Afra, Moulton to rdjundicate har troubles with Plymouth Church. Tho Congregational Chutch professos to maintain a governmant by ita mombers, women 0é well as mep, and there is n0 reasan why women should uot bo called upon to considor. tho grievances of & Congrogations! woman, ‘There a'atill roagonto donbt the authonticity of the reporc that Afr, Disraeli has appointed young Lord Lytton (Owen Merodith) Viceroy of India ‘This extraordinnuy honor has never been cone ferred upon one s0 young in yoars and so inex- perienced i diplomacy. Lord Lytton ia but 48 yoars of age, and his reputstion has all boen won in the field of lotters. Tho Vicerovalty is the highest office in the gift of tho Government outsida of thoThres Kingdoma, Mr, Jobn 'T', Raymond, the distingnished rep- resontative of Col. Sellers, seorns to have eo- goged sll tho native talent ju the coontry t0 write plays for him, It was some time ago ane noauced that Brot Harte's ** Gabrist Conroy" was to be dramatizad for bim, and now wa are informod thas Dr. Holland’s *¢Bavencaks™ ls to be adaptod for tho stageat the ordor of the same rapacious actor. Mr, Raymond is & fine gentio- manand an earnost actor. e are rlad to ses lim g0 thoughtful of the future; for the time must come when Col, Sellers will no longor fiud milliovs fn *The Gilded Age.” Mr. Boochier thus roplies to an inquirer coo- cerning tho literary standing of Halph Waldo Emersons *Mr, Emorson standa in thae front rank of philosophicalthinkers of our time. Hif style Is not a classical model (neither is Shake! 8poa) 'y, for that matter), Mr, Emerson (s 000. of those writers whoso worka are chiafly valus Dblo for thoir edsential quality, not for thelr outer form, Wo bave often wished that somo of bif choutnuts liad lesa burr, We do ot thuiuk thst his philosopby la conaclously founded on Chrls- tian othlcs, but big othios are in tho main Chrit tiau fn eplrit, Thero aro many writers more o& tontatiously Chrlstian who are lens essential) TOTEL ARRIVALS, Puimer House—Eimer Weanburn, Weshington; B E. Williams, Divowington ;A L. sage, Brooklyn i & Tivermore, Hoston: W, 6. Ticharduo ol W. D, Brved, Doston; 31, B, Ackermsz, Sa chico; M, an, Puilsd Milfkon, Augusta, Mo, 5 Clark 1, Deatiy, Medbury, Mas P Tenn Myery, W gton 27 3. Waters, gfl}‘““ J. A.' Lindo Wiltism Munro, Hawtlon} D, B, Warren, Bt, Joboti B. B, Aleott, Londog, Out.§ J. 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