Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1876, Page 7

e e——— e — . POLITICAL. Mized Condition of the Lower House of the Wisconsin Logislature. . Efforts of {he Democrais o Dake a Trade with the Inde- pendonts, Oomparative Unimportance of tho " " TLegislative Work to Bs Done, Some Pithy Observations upon the Towa Senatorial Contest. The Attitude of Yennsylvania Bourbons on the Presl- dential Question, WISCONSIN, BOMPOAITION OF THX LEGIALATURE—REAPFONTION= 'MENT—RAILWAT LEGISLATION—REVISION OF TI(E HTATUTE§ —THE ORGANIZATION OF THE Two | IIOUBES—QOY, LUDINGOTON—GLOLOOICAL BUNVET AND TIMBER AGKNOY. . *_8vectal Correspondenca of The Chicago Tribuna, Mapisox, Wie., Jan, 8,—~Tlho annual eossion of tho \Visconsln Leglalataro bogina on Wodnea- day, Jan. 12. Tt will bo, na to tle lower brauch, rather a romarkablo body, and ita composition la not caleulnted to raise oxpoctations of any groat good to bo sccomplishied by its delibarations, Trom returnp mado to Mr, I, M. Bashford, of tho Democrat, compllor of the Legislative Man- ual, I gathor somo facts that may bo of Interent : IH THE ASHEMDLY, tho political partics, according to tho classifica- tlon mado by tho membors themselvos, aro vory evenly balancod—49 momboers putting them- selves down as Republicans; 49 as Domocrata orRoformers, mainly chooalng tho letter uamo, and 2 Inddpendont,—Xenry Fink, of Milwaukee, ond William Carbys, of Osaukeo County, Mal. Walthers, of Milwaukee (claimed on both sides), calls himsclf a oformer. Fiuk and Corbys, oloctod Indopondont, have both baen Ropublia- ane, and aroconfidontly ovpooted to vots with that party., Thera arc 49 farmers. Thoto are but & lawyors, nono of thom of any promis vencs,—J. Wedig, of Bheboygan; B, Ringle, of Marathon; 0. J. Wiltzo, of Chip- pewa; Ansley Gray, of Iows,! Domo- orata; and Michaol Gsiflin, of Columbis, Re- publican. Thore are 7 men over 00,—tho oldest belng Goorge Gilonson, of Rock; and the youngest, Ausloy Gray, of Iown,—anative of thn Btr'ag a8 is also B, T. Oooke, of Milwaukoo: Tho ssmarkablo fact appoara that nearly balf tho mombers—4T—aro of foreign birth,—24 of thom Qermnus ; mose of the rost, Irish, English, Booteh, and Norwoglans, Tho oldest resident s I A, Zautoko, 33 yoars, THE BENATE conaists of 21 Ropublicans, 12 Demncrats and Woformers. It bas 11 farmers and 4 Iawyera; tho latter—IL. D Barron aod R. L. D. Pottor, Ropublicans, and T, R. Hudd and W. O. Bilvor- thorn, Domocrats—baing well known and of sonaiderablo ability. Tho oldest momber is I, . Davis, of Rock, father of tho Iato Govarnor of Minnesots, 63; and the youngest, Rock J. Flint, of Dun, 3. Tho longest residont of tho Stato }a James Ryan, 46 years,—na native of tho State; as nro also J, L. Mlitchell and R. L. Baker. Thero aro 8 of forelgn blrth. ‘Tho Sonato contalos more than tho wsual numboer of ablo and oxperienced mon, Tho As- sombly has vory fow mou of mark known out- side of thelr jmmediate nelghborhood, or wilh Any legl-lativo oxporiouco, Tho nsuslmistakes of groa' fiands In any buslnose are oven moro to- bo afi ehonded than from the last Assombly, with _Lich 80 much fault was found. TEAPPONTIONMENT, Ouno of the flrst and moat important mattars ta engroea attention will bo the respportionmont of tho Btate into Senata, and Assombly Districts, under the Constitution, according to tho Binte cansua of jast Juno, To do this uatisfactoril will bo no easy task, as populstion has inorense In tho northoin parta of thoS:ato #o much faster than in the mouthern—whore, indoed, ono or two couniies show a falllng off— that tho wonth will have to lose a numboer of membore; and it will bo bard to arrange dis- tricts, oopecially for the Sonate, withont divid- log and combiniug counties in a way nat’ alto- ether ploasnnt, It 18 to bo hoped no ROrTyman- ariog in tho apportionment will b attompted ; noneld likely to be effected, RAILWAY LEGISLATION, ‘Thera will bo &0 earnost offort to modify onr tailroad lcglulation In some such way as, while not surrenderiog the principle of coutrol over rallrond corporations, as conforred by our Con- stisution aud confirmod by tho Courts, to exer- ois0 1t in & way not a0 objcctiounblo to capital. lata or so nearly pronlbitory to railroad hulfi!lng 85 tho Potter Iaw, which, howevor, tho Grangora gonerally seem to aonaldor still as tho one thing beodful, A stronuous effart will bo renowed to secure tho ropeal of the oxomption of the Wost Wisconnin Railroad lands from taxation, despito tho ohm;nuaus of an Imipited contract on which tha rosd was bulit after this oxeraption Lad bosn voted. The fact that the road has gono out of Lho hands of the builders will bo urgod 08 o roa~ son why the ropeal, prosasd by the counties in- toroatad, should not be longer delayed, Axida from these mattors, there is littlo of im- Portauco roquiting ationtion, axcopt the appro- printlous to tho sovoral Stafo institutions, fow 3t whom nak much In the way of now bulldings ihls year, and thelr estimatos for currant oz- ponses arc moderata, TIE REVISION OF THE STATUTES ®as oxpocted to como betoro this Logislaturo. Tho work was authorized last wiater, and ap- panimonts mads, a8 provided in the law, by the Supremo Court Judges, early In tho spring, of the Ilon, David Taylor, of Fond dn Lac, who publishied & rovision of bis own a fow vears ago ; Col, W, &, Vilas, of thia oity; aod 4, I, Q. Oottrill, of Milwaukee. As no codlfication and revieion of the laws had heen made by Histo authority since 1838, and ono was very much needad, the rovisers wero nrgod to dovote thop- #delves assiduously to their wark, #o as to have it completed and snbitted to this Legisla- tare. They sppoiuted an oxperienced and com- petont clork, L. A, 8poncer, Lxq., and for a tima skowed considerablo zeal in thoir wotk. This soon cooled, Lowevor, and for tho last throo months hitle Lins boon d 1l expectations o? sompletiog it thin yenr bas boen abandonod, and soma of tho rovisora talk of malung it a throo- years' job, ‘I'is 18 » sorious disappalntment, and unless thero Is a prospoct of more oxpodition 1o the futuro, It s quito likoly thoro may bea thacga in tho Board, and mon appoluted whio will devoto more timo to the work. i nl;]l:l‘ fllluAfilflllTxhfllfl lfl:‘ 'l‘ll:‘ TWO HOUHEA b ng considerablo interest, patticularly that of the Assombly, in view of tho 3«|cnnnln ;{ohu- sal complexion. " Thereis u good deal of anxie iy, Dore on tho part of Demooratio place-seekers tbsn of Demooratio memburs, to get control of {t, 30 &5 to give thow roma offices; and so ovor- tures have bean ade to mome Lepublicans sleated lndnp-ndoullr to go in for thom for Bpeaker, if thoy would reciprocata by supporting Reformera for Chlef Olerk and Bergeantent- Ars, lovolviug sll the aubordinate places. As baa already boon tatod in the Tux ‘Tutuune, special efforts Linve boan made to onplure Alr Henry Fiuk, of Mllwaukee, always rogarded a Bepublicav, and slooted au such, though e hny ot alwa; Ided by caucos-docrocs, ‘Ihoso who know bim, however, say that Lo ia too old & bird to be caught with wuoh otiafl; aud it will Lo difficult 1o porvuado some Dewocratu, aftor last winter's experienca in tho Henatorslip, that thay make much by alscting Republicans, and tley will profer to suppurt & mau of {Lolr own, It tuderatood that Cal. 1, A, Ualking aud R, M, T, Huoter, of Milwaukeo, who sro aoxiona to bo Ciorks of the Assembly, have beon sotive in gouting thia thing up, ' Mr, Fink's pame bLas been mentioned s a Ropublican capdutate for Bposker, s bave also those of W, J. Viak, of DBrown; H. tocklng, of Yuu Cialre; L. 1T, Pallen and H. T, Merrill, of Hock; N, D. Come stock, of Trempenlean; and 1118p8 otLors,— most of whom disclaim any asplrations. Messtrs, Pk and Comstock ma develop conslderable areogeh. The Hon. 8. 1T, Fifield, of Aubland, a voteran Republican oditor, thouyl a young way, seoms o be the losding caudldate, and to bave ibe moet of thosa qualities snd 1| oxpotienco #bich Ay man’ for the rhca.-—hnvln boen & ‘wember of the mom:fl. and npa-a;adl an , Mloer, 80 that he is woll pasted, ' For Oldef Clork, Col. R. M. Btrong, of Bank, Clork last winter, and 0. D. Long, of Walwortls, Asatstant, 8ro tho chinf contestants, thongh tho name of tho Han, . W, Young, Cierk for snvaral yoars, hias also baon montioned. Ilin oxperionce would enablo hilin to run tho desk better than it ity been for tho Iast two years with now mon, Lor Horgoant-nt-Arms, no ‘ano has nny apecial prom- inence, For Chief Ulork of tuo Honate, tho contest will bo botwaen Lrod H, Dennott, of Rock, and tha Ilow. A, (), Turner, of tho Lor. tago Register, 'Tho latter ts not & eandfdato of his own™ notion, and lina hoon roluctant to hinve Lis name nsed; bota strong feoling has beon oxpressed that such _ peculiarly-conipetont mou, earnost and offoctive workora for tho Ropublican caueo. should La put whero ilmy can do the most good; and, as to fr. Dennett, whilo o vory clover yoang man and a good Clerk, it {s elsimod that ho hisn had bis share of logislative ood thinga ln nine_sucros- sive years of logislative position. For Her- goant-at-Arms, T." B, Reid, of Menaskn, who was Ansistant Clerk last winter, {8 goncrally coneldarod to have the innide track, Mr, E. D. Coe, of tho Whitowaler Register, whone tiama has boon very favorably mentioncd in this con- neclion, ft ia understood is not a candidats, For subordinate placny In both 1Tonres, indica tiona aro that caudidates will bo moro nuwmor- ous than over, a0X, LUmMNaTON has made o most favorablo imeresalon Auring the tiest weok of his Admiuistration hers, by the promptnens and courtesy with which b has dischargad tuo dutics dovolving on him, snd his appomtinents, communicated by telegraph, bavo been woll recatvod. TIE GECLOGICAT, ALNYEY, Dr. 0. W. Wight to-day vont in his resignntion a8 Chlaf of the Geological Hurvay, tn takn nffect Fab, 16, & yoor from higappointment, which was ono of tho most nufit made by Gov. ‘I'nylor ; but it is doubtful whothor a eliango will uot aconar bo made. As tho death of Prof, Lajham makoen tho roiuatatomant, whicli wonld have bean the only thlng thought of bad ho lived, imposaible, it Roows ominonWy proper that sumo unn of the threo gontlemen angaged in the wurvoy nnder fum should be placed tn charge : and there has beon astrong axprossion, through the press and otherwine, in favor of appomting 'rof. T, C. Chambarlin, of Iieloit, who has conducted o very thorough axamination of tho eastern port of tho Htato Aud moado some valuablo discoveries, Ilo nupoars not only to bo a goud gealogist and seiontist, bot & thoroughly practical wman, and one who wanid undorstand iow sa to presont tha mattorto the Fegislaturs ag to somirs tho frults of thn survey in tha publicatinn af it Te- ports in unch sbapn an to ba mont vsefnl, which 18 highly important, A fogr months® more wark il tinish tho survay, TIMBER AGENTA, ‘Thora in envsldorablo intorest In rogard to tho appointmant of Timber Agonta for the North- wet ; and tho alaima of Mr. 1L A, Taylor, of the IHudson &tar and Times, and Goorga C. Ginty, of the Chippown llerald, have Leon warmly prossed. .Tha formor has strong indorasmonts by the Reprasentativen whora the jand to bo pro- toctod lies, the partind intorestod in the laud- grant, ote., and 1a quite contidont of tho appaint- mont. Gov, Ludington don't propose 10 liavo tlis. Timbor Agenoy cost as muoh us nodor Lis predagossor, whoso Ageuta brought in biils of 29,000 for tho st quartcer, It tswhispered that inveatigations into this aud goma othor matiera by tho Lepisiatura may bo usoful, Prus. e e dolesson THE IOWA SENATORSHIP. TME CANNIDATES FOIL TIE TOSITION, To the Edltor of The Chicago Tribuna: Kroxvi, Ta., Jan. T.—Thero are fonr mean he- fora the people of Jowa who are promincut as candidatea for tho United States Bounto. One of thom lias had ** groatucss forced upon him," or bas beon lifted into a Ligh position by L’resi- dent Qront. Mo Las filled that pomtion ably and faithfully, aund I have no word to speak sgoinet Lim, Another I8 the recently-elected Uovornor of tho Siato,—a trus and roliablo man, Tho third 18 our present Congrossman from tlus disttict, about whom I shall hava w word to say. Tho fourth ig~wotl, & politician ; an old stagor; smolls of politics all over; a tactican politicioy, who lunws low to uso monoy to 7ot offico; who Is notociously tatnted, ond cairloa along with him a bad odor. The last threo candidates liave all boon in the political flory furnaco, Dut, unliio Bhndrach, Meshech, aud Abeduego, in the eoveu-ilmes- hoated, mythical furnaco of ofd, thoy bave not all como out nnscorched, *Ono of them has beon badly burued. It is thought by his forumer filunds that, through somo gross and corrupting influgncoy, ho lost for » thne bis faith in God and bia trug sliogiance to bigh vrinciples; that Hatan templed bim with gold and visions of greatness; and thon that the flamea tleshod areund bim, and dartod upon bim, and scorched him so fourfuily that tho once-commandiug boanty of lus moral inanliness is all gono. Au now thausands of iy formor adwirers cannat look upon Lim with pleasuro or coufidence, Ta sooak tho honost truth, they foel asbamed of him; and they hope, most sinceroly, that, for tho honor and reputation of the Siatn, ho will not bo electod its Sonator. A man so disfigurad, 8o morally burned and seared, they believe will be no cradit to Towa, This 1 Shadrach. And Bhiadrach lins already boen in tho Hennte, Dut Bladrach cantob withatand tomptation, Shnd- rach has gifts of apeoch; but Shadrach cannot #ay to Batan, ** Uot tho bohind me." U such men,—whouse futegrity is fooblo In knea and feoblo in vaico, and whoso love ot oilice in without scruples,~of such won we bave enough in Washington to rule, if not rumn, tho nntion. Wo want no moro; and, if Iowa adds to the nambor, sho will desorvedly lvse hor high repu- tation, aud be ranked with the Ntates which can elovata to the highest places political schemors and ofico-sookers, But why ehould sho? ‘I'wo of our candidates liave been in the tlorv furancw, nud bave come out without oven tho smoll of fire. Of ono, Meshech,—our prosont Cougros-~ man,—I oan spoak witlh poeftivencss and with- ont hesitation, No man can put oven tha point of his fiuger upou & winglo burnt spot i his charactor. No man can poiut to tho slightost dotloction, to the right or loft of tho line of reo- titudo in hin political caroor, He is young, and pure, and noble, liko the Btate ho ropronanta; pula on no ahe; {8 o man smongst mon, yot ©no demagoguo; bLas high conceptious of duty and rosponuibility; is thoroughly loyal aud thoroughly lepublican ; hiaa beon tnisted in Wanshiugion i the most re- sponsibla positions; and, withal, is oqus! to any that the Biate may avor eloct him to. Bhodrach, pothaps, can fulk fastor than Meshech, but Lleshcch can act infimtely better ; can stand firo better; can look the Dovilin the faco bettor, with o firmor oyo, notmithstanding ho way offer # $10,000 " for fils soul. Such & man will do honor to bis Btate. 1lo will nover tarnish ity roputation, whils tho peoplo in the Htate and out of tho Htato may foel unlimited vonfidenco in bis practical judgment, his puro intemrity, and bia statesman-hie capability, Now, I am not hired to writo this Iettor. Nobody intho carth, or under tho eaith, or abovo “tho earth, knows thal 1 am writing it, or would aver dream that I should writo it Inm no offlca-seaker, not oveu to bo an Aller- won, I write from the promptings of my own beart, from my lovo of lowa, my rogard for her reputstion, my interest in good government, 1y abhairence of<corruption, and of afl this buving and solling of snon and priuciplos in polltica ; and, 1f T can intluonca oiio -voto to bo oast nEllnuz cortupt muen, who cannot stand firo, I havo accomplisiiod my purpose, 1L, 1L TROONEAS OF TILE CANVARS, Special Correavondence of ' Chicapo Tribune, Dus Morxes, la., Jan, 8,—After throo days of skirmlshing, schowiog, plotting, and forming ot wheols within whools, and combinatlons of alt possiblo conception, {¢ would be impouslble even to conjecture 84 to Low tho Honntorlal contest uow standin Until Bolkoap arrived, the otbory were baving the vantage-grouud ; but his ap- pearance wonderfully augmonted Lia strongth. No posslblo polut or pluoe of utrategy is lefs un- uwed which will avall oithor candidate; and the wirea run all tbrough tho various oflioos to ha fllled, trom Bonator down to the minor oflices of the Legislature, ‘There sre more loadlers, aud benchmen, and pullors of wirga, Lore theu membors of tho Legislaturo, Ask thom what ero tho chauces for their candidato, and thoy will show their slate, on which it iy noticeablo tho figures are noarly the same all round, but not large cnough to take the nomination. ‘Tho remmmndor aro expocted to be mado up from menbors to arnive, of whom thore aro uuulg forty., Whon & mombor arrivos, it ho ianages by vigorous pushing to get tothe Qlerk's desk to write his nawo, he has no more than douo it when bo gots » nudgo on the elbow, which sends the pon whirliug, avd gets a wink and & vod, and & henchimau bogius to tow him off to & corner ; bus, before Lie gets nnder wav, Lie {s brought up taut with a short turm on Liy coat-tail, or s grip on lua collar, urgently do- mandlug hlu attontiou iu snothor dlrection, 1 #aid tho strengsh fa now about oqual of tho caudiJstcs for Henator, Aud juet here lios the poscivility of s uow blos within il this planmufi. It s woll kuown that (he MSata Kegister bas waintaiued an Indife fareut pusiton do this cootest, Ilavip secured the Post-Offico for & aocond term, nng tho assuranco of a fat job from tho Ht 60, its THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MOND; ‘ editor could woll afford o muzzlo fta eolumns aod keep out of the fray, oul, lnunlginu 1u the quotation businoss, and patting oash candidate nqually on tho hioad. Tlio Postmastor would be very ungiatoful if 1o gava no retusn for the big bonanva which Bonator Wrighit hias just now for a sccond time Iafd i bis lap. It Is croppiog out that tho Negister's gamo is to koop tho other candidaten about aven, with no choico, whilo tho editor and other Governmont omployes privately ull tho wires for the ronomination” of Henator Wright aa & compromise candidato,—an * ollico snsk the man,"” you koow, This is the Isteat phaso develo) oJYIn ths gamo uow belog playad, ond tho regular candidates aro a littlo ot woa In thair reckonings, as tho Houator I ln, and the others are oub, and ho bas no advantago. It 18 not probable that tho House will bs or- ganizod holore Tuorday, 1t will moet on Moo- day, snd adjourn to hold & oaucus to nominate the various oflicers. PENNSYLVANIA AT TIE CONVENTIONA—GOV, REN« DRICKH THE OANDIDATR FAVOHED MOST RY THFE DEMOGRATI—EX-00Y, CURTIN & OANDIDATE FoR VICE-TOLSIDENT — 00V, TILDEN'S NOMLNATION BTRONGLY NPFOSED, Corvespondence e York Tribuns, Hannanuna, Paon,, Jan, f.—Five months bo- faro tho National Conventlonn aro beld it ought 10 bo a28y to ascortain from the members of & Htata Loginlaturo, fresh from their homes, the drift of oplnion among the people of A Htata aa to Prosldential candidatos. If the mom- bora bave poeitivo preferences, it I8 fair to supposo that the peopla gonor- ally bave mado up thoir minds; If they lLave nono, aud may they *really don't know who waould ba tho bost man," or * haven't thonght much abont tho matter,” one may con- clude that publio opiolon has not yob takon a deflnite shapa. Among the Domocratic members of tun Legnlaturo of this 8tato thoro {a no unity of eentimont on the question, and not mucl: pos- Itive conviction exprossed in favor of any man a4 tho most desirablo candidate, A pretty strong nogativo dotorminstion exists, howorer, Thoy do not know whom they are for, but they koow whom thay aro sgainst, Thoy Ao opposad to Gov. Tiiden. This fooling i8 almost universal. It probably 18 not 0 notlcoablo in the ticr of countios bor- derlng upou Naw York ; but tboss couuties aro ali Ropublican, and of ‘courso have no one bhero to aponk for their Demooratic aitizons, Among tho membera from wost of the monvtains and {rom the Dulch counties in the East tho hoatility ia particularly stroug, It is charged that Guy. ‘Tildon and his frionds compsesed the dofeat of the Doimoorate iu Olio aud Pennsyivania Inst fall, and that the party in thoso two Gtatos wonld be Jjustifiod in taking its rovonge by sinngbtering lim {n the Convention, It is no wonder that the eoft-money ton, who have not yot racovorod from thoir angor aud wmortification, sbonld chorlel such feelings ; but when we find the hnrd~mnnef Domocrats, who cursed the folly of their party last fall, and indorsed fully tha lxlnunrm of their brethreu in New York, unrwil- ing to support Tildon, we must look for roma oxplauation of their attitudo outside of the cur- renoy queation, It probably js occasioned by o rootad distrust of tha New York Domociats and a romembranco of tho dofoats that have fotlowed whouover thoy havo Awayed a National Convon. t.on. Tha Domocratic partios in tlio two great Hiates of tho Union have saldom boen in accord 88 to sithor platform or candidates, They will not pull togethor in the Couvention thi¥ year unless ooneiderations of oxpediency lead” the gar&nnylvnnl:\nu to cease thelr opposition to Gov. on, Tho provalling sontiment among I2astarn mem- hers favors Sonstor Buyard, but on alt Lands doubts aro exprossod of hiw avaiabilisy. ** He has ton small 8 coostituenoy at bia back,"” ro- marked ooo mombor: “He'comes from tho wrong sldo of Mason and Dixon’s hne,” raid an- other, Thoso two abjections ara thie only onos urged. Excopt for thom, he would possoss, it is adinittod, evory qualilicatioa desiranlo in & can. didate. The momboru from bovond the Allogho- and from the lumbor regions aro ‘almost tmons in their preference for Uov. Houdrioks. They sro much moro positive in oxum:aln? their proferenco than aro the Bayard mon, [fendricks represonts thoir views on tba monoy question porfectly. Thoy do not want an ont-and-out intlatiooist like Gov, Will- tam Allon, bocauso thoy fear that bvgaboo, tho ** monoy-power of the Eaet.,” A candidato who la usually ou the fence, but ottasionally puls a log down on tho soft-money side, smits thom oxactly, If tho Pennsyivania delegates to tho Democratic National Convention wora to bo elootod at onco, 1 bavo no doubt that a majority of them would bo tor Hendricks, nud it would surprise mao if ‘Titdon Liad & single aupportor. Thero might be iwo or throe dolegatos with lonninga toward him, bt they woutd bg coutrolied by tho others. To teut tho tenacily of the oppositiun to Gov, Tilden I romatimoa ask mon who have beon ox- prossing themeelves vory atongly oganst him whether they think thoy can oloct a Dewmooratio Presidont without New York. If thev know much sbout national politics they ususlly cone cedo that Now York is the koyto ~thn position. * Do you tiluk Hendricks or Bavard could earry tho Biate ?'* Tho roply always oxpressos doubt. * Well, supposo you were convincod that ‘Til- don 5 tho only candidate namod who would ha coctaln to carry it—what theu 7" *YWo should bavo to support bim," is tha ro- luctant auswor, . % ‘Llits, thow, ia the attitude of tho Poonevivania Democrats: Thoy uro for Ilendricks, Dlavard, ‘Thurman, Gon, Haneack, or alnoatanybody in preferenco to Tildon, but they will givo up their }xrujudxcu rather than run a olear hiszard of do- oat. Hatiafy them that without Now York thoy losa the baitlo, and that without Tilden they loso Now York, and thoy are for Iil- dou. What I have sald abovo appliea to tho genoial yun of Democratic mombors, who “have not thought sorfously on tho quostion, and have not, thereforo, enlisted undor thie bannor of any pariteular candidate. A dofi- nite programme has beon mapped out by the leaders of tho Wallaco wing of tio finny. but it hins not yot hoeu commumcatoed to the 1auk and fito, ‘Thio plan I to throw the vota of Penuayl- vanis in tho Convontlon for Gov. Hondrioks in roturn for the)\Yeutern vote for ax-Gov, Curtin for Vico-President. IL in a sbrowd and esvofully- lald schemo, and I8 worthy of the anxious con- sideration of Gov. Tildon's” frlends, It contom- plates shifung the battio-grouud from New York to Peunaylvania, carrying tho Iattor Stato Ly the * old War Governor's” popularity, risklog tho loss of tho formor, insuring (ndiana, and makiog & push for Oblo and Visconsin, ‘Tho Tllden slate iguros out victory by the union of the Bouth, tho Enst, and the Pacifio connt; tho Hendricka and Curtin slato arrives at the snmo result by adding to the vato of the South that of Pennaylvanin and Indians, and taking the chances of carrying ons or two of the ciose Westorn States. “Thero {8 good resson for stating that Senator Wallaco ia naing his great talent for orgazing political movomenta ta for- ward this schomo, and for bolioving that Gov. Curtin Lind it in viow when ho surprised bis {Jthmda by taking tho stump for Aflon last Qo to- er, b —_—— THE LIQUOR QUESTION IN CANADA, Tonoxro, Jan, 7.—A deputation from (he T.i- oonsed Victualors' Aussoclation of Wentorn On- tario walted upon tho Attoinoy-Genea! to-day, ond prosunted un address emtiodviug thoir views in reforence to tho liquor question, 'They roce ommendon that the presont Iaw, rolative to the closing of teverns on Baturday mght and Bup- day, bo more strictly carrled out; that no li- cénse bo givon any ous who lina not the proner houso accominadations roquired by law; that patlics who sell liquor without license be mora sovercly deslt with; that liconse be with- hold from thoso wbo combino tha sale of groceries with liquars ; that parties found drink- ing in taverns during the probibition houre bo flued or pumished the eame as thoro who supply tho liquor ; that bona fide travolers bo nlluwetrlo obtaln refreshmonts at lu{ timo durlug prohibe ited Lioury ; that s clauso bo enactod, slmilar to that in Kingland, that tho Government appotut au inepector to mid in suppressing unlicensed groggoriea and’ &xmhl!ng houses whera bad whisky (s aold, and that tho hour for closing on Baturdsy night bo clmnfu\l from 7to9 p, m. The Attorney General sald tho representatious madae would receiva tho moet carelul vousideras tion of the Qovernment, —_—— Killed by an Avalanchaes Central Gty (Col) Htegiater, One day lant wook two men, John DPaxton and D, 13, Carson, wero killod by a suow-slido near the town of Bilverion, in the Ban Juan Alountains. The evo! ng previous they dis- coverad an anlmal ou ouo of tho slopes, and, lhlnkmr it » boar, made up thelr minds to follow it carly the next morulog, Soon after snuriso thoy “wtarted for the locality whera the animal ‘was last soou, Inatoad of & bear, they caught & larga oroupine, and thou began de-aundmfi the glopo, © which ts vory sbrupt. Approachiogits Lass Paxton Leld tha Loast alott, ‘and. shouting to some one in the valloy lvelnwl eald: * Hore {s your boar.” Al most immediatoly aflorward tha suow broke bo- biod thom, and cama rasbing down mountain, Paxton warnod his companion of the dunger, but both were instantty overwhelmed by tho rusbing avalancho, Thelr bodies Were Uioadg, Tt thowint. ey sy Sepaed aud oading. 8 thoug wore they reachod the bottomy % i botade P AT OSHKOSH. Karly History of the % Valley, Prominent Inoidents of ' ‘v nturies in Contral Wisq A Great Highway of vir vl and Commerce In the st The Old French 1T Battles with the : Ploneer Set Origin and Surprising Gro the ity Mazrvelous Enferprise, Yeopr... &recial Correspondence of nga T me. Omitxosy, Wis.,, Jan, 7 ety L i Northweat bas a more « L s e comprising more Interest . of the vory osrliest days the Uppor Missizeippl Valle: itn coutlguous territory, ) tuochlef and MOST IOPULOUS CENTRES thelr great thoroughtate ¢ Groat Lakes and tuo ¢ Y ns e o rawn i oo mad Theso lakos and rivers, b boasa 0 tract of commingled v A e it openings, abounding io ¢ rern b alaiise of tho Indlan, On thes aud o F banks ‘wera the picturosquo sit snclont council-fires, 8! - of tribal wars, the great eeat of Indi smacy, aseocistod with the far-famed legesa, . his tace, lovely in its primaval Loauty, and zealously guarded by tho tribos who struggled to preserve it from in- trusion, Hore, too, whoere Oshkosh now stauds, wss tho sceno of ons of the carliest trysting-grounda of tho Frouch tradors ; & commercial point In nomadio trafllc moro than s hundred years bo- fore the advent of tho white inan In Chicago or 6t. Louis, Moro the Franciman met tho diplo~ matsof the Indlan tribes, to form treaties of alliauce, to facilitats that trafile which, nearly 200 vears ngo, justinctivaly eought out that lino of trado which flows tlhrough tho prosent com- mercial centros of the Vallay of tho }ox River and Lake Winnebago, The Fronch batteau aud Indian canoo were the primitive flow of that commerco which i yot to pour its mighty volumo through this natural outlet of tho Nortuwest. A huodred yoars boforo tho American Revolu- tion, aud when tho groat interior of the country . wana torrn fncogmits, theeo wators of the Fox snd Wisoonsin Iivors, anfl Laxo Winnebago, which form the, connecting link batween tho Mirsiealppi and the Great Lakes, comprision a » viiisges,.of his chain of inland communication that Is unequaled in tho wido world, was TOF ORBAT WESTERN TIOROUGHFARNE of tho oarly Fronch trader, misstonary, and ox- plorer. The advent of this travel was in 1673, at which timo Fatber Marquetto utaried from Qreen DBay (called at the time Labaye doa TPuaots), and, rassing up tbo Lower Fox, antorod the lovely inland sea of Lako Winncbago, entranced with tho nplen- did seeno which hore met his enrapturod gaze,— tuts beautitul expanso of water glimmered like o gom 1 its vmerald sotting of undulating bauka and leaty groves, and stratching avay in the dini distance nmoug tne bhazy pointe and hoadlands. He travoraed its westorn slioro until ho camo to the site now occupiod by the Cily of Osbkosh, and whero the broad aud deep water: of the Upper Fox form a junotion with tho lake,—the entranco to tho great praitio world of the West, lero he sojourncd = while, charmed with the oatural beauty of the location, and the great navigablo wators whose volumes indicated thu magnitude of the luxuriant valley bo was abous to explore. Ho then passed through tho Uppoer Fox to tho uarrow portage betwoon that river and thu Winconsin 3 thenco dowa the latter to the Mis- sissippi, —~that beiwg the firac voyspo across tue couusry, and tho timt discovery of the Upper Miesieslppt by oivilized man.” Tn 1690 he ro- turnod to tho Groat Lakos by tha sams routo ; aod, from that timo onward, it bocamo the fa- vored route of travel botweon the tiwo ; and, ss timo advancod and civilization took possession of tho country, it became THE GREAT INAIWAY of the carly travel and commerce of the North- west, It was on this Lake Winnehago and Fox River country that tho white race, reprosented by bhe Fronolay, commouced fta occupancy of the Northwest ; here tho two racos met in that con- Alict which was doatined to annibilate the Indien, ana give tho possesston of the land of his futhers to the white man, A rora Liandtul of dating and hardy advantur- ors, pusbing thoir fortwwon anmud the gresteat dangors and privations, woro tho heralds of thnt civilizalion whose splondid resnita are arouad us, ‘The cvontful history of this countey sincs tho mivont of the white man, two centuries ago, is Inll of marvolouschanges. During that period, it was under thp govornment of France ninety- threo years ; of Great Britain, thirty-ono years ; of tho Culony of Virgins, six yoars; and for short periods uhder the jorisdiction of Iudiann, Iihnois, and Michigan, respectively. In 1438 it waa first placad under the jurisdiction of Wis- ccmlun. at whuch tuae tho Territory was orpan- ized, B THE PEMOD OF TUE OUCUPAXCY OF TAL OLD FIENCH THADEDN, canjolutly with tho Indiaus,wes s distinet perfod in our hislory,—a ttangition stago botweon bar- bariem sud civilization ; an era of that wild, ro- meuatio minghug of the elomonts of barbario and civhiized lifo ; of daring adventuro and pa- tient enduranco; and many woro the wild scones of frontier life that tranapired here during that somi-cvilized period. 'The ustural gayety, kind- ucdws, and voresiility of the Freuch baturo, adaptod them, abovo all other Luropeans, for soolal Intercourso with tho Indians, with whom they livea Rancmll{ on terms of amity. Many of thom wers bighly-sducated gontlemen, of polished manncrs aud cultivatod taates, whom lovo of romantio sdveutiro, enterprise. uud travol, lod to the wilds and solitudes of Indian life. klany of them worc men of great wealih and comunercial ability, engaged in the project ot oponing-up & line of trade betweon tho in- terior aud tho mesboard, whoss way stations woro I'rairio du Chien, Groon Bay, Mackimaw, and Quobee, ‘Thie trado in furs was ono of grost commeorcial magnitude. The heaviest ecapitalists wore on- gaged in it, and representative sciona of tho wealibiost I'ronch laees wern fonnd ot 14 most Temoto atations. ‘The country was called ** Now Irance," They hinve loft their historic marks behind them, " Tho names ot Pralrle du Chicn, 8L Louls, Lako Buttos des Morla, aud Grand Chute, aro_nasociatod for ever with tho famo of theso advonturous enterniisea. But tho inovitable contlict of raco sprang up betweon them and the Indians, and oug of tho most saogulnary confliots of Indian warfaro oo- curred ot liuttes dos Morts, besween tho Frouch, under the command of De Lovigny, and Lbe natioos of tho Bacs and Foxes. Tho Indisus woro fortified by ditches sud palisadee, which the Frencl loader carried by assault, iundreds of the Indisns were slsin In tho countest and butied on the spot. The tumuli, or mounds, Indicatiug thelr burlal-place, gave 1o the spot tho namo ot Buties dos Morts (Hilla of tue Doad) and also oniginated the pame of Lako Buttea des Morts, on the northwost boundarics of this aty, THE UATTLE AT LITTLE DUTTES DES MORTA, Tho stroughold and privcipal vitlage of tho Outagamies wason the bauks of Little Butles dea Morts,b elow Doty’s nd. They were forti- tied by mounds sud disches, and attacked the tradors fu their pazeage up snd dowu tha river, from whom they domanded tribute, 'Tho bouts werercompolled to stop and comply with their sextorlicnute oxactions. 8o annoying had thls beoome that an expedition waa fiited out agajust them uuder tho command of Gapt. Morand, in 1706, 11e proceedod, with a large Heet of Dur- ham boats sod canoos, covered with oil-clath to couceal tho cargo. Wbon he neared the Outagamie blocksde, he ment a land-dotschwent to aitack them In the rear, When ho came n}zpmlu the village, the Indiauy, as usual, signaled Lim to stop, e at onbce oamplied with the demaud, and, whon the boats appioachied the shore, the Indians thropged tha banks in groat nuwbors, preparators to bosrde ing the boats; when, to thur wurprise, the oll- cloth covering wau thrown off, aud, instead of the rich bocty thoy were so eager to oblaig, sevoral hundred srned men aroro and poured into them s dvsdly discharge of muskeiry. ‘Lue desschatont that” was formerly landed came up eub off thair gotreat Blore i, 1876, ;w1 warrlors_ porished In ve baitle. Tha French ox- e up tho Upper Fox, snd down Puallo du Choin, where tlo ocourrod with tho Fox ; mado war on the whitos, and W Aribos (thelr allies), which, t ' Litus Butto," nearly au- ila and savage Foxoex, and ro- of the river-pasrego ta tho pescoful trihos, The mounds . en dlorts ara commemorative ' which ended the supromaoy of ADLY SETTLERS, Dt vettlers in this viclvity A tignon snd James Porher, who iing-pont in 1818, ncar the head des Morts, whore tho [ndian it Wiunebago and Green ISay River; and Robvert Griguou, astin, who acted n the canacity A fow years subsequentiv, . 0ame to Algoma, now tho Finth city, and establishod a trading- the fimt sottlor on territory now +n tho limits of Oshkosh, T ,n0n ia ooo of the biatorical char- s city, sud was intunatoly connected tuig eventa in_ita easly sottiomont, ) tged in tha Black Hawk War, and 2 I distinction of having delivered oto the hiands of Gon, Hcott. ‘orliar, Poter Powall, aud hin son, t Powoll, were tho next settlors ia & tuty. This was the remuant of the :1 senpanty, who, for over & contiry . v Wwere the only whita partici- ‘o pocnes and events of this ut tho mgo of raliroads snd soschioory was coming ou: the T3 g otter, mink, and the thsir contompors- +t-4 tho Freuch voyageur and the Indian, were 4 be kuddonly suporscded by that glowing agn of stosm which hew apread its conquents far and wide, and which baw_opennd up tho Lroad cmpire of tho Wost to that wave of immigra- tion wuich rolls cemeclessly scross the con- tinent, peopling its remotost solitudes with a raco that taken permauont poesesion, and ha- foro nhom tho Indinn ret-res in purkust ¢f that sotiing sun which slways r.ses on o morruw mhich again fmpols bim onward, . Lhie first tidal wava of the incoming civiliza- tion wan hernlded v the sdvent of Welnter Stanley, Chester Uatlup, and s mons, Heury, Jahn, uud Awow, 1o whom belonga the honor of belug tha founders of this fair city. Thay faul claim, {0 1836, 10 the tract of land boundiog the wouth of the river; two log houtns ware bui, nim tho future City of Uehkosh bad its Legin- ning, Other ssttlars soon followad ; but, up to 1646, 1t wan amere frontier eettloment, on the vaty outer verge of civilization. In 1450 1t Lo~ eatna a thriviug villnge, and in 1853 was lucor- vorated an a city aud bad a pupulation of 2,500, It mada & rapid xrowth trow this time til 1459, whon it was almost wholly destroyed by firm, was tobuilt, and sdvanced 8o rapidiy in woalth, Dusiness, aua popnlation, thet it becama ONE OF THE NORTHWENT, Another great fire n Jusy, 1874, conmumad n Jarize portisu of the wity, tho Lusinnus aireets of which wera immediatoly rebutlt with tires roof buildioges. The disastrons fire of lant April wholly dovas- tated the chuof bumuces portion of the city. The wouderful energy, onterpiise, and rapidity which hiava characterized the rebuilding of this latgo distric:s Rurpaxs every other justance of the kind. Tt han wade the name of Oshkosk Ia- mious for her ovorpatic enterpises. Bhe hus built up, in the tneredivly shore Buace of six months, throc-fourths of a tmlgof stroets of molid buut, fire-, rouf structures. Hor puluca-stores, with magoificent plnte-glusy frouts, ara not sur- | 8xsed o the Hiata, Thore ara but four vacant lota in the burot district; and some tifty odd briok miructures have been erocted on lotk vacant bofore the fie, or oreapied with wooden buildings, in addition to the hundreds of aploudid structures that, 10 & BumINGI 'S REASON, LAVE RpTung up A f Hy | g | opened ¥ridsy with a very excelleut surallueut of | magie, and tsansformed o biack and desslato wasle tnto metropolitun strecte, What an instauce of tno progress of the sge is found 10 thin ra i) growth of theac thriving citios aud villages of Central Wisconsin! Tweu- ty-oight yearmmauo the Fox River divided tho posscssions of the srhito man from the red. They faced each other, frow their respectivo sides of tho _river. liko manifest dertingy. Tho ** Indisn Lang " wan then ouly 10 miles distant from Oshaosh, and this placo was ou tha very vergo uf civilization. Now, from a com- manding poiut ou the eastern ehoro of the lako, can bo scen, on 8 clear day, the vmoio alisiog from the manufactories of five citios in the Val- ley of the Fox ; and the railroads are traversing that * Indian Laud in every diroction ; whilo the froutier hos movod away 600 miles to tho weut, R.J. Hanxey. e A WORD N DEFENSE OF AMERICAN CIVIL'- ZATION. To the Editor of The Clneago I'ribuns : Cutcago, Jan. 8.~In all farrness, I protest that it is thne for American commuimtics to bo ralioved from tho eternal balderda-h of that army.of chronlo cynics, liko your corresponuent B, iu Tuesdsy's paper, whose sole employ- mout in this lifo appesra to be an attempt to prove American crvilization o myth, our social condition n suare, our morality o fraud, nud all the American pooplo. oxcopt their own individual selves, villaius, thieves, murder- ors, and liars, as comparea with the conditions and tho poople of overy other part of the Labita- ble globe. Wero thoso garrulons suints trans- ported to the Eternal Kingdom, ten minutes sfter thoir arrival they would undoubtedly go nosiug about to impeach the Almighty. Bat, it things aro a8 bad Liore as they lnbar to represont them, why, iv all mercy, do they not gather thoir robes of purity about them, and ilos from acoantry of euch iniquity to some of those pet Earopesn uations whore, according {o their doc. trinow, the scales of justice are always rigldly balancod; Uncle Bam {s not siting on thelr cost-tails, and our people will survive tholr departure, I can assure them. Dut they pover go; they aro not inclined ta relinquish thair {at placos, thelr monoy-making situations, their positions af gnin, their lauds and homes, their tabics of plenty, and thoir ecnse of mauli- nees,—all of which thoy owe to thess Amoncan inatitutions and Amerlcan poopla whom they do- rido,—and return (o their slavish ser- vitudes, thoir squalit homes, black bread, and wcanty garbs, their cringing, lickspittle bumility to some Iuropean enob of uvovility, whoso whim s tueir body's ronster and their ‘soul's law, Ol nol they will aluso aud vilfy American institutions ; but, when Gabriel's trump sLall blow, it will find them clivgng to American gold and greeubacky ww fituly a8 if thoy had not passed through tho Lauds of American froemon, Gratitudo to one’s benefactor, be it country or peopio, is s feeling inuate in tho bireast of evon ihe lowest cresturo inthe hnman scalo, axcopt in these chronio grumblara, aud thoy surely aro tho fag-onds of all humamty, But, scriounly, Is all miscarriago of justice among us. el noua eleowhers? [ have butore mie a vinglo copy of an Luglish woekly journsl, from which L extract tho follawing simplo nug- gets of much bossted British justicos Lwomen indulgo in s fight, and one, aided by & friend {rom the gapiug crowd, beats, kicks, ‘and mauly the other out of all somblance of humanity, uu- til dowd, Honteuced to ono weok's unprisuutent, ou the ploo that it was o freo fight. A man and Lis mothor Invite two female Judgers nto their apartmonty, where thoy have a drinking bont, winding up with a gght, The man 11 killed © and his mother mortally lmrt by a poker in tho baunds of tho visitors, Tho women are twico discharged by a magisirate, on the ground that the mother's ante-mortom stalemont {8 uot to be credited, becauso rho was drunk at the tinoe of tho fight, A clerk stoals £30,000 from his enployors, aud Hets six wooks' imprisonmaut. A poor laborer, out of employment, jumps a bedgo after a rab- bit, cracks it on tho load, and csrrlos is away under hia Jacket ; for which ha gets two yea A wan passiog barmlossly sloug & strect i tacked by a drunken virago, who bitos s pleco out of his nose aud hp, and 8plita his hoad opon with & beer-bottle, The womau ia flued 10 sbit- lings. Two boys, in plasful fup, fire a rotten stump in s public park, and ero tined 40 sbillings cach. A brawny carter, maddened by his wifo's refusal to bring him more beer, fells her In a public court with s blow thut crushes her jaw, sud then, befure a crowd of spectators, kioks ber with his heavy hob-nailed bools until the stones mrs plavhed with hor blood, and the 00F cteature, in ler agony, gives promaturo irth to & chiid, A policeman, called by soma bumauo porson at tho outeot of this brutal scone, stauds by and gevs tho gory work go ou, rotusing to interforo, o tho ploa of justruve tions Dpot to meddlo lu fsmily quar- relsl ‘The cartor is finslly bound over in £5 to keop thie peacy for six moutha, and his poor victim bu expected todie. A littlo girl steals & vixponny book from » staud, and is Hnod £3 aud sent up for wix mouths, An iutoxieated clorgyman pours sow turpentine down bLis wife's throat, and is xcused bg the magistroto, on the lea tbat bio would wot Aavo done it bad he not een futoxicated. A spendthrift Lord contests NOTED BUNINESS-CENTHES OF THE — e his housskeopet's cinrges for morvicos by pro- sonting A forged receipt. Tho care ia cleariy proven sgainst him, but the maxistrate holds that bit possession of o title mo mobis i, in his mind, clear ovidenco $hat ba conll not ba guilty of any crintinal act. (This rominda e of laving becti prescut during tho charge of a certain noted Lord-Chancollor of England, in the cass of the ropresontativo of & noble family belug accusod of franda aggrazat- ipg nvery Inrgo aum, {n which tho eminent Jucint hefd that, whilo 'the acts appeared fo Lo clearly provon, the title borne Ly the noblo sc- cused was presumptive ovidence that ho could not b? gullty, and he charged tho jury to eo tind 1 havo no doubt that German justice, so laud- od, will pressut as strango incougruities on ex amioation; aod cortainly tho indignation of (ermans over American morals—occastoned by the acts of the German '[homsssou—wonld teceive & final quiotus if wa comd et tuam to face tha racords of our canrts of jue. tice, our prison utatistica, and our daily criminal reports,—and there learn how latzo a propore £100 of Ihe worat crimes known in our conntiy is comimtted by their own people, are thoy have been -mung us long euough to oxpericnce the inltuence of Amnrican eivilization. Ly thews remarku [ do nob wish to b under- stovd as desinng ta concenl weong-doing or to BURAT-COML corriptinn fu any form; bub I earuestly contend that our wholo grand Amer- tean wocial and morsl syetem sball not bLe condamned beeauns of tha crimes, frauds, anid peculations of nclaes of law-breakers, nine out of evory inn of whom are Lotn, bred. snd edu- cated primanly in their sitlaimes in the vory countrioa whoss people sanctimuniously rofl their e5on 1 horror at the namo of American Juatice, and shrinks from tho tou-h of sy Awor- 1can as though he wero a pestlience, Al who have traveled sbroad know how thionims of Amariean tunacratly tha seotf and scorn of those nations whoss nobiity i s stauding witness to the pnce aud rewards of coneuhinage, 1a- pitin, and violence. and whowe biuo bluad, with [aw oxeeptionw, 15 to-duy merely suother name for crmo-nroduced unkeality, phamo- lsen depravity, snd mnbinsbing exceeses; and yot, in tho face of all this, bow one's veins awell aith pride at finding theso scofling natiovs demand mute and oxpect more of help snd teachiug from thin derided and contemned na- tion of Americaus tlan frum all othier people in the worid’s bistory., The Americati—aud this mesns evory man who loves bis prevent hoine, whatover L nztiovality—louks baci npon 100 yenrs of progies<; thoy upos 800, or more, In thin perfod be Las redecined 8 wilderness larger than all their Ilnite, wade it blorsom with nfrmtfuluess Luyond their utmost nivale ry. aud covored jt over with _more | iumes—real homes, because owned by the occurants—than the cumbined namber of othier countries iu their 600 yoars of civiliza- tiou. He has butlt more mites of raitroad, mero mules of telcgranb-lite, moro schoollonszs, and tuura ctireties, thau o'l there Loasted civiiized Datii us combinied, [le ias given tothom al- | most every noted discovary and iuvention of the pBet 100 years, that hos eervea to amehorate the condition of tuo huwau family, He bss taughs them, at their cout, tho blessinga of artitration, | Hohouorr and rowaids the worihy, shatever their | birth or station, and Lin hand isover outstretched in help and welcomo to thoir dowttrodden, poverty-stricken. and unfortunate. Out of his surplus stores be provides them with food for | theu Lungry, mateniats for elothing their uaked, and Jig'it in their homes of obscurity, Lastly, bo rel.eves them of the nucontrollablé and dan- | gorous olerenta of their jopulation, sud, in few years of tmtion nnder Amorican civilization, makex of most of thaw wood und usefn! eitizous Aud 181t Lecauso of this thut American cavili- zation and Awarican Justics aro to be declated & {cheatoudaenara? Lot ue have n rest from | these slanders, Cuenny Souxc. SUNDAY .\: EWs. LOCAL, Tha winter term of tho Universts of Chicago students. A complaint was todged beforo the Grand Jury Saturday agslnat the st and Mail for Lbel by J. . McVicker. Tho Republican Clubs of the F)urth and Sov- enteenth Varde mes 8aturday evening aud traus- scted routine business. No leas than fifty auite will bo ontered o tho Superior Court to-dav esjolning the collec- tiou of 1llegally sseesne:d taxes, ‘The conclusion of the arguments in the Davis caso was roachod Saturdny. ‘The jury wero eliarged by Judgo Rogers aud adjourned to the Jury-rooni, whore they remawed until midmght without reachiuz a verdict. A nan named Jobn Smith, cmploved as an cu- gineor 1 tho plantng-mill of 1\ E, Spaids, on the corner of Clark aud Twoifth sireots, was fu- s.antly killed Saturday by boing caught i the b(;.‘]m;g and whiried agaluet the pulley above the wheal. In the suil brought by the Board of Trade againet * Jack " Sturges to reedver upon ceriili- cates of depomit aggresating 1o amount about £80,000, & decision wan rendered by Judge Wood, tho arbitrator, Buturday that the defendant puy tho adjusted amount with intereat. The adjournment of tho United States Grand Jury from Friday until Monday caused & de- crearn in the number of poople around tho Cus- tom-touse Baturdny. Infurmations were filed agminst the rectifying houses of thie Chicavo | Alcobol Works oud Dickinson, Abol & Co. Tho Alcohol Works wore bonded out. The rectifying Liouse of the Ilinois Dietitling Cowpuny, at 409 Fitth aveuue, wus veized. Tho now Democratic Headanarters, Nos, 77 and 79 Eouth Clark street, were furmally opened Baturday eveuiug with the usual specch-malung, Lerry H, Smith called tho mcclluf to urder, and remarks were mnade by Cyrus H, MeCormick, tho Hon, Thomas Hoyno, the Ilou., Lyman Trumbull the Hon, J. B, Doobittle, the Hon. J. Y. Lo Moyne, Judge 11. D. Miller, aud tLo Hou. George L. Bmith, of Madison, Wis. ELSEWHERE, Gov, Tilden has rofused tho application ot Stckes for pardon, Mayor I1all retired from tho atage of tho Park Theatte, Now Yorx City, Baturday night. The Dolgravo cotton mills, noar Oldham, fn Lancasire, Englsud, burned Saturday, Thoy contsined 50,000 spiudles, ‘LThe loas s 230,000, CORGRESSMAN GIBSON, OF LOUISIANA, To the Kditor f The thicags Tribune : Wasnixarox, D, C,, Jan. 0.—My attention has Loen caltod toa lettor, published in your paper, from your correspondont in this city, which bas been copied and widely circulated In the nawa- papers of tue'South, imputing to mo sentiments which I nover extortained and never exprossed. 8o far from fceling sggrioved at tho olection of Col. Goorge M. Adawms, of Koutucky, a gal Tant Fedoral soldior, aa Clerkof this House, I lind tho bad tho Lonor to put bis namo in nom- juation bofors the Democratic caucus, and con- tnbuted all in my power to Lis election, Per- nut me to add, that I exprous the seutiments of thoso who served undor tho Confederato tlag, wheu T eay that thoy are ajways glad of tho op- pottunity to manifest their rogard aud sympathy for tho brave aud genorous wmen whoin thoy cn- counterod ou the batile-flelds of the late War. Therois no hato botween us; but wo alwavs 1weet 88 friendd and couatrymen, and sirive to- gothor and every way to advauce tho mutorcet of hiolo 3 °“§a“xli:ln§$'iféflu unfriendly to tho Mon. L. Q. C. Lamar, of Minuh—nniwpl, thore {8 no membor of this Houso for whow 1 entertain a more yro- found rewpect, or cherish & warmer aml moro cordisl friendship. 1lis dignlty, s purity, his wodoration, his Kmmlnu.-—lu a word, lus truly eulightened_statermanship, —command wy ad- miration, Yours respectfully, . GInsoN, M. O, from tho Firet Coogrussional District of Louistana, —_— Wealth sud ‘Taxation in ?h(:l“. xable valuation of property in Olio for lfl?‘éh ‘I’u“él.sufi.b‘l.’;,usz Tho total Biate tsxes amount to #5,044,995.19, of which 81,597,504, 18 for the Stato common-school fund. Tho total county taxed foot up 20,659,407.59, and the towasbip, school, spcels], and flltgatnna aggro- gato §10,341,308.00, $0,802,533.] bolng for school and school-honse purposca, and 7,478, 00L.16 for city and village purposes. The grand aggregato of taxes for all purposes, including delinguenclos and farfoitures, is ¥28,803,182.57, Ju 1870 tho aggrogato 'was $24,130,820.61. Btats taxes wore lous in 1875 than they woro in cither 1474 or 1875, nud loss than 300,000 miore theu thoy ware fu 1870, Couuty taxesin 1875 wera only about 30,000 more than {u 1870 ; but while £5,447,770.96 was sullicient for cu“; snd villago purposes ln 1870, in 37,478, U415 was roquired, sbowing an o crease of upwards of €2,000,000.- About 81,400,000 was roquired for schools snd schools house purposes (n 1875 than ju 1870, Hixty-lve of the eighty-oight countios in tho Btate ars without the luxuty of s debt, ‘Fho county debt jo the rewmaiuing tweuty-threo sggregato 8432« 247,93, ot which Hamilton 18 Tosponaible for moro than oae-fousth, or $111,403.29, Thare I;;n (;l the fllulozala.sao boraes, 26,521 mules, 4,100,228 sheep, and 1, Logs. According to the raturns lhur;lnt-’:’i%daill carringos 1n the state, 106,663 watches ArY oArs ried, and tho thrum of 31,189 Plsnos would be lieard if mil in tha Hiate wory plagod upon af onca, 'Tho valuation of propatty {n thoe cltlea and sillages of tho State In 1875 wag £459,675,653, Tha average rats of tazation n thess mnnicipslities for all purposas 1] 24,245 milla on tho dollar, the [ightast rate baing in East Cloveland Sls.es mills) sad the hoaviost io Tolado (44.4 mi 11s). The rata in Oln- cinnati is 20,82 mills; in Cloveland. 30,64 snd in Columbuy, 21.0. The total indeblodaess of the munictpalition in £20,800,491.52, Cincinnatf ha a debt of 59,422.704,43; Toledo, 83,752,380, 41; Claveland, 2,238,830, 44 ; Columbdus, 81, 201.302,34 ; Dayton, $084,000; and Zanesville, £649,059.59, No other city lias a dobt oxcoading £3010,000, and the mix cities named ows mors than £18,000,090 of tho entire &20,500,691.52. The sveraro compensation pald to County Auditors s £2,140; to Tressurerm, nosrly 89 4005 to Prosccutlog Atturneys, loss than 8700+ to Clorks - of Couits, over 82,000 ; to Sherifls, Q‘S,lufl. The bost paid connty officer in tha Btata is the Trease urer of Hamilton Connty, who received in 1875 8 5}‘;(";;‘ Emounl,’;hlofly ltmtnc{n:.hnt 916,974« 31, o County Tronaurer of Cayahoga Count; rocelved £10,708.47, e i 1,600,360 catsl — 410w o Thicl Is Punishoed in Shange hat. Pasaing nlong one of the dirty passage-wa; callod straots in tho walled euy,,(ho oth«rdl? , }¥0 Baw o poor wratch cbained to the corner of a ‘bullding. The chain was attachod to a heavy iron yoke about his nealk ; his feot and hands were manacled; around his heck was aleo placod & board of 3 of an inch in thickness and 3, feet aquare, thero boing a round aperture tn tfli centro, £0 na Lo securo & Gtting. Tue man had been bambooed 8o that he could acarcely stand, Thoro ho_bad remained exposad to sun snd Atorm, with only illthy rags to cover his nae keduose, for four loug weoks, his friends very poor themmgives, bringing bim a scanty wllawance of fond, and officiala relioving him from tho Loard-torturo known aa the kaugha for n fus hours at night, in order that be might et some wleap, but replacing it atan enrly hoay 10 the morning, to bo borne, with much suffers ing, during tho day, Tho wrotch was crouchad down upon bia logs: ha conid not stand upright on accaunt of wounds jotlicted by the bamboo § Lo was rolacod aimost to awkaloton, but four wansks more of this punishmant e must sudure, if Lifo Lield ont, before the expiration of his sene tence, “Iho man was a thief, and had not monoy to sccate unmunmty from or & mitigation of punmislment by means of bribery, Wo alao vis- ited the cawca aktachel to thé District Conrte Honae, and waw & vuwber of oshor prisoners en- during this earie deacription of punishmant, In auother apariment men were packed fu almost 8 thicl a4 they could stand: thoy wero obliged to take turns in Iving down for rost at night.— o, M. Francts in Troy Tunes —— NEW CHICAGO THEATRE, nled by €nrrna, Hobnes, Loswell '« Buraim, and many otutrs, NEW CHICAGO THEATRE, ‘THIS EVENING. 3 Every ventng, Wednssdas and Saturitay matiness, (Thoir Utst appearancy heradn two yesrt.] Coumn GEORGIA ‘th Giewt bowhora MTNSTRELS GEORAIA S Teune © WNGTHELS GEORGIA ther it in, MINSTRELS ?, Aayst {1 and'tha Lere I ever saw.? TIIE BOS “*The ruati th = trny of norn minatreley, uzzivaled porfarmas HRALD SAYNy As_dnpariiinled in the history € 43,04 poopla attended thals ATERALD o Lhile mhita {mitnsarn. Korsauds, Littls, Davonoar, Lyla + Smith, And teon, Sg., o, ard s axcaliod * Goorels 215 advertising ournsme . Baats secursd. Box offioe ADELPHL THEATRE, Thir, Mond1y eventnz, Jan, 10, 1876, every eveningasd TUE N, “‘They far o1osi All tha 014 faeorit: Bam Eucs AUTT Viednoaday and Saturday Matinecs, FELIX AND EVA VINCENT In tho Romantle Drama, The Qrgan-Grinder, MIS3 LIZZIE KELBEY, LIZZIE WARNLN, TILLIE ANTOXIO, DI CHAS, O, WRITE, WALTER BRAY, MONS, aud MADAME LOYALE, And all the varlety lur:d'x: :rfllllhul series of popnlar Remcmbce the prives of adiafsston the cheapest in the elty, Tue entertaiument chalieges comparison, | % HOOLEY'S THEATRE, Sorand week of the hrilliant rcasn of Tho Kellogg Grand English Opora, MIC, D, 1S3, Dircttar, Manday ovening, Jan. 10, TELTE TALISIVAN. 41Butious Operi, A Frout rliccens, New trgna iicent costmes ; o powsrful cart, nclude A, Jicwwmont, Peakrs, Carlelon, Hamiltca, 20 s, Tienday wveniog, Jan. 11, TILE HUGUE NOTS, Van Zéudt, Wednesd: CL, Kellogg. Thursday evenlug, Ju Denenit of Van 23 Fridiy evaning, J THA, Relloga, ND KELLAUGG MATINEE, Rature dnge Butunlay eveuluy, Jan. 15, FitA”DLAVOLO, Vuy Zaud 3. 8, DENRENS, Conductor, L AD! [ McVICKER'S THEATRE, Jorzett & Palmer's Buperh Ahakepearesn Fogeant, King Monry V., Mr. Georgo Rignold, miported by forty-two epcaking caracters (rom the combined companios of Biooth's and McVicker's Theatrer, Two hundred ansliarics, Tho Madrigal Doys, Full Chorus {n chime of Ciurch Bells, Counte lcss Costumes, ¥lsgs, Bauners, Aucteut \¥eapous, Glittering Armor, Ferfoct Paraphoruails, Every night snd Ssturday Matin S L BTAR LECTURE COURSE. One lecture only by she groat Engllsh orator, RY PLYMOUTH CHURCH TO-NIGHT. HEN ‘s TINGENT ! 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