Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1876, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: éfiNDAY FEBRUARY 13, 1876—SIXTEEN FPAGES. S ————SSSSS e TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, BATES OF SUBSCRIPTIONS (PATABLE IN ADVANCE). Paostage Prenaid at 1l Daily Edition, postpaid,1ycar...... Parts of year at same rate. Aafled to any address FOTR WEEXS fo Bandss Edition: Literary and Keligion Sheet.... Tri-w ockly, Perts of 5oar at same rate. WEEELY EDITION, POSTPAID. Speciren copies sent free. Toprevent delay and mistakes, bs sure xnd givz Post- Office address in full, inclading State aad Counts. Remi:tances may be mads either by draft, express, Port-O:fice order, or in registered letters, at our risk. TERMS TO CITY STBSCRILERS. Deily, delivered, Sanday excepted, 25 cents per week, Daily, delivered, Sunday iacluded, 30 cents per week. -addrees THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madizon and Desrborn-sts., Chicago LIl o e——— AMUSEMENTS. TO-Da¥. MCcCORMICE HALL—North Clark street, corner Eiuzie, Lecture at 3 p, m. by Prof. R, A. Proctor. Subject : * The Mysteries of the Universe.” GROWS OPERA-HALL—No. 517 West Xfadison Ktrect, Lecturs st 3 p. m. by D, B. Alagruder, dub- ject: * Revolution in Louisiana,” NEW CHICAGO THEATRE—Clarz street, between Take and Racdolph. “ Die Verzauberte Prinzessin.” TO-MORROW. ADELPHT THEATRE—Dezrborn street, corner 3ionroe. Variety performance. E: HOOLEY'S THEATHE—Randolph street, between Clark apd LaSalle. The California Minstrels, McVICKER'S THEATRE—Madison street, between Dearborn and State. Enggement of Alr. and Mrs. W. 7. Florence, * The Mighty Dollaz.” WOOD'S MUSEUM—Monroo strect, berween Dear- born and State, Afternoon: *Little Barefoot,” Evea- Ing: * Devotion.” ——eees SOCIETY MEETINI LAFAYETTE CHAPTER, No, 2, R. A, M.—Hall, 72 Monroast.—Stated Convocation dlondzy evening, Feb, 14, 24 7:50 2'clock, for business and work. By order of the H. P. E. N. TUCKEER, Sec’y. ATTENTION, SIR KXIGHTS!—Special Conclave of Chicago Commandery, No. 19, &, T., Monday evening, Few. 14, for work on the K. T. Order. Visiting Sir Knights courteously invited. - By order of E. C. CHAS, J. TROWBRIDGE, Lecorder. BUSINE: DR. ABORY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, WHO ENJOYS 2 national reputation for Lis extraordinary success in the treazment of Catarrh, Asthma, Dronchitis, and Consumption, can be consulted at ks Grand Paafic Eotel, Clsicago, Tuesday and Wedaesday, Fev. 153nd 16. @he Ohieags Tribumne. ry 13, 1876. Sundey Morming, Febru: At the New York Exchange on Saturday greenbacks ranged from 8$}@58}. Well, if the indictment of Aldermen goes ‘on, it is barely possible that the Chicago Tommon Conncil may some day cease to be » jobbing mill for grinding out to order of- fices, franchises, contracis, gratuities, and perquisites, to be disposed of to the highest bidder! What is to become of the People’s party if 31l their Aldermen are to be grabbed by the relentless arm of the law and made to ac- count for their public transactions? It is fortunate for that organization that some of its political chiefs have been operating on other than United States moneys, and may therefore escape the toils which have gather- d sbout Hiuorers and CULLERTON. A conversation is reported from Washing- ton, in which Col. Frep GraxT is reported to bave disavowed in the most emphatic terms sny desire on the part of his father to serve s third term, and in which he said that Gen. GraxT would not sccept the nomination of the Cincinnati Convention if it were tendered tohim. While young Mr. GRANT can scarce- 1y be regarded ss his father’s spokesman, there is little doubt that he is well informed as to the President's expressed purpose in this regard, The younger Graxt is fur- ther represented os saying that Mr. Coxxz- uve, of New York, is “‘a statesman, a good Republican, and the man for President;” and this has been construed to mesan that President Grasr will favor Mr. CoNxrINe in the Convention. But it has likewise been reported with equal cir- cumstantiality that President Gravt will give Mr. MoznTox his support for the nomination. Tt has, moreover, been ssserted by intimate friends of both that Mr. WasaBURNE may de- pend upon Gen. Graxt's good officen Itis Xknown, too, that Gen. Geant and Mr. Brane are cn the most amicable terms, socially and politically. The strongest probability is that, Gen. GraxT having definitely deter- mined Dot to be a candidate himself under any circumstances, will leave the gentlemen who desire the nomination free to fight their own way, reserving all Lis good will and sup- port for the successful man. The Chicago 7imes shows 2 somewhat un- reasonable and suspicious desire to have Mr. Crarces H. Reep prosecuted on some erim- inal charge or other. 1ts latest effort in this direction is 8 report explicitly setting forth that an indictment had been found against Ar. Reep for implication in the whisky frauds. The article containing this * infor- mation ” recounted with great particularity that the 7%mes reporter had actually, though surreptitionsly, got a sight at the indictment. The fact seems to be that the Zimes reporter wrote out a positive lie to conform to the policy of his paper to have Mr. Reep in- dicted somewhere for something. 3Mr. Reep has not only ot been indicted, but theres is resson to believe that no evidence has been taken by the United Siates Grand Jury on which such an indictment could be based. Whanq newspaper thus prostitutes its col- amns, and fills ¢hem with baseless fabri- cotions simply fo work out a personal spleen, it is proper that it sghould be exposed in terms befitting the procceding. Mr. Reep is State’s Attorney, end in that capacity he has been frequently zalled on within the past year or two to in- fict the proprietor of the Times. For this Mr. Reep has attracted the Zimes special Hetestation. That poper has resolved that ReEp shall be punished, and, if no Grand Fury will indict Lim, it proposes to publish #im as baving been indicted eli the same. This is the Z%mes’ conception of the functions »f journalism. The Chicago produce markets werz gener- slly easicr on Saturday. Bess porkwas active 1nd irzegular, closing 20c per brl lower, Jat £20.75 cush and $20.874@20.90 seller March. Lard was active, and closed 73@10¢c per 100 Ibslower, at $12.55@12.57} cash and 312.65 for March. Meats were quiet aud steady, at 8c for boxed shoulders, 113c for do shortribs, and 1130 for do short clears. INighwines were quict and unchanged, at $1.06_ per gal- lon. Fiour was quiet and unchanged. Wheat was less active and 1jc lower, closing at $1.02} for Fcbruary and $1.01} for March. Corn was dull and §@}c lower, closing at 41c cash and 41jc for March. Osts were quiet and dc lower, closing at 313¢ cash and 3ile for March. Rye was steady, at 67@673c. Bar- ley was more nctive and 3@50 lower, closing at Cyic for February and G3je for March. Hogs were active and firm, at $7.75@8.25 for packing grades. Cattle were quiet and steady at Friday’s quotations,—383.00@3.50 for com- mon to choice. Sheep were inactive and nominal. One hundred dollars in gold would buy £113.00 in greenbacks at the close. It is reported that a desperate effort is to ‘be made by St. Louis fo secure the location of the National Democratic Convention in that city. Itisnotour faneral, and Chicago isso little Democratic in a partisan sense (especial- 1y since the People’s party has become syn- onymous with the Democratic party in this city) that scarcely an effort will be made on behalf of Chicago. We feel it to be our duty to say, nevertheless, that, if the National Committee consult the individual interests’ and comfort of their delegates, they will se- lect Chicago for their meeting-place. The ease and inexpensiveness with which Chicago can ba reached from all points in the coun- try ; the unequaled hotel accommodations of- fered to large gatherings ; the interest which the whole conntry feels in this city ; the ad- vantage of the Exposition Building for hold- ing the Convention and an sudience of 35,000 people besides,—these are some of the rea- sons which should dictate the selection of Chicago. In o political way, there is an ad- vantage in coming to Chicago, which, being 8 Republican city in a Republican State, will seek to bring no local pressure to bear, but leave sll the delegates free to struggle for their respective preferences. The Catholic Telegraph is publishing a #TLittle Catechism " relative to the Papal in- fallibility, which is intended to elucidate tho doctrine for the benefit of the Catholic laity, and is understood to have received the Pope's spproval. The ground is taken that the Pope is infellible because he is assisted by the Holy Spirit, as promised to PeTER; and, his being at the same time the infallibility of the Church, there can be no difference of opinion between hum and his Bishops, as the Holy Spirit will also keep them from error. Itis held that other Councils may be called, pevertheless, on the following account : Councils may still benecessary for manj reasons; ‘but the necessity can never be absolute, and st is proper for the welfara of the Church that this should be the case, In fact, before this definitton, Popes aid, when it was necessary, define truths and condema errors without the2id of Councils. At the present dsy, above all, when error spresds with such rapidity, it 18 a grest advantzge that, in order to seo falsehood condemned ond truth proclaimed, we need not, as in former times, await the reunion of 3 Council for tho =ssent of Bisb- ops dispersed through the entire Church, It i3 now sufficicnt that we hear the voice of the Vicar of Jesus Canist, the universal Pastor and Doctor, ‘The Council of the Vatican, it is held, did not invent the doctrine of infallibility, nor change it, but mercly recognized what had always existed. CITY EXPERDITURES ARD CITY TAXES, The Citizens' Association have obtained from official and authentic sources the fol- lowing figures, showing the indebtedness of this city and county County debt..... -$ 4,000,000 City bonded deb, 713,300,000 City cextif 460,400 Farks. .. 500,000 -$25,600,000 This, at 7 per cent, calls for an annuel tax of $1,500,000 for interest, beside at least 10 per cent for cost of collection. The growth of this debt has been a rapid one. At least £10,000,000 have been added to it since the fire. Agsinst this array of figures, the Comptroller states that on Jan. 1 there were then due, in various forms, to the city the sum of $8,900,000 of unpaid taxes ; making an allowance for unpaid county, park, and State taxes, there were in all $10,000,000 of unpaid taxes due on Jan. 1, 1876. Against this sum of unpaid taxes were the unex- pended balances of the appropristions for city, town, and county expenses up to March 81, amounting probably to $2,500,000. What we wish to call public attention to especially-is, that before August, 1876, the people of this city will have to pay $10,000,- 000 of tax, or over £1,000,000 a month. This important fact, baving a direct bear- ing upon the sbility of the people to pay their taves at all, seems to be entirely over- looked by thoss branches of the local Gorv- ernment which are clothed with the power to tax, contract debts, and expend the public money. The charter having changed the time of beginning the fiscal year from April to January, and the city having last year ‘made its appropriations for a whole year end- ing March 31, 1876, the city appropriations for 1876 will be for the nine months begin- ning April 1 and ending Dec. 31 The Board of Public Works, the Police and the Fire Departments, and the Board of Education, have made their estimates of ex- penditures for the nine months of 187G, and they have illustrated the truth that men in ofice always settle down to the conviction that Governments are instituted among men for the purpose of spending money, and {hat the primary duty of men in office is to be liberal in spending other people's money. TUnder the present financial circumstances of the city and the people, some of these esti- mates ere positively enormous, are wholly unjustifiable, and ought never to be accept- ed. Here they are: 12mos’zp- Estimate for propriations. next9mos. .5 68,740 s a12.817 676,167 1,920,980 £35,003 TOIS. e meaeeneenne - 59,378,682 246,567 1t will be seen that these four departments ask $4,246,567 for nine months of 1876, for objects for which $3,375,662 were appro- priated last year for twelve months: The inerense for the next nine months over the carrent twelve months’ expenditure is nearly 30 per cent ; and this increase, extended for the whole twelve months, would make a total in these four departments aloneof £1,200,000, or 36 per cent per annum. Is there anything in the existing condition of the city, orin the financial circumstances of the people, to warrant an increase of the taxes 36 per cent over last year? The Fire Department asks an increase of 10 per cent on salaries ; asks $102,000 for addditional lots, bwldings, and spparatus, and $106,000 for new wires for the fire- alarm. All these requests are excessive. The addition of 10 per cent to the salaries of the Fire Department of course means a like addition to all the salaries under the City Government. The sppropristion for new spperatus and engine-houses is extravagant. The great increase in the water-supply and the immenso force to be added to the water by the completion of the new worksin July next will ensble the Department to success- fully resist any serious conflagration in the districts supposed to be hazardous, without any additional apparatus. A single engine might be purchased, to be ready for service in case of an accident disabling one of the present ones, but theexpenditure of $102,000 is extravagant and absurd. “The same re- marks are applicable to the new wires and boxes. This work does not requirs to be done all at once, and can be as satisfactorily accomplished by an annunl expenditure of & reasonable amount for the purpose. Last year's appropriation should certainly not be exceeded, which would give $430,000 for the support of the Department for nine ‘months. The police estimates include City Marshal, $4,000; Deputy Superintendent, $2,650 ; 150 additional patrolmen, $90,000 ; horses and Leeping, $8,500,—which should all be strick- en out as 5 useless and wasteful expenditure of money. Theestimate includes anincrease of salary of the565 policemen to £1,200 o year each. An incresse of salary ab this time is utterly preposterous. The estimate of the Board of Public Works contains an appropriation of $100,000 for new sewers which may be well dispensed with, Since the spring following the fire, the city bas appropristed over $1,800,000 for sewers, and the system is pretty heavily ex- tended. It is no part of the duty of the city to extend sewers ont on the prairie for the mere purpose of giving additional value to unoccupied lots and blocks of land. The city can well afford to wait until the frontier districts are filled up, or until the streets are paved by the owners of the adjoining prop- erty. The estimate also includes $442,000 for extension of water-mains. Laost year there was no appropriation for this pur- pose, and this estimate is intended to cover two years. The extension of water- mains is now so complete that we are in- formed that, with laying an additional 6-inch pipe on Milwaunkee and Blue Island avenues, there is no inhabited part of the city which will not, after July next, be amply supplied with water, not only for ordinary use, but for fire purposes. The water fund is self- supporting to an extent that it can now an. nually, out of its own earnings, extend its mains to the full measure of the public need, and taxation for thst purpose is wholly un- necessary. This is not atime to resort to taxation for any construction purposes. No new work should be authorized, and all man- ner of expenditures should be reduced. The Board of Education is not behind in its demands. It asks for 25 per cent more than last year. As we said before, all these departments act on the principle that the purpose of Govern- ment is to expend money, and that their duty is to accomplish that purpose to the utmost extent. Retrenchment is never thought of, and the condition of the people to pay taxes is never considered. It is very easy for a few officials to write out how other people’s money may be expended, and it is immaterial to them what the other people think about the Mnatter. Nevertheless, as we started out by saying, the people of Chicago have ten millions of dollars of taxes now due, not in- cluding any taz for 1876, to pey within the next seven months, and these people, thus to be swept clean, will not bear to have ex- penditures and taxation incressed over last rear 36 or any other per cent. THE COMING CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL. The event in the ecclesiastical world to which the public looks forward with special interest, just at this time, is the meeting of the Council of Congregational Churches, on Tuesday next, at Plymouth Church, Brook- Iyn, N. Y. In size it exceeds all other Advi- sory Councils ever called in that denomina- tion; as 172 churches have been invited to take part, besides twenty ministers without charge. Should all attend (as each church may send its pastorand & delegate) there would be 864 members,—& number equal to that of one of the Triennial National Coun- cils of the Congregationalists.. But as part of the churches have voted not to attend, and pastors and delegates from others will in some cases be detained at home by necessary cares, there will be an assembly of about thres hundred persons. Yet this will be an imposing body, whose -deliberations will be awaited with great interest. It can hardly be regarded, however, as fally repre- sentative of the denomination in weight of character. The churches invited are by no means, onan average, those of prominence and influence. Indeed, in some cities, those weakest and least known have been selected, while others, among the largest and ablest of the whole fraternity, have been passed Dy. Much amusing inquiry has been made why “one was taken and the other left,” in the exercise of an elective sovereignty; and it has been suggested that tho selection must have been made from the ministers who sub- scribed for the Christian , Union. At all events, the knowing ones claim that they can produce a personal reason, showing s sup- posed Beecmen biss in the case of nearly every minister invited. Of course, in propor- tion as the public shall believe the Council to havebeen carefally packed, will the moral influ- ence of its proceedings be weakened, should these favor Mr, Beecmer. Mere numbers, or the extent of territory from which they are drawn, cannot compensate for -prejudiced opinions, or for the substitution as advisers of young and unknown men for those in re- pute for wisdom and experience. And yet it must not be supposed that the Council will lack the presence of men of standing and influence. Though the Theo- logical Department of Yale, before which Mr. Bercner has lectured with such eclat, might he thought by some to be mortgaged to his interest, yet one need not fear the shrinking of such men es Dr. Leoxanp Bacoy, Presi- dent Porrer, and Drs. DwienT and FIsmER, when they are called direetly to face plain duty. The same may be said of Drs. Poxp, Worcort, FarecarLp, CHAPIN, STURTE- vaxT, and others, and of not a few of the pastors invited. Mr. MourroN has seen fit, according to the account of the reporter, to criticise Dr. Bacoy (who bas protested against anybody’s declining to attend) as if he were a tricky and disingenuous character. But Mr. MourToN's acquaintance with ministers has not been large or encouraging, and he is probably smarting under some of Dr. Bacoy's char- acterizations of his peculiar guidance of Mr. Beecner's affairs. Dr. Bacox is not believed to be tricky by any who know him well; but he is often disappointing to those who expect him to represent o certzin side of a case. He has a penchant for being on both sideg; or, as he would claim, on neither side. He carries a free lance, and does a good deal of fighting on his own hook. After pouring broadsides into the enemy, he is seldom content till he has discharged a heavy shot or two among "his friends. Hence it wil not do to _rely too confi- dently wupon his assistance in any given controversy. And so it hes proved in this case.. He has been, hitherto, a thorn in the side of BEECHER, and equally in that of Trrox and MouvrroN. The friends of truth and justice may be glad that he is to be on the coming Council. He was the Moderator, and largely the ruoling spirit, of the famous Brooklyn Council of two years since, called by the churches of Drs. Storss and BupmNg- ToN. Ho will assuredly be heard from in the 'con_fing Council. 1t was not without mean- ing that he published in the New York Z'ri- une his appeal to the churches and ministers invited not to decline attendance because of any unplessant impressions or suspicions, since that would b sure, if anything could have that effect, to make the Council s one- sided affair. This would seem to vind.icnte that he means to attend in good faith, as & representative of the true jinterests of religion, to give to Plymouth ) Church the exact advice which in this grave emergency it meeds. Dr. BacoN under- stands that the Congregationsl demomi- nation, as well s Plymonth Church, is vir- tually on trial before the public, and he will be bold to defend general as well as special interests. It would not then be surprising were Dr. Bacoy to succeed in impressing even this carefully-culled body with the gravity of the situation, and in leading it to give wise and discriminating advice. Or, failing in this, he might see fit toheada determined minority in n protest against any false principles or evil messures favored by the majority. 1t should not be hastily assamed that this Council can accomplish no good. Though it Iabors under the disadvantage of the ez-parte principle (beneath a proper outward method) on which it was called, and though the main case in which the public is chiefly interested 1s not to come directly before it, yet it will have abundant oppor- tunity for offering good advice -to Plymouth Charch, in answering the gues- tions submitted by the Letter-Missive. It is indeed too large and unwieldy for any proper purposes of examination and deliberation. Common sense indicates that a fow able and impartial men would be more thorough, calm, and judicial in their action. Yet the solemni- ty of their position will do much to abate the usual sensational temptations of so numerous a body. For, in addition to the serious aspects of the BEECHER case prior to the sending ont of the Letter-Missive, and the importance of the points which thatletter raises, the Bowzx development has since oc- curred, and the Council will sit under the shadow of the fearful indictment which he brings against Mr, BexcHER as being ¢ guilty of the awful crimes of adultery, perjury, and hypoerisy.” That fact will not come offi- cially before it, perhaps; but the power of it will be felt, and the thought of it will go far to neutralize the eloquent plendings of the pastor of Plymouth Church. Then the action of the Church of Andover Theological Seminary in directly requesting Plymouth Church tounite with it in callinga Council for the express purpose of trying Mr. BEECEER will have influence in suggesting the final advice to be given. It may then be expected, with reasonnble probability, that, after mak- ing a disposal of the guestions of mere church-order propounded, the Council will proceed to discharge what is really its main daty in the circumstances, viz.: to assure Plymouth Church, in the name of the whole Congregational brotherhood, and of on-look- ing Christendom, that this scandal must be investigated, until *the bottom facts” shall be disclosed; and that it cannot do better than to accept the proposal of the Andover Church. Public sentiment is now so nearly unanimous to this effect that the Council cannot fail to represent and enforce it. This secured, the Council will have justified its own existence, and Mr. BEECHER, if really innocent, will have occasion to rejoice in an .THE GRI No better idea can be got of the immensity of London than from the weekly health re- port of the United Kingdom, embracing Lon- don and twenty other large cities in Great Britain. This report includes the record of births and deaths, with information of pre- vailing diseases, comparative rates of mortal- ity, etc. In London during the week for which the report is at hand, there were 2,448 births and 1,526 deaths, which, allowing for the increase of the population, was 150 births less and 223 deaths less than the average for the corresponding week daring the ten pre- ceding years. At this rate there is one birth for every four minutes during the year and one death for every eight minutes in the City of London. The annual death.rate during three weeks was respectively 24.3, 27, and 22.8 per 1,000 in London, which is much less than the average of many large cities through- ont the world, the last report of which made the following showing : Toe annual rato of mortality, sccording o the most recent weekly returns, in Calcutts was 5¢; Bombay, 23; Paris, 19; Brussels, 20; Amsterdam, 27; Rotter- dam, 2i; The Hague, 26; Copenhsgen, 18; Christianta, 41; Berlin, 29; Hamburg, 26; Bresian, 31; Munich, 31: Vienns, 28; Buda-Pesth, 39; Turin, 26; Brook- 153, 26; and Philadelphis, 21, For London, with four and a quarter millions of people to care for, including the inner and outer circle of its population, this showing is certainly most creditable. The health report also takes account of the condi. tion of the water-supply, the sewerage, and other adjuncts of city life affecting the general health. It seems that the system of private filtration of water las been widely adopted with good results, s new process having been tried which converts the organio matter into ammonia, which is harm- less. The metropolitan character of London life is illustrated by the large number of deaths from violence, of which there were 68 during the week referred to; 56 deaths were the result of megligence or accident, 4 of infanticide, and 6 of suicide. The street-accidents numbered 3 deaths and 29 cases of injury, many of which conld prob- ably be traced to the dangerous smoothness of the large amount of asphalt pavement used. There were 265 deaths from what are called *““the seven principal disesses of the zymotic class,"—69 from whooping-congh, 83 from scarlet fever, 55 from measles, 80 from different forms of fever, 8 from diphtheria, 20 from diarrheea, and not one from small- poz, which is remarkable as compared with the ravages of this disease elsewhere. The world is trying a great experiment on the banks of the Thames. It is building up there a city which is vast almost beyond human comprehension. The population of London (the city proper) will be almost ex- actly 3,600,000 in the middle of 1876. But even these well-nigh ineredible figures do not tell the whole story. The city is surrounded by a ring of close-packed sub- urbs, which, with their population of §00,- 000, are really part of it. They are officially known as ‘‘Outer London.” The whole metropolis, therefore, can lay claim, accord- ing to the London Zimes, to more than 4} million inhabitants! In 1790, fourteen years after the thirteen colonies had declared their independence, the United. States had less than 4,000,000 inhabitants, including slaves, and London at that time only 600,000. At present, the births in both Outer and Tnner London largely outnumber the deaths, and immigration exceeds emigration. A great city always scts like a sponge. It sucks population from the surrounding country. - This process is going on all over England, and yet the nineteen largest towns in the provinces, from Liverpool, with its 521,544 inhabitants, to Plymouth, with its 72,230, have a smaller population together then London has slone. Facts like thess show what a world of knowledge is to be won by a study of the metropolis of England. In forms of gov- ernment, in methods of sewerage and drain- age, in arrangements for extinguishing fires, in the death-rate, in the prevention and pun- jshment of crime, in the distribution of wealth, in the homes of the poor, in rapid transit, in water and gas supply,—in these and many other fields of social science, Lon- don can teach the world, doing so by failure ag well os success, But, allowing for the enormous population, and comparing the re- sults of the City Government there with other cities of the world, there has been & larger proportion of success than failure, and London is atill the marvel of the world. —— THE MAYOR'S ELECTION. The Common Council of Chicago are the legislature of this city. The new charter will give to the city, at the April election, an entirely new Government, the Mayor ex- cepted. That officer, construing the charter for himself, decides that he is not subject to the charter, and that he will continue to hold the office a year longer than any of the other officers elected at the same time and for the same term with himself. There can be no question as to the public sentiment on this point. The revolution in the Government of the city should include the Mayor as well as the other elective officers. There has been an appeal to the Courts for a direction as to the law and duty of the City Government on this subject of electing the Mayor. By -an unfortunate mischance, the Supremte Court found itself unable to decide the question one way or the other, and Jus- tice Scorm, speakingfor the Court, announced that the body would make *no decision,” thus leaving the law and the facts undeter- mined judicinlly, and just where they stood before. There being no judicial interpretation pos- sible, it remains with the legislature of the city to interpret the charter for itself. The Mayor has no more suthority to decide that he holds over, than has the Treasurer, Collec- tor, or Attorney. The Common Council, how- ever, is clothed with authority to make pro- vision for the city elections, and to fix the places therefor, and to direct the notices of such election. It has therefore the authority to say what officers are to be elected at that election. 'This authority is necessarily inci- dental to its general power in the premises. Now, there is nothing in law or resson to pre- vent the Common Council agreeing with one- half the Judges of the Supreme Court in in- terpreting the charter as requiring tho elec- tion of a Mayor to fill 8 vacancy existing in that office, and therefors directing that at the general election in April a person to fill that office shall also be elected by the people. It is never dangerous nor usurping to sub- mit to the people a question of the election of their own officers, particularly when one- hglf the Supreme Court say that such an elec- tion is required by law. The Common Council can do no more politic act than to call an election for Mayor. It can do no injury, because the present Magyor, if he have any legal rightsto the office beyond the date of the election of his sue- cessor, can maintain them in the Courts. There is no act which the Aldermed can do that will so commend them as abody and individually to the general public as to give the people the privilege of electinga Aayor at the same time with the other officers of the city. It will lift from the present Coun- cil much of the suspicion that rests upon it that it is but part of a general combination against the public interests. We are con- fident that no member of the Board who may vote for such an election will fail to be sus- tained by his constituents, without respect to party lines. TUTTON CONFESSES. ‘We naturally look to the Inter-Ocean, asthe organ of the whisky-thieves, for information concerning their efforts to break down the prosecution of the rings, and we are therefore gratified to find in that paper confirmation of the charges heretofore made in Te Cricaco Trmuse that Supervisor TorToN, who was sent to Chicago in the interest of the prose- cation, was in reality engaged in blocking the wheels of the prosecution. The Washing- ton correspondent of the organ sends to that peper the following dispatch : Since Gen. WEBSTER came on here it has leaked out thatat the first development of this plan in Chicago [that is of allowing amaller parties to the conspfracy— Gaugers, Storekeepers, and others—to testifs under tke consideration of more lenient treatment}, Mr. TuTroN ‘protested so earnestly againet it that very sharp words ‘were exchanged between him and WisT DexTeR. As tbe representative of the Tressury Department Mr. Dexres insisted that when the cises came into his hands they left the supervision of Mr. TuTTON, Mr, DexTER said befors going further he winted the ques- tion settled whether he or Mr. TOTTON Was managing the Government cases. His infiuence prevatled against Mr, ToTToN'S solemn protest. Here, therefore, is testimonmy from the TInter-Ocean that this man TourroN, who was sent here by the Treasury Department to aid the "prosecution, sought to force upon the prosecuting officers a policy which, if it had not been frustrated by the firmness of the Government officers, would have secured the conviction perhaps of some of the petty of- fenders, but would have allowed every one of the big fish to have escaped, by shutting up the mouths of the only witnesses who conld testify to their crooked doings. But we have more important testimony still than this, asit comes directly from TurroN him- self. This officer of the Government, who is ostensibly engaged in assisting the prose- cution, now turns up in St. Louis &s a friend of Bancocg’s, engaged in doing all he can to aid in his escape. The reporter of the Inter- Ocean has interviewed Iaco, and we will let him tell the story: The Inter-Ocean correspondent has had an interview with Supervisor A, P. ToTTON, of Philadelphis, who is st the Lindell, and will be called for the defense in the Bancock trisl. 1t will be renembered that he was the officer who was directed by Commissioner Douarass in the now famous * transfer order ” o exchange dis- tricts with MCDONALD, and that ho s also the author of the letter sttempting to relieve Gen. BABcock of the odium of having induced the President to revoke that order by taking the load upon his own shoulders. In that Istter he claimed to have been the sole cause of the President’s action in that matler. The corre- spondent called Mr. TUTTON'S attention to an ar- ticde from THr CHICAGO TRIBUNE of the Bth inet, charging him (TourTos) with conspiracy to prevent any further prosecution in the whisky cases, especially 1n Chicago, by false reprezentations to Premident GRANT; that he poured into the Prem- Gent's ears stories of Solicitor BLUFORD JVILSON'S ate tempt to injure the President by seeking to indicta Dumber of GRANT'S £0s0m friends op falss testimony; that, at the instance of BRisTow, WiLsoN went to Chicago sud offered great inducements in the a of immunity from puniskment to indicted parties there to give falsa testimony against certain of the President’s favorites o that city, and thus secure their indictment, THE TRIBUNE openly charges that this was doze in the interest of the Whisky Ricg, and that, in consequenca of TUTTON'S Tepresentations to the President, the latter and Brustow had a serious quarrel. Mr. ToTToN stated that he had not seen the article. A paper containing it was produced, aad Mr. TuTToX glanced averit. Heusid be knew nothing of the indictment of the President's friends; but for his part he (TUTT0X) was violently opposed to this plan of manufacturing evidence and inducing thieves and robbers to swear gainst innocent men, that they might be sent to the Penitentiary. ‘This i3 a plain confirmation of all that THE TRIBUNE charged against Torroy. e con- tradicts nothing, denies nothing. He allows the charges of Tae Trrsuxe that he made false ropresentations to the President to the effect that theTreasury Department was offering im- munity for perjury inordertoconvictinnocent friends of the President, and that he did this in order to produce a rupture between the President and Secretary Bristow, and thus break down the prosgcntion, to stand without any denial, He allows the broad declaration that this was done in the interest of the Whisky Ring to go uncontradicted when it was brought to his notice. The reporter says: * He spoke very earnestly on the sub- ject, and, while admitting that he was a stranger, declared that the prosecution had offered inducements to these witnesses to swear against others by promising them im- munity. Said he: ¢ Of course I do not Znow that such promises were made, but the facts indicate it.'” Of course they indicate it. Of course preparations have been made to deal leniently with some of the little scoundrels in order that the big scoundrels may be cap- tured, as they cannot be captured in any other manmer. Of course this is what the Whisky rings fear above all else. Torrox knew that they feared it when he sought to interfere with the prosecution st Chicago. He kmew that, if he could break up this class of evidence, not ome of the prominent rascals could be punished, and he went to Washington and opened his back- fire by drawing out the PrermeronT letier, upon representations to the President that the Treasury Department was intending to con- vict innocent friends of his by perjury, and then allow the perjurers to go unpunished. He succeeded temporarily in his plan ; but there is no further danger, now that the con- spiracy is known. But we would seriously ssk, What kind of s Government officer is this to be employed in the prosecution of ‘Whisky rings, who is working to suppress the only evidence that can convict them ? THE BCOPE OF THE CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL. Another important episode in the history of the Beecres scandal, and one which most intimately concerns that branch of the re- ligious world included in the Congregational denomination, will take place this week, namely: the meeting of the Advisory Cona- cil summoned by the recent * Letter-Mis- sive” from Plymouth Church. We print elsewhere an article commenting upon the composition of the Council, and forecasting what may be its prebable advice to Plymouth Church upon the guestion propcunded in the Letter-Missive. As the article alluded to does not set forth the nature of these gues- tions upon which Plymouth Church solicits advice, we complete the record of the Coun- cil by briefly stating them. These questions mainly concern the propriety of the recent sction of the Church in éropping members, having special referenca to Mrs. MourToN and prospective refereuce undoubtedly to Mr. Bowes. Applying the questions to per- sonal cases, they are briefly to the following purport: Has Plymouth Church dealt prop- erly with Mrs. MouvxToy and Deacons West and Duxcax, who staid away from worship because it has not done certain things, not affecting them, which they have not asked it to do, and because it has not done the things they Aare asked it to do? Has it dealt prop- erly with Mrs. Mouvrtoy, who absented her- self because she believed Mr. Bercrer guilty of offenses of which the Church had declared him innocent? Has the Church dealt prop- erly with Mr. Bowey, who made charges against Mr. Beecrer and then declized to substantiate them? This point, however, is now modified by the fact that Mr. Bowew has made a proposition to substantiste his charges, and that time has been allowed him to do go. There are other points within the scope of this Council which are of equal im- portance. These are (1) whether Plymouth Church ought to have called a Mutual Coun- cil to investigate Mr. BEEcHER at the request of Mrs. AMourToy, who, while a member, had not made charges against him, and who mades this request a year after the Church had had its official investigation ; and (2) whether the conduct of the Church in this whole affair has been such as to entitle it to the fellow- ship of other Congregational churches. These are the points which the Advisory Council will be called upon to consider with reference to giving Plymouth Church advice, It will be observed that they only concern matters of church discipline, or rather pro- cedure, since in Congregationalism there is nothing which can be characterized by soharsh & term as ¢ discipline.” It will be observed al- so that they do not involve at all the question of Mr. Beecuer's guilt or innocence. Heis not on trial before them at all, and does not figure except indirectly in any of the ques- tions. So far as his moral status i8 con- cerned, Plymouth Church appears to be alaw anto itself. The Church alone is under in- vestigation, The Advisory Council can only advise Plymouth Church whether it has acted in sccordance with the Word of God and the Congregational form of administra- tion in its deslings with members who have been dropped. Beyond this it has no juris- diction, at least if it confines itself to the points in the * Letter-Missive,” although we presume there is nothing to hinder it, if it were so disposed, from tendering some very pertinent advice to that church which would go below the surface and touch the question of Mr. Beecmen's innocence or guilt. This kind of advice, however, would be extra- official, and would, of course, be regarded by Plymouth Church as gratuitous and im- pudent. It is somewhat difficult to see, especially with Dr. LeoNarp Bacoy in the Council, how it will manage to steer its way without running upon the rock of Beecr- £n's offense. It must be remembered, in this connection, that Plymouth Church and Mr. Berchen have several times of late declared in rather an offensive way their complete in- dependence of all other churches, and their determination to allow no interference with the running of their own machinery. In brief, they have notified the other churches tomind their own business. In the light of this fact, and also of the fact that the Conn- cil is & picked one, if not a packed one, the sattitude of the Church towards the Council is rather humorous than otherwiss. If it in- dorses the action of the Church its advice will be reccived with feelings of devout grat- itude, and will be pocketed with thanks, If its advice, however, should be unfavorable, it will be returned with thanks to the advis- ers. Plymounth Church is evidently master of the situation yet. It can have no appre- hension as to the Advisory Council, as it is not bound by its action. Whether it has any apprehensions as to the meeting with Mr. Bowzx ten days hence does not appear. — The Anti-Monopoly Convention at Harrisbarg, Pa., went directly back o Tom Scott. A reso- Iution urging Congress to pass the i 23 Pacific bill waa voted down, and 5:?1‘;:53:: Iution adopted declaring it to be the imperati daty of that body to promptly de-monopolize th: already subsidized corporations, and thea to shut down on that sort of business. An attompt was made to commit the Convention to the inds. pendent (greenback) party movament, bat tha mojority preferred to wait a bit and gee. PERSOFAL. Tied-back colored girls are called Pinchbacks, Senator Christiancy's courtship began, enlm. nated, and ended in three wecks. Bawarg of widowera! In Adrisn, Mich., & blind gid, Conkling by name, appears a8 plaiotiff in s seduction euig, Bhe is Baid to be very intelligent 2nd beauti; and her manners exceedingly sgreeable. Principal Henshaw, of Wuliston Seminary, in East Hampton, Mass., where 80 many you men have been fitted for coliege, has seat to thy ‘Lrustees his resignation on aczount of ill health, Effie Germon, the independent little actresy who threw up s five years’ contract at Wallek'y Theatre because she was not cast to suit her, hag been appeased, and will s00n make her reappear- ance. Schleicher, the Texas Congressmsn who hag spoken several times on the currency question, i the broadest man in the House—acroas the shoulders. He has been obliged to have s big chair made expressly for him, The London Times’ Paris correspondent an. nounces the death of Dom Louis Gamier, of Grand Chsrtreuso, at the zgeof 72. Hehad spent 50 years 1o the monastery which he en. riched by the production of the well-known Lliquor. Mr. Tate, Archbishop of Canterbary, hasme, aod refuted a charge of nepotiem preferred against him, showing that only six out of seven. ty appointments made by him bave been be- stowed upon relatives, and these upon poor men of long service in the Church. Mra. Cross, of Paw Paw, Mich., becama jeal ous of her hasbanda, snd followed him one night when he had left the house an a mysterions erracd. She bad the satisfaction of discoveriog that he was only a murderer, not an unfaithfal busband. Mr. Cross, it seems, was an im- proved Jerry Cruncher, kitling bis bodies first, 2irs. Paran Stevens hss caused Charles Q. Stevens, one of the executors under her hus. ‘band’s will, to unaergo a pretty rigid examinz- tion before Judge Ames, of Massachusetta. The widow is not satisfied that all is right. The Btevens estate 1n 1872 was estimated at £3,000,- 000. The report that Mrs. Stevens’ new house, now baildiog. will cost $2,000,000 18 doubtiess & gross exaggeration. The Queen of England has suddenly suppressed a curling club among her servants and tenantry at Balmoral, suspecting that the game encour. sges an excessive consumption of whisky. A correspondent writes that the afflicted curlers mourn this slight upon whiaky and curling; sod it is feared tbat they may take to trousers or do something equally desperate. Ar. Tollemache, an English minister of tha Gospel, has shot one of Lord Lonsdale’s hounds, and has forbidden fox-hunters to tres. pass upon his premises. This independent se- tion has excited the anger and disgust of nearly sil the men in the connty; and if Mr. Tollemache had pot his cloth to protect him there 13 5o telling what might happen to him. Jav Gould's recent illness cost him his eye- brows, which were formerly very long and shag- gy. The operators on the street have been ram- ‘maging the medical books to discover what kind of disease causes loss &f eyebrows. They bave about arrived at the conclusion, it is said, that an overdose of Union Pacific may cost & man every har on his body. Itis what our country doctors call a **sarching ” medicine. He had just returned from his bridal tour, hav- ing married the danghter of a wealthy Cincin- nati pork-packer, and was fesling 28 fiue and frisky ag a grasshopper in July. At the door of the hotel he encountered a friend, who said to him: **Well, Charley, how do you liko married Ife?" “Bully!" exclaimed the enthusisstio bridegroom. *It's all your fancy painted it?" “Qh, yes! Liza’s splendid, and I havs all the lard 1 waot now for my hair.” . Senator Logan has written a play entitled * Adventures of s Congressman,” for private representation. It was given at Mrs. Rives’ in Washington, recently, and was pronounced by those pregent aa unqualified success. The play is merely a farce, illustrating the trisls of & green Congressman in Washington. The Sena- tor's eucceas in this attempt has indaced him to make another, and he has now resdy for the stage a drams of army-life, £ He came home very late one night, and, after fumbling with the latch-key a good while, mute tered fo himself, as he at length opened the door, **Imushomskeny noish, cause tholoman's ashleep.” He aivested himself of his garments with some trouble, and was congratnlatiog him- self on his success as he was ge:tiog into bed,’ when & calm, clear, cold voice sent & chill down s epinal column: * Why, my desr, you ain'k going to aleep in your hat, are you?” Signor Alberto Keller having left 50,0001. for the copstruction in Milan Cemetery of a temple of cremation, in which his remains were to bs burat, therite was performed on tne 22d ult., the firsc anniversary of his death, the municipality baving, after some hesitation, given its consent. The process occupied about an hour, during which time speeches were made on the ad- vantages of cremation. Tne remains of s lady are soon to undergo the same treatment. Eato Field recalls a fresh incident of Artemus Ward's vint to London. He gave a children’s party, to which one of John Hright’s sons was invited, and from which tho youth retarned aglow with delight. * Ob, paps,” exclaimed the little Bright, when asked by tue great Bright whether he had enjoyed himself, * indeed I did, and Mr. Browne gavo me sucha nice name foryoo, papa!” * What was that ?” mquired the fathez, “\Why he asked me how that gay and festive cuss, the governor, was !” replied the child. The father laughed. Mr. Ben Holliday's son-in- the Countde Bourtales, has come into prominence agaib. The Countess de Pourtales, nes Holliday, died several years agoon a train entoring Chicsgo from the West. She left a child, tha charga of which has been sssamed by the husband and father, though the grandfather, Mr. Hollidsy, bas been obliged to allow $600 per month to meet the expenses of father and child. The Count has now married, or at least ia Living with, the notorious Mrs. John S. Bescher. 1Ir. Holliday is anxious to adopt his grandchild, bus cannot obtain the consent of do Pourtales. There is evidently a peculiar value placed on the child’s head by the tender papa. - HOTEL ABRIVALI. Patmer House—J, 1. Linsley, New York; J. T. a2 field, St. Paul ; F. G. Flanigan and Charles Hewitty St Mayo, Albsny; Prof. B. A. Proctor, Lop- Sl Gl i " Carter,, T 8. Navy; W F 2 &' ean, uis. George Stazk, New Yor! port; the Hon. E. W. Roberts, C. York; Judgs &, B. Miler; De on. . B owe, Lims, Vilas, Wisconsin; G. E. Thornton, U. 8. COL C. K, Peck, Eeokuk; T. L. Eimbaly maha: V. L. McEnight and family, Milwaukee; F. H, Whittamore, Springfield ; W. L. Hall, 8t. Louls. .. dvemont House—The Hon. Ira De Graff, Winons; {he Hon. Willism Bell and A, Mitchell, Burlington @Gen. J, E. Cass and Georgo B, Shaw, Eau Clairo; J- b 3McG._Stewart, New York; Maj. S. AL Robuins, Civil Engineer Corps; Cyrus Y. Bacon, Pawtucket, I; Joshus Buffum, New York; Gem. G. G Boyla, _iiwaukee: erman L Utah; V. J. 2 bard, Connecticut; James Monigomery, Beliefonts, Pa.; John W. Lowall, Salt Lake City; A. Charcnill Boaton.... Gardner House—Seymour 'Warren, Liki Forest; William King, New York; W. A. Bleeley Bak N Portlend ; H. Wever and wifa wife,and P.A. Obap . J. L. Day and b o &