Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1876, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY; MARCH 7, 1876.: eee TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, . RATER OF AUNSCRIPTION (PATARLE IN ADVANCE), VPontage Prepatd at this Onlco. Dally Mditton, postpaid, 2 soar. 813,00 é Parte of year at Mailed to any sddets. TOGR WR - 1.00 1 tor 8 nd Religion: Bundag Yeditiont Literary and mes Tr-Weokly, postpaid, 1 yoar, wov ' Parteof year + WEEKLY EDITION, POBTP: 9 year. B15 Sere ce kt Tha posuage io 16 conte repay. Bpeolmon copies sent free, 'To provent delay and mistakes, bo suro and gira Yost- Office addres in foll, Including State and County. Remittances may bo mado either by draft, express, Post-Offica order, of In registered lottors, at our Hak. TERMA TO OTIE BUDSCRINENA. Daily, doltrored, Sunday excepted, 25 ennte per week, Daily, delivered, Bunday included, 30 cents por weok. Address ‘THR TRIBUNE COMPANY, ‘Corner Madteon and Doarbora.ts., Chicago UL AMUSEMENTS. OKER'S THEATRE—Madison atreet, between eee rere Bogamement.of govh Dilla, a Siarrlod in Tinate "and “Trotter Southdown.” ; [—Monroe street, between Dear born and, bie OKriernoon, Glousehold Gods.” Evening, The Drewer of Preaton," by the Richings Opers-Troupa. LEYS THEATRE—Randolph strect, botween cobra and taBallo. ‘Tho Gallfornia’ huinstrel2, ADELPHI THEATRE—Dearborn Monroe, Variety performance. ———— atrest, corucr SOCIETY MEETINGS. GAUAILET LODGE, No. 4, KNIGHTS OF PYTH- YAB.—Regular Convention this (Tuesday) evening at T5 Glock, at Castle Hall, N, W. cor, LaSalle and Adame-sta, Work on Jd Kank in amplified form. Vis- iting breitiren cordial invited. . F. CUDEBEOR, Chan, Com. J. W. AOKERSIANN, K, of R, and B. WASHINGTON CHAPTER, No. 43, R. A. M.—Spe- tink convocation this (Tncsday) evening at 7:30 o'clock, for work on Mark Master Degreo, Visiting Compan- capdiaily invited. By orter of the Mt. E, i, 1’, bart aie 7 SHAS. B. WRIGHT, Sec, APOLLO COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMILAR, =Thiro will bea stated conclave of Apollo Command ery, 10.1, K.T., at the Asylum, 70 Sonroent, thin {Tuerdas) orening at #o'clock, . All Sir Knights cour- teourly invited. wat Che Chisago Tribune. Tuosday Morning, March 7, 1876. Ese Greenbacks aot the Now York Gold Ex- vhange yesterday closed at 87+. Evans, the Fort Sill partner of Mansm, has boen promptly removed by order of tho President, who thus foreshadows his inten- tion to make a thorough. cleaning-out of tho corrupt system of post-tradorships, and to romove tho bribo-giving tradera as fast as svidence is received to show them guilty of sorruption and extorti Tho local elections in Maine yostorday fail to show the powerful ronction which was predicted as tho result of the War Dopart- ment exposures. In Portland tho Republic- ans elected their Mayor, overcoming a Dem- ceratio mnjority of over 500 in 1874, and in various other of the larger cities throughout tho State Republican victories and gains aro seported. In the annual roport of tho Secretary of thd Lumbermen's Exchange cf Chicago aro to bo found somo interosting statistics of tho, lumber trade of the city during the ycar 1875. ‘The total receipts of Inmber wero 1,188,143, 698 fedt,—an increase over 1874 of 78,054,990 ;. and of shinglos, 632,212,000,—n decrease of 24,060,000, ‘Thero was olso a largo increase in tho shipmenta of lumber from Chicago as compared with 1874, and n slight decrease in tho shipment of shingles. : Tho belief that tho flight of Marsx into Canada was encouraged, if not abetted and connived at, by ono or moro of tho Demo- cratic mombers of tho Invostigating Commit- teo, is slowly gaining ground, The refnsal of the Houso yosterday to pormit the intro. @uction of a resolution of inquiry into tho escapo of Manstt gives still stronger color to tho presumption that tho policy of the Dem. ocrats is to proceed from this point forth ‘with all possible slowness, for tho purpose of “making the most of their capital, and to pro- vont tho Ropublicans from offsotting the - damaging offect of tho exposures: by tho prompt and sovero punishment of tho guilty pflicer, It is difficult to account for tho neg- ligenca which permitted Mansu to lenvo Washington without hindoranco upon any other hypothesis ; there was plainly a method and a purposo in it, At a considerablo sacrifioa of spneo, which might be filled to tho greater edification and liking of onr readers, wo publish this morning a lengthy communication from Mr. -O. A. Wiizanp, editor of the Post and Mail. Tf Tun Trmonz hos over injured or offondod this gentleman, it is sefliciontly punished by this infliction of moro than a column of words, words, words !—which simply amount to an admission which the writer could casily shove expressed in ten lines, Tho admission, ‘Mter having beon rescued from this tortuons mass of verbiage, fully confirms the stato- Jncuts of Ald. Srovz and Mr, W. H, Hanren, tn woll os the statement of Mr. Winzanp to those gentlomon—nomely, that Gov. Beven- xpoz ‘qcquiesced in tho [Post and Mail's), support of Mr, Hine, on the ground that Mt would boa scrub race,” ‘ho testimony on this point is now submitted in tho ratio of three to one, and the only issue romuining is that of relative veracity and orodibility. Tho President haa tendered to Sonator Lor M. Mounna, of Maine, the position of Secretary of War, and upon his acceptance will at onco send the nomination to the Sen- sate, whero it would bo promptly confirmed boyond 6 peradventure. Hore is anothor ad. anirahle sulection—no less so than that of ‘Mr. Dana os Ministor to England. Senator Mornm1's high order of ability, his untar. nished and unquestioned integrity, aud hia fomiliarity with tho workings of tho War Do- partinent, gained by long sorvico as Chuir- nan of tho Senate Committee on Appropria- tions,—all combine to ronder him especially qualified to perform tho duties of tho War Sccretaryship with credit to himsolf, to his State, to the Administration, ond to the Re- publican party, Mr. Moura has been a imembor of the Sonate continuously since Jou. 17, 1861, and his prosent term expires March 8, 1877, His intentions respecting ey appointment wil! bo made known to- lay. ‘Tho Chicago produco markets were gener- ally casier yesterday. Mess pork was loss act. ive and 200 per bri lower, closing at $22.22: cash and $22.85 for April, Lard waa mora active, and 16@20c per 100 tbs lower, closing at ($13.15@18,20 cash and $13.25@13,80 seller April, Meats were quict and unchang- ed, at 8§0 for boxed shoulders, 1240 for do short riba, and 12Jo for.do short clears, ‘Highwines wore more active and unchanged, at $1.05 per gallon. Flonr was quiet and easy, Wheat was moreactiveund {@1o lower, closing at O7jo for March and @8fo for April. Cora ‘was in good demand and 4@}Jo higher, clos. -| surd impracticability ? It provides for the ing nt 48¢0 for March and dic for April. Onts wore more activo and {@Jo higher, closing nt 822@N2{c cash or seller April, Ryo to. Darloy was modorntely k, closing at 5@55jo for: March and 65jc for April. Toga were dull and wenk, closing henvy ot 100 decline from Saturday's quotations, Snaloa principally at $7.80@8.10. Cattlo wore active and un- changed. Shoop wore quict and about steady, Ono hundred dollars in gold would buy $114.76 in greenbneks at tho close, In tho slang Innguage of tho crooked peo- ple, the Attorney-General has been compelled to “givo away" Gon. Bancoox. He wns placed in a vory awkward predicament official. ly concorning his wondorful lettor about wit- nesses in the whisky cases; and in self-to- fonso he had to “Iay down" on Bancocr. Of that lotter tho Attornoy-Gonoril declared thoro wore but two copies,—onoaddrossed nnd mailed to Mr. Dyen at St. Louis, and the othor was sont to the Presidont. ‘The lettor was published,—how, ond by whom? It was discovered that it was furnished to a reporter of tho pross by Mr, Sronns, the counsel of Baxcock, How did Sronns got it? Dyren did not divulgo it, ‘Then it must havo beon furnishod from tho Prosident’a office, So said tho Attorney-General, The President had not shown it to any one, and so confronted the Attorney-Goneral with tho Private Secro- tary. Thon Bancoce confessed that he had surreptitiously taken tho lotter from the Prosi- dont's private papers and given it to Sronns, who bad it telegraphed far and wide. Thon the Attornoy-General communicated in writ- ing this confossion of Bancock’s oficinl viola tion of confidence and trust to a Democratic momber of Congress, to be by him placed on record. Now we have tho Presidont porson- ally awaro of Bancoox's use of his offico to botray tho confidential correspondonca of tho lnw officara of tho Government. If ho did that in ono caso, why not with other papers equally important in tho trinls of the whisky conspirators? Probably the Whisky-Zihieves' Organ will explain. THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS FINANOE BILL, Tho majority of the Democratic Congres- sional Caucus Committee has ngreod upon o bill embodying » plan which professes to lead up to resumption of specie pnyments, The following onalysia by the Cincinnati Gazette in a correct one: 1, Treasury to tay by in resorve gold to the amount of 8 per cont of tho greenbacks rach year, 2, This reserve to ho counted as partof tho sinking fand for purchase of bonds, 9, Banks to lay by in reservo gold to tho amount of B percent of thelr circulation each year, 4, This coin reserve to be counted in thelr required legal-tender resorve. 5, ‘This reservoto continue till the greenbacks “shall bo approcistod to par valuo with gold and auall bo con- vortiblo into coin,”* 6, But this gold reserve aliall at no timo be less than, 30 por cent of the yroenbacks and of the bank-notee. 7, Bo much of tho Reanmption act as provtdos far redomplion of greenbacka fe repealed. 8 So much of tho act as required thogrithdrawal of 80 per cent in greonbacks for new ban‘ circulation isaucd, until greenback circulation Ls roduced to $300,- 000,060, ia repeated, so that thero shall be no retire ment of grcenbacks for apy part of the new froa-bank issuce, 0, No time {s fized for cdnverlibility or resump- ton. 40, Tho “ resumption fund ” sn Treasury and banks, severally, at no time to bo less than w) per cont of grocnbacks and bank-notes, Tho first aud natural question of the reador will bo, What does thia bill mean? Is it a fraud, or a mere protonso,—something to bridge over a Presidential election, and then to be sponged off tho statute-book os an ab- resorve by tho Treasury of 8 per cent 1n gold of tho whole amount of groonbacks for ten years, or until the reserve cquals 30 per cont of the greanbacks, or $112,000,000, ‘This gold is to remain idle in the Treasury, while an equal amount of bonds bearing 6 per cont which might bo redeemed therewith aro loft outstanding ; in other words, the country is to be taxed $11,000,000 a ycar in gold and pay G por cent interest thereon. And to do what? The National Banka are to lay by gold in like manner equal to 8 per cont annually of thoir circulation, which is to be counted ag part of their reserve, Taking the circulation nt $340,000,000, the banks are to lay up 100,000,000 in gold, which is to remain idlo, If at any time tho greonbacks attain a value with coin, then tho annual reserve is to be suspended, but must nover be less than 30 per cont. Whether Mr. Payne or Manx ‘Twain propared this part of the bill, the humor is just the same. It will take ten yeara to reach tho 80 per cont, and thon there is to be coin redemption (?); butif tho banks or the Treasury redeom o million of dollars of their notes, thoy must forthwith purchase a million of gold to tako its place; tho resorve of gold must be kept up, and for every dollar of notes redeomod thore must bo another gold dollar purchased, so that the reserve will bo wholly unavaila- ble for redemption, It may aswell be buricd in the sea. It will bo like ‘* tho faith and re- sources of tho nation," of which tho infla- tionista talk so much,—utterly beyond tho reach of tho bill-holder, A bill-holdor ap- plying for tho redemption of bis note in coin from tho millions on hand will bo referred to the statuto which compels the bank or tho Treasury “to keep" that sun of gold on hand, and thoy will not violate the law by poying any of it out, ‘Tho Dill repoals the timo fixed for ro- sumption; repoals the withdrawal of. groou- backs in the proportion of 80 per cent of the ineronse of now bnuk circulation ; does not re- tiro tho yreonbacks; does not provide for resumption at any tine; and it Is diMoult to understand what tho bill docs propose be- yond tho abstracting and hoarding of gold at the rato of $22,000,000 a yonr for ton years, 'Tho purposo of this bill is, as we have in- dicated, to do nothing; to let tho country drift towards insolvency and to the general crash, out of which will come repudiation and such loss of credit that spocie payments and spocio values will becomo a necessity, ‘Tho bill is ashallow device, intended to swin. dio the country, and why auy inilationist or rag-babyite should object to it, we do not un- dorstand, ho Domocratic Houso is, as wo feared, more opposed to any healthy reform of tho currency than apy of its preitecessors. Its hard-monoy Democrats nro like the Democratio mombers of the temperance party, not only few in number, but very willing to compro- tise with the enemy. If this bill be the best thing they can produce, they had better let Lanpuns have hiy way, and order the issue of paper dollars, How long doea Mr. Payyz think the ac- cumulation of gold would be allowed to con. tinue? Before the ten years will bo over, the charters of most of the National Banks will have expired. ‘Three Prosidential eleo- tions will have taken place, five now Con- greases will be elected, and one-half the presont members of Congross will be dead and buried, Doos ho think that Congress— no matter which party will be in powur—will meet vear aftor year and leave that amount of gold idle in the Trensury nt n cost of 6 por cont to the country? Does ho not know it will bo soized and equandored, and that tho creation of such a resorve will not last two yenra? In not tho bill, thoreforo, a fraud and deception? 4 ‘ho worst feature of tho whole business is, that, while Congress will do nothing to pro- mote specie pnymonts, it rofusss to lot the banke and business mon of tho country ro- sume, ‘The Banking law as it now stands prohibits resumption of specie paymonts hy the banks, and also by the conntry. It ro- quires the banka to deposit with the Treas uror tho equivalent of $103 in gold, and al- Jows it to fsaue 990 in paper, whon tho bank can sell its bonds for $120 in paper, Now, {f Congress would change this Jaw, and permit the bank to deposit $26 in gold and $75 in gold bonds, and to issue $100 In notes, thoro would bo at once Aspe. cie-paying bank-noto currency, secured dollar for dollar by coin or its oquivalent. No such security for bill-holdora has ever becn pro- vided in ony country except in tho enso of tho notes of tho Bank of En- ginnd. There can be no objection on tho part of even the wildest inflo- tioniste to lotting tho banks rosumo specio payments by issuing notes redeemable in coln, But tho policy of tho. present ‘Inw is hostilo—is prohibitory of any such proceed. ing by the banks, They aro now required to put up an equivatont of $126 in greonbacks to secure $90 of their own notes, Tho issuo of notes is therefore no longer profitable, nt lenst in tho West, nnd tho best and most sub- stantial banks havo reduced their note circu- lation to the minimum ollowed by Inw. ‘Thoy cannot resume even if thoy were disposed, and, in addition, the Domocratic caucus bill proposes that they shnll hoard 9 sum equal to 30 por cont of their circulation in gold. This Inst proposition exoludes tho possibility of tho banks resuming. Now, why cannot Congross emancipate the business of tho country by removing: theso restrictions? Letit provide that the banks moy issue notes to the par value of tho gold bonds and of the gold deposited with tho Sccretary of tho Treasury, shall bo released of tho taxeson circulation and doposits, which aro really taxes upon the public, aud requira them to keep on hand at tho Treasury o ren. sonable percontage of coin for the redemption of their notes. Then all the banks having substance and bona fide capital will resumo; tho notes of the non-resuming banks and tho greenbacks would circulate as dopreciated paper, for what they may bo worth, until tho people grow tired of them. A wido margin of valao betweon the gold notes ond tho paper-dollar notes would be established, and the business of the country would rapidly but naturally eottle down to real valuos, with. an honest currency of permanent value. If the Democratic Houso will not have the Government resume, will it removo the restrictions which provent the banks and the busincss men of tho country resuming? THE NEW MINISTER TO ENGLAND. At last the vexed problom of Scxencz's continuance os Minister at tho Court of St. James ia settled by the nomination of Rion. anp Henny Dana, Jr., of Massachusetts, which wns sent to the Senato yesterday, Tho appointment is on admirable ouc in overy re- spect, Mr. Dawa was born in Cambridgo, Mass,, in 1816, and gradnated from Harvard University in 1837, He first came into public notice as an author, with his little book, “Two Years Before the Mast,” which hed an immense circulation at that time. Ho was admitted to the Bar in 1840, and at once took an ominent position in connection with tho Suapnact trialin 1853 and that of Awrnony Bunxs in 1854. Ho was o delegate to the Buffalo Convention of 1848, and a momber of the State Constitutional Convention in 1853, From 1801 to 1860 ho was Attomoy-General of Massachusetts. Both as on sdvocato and a writer ho has achieved an honorable and wide-spread reputation. His Papers on International Law in the Law Ie. porter ara oxcollont proofs of hin: ability to fill tho position, to which ho will also bring tho accomplishments of a cultivated gentlo- man, Although he is not a poker-player or a cappor for mining swindles, ho will refloct honor upon the country. Mr, Dawa’s appoint. ment is evidence at Inst that Gon, Scencx has rosigned, and that his resignation has been accepted, ‘The dnly regret the peoplo will have in the rotiracy of Souencx will bo that he did not resign long ago. The country may havo lost a good poker-player at the Court of St. James, but it has gained a great Inwyer, a cultivated gentloman, and o first-class diplomatist. . THE POST-SUTLERSHIFS, Tt is not possible to ostiinate the oxtent of swindling that has been carried on undor Bexiyar’s personal disposition of the post- sutlorships throughout tho country. ‘Thero aro nonrly 200 of them, and we hayo only ro- turns from one of thom. Tho amount of money of which officers and soldiers have been bled under this system is not represent- ed by the bribe-money paid to Bexxnar or lis agents. If this was $6,000, or 810,000, or any other regular sum per year at the dif- ferent posts, thon the people who wore at tho mercy of these post-sutlers had to pay several tines that amount in excess of the real yalua of tho articles thoy purchased, Por not only had the briba to be paid and a profit made by all the partners in proportion to the bribe, but this bribe carried with it #n assurance of protection against exposure on account of tho exorbitant charges. The Ssutlors felt that, so long os thoy were paying out mondy which reached the Socretary of War himsclf, they wora in no dangor from any complaints that might be made, So, while the bribe-money inay figure up not boyond the thousands, it is probable that the extortions and atealings in the aggrogate amount to millions, Now that tho exposuro has come, tha ovidence pours in from all sides, which would indicate that the practice of paying a stipend was common aot most of the posts, All tha anny officers who hove spoken upon the subject cithor Profoss that thoy knew or strongly suspected tho fraud. If officers in various branches of the service and with experionco at different posts have come to the same conclusion in this regard, then tho likelihood is consider- ably increased that the practice waa general and not exceptional, Tho criticiam may bo nade that it was the duty of those officers to impart some of thelr information to the public and bring about an investigation. Perhaps so. But mere suspicion would scarcely justify an army officer, in tho absence of positive proof, in running the risk of being court-martialed and ignominiously dismissed from the army for maligning a wu. perior ofilcer; but now their suspicions count for somothing, and induce the bellef that the selling of trading-posta by the Sccretary of War has been generally followed ever sinco 1869, iy ‘This view of the case is further atrength- oned by the fact that Brrznar wont so far os to risk an opon rnpturo with Siznwan, Gone erat of the Army, and to lobby for the pass ago of alow through Congress enabling him to control and consequontly to soll the arthy trading-posts, It was formerly the custom to secure tho appointmont of n post-sutler on tho recommendation of 9 commissiun of threo of+ fleors, ronident at the post, approved by tho official commanding tho post. It was Br kxav'a refusal to abide by this procodont which led to tho disagreement between him and Gen. Snrewan., When tho mattor got into Congress, of course thero was no question as to integrity, and no suspicion of fraud, and the only issuo scomed to bo one between n ruporior and an inforlor officer, Congress naturally decided in favor of the formor, and thereafter the Socrotary of War had full power to remove or appoint auttlers without consulliug with anybody, Betrnar oxorcised this now power without atint or resorvo, and faithful mon in favor with tho army wero summarily dismissed to make room for favorites of the Secretary of War, who bogan immediately to practice ox- tortion and who havo kept it up over since, ‘This law should, of curse, bo instantly ro- poaled; and it stands a warning against any Congressional action which has a tendency to incronso the patronage of n Cabinet officer, and ngaiust all propositions ‘to do away with checks and customs calculated to restrain porsonal corruption. - No better system could havo been suggested than that which actually provailed, nnd which practically placod the sutler under the supervision of tho chief officers at the post at which ha sorvod, and this system should be restored immodiately in the interests of the ,thonsands who do- pend on tho sutler for all’ thoir comforts in life. part by ronson of which) tho emall following of tho Brandonburgors, camped on tha islands of the Bpreo, has grown to be tho grandost power of tho continent,—all this is gone, and overything keoms to bo corrupted ; life, mannors, morals, business, finance, oven taste, This tendency has been headlong sinco the war, . . . hoy had their heads turned, a8 you know, by thelr success ; but you can’t roalize without seoing in how many different ways thoy wont mad. They 'Twarn,—! moro differont kinds of 1 d—d fool than ho had everscon.’ Knetsaann told mo that the real-estate manin led to all sorta of crazy speoulations, Thon came the crash. Tho very gold napolcous carricd to Berlin flowed back to Franco in na atondy stream. But the French fashions and follios did not gobnek, ‘hoy remained. And, matorially, the people who paid tho indomnity are to-day evor so much richer than they who rocoived it.” Thore ia a trenty ponding at Washington with the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands which Congress had botter bo in no hnste to ratify. It is virtually o trenty botweon the Unitod States of America and twonty or thirty sugar- planters (most of whom aro of thomsclvos Amoricans) to donate to said planters about 800,000 gold per annum,—being thoamount of duty now collected in our ports on sugar grown on said islands, Thero is room on theso islands for about twonty moro planta. tions, and of course whon the treaty goca into offect, and the bonus of 8 or 8} cents por pound is added to the production of sugar thero, this waste ground will bo put under cultivation and the aggregate donation from our ‘Treasury will be ‘incrensed by so much. Moreover, tho largest source of our gold revenues (the sugar dutios) will havo been dangerously tampered with, and other islands hore and there will be worming and wiring st Washington City to get thomselves put on ns favorable a footing os tho Kanakas. Tho Sandwich Island plant- ers have beon working on this job diligently for fourtoon years with the untiring pationce of old lobbyists, and havo now nearly succeod- ed. Their treaty is called a reciprocity treaty. Tha reciprocity consista in our admitting their sugar freo of duty, in roturn for which thoy (less than 100,000 inhabitants all told) will admit freo of duty from, this country much articles as thoy have always bought and will always continuo to buy from us. It is also in contemplation, wo beliove, to give us aconling station somowhore on tho group, and o flng-staff, or a place to put one,—thus giving Brother Jonathan tho oxpectation of somo day oxtending his area seaward! And all for tho beggarly sum of half a million to a million gold per year, Before the Houso ratifies the financial part of this treaty we trust ‘that efforts will be made to bring the omnibus load of sugar- plantors on tho Island of Hawaii to better torms, that is, to beat them down, Very likely they would accept half o million down, ond lot us off from an annnal pny- mont of that sum, and sparo us the necessity of paying an equal sum in addition when the other twenty sugar plantations ara started. alfa million dollars paid once ought to got usaprotty large cooling station, especially ato place where tho inhabitants havo always been willing to sell us coal, as well ss yams, bread-fruit, oranges, nnd spring chickens, cheap for cash, or torent us dock-room on reasonable terms, Tho coaling station looks touseery thin, Butif this iso question of some time coming into possession of tho islands, and shouldering the responsibility of fortifying their coasts and dofending them in war, thon wo bog to bo oxcused for tho present, Or, if wo must do so, wo wonld prefer to pay leas monoy down for the privi- lege of beginning, REBEL PENSION-GRABBING, Tho most impudent pieco of legisintion which tho Democratic majority have sought to thrust upon tho Honso in the interests of their Confederate allies is tho bill granting pensions to tho Rebels who had beon soldiora in the War of 1812, which about a week ago was amonded so as to include tho return to the ponsion-rolls of Rebel soldiora who had forfeited thoir pensions, and which is intondod to open the doors not only to Rebel pension. ers of 1812, but also to those who served in the Mexican and Indian wars, and thus by degrees pave the way to tho recognition of a shonl of othor Rebel claims. If this bill had been passed, it would havo placed this class of persons on the pension-rolls aud givon them back-pay for fiftoon years, thus taking from thirty to sixty millions ont of tho tax- payors at one grab. The Confederates claim this omount ns duo for services rondered to tho country when they wero not Reb els, but were caroful to make uo argument upon tho fact that as tho bill rends, if put baok upon the ‘pension-rolls they would draw back-pny for the period during which they wore trying to destroy the Government from whose Treasury thoy are now soeking to clutch millions. ‘To put these men back upon tho rolls at all isan outrego upon the tax-payors of the country, and to pay them for tho timo during which thoy wero in arms against the Government would be something worse than an outrage. It is only about n year ago that a raid was mada upon the ompty ‘I'reasnry in tho shapo of tho so-called Bounty Equalization bill, by which snilors, bontmen, mule-drivers, musi- cian, sutlors, waiters, negro servants, nnd the goneral riff-raff that follows in tho wake of a great army, were to come in for a. share of tho bounty plunder, This domagogie scheme for tho benefit of tax-eaters and claim-agonts, however, fell through, and now comesin ita place this proposition to put upon tho pen- Blon-lists every man who served ten days in the little scrimmage war of 1812, ali tho vol- unteers of the Mexican War who havo already boon paid two or threo times over for their services, and all who havo ‘participated in Indfan wars; and in nddition to this, to en- courage secession aud disloyalty by paying it a premium. If Congress is going into the pension busi- ness by wholesale, those who aro ontitled to pon-ions arc the two millions of soldiors now living who fought to put down tho rebellion carried on by thoso who are now making this impudont attempt to got their hands into tho Trensury, Of course it will require two or throo hundred millions a year to pay thom, and would bankrupt the Government at onco ; but if anything of the kind is to bo done, thoy aro tho only proper men toreccive what. ever available property thero is left in the country, if they ara willing to accoptit. ‘Iho whole pension business of well, able-bodied men is 9 pieco of arrant demagogism and tax-eating, hero is nothing which the average Congressman is so rendy and coger to accomplish ag the incroaso of tho ponsion- rolls, He takes to it as portinaciously oa the nyerage Alderman takes to increase of sewer- ogo in his ward, nnd he goes into this Dbusinesa of giving extra bountics ond pensions to persons for services on theso little Indian and Moxican raids after the Government had settled with thom in foll and paid them off longago. This is done in expoctation of making votes and partisan capital at tho expense of the tax- payers, and it is about timo the tax-payers put their foot on theso reckless demagogues who aro go free and liboral with other pcople's money, ‘This thiug only flourishes in tho United States, whera demagogism has been reducod to a science, and where such persons ean magnify themselves upon the floor of Congress by confiscating the property of their constituents, ‘hose demagogues seem to act upon the genoral supposition that there aro no votors in their districts except the revipl- onts of the bounties taken out of the pockets of tho tax-payers, Every one of these Gemngoguca should be spotted by tho tax- payers of his district whom ho proposos to rob, particularly at a tine when tho wholo country is dopressed and struggling to get upon its fect again out of its distressed and quai-bankrupt condition, ‘pho results of tho iret yoar'a oxporiment in steam-navigation upon the Erie Canal aro far ninhed by the report of the Baxtor Stoam Canal- boat Company to the Now York Btato Engineer. It appoara tho Company ‘bogan buslnoss Jest yoar with ton boats, and during tho aoason in- crossed thonumbor tofiftoen, In all, ninoty-five trips from Now York to Buffalo and return wero mado during tho year. Lhe avorage running timo was thirteen days, but including delays and tlme lost io taking on and discharging cargo, twonty-fiva days woro spent io each trip. Tho gros froight recoipta wore $83,668, or an aver ago of $889 per trip. Against this aro to bo charged 6305 per month for crew of each boat; $17,193 for canal tolla ; 12 tons of coal for each 1,000 miles run, and 5 tone additional consumed in moving about harbors, - The tota! rapairs cost & Uttle ovor $10,000, .Tho scason proved un- profitable, owing to tho low rate of frojghts, and to the fact that the boats of tho lino wera not fully employed. Tho figures show, however, that even at tho rates ruling Iaet scason, with full businoas, the lino would havo pald hand- soniely, the expenses falling below the Enginoor's oatimato, while the rate of speed was quite up to it, The Company propose to continuo the busl- nega the coming season, —— At Jaat, Hexny Jones is allowed to go to his roatin Mount Moriah Comotory, Philadelphia, and therefore will not remain uncofiined, un- kuolled, and unburied through tho Centennial show, 86 was oxpacted, Lt will be romombered that Henny Jones was 8 negro. During his lifo- timo Hyxuy Jones: was @ rostauratour, aud a moat notable ono, One by ono hla white cua- tomora dropped off by death, and, boing past the necexsity of eating, patronized bim no mores, and wont to their last rest on Mouut Moriah, Atlnet camo Henny Joxes' turn, He owned a losin Mount Morlab, but tho whito lot-ownors would not allow him toeleop by the sido of hie old customers, and provented him from being buried by an injunction six months ago. All this Ume Wenuy bas been waiting, whils his widow has been Ughting the case in the courts. It went from cours to court, aud still Henny walted. At t!ast tho caso reachod tho Supremo Court, and that body has now decided that black olay with the breath out of it ia just as good ag white olay ina similar condition, and so Henuy Jones, roatan- rateur, after pationtly waitlug for six monthy, has Houctorcat by the side of hia old white oustomors, It Is to bo preaumed that tho latter will: not be disturbed by Ixnny, and that when Gaunten blows his ‘rumpot he may go up as bigh as any of his old customers, and be ag white as thoy, ——— The Steats-Zeituny takes issue with Tue ‘Turoung relative to some suggestions in re- gard to reforming the condition of things which renders a Bzzknar a possible and oven a probable being at all tines, and suggests among other things that genuino reform will nover be reached until personal worth and character so assert thomselyes in American society as to regard tho empty-headed and bad-hearted apes of both sexes ‘with the same contempt as in the really best circles in Europe," This isa patriotio and excusable reference to the “ Vaterland,” and it would have been literally true if it had beon made somo years ago, But the evidences are in- “creasing that the Franco-Prussian war has had much the game pernicious influonca on German society thatthe War of the Rebellion exerted upon this country. As a new evi- dence of this deplorable indication we will Tho Peoria Transcript profeases not to #00 bow it would Le pousible to haven gold-note ban\ currency in ciroutation ao long ss green- backs wore logal-tonders in paymont of debts. It hag ovldontly ovorlooked tivo or three facta: (1) Every man has tight to stipulate that his debt eball be paid in coin, The Supreme Court bas settled that point conclusively, (2) All persons can buy and sollon the stan. dard of gold values if they so choose; and, in thas caso, greenbacks would be received in pay~ ment at thelr gold value, (3) In California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, gold is the atondard of values. All contracte are made pay- able in gold; all purchases are calculated on that basis, and greonbacks are received and paid out cite a few sentences from a private lettor just received in this city from a gentleman at their gold yalue, and nomore. If the National Banka should resume specie payments, redeom- who spent much timo in Germany a dozen yenra ngo, and whoso observations during his prosent rojonrn has led him to tho following conolasiona: * All that stern simplicity of life,” ho says, “with which (nnd in gront remind mo of what tho old pilot called Sank’ ing thelr notes In coin and discounting papor on tho basiaof coin yaluen, tho business publto would gladly follow duit, and thus tho California aystom would avoadily bo extended to all parts of tho Union, and that, too, without contracting the yolumo of greanbacks tintil tho poople had pald off tholr old debta therein and grown tired of uelng @ fluctoating, dopreciated, stamp-tall ourronoy, —_—_-___. The Ind{auapolis Journal, which is tho per- sonal orgau of Souator Monzox, in usually re- garded as a grafo and eorlous paper, not given to Joking or irontcal observations. But the morning aftor tho adjournmont of the Republic. an Btato Convontion it got off the following excruciatingly comical paragraph in tho rear end of ita loader": ‘That platform will commend itaclt to Repubitcans everpithere(f) It inn complote recognition of the Areat services of tho Tepubllcan party tn, the past and solear declaration of Its purposes In the future (1 It isa platform on which overy Ropublican can atani with confidenco and pride (I) [t astumes nothing, conceals nothing, and dodges nothing, it i at once snodeat, truthful frank, expitert, and bold, It ts chor- acteristic and worthy of the Republican pasty () The ticket $e strong Jn ovory point. Tt in headed by 6 atrong aud oxcoliont man, whose life and character challenge erflictam, Whon it is considered that tho platform adopted on tha currency question Js denounced throughout the Union by tho Republican press as at once cowardly and repuguaut to Repub- Jican sentiment, and that the record mado by tho candidate who hosds the ticket waa that of a Nimitieas Intlationist, tho enrdonio or tronical character of the Journal's tndoraemont will bo Bppreclated. —_>___- Mothor Stzwant, who claims to bo the pro- Jector of the temperanco crusade in Oblo, fa at- tracting almost na much attention in England as tho pedestrian Westox, Sho bas been recolved at countless tomporanco rouniona, where toa has Doon dispensed in perfectly innocuous form, and all the ceremoninls common to the brotherhood of Briaaixs haye beon most rigidly observed. Sho recolyed an unkind cut at ono of those ro- unions from the prosiding oficer, s cortain Jonn Broomuars, J, P., who intimated that tho desiz- nation of ' Sothor," by which sho {s famlllarly known in the United States, bad potter ba dropped in England. Why should Mothor Srew- ant not bo callod Mother Stewant? Sho was the mothor of the Ohio crasado, and is not ashomed of hor grotesque progeny. Shofisa yonorablo woman, full of pictyand zeal; andtho title of mothor, as one of the most bonorablo that can bo given, becomes her excoodingly. Among recent doatha reported ia that of Lady Avouata Sranuery, the wifo of Dr. Branury, Dean of Wostminstor, and oldost sintor of tho lato Earlof Elgin, tho famous Govornor-Gon- oral of Canada and India, She was one of tho most intimate ppraonal friends of Queen Vio- ‘ont, and is said to have boon romarkablo for hor sweotuoss’ and amiability of character and for the graces of hor culture. Tho deaths aro also announced of Horatio Hannis, one of tho oldest and best known of the merchauta of Bos. ton, and also one of the Trustecs of tho Szans estato; of Moss K, Piatt, ano of tho Now York State Prison Iuspectors, who was elected on tho Ropublican ticket in 1873; and Judge Jonn Mo- Pigs, o pioncer Cincinnati printor, who was o printer in that city over eixty yonrs ago. a te A correspondont, not entiroly unprojudiced, representa tho condition of the judiclary in North Carolina ss boing quite as bad as in any other Stato, One of the Judges, it is sald, woe recently sued for $20,000 damagos for slander by a young women; another bas often din- graced himsolf by drunkonnosa on tho bonch another is known to bo an ossociate of prosti- tutes and draokards, and a drunkard bimsolf; anothor fs unablo to spoll; and another is a completo ignoramus sod dunce, Throo of the ‘Judges aro acensed of bribory, If half those allegations aro true there should be 5 gonoral overtarning of tho judicial nyatom of tho Stato in tho noxt cloction. + Bposking of the splondid dologation soloctod by the Fourth Ward Republicans to the South South Town Convention the Journat portinontly remarks ‘Tho Nopublicans of the Fourth Ward have set an example which their brethren in tho other wanda howild follow, ‘They appointed sa delogates to the uth Town Convention, on Saturday evening, ropro aontatives of the very beat clasa of men in the ward, Tnls inspires us with a confident hope of better things in our local politics for the future, Let the pood mon and the tax-psylag citizens come to tha front, and make the bummers stop down and out ; then Wwe will have an end of acalawagism in oflce, ee One of Victron Muco's first official acts will be the introduction in the French Seuste of a res- olution for a gonerat amnesty of Communists now confined in Fronch prisons, It is bo- Hoved that this radical mensuro will bo sposdily rojected, but a moro moderate scheme of relict propared by Af. Turens and Gannurra will prob- ably carry. Acomploto amnesty might be an auspicious beginning of the now life of tho Ro public, A bill pendlog before tho Iowa Logislaturo forbids the proprictors of saloons to put acreene or blinds before their bare, The idoa ovidontly ia to provent porsous from drinking, by oxposing thom to the view of passers-by. A similar pro- vision applied to restaurants might bo offoctual in preventing people from cating away from home, when they ought to bein the bosomso sheir famillos, We are sorry to hear tho report that Ald. Wa- renman, of tho Twolfth Ward, is not candi- date for re-election, But the Twelfth Ward canuot vory woll afford to let him retire, That Ward is excellently represented,—having Wa- TEnMAN Bud HUeatu, two of tho very best mem- bers of the Council, Tho citizene should inaist on their both taking the ofllce another torm. Tho public interest requires it, PERSOHAL. Belknap's middle name ia Worth. Tho wife of Congreseman Whooler, of New York, is dead, : Kiugetoy sald Walt Whitman had a coarse, sonsual mind, Herbort Spencer hag beon clected a momber of tho Royal Academy at Mome. “Every scionco, avery language, evory litera ture, every business,” says AMicnolet, “intercat- od Turgot.” Mozart used to compose musio early iu tho morning, when tha rost of the world was com- posing itself, Misa Lillian Edgerton tolla us that about five yeara are required to exhaust the popularity of the average lecturer, Tho author of “ Alico's Adventures in Won- dorland," that romarkable poem for juveniles, has a now book In press, Robert Collyer used to be 8 fireman, and that is why be found so tittle dilliculsy in putting hell-fro out of hia theology. Uli Perkins has ravagod some of the moat fer- tile counties in Iowa, which even the remorso- leas grasahoppers had epared, A Utorary mau of Paria recently announced a lecture on **Coutomporary American Litera- ture,” with Charlotte Bronte'a “Jano Eyre" as the epecial subject. ‘The Popa bas promised to contribute a col- lection of mosaics and a oumber of tspestrios executed by the Vatican artisty to the Amorican Contennial Exhibition, Mr. Ruskin writes beantifully, because ho thinks beaulifully; but a washerwoman who makes ber mark on your clothing, and trusts you for amonth, may thiuk even more beautifully than Ruskin, Alexandre Dumas Permitted several newepa- pers in Paris to publiah entire scenes from bis new ploy, “ L'Etrangere," in place of the regu- lar fouilleton. ‘The advertisument proved to be yoluable as woll a ingeuiue, Mr, Augustin Daty’s last success, * Pique,’ which will reach ,ity oue-hundredib night on the Tith inst. at the Fifth Avenue Theatro, New York, will be given here the second wook in Alay, with Mies Bars Jowott {n the leading role, to, getlior with tho principal mombers of Afr, Daly, company. Mr, Jamea W. Morrlasey, tho busi. nose agent, is in town making the Preliminary arrangements, Prof. Max RMullor has writton s letter to thy Vico-Chancollar of Oxford University expreay ing his gratification at tho now arrangemont which ho can retain his chair at the Untvorgi: without too groat anaarifico, _ , Queon Victoria has intimated to Lord Dattetig hor dosire to contribute to tho projected im. provement of Quebco by a gift of ton thousang pounda sterling for the oonetruction of ong of the proposed city gates, which {a to be name “'Kont" gato. Horatlo Warris, of Boston, whore death my announcod last wesk, was tho youngost and 4, parontly tho most vigorous of the trusteas of tho Joshus Soarnestate, Hie own vast pro, orty goes in largo part to a blind gon, who fp the only malo holr, Samuel Plimsoll bas written a preface to an° anonymous novel, shortly to be Publishea, bearing tho title of * A Votco from tho Bes ; op Tho Wreck of the Eglantino.” The book, itl, prosumod, inculestes aomo of tho truths whic, Mr. Pilmsoll has been teaching for #0 long ¢ timo, ‘‘Jonnto Jano” haa discovorod in New Yorks morchant’s wifo who can actually read and oe, Joy good litorature, That wife, wo fear, doy not proparo for hor husband, whon ho come: homo weary and anxious from bualness,” 4 cheory smile, which the Now York Ledger tty na is the summum bonum of married lifo, Asorios of grand operatic concerts will givon horo in May at ono of tho loading thent at which tho principal mombora of both the By. glish and Italian opera companies now in Ney York, and tho favorita young planisto, Ailes July ive, will appear. Mr. Jamon W. Morrissoy, Ww, Augustin Daly's businces agont, a credited wily arrooging this artistic ontorprise. ‘The Sun says that tho Rov. James 8. Paya, who hag succeatiod Joseph J. Roborts as Pres. dont of the Ropublio of Liboris, is not unknoyy in Now York, Hola full-blooded African, 4 native of Richmond, and was cducated at thy Moravia Collogo in Liboris, and waa (weoty years or more an authorized missionary to hy adopted country by the ‘Mothodist Eplacopy Church of Anterica, Aritorin the Practitioner tor Fabroary giry sovoral instances to ehow that alcohol does ng assist the vital forces to resist exposure to cold, De Quincoy, in ono of bia essays, notices thy samo fact na a reault of porsonal observation, Alcobol absorbs the moisture in the body, hsr. ing a powerfal affinity for water, and the mun cular system, by being mado mora homogeneous, is moro ensily affected by frost, John Naymond, tho ector, rocolved dispatch from his agent at Memphia Isat month, announs ing, ‘Tho manuacripts of ‘Col, Sellors’ are a ‘Varianco with tho parte,” Raymond didn’t ereg know whero Variance was, but ho supposed froq tho ound of it that it waa situated somomhen in Mississippi. Ho was in groat dietresa, until as kind friend suggested that he should road the dlepatch moro crrefully, On reading Varisne with a *‘y," ho learned somathing to his advan tage. The Fifth-Avenue Theatre Company were shown through tho bonanza minos at Virginls City bya man in & blue blouse. Aftor olosiog the inspection, Parkes, the fop, offered the gulis halt adollar, ‘The monoy was rofused. “ Why not?” asked Parkoa, ** Woll, I don't want the movoy, because [ own quarter of this ming, and T have $000,000 in tho bank above ground thatl can’t forthe life of mo inveet.” Tho guide wa Jamoa G. Fair, a plain, unlottorod man who bu: struck pay dirt. Tho Buffalo Commercial Advertiser publishes tho rathor apocryphal statomont that Mr. Lools Jonnings was offored o magnificent salary to continue in bis position as oditor of the New York Zimes. Mer. Jennings is entitled to the sympathy and respect of tho people for the no- ble work ho did inthe Tweed caso; and Mr. Jones, proprietor of tho Times, ia entitled to equal credit in that case, and to tho proaont con fidence and support of the public, There isn reason why outeldors, who havo no moans ot ascortaining the exact facts, should prosume to sit in judgment on the privato disagrooments of Mossra, Jonog and Jennings. Pillow's mules, by their obatreperous conduct, have simply confirmed the strength of tho tf millar maxim, ‘Uneasy rests tho head thi! owns a mule.” Somebody hag recallod the fact, moroovor, that this is not tho first time mala . have brought suffering home to Gon, Pillow, During the Mexican War, a Quartormaster io - Pillow's Division was dotected in the practice d condemning army mutes in fair condition, snd ropurchasing them, after they hadboon pasture and repaired, from a contractor who divided the profits. Theso rehabilitated animals becamt known as " Pillow's painted mules.” Variumel mutabilo sompor mullor—as Virgil would aay, he had tho bonor of Gon. Pillows acquaintand and that of hlamules, Mr, Ruakin continues to mako atatomente oo corning his porsonal affairs in the pages of bis Fors Clavigera, which for miputenoss and ware serve equal anything known in Iteratare extent . the confessions of Rousseau, Ruskin has pub Nabed an oxact atatemont of bis persoual ex penditures for January, and promises to mabe elmilar roturnato the public for every month. ‘Ho esys tho total fund raised by tho Bt. George Soolety for the rogoneration of tho world, in s+ dition to lis own muniflcent gift of $35.00 amounts only to 63,600. In flvo yoars his pi vate fortune has diminiabed in bulk from $35) 000 in monoy and land to $150,000. His boolt and pictures, which ha considera not bis o¥s, but holdin trust aro valued at anather $16l+ 000, . i HOTEL ANRIVATA, Parmer House~Tho lon, J, 8. Brown, Biilwaukoy the Hon, 0, Shepard, Milwraukeo; Capt, 8. Bro Grand Island, Mich.; W. rr, Bt Louls; Be Be Arnold, Troy, 'N, Yo? Obaries Huusell, Walls Walle; Ts Clapp, Vittedold, ‘Mesa,; EB. P, Hague, Shaughsli tue ‘Ion, Wallaco ‘Pratt, ““Hansas' City; 8. Henning, Kanes Oity; ‘ourbety Toronto; the Hon, Joseph” Vi pals 0.4, Irtsh, Raclno.... Grand PacifieAity Gen. J.B Ldaalt, Dixor 4. Henry, Fond du Laos W. Hl. Cor trill, Milwaukee; A, Lynch, Ottawa; H. it. Dr Jacksonville; D. Tiilinghast, Boston; aud Warren Franklin, Ashtabula boro, N. 0. W. 1. and 9, 0. Barilet, lvoria; Knight, Worcester; P. 7, McQuintan, Bt, Pauly &. & Pratl, Washington; 4,3, Ward and -G, 0, Brod; Now York.,..Tvemont Houss—Tho lion, J.J. not many Mua the Hon. B, 8, Ballard, Lostos i Net ‘Yar’; the Ward, waukee; Gen. J, P. Durleo 54 lon, Join Stacy, Towa; the Hou, HN Smith, Waupun; Gen, E, B. Pike, E. 0. Lond st, Jobn Guambers, Pittaburg j Samuel Fickott, New Yorti ‘William Reynolds, Ports: G, 8, Kuapp, Con ! Oran Olt, Mendota,...Skerman House-—The Hoo George T,Anthony, Leavenworth (Kan,) Jvmes; Cob nea Tuchansous a, Tyman 0, Omaha Heraid; Col. J, Gy Fue Virginia, Nev the’ Caroline, Lichinge-Wertisnd 0 troupo, "New York; Washington ‘Libbey, Ollsnst Hoyhten Reach, U. B, Av A, Osuant, tock telands % W. and dc 160% . jol, Charlea O, 8, ‘Thornton, Bal! Wis; f, D. Ellenwood, Fort Wayua; G, I, Bitchin Colorado; J. W, Allison, Pittsburg, ond, pete An evening paper gaya that ‘Ald, Case seyt he dosen't want thouffice; in fact, that he ba no iatention of taking it; butit 1a beltevod thit ho might bo perausdod."”" If ho can be poreuaded to serve another torm, the Thurtoonth Warde will stand in thelr own Hight if they do not insiat upon it, Mais ono of the sort of Aldermen can illy be spared from the Counoll. ‘There is just one thing for Republicans £0 & In the face of all tho exposures and revelation! of official turpitude, and that is, ‘'to let no perk guilty man oscape," but nail them to the coud” ter al base coin, Fillup tho pouitentiaries wth tho rascals, Ald, 0, L, Woopyaw believes that hecan yao bakery and at the game time do some ood for Uae Tad for ute Diuosraoye-Poot and atl Ald. Woonaay has acted with the Republic Z for weveral years; if he dido’t, be would aot reprosonting the “ Old Tenth.” —————_-—— , ‘Tho new Grand Jury of Cook County, with few exceptions, are a pretty soaly lot. ie criminal class not in muob danger of Ge! ting justico at thelr hands, if one may jods¢ by sppearances, be be