Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1876, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TIHIRSfiAY; MARCH 9, 1870. timo to bo ropald. - It is donble the amount of tho Gaar defaleation. Tho city autbori. tiea have, morcover, been in the habit of minking appropristions and levying taxes for n much loss sum thon was notorlously re- quired under its contracts, Thus ita nppro- printions for lighting the eity nnd tho tax lovid for that purposo will, at the end of tho year, oven if no moro Inmps bo ordered, bo ghort nbout £000,000. But during this year, following precedents, this deficit will ‘be in- crcased by tho cost of now lamps on the open prairio to £350,000. Mr. Haves does not protend that tho 500,000 asked will cover tho whole deficit; o nska that much 08 o begianing,—tho starting of o fund from which to pay outstanding indebtedness for which thero has been no appropriation and for which no tax has over been lovied. Thero ia nothing to bo gained by suppressing the truth. The public have a right to the facts, It will not do to bo forever parading the ghost of tho Gaog defnleation as an explonation of tho city's embarrassment, when tho fact is thot besides the indobtedness of the city rop- rosented by unpaid taxes thero is other in- debtedness for which no tax has boen lovied and no ppropriation made, which aggregated mekes n deticiency not much short of $1,600,- Of this, ns wo have eald, tho Gaar do- falention is responsible to not much exceed- ing 12300,000, nearly one-half of which is for monoy locked up in tho suspended bauks, and which ought now to be collectable, and for the other half tho city holds an assignmont of all his property, ns well as its claim on his bond. Another item entering into the deft- clency is the interest which has beon paid on tho certificates. Assuming the averago amount to ba $3,000,000of cértificates, nnd the rate 7 cent, and the tima two years and o holf, thero hias been an expenditure of over $500,000 for interest on those temporary loans, How much of this has been approprinted and for how much of it there has beon a tax lovied we cannot say; but that there hns been a defl- ciency thus created is beyond all doubt, Our city debt, thereforo, is of o three-foid char- acter: 1, The funded debt, which is legal; 2, Tho losn cortificates in excess of the con- stitutional limit; and 3. Tho dobt represent- ing expenditures made without or in oxcess of appropriations, and without or in oxcess of taxes lovied for such purpose, ‘When 3Mr, Haves asks, thereforo, that half a million of dollars be appropriated to mect this deficit in part, he s not nasking n senti- mental appropriation, but one absolutely necessary in order to save tho city from adec- laration of insolvency, ' The recommendstion of the Comptroller that & robato of 10 per cent be allowed on ‘the payment of tho taxes for years prior to thoso of this year, and which have beon in suit or ara now in_ suit, or for which the city liolds tax-sole certificates or tax deeds, is per- haps nothing more than a prudent compro- miso,—botter to abate these disputed taxes than to pay interest on borrowed money in their place. If thero bo legal power to make such n contract, the city might perhaps make the offer profitably. The offer should not, however, include the taxes falling due now, 8430 for May. Tyowns quictnt 03} @64c. Barley was more active and firmer, closing at 57@5740 for March and 57e for April. Hogs were firm at Go advance, with most of the salos at $7.00@8.30. Cnttlo were in notivo demand and stronger. Shoep wero active and stendy. Ono hundred dollnrs in gold wodld buy $114.60 in greon- DLacks at tho close. oo TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, 2ATES OF AUBSOTIPTION (PATANLE IX ADVANCE). ostage Prepald nt this Ofco. = Partsof year at tamo enfe, any addross FOUR WERKA for, Soles at $3.00@6.00. Tho Freeport (llL) Journal, in view of the biltorness of the fight going on be- tweon tho partisans of Brvsmom and Curvont for Governor, and the bad feeling and wenkening effect it 18 producing in the Rapublican mnks, proposes the old watch- dog of tho Treasury, the lion, E. B, Wasit- punNe, for Governor. policy demands that the Ropublican party should put their very strongest man at the head of tho Stato ticket to lead the battle this year. The Chicago Journal hna dropped somo hints recently which indicato thatit nlso is'of tho opinion that Wasnpuane is the mnn for the emergency. ‘be rapidly sprending, "postage 16 LD conts & yoar, which we will repar. Bpecimen soples sont froe, To preveat delay and mistakes, be wuro aod giva Fost- Office addres In fall, inclading State and County. TNemittances may ba mado either Ly draft, espreas, Poat-Offios order, er In rogtsiarod TERMS 70 CITY AUAC Dasly, delivored, Sunday nlcnpl‘ml’, s delivered, Bunday Inclnded, hore? TiK TILNUNE COMPANY, It thinks that sound AMUSEMENTS. MOVICKER'S THEATIE—Madison street, between Dear! Engagement of John Dillon, = Afarrted in HMaste and * Trotter Bouthdown,' EUM-—Monroo strect, between Dears and Btata, Afteruoon, * Honsehold Gods™ Bomn Eventng, * Leity,” '8_THEATRE—Randolph strso m:'xgo.fi?‘suu. ho California Biusire This iden socms {0 It is nscortained that the evidence of Worrr, the recusant witnoss in the Navy Departmeont investigation, ad who finally concluded to answor tho question ho at first refasod, implicates two clerks in the Depart- mont 03 having received money from tha contrnator Browy. The clorks in question are next to e interrogated, and it may ap- pear that Boown's bribes went higher up through the medium of theso underlings. Wherever tho money wont that was paid for {ho allowance of the frandulent claim for the loss of the stenmboat Govarnor, lot its final lodgment in the Navy Department be traced, 1o matter whoso pocket it w: ADELPHI THEATRE—Deatborn Monros, . Varlety performanco. YOI ‘Ywanty-sixth streot, Testimonial CALEDONIAN HALI—Nos, 167 and 169 East Wash- o Ly the Rav, Ttobort Collyer on orkshiro, Hawortl, and Charlotta Bronte."” @he Ghienge Tribune. Thursday Mormng, March 9, 1878, ton street, Lecture Groonbacks at the New York Gold Ex- == shange yesterday closed at 874, After more than three years of hard knock- e ing and impntient waiting at tho door of the Senato for admission s the duly nccredited representative of the Stato of Louisiann in that body, tho door is slammed in his face, and Prvonnack is informed that ho con't His cause has been championed ably, ecloguently, nnd persistently by Mr. MontoN, who failed at the last bocauso of his inability to command for Prvcmpacx's admis. sion tho united support of the Republicons Mr. Epyuxps, of Vermont, long sgo took strong ground aginst the validity of Pmvcmpacs's election, and when the question of admission came to avote yeaterday four Republican Senators—3lessrs. Enavuyps and Monnizy, of Vermont, Mor- iz, of Maine, and Pappock, of Nebragka— cast their votes with the Democrats, and, by o vota of 32 to 29, the Benato decided ad- versely to PINCIBACR. For this locality to-Iny warmer weather i3 predicted, to bo followed by cold north and Tho Senato yesterdny confirmed the Presi- Gent's nomination of Judge Arnrmonso TarT, of Ohio, ns Secrotary of War. Thero was no opposition to tho confirmation, its wisdom and fitnoss being too apparent to admit of suy doubt or delay. Proliminary stops wero token last ovening for the formnl organization of tho Central Church of Chicago, A creed, simple, beauti- ful, and brief, propared by Prof. Swixo, re- ocived three hundred signaturcs among the sudienco, and tho next thing to do is to eloct rogular church officers and determine upon a tatare and permanent houso of worship, In the case of tho City of Now York ngainst Witz M. Twren, a verdict for tho full amount claimed, over $6,500,000, was yestor- dny renderod—probably tlo largest verdict onrocord in this country. an appenl by TweED's attorneys, it is boliaved that the oppeal will bo denied on the ground {hat the appellant is a fugitive from justice. Procron Kxorr's specious attompt yester- dsy to throw upon the Oabinet the blame and responsibility for the flight of Mansm was effoctunlly frustrated by Mr. Brame's rc. minder that the simple failure of Crraen's Committee to discharge Mansm would have in Washington, the statoment that Mansm left tho eity three hours before the roport of the Committes wns gubmitted. Snid Mr. Bramr, shufffing policy of the Democrats in’ rogard to Brxxxar: ‘‘He In tho ovent of retained him Thero ought to be no difiiculty in ascer- taining definitely whother tho unexponded balance of last year's appropriation for the Fullerion avenus conduit is sufficient to carry forward the work this year and keep faith with the contractors. If no new appropria- tion is neccesary none should bo made, and o little persistent Inquiry in this direction would gettle the matter, Tho Common Council seem to bo per- ploxed 08 to making tho appropriation of 500,000 without deducting othor items in the Appropriation bill. A sunall reduction of the wholo list of sal- arios would complote the sum needod to ed- mit the appropriation of $600,000, 1f, in addition, tho issus of illegal cortificates be stopped and the large expenditure for intor- eat theroon be saved, there will bo a rensona-~ blo prospect of ultimate delivorance from the present diflicultics, forring to the is agoinst the dignity of ihe Houso to furnish testimony ; nor will he be im- ponched, because, on the whale, there'is not cnongh to impeach him on.” Giving audible . ———aa— oxpression to a whisperod suggestion from Quortormnstor-Gonernl Mrias could find | Mr. Hoan, Mr. Brame cxclaimed : * Givo nothing which would warrant o reopening of tho Kentucky Contrnl Railroad claim, and so reported to Becretary Berunar, but the latter wns moved to take n difforent viow of the matter upon tho solicitation of the Hon. Georag H. Penprzron, and now an effort will bo made to ascertain mow it all came obont, If the Houso majority feol delicate about it, tho Benato will probably * reopen ™ tho case yot again, [the Rtopublican side], and we will do both quickly.” Thisis tho attitude of tho Ropublican minority, and it is to prevent such speedy and thorough action in Bri- ENAP' caso that the Democrats are bending their entire enorgies. COMPANION-PIECES IN JOBBERY, The later Washington roporta hint at two jobs, which only confirm the previous expe- rience thnt frauds on the Govornment are rarely partisan and generally includo mem- ‘bers of both political partics. One of theso implicates another momber of the Cabinet, and the other places an eminent Democratio candidate for the Presidency under suspicion. ‘Wa refor, of course, to the fraudulont Kon. | tucky Central Railrond claim of $150,00 which Mr. Georaz H. PeyprLEToN engincered through the War Department after BELRNAP became Beoretary, and to the payment by tho Becrotary of the Navy, Ronesox, of $52,- 000 for the destruction in a storm of a char- tored vessel called the Govornor. The Gov- ernmont waa the loser in both cages, So far s the Kentucky Central Railrond claim is concerned, it is proper to give Mr, Pexprerox the credit of having mado a gen- eral and comprebonsive donial of having poid any money to Mrs, Bermvar on this account, and of having immediately solicited an opportunity of giving testimony before a Congressional Committes on tho subject. At the same time, it is certain that o fraudu- lent claim amounting to neardy 150,000 for compensation (over and sbove all that was dus, which had already beon paid the Ken. tucky Contral Railrond) waa allowed by Bec. rotary BeLXNAP after it had been ropeatedly rojected by throe Becrotaries of War—Srax- poN, Bomorrzrp, and Rawrmve—and while Gen. Meos still roported adversoly to it. 1t is said that Mrs, Berxvae admitted to Mra, Minsr and others that sho had received about 835,000 for influencing the allowanca of this claim, and that Mre. Manan was pro. pared to testify to this much before the Democratio Committee permitted or induced her and hor husband to abscond to Cansda. Itisalso said that Alr, PXNDLETON woa one of the party of European tourists in which the presont Mrs, Bzrxxar (then Mrs, Bowens) cut so largo n figure, It is pot denled that Mr, PexpLsToN was acting for the Railroad Company. Under these cironmstances, it would be just as well to take him at Lis word and givo him an opportunity of ex- plaining to Congress his connection with the case. 1t looks now ga though he was In vory poor business, whothor he actually paid Mr, BeLexar any money or not, as an aspirant to Presidential honors acting ay lobbylst in n rald on Government funda, Tho other cane—that of tho -psyment for the chartored steamer Governor—has as bad alook in its way as the Berzwar jobs, It secins to have been o case where no money ought to have been paid, sinco the destruc- tion of tho vesssl was by the natural elo- ments for which the contract did not hold tha Government responsible. In the moxt place, tho paymoent was excessive, even TEE BERIOUS CONDITION OF OITY FI- From roading tho proceedings of tho Com. mon Council, the public will fail to undor- stond tho present critical condition of tha city finances. The situntion is by no means The Common Council in Committeo of the Whole had framed tho Ap- proprintion bill for the nino months ending Dec. 81, 1870, appropriating an aggregate equal in proportion to an annual levy of £5,530,000. , This did not includo a quarter of o million past due to tho gas companies, nor appropriato within §300,000 of enough to pay tho consumption of gas for the present year at the high prices charged the city by thom, and it also excinded an appropriation of £500,000 to cover past deficiencios, which had been asked for by Mr. Haves, The Comp- troller ia in Now York endeavoring to renow his certificates of indobtedness, of which at lonst £8,000,000 will fall duo on or befors Upon hearing of tho action of tho Council Mr. Havxs tolegrophied the Mayor and Council that he found extremo difficulty in moking a new debt and borrowing ‘monoy to take up the outstanding certifiontes ; ond that to sustain tho failing credit of the city it wna necessary : should offer to those who owe back taxes an abatement of 10 per cent if said taxes were paid within a given time. cil include in the appropriation $500,000 to meot past deficlencies, Thore were other rocommendations which it is unnecessary to A railway accident occurred Tuesdny night to the express from Chicago to Cincinnati on tho Kankakee route, the train being thrown from the track, and the cars rolled inton Alarge number of passengers were injured mors or less seriously, but fortu. nately the stoves in the sleaping-coachics re- mnined covered, and o ropetition of tho re- sont horror in Vermont was happily averted. Those two accidents should suggest the no- sessity of tho use of stoves which will not sproad fire and death when sleoping-cars are o satisfactory ono. The Importers' and Grocors' Board of Trade, of New York, an organization em- bracing tho best business brain of themotrop. olis, and ropresonting millions of capital, yesterday adopted the roport of tho Special Committeo recommending the enrly resump- tion of spocie payments, and favoring the cancellation and withdrawal of from $2,000,- 000 to $3,000,000 per month of legal-tender notes. This plan the Importers and Grocers believe can be followed without detrimont to tho business intorests of the country, and 1. That the Couneil they urgo that it be put in operation at once, — The House Committce on Forsign Affalrs was crowded complotely out of prominence by the overshadowing scandal brought out by tho War Department Committee, and the Emma Mine developments had passed from notice, The precodent sot by the Housa in voting to procoed with the impeachment of ex-Bocretary Beuxvar subsequent to bis res. ignation and acceptance has paved tho way for n similar course in reference to Minister BSasox, and the Committea will rosumo fts investigations with n view to tho jmpoach. ment of that officer in the event of his belng 2. That the Coun- In tho Common Conncil, on Tuesdoy aftor- noon, there was o discussion on theso recom- mendatfons, ‘here wero soveral questions 08 to what the 500,000 was to cover, and the explanations offored wero at tho best very obsoure. Ono brilliant idea waa suggested, that the appropriation was needed that the Comptroller might eny Le had £500,000 aur- plus capital on which to back up tho credit of the city in obtaining new loans. Wo regret to say that the objact of this appropriation is not of a sentimental character, Itisscvercly practical; it ia to covor absclute doficiencles caused by the expenditure of monoy by tho city for which thero has been no appropria- tion, aud for which no tax has been levied. Tho Appropristion bill, as it now stands, con. tains an item of $240,000 to cover an ex- penditure made last yoar for water extenaion, for which no tax waa levied. amount of certificates is now outstanding besring interest. That expendituro ought never have been made ; i was an addition of $250,000 to the city debt, without the slight~ st pretanse of legality, It was also suggested that the deficlency was caused by the Gaar defaleation, which was represented as amounting to 482,000, less $60,000 paid since, Those figures in- cluded the charge of £180,000 for interest, which we supposs will never be allowed and cannot be enforced by law. The dofaleation proper is, therefore, now about $300,000, But that is only anitem inthe deficiency. There waa $600,000 of money roceived from the Btate on account of the canal debt, and appoiated ly luw to be applied to public bulldings. 'fuis monsy lits been spent by the olly suthoritisd, and ba &4 some lioenses develops a stato of things peculiarly characteristio of tho present City Gavern- ment, The Committes on Liconacs of the Common Council is composed of fivo Alder- men, and each and every ons of the five is a saloon-keeper, and not one of the five hos paid his saloon-liconse. The total amount in which the City Treasury s defrauded and robbed by means of tho rascally favoritism praoticed toward tho members of the Com- mittes on Licenses i a amall sum,—about $360,—but tho business is significantly sug- gentive of bigger steals. il Y The Chicago produce markets wero Irregu- pork was moderately nctive and essier, closing at 322,05 cash and $22.16@22.17§ for April. Lard was quiet snd easler, closing at §13,10 crsh and $13.20 geller April. Meats were dull and easier, at 8o for boxed shouldexs, 1%a for do ehort ribs, and 12}o for do short olears. ‘wines were quiet and unohanged, st 1,03 per gallon. Flour was quiet and stendy. VWheat wasless active and { @§c lower, olosing a8 97}o for Mazch and 98fo for April, Corn was quied aud esslor, clogivg at 48}e for Mareh and 48]0 for April. Oals were quish ng af 83} foy Alartli snd lor yestordoy, Aleas it was divided joto two ‘halves, ono of which went to the owners of the vessel and tho other to the ring of lobbyists who secured the payment. Among tho latter appears the yame of ex-Senator CaTTRLY, 0f New Jersey, an intimato friend of Becretary RosssoN, Tho witness who re- vealed this much, however, has refused to say whether he had taken any of this monoy to any officer of the Navy Dopartment, and foll down in & fit when brought before the Houss yesterday for oontumsoy, Whare the wiimate faold witl Jaad ousiiod be foxetold, e e —— Dut there is littlo doub® ¢hat tho Government | with their impeachment? If they intend to | tho ingurgonta inspired them to tako tho waa dofrauded out of 52,000 by tho opern~ | procoed with their imporohiment, why have | fleld, and all of Turkey north of tho Balkan tion, thoy lot thoir witness go, and nllowod him to | Monntalos is ropldly making common canso These Government swindles usually run in | take their documants and proofs with him? | ngainst their opprossor. Tha dispatches in- pairs, and but Lit¥e partisnn advantago can | Why nre thoy now otting up thele * privi- | timata that the powerful natlon of Sorvia has p 0g 4 Y g up bo gained from thelr oxposuro, though tho | lege"? Tho Grand Jury is n body sworn to | prociaimed n Ttopublic, daposed the ruling Democrats ovidoutly ghink otherwiso, But, | secrooy. Tho testimony boforo thom is not | dynasty, and escorted the Trinco of Milan to whilo they nre at these investigations, they | mado public. But, evon admit that tho wholo | the frontior, who hoa all nlong beon neeking mnst not think that thoy can stop whonovor | of the testimony should leak out, Mr. Bramvg | to hold the Bervians bnok from giving ald they como ton Demoorat. Woliopo all the ras. { asked Dfr. Orysten it tho Committeo had | and comfort to the Horzegovinians, Out of ealities may bo oxposed, whother Demooratio | withhold auy of the evidenco ngainst Ber- | this failure to pay their debts the Tarks are or Republican, and whothor they involve a | xxar in its roport to tho House, and Mr. | now in a falr way to bo driven across tho Oabinot officor or n Presidential candidate, Crysen omphatically replied that i 7ad | Bosphorus into tho country whence they == = not. Why, thou, was this Commit- | eame, Moanwhilé England has seoured the THE GOURT-HOUSE BUILDING. tae, aftor it had placed tho IHouse in | Suoz Canal, and s carcloss a9 to the futuro Ak the }m:n migéting of the Cuu.nty Doard, porsession of every itom of ovidence, | of Turkey, or who gots hor, Tho creditor's S“’ foltowing resolutions reltivo to tho | poq ™ aeper that evidonco hnd boon | rovenge in thia caso has beon n very complato cufldlx;g ot -the BokthHbus wetq effeied. by sprond abroad in tho Congressional Jiccordnnd | one, and the misorablo condition of Turkey, o ‘:;’:’;' i puction of propecty by e | 12 CVCrY nowspapor in the country, afrald to considerad ng a nation, enforces what wo had fira of 1,,.,-;,',,_,,,,,:‘““‘:: ,','; the W’;. 5‘; ,fi,f,,,, go beforo tho Grand Juryand testify ? Whnt | to say n fow days since, concerning the curse taxed thn means and energles of the peopls to their | Witnesses aro to bo intimidated who have not | of dobt to individuals. utmast i tho reconstruction of thecity, snd inthore- 3 alroady Leon intimidated? If they have T catablisbment of business, rendoring rigid economy alrendy told all their toatimony, why aro thoy Tho quostion of abolishing tho Grand Jury in Pu\:uy expenditure an jmpcrative duty; thorefore, afrald to ropoat it before tho‘Gmml Jury ? systom hiaa recoived a good denl of attention nfiffififi'fi?,‘.fi'fif b:::::‘:‘::‘i‘;:u?x:;;:fo‘::& An Mr. Braive soys ¢ * Doos not the wholo | of Inte in this Btato, and will rocolvo conald- should b cxpended, or $7£0,000 by the county, country sco that having possossion of tho | Crably moro it the County Bonrd continuo to eesotred, That tho Commiltea of the Boand havlug | os3000 “on which an indictment can bo | ueo it simply to bestow tho politieal bummors n:nmnt o subloct be,and thwy arobiegoby, omrust- | 0SS R (Lt T esossion overy | 0ad bangors-on. This practice has: become ® ::cfl“‘t‘l:e‘i’:“:oggc:::l’o:"Il’r‘x“:‘:::l‘n;“‘;l:::l o b pnpnr'in tho caso (excopt thoso thoy allowed | 8 notorious of Into that the Graod Jury ia drawn for & building to cost not exceeding the Bmit | Aansm to take to Conada), tho Houso puts | Worse than & uscleas cost to tho county ; it fized by tho foregoing resolution, iteolt * bohind its technical privilege nnd is an expenso to maintain n dangerous inqui- dliuolud, That eald Committes bo furtbor fnstructe (00 o e ditmont of Brre | Eltlon of corrupt mon to noquit yogues and émfn?.”:: ifl;’fl'fifi'fimfi" .T;fi".’.‘.li"fl'riff . xatar, and that to-day it stands as a0 obstaclo | bind over jonocont men. The Dotroit Pot, may appoar moot sdvantageous, in order that the pro- | oy gole obstacla to tho indictment of thelate hoting our Chicago grievance in this matter, cm:n ;h&‘rluf m::y be ;wlkd toward defraying the Secrotary of Wnr?” Why do they not im- advises that INlinois follow the examplo of coat of the now Court-House, 5 . it m{lrui:re:lx, 'l;hal Ill‘lnd:‘l‘x;ncllpn of this Doardhore- | Peach him ? If thoy ara mot gmn'gi‘h to ln;. fi‘:ggy“:’;n W:::-h “;’h"::;’:':l the Grand Jury o el e f,:’:‘,',‘.f:‘;‘éli":? :n:ht:nc;o“l;: fi::: c,:; h:lz' f;’:;‘(;‘::f id;ct“;:;:m u:m::;:. The sbuses which Tim Taruuxx laments over could * | not pomalb; in Michigan, wh have no m’orfix::- ,::',,;:‘:12:::0:{: m:zh’fififi;, f. | Having dono whot mischief thoy ean in et Tiriuay and hayo 1ol e fus gacra: o (6lh q doris} gro g besmirching Republicans, they scom afraid to | Siate, no man's character 1e subject to dsmago by an ter and deorision by MoOarrey, who scoms | %o 1y 0* 10 they o, othor -exposuras | ¢ paric luquisiion befors 8 secretteibmnl composed, represent the averaga sentiment of tho 23 Tuxx Tatnuns says the Iilluols Grand Jurles too iy s timent of the | )1yt follow vory damaging to their crowd. Z HE Bonrd, but they wero referred to a Joint | &8 GUOW YRy nging olr CrOWC. | ofian ar, of dosd-beats, losfors, and jobbers.” On Committes on Publio Buildings and Publio | T-06Y are gotting alarmod. Thoy Lavo gad- | the contrary, in Michigun, ifany person scouios an Biireh Wo £ hat this wil £ donly found thomsalyes in decp water, In- | other of crimo, homust do so openly, aud the acouncd ervico. Wo four thit this will bo tho lnst of | | 100 g two-odged tool. ~+*Sittingupon | ielmmediately confronted withy bia sccuser in s pub- them, McOarrary’s Inugh has moro signifl. a bbi alos ™ with thotr | U¢ Proliminsry examinstion befors a msglotrate; cnnce than the referonce to tho Committeo, | Lb® ¥ocks snd bobbing for whalos™ with tholr | oy, “4¢ e accusstion s sustatned subiclontly to It sid, s plainly ns possible, that any pro ¢ tigor-tail bait,” they havo found Democratic | make the expenso of n trial worths whilo, the sccusod is ition to it 'Y PYOP- | 1. vinthans in close and dangerous proximity | committed or bound over for trisl; but if the aconta- osition to reduco expenditures in that Bonrd |\ '\ 4 4 "0na in order not to hoolk them | ton broaks down, the sccuscd is dlscharged, This was simply ridiculous, and would bo prompt- | |\ fishing, Honoo the falluzo to | *731om 18 10 simple, €0 just, o {nezpousive, and o Iy lnughed down. Certainly the experionce | tHey must stop fishing. ~Honce tho failurs £0 } ofeotual, tha the poople of Michizan would no more of tho post ia indicntiva of tho trath of all | (30 08 With tho impenchment. Henco thia | wink of going back to tho olsolete, expensiv, and thi; i attempt to stiffo the Grand Jury investigne [ unjust Graud Jury systom, than thoy would think of 8, evon coming from MoOarrney. tfon, Although i indictment could ot | seiing up tho anclont oman Catollo tnquisiion. ‘We havo no doubt Mr. Avans’ proposition «lfoot bis imponchmont, nor his impeachment From this testimony in a community where was made.in good faith, and it is certainly alect his indlchmmt,l tho Demoorats hove | Justice hns boen administered so long without founded in good policy and sound judgment. § o) o a5 o by sending away tholr wit- the intervention of & Grand Jury, tho con- It is a m.nuur of common notoriety thatas nossand.dllowing hics t0.curry off the papard tomplation of abolishing that institution is good building can bo erected now for tho 450 nov ekt %n stiflo Lhr:yindmtmgnlt) by | rendered much lesa formidablo than is gon- sum of §1,700,000 a3 could havo becn ob-} o000 i omgetvas bohind tholr prisilo ny orally upposed. A good many people, with tained for $2,600,000 when the dotermina- Tt ia au’fmu enovigh to impoash anmur Bm; o continued exporienco of the kind wo are tion to rebuild the Court-Houso was first Jong as it doss Tob oxpose somo ramlnynnt going through in Chicago, will chango their mado. > The adherenco to the cost originally Bomoiah ta ti unchml:nt. T il; al woll minds on this subject and bogin to think that dotermined upon can only be with the un. | “lUER S D ezatap. it it doos mot, in. | 1¢ 18 possiblo to maintain a local goverament deralondinm iy Gy Gifervncg ansl) g = vnlvng the indictment of D;smournh As thig | Without the _“‘_____._.'Pmd“g“ ofa Oranid Juty 3 consequence, however, is apparent, the Dom- oorats are doing the next best thing by carry- ing this business as far as it will sorve the purposes of political claptrap and then stop- rich piokings for those in charge of tho con- struction and their favorite contractors. The ping. Let no guilty man ocscape—unless ho be o Domocrat. We make bold to affirm that contemplated cost of $£3,000,000—double the proposed limit in Mr. Avans' res- tho Democrats will neither impeach norin. dict BeruNaP. DALy In connootion with quostionsbla trang actions, has produced considerablo conetarnatioy in Demooratio quarters, and the opinion s fraely oxproasod that the atatomonts rogarding thep would liava a tondency to {ujura’tha Demooraiy in thie pendiog New lismpelire campalgn, Dr. Heraen, of the Tompkins Avenns Cone grogational Church in Drooklyn, eatohes Bomy dropplugsof tho Brookiyn sink. A CGsph. Dy, cax aud wifo have boon oleoted membiora of the cliurch by voto, having rofusod to ask lotters of digmisasl from Plymouth, *‘owing to tho b, normal condition of things prevailing In gy mociety.” Abuorma) is & mild word to doser) tho conditlon of Plymouth Church this yey,, Tot {t soome, aftor all, that hostliity 1o ygy, Dreouzu ia not » sufliclant bar to momborsy, in the Congrogattonal Churoh. It sooms that Mr, E, B. WASHDURNE was g tioned in tho Catinet moeting last Friday g gy porson to bring order out of the chiaos now pry, valling In tho War Dopsrtmont. When goarch was for a wman {n whoso integrity thy pooplo would have porfoct confldones, e thonghts of tho President naturally rovertag tohlm. Tho solostion of e, TAFT i perhiapy wisor, for Mr. Wasnnunne cannot easlly by spared from the position Lo now holds, e Tho Clnolnoatl Gazetls (stanch GRANT pipy) romarks Wedonot believe a comfortable place in thay, torior Depariment ls the right place for Luoxey, iy Into assoclats of Bancook ¢ the White Eouse, saf " call upon Bocretary OHANDLED to moveou. Thy whole sot ought ta be disperved, Thelr presence st 1y Nattonal Cupital [n_otfelal pouttionats ua fnvukiy honest o, and cspocislly: to ublicans, wi Darty thisy botraged. At 4 Wiy — Tho Cincinnatl Commercial (Ind.) makey thy subjolned observation : Asthe Quoen of England's uncle, {he Duke of .Y #0ld commissions {o get mouey for s mistressos, tha Jatost Domocratia Becrotary of ' War plundersd thy national arsonals for tho uso of traitors, perhapa by eitiat Torice wad_ Amorican Demoorata’ sould s ‘morulize too profusely about the corruplion of pm. fesajonal Republicans, Tho Englieh pross scom dalightod withih noew Ametioan Ministor, Riouanp H. Daxa, Jr, to tho Cours of 8t James. The gamo of porer Lisd grown stalo, and the substitution of *cxp. por’ for a mining swindlo waa & chango of guny that failed to ploaso tbom. —— Tho old landmarks aro disappearing 80 rapidly in Bostcn that & suob living thore aays: 0y might aa well move to Chioago sud bs dony’ with it Yes; do move, and bring your o4 tonn along with you. s S, Tho Times objects to tha nppropriation fa the Publlo Library. It {s woll awaro thatthy bost patrons of tho Library, embracing the mog intolllgent pooplo of the city, does not patronin tho Times, - —_— 8ax BowLrs says tho BRLRNAP affalr {e by for Coxkriyg. *In fact, bad {a no namo for i, Wo'll havo to loavo tho naming of 1t to the pro fane and ungodly offico-seakors of Naw York, QGronoe H, PexpreroN, moro wretohed thu MosEs, has seen moro than once tha promisd land which ho is never to enjoy. IIow unfortw. nata this chargo of bribery is, to be sure! it bty Our reporters on Taosday ploked up the rumor flymg about tho streots and the Gov- ernmont buildings that Jacon Remx was got- ting randy to leavo the city to avoid his trinl. We do not bolievo there is any basis for tho rumor, but feel confidont that Remx will stand his ground and face the prosecution in open court. We expross no opinion gs to his guilt or innoconce, as that is precisely the quostion which the trinl will dotormine, Rems has nover been acoused of fear or cowardice, Ha hng always boon rogarded os aplucky man; bosides, if ho * skipped ¥ now, it would be a completo confesaion of guilt, and ho would never daro again sob foot in Chicago and look a decent man in the face. i — EOLIPSE OF THE MOON, The maon will be partially ocolipsed to-night, The phonomonon will bo vistble from Chicago, weathor permitting, and from all other pointa in tho United Btates and Canadas, undor tho samo conditlon, but will not bo a very lnteresting one. At tho middle of the eclipsoe tho centra of the moon will bo 483¢ minutes (of arc) further north than tho contro of tho carth’s shadow, so that only about three-toutha of the moon's diamoter will ba jn tho shadow at tho timo of greatest obacuration, which will be at 81 minuten past midnight. Tho moon will enter the ponumbrs, or partial sbadow, at 10h. 7m. p. m. but for noarly an bour and & half from that time hor'light will bo only slightly diminished, nnd the ordinary ob- sorver would scarcoly moto a docrease in her brightoess, Tho truo oclipss will bogin at 11b. 81m. p. m., when tho oarth's shadow will com- mencs to bite Into the 1noon n very little to the east fram the sonth polot in herdiso. Thodark- enod portlon of tho luoar surfaco will increase In sren duriog one hour, and dscrease during au- other hour, tho last contact with tho sbadow oo- curriog at 1b. 31m. ». m, The prasage through the ponumbra will not be over till 2h, 85 a. m.; bus all after 1h, 81m. will he of no intereat to the ordloary gazer, This fs all that noeds to be told. Eolipses of tho moon have often been described in the colnmps of Tur TamUNE, sccompaniod by dia- grama whon tho phonomencn was fotal or nearly so. The presont colipso is not important enough to merls more extendod notice, 'fo-moirow moruing the planct Mercary will risa baforo the sun, at his qroatost elongation wast, 273 degrees. It will not, howsver, boa favorable tima for obsozving the plavet, as hoe is 80 far south 6 to ba vory low at the (nstant of sunrise. olution—is grossly and ouh’ngboufly in oxcess of either the publio desires or the public necessity, Baltimore built itself 8 Court-House for less than 92,000,000, which is represented ns boing one of the finest buildinga of the kind in the comntry, and built it at this cost when the price of labor and material ranged from 25 to 40 por cont higher than ot presont. But the Balti- moro Court-House was built honestly, We beliove that tho total cost of tho United States Onpitol at Washington, the two wings of which are of white marble, the whole re- garded as the most elegant structure on the continent, and which, in size and ornnmenta- tion, is far beyond the ambition of any local Govornment, camo within $5,000,000, and yot Chicago, overloaded with taxation nnd debt, is asked to pay three millions for a Court-House ! We siuceroly hope Mr, Avans’ resolution may bo adopted, but fear, in the sound of MoCarrrey's laugh, that there is gearcely any prospoct of it. There is but one way in which this might Lo brought about, and that js to put the entiro construction of the building in the bonds of the County Bonrd, if they would ogroo to bring tho wholo cost within tho limit of $1,600,000. In this way they would havo the handling of just ns much money as under the presont arrangemont, whila the cost to tho people would bo reduced one- balf. Perhaps it wonld bo well for the Com- mon Council to mako further advances to the County Board to undertake the entire work, renting one-half to the city in perpetnity, on this now basis, as tho opinion bas already been expreseed in the Common Council that $1,500,000 or $1,800,000 ia abundant for the work ; the former figuro is high enough, It is only in this way, if ot all, that tho County Board ean probably be induced to adopt the new limit proposed. Yot it is cer- tain that o building in every woy adequate to tho use of city and county and a credit to Chieago can be provided for $1,600,000 ot time whon material and labor are immoas. urably cheaper than at any time those past fiftoong years, It will bo a deflanca of publio opinion *and a shamcless confession of car. ruption to rofuso to fix a imit of $1,5600,000 under theso civcumstances, Col. Fonxey leotured in Philadelpbls Ly night on *Our Centennlal in Enropo.” Th paople wonld like to hoar him on **The Paciéy Aail Corruption-Fund fn Washingten.” —_——— PERSONAL Tilton is not aven tolorated in Canada. Boocher vreached about and sgalnst Belknsy 1aat Sundsy. Robort Laird Collior arrived from Earops s Now York Sunday. Tho quostion i how tho Belkuap exposn will affoct woman-sufirage. When Louis Huck became County Treasurw, did ho also becomo & Louls d'or ? 2 Tho Boston Globe romarka that the two Bom ars did not eave Belknap from belng euchred. ‘Moody and Sankoy talie enough broath onfab urdaya to Iast them through the following meek. Bocrotary Cnandler desires to have it knont that ho doos not drink to oxcoss, He's nonut man. Billy Manning bas made a resppearauca {n 6l Youls, His digappoarance haa nob yet been ao nounced. 1t was Nicholes, tho late Emperor of Rusy wio christenod Turkoy ** the siok man.™ ‘Larkiy Lias mado many a man sick ainos the famous dis patch was writton jn 1844, Sonator Thurman denios tho statoment of i Cinolnnatl Enguirer that he isa bloated Walle stroot shark. Ho has not owned any Govsme ment goouritios sinco 1807, Dr. Beltows thinka that froedom of thonght and roligion witl gradually make Amoricansd baodsomer race, Sreedom of roligion is o frecdom from it. The Criminal Court in Berlin hes find s Chiristian 815 for calling & Jow & Jow. 'Thanet rule s tocall & spade a club whon elubs s trumpa and your partner is short-aighted. The natives of tho Madura District in Indls evercome by & paroxyam of loyalty, bullt & coment idol and worshipod it a8 the“P.d Wales.,” A native magiatrato smashed hlm. The final volumea of *Lord Palmersiost Lifo,* now In proas, will contain many nteresk ing dotalls relating to the canp d'etat of Lout Napoloon and tho political hiatory of that timk Evea Barnom cannot bear to be made ridlew lous, Ho hasosused to be published a rein tion of tho story that, tn his youth, he jumpr outof awindow in hus sweetheart's housssd o)l into a cistern, Jobn Panl, being asked to vislt the “Bonl Mews,* at once otderod hin dress-cons P! and a palr of whito kida cleaned, aod bought 8 necktie, thinking & call was meant on the s quis of Locae, who lataly published s bockd poems, Baron de Losseps brings up hlayouog ones the Hpartan system, forbidding them to W¥ ehoow or atookings, or to eat any but the oot food, He hes s small regiment of thed aud troats them like soldiers, They don't kao¥ what sickness means, Mr, Halstoad aays Dona Piatt made on L mistake when he was acting aa Washlogiod ocorrespondeat of tha Cinclonati Commere 4+ Ha thought he wse holding the Com up by the alsok of the clothing, and whed M relkxed his grasp, snd expected the concerah 1al}, ho waa liko the colored oitizon Who ma¥ off thollmbon whioh ke wes sitting, betess® Dlioelt and the troe. Ho was not so muchst object of reverenco and pillar of the unive ua ho had suppossd ha used to be." Patmer Honse—¥sadesio Drowacn; Now Yorki EB Odhigam, Bauiay W 1T, Van Gitagh, Del North CLi 1, B, Vauderldlt, Wasliington: T, Fors 3aCi Audorsou, Now York ; J, If, Willdus, Monteul 0. Lowls, Moatreal; R Olazk, Bt Fauij' Lou Nilwaokea; H. City, W, WILD TALK IN THE COMMOR COURCIL. Megsrs, CurrenToN and OAMPDRLL are mem- bers of the Common Council who like to honr themselves talk, and who air their dema- gogism on every possible occasion. They always *‘go for the old flag—and nn appro- priation.” In tho debato on Tucsday on tho city finances, Mr. CurrEnTon wos insolent, ignoront, and dofiant. Ho rejocted all mons- ures looking to cconomy as intended to bresk down the present Oity Administration, of which he is o champlon, a ropresentative, and nleader. Ho was opposed to any measure to reduce expenditure, and ho exprossed the hopo thet the city’s papor would go to pro- tost, whon, ho said, the ** poople would rise on massg and tako messures to prevont such a calamity,"—the avoused and outraged people, meaning tho tax-eaters, would bring tho tax- fighters to terms, Whaot this exactly means is not very clear, but we assmme that, coming from Mr. CurzenTox, it means that the non- tox-payers—the bummers, and loafers, and pensioners on the city, the office-holders and their dependents—will hold mass-meetings and “demand* that, if tho property-owners do not submit to all tho taxation that Mr, OvrierToN propodes, then thokr property must bo taken away from them., All of which is rank ignorance and insolenca. Mr, Caurpert characterized all persona who objected to exoassive and unoqual taxa. tion as *‘pirates, thisves, and robbers, worse than tho fnmnates of the jail, worse than bandits.” Ho aleo offerod his sarvices ‘‘ to pat the brand of Camy on all men who ro- fusod to pay their taxos” Ho objocted to any appropriation to pay tho floating dobt; ho was for jssuing cartifioates instead of pay- ing; he was for piling up cortificates in defl. ance of law and Constitution ; and declared that the man who eaid the city's paper might go to protest was either o fool or a knaws! Yot Mr, Canreoery repicsents an intelligent and respoctable constituency! Wo question ‘whether they approve his ridiculous and non- sensical talk, Theso men forgot that there nover was any goneral or gerious opposition to paying taxes until tho City Council mads such o course general and popular., There 'waa no discontent until the Common Council ‘bocame a place of corruption, whero appro- pristions ware bought and sold, where ex- penditures wore made for exponditures’ sake, and not until nasesmonts became dishonest, partial, and notoriously the result of corrup- tion aud malice, Then oorrupt and dishon- est mssesaments, taxation, and exponditure werae resistod by non-payment of taxes. ‘Tho question is ono of high legal import: Aro these cortificates logal or illogal 2 and Mr, Oaxeprry- nor Mr, Currknron's bummer massmeetings cannot determine this ques. tion, nor can thoy compel peoplo to lend ‘money on them, nor to take them {n paymont of debt, oven if Mr, Campnery go around ‘with hig branding frona. The finances of the city are to be improved by logal and busimess- like legielation and administration, and not by such absurditios es are put forth by these demagogues of the Common Counoil. —_———— e ‘Wo do not know on what authority the Washe ington correspondent of tho Cincinnati Com~ mercial makes this statement iaa special to that paper: ‘The strenuous, rapeated denlals by the Adminisira- ton of Scnkxox's reslgoation wope for » purposs, Tho fact s thias Be rasiynel llres woaks 140, It f8 uleo trus that his reaigoation was demanded by the British Government on the that bo had raced tho scuntey which b represented wad was cor, Fupting tho Drituh publlc. Thie Fresldent concosled the fact that he had resignsd to ensbls him to avads the process, waich Ba did evads, ua ba wea leaving AN IMPOTERT THUNDERBOLT. ‘The dobate in Congress on Tuesday touch- ing tho summons of the House Committeo to appoar bofora the Grand Jury in the Dzr- ENAP matter was go partisan in oharncter as to makes it difficnlt to get at the real morits of tho question at isaue, Upon the ono sida the TRepublican mombora were sscking to press tho matter to tho bottom. Upen the othor elda tho Democrats wero determined that it should not bo, and the rosalt of this antag- oniam waa a great deal of passion, buncombe, domagogery, and partisan bittornass, To trying to got ot the merits of this de- bate, it is necessary to keep in viow all the timo the fact that Mr, Oz, Domocratio Chairman of the Investigating Committeo, nllowed tho witnoss Marsit to abscond to Conada, aud take with him all the original papors, contracts, and documents which had baeen befora the Committes, in the face of the protestations of Republican members of tho Committee, and that Ouyaten declined to dotaln him beforo any nnnouncemont was mado that Manax was to bo prosecuted. In viow of this and other facts, the allegation of tho Democrats, that it was the intention of ‘The continuance of Bonexox as Mimstez to the Court of 8t James aftar tho origlual exposurs of the Emma Mino swindls snd his disgraceful connectlon therewlth wa never could compre- hond, and never dofended, but always censured. Wo regardad his retentlon as diavespectful to the British nation, and as shedding no hoaor on this country. Wo are heartily glad hs has st last beon rocalled and the prolongation of that scandal torminated. A gonaine Tox Scorr haa turned up in Chins in the porson of Lx Huna OumANd, who bas or- ganized tho Ohina Merchant Bteam Navigation Company, which has a flect of over thirty sleam- ers, built in England and otiicored by Euglish- men, the eatlors being Obinesoe, Lx Huxa Cuaxa keeps up his lino, not by & direct subsidy from the Imperisl Tressury inthe shape of As time go_u on, the influence of England in Turkish affairs becomes more and more £ monay, but in the shapo of » bonus on every | Bx e tho Executive to intimidate witnesses, throt. | spparent, as well as the manner also in | pognd of rico brought from {he South for the | Moo Budsles 8. W S e tlo investigation, and sfford imwmnunity to | which that conntry has quietly taken its re- | Imporial granaries, tho bonus baing six times 1‘{';1.1...., D, criminals, ia very lame and thin, and it sug- | venge. When Turkey refused to pay tho in. | the amount for which tho Amerioan snd English 5}""..'“ e fllr):;d " Fome gests wome important questions which | terest on its bonds, and defaulted on them to | stasmers sre willing 10 taks tho rlco. Xnaddi- 5 i ' 5 1 Evi O Beward, Nob.; . IL, Bull, Milwaukes; I, W, Lof0 scem to have been studiously avoided by ton Q. L. Bocker, fit. Puul; J, O “‘"‘“’s" the Democrats in the debate, Why was not Minsn detalned? Being allowed to escape, why was he allowed to carry off the original contracta and the checka proving the payments to Berzvar? Having let this wit- nesa cacapo and carry off the documents with him,—the only witness who can prove the ocharges contained in the articles of impeach. ment,—now come these members of the House Committes, and, hiding behind their tlon to this, for every 100 tons of cargo which Lx Tuna Cuaxa's Company carry, twenty tons can paas the Custom-House duty fres. When it is considerad to what ai enormous extent the rice trafiio in canried on, it will ba sosn that Ly Hoxo | peroit Cuaxa has & very comfortable thing of it R the amount of several huudrod millions of dollars, the friendship of England for Turkey suddenly cooled, and, for the first time in the liatory of the relations of the two countries, the English press oxposed the real character of the Tarksand of Turkish role. Thoe corre. spondents of the Times, Telsgraph, and Stand- ard wrote to their papers long lettera filled withattackeuponiheSultan's Government and sxposures of ita injustice to ita Ohristian sub~ joots, The great British weeklles and quar- moade,~80 excessive, In Haw Janeaville, ... HAerman Gorhsiu, Division Buperintendent Ioi Brcl &, Bussock Brapocs i s} 30 q Eiinase; Boatsay Cepte. 1. M. waters, 0.8 4 the Hon, 0. N, Montgonisry, Bath Pouton, Naw York] foe lod, Josih cal 0, O. Lane, Alblon, Aol A Washington dispatch statea thas ' Bome Democratio members are complaining seriously 34 the coursa pursusd by investigating commite tees in drsgging In uonecessaily the names of prominent Democrats ln connsction with alleged b transnctlons, Thotr talk would indloate | ¥ 8, Alone 20 Haw York} privilege, rofuse to testify before the Grand | terlles commented upon the fects sevevely, mrn&“ ate mot duspossd to push any inveatie y'u‘.'gn‘:“m" B ovas, Dot | B, D altimosg] Jury, ‘Why are thay opposed to going before gation which might (mplicate Demoorata, The ) "sruald, Bewaes, Dt N The articles wers n&flud all over Europe, rousing o bittar how! qwmmu the Grand Jury? It {hey efuse to sppeat The sympstliy of \he Engliah people with befure that body, then wliy o they not go oft B B R | P