Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1876, Page 2

POLITICAL. “The Candidate Will. Be the |, Platform” in Illinois This Year. Therefore, Doveridge Is Not, and Washburne Is, the Man for Governors This Opinion Gaining Gronnd Among Press and Peoplo. Logan County Presents tho Claims of a Congressional Candidate. Tocal Expression of Views Upon Various Subjects. Yhe Eightoeonth Ward Democrats and the Independent Ticket. HILL'S BRIGADE. BY TIE BEV. LEANDKR G, COAR, # Gomrade, I've been mad lowlay, Nigs mnd enougl to swear, Thinkin'sbout tho War, and the South, And all that wo suffered thers; Thora four long yoars, tha desd we lafly And tlioso whio came home to dis, Of what wo fought and hoped for— Bad, withs good renson whyl # 5 can't forget they wer rubels — Thiat this was thetr General Hill Wa bava Lieard ther yelia bafore | 1t scoms 1 can boat them still. * To thiuk of that yell in Congresst Woll, let us *miave back tbe bands! o} boaetin’ of *father's house,' whils No thanks to him [t stands | #Yes, lifted his hand acin' 1t, ‘Al sot it well on fira, And knocked out the usderpinnia', Or, at least, 'twas his dealro, And ‘whon *father* caught and caffed him, Lettin' up witli half ctiough— o cone back so crank and nissy, 1n s-usin’ tho old man rough. #Then thero's that * Wilkes Booth Hamblston'; Donglifaces a-crawlin_ Lack To obey thelr ol tinie masters, ‘And hear tie slave-whip crack, Centenufal} Well, ' for 18, "And peace, and good-ill, and sch; Bt it seeme they're nski’ of us Jeat 3 leotlo tod muchy © Theru Qettysburg snd Antletsm, ’fl'}lll Lorrid Wildernean, too; Fost Pillow, Macon, and A ‘With Wirtz sud his wicke And we've got to knuckloat last ] To swallow our sbama and ciagt Confess wo Wwers Wroug anid oIo o5 That loyalty wasa sinl ¢ Iersonvills, rom, # If comin’ back they'd been decent, Iadn' aueered ovor Lincoln's grave, Itad left off braggiu’ of treason, ‘Aud tho ¢ causa * they coqldn‘t save;— 1 Lisve swallowed all resontment, Tn spite of thts wooden leg; And as fue golu’ sgin’ ‘em 1 wouldn't havo moved s peg. X waa ready to bury the hatch To forgive and try to lomul?' But Leggin' Jeff Davis’ pardon ather the wust thiug yet e Centonnial apiurgo of *oblivion® Was good k0 fur as it went;— To hottle woll up our anger, Bat 1o givo to their venom yent” The Corporal’a Northern Llood was nip, Aa he multered and hobbled away, ¥rom the look and tono hio carried, 1 reckon it wasu't to pray. At evory ntep hia wooden stump Catne down with o vicious vim | Axnd it Is my calm opinlon Thiey get 2o Lelp trom him, Ta noes an Insolent manace In the venom of 11fll'a tirade, The germ of anoter secesaion, ‘The stul of which rebels ure mada, Dat you ean depend upon it, Winthiar with ballot or blade, Tugugh upon call will vally Lo wips out Wilts Brigude, Avzow, N, 1., March V7. —— THE COVERNORSHIP. A WANNING, To the Bitor of The CAtcuvo ribune: Cuicaoo, March 27.—Tho woighty words of Goorge W, Curtis, Loldly uttered inthio Syracuss Topublican Convention,—* tho candidate will be the platform,"—-undoubtedly express the thought of alarge majority of tho Amorican peo- plo, They wora epoken in reference to tho Presidoney, Hat they may and will bo repeated, in overy dtato and overy district, with refersnco to the candidates for every mmportant ofico throughout the country. Tho indepoudent voter 18 no louger wnyth, 'fo profess, to resolve, to promise—the prople know what this means, or rathor that nothing is meant. Tho question will be, Ia tho caadidate wortty ? Is his charactor high ? 1y ho superior fitnees? Will ho serve with honor nud to the general advantage? The Tiepublican party In 1lfiuois need not make any mistane. Evory man who bas thonght at all ou the subJect, bas o cousciousness that Beveridgo hag not ouly misgoverned, so that all lave been injured at lome, but that e hau lost totho Etato s prestige snd balf its power among tho other States of the Union. We counot chooso uu inferiorman to bo our Governor without proclaiming aurselvos inforior too. That Ueveridgo coutd have socured tho nomination fgr Governor four yonrs ago—whon he was nominoted for Licutevant Governor—I presume no ono will protend, low the Couven- ton at that timo could have baen o thoughtlesy 14 to glve him tho second place on tho tickot {g aow a mystery. No man uot every way qualified @ stand at the head of an onlightoned sud pow. wfal Btste ought ever to bo placed in immediate aiccession to the Governorship of Illiuois, And 10 ono will dony that, but for Gon, Oglesby's [reat populsrity, Beveridgo would have failod of m eloction, Gen, Uglesby was o kite that flow iigh and grandly over the Stato, but Ueverldgo w8 the tail, and draggod on the ground. (¢ i time that » warning be interposed “to bis lurthor aspiratious. 1ls, as a caudidate, would 0 av unfortunate piatform enough. ‘The peo- o do not want him, or ono of s kind. And I"’ somo think they soo dangor that he bo 'olstod on the topublican party as ita candidato, His own energies sre untinng ; his appolntees and dopendonts aro putuerous ; these ate not at Jacic posts of duty, quietly doing In their offices the work of she peoplo, but are pomnbuhtluq ap and down the Histo *sotung vp tho piuas” for thelr favorite, who ia slso their broad and butter. Talk with the first mau yon mooet on shie subjoct, and bo witl tell you Ilaveridge has po influestial following,—uo chanco,—thnt ho is out of the question. This kind of talk doos no doubt express the oplnion of the majority, bus something mote than tall Is necessary. 11 ther the true sentimonts of the lopublicans An this oity, there i n warnn pud earuost feeling for Br. Washburuo. Whon a man o emingut for twlonts wud sorvices may be had, any begitation on tho part of Republioan voters wouia be tusxcusable folly, Tho proferonce for Mr. Washburne is undoudted ; and to wake that preferouce effective is nvuded a listlo timely ef- fort, a little soliciting by those who Laye the iu- toreats of tho party st lhcart, Ldo wot really thiok apy Republican wants Lo have repoatod in tue election of Uovernor the dismster of the {ost Judicial oloction, Alr. Ilurd Las ability, and s honeut, but bis friouds did unwisely to put bim up for Judge, for the simplo but sulliciont reason that tho peoplo did not want him for that position, Lot tlus, teo, be 8 warnivg, 1Ia- sido and outatde tho party aro evidences iu plenty thal nono but the best men can. creste the slightest entbusiasm thig vummer and fall, ©or hiavo » rossonuble bope of success. N. 1L THE OUBERNATOUIAL QUESTION, v the Edilor of The Chiago Tribune i’ O'Favion, Lil, March 24.—As & member of the Ropublicsu party in 1672, 1 worked ssrnestly and voted for Gov. Dievenidge. HBut he ran largely bebiud his ticket in tbis (8t Clair) coun- by at that time; and, if nomiuated for Qovernor st our May covontion, ke will not begin to com- mand tbe vote of our party. As s mau, I admire Giov, Bevendge, but, 1f ke is our candidate for Govervor this yeur, bis name will bo seratchod most beartlessly fu this district, If Washiburue ia our caudidate, the Republicaus will carry this {deventeouth) district this fall, Washburae will | TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WED. ontran Beveridge in this diatrict by at lTenst 8,000 Yotes. A RerecouicaN Vorenm. b —— TRES3 COMMENTA. Dizon Tetegraph. Ten yaara agro o were scated in the reporte ra’ gallery of the Ilouse of Representativesat Washington writing leitors and prepariug dis- patches to a Clicago daily paper,—tolling tho truth, too,~when our attantion was attracted by the enthusiastio demoanor of a lobby member who turued to his friend and oxclaimed, in ao oxcited mannor, more emphatio than plous, 4 — thero {8 our hill; now if wo cangota vote on it boforo Wasbburne conies in we are sliright” E.D. Washburne was at that time conflned to his roomw with illncss. 'The bill was ouno of tho mauy tuat aro brought befors Congross evory eoselon with a laudable pro- text, but mctually deau)ned for the pure poss of roaching the ‘Cremsury. Theso re- warkn of the lobbyist, indicating that ho and hia frionda in tho * divide " woro all right unless 1. . Washiburno sppoared upon tho floor of the 1louse in timo to prevent the passago of tho bill, made a very Insting fmipression upon our mind ; volumes could not moio forcibly describo e truo character than thoso fow words, At that time thero weeo 1 the Lowor Houso of Cougress a host of mon, honeat and able, whoso uamos ara beld in roverance by the psoplo; but otiil we cauld plainly nce that they did not mako it their businees to guard sgainst errors (a mild “term), a8 did Mr. \asiburne, Al lcast this ono casusl remark, mnde in our hearing, cleatly in- diested that unjust meoasurca could bo wushed throngh -~ Congress when L, . WVashburno was confined o his bed with {itners,—and then ouly, accordlug to the judgment of this oxperfenced lobby membor, ‘Iho reader will naturally ack what particular business ongaged the 200 or 300 Congressmon who wore thare ta guard the rights of the peo- plo, We might anawor that mostof them wero, robably, Iaying the wires for a re-election. Ylllt it geomet tc bo o fact, as understood by tho sagacious * lobby,” that when L. 13, Washburno ‘waa not **on dock " tho old ship of Htate was not safo from morauders, ludood, it wan by his caro for the good of tho poople and crodit of the conntry that ho gatned the noble apuollation of s Watch-Dogof the Lreasury,” Thle namo, which may wall bo approciated by tho peoplo in these tiwes, wan not scquired alono by his stanch in- togrity, but also throngh a poctliar sbrowdnesa and renl statesmaoship, by which he conld at once distingnish between s mensure intended for tho public weal and o bitl that had 1 its main obJuclu the aggrandizement of gomo rail- road or other corporation. 110 nevar missed firo on cne of thoeo lobbying schomes for the par- ticular benefit of the numerous * pilded fhos that Ladk in tho sanshino of the Court and feed upon Ita corruption,” but always brought them down at sight. Those who bave wntched Wash- ington affaire can find this charncteristic of Mr. Wasbburuo's statesmannlip fuily indicated in lun opposition to tho Crodit Mobiller opera- tions—an account of which wa pave in tho Telcgraph some timo sinco. Whon that mensure was {irst oresented it wos so sub- tle in 1ts wording and plausible in ap- pearance that many nusophisticatod and nblo meu wero decoivod by it; but not an with E. B, ‘Washburne, o battlod ngaiust it from tho very ntart, slmost vinglo handed and alone, and, had Coungress takon hisod to his words of warning, muc humiliation snd mitliona of dollars would havo beeu saved to tho conutry. Wo baliove that, when tho bistory of our country is writton 1 years to como, no character will @ild a right- er pagoe than the name of E. B. Waslburne. Ho 18 tho man to whom tho pooplo of Dlinols are looking for a leader in the coming contest, and wn have much Lope that our nation may wish to aeud bim to tho frout as an ndication that this poupte still stauds ready to bonor houesty and puro stetesmanship, Gatexdurg Republican-Reglster, The Ottawa HNepublican, ‘‘laying aside all personal cousiderations,” aod * looking only to tho good of tho countrs, Stato, aud party,” knows ** of no man so woll quatified as the load- er of the liopublicans of Iliinolu os E, B. Wash- burno, our presont Miuister to I'rance. It haa boen a)question for some timewhiothor Mr.Wash- bLurno would nceopt of tho nominasion for Gov- ernor with the viow of fliling the offico during the whole torm Iu caso of his clection, It has Leen lunted that in caso of Lis election to the Goveruorslip it would only bo regnrdod a8 o stopping-stono to tho United Ststes Sonate. Iilvois is wall satisfled with Logan and Oglesby ns Scoators, and wo would most suenuously opposo‘ tho_displacoment of oithor in tho way suggested, But no anch change is contemplated, The friendas of ir. Washburuo hiavo tho strongost sesurauce that ho does not dostie u sent in elther Ilouse of Congrers, but tbat he would receiva tho nomination for Gov- cruor a8 the lighoat complimont, ard, in caso of his nomination, would como lume ond make a thorauxh canvass of tho Stato,” The Washburne movement ia avidently gain- ing force, and no ono need be surprised if Loin tho wuccessful candidate. Tho contest is fast nacrowing itsolf to Cullom and Washburno ; Bov- oridgo, idgway, auid others Laing now only talked of as *‘contingent™ candidates. At tho present time Cullom has the most friendy, but ho bas been o candidate from tho vory first, and Washburne {8 a now man in thia counection, Hoversl countics witoh woro for Cullom sa against Bovoridgo, wili ba for Wash- buruo when tho coutest narrows to theso two prominont mun. The friends of Alr, Ridgway will undoubtedly support Afr. Cullom shen thoy havoto givo up thelr first choice, wbile the fricnds of (en, Bovotidgo will divide more or loxs vrually botween tho two. Persanally we do not care which of the two 18 selected as tho Ho- publican ntandard-bearor,~—for they ars both ablo leadors and good men,—but wo cannot help weuing that public sontiment ‘is fast settling gu\vn 10 favor ot tho vowiuation of Ar. Wash- arne. Rock Inland Daily Unton, ‘The montian of the Hon, E. B. Washburne's pama I conneotion with the Republican nomi- nation for Governor of Iilinofs moets with sl- most universal approval. Iu thia city thorols searcely o digsenting voice, even the stanchest Democrats coucoding that Lo is the best man, and prousing to voto for Lim if vominsted. As &n indication of the foeliug In the county, we publieh tho following letters from pruminont citizend @ From 3olins: 1 consider it pecullarly fortunats tiat wo can go bafore the puople with tha Dame of K, 1, Washburue 36 a_candidato for Guveruor, and if we ‘work with a will we can give him the numination, 1 shall giadly do what Lean, Ikuow bim of old aud thiat ho will coufer LOBOF ol the Btatg sa its Governor, From Cordovs: Afs0on as 1 saw Mr. Washburno's nama the only question in my mind wus his accopt- ance, Couttma i fuvor of him all over snd every s ¥rom Milan: My opinton ia that the Washluroo and best yot proposed, Lot moyenent ia tho Wikos us huve bim for Governor by all means. "Thio above lotter, with others in our pusses- slon, aro sufticlontly indicativo, Thay show that rl:lllhl« Nopublicaus of this conuty favor E. B. Washburuo for Govornor, 1lo will add thou- #nnds of votes to our ticket over any ather pou- sible candidato, Ho will admivistor tha dutics of tho Govorunr'a ollica with ekill and atulity. Ho will bo an honor 1o the Ktate sod natiun. ‘Flio people want him, and politiclans at this time wunt bowsro bow thoy aesumo to triflo witly tho peoplo. Ogle City Press, Among slll the candidates for Governor, we bear no name mentionsd which would creato moro outhusiasm smong tho voters of the old #Third" Distriot than tho nawe of ¥, I, Wash- burne, our presont Minister to Franco. To bo vuro, ho might not mako much fuancully to leave his prosent position 10 Accepl tho ofiica of Governor, but he would show ths poople of his adopted State, who have so often houored him, that he was not forgetful or uuwmiadful ot thoir wishos. \hat say our rouders to E. 1. Waabburus for Centeunial Governor of tho Stato of IMinois ? With tho presont host ranta for tho position, are wo lkely to got one uvon whom all will agroo as thoy would on hburno? ‘This I8 the timo for discus- sion ; rosder, what bave you to Bwy? Let us hln‘vo the discussion before tho noninatlons, nat afier, i THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. ANOTHER RICUMOND IN TUE VIELD, T the Kditor of The Chicugo Triduna : Laxcosy, 111, March 26.—~8fuch has been satd by the press of McLoan County, sud sevoral ar- ticles from Bloomington have appeared lu your columny reforring to the Congressional nominae tlons for the Thirteenth Congiessional District, consisting of Dewllt, Logan, Mason, McLesn, and Tazowell Countivs, A uuwbor of ustacs Lave hoon moutioued a4 candidates, but indica- tions now are' thau AMol.can County bhas sottled on Dr, Richard Edwards, of Normal University, While we have nothiog ta say agslust tho abllity aud character of Dr. Edwards, aud-while we exe poct to eleot tho mnomuneu at the fall oleo- tlon, wo thivk » lttle modesty on the patt of McLoan Couuty would give cone siderabls good feeling and etreugth o the Lepublican caudidate. Yhs four other countiss have, as wa baliavs, bad no can« didate for Congrens, exeopt Tazewsll, sivce the dirtrict was organized. Aud many of thn stanch and working Ropublicans in this, Logau Cotnty, are desirous and are working for a candidato from this connty, 'They nre presontmnyg tha name of Edward ). Blinn; of thir city, a3 A can-" didate, and hig reputation for ability and honeat wo are prowd to place by the slids of br. wards or any othor mau in tuo distriet. r Hima is a Inwyor whoss reputation Is well known ovoer his district, and by bla aharaater and 1epue . tation will bring him many filaods and votes, Shoold he he nominaied he will by. the power of lus aloquence aud nermeveronco mot - only cary the diatriet, but will give groat strongth and aup- port to the gonoral ticket. We loliove Alr. linn {9 8 strouger man than Dr. Edwards, will bo ablo to conduct tho canvaes with more vigor and abllity, and carry the ftopublican votea to a unit over the ontira district. We, theraforo. do- elro to prosont our reasond in this letter, ay we hinvo dono to provont any hgaty action in this mntter on the part of any ond county, The atrongost man_for Govarnor in Ilinola is, boyond a question, E. B. Washburno, aud his alction is certain if be becomos a candidato. D. H, Hyxw, —_—— CEN. LIPPINCOTT. WIS MILITARY AND QIVIL RECOMD. 7% the Fditor of The Chrcacs Tridune: Vinatyia, 1L, March 27.—In your paper of Saturday last appears a communioation from Jackaonville, ovor the signature of ** A Soldler,” eoutaining an attack upon Gen. Lippincott. As the polloy of Tur Trinuxe sesms {o be to hoar both eidow, allow mo to roply to the chargos snd inginuations of your Morgan Coun- ty oorrespondent. Tho writor of this article entored the army in 1801, In Gen. Lippincott's company, and sorved under him during his con- noction with tho regimont—a period of over three years,—and claima to bo io a position to spoak kuowingly coucerning Gou. L.'s friond- ship for and treatment of eoldiers. Bincetho closo of thio War, I have watchod tho courao of Gob. L., end, in vommon with tho soldiors of tlus Hiate, hnve taken a just pride in him e8 ropresontative ~ of tho soldior ofoment in Illinows, I have nover before homd that Gon L. was eleotod aa especially rop- raeonting the soldiers, or that ho mado any such claims, and I Anow that ho makes no such claima now, His rocord since ho onterod tho oilice is a just causo of pride to his frionds, and evon po- Titical opponents admit that 1n the discharga of bis duties as Anditor ho has boon faitbful and ofticiont. Dt his sppointees have not all boon woldiers, and this constitutes hls offensc, Itis fally time that thissortof argument bo droppod, 1t & man sorved bis country as n soldior well and faithfully, and fo a time of nocd, he do- worvos well at tho bauds of the peoplo. Alig rervices should not snd will oot bo forgottou. Ropublicaaro oot ungrateful, and mon gonerslly are rownrdod aa thoy deserve. But togo bogging for oflice on_the sole and only ploa of having been s soldier has, to esy tho lenat, bocome monotonous, Uen, Lippincots has mado his ag- polntments with due regard to tho fitness of the applicsuts for tho poaition, and only tho disap- polmcd tave mado any compisints,” That beis conrting tho favor of Liberals or Domocrats, rathor than that of his frionds, noods no anawer, aud, to quoto tha language of T'te TrivvNg, “It will require_strongor ressous than thodo given (by * A Soldier’) to shake tho hold Gon. Lip- pincott Lias on’ tho popular good will" The goldiers of Coss County boliave that Gon. Lip- pincott not only falrly roprosent them, but tho best intorests of the people, and onrnestly lope the Republican Convention will zonuml;zilu —— LOCAL PUBLIC OPINIONs TOE OLD TWENTLITIL To the Editor of The Chicago Y'rivuns: Cnioaao, March 27.—Somo of the old Repub- lican Jeaders in the Eighteenth (lato Twonticth) Ward are taking mesaures to thwart the action of tho clubs (Indopondont and Republican) ro- contly orgavized to promoto reform. Thoro is danger that some Lonest votors who havo not fully understood the 1usido working of political affairs in that ward during the past yoar anda balf may be misled by them, ‘Tho truth is, that it was thraugh the machina- tions of theso very men—the old Republican toadora—that the control of the ward was orlgi- ually sold out to the Corcoran cliquo. In the f£all of 1874, Capt, Dall, a candidato satisfactory to tho majority of the bettor class of tho Ropub- lican votors in tho ward, was nominated for Aldorman. Farwell was ab tho same timoe run- ning against Lo Moyne for Congross, Tho coutost promised_to be close ang, and Jokn Corcoran, an old Domoorat, and a_gamblor aud ballot-box stoffer by protession, uffered to cairy tha ward for Furwoll, in return for tho oflice af Alderman. 1t wan theu these party leaders mot, tuiked over tho glooming aspect of party affairs, and deolded that the bost thing for tho party was to withdraw Dall and sacopt Corcoran's olfor. well understanding the probabilitios that fraud would bo cmployed. John Corcoran was not & whit more to Liaimo in tho matter than those in- tolligons gontlomen, including at loast an older of oi orthodox church, who can load a prayer- weating with groat uuction, but who hus been an officohioldor as woll, who struck bhands with the diatinguished momber of (he sporting fra- tornity above-mentioned, and sygrood in the wawo of tho Ropublican party to accept tha frits ?t bis willainy, and to pay him liberally there~ or. . It was whon thens facts came tolight that the honest men of the ward put fn nomiunation James A, Kirk, as an indopendent condidato, a0d by bu honest count of votea elected him, bug Corcoran's frauds carriod him safoly into nower and ;:uuuml o small majority for Farwell in tho ward, i Jobn Corcoran mado a lsquaro bargain and potd the price agreed upou, and stands, 8o fur ax this transaction Ja concorned, in s far botter light then the old Ropublican clique—of whom Frod Becker wua an active henchmuu—who formed thie party of the eecond part. ‘Thoso voters of tho ward, thorefors, who deow roform necoseary havo eschowsd Tiocker, refusiug to place bun upon the delegation to tho Town Conyeution, whiol id tho roason of his bolt. {t romaius to be seen whether tho Rapub- lican party will Bupport him i hia action, and so throw away ail that has boeu gained in thoe st yoar and a balf, or whethor thoy will rally to the support of o ticket put forward dircctly in tha interest of roform, indorsed by tha rogular Re- ublican Club, and representing tho carnest and iutelligent public ssutimont of the ward. Cirrzen, WEST TOWN ASARAS0R. Te the Editor of Tha Chicago T'riduns ; Cuicaao, March 47,—Mr. James N, Clark, tho Republican vormloce for the most important ofico of the Town of Weat OChicago, nameoly, thiat of Assessor, Las, for the' period of wearly thirty years, been idontifiod with the intercsts of this city, Hocamo Liore from New York in 1847, and will bo remembered by many of our citizens a4 the bookkooper of the tirm of Messrs, Donlittle & Millor, stnpbatldere, with whom ho romained from 1833 to 1865, the two last years haviog an interost in the firm, o was elocted Assstons Cily Assessor in thoe epriug of 1864, aod was allotted all that portion of the West Division lying north of Kinzio stroot, and held that position until the fall of 187L At thia timo bo was olectod bhedd City Assossor of the West Division, 1lo held this position until the law was changed, msking ono hoad Ase sossor for the whole city, instead of throe as formerly, st which tinie W. L. If. Uroy ‘was sppointed by the Aayor to i) thas position, Mr. Olark was’ immodiately appointed L Al gistaut-Assonsor of tho city, aud waa sliotod the West Division for his flold of work, aod con~ tinued I that position until last SBoptembor, when tho city tax was handod over Lo the Btata suthorities for colloction under tho Conoral Hovonus Iaw, At thiy ttme ho resigned, Thus, for nearly sevon yoars, \ho property-ownors of tho West Divislon uayo beou scquaintod with Mr. Clark in the same relation whicl they pro- pute tocontinue by electing bim to the otilce of Asgensor. While bie hus boen chiof clork undsy 3ir. Duvid Hatlaol, the West 'Lown Calloctor, it should be distinclly understood that the pressnt tax was not wade upon hiy sssesement, s tho Ausesdmeut made for the city, wad pos used, but that mado by tho Town Assossora, The poople will gea 10 14 that the oxperionoe, ability, and in- togrity of James N. Clask shall not Lo lost by party wotives, Tax-Paven, WUAT I8 IAMLIN DOING Now ? T'o the Bditur of T'he Chicago Trivune ; Cuicago, Msroh 88, —'I'ie mischie? which Senator Hamlin hes wrought during the past year by his careluss or intentionsl tampering With tha Postal laws far outwelgh, it tmay bo safoly eald, all bla public services to thocountry, Iiad ho beou speoially owployed by the uxpréss companios to ropresens thom in Washingion, ho contd hardly bave rondered thom moro signal sorvico thau wien ho committed tho blunder— charitably #poaking—whicl Laa legitlatad at least & million dollars into their pockets, and di- verted n corresponding smount from the Na- tional Tressury. But this is not the worut feature of this stupid if not criminal blunder for which Mr, Hamlin has boeu 8o yery slow to 8- SDAY, I atone, For s whola yoar it has ptaced an em- bargo on intelligance,—an the disemination of litorature throughont tho land,—making Lo sonding ot bookn, peilodicals, aad papers noarly £8 oxpensive aa thor orfginal cost. Thonrawis of familios tn ovory State ore thim compelied, In chadloncs to the olions IIamhin embavgo, to disconunio tho wonding of papers to thmr frionda. A catendation of the dumngn thus caured to the totion Ly Mr. Iawim would con- clusivelv 8how that his past or present servicoa arg of littlo valne in comparison, and the delay to rectify this mischiet i proof that uthoer Suna tors nra tupheated, and concocting wrchiof —if not in the actual pay of tho oxproas onme pauies. Cugar lostaar. FOR THE CENTENNIAL MAYOR, TUK 10N, DERICKRON. To the Itditor of The Uhieayn Pribuns: Cnicauo, March 27.~If the poople of Cbicngo ean have the privilego of votiug for a Magor this spring, I suggoest that wo cast onr votes for that worthy, capable, incorruptible, and woll- knowu citlzon, tho ITon. K. P, Derickson. Itia dozirable that such a nobln and reliablo man slould bas our Centennial Mayur, Incase no candidato iu beforo the poopia at the eleotion, T hape the good cltizens of the Saventh Ward will nsee that Alr. Dorickson roprosents them in tho Council, mothatlio can ho usod ib chso the Council’ should declare tho oiico of Mayor wacant, and thoy ara calied upon to scleat ons of their unmber 10 il tho vacsucy, 1le will be s arodit to onr oityy snd will not proside at any Suniday walking-matchos, or bo fonnd caroug:R ‘glh alot of low-hived bummers in Folov'r6i= shop. nor, ANTI-IIARyE-T50 a, M, HOLDEN, o the Edttor of Tha Chicago Tribun Citicaao, March 20.—In yo= {sane of to-dsy you do a groat injustice to 410 Of tho city’s most faithu! sorvanta In a lo< Position, viz.1 Mr. O M. Holden, collect¢ Of watcr-tazes on tho MARCH 29, 1876, A in which Mosars. Condit, Mairhead, and Deistor thauked the Oonvention for the honors con forred, and woro jileased to flnd their servicen during {ho past year wore worthy of a rebomina- ton. ~ Mr, Mitchell eonsibly remarked that though on tho tail-snd of the ticket, it wasn't every man who woukd make a good Palico Mayg- Intrate, nod ho was glad 1o tind that tho Conven- tion thonght hlm capable, aud if the citizeus electod him o would nob disgraoe thetr weleo- ton. Adjournad. Tue Uitlznna' Campaign Committee have called meetings as folloa: Wednosday evening (to- night), st O, W. Jooas', cornor of Stato aud Thitty-ninth stroots; Thureday evening at Charles Young'n place, on Weniworth avonpe near Fortv-ninth street; Friday avening al ‘IE v e Fredosichs', on Pnoker's nvento; Hytl T4 evening of thie Town 1iall; Mondny'ev™!"F Lnglowood. TOSTPONED. The Tndependent Greenback Gu0 of the Third Ward sudoavorod to hold n mggi'8 [tk SYETIRE at No. 053 Stata stroot, alika Twehs A wovernl othor political w=iiATien wero provent, It it was thomeht a~issble to pontpono tho meoting until ness waok, on lcnuAuut of the BUOW-6LOrNI. Tharo waa ty4078 heon s mecting of the Cam- palin Coerrciees sclected by the vanous R ibiieap vard Clubs of tho Bouth Town at No, 1150 \asunh avonuoe last evening. Thejattond wowover, being small on nceouut of thio , tho meoting was postponod until this g, Thocandidatos for town oflicors on tho iepublio- an ticket, and also tha commnittes selocted by tho various wards for tho purpose of organizing o Campaign Committos, will meot at_tho head- gquartars of tho Third Ward Olub, No, 060 Wa- }'mubl nvl:muu, onWodnosday eveniog at half-past o'clock, —_—— MISCELLANEOUS. JANEAYILLE, Special Dispatch to The Chtcago Tyibund, Houth Side. Nowbs s Lnx-m\‘!ur. 1 nlnly sk you to intorviow some of the leading ronl-catate and B o onte,—say W. 1L Ssmpaon & Co. W, D, Korfoat & Co., Matcom McNeill, estato oxoc utor,—and you will find your mistake. 1t'all tho cimploves of the city wora one-fonrth a8 good mon In their poaitions us Mr. G. Al 1ol g:u. r? citizous of thia Uity of Chicago would . K. Why don't you piteh into Bnllnfi'fl departmont ? Thore aro tnoro doad-boats and ballot-box atufl- ors thers omuloyed than in sny other branch of the City Goverumout, T M. 1 ROMINATR ONLY GOOD MEX, Tv the Bdutor of 1he Chicago Trilune: CuicAno, March 28.—Esch party shontd feol, n viow of tho great igsass at stake in tho com- ing municipa! eloction, that & good City Govern- mont I8 of mora importouco to Chicago than the rosults of a Prosidential election. IXonco it be- liooves onoh party to nominate ita boat mou, ro- ardloss of tho ordinary ‘partisan bias; for hongh the masses would naturally profor a Ito- Buhl cRo, yot auch is tho intouso eraving for otter govornmont, thet & Lad Republicsn will this yoar stand no chance as & caudidato in op- position to & good Demoorat, should such be nominated. Lot this considorativn vat Repub- lioan cauvuses and convontions on their guard. —— MINOR MEETINGS. . R(ONTEENTIS-WARD DEMOORATS, A meoting of the Eighteenth Ward Demoorat- ic Olub was hiold last evoming in_the County Court-roomm, Clarence IL Dyer, tho Irosldent, in tho chair, Tho minutes of tho previous meet- ing wora read and approved. . Mr, I, 1f, Winston stated that a delegato con- vention had beaa callod by tho Democratio Con- tral Committeo, to Lo held at the Deniocratio Headquartera at 2 o'clock on Friday aftornoon, 1n pursuance of tho request of tho North-Bide Domoerata, The apportionmont of delegatos is: Fiftoenth Ward, 9; Sixtesnth Ward, 9; Boven- teonth, 10; Fightoonth, 10, Mr., Willinm "II, Devino offered a rosolntion tliat & committeo of fivo bo appointed to scloct delogaton to tho Convention. Mr. Walsh moved to amend bv(lwmndlng that ona from each procinct be selected to do 8o, On the vote being taken the swmondment was lost and tho original motion provailed. Tho Chalr appointed am wsuch Committes Mossra. Dovino, fackin, Thiale, Winston, and Turuer. Mr. Mackin declined to nerve, as lio had prom- {sed his influenco to tho Fuelon movement, which wns iosugurated at Tamer all Mouda night. Tho gontleman waa accordingly excunod, sud Philip Conley appointed to fill the vacancy. On mation of John Itountreo, tho Committue was authorizod to composo tho delogation of lmlu from osul preciuct iu tho ward sud two at arge. 'anu Committes thoroupon rotired, snd the guthoriug broko up {nto littlo groups, which iscussod politics, the Whisky Iung, the nut chicken dispute, and other topics which interost the Democratio boart. At 8140 tho Committoo roturned and prosented tha following dolegates: Williaw Hpano, Firet Procinot; W, 11, Devine, Second; Nick Kuh- non, Third ; W, ¢ MeOormick, Fourth; Martin Whito, Fifth: 1% J. Maun, Sisths W, 31 Turo- man, Bovontl:; John Lyach, Eighth ; Horman Liob nnd J. 3. Rountrec, at largoj John B. Welsh and Honry Horn, alternates. On motiou tho report was accoptod sdopted. Bob Kinnsy wanted to know if tho Eightoonth Ward dologation would bs instructodyto indorse tha Indopendent ticket now in the flold, oxcopt 4z, ompol. 1o weated a littlo light on the subjoct, Alr, ltountres said that Democratio delogates to n Democratio Convention should act in ® Dewmocratio matter. Ilo did mot proposo to go inta tho Convontion and ndorso tho nction ol any other body. 1lo favored the ludependont candidate for Assessor, Mr. Charlea If, Dyor, and ho thought tho Eighteonth Ward would sus- tain him. . ¥, 11. Winston was called npon to express his viows, and in rosponsa #aid that Lo would in- dorse somo of tho nuiminees of the Indopond- onts, Dy so doiug a large number of voten would be secured. o favored nll tho ticuet ox- cept the nomineo for Collector, Mr. 'ompol, Ilawever, ho would abido by tho action of tho Convontion, Mr, English was called upon but doclined. 8o did Vol. ¢, Turner. Adjournod to wmoot on Baturday ovoning. LAKE, The delegates appointed by the citizens ot Liake, at o meoting hold in thoTown Ilall Satur- day, mot in gunvention at tho samo placo youters Jday aftoruoon, Mr. Lovi Montgomery occuplod tho chair, while }r. E. R. Lewis actod na Hecre~ tary. After calling the roll aud finding about a dozon dolegates absent, 18 way docided that cach dologation prosout fill up fts yacauotes and re- ort, This ook but a short time, as thero waa » arge number of tho citizona of the town presont from atl_tho districts, ‘Mho followlng is the complete list of tho dologaton presont Diatrict No, 1—~Thomas R, Cornwall, J, Schulor, 12, Simpson, P, Mariin, ¢, Kolpatnter, J, McUlnty, It obertaon, W, sarlin, J. Jogan,' Maj, Beiford, J, Hheridan, Levi Montgomery, ¥red Mockes, Charled Katzenbury, I'. G, Dugay, W, 0. Nevins, 1, MeGulro. istrict No, 1—E. AL 'Jatretl, Quorge Hutherland, R, W, Houdorsliot, Jossph Blaitie, 1% Govdwillie, Ly W, Croukor, I, Bonton, It Joukius, Hugh Chittick, O, G, Andoraon, £, It, Lewls, G, He Volmeyor, i Wear, 3., Johnenn, W, N, Bmith, Dintrics No. 8=, J. Cole, Con_O'Brien, W, Knapp, Dr, A, I, Corey, J, I, Shaw, I'. Nolau, Oliarles Youli, Iobert Lilanoy, 'E. Pambia, 'John terkel, Johu Mow g:nn, 0, W, Jouns, M, Hunt, Pater drant, sud J, ow, On motion, the Convention then procecded to ballot for the nominations, aud appointed the folloming gentlewen sa tollors : Musars. Corn- wall, Blaine, and Colo, Au inforaial ballot was takon for Supervisor, with tho following result: A. 1, Condit, 443 8. L, Bortholomaw, 1. Oa motion, Uoudit's nomination was declared unsuimats, Mr, Georgo Muirtead for Assossor and Mr, Teter Murphy for Colloctor wore Loth unani- mounly nomiusted, there being no opposiog candidatod, Tlie fnformal ballot for Trusteo resulted sa follows: J. H, Buirley, 81§ Joseph Ouwald, 10 aud J, 11, Btocks, 4, A farmal ballot was thon taken, which rosult. el iu the gasy eloction of Mr. Hhirley sa candi- date for ‘Trustes, by tho following vole: Shir- loy, 811 Quwsld, 10'; Btocks, 15 neceasary for a chivlee, 23, - On motion, Mr, Shirley's elaction wad declared unanimous, Mr, Rudalph Beiglor was ?wpomd a8 tho Citi- zoux' nomiuce for Town Clork, aud was unani- mously elocted by sectamation, An informal ballot for Police M-fimm« ro- subted : G, W, Mitoholl, 23; J. McEligats, 215 P, Nolan, 1. The formal ballot resulted in tho slection of Mr, Mitchell, by tuo following vole : Mutchetl, 29; Mckiligatt, 16, Ou motion, Mr. Mitcholl was declurod the uuanimous cholvo of the Convention, Ou motion, the frst ballol for Constablo was made informal, withs the following result : Joun Hofforuan, 40§ Maj, Seford, 133 Nolwn, 1; Con O’lirion, 1, O wmolion, Mr, Helfernan's nowi- natlou was mado nuanimous, I'hu foilowiug Ulmlinlgll Commitlee wasa thon anpotuted ¢ ousrs, ' MoUuire, Fred Mockes, Charles _Katwenboig, Lewis Lrooks, Alichsol Hogan, Dg, A, B, Coroy, J, G, Johnson, Josoph Blaino, snd (oargoe Sutherland. Bpoechos woro thon wade by the candidates, and Jaseavizue, Wis, Maroh 23,—Repubtican ward caucuson wero hold last night and nomi- natlons mado. First Ward, James Blair far Al dorman ; James O, Metealf, Bupervisor; J. I, ‘I'nylor, Constablo, Hecond Ward, B, B. Judd, Alderman ; 8. II. Roynolds, Suporvisor; John J. Comstocl, Constablo ; Clark Burnhmn, School Commlssioner. Third Ward, David 1. Fifield, Aldorman ; . Kimball, Bapervisor ; Abs Patlier, Conitabls. Fourth Ward, Willlam Casar, Alder- man ; L. B, Carlo, Supervisor ; John . Drako, Conatablo ; M. 3. Conant, School Commissloner. Fifih Werd, G. A, Libbey, Alderman; J. B Carlo, Suporvisor; . McDougal, Constablo. This aftornoon the City Convontion met at the Conrt-Houno and nominatod for Mayor J, W. Halo; City Treasurer, Goorgo I, "Williaton; Olork, K. L. Dimock; Police Justico, Lafayotto T, Patton ; Justico of Pence, M. M. Phelpa. TOOKFORD, ILL. Specind Disvatch ta The Chieago Tridune. Rocxronp, Iil., Maroh 28,—Noxt Thursday's Qazetla will contain the call for tho Republican County Convention, to be held nt the Counrte Tlouse, in this oity, Wednesday, May 10, 1870, for tho nirpose of acleoting ton dologates to rop- rosent Winnobage County in the Republican State Convontion, to bo held at Springficld May 24, 1876, and also to clect dolegates to ropresent Winnabago County jn_the Kopublican District Couvantlon when callod, T OII0 REPUBLICANS. Corustues, 0., Match 20.—The hotels are crowded with dologates to the Republican State Convoulion, which meots to-morrow. Thore aro aix candidaton for Secrotary of Btate, but it is impoasiblo to predict to-night who ia thoe {avorita, Thero ia nearly an unanimous fooling. hero o favor of fnstrioting tho delogates to the Natioual Convention to support Hayes for Presi- dent. Such a resolution will bo sdopted to- mc'l.rrow by mearly, if not quite, a uuanimous vota, GRAND IATTDS, MICH, Speoint Dispateh (o The Chicado Tribune, QGranp Rartng, Micn., March 28,—The Demo- crate to-night nowinated Georgoe W. Thayer, ono of our tnost prominent morchants, for Mays or. The Hon. i, L. Rondall was renominatod for Treasurer and IL W. Licsveld for Director of tho Poor. Tho MHopublicans are, however, confldont of defeating tho ticket. WISCONSIN, Spectal Disvaeh to Ths Chteaqo Tridune, Maptsox, Wis., March 28,—Politica are getting much mixoa here. Numorons citizens of both partios have united in s call on B. N. Pinney to A third torm, but many of his own (the Domo- oratic) party declare thay will have none of him. Candidates for Tronsuror aro thicker than bees. TUE NEW JERSEY DEMOURAUY. TreNTON, N.J. March 29.—Tha Democratio ftate Convention will meet hore May 2J to aloct delogates to the St. Louis Conyontion, ——— POLITICAL NOTES. Judge Montgomery Dlair is a Tildon man. Now Ilampshire is likely to choose a Bristow delogation, Dutler wants the other * bummera " sont to the roar. Tho old fellow {alonesome thore.—Koston Lerald, “ Bl ” King, too, In golng to rotire from the activo carcs of * statosmanship.” This Is & good year for farming. It 18 remarked that Cookling 's strength in the Now York Uouvention came from thn citios and towns whicti always voto she Demoeratio tioket. Senator Morton did not yoto for Mr, Daua in Commnuttos; but the Indianapolis Jou nal, learn- ing that o had, wont off half-cocked and pub- lishod » Lroozy Dana”editozinl. The Tueas County (0.) Repoblicans *go in " for Hayes and sho ropeal of the Resumption act, sud the Uincionatl commercial wants to know what loyos thinks abont it. Bonator Cameron's aunouncament of his Axed dotermination to retire from public life st the oxpiration of hiu prosent {orm has oot given riso to any goneral or oxcessive expression of mor+ 10w, During the spesoh of Senstor Kernan at a Domocrstic meeting in New Ilaven, Conn., Inst Thursday unight, au allusion of the sponker to Socrotary Dristow was roceivod with prolonged applause. e Ladies' pureaw, of Marshalltown, In,, in s mi'd and lovely article on the action of tho TLenislature of that State on tho Powale-Buffrage rosolution, hopad the names of * tho pig-headed legislators may bo soathed in the blackest dopths of sternal oxeuration.™ Mr. Disiue hiss mado a painfal and oconspicu- ous a8 of tho Hon. Barney Coultield, of Chica~ £0, twice gince the presont eossion begun—a wotk which nature at the time the membor from Chicago was born oppears to have made & very easy thing to do.—SL Paul Pionecr-Press, 'I'he delogationa thus far chosen to the Natlon- al Hopublican Convention may be classitlod thus Absolutely uninstructed, 8—Rhode luland, Qou- nocticut, and ‘Texay ; virtually instructed, 4— Tudisna'and Maine ; divide i, 1~New York ; not iustructed, but s prefersuco indicatod, 1—Wis- consin, ‘These sovou Btutes are tho only onos that have bold conyentions thuy far, and thoir uction is certaluly not full of promise for auy pavticular candidate. Congrossman Phillips, of Kansas, in a states- man of tho soft-monoy school, 1le ade s besutifal epeech on tho ourrency question ro- contly, or clso had » speech printod in tho Rec~ ord, {t doos not mako muoh differouce olthor way, in_which he withered with sepithets the boudholder and coupon-clipper, and declarad repoatodly that he would nover be a **slavo to thie monoy-changors,* The sposch Laa roached Koosas, ond hus ot oxcited unbounded ad- mirasion. Mr, luillips' own parly pa- per, ibe ‘lopoka Commonwealth, ~ some- what burshly wets the effort down as o worst wpecimons of *slosh’ wo havo seen in many & day,” aud tolls tho orator that hols wiarepiescutivg the pooplo of his distriot when b usys they ura_poor, down-troddou farmors, ¥The farwers of Kaneas,” it adds, ** aro in bot- ter shape than the ‘woney-changera’ ovor whoso tughtinl extortions Col, Plullips maketl mosny sud we will uay that, howevor sweet and proper a thing it way bo for Reprosentatives af other Htates to get up sud make Congressional Jero- muials of thowselves, thore is no call for suchi & dmpl.ny on the pary of areprosentative of Kan- sos." Our * favorite son " seems to ba thoroughly understood {n Ciuciunatl, The Gazetlosave car- rying a Btate Convention by icaus of party patronage 18 & very differont thing from carry- ing a State at & popular election, and expresses o solf-ovident truth in the belief that no ratiousl person outsido of Now York or ju it thinks ¢+ Mr, Coukling could carry that Btate as s Prosidential candidate.” ‘I'ho Gazells thus gives this truthe ful portrait of tho Benator’s political character 3 o mun can yemewmber whon, lu the Adninis- tration of Grant, Conkling's voico was ipisod sgainst svy oliclal abuso, oAl ree wember low like o cur ho haa Larked st Republicans who Lave done this, Ho plaved the sycophant to Uen, Grant sud ostou- tatiauely advocatod o third term, that ho might receivo tho reversion of Grant's supportoru sud fufluence o the uomioating Counveation, e roproscots every degrading elemont in the prosent Adminiatration, aad hostility to every To! lnmln%aumeut. He could not carry hily own Stato 1o the eloction. No oue thiuks biy clec- tion pomibla if he were nof "4y :fl";,p‘.’,:: thinks hia nomination proPis furiiaene hnt hin gaoe 18 to weid W AUTieHn tion In & solid body fy lis own mirataveid. Gonvineed mow that ha Aud nll arn protty wo] -0 e it duaallate protty aclbing of tus kind.—New York Tritnene, | oS ¢ ooy doge o shend o7 papdn M3V 10 o corraspondent of tho Datrot T FOCUT ropard tho fudissolubiencss or ths Unjes M3 Fotilad forovar, Rocceuian was n Unl” Eéon iad Jt_sncenedod, T now sou that it 40ulil not have boen fivo yearn befora thero wanld linva beon farthier socosslons within the Counfedorate Btates, ‘The Statea wout of (Lo Jtismealppl conld nover hisyo got on long with {hono cant. Tho losu of the rlaves was a xevere Vlow to the Houth, Htill we shonld ho just me well off without them wore tho negro raeo loss indolont and - une roliablo, \Wo cannot get work out of thom now thoy aro free. A mau may omploy ffty no- grocs and plaut his crop, but Lio Lne not tho Klightont arsurance that ho will ever gathor it It hin huuda chnose not %o wark, ha s at thair meroy, and thoy are just an lablo to sbandon their cugagomontd Al a critical timo 84 atany any othor, Thoy are coustitntionally au idie, thriftiess raco, aliays dopendiug on tho whites for a\'ar{.!hhl;:. and 1t will take a century of od- ueation bofore they can bo brought up to the standard that will make tham in any degroouso- ful mombors of the community,” Ex-Gov, Brown, who was (fovernor of Georgis during tho War, took a dimilar view fin s recent spoech, saying s **While 1 would, doiing tho War, bave choerfully given my life to malutain the inati- tution of alavery, now, if by turning my haud ovor I could rolnstate tt in all its powor, T avow to you I wonld not doit, And in uttoring thia sentimont T only expross the foelings of a very Inrge majority of tho peoplo of tlie South. 1 was somewhat of & lesder in sccesslon, but 1 want yon, my frionds of the Northweat, to un- derstand that I am opposod to the mext eivil war, and, with tho immonso military power wo havo proved_ oursolves capable of exarting, I am not nlraid of the next forolgn war.” TIE BLACK HILLS. Dincournging Reporty, Bt, Paut Iancer-Press, March 25, Mr. W. G, Robortson, of this city, roturned yeaterday, by tho Sloux City road, from thetilack Ilills. Tho roport Lo gives of the Hilla is not ealculated to fuduco any one from this rection of tho country to go out there, Tho atory told by him is {n enbetance that tho country ls full of troublo, dixsatiafactton, want, suffering, and, in rome places, somo gold, but thus far not much, ‘When Mr. obertaon reached the Hills in Feb- uary Inat thore were from 1.500 to 3,000 poople in tho Hilly, and sil the time ho wastlioro othors wora continually artiving, aud when bo loft not Jewn than 5,000 wero in tho Hilla looking for suddon fortuncs, but not finding them. Othors wero bl cowing in at the rato of from 8u0 to 500 por day. Notwithstanding tho hardsiup of gotting thore and thostill greator hardahip aftor ronching tho lilis, pooplo ara flocking in from oll sections of tha country only to moet with dia- sppointment, and al last go away n good deal worso off than they wero when they arrived thoro.” On his way boack to Calorado, Mr. Itob- ortson met over 1,000 people making thoir way to the Hills, many of them withuut blankots, or anything to rat, and iu no wisa provided for such & tilp into such o country, ~Bost of those 1n the Hills are thers to 8sa othord work, but not to work themsolvos, ‘Thoy hopo Lo ob- tain gald without much labor, pud” rathor than work for it they will resort to all sorts of shifia f not by dowa- right mirdor and robbes The gambler avd tho sharpor, the outlaw aud the tramp, ths Vroken-down lawyor, snd tho political bam- mor, =all loaf ~around Custer and Hill City, olf bhoping thot something will oe- cur by which they can ges something for noth- ing. "Of courso, tbere aro many good men thero, but the groat masy sre as above siated, and they aro not hkely to improvo by romain- g '\Tr. Ttobortson has no iden \what all theso men who are flocking to the 1lills are going to do for subsistonce. It is s wild, uncultivatod country, and, if there in no gold there in paying quantities, which has not yot bosn shown, tho gront majority of thoso thore are mnot in say condition to get it out. In rogard to tho question of whothor or not thoro ia gold there, Mr. Robortzon is of the opinfon that tho oxaminationa that bave beon mado do not warrant any ouo in sayiug thero 18 gold enough to pay for digging. Lo visitod noarly all the gulchos, excopt in tho noriborn part of tho Hilly, snd found enly two claims wheora thoy aro sworkiug fo auy purposo, Theso two ned boen worked for Eomo time, and tho ona that yiolded the best had not produced an average of 76 couts per day for tha working days. Lo docs not desire to have it understood thiat ho lutends to suy thoro is not sold onough in tho Iiills to pay for working. To doea any, howover, that tho expartenco thns tar doos not warrraut tho boliof that it can Lo found thore in paying quantities, Some of the old Calitornta, Moutana, and Colorado wminers think it possiblo that gold may be found to considera- blo oxtent, but most of thoso who hnvo tosted the claimya do not hiko tha looke. No person can say with certsinty, howuvor, that thero aro or aro pob rich digzings there. Louyg exporience and tho expondituro of lnzgo sums of money will be required boforo this qaes- tion ‘is_sottlod, ne party from Colorado hiad snnk fonrtoen or fifteon holes, In tho ma- Jority of thes bod rock was reachied, and iu all casied a littlo gold was_ obtainod, bub 1ot 1n pay- ing quantitles, 'This party in two or three casvs was driven ont by water or Isrge bonlders. Bed rock in Spriug Creck varios in depth from 16 to 26 foet. ‘Tho oroek falls about 70 feot to tho milo. Tho gruat vumhor of springs ron der draln ditohiag abaoiutoly necessary, thors- foro s single vlaim must be very rich to pay for oponing. ‘I'he usnal wmodo Is to form o uom&ylny of flve or six claims of 500 feet ench, and diga ditch through afl. Quartz miulug is unknown, Alr, Bobortson mot au old_friend of his at tha Tills who had a - good deal of. oxpe- riouco in this mining business, who told him thero was not twenty won iu the Iitls that aro nuning euongh gold to ?ny tor what thoy eat. From what ho saw, Mr. tobortson fully belioves his friond was right, No one from Colorado {8 going to the Hilly, and nany of the old miuors aro returning home, or going back to the Colorado or othor mines, 1t ig olaimed that the Powder River raoge and the Big Horn region, northwost of Black I4lile, on ths line of the Northern tacifio lload, contain large auentitios of gold. Tbis reglon, however, is held by the Indlans, and there is no possibits ity of gotting to it. If the Indiana are driven out vo that the mivers can got in and exam- ine, no doubt a [wud many peoploe wounld go from the Black IHlls up thors, Auothor gon- tlemau who had wvisited tho clalms of Custer and 1NN Cities found numeroua claims opon- od to bed rock, and hnd taken the pains to rospect several of tho best known of them, 1o selected ** pay dirt " carofally from bed roclk, and found sn oyerago of ouo *color" to thepan andsc fine that It would not excecd from B0 conts (o €1 = day to the man if faithfully worked, 1le met” soveral Colorado minors who had boon thero for three months. One of thom, Mack Jamos, who {4 woll known in Coloredo, &aid lio biad not scon_suy- thing thas would m{ day wages, In Chey- oune thiy same gontiomau hoard thal a miner named James Allen had brought in $1,000 in dust from his claim in Bpring guloh, pituated about 80 miles bolow Custer City on what is known ag Montaon bar. To this claim the gentiomen procseded and found two men wcrl\?ng for Allon, who lisd an 80-foot bed- rook tunuel run, Ho proupocted tho claim care- fully, taking an syerage of the pay-dirt, and found an average of ono color to tho pan, Which ju nol more then one-tenth of & cent toa pan, Many claim-ownors are Imllng claims where thioy got o ohanoe for flour and bacon. Mr. Robertson {8 deoidedly of thoe opinion that any one that is earning n good living hers should remain and that it would bo very unwise indesd for any one to give up even a tolerabla sood position liore and tako to tho hills, Noth- ug wonld result but dlssatisfaction and disap- polotment. Gnamboitn, New York Bun, A passage in the Now Tostament saya: “And if thine eye offend thoo pluck it ont and oast It from thee,” Leon Uambetta, the Invincible Res publican agitator, is eaid to bavo deliborately de- stroved bis lof¢ oyo when hs was s boy at school, it not oxactly in obadienco to the divine com mand, yet becauss o disliked to study tha lan. unge i which this madate wes originally writ- on, Gambotts bated Gsoels, and did hin utmost to get excased from studying it liot wheo he fouud that his entreatics wero of no avall with Lin father, Lie threstencd to destroy his vision, Gambelta pers, a stern and reaoluie man, who doemed it s wike fatbor's duty to thward the whitns of au obatinate boy, was (mmovablo, aod told Leon he could pluck out bis oyos if Lo chose, Dot 0f courte for ono moment supposing the possibility of wuch a tbing. Eorsged at thin wholly unexpocted answer, young Uawbejts tore his left oye from its socket, aud informed bis father thut Luo n%ht oye should go to keep company with tho left if there was no other way of esoapo frum study of the hated lauguagoe. Happily for France, bis father, recogniziug the Im!u:m\abla will of bis mou, atonce yielded tho poiut. THE COURTS, A Juror Who Hons Opinions en thy Railroad Question, Recoverlng Iils Child-«-Itccord of Judg, mients and New Sults. ANOTIIER OROUKED JUROR, A case has boun on trinl before Judge Rog for thopast two dags, fn which the plaingg ‘William McCarthy, as admimstrator of the nm.' of Goorga McCarthiy, sacks to recover damagey from the Chicago & Northwestorn Lallway Cop, pany for the death of Georgo McOarthy, Yestordsy morning an unexpscted tumn wy given tomffairs by tho atlorney for tha Roy, wha road an affidayit of Otto B. Frognor, charg. ing that onoof the jurors had mado & remarg the day pravious which scomed to ahow thay by was bitlorly projudicod, ‘Tlio aflidavit ls aa 1), lowa: 2 Olta 1), Frogmer, on onth, atates that about 3 tex o 3 o'cliok on_ Monday, the 27th day af litny 1870, this afliaut otood tn the hall, near the door of tna conrt-room, &nd lieard one of tie Jurora bopy, cled in the above-enitlod caune, whova namo at thay time this nfinnt did_not thon know, but liss singy Tearned to 18 Willinm Daht, say, tn_converantion wiy a person whoin this dofondant did nol then or noy Xnow, thnt ho would Jearn tho damn railrosd compyp, not 1o net (hia whola conntry o fire. That Wil Watson stood mear by and heard s portin of o " conyorastion, ~ buty . belng . deat o unablo (o liear il of the'word' used by tho eaid jur, “Thatat the time eald language was uasd by said jury his afiunt ntood clone’ to hito, not to exceed 2 (o away from him, aad did not participato in the cop. verastion, That thin afifaut Lold connnel for defesd. ant last avoning, sfter thocloso of bia argumentty thocase, what ho had heard said Jurorusy § whichwy the first information this t qave to ADY persy couneatod with the care of pajd declaration un the of safd Juror as aforesaid, That this conversation ‘on tha part of the jurar fy presence of thi afllant, as_aforessid, was praviosiy sithor this atiant or the sakl Wataon being ewomu wriluenses at the inslance of defendant -1a sald ca and that satd juror, s this apiant believos, did Jnow that the sald Watson and thls aflaut wors toty witnesses in aald causo at ssidd time, The juror, Witliam Dahl, and the witou TFroguer, wora then brought \T before Judgy Rogors, and closoly quostioned. Fropner sf. hoted to his atatomont, but conld not tell n why conuection the words woro used, uor whetay thoy wore omployed with roferenco to thie sut, 1o wan a wituoss for the defendant, and told &y attorney of the worda he had hoard Dabl sy, Dabil wau thon called on to oxplain, whichhy did, by eaying that ns’ho wau golog into tiy Court-room the da Yrovlonn (Mouday) ho hesrg Eome ono say sometbing aboug rajlroads burping and potting lirs Lo tho prairio, aud. ha then rs warked that tbe northorn woods of Michipy wero all sot on fica ono yoar by railroads, o) tho smoke was 80 great that navigation onthy Inke wae dificult. ~Ile, howover, donled cptirely that ho had boen talking about the present saiy, or that hio hiad usod tne words ropested by Frog. nuer. X Judgoe Ttogers, howover, i vlow of the comob. nul.iufi circumaiances in favor of Irogue; thoughk Dabl's cxplanation waa quite inwf clont, and ordored him to show cause to-mon row morning why he should not be punished fo coutonpt of Court, The intorvening time wy allowed him to disprovo tho ailogations againg him by finding the porson swith wham lio hal talkod at the limo in question, who wouldby able to corroborato hia statomonts, MADEAS CORIUS, Abram L. Bouuott, of Trumbull County, Obig, filed patition yosterday in the Superior Cout to got possession of Lis daughter, Mary E. Ba nott, who, lio cisimn, is rostrained of hor iiberty by Edmund L', Iinzelton aud his wife, Donneil #ays tuat n 1870 his wifo loft him, and gavo Ly child to a Mra, Eliza O, Norton to loep. Bub sonuently, the respondonts, by some frauduleny means, got porscssion of her, and now refuseta gve hier up. Hazelton 18 & conductor on & Palk man palace car and absent from homo a god art of the time, nod his wifs is charged wih elng intomperato. Bo ennett wauts a wiib of Lisboas corpus o recovor bis ohild. 1IN, Judge Hopkins will discharge hia jury te-dsy or to-morrow, and will thon hoar submittd cases, “Judge Mooro yontordsy made a call of b general ealendar, commoncing at No. 88 a of thy snte-tiro cases, and also takiug 700 numbers of the post-fito catopdar. All but. sixty-twa o thoso casos waro dismissed. UNITED BTATES COURTS. 15, A, Kont began a suit for 83,000 sgaken ilton I, Ktovous, DANKRUPTOY MATTERS, R. E. Jonkins was rmcrdny appolnted s signce of Orvilla Cronkhite. Tho ereditors of B, F. Dexter yosterdsym coptod a componition of 20 por cent in cash, Asnignosy will be chonon this morniog for Ifenry N, Morae and Mcsos Thayor. A general mooting will be held April 17 In the cago of Short & Lrayton, A composition mootiog wiil be hold Aprit 1l & the onso of J. J, Spalding & Co. Frooland I, Garduer was adjudicated bank rupt by dofault, and & warrant asuod roturnable April 29, Jacob Lutz, 5 Discharges woro ieaucd to‘Axthur W, Penny aad to Jobn B. Robloson, .« ‘A gonaral mooting witl ba held April 18, in the cses of A. I, Bushick, and aunother Aprl 19, ia tho matter of J, I'. Farwell, N CINCUIT COUNT. Charles Winter bogan s suit in trespass againl John Brannock, Iaving damages at 85,000, Joln and Rubert Dornau aud John Pickens bogan s suft for 1,800 against Jobn 11, Alles, Denjamta £, Mackoy, aud Lotter Palmer, COUNTY COULT. Tho case of Maggio Weik v, William Mo Laughim, tho charge boing bastardy. occupisd tho nost of the atteution of the Courk Aver dict for the plaintt was found. Iu tho ostate of Emma Avors, the will vs proven, and lotters wers granted to I\ IL Avaisy undor bond for 851,000, In tho estate of 1lontletts Biora, tho will ma proven, and lettor testamontary wore grabls od to Maurico Biary, under bond for 810,000, In tho estato of Michael Jolonsik, the will wst proven, aud lestors tedtamentary were to Julius Jolouak, nunder bond for §4,000. CHIMINAL COURT, ¥rad Graft was tried for larceny, fonnd guilly and given thros yoars in the Panitontiary. Otto Forsthogm pleaded guilty to larceny, and was given ono year in the fluuu of Correction, J‘:msn Wilson was tricd for larceny and 8o uitted. g Georga Brown and L, W, Clark wore tried (& failing to pay over money, and soquitted. Frank and Oatherino Holand wure tried for malicious mischiof, "Cho former was discharged and the lattor given ono day in the County Jail TUH CALL, Junaz Horking—Hot caso 134, Junce GAnY—261, 202, 203, 265 to 268, 774,97 270, 277, aud 279 to 280 inclusive, Galo wae appointad Assignos of Jobn _Junqe Jamrson—118, 120, 121, 129, 125, 1% 131, 199, 136, 130, 198 to 141, 145, u% 140 fo 19 inclusivo, Junoe Moone—42, 45, 46, 47, 48, Junae Rookrg—170 to 79 inolusive, Jupux Bootu—11434 to 150 inctusive, exosph 8, Jupar ¥anweri~No call, Jupoy Wirrams-—Sot cane 1,041, JUDGMENTSE, Burenion Counr—CoNYXanONs—O, Ramual G, Derry, $200.70.—8. I, Kin Bmith and_Esthr G, Buith, $10423, o Junak Oant—Edwin 1.’ Reeves et al, va. Murd and Aloxander Campbell and Willlauy Moliss ; Vo $1,197,48, 1 motion for new trial, Junaw JAMsON—Cleorga 1, lingles va.Jamee B Qonklin and James Oamploll, $275. Cucuit COUNT—Jupas Roupue—, L. Deanisd oY K Tyous and Willlsm L, Wiight; verdich 'jusian Boorii—Georgo P, Gore & Co, v, Leojald ardy T frerg Ttaas: vordicl, $135,—Charics Corbott ob s, vs I Guerdon: verdict, §76, aud motion for now trial b7 defendant, MORPUYSLORO, 1L%n CannoxpaLx, Ill,, Maroh 28,—A¢ Murphysbort yoatorday the Circult Court opened, On b dooket, both crirainal and civil, are many ve7 Important cases. Tho ona eliciting moak atten tion I8 that of tho Cairo & 8t. Louts Railroad v Juckson County, endoavoring fo compel tbY county by means of a mandamus to fasu $200: 000 in bondy, alloged to have boon subscrl for (L building of the road through our sountf: The uoxt important 1s the o Wostberly and Audy Dioteh, of tho nmanzl X Calahan clan. 1t was for. being used 32 4o Btate's wittious In this case tuat Guwm Bten! o4 waa roturned from Jaliot to Murphysboro, 8¢ ing thoro yesterday, TAXING A CORPORATION. Bvectal Dispateh to I'he Chicano Tribunk; |,y BPBINGYILLD, 1L, March 38.—In the ¥ ol Qourt to-day Judge Treat grauted & ump‘)‘l w injunction on potition of Julis 1t Tows, “1 b houh. ) dut%okngldzz in the l;%fig:lx“?:v it 080, AL 'rust Company, County Gollsator of SloLaau wnd City Collec of Iiloomington und the uomrnny 11018 pflw. the aescsswent on the cspital stock of the g Lar-dtlzln."Au n'nler \‘Nlll l-‘uuxfl :I‘:un l‘:m ‘: oo 8 collection of cortsiu ta: sosud ngninet ebnrchioldors of the Mk o Dlovunglou, teial of Willsa ~