Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 14, 1876, Page 1

Diaing as the next President of the United rior executiyo and administrative abil- date, N S Y e dprcsuge Ll thuy: L & VOLUME 29. CHICAGO, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1876. s 0 RENT: e EHOT 0GR AP e POLITICAL e o T g . Sousng.Eheumsfor | B ior sandia et T3 prov i (0 R A Desirahle Ofices TO RENT BRAND’S s MAGNIFICENT TRIBUNE BUILDING.| ~ PHOTOGRAPHIC - "7 ART STUDIOS Aronow open for businoss engage- monts, Bittings onn be soocured at any timo, Tho OPENING RECEFTION con- tinues this afternoon and evening, All aro invited, ani 919 WABASHAY, ‘NEAR ADAMB-8T. 'WILLIAM C.DOW, Room 10, Tribune Building. Boom - o TO MANUFACTURERS NT, for Slorsge s0d Manufacturing purposes, fmm oct oonaected with B tWOALOTY ware: the roar, 89256, with elsvator, sud ‘bassment e S T ol ot ent, situnted on Fifth-av,, Ju Lidrs o R0, Neal Latata and Noto N[]S 210 b 3 h eker, 148 Doarborn-at., Boom 6, i FOR RENT—DWELLING. ! . DANB S i MILLINERY: , in prime order, with Of Now Shapes and BStyles of SPRING MILLINERY (many of them not found elsewhers in the oity,) has attracted snoh attention that we continue it the remainder of this week, §, §, AUSTIR, (Formerly D, Wabster & Co.) 107 State=-st., posite Chas, Gosssgo & Co.'s. . BOOTS AND SHOES, Just Think! OF 450 prices you Ladios s0d Genta e been pasing for first-class’ BOOTS AND SHOES, then and seo thesa goods at thaso pricea Tadies' Kid Button Boots. Tadies' 18 Serge Button Boots Tadies' Kid Newport Tio....... ous 2‘08 {and-mo; 1 Gents', Buckle, AlexiS.e.v.ereneencnnaan 4,00 Othy ora sell at $6,00. SIMONDS & STODDARD, 1528 STATE-ST. OOEAN NAVIGATION, Notice to Importers. LEYLAND LINE STEAMERS, Indvorpool to Boston!l Tho attention of IMPORTHRS is dirocted to tho oatablishmont of A now line of Bteam- ors from Liverpool to I‘DMOE;( sailing fort- e sisicily respeaalole party liveral tarm will o ads, O. W, PIENOE, os! Katate and Note Liroker, 148 Doatborn-at,, Room 6, " FOR RENT. frst, socond, fourtd, aud 8fth floars of m‘l‘é‘.’:’n?&x'::a ‘MoCormick Dlock, singly and i Joites,, Apply st Room 1 Besper Block, FOR REN 3 trable recond floor, No. 01 Washingtan: ngfuf;. ‘giee, 50x175, Olossts snd fireproof vauit 3 the premiscs to on the ooz, Apply on the p e NLAGRALL. FOR RENT. Py Ko g it iy o Block, offoss, i iho Metropola URGER, Hioom 8, —— ] 3 NEW PUBLICATIONS. J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO. HAVE JUST PUBLISHED, A FAMILY SECRET. A Novel. By FaxNy Axpuxws (* Elzoy Hay ") 8vo. Cloth, §1.50. Paper cover, §1, LIFB OF “STONEWALL JACEKSON.” Yife of Gen, Thomsa J, Jackson, By 8, N, BANDOLYH, author of #'The Domestis Life of Thomaa Jefl son,” With Tilustrations, Crown 8yo, Extra cloth, 4 0 LABOR AND OAPITAL. Xho Conflict between Labor sad Cepiial. Dy Arsgnz B, Bortes, 12mo, Extra cloth, $1,60. PHYSIOAL GHOGRAPHY AND ~ ASTRONOMY, = - ent Physlcal Geography,” and ** Elomen! fl.lglm:r’, '“,h. En Amexnndlx.’wnhlnlng Hiota ‘3 - Youn| Te(ucap! " énmnun Tmooron, Illus- Araf 12mo, Cloth, 76 centa. HEMOE‘S Oll"dJ Q. AD#EB. o ‘Memc )t Joh Incy Adams, comprial portione e Tooss 4708 Lo 104B,. BAled by the o Cianizs Fmunom Avaus. Vol X. 8vo. Extrs cloth, $5.00, ° DAVAULT'S MILLS, A Norel. Dy Ciivea Huey doxss. 120, Estra $.16, “This book 1s sntitled to » high placa smong mod- #rn novels, The plot is well drawn, interesting, and yrflb:bl& 'The story is admirably tola.'~—Phtlaasiphia nqwirer, VIBITORS' GUIDE Yo the Centonnial Exhibition and Philadolphia, With iwo Afaps. _Authorized by the Comunlssion, 12mo. * Fing cloth, 50 cents, BRiff paper cover, 35 centa, 5 DIANA CAREW, n;onl. By Mrs, Foungarkn, 12mo., Fine sloth. 1,60, X !‘ ‘A story of grest beauty aud completo intorest to ita closs,"~Deaton Eve, Traceller, »,*For sale by Tookrsllers generally, or will bo seat | nightly. The Btoamors are first-class, and ‘rece! insurance_is guarantood ot lowost ratos, 7 mall, panipula, o sl o e s "Phrough, Bills of Lading will bo ismued at 7B, LIPPINCOTT & 00, Publishers, 716 and 717 Maskot-sty Philadelphis, HATS. HATS, HATS, You can buy Gents’ and Boys’ Hats, of the latost styles and finest qualities, at 70 Madison- Liverpool at as_low rates as vin, Baltimoro, or Yhnndol?*l;’(m Goods at Boa- ton are loaded directly from tho Btosmor in- to_tho oars, and will be forwarded l?lh. MBEROHANTS' DISPATOH TRANSPOR- 0, by spoaial faat trafn. Timo from Boston to Chicago, YB& I:gn y tho F A Deliovod that tho Mailition afforded Line aro unsnr‘pn-nd. and will win tho Tavor and support of importers. Ratos as low as by any port. Quick time, low insurance, ond no draynge oT oxtra ‘handling of goods, Order your goods by LEYLAND LINE, TAYLOR, TIPPER & CO., Freight Brokors in Liverpool. t., 8 f the Big Gold Hat. B D o BAvarpool st., sign of the Big Go! at. 3 N J. 8. BARNES & CO. L B T i ot REMOVAL. GENERAL NOTICES. Public Notice. Orcy CoMPTROLEER'S OFFICE, 01110A0, March 29, 1830, Notioo is hereby givon to oll porsons owing Real Estate Taxes to tho City of Chioago for the year 1878, that the City of Chicngo will, at any timo bofore May 1,1876, borrow from such persons tho amount of such City Taxea due from them, and will allow for suchloan twoand one-half por cent(d}) on the amount borrowed, and will 18sus vouchers therefor which may bo used in 8 ent of the said tazes, and which tho Collector will ba di- roctod so to reoeive. Ty ordor of the Mayor and Finance Oom, Annlg to . 8, HAYES, Om&rallun Room 3 City Hall, cor. Adams & LaBalle-sts, CAUTION---NO INJUNCTION. ‘Neither iair, Southward, or any other msn, can MILLINERY, M. B. BTOUGHTON has romoved her BMil® linery Rooms from 578 Wabash-av. to 66 WASHINGTON-ST., Over Chaa, fosssge & Co.'s, Washington-at. entranoe, MARYULAND HAMS. Maryiand Hams, Theso JTAMS are, without exception, the finost of- fered in this or any otber market, and {bo prompt at- tention of epicuros is invitod, as tho supply cannot by any posaibility equal the demand, the on cure of revent ua g wire sigos, We reapoctfnlly cau- B, Nawbald being_ divided between & grocory-house | Hon th aiast using algus of the above par- Bt ad mapeolfe 0. TATOM. 145 Eant Madisomate | tio iafecior make wo baing tho. original. and. ank s GHANGE monufucturers of tho bust wire stgms in the marke oont mav o s, E OLUTIO.N e ¥ BALTH & C. 190 Fast Madisorvat. DISS . PLIANOS, — N PReE U koo, SN RPRPL L Vi Notice {s harsby given that the partuershiphoreto- | ~ o FTAVE ON ELAND To; it the undersij Andrew Lu B e wat. gonerol. parinors, and bo. | ARd offer for suls & numbar of superb second-hand Jit ot aod Glemsat. Medregor Huut, apeciapari- lers, having sxpirad by limitation, the ssme hiss been tusaived by mul partners, ual consent. Tho genoral Andrew Lucas Hunt and Wiillam F, Huut, have pur- thased the intereat of Bophis and Olomeut” McGregor Hunt in sald businoss, and assumed the paymant of Al labilities, sud they will continuo the hurdware busines, s bafore, undor the Arm-nsme of EDWIN UNT' Lakost, STEINWAY Square Planos, some of which have hisd but little use; aropractically s good as haw, and will bu aold af ex- b Fartion "S'5ON, ab tho ol place, Nos. 08 and 60 tromely reasonabis pri A, LUOAH HUNT, best Pisuio 8t & 1ow phice sHOGIa. sasmine iess instree Vit . UUNT, ments, LYON & HEALY, LU L — Blate aud Nobrooats, Onicano, April 10, 1678, EASTER EGGS EASTER EGGS! A Grand Exposition of Easter Egg Noveltios, foreign DENTISTRY, TEETH. Wby pay §:0 aud $10 when you can got the best fall . 1t of teeth at DR, McCHESNEY'S f¢ 100 domestic, . Wonderfol varioty sl detightful | Semest (3ublonsble sasort i the £y~ Corasr Sleek Eaater presonte, st GUNTHER'S, 78 Madivon-at._ | and Randolpli-ats. PROPOSALS. OIL TANKS. WiLSON & EVENDEN, PROPOSALS FOR COAL. OIL TARNKS dealed Hida will be received nt the oftice of flfl':’.s‘?,’.}g_g..lfig.fl‘“s’ Vho Voassl Owners' Towing Company, 244 OEIOAGO. Bouth Water.at., Ohicngo, 111,, until May 1, 8 sy rox caTALOSUR, 1876, for furnishing (7,000) sevon thousand lona of Ooal, mors or less, during presont season of navigation, scroened and delivered on board of tugsboats night or day, Bids ‘must speocify looation of dook for delivery, The Compsny reserves the right to mocept orrojact any or all bids, o JOHN M. LONG, Socrotary. STOOKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, Offioa of the Lake 8hore & Michigan Southorn Railway Co, OLevELAXD, March 28, 1470, ‘The snnusl meeting of tho Btockuolders of ibis Doz for the election of Diroctors for the ecsi~ Ing year, and for ‘:nm :n;mfgn c;, om:r appropriate b ine, il e baid At tho offioe Cowpavy, jo Lha Gt oripe BRI RO Selnenday, ton %7 Per Cent. m one to Ave loans, st 7 per P .of:?; ’&'D?b%(f’n::"ag:mu ai8, Unexcoptionsble weauthty ¥eTEL, hen & MARON, 108 Deatbors POV DD O "~ EDUCATIONAL, BUMMER-TERS of TEN WEEKS boidus AVRIL 20, College Btudics reviewsd during tho Term, oya wisliog sa opportunity to do ystra Reading Jn day of May noxt, betaroen be hours of 11 o'clock in | Latin snd Ureek during July sud August may und the fareq velock in the afternoon of thal | such opportunity by applying at once ‘ifl the Princle | aayorean and oot B BLY Bocrctary, | ke 7 by A EE N Lako Foroat, Til, Bhteu.';ho (,;on‘nn‘gon -djm;'med. " ecial D lo The Ghrrago Tribwne. Wasntnozon, D, Ou April 13.=The Virgints Repub- lean Convention pronounced very strongly In favor of Mr. Blains for the Preeldency, Ins Couventica of Bearly 900 members thers were ouly six disrenting Yolces, “The twenty-iwo_delegates to Cincinnats wore selected from Diiaine's original outepoken feiends, It 18 claimed here that Mr. Blaino will havo mors then half the Bouthiern delegsten on the firet ballot, Kxw Yonx, April 13.—Dispatenes from Lynchburg, Va., say that tho Commlites on Crraentisia in the Vir- nfa Jiepublican Convention etands about two-thirds for Blalne and Dristow. After o long wrangle last Blaine's Manly and Complete Denial of the Indianap- olis Slander. Ho Stamps the Story as False in | mem e Zas Coavontion wes in sersion rier P ¥ alse in { 75 oot The Convention wis Snally organired permanently by the election of tho Iion, J. 1. Henor 6 Chiatrman, Tesolutiona weroadopted ea” roparted by the Commit- 100 on Teesolutions, and alsa 3 rorolution of prefereuce for Diatne, Tosolitions of fndorsement of Morton's conese wern adopted 48 & compliment o hirm, Tho ronolutions_sdoptod rocito the great achicvs- ments of tho Roublicsn party, and deciare that thoy Vil sematn fuifhful to ita prlnciples, favor. boncsty and economy in administration, {he punishment of il dislionest oMctals, AQ_FANTD o Rpecio pyyments oppono o divislan of the achool fund for fectarian pur- puca; ank Congress to paes & law for the prote-tion of the'ballot-box; indorsn the Administration of Prox- ident Graut, and rocommend the constraction of auch water linos and raiitoads as will connect tho East and West, North and Houth, and faroish chesp transporta- tion from tho fnterlor 10 the ssa. The delegatos at largy are tho Hon, John F. Lewis, W, I, IL, Slowell, W, N. Stevem (coiored), snd Maj. Rickard 11, Carter. A majortty of the delegation srs claimod Tor Binine, Tho remainder are divided bo- tween Morton and Conkling, HOUTI CAROLINA REPUBLICANS, Cotusnta, 8, C., Aprit 13,—Tho fiste Republican Convention adjowrned thls morning, & ter an all- night aeazion, Governor Chamberlain was elected deleato to the Notloual Convention,ofler s _bitter atruggle; alno, Beuator Putterson, Colloctor Worthing- ton, Congressmen Ilainey, Bmnils, and Waliace, and ex-Cougreasmun Elliott, feeoiutions were dopted expressing on_appreclstion of fho high character, statoumaniiko ability, and conslstency of Benator Mar. ton, and thanking Lrosident Graot. for bin‘faftlful cxocution of tho lawa, The delegation 1s unin- stricted. CoLustIA, 8, C,, April 13.~Tho Indications to-dny are that Gov. Clismberlain will control thie South Carolius_delegation to e National Bepublican Con- Every Particular, The Morton Men Discomfited at the Fizzle of Their Plot. Virginia Elects a Delegation Solid for Blaine. Sonth Carollna Bolleved to Have Contributed Some Bristow Strength, The Recent Convention of Colored Men at Nashville, al ’ X " Washburne's Gubernatorial | e, syiks s s ie sy Candidacy Stron gly ably, as second cholce, and In no event for Morion, Indorsed. THE PRESIDENCY. TRR OFFICE. AXD TILS: NAN, To the Editor af The Chicago Tribune ; & Lincony, Ill., April 11.—We remembor that dnring tho War of the Rebellion a slfting process becamo peccssary to determine who wero tho proper persons to have the prinoipal control {n the'field of our nationnl ermy. At one time it was thought that McClellan was tho man, Othors wero subsequently trivd, al of whom proved to bo not fallures In subordinate posi- tion of even a high charactor, but pot the men to hinvo tho chief command of the armies. The procons finally doveloped that Grans, Bicpmsn, Thomas, snd Sloridan wero tho men. The fn- domitable porsevarauce of Graot, and bis tenacity o working out tho policy that had been adopted during tho Istter monthia of the War, brought Lim prominently befors the country as & fit peraon for Prosident. The Ropublican party, in its gratitude, elocted bim, and his Admivistration was regarded 8o much of o succoss that thoy re-elected bim, His ontiro Adminietration, now nearlog the close of a socond term, hns by no means beon o fatlure, and in most respecta an ominent snccess. That it has been, on the part of the President, hon- o8t and patriotio, there can be no doubt, Ro- publicsns have just cause to feol proud of it. ‘Tho mont that can bo wafd ogainet it in that the Dresident Las not Ju all cases oxercioed tho bost iudgmfln‘ in gelectivg his Cabinot sdvisers, and u the appolutment of othors to respoasible posi- tions of irust. \Wo biave not pennod thowo facts for ko pur- pogo of rnflu tho way 30 o third-term advo- cacy. DPresidont Gront s o trus patriot, and too lovnl o his party fealty to Dhavo over dosired or expocted B third tenm. In foct, that was a afliy 10es, sturted by the Democracy for po- itheal ‘effcet, ‘anid bever acquired tho Maaty of & Ecnnitle or reapectable Lumbiig, ‘W tiluk o eiftiug procoss similar 1 that that bo- cama uccessary during tho War should now be in. angurated for the purposo vf determining who is the beat ma to presout 10 tho people fur tho responsiblo trust dovolving on tho nativnal Exceutive. Wo muet hayo s posftivo man : ono nct only poattive, but also tru, honest, and capabla; one who can eea An Open Letter from Plutarche-~Indiana and fowa Politics. List of Election Judges nnd Clerks ~—-Sent in Your Names. John Wentworth Peremptorily Declines to Bun—A New Man in the Eighteenth, The Banks Agree to Close Eleclion=Dayss Hyde Park Politics, . NATIONAL POLITICS. BLAINE. TOE INDIANATOLIS STONY PALLS TO PIECES, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Ivioune, ‘Wasuixaroy, D. 0., Aprit 13.—ir, Blaine declarea most omphatically that ho had nothing whatover to do with the Morton, Biiss & Co, transaction with tho Union Pacifio Rond. Ho saya tho onrrent story that he sold tho Arkanees bonds for a conatituent and roceived tho $64,000 ou account of thia constituont in absolutsly falso, Ho nelther handled the bonds nor tho money for himsel( or for any ono else, In regard to tho de- manding an investigation, a8 the matter now stands 1o doea not Intend to do ft, Alis friends eay that the Democrats would have an opportunily to gratiy thetr rsonal hostily to him by allowlug such 20 investigation to drag along without conclusion till tho Cincinnst! Convention. If tho Democrats, how- evar, dotermine upon fnvestigation, he wiil than do- mand that it shatl bo prompt, and be vigoronaly and oxpoditionsly pusbed to conotusion, 1ia friends are Dittor upon the Indiana persons who startad the story, THE MORTON FUSE. DOW IT w8 * LET OFk" PUEMATURELY. Special Corvesromudence of The Chicago fribune, Invianaroris, Ind., April 18.~Tho readormay lLiayo heard of the quarzyman who nurved an im- perfect fuso until it flzzed up in hia face, spoil- log his complexion, but not affecting tho blast which it was to set off. Bomething of tho sort sooma to havo happencd at Indisnapolis, and there is deep griof and sorrowful lamontations in tho ranks of tho faitful followers of Morton, That 864,000 story on Dlalno waa the fuse with which thoy oxpected to lot off o blast in the bed- rock of politics about tho 184 of Juoo. It was not a perfoct fuse by sny mesuns. It was first compoged of tho story that Marton, Bllss & Co., of Now York, had got tho monoy for Blaino, and tho cbieck had boen traced directly through their bands ; bat sxamtnation showing that this would not hold fire, a patch was put ou {n tho sbapo of » mysterious rovalation by J. . 8, Ilarrison, O, P. Morton’s bapker and Trustee of tho hersovere n the lino of duty upon sa honest policy, uch n IMAN Was £0 mare neceasary (o control the armfus during tho War, than the Government o this timo of peace (1), ‘Bomo Ueneral fn the times of long ago.—vws forget who,~1pon tho evo of an expociod Lattlo that waa destined 1o result in decisivo coussquences, eaid, * Let ugno bLut trus men bo on guard lo-night.)" Thet should bo the rootto of the Republlcsu mrty in ite soinction of ntandard-bearern tho prosent yesr. It Tiristaw, or Morton, or Blaino, or Coukllag, or some otlier, 18 the truest man, and, all the circumstsuces cansijiered. tho beat to run, let bim by sll moans bo pelected, The host interests of the country reqnires the eloction of & Republican, and was can? afford to risk the consequonces that might result from a futlure to nominate the beat man, That man fs be who, poesesaing all the qualificationn requiaite for a good Fxocutlve, s most popular with tho mantes af tho people, and he potacasiag thors quali- ficatious, who fs most popular with the peopls, is be who, fn bis spliere of actiun, snd ncconling to lila op=- portunitics, has been most faithfnl and vigilant In discharge of public or ofMctal dut, S prere the Tictellon, croated the necosity of rusivg rge revenues from sources and Lusingss that Lad not mpreviously Loen directly taxed, and it also broughit to tho surface men who wero not astisfed with the ordi- nary profits of an honestly-conducted business, or the fands of lTect Uolon Pacific Rallrond, that he could not got | to paus beforo reaching the vsulta of ,the at tho facta in rogard tho disposition | Treasury, — Unforiunately = thre havo been in of u certain payment of §64,000, bozauso Dlaing had | this servico somoe dishonest oficlals, Mauy others el who were faithful_bave, doubtlees, beea unjustly sus. L e o Lok st Jint i oup> | Deioned. o honeat Republichn pacty 1o dus ~Ouand was dlspatchiod 1o Kausos to hunt up ovie Jancoagu -t Distne, and cama Lome without ,the ox- pected cur,miationa; and futendod publicatlons were delayod. T'ho Harrison inuendo secis to havo beon considerod » good-enough Morgan for tho occasion, Bowerer, nad tho plan of the campalgn wass laid out by & moeting of tha falthful at the Iudlauapolis Fost- Office, Moswongers wero dispatched o sho loading Ropublican papers with an accaunt of the torribly clear case thors waa sgalnst Liaine, and cautionin thom Lo * goslow ' until the time for exposure ahou cotng, and oll be made plalu, Thelr fuse was lald, and tho explosion should come in due time, . "Tho noxh move of the oumpaign was {0 use tho threat of sxposure and annibllation of Dialoe with politi- ‘clans tn tho yarious Slates, and especlally with delo- gates to hie Cinciunati Couvention; and at last have tho explosion jnat bufors the Cincinnati Convention, ‘when {t would'be too lsto for Blalne's explanation or vindication, It was a grand political secret, to ba usou quiotly but ecctively ; but It was too (food a thiug to Lo kept i bounds. ¥rom the circle of Btato mausgers 1t apread tnrongh tle rillies of county, town, aud ward }vol tictans, uuill st lsast every oibor Hepublican fu ndians know that Morton had » “'surs thiug on Blaine," aud ittle olao was talked of when two or throo Of the faithful met togetter iu u Pusl-Ollico, prioting-olcs or osrncr grocery, 1t 15 Do wouder thiat the reporters of the Democratio organ got hold of sbat last, Tho wonder is that thoy badu't Leard of it woeks bafore. TLo Indianapolis Senting! published it Tnesday morning, aud every membor of tha Morton Guard spe pesred Lofore woow with s singed faco, The Indian- apolls Journal of Wednosday donounced the charges sgainat Blaive as Democratio iy, which no oue bad everbeard of Leforo, Why this sudden coworing ba- fora thie pubtication of » story that toy had all beon gloating over In socrct T Docause 1ho nasuro of tha charge, tho place of its fnvention, ita ovident purpose, comblued with its Instant refutation, would “demsge Mocton frroparably, aud vory probably atrengthen Blsine, Whatever may bo e fate of the ialter, tho former is completely squelched, and thosa politiciand ‘whoso official fortunes depended upon his muccess are on the ragged edge of tho gaping mouth of 8 eave of ‘causs 6omo of ita adbieronta bava proved uaworthy, 1f it sttemptod to shiold thom, then we would Liush with shamo. Itis 10 bo regreited that tho Democrstio crime with & holy horror, aud oxcosdiugly vigilant in oxponing tho fraiida of Ropublicans, are nct, sud never have becn, fnclinod to prosccuta’ or pusluh thoss of tholr political faith; in fact, would prefer thats Re publican would €0 unwhipt of justice! unleee hia conviction could be procurod wishout ai 1nveutiga- tion that would show some Democrat {0 Lave been guilty of poculation, The Deinoeratic mafority In tha present Gangresy but for the aid, or rathier tha wholesome control and chacks, of Republicans and s Ropublican Auministrs- jou, would make bungling work of inalr pretended offorta at reform. They nro simply husting snd houndiug dishouest llopublicans; arw nfter 0o other gawe, whilo Hopublicans ssek tio punishment of all who violate the laws. As n thio day of tho Rablion, the liopublean party Jiad the hierve and patriotism 10 crush that grent tree- #an, 20 at the present time it bas the nerve and honeaty to briug eriminal olicials to trial und punisiment, and has tho sudacity to do 0, though Democrats sad Deinoeratic, Commilices woull ru witutsses {rom tho country snd stitlo investigation, ‘Mang frauds wers doubriess commited during the War iu connection wilh army opeialiond tbhat can oeyer be reached by investigeion. Wo, howsver, taketoceanton Liore to rofur ta e, not & war swindle, Dut one that occurred in 150 Lalls uf Congress durlng the prokress of {hia Wat Ia connection wilh the Pacifa Tiativoud logialatioe. By it tho postiion of the Q. crument as » firet W8 tranaforred to that of a wecond creditos withulll 01cuso, nuceesity, or conslderutica. Tiy it the dovernmont lost millions of money, Waa coui aave provented It Congressmen who wers in fheir soats sud voted for the trauafer, sad Conigresss men who dodied the question and refused o Yota, \o clisrae no brlbery upan those who yoled agairat ‘e motion toatrike out tho tenth s 4 of the b1l that deprived the Government of benefit cloarly pecured to it Ly the cbarter of the Paclfic Hai d fro! the Pacine Hallrosd story bave bron winotherod in the | Votes on Washhurne's motian, thuy wery Dot faiihtal fuse, which Wid not crack foud representatives of 8 poopla who “wers llrufllll!il"g a fumes of ¥ buruing enaugh to tartle tho Virgiala Convention which was allting wlongeldo of 1t THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION, VIROINIA INSTRUCTS YOR BLAINE. #vecial Ditvatch W The Chicaco Tribune, Lyxcupuna, Va., April 13,—Tho Virginia Re- publican Convention to-day elected the Hon, Jossph B, Bonor Chaliman, A resolution wstromgly favoring James G, Blaluo aa the chotco of Virginis Ropublicans was adopted, with only four opposing votes, The Counkling delogates originally numbered twonty-throe. Falling to got him favorsbly indorsod thoy tried to provent an oxpression of preforence for Blano, and then went to Martun, Tue Convention unanimously tbanked Benator Morton for his patriotic course toward Soutbiern Itepublicans, Tho utmost harmony prevailed. Elghteen of tha twenty-two delogates to Cincine uati are original Blaioo mon, and the rerusinivg four agreed to vote fur Blaiue. The Hon, O, P, Rawsdell was uusolmously preservo tho Inteqrily of tho Government. wen that tho dodgerss aro in much better condition, Loneat Bew Bristow been a membor of that ets onie more Yate would Luve boen cast for Lious oet E. B, Weshburne's motlon, But where was Lirls tow then? 1n the snuy, s & gallant soldier sud ofticer, battiing for Lis couutry, Who of tlie lnembers of tuat Congress, sxcopt the thicty-ono whia voted for Wasbburue's motlou, ever by word or actuct the aeal of their condeaination on the wr‘mfl thes done the Goverwinent? Who sta later period, 88 jwembera of Congress, Faixod theie voiced agulna} Orcdit Mobilier briturics Who of thossetns bors of Cougress or others whown business it was ¢ know whetbor revenue frauds were belng wulm)tlld' discovered e ? 1 ‘The prececeasor of the present Hezretary of 4 Treasury dd uot, or, if be did, keps Lis 1ipa sealed 0a the subject, Those frau cre all the tine golog oo, und the late Breretary s the samo facilities for die coveriug fdema that” Lristow had. Wh atd Bris tow lscover hotn 8o quickly after the rifclio of tho Trousury? Botause b scesed the wind to grasp and compretend the cutirg Luainess of kit depsttneut geuorally sud (n ail its details, Displaying tho elticlonoy and vigilance that is part of tae tiu, tho loaks wero soun discoversd, sl ko Lind tho courayo to wpply the reiedy providad Dy Liw 4u e procsousion of uenders and dismireal of the unworthy. i “T'he schisvements of Ben Bristow, whenever be bes =, right, hay the nervo fo cxecutd il snd the temacity to y. . "Tha War,aud tha large national dedt facurred to aup- emoluments of an oflico honostly adninitered. Thoz. men were necosearlly employed to col- tho rovenu, Through thef Lauds it hmd o credit of exposiug the frauds and prniabing tho com- fnals, We Liave no apology to offer for that party bo- party, though claiming t0 bo very boneat, looking on ity, Whan Bolicitor;Genersl, ho wan fa fact the el cient misn o the Dopartment of Juatice, hed ths ink dried weeptanes of the partfolia than disorgsplzed Tressury than b ipaugursted m system trencument snd reform, Tho nsccasary clerks werg retited and expenses reduced, From that he stepped baldly futo a more exlended and differout poth of duty, Waneednot dweli upon bis achievementa in tuo Depariment, infinitely more difcult thau sny atber to ill, for thin couniry well knowa them, He bas [roved bimielf to bo o man of positivs claracter, We ave, 10 hiy eareer, rara manifestation of executlve ability fu counoction with courage and an_honest pnr- pone fo purgo ik Dopertment, and require s faitiful scconuiabillty by those engaged in tha collection of the eventie, Even the political enerafes of Bristaw do homagn lo o ability, uprlghtncas, and rigid integrity of tha iman. Buck mea oxlst o take ths management of Governs Hearcely that evidenced his of tha menta, WLiio we know Iiriatuw 10 ba ne of the kindest and eat of men, and thet ia wortld not intentionally wound tho feelinga’ of #ny, were he alacted, be alons would bo M'renident; yob o 14 not 40 the least daireo an aato- crat fin disponition, aud would o the fullcst oztent feelbta dopendence upon, and mscountability to, the people, in the faitnfal sdinnistration of the Govern. ment sccording to the Canstitution aud Iaws, Tho political sleve s now being abaken at a terribls rate, The fan-mill [n blowing the chafl sway. The do- relictions of unfaith{ul officialn aro Leivg Iaid bare, Tl Demosracy would like excoodingly Lo find somo 1anm- Tl or real flaw §2 tho character or oficial conduet of Bristow that could bs tsed to bring him int odinm withs Lis party, because they fecognize I Lim tuelr mont anacrous competitor in e Preadential race: ineed, tha ouly one that they would Lave no hope of belog able to dateat, We rrgarit it fortunato for the Rspublican party, and for the country, that the frandsin connection wiili aicisl itfe were discovornd when the preseut Adininis- tration waa Ju power, ecause it cusbled thoeo in s thorly tn proancale ind puiehs eriminate’ who orcn- piedoMrial posifions, Thus the wind has been taken ont of the rxils of ths Democracy. “1Theru 1 & tide 10 the affeirs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortuno.” That'tido esistn in s RepuLlican party, It exata tin the coreer of Dris- fow, Tho Republican masaes (not tbe politiciaus, but the people who think for themrelvea) sro taking Jt at thio food § the party will be purified, snd with Bristos an ita ehief staudard-bearer Vickory would perch upon fta bonners. The country needs Just ruch an adminfatration as ristow would giva us, Shall wohave it? W, B, J., THE NECRO. THE RECEST CONVENTION AT NASUVIILE. 4y emal Corresponddence of The Chicago Trioune, Nasuvirre, Teun., Apri 8.—The Colorod Na- tional Convention, which has just aljcurncd bero, was something more than & bubbla upon tho black aea. It was an immonso tidal wave, upon which rode the ship of indepondent thought, and independent actlon. Ita exbibition ae much astoniehiad tho Northern delegates to it as it did the native whites of Tennennco, becauso it was ‘wholly unoxpected. Bat thie waa but the break- ing loose of ndam whowo waters had for some timo past been undermiving the sofid wall in which they had always maintained tho utimost confidence, Edward Fromau, the editorof 2 jour- nal at Bemphis devated to the intercsts of tho coloyed race, told me that this undercurrent of fooling had boen flowing for pome timo past, and nothing would check its course. The Soutbern nogroea had dotermived to throw off the poitical influonce so long wiclded over them b the colored leaders of tho North, whom, ho #aid, had ceared to uuderstand tbo status of the negro at tho South. They now intended to riso up in the majorty of their manbood, with tho avowed émxpnnu of standing upon thoir own bot- tom, and tndependontly pursulog tho turead of their own thought. The dologations had hisrdly come togethor bo- fore this became mamifesl, Piockney B. 8, Pinctback snd C. B. Bmith at onco took tho lend o tst diroction, sud melntatned it sven down tho hiome stretel, breai- ing the vtring neck and neck. Smith got the appoiut- meut as Cbatrmay of the Committea on Hesolutiou, and, thruugh tha moet aubile reasoning, broughit them tandopt the resolutions which yun Lavo published. For » mo theas was such a diversity of opinion on the proposed now departuro that the Commiltce catae noar coming to 0o conclusion atall. Col. lobert Har- 1an, who {8 given p to havo cxtraordinary bottom on raco-courve, was continually in hot water on acconat of » desive spparont in the Houthern negroea upon o Commitice to give moro expreasion with regard to tho intended new departura, Harlsn wras po disgisted at (he mauner in which the Committee had actod that hie had begun, in the Cou- vention, to speak tersely of the irrepressible conict of opiuion to which it had given szpresson, when u delegato jumpod 1o Lis feet anc wisliod to kuow of the honorable turfgian if it vse Lie yurpore 1o pat the Commutiee on trial; upon whi approbation of his remarks he gracionsly droppod the subject, and proceedod to the delivesy of o strong Republican spcocli, 1t was believed In the beginning that the Convention was colled for the osteusible purposs of recow- mondiug Senator Morton, of Indians, to the Cincinnat! Conventjon, I was told by delegates it o rosaun Morton wad not g0 recomunendel \ray that such nomination by a negro conventlon woul faraver blast bis hopes for the Presidency, and that they had thereforo conciudod only tg thank bim for his’ services Lo Pluchback, Pinchball had intended, if possible, to force a rocommendation of Seuator Morton, when It was urged upon bim tual sucha :nvnmenl ‘would be Lil-aavised, for tho reason already ven, There sooms o be po douht of thafact that the negro has begun to think for himeelf, and that bero- aftor he 18 not lkelyto blndly follow Lo aicta- Uons of Y, ors, this will prova all the "better for (he. megro, He will act {n tho body politic the samo 28 men of oftier nationalities divided by thelr convictions of right and Justice, and & o the fitlost men for oflictal postion, "This exbibita s wonderful advancoment of the race, With the advantages they now hiavo o the Houtl, withi tho fucreased ll:cl]m‘ in fsvar of comman-schools, It would secin amposeible that they shonld do otherwae, Tue nogro appears £o_ approciato public-schools, nud whepever the question 15 brought befors tho peoplo for decislon, ho fuyariably votes that way, making up in tunt what ho lacks in tazable property. o tho independent movement fn which Pinchback aud Bmith buto led off, they ary oppoued by moat of {he Northern negroes, Prof. John M, Langsion mada lengthy speech 1ast night agatnat {1, having the offect {0 put somowhat of & damper upon {t. i inferenced wore in nuch strong light s to force both Smith and Tiuchback to declare unreservedly that thoy Lad not onie out of tho Republican pacly, They malntained, owover, that they had s perfect right to au indopend- euco and freedum of fliought, whetlier in or out of o Mepublicsn party, They st held that it was the duty of tho negra_fo 4o with the Conservative white cloment of thie Soulb, holding that the Litter i boen driven o the Domoctatio party fn couse- uenco of plunderiug carpet-baggers and _scalawags, Fho dobate grow su liot. oa_ tho’ party question that Pinchiback declsred tunt whoover osld that ho had goue aut af the Hepublicsn party deliberately lod. Bmith folluwed 16 the sama strain, LyINg that any ouo who dared to make uch xn_intimation with regard tu him could not boast the veraclty of & George Wash. inglon, 4 js assertod that Plnchback, having detormined to entor 19 of tho United States [Benate, noiwithe Standing his recent defcat, has, ta that end, ‘mado up his mind to gain tho friondship of both blsck and whito. The ono idoa of Smith's tife fs that of the colored ruce goIg back t0 Africa ond oatablishing & distinct Tatiousiliy, which fhould become as great n sy upon {io broad Taco of the globe, He sdvanced ilis idus uot ouly {n couvention, but fn Fisk Usiversity, It re- d oo soepousiva celio, Bowever, N It dld vol, In fact, fall coldly upon tho ears of lits auditors, who bavé not reachod tho same stage of fitelligenco witls which Smith soems to bo endawod, 1t will be » dittie cult matter to make ibis yrojoct ppear to To feasiblo fu tho minda of hik more thicke ioaded brottren. Thero s a eart of tradition among the uegroos of Teuncsuce that tho_wlaves who were freed before tho War and sent to Liberis had nover prospered, bul bhad boen plunged iuto a sca of troubls, and hisd disd from sheer homesicknws. A fow bisvo ventured to Liberis aluce the cmancipation rociamation, apd havo wrilten homo that they had Dively mado . iiving, snd_that, whstever the product of their foll, ft was’ plundernd Ly lazy vagabonds, Otticr hardabips were mictured in such strong colors and 80 indelibly mprinted upon the mind as to e tirely drive out fram 1 any such ldoa as ever loaving_thls county to ry one, o them, com- pavatively unknown. Dui §f ' (Lers {s “any e in this world capable of arousing the colored peo- ple snd promoting s heglra to ¥Afrio's burniug 3a0d4," Lls name is Bmith, Nothing conld have Squaléd the dramatte forcs with which b wrought up- 00 his audtence when describing the ila the- biscks hind suffered sinoe thelr emancipation. Ho rosa from figure to Nguro until, reaching a grand climaz, ona of bl tace gave vent to'sn agouized shriok, which broke the wpeld which Dad held tns sualence enchanted, tis susembiago following in ab outburst of appiause sud voriferuus eheering. It was ouo of the wost reaarie sble erlorts I evor beard, 1ia hua all the genius of an oratar, and_throngh tho polency of speeck hu uay o campi{sls what DOW aectus finpoe Do, NOTES. CAMPAIGN PALAGRATES. 1a the alander businees Lsgiuniog s itlo early this yeart Now Hampshire trots oat Favorite Hou Craght for the Presidency. “U'he 100th-extingnlsher ought to plsy a promineut part I politics somncwhere during tols Ceutountal yoar, Sonator Doutwell bas » congental mission to Minsls- aipyl, and ho i beginntng alroady 10 be roundly suussd fos it Mr, Bowies now chuckles in s quist way when ko saysbis fint cholce for the Iresldency ia Chayles ¥racis Adans, ‘The lugh does oowe 10 therey 0 Lo Babeock belonged notto & White Houbs, buttos Green-llouso Ring, He wasa button-hole’ bouquet politician, Annset Cox s sinking gracefully snd beautifally in the Wentern sky; and u.i".'.f.mZ 14 1a thatho docen't riso In the Esat, The Cinclunatl Crmimeremnt asys fhiat the onty difflent- ty with Judge Davis is that h 4 e E;r:. & died of political old sge Gov, Eirkwood, of Tows, doean’t loom up highsas Prodddential candidate, though the press ot Matatiadl: towu I8 oild for bim.,’ The danger s that Bouth Carolins, with its Ring delegation, will csat & preity heavy volo for Morton in the Nationsl Convention. It'a stngular that Cougr e dvean't mako much prog- resn with ita work in this Ceatennial-Preatdential year, Ope party in siraid sad the othor can't, Now, If the demagognes in Congress would rave about the fros-luuch tablo inatesd of the free-bres fast tabla thoy would talk about a subject they Lave thorouglily Jnvestigated, It {s a0 old maying, but o true one, that the support of the Cincinnati Knquirer i3 sbout fatal to any Demo- cratic candidate for tbe Presidency. The mian who Illll‘l‘ the Enquirer will be chosen by the National Con- vention, The first Governor of Towa, Ansel Briggs, fs suil alive, but fn greatly reduced circumatauces, ~ it 13 pro- rosed fa tako up A subacription and send him {o tho Centeunial, whethor 1o 800 or bo seen la etlll & doubt- ful queation, The Democrats want a new paper at Pittaburg, to reprment the sentimeuts of the prty more perfectly in the fost, The Infention 1 o buy out nweak moruing payer, which bas the Associatod Prees frane chise, and changs it politica. Willlam Waiter Phelps {9 said to be sure of his Con- gressiunal nomination in New Jerscy, but & gentloman nimed Jones 14 #aid to bo oqually'suro. Can it be that tue Count Jounca hns disguised himeelf fu bis mslloy nume ond entered actively into politica? If 89, b must liston 0 reason and withdraw, Willam Welter Pliclps in & useful man, and ought {0 be back in Congreas, . The Germsns of Tows sre waking up and prepars ing to return o tho Nepublican runke on conilition that Uristow be nominated, The Council Bluffn None zarei raya in hia conuection : +*The number of Gor- Ml volers fu the State s glven 3t 40,00 all told, o ‘majority of whom, It {a aid, favor Dristow s & Preci- dential candidate,’ What proportions tho new move. ment will assnmio remains 10 be soen,” Tha Utlea Observer hos embatined in_verso Senstor Hamlin'e 1dcan of statesiman=hip ae embodicd b tha Yostal bill framed by Lim. * As noar an we can got at Hamlin's idea of a scheduie of poatal chargis, nays tha editor, * ho wuld have 8 1-cenl ntaw) fur & clrcus lair, 8 2-cont stamp for 4 sealed lettair, a 10-cont stanp for » newapapair, and a grest big frank for “tho Huna- talr. llnmp, Homlin! rp and tear! Go for the friendicss newspapair.” The editor_uf the Columbus (0.) State Journal, wrillng from Washington, sava: *1have numerons timea tho prat wrek uaked tho question of membera of Cougrers, *1f the question wera submitted to Ropup- lican members, upon the solo grouud of perdonal kaowlcdga a3 1o ths Dtuess of the fean o every re- spect, without d Lo sy other conaideration, who ‘Woull recetve the most votea for Fresident 7' Tas ro- ply bas been in nearly every case, *3Vkecler. A primary dlection tu Euglowood N. J.. rather aur- posses auything of the Mnd Iately heard from. Thero were thice parties In the Conventivu—Conkilog men, Linine men, and Bristow mn, The firat two had & largs_majority over all. _As Leiween the two, thu Conkling delegate to tho Natiousl Conyention liad o msjarity, but the Dicine men coalesced with 1ha Bris- tow nien and instructed hia_positively rot to vote for Gonkling. Ko tho yictory remained, after all, with tho friends uf Mr. Bristow, . That blatberskite, Ben Hill, mntd recently that It scemed {mponsible for s flepublical writer o spo to tell the truty abous him, To ity the Now York Titmes responds an follows: It {s; Wo confess it. Wedonot know of a Kepublican in the United States who could tall tho trutt ' about him as Lio soes it, Wheiber it i mentsl o moral ouliquity, the fact remaius, We all kuep thinking of bim, when wo have wvevasion to refer 10 im, a4 8 jeculiarly offensive, fm- pudent, and disingeununs rebel, and;we caunot readily Tpeak of Bim f2 uny other way.” Mr, Pinchtack's celohratod specch at the Nashville Colored Convention {s still attracting conslderablo ct- tentlon. Pinch, it sppears, s no loager s partiun, 1o has Joined the Independent movemnnt, snd virtu. ally demands s Color-Line purty, in whicl the ne- groes aball manipolato the Nae, “le rajd s * Uentlo- Tnen, the question with s {8 not parties, It 1A nat lte- publicanism or Democracy, nor am 1 & Lepublican be- cause I Lelleve fn the party Ly ite name. 1f tbe Demo- cratic party would ecord ta tho colored people all their righta ss citizens Lelore the law, I'wouid ho Demoeratio just oon os I would ba Bepubilcan, [Applauzs.] “The troublo with us is, the slution of thin vexed question of ract, and, therefore, wa must confize it to the Bouth.” A= STATE POLITICS. WASHBURNE. THE DALL ROLLING. Special Dupatch te Tha Ciicaao Tridune, Jorter, Iil., April 13.—The following editorial on tho Governorahip will appear to-morrow in the Joltet Record, tho ablest, most consistent, and leading Independent fonrnal iu this part of the Stats, and ie a straw which indicatos tho im- menso poputarity of Mr. Washburuo, as well as tho feeling In regard to Baveridgo, I this viciu- ity. The Itecord says: The Repnblicans of 1llinots are as uch o s quan- dary for material for Governor ax are the Demosrats, The Indepeadents have mada & selection,—Len Stowe ard, of our nelgboriug county of Kendall. The Sun and Repubitean, of Joliet, aro trus sdvocates of Re- publican principles, but, as usual, cannot ureo, even on s finportant 'ofiice, Tha former paper would 1ixo to seo the prevent incumbent, Bovarilge, roseated, whilo the Istler goes il lengih for Washburno Wo had Loped that Mr, Deveridpo would have tho good sensa 1o rotirs from tho deld, but the contrary secm to e the casa. Tho fiecord does ot claim to be aparty paper, and what we say fa froi an- inlepen- dent etandpolut, No man handons moro lo lower tuo Republican atly in Hlinols than thjs samo Beveridye. 11is raurso o oilice bas been ane of bavcossive blunders, Dot the leant of which Is his mausgerwent of Penftentiary af- fairs, which smn under tho tmmediate coutro) of him- self 'and his Commlssiouers, Op the contrary, Mr, W.shhurne's carver has been one of marked aldlity and great 400d tobis party, 1lo is 8 man who woulil honr the oifica of Governor, if given bim, and seeky nobigher gift, notwithstsuding the bugaboa of tho Loveridge orgsns that they are afrald Washburno wauts tho Governorship merely o slopplug-stono to something better. Wo would be perfectly eatisfied with Mr, Washburno for Governor, and, unless some Delter pan comed befors the poople, would support Lim, A DIRTY STRAW. Thers has boen & great uprising for Deveridgo in this city. OF 1,600 convicts, inmates of the Fenitentlary, 1, in favor of his nomination for Governor. Thin ta abaut all tha atrength b can mtister Lero, 03< copt tho Sun, and It pfueuce amounts to precious little, a0y waY, ILLINOIS, AY OPEN LETTEN T'o the Editor af tha Bloowingon Pantagraph : Brwisarro, Ik, April 13.—From an editorial o 1 axtract tho following : plo have an equal interest {n know. or It {8 truu that tha fnside of the now Btato- Loteb-work of 1he most miserable descrip- tlon, 0 miserslo that (o ballding 1s already fabiog ta pleces batuze it is inished,” ¥ Plutarch " wserts thing and (£ bis letter 18 of wufficient conseguence to D uoticod at all (xd the State Juurnal bas roferred 1o it b least twice), its cliatgos ongbt {0 be olilicr cons feased or refutod Ly thie press of the Capital, Will the editor of tho Panfuyraph send a compotont reporter 4o Bpringfleld to verify the lotter of ** Plutarch " fu Ti.: Cutvago TuinoNk ? It is &n ensy thing to do, nnd the trath can be as sasily reached . Let tho Fanfagraph reparter, wheu hoarrives in Bpringfeld, cuil npon Sir. Olark, whio 1aid the foundations; slso upon Mr. Jobn Conley, & master carpenter; alko upon Peter Gerryman, 8 £ dryman; also 0 Mz, Joht Piper, & muster tnason u1f0 upon the curly-headed youug man who hiss charge of e carton pierre work, ‘Then let the Panfagraph Feportor intorview_Bum Etter, Tom Ridgway, Johnny Pevers, Ludiam, Dr, Fistor, sad K. P, Johuson. Thevs gentlomen will ot daro to e, and the reporter will stifks & pay-streak that will make the peoplo of 1liinals opeu thielr oye, PLUTANCH, INDIANA, THR TORN'UF DEMOORACY. Special Correspondence of ‘I'he Chicaw Tribune, Ixpraxarots, Ind., April 12,—~Tho Democratie party in Indiana is in tho midt of » great strug- gloover tho nomination of & candidate for Govornor,whom they bave no posalble chauce of olecting, One troubla with our peoples, of both partics, is the disposition lo tako the wholo burden of natioun! affairs on their owa shoul- dors. Wero it not for thia thore would bo no division among the Democrats of this State in rogard to a candidate for tho Governorehip ; but somo of tho leading members of the party, think- ivg thoparty cannot get aloug without Hen- dricks for President 80 woll as the State can got along withony Landers foy Governor, they bave undettaken tho task of provontivg the contitmation by the Ststa Convention of the cheice of nins-tenths of tho party, Inothor tos, or with auother party, this might S dvniculs aabter but wiih e Tolfana poliicisna poasible, ‘Thers was just such ® cry for cecul tatesmanship bwo e a0 hat {nero now; aud Dan Voorhews and Alr, Molman were un- doultedly tho true exponcald of Lo pasty, sad tie & NUMBER 232. chatos of ita members for Unided Btates Semator, Large mestings wors held in differsnt parts of tha Btate, and it was genenally agreed that no one ocould beat Voorhees bmt Hoiman, Dot Mr, Hendricks, Mr, McDonald, and a fsmed qusdrilateral of poker.playe ers, docresd tuat Mr, McDonald, sn alleged hatd-monoy ,, jeetod, and ho wan by & litve msjority,’ the cancus that voted for him mesnwhiia Ppacaing an inflation platform for it own support, Franklin Landers 8 undouliedly the best exponent ot the prevailing Snancial Idfocy of his party in Indie aud & large numbey of countics bave {astractod ut, when the Blata Convention comes ta next week, it will nominats what i2 called o hard-money Domocraty and Mr, Hendricks will not be Dhandicapped by his caudidata for Governor when he steps on tho Lrack at Bt Lows {n Juno, 10WA, A MESUME OF THE POLIfICAL OUTLOOE, Tw the Bditor of The Chicago Tribuna : Czpan Rarms, Ia., April 11.—The political canldron is beginning to bobblsand boll §n fowa. At the noxt election, which occurs this yoar o tho same day of the Presidential elcotion, we will solect the following officers : Becretary of Btate, Auditor of Btato, Trensurer of Siato, Regiater of the Btate Land Office, Buperintend- eot of Public Instruction, Attorney-Genoral, twg Judges of the Bupremo Court, and nine Repro- mentatives in Congrees. In addition to theso, each county will elect a Clork of the Districs and Circuit Courts aod a Recorder of Deods, for torme of two years each, Ho it will bo secn thot when wo add tho nawmos of a balf-dozen town- ebip officers, our ticket will ba reepectably long, whother tho caudidaies aro all rospectablo or not. It boing concedod that the Repablicans will carry the State by & majority somewhoro bo- tween 30,000 snd 75.020 votes, of coureo the principal iotorest centrea in the Ropublican oominations. TIF CANDIDATES, The prosent Bocrotary of State ia now in Lis socond torm, and has significd a willingnosa to atand for a third. Cept. J. A. T. Ilull, of Bloom-~ ficld, and Mr. Godley, of Wapello.—~like Batkis, —are also * willia".” It is bard to prodict who will bo accorded tho place on tho ticket. biaj. D. B. Sherman, who !s now in his firet term as Anditor, is llkely to bo accorded 8 wecond nomination, without opposition. 1le has made & vory popular and faithful oflicor. Cayt, Cbristio, Treasurer of Etato, hoa hold tho offica four yeats, aud bss oxpresnedno desira to hold it looger. T'Lo Hon. Mr. Boomis, of lin- chanan County; C. V. Aroold, of Henry; wud Col.Moore, of sfoutgomery, ato aououncod ng candidates. Each whl bava warm supportons, and thus far thero hos btecu no expresston nmong she press or peoplo which warrants ws in setting cither of them down s the *comimng wan.” Mr. Secor, Hegintor of the Htato Land- Ofiice, 18 in Lis first term, aund as no complaints haso boen lodged againgt bim, it may fairly be cone cluded that ho will bo sccorde:! o wecond term, Two candidates are nataed for Attorney-General,—tho Hon, Galusha Iarsons, of Polk, snd the 1Hon. J, W, dice Junkin, of Washington. From whst I koow of tho tvo pon and their sbility as lawyers, I should prodirs Mr, Yareony' nomigetion, Ia is a8 man of fitie legtl ni'nd aud excollent talklog ability. Ilis rival {s s fats Tawyer, but rauks much below him. "I'hig places 1o be flled on thio Beiich of TAL AUNRENE COURT aro now held, by sirtue of appoiotment irom Guy, Lirkwocd, by “the Hon, W. II. Seovers, of Mahasks, the Hon, J, H, lothrock, Cedar, Tho appoiutments wore medo to 00 the place mado vacant Ly Judge Cole's resiguation, and the additional Judge created Ly the General Asmombly at the Iast ecasion. Under our laws appainted oflicers_cant only hokd untll tha next regular election, aud hance we will edoct two Judgos this year, But fur the feeling that thoso aps yomtments cut an unduo figure iu coonection with tho Iast Benatorial election, I think thero wonld be lite tleor no opposition to_the nonsivation of the prevend occupauts, 3nd Lain fncliued {0 think, deupite taf feeling, that thoy will both be thelr own successors, T notice that reveral promnant oducators aro named a8 probable candidates for Bupezintendent of Public Instruction, Llipols haviog captu the prosent bls occupant of tho powition—Col. ‘Aberuethy~—to make i Presideat of your Universi- ty,be will not be a csudidate. Whils “we regrot 16 Bave him leave us, it fan satisfaction to fecl that we Lave good material for his sucorssor. Bal tha real contest for nominations will bein TIE CONGRENSIONAL CONVEXTIONS. Mr, McCrary having acnonnced shat he wonld nof e o candidate for re-clection, theraare a number of aspirauts for his acat. Bofaraa I now rwcall (liom theee are Juhu VanValkenberg and IL W, Rothert, of lee County; I, A. McCokl, of Jerferson; Francis Sgringer und J. 8. Hurley, of Louisa; Chazlos Beardsley, Lyman Cock, J, C. Stone, T. W. Newinan, of Dea Molnes; A, W. McClure, of Henry, Durlington boing the leading cify in the distelct, ond Des Sojuos County never having had a represcntae tive ju the Lower House of Congress, il is belloved that connty will get the candidate, if sbe can send o nolil dclegation for some oo of Ler 1nen, sod I thore- fore apesk more pattirularty of tho gentinen tamod from that county. The Hon, T. W, Ni sn is now Distpct Judge, and Dbis term will not end until Do+ cember, 1578, Wlle he ta a0 of fair (alent and o Rood publi: speaker, there ‘s amond the people o deape scatad objoction to men who are wearing tho judicial erming becoming candidates for political 'offices, and I predict that the Judge Wil mof bo tho _chofce of Lis couniy dclegation, Tho Hon, Lyman Cook 11 a0 ofd citizen of Burliugion, #nd bas been for many years Prodident of the Firui Nationa! Bank. aud also a Director and stocklolder fn ilie Nations! tiate BanX, oa justitution with which the 1fon. W. ¥, Coalbaugh, of your city, has beou Identi fied for tha last twenty years, Mr, Cook was s very intimato aud trusted 1£iend of the Jits Senator Grimes, 1ie is well ndvanced in yeurs, and doos not mingls Tunch n public aatcs, 116 is rather retiring in Lia hinbits, and makes no pretensions as & public spoaker, Col. J. O, Btone mady & guod record o the War, 1o 1 « 8 man of good ability, of very positiva chamcter, and: Riven t saying Just what bo thinka, regard. Icen of conscquencés, T1ia strongest enciniod will odmit that ho 3 bouest audfrank, If nominated, he would make & Vigorous, Fiuging canvass, snd would Le uusparivg in his denunciation of corruption sud * the rebet vloment which 18 now seoking to obtain oon- trol of all departments of ths Government, bl "HIB HOX. OHAgfi‘! hul:‘l\‘fl-!f 1 propably has a strongor on tbe people of his D e dHariet. than aug otber. canitidate gop uamed. For nearly twenty years, until within a vory short time, he hss been connectod witls thu press of tho tato,—over ten yoars of ths tlue a3 part ownur snd edifor of the Burlinglon Hawk-kye, Ho also served four years aa a nomber of tho Histe Senato, whero he iade an excellent record. 1fe L grua, ready writer, snd a suent, forclbia spes No man in lows rauks above bim for hon- caty and pority of character. If nominated and clected Lie wonld provos fit successor to tho many able men fows bas sent to Congrem, The Rupublican niajority in this district fu 1676 woa 1,479, aud tho Darty can olect any good man thoy see Ot to Romluate, Jahu Quincy Tufts, tbe member from the Socond District, 1s now aerving his frst torm, and I suj e will bo sccorded a sacond nomination, althiough Lut Httlo has boen sald upon tho subject by 'the prees of thodistricl, At the last Hiate election the Democratd carried tho district by 765 msfority, Uit I think tho Tepublicaus will be ablo to return thuir member by miakiug » vigorous and united offort. OUR THILD DISTRICT, you will rememuer, 1s now reprotcnted by L. L, Ains- worth, the first Democzat we bave wont to Congress siuce 'tho formation of the Hepublican pasty, His clection whs & & scraichi” i 4a figbiulug ia ot ape 10 trike twice In the namo place] I predics that we wiil send a Republicau f0 suceod. Ainaworth, nothwithe standing we only carsied the district by threa votos in 1835, Afnaworth ise declined fo stand for r-aloction, and 1t fs thought that the Democrats will pat the Hon. 3,'T, Stoneman, of Allsmakoe Couuty, in the field sé thelr candidate. Soveral names have beon taentioned on tle part of tho Kepublicava; among thom! Gooloy, Graves, sud Lyon, of Dubuquo; Larra. beo 0f Fayotte; Willeis, of Winnoshiok; but . 1 Leliovo none of thens guntlamon have boeu formally announced as caudidates, sud fhero may be othors Just na promigent befurs the Gonvention as moy fof thein, . ‘the JHon. I, P, Prast is now sarving his second torm trom TIE FOUNTH DISTBICT, B0 far ae I am aavised be Liaa not signified swhethor Lio 1) again be & candidats, nor do wo knuw that therw e auy othor candidaies n the feld. Dut, as thero wau » pood deal of vpposition to Mr, Prait two yoars ago, 1 antlcipato the uomination of some other man, Our majority in the district, Jast year, was over 9,000 votes, uiid & nominstion nicans an on by an nnrwhelmini vole, Thore in good maturial iu tho district, aud £ hope o seos struug man placed in tho n ® Theah bo safely predicted tuat wo aro 4o haves Hyely contest for the nomination In THE FIFTHE DISTIICT, The Hon, James Wilson, whio has been twice elscted, wanité & third oomination; but Le bias stirred up sun- dry hornets’ pesia about bis Luad iu the distribution of patronuge, notably 80 In removing acrippled soldier from the Losb-Ottico at Marstall aud appointing thy oditor of the Tywiss, who 1 not persoually popular and who did not need ihe otfice, Coupliug with thess {hifage his vots wills tie Democrala oa the State Rights resolutions, sol time ago, in OYPOCIH\MJ to bis Jev wblican {ellow-uieiabors, 1t is 0ok AiiNoult £0 see Wat hsrd bt 1o secure the bomination, 0 man who beta on the fleld bun _ is reasonably fusy siro to win, '-l“}llelx'l:m soveral gevtlemen who would gladly taks the uomnuation, If offsred, Auioug thoss 1 sow Pecall tis Hon, Delos Arnold snd tho ion, J, L. W {itiams, of Marshall; tho Ha, ush Clark, of Jolnsons the Hon, 3. N.- W,_Dumple, of Iowa? thin Lion, 3, B, Youug, of Ling. The vresent lodications are tha tirs! ballot in the Conveution will -develop aboul as ‘aauy caudidates aa there are counitios iu ths dmtrict, = Sush Clark was 8 mienibor of iho rocont Towa House of Liop Teeontalives, was & war supporier of Gov. Kirkwood for Manator and rests wnder the charge ol i