Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 24, 1876, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1876, TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, RATES OF BUDSCRIFTION (nn:luo\; :nvnwl). Postage Prenald Dally Rdition, postpaid, 1y #13.00 . 1,00 Parts of yeas n.go (i addrass FOUR WREKE =L.I:’fl“ld' Y{h‘l?l’unl Literary aad Bhe W d, Tyour Taris of yosr st same eate. WXEKLY EDITION, PORTPAID. 1 r your. i SeTu B O oviag "D conta & oue, Whisk W will propar: imon copl '!r‘::mv-nldzl » be suro and give Poste Office addrens In full, Inclading State and Qounty. Remittances may ho made sither by draft, e3press Foat-Oftos order, or in regislered lottors, :t our zitk, 3 SUDACRINERA. TERXA TO CITY U e o weck, () cents por mook. vit COMPANY i Chicage Sl el Suvlay oxcavted, b ude o B ‘.I’nli;"[ Rib AMUSEMENTS. i OLEY'd THEATHE—Randolph strest, betwesn cl‘-‘r‘l’r and Ladalle, Fugageruent of Katle Putnim. * Fanckon tise Cricket." MoVICKER'S THEATRE—Madisen atrect, between Dearborn and Siate, * Hamilet,” ADCLUVIII TIIEATRE—Mouroe street, corner Dear- bory, Variety enlertalnment. SOCIETY MEETINGS. FAVETTE CHAPTER, No. 3, L A, M.—Hall, 72 ME.I;‘I’MJ'.TH;M‘!AI ‘l)]rml\'o Hfll:| Iz"lfl‘(n\lullil;ilgzdelv;:; {08 31 G ok for Dust e L SUCRER, Becratary, Qe @hienge Tribue, Honday Mormng, April 24, 1870, — —1 At the New York Gold Exchange on Batur.’ doy greenbacks ranged between 8] and 89} ———ee Hesny Wasp Beeoner yesterday preached fn two churchos in Boston. Tho persons comprising his sudience wers ndmitted by menns of tickets proviously dispensed, and many thousands wero denied eontrance for lack of room. Much gless in both edifices was damaged by tho prossura of tho curious multitudes. The House i . vo heard how that Gen. ScueNck wne eruelly victimized by his venturo in Emma Mine Stock, and they would like to ascortnin the result of Mr. ‘fnexon W, Pans’s dealings in thoso famous sccuritios. T. W. P. has wnnifested oxtremo reluctance in the matter, snd it is thought that the Committee, deem- Ing tho information of great importanco, wil peremptorily require tho witnoss to snswer the questio: ‘Wo print this morning anothor interesting private lotter from the clever pen of a young gontloman of this city—tho son of one of Chicago's best-known citizens—who, iu mak- Ing the circuit of the world, hns favored trionds at homo with an account of his jour- neyings. Few of the professional travelers wnd correspondents have furnished finer de- scriptions or selected botter subjects to de- scribe thnon this brilliant smateur tourist from Chicngo. at $7.70®8.00 for poor to cholco hoavy, Cate tle woro dnll and wenk, at $2.60@5.25 for in- forior to cholce, Bheop wers inactive and unchanged. Ono hundred dollars in gold would buy $112.87} in greonbaoks at the close, L Secrotary Bristow has followed in the wwako of Secretary Jewert, who haa rofused Tencoforward to furnish originel records to {ho House Committees, and has gone n stop furthor by refusing point-blank the demand of the Committeo on Exponditures in the "Tronsury Department for the original books in cortain important casos. Sccrotary Bris. row not ouly has law and distinguished Dem- ocratio precedents on his side, but hns nlso adranced another roason which is still strong- or, namely, that the clork of this Committeo wns recontly discharged from the Treasury Dopartment for drunkennoss. It now nlso nppeara that the clerk of tho Post-Offico Commilteo was dismissad from the Post- Ofles Department for tha samo offense. And yot this Intler clerk now ‘has very Important pnpers, among them mnil contracts, in his possession, which the Committee refuse to return, althoughthey are aware of the irresponiible and worthicss chiaracter of tho custodian, We take it no fair-minded man will eriticise the nction of oithor Seeretary in refusing to allow impor- tant originals to go into the keeping of worthless drunkards, by whoso recklessness und carclessness the Governmont might suf- for erious loss, There is another considora. tion which is very significant. Tho Demo- crats have already bad to discharge three worthlosk clerks. Six moro are under inves- tigation, and now it appears that two more aro drunkards who have already been dis- chinrged from Government offices. And this is Domocratic reform 1 HOW THE CIVIL S8ERVICR IS MADE UP, Tresident Gnaxt at an early day in his first term mado an earncst offort to establish some system of reform which, once in successful operation, would restore the Civil Sorvice of the United States to what tho Constitution intended it should bs, and which it was dur- ing tho first forty years of tho Government. It is unquestionable that our Civil Bervice is more corrupt, dishonest, and incompetent than that of any other large nation, Turkey perhaps excepted. Of course it is oxponsive, beenuso tho service not being organized for work, but for tho purpose of giving places to followera of politicians, tho actual intelligent Iabor of tha servico is porformed by the fow. TReorganized ou the basis of the competency, fitness, and intogrity, the forco might be re- duced one-third and havo ita efliciency largaly increosed, Tho President’s rocommendation met no favor from Congress, Bey Burrem and Gen, Looax, Mr. MontoN, and tho aver- nge Congressman, wero satisficd with tho ex- inting condition of things, A roform would not only reduco the number of sppointments in the gift of tho * delegation,” but would require the oftices to Do filled by a very dif- forent clast of men than that from which Congressmen make sclections and find use- ful to thom as operators of political ma- ‘The readers of yesterday's issuo of Tne Cricago Tnuune—Sunday, ‘April 23—could not have failed to remark tho extraordinary exhibit of advertising patronage it contained. Thero was a total of 0§ columns, made up of 2,998 distinct advertisements, of which 2,703 were what are commionly designated 4 gmall ads.” This display was equal to G8 columns of agote typo in the Now York Ilerald, which printod 70 columns of adver- tisements on Sunday, April 16, its heaviest day. Tue Tamwoxe, iL will be noticed, sorv- Ing as the medium of advertising for a popu- lation of $00,000, falls short but two columns of the largest showing made by the Herald, which in a similar eapacity serves a popula. tion threo times that of Chicago. Relative. 1y considered, the showing in I'un Trinoxe is by far the mora ramarkablo of the two. Under ordinary stances bat littlo at- tention would Lo attracted by tho fact that Mr, Fnank B, Ilaves, of Boston, sailed for Europe lnst Baturday on account of his henlth; but the mattor derives peculiar in- terest from the connection of Mr, Haves' name with the story about Mr. Braive and the Arkansas bonds, the former being sup- yosed to possess important information in re- Iation thereto, 1t is unfortunate for Mr. Brawe thot the dolicate health of M. Havzs has necessitnted this suddon sen voy- age—unfortunate in any event, ingsmuch ng his doparturo on the ove of an explanation and a possible investigation is liable to give rise to tho inferenco that is common in the case of all witnesses who place themselves beyond the reach of a subpann. 1P the missing tourist is an enemy of Mr, Brame, he has taken a mean advantage to do him an injury. There is littlo prospect that the two ‘branches of Congross will come to an agroe- ment on the Diplomatic and Consular Appro- printion bill, which, as passed by the Tlouse, weont to the Senate in a shapo requiring 150 amendments according to the judgment of the latter body, in which many of tho more Intolligont and less intensely partisan of the Democrats voted squarely sagainst the injuri. ous reductions passed by their brethren of the Houso, Estallished precedent, or Con. grossional etiquette, requircs that the body to which sn smended bill is returned should sk for s Conference Committeo with a view to harmonizing the difforence and accom- plishing tho ncoessary legislation, ‘This the Domocrats of the Houso refuso to do, and a sorious deadlock is tho result. 1f it contin. ues, and the Houso takes the responsibility of letting the bill die, the United Btates will two montha henco be totally unropresented abroad, oxcept in the cases of Ministors and Consnls who are willing and sblo to remain &t their posts and live on their private re- sources, ‘The Democrats have uundertaken to cripplo the Diplomatio and Consular ser. vice by their unjust and unreasonable reduc. tions, and it looks as though they were do- terminod to carry their blind partisanship to theextent of annihilating the sorvice alto- gother., 'The Chicago produce markets wers steadler Baturday., Mess pork was active and 10@12} per brl higher, closing at $21.85@21.87} for May and $22.10922.12} for Jupe, Lard was active and 5@100 per 100 lbs higher, cloging at $18.25@18.274 for May and $18.40@18.12) for June. Meats were in boty ter demand and firmer, at 83c for boxed shoul. ders, 120 for do ehort ribs, and 12jo for do short cloara. Ilighwines were quiet and firm, 8t $1.07 per'gallon. Flour was quiet and steady, Wheat was cctive and jo lower, closing at $1.08 for regular and §1.03§ for May, Cornwas activaand jolower, closing at 46c for April and 4740 for May, Oats wero active and {@j}o lower, closing at 820 for April and 82%c for May. Itye was dull and easler, ot CU@CGjo. Barley was vory dull, slosing at 590 for May, Hoge were in mod. erate demand, ot §7.70@7.85 for light aud chinory. Congross, with o sncer at the yoliy of schoolmasters pnssing judgmont upon the fitness of a bummer for an offico when be hnd the recommendation of a Sen- ator or o Representative, rojected the Presi- dent's proposod reforms, aud the whole thing foll dead. The presont practical working of the sys- tem is constanutly illustrated; at ono time by the indictment of a revenuo officer; ut an- other by the flight of others to Caunda; sgain by the sudden discovery of dofalca- tions, the nllowance of dishonest clais, the forgery of papors, or by the connivance of men in tho Civil Sorvice with contractors and jobbers ontside. But tho working of the system is otherwise illustrated, as in the caso of the Postmaster of Lexington, Ky. Gen. 8, W, Paicz had held the offico of Postmaster at that place for somie years, and lnst January was some- whant astounded to reccive the following official lotter « PosT-Orrick DEranTwEN?, Wisminotox, D, 0, Jsu. 2, 1870,—DranBm: Tho President bas had under discussion the maitor of a change in the Post- Tnastership at Lexington, aud directs mo to roqaest that you forwatd him your resiguation, Ho furiher desires mo to say that this changa Is not made on ac- count of any indifference to your past sorvices, luy- alty, or present position,' but solely for the reason that ho wishes to give the oflice to anothier porson upon the repreacntation of several friendy as to tho neconsitios of tho case. I desire for myaclf, alao, to any tiat the President has no criticlsm to moke upon your administration of tha oftice, or upon your con- ductass gentleman, and that I acquleico in tho chaugo aimnply (o beneft & more needy famsiy, but, I trust, not a leas desorviug one than yours, I am, sir, very reapecttully yours, Mansitatt, Jewris, Gen, §. W. Puior, Postmastor, Losington, Ky, On the recoipt of the latter, Gon. Prior went to Washington, and after an interviow with the President wos told that ho would not bo removed. But ho had bardly got back to Loxington whon ho received tho following lotter ; PosT-OrFiox DrrarTMeNT, Wasnmvotown, . 0., Fub. 33, 1670,~Mx Dian 1wz I am directod by tho Prosidont to say that, aftor Laving bud considorable conversation with parties from Keutucky wha aze n« tereated in thio afTirs uf (hot Htate, aud sfier taking time to examina the caso with more care, and In viow of {he fact that you bave held theoffice seven years, ha deaires your realguation, It fa Lardly nuceamsry to enter into details, a3 the matter haa boou fully dis- cunod; and T do not neod fo asaurs you that It f» nut on account of anyiing that tuo President or this De. pariment may havo agalust you that a chauge s de- aired, but only for the purpose of giving tha ofico to another geutlowan whowe claims have been very ur- goutly pressod upon the President by many {ntlucntial friends. Very truly yours, Manamariu JEWKLL. Gen, 8. W, P'aics, Loxtuglon, Ky, Theo reasons givon for the romoval are nat only insufllciont, Lut are discreditable, It is sald ofiicially that tho chauge is made: 1. **Simply to benoflt 8 moroncedy family *; 4, “Tor tho purpose of giving the offico to another gentloman whoso clalms have been very urgontly pressed upon the Presidont by many influential friends.” Those reasons measure the presont standard of fitnoss for official place. The honest, independent, fuithful publio officer, who will not do the dirty work of the msn who sappoints him, must give place to a *‘moro needy” porson ‘whoso pecaniary necessities will rendor him moro pliable. Under such circumstances, is it not true that ‘‘the post of honor is tho private station"P The Iatest disclosure a3 to the Union Pa- olfio Railrond management is na to the theft of $500,000-0f its bonds by somebody con- nectod with the management. In 1869, whon Fux and Gouvnp made their war upon the Union Pacific and Credit Mobilier, it will be remembered that Hlau, tho Trensurer of tho Credit Mobilier, to escape the process of tho Now York courts, fled to ‘Philadelpbia, and subsequently to Boston, taking with him books and papers of the Company, which overy effort was ade, but without effect, to have produced befoie the Credit-Mobiticr Company in 1873, During that investiga tion, howuver, it was discovered that between the time of the removal of thy oftice from New York and its establishmont at Boston the $000,000 shortage in bonds was bronght to lightt DBut the book con. taining the bond sccounts somshow was nover got at. Afterward Brexom, the Cashier of the Union Pacifio Rond, placed cortain figure momoranda of Haw's which ho (Srexce) had picked out of tho waste papet baskat, and which related to the Dond transactions, in thohands of nlawyer to traco tho matter up, Tho rosult of his inves- tigations wns to trace tho missing Linlf million of bonds to tho posscssion of B." F. Haw, Trensuror of tho Credit Mobilier, . C. CraxE, Assiatant ‘Trensurer for the Trustoos undor the Oares Astes contract, and SB1pNey Dirron, one of thoso Trustees, No nction, liowever, was taken by tho Union Pacifio Road, which was controlled by Dirroy, Dunast, and the Trustces under the Axes contract, to compel restitution of tho stolen bonds. Thero have been many surmises ns to what they were used for, aud ns to whoso benofit tho procoeds wore appliod. It is significant, however, that tho Inwyor employod by the Union Pacific Company to traco up tho missing bonds, under a contract mnde with lim for thoir rocovery, mado re- port of tho facts to tho Dircctors, and de. monded that suit bo brought against Dirvox, Hax, Cnang, ond the rest for the value of the Londs, and that upon a conferonce with s, into whoso nctun! possession the stolon bonds wera traced, the Company’s counsel ndvised there wns no proof to susiain such suit, Aund thoro the matter rests. The theft of the bonds is admitted. Thoy are traced to tho possession of 1ax, ncling for Divtox, Duraxnt, and the reat, who control tho road, and who refuse to lot themselves bo sued to compol an accounting for the stolen proper- ty. The wholo matter has been laid bofors the Judiciary Committeo of the IHouso as well na the Solictor of the Traasury Depart- nent; and tho latter, reprosenting the Gon. eral Government, which ia tho heaviest credi- tor of the Union Pacific, and thorefore diract- ly intorosted ip protecting ils assots against thieves, will, it is stated, recommond that suit bo brought for the recovery of theso bonds. THE WAIL OF NEW YORK. The New York World of a recent date has A most touching wail over the loss of the grain trade with the West, and that Philadel- phin and Baltimoro havo stolen her corn, whilo her whent is now rapidly slipping out of her fingers. In o plaintive way it pro. ‘duces sotne export and rcceipt statistica, na n warning to tho Now York denlers, some of which are quite significant. . During the last oight years, Baltimoro ling increased her ex- ports of corn from 769,664 bushels to 5,658,- 401 bushels,—n seven-fold inereaso, while in the samo time Now York has not incronsed her corn exports to the oxtent of 60 per cent, the figures being, 11,015,828 bushels in 1867, and 15,107,294 bushels in 1875, During tho same period, Baltimore has increased her whent exports from 10,769 bushels to 3,975,- 266 bushels. 1In 1868, Now York exported 7,208,370 bushels, and in 1876 exported 21, 792,063 bushels, thus sliowing that, although sho cuts a botter figuro in whont than in corn, tho former ia nlso slipping away from bLer gradually. 'Tho followingtablesof receipts. for the period of fourteen wocks ending April 8, 1875, toll the mouraful tale which bas ‘brought out this doleful wail from tho World: Bushelr, Tecelpte of corn at Philadelphia, "'5“-'1% Rocelpts of corn at Baltimore, Receipia of corn at Bostun, Tteceipts of corn nt Now Yorl Aggreguto Tocelpta of Philadol wud Boston over New York. The returns for the single week ending April 8, 1876, aro ns Bllows: Tiecelptn of corn at Philsdelphia, .. Tteceipta of corn at Baltim Recoipla of corn at Lioato Total,, Recelpta ai Now York,.. Aggregata of the thres other ports over Now £ S . 418,708 The last returns are specially significant. In the week ending April 8, Boaton received almoat twich aa mnch corn a8 Now Yorlk, Philadelphin over three times as much, and Baltimore almost four times as much, while tho threo ports combined received 418,708 bushels more than New York, The World, in commonting upon the condition of things 08 shown by theso figures, diroctly states tho results and indirectly suggests the cause ‘of it, as follows: New York merchanta stand quiet whilo their awn business, tho genersl businesn of the city, and tho bueiness of tho trunk lnw leuding into this city, diminshos dsy and day, Who profia by our loases can be readlly understood when wo oo the growth of the export grain trade and the increased {reight traflia of rival citios and rival lines, Tho gen- eral commerco of this city fa suffering to o degres nevee befora known, Mr. VANDERBILT can no longer ait atill and soo the trafic of tho Now York Central Rosd carried away by rival organizations, e do not bollove ke can afford to enter {nto auy more compacts; o has cortainly thus far ratler lost tian gained by thom, With the facilitios hio now posseases, with his fourteacks and splendid squipment, together with thie torminal factlities, which aro rapldly completion, b 1a able to successtully m: road without ald from tho outaido world, Illa trains, ‘with ighter locomotives, carry doublo tho number of cars houled per train by his rivals, The xdimirabls working systoin now organized on the Centrsl must glvoLin an advantsge In com potition, "Ihe eauso of tho diswal condition in which Now York City fiuds hersolf can be stated much more explicitly than the World gives it. Tt ia her own railroads which have done tho mischiof, It{s herown rallrond mana. gers who lave diverted corn, not only this yoor but in other years, to othor ports, and are compelling wheat to go round tuat city this year, It is New York's pet railrond which is the principal cause that tho com.- morcial sosptro is slipping out of the grasp of Ler morchants. When Vanperninr held Chicnago and tried his out-throat game, and othor ronds naturally took cory and wheat to Philadolphia and Baltimore, the New York- ers forgot that Ohieago had their stock of winter foed, and that they must got their corn, wheat, flour, and othor grain from hero, ‘Thoy forgoet that if thoy seck to prevent tho colluction of grain here they pro. vout the shipment to Now York, and that i¢ they don'’t vomo hero for grain the grain will not go to them, but will take othor routes to Philadelphla, Baltimore, and Boston, 'This fact is moro important than ever just at this time, a3 navigation is about to open, and a largo portion of our trade will go down the Bt. Lawronce, finding its outlot at Montreal. They ought to be aware by tlis time that their old trick of refusing to deal with Chi- cago will not avail them any longor, Chicago not only hnving other markets to deal with, but being ablo to hold and carry grain. We now sell here, notin New York on commis. sion, as we usod to do, If thoy want, there- fore, to recover theirold tradoin grain which Philodelphis, Baltimore, and Boston have taken away from thew, thoy must ses to it that Vanpezsinz's yonds carry grain as cheap- ly from Chicago as competiug roads, and that his lines ceasa pooling and cut-throating. Just 60 long as they keop up this systom of discrimination, they are not injuring us, but, to use u hotnely phraso, aro biting off their own nosed, As the World svews to be the importation of a singleslaveinto Egypt or ar- rest thoir progress ot any point on their way to Cairo. been spoken.” Second, in nddition to this system of slavery, there is o systom of forced labor which is almost ns exacting, The poor of that country gonerally avo linblo to forced Inbor, first, upon the public works, and second, the Tor tho first sorvice, the peoplo receivo nothing ; aud for tho second, a mero nominal paymont which is sometimes made and gome. times not, laborers, Lo collects thom en masse, and thoy Iabor undor the lash of tho taskmaster like n slave. tho present time tho conscription is being doukoys, tho country poople are compolled to Lring them in to somo appointed place, sho hns just socured a share interest. 18 no doubt that the policy suggested by this writer foreshadows the ultimate policy of principal monrner at the funeral, it ought to cense ita chronfo nbnse of Chicago, and con- sidaer the aabject a litile mora fully than the mere suggestion that * Wo do not believe ho can affordto onter into any more compnets.” Whether this be trne or not, it is ovident Now York cannot afford it, if Vanpzrumr can, THE REAL CONDITION OF EGYPT, The ultimato aud it may be immediato do- signs of England upon Egypt aro almnost dnlly becoming moro and more apparent. 8o long a8 England was on friendly relations with T'urkey and was bound to hov by bonds which have since boon dishonored, she nover gave nuy publicity to tho real condition of Egypl, but sinco the crueltics of Turkish misrule have boen forced upon tho attention of the world, sinco the Turks have failed to pay their English oreditors and have squan- dered hoth principal and interest of tho mon. oy England losnoed them, aud since the glit- tering Turkish bubble has bunst, tho English presa has begun to discusa tho real condition of Egypt in a very suggeslivomanner, Hav- ing acquired a vory direct interest in Egypt by the purchaso of the Suoz Canal sbazes, it now begins (o appoar asjif sho wore prepar- ing to acquire a proprietary interest in the wholo country, One of the most notable and siguificant of the recont papers upon the actunl condition of Egypt appears in that in. fluential journal, the Fortnightly Review for April, in which the writer, who lus lived long in that country, brings out somo fnots which are not generally known of tho evils that afllict the Egyptian people. The first of these Is slavery, The Khedive him- self is tho largest slavo-owner in Egypt. This writer snys : * There is not ono of tho al- most numberless palaces of His Highnoss and his sous and Pashas which is not full to ovarflowing of slaves of both soxes, and thoy aro to be found in privato houses throughout tho whole length of the lnnd of Egypt. The Khedive himself continually buys them," Africnn alaves con only be brought into Egypt by way of Suezor the Nile, aud one singlo word from the Viceroy could stop tho That word however, has novor upon the estates and in sugar wmonufactories of the Khedive. ‘Whenever the Khedive wants "I'kird, the conscription is both whole- salo and bratal, The writer claims that it carried on in tho most arbitrary manner, Hesays: *In tho villnges mon aroe simply seized by force, chainod or welded together in woodon stocks,—a brutal practico, of which T Liavo seen oxamples within the lnst few days,—and dragged to the nearcst bar- racks, to bo dealt with by the Turkish officers and American Generals from the United States, who have followed the bnse examplo of Ilosant Pasua, in selling thoir swords to worl the will of a dospot.” TFourth, the conflscation of land sud property to tho Khedive's uso is another misory of the Egyp- tnne, Whou the Khedive sees o tract of land that is pleasing to him, he notifies the owner that he wants 1t, and the ownor must sell it to him ot o valustion fixed by the Khedivo himself. When he wants camels or whera they are soized by tho Govern. ment officers, and paid for or not, at tho in. spector’s valuation, a8 the caso may be. The Inst of tho Egyptian misories, tho combing- tion of which is almost as disastrous as tho soven plagues of antiquity, is tho oppressivo system of taxation which i chnracteristio of ‘Purkish rule everywhero. The Egyptian Fel- Iah has to pay for the land he occupies 310 per ferdan in gold. Every house, palm treo, donkey, camel, ox, Lorse, and sheep is taxed. Qotrol duties have beon eatablished in allthe largo towns, and tho donkey boys have to puy a tax on every mouthful of clover their donkeys eat. Thoro is oven a tax upon the donkey toys thomaclves, and a tnx hins to be paid upon the one blus robo worn by the Follaheon, ‘The application of the facts brought out by this writor is to the effect that n longer con- tinuance of the independence of Egypt in- volves o continuance and even incresse of thofr miseries, and, thorefore, that it is both tho duty and the policy of England to uuseat the presont alien despot of that country, and occupy ot lenst a portion of it—the duty, becauso it will break the chains of slavery, opon the honsa of bondago, ond deliver tho people from the misralo of the family of Monaymmen Arr, who are Tar. tars, and have no rights in the Arabian coun. try; and the policy, becauso it is of parn. mount importance to England to posscss the truo approach to ber Indian possossions, and to have command of the Buez Canal, in whioh There England with referenco to Egypt, and that England only nwalts the inevitable diamem- berment of 'Purkey, which must como at the hands of Austrin and Russia, to socure Egypt 84 bier prize. There is no donubt also that this acqulsition of Egypt will bo in the interests of progress and olvilization, Mr, Munar Hasstean has hazarded predic- tions aa to what tho Cincinnati Convention will do,—an exporfment full of speculative opportunitics, but exceedingly dangerous to the roputation as aprophiet. His conclusions may bo summed'up in the probability of Mr, Brietow's nomination. Ho says that MontoN, Braive, and Oonxrive will be im. probabilities. He gives Bnistow one-third of the Bouthern votes in the Convention, mede up of Kentucky, Georgin, Texas, Ton. nesseo, a part from North and Bouth Oaro- linas, Maryland, and Mississippl, and the vote from Missouri, unless the Whisky Ring prevail in that Btate. To this ho udds & strong vote from the Now England States, whioh ho thinks will bo solid for Bristow after the socond ballot, In tho disintegration of tho soveral movements in favor of Bramg, ConzriNg, and MosToN, ho believes that the Westorn States partly favoring Brave will go over to Buerow, aud that New York will cast & part of her vote for him from the be- ginning, and all of it after & fow ballots, Mr. Havstrap admits the possibility of only ono of two diversons of the Baistow current that will sot in nfter Monron, Covkring, and Bratve shall bo finally abandoned,—one in favor of Ifares and the other {n favor of Wasnuuese; but he ranks these secondary in importance. Ho sums up his view of tho situation in tha following ocomprehensive sontonco: With one-third of the South, two-thirds of Now Eogland, and ono-third of New York, to begin with} with one-alt of Olilo, and probably sn oqual sharo of linols, walting to Jump in, aud with tho cortataty that Dratwe, Montow, and QoNELING arolo cesso from troubling as early sa the third hallot; and witls the assurance which every intelligent man must feel that Barstow I the one man of the Repnblican patly who domlnates the aitustion, and ean certainly by his command of the indispensable indepondont vote—iho vote that dofeated ALtEn fn Ohiolsst fall, and that will defost any equivocal Republican in this Btate and 10 the nation at Isrge nest fall—wo foel warranted in naylng that the slgas of the tiinss point to Dutatow s thie noxt Prostdent—ilie man raiscd upto redeem tho countty from the degradation into which, through Tloedlens loafing and Jdaring profiigscy in high places, 1t tina fallon, ‘Wo fear that Mr. HMarsteav's wish may hAve beon so much the fathor of his thought na to havo betrayed him into a more roseato view of Batsrow’s chiances than the situation now warranta ; but, if the result shall provo bim to bo n true prophet, none will hasten to acknowledge it and congratulate tho country moro oagerly than ‘i'na Cutoaao TRIBUNE. THE AMERICAN COLONY IN CANADA, 'The planting of colonics upon foreign soil was part of the grand policy of nll nnclent nations by which they sought to oxtend their power and dominion, Grocco and Iomo plonted their people, their customs, and lawa upon othor soil by encournging or forcing colonization, days, laid tho foundations of future empire in America by the same procoss, 400 yenrs ago, the first Europesn landed on this continent, and the small colonies of ad- venturous people who aubsequently erossed the seas aro now, in their descondants, num- bored by millions, and rule the ocean-bound continent from the Arctic to the Antarctic ciroles, ing of owmpiro; wore indepondent, they were allies, kindred, ond friends of the parent State. Wo have au instanco of this kind in Toxns. Tho sur- plus Ameriean population, to whom our laws, especially the crimiual code, bad bgcome dis- ngreenble, moved to Texas when sho was a Moxican provinco. colony got numerically so strong that it ns. sorted {ts indopoudenco of Moxico, and, af- tor a war, successfully ecstablished an inde- pendent Ropublic. was moro largely poopled from the Unitod States, and then the colonists applied and wero admitted ns a sovereign State of the Auorican Union, Spain and England, in later Less than Oune gront end sought by the plant. colonies was the oxtonsion of but oven when the colonies In time the Amorican In further timo Toxns Thero is just now another American colo- ny forming in tho torritory of a foroign poswer, of Canadn, within twelve hours' travel from Chicago, Now York, Milwaukes, and Wash- ington, America wero, 05 a class, men of small means, who eame hither to improve their condition. But tho American-Canadian colonista go to their now homes full-handed ; thoy do not go thers to work, labor, or produco; they go thero to enjoy in pesceful dignity and esso what they alrendy possess—the reward and This new colony is in the Dominion The colonists who first poopled testimony of tho ability nnd fdellty with which thoy sorved thoir nativa land! They do not seek homes among tha Canadians as competitors for broad ; thoy do not go thero to contest for employment with the ** pauper Iabor” which is rcprosented as so fatal to Amorican industry; they do mnot scek com. mercinl or political control ; they carry with them their wenlth and experionce ; thoy seok by union with the Christian churches of the Dominion to clevate the pioty of the people, and, by their oxample, to Conadian mind of tho antiquated proju- dico that personal honesty is ponsablo in church-momborship. seck nlso to spread the dootrine of freo institutions. bossted freodom of the United States. found tho laws of the United States incon- sistont with the personal freedom of tho citi- zon and with the enjoyment of his posses- roliovo the indis- Thoy Thoy are in advance of the They sions, so they onlarged *‘tho arca of froe- dom" by crossing tho border, and thers will become missionaries in promoting tho great political morality which so far fails to be recognized by tho laws and courts of tho United Btates, Somo fow years ngo a meddlesomo nows- paper, the New York Times, mado the scan- danlous accusation thnt the city had been robbed of many millions of dollars by cortain of its officers, Tho American law was so im. perfect papor and punishing the proprictors, legal proceedings wero takon against the acoused officors, Disgusted with such a violntion of private right, a largo body of theso outraged that, instead of supprossing tho men oonverted their ,proporty into cash, shook tho dust of tholr native Jand from their feet, crossed the Bt. Lawrenco River, and undor the very shadow of the royal standard planted o distinctive American colony on tha goil of the Dominion of Cano. dn, Tho colony has been receiviug additions daily over sinco., Maino hns contributed s liboral quota of cashiors, tellers, trustees, {reasurers, and other persons who have re. ‘fused to hiave their honesty and integrity and thelr privato affairs investigated. All the othor States, including tho far-off Orogon, are now ropresented In tho Amorican colony in Canadn, Every train which crosses the Sns. ponsioy Bridge or the Detroit River bears an addition numorically to the colony. A yoar ago, a Soorotary of the Treasury who had boon educated in pome backwoods echool of political cconomy decided that tho acts of Congross imposing taxes on the manufacturoe of spirita intended that thoss taxes should be colleoted by the rovenuo officers, and when colleoted should be paid into thé Treas. ury, Ha decidod that the practice of paying to the United States 30 per cont and divid- ing the other 70 per cent among tho officers and dealors waa not honest, and proceeded to arrest those who persisted in thus adminis. toring the law., Of course the flosh and Llood of the Amerloan freeman who had consonted to serve hig country as n revenue officer in. dignantly apurned the intimation that it was criminal for an officer to moasure tho amount of componsation to which ho was ontitled; better far to livo and dio under tho Drit. ish flag, an exile for consclonce’ sako, than to remain at homo to bo incarcorated in pris. on and deprived of his accumulations, Bo the fugitives from Bnistow's despotio en. foroement of honesty have gone to add thelr wealth, and their bigh moral, religious, and intelloctunl treasures to thosu of tho growing Amorican colony, The colony has had somelosses,—that 1s, it has lost somo members who would have been of great value, The poet, Joxce; the great military horo, McDoNALD ; the realous dea. con, MoKre; nnd the slatistician, Aveay, have beon woized by o ruthless hand and de. tained from liberty., While thess aro nourned, the colony goes on increasing. Conspicuous among these plomeers in the movement of Americanizing Capada are those who have gone from Chicagy, whose records, in all that is needod to mark a firet-clasa colo. nist, will comparo with the most exalted in QOanada, Ono of the slandors of a past ngo is that the Dritish Ministor of that day relioved Tondon of a social peat by rending two ship- londs of frail women to tho colony in Vir- ginin, to become the founders of the first familles of futuro days, When this American colony in Canada shall, by its wenlth, its incronsinig numbers, its high, religious, and intollectunl aulturs, spread its moral and po- litieal infinonce ovor all Conadn, nnd shall embrace the wholo paoplo in the progressive civilization of Americanism, 8o thero mny Lo slandorers who will rise up nnd say that tho original coloniats wero fugitives from Juatico, revenucthioves, porjurors and forgers, who fled the nvenglng arm of justing, taking with thom the fruita of tloir erimey, OBITUARY, CLABR M, CARR, The Galeshurg JRepublican-Register of the 18th contnins » long obituary noties of Crarr M. Cann, whoso denth bas anlready been an- nounced in Tue Tripuxe, and who was onoof tlio oldest sottlera in Galesharg. Toe Tminuss “has already apolcen of tho ovents of Mr. Cann's lifo, which wo now supplomout with the follow- ing akoteh of his charactor from the Register : Mr, Cang was o man of decided character and nosl- tivo convictions, Upon rvery quoestion of public ine torest ho had an opinfon, and freely expressed it, Ifo alwaza actod from o sonno of duty, and wae earncat {n expronsing himself, '1f be nomotimes gava offense, all sdiited hin sincerity, During the st fow yeava' hin mind Las boon mostly occupied with bis famlily, 3fo folt great intercst in hia children, who wero the prida and_comfort of his old age, Early In January ho enught n Bovero cold, and has graduslty falied until yostorday aftornoon 'st half-past 4 o'clock, when, surrounded by his family, ho peacofully died, TORD LYTTLETON. Lord LryrrieroN, who recently committod sulcido, was graud-uephew of the famous au- thor of tho ** Dialogues on the Dond" and was boro In 1817, Mo studlod at Etou sud Oam- bridgo, and, entering politics in tho servico of Pger, was mado Undor-Socretary for the Colo- nicsin 1846, Ho swas a strong Churchman, snd originatod tha notablo oxpodition which fouoded the Provinco of Ganterbury in New Zoaland, For nome timu past ho bas boen Iaboring under groat montal depreasion, and on Tucsday last threw himself over the bannistors in his house, snd lingered in a shattorod condition until the noxt day, OTHER DEATRS. Tho deaths aro also announced of Sermimus Ranrav, the Vico-Prosident of Iayti ; tha Rov. J. M. Maopoysrp, of Princoton, N, J., an ominont Presbyterlan clergyman, who has writton mauy roliglous works, among thom, 4 Koy to the Book of Eccleslastos Explained,” and ** My Fatner's Houne, or tho Heaven of tuo Bible " ; the emivont Russinn political writer, Yuny Bayrariy, who had much 1o do with eccur- ing tho decreo omnncipating tho serfs ; PaiLrare Guassg, the famous French sculptor, sevoral of whose oolossal busts aro in tho parks of Btras- Dburg aud many of tho public musoums of Eu- rope ; Riouanp Davip HaxsoN, sn Euglish weitor, whose *Jesus of History," recently publisbed, is jnst beginning to mako s sensa- tion § and-HeNnt RosEniEn, for many yoars s popuiar writor for tho piano in Paris, —— The results of the Bouth Oarolina Ropablican Convention, which wore hopolessly obscured by vaguo and contlioting dispatehes, aro mado cloar DLy tho full roports rocoived by mail. Bummod up, thoy consiated in tha dofont of the machine which wns operated joiutly in the intorest of MonTox for tho Presidoncy, snd for the over- turmng of tho roforms inagurated by Gov. CuamuenrArN, Tho great majority of the delo- Rates wero mombora of tho corrunt Loglslaturo, whiol, undor the loadorship of the Parrensox faction, hins been nrrayed in bitter Lostility to Gov, CsampenrAiy bocauso of his veto of thioving lls. Tho programmo a8 arranged by Beustor ParTEnsoN, Bowsy, Moses, aud Ware- it way, that the CuampeeraN adminisiration way to bo denounced ; that no friond of Cuam- pELAIN should bo o delogate to tho Oinclunati Convention ; and that tho entlre dulogation be ot up for Monron, whoso agent BRIDGMAN was on land to aid in oxocutlng tho programmo, The organization was casily captured by tho machine faction, which forthwith procecd- el to strongtheniog itselt by oxcluding the CuanprruAN dologates from all contostod dis- tricte. With ofl tho odds 1n fevor of the ma- chilng, with tho nuwerical majority, the Influ- onco of the patronsge wiolded by PATTERSON, and tho ignorant nogro delegates, rogarding CnAMpERTAIN a8 o troitor, manipuiated by tho machiue mon, tho result of tho throo days, nad throe nighta' sosslon was the domolltion of the machine.” Tho attompt to road OmaMpERLAIN out of tho party was o eigunl fallure, At the most critical juncturo, when pistols had been drawn and tho procoodings threatened to termi- noto in bloodshed, CuAsnentaty obtained the floor, aud in an tntropid speech, bogun at 2 0’clock in tho mornlng, by sheer force of his courage, addresn, and eloquenco, galuod practical contral of the Convontion. Ho was olcoted a dologate to Cincinnati by two-thirda majority, while PaTren- soxbaroly oscaped dufeat, aud Lislf tho delegation was slectod from among CHAMBERLAIN'S frieuds, Thoy go to Cincinnati not inatruoted for Mob- ToN, but unpled ged, and,as the Columbia Union. Herald, Gov, CHAMDERLAIN'S organ, states, *‘they canoot bo broughtgto cast tho vote of the Btato for Montox.,” The machino wen't work in Bouth Carolins, and Bristow will got at loast Lalf tho voto of tho State at Cincinnatl, — ‘Thiore 15 & rovolt in the ranks of the untorri- fled in Indiana, Gov, Ilzxpnicks, doxtrous ss auy thimble-rigger, playod hia littlo game of valanciog tha great Democratio parly of the Btato with one foot on tho rag-baby plank of the platform and the other upon tha specie-re- sumption plank. Tho platform waa' specially contrived for the nse and behoof of Ilexputoxs, who is {ncapablo of gotting himself upon sny platform whiok doosn’t straddle every live lsena, But tho Bourbon Democracy of tho State rofuso to straddle tho question. Thoy are for the rag- baby first, last, and all the timo, and foel that they have been tricked by IENDRIORS to bo mado stock fn trade for him at Bt. Louls, and they have got tholr *dander” up about it, Bpeakivg for them, Mr, Jamrs BuomANAN's organ, the Indisuapolls Sun, denounces the late Democratio Convention aud its platform as a choat, and styles WiLvrtams, of homespun-suit notortety, s sham Granger and a chironio office- holder, who under anyandall circumstances would bo.tho tool of political managers, It announces that Lanpeus, who was cheatod out of the noml. uatlon at the Democratio Btate Convention by Henpmicrs' wire-pulling, will romsin on the track as tho candidate of the *Indepeudont Greonbackors,” snd exhorsa all Groenbackora to aupport him. The Greonback Domocracy of the Btate have a lively sonsoof tho fact that they woro tricked and botrayed in the Convention by Hexpuicks, and cheated out of the nomination of Lanpess, ‘The latter himsolf keonly jreals izca the fact, sud evidently authorizod the ag- nouncoment of the Sun that ke vill run as the +Tudopendent Groonback" candldato for Gov- ernor, Ilexnpnicks sold out the grosnback men in the Convention, but they defy aoybody to make delivory of thelr votes, sud promise to make i partioutarly lively for him and his wire- pullers before thoy are done, —_— Dy late nat of the Legislaturo, that relio of barbarism, the whipping-post, Lns beocn eatab- lished in Californis for tho extirpation of that worso barbarwm, wife-veating, and now, of couree, thore will bo the usual fine moralizing as to how the bruiality of tho pucishmont will furshor brutalize the mon upon whom it s jn. flicted, and by 8o much make moro wretchod the lot of their wives. The Califoruls Logislature, however, Las ‘left fincly-drawa sentimentalism of thst sors to the nico aualysts who can dis- tinguivh grados of brutality lower than that to which the wife-beator has suuk, Experimeat Lias eatablished fu Califoraia, ag it souma to have dons [n the other Brates, that tho oralnary pun. fshiment of fine or Imprisonment is whotly inef. featusl {n the caseof wifa-bonters, and that prac. tieally it 1a woll nigh imposaible to imposs sither fina orimprisoumant withont directly or indirectly inflicting upon the maltroatod wives tho hard. ahip of losa of their support to tho oxtont of the fino or doprivation of thelr husband's earnings durlog his Imprivonmont. For thls, mora then any other rosnon, the cowardly brutes iave boan virtnally exompt from punishmont, sincs who wivos on that ncoonnt would make no complaingy and 5o 1t has como to pasa that thero bas been no crimo a cowardly, hulking wrotch could com- mit with such impunity as to knock down and beat and kiok his wife. The Californis statate moota such cagen proclsoly by providing the pan. alty that will hava most terror for the wife- bostor, and that will vislt upon him o kind, moritod ratribution of the moat offective sort. Tho whippiug-post put a stop to garrating f{a - Great Dritain, and doubtless, if made good use :r. v;m mako an oud of wife-beatlog in Call ornia. —_— ‘The firat practical siep in Europa towards the substitution of oremation for the burial of the romniug of the doad haa.boon takon at Milan, where, with the sanctlon of tho authoritios, & funeral pyro has boon eracted fn the public come otory. Lixo protty much svorything’ built now. adays, it 18 a patont coutrivance, invonted bys couplo of Milanceo profossors, and s so con- structod that in a few hotra tho romeins can be reducod to a handful of sshes, and that withont making any disagroenblo spootacle or dissomin. atiog any smoko or odor. ‘fhe apparatus is in tho form of tho anciont Roman sarcophagus, within which 8 o rocoptacla for tho body, upon which upwards of five hundred lighted gaa jote aro turnod, and kept ablaze until it is roduced to ashos. It was built pursuant to tho provisions of tho will of » wenlthy silk merchant, who died somo two yoars sinco, and whose body was the firat to bo oromatod by the new invention. The siccoss of this oxporimont haa led to the forma- tion in Milan of choorful asavoistious for the purposo of reolug to it that cach other’s bodies aftor death aro reduced to ashes, ono of thess already numboring over four hundred mombors, Exit the Qrangor Grand Jury, with tiro popae lar benedietion, Woll done, good and faithful ser~ vants, Thoy hava loft behund thom soms fntor~ osting souvenirs, one of which is 150 indictmonts and the other a bill of 810,000 ; but, coneldering tho gizo of tho fleh they have scinod, tho bill ia not an uaroasonable one, and no one will grum- ble. Thoy havo dono their work falrly and fm- partially, havo had o ploasant visit, and will re- turn to their frionds snd nelghbors with su aue thoritalivo atock of information on the cognate subjocte of whisky and politics, and we truat with no dsmage to tholr morals. Thoy will go futo eprivg plauting with now zost, but they will hardly Bucceed in ralelng such o crop next fall on their farme a8 they havo recently harvested in Chitcsgo. They will bave many a story to tell to their childron and grandcbildron at huskings and hop-pickings how they mot and exposod the “ crooked ¥ in Chicngo. We part with them with regrot, but they leave with ue such s record ot bucolle impartislity and justico tha we can ouly hopo thoy may comoe again omo time when farming {s dull and Chicago neods thom, g L A vorycheap martyr has turnod up in Masssw chusotts, Ar. BrerieN 8. FostEn, who has pore mitted his homostead to be sold rathor than pay taxes to sn opprosaive Governmont which will not ollow his consort, Ansx Kerry Fosten, to voto. Thia may indicato a vary clilvalrous dove- tion to Anny, but the chivalry appears in a very chieap light whou {4 is conaidored that thero woro no other bidders at the eale, sud that tho great Tteformor bid it in himaslf and holds the propor- ty, thus in roslity paying the taxes, with costa. Looking at tho matterin a practical light, Mr. FosTEn put bimself to a groat doal of trouble to 1o purposo, and las only sncceeded in oxhibite ing himsolf to tho world in the rols of a vory chenp reformor. Tho Burrs slsters of Cone neoticat aro made of botter atnff than ho, They Lave watchiad their cowa go ono aftor the athor to the auction block without a pang, snd now thoy have ollowod somo of Lueir bank atock to bn xold rathor than pay tho odious taxes to sn odions Governmont which will not allow them tho right of saffrags. —_———— The Nation is vory sovore upon Mr, Smoxex Lawien's cantata, tho ** Centennial Moditation of Columbia,” which has beon set to music by Droorey Buok, for performance on the opaning gay of the Philadolphia Exhibition. It quotes the following voras ¢ Humbler smiles and lordlier teans Shine and fall, shine and fall, Whilo old voicas rise and call ‘eltoring of my =4 Moves About the moveiass bese Far below my resting-p) and eaya: "It roads like & communicatiom from tho spirit of Naz Lex, renderod through & Bodlamite modium.” The Nation ia none too sovere in ita atrictures, but wo are somewhat surprised that, while - It amites the poct, it has not commissrated tho luckloss musician who was compelled to sot the DBedlamite stuff to musle, sapaecislly if Loifaitufally followed Rion- Anp Waoxen's theory of making muaio express not only the emotions, but tho whole sontiment and moaning of the foxt. —_— Tt having, in thecssaof tho Loulaville Courfer- Journal and somo othor rare inatances, boen domonstrated that for a nowspaper to take unio itsolf a double-barreled name Is not necesearily fatal, the Miuncapolis T'ridune and Bt, Paul Ploncer-Press, which have consolidated, will hencoforth appear undor the conglomo rate name of The Dual City Ploncer-Press and Tribune Buch top-liesvy appollation would stagger ordk nary jouraalists, but the managers of tho con solidated Pioneer-Press and Trivune, with com: biued subscription lists, advortising patronagy capital, and resourcos, will doubtioss sucooed la making a paylog dally in a field not large onougd for the support of two dallios of the xama scho<! in politics. Whtle about it, the consolidstel company has also bought the Minnoapolls Even ing Mail, which thoy snnounce will be enlargal and improved, while tho Pioneer-Press and Trix une is to bo madoo? the size of the Chioago morung joursals, which i¢ aapires tg rival, —— g e o A Washington special of yesicrday statod that to-day Mr. BLAINE will sak the Kouso for per- nussion to make a porsonal explanation, in whih ba will mako anawor to the various oharges contly mado against him in conneation with raile road mattora, Ho intonds that his explanatia will covar tho entiro grounds, and bellevea it will be a sufficient and satiafactory answor to ail so- cusatlons agsivet him, Ie has delayed thyo loug in order that Lo mighs obtaln certsin dosu~ ments nocessary o the statoment which wore diMoult of mccess, and he says that atterhis atatomont 18 made tho Democrate aro at liberty to inveatigate him at their ploasura, o oclaims to have no fesr of Hanniwox or any of his a0 cunors, and Liss ooly wanted an opportunity t0 first make his individual explanation, —_— A Washington dispatch ststes that Becrotsry Dnistow oo Baturdsy kad a long consnltation with Messrs, Brung, Hare, and GAnrizwd io the Houss, Br. Bravk says he will maye 8 porsonal explanation, 1IALx and GaurtzLp ar® Brang's two confldential baokers fn tha House. Au unfounded susploion haa existed forsomo time past shat Daisrow had somothing to do with making publlo the Little Rock boud story and the Union Pacific boud revelation. The iu- terviow waa vary likely on that subject. The bright, beautiful silver coins contioue to be exchanged st tho Bulb-I'reasuries for the worn, greasy, filiby little fractional shinplasters § but, while a good many thousand doliarsin silver bavo beon thus pald out, very listle or none of it can be said to have gowe into circulation, As one romsrks, **It may bo & forinightat tbe present rato before the coin will be asen by the borse-car conductors, A weok later it wili be seeu sporadicslly in tho Isgor-bear valocas, I