Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 27, 1876, Page 4

TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, 2ATER OF SUBACNIPTION (PAYABLE IX ADYANCE). x TFostnxo Prepnld ut this Daily Raitlon, postpaid, ] Yeat.ueorisea: Parts of year at name rafe Parts of year At sams rats. WXEKLY EDITION, POSTPALD, 08 e0py, per year. 1.0 lub of Hvo.par cop 1 O Sago 1a 1 comt & your, which we Wil prepar. Epecimon sopleasent froe. To prosmt delay and mistakes, be yurs and xive Forl- ©fics adiross In fall, incladingHtate and County. Remittances may be mada efther by drall, express, Poat-Ofica order, or In reaiatored lottars, at ouf riak. TRNAIS TO CITY RUNCRINEDS. Tl drllva::, !snnddn n‘wlm(fle:‘. 33 un(h ver wen:: Datly, dolivored, Bunday {neladed, 30) centn per wol RTMIMUNE COMTANY ‘k"w"mr Madlton and Doarbura-sta. Oblcago 11l AMUSEMENTS. HOOLEY'S THEATRE—Randolph street, between Olark and_Lafalle, Engsgement of Katlo Putnam. # Jano Eyro,” MoVIOKER'S THEATRE—Madison strect, between Dearborn and Ktate. ** Richoleu,” ADELVHI THEATRE—Monros stroct, corner Deare born, Varicty entertalnment, NEW ENGLAND CHUROH-Corner North Deare ‘Vorn strest dod Delawars place. Grand Concorts “SOCIETY MEETINGS. TTIOMAS J. TURNER LODGE NO. 40, A, F. & A.M~Tuls (Thursday) evening, for business and work on' M, ‘M, Degree, Viitors aro cordially in. vited to mert with us, By orderof the W, M. At Ameriesn Expross _Duilding,72 East Monroo-st,) Eroc3atone” Iall, Lodgs opens prompt ot 8 o'clock. members of g0 will bo prosen! ILLIAM LOWE, W. M. WALLACE B, Dovaras, Bocretary. The @hiengo Tribune, Thursdsy Mormng, Aprl 37, 1870. Greenbacks at the New York Gold Ex- change yosterday closed nt 88§. ‘Warmer weather, with occasionnl rains, is tho meteorological condition predictod for this region to-day. A Michigan straw of healthy growth was picked up yosterdny at tho Lenawoo County Republican Couvention at Adrisn. A con vass of the savonty-six delogatos showed their Presidentinl preferonces to bo: For Brisrow, “8; for Brame, 14; scattoring, 14. The New York Domocratic Stato Conven- tion mot at Utica yesterday. As usual, there wasa fight over the Now York delegations. After eight or ten hours’ deliberation, the Commiti¢o on candidates decided to admit tho qntiro Tammany dolegation. It being too late to procced with further business, the Convention adjourned tll this morning. The National Board of Fire Undorwriters, now in session in New York City, appears to boa little botter disposed toward Chicago than it was at its meeting of last yoar. Chi. cago is spoken of in even complimentary torms, and the roport of the Committoo on Fire Departmonts credits this city with the best Department in the United States. So wmuch for Bmaren. The Houso Committos on Appropriations have decidod on a moasuro of economny that will abolish ono of the most viluablo and highly-popular improvementa of the day, and doprive the business public of a convenionco tho loss of which will bo sorely folt. It hns been determinedto 8o reduco the appropria. tions for tho Post-Officc Department as to compol the discontinuance of the fast-mail sorvico and place it out of the power of tho Dopartment to mako arrangomonts with tho railrond companios for tho trans- mission of tho mails af arato of speed bo- yond that which pravailed previous to the introduction of the now system. The Dem. ocrats of the Houso can afford to spend 600,000 in prosecuting barren and in many cases disgraceful investigations, but refuse the small portion of this sum necessary to mako up tho differonce in cost between a alow snd a fast-mail service. e — Benstor Sirorxt, of Californin, seems to bave boen suddonly seized with the convie- tion thnt tho good of tho party requircs a littlo light on the subjoot of the specinl ngents cmployed by Becretary Bnistow to look after internal rovenno matters. It is understood that reoent dovelopmenta on the Pocific coast have tended to prejudice the Sereator against tho systom of socret investi- gation by special agonts who porform their functions without consulting either politicians or officcholdors, recoiving their instructions direct from tho Tremsury Department, and wholly ignoring the other powers that be. Towover this may bo, Mr, Sanaent wants to know various things, and at his instance tho Bonate yesterday adopted o resolution of inquiry calling upon BSecrotary Brusrow for information concerning the employment and compensation of rovenuo sgents. Lot the gentleman from California bo informed, by all rhoana, It i to tho interest of honost distillers and rectiflers that the full Government tax should be paid u.pon overy gallon of distilled spirits produced;, and that evasions of the Revenue law should bo punished and prevented. Tho ‘Treasury Department, desirous of utilizing tho poculiar facilities possessed by the honest producars for tho discovery of frands prac- ticed by thelr “crooked” competitors, has issued a circnlar Inviting their asslstanco and so-aperation in tho offort to securo the collec- tiors of the whole tax and the punish. ment of tho whisky-thioves, and re- questing them to communicate facts or suspiclons of *‘crooked * operntions in their respeotive localitics. As an additional in- ducement, it is promised that all snch com- munieations ehall bo treated as strictly con. fdential, to bo used simply as tho starting- point of investigation, and rot us ovidenco, With tho pledge of secrecy as a condition, it 18 hoped to obtain valuablo information from partiea in o position to contribute it, Thoe Chicago producomarkets wero irregular yeaterday, Meus pork was nctive, and 70 per brl lower, closing at §20.80 for May and $21.05 for June. Lard wes active and 200 per 100 Ibs lower, closing at $18,05 cash and $18.22} for June. Meats wero active and o per Ib lower, at 730 for bozed should. ers, 1130 for do ehozt xibs, and 12jc for do short clears. Highwines woro nominally un- chenged, at $1.07 per gallon. Flour was quict and steady, Wheat was activo and jo higher, closing at 9930 for regular and $1.00 for May, Corn was active and §@jo higher, closing at 453 for April and 4Gjc for May. Oata were moderately nctive and easior, clos- ing st 8130 for Moy and 820 for June. Rye was dull st 64jc, Barley was finner, clos- ing at 5740 for May and 65¢ for June. Hogs were active and 100 lower, with the bulk of the sales at $7.60@7.75. Cattle wero in active damand, and sold at o shade better figures.. Bhsep were dull at $4.00@6.25 for THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1870, —— —— e —— e e e e common to chofca, One hundrod “dollars in gold would buy $112.62} in greonbacka at the closo, Mr. Hannisoy, of Indianapolis, is reported to havo roiternted in an interview yostordny his former statemont in roforence to the sale of $76,000 of ,Fort Smith & Little Rock Innd-grant bonds to tho Union Pacific Raile rond Company for §64,000—viz. : that in re. eponso to n domand by himself that this mattor bo investignied by tho Bonrd of Direetors, Mr, E, II, Roruxs, Tronsurer of tho Union Pacific, urged that the matter bo dropped becanso it would **kill off Mr. Bramve;” and that ho (1Iarrisox) wrote to the Ifon. Jasmes I, Witsox, of Iows, also a Goavornment Director, imforming him of tho matter, though without mentioniug the name of Mr. BLaisg, but received no roply from Mr. Wizson, who neglected to prosecuto the inquiries suggested by Br. Hanrigon, Bir. Brarse maoy yet porceivo tho importanco of supplomenting his denial nnd cxplanation by statoments from Messra. Roruins and Wir- 80N, Judge DrioN has finally overruled tho motions for a now trial nnd for arrest of judgmeont in the case of Mr, McKee, senior proprietor of tho @lobe-Democrat, convicted of whisky frauds ; after which tho Court pro- ceeded to pass sentence, which is two years in the County Jail anda fino of $10,000, Me- Ker'slawyer, Judge Kruar, asked nstay of com. mitmentuntil a petition to Washington nsking for a romission of tho imprisonmont pnrt of the sentonce could bo heard from, and the Court granted astay of two wecks, requiring the defendant to give additional bond of £20,000, It is doubtful whothor the President will interfero in tho mattor. Ho has been so sternly determined to punish the whisky thioves that ho haa no bowels of compnssion for any of the fraternity, not even if thoy aro newspapor publishers or good deacons in the church. The sentence is a severo one,— unexpectedly s0; very fow peoplo in St Louis thought the punishmont would exceed sixty days in jail nnd a moderato fine. But Judge Dixrox is no respecter of persons. Tho high must be punished as severely ns the low, —more 80, if any difference, a8 they had less causo for temptation, and were bound by their position to sot an oxample. BMcKee was a rich man and did not nced any money wrongfully obtained. Mo was a respectod and influential citizon, and tho establishment of his guilt shocked the entiro community. Massnchusotts Republicans mot in State Convention in Boston yesterday, and nomi- nated delegates-at-largo to the Cincinnati Convention. The list is mnde up of tho Ilon, R. H. Daxa, the Hon. E. R. Hoan, Jony AL Fornes, and President Crapnounye, of Willinms Collogo. Of those, three—DaNa, Fonnes, and Coapnounye—are presumed to be for Buwstow, while Hoir favors Braive as first choice. Present indications Iend to tho belief that nearly the entiro delegation from tho Bay Btate will bo for Bristow on the first ballot. The Congrossional District delega- tions, like the delegates-at-large, being mostly uninstructed, may, however, at first divide their support with Bramve. The dolegates olocted yeosterday aro mon of the kighest prominenco, socially and morally, Mr, Daxa’s selection being a fitting rebuko to thoso Senators who made them- solves discreditably prominent in opposing his confirmation for the London mission, Tho Convention wns notabie in many ro- apocts, Chief among these was the fact that thero was neither Burwen nor Butlerism in it. If thero were, it is certain that thoy dared not show thoir heads. It was also a working body, and not a ‘talking ono, the members going about the business which they wore expected to transact and adjonrn. ing promptly when that work was finishod. Tho place-hunters wera compelled to occupy Dback scats. duced into the House of Representatives by so sterling a representative of the Domocracy a8 Mr, YerNanoo Woop, it is to be hoped that a majority of that body will consent toa proper consideration of the subject. Asfar back as tho very opening of the present Con- gross the Secrotary of the Treasury pointed out in his roport tho obvious ndvantage to be obtained from offering for salo at this time n new bond bearing a low rato of interest, with which to take up the outstanding 5-20 bonds bearing 6 por cent intorest. Tho 500,000, 000 of & por cont bonda issued in exchange for the € por conts having been exhausted, and tho financial condition of the monoy- markets of the world warranting the beliof that 4§ per cent bonds can be readily sold it mado to run thirty years, tho Becrotary urged upon Congress the nocessity for an im- mediate authorization of a new issue of bonda under the latter condition, But Congress hay delayed all theso months to pass the noces. sary logislation. It would scem ns though this delay is o perverso and mali- cious offort to cripple the Government at tho oxpenso of the Republican Ad. ministration, or at the best to deprive the Government of on opportunity of saving $7,00,000 n year in the fear that the Repub- lican Administration may enjoy the crodit therefor, ‘Ihis is smalloess of infinitesimal degreo. It moy not ba carried any further without reacting upon the Domocrats who aro responsible for it, If thoy shall refuso altogether to authorizo tho' exchango of $600,000,000 in 4} per cont bonds for the outstanding 6 per cent bonds, the charge will lio sgainst them of having doliberately rob. bod tho people of $7,600,000 a year for par- tisan purposes, and this charge will bo urged against them without favor during the Presi. dential campaign. ‘The only objection worthy of consideration which wo have ovor heard againat this prop. osition to fund $500,000,000 of the national debt ls that it is intended (by maintainiug tho presont sinking-fund system) to pay off the entire public debt before the expiration of thirty yenrs. The anawor to this is that thero is no reasonable probability that it will be sccomplished, and that it is certainly not desirable to maintain the sinking fund on its present basis, Under the oxisting law, there Is 8ot apart evory year not meroly 1 per cent of the actual amount of tho dobt at the time tho law was passed, but also on the amount of the einking fund, which in. crerses from year to year. ‘I'o continuo this system will ba to constantly increase taxation until the debt should be entirely discharged ; aud ug the debt grows.smaller, instead of taxatlon decrensing in proportion s it ought to, the burden on the peoploe will grow larger. No party will undertake to sustain this growing tax for the liquidation of a de- crzasing debt. It bas already bocome'so su. rious a burden that it should be reduced to simply 1 per ccnt of the total dubt; and such will unquestionably bo the result bofore many years, In that event it will not bo thirty yoars, This objection to the funding is consequontly not a good one. Dut, mean- while, tho funding ilself will practieally pro- vido a sluking fund of considerablo magui- tude. A saving of $7,600,000 of gold inter- est for thirty yenrs would be n practical ro- duction of tho debt by §225,000,000 within that timo, or n saving of that amount in taxes, which is matorinlly the samo thing, It is enrneatly to bo hoped that no parti- san feoling may bo permitted to dofent thia funding scheme. Wo aro willing that the Domocrats shnll receivo a full sharo of tho credit for putling it into operation. Cor- tainly i it fails to go into operation the Democernts will have to pay their share of tho cxcessivo taxation which the continned payment of $7,600,000 in intorest that might Do saved will necessitato. Onco before, as Mr, Bourwery rolates, the delny of Congress defeated the Governmont in a gimilar advan- tage. ‘This was just preceding tho Franco~ Prussinn War, when a plethora of monoy in tho markets of Europe would have enabled the United States to plnce a 4] por cent lonn; Lut it was thought by some persons that oven a lower rate might bo secured, nud, boforo this phaso of the question had been discussed and canvassed, tvar was declared by Naroreon and the opportunity was lost. Bo it may Dbec et the present time, if the Democrats ocension mneedless delay., A Europenn war is not among the impossibili- tios. Thero is almost n certainty that $500,- 000,000 bonds can be placed now at 4} per cont running for thirty yoars; it is not un. likely thatthe ItoTuscniLos,orsomeother great. baukers of Europe, would organizo a Syndi- cato to tako tho wholo amount in exclange for the outstanding 6 per eonts which nro subjoct to the call of tho Government, Tho prompt placing of such a loan would prepara (he way for thofundingof the remainderof tho publio debt at 4 per cent ; the credit of the Governmont would be notably improved ; pri. vato credits in America would be likewiso en- hanced; the people would save $7,i00,000 annually in taxes, and the offect in every re- spect would bo salutary. Indecd, tho merits of tho proposition are so obvious that tho ‘il should be passed in both Houses of Con- gress almost without discussion, BUILDIRG A COURT-HOUSE. We understand that n business proposition will be mado to the county for the building of a Conrt-House, with satisfactory guaranty a8 to its complotion and its ndequacy, for 22,100,000, or 400,000 Jess than tho cost con. templated, and probably $2,000,000 less than tho nctual cqst will bo if the work goes on un- der the usuafoflicinl systom. The gentlomen whoso names aro associated With this propo- sition aro Mr, Bovnaroy, the architect, Mr. Bovroy, the iron-founder, Messrs, Oanren Drothers, builders, and ono other firm, all men of credit and character in their various cnllings. Thoy sre unquestionably propared to give any security that may bo demanded for tho completion of the work nceording to the specificntions of their plan, which is de- seribed clsewhere, and will enter into a bond not to demand any compensation above tho contract price. As labor snd material will be cheaper within the coming year than later, it is likely that, if they should got tho contract, thoy would hurry it forward in a business-like way with a view to making as large n margin of profit for thomselves ns thoy could in keep- ing with the charactor of the work they agreo to do. Tho advantages, then, would be in gotting n Court-House for, soy, $1,000,000 less and a couplo of years soonor than if if, bo built under the ordinary official super- vision. ‘Wo bespenk for this proposition a eandid consideration at the hands of the County Board. It is wniversally conceded among tax-payers that the county, having authority to sell tho necessary bonds, should assmmno the cntire cost of the building, and chargo tha city arental equivalent to one-half the in- terest on the bondsissmed for that purpose. If this be done, the most direct and cconomical way of proceeding is to scenro tho erection of tho building on one genoral contraot, such ns Messrs. Boyivoroy and others now propose, in case the plaus thoy submit are satisfactory to both city and county. This way will cut ,off the delny incident to the bickering nnd quarreling betwoen city and county officinls, and prevent tho jobbery which past oxpe- rience warrants the people in anticipating in an enterprise of this magnitude. If the plans of Mr, Bormaron and his nssociates aro such 14 to suit the purposes of both city and county, the County Board may do much to redoom itself beforo the people by necept- ing n business proposition of this kind. HIESTER CLYMER'S COMMITTEE. Tho Hon. Hresten Cryyes, notwithstand- ng hia high-sounding name and the promi- nent position he occupies in the farco of Dem- ocratio investigations, appenrs to be conspic~ nous chiefly. for his bungling of the Brrenar business. Tho ex-Becrotary of War certainly afforded him a remarksble opportonity of bringing himsel? before tha country as a ro. formor of tho most ndvancod type, and an avenger of public and political morals. No public event for years created such a sousn- tion ns the fall of DeLNAw, and, in connec. tion with this fall, the Hon. Hiesten CLyamen socured an immedinte and widesprend popu- larity na the instrument of justico who was to Lring this prominent officer of the Govern- ment to a speedy end well-deserved rotribu. tion. The moment, however, that ho had cutablished tho charges sgainst Berexar, ho bungled the case by allowing the only ma- terinl witnoss to bo released from the oustody of his Committeo and to escape to Cannda, and, moro than this, to carry away with him all the original papers and documents which were nocessary to substantiate the charges ngainst Derxnar and to corroborate the witness. Having discovered bhis/ blunder, ho sought toropairit by inducing the witness to return, but without success, and it finally bocamo necessary for the Ropub. lican Administration to procure the presenco of tho witness in Washington that the Demo- cratio House might present Berxnar for im. peachment, Tho presontation of the articles was then most unaccountably delayed and protracted. Weck after weok passed away, und nothing was done, but at last the slow- going Cryuxs aund his Committeo succeoded in getting Berxxae bofore the bar of tho Senate for trial. At this important juncturo anothor unexpeeted cpisods occurs, growing out of Ouyuen's bungling. The Ilouso of Roprosentatives having filed its replications, Berrnar mokes his rojoinder, interposing o general demurrer, tho last plea in which s of peculior significance, touching the part played by tho Hon, Hiestin CLymzn, us well o4 the question of jurisdiction. In this ples, Dzuexar sots forth tho following rewarknble fucts: o resigned bis posi- tion us Beorotary of War on the 2d of Muorch, and the President accopted his resiguation, but ho did not resign with the possiblo to pay off the national dabd within | intontion of evadirg any impeschmont pro- oecdings. He further avors that, na tho testi- mony of the witness Mansu reflected upon others who had beon associnted with him,~— menning Mre; BersNar,—ho proposed that, if the Committes would suppress that pnrt of tho statoment reflocting upon her, ho wonld admit the roccipt of the corrnption fundy from Mana, althongh the accusation waa not truo,—n ohivalrio proffor of bloviation which the Committeo deolined to nccopt. The Hon, Hresten Cryaen thon took the very remnark. nblo step of intimating to Brurvar that he should move in tho IHouse for his impeach- ment unless be resigned his position bofore noon of the next day. Tho plea tells the rest ¢ And 21 Denxiar, regarding this atatcment of sald Crysen, Chajrman, as aforcasid, ss an intimation that he, nald Drerxar, could, by thus restgutug, avald {ne afliction Inncparable from o protracted trial in & forum, which would attract tho greateat degres of pubs- le attentlon, snd tho humiliation of svalling himaclt of tho defente, disclonod in eald atatoment iiaelf,which would east blamo upon said other person, ho ylelded to the suggostion mado by eafd OLrkn, Chalrman aa aforesald, belloving that tho ssmo wae made in good. faith by tho sald OLy>tER, Cholrman as sforessid, and that be, eald Brtxnar, would, by resigning his posi tlon aa Socretary of War, sccuro the speedy dismlssay of eaid statoment from the public mind, which sald statement, though it involved nocriminality on lis part, was deoply painful to his folings, and did resign Iin £aid position s Becrotory of War at 10 o'clock snd 20 minutes Jn tho forenoon of tho 24 day of March, 1878; and st 11 o'clock In the fors. moon of tho dsy and year last aforcsmd ho, sl Drurwar, csuzed saild Committos to Lo notified of Lis #ald reaignation snd of tho sccoptance tLiorcod by tho President of the United Statos aforo- said, all of which was In pursuanco auil consequenco of thio #afd suggestion 30 made by Fald CLYMER, It therefore appears from this plen that the Hon. Hiesten Cryyen had guaranteed Ber. RNAP immunity from impeachment if Lo would resign, or mado him na proposition tantn- mount to that. In moving for the impeach- ment, thorefore, the Ion, IMester Crysen has been guilty of bad faith towards his friend, tho ex-Seoretary of War, It places him in an awkward dilomma, Either he is guilty of a blundor, or hoisnot. Ho was eithor ignorantly making a covenant ho could not fulfill, or ho was ngrecing to a con. tract which ho knew ho could not car- ry out. In tho latter cnse, he was ovi. dontly intonding to lot Beirxar down lightly in order to save his friend, Gex- TLEMAN Groroe, who had becomo invelved owing to his blundering ; but, having touchod off the fuse, the whole magazine was bound to explode. ‘Tho result of all this bungling of CrvMER's i that the impeachment trial is still dawdling along in tho preliminaries, tho Senate not yet having discovered whethor it* hins jurisdiction in the premises. Democrat- ic voforms scoms to bo of & twofold naturo. It cithor secks to dnmage the reputation of innocent and honorable gentlomen with the testimony of dead-beats and Innaties, taken without restraint iu a star-chamber and dis. seminated nbroed in Demooratic newspapers ; or it fails wheore corruption is palpably ovi- dont to be able to punish it, on sccount of the ignorance and bad management of the in. vestigatora, DHE CINCINNATI CONTEST. There are two or three points rolative to tho Cincinnati nominations whick are worthy of notica on account of tho nlmost unani. mous agrecmont that is accorded thom by the leading Ropublican nowspapers of the coun- try. One ia, that the result of the eloction will, in all likelihood, turn upon the voto of Now York State. Tho importancs of thig probabllity to the Cinciunati Convention is obvious from the fact that New York is now controlled by tho Democrais, and that the present Governor of Now York may bo the nomineo ¢f tho Democratic party. There was o class of men in that Stato at the olec- tion last fall who called themselves * Truoen Ropublicans; " thoso men will vote for Trr- peN for President in proforonce to any Re- publican candidate who ropresonts tho obuges which first prompted them to go over to Timpex, The next point is (and this is mnde with particular force in o recent articlo in Harper's Weekly) that personnl purity in a candidate is not so much the demand of tho roform eloment of the Re- publican party na his ropresentative purity. That is, no ono imagines for a momont that tho Republican Convention will contemplate seriously the nomination of any man sus- pected of porsonal impurity, but that is not onough. Tho candidate, to bo auccosstul, must bo conspicuonsly disassociated from thoso elomonts of tho pust which have drag- ged down tho Republican party from the high and undisputed purity which dis- tinguished it for so many years. o must not only not be a corraptionist himself, but neither can ho be an apologist for corruption- ists, Respectable mediocrity is not onongh, but he must be a man who has domonstrated a copacity nnd displayed the requisito courago for fighting that class of plunderors who havo fastenod themselves upon tho Re- publican party becauso it hos ‘boen in con. trol of the public servico, Iurper's Weekly dofines tho situation as follows : “Claima " and “gpotless character” will not be enough for a candidate if thoy are not comblnod with an culiro want of sympathy or saiociation with the things that have dofiled tho Nepublicen nsme, The most earneat desirs of tho masnca of tho Republican arty {s a thorough reform of aduministration, and to satisfy thet somothing more than * party servics " is indispensable, especially when suchi services have tended to conceal the very ovils which have sroused goneral dutrust and indignation. Nowhero, wo say, 1a thla revolution of reform within the purty stronger than in Now Yorx, Dut it is strong smong tho msss of tho party, not among thoso who “run tho mae chino”* Now it is the mase of the party who cast tho yotes, They support the machine or thoy stay at home, And it 18 a small minority of thet mass which detormines the eloctlon, There is littlo doubt that this refers no- tably to Mr. Coxxiing, but it also includes to o largo extent Mossru, MonToN and Brawe, With tho oxcoption of tho charges against the last-nnmed, thero has been no thought that either of thoso gontlemen has been personally corrupt, or partaken of the plunder incidont to the long tenure of oflice enjoyed by tho Ropublican party. Butall of them, toa greator or loss vxtent, have been identified with tho “1nchine” ngainst which there is just now o popular protest. All of thom, to a greater or less extent, aro devoted to the *spoils system,” in the souso that tho offices must bo 8o disposed of ns to strongthen the porty, rather than with reforenca to their capablo and dignified administration, All of them bo. loug to that class of politicians who set up the party above tho country, and who accept partyism alone s synonymous with patriot ism. All of them aro {nclined to protest against the exposure of party abuses as a spo- cles of fouling their own nest. All of them are jdentified, more or less, with tho old system from which the peopls want to break away, Notono of them has dovoloped any conspicuous qualities for presceutiug tho corruptlonists aud ridding the party cf that clnss of vultures who look upon politics meroly%s o woney-naking ageney, In lack. ing this positive and sggressive disposition to reform, thesa gentlemen lack, to somo ex- tent, tho quality which the pooplo demand abovo all others iutho Presidontial candidate of to-dny, and which alono can assure the success of the Ropublioan party. Tho reform of the publio service must bogin with the clection of n Chief Exccutivo who sholl hve the charactor, discernmeont, and disposition to snrronnd himself with none but good advis- ers, to remove, from offlces for causo only, and to appoint to office rolely on clatms of fitness and respectability,. Tho poople have mado up their minds to elect such a man it ho can bo presented to thom, Iepublican success i cortnin with a candidato represont- ing in full mensure tho demands for the ro- form of tho public pervice. But if tho Re- publican party shall nominate & man whoso naction in this regard is in any way doubtful, ita snccess can only follow upon the greater blunder of tho Domocrata in tho same direc. tion. 'This is tho chief consideration to bo impressed upon the delegntes to the Cincin- nati Convention, without regard to individual factions or local constituoncies. = THE CITY CERTIFICATES, Thongh tho opinion of tho Circuit Conrt on the oity cortifieates, writton by Judge MoAvr1sTER, has boen withheld from publica- tion till to-morrow to onable & further in- vestigation of cortain circnmstancos which aro thought to have hean erroncously stated, thoro is a distinct intimation that theso cor- tificaten como within tho constitutionnl pro- hibition except when drawn against a par. tioular fund for a specinl purposo. This is vory dilferent from the provailing practice, which has been to issuo cortificates in o gon. oral way whenover money was needed either for ourront oxpenses or to rodeem outstanding certifieates ropresenting taxes past duo but uncollected. Tho decision is upon n made- up enso, in which the Board of Pablio Works petitioned the Court for a mandamus com- pelling Comptroller Haves tojssuo certifieates for n stated sum to pay off an indebtedness incurred in March for cleaning streots, It was the most favorable form in which tho right to issuo theso certificates could bo presented. . In tho absonco of tho opinion itaclf, it is impossible to sny whether or not it takes as brond ground as did that of Judge Zaxe in Springfield, who dncided that, when o city had alroady oxhiaustod the con. stitutionnl limit of indebteduess, it has no outhority to issuo theso certifieates, which he held to bo tho evidonoe of new nnd additional indobtedness expressly prohibited by the Constitution. But, if Judgoe McArrsren’s decision gocs no further than to authorize the issuo of certificates ngainst a stated fund forn purposo expressly contomplated in an npproprintion nlrendy made, it will atill changa the character of these certificatos vory materially. Such adecision will oxclude the issuo of certificates to redecm out- standing and unpaid certificates, unloss the payment therefor sbull lave beon included in the preceding tax-levy ; and those who buy cortificates will do so at tho risk of the tax being collectod, or, in the event of the non-colloction, of the levy of another tax to cover the doficiency, This much latitude may enable tho city to continua the working de- partments of tho Goverument, instead of dis- charging them as Springfleld did, but it will consirain the City Government to confine the isaua of certificates to tho items of the appro- priation bill, distinotly set forth in cnch cor- tificato; and it will also necessitata the lovy of a tax to poy the old certificates, if the city would avold the disgrace of repudiation, Thero will bea default in payment in any ovent. Further speculation is useless until the Tull toxt of the opinion shall bo mado public. THE CIVIL BERVICE. The English press does not find much, en- couragement for reform in thoe politionl sys- tom of this country from the genoral oatery that has bLeen made in both parties against tho corruption reprosented by BrLENAP, Thero are two ronsons why this popular in. diguation lacks the oloments of gonuine and permanent improvement, In the first place, the indignation Is rather against the indi- vidual corraption than against the system of which it is o notural product, In the next placo, both parties, in dealing with it, scem to Lo actuated by partisan motives,—tho Demo- crats to uso it in thoir offort to displace the Ropublican party, and the Ropublicans to mako it an opportunity for showing their ea- pacity and willingness to punish official of- feondors insido the party. This is the general sontimont of the English pross, fairly refleot. od by a recont articlo in the Pall-Mall Budget. It holds that the only radical reform is to be found in tho inculcation of new political idens concorning the Civil Servico; that the punishment of corrupt officials, whero cor- ruption is almost o nocessary incidont of the systom, will not reach more than ono guilty man in ten; and that, while Brrenap may possibly bo disgraced for the exposure of Lis corrupt practices, the immunity cnjoyed by others equally corrupt but not exposed will bo a standing temptation, * It is im- possiblo to beliovo,” says this journal, * that tho peoplo can have unshrinking confldenco in officiala whom they send with immense power and wrotchodly small salaries inton profuse socioty led by the chiefs of profitable rings, and the most experienced lobbyists and log-rollers in tho conntry™; and it further oxpressos the opinion that *¢the Democrats, who are pursuing Republican offenders with such o flerco passion of virtue, are no more inclined than the adhorents of tho Adminis. tration to enforce tho only efficient remedy,” That remody is the reform of the Civil Sorvice, 'Tho peoplo of England are able from their own oxperience to compare the blessings of a well-organized Qlvil Bervice with the ovils incident to o distribution of office by partyism or favoritism, The systom which now ob. tains in this country was formerly the sys. tom in England, and tho same abuses we now suffer wero endured in that country. Bribery, corruption, and incompetence wero once a8 charactoristio of the management of public affairs in Great Britain as in the United Btates, Individual cases wore then exposed and punished a8 with us at the present time, though more gonerally and efficiently, but these oxposurcs did not correct tho evils. It was not till an organization on scientific and business principies of the pub. lic service that thoro was a gonuine purifica. tion. The benefits of this organization,which has bocome moro and more efficient with in. creansed age, now nasuro tho same honeaty and capability in tho management of political trusts as in tho control of private enterprises under tho officera of corporations, Tho Civil Borvice of Great Britain is no longer subject to tho chango in parties and tho accldental integrity or corruption of the mon who are inducted into office under tho auspices of any particular regimo; Lut it hos a personnel fitted to the dutics of publio sorvice by spe- clal troining. Office-holding in England is a profeision just os reputable as law or jour. naliun 3 a profossion in this, Tho rosponsi- ble duties are well paid for, and ars discharg- od by men who havo attalned fitness by expe- zience in tho subordinate grades. ‘Tharo is no more temptation to dishonesty in English offica-holding than thoro is in the mercantile business of tho counitry. Tho safeguards aro a3 numorous and tho chooks ns ofticiont, Corruption in any singlo instance does not roquire an uprising of the peoplo to securo a correction, but is trontod like any othor ex- coptional botraynl of trust; nor doos it,when it ocours, creato a suspicion that it is the common practico of the publio sorvice. It s exccedingly doubtful whother the Olvil Servico will ba improved to any appro- cinblo extont by tho disgrace of Berrnar, It seema to bo genorally felt that ho only did what othera have done and aro doing, Thero isa viclous, dangerous, and degraded sentiment that it is no crimo to swindlo tho Govern. ment, This sentimont is a direot outgrowth of tho spoils systom. It attracis n vast nrmy of men who are commonly and properly known as '‘bummers.” Tha offico-holders, 89 a rule, belong to this clnss, whather thoy aro u‘hlgh or low degreo, from Congressmen down to the Whisky-Gaugers appointed through their influcnce. The public service is regarded in no other light then ns some. {hing for them to proy upon. The average Congressman defends what ho ealls his pat- ronnge—thnt is his privilege of dictatinga certain proportion of the appointments from his district—with moro ardor and vehemonce than he does nny political principle or project for the common good. It is thoexerciseof this patronage which either roturns him to Con- gresa or dofents him, Tho wholo schemo of oftice-holding is inhcrently wrong under such asystem. Iis vory noture attracts the worst kind of men and repels the best kind of men, It is the most sorious danger that threntons the growing prosperity of the country and the pormnnent success of popular govern. ment. Individunls who becomo too bold or show too littlo discrotion in their disposition of the spoils or the improvement of their op- portunitics may bo dropped by ono party or may furnish a protext for another party to de- mand n chango of administration; but after this heg boen accomplished tho machina goes on very much tho samo 88 before. It will continuoe to grow worse, whataver party is in power, until thore is a radical reform in the systom itsolf. And the firat step to that end (the only one practicable at present) must bo in the cloction of a Presidont who shall have the charactor, and cournge, and nssocintions to innugurate an independent practico of calling tho fittest mon intotho public service. To provide such n Prosident is to-day tho highest mission of the Republican party. TRIFLING WITH THE PEOPLE. The dying Council is composed mostly of professionnl office-holders, who manngo to live on tho offico of Aldermnan, to which no pay is nttached, and without other visible menns of support. Tho ruling pnssion is sirong in doath, and, notwithstanding the term for tho rotirement of this Council is pnased, the unsnlaried oflices are so profitable that tho Aldermen still want to hold on. They are doing this by means of a postpone- mont from time to timeof the canvass of tho vote ot the Iato election, This is an ontrage on tho people. Itis trifling with the most important issuo of tho eloction, viz.: the cholco of a now and improved sot of Alder- men, Tho peoplo oxpected, and have a right to domand, that the now Council shail take hold immediately. As long as tho old Coun- oil continues to usurp tho functions of the City Logislaturo, Corviy will continuo to usurp the functions of the City Excoutive. Nathing can well be done in his cnse until tho now Counc shall bo inangurated. Mr. Hoxxr will delay sction until the new Coun- cil shall indicate o preforenca for one of the two plans for ousting Corviy,—that is, whother Mr. Ioyse shall domand the office, or. the Council proceed to vloct one of ity own mombers. The old Council understand this, and they are en- denvoring to postpone the rockoning ns long a8 possible. Tho prosent charter, deflclont in many things, fails to appolnt a day when the newly-clected officers and Council shall nssume their places, but the inferonce is that the vote should be canvaaged immediately, and that tho persons found to bo olected should succeod ot onco to thetr offices. A monstrous proposition was made tho other night in the Council that tho dato be fixed in May by ordinance, though the adinission of any such right would carry with it tho com. petoncy of the Council to prolong their tormn for six months or a year, and practically do. feat tho will of the people. The bummer majority of the old Council, intrepid ns they aro in iniquity, will scarcely daro to attempt anything of this kind, Their delny is conso- quently nothing more than a gratuitous in. sult to tho people, The lnst postponoment waa till to-morrow night. There should bo no more procrastination, The canvass should proceod at onco, the Couneil shounld finish up its work, and the defeated Aldermen ratiro to tho obsourity to which their indignant con- stituonoy hna consigned them. Farther delny will only bring additional disgrace upon thom. Joux Bman oclarod ¢ England was ownod by 80,000 porsons, which statement was savagely nssailod od untrue, o, of conrse, meant tho great bulk of the land, and did not ioclude tho holdora of town lols and garden patches, It tums out from an inspoo- tion of tho new Doomsdsy DBook tiot he was mot far from right. Tho total acreage of England and Wales, ex- clusive of the metropolls, and exelusive of com- mons or waste lands, appears by the roturns to bo 83,018,510, In Kngland and Walos (omitting London) 3,874 owners hold 9,367,133 acres ; 10,207 owners hold 22,013,208 acros; 43.52¢ ownars biold 28,840,550 acros ; 030,312 romaining owuors, viz, 1 thoso of one acre and undor 100 acres, bold the remaindor of tho ares, 4,172,060, In Scotland 24 awners hold 4,931,883fsctea ; 08 owpers hold 7,057,494 acrea ; 320 owners hold 18,169,030 norms ; 680 ownors hotd 14,898,090 acros ¢ 1,168 ownera hold 16,734,469 weres § 1,769 ownory hold 17,670,650 acres ; 130,471 owoors hold tho romaindor, viz.: 1,371,144 acrcs. The roturn for Iroland has not yet been publishiod, Thus it appears that 10,000 ownora hold more than two-thirds of tho wholo of England, The noxt 20,000 own all but about 5,000,000 acres, so that Buiaur was, altor all, not (ar from correct when ha waid that nesrly all England was tho praperty of a bandful of land-monepolists. gstinddiSevs il Tt is & foot not genorally known thas thero fa & vory stringont codo of Prosy lawe in existence in Japan, ono clause of which prohibits any eriticlsm of any of tho laws of the Empire, Thlis latter clauso, it appears, ia creating consid. orable trouble, cspecially among the young Bl oee, who, having taken of lato to reading English and Americau books and papers, bave got thoir heada filled with some vory radioal notions about poraonal liberty sud the rignta of fre0 criticlsm. The Govornmont thus far, how- over, bas succeedod in maintalning its censor- ship and enforcing the Press laws, although jt had s narrow oscepe of Iate, A British subjoct, claiming the rights cf & free pross undor tho ' tronty botwoon Eogland aud Japan, fssued s Jopanesc nowspapor and bogan to circu- late it without baviug rogistered it. The authoritios, fearlog If this paper succeod- od there would rapidly bs a press in existonca which would st the law at deflance, 1aid tho mattor bofore tho English Minlster, who eama to the ralief of the Japanese, and fasnod g notifieation in virtue of the powers vested iy him Dby the Order In Council for Obins an¢ Japan, makiug it s ponsl offonae for s Dritish aubjeot to publish & newspapor in the Japancs langusage. - b M ) The Nashville Amerfcan is of the opiniog that the Domocratio party ought to nominatg & Domocrat. It is not in favor of Judge Davin Davis, The Loulavillo Courler-Journal thinkg tuat, with Trrory or Tnunstax for Presidontia nominco, and a hard-money platform, the Domo. orate can carry o solid Bouth, Now York, Now Jorsoy, Connecticut, and tho facifio Blates, which will olect.” It gives up tho Northwost i advauco, including Indiana. B e Dotwoon tho lat and 16th of April tho Nattonat Banks surrenderod 91,600,000 of tholr circulat. ing notes. Thoy sent to the Trosaury that amount of groenbaoks to rodeom notos and withe drasr tho bonds Lield in pladge for tho rodemp. tion of notes, It s hardly necessary for the ragamufling to insort in thofr Rag-Baby platformy n demand for the witidrawa! of Natloonl-Bank notos, ae tho banka aro voluntarlly retiring them, —_——— BryeEnmpoe requires rathor more dirly work from his dirty little organ than tho dirty littls sinocuro office held by Its dirty littlo oditor g wortti. PERBONAL, Mr. Beochor's lecturo in Now London, Maes, cost the managors §160 above roceipta, Tho {xinl of Btrousberg, the fallon railrond Ling, will begin on tho 20th of May at Moscow, # Juliug Oxgar™ was uot a comploto auccoss in Philadelplia, Locauso 1t contained no silusios to the Contonnial, A Michigan church s advortised to give g Mothor Goowo rocoption in whioh ** forty verlt. ablo goeso * will tako part. Mr. Moody will bogin rovival sorvices ia Ag. gusts, Ga, May 1, to continuo ono woek. Ha has boon 1nvited to visit Charloaton, August Bolmont opanod his private gallory for tho bonefit of the Womoa's Centonnisl Unlon, "Tnosday and Weduosday of thia wook. A chinir mado of the old elm st Cambridge rendored famous by Longfollow's * Viliagy Biacksmith," 18 to bo prosonted (o tha poot. Ono of the femalo corrospondents at Wash- ington unhappily wrote that Jamos Gordon Bounott was to bo married this summor, * at usual.” W. F. Cody, botter known as *Buffalo Dill," Tocontly shot and killed tho Sheriff of Young County, Tex. Ha had not at last accounts booz arvestod. Tho now silver-pieces, * throo of which make a dollar,” somotimea decelve the credulous ; thoy are s half and two quarters, Bet you can show ‘em, and tako soda-water on the result, Trof. Ira Remsoun, of Williams Collego, Lias a0 copted tho position of Profossor of Chemistry in the now Johns Hopkins University at Baltimoro, with o salary of 5,000, aud will enter upon his dutics thero in tho fall, Capt, Paul Boylon has atarted on his tour oaround the world, which will be made in abous three yosrs. 1o hes ougsagod to supply the British Cosst-Guards, and cortain corpa of the Trussian Navy, with his hfc-saving suit. Tho Rev. Philip Brooks and Bishop Nicholson spanned the gulf between High Church and Low Church recontly, the oceesion being tho mare riago of the Bishop's son, 0. Mollvains Nichole son, to a daughtor of Thomas Nickerson, all of Boston, Dr, Eogono Schuylor is in London, whoro he liag gone to corroct the proof-shoots of his work on Turkistan before proceeding to bla daties ay Booretary of Logation at Constantinople. Ha haa already bocoms a favarite with the acholars of London, “Yon hiave a Iawyor? " asid Justico Bixby, of Now York, looking {nquiringly at the youthful prisonor, ¢ I have, your Houor," replicd the weeping lad, pointing to o emiling and woelle known Tomby practitioner, ** Then I wiil save you from him,"” continued his Honor. * You may go," Balvini played ** Machoth * for tho firat time doring bis recent engagemont in Edinburg, A correspondont of the London Academy speaks of the performauce in high torms, and surmisos thot Balvini waa influenced by s seutiment of local color in choosing to play the Bcotch usurp or for the firat time bofora Bcotcumon, A charming hostoss ot o Parisisn dinnor-party privately spologized to one of her gueats, the lato Gen, Lechssno Thomaa, for tho unbecome ing dross of ono of tho ladion presout, whoso coraet was cut {n a highly indisoroet fashion, The Genoral rosponded gayly: ** Oh, mever mind, madome, we soldiers have ofton seen Iadios dressed in that stylo—in Africa,” A woll-known Pars bauker haa for s long timo signed his namo Cshen d' Anvons, to dis tinguish himself fram otter Oahons, He had thought of abridging his title to O, a' Anvens, but his impulso haes becn checked by the lncon- sidoratoncss of a friond, who, seolng him write {n o hotel-registor 0. d' Anvons," immediatoly followod with ** O. da Cologoe."” 1t lottors of S8hakspoare,” says Mra. Fanny Komblo, ** could bo found, lottora developing the mystery of thoso sorrowlul sonnets, or oven lote tera describing his daily dealings with hia ehil- dren and Mistress Anno Hathawasy, his wifo, 8 frouzy of curioaity would be aroused by them. But wo know little abont him, thank Heaven) ond I am glad that lttle Is not more.* * Qiacon," who will ho recognized in this clity a8 on old nowspapor maw, writes to the Springs fisld Republican a flattoring mocount of Mr, D, X. Pearsons’ oloction to the Common Council, Onicopeo, Derksbiro County, Mass,, i8, it ap- pears, tho old home of Mr. Poarsons, and be was a auccogsfal physician thore upto fifteen years Bgo, whon he moved Weat. ‘*Gideon™ oefimates that it would now take about s unit and six ciphors to gaugo fairly the valuo of his accumulations,” The Rev. Lyman I, Johnson, the Congregse tionallst preacher of Lucas County, Ohio, who spako against Ilenry Ward Boecher over tenm years ago, and who waa one of ihe first to call attention to ths Plymouth pastor’s Splritualism aud froe-love doclrinos, and who was oxpolled from the Cougreyational ministry for his out- spaken language, addresscd s Iarge sudionce in Leferts Park, Brooklyn, Monday. Mr. Johnson condemns Qongsogationalism as well as Boachere ism, and would not be scceptad by pooplo of auy orthodox denomiuation a4 a valuablo wituess ip roupoot to auy faith. UOTEL ARRIVALS, Patmer Ilouse~R, 0. Martin, Now York; Jsmes M Shanahsn, Drooklyni A, W. Kelley, Detroit; G. I Chspmag, Indianapolis; W, G, Washburn, Massachu- netta; Thomas R. fard, Californ! itoaris, New Houth Wales; J, Bhsidon, In Fames, Ottawa; Wo 2. Vitas, ford, New York; A and P, ! Wilson, Pitlaburg; W, Heckett, Hame Liton,0hto..., Grand Pacifio—Bir Charles L.Youug and Iady, London: thie Hon, L. J, Woodman, ex-Governor of Diritish Amcrica, Lotdon, 3 Judge Wheeler, 1L, Pockham, and Judgs Ashbel Qroen, Now Yorki William Dond, Necelver f. K. & T.and Bt, Jos & Donver Rulloads; he Rov, E, Gray, Peru; Gen, Wi fleld 8, Uancock, U, B, A.; the Hon. Otis ¥, Prebres, Wasblngton: 3, ' ¥,’’ Mcjunkin, Washingtoni In: 0.0, Wough, P John b Flotz, Ditrolt; L, A, Buderwon, Lsy Ollr Willfani Booth, New York; tho Hon, Robert Islipenning, Mich.; Jamos hbrooke, Bl Louls} A Itusscll Bage, Jr., Gon, Huph, M, & 8t, ¥, B, R.; the Hon, D, D, Dause, Boston: O, A, Oarpenter, Pitts- burg; Gen, J, M, Johnson, Den; 4 Stoplieas falo; 3, ver; Gamnol Olaveland: L ' D, Blakealle, Bufs 5 Buchanan, ~ Parker's i‘nmnfl: 8. 'H. Dlowolt, &L Louis; Fred Wi 1 8, M, Baldwin and C. M, Cole, Prophotatown, . Sharnian Houss—Tho Hon, 1, ¥, Muster, {ho Hon, Lu 8, Teylor, 8t. Loulsi Col. New York: tha Hou, D, ¥. Lyon, Dubuquo: Joba O, TPaul, Pittaburg; A,'V. snd L.V, Bbipman, Montreali tion. J. W, Wichardson, Wiscomln; tho Hon, 1L, Joliot 0, Woodard, Ban Francisco N. Howe, Oakalla, Iila, ; {ho lion, Hesbor Minor, Now York; Col. J, I. Fotter, U, B. A.* Bowtom§ Col. L. Blsuden, Tows, . Gardnar Housi—$ho Mon. W. J. and Jobu J, Fort Lacon, 1lL.j T, Qurren, Bilti- more; A, G, Fowler, Llnghamton, New York: ' James Willivins sl wifo add hilsa Zisglar, Toulavile} Miss W, Darisand W, 0. M 3 J M hen b wite, Dt t ik aad wira 854 Wilsou aud wife, Olpclanati; 8. W. Devios, mare; L. Azbwii and faiaily, Oasadee .