Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 28, 1876, Page 4

4 ‘TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, RATIS OF RUDACRIPTION (PAYADLE FN ADVAKCE) % Postngo Prepaid nt this OMce. Dally Bdition, postpald, 1 yoar... $13.00 Partaof year l‘llmfl'flu« i sddress FOUR WREXS for. %fiflfifm Titerary and Religio r-Weal $7.40@7.55. Oaltle: wore active and un- changed. Shoep were quiot at £4.00@C.25 for poor to choico. One hundred dollnrs in gold would buy $112.50 in greoubacks at the close, e — Cate, the Wisconsin backbiter who in. spired tho investigation of the * Mary Mor- ritt " caso, is in danger of being made out a liar as well as o membor of tho anti-Bntatow conspiracy. e hnd cited ns o witness ex- District-Attornoy Hazzrrow, of Milwaukee, by whom he proposed to prove a damnging stato of fnets against Secretary Bristow, but now comes Mr, Hazztron—under whose in- comboney tho *Mary Merritt” soizuro was mede—with o statement that he never gave Oate to understand that the case in any man- ner reflected npon Mr, Bristow; aud another important witness, Deputy-Collector Weass, ‘who recommonded tho seizure, is on haud to tostify there was nothing in the caso in tho alightost degree derogatory to the Beorotary. Towaver, there aro soveral Milwaukeo wit- nesses who have not yot * gone back on” Care, nnd he may bo spared the mortification of n total failure to furnish proof in support of his chargos, ——— Tho scene in tho Senato yesterday fs do- seribed as vastly interesting and entertaining to the large nudienco which nssembled to witness the proceedings in the impeachmont easo, Berxnar's counsel interposed a motion for postponoment until Decomber next, on the ground that the prevailing partisan ex- citoment and pressure would proclude n fair and fmpartinl trial of the defondant, to whose conviction, it was urged, Republicans and Democrats were alike committed ns a political necessity. Judge DBrack, himsolf a Domo- cratic luminary, pitched into his pnrty for the gake of his client in a stylo anything but comforting to Messrs. CrLrMER, BLAOEBURSN, and tho House manngers. MATT CARPENTER followed in o brillinat and slashing attack on the Confedorate outworks, and altogother it was a gala doy of dnsh and sparkle in tho dig- nified and hoavy Scnate. The motion for postponement was refused, ond next comes the evidenco and argument on tho questions of jurisdiction and conviction, which will be considered together by the Court. Bpecimen coples sent [ree. To prevant dolay and mistakes, be rure and givs Fost- Offos sddrees in full, inclading Btate and County. Remlttances may bs made sithor by draft, express, Poat-Ofios order, of In registarsd letters, at our risk, TERMS TO OITY AUDACRINER DAl Seivored, Bunty i, 30 conte pox wook! Dal ol 3 nclng , 30) cent por wook, NI CUMPANY, Ml lllfllmfix‘:g aarbarosises Gutcago 1l e—— AMUSEMENTS, HOOLEY'S THPATRE—Randolph atrest, bLetween Oiark and_Laalle. Engagement of Kaiis Putnsm, “01d Gurloaity Bhop.” MOVICKER'S THEATRE—Madison strest, betwoen Deatborn snd State, * Othello,” ADELPHI THEATRE—Monroo street, corner Dear- born, Variety entertalnment, FARWELL ITALL~Madison strect, betwoen Olark sad LaSatie. Von Dulow Concert. SOCIETY MEETINGS. " YASHINGTON OIIAPTER, No, 43, R, A. M.—8pe- edal convocation thia (Friday)afternoon and evening, at 4 and 7:30 0'clock, for work on the Rloyal Arch Do- gree. Visiting Gowpanions cordially invited. By order of tho M, E. H, P, OHAS. i, WRIGHT, Sec. The @bienga Tribune, », Pridsy Morming, April 38, 1870, Cooler wenther is predicted for this region to.day, e ——— QGroonbacks ot the New York Gold Ex- change yestordoy closod at 883, —— ————— The decision of Judgo Cantrem, in the Kiunounx Zabeas corpus case, which, it is ex- peoted, will bo given to-day, will order the discharge of the prisoncr from tho custody of the House, and diroct that ho be held to bail under tho indictment found sgainst him by the District Court. And thus endeth all the fuss and foathers about the dignity of the House and its suporiority over the courts in soy case of disputed jurisdiotion. THE OITY CERTIFICATES CABE. The decision of Judgo MoALLISTER, COn- curred in by the other four Circuit Judges will moot with general acceptance, as n clear exposition of the law in relation to city cer- tificates. It first disposes of the blunder of oll that class of lawyers who contended that the prohibitions of the Constitution were ap- plicable only to debts in the form of bonds. He also disposes of the provisions of the chartor of 1865, a8 smended by tho act of 1869, under which theso certificates profes- sedly are issued, by holding that they are modified to the extent of being nullified by the new chartor; and that the Logislature itself could not, in view of tho prohibitions of tho Constitution, have .re-cnacted thoso provisions, and could not have delegated that power to the Common Council. To borrow money under an absolute promise to repay it is “to become indobted,” and is unquestion- ably prohibited by the Constitution, The writ of mandamua in this caso was asked to compel the Comptroller to issue cer- tificates and borrow money to be expended by the Board of Publio Works, It is refused by the Court on the ground that it is to moke a loan which is indopendent of the tax-lovy. Aftor a roview of all the cases bearing on tho subject, the Court adopts the doctrino Inid down by DrmLroN and others, that there is ¢ ng legal objection to tho anticipation of the rovenue by giving warrants epecifieally paya- ble out of the revenuea duly appropriated to the purposs, or to borrowing moucy on war- rants or certifieates speoinlly payable as above stated.” Bofar as tho courta sanction the anticipation of the revenues, it is upon the principle that, the appropriation and tax-levy baving been duly mnde, in legal contempla- tion, such revenues are to bo regarded ns be- ing already in tho Treasury. In tho caso be- fore the Court, there had been no tax-levy made. An appropriation is not a tax-lovy, The Judge thus stated his conclusions : On the whole case, I am of the opinion that, the cor- porstion having already reached fho prescribed lim- its of {ndebtedness, 1§ would bo within the prohibition of thelaw to add to that {ndebtedness by borrowing money and giving au absolute undertaking or obliga- tion to copayit, I am furtherof the opinion that where an appropristion haa been made for the or- dinary currout expenser, and the tax leviod to meot them, nefther the incurring such exponses or tho an- ticipation of auch revenues to dlscharge them will conatitute a dobt within the tnosuing of the prohibi- tlon in question. And it is upon the principle that when the appropriation and tax-levy aro made these meana sre to bo regarded s8 being already in the Tress- ury, aud may be anticipated by orders or cartificates specifically payablo out offthe proper fund to meet the ordinary current sxpenses, Tho Court called attention to the fact that thore wns nothing in the case before tho Court involving the validity of certificates herotofora issued. That question would depend on other considerations. In such cngo, if thoso cortificates aro absolute undor- takings, tho ultimato question would bo whether tho power to Lorrow monoy, which is offoctun! before the constitational limit is ronched, na absolutely ceases, as to innocent holders, the moment that limit is reached, o4 if that power Lnad nover been granted. ‘This question had never been determined Ly the courts, and ho thought that courts would bo apt to decido that such prohibition shall not opernte ns o snara to innocent purchasers. Tue Cmicaco 'Tnmone stated several months ngo that the certifientos of indobted- ness that wore then being issued wero illegal because of their form. Thoso certificates recitod that they were issued undor laws and parts of laws authorizing the city to borrow monoy and make loans, when it was notorious that thoso laws no longor oxisted. Wo then suggested that if ho would change the form of lis cer- tifloates, and make thom stato spocifieally that thoy wera payable out fof tho taxes lovied to meot expenditures authorized by appropria. tions, that being issued for a lawful purpose, —current expenses,—theissuingof acortificate inno wise created o new debt, or enlarged a provious one, Judge MoAvrnisTen has now decided that, for this anticipation of revenues arising from o tax lovied, the issuo of cortifi- cates to moet the appropriations is not be- coming indebted within the prohibitions of the Constitution. The Court states that un. dor this the only lawful forwi of certificates, tho “ only linbility the corporation would {n- cur would be that of an implied undertaking to oxerciso duo diligenco to colloct the taxos, Huch & collateral and incidental linbility could in no seuse be considered ns a dobt, or the incurring it, or a8 becoming indobtod, within the meaning of tho law in question.” We supposs that the jmplied liability of the United Btates would extond to the proper application of tho royenue aftor it Lad boon collocted. Under this decision, the Comptroller may go on and issuo cortificates dircetly to the creditors of the city, or way Lorrow iwonuy on them ; but they must zecite the fact thay The choice of Arkansaa Ropublicans is for Monron, and the eolored element in the Convention yesterdny were anxious {o in- struct for him arbitrarily, but more moderato counsels provailed, and beyond the adoption of a rosolution of preferonco tho dele- gotes oro uninstructed. It is more than suspocted that the attempt to impose explicit instructions was dofosted by a strong faction who parceive tho probability that CoNzLiNG mny neod the Arkansns support very oarly in tho balloting, and who have very decided loanings toward the New York Senator. Tha plea of * no jurisdiction " is getting to be popular smong officials not anxious to be investigated. A, M. Crarp, tho Govern- mont Printer, appenrs to bo one of this sort. Baing close pressed by the House Committee on Printing, who have suoceeded in bringing to light an extraordinary amount of loose managoment in the Printing Bureau, Crare suddenly discovers that he is not an officer of the Government, but ia an officer of tho Benate, and so does not come within the juris- diction of & House Investigating Committoo. All of which may be true under a stric) inter- protation of tho law, but it looks bad for Crarr to bo found flecing for sholter behind » technicality of this sort. Judga Hoax's pogition on the Presidential question, 5o for as ho has been induced to defino it, is onoof dignified noutrality as bo- tween Bnisrow and Brimve, cithor of whom ho says ho ‘would be glad to see nominated at Cincinnati. Both failing, ho regards Hasr- rox Fran ond Wrrziax A, Woreerzs asstates- men ominently worthy to fll tho chair o tho Ohief Exgeutive. It has beon mspocted that Judge Hoar cntertained a lecided proferonco for Mr. Brame, but his mwillingness to indicate auy positive choice ‘urnishes sdditional proof that tho Alpssa. thusetts delegation has no connection with *the machine,” and that their strength at Cincinnati will ba oxercised in behalf of the aigheat and best intorcsts of the Republican party and of the nation. . Fuiling to establish a case of corruption 1gainst Becrotary Bristow, it is now hoped to involve him in a direot conflict with the MHouse on the question of the production of Trensury rocords when called for by Committecs. Banney Oavrrrep is engaged in this interesting experiment, but be is met at the outust by the proffer of overy facility for information that tho Committee can possibly require. Assistanco will bo provided for an inspection of Looks and doouments, or certifled copies will be furnished, but the Prosident’s order against the surrendar of original records to bo re. movod from the Troasury building will be un. flinchingly obsorved. This i the Secrotary's ultimatum, and Barney can toke timo to con- sider what he will do next. At tho cxpense of a terrible eacrifice of independonce and principlo Gov. TiLDEN finally secured o solid delogation from his own Btate. It had to be dono, and it was done, Tho Canal-thicves and tho Brooklyn Ring were guarantoed immunity, and Roform was thrown to the dogs. The anti. Tommany delogation from Now York City were unceremoniously snubbed by the Convention, and thoy returncd home furious with indignation and threatening to combine with the Republicans and defent their ono- mios in the local election. The delegation chosen to represent New York in the Nation. al Convention isof such acharacter asto completely disaffect Gov. TiLpex's former friends among the Liberals—in short, satis. factory to nobody but Tiupey, Tammany, and the Ringa, Tho Cbicago prodnce markets were again unsettlod yosterday, and most uf them wero decidedly woak, Moss pork was active, and £0@300 per brl lower, closing strong, at $20.95 for May, and $21,15 for Juno, Yard was activo, sud 20@30c per 100 1bs lower, closing at $12.85 for May, and $18,00 for June, Meats wero dull and §@fe por B lower, 8t 7o for boxed shoulders, 11jc for do short ribs, and 12 for do short clears, Highwinea were quictand unchanged, at $1.07 per gallon. Flour was quict and easier. ‘Wheat was sctive and % lower, closing at 970 for regular and D74a for May, Corn was activo and 1o lower, closlng at 45}c for April and 45)c for May. Oats were wmoro active and §@}o lower, closing at 8130 for May and 8140 for June. Rye was quict at Gije. Barley was stronger but closed tame, at 570 for May and 550 for June. Hogs were fairly sotive at 200 dscling, with sales chiefiy af vious yenrs, in the ' approprintionn of 1876 towards tho payment of past indebtedness, tho unpaid eharging that an infamons and formidable conspiracy hna been organized in Washington between tho Damocrata on the ono hand and the Whisky Ring on the other, to break down Becretary Bristow ns a candidnte for the Progidential nomination hofore the Cinoin- nati Convention. Tho Democrats fear Becrotary Bnistow as conspiracy have cortain olomenta of strength Democrats in Washington have control of tho scandal-mill, and can sot it going and kocp it going as long as it is necossary. 1y 08 they can be broken down. Both par. ky-thioves to punish their prosecutor and ‘mer is notoriously and historically tircless in shiowing, unless the schome be abandoned, of . can now accomplish for him, ‘LHE CHICAGU 'LnloUNE: bxldBDAx, Asadl <3, I8, e they sro payable out of the revenucsto bo collected from the tax lovied for the support of the city for the flseal yenr onding Dec. 81, 1876, and that tho city is not otherwiso lin- ble therefor, With régard to the old certifl. cates, they must be pald as they fall duo or ronowed by cortifieates reciting that thoy are to bo paid out of the zevenues to bo collect- ed from taxos levied for the oxpensos of the city for the yenr 18756 and pre- With the $740,000 included taxes of 1875 and of provious years will be more than amplo to dischargs all cortifcntes issued up to the close of the Iast fiscal year. The decision of Judge MoAruisTER by impli- cation declares them to be illogal, but thero 18 no desire or wish on tho part of the city, or any of its poople, to avoid their paymont or to repudiato them, The Common Council will, without delay, mako the tax-lovy for 1876. THE CONSPIRAUY AGAINST BRISTOW, Wo hnve good and sufficient rosson for The alliance is natural. the strongest candidate tho Republican party could presont. The whisky-thioves bonr him a deop and implacablo hatred for the war ho bas modo upon them. Both parties to the to bring to n combination agninat him, The The ‘Whisky Ring, on their part, have control of a clnss of men who can sot np jobs as rapid- ties are actuated by the most sordid and scl- fish motives,—the Democrata to gain a par- tisan control for partisan purposes, the whis. preparo the way for resuming their crooked operations. There is a desperation on both sides which will not stop short of any means ihat shrewd knaves can suggest or conscionce- less politicinns can carry out. Revengo and greed aro the two passions that have prompt- ed this conspiracy,—passions a3 powerful ss any known to the human systoem. Tho for- its operation, and the lattor has attained a strongth that only sizteen yoars' deprivation of office could crento in a party that invented the political axiom, *“To the victors belong the spoils.” Neithor Mr. Bristow, nor his friends, nor the Republican party, nor the people, ean hope for any mercy from this con- Bpiracy, but o sorios of attacks moy be expect- ed that will be backed up by perjury and the perversion of the accidontal control of Con- gress, ‘This is no idlo charge. Itis not based on tho mere probabilities, which have pointed in this direction for o long timo. It is found- ed on positive and trustworthy information, nccompanied by a tacit edmission of high Democratic authority, There was a partial admission of it in tho refusal of Mr, Care tho other dny to confess at whose instance he prossed tho schoonmor *‘Mary Morritt"” enso. Thero is nnother ovidenca of it in the effort o rovivo the mule slander, which was fully exploded. A third oxtornal indieation waa in the misrepresentation of a statement falsely aaid to have beon mado by 8. T. Surr, tho Kentucky distiller. But these are merely surface indications which we citein supportof tho charge wo now make, for tho, trath of which we have other and moroe convincing ovidence. It is tho purposo of this con. spiracy to continue to institute scandals upon Mr. Buwstow by means of so-called Congros- sional investigations with such porsistoncy as to bring his nhme into disrepute, no matter how completely each and every one shall be disproved. But we bolieve that thereis o further and decper purposs to blacken his name, if necessary, by tho subornation of perjury nnd with tho aid of tho most reckless men. The Whisky Ring has tho material at hand, ond the Democrats, who have trifled with the menningless oaths of lunatics, will not hesitato to avail themsolves of the falso swearing of scoundrela, ‘Wa have avory confldence that Ar. Bristow will come out of this flery furnace prepared for him not only unscathed, but purer and stronger thon ho wos before, This promature oxposure of the conspiracy will bo followed Ly a more circumstantial exposure, if it shall proceed according to tho programme, and tho facts will .be presented in all the hideonsness which has characterized the exposure of the Washington safe-burglary, Therawillbe afull themost infamous plot over conceived to broak down lionesty and rob merit of its own, and gich an oxposuro will Lo followed by a pop- ular reaction that will do more (o secure Mr. Bristow tho nomination than all his friends Lot tho inves- tigations go on. Lot tho Whisky Ring bring on their honnds and the Washington Domo- erats afford them shelter and comfort. They will probably find their punishment awaiting them in Cincinpati, if thoy keep it up. Oue thing is certain: if Mr. Bnistow ro- coive the nominoation of the Republican party, there is no danger to be approhonded from thoe whisky-thicves during the cam. paign,—not but what they would spend all tho monoy thoy have left to boat him it the; could, but becauso before that timo he will have driven every one of them eitler into the Ponitentinry or into Canada. If tho con- £piracy gocs on with 1ts war, we shall hope to be in at the death, with a sereno coufi. denco that Buwsrow will not be the dying party. S—— Undor the act of Congress, the owners of the vessel Mary Morritt had o right to bring their cnse beforo the Treasury' Dopartment on application for romission of the forfoit- ure, Beforo he beeame Becretary of the ‘Lrensury, Mr, Buistow liad been of counsel in tho case, Would ho, out of considern- tions of personal dolicacy, Liave been war- rantod in donying them that legal right of appeal to the Dopartmont? If ko, thon o lawyer who subsequently bocomes o Judge would bo warranted, becauso of fear of re- fleotion upon him personully, iu denying thoir logal right of sppenl to tha partics in any caso fn which ho had been counsel, Proper regard for the duties of his offico would compel him to allow the appeal sc- cording to law. Proper regard for his for. mer rolations to tho caso would forbid his hearing nnd determining the case upon that appoal, Buch preciscly was tho courso of Secretary Buistow in the Mary Morritt caso, In poins of fact and of law, ho could not ro- fuse to entertain the appeal. It was mado s o muttor of right. It could only be made to the Dopartment. But he not only refused {o puss upon it, but refused absolutely to bave anything to do with it, and left it to be man upon whom Lheso two can sottle, not down, Mr, Beecnen to tho end of his days, unless hio meots tho issue falrly and squarely in somo such manner as Mr, Movrtox suggosts, disposed of as it was by Acting Beoretary CoxaNT, just as n Judgo in a osse whero he hnd beon an attornoy would call somo othor Judgo to the beneh to try it. Tho whole mat. ter {8 comprohensively summed by the Ion. L. 8. Dixon, lata Chiof-Justico of Wisconsin, whosge opinion having beor asked as to the propriety of Bamrow's course in the matter, snid: Tho elatmants had & right, under an existing law of Congress, to bring tho maitor befora the Depariment. Me. Brustow had no vight, in law or equity, to do- privo them of » heari bocauss ho bind himeelf been proviotialy connectod fu & professlonsl capacity with the caso; yob dellescy snd propricty, for tho ssme rosson, forbade him to considar 1t in person, Ho did the only thing possible for him to do,—h aside nud lot the Anslstant Secrotary act in his stead, It & lswyer ahouli be olocted Governor of a Silate, and patitions should be presented to him for the pardon of a convict whom he, as sttorney had dofended under ‘prosccution, it would bo manifestly tmproper for him 10 conslder the pardon I person, Vet the Iaw makes 1t tho duty of the Fxecutlv to consldor the question, what would hodo? Ho would make 8 Journoy eut of the Stato, thns placiog the Lirutonant-Governor tom« porarily in the chalr, who could properly examino tho petition and dectde upon 1t. o Judgoin which he has proviously bsen engsged sn attorney, ho calls tn snother Judge, Mr. BRrTow acted in tho sama cminently proper way, Ttmay be objeoted that Mr, Bnisrow infinoncod hin aasistant. Thin is » wholly gratuitous assumiption, alike injurions 10 Mr, ConanT and his superior, It may also ho urged that Mr. Bristow might have refused tho pariies a hearing atall. Thoy had s right o s hosring under existing law, and for tho Becretary (o have refused it, 10 ordor {6 tecapo & inconventence, would h Dte njustice and wron poed If » caso comes before fon of porsonal dolicacy o boon an act of reprehensis FRANK MOULTON'S LETTER, Mr. Mourtoy, in his recont letter to Mr. Bercuen, has pnt the whole issue botween them in o nutsholl, whon he says : * I must bring forward an issue, if possible, to deter- mino whether yon ought to be in the pulpit or I ought to bo in tho Penitentiary.” This is exactly the issuo na it exists in the public mind. Mnny people aro uncertain whother Br. Brecies ought to be in tha pulpit or Mr, Movurrox in tho Penitontiary, and, when this question is sottled, there will be an end of the wholo scandal, I'o decido this question, Mr, Mourtoy has made a fair and squaro proposition, In tho first place, ho amends his complaint so that tho issue shall bo that by Beroner's perjury he caused MourToN to be indicted for libel for snying that he (Beronu- rn) wns an adulterer, well knowing that what Movrton had said wns trua, i# n simple direct way of atating the issuo, and ho asks no damages whatover save the nominal sum of ono dollar, if the issue is fonnd in his favor. makes thres liberal propositions, any ono of which nny candid man, sud especially any innocent man, would not hesitate to nccept. First, Mr. MourToN will consont that ex- Presidont Woorser, of Yala Collego, or Gronag 0. RopinsoN, Dencon of Plymonth Church, whom Mr. Beeonn declared upen onth to be “ono of tho oxcollont of the This In the second place, Lo earth,” shall select the jury, or any third Soc. ond, if these threo propositions nre not satis- factory, he will namoe & man and Brronen shoil also name o man, and these two men shall namo a third, who shall act ns reforco under a rulo of tho Court. If this offer is objected to by Beromun, he is willing that Tenrful Toummy Smeamwnan sud Epwanp DBeromer sball soleot six men and he will namo two men to seloct six others, neither Bercues, Mourroy, nor their represontatives to object to the men selocted, nnd the verdict of the majority shall bo ac- coptod as tho Mual decisionin tho case. Aftor submitting these propositions Mr. MouvrTon clinches thom ns follows : 1 think my propositions are not open’ {0 any enoral objectlon, and I challengo you once more to a trial that will settlo the question whothor you ought to be 1n the pulpit or I in tho Penitontiary, ¥ou necd not a2k why I do not go bofore the Commiasion contrived by your partiasna in snd out of the Advisory Councll, Tho tasue nasw i, DId you commtt perjury, or T and my wifo commit ‘perfury at tho trial fu tho City Court 7 1and tliose dearest to mo havo a8 deep an Intarent in tho proper declsion of that question as you have. If my vcked fricndda wera fo fstituton tribnost to de- clde it, sou would proporly distrist fla fmpartislity and refuso to go Lofors it, Your picked friends have {ustituted auch a tribnual, and I as proverly distrust ita fmpartiality snd doclino ita judgment, The spidor's parlor doce niot look nviting to tho fiy. The propositions of Mr. MounTon are eminently liberal and fair; and as nono of the proviously-devised methods, originating with ministers and collegge Professors, have wottled the senndal satisfactorily, and as tho judicial procoedinga settled nothing, but left the case prociscly a8 it was beforo the trinl, thero does not scem to be any good reason why Ar. Beecnen should not at once establish the right and consistoncy of his position in the pulpit, and the fact that Mourron ought to be in the Penitentinry. 1If he is innocent, as ho claims to be, he certainly should not shrink from this opportunity to show it, and at the samoe time punish a perjuror, accept any one of thesa propositions, ho ean hardly be surprised if a great many moro people bocomo convinced that he is gnilty If ho fails to than believe it now. * This great scandal will That is settled. It will follow CAULFIELD AND HIS COMMITTEE, The evidence is certainly accumulating to show that Mr. Banyey Oaviriep and his Committee on Expenditnres in tho Depart- ment of Justico nro a disgrace to the Dopart- ment which they profess to ropresont. Jus- tico is & thing unknown to its investigations. We hove alrendy cited numerous instancos to show the extremo unfairmess and malignant partisanship which churacterize its examina- tions of witnosses and its investigations.of chorges, and these have at last become so glaring in their one-sidedness and injustico a4 to provoke hostile criticism from the more respoctable Democratie nowspnpers, Mr, Barnegr Cavrriewn's committec-room is al- rondy looked upon as an inquisition of a sc- crot noture, into which any man is liable to Do dragged st any time by tho dead-beats, blackmailers, and vagabonds of all sorts who have beon attracted in romarkable numbers to Washington by these so-called Demoorat- io invostigations, and the opportunities they afford for making monoy., 'Their principal and favorite rendozvous scoms to bo about OavLvizLp's rooins, Ono example will tell the whole story. Two notorious jobbers of Chicago, in the Interest of tho Whisky Ring, belonging to that class of pri- vata dotectives who mako a business of put. ting up jobs on peoplo for money, visited Bpringfield, L., lust winter, and suggested to a coertain United Statea ox-officinl that ke could earn $20,000 by bringing n case of cor- ruption that would stick agninst Bruronp WiLsoN. After their interview with him they wont to Washington, and, natarally onough, hurried to Cavrrizip’s Commiites, whoro thoy gave their version of the conver- sationgthey had had with tho aforesaid of. ficinl, whioh rosulted in his immediate pum. mons by Oaurrizrp, 'The offleial, however, indignantly denied under oath over having stated what either of tho detectives had sworn Le told thom. 'This case is only ona of many, , CavLrizwn baving informed wit- noases that it Js not necessary thoy should know facta of their own knowl edgo, but that if they have hoard of any charges made against a porson thoy can state them and give their opinion of their truth, ho has openod the gatos wido to this swarm of blacimailors, and thoy aro tpidly improving their opportunitios to blackon and defame the character of Ro- publicans who will not pay their demands by drogging them before Caurrizrp and his Cowmittee. 'Thoe correspondont of thoe Now York T'ribune saya : Only last Tueadsy » gentleman eame to mo sud told me ho had been spprosched by ono of thoso detectives (from Chleago), who Informed Lim thst he had nearly completed the working upofa score of good casea upon prominent persons, and that some of them would be certain to como down with the dust " toavold s bad scotching befors the Committee, In othor words, any public man who ro- fusoes to be blackmailed by those posts of so- cloty known 0g private detectives, and pay their prioe, is drogged before CavrFizLp snd his Committee, and a prima facia case is made against him by thess dotectives, who swear that they have heard cortain charges against the victim, and that in thoir opinion the chnrges may bo true, mako a charge against n man who rofuscs to bo bled, and ns thoy nro not required to prove tho charge, but only give their opinion of it to Mr. Banyey OAuLrieLD, of course any man ialisble to bo defamed by this gang of wrotchos thirough this convenient Committee, Tho Democrats, in a fit “of virtuous indigna- tion, areinvestigating and discharging several of their model reform Committeo Clerks, who have beon guilly of drunkennoss, theft, con- spimcies ngainst tho rovenues, nnd other offonses. Would it not be well for thom now to strike o little higher, and investigate the Committeo on Expenditurca in tho Depart- ment of Justico and its Oliairman, Mr. Baz. NeY Cavrrrerp, and kick them out also? No It is ensy enough to Housa Committeo ovor beforo was guilty of such dishonest, malignant, and partial con. duct. No Clairman of a House Committee over boforo did such dirty work as BanNex Oavrrrerp, It is one of tho most poignant sorrows of Chicago that, in addition to being cursed with CorLvmv at home, she is cursed with Oavrrrern in Washington. A DOUBLE-HEADER, There is on intercsting little Chinese toy which the boys on tho patriotic Fourth, after lighting the fuso, throw up into the nir Lo ox- plode at both ends. 1t is ealled & ** double- hendor.” It wasan instrument of this kind, only on o much largor scale, which the Re- publicans of Massachusetts exploded in their Convention. It blow up the ‘machine.” The explosion came from both onds. It knocked ‘Buruze ‘¢ higher'an a kito " and blew the machine politicians * clean out of water.” 'The placing of Riomanp H., Dana, Jr., at tho head of the delegation to Cincin- nati wos a seathing and fitting robuke to the servilo Senators who followed the bock and call of Bey Bornen in aoting upon his nomi. nntion na Minister to England, and the #o- loction of Mr. Dana, along with Fonbes, Hoan, ond CuADBOURNE, Was a notico to tho “ machina " politicians that they cannot run Mnssachusotts: this yoar. The wholo action of the Convention wis a blow a¢ Butlerism and a blow for reform and its leading ropro- sentative at Cincinnati. Tho moral eoffect of this action of thue Massachusetts Ropublicans can searcely be overstated, It is the boldest stroke that has beon mado' and tho strongest encouragoment that hos been given for the assertion of tho popular voice in tho choico of the Repub- lican candidnte for Presidont against tho dic- tation of any self-constituted party mnnagers or any set-up dologations. It is the key-note for New England, and the sound should be takon up and re-echoed in the East and West. New York shonld give spocial heed to it ns tho Stato upon which tho result of the election is most likely “to turn. It should prompt the honest mon of the New York delegation to stand up boldly in the Conven- tion and anuounce that the voto of their Btato will not be cost for any ‘‘ machine” candidate. As goes New York, this time, so goes the Union. No Republican candidate tainted with tho association of the corrupt elements of the Republican party in the re- motest degreo ean carry Now York as against T1Lpey, or TounsaN, or Davis, if the Demo- crats nominate ecither one of them, and probably not ns agninst Bavanp, of Delaware, or Inoemsorn, of Counecticut, if n Democratic compromiso falls npon either ofthem. Itis extremely doubtful, in the presont resontmont of the poople of Massachusotts, whother that Stato will go Republican if the TRepublican candidato be a mnan who has winked ot the corruption represented by the Whisky Ring, or lent himself to such pecul- inr partisanship as tho ‘rejoction of Mr. Dana by tho Senato. This is the real situ- ation, and it is not wise to concenl it. If the gpirit that prevailed in the Massa. chusotts Convention can bo mado to prevail in the Cincinnati Convention, the Republican party will have an casy rond to victory. That pirit is in favor of unshackled freedom from budraggled attachments, and a porsistent effort to reform the public servico. Tho Cincinnati candidato must bo tho embodi. ment thereof. This ia practically what the Massachusetts Republicons hifve eaid, and theroin they may count upon tho full sympa- thy of thebest Ropublicans throughout the country,—the Ropublican voters, by the way, who will cithor give or deprive the party of its majority ot tho mnext oleo- tion. The peoplo demand a thiof-catcher, No paitisan detectivo will do, who nota in the epirit which has controlled the Democratio invostigators in Washington ; nobody has nny confidenco in that clasa of cattlo, The man for the timea ia & conspicuous and posi- tivo figuro, who can atand out in bold relief from the motloy crew of hack politicians with whom both partiesare loaded down, and who differ only in the color of tho stripos they wear. The man for the times is one with the character to diotate reform and the pluck to resist the opposition it is sure to on- counter. ‘The man for the times is n gentlo- man whoso personal inclinations precludo the posaibility of an association with ruffians and whoso porception will enable him to know % villain when ho socs him, The man for the times i3 the very entipode in character of *rogpeotable medioority,” and must havo a carcer that shall command respect and confl. donce. The man for tho timos rests upon what ho has done for the cause of reform, not what he will promise to do, The man for tho times must be presented by the Ro. publican party, if presonted at all, but Massa- chusotta is right in ita conclusion that the $ machine * will never set up such a man., The recent judgment sgainst the city inn caso bafore Judge Roaeas, giving an owner of real eatato on TaSalle stroet enormons damages for the docline in the value of his property because of the construction of the LaSalle-stroet tunnel, has been followed by nuwmerous other suity, also for damages from the sanfo Improvemont., This judgment soomato us to bo anunjustone, 1f it bo- come & prooedont, thon all tho proporty- ownors on that atreat, north a8 well as south of the river, mny make like claims, Whore ia tho line fo be drawn ? How far from tho entranco to the tunnal is tho city to ba hold rorponsible in damnges—a half-milo or a milo? Computing the claims of possibla suitora by tho nllowanco of damages alroady mado in one onse, tho bill for damages may ogual or oxoead that of construeting tho tun- nel. It mny Lo that the city was unfortu- nato in having the caso tried boforo Judge Roozns, nnd that the SBupreme Court may re- vorso tho rulings of the Circuit Court ; but it the Buprome Court shall aflirm this judg- mont, thon thoro should be n caroful conaid- cration bofore making any permanont streot improvomonts. Viaduots over all the rail- rond tracks in the city have Lecome & ne- ocasity ; thoy aro essentinl to tho safo- ty of tho citizons using the streets, It will roquiro sovernl miles of theso clovated roadwnys. Is the city to be subjocted ta damnnges equal to the whole value of tho noighboring property each time one of thoso vinduots is erocted? Why not damagos for an elevated roadway ns well ns for ono construoted under ground? Why not dnmnges for any change of streot grade? ‘Wa bolieve this verdict in the Circuit Conrt {3 far in ndvance of auything ever sanctioned Ly tho Courts on these questions, and it pro- sents a sorious matter of liability involving tho construction of bridgos, viadncts, tunnels, or any othor changoe of grade of tha stroots or avenues. —— The New York Jlerald says : The Sun justly calls attention to the Incredible brutality and indocency of Bir, CAULFIZLD, tho Chalre man of the Committco exsmining Mr. Davexponr, * Avo you," said Az, CAULFIELD, * the person known a1 Liitlo Jouxnt DAvRNPORT 7" As the Sun well usys, If Mr, Davexron has committed any crime lot him bo punllied; but dminutive as his body may be, 441t fs not #o 1ittlo as thosonl of tho man who would insult bim on that acoount,” Decauss AMr. DAVEN- PoRT {8 & Ropublican andan officor of the Govern- ment he ia not nocossarily the mubject for inault by any low-mindod Congressman who happens to have oficial deatings with him, ‘Tho most remarkable featuro of the nbove paragraph from the Herald indomsing the Sun's commont is the fact that both these papers aro bitterly hostilo to the Administra. tion and to evorything Republican, all their sympathies being with the Democracy and tho Democratio Investigating Committeos. A robuke coming from such sources, thereforo, is douhly sovere, and ought to make a very dislint improssion upon this ** inoredibly brutal and indecont " Mr. CavrreLp. Itis a mattor for very sincere regrot to Chicago that this ‘‘low.minded Congrossman” was clectod from this district. As he representa no constituoncy, however, at presont, Chicago is not respousible for him. ODITUARY. DANNEY WILLIANGS, Tho death of Banxey Winriavs Tnesday de- privos the American stage of a usofal actor and tho dramatio prafession of a bright ornament, Ho was not o great actor. Even in bis line of Irish chiaracters ho was always the samo in aplrit, and depondod for varictyof interest upon purely oxtrinsio changos. Ile was born at Cork n 1829, s Franesty, and had his nsmo changed in aftor life by sct of tha Logislature. Forty years ago hio madeo his first appoaranco oun any atage, bo- ginning bla career in the humblo but honest and sorvicenblo eapsoity of supernumerary, His provious tralning for the stnge had boon ob- tained 1o & printing-office. IHia firat connection was with tho Franklin Thoatro, a littlo box of a place in New York City, on the south sido of Chatham Bquare. For fiva yoars Lo worked ateadily and laboriously as & *‘supe,” prac- ticing dancing, singlug, sad the other mccom- plishmonts of a varloty actor. In a bonefis per- formanco on tho 28th of July, 1840, ho waa hon- orod with tho spoaking part of Pal Rooney,' Iils succeds was immodiato, aund he was given what was then coneidoged o bigh pogition in tho company, Abont 1845 he played fn Phila- delphia aud other cities with the mos gratitying results, [o 1850 ho married a haudsome young widow, Mre. CHARLES MESTAYERj from this time dates the surprislng and rapid growth of hia fortunes. 3Irs. WILLIAMS was an {nvalunble assistant and advisor, a clover actress, a loving wifo, and a most prudent bankoer. Bhe was ono of throo daughtors of BAMUEL Pray, who was killod by a stage accidont in 1848, Hor aister BIALVINA i8 now Mrs, Wittiax J. Fronexce, and the othor wuister the wifo of Gronrar F, DBrowxe, an actor of somo note and ** a Doniface of widoe reputation,” as one of tho Now York papors puta it. It {8 not necessary to follow in dotall tho history of the WiLLiauses, Ho was always, whatover the pisy, tue rollicking, gon- erous, impulsive, brave young Irishman, and his wife ofton & roprosoutative of tho shrowd Yonkeo woman, In 1854 thoy played in Ban Frauclaco, and in 1855 mado a moderato euccoss in Englaud and Ircland. He was known as * the richost Amorican actor,” and, it is supposed, loft an immonso fortuno, Iiia wifo ana ono child—a girl bora in 1803—survive him., Gon- erous to o foult, honost, vivaclous, and intolll- gont, he mado many friends and fow onemies, His profossional brethron will mourn his death daeply, and many who hLavo witnessed his chnr- sctorizations will fool thatin his porson an old triond haa dlesppoared forover, JAMES ALMBTBONG, In, Thore dled at tha rosidence of his father, in Elmica, Il, on the 13th of April, st the early sgo of 80 yoars, Jaurs Anustnoxa, Jr., the fu- vontor aud patontoo of the * Koystono Corn- Planter,” ¢ Armstrong Riding Cultivator,” “ Gang-Plow," snd other implemonta, Mr, AnustnoNG waa one of tho most giftod invent- ors of our country, and soldom have our farm- oru lost a friend who worled for thoir intorests as ho did, Whatover io put his band to boro tho jmpress of an {ugenious mind and & woll- batancod judgment. Ho was but » boy of 16 yoars whon Government gave him hia firat pate ont on his Visible and Posltive Drop Oheck-Row Coru-Planter. Desidos many othor improve- monta of high valuo, inatesd of letting the corn or soed arop, € it will, of ita own’gravity, ho invented the mochaniem by which it is positively aud without fail swept into tho furrow from an opon ohannel in full viow of the operator, This was an im- menso boon to the country, for It gave to our farmers poeitive knowledge thst theirsced was boing deposited whilst the machine waeln op- oration; snd whon tholr planting was fiolshed thoy hiad tho satlsfaction of kuowing that their fiolds would not be defaced by blank rows. ‘Through his machines ho was kanown to our Jarmers from tho Atlantic to the Pacifio, and In Lis early doath our country sustains a losa of no common kind, Laust summer e ght a sovore cold, which settled on his lungs, and at lsat ended in consamption, Medical treatment in bis caso was of no avall in restoring him to health, Calmly and peacefully hoe passed away at laat, R e ) New York ls waking up to the importance of opeuing fmproved water-route sommunication with tho Great Lakes, on poril of losing her commeroisl sapromasy i¢ ihat be not done, The oulargement of the Erle Oanal from Buffalo to the Hudson, even it practicablo, it is conoeded by » leading commercial journal, will mot avail to save New York's ‘trade with the proat Northwost, In viow of the early complotion of the Wollsnd Canal, it doclarca that, to compete with it, the Oawego Canal from Lake Ontarlo to Syracuse must be enlargod 60 84 %0 pase vosgels of the groatest draft and longth thatcsn go through the Wel- Iand Canal, and s corresponding enlargomeny of tho Erls Canal must be mada from Syracuse to tho Hudson River at = point say 20 miles bolow Albany, o that vessls from Ohloago, attor pasaing through the Welland Caual, wmili have a8 fres commuoioation with Naw York ag with Montroal. ——— Tho tostimony of Erttor? PanprrroN, the Cincinnati banker, and brother of Gronam i, PrzrpLeron, scsma to have boon socopted by thy New York Trébune and some othor journals as a complotoe vindioation of tho latter in tho Ken. tucky railroad clalm mattor. This becauss Er. L10TT's teatimony shows thiat Gronax H. was not guardlan for tho Bowrgn lheirs, wherefore his chargo of upwards of sixty thonsand dollars for putting the olaim through could not be conslrned aa done by abuso of his position na guardiag to plundor thom. But it appears that Mr. Pxx. pLETOR (GEoRae H.) was an admioistrator ot * the BowLen eatato in Ohio, sud that the Ken. tucky railrond olaim waa allowed not in favor of tho Bowren hoits, but the BowiEr estato, no that Mr. PEXDLETON must have dealt with him. solf as administrator in allowing his anormona foo n8 lawyor, and the csan remains s8 before thia Iattor tostimony. Tho roal polut which Mr, PeNpLeTON hing not mot {a not that he cheated the Bowren helrs, but that the clalm itsolf way aawindlo upon the Govarnmont. KNothing has yot appoared to disprove the allogation that the claim was » stale, rojocted, fraudulent ouo. The fact that the heirs wore well aatisfied to give bim half of it for collecting it, {8 the strongost evidenco that ho and thoy knew it to bo » awin. dlo upon tho Government, Filfty por cont is not pald for collecting honest olaims ot over & hundred aud twenty-fivo thousand, Tho wear and tear of conacience ia charged for where such clalms are fraudulent, and Mr. PENDLETON Bosms to bave charged liboraily for the wear and tear of his conaclonco in this caso. That is all thoro la of tho caso. That the beirs wora contont to sllow him balf tho sum roalized to compensate for the damage duno hix consclenco in lobbying through the uncon. solonable elaim, sod wero satisflod to got sixty. odd thousand whero thoy wore entitled to noth. ing, docs mot alter it. —_— 4 For tho partioular information of tho Datroly Tribune, Tuz Cittcaco Trtoung did not assort that those mombors of Congress who voted In April, 18006, to endow Jay Cooke’s Northorn Pacific Railroad by an issue of sixty-ning mill fons of Governmont bonds, wero *{ntentlonal swindlors,” Tho bill iteolf was an attempted swindlo or robbery on tho poopls of the United Btatos for tha bonofit of a construction company aod a private entorprise. Ilow many members of Congross corruptly advocatod tho schome ls not known, nor is tho namo of any of thom known, Many membors of Congross undoubt- edly supported the bill from honest motives, supposing that it would te o good and proper thivg to do, and we bellove that Braimve, Arnur. 80N, Guisworp, Dawes, Fznny, and athers who voted for the blil boloog to that oatogory. Nevertheless, it Is fortunate for them the bl was defeated, IHad it passed Congress, tlg rocord of those who supported It would be a troublezome one for thom now to defond, Thoy are greatly indebted to the strenuous op- position of JouN Wesrtwont, E, B. Wasn- BuRNE, aud Jonx F. Fanxawontn, of thia Stato, who succeeded in defoating it, for their pressnt immunity from sevore public consure. The suo. ceseful resistanco of thoso far-seclng aund shrowd leglelatora has proved s blossiog in dis« guigo to those who foollshly cammitted thome solves to the support of that monstrous swjndle, Had it passed thoro would unquestionably have beon & socond cliapter of Credit-Mobilier sean- dals which would have thrown tho otherinto the shade, aud destroyod many roputations which havo cacapod by roason of tha dofoat of the echemo, —_—— 1t his plea that bis rosignation prevents his impeachment be ovorrulod, BELENAP's dofenss, as outlioed by tho Washington epeciale, will ba a8 to pretty much avorything for which he {a not finpoachod, Ho proposos to prove that he did not soll post-traderships, by showing that his housohold oxpensos did not sxceed s incomo, Ho intends to farther catablish that he did nob sell pont-trndorn}xlpu by ealling avory ono of the 180 posi-tradors” to mwear that tbey didn't buy tholr ptaces of him, though it already apposra that a numbor of thom bought their places tbrough Gen, Hevnick and ofbiors. To clinch it all, ho will demand an ovorhauling of tho ox- ponditures of tho War Dopartment under his adminfstration, amounting to $300,000,000, ail to show that thoro was no thievery in matters not charged in tho articles of impeachment. Shoutd that all bo gone into, and BeLxNAP be permitted to show how many peoplo dida't pay him bribes, and how many tranesotions not questioned thers woro in which he prasticed no dishonosty, tho chances aro thas tho Fort Bill tradership buainess and tho Mansu testimony will bo wholly lost eight of in the maas of proof as to matters not under investigation,—whichfs doubtless juss what the dofouse indicated 1s designed to effoct, Korthe rest, tho tostimony which it {8 stated the defonso will Introduce will be a» conclusive as would be proof thit s man on trial for atealing Joxes' horse hadn't stolon Baaru's, Browx's, nor JENKING' nag. —_— The Loulaville Courier-Journal has at last namod {ts ocandidate. It published a page of blography on hehalf of Simver J. Tmory, of Now York, and in & double-oaded leador pro- clalmed him from the editorisl psge ea ita choice for the Presidency. Itw argument, loav ing ont all fulsomo praiso of Mr, TiLpeN, the champion roformor, tay bo found iu this pars- graphs - Tho Houth can pever exert the kind of influence 1 once exerted iu American politice, Every timo b rangea itaclf upon the lnes' from which it has been driven, ita allies In the North sud Wost will oxperionce dofeat 't tho tiands of a sectionalism combined snd organized sgainst us, ¥or tho proaent, at leaat, all moctioual caloulations must bo made to our disadyane tago. The Bouth cannot tnilo with the Weat, which Dad parly management on tho pars of the Domocrats bas radicallzed, Indiana ia the only Western Stale which we hold and can rotain, and wo should lose In- diana If the sectional questlon should come fnto sucendoncy, The Htatea wlich we can aro New York, Now Jorsey, sud Connocticut, Oalifornis, Oregon, and Nevada, and we cau only carry thess with a nomineo who ia neither wild nor "equivocsl i Bin finaucial opiuious, The {ssuo {8 not one of seo- tions, but of defluile’ strength, calculable in detall Btato by Biate. This strongth is all that {a loft the Democratio party, and uulesa the party considor it dispassionately, and docidos its courss upon it, we hall Do defoatcd in tho slection, The Cinciunati Oommercial looks at {lie fasue ot silver colus in this soneible light : Ttsoema to us the country, wilh tha exception of the outright paper-money manlacs, should be unanimous on the eilver question, ‘Lhie coluaye of milver shonld ba to tha full extent of the public domand. Aslong a8 the people profer silver 1o paper, 1t shouid be aup: Pliod th thory - Tiere hould ba ‘2.cont and Qollar pleces rollod out until there fesn end of small notes, It 1a not contraction to J"“ one_clean, bright, good imsy and dirty trash that has for 80 tiation fn the land, It {a not con- real dollar aud bury s sham dolas, t o enterprise of helping p.ophnto' the' Golare that rivg, Now s the mo to push things, . — The Cinclunatt Enquirer is thoe chisf Confods orato organ of Ohlo; the Loulsvillo Couriers Journal {a the chief Confoderate organ of Keus tucky. The former ia & rampant ragsmufiln on the cnrrenoy question ; the latter is hard-sholl Theae brethren dd mot dwell togethor in (Le Confederata Church In harmony. The lack of lovo for one anosher s constantly leskivg oub aftor this wise: Bays the C-.. ¢ Taton o ‘The Oinclunsti ufrer bsa our permisaion pueblish s many s ot ene 18 pleases about uss ¢ throatens us with private lotters in its easion. Lat 34 tndulge taclf coplonsly, It s conducted by & 40k of trreapousible (diots. We' ars oqually inifferent to ita threats snd ite vulgsrity, Its ur‘dly for lewdnoss 1a only squaled by ita capacity for Iying. o i e S Oalifornians are waiting abous this tmo o 80t whothier FLoop & O'Buizw, the Bonanzs-mind ownors, are to meal such fate as thoy them: solves doalt outfo Ravaron when thoy crusbed him and the Baok of Californis for opposivg them on the strest. Froop & O'Baie, it Ut atatod, have systematically been bearing down tho Bavage, Gould & Oucry, Yellow Jackeh and