Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 2, 1876, Page 4

‘TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, ~ RATES OF * sUDOCRIPTION (PATABLE 1% ADVANCE) Postage Prepaid nt thin Odico, Dally Bdition, postpatd, I year... secre 1300 : y a a i. Wye Parte of year nt same rate. ‘WEEELY EDITION, POATPAID. bs ents a Feary wich we will prepay: Specimen coptes sent free. To prevent delay and mistakes, be eure and give Hoat- Oftice addroes ta foll, inolnding State and County. Remittances may be made elther by drafl, express, Tost-Otfce order, or In registered letters, at our risk. ‘TEAMS TO CITY SUBSCRIDENS, Dutt, olivered, Bunday excepted, 25 cents ver week, Daily, delivered, Sunday included, TU conte per week. ¥ COMPANY. ‘address sg dada TAR TIADU COMPANY AMUSEMEN NEW ONICAGO THEATRE-—Clark atreat, between Randolph and Lake, Loolcy’s Minstrels, * ADELPHI THEATRE—Monroe atrect, corner Dear born, Variety entertainment, HOOLEY'S THEATRE—Randolph atrest, between Clark and Lafalle. Engagement of Salsbury’s Trou- badours, * Patchwort,” McVICKER'S THEATRF—Madiaon street, between Dearborn and State, Henry VIII," aud * Katharine and Petrusio,"” SOCIETY MEETINGS. - APOLLO COMMANDERY' OF KNIGHTS TEM. PLAT, —There will te a alated conclave at the Asylum, 18 Monroe-at,, this (Tuesday) evening, at B o'clock, Work on the Onler of K. . PATRICK, Recorder. ASHLAR LODGE, No. 103, F. & A. M.—Regular communication this (Tuesday) evening in {heir ball, Re. 16 alone st for monly om the Third Degres, fraternity cordially invite pearance! c. If, CRANE, Bocrotary. The Phicaga Trine. Tuesday Morning, May 2, 1876. Greenbacks at the New York Gold Ex- change yesterday closed at 885. chilliness form the burden of Old Probs’ song to-day, The public debt statemont for May figures out a reduction of $2,781,181 during the month of April. ‘The Common Council Iast evening closed its official career by the passage of an ordi- nanco authorizing the issue of city certifi- ecatosin nccordanco with the recent decision, and by completing the canvass of tho vote cast at the Inst election, with the exception of the vote for Mayor, which was excluded, The new Council will tako up the thread of municipal legislation next Monday ovening. For the second and last time, as ho on- nounces, Mr, Buarng has claimed the privi- lege of making a statemont in reply to tho etories in circulation reflecting upon his in- togrity. Yesterday he dovoted his attention to the Kansas Pacific bond slander, and gave adenial so clear, comprehensive, and con- elusive, supported by collateral evidonco of unquestionnblo credibility, that no room is left for doubt that Mr. Brarxz has completely mot and disposed of this assault upon his reputation. Mr, Honstan, of Indiana, came to tho front yesterday with his customary inflation pill, and the. Democracy, as usual, swallowed it with wry faces, It wos in tho form of a proposition for the repeal of the resumption clause of the Resumption act of Jan, 14, 187, ond the Housa was brought to a square showing on the question. Mr. Honastan hed, vf course, no expectation of securing the re- peal by the requirite two-thirds majority, but the measure was useful ng m squeeze upon certain hord-moucy Democrats, and several of thom were brought to terms and forced to surrender to the inflationists. Nothing but a precipitate adjournment saved the Northern Democrats in tho Houso yesterday from making a record which thoy aro desperately anxious to avoid. It was on the question of an appropriation to pay vari- ous claims of mail-contractors in the Soutl: for services performed just prior to tho breaking out of tho War, aud the Confed- erates wero pertinncious in their demand for finalaction. A call of the yeas and nays was made by Gen. Hurcovr, of Mlinois, ond to Prevent this calamity a motion to adjourn was interposed, and the dreaded record was for the time postponed. The Southern Dem- ocrata arc incensed at the cowardice of their Northern friends, and will not let the mattor rest, They will insist upon a decision of the question, record or no record. ——— Announcoment is mado of the organization of the new Reform Club of Now York City, composed of several hundred prominont Re- Publicans and solid citizons opposed to mn- chine politics,” ‘The declaration of principles isa significant indication of the sentiment which provails among ao largo body of Re- publicans in New York, and on equally significant notification of what is cx. pected of tho Cincinnati Convontion, Specio resumption, o non-partisan Civil Service, retrenchment and economy in public expenditures, and a Presidential candidato of tried character and in sympathy with the provailing sentiment of the people, and one “ whogo namo alone will boa guar- antoo of official integrity, of wise and prudent administration, and of a fearless enforce- ment of the lawa"—such is the platform of the Club, It means Bnistow or it means nothing, and from the list of officers it is clear that the organization of the Club is not without a purpose and a meaning, reer Assuranco is given by Dr, Linpenuan, Di- rector. of the Mint, that there need be no apprehonsion of a scarcity of silver coin, as there has been issued but $1,600,000 under the Substitution act, while the Treasury De. partment has on hand about $14,000,000, and the mint coinage will supply from $1,600,000 to $2,000,000 per month from this time forth, It will be necessary, however, before the $14,000,000 of silyer coin reserve can be made available for circulation, that Congress authorize ita exchange for legal-tenders, these, in turn, to be exchanged for fractional cur- rency, and the latter to be destroyed. A proposition to this effect has been introduced, and will probably be adopted. Another plan for preventing a dearth of amall change will be urged upon Congress, It ia to put the finishing touches upon a largo quantity of fractional curroncy which had been nearly perfected when the funds of the Treasury Printing Buresu gave out, and which can be got ready for clroulation at a very small ex- pense, If tho fractionala are not used, the cout of printing, paper, etc., will be o total foes, and it would be as well to finish up the Job and put the scrip in circulation, The Chicago produce markets were gen- erally more active yesterday, aud very irreg. daz, Moss pork declined 506 yey bri, and closed Sta lower, nt $20.97} for May and $20.60 for June, Lard declined 26@30c por 100 Ibs, closing at 912.40 cash and $12,655 for Juno, Meats were dull and {@jo per Ib lower, at 740 for boxed shoulders, 1140 for do short ribs, and 1130 for do short clears. Lake freights wero firm, at 4a for wheat to Buffalo. Wighwinos were nominally easior, at $1.055@1.07 per gallon. Flour was dull. Wheat advanced j@1c, and closed 1c lower, at O97j{¢ for May and 99}o for June, Corn advanced 4o and fell back fc, closing at 4540 for May and 46jc for July. Onts were J@jo lower, closing at 30J¢ for May and 80{o for Juno. Ryo was dull and 1c lower, at 620. Barloy was 1@3e higher, closing at 620 for May. Hogs wero moderately active and weak, with salos of poor to prima at $7.25@7.60, ‘Tho cattlo trade was quiot, snd prices were easy. Sales were at $2.50@5.0, Sheep were dull at 84.00@6.25, Ono hundred dol. lars in gold would buy $112.76 in greenbacks at the close, If any doubt remained that the solo pur- pose of the numerous Congressional: investi- gations now in course of procedure is tho manufneture of political capital, and not the exposure and reform of abuses in the public service, such doubt will be completely remov- ed by the action of the Democratic IHouso yestorday in sanctioning sccret sessions of the various Invostigating Committees and in authorizing tho withholding of their reports according ns the interests of the party shall dictate. ‘The question whether tho investi- gations shall be secretly or publicly con- ducted was brought before tho’ House ina resolution offered by Mr, Ilanr, of Mnino, re- quiring publicity in every case, It was at once inade a party question, aud the defeat of Mr, Hatz’s proposition, which was sup- ported by the solid Republican vote, and by Messrs. Lantan, Ranpaut, and Hot max alono of tho other side, was followed by tho introduction of a resolution by Mr. Monrnison, making it dis- cretionary with the committecs to hold pub- lio or seerct sersions—in short, establishing the star-chamber policy, Mr, Monryjson’s resolution was adopted by a strict party vote, and tho committees were thus given full license to run their slander-mills in the dark and peddlo out the grists in such shape os will best sorvo tho party purpose, TRE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRES- Tho Democratic party in tho State of New York have boen able to unite in a recom- mendation that Gov, Tizprn be nominated for President by the St. Louis Convention, and this unanimity promises to bo fruitful of success, If tho nomination in the Conven- tion was obtainable by o majority vote, the indications sro that Titpen would bo ccr- tainly nominated. But the Damocratic party has tho law requiring two-thirds to mnko o nomination, and therefore it is always casicr to defeat than to mako a nomination. The New York Democracy, however, will go to St. Louis with tho declaration that the nomination of ‘Cunpcvy will insure boyond all question the vote of the State of Now York, which vote is imporatively necessary to tho election of = Democratic President. ‘This assurance will probably be also given by tho delegates from: Connecticut, New Jersey, the three States on the Pacific, and Colorado. No delegate from those States will undertuko to guarantee tho clectoral yote of either of theso States in favor of any other candidate who may bo named, ‘Tho Confederates of the Southern States a4 a whole caro more for success than for can- didates or platforms, With the exception of perhaps Missouri, thoy are entirely indiffer- ent on the currency question, and will vote, in preference to all others, forthe men who will offer with tho greatest degree of certain- ty the voto of tho State of New York, with- out which tho chances of any Democratic nomination aro a failure, Governed by this groat consideration of having n man who cin give some assuranco of being elected, tho Southern or former slsveholding States will, in all probability, after the prelim- inary skirmish, settle down on ‘Tinpex, ‘Lhe wholo vote of tho Convention will be 369, of which 246 will bo two-thirds, Tinnen_ will have, therefore, the vate of tho Into slavehold- ing States, 138 ; tho vote of Now England, 40; tho voto of California, Oregon, Nevada, and Colorado, 15; the vote of New York (35), and New Jersey (9); making a total of 236, leaving him to get but 10 more votes in Con. yention from the Northwestorn States. ‘Cha delegates from Georgia havo been instructed forTinpen, Many of tho leading Democratic papers in tho Southern States, including the Louisville Courier-Journat and the Mobile Stegister, carneatly support tho nomination of Trnpzx. All the Southern Democratic States seck deliverance from tho rule of the Repub- lican party, and they will be unanimous in the Convention for the man who they may think can carry enough Northern States to bo elected. Axsuming, thereforo, for the occasion, that Tiwyen will be nominated et St. Louis, it becomes of some interest to the Ropublican party as to the strength which ho will havo in tho Presidential canvass. In the first place, it may be considered that he will carry all the late slaveholding States except, pos- albly, South Carolina, Excluding tho lattor State, he may count upon 131 electoral votes as certain, leaving him 54 votes to render hia election secure, Of these ho will expect the 16 votes of the hard-money States on the Pacifio and also of Colorado. ‘Chis makes tho yoto of tho State of Now York the great objective point of tho Domooratis policy, Conneoticut is certuin for any hard-money Democratic candidate, . Mr, Tizpen is aman of acknowledged in- tellectual ability; he has o fair personal rep- utation, and, owing to his services in prose- cuting tho Tween Ring, was elected Governor of Now York by a grateful people, Since ho has beon Governor ho has broken up the great Canal Ring, and has become known to tho whole country as a reformer, aud as a vigor. ous prosecutor of official frauds, He, as a Democrat, stands befory the people in some. what tho same popular light that Barstow docs aga Republican. As against Bristow, his reputation oy an honest Executive would avail him nothing, because the present Secro- tary of the Treasury has a record which throws in the shade that of any other man in the country, The great moral sentiment of the people is in favorof electing to the Presi- dency not only a man with clean hands and free of all participation in the post corruption, but also man who has o record og a practical reformer of Government, a weeder-out of the rotten and erlminal from the publio service, and they will elect such a man, no matter by what party he bo nominated. . If the ono party will not nominate such a candidate and tho other does, then the reformer will carry with him the support of the aroused and deter- mined public, ‘Tho Republican party can make no issue with Trupen on the currency THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1876. question, The ‘diluted greenback" dolu- sion has been badly demoralized by tho visi- ble appearance of the metallic enrroncy. The candidate who tolorates tho ragamufin doctrine will go down under disastrous defeat. The only doubtful States, those in which tho decisive conteat must take place, are the hard- monoy Statos, and tho candidate who opposus 'Trnpen must stond fairly and squarely on the same platform with him on thatquestion. In case the Republican party shall, at Cin- cinnati, nominate a mon of questionable ree ord, a onndidnte suggested by the machina politicians, ono whoso record is of bitter op. position to reform in tho Civil Sorvice, or in favor of further continuance of the War which closed eloven ycara ago, tho great com- morcinl and financial interests of tho coun- try, who so earnestly desire peaco and an honest administration of the Government, will not havo tho slightest hesitation in giv- ing their confidence and their support to a man like TruDEN. Wo confess that Tizpxn willbe the most formidable opponent of the Republicans that the Democratic party can nominnto at this timo. Ie will mnke the grent battle in States which otherwise would be certainly Repub. lican, He will furnish an acceptable cnnd!- date to that multitude of people who will not support any man for President who rep- resonts and is himself a part of tho machine politics of the country, Tho probable nomination of TrnpEN at St. Louis is, therefore, of such importance to tho Republican party that it should be accepted asa portentous warning against the nominn- tion of any candidate who expects to be elected by mere party machinory. ‘The Inde- pendent yoter is numerous, and tho voters who aro detormined that there shall bo o re- form in the whole administration of the Gov- ernment will find the man whose own record givos tho best assurance on that point, and will elect him, no matter by what Conven- tion he may be nominated. THE COOK COUNTY ASSESSHENT FOR 1874, Tho assessinont of property for State, county, city, aud town taxntion for 1876 is soon to begin, The orrors of past asscss- ments have been frequently exposed. The people of this county do not seck to escape thoir just contribution to the support of the State Government; neither do they like to pry any more. The actual amount of State tax collected in this county is small compared with the lecal taxation, but the nssessinent for State purposes applies to the whole tax, and any injustice in that is mado severely oppressive to individuals. ‘Tho final detor- mination of the taxable value of property rests with the Stato Board of Equalization, and, unfortunately, that Board can only deal with counties and not with individual eases. ‘Thus the State Board deals only with the aggregate valuation of personal property in this county, It finds that in Cool: County the average nssessmont of horses, cattle, certinges, pianos, and other personal prop- erty, is less than the average valuation of tho same property in the State generally, whereupon the State Board adds 50, 60, 80, or 100 per cent to the taxable value of all the personal property in tho county! Tho hardship of this rule falls upon those whose property has already been locally valued at o fair rate. A, whose personal proporty has been honestly valued by the Assessor at $1,000, finds thot he must pay taxes on $1,200, $1,000, or even $2,000, while B, who owns the same amount of property, unfairly assessed nt $100, only pays a fraction of what he ought to pay. Tho only way to avoid this isto have an average assessment upon on honest basis. As between the prop- erty of individuals tho valuation should bo equal and uniform, and, with the tables of the equalized values of all kinds of property in tho State, the Assessors of thia county may mako such returns as will render it unnecessary for the Stato Board to add any- thing to the valuation of thiscounty. This can be done more readily, because a genoral incrense in the assessmont will not inerense tho tax of any individual, for the reason that the tax levy is now made for an nggrogate sum, and tho rate of tax is such sum as will produce the whole tax from the assesament, ‘Tho higher the aggregate valuation the lower the rate of tnx, and vice cersa, But tho Assen- sors should aim to make tho assessments uni- form and just o3 botween individuals, and each pieco of property and all property should bo valued by tho samo rule, so that the law of the Constitution should bo ecrrried out, that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the valuo of his or its property, as compared with all other like property, and no more. Let the local assess. ments be honest and intelligont, and thero will be no troublo from tho Stato Board of Equalization. WORK FOR THE GRAND JURY, One of the mattors demanding sharp in- vestigation by the Grand Jury impaneled yesterday is the management of the County Poor-Houso at Jefferson, ‘The average num. berof inmates is between eight and nino hundred, for whose maintenance large sup- plieg aro required, and aro paid for out of the County Treasury ona very liberal scala as regards quantity, quality, and price. In short, onough is paid for, after making allowance for the inovitablo thievery in the contracts, to amply provide for keoping the eight or nine hundred in decent comfort. But the inmates for whoso bonefit the People’s monoy is spent aro kept in half. starved condition, and tho rations doled out to them are wretchedly insuflcient ond fit only for the slop-pail, while out of the avorage family slop-pail better food could be fished, About a yoar since Tax Tarnune’succecded in introducing 4 reporter into the Poor-Houso as a pauper inmate, and his revelations of the horrors of the placo, as experienced by him during a woek’s stay there, excited a storm of indignation that spread from the city through. out tho country and—ended in the usual aplutter, sinco which, under, tho suspicos of Warden Kisturriy and Bean-Contractor Pent- oLat, and the sweet-scented ring that runs the County Board, things have gono on as before. Yesterday wa wera shown the ration served outat ten on Sunday, and which was fetched from tho {ustitution by Dr. R. D. Donag, of 208 Wabash avenue, and Mr, J. J, Bex, of Oak Park, both reputablo, rosponsi- blo gentlemen, well known in this city, ‘Tho ration in question was served to a sick old Indy, It consisted of o half-pint of a villainous decoction dished out as tea, but which nobody could mistake for such, its rank odor and sbominablo favor advertising it as the most poisonous of adul- terations. With this were two slices of bread, —sour, heavy, and black, mado from spoilt flour, Such was the ration for all the jn- mates, Once a day meat was added, and coffee worse than the tea might be substi- tuted for the latter, The meat-ration was also secured by Mesurs, Dopax and Byxt. It consisted of a junk of musty corned-beet,— 6 thin cartilege cut from the flank of somo half-starved ‘Texas animal, and wholly unfit for food, Theso two rations per day are all that is allowed the ordinary inmates. A third, consisting, presumably, of Prntonit’s benns, ia served thoso who do manual Inbor, and for thisstarveling, unwholesome feed the county pays more than enough to provido excellent, abundant fare, threo or more meals a day, even with liberal margin for stealings. Tho ordinary practice of the Grand Jury has been to visit tho Poor-Houso, partako of 9 sumptuons dinner provided out of tho county’s supplies by tho Suporintondent, with genorous supply of wine to wash it down, and on thelr roturn to report all lovely, But better things are expeoted of tho present Grand Jury. Instead of making such perfunctory intpection of the Poor- House, lot thom summon Messrs. Dopag and Briu as witnesses, and inspect the actual ration served out there, Then lot them follow ‘up the matter until they discover evidonco to convict the thieves implicated in this infamous robbery of the county, and more atrocious cruolty practiced upon the unfortunate intnates in dealing out to them short supply of such provender, ond push tho inquiry onough further ta fix the respon- sibility for tho inhuman neglect of tho sick there. That is tho work that lies right be~ foro the Grand Jurors, and thoy cannot do etter than address thomselves to it at onco, THE JAIL DELIVERY, We presume tho Grand Jury now in ses- sion will bs called upon to investigate the recont jnil dolivery, It is certainly a legiti- mato subject of inquiry. Thoro is nothing in the evidence the newspapers havo gath- ered which points to auy actual collusion on the part of the officer: of tho jail, but the escapo of fourteen men froma jail which cost enough to be one of the most secure in tho country is of itself an evidenco of gross mismanagement in the absence of collusion. For this tho Shoriff of tho county is respon- sible, Ho receives $93,700 a year for the payment of tho current oxpenses of his office, and is accredited with sixty-six om- ployes. The number of employes and tho amount expended to maintain the office aro sufficiont to exnet a thoroughly efficient man- agement. Itisamatter of common report, however, that thero have beon sorlous abusos since the presont Shoriff charged himself with tho duties of the office. It is snid that he has surrounded himself with a number of loafers aud worthless fellows, paying them monoy which would have sufficed to omploy sober, steady, excellont, aud in- dustrious mon in these times. It is cited, in conlirmation of this, that there have been soveral escapes from tho jail, that some of tho prisoners have been permitted to travel the streets, that whisky has beon sold, ond other practices have been tolerated which a strictly conscicutious Sherif would not per- mit, Whethor or not there have been previous escapes from the jail which wero not report- ed, tho escapo of fourtecn men on Sunday morning was too notorious a matter to admit of conccalment. In examining tho matter, it has been found «that there was but one guard on watch, though there wore more than a hundred prisoners in the jail, and many of them undor conviction. It is found that, in addition to leaving this single guard, some of the prisoners were intrusted with the duties of turnkeys end with tho freedom of the corridors, Two of those prisoners, towhom the necossary facilities had been given, easily overcame and secured tho single guard, and then slowly proceeded to open the eclls of thoir immediate friends, atl of whom quietly walked into the freedom which hud been denied them under tho law. Now it is for the Grand Jury to determine whether a sum aggregating nearly $100,000 annually is not sufficient to enable the Sheriff to keep more than ono guard on watch atatime. It is also for thom to determino whether the low warrants tho Sheriff In using prisoners as guards over themselves and thoir fellows, ‘They may also inquire whother, os it is al- leged, whisky is sold to the prisoners, and whether thero is any warrant for tho Sheriff to permit this traMc. It is also com. petont for them to ascertain whother there have been provions escapes from the jail that havo not been reported, and, if so, whether they have likewise been tho result of in- eficioncy of the jail officers or the misman- agement of tho Sheriff, Thero is antatnte covering malfeasance and culpablo neglect in tho administration of State and county of- fiees which the Stnto’s Attorney will point out to the Grand Jury in enso the invostiga- tion shall warraut its application, SCORE ANOTHER FOR BRISTOW! The outcome of the Congressional investi- gation of Secrotary Bnistow in connection with the schooner Mary Morritt caso has sub- stantinted, as far as it goes, the chargo recent- ly mado by Toe Trimvye, that o conspiracy has been formed between the Whisky Ring and tho Democrats to smirch Mr. Baistow's roputation at any cost. In view of its ex- posure, and the defeat it encountered in ita first attempt, this conspiracy may como to a premature and inglorious ond, and it may not dnra to proceed any further, But if the con- spiracy shall renew the attack, it is safe to say that Secrotary Bristow will rout it again as effoctnallyas in the present instance, oven if thera be a resort to perjury, which is con- templated; and that tho intonded victim will bo more formidable than over, both aa a prosecutor of thieves and asa Presidential enndidate, in which two chargcters the con- spiracy desires to break him down, In the Mary Merritt caso, though invest gated by a partisan Committce, ready to lend a willing ear to the most damaging and un- trustworthy testimony, Mr, Bristow hos not even found it necessary to summon witnesses for the defenso, Tho caso has failed for lack of evidence on tho part of the prosecution, Not one of tho instigators of tho investiga- tion, or of tho witnesses they caused to bo summoned, had anything to offor that, in the slightest degree, impeached the integrity of Sceretary Bnisrow cither as aman or a8 a pub- Hie officer, But ho was able to turn the tablea on his prosecutors completely, Wo showed them to be in part paid attorneys of the Mil- waukeo whisky thioves and in part officers of 8 Milwaukeo Democratic Club, THe mado the representatives of the whisky mon virtually confess that they were actuated by imalice and resentment, and he forced their Domo- cratic co-conspirators to admit that they had moved in the mattor for partisan purposes. Ho extracted from tho editor of the obscure and dirty little newspaper in Milwaukee, which firat printed ond has sinco harped on the charge, that he had published it with- out personal knowledge or crodible informa- tion, ang knowing that it came from the whisky men. Ho brought out that Hazen ton, a Congresmaan, had takon a fee of $500 for arguing the casa originally; that Hasxeny, who was United Btates District-Attorney, had taken a gratuity of $500 in lieu of his toon; and that all the opposition to the releaso of tho schooner was prompted by tho desire to secure the official moieties nnd informers’ fees. So, when the witnesses for the prone. eution had finished, they were convicted out of thelr own mouths; and, unable to make a showing of any irregularity or improprivty on tho part of Scerctary Batsrow, they had oxhibited themselves as irresponsible scandal. mongers, actuated variously by o desire for rovonge, by partisan opposition, and by the rapneity of informers,—motives as low and vile as any that control human actions. Secrotary Bniarow’s connection with tho Mary Merritt caso is very simplo and entiroly honorable, Tho schooner hind beon forfeited fora technical violation of tho law rolating to forcign trade. During tho trial of tho caso, Mr. Bristow, who had thon no official con- nection whatovor with the Government, ap- peared in behalf of the owners, not even as a paid attorney but as a friend, and because he was convinced of the justico of thoir cause, When tho caso was re-opened, aftor he became Secretary of tho Trensury, ho re- fused to act in tho matter directly, on ac- count of his formor relations with tho appli- cants for release, and the release was granted only after tho caso had passed a thorough ex- amination by the Navigation Division of the _Treasury Department, which roported in ccn- sonanco with tho legal viowa of Solicitors Banvietp and Brvronp Wirsox, the law officers of the Department, It was then, and after the United Stntes Judgos and prosecuting attornoys ind joined in tho peti- tion, that Acting-Secretary Conant issued o warrant of remission, If Secretary Barstow had stepped in to prohibit tho issuo of this order, he would have been doing an injustica to innocent partics simply because he had once, prior to his official connections, been friendly tothem, This would hayo been ar- rant demagogism. But the charge brought against Secretary Bristow, og set forth in the Congressional resolution suggested to Judgo Gate by the Whisky Ring, was that, when application was mado to him for tho remis- sion, he had referred tho attorney to his pri- yato secretary, saying he ‘would fix it up.” There was not a ucintilla of proof to sustain this charge, and the attornoy alluded to de- nied it bluntly. So tho investigation has merely cnabled Secretary Bristow to expose before 2 Democratic Committee the conspira- ey which the Democrats have formed with the Whisky Ring against him. It was a very good week's work, 18 IT CONTRACTION P Tho statoment from Washington to the effect that tho National Banks of the country have, so far as they sre concerned, retired $56,000,000 sinco the new Banking act be- camo a law (Jan, 14, 1875), will bo received with a good deal of surprise, Tho Jaw au- thorized tho banks to reduce their currency to a nominal figuro by depositing in tho United States Treasury an amount of green- backs equal to tho amount of National Bank notes proposed to be retired. It has been known that the city banks havo largely availed themselves of this privil-ge, but it was not thought that they hnd indicated their intention of withdrawing so largo an amount. It is a very complete answer to that class of ‘greenbackers” who havo been clamoring for the abolition of the National Banks becauso of tlicir excessive profits on their currency. If the banks are left alone they will probably gratify tho do- mand by voluntarily retiring the bulk of their notes of issue because they are not profitable, ho actual retirement of National Bank notes go far amounts to nbout $28,000, 000, since that sum has been presented for redemption in greenbacks, und the notes it represents havo been canceled and destroyed ; but the banks have deposited $28,000,000 more in greenbacks, and that additional amount of National Bank notes will be can- celed and destroyed, and the greenbacks re- issued that are now lying in tho Trensury, os rapidly aa the rotired notes find their way to the Treasury. Tho first impression in considering this change is, that there has been a contraction of tho currency to the amount of $56,000,000; and many persons will be thoughtless enough to attribute, in somo degree, to that fact the cantinuation of hard times. But, while 866,000,000 have been nominally withdrawn from circulation, thoro has been practically no contraction, but rather an expansion of tho loanablo funds of the country. Previous to the retirement of the $56,000,000 the banks rotnined at loast 10 percont in greenbacks for redemption thereof,—f per cent in tho Troasury and 5 percent in bank or in transit. ‘This left about $60,000,000 for loanable pur- poses, But in withdrawing $60,000,000 from circulation the banks recoivea about $62,000,- 000 of bonds deposited tosccure that amount of notes, These bonds are sold for about 120, which yiclds nearly $75,000,000 for loaning purposes. Aso mattor of fact, then, there is 40 per cont moro loannblo funds on theamount of National Bank notes ratired than beforo auch rotiromont, This would be true up toncertnin point of all tho retire. ment of National Bank notes. Practically, then, there has been no contraction, and this is fully confirmed by the huge amounts of idle moncy in the bank-voults, Tho popular orror in regard to contraction arises from tho genoral apprehension that the actual circulation of money is from hand to hand and from pocket to pocket, whereas the fact is that the groat bulk of the busi- ness of the country is dono through the banks by checks, drafts, bills of exchange, ete, With o proper system of credits, pro- tected by ample guarontcos, it is not likely that the actual needs of tho country for current notes, to bo exchanged in small transactions, would exceed $200,000,- 000; and certainly the banks might retire mony moro of their notes of isauo without any material contraction in loanable funds, ‘The foct that this retiremont is going on is the best evidence that thero is no demand for the notes and no profit in their circulation ; if there wero, the vacuum would be filled im. mediately, os the law which authorizes the ro- tirement likewise authorizes the new issue, which may bo expended ad tiditum under tho required seourity of bonds. ‘The simple fact is that tho banks Lave had an embarrassment of currency, and, after ridding thomselves of a part of it, thoy still have funds to loan in excess of the domand, Another bomerang has returned and knock. ed a Democratio Investigating Committco on the head, An attempt has been made by the victims to keep the matter secrot, but it has leaked out, A Democratio Congressman got up 8 chargo against Secrotary Baistow to the effect that, while acting as United States Dis. triot Attorney in Louisville, Ky., he com. promised a caso against tho firm of A. Doun & Mans, browers, In obedience to the summons, Mr. Mangs appeared beforo tho Committee on Expenditures in tho Treasury Departmont, and, much to the disgust of the Demooratio inguiaitors, swore that Mr, Bais. 5 tow did not compromise the onso at all, but, on tioothor hand, tried the case and pro- eured a conviction, the result of which wae that the frm waa fined $6,000, With thia, of course, the wholo casa broke down. Tho Gommittes tried to keop it secret, but did not suececd, and avy now sympathizing with the Tinatic Committee, Meanwhile, tt is a little remarkublo that tho Committees havo not yot investigated the charyoa that Secretary Drie. row killed his grandmother on his mother's aldo and robbed hon-roosts in Kentucky dur- fog the War. ‘The complications arising from tho Horzo- govininn insurrection grow thickor and moro embarrassing aimost daily. ‘Tho movements of the pawns on tho bonrd, however, begin to lose interest in comparison with the operations of the larger pieces, ‘Tho forth. coming mocting of tho threo grent Powers— Austrin, Germany, and Russia—by their rep. represontatives at Berlin overshadows the petty fights betwoen the ‘Turks and the in- surgents, As it is probable that tho Em- perorof Austrin and the Czar of Russia will meet tho Emperor of Germany in porson, the conferenca ovidently mean’ busincas, and that business ,will not beso much tho settlemont of tho trouble betweon ‘Turkey and Ierzegovina as the partition of the spoils, It is already intimated that tho formation of Bosnia and Merzogoviun into a vassal State, to be undor tho protection of Austria, will be discussed at this visit. Pro- tection of this sort would bo tho protection achicken has in tho talons of a hawk. It means in reality the Austrinuizing of these provinces, and that in turn means the Gor. manizing of Northern Auatria. Meanwhile, England, having its clutches on Egypt, is reported to ba contented with anything that the other Powers may do. A few days ago wo printed an Ansociated Presa dispatch from Cincinnati giving tho result of an intorviow with Mr. Jon 8, 0. Hanntson, of Indiauapolie, Governmont Director of the Union Paciflo Reilroad Company, in which this pasvage appoarad : At tho Soptomber, 1672, meeting of the Board of Directora of tho Union Pacific: Railroad, at which I wns present, tho President of tho Bonrd, Bfr, Monace F, Ctank, called the attention of the Directors to » letter from tho Presideat of the Fort Smith & ZAttte Rock Land-Grant Railroad Company, with roferenco tonomo bonds of that road held by tho Union Pacific Company, desiring to know romething more about theas bouds, I made a motion to appolnt a committes of threo to inveatigato and report Lefore the adjouru- ment of the Board, na to how they camo into its pos- seealon and all mattors connected therewith, ‘Thore- upon Mr, EB, H. Honus, the Secretary, took me to one’ side, and told mo that I muat withdraw the motion, for an investigation of tho Lond transaction’ would tnvolvo Jastks G, Buatwz, Ho sald tho fall elections wero near at ln, ‘and Buwyr was o candidate for re-clec- tton fo Gongress in Maino. An exposure of the trans. retion just at that time would bo sure to dofeat him, With that Iwithdrow tho motion, Subsoquently I took J, If, MILLanb, of Omaua, who war, and still rs- ising, a Government Dircotor, to Mr, Ronis, aud, iu his preasnes, asked Rowutxa tf I understood him cor- ectly in relation to the boud trestsaction involving Mr. Busta, Me repeated that T dia, and that_an In- veot'g ition Committee, of which dentist Sf, Winton ‘was Chatrinan, was dn session and E, H, Roiins was on the etund, I tolegraphed Wrtson to ani the withers rertaly que:tions concerning the Fart Smith & Little Rock bouds, hut, on noticlug the dilly reporta of tho Connuittes arterwards, Eeaw that no ach quest:oas were caked. Ou the id of February, 1873, 1 wrote to Witsos, Chaitm in of the Cununittce, more fully about the matter, relating the facta that Lavo junt stated, but T did net moniion Brarse’s name, T'rtated that the transa-tion implicated a promlnont member of tho Republican party, ‘Chat Icttee was copied into my regular letler-book ut Indianszolts, and can be ro- ferred to atany {ime, I nover rocolved any angwer to this letter to Witson, Commenting on tho abovo, tho night oditor of Tue Tntwens confounded the namo of tha Hon. Jauzs F. Witsox, of Iows, with that of the TIon, Jenestan M. Witsox, of Indians, mentioned by Mr, Mannison, Tho carefut rond- or, however, must bave detected the error. And now comea Mr. J. UH. Minuanp, of Omaha, o Govornment Director, who says tothe editor of the Omaha Republican : That he did not regard tho matter of the chargo a8 of suficent conscqtence to call for any explanation or statement from him. ‘Mr, Hauntson,” sald he, “knows no more concerning any aud wil transactions of the Company than Tdo, and thers has been uoth- ing in the atfuirs of the Company that affects Mr, Buatyy any moro than itaffects you orme, I havo thoroughly exarained ths records of the Company twice with reference to this matter, and there ta nothing there that directly or {ndirectly affects Mr, SBLAINy,” At has baon froquontly noticed by Washington correspondents and others tlat Socrotary Bnte- tow is not strong with the avorago member of Congress. Thero is no nowertul combination of Congressmen ongaged in pushing him for Preal- dout. Thoy don’t “enthuse” for him, Somo- how they look cold and obsoure whon hia name ts warmly mentioned in their presence. Tho cynical Spriugield Republican undertakos to ox- plain tho phenomenon, and bits tho nail on the hoad tho first lick, viz. Tho reasons why Mr. Untsrow {snot more popular among the Ropublicana {n Congross ts that he haa shown on offensive and alarmiug disposition to have something to say about appointmenta in bis own Do- putment, — Tao Dentoxson can isin point, On tho Tecommenthtion of leading citizens of Chicago, Mr. Untstow undertook to appoint a man Revenue Colloc- tor at that city, ‘Tho respectable Republican papora of Clileago agreed that it waa almont an ideal selection, But senator Logan and tho Illingts Congressmen to whom tho patronugo “belonged agreed shat auch » Hrospans ‘pou thelr property was not to Lo tolerated. ‘They roado thelr selection for tho vacancy, and thea wont to tho President. Iecoliect, theso wore the very men who had boen running the Clvil-Servico Iu Cutca- go {u tho Hlourlsing days of the Whisky Ring, and Bome of whose provious appointees wer actually un- der indictment at thu moment for conspiracy to de- fraud the Government, Yet tho pressure was too strong for the Preaident; Mr. Dutstow was ovorruled, ‘nd Str, Logan's man was put in, ‘This farmiig out of the apyointing-power to Con- gresanen for thelr personal use and Lehoof works bad- lyn all Girectlons, It saps tho rasponsibllity of the Execitivo, in robbing the Prestdont and head of de- partmonty of that coutrol over tholr subordinates with which the Constitution clearly futended to vest thom, Itdebauches the civil servants, in impressing upon thetn a ively sonay of the fact that thelr first duty te to the patron who appojuls thom, and not to the peo- ple who pay them, It ia demoralizing to the Congross- men themsolves, iu inore wayu thin one, It disturbs the balance of our govormontal systom, corrupts our polities, reaulta iu Dad anil costly asevice, tx uoceasari- fruitful of ofletal malfoa abuses aud scan. ala, Aud the tendency ts conatantly from bad to worse, What aro the peoplu golug to da about {7 It ia stated iu tho Orogon papers that the graves of Capt. Jack and his Modoc companions, who left that country rethor siddenly ono day for tho Indian hunting-grounds with haitora round their nocks, caved in recontly, aud re- aulted in tho surprising discovery that oolthor tho lamented Capt, Jace’ nor his compantons, Suack Nawty Jng aud tho rost, wero thoro at all. Thora were the holes in the grouad and some wooden boxes, but Capt. Jack and Suack Nasty Jin had sion up and gone, and are now, hike Jous Browy’s soul, on thelr travelu, Various astute theories havo boon promulgated to ac- count for this sudden rowurreetion and failure to walt for GannteL, the moxt probable of which ia that dome thrifty body-anatchor nuearthed thom, and is now cloaning and polishing them and rotting them up with springs and wires for exhibition in some traveling show, or pousibly at the Centonoial, It ts not atallimprobable that tho ghaatly patriot who wantod totake what little thoro is loft of Wasi- tsaTon and TLixoonn to Philadolphia, but couldn't got permission, baw stolon Capt. Jack and Sack Nasty, and ia going to turn » fow nickels by oxbibiting them at our national show as frults of the gallowa-tros or agrioul- tural products from Oregon, gees The Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States and British Provinces will hold their twooty-first annua! convontion at Toronto, Can,, July 12-16, All Associations entitled under the rales of the Geucral Convention t2 represent- ation are earnestly requostod to send delegates, —_——_—. Gov. Ricz, of Massachusetts, has vetoed the Dill legalizing the marriage of afr, Panton to bis step-daughter, and the Logislaturo bas failed to pass it over bis voto. This makes it a noceasity for Mr. Panton to take hia carpot-bag and um- brella and Mrs. Panton ber band-box and cana- ry-bird and emigrate out of Massachusetts to gome other Ntate which doos not har: bh ab- surd probibitions touching marriage,—New York, for instanco,—whore they can ruaticate untila © Legislature ia elected in Masrsachusotta that will recognize or legalize thoir union. Thon happler days may come for these tro poor tried souls, —_— PERSONAL. Daniol Drow rays no man ever lost $10,000,000 quickor than he did, Tho Cincinnati Commercial adviaon Mr, Pare ton to nook consolation for hin matrimonial re voraos in writing avothor life of Boo Butler. Mark Twain made his late dramatio succoss by rewriting bis part, and {njecting a good deal of fun toto {t, He should try bis hand at Hamlet Lord Houghton will soon publish * 3fono graphs: Social and Litorary,"—a companion volumo to lia '* Monographa: Personal and Social." Mork Twain's new book, "Tho Adventures 02 Tom Sawyer,” la roady for tho bookeollera, but has beon withheld to pormit a aimultancous publication in England and the obtaloing of a copyright there, Moltore was askod the roason why {in cortsin countrios the King may agaumo the crown at 14 years of ago and cannot marry before 18, “It 18,” anawored Sollore, ‘ bocauso it is moro difll- cult to rulo n wife than s kingdom.” Jokn MeCullough and the Emperor of Brazil had s confab about tho present atute of the drama dnring the reccht visit of tho latter to San Francisco, At tho spoclal request of His Majosty, Mr. McCullough played * Loar” ats matines. Princo Dinmarel once sont his porteait to Mr, Stewart, and roquested that of tho merchant prince in return. The latter ignored the request for tho portrait, but eent a check for $1,000 for tho rolicf of the starviog poor in one of tho dite tricts of Prosala. Tho Cnristian at Work wants to know whoth« or any of its readera wonld havo beon willing to acquiro Mr, Stowart's groat wealth and mect itr roaponalbilities ag ho met thom, Tho opinion is expressed by the New York Sun that poople could be found who would tako the risk, Dom Pedro bas lost his aunt, the Princess Isabella Maria Conception Jane Charlotte Gual- borta Anna Frances of Anslal Xaviora Paula d'Alcantara Antoinetto Naphacla” Alichaela Gabriclla Joachina Gonzaga. An eloquent tribute to her memory fa ; ‘Her virtues wero a8 many as her names." : A Southern paper reports that Mr. E. T. Fitch, said to bo sen of tho Troaguror of Yale Col- lego, murdered hie wifo at Tuskaloova, Ala., April 25. Young Fitch had beon drinting bard for somo years, ond has suffered several tims from dolirium tromons, but at tha time of the mur der bo was porfectly sober. His wifo was a Southern lady. Ho cut ber throat with a razor. Tho Rome correspondent of the Now York Evening Lost writes: “Tho grand-niece of Piux LX, was recently married by tho civil form at Sinagaglha, tho native place of tho Pope. Tho religious coremony was porformod afterward in the Valicau. ‘This is accopted as proof that the Pope apnrovos civil matrimony beforo the re- gious ceremony.” At the annnal dinnor of tho Now Havon Chame ber of Commerco, Donald G. Mitcholl (Ik Mar- voll) responded to the toast of “Agriculture.” Mo said thut sgriculturo did not lead to auch offenses ab Bolknap's ; bo folt sure that Belknap did not apring from the plow. ‘Thore has bean, in his opinion, too much worship of the golden calf in thig country. This spirit was seen in tLe gaping crowds at Mr. Stowart’s funeral, “ Kind deods and generosity, not epasmodic, but ovore tlowing day by day, yoar after yoar, give a bot~ ter odor to a man’s memory than tho following after blora by ex-Goyernors or gold handlos to coflins,” Tho late Dr, Norman McLeod rocorded in hia diary that, having boon invited to preach before the Court of Absrgoldie, the Prince of Wales vegged him in advance “not to presch more than twenty minutos." Upon this the stout Preabyterian Dean of tho Moat Noble and Anciont Order of tho Thiatle plumply roplied that the Princo and the Court hed nothing better to do on Sunday than to hear him preach, and he should preach as long as be thought good for thom. Ho did in fact preach “ forty-seven min. utes.” To the erodit of tho futuro Emperor and King of England, ho adds that the Princo le tened vory respectfully and thanked bim aftere wards, Tuat before Admiral Nolson want to sos for tho last time, he apoke to the painter Wost of his Doath of Wolfe,” and asked him why he did uot produce moro pictures like that. **Be- causo," my Lord,” responded the paintor, “thoro ara no moro subjects.” D—n it!” aaid thosallor, “I didu’t think of that," and asked him to takoa glass of champagne, * But, my Lord, I fear your intropidity will yet furnish me auch another seone ; and, ifit should, I eball certainly avail mysolf of it.” “Will you ?” said Nelson, pouring out bumpers, and touching bia glass violontly against West's, ‘Will you, Mr. Wost ? thon I hope that Eaball die in the next battle.” He sailed a few days aftor, and within ayoar West had on bis cago tho “Death ot Nelson." . Col, iorney stops the Drick Pomeroy story that ho and Wash McI.cau and Wilkes Booth called on Proaident Lincoln, and that tho asaea- sination camo of ft, Hoasys: ‘To my kuowl- edge 1 novor saw J. Wilkes Booth in my life. ‘Tho only time I over visited Mr, Lincoln to se- curo a pardon was in company with my old frlood Washington MoLoan, of the Cluoinnatl Enquire er, some timo, I think, in Fobruary of 1865, to aul tho roleago of auother old frioud, Gen. Roger A. Pryor, who was a prisoner in Fort Lafayatto, New York Harbor, Bfr. Lincoln beard our state ment, sud set Gon. Pryor froe ov tho quaint condition that bo should roport at my residence, on Capitol Hill, where ho remained my welcome gnoxt for aoveral wooks, putil Iwas authorized to retura him to his friends and family in Vir ginia,” ‘The Contonnial performance of * Hamlet" by Goorgo the Count Joannes at tho Now York Academy of Music Monday night attracted # crowd which bas been variously eatimated al 990 to 1,000. There was much morrimout io front of tho curtain and deop agitation bebind it, Tho Polonius of tho ovening had trouble with his eyobrows, and was obligod frequently to pull them down, whoreat the ribald sudionce ehouted "Pull down your vost!" ‘Shoot the brows!” otc. Tho King in tho Inst act became frightoned, and ran away boforo his timo, Hé« was fetched back in triumph, During the pere formance Count Joannes was preaontod with two beautiful footutuola from the stago-bor ‘Tho Herald says, seriously : * Wo can ouly give the Count praise. Ho played as a scholar, acd, in despite of much provocation, ebavod himself a8 8 genticman,” MOTEL ARRIVALS, Falmer House—W. 8, Wood, Muskegon; We Te daughter, Mrs. W.G. ilston, and Bau Frunelscot Ti. L. atelzit'e, ttn miwr, Alilwaukeos 0, Lainy, Cllalou, Livingston Iteese, Albany; Georgo McGregor, Grand Pucifie—Ex-Uov A Warmoth ‘and Gon, Goorge A, Sheridan, New Orleans; HN, Walker, Dettolt Free Presa: Jay 0. 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