Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 23, 1876, Page 6

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Every manshould bo furnished with full and correct po- Tttenl inforation, 1n ordertosupply thisnced, the pubs Jshiers of Tuk Cutcato TRIBTNE Will print a campalgn cdition, eommencing immediately, and continulng untll sfter the Prestdential eleetion (n November, 1876, at the follawing exceedingly low rates, postage pald: Weekly Cunpatan TRIBUN K—slugle vopy 8 .50 Ve CopICs L0 UNE ADDILES, 500 OVC COPLeRto AN AN 1,03 Ky Campalin TRINUN 240 Eleven copies 10 ONE ADDUKS: iy Back numbers of the campafgn cdition eannot Lo sent. The sooner persous order Tik Casratax Tine Ux¥, the greater number of fesues they will get for thelr moneg. TAMUSEMENTS, g Tootoytn Theatre heétween Clark and LaSalle. Ene e e tinlbn Sutre Conpany. - Fereol, Waoad’s Muaenm. i Monroe street, between Dearborn an nte, Aftenioon: st Eventog: ** Miriaw's Crime’ Sud’ Peggy Green. Adelphl Thentre, Monroe street, corner Deatborn. Varlety perform- ance. *Queen Lib" Lake Fronts Foot of Washington street. Luwe's London Clrcus. Asternoon ead even!ng. 1. 0. B. B.~The membera of 11Nlel Lo1ze No. 72, T. . "1, B., and members of the Order, are hegeby [ne Vited 10 attend the funeral of vur tatudirother Sainson osentely, at 150 VIICCHUCA I 0 0rclock o, in ISH, Vresident, JOSEPH § PIILIIDPS, Secretary. ST, 72" Manrorst, 5 Aok, sk, A it atie embersrequested. DY G DICRENEON, théconter, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1876, Greonbacks at the Nuw York Gold Ex- clinnge closed ot 894, An amnestical disposition toward the Communists is shown by the French Gov- ernment, President MacManox having in- structed tho Minister of Justice to vom. mencs no new prosccutions except in ag- gravated ensen. ] The Republicans of Maine yesterday nominated Gov. Coxon for re-election, in. dorsed the Cincinnati nominecs and platform, and commended Mr. Bramg, from whom s dispatch wos rend urging an earnest support of tho nomination of 1axrs and WurkLeR Mr. Buarse does not improve in health with the regularity and rapidity which was hoped aud expected ; bui, on the contrary, is grow- ing weaker, According to Surgeon-Genernl Banxzs, the troublo is extreme nervous ex- liaustion and a coudition of walarial poisou- ing. The now dircotory of Chicago for 187¢ shows a total of 159,339 names, an incresse of 7,192 over 1874, aud & gain in population of 25,172, nccording to the usual rato of com- putation. This gives o population of 510,- 000, in round numbors, and is undoubtedly n correct eatimnto, A careful reckoning of the preforences and leanings of the Illinois delegation to the St. Louis Convention gives Tinoex 18, Davis 13, and Hexonrers 11, The Tiwoex men claun 21 for him, but it is probable that the smaller * figuro iy the more correct estimato of his support from linois onthe first ballot. A tox which has been bitterly complained of Ly the National Banks as au unjust impo- sition is in o fair way to bo repealed. The House Committee on Banking and Currency, after Learing tho views of a delegation of Wastern bankers on the kubject, yesterday agreed to report a bill providing that the cost of the redemption of National Bank notesshall not bo lovied as an oxtra nssexsment upon the bankers, but shall be paid out of the gen. crul tax upon the banks. The natural tondency of the Democratic party toward repudiation was mauifested in the Ifouso yesterday in conneetion with the appropriation necessary to pay tho interest on the District of Colwnbin 3,65 bouds, which i8 guaranteed by the Govermmont. There was o strong inclination to refuse the appropriation, but wiser counsels provailed, zud tho repudiationists were fually per. suadod of the mnwisdom of violating the obligations of the Government, b o e e ‘Tho Senate was yesterdny the scono of an animated contest over the Noval Approprin: tion bill. Mr. Sanarxr, of Californin, con- wtituted blmself the champlon of extrave- gant expenditures, and took it upon himself to rebuko thoso Republican Senators who werg independent enough to vote for such reductions as in their judgment could be jn- diciously made. Mr. Ebsuxps, nothing dauuted by tho brisk application of the par. ty lash, was instrumental in sceuring the adoption of an amendmont intonded to pro- hibit the employment of largs forces of laborers in the navy-yards for politicat pur- poses, by forbidding any inerenso of the working forco just before Presidentinl or Congressional elections oxeept when the Secrotary shall publicly maka certificato that the uceds of the service demand such ju. orense. The Chicago produco markets were modor. stely active yesterday, sud generally tirm, though provisions oponed very woak under o lurge supply of hogs. Dleas pork closed 00 per brl higher, at 18,95 for Puly and $10.15 for August. Land closed 12§¢ per 100 lbs higher, ut $11.12} for July end §11.22}@ 11.25 for August. Meatd wero wenk, at 7jo for boxed shoulders, 106 for do short ribs, and 10{o for do short cloars, Lake freights ‘waore steady, ab 2{o for corn to Buffulo, Hait freights wore unchanged. Highwines were qulet aud steady, at $1.10 por gallon, Flour was dull and firm, Wheat closed johigher, at #1.034c for June and §1.03) for July. Com closed }o higher, at 460 for Juge and 45jc for July. Oats closed go higher, at 30c for June and 200 for July, Rye was easicr, at 58c. Barley closed nomiual, at 57@57jc. Hogs ‘were active st 10c decline, the bulk of the sales making st $5.70@5.80. Cattle were in dair domand at casy prices, with trading at £2.60@4.%5, Thera wero no rales of sheep. Ono hundred dollars in gold would buy $112.25 in greenbacke at the clogo. In addition to the mortification of being represented nt Washington by three Demo- crats, Chicngo in made to feel the humilin. tion of being totally unropresented so far 0a influence goes. Tho combined oratory of Messrs, Cavzrienp, Hannisox, and Ln dorse wag of no effect among their fellow-Bonrbons in securing an appropriation of $250,000 to completo the Chicogo Cnstom-Honso and Post-Office Building. They had voted regu- larly for all tho partisan mensures of reduction instituled by the Demooratio mnjority to ‘cripple the Administration, and thus forfeited all claimy to the good graces of tho Ropublicans, and when it cameo to the Chicngo Custom-Tlouse they were powerless to obtain tho appropriation necessary to finish the work. Hotuay, and the othor Democratic members of the Cowmittes on Approprintions, were successful in wsking exceplions in favor of their respective local- ities, but Chicago, having no representation on the Committee, and none in the Houso worth montioning, is left with an unfinished building snd a large numbor of unemployed workmen. Thoy are nt their old tricks again. Which remark applies particularly to tho unblushing Confederato majority in the National Housoe of Representatives, This patriotic body of legislntors, with Mr. Sax Raxnau at their hend, and with the Confederato and Tam. many banners waving exultingly over them, proceeded with little deliberation, but with n vast nmount of bravado, to sit down upon tho diminutive Jouy Davesront, of New York City. In other words, these friends of the people,—or, rather, of that class of people known as the **cumulative voters” of Now York City,—with an eyo to the main chance in No- vomber next, inserted among the sundries in the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill a pro. vision repenling the Jaw providing for the Tegistration of votes in large cities in nation. al elections, thercby giving tho genus repeater unrestrieted opportunity in the coming elec- tion to ply his nefarious voeation o of yore to the glory and profit of the Democratic party. ‘'fhero is, however, likely tor Lo o differenco of opinion belweon tho two Houses on this important subject. THE TWO-THIRDS RULE. DBy a standing rule of Domocratic National Couveutions it requives tho vote of two-thirds of nll tho dologates to nominato candidates for President and Vice-President. This rule waa ¢stablished by the first National Conven- tion over held by tho Democratic party, whiclt wag in Baltimoro in 1832, and it hins obtained in all subsequent Conventions, Thero is'some dispute as to the reason for adopting it in tho first place. Gen. Rocen Pryon, in a recent communication to the New York Sun, assumed that it had been adopted in order to prevent tho possible nomination of a Democratic candidate by the votes of delegates fromw tho anti-Democratio States. But another writer corrccts this statement from personal knowledge and roe- ollection, and says that, whon the ides was first bronched of holding a National Conven- tion for tho nomination of & Presidentinl candidate, it wna opposed by the Southern Democrats partly becuuso it wns contrary to their custom to nominate by Conventions, but wainly beeause the Southern, or slave- Lolding States, wonld bLe in tho minority, and the Northern Btates might force upon then: a candidate who would be obnoxious to them ; in order to obvinta this objection, it was promised that a rule would Le adopted requiring o two-thirds voto for the nomina- tion. The Southern Btates thercupon con- sonted to send dologates, which they did, and tho two-thirds rule was passed accord- ing to pgreement, I'here has recently been more rerions dis- cussion than ever Lefors about abandoning this rule ; and as the Democratic party, since accopting the nomination of Gueerry, has not been bound down so closely to ita tra. ditions, it would not bo surprising if tho rule were discontinued. It would ouly require a vote of the majority to accomplish this. Certainly the two-thirds rule is opposed to the Democratic principlo that the majority should govern, and as slavery lias been abol- ished, und there is no * peculiur institution” to bo protocted at the South, the original reason for the rule no longer oxists. Gen. Payon ndvocates the rotention of tho rule for the following reason ¢ A Iargo number of States now cast their volc as a whole, withant reference to the will of the minor- fty. It Is obvlous that if ull the States were to adopt this expedient, a candldate might be chosen Dy n minority of tho Conventlon. For llusteation: Tuke threo States with threa votes cach; in cach of two States u particulsr candidate hiod two votes and one ugslust him, while the third State gives [ty threw votes for the candidate of the minority ln the other two States. Thls Iatter candidate has nctunl- 1y five voted and the other four, yot, by uperation of the unlt rule, the mwn with fonr votes 8 nowi- nated over the man with five voteal Aw affordivg wome guaruntee nguinst this absurd and Inlquitons renult, the two-thirdd rule should be held invio- late. Would it not be bettor, instond of retain- ing ono obmoxious rule to help ronder nn- other inoperative, to abolish both the rulds, and follow the precedont established Ly tho Clncinnati Republican Convention, and give to each delegate the control of his own vote ? A Democrativ Convention is really ‘8 most undemocratio body, with rules that coerco a minority of ench delogation to submit to & voto as a unit, and then requiring n two- thirds vote. The two practices mny tosomo oxtent counteract each other, but both are wrong in principle, and sbsurd in thus being npplicd on either sido, one to offsot the other, "The prospect for an abandonment of the two-thirds rulo at Bt. Louis will depend somewhat on the nctual strongth of Mr. T1s- prNin the Couvention, IP his frionds con count on a two-thirds vote, of cournso there will bo no neod for thom to seck to change thernle, Dmt thero{sno doubt that Mr. ‘Fiuoes will go into the Convention with a majority, and this wmajority could nominate him by uniting to vote down tho two-thirds rule in the first place. It may not bo possi- blo for the Tildenites to do this, however, al- though they should recognizo thoe necessity for it in order to save their man, because many of the Soutbern TiLuveN delegates, from u Becret hope of thas mssuring to the Houth an opportunity to dictate to the Dem- ocratic purty o candidate of their own now or in the futuro, may refuse to favor o repeal of the two-thirds ruls for tho particular Lenefit of Mr., TrupeN; of coursy, all the anti-TiLoex delegates from tho Bouth would insist upou retaining the rule. It would not be surprising, therefore, if there should bo some sharp fighting over this rule, ua thero will bo also by the effort of some of tho independent delegates to express their individual preforences by their votes, and not be swallowed up in tho *“unit" system ot voling by Biates. There is a prospect, thien, of owe excitement in 8¢. Louis, but it will not arvest publio attention throughout JUNE 23, 1876 the country to the samo extent as the Cin- cinnati Convention, for the reason that ovarybody felt the actual result of the clec- tion depended upon the Cincinnnti Conven. tion, while now the almost univarsal senti- ment is that tho next President hns been named, and it doean't make much differsuco what tho Democrats do at 8t. Louls. CONGRESS AND THE SUBSIDY S8WINDLES. It is moro than probable that Congross will sdjourn without taking any nction on tho growing outrage of the Dacific Railwny swindlo, But fow persons really nnderstand the magnilude of this business. The facts are fow, Tho United States loaned its 6 per cont bonds, payabla thirty years after dato, and maturing betweon 1804 and 1898, to these railroad compnnies to the amount of 264,000,000, Tt nlso donated to the com- panios many millions of acrés of land, I'he original contract wna that the United States wna to have on tho ronds and all tha propor- ty n first mortgage to secure the payment of tho national bonds, principal and interest; that the Government was to rotain whatover suins might be due the companies for trans- portation ; and that the companies woro to pay & per cont of their annual net earnings, and meot the interest on the bonds. Dut the railrond companies wero able to obtain o chango of tho contract, so that the Govern- ment lion should be a second mortgnge ; that the Government should retain only onc-half the coifpensation for transportation; and that tho companies wers not to pay any part of the intorest until the Londs matured. Under this modified contract the account will stand, at the maturity of the bonds: Trincipal of bonde.. Interest at ¢ per cenl 116,322,821 Total... . Lesa ono-half earninge, estimated. Dalance due United States ..., 157, 041, 389 To secure this sum tho United Btates hold 8 second mortgage, Tho companies have never paid any portion of the 5 per cont of tho net earnings. The net onrnings of the Union Pacific Railrond in 1874 were §5,156,~ 970, and in 1876 they roached %G,148,365. Tho net earnings of the Central Pacitic Rail- rond Company in 1874 were 7,212,410, and in 1876 not less than $8,031,498, These compnnies have sn inmenso ecapital stock ountstanding on which but little mouoy was over paid in; nevertheless they declara large annaal dividends, and refuse to pay tho interest on the bonds loaned them by the United States. In’ addition to the debt due to the United States, the companies owe other bonds to tho amount of 564,000,000, which nre secured by a first wortgnge, mak- ing the sum duo and payable at the maturity of the bonds $222,000,000, not including the chargo by the United Statos for interest advanced. Tho Judiciary Committeo of tho House of Representatives, through tho unremitting Inbors of Judgo Winriax Lawsexce, of Oliio, has matured a bill compelling these railway companios to comply with their cou- tracts, especially in the provision requiring n ginking fund to retiro the principal and in- terest. But tho nttontion of tha Ifouse can- not be secured for such # monsure, Theso companies have grasped $150,000,000 of the public money, put the lnw at defiance, re- fuse even to report their carnings, and have actunlly before Congress counter-proposi- tions releasing them from all further linbili- ties. Theso railwny companies have no dread of Congress, Attha tapof the drum they can commund a working majority in either Iouso as readily as in tho days of Credit Mobilior, The country is not only mortgaged to pay this $157,000,000 of these companies’ debts, but after the election this very Congresa is expected to saddle upon the country some three or four hundred moro millions of dol- lars to pay tho debts of 'Loxt Bcorr, and Jax Cooxz, and other railroad gamblers, 100, 045, 833 23,204, 444 DEMOCRATIC IMBECILITY. In the powerful arraignment of the Dem- ocratic party which is mnde in one clause of tho Republican platform, perhaps the most striking portion is that which charac- terizos the Democrats as ‘ being equally false and imbeeile,” It would bo difficult to find words that more vividly and truthfully de- seribo the conduct of the Democratic ma- jority in Congress. They gained {their strength in that body partly by reason of tho greed and folly of the salary-grabbers of thio preceding Congress, partly because of fue hard times succeeding the panic of 1873, but mainly because they promised to reform, purify, and beatify all things and all men. In failing to do this, or uven to mako a decided ndvance toward it, the Dom- ocrats hove proved themselves * equally falvo and imbocile,” Among the chief Democratic outcries which caught the earsof tho people was {heir charge that the Ropublican party was responsible for the paniv sud hard times, and ono of their most seductive promises was that they (the Democrats) would at oncervatorathe good old times. To parnphrase Bon Inokn- #oLy, thoy promised to set going thotwhirl- ing spindies, to start np the golden harvest flolds, to throw open the furnace doors and forges, and kindle enger fire in the idlo chim- neys throughout the land. "Lhey were quite positive about this. Now the Domocratic party has beon in control of the national legislation for nearly two years, How many more whirling spindles, and golden harvest flolds, and furnace doors and forges, and enger fires, aro there than thero were bofore ? How wuch nore manufacturing is done? Iow much relief has been brought to pura- lyzed industry 7 How many less tmen are thero without employment? How much moro s property worth? IHow much live- lior iy business ? Ilow mucly easier the times? The people who voted the Democrals iuto power in Congress pauso for a reply before they will vote them into absolute control of the eutire machinery of the Government, The Democrats promised to reform and remoidel the tarilf so that it wonld yield the greatest mnount of revenue on the least pos. siblo tux. What hus bocome of this promise? Mr, Monntsox introduced a bill on his own individual motion, which went to the Com- mittes to undergo dissection. The Commit. teo have beeu dissecting over sinco, They cut out the vitals by refusing to report the ton aud coffee tox,—u tax of tha purest vevenue, They have lacked, and chopped, and butchered it, and atill they refuse to bring out tho corpse and give it n decent burial. Thus, after o eession of nearly eight montlhs, the tariff remaing just where it was, with all {ts discriminations and oppressions. The Democrats promised to put monoy into every mau's purse. **Where's mine?" iy tho question which pretty uearly every votor fs asking hinself nowadays, or will ask before tho Prosidontial campalgn is over, Aro capitalists any more confldent, tha banky anymore liberal, speculation auy more prom. iuing, prices any botter, money any plentier? Is there not a worse condition of things than there was before the Democrats began their eareer of Congressional buugling? Thoy have not taken a aingle step toward changing tho financial legislation, They have not evon tried to help the country, becanso they have beon nfirighted by thefr own ignoranco and an apprehension of its reaults. In thin, thon, they have likewiso beon “false and imbe- cilo,” They were to reform the publie service and introduce economy in the administration of the country. How has this promise beon renlized? In the mntter of publio servicoe, they begnn by displacing competont men for no other reason, apparently, than bacause they had sorved in the Usnion army, sand they substituted Incompatent men for no other reason, apparently, than bocauso they had served in the Confederate army, 8ince then tho Democrats have Leen largely en- gaod in kicking out the men whom they selectod, when public opinion forced them to do so. Thoir idea of economy hns bLeen shown by dragging out tho largo oxpensos of n Congressional session into long woary months without accomplishing anything; in proposing to reduce thoe cowpensation of the Govornment clorks below the flgnre fixed by tho Domocratic party long be. fore the War, but still rotaining the same Congressional pay for themselves, which is noarly double that p'nid to Congross- men at tho time Ythe clorical salaries wore fixed; and, finally, by endeavoring at the last moment to put tho Government on an allow- anco of about nine months’ appropristion in order to mnke capital for the campaign, and postponing the difforence for o deficiency till noxt year. This is a brief and incomploto summary of the Democratic adminisiration of Congress. 1t is the only snmple of Democratic capacity thepeople have hnd for many yenrs, It is enough, It fully warrants tho denunciation of the partyas ' cqually false and imbecile,”— falso in its promises, imbecilo in its actions. It hos lost and forgotten the art of govern- ing. Itis inthe hands of the Confederates, who do nat scek & common prosperity for the whole conntry s0 much as soctional logisla- tion and revenge. It hns failed completely aud ignominiously, and tho people have no desire to experiment with it any further, THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION. Tho Democratio clans aro moving towards 8t. Louis, bnt the movement is not that of mon inspired by hopes of victory. There is an overwhelming feeling that the Cincinnati Convention settled tho whole: question, and left to the Democracy nothing but the nam- ing of tho men who ara to be defoated. 'The great strugglo at Cincinnati was to name can- didates who would leave no doubt ns to the result in Obio, and at the samno time bo as strong 48 any other eandidates in New York and elsowhers, and the happy combination of Hayes and WierLcn sottled this mattor satisfactorily, Ohio was socured; all the Republiean States placed beyond a doubt ; ond tho party so united and gratified in Now Yorkaa to promise a victory there. The Democrats are confrontoed at St. Lonis by o dificulty which is seomingly insur- monntable, Thoy must have Indiana and Now York. Now York will voto for no greenback man, and Indinnn will vote for no bard-money man. Now York will not vote for Hexpricrs, and Indiana will not vote for iroeN, and there is no other candidate who con be named who can give any prom- iso of carrying either State. To nominate both on oae ticket is to lond TiupeN down in New York, nnd load Hzxpnicks down in Indiana. Tho graat majority of the candi- dates do mnot care & pin personally for nny candidate. Thoy seel tho man who can win or givo the best promiso of success. There is o largo anti-Truoey delegation from New York who oppose him on personal grounds. Ohio also opposes him porsonally, charging that ho contributed money to defeat Anrey Inst year in that State. Bat outside theso two States there is an almost genornl focling that the strongost man must be selected, no matter who he may be, and no matter whoather ho iy hard or soft. 'The Convention will probably meet with a majority in favor of Tmpey, and the whole opposition will combine against Lim, their ability to defeat him being aided by the two-thirds rule. The Ilinois Democrats yesterdny threw the weight of their votes in favor of Tiroey, The majority of tho delegates appointed are for him, nnd those who favor TiLvEy ave the mou of tho greater influence. Iiut the one thing needed in all party conventions—ena thusiasim—in wanted, The delegatos readily admit that it is dificalt to say whothor they go to Bt. Lonis to makoe o President or to attond a funeral, tho chances boing in favor of the latter, " THERE SHE BITS."” The Rev. Tarormruus Srewant, of the Bridge Btreet 3, B. Church, Brooklyn, is a colored man, but ho has sense, 1e has not rend the Bexcuen sosudal for nothing., IHe has ovidently made n careful study of the true inwnrdness and outwardness of .the pabtor of the Plymouth Church, and by judicions conduct hins saved himsolf from a ragged edge and a cave of gloom. In plain English, ho took the bull by the horns, The Rov. Turormnus is o handsowe mulatto, smart, encrgetio, and popular, Combining such qualitics ws theso, ho Lns become o great favorite, eapecially with tho ladics, and one colored sister, {at, foolish, and forty, mado o dosperate effort to captaro him. At tho closo of a recent conferenco of iy church, tho Rev. Tirornirus rose and asked thoattention of his brothren to ona of his private gricfy, involving a woman, le mado no bones of exhibiting Lis grief freely and boldly. 1fe spoke right out in meot. ing. He told his brothren that this woman first attracted his attention while preaching a scrmon, B8he was o wropped wp in this sermon that she did not remove her syes from him during its dulivery, 1lo fondly belioved ba had made a convert, but it tnrned out otherwise, The next Sunday night he received n note from Yier saying that she wished to soe him, Pre- suming that sho was anxious for spiritual consolation ho granted an iuterview, She had nothingto say to him on spiritual mat- tors. Inatend of asking for spiritual advice and counseling how she might be saved, her conversation was vory worldly, As the con. versation progressed, hor shyness and diffi. dence wore away. Jtwas no longer coy. 8le grow impatient, ardent, desperate. She avowed sentiments of undisguised affection, developing to a climax of stormy and furious pasgion, Then Joserst found he had to deal with Mrs, Porreuan, He ropelled her only to meet with a frosh onslaught. He fled, and was® uiore successful than Josern, for ho suvod bis cost-tails, »True affection, Loweover, is mot thwarted by oue obataclo, Bho came to every meeting, She hung upon his words and devoured Lity with her eyes. ‘'Lhen she com. menced writing letters to Lim overrunning with amatory pathos, stormy bursts of pas. sion, ond love-sick sontiments from the *Lover's Guide ™ and ** Aids to Courtship.” He read four of them, and becams o dis- gusted with them that he showed them to .slon, his wife, and then agraed with hor thatif any mora came they should not be opencd, At this point the Rov. TuzorniLus pradnced the lettors, and read them to the brethren and nisters, Not contont with this, he stepped out from his ront, and, pointing to thd gal. lery corner on the right of the pulpit, wlionted fn Lis most cloquent tones: ** If the brothron will look thoro thoy will sea the woman who has givon me all this trouble.” Tha brothren looked and beheld a fat, gandily-dressed negro woman, sitting all alone in the gallery, complacently fanning horsolf, The brethren cast storn and stony glances upon her, Tho sistors looked at Ler na only sistors can look. Thero wns s silence in the congregation that spokd louder than words. She saw only the slony gaze of tho brethren, tha snickering, snecring oyes of tho sisters, tho preacher, Jior idol, her Adonis, Ler adoration, standing in tho pulpit, avenging his own fair fame, with his forofinger,"index of scorn, pointed at her, saying, as clearly na words could ray, Thou art the woman.” She blushed. She hemmed. 8ho stirred unonsily. 8he fanned vigorously, Tho atmosphere grew warmer and warmer. The one finger poiuted at her magnified itsolf into the fingor of a giant, und other fingers appeared, all pointing at her. 'The oyes of the congregation suddenly increased, 'Thoro were cyes ih tho pulpit, oyes in the pows, eyes in the organ, eyes in tho ceiling; oyes looking through tho win- dows, nnd all looking at her. 7The low mur- mur in the congregation grew louder and mounted to the gallery, I'he murmur seemed to her ot first like the buzzing of bees ; sud- denly it seemed a hissing, as if the sanctuary swarmed with serpents. Sho fled. The prencher had clenred the precipico without atumbling ‘on the ragged edge. 'Thera was no eave of gloom for him. His virtue was vindiented and his fair tempter was routed,—horse, foot, and dragoons, Her dark shadow will nover moro cross his path- way. There i another prencher who might al¥o hiave squelched o seandal had ho hed tho frankness, boldness, and manliness of his colored brother, Thore wonld have been 1o occasion for him to wish that he wero dend, or to offer to step down and out, had he nipped the scandal in the baud as did his colored bLrother. Yo mny learn a lesson from his brother in black. There is nothing liko jungnavimity, 'The country is now oxperiencing the display of Democratic magunanimity and sympnthy to- ward o fallen adversary. The defeat of DBramvg has produe.d less regret cven in Maine than it s in the Democratic party. Domoeratic tears flow copiously over tho ingratitude of the Republican party, whicl slaughtered itsbravest lendor foranunkuown man in tho wilds of Ohio. It is reaily affect ing to witness tho grief which has overtaken the Democracy. Barvey Cauvrrizro and Hiester Crymen mingle their briny waters and piteously nsk: * Aro oll the great mon of tho nation to ba thus slighted, outraged, defented, and put aside for men without o record?” We would not bo surprised if the #t. Louis Convention shonld cnumerate in its nccusations againat the Republican party tho failuro to nominate Braive at Cincin- nati, The Democracy, it scems, havo all nlong had a profound admiration for Bratye—- a strong dosire to have him President; in fact ho was thair second choice, and they hoped for his nomination that in the event of loning their own man they might have him for President. Now they aro certaln of losing their own mon snd cannot lhave Brame. Poor follows! Who would have thought that within the Confederato bosom there were such sympnthetio hoarts? Who would havo given tho Domocratiepresscrodit for such profound intercst in the personal fortunes of the membor from Maine? Who will horeaftor deny that the Democrats aro not Ropnblicans iu disguise, and that nftor all they expected and hoped for tho election of Braine? —y The ITouse bill for the enrichment of claim-agents and scalpers, called ** The Equal- ization of Soldiers’ Bounties bill," will abkorb all the surplus revenue of the Covernment for severnl yenrs to sotisfy its demands. The amount involved in the bill is put by Senator Loaan at $21,000,000, which is absurd. Oth- er advocates of the bill protend that 30,- 000,000 will satisfy the clalws, but the gharks, called claim-agonts, alone will make that much out of tha bill if it becomes alaw. Tho Becond Auditor estimated lnst year that it would take from tho Treasury $141,000,000, while the Adjutant-General could not figuro the smount at less than $105,000,000. 'The prosent bill may absorb a little less than that of lnst scssion, but $100,000,000 is the amallest sum which can be eafoly ostimated. In the present de. pressed condition of business, the tax-payers can illy spare that enormous gratuity,—for it is o mere gratuity,—tho Government noever having promised a doflar of the money, and theroforo docs not legally owe it, If times were flush and nioney sbundant, with on overflowing surplus in the Treasury, the equity of the case would be in order to con. sider ; bub it is diffioult to sce how the Gov. ernment is to raise nu extra $100,000,000 out of the peoplo at this time of stagnation and dopression in sl busivess, But the demagogues in Congress and tho elaim- agent hawks are porfeetly willing to bleed the people until they stogger, to make bun- combe popularity for the former and put cash in the wallots of the latter. 'I'o tax- payert aro of no acconnt in their oyos except 88 gocss to be plucked. The evidence taken in regard to the Uarp. weLL dispateh to Kxorr in ono sonse sns- tains tho asacrtion made by tho latter that it wes a * put-up job," though it doss not connoct Mr. Brawvy with thescheme for put- ting it up. One thing is certain : Adispateh, unsigned but paid for at the rato of $57.72, wag sent to Oarvwrry, which told him ex. plivitly what sort of a dispatoh ho should send Kxorr, and Oarowers did send such dis- patch in the exact language dictated to him. Mr. Bramve evidently hnd somo kuowledge of the transnction after it had occwrred, ns shown by his rovealing that Kwnorr had re- colved adispatch from OaLpwrLy beforoKnorr had ryoported tho fuct. Boorr denies that ho gent the dispatch, and it hes not boen traced to snybody as yot. It is not likely that Mr. Brane sent it, and we think whoever did was more zealous than judicious in Brame's behalf, Mr, Canowery should have spoken without betug prompted, certainly without having the words put in his mouth, Nor did the dispatch dictated to him which he signed cover the point at is- sue, It did not deny that the bonds ho sold ‘Tox 8carr, which the latter trausforred to Union Pacifio, wore the same which Bramvg took back fra his Maine friends to whom hio had sold them in order to carn & commis. ‘Ihis is tho woy the matter atands, The New York Tribuns calls attention to the fact that the Centennlal Exhibition has not In- crenaed ocean travel, 82 ft was supposed would bo the case, but on the other haul that the travel has dimintshed. A comparative table of arrivals for the first five nonths of 1975 and 1870 showa that tho total of arrivals from Europe for 1835 wan 54,931, white for 1870 it has been only 40,143, The Trilune further says: Scvernl of the steamship companien have re- duced the nunber of thelr stenmers, amang thein the White Star and Inpian Companles, Tuxcend of running weukly, as before, eich of theso con- panies now seuds three steamers {n five weeks. 'he reductlon 11 the number of steamera (s due, tlis officera sy, to the great diflicnity in obtaininyg return freights from England rather” than the loas of pumsenger traflie, No completo statistics of ontward paeaengers are oblainablo, as the scvernl 1inex are unwliling to expose the amvunt of thelr teaflic to teir OBITUARY, JOTN NEALE, Jonn NEALR, an American suthor of conald- erable reputation, died at Portlund, Me, a few days ugo, fu the 83d year of lis age, IHe wus born at Falmouth, Me., Aug 25, 1709, Iils parents were members of the Soclety of Filends, but he himself tovk his dismissal from that body fn his 25th yeor, In his 12th year he was eusployed Inu etore in Portland, and o few years after taught penmanship and draw- ing in the principal towns of the State. In 1816 he was o dry goods Geater (n Baston and New York, aud he subsequently established himself in Balthmore s a wholesale denler, In partnership with Joun Picrroist. After the fallure of the firm fn 1816 he com- menced the study of taw, and i the same year printed # review of the works of Lonp Byrox. Hisfirst novel, * Keep Cool,” was published {u Bultimore in 1817, Tn 1818 cume * The Buttle of Ningara,”” “ (oldan,” und other poems, and In 1818 ¢ Otho," n five-aet trozedy. Abunt the same thue le assisted De. WATKINS in writing the “Ilistory ol the Amerfeun Revolution by Pavn Atnex.? Te also indexed Niles Negister, From 1827 to 1850 he employed himself in prac- tleing law, writing, and Jecturiug. Since that thne he basg lived o comparative retirement, AUGUSTUS HEMENWAY. Avoustus HemMENwAY, one of the oldest and ablest of Buston’s merchants, died suddenly in Cuba last week, He was a memberof the wel known shipping flrm of IIEMENWAY & Brows, Boston, and HeseNwar & Co., Valparaiso. He beeame n master of the Chlif trade, in which ho amassed a fortune of many mitllons of dol- lars. The Boston Globe says of him: About 1HU0 he broke down In mind from over. waork, and for some fourteon yenrs wud 8 substantinl mentul wreek, and restded in - a private reteeat at Litehficld, Conn. i3 brother, meantime, hod kept his largo business In operation, and, bout two yenrs apo, Mr. HENEXWAY imiost wuidenly recovered his mingd, and lmmedintely resnmed con- tral of his affulrs, Hiv old (‘nurgr reemed un- dimmed; he journcyed to Valparalso, to Caba, where he had ki imniense sugar plantatlon, and 1o Englund to buy stenmers for' o lne of steamships hetween Boston and Valparaiso, amd war on another vlait Lo his sugar catates (n Cuba, where he was nmuking preat fmprovements, when he died, He was nothing but o buainess smun, bul he was a ver; greot one; with such capacity for detalls that ft weemed easler to him to Jook alter them himsell than to delegate thelr earo to others; and it was this and the vastness of his operations, and hls In- #biliy to diver-ity his life, thut brought him first to the Juse of his” wind, and hus now returnvd to take his life. OTHER DEATHS. Among other deaths recently reported are those of Gen, E. R. BAGWELL, & promiuent Demoeratie pollticlan In Virginiag of Mrs, Caritaniye Frist, well known in English thestrienl circles by the papers she wrote in advanced 1l over the sigoature of ** An Old Actress”; of JAMES Bamp, of Cumnbusdoon, Scotland, the milllonalre fron-master, who re- cently gave $2,500,000 to the Scottish Church; of Fuang W.Peruy, Brevet-Major, U, 8, A, who 1d good service lu thie 1ate War; ol Jases 1L Pansons, sun of Judge PAnsons, of Philadel- phin, o rising young lawyer of Providence, und partner of the How. T, A, Jusokns; of Geonar Banxaen, the composer of ** Mary Blalne,” * The “Irlsh Emlgrant,” “The White Squall,” and other popalur songs; and of the Right Rev. Arorivan SernaNo, Blshop of Huavann, who died on the 16th fust. of yellow fever. et ik The latest detalls which come to hand through the forelgu wmails of the death of Avpur-Aziz, the late Sultan, make it almost certain that the unfortunate ruler was murdered, and that the atatement of sulclde was pat out by the Purkish Government to concend a erlme. There are sev- eral reasons which make the theory of murder cutirely probable. First, the first announce- ment mude by the Government was that he was found with a pondard through his heart. This was subsequently clunged to the effect that the Bultun had shut Wimsclf up in bl rovm and vpened o vein Inhis arm with o pair of sclssors which ho had concenled upon his person, Sce- oug, bie was buried ahost hmmedlately atter ho was diseovered, and yet it ts sald scventeen sur- geons examined the bedy and reported in favor of sufeide, Sulelde fs comparutlvely unknown among the Mohammedans, exeept where 1t hus been committed under orders of persons have ug a spiritual dominatlon over tho victims, beeause the sulelde Is excluded forever fram the cternal dellghts prowmieed by the Prophet. Foutth, it has boen the rule to assassinate de- throned Sultuns, Innamnt wesbowstrung alter his dethronement. SeLIM was strangled by or- der of hls successor. MusTArua met the sume fute, Swradt IIL was ordercd to be ussassinated by Musrarnua IV,, and the lutter was murdered by Maustoun 1L, father of An- pur-Aztz, The Turkish correspondent of the New York Zimes suya: All the French journals laugh at tho cxplana. tlous given by the Uttuman Governmens, il feeling contirlent that AupUL-Aziz wus svsassinated on the night of the coup d'ctut, enjoyed o much Ulerty in the gurdens of Teherngan, what senvo 18 thero in wayhug that hy concealed o pate of schisors; and this hnsty buclalufew liours afterhie was found would lead one to suppode, desplto the altus gatlon that reventeon anrgeons reported In favor of sicide, that the Guvernment was not purticulurly suxjous to huve suy further examinstion of the body. Therols snothier reason nore pawerful than all the othiors, and that fs thy Impossibllity that Turkey cun tell the truth on any subject. Ladguc il itibhal loni Tha Dirltte, the recognized organ of the Jtal- {an Government, has mudo an officlul statement of the actusl military und naval strength of Italy, which is of futerest just now, in the pos- sible European complications thiat muy oceur st any thoe. Thu Itsllan army, counts 435,000 men who huve been under arnis from one to five years; 90,000 mon who have had six tmonths drilly 205,000 men who have had 60 days’ drill; and o lurge number of covseripts who have bad uo drill at all. "I'he Diritto suys: "aklng futo account, thun, all those who may not apswer to the call, ke ulso tho troups required fur gurrison service, taly to-duy cen send into the ficld un uctive force of 300,000 men uf the firat army Hue with a complement of 185,000 mew, und again, deducting those who may not respond Lo the call, 83,000 men of the wecond line with a comples ment of KU, 000 mens in all a total of 650,000 men. ¥rom the day on whleh the ordee for concentrution and mobilizatlon sy bo given, operatlons which sccordlng to our nysten ure carriod ont simultane. ously, thero will, by the cud of the sscond wevk, ba 400,00 o Uf th et ariny N thorouglly well drilled aud perfectly furmalicd with mutertal rendy to taky the field, “The fufantry are ull urmed with uew \WeTTERLY breech-tonding ritfés of small calibre, The seld artillery Is completely armed with lght batterles of new pleces, and in two mounths the heavier batterles will bo provided with Knusr breech- loaders, The cavaley, newly mounted, has one-hall of ench regiment armed with lunces and new CuaMBELOT DBLVIGNE revolvers, and the other half with sabres and new WeTrssLY breech-loaderd, ‘The navy comprises tho follow- Ing veascla: 1 fron- , all but funr ready for sea at 24 hours' notlce; 7 gun-boats; 9 wooden frigates; 6 dispateh bouts; O transports, and 18 smuller ships, all anmed, The united crews oumber 8,115 men, und the ships carry 400 guns, of which 130 are of great calbro and 880 of smaller slze, Asawar power, therefore, Italy 1s by no means contemptibl sl it ST Among the many persons suggested for the Mayoralty {s Munsgo leari, Esq. Thers hus been no person who has served fu the Common Council of this city with wmore fidelity and ability than Mr. Heamu. For years he stood there Lattllng uguinet frasud, extravaguuce, snd corruption, and, though In a minority, he ex- torted by his fdelity the respect wnd wdmira- tlon of the majority.” No man fu the city Is more fumiiiur with the present fuaucin) complica- tious, Forsuverul years Chatrman of the Fluance Committes, be would briug to the otfics of Mayor an experience of the utmost valug which no stranger to the business of the city could hope to posscsa, B The vote of the New Eagland States for the Prestdentinl nomitnation ot Cincinnat! was as follows: Antty Dlatpe, Huing, h ke ] [ 21 10 Those fifty antl-BrAINE votes in New England had nearly all been cast for Bristow up to the last ballot. Mr. BLAINE'S friends must blame his own scction for his defeat, New England could haye nominated him on the second bullot, hut they were afrald to risk himns the Republic- an standard-bearer, e — In arecent artlcle upon the Belghn rlots wo made the statement thut Belginm wus n Cothos lte country, governed by o Protestant family. A correspondent writes Lo correct the stuteinent, and says : *'The prescnt King of Belglum fs an Ultramontane Catholle. 111s father was n Prote estant, but his children were nll educated In the faith of thelr mother, who was the daughiter of the King of the French, and was very devout Cathalle," ———— Tn the Kditor of The Tridune, Ttacicrain, 111, dune <0, —1 find there area prony many Republicans throngl this part of the couitry, und “particularly in Kane County, who urs firu the bolief that Gov, Iiayis, our nomince for Prestient, 1 n Roman Catholle in his retiglons views,” My own understanding of the makter is that he fs ot of that falth, and, [f I am right, an explicit statement of such beiue the fct will savo # voud iuny votes for bim in Northern §1iinois that L know of, ~ Youra respectinlly, A Ciicado TraveLrn, AnsweRr: Gov. TIAYES 15 & member of the Methodist Eplscopal Church, PERSONAI Hnycs fx a Preabyterian. Joln Dilon has made un unplcasant Impression in Minneupolls. A member of Mie graduating class af Yalo Col- lega is going to be a Jewish Kabhl, Mr. Bristow 1y (o rpeak at n Hayes and Weeeler ratification meeting in Cinclnnati Saturday night, Dave Thornton and the other Pemocrats made conspienous ninoles of themselves at Springleld yesterday, Mike Evans, Perry Smith, Dasld Thornton, and tho other Democrats, will probubly unte In a grand pow-wow after the 8t. Louis Conventlon. The Now York Herald eays: **Ingersoll, of Peoria, IIl,, now has a reputation for eloquence thut pute Curtls and Donglass 1o the shade, " A gentleman from Boaton who lost heavily in the recent Jerome Vork races expiained that hu omiy wanted the mouey, any way, to bulld a Methodist chapel with. Gov, Muyes I n LL.D. of Gambler College, Harvard Unlveralty will not, therefure, have the #ole honor of having made a Doctur of Laws of the next Presldent. Dr. Tyng suddenly natd to & young man In the gospel-tent, **My friend, aro you a Chrlstiany™ **No alr," was the startled answer, *I'm~I'm only areporte A sweet girl-graduato In g nélghboring town, the other day, chose ny the subject of hee exhibition- ploco **Jupiter and 10, The myth i uot fn all respects delicate vnv to handle. I'rof. Huxley will visit this country this surimer, arriving hiere carly In August. e has consented to deliver thres lectures fn New York Clty. Ktis stay will nocessartly bo very brief. Mr. Bradlaugh has contrlbuted to the **Freo. thinker's Tuxt-Book,' published by the Natlonal Sccular Sncicty of Londun, a tract entltled, **Re. Hglon; What and WhyY or Godw=X. " The young ladics of Ferry Ifall at Loke Forest aro crowned with Jaurel wronths on graduntion, ‘This Iv un obvious departurs from the usual Fer- ryuginous discipliue of the vducational institutions of Lako Foreat, Ex-Benntor Patterson, of New Unmpahlre, whose name we have heard sumewhiere beforg In conneee tlon with a disreputable tranauction, has been ¢ pounding potitical gospol to the students of Dart. wouth College, Wendell Phillips, speaking in favor of saving tho Oly South Churen on Thuraday, vald: **We have #hown the world that a church witfiout o Blahop and’a State without a King [s un sctual, real, overy- day possibility.* Anna Dickinson has inished hes dramatic tour of New England, and hegun u course of study prepar- atory to u public appearancotn Now York next fa Blie proposcs at the closs of her New York vag ent to utar tho country, How long fe it sinco the newspapers of Jowa were denvunclng Titz Trinuxe for vaying that B, F. Allen was not altogether whut **a great Jowa banker* ought to bet Nuncof them attempt to make & complete defense of Allen now, At the recent fancy-dress ball of the Lord Mayorof London fifteon gentlemen appeared clad In whito dress-conts, waletcouts, und trousers, aad black linen shirts, collurs, snd cusls, The Anggestiva came from Du Muurier, the artlst, in Punch. The consplrators In Turkey at first proposed to dlspore of the late Sultan by enticing hiw un bourd ong of his tron-clads, and stesming away with him 10 souie dlstant reglon, where he was to be ollured a bribu of $200,000 annuully to induce lbm to ab- dicate. Tn recelving tho teatimonial vare at Chickering Hall Wednesday night, Mr. Willlsm Cullen Bryant reluted, s appropriote to thy oceaslon, the unce- dote of & commanding ofticer of & New Englind company, to whom a sliver pltcher was presented with the speech: ** Captaln, here's tho jug.* Ilo responded, **Ay, {8 that the Jugy™ Me, James O'Neill fa to play Plerre, the cripple, in the revival of ** The T'wo Orphans ** next week, Mr. Fredorlc Robinson will take the place of Me- Keo Rankin as Jucques Frochurd, und Miss Jewett that of Kittle Blanchard o8 Henrlsite. Tho castis romurkably etrong, and the performances will duubtlcss be oven more brilliunt und successful than those of the same flay Ly the smny compsny lust summer, An Intercsting Incldent occurred on the assump- tlon of Ruyal suthority by the new Sultun of ‘tur- Xey. AUcnoral ofle¥r wau at the ulde of Midhat Pasha in the scrvile attitnde which Tgrkish vl quette prescribos in the presence of the Sultan, the cyes cast down, and the hunds crossed aver the breast. Aldhat, with an abrupt gesture, forced the oficer to drop his hauds to b sldes, snying loudly s that everybody could heur him, ** Just etand op like o man; we have now, thunk God, 8 Bultan who does not mind your Jooklug it In the fucu.™ Mr. Boccher was & Blaine man all throngh the Clucinnati Conventlon. Mo nade this confesslon o a Herald reporter who qulzzed him on the sub- Ject, and added voluntarily that he bated to hear the word **lasguetiem ™ assoclated with dr Blaine's name. **All thlv talk of *maguutism,' " {n the apluton of Me, Beccher, ** {8 o much bosh. 1f & mon produces offects, 1t's becauss he hag brains in bis bead und knows how to use them, not be- cause he hag an extra furnace In bla body." e Heechr, ovidently, dovs not fancy belng called magnetle himself. Capt, Caak, of the Yale navy, regeets that the oxorcise of his crew biaw boun fmpuded by foolfsh requirvments of the Collegs Fuculty in reyard to exuminations, The examinations of Cupt. Cook have bognuo frequently dnterrupted by his undle vided attention to'rowlug that Lils college courde hay boen prolonged from four to aic yeurs, snd it fu utlll o grave question whethor ho witl over wuce ceed In pulling through snythlng thicker then wator. Cupt. Cook, av ho falls, ay he fuils, fa utlid an ubject towards which the eyes of Young Amers {ca are turned with mingled admirution and envy. LOTEL ARKIVALY, Skermun House—sawnel Hindvkapt, Milwaukee; tho How A, ), dtacder, Milwaukees the Ton, W, W Watsun unil the Hon, £ 0, Ferey, Washlngton; Col, J. B Duyle, Bradford: W, il. Huclbut, Grand Hapids; K. W, Rexford, Boston; Oranye Willlutun, New York; Liont. B, P. Eckerson, U B A 7 wmont o -Juneph Antledalo, Nowhall o Milwaukeo: J. W, Uy, Peoria; Max Schneld ficrmuny; Mra. Gen, Waahburn, Minncy Hon. Thomas Lowry, Mluncapoliv; A. k. burn, Beston; the lon. i C. Beuton, Min Hs.... Grand Pacife—~David Doyd, Orunge, i fcUregor, Newarks B, Doyle, Newark; Do N. Juhy M, Scott, U, 8. Army: L Esstman, Jucksboro, Ly Vieowty dv Moutmeruud, Fruncei Aiken, VFreeport.... Palmer Jouse— J, 1L, Bwlth, lup, I A Niver, D. V. O'Leary, M, Donotgh, Jaies Huwmilly 5, Ader, Tuouins Kur- ney, L% J. Quinn, Johu Larklus, H. D, Keeles, Jowepli Ziger, 4. S, Delelunty, F. 1. Wouds, 3,11 Culte, 1. 8. 31zCartly, Jaues Allen, A, G. B, Jounson, B, Van Wouken, G. Bepedict, 5. W. Buell, G, N. Voorh eraey ':fi; . C. Hull, 8t Juei Ty J. e Eoglandi J1' J. Bell sad ¥, Belly Lendon; Q. Adums, Tits, O, oty it Manmng. R. 5 Q2