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

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TO JOURNETMEN TAILORS—A miss meeting of tallors will be heil tu-day, July 2, at 73 Dearborn-st.,at 2o'clock p. Ta., to take unfted action in regard to the contempiated great reduction iu prices DBy orderof Commitzee. ATTENTIOYN, SIR KNIGHTS—The members of Chi- 30 Commandery, and all thelr visiturs, are courteoas- Ty fnvited by the Sir Knights of Michizaa City, Ind., to participate with them in a Centennfal celebration at that place on Tuesday, 4th inst. Lxcursionists will £0 via stesmer Corona from Good- rich's Dock, ‘motll of 'llh:l'll:nu-:\". lle:lht'h'lz 4 58 m. on morning of 4th, returning ssme night. Fare Tor s ound trip $1.50, IncludinR berths on the return trip. "All who purpose_jolning fn the excursion will report 20 A. M. Bennett, 153 Washington-st., by poon of Mon- inst. By orderof the E. C. 4 s By order of 1 B+ B O WBRIDGE. Recorder of Chicago Com,, No. 19, K- T. SUNDAY, JULY 2, 187G. P iy S R v T At the New York Gold Exchenge on Satur- day greenbacks ruled at 89}@69} cents on the dollar. The Conference Conimittee yesterday rgreed upon the Postal Appropriation bill, which will doubtless pass both Houses as re- ported. It reduces the rate allowed for rail- road transportation of the mails about 10 per cent, and restores the postage on all third- class meil matter, except circulars, o 1 ocent for every 2 ounces. At Philadelphia yesterday the Centennial July celebration was opened in Independ- ence Hall and Independence Sguare with imposing ceremonies, & sketch of which will be found in our telegraplic columns. A festure of the day was the assemblage in the. Historic Room of one hundred and thirty authors, there gathered to hand in their sketches of the lives of signers of the Decla- ration of Independence and other Révolution- ary pairiots. Among the authors were Roparr C. WNTEROP, THOMAS WENTWORTH Hicemsson, CEantes Frawors Apams, Jomw Esrex Cooxe, and Gen. Jory A. Drx. ‘When Sax Trzpey, with his official ¢ fam- 31y ” and friends about him, said that the St. Louis Convention had merely expressed the sentiment of the people in locating reform in his pure and undefiled bosom (he beinga bachelor), he must have regarded with pe- oaliar satisfaction the happy results of dis- bursing that © barl of money.” If there were anything needed to show that Trupex is a reformer, this single circumstance would gettle it. There may be other men in the country who would favorreform, even though Trozn doesn’t think so; but none of the others would go in and buy up a convention in order to secure it. The decision of the Supreme Court of the | State, rendered yesterday in the Macoupin County bond case, defeats the attempt made under the Compromise act to foist payment of the Macoupin Court-House ‘bonds upon the people of the whole State. The case came up upon 4n application for a mandamus to compel the Auditor of State to register the Macoupin bonds, which applice- tion the Supreme Court denied. The princi- ple of the decision was the same as in the Tax-Grab luw case, and leaves the people of Macoupin County to provide for their own debt, incurred for the construction of their €amous Court-House. There isa carious dead-lock in the Treasury Department, owing to Senator Morrmr's delss in accepting the Secretaryship. As- gistant Secretary CoNaxT can no longer act, the ten days' interim having expired ; the new Treasurer, WyaN, cannot dischargethe daties of his place because there is nobody to spprove his bond; and the Fésult is that the Trensury bank is closed and no money paid over the counter. While tif fiay bo very embarrassing to those who have drafts and sudited claims, the people ‘of the United States generally can staud it very well for a considerable time. Nevertheless, Sendtor Morzry ought immediately to accept or de- cline the Secretaryship. The telegraph lhas announced a probability that the present Sultan MomaxnED MURAD will shortly abdicate. By the Turkish law of succession the sovereignty descends by seniority among the male descendants of Orevan. The present heir-presumptive, therefors, is Appun Hamp, Momaanep Muran's next brother, who was born in September, 1842, and is two years younger than Mumap. The latter has four other brothers, of whom all but the youngest were ‘born before Yussur Izzeprx, eldest born of the late Sultan Appun Aziz, now 19 years nld, 8o that four more possible Sultans will have to be butchered before any of Ampun Azrz's family get to the throne sgain. The Chicago produce markets were mod- éralely active Saturday, and quite steady. Mess pork closed 15¢ per brl higher, at $19.45 @14.50 for July and $19.62}@19.65 for Avgust. Lard closed 2}@5c per 100 Iis higher, st $1L27}@11.30 for July and $11.40@11.42} for Angust. Meats were firm, at 8c for boxed shoulders, 10j¢ for do short ribs, and 10jc for do short clears. Take freights were steady,at 2c for corn to Buffalo. Rail freights were unchanged. Highwines were unchanged, st $1.10} per gallon. Flour was in moderate demand. Wheat closed ¢ lower, at $1.043 for July and $1.06 for August. Corn closed i@jc higher, at 463c for July and 47}c for August. Qats closed & shade easier, at $0c cashand 293c for August. Rye was quiet, at 67@673c. Barley closed 1c lower, at 57c. Hogs were active, at 5c decline, selling at $6.00@6.40 for poor to choice grades. Cattle wers steady under moderate receipts and a fair demand, at $3.00@490 for common to choice. There was a good demand for sheep 8t $3.25@4.65. The receipts of live-stock for June were 92,739 cattle, 369,581 hogs, and 15,958 sheep. The shipments-were 74,- 972 cattle, 125,188 hogs, and 5,255 sheep. One hundred dollars in gold would buy $112.37} in greenbacks at the close. ety The dead-lock on the Indian Appropria- tion bill arises upon the section transferring {he Indian Burean to the War Department. Mr. Wrxpoy, of the Conference Committee upon the bill, yesterday reported to the Senate that the Committes could not agree, and a motion made for the appoinfment of & new Committee of Conference was agreed to. So the fight over, the proposed transfer of Indian Affairs to .the War Department will probably have to be fought once more. Meanwhile, the House has passed the bill providing for the immediate purchase of $150,000 ‘worth of supplies to keep the Indians from starving, or rather to keep them off the war-path, bo- cause of the failure of the Government to deliver to them the supplies guaranteed by treaty, which cannot be done until the In- dian Appropriation bill be passed. ¢ . Ttis reported that, when TiupEN was in- formed that he had really reccived the St. Louis nominntion, ke said to those,about him: “I can tell you what has beon done. This nomination was not made by the leaders ofithe party. It was the people who made it. They want reform. 'They have wanted it'along while, and in looking about they have become convineed that it is to be found here (pointing at himself).” This is a little bit disgusting. Tt looks very much as though Trpex himself, as well as the platform he prepared for the St. Louis Convention, ¢ doth protest too much.” Reformers, as a rule, do not go about beating themselves on the breast after the manner of penitents, and proclaiming that they and they alone are the typical reformers. It isn’t the way that Secretary Bristow set about reforming the revenue sgrvics, nor Secretary JEWELL the postal service. It isn't the way that earnest and sincers men usually set about any work in hand. Besides, the Democratic party, upon.which TiLpEN bases his profes- sion of reform, hasn’t a very fiattering rec- ord in this way. Itis the party which in- vented and has always applied the doctrine “To the victors belong the spoils.” It is the party which has always cherished Tammany a8 one of its fondest pets, and which raised Tweep and his gang to power. Itis the party which, in Chicago end many other large cities, has been responsible for all the munic- ipal thieving and corruption. And now, at this Iate day, when crusty and crabbed old Sax TrLpEN, with his millions made out of crooked railroed operations, totters out, leaning upon Jomn Mosrissey and the Democratic party, and announces himself as the only ‘Reformer” in the country, we fancy it won't go down. +. To understand the decision of the Supreme Court upon the Chicsgo tax appeals, which e print this morning, it is necessary to re- member a few facts: In 1872, the State adopted s general revenus law, providing the machinery for the assessment and collection of all taxes, State, county, city, and town, by the State officers. Prior to that general law, the City of Chicago and other cities had been collecting taxes under special laws. The general revenue law of 1872 went into force July 1 of that year. The City of Chicago that year levied taxes under the special law Istorically krown as Bill 300, and the taxes for 1872 were nssessed under that law. In 1873, the city taxes were again assessed and levied under that law. In July, 1874, the city applied to the County Court for judg- ment of sale against the delinquent property for the taxes of 1873, and, there being a large number of contestants, the Court decided that under Bill 300 he could find no anthority to give such judgment in any case where an objec- tion was filed. The city appealed the case to the Supreme Court, and that Court, sustained Judge Warrack, holding thatthere was no authority under Bill 300 to give judg- ment of sale for taxes. In the meantime the legal authorities of the city, by way of preparing for such a decision, wentto Spring- field and obtained an amendment to Bill 300, intended and expected by them to obviate the objections to the original law. Notwith- standing’Judge WALLacE's decision, the city levied the taxes for 1874 under Bill 300, and in July, 1875, asked for judgment of sale against the delinquent property. The con- testants in the meantime had increased ; they resisted payment against real property on which $1,304,000 of taxes were due and un- paid. Judg® Warrace again decided that the amendment to the Bill 300 had not cured its fatal defects, and refused judgment. The city appealed, and the decision we print this ‘morning sustains Judge WaLLACE. During 1874, there were earnest appeals mxds to the Common Council to abandon the attempt to assess property and levy taxes under Bill 300, and resort to the machinery “of the generallaw. But to do this would abolish two or three large oflices, including the expenditure of over $100,000 a year for solaries, and the Council r?fnsed to do so. In 1875, after the second decision of Judge Warnacg, it was with the utmost difficulty that the change could be obtained. We now have the result. Had the city in 1874 assessed the property der the State law, instcad of under Bill 00, it wonld have had judgment for this $1,304,000 of taxes on real property. Asit is, the Supreme Court sponges that amount of taxes out of existence,—a total loss to the city. That is rather expensive for the luxury of keeping Tax Commissioner McGraATH, Collector Vox HorLeN, and Assessor some- body else, in office. In addition to the $250,000 salaries paid these officers, the city now loses $1,304,000 of taxes on real property. The decision is a radical one. It declares that the Revenue law of the State was the general law. applicable to all cities amd towns. That all other revenue laws were of necessity special and unconstitutional, be- cause there could not be two general laws on the same subject. It declares that the Leg- islature had no suthority to enact ** option- al” laws; that a general law could not be followed or not, at the option of the city. Chicago, therefore, has no option, since the general law of 1872 went into force, to fol- low that law or any other law in the matter of revenue ; there was.and could be but one 1aw on that subjoct, and the city, having dis- regarded the only law in force, the assess- ment and levy of taxes and the collection of m;;f under any other law was absolutely voi | This decision, &8 we understand it, ob- literates all the unpaid taxes for the years 1872, 1873, and 1874, on which appeals were teken, and thesa amount on real estate to $1,304,000. Theso taxss cannot be re- assegsed on the property ; they stand as if there never had been an sssessment of the propertyor's tax-levied. The opinion of the Court is unsnimous, and there is no escape from it. The same decision carries with it the unpaid personal taxes of the szme years, - ‘which amounted, on Jan. 1, 1876, to several hundred thousand dollars. " In the tax-levy for the present yesrisan item of $500,000 to supply deficiencics in 4he revenue of former years. One effect of this decision will be to make a like levy in- dispensable for a number of years to come. The city is in debt, and the debt must be paid. There are outstanding 'certificates drawn against this very tax which the Court has declared was never legally levied and is not collectable. Nevertheless, while the available means of the city -are thus cur- toiled. rendering it necessary to postpone payment, thera will L, none who will object to ultimate payment a: repidly as taxes for that purpose can be levicd and collected. The effect of the decision will be embarrassing to the immediate necessities of the city. It may have the effect of discrediting the out- standing certificates generally. But there is no legal objection to the tax-levy of 1875, nor will there be to the tax-levy of 187G, so that certificates drawn agninst these levies are unquestioned. We trust that whatever objections any members of the City Govern- ment, or any portion of the people, may have had to the selling of all the unoccupied and unproductive renl estate belonging to the city, and applying the proceeds to the disentanglement of the city finances, will now, under the perilous condition of the public credit, be withdrawn. The necessity for paying taxes is also brought home direct- ly and painfully to those property-owners most directly affected by taxation. ! EEHM'S CASE. It would be useless to counsel and folly to ignore the large public interest that is feit in awaiting the announcement of Jaxe Remt's sentence, which Judge BLopGETT now holds under advisement. The statements of the Government attorneys in presenting Rems for sentence should operate to some extent in changing public opinion, inasmuch as they present facts not heretofore known to the public that have a material bearing on the case. The public hes simply looked upon Rymyr in the capacity of Ringmaster; not merely the Tressurer of the Ring, es Me- GRUE was in St. Louis, but the ‘‘boss,” the instigator of the frands, the whipper- in of the distillers, the manipulator of the Gangers, and the blackmailer of all par- ties, thus unitingin himself the functions of MzcruE, Joxce, and MoDoxaLp in St. Louis. To this has been added public resentment for the vicious influence REmx has exerted in Jocal politics, which has strengthened the de- mand for his punishment. But the Washing- ton suthorities took no account of this, and could not be expected to do so. It was the policy of Secrotary Bristow to reach all the Federal officials who had entered into the conspiracy to betray and rob the Government, and punish them the most severely. The Government prosecu- tors at Chicago had treced a large amount of money to Remy ; but REru was not an official, and it was reasonable fo suppose that he had redistributed a large proportion of it am ong those in charge of the Government service. But no one could or would tell of this but Remy himself. When, therefore, Remar, through his counsel, volunteered his evi- dence relative to the distribution of this stolen money and looking to the conviction of Muny, WapsworTe, Warp, Horr, and Brmoes,—all prominent Government offi- cials,—it was the duty of the Government counsel to accept hisevidence. Two of these men corllfessed their complicity by running awny; one of them was put on trial and ac- quitted because the jury would not believe Remu told the truth and was not corrob- orated ; the cases against the two others were then dismissed for lack of confidence in get- ting another jury to believe Remv’s story, which might possibly be still further im- peached. In accepting Remy’s testimony, the Gov- ernmen} counsel expressly stipulated that Resy should not have absolute immunity, to which Remy’s counsel assented. Taking the statement of District-Attorney Baxas, who is the leader on the Government side, nothing was promised Remy except that he should not be consigned to the Penitentiary. ‘This much was explicit; and it seems under the law of State’s evidencs, as stated by the Government counsel, the Court is absolutely bound to abide by this contract. It was further understood by Remx's counsel, and finally assented to by the Government counsel, that the latter would recommend to the Court that Remr’s sentence should not e more than six months in jail in case he should testify fully and fairly. This they have done, but at the same time they have pointed out that the Court is not bound by this mere recommendation as it is in the positive agreement relative to the Peniten- tiary, but may, at its discretion, increase the term of imprisonment. In regard to the -fine to be imposed, there was no agreement whatever; but this, we infer from a remark of the Court,is limited by the law to $10,000, since the Court regards the case as one conspiracy and one offense, so thit there canbe no cumulative fine. It is within the discretion of the Court, therefore, without in any sense breaking faith pledged by the Gov- ernment through its officers,to send Remm to the Bridewell or the County Jail for one year, eighteen months, or two years, and fine him $10,000. This would be the same sentence as that passed upon lesser con- spirator HesiNg, with the:fine doubled. Thero is another point:ihich was elicited from counsel’s statements. All agree that the recommendation for leniency was based upon REemy's testifying ¢ fully and fairly.” It does not clearly appear, however, who is the proper judge of this. The Government counsel express the belief that he did testify fully and fairly, though it would seem to have been their duty to go on with the Warn and WapsworTE cases if they thought so, especially as the Solicitor of the Treasury urged them to do it; but, believing this, they have abided by their agreement and recommended that Rema be not sentenced to more than six months. The jury in the Muxy case, on the. other hand, did not believe that Rems testified “ fully snd fairly,” since they refused to convict. Now, between these two stands the Court, and it is palpably for Judge BrLopceTT to determine whether REmar testified *‘fully and fairly,” or not, and to govern the sentence accordingly. If he be- lieves ns the Government counsel have said they do, then he will probably accept their recommendation that REmv's sentence be not extended beyond six months, But if he be- lieves as the jury believed in the AUNN case, and as the Government counsel feared other juries would believe, viz.: That Remx did did not tell the whole truth, and nothing bat the truth, that he did not testify “fully and fairly,” then it is probable that he will feel at liberty to disregard the coun- sel’s recommendation for the trifling sentence of six months and simply abide by the agreement not to send Bems to the Peniten- tiary, but award him a full termof two years in the County Jail or Bridewell THE MAYORALTY NOMINATION. The Republican City Convention has done wisely and well in nominating MONROE Hrars, Esq., as its candidate for Mayor. In every respect the selection is an admirable | one, not only becanse Mr, Hears's Adminis- tration will bs an immense improvement up- on that of the present incumbent and in- cumbrance, but also because he is the stamp of man required in the present emergency. Mr. Hears has been in the Common Council four years, has had long and important ser- vice upon the Financo Committee, and in all his public life has invariably been upon the side of honest government. He is thorough- ly familiar with the affairs of the city. He knows itshistory, thoe origin and operation of all the ordinances, and the present condition of municipal business, He knows what pub- lic works should be suspended and what should go on to complotion. He understands the financial emergency in all its aspects, and no man can do more than he to relense the city from its embarrassments. The pres- ent Council has many new men in it to whom e will prove a safe and trusty adviser. The most pressing duty before the Reform Council isto release the city from its present great embarrassments, and thereby save its credit and its honor. The most important part of this work must be done between now and next April, and to do it requires the ser- vice of a first-class business man who can go straight ahead with the work, regardless of opposition or obloquy. For such a work there is no better man than Mr. Hearn, and he is able and willing to encounter any opposition the bummers can make. What the city needs just now is a first-class busi- ness man who is willing to sacrifice his ease and personal comfort to the good of the city ; ond Mr. Hearn is this man, Personally, Le is every way fitted for the position. Heis o positive, straightforward man, with an excellent record. No charges can be made against him. He is a strictly honest man. He is not a- professional poli- tician. He is moderate in his sentiments, The suspicion raised in some quarters that he would, if elected, revive the Sunday laws, has no foundation. He is a liberal-minded man, and hns always been opposed to fanati- cism. That charge cannot be successfully raised against him. The very fact that the Staats-Zatung avd the Freie Presse will sup- port him is a suficient refutation of the charge. As aman who has always labored for the best interests of the city, who is thoroughly familiar with its affairs, who is 8 prominent and successful representative of the business interests, and who has a clear, unspotted record, Moxroe HeaTm should and will be elected Mayor of Chicago. He is the man for the place. CITY IMPEOVEMENTS. A serious question now occupies the atten- tion of the City Council. There are several hundred thousznd dollars of the appropria- tions of last year which are yet unexpended. These are for improvements of varionskinds, —water, sewers, vinducts, paving street intersections, the Fullerton avenue conduit, and various other matters. It has been pro- posed to discontinue all these works, and thus retein unexpended the balances of these appropriations. The. proposition is in the night direction, and with some modifications s wise one. In every case where no contract has been mede, the appropriation should be rescinded. In every case where a contract has been let, but, in view of the fact that the city will have no money to pay the con- tractor for the work, comparatively little has Daoen done, or where the contractors will ke willing to surrender their contracts, the further prosecution of the work should ba arrested. In every case whera it will be cheaper and more economical to discontinue work, without involving the city too se- riously in damages, expenditure should be suspended until such time as the city may be sble to command the means to go on with general expenditure. There are, however, certain works alroady under progress upon which large sums have been expended, and which it would be far more economical to go on with than to stop. The extension of the Water-Works is 0 near completion, we understand, that, if not arrested, it can be finished within thirty or forty days. This work has cost an immense sum of money. The new lake tunnel, the tunnel under the city, the new buildings, the purchase and placing of the costly and magnificent machinery, the laying of the immnense mains sll around the city prepara- tory to the reception and distribution of the duplicate supplr of water—all these have been completed. It only needs now the con- nection of the works with the existing sys- tem to make all these things available, and to furnish the city from the circumference to the centre with en abundance of water at an equalized presstre. necessity for this increased water-supply and means of distribution was foreseen, and steps were talen to obtain the authority to make the expenditure. As long ago a8 1870 the city borrowed the money with which to make this improvement. Though interrupted anc delayed by the great fire, the public have never lost sight of the neces- sity for this work, and it has been prose- cated until now it lacks but thirty days’ labor to make it complete. Is it advisable or-economical in any sense to leave this vast expenditure of probably $1,250,000 wholiy unavailable, and the buildings and machinery idle, when thirty days’ additional work will give to the city the long-needed and long-desired additional water-supply ? It should nct be forgotten that we have still in the suthwestern part of the city many acres coveréd with wooden buildings. In that same district, and leading to it, there are possibly s many as 50 miles of unim- proved streets on which, during a large part of the yenr, # is impossible to haul fire- engines. It has been but a few months since an entre block of buildings was burned down, while three engines wers stuck in the mud within sight of the fire, and with others unable to render the least assistance. But with the completed Water-Works, and the additionsl pressure, the fire-engines in all such cases will not be indispensable; a hose attached to the fire-plug will throw a strong stream over the highest building, and admitting ofinstant use. For the protection of the city sgainst the spreading of fire in that district she finishing of the new Water- ‘Works will b egnivalent to the services of the whole Fre Department; it will at least enable the Fre Department with their hose {0 operate as effectively a8 if their engines were availale. If®no event, therefore, As far back as 1869 the - should the expenditure on the Water-Works be suspended. Another case is one not so imperative, }:u'. one in which it will be far more economical to go on than to suspend operations. The condition of the North Branch is becoming more and more dangerous to the health of the city every year. The North Branchis in nowiso relieved by the canal drainage, and the stream is comparatively stagnant, and undera hot sun becomes odorous and malarial. The only way to furnish relief is in the introduction of fresh water through the conduit on Fullerton gvenus. This work hias been prosecuted under disasters and difficulties. A lerge sum of money has been expended, including a large bill for damages sgainst the city. To suspend or discontinue the work will practically amount to the total loss of most of what has besn expended, involve perhaps another large bill of damages, and posipone indefinitely a work absolutely necessary to the health and comfort of the inhabitants of the North Di- vision and of a large part of the West Divis- jon. Under all the circumstances, it is pos- sible that true economy requires that the work shall go on to completion. In like manner, viaducts over the railways have become essential to the safety of the public, and to the transit from one pert of the city to the other,—soveral have been be- gun, are under construction, and the strects torn up. These, wherever begun, should be allowed to go on. They are of great value, and wherever one hss been partly con- structed it will be poor economy to suspend the work. We do not question the general propriety of suspending every expenditure thatean be safely dispensed with. The re- cent decision of ‘the Supreme Courj, though expected, but- intensifies the necessity of avoiding every expense that can possibly be avoided. HESING'S CASE. Itis s mere matter of fact, palpable to every one who has had occasion to observe it, that a great deal of sympathy is felt for Hesmvo, more particularly among the Ger- mans, but largely among Americans too, be- cause the term of his sentence was much longer than the public expected. Some part of this sympathy is also due to the general mpression that the Government was com- mitted to giving JAkE Remy entire immunity, and thers will be a reaction now that it is found that tho Court has the discretion of consigning Remy to jail fully as long and fining him twice as much. It can scarcely be claimed that, as a matter'of justice, such a sentence is tooseverefor the perts that they. played in the conspiracy, and the equaliza- tion of punishment ought to satisfy any mers sentimental fecling for HesiNe that would not be given to another offender against the law pressed by greater necessities -| and with less excuse. Of course we have no authoritative in- formation as to what prompted Judge Brop- aETT to sentence Hesine for two years, while sentencing others to three months, six months, and a yesr; but, in reply to fre- quent questions why he did so, we may say that our presumption is he was guided meinly by Mr. HEesvg’s own sworn testi- mony in the MuxN case. This was not mere hearsay nor outside information, it was evi- dence that eame directly under the notice of the Court, a sworn admission by Hesmva of his connection with the Whisky Ring, and it could not woll be ignored in determining Hesivg’s guilt and punishment. In his evidence, which was given not for the Gov- ernment but sgeinst the Government, and which certainly bore the impress of truth, Hersova- admitted that, for somo years, he had been a sharer of the profits of public offices, a participator in the blackmail money levied by Remm. Ho sdmitted that, of cer- tain blackmail he had levied upon * Buffalo” Mirer at the instance of Remy, he had kept $9,000 and paid Remr $18,000;- that he drew out $25,000 profits from a distillery to which he was admitted as a partner §imply for his ‘“influence,” and without ever pay- ing in one dollar ; that he subsequently sold his interest in this distillery (for which he paid |. nothing) for something like $6,000; that he received $8,000 from Roruire, snother dis- -tiller, knowing that he was running * crook- ed”; that he took $2,000 from JuEssex for having the latter appointed Collector; that he received $600 a mocth from ‘‘Bufialo” Mrrier 88 his shere of the County Treasu- rer's profils on deposits amounting to some- thing like $15,000 in all; that Braprey let him have the use of 810,000 for two years, free of interest, because hie supported Brap- 1LEY for Sheriff ; that a $6,000 mortgege he owed on a piece of property was paid off, and the check he had given for the amount returned to him; and that he got $25,000 from Fanwenn and Warp for withdraw- ing his son WasmmeroN from o Congressional contest. ~ Now, taking Mr. Hesixg’s own freely-made statement of these transactions, and not assuming that he suppressed others of & similar chnrncbe'r, it is seen that, within. a period of three or four years, he admits that he received $96,000 from whisky and other ‘‘crooked” and politically corrupt practices. It was impossible that such a statemént should not haveinfluenced anyupright Judge in fixing a sentence. If any public man has ever damaged himself by his own statements, Mr. Hesmvg is that man. In a letter he pub- lished subsequently to giving his testimony, Hesmvo tried to justify his conduct in several particulars, but we sincerely hope he will feel differently after he regains his liberty, and that he will turn over a new leaf. We should very much dislike, and so would most people, to see Hesing kept in prison for a longer period than Jaxe Remr It would not be fair, as things have turned out. At the same time, all those people who have any hope for the purity and permanency of pepular government, and take a gennine interest in reforming public life and politics, will be careful how they blame o Judge for awarding & severe pun- ishment on such offenses as FrsiNe has ad- mitted himself guilty of. We are very sure Mr. Hesive feels no resentment towards the Judge for the sentence, or that he thinks the Court did other than its duty. Heis not the man to desire to manufacture a sen- timental sympathy for himself which the public would deny to a poor wretch who should steal a few dollars to buy food for his starving wife and children. At the same time, it will be hard to convince him or the public that the ringleader in the crooked business should escape with a lighter penatly than that inflicted on a sub- reserve,” has been created, to be formed out of surplug mon of the reserve and men with short service in theLandwehr. The Cologne Gazette says : ' The Landsturm is {o be formed, when necesaary, into battalions and batteries, and is to-be chiefly used to take the place of the garrison army, which may then be mobilized as required. The war strength of each field battalion is to be raised from 1,026 to 1,034 men, inclading twenty-four non- combutants, but that of & corps d'armee is to be somewhat less than under the old system. For- merly a corps darmez on a war footing consisted (including o cavalry division) of 940 officers, 39,260 men, 13,000 horses, 102 guns, and 1,600 wegons; it is now to be reduced to 900 oflicers and 38,000 men, with the ssme number of horses, ete. The total strength of the ficld army properly so called is stated, at 18,000 officers, 690,000 men, 215,000 horses, 1,800 guns, and 23,000 wagons. There are still to be only three batteries of reserve artillery attached to each army corps, as in 1860 and 1870. ¢ THE TENNIAL CRACKER. Two little dsys more and the shrill but cheerful voice of the fire-cracker will be heard in the land, snnouncing ‘‘the natal day of freedom,” or words to that effect ; and, lest the small demoniac device of Celestial ingenuity may not be sufficiently noisy, it will be reinforced by ringing of bells, firing of guns, pistols, cannons, anvils, blunder- ‘busses, and culverins, blowing of fish-horns, beating of tom-toms, snapping of torpedoes, fizzing of sky-rockets, sputtering of Roman candles, and the whizz' of bombs, pin- wheels, scroll-wheels, serpents, mines, blue- lights,-squibs, and other devices for swelling the catalogue of juvenile disasters, heighten- ing the nervous miseries of aduits, and swelling the fire-losses of the year. The Genius of Liberty, in company- with CARTER Harnison's eagle, will make her flight from the rock-bound coast of the Atlantic to the sprays of the Pacific, the one singing ** Hail Columbia ” aud the other screaming, as they fly. 'Thirty-eight deughters of Columbia in every hamlet will ride in o hay- wagon, doing service as a Romen chariot of the time of Marcus AureLIus, to the Campus Martius, where the village Hayepey will make the eagle scream and shout himself in- to the empyresn of eloquence, to look down from thence with unattercble scorn upon the effete monarchies of the Old World. The pa- triot sons of Revolutionarysires will dedicate themselves anew to their country upon the gltar of base-ball, the horse-race, and the circus. Brass bands will blow their noisiest, processions will straggle along, and the last men in them will come home very drunk at night. And all dny long the great American people will rip, fizz, boom, bang, and crash, to announce to the world that it is the Cen- tennial birthday of American freedom. It has been estimated by the pyrotechnic monufacturers that there have been con- structed this year 1,440,000,000 torpedoes, and over a billion of explosive caps for toy- pistols. About 300,000 bozes of fire-crack- ’| ers, equivalent to 960,000,000 all told, have been imported this year. Nine million Ro- man candles, capable of discharging over 36,- 000,000 stars, and 4,320,000 rockets have been manufactured. No one can number the amount of smaller stuff which has been made and which will add to the'general din. It may seem at first glance that this supply will exceed the demand, but it must be remem- bered that on this Fourth of July one hun- dred times more noise is to be made than usual. The general statement brings up un- pleasart forebodings. Not only must every small boy fire one hundred times as mmny crackers as ever before, and every grown-up patriot blaze away with his anvil one hundred times as often, but the Centennial increase must also figare in that manifestation of patriotism which takes the liquid form. The great fact stares the Prohibilionists, the Good Templars, and the Daughters of Re- becea equally in the face, that either one hun- dred times as many persons as usual will be drunk, or that each individusl will be one hundred times drunker than ever before. One hundred times as many Ster- Spangled Banners will wave in the breeze. Itis estimated that 3,000,000 flags of all sizes have been disposed of already this year. The bells will clang one hundred times es loud ss last Fourth, and, most dis- tressing thought of all, the orations will be one hundred times as windy and as long. To sum it all up, the crash, and bang, and ordinate and follower. As an interesting feature of war news in Europe it may be stated that the German War Department has just adopted a new scheme of mobilization which will enable her in case of war to bring a more powerfal force into the field than she summoned in the Inst French campaign. The chief differ- once between the mew schemo and that of 1867 is that, in addition to the field and gar- rison troops, & naw force, called the *field buncombe of Tuesdsy will be a hundred times greater than ever before. In the ordinary course of human avents it happens now and then, on tho Fourth of July, that some interesting child goes to the Better Land through too much fire-cracker, or that some interesting village gets burned up by some small boy who places lighted piece of camel ordure where it do the most harm, which is a way “boys of destructive turn of mind have. In theex- traordinary course of human events that will happen this year it is probable one hundred times as many children without legs, arms, or eyes, will “climb the golden stairs.” Where one little boy last year thought- lessly sat down upon & flask of pow- der and found himself elevated to- wards the realms of the blest, one hundred youthful cherubs this year will go up witha fei bail and take up in & foreign country. This was the case aspresented to the pub. lic. Thecaseas presented to Secretary Bay, row was that of a lot of unfaithful publip afficers, steeped in perjury and all manney of knavery, who were to be brought to jus. tice if possible. The Secrotary did not knoy Jacos Remy from JomN Surre. From hig standpoint an outside conspirator was of seq. ondary consequence, uven though his infly, ence in procuring appointments and remoy. alsof officers was the very pivot upon which the whole conspiracy turned. Whether'yfy, Bristow was aware how important a spoke Remx really was in the wheel, is not dis. closed by the speeches of the Governmeny counsel ; but whether he was or not the Goy. ernment counsel took the responsibility of telling him, as they now tell the public, thyg Remr's statements were trae. The presump. tion is that they advised the Secretary that they could make an impartial jury beliavy that they were true, for itis impossible to suppose that he would have consented toJgt Renx off with & trifling penalty if thers werg any reasonable doubt upou this point. The responsibility of the Government counsel, therefore, is that they pledgad their reputations as lawyers that, with Rerxt forg witness, they could catch some high Guvern. . ment officials. Whether this pledge was pt in the form of words or not makes no differ. ence. The fact that they managed the case in this way is itself a pledge. They lost thy stake; and they must suffer the.consequences in public estimation. Of course ome sids - bhas to be beaten in every lawsuit, civil or criminal ; but in measuring the responsibility of counsel regard will always be had to ths special circumstances of the case. " The Government counsel tell us that Renx's statement was true. Twelve good and lawful men, acting under oath, wern unable to believe him. By abandoning the cases ageinst Wanp and WapsworT the Goverment counsel acknowledged that they had no hope of getting even one men in the ' Northern District of Tllinois in the moda and manner in which jories are drawn whe would ever say on his oath that Rem’s state. ment was trne. If there is one disinterested ‘man, woman, or child in Chicago, oatside of the Government counsel, who belicves thal Rzme’s statement was _irue, thet person ha not been heard from, and, we venture to say, cannot be found. If there were some graing of truth in REmr’s statement they werese mixed up with lies, gross and mountainous, that no juryman could conscisntiously ssy which was which. S Now, the Government counsel, with theex+ ception of Judge Baxgs, had known Remt for years. They Lnew him by reputation, and they knew him personally. They knew the full measure of his guilt in the whisky conspiracy. Upon the sum total of this knowledge they staked their professionsl astuteness, and the Government’s case that Remy’s story was true, and that they could make an impartial jury believe it. Thsy Lave lost the wager, and they must pocket the loss. The consequences of the fiasco are likely to be disastrous in the extreme. If the pen- alty imposed upon REemf is less than that imposed upon Hesmiag, who at least observed the maxim of * honor among thieves,” while Remy not only violated this maxim, but sent ° his own victims and dupes to jail, a petition . will be sent on to Washington for the un- conditional pardon of every other person un- der sentence,—a petition large enough and respectable enough to have great weight with the President. If the President really desires to pardon the St. Louis culprits, he will pardon the Chicago batch first, nnd make that the occasion for turning Joxce, Avery, McDoxarp, and MoKeE loose again upon the community. And in the endit will appear that whisky conspiracies are nof” criminal, or 2t all events not dangerously so. permanent abedy The Parisians are taking time by the forelock with regard to their Exposition in 1878. The well-informed Paris correspondent of ,the Bos- ton Saturduy Evening Gazette gives some inter- esting fnformation of what is alreads proposed. An immense moored balloon, capable of accom~ modating fifty people, will be constructed togive the people balloon-rides free of danger. The Government has ordered a telescope 19 yards long for the Observatory, and is going to build a railroad from the Place de la Bourse, in the - -centre of Paris, to Trocadero Heights, where the Exposition Palace will be. The Exhibition will cover Trocadero Heights and the Champ de Mars, and these two localities, separated by the river, will be connected by two bridges thrown across the Seine, The City of Paris has voted $24,000,000 to improve the Capital. Thiscorre- . spondent says: N The foremost improvements will be the comple- tion of the Avenue de 1'Operz, which will run from the French Comedy (or Tuileries) to the new Grand Opera; the exténsion of Rue de Rennes from St. Germain Church des Pres Church to the river; the opening of Boulevard de St. Germain from 'Boulevard St. Michel to Champ de Mars; the construction of Boulevard Henry IV. from Boule- vard St. Germain to Place de la Bastille. This Lonlevard will raze Hotel de Lesdiguieres, where Hexry IV. and GasrisLie p’Estnees loved It was built by the KoTmscmiLp of those days, Sz- BASTIEN ZANET, who was 50 proud of his wealth that, when he subscribed his name to one of his |_dzaughter's marriage contracts, he added. as a title of dignity, **Sovereign Lord of Two Millions of Crowns.™ ———————— fire in the rear. Where one patriot expired last year with a cannon rammer through his insides, one hundred this year will be trussed ond spitted. The anvil on the village green which last year exploded and killed one patriot, to be up with the Centennial in- crease must send a hundred bucolic patriots fiying in all directions. Nevertheless, wo must celebrate the Fourth of July even at one hundred times the usual cost in conflagration and homicide, and the only compensation that remains is, that we shall be one hundred times gladder than ever when it is over, and that none of us will live to see the second Centennial, when the noise will be one hundred times greater than now. REHM AND THE GOVERNRIENT COUNSEL. The Government counsel in the whisky prosecutions had the undoubted right to manage the cases in their own way, subject to the decision of the responsible officers of the Government. But, since the public were the real plaintiffs, they have a right to an opinion of their own regarding the whole matter; andif they find that the results fall short of both the criminality discovered and the means available for exposing and punish- ingit, there is no rule, eitherlegal or moral, to prevent them from expressing it in any way they see fit. The case presented to the public is that of a conspiracy formed by politicians controlling the appointment of revenue officers to de- fraud the public treasury, putting into office €augers, Storekecpers, etc., known to be corrupt, or corruptible, and then allowing the dishonest distillers to run crooked, and forcing the honest ones to do the same or go out of the buainess, and dividing the pro- ceeds in a certain way, nomatter how. In thig view of tha case, Rzm wes the principal con- spirator, and should not have been accepted as State's evidence at all. After the squeal- ing of the *first batch™ there was abundant evidence to convict him and send him to the Penitentiary, unless he should choose to for- The mornin edition of the Evening Telegraph is credited with having said a few days ago, when it was running Judge Davis for the St Louis nomination, that “HAYES can beat T~ DEN as easily as GRANT beat Greerey.” Tha - editor of the *“two papers, both daily,” is prob- ably as fully convinced of the truth of that statement- now as Le was then, though that “bar’l of money ” may possibly deter him from repeating it. Bat, though the expression of the fact may be restrained, the fact remains all the same. ————— The City Government is undoubtedly in ades- perate strait for money to pay its current cx- penses and what is due its employes. Butin six or vight weeks the delinquent real-estate taxes must be paid, as the property will be sold * out by the County Treasurer. This money will | afford relief for some time; but expenses must be cut down to the minimum. —_———— PERSONAL. - Great gans! Centennial week Let out your bird. i Harvard's goose is Cook-ed. Our native Heath will be our next 3ayor. Mra. James A. Oates confesses only to 25 yeses of age. o Insurance underwriters ars mervous about the Fourth, ) i This is the glorious Centennial week; make 8 noise about it. » Shoot off everything you have, except the vital members of your body. Fling out the banner and keep it ont: **Tilden, Morrissey, and Reform. ™ Capt. Cook. of Yale, onght to be good at bost racing. 1t's his business. TRobert Dale Owen i3 75, old enough to kmow o - Better than to marry foolishly. Sam Tilden hasn’t a sound bar'l leit to stand upon. How can he make a Centennial speech? Tima de Murska has married again in Anstralis. The climate seems to be favorable for wedding aod ‘widowing. When Tilden becomes President, Morrissey will be our Secretary of Stakes,—hs has held s good many in his time. Car) Pretzel's paper, Ghe Netionel, publishes 3 portrait of ths late Loutee Sawthecne, Har dreads