Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 30, 1876, Page 2

o ~ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. thing, like mere school-boys. He thought they should first have ORGANIZED A CLTB, and then have the Executive Committee pre- pare zn address. He wanted 1o know to whom the Committec was reporting. He wanted to £ce 8 permanent oaganization effected 5o that tley would have power to act. Mr. Vocke, from the Committee on Organiza- tion, then reported the following TERMANENT OFFICERS: President—Gceorye Schueider. Vice- Presidents—South Side, Julius Rosenthal, Ernst Prussing, J. Rosenberg, F. Gendner, Dr. F. Mahlu. M. Lassig, W. J. Christoph, M. Gotfried, Felsenthal? Jolius Baur, J. B. Gartenman. de. Henry Greenebaum, Ch. Hots, D hardt, J. Lobstein. Emil Wilken. chulz, W. Ruchl, A. Steinhaus, Jacob Rietz, Dr. Holz. North Side, Caspar Butz, Franz cclk, Emil Dietzsch, F. Linsen- Darth, A. ¥ ler, C. Knobelsdorff, L. Schaffner, M. Vasler, L. J. Kadixh, William Eischenburg. Secretary—Richard Michaels. Treasurer—H. Enders. Luecutive Commilte—\William Floto, Dr. Mann- teimer. L. Gotthardt. J. Diersdorfl, G. F. Kolbe, 1L Biroth, Michacl Schmitz, for South Side;d. Rubler, J." Hoffman, C. Tegtmeier, J. Baumszar- ten, 1. Koehler, Charles F. Tarnow, Max Polachek, 1 ‘est Side; Lorenz Brentano, L. C. lluck, m Vocke, G. Prussing, A. Bose, C. Folz, for North Side. Thereport was adopted. The Eggmtirc Committee was instructed to prepare the draft of a constitution aud by-laws Tor the government of the Club, and to report 4t the next meeting 2 A resolution was adopted _tendering to the Stete Central Committce the co-operation of the Club during the present campaign, urging the adoption of proper measures to sceure the adhesion of the !}cmnn voters of this State to the Republican party, and recommending to the Committee able Germun speakers for meetings 1o be held hereafter. The meeting then adjourned for one week, to mcet at the same place. THE TILDEN MOVEMENT. A meeting of German Til tes was held last, evening at the corner of Noble and Cornell streets for the purpose of forming a Fourteenth vard Tilden avd Hendricks Club. It was 9 oclock before a sufficient nuniber of persons had made their appearance in the hall to war- rant an attempt at business. Mr. Clement Iirsch called the meeting to order and stated its object. I¢ nominated RaLbi Lipmansobn for "Chairman: be was elccted. The Rabbi bashfully took the chair. He said that this was his first attendance at a political meeting, and be therefore was not versed in parliomentary rules. 1f he inade any mistakes he hoped he would be treated charitably. He then preached a regular sermon of unusual length on the sinfulness and cor- ruptions of political parties in generai, and of the Republican party in particular. ‘In his opinion Tilden was the Moses and the Aaron who would Jead the suffering Democrats through the Red Sea of Republican iniquitis into puwer, prosperity, and oflices. At the conclusion of the sermon Mr. August. was clected Secretary, and Clemens ch Treasurer. Tiiose present were requested to come for- ward and sign the roll, which a few of them il. The temporary orgunization was, on mo- n. declared permanent, after which an ad- Jjourmment was had. FIRST WARD GERMAN TILDENITES. An effort._was made last_eveuing to organize 2 German Tilden Club in the First Ward.” The ine was called for at 330 Clark street, in e room of 2 lager-beer saloon. At 9:30 . m. three Germans planted themselves around: & beer table and three *schooners” of the flow- ing amber, and commenced talking politics. In Tespouse to repurtorial inquiries, they stated that it was contemplated to organize a German Club in the First Ward to work in the interest of Til Hendricks, and Steward. They were not particularly interested in the financial ques- tiuns, which trouble so many of the politicians. All they favored wasa change in the Admin- istration. Another mieeting will be calied for next Saturday evening. A LOVE-FEAST. THE DEMOCKATIC CITY CENTRAL COMMITTEE met yesterday afternoon at Headquarters, Room 22 of the Palmer House, John Mattocks presiding, with a fair representation of dyed-in- the-wool Democrats and some few would-be bolters present. The Chairman suggested that it was very important to appoint Committces on Finance, Public Meetings, and Arbitration, and read off a list of names for members of each committee. The suggestion met the approval of all present, and the Committees appointed were as follows: Committe on Finance—Joseph E. Smith, Perry H. Smith, Thomas Brennan, B. Lowentlial, Thomas Foley, Charles Kern; Com- mittee on Arbitration—Volney C. Turner, C. C. Copcland, Austin Doyle, James Wood, P. Rafferty, J. W. Connctt, Pat O'Brien; Committee on Public Mcctinzs—Thomas Hoyne, F. A. Hoffman, A. Van Buren, A. C. Story, Theodore Schintz, Alexander Sullivan, J. M. Ardweson. - Onmotion of Mr. Forsythe, the following Com- mittee was appointed to receive the State Cen- tral Committee on its first visit to Chicaso, on the Tth of August: John Forsythe, Thomas Hoyne, Volney C. Turner, J. M. Rountree, Capt. Connett, Perry H. Smith, Judge Forrester. © _ The Chair gave the Cor.mittee on Public Mectings alesson in regard to its various duties, and, on motion, that Committee was given full fl:,‘{" to act inthe engagement of speakers, s, cte. At the suggestion of the Chair, the Commit- tee decided 1o refer the question'of employing and compensating the Secretary to the Finance Commitiee with power to act. The Chair called attention to the fact that vacancies existed in the Central Committee in the representation from the Ninth and Sixteenth Wards, and it was left to the Executive Com- mittee of those wards to fill these gaps. A CALL FOR INFORMATION. Gen. Frank Serman rose to ask for informa- tion as to what. was expected of members of the City Central Committee, and was promptiy re- ferfed to a section of tne constitution and by- laws. Assomne uncertainty existed asto who constituted the Excctutive Committees in the various wards, the Secrctary read his lists of those Committees. Mr. Rountree wanted to know i the Central Comumittee intended to interfere with the ward oreanizations, and the Secretary hurled a pie of the by-laws at the speaker, With the expla- nation that there was no possible conflict be- tween the Central and ward Committees. COME 1N, BRETHREN. Alr. John Forsythe moved that the Independ- ent State Central Committee be invited to use the Democratic headquarters at the time when the State and National Committetsmeet, on the 7th of August. He wanted the Independents to Jnow that the latch-string was out. He thought ihe Democrats ought to show that they were acting in harmony” with the Independents and were opposed to_ the corrupt Administration 20w in power at Washington. y Ar. J. B. Vaughan said_he_thought they had best wait and sce what the Independent party, was going to do. X had heard that the P - pendents were going to run i national ti of their own. Mr. Forsythe replied that he put no faith in the words of some individuals in the Independ- ent party. He knew that the Independents were with them, and would work for Tilden. At any rute he thought it was no more than proper to be courtcous to the Independ- cuts. He could swallow anything, if necessary. Ile had swallowed Horacé Greoley, and that was a pretty bitter pill. This time, however, they had not been obliged to swallow anything, because the ticket-nominated at Springfield was Democratic from the Governor down. — He had lieard people who pretended to be Democrats damn the ticket, but he had no part with such misguided people. The Independents were working for the Democratic party, and they should be received iuto the confereuces of the partv. One hurljv Democrat thought the Independ- ents should prove their faith by their works be- fore they sut down to the communion-table with the Democratic party. s Mr. Foreythe explained that his motion con- templated only one day’s communion—on the 7th of August. This explanation was made to T]mw the fecling of opposition to inviting the ndependents 1o make Rooms 22 and 23 their summer headquarters, which, some of those present asserted, the gentleman’s motion cou- templated. With this” explanation, the motion Wwas carried. On motion of Mr. Vaughan, Messrs. Charles Ken and Frands A. Hoffman were added tothe Committee on Reception. On motionof Gen. Sherman, Theodore Schintz ‘was also added to the same Committee. LET US RATIFY. Gen. Frank Sherman offered the following: Resolred, Thatthe action of the State Democratic ‘ntion held at Springtield on the 27th inst. is Tereby agproved and indorsed by the City Central Tremotratic Committee of Chicaro, and that we pledze ourselves 1o its hearty support. Cliarley Cameron said be wanted to know what had been doue down at Springfield before he knew just whether to vote in favor of the resojution or not. He had understood that a gompact bad been made, sealed, and delivered, 2nd that the Independents were going to work for the Democratic nominces, but it seemed otherwisc now. - Mr. Storey was at gn[ns to explain that there as entire Larmouny between the Democrats and ndependents. L Chgrley Cameron said if it was a fact that the Democrats had taken the Independent men and 5 7 tbe Independent men hadn’t taken the Democrats, he thought the latter were left. Before voting for the resolution, he wanted somebody who had beenat Springfield to report. He then called on Senator Robinson to report. SENATOR ROBINSON said he was not & disorganizer, but he wanted to say, sotto voce, 5o the reporters couldn’t hear Limn, that the Democrats, instead of making a wise coalition, had made a frightful failure. Scnsation.] [The reporters, in duty bound, eard him and preserved his remarks.]” The In- dependents proposed no terms and had no pledges to make. There was nothing like the semblance of sn srrangement that the Inde- cndents wounld support the national ticket. gle thought that the so-<called coalition would not suit anybody. He was satisfied that the Democrats had spoiled everything, and he ventured 1o predict that in two weeks' time the Indepcndents, themselves disgusted with Democratic company, would drop Steward and nominate another man, and he hoped that at that time the Democratic State Central Com- mittee would remove this blunder and disgrace hy callinga State Convention, and nominating a State ticket worthy of the party. [Applause.] JOIIN FORSYTHE took up the other side of the story, and maintained that a Democratic ticket had been nominated all the way through. The nomina- tion of Governor was unanimous. Steward was a lifelong Democrat, and was put on a Democratic platform Some men found {ault now, but they had advocated the nomina- tion of a late Abolitionist, and, having failed in that, were disappointed. As for him, Tie wanted 10 such Abolition material on his ticket. Senator Robinson—How about Judge Davis? Mr. Forsythe—I would have voted for Judge Davis for President because he has always been aDemocrat. You yourself voted to make. the nomination of Mr. Steward unanimous. [Laugl- ter and applause.] g Gen. Sherman maintained that the Democratic party had always held it as one of its cardinal princdiples to abide by the majority, aud he flmug{n they should do so now. ‘The resolition was then put, and it appeared that the opposition had lost courage, for the vote was unanimous in its favor. On motion, the Committee then adjourned to meet next Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock. After the adjournment, the two factions hung around for some time talking it over, the crow= eaters using their best_arguments to draw bagl the discontents, and the latter m'.lkil‘l%' a feebIE: effort against the opposition. nly two or three had the real courage to insist that the Democrats had made a sigual failure, and they earnestly hoped a new convention would be called to nominate a decent ticket. It is almost unnecessary to state that the most formidable part of these two or three was Senator Robin- son. The general feeling, however, is one of opposition to the holdiug of another convention, and the idea will very probably be abandoned as impracticable, the malcontents will slowly fall into the ranks, and all will move on smoothly— to defeat. ‘AT HEADQUARTERS. TUE REPUBLICANS. - Matters were very quiet at Republican Head- quarters in the Grand Pacific yesterday. Dan Shepard was around onee more, and Col. A. C. Babeock returned in the afternoon from Syca- more, where be has bees fora couple of days. No callers of any very great importance came around, and the day was given up to answering correspondence. AT DEMOCRATIC NEADQUARTERS matters were somewhat livelier. Indeed, before the day was over the crow-caters succeeded in arousing some enthusiasm. There is & disposi- tion not only to accept the situation, but to put a bold front on the matter. The Democrats now say that they are exceedingly well pleased with the Springfield ticket. “They assert, with John = Forsythe, whose jaws are capable of takine in anything, that ords the slightest promise of Democratic suc- cess, that Steward hes always been an out-and- out, true-blue Democrat,and they can’t see that it is at all humiliating to them to work for him simply because he happened to be the nominee of the Greenbackers. The malcontents, among whom Senator Robinson is recoguized as chiet, showed a little vigor in denouncing the State ticket, and in ridiculing those who arc laboring under the infatuation that the Independents are to work for Tilden. Theviews of Senator Robin- son were pretty well expressed at the meeting of the City Central Committee yesterday after- noon, but. they did not take with the masses, who are disposcd to acquiesce. And it is not al- together out of the question but that these very discontented ones will, after the first ebulitions of disappointment and indignation, quictly drop into line and wear the party harness, galling as it may be. AMONG THE NOTABLES who dropped in at Headquarters vesterday, be- sides the local celebritics, were Gustuvus Koerner, Jr., of St. Clair County, and Dr. Miller, of the Omaha Herald, a member of the National Exccutive Committee. Mr. Koerner expressed his satisfaction with the Springfield ticket, and cuatted merrily with Perry H. Smith and J, R. Daoolittle, Jr., on the prospects of Democratic- Independent-Granger success this fall. As for Mr. Doolittle, he was almost entirely happy. There was but one thing that could add to the measure of his happiness, and that was a letter of acceptance from Tilden. A reporter for THE TRIBGNE gave bim what encouragement he could by remarking that there was a prospect of getting” it out some time before October, but the chip of the old Doolittle block said he thought it would be out some time during the present week. Dr. Miller, of the Omaha Zferald, was on his way to New York, and left for that city yesterday after- noon by the Michizan Central. "He had but a short time to spend in Chicago, and did not suc- ceed in getting particularly interested in Illinois State politics. In_rea to Democratic pros- pects in Nebraska, he bad the usual arguments to make in favor of Tilden. Thepeople wanted a change—reform in the Administration—and Tilden was the only man to bring it about. They were hopeful out there in Nebraska, said lie, but the Democrats had to work against an immense amount of Federal patronage, and, in bis opinion, it would require a good deal of earnest, unceasing work before the State rolled up a majority for Tilden. He thought it could be donc, though, and said the Democrats were sufficiently aroused to make it a warm fight. The Hendricks picture was hung up beside that of Tilden in Room 22 vesterday after- noon. While not remarkable as a work of art, it givesa [gcr.ty {air representation of the Great American Fence-Straddler. It hangs on the east wall, by the side of the picture of Tilden. Both will be taken down soon and strung across the street. There will bea meeting of the Democratic County Committee, appointed at the last Con- vention, at County Headquarters, 77 Clark street, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. NOTIFYING THE CANDIDATES. C. Richberg, Chairman of the Com- ppointed by the Springfield Convention to notify the Democratic candidates of their nominations, has returned to thiscity. Hesays that the Commmittee drew up a_letter of notifi- cation before he left Springtield, which will be sent to the several nominecs. It is not the in- tention of the Committee to personally noti the gentlemen, but by means of this letter they will inform them of the action of the Conven- tion, and at the same time will call particular attention to the hard-money resolutions in the St. Louis platform, and demand that they in- dorse them or withdraw from the ticket. “This Ietter awaits the signature of one or two of the Comnmittce, but it is expected that it will be sent_to-day. manded. WARD MEETINGS. FIRST WARD REPUBLICANS. A meetinz of the First Ward Consolidated Club was held last evening at the Pacific Hotel, for the purpose of organizing a Hayes and ‘Wheeler company. Col. AbnerTaylor presided. Short speeches were made by the Chair and Messrs. L. L. Coburn and John C.Dore. A muster-roll was opened and seventy-five names were inscribed. C. L. Enston was unanimously clected Captain. * After some debate and an in- spection of samples of uniforms, which were presented, it was resolved that the company adopt the Continental style. Messrs. Dore, Co: burn, and Easton subscribed $25 apicce, and a subscription paper was put in the hands of Col. Taylor for circulation. At the conclusion of the meeting some forty of the members of the Club their torches donned the Continental, lit and flamebeaux, and, preceded a fife and drum, by made a parade through a few of theprincipal streets in the busi- ness portion of the city. - A larze hall in_the Grand Central Hotel has been secured as a drill- room. The next meeting of the company will be held Saturday evening. SECOND WARD. The Second Ward Democratic Club met last. evening in the hall of the Bennett Medical Col- lege, 513 Statestrect. A resolution was adopt- ed indorsing the Courier and National Democrat as the only genuine English and German organs h_-xfi't:l‘;e city representing the views of the unter- bt M . Thomas Hoyne was then called upon to epeak. He urged the bringing forward of young men and the organization of the wards under the control of tiec County Central Committee. He alluded pleasantly to the recent Democratic Convention in Sfl.fln ieid, and lauded the can- didates nominatex e said they had ratified A prompt reply will be de- candidates would bring economical government. He spoke of the depression throughout the country, and he said they were coming to a ery of Blood or bread.” unless they had a change of Government. The tariff, he said, was op- pressive—taxed 4,000 articlex, and crushed out our shipping interests. At the conclusion of the epecch and some other addresses, the meet- ing adjourned. THIRD WARD. A regular and largely-attended meeting of the Third Ward chu%lic:ul Club was held Jast evcni% at its rooms, No. 960 Wabash avenue. The Vice-President, Mr. A. J. Galloway, called the mecting to order, and introduced Mr. Heury Sayrs, who was elected President a few weeks ago, but who had been unable, on_account of sickness, to be present. Mr. Sayrs then made & few spirited remarks, sccepting the position. After the regular business had been transacted, Mr. C. P. Maxwell was called for, and spoke a few minutes. Dr. C. V. Dyer followed in a humorous speech, charging Bluford Wilson with swearing by the square foot, and reviewing the political situation in a decidedly spicy way. Ar. R. H. White, a lawyer, then gave an ex- haustive review of the Republican party since its organization, and also of the Democratic party. The loud promises of reform and the failure to perform them werc shown up, as wellas the way i _which Democratic political victorics were gained. Heavarned Republicans that the tri- umph of the Democratic party would reopen the old issues deeided by the War, and probably pre- cipitate another civil contest. QIcmeed calls were made for J. 1. Clough, and he responded in an excellent address. Mr. Cary reported that a campaign company had been orgunized fu the ward, and he hoped that a battarion would soon be gotten up. lic also stated that Messrs. Sayrs and Armour had contributed $200 each to purchase two sets of equipents, and that Mr. Culbertson had prom- ised an illuminated flag. : N. Eddy reported that an open-work 15 feet, with a portrait of the Pres- ident aud Vice-President on each side, with the name of the Club, could be procured for $50. Mr, Eddy was authorized to parchase the flag. A votc of thanks was extended to Me: Sayrs, Culbertson, and Armour for their ality in furnishing equipments and a tlag. Mr. White then announced that next Wednes- day evening o meeting would be held in Wrigts Building, corner of Twenty-ifth and State strects, for the purpose of organizing a company in that portion of the Third Ward. Mr. Taylor, of Evanston, who was preseut by invitation, was next loudly called for, and made a riuging speech, and after some further uuim- portant business, the meeting adjourned, at nearly 11 o’clock. THE SIXTH WARD. A meeting of the Sixth Ward Republicans was held last evening at 130 Canalport avenue, for the purpose of organizing for the campaign. Mr. Heury Valk was made temporary Chair- man. Oii motion, the Chairman appoiuted the following Comumittee to name. candidate perinanent Chairmnan at the next meeting Messrs. Ludwig, R. N. Hutchivson, Huckshold, Vanderpool, Kakuska. On motion, the Chair then appoiuted the following Committee on the organization of marching companies: Messrs. Testmeyes, Ludwig, R.N.IIutchinson, Mann, Holden, Kasparce, Ennis, John Vanderpool, Sr., Wandrefcer, John Vanderpool, Jr. The assembly then adjourncd to meet Wenes- day evening at 792 Halsted stred FOURTEENTH WARD HAYMAKERS. The Norwegian campaign-compuny A of the Fourteenth Ward, commanded by Messrs. T. Embret and Ole Bendixon, about 150 men, had last night the first procession of this campuign onthe West Side. The company, dressed in the uniform of the “Haymakers,” aud bearing torchlights, marched from the headquarters in the engine-house on Erie street through Mil- waukee avenue, Sangaman, Indiana, and Green streets. ‘The procession created great excite- went among the people on the West Side. SIXTEENTII WARD. Alarze and enthusiastic gathering of Hayes and Wheeler Germans of the Sixteenth Ward was held last night ut 311 Larrabee street, for the purpose of completing the organization of another martial compuny.” Mr. Gottschalk call- ed them to order, and the name “ Company A, Sixteenth Ward Minute-Men” was quickly adopted by the organization. The membership roll was thrown open and a large number of signaturcs obtained. The com- pany has about 150 men, and is oue of three in that ward. The men will shortly be furnished with uniforms and active drill commenced. Mr. 1. Seaverines was elected Captain. Regular drill-days will be appointed, and the boys ex- pect to take an active part in the comiug cam- paign. er- THE SIXTH WARD. There was a meeting of the Sixth Ward Demo- cratic Club at No. 699 South Halsted strect last night. A large nuinber of persons signed the roll. The following committee was appointed to draw up a constifution and_by-laws for the overnment of the Club: D. Q'Conners, James ooley, Joln Hickey, T. N. Cosgrove, and T. H. Driscoll. The following was adopted: Resolred. That thie Club indorse the action of the Convention held on the 23d inst. in the clection of John Sumers as a member vf % Cook County Central Committee from the Sixth Ward. It was also carried that a committee of five be appointed, consisting of John Hickey, Florence Donovan,’ John Sumers, P. H. Joyce, and John O°Couners, to draw up resolutions indorsing the State ticket. ) The Club adjourned to meet next Saturday night. —— TILDEN AND HENDRICKS. LETFERS OF ACCEPTANCE PROMISED NEXT WEDNESDAY. ' Special Telegram to Cincinnatt Commercial. SARATOGA, N. Y., July 28.—Govs. Tilden and Hendricks have been in consultation here to- day. The material part of the letter of accept- ance of Gov. Tilden has been prepared, and the Ietter will appear on Wednesday next, and it is {reeiy stated by Gov. Tilden’s friends that his letter will take clear and high ground on hard money; that it will be decidedly hard; very hard.” This is carrying out Tilden’s original poliey, and is consistent with his record. It is stated that Gov. Ilendricks is entirely complacent toward this policy.. This, it will be remembered, is the second visit_of Gov. Hen- dricks to Saratoga since_the St. Loujs Conven- tion, for consultation with Tilden. It was re- marked, after his first visit, that he did not talk as well on hard money when at home as here, but the report, is to-night that his conversion to the hard-money doctrine is €0 solid that backsliding is not to. apprehended. Ile has 1y been stadying the money question rayerfully, and bas experienced a change of heart. Ifis Democratic friends in New York expeet him to do battle as a thorough bullionist when he goes home. Gov. Tilden’s disposition has been to harden rather than often Lis monuy doctrine on ac- count of Hendricks. His theory is, that if Hen- dricks has een shaky, his fwlicy 18 the head of the ticket is to be absolutely firm, and firm it is. MugaT ITALSTEAD. MISCELLANEOTUS. DAVENPORT, 1A. Spectal Dispalch to The Tribune. DAvENPoRT, In., July 20.—~The third meeting of the Hayes and Wheeler Club, held last even- ing, was so largely attended that the capacity of the hall became questionable. Thirty new names were added to the roll of membership. The colored citizens of Davenport are with the Republican party to a man, and are hardly less earnest in their desire for its success than they were for the triumphs of the Union cause dur- ing the War. They have organized a company, and have between sixty and seventy members on the roll. They elected officers last evening. FIRST W00 S CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. ci v The Tribune. BeLort, “"Is., Ju]{ 28.—The delegates to the Republican Assembly District and” Senatorial District Conventions elected hiere this evening are all favorable to the renomination of the Hon. C. G. Willinms for Congressman. Rock County will doubtless send a_solid Williams delegation to the Congressional Convention at Eikliorn, Aug. 9. NEW REPUBLICAN PAPER. Special Dispatch to The Trivune. EASTSAGINAW, Mich., July: 20.—Arrangements are perfected for a new Republican morning daily which will appear next week. J. . Young, of the Detroit Zritune, will be ihe mansging cd- or. DECLINES, L1rTLE RocK, Ark., July 20.—J. C. Corbin, :hcsulzrfid ltx;;mirfice 1:11;; Smtes School Superin- endent by the Republican State Convention yesterday, declines {’he plac i Increase of Population in France. The Economiste Francaise, of Paris, has an article on the statistics of population which contains much thatgds worthy of due considera- tion. It iswell kndwn that the population of France is increasing at the lowest rate in Europe, but that the rate is rapidly diminiching will be perhaps surprising to many. From the calculations of births over deathsit appears that taking periods of ten years since 1500 the rate of increase has been as follows: 1801-10, the E;)pulnfion was doubling in 168 years; 1811-20, 121; 182180, in 119" years; 183140, in 154 years: in 181150 in 163 years; 155160, in 2% years; 186170, in 265 years; 1871-75, in ‘1,330 years. The last number is of course unusually eat, on account of the transfer of the Rhine Provinees to Germany. This gives 33{ years for 130175, while Germany requires only «§ years to double its poglxxll]ntion; Austria, 83; Denmark, 73; the United Kingdom, 63; Swedsa. the St. Louis plstform, sud be thought that the | 59; and Norway, 5L 1 i STOREY ON TILDEN. More Choice Extracts from the 0ld Man's Recollections of “ Slippery Sammy.” In His Record as a Railrond Lawyer, Says Mr, Storey, “Is Written & Story of Qrooked Transactions.” Tilden Accused of Charging $61,000 for OMice Rent and Clerk-Hire, *When He lad Heither 0ffice nor Clerk.” “Mr. Tilden,” Says Storey, “Is Not a Better Man than Hayes, nor as Good a One.” “He Has a ‘Record,’ and, Unfortunate- 1y, It Ts One which Will Not BStand Adverse Criticism.” rrom the Chicago Times, June 28 and 24. ““We prefer Tilden,” said a St. Louis delegate the other day, *“because he is not onlya re- former, but a railroad lawyer of high runk—the Dest, I um told, in this country. In the present condition of the transportation question, such a man js the man we want.” This knock-kueed reasoning is common among the parrotish Demo- crats who are content to mouth over again what- ever they hear stated with any degree of pusi- tiveness. Why a railroad luwver, more than any other kind of a lawyer, should be particu- larly preferred as a Presidential candidate, does not appear; nor does it appear that Mr. Tilden’s friends, in picking out that peculiar qualifica- tion to uree in his favor at St. Louis, have been guilty of more than necessary discretion. No Jriend of his, acyuatnted with “his record, would ever dream of touching upon that point ezeept lo suppressit. n that record is writlen a_story of crooked transactions, part of which lhas found its way into the courts, to which attention is invited by such talk as that above quoted. For Instance, it Is written therc that Mr. Tilden wus once appointed Trustee for the reorganization of the Terre Haute & Alton Railroad Company, with power to settle with the creditors of that corporation, bonded credi- tors as well as others. That the reo. igation was effected and honds to a large amount issued, and that AMr. Tilden and his associate, Vr. Louis I. Meyer, of New York, helped them-~ selves very liberally to' these securitics, and failed to pay a large wumber "i' the crediors; and that they havé never settied up their trust. So handsomely did this twain donate to themselves of the riches of others, und sa tortuous was the transaction, that unless tolerably straight re- port ts o liar, .Ur. Tilden has disyorged very freely toa jew poo{:le who threatened to ecpose it That mater, in plan and detail, bears a” very strong ance to another little affair of Mr. Til- th the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Com- pany, which was Luken into the Cireuit Court cre’ in April lust und quictly hidden awag. The bill filed at that time by the Chicago & Alton Company is against Tilden and Meyer, who have been been Siamese tuwius in variows transactions these many years. It shows that on the 7th of August, 1862, Tilden and Meyer bought the road” (then known as the Chicago & Mississippi Railroad) at auction that on the 1st of November the same year they con- veyed the property back to the Chicago & Alton Company, the Company agreeing to pay them, in stock and bonds, 2 sum equal to that which they had expended in_purchasing it, 2nd a fur- ther sum in payment for their time and trouble in the ;lw_rcmises. By the terms of this agree- ment, certain portiops of the bonds, which were.depos- ited with them, and. to deliver stock and bonds to the creditors of the Company, in satisfaction of claims upon the road. ertain persons, creditors of the Company, did not become par- ties to this agreement, but were, by virtue of the decree of Court under which the rond was sold, cutitled to their distributive share of the Emcceds of the sale. The Chleazo & Alton umn'.m‘)' was one of these ereditors, and hekl serip of the Chicazo & Mississippi to the amount of about $33,000, which Zilden, in the teeth of thelaw, has refusedto pay. The Com- 1y, in order to carry out its acreement with lden and Meyer, delivered to them a large amount of L0k, Lasides, bunds to the par value of $2, . Thése Donds ure deseribed a8 SG00. 000 in first mortgage sinking fund bonde, $2,400,000 first mortgage bonds, and $100,000 income bonds. Tilden and Meyer proceeded to pay off the creditors, and soon paid out the en- tire 3600,000 sinking fund bonds, and a large share of the first mortzage and the income bonds. After having cleared off all obligations which they were required to pay, and receiving enough to pay the residuc of the indcbtedness, Tilden and Meyer held, and still hold, a heary sum wchich they decline to_account for. Seventy thou- sand dollars of this balance they claim as compen- sation jur their services. In addition to this pre- posterius bill, Tilden and Meyer charged $61,000 Jor clerk hire and ofjice rent (they uever Tad either clerk or office) and even then owed the Chicago & Alton Company the £32.000 in bonds and stocks above alluded to. These bonds have never been put upon the mar- Ket, nor have any of the coupons been paid ex- cept a few which were surreptitiously presented. The agreement was that for the purpose of re- deeming the first mortgage bonds certain sums should be sent to Tilden and Meyer every six months. It was their duty to draw by lot the bonds that were to be redeemed, and to apply to the cancellation of the selected bonds sucl‘a moneys as came into their hands for that pur- pose.. In 1875, the Chicazo & Alton Company remitted to them 535,000'to beso applied upon bonds to be drawn by lot, but Tilden and Meyer, inviolation of their irust, neylected to draw the bonds, and appropriated the moncy to their own uses. es. That is the story, told in brief, that was filed in Judge Willianis* Court a month or two agu against the great railroad lawyer, who has not yot made anything like a deflnite reply to it. Fhese tieo operations invovle sihat i3 called byeach of trust ; that is, Mr. Tilden, being intrusted with a certain suin of money jor specific purposes, diverts it from those purposes tnto his own bank account. If the pending canvass is to be one in which personal qualifications are to play a lending part, then there should be no hesitation at St. fuuis as to the sclection of a nomince. As between Judge Davis and Mr. Tilden, there is scarcely oppurtunity for a choice, so certain is it that the advantages alluded to rest with the former. The latter is vulnerable. His war record is bad, his Gubernatorial. career suspicious,and his itching Jor the Presidential office at vnce nolorious and damaging. He could not carry the party, but the parly would have to carry him. To carry him, and the weighty burden of his record, and all the time be vigorously engaged in a defen- sive fight, is more than any one party can ac- complish, and, at the same time, achicve suceess. “Tilden and Hendricks! What a hell-fired strong ticket that would make!” This was the ious observation of a delegate to St. Louis. 1rom the saintly City of Brooklyn. His name is Pierce, but in this instance the penetrative fae- ulty which the name implics was not_exhibited to first-rate advantage. -~ Tilden and Hendricks, two mere professional party men, representing in combination nothing butthe * time-honored”! habit of the Bourbon party to worship Good Lord and Good Devil, would constitute probably the weakest ticket it wowld be possible to concoct at St. Louis. It would be, on the very face of it, an advertisement of total political Tam‘ly. So palpabile a fraud would disgust both the Jriends o honest mmld’[/ and the devotees of the wreiched ley tender swindle, and receive the approbation of none but political hucksters. It is entirely certain that 2fr. Tilden is not a etter man than Hayes, nor as good a one. Hayes has the negative virtue of never having done anything of any kind, s0 that no wrong can be clmrgrcd against him. Such isnot the case with Mr. Tilden.- Ifehas a record, and, unfortunate- Ty, it is not one which will stand adverse criticism. Morcover, he is the sclection of politici He awakens 1lo_enthusiasm among the people. 71 nominated, Hayes will beat him as badly as Grant beat Greeley. CROPS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. 8r. Paur, Mion., July 20.—Reports to-day from numerous points throughout Southwest Minnesota, Northwest Towa, and Dakota, repre- sent the grasshoppers as leaving after deposit- ing their eggs over very small areas as compar- ed with lust year. The damage to crops is less than anticipated earlier in the season, though a considerable proportion of the farmers have lost all thromghout the grasshopper regions. The sensou 115 been favorable, and the erops which escaped: the “hoppers will be excellent in quality and ahove the average yield. Elsewhere crop estivratas range from one-hall to two-thirds av- ersg> ~f zmall grains. Cornand root crops abave ¥s¢ average.: Fhese 18 nearly ready for harvesting, and Praseyeas 8 large proportion of No. 1, and, ow- ilden and Meyer had authority toscl |. ing to the increased average, the Minnesota sur- plxzxs will fall not much short of last yearin quantity. 'Special Dispatch to The Tribune. 81o0x C‘:fn', Ia., July 20.—In southern Dako- ta, from Sioux Falls west tg the Missouri River, the grasshoppers are devouring everything that is green. Most of the corn in~ that section will be destroyed. Wheat, onts, and other small grains not damaged to any great extent. They camne down in clouds at Yaukton, Vermillion, and Blk Point_vesterday, and_were reinforced to-lay by another devustating horde. They ap- pear to be working ina southwesterly dirce- tion. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. THE REPUBLIC LIFE. 70 the Editor of The Tribune. Cuicaco, July 20.—The cxplanation of John Butler, Secretary of the jonal Life, in your paper of the 28th inst., is hardly satisfactory to the many policy-holders of the Republic Life, 1In 1870 o gentleman, who has since turned out to-be a high-toned thicf (the mention of his name would justify my accusation, without sub- mitting further evidence), called at my oflice in the interest of the Republic Life. 1 informed Lim that I had no issue of my body and “mno one to love,” and did not care to invest in the Company. e portrayed to me the disgust of relatives after my death at not finding ready cash or available asscts as the major part of my estate. Healso dwelt upon my happiness at death, and my peaceful transinission to the cternal bunting-grounds, if 1 held a policy in the Republic, composed of responsible stock- holders, ete. Other duties necessitated the disposition of this agent, and as the premium on S1,000 amounted to about the price of a shotgun, [ elected to take the policy and saye an inquest. 1 puid my annual premium until 1873, at which time gaid agent was preparing to * jump the town.” Previous to leaving he advised me that the Republic was o bad investment, and that when my next “annual” became due I had bet- ter take a pro rata paid-up policy. 1n_ December, 1573, a_premium being due, another agent, more verbose than any I hag ever met, culled upon me. _After several days’ labor I satisficd him that I wanted a paid-up policy, und as my cremation expenses would 1ave 1o be borne by those in charge of my fad- ing mortality, I asked him to insert the usual clause, ““Loss, if any, payable to Emma L., as her interest might appear. I received a paid-up policy in the “ Old Re- public ” for $2;0, duly uoumers(f;ned and num- bered 14,307. Thinking that nothihg more would have to be done until my * lamented 7 death, 1 put the parchment in the vault. At a recent dute I reccived a letter from the Company stat- ing that, if Iwould call at the office I would “ receive immediate pecuniary benefit and per- manent advantage.”” Thinking that this good old Company intended to cash their policy be- fore the Resumption act went into effect, I called. Upon showing my leiter to the Cashier I was requested to step into the rear oflice. I passed rows of clerks wearing good clothes and drawing large saluries, wrung from the earnings of laboring men whose backs are turned to the tropical sun. Upon reaching my destination [ met a good-natured gentleman,--and well-fed men with large saluries are all good natured, —who startled me by the information that I would live thirty-five years longer, and that as the assets of the Republic had™ mostly vanished, if I would take $25 for my paid-up policy and put it at compound 1nterest at the cend of thirty-five years I would have $250. The affable agent_stated that they would npgl_v the 5 on a policy in the National if I wished. I asked him for” their rates, and found that the amount they proposed to give me for my paid- up policy in the Republic would fnsure ‘me in the National until the end of the watermelon season. Now, Mr, Editor, if the National is ab- sorbing the Republicand becoming its successor, as a matter of justice, Lam entitled to a paid- up policy of $250 in the National or some other goud Company. After I paid the Company for The policy in goed faith, it has no right to make me a money-loaner for thirty-five years in order to get my money back. Most respectfully, D. Harry HAMMER. DEMONETIZING THE SILVER DOLLAR. 7o the Editor of The Tribune. CHICAGO, JuLy 29:—I read with great satis- faction your article on thedemonetization of the silver dollar and recommending the repeal of the act of 1873, and restoring our silver dollar to the place it has held in our mouney system from the very commencement of the Govern- ment. ; When our bonds were issued, this silver dol- Iarwas *coin” by law, and was a legal tender for all debts equally with gold. It can not be contended that the various fluctuations in value in the markets of the world of either the gold or siiver dollar which have occurred from time to time since the Issue of our bonds orwhich here - after occur, either on the intrinsic or .compara- tive market value of thesc coins, affect our right to pay the bonds in the currency-in which they are specifically made ?:Ly;\ble, viz.: “coin,” which term is legally applicable to the silvér dollar equally with the gold coins of the coun- try, and has ever been 50 until the passage of the act of 1573, which foolishly deprived tho sil- ver dollar of its legal-tender quality. The results of this ill-considered action of Congress in demonetizing the silver dollar are likely to. be most injurious. We_have silver mines of larze extent and value, and should not place oursclves in a position where, in conse- quence of upusual and unexceptional ecauses, the value of gold being duly appreciated, we may be forced to pay our debts at a higher cost than the contract requires. . 1t is all we can be expected to do, and all that eithier by the letter of the contract or by equity and good faith we are obliged to do, to pay the debt in the gold and silver coin which constitut- ed the ‘‘coin” of the country, snd was a legal- tender for all debts at the time the bonds were issued. The Republican party made an error in pass- ing the act of 1878, and I trust that the error will be rectified at once by a repeal of that act, and the re-establishment of the silver dollar to its original position as “coin™ and a legal- tender for debts before the present Congress adjourns. E. C. LARNED. USE OF FIREARMS. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnicaco, July 23.—It scems a terrible lack of judgment that the City Fathers shoula allow their multitude of sons to carry such destruct- ive things as fircarms, and slash here and there with them to their hearts’ content, knowing, as they must know, that they have no care or judg- ment as to the use of such fearful instruments of death, sceming to think the tiny revolvers, that are advertised go cheaply nowadays as to put them in reach of all classes and ages, arc mere toys, -which they can play wit as they please, even if it_is to send a bullet galivanting throgfi;h somebody’s brains or whizzing around at will. . A lesson or two from the strict usages of the 0id World would be of profit to us in the pass to which our city has come. Every man who owns a firearm of any sort is obliged to register it, and, if not registered, a fine or confiscation of the same is enforced. Boys are not allowed to carry them under any consideration. Why is not something done to prohibit boys in our city from carrying pistols with which to maim and” murder, not only any man who dares to interfere with ‘them in' their thieving rafds, but also in recklessly shooting their brothers, sisters, and even innocent babes who are utterly unconscious of right or wrong? Parents are culpable to the last degree in not searching the Yodcc!s of their children and ex- tracting everything of a deadly nature they find within them, and in not punishing them severe- Iy for handling them at all. If parents won't attend to the future welfare of their children (whose faults they seem to be utterly uncon- scious of), then it is high time that the city should take the little ruffians in charge and compel them to give up the use of weapons, at home and abroad, for the safety of the public, if not for the future welfare of the host of boys who arc coming up—how? Mgs. MATTESON. MICHIGAN AVENUE—WIIAT 1T NEEDS. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnicaqo, July 29.—Michigan avenue needs: First—A recoating with eravel from Lake Yo Thirty-ninth streets, with the least possible de- lay,—not with house-sand, or sand from the shore of the lnke, but with gravel such as has lately been laid down upon this avenue between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. It is not neceseary that it be regraveled heavily, or at eat, expense,—a light coating at the present time will answer every purpose until the city’s finances shall get into better shape. Second—After being regraveled, section-men should be placed upon it during the warm months to keep it in perfect order. Michigan avenue is the great southern artery of the city, and its conditfon, instead of being the worst, a4 it is at the present time, should fi)e the best of that of any of the city’s great arteries. T y-ninth south Chicao has miles of as fine drives as are to be found in any eity in the world, but the Fe:l.lng to these drives, now, is almost intolerable. There is scarcely a coun try road in either France or Italy but what is o boulevard compared to Michigan avenue as it now is; and, yet, Michigan avenue is the finest avenue in a city of half a million of inhabitants. Third—At the same time that Michigan aye- nue is improved in this mauner, street, from Michigan avenue to the Grand Boulevard, should be graveled and kept up in the same manner. Then a_stranger or citizen can start from the foot of Lake street and ride 30 miles over as fine a roadway as can be found upon either continent; but at present, with such beautiful boulevards to the south of us, 2nd such horrible access to them, it’s a disgrace to Chicago. JaMEs R. Lucas. THE SILVER DOLLAR. To the Editor of The Tribune. Sourm Bexp, Ind., July 23.—I was very glad to read your editorial to-day about remonetizing the silver dollar. It has the right ring. With you, I have fought in years back against tax- ing Government bonds, paying bonds in greenbacks, -inflation, etc, though ~we had to fight against prejudice and spe- cious reasoning to do it. Justice, honesty, ood faith, “right reason” were on our side. iut the act of 1873 had not a single petitioner for it in the United States—no paper, nor statesman, nor candidate had ever made an is- suc on it—it was really carricd through in the dark, uncalled for by any one and unknown ab- solutely to any one fill effccted. In a canvass, where ‘any one should try to makt the pcople believe silver was not specie, that we should not pay our bonds in what was *the currency of the world” and the coin legal-tender of this coun- ed—that it was try at the time they were isst right virtually ~ to abrogate secretly “he mold and siiver legul-tonder” ot the Constitution, and to substitute d alone, and that we should chunge the specfic pledge in the Public Credit, act of 1850 that our dehis should be paid *in coin or its cquivalent,” with- out even Leing asl:ed by our creditors to do_it, into the costlicst coin of the world—would find Dimsclf asmuch in the vocative as theman would, who, if gold had hecome the cheaper coin, bad demanded that all our $10,000,000,000 of Na- tional, State v, and individual debts should be paid in silver only. STRAIGUT REPUBLICAN. PAY TOUR WAY AS YOU GO. To the Editor of The Tritnne. CHICAGO, July 29.—Our city fathers arc wast- ing much precious time in discussing plans and schemes to extricate our city from its financial embarrassment, and every true Chicagoun feels a deep interest in the matter, and surely feels anxious to bave this question. speedily settled. The reduction in men and salaries has been ar- gued and adopted without giving gereral satis- faction.” Tinkering on an old kettle never makes it new. The Council must abolish the Boards, the departments, and clerkships which are ob- noxious or not absolutely necessary, and keep the least help to move the wheel of the City Government. But how about the money? The law allows the borrowing of funds on the asscssed tax-levy of the fisceal year. Well, then, issue city scrip in sums of 35 only, bearing 7.80 per cent interest, receivable for city taxes, when due, with the uccrued interest. Fay the city cmployes with this scrip, and every baker, grocer, tailor, shoemaker, butcher, and yea, the banker will take them, audin due time they will find their way into thecity’s Treasury, not as certificates, but as receipts in full—asa canceled debt. * The savings made by retrenchment and the $500,000 appropriated by the lust. Council, will be nearly enough to stave off the disgrace. Stop moralizing, city fathers, and come to time and terms, and the geod people of our city will surely swallow then a popular loan, and help to lfE the city’s eredit up to par. Jony SCuUMELTZ. A DANGEROUS SPOT. b the Editor af The Tribune. Crrcaco, July 20.—Will you allow me space in your colummns to remind the South Park authorities of what is regarded by many as a dangerous point on the boulevard, of which the authorities must be aware! I refer to the clump of evergreens south of the pond, on the left-hand side as you turn easterly from the houlevard up to the front of the Retreat House. These evergreens completely shut off the view of persons to each other approaching at the same time in opposite directions. There i continual dauger of collision at this point, and even if parties are not driving faster than regulation pace, they stand a right smert chance of being knock- ed galley west. What can the Superintendent be 50 busy et, that this trap is not removed? I have seen some Ver) narrow escapes at this oint. L e ugly obstruction in the centre of the bonlevard between Thirty-fifth and Thirty- scventh streets. The iron frame of a sewer man-trap projects about 3 inchesabove the road- way, Saifa ‘dangerous thing foru buggy-wheel to strike against. I saw the wheel of a gentle- man’s wagun knocked all to splithereens at this point only a short time since. The iron frame ghould be lowered, or the roadway filled up around it. Whose businessisit? Go Srow. FROST THORNE. v the Editor of The Tribune. Cmrrcaco, July-29.—Searcely more than mere mention has been made of the death of Frost Thorne, one of the victims of the * Mobhawk" disaster, and it scems that his early decease ought to receive something besides a passing notice. Mr. Thorne was not an old resident of Chica- gv, having lived here less than three years, yet his genial disposition and exccllent address secured bim hosts of friends. His position as leading member of the firm of Thorne & Crit- tenden, agents for the great house of Garner & Co., brought him into intimate relations with the jobbing dry goods trade, nearly every mem- ber of which “was his friend,—and so, indeed, was every attache with whom he was brought into contact. The writer was one of his near neighbors, and surely a more pleasant and hon- orable man and neighbor it would be hard to find. Youthful, vigorous, intelligent,—with the prospect of a carcer in society and in the busi- ness world that any one so young might have envied him,—he has passed away like the dew of the morning, we trust to a land of rest. We are the stnff that dreams are made of, And our little life is rounded with 2 nlec}n !G R. G. MUSIC AND GERMAN. v the Editor of The Tribune. CHICAGO, July 20.—The Council have scen proper to direct the Board of Education to dis- continue the further study of music and draw- ing in the public schools. Ninc-tenths of the puplls in our schools pursue those branches with profit, as shown by results attained. One- tenth of the pupils, as shown by the last an- nual report of the Board of Education, study German, at a cost for this one branch of $14,000; $1,600 of this amount was paidtoa Superintendent of German to look after the work of seventecn teackers of German. It would secem that; here is a good field for rctrenchment. Drawing and niusic could hiave been retained the coming year at an extra expense of $3,000. Asat présent con- ducted, German is a nuisance in every room in which it is taught. If but_fifteen pupils out of sixtyin a room stuly German, the regular teacher of the room must suspend classvork for one-half hour each day for the benefit of the fifteen. The remaining forty-five must have no. longer lessons than if they took German, but are really kept back for_the benefit of the ff- teen. Throw out the German while retrench- ment is the cry, and thereby save not only dol- lars, but much valuable time for tne solid brauches of a good, practical education. JUSTICE. THAT AMPHITHEATRE. To the Editor of The Tribune. CHICAGO, July 20.—It scems to me avery simple matter if there is no one except the public to serve in scttling the amphitheatre con- test. Let the medical colleges defray all ex- Ppenses for their sole benefit. The corridors and amphitheatre have reference to the use of the medical colleges for clinical teaching only, and when the times demand the strictest. economy-- in our gcrsonnl affairs, who will dare spend money by the hundred thousand uselessly ¢ A correspondent in this morning’s issue suggests the immediate ercction In pcrmancnt form as a necessity in_order to avoid the ‘‘fiendish inhumanity ” of compelling other patients to witness surgical operations. Twenty dollars in each surgical ward will indose a room sufficient for all necessary operating purposes. The whole thing is a jobin the particular interest of Rush Medical, manipulated b Cochrane, the architect of both College an Hospital, sho ‘was employed by the College for his supposed ability to control the Commissioners to suit the plans of the Faculty. Uuless my guess is wrong, he will succeed in his manipalation, and Cook County (Chicazo Cits) be compelled to foot the bill for just such a building as **Rush desires. Mark the prediction. Yours, Ecoxoxr. CITIZENS' ASFOCIATION AND THE FPOPULAR LOA o the Editor of Tie Tridune. CRICAGO, July 28.—A correspondent a few days ago called nupon the Citizens’ Association through TaE TRIBONE, to come forward uzé prove theirinterest in the welfare of Chicago by investing their surplus meaus in the popular loan.” I bave not, however, seen any j in of their professed love for (’xur city i{: mfl 1 with the suggestion. This Association 1:) 5 posed of the richest fen we have in opr m‘;sm- —men who pretend to be Chicago's t, Y friends,—yet not a move have th Assouiation or as indi duals, ta'ir'vn:lnsdl:'uum the city at a time when she so much Deeds :phz friendly and material aid, This want of inul: and apathy on_the part of the Assoclatioy o tonishes outsiders, and the public are | - fuith in_the professions of this wealty "Jh" If they fail to do their duty in this matie, s influence for good has ended, and they mispy well disband and “go where the. wosaid twimneth.” ITY EMPLorg, TOE THIRD DISTRICT. To the Editor of The Tribune, DespraiNes, I, July 28.—In 5 issue mentioning the list of candidates for Coy h gressinthe Third District, you omitteq n‘: niame of Col. T. P. Robb, of Park Ridge oot the most prominent and strongest of thu;m;' Col. Robb is one of our oldest settiers, haig,, come to Chicago in 1833, In 1850 he went, tfi California, and while there was Mayor of Saery, mento. During the war he was In: cral of Tilitos troops, and afterwardy prarcl of the United Statcs Commission t0 laveq it the outrages on the Mexican frontier, He e one of Cook County’s solid men, and wil] L the country eolid. 1Tle is outsid the ring gt ticians and the man for the oflie and the TK& AVores, cationg NOT PRESENT. To the Edltor of The Tribune, Crrcaco, July 25.—In an editorial ‘publisheg in your paper of to-day, under the caption, “Tpy City Retrenchment,” you do me an “Injustiog unintentionally, I know. Among those who voted arainst several sections of the ordinane, touching the pay of the city emploges, you o clude me, and intimate that it was cowardly jy mc not to vote for the ordinance at the last, I did not vote on the ordinance, for the simplg reason that I was not present, having been eI cused by Ilis Honor, the Mayor, that L. turd to my dutics in the Post-Oflice. 1 il sgg that I do not propose tododge questions oming up before the Council. Respectfuily, FrANE Lawizg,. et [ LONDON GUILDS. Some Interesting Facts About the Grent Companies of Tradesmen, New York Worls. The London companies are attractine con- siderable attention—not to say universal engh dsm—from the English pablic, and are likelyto be forced to apply some of their large revenues to other purposes than thoze to which they are now devoted. Of course the muilds bave lopg outlived tiic objeets for which they were con. stituted. Monopolies in trade areé no longer possible, and they are declared to have become itable purposes. The idea of the outside reform- ers isto devotcthe reveaucs of the com; to charitable schemes; those within the guilds favor rather the extension of the system of prize-giving for the improvementof their trades, in fine the enconragement of technical educs tion. In this dis ion the gencral reader will robably take less interest than in some of the ess familiar incidents connected with the his- tory of the guilds. ow distinguished their membership need hardly be said. Even to-day Lord Selborne is the Master of the Mercers, and Mr. Gladstonels a Turner. The Mcrchant Tailors at, the b ning of the eightcenth century had alreads en. rolled as brothers ten Kings, three Princes, tweuty-seven Bishops, forty-<even Earls, and sixteen Lord Mayors. Their riches provoked the Royal cupidity on many oceasions. Henry VIIL instituted tiie convenient system of forced loans, and his_successors, the Tudors and Stharts, bettered bis instructions, Elizabeth on one memorable occasion actually squeezing out of the companies more money than she ng and lending the surplus of their own cash bacl to the citizens at usary. Still another form of interference was the uttempt of the Court to obtain 1 control over the choice of officers; thus in 1612 Lady Eiizabetl, the daughter of James 1., recommended a man for the cook’s placein one of the companies. The Lord Mayor possessed general powers of control over the companies, which he often ex- erdised, and had the officiel_style of Warden I the Companics.” Whittington in M3 laid an information before the successor in the Mayoralty, Robert Chichele, against some of the brewers for selling “dear ale” and riding out into the country to forestall the malt, an offense which, there being little sympathy then with enterprising speculators who undertook to engineer * corners,” was punished by a £20 fige, The companics were naturally eager in wphold- ing their privileges and beheld the formation of new trades with jealous eyes; thus the car- penters complained that the bricklayers and masons interfered with their business, and further asserted *that timber bufldings were more commodious for the cities than brick buildings were.” 1In 1571 the Fishmongers petitioned Parliament to enforce a more nigid observance of Lent, complaining of the irreliz- ion of the times, ** whereby the Sale of fish and encouragement to the fishéries were jured.” ~ To their petition they added alist of the butehers who Killed ana sold flesh durin, Lent. Sometimes the companies camein cols lision with cuch other. In a serious fend showed itself between the goldsmiths and the tailors. They met complétely armed, and in the fight that ensued several were killed. Thir- teen of the ringleaders were arrested, condemn- ed, and executed. Many otler less serionsriots have from time to time been chronicled. The oldest of the companies, though not ons of the most important, is the Saddicrs’, which was originally a Saxon guild; the next oldest is the Weavers’, to Wllkimflenry II. granted 8 charter confirming the priviieges enjoyed in the reign of Henry 1.~ There must have been many companies in existence at this time, for Henry II. amerced ¢ighteen companies, crafts, or mys- teries which had been st . up without the Royal license. Six hundred members of the craft at- tended at the marriaze of Edward I. and his sevond wife Margaret, in a livery of red and white, with thedistinctive marksof therespective mysteries ewbroidered on their sleeves. This is the _earlicst mention of a livery known. In the reizn of Edward IIL the trading fraternities were entirely reconstituted aud a distinctive dress -assumed by each. The title of Master, or Warden, was substituted for that of Alderman, whichwas henceforth restrict- ed to the head of & city ward. Thirteen of the mysteries were then allowed special privileges, aud the King himself became a brother of the m?pmtiou of Merchant Tailors. In the reign of Richara {I. the companies were first compelled to enrol thelr charters, and the twelve great companies were bracketed off from the rest, 8 distinctior still preserved. Under Richard there ~were twenty-six companies rich cnough to own their own h of meet- ings “Their relative positions frequently changed. In 1501 the Dyers’ Company was ong of the select twelve; in1517it had been re- placed by the Sheermen’s; in 1332 the Dyers' bad resumed its_old position as No. 12, but again in 1602 the Clothworkers’,a com anlEY {formed by the union of the Sheermen and Ign - ers, took its present place, and tne Dyers wers perinancntly fixed as No.13. New companics were added to the list as new trades came into being; thus among the Iater ones the Felt- makers were chartered by James I., the Clock- makers, the Glovers and Combmakers by Charles 1., the Needlemakers by Oliver Crom- well, the Conch and Coach-Harness Makers and Wheelwrights by Charles I1., and lastly the Far- makers, by Queen|Anne, When, about T4ty yea were made the 3 2o, the companies a bject o an investigation by the Parliamentaryommission, they divided the companies into tikeeclasses: 1. Those still ex- ercising an eflicient control of their trade, pamely, the Goldsmiths and Apothecaries. 2. Those exercising the right of search, ete., it cluding the Stationers, at whose hall copywright books ‘are entered; the Gunmakers, who pruve all the guns made in the city; the Founders, who test and mark weights; the Saddlers, who esamine the workmanship of saddles, and the Pewterers and Plumbers, who make assays- 3. Companies into which' persons carryiog o1 gz:;ugn occupations in the city are mmpeuzfi to L enter. Though the wealth and income of the great companies and a few others are immense, & great majority of the seventy-four guilds can- not be pronounced rich. According to_the rc- ort of the Commission d an income of only £34, the Paviors of £10. Some of ance, as the Pinmakers, of which body one or two members only were supposed to be living. In18i a curious resuscitation of one of these uiescent companies took place. Certain gen~ tlemen who wished to become citfzens and liv- eérymen were looking about for a suitable com: pany to join, when they were struck with the exceeding simplicity of that of the Needlemak- ers, which consistcd of a nomiual livery anda court of two members. They joined en masse, and soonrose to the highest honors the court Lad to bestow. — Two protty actresses, born within thres wmonths of cach other, %zt to discussing theil age, each. as a matter of course, claiming to bt younger than the other. Compliments are ex- changed, and fisticuffs are imminent, when one 8ays to the other, with a profound courtesy: “3ly dear, I withdraw all that I have esid. Alas! I have never known who my mother was- Perhaps it was yow"—Paris Figarce merely chartered festivals or trustees for char. - of 1337 the Horners and another company had a bare revenue of - the companies were then In abey-*