Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 24, 1876, Page 2

ublic nffalrs, T hava for forty yenrans & priviaoun R e drty b Scapie n An hinant desten during all_that period with eoncern: avernment I hinve never acanfred tho habit o offeintitlar Whon, n yearand & HE ago, 1 cntered firon my presehl trist, 1t waa [n order fo consuminat 1lie refaria to which I hiad aiready ~devoted several o tic bost yoare of miy life. Knuwing na | do, therefard, from fresh experience, liow great the Influence fa e tween gllding through an aficinl routine and_working an areform uf syateins and polietea it ta fmpossible fof me to contemplate what needs to be done in the Federal Administeation without an anxious sense of the dinl: enities of the nnieriaking. bt summoned by thy FUTEAEAA OF My CONN h Aiall Faravar writh Gom# help to be tho eMclent fnatru- wment of their will, In tho Heht of actual truth 10\ REFRESHINOLY CODL T3 APPEARS, For forty yearsin the wilierness af tho Albany regency and Tammany il Inmunulnfir. l;hm- fing, and plotting.~nll’ the while patiently bear- |I\gli\|£ teallotment of caro and trouble, ** biat have ng the i1 luck never to bhave *'acquired the habit of offlclal life," fn his ideclining years he reluct. antly consente to nasume tho high trust of Gove emot of New York,—not with ambitious views, it merely (o constmmate the reforms to which e *hnd atready devoted several of the best years of tislife.” And whilo delving at the *‘réform of aystemns and policles™ he {s suddenly called to he lfil‘. standard-bearerin this great Tammnny moves ment for natlonal reform.” {Lavghter,)” Bowed down wlith the wt’lal\\ nf there “stupendons **ays- tems and policles, ¥ and standing aghast ot the en- Iarged responnibility thus unexpectedly thraet npon Iini, he exclaima in the very agony of his evnl: YIE 1s tupossibie for - me i contempiala what needs to be done In the Federal Administra- tion without an anxiona setise of thie dificuities of the undertaking.” Dut. continuea thie brave od patriot, ** If simmoned Ly the suffrages of my Conntrymen to nttempt the work, 1 shall endeavor, “h":‘ fllm'l lielp, to Lie the efilelent Instrument of their will, " Thin §s the pletare of Tilden, modestly painted by himaclf. If the record of his political’ Hife mara thie beanuly of thin pleture, the Fanit fahis own; but o in now too iate In his altempt todeceive thenco- ple by his aasumption of the character of o disin- terested patriot and reformer. 1 have Aald nothing of Tilden'a connection with WUONTINENTAL IMPHOVEMENT COMPANIES," Credit-Mobilter and Unfon Pacific Itings, and all sorta of uther New York raftroad rings and combi. naatlons of rallroad wreckers, by whom Donust tock-holders have been Plundem\ of milllons, antil the American radlrond system lins become & ty-word and & reproach throughout Chrlstendom, "{ menann of hils connection with theso frandulent Rlngs and combinations, he ie sald to have ac- quired, by indircciion and over-reaching, mill- fons of wealth. And it is to these barrels of money that the longing eyes of the Dotmocracy nre now tarned, and upon which are now ceutervil the principn] hopes of these hangry hordes for o Tively campaign. 1 fope | lave shown enongh to satisfy crery candiil man that, at best, Tilden is no better than hin party; that o is, In truil, worse than fia nvoraze members 1 have not the slightest doubt, 1 have spoken of his party na s corrupt and trearonablo orgonizations by this I menn to he wimlckstood ns speaking of fta mojority and cone lmmu{: elements, with whom Tllden octs, and by whom his nomination at KL Louis won Many good and truze men are 1o bhe found =~ Voth — among the masacs ol leaders of the Democtic warty : Ut they are in the minority, and powerless o vifect any pood through the medium of that or- . ganlzation, A What upnn the whole I ark fn the plalu path of dnty for every Republican in the pending campaign? Vote for Hayes and Wheeler—tried men and trug— weainst whom even tho breath af slander has not dared to whisper u word, When | epeak of Re- publicans Tnean to Includa all who upheld the UGovernment in the hour of peril, by supporting the Rtepublican organizatiuns in ia Jife-oud-death geapple with treason and rebellion, Let ua fight on and fight ever until the Democratle party shall dishand as a political organization, and the conntry shall bo relleved from all danger of the dirzraco attending its restoration 10 power. ICheers.] —— I'IIE GREENBACKERS. THEIR MABS-MEETING. A Ubrase band parading the streets carly yes- terday afternoon attracted a good deal of notlee md caused no little conjecture amotig tho by- standers 08 to ts misston. Although the an- nouncement had been made in ol the papers shnt the hudependent Greenbackera were to iold 1 grunt mass-neeting in this city Wednesday ot Mis weck, very few people remembered the fact, 8o little interest was felt fn the doings of shat comparatively unlmportant third political purty. But the band went along all the same, aud ot the Tremont IHouse headed a miniature provessfon of men and boys, some dressed In the fudependent campalgn uniform and earrying white cotlon baumers on which were painted in olack Jutters varfous mottoes suppused to Le wppropriate 1o an occasion of so great moment. These, nccompanled by balf-a-dozen leading local lights of tho party, escorted Samuel F, Cury, candidate for Viee-President of the United Iates, und Lewls:8teward, candidate for (fov- swnor of 1linols, to the Exposition Building, shere the principal demonstration was to take Mace, According to the programme the meeting should have begun at 2p. m, Somewhat before that hour quito n little crowd of people collected there—about enough to make u decent ward meeting. Many of them were cvidently drawn Jthither out of curfosity, and among the number could be recognized sevoral prominent Ropub- licas. Tliere might have been as many s 200 people, counting in the usual complement of smal) boys and loafers, who seattered them- ielves promiscuously about the wilderncss of tumuher plles and stalls in process of erection for the coming Exposition. The general inpression teemed o be that the exerclses were to tako place on the platform under tho big organ, and the seats fn this vicinity were In specal demand. But ns thue wore on some one diseovered way “F at the north end of the hall a 1ittle fmpro- vined platform having henches und tables upon it and fineediately organized o rush . in that fullowed, sheep-like, by the entlro By thls thue it wns couslderably k, indyet therc were 1o sigus of propored incetiig, except that u lttle select arowd of free and aceopted Indepondents had tuken weats on the platform. Among them wers John Hise; Joseph McCrary, of Plaintield Will Countys D, Frazer, of Homer, Will County; S, P. Tufts, of Centralin; M, M, Hoatan, of Ce wy 1L, € Lawreuce, o Knox County; M. E. Hogulre, of Vau Biren County, Michi. Thu menotony of Wal(lnfi: for the processlon was broken st intervals liy the arrival of re- porters, who expressed strong dlsapprobation Nith the lmited accommodations on the plat- lorin, there belng but one littlo, table for the ase of the press.” Finally there was A DISTANT SOUND OF MARTIAL MUSIC, 3 cashon_somewhere down by the lake-shore shot Itself off, und the processlon entered the buildinge, At o hnfiu catimate there weren dozen patriots In unlform, who cune in covered WILI &Y ol dust, tho bright green of their zorgeaus ofl-cloth clonks belug viry much soffed, i the hliwk plumes of thefr green 2ocked bats looklug very disconsolate und wilt- Halt-adoren hanuers—I2 g0 dignified wadid be applied to chieap strips of cotton th fastencd Lo unpainted poles—wero horng ws many hoys, sod coutained such fuserip- ® fn us thore: Phe Ruthechilds havo a corner on gold, aud want aa Lo reauine nelling shorl, Enongh money to effect tho oxchange of the sounlry Legal-tenders not bank-notes. I'he seeret ballot 18 to protect the dependent. The Hons of the eccaston left the procession and mounted the plutform amid acclumations. They were the llon, Sumuel ¥, Cary, Vico- Trreshlentinl eandllate; Lowis Bteward, Guber- natorial enmlidate; George_ W. Parker, candl- date for Cungress from the Fourteenth 1llinofs District; and” Thomas Aspern, candidate for e Trensurer, They were accompanied by M, %rrlnm-r, Syidney Myers, Moses W, Fleld, ameron, Dr. Oxgood, 1. A, D, Wililani, erk of the Soutbern Urand Diviston of the Bupreme Court. Befurs the new-comers had gotten falrly Feated, a heavine mars was scen to press slowly ltrouph the crowd, and o man shortly emerged upon the frout portion of tho platform and de- oosited his vast burden, which “proved to be a sackage of tracts contributed Ly Peter Zuoper, aud contuinfug his lobter of ne- septance and letters to the other Prestdential sandidates, The tracts were opened and flung in handfuls over the beads of the audicncs by Lt Indefutipable worker, Bydney Myors. Some one nugfmsletl loudly threo clivers for leter Cooner, but there was 1o response. TUE MEETING WAS FOKMALLY OPENED by Dr. Oscood, who nominated Moses W, Field for temporary Chalrmun, Mr. Field stepped forward sud briefly introduced Mr, Syiuey Myers as the permanent Chalvinnn, Mr, Myers at this drew from hl-puckcv.nlungqu.-cch.wiflrh Le prococded to rendat the rate of forty words 4 minute. It was general, pnd touched Hehtly the party fssues of the duy. The nudience lstened respeetfully, though’ anxious to hear the chief orutor, Bum Cary, who sut In o prow- fnent place fn the front row of benckics on the eilecteil platform, his Jong 5!‘:!)' halrund simooth faco |- marking him vut to the crowd, At the couclusfon of hls remorks, Mr, Myors Introduced TIEB HON, BAMUBL . CARY. Three cheers were given for Cooper and Cary, and the latter was coming forward to speak when Mr. Field announced o long st of Vicy- Presldents and Secretarics, to which nobody pald any particular attention. Ar. Cary then camo forward sud was recelved with renewed applsuse. He started off i a moderute, casy tons of voice, and gradusll worked Limaclf up iuto hia usuul passion, whick 1'HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY., AUGUST 24, 187G. he tore to tattera In his usual manner, Tie sald he was present to discuss tiic Issues of the hour, He who appealed to the prejudices engendered by the War was a dishonest ‘man, The countr: was weighed down with an enormous debt, an the questlon was, * How can we rebulldl the altars broken down by war; how can we bulld up the waste places amil {paugurate a new eraof prosperity?” [Applause.) He next in- dulgeil in ‘some very Dmx? rhetorfe about Amerien, the Pilgrims, the Star-Spangled Ban- ner, and the beautles of this new cro, when money should flow in an unlimited supply Then, he thought, America might summon the natfons to come up to the sumniit of her glory. }l\pplnuw.) The speaker wanted each of his icnrers to forget that he had ever been o party man, and, of course, had to get off, to the de- light of s auditors, the story pf the Trish girl who wasn't sure she was troubled with rellgion or worms, for the purpose of illusteating how Httle filea men had of thereal nature of politics, Accoriding to the speaker, the old slave power had been transferred to the eapltalists, and the future battle wns to be uul{ 8 corrollnr, of the Iate War. Btlll, he deprecatedl any confllct bLetween eaplital and labor, Hé would 1Ift bie volce for peace, though the newspapers had slandered him by calling him AN RNEMY TO CAPITAL (HTere ho took off his dilapidated paper-collar und wiped bis brow.) He was severe onthe moneyed Rings of New York., At the thne the War broko atit, he sald, they put their heads to- gether to seo bow much money they couldt make out of the miserics of the country. ie then went into tho history of the greenback, and ap- proved of Thad Stevens’ remirk that the intro- ductfon of this kind of moncy had estabiished gold for the bondloller and greenbacks for the Buuplu. “You have beon robbed,” enld Mr. ary, ‘ol two thousand mflllons of your [Applauge.] What “had Wiy, Morton, one of the clearest-hended men in the country, had enll that every Iaw ol the subject indfeated that the bonda were to be pald in currency, atd Johu Sherman had sald that any man who demanded better money for his bunid than he pald for it, was no Jess “than an extortioner and & repudiator. Thad 8tevens Tiadd snitd ho would abandon the Republican par- ty rather than subinit to a provision to pay the Uonds in ¢oln, (en. Cary dwelt soverely upon Grant's lnanclal course In 1863, and sald 1t add- e &%K0,000,000 to the publie debt. [8houts of approval.] Taxes had been Tevied, the debts of the laboring class, which embraced Y5 per cent of the prople, wers Iucrensed, and the bond- holders throve. There had come n desire to pret rid of greenbacks, and the bondholders bought up a hiveling qu todenounce the greenbacks ns the Rag-Baby. [Commiseration for tho "lllrc!lng‘ press.’] If the Inst Congress had passed n law making greenbneks recelvable for customs, the pambling dens of New York would Iive heen cleared out in less thng than it tuok Christ to drivo out the money-changers from the temple. 'I'lic (Juneral thon referred to what he consid- ered the injustico of the Resumption act, which, he sald, really advocated an inflation of the Nn- tlonal-Bank currency, and the contrivers of this scheme Hed when tliey satd they wanted to give the: people hard money. It was not in the books. This was o law passed by the Reoubllean party, and they stood by (. Gen. Cary thought the — Denfoerncy were no whit better. This fdes of paying thy debt in gold was nonacnee. It conld not even be puid in greenbacks or graybacks, and Low could it be pald in gohli Engiand ind tried the paper-money system, and under Jt had developed lier wierieultural ung manufacturing Interests ns they were never developed before or since. When resumption came, the country was proetrated for ten years. Men starved for the necessaries ol life, and the streets ran rlot, To-duy enlico muhi lie pot here for o shilling a yard, but where was the shilling to come from? Where was the poor man to get the nickel to buy a loaf of bread? It hanl earnings." Mortoy saldf wus 1ot over-production thut cnused the trouble, but underconsumption. Let lnbor be employed, and the people would {ind that there was no surplus proditetion. The trouble In this country was just beginning, and it would go on under cither flayes or Tilden. Thero was no differ- enee between them, except that one was In and the othier was out, and the future, under either, would be the unlversal bankruptey of all busl- ness men, Flrst would come staevatfon, thon revolution, and thin repudintion. [t wna all to ba deplored, but while the speaker didw't want to lose his right leg, yet, Inonler to savo lis Im:l lio wauld cut It off close to the hip, [A volce, * Amen.”] i The ludepemfent party propored to have freenbneks fnstead of Natlonal Bunk notes, and that every dollar should bo stamped by the Goverment on the busls of the fuith, sndcredit, and resources uf the United States, e looked for the day when capital shonld he the servant and not thé wnater of labor. There was no wse of pold In this country asa cireu- lating mediwm, and the talk about ** the moncy of the world " was all nonsense. The country was on the verge of ruln, It was tho satne his- tory of and repeating ftaell., Unless a chango was made, ruln was assured, TILE DRMONETIZATION OF BILVER iy snealdng and trading, sald Gon. Cary, was the firlng upon Sumter by the moneyed power, Tho Independents hud no money to spend on organization, butthey hadtruthand God vnthelr side and they couldallord towait Tor thelr vindi- cation. The General closed with somo highly um\flwtlc remarks about the desert blossominig as the rose I)mvhlcd the Independent party got control of things, ‘Fhreo cheers” werg then given for Cary nnd Caoper, and the Chulrmun introduced Mr. Batu, who said it was the proudest moin nis MTe, und proceeded to read the folluwing LITTER OF PETER COONER? “Nrw Youi, Aug, 21, 1870.—7he Jlon. Hoses V. Fleld, Chairman, elc., ele.~Desw Sm: 1 musL heg you to aceept the warmn weather incllent to s ‘wemsop of the yeat ({togotor with the thought that forcew [telf upon my mind that my resunco might foreibly cauns some persana—who o not know me—~to think that [ was clectioneer- ing) a8 n sufliciont ulml»gy for not nccepting your kind Inyitation to Join our frlends i the Cunvens tion nt Chicago on Wednesday next, Trlinll be with you, howover, In spirit, and alro by the presentatlon of thousunda of lmxnplflnls which give my views on the most fmportant issucs of thedsy, and some of the errars of publle ud- minlatration to which both the Kepublican snd Democeatic parties neglect to ive attention. I walted louy, and with, Itrust, o fafr degree of pationce, for Gov, Tllden’s letter of acceptance, entertaining the hope that Lulght find suficlont und for rotlelng frum the feld ns a candidate nominated for the snme ofiico, Bul in this lllsu{)]flflnlc(l, an he Indicates o deterininntio ilur tu that expressed by Goy, Huyes Ju lila er of accoptance, to tho offect ‘thaty 1f auccessful in the canvass, “nnllc{l backward "' from the wrong rollcy pursned by the Government relative to inance will be token, natwithstanding it has ruinad untold thonsaudd aud bronght soro dlstreas upon houest tollers thronghout the land, 1 find wyself compelled to agree with Senator Jones when lineays that ** the jiresent 18 the ac- ceptable thine to undo the unwitling aud blundering work of 1873, and to reader our lexislution on the anbjuct of maney consiatent with the phylcal facts tin concerning the atock and supply of the precloud wictals tlmmfihmu tho world, and conformable to the Conatitutlon of our country,™ He fartlier sayn, addressing our present Senate, ond, w1 think, with great pmsrh:ly and force,’ ** We cannot, wo daro not, avold upcedy nstion on thia subject. Not auly docs reson, jusiics, sud wuthority unite in uralng un Lo rulrice our stops, hut the orgunie law commands ns to do g, aud thoe Jresvaco of perll enjolus what tho law commanda, ™ Ttiwe mely dificuit to frane an apology for tha conrse of financlal legislation that Lee been nnmpuu by the Government of unf country, and (s stiif finted on by both political parties,” 1 fiad, on 8 closs exunination, that it (s juet such o HDDC{ o8 men und natlens would advixe who haven direct and {maicdiate Interest to minlead and decelve us. "The teglslation af our country on this anbject of finance has heen nenrly fdentical with that adopted by Urent Britaln during and after her Napoleonic wars, and e attended with similar resulls, The Engilah Qovernment cansed n suspension of specle paymients for more than twenty years, 'Tharo yenrs of suupenision provei Lo be the years of En- isml's gronleat pronperity, 1t England, like our ‘ewn country, in an avil hour undertook (o eufaree apecle payments by law, This shrunk the values, ps Sir Archibalil Allson ways, **somo 50 per centy aud cansed a wlu«‘preml wretchedness and raln® over that country, A nl(yllllnl‘ poltcy has parslyzed alt onr {ndua- triea, ond hins hrought enffering to millions of the American people; wned this must conthine ws Jong an the present contruction of the currency s al- luwed to xo on, 1 hera repeat my bellef that pmun-ril{ will nev. uruinin blews our glarfous conntey untit justice ls cstablished by yiving huck to the lveupln a suthl- cient volume of curroncy with which to trausact Dusine This can only by asaured by the use uf Nationu] papes money i defraying all” proper ex- penscat (e Government, When our Government has secured to the psonlo ono kind of paper mwoney, recelvable fur all forms of taxes, dutics, und debits, and interconvertible with natlons) hohdu bearlug an_cquitablo rate of fntcreat,—when such an estimablo blewsing haa bLeen seeured 10 my beloved cuuntry, T shall be ablo toeny, with one of old, **Lonl, 'now lettest Thou ‘Phy servant depart fn peace, for | havescen the ealvation of my country, Very respectiuity yuurs, Peren . The letter was reeelved with ey tlou of delizhit, utd threo mory ¢ e to * the old man." TIHH HESOLUTIONS, Col, Cameron rend tho folluwlng resolutious, which were wlopted with much noiso: Htesalved, ‘Phat we hereby heartlly approve aud ratify the uctlon of the lll(luj{»umlflll Conventlon held ot Indianupolls, May 17, 1576, and of ity suthurized Commniittes in placlig ln pomination for Preatdont Peter Cooper, of Now York, avd for Vi resident Samuel 1% Cary, of Obfo, and we huereby mutaally pledge oursclves Lo co-uperale with peesistencs and raercy 1o socurs thelr clec- tion and to eecure the clection of wen who ure in ‘{m’mlh with thetm and thae fntercets of the peo- plefu ufl the Btates, and {u every Congeessionul and legislative district. Licwoled, That we declare our approval of tue rinciptes of the Indenendent party as et forth in ho Indinnapolin platform, aml sifl enrneatly Jabor for tha general dissemination of a knowledga of the facts which have caused he enunciation of theso viewaand principles. Resolved, That we do hv‘mh{ denonnce tho act of Congress of Feb, 12, 1873, In which provisions were contained which have eliminated from the Yist of cothn 4f the Unlted States the atlver dollar, which hat Dbeen not mll‘y a full Jegal tender for the payment of all debin, buthpblic and private, from” April, 1702, lo Feb, 13, 1873, but nlso the rolo unit and etandard of value in tha United States, and we he! demand the repeal of &0 much of aald act of Feh, 12, 1871, as affecta the standiig and colnage of tho eaid silvar dollar, and e demand and insint wpan such (arther leglatation by Congrens aa shall tnlly reatare the allver dollar 10 {tx old standing and use and revivo and extend ita colnnge at the minta. Resoleed, That, though the first great works of the Independent party st be to seciro s aystem of finance and currency demanded snd explatmed in tha aforesald Indianapolls platform, 1ta work will not be suspended until it ehall havo securcd such Impravements in tho organization and admin- Inteatlon of aur Goverument as shall restors what s fommlers intended and expected to be mal tained—n Government of the peoplo, by the peopl and for the people, instead of overnmen| the peoplu fora class and by & class, AMr. Henry C. Luwrence introduced th efollows Ing resvlutions, which were of course adopted : Resnlred, That a committee of twonty.five, ror- resenting the Natlonal Indepondent ‘mrly of the United States, be appointad by the President of this Conventlon after ita adjonrnment, to address letters 1o Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B, 1layes, severall; ing of cach whether, if he ahall by elected President of the United States, and it Cangtrese stinll pisa a b1 to romonetize siiver at 11a former standard, he will by his cflicial action rovent such bill from becoming a lawg also, if h case Congrees shall pass n bill pro- vlmn{x for a Guvernment paper cuorrency for circulation among the peoplo, and gradually retire all corporation. and bank curroncy, making spch Govurnment paper currency n folb logal tender, and interchangeable with Government rugistered bond, at such mte of gold interest as will make tho cur- rency of equal value with coin, ha, ne Prealdent, weull sign such bIH or wonlil fecl nt lihorty, aa Preaident, to veto the anme, and thas defeal tho Wil of the peaple, ns expressed throngh their con- stitntionnl’ repreventatives, aud thua practicatly deny that onrs |8 8 Gavernmant of the peoplo, by the people, and for the ‘;:vvlc. and ‘That said Commiltes requerted to caneg sald Jetters to be Intil before eald candidates, and ‘mh- lished In newspapers, und cause their replies, when recefved, to bo also pablishel. Or, In case no replics are received within A reasonable time fromn cither or both, to cause that fact Lo bo made generally known ta'tho peoplo. ** Iirick "' Ponerny Introduced a rerolution call- ine for the apnointment of u Natlonai Greenback Commiittee, composed of one member from cach State and ‘Terrltory, with headqunrtcrs at Chicae 0, for the purposeof organizing treenback Clubn, and **for the purpose of rmlecflna tho ballot- box, the plowholler, and the laborer, no matter what the color, creed, or nationality of the voter," The renolution waa adopted, and the meoting adjourncd, alter o few announcements of cvening services had been proclaimed. IN TIA EVENING a miscellancons crowd gathered In front of the Tresnont House, A dry-goods box was placed on the alidewalk before the main entrance, and from this uxtclu}‘mrlzcd platform speechies were mmle by “Drick 1’omeml{ Sam Cary, M. M. Hooton, of Centralla, J. M.Rlng, of Ogfo Coun- ty, and Mr. Coftln, of Pennsylvania, 8 grand torchlight procession, which had been so much talked of for the past month, fatled to como off, owing to a lack of volunteers. Aboul fifty boya, mostly bootblacks, marched around, carrying torchics, but were without uniforms, ekt INDIANA. DLUE JEANS AND SYCAMORE, Twpraxavonss, Ind., Aug. 23.—The Hon. J. D. Willlams and D. W, Voorhoes were enthuai- astleally reeefved to-day at Greencastle, fully 4,000 people being present from tho surround- ing districts, Mr. Willlams spoke for an hour and reviewed the Republlean record, Ie sald tho present outpouring reminded him of the days of 1830, whoen there was a troubling of the watcrs. Evidently tho peoplo wanted a change of Governwent. e then dlscussed nationnl polities on the basis of his eight months’ ex- purfence in Congress, Two years ago the Dem- ocrats Dind obtafned control of the House on the cry of reforin, and at_once commeneed the worlk of retrenchinent. The House belioved it could et along with 1,200 Jess employes thun it had had for sixteen years. The Senate thought t reduction to 750 would do, thus admitting ex- travagance to that extent. Tho amendment agrecd to save $30,000,000 annually, I this economy had commenced ten years ago $300,- 000,000 In priveipal and $160,000,000 in” {nterest would have been saved and applicd to the re- duction of the public debt. The only thing lack- Ing wus tho will, Iu splte of this tho President’s sulary was doubled, When both Houses voted to change this back the Presldent vetved the bill. The Senate refused to concur by an alinost strictly partly vote In the recomn- niendation mude later on the part of the House to reduce to tho old figures, Here he read the uames of the men who so voted. 1fe then showed how the ouso had econo- mized its own exponses, In 1874 tho Ilouse had uscd ¥100,510.87 in tho inlscellancous ex- pense account for the distribution of docu- ments. 'This_session only $60,701.21 had been used, Clerk hiro had been reduced $17,000. ssHe thensaid: Here Is a book by McPher- son, who had been Clerk of the Housc for many years, and was President of the Conventlon at Cinciunatl, which did not nomluate O, P, Morton, but did nominate Hayes, 'I'his book says It cost ln 1874 $100,000 for folding docu- ments, ete,, and $87,000 for clorks. Now, here {s an otlieia] statement from GUeorgo L. Adams, the present Clerk of the House, in which he #ays thot the House had expended in 1876 but $09,000 for the firat expensc und $20,000 for the second—a clear saviug of 857,000. In two ltems nlone there wns 8 clear reduction of over 32,000 uver and above the ealaries of members of the Committee, 1le eald it thero [ un credit attaching for this, give the members each onc-ifth, und the balancs to tho clerks, and if thero ls any blame saddle it upon us, for wo did it on purpose. We knew that every man employed there was Enlflu twice as much as o Inboring tnan could get in the Btate of In- dlana, when none of them pretended to work over live or slx hours per duy, and frequently not one had- notived that publ‘u servants were liberal with other people's money, but remark- ubly economical In handling their own, o closed by charging that all who had not displuyed the sune zeal in public as in private ‘llrum were totally umworthy of publie confl- ence. ot FOR CONGRLESS, RENTUCKY, Luxmvotoy, Ky, Aug. 23,—Tho Democratie Conventlon of the Ashland District met In this dity today, every county belug represented. The presont member, the Hon, J, C, B, Black- burn, wus noituated without opposition as the Demaerntfe candidate for Congress. The dis- trict is po overwhielmingly Democratic that the nomluation is equivalent to un clection, ALANAMA, Montaomuny, Ala, Aug. 23.—Tho Demo- vruts of the Lighth Distefct have uomiuated Col. W, W, Gurth, of Madlson County, for Congress, ILLINOIS Spectal Dispatch to The Triduris, ONARGA, 111, Aug, SL—The Hon. Franklin Bladen, of Watseka, addressed the Wheeler and layes Club here to-nlelit. e spoke for nearly two hours, und was listencd to by ons of the larguest ]mlll‘ml rutherings ever hold in Onurge I'hie enthuslasm is duily on the in- crease, nnd, from the findications developed this weelk, the rumpllguln;bls Bgoing to be hot fv the Eighth Congressionul District. The nominstion hy the Iu\lt.?mmleutu of George WV, Parker for Congress, of Watseka, Is consldered very weak. Jiis stronpth is Judge purely local, Tillabury ~ been nominated, ua it wos ex- Ihcl‘t«d. the Hepublican candidate would ve peen sumcthivg to fight. The Republican Cougressional Conventlon, which meets ut Fairbiry on Thursday, will, no doubt, renominate Col. Foot, “Ilicre’is a very strong fndependent element In this district, " hut the specches of Gov, Beveridge und Col, Tlarlow ut Gitman, last night, and Dr, Bladea Lere, have shaken up the Confederato element o its very foundation. pectal Dispaleh to The Tribuna. KANKAKES, 11, Aug. 24 —Twelve Democrat of this city met togethor this afternoon in sob emn eonclave, in - what l.he{ called & Count Muss Convention, Delegaies to the Eightl Congresslonal Districe Convention ut Gflman Friday were chosen s folluws: J. Crulse, Willlum Kammen, A, Zinkann, A, Kerr, sud W, T, Qoughur, 1t 15 bellevod the Conventlon wili indorse Parker, the nominee of the Independ- ents at Falrbury yesterday. TOWA, Apecial Diapaich (o The Tridune. Davenronr, In., Aug. 23.—=1he Republlcan Congreslonsl Cuuvcuthn of this distriet was heldd ut Dewitt to-day, There was u sharp con- test between tho Hon. J, (. Tufts, the present member, A, K. Cotton, and Edward Russcll,and fifty-six batlota were taken without result. ' On the fifty-seventh, the lon. Hiram Price, of this city, was nomingted. Urice las served two tormslin Congress,—in 1865 to 1860,—~and was onu of tuu ablest men in the House. e lsm- mensely popular in this Qistrict, and s certain of clectlon. WEST VIKGINTA. CiNcINNATI, Aug, 23.—Thu Democrats of the First Dlatrlct of West Virglula have nomjuated Col. Benjawin Wilson, of Harrison County, AROUND TOWN, HEPUBLIUAN UEADQUARTENS. Yesterday was one of thoso pecullarly ener- vallpg duys when oue would rather sit himself in tho shade somewhere withn barrcl of mint- Juleps close by with a patent atraw attached to it. Yet, for all that, tha people about the State Ileadquarters n the Grand Pactiic Hotel found plenty to do. Dan Sheppard, inhis linen panta- Toons, rolled-up shirt-sleeves, and Oxfonl-tie shoes, looked aa cool as n cucitmber. Col. A. C. Babeock, with lis patent non-combusttble duater, was happy and smillng. When Ed Merritt, of the Springficld Regiater, cume In ha wos ahown through the caves and vaults, the document-rooms, etc.,, and when he saw the fmmense eatablishiment and the mnownt of lahor that was belng done he was surprieed. He was about to whoop Inrllu‘{en and Whenler, wiien Col, Habeock sald, ** (o1d | not yet 17 and Ed stopped. Among the famous ones at hendwnrlnrs yes- terdny wern E. E. Perley, Ottnwnj Ed Merrite, Springfelds Thoinna E, Bundgy J. C. Walker, Tuscoln, 11,5 W. W, Wilcox, Aurora; J. M. Bush, Plitsfield; Col. T. I tohby, Pittafield; 8. Y).‘ Cnscy, sprfnglh:hl; Henry D. Dement, xon. Guv, Beveridge will apeak _aa follows: Mon- dny, Aug. 39, at Lewiston: Tuesday, nt_Prince. ton; Wednesday at Mendota, Friday, Sept, 1, e will apenk In ftockford, Saturday afternoon 1ie apeaks in Pontlace, He will also be preacut at tho Soldlers’ Reunlon, to be held at Olney, Wednesday, Br‘pt, The Hon. Willlam Vocke {8 announced to Ssunk in German at Mendots Wednesday, Aug, . . Gen, Lopan apeaks at Central Iall, Wabash avenue and ‘l‘wnm;mucuml street, finturdny evening. A grand torchllght processlon of Sunth Side Mayes and Wheeler marchiug clubs will take place on the same evening. PHMOCIATIC HEADQUANTERS, Tha Palmer Houss headyuarters were com- nratively deserted yesterday, the * hoys ¥ hay- ng goud off to give grlory and effect to the Greenbiack turnout. The members of the State Central Committee hield o short sesalon yester- day morning, and concluded thelr labors, and ndjonrned to tueet I Springfieln on the 18th TOX. pTlmt troublesome “ hafl” and, it fs unider- stowd, the matter of withdrawlng Low Steward were the things which held the nmiembers spell bound. Ducats wers demanded, and * Refor, cd Batnmy ™ was probably addressed fn regard to his duty in the premises nnd what he owed the “fafthful® fn partieutar. An _edditional meinber from each Congresslonal district wus added to the Finance Committee. 1t cannot be denled that there Is much dissat- {afaction with Lew 8teward in the Democratic ranks., Itis Fcum%: Just now In tangible shape, and Stewnrd will be forced from the ticket. It ia snid that it ia Intended to drop klm, but, as nfientlnmnn nalvely out 1t yuahun!n{. “in a quict and dignifled mannef, and In kcc‘v- ing with good tastes” 8o, after all, Lew will be discarded, There have heen slonderous rumors circnlnted in regand to Lew Steward for some Limo past, but ns they could not he traced to o reliuble source Tne TitinuNze would not give them publicty, However, the dissatisfactlon with him is too pronounced to he insnyed, and, therefore, the best thing that §1(lcwnnl an do is Lo decline the nomlintion tendered by the Democrats Among those registered at Democratic Head- uarters yesterday were 8. D, Parmor, Yenkton, nk. ; Willinm B. Moran, Secretary of the Mich: fzan Democratie State Central Committee, De- troits Thomas E. Alexauder, Balthnore, Indij ¥ Fridiey, Aurora; J. 11, Bole, Ticloit, Wis. 3 'l‘llm é)erlnm;{nli? \\'lllu Im]l;lfln ratlieation meet- ng In Springticld on the 1 prox. sccn:zlnry‘"l. J. Crowley, of n"m City Central Commltter, finds plenty to do in endeavoring to get the local rank and file orprantzed. INDEPENDENT OREENDACKERS. These great people had thelr beautiful head- quarters In the Tremont Houso Invaded by all sorts of peoplo yeatorday, 1t was the great day for tha rag-tinby,—a frea love-feast, In which all were permitted to particivate. Of course, every- thing was bustle, nofse, and din around thore, and but little was done, TIIRD WARD, The Third Ward Republicans held a mecting last nfght at Wright's [Tall, corner of Twenty- i}th annd State streets. Moses A. Thayer pre- slded, nnd the attendance wes as ususl large. No formal busincss waa transacted. Verbal re- ports were made by scveral gentlemen of the condition of the ward, cvery one sgreeing that the citizens are thoroughly organized, and will enter with zeat into the canvass this fall. Short addresses on the general issues of the campalgn were_defivered by Dr. Dyer, John II. Llrem, and J, Q. Johnson, and were onthusladtically recelved. FIRST WARD, The Company of Hoys in Blus now beln; formed ju the First Word held a mceting losi evonlng at the Pacific Hotel for the reception of the nnines of recruits, A considerable number of veteran soldiers wero present and afgaed the roli, brlnfilnz the roster up to ahbout forty natnes. As it was ‘;mmly o buslneas menunu‘z no speeches wero fndulged, and an enrly ad- Jourument wna had to Saturday eveniug at the same place, when it s expecied to flnd fifty names on tho roll, in which cags officers for the company will be clected, -, BIXTILWARD, Last cvening a meeting was held at 563 Blue Island avenue for the purpose of organizing a Haycs und Wheeler Murching Club,” Quite a nuiber signed the roll. BRYNNTIT WARD, The Scventh Ward Kepublican Club held a meeting last evening ot No. 881 Blue Island av- enue, with A, Graham, President, In the chafr. John Lyle King and Gen, J. 8, Roynolds en- lightencd the audicnce on tho issuca of the day. Thelr speeches wore enthuslsstically recelved. BEVENTEENTIL WARD, The unwashed Confederates of the Scven- toenth Ward held & mecting (n_the basement at the corner of Ontarlo and Market strects yus- terday, Mr, Peter Conlon eccupled the chiair, The motley crowd was addressed by Mr. Plerce, who claima to bo o nephew of ‘ex-President Franklin Plerce, amd by honest Join Rountree, Thero was uo \v\mky, and hence no enthuslasin, MIGRTEBNTH WARD, - The Doy in Blus of theElghteenth Ward held a mecting at the North B8ide Turncr-Hull last evcnlnyi, for the purpose of making arrange- ments to send a delegation to the Eunvcn!ruu at lndImnfinlm Col, W. 8, Berlbner oceupled tho chalr, and Capt. J. J. Healy acted as Sccretary, Quits a numbor of thuse present voluntcered to go and stand thelr own expenses, No definite arrangzements were made and another meeting will be helil in a faw davs, The hoys were afterwardsaddressed by Col. W, 8, Scribiwer, L, 8, Mills, and several others. Company A _of tho Tilden and Jlendricks (Inards of the Elghteenth Wird wus organized ot the Demovratio Ileadqunrters, on Huron strect near Clark, yesterday, ‘Fhe company Is already ton or twelve strong, but it is_belleved that suine more will_Joln as soon ns the heated term Is over. At least the hot and sultry weather was assigned as tho cause for the slim attendance last evening, GERMAN-AMERICANS. A meoting of the Exccutlve Committes of the German-Amerlcan Republican Club wus held at the ll!ldl!ullrlcl’l, corner of Clark and Lake streetn, lust evening, Mr, Willlam Floto, the President, iu_the chalr. The attendance was quite large. Henry Biroth tendered lils re- signation as Becretary, as hls private affalrs wereof g0 pressing a character asto forbid hlsre- talning the oflico. Max Poluchek wus elected to All the yacancy, Churles Grandpre was elected Arslstant Secretary, Mr. Michaclia reported that he bad recelved letters from Carl Sehurz and Col, Fred Hecker, .mmi that they will at an carly date come to th|u cily und spealc on the fssucs of the cam- paten, Frunels Lackuer moved that sub-cominiitees of three from cach ward should be appolnted to work umong the Germans to secure thelr cou- neetdon with the ward clubs. The motion pre- valled, and the Chair was inatructed 1o ke the appointments, which ho will do lu thy courss of a day or two. On tho sl of the wards, verbal rrfmm were made nmtlnfi thiat the German Republicans were waorking with enthusissm, and that the ‘Uilden movement was losing ground, On notlon {1t was resolved that the regular mectings of the Exacutive Conunittes bo heid on Monday evenings at the headquarters, v A YOTR vas taken on the Illinols Central train for this dty on Tucsduy evening by Mr, B. F. Dodson, Democrat, of Deeatur, with the followlng re- salt: Havyes, 80; Titden, 52; Couvper, 11, PINST CONONESSIONAL BISTRICT, 0 he Kdltor of The Trivune, fuanp Cioding, Aug. 20.—A fow daysmore than two months intervene before the igreat puditienl contest \akes place, n which o much ofvital finportance to the natfon's future per- mmence I8 to be setited, pechaps for all thme, Its fmportauce cannot be vyerestimated, us it 13 yatent to the most casual observer that the wost elements throughout this broad lamd are agaln hunded together for a desperate nnd fluag utr:'fl:lu Tor the possession of the Qovernment. Tho danger Is ebhanced I?'unu fuct Lhat probn- by hiever In the higtory of sny natlon—certainly notin our ewn—have the two prominent per- sundleading this vast anoy of political esper- ados ‘wneu-utl 80 littlo of the charucter or prindplo which should comsend them to the suflnizes of a fro }ncnplc. l'rlml‘»hrl Why, ther do not pretend to be poverned by anything of o kind, and, if they dld, it would beonly @ pracnse, Euceess and the spolls are ull tlic cars for, vo matter by what road or throug! wint rascality they uro obtalned, There s u Question which coneerus the peos ple of the First Congressionnl District of 11i- nols, which they miust meet aud scttle very roon. Here, In the heart of the Metropolis of the Northwest, is a Congressional District mis- represented by » person who s in hearly ace cord sith his” party,—so shamefully misrepre- rented that one is it to the blush hew ques- tloned as to why It s so, for there 18 no exciise to be offered. ” The man Caultield, who now ocenples this poeition, through well-aacertained trickery, ani who expects to do so again by the saine means, has no moral right to hold trust at the hands of this loyal prople, beeause he s mnov of them, aml has not s particle of sym- pathy {n common with them. Hia very declided Deémoeratic attitude during the Rabellion is what gives hitn_chiaracter in his party now, and not ability as n legistator, as his sorry exhibition when fmpaled by Mr. Blaine in debato and his committes buffoonery throughout tho recent sessfon of Congresa amply attest, He i to-day a8 much an oneiny of his country as at any tiing during the War. 1lis nssociatea fn sad out of Coungress, hfs utterances, and, In fact, the whole anfmus of the man show uummnknhl'y that he should have remained in Mexico, whither he went after the War, with his Rebel friends, who awore, on _thelr departure, they would not live under an Abolitlon Government any longer, Is hio leas a Rebel now than be was thent Nos he only fights ehy to-day becauso of the proflts he can seeure, Now, this man must be displaced. The Flest District must not he disgraced again. Tho task i8 o hard one, for the foe {8 nnncmpulons, way, and schooled In all the dark ways of Tweed and Tilden's ‘mlln(un days, Clifeago had a tasto of thelr quality last urrlng at the town electton] that perforinnnee showed thelr organization as Dallot-box stuffers to bo complete, and that they were no mean imitators. Who is the Republican David whose pluck and unerrlnfz aim 18 to elay this Confederate Gollah? The dlstrict has good material to select from, but the l(nlixm who 18 chosen must be well armed, capable beyond rluunltm bold, aggressive, and ohe who will #foree the fight.”" Now, such a man, who will muake this his business until the polls are elosed fn November, will so disfigure the politieal mountebank who misrepresetits the First Con- gresstonn) District that his Rebel confreres who went with him te Mexieo will wnrcule‘l kow I"lhn. any public ILLINOIS. FOURTI CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. v the Editor of The Tribune, BRLVIDERE, i1, Aug, 21.—One week ago to- dny the Hon, 8 A. Hurlbut returhed from Washington, and has stico spent his time fn making herenlean efforta to outgeneral the Hon. Willlamn Lathrop, of Winncbago County, and accure the nomination of the Republican Congresslonal Convention of the Fourth Dis- trict, to he hield at Elgin on the 7th of Septem- her. It 1 concedded on all sldes that Lathrop Is the more popular man, and, If nominated, would carry the district by a lurgfir xn\u}orlt‘y than Hurlbut conld. Many Republicans in thia county who would not vote for Hurlbut two years 8go have declared that they will vote for ihe Democratie nominee thia fall " in preference to Hurlbut, if the Democrats will britig forward a good man, Thers §s uo recklessness in mak- Inge the aasertion that, If the tivo men Would run independent of any Convention and on thelr own morits, Mr. Lathrop would be clected by a rousing mninrllp ‘The votors of this dlstrict Te- grard William Lathrop as a gentleman and law- yer of abllity and (utegrity, the Chicago Times 1o the cuulrur{ notwit xaundlnpf; and a lorge proportion of them would like to seo him occut- Py the place now beld by Mr. Hurlbut, ALIURDR, COAL-VALLEY WILLIS REPUNLICAN CLUB. 7o the Edlior of The Tribune. CoAL VaLLEY, 1L, Aug, 22.—We resolved ourselves Into a Iayes and Whegler Club, snd we hava accomplishid oven boyond our expecta- tlon. Evnr{ prominent man in our town has subscribed his name to our roll. Every one of our merchants {8 disposed to do tho loyal thin for Hayes and Wheeler. Men who have fol- lowed the Unlon through its heavieat storms wro urging on all good citizens to stand by the Surty who fought for the Unlon, and who to- ny are endeavoring to stop tho Confederates from murdering colored men and Northern teachers, and depriving Northern ladies of their homes, and thrustiug them and tholr children to the outer world, without money to tako them where they will be cared for by ihe friends of all who are in need. After reading of the brutal nssaults on Scoator Twitchell, and tho insults cast upon that good alster who watched by his elde ind nursed him until death ealled lier to a restlug-place where Southern chivalry nover go, our peoplo wers 8o impreased by that dastardly insult upon Mrs. Willis that they havoe ealled our club tho Coal-Valley Willls Republican Glub; aud, with our eighty names nttached to the roll, Including such honest and well-known men as I{, B, 8udlow, Dr. Martin, R. Lee, Phillips and Thomas, H. Cnngbny, Q. Ruclk, and a good many other responsible ‘gen- tlemen, we feel we are doing well, and aro worle ing witha will. We expect the Ilon. J. B. Iiawlcy, an old favorito of ourd, to address us, and scverul moro speakers of eloquence and ex- perlence. MEMBER, RIGRTH CONGRESSIONAL DINTRIOT. Special Corvespondenca of The Tridune. FAmrBURY, Ill, Aug, 22.—~Tho Independent- Democratle * What-1s-It ” 8cnatorlal and Con- gressfonal Conventfons met kere to-day, thelr Jabors resulting in the following nomiuations: Congreas, George W. Parker, of Iroquois Coun- ty; btate 8cnator, C. C. Btrutyn; Represcnta- tives, D. C. Allen and John Richton. The Con- vention was thinly attended, and but llttlo en- thuslasm was manifested. Mr. Parker, in a speech, exhibited his Inflation Emdlvmm to tho sulisfaction of the wixed crowd. 1L Spectal Pispatghbs Tae T al Dispaich to The Tyibune, Crayraton, I, Aug, 23—Goy. Beveridge, Sceretary llur'nw, and Representative Caunon, #poko to a large audience In Urbana this ofter noon. ‘The raln faterfered somewhat with the attondance, but not with the enthusiasm of the peaple. This eveulug the Governor and Mr. Cannon addressed a lurge audienco In Barrett 1all, In this “clty, some of the listoners coming 10 milss to hear them. Soveral mmlmnlen of 1llayes and Whesler Guurds paraded and made a fine display, Mr, Cannon, in hia speech, punctured the hide of Uen, Black, his nondeseript opponent for Con- iress, lils speech was lrequentlf' n?— »hmdud, and_ho has gained many friends here. ‘The Deinocrats vesterday tominated J. 8. Wolfe, of this city, for the State Senate, 8. R, Busey, of Urbana, for Representative. Wolfe Is o Toter Couper Greenback mun, and changes his politics wmonthly. Buseyls a reg- ular Mossbatk. Spectal Diaptich 12 The Trivw ectal Dispateh to The ne. cmmxé’n.w, ll'i., Aug. 2.—A Republican rally was lield at Yleasant I’uluthn few miles east of this city to-day, at which a Hayes and Wheeler Club was orgublzed, soma_seventy-five members eurotling thelr nuises, The wceting was uddressed by Gun, John L Rinaker, of this pace. His speech was cloquent and enthusl- utie, and will do great good for our causo. Tho Carlinyille Glee Club was present, and sup, several {uspiring campalygn sones. Yeue attond- fim‘u wus lurge.” Yrospects in this couuty are ue. IN (BNRRAL. Special Dispatch (o The Tribune. B8raiNortaLy, i, Aug, 33.—Intelligence was recetved here to-tduy of un uctiye political cam- pafen throurhout Southern and Central Ilinots, Meetings aro held dally, and wuch Interoat is manifested, The colored llayes and Wheeler Club held a largs meeting to-nlght at the Re- publican _wigwain, at which addresses wero made by Judie Wilttam Proscott, the Rov. L. A, Colesn, and others. MISCELLANEOUS, LAVAYETTE, Special Dispalch to The Triduns, Lavaverre, Ind,, Aug, #3,—Tho most enthu- slastic Republican rally of the campalgn took placs hers this ovening, Monros M, Milford belng the regular speaker, The scata and all availably space around the Republican stand waa crowded. Mr, Milford spoke about one hour and a half, mostly upon the financlal ques- tion, and was listened to attontively by tho Jurge uudlence, After Mr, Milford closed his remiarks, (en. Kilpatrick, who lmpgunnd hero weclilentally, mude a speech of about ono hour, coutlning his remarks mostly to the cry of re- forn__ralsed by the opponents of the Itepubliean party, and ably dlacussed thele claims * to the title of reformers, e handled the would-be reformers without mit- tens, A4 speech was reeclved with frequent applause, 'ho mecting was the most enthusinstic and lary in attendance of the campalgu, Gen, Kilpatrick addressed the L‘nnull County delegate meetlug st Delphis this afternoon, ‘'he mecting wos held fu the Court-l{uuse, which wus filled to overflowjng with representa- tlve men from all parts of the country, and wus very euthustastic, The Generul epeaks {o Reynolds, in White County. GOSTIEN, IND, Aspecial Diwatch io The Tribune, Qosnen, Linl,y, Aug, wh—There was a lerge and enthusiastic Hayes and Wheeler meetlny here last night, The vecaslon was the announves mnent of the opening speech of the Hon. John H. Baker, our Representatlve in Congress. The runulo here uro ‘“"K awake, and thy vam‘)nlgn a8 comuenved with old-fashioned ¢nthusiasin, Ay people were here from the nelghboring towns aud vountry. An extra traln wus run bere from Elkharl, 'Fho torchlight procession, Leuded Ly two Lands, numbered 420 cadets, cigty mounted on orses. Many did rot Julu the procesalon for want of torches. The dleplay was much lnrficr than that of Baturday night made by the Democrats. Fully 2,000 people lis toned to the speech. MANTLAND, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasmnaron, D. C., Aug. %3.—There fan lit- tle contest going on In Maryland among the Re- Eubllmul over the Chairmanship of the State Committee, and there is a strong demand for the resignation of the present Chairman, John 1. Thomas. Either this will fotlow upon formn requests of pronrnent Republicans soon to be rrcnnn!cd. or the difticulty will be compromired by several additivng to tho Fluancs Committee, which, It is thought, will sccute the ronfidenca of thore who are now sorcly dissatlsfied with the sit1 atfon. One curious fact connected with the Republienn canpairn In Balthnore Is, that the most earncst and effective workers for Iayas and Wheeler are [n the ranks of the Re- forin Nemocrats whe joined the Republicans in the last Stato campalgn. CART. v the Rditor, of The Tribune, VALPARAIR0, Jnil., A, 22.—Geén, Cory made a speech here' this afternoon, His foflows was small. In conversation at his otel, he d clared that * Tilden atood a better chance to be Ktruck by Hghtning than to he elected Tresi- dent.” “fla predicled that Tilden would not carry o gingle Northern State, save possibly Calilornin and Nubraskn. oD, Tn the Edifor of The Tridune, FoxD nu Lac, Wis,, Aug, 22.—In o late lssue of your paper_you published a letter from Col Redileld, of Callfornin, on affalrs in Indlana in 1862, which mentioned thy condemnation of Mr. 1. 11, Dogd. Now, Mr. Dodd Is nt prescnt n prominent Demaocrat of this place, and wo wish to know more about hiin than we do, and, it you woull publish the history of that nffair, you would oblige A Dpyocnat, ST. LODIS ELECTION, 81, Louts, Mo, Aup, 23—Fuller returns of hie election yesterday show that, while the city givea the *Behemne and Charter” a majority of nhout 2,000, the cmlm will probably defeat the Scheme by some 3,000 The whole proposi- tlun will therefore fall by about 1,000 majority ngninat {t. BECIRTANY CHANDLXR. Wastnnaton, D. C., Awg 23—Secretary Chaudler ir yet undeclded as to what course hu will adopt in regard to resigning his position elther as Secretary of the Interfor or aa Clinlr- man of tho Natlonn! Exceutive Committee. Ho will leave for Nety York Lto-day to spend a week in nu.cmllnF to the affairs of tho latler, but he las already 8o successfully instituted many economienl reforms in the ‘Interlor De- partinent that ho takes a decp pride in thelr management and present new avstem, indfent- fngz o desire to earry them out stifl further. Ho I8 also hopeful of solving the whole Indiuh question flually Ih & oractical and effectlve way, with the aid of the present Cominisaloner, the Ilon. John G. Smith, in whom he hns expresscd great confldence. He has determined to con- tinue at his post {n Washington to sco if ho cannot meet all the requirements of his two-fold dutfea. The trip to New York, It is believed, will decldo what lie will do. CHARLES FRANOIS ADAMS AND THE IRISIL Worcesten, Mass., Aug. 21.—A meeting of TIrish Democrats was hield liere to-night, nt which a cotnmittee was cliosen to perfect an - organiza- tion for the, purposc ot opposing the nomninu- tion of Charles Francis Adams for Governor by the Democrats. This {s the result of Mr. Adams’ action in relation to the Feulans while Minister to England, BOUTIL CAROLINA, CnanestoN, 8. C., Aug. 21.—Gov. Chamber- laln hns fssued a vrotlamation regarding the threatened oifort of the negro Whipper to take ossesslon of the Charleston Judgeship by lorce, The Governor suys: ** Any such attempt by W. G. Whipper and ‘those wlio may ald and abet him will be regarded and treated by me not only an an unlawful and riotous disiurbance of the publie peace, but also as an outrnge ulmn {mlluhl authority, not to betolerated Ina clvil. zed Hinte,”” Ho warns the law oflicers to op- pose Whipper's pretonsions, promptly and vigorously, ana says il they fall to do ko he will at once organirze a sutliclent force for o State constabulury, under his own dircction and con- ‘t’roJ, o support the sutliority of thé rightful udge. COLORADO, Puento, Col., Aug., 23.—The Republican 8tate Convention convened fn thia clty this ovening, ‘The attendance is very large and cn- thusiastie. ‘The Hon. John ™ I~ Cleyhorn of Rio QGrunde County, was sclected temporary Chalrman, and Messrs. ¥. E. Everett, of Jefferson County; C. W, Bowmun, of Bentjund A. E. Gibbon, of Wells, teinpo- rary Beceretaries, The Committes on Creden) tlafs reported a full ropresentation, After the appointinent of a Committee on Permanent Or- panization, the Convention adjourncd untll to- morrow morning. RANSAS. Torera, Kan., Auu. 23.—The Democratic State Convention met hore at 2 p. m,, and tem- pururllé organized by the election of Mr. Wug- goner Clinirman, and, after seleeting the usual committeor, took a recess. On reasacrbling, Gen. O, W. Blair was clected permaneiib President, and Il N. vore Bucretary. Resolutlons wereadopted indorsing the 8t. Louts platform and caundidates, and pledging the notninees of the Conventlon to rigld economy fn State affatrs. A committes was then sppojuted to confer with the State Committes of the Inde- pendent Reform Party, when the Conventlon ndgnurnml till § r m, n reassembling, the Committes to confer with the Commitics of the Greenbnck party, reported an agrecment on o basis of a with- drawal of a part of the Greenback tickot. The Conventlon then nomiuated by acclama- tlon John Murtin, of Tapcks, for Gov- ernor; Mr. Beals for Licutenant-Governor; M. C. 8Bouth, Treasurer; Bheldon for Auditor, and Barrett for Superintendent of Bchools. With the exception of Martin, the above arc candidates on_the Greenback ticket. The bal- ance of tho ticket is composed of Democrats, THE LATE SPEAKER KERR, IxpaNarorts, Ind.,, Aug. 23.—Tho escort with the rematns of Bpeaker Kerr arrived here at 6 o'clock, und loft for New Albany at 0:40 p. m, Gov. Hendricks, Scnator McDonald, Gen. Love, and n number of other prominent citi- zens, met the trafn at Greenfield and will ac- company tho remaing to New Albany The funeral will tako place at New Albany Thursday afternoon. The state oftices will be closed to- morrow. NEw Arpany, Ind.,, Aug. 23,—The citizens of thls place have made extensive arrangements for the recoption of thy wrnse of 8peaker M., 3, Kerr, which will arvivein thecity at L2 o’clock to-niizht, when they will be immeédiately taken charge of by committees from dnsouic and other clvie bodles, and removed to the rotuuda of the Court-Houso, which haos beon druped in mourning from the dotne to the ground. ~Flow- crs {ntertwined with American flags, evergreens, and flowers udorn an elegant catufalque Inime- diutely wder the dome. ~Tho rowsins will lle fu stute in this bullding till to-morrow oveniug ut 5 o'clock, when they will be removed to the Inte resfdence of the 8peaker, on upper Main street, remafning thero until IEthlny afternoon, at d o’clock, when the funcral services will take dace, It In expected that Gov, Iendricks, onator McDouald, and 8 number of other dis- tinguished citizens of the State and Btatsof Kentucky will b present at the funeral on Fri- duy. ‘The milltary stafl ut_the lxundl‘unten of tha Arny of the Bouth at Loulsaville have signi- fled thelr intention to be present at the funeral, aud have been assigned o position in the pro- vesalon, The civic and milltary societles have oll signified thelr futention of l‘putlcl&nl(ng In the ceremonies, Gen, B, F. Beribuer hus beon asslgucd the Chief Marshalship for tha occasion, and constant anllcfluann are being ~ made to him X socletics for assignments In the line. The Mayor of the city lins oxtended Invitations to members of ths Cliy Uovernments of Loulsville and Jefferson- ville, and to all the military and civil organize- tions of thess two cities to joln in poylng the Iuat tribute of respect to the dis l\lgufilml statesm No evi much attracted tho atfention of the people. Mr. Kerr was universall refimle(f withthae high est respect by the peoplo. 'The Republicans and Democruts allke have lald aside all partisan fecling, and joln most cordially n tho efforts to divest the pageant of Friday of every appear- ance of partisanism, The” Republicans have withdrawn the appolntment for a publio meet- fug that had been anuounced by thelr Btate Coutral Committes to tuke place to-inorrow, The conduct of the Republicans In this purticu- lar is attracting the favorable comment of thelr opponents. ouisviLLy, Ky., Aug, 20.—The remalns of Mr. Kerr arrived here at midoight. The bady was escorted to Now Albany by & doputa- tlon of citizens, e e — e MISCEGENATION, Bpecial Dispaich to The Tribune. Nines, Mich,, Aug, 84,—~On Friday, Aug, 11, Moses Walker, one of the bluckest of the black, und Mlss Loulea Munce, o pretty Gorman glrl, were marded by Justice Barron, of this city, The affuir waa kept sccret for a while, but flual- Jy leuked out, und the Hlanatched couply at oncoloft tho city, aud have not sluco been heard of. The fawlly of tho girl is n respect~ ablu German une, and the ddeeply fucl this dis- !g;uallug conduct of the daughter, Justice Turrom says thut, when Lho ceremuuy was per- formed, Miss Muucs had ber face and hands Llackeued, but bis story L digcrediteds tin the history of this Btate hasso [ RADWAY'S READY RELIER Curea tho Worat Pains in From One to Twenty Hinutes, NOT ONE HOUR After Reading this Advortisemont Need Any Ono Suffer with Pain, RADWAY’S READY RELIEF 18 A Gure for Every Pain It was the First and is the Ouly Pain Remedy Tha! {nfatnmations, Aud tires cuhRstions, whether of (e i Lunge, Stomach, Bowels Lunur, Stunact, Howels, o otlier Wands or organy by IN FROX ONE TO TWENTY BUNUTES, No matter how violent o Ruchmntic, Hed-riadon, ru!llxrfi‘;l'.m(?rtl‘l';‘v e '"n‘-?{n"" Neuralgie, or protrated ‘with disoaso tiay samer. 0% RADWAT'S READY RELIET WILL Afford Instant Ease, Inflammation of the Kidneys, Inflamma. tion of the Bladder, Inflammation of .fi';" Bowols, Mumps, Congestion of the Lungs, Sore Throat, Diffloult Bronthing, Palpitation of tho Hoart, Iyaterics, Oroup, Diphtheris, Catarrh, Influenzn, Headache, Toothinche, Nouralgis, Rhoumatiam, Cold Chills, Ague Chills, Chillblains, and Frost Dites, The apnlicatton of the Ready Rellof to the part nELs wlici 4 o sfl‘“ oy ":‘l;-;{:'.flm plqln' olr' SudCuity 5ists wht BRom et “Tenty drops in lf a tumbler of water wil, few minutcs, cure Cramps, Painy, Bour. Atotach Hearthurn, Alck Headache, Biarrhen oy, o Wind i i Bowels, aud i }mun'x;fi'br'.fl:.! atebyiliony Try W13 KIwaya carry & hot AD TUEADY IELIEE whth them: A Fow ion b Mania) [isyinaickscsaor yaine FGny cliange of water. 1t (s ctter than Freneh Urandy or Bitters s a stisnaiant. | FEVER and AGUE. Fover and Agus cired for fifty conta. The remedfal sgent [n tho world that will cll‘l.uTE!"l!Vn::l; ague, and all other malarious, bilfnus, geariet, typhol, i e R e W s "Hold by Druggiste: HreR peroa: DR. RADWAY'’S REGULATIHE PILLS Porfectly tasteless, slegant D, "l" P4 o Rantly conted with sweet m, ulfte, NUrILy, eleanse, And arongien, ‘ol UFi for o' Gare of i s Acr ok p ghail: ver, Bowals, Kidnuya, Bladder, Nervous Dis- el patlon, Costlyeness, Indixer. w8, Dilfoun Fever, [ndrmima. and il Derangenients of thy nted Lo effect a positivo cure, niug; no mercury, lneral, of upe: vo tlin faltowing aympt the Digeativa :'“’;5"1”,‘ oms :c:'nlllnn from ' Plies, “Fullness of tha Head, AHILY of tha Blomach Nase Hemroor Disgunt of Tood; Fyliness of Welgiit in 11 Ransrantom Mok et hiale i il 3 1o fead 2 i Treathini, Flutteriin at the eart, Choktng or Ka. way's I' acit, L 5 Disorders ot } ) k R 0 ¥ Lyl \;«(w%?:fi’;s;f' e % ofore the Bleht, Fove *ain tn the Jiead, Dedelenc I ToWneds B i BKIN Wi Ky o Mt i o S i {}}fglfit wad Sudden Flushea of leat, Hurning (o A fow doszs of IRADWAT'S PILLS will free tha s, tem from all of the above-named disurders, 1y Getta per bos. Buld by Druggie. e e Ovarian Tomor Of ten yoars' growth oured by DR, RADWAY'S REMEDIES, Ihavo had an Ovarinn Tamor In tho Ovarles * wiil Bowols for Ten Years. Awx Anmow, Deg. 27, 1873.—Dn. RADWAT: others iay bo benented, T inake this statemont: 1iave had an Ovarian Tultor (n the ovarie els fortuh years, | tried the best phiysivial place withuut any benent, 1t was grow! pllty’ that 1 coud not hove tived much Joneer. riend of mius Induced e to try Radway's Ronodles. 1 hod nob ek faith in thens, but tinally, after much deltberatlon, L tried shem, 1 purchisscd aix boitics of the Resolvent, two hoxes of the Fllis, and two bottles of the Iteltef,’ Lrised thek Wlmuu'lny llmlrvlll benefit, dulu‘m ned Lo perses vere. | used iwelve more bottles of the Kesolvent, twy of the Il anud two buxes of the Pllla, Hefaro they iad 108t Lwi 1 conlinued 1o uss th Twas entireiy cured. months Thst =3 ty-f)ve pounds, nedfoluo until { was sure that 1 touk the medicine ahout trs panths nlll. \l‘;lll"ll l‘h“l‘:}‘l‘{"‘l‘::‘u’“"{{-fl‘. ]\Hlllnl'l. iree dyzai bottlis of the hdles titler, stz baxceof e H”?‘uu“: "?":l 'fl: el pertectly well, icard ful of grattu £0'chou foF L el 151 1y \eop SEIGLION. | Toyau, sif aod your wonderful mrvl cine, I fael deept) and my prayer s that it may bo as much’ n, & blesstug Lo atliery as [t Las Leen 1o e, MRS, E. C, RIBBINS, trsHHRER, who makes thh above ceriiRcats Is the ersen 1 requesied you send bedicine fa nedicinee uliove atated wera buuglt with the excepiion of whiat wus seat \o Ler by Yoo, 1 may say that her statement is correct without s Qquafiacstivn. Gigoed SRCH, Drngyist and Chemtat, Ann'Astur, Mich. This may certily that Mra. 1bbins, who wakes the ahove cortiticaté, 18 and has ‘been for many years well kpown to iy andthe facts (boran statod are uidouit- ediyaud nudentably correct. A 1y otie who knows Alr. lllh‘rlul will bellgve Lor statement, \Elgued) TENT, D! COGREN, PANT B . LERC DR. RADWAY'S SarsaparillianResolvent, TIE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER, For the curs of all Chronlo Dlseases, Gerofula of Bypbilitle, Uersditary or Contaglous, be It stated In the Luugs or Stomsch, Skin or Bones, Flesh or Nerves, Corrupting tho Holids sud Vitlating the ¥Fluldy. hroule thoumattsm, Scrofuls, Glandular Bwelltn A Vry Cough, einaerous’ Alocs1onk, nh“m Complalots, ‘Bleedlng of the Lunp. spopals, £ Hraalr, Tie Doloreux, White 8wellln [utnors, U cf“v 8kin and 1ip Diveasos, Mercurial Jisestos, 'Feinale Compininte, osl Drogey, tickeis Eals By Lol cl lon, Kidoe: £ Pladn, st PhicE &1 ViR BOTTLE: Buld by Drugglats, DR, RADWAY & C0, 32 Warrenst, N, 1. Read “TFalso and True.” Frod ono Ietterstamp o RADWAY & CO., No. 33 Wil Sew York:® SUtoriuation wors siloiunds o2l o