Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 6, 1876, Page 4

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. PAYADLY TR ADVANCE—FOSTAGR PREPAID AT St THIS OFPICE. iy Bdition, pottpatd, 1 yew el a-{"lwxfiom Literary aod fieligi i et B, per thari ih, ITION, POSTPAID, Bpecimen coples sent free. 1 Topresent delay snd mistakea, be eureand give Tost: ‘" ©ffice sddrem In full, Incinding State aad County. Ilemittances may be made elther by draft, express, Post-Oftioa order, or in reglatered letters, st our risk. YERMS TO CITY BUDSCRIGERS. Datly, delivered, Sunday excepted, 21 centa per week. Dally, deliversd, Bunday included, 30 cents per week . Adidiress TUK TRIBUNR COMPANY, Corner Madison and Dearborn. TILDEN’S RECORD. Culesgo, Il A QHEAT CANPAIGN DOCUME Tht record conclurrely proves that he was—~ 1, A BECEBSIONIST, AND OPPOSED 10 TIR . WAR FOR Tilk MAINTENANCE OF TIE UNION. 3, A BOSOM RRIEND OF ‘11038 TWEED" AND A MEMBER OF TIIE TAMMANY GANG. 3. A DOGUS RNEFORMER WHO NKDUCED NO TAXES, REFORMEDNO CANAL CORRUPTION, AND MADE NOTHING DKTTER THAN HE FOUND IT. 4. A CORRUPTER OF THE BALLOT-DOX, AND A LEADER IN FRAUDULENT ELECTIONS, A8 CHARGED UPON HIM BY HORACE GREELEY. 5. AN I183UER OF BHINPLASTENS TO LABOR- ING MEN IN THE IRON REGIONS OF MICHIGAN, @. A MONSTIOUS RAILROAD BIARK, WHO AMASSED MILLION BY DEVOURING WESTERN RAILROADS IN PINANCIAL TROUBLE. This grept Campatgn Document Blls four pages of Tatwvxesize. A copy thereof should be plsced in the Bands of every votor In the Weat. Tayes and Wheeler Clubs everywhera should onder Tiiden's Racord™ for distribution. COST OF TItE NECORD. 5 Tt witt be sent by mail oF express, with charges paid, " ' Bead orders fmmedlately for ' Tiiden's Record.® TRIBUNE CO., Chlcago. — AMUSEMENTS, Nesr Chicaxo Theatre. = Clark street, between Lake and Randoloh, Hooley's - Minatrels. Afiornoon snd evening. e ‘Wood’s Museunt. ‘ Monroo street, between tate and Dearborn. 5 ‘Rivala," Afternoon sud evening. Adelphl Thentre. “l!unrfll street, corner Dearbora, Varlety perform. ca. ' Tho McVicker’s Theatre. n};l.«‘fl.lon street, betwoen State and Dearborn, *‘The . Haverly’s Theatre, Randolph tll'“!1 between Clark and LagSalle. Hay- srly’s Minstrels, Afternoon and evenig. % DLANEY LODGE, No. 271, A, F. sud A. M.—Bpecial mecling to-night. Firat Degrao, ‘WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1876, Greenbacks at the New York Gold Fi- change yesterday closed at 913. B Prosident Grane has written to ‘Emperor ‘Wiruiax of Germany s graceful 9ad grateful Totter in reply to the cordie) ‘and compli- smentary greoting which the” Kaiger sent in «connection with the celzbration of the Amer- écan Centenninl. . " 3 Chicago's ¢onrth punual Intor-Stats Exposi- tion operito-night. Everything pointa to » diaplcy even more extonsive and nttractive “Qhan thoso of former years—and that is say: ing a great doal. The Art Departmentis pronounced by far the finest yef organized. The Massachusotts Republicana yesterday renominated Gov. Rioe, and will re-elect him almoat boyond a doubt. The Democrats _ wrs in » pickls on the Gubernatorial gnes- tion. Opanrxs Fraxcis Apaus is pushed by - Mmpxx for the nomination, while the party in the Biate greatly prefor ex-Goy. GasTON, The citizens of Chicago can do themselves crodit by extending liberal aid to the 8,400 shivering and starving sufferers by the 8t. Hyacinthe conflagration. Tho fact shonld not be disgnised that the poculiar relations - that this city bears to the outside world de- mand ita generous attontion to the appeals of any commaunity stricken in like manner, —— e The peoplo of West Chicago at. the last town election were fortunate in completely rovolutionizing the public servica of the - town. The bummers and tax-grabbers gave placo to nsot of competent and honest of- ficials, and the practical results of the change aror soen in the largely-decreased ex- ponse attending tho assessment for 1870, though the work has beon dones more thor- oughly and satisfactorily than for several Yonra past. Thero is a clear saving of over 40,000 to encourage the West Chicago people to permevero in well-doing. — Of course everybody expected that Vor. mont would be carried by the Republicans, but we have boen told by the Democratio 4 nowspapers to obsorve carefully the reduced £ majorities and the evidence thorein to be found of the general break-up which is to elect Treoxx in November, The fact is, the Btate has gone Republican by s largely- increased majorily. In eighty-eight towns thore is a goin of over 5,000 over the vote cast in 1874, The vote polled is much heavior than it was two years ago, and more than two-thirds of the increase is Re- publican. It will bo interesting to note what comforting deductions the Democrats can figure out from the result in Vermont, —ey Recent reports of the inhuman conduct of the Turks in Bulgaria have aroused a strong feoling of resentment among the British people, which is conatantly seeking expres- slon through the press and other channels. - GuapsToxg and Briunr, in lotters to publio meotings on tho subject, comment strougly upon tho courss pursued by the English QGoveroment, and the Bishop of Mancheater doclares that England must withdraw her protection from & nation the deeds of ‘whoss peoplo Lave atartled and shocked the consclence of the whols civilized world, The Times calls upon Lord Denux to * cease from vainropetitions of the languaga of tra- dition, and to come to some ngreement with Russia whersby the two Powers can press : with irresistibly authority.on the Sultan and hls Ministers,” ‘The Ohluzz produce murkets ‘veu irregu. %' lar yestorday, with more activity in grain and leas in provisiony, Meus pork closed fio per Qclober. Lard closed 2}@05o per 100 lbs . bigher, at 39.05@.97§ cush and $9.80 for \Dotober. Mloats were tame, at 6o for baxod .thoulders, 8j¢ for do short ribs, and Bju * yulet,at 20 for cornto Buffalo, Ruil freights weze nnchanged, Highwines were steady, at - $1.08 per gollon. Flour was moro sotive ! snd firm. Wheat closed o lower, at96j0 i for Beptember and D7}o for October, Corn closed {o higher, st 44jo cash and 44}d for », October, Oats closed jo higler, at 81}o cash $éjo. Barloy closed 8@3joslawer, at 72jo for brl higler, 8t $15.70 cash and $16.724 for’ lor do short clears, Lake freights wero | -pnd 31fo for October. Iyo was steady, at- October and 460 for No. 8. ~ The hog markat was firmor for, heavy and woak for light wolghts, Sales woro chicfly at $5.40@6.10. Onttlo wera in fair demand, with comnion grades selling 10@150 lower. Sheep, ruled quiet nnd steady, Last Saturdny evoning thore was in store in this city 1,069,843 bu whent, 1,791,311 bu corn, 205,685 bu onts, 108,718 bu rye, and 322,807 bu barley. Ono hundred dollars in gold would buy $109.76 in groenbacks at the cloce, A great deal of valnable time was wasted by Congress In wrangling over the River ond Harbor bill, whicl, it will be remem. bered, was signed by the Prestdent with the oxpress notification that he should use hia lawful discretion in tho expendituro of the money appropriated, without regard to the particular itoms spocified in the bill. 'The DPresident is ns good as his word. He has reforred the subject to Gen. Humpuners, Chief of the Engineer Corps, with instrue. tions to examine and report such harbor {m- provementa of & natinnal chiaracter as requira the expenditure of monsy. No new works will he commenced, and only thoss abso. lutely nocossary will be carried forward. The sppropriation was about $5,000,000, and the Presidont will expond only about $2,000,- 000, All the goose-orecks and dnok.-ponds mauat wait. A plan for stribution of troops at various pointa in ths Southern Stafes whera their protection mny bo necessary to prevent the intimidation of Repnblican voters has been agreed upon by the Becretary of War and communicated to Gen. Avaus. The necessity of this precaution has grown to bo #o urgebt as to admit of no delay. In Bouth Carolina, the only way to reach the negroes is to hold large meetings at contral points, for it is well understood that no Repub- lican will be permitted to visit them upon the plantations. The Democratic whiteliners have adopted a system. atjc courss for breaking up Republican mectings by appearing on the ground in force and demanding a division of the time for speaking—an impudent, outrageous do- mand which they enforce by formidable ag- guments in tho shapa of shot-guns and re- volvers. The object is to bresk wup the meotings and frighten the negroes, and it nover faila to result in this way, A company of soldiers stationed conveniently near would have a wholesomo effect in convincing the Confederate bandits that the right to hold “political mectings is not restricted to any particular party. or shade of complexion. Tho samo condition of affairs exista in many other sectious of tho South, and the order regulatiny the disposition of troops has boen issued: nons too soon, v e— s REBELS TO THE FRONT. The brazen and deflant manner in which the old Robel element of tho Bouth, aided and encouraged by the attitndo of the Cop- perhend Domocracy of the North, is coming to the front in this campaign, is one of its most significant foatures, and appenls with startling force to the loyal mep- timont of the North not to slumber any longer, but to prepara itself for emergencies of the contest. The loyal people of this country must undorstand that they have to meet the spirt of Rebellion at the ballot-box in 1876 ns they met it in the battle-fleld dur. the War, and must go into the -fight in No- vember with that understanding, if they ex- pect to conquer. That we are not overstat- ing the alarming danger of the situntion may bo shown by referonce to Domocratic authorities, In North Carolina, Zzmurox ‘Vaxoe wasnominated becauso he wasthe Robel Governor of that State, and the most bitter and relentless socessionist in the wholo Bouth, The Raleigh Sentinel says: * Evi- dently it noeds s Democratioc Administration in the South to keep a negro in his proper place.” The Wadesborough Ierald says: “Niggers belong in the cotton and rice, tobacco and corn fields—not in political con- ventions, in Legislatures, nor on juries,”" In South Carolina the Domocracy, after indors- ing Gov. OnauperraIN for his impartial and loyal Administration, torned round and nominated Waon Haxeron, becauss he had been a Hebel officer, and because of his record in the Rebellion. Under his leader- ship tho Domocrata of that State have alroady commenced tho plan of intimidation that has worked so well in Mississippi, their work having begun rocently with tho slaughter of defenseloss nogroes at Hamburg. In Georgin the same spirit prevails, and brute force is rolied npon to carry the elec. tion, A Georgia paper says: *‘The truth is that tho South acted for hersolf in the mat. ter of tho War. Instead of being urged to it by the Northern Democracy, she hap. pened just then to be running the Northern Democracy herself,” And it might have added with .equal truth, *is ¥unning it now.” 'The Macon Telegraph says: **Nover was there greater cause for the exhibition of our boasted chivalry aud prowess than now.” 'The epirit of Democracy in Alabama is clear- 1y represented by Joux Fomsyrn, of tho Mo- bile Register, who doclares that the negro, as a voter, must ba got rid of. *Booner or later, with more or less dispatch, he will be disfranchisod and thrust out of politics.” How it is to bo donoe, the Register thus dis- closes: *‘There ia o majority of 80,000 negroes over the whito vote of the State, but no larger majority than that which tho Missiseippi Democracy so0 triumnph- antly overcame a year ago, The same obstacles and the eamd incentives ex- ist in Bouth Carolina as existed in Missiasippi; nnd ap offort made in the Palmeotto Btate like that which rescued Missia- sippi from the hands of the spoilers may well resuly in a deliverance no loss successful and joyous." 'The Montgomery Register con- firmg the above: *‘The white folks are to the front mow, and are going to carry the Prosidential eloction.” In Mississippi the old Rebel element Is shamolessly deflant, and makea no concealment of the fact that it is going to carry the election in November by intimidation and murder, as it did last fall, ‘I'he Meridian Mercury sayss ** We hava got the Biate; we know how wegotit; we kngw how to keep it, and wo aro going to keop it without regard to race nuwmerical ma- jority." ‘The Canton Mailsays: * The Re- publican party will have their hands full for all time in thelr endeavors to fasten tho yoke upon us, and it {s beyond bumun power to cowpute the requisite numberof volumes to Liold the stories uf blood and violeuce yet to be written,” The Jackson Clarion thus ap- peals to the Democraoy : ** The Radicals say that tho canvass of 1875 was too hot for thom, Let them loarn that the canvam of 1870 12ill be hotter, What you did in the can~ vass of last yeur repeat during this canvas.” What is true of Mississippi is true of Lou- isiana, Ex-Gov. MoExkay, at the late Lou. {siang Domocratic Convention, said: **We have got tho Radical purty on the de- fonsive, and my doctrine is to aggress and aggross until we drive that element be- “yond tho confiues of Louiaiana.” How itisin ‘Peunnsaee way be juferred from the Mem- phis Appeal, which roproduces approvingly tho following from the Brownsville States: “ Lot it be known befors the eloction that the farmora Liave agreed to apol every leading Radical negro in the county, and treat him as an enemy for all time to come. The rotten ring must and sball be broken at any and all costs, The Democrats hava determined to withdraw all employment from ther enemies. Let this fact be known,” ‘Wa need not produce nny further testi- mony to prove that tho ex-Rebels of the South, erfconraged by the Copperhends of tho North, aro throwing off their disgnise and are coming to the front just aa they did during the War, actnated by the samo im- pulses, banded togetlier for the same pur- poso, and following the loadership of Tiroen and Henpnices, both of whom publicly ad- vocated the right of secesslon, nnd publicly sympathized with the Rebellion by aiding the enomies of the Govornwment, The Democrats presont the old Rebel and Copperhead leadera to the people of . this country, and ask the Northern peoplo to sus- tain them, They deliboratoly announce their purposs to disfranchise the negro, and either drive him out of the SBouth or reduco him to the condition he was in befora the War, and ask averdiot upon this. If they are thus told upon the moro oxpeotation that Trroen will bo elected, what are wa to'look for should their expactations be realized? It ia time for tho loyal peopls, both North and South, to rally togethor and express their sentimenta as thoy did .in 1861. The snake is only scotched, nof killed ? 9 REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENTS. The mon who are fighting the battle fn:' Tioey, under tho disguiso of suppuiting Perer Coorem, are still notive.-and their speakors continue to harangus meotings in favor of the wrotched delusion—the Rag- Baby. Wao again crll the attention of the Republican supporters of tho third party to the fraud thelis practiced upon them, and to the fact that they nre used to sid the elec- tion of TruoeN and Iienpnrcrs. In Indiana aud Ohio the Demoorats are advocating the slection of TrLpeN on the ground that he opposes the contraction of the greonbacks, is opposed to the resumption of specio pay- ments, and # favor of issuing greenbacks to the full demands of the business wants of tho country. Thoy cite the two-aided, double~ meaning phrases in Lis letter of ncaoptance, and among his most vigorous champions are Biuy ArreN, Ewivo, Lanpers, and Hor- aaN,—the great npostles of paper money. So thoroughly have the Demo- crats been cducated to believoe that their candidates are what thoy want them to be, that not 1 por cent of the soft-money Domocrats of Ohio or of Indisna have the romotest idea of voling for any person but TiLoeN and tho rest of the Democratio con- didates. The whole business of voting for Cooren or the Indopendent ticket will bo left exclusively to the Republicans of the Greonback organiestion. The Independent party in Indiana and Ohio ot this time con- sists merely of Ropublicans whose votes will be diverted and given to Independents, while overy Greenback Democrat will vote tho Democratio ticket. Tho Republican Inde- pendents ara, therofore, used by the Demo- cratio party to take so many, Republican votes from the Republican candidates, and to that extont aiding in the election’of the Dem- ocratic State and local tickets. Tho snme thing is done in this State. The whole Indopendont movement is o mere tender to the Domocratie party, and in No- vember every Democrat will vote for Trroey, loaving the deluded Ropublicans who have wonkly gono into the Indopendent patty-to voto alone for Cooren, It is*timo that Re-- publicans should abandon that Independent party which has becotne no more and no less thon o fraud in tho interests of the Demo- cratic party. DEMOCRATIC URE IN NEW YORK, A combination of fraud and failuve is about 03 abjoct » condition as can well be imagiued, and this is the present result of tho deapor- ate offorts tho Democrats have made to in- suro carrying New York State for Tinoey. There is no doubt that Seysoun was the most popular candidate for Governor that could have beon presented to the Now York Democrata. Yot ho was a notorious Rebel sympathizor, the Repudintion candidate of tho Democrats for Prosident in 1868, and the chiet beneflciary of the most unblushing frouds ever committed in his -Btate. Per- hiapa theso are the rensons for hisDomocratic popularity, At all events, it wuarecognized throughout the Stato that ke was the only man who could unite the various elements of the Democracy that were disnffected by T1LpEN's nomination at 8t. Louis, and who could give the Democrats a reasonnble hope for carrying New York, But it was -also known that Sevaour is mnot particularly friondly to Gov, TiLpex, that ho did not desire. Tiunex’s nomination, and that ho would not take an nctive part in the cam- poign unluss 1t wora forced upoh him, ' Gav, T1oeN, with an overweening confldenco in Lis own power, resolved to doerce Sexatoun into personal co-operation, To this end the nominntion was throst upon the sick and disgruntied politiclan who sat moping at Utica. And still Senoun would not aceept. Then Mr. Triven caused his ngents to noti- fy the Convention, which Lad adjourned over a day to await the dcoision, that Sev- moun would muke the canvass, This wasn hie. Thero wna not 8o much a8 the shadow of aprotext for tho statoment, The men who made it, as well a8 TiLpEN who iusplred it, knew it to Do false, But the lie lasted over a day; and the Convention adjourned. ‘Thero was a double purposu in this fraud of Tieoen's, 1o hoped that the adjournment of the Convention in ghe beliof that Seymoun bad nccepted would bully the unwilling and sulking candidate into terms. In complisnce with this policy the Albany Argus, Mr, Tizoen's home organ, told the Domocrats they must vote for Beymoun whether he accepted or uot, and the New York World aud other organ-grinders took up and ochoed the refrain. I'his would have sufted Tipew best of all; for, it Servorn could have bocn used to curry thie State, nud should refuse to serve in case of his clection, Dousueives, the candidate for Licutenaut- Qovernor, would have succeedod to the place, and Donsuriun is Tinoen's special foctotum, Dut it was found that this would not work. Then it was Tizpex's desire that the candidate phould be named by the State Qentral Comnmittee, whom 'T1LDEN controls. Butin this he hns aléo been disappointed, and the Convention will again ba called to. gother a wook from to-day. Al the discord. ont olomonts which were allayed by Ser- Moun's nomiuation will break out and clash worss than ever'on account of the fraud they now know was practiced upon them, ‘The important influence which this Now York flasco will exert upon the national cam. paiga cannot be fully appreciated at this dis- tauce. No theory of Mr, Truoxn's possible cloction hias ever been advanced which did not include the eloctoral vote of New York State. Will the thirly-fivo votes cast by Neow York it is possible that Mr. TiLozy may ba elooted ; without thom it is simply out of the quastion. Now it is believed by the Re- publicans of New York, aud largely admitted. among the Demoorats, that the Brymoun fraud nssurea the eloction of Gov. Monaax and the cloctoral voto of tha Stats for Hayzs. Constrned in this way, the event is of moro importanco than the Ootober elections in In. disua and Ohio, and, indeed, this construc. tion has been put upon it by most of the leading New York journals, The cxistonce of a powerful antl.Trpex sentiment in Now York was manifest enough before and dnring the St. Louls Convention. It was mnot merely the local New York City opposition, headed by *‘Boss” Kerry, but it included mon of position and influenco liko ex-Gov. Sxxsoun, Ohiof-Justice Caunc, Roaes A, Pryor, and others roprosenting strong factions of the Democracy in differ- ent parts of the Blate, All those who were hostile to TiLoeN befors will be more hostilo to him than evor on account of the recent fraud ho has practiced upon them, aud thoir hostility will be further increased if TtLoEN succeods in dictating tfe nominntion of Dorsnrnsen, Anppew II, Gneen, or aay other of his particular favorites. But whoover mny be nominated now, it will not be poasi. blo to allay the resentment cherished by the frionds of the disappointed candidates, all of whom will believo the result would have buen' different if thoy had not been Geceived and bullied by Trzoey in tha first instance. The New York Sus;“wuich is moking the most vigoraus campaign for TiLpeN, foresecs tho anger, and implores tho Convention to drop nll the old hnck politicians, and particularly Mr, TiLprn's relatives and friends, and toke up some comparalively obsoure man from tho interior. Wa do not bolieve this advico will be followed, and, if it should be, wo think the plan will fail to counteract the hostility to Truoex that has already been ox- cited, L This New York jflasco will also exert a con- sidorable influence thronghout the country, Dissonsion smong the Democrats of ‘New York, which holls the key to the situniion, will cause approhension everywhere elso, ond the donbtful vote will be notably affect~ ed thereby to the detriment of the Demo- | cratio ticket. Morgover, Mr. TitpEN has again demonstrated his inclination to fraud in politics, and in this instance hns added even treachory to his own party, He has mode a failure in the very sphore where it has beon supposed he was strongest, viz. : organization, and will on that account forfeit much of tho confidence that has been folt by the Domocrats in his personal manageent of the campaign. Wo do mot seo how tho error can be atoned for or the lost ground regainod. THE CITY AND THE GAS COMPANIES, - The Common Council brought the gas question to s erisis by its actlon on Monday night. The resolution passed by the Coun- cil, and which tho Mayor will unquestion. ably approve, mokes the distinct and direct issue, viz.: that unics the Gus Companies at once contract to furnish gas to the city at $1.60 por 1,000 feot, then all existing con. tmcts be dikcontinued, and that the city make immediate arrnngoments for lighting tho streets and public offices with oil. It is now for tho Gas Companies to act. The voto in the Council was sufficiently emphatia ~—yens, 28 ; nays, 4—to leave no doubt that the city will not yield. The Gas Companies must now detormine (1) whether they can afford to furnish gas st $1.50 por 1,000 feot, and (2) whether thoy will do so until next April, with a certainty that noxt yenr the samo prico and no more will be pald. The Gas Companies know their own bustness, and can tell in one hour whather they ean’ or will accept the terms offered. A compliance with theso terms until April next ora discontinuanco of gas for tho city service is now o neocessity. This is no time for negotiation, or for the dis- cussion of other terms or other arrange. ments, The adoption of oil in tho strect- lamps of the Weat Division will furnish a test not only as to the difference in cost of the sorvice but in tho value of the light. Strect lamp-posts may be duplicated for the use of oil, and two oll lights may be put whera thoro is now but one gas light, and tho cost of the duplicated sorvice will not exceed one-third of the presont price of gas. Having once tested the economy and the sufficioncy of the oil servico, thé Gas Compannies will find it moro dificult than over to induco the city to pay an ex- travagant price for gas, Lot the Gas Com- ‘punies consider the financial condition of the city, and of its inability to pay at =ll; lot them act magnanimously nn} furnish the city -with the gas at the price named, and, having thus acted, let tho:n, between now and next April, exhibit, if thoy can, such statoments .of the cost of producing gas as will leave no «uestion ns to what would be n fair and ren- sonablo price, But for the present, nt lonst, thio gos must be furnished at $1.60 por 1,000 feet or the city will resort to oil. Public sontiment on this point is toounanimous and too decided to bo disregarded eithor by tho City Council or the Gas Companies, The Council, it yas genorally expeoted, would mako the delivery of gas to private consumers at $2 per 1,000 feot u port of the arrngemont. But ecach consumer hay within his own control the choice. If the Company will not furnish gas at §2, he can do aa tho city has done, resort to oil. Thou- sands of private consumers have alrendy discontinued the uso of gas and have ndopt- ed oil, especially .in retail storos, and they report such a saving of cost asrenders it ad- visable for others to do the same thing. Large establishments will, in case tho Gas Companies persist, manufacture thelr own gas, ‘which they can do at a great saving of expenditure, Tho Gos Companies must be aware of the general shrinkaga of prices, of business, of incomes, uud of wagoes, All other things of general utility have declined in price, People uin whole are uot able to pay the prices whick .thoy pald in better times, ‘The cost of producing ges has fallen off oven more largely than the «cost of nlmost all other manufactures. ‘The Gas Companies adhera to the rula of all monopolics—~to got the largest amount of money for the lemst possible service, Tho horse-railways make more monoy at & ceuts per faro than they wonld if they de- wmaonded 10, 20, or 25 centa a ride, So with these Gas Companies. If they wquld put the price of gus at A reasanuble rate, they could make its use universal; they could quadruple the sale of their gas, and wake more monoy st a winuto profit por foot than thoy do now on acomparative amall delivery with ag extor- tionata profit. The good will of thecommu. nity, the promotion of the publio interests sud the publio comfort, ara matters which oven gas monopolies might study and secure with great profit, and the Gas Companies of Ohicago, baving rojected all theso, having put publio opinion at defiance, aud fallon back npon tho letter, of their quostionable contraots, have been brought fnoo to faco with the imperious demand of an indignant community, It Is now gas at $1.60 per 1,000 feot or oil, andto that the Gas Compa. nles must yield, despita their monopoly and their supposed contracts. THE PRODUCTION OF COAL, The anthracite coal businesa hins sustaiued a shock from which it can hardly rocover by any ro-establishment of monopoly or by any now combination. A Now York paper sug- gesta, and with ovident {ruth, that thers is no mora reason for a combination to keop up the prico of coa! thon there is of petroloum, The prico of petroloum has been reduced yoar after year by the inorense of production, and the producers have found in the in. creased sales, becauso of thé reduced prices, A componsation, The anthracite coal com- panieshave never permitted this. Thoy have managed formany yonrato control the produc. tion, and thoroby sodure the highest prices at which tho conl conld be sold, The combina- tion of 1872 embraced a control of all tho Inrgo anthracite producers, The only two transportation companics not also conl pro- ducers, by which the conl could find iis way to market, were included in the combination, and thus thersmount of conl to be moved to market and gold was limited. At thia very time the capacity of oach of the four dis- tricts in which this coal is found was equal to the whola amount of coal actunlly sold. The mining companies thercfors worked only at intervals, In from threo to five months the mines could produce ail the coal needed for sale in the whole year, This combination having broken, the large num- sbor of individual owners of coal lands may now produce coal, and, gelling in competi- tion with the large producers, the price of coal, like that of petroleum, will be governed by the law of supply and demand. ‘The combination adopted monthly n scale of prices at which coal should be sold ; this was done on the 1st of August, but the break- down followed, and within the month the conl of two concerns was sold st auction, The prices fixed by the combination and thoss at which the coal sold compared as follows: : READING (. 0. b, at Philadelphia). Comlination Auction prices. Aug. prices. Decline, .25 84, U 82.561 Steamboat ;.92.00 @2.25 L BA@. .00 gfi)‘k %32“ ‘2.;‘%0 2.10 Stove H214G0%2. 70 01 Chestout.... .70 @2.00 4,650, DEL, LACK.) AND WESTERX (f. Steambont ..$2,70 @2, 0. Btove ..., Clostnut. ‘The combination being broken, there was adecline in pricos ranging from $2.10 to $2.01 per ton, or an avernge of 50 per cent, . But what is to bo done with tho conl? The' fieldsare so extohsivo that thoy will continue to yield coal for n thousand yenrs to come, Thore is an immense amount of capital in. vested, and these mines, if fully operated, could give continuous employmont to five times the number of miners who now only work ot intervals. 'Chero is the conl. There are other parts of tho world which have no coal, 'Truo to the Peonnsylvania theory of supplying only a limited market and getting extortionate prices from that, theso mines have only been operated to supply the home market. These peoplo have proferrod to lot the coal remain in the mine, and the unem- ployed laborers to starve or become tramps, to selling it at less .than monopoly prices, The New York Bulletin turnishes the suggas- tion that Great Britaln supplies the West Indies with three-fourths of the 2,000,000 .tons importod annually by thoso fslands, The reason is that under the combination prices tho conl coats ns much at Philadelphia a5 the English coal delivered at Jamaica. Coanl is an articlo of univorsal domond. Of anthracite conl the United States have aven a greater monopoly than of cotton, The world will buy this coal if it can be had &t n ronson- sblo price. The incrense in its production will reduce the general averngo cost of that production, and if anthracite coal cin be sold at Philadelphia or at Hoboken at an avorago of $2,50 per ton, thore is no reason why tho surplus may not find an outlet by exportation to othor countries. Cortainly, all countries which now import cosl c..1 find o botter market in Philndelphin, and a better coal than thoy -can find elsewhere. The liome market for coal has exploded, as the home market for petrolenm’ exploded, and the coal, na the potrolomm, existing in inox- haustible quantities, must find for its aur- \plus o markot where thore is o demand for it, and must be sold for such prices as will in- duce its incroased use and consnmption, ‘Wa regrot vory much that an irreshonsible tumor relative to & disagreement betweon Mr, Liony and Judgo Hrurox (the two prin- cipal partoers in the firm of A. T, Srewant & Co.) shionld havo received tho dignity of a mention in one of the New York' lotters printed in Tue Tribunz of Sunday, We have the best reason for belioving that there is not the slightest fonndation for the state- mont. Indeed, the recent enlargoment of the Stewanr business, by establishing a houso in Chicago in every respect the equal of thoe New York house, s about s complete an answer as could be made tosuch a rumor ; for, if there were any disagreomont among tho managory, it is not likely thatso im- portant an . extonsion of their business (in- volving eventually the transfer of their job. bing trade to this point) could have been ngroed upon. Indeed, it is mora probable that this extonsion of their onterprise gave rise to the envy that suggested the false re- port. The modél Democratic reformer secs to have turned up fu Colorada, Iis name fs Dus- HOAR, and he s the candidato for Lieutenant~ Governor, If 13 churged ugalust him by his fol- Iow-Democrafs that he stole 1,500 sheep, tho caso belng still pending; that he forged deeds to 5,000 acres of land in Los Animas County; that he mutilated the court-record; and that he bought Mexivan proxies to the Convention at $200 each. These chargee ‘ars vouched for by Paimick McBuipg, a. Democrat of Besuoan's locallty, Brsuoap is evidently humbly striving to follow in the wake of TiLDEX. Hias effoct- iveuess as a reformer will bear tho proportion- ate relation to TiLDEN'S that the stealing of 1,500 sheep do Lo the wrecking of a rallroad. e — Among the deaths recontly reported aro those of Mrs. I, B. MOUNTAIN, one of the exbibltors at the Centennlal show, whose patented {nven- Uton of o lfe-saving mottress has attracted great attentlon aniong those interested {nmna- rine life-Insurance; of Gen. Joun A, WageNER, of South Curoling, who Lad been 8 prominent German citizen of Charleston for forty years, was a Colouel of Artillery for tho Confederates inthe Rebellion, Mayor of the clty in 1871, & delegate to the Bt, Louls Conveutlon, wnd Elector-at-Large for thu Democracy;, and of WiLiaM L. 1iRst, the prominent Philadelphia lawyer, 1le wus born in that clty in 1804, ro- celved au academle cducation, and became a clerk in the Court of Common, Pless. He studied law with Josiam RaxNpair, and first at- tracted attention by his brilliant prosecutjon of Drorr, the fraudulent banker, e also wads & widely-oxtended reputation by his defonse of Dr. ELDRIDoR, the forger, in which dase he was nssoclated with DAvip Paur Browx. In polj- tics lio had been very prominent. In 1852 he wns a member of the Pgnnayivanla Democratic Btate Committee; In 1853 ho wan elected Preai- dent of that Committee; in 1858 ho was clected City Bollcltor; and In 1803 was nominated for Judge of the District Court, but was defeated. Blnce that time he lins devoted himself exclu- sively to his profession. ————— The papers scem to have no regard for the fecllugs of Mr. Dowtes, of the Springficld (Mass,) Jeepublican, and his litule candidate for anything that turns up, Cninwes Francis Apaus., The Boston Pliot (Catholic) has Leen teliing him why the Trish can never support his candidate for any position. It says: ‘The Inw of expatristion was only allowed by En- gland In 1870; nhd then It waa forred from her by the obvious injustite ahe had done to Irish-Ameri- can cltixens durlng Me, ApAus' Minlatership, 1In Tils time, nnd without n word of protest from him, Irish-American citizens were arreated on tho steaniera bofore landing in Ircland, and were con- victed and sent to prison for long terme for words sBoken fo New York, the only ecvidenco againat them belng the tostimony of wretched Informers who wore eatning & lite-pensfon from-the British Government. Wosco no renson why the natural- ized cltizens of Maseachuscite, and every other congcientious cltizen, should not vote down tho man who forgot the Kepublic to plepsc a European monarchy, This is not so hard on Mr, AvAMS a8 on Mr, Bowrrs. The former Is at Lest a worn-out pol- iticlan, as full of egotisma and concelts a8 any old woman, but Mr. BowLes is young, hopeful, and ambitious, and to have his only candidate from Noman's Land treated lu.this manner s hard. —————— . The poor Fi}l Islanders aro most sincerely.to be pitled, Last year, the English, having taken possession of the 1slands, commenced the work of Christianizing the Islanders. For this pur- pose they Introduced some missionaries, and the misslonarics Introduced tho measles. The lsl- auders had never had the mensles, and tho dis- case spread among them with fearful fatallty, sweeping away 40,000 of them, or about one- third of the populatiod. In t¥2r ignorance they thought that the discasc wis epread smong thém purposely, in order to reduce their strength, They at once relnpsed into heathen- ism, and were 8o incensed at the Christinne that the latter beeame alarmed. Thereupon the Eo- glish Quvernor collects troops and makes war upon them. Between meagies and gunpowder, there s now a good prospecet that, if the Fijls are not converted, they will be anufhilated. It secma a pity that these peaceful islnnders should over have been disturbed. Their worst fault prior to the arrival of Christianity had been the cooking of an occaslonal misslonary—and bad cating at that. e —— Tue Cincinnati Astronomienl Obacrvatory has Just {ssued a list of fifty close double stars dis- covered with the 11-inch refractor by Mr, IIER- uert A. Howm, between Dee. 20 and March 20 last.. Mr. Hows Is a sou of Prof. Howe, of the Chicago University, aud took Llis first courseof lustruction in nstronomy at that Instl- tution. IT¢ Is now studylng at Clucinnat!, — PERSONAL. , g TaoNs philosopher’ remarks that Capt. Prindivilte 18 probably the only man who over maide money on a Frolic. Many hord things have hecn sald of the '‘Per- sonal™ editor of the New York figrald, tut we bo- liove nobody hus yet been cruel enough to notice that he habitually parts his name in the middle. * Tho Detrolt Conference of Mcthodists has decld- «ed that women cannot be Hicensed to presch under the rales of the Church, sud the license franted to Mra. Francls D, York has consequently beon with- drawn., The New York jJournals express plty for the misguided crestures who do mot know that oysters of cortain varletles_are good eatingin August, and that other varietles may bo salcly eaten in other months without ther, * A new volume by Borthold Auerbach isan- nounced for publication, It is calied ‘! Thirty Years Aftor," the title doriving Its significance from the fact that the three storles of which the book 1s made up are all sequols to early ** village storlea " {ssuod thirty yeora ago. ' The Now Yark 1Vorid is somotlmes thoughtfal. In alluding totho baby of the Miller-Strickland af- fnlty it ssgely remarks: **Wo hopo that this hyphonated infant will grow up to be a wiser and better man for being hyphenated, sud carrying sround, in the slsck of his name, 50 to spesk, the gorm of o great truth, " e Leopold IL, of Belglam, is looking badly as to ‘health, having the sppearance of ope over GO, although ho is scarcely moro than 45, 1lla face ‘waa nover Intellectunl, bat now it secms quite lat- less, Tils Austrian wife ls not liked by the trades- people of Brusscly and Ostend, —their two places of residence,~having the reputation of Lelog parsi- monfous. Mrs, Charlotte 8mith writes from Chicago to St. Louls her oplnfon of the dramatlc critics {n this clty, Bhosays: -**Ihave preclous llttle faith. in theso critics. Anything these wise people of the amusement column may say doesn't amountto a rpw of pins.” Whatever Mrs, Charlotte Smith may say does amount (o & row of plns; she ls that much ahead of the eritics, | Capt. Doyton rocently gave an exhibition of his swimming qualities ot Lirez, - in Austria, In ate tempting to show how the bathing-suit might be uscd for the purpose of attaching torpedocs to war- vesscls 1d very nearly lost his lite. A premature exploslon occutred, stunning the adventurous swimmer, 80 that it was necessary to take him out of the wator, 1le did not recover consclousnoxs for some time aftor being brought to land. Comnplaints oro already made of Sccrotary Robe- son's action In orderiug a naval roview off Port Royal In, Octobor, ond especially of tho lavish- Tness with which he {s ftting up quaters for kim: and the fricnds he proposes to take with him on an excurslon trip to the placcof rendezvous, But the Secretary justities himeolf by nrging tha nucessity of showling the condition of the navy to ba vuperlor to what the Democratic Committess have reported, Mr, CharlesJackson fell dead on the steps of his residenco 1n Ban Franclsco on the 28th ult, a fow minutes before the hour appointed for tho wedding of hls dsughter. Invited guests to the numbor of 1,000 had gathored at Orace Church, and were whoeked by the sudden announcement of Mr. Jack- son's deatl and the consequent postponement of theceremony. Theaflicted family were well known in fashjonable soclety, The intended bridegroom, Mr, Vayne Buafter, f4s gentloman of intluence and stunding in that communfty. Alfrad Johuson, the Dane, who lately accom- plished tha feat of crossing the acoan In u dory 20 feet long, nearly lost his life In the attempt. On the 2d of August he encountered a heavy gule and unshipped his mast, His boat, getting Lrondside 10, was capalzed by a hcavy sea. Ho crawled upon the bottom and remained thero twenty minutos, wlien another wave struck the boat in such s man- wer that he was enabled to right hor, But his provisions were spolled, and tucnceforward ke had 8 hard time of it, When asked if ho would like to repent the voyage, Johnwon replied that **he though hie had hud about enough of it " The auction sale of scats and boxes In the Call- fornia Theatre for Mr, Looth's opening Monday’ night took place last Wodnosday, Tho highest premlum pald was §100 for thu best box In the theatre, contalning six weats, the regular price of which lu$16. Othor boxes sold for $50, $45, 830, 25, and §20, Prodcenium-boxes sold for §50 ond $20. /The higheat prico of seats In tho aunditorium waas §1.50, from which prices doclined gradually to 60 cents. It Is underwtood, of courss, that all blds were in aduition tothe regular prices of the places socurod, The net roturns were os large s those obtalned at the opening of Mr, Forrcat's en- gagement in 1800, when the best box sold for 8500, There isn very pretty quarrel—as it stands—in New York over Mr, Hrot Ilarte’s play., Mr. Stuart Tobsan, professing o be satisfied with tho populsr succesa of the drama, wrote a congratulatory lutter to the suthor, in which ho indiscreetly alleged that all thu critics wero venal, Mr, larte, still moro udlacreet, Inclosod Robaon's lotter in one of his own to the Herald, Thercupon the Tribune took o land {u, printiug o brovier editorial on Nobwon, uaying that hocommingled & noblo grief with fm. perfect syntax, snd repudiating sltozethur hiv claim to Lo considured a represcutatlve of the dramatic profession, We cannot but recall, {n this connection, the plaintive cry of AMr, lobsun when ko xid in this city.that everybody scomed to be **down on him* for having bought a plsy. o supposed tho nowspapers ond the public would be gratoful to biw, whereas he soon discovercd that ho was held to bave committed s helnous offense, We do not see, howsver, that ho v mendlog mat- ters by lylog about the rvepectsblo newspopers simply becauso & fow recklcss wrilors bave Jled sbout bjm, | % ASHTON. - He Makés an Argument in s Own Behalf. Aund Faflsto Convinoo the Court e, v Right. : s Efl‘frrt to Sceare n Discharge 4 FatlurgessAn Enrly Trlal Likely, The motlon of ex-County-Commlssioner Sam. uel Ashiton, who is Indicted jointly with Holden Crawford, et al,, for conapiracy, to have the cage ngainst him dlsmissed because hie has not been tried within two terms after the fiuding of the indictment, camo up In tho Crim{ng Court yesterday morning. [is clalin {s baseg on the following statute: Auy parton committed for criminal or supposss crim(nal matter, and not admitted to bnfl and not trled at or befora tha accond Lerm of the court hay. ing juriadiction of tho offenec, aball bo ret at liler. £y by tho court, unless the delny shall huppen op the application of the prisonor. 1f such court, af the secand torm, siiall be sntisfled that due eyers tlons have been made Lo procure the evidence for and onbehalf of the people, and that thero arg reazonnble grounds {o believe that such evidence may be procurod at the third term, It shall Jays power to contlnute ruch case till the third term, |t any such prisonor aliall kave boon ndmitted to bajy for a crimo oflier than a capltal offense,” the coury may continjie the trial of enid cause' to o third torm, if it shall -gpunrby oath or afirmntion thet * thie witneases for tae %w»h of the Btate are al. sent, auch witnesses belng mentioned by name, and the court shown whorein their testimony |y material, ‘This motion, though made by Mr. Ashton for himselt slone, In reality involved all the casey against the cx-County Cotmmissloners who have not taken a change of venue, for, if he were dlecharged, the others would undoubtedly by entitled to dismissalupon apnilcation. Besldes, tho questlon involved n now one, and henco . considerable Intercst was attoched to the mo. tion, and ex-Commissioner Jones, one of the in. dicted, and about 100 pedple wero present to Iisten to the arguments prd and con. Mr. Ashton appearcd in person for himselt, aud States Attorney Recd and L N. Stlles werg present for the prusccution. Mr. Reed sald the last cntry on the record wos dated July 7: **Motion to quash over. ‘ruled, exeeption and plea of not gullty ep- tered.” # The Court~When was the indictment ro. turped? ‘Mr. Reed-—June 1—the May term. MR, ABUTON sald the motlon was made under ‘the statule above quoted, which provided that where a case was not tried at or before the secomd tern by the Court haviug jurisdiction,~where the party waa on bail,—the Court inlght continue it to the third term upon o showing on the part of the people, -but then the party should be dis- arged, The Court—You have been admitted to ball all the time! 4 Mr, Ashton—Yus, but there is a provision on that polut, saying, the Court nuy continue the trlal to the third term. This fodictment was found at the May term, At the July termn [ came i by counsel ond demanded o trial, and entercd a'plea of not gullty. Four terms bave ‘L\ML‘LX sinee the fndlctment was returned futo urt : Mr. Reed—Oh, nol oh, nol Mr., i\nhton—.)unc, July, and August—threo terms; this (Septemuer) {8 the fourtn. I make the motion for two ressons, Mr. Reed—Do you muke it alonct Mr. Ashton rc‘)lled fn the affirmative, His first renson waa that the law entitled him toa discharge. ‘The statute, ns he read i, was por- emptory. The ‘Court uad no discretlon, 1ls had been ready for trial ot oll thnes—bad done uothing to defera tfal. Tl other reason was becnuse he knew there was not a particle of legal evidenco adduced against him, as he hal an abatract of all the testiniony taken beforo ths Grand Jury juo the casu. Thu Court—We cannot go into that, . Mr. Ashton knew it. ko merely stated that as n reason, not with o viow of influencing the Court. Mg would “endenvor to show at the proper time that the indictment was a con epiracy on the part of same of tho Graud Jur ors. The Btat's Attorney was not ot fault. Ho (Reed), 8o far as Mr,” Ashtun knew, hal acted impartially and fairly and dillzently, and had done all that wus required of him, But the Legislature lind iade tho laws f8r the bene- {1t ot parties, and lie camo in and cloimed that benellt at the hunds of the Court, MRt REED, in reply, sald tho statute did not apply to the case, ‘Lhe indictiment was returned on the Ist ¢ of Junc,—ono of the last days of the May term, —and the case could not have been fried at that term. The record showed that on the %th of June, & motlon was -made to quash the indictment ' by all the defendants, Ashton {ucluded, ~except Kimberly, who pleaded guilty. "Ihat_motion stood, uil was not passed upon until the 7th of July. It was the dofondant's own motlon. That disgiosed of the June term. Then the record showed that, on the 7th of Jnl{:. the motion to quash was overruled by the Court and n plea of not guilty entered, ‘That dispoged of the case for the July tenn, unless tho defendants bhad made o wotiey for trlal. 'The record did net show that they liad. 'T'no statute, therelore, If §t had ony sp- plication to the care, could only commence at the July Lcrm‘ sluce the motlon to quash was the defendant’s motlon, As his Ifonor knew, there was no jury at tho August terin. M Bwett, for Aslitoir, camein at the July term and domanded o trinl, and the Court “told him there would bo nu jury In the August term,— gomething they had never bhad. The Grai Jury which sat In August last year was the frst one in that month for fourtcen years. Ho therefore submitted, if the case was nut tried at this term and the defendants did not con tinue ft, gerhnnu the motion would be good st the October term, He, howeyer, was not sure whether it would bo or not, 1t sccmed to him July ought to be excluded, £ it was, the pree ent tern was the sccond; If not, it was tho third, 1f tho defendant wanted to take advaa- tage of the statute it was lils duty to have come inat the August term and -moved for a trial Under uny aspect, the September term could only bo cousidered the third term sluce tho fo- dicfment was returncd futo Court. The Court—Aru there auy declslons of owt courts on this subject 1 I Mr, Ashton—No, sir. ; Mr, teed remarked that tho statute dldn't say 1 the case was not tried it should be dis- missed, It stated that in case the party was in:jail he should 'bo sct at liberty, ir. Ashton did not think the State’s At torney hed very much faith [n his (Aston's) arguinent, It was immaterial whether thero was a jury in August or not. That was u term of court established by Jaw. The Legislatuge did not provide for vacitions, but if a party wad on batl, 4nd was not tried on or before the see- ond term, he should be discharged, Mr, Recd—That I8 {€ ho is in lall. Mr. Ashton—No, it he lson ball. The Indict- ment was found at the May term. A motion was made st the June term to xunxh, and it wss overruled by Judge Mooro, At the July term that motion was vonuwed, and Judge Itogers overruled It ngain without ument, .1 then asked for o trlul, Whether the'Clerk eutered it of record or not 18 imnuaterlal, The Court w3sd bound to take notice of the August termn whether there was o vacotlon or not. A law could not be suspended for o munth andthen renewed. The Beptember term was the fourth « since the indictment was found. Tne Court—Supposs a muu s not arrested after the Indictinent? Mr, Ashton—The Court has no jurlsdiction until he Is umilxl. [ Mr, Beed—DId not your motion to quash, I8 effect, secure a continiauced Mr. Ashiton—No, because the nrunocullr:fiw torney could have bad that motion dlsposed ot then and thers, I inake this motjon for a dis charge, feeling, and +belleving, and kuowlug am euttled to It. [ wmn willlng to take the chances fu tho Bupreme Court if it becomed uecessary. TI® COURT, ‘The Court—T have not the slightest doubt oo the question that you cannot count the Muy ot Junu term, because the motion mads by your self was dl‘nwry. and carried the case over,” The onl{ question, then, {s whether the July, Av , ust, und Septenber terius, a8 farss we have gone, entitle you to the ndvantage. Mr, Ashtori—Tuke it on that, und I sm enth tled to my dlu:m?(u. 3 lshli']. lauud—flul tled to m trial this term. miles. 5 The Court—It seems to o singular_that, 18 tho voursw of fifty years, this question ko never been presunted to the Bupreme Court. Mr, Reed—The question has never *becn P"’l seuted but ouca beforo to my knowledge, and don't vecoilect what the declsion was, Tdo nob remetber uny declslon on thls statute or o uny stmflar oile In any of theuther Btutes. Clears ly thia is the third term, oud the Court sy continue tho case to this term., "Fhis Conrt—I secolieet calling up the motion to quash, aud that it was stated to mo thut Judige Moors had passed upon the question,— uot on this indlctment, but on another. Bot sidew suld Is wus the sumo saygstion, sud 1 !