Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 16, 1876, Page 4

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Greenbacks at the New York Gold Ex- chango yestorday closed at 914, In the veruocular of the turf the case stands thus: Haves and Tupen havo each got two heats; tho fifth is a dend hent; and in the sixth and deciding Lieat it now looks 88 if TizpEN would be sot back for running, and the race awarded to Iaxes, Tho army which Russin will mobilizo forthwith, oras rapidly as tha stato of the wenther will permit, is siated to consist of 195,202 infantry, 26,788 cavalry, and 621 riflod ennnon. It is also reported that Russin will not wait until April for her next year's coulingent of 200,000 men, but will call them out at once, It hns boen foupd necessary in Cubn to zarry the war into the ranks of tho non-com- batonts in order to reach n potent auxiliary of the insurgent cause. The women and tho ‘priests have now come uuder the ban of Gen, Oaxeos’ rigorous poliey, One woman tiag Leen sentenced to Lo shot and another Lo bo banished for active participation in the insurrcclion, and certain of the pricats have been admonished of the importonco of putting in an ocensional word for Spain in The National Gravgo of the Patronsof Husbandry began its tonth annunl sesslon in this ety yosterdny, with a large attendance of inembors from nently every State in the Union. Wo priut this morning tlio intorest. ing address of Worthy Master Joyes, which is devoted in large part to the important sub- ject of co-operation. The fmportance of o selection’of permnnent headquavtess and a suitable building for the Natfonal Grango is also urged, audnow thatthe Patrons tirough. ont America aro hero on the ground in the persons of their represeutativos,'n good op- portunity is presented for discovering tho \ peculiar advantages which Chicago offers ns “thebase of oparations of the National Grange, The reported discovery that six of the Trpen Eleciors clhoson in the Southern Btates aro persons disqualificd by reason of non-removal of (heir political disabilitics growiug out of their participation in the Re- bellion suggests a possible ehéckmato to the Democractic claima in regard to the Hayes Electors in Wisconsin, Oregon, aud Vermont, If this latest report proves to bo true we shall probably hear the ablo lawyers of the Trpes persunsion stoutly wmaintain the Jogality of filling vaeaucies on Llectornl tickets in tho manuer preseribed by the Btato laws, Tut this will not oxenso the stupid folly which sowme of tho Reymblicny Btate Conventions were guilty of in nomina- ting inecligible condidates. Federal office. Liolders can bo safely excused from promi- neut participation iu polities, A rumor hios renched Washington that the Governor of California, if all clse fails, will coma to the rescuo of TLpes und Retorm by a refusal to issuo cerlilicates to tho Iaves Electora choson iu that Btate, Inwiy happons 1o bo the Demoeratic Goveruor of, n Republic- an State, aud might bo tempted to try this mothod of Vresident-making but for the danger of retulintion in kind in some other State where the politics of the Exccutive and the people are at varinnco, In North Caro. ling, for instance, n Hepublican Govornor might, with far greater propriety and with more adequate cause, withhold certificates from tha Tiney Electora, Wo cun fmngine & mesango from the Governor of North Carolina to tho Ciovernor of Califor- nin of n character far loss cordinl und con- vivisl than the brief confub populurly fm- puted to the Governor of North Caroling aud the Governor of South Carolina upon an oceasion frequently adverted to, ——————— The bitter pill which Russia prescribes for the Bick Man, sud which he must swallow ovan at the point of the bayonet, is thus com- pounded,. nccording to tha Ht, Petersbury correspondent of the Vieuna Polltical Corre- spondence: 'ha disarmnment of the entire vopulation of Bosnin, Uerzogovius, und Bulgarin, without distinetion of creed ; the ubolition of irregaler troops; (o banishwent of (ho Circwssinus to Asin; tho lavgusge of the vountry to bg introduced in public ofilees uud tribunaly; the appointwent by the Purte of native Cliristinug ns Governors in all the proviuces, and the appointment of & permuuent Come. misslon of Bupervisons composed of the Cou- suls of the Girent Powems, If theso ure the ' reforms to be exacled aud enforcod us tho Pprice of peaco aud escape from dismember. meut and sunibilation, there will not bo enough loft of thu dignity, independence, and jutegrity of the Ottoman Luwpire to * bother anybody in preservin ‘The Chicago produes murkets wers moro Moss pork closed 12}@1 50 per brl higlier, at $15.65 seller tho year aud ¢ $18.75 for Junuary. - Lard closed 7§@10c per 100 1 Ligher, ut §9.90 for November and #U.70 seller tho yenr, bleats wero firmer, at . Gu for new sboulders, bozud, Bl for do shorbribs, and 8o for do ehort-clenrs. Lak freights were dull, at o for corn to Buffal Ilighwines wero steady, at $1.07 per gnllon. Flour wns in fair demand aud firm. Wheat closod 1}@1}o lower, nt §1.103 for November and $1.11{ for December. Corn closed firm- eor, at 4H@444c for November nnd 43ic for Decembor, Oatsclosed jo lower, at 3240 for Novomber and 333c for December. Ryo was stondy, at C0}@t1c. Barley closed Bo lower, at 74jc cnsh and 760 for December. Hogu were active and strong, at 25.00@5.80 for common to prime grades. Cattlo wero less activo nnd easler, owing to heavy receipts. Bnlos were at 82.60@h.15, Bheep wera quiot and firm, at $3.00@4.25. Ono hundred dollars in gold would bay $109.75 in green- backs at the close, Tho canvassing of the vote of this county lins developed some omissions by the election judges in the formality of thoir tally-sheots, and the instances are so numerous that the Cnnvassing Board hns laid all such cases over for further consideration. It so happens that the great bulk of the precinets where this infonnality exists sro those whera large Ho- publican majoritios have been given. Somo enthusiastio and excited Democrats have started tho story that it is the intention of the Cnnvassing Board to reject all these pre- cincts, and thoreby eclect tho wholo Demo- cratic county ticket, including several mem- bers of the Legislature. This is not prob. able. The Board of County Canvassors have had this subject before thom frequdntly. Two years ngo it was prosented in tho case of Le Moynz and Fanwery, when, in addi- tion to frregularitics, thero was direct nccusa. tion of fraud, At that timo the members of the Canvassing Doard were tho sante s thoso now sitting. The caso was elaboratoly argued, and the Board unanimonsly held that they had no powoer to reject any roturns, not even on proof of frand; that, wherover there wna informality, the judges could be sent for to supply omissions and correct mistakes, but that the powars of the Board wero confined to tho mere conntiug of the voles as returned. Persous nggrieved had thelr remedy at Inw. Gon. Liep, on that oceasion, delivered in writing & long opinion, giving his rensons and those of his associntes for refusing to rejoct from tha count any roturns, 1t is not probable that those eanvassors have doter- mined to change their opinion now. Thoy were certainly right then, and their decision was approved by men of all parties, We do not believe thoy have nny intention to be unfair, or for mero parly success, or for the temporary triumph of a fow persons con- fessedly defeated by the people, will throw out any of these returns, There is no alle- gation of fraud or intontional ervor; the de- feet is formal and not substantial, and in avery cnso can be corrected by the inspect- ors, Tho Board hLnos not, so far, rojected any returns, and we do not beliova it will. COUNTING TILE VOTE AT WASHINGTON, Now that the probabilities scom to be fa. vornblo to giving Haves the Electoral vote of Louisinna on o fair and full count of the votes nctually cast, there is an ovident Dom- ocratis pnrpose tu transfor tho contest to ‘Washington, and endeavor to defent tho Inwful count of the Elcctoral votes there. ‘I'his pnrposo is so infamous that wo would not charge it if thero wero not the best ren- sons for suspocting it, and we still hope that the moro conservative Demoeratic manngera will refuso to countounncoit. But the party pross is secking to propara the public mind for n contest in Washington, the effect of which will Lo to prolong the uncertainty, still further excito partisan passlons, sprend and ineranse the apprehension of civil war, and generally unsettlo business pending the issue, Alrendy the Democratio journals are significantlyinsisting that Trupey has recoived nearly a million majority of the white votes of the country, thus utterly ignoring the constitutional amendments. Thay forget that it s no more improbable or suspicious that Haves shoald bo elected by one majori- ty in the Electoral Collego than that Tiuory shonld be elected Ly -one majority, The hardship for tho dofented party is not any greater in onv caso than in the other. It ino worso that Louisinna should supply Ifaves the voto which gives him ono wmajori- ty than that Alabama or Mississippi should have given Tipbes the votes that wonld have elected him in cnso he got enough from other States, 'The most that either party ean prop- crly domund is that the votes shall be count- ed justns thoy have been cnst. Thero is lit- Uo doubt that this will bu dene in Lonisiana (tho only Stato seriously in disputo) under tho supervision of eminont lawyem of both partics. ‘L'ho troublo iy, that If the Demo- crits ind tho Republicans havo carried Lonis- iaun without any roference to Confederatoin. timidation, thoy are atill averse to giving up the fight, I'he Democratlc propositiony venting the count of tha votos, if Haxea hos o anjority, avo of the most wnblushing eharoter. It Is said, forone thing, that the Governor of Cali- fornin will refuuo to fssuu cortificates to the Yavrs Electors, forgetting that the United Htatos statute requires him to do eo, and that ho cnn b compalled to do it. It is sot up, Leeauso one Haves Elector in Oregon and another in Verumont prove to bo ineligible, that thoir Democratio opponents have been choson, thangh recelving nminority of votes, forgetting that the United States statuto has authorized the koveral States to provide for filling vacancies in the lists of Electors, and that the provision inmost of the States is that the lectors themsclves sholl Sl rny vacanoy in their number, But these make- shifts are triling in comparison to corlain deliberate propositions for depriving Haves of the Electoral majority if it shall prove that ho hay it. ‘The design ix to throw tho election into the presont House, which ig largely Democratic. "the Democrats muy 08 well undoratand ouce for all that thiy cannot bo done ; the cireumstances aro such that either Haves or Timoxy will veccive a majority of tho Eloctoral votes, and, which- ever one it be, that man must be declared aud inauguvated Trosident of the United Btates. A robid Domocratio organ (the Cincinnati Zinguirer) points out two methods by which it seemns to thiuk the election may ho thrown* 1to the Iouso, Ouo is that the Houseshall contend fhat the twenty-second joint rule (which enabled eithor Touse to reject the vole of a Htate) is still in forco, ‘I'lis can. ot be suceessfully maintained. Every Con-, gress L o tifo of two years, nnd there are uo foint rules that ure not speeifleally adopted by the exlsting Congross. ‘Tho present Congress adjourued without adoptivg joiut wmles, und tho twonty-. second fails with tho rest, Dut it it wero in oxistence, the Ttepublican Benato wight still defeat any Democratio schemo for throwing tho election into the Iouss by rejecting the voto of Louislaua, Bouth Caro- Huw, or any othor State voling for Ilaves, for preo- ‘T'hs Benate wight inslst upon rojectiug the votes of uZl the Blates. 'The Coustitution only enables the Ilouse to choosa n Pres dent from the persons, not oxceeding three on the list of thoso voted for; but in tho ense wo have suggested no persons would have been voled for, nnd tho Housa could not clect. So if partisan dishonesty sug- gested and the rulos permitted tho exelu- sion of the Loulsiana vote by the Demoerntie Touse, tho Honate couldl still prevent tho 1louse from clecting by exercising the samo privilego ng to all the States, Tho Lnquirer further suggests that tho Tiousa ean refuse to bo prosent at the count- ing of tho vote, nud such vote eannot then bo conatitutionnlly counted, 1If wo admit that the presont Demooratio House will resort to ro disreputable and revolutionary n project, i will still not avail tho Democrats in the way of electing thoir President by tho Houso of Represontatives. When the 4th of March comos, thero will bo & vacancy in the offico of President, and also of Vice- President; tho United Btates law ([Retised Statutes, Titlo IIL, Chap, I, Sce. 147-'8) provides for the ealling of n specinl oloction in such n case; the Secretary of State noti- fiea the Exccutive of every State, and the proceeding thoncoforward is the snmo ns in n gonernl clection, Auother appeal to the peoplo, nocessitated by the partisan and rovolutionary action of the Democratio House, would not be doubtful in its fusue, "Thero are ono or two othor points eapacial- ly tobo noted in this disonssion. If Mr. Toex gots the vote of Louisiona, South Carolinn, or Florida, his mnjority will only be a fow votes larger than Mr, Havza' majority will be if ho gots thoso States, but we have yet to seo any Re- publican nowspnper snggest n rovolutionary project for defenting the conat of tho votes at Washington in case Trroex shall have this small majority, which could likewise bo de- foated by throwing out one State. All the disreputable suggestions to this ond como from the Democrats, Another point is that, whatever bo tho issue of the present olec- tion, it will be nlmost criminal for Congress and the conntry to permit another Presiden- tinl olaction to bo held under the present complox, cumbersome, and unfair system, which affords so many opportunities for dis- sonsfon. 'Tho prosont dangers have been pointed ont over and over ngain, but nftor an oxperionco in which they are so imminent the country will scareely daro to risk them by holding another eleotion under the pros- ent Electoral syatem, THAT “TIMES" DISPATCH. A fow days since, n dispatch was sont from the Chicago T¥mes oftice to tho New Orleans Democrat, saying: ** All eyes and hopes turn toward Louisiana, If you tamely submit to disenfranchisement, tho end is defent for hope nud reform. The North will say God-speed to o cloaning-out of the Paomanp and Kzrrooo scoundrols.” A temporate comment was mndo upon this incondinry languogoe in Tue Crmicaco Tnim- UNE, expressing the hope that it was not seut. by the editor of that papoer, and carefully refraining from making any personel allu- sions or indulging in any sbuse. The noxt morning a long reply appeared in the Z'imes, ealling tho editor of Tnx Trimuse by name, nud applying all the cpithets that are fa- miliar to n blackguard, The tone of the whole article was malignant, insolont, and scurrilous, but it contained no disclaimer that the editor of the Z'imes wns not respon- siblo for tha dispateh. A sccond reply np- peared in Tox Trisune, which did not con- tain an indecorous word, and did not dis- turb the impersonality of tho editor of that paper. Although it would require very littlo wit to npply disreputablo epithets to him, wa carcfully nbstained from so doing, Yos- torday morning the Z'inies roturned to its mud-slinging. ‘Tho oditor of that papor, in a vulgar, scurrilous, and mffianly article, written probrbly by the individual repudi- ated by the Z%mes, and obliged to writo his own condemnation, disavows any anthority for the dispatch m question, although he does not disavow approval of the sontiments coutaived in it. A moro unfair, unprofes- sional, ungontlemanly transaction from first to lnst enouot bo found in the records of Amorican journalivin, In its editorinl of Tucsday it soys: “If such o dispateh wes sent from this offlce, the Zimes is not respon- siblo forit.” Intho editorial of Moundny it said There has beon no time within four yonrs when 4 thorough cleaning-out of the Kertoou-Packany- Caney scoundrels would not have been regardod by thio North ax o very proper proceeding . When the lawa are fneftective fu clearing ont crim- Inals in the North, the lamp-pust ls found very ef- fectlve. Had the New-Orleans people used the tawp-post uny “fina during the last elght years, tho notlun woull not now boe nd etato of feverish in- decislon 14 to the legitimute count of the vote cast 2 weuk ago to-day, ‘Wo can soo no difforonce in spirit botween tho dispatch and the cditorial, excupt that the Jatter isthe more ruflinnly of tho twa, If the Z'imes was not responsible for the dis. pateh, is it responsible for the oditorinl? Or is tho propriotor’s editor, Mr, KeeNa, re- sponsible for both? Oris any one rosponsi- ble for cither? Or isuny one respousible for anything that nppears in that reckless paper? With this recital of facts, wo turn to the disclosures mado Ly the Zimen in its lutost articlo, und the Kow Orleans Bulletin, in the articlo printed in the last issuo of Tue Trin. une, ‘Takiug the two avlioles together, thero is no difieulty in understanding that the dis. pateh was seut by Keesav, 1t was dated at the office of the Chieago 75mer. It wos sont from thoro, It wu signed by Keenaw, and, although the Now Orlonna Zulletin does not know who Keexay i, it is o matter of un. questioned fact that Keexan is editor of the Uhieage Zimes, * %Vo aro glnd to know it was not the venerable proprietor of the Limes who seut it, aud that our sympathy was wasted, It wos Krunan! Wa suspoct- ed as much. Tho whilom vision. ary, airy, sportive KEENaN, now san. guinnry, truculent, bolligerent Keryan! No longer “capering nimbly in my lady's chamber,” he lias put on a war-paint, sound. ed the whoop, and i3 off on the war-puth, But Suzmpax s thers before him, and the country will broatho more freely whilo it waits for Keenan's next pronunciamento to the Tuseavors, Zomakaick, Lo Now Orleans Hulletin sy not yet have heurd of Keenay, but Jrexay is looming up on the horizon of war like o blood-red 3Mars, und his sanguin. ary lustro Jwill yot besm upon Now Orleans in sowo dark hour, lending tho Democratio patriots of Bridgeport aud the Stock-Yurds to vietory, 'Yho Dulletin is evidently some. what rattled over Keesaw, judging from the singular questions i asks. * Who ia to fur- nish the Lodies " unys the Nulletin, Kee- Nan, “*Whois to furnish the goro?” K. JNaN, % Who Js to bruisa the despot's hegl " Keenan, Irenan bos token the contvact, Wa protest agalust this effort of the HBulletin to belittle Keenan, It does not kuow Kie- WaN, We do. Most of ull do we protest aguinst tho unfair wanver in which Keenan is disavowed by tho venerablo proprictor of the Zhier We kuow that be is) 'LHI: CHICAGU TRILUNE MHUWNSDAY, NOvEMBLR 16, 1sv. editor of the Zimer. Tho public knowa it. 'Tho proprietor of that paper knows it. Keenan knowsit, Everybody knows it. Itis crawliug out of avory smnll place to deny it. Krrwan was sent to Washirgton Inst winter to edit the tolegrnph page of the Times, aud ho succoeded so well in filling that page with roorbacks and partisan moan- nesa that when Congresa adjourned he was summoned homo to tako cliarge of and give tone to its editorial pnge, in which Lo lins snceseded so well that his nssocinte, the venerable proprietor, has almost entirely ro- linqnislied his responsibilitics to Keewaw. Keenan hins charge 6f the paper all night ond most of the day, nnd between tho von- orable proprictor and the employes of that paper slands Keewaw, tho only medinm of approach, Thoe Bulletin itself bears indirect testimony to Krrxax's position as tho repre. sontativo of tho Times. Tho dispateh to the Democrat, nppealing for bodics and gore, was not the only dispatoh sent by him. Ho has been gending them over since eclection, nnd the venorablo proprictor bns not dis. avowed them, Tho Bulletin says: KEENAN appenrs to dwell In Chicago, and he is the person who firat nformed us that Wisconsin had gone Democratic, He aleo sent various other dis- patches of a ]lke rellable and cheering nature, For two or three days ho was monopolized by the Times (New Orleans), He was the Times' own, and the way our nelghbor parsded him, and made ‘much of him, and stuck him among the displaynd- vertisements, untll you could hardly tell whether lie was sewing machilnes or vermifuge, —the wuy they manlpnlated him, and Lad hlm In several plinces at o time, was beautiful and Instructive to behold, | It is of no use, at th Iate day, to seck to make it appear that Keenaw is not editor of the 7Ztmes. It may possibly be swallowed by the fire-cntors of New Orleans, where KzexAw is not yet known cxeept in an impersonal way, but here, where he is known, it will mot do, Until such time ns Keenay sball start for the scene of conflict at the head of his logions.to clenn out Packann and Krrroga, we shall defond him in his position of editor agninst the nssaults of hig wicked partner. In caso Mr, Twoex s elected, wo shall approve Keenan's appoint- ment a3 Secretary of War. In cose Mr. Haves is clected, wo shall firmly hut sadly opposo Keevax as tho champion of the Lost COauso, Tho Bulletin may profess not to know Keenaw, but we ean nssuro our firo-cating contemporary that Krexax is on the war. path. It will not long have to say: * Wo do not ask you to tell us who you are, for that is immaterinl, Wo only want to kuow whora the goro is coming from, and who is to Lruise the despot's heel. A thousaud voices in Louisiana aro echoing this breath- less query. A thousand eyos have fixad you, KerNax, with their phosphorescont glaro,” Grent dangers always bring great champions to the surface, Keexax is looming, Shut off the phosphorus, ONE VOTE. Much Las been written, and ofton, con- corning the importance of ono vote, and the lesson has been ngain brought into notico by tho extraordinary closoness of tho vote in tho Electoral College. Mn, T'rr- beN and his frionds started out in the con. vass, marking out to themselves the neces- sity of tho 85 votes of New York, 15 of In- dians, 9 of Now Jorsoy, 6 of Connecticut, and 8 of Oregon, making 68 votes from tho North, and the 119 votes of Delaware, Mary- land, Virginin, 'North Carolina, Georgin, Alabams, Mississippi, Tennessee, Toxas, Arkansas, Missourl, Kentucky, and West Virginia. This would make 187 Electoral votes, sufficient to eclect. They estimated also g probability,'which towards tho close of tho campnign reached strong conviction, that they would carry Nevada 8, Wisconsin 10, Florida 4, Loulsiona 8, audat Inst, South Carolina 7. ‘hosa 82 votes wero hold ns a sort of resorvo to draw on, in caso of any nccidont to any of tho other States, TUp to the very latest, so strong had been their expeotations, they claimed Wisconsin, At the election, Trroex got all the votes in his original estimato cxcopt Orogon, leaving him 18t Electoral votes when 186 wero necessary. 'Chon aroso the necessity for n demand ontho resorved States. Novada and ‘Wisconsin failod dissstrously, For a whilo Tiorida was dopended upon for the needed voto; then, Florida failing, Bouth Carolina furnishod hope; and eventually a grand rush from all purta of the country has been made to New Orleans, whore the needed voto is ex- pected to bo obtained by somesort of “Luli- dozing " operation. Iloro, then, is a cnso of o brilliant, hopeful, coatly, and ably-conduat- ed pohitical canpaign failing for the waut of onavote, Of what avail was all the labor at 8. Tous, and of the expondituro of tho ‘barl of monoy” to se- curo tho nomination? Of what avail was the desperate campaign in Indinna and the expondituro of porhapy a half million of dol- Inrs to have Domocratic Greonbackers vote for Trwen and Ropublican Groenbackers vote for Coorzn? Of what avail was the protracted labor of reconciling ‘Unimany and anti.-Tammauy, and the lavish expenditure of monoy oll over the Stato of New York, and cspecially in the Citles of Now York and Brooklyn? Why was staid Counccticut shakon and disturbed to kor very centro by the howl for reform? Of what usa was tho capturo of Now Jersey? Of what avail was tho Literary Bureau, with its 160 writery, and all thelr productions? All these things and their cost have been wauted becauso of the want of one vdte, Thero has nover beon an election in this couutry whore the Presidoncy hns been de- termined by one vote, In 1837 Riosann M. Jounsoy, Democrat, recoived 148 Elootoral votes, just one-hnlf of the whole number, for Vico-Presidont. The other 148 votes wero scuttered nmong a number of others. Ho waa thon cleotod Ly n Democratio Sunate, In this clection of 1876, had not Colorado been ndmitted as n State, the whole number of votes would have been 3Gt of which 184 woild have beon the majority, nud TiLoeN would have been clected with two votes over Haves, ‘The adwission of Colorado, by in creasing the number required to eleet, de- feated Trioew, and, the Stale voting for 1aves, olected him. ‘Thero in no precedont for such u close contest. In 1814 the popu. lar vote in tho Htato of Now York was so closo that Porx's vote ouly excecded that for Cray by o fow thousands, and wmuch loss thau the vote for BinNey; his small majority in that Etato gave Porx the Electoral voto, which otherwise would havo been given for sud clected Cray, ‘Ihis closo voto in 1876 was not antieipated by clthor purty. ‘The Democrats considered n majority of tho Llectoral voto beyond a doubt, and, gotting that vote, thuy esthmated 4 probablu tho vote of several other Htates, which would imudoT1LoeN's vote over 200, On tha other hand, the ltepublicans nover esti- nuatod Haves'votens lowas 185; they assumed that the populwr fecling which would clect him would carry all the doubtful Stutes. ‘The Leat cstimatea of both partios wors at fault. Haves got votes which the Democrats oonsldered sufe to themy bayond all quostion i and Tizoex got tho votes of North Onrolinn and Now Jersey, to say nothing of New York oud Indiana, which the Ropublicans confi- dently expected, Haves' election withont New York wna considered possible, ng in fact it will prove, should thero be no chango in the present appenrances. ‘T'ho importance of a few votes ia illustrated in tho clection of Congressmen, Thero aron dozen membersof Congrosa elect whoso major- itics will not in anyonecnse reach 100, andoue of theso onses isin Illinols. Whon itis remom. bered that the possiblo majority in the next Houso of Reprosentatives will not oxceed four orfivo cither way, the importance of n fow votes in n Congressional Distriot will bo ovident. In the same category in tho probn. | blo condition of parties in tha next Legisln- ture of Illinois. Tho wholo number of mom- bers on joint ballot is 20¢, ana it is not prob- able that the Rtopublicnns will have more than 101 or 102, and many of the members aro eleoted by majoritios of Jess than fifty. ‘Witen citizens omit voting because they do not consider ono vote of any conssquence, thoy mako a sad mistake. 'Fhegrent popular voto of the couniry {s mnde up of singlo votes. i Bo tho result of the clection for Prosidont what it may, this extraordinary appronch to equality will becomo historical, and it will prove boneficial if it shnll induce Congross to frame somo schome by which the possibility of defeating the popular will by fraud, cor- ruption, or othor device, shall be rendered impossible.” One of the most remarkablo fentures of tho present negotiations growing out of the Turco-Servinn complications is the rapid chango of opinion among the English people ns to the nctual valuo of Constantinople, The English papers, both daily nnd woekly, are vory gencerally disoussing this question, and the spirit of their articles is to tha offect that nfter the Russinug have taken Constan- tinople, in cnse they should resolve upon such a step, aud the English have seized Alexandria, which would be equivalent to o Ltussian occupntion of the enstern provinces of Tarkey and an English occupation of Egypt ns an offset, the English people will bo amazed that they wero so long oppressed by the nightmara of Russin in Constantino- ple. Tho Russians even then will be no nearer India than they are now. Evon if the Russinos have a fleet in the Black Sen and can come through the Bospliorus, unless that feot is strong onough to command tho Scn of Marmora and the Dardanolles, the Bosphorus §s of no valuo to thom, since the English at Alexandria can protoct the Huez Canal and their ronte to Indin ns ensily with the Russians at Con- stantinoplo ny anywhere else. Buch is tho goneral tonor of tho English press. Patting Constantinople ont of tho question as value- less, they nre looking in other directions for an extonsion of ompire which may bo an offset to the inovitablo occupation of the Turkish provinces by Russin, Nearly all of them are urging upon the Government the importanco of making an ally of the Hellonic poople, not only in Groece proper, but alko in tho Greek provinces, which would array English influonces south of the Balkan against Russian influonces north. The Lon- dou Times has alrondy thrown out strong hints that if the Chinoso Government re- fuscs much longer to make reparations for outrages upon Englishmen, it may bo nec- easary for England to absorb China into her Empire, Tho moro consorvative papers, among them the Speclator, are advocating tho occupancy of Egypt. The Spectator says @ That we must clthior ocenpy Egypt and Mitylone, at the risk of o warwith France,—not becanuo France wishes to Aght for o sterile an end, but be- caume Franco wlllgo to tho very vorge of war to prevent the Suez Canal passing to thoso who chlefly use {t,~orat tho risk of war with Russia holl Constuntinople u»s o second Glbraltar at tho other endof the Mediterrancan, may bo accopted nsa practical certatnty. Constantlnople to vs would Lo a fearful burden, bringing on to us the hatred of all Slave—wha regard It as Cutholics regard Romo— of all drecks, who thiuk it fe their traditlonary stronghold, nnd of any race which rals In Asin Minor; but Englishmen aro sccustomed to burdens, andfalling Egypt, we entertain tittla doubt thut they wiil accept thls, Tho alternatlve, however, re- mains open, and It s for them to declde, and do~ cldo quickly, to which of tho two ends thelr agonta ehall direct theie clorts, ‘The reasons for prefer- ring Kgypt are manifold, the aln ono belng that oug rule would bo an unspodkable relief nnd bless- Ing tothe population of the whole Valluy of the Nile, and probably Palestine, ridding them flaally of Tutks, T'ho suggestion is n vory timely ono, moro particularly because Lord Beaconsrzup, hav- ing beon defeated in Lis hopes of protocting tho Turks, will probably strive to provoke war with Russin by his old dodgo of scaring Englishmen with tho loss of Constantinople, If tho English press, however, roprosonts public opinfon in thut country, the people will look upon tho Russinn occupation of that city without any alarm. AFTER THE CENTENNIAL. The grent Lxposition lns closed. ‘fhe puleations of the big engine lave ceased ‘I'ho Turkish restaurant no longer disponses chiceory coffco, No lougor through the halls ropms the young man from thecountry, The ngent for the patent machine has quitted the lair whero Lo laid in wait for unwary visitors, The Coutenninl hotels aro being sold off for old lumber, and will bo forgotten soon by sight-seers who were beguiled into patronizing them, and who until their latest day will not cease to enll them nccursod. Gone arp the sight-seers from all over this Lroad land, and the tourists «from all eren- tion have depurted, and now the balance- sheot is being struclk. Thurofrom it dppears (hat durlng the 159 doys in which the Exhibition was open the aggrogato number of visitors was 9,007,125, — grenter thau at any of the International Lx- Libitions, with the excoption of that at Paris in 1807, at which the nttendanco is elnimed to hove been a trifle greator than at Phila- delphin. But the Paris Exposition for that yenr was Xept open 210 days, When tho drawbacks which the Centounial encounterod in the excitemount of the political cauvass, the extremo sultry woatlier of the pust summer, end tho refusal of tho rullvoils running into Philadelphia to reduce fares niore than 25 por cent, are reckoned, the gront success of the Contonninl in polut of atiracting visitors will bo fully appreciated, Tha following table glving the number of visilors at each of the International Exhibitions shows how in thig rogard the Centennial ranks }%’.l. }denu.. 1807, Vurls, BT, Vien 1674, Philude 1z o flnancial point of wasno less o siceoss, 190 nggregato recelpty exceeding those of any of tho International Lxhibitions by over one million dollars, ns tha gures, glviug (ho recoipts of each, re- duced to our currency, show § Loudon, 183 Yarls, 1853 London, Puri, 1B Yienna, 157 tabout), Phllgdelphia, 1670, S alona. Besldes, the receipts of the Conten- ninl from sales of concessions amounted in round numbera to a million nnd A half. 'Iiose who aro disposed to leap contnmely upon the lLumble vender of pop-corn will, perkaps, modify their notion in somie degree whon they learn thnt he paid throo thousand dollara for the privilego of selling on the grounds, For the like privilogo, the Inger- beor men paid fifty thousand ; and for the oxclusivo privilogo of publishing and selling on the grounds the official eatalogue, n round lundred thousand waas paid, which, of conrso, was more than returned for ndver- tisemonts, The number of exhibitors was 80,804, 'T'he following figures show how in respect to the numbor of exhibitors the Con- tounial Exhibition compares with the other International Exposition: + e Bk But the most unoxpoected featuro of the exhibit is that, instend of sinking money, our Centennial Exhibition actually paid all exponses. Tho sole concern of the stock- holders now is to make it pny tho largest dividend. That can be done by gobbling the million and o Linlf voted by Congross in aid of the Exhibition, It was a condition of the nct of Congress that this sum shonld be ropaid tho UnitedStates bofore ** any profits wera paid the stockholders,—tho design boing thnt only in ovent the enterprise proved a losing ono was the Gencral Government to bo onlled upon to contribute. Infact, it ap- pears that, instead of tho million aud a half, the Exhibition roturns n profit of hetween one and two millions, But ,with that des- peration with which holders stick to claims ngainst the Goneral Government, the stock- holders stick to their claim to pocket this million and o half of Uncle Sam's money, and are preparing to go into the courts to got it. 'The suggestion made by a correspondent writing to 'Tuz Tainune about the Hioxex caso indicates a course which Superintendent Hicxey should now be willing to follow. He mny now resign without any discredit to himself, and reliovo the Mayor of tho om- bnrrassment which his continuance as Su. perintondont of Polico will undoubtedly oc- cnsion, 'The Mayor, who followed the ovi. denco in the Hickey investigation ns closely as any of the Committee, could not make up his mind that the'charges had been proved, and, fecling this way, has very proporly de- clined to ordor his romoval, which would leavo a stain upon him, and porhaps unjust- ly. Indeed, the Committea did not report that the charges against HroxEy were proved, but gimply recommended a change on general principles for the good of the department. Mo Council sgroed with the Committse by alarge vote. As specific charges had Leon made and not proved, and a9 thero is littla oubt that some of the per- sons engnged iu prosecuting the case wanted Hrcrey removed rather for their own than for the public good, it would have been un- fair to meko tho change ¢ on general prin. ciples” at this time, But, now that the Mayor haa troated Hrcxey with proper con. sideration, Hioxey cau best show his grati- tude for such treatment by voluntary retir- ing from a connection with a Oity Govern- crnment, the legislative part of which is so largely opposed to him, His resignation at thia time would be no confegsion of any charges ngainst him, since he hns borne the investigntion and boen sustained by the Mayor, but it will onable the Mayor to over- como disgousiony’in the Council and police forco pure to arise from tho presont situation, Mr, Warrenson, oditor of the Courier- Journal of Louisville, and now one of the Democratic Commissioners at New Orleans, telographed Nov. 13 to the editor of Tux Trung, and on tho samo day to othor Republicans newspapers at the North, that Now Orlenns wos ** as quiot as a nursery,” that tho peoplo could not be ** goaded into an outbreak,” that ‘‘nobody’s life was in danger, nor auybody's liberty,” and more to the same cffect, Yot on tho samo day thero appeared in tho Louisville CourterJournal o digpateh from New Orleans, signed ““H. W.” (presumably Hexny ‘Warrensox), which eaid that Now Orloans was *in a state of wariiks tranquillity,” that ‘‘the troops were nctive and mwmnking o lively martial show,” that Kzrrooe, Wanvory, and Pickanp enjoyed g frightful seccurity,” snd so on. We #ub- mit that, while thoro is no positive contradic- tion of terms in theso two dispatches, Mr, WarrensoN los shown that remarkable reportorial facility for coloring news accord- ing to the comploxion of the newspaper for which it {s intended, It is possiblo that he meroly followed the nowspaper instinct, but it is equally cortaln that his telegram to the Republican nowspapers was more reassuring than his tolegram to his own Democratic nowspaper as to tha spirit of the Loulsiana Confedorates. Wesuspeot that WarTeRsox was even moro warlike than the peoplo he found in New Orleans, and henco the aspect of affalrs impressod Lim es unreasonably quiet aud poacoful, To tha Edlior of The Tribune, Benexa, Iil, Nov, 13.—As al) the Deinocrats In this vicinity, whenover phey are cornored by Repub. Jcana on politics, alwaya try to save themselves by asserting thet tho President pardoned out 105 con- victod Whisky-Riug thioves, Iwould be very glad to learn through your valuublo paper how it cameo to pass, and 10 1t 1s true, Fminmiior AnNTIeN, In roply to the nbove question wo cun only fny, our recolloction is that the Whisky-Rings in different parts of the country were for the myost part vigorously prosecuted; that a good mauy of the thicves wora couvioted and sontencedl; that some of them escaped ; that subsequently a good many of the con- victed were pardoned hofora their torms ex- pired; and that some of these were set At liberty on strong Demooratic petitions, Wo o not know the number wha were convicted, the number who cscaped {o Canads, or tho number who were pardouned, We only know that, some little timo since, wo became so 1uch disgusted with the polioy of liberating the moen who Lad beon convicted with so much honest oxertion and ut so_ great a cost that wo consed to keep track of the jail-de- livery, We wereat a loss then ns we are now to explain the motives that prompted the policy of the Administration subsequont to Becretary Briatow's retirement. Wo give up the conundruu onee for all, and decline to nuswor more specifically or categorically, One zeatons colared mun ut Atlula voted uo lens than ten Whits men for PiLoes snd CANbLER, 1lu wa cheered every thne li brought up a vote, amd whes st Jast bo cate to the polls aru in’roy with tho Hun, B L 1L, thero avose u Joud and Tong thout of enthusluem, Mr, I romarked 1o soiy friends that ho wus glad to bo voted by u colored Hewocrat, The sime colored man con- ducted Col. 13 A, CLan, Chatraan of the State emocrs to_ the volls amid oud chevring.: ) Conied. paper, “This *zealous colored Detnovrat ** 43 about as. sart a chap ¥ they make ‘e, He knew very well that (eorgla wus ¢ fixed " beyond hape by “q larze majority " for 108K aud the Coufed- wrata ttokat, wud v concdided 1o curey tuvor with the ruling cast the wm;l lr;ver the successfully. By the wag, v, Y quite Whenever o black nuumfr‘ln“fluhu“ hume tiat tlcket fn tho Bouth he fs politely copq ootz oredman ¥ bt 1 1 Yoten i O o] 10 {8 only ' q . can darkey.® = ngRer Y or o tgypeg e ot ERERIN bat whieh RULKeon o e 1aciia Con 1o Vork Junéhit magy o Democrata didrt Thror out ary e ARl h Froel Vo uen fuircouni, S¢ja ‘That {8 the most dany erous crats can ask for, A rnlgr vou||t|v‘v:;'lgl‘:‘nlxznxm°' The Enquirer means an-unfale count, N, Ifim' e,lan can secure them Loufsfang, Eaat i:en g Parish nflords an example of the s falr flm»l that {s dépended on to aecure ho slc,:“m : TiLDEN, Two years 480, When the vote w, . e mitted to bo full aud falr, thls puyp " 8 following: EAve the Republican Democratic, . nnl:pnbllun majority,, ..., now set down for the Dem, 1 majority! How did that happen ;ml;;semml,uo dispatches assert that 1,743 reglstered s gcrn x::llnd, v:l which Haves got 1, e RN the rest, . . | The fralned from voting." Govy, lgg::ll?n]:fn::“u. that tho Registrar was driven out of the ;v:nl:l“ and that no legal election was held, Dumo«m‘ ' voting ns they pleased, while *po Republie t tleket was wllowed to be put in the m-m:“ Which is the obvious truthi The whale rogly. tration of voterain the parish for 1870 \.\? whites, 1,004; colored, 2,127, lere Is mateygy for 1,100 Ropublican majority, and yet the Dun:- ocrats want to count it as having piven 1743 votes for TiLDEN and 8 yotes for Ilu'zs' How d!d 1,004 white Democrats come to |] 1,743 voteal Itis in order for the Enqulurp(:n risoand explain the Democratic mujority re. turned {n this Republican stronghold, TheNew Orleans Democrat of Thursday last conm;nu,] this dispateli: CiNey Nov, 9,—] Lonisfana tp stost’ T, e Mty lopends oo racy pray that 5on will not permlt us to he cnnmof& ont, 0uX I, MCLEAN, Enquirer affice, ‘Tho response scems to be 1,743 votes for Ty, DEN and 8 for ITAYes, ina county which {s g overwhelmingly Republican as Lake or Geauga in Olfo, Como explaln, We want a faircount, e PemOctats thrny ——— The Richmond Whly of Monday glves thy offlelal returns from forty-clght couutles ond nine citfes, which foot up: Widen, Hayes, F ¥ 73,583 s gnedy (20 308,643 {57085 0,641 1524 Tods Taae Total ........ 80,023 57,837 83,390 00,115 Maforlty for TiLnEx Electors, 82,180; constitutional amendments, 24, 514 3803 Torthy Therc fa still fifty counties aud the Cittes of Lynchburg, Portsmouth, and Willlamsburg to bo heard from ofticlally. As tho State was hope- lessly Confederate, the Republicans put forth but littlo effort. A fow of the larger citles vitbd as follows: Under the vote of earh county for Prestdent we give the vote for Goy- ernor in 1878: Clties, Alezandin.... .o, ”flxfi Danvillo.cevuees i 447 Frederickaburg ... Er ot Manchester .. Norfolk ... Lfi‘: Lo13 Potersburg. '_’.(ins 005 Richmond.. b,445 5,371 Staunton a3 457 1 206 KeexaxN, cditor of the Chicago Times, not only fired the Southern heart by clamoring for the blood of the “‘Packarp and Kaiious scoundrels” of Loulsiana, but it now appears also “gaved to TILDRN " the great Republiean States of Wisconsin, Illinols, and Penusylvanis. KxrNAN, editor of the Chicago Times, scnt the following dispatch to the New Orleans Times: LATEST FROM THE FRONT! ‘WIBCONSIN, ILLINOIS, AND TENNSTLVANIA DBE- A DUBRIER Tat1e N0 Oylmne Tmes Cuttoaan, MOt Db 10 b, e fsconsin sate st 2,000, Tifinols now soems to bo saved to TivvEs. Twenty-one counties give o net galn of 27,000 Democratic over GRANT's majority of 1872 At this rate we shall carry the TiLDEN clection by 7,000, _We hold our own handsomely in Congreas- men. Private dispatclies from Penneylyania lead to tho baller that we have that State by 5,000, and liave done much better fn Congressmen than we woped. KERNAN, Chicago Ttmes, Will Mr. 8rorky now dare go back on bis editor?. Wil he have the heart to repudiate the cditor who could ‘‘save to TLDEN sixly Flectoral votes, and #hold our own" In Con- greasmen? Wa shall sco. — ———— Oneof the New Orleans daflies has suspended ‘publication. The editor gives the reasou for stop- ping oft ita breath, ns follows: ‘Tho ressons for thls step arc, fn brief, our con- viction that thero Is no vocatlon in New Orleans for o non-partisan_paper, and no demand worth mientloning for a thoroughly independent, mud- erate, and impartial journallsm. Having ascer- tained theso facts to vur cntire satisfaction, we loso no time (n withdrawing from tho fleld. The Hullgtin dlsappenrs from tho arcna, to 1 that want which s boou folu. ever sinco It cune ot under its present inanagement—the necd of i re- moval and obliteration. * It bas nat n single quallly demanded of nowspapers at thls junction of uftairs; it does not magnify the errors of ita uflpunenu nor alllsta thoso of 131 feienda; and ft haw no place, horofore, In the sympathy or confdenco uf the comuunity, We rogret whilo recognizing this fact, and we sct upon tho Jesson of it without bes- itation: and yet we shall always carry withos whatever may befull, tho consclousncxs that wlu L B, o o8 i i ot 1 i o the Temmion Livicrasen. and misumaotanding ubder Which Louls{ana laugulshes to-day. e et -~ It will bo somo time bofors one can get ¢ true fnwardncss of tho Loulsfans clection, A fow days sgo it was reparted that Polut Coupee Parish had boen * bulldozed ” and made lon: port o Confederate mujority; next it was r ported to have givan 500 Republican m‘umi; Mr. A. 'T. Domonr, the Chalrman of the Repul lican Stato Commiittee, now telegraphs: il Coupee gives 033 ltopublican majority: 'fhlrl’c'fl:, by tho Dumocratle Commlitee, 330 Hepubicd Hast Naton Hnuge, 250 Hopoblican, clalme ¥l Demacratic Committeant L33 Demoeratic=a toi difforence botweci facta and estimutes of 1,57 favor of the Jlopublicans in two parlshes, e East Baton Rougo Is nleo one of the eo-<a & bulldezed ¥ countics, which 1t was pmlmnd to throw out. Now, if the other four dllpulc‘I parislies were to turn out as well a3 HIB:! !:Z o there would he & good deal of ugly aud daog ous erimination and excitement avolded. e e — 11th, re The New Orleans Bulletin of the ferriug to tho blgivst toad u the Time' editord al puddle, says: = l"lrlduy afternoon KxExax, of Chicsgo, hal - i Preaving Appeal " In tho Demacrat } Yeaterial oy hud ** A Pathotlc Appeal." lleaven unuyw e wliat kind of an 3 lI’:‘:'r;m;:'e!r'l‘:I‘;f'“}'l "i?:"x Pl “I: :m:fim:‘:m::fl;’. ‘Lo mcans to do'lt, no matter & what cost. b Krexax is a small, strutting turkeys W'f‘:’!::": bles fiercely for blood. Nothing but ;,"mml of his knecs will ever sato the Ctbll‘ud?rt\llel Tack that fndividual, whom the Old Man “t ;u e on sud sat down upon, He m:pwhIl o Honce poluted Gauger it TILDEN 13 counted fu. his tlerceucss, o s Vel 0 Thero has long heen a rivalry "“'""‘5;:‘ .l;.w caster and Berks Countfes fn Pennsy Ivn: They which would give the larger mu]“fl“"'; ol have dlifered in polities cver aluce 4 xh‘u 2 JacusoN ran for President. At the b “‘fi‘ tion Luncaster cumne out uliead, alt mlfi_” e usually beats {t, This was the r¢ Berks, "Flldei Burkv, Haye Demogratic mnajorit Lancaster, laye Lupcaster, Pifde Hepublican wajorit: oi R — ""yuu We published yesterday from ,,‘:""ffl{.nnwfl (Tu.) Hawkeye su article by 1 hwanorist of that p:umr, |:l r:‘i‘: serles of fmagluury dispated: i seut nLuu’n clscuuh, aud purnorting tohave Leen ho presentad nouncing ot this clty. XF by Mr, W, F. CooLsaval, O COOLBAUGM ravely writed us & o