Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 29, 1876, Page 4

e = P 'Thye Tribune, TERMS OY S8UBSCRIPLION, PATABLE IN ADVANGE—DOSTAGE PREPAID AT TS OFFIC 1y Fdition, postpatd, 1 yei B SN ome e o Matled to Any addrens fonr Syndsy Fdition: Lieracy and I eet e T i, 15 Parts of & year, per morth., . Bpeclimen eoples sent free, To provent dolsy and mistakes, he aure and gise Poste ©Oftce addrers in full, Including Rtate nd Comnty. Hemlitiances may be: mada cithier by draft. express, Port-Oflce urder, or In regiatered letters, at our risk. 7EHMS TO CITY SUNSCHIBENS. Dally, deltrorcd, Sunday excepted, 25 eenta per weok, Datly, deilvered, Sunday Inctuded, 50 cents per week Address THE TRIDUNE COMPANY, Cosnier Madtson and Dearbo Chlcako, M1l New Chiengo Theatre, % strect, between Lake and Randolph. Clar] rat Rooney, Novelty Troupe. Tlnverly’s Theatre. Randolph street, betweon Clarkand LaSalle. Call fornis Minatrels. MeVickeon Thentre, Madl of, betwoen Dearborn | sni State, Enélg:fiy"fnl“errclfie tetlogs Troupe. *''The Fiyioi vukehia. el S 50 2, A, M,=Hall 72 b Wednesday) for veor] A: defreo, meet with us, By onler of N. TUCKEI, Secretary. 411, Al T &AL M, —Ttez aiar Cominunteatign at Mason(c Temple, corner Hau- duiph and fIxlsicd-gix, this (Wediiesday) ove., Nove 20, 0t 72 o'cloek. THIRD D! Vimting Dreth- ren cordlallymyited. By order of CHAS, H, CHAS, BT Secretary, NESPERIA 1.ODG] WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1876. Greenbacks nt thoe New York Gold Ex. clinngo yosterday closed at 12}, —stated to be tho highest figurea for three years past. plsdeshitlbasshi by Matr W. Raxsoxr was yestordny re-elocted United States Seuator fromn North Carolinn. Ho is & Democrat, of course, ns is also Joun T, Monaay, who has been nominated by the Democratic caucns of the Alabnma Legisln- . ture, and to-day will boolected as the succes. gor of Mr, GOLDTHWALTE. Peten McOanryey, one of the most expert and dangerous counterfeiters thot over in- flated tho papercurrency of the American Ttepublie, having beon tried and found guilty in the United States Courtat Indianapolis, wag yesterdny sentenced to an imprisonment of iiftcen yeam in the Penitontiary, Snits woro begun yestorday against a large number of Chicago distillers who came to grief in tho general break-up of the Whisky- ing conspivacy in this city, Tho suits aro il bronght on distillony’ bonds which were forfeited over o year ago at the timo of the neizures, and tho ‘tolal amount involved is (0. Among the defendauts to these civil actions are s numbor of distillers who were known a8 tho kquealors, all of whom, it is presmmed, will sat npa claim for immunity < The religious controversy now pending in tho French National Legislature is likely to test {le strongth of the Republican form of Government in thnt country, The Sonote, in necord with the Miniatry, favors a bill, the purpose of whicl: is to confer higler salaries snd greuler privileges on the priesthood. "Thio House of Deputies, on the contrary, hins taken a stand sntagonistio to the Church, ° and, uwler the lead of Prince Naroneon, has defected the Miufaterinl bill for an incrense of priestly stipends oud the granting of an oppropriation for clerical scholarships, Theso radical differencos in the legislative department, together with cohistaut rumors »f n Caobiuct crisia, aré attracting much at- tontion, We print this morning a card from Ald. Greoenr inreply to certain mnlicious misrop- toscutations concerning liis previous record, obviously cnlled forth by his vigorous course in conueetion with the Ilicery imbroglio. It shoull occur to the friends of Capt. Hicrry that this is not the best way to benefit their ease, and it wonld 16t ho amiss for the junior Alderman of the Eighth Warl to bear in wmind that lus own reputation and stonding aro not such as to warrnnt him in teking the rigk of inviting comparikons of the kind suggested in tho unseainly flings and insinua. tions which he ins dealt in of late, Apart from the morits of the Hickey controversy, Al Giunest and his collengues on the Com- mitteo aro entitled to respect for the thoroughness with which they discharged n disagreenble duty not of their secking, Contrary to genoral expectation, the con. test for tho possession of the South Caroling State Governmnent was unnttended yesterdny by violonce or bloodshed. In all probability nothing but the presence of Gen, Ruornand Lis troops provented a,serions collision bo- twoen the opposing factions. The troops wero there in the capaoity of a police forco for the preservation of order and tho provention of n disturbance, and not for the purpose l)l taking eides or of holping to put in one sef and keep out unother, and they succecded woll in doing their duty, Excitewent aund partisan bitterness rule the Liour at the State Oapital, and .the develop- monts of to-dny aro awaited with feverish interest. Two Legislaturos have been or- gauized, and it is nob unlikely that two Gov- ernors will be innugurated, Tho official eauvass of the vote of Floridn Isso nearly comploted asto show a result almost without a parallel in point of close. ness, It is wo close, indeed, that the varia- tion in the number of votes cast for tho dif- forent Electors on the same ticket may prove to be sufficient to sottle the Presidentil question in favor of TiLoex, Advices from “Lallahasseo nro conflioting, aud it iy not ensy to glenn from tho pross dispatchies procisely what the situation in. The Iepublicans clulin o wajority for the Haves Electors of 42, which is couditionally reduced to 19, and possibly below that figurs ; while later dis- yatehes nssert that the Democrats have two Llectors by o mojority of five votes, one by o majority of three, sud the Republicans lhiave eleated ono Elector by s bare majority of ono vote, T'his is not, however, the ofti. cial promulgation of the Canvassing Board, aud it would be well to wait a little before Jjubilating over the result in Flovida. The Chicago produce markets were mod- erntely active yostordsy, und steady. Mess porki:losed @730 por brl lower, at $16.70 cash and §15.567}@156.60 sellor tho year. Lard closed o per 100 1bs lower, at $9.70 - 01sh aud $9.65@9.07} soller tho year. Mleats i were doperlb lower, nt 6¢ for now shoul- : derd, boxed, 8jo for do short-ribs, and 8jc 1for do short-cloars, Highwines wore easler, 18t §1.06 per gallons Flour was in light de- (mand and frm, Wheat closed u shade THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE firmer, ot $1.13} for Decembor and $1.143 forJanuary. Cornclosed Jo higher, nt43jc cosh and 43]@43jo for December. Onls closed firmer, at 82§c for Docomber and A3 for January. Rye was stendy at Gije. Barley olosed @1e higher, at Gie for Do- comber and G7e for January, Ifogs were quiet, and avernged fa lower thau Monday, with most of the trading at' $5.50@5.70. Onttle were fairly nctive aud stendy, selling ot 82.26@5.25. Bheep wore in domand at 8,25@4.50 for common to cholco. ILast Sntarday ovoning there waa in store in this city 2,839,614 bu whent, 282,500 bu corn, 424,509 bu onts, 90,000 bu rye, nnd 1,080,200 bu barley, Ono hundred dollars in gold would buy $108,02} in groonbacks at the olose. The appearanco yesterday of Eriza Prvx. sToN boforo the Louisiana Returning Board created a profound scnsation. "This negro womnn, with her terriblo wounds yet un- henled, nnd scarcely able to stnnd or spenk, told n story of atrooity that moved her hearors with tho intonsest horror and indignation. It was a revelation such ns the Northern Democrats hiad not dreamed of or thought possible, sud yot it was numistakably true. Gov. ParMgn, of Iilinois, and Gen. Burre, of Wisconsin, heard it all with bated breath, but Geonoe W. Juniay, of Indiaun, tho former friend and champion of the negro, rofused to liaten, Judge TrmmoLy was unfortunately not present, and many others among the alien lookers-on in New Orleans of his political faith found it convenient to be otherwise en- goged. It was a story of awful barberity most unpleasant for Democratio enrs, sinco it explained so vividly why T1zpEN has 7,000 mnjority on the face of tha roturns in Louis. iapa, Ono of the most curious features of the Presidential strugglo in Louisiana—a feature which {s as nearly humorous ns anything in the political muddle can be—is the sight of Republican negroes going to recently.con- verted Dentocrats, once Abolitionists, to ox- plain to them why they voted the Demo- cratio ticket. 3Ir. Repriewp, the corre- spondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, has furnished n very graphic picture of theso negroes conferring with tho Domoorats, In the presence of the latter thoy affirm that everything is lovely, No forco has been used, The State wasmabad fix, taxes were high and times hard, and so they decided to try the Domoacratio party. Thaoy have never been bulldozed, and there hins Deen no violenco used anywhore. Thisis the testimony of the Democratio negroes when thoy talk to Democrats. Theso aro the stories thoy tell to such eminont Domo- crats and Roformers as Joun 3L, Pazxen and LysuN Trovovsn, Whon theso same ne- groes get nmong Republieans and daro to soy their souls are their own, and find that thoir names will not be revenled, thon they tell oxnotly tho opposite story. Thoy are all good Republicans in reality, but thoy went into tho Democratic party for *shelter.” The Republican nogro voting the Democratic ticket is the despnir of the situation in Louisiana; nnd the spectacle of Lvax TrusnuLy listening to the Republican nogro telling him why ho voted the Democratio ticket contnins ns much of irony ns can readily be imagined. DEMOORATIC PLAN! ESISTANCE. The Democratic oracles do not seem to bo very well ngroed among thomselves as to the course which shonld bo adopted in caso Haves has o majority of the Eleotoral votes. The number of intolligent, lonest, and patriotic Democrats who favor an acquies- cenco in tho rosult seems to be swmall, if we may judge by tho newspapers and spokes- menof tho party. Even Mr. Trmoex has neglected thus far, amid the tnrbulent partisan threats of resistance, to give the country the® assurance that ho will not sanc- tion any such conrse, But as to the manner of resistance, the Democrats cannot ngree, Bome of the Congressmen want to insist that the Twenty-second Joint Rulo is still ‘n forco; othera claim that the Constitution itself is equivalent to tho apirit of that rule. Mr, - Porren favors the ‘‘pronunciado” sys. tem, and desires that the Honsoe shall set up o Presidont; but the New York World, agreeing in the main to this proposition, does nat object to the Seuate doing the same thing, aud complacently contemplates the possibility of having two Presidents, ench trying to run the Government with different machinery, without approhouding any serions disturbance. In fact, the desperate greod of the Domocratic office-scekers hos suggested a scoro of plans for resistance, ‘whioli only ngree in the fact that all are alike extra-constitutional aud revelutionary, Phe Now York Erpress hns revived in n new shape the proposition that the ITouse shall endenvor to defeat the formal count of the Electoral vots by rofusing to assomble with the Senats to witnoss the count. The excuse now given for this course is the pres- ence of troops in Washington ; and the sehieme, which has ovidently some hold in Washington, Is thus outlived by a corre- spondout of tho Erpress? The concentratlon of United States troops fu Washington can Le for nu other uhject than to overawe tho louss of Nepresentatives. 1fake it for granted that, when Congress anscinbles In De- cember, the Huuse will call upon tho President to remove tho traops; and 1u the event of bid refusal, will adjourn without transucling buslucss, fron’ week to week, untll the second Wodnosday of Feb- ruary, 1877 As an cxcuso this is of the flimsiest pos. siblo charncter, aud can ouly impress the ignoraut and silly. Iow in the world are the troops in Washipgton to *overawe " Con. gresa? Aro they to be marched into the Ilouso of Representativea with their muskets loaded and bayonets fixed, and order the Honse to take o certain courso, or olso dis- perse? - Or aro thoy, without further notice, foopen firo on the full Jouse, and let the members seramble for the lobbies and sseape it they can? Who is it that meditntes a coup d'etat of this kind? And, if nothing of this kind is contemplated, how is tho pres- enco of the troops fu Washington caleulated to “overawo" Congress? Wo romewmber that thero was one ocousion nt tho close of the War when a va:t army wero-in Washing. ton,—nearly 200,000 veteran soldiers, in. fautry, cavalry, and artillery,—fully equipped aud trained to fighting; the multitude of soldiors was so groat that it roquired twa dnys for themn to march through the city, Yot we have uever heard that a single Con- gressmun was overawed, whether he was Ropublican or Democrat, or that anybody felt the slightest insecurity. . Now, when the cutire arny iy only about 25,000 mion, scat- tored over the whole continent, it is simpl; ridioulous to maintuin that the handful of soldiers in Washiugton can ** overawa " Cou- gress, which s tho represontative body of the ontire people. By what authority will the Houso of Rop. resentatives demaud that the Presidont shall romove tho troops from Washingtou? 1le s the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, aud hos probably coucluded that o thousund l {roops, more ov less, are not too many to keep at the seat of Government al a time whon thrents of resistance nro frecly made, and mob-violence is not nt all unlikely, 'tho nrmy is the national poliee,and, if there isan outbrenk nat Washington,—any attempt on the part of the gamblers and office-nockers of the Democratio party, or the gamblersand office-holders of the Republican party, to terrify Congress, or to provent a peaccful rolution of tho dissonsion,—every member of Oongress, whethor Republican or Domo- erat, will bo grateful for tho presenco of o suflleiont nunber of troops to quell the disturbance. ‘Tho notion that Congress is to be “overawed,” which means by im. plication ¢ overawing " the nation, by a regi- ment of troops, being dismissed as too ab- surd for scrious consideration, then the Democratic side of the Houso will scarcely o s0 nsinine ns to attompt’ an interferance with the Exccutivo in the proper discharge of his functions and deprive themselves of & protection thoy may possibly need, The fact is that this plan is morely another makoshift to snggest a possiblo excuse or provoention for the resistance to the declara- tion of HAxes' cleotion in enso he receives a majority of the Eleotoral votes. 'Ihero are minny evidences that such n resistaucs is se- rionsly contemplated by some of the moro desporate partisans of the Democratio party, but wo still have faith that it will not infeot the intelligent people who voted for TinpeN without ambition or hopa for an office, and withont anything more than a now hat staked on the resu FIRE INGURANCE IN CHICAGO. Tho peoplo of Chicago have reason to con- gratulate thomselves upon the completion nud thorough success of their now, enlarged, nndnow perfectsystem of wator-supply. Com- paredwith thesupply of the prineipal cifiesof the country, it is more perfect, the supply larger, inexliaustible, and subjoct to less acci- dents, Nothing less than an earthquake ean deprivo us of the abundnnce which has been utilized, Tho means of obtaining thnt water, nnd of distributing it, aro protocted from all possible nccidents such as hnve occurred else- where, The tunnels are in duplicate, each distinet and seporate from the other; thoy are eighly feat below the surface, and pro. tected from disturbance, An accident even to one would leave tho city provided by the other, The great works aro also in dupli- cate, and soveral miles distant from one nnother. The destruction of one will not lenve the city helpless, as in 1871, Theso es- tablishments are not, moreover, subject to any probable loss by fire; they arc isolated, and protected by nvenues and parks from all danger by fire from without, aud in them- selves contain nothing combustible. Tho power of thess works is equal to the supply of Chicago with water for any increnso of population for tho next twenty years, and can ot any time be incressed by the con- struction of additional works in somo other patt of the city, The new works, put in operation within tho last thirty days, are supplied by a tunnel seven feet in diamotor running four miles under tho city. Theso works, running in connection with the old ones, are capnblo of furnishing more than double the’ amount of water ever consumed in this city. The grent benefit, however, resulting from this completed system of water-supply is the protection against fire. In this respect Chi- engo is now equal, in its means of defenso, if not superior, to any other city in the United States. The city has been encircled by large 36-inch mains, theso being inter- sected by othors of 80-inch nnd 24-inch, and theso by 18-iuch, 1G-inch, 12-inch, S.inch, ond G-inch pipes. In many places the pipes intended to supply dwellings nud stores nro duplieated by othicrs usod only for the servic of the Fire annr’tnmnl‘ In varions parts of {ho city nre immense underground tanks, or resorvoirs, supplied by tho tunnel, and inex. liaustible. The water hos been onrried for fire purposes into every locality, and in nbundant sapply. A deficloncy of water for fire purpases is impossiblo, except beyond tho improved area of the city. The mn- chinery of the Fire Dopartment hns been doubled in the number of its work- ing apparatus, and the Department made eflicient. The old difficnlty of the lnvga nanber of wooden’buildings still exiats, but in a modiflied form. No wooden bullding hins been erected within the last four yenrs, and in that snme time many have beon do- stroyed, and have been ropluced with stone, brick, or iron buildings. ‘Thero are no such Duildings now within tho aren of the busi. ness districts, and nothing to feed or lead a five coming from the outer districts, Even in the wands whero onco tho wooden build. ings were exclusive, there aro now large buildings of brick and stone, presenting at intervals strong walls to arrest the progress of any firo which mnay happen. All these wooden buildings nre small,—~the mnjority of ono story, and rarely any over two stories, All through theso wooden distrlots there have been fire-plugs located at shortJnter. vals, nud, nnder our completed water-system, these plugs, with hose, become immedintely available. Tho pressure of water is so great that, with hoso, the water can bo used di- roetly upon any of these wooden structures, aud the fire drowned out, Year after year and month after month theso structures will disappear, and will bo replaced by substan. tial and permanent brick or stono buildings. Owing to tho abuudant water-supply, aud tho incroased moans of arresting fires, theso once alarming wooden buildings hnve ceased to be a mennce to the valuablo reaidonce aud ‘business properly of the city. All things considored, thore is no more dangor of au extonsive conflagration in Chi. cngo than thero is of such an eveut iu New York, Boston, Philadelphin, Baltimore, Bt. Louis, or Oincinnati, and for many rensons the danger hore is less, The peoplo of Chi. cogo have beoun educated at n gront cost in the fire business. ‘They have, sinca the fire, in spite of nll thelr troubles, trinds, and vi- clusitudes, expended several millions of dol- lnrs ine placing the eity in a condition of do- fonso against fire, It has beon largely nc. complished, Iu tho matter of water-supply, the dofenso is nbundant. In the matter of architecturo, much has been dono not ouly to provent the occarronco of flre within, but in protection from firo from without, Water i uow ou avory floor of large buildings, with tho means of using it, aud the probability of afiro in a lnrge building extending is now veory romote a4 compared with former times, and with other cities where costly oxperience las not yet comipelled those precautionary measures. Chicago has always been a profitable mar. ket for ifusuranco. Omitting tho witraor- dinary case of the groat fire, the profita on insurance in Ohicago have beon liboral, Binca the five the property in this city has been subjected to a tax for insurance that has been excesyive aud extortionate. « Owing to the determined stand mado at one time, aud to the vigorous cfforts of the Oity Gov- ernment and the people to protect the citv 'WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ¢2 187G. from fire, thoro hins been n partial reduction in rates, Tho acension and tho justification for any discrimination in ratea of inwnrnnco nagninst Chicago no longer exist. 'Thobusi- ne4s property of the city, and tho greater part of the permanently improved residence property, fs s freo of any dauger or probn. bility of any extended fivo as Is similar prop- erty in any of tho Iargo cities, For such:property Chicago should payno greater rates than i8 paid in other cities. Deing a3 well protected and as littlo exposed to tho recurrence of auy such conflagration as tho nverage of nny of tho Invgo cities, the rates of insurance here should be no, greater than tho averngo rates elsowhera, It is time that tho insurnuce compnnies doing businoss here should underatand this, asud that thoy should understand alse that no combination or organization of companies to oxnot rates greater than tho averngo ratos oxneted in othor eitios will succeed, and that the community who have submitted to this unjuat oxaction so long are now in n condi. | tion to refuso submission any longor, and to demnnd aud bo nllowed rates such as tho di- minished dangers and perils juatify, DEMOSRATIC INTIMIDATIONS. Tho New Orleans correspondent of the New York I'ribune, in o lotter to that paper datod Nov, 18, concedes that the Democrats polled n majority of all the votes nctunlly found in the ballot-boxes of Louisiann on tho 7th of November, which leaves tho ques- tion to bo determined by the Returning Bonrd whether thero was s fair and freo elec- tion throughout the State. In discussing this question, tho correspondent says: Oueof thomost Important questions which s sure to arise durlng the discussion of tho Louls- 1ana question will b In regard to the cxact char- ncter of the intimldation which will vitlate the election in a parish or voting-precinct. A Repub- lican of national reputation, who has reslded in Nesw Orleans since tha close of the War, told mo the other day that In cortaln portions of this Stato 1t §s lmpossible fora white Republican ora black Demoerat tolive, except In tho large towns, 1o dld not say that men who *‘wentngalnst thelr color" i thoso sections of Lonlslana would cer- tainly be murderod, but he meant that they would live fn such constant fear, hated and avolded by those of thelr own race with whom they came in daily contact, that one of two courses only wonld boleft for them to pursue—elthier to quit the conntryor yleldto the preseurennd go with the tldo of public opinfon. Thls asscriion was made toprovoto me the abaurdljy of tho Dewmocratic claim that negroes had voted for TiLpEX und Ntcnors in the last election. . The above is one form of intimidation. No violence may be usod, and yot there was an absolute terrorism which provented a fair olection, Thereis still another spociea of intimidation which has cost the Republican party thousands of votes which con hardly bo renclied by the Election laws, and which tho 7'ribune correspondent describes by tak. ing the example of a single parish : St. Landry Parish hag beon carried by the Domo- crats at overy election, I bullove, slnce 1508 until thisyear. Nowithos beyond disputo gune for HAvES and PAckann, The oxplanation which the Republicans glvo of this change is as follows: They say that In St. Landry Parlsh there was o horrible masancre of blacks in 1808, which struck terror to tho hearts of the negrocs, and the memory of it hias prevented many of them from voting at overy subsequent olection. In other words, the colored people, -boing Ly moture essily frightencd, and remaining longer under the influence of fear than white men, lave actually Dbeen Lept away from the polls for six or clght years through Intimidation, the cause of which may not havobeen repeated. Although it I8 greatly to be regretted that such a conditlon of nffalrs ns this can oxlst In any freo country, Idon't beliovo the Election laws of thisState coversuch n cass, or that thoy onght to doso, At thosamo time, ne wobring tho scenea of vlulence noarer and nearer to the clection, it may bo that the very delicato question will arlsc 08 to hiow recent an act of violence must ‘o In order to mako It vitinto an vlection, The two inatances which we have - quoted not only show satisfactorily why the Repub. licon vote was not forthcoming, but also the distracting nature of the complications that must come beforo the Board. Coupling theso with the actual murders, nssassina- tions, and balldozing of Loth black aud white Republionns, whioh are suscoptible of proof, the direct and indirect mothods by which tho Democracy have nttempted to carry Louisiana for TiLpeN ecome apparent in all their infam; THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE. As tho time for tho meoting of the Euro- pean Conferonce draws near, the correspond- ents of the principal English and Continen- tal papers aro busy speculating upon the part which Russia will play, and the reforms in the condition of the Bolaves which she will demand, 'The Vionna correspondent of the Londou Times, who i ono of the best in- formed writers in Europe, and whose specu- Iations upon events connected with the ‘Curko-Servian war and tho questions cou- nected with it have thus far proved almost unerringly certain, dovotes a long letter to the possible notiou of the Conference, or rather to tho pragrammo which Russin will progent for adoption by the Powers, On the 14th of November, sll the Powers had given their consont to the Conference excopt Tur- koy. The Porte objected to the locality of the Conferonce, nnd so notified England, sotting forth na the grounds of its objections that tho mooting of the Conferenco in Con. stantinople was humilinting for Turkoy, asit would imply a policy of dictation and inter- foronco with her internal affairs. Tho En. glish Government, howover, gave the Porte no comfort, not deoming tho location humil- inting in any senso, and notified it that its objection was not sufliclent, whereupon it gave its adhesion to the Conferonce, which, nceording to the dispatches in Tue I'nmune of yesterday, will hold preliminary meetings commoncing Deo, 8, and then meat at tho residence of Gen, TaxaTIRPY, tho Russinn Am. ‘bassador at Constantinople, to sottle upon n programme which will bo handed to the TPorto for adhesion, The Times corrospondent gathers from the vaorious Interviows of Gen. IoNamierr with Lis collengues tho substanco of the Russian demand that will be laild before the Coufer- enco, which has overy indication of corroct- nesy, sluce it tallies with semi-officlal state. monts from Russia, and with tho senti. ments containod in tho two recont persounl utterances of the Czar and his I'remier, Gonrsciaxory, It is announced that the chiof stress will be laid by Ruasia upon the question of tho autonomy for Bosnia, Her- zegovina, and Bulgarin, 8o far as Borvia i concerned, sho has displayed so much weak. ness in council and so much cowardice in the fleld—n point which was' made in the first spoecls, of the Czar—it is’ intimated that Russia will not go out of her way to ingure Licr any spociat advantages, 8o tar'ns Montanegro is concerned, thero does not seem to be any dificulty in the way of o poaceful solution of all pending questions, by buying hor off. The froutier districts of Banfani, Rudine, and Niksl boing ceded to her, Montenegro would secure s valuablo acquisition of territory and population, while ‘Purkoy would got rid of o discontented popu- lation, and socure her frontier by a moro densely wassed Mohammedan population. With regard to the territory of Bosnia and Horzegovin, it 1s 8o well defined that no trouhls is aenticigated. but it i jntimated that nntonomy for Bulgaria will have n wider seope than tho gonerally-necopted geograph- ical limits, and that Gon. Toxarinee includes in the term * Bulgarin” all thows provinees where ulgarians by raco holonging to tho Eastern Chureh dwell, which wonld include tho Vilayots of Adrianople, Prisrend, nnd Monnstir, where n Iavge portion of the popt- Intion, mixed with Turks and Albaninus, is DBulgarian, 'Che only parts of Europesn Turkey not touched by tho demand for nutonomy wonld bo Albanin, Epirus, and Thesanly, which accounts for the recent great meeting at Atheus, rotting forth tha griovances of the Gresk Olristiaus in those provinces, with tho hope of soenring consid. erntion for thom also in tho fiunl sottlement. "Their claims, however, will not be presented by Itusein; if they aro presonted at all it will o by England, who seens disposed to retain Grecco ng an ally, in the hopo of offsetting Ttussinn influences north of the Balkans by English influsnces routh of them, With re- gord to tho details of tho nutonomic organi- zation, but littlo hns been set forward yet, except that Itussin will prosont n programma for the reform of the system of taxation, loenl police, and the appointing of Govern- ors.e In the Inttor dotafl thero is likely to bo somo opposition by the Porte, 88 tho Rus- sians propose to domand that tho appoint- ment of Governons shall bo made with the approval of the Powers, which the Porte will look 1tpon a8 n serious restriction of its authority. Upon this matter the Z%mes cor- respondont says "The point lkely to be Inslsied’ upon by Rusala will be, not thot the employes should o ull Chrin- tlans, but that thoy should be na muchas possible employed in the administration of the different provinees. Tiut as for putting it there in on abso- lute manner, it would make the adinbnatration al- ‘moat imposuible, right or wrong. The only school for employes has been hithierto the Burenux of Constantinople, su that, barring those who might bave come up from one or another provinco to that resort, there would be scarcoly men for tho inferior osts, much less for the higher ones, But, putting asldo this difficulty, the change from the Stamboul ,Effendls to the natlve employes at onco would ba Iikelyto bea curss ratherthana henefit for the popolation, Withall his dufects and shortcomings, the §tamboeul employe s an enlightened man in comparleon to some native Agn or Ley, ora Chrls- tian Kodja Beshl, Dut the remedy for all thisls, it seams, 10 bo found Inthe clectlon of the employes, It this means o sort of Communal and Municipal Government, more difilcult as it may prove in prace tico than in theory, nbove nll in tho towns nnd v Jages with mized populations, it mure or less co- incldes with the reform {deas exprossed in the note of Count ANLRASSY, Buch is the substanco of the programmo which Russin will present to the Conferonce, Thero scoms to bo little doubt that all the Powers, with the exception of 'Turkey, will gwo in their immediate ndheaion to it. Thero i8 no doubt about thd nction of France, Gor- many, Austrin, and Italy, 8o faras England is concerned, the intimntionsthus far given out sro that she will also accopt the pro- gramme, notwithstanding the absurd and hilarious aftor-dinner spoech of Lord Bra- consFIeLp, which has had no effect oxcept to unauthoritatively encournge the crednlous Tark, If Turkey does not nccept the deois- jon, or even if any of the other Powers should oppose the Russian demand, the Czar himself has stated the sequence inthe words, ¥ Russla will sct alone,” and to give empha. sin to this, and show it is not a mere empty threat, all Russia is now a military camp, and hor armies are already in motion. Be- foro New Your's tho momentous question will have beon settled whether thera is to bo war botween Russin and Turkey. THE HICKEY CASE. The Hioxey caso scems ot lnat to have led to a permanent breach Letween the Mayor and the Common Council. It is unfortunate that, with a Moyor and Council that have worked togethor so harmoniously in the in- torest of retronchmont nud reform, there should be o wide o difference of opinion on this subject. Still weareforcedtoboliovethat both the Mayor and the mnjority in the Coun- cil are notuated by good motives, and are adhering to their honest convictions. In this cnse it is not necessary that the dilfer- ence botween thom should be extended to other mattors of public concern, and it will not bo if Loth parties exorcise becominy forbenrance. It is properthe Council should remember, in case tho Mayor absolutely de- clines to remove Mr. Hiczey, that he is merely using tho prerogative conferred upon him by law, and that the majority in the Conncil cannot remsounbly dictato the re- moval with any thrents of opposition to the Mayor in other matters, any moro than the Mayor could reasonably diotats certain leg- {ulntion to the Council under threat of voto- ing all thelr monsurey unless they complied with his wishes. As to tho merits of the Ilicxey case, tho Mayor and a mafority in tho Council have arrived at cxaotly opposito conclusions on the same ovidence. 'The Mayor is convinced that the chargos ngainst Hickey originated with n combination of gamblors, ex-detect- ives, and confidence-men, to get him out.of the way, aud the Council must adnit that thero were certain developmonts giving a strong color of probability to this theory. Tho Council bolieve that WeusTen's place is ndon of the vilest kind, and that tho Buper- {ntendent of Polico has had fmnproper rela- tions with Wensren; tho Mayor adinits that ‘WensTeR i8 not a vory savory individual, but does not believe that Hioxey has beon impli. cated with him, As to the Pares, Tienyey, lorse and buggy, Lizzie Moone, and Hoosier Brown cases, the Council believes the ovi- dence to bo unfavorable to Hiokey, and the Mayor discrodits tho chnracter of the ovi- denco,—both being right to n degree, But the point made by the Council that the Mayor directed the investigation by the Police Comn. mitteo (which would imply an obligation on his part to abido by tho result) is denied by tho Mayor, who cites Corporation Counsol Anioxy to show that tho initiativo was taken by tho Council, and that hie (the Mayor) simply sald ho would throw no obstacles in the way of thelr investigation; ho interferad with it in no way, sud ovon sus- pended Hickey ponding the investigation; but this, of itself, would not commit him to accopt and not upon any couctusions the Committee might reach, ‘The Mayor hias not said positivoly that he will not remove Hickzy, but the probabilities are that ho will not. In his communication to the Council, ho expressed the belief that # it would be n great wrong and a falso stop to change the Ohiof of Police at this time," sald ho bias “*no doubt of the Superintond. ent's honesty and eficienoy,” and reminded the Council it would not bo proper for him to delogate to others the dutiesimposed upon him by law. The Couucil ordered this com- munioation be referrod, and immediatoly proceeded to adopt the resolution culling upon tha Mayor to remove Hickey, without giving tho Mayor's communication any formal consideration, Under these circum- stances the Mayor will scarcely be brought to concede the demand., Meau- while, it is proper to romember that the offort to havo Hioxey romoved would not probably recelve so much popular approval if it were not for the opportunity to sacuro Erstrn Wasnnuny ns Chief of Police, who s ndmittedly ono of the most encrgotie, enpablo, and efiicient men in the country for such n position§ most peoplo ab all familinr with city affaies will agreo that it will probn- Bly be better to linve icxry remain than to Tuwe his placo suppifed by any of tho per- #ons who have been ncting s his subordi- nntes, If tho Mayor determines finnlly that lie will not romove Ilckey, that offiecr can best attest his geatitude by closing all the gambling-dons without favor, by brenking up such dives ns Day Wrssten's, and by running out the thieves, garroters, and con- fidonce-men. And, in case Hroxey remaius, the Conncil should not rosent the Mayor's oxerclso of tho discretion vested in him by law by seeking rovonge in any systemn of general opposition to his Administration. Among the members of Congress elocted Dy the Republicansin Wisconsin is Judge Tusenney in the Soventh Diatriet, and in Michigan is Jndye Keiautury, of the Fourth Distriot. Both of theso gentlemen now hald judicial ofiee. In the Wiscousin and Michi- ghu Constltutions thero is n provision declar- ing that no person cleoted to 4 judicin! office shall bo eligible to any other offic during the torm for which he wns eleoted Judge, nor for ona yoar therenfter, nud that all votes cast for auch persons shall be void, Now comes the Domocratic host declaring that nelther of theso gentlemen being cligible, and tho votes given for thom being void, their Demooratio oppononts hnve Leen olocted. An oxcited Democrat in. Michigan thus Just whother the Democrate purpose contesting the clection your correspondent is not anthorita- tively informed, bnt that they can so do uyon legal gronnds there §s but lttle doubt. The opinion of two of the clearost and most unprejudiced legal 1ights in the distelct render the eligibility of Judge KeunTrey, Congrersmun-clect, oxtremely improbe nbte, If not fmpossible, .. + . Where thero iy this expresa declaration, that tho votes givon are vold, all the authoritics concur that n new election 18 not required, but that the ofice belongs to tho qualified candldate recelving the highest number of votes, This is n vory old question, Beventy-five years ago it was decided that no Stato by ita Constitution could add to or take frow tho qualifications of a member of Congross as fixed by tho Constitution of the United ‘Btates, Twonty yoars ngo, in the cases whero Judge Tavapury, of this 8tate, was clected to the Ifouso of Ropresentatives, and afterwards to the Senato, this samo point of his ineligibility under the Constitution of Nlinois was mado and decided, It has been decided so ofton that we had no iden that there were any *‘legal lights” nnywhere who hnd not henrd of such docisions. A contest in either of these cases would not be entertained n moment ovon by a partisan 1louse or Senate. K, The Turkish correspondent of the London Thmes furnishes that paper with some very in- teresting particulars of the manner In which the Russlan Government presented its ultima- tum to the Porte, giving the latter just forty- cight hours In which to decide the ormistice question, and of the effeet which it produced In Constantinople. On the 21st of October, Gen. I6NATIEPF, the Russian Ambassador, presented Nla credentials to the Suitan and also ou ad- dress sctting forth the desiro of the Czar that some peaceful solution of the questions at issuc hetween the Turks and Sclaves should he made, On tho 20th, Gen. IonATIER® had a privato In- tervlew with the Sultan, In which he laid be- fore him the substance of a dispatch from (lonTsciAXOFF, sotting forth that the Czar was decply concerned at the dreadful cffusion of blood still going un, and, therefore, Insisted upon atwo months' armistice, and asked for o speedy scttlement of the matters. Tho Minister for Forelgn Affalrs veplied, sccepting the two months' armistico-upon certain conditions. Upon reception of the answer, Gen, IoNATIEFY notitied the Government that it must send or- ders to its military commanders for cessation of Lostilities all along the line. If the demand were refused ho should leave Turkoy with the whole Russian Ewmbassy, and he gave them forty-elght hours to make o definitive answer. 'This was on the 18t of November, All that day and the next Counstantivople was in aflurry, The Embassy packed up 1ts goods and archives and plueed them upon the dispateh steamer. Meanwhile the Turks anxiously debated the prospects, arriving at the concluelon that they would have to give in. Thelr opinfon was right, for on the evening of the 24, just at the limit of time, the Forolgn Minister sent word to Gen, IuNaTICEP on the steawer that tho ultfmatum was aceepted. The differenco between Russlan Dluntuess and English shilly*shally {8 indleated 11 the following comment of this correspondent : % Qen, JaxaTisey has thus shown to his English collengue In what language demands should bo addreased to the Turka, He hos got from thom In one day, after his return, what Bir Jlenny EvrioT, speaking in the name of other Powers, fueluding Russla, had never been able to ob- taln”? ——— The falr clection held by the TiLbeEN Reform- ers of South Caroliva 18 vividly llustrated by the following fn o private letter from u young Clneinnatiun, dated Columbla, 8. C., Nov. 18, addressed to o friend at home: DEean ¥uen: This Sato should have gone 20, 000 mojority “fepuolican. But the poor nige have ““Pm bell, ~They have, In many casvs, been com- polled to vole against thoir wisiies or ‘g0 hungry his winter, 1n muny places thoy were vent out In the country nftor cotion, aud it was so arrauged that they could not got back in time to vote,” I know one rallrond company that beat 500 out of thelr votes, by leaving trains behind and by run- y stations where the votlng places wore los cul und by senalng nen to one vind of the road two days betors, and not glving thom passes 1o get back oi du timo to vote, 1n uno placoe they canght three nie down o wellwod cut the rope and loft them there until the polls clused, “Some wore caught oot In tho woodd and tied to trees, Others wero seured off by being shot at in the woods, The whites would 2o on horyeback from one county to another und vote, Tho United States troops are no ool here, Thoy all shout for Ilaxrroy, They red oif a cannon horo, tha nogroes say, in honor of TrpeN und laurros. My opinlon s Haves lnw corried this Btatej but they must let Wank JaxvroN be tho Governor. ' ‘Hliie Confuds don't care wo much sbout TiLpeN, They whl not let CiraunBuLAIN be Goveenor. They will kil him insldu of thiety dayw, e — The Cinclunatl Enguirer thinks {6 smart to manufucture and publish abogus dspatch like this: 2 Spectal Dispatch to the Cinctnnatl Enguirer, Cartnvs, U., Nov. 26, —Thero Is o soport horo to-night that Goy. Hayzs to.day recelved o dia- patch from Benutor SuruMAN udvising him to at once withdenw from the Presldentisl con- on account of the frauds attempted fiwnmumwd tho Loulslann Ke- turning Toard, und that tho Uoveruor Las con- cluded to uct in accordunce with tho odvice, 1t1s #lso wintod that hio has dispatched Gen, Mitonstt. (o Washington to muko knuwn his determination to the Natloual Comoiitteo, They udmit nothing, hut 1t fu contacntly belleved that the report s based vn a sulid foundation, By geess muy bo taken fu by fuventions of this Kind, but even they will como to discredit a paper which thus trifles with them, How loug dld the Enguirer expeet the 1o to livel e ———— The New Orleans LPicayune also publisies C, C. P. lonpux's whitewnshing report of the bulidozers, and introduces its report thuss Amoug the (J"fllll‘llflnl Republicans who camo ero froin the West whon It bocame evident that | Luul.lmm'w%, (I;u plvotal puintof the laty election, wae Mr, P, {lulden, of Chicago, Mr, Hote BEN Juone of the County Commissloners of Cogk County, 1L, in which Caleago Is situsted, and i generd) politics fau ltepublichn, though he voted tho TiLuEN ticket on the 7th of November. We ure sure that the Pieayune does uot desire to decelve its readers as tu the polities of thisso- called ** prominent Ropublican, C. C. P, HoLpex, of Chieago.” Wil that fournal bo good onough to {uform its resuers that its man HoLpeyN has not acted with tho Ropublican party slnce 1863, und that ho s onoof the wiost unscrupulous portisan Democatic ward politiclans In Chicagol T — . We have read the Springticld Reglater'ala- bored explanation of the cxtraordinary vote I the strong Republivan parish of East Feliclaua, where 1,763 votes worg and bt Confederate ticker. o, AL and tho Republican-cket, Tu f yrop ATED (.i‘ll‘;m,:le would sag 1t Tucks thicknegs g2 y. The edltor of the Zeytuter gt iTeMd- his own argumients, and that nddy ty J Seliere fest weakness und absurdity of yiy ¢ ol tho bulldozing that was procticed, Sltea iy hat did the troops do 1 oatht e fecrs naser “uxg’y foing fo‘emeuil! The fi (lfll.-)) eatete” peace anywlere —.‘Iprlnvfiifi hat was tho reason. It they | to tho disturbed districts Mo{nll‘%rn’\lx‘l]"i ?n“ flowed copfously nnd murder aboundeq 'rll‘" presence preserved peaco and preventeg :l' . :urhnuw, u‘)’eril‘-laro tho Kegiater denounces z'x: roops a8 n dreadful set of e san unconstitutional bay. TRoturns from all the countles fn 'crwl C\m-,tv.1 :lac;w A majority larnll::z:n:»:f; ILDEN of 3 : Tom e .y Leren Cu:.m:n polled sboyt ——— The voto In Arkansas for President was s follows: TiLDEN, 53,083; Haygs, ity =1, 24, TILDEN over HAyxs, m;am' Coor- —— PERSONAL, Tichart Monry Dana, the 80th blrthday o fortnight ago.. " CnPIOted s The Cincinnnt! Enquirer obrorves that » Clars. :::l;:'.-nd Loulse-Ana Kellogg, are very differeny The Graphlc credits Poter sald: **1Tiko ta sco n man see whethor 1L s for or ngninst him," Uen, Schenck and family are residence at \\'mnlnglon—:lhu 1-!:::?'31(1“&" which was morigaged for Emma Mins, ol The death of Bishop Janes 5 City without a resident Dishop :zul"\; I:I‘::h::’k Eplscopal Church. Dishop Iiarsls wil| o - quently take up his residonce there, 3 The Courler-Journal says Mr, W t always be depended upon to rea hnl“‘v::‘:l:‘l:nsy:m]y danand his champagne, especlally when he I:'l New Orleans watching the honest count, o A scoffer who has read In Tue T, mant that Gen, Schenck has m,’.fé’.’:‘.’i‘nf.'fi&','.fti‘l; wounds at Bull Ren wants 1o, know If thero 1s Lalm In Gtlead for his wounds at Kmma Mine, 2 “An unknown person throw 8 hand-grenade i open window of the resldence of lllsfn ‘ls:h:: “.: Washington, and tho explosion cansed mocy damage. Fortunately tho famlly lisd Ieft the cfty f 8t. Loula bt a few days before, ot ¢ Possibly Deronda hos got fo work, the New York ZT'ribune. W’l‘ho nmk.u;e“.gfi'fif . A., formerly incombent of Christ Chured, Jernsalom, s to publish immedfately in London ‘‘Palestine Repeopled; or, Beattered lamery Gathering: a 8ign of the Times." When an Immenso placard was diapl; window of the Lundon News nnnnnnl:l:’:?hx'rsl(‘y. Tilden bad beon clected Freatdent of the United States, ar: old gentloman Informed all who eared to lsten to him that he **know all along we bedy't heard tho last of that Bravo case," -«Gen. Grant has reduced hla daily allowance of cigara from sixteen t0 threo, and those be now amokes are not, like tho vld ones, atrong enough to draw thomselves. It used to bo a favorite pastime with him to overcoma importunste bores by pressing his rtrong cigars upon them, ‘Tho statuo of Faraday, subscribed for years azo and intrusted to Foley to cxacute, was loft by that sculptor in the clay at his death, He devired that Mr. Burch, his principal pupll, should be Intrust. ed with tho fonnding and conipletion of the work, but the Trustees d1d not regard his wishes, Two cltizens of Pltteburg, one a Methodst snd the other a Hobrew, havo agreed that 1f Tilden o plected the Jew shall become o canvert to Method. 1sm; If Hayes Is elected, Methodism loses and TIsrael gains a disciple and o vote, Duta Jewlih- Methodist or a Mothodist-Jew would be, after all, o very unsatisfactory conglomerate, Edward King, the excellent Centenntal core respondent of the Boston Journal, after viewlng the Castellani collection of pre-hlutoric Jewelry, wrote: **It is nimost humillating to abserve that neatly 2,000 yours before America was dlscovered, the Etruscan ornaments were more beantlful than anything that we have in theso days," 1In the District Court at Clinton, Ia., last Thurs- day, It waa discovered auddenly, to the amazement of overybody except the Sheriff, that a prlsoner on trial for atealing, nomed Lowls Miller, wasn woman, She was sent to the Penltentlary for one year, and will be obliged to resume tho apparel be- fitting hor sex, aithough she says she wil) dlo find. Ex-Benator Carpenter intends to keep houso ln Washington during the coming winter, 1lie wlfe and duughter aro now temporarily ot the EbbI House, The Chronicle unys Miss Carpenter gives evldenco of rare muelcal abilitics, having a volco of romarkable mweetncss, which has been caltl vated under the Instructions of tho best teachera {a New York. George Francls Tealn deolares that, while he s censcd to chorlsh grudges ngainst anybody, he hat 1tkewlso ceased to cherlsh asplrations for anybody. “*Iwould not cross the strect to save 8 man's 1ite,” he exclaims, **\Why should I Let the man dio anid be burled, and ten milllon ants wlll spring from bis rewmains, notone of whichever calted me crazy,” A vrivate ball In honor of Me. and Mrs. Sartotls Istobo given at the White Tlouse; and alresdy prodent mas, theifty papas, aod ombltious *+dawtahs are schoming to obtaln Invitations. The only balls of consoquence at the White Houso for many yenrs bave beon the one to the Prince of Wales durlng the Administration of Mr, Buchansn. tho scandalous ball given by Mrs, Lincoln during thoe gloomy dnys of 1802, and the children's wll given by President Johnson. It was timo somebody should direct attention to the circumstanca that Mr, Joscphs Iloward, erst- while the bulwark ot Henry Ward Beccher, 16 now swriting dramatio orticles for the New York Sus over tho signaturo of **Monsfeur X.” Tlla atticles are chiefly remarkablo for the fulsome pratse they contaln of o Miss Maudo Harelson, a youog and lu- discrect actress of no particular merit, loward was the champlon of Mise Harelson before hio begon 10 write for the Sun,and be uow carries bls puslery of her to an oxtrome. Dr. C. 11, Orton, who has been arrested in M- waukce on a charge of uttering counterfelt coln, 1an prominont citizen, having been Chalrman of the Domocratle Central Comnltteo and publishr of tho News. It la belleved his Innacence will be oatablished on oxamination, but s prims facle :u; hias at Yeast beon made out agalnst him. Three bll‘ half-dollard, ultered fn diffcrent places, bave, it sald, been traced to him, snd places of whltll metal with a golvanic battery have been found fo hishiouse. ‘The posscasion of the latter articles, Lowever, 1s explained by tho circumstance that 18 much intorested In physical science, sud acc! tomed to make original Inveatigations through e periments. About 6,000 spectators witnessed the nn\"emg of the statuo of Daniel Webster In the Cent Park, Now York, Jast Saturday, ‘Tho weather most beautlful, and the exvrclses, a8 ""“‘”vl 5 ported, wero unususlly interesting. 3ir. 2‘4} :n throp, ono of tho speakors, said he Lad listent |1 ‘Weobater in 1824, whon ko lald the com"-llo'nelh the Bunker-Jiill monument, The foco o o) monument bears -tho inscription: "lemlw ‘Unlon, Now and Forever, One and Inscpars " Danlol Webster.* Mr, Webster 15 uv"“rr « clothod in a swallow-tall cout and igh cole U usual hable of histime. Tils right han llll» fros $nto ils Losom, the other hangink nmn; r\‘_; of, side, On one sidu is & cloak, 84 it nul:l mumnu' and at his feet are some mk"“‘.fiymu.- Tho sculptar was Thomas Ball,—tho e Auliar 3t of Florence, The statue was cast ’m yad Is Munich, The pedestal welgbs 110 x‘;’u sl tous Awenty feet bigh, and tho fgurs Welg! and f4 fourteon fect high. NOTRL ABWIVALS, oy, @rand Pacifie—Senntor Newton Bogh (o ior pla: Sengiot It 3. Sl h Gt ) s ) gfi:‘c nnotl; A ¥ iiird ana T. Ikkl-mk«!l« i 1, Fison, Cambridge, i i Willlawn Bond, New Yoo ?),flugsol:l; B.Ullnlnfin. s v, Miwaukoe.... Palined with having Ig majority, . Baker, Yalparalso, Chill ¢, F. Das Galewburg. (sl'flt.e:“"l‘l:' ‘ll.‘ll‘:‘ill. Di Vatertown; Ecott; the Hon, €.’ mb, 1A Dunllr!nr. h‘yuwl}'o Leon® e a A Wiliard, Lowds Ty & AV ashinagtone.. herman; HoUEC: o ‘;m"l.,ffi‘:f-"b.su. Hiapbind, Contr ';mu"'w‘fl & Gty Ny, Yorks nli’fx‘.‘;“:lou: D. "l‘nvc‘: ‘Sterlisg