Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1877, Page 4

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De: Rree.Thetraternlty cordiatly favlted, oo TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1477, Greenbacks at the New York Gold Ex- chaugo yesterday closed at 043, That unfortunate Chicago miracle bas been the subject of further research, with the result, a8 will Lo scen in our local columns, of ndding fresh perplexities and: complica- tions.” It happens curiously enough that tho records of the Criminal Court of Chicngo, covering the proccedings in a celobrated murder tral, furnish the facts which must mako the judicious grieve and tho ungodly gcoff, It will Lo remembored to the credit of Speaker Ravpary that a perlpufly falr and non-partisan ruling at a entical juncture thwarted the scheme of delay and obstruc- tion embodied in the proposition yesteniay to refer back tha Floridn case to the Elector- al Commission, Ho sustained tho point of order raised by Mr..,Wirsox, of Tows, that the House had no power, withcut tho con. sent of the Senate, to refer any matter to n body outside of Congress. 'This decision put on effective period to the filibustering order of exercises, nud compellod the House to at ouce resume tho Electoral count, Senator Bava elaware, who isa member of tha Electoral Commission, evi- dently takes no stock in the ramored plan of obstruction and repudiation, To n newspn. per correspondent who asked his opinfon vesterdsy whethier the Democratic extremists would succeed in proventing the couipletion of the count in cese Louisiann was decided nzninst them, Mr. BAvanp gave a most em- phatic negative. He bas faith that the wiser nud more petriotic counsels of his party will prevail, and that the dlsgrecefnl programme referred to will not be carried out. 1le gave uxprossion to a sentiment that will live to bis credit nnd honor when ho said: *“They mny defent us, but they cout disgrace us; they may bring us misforiune, but they can't bring us into contempt.” Our readers ore already familiar with the rewarkable microscopic investigations of the Dblood made by Dr. Rt U. Pregs, of this city, and the important discoverics which have re. sulted from them, Since these results have Leen publisbed in the daily press, Dr, Prrea’ has received letters from various parts of tho country urgivg bim to investigate the blood fu contirmed cases of scarlntinn, and wo, uu- derstand that Mayor Heatn, fu his private capacity, Ligg alko expressed tho samo desire fo the Doctor. The subject is ono, it seems to uy, of sufficient importance to warraut the Comimon Council in taking such official ac. tion aashinll afford tho Dactor the widest op- portunity for making such Investigations, which sy not only ba beneficlal to the whole community, but also help the medlcal profession by giviug it new ground upon which to staud aud o uew Lasisof traatment, The abuse heaped upon Justico BrapLey by some of tho Opposition papers is per- fectly benstly, What has ho done to deserve the maledictions poured upon Lim? Tho Constitution, Art. 2, Sec, 2, says: ‘Each Rtate shall nppoint, in such wmauver .ns the Legislaturo thereof mpy direct, a number of Electors equul to the whole number of Scua. tors nud Representatives to which the State way bo entitled in Congress." Justice Beap- 1.2Y voted to uphald this constitutional right of the States to appoint their Electors, and voled against tho imotion to nullify this pro- visiou of the supreme law by the Arbitration Iribunal. For defendivg and supporting this great Democratic principle of ‘State rights, bo is most savagely assafled by the Demoerntie politiclaus ,and’ press! * Can such things be, sud overcome us like n summer's cloud, without our special won. der?" It remained for Procron Kxorr, of Ken. tucky, who, at the lnst scssion of Congress, ‘was confronted by his fellow-committeemen before the Houss of Represontatives for un. pentlemauly and unmaunerly behavior, to sitempt to block tho wheels of the Electoral procecdings. 'This movement, which was backed by o fow Democrats of the Kworr stamp, embraced a proposition to gend tho sward in the case of Florida back to the Trl- Lunal, with instructions from the House that it was not in sccordance with law, and not justided by facts which the Commission itselt | decided were mot within the 'scops of its power to take into consideration, The Pproposition was in itself an insult not only to the U'ribunal, bat to the House of Repre- sentatives, aud more especially to the Dem. ocrutic majority thereof, which voted olmoat unsnimously for the bill uuder which the Comumission is acting. Kxorr’s Jast bid for notoriety, tooffer which he was momentarily drawn from o werited obscurity, will serve to sink hiw lower than ever in the estima. tion of oll right.thinking sud fair-minded wen. The Chicago produce markets wers less active yesterdsy, and steadier, Mess pork closed 100 per brl lower, at 156,75 cash and §13.50@15.85 for March. Lard closed 12{@ 15c per 100 tbs lower, at $10.75 cosh’ and $10.771@10.60 for March. BMeats were steady, at 5c for shoulders, boxed ; 80 for sbort-ribs; and 8jc for short-cloars. High- wines were firmor at £1.05@1.053} per galion, Flour was in fair request and firm. Wheat closed 1¢ higher, at $1.31§ cnsh and $1.32} for March. Corn closed gahigher, at 413c cash and 43 for May. Onts closed ensy, ot 153e cash and 35]c for March,” Ryo was qnict at 69)@70c. Barley closed quiet at 61§ @t2¢ for Febrnary and. 60je for March. Hogs were in fmir demand and wled stesdy at Satarday's quotations, selling ot $5.80@ G.00 for poorto choico. 'The eattle market waa nctive and steady, with sales at $2.75@ 5.60. Sheop were quiet at $3.00@5.25. One hundred dollars in gold wonld buy $105.50 In greenbacks at the close. It appears that the Democrats in dealing with the Lonisiang case will pursue nan on. tirely negative comve of action., The Mo- Exeny Electors will hardly appear as direct applicants for recognition by the Commis- sion, but will assume, like the Barrn family, as represonted in the bogus cortificates, only o shadowy form of being to serve as a basis for argument against the alleged illegal pro- ceedings of the Returning Bonnd, which will be the objective point ngninst which all the Democratic shafls of innlice and in- vective will' be lured, Tho Tpes mon will mnsa nll their oratorieal force in support of tho argnment favoring the admis- sion of n few armfuls from Dupter Fisip's cart-loads of testimonyand documents. Fail. ing in this direction, n result of which there is little donbt, they have no ground to stand upon, and must content themselves, as in the Florida case, with a decision which, though adverse to TrLpex's claims, upholds the groat principle of Stato Sovereignty. Tho timo hins arrived for Mixe Evaxs to abandon his bogus claim to the office of Col- lector of Bouth Chicago, and give place to some reputable citizen who can file the requisite bond and proceed forthwith to the collection of the overdue taxes. The decis- ion of Judge Roarrs yesterdny, refusing to issne n writ of mandamus to compel tho 'fown Bupervisor to accept the bogus Col- lector’s inndequate bond, is the second Jjudicial information which Evans hos ro- ceived thot he connot bulldoze himself into office, and if he or his lawyers Lave o spark of decency left he will now step down andout. ‘This fight in the courts hos been for plunder, and not for the mnintenanco of auny principlo of right. BMige Evans has no rights at stake; he was nover clected Collector by & majority of tho votes actually or logally cast, and e las no just claim npon the oftice.” It hastwico been demonstrated that ho cannot furnish o suffi- cient bond to qualify him for undertaking the collection of the taxes; now let him withdraw aud make room for somebody who ean furnish the - requisite security and per- form the important fuuctions necessary to relieve the financial affairs of tho clty and connty from their presont embarrassing pre- dicoment. Among the rumors aund speculations cur- rent in Washington relative to the Electoral complications there is mentioned n project for continuing President Grant in office until next November. The schemo s said to havo originated with the ultra Tildenites, and it contomplates the oloction of Gen. GraNT as the President of the Senato so that he moy become the ncting-President of the United States during the vacancy created by the delay of tho Electoral vount in the Honsa until the 4th. of March, What possible reason tho Democratic obstructionists can have for preferring Iresident Granr to President Haves is uot easy to imagine, for nothing could be more certain than that the former would sco to it that the element of bulldozing was thoroughly eliminated from the campaign precoding & special eleotion. Noithier is it probable that Presidont Grant wonld be a party to the violation of the un- written law of invarinble precedent that tho President of tha Senato shall Be a member of that bLody, though the Constitution contains no specific provision to that ' efect. Tho Democratic sorelieads have no such affection for President Gnant as all that amounts to, and if they had the latter would hardly like to be recognized as the chicf agent for carrying out the polioy of such an organization of disreputable mal- contents, The Democrats in Congress yesterday were cousiderably * torn up,” concerning tho progress of tho Electoral count, 'Tho prom. ised objection to the vote of AMr. Cuarrce, of [llinols, was not made; that case broke down even before it was presented. After tho votes of Florida had boen counted, those of Georgia, Illinols, Indiana, Iowa, Kausas, nnd Kentucky were counted, and the cnso of Louislana was roached and referred to the Commission, The debato on tho Florida cago was . considerably enlivened by the speech of Mr. Qagrr, of Indiana, who woa olected to fill the vacayoy caused by tho death of Mr, Kenn, 'This gentlemon ex. pressod the opinfous of the average Deuo- cratlo oflice-seekor ; he found no fault with tho Court for its decisions, but he placed tho vesponsibility for the defeat of TiLuen upon those Democrats who had supported ond voted for tho Arbitration bill, These hio denounced for having betrayed the Demo- cratlo party—betrayod it corruptly or through ignorsnco. Theso persons he declared would bo held striotly responsible Ly the betrayed Democracy, who, while they would regret the mistakes of the Commission, would have no respect or .| conalderation for the faithless Democrats who bad gone into this scheme to elect Haves, whon Tirpex's election was an nacertained fuct only requiring formal action by the Democratio House, This speech seems to have been unexpected by the Democratic members, aud was iun no wise relished by them, * They thought that it was bad enough to have lost Florida, and presnmably Louisiana, without belng denounced by one of thelr own party, Tho attempt to cheer the despondiug Democracy by talking of the chanees iu the Loulsiana case is a failure, Tieoex's defeat 1s regarded ns certain, and, while the judgments of the Court will meut the general approval of the country, Mr, Cazn gives oxpression to the indiguation of the whole body of the war Democracy—the expectant office-seekers, The intention to treacherounsly bresk up the Arbitration Tribunal manifested by some of tha desperadoes on the Democratic side in Congress was obandoned yesterday, and the Democratic fire-eaters toned down during the afternoon as suddenly ag the mercury foll the morning before. Hundreds of telograms from **leading business men who are Demo. crats poured in upon the members, demand. ing obedience to the decisions of the Arbi. tration ‘Tribunal azd denouncing flibuster. ing iu the severest terms.” Tha tact s, the country will not indorse any violation of the sgreewent to arbitrato the Presidential mud- dle. Each sida went into it with their eyes violated the Constitation to count TiLpxx in, that the Stato Rights party shonld empty its Florida dispute, but they have yet to press through the Louisiana and Oregon erises, each of which involves soma question. may happen they will be tripped and thrown Just at-tho very threshold of triumph, and, it they aro, they will have to sabmit to the nward, and. obey 8ax Trrpex as President. It would ba infamona for them to undertaka to break up the Commission bocause they found the case going against them. The party that flies from the decision of the Ar. Dbitrators, or prevents them from deciding who is legally elected Presidont, will bo crushed like nn egg-shell in the hands of the It would bo better for thosa re. sponsible for it that they never had been STICK TO YOUR BARGAIN. The docisions thus far made in the easo of the Electoral vote of Florida have developesl a great denl of human nature of the Demo- cratic sort, and of . a very measn Democratic sort, A fow samples will suffico to show bow the Democracy, after solemnly agroeing to abide by the decisions of a tribunal with the creation of which they had more to do than the Republicans, regard their agree. ment, Tho Louisville Courier-Journal, much to public astonishment, is one of the faircst of the Democratic papers. It says: * With other Democrats we submitted our case to the Commission, and we, of course, with some disappointment, but in perfect good faith, acquicsce in the judgment.” That st least is manly. The 8t Louis Times will also submit, but not with as good a grace ns the Courier-fournal, for it says: “If Mr, Harzs gains the Presidency. by such a fonl and disgraceful trick, his title could not bo respected by docent men evenif hewasa demigod.” The Indianapolis Sentinel, moss- covered and rock-buttressed Bourbon, foams at tho month and tears its hair.. The de- cision is **n crime-triumph” which * beats Thé ¢ historic numbers, eight to seven, nra as monumental of crimo as tho Dead Sea is of Gon's wrath.” sion has *‘ontraged equity,” ** spurned the authority of tho people,” * enthroned per- jury,” and linked Hares' namo with * crimes that have no parallel in history. ' * The second century of tho Republic commences with damning crime made a8 monumental as the Pyramids by o voto of cight to seven,” aud mnch more to the same effect, growing out of tho prospective loss of a Poat-Office. The Chicago T'imes devotes itself to bombnrding the Commission, aud tho Democratio party Gen, Krevan, ot the head of the Washington Department, wants to wade in “gonh " and is in favor of ** wal,"” while the Home Dopartmont comforts the Democracy by calling them such pet names 0 *fools” and ‘*idiots.” The Washington Cupital, edited by Dosx Prarr, makes an assault upon the members of the Commission so infamously personal and malicious that, if wo had n less frec and n mora strict Government, he nnd his paper would have boen pitched into the Potomau before this. In addition to thoss samples of Democratic human naturs, thero nre numerous other cholco oxpressions from less important memnbers of the party that are wore or less rampageous and discordant, Very nearly the wholo disgruntled pack, in fact, is howling in unison, urging the Demo- eratio House to go back upon their ngree- ment,—a practice not even in faver among thieves and gamblers, That the Democrats should writhe under these decisious is not to be wondercd at. No matter how fairly tho Commlssion might have been made np, no matter what hopes the genoral public may have had, that it should givo general eatisfaction is n manifest imposaibility, 'The Now York 7'rilune says “Huch marks of dis. pleasure are not unpardonable; but the advocates of tho Commission apparently sup- posed that it was to conquer human natare.” However much they may be displeased, they are bound, however, by every Law of right and honor, to abide by the agreomont they thoso threo Btates, ever it may be, The objection that is urged again is, that compulsory edueation will require a polico surveillance aund interference that will be - distasteful, who refuso to mond their children to achool, but also to those who now do volun- tarily what tho law would then require them There is nn effort to creato the im- pressfon that the enforcoment of such a law will require n constant visitation of polico at avery houso whero thero is n child of school nge. Thisis at once untruo and ridiculous. Even now o school-census s taken every year, and the Iaw for compulsory attondance ‘would merely require s general registry by districts of all tho children of the ago at which school-attendance should be required. Those in actual attondancoe at public rcliools would need no further attention; those in getuul attendance at privato schools would bave certificates to that effect ; nnd only thoso in attendance at neither would bo sub. jected to any annoyance, duty of the School-Inspectors to look after If the number is small, na the T'iutes profesaes to bolleve, then it would require but little surveillance and but little compulsion to enforce the law. In Londou, whers tho number of children attending schoola hing been doubled within the seven years tha law for compulsory education hag been in forco, tho practice is to visit the paronts whose children are kept awny from school, and nscertain the renson they are not sont, If the child is sick, or if it Las uot proper clothing, or it there is any other reasonabla excuse for keeping it at homo, an offort is mado to remove the cause for non- attendauce, and then attendance in exacted. In cases of resistance without excuse, the parents are fined, but genorally the fine is suspended to await compliance with the law within o ronsonable time, ia portinaciously continued, then the fine is doubled and exacted, and imprisonment for the offense comes laat of all. only soven years' application of this law hna been to increnyo tho attendance at the public schools from something like 150,000 childron to over 800,000 children, and now a cnse of stubborn resistauce is ravely encountered. In Gorwany, wo bellove the law requires the nuthoritica to take tho children to tho school, nnd provides punishment for the par. ents who resist thissummary procedure; but the acqyloscance is now so universal in Ger- many that a gentleman who has lived in Ber- lin nenrly twenty yoars in an officlal capacity #ays ho hns never heard of a case whery the authoritics were obliged to resort to the law to compel attendauce, police visitation, consequently, s but a flim. sy pretext for au opposition that hns no It would ba tho very pertinently: What has this Commission done that it should have raised thesa threats of suppress. iug it or refusing to abide by ita declsion? It Iins decided the threo following proposi- 1, That Congress cannot go behind the flnal au- thoritative declaration of o State to Ingulre luto tha manner In which Electors were sppolnted. 22, That Congress can take no notice of any pro- ceedings for Invalldating such declaration after the Eloctors have discharged thelr dutics and sro It tha resistance 4. Thatthero was no evidence that Mr. Ilou. PIBEY was » Federal ofticer at the time he wasap- pointed an Elector. Now, if it be partisan for three of the Bu. prems Judges, following the languago of tho Constitution, to vote for thess propositions because under thelr operation Hares may be elected, was it any losa partisan for the other two Judgea to voto agninat Lhem because it might elect Tizoen 7 If it bo partlsan for Judge Baanrey to vote ono way, fs itany the loss partisan - for Judge Cuirronp or Judge FireLp to voto nuother way? And why is It that Judge Braprer is singled out as the vic- tim of vulgar abuso by the Democracy? e Lad to decide, like all the other Judges, avhiether it was in the power of Congress to go behind tho roturns of the Htato officials, Ho hd to decide, in fact, whether Congress could go bebiud the literal langunge of the Coustitution, which says explicitly: * Each Stato slall appoint, in such mapner 88 the Legislature thereof may. direct, n number of Electors equal to the whole number of Sen. ators and Ropresentatives to which tho State” may bo entitled in the Congress; but uo Senator or Ropresentative, or person liolding an offico of trust or profl} under the United States, shall be appointed an Elect- or.” He had oither to uphold tho liternl language of the Coustitution aud stand by tho rights of the Btates, or decide the 'other There was no middlo course, cquid not decide both ways, When Judge Braprxy was appoluted 02 the Commission, it was known as woll a9 pow what the test queation would be as regards Florida end Loulaana, and that the whole matter would turn npon the power of Congress to go be- Liud the returns; and in standing by the right of tho " States to select their Electors, aud making that seloction & finality, be baa upheld the vory doctrine of the Democraoy for which they have always strenuously con- tended. If he had decided the other wdy, tlidt Congress had the power aud could coa- fer that power upon the Commission to dis- regoyd tho letter of the Constitution, and wake itael! n Rpturning Board to scrutinize tlid votes of every precinct and parish, and go through the returns in a judiciel manner, thua the extrome Ropublicans would have been disappointod. They would have felt that the rights of the States had been vio- lated and that h? bad stréfued a point aud The apprehension of It is likewise @ mero quibble fo say that, a3 tho public High Schicols are freo liko the common schools, the natural right of a child extends to the High-Sohool education, and that pareuts and guardians ought, by the same token, tobe compelled to send their children to the High 8chools, worth while to give such quibbling serious considerition, No scheme of compulsory education has ever gone beyond an elemeon. tary lnstruction, without which the child grown to maohood is not above the levelof the brute, and unoce hss over inflicted a hardsbip upon the parent at all com. that | inflicted upon child who is not permitted to go to school at all. The school ago is usually fized be. tween 7 and 14 years, the number of days of actual attendsnce limited to one bundred in each year, sud finally exemption assured upon the passage of an examination in the rudiments of an English common-schoot edu- cation, This is oll that i3 required of those whose poverty will not permit of giving wwore time to sthooling, but the child then bLas tho foundation for acquiring knowledgs to nny extent his own 1uclinations aud indaa. try iucline him. As to the statement thatout of 184,499 persons in Chicago between the ages of 12 gnd 21 years of sge only 283 were found who could not read or writs, it s false and obsurd on its face, number could be found-on the street any Moro than that THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1877 open and took their chances. Both sides could not win; one or the ather was bound . Instead of this, tho majority of the Com. to be disappointed, and no man upon the | mission have stood by the Constitution nnd the _earth was wiso enough | the rightsof the States. It was impossible pariy | that Judge Braprer could have mads any de- wonld come out aliead. And tho caso is | cision without aronsing dissatisfaction, but not yet settled by suy means. The Repub- licans have won what was involved in the , viala of wrath upon him for carrying out the ! Btato Righta doctrines, is tho most astonish. ing fenturs of tho situation. Dut why was Judge Brabrer's vote npon the propositiona more partisan than Frxro'a or Orntrrorn's? It avote of eight Lo sevenis partisan, wonld avoto of ten to five have been partisan? Who aro the most likely to be right, or nn- partisan,—the three Judges who voted in ac. cordance with the Constitution, or the two who went behind ita literal provisions to assist in the counting in of TrLoEN? Ono thing ia certain : whatover is finally ngreed upon or decided, one sido must be thrown out. Whon the Commission was solected, both parties took the chances with their oyes open, with the full knowledge that three Btates must be reforred to them, aud with the full knowledge of tho test ques- tions that wonld coma up with reforence to The Domocrata had as much.to do with organizing the Commission and with the selection of Judgo Brapreyasthe Republicans. Itis, therefore, bothdisgraceful ond dishonorablo—it s s infamous as any- thing men can bo guilty of—for the beaton side to sbuso the tribunal which it hns selected. It only shows the madness of party #pirit among extrema politicians, Tho hope of the aftation is that the peoplo—the busi- ness, commerelal, professional, and laboring clemonts of the community—will uplold the Commission and ablda by its decision, what- The nbuse comes from the office-grabbers, tho botling gamblers, and tho frenzied and hungry seckers after spoils and plunder; but they should romembor that it s considored honorablo oven among thioves to stand by their ngreements. [ - TUNIVERSAL ECHOOLING. Tho Chicagor 7'imes renows in a feeblo way its opposition to compulsory education, and resents the intimation that this opposition is based upon the desire to keop the people illiterate. Its notion s that, as tho very oxistence of a nowspaper like tho 7'imes de- ponds upon tha ability of people to rend, the intimation is absurd. But it might truth. fully have sdded that tho oxistence of R nowspaper liko the 7%mes deponds upon the ability to read morely, and that a moro gon- oral diffusion of intelligonce, which would be tho result of universal schooling, wonld bo vastly depressing to a newspaper like tho Z'imes. Wemay also add that, if compulsory cducntion had provailed when the Z'imes mon wore learning English composition, they would hava beon taught that the stahdard of public intelligence demands a public treat- mant of certain topics in a diffierent style from that employed by the rufian and black- d. plonsant day among tho waifs, and Arabs, and gamins. It tho Doard of Edu. cation has subscribed to nny such statement, those gentlomen have cor- tifled to something they know nothing about. Any servant-girl who has ansawered at tho door thoquestions of tha school-census takors knows how littla trustworthy informa. tion thoy obtaln, or seck to obtaln, in this ro. gard. Any observing person will hazard the assertion that, of all tho persons undor 21 years of age in Chicago,—nearly 200,000,— thero nre rather thousands than hundreds who cannot read nor writs, and many more thousands that have not the informstion which wonld be roguired in a scheme of compulsory education. As GG per cent of the entire number were not in attendance at any school, tho dangor of an incrensing illiterate- ness ia conspicuous, and it will Lecoms still moro 0 as tho city increases in size. Thero is ono phase of this mattor which the 7'¥mes shrawdly ignores altogetber, If the State is justified inlovying universal tax. ation for the support of free schools, which falls npon childlesa persons ns well as those ‘who have children, is it not equally justified in compelling perents to send their childron toschools? The universal taxation for school purposes can only be based upon the theory that the edueational facilitios are necessary to the welfare of the Stato} if so, then it Is equally nocessary for the welfare of tho State that ol childron should recelve instruction. A justification of the one necessarily implies a justification of tho other. “NIPPED IN THE BUD." When the)Demoerats had nbandoned the last ditch and there was nothing but a for- lorn~kope, Biuu Serixcen, the redonbtable Jumping-Jack from Illinois, was anxions to lead it. Here was n chanco for him to be. comonhero. Morre than that, if he conld save TiLpex, thers wns no office in the gitt of the Chief Magistrato to which bo might not nspire. I eaw his opportunity aud determined to improve it,—to do or die, so to spesk. Ia set himself in active communication with Ep Menarrr, of Springfleld, and tho two groat minds, working in a common cause, threat- encd to sstonish the world, Tho machinery of Government almost cama to o standstill ; the carth all but censed to rovolve omits oxis ; men dropped their ordinary avocations and gaped in mute and anxions expectancy ; the Democrats with one accord threw up their hats ond gave three cheers and a tiger ; the Ropublicans looked about for a very small Lolo to creap out of, and TrLoex asked Srmivaen whether ho would prefer to be Seo- rotary of Stato or Minister to England, when it was aunounced that tho Illinois Jumping- Jack had discovered an ineligible Elector in thia Stato. Yesterday was the day when Spamvaen wns to spring to his feet, ond, ina few wall-chosen poriods illustrated by 8 number of apt hand.springs, was to startla tho whole country and arrest tho count of tho Elect- oral voto for good and all by objecting to the voto of Mr. Onarrex, of Illinols. . Criarrce was a Welchman, Citarrxz was a thiof, w wos understood to be tho refrain of Bramvoen's proposed objection, whicH was further to stato that Cuarvee was and had been since 1868 a United States Com. missioner, -had mnover resigued, and could not therefore legally act nor vote as a Presidential Elector. As this ‘was to sottle tha case, Brainazn leld in his own hand the key to tho Prosidential question, and he pro- to ruthlessly opon tho flood-gates and incontinently drown 3r. Haves ond the whole Republican party waiting outaide, That was a solomn nnd awful moment yes- torday about 2:30 o'clock, when Iilinols was reached in tho call of tho States. A deap. and absorbing melancholy settled down like n great, black cloud upon the Repub-’ lican side of tho Joint Convention; the smiles of tho Democrats on tho other ulde was all that illuminated tho darkened atmos- phera; the peopla in the galleries hung over the railings at imminent peril of their livea; the voice of tho tellers was hushed in the land, and tha shamblo .of the pages suspended for tho oceasion; the reporters' pencils camo to o halt, the gavel of the pre. siding officer was lifted menacingly, not a sound was to be heard, and all oyes were turned by common consent upon tho seat oc- “cupled by Sprixazz, awaiting the fatal jump, There wos Spninoxs, sure enough, but he did not spring; ho did not tumn any somer- saults; he did not so much aa rise from his seat. Thero ho sat, the observed of nll ob. servers, but his head drooped upon his breast, ke lifted not his voice for TiLvew, ond naver sald * Cuarrer"” once. A singlo moment on such occasions has been likened to. an eternity, and the great crowd sus- ponded breath so long whilo waiting for Bramvoxn's promised gyrations that it was with difffoulty tho habit of breathing wos resumed. Then thore was disgust and disappoiutment where thero had been prematuro jubilation, and the light broke in upon the cloud that rested up. on the Republicans, The buzz of tho galler- fes recommenced, the busy ecraping of the lond pencils wnd resnmod, the. tellers went on with their duties, the pages bogan to gal-- lop to make up for lost timoe, TiLoexn at the ather ond of the telegraph wire relapsed into a comatose atate with somethiug very liko an oath, and SeniNoxa as a public reformer was unanimously voted a fraud, The troublo was that Caarree got to Washington just in time to spoil Beuivoea's exhibition. e showed 80 conclusively that ha was not a Welchman, nor o thief, nor sven n United States Com. missioner, that Seninaen found his jumpiog- board pulled from under him, and the grand leap which had been &0 extensively adver. tised was indofinitely postponed. The ro- sult i3 that the Illinois voto hias Leen count. od, aud Seeixoxa will be neither Scoretary of State nor Minlster to Eugland. Kattor of_The Tridune. Graxo }11’#5-. llI::.?’Yeb’ 10, -V ould you be ood enough to publish the clausc of your clty or tate Cun-{lluuvn limiting the indebtedness which suy city may incur? We are amnending oar City Charter, and are discuselng that’ propbuition, awmong others, You will greatly oblige Jdoux R. Swita. . Tue provision In the Constitution of Illinols on this subject ia s follows: No mumr. clty, township, school-dlstrict, or other municipal corparation, shall be allowed to Lecowme lndebted in ‘any mauner, or for any pure poir, 10 au swount, wcluding oxisting tndobted. ness, In tho sgyregate vxceeding 5 por ceatum on the value of thy taxable property thureln, to be s4- certaiued Ly the last wont fur the State sud coanty taxes provlous to tho Jacurring uf such ju- debtedncss, Any coubty, lly. actiool-dlatrict, or other municlpal corparaiion, fucurriug auy indebts cduess aa’ sfyretald, aball, befory or st the timg of vide for tho collection of & direct an. nual tax sutticient to pay the interest on auch debt, 81 it falls due, sod to pay and discharge the principsl thereof within twenty years from the time of contractiug tho same. [Art, D, Sec, 12, Constl= twtlon of 1670.] e ————— The Japauese are tojoylug the blesslngs of Westera civilization much inore completely and Tapidly thau It {s usually glven to otber vations. For a féw years past they have beeu liviog Iu very expensive style, have multiplled oflces, ralsed salaries, doled out patronage, established sinccures, and lived In gorgeous style. At last they wers out of money, Thea they came to New York and contracted for the printiag of hundreds of ‘millions of Irredeemable Japanese greenbacks. Solong ns these lasted the Japs had a aplendid time, a8 the Tarks did with the money they got from England. At last thelr legal-tenders gave out, and then they com- menced piling up tho most oppressive taxes upon the peasantry. This gave risc to scveral civil wars, some of which came ncar overthrow- ing the Government, Now they have turned about ahd commenced to reform by cuttlog fdown expenses, dlsmissing superfiuous officials, and fnangurating economy In all departments. The story is nothing now. Our own country has had the same cxperlences, but the Japanese, belng more cxpert and industrious than we, commenced and finished thele financial folly with more expedition. —— Manr CLeMMER, in tho fndependent, glves this lively description of 8enator MonrTox on the night the Jolnt Committee finully agreed upon tho Arbitration Plan: At thele decislve meeting, Scnator EnMusn an- nounced {o the llonss Committee the propasition of Senator CoxkuiXu—vlz., that four Justices by appointed, with gower to himo tho 8ith, = Senatar CoxkLixa urged hin proposition with great earnest- nees, Benator Kpxuxps dwelt upon the reographe ical fitneas of the men chosen. , . . Coxkeixa Epxurns were followed by Baranv, who made a strong appeal in the ae dircction, Then came sllence. Kvery man fized his eyes upon the floor, and tried to fook lhmu}h the carpet Into futnrity. Theone who stirred firat, liko ono vt Daxte's helpless sonls, was Senator Monray, & prisoner In his chale, o lified with his hand ona lifeless limb, then anotler, Hle sieuck his cancs upon the floor—not In rage, but apparently in sheer anxiety, He brought dowh his heavy black brows, and shut his iron juw, like the wpring-lock of 8 l.mu{ chest, as If it were nevor to Lo opened again. It was' he who was slonc, nmn&mly alone, Alack! that he stould live to ¢ aight—Tnunxan and Davauw, CoNxtixu and EnxuNna one in a common catne, ‘I'hat caune they declared to bo **Thelr Country,” o the great purtisan aat alone. ‘Iiat wes a'steange lnst night,” Outalde, it was 1iko a second duy, paler, yet more lustrons than tho one that went with the sotting aun, 'l'ha{‘nnnfimoumlld dowu the west. ern oky, unl.arflix t. Lutall night long Liberty stood above her blazing star In tho Caplivl dome, and its splendor poled only bofore the returning nan, You know huw it was within. How tired- ont men fell sslewp at their watch, ond Lgw tl ono who bad the best sight to sink slepfnot at al IHow for filteen hours the blighted mun sat in chair, under that tense atrain of mental cundict, and nt 2 o'clock of tho murning guthered np liln waning forcen for his Iast brave words in the con- test. 1le knew all had gone azsinat him; yet with the magnificeut nerve thut vever knuws dufent, he uttered his Jast protest agaiout tha bill in which he did not belly . ————— The ciptivating widow Oriver, who las brought sult sgoinst Sniox Caxznox for breach-of-promise, laying her damages at $50,- 000, was appointed to a placo {n thy Treasury Department through Bison's influence, The veternn Senator ls almost four-score, and the widow about o scorc-and-g-half. Sho declares that lier affections are blighted and her heart broken, This was tho letterof recommenda- tlon: Hanntsnuna, Sept. 25, 187G, —DrAR Mn, Src- neTAnT: The bearer, M, Ottven, I8 the danghter ofan ofiicer of the Unitod States Navy In ante- war times, aud the wife of_another ofiicer of tho nn{. who waw killed or dicd on the ot o during the Rebelllon, 8he has coma to Washin; ton. in scarch of cmployment, with letters to me from {riends of mind In New Orleana. I know her fsthor, nud sho Is highly recommended os & good womnan. Hhu 18 very poor, und thinks a leiter from mo to Cal, Biustow will Jrocure her employ- ment, If you think xo, It wili make her happy, and I bave often found happinoss In making others happy. Truly yours, SinoxX CANERQN, 0N, D. H. BntsTow. . ——— A Columbus (0.} letter to the Philadelphia Press says that ** No man watches tho progress of politienl events as, day hy day, the great trl- al proceeds, with greater interest or more in- telligently than Gov, Havns, Yot ho prescrves hls wonted marvelous calmness and self-polse, He does sbsolutely nothing,—trics to do noth- Ing,—never trled to do anything to make' him- sclf President, e refuscd to vote for himself, He refuscd to expend mouey for himsolf, e never olludes to himself. Mo 15 modest to'a fault, if it can over bocome o fault. No man s £0 nonchalant about the thing as Iayms, He bides tatime. Ha belicves in Gop and the peo- ple; and, as he has never bothered himeelf to try to manipulate poiltics In his own behalf, he calmly awaits the verdict, and when [t comces, whether it shall ralso him to tho Presidency or leave him In the Governor's office, he will still smile and be happy and contented.”, e e —— Tho Albany Evening Journal shows how much TrLDRN has saved by reason of the fallure of his agents to carry out his wishes, It proves that o is actually richer by 8850,000 than he expect-. ed to be, viz.: 3 i Qov. TILLEX la richer to-day than ha would have ‘Deen I his agents had accomplished thelr several misslons, Hore is the case as it might bave staod: Offered for one vota {o Loulsiana..... Offered for onc Yote {n Sonth Caroiin Offernd for the Loulsiana lteturning L'ald for 00 BOgUs Y0LE 10 OFEROD. ., Cath pAld.coemye Haved by fallure to buy, $350,000 “1f 1t be true, as the old it, that **A pennyeaved ls & penny carned, " 1876 was not o bad year for the Guvernor, afterail. Ila probably did better when he was engaged in wrecking rail- roads, but earning by saving $330,000 a yesr In **not to bo encezed at ' by any noso less ponder- ous thau Cronii A slight rise took place last weck in the premium on gold, the causc whereof the Natlon thus explains: : In Wall strect the price of gold has advanced from 104X@107% to 100@100%, The upward turn was atarted by the purchases of speculators wha had trusted that the President would come out with tho statement that wo are on the eve of ro- sumption. Buch s statement from wuch a source could have been used effectively in driving gald lower; ju_default of it thers was an immediato buying of goldto covcr whort ssles. Bucceeding 1hiv demand came the news that the Porto had ls- sued a circular which Imperils the peaca of Europe; and this caused s decline of 364 In consols in London and strengthened the gold prumium here. ‘There Is, however, no good commercial reason why gold should advance miuch if any, TI yndlcata are selling 4% per cont bonde rapidly, and all Unlted States bonda are in good demsnd, e ——— { BSam Bowwes' paper says that “The revival of the blue-giass cure Is more gencral In Western Massachusetts thau cven the obvlous religlous quickeuing under Moony, It is oue of those fusbilons or manlas which, it they don't beneflt, certalnly do no injury to thelr victims. A great many housewlves are. experimentally Langing thelr conservatory windows with cerulean glass Lefore bringing thelr wilted hunan plantsunder its inuence. Incldentally, too, one of our local judustries is reaping considerable bunetit from the fashlonable *‘cure, the Berkshire Gluss ‘Works having begun the exteusive manufacturo of the mazariu-blue panes, And we vught very soon to get Jocal returus from our heayy and generalinvestment in the PLEABONTON theory of blue light as the new fountalu of health,” —————— ‘The Democratlc oflice-seckers arv foaming at the mouth with rege at the count of Flovida for Harzs. ‘They say thoy have been deceived and ruined, What Is the use of thelr making sucha fuss nbout {t! ~Were they such geeso as to sup- poso that & seven-spot could beat an elght In sny leditimate gane! Why Qidn't they examing IloyLe before putting up thelr moneyt The count, as far sa gone, pans out as fol. Totaliees verease 20 Loulsiana {5 the next Statecalled. e s ‘Tha Deniocracy have learned ono useful lesson, and that is never to ** buck ™ agaivst the constitutional rights of tho Btates to choose their Electors acconding to their own lawe, oadpiiel o il Both sldes haviog solemnly agreed to arbi- trato the muddle, thero must be no back-out. What {s sauce for the gouse is sauce for the gander, ——— ‘The Democracy say they have been * ralsed out.” With such o hand as they beld aid they suppose they could ruke down the pot! ————— No pasty cver desesved so much to be beaten as tho State’s rights Democrats, who baje un- dertakeu to overridu and trample underfoot the constitutiunat’ zights of the Btates to choose bitlon, A delightful element of uncertaluty s introduced thelr Electors frea of revislon or reversal by Conpress. The Republicans have been obligeq to atep forward and defend the rights of the Btates azalnet tho centrallzing assaults of the Democrats, —— The Democrats * tumbled to? the *Plapn but just now they'are planning to roll away from {t. ——— Now comes the tug of wab, but there will be no guah. s —— FPERBONAL. Yonng Mr. Sears, of Doston, was charged $50,000 by hie lawyers for securing a favorable {n. torpretation of hia father's will, and compromiseq the matter bygaying §25,000. ) Benator Ferry, Presidentpro tempore of the Sen. ato, bas recelved from Montana a feather over two fect long, from a black eagle, the sendor ssylng he wanted him (o certify tha clection of President with it, and esking him, in case Hayen to countod In, to use the quill part, and in case. Tijden ¢ counted Iy 1o e the feathered end. 3 o George Rnapp, the editor of the Mlesonri Repub. lican, rocently celebrated the ftleth annlversary of his connectlun with that journal, s entered that office as o ‘*devil,” on the 8th of Jannary, 1827, and gradually worked his way upward, unt] for many years he has controlled one of the leading newspapers In the Missloslppi Valley. Oliver 8, Chapman, o prominent and wealthy cilizen of Canton, Mass., died on tho 7th Inst, 1ig was the fatherof Me. Williama O, Chapman, the oniy resident partner In Chicago of the firm of Abrain French & Co,, and the father-in-law of Mr. Willlam A, French, of the same firm, 1fe hag been larkely IdentiSed with raliroad, interents i the West, 1t { sald that Prince Louls Napoleon, who lsnow nearly entering upon his 20th yesr, will soon apply for permissiun to return to France and be enrolfed In the atniy, for which ' he will bs eligible Ina tew months, The request le anra to cause some excite. ment, whellier It be granted or denfed. ‘The young Prince 1o not likely soon toget his uniform If be depends upon France for it. Gén. Rufus Ingalls and Col, Wililam Meyers bave left thelr posts at 8an Pranclsco for a trip to the Sandwlch “Islande, and thelr dutles.are now ful. Biled by clerks,~much to the di sald, of Quartermaster-Genersl Iafactlon, itls eigs. Thre ls much speculation os to the mecret object of the misslon, which has been undertaken, it is belleved, At the instance of Gen. Grant. Tho Nation advisen the Messrs, Lippincott to re. print o cheap edition of B5ir Edmnnd Head's **Shall and WiIL," and employ New England proof-zeaders to carry ont Its precents In all thelr publications, The frat branch of the suggestion at least, is valnable, and oughtto be acted upon, Many persons In the Weat would llke to baves mfill'e"lnllmfllu acqualntance with- **shall aud will, ‘The 8pringfield Repudlican says tho Bogton Unl- tarians are doing themselves credit by thelr treat- ment of Mr. Moody and the revival work. So far they manifest o singular sweetness, frankness, and brotherly courtesy toward Mr. Moody, both throngh the press and the pulpit. The Rev, B. E. Hale's gravo disapprobation hns been scarcely echoed, though there are provisos for future criticlam, should the ovangelist provoke if. The new Trinity*Church in Doaton, of which tho Rev. Phillips Brooks is pastor, was consecrated Iast Priday, 1t s sald to be the moat coatly, spa- clous, and beantiful rellglous edifica fn that city, The Committee dared to fnnovato npon the tradl- tlona of the Eplscopal Chureh in respect of Gothle architecture, and bullt s church withont a piitsr, A most commendahle and gratifying featuro of the cunsccration was the announcement shat, although the church had cost $750,000, thers was no debt upon it. A porllon of the scats in the edifice ara to be forever freo, “Clara Morris is supersiitious. At the last re. ‘hearsal of a new ploce she often picks ap the nalls on tho stage; If eho finde an odd number she Is firmly convincod that sho will have good tuck dure Ing hier engagement; If an oven namber aho looks out for trauble. Knowling of thls fecling tho man. agor of the Unlon Square Theatro took patns to pat threo nails on thostage at’ the last rehearsal of **2tsn Slullon, " and to cloar away all others, Bhe found them and was rojolced, but dismay selzed her a moment afterwards on picking up three other nalls, —making six Inall, Iler husband bad been ot the same game with the manager, and they had thwarted cach otlier, Tho run of the plece was unlucky, being {nterrupted by the Brooklyn fira ond by the serloun fliness of Miss Morrle, Willlam Clarke killed his sweethesrt at New Haven twenty-two yoars ngo, because shy jilted him and proniscd to marry another msn, whowm he consldered unworthy of her. e declared that the murder was dellberate, and that he ‘acted on his convlction of what was beat for the girl's happl- neas; bat he was acquitted on tho trial, on the ground of fnsanity. | Ho was remanded to the Counnty Jal day to thi out having been sentenced. e has appiled for removal to an Inssne-asylum, His petition hes bronght the hardships of hls cass Into public at haa not been tricd sgatn from that 1 le now §n tho Btate's Prison with: notice, and it le probable he will be relessed. Mo has never shown any other signs of Insanity than the killing of the girl. Probsbly he would hava bad hle deserts had he been hanged, according lo his very polite and reasonable request, The new raalcal weekly, the Ecolution, spesks proity plalaly of r, Charles O'Conor, fncluding him In its st of candidates for myth-making hoa- ore, *‘From u atrictly logal polut of view,' wsys tho critle, **the man hos never dooo anythlog to merit his immense reputation. We nll know that - he fe frascible and fnsulting in the management of caves, on instance of which Is afforded {n his recent fat jneult to tho members of the Compromise Commleion, A great den} of Mr. O'Conor's repu- tation is unnueationably mythical." Whilu on the aubject, it is pleasant to draw - from snother sourcs u pan-pleture of Mr, 0'Conor. Me ls described by & newspaper correspondent thas: **Fle has an Irish face, scanty white hatr, and a fringo of white beard from one ear 1a.the other under his chin. 11is faco wears an expression of pain, Ii1a volce Is loud snd resonant, with & alight brogue notlceable 10 hia speech. ™ ‘The bresch-of-promise suit against Senator Cam+ eron is beginning to be funny, especially since tbe charge has found no favor 1n any respectable qusr ter, ‘The Now York Z'ritune, which hae long bten bitterly bostile to Cameron, does him the credit1o say that lie has always been a mnan of his word, and if he had promined o marry Mrs, Oliver, ha would marry bee in spite of his years and the dilapidated condition of his tender passions; he would doftot diu |n the attempt, As for the widow she s pro noauced & humbng, If not o blackmaller, Butbe way. after all, have been misunderatood; som ould bo made for her pralveworthy a wants to add & Roland to ber Oliver. In the affalr by a confusion of the Identily of the Oliver woman. Thero nave been three Olivers in the feld, two of whom s exceedingly anslons (o get out of It, One Mrt. Mary Oliver now holds an office In the Comptroliers Departmont, ana bears sn unblemished reputation for character: eron, . Auother Mrs, Ollver is e town, and has pothing to do with the affslr, Tb¢ prosecutrix Is Mre. Mary E, Ollver, from Georglly cutor of Usse of Georse nfederate oficer, She held an o4 ry Department on the recommends: tlon of Senator Cameron, but was discharged (o lucompelency .. . Tho self-confdence with which the average mas. and particulasly "the aversge ltersry man, #P* proaches the task of defining lhe proper funciios of journallem fs one of the niost refreshing 1blof! in human nature, Thers scems to bo nothing which persons are 80 fond of talking ignorantlys of newspapers. Comparatively few who speekos the subject are awi to be encountered, the concesalons (hat havetod made 1o popular tastes, and tha value of the it suits that are attalned. 1t would be an Interestisd but & couf great newapaper, for s brlef perlod, one of thelll crary gentlemen who havo of late been so free ¥ advice 84 10 how newspapers should be conducted Mr, C. N. Boves, who writes of **Nawspsptl Thought and Feeling"” la the Isst number 1 the difficalties that bav experiment (o place stthe head ofd the Ecolution, would be as good 3 se any for the purpose, If he acted up to his o8 victions be would exclade the dlscussion of Pl tles from the columna of his modcl journsl proval, the vigorous apostropbe ¥ politica of tbi r of Bare's life, —Barr blms belnga notablo exswmple of how politics blss ++ Accyreed be politics forever,* says the hlcflfl_ pher,—the maelstrom that has drawn in sod gulphed su many able and worthy men. 4 1alent 1t sbeorbe that 18 00 needed elnowhere! 12 wany £3ir reputations it has blasted? What what fngenulty, what wealtn, what lives have bet® wasted upou I8! How mean are political el and expedients, and how abaurdly dispropartic’ A sre politicsl triumpha to tholr coet 1" ‘Thls ls 403 Ieas very Gae, but we do not cry for any siock % Mr Boves's paper, if it Is to make thejaitempt ‘ o without politice. asd lut politics do without ¥