Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1877, Page 4

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Lecturs by the Rev, Chsrles C| KAllh‘tcl: ‘Thackerny, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1877. Greonbacks at the New York Gold Ex- change yestsrday elosed at 95, ! to be called before the 1st of Junc. By that “ time tho political complexion of the House, . /' now apparently Democratio by a very small { majority, may have undergone a decided v change in the contrary diroction. Stranger {+ things bave happened than that a majority in t" both Housea of tho Forty-fifth Congress ! ahould bo found in support of the Adminis- tration, v e The foreign mails bring n statement from i Borlin which has not boen tolographed, sig- nifying that Russia and Gormauy aro in per- 1 fect accord, and that, in tho oventof war and ¢, & completo victory, Russia will obtain a Tight of free passagoe through the Bosphorua , and Dardnnelles to the Mediterranenn, and tho provinces north of the Balkans will ho formed into a confederation, with Prince Cmanvres, of Roumpuin, at its head. This is the identical plan which was once urged by tlia English Liberals and advocated by Mr., .| GrapsTONE. i b7 7 Tho caso of ex-Gov., Kettooo, who holds .+ ecredentinls 5 Benator-olect from Lonisinna, * wns yesterdny referred to the Committeo on +* Privileges, n suflicient number of Republie- ang voting with the Democrats to sdopt Mr. Baxan's substitute to this effect, This nc- tion, though a temporary defeat for . Mr, Braixe, who bas the case in chnrge, and la- bored strenonsly to secure nu immediato de- cisfon, is not to Lo considered s un indica~ tion of the final result. . Krirooa'’s ohances for admission nre cxcellent. ‘The case of ex-Gov, Grover, of Oregon, wns nlso re- forred to Mr. Monrox's Committee, and it is '; quite certain that the perpetrator of the Cnovin infamy will henr something to his ++ disadvantage beforo the Senato has dono with him, The Scnato Itopublican eaucus has adopt- ' odalist of the Committeo Clinirmanships to be recommended for appoiutment Ly tho * Vice-President. No changesaro mado in the i Committocs on Privileges and Elootions (Morrox), Forelgn Affairs (Snton Caxrmnox), Commerce (Coxuving), Judiciary (Epmunps), Post-Ofices (Haxvin), Publie Lands (Oores- 2Y), Private Lond-Claims (Tronuax), In- ;' dian Affalrs (Atnsoxn), Pensions (IN- "+ osrs), Patents (Waoreion), - Education’ i and Lebor (Parrzason), and Senate 1 Accounts (Jones, of Nevada). Nonnny, of Vernout, snccecds Mr. SnrnvaN ou Finance; «t Alr, WiNpom lins the Approprintions; Alr, » Bootu, Mauufacturea; Mr, Panpocx, Agri- culturo; Mr. Beexorn, Military Affaira—and & most sstonishishing selection this fa; Mr, ' ¢ Sanarxt, Naval Affairs ; Mr. Dawes, Clatma; 4 Ar. Donscy, District of Columbin Mr, 3c- . Mizax, Pablic Buildings; Mr. CnnisTiaNcr, erritories; Mr. Mrrouery, Railroads, Mr, Sxanoy, Minea nnd Mining; and Mr, Fenny, + Rules, " uvention of the )" Natfonal Butter nud Egg Association now in ,, sesdlon in Chicago is attended by an un.’ 1 wsually large numbor of representatives from 't the loading dairy-product markots of Amor- 23 dca, and its deliberatlons promise to bo of .+ great interest and profit alike to producers, * doalurs, and consumers, It i4 ovident from / the nddress of the President, and also from tho remarks of delogates from tho East, that : tho latter section .g rapidly losing its promi.’ i¢ mence in tho yproduction of suporior '} grades of bLutter, nnd that the West bas < made immouse strides toward acknowlodged supremacy in this important branch of ' trade. Tho succoss of the- oxporters of ' American fresh ments bas stimulated the ; butter denlers to undertake the shipment of . primo goods to the European markets, and a { movoment is on foot to secure from the | steamuhip companies the nceded facilities in ; the shapo of refrigerator compariments for i the transportation of American butter, Tho Natlonal Association has plenty of jmportant + work to do, and ita proceedinga will com. . mund general attontion and intercst, . President Jaxrs s said to havedecided up- onan innovation in connection with admin- istrative offulrs that will meet with the henrty spproval of Iepublicans overywhere, It copsists in the introduction as an eighth member of the Cabinet of an official who bLos hitherto been little more than a fgure- i hend, so far asuny part in the counsels of the i uotion were concerned,—the Vica-President of the United Status, who is to be jnvited to { participate in the Administration ns fully as ' though he were a regulary appointed Cabinet oficer. 'The perfect familiarity of Vice-President Waerixe with the complox and difficult problems involved in the Bouth- ern question will render his participation in ; the Cabinet consultations of especial value 1o President Hayes, and it is sincercly to be hoped thot yumor {8 correct in this regard as woll as in reforence to the proposed - estab. lishment of & Commission, with Mr. WureLrn at its head, to visit and study the situstion in Louisiana and South Carolina with & view | to mscertaining the best basis of a complete aud perwanent sdjustment of the troubles in thoso Btates., é — 1 The Chicago produce markets wers active | yesterday, and frregular, provisions being : very weak, Mess pork closed 37jo per brl i ' I '} lower, 8t §14.25'for April and $14.45 for 1 May. Lard closed 30c per 100 the lower, at 89.83@9.40 for April and §9.52) for May, Meata wore fc per Ib lower, closingat 4ic for looss shonlders, 7J¢ for short-ribs, and 4o for shori-clears. Highwines were steady, at $1.05 per gallon. Flour was guict and unchangod. Wheat closed ja higher, at $1.28 for March and $1.24} for April. Com closed Jo lower, at 8930 for Marchand 48jc for May. Oats cloged {c lower, at 33c for March and 86o asked for May. Rye was qniet, at 61@63c, Batloy was firmer, closing st 58jc for March and 52§o for April. Hogs were moderately active and lower, closing steady, at $5.20@5,80 for common to choice. Cat tle were active and -firmer, with sales nt $2.76@5.80. Sheop were in fair demand and. firmer. Ono hundred dollars in gold wonld buy $1056.12} in groonbacks at the olose. 3 Tha sttention of thé New York papers fa eallod to tho shamiofnl fact, divalged by the confessian of tha person in chargo of the Firs Dopartutent at tho great firv, in that city Tnesdny night, that thera is but one hy. drant in Bond straot, and that tho engines, on this ocossion, woroe forced to deaw walor from tho Bowory, The Assistant Chief of the New York Fire Department believes that tho floors of tho great edifica wero stuffod with shavings, produced in dressing the forest of Goorgia pine which com- posed its' interior, and utilized by the carpenters aa deadening. The nsual draft-shalts for spreading the flames woro also very effectivo, and were reinforced by recesses in the walls leading out of the shav. ings-mngazina at tho baso whera tha packing waa done. © After this exposuro the diabolical snarling of the New York prosd at the infin- itely superior fire protection of Chicago will be received with becoming disgnst. It was felt at the opening of Jthe present session of tho Illinois Legislature that one of the most important things to boe done was to givo the cities of 1llinois the benefit of reg- iatration for all their eloctions, which is en- joyed under the prosent law only when such eleclions ocour on the same day s the gen- eral Btate eloctions. But a flerce opposition ‘was cncountered among the country mem. bers to a rostoration of tho old Registration Iaw, sinco it would require registration for evory clection in the small towns and rural districts whera there is no danger of fraud, nud whoro nll the voters are woll known to. one another. This objection has besn avoid- od by a bill requiring registration for all cloctions held in the Biate, uxcopt the town. ships which lia outside of tho limits of in. corporated cities; for nll general cloctions reglstration is now roquired in such towns, 5o that tho proposed law docs not affoct them one way or the other, whils it will givo citios and incorporated towns the pro- tection 80 urgently noeded for: honest local olections, L The tono of the Washington dispatchics this morning, more especially thoso of the Associnlod Press, wonld seem to {ndieate that certain of the opponents of - tha Presi. dont's Southern policy have been altogether too fast in nseribing to the now Adwministra- tion an jutontion to desert tho Republicans of Lonlsiana and South Cavolina. - Until the new Cabinet lins been contirmed and has had tho opportunity for carefal consultation and doliboration upon the mensures which have beon thus far only outlined in the letter of acceptanco mud tho innugural nddress, and until the dotails of the policy of pacification shall have beon decided upon, it night be well for Mr, Bransz ond bis followers in the Fenato to await dovelopments,—to ascortain what tha- new policy is to Lo before attacking it so vigorously, It i3 not impossible to ‘imagine that tho couro resolved upou by the Presi. dont and Lis advigers wil be such ps to com- mond it to tho favor and support of the norvous and excltable poople who aro just now so apprehensive, Promature explosions oro always undesirable. Russia is roported ns getting impatient at the delay of the Powers in replying to the circular asking an expression of viewson the presont condition of the Eastorn difficulty, and Count Bcuouvarorr, the Russlan Am boseador to England, has beon Inatrneted by Gonmsonarovr to request an jmmedinto reply by thnt Governmont. Inaddition,the ntter hns forwardod to tho Iussian representatives in Englsud, France, Germany, Austrin, nod Italy, o new circular setting forth the Czar's position witlr roferenco to the present atti. tudo of Turkey~—which is, in offect, that unless tho Powers require of the Porto a complete acceptance of the programme of reforms adopted by the Proliminary Conferonce at Constantinople, Itussia will regard this course on the part of the Powers as o ronunciation of their right to insist upon Turkey's obedlence to the volco of Eu- ropo and will thereupon declare the Treaty of Paris null ond void so far ns it haa hither- to- maintained the independent nctlon of Russin. The meaning of this decloration obviously is that England mnust either tako coguizanco of Turkey's defiance of the au. thority of the Powers, or olso stand back and let Russla manago the matter in her own way, 8 ‘The vefusal of the Benate yestordsy to promptly confirm the Cabinet appointmonts of Presidont Haves was o departure from traditioual ussgo that is only to be accounted for on the supposition that several of the Senators took this method of ‘manifest. ing their resentment of tho Presideut's disrogard of their respectivo wishes aund claims in the welection of his Cabinet and his firm dotermination to form his own Administration, Nothing less potent then DLitter personal pigue could Lave called forth thio objections that compelled the Ropublican majority to violate for the finst time the luvarisble rule of confinming with- out reforence or debate tho appolnt- ment of ex.Sonators, of whom thero were threo,—Messrs, Burnyan, Sonunz, and Kuy, —awong the names submitted. It is not bo- lioved that this manifestation of spite will bo carried to the extent of defeating the conflrmation of the Cabinet solcotions, but if such should bo the temper of the Sonate, President Havxs would still be able to have hiachosen advisers In spite of the oppoaition of the Benate, by simply giving notice that Le bas no further business with that body, and thus putting an end to the extra scssion, Itis in his power to bo President of the United States, with or without the preaent concurrence of the Benate, and he is the man to assert his rights and the dignity of his «afiice it the nocoasity should arise, The bill which las been introduced jnto the Illinois Logislature amendiug the crim. innl law 30 &% o give to tho Court the dis: cretion of fixing the term of confinoment to tho Penitontiary is worthy of support. It is an anomaly in the criminal law of Yllinois that the jury should not only pass upon the guilt or innocence of the accused, but that they should likowise afix the penalty. This rule is well enough in the cass of capital THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY. MARCH 8, 1877. punishment for the crime of murder, but in no other. The practice at common law, and under the statutes of nearly all the Btatos, is for the Court to fix the punishment after the jury has pronounced the sccused gnilty of a felony. To leave it to the jury is to give too wida a latitnde to the sympathios and prejudices of the twelvo men, and it ofton influcnces the verdict on tho guilt or innocanco of the accused. This is especially true since the rulings of tho Courts in regard to jurymen have onabled tho lawyers to shul out from jury-service in criminal cases protty much avery man whois intelligont onough to read the nowspnpers. Thero i8 no doubt that, under our present system, there aro many cases of especial hardship whero offenders bLave been sent to the Ponitentiary for a term altogether ont of proportion to tha extont of their erime, and mony others whero the punishment has been notorionsly insuflloient, whereas an impar. tial Judge, passing upon criminal offenses every day, would be mora likely to meto out equal justice, ———— THE PRESIDENT AND LOUISTANA, The situation in Lonisiana is ono full of porplezity, and one admitting a wide rangoe of opinion, ns to tho wise and at the same time just polloy for the Administration’to ndopt, Mr. Brame, in his speech advocat- ing the admission of Kzrroao to the Senate, stated that Kxuroao's election rested on the samo foundation ns that«of Gov. Packanp, and that both wero as valid as that of Presi. dent Harzs; nand that the Ropublican party conld not permit Kzrroao or PAckAnD to b rejooted without confessing that Haves was not legally elected. Mr. Braxwe is no lawyer, and when he begins a war he is frequently in. securato; he states his conclusions, and his assertions lend to that conclusion. Mr, Brawe {s partly right and partly wrong in his statemont. The law of Louisiana made the Returning Board tho official canvasser of tho votea for Prosidontial Electors, and it in like manner compiled the roturns of the vote for Governor and Licutenant-Governor and transmittod thom to tho Legislaturo ; and it certified that according to the returns certain persons had been elocted members of tho Legislature. In the case of Presidon- tial Electors, the connt of the Board was final, In the case of the membersof the Legislature, it was subject to the anthority of cach House to determine the election of its own mombers, and inthe casoof tho Governor and Lieutonant-Governor it was subject to the canvass by the two Houses of tho Legislature. Tho difference between tho Presidential Eloctors and the Governor is that the Returning Board was logally an. thorized to declare the election of the Elect. ors, and was not authorized to do anything of tho kind in tho caso of the Governor, The canvass by tho Returning Board, thereforo, did not make oither PAokAnp or Niomorrs Governor, beeause that Bosrd bad no legal authority to detorminoe that question. The Canvassing Board, however, mado re- turns of thoso who were prima fucie entitlod to seats in the Legislature, Thoy roturned, a8 having been olected in 1870, na follows : © Vacan- IIT. Dem. cles. Eenate 1 8 - 1 10 3 82. b4 a3 But there woro Sonators eloctod two yoars before who held over. Of these, eight wero Ropublicans ond nine Democrats, Tlis made the count in the two Houses: g 1 40 Totaliees vossve srmrensns®d . B3 : 'fho two portiés refused to not togothor, but separnted into two rival Legislatures, meoting in soparate halls, and oach hav- ing its own Bpoaker nud other officors. To complicato matters still worse, somo four or fiye of tho Sonatora rookonod as Republicans soceded from that body nud took sents with tho Democrats, leaving tho Republican Benato withont n quorum to do business, while it sccured s quorum for the Domocratio Senate; and, though.. two of . them ro. furned, the Democrats bod o majority of the Jegally.returnod Henators, which mafority they enlarged by the admission of some contestants, The Republionns in the menntime had a large majority in the Houso and thus wero organized two separato Logis- laturos, one having an unquestionod legal majority in tho House, with s minority in tho Senato § the other with a mnfority of the logal membersof the Sonate, nud ouly s mi. nority of the House, I tho Sonate, the Re- publicans filled many vacant seats by ndmit- ting contestants, and in the House the Dem- ocrats admitted onough contestants to make & quorum, Theso two Legislatures, thus constitutad, farmally procooded to canvass tha votes for Governor aud Lioutonant-Governor, The one declarod that Pacxanp and Antorye had been elected, nnd the other that Nrcuorrs Vacan- Dem. clas, 17 [ and Wicor had boon clectod. Which of these . Legialatures, if cithor, was the legal Logisla. ture of tho State? On that question depends tho legal authority of cither to canvass tho voto and declare tho result, Each Legisla- ture had one legal House, and the conjunc- tion of the two logal Houses, which wmay bo claimed to bo ncoussary to constituto a legal Logislature, does not scem to hdve takon placo, at loast that it did tako placeis donfed. That the Logislature is the only body in Louisiona legally authorized to canvass the vote for Govornor sud declare an_election {8 not dis- puted, Noth of these Legislatures, conati- tuted a8 wa have explained, claim to be the logal Leglaluture of the Btato; and on tho dotermiinntion of that point dopends tho logality of the declared cloction for Gov~ ernor, Ordinarily, {heso difficulties wonld be emn- barrnssing enough, but they are furthor com- plicated by tho unfortunate want of any con- stituonoy capable or willing to bear arms and wustain the Packaro Government, Ninety- five per cont of tho Republicaus in Louisiana are colored. It is thoir misfortune that they aro not the pbysical or mental equats ot the white" population, 95 per cont of which of which are Dowocrats. Thoy have como down during 80 many generations of wlavery, bred under the terror of the lash, tholr lives at the mercy of their owners, sud stonding in awe of the white race, that, while all zealous and united Republicans, they dare not oppose resistance totha violence of the whita man, and from a physical contest with the whito raco the négroes instinctively and incontinently run awey, 1f the colored people were not non-resistants, but would strike back when struck, and would stand up for their rights and defend . them instend of lylng down and surrendering without o shot ora blow, it would enormously simplify the question of affording them protection and keeping them in political power. The white population holds in about tho same proportion the taxable property of the State, viz.: 96 per cent. They have resolutely combiued to pay no tazes to the Paoxaro Government. Thoy bave, moreoyer, ob tained possession of a large proportion of the county offices, and have all the polico force in Now Orleans, and to that extent hold tho machinery of Government. They offer no violenco, but they are carrying on protty much all of whataver Government thero is in tho Btate, without serious opposition, Gov. Pacearp holds possossion of tha Biate- Houso. Hohas got into thot bnilding 160 armed mon ; he has some guns and powdor ; and bohind barricades ho is playing Gov- ernor. Wore it not that the United Btates troops prevent breach of the peacs, his Government would fall to pleces and diaband in an hour, ‘What can the President do under such eir- cumsatancen ? He can recognize PackARD nnd bis wing of tho Legislature, and send war vossels and Federal troops to protect him nod them, but he cannot compol the taxpayers to pay their taxes to either faction; and ha cannot furnish Paoxanp with money ont of the Foderal Treasury to run his State Governmont, or'to pay and feed the Gov. ernor's guard. Ho can sustaln Pacxaap as Governor for four years, but ho cannot com- pel the people of the Btate to recognize and support him beyond suppressing any vio- lenco that may b offered. There hias been no proper exgontion of the 1aws in Loulsiana for many years. Thoro is 10 officor who will vndertako to arrest a mur- dorer; no grand jury will indict, or conrt try, find gnilty, and hang n murderor. The law nnd the Govornment have stood para- lyzed for years, becauso thoe Government, olacted oven by n majority, hns not tho sup- port of the classes who will or ean enforce thelaws, or give either moral or physical sup- port to the authorities. | The President cannot supply these things., His authority is limited to tho preservation of tho peaco ; but the silent, non-combative, and non-acting opposition is ns fatal as an sggressive' policy. It leaves tho Presidont with nothing to suppross, nothing to oppose ; and the empty recognition of Pacxanp will not provent the literal starvation of his Gov- ernmont. This is tho despair of tho sit.’ uation. . 1t is time that tho people of both parties in Louisiana and in tho country should sce and underatand this condition of affairs, and, to promote the policy of the President to secura tlie Sonthern States wiso and honest local self-governments, shonld be willing to Fiold something for the public good, and, by union, co-operation, and compromise, extri. cato the Stata from ita present perplexity, and’ establish thers ono Government to which the whole peopls will give a cordial support. THE STATE-HOUSE COMMISSIONERS, The bill reported by Mr. AnusTroNG, abol- ishing the Board of State-Honss Commis- sioners, will receive the approval of the on. tiro poople of Tilinois outside, perhaps, of littlo clique of interested friends and jobbers in and'about Springfleld. There are two ex- collont reasons why the Legislature should hnsten - o sdopt tho messure. The monsy for procoeding with tho work has all been exhausted, and cannot constitutionally be sppropriated oxcept by a voto of the people at n genoral oleotion, after which it must bo ralsed by taxation; consequently it will be moro than two years beforo thero will be any work for the State-Houso Commisaion- ors to do, and it is only fair to dispenso with thom, their salarics, their attaches, and their exponses. In- the socond place, this pro- coduro serves to'gat rid of a set of men who havo forfeitod the confidenco of the people by their provious management of tha Btate. Houso affairs, and by altering the plans and dofng the workin utter disregard of tho constitutional limitation of the costof tho building to $3,5600,000 when completed. ‘Wo have gone over this State-Hlouse mat- tor protty thoroughly and exposod somo striking ovidences of abuses, and unlawful practices, nnd band manngement., We havo naver charged corrnption ou tho part of the Btate-Tiouso Conimissionors, nor is such a charge nocossary to establish the claim that they ought now to bo disponsed with, Itis not denied that they, in full knowledgo of tho constitutional limitation of 88,600,000, have proceoded “with the work on a secalo which necessitatos, as they say, almost auother million to comploto it. It is not deniod that when they nsked thelr last ap- propriation of $800,000, thoy gave the Logis- Inture tho sssurance that this sum would enablo them to finish the building by last January, It isnot denfed that the sum of 81,600,000 was amplo to orect ns magnifi. cont n BStato-Houss ns Illinols desircs or ought to have. It is not denied that the prices of labor and materlal have so shrunken within the Inst threo. years that $1,000,000 in building wonld go as for o8 $2,000,000 boforo the panie, We havo shown that o fat contract was awardod to tho Penitentiary at o most favorable figure ou tho ground that a Btate institution would got the benefit thoreof, Lut that the contract nud profits wore turned over to a private in. dividual, Wehaveshown thatthoBtate-House Comunissfoners have changed the plans from timo to time in such a way ad to iuvolve n needless expenditure of several huudred thon. sand dollars, It is charged that much of the work ju and abont the Binte-House has boen done by thoe day, though tho law explicitly requires that all the work be dono by con. tract. It {s charged that the Commissioners have indulgod in a vast amount of ginger. bread stucco.work, which is mnot omly in bad taste, but which is perishable, and wocured only at noost far in excoss of its nctual value. ‘The not rosult of all this is that the State-1louse is unfinished, and that the plans on which it has progressed so far require the expendituro of $700,000 nore, which the poople are to be askod to vote. The present State-Houso Commissioners ore responsible for thia state of things, ond the people of Illiucis feel in the matter of intrusting tho expenditure of more money into their hands very much as tho people of Cook Connty fecl toward the Bosrd of County Commissioners. Cook County is to bo asked to vots bonds to *carry on the work of the Court-Ilouse which bas been begun, but the peoploe will not do it unless tho present County Commiasioners are logistated out of existence, sud therv can be some as- surance that the money will bo Lonestly and judiclously expeuded. Bo, we believe, the people of lllinols “will vefuse to vote 700,000 more to be put ioto the Btate-Tiouso unless there i a change in the Board charged with its disbursement, ‘What guaranteo have the peoplo that the swn now asked will suffice under the present mansgement? The same men understood that thoy were limited by the Constitution to & certain sum, but procceded in such a way 04 to excoed it. At their last demand for $800,000, they promised that would be eoough, And now that they ask $700,000 sdditional, there is no reasonable sssurance that they will not.apply again after that sum shall be ezhausted. The New York people baven't got through yet paying for tlelr City-Hall; thoe people of Ilinois want D e e———et T zome limit on tho Btate-House, and this they | themselves by stoaling. I oannot be guaranteed nnder the present | swell the catalogne of stra-t.h: Board of Commissionom. . President YAYss' nominntions for the Cabinet positions aro thioso which were an- nounced in Tre Trinuse alone of yesterday, thongh thers has been somo change in the assignment of the places, Tho Oabinet, s nominated, is as follows : Becrotary ‘of Btato—WrrrLax M. Evanys, of New York. Boorotary of tho Treasury—Jomy Smznmiy, of Ohio, Secretary of the Interior—Oany, Somuaz, of Miesourd, Secrctary of tho Navy—Ricmirp M. 'Trnosesoy, of Indiana, Socretary of War—Gronom W, McCaary, of Towa. . . ' Attornoy-General—Qon. Cranres Dxvexs, of Masanchusetts, Postmaster-Goneral—Davin M. Ker, of ‘Tennessoo, . Thia Cabinet will give general satisfaction to tho couutry at Inrge. Asa whole, it ia much superior in ability and much mors worthy of popular confidenca than the Cab- inet appoinled by Gén, Graxr eight years sgo. Ita composition attests President Hayes' firm intontion to earry out tho con- sorvative ond conciliatory , policy fore- shadowed in his lotter of acceptauce, and confirmed by his innugural address. .Tho changes in the positions assigned respective- ly to Messrs, TuomesoN, McOnany, ‘and Drvenas are woll advised, and Gen. Devess, whois an ablo lawyer, will ba of more serv- ico to tho Administration as Attorney-Gen- cral than ho would have been in the ' Navy Department, while Mr. McCrant's energy and publie experionco will enable him to ad- minister tho War Department efficiently. - ‘The oply oppaesition likely to be developedin the Senate concerns Messrs, Scuunz and Key, The opposition to the former is entirely por- sonal, nnd is the expression of old spito growing out of quarrels of the time Boiunz was in tho Senate. To oppose his appoint. mont now on this ground, when there is no question ns to its fitnoss, will be an imperti- nont’ interferonco with the President's pre. rogative of appointment, and Senatora should be careful how they assume such & responsi. bility at tho very outset of the new Admin. istration. ‘We have no hesitation ‘in saying that Oanu Bomurz i8 an’ abler man than ony who may oppose him in the Bonate, ns honost as any who consent to opposo him on personal grounds, and better qualified for the position to which he has boon nppointed than any man who will vote against him. If any op- position to Davip M, Kzy, of Tennessce, is shown by tho Democrats in thae BHoenate, it will bo to a cortain extont notice that the Bouthera people are not inclined to meet: Prosident Haxes' disposition toward them in the proper spirit, and they will be the sufer-, ors. We can scarcely think, however, that oither personal or party spirit will bo por- mitted to antagonize sppointments so emi- nently satisfactory to the country. VAGRANCY LAWS. ‘While our own legislators manifest the ut. most apathy and indifforence towanls the Euppression of vagrants and tramps, although the subject is one of the most iwnportant that can occupy their attention, tho legisla- tors of others States nre grappling vigorously with this growing evil, baving sufficlent judgment to foresee that if somothing ia not dono now tho ovil will soon grow -to such dimensions ag to dofy laws, endanger society, and result in frightfal increnss of crime, Two very important bills have rocontly been introduced in the Legislature of New York, tho ona bearing dircotly and - the other indi. roctly upon this question; in other words, tho one being dewised to check the extont of pauperism, thereby of course ehooking the extont of crime, and tho other to reform as well as to punish criminals. A slight sketch of these two bills may contain some hints of value to our law-makers should they ever ba so far disposed to regard the wishes of their constituents ss to proteet them from tho ravages of idle, thieving, diasolute tramps nud vagrants who are awarming liko loonsts in ovory part of the Btate. Tho New York Vagranoy bill provides substantially that tramps and va. granty shall bo compelled to support them- selvos and reduco thelr numbers, It con- tomplates the appolntmont by the Governor of a board of peven managors in esch judi- clal distrlet, who are to have no other com- pensation than tho actual expenses incurred inattonding to their duties. 'Fhiese managers are to hiro proper buildiogs and grounds suitablo for the employment of vagrants, tho soxes to bo separated under all ‘clroum- stances, and, except upon the written ro. quest of the attorney of the county, no va- gront is bereafter to bo confined in any poor- honse or fail, but only in theso dltrict buildings. In this manner a system of work- housea will bo established all over tha Btate, liaving special reference to those miserable lozzarond, whero thoy will Lo kept under rigid discipline and be compelled to labor, The economical featurcs of the plan aroas commendablo as the reformatory. The cost of the buildings and fixtures will be compara. tively light, tho mnanagers will recelvo no salaries, and the vagrauts themselves, instend of belug contined in County Jails, with noth. ingto do, will bo placed in workhouses, whore they will be compelled to support themselves, inatead of belug aburden to tax. poyers or dead-beats upon the community, The Prison Lill to which we have alluded is veformatory iu its nature, and is based upon tho idea that tho first step towards reforma. tion is the awakening of sclf-respect on (he part of the prisoner. 1€ provides for an in. definite sonteuco of crimiuals by making their imprisonment dopendent upon good behavior, Harper’s Weekly gives the follow. ing outline of it o ‘The Courts seniencing offenders to the State Re- formatory st Elmira shall not **dx upon, stal determine, or Hmit the duration** af the punish. went. The managers may send lo the State Prison ooy prisonor who was mory than 30 yesrs old at the time of bis conviction, or who bas boen pre- viously couvicted of crime, snd any incorrigible prisuner whose presence is serlously hurtful to the uthers, Theoblect of 1he imprisonment Is to pre- veut the prisoncrs from cominitting crime, to so~ cure thelr self-aupport, and to accomplish their peformstion, The mauagers are to establioh o sys- tem of marks, under which every prisoner Is to be credited with good conduct of all kinds, snd charg. «d for all offcuses and negligences; aad they sre to relese suy vrlsoner when thoy are satladed that thero fs o strong or reasunsblo prolubllity ihat pls relcaso will mot bu incompatible with the welfare of soclely. The wmatagers way slso perls prisvnvrs 10 go out vvon parola under sultable rules, the inanagers still retaining custody and suparvision. The Prison law is exporimental, but the Vagrant law is suficiently practical to gom- mend itself to our own legislators. Vagran- cy o Ilinois bas increased to alarming ex. tent within the past three or four years. Every city in winter and every town and vil- lage in summer swarm with tramping pests, ‘who, a3 arule, will not work when work fs offered them. Inthe country they support pickpockets, loafers, and Lo Whatever else they may do 1 work, If they cannot mrka a Jivinne games of the dead-beatsand ro: ators, thoy will try to do <o beggary. If they do noi manner, then they will attc: house-bronking or person:i more ignorant and covu Legomidng smeak-thieves and plekpoc. the buider ‘onca plying tho avocations of »tho burglar and highway.robber. Chicago this soason haa been filled to overflowing with this class, who have poured in hors as n sort of snug winter-quarters, and they have boen the ter- ror of housekoepers and a constant source of alarm even to citizons upon the strocts. ‘When warm weather comas, thay will flock out into the conntry again and( make their living out of the farmers. This kind of vegraney is the firet and suro etop to actual o ctime. It may be prevented by prompt and vigoroua measuron of logislation. Tho Prison law of Now York smggests an experimont which is worthy of serious consideration by our law.makers, ‘Tho Vagrant law is not cxperimontal, It lins boen tried in Europe with success, If it will work well in En. gland, it will work equally well in Illinois. Dut any legislation, howaver imparfect it may be, would be preferable to the remark- ablo degreo of apathy with which this alarm. ing publio evil is rogarded at Springfield. oo 1 in b3 bhiery by ) T P The speech of Mr. BuaiN® fo the Seoate on tho question of the admission of Gov. KxtLOGO ton seat reads very much na if e was secking a quarrel with Presldent MAYzs. A Washington dispatch says that tho President desired to se- lect one of Mr. Br.aiN®'s particular frlends for & scat in the Cabiuet. * A position was tendered 10 threc prominent citizens of Malne, all close Irlends of Mr. BLAINE, but all declined, and, as it is bielieved, by tho ndvice of the Benator. In view of this friendly manifestation on the part of Prealdent 1farns toward Mr. Buams, tho spocch of tho latter In the Henata yestorday ls regarded by the Republicans who are very close to the President aa significant and unaccountas ble.”” The part of the speech that needs ex- plapation fs that whercin be concealed two facts, Wlasald: ', You discredit PAckArD and you discredit Taves, You bold that Packanp [ not "the legal Governor of Louisiana, and Prealdont Havzs has no title to his seat, and the honored Vice-Prosident who pre- sldes over our deliberations has no titla to his chair, Illf, therefors, that on the action of the Roturning Hoard, which the Senator from Ohio ad- mits wan determined by the Electoral Commlisalon to be o competont, legal, and couatitutional body, rests the nuthority. of 8, I, PAckARD to exorclas tho Governorehlp of that Btate, and on the. wu- thority of that Board rests the Legislatare of that State, and by the Legislature of that Biate WiLLiax Pirr Kxrrooo was duly clectod Benator and com- misstonad by thy Gurernor of that State, The'two, facts not stated are, that PACkARD was declared Governor of Loulstana only by one faction of the Legislature,~tho other faction declared Nicnotrs elected. The second fact Is, that KetLoda was declared clected Senator by oncof tho leglslative factlons. Tho Returning Board, after canvassing the votes for membera of the Leglslatare, declared somo Republicans and somo Democrats elected, The cortificates gave the Republicans n majority of both Houses, but the desertion of five Ropublicans in the Bennte Iater on gave the Demo- crats . & mojority in that body., “The two factions refused to meet and sct to- gother, but scparated and set up rival Leglsla- tures. The Republican wing ot the Assembly canvassed tho votes for Governor aud declared Pacranp elocted; whilo the Democratic wing canvassed the returns and declared NicnoLrs elected Governor. 8ince then both haye been playlng Governor, reading inaugurals and apecial messages to their respectivo rump Legislatures; cach have been fssuing proclamations and pro- nunclamentos, and calliug on the people to rec- ognizo them as Governor. Oen. GRANT rofused to recoguiza cithor of th factions as tho Jawtul Leglslature, or clther of the clalmants as tho legally-clected Governor; and President Hares has not yec changed the status or indleated which faction ho would consider the lawful Gov- ernment. Such oro the facts as wo understand thems but BuaiNs did not state the case soas to briug the actualitica Into the foreground, but preferred to deal in Innucndoes ugalnst the new President. The Bouthern Democratic newspapers, even now that Mr, HAYES Is lnsugurated, cannot for- Deur bittlog Northern Democrats telling blows. ‘The Augusta (Ga.) Conatitutionalist thus whacks away ot than; What rlg’ht have they to talk to us of doserting onrcolors? Where waves any flag they ore ready 10 follow to vindicate this great wrong upon the country? What drum-beat bas sounded in their ranka (o call the Southern Deinocrats to tha maki- tenance of the principles uf the party und of the Conatlitation? Let one slugle one uf their blatant chiefs stand forth with the front and spirit of s juan to make a couragoous stinggle foe the frulis of the victory we won for then, sud we may listen 1nore pationtly to thelr sccusings. The Memphls Avalanche puts in avother hit from the shoulder, asfollws: ‘Theru would bave been no war In 1801 1f that Temocratic eloment represcited by the (Yorld had not sucretly and opanl{ given cnman support, and houpe to tha old_seceuslon leaders, The truth is that Tammany Usll cares nothing ‘st a1l for local governmont In the Houthorn Hiates, and would clivarfully submit to anything, provided Tammany conld control Federal ofices and emoluments. % et —— Joux Q. Horr, whose failure tn New York for a mitlion and a half has already been announced, eays the faflure, although looking’ larwre,"is not soimportant as it seems, If this be the Jouw Q. Horr formerly of this city, as Is stated, he stlil retuins that bappy faculty of making light of heavy things and tosslug round thousands aud mfilions that he ' possessed when serving Chlcago In the capacity of Alderman, Ifitbo truo also that he went into baukruptey In order to equalize the asscts for his Amnerican creditors, huving been sued by an English creditor for large amount, {t also lustrates the patriotism which hoso frequently displayed in his stirring spueches to the Common Councll and ig his ap- peal for the uomination of Mayor, . Mr, Hoyr has had-mavy tumbles in his business career, but has always conis down oo hls feet, regard- less of tho distauce of the tumble. Therels Netle doubt, therefore, that he will soon be on his geot agaln, prepared to ralse sunken steam- ere In the middis of the Atlautic or to construct o broad-gauge rallroad to the moon. e — The Cincinnati Commercial calls attention to tha fact that * Presidout 1Ja¥ss bas nothivg to say about gold payments. e rcfers to *coln.! The gold bugs wilt take notice that President Haxes speaks of *coln,! e e— 1t will occur to the Evwning Journal, upon re- ficction, that It will find full occupstion i B- tending Lo its own busiaess. PERSONAL, Mr, Thompson, the new Becretary of the Navy, 188 gentleman who has recently produced a vol- ume tugching the thunders of the Vatcan, Bir Rose Lambart Rice has written a book sbout 1be **Two Americas,” le ihinks that the more Americs and Americans are scen the better both arv lkod. Hv saw inore pretiy girle in the stresjs of New York In a ehorter time than {n any town be was ever In before, The Rev, Dr. Bartol, of Noston, temdered his resiguation of his pastorsts last Sunday, the occa-. #ion belug the forticth anniversary of his settle. went, The Jouraaf says that the action was con- sclontionsly intended, but 1t will scarcely receive ©Olher potico than & promipt and uBanlmous request that it be witldrawn, ‘Tbo ailencing-of & chime of church-bells i3 FPhiladelphia bas developed a local controversy of some lnportance. The Rector of the church fu- tusfered with, in 8 letler (0 one of the hewspapars,” complalng that the decislon of the Cuurt, If it by silowed toatand, will resuls in the stopplog of alf church-belle, 1f eny nervous persons sball be found to weke afldavig thas they xre panoyed by the rinzing.. The Philsdelphla Tdlegraph, not st all dismasyed, accepls tho position of the Rector aa e correct one, aud saya $hat church-bells oughe to by stopped whea they imterfore with the pesce . namely, of even ond nervous person, 'The prospect fe, therefore, that s new crhsado will soon begin npor all the chareh-bells in the citys and whether brotherly love willeo completely prevall In that city as It has herotofore !s a question of serlous im- port, . f ‘The Medical and Surgieal Journal speaks of the blue-glags cure ina scofaful manner, and advises all bypochondtiacs to try the effect of Llio pill bo- fore Investing inrgely in tho new remedy. Botlt happona to be truo that those who have triod hiue pill longest lke ft least. Nlue glass has this ad- vantaget Itcan dono barm. Dlesldes, It hoslot the sunlight into many gloomy hones. ‘The Washington correapondent bf the New York GrapAie secms to have been mors largely endowed with ears than ia usually the caso with.the human spocies, Tle has heard that the new Cabinet of Preaident Tayos §s merely provisional, and that thore will have to be s reorganization ta meet the vlews of both Housce as soon as Congress meeta, 1laalso reports riimors of the formation of a new Administration party, on the basls of the vote for tho Electoral Commission.” - * ** ‘The New York Ttmes has Iaboriously traced the fnfluence of blae cloth on the human syntem, and bas arnived at the conclusion that its effect {s unu.. suslly atimulaling. *'Danlel Webater always wore a blue coat, and 1t {a noedleas to remark that he was simply fall of Intellect," Father Poland algo, Tux Triavxx begs to add, wore a bluo coat— and brass buitons. The writer on the New. York Journal, In his tnture resoarches, shonld not forget tomake sllowances forthe butlons, of whatever description, Thoro {s a discrepancy In the reports of the state dinnor ot the White House Saturday night which lcads us to fear that the newspaper-correspondents 1d not largely share In the festiva fruila of the oc. caslon. A Washington dispatch to & Cinclnnatl paper says that, In deference” to tho known fact that Mrs, Ilayce neser wears dresses decollette, the ladfes who attonded the dinner woro dresses high Inthe neck, The dispatch to the New York Herald, howaver, snys that Mrs, Hages woro '*a ‘beantitul white gros-graln silk cut decollette, with long sleeves.” 8it Stafford Northicote, In excnsing himself from speaking on A recent occasion, salil that his doce tor, meaning his medical man, had suggested that he ought not to be present. What was his dismay nt reading In & Dritish paper of the first class that his **deughter” was the objecting porson,. Ilee fertlng tu the matter subsequently, Bir Stafford sald: **Now, on the part of my daughter, 1 hava 1o remark that she made no such objection, and on tho partof mysclf asa parent, I shonld not Lave considered it conalstent with my dignity to have conanlted her,** The Amorlcan clalmant has come forward at 1ast; ho has been looked for mpatlently for sbme timo past, and no donbt wonld have been seen bee fore this had it certainly boen known who wonld bave tha privilego of disponsing the offices tnder the now Adminlstration, The clalmant In this in- atance, of course, {8 the person whio assorts that ho ‘wan the first to suggest the name of Gov. Hayes for the Presidency. The cditor of the New Jersey ‘Standard fs the man. He has recently canscd to he reprintod in circnlar form an editorlal printed in that paper April 28, 1870, distinctly pulting for. ward Gov, Liayus as the man for the place. Temple Bar has on intoresting article on ¢! The' Influence of Women on Tteliglons Worship, tho Stage, aod Litoratore,” in which the following passnge occurs: **Th¥notlon that tho world was mada principally for women, and for those objects which women havo most at heart, hasquickly been selzed npon by managors, and ono usnally gocs away from the theatro with the feellng that It ox- Iats oither for the purposs of oxhibiting what called femalo charms or of appealing tothose sen. timents which are gonerally sapposcd to Lo of & fominine cast, The horolc has been drlven from the atage, and the domestic and sentimental have usurped the ground It once proundly trod." Itls not now considered to be any part of the office of the drama to **purlfy by ferror,” Mre. Julla Ward Iowe publishesin the Woman's Journal an oxplanation of the various statoments concerning her clrculated in the Weatern news- papors during her rocent trip, The reported *‘Intervlew" with her orinted in a 8. Louls newspaper was, sho says, wholly unanthorized, and sho declines to be hold responsiblofor It The atatement that ahe was refused ontertalument lo a St Panl hotol on account of her participation In the woman-suffrage movement is pronounced uge true, The chargo that she was treated with rude- ness by a portion of Ler Indianapolls andlence Ie alio contradicted. In this condection It la Jater- esting to notico that Mrs. Tlowo and daughterare contemplating o trip to Kurope this spring, where, it i to bo hoped, they will be treated with nore courtesy than they experienced in the West, Lord Allesbury has written s letter on blooded horses which 0st provokes the London Times Into facetivusness, The Thunderer, roaring gents 1y, ingnires whother it le not vory proper that thera should be aome among the Peers to whom the fate of the Christfan subjecta of Turkey shoold appear tobeof lttlo Smportance in comparison with the prospects of the Newmarket spring-meeting. Lord Allesbury does mnot, however, .speak so much of the Nowmarket wspring-meoting as he does of two toples rather moro . generic, the practice of handicapplag , snd the Fronch policy of protectlon by which Epglish pow excluded from certaln races fn Handieapping, be thinks, 1s contrary to tha fntereats of breedors, since it does not provide that the beat horse should win; at the same timo, he le free to confess that he would never have at- talned ax good results in Lis ownstables hiad hai copping not been largely in vogue, The Introduc- tiou of railrosds bas taken racingoutof the clre cultn in which it formerly flonrished, and mnde & large part of the world accesalblo to competition; bandicapping consequently becomes necessary 17 young horses sro to b used at sll, The lackol reclprocity on the part ‘of foreign race-courses Lord ¥almouth would resent by excluding forsign horses from races in Kngland nnti} the Lar sgafost the admiselon of the horses of thut country abroad fs removed. ' Ilarrict Martineau had her romance, At tlig age of 24, sha becama virtually engaged to a student- friend of her brothor Jimes, Sho was at first anxious and unhappy, Her venoratlon for bis morale was such that she feit she dared not un- dertake tho chargs of his happiness, and yet sho dared not refuse because she felt It would be his doath-blow, She was fll—she was deaf—shg was in an entangled state of miud betwoen confiiting duties and some lower considerations; snd many times di b, in’ hor foar that she should fall, that had never scen him, Just when she was growing bsppy, surmounting her fears sud doubts aud enjoying. his sitachmeat, the contes quences of his Jong troubla snd suspcnse overtook bim., le became suddenly nsano, sna aftor munths of Htuess of body and mind he died., . The calamity was sggravated to hor by the unaccouols ablo lnsults sho received from his famlly, whom sho had never scan. Yearsafterwards, when ble slator and Misa Martineau met, the mystery was explained. His famlly had been given to ne- dorstand, by cantlous lusinuations, that akio had been engaged to anotner while recelving his sd- dresscs. Miss Martinesu was siways thankful that shy never married. She uever altorwards wae tempted nor suffered anyihingin relation to that matter which Is held to be ' all-importsnt woinan,—love and warriage. AM thls isset down in the sutoblography, the first edition of which, by the way, is alzeady exbausted. Oue promiuent Lookselicr ondered 1,000 coples, Tho efect of Mre, M, W, Chapman's editorial work being in- corporated in both the Knghiah and the Awerican editions of the sutcblography Is to make the copy- rightvalld beyond (he possibility of intesferonce 18 both countrien. i REVIVALS. Bpacial Dizpatch to The Triduns. Paxron, Iil., March 7.—The raligious meet fngs’ commenced In this city on lust Bunday, conductod by Mr. Morto, Stata Becrotary of the Youuw Men’s Coristion Associatiou, are constuutly Incressing o foterest and attond- ance, Clurk's Hall is crowded to its utmol’f capacity evesry night, sud the morning praye m:‘:lclui is "c’ll sttended, there belng not less than 800 persons preseut this morning, A decd lutcrest Is wnauifested by ali, and quite a pum- ber bave already come out for Chrlst. ' Mr. snd Mrs. Wilson accompany Mr, Morton in his la- bors, sod take charge of the siuging. Mrd. Wilson is » sister of tho lamented P, P. Bliss, and ls successfully carrylng on tha work begun by ber brother fu Gospel singlog. e —p——— SNY CARTE LEVEE. Bpecial Dizpaich to The Trivuse, SyRiNomiELD, Il., Alarch 7.—The case of Bhaw sud Rupert, the Suy Carto levee, was con- tinuod until the June term, to enabls other par- Lies 10 vome 1 as defendants. This will bo re- membered as the Mill suit, alleging damage by overflow, und asking that tho Leveo Commis- slovers be compelled to remove tho Joves as sa obstruction, gtes