Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 21, 1877, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1877. the immorality or injury of it, Let them confino their inducements to the Amer- féan nnd Irish whisky-drinkorn, who ‘know that whisky is # poison, and that it is ruin. ons to lifo, liberty, and the pursuit of hap- pinoss, and do not need any argumont on theso points,. The more they can induco thom to refrain from drinking whisky, not ovly on Sunday but overy other day in tho woek, the botter it will bo for thom. We havo suggested to the Mothodist brothren a splendid lino of compromise, We have shown thom n field white with the harvost, Lot them strip off their conta and go in snd labor whilo it is called day, naver doubting that thoy will succecd, nnd in thia work Tnz Curcaco Tatnuxe will givo thom ita chcerfal support, lowed to issue notes equal in amount to tho par valne of their sccurity. They have now 90 por cont only of cirenintion. This would bo an nddition of $36,000,000 to tho present amount of bank circulation, and wonld load to n genoral increnso of circulation by all the banks, ‘Cho next amendment should bo to ropeal tho war taxes imposed by the Govern- mont on the banks, which equal 2 por cont of tho circulation, nnd make the notes of theso banks, the means for redeeming the circulation being hold by tho Governmont, recclvablo for all taxes, Including du- tiea on customs, It is objected by tho sophistical wiseacre of the Chicago Times that this would increnso tho profita of tho banks. If the note circulation be not profitable there will bo nono, and it is a ques- tion whethor the banks shall havo a profit on cirenlation or that thore shall bo no circula- tion. As onessential and just provision for avy resumption of specie payments, tho freo coinage of the silver dollar should be ro- sumed. That is a measure which ia do- manded by overy consideration of justice and poticy, and indoed'of necessity. There cou ‘bo no resumption of specie payments with- outsilver, It is perfectly idlo to argo that there can be a resumption of specto pay- monts withont the coinnge of the silvor dol- lar; without the silvor dollar, resumption muet take place in gold alono, involving tho retirement of both the greenbacks aud the bank notes, amounting to $700,000,000 of currency. Resumption must bo genoral,— that ia, by the country and not by tho Treasury Departmontalone,—and for this the private capital of the pcoplo must bo ro- lieved of tho burdons and restrictions which prevent it taking action iu aid of resmmption, ‘Tho Chiengo Zines hardly makes any claim to intelligence on questions of politi- eal economy or public policy, and in oppos- ing the restoration of tho silver dollar to tho national coinngo it can hardly bo sald to bo inconsistent. Wa aro certain, howovor, that nino-tenths of tho ronders of that papor oro strongly in favor of tho recoinngo of tho allver dollar, The onactmont of alaw of Congress in October, restoring the old silver dollar as n legal tonder and providing for its freo coinnge, would havo tho effect of re- storing tho valno of silver to its ordinary rate, and before January, 1879, tho silver dollar would have a value, os it had for fifty yoara previous to its demonotization in 1873, equal to that of tho gold dollar, making specio pay ments o matter of course, involving no dis- turbance of business, and no contraction of enrrency. A silver dollar would tako tho place of tho greonback, and tha general currency of the conntry—gold, silver, greon- back, and bank note—would havo an equality of value,—tho dollarin the ono would bo equivalent to tho dollor in cither of tho othors. THE METHODISTS AND THE sALOON- KEEPERS, Tho Mothodist clergymen of. this city, in wrestling with tho question of tho sale of liquor on Sanday, appear to bo no moro for- tunato than their brothren in othor donom- inations, As thoy have now discovered, after much discussion upon tho necessity of closing tho saloona on Sundoy, thero is no Inw by: which such a rcxult ean bo reached. ‘Tho opinion of good Inwyers, and good Mothodist Jawyers ot that, bas beon fur- nished thom, and thoy find that, under tho Stato laws as well ns tho oity ordinances, it fa not illegal to keop a saloon open on Sun- day for tho salo of liquor if tho front doors aro closod snd tho windows aro scroencd. In other words, thore {s no law in existence that can bo enforced so asto carry out tho purposes of tho Mothodiat clergymen, how- ovor anxious the city authorities might bo to accominodate them. Our Methodist broth. ren, howaver, ‘should not rest upon thair arms on that account, 'Thore is still a largo and profitablo fold in which they may work, and with o reasonable degreo of sne- cess, and it isa feld in which thero will bo no temptation strong enongh to neutralize thoir effort, and no opportunity to withdraw from the performanco of thoir duty. Thora are two ways in which thoy may prevent the raloon-kcoper from selling quoron Sanday,— at least thoy have no reason to assume thoy cannot until thoy have oxhausted one or tho other method, and found it unavailing.. Tho ono inethod is to sond for tha saloon-keop. ora, havo a frank, froo talk with them, and induce them to close thoir places on their own motion, and thy other is to induca thoir customers not to patronize them. ‘They can accomplish moro with both clnssea -by mors! suasion, than they can by Delligeronco and physical compulsion. If they can by this same suasion induce men to abandon all thelr sing and fond correct lives, they ought not to despair of inducing them to give up the only sin that provents them from leading sober livos, Now hero is nn open flold of labor for tho Novas. Wiitina, McCuraney, Panxuunst, Onayta, and others, withont any politica in it, fa which they can display thoir zoal and industry. ‘hey oro porsonally influential men, and they belong to 4 large and influen- tial denomination, oud to nesume that thoy would not accomplish anything, or even to doubt the reault of thetr labora, would be to libel their influence. Lot them send for the ealoon-keepera, meot thom fraukly and oor. dially, and falk and reason with thom, oud seo if they will not voluntarily agreo to close thelr shopa on Sunday ond give thoir em. ployes aon opportunity to go to church. Meantime let them demand a plodgo from thelr own congregations that they will abetaln from whisky-drinking on Sun- day, and induco their frionds and acquaintancos to abstain also, ‘This would bo alogitimate as well as practical oxorclso ‘of influence. In entering this field, however, it will not bo worth their while to labor with tho Germans. ‘Their view of this question digers utterly from that of the American and Trish whisky-drinkers, Tho Gormany have drunk beer for 2,000 years. They wero drinking it whon ‘facrtus wrote about them, although 1t was probably a poor articlo as compared with tho modern Inger boor which the good Christian monks of tho Biddle Ages invented oy a spiritual solaco in their conflicts with sin, Alt Germans drink it, from the Emperor down to tho poasant, Men, women, and children drink it, and they drink it every day in the woek, if not every hour in the day. A pcoplo accus- tomed to drink beer for twenty centurics without {njary to them as a nation are not going tobe argued into tho beliaf that their becr isa poison, or that drinking itiaauin, They know that in physical oud mental ability, a8 soldiers and os thinkers, they are the peers of any people, and thoy will continue to drink their beer, which iy healthy and wholesome and does not iutoxi- cate them, leaving the Americans and Irish to their favorite poison. Our Methodist brethren might argue a year with the keeper of tho beer-saloon without convincing him that it was kuwproper to scll it, and thoy might orguo a lifetime with the drinker of becr without convincing him of 4 account of how he disposed of the wealth, Ge Gribiuve which is about as cloar os it is satisfactory, ® | ond tho creditors, aided and abetted by o couple of portinacions attornoys, propose to TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. holo the matter before they let up. It isn't ny SATIN ADVANCH—rostagm rareatp, | very healthy season for defaultora; the afly Edition, one year... 912.04) | present Administration has such an ugly Ly way of oxpecting public officors to attend to Bag their datics honestly aud officiontly. O98 Fear that Turkish agenta in London may 2.25 improvo the opportunity to forward to Con- L598 sinatnopia oe eps ners Seanentta Bai a e enomy’s headquarters on the Danubo h. qesavcataeiat cad Tinaren: beonre: ae sive Tost- | induced the exorcise of the greatest of cau- Office address [0 full, Including State avd County. tion by the Iussian commanders, test the pRemistances 1087 Ue rine eieiettesavourthe.” | corretpondenta should get hold of accnrate sents To vITY sunscniaeits. < information. The scribes are i” a spite! Dally, dellvered, Sunday excepted, 25 cents per week. | atatg at not being able. to telegraph what lit- ar es ne ee rant pacman tle they have Toad out about the impending Corner Medison and Dearborn: chicago, Lil. | forward morement, The very fact, how- aver, of putting the screws on so tightly is an indication that tho Russians are about roady for business. who wns Scoretary of the Republican Na- tionat Committee, held no Federal offico during tho campaign, and, whilo he ia acting as Assistant Sccrctary of the Troasury, ho hag no time to spare for the manngemont of partisan caucnses and conventions. THe would not if he could, ond must not if he would, so far forgot the proprictics of his position. As to Mr. Custnaog, ho held no Federal offico while making his fight last year for the Republican cause; his sorvicea aro now employed by the people, of whom ho is a servant, and thoy are his master. Lot him keep out of alnte-making and convonjion-packing while bois in the public employment, Ex-Gov. Noves wasa private citizen Iast yonr, and therefore the moro usefnl and efficient in the political campaign. We trust that Mr. Root doos not want him to leave iis post aud come home to manago caucuses in Olio, or stamp that Stato this fall, whilo drawing pay a3 Ministor to France. Neither Gon, Wixorr nor Dan Sneranp held Fedoral office Inst year, and we did not observe that the omis- sion impaired thoir ability to manngo cau- cusses or sccura tho nomination of candi- Gates, Of the whole list of “ active work- era” only threo held office, viz.: Knrrs, Firzey, and Enos, and they wero not mado any moro useful to the party by virtue thereof, aud they are now entitled to “a rest.” There is nothing in tho President's rulo that will prevont them from coutribnting atl the monsy they please to the expenses of the campniga, and there will bo no troublo in finding mon to spond it in enrrying torches, building stumping- atands, paying for music or gunpowder, hiring chailengors at the polls, and dofraying other legitimate campaign expenses, Thoro will atill be plenty of things for the office holdors to do, and the tendoncy will always bo towards tho relaxation of such restrictive ruleg rather than the tightoning of them. — own experience. A Postmaster was\accused of robbing the mails, <A decoy Jetter bad been followed and was missed In his offlee. There wero three witnesses against bliin and not one in Ms favors Things looked blue for him, when dudge Srraaus advised him to eend for the man to whom the letter was addressed, and bo- holdt he had recetyed it through another office, where ft lad escaped the detectives. From thie the Judge draws a plain duty for counsel to fol- low closcly the legal maxim assuming tho ine nocence of ‘aby man until ho fs proven guilty. a Alady reporter for the New York Sun bas been talking with # gentleman—"who was not oxenforing man, o journalist, a lawyer, o min- ister, of amerchant,” but who was probably a polleeman—about yachts, He told her that there were $3,000,000 fn yachts In the New York Ciud, and that it cost from 82,000 up to keep one, The total tonnage {fs about 5,000 tons, and, besides this, thereare twelve other clubs in. the bay. Thy fan must be commensurate, to permit this outlay, and the example of the New Yorkera in devoting thelr moncy to the prosecu- tion of a healthful pastime is commended to Chicagoans, who hayo as broad o surface of water as that ever used In the Eastern regattas. a An investigation into professtonal mendi+ cancy {u London tas developed the extstence of a club numbering forty porsons, suvplicd. with an assortment of directories and plates for printing visiting cards. This horde forma tho Begeing Letter-Writers’ Society, and their ay- erage receipts are $25 per manatweek. Tho cards aro used to borrow money from eredulous ‘bankers and merchants, the beggar representing himself os a relative of tho man whose pastu- board he bears. The establishment of a Society forthe Organization of Charity has brought tlicso facts to Ught, and great progreas hos already been made in ridding tho metropolis of these social pests. —a——__ Mr. Jastas P. Root is greatly alarmed for the future salvation of the Republican party If tha Federat offlccholdera are not permitted by the Preaident to “ mannge ” {ts caucuees and con ventions, and nominate {ts candidates,’ as per previous practice. Our friend {8 borrowing trouble, so faros this county at least fs con- cerned. There still remains with ua largo os- sortment of gentlemen, not Federal appolutees, who will volunteer to “manage the conven- tions and make tho slates. It will bo thne enough to get scared ifthe conventions fail to be held, and tickets aro not put th nomination by reagon of the non-interference of the Federal olceholders. Let us walt; give us a rest. as refugo for political hacks and the malo and femalo relatives, dependents, and friends of Congrossmen, In its present organization, the economy and honesty of its manngemont aro ontirely depondent upon tho good faith snd officioncy of the Administration; and while, during Prosident Ifares' term, it may bo kept freo from senndal and abuse, thoro romains tho opportunity and temptation to roturn to the old order of things under a suc- ceoding Administration, Tho best and most thorough mothod of reforming tho civil sorv- ico is to abolish on offico whoraver it can bo dono without positive injury to the Govern- ment, and this Buroau may bo abolished with n positive bonofit, leaving the printing and engraving to be done by contract, and more. ly affixing the Government sonal in tho Trans. ury Dopartmont, Of courso, it is not in the power of Presidont Ifaves to carry the ro- form this far; but, if the Congress fairly reprosents public sentimont, it will supplo- ment tho President's nction by legislating the Bureau out of oxistenco, Meauwhilo, this new ovidoncs of tho good faith of tho Presi- dent and his Cabinet to provide the retrench- ment and correction of abases which have been promised will strongthon the Adminis- tration in tho confidence of all honest mon of all parties, REFORMING THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE. ‘Thero is ono great advantage sbout tho policy of the prosent Administration in that it is so clearly dofincd that there is ‘no mis- taking ft. Thore woro just two things to which President Hares was distinctly pledged in the party platform, in hia letter of accoptance, and his inaugural address. Ono was an effort to secure pacification of the Southern States, and the protection of the negrocs in their political rights undor the auspices of the whites among whom they lve. Tho other was to purify the Govern- ment servico and relieve the people of the burden of supporting avast lorda of uso- less officeholders and political dend-beats. It ison tho issuo whothor President, Hayes has or has not beon faithfal to these two pledges that the people must divide in mak- ing up the popular verdict on his Adminis. frntion, ‘Tho treatmont of tho Southern question excited some antagonism among n cortain class of small politicians who think tho Republican party cannot live without carrying tho * bloody shirt” os a banner; but the Southern policy is becoming still more unpopular among tho lazzaroni, whoore now porsunded that they will no longer be per- mitted to subsist on public patronage with- out rondering somo servico for their pay. An Administration which procoeds upon tho theory that Government business should bo managed as economically, prudently, and consciontfously as private busincss can find no graco.smong 4 class of persons who havo boon roared in tho bolief that Government office is s roward for political service, and that continued political service while in office constitutes o claim for pormanont tenure without any roference whatever to the nacos- sitiea or advantages of the Government. These peoplo will nevor forgive President Tlayes for his Southern policy, and all on account of his civil-soryice policy. Perhaps the most striking example of tho ‘old system of public patronngo that has yot been oxposed was discovored in tho over- hauling of tho Bureau of Engraving and Printing in tho ‘[reasury Departmont. Though this Bureou is tho mont costly in the public sorvice, on many accounts one of tho most important, and employing moro men end women than any other Bureau in Washington, it has nover been subjected to any restrictions by Inw. Its chiof doca not requiro to bo appointed by tho President nor confirmed by tha Sennto; the number of employes ia not limited, sud appropria- tions havo boon dotermined ontircly by tho rolations between the Congress- moa and the number of friends or dopendents thoy havo been ablo to provide for. The Gareau bas been nothing moro nor less than an asylum for impecuni- ous relatives, political strikers and blowers, fomale dopondents, or frionds, or mistresses. of Congressmon and influential politictans. Howovor Invish tho appropriations, which wero gauged according to the accommodn- tion shown to Congrosamon, they were al- ways oxpended before the expiration of tho term thoy wore to cover; thus, the %2,000,- 000 appropriated for ono year was oxhaustod within soven months, Howover much tho Bureau's work foll off, the number of om- ployos was maintained, and at tho inaugnra- tion of Presidont Hayes thero wero nearly 1,000 men and women (moatly womon, wo Dolicve), notwithstanding o notorious de- ereasa in tho labors of tho Bureau. By tho lat of May the number was reduced to 419; ainco then, fifty-two othera havo been dis- chargod, aud the Commission which has beon investigating the Bureau find that its op- portunitios for official dond-beating aro so onormous that it would bo better to abolish it altogothor, It is natural thot thero should have boon atill other abuses ina Bureau that was ut- terly irrosponsible undor tho law. .'Thero was paper on hand May 2 which had coat over $300,000, and a largo part of which could novor bo uscd at all, becauso it had beon ordered in special sizos greatly in ox- coss of the domands, Thus thero is Nu tional Bank note-papor enough to Iast two yoars and Govornmont note-paper enough to last aix yoars longer, though greonbacks may be abnndoned boforo that time, About seven times as much paper was ordered and paid for than was nooded for tho 4} por cont bonds, Of course, all this was to favor cor- tain pot contractors, In tho samo way, thore oro now over 100 more on- graved portraits, modo at an oxponse of $60,000, than hava been used; tho Govern. ment has to pay protty dearly. for tho gratification of personal vanity, ‘I'he Congrossinon have crowded in thelr favoritos with the mout unblushing effrontery, and in many instanecs to the scandal of public morals, ‘Io forco hag boon from twico to threo times as large as was necessary, In ono case elxtoon women were ongagod in carrying note sheota from one room to on- other, whilo tho somo labor is now perform. ed by one person with a truck; ond in ane other go many women were imposed upon the Bureau by the persistence of Congress. men that it was uccessary to construct a platforin in one of tho rooms, making a sort of uccond story, in order to dispose of thom, Something of the same sort of dead-beat- lng was practiced at tho Govorumont print {ng-establishment, which Mr. Dzrnzes is just now ongaged in putting to rights. Br, Ouarp, the formor Govornment Printer, was charged with running tho Departmont loosely ond perhaps corruptly, and tho Democrats of the last House were engaged in investigating him, During the process of this: investigation it is alleged that the Con- grossmon who came to his defenso took ad- vantage of their partisanship to impose upon hin a largo number of workmen who wero uot necded, and, while professedly yindicat- ing this branch of the service from the chargo of abuse, were themselyca abusing it most flagrantly, As to tho Buroau of Printing and Engrav- ing in the Treasury Departinent, tho welfare of tho public service unquestionably demands that it bo abandoned altogether. ‘Phis action should bo taken not only for the reason given by the Commission, viz.: because its work, being in tho nature of private business, can be done more advaategoously and ecouomlc- ally by contract, but also becausy there is danger that it may ogain become a mero “ AMUSEMENTS, MeVicker’s Thentres Maglaop atrect, between Dearborn aod Btate. ‘Tony Pastor's Company. Variety performance. Gus ‘Williams, the Kerneti, Delehauty and Hengler. At Auburn, N. Y., yestorday, on the occa. sion of the suniversary of tho Suess. Guard, Gov. Wang Ilaurron spoke o long specch, After saying as little as possible upon the nature and canse of the meoting, ho dofincd himself and tho policy of his Administration in South Carolina, raviowing tho strngelo, which he character- ized as a war ogainst carpet-baggers, and making huge promises for his conduct in the future. If ho lives up to his pledges, his Stata will be a paradise for colored people, whom he will protect, co help him Gop, and teach their responsibilitios, Baverl: Theatre, Randolph atrect, between Clark aod LeBalle, “Rip Van Winkie.” Robert MoWade. Adeipt! Theatre. Monroe street, corner of Dearborn, ‘The Pho nix.” Milton Nobles, Maurice ire; Fanny Luwit Hart, Jnte Coventry, Josic Uight. ‘Of the fourth measure proposed by Taz Thin- unn,—the recolnage of sho old silver doltar,—It wlll auf lice for tho present to say that it woulddrive the last dollar of gold ont of the country and sink all bank and Government notes oa far below the allver dollar as they are now beluw the gold dollar, and, by impalring the pubtte credit, put off the day of specie payment Inacinitely.—Chicago Times. It is not often one finds so shallow sind ob- surd a statemont ina public print. The pa- per circulation of the country, which is be- low the value of tho gold dollar, has not “driven tho Inst dollar of gold ont of the country.” Whother it was 5 per cont or 50 per cont below gold, onough of the lattor ro. mained to perform all tho servico for which it was actually necdod, viz. : for tho pnyment of duties, intercat on tho debt, and sottlo- ment of foroign balances in commercial transactions, With silver remonetized, all the gold will stay in the country for which thero is ctual need. Tho part not. required in’ business will bo exchanged for othor property. Tho re- monotizing of silver will enhance ita valuo by increasing the demand for it; the law of supply and demand will operate in this case as cortatnly ns in all others. Decrease the demand for gold and increaso it for silver, ond tho tendency must bo to raiso tho valuo of tho Inttor and lower that of the former. Tho suporficial sophist of the Times may uot bo able or willing to comprohond this simplo fact, but other people are not s0 wonk-mindod or perverso as to dovy it. As silver is spocio whon notes aro rodcomed in silvor, and dobts paid in it, and purchases mado with it, there will bo “speolo pny- ments"; consequently it is nonsense for the Times’ sophist to |talk of “ putting off tho day of specio payments indefinitaly " whon ailvor money becomes gonoral. Expoattion Huitding. Lake Bhoro, foot of Adama street, Summer Night Concert by the Thonins Orcheatra. ILLINOIS ENCAMPMENT, NO, 3, 1. 0.0, T.—All embers are requested to tect at thelr Tali, comer rashington a1 ark-sta.. on Friday, Juno 22 abe o'clock sharp, for business of opartance, JOUN LEVIN, ©. P, A, NIEMAN, Berihe, + The threat of ANTON Junxen in his petition for tho reopening of the judgment sgatist his firm roficets the position of the wholo- “Firat Batch” of tho Whisky King. Juysen saya flatly that unless ho is reluased on ‘tho civil amt be will not testify against tho “Second Batch,” and his claim that the Govornment depends on tho testimony of himee!f and condjutors to convict the other crowd is aupported by a similar statemont by Judge #anas. From the dispatches it appears that tho Sccrotary is improssed by tho situation, and that tho ‘ First" will add another to thoir list of victorics over tho un- fortunates of tho “Second.” WHURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1877. CHIOAGO MARKET SUMMARY, The Chica produce markets were active and Irregular yesterday. Mess pork closed 20@25c per Del igher, st $23, 106013, 1245 for July and $133, 2256 @13.25 for August, Lard closed 16e per 200 tha cbigher, at $8.05 for duly aud $0.02! for August. Meats were Ormer, at 4c for loore shoulders and Uc for do short rib. Uighwines were un- changed, at $1.07 per gallon, Lake frelghts wero Yess active and etcadiur, at 1}4¢ Tor corn to Baflalo, Flour was aulet ‘aud cavy. Wheat closed Se lower, at $1.43 canh and $1,034 for duly. Corn ctosed steady, at 45\%c cash and 45%cfor Jul Gates closed '4@le lower, at 10i4c cash and 35} for duly. Rye was duit, at 0c, Barley was nominal, at 5c axked for new No. etter Sop tember. Hogs were active, and 15@20¢ higher, selling at $1.05@05.10, Cattle were quiet and unchanged, with ralca at $2.75@6.75. Sheep Were quiot, at $3,005.00. One huudred dollara “in gold would buy $105.97% Jn greenbacks at tho close. . SPECIE PAYMENTS IN GOLD. Tre Tripuxt sonie days ago discussed tho question of tho practicability of a resumption of specie paymenta by tho Governmont on tho firat day of January, 1879, ond pointed out the sorions difficultics in’ tho way unless Congress should by logislativo amondmonts remove tho restraints aud ro- atrictions now imposed on private capital. ‘Tho Chicago Times, in an endeavor to refute the arguments of ‘Tum Trinune, assumes that ‘Tne ‘tnimune is abandoning the cause of specio payments. Of course no intelligent reador of Taz Trrpunr has over read a word in this papor hostile to specio resumption ot the earliest practicable day; but from tho day the Resumption act was passed until now this paper bas hold that that law waa insufll- cient to accomplish the end; indeed, it was concaded by all those who supported tho Inw that it was incomplete, and that to. make it ffectivo would ro. quiro additional legisintion.. No such logialation has avor takon place. ‘Tug ‘Tnm. UNE, nore than n year ago, pointed ont that tho National Banks would not keep their notes in circulation when resnmption took place, if i¢ waa to be in gold. Evon with redemption of thoir notes in groonbacks, tho profit on tho bank-note circulation isin many cases too amall to justify a circulation at all, and hence many of thom havo retired thoir notes,—tho aggregato within o year being somothing like thirty millions, or one- elaventh of tho whole fasno, Whon tho bunks shall ba called on to rodecm thoir ‘notes in gold thoy will retire thom, because it would not bo profitable to purchase gold to sustain tho drain upon them. ‘Thoy could make moro monoy banking on the proceeds of tho bonds than on the notes, Tun Taiwuxn vow ropenta its statement that if the Treasury begina apecia payments in January, 1879, by the redemption of greenbncks in gold, then tho greenbacks will bo presonted aa long oa tho supply of gold fasts, or until tho last note is redcomod. ‘Tho Treasury notes thus redeemed must be ennceled, for thoro is no provision mado for thoir reissue and redomption, and the law doos not contemplate it. Tho Resumption act provided for the gradual withdrawal of the greonbacks previous to Jan, 1, 1879, until the whole amount outstanding shall bo $300,000,000, Under thia law 360,000,000 of greenbacks will have boon withdrawn by the timo fixed for specio payments, eighteen months hence. ‘Tho samo law provided for freo banking, but nevertheless tho Lavks havo alrondy re- duced their circulation over $2,000,000, Banks cannot bo expected to maintain a. note circuintion tuless thera bo profit thereon, As the day for spocio resumption in gold drawa near, the banks must havo either greenbacks or gold with which to redeom their notes. if tho Govornment redoom tho grecnbacks in gold and retire thom, thon tho means within reach of tho banks will bo confined to gold, It is impossiblo for tha Government to keep paper money at par uuless the Kamo bo ro- doomable on demand. ‘Tho Goyermment can only obtain gold from customs dutics, and this is needed to pay intorcst on tha debt. 'To rolasuo the grounbacks, it must voll them ato loss for gold, which gold inust bo paid out next day to redeom tho greenbacks. It is not reasonablo that any sane Administra. tion would attonipt to carry on o business of that kind. In anticipation of such coim- pulsory gold resumption, there is nota prudontly-managod bauk but will reduce its circulation to the ininimum Lofore tho day of resumption arrives, What, thon, will bo the condition of affairs? ‘Ihe greonbacks will bo rotired, the bank-notes will bo with- drawn, and tho currency of ae country will be contracted to tho comparative small sum of gold which can be kept in circulation, This gold must servo ns tho deposits of all tho banks, savings and commercial ; it must bo the sole modium of exchango; it must sorve to pay duties on importa and alt other taxes; it must serve forall remittances to Europt, equaling for commercial pur. poses and to pay traveler's oxpénscs perbaps 3150,000,000 a year, It must serve as tho medium for paying all private debts, and all business transactions above $5, Wo insist that, with such a demand for gold,'‘no bank could begin to keep its notes in circulation, Yot banks aro essential to commerce, The world has not yot discoverod a substitute for banks or for bank paper, nor has it loarned todo without them. But under the Resump- tion law, ag it now stands, specie payments will retire the romainder of the groonbacks, and force tho withdrawal of all bank paper, and such a result, we insist, will involve gen- eral ruin and disaster. ‘To avoid such a calamity, such a geueral bonkruptcy and destruction, we havo sug- gested that Congress should now furnish tho legislation necessary to onsble specie ro- sumption withont any disturbance of tho business of tho country. For this purpose the Banking law should be amended 6o as to enablo the banks to maintain their circula- tion, without loss, They should be required to secure their circulation by a deposit of bonds, or colu, or both; and should be al. It ts considered courtesy among Now York Judges to apnofnt ex-members of the Judiclary referees iu certain cases, Judge Josnen Ff, Wavy, probably with au eye to his rclirement and consequent emoluments, las decided “ that an agreement with a referce to pay him eeyeral tines og much fees for a decision in favor of ono party as for.a decision in favor of the other party, docs not disqualify tho referee,” on opinton which his brethren of the Bench will do well to remember when his term expircs and ds services tu the capacity of arbiterara offered. ne ‘TLhore ia n rumor that the indicted thieves of the County King ore meditating a terrible tavongo on the members of tho lute Grand Jury. ‘Choy propose to neglect the business for tho transaction of which thoy wero elect- ed—though this might not bs so dire o calamity, when wo reflect on how it has been donc—and hunt up the personal prop- erty roturns of the Grand Jurors, nnd lay charges of perjury theronpon bofore tho body now in session. Notwithstanding the fact that tho presont jury wore selected, by these banditti for their supposod plasticity, it ia doubtful if they caro to display such an utter absonce of intelligence as to take up the mat. ter simply to insure thair faturo selection by carrying out tho norrow spite of the Ring. Greanbacks at tho Now York Stock Ex- Mr. v D.D: the Public Printer at * ott, Mr. vonn D. Drrnexs, the Public Printer a change youterday closed nt 04} Washington, has been annoyed and distressed by many applications for work which he ts un- uble to provide. He has been forced, as the beat meats of giving information on the sub- Ject, to fssuc a circular warning all printers out of employment not to scck for it at Washing. ton. Tho public printingjofilce cannot be made elther a religious, political, or charitable asy- lum, and the eMcleut workmen now in the office cannot be dismissed to make room for others from u distance, a Atelegram in yesterday's paper announccs that the Turks have fallen back from, and tho Russlana advanced “to, Isbakirbsaba. Poor babies! what have they done that Ottoman and Muscovite “ Johunics ” should take turns in the Condish pastime of “ shaking ‘em up"? _——— Howanp to Suxnstan—" Tho Indians num- ber from 1,000 to 1,500.” Surraan to Bnay- man—"'In that caso you can havo 600 un. cient ond rusty guns and fifty rounds for each,” Se. Ex-Stato Anditor Jouxson, of Lonisisnua, felling to turn up some books demanded of him, and refnsing to answer certain ques. ttons propounded to him by the Grand Jury, tinds bimself 340 out, and ten days in, for contempt. The Grand Jury Monday lost indicted Capt. Hickey on a chargo of renting certain premises owned by him to the man WeustegR, to be used as a house of prostitution. Wo suppose that want of time alone prevented the Grand Jury finding perhaps a hundred or two hundred other indictments ogainat as many owners of premises rented for the samo purpose, or rented as gambling- houses. This want of time ig to be regretted, because on the jury was a large number of real estate owners and real cstate agents who could act on such cases wnderstandingly.’ In o majority of cases. the premises are rented for hese {legal purposes because of tho Inrge additional. rents obtained, and because payment of the rent ts elther ob- talued fn advance or amply secured, Tho persons who occupy these premises follow criminal business; they prey on the victime who may be trapped into thelr deng. Tho moncy they ro- celyo 1a dishonestly obtained, and they can affonl to pay rents which porsons {un houcat business cannot afford to pny. It was, we ro- peat, unfortunate that the Grand Jury, com- posed of thorough businces meu and themselves landlords, was not able to indict the wealthy and reputable owners vf all tho bulldings and roums rented for gambling and prostitution which are to be found jn tho yery heart of the business quarters of the city, The Grand Jury now In session might take up this subject Just where the last Graud Jury Jeft it, so that at the August term, In’ addition to Hicner and Wausrter, there will bos goodly and a numer- ous array of landlords for trial who aro derty- {ng extraordinary Incomes from the premises they rent to gembiers and prostitutes. a A special service was held In the nave of Weatmlnster Abboy Saturday afternoon, the 81 inst., in celebration of the fourth centenary of the introduction of printing into England by Wintiam Caxton. Thero was an immense crowd In attendance. The feature of the music- al part of tho service was MuNDELssoun's Uynin of Praise, composed in 1810, In com- temoration of the invention of printing by Gutennena. The byinn ends with the words of Sr. Faun, Romans xil., 12, fn Lurazn's veraton, —" Tho night is departing, tho day ts approach: ing. Therefore lot us cast off the works of darkness, and Ict us gird ou the armor of light.” Dean Sranuey's sermon was preached from thiatoxt, Hb compares must cloqueutly the condition of England in 1477 with that of the England of to-day, and attributed to the print- ing-press an important “place among the iuflu ences that have produced the change, =~ ee Gov. Cuttzox bas adopted o vory good ralo on the subject of pardons, which will tand to simplify procecdings iv: connection with applications of this sort, and at tho sna timo serve tho onds of justico moro fully than has been possible andor tho old modo of procedure, This now rulo requires threa weeks’ publication of n notice of ap- plication for Executive clomoncy in no paper located a5 nearly as posaible to tho placo whero the trial took place, tho notico to stato tho namo of the convict and tho na. (nro of his offonso, When obtainablo, a statemont regarding tho caso by tho Judge and Prosecuting Attorney acting theroin is roquired. If snch statement cannot bo obtained, the reasona thorefor must bo stated, A careful ond faithfol adherenca to this rulo will divest the pardon business of much of the odium which reaulted from tho abuso of tho prerogative during the fncum- boney of Gov. Cutntost’s predecessor. It will advertise tho fact that tho movemont to secure a pardon is on foot, aud givo tha community a chaneo to bring forward rea. sons why somo uotorions criminal should not ‘bo sot at liberty, of tho North Sido Justices of the Ponca, there has beon a hard wernmblo for tho vacnucy, ‘The Governor has appointed Avurin J. Dovze, Clori,of the Criminal Court,—o most Judicious and necoptable selection. ——— Tausxyson to Hoao— You area great man.” Tuao to Tennyson— You area great man,’ TENNYs0N and Hugo—' We aro both great men. Let the world rejoice,” oo PERSONAL. Moody and Sankey will begin their work an Dejitisaye Aug. 1, and return to Boston afler- wi e ‘Tho new Solicitor of the Tronsury is dis- granted becauso tho Washington Star referred to North Carolina ay ** The tar-hool Btate,"* ‘Tho King of Spain fa in lovo—in a most untoyal way—with bis cousin, Donn Mercedes, an accomplished woman every way worthy of the throne to which he desires tu ratso her,- Mr, Rignold, the actor, did not abscond from Now York, as reported, to avoid the payment! ofhiwdebts, HHowent to Montreal to fil an en gagonicnt under the management of Mr, Strakosch, Simeon, the Cardinal Socrotary of Stato and successor of thercnowned Antonoclll, retirearegular- ly atO:30 p. m,, and has half a day's work done In ie morming before tho roxt of the world is stir ting. Private Dalzoll, after urgent porsonal so- Icitation for an ofice, waa appointed toa third- class clorkship, which he declincd, laboring under the belief that it was less Smportant then a clerke ship of the Grst class. i Lord Btratford do Redcliffe, who hasan article on Turkey in tho last numbor of tho Vine- teenth Century, \6 89 ycara of age. Me began Ifo na accretary to bis cousin, Georgo Canning, and was for many years British Ambassador at Constantl> nople, Hefore consenting to bo tho Domosratio candidate for President ot the next election, Mr. Samucl J, Tilden will do well to rofect that the double-colunm article concerning his income-tax Jv otill standing Ln this office, and It shoote frou both barrcle, Beuninh Gibbs, tho fashionable tailor of Montreal, lately died and left an jmmenso fortune, hia picturo-gallury atone belog valued at $150, 000, Eighty of hiv best pleturcs, « bullding and lot of land, and $4,000 have been bequeathed by him & found a puolic art-gallery, On the ith inst, tho pageant of Lady Godiva was revived at Coventry, popularly known aw tho city of *'Pecping Tom," Tho Lady was represented by Amy Sheridan, the successor of the Menkeu, and mauy prominent charactors in local and national bistury were scen in the proceasion by proxy. e ‘Nhe first-born child of Col. Smith and his wife (formerly Ida Grecley) was baptized at the revley mansion on Chappaqua Fann recently, tho service being performed bya Roman Cathullo priest. ‘The farm ts uow offered forsale, Ipcan nover bo made to pay expenses except by 9 markes gardener, Mr, James Russell Lowell's accoptanco of the Spaniels Misulon will not be permitted to acver Ule counectlon with Harvard University, The Trasteca have refuscd to accept his resignation, preferring to All the vacancy during his absence, Mis understood that tho infusion was offered to Prof. Lowell in on cotograph letter by President iif i A roport is recoived by wuy of Victoria and San Francisco of an uprising by tho Blackfeot Indiana of Lritish Columbin, The Rooky Mountain camp of tho Canadian Pacific Rail- toad was attacked by tho savages, and all tha mon killed gave ono, who escapod to toll the Btory, Adecigion by tho Paris Court of Appeals on tho legality of “option” sales-is an opinion as isan opinion, It holds that such asale js not o gambling transnetion ‘if con- claded by tho partica, or by one only, with tho serious intention of carrying It out.” As such intention ia the mainstay ond vital eloment of the clap who wins, there will probably bo no further difiiculty on tho Paria Bourse, Mr, Jon D. 'Townsenp, Twre's counsel, has como to tho front with a scathing letter to Attorney-General Famontn, scensing that functiovary of having abused his office, Ywerp, and ovorything and ovorybody elzo, Ho relates in detail the negotiations betweon tho officinl, his go-betweon, Uryawr, and ‘fwerp and himself; drags Sasuy 'Tinpen in as neort of particeps criminis; exposes a scheme to utiliza tho poor prisoner of Ludlow for party onds; shows ‘to hig own satisfaction, at least, that it wag never intended to help the Ross out of his dificulties ; charges the Attornoy-Gonernl and. Lis fatus Achates, Buvant, with disguising themselven with aliases,—admitting, by tho way, that Tween wasknownin tho transsctlon os Tues Quant"; shys that many impor tant papers connected with the confes- sion hayo never beon returned, and swashes around generally with insinuations that Farmcusep is o frond and Bryant a anare, Enough of tho confession is afforded to introduce reflections upon tho Attorney. General's ingatiato appetite for more, and cominent upon his contemptuous refusal to keep bis agrocmont when he had secured all there waz, After showing whom Twerp would have convicted had his evidence been accepted, the letter charges that the great inearcerated’s heretofore incomprehensible action before tho Investigating Committeo was nivised by Famomity, who, it concludes, has by his conduct virtually swindled tho people of Now York out of millions of dol. lars. Tho War Departmont las administured a severe but just rebuke to Gov, Bnayaan, of Idaho, who asked permission to oyuip volun. tocrs against the Indians at tho Govornmont. expenso, by informing him that tho law does not provide for anything of the sort, Aman with intelligence cnough to bo ao Governor ought to know that the statutes only con. templato tho rending of the riot act to Kav. gos on tho war-path, without oven provid. ing thot it hall be translated into the Indian tongue. ESE After a long and bitter fight, in which he displayed moro tonacity than judgmont, Prof. Wextwontn bas boon slanghtored by the Sozona of the County Board of Educa. tions, and Prof. Lanrstong elected Principal of tho Normal School by n vote of four to three, ‘The public have takon no intorost in -the squabble, for tho reason that its result has no bearing of consequence upon the ed- ucatioual interests of the county, ‘The Nor. mal School is an cxponsiye and usoless insti tution which ought to have been abolished long ago. Victor Hvao has reviled to Mr. Tennyson's sonnet, gently rejecting the Intimation cou talned therein that “the stormy sea of Franco '* has no love of Englund. Frauce and England are to him, ho days, a single people, as trnth and liberty aro a single Wight. It fa ovitent that Mr, Tennyson dovs not believe us thur- oughly in the democracy of England aa some of the scat of us do, and he touk ft for granted, perhaps, that a person of Victox Hvoo's tue tongc Republican sympathies coudd find little to sdoilre iu British institutions. The fact that the French poet and patriot dees love England will bu Ilkely to disturb tho meditation of the slumbering Conservatives, ‘To be loved by such aman tea sure sign of something rotten fu the State, the old Lories will be Iikely to think, en Awriter for the London Times discourses at length upon the morals of the Abkases, a law: Teas band {u tho Caucasus, and, to Iiustrate;uis assertion that a disposition to steal ts conaidered a virtuc, gives a conversation between @ coy maid and heradorer: * Hast thou yet managed tosteata horsvt she oaks doubtingly, aud ho shows her the evidence of lila prowess, aad sho takes bim with every demonstration of affe tion, It has been claimed thut Russla has treated these people with unnecessary cricity, but {t now transpires thateven the Sultan could not stand thom, aud once sent 4 contingent of 200 home, for thelr depredatlous upon the rest of the army, Es Thore is every prospect that tho Indian war now in a happy state of progress out in Idaho will be promptly suppressed. Gen, Suruwan hos discovered an old act of Parlia. ment which allows the War Department to furnish voluntcera with ‘ muskets of tha old pattern, and ammunition not to excced fifty rounds for each gun," but no grub, The average volunteer armed with an old gun and fifty bullets, dependent upon the corpses he niakes for what he gota to eat, will fighta “great deal harder than the pampered soldier, who knows his rations are in the rear, ——— Mr, J.P, Hoot speaks of the men who haye served the Nopublican party actively in committees, caucuses, ond conventions who will bo silenced by tho President's late order forbidding Federa}. ofticoholdors to “‘manage the slate-making business,” and he enumerates this Hst of conspicuous per- gons who are cut down in the very heyday of thelr youth and usefulucss: F Gov, H.C, McConmicn, Secretary of the Ro- publican Nationa} Committee, is now Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, The Hon. With Cewnack, member of the samo Comuilttes, 4s Collector of Interns! Revexue tn Iudiana, Capt. Extuy Exos, of the same Committec, is Postmaster at Waukeeba. Cuacxcer I. Finzzy, of the same Committee, ts Postmaster at St. Louis. Goy. Enwanp F, Norgs, of the same Commit- teo fa to be Mipleter to France. E,W. Krres, the efiicicut and able ChMtrman of the Republican Statw Central Committce of Wis- conaln, gud through whose exertions that State way saved to the Republicans, ty Postmusier at Madison. 4 Dass Suxvaun, the lively Secretory of the Re- publican Comuwittce uf Uilnols, bolds a position in the Chicago Post-Onticu. Geu, A, T, Wikory, who #0 gallantly led the Sight {a Oblo os Chairman of tho State Committee, is Pension Agent. ‘Telegrams from Gen. Howaup describe the nepect in Idaho as “gloomy,” The In- dians sre active and aro gradually increasing in strength by drawing from other tribes, and all availablo troops are being burried to the front. Some thirty" citizens bave been murdered go far, and the latest intelligence is to the offect that Capt. Peasy, with a vast and magnificent ormy, numbering about 200 men, had cought op with a ravine in which was the enemy, *‘ well posted.” How he camo out is not related, but he was still ot it ‘when the last moasenger left.” Mr, J, D. Townsend, Tweed’s lawyer, an- ewered an finpertinent reporter who attempted to loterview him by making the followlng writtea statement: Eielacaid I went {0 drive. yesterday, atterngon, and retarn N a0 u'eluck L wad Fervam, wuleuliduatagres with we, and 1 there: fore, faired carly, Donn pretty welt | howerer. th Mie best am not writing 9 confesslai. : Tho statement that Mr. Coates Kinney, thu lawyer and poct, was atruck by lightning and killed, on hia way to the Mleck JUUls, is contre Uleted by the gevtioniay bimaclf ine card to the Clictunull Commercial, We was uot killed, woe not steuck by Nghtulog, and was not on his way to the Black Mills, Alu pleads justly, however, to haying written $*Haln onthe ltgot apd ‘Ths ‘End of the Rainbow." ‘Tho Hon. John Pattit, whose death took place at Lefayctts, Ind., the 17th lnst., waa ‘tas well kuown,"' tho Indianspolls Journal says, ** 08 any public man whu over took part in public affairs in thla State." Hy served os member of tha Stato Legislature, In the Coustitutlous) Convention, 18 Dott: Houses of Congress, and as a Circult and Kode eral Judge. Ho was one of thy Supreme Court Judges recently oxcluded frum tho State ticket om ita revialon by tho Democratic Central Comunitioe Grave complaints are made by artists acatust the action of the New Yprk Academy of De algu. ¥¢ 1s claimed that a ring bas been forined by. the Acadeutclums to so dlsposs of con- tributed pictures that they cannot be seen, while tufelor work is atforded the best hang fugs. So yreat has the dissatisfaction become, that o aplitund a uew Academy are proposed, aud a majority of the ustracized artists are rendy to jotn it. ——————- Judge Srracue’s attention baviug been culled toa discussion upon the propricty of counsel defending guilty mex, tells in w letter tu on Eastern paper a romantic mcddens of his I Counsel for the creditors in the Lankrupt. ms cy proceodings of Gen, MoAntuvs aro after that gentleman with a sharp stick. ‘There is i an unexplainedfittle matter of $35,000, which the bankrupt explains was borrowed for his A own basincss, but which the creditors contend i was borrowed from tho Post-Oflico when wee there wasn't anybody about, and they aro becoming clamorous for thelr share, ‘The Looking over the list we are moved .to ro exofftuia) limps around with a loose-jointed | mark that the tlt name,—McCoumice,—