Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 11, 1877, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1877—TWELVE PAGES, is a, Che Cribuae. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. BY MAII—IN ADVANCE—TOSTAGR PREPAID, 312.00 mont 0 cy area four tor bs and te Literary and aa ‘To prevent delay and mistakes, de sare and give Post- Oftce addreen tn fall, tnelnding tate and County. Remittances may be made elther by draft, express Post-Office order, or in regintered letters, at our risk, TERMS TO CITY BUDSCRINERS. Dally, delivered, Eunday excented, 25 cents per week. Dally, delivered, Suniay included, 30 conte per week. ‘Address THE TRINUNE COMPANY, Corner Madison and earburn-bta, Chicago, I. Orders for the delivers of Tux Ternuwx at Evanston, Englewood. and Hyde Park left In the counting-room ‘will receive prompt attention. . _—_—_—————— “AMUSEMENTS. MeFicker’s Thentres ‘Madison etrret. between State and Dearbore. | '*Ber- aphine." Mesdamee Meek. Maye, Price, etc. Messta- ‘Wheelock, Mamidton, Pearson, etc, Afternoon and evening. Hooley's Theatre. Randolph street, between Clark and LaSalle. En- gagement of the Union-Square Company. ** Smike.” Merdaines Heron, Jewett, Sylvester, ete.: Mevars, ‘G'Nell, Parselic, Jenningsete, Afternoon and evening. Adeiph) Theatre Monroe wtreet, corner of Deartoras *'The Lanca- shire Lass.” Meadames Hight, Stone, French, ¢tc. + Messrs. Dillon, Bialsdelt, Wells, etc. Afternoon and ercaing. Haso-Ball Parke Twenty-third rtreet, corner State. Champtonshtp game between the Loulerilic and Chicago Clubs at 3:45 om SOCIET S. WM. B. WARREN LODGE NO 2m. A, F. M.—Kegular Commantcavion thts (Saturday) and A. hail 73 \o'r4 sloutoe surcet: 8 o'clock, prompt. 7210735 : Srustocse wad wore on the Third Degree, Wisltors ale wayn welcome. ity order of the NLOP, Beeretary. SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1877. CHICAGO MARKET SUMMARY. The Chicago produce markete were active yester- day, and firm early, but weakened afterwards. Mess pork clored 15¢ per br] lower, at $1.20 “13,2245 for September and £13, 10@13, 12s for Oc- tober. Lard cioced Se per 100 Ibe lower, at $4.65 for Eeptember and £8.70 for October, Meats were tteady, at 43¢ for loose shoulders and 63¢ for do ‘hort ribs, Lake fretghts were leas active and firm, at 34e forcorm to Baffalo, Highwines were an- shanged, at $1.08 per gallon, Floor wasdall and irregular, Wheat closed ‘yc lower, at $1.08 for Aucust and $1.01% for September. Corn clored ‘ye lower, at 454¢ for Augustand 444 for Sep- tember, Oats closed X@le lower, at w4e for Ancuet and [3c for September. Rye closed easter, at » Darley closed firm, at Gviae for eptember. Hoga were more active, and S@10c bicher, excepting common heary grades, which were unchanged. Sales were at $4.75@5.50 for tommontochoice. Cattle were dull and weak, with Fales at $2.75@6.20. Sheep were quiet. One hundred dollars in cold would buy $105.25 in rrecnbacks at the close. In New York yesterday greenbacks were steady at 95 Nine tailors charged with riotonsly inter- fering with rome working-girls and compel- ling them to knock off during the strike, were fined by Justice Katrraan $4 each, and dis- missed with a benediction. The aggregate of the fines is very nearly the amount as- gessed by Judge Dataovoxp against one man, which balances the business and illustrates the adage. An enterprising individual who during the tiots received au order for sabres, pistols, and a few old carnon from the city, has sent ina bill for £1,400, The arms and guns are waid to have been second-band, and worth trom $190 to $250 all told, and the matter acs iven referred by the Council Finance Cotnwuittee to Capt. Rover, United States Ordnance oficer, for his opinion, The ava- ticious veader might be referred to the mob for his pay. \ —_—_——— Avscheme for amalgamating the Cann dian and the American cables is likely to be thwarted by the Dominion Government, which will use all means in its power to pree Yent euy infringement of the charter which wea granted the Direct Cablo Company under the provision that the two lines should. not Le wmalgunatel. The Government fs inducnced in this action by a desire to avoid a& mounpoly aud the establishment of ex- tertionate rates for the transmission of dis- patches. It might be well for the United States Circuit Conrt to pat the ranning of Justice ut Tiptonville, Tean., in the hands of a Re. ceiver, One Gen. Hexny Danwrnt, having lacn arrested, was brought into conrt, nt- tended by twenty-five arined men, who of- fered Uullety for bail, while the prisoner stulked forth uorestrained. The Sheriff ro- fused to enminon & pow, and troops were called for, but the brave General had skipped over to Kentucky, and the Court breathed tore free! —_———_. 1 Scucrzhed bis heart inthe campaign ef 1b Ha wanted to see Hares elected Vresidest, for he believed in him, and work- el with wl his might forthe success of the teket. His circumstances being such as to yermit it, be refused to aceept any com. jeteaation from the National Repoblican Conumtte, eves jusisting upon bearing his on exjeures. Gov, McCormicn, Assistant. Keerctary of the Treasury, and who was Sec- retury of the National Committee, la the au- thority fur the stovment, ——— A new and yculinr plese has arisen in the L2acrs of the Vrotection Life. Bome time ago Dr. Owseon recovered a julyment for $8,000 syeinat the Company, and put the Sherif in therye. ‘The custodian was nt around when the Heoriver stepped in, and the Doctor pro- Jews wuing Berit Keay and bis bondumen tor rulaaing the lien, while the Kecciver will epyly this morning for au order restraining the eounty functivuary from further inter. ference with Ue property. ‘The affair is be- oming shout oa wuch mized as one of the Beerttury's titements ovucerning the ovndi- tiuu of the Compass Cau They ure Luving a pleasant political cam- pozo in Frocce, as appears by the budget of Vara uewe cobie’ from Lawl yesterday. ‘ike Guvertizneut ty conducting the cauvess fu the nuvst 6; proved inechine fashion, with Jost enceyh of abwdute mvuarchy throws in Wa Huprese the peuple of France with » menses vd the pecuilor Leantics of their kind of » rpoblic, Sewpapen brstile to MacManon We nut periuitted Ww eisculate in many of the eri ieliepeile jh Le wapeper proprictos wes ed tur publishing » colored inep of Tretie siereivg the paitleal complesion of the crpartaents, and apvthes was fined fur mtwing Ww print ope cf MacMaxon'’s wjrtsing; the cals of the shotogrephe of ‘Tutere bis been forbidden: iu Paris, while asraugcnto bere ber made to distnbuts 1K ovyine of eyonmtrionn portedts of Mac- Abasus 4, eid vs ve trvegh the list of das potic restrictions which the Government has placed upon the liberties of the people, If, by any mischanco, all this should fail of its effect, and the Republicans should return a majority in the Chamber of Deputies, thero will be a day of reckoning which the Bona- partists may woll look forward to with dread. the National Government to meet a similar committee of three appointed by the Do- minion Government, the two committees to form a joint committes, and the whole ontfit to dovise ways and meana for the permanent disposition of Srrrixo But. That warrior, inthe meantime, has appointed himself a committee to meet a similar committee con- sisting of Chief Joszrn, the two commit. tees to form a joint committee for the par- pose of cleaning out the varions Territorios. It might amount to something if the two Governments would appoint a joint commit. tee of 25,000 well-armed mon to meet the obnoxious Bonz, ond, taking him by the horns, straightway cast him out, Messra, Lours Want and B, P. Hurcnresox have taken the first steps toward tho carry- ing out of their humane achomo for aiding workingmen ont of a job by authorizing the Superintendent of Streeta to employ thirty- five men, agresing to defrny tho expense wockly for throe months. Other gentlomen have come forward with money for the em- ployment of more men, and tho popularity of tho movement promises its extension until aubstantial benefits aro secnred bath to un- fortunate laborers and the city, The streota neod repairing, and hundreds of men need work, and if by the labors of these philan- thropists the dual reform is achieved of mak- ing the highways passable and the poor com- fortable, the inaugurators of the movement. are entitled to the gratitude and support of all good citizens, At the close of a long and bitter contest, the Democracy of Virginin yesterday nom- inated as their candidate for Governor, Col. Fnepenice W. M. Hauzrpar, of Winchester, upon whom the friends of Manose concen. trated their strength in onter to “lay ont” Daxrez, their most formidable and worst- bated opponent. ‘Tha Convention was one of the most violent and disorderly political gatherings ever held, tho animosity between the Manoxe and Daxirn factions be- ing so intense ns to threaten a4 bolt in case eithor were nominated. Col, Hatiipar, who wasa member of the Con- federate Congress, is spoken of ng n gontle- man of character and respectability, and likely to make Virginian good Governor, ‘The nomination is equivalent to an election, the State being so largely Democratic that the Republicans have nothing to hope for until the power of their opponents shall be broken by Internal wrangles,—s consumma- tion likely to bo not long delayed, judging from the proceedings of the last Stato Con- vention. ————_————— Judge Fanwzin yenterday overrnled tho motion to dissolve the injunction in tho Hanus case, It will be remembered that Hanws built tho foundation of the county Part of the Court-Fonse; that he applied for an allowance of $70,100 for extra work; that the Superintendent, Eoax, who by the contract was eole arbiter in the matter of claims for extra work, allowed Manus but fome $28,000; that, after’ long efforts to induce the Superintendent to yicld, Hanus applied to the County Bonrd, which body voted that the County Treasurer pay. tho bill in full; Commissioner Frrzornatp applied for aud obtained an in- junction restraining the payment of any sum in exceas of Eoan’s award, and it was this injunction which the Court refused to dissolve, The effort was made during the argument to establish that the original con- tract had been abrogated by tho action of the partics, This question of fact was decid- ed bythe Court syninst Hanae, and then the Conrt held that the contract was bind. ing, and the County Board could not go be- hind it and vote additional allowances, Tho importance of this decision is in the fact that another contractor has now a bill for $92,000 extras, while tho architect only al- lows him £11,000; and all tho other con- tractors have in like manner similar bills which a msjority of the County Board are prepared to putthrough. This decision ar- rests the extra business, WHOSE FAULT WAS ITY Mr, Buaixx’s Convention has come and gone, aud the political, horizon doen not seem to be any more disturbed than isthe natural horizon by the alleged retardation of the mnoon, ‘It has left matters pretty inuch where the Iowa Convontion left them. The President's policy was not explicitly approved, uor wos it explicitly condeuined; it was let alone, aud, as it is of auature to tuke care of itself, perhaps this was the best course to pursue, It is certain that opinion in Maine {4 divided as to the expediency,nnd probablo effect of the policy on the Republican party, but it ix not pousi- Ue to catimate the relative popular streagth of those favoring and those opposing it. A resolution of approval was londly applanded, and a resolution condemning {t likewise ap- planded; the spegches un both sides wero received with spprobation and disapproba. tion. Mr, Bian improved the dissension to pour oil on the troubled waters, and the Convention obeyed hie injudc- tion to table Loth resolutions and say uothing about the policy, Whether or not ‘Le was sincere in bis action; whether or not he wes influenced on the one band by spite and on the other haud by the thongtit of the Federal patronage in Maine; whether or not the apparent dissension was excited in onder to farnia him an occasion to play the part of peacemakers, sre things “which no fellow can find out.” All these belong to the sphere of the * unknowahlu,” Hot one of the resolutions adopted by the Convention was inferentislly uufair, because it wes manifestly Intended to prejudice the public agulast the present Administration Ly mnsking it responsible for am condition of things that existed before President Harra' iusuguration. We refer to the resolution in which the Maine Iepublicaus deprecate “the complete consolidation of all political power in sitteen Buuthern Biates in the hauds of those who precipituted the | Rebellion, while the Usion men are per- secuted into silence or banishment, and the entire colured race are practicdly disfrau- chised by force or fear." ‘This in the lan. guage Of the reeulution, It is unjust in the imspreusion it was meant to conrey for wo reasvus, viz,: (1) eceusy the sctusl cond tion of the Bouth at the present time dues bot warrant the asertion contained fn the chaivyg part; aud (2) because the actual con: diticu of the Buuth, as expressed In the first part of the resclution, cannot be attributed fu any way tw the influence ox ouuduct of Prewideut Maree, 4p bt true that Union mon “ ase persecuted lato alleace aod banishiwnt.” aud thas the <great. majority of negroes are '! disfranchised by force or fear" in the sixteen Sonthern States? Tho newa reports by telegraph and mail do not furnish any proof of this broad assertion. In tho the sixteon Sonthern States there haa been no charges of violence and intimidation .for many — years, and in tho few Sonthorn States where thers were political disturbances during tho last campaign, not a single murder of blacks or 6 political assault upon the blacks has been reported since tho inauguration of Hares, Tho only political munler among the whites was that of Critsous in Mississippi, and ho was not a Union man, but had been a prominent civil officer in the service of the Confederacy, The Republicans of Missis- sippi, in presenting their reasons why they refused to nominate n State ticket this year, did not ray it was because of persecution or fear, but stated plainly that a disintegration wos going on of which they wanted to take advantage, aud whicl was pretty sure to restore peace and harmony in the Stato; and they also gave President Harzs tho credit for having brought about this hopefal outlook, . é But, if the condition at the South is ns de- plorablo om tho Maine Republicans, under the lead of Mr. Baise, profess to bellevo, then who is responsible for it? Cortainly not President Hares, for fifteen of the Sonth- ern States had passed into the hands of the Democrats before he was inaugurated. Most of the Southern States were clearly lost to the Republicans during President Gnant's two terms and beforo President Hares had even been mentioned asacnndidate. The Democrats possessed themselves of some of them by fair voting, somo by fraudulent voting, some by intimidation and siolence,— but none of them, or at least only ono, by the action of Presidont Hares, Maryland, Delaware, and Kentucky have been Demo- cratic so long that there can be no qnestion about them. During Presidont Gnaxt's first term Virginin, ‘Tennessee, West Virginia, Missonri, and Georgia, and during his second term Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and South Carolina were acquired by the Democrata. Theso are all of the sixteen except Louisiana, and there Prosi. dent Hares found a dispute, with two claim. ants and the Democrats in actual posseasion of ninv-tenths of the State. In Florida and South Carolina tho Republican candidates for Governor had ran behind the Republican Electoral tickets, and the Supreme Conrt in each State had seated the Democratic testaut. In Lonisiaun alone there was still a show of contest, and the basis of a reason: bla claim in the action of the Returning Board; tho dispnta waa settled by consol- idating the two Legislatures with n Demo- cratic majority and seating the Democratic candidate, not by the direct intervention of the President, but owing to his refusal to sustain the Republican claimant with the United States troops, Daring all tho time that these Southern States were permitted to go over to the Democrats, when the “ Union men wero persecuted into silence or banishment,” and the bincks practically disfranchised by force ond fear,” Gen. Grant was President, and Mesars. Brame, Casenox, Burien, Crane pin, aud politicians of that class his princi. pal advisers, Daring all that time the Preal- dent had'fnll control of the army, and was net threatencd with n withdrawal of sup- plies, During most of the time he had Congreas with him by o largo ninjority in both Houses. ‘Then why was this condi- tion of things permitted to grow? Why was not tae army used to somo advantage in protecting political righta? Why waa it that Louisiana ond South Carolina were turned over to Harrsin on inchoate shape, when Gnast might have recognized tho Republican claimants any time between November and March? If the poaition taken by the Buamnz Teepublicans of Maine be correct, than their chief politician must shore the rosponsl- bility for it with others of bis class, but none of it can be fairly Inid at the door of Prosi- dent Haves, JUDGE WEST ON THE LABOR QUESTION. It scems to na that some Republican nows- papers ara making moro fuss than is necos. wary over the views expressed by Indge West, the Republican candidate for Gov. ernor of Olio, in his speech before the Cleve- land Convention upon tho relations of Inbor and cayntal, Undoubtedly Judgo Went, speaking in tho midst of the strikers and acting under very natural excitement, mony have said some inconsiderate things, and anny not have sufficiently guarded his phrase- ology. When he aaid, I am no railroad officer, and never was and never will bo; 1 hold no railroad bonds or railroad stocks, that my interests be different from those of any other man, and never did; I hold no un- taxed Government bonds, and I never did, anu never expect to,” etc., ha uttered a very silly boast, ninca it has not yet beon discov- ered that it isa sin to bo a railroad officer or acrimato holda Government bond, And yet Judge West, in making this superflaous and flamboyant declaration, only spoke for himself and enunciated o personal experience that is as harmless as if he had repeated the rule of three. The statement, however, which, of all others, seems to lave ex. cited some malicious and suveral timid crit- ica ig to be found in his views upon the strike, Judgo West seid: ‘IL would ar. rango and fix a: minimum of prices for all who labor in the mines and upon the rail. roady, and then require that of all the net receijits and proceeds of the capital invested the Iaborer at the end of tho year should, in widition to his fixed compensations recoiye a certain per cent.” And further; “If the receipts be sufficient to wake a division, we would, jo Gon's name, ict the laborer who is worthy of his hire ahnre a portion of the profits.” Without waiting to sacertain Judge West's exact meaning, hie critics at ouce sexuine that be w in favor of compelling every employer Ly law 3 take his laborers {ote partuersbip, aud force the co-operative system upon all corporations, irrespective of the character of the laborers or the wishes of tho owners of capital This ix certainly unjust, as is shown by the following state. lncnt of the Judge to a representative of the Ciucinuath Commerciil: **Thena are only personal opinions of wy own, for tha utterance of which no one ie responsible but myself, Uf J, ow the operator of a railroad, hod the power to apply thene suggestions in practice, I should certainly try the experisuent, fur the laborer is one duubtedly worthy of his hire, AU this, Aw. ever, should be toluntarily arranged, because te beyond Use scope of legislative furlaliction.” ‘To put bls statement fo other words, Judge Warr thivks that it wight be possible, per- gps, to avold strikes, riots, and destruction vf life and property Ly some syatem of co- operation between roilroads and their em. ployes in sivence, rather than bavo an arbl- trary reductlon of wayes precipitated upon the lotter without waruing. ‘This in certain- Jy not such beresy that ite advocate should Le planed noe Kclatol, of m Commuulot, oF & dangeroun man in raciety, Tho lato Witte 1AM J. Oops, whom no ono will accnae of Communism, often oxpressed the samo viows, and waa in favor of a railrond pension fund which should be applied to sick, enppled, disabled, or ngced employes, amounting in reality to hiring © and paying a man for life. Tho: samo princi- ple is substantinily in operation in Franco and Austria, Instend of being an objection- able form of Communism, it is a problem worth considoring whethor this plan of vol- ‘untary co-operation would not be mnttally advantageous to both stockholders nnd em- Ployes of railronds, and whether it would not tend to remove the ‘exciting canse of theso dismmptions which are so dangerons to life aud property and so prejndicial to the business interests of the country. Mr. E.V. Smauirr, the careful and observant corre: spondent of the Now York Tridune, throws some light upon the matter in the following statements: ig ‘The mischief {a not so great ae appears In the East, for the people of Ohio know Jndge Weet well, and know that he tno Communist. Me ian dreamer, that Is all. He ent on tho platform, at the Cleveland meeting, when rough crowd, in- clading many of the railroad agrikers, Interrupted almost every sentence of Senator Mattnmws' epeech, and he heant that eccentric statesman drop bis srgument to bandy words with the mob. Hots a nervons, excitable man, and, having no eyes tose his anience, he overrated the pupors ton of the rough element {t contained, and thought that to secure attention he must commence by cet- ting the good will of the crowd by assuring them that he was not a capitalist, but a worker like themeelves, Hedld not intend, as he explaine, to cast discredit on the holders of railroad and Gov- ernment eecuritics, He only meant to show that his circumstances In life made him sympathize with the laboring classes, Ils notions about di- viding a part of the profits of mines and rallroads among their employes are not now, and only ap- peared dangerous because he wcemed to want to enforce the experiment hy the powers of Govern: ment This, ha says, 18 a wrong inference from his speech, All toat he tntended was, that he would liketosco corporations try the experiment voluntarily, : If Judge West snid moro than he meant to eay, ho certainly has tho right to correct him- self, Having corrected himsclf and coolly placed himself upon n permanent basis, ho is entitled to the bencfit of it. As the Cincin- nati Commercial saya,“ {t only shows that the Judge was moroly dreaming about what «ho would doif ho had the world to make over." Aathero is no danger of bis under- taking tho job between now and tho Octobor election, his dream is not so dangorous that BLAINE'S FINANCIAL VIEWS. The finnnce resolution adopted by the Maino Republicans is chiefly important be- enuse it exprossces the views of Senator Buarsr, who is in a position to affect by his vote nt least, and by what influenca he may have outstde of that, tho legislation thnt is demanded and oxpected from tho next Con: gress, The rosolution declares: “That a sound currency, based! on coin and redeema- bla in coin, is cesontial to the prosperity of the poople, and we therefore domand that, in tho resumption of specie pnymont, the promise of tho National Government be kept in an honest, straightforward manner, and that no backward or sideway step bo taken,” ‘This resolution ovidontly means, and was ev- {dently intended by Mr. Buame to menn, that there shall be no ropeal or postpono- ment of the dato, and no amendment or mod. ifleation of the act providing for resumption on Jan, 1, 1879,. Such a declaration at this time shows plainly enongl that Mr, Buaryy hag been so much engrossed in the Southern question and the importance of reacning ma- chine politics that he has not had timo to givo tho fnaucial problom the consideration which it mority aa the most essontial of tha doy. hero are three considerations which are conspicnously ignored. 1, If there iato be no modification of the present laws, thon the Governmont, and the National Banks, and everybody elso will bo forced to resume in the limited and ineuf- ficient aupply of gold. Silver is not legal- tender. 2. It will not do to anawer that thero will be no practical call upon the Government for tho goldin exchango for greonbacka, Tho call will amonut to at least $140,000,000 or $150,000,000 o year, even if thero should bo no sudden or general demand for the re. demption of greenbacks, The gold paid for duties on imports amonnta to this; they must he pald in gold, because tho Govern. ment noeds that much for the interest on its bonded debt and the sinking fund; it is evident that the merchants who pay tho duties in gold will not take thoir greonbacks to the brokers and sell them nt a shavo when they have tho right to take them to tho United States Treasury ond Sub-Trenmrics, and demand gold in exchango at par, Thon, within two years ‘at least, tho $300,000,000 of groon- backs will be retired. No {intelligent person contends that they will or onght to bo ro. issued, under tho prosent act, as ft would simply impose upon the Government the atrain of periodical resumption, 3, The National Banks, under the prosent exceat ive taxea and iMiberal restrictions, will retiry their circulating notes as rapidly as they can, when they sca themselves confront- ed with the necossity of rodeaming them in goldon demand, ‘They have already done this to a considerable extent, because there is no profit in thelr circulation; when con- vinced that the Resumption act will not be modified, they will rush to get ridof their notes. : Under Mr, Buarse’s financial plan, then, the country would be reduced to the neccasity of relying upon gold alone for its currency, Whereis itto come from? The mines of the conntry do not produce it in an amount at all adequate to tho demands, ‘I'he banks will not handicap themselves on account of ridicntous legislation, Germany will scarcely seud usher gold, nor will the Bank of En- gland aud the Bank of Franco open their bullion vaults without. consideration. Iw the country to thrivoe aud prosper under o condition that promises an immediate cone traction of $700,000,000 in the currency (the Government notes ond the National Bank notes) and the substitution of the small amount of gold that willbe available? Mr. Brae, living up in xtreme neck of the coutinent, and ubsorbed in porsonal politics, das failed to axcertain the sentiment of the country on this matter, as ho will discover when be comes to meet Congress in a fow woeks, When silver is remonetized, it connot bo made to circulate with any kiud of Irrodeem. able notes; it will be worth more than they, and therefore by driven out of the active currency of the country. ‘Those who want silver remonetized to circulate as money, inust ‘also support some practicable plan of keoping the greenbacks at par with the silver dollar; for, if thuy drop ‘below it in value, they will expel tho silver dollar from clrculation. ‘Iho cheaper curroucy always drives out the better, We kuow of uo practicable method whureby @ proper cur. rvacy cau be kept ot par with ovis, Republican nowspapers should go into bys- ~| it fa redeemed on demand, Irredeomable | notes mnst, in the naturo of things, always bo at a disconnt. Brokers and speculators will nover givo par for them ao long as tho maker refuses to redeom them; and this is fhe renson why onr logal-tenders havo constantly fluctuated in value, but never reached an eqnality with gold, It will not be of much uso to remonetize silver naless it ba allowed to cireninte frecl, Onr mines produce 210,000,000 or 85 000,000 of silver annually, If this mass of woalth coil be thrown into active circntn- tion, it wonld produce the right kindof infla- tion, which would soon warm up tho stag- nantindurtry of the conntry, and rovive confidence in tho value of property ; but wo have serious fonra that, through the com- bined efforta of the extremists,—the gold- resitniption contractionists and the irrodeoim- able-scrip inflationists, —the honostand right- cous rilver dollar will be crucified between the two thieves, Tho Cincinnatt Gazeta briefly states the vartous atock-watcring operations by which Commodore Vanpensit made his yast for- tune; but may notthe “fortune” cohsiet of “water,'? when the aquatic fluid fs squeezed out of the atock by low frelghts, reduced business, and hard tines? [t says: ‘Take the New York Central, for example. We do nut go back to any original watering in the building of the roads by eleven companics from Albany to Buialo, In “1453 these conaulldated their capital of $23,000,000, ant addea apont }. 0OU, UU tu the securitics by water. ways the stuck and Apua, when Vaspennitr became manage amount had reached $51,000,000, He fia viously watered the Hudeon River stock $" Uv. He naw mado bls master-etroke ue the great railroad aquatic by 4 stock-dividend un the Central of XO per cent, making $:1, 090,000 of capital by water, The following year ho ‘consolidated the Central ani Hudvon on 4 stock-barls of $00,000, + OU, which Was @ further watering of 27 percent ty the Central. And new he performed on the Hadaon bia great aquatic trick, and added So pee cent tu ita stuck by water, And now the property, whica, by tte own books, cost Joes than 317, 0UU, = BOO, was initated to over $103, 000,000 In ‘1870, belng nt the rate of over $124,000 a nile, on whi he tg collecting dividends by oppreesively -discrhin nating freignt-tariits, and vy degrading the con Won of the exitied Iavurers. 5 Another operation Uf VaNpanoint stock- watering is thus described: ‘Two companies fram iuffalo to Erle were cone solidated by Vaxvenaiet In 1887, Increasing thele capital from $2,800,000 to $3,000,000, in the snusequent consolidation to Chilcayo $1,000,000 was added te this, ‘Thy road frum Krio to Cleve- Jand bad in the previous six years divided 14u por cent in stock, tks per centin bonds, and 70 por cent incneh. Costing tees than $37,000, 000, It was now cunsolidated at $12.00 5 ANCL T got contral of the rvad from Cloveland te Tuludo in 1#uu, and then made a scrip dividend of 25 per cent on $5,000,000, ‘The roads from Erie to Cleveland gnd from Cleveland ty ‘Toleto were cons soltdated in 187, on a basin of 84:2, 000,000 cap 1. In Lkth? the work of conaulidation trom I alo to Chicago wan completed, on a basis of Amu, ud0, which, In Isa, was tncreasud to $U! 00,000, with the further privilege of Increase to 7,000,000, ‘The Vaxnguniit ine from Bugato to Chtcago unqueetionably repreventedat least $20, © 000 of fctitigns capital, on witch: be ec Jectlug dividenits by taxing the people and uppres ing bis worknien, a Tho Republicans made no rfdminations in Louisyitle at tue recent election, but stepped to one side, and let the Democrats and “ Working- men” hgbtit out. The city has for man: been strongly Democratie—or what passes by that name there, ‘The Loulsville Cummerctut (Republican) tuus speaks of tue result: 4: Tho clectlon yesterday passed uf with no moro excitement or disturbances than usual where there aro untmated contests. ‘Ibo Workinginen routed the Democratic organization after the Waterluo faction, Chey elected Ave out of thelr soven can- didates, and un the aggregate vote carried thy city by a decined majurity.” A cumparison of therr cone dhict during tho day with that of thelr Democratic Opponents, who Were trylu to maxquorade se a. Law-and-Order party, makes a very favuranle show- ing for thom. ‘Thuy were nu ture iheorderiy in any respect, und they did not ony votes, which their adversiries, ifnut srosaly belied, did very actively, ‘They behaved well inthe huur of their triump), tov, Aaurule, tho speakers took uccalon to denvunce all mov vioience and Commutietic spirit, and to repudiate (nem on behalf of their class; and the apecches were all yood-humored in tho iain, though they did cuntain some sharp bite at weak pulticians, ‘The Workingmen have now te bo careful what they do wita tho power they have ulned, If they wish to keop tt. ‘They have shown Brent strengit; out ft ie a atrength wuich can oe Held tovettior only for a short tiie, even by wlaa ani temperate action. The Loulsville CourlerJournal, the Domo- cratic organ, docs not perceive the result in so pleasant aud comfortably w light as the Cum. mercial. Lt says: ‘The result of yesterday is clearly 9 victory of the mov uver tha conservative forces of sucicty, The inane was distinctly and buldly mado by the leaders of tav mob, Nothing word extreme hax ever uecn heard anywhere than tho opinione and sentiments expressed by thors who pat thid caso Of **lavor against capital.” ‘There was no mince Ine of purpose or words; and a triumph su deciavo, coming directly on the ‘heels of the late disturbs ances, is full of elguldcance. It will ring all over the world, In all the ‘Trade-Unions, Internation: aly, snd Communcs, ay evidence of what the urgan- ized workinan cun do nt the ballot-box. pource may suppress strikes, but it cannot mtercopt oF stup the operations of universal aulfrage when the Poorer classe are Aeinly welded tozether and ied compactly againat w divided or indolent pubite, Such will by the construction given aa itis the terwun furnished by thy voto pulled m Louterille, 2 Ses tak Se Whilo laborers at the North are complalning of the scarcity of work, employers at thu South are complaluing of the scaraty of workers ‘The New Orlcaus Simea of Aug. 4 states that reports from all secttong of Loutslane disclose the fact that throughout the sugar and cotton- frowing arcasof that Stato thy plantera aro unable to get thelr full complement of hands, Tho scarcity is uut so much Immediate aa pro- spective. In another monthecotton will become dully matured, picking will commence, and it ts now estimated that one-third of the crop will be Jost by rotting in the ficll because there ure not hands enough to harvest it. The Tinea says: An average hand can pick during a working day 800 pounds of seed cuttun, yletding 100 pounds of lint, which, at 10 cents a pouud, would Le 810, By this it will bewsen that the addition cf ten hands during a mouth, estimat- Ing theirtino at twenty-stx working days, would add $2,000 to the cross earnings of the year, and at the aame time Ipvelyey no cust. excepting their labor.” In reldtion to this want, thy Timea makes the suggestion that 10,000 Northern migratory harvesters, whose work {4 finished in the Jatter part of August, could find ‘employment through sep tember in the cotton-Helta of Louislana, and through October and November fn the caue- fichis, thua givingthem, North ani South, seven. months of remuncrative labor Instead of four, In variuae bonds were increased, fil in ry he iS Here is work for 10,000 meg Who will avail 4 themsclyes of {tf Somewhat depends upon the planters themselves, If they will make an or- ganized effort through responsible burcaus to obtain Nerthern labor, we believe they cun ob- tain it, It le not likely that Northern harvesters would go Bouth on awild-gouso chase. Fur- nishthem the guarantees of work and wages, and they will be forthcoming. a “Blue” Jexws furnishes tho world with the following copy of hls famous son-lu-law-cattlo- tralu manifesto; 4 To whom it may concern; Mt. Janzen 8. Stee Cov, who wae on hile way to Pittebury with atock, was detained at Columbus by tho rirkeoo the railroad. fo nuw dealrcs to teturn to his huine In Kuox Vounty, I trust (here Will be nu opposition to bie returning. Jauge D, Witttana, Upon this, be » the strikers let hls sun-in- Jaw cuter a poatal-car, whence he was cjected uy the clerk, Of course ft could not be ex- pected tbat Wittiams would fasue a proper call fur troops upon any Governinent employing a postalclerk aa thoruughty lyvorant of the amount of respect due a Goveruur wud his mob. ee + Aug. 10.—Tho Central Safety of the Labor ntud resolutions to, Wavuinotox. Council and Col ainuby the white sod colured working District, the lawful sod orderly wanuer In which they conducted luring the ent beak d warneatly re og the Gonuntenouuse false a loan of $250, dnataptaneuusly and vot 2,000 men to work al once on public Improve. Uienta; aud the Leavue further pledge themselves W use thelr Juduence with Cunyeore, when St as. sewbles, (u pay the losn ond uctcleucy with Ipter- eat, The Commissionere say they will pive tho subject prowpt attention, What public tusprovements ara neodted by the City of Washington it would be diticuy to specify. The city is now hopelessly In debt for ite publle husproveweule cuustrusted ty durulels labor to fale men and profits to contractors and | Tings. A vast avater of public {improvements | haa bevy completed, and the elty ia bankrupt. Muntetpal taxes are so hich that real estate cnn- not be sold and scarcely given away. The elty is out of money anit out of credit. Hut the League “ pledge themselves to use thelr Infin- ence with Congress, when {t assembles, to pay tha foan anil deficiency, with interest.’ Nodoubt of it; they are good lobbytate, and will bore and {mportune Congtcsamen and even attempt. intimidation on those members who may represent city —_canetitueticies, to bamboozle or force Congress to take the money out of thelr constituents’ pockets to employ {dle persons in Washington on unneces “sary and unproductive public works. Washine- ton fs full of unemployed Virginia negroes. Why are not steps taken tu relegate them back to the fnrins they lett, and find work for them among thelr old ex-masters, the tant-ownera of that State! This ts the cheanest aud best way to dispose of the surplus Virginia negroca tn the District of Columbia, “They can carn re- epectabls ant honest lvings on the farms, working on shares or nt wares; there {s noth- ing for them todo {n Washington, which city has moro public works already completed than it needet or can pay for. As to the surplus whites who aro hanging about Washington, they ean tind any quantity of unoceupted land tn Texas, Loulstana, Arkansas, and other South- western States. Thu thing for thein to do fs to migrate. Congress {a not guing to support. them in Washington out of tho National Treas- ry. —_———— ‘The Art Committes of the Exposition has de elded to exeluite portraits painted by Chicago artists from the gallery this year. Wedv not know what authority there fs for this action; but wo do know that the Committes In taking ft has assumed a grave responsibility and couscd widespread Uasatisfaction. Ifthere is any clase of mien who have the right to repre- sentation In the art gallery of the Exposition, {t ta tho artists of Chicago who, for want of pat- ronage, have been obliged of Jate to devote thelr attention largely to portrait-painting. This fs the artists way of bridging over hard times. The Committee Is putting a serious ro- striction on nearly covery artist in Chicago by the adoption of the present rule. It fs not claimed = that portraits should benlmitted without examination as to their J nerits, or even that Chicagonrtists stiould have tho preference over those abroud; but merely that a0 well-established and important a depart- inent of painting as portralt-work should not be excluded as such. Even ff the rulo were under ordinary clreumatances a good one,—which it is not,—this fs not the time to put {t Into opera. tlon, Last year the Exposition Gallery con- tained number of atrocious portraits painted by foreign artists, while Chicago portraits wero thrown out almost without exception, This was elmply an outrage npon the homo artiste. We hope tho endcavor to put the same policy Into force this year will prove a failure, Bamp- tious amateurism sometimes proceeds too far du the gratitication of its prejudices. Tho higher authorities of the Exposition ought to tako huld of the matter and change the rule, or the Art Committee, or both. paca Oe ‘The Springfield Journal erted out Eureka 2" the other day, announcing that it had dlscoy- ered a scheme which would “ revive commerce and restore good tines,” and called on Tite ‘Tninone to ndopt tt. In addition to repealing, the Resumption act and remonctizing silver, which pretty much cverybody {n tho West ad- yocates, the Journat addod a third plank: Lat Tite Tatnuse go ono etap furthor, and maka tho following the platform, and the Journud will stand by it to the end: 3 Restoro tho currency of tho country to ite original volume, and provide hy taw that thero wball ve no further contraction of the curroncy, To which wo repliad: Tur Tainoxe will azrve to take tho third atop if tho /ourna! will oxplatn how tho lezal-tenter allver-dollar could bo made to cireulate with lexal-> toniler teredeomably scrip Intated tn 3 100,000,000, Until tho Journal con eliow how that can be dono, it nhould not ask Tur These to co-operate with any such wild, harum-scarum achomo, vte. Tustead of showing how this could be done, tho Journal tills a column with the thinnest kind of slush, proving nothing except that tha weiter wasa babbler, For Instancot “Iellver could bo kept tn circulation side by side with the tasues of the wildcat bans of the period pctore the War; and this wae done to a certain ox- jeut, mt least, g It was neverdone toa “cortain extent,’ or toany extent, with tho tssucs of any wildcat. banks, where the samo wero not ro- decined In coin. The very fact that the wild- cat and stuniptall were at a discount shows that coin would not circulate on equal terms with them, but ot a premium. [f the Springtleld Journa! hag no better argument to offer than its “Idlotic? stumptall one, the wiser course would be to preserva silence, or openly confess its error, or We find the following in tho Lafsyetts (Ind,) Courier “Tite Comaco Thinene te urglug tho who proved reorganization of the Llinols muliflay no 4 Ing tho recen! themeclyves weetchedly invtiiciont duel troubles,” IC Tay ‘Tamons has utteret anything to purtify this whelcrato condemnation of the Ile nota militia for the part it performed in the recent, strike-troubles in Uils Stato, it hus not only showed ite lgnorance of actual facia, but handone a gross wrong ton class of men who have doje a substan~ ital eorvica to the Stato, —Including The Vnisune Meclf, —at a great personal incunrenlence to them velves, und fur very inadequate compensation, — dprinafeld Journal, If the Journal man witl just slip his speca over his nose, and read tho oxtract again, bo will pervetve that tho Conrier docs uot protend to quote from Tus Trinung what it sald about. the militia. Tug Trinuns las apoken only in the highest terms of the behavior of the Iiinols militia, and has urged ou increase of thelr strength throughout tho State, on account of their Mlelity and efficiency, Tho Springfeld Junriat is a little tou foud of malicious perver- stun und disiovurabte lnnuend —— dosgrit Bomusneu. MeCu the Bt. Louls (lube Denoeral, says that corro- spondents will He, especially when they represent Jim a8 preparing for a sudden atsligation of his present sanetum and the purchase of a news paper, It ds said that Deacon McKes attributes all bia whisky mlafortunes to McCuncaau’s an- tazonism towant the Administration, and that he proposce to racritice Mack’ to appease the authorities, All this the Globe Demnuerat de- nounves aaa 4 state He, though it admits that stnee the rumor originated the circulation and business of the paper lave increased -wonder- Sully. —$————- Speaking of the axe of games of chance, Bourvetre, In his “ awk-Eytems,” remarks that “About the oldest litte game of draw we know of was when, Josuua razed Jericho, and the fellows of the city wished they hadn't stayed in.” ‘The sane genius observes thut “ History says *Casan had his Wautus,' but we always had the {impression that Bautus rather bat Crsan . ee ‘Thesecond keen 'un sent by the Chicago Times todnd out what he cau about the Kastero war learns, notwithatanding communication with thefront lus been almost wholly severed for four ays,” that “the campaign of the present year wilt certalnly be settled within the nuxt forty- clght houra.” ‘The pale alr that kissea the AY lantic will prabably be streaked shortly with another Zines wan on his way howe, a A valuful rumor to the cifect that Judge Davin Davis fe suffering from cancer. In the stomach isexpluded. Au exploring expedition by competent physicians has failed to discover avy troublein the Judyo's abdorual district, a Upon tho decision of Judge FARWELL on tho quvation of “extras,” wu feel jubtiied ia men- Moning that the County Treasury ls now out of Hauma’ reaxb. ed ‘Tho ueccasity fur a yacation by tho Council fe cbyiated. The Communists bave given up the idea of warching lo a body to the Chamber. peigeeinbeed Reiteek Sirtixa But. has organized 9 new troupe, aud is preparing for anutber scrive of farewell benefits through the Territories, ee Art bas Its yolarics even umid the untaught children of the wilderncss. A fuw days agua sayaxo, Uucvillzod red juin peluted bls owe face, went Into an emigrant-wagon that was aketched by himself out on the prairio after dark, and drew a woman from under the canvas and sculptor, Tha ts vouched for bya "highly intelligent" darekeye, About the onty way to fnatre the tasting de. feat of Sretixa Runt. Is to induce him to join the Cincinnatt Base-Ball Ctnb, —————— ‘The Turks are laying a Rues pavement around Plevna. ——— PERSONAL Lord Differin belioves no Englishman enn ‘be nald to bave completed his edacation until he has ozamined the institutions and aocial character. Inties of the United Staten, Patti was obliged to wenr false dinmondg during her recont London engagement heenuse the real geme were In the poseearion of her husband, who, under the Frenen law, can keep them, ‘The wages of ain te—paste, Oakey Hall is in destitute olronmatances abrond, and fa aatd to ho émpluyed an the corre. npondent of the New York /feratd at Conatantl. nople, James Gorton Nennett, when recerfly tn- terrogated on the subject, refused to return an an. ewer, Tt in sald that Gen, MecClollan has prepared an article for publication in a tending magazine, tnwwhich he endeavors to demonstrate by means of statistics that a aum greater than the oxpenre of an {nereaned military cetablishment hina been pald Annually for tho transportation of men and milita. ry atoros, ‘Tho Mastor of Marlborongh Collego,—an Engllen high-school, —after distributing the annaal prizes thie yerr, alluded to the success of Mr, Vixatt, who graduated at the school and did not taken prize, agan incentive to the ambition uf all thoaa not specially honored. The non-prize boya really need a little encouragement. Victor Hugo invited a friend to bring his young son to dinner, and tho friond #0 thoronghty Smprevacd his young eon with a rense of the honor conferred upon him that ho eat ailent and tuneaay all through the social meal, ** My friend," Onally sald Hugo, ‘your boy doesn’t seem woll.”” ** Not neem woll? Why? What's wrong?! *Oh, he's broken nothing yet--ho docan't feel at home,"* Dr. Henry Bowditch, of tho Mnssnchusetts Board of Health, having concluded, from a per. sonal examination of 24,600 American boys and girls, that tho theory of the phralest degencration of the Anglo-Saxon racoin America cannot bo aup- ported, a London Journal retorts etarply thathe . does not understand tha subject. This ts the Styament @d caplandum in ite fullest dovolop- ment, Mr. Biggar, the travoling Amoriean ip France who alluded to Pronidont Machinbon as an Bas, ond was put Into Jail for his patna, haa proba. bly come to the conciaston by this ttme that ho is mistaken im his animal, He had beon tookiny ‘upon the wloo whon It was white, and, scolng his own Image reflected in ite ttmpld depthn, he mle. took himaclf for s brave inflitary chiluftain aud « patriot. John G. Whittior haa annonncod himself as author of the poem ‘*'Tho Song of the Vermont. re," which has frequently beon attributed to Ethsn Altea and othera. Mfr, Whittier enya the oda ‘was written in 28933 or ‘4, and that it waa an at- tomptat literary myatification hardly excusable even Ina young writer, Itla painiul to Gnd tho good Quaker out in sv helnous aaln, Itts marvels ous ho should not know the unpardonableness of being found out, For the convenience of the boy Emperor of China, who ta In charge of many tutors, and In process of very carcful education, a Mahachutes or ‘*whipplag-boy" bas been appointed. Tho dutles of the ‘*whipping-boy "* aro Lelloved to ho vartod and onerous, ‘Thuy conslat in presenting himso'f for punlehment whenever the young Hr peror ie guilty of ainé of omission or commission. ‘The young sovereign recolvos the rod only in tho person of bis aubstitate, ‘The technicolitics of a man’s trade becom ‘household words,” ‘*Pullout, BI!" abricked. B railroad cngincor's son to ono of hie playmates, a brakeman’s boy, who was in Immlrient danger of Retting ainashed by ble mother, who was cominz afterhim, 'Glton the main lnc and giver her steam! Mere comes the awitch engine!” Buty before the Juveniio contd get In motion, she had him by the ear, and ho was tard up with a hot bor, ‘This incident occurred In Iowa, and is related by Burdutto in connection with the strlkoa, Dr. J. M. Powbles, n traveling Spiritualist, writes from Australia to tho feligto- L’Atlosophical Journal that Mra, Florence Willlams, a daughter Ui, James, the English author and navel- et commenced public speaking, ‘Her lectures on Splrituatiam aro spoken of only in ptalso.” If slic has propor Alia! geatitudy, and due reyard for public fecling, her first work as n mvs dium will be tho summoning-uo of the split of **the solitary horseman who wasacen” many {Imes by the inmonted novellat, and who became, sumo Years ago, asuttof public functlunary, now sadly tmlssed from his accustomed placo. _D, 3B. Shoahan, the Brooklyn sonlptor, haa nearly dutehed « mode! for an equesteinn atatuo of Gon. Leo ta be erected at itichmond, Va. ‘Tho mode} represents Gen, Leo acatcd on a Kentucky thoroughtred horse, and louking toward ao distant Part of the fleld, where tha battle ta supposed tu 00 raging. The hale is thrown back from tho fore: heat, the coat ia buttoned nesrly to the throat, the wind llfte the horeo'’s mane and tall from the body and caleca tho Genoral's coat. About $75,000 has oven appropriated for tho statno, and nearly two yeara will bo required forthe completion uf the work, Tho Memorial Diplomatique—n careful French organ of political opinion—printn on article entitled “Tho Danger of Englard,” which isan oxcellent, burlesque in its way. worthy to rank with th famous pomphist un **Tho Dattly of Dorking." Tho writer professes to discern in the conferencea of the threo Chancojlors not any scheme fur tho partition of European Turkey, but destyns on the integrity of the Brittels Empire it- aclf, Ho dexcribos with great minutences how tho division would by made, and what shares ofeterri- tory would be avalgncd tu cach one of the great Vowera of tho carth, Prosident aud Mrs, Hayes havo beon in- yited lo vielt the community of Trapplute at eth: asmanc. Ky. ly tho rutes of this ordurno woman ie alowed within the walls of tholr monasteries unices she be **the wife of the ruler of an Lrupire, Kingdon, or Republic"; oud. should Mra. [eyes accept the invitation, It te eatd that sho will be the fire Aincricun woman who has ever seen the ine side uf suchen establishment, The monastery at Gethseman 0 of the Iwo Trappiet communl> tlus In this country, the other being near Due Duyue, fa. It wae founded in 184% by mouks from the parent inatitution at Clteaux, France, ‘The beginning of Mr. Ben Do Har's now serious illness may bo dated six mouths syo, when he contracted a malarial fevar at New Orleans. The Vet of May, during his engagement in San Franclaco, he broke down complutsty, hie memory desorting him so thas he could not remember Hues which he had spoken a thousand times, His care la now deemed hopeless. Such being the state of afaira, It ls not particotarly gratifying to hear that eportet Interviewed Mre, De Uar day befure yee- Verday and learned from her that, whether ber unaband dled or not, the business would be con+ tinued at thoold place, until the end of the coming dramatic season, Prof, Mathows’ “Tours with Men and Books * {s meeting with a very favorable reception in Rugland. “The London Moraing Post, ina long review of {t, remarks that **9 vigorous fatellect, wide and attentive reading, a tenacious memory, ® fucld and wervous style, aro the Rifts underlying the pleasant pages of thie wininentiy reatstlo + + + Astorehouse of vatuable information and pleasantly imparted, and cumbiped with much originality of thought, ‘tHoure with dten and Boggs ' will be welcome on buth sldes of tho At- Yantlc. ‘Those casaye evince @ high stato of culture without s slnglo trace of tuo bookworm. They utlwatate like wino and refrcal tha wense liko howe ore," Daudot's “Lo Nabob,” now appearing serl- ally in Varie, 1s to bo translated for Meuars, Evtes & Lauriat, by Birs, Lucy H. Hooper, aud issued 1a the fall. ‘The Awerlcan publishers pay $1,000 wold for advance aheets, **Jack,* by the sao author, was saxuunced for publication in Koglish French edition will be over here ww ‘The New York Tribune 3 Sack! gives tho bletory of the illegitimat Ol @ light-hearted Freuchuan. It does not shock the reader ss the picture of uowiticated depravity drawn in *Sldoule’ must have ebucked many; but She wad strange alory of this pour ‘Jack’ te givce with the saue formidsblo truthfulness, tha same fuspreasive otercoces, that solzed attention in the prorlous book and made the great *iuyrvssivales fenrous aluost fo a day,"