Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 12, 1877, Page 4

Acapeeth cho. s Shai ated THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: WEDN ia to determine whether MacMaron shall submit, resign, or resort to a comp, Last. evoning five of tha Republican newspapers he Tribune TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. published reports of the Gasmerra trink and ‘yiolont” nrlicles of tho kind abovo refor- red to, Bane Cox has been op ig his mind on tho subject of the contest for tle Democratic Spenkership of the Forty-fifth Iouso, Io estimates his chances a4 simply A 1,-and BY MAIL—IN ADVANCE—POSTAGE PREPAID, A Puraor 0 Year: per tn bs WERKLY EDITION, POSTPAID, Ser Tee Ranpatt's os 70. Snys ho was always op- bof tr Epcclinea eonica wear Posed to subsidies, and expecta ovontually to recuro tho united strength of the onomies of the Texans Pacific job, Reckons that Mon- Rison aud Saxzor will bo nowhere in partic- ular, and that all signs point to Cox os the coming man, Hi A providential stroke of sickness has on- nlicd the Opposition to get rid of Gasmer- ta. Whon tho Court opened Lo was reported. too unwell to appear, but 9 continnanco was refused, default entered up, and he was con- donined to three months’ imprisoument and a fino of 2,000 francs, Mo will take an ap- peal, however, and in a higho@court test the question whether sponking the trath in modornte and rospectfal words is a felony udder tho laws of Franco. To prevent delay and mistakes be sure and give Post ( Office eddrem in full, tneinding State and Connty. & Remittances may be made either by draft, express, Post-Ofles order, orin registered letters, at our risk. TERMS TO CITY BUBSCRIDERS. Dally, deltvered, Sanday excepted, 25 cents per week. Dally, delivered, Sunday Included, 30 cents per week. * Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANT, Corer Madison and Dearborn-sta., Chicago, It. _,OTaere for the delivery of Tnx Trincne at Rvanston, ‘Englewood, and Hyde Mark left In the counting-room ‘Will recelve prompt attention, : Mo¥icker’s Theatre. Madison street, between State and Dearborn. Kn- @acement of Edwin Moath. ‘Ring Lear.” Ates- dames Don, Price, Tanner, etc, 4 Mcsars. Booth, Whee- ‘ lock, Uamfiton, Pearson, etc. Hooley’s Theatre, s Randolph street, between Clark and Lasalle. En- faxement of Lawrence Barrett, Afternoon, ‘'Mar- Vie Heart.” Rreniog, ‘Mamict” Nesdames Gum- , Means, Foster,etc.; Mesrs. Darrett, U'Neil, Price, cte. Wy Adelphi Theatre. {Monroe strect, cornertf Dearborn. *' Scouts of the \Platns." ‘Texas Jack, Rig Bockshot, Donald McKay, _ thc. Afternoon and evening, \ Cotton's Opera-Touse. é Monrve stroct, between State and Dear'sorn. Firat- "1bo Fool of the Family." Asternoon and Se ‘That peace on carth and good will among men may bo promptly ostablished, the self. appointed ' twelvo Apostles” of the Mormon Church havo issued 9 uknsa to tho effect that their right to reign comes from morciful Heaven, and that any man who doubts it will be put to death, Of the propricty of appointing thaso men to rnle and guard tho dostinies. of Mormonism there can bo no donbt, . Bost of thom aro undor indictmont of murder and other crimos, Now Chiengo Theatre. Clark street, opposite Sherman House. Uaverly's Mlortrels, Messrs. Add Ryman, Billy Carter, Moray, cte. Afternoon and orening. Expoaition intkding Michigan avenue, opposite Adame street. Btate Lodustrial Exposition. Day and i evening. SOCIETY MEETINGS, UMA LODGE, No, 41%, A. F. and A. Mim Mremnmunteaticn at Masghte Temple, opr. in flon of tee ag brethves coruiay vied Eames ct.” RATIE, Ve Me published ittsTEtt Bees DRENAN: We aug mented ote NO, 274 A. F. AND A. AM commented of NO, 971, A. F. AND A. Mt of the cullty USycmbars oP Maney tee Rereoy of an Axsignec JODN P, ARNETT, community w ‘Secretar brazea iropuit tiie What thier o 9 thet nppalete SEPTEMBER 12, 1877. part to x which the their 1UAGQ MARKET SUMMARY, tions sito produce marketa were {regular thut Provisions were moro active and firm- stocbreadatuifs quict and easter, Mess pork wt 24@5e per bri higher, at $12.75 cash and seller October, Lard closed Ge per 100 Ibe high- er, at $0.00 cash or seller October. Meats woro stronger, at 5$3c for looso shoulders and Te for , doshort ribs. Lake freights were frm, at 3c for corn to Buflalo, Highwines were steady, at $1.09 pergallon. Flour was in fairdomand aud steady, Wheat closed 135 @2¢ lowor, at $1.03% for Septem ber and 31.00% for October. Corn closed Ke lower, at dic forSeptember and 44 for Octo- ber, nts closed steady, at 24%c for Septemberor October. yo was firm, at H5¢@hdc, Warley closed weak, at GOkc cash and U7c asked for Oc- tober. Hoga were active and 2072300 higher, clon- Ing ot $5.25@6.7. Cattle were lesa active and casicr, with sales ot $2.50@5.80: Sheep wore firm, ot $3.25@4.75, Last Saturday thore was in store In thie city 914,184 bu wheat, 073,344 bu corn, Sk, 57H bu oats, 06.524 bu rye, and 180,208 ba barley, Total, 1.652,008 ba.—a decrease of 180,455 bu during Inst week. Milwaukee clovators contalned 219,003 tm wheat and 129,103 bu bar- ley, New York and Brooklyn contatned 247, 808 bu wheat, 2,049,886 bu corn, 723,478 bu oaty, 37,201 bu rye, and 24,400 bu barley, Ono hun- dred dollars in gold would buy $103.60 in grecn- ‘backs at the close, ———— Greenbacks at the New York Stock Ex- * echango yesterday closed at 067, ne ' Inter- As near as con bo learned, Srzxcen’s pil- grimago through Canada was remarkablo only og it impressed every one with whom ho came in contact that ho wos o terriblo lior. Gravo fonrs aro entertained for tho safoty at Becuzen’s section of Prof, Waypen's sur- veying expedition. Ho left Fort Hall, Ji uly 22, for Scton County, Idaho, since which time nothing has boon heard from him. _——_—— Accounts of the eruption of Cotopaxl, which occurred Juno 26, havo just been ro- ceived. Floods of wator and showers of cinders poured from tho craters, submerging tho country around and darkening tho sky. ‘Tho Joas of lifo is roported at 1,000, but tha damage to proporty has not beon estimated. —_—_—_—_— D. D, Brexcza, alias Joun Wruas, who sailed on tho Circassian, hoa arrived at Livor- pool, and is bound’ for a good time. There iss Scotland Yard dotoctive, though, at the other end of tho wator, invosted with in- structions to start him back to Chicago and about such a timo as the parrot and monkey ‘bad. ———_. , Long orgumonts by earnest counsel, learn- od in tho law, were made yosterday on the Dill filed by depositors in the State Savings demanding the sppointwont of a Recoiver for that institution, The main queation was 6n tho right of a falling bank to appoint its own Assiguoo, and tho Court will decide tho matter this morning. —_—_—___ According to tho judgment of the New York ridune, » number of prominent pol ticlans will be ruined by Twzzp's exposures, Monntssvy among tho number, ‘Tho Mon, Joun's amusement at the idea of being ine ured in tho estimation of his admirers by disclosures of any new form of moral turpi. tudo can well bo imagined, Fire-Marsbal Benner, explains, Io answor to the charges that ho is traveling around the country for fun, what is obvious, that & man guins oxperience by observation. His visits to other cities, Lo claims, are in the iutoroata of his department, and he pays hig own oxpenses,—two statements which, if true, absolvo tho gentle Firo Marshal from any imnputation of junketing. Philndetphia has fared better than Now York did in the Custom-House investigation set on fuot by Secretary Suznuay. The Commission appointed to go through the Philadelphia institution found no such wholesale corruption aud maladiainistration as ut Now York, and in their report uro quite coiplimentary a3 to the improvements that hove tuken place within tho past year, In police-court parlanco, Gaxnerra was sent up for uinety days, besides a fine of $400. Liv offense consisted in the utterance ot Lille, and the subsequent publication in his newspaper, tho téepublique Francaise, of @speoch in which ho declared, among other things, that “MfacMauom must submit to the ducwion of the vation or resign.” ‘This Was construed into “ an attack on the loyalty, honor, dignity, and, consequently, on the Peruon of the President of the Republic.” At this rate tho opposition speakers and oditors of America would have to be hung, ‘drawn, aud quartered aboat once » day. But they do things differently in the Republic ecrosa tho water vonding au election which, Aso means of securing happiness, tho do- teotive businors in Canada docs not appear to bo a pronounced suceces,; Two of tho craft, at Brantford, managed to work up 105 whisky cases, and while on tho way to the Court-Lfouso to give such ovidenco ns would secure immunity for tho wholo gang thoy wore assailed by a crowd and terribly boaton, Ancffort was made to throw thomim tho river, but they wero finally roscued, with braisos averaging about one for cach case. Down in tho little town of 8t.-Elmo, not f groat ways from Vandalia, they have been having a man-hunt that has not pauned out very satisfactorily to the pursucrs. A stranger committed o burglary thero Sun- day night, and oll hands turned out to find him. Tio was arrested, escaped, and took refuge in acornfeld, whore, when his on- emies caught up with him, ho instantly Killed two ond mortally wounded a third, The pursuit is alitlo moro cautious now than at first, and thero is a good prospect of n lynching beo. i Sey: Tho sessions of the Episcopal Diocesan Convention, which began at tho Cathedral Yostorday morning, will attract more than ordinary intorost on account of tho action to bo taken with roferenca to tho division of the Diocese. All aro agroed that tho great Stato of Illinois constitutes an Episcopal Sea too large to bo effectively cared for by one Bishop, and tho nacessity of o division is generally admitted. ‘Fhero will naturally bo somo Variance of views as to boundaries, but it is anticipated that tho question will bo sottled harmoniously and in accordance with tho best interests of tho Church in Dlinois, A special correspondent dispatched by the Chicago Daily News has succeeded in very cloyerly tracing Srencrn in his flight through Canada, Traveling from placo to place, ho followed his mon carefnily nntil ho roachod Quebco, there to loarn that tho bird had flown across the sea, Srznozn took tho steamer Circasslan, after two unavailing efforts to scouro pasunge on other steamors, and sailod under tho namo of Jonny Woa- ams, accompanied by his wifo and child, Supt. Hicker has telegraphed the facta to Scotland Yard, London, and thoro iy now n prospect that the body of tho missing bankor will bo recovered, Information regarding operations at Plovna 4s forwarded in amall quantities, and fur- nishes little that is defluite of the rosulta thus far achioved in that great meeting of hostile ormies, It would oppear that up to Saturday night tho fighting had been dono almost oxclusivoly by tho artillory, and that the suporioritly in numbers ond capacity of tho Russian gone had given thom tho advantage, onabling them to sweep tho Turkish redoubts at o distance which tho guns of the latter could not cover, ‘Tho fact that no Russian bullotius have been recolved in London for forty-eight hours leavea the world in nastate of uncertainty os to the progress of the battlo, or of tho result of tho assault which was to have boon mado by the Russian infantry on Sunday last. ‘Thoro ia a wtory to tho effect that thoy had a council in Canada, Sirtiva Bout and some British officers, and, after the Indians had thefr dance out, a quarre! arose betweon tho St. John Moster of Artsand another half. breed, Butz pulled hia pistol, when o Maj. Wexsu interfered, Ho didn't call for a Com. mission, nor beg the old reprobate to go back ‘on his reservation, but, told him thatit he shot that or any othor man on Canadian soll ho would blow his braing ont; ns it was, ho would only give him five days to got out of the country, and if he over came back ho would be atrung up Jikan shoop, After all, an Indian is human (under any other Gov. ernment than ours), and Buzz got out tho next day. Why not add Maj. Wezsu to tho American Commission? There aro several denials of this story, but Coxz Isys down tho proposition in one of his excollent troatives on law that ‘overything shall bo considorod as dono which manifestly ought to havo been dono,” and we aro inclined, notwithstanding the contradictions, to con. gratulate Maj. Weran. ——— Tho Republicans of Wisconsin yesterday laid out tho work of the campaign of 1877 ina manner which promises well for thoir success at the polla, Bosldos tho nomins. tion of an excoptionally strong tickot, Lay- ing for its hood tho Hon, Witurass E. Siuru, of Milwaukee, a gentleman who combines in a notable degroe tho essential elements of @ successful candidate,—ability, integrity, cebaracter, and popularity,—tho Convention doclared itself in plain, honest, and une- quivocal languago in reference to tho vital questions of the hour, It indorsed the Prosi- dent's efforts toward pacification and self. Southern States, tho purification and eloyation of called for such Patent laws as government in the aud the Civil Bervice; modification of tho shall prevent undue exactions, while af- fording adequate protection to the inventor; demanded that the silver dollar bo restored to ite former place as monvy, and made a full legal-tender oxcopt whore otherwise distinct. 4¢ provided by law; expressed condemnation of violenco and mob rule, and at the ramo time sympathy with the workingmon, whose condition and claims should recoivo carefal of Paris were seized by tho police for having | attention at the hands of the State and Na- tional law-making bodies; and opposed any farther Governmont nid to railroad corporn- tions in the shapo of lands, and urged such governmental rogniation over inter-Stato ‘railronds as tho interosts of the people may tlemand. With is work thus cxecilently lone, the Convention closed an anusnally harmonious -rosston, leaving the reat to tha People of Wisconsin, who aro not likely to ‘foil in appreciation or to lose sight of tho handsome record of honesty and efficioucy hithorto mado by’ the Republican party in that State. ——_—— HOW TO INCREASE THE DEMAND FOR LABOR. A-convention has heen held at Harrisburg professing to ropresent tho Inbor population and interosts of Pennaylvania, Thongh tho number of delegates presont was snall, tho resolutions adopted wero substantially the famo na those adopted at other professed ‘Labor conventions, It ia strange how long men intently seoking tho advancemont of their own interests will shut thoir oyos and close their oars to tho clenr evidonco of the folly of the means. they adopt, Among tho Anony resolations adoptod wore those of de- muanding: 1. Tho abolition of tho National Bank syrtem; 2, Tho issue of papor curron- ey based upon tho wealth aud resonrees of tho wholo nation; 3. That olght houra shall ‘be doclared to bo a day's work; 4. A tariff for the protection of American industrics, ‘Thero wora many others, but wo select these, because of their einring inconsistency, for comment. Tho rosolution demanding the abolition of the National Bank system ing boon adopted by othor professed Labor organizations, and it possibly ness oxplana- tion. The workingmen certainly do not de- mand the abolition of the Naticnal Banks ; their domand probably onds with tho nboll- tion of tho bank currency, which is some- thing Toss than the banks, and not by any means essontiat to tho bank sytem. The workingmon certainly do not wish tho nboli- tion of banks and of the banking ‘business: nor, a8 banks ore essential to all brauches of business, espoeially of manufactures and com. merce, do thoy desiro tho abcdition of the one national system, to fall back upon thirty or forty systems of banka organized by in- dividaals aud corporations under State laws, more or less authorized to issue currency, In the absonco of any cloar definition, wo will assume that tha domaad of the Labor party fs that the issuo of National Bank notes bo prohibited, and that this resolution is to bo takon in connection with tho other do- manding the iasno of greonbacks-exclusively, and, wo supposo, unlimitedly, ‘* based upon the woalth ond resources of tho wholo na- tion.” The country is familiar with this domand, but it docs not seom that the Labor men in Pounsylvania havo yot seen through tho trick phrase of n curronoy based upon the wealth of the wholo nation, It{is not intonded, of course, tlint this currency is to be redeomablo on domand in coin; the design is to havo papor ‘‘monay,” that is, notes ised to bo “pay. mont” of themsolves, tho same as coin, and not notes which aro tobe promises, Tho phraso ‘‘basod upon tho wealth,” otc., of tho nation, Las of courso uo moaning. If tho notes aro not to bo paid, they ara based on nothing. If tho payment of the note cau. not be onforced, then it is based on nothing. Tho present groonback is a promiso to poy dollars, and it is based npon that promise to pay dollars; buta noto not redcemablo at all, and not colloctable, and for tho radomp. ton of which no property 1a bound, and in payment of which no property can bo taken, can hardly bo sald to bo based upon any. thing oxcopt faith, That old phraso was started as long agoas 1868, and has long sinco worn itself ont nmong tho Greon- backers of the West, but is now resur- rocted by the Labor party in Ponnsyl. vanin, Of courso, this Convention paid no attention to the fact that tho total amount to which groonbacks may bo issued is $400,000,000, or only $10,- 000,000 in excess of tho nmount now ont. standing, while the prohibition of National Bank notes would blot out ovor 400,000,000 of currency, producing that very contraction of the curroncy which is so much drendod, ‘The great ovil which opprosses theso mon, and which oppressos the wholo country, is tho want of employmont. Labor of overy kind is unemployed. Men can got no work. Ono-half or one-third of the skilled and un- ekilled labor not engaged in agriculture can find no work, and yaot in tho faco of that great calamity, and as o remody for it, they pruposo a tariff for tho further protection of American products, Tho production of American manufactures ia 50 far in oxccss of the demund for them, that one-half or ouo- third of tho labor of tho country ordinarily ongaged in the business is unomployod. Evorything is in excess of tho demand, ond thoro is no salo for a large portion of what is produced, Tho existing tariff ia 80 highly protectivo that it probibits manu. factures for export ; it limita manufacturo to home consumption, and home consumption is not equal to the product of the labor that is employed. Tho demand for incroascd protection is a domand for an increased lim- itation of the markot for the salo of Amor- fean productions, and of course for the further reduction of the number of men and women omployed, This Penusylvania Labor Convention practically domands that Con. gress alll further Interfere to reduce pro- duction, and to roduce the number of the employed. 4‘ The difference betwoon the unprotected ogricultural labor and tho protected labor employod in manufactures and coal-mining is, that tho former has tho whole world in which to sell its products, Tho moro labor it omploya aud the greater its product, tho more it has to sell and the more it can pur. chase with the proceeds. A bountiful harvest meang the enrichment of the farmer, whilo the more manufuctures and coal produced the poorer the manufacturer and the minor, It the capacity of a town is oqual to the consumption of the shocs produced by four shoomakers and there are alx realdent there, thon, if all work equally, there is acurplus of shoes; but if these shoomakers aro able to furnish auother town with shoes, they can havo constant work for all they can produce, The ogrle cultural labor of this country produce not only to supply the United States, but every bushel of grain, ang every pound of moat, butter, checso, cotton, and tobacco they pro- duco in oxcess of the homo demand tho; send to other iarkoty and sell it, A surplus can be a0 large but what they can find a market for. ‘Ibo manufacturers have no such opportunity. ‘ho tariff prohibits expertation, Every pound of coal mined, every ton of ixon produced, overy yard of cloth made, in excess of the neighborhood demand, represents o loss, Every doy or hour of labor cuployed in excess of what is "needed to prodnee enough to mest the ‘home demand is a loss of that much wages to tho employer. Inatoad, thoro- fore, of restricting the market still further, the true policy is to romove every | restriction upon tho exportation of avery Produot of labor. If a man produce moro than ho cau consnme, he shonld bo allowed to sell the surplus, If the cotton’ manufac- tarers can supply the home market with their mille and Inbor working on half timo, why not Iet thom work on full time aud sell their surplus prodnets in other markots? Why not remove every rostraint and prohi- bition upon tho largest production by the fullest employment of labor, leaving the Producor freo to enter avy market nud com- pete with tho producers of any other coun- try? Tho tariff prohibita practically the ex- ports of mauufactures; it limits thorefore tho production of mannfacturos to the wants of tho home market, ‘To increnso the em- ploymont of labor, the market must be on- lnrged, and the more extended tho market the grontor will bo the oxports, aud, asin tho product of cotton and broadstuffs, the sur- Plus product, instead of Leingn dead loss to tho producer, will ropresont an incronsed profit and reward for the Inbor omployad. ‘This proposition is so plain and is ao palpa- ble that the counter ono of reducing produc. tion as 4 means of increasing employment can only bo attributed to that Jong subjection to demagegiem which fs equivalent to igno- rance. Had this resolution beon adopted by tho proprietors of iron-farnacea nnd coal. mines, somathing might be attributed to sulfishness, but whon it is proposed by tho workmen, starving for want of work bo- causo thoro is no neod of their Inbor, it ia charitablo, to assume that ignorance alone can so blind mon to thetr real intercata, THE ERUPTION AT COTOPAXI. Detailed reports aro just coming to hand of tho late oruption of the voleano of Coto- pax, which occurred as long ago aa June 26, Tolographic communications with Peru, it is well known, have beon interrupted, and the full oxtont of the calamity was not undor- stood in this country from the imongro ro- ports which nt first arrived, It is ostimated that tho losa of fifa will oxceed 1,000, and property worth many millions of dollars has beon destroyed. A correspondont of the Nation roports that tho volcano poured forth astream of water ‘ton times tho bulk of Ningora,” which submorgod the country, converting the plain of Gallo intonn immenso lako. Quito was sparod, but tho surround. inga of the city suffered heavily, and tho City of Latacunga only escaped total wrock throngh its fortunate position, threo rivor beds intervening betweon it and tho volcano, Tho peculiarity of this eruption ia tho vast flood caused by it. Cotopaxi haa horatofore thrown out streams of Inva, but never bo- fore, so farns history rovoals, has anything like the samo torront of wator beon soon, ‘Tho damngo to the country ia thorefore com- paratively of a tomporary notnro, and casicr to be borne than in tho caso of dovastation by an eruption of lnvaand ashes, Thoopon- ings of Vesnvius havo boau much moro ao- vious matters. It may be correct, atrictly speaking, to say that this volumo of wator was thrown out from tho volcano, although it did not como from the intorior of tho earth, A largo boily of wator may hayo col- lected in tho crator from rains and molting snows,—Cotopari is perpetually covered with snow,—and this would bo ejocted by the eruption from below.’ A lake or riyor on the carth’s surfaco may have been displaced at the same tla, Whatover oxplauation of the facts may be givon by sclonco, the horror of them will bo unabated. Tho story of death and suffering can have fow mitigating clroumstances, and it will bo road with pain wherover humanity has learned to pity tho sorrows of othora, THE SQUTHERN PENITENTIARY AGAIN, It is now reported that tho Approving Board, consisting of the Governor, Attornoy- General, and Auditor, propose to accopt tho location of tho Southern Ponitontiary at Ohoster without oven golng thero to give tho proposed site a porsonal inspection, If thoy do, it will only furnish ndditional confirma- tion of tho mnspicion that has olroady taken astrong hold upon the pooplo of Illinois, viz. That tho selection of Ohoster is in tho nataro of a private job, for which the people will have to pay in tho ond fivo or six times tho amount of the appropriation, and that tho offlciala who lond themselves tu tho achome do so in reckless and open defiance of tho public interests, When Grand Towor was soloctod, and materially tho samo objoo- tlons were urged to it that are now urged to Cheater, tho Approving Board visitod the sito and promptly rojoctod it. Thoy should do os much in tho caso of Chostor, A per. sonal inspection of tho site now proposed would induco them to reject Chester oa thoy did Grand Tower, if they wero guided by considerations of the public welfare, If, on tho other hand, they are moroly the pup. petsof Mr, Jacon Bonn and intond to do his bidding in any case, of course there is no necoasity of tholr going to Chostor, and they will virtually acknowlodgo as much by ro: maining at home and approving Mr, Boxn'a favorite choice, The Commissioners and all tho officials concerned in this matter seom to regard tho Sonthorn District of Illinois as that portion lying south of alino that might bo drawn across the State botwoen East Bt. Louis and Vinconnes, No other theory would warrant tha selection of Chester oa anywhero near tho contro, Asa matter of fact, ‘Chester is the contro of not moro than two out of the ninetcen Congressional Districts in the State, Tho law making tho appropriation for the Southern Penitontlary explicitly de- fincas what the: Southern District is, It is oll thet of tho Btate lying south of the north lino of McLean County, and the geographical centro of the Btate is about Pana, while the contre of population is eomowhere between Pana and Springfeld, Nothing but private interosts could suggest going 150 milos away from that centre into tho less populous portion of the district, and eeleoting an old, dilapidated town with o bankrupt branch railroad; stone of a doubtful quality that at the best will not moro than suftice tp. build the Ponitentiary, and \eavo uothing.for the conyicts to work on; located on a bluf® which Jaxx Boum admits will require $18,000 for leveling before the foundation oan’ be put in; surrounded by unhealthy bot}om lands; remote from the propor base of supplies and market for the product of the convict labor, Gov. Ounrox knows, the Auditor and the Attorney-Gon- eral know, the Southern Penitentiary Com- missioners know that the prisou, located at Chester, will gost seversl hundred thousand dollars more,than if located at Alton or Grafton (the"two places recommended by Commissioner Lawaxxos in his minority re- port), and that, when built there, it will never be solf-sustalning, av it might bo at eithor Aiton or Grafton, SDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1877. approval of the sclection of Chester (for which ho will bo mainly responsible) will bo asmirch upon his Administration which ho ‘will not bo ablo to rub out during his ontiro term of four yonra, It has been intimated very distinctly that his approval will bo largely influenced by political considorations. The motive would be an unworthy ono at tho Lest, but wo forowarn hit that he will not be ablo to rench the United Stntos Senato with the atd of any Democratic votes in the Leg- ialnture which he may hope to nequire by anbinitting to this Egyptian job. As arnte, gentlomen do not attain the United States Scuato by mystertous nnd suspicions math. ods, but by openly acting in the interests of the public and vigorously opposing private jobs, no matter who yuits them forward. If tho United States Sonnto cuts any figuro in tits controverny, the approval of the solco- tion of Chester will toll the funeral bell to Gov. Contom's aspirations, Mr. Jacon Buxy and tho Egyptian Domocrats to the coutrary notwithstanding, FIGHTING AGAINST THE MARKET, There are 22,000 ignorant men in the Ponnsylvania coal regious who aro bringing £0,000 or 60,000 people to the verge of star. vation by their purverso and obstinate refuanl to work, or allow othors to work, at tho prices the omployers nro willing to pny. ‘They imngine that thoy are on a strike againat their bosses, and that they Linve only to hold out long onough to bring the latter toterms, This is their error, Asa mnttor of fact, thoy aro striking ngninst tho market of tho country, and the market of the coun- try can only be made to yield better prices by the readjustment of manifold intarcsts, of which coal is only ono among the many. In tho proxent depressed condition of manu- facture and trade, coal ylekls a cortain depre- ciated price per ton. Tho owners of tho minoa say to tho operatives: ‘We can afford at this prico to pay so much por ton for taking tho coal out of tho ground, but no more; but wo will ortablish a sliding grado uf wages, wheroby youshall bo botter paid for your work in proportion as wo aro paid for the result.” To this the operatives stubbornly reply: “No, wo don’t caro what you got; we want 80 and 60 much por ton for mining tho coal, and wo refuso to work, or to'allow others to work, till we got it." Tho owners say thoy can bettor afford ta lot the coal remain in tho ground than to mino it at a loss, and work is indefinitely suspended. It is appar- ent to intelligent people that, under thoso circumstances, tho minors areatriking against the general community and not ngaiust local omployors. But tho genoral community cannot bo controlled by the conl-miners alone. A buadrod othor influoncos, equally important, are at work shaping tho rolations of supply and domond, Tho result is that these minors -Iny down their tools and say that, “As times aro hard ond prices are low, wo won't work ot all till things improve.” But how can thero be any improvemont os long as work. ingmon aro governed by so palpablo and pro- posterous an absurdity? In hard times, thoy add the dond toss of voluntary non-prodne- tion to that of enforecd non-production, and continue their averago consumption without adding anything to the world’sstock. Under this rnle, it is inevitable that times must be= como harder; and while the pressure is be. coming moro and moro severe, and tho wants and sufforings of their familicsaro increasing, thoy gay they would rather earn nothing than sharo tlio common shrinkage which all othor clanses must endure, It is not strange that o clnss of people who pormit themsclves to be guided by such ‘bso ond stupid notions should bo in a, con- stant condition of turmoil and’ trouble. | Unfortunately, thoir nolf-imposed sufforings fro not confined to their own class, Tho calamitous results of thelr donao ignorance extond to somo exrtont throughout the ontire community, They thomsclves incur n loss which they nover can rogain. ‘Tho loss to tho miners in Ponnsylvaula represents prob. ably not leas than 20,000 a day, or $120,- 000.0 week, or noarly half o million dollara amonth, How many months will it require even at tho increasod prico they demand to recover ono month's ‘logs of absolute idlo- ness? As o matter of fact, thoir loss can never be made good, for the incrensed wages will como nono the soonor. on account of their present idlenosa, and thoy would hava onjoyed this incronso in any caso, and just tho samo if thoy did not voluntarily incur tho proscnt losz, Moanwhilo, by with- holding coal from the markot, they will not increaso the prico thereof, since tho manufacturers cannot afford to pay mora, but they will causo tho suspension of other industries, ond throw out of employment thousands of workingmon who aro willing to carn somothing less than ‘ustal rather than not to earn anything. This is tho effect on tho country at largo, but that upon tho State and tho immediate neighborhood of the strike {a much moro pernicious, Itefusing to work thomeclves, they aro, novortholess, not willing to starve, and assort tho still more proposteroud claim of aright to live upon the work of others, ‘hough tho farm-laborors of Pennsylvania do not carn ag much por day as tho minors could carn at tho wages tho employers offor to pay, tho {dla minors proposo to lve upon the farm. ers, Thoy began by begging, but having bogged till tho farmers can uo longor ro. spond, they rogort to stealing and raiding, ulaughtering other mons cattle, and robbing other men’s gardens and farms. Tho moro abject their condition becomes, tha moro desperato they grow, until mon’ who might be respectable, self-supporting citizens de- generate to the condition of outlaws and bandits, requiring troops to watch them and keep them from organized revolution, This dogradation is voluntary and tho logitimate fruit of ignorance. % ————— IMPORTANCE OF RECIPROCITY, Canadian reciprocity is o subject that neods to be kopt before the people, It is a matter of moro than speculative interest, Next to the thorough revision of our absurd tariff systom with othor countries, there is nothing that would contribute so largely to American prosperity, and nothing that would so tend to remove the oxisting financial depression as absolute free trade with our neighbors on the North. There aro about 4,000,000 people in Canada who ara in want of noarly every kind of manufactared articles, and are compelled to deny the grati- fication of many of those waxts in conso- quence of tho tariff, Bome of the articles they make at home; tho use of others they forego altogether beosuso tho price is abovo their moans; and others still aro brought from England. If the customs Une between Canada aud tho United States were removed, American manufacturers would occupy as far as they chose, and to the exclusion of every other naticnality, the vast markets here afforded. Tho irou-mills at Jollet, at Detroit, ot Pittaburg, and We desire to say to Gov. Ouriom that the | Chicago have tho facilities for supolving tho Canadian demnnd, ‘the cotton and woolon mannfacturors of New England ean nmiake enough cloth to satinfy the demands of that country and owr own, Our coal is moro than auMeiont for our own uso, Labor is abundant, and cheap and idto. Nothing Is wanting to restore good times but a foreign market tonbsorb the surplus that wo aro ready and anxious to sell, Such a market may bo found in Cannda. Tho trado between tho two conntries will not bareguated morely by tho presont consumption of manufactured articles in the two countries, As thesa arti. cles could be furnishod by the United Btates at n loss price than any foreign country contd afford, the average annual consumption would rapidly grow. Sales do not increase in arithmotical but in geometrical progres. sion aa prices nrolowored. If wo should soll $50,000,000 per annum to Cannda at tho ntart, wo would probably in Ave years soll 200,000,000; and the industrios thus ro- vived would offor omploymont to 200,000 work.1on now idlo and suffering, | Reci- procity, in short, would givo wa all the advantnges of annoxation, with none of itsrosponsibilities, “It is a singular fact that many porsona who clamor for an= nexation oppose reciprocity, as if thor woro anything tho Canadians could give us more valonble than their trade and unrestricted commorcial privileges. Tho peoplo of tho United States could gain ‘nothing by getting hold of the political institutions of Canada; it is not onr politicians but our Inborors for whom we wish to find employment. ‘Tho question of compatition in tho sale of agricultural products, and the supposed largo influx of Canadian grain into the United States, troubles. soma donbting Rpirits, wthough the facts have beon explained ovor and over ogatu, Canada and tho United States retain oa certain quantity of grain for hore consumption, and export their surplus, The home consumption will not be increased. by the admission of Canadian grain into this country, duly froo; and whatevor in adinitted will only add on certain quantity to the surplus for oxportation.. It is immaterial to us whether we ont our own grain or Canadian grain, providod the prices aro the samo; and the surplus which gocs abroad will bring n larger sum of money back than bofore, In no ovent enn the farmorsnifer, for the pricos of breadstuffs are controlled by tho quotations in Livorpool, In tho samo way the Canadians will have part of ‘their supply relensed and added to the surpins by any importatious from tho United States, ‘Tho advantages of reciproc- ity to Canndn, it may be remarked in pass. ing, would be quita as grent o8 those accra. ing to tho United States, including necers to alargs oud excollout market, and the privi. logo of bnying thero at low rates and selling at high ones. As Reciprocity would not nocd to be urgod ‘upon our people but for the stupid and ob. stinate ndherenco of tho Protcationists to their played-out commorcial system, Tho ignorance of theso men is almost ns pitiful as itis profound. It has involved this na- tion in hoavy lossos, destroyed tha ordinary reenporativa powors of tho people, par. alyzed industry, and prontrated capital, In tho faco of tho painful exporienoe thoy have ld, the authors and nilvocates of this monu- mont to national folly still defoud it as a part of tho nation’s groatucas, Bat thair time is drawing noar. They are no longer as rampant as thoy wore, Rociprocity with Canada once oxtablished, will vindicnto itself and exposo thelr ignorance as no othor argu- mont could, Several important woolen manufacturers of New England took part in the ‘I'radu Coufer- ence last week in Saratoga, demonstrating the exlatenes. of a growing conviction that the inanifwetured’ products of this’ country inust find access to new markets beforo the unem- ployed artisans could be found work at any wages, or the capital invested could ve proflta- bly employed. ‘Tho Philadelphia North Ameri- can, the great Protection organ of that elty, bes gins to concede thut the tlme hag come for free trade and fewer trammels ou commerce, Wo copy as follows, Italics and all: The dron and Steel Iultetin takes Secrotary SHeUMAN to taxk very shurply for ite remarks on the subject of tho tarl® lu tis Ohlo speech, but with moro acorvity than dtveretion, in our $udg- went, Mr, Sagan is aod has always been essentially a Protectloniet. , . . But dtr, SHERMAN seca, aya creat many other Protection: fate du, that thuce have made ro freata change in the politient situation thut af till be digicult io arolit conceding more alteration in the turiy. When we find sontanch an ndvacate of domestic Interests us tho Boston Advertiser ndmttting that the tart ery dufective and ought to be im- heer nonsense to alund out aguinat And as it te now evident that me, it je much better that they should be made by Protectionteta than by Frev- Traders, . 6). “Whe frou aad Steet hulletin clamors for gb dutica aa the best for rev. enue, directly in tho face of the fact that In many iinew of goods the iimportations are diminisatng ao faut av to threaten to coase alte, ry aud wo ire reparably datmuge the rovenuea, ‘The weaknew of the political situation at tho present tue live in tho fact that freu trade dues uot wuater chleily among thy old Southern agricultural Intercate, due hoa made remarkable progrers, umona the Lepuo- ded i New England, and New York, and the West, ‘Thexo men usd the rovenue arguments very ghrowilly, and such logic as that of tha Jron and Steet Bulletin will not answer with them. Une fortunatuly, some extensive industrial talerests in New England and Sew Yorkare auctor sor lower dtuties for their own benef, and though ‘these ro- ductions are uot of a kind we oro in “tavor uf, wa munt tot losy averything by bulng luupracticubla and unreasonable. a The Douglas County Revleo makes this mournful announcement? Old Kewanee Batu has had to let his creditors take bie farm aud ho w now living in Kewance. 1 required no prophet to predict the letter end of 8. M, Suirit when bo lefts good furm to go out as a political wesionury aod a Angncial lunatic, Over the itl to the poorhouso, We aru really sorry to hear of “Kewanco's” fiscal misfortunes. ls cage is another wlustra- Yon of Poor Riciayp's maxim, that he who by the plow would thrive, himself must either boll or drive, “Kewanee” spent the time that should have been devoted to the plow in elec- tlonecring for an intervonvertible 8.65 bond, and widle thus engaged the weeds grew and the ine terest grew, until the farm becamo “conrort- ed,” without tho “inter,” to the uscs of those who had discounted bis bonds, Ho was a well- Meaning mau, earnest and alucore in advocacy of a delusion, a ‘The prevailing oplolon among the friends of Juuge Duvuuonp ts that he wrote one letter tog much to Mr. Busnrano on the Horne- Fui.ttann costs case, and that he cannot afford to carry on « persopal dispute In the columns of the press with that gentleman, no matter what the merits of the case maybe, It t3 not per mitted to personages holding his high and au- Gust porition to indulge iu the sluful pleasures of newspaper controversies with politicians. if there be any lexal poiuts in the case, there ts a judicial way, which Ls also the judicious way, of determining them. a Mr. Huyuy L. Monsuioge, a New York in- surance agent, has perfected a scheme by which over-ardeut young geuticmen who covet thelr neighbors’ wives may perbaps profit. After he had rented a houso to Joux Keres he became unlawfully attached to the wife of his tenant, and when threatened with discovery he adviscd sulcide as the shortest cut out of the threateued misery. Mrs. Keragy took a moderate dose of Paris ureen, and Mr. Monximagy suggests to Br. Kuvewu that tt would be an tosuit to tho dead to make any disturbancg about tho matter now. Says tho Chicagg Journal: Aiserreens ae Boy now thse ri to recousider the solch thy name gden avesue, was Changed to Dosgise Turk Sronter” beouuas: Slee Oupey's will reveals the fact that be left nothing ont of hie vast fortune to Chicago, which he was the first Mayor, and semicitt,ot tributed ro much to bia wealth, Fons White Mr, Qooay left nothing to Chitengo 4 Femember him byy he does appear to have te TH per cent of su much of his estate aeauet not be absorbed under the will, by his eng mously-rich widow in her owa"right, to be at tributed by hia exeeutors for such lenovolen objects in New York, Chicago, or Cleewherg a they may seo fit, having regard, however, to th verbal wishes of the decensed, 8 —$ $a Platform of the Pennaslyauta miners; wy, aro honest workingmen, who have Veen de frauded of one rights by Capital. We Won't work for Capltal at any price, and, ns the honesg, workingman has a right to Hye, we will steal anythiug in reach. No politicians need apply until we have become thelr peers fu our pts Ilne of business.’* i eS Thething for the Bt, Louts U.-D. to do 18 to, take some specist cable war news ftself, and net spend ao mtclt time and talent in finding faut, with Its more enterprising neighbor, As to the cost, the @.-2, made enongh money in Neer. tain enterprise not to mind the expense attend. fog such speciats. i ‘After all, Morton's trouble was only apy. Pepsta, and it fe confidently prophested that by will shortly rise up and start for those Demo. crats who propose to ran the. Senate, with ay Appetite born of rozenerate digestion and my. tric juices auMctently powerful to absorb the whole crowd, : a Down in Aurora the hollow buttom of ani. verted milk-can proved a coneaye reflector, and, gatherlng the rays of the su inton focus, set fire to some wood hard by. Ordinarily thy milk-can can be better relled upon for tha which exttuguishes rather than encourages conflagration, et The Governor and his staff arc charged with the murder of « cow, and, if Perebance con. Viction follow the accusation, it might be come Yenlent to have the loeation of the new Peo) tentiary changed to Springfield. Probably no place this side of the grave hay ry more disturbing: infltence over Brorzy’s moled thaw "No.6 Palgrave Place, Strand, London," from which emanates all tho European news Stoney has a chance to read. a The Turkish Minister furnishes a ‘Very satis. factory reason for Osatan Pasha's lato defeat, Ile says the man {is not an American, but fag natural-boru Turk, <a. From the manner {n which Road Commly sloners are disposed of, it might be wise to put their busivess into tue hands of tho County Board, oe PERSONAL, Mr, Deland, of tho London Times, is tok. ing tho waters at Hombourg, and it ts sufd the tore of the Jeuding Jourual bins fallen off In conse. quence, ‘ Senator Morton continues vory woal:, bat with no unfavorable rymptouis, Ha lives, tee Seeretary Mozrill and the Pope, to disappoint the obituary writers, 2 Dx. Nott, Prosidont af Union Colloge, onco summed up the charactor of a atudont in this fentence: **Young man, you nover get mnd but you mako a fool of yourself." Naturalists about tho British Musoum aro niuking money by scliing Coloredo beetles at 210 shillings aptece. ‘The bagv are thrust’ throngs with a pli and fastened ine piil-bor. A buabel st five aktilings apleca would Le moro profttable than potntocs, A Inte membor of tho Khedivo'n staff de nies that Crawford was over in the Khedive's sert- fee, and he consequently cannot bs Orman Paxba, In tho eame connection, the Ctevoland Leader shows that Crawford was lecturing on chomiatry Ia Uttle Ohio towns as late ay 18735, Signor Luigi do Lucca, one of tho lergost inercuinnta of Home, falled recently for nearly 2,000,000 france. Ho waa much tized up with volltics, and it wae he who found thy means to ine sure the return te Parlluwent of Luctanl, the mur- deror of Sonzogno, The bankrupt wuscouded with 260,000 franca, Somobody nt Nashua told Mrs, Mayen that 8 fashionavlo fady was heard to romurdy ** The Presidential party baa no wort of vtyle about tu Mra, Mayes replicd, with a twinkle In her oy, that the faatt would bo remodivd, and added? ‘Mr. Evarts wears a shocking bad hat, and be roust got a new one, '* Swinburno's uovel, now in course of sorlal publication, was written ten ycars ago, He bed at that the another novel, more ambiuous.a acopo, and It will probably follow the preaont von: ture whould It prove tobe wucceustal, Swiuburne's goulus wan probably brightor ten years ago than tt fe to-day, and hls novela will bo bettor than If tney were recent productions, Sevoral wocks ago Cassagnnc printed a col- umn of vituporation on Thiers, closing with thls awontence, which subsequent ovents havo mado prophetic: '*What can ho think to do, this worn: out, broken oldman, whom rheum waylays, whom the hoat dispates with the cold, and who may ond who must fallat the frat breath of wind with the cro leaveao? our woods!" Gon, M. W. Gary, of South Carolina, was, one day at Edzoficld, threo times interrupted by white men, ‘Tho firat man wore ono revolver. TE patdnouttentlonto hin," sald the Goneral, **Tha sccond mau had two revolvers, I considered him beneath notice. ‘Tho third man wore threa revoly- era and » bowlo-knife, and I hoard him poiltely, for I know he must be a perfect gentleman," Mr, Justin Windsor, whu resiguod the position of Librastan of the Boston Public Library in ordor to accept a s{milar position tn Harvard College, will bear the title of ** Professor of Hooks sad Reading.” Thiele on inudvation suggested, perhapy, by Mr, Einerson, The London Academy enya Profesuory of this kind aro not Ices needed fa the old country than in New Boyland. Col, Thomas W. Higginson's wifo, who died at Newport Sunday, wos o slater of Willan Ellery Channing, the pout, anda nieco of tho late Rey. Dr, William E. Channing, She was aluo re- lated tothe Dona family, of Bost: ra. Hige giuson had buen a chronic invalid; aud one of the moat beautiful things in hor busband’s life bis always been his touching devotion to her, and his unwillingness to be separated trom hor, ‘The firvt wife of Col, Nick Smith, Ids Groeley's husband, waa a Seceasfontet, and, during tholr courtehip, would nover perintt him to wear his uniforn Ia her prea Grevley he gave up man Catholic, Not long since he had his boy bap- tlzed Horace Greeley, dropping tho name of Smith ** So {t may be aid," saya Miss Grundy, ‘*thathe pave up his country for bis frat wife, his religior for his second, and bis namo for his child," Dr, W, R. Bartlett, of New Haven, treata in the September number of the Santiarian of the Causes of disease In country homes, The causcs are bad alr, iopure water, improper food snd clothlog, unsuitable dwellluge, and exhausting oc- eupotions. More attention is now given, Dro Bartlett says, to healthful conditions of life in the ¢ity than ia tho county, although the country 1s more favorable to health if right conditions are observed. Mrs. EL. Davenport designs to present her late busband's magnificent wardrobe to nocdy members of tho profession. She says she will not sell {t, and she could not bear to have It where it would be constantly openiag the wounds of ber heart afresh. Though forced to continue on the stage fora livelihood, the Davenport family have not buen left in needy clrcumstaucce, The real dence in Canton, Ps., is free aud clear, the last mortgage baving been paid off three weoks beforv Me. Davenport's death, Nelther Mrs, Davenyort nor Miss Foony will return to the stage fer & month, im ‘This is the passage In Gulliver descriptive Of the discovery of the satellites of Mars: ‘*Tuey have lkowtse discovered two loascr atars or satel lites which revolve about Mars, whereo!,the lunet~ most uw distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly thrve of bis diametery, and oe ermoat, five; the former revolves in (he spacc ft ten hours, and the latter in twenty-opo and 6 ball. Bo that the squurcs of thelr periodical times aro very nearly in the same proportions with Sus cabes of thetr distance frum the centre of Mars, whica evidently shows them to ba governed by the sae lowe of gravitation that Induence tho other best~ ealy bodies,”