Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 20, 1877, Page 4

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Orders for th delivery of Trix TRINCNE at Evanston, Englewnod, and Hyde Tark leftIn the tounting-room ‘Wil receive prompt attenttor IHaoley'n Thentre, Randolnh street, between Clark and Tadaite, Fne gagement of Lawrenco Darrett. **Tho Wonder." Mesdaes Cummens, Foster, cic.y Messrs, Darrett, O Nelll, Price, etc. MeVicker'n Theatre. Madison strect, between Etate and Dearhorn, Fne Exsement of Edwin Booths ** Fool's Revenge.” Mes- dumes Don, Price, efc.; Messrs. Dooth, Wheelock, Tearson, cte. Adeiptl Theatee, Mantue aireer, corer of Dearhorn, 4 Ticket-of- Leave Man." Mesdames Myers, Plerce, ete.s Messty. Dlalsdell, Keanc, ete, New Chicago Theatre, Clark street, oppasite Shermun House. Haverly's Miustrels. Memra. Kymsn., Thatcher, Howas ete. < Wond’s Muncnm, Monroe sireet, Letween State nnd Dearborn. Eagement of George France, ** Wido-Awake,"” En- Expasition Bullding, Michiean aveuus, appsite_Adams street, Btate ludustrial Exposition. Day and avening. Inter- TinsceTinll Park, ‘Twenty-thind sirect, coruer of State. ‘Tourrament, l"’"l,\'\ulll va. Allegheny. Dase: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1877. OHICAGO MARRET BUMYARY. The Chlcaso produce marketn were genernlly trunger yesterday. Meas pork closcd 10320¢ per brl higher, at 812.77)4@12.80 cash or October and $12.174; scller the year. Lard closed steady ot $8.75 per 100 1ba cash and 88,2214 seller thoyear. Meats closed firm, ‘at Sc per B for loose shouldera and Te for do short rlbs, Lake frclzhts were frm, at 3% 4c for corn to Builalo, Tii;iwines were rteady,at 31,00 per gallon. Flour wasquel. Wheat closed 2@ c higher, at 81, 11%e for September and $1.0534 for Uctober. Corn cloved %@Yic higher, at 434 @49%c for Septem- ber or October. Onts closcd steady, at 24tic cash and 243,@24%¢ for Octaber, Rye wan steady. at Gic. Durley closed 144@1%c higher, at G2tic cash ana 631ic for October. IHogs werw fately ncilve, but raled weakand closed 102 15e lowee on light aud common heavy, Bales chiefly at §6.00 @5.50, Cattle were dull and unchang. ed. Sheep were In fair demand and steady. ‘There was Inspected fnto store in this clty yoster- day 255 cars wheat, 35 cara and 119,200 bu corn, 12 care oats, 27 cars rye, and 0D cars barley. Total (4575 cars), 400,000 bu. One hundred dol. Jars fn pold would buy 2103.25 in greenbacks at the close, Greenbcks at tho Now York Stack Ex- chango yesterday closed at 97, Governor by the New Jersoy Democrats— which ir equivalent to an election, or would be but for the danger that the campaiga may be ended and the Lattle lost before the King of Spndes gets his plans porfocted]l and his fortifications thrown uy Seibtor Baay, of Missouri, suffering fromn & chronic discase of the liver, i at presout o prostrated ns to place his lifo in serious jeopnrdy, and it is ropresented that he can- not, under tho most favorable issuo to be hoped for, take his seat at tho organization of the next Congress. Bonator Doay fsa Democernt, and the political complications npprehended on account of the illness of the Republican Senator from Indiana are therefore less likely to bo procipitated, —— The President's recoption on the road from Louisville to Nnshville and on hia ar- rival at tho latter city was of tho same en- thurinstio and hoartfelt character as that necorded to him in the former city on Mon. day eud Tuesday. Everywhere the peoplo of all classen flocked to welcome lim, anx- fous to_conviuco tho distinguished visitors that tho courso pursued by the President in Lin denlings with the South hns found an ap- |- preciativo and gonorous responso in the hiearts of tho peeplo of that section, —— The daring exploit of the train.robbors on tho Union Pacific Railway, near Cheyenne, Wednesday night, whereby £60,000 fn gold coln was carried nway ond the passengers subjected to search and spoliation, is only another striking proof of the utter inade- «quacy of the present methods of preventing and punishing this species of villainy, Tho «question 1 one of the most difficult eriminal problems over presonted to a comnmunity odvanced thus far in ecwilization, oud 1t is timo that tho grave mennce of tho reckless morauders should bo et by all the genius and wisdom rangoed on the side of justico aud sceurity, The Massachusetts Republicans, in thelr Stute Convention yestorday, did about the cleanest piceo of platform.making of the year. Thoy so worded their resolutions as toleava no chance for an argument sbout their meaning, approviug unequivoeally and without reservation the Presidont's policy of perwanent pacification and local self.govern- mcent, a3 well as his principles and methods iu the matter of raforming the Oivil Service, and especinlly indorsing the order prohibit- ing offiecholders from exercising an undue influenco upou political affairs, Gov, Rice was renominated without opposition, and the purty in Messachusotts goos before the peo- plo in the campaign of 1877 with every pros- pect of contiuued success, It is puinful to be obliged to announcs the susponsion of another savings bank, tho Merchants', Farmers' & Mochaoles’, which Bocs into the hauds of a Receiver, owing #560,000 to abous 2,600 depositors, and witly #sscts which are nominally equal to the Lia- bilitics. ‘Ihiers have been for many days ru- wory that the bank would not be able to stand if tho run'continued, snd they have kopt the excitement alive and precipitated the failuro, ‘Tho Bt, Louis flurry, followed by the collapse of the ftate Bavings Institution, was more than tho M., F. & ML, which had much of jts funds locked up in real estate, could stand, and jt succumbed in spite of the efforis of its President. No chargos of dishonesty are wade sgainst Mr. Mress, who has not fled liks Srzvczs, but has remained to do the best Lo can for those who had faith inhim. Tho assets consists malnly of real estalo mortgsges, some of them overdue. Mauy of these were given by depositors who have an offset in their books, and owing to this, und the difiiculty of realizing on real estal, it is ot prosent dificult to confecture THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, SEPT what the bank will pay. All that can bo is to reiterato tho advice given to de- positors in the State,—to lold on to their books and not become the prey of speoula tors, A non-partisan movement has been inau. gurated looking to the nomination of five candidates for the office of County Commis- sioner whose character and standing in the commnnity shall in themselves be A guar. sntee of honesty and economy in the admin. istration of connly affairs. It is & movement which ought to recetve such hearty approval and general support that the nominees thns selected will be ratified Ly the Conventions alike of the Democratic, Republican, and ‘Workingmen's organizations. Thero aro no political considerations involved in this mat- ter; tho question i, whether the people of Cook County will unite in the election of fivo mon who, acling with the present minority of honest Commissioners, will con- stitute n majority and put an end to the wholesale robbery thnt has been porpetrated during the past two years, President MacManon's manifesto “to tho French clectors is a curions if ndt startling admixture of domocgptio and despotic idens which sonnds queerly in a land whera ropnb. lican principles and ropublican rule hava prepared the poopla to judge for themselves and tonct upon that jndgment onall politi- cal questions, The Marshal, while profess. ing to favor the present form of Government in France, hesitates not to strike nt the vory foundation-stone of that fabrie by question. ing the patriotism of the Fronch people as displayed in the cholca of their legislators, The diotatorial tone of the Prosident's ap. penl to the peoplo has in it so ‘much that finvors of nbsolutism that it will be n won- dor if its effcet npon the elections bo not such ns to bring about tho very state of af- fairs which MacManox professes a desire to avoid. 'The French President, however, has ono overpowering advantage, IHis manifesto will be spread broadenst by thio servants of tho Government, nnd its specious reasonings on tho side of loyalty and patriotism will have their full effect upon the rending masses, ‘Tho Opposition, on the contrary, labor under tho many embarrassments imposed by the retrictive pressy laws, and ita nctions are hampered by foar of the judicial power, which i evor on tho alert to carry out the behests of a Government more or less sub. jected to influences bLrought to boar by the Monarchical elemont. It remains to be seen what effect this romarkablo State paper will have upon the pending* elections, and whother the Republican lenders are equal to tho emergoney. After all that has been writton and sald about the location of tho site for the Sonth. orn.Penitentiary, after the array of convine- ing and unanswerable objections urged ngainst tho action of tho Logialative Commis- sion, tho people of Illinois will be surprised to learn thint tho choica of Clester hins beon confirmed by the Board of Heviow, consist. ing of Gov. CoLroy, Auditor Nzenres, nnd Attornoy-General Epsart. Tho selection of this site has beon opposed by Tz Trinoxe sololy on the score of cconomy and fit. ness, .and in tho intorest of tho tax- poyers mpon whom will fall the bur- don ontailed, and it has beon found difficult to beliovo that privato and personal intorests would be permitted to ontweigh theso considerntions, ' But such hns been the rosult; Jaxe Buxy has swept tho board, and the pooplo must foot the bills, It will bo noticed in connection with the npproval of tho Chester job that no reasons aro given i support of the solection, and tho fact will not escape comment that it was found neces- sary to lug in an opinion, prepared by o Springfleld firm, addressed to no omo, and paid for by nobody knoww whom, so tortur- ing the construction of tho law as to show that tho sclection of Alton, the chief com. peting point, wonld be in contravention of the act authorizing the location and purchaso, Gov. Currox and his ofiicial coadfutors in this mntter cannot expect to avold tho impu- tation of unworthy motives; the thing is foo palpablo and barefaced to be permitted to pass without census QGOLD AND GREENBACKS., Wao yesterdsy pointed out some of the strango absurdities into which the Chicago +Limes plungos whenover it vontures into n disoussion of any question of public econ. omy, Beyoud its poculiar sclence of bawdry, it 18 helplossly, hopelessly ignorant, and, of course, makes & conspicuous exhibition of that ignorance, In speaking of tho proposed paymont by the Treasury In January, 1879, of tho green. backs, Tz ‘Urinune some days ago suggested that, by the Resumption law, the Govern- ment had taken upon itself the wholo bur. den of supplyiug tho country with gold for all the purposcs of business; that under that law it would bavo to obtain pos. session of whatever gold coin happened to be in the country at tho timo; and we added: *““So long ns gold s to bo lLad at the Treasury, no man will buy gold of the brokers; every mhn wishing gold to pay ounstoms, or to remit to Europe, or to buy exchange, will of coursa go to the ‘Treasury.. 'T'ho gold wants of the country are not less than $175,000,000 ayear; butaseoon asitcan be had on de- mand a large sum will bo hoarded,” To this statement of a very solf-evident consequenco of tho Treasury making gold coln the ex- clusive currency, tho £hicago T'imes, not knowing what to eay, but ignorantly sup- posing that it was to be contradicted, roplied us follows The idea is that somehow or other th col try would manage to uso up $173,000,000 ntwfld every year, and would Lave to provide itsell with that amount tho fret year, an addltlonal equal amount tho secoud year, and soon aod Infnitum, Because s0 much §s required every year to pay customs dutles, Interest on tho public dubl, ete., thereforo so much {e anulhliated wvory year, The Timas doos not attompt to reconcile this notlon with the fact that whlie the country does not pro- duce more than $30,000,000 of gold annually, 1t gencrally oxporte at least $23,000,000 more than it lmports, sud yet manages 0 pay customs dutics, ete. The gold pald to the Government every year for duties, eto., is paid out sgaln, and €0 continues in the country. The Govern. went receives it over the counter for dues and payas it out again for debts, That is not snnihilation ; #t is a simple process of busi. ness. But when the Goyerument undertakes to pay $175,000,000 out in exchange for greenbacks, in addition to its ordinary expend- fures, nud hos no additional source from which to obtain gold, the operation is not so slmple. Its ordinary receipts and expendi. tures will generally balauce onc another; but tho Governwent, in addition, proposes to furpish gold coin for greoubacks, getting nothing in return which it can pay oat. All the gold revenus of the Governweut iy noed- ed o pay ity gold expenditures ; as it is re- ceived with ono band, it is pald out with the other. But the Government, on the Ist of January, 1879, will undertake to fur. nish gold in exchange for groenbacks in any sum that may be demanded from 8100 to 2350,000,000. On that day the ‘I'rensury will stick ont a sign bearing this notico: ' Gold to be had herv at par in cx- chango for greenbacks on demand.” In New York, Baltimore, Chioago, and other cities, theve is a daily purchase of gold or gold ex- chiange. The fmporter sells hin greenbacks, and with the proceeds buys gold or gold ex- chango to remit in payment of hia imports. Instend of selling his greenbacks to the brokers, he will, after iho 15t of January, take’ them tothe Sulb-Treasury nud thera got the gold at par, The snuual remittances of gold or exchange for all purposes will not fall shiort of £609,000,000. Brokers will not el gold noless at o premium; no man will pay a preminm on gold so long 8s he can get it from tho Trensury at par, and the Gov- ernment hasundertaken to supply the conntry ‘with gold at par on demand to the full ex- tent of tho outatanding greenbacks. The gold is not annihilated, but the greenbacks willbo to the extent that the Government will be able to redeem them. To enablo tho Government to keep up with ita redemption of greenbacks in gold on demand, the impor- tation of gold must be greatly in excoss of twenty-fivo milliona of dollars n year, ‘and there must bo some way invented by which the Government is to get possession of the: gold. The extraordinary uso for gold will nccessitate an extraordinary supply. Where is this supply tocomo from? If it bo intond- od to buy gold with & or 4} per cont bonds, it would bo far more sensiblo nnd far moro economical to fand them in a long 3,05 por cent bond.” THE NEW PARTY AS SEEN ABROAD. The famo of the now National Working- men's party has already reached Europe, and hns excited o good deal of interest with re- gard to ita probablo effect on politics and political parties in this country. The Phila- delphia correspondent of the London 7imes devotes a long lotter to the matter, and that Jjournal's comments are o fair indication of English sentimont on this subject as on most others, Of course, the Times is un. able as yet to arrivo at nny conclusion ns to tho probable dovelopment of this new political movement; wo shall all bo better ablo to form somo idea of this after the fall elections, and the exhibit of strength which tho workingmon shall thon mako ns n sepa- rate and indepondent political organization. But tho Timesvory shrowdly suspetts that the new asgociation will fall into the hands of demagogues who will use its material, in the presont close division of tho two great parties, for the purpose of bargain and salo, In commenting upon the platform of this organization, which is virtuslly the samo wherever conventions or mass-meotings havo been held, it says among other thinga: Theroare some parta of the ** platform,” In- deed, which provose, from whatever motlive, changes which would be o distinct improvoment. Others aro moze doubtful, but do not go beyond tho ephere within which the.Govornment may be asked to meddle. We may place tn the former claes the demand for a resumption of specio pay- ments and for aamtary inspection of workshope. Delow these, and of more equlvocal merit, come the proponal to elect ali Stats and all Natlonal ofi- ceraby tho direct vote of the peoplo, the schome for placing all railroads and telegraphs under im- mediate Sute contzol, the claim for universal gra- taltons instraction. Butafter theso the descont s mpid. Thointerferenceof the Goverament in the suppoded interosts of lavor is soon carricd beyond the polnt at whicl it can bo usefully exerclaed, an- il we como at length, atter varlous etops down- wards, o a compreliensivo plan for placing ol in- dustries under the managemant of the Govorn- ment, and working ttiem ns far as possibloona atrictly co-operative eystem, Thesd are, of course, wild dreama which can never be realized in America oranywhereelss. . . . . Inspita of the very hearty approval we can give to somo parts of tho workingmen's programme, wo cannot g far oy towishsuccess to their movement. It la possible to pay too high & price even for freo trade, and a demand at the sama tima for free trada and quaal- Communium In respect of proporty {s much too sus- piclous for us to look upon It witt any favor. It is ovident that there hns been o misap- prehonsion of s portion of this Working- men's platform. Wo have scen 1n none of tho versions any vigorous Jomand for a re- sumption of speoie payment; this mistake probably arose from the uso of the term ‘*Iawful money " in domanding that tho pay of the workingmon shall be made wookly, but “lawful money,” ns used in this country, Includos greenbacks and National Bank notes a3 woll as specfe. On the contrary, it in moro than likely thot the Workingmon's party, composed in largo part of an Ignorant and gullible portion of tho commmaity, and under the leadorsbip of domagogues, would readily. npprove of all manner of financial jugglery. Bo, too, it ia a scrions misappre. liension to accredit the new movoment with o predisposition to freo trade, The utternncos of tho Workingmen's plat- form on this subject have not boen very cloar, but the phrasing that haa beon used 18 n imitation of tho pro- tectiva formula, and tho general inference s that thoy favor rather nn incrense than a moderation of tho present Ligh-tarif laws, except whero thoy propose a wholesale sub- stitution of direct taxation, which would re. peal Internal Rovonue laws os®well, and throw tho burden of supporting Government upen the farmers and lot-ownera. In the caso of the proposed manitary inspection of workshops, which Is approved, the weakness is in domanding that tho General Govorn. went sholl undortake this duty, which s foreign to it functions utder our mystem, and whick can bo readily obtained from tho local Governments by proper agitation. Perbaps it isas well to recapitulate tho striking features of tho programmo which it is the ovowed purpose of the National Workingmen's party to curry out, as declared at Ualtimoro, Cincinuati, Columbus, St Leuis, Ohicago, aund other centres whero they have made public uttorances, (1) Thoy demand penolties for the fmlure to pay wages once & week; this means, in effect, o rovival of the old system of im. prisonment for debt, with the differenco that men thus fmprisoned shall be supported at publio expenso. (2) They demand com. pulsory eight-hour labor as an'equivalent of a day's work; that is, they propase to pun. ish overy man whose health, energy, and frogality prompt him to work more than eight Lours out of the twenty-four, (4) They domand that all employers shall be liable fn damnges for ncoldents to the injury of their cmployes;- that is, the class of cwployers must assume upon themselves all the risk incident to natural causes, such as five, storm, lightning, carthquake, eto,, and also that incident to human carelessuoss, over Lot of which they have no coutrol, (4) Toey demand that no child under 14 yoars of age sball bo permitted to earn his living or learn & trade whereby he mny bocome & solf-supporting and useful citizen later in life. (5) Thoy demand the sbolition of all couspiracy laws ; thatis, they desire immunity for the trudes-unions to combine to prevent other men from working, and to compel employers to accedo to their terms by threats, intimidation, or violence, (6) Thoy demand that the whole peoplo shall support bureaus for gathering labor statistics, but insist that theso bureans shall bo chosen by the partinl anffrago of tho journoymen nlone. (7) They dsmand that thero shall he 10 laws protecting patents for any length of timo, which means that they desire thero sliall be no mora inventions. (8) They de- mand, in some cases, that all revenue shall be contribnted by land-owners in the shape of a direct tax, which would render farming rather unpopalar in this conntry, (9) They demand that all - railronds, telographs, steambonts, sailing.vessels, stage-conches, and every other means of {rans. portation sball be mn by the Government, though they do not say whether theso insti- tutions shall bo seized and confiscated, or paid for by the farmers in the form of a direct tax, (10) Thoy demand that all fac. tories and industrial enterprises shall like. wiso bo controlled by Government, aud rmn on the co-operative plan, *for the good of tho whole people.” Theso aro all tho dis- tinct nnd exceptional demands made by the National Workingmen's party, and we think they mny Lo inclnded in a lump in the Lon. don Times' characterization ‘**as, wild dreams which can nover bo realized in Amer- ica or nnywhere clse.” | Thero is some conso- lation in tho opinion which tho Z'imes furthor expresaes, to tho effect that this movemon in probobly an outgrowth of the transitory depression, nnd that with the return of good timeg (the dawn of which is already discern- iblo) tho new party will bo deprived of ita disngreeable renson of existenco, and cense to be, THE VIRGINIA PATENT TAX, "Tho villago doctor in the State of Virginia who has juvented the machine for lovying taxes on tho sale of spirits ‘and malt bover. nges has probably ontwitted all thoscientific writers aud Congresses who for conturies havo ondenvored to devise a scheme of equi- tallo taxation that would produes revenne, That has been a problom which has defled scionce aud Government, As wns lucidly. remarked by a rising statesman in Congress, the Government which had suppressed the gigantio Robellion hnad proved to be unable to collect the whisky tax | Great emergencies produce great discov- eries. Tho State of Virginin is hopelessly in dobt; sho is largely in arrear on tho annual intorest; tho Legislaturo rofuses to levy n direet tax on property sufficient to pay the interost ; and there Is a very largo party in tho Stato in favor of repudiating both prin. cipal and interest, Dr, Morrar is in favor of paying the debt; but ho was unable to induce the Legislaturo to lovy taxes for that purpose, and, in desporation, he invented a machine by which every glass of liquor or of boor sold conld bo registered, nnd tho gellor becomo lisble to the State for a tax thereon, This invontion hns beon describod in Tor Tamuose, The tax on spirituous drinks is two aud a half cents, and on beor nud alo one-balf cent, n drink, It {s eati- mated that this tax will yield the State %800,000 a yoar. The Btate of Virginia has abont ono-halt the population of Illinols, and of this,a largo proportion are negroes, living in the country, who do not patronize the public saloous, Virginia has no large citios s Ilinols has, nand lier smaller cities aro not numerous, If this invention shall produce $800,000 rov- enuo in that State, what onght it to produce in Illinols ? Tho tax on bLeer, asauming n barrol to contain thirty.two gallons and coch glass to conta'n half a pint, will equal $2.00 o barrel. Tho ordinary price of spirit. uous drinks in Virginia, as well as generally throughout the country, is 10 conts; in consequenca of this tax, the prico for drinks will bo raised to 12} conts, or two drinks for a quarter. Now lot us try how this law wonld oporate in Illinols. Thore aro in Chicago 2,700 saloons, of whick in 1,000 beer alono may Lo said to bo gold. These saloons sell from na quartor barrel to six barrels n day. Puotting the averago nt ono burrel ench ‘a day for 860 days, wo havo s tho dally consumption in the beor-saloons 1,000 Larrels, or 360,000 barrels in tho year. At 2 a barrel, the tax from this source will be $720,000 in Chicago alone, + Tho sales in the other 1,700 aaloons are malnly of spirituons liquors. 'These saloons must yield to the propriotors a rensonable support for a famlly soy of six porsona, Estimating the nvorage profits at 100 per cont, the salos must average $2,000 a year in order to cover expensesand support tho pro. pristor, To produco $2,000 n year, ot 10 conts a glass, requires nn averago sale of 20,000 glnsses, which, at 2} cents a glass, will be 5500 n,year, Counting 1,700 saloons 8t 3500 a yoar each-would amount to 2850, 000, Assuming, however, that such a tax would reduce both the numbor of saloons and tho number of sales, and cstimating only for 1,600 saloons and £100 each from the tax of 2§ cents onwonch sale, and we hiave, a4 the rovenuo from saloons in Chicago alone, tha following: oors, 300,000 barrels at Total for Chicago. For reat of tho States This tax would be all borne by the con. sumers. In tho ordinary liquor saloons the tax of twoand p balf cents would bo added to tho cost of tho driuk. *In the beor saloons tho tax of one-half a cent would bo collocted by reduciug the glass, and tho sales of beer would bo largely incrogsed bv the bigh price of the other bevernges. This amount of reveuuo ‘would be greater than has boon collested in any one yoar in this Stata for Btate purposes for many years ; it isfarin excess of tho ordinary wanta of the Btate. An equitable appropriation of it, however, could readily be made. In the firse place, all local taxes on saloons in tho way of licouses would have to be repealed, sud thus have the one tax suporsede all other taxes on that business. The local communi. ties would ba therefore entitlod to soma compensation for the loss of thelr revenue, This revenue from the salo of liquor might therefore be applied first to tho sup. port of schools, in placo of the 31,000,000 now levied annually for that purposo by the State, The expenscs of the General Assom. bly and State otficers might also be pald out of this fund, and these expenditures, as well aa the remainder, should be credited back to each county, city, or village, in the propor. tion which that county ortown may con- tribute to the Btate taxes. ‘I'his rovenue from this sourcawould prove of great reliof to tho general people of the State. It would reduce Btate taxation to nominal rate. It would reduce the tax on laud, and on borses, sheep, hogy, and cattle, which form the bulk of the property now taxed, to an infinetesimal sum. It would furniskh the local communities & considerable sum annusally, which would enablo thew to roduce their local taxation, or would furnish them & fund with which to reduce their debta. ‘The feature of this tax which commends it to the Virginians, and may possibly com- To keep up tho supply of shot, tho Itieka foundry negrin successea {8, howover, clenred nway by tho statoment that they are lnrgely ns. sisted by Horzegovinians, It scomed impos. siblo that thoy sliould, single-handed, so long maintain their contest with tho "Thero waro recontly reported to bo in camp at Gornjo-Palje fifteon battalions of Monte- negrins, and ot Niksich two of Monteéne- grius ond soven of Ilerzegovinians, If the war ghall end with any morked discom. fituro of tho Turks, the Montenegrins will of courso .lold all the territory they se'ze; hience, porhaps, their haste and eagorness in conducting the campaign. tho spoils, it may safely bo nssumed, tho Herzegoviniang will not go nnrewarded. THE UANADIAN AND AMERIUAN COMMISSION. present status of the fshery controveray with the Dominfon: Mized Commisslon as to tho Etated alionld pay the Canadians on account of the flsbierien has buch somownat narrutved vy th clslun, fortunately by n unanimous vote, that the acts shipment of fsh. mend it to tho people of othor States, s that thero is nobody to complain of it, The saloon-keeper cannot complain of a tax of which Lo is merely the collector and not the payer. The consumer will not object, ean- notobject, beeause in the firat place hodoesn't care, and in the socond place payment fs purely voluntary, Ilo nced not drink it ho doos not want to pay tho tax. Tho question to bo determined—and it fs no unimportant question—is, Can the law be administered, and can tho tax bo collected ? That question Jwill probably bo matisfactorily determined beforo tho law isadopted in Iilinois. ——— ‘While tho Russians and Turks nlternately gain and lose ground, the adventurons Mon- tenegring profit by their ongagements, and constantly ndd to their territory. 'They have Niksich, and promise beforo long to reize avory one of the positions they havo coveted, Thoir success is the moro remnrk- ablo from tho fact that they ara not, ns has Leen reporied, woll armed, Therv aro bt talions armed with vety large breeca-londers, Nonelave bayonats, afewhave only revolvers, and only a small proportion have yntaghans. The artillery with which Niksieh was bom- baorded is thus deseribed by A correspondent of the London Z'imes: A baltery of ten-centimetro bronzo muzzle- loaders, Napoleon mountain guns, a bottery of Broadwel] steel breeen-londing mountain zans, thtowing shot of abont six pounds, two same sys- tem, but elightly Inrger calibre, captured at Vacls dol, and two ten-centimetro ateel muzzlo-loading rifled guns about 12 cwt., and already much do- teriorated, captured at Medun, An oid thirty-six smooth-bore, aleo captured ot Medun, 18 en ronte for Nikelch, and thero aro. four moro. Turkish trophica Jike thosc of Vuclgol fn repair at ftleka, turns out about 400 shot a week, Onc mystery connected with the Monte- Turks, In o division of ——re— The Nation in a few words descrlbes the The limits of the Inquiry now making Ly the amount the United tho de- tradinyg and traawshipping privileges allowed (o American flshermen by (ke Canadian Government, under tho Heclprocity Treaty of 1834, ars not among the udvantages for which wo should vo ¢called ou to pay In pursuance of the Trealy of Washinzton, Thoe treaty of 1818 allowed Amerd- can flsherinen to cuter Lays and colonial harbu for wood and waler, and siiclier and repuirs, **but for no other purpose.” The Huclprocity Treaty added theas the privileye of “onterlnyg "drym:( thelr and tho Colonlal Leglulatures [nsertod of thelr own freo wilt in the assed Lo executo the treaty o provision pier- muting the purchase_of suppiles and tho trane- The 'reuty of Washington followed that of 1854 in its stipulations, and the Canadian Government continuea the purchasy and transshipment orivilege, and then svught to make the United States pay for It ‘Thin claim the Com- mission has overruled, and the chances are that the Dominion Parliament will withdraw the privileges on the ground that if they ato not worth paying for they are not worth offering. Frima facie, it secinn abasurd to ank peovle to pay for thu privilege of buylng pooda in your stora; but therois no question lhn’l?gl‘x.l:rvllel.’ln nume degree, the \lllll?: of tho fisiorles to Americana by enabling tho lshermen to stay ont longer. Tlhie Commission probably think, howarer, that this advantago to tho Americann is offset by the aas sales they make, ai appreciadle. o 10 the Canadiana of any , Anyhow, 100 romote to be — PERSONAL, Moody is going to Hartford to hold rovival ‘meotings, Bret Harto is ngain in Washington look- fng ont for a placo. 5 Mr, George Parsons Lathrop has rotired from tho assistant cuitorship of the Atlantic dfontAly. Georye Eliot considers John Hay's * Jim Dludsoe™ ono of the fincet gems la tho English language. E Mrs. Loulss Chandler Moulton has boon dangeronsly 11l In London for several weeks from typhold rever, The Priucess of Wales, according to the Pall Mall Gazette, does not Intend to pay a long viait to Denwark, tively, Tho denlal i made authorita- ‘I'ho Rov. De, Schneider, who died iu Bos- fon Friday morning, waa the fiest person n tho world to write and preach in the Turkish language aChristian sormon, It was over forty yecars ago, aud at Constantinople. . Buporintendent Pillsbury, of New York, has announced that Stug Stae Prison will soon be & paying nstitutton, ‘matead of inaking sn unnual demand of $:200,000 or moure un the State Treasury to make good its deficiency, The Bpringtield Republican says: ** And now tho time is aporoaching when Munroe Ed- wards Plorrepont v to ba called upon to glvo up the Euglish misslon. 'The rose of cxpectancy, so toppuak, still hange above tho handuome head of hale of Mr, Stoughton.” ‘The excellvnt wifo of Senator Bargent, of Californta, who |s not so excollent himself, 1 in ‘Washington canvasving for signatures to a petition to Congeead In fuvor of wowan wuflirage, Ferbaps #ho baan't been intorined that the Cslifornla clec- tion §s over for this year, and hor husband has been beaten, Mr, Blydenburgh, whose hrilliant shooting at Creodmour hus made him famous, lv a graduste of Princeton College In the clavs of 1870, Au Eastern paper inquirces **Will Dr, McCoeh, whoaa foudncws for athletlc sports §1 well known, now udd a shuoting-gallery to the Priuceton gym- ouslum? " o The Now York Z'ribuns says: **Lord Jobn Manners has dono & Just and reasonablo thing in sppolnting Mise Creswell, 'usughtor of the Jate Postmuster st Gibraltar, to hor futucr's post, The salary 1s §1,000 & yoar. Lord John beliove fn the Goverument cwiployment of women, and hos ap- pointed a lazgo number of them to ofices ln the Poat-Otico and Telegrapi Dupartments, " Kezaulik, 'the Uity of Itoses, is no more, The beaauiful plain, with Its vinoyarde snd fts clups of walnut trecs, and ite groat gardens of ross, hus becn passed over four tines by altornate wayes of battle, ‘Yho march of arwles bu column of battalivn and in une of battle, und bivouacs of 100,000 wen of the hostile srwles hus ruined the iardeny, ond the town tteclf was burned last Sun- ¥ e ‘Iurkish part trst, sodthen the Bulgerlan part. Altar of roscs will bu scarce this year, 1o s it stated,” romarks tho 8t. Lauis Globe, **that ouririend, theltov. Dr. Emit Preeto- rlas, 18 t0 e Indisn Comwissioner, Wo hope this is true. fortbe revorend Doctor would muke an ex+ cellent foster-fatbor for the aborigiues. Ho be- Meves in musicand moral suasion In proference to war sud wailopini: as wmeans of southing the #avago brvast. Hidfirst act would o to estaolish ainging-schools amouy all tho Lostile tribes, sud bo himself would go out to popularizo bis favorite ballad, *Dershweut pye-und-pye.’” The most absurd thivg that wo have yet seen in the ** Contributors' Club ™ of the Atlantic Moathty s 8 ity contelbution In the Uctuber pumber copceruing domestlc servants and their position. The burden of the writer's complalut is that all of us unity **Ju stiznatising thew by an opitbet which 1 hope most Awmericans take very unwillingly upon thelr lips, and scldom without o s¢use of jtacrucity, Imoan the word eercants." Mo gocs on 10 urge us rather tocall our hous malds snd covks ** dowestics,” alter the msnner of **the nom-brutsl natwwus, the French and Jtalsas,” iustcad of following ‘*the brutal English snd German fashion, and calliog them sarvants. - POLITICAL. Cov. Alex. H. Rice Renom- inated by the Massachu= setts Republicans. The President’s Civil-Service and Southern Policy Fully Indorsed The Senatorial Contest Now Waging in Ohio. Fight Between Matthews and Gar- field--What Sherman May Want, _Fault Found with the Republican Plat- form of the Wisconsin " Convention, Eleven Democratic Candidates for a Gube ernatorial Nomination---A Posst. ble Coup® d'Etate MASSACIHURSETTS. REPUBLICAN BTATE CONVENTION, Woncestes, Mass,, Scpl. 10.—Tho Republi- can State Conventlon oreanized to-day, with Unleed States Senator Hoar fn the chalr, Mr, Iloar was well reecived and Mstencd to most at- tentively, g An Informal ballot reaulted In 478 votes for Gov. Rlce, or more than a majority of all the votes cast. Upon renssembling the following ticket was nominated: Governor, Alexander I Rice; Licutenant Governor, Iloratio G. Knight; Bee- rotary of State, Henry B, Pleree, Attorney Gen- cral, Charles R. Train; ‘Treasurer and Recelver Ueneral, Charles Endicott; Auditor, Jilius L. Clarke. : . TIE PLATPORM, ‘The resolutions adopted were as follows. Resolced, That we rcafiiem, first of all, our un- wavering allegionce to the fundamemental truth and principles whiclehive inspired tho triumph of the ltepiblican party, Wu aceept the reaponsivil- ity of the National Administration again commite ted to ltepublican hands ay A trust to be exercised for the welfure of il the people withont distines tionof race, colur, locality, orcreed. The armed strugglo for union and cyual rizhty is at an cna, "The grand reanits areaccepted facts In natinnal his- tory, \Watehful, guarding, and finally maintaining all " that hus been_achluved, wo do not propose (o abandon tho bolm or drift With the $lde, but 1o ad- dress ourselven with vigor and courage 10 the pend- 1nz Instics und to insint upon thelr settioment inthe interest of good government, natioual prugriss, und enduring unlon. 2, That wu ratulate the country npon tho rightiul nccemsion” of the Itepubiican Prosident, wfm-e consplcuoun Intogrity, honesty of purposo, wisdom, moderation,, and flimness command the confldence of the people, eive assnrance of pure, cconomical, anil beneficent adminlateation of puo- li¢ niTairs, aud thus adford upportunity aud encours age th brogpcet of tha woudly reatutation of con- i lenco and rovival of business activity, &, 'That we hall with unspeakable plensurs every slgn of promise of the final and Vol‘mzm.'nl. pacid- cation ot the Southern section of our country wn- dec. local well-coverunent, bnsed wpon the full recognition of tho squal rights of all, by all, and we cordially appravo the spleit and measures of tho Admlu{ntmlllm ny wiscly adaptod to basten this result, a3 dicccted by o) tutlonal right and duty, as tending (o promote the spirit of peace sod conclliation Lotween the citie zens of all sectlons, und o nircady lurfinly Jueti- Hed l‘)y tha bettered fecling and conditlon of the country, L4 4. 'A‘flrfl tha faith of the country ia solemnly nledged to tho carly resumption of specio pay- ments, Public honor and private tercst alike du- mand the fulititnent of this pledge, Wo apprave tho steps niready tiken, usud rejolco at the urogress alrendy made. “Wo Insist npon the paoption of all AnTcs necesaary 10 securo reanfiplion on » day later thun that now tixed by Jaw, and it i tho duty of the Guyernment Lo nalntain its colsf and currency at atl thnes at [m- with guld, the standard of the commerclal world, . ‘That the work of reforming and hnproving the civil service which the Kepublican party ias under- taken, and to which it alone stands committed, ta bo peraistently and resolutely careied for. W We fully indorso tho uttorances of the Cine cinnatl platforin and the lutter of accoptanco of Premdent Huyes on this subju hat nominations 10 office ought to bu mxde upon tio sole rosponsi- bility of the Exccutive epartment without the dlctation ur control of mombers of Cougress; that honesty, c:pn:llf claim sud qualifcations for oflice; that parifuan service should not bu expected or desired from pub- 1ic otticers, who ghould glve thelr wholo scrvice to the Gevernment and peoplo, nnd that the term of ofice should depend npon untarntshed persunal charncter and mauslactory performance of official dutics, and not upon political changes: and we ttlrdllll' sustain nnd approve tho policy and action of the resident In_conducting hin admimastrtion in the fulliiment of hin distiuct lAledT upon these rincipies. lecognizivg that tho work of correct- rflll abuwes liat have crept into the clvil eervice in only begun, and that much remsius to uccompilshed in Masachuscite ns well elsewhiere in order to show conclusively that principle of Clyil-Service reform 14 acceptod s an enduring priuciple, and not a temporary method of udminlsiration, we call upon all departments of the Gurernment (o glve tho Presldent their cordial snd effective support in makiag the reform thor- oughy radicul, and compicto. That (ho order recentl promulgated by the President for the purbose of restrainlug executive ohicers of the Government from exercisiug an une due and hinproper inftuence npon the aclivn of the cople in thic seélection of candidates for ofice and Yn l‘\n management of political afalra §s in accord- ance with the |rrlncilnlel and practices cstablished by the founders of the Goverumont.~ We heartily sndorsa the order ne tho fret and the et “mport aut step towards practical reforia of the Civil Bervico, Iaml WO ;u-nm lh«; President of our cordial support In its eaforcement, 'I.p’l'hnl the Cungresd of the Unlted Btates has al- reudy passed a reasonuble limit in grants of land and ‘monvy awards o private entorpeives; that the interests of tho natfon demand that 1o more grants shull bo made elthor from the l)ubl(n Jdamain F puolic tregvury as sualdics 1o private corporas tions, sud that” sppropristions for Uovernment wurks shall henceforth ba limited by the strict rule of ueceanity, #, Fhat {h view of tho tomptations to fraud and corrupiiun notorionsly prevaleut in lsrge cities, o atrict reqistration of legally-qualitied voters s tou canentiul conditlon of “fuirand pure election We botd 1t to be sclf-evident that opposition to s Just regiatration law {s an indication of a desire to make opportunitics of lllt'{;nl ot If not of the urposy Lo encoutuge It Wespprove of the lewis- ration law now on the statuty book, and belivve thy guurds apgalnst election frauds should be atrengthened und not weakencd, hat tho laws regtulating the asseasment of tlus Sunte nced revislon and refurwation 7 that the burdens uf supnorting the Uav- l“ «;lm‘-\r Lo more Justly distributed aud more hurne, X 10. T3t We ats prlud of the rocortf the Hepub- Iicun party a1 n libcral and_ progressive party, al- waye hospituble to udvanced 1dous, welcoming to its runky with sympathy and good will al) wincore ad- vocates of measures for thy elevation of society, atul atforulug frew ucopo for tho ndvocacy of overy Jan of improvenicnt, not only in Massachuselts, flut overywhera in the Unlon, ‘T'he grest causes of temperaiice, sullrayo-rotorm, labor-roform, and education have won thetr principal tgiumphbs by wcans of the Revublican party, The pnu{ will rewaln truc to §uis onured record, aud will cor- dinlly support sl Jegialation which rcuson and vx- pericace shuw to by wiscly adapted to prevent social and political abuses, and to promoty tho temiserance, Intelligence, and prosperity and T1ghLs of the pewplo of the Commonweglih of every clus and dogree, * Adjourned. — NEW JERSEY. EM0CHATIO sTAM CONVENTION, TRENTON, N, .y Bepte 10—The Democratic Btate Conventlon completed Yts temporary or- ganization, and adopted a resolution catling for leglslation waking 6 per cont the legal rate of {uterest, sud theo took a recess. ‘The followlug resolutions were adopted ; Jtasolred That the Democincy of the State of New Jeesey, iu convention waeinbied, reatrm the prin- ciples coutainud i thegNativual 'Dewocratic plat- formn adoptod ut bt Louls in 1570, denounce tho fraws aad eriuiey oy whica vur candidates for Prealdent and Vico-lresideut aro prevented from vecupying thy positions to which they were chosen bzt 8 decided wajonity of tho popular Elcctoral . 2. We conzratulite the supporters of free gov- eruuivnt (broughout 1bo Uulted States that even the s whu wis pls iu the Presidential chair by mcans of thesy frauds aud crimes nas Syuud it neceanary, In order 10 receive the reapect aud sup- port of auy portion of the Americun poople, Lo adopt the Democratlc polley of local self-guyeéra- went, sud sbaudon alf further devices to perpetu. wtg vectivual Jealousive. J. '[he Dewocratic party, ewbrsclog within its ronks ol clasacs of our citlzeus, most of whom are workingmen, believe tuat all logislation should Lave fur Its object tho greatest good Lo 1he greateet uumocer, We therefore upbose il special legislas tivn for er«mIv or Juiividuul wutereats st tho cxpense of the penple. We recoguize Lheir needs und wympatblze with tho workfngen of the state in tho prevalent distrcss, Wen sdvise tho enact- went of euch leglslation as will cuablo us to cols legt buformation rulating o the katasuals of lahor ut sonse of constie. and fldelity constituts the only nd enpltal, with a view to harmonize there 1ng teresta ani ‘place aur induntric uponsn mupi o F- manent and acientin busia. T e 4. Tlonest tonl and legitimate busines truc banis of a nation's prosperity. O oushi never (o be ko hidh fn Lo by mere pecuniary gain, costa oF Clitigntion have | tueihg oy Xears of Wepublican legiadution he incrensed ua 't hecome. aheoiutely The timee desannd and the necensitior 8 nre g, 13l ralariey pwg of ple reauire & radicnl Feductin of l ruch s S0 fees, and cquts, TheMiaury iaws oy ¢ and reforma, And § per cont Thyury h‘lflr‘r’fnflfi' o the uniform legal Fato of “intereat In thin Soay without the impafring obiigations of conjimer"'é While the first ballot was under Wiy, Gien, Georze B, McCleljan was placed i nomination, s name aroused great enthusiaam, and whe; the ballot was declarcd (¢ was found that he way nomtnated by the following vote: . McCleltan, . NEW JERSEY IRORI TReNTON, N.J., Sept, 19.~ | Ttie Prohibitfon. fsts met i convention to-day and Rudolphus Bingham for Dovur'rnur. hominatey 01110, THT SENATORIAL CONTEST, Hpectal Correspondence of The Tridune, Corumnus, L., Sept. 10,~Tho matter of ultfe mate and paramount interest Iu the wlgle ca vaes here, disgufse It a8 you 1ay, s the Sepg! tqrial question. To be sure tho leaders gpy leading contestants say “Keep it in the Dback- ground, do vot mentlon It above your breagy, i ety but In their sceret cnambiera they iy with thelr friends and calculate ypon the brobe nbilitics of the success ur failure of their cher. Ished hopes, There may e eaid to by six Jegg. ina caudidates for the offlee, threo nnoy each slde, and they hiave all taken the stump actively to asefst In the teiumph of their party, Nevep before In an ofl-year—in a sear when thopeoyly wera 80 little enthused and the intgrest so slug. gl-li—.invu wo scen such men as Matthews, gug Garflely, and 8herman, and Taft upon the ore side, anl Pendleton, and Ewing, and Durbiy Ward upon tue utticr, putting fn every day an) overy - night In epeaking. But this year they perinlt themselves to he draggeq back from the rallroads across the country (g spdalk fn Jittle rural towns that never have be fore heard the volee of any except loeat orators, They are permitting themsclyes to be spent jn remarkable decrce. In all the closo countley there are vigorous efforts mado to sccure tny clectlon of the respective candldates for the Legislature, 1t is generally understood, however, that therg are but two Senatorial candidates protinently liefore the people oh ench side, and ns toonay the comolexion of the Legislature 13 declled Iy October, of course the contest will be narrowed f“"' one half, It will then be in case of Hepub- fican triumph, n question between Matthews * and Garllell, with, perhaps, the additiona camplexity ofa dark lorse, which tany win tie race, All the . candidutes for the Leglslature 0 far as I huvo beeu able to learn, arc ledeed cither for ono or the ottier, and thls myy heces. sitate, when the balloting cotnes, o cothpromiss upon some third man. That third man,—thy dark horse at present,—more likely than not, will be Jolin’ 8herman, It was aniounced In some of the papers more than u month ago that ho was fn the fleld. Uen. Garfleid, Siauley Mattlhiows. and thefr leading friendr, th iny cer. taln, personal knowledee, believe that this fs true. . Sheran ‘loves the position of Senator, He has nade his record there, “There lie origh nated and worked through his famous Resuuip- ton uct, and he probably enly retired for s cauple of years or 80, and accepted a Cablnet Bosition i order that he might carry out this schieme. Arain, his Suurem}nhlp 18 nposk tlon of short duration at best. Huyes Is frrer- ocably & ono-term President. When the pres- ent Adwinlsteation is at an end, provided Sier- man rewains whers he §s, the Scnatorship will have hopelessly dfifted ont of reach, and Secre- tary Sherman will stand a falr chanes of belng dropped from political life. Beslde, the morg than a year that will elapse before lie would be neeessitated to drop his_Cabinct position in order to reassumec hls Senatorlal honors, if clected, wilt bring around to within a short time the day so lung fixed for tho consummation of Iils resumption scheine; 8o near, at least, that 1o danger would likely to ariscto It,—~so0 mueh for 8ceretary Shermair, STANLEY MATTIIREWS has been called an anomaly in Ohio politics, and Lnis is truc fnmore ways than one. Bred at the Bar, and never having taken any prominent art 1o politica untfl last winter, whon o burst ull-orbed upon the country na Unfted States Benator, figuring prominently in the newspapen as tha advisor of the Prealdent and ashn fnvestl gator of the affairs of tho Bouth, dogmatical, shrewd, it 1s possible that he may prove, like those bodies which coma into Jife thie most sul- denly, to ba nlso short-lived, Tho best uplnion In regard to bim that I have secn is ouo whict | obtaiued from one of his best friends, I waa down at Athiens tho other doy, and had a long talk with Gen, C. 11, Grosvenor, the Bpeaker of the Lower House of our Leglslature, lgg man who did more than any other, pv.-rh:fa, for Matthows' cleetion. Uen. Grosvenor sall; % We want to keep this Scnatorlul qdestion in tho background, The matter of Hrst import- ance fs not who shall ba United States Senator, but who shall be Governor, and what com- plexion shall tho Legislature take on. If it should happen to bo Detnocratle, tho moncey und trouble would be in vainj and, it we shoud happen to make it Democratic by our interual wrllonuunl, wao would be sorry.” . *That’s all true, Ueneral, but—-"? %Ok, 1 know you want Lo have mo give my opinion on the subject. Well, I don't know JA’M 1 have any particular objection to dolag so, though I would rather not have it published. In tha first place L iave been with Stanley Matthews & goud dealof late. Ihave known hiniintimately before and since hoentered politics. Asapolitie ' clan he is & buby. I sce {ou stuile, and 1 know that people have given hiu s different name, but what I say is true. Iie knows nothing about managing men, and operating upen events. ‘Then, to a very large extent, the nieth- ods of the politiclan are distastoful to him. Ho leayes all the management to inferlor nien, ood Lis interests thus often suler. As a lawyer he has no -u‘y:ndnr fu the State. Heo can make one of the ablest arguinents at the Bar that can Lo made, and the truth of what I say Is evinced in his spcoch hera at the opening of the cam- palen, when lie absolutely eshausted the sub- ectof tho Prealdont’s Nouthern nolley, But ils lack of experteuce fn tho fitncas of thiugs was also evinced lu his reading this careful legat document for about two hours to a mlwel lancous crowd. They fmted to under stand, and called” it dry, - But we lawyers know that that specch waa one of the Ahlefl. that could bave been made oa the sub- eet. 9. * What makes ‘Matthews go Into polities, then, If ho is so dittle tit for it Pt 18 1} Jolbt to which T was Just con ing, Hodon't (ika tho terrible wear and tear st all, and 18 tired to death of the everlasting rackot that I8 being made, Ilis_ambition §s in the line of lis own profession. lle dulights in tho excitement of the forum, and his ambition is i the direction of the Supreme Hench. The praper way to relleve this Senatorial contest of o portlon, at least, of {ts embarrasaments would be for Judge Swayne, whu {s an Ublo mau, to retire, licis now old and full of hoo- ors as well a8 muney, If He would retiro that would.leave a vocauty for the appointment of anuther Ohio man, and 12 oue would find avy particular fault, Matthows could then be glmd upon the bench, and this cverlastiog enatorial clatter would to o large degree bo bushed.” *But the talk (s that Secretary,Shermanls a candidate sgalu for Benator.' 1 know [t is, aud I belleve it, too, Thatwill 8180 teud to complicate; but two candidates are always better than three. GARFIELD 1, 0f course, strongly in the race, and lie stands 8 good chiance, It will, ju the case wo supposcy Ho between the power of the Bbermany, built up by loug years of patrunage sud careful bold- fug [ hand of the whols Blate, aud the per- sousl popularity and powerof Gen. Garfiel Tho General has, by the way, been makivg Losts of friends of late, “The prople down this way had hardly ever seen bim_ before the previvus campaign, but they aro all now charmedd by bis+ personal power and eloquence, **1 supported Stanley Matthews last winter uot becauso 1 held any enmity ugainst u»ni QGarfeld, but becauso I'then thought and stil think it was for tho bust that Le should m{ where he was,—thu leader of the Houss of Heprescutatives.” . u this conneetion it Is well to remark thab even tho encmics of Stanley Matthews regnt that he bas been su unjustly dealt with by the bress ju many instances. He s a mnun of grest parts and great powcers, but bloowed ab ripened too suddenly, and bis decay ju all probs- bility will be likewlserapid. Tn Cinciuvati there aro ouly a very small portion of the Republic an uouifuevs “for thu Legislature who aro Matibews mco. In the northeru postiou of (b Btate there s much fecling upou the subject the Beuatorial contedt, Nvarly every uowinee is ity pledged to Gurfleld. 1w pereonally acqualnted with almoat every oue of the Cuys- bova County nominees wud kuow thew to b wen who will staud by the Geueral to the h:l'; At the preacnt thne, ovcryuuug,wmldgmd‘ would must assuredly sppear that Staoly Matihaws will not b his OWu sucvases b uiiod ’