Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 2, 1877, Page 2

2 . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: IFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1877. TLOCAL POLITICS. The Career of Tom Lynch, the “ Honest " Dis- tiller. Mass-Meeting of North Side Republican Ger- mans, They Are an Unit for McCren and the Rest of the Ticket. Gatherings at the Twellth Street and Aurora Turner-Hallg— Minor Meetings, News from Headqnarters—-How Riechel Is to Be Cheated Out of His Place. Something More About the Way in which Lieb Runs His Office. A Proposition Mnade by Peter Hand=--Mr. King on Lieb, TOM LYNCIIL “TNE HONEST DISTILLER." To the Editor of The Tribune. Curcaco, Nov. 1.—8ince “Honest” Tom Lyuch bias been trotted out by that eminently respeetable Democratic Conventlon held on Thureday last, as its nomince for the oflice of County Treasurer, it may not, perhaps, be quite uninteresting to the people at large to turn back to u few leaves in Mr Lyncl's hlatory, which probably may explaln the adjective “hanest,” bestowed upon thls great and good man. Alittle over ten years ago, Mr. Tom Lynch was rain-buyer for Croshy's distillery, which wus then the great money-making convern in this city. Mr. Crosby deairing to retire from a Lustnesa that required a man with a pretty clastic consclence, e transferred, some time In 1507 or 1868, Lis distillery to Mr. Tom Lynch, together with aucther gentleman, whose name is of no consequence In this connection. Now, 1t I8 stuted that, under the beueficlal effects of the £2 whisky tax, Mr. Lynch made in one year the fortune he posscssts, out of Crosby's dis- cry, ng bls share. Mr. Lynch probably recal- that Jortunate perivd quite well, ‘Then came the new Revenue law with the 70 and afterwards 20 cents whisky-tax and Its aany provishms oy which a full” collection of the 1aX was expected to be secured. Mr, Tom Lynch was never suspectod as ever having made an uttenpt to evade the whisky-tax; the P vs and Storekecpers at bis distillery were cver approached by him or any other man to doa crooked thingi at all events, they never got any wey from him, Still, there {8°a little story nlloat that Mr. Tom Lynch knew a thing or tiwoat that time that enabled him to maoke money hnd over flst, keep respectable, and so on, while his competitors in business tell victims to the infurmer, Ttete u rectib Lynch dul not us stamy 8 rectitlers o er oA well as a distiller, Mr. ort to the well-knowa (elek of atedly, through collusion with nd Governnent ofticlats; he followed wfar surer method, He made an arrangement. with Julie lchm, who then, by sowe wysleriona fnlluence, possessed the entire vontrol uf ull the Uaugers and Storc- Keepers employed in this revenuc-disteict. During this time the barrels fn Tom Lynch's distiliay © never flied tothelr full eapacity, but o wanzaze of from two to five gallons wais leit, and the eotnmon tmpression and talk amony whisky men was that when the parrcls lett the premioes they were full, the splnts havitg unsccountubly awelled from three to tive rullons during the ntght. I a Gauger thruatencd to kick sbout this, Jake would know auw L tuke care of him, and Tom’s distiltery was always atraight. llowever, be got into some trouble abuut It at some thine, and got out. of it acain nnharmed In sume way, ky Mesera, District-Attorney Bangs, Eimet Wash- buin, Wirt Dexter, nnd Ben Ayer shoukd be able to recollect some pretty steep evidence brought out acamst Tom by Guuirers and Storekeeperss for cxample, what Lorenzo Muttern told sbout his fastening o strivg around port ot Tow's wine-room uring the nieht and finding it broken the neat marning ls evidenee that some one had entered the wite-room mcrnlv\h 3 or that Dittle story ot Hewry Miller's and Marshall Beecher's about filllug 0 Atamped barrels during one day furty-tive barrels of Lighwines, Juke Neln, I be was not worklng with alt his mught to bely elect bis old confederate into the County Treasury, wmlght also tell how it hapuened that Toni buught atl bls inalt from dubic’s mult-house und paid lim from 15 to % rents per bushiel more thun the market-price, notwithetanding the fuct that Tom cauld bave {muullt fils walt right opposite his own distil- LTy, There came, however, & time when Tom and bls partucrs felt that Juke Helim was about rea ““F tue end of bis rope, and they forthwith voucluded to abandon all ways that ate dark aud tricks that are vatn, and turn thelr sud- denly-arsumed yirtue to nocount, Tom's part- ner went 1o Wushington wud made his peacs with these lu authonity, and whet lightuing struck among the whieky-uen of the Weat, Tom Lyneli's distlliery, tozether with a few uthers in Cincinnatl, ete, stood the ordeal, and when all other distillers saw their places shut up Tom could control Lhe imarket and reap o golden ar- e Boug sidy that Tom went to Peorls to help pet up the syueal ut thst Ame, Perbaps Lie did, ~ Certuinty his turning straight and vrr tuous Was u migity well Lm,mg Lusiness. The unly cffects of the whisky-war, as far as Tom Lyuch und his purtners were concerued, was s Mancasuient mude on his distillery smountiug to 210,000, which was levied without making wych udo about it ‘There wre several People bosides the writer Who Luow that Tom's life us a distiller ls not without its datk sputs, whi owever, througn favoruble circutustanices bave uever heen beld up to public gure. Now, however, Is the thne when everybody should know exactly who aud wuat Tom Lynch is, sud therefore speaks, Oz 0¥ Tk F'wo HoxgeT UAuGRLs 15 TilE LoT, NORTH SIDE, GItAND GERMAN MEETING. Amneeting of Germans was Leld {n Lower Turner Hall last evenlng, under the ausplees of the Eighteenth Ward Club, Notwithstandivg the rain, there were fully 400 persons present. Dr. Hessert presided, and €. C, Well acted as Beeretary. ME. B P, C. KLOKKR was the first speaker, but said onlya fow words. He promised, if eleeted, to be hunest, and to discharge the duties of Lis office to the best of bis abihy. Mit. ARNOLD was next jotroduced. e alluded to the fact that there were no party lssues at stake in the vresent campalgn, The question wus slmply whether good or bad men should transact the usiness uf thecouuty, Afterstativgtbe ditfereut ullicee that were to b filled, ho devoted partic- ulur attention to that of County Clerk, asyivg it wus the most iwportant o many respects. The Treasurerelip wus un lmportantuflice. Oniy bonest, cowmpetent 1gen should be put in thoss bositions. fApplause.] He characterized Mr, McUrea’s recond in the Coundl aud as a busi- nnsl U 88 A 1, sayiug he was 3 mao whio wus worthy of contideuce, and ghoy s ot all Wit b ot Heaa, 1 atereat ot te d(n aud county. {Applsuse.] He bad Kmvud fsclf to be & good Huancier, L, uch, is opponcnt, bud cummenced Life as the -lmu- of an cxpress wazon, sud wade bis money «ut of whlaky. He was not quahited by equcu- tivw or Cexpericnce W discharge thy duties ol the ofice ho - aspired . As to the candidates for County Clerk, Lict bad used bis uttice for politteal pur- busts. Utliccholders woo coglueered & accoud dowluatios vr & third bad fovariably fallen through, sad It would be so with the Geueral. Licb comnmanded 8 pegro regiment during the Wur, wud wheu by camg Im-i Ly sald 3 uegio was better than awhite man, Wasn't it etrange that he had become such a good Democrat. [Laughter.] Some said Klokke hadn't power enough to beat Lieh. DBefore he was elected, ho haidn't power enough to Rill the bed-bugs n his Randolph street shanty, [Lauzhter.| It was alsa aald that Klokke was not popular among the Germans, The speaker denied it. He was not popular anong thuse who loafed around saloons, preferring to apend his ttme at home with Lis family instead of in their company. l‘\pplnuml A'vliange was necessary, not only n the County Clerk's affice, bt i the Boant of Cummissioners, tn order to break the back of the “Ring.” [Applause.| RETIL IANCHRTT then addressed the meeting, e sald it was recognized by all that the cuming election was & very hinnortant one, but there wis more at etake than people eenerally realized. Ouw thing was the Issuing of bonds for $30,000 to cumplete the Court-House. 1f the Ring were to remain i power it would be unwise to vote ‘*yen’'s but if five honest Commissioners were to o elected he thought an allinnative vote would be right, because the completion of the nilding would give zm{ulo,vm:nt to men who needit. Hethen referredto Jack Steplicns, “the oue-leprged soldier,' saying be was conpetent (applause] and upright, and just such & mau was needed as Clerk of the Crimiual Coust, for a bad man there conld manipulate aries and defeat the ends of Justice. There should be no hesftation betweon Lich and Klokke, The former was nut as honest as his friends sup- posed. Klokke would never employ clerks who could gearcely write their names, or men who would draw &4 a day and divide it with him, Liel's office as now run was a political machine, aml he had given it out that no one couldl bave # pusition there unless he had “influence.” [n couclusion, Mr. Hanchett suid If he were elected Clerk of the Probate Court he wonk! mannge the alfairs of the office on Lusiness principles. [Applause.] MR. AERRING adverted to the nomination of soldlers by Demo- crats—(ien, Lieh, for lustance. -Had vot the Republicaus put “Boys in_ Blue’ on their ticket—Jack Stephens snd Me, Hanchett, who were just as good goldicrs as Lich. All the in- tellizent Germuns had heretofore stood by the Kepublican party, and they wonld do so this time, [Applnusr.} The Detnocratic party would be buried next Tuesday, amd after that there would be an honest Ifepublican county admine istratton. [Applavse, Albert Bocse, eandidate for County Commis- floner, also spoke. He had never been before the pablie unt(i tis tine, and 1 elected would do all tn his power to cradicate the “Ring.!” [Applanse.] LOUIS NOCK was the next speaker, [le satld he had pledged lifmeelf, when ho asked for the sulfrazes of th people two years ago, that be would do all he could to baflle that corrupt County Boanl. Wihether he had kept that pledge the people knew. He regretted that he had had to fight single-handed. I be bad had the co-operation of a fatthiul, energetie Clerk, many nnd many a steal might have been prevented. Al were n- terested in good government, and it was for the people to say whether or not there were to be Lwo years more redizu of that Board, If McCrea and Klokke were in oflice, he could sce whers thousands of dollara could be saved. That Ruoand had ewbarrussed him when he first took charge of bis oflice. 'The law unfortunately gave them far too much power; but when the lawv was wot euflicient, like a devil-Osh, thelr arns reached all over that butlding, and they dictated to the Treasurer, and demanded that be do thinws which were itfegal, ~ He hind resfst- ed thelr repeated attempts to enlarie the county debt. |Applause.] When Lieb was elected hio roposcd to run the County Clork's office for 45,000 5 vear and_moke money. In two vears it cost the county &100,000 a years and, {f "Licl getsin for funr” years more, the speaker il not know what “the annual expenss would be. Lich was the first one who strmed the warrants, and H he bad helped him (iluck) with good intent, the payinent of * lare sums on fraudulent contpucts could have been prevented. Licb was certainly a friend of the Ring. Mr. Huck anpealed to those present tu do thelr whole duty Tueaday, [Applause. Mr. Underwood apoke of the fuct that the Republican varty had always been the friend of the workingmen, and he’ sall they were very foolish It they supported the candidates of the Demovratic party, which bad vot been thele friend. [Applause, 1u response to calls, MR, A. €, NESING then made a few remarks, Alter referring to the fitness of the Republlean candidates, he struck his favorite theme—'* his former triend, Lieb.” aud showed bim up thorougnly. He adverted to Lieb’s attumpt to get the ofllee of Clerk for £45,000,—saylng he wonld rnn it for that; yet the expenses had {ncreased every year, and the cost was now over §100,000, e had bLought two orthree conventions, and lis ex- nenses were great, delegates costiug 820 and 25 aplece. The clerks he employed coulil not absorb all the money taken . “The llst pubs lished in Tue TiintNe showed about 40 Germans and Irish, Many of them conld unelther cead nor write, und were utterly useless, hut were kept to do political dirty work. Oue wman, just from Europe, wus riven a position, yet those who were cltizens of the county could ket nothing from Lieh. Peter Hand, who had vharge of the marrage-license Uook, though u barkeeper, ‘vonld not apell bar, He ha asslatant at §4 a day to carry tie book to him ju the morning, and another at the saine pay to carry fb back at nfilt, after Peter had been seribbling unintelligible stull on tue pages, Half of the clerks wero nnnecessary. Mr, C. B, Farwell bad offered to take the vftice and give Lbonds of $300,00 for the fulthtul performance of his duties, and not usk the county a cent for cxpen and yet make 310,000 a year out of It. When Klokke got lu, ke would find much crook- edness fu the books, Mr. Hesing predicted that the Ih.-rubhenm world carry the county by at lenat 5,000, After a few words by Mason B, Loomis in ref- crence Lo the necensity fur clearing out the cor- niption in the County Bullding, the meeting ad- fourned. THE WEST S8IDE. TURNBI-IALL. . A mass-mecting of Wust-Side Republicans was heid lost evenlys fu West Twelfth Steect Turner-Hall. The attendance was verv good constdering tho {uclemency of the weather, F, V. Gindele was in tle clalr, and C, Mamer acted as Secretary, Mr. McCrea, candidate for- Treasurer, made o senslble, plaln, practical speech, addressing his Liearers wbecially In the futerest of the candl- dates for Commbssioncrs, As he pamed them over the namea of 8pulford clicited considerably appiause. Mr. McCren was greoted with plen- teous spplause on closlog, D. J, Lyon was {utroduced. 1o was pleased with the Interest taken bLv so mauyof the voters In comlvg to a meeting onso unpropt- tious au cvening. Mr. Lyon did not sce any natlonal fxsucs fu the campalen, but thought it waa only 8 ight for economy. 116 kuew of only two partics, one of which was a composite or motale, Commenting ou the Workinguen's beast, the ) the belly und the il of “others of the same kiud. The owtgoing County Commissioners wery curously envigh equal I number to the arma of Hug's devil-tlal, which sucked up the blood of its victim just s the Couuty Ity sucked the money of the people, which ‘was thele blood, Mr. .you was “accorded much spproval, The Glcs Club mtrouuced, and supported Frauk Lumbard's “Old shuly " 5o cilectively that they were furiourly encored, and gave a cuu{xle of catupalien ponys. A, E. F. Couk nald that he wished to say a few words to his countrymen, the Irishmen. The clalws of Mr. McCria were, wmoug other things, that duriog twenty years in the cominls- sions busines iu this clty be had wmade reputation for unblemishied integhity, Also, that be bad, when the clty's Gnances were in & yery bad vondition, held the Chairmanhip of the Fiusoce Commities of the Counctl, and rulsed the clty’s crudit 50 that 1t can burrow money at 6 per cent, while thu couuty cannot ct funds ut ¥ per cent. Contrasting Mr, McCrea with Mr. Lynch, the speaker thought that the latter's course as distiller when the tax wus $2 u prallon wus not such as to meet the approval of the voters. Mr. Couk closed with ui sppeal to the Inshuen present, llus- tratlug it with the anecdote of thu Sherudan wiuo wad *Tu let, unfurelshed,” as fudeed Lynch was. Mr. Cook was very well received, “The Hou. A, L. Morrison said that he fuit us it bo wus coming pack to his home in gettiug [nto the Efghat Wara., Ho felt Jike a working- nun talking to workingmen; hevould not re- member a week for thirty years when bo had not worked. Iiis Interests and those of Lis bearcry were ldenticul, It was their class thut paid the tax fu the end, whetbier they owned or reuted tuclr houscs. IL was their vital futerest to baye low tuxes, The ker hod coblected 0o taxes dor the West Blde for iwo years, and be mentivued It 88 o peculiar thing that he nev- vr knew' o workiugwan to tight bis tuxes, The Government should be admiluistered in the sume way as a4 mwodel fumily. Speak- fng of Mr. McCres, the orator characterized b us stavdiug on the chicf plank of the Workiuguen's platiorin—that the ottice should seek the wun aud not the man the oflice. Mr, Morrison wss scorclingly severs on the Cauuty Coumnlselouers, whom =~ be characterized as tuleves, i for uothing else because they stols duubly prive fur every duy's work they did. He then gave a full history of a certain tranaaction in which Harme, the contractor for the Ring in the Board, attempted to delraud a working- man, the point befng that the present spas- modle affection of the Ring for the working- man waa forced and not the expression of the true fecling at all, Mr. Morriron's specch was the most effective of the evening, and was the cause of great enthusiasm among his hearers, AURORA TURNER MIALL. A _mass-meeting of the Republicans of the northwestern portion of ‘tha city was held at Aurors Turuer Hall last eventng. ~ The weather was exceedingly unoropitious, but the large hall was comlortably filled tith the intelligence and wealth of that section of the city, and the gnlhenu was one of the most enthusinstic hetd uring the campalin, ‘The meeting was eatled toorder by ALl Baum. {nncn, who noninated Julius Peterson for “harrman, aud J. B, Kern was elected Secro- tary. .\{r, Washington Heaing was the first speaker, and was recetsed with applause, He suid the cuntest Tnerday would be between honesty and dishotiesty, and if the old Ring " now in con- trol of the County (ioverninent was pers petuated t wotld breome necessary for prop- y-owpers to sell their vmrfl" to escape nding rutn by taxatfon. e idwelt at some length upon the doings of the corrupt County * Ring,” und ealled attention to the necessity of clecting the Republfcan nomlnees Tuexiay, and deviatimg somewhnt called attestion to what the Democrncy = woa do- fng and hal dove, The party had It the Tase few days kicked the only representa- tive of the Seandinavian population off s tick- et, which lie prononscet an vutrageoun proceed- fng and an insnit to that nationality which ghould be resented at_the polls. {Applauee. | ‘The Hepublicans had sought to nominate o Seandinavian, but had not done ft. [f they hal nominated one he was certain that he woutd have remained on the ticket. [Applause.] He next provceeded to yentilate the managzement of the County Clerk's oflice, chiargivg that Lieh was short In his accounts. fle knew whereol he spoke, and sald lic wanted to get Lieb out of the offlce that the money might be counted, [Applause. | He was satistied that howasnot only spending thie money ralsed by assessments on his 200 emploves, amounting to from 10 to 20 per cent uf their salurics, but was also using the uhlic money, and that he wanted to be eiccted o cover up bis tracks, [Applause.] He knew of one pwor fellow who had earned less than 4200 the lust three months, aud who had been forced to give Lich $40 of the amount to he spent In trying to folst himeelf upon the people. Mr. Willlam Stanley, o resldent of the Four- t-enth Ward, was the next speaker. ke of the necessity of reform In our County ( ernmcnt, and urged upon his hearers the portance of electing honest men to il all the offices, eazeclnlly those of Commissioners and County Clerk. At the conclusion of his re- marke'the Belchor Glee Club was announceidl and sung acveral stirring catnpalgn songs, Mr, Klokke was next introdueed, and spoke very briefly. e was followed by 8. F. Hanchett 1n a spirited specch, in which he surprised his best friends. e reviewed tho ticket, and sald of the caudidates for Treasurer that during the War, while Mr. McCrea was sending ald and en- couragement to the Unlou army, Tomn Lynch baod his faca toward Canada, [Applause.| Mr. MeUrea waa the next speaker, and was received with great apolause. o aid not pro- pose to make o specel, he said, but he was slinply golng around to get wquu]nlml with the people, and to invite them to take the tickets preeented Tuesday and select between them, In which event he had no fear for tho Republicun cauec, Col. Perce, All. White, R. 8, Tuthhl, and others made bricf addresses, which brought tho mecting to a close, MINOR MEETINGS, FINST WARD, The Republicans of the First Ward met last night at No, &30 Clark street, Mr. IL. C. Ballard presiding. Notwithstanding the inclement weathier there was a very falr attendance, Mr. Loumis, caudidato for County Court Judge, made a briet speech, reviewing the claims of the respective candidates, ‘Fie Hou. Richard Tuthill, City Attorney, ad- vocated the clalms of the Republican ticket. Mr. McCrea, he sald, had taken hold of the finnncial department of the City Councll nt a thine when the cfedit of the city had sank very low. Malnly by bis help the ity finances lhad Lecn placed in o most enviable position. Mr, Kulckerhocker stood inthe front rauk ol the profession as a practitfoner of probate law. The aune was truo all through the ticket, tho clerks of the different courts being huncst, eficient, and honvrable meu. As to the County Commis~ sloners, it might be sald that the Democrats had nominated o fuir ticket. 8o they had, ex- cept for the ex-policeman Hogan, of Uyl Park, who Lad nut character enough to Just over uight, The other wen were decent; the Ring wanted Hogan, and vared for nothing else. Mr. Klokke, while Police Comunissioner, fought the police riug, and proved himeelf to buan honest and upright man. 1If clected to the County Clerk- st Lim would run tho office In an economical und honorable wtunner, Mr, Tuthill concluded with it appeal to the voters to go to the polls ‘Tuesday and voto the wholo ticket. TIE BECOND WALD, ‘Tho Republicans of the Second Ward assem- bled In force laat night in the Olivet Baptisg Church, Mr. dohn Harvard in the chalr. Repre- seutative J. W. 1) Thotras sivocated tho claims of Mr, McCrea, claiming that i1 elected le would grant the colored men o falr show aa to tho appototive oflices, Mr, E. P. McCabe offered a resolution of aympathy with the afllicted funily of Scnator . 1% Marton, which was unanlimously adopted, S, 8 U, MeCrea called upon the voters of the Sccond Ward to support the Republican ticket. Ho held that it was far abead of uny- thing that the other side had to offer, and that it they wanted an honest adminlstration of publicaflajrs Llue‘y should voto for it. ‘[he Ilon. K. Tuthell, Mason D. Loomls, and Col. Plerce snoke, sud o resolution devouncing tha corruption of the County Ring, und demand- Jne a chunge in tho administration of county aflulrs, was unanimously wlopted, FOUNTIL WARD, The Fourth Ward Republican Club held a rousing mecting ut No. 29 Thirty-tirst strect last eveningg, Ald, Gilbert presiding, Bimeon W, King uddressed the mecting in a sensibls wnuner, aud was well recelved, Mr, U, B, King, formerly an employe in tho County Clerk's ullice, wmade a speech, in which” he enumerated the wrongs inflict- el upon him by the Licb [famlly, It svpeared fn ‘his remarks—and the dpeaker wis backed by severul well-kuown citieens preseut for veracity—that he was formerly o Bourd of Trude muu, but, not heing over successiul fn that precarious calliog, he gladly accented a situation under the super- vislon of Licb at $3 a day, Juat before pay-day rulled arvund be was aporoached by an ems ploye, and was asked to slen s recelpt for 84 a day, which be did, but wus compelivd to jay $3 er duy back, reserving only the stiputated sumn or which he engaged to work. . The remainder of the $4, e was confldent, went into the puckets of Gen, Lieh The remarks of the speaker caused o profound sensatiou, Other speakers were called upon, after which the meetivg adjourned, SRVENTI WARD. A meeting of the Beventh Ward Hepublican Club wus beld at No. &5 Blue Island avenue 1ant oveniug, John 8meltx {n tNe chalr, ‘The Caupalgu Connmittee snnounced that the challengers and Notary Publics fur the several precincts hal been appointed, The Committes then retired to appolut n Captalu of the ward, aud a Licutenant for each precinet, During the absence of the Commitlee, Col Bennett entertalned the assenbly with & few sound remarks, He wus followed by Mr, Lin. wwlu, Mr, Rulckerbocker, candidate for Judee of the Irobate Court, and other After the transactlon of s busincss, the meeting adjou; EIGUTIE WARD, Twenty vallaut Greenbuckers and Industriul scceders, realdents of the Eighth Ward, cuther- ed Just night at 218 Harrison etreet, nest door to a bursted bauk, to hear several cxponents of soft money. J. W, Crozier presided. B, ¥, SNorton and severul otherd spoke on the merits of ygreenbacks and the sorehead Hommoud, who ls running {n “the futerests of Lyuch for County Treusurer, TUK UNION VETEHAN CLUB held n speckal mecting last night at the Grand Pacliic Hotel for the purposs of taking suwne actlon 1u regord to the candidates in the Present campatun. - Maj. Coudee prestded. Col. Bolton olfered the fullowing, which wus unanimously adopted: Witzreas, The late Republican Co. placed 1 BGmination for the Clorisnipe torer o eruns, members of this Club, nawely, mj.lilune. Cuot. Hanchelt, and Slcphens, thereby recog niziug the scryices of the old suldler; thorefore, HKesoleed, That we indorse all (he nomiuations inado by Ilie eaid Couvention, aud thal upon the day of ¢lectlon, we sdvance our pickets lnto every ward and pi ot iu the county, from revellle to tape, snd jnud the rigbis of our cltizens, Ziesulved, That we roturu thanks to the saiq Convention for su nobly remewbering our com- rades, and that wo pledgo 10 tho peopls a continu- suce of our Qdelity " in wvery cmergency, wheibes uationsl or local, uud sgafust truason, mob, sud corruption ju otlice. The Vetersu Quartette sang several patriotic sogs, aud Juwes Po Root waude a sthslug ‘and £ epeech, The Club adjourncd uutil evcning at the same place, ATl IEADQUARTERS, THE REPURLICANS. The varfous headquarters did not yield na much In the way of news yesterlay as they have furnished during the past two or three days, About all the tiekets have efther been put In the field, or laid qulctly away toress by the swal- lowing and amalgamating process, and the partisans are settling down tothe mniter of routine work, realizing that the four days left for the campaign will admit of no waste of time. The Republicans, haviog no splits in their ranks, no conciliations to make, no patch. work business to do, have been and are ateadily golnge forward with the business connceted with the detalls of organization. Ilence there is nefther time nor occasion for wilil gossip and flle rumors at thefe headquarters. The FExecutive and Campalgn Commit. tees held thefr usunl meetings yesterday, at which the only bieiness done was of the nature just referred to. Favorable reports were recelved from the warde, names of ticket- peddiers, notaries, ete., reported and approved, naturalizatlon papers fasued, ward meetings buoked, and all the nccessary routine work dis- patched with great promptitado and In such o way as to aasuré the fricnds of the ticket that nothiug s belng neglected to Insure fts suc- cess. Monday » THE DEMOCRATS calmed down cunsiderably yesterlay, and the headquarters were rendered correspondingly less Interesting, Everybody but the few 8can- dinaviaus who put in ‘an sppearaice was con- gratulating his neighbor on the changes made In the ticket Weduesday, and 1t was the gen. eral ope that the County Central Committee in thy cvenjng would nut go back on Mlles Kcehoe and his bouncing committee, There were some, however, who were fearful that the evening meeting would by productive of a muss, amnd thut possibly Miles would be severely sat down upon, The Scaudinavians looked upon the possibly favurable action of the Central Commnittee in the eveniug as thelr only hope, During ‘the day they accordingly put in thelr best licks, 8o Lo spuik, In the way of talking up Rlechel's claims, and paticntly waited for the time for the Comnittee to mect and lght It out, The Executive Campalgn Committee held its usutal meetingr yesterduy moruing, bud, from all tnat could be learned, the only thing done was to urge dllatory candidates to come down with thelr contributions, and to spend an hour or niore {n general talk ubout having * proper ' llcknl»rcddlcm, ballot-box guands, ete., to lonk after the good of the causc at the potls. The ‘Ward Campalgn Committee hel!d a meeting in the alternoon, and also considered the subject of * protecting?’ the lionest voters In the Detgo- cratic party. They still insist on béllowing at the top of their volces the old cry of *‘stop thief,” but it must be a very saddening thougut .21“ nobody is decelved thereby except them- scives. THUE OREENBACKERS and Tndustriala lay down together in tha large baru at No. 153 Clark street, and the Industrisl tion tenderly foudled the Greenback lamb, The fuslon Lna brought together about ninety-ning souls with butn single thought, and they all rofuas 1o belleve that everything T lovely.” At east that wos the condition of thines at 0 o'clock Inst cvening. In the morning there was danger of o falling out, but befory evening everything was straightened out, and the vombiuation aoldered afresh, The slight unpleasantness which prevalled durlnF theearly \Tn of the day grew ontof the objection of McUilyray and others to swallowing Hammond until he had explained cortain matters mores to tletr sattsfaction. AL the meetivg Wednesday nlght, some of the Workingmen bad expressed themaelves as averse to taking him up, snd had darkly {usinuated that a man who urofessed to have bought up o Convention which bad after- wards sold him out was no nian for them. All this of eourse came to Hammond's ears, and ho concluded that the proper thing for him to do was to assume an appearance of modeaty and rizhteous ludiguation, and haog off until” they guve bim n chance to explaln, The candldates met ot ‘noon, Dave with them, About the first thing McUilvra) did ‘was to state his ob)lcctlunl to Hammond. The latter, atill on his dignity, wantedto be coaxed mnsldcmbly befors he would close up tho breach. At last he made his explanations, Mc(Gllvray drow In his horns, thorough allegiunce to tho ticket was promulgated, nnd the rising storm was quelled, although it took two con- ferences to do it. Between tho frst and sce- ond, when Hammond went off In a hull, the rumor was started that he bad fallen out with the brethren beeauso they wanted hims to “ put up® and bo wouldn't, sceing that the contest wus hotind to end In his disastrous defeat. The headlighte of the party, of course, denfed that the question of moticy had anything in the world to do with it.” Why, Hammond hed offered to put unp great wealth when ha was nominated, but the; had told him that be wouldn't be eatled on except for his share of the necessary expenses of printing, hall rent, cte., ete. Oh, hio, the matter of mon- e( bad not entered futo the question at all. Whether it did or not, everybody was unfeigued- 1y happy when the second counference broke up, Ymnmuml. sliding out of the dour, an- nounced to acrowd of political seeds that he wua golnz torun on the Greenback ticket, or tho Industriul ticket, na an Indepandent, in fuct, as anything, so that he gut votes. And so tho ticket stands, as Indorsed by the fusion meeting Wednesdny night. Even with what little scnse the party bossea have, Lhey sec that it Is high timo for Lthem (o atop nego- tiating and muking chaoges, aud to go ahead with the canvass, ajthough blank defent stares them In the face. The disafTected McNally ciique want Lo rolse a row, but don’t ace huw that would belp them auy, The prob- ability {s that no wore cbauges will be made, and that the fusionists will employ each ebining minute of the four daye'Jeft to enthusa the miserable following they profess to have futo voting the ticket, At the the end of the four days the funds will have been spent, somebody will sich for his tall-reut. and somebody for the satistactlon of a printer’s LU, and the bosses will wake up toa realizing sense of the fuctfthat the rank and file, small as it ls, bave zone to the polls and voted the stralght Repub- lican or stralght Democratle ticket. TUK INDUSTRIALY, The Industrial Cumpaign Committes had an carly susslon yeaterday morning, As at present conutituted, it {s onlz avathier branch of the Democratle party. 'The object of the meetin, was wholly for nssessment purposes, and, with this end It vlew, the the candldates of Lhe Do- muerncy were Invited around bright und early, aud als the Fxccutive Committee, **Now," sald ono of the shining lights of the Industrial Central Committee to a TRIBOKE reporter, “ihis s the glorious day,—to-day we are to get $40 apicee.” and then, 88 1t recover- ing himself, be said, “ You don't belowg to the Committee,' * How do you know I don't)" asked the re- rter, * Because you don't look like us. At this state one of the other members of the Com- mittee cune up and fove the TRIBUNE man away. Alterwards the man who had given the $40 informution came auain o the reporter und aaked bl to keep muw, and he'd do the square thing, ‘The reporter unl*‘ reerets that he ls not acquainted with the man's name. 'hw Industrial huul:luur(crn wora cleared of d outsiders after the caudilates cred soll. Lynch was represented by hls brother Johu, They wauted scveral thousand out of that *“bar'L’ Thero wasa kick us to the amount, but it was tinally ar- ranged, provided Tom Is willing, and is safd to bave been a wlnEmmlu on §3,000, Licb wus expected to plunk down a square $1,000, Tow Kavanaugh was kindly treated, the others bejug expected to pay his wun. ‘Tom Barrett was askedto poney up $500 and Uearge 1D, Plant alike amount. Thetbree candidutes for Judges~Mit- Ier, Suith, sud Halnes—were wsked for $500cach, t wus alterwunls learncd that Swith snd Hnines were willlag to ve bled, and they agreed w P}uuk down that much cash, ‘The County Comnissloners were naked to come down 88 fullows: Casselman, John Dumphy, and Btotz, $300 cach, Turcran s ex- ‘».-cu:d 10 come duwn with a like amount, Towzan, of Hydu Park, the cundidate from the Fiith District, sgreed 10 be bled to the tune of $100. When this little schicre was announced thers was “'u grond kick.” Tue caodidates were all drawn in sepurately to Intervisw aud be luter- viewed by the Caumpalgn Cowmemlttes. They clalmed that they had already been bled sutfle cleutly by the Democratie Comuittee, Lyucl was asscesed $10,000 by the Dewocracy, and of this Lio bud pald $5,000, besides outalde money b 1s expected to spend. Gen. Lieb was present at the Industrisl meet- fug yem.-nh{ aud stated that an atidavit would be publlsbied {1 the Times this morning showlng the Republicats bud s scheue ou fout to stull the ballot-buxes. Now the truth fs, so fur as u TRIBUNE reporter bag becuableto learn, that Lieb’s crowd kuow thelr mu. aod they futcud to elect bis ticket at all ds, if count- lug-in will do It. Guaogs of repeaters will bo tound organized on clection-day, wholly {u the Iuterest of Lyoch, ete., and the ouly way to do is for bouest vuters to be o their guard sud sea that thelr yotes are counted as they aro cast. ‘The mecting of the Industrials with thelr thin caudidates wis auytblug but barmonious. Hugh McLaughlin was oot o little angr the way bho was treated “‘1 being pu ol ol the fudustrial VoW glve pince to TFom Barrett. o Dhas jnet A faint {dea that he was soll out. and hia fricnds say they will get even Tueaday by casting their ballats for Stephenn. I’ Meflugh'a friends are ala0 sore, and they swear etetnnl vengeance for this act of treachery. ‘The {ricnda of the orig- Inal Workingmen'a party have vowed that, though they wero sold, the sellers will fimd on clection day that tha votes cannot be delly- ered. Thesplit fn the Democratie-Industrials ia beyond heattng, and Bridgeport even prom- isea to roll up & inajority for McCrearather than #ee Lynch and Licb elected. TITE NATIONAL INDUSTRIALS were yosterday amenablo to the voice of reason when ' reinforced by the potent argument of greanbacks, A few days ago they agreed to put Lane, candidate for 8chool Buperintendent, on thelr ticket. Yeaterdny st the earnest solicita- tion of Plant, who agreed to put up $200 pro- vided the party “toted! falr, the Exccutlve Committee summarily bounced FLane and sub- atituted the present incumbent, who s a candi- date for re-clection. Mr. Jullus Rosenthal having positively de- clined to be n candidate for P'robate Judee, the natue of J. Charles Haines was substituted. Rosenlieim, the Sccretary of the Esecutive Committee and one of its inembers, pulled out of the organization last evening, fur the reasmi that it has been diverted to uses amd purposes not fn consonance with the Conatitution. The twenty gentlemen who compose the party will probably vote the stralght ticket Tucsday, but it is extremely doubtful. THE DEMOCRACY, FIQHTING OVER RIECIBL. From half-past 8 until hatf-past 10 o'clock Inst evening the Democratie County Central Com- mitte went through a make-belleve attempt to fairly scttle the Ricchel-Kavanaugh muddle. After thus pretending to give Rlechel a fafr show, the whole question went over untfl 5 o'clock to-dny, ostensibly for the purpose of nl- lowing ttne for turther Investigation, but really toallow time for the printing of the tickets, when Mr. Riechel will be told that the preponderance of the cvidence Is against him. Tt will then be too late to make any changoe, and Riccliel will be left to hoe his ownrow. Such fs, in brief, the sncuking, cowardly way lu which the County Central Committee virtually tries to wash its hands of the whole bustuess, and If the Scandt- uaviansdo not, after this, ralse n hornet’s nest about the heads of the Demacratie gang from top to botton, It will be because thelr boasted propensity to kick back when kicked has for- saken them. Iluasmuch as the meeting last night ln the Palmer tlouse beadquarters was a sccret session, from which the reporters were religiously axcluded, it 1s fmpossitte to. give o connected report of the windy discussion which took place. Enough (s known, however, to make the story straight for oll pructical pur- poses. The Cowmmnittes was naturally diviced into three factions: First, those who wanted to sec Ialr play, fncluding Perry Smith, nnd ver: few others] sccond, the porilsans of Riechef, fyeluding John Colvin and his frieads, who late Tom Kavanaugh with a cordial and tlying lintred for giving away the schemo of Ilarvey, tiie Boss, to et Tum to deliver the Globe-1lall Counrentlon into Harver's hands; and, lastiy, the friends of Kavanauuh, who were prepardd first, to defend the rightof Miles Kehoe's Ynl;:n Committee to act ns it did [n bounu- ing Riechel aud putting Kavavaueh on, nnd, secondly, if that didn't work, to insist on the claim that Riechel was not falrly nominated while Kavanaugh wes. RKAVANAUGH'S FOLLOWING WAS THE LARGEST, and he s virtually ahend. After Ricchel's friends had atated his position and advanced lis claims as beat they could, John Forsythe was called on by tho Kavanaugh nen to sliow thut Riechel had never been fairly nominated, Mr. Forsythe had lately been looking up the voto ou tho nomilnation, and hias seen the man Malloran from thae Third Ward, who now ud. mits that ne voted a half ndozen tlmes for Relchel, but says hedid It “only asa Joke.” Mr. Foraythe has also ascertained thu fact that the votes of preciucts wera counted which were not represented In the Conventlon, as explumed In yesterday's paper. All of these discoveries were duly sct forth by Mr. Forsviho to the great delignt of Tom Kavanaugh and Lis triends, and to the Intinite dlstnay of Ricchel and hia suv- {mrun, who very pmmpll‘y denled their truth. With a pretenso” of fair dealiug which only n Democrat can assumc, 8 eotmitice of three was appolnted to o out into thoe ball rod see If eome sort of a compromise could not be effected between the two _ contestants. 1t Is almost ncedless to say that Riechel could uot bo bought, wheedted, or frighteved, al- though many s tempting prize in the shupe of certaln clerkships was oifered bim if he would only withdraw peaccably and nut raise a row. Fivally the Committeo rave It up, and reported the results, or lack of results, to the walu body, Then It was that the crowning injustico was consummated, Realizing the utter folly of giving Riechel any show before the tickets were printed, and remembering that they were to e struck off to-day, Kavanangh's frienda craftily succeeded in ueuing the rmt‘mntmaut of thy Committee’s declelon until 5 o'clock to-day, By thut time most of theticketswill have bosn print- ed, the Commttee, or the unlaurlly thereof, witl #o0 infortn Kischel, and it wiil bo aildly Aufi- mested to the latter thut the very vest thing bo can ao is to walk out with kis bat under his arm and go wherever he pleases to betake hini- self. To preface the way for the full carrylng outof this checky game, the following resvlu- tion was offered and put through by a bare ma- 1ur|v.r, the loudest-volved *ayes’ of course pro- ceeding from Kavauuugh's frien: Zesolred, That the Demucratic party, true to Ita Instincts and to its traditions, ver ready, when fraud fs dlscovered, L0 Ko behind the re- turus sud correct tham: but it will vever imitate the example Iaid duwn by the Republican party in ipdoraing an eight by seven felony, That all the members of the Central Commit- tea have not lost thelr love of fair piny, sud that mefl regard the way Riechiel bus been served sa a dlsgraco to the purty, was evident from what was let slip after the doors were unlocked and the crowd daahied in. Charley Cameron wus leard to observe, in o rather exvited way: *Ir it budn’t been for that —— e—— —— —- Cam- izin Committes, we would Lave had the best lcket over put into the fleld. As it is, sume «—- —— fouls had to go to tinkering with the thing, and now vou what_you've done." And'there were others oo the Cumtnittee, and yuite s number of the crowd of outsiders, who took the sawe view of watters, and expressed ;M&b{lew 1u & wuy equully cleat and equally urcible, 4 LIEB, HOW HE KUNY (118 OFFICH. A person formerly » clerk in Lish's office writes as follows Lo the Yfaats-Zelbuny ¢ T ine Eattor o) the Studle Lettnng: Cnoavo, Vet 30, ~Allow 1ne Lo say some words cuncarning Lisb's upright sduinistration of lis oftica. en La weat |G thers, which wie due W Mr. Heslng's kinduess alone, ho set 1o work st once (o wake the place & surt of nosplial for politte- ui ward-bummers uud unsorviceable clerks. Ilia firat (Ault was the fact (Lub by wanted to bave things ron b( Deuwocratsouly, -u.lwuL. tently informing bls clerka that 'no Republican need 2pply, ™ uot knowinx that intelligunce was elielly to be fuund In the party which be ostracieed, and forgetting that be hiad not been electad to ofice by ous purty siunply but by both, Livb cummitted the greal falt of “allowing his clerks, who were vald by the county, L0 work dnriog (he regula ottico boure for _bla nowspaper, tie U/aton, Thus baum wae busied all ‘the tine in writiug cditos A persou by the uawe of Lange, better knownay **8heri,” spent most of bie Uue o transiating dispatch When Lieb xol the county printing, two uen we busiud uearly afl the tue with the neccasary trunslation, and tbey, twa, gt thelr puy from tho couuty, Whenever ansieciivn caniooff, frow ten to Aficen wren were ki inthe *'besewent” seadiug nut circularn vitatlons 1o weetings, Dutivg the deu i paign, one could uever fud wore than half (ue clerks In the ofice, Every one Lad a furlough, snd bad 1o work outelde; but il were on the pays roll, Liek took from his oo Bty o sisty men tothe Soliiers' Convention at Indiauapulls. of them wera veleraun; part of Farg thew turchligns bearers. Al got thelt puy Tor thelr ibive daye’ abscuce; snd tho httle ep ust the taxpayers $700. Hut this in 8 very e matter. - The principal camplaiot In Lhie namber of uselcss people whom b Lsa ap- pointed, and who are vnly in the way of the better class of clerks. ‘Tuk I'wiBUNE sald sumo daye sgo that there ought Lo be twu sets of clerl ovirect the mistaken of the uther, This 18 s0, and every goud clerk will admit it, The pay-rull was duubled by this pulicy, avd the work was paorly dune, v0 that even the Mrewe 47 whica duesn’t care about pltchiug ote the Genesal, eaid last Monday: *'It (s Gen. Lict's own feult o cannot lndoree L, fur daring his wrin of of has paid out $100, 000 inore than he sbould, ™ § would like 10 usk the taxpayera bow such facts ssthcne agres with Licls afleged Gouesty aud gvod management. Mauy will aay that thesg charges are siniply election tricks; bus tuat by oot s0. ‘Tho lmuicuse suts which he paysvut uionthiy are oo record in bl owu office sad the Lounty ‘Tressarer's. Theso flzutes do not and uo whitowsshing cun clean bim from thess charves, It bs hwpossible for such & mun (o be elected Mo wecond thie to 8 high ubice. But if the taxpayers should dowuch & thing they would have Do rignt to complain afterwards that the taics were Ligh. Take the following as an tllusiration: Iu 1874 the rate for county taxee was $4 on the thousand. Ia 1575 it weul up to $0.00. Ju IbTU 1t reaclied the onormous wom of §7.40. Aud thls yeur i1 will go higher. Notwithstanding this, the couuty is upable Lo pay the UrDLs 84 wuoy become du, Licv. who is 8140 Clerk of the Board, aud has o sigu sll ita proceedingw oficialiy, Las nover tried to check this extravagance. Hecavout. He lsiu the hands of the lflué. and that, o, for TCasLLS. Bing couslsts chiedy of Democrats, aod it would be fmypossible foz bl w plich luto them for thels musguuduet; recondly, it waethrongh the Ring that he had the ennnty printing for n couplo of yenrs: and, thind. Iy, every month the pay-folla hava to be approved by, the County Boaril, This ia enongh for to.days and If the votern of Cook Connty want te know more all they have to do in to v 1o the better clerka in the atlice, who can give material enougl to make an article for every day the year throngh, A% OLD CLARK. THB PRIEND OF THE WORKINGMAN, To the Eddor of The Tribune, Cmicaao, Nov. 1.—Is Hermann Lieb a friend of the poor? When msked to huy a ticket for an entertainment at the Workingmen's Ilall for the benetit of children without psrents nnd almost In destitute circumstances, bie positively declined to subscribe the small amount of 81 for the samo, Let workingmen not forgot his charity on election-tlay. We, the underaigned, mutually pledge ourselves to help dofeat him at the pol ov. 0, 1877 Robert . Carnher, John Connell, Nap Taylor, D. O'Callahan, J. McCarthy, P. Considine, B, Judge, 1. Ryan,' Thomas Johnston, William White, Frank Cogan, James Carrall, Thomnas Tag. ney, John Lodlin. Joln Kelicy, Thouns Moran, 1. Tlogan, D, McCarthy, Thonias O'Malley, Juha Lamuer, J, Penderarnst, Jf. Dacey, John Renne- dp ke K dascpli Dasao, Itadoph Manws, M. Ford, ealian, John lisyes, £, Hurley, John Healey, Jdohn McCarthy, Wiliam Rorge, John Dolan, Edward Kalcher, John Callahan, 1, Bmdiey, 7 iuries, P, Nolin, Martin Tweokiey, P, Lanin, D. Gitlin,' M. McMahon, B, F. llayes, Willlam ' Lathn, A, Hovking, B, ' Mangan, % Lee, ‘Jolin Kennédy. T lleadey. Kunin, M, O'lirien, John F. Norion, P, llayes, | Nogers, . O‘Leaty, C. Metinrn, 'P.'cuth Kaue, P, Rela, C, Cooper, K. Hasscit, A, Joline eon, Dennts Kehioe, M, Duffy. M. Shes, P’ Cate woll, T, Donovan, ‘oha O'Mailey, P Malloy. I, Keily, "William Mooney, Thomas' Lyod, Wililam Gilmore. M. BOWMAT, M. ACIINEIDER, AND MR, LIED. To the Editor of ‘The Tribune. Cuicaao, Nov. L—In Tus TRIUNE of this morning an {nterview betweed o TRIDUNE ro- porter and myself gives rome account of 8 per- sonal attack upon me (which, by the way, wasa verbal ussault made by a Iady relative of Lieb) on the cars last evening. In tho loterim be- tween the attack and the interview I consulted nobedy, and 1 therefore take pleasure in mak- ing a verbal correction in fustico to the Hou. Gieorge Bchnelder, with whom I have had a talk this moruing. Mr. Schueider Is cortaln that, fu the conversa- tion which occurred some months ago, he did not use tne epithet “wretch” as applied to Licb, nor clalm to bave supplied him with “necessaries of life.”” He s, however, very clear in his recollection of tha glat of the matter, which, perhaps, gained nothing fn oy positive statement of It to the reporter, viz.: That Lieb was indebted for bis employment in the {nsurance business to the recommendation of Mr. 8,5 that he repukd tho Kind oftices of Mr, 8. by attacking him In his paper; that e authorlzed Mr, 8, years ngo to call him a dog 4 ever ungrateful to him. Mr, Schnelder's closlng remark, as 1 remembered, was: “I{ I should now meet the General Lmirht remind him of what ho told na to call him.” In justice to myself I must eny that 1 reported the conversatiou, which had occurred some months since, according to my recollece tlon of it, hut am quite willlug to belleve that, I the warmth of my Indignation againat Licb, and the certalnty in” my mind that bo bad ncted ns shabbily to Mr, Schinelder as to mysclf, I may havo uverstated the case. Mr. Schinelder has, 1 believe, taken no part whatever {n the pres. ent capalgn, aud, as I have said, knew noth. ing of my uscof Il name_untit ho saw it in tho paper. Respectfully, DAN M. Bowaan. MISCELLANEOUS. TR COURT-IOUSH, At the coming election the voters will be called upon to express thelr opinlon as to whether they want £500,000 appropristed for the completion of the State Capitol at Bpring- tictd, and also whether the county shall be au- thorized to fssue $500,000 in bonds to carry on the work of the Court-luuse for the vext yecar. The Executlve Committeo of the Republican purty has decided to print on the same ticket which shall have the mames of the candidates theso words: *“ For _ appro- printion for State-Touse;” ¢ Agdhst ap- propriation for Stute-Houses” - # Apainst appropriation for Court-House,” Persons who wish to vote for tho appropriation to complets the Stute-flouse nust scratch ort the words “agninst," cte., and vico versa, and those who are in favor of additionsl bonds in onler to car- ry on the work on the county's portion of the Court-tlouso must scratch out the word “againat * In the last clause, and substitute the word “for.” Neither Grecubackers nor Domocrats have yet decided how to word this on thelr tickets, though prominent members of tho latter have expressed themselves in favor of putting on “for " and *‘ agalnat" for each ap propriation and allowing cach voter to scratch off the one he doea not want. M. IESING DENTES, In_its Issua of yesterday the Times gave n prophetic estimatoof the vote Lhat was llkoz o b castat the coming electlon, and attribute the propheey to Mr. A, C. Heslng. In conver- satlon with 8 TrinuNg ref;orwr yesterday, that gentiemun emphatically declared tht the thin was **anothier lle of that shect, What he dl say was, ‘That the Democrats would - not carry over five wanls tn the city, and that the Hepub- Heane would carry tie city by between 5,000 und X0 mujority. The statcment iu the Z¥mes wis mule by Nelke, not by My, Heslng, 4 TESTIMONIAL. IL B. Uamilton, ane of the many Democrata who are devoting their energies to the “su pression® of Lieh, in referring to the rigld veonomy which has enabled the latter to save $15,000 or $20,000 und pay u $4.000 assessment out of asalary of $4,000 per annumw, 2 an evi- dencs of his impecuniusity at ths tiwe he was clected Cuunty Clerk, says that a week or so alter he touk posseasion of “his oflica a gentle- wan came (u who wus cunvassiog for eness of *Old Abg," and Licb, beiug of a patriotic turn of mind, wanted ft. Qolng to liamil- tou he wuid, “I wans that pleture; it unl{ costs - §20; buy it for me." This Fruwsl\luu being deulined oo the score of custing too much, Licb asked him to get u ubscription-paper, head it with §3, und pass it around wwung the clerks © This wus dons, and the neccasary amount, $20, haviug beon subscribed, the huf was gtven to the can- vaxser ot his next{visit to tho otllee. Ile collected the amouuts, and Lieb became the reciplent of a spuutaucous testimontal sy bands of hts deputies and clesrks. TOM LYNCH #ald confidentially yesterduy toa friond that the reason he did uot” employ Irisbuien was trom the fact thut, as & genorul thing, they werv too wuch sddicted to the use of whisky; that he sume tiwe agu gave wany of thewm eniployuent but they got drunk; wud wheu fu thelr cups, he attempted to remonstrate with them, they hecwine (usolent, abused bim, sud referred to his past occupation as a dra; m* that they would bint, “*You are a nice felldW to be pui- ting ou airs.” Yet, after slapderiug nis own nattunality io this wmauner, he expects their But Irishwen are very sensitive, mud ury the turu-cost infurier and slandacer DEMOCKATIO TACTION The Republicuns maust nut, If they would sucs ceed at the comtug electiun, be seduced Into an apathetic conditun by the seemiug lack of in- terest on the part of the Dewocrucy. Lisb and Lyuch ure leaving vo stouw unturied to decure the prize. "They and thelr (rieods and retaln- wre pushiug through ull the wards auil towus, taking In the Lack strects and loael rouds, depusiting nero and thers, whers (b wi du the most kood, the must potent element in politicul us well a3 oLhier cunpatgus. The Deny OCTUCY are, as a party, paylug littlo atteation to ward or otner miectiugs. A low of thesa are be- fug beld o catch tho Buatlng and undedded vote; but, when it comes 1o the duwndgmz curuest, real work, you witl dud the *orators ¥ and unzunizers engiged ouly amoug the people They weste neither Uma nor woney b looking atter brass bunds or othier fvolishucss. ‘They bu; beerfur the thirsty detegates fron Lhosewers sluts; they are profuss of protulses of clerke ships at $4 per day and nothing to do. [n short, the party headed by the two L's ts nut sllowing #razp to giow while the judgwent day is so cluse ut bund, The Hepubficuus way profit by the example of the Democrste. A SINGULAK FROVOSITION, COne night this week Mr. Spolfurd, Bepub- lican candidate for County Comnlasiones from the West Side, wus ab @ social weeting of Ger- uaus at the "North Slde ‘Turner Hall. Gen. Hermaun Lich, candidate for County Cierk, and Peter laud, his warriace-license clerk, who hus wotl 8o wuch fanie of late ou sccount of bis suelliog and his buod writiug, wera ulso there. Theiwo caudidates wud the flustrious Peter cale topether, aud fell fnto conyersation Alter awbile, Peter touk Bpolfurd ou vue side =Veter s 2 member of the Democrutle Execu- tive Committec—and sald to bim; * We know that vou are the strongest man oa the ticket. ~ Now, cau't we wmake an arrungeluent with you 10 beve you support the General, and we will throw all our intluence tor yout? Spoffurd {udiguantly re- fused to Luve anytblug to du with soy such trade, und the watter dropped. lv sume wuy or uther the thing leaked out, and came 1o tho cars of Dunphy, one of the Dewocratlc canui- dautes for Couuty Commtissloner frum the West Biile, wha would have Leen cut off 1f thts (nger. eating arrangement which i projm-ot bt been necepted by Soofford, Dy went Brofford about it, mnd_asked (5§t wern trye Spofford sakd it was, Tun 5 o «tate of great Irritation on the aubje 1 daran’t (e that affectlon far Hand which one Demoergy should bhave for another. The fuchlent, siuyiy: tliustrates the desperate straits to which el is reduced, and his fears, which the result will Justify, that ho will be bailly beaten next week, X, M. REXFORD, To the Editor of The Tridune. Brup Iataap, Oct. 80.—T seo by this morn. Ing's lssue of your paper that [ was nominated by the [mlustrials for Commissioner in thg Fifth District. Permit mo to say to the Many readers of your paper that [ am nota candidate on any ticket for any office, I tried to get the nomination in the Republican Convention fop Commissioner, and wns fairly beaten by M, Wheeler, of Hyde Park, agentleman [ fever met. Ile will gt iy vote, and what Influsice I have [ shall use totry and elect the etralght Repubticau ticket, Truly yours, N. 8. Rexronp, PRESIDENT HAYES. Ho Iins a Fow More Words with the Riche mond Peoples Ricnvoxp, Va, Nov, 1~The President breakfasted with the Kev. Dr.J. L, McMurray, o1 old schoolmate, and then went to the Fajp Grounds, where he was soun surrounded by a crowd of 30,000, and was called upon for ¢ speech. Hesald: Laptes axn Frriow-Citizaxs: I am nnle directlon of an (nteigent and dincrect eommtres, According to the arrancement, thefapesking wag done yesterday, anid you who were nob then preq. ent hiava the happineas of having eacaped the in. flictian. [Lauhter.) And now, mercly that yoq ml:‘y hear my volce under this beautiful bine wkp and bright Navember day [A volce, ** That' Diayy 1ol Webater *J, Twill aay a fow words In dong 80 I congratufate the people of Vieziniaon the evis dencea [ hiavo scen of prosperity, and pesce, and permanent unlon, [Great cheers, | Becretary Evarts” was now catled for, The Presldent "looked around for bm, but Mr, Evorts was not at hand. The Lresident then remarked, A youny lady suzgests that tiig crowd 1s s0 large that tha Necrctary iy lost iy iy l{:mmhter.j Mr. Evarta now came to the front, and the Drestdent said, * The lost 8 found, and jutre. duced the wauderer amid much applanse. Mr, Evarta declared there seetned W Lo morg joy uver the findlng of one Cablnet Miuister wiio wus absent than over, the three that wers not ustray. [Laughter.] Mr. Kvarts then proe m[:edcd to speak of the varled resources of Vi elnin. Brief nddressos were made by other meinbers of the Cabinet, after which Mra. Hayes was led to the ralliug and _prescuted, nnd received with great cordiality by the crowd, Tlreo chieery were given her, ‘The miiltary review formed a pleasant feature of the day’s ‘entertainment. In carriages tha Presidentlal party went from the Centennial Housc to sce the parade aud other cercmonios, Tho President rode up and down the Tines, standing and uncovered, and was continually cheered by the ‘peuylc. whila the usual honors were paid by the mlllmr{. The party left for Washington at 5 o’clock, Aniong the notable personages who took breakfast this mornlng with the Presldential party were Gens, Josepl E. Johnston, W, 11, F, ce, W, C. Wickham, and John 8, Morgan, United States Senator from Alabuma, nh of whom were General offlcers fu the Confederato arumy. s CANADIAN NEW. Sudden Death of tho Ifon. A, ¥, Foster, o Great Rallway Magnute. Spectal Divpatch io The Chicugo Tridune, MonTnmaL, Nov. 1L—This ¢ty was thrown Into profound sorrow to-lay when It became kuown that the Hon, A. B, Foater, ‘Canada's railway king, died early this morniug of heart- discase. Mr. Foster arrived in Montreal last evening,and put up at the Ottawa Ilotel. Befory retiring to rest ho complained of a pain In the chest, A physicdan was sminmoned, who ad- ministered o sthaulant which greatly relieved the suffercr. ~ Mr. Foster's son remained with him all night. The deceased Intended starting for Brockville early this morning, and arose at 3a.m.,and was fu the act of dressing when his son heard strange sounds procceding from his throat. Rushing to his parent's ss aistance, lio was horritied to ind hiin absotutely dead. e ata not speak a word, and seemed to Pu. awny without paln. Mr, Foster was borm u Dunimerton, Vi, avd came to Conada with his father when 4 years old, IHo was educated In Lhis country. When 0 years of ugre e jolned his uncle, 8. K, Helknap, the celebrated Amerlean contractor, in bullding rallronds {n Mussachusetts, Malne, and Ver- mont, ile returned to Cunada twenty-fivo years ago, aud has slnce been enguced u nvertv {mportant Canadlan _ enter- rise. lo st mn the Conadian Parliament for a number of ycars, and took an active part fn all public ailalrs, 18 capoused the Liberal eide of politivs, At the Conleiera- ton hie was culled to the Seuate, but resizacd on aceeptinz a contrat on the Caraula Pucliic Raitroad. There is no doubt the auxicty and exuitement of the prescat troubles betveen the Southeaatern, of which be held a controllin interest, and the Passumpalce Rallway hastened lis death, His remalus will be taken to Walees loo, Quebes, for mtennent. —— LESSON OF THE INDIANA TRAGEDY, To ths Editor of The Tribunie. Cuicaco, Nov. L—A news ftem In to<lay's fssus wjil afford our forclzn coutemporarles furthier fnfurmation relating to the remarkablo social reiatious existing In this country between mastar and servant. A wealthy and respected furmer In Vigo County, Indiana, had a daughter, a pretty and accomplisbed young lady. She was admired by many and loved by some. Amoog the latter was her father's bired man, who was go fntense iu his udmirution, and ealous of outside wd- mirers, that be threatened her life If sha dared to sinile upon anather. Her father wus informed of this, but fook no notice of so slght an occurrence. Hud be threatened to steul his team, or burn his corn- crib, of courss then he would have had scrious oceasjon to be vn bis guard. Tho youny laty received & young mau ou Bunday evening, und the mau, true to his threat, murdered ber, burug thse house, aud fed. 11 the farmcrs of tils country lived more like gentlewen, and treated thefr &irls more like young ladies who had some prospects in lifo other than the drudgery of a scervaut gird, such fellows would no wore aspire Lo thelr muster's daughters than would Vuuderbilt’s conchiman. Hut so long s farmers' childron aro treated like servants, without even the waues or tx- pectations ofa guud faru-hand or servsnt-uirl, the boyw will become Fough, uucouth, dissatis- tied trmnps, after El Dorados beyoud theie reach, sud the girls will never look beyond the kitchen-window. It Is & necessity and s duty for farmeri to encourage their children to respect honeat laber, but their lubor sueht uever to degrade thew so tnuch a6 to encourage theso beucath thew to disrespect. Respectiully, Tos Boxtos. e ———— SHORT-HORNS. Swclal Dupatch t0 The CRicago Tridsse LexworoN, Kp, Nov, L—The Nationsl Slort-Horu Couventlon to-day, after an sul- wnated debate on the subject of pedigrees, re< fused, by s vole of 30 w0 9, to allow auimals with six thoroughbred crosses not tracing back to fmported afro and damn. The prescut Twe, therefore, stands. Ou the subject of color lu short-horus, tke Conventlon reavlved that color was & matter of Laste, (aacy, snd fasidon, vob affecting the quality of the anfimal o ths meat aud milk, and that ‘the public taste preferring red ws & color the exdusion of uther colurs s injurious to the short-boru tuterest. The geuersl opinfon was that & gusd animal could uot have s bad color. Un the subject of breeding it was agreed that, for milk Eur oses, heifers might ba bred carly; for ecf purposes should be matured belure breil ‘Tue Conveution adjourucd L0 wcet next year Nutiville, Teuu. —— SPRINGFIELD ITEMS, Svecial INsuaica 10 The Chicugo Tribune Semionsty, ML, Nov. 1—The luternal revenue cullections in this (the Eighth) Revenus District for October sgeregated §186,564.40, or sbout $100,000 less than If Mclutyre's Fekin distitlery were running. The State Auditos has taken steps Lo enjojo the Commercial League Assocation uf Chicazo, au outgrowth of the defunce Protection Life, from dutug busiuces in this State. Jgcauuot, the Auditor Lulds, take risks i Illinols witbout puttiog up the sccurities required by the insur- auce laws. The Auditor sdmitted the Trspsatlantic Flre-Insurauce Company of Hawmburg, (x'cnn.w{- The priucipal ofice iu the United Btates s (0 New York. ‘Twenty Baltne Coun!{ bouds, lssued fu sld of the Belleville & Eldurado Ruilroad, werw 0 seglstercd [u tho Btate Auditor’s ollive bo-dafs