Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 3, 1877, Page 4

THEF CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. .NOVEMBER 3, 1877-TWELVE PAGES, the end of every term that ho declined to be n candidate for re-election. There is no renson why Mr. Henmann Lirn shonld be made an exception to this rule. Indeed, the snspicions that have gained currency in his caso copatitute pow. erfnl rensont why the rule should be en- nocessity for submitting ¢o snother assess- mont of romothing over 500,000, that they have dirpatched their agenta all over filinois to *work up™ tho State-Homss npproprin. tion mensnre. Already they have =ent out Dax A. Rar, A. MoLavoemuy, Wunas Pnescorr, Jons A, Kexseoy, and numerous underatanding. If tho difforence betweon the United States and Canada in tanff ia now 30 por cont, & concossion of 15 per cent on each afdo will be an bquitable arrange- ment. But it is not probable that cither country will bo asked'to yield so mnch. Tho American Congross i nirondy consider- capital, shall enrn tho highest rate of interest claimed npon actunl invostments. This {8 tho fandamental eanso of the con- atant extortion and opprossion practiced by the railrond compauies in one form or An- othor. It i the provocation for the grand, comproliensive pool that has just been per- ferred upon the Returning Board the right to reviso tho roturns of the Presidential votes, construe thelr lognlity, and purge them of frands; that the Returning Doard porformed that duty nnder the laws, and that, as Justico Stnoxe holda in hia latter, Congrees cannot go behind its action snd cepes, whone schemos for obtaining e throna #o odd'y failed. Thero s great pro. priety in the mnatch, oxcept for tho objne- tions to tha fathor of tho brido which nye entertained by tho Spanish people, Ti, Princess in yonng and aminble. Sha ig of n snitablo age. Bhe is, morcover, thoroughly e Gribyne, IRSCRIPTION. TERMS OF S TOSTAGR PRRPAID, $12.00 R w1 7T MATL~TH ADVANC! Dy Edition. ane yea T'erteof & year. verm others to labor with County Ceniral Com. | forced. If the chargos ngainst him are un. | ing a general reduction of our tariff, and, bo- | focted. It will continno to incito the rail- | reviow it; and that Louisiann, like the other | Spanish In her sympathics. The afection e ket ‘Z-g{} mittees anil ondeavor fo persuade them to | true, then his defeat will disprove thom, and | fore Canada is ready to movs in the matter, | rond managers and stockholders to conapira- | Btates, appointed her Electors, who were {o | which is known to exist belween tho tivo gbl distribute but one form of ballots— | he will have a claim npon publie considera. | tho difference to be overcomo will hardly be | cies ngainat the public nntil the railroads | be respectod and recognized under tho laws, young people may or may mot be, in tha opinion of eynical politicians, a reason for tho match, but there oan at least bo no ques. tlon thatit is apowerful motivewith the youn, g King. i love for his fair covsin hins e liated all his enorgies, and has assisted in no small dogree to promote the marringe, T advisers ars compelled to admit, indeed, thnt the marrings is every way suitable, except for the father of the bride. But the objecs tions to him nare strong. Though he hag abandoned Franco and been abandoned 1ty that country, he retaing somo of his nntional proclivitios for meddling with aflairs that g0 not concgn him, Ho is remembered also ns having fought n dnel with a Spanisy Prince of tho blood, Hrxnr b Dovnnox, Lrother of the King Consort, which resn’teq in the death of the Prince. Another oljec. tion to MoxTreNatER is that lio has amaceed A largo fortuno withont visiblo means of dc. ing so, and s displayed ns littlo genernsity in spending his moncy na he did in acquiring it. ¥le hins beon famous for a constant nnd not honorable share in the politienl intrigucy of Isanzira's day, For theso rensons, thg Spanish people look forward to his rotum o power or influence, through the clevation of his daughter to the throne, with appre. bension and anger. They will by no means consont to the marriage unless it shall by distinetly stipulated that MonTreysien isto bo exiled, ‘This foeling is fo plainly oxpressed and so fully appreciated that the Royal family have snnounced their deter. mination to respect it. Montrexsien him. self has ngreed to take up his residence in Bologns, and has arranged to depart for that oity. Dut s little dificulty was experionced in bringing Isanzria back after Arronso was crownod, the return of MoxTrrysien alter tho wedding may be managed without troublo. Then the yonng King and Queen will bogin thelr reign with two disreputable parents ns connselors; and it will bo n marvel if they romain long ab tho head of - affairs, unlesa deatls shall kindly interfero for their rolief by removing to nnglher and n botter world the Quoon-Dowsger and her congenial brother-in-law. tiou in the future if he shall be able to nnke good his acconnts and turn over his office in proper shape. If there is any trnth in thom, the public may be sure that he will bein n worse condition at the end of another term thon he is mow. If he has so much as a little finger in the pnb- lic moneys now, he will have his whole arm in bofars four years shall have clapsed. There i no way of verifyingn Qefalention as long ns a defauttor remains in offica with the purposa of concenling it, and never yet wos a defaleation mado good by retaining n defauiter in office. We do not eny that Ltes s a defoulter; wedo not know. Wa only know that thero are gravo suspicions that the finances of his offico are in 0 guestionable shape, and that these sns. picions can only bo set at rest by counting tho money. Wo also know that the only way public money can bo satisfactorily counted is by the trausfer of tho trust from the person who is accountable therefor to auother who shall become accountable. Pub. tic Intorests demand such n transfer at the end of every term when publio moneys are involved. ——— “For tho Approprintion.” Thess parties nre not performing & Iabor of ‘love, donating their services, and paying their own travel- ing and botol expenses,—evidently they are well paid for the work and their oxpenses provided. Xt wonld be interesting to know who's doing all this, wha'a footing the bills, and whero they expect to get thoir monoy back. The only answer that suggesta itself is—big bonanza. Thore must ba something init. How much does J. Cnanres Iarves, Jus. tice of the Pence, who is running on the Ring ticket for Probate Judge, know about probats law or probate matters? Have property-ownors thought of this? Iaa it oceurred to them that this Justico of the Pesco is utterly unqualified for the ofiice to which he nspires? 'This is n serions matter, which goes far beyond party considerations. This person probably never read o line of Inw touching probate malters in his life, and Is ntterly ignorant of probate practica or business, What was the Demoeratie Con- vontion thinking of when they placed mch n wholly-uequalified . person ns this Iarxes on their tickat for Probate Judge? Had they forgotten or overlooked the natare of the affair? Had they forgot- ten that avery man's ostato whon hio dies must pass through that Court? It is too late now fo remove his name from tho ticket, and nomiuate BNowioox, or some other competent Demoernt; but surely no Domo- cratio property-owner, when his attention s ealled fo that dreadful Llunder that has been committed, will be recklesa enough to voto for a porson who is wholly unqualified to discharge the duties of the office, Every lawyer in the city knows that Mr. Knicy- pocken, by his long exparienco and exten- sive practice in probate matters,’ is o thousand times better qualified for Judgoe of liat very important Court thano js. Hatxes, more than 15 per cent. 'The United States could yield half of this without injury, and the other half, if added to the Canadinn tariff, would be no unwelcoms addition to tho revonue of that country. The. division of the roceipts from customs between the two countries pro rala, acgonding to popula. tion, fa & mntter of detail that requires no great mathematical genius, and which has been succesafully practiced in the German Biates. : Discussion of details at this stage of pro- ceedings is premntare. Thero are two points of paramount importance which need to bo insisted on, and some nttention to theso may help our Canadian neighbora to understand clearly the position of the United Statos with referenco to this question. The first and mafn proposition we bave advanced is, that # Any nchome which proposies to limit reci- procity to any number of agricultural and forest articles cannot be tolernted, ‘Theramust be general reciprocity or thers can be none.” This is the only equitable and fair arrange- ment that cau be conceived of ; and it is the only one that the Uniled States will onter- tajn, The sccond proposition ia that noy ar. guments which can bo urged ngainst the Zollverein ns affecting our foreign relations can be urged with equal force against any form of reciprocity. ~We shall be pleased to bave the Cnnadinn news- papers look at tho reciprocity ques- tion as involving necessarily theso two idens, and only {hese. It is timo the puerile talk about British interests sbould censo, for nothing can be more certain than that Great Britain will bo glad to have Canadion markets thrown open to the United States, if thereby a portion of the American tanff discriminating agninst Great Britain cau bo removed. It is nlso desirablo that there should be an ond of the complaint that the United States desire to interfore with the fiseal affairs of Canada, Any form of roci- procity must affect the fiscal affuirs of the Dominlon in somo degree, and the most ab- woluta Zollveroin need not aiect them excopt in tho snme wny to o higher degreo, Tha difference is uot ome of prnciple. The United States have no desire to torror- {zo over Canndn, or to extort by nu ungener- ous policy any commercial privileges, On the othor land, the (overnment of this country does not nnderstand it to bo one of its functions to act the part of patron and benofacter to the Dominjon of Canada. e —— THE NEW RAILROAD POOL. The now combinativn of the Westorn rafl- ronds, suggested not loug sinco by the Enst. crn pool, nnd governod by tho samo rules, secms to have been fully consummated nt the Chicago Convontion of Freight-Agents, 1t is the boldest and most far-ronching effort over made iu this country to stifle railrond compotition ; it embraces in one grand, com- prohensive pool the Enstern and Weatern trupk lings, and virtually includes all the lines running west, southwest, and north- west from Chicago. © Though there are nom- snally three different pools, each consisting of the principal railroads on competing par- sllels, the arrangement nmounts to n general sgreemont on rates by the ogreoment on n division of the freight to bo carried by ench voad. Awupenr Fing, the New York Pool Commigsioner, aleo ullotied the business of the Western pool, so that all tho main rnilronds East nand West havo vow a common interest in the maintenance of high rates. The fact thot this arrango- mwout hns Leen effected just before the closo of navigation is significant of a determina- tion te put the scrows on the shipping pnb- lie during tho winter, nnd squeezo out all the profit on the produce sont to the East and to Europo st a timo when the demnnd ig suro to yield good prices, The ralrond man- ngers think they have this time avoided the wsmal danger of overreaching themselves, becauso they hiave guthered all tho important yallrond intorests of the country into their not; but they may find thet the people of the West will prefer to hold therr grain over winter rather than aurrender to the railroads alf the profit on shippiug it. 'The lnke facil. sties will bo improved to the utimost before tho closo of navigation; after that, an outlet for conaderable freight will be found hy way of the Mississippl River, and the Southern railroads whose rates will neces- sanly be modificd by rivor competition ; and, finally, there will bo a common movemont on tho part of Western farmers and mer- chants Lo carry over as much produce ns pos- giblo till the reopening of navigation, ‘There 18 ono notable incentive for this con- stant venewal of the policy of preed and extortion on the part of the railronds, 1t in thio desire aud the cffort to declaro dividends on fictitions capital that Lias no actual repre- scotation in tho property or the business which the companies coutrol. Wa are iu. chined to bellove that thers ia not a vailroad corporation jn the country to.day that can. not exrn at foir, rensonable rates a proper dividend on the money for which the roads could bs constructed on an honest and economical basis, But tho existence of vasl amounts of watered stock fmpels them now aud again to form combinations for raising the ratus to an axorbitant figure, or, failing in this, to reduce tho pay of their employes below a living mte; everylhing must give way to the snpreme, selfish, and dishonest purpose of declaring dividends on stock that wns uever paid for, and earuing profits on capital that wes never Invested, Tlo owners of thia fctitious atock demand it of the officers and managers, and tho offi. cers and managers mnst squeeze the cxcess- ivo oarnings out of tho public or the em. ployes, or both, Tho Pacifio railrosds furnish & falr exam. ple of (ho general statas of Amerlcan rall. roads, ‘Yhe Government advanced them $61,000,000, and epabled them to raiso as much more by the first morfgage on the franchise snd bouds given them, They realized more than enough to pay for the construotlon and equipiuent of their rosds witlout paying in one dollar on thelr stock, Yet thess Pacific railroads are run solely with the purpose of paylug dividends on their fictitious stock, and are in arrears on their Government interest over $28,000,000 in order to furtber this policy. As arule, all our rsilroads bave beou built on the Oredit-Mobilier system. Those which es- caped the clutches of construction companies in tho begiuning Lave found all sorts of pre- toxts for watering their stock and creating flotitious capitul. Thoy bave supported in. numerable parasite companies, have reuewed thelr tracks, Lridges, and rollivg-stock from their not earnings, sud still insist that the bogus stock, roprosentivg uo investment of shall bo constrained to run upon a bnais of the actual valua of the property, They will g0 on conspiring and overcharging till public resentment shall formalate itself into propes and efticient Jaws under the atthorization of the recnt decisions of the United States Su- preme Court. The general indignation which took tho shaps of A Granger movemont two orthree years sgo is but n foretaste of what the railroads may expect if they persistin their oxtortionate claim for earnings on fietl- tious capital. Prultence should dictate con. ciliation and fair denling even under the now combination, but it the new poul, like its predecessors, sball be used only to oppress and rob the public, no combination the rail- roads can form will save them from tho wrath to com: Thero was in reality no contest as {o any otler State. 1t was admitted by tho Demo- crats themselven that Bouth Carolina voted for Hares, and it was shown on a re- eanvnss of the votes, ordered by the Bu- preme Oourt of the Blale, that Florida also voted for Hayes, The scandalous action of some of the Oregon Demo- eratic politiclans was an attompt to sub- vert the will of the peopls by an open, palpable fraud on the laws of the State, which wnas condemned by all respeotabls Democrats, The only question really at issue was with regard to the 8tato o Louisi. san, and upon this issta Justice 8TroNG held that Congress hnd no power to go behind the relurns, The position which he assumed is an invincible one, and thers is no possible way of avoidling it under the Constitution snd the laws. 'The declsion at which Justico Stroxo arrived 1s right, and the only aston- ishment any one can feel is that the whole Commission did not reach the same decision. Snppose thot ho had decided differen.ly, nnd had voted to open np the question and take proofs, whora would it lave ‘ended? It would havo been necessary to take the depo- sitions of nearly sll the votera in Louisiana. Multitudes of witnesses would have been suminoned, and their examination and cross- oxamination conld not have been fully com- pleted much short of four yoears, The question . could mnot have been met- tled .short of 1880, and meanwhile the President of tho Sennto would have held over. At this time, instead of being at peace, with order restored, and business reviving, and tha whole country tranquil and hopeful, we sbould now bo in the midst of confusion, tho Commission still taking testimony, tho pationco of the poople exhausted, and every one disgusted, In tho end it would have beon shown that the Democrata had obtained Louisiann by fraud, bnlldozing, and terror- ism. The political censns of Louislana would have indicated, boyond all question, a Re- publican success, Aftor féur or five years of time and an expensa of millions of dollars, 1t would have shown that the Republicans had carried the State by from 8,000 to 15,000 majority, aud that from 15,000 to 20,000 Republicans, through the bulldozing and terrorism of riflo clabs, lad mnot properly roturned their votes. Tho final award would have been given to Mr, Haves, but by that,time the term would have ex- pired, aud Mr. Feary would have beon Presidont four years, I1f Congress had de- cided it conld go behind the returns of Louisinna, of conrso it could go behind those of any other State, The Republicans would hinve chnllenged tho votes of Mississippi and Alabama, and it would have been shown that Mr, Hayes wna entitled to a majority of 80,- 000 in the ona State and from #,000 to 10,000 in tho otier. Every phassof the count from boginning to end, aud overy event that has sinco transpired, show that Justico SBrnoxe was right in standing by the lettor of the Congtitution, and voling that Congross hins no power to go behind the returns, He made his decislon 8s a lawyer, and a Democratic lnwyor at that, and gave his voto for Mr. Hares in nccordance with the lettor and the npirit of the Constitntion, Thore ara but two men in this country of promi. unence who quostion Mr, Haves'title, One of them is Mr, Tr.or¥, whose defeat hina clouded his intollect, and the other is Mr. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, who ex- peoted to get oflico uuder Mr. TiLbeN, and is therefore wmalicious and revengetul to g degrea that amonuts to ineanity. ‘The latter of Justicp Stnoxa, so far from showing any frand in the transaction, shows what Argx- anpen Steeuens doeclared—that the Presi- dent has an unusually strong hold upon bis office, having not only a prima fucle case, ‘but having secured it upon a rehoaring and raview, One copr, reryes! Club of four... Epecimen coples rent free. Give Poat-Ofice address in fall, {ncinding Btateand County, cmittances mayhe made elther by draft, express, Post-Uttice order, or In Tegistered letters, at our Fisk. TERMS TO CITY SBUBSCRIDERS. Tally, delivercd, Bunday excepled, 53 cents per week. Latly, deitvered, Eunday fncluded, 70 cents per week. Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madison and Dearborn-sta,, Chicago, 1l Orderxfor the dellvery of Tnz TRINUNE AL Eyanston. Foglewood, and [1yde Park left fu the couutlng:-room wiilzecelve Frompt attention. MeVicker's Theatee. Madieon sireet, betwesin Stae nnd Dearborn. ' Pink Dominaes.” Mesdames Don, Btoneall, Gransm, ete.z ) jock, Learock, Pearson, etc, Al ternoon and eveRing, Hooley’s Theatre. Rendolch street, betweea Clark and Tasalle. Tue Evangeiine Combination. *'Eyangelige.” Mes: Samen Weatheraby, Claucy, ete.: Mesrs. ‘Goodwin, Kiosine, cte, Afternoon and evening, Therosre nearly asmany versions tothestory of Cauenox nnd lus relations to the English mission business aa Lien has dend-beat em- ployes. The latest comes from tho Wash. ington * muck” to the St. Lonis Glode- Democral, aud is so uniquo that we give our renders the substance of it. It ia well known thnt at the beginning of this Administration, and immediately after the inauguration of Mr. Haxes, thers were unpleasant relations between the Governmont and the Camenow family, fathor, son, eto., even to the third aud fourth genarations, The Administration was opposed to machite polities, and the Caxenons controlled tha uso of the machine for the whole Stato of Penpsylvanin. Srston was tho engincer nud Dox the stoker. Ap- parantly thero was to.bo a bitter fight be. twoen the Castznovs and the Adminiatration, when & mutual {riend suggested a plan tor harmonizing and bninging tuto practical use the Oaxesox influence, making it squars in some messure with the Hares poliey. It was an odd. jumble, but Doy Caueron met the Administrotion half-wny, os- pecinlly when bha was informed that the President might cousult lam in the matter of potronsge—and then do as ho pleased. Relations were at last es- tablisbed in somo sort of style between the President and the Family, and the President thonght to colebrate the happy event by moking the Family n present. As Pennayl. vanin had no placoin the Cabinet, hie thonght it no moro then fir and courteous that she should have n leadipg mission, always pro. viding that tho person selected should bo satlsfactory to tha antagomastic factions na well s to the Administration. In other words, any gentloman upon whom the Presi- dent, Doy Oauenox, nnd Gov. Hanrmanrr might agree, all other things being equal, could go to the Courtof St. James. Tho Presidont cven extended nnother olive branch. e would like to select somo one who, whilo being sntisfactory in’these re- gards, might nt the some timo be of advan- tage to Do, snd it was suggested 4o him by the ,§ncre¢|\ry of 8tate to namo somo one on theso conditions,” Instend of doing so divectly, the overreaching Dox, without the knowledge of Mr. Evants, ealled a meoting of the Pounsylvanin deologation at his house, The most of what tranm. pired thoro s known,—the wining and dinfog, tho feast of rewson and the flowof soul, tho eloquent spocchos, the bland courtesios and overwhelming bospitality of the Dox cnlminating In the nomination of the anclont Sison. There waa one fenturo of this memorable oceaston, howover, which 18 not gonerally known, The antl.CayEnox mombers of tho delegation saw thalr oppor- tunity to clip the power of Dow. They knew that tho Presidont would never send S1on’s name 10 the Senate, and that his nomination by the delegation would disturb the relations betwoon Dox nnd the President. They thoreforo proposed the nomination themuelves and Dox swallowed §t,—bait, book, and all. The resnlt was an explosion, T'he Socretary of Stato was at first mortified, {hon disgusted, and at Inst mad, Of courso hae dJeclined to accopt it, aud of course the President nalso declined, snd nominated sume one else. Thus Don. Camezon not only lost the opportuuily of forwarding the sucient Hnton to Loudon, but he also com- prowused his relations with the Adminiten. tion to that degree that it 13 now sad the President will no longer cousult with bim n the matter of patronage, in which the Presi- dont is right. What new \levelopments may ‘ba wady tn this fuany farce we do ot knaw, but, as 1t now stands, mstend of DoN's set- ting up n job on the Seorotary of Btate, asit first appeared ; sustead of settiug wp = job on the HaRTRANPT men, g it next nppeard, lis seems 1o bave set up 0 very Iarge job on himself, to have overreachsd himself, and fallen ou the other wids. Ha bas not ouly falled to send the ancient Si1xon to London, but be has ont binwelt off from his oficial position as purveyor nf patronays. Haverly’s Thentre, Aonrue pireet, coraes of Desrhorn. Enzagement of Dominick Muzray, ** Escaped from Sing Sing." Mes: Samen Stctron, Liedfeid. ete.y Messrs. Murrsy, Reeny e, Atterroon and evend Colirenm Novelty Theatre, Giark stecet, between Washiogto n and Rendolph *The Tloy Detective.” THE WAR. The beginning of the end of the Turko. Tnssian war nppear to be approaching. In overy part of tho fiell of couflict the Turks seem to be losing ground. MusnTan Tasha hag not recovered from his terrible defent near Kars, but s atill on tho retreat townrds Erzeroum, with the Grand Duke Micmars fn awift pnrauit, captunng fresh ‘battalions simost dnily. He is in a desperate situntion, and, if he is attacked and defeated again, which must involve of necessity tho fnl} of Erzeroum, the war on the Asiatic side will be at an end, and Armenia will be held by tho Russians, to be claimed in the final gettloment as indemully for the expense of the wnr, In Europe, prospects are but little Lrighter. The Russian army aronnd Plevna hins made n change of front, only to seal ap Osyay Pasha more tightly, Ilis communi- cntions with Sofin are disturbed, so that there is littlo hope of his obtaining provision and other supplies from that quarter. One force scoking to reliove him, Acmwer Pasha's, Las been captured, and the Rus- sinn cnvalry ore driving Cneveer Pasha's army in wild disorder away from their communleations with Osxax Pasha, with a prospect of capturing at least s portion of them, Taour Tnshn has aquandered thou. sands of lives trying fo forco the Rnsmans from their formidable position in the Balkans at Shipka without any success, and can do polhing more in those cold, atormy sltitudes bofore anothor year. Suneruax Pasha, the renowned Turkish fighter, who succoeded Menemer Avnt, hns done nothing but retreat since he reached the Lom, nand is now in danger of being crushed be- tweon tho armies of tho Ozarowitch and Gen, ZisryEnsay, tho latter of which 13 now on the march, after its long rest, lowarda Silistria, Everywbere the Turks aro losing ground, and from thelr movements it would appear that they aro secking a soft spot for the final fall, 'The despornto character of thelr situntion ls iudicated very clenrly by the penco discussion which i now being ngitated in Enpgland, and the somewhat ' officlons il not impudent preposition that Russia sball make peace npon tho original basis a8 decided by thy Conference. Thore aro soveral reasons why Nussla will not consunt to such an arrange- ment. First, being the victor, sho will dic- tate her own tevms, fecond, sho bas lost olrendy nenrly 70,000 men, for which thore must bo n recompense, Third, shio hns been at enormous expeuso, and, if Gormany could cxact indemnity from France, sbe will not Tlesitnte to exact indemrity in territory nnd money from Turkey, Fourth, the terms ariginally made by Russin were 80 modified in the Conferenco that they nearly disap. poared. 1t sbie 1s going to mako auy terms that wero proposed 1n the Couference, she will be moro likely to take her original propo- sitions thau the same propositions winttled down to almost nothing. She will make the fipal sottloment with Turkey hemlf, and that sottlement will be upheld by Germany. As agninst the notion of thero two giunts the remonstranco of tho other Powers wonld be of little nvail, e RECIIROCITY WITH CANADA. Tho confusion of ideas which was a} first apparont in tho articles of vowe of the Cana- diou papers on reciprocity §s gradunlly yielling to argument. Wo now scu i tho discuseions of this question on the other aide of the bordor a clearer comprohension of the demands of tho United States, if not a bet- ter disposition to satisfy them. Bo respecta- ble an organ of opinion as the Montreal Journal of Commerce, which is understood lo reflect the views of Sir Fuanois IliNoks, virtually admits, for the dako of argument, that the Zollvercin would ha desiralle, if 1t were practicable, and professes to halt be- tween two opinions ouly because it sees ob- joctions to tho adoption, or sanction, of thia schemo by the Dritiss Government, As we have before had ' occasion to say, the solicitude of the Canadian people for the wolfare of Qreat Britain is more sentimental than sincere, 'The Homo Gavernmout is able to take caro of {tself, and bas thus far shown mo hostility in regard to tho reciprocity which has exiatod, or which may exist, between Qanada and tho United States. ‘The maln objection to reci- procity comes, itis spparent, from the manu. fncturcrs of Canadn, who ars 80 much more active than the agricultural interests in. volved that thoy can block any plan which doos not have their approval. ‘Thoy have, however, been so far ovorcome in the maln argument, and so thoroughly satisfied that tho Unlted States will conseut to no treaty which does not contemplate tho freo ex. change of manufactures, that they have been reduced to frisolous oriticism of the details of the proposed scheme, They object, flrst, to the alleged dificulty of adjusting such a tarifl, and, secondly, to the distusbance it might causo in the foreign relations of both countsles, The Zoliverein can be adjusted with as little troublo as avy other plan of freciproc- ity; iudeed, it is the only plan which em- braces the principles of real reciprocity, and thereforo is the only one which hay any chanco of being spproved by the Congress of the United States, 1f Canads will signify to our Government that the people of that country desire to sweep awsy the customs- line now established between the two conn. tries and to make the tarif at the seaboards uniform as sgainat all other countries, there will be little difficulty in reaching basis of Now Chicago Thentres Clark strest, opposite the Sherman lloute, Eogage- ment of Camphell Comedy Company. **Mr Foollsh Wife.” Afn ng. SATURDAY, KOVEMBER 3, 1877, e CRICAGO MARKET SUMMARY, Tho Chlcago produce markets wero tame yes- terdas, and easier. Mes vark closcd stendy, b &12,600.12.63 for November and $12.65444212.€0 for danuasy, Janl closcd quiet, at 28,00%8.05 for the yenr nod 83, J0@2H.19% for January, Meats were stendler, at b3 for looso shoulderannd e for do short ribe, Lake frelghia wern more actlve and Grmee. at 44c for wheat to Buffalo, Whisky was unchaned, at $1.07 per gatlon, Flour wascasler. Wheat closed e lower, at 81043 for Novemher and 81,031 for December. Corn clased tame, ot 423(c for November and 42%c for May, Oata closed stronger, at :2h¢ cash and 24%@ oygc for November. Hyo was steady, ot Bic Tarley closed at 50c cash and 61te for December, Tlogs were quict and G210¢ Tawer, closing stenily, at $4.5024.00, Cattle were in falr demand and firmer, with sales ot $1.B0@6, 00, Bheop wora dull, a1 $3.00@24.25. Inspected intostera In shis clty yesterday: 260 cars wheat, 360 ears corn, 03 cars ©atn, 12 cars rye, and 70 cars larley, Total (701 cars), 712,000 bu. One hundred dollara in gold would buy 8102 02% in greenbacks at the close. —— In evory step taken by the city anthorities in the construction of the City-Tlall a marked contrnst with the methods of the Connty Ring is noticenble, Coutrncts are awnrded to tho lowest responsibla bidders, and no favoritism is shown; the work dono on the foundationa thus faris of the very best quality, nnd no stealings in the form of extras ara allowed; tho progress of tho work, instead of being placed nndor the su- pervision of m incompetent Ring favorite evidontly in leagne with the contractors to swindle the taxpnyers, ia put in charge of the Duilding Superintendent, the official whois paid for doing that class of work, and who, having hiwselt drawn tho spocifications, is particularly qualified to sco that they aro honostly and faithfully executed,—so that an extra salary s saved, and Incrensod efficioncy secured. In short, the city people are pre- cisely reversing tho system of tho county ringators, and when the building 1s finished will bo ablo to demonstrate the difforenco in expenso to the tnxpayera Lotween publio Lnilding ns enrried on by the City nnd County Governments, It 8 probable that this dif. ference wiil amount to nearly o round mill- jon’ of .doliars. ‘I'ho present honest and cconomienl administration of city affnirs was the result of a popular reaction against cor- ruption and exteavagance, and the same issuo is Lefore the people for determination with referenco to a reform in the County Govern. ment, ‘I'ho votes cast uext Tuesday will teat tho cquestfon whether n reaction is to ocetir again, or whether the people of Cook County will consent to be rohbed for another term of years by tho perpotnation of the present Ring. LET LIER'S MONEY BE COUNTED, ‘Tho afr is chorged with rutuors and sus- picions that Hemuasx Lsen, tho County Clerk and candidato for se-election to that office, cannot minke good his accounts it called upou to turn over hly office to-day, Wa bave nomeans of kovowing positively whother theso charges - are trus or false, ‘They have tuken such shapo a3 to bo given publicity by n committeo of responsible gen. ‘The present position of the Itesumption. | tlomen. Some confirmation i cited in cor- repenl bill will rendor it impossiblo to intro- | tain circumatances. Ono ia that persona who duce the Silver bill for wome duys to come, °| bad undisputed claims for monoy resting In ey 1hie County Clerk's handa as trusteo have been put off from timo to time aud forced to walt for their money. Anothor fa that the County Clerk lias been in tho habit of mak- ing psymout for services out of money in his office, though furbidden to do ko by law. Auother is thut the cash.book Las heen kept in such a way ps to proclude u trustworthy verification of tho accouuts witliout a thorough overhauling of the whole offico, Anotlicr is that the essistant eashier In the ofilce, who Is said to be a man of weal personal habite, s alleged to have boasted tliat Lizn dare not remove him. Another is that Lizn hos expended during his term, in a private and political way, an amount of wmaney altogether out of proportion to the salary attached to tho oflice, Another s that, i epite of the rumors and suspicions, Lieg is moking tho most desperate offorts to get re-elected and retain exclusive super- vision of tho offlce. Theso chiarges may be falso, but there s only one way in which their falsity can bo cstablished and the publio apprebension set at rest,—and that la by compelling Me, Lizn to turn over his oflice to a sucgessor, It is tho only way in which the mouey can be counted. Provious exporience has taught the public necessity of compelling every of- ficial who bolds a fiduciary position to retire at the eud of one term. No man who has trust funds to account for should ever be a candidate for ro-eloction a4 his own wue. cessor § at least one term should interveno before an oficeholder intrusted with public funds should be ro-elected. 1lad Davip A. Gaae retired at the end of Lis first term, ho would have been in a position to make good any diversion or personal use of tho city moneys that may bave occurrod dunng that term. Had Yon Honiex beon forced futo retivewment at the end of his first term, the city would not be a loser to the amount of $100,000 on his account, and be would not now ba a fugitive from justice in a for- elgn country, 'ILers .was nota breath of suspivion against Cravtox Baiaas while City Treasurer; he was clected by the Detnocrats by slarge majority ata time when all the rest of thele ticket was defeated, yot they could not re-elect him becausa of the general demand that in all cases the mouey be counted. Mr, Louzs Hucx has been uul versally conceded to bave made an excellent public oficer, sud is entitled to the gratitude of his party and the community’s, yet be recoguized so fully the justice of the publio demand for the cousting of the money ot TRE Tho New York Chambor of Commerco hng beon moved for the third or fourth time to make deliverance on tho subject of silver coinnge, and at ita meeting on Thursdny lasy passed tho following resolution : Resolred, That Congress be requested to refrain from any legislation for fsauing silver coln na legal money on private account and In unlimited amounts, but rather lo Inano It only on Govornment account at it falr market value in moderato and 1imited amounts in the discretion of tho Treasury, as a proper auxillary of gold coin for the purposes of commerce, This resolution proposes that silver dollars shall be colned only in limited amounts and on Governmont nccount. Tho only pos. siblo pratext that can be urged with any reason ngainst the colnago of sllver dollars fs that tho weight in silvor of n dollar at present s not cquivalent in valuo to a gold dollar, and that to coln gilver dollars would bo to substitute a dollar worth 05 conts for a dollar worth 100 cents, This resolution adopted in Naw York abandons ihis objection, and urges that theso cheap dollars shall bo coined by the Government, and fssued In amounts limlted by the discrction of the Sccrotary of the Treasury, Whatever immarality may ba involved in the free coinnge of silver dollnra must be necessarily involved in thetr colu. age by the Governmont. The Government has no moro right to issue cheap dollars ns n fegal tendor than it has to autliorizo the mint to coin them for a private individual. 1t it be dishonest or immoral to havo silver dollars worth only 95 cents, tho cishonesly aud immorality of tho tronsaction are not lessonod by having such dollars palmed off on the public by the Government. Tho profit of fivo conts on the dollar will not re. deem any iniquity which may be involved in the proceeding, 3 This talk, however, about the silvor in the old dollar not being worth more than 93 or 95 cents, has no substantial force, Tho ro. monetization of silver in tho United States wonld offer an immediate market for what- ovor sarplus of silver there has beon created by the dcinonetization of that motal by Ger- many. The eatire annunl product of the American mines would not equal the capncity of the mint to coin, which is about $40,000,- 000 & year. The Amorican supply of silver now shipped to Eastern: countries bolng ab- sorbed at home for domestic coinage, tho prics of silver would at once advance at leaat to the proportion of sixteen of silvor to one of gold, whick would place tho silver dollar at par with gold. The New York Chamber of Commerce, representiug Wall streat, by these repeatod protests on tho sub- ject of silver, can have no influence upon public opinion, whick domands tho freo colusgo of the remonetized silver dollar. ——— IHE LIBERIA IMMIGRATION ECHEME. The movemont rucently inaugurated by speculators and somo disappoluted politi- olaus to induce the negroes in Louluiaua, Bouth Caroling, and Florida to lmmigrate to Liberla, upon tho ground that Democratio supromaoy would be nsed to disfranchivo and substantlally re-ensiave them, has met with a set-back in a vory important quarter. ‘The Ministorial Institute of New Orloans and vicinity, comprising the ablest colored cler~ gymon in the Bouth, at its rocent session prepared and unanimously adopted a protest sgainst the emigration® scheme of a very vig- orous mature, which is quite as remarkable for its summary bandling of carpel-boggers 3 wall s for ita sunsible advics tothe colored men of the Bouth, The protest oharges that the hue and ory of exodus was first raised in Sonth Oarolina, * where political honesty had cessed to bo a virtue,” aud that it was inavgurated by ambitions laders who never had tbe elevation of the race at heart, and who were secking to rovenge themsalves because the means by which they hl& deluded the race so long had been wruog from them. Passing from South Caroliua to ZLouisiana, the protestants do not look upos Democratio supremacy altogether as a mis- fortuns; on the other hand, they daclare, *in spite of our anticipations, we must ac- knowledge that the Dewmcoratio party has baen more partial to us than we could have - expeoted under the circumstances, when we consider that the races wero bartered off by » fow unscrupulous individusals in a manner that did not entitle us to any consideration from our purchasers.” It must ba concedod that the protestants address themselves for- chango yesterdny closed at 073, e A furions gale, amounting almost to n cyclone, provailed yosterday nlong tho Enst- ern dakos, At Toronto cloven vessels suf- fored more or legs damnge, and st Buffalo o flooding of the wharves was tha result of the high wind. Somothing in the way of milk is contrib. uted this morning by the South Division Medical Inspector of tho Ilenlth Department. ‘The articlo in this instauce is not food for bobes and sucklings, but material for tho Qigestion of strong men. Dr, Sawren telln un what we knew already,~that we aro being horribly swindled by a gigontie Milk Ring, but he omits lo tell us what wo are going to do about it. — " Yestordny Mr, Ewino abandoned his bill to repeal the whole of See. 3 of tho Xieo snmption act, and naceepted dMr, Fon amendment, which repeated only so muc)f of the section g3 provided for resumptign in January, 1870, A motion to Iny the DLill ou the tablo was dofented,—yena 108, nays 140,— nod then the subject was 1aid over with the understanding that it will Le taken up after the elections. A bill for tho remonotization and freo coinngo of silver was yesterday agreed upon Iy the Ilouse Commiltes on Nanking und Cwirency. It authorizes tho coinage of the dollar of 1817, containing 4}24 graing, and makes tho coinn full legal-tender for all debts, publio amdl private, tho payment of which is not utherwiso provided for by law. —— ROMANCE OF THE BPANISH MARRIAGE, Nothing conld better illustrate the docay of Bpauish power than the comparative fn. difference with which tho approaching mar. ringe of Arruonso is viewed by all Europe outsida of hie own dominions. Bpanish mar. Tinges have cut a largo figure in history, and particularly iu Euglish nstory. Iesnx VIIL and his imniedinte successors wore plagued with them. Mo began his carcor as a Do. fonder of the Fmith by putting nway n Span- 1sh Princess, the unfortunate Katuenme of Arragon, who hnd first marriod his brother, Princo Anriion, aud whose widowhood had been out short by the ugorious monarch, The pamnful scruples of 1exay did not, how- over, prevent the crown from descending to a daughter of this ssme KatnerinNe, Queen Many; nud her experience of Bpavish mar. singes was more bitter than ber father’s. She Jeft the moody and bigoted PriLir as a leg- ncy to ber Protestant sister, and the Armada was, in the lavguage of modern diplomncy, # consequential damage of the Spanish con- nection, Erizanetn may ba said to have had anarrow escape from s Bpauish mantal in. felicity, and onw of her successors was in. volved 1 a snnlar trouble. ‘Tho secret mis- slon of the yonug Prince of Wavks, after- wards Cuantes L, and his istimate coun- selor and friend, the Duke of Buosinamaw, iu yuest of tho Spanish lnfanta was uot for. gotten or forgiven by the English peopls, It was felt to bo a national humiliation, be- ing all the more keenly reseuted because it wha fruitless, Frauca also wade history out of s Bpanish marrisge, Lovms X1V, lid claim to Spain through his wife Marma Tursrss, the title being coufirmed by the will of Cmamxa 11, The title was invalid ouder the Balio law; but, defective as it was, it gave foundation and pretext for the Warof the Bpanish'Buccession, which involy- od Euglaud, Germany, Holland, and France, lusted thirteen years, and only ended with the Pesce of Utracht in171S. The Carlist ‘wars have srison from auother unfortunate Spanish marriage,—that of Fzromawn VIL with Manta Cumstiva of Naples, the mother of Iuanzrra and the Duchiess of Moxtrey. sizs, The mdiHage of thess sisters is s comparatively receut and scandalous fact. It tarnished the fair name of Guizor and Louis Priares, and shocked the civilized world. The selection of a husband for laanzra who was not likely to leave heirs was intended to coufirn the throne to the family of Monz- rexsiza and the House of Orleaus; but the Queen was moro fortunate, or less chasts, than her advisers bargained for, and her son now occupies the throne of Spain. In strange contrast with the commotion which precoding Bpanish marriages bave produced in European affairs is the languid thren, espec fol- interest excited by the megotiations now m‘:'fi‘?n J ally,ln the in progross. It is proposed that ALPHONSO |~y will admit that we owe some consideratlon to sball ;oarry his cousis, tho Princess Mus. ou*haflud. bat to 1copardizs tha livea of sthrus ‘Ihe troublo betweon Egypt and Abyssinla which has so many times beon umicably settled in ppein sssuming proportions which threaten the Intogrity of the formed wationality, It is mow maid that the King of Abyasinia threatens to invado Iygypt with 120,000 wmen unless bis demands aro complied with, Such an invasion, nuless disputed by sowme other power of vespectable strangth, would over- run and dovastate the eountry as did the lo- custs in thi T g T'he disclosures contained in our columns this morning of the ruscality practiced by prominent membem of oma of the leoding base-ball nines of the country can La nc- eepted ns unfuiling evidenco that the gune of Lesc-ball, which for nearly ten years hns enjoyed o remurkablo popnlarity, hos vir. tuully collapsed, so far as tho maintenance of paid professionnl clubs is concerned. 'Tha Touisviile and 5t. Louis Clubs sre presuma- bLly not tho only ones which have been cor- rupted by the gewblers into machines for swindling, and now that Investigations aro the order of tho day they should not stop until a geueral exposure is Lrought about, If the dead game is to be buried in disgrace, let all tho crsassius be buned with {t. JUSTICE STHONG ON THE ELECTORAL COUNT. The Hon, WiLtiau Btaooa, of Pounsylva. nin, one of the Associate Justices of the Bupreme Court of the United States, who voted for Mr. Harws in lhe Eleotoral Commission, addrossed o lotter some time mince to the Hon. (ivomox W. Jones, of Teunessee, npon the uction of the Comsningion, which the New York Sun prints, and ot the samwe timv maliciously per. verts and distorts, sseking to make it appear that Mr. Haves occupies his oftice by fraud, ‘The lotter ia an follows ; Wasuixotan, Feb, 26, 1877.~The lion. George W, Jonea~Dly Deak Sin: 1 wae a Deulocral when you snd | were together in Congress. 1 amia Democrat now. 1 hold toall the opinions the State likhis Democrata have slways held, sud which the acknowledged Jcaders of 1ha varty bave svowed up to tbe prescnt winier,—never more clearly than lu 1874 to 1875, 1 do not believe that Congrese has any constitationsl righs to lnquire fntu Stalo clections for Sate Klectors, Congresd bes of late years interfercd quite too much with tho States. The Eleclorsl Commission has uo more power than Congress Las,and § think it woold be & moat dangerous usurpation wete {4 to do what the Btatesalone havea right todo, even to cure what, I fcar, was & grest wrong of the Loulsfana Returning Board. 1 cannot doubt that such will be your opinlon when yoa reflect o what the asserilon of such & power would lesd. It would place the right of the States, respecting the chaica of Electors, at the mercy of the Federal Uovernwment, snd be the greatest siride ever madetoward centralization. Beller safter a present evil than open such & door, better than sbandon sll the time-bonored prine ciples of the Dewocratic party. 1am yours, very respectfaily, W. SrRowd. * The position taken by Justice Erzong is precisely the same as that occupied by Tux Cimcaco Tmnowe pending the dlscussion upon the Electoral count, namely, that under the Constitution the appointment of Electors is a State matter, and that Congress hasno right to reviow, overthrow, or subvert the official canvass for Electors under State laws; that. iu the case of Louislans, the laws con. In recognition of the eminent services rendered his country by thu late Scaator Mostox, the President bas issued a procla- mation {aking official notico of 3r, Monton's death, aud ordering that the Exccutive oftices shall bo closed on Monday, the doy of tho funeral. It will be impossible for the Dresident in person to bo present at the obscquics, but the Cabi. net will be represented by two or moro nembers, Yesterday the Seoate appointed s committee to attend the funeral, und then adjourned forthwith until Tuesday uest os & mark of respect, Gov. Curvoa sod other Dlinois State ofticers will go to In- disnapolis, sud numerous other States will be represented by Governors or other ofi- cerw. Indiana will have the presenco and symputhy of o remorkable gathering of dis. tinguished men to join in the public testl- mouial of grief and yespe The Buxx-Bzvenipoz erowd at Springfield are investing large sums of mouey in the effort Lo open up a fresh lead in the big bo- nauza which they have o losg had the working of. So anxious are they to con- ¥inco tho votens of the Stateof the pressing