Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 16, 1877, Page 8

t Amgell & THE CITY. GENERAT: NEWS, The payment of the Fidelity 10 per cent divi- dend has been postponod tUl next week. William . Murray will lead a Gospel tempe- rance meeting 1o Lower Farwell Hall at 7:80 this evening. There will he a meeting of the regtlar Re- publican Club of the Fifteenth Ward this even- fug at 8 o'clock, at Folz's Hall 0. A. Willard will lead the noonday praver mecting to-day, and, as the Cook County Sun- day-8chiool Conventiun I8 in sesslon, the services will be In Upper Farwell Hall. The Fircmen's Venevolent Association will mect Lhis evenlng ot 8 o'clock at the rocme in Engine-Ilonse Nn. 18, No, 10 Dearborn street, 10 take action In regard to the deaths and in- jurles sustained In tue late fire. An_evening J’“" of yesterday stated that Mr. George H. Bangs, formerly Assiatant United States Treasurer, was dving in New York. The teport was exagperated. Mr, Bangs Is dll, but no fears arg entertaiued of his Immediate death. The temperature veaterday, as observed by Maonassc, onticlan, 88 Madison etreet (TRIBUNR Huildtog), was s follows: 8.a.m., 53 degreea; 10 a. ., 53; 13:m., M3 3 p. m., 515 7 p. m., B0 Baronieter at 8 &, m., 20.84; 7 p. 10., 20,90, About 100 well-dressed Jadies and gentlemen appearcd at the Palmer Ilouse last night, and went away again jua less happy humor than they came. It all occurred through a misun- derstending in regard to Prof. Swing's receo- tion, which takes place next Tnursday cvening wt the Fulner Houre, Tho same people are re- quested to call again, The Cook County Bunday-school teachers commenced thelr_annual conventlon last night in Farwell iall. Theattendanco was falr, Dro Blackall presided, and Mr, Leesang. Mr. B. F, made an address on Sunday-school work, rs, Hemtngway, Hobbs, and Ayer were ap- pointed a Committee on Nomination of Oflicers, The Conventlon adjourned till this moralvg, when officers will be tlected, The scasion con- venes at 8:80 o'clock fn Lower Farwell Hall. A cablegram to this city yesterday contalned the fuformation that Aicxander Geddes, Esq., this city, had just been married in Reotland to Miss bharp, of Cullen, Banf County. Mr. Geddes has been a resident of Chicago for elght sears past, doing business on 'Change ot mussion and shipping merchiant, He was con- flued to his bed at the Chicago Club from about o year ago till lust March, when he recovered sufliciently to enable b to go to Europe. He haa there regamned his beaith, and gained a wife, who will accompany bim to this city about the close of the vear. The Chicago Barge Club hield a meeting last. evening at the Tremont House to conslder ways and means, in view of the lato disaster which has overtaken the Club, Mr. Wiliam A, resided, and there was 3 fair attend- ance. e Treasurer stated that there wos $34 in the money-irawer, and the Sceretary read a lat of the property saved from the wreck. Tnera was cousiderable inlormal talk aboit rulsing funda by means of theatrical entortaln- ments to be given durlng the winter, aud all scemed to feel that the Club snould not ba ul- lowed togo to pleces. -A bmlding committeo of three wns appofnted to inguire aa to a sito for a new boat-house, and the meeting adjonrned, FOURTU WARD BEPUBLICANS, The Fouith Ward Republican Club held their rr’zulnr meeting last evening atthelr roome, No. 269 Thirty-lirst strect, and eleeted tho tollowing oficers for tho ensulnz hall year: Maj, H. A. Rust, President Amerlean Bridee Company, President: George C. Campbell, 8. I, 8weet, Prof, John B, Jackson, James L. Hieh, Viee-Presidents; K. R. Davis, Deputy Clerk Clreult Court, Becretary; A. Agnew, Assistant 8cc!ttnr{; Georigo A, Marsh, Treasurcr; Joseph F. Bontield, Amos Granuls, Frank Drike, E. O, eymour, Jolin B, JeTrey, A. C. Bartlewt, 1. E. Mallors, M, J. Wilson, and D, H. Liucoln, President of the Board of Traqe at laree, Executlve Committee; Arthur B. Farwell, W. A, Stanton, George T. Willlaws, Finance Commitiee. On motion of Willlnm I, Harper, s voto of thanks was tendered George W. Cauu‘u, the re- tidug President of the Club. COL. C. G. 1ITAMMOND, 3 113 GOLDEN WEDDING, Beldom, it cver, have so mauy of the *old settler? citizens of Chicago been wathered to- wether uvon a soclal oceasiun as were gothered last night at the residence of Col. C. G. Ham- mond,” No. 801 North LaSalt street, sud as scldom hasa soifal entertalnmeut proved as thoroughly‘enjoyable to all present. The event was the celebration of the golden weddlug of the veunrable Col. and Mrs. Haimn- mond, The frlends (und they are numnbered only by the uumber of acqualntances) of tho couple now entering the snadow-yalc of life poured Iu upon them from 6 to 10 o'clock, and a constantly changiog company made a very large attend- ance, The reclpients of the congratulations of the evening were seated in tho bag-window of the front parlor of the house, under an archway of smilax, from the centre of which hung a tnarriage-bell appropristely and artistically com- bused of stulks und.cars of ripeoed wheat, At the top und at oither side of the arch were tho dates *1827% In white flowera and 15777 i cars of wheat, Beautiul tlowers and fural deslgns, the @hts of fricnds, were sround and obout fu prolusion. And there, surrounded by all that wealth, taste, and urt could secomplish, the aged couple who have passed through fifty years of wedded blesseds nesa were wistied o Toug-coutinued seasyn of that peace, happiness, and vrosperlty that bas crawued thoir fives of usstulnees, The Bucsts catme und went, partaking meauwhilo of 4 sup- perapread by Kiualey, and between the hours designated for the receution the parlors wers uzlow with warmth and beauty, Frowmptly at 10 v'elock the company dlspersed. AMONU THOSE PIESENT were Mr. aud Mrs. L. D, Norton, Dr.and Mrs, L. U, 8mith sud Mlss Hunmond, Mr, and Mrs. ‘I B. Blackstone, Mr, Jobu Crerur, Mr, aud Mrs. L. 8. Chesbrougn, Mr, E, 8, Chesbrougu, Jr., Mr. J. B. Cuesbrough, Mr, and Mrs. . High, Mr and orsythe, the Rev. and Mrs. K. B, win, Mr, and Ars, J. E. Miller ond Miss o Woodiord, Mr 8. Urnwall, Mr, ond Mrs. George B, Carpenter, My, aua* Mrs, A, L. Cole, Mr, wud Mrs. W, W, Siith, Mr. Edwanl Cragin, Mr, und_ Mrs. W, . Bradley, Dr. E. L, Holuwes, Mr. aud Mrs, James Parker, Mr, and Mry.Chatles Henrotiu, M Mr. lorace Curter, Siss Jeunle W iluwurth, Mr. aud Mrs, A, T, Galt, ex-Minister E, B, Wash- burue, Gen, sud Mrs, Clutlafu, the Hon, 1. N, Arouid, Mr, aud Mra. Ju V. Forwell, Me, B, V. Kellozyr and Miss Kellogg, Dr. Ball, Mr, George L. Clurk, the Hon. Charles B, Varwell, 1. Burley, Mr, McUregor Adama, Mre. Vilmarth, Miss Mary U ven, Judge Mark Bkiuner, Mr. and Mrs, George Sturges, Mr, sid Mri . 8. Hubbard, the tuv, and Mea, Willium Auvin Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. J. ‘I, Kyerson, Mr, sud Mrs, Wirt Dexter, Mr “and Mrs, E. W. Biatchford, A, Paul Blatchford, Mr. aud Mrs, B, W. Raymond, Mr. and Mra, 'L M. Hurvey, M Miller, Mr. aud Mra, George armour, Mr. aud Mra. F. B, Bockwouod, Mr,und Mrs, F. B. MHockwood, Dr. aud Mra, M. O. Heydock, Mr. and Mra. Hopkins Biatchford, " Mr. and Mrs, B, V., 'age, E. A. Drummond, Mr, George' L. Duslap, Mr. sud Mrs. H, L Higglns, Mr. und Mrs, C. i1, Muillken, Mr. and Mra, Amos T, Hall, Col. und B.rs. b. Al Bastwun, Mr, and Mrs. J, A, Eills, Mr. and Mrs. M. P, Currall, Judgo and ‘Sre, £, 8. Wilisws, Mr, George Herbert, Prof, and M lyde, Prof. ¥. W, Fuk and Miss k, Prof. and Mre, Bourdmun, Mr. und Mra. L. . Hud, of UGalesbure, Mr. Kobert W, Pat- ton, Mr. und Mrs, John Woodbrige, Miss Mary Woudbrldge, the Sisses Grace aud Slary Wili- fuins, Miss Louiss Dickinsou, Mr. Johu Dickin- sou, Mr, and C i the Rev. and Mr. R. W. Pattenon, Mr. aud Mrs, O. W. Potter, 3ir, E. J. Bart® lett, Sir, and Mrs. I. N. Mayuard, Dr, and Mra, Bogue, Mr. and Mrs. J, 3. W, Joues, Dr, aud Mra. Hollister, Mr. and Mrs. Sprazue, Mr. and Mra, Coe, Mr.and Mra.d, P, Witson, Mr. and bips, A G, Pettiboue, Mr. and Mrs. C, J. Richardsou, Mr. Thomas Wilsun, Mr. Osborne Bawpson, Mr. aud Mra. U, ¥, Keuley, Mr. and Mrs. B, S, Blise, Mr. and Mra. U, B, Carwictael, Mr, and wand Mre. 5, B, Bennett, Mra. H. Buusler, Mr, sud M. C. Feltou, BMr. Albert Day, M ud Mre, Gllbert Hub- La: AMr. aud” Mra. >, Larued, Mr. sud C. C. Browy, Mr. W. M, Mr. i)l Barues, Mr, und Mr Mr. A, C. Badger, DeFureat, Mr, and B, I Fren, . Ul M, iaruley, aud Miss Baoger, 3, Eugens and Mra. LeGraud Sinith, Alr. Frank Lester. Miss -Sury Mre. ¥, M. Grilin, Mr, oo it "E. Joues, Mr. W. A. Hawmond, Str. H. L Hawmond, dr. Joba II. Prentlss, Dy, sud Mex. Lobuin, Mr. aud Mre. Juulus Herl Browne, of New York, AMr. aud Mre. O, A, Gregory, Atr. aud Mrs. Williwn Bross, Mr.'an | Mre. B.'F. Magruder, Mr. and Mra* Josepl Kirkland. VICORAPILICALLY, it wuy Le mentioued that Col. flammond set- tled w this vity ju Apri, 1852, and bas resbled liere ever sluce that time. — His early counection Wit ihe Burlington & Quincy Raflroad, and bis JALET ULCCLILL With el bamavalant unid phark table enterprises, have made him so widely known that ln{ further mention s not necessary. fle 1a mow in his 74th year and his ‘wife is nigh unto the three-score aund ten allotted to mankind. Both of the chlerly people are hale and hearty, the Coloncl having recovered from a recent severe attack of sick- ness, and bid fair to live in the en]ugmcn; o ‘al)l those things which Providence has given hem. THE ATHEN/EUM. THE ANNUAL MERTING of the Athenmum was held Jast evening. The attendance was not as large as the occasion would seem to have demanded, but those pres- ent were the earnest workerr, which was an evi- dence that the good cause was not waning in intereat. Judge Booth was {n the chalr, and upon call- ing the meeting to order congratulated thuse present upon the success of the Institution for the past sear, and that it had lost none of its vitality, bnt on the contrary had grown in ita membership, and accomplished a great deal of good. It had grown, he sald, to such and extent that its present . quarter, were {nade- quate, and alresdy 3 bullding on Dearborn street, opposite the Tremont Housc, had been erected, and was {n the course of being fitted up, which would be vccunied In March next. far the instftution had been largely supported by voluutary mn(nnutmm:i but it was hoped that at an early day it woul become sclf-snstaining, It had dong s great deal, and supnlfed much that was good, without consideration to those receiviug the benefits, and this was ong of its prides. The Institutivn needed money, but he did ot propose to beg, yet hie could fiot but notice the magnificent ¢t of Mr. Lowls, lately duceased, of half a wlllion dollars for the benefit of a polytechmle school, to be eatablished on certaln conditions named fn his will. As he understood the will, the benefls to the proposed schiool were post- poned ten or fifteen years, which he thought was a mistake, for to ‘provide for the future it ‘was necessary to look at the present and imme- diate want. “The amount donated, he thought, would be of more real beneflt now than three thues the amount would be tew or flteen years hence. Crime and wrong, he belleved, would miiltiply with greater rapulity than would thie fund were its trustecs ever so discreet and wise, and 11 the Athenmum had walted for its rlches to multiply, or for the Interest on ite con- tributious to wake up such a muniticent gif, it would amount to little, and scarcely have had au existence to-day. THR BOARD OF GOVERNMENT, through Mr. Forbush, subinitted 1ts report for the year, It sct forth the objects and aims of the “Acheneum in detall, ond_ was necessarily lengthy, It also presented the work of the pust yearas comnpared with foriner yeurs, show- iny a'large Increase jo the interest of the public, and a trebling of the attendance upon the clusses, The whole number of meinbera had been 2,550, and the membership Sept. 1 was 1,234, “The recelpts had been as (ollows: Do tions, $%703.00: wetnherships, 84,7505 gym sluny, $1,012.30; tuition, $4,15,045 foan ,015,10;' and_sundrics, $3247: totul, $14 @h.7s. Tho cxpenditures had been: For re 2,001.63; ealaries, 83,785,503 loaus, £2,77 teachers, $2,W8.31% interest, k!fl.‘.}l; lixtures, 0,13} exvense, 3283450, The balance on hund was £24,22 The outstanding {ndebted- ness had been reduced sbout. §2,300 durine the year, and. by expressing the hope that {n the com! r:]”c-r the debt would be entirely ox- tinguisbes REMARKS, ETC. The Rev. E, P. Mercer was then Introduced, and spoke briefy of the beneflts and aims of the Athenmum, A lctter waus then read from Judge Henry Strong, now on a visit to Iowa, regretting his Inubility to be present, and assuring the meeting of lus greatest symputhy. The best part of the letter was, '*You may put me down fur $100, and 1 wish more of the publies spirlted citlzens of Chieago coutd be Induced to look into tho meita of this enterprise osan ceonomical 1ovestinent pro bono publico, You and 1 kuow thmtit has become an axiom In political ns well as sochl cconomy that that cducation wlilehi teaches o man to help himsell {8 a wiser and a better charity than the benevo- lence which mcrely relieves o present physical want.” 'The reading of the letter was grected with n{\Pqune. Mr, Bonney, a former member of Lhic Board of Directors, next addressed tho gathening, He apoke cniclly of the history avd necussitics of tue Athenrum, und oxpreised tho hope that some onie could be found who would take its success lu his hands and suitably endow lt, Al It wanted was money, aud with this ita success would be assured, After further short addresses by several mem- bers the mecting adjourucd, INDUSTRIAL IIOME. A MEETING OF TUE EXECUTIVE COMMITTER of the (lils' Industrisl Homu was held yester- day morning at the club-rooma of the Tremont House, Mrs. Judge Van Buren In the chair. Mrs, F. A, Eastman was chosen Sceretary, Mrs, Eastman reported for the Visiting Com- mittes that the fustitution at Evauston was visited Wednesday, and [t was found inexcellent condition, There were but five children Inthe lfome at prescnt, aud tho Matron was highly satiafled with them and their progress. The classcs would Le commenced next woek, ‘The report was nevepled, After a greut deal of discussfon relative to the character, surroundings, and prospects of acy- cral grls, four no&llmnu were recelved. Mre. Jotin Wilkins said thar sbe had come representing the Unity Church Industrial Behool, and asked Informatlon about the ndmis- slon ot several children from that North Side schuol. Bhe spoke particularly of two children who live fu * Littie Hell.” ‘The queotion of trouble with the parents of children baving arisen, Mrs, Esstman moved that such children be recelved, provided the parents would imake a written cantract piving up all clain to the children, Carried, sud Mrs. Bradwell uud Mrs. Babbitt were delegated tu ;.rurnro tho furm of coutract, Mrs, Boveridire, of the Supply Committes, ro- ported work under the trying clreamstances of #eneral hurd times, ‘Pl tnmedlate wunts of the Howe hud been supplicd, The report wus sutfalactory sud wos acceated, Mrs. Van Buren called up the financial wants of the Howe. Mouey wus uceded for rent, fowd, clotulni, and teachers’ puy. It wus not udvisuble to bug tov wuck, audshe sucgested that something be dube to rajge funds, iu- dufenuunv. of public charity. Irs, Ewstian suggested dramatic eutertaln- meuts, and suld tuat the amatedar dramatic company which had Elvun entertamments last year ai the New Chlcaxu Theatre for the enclit of charitable fustitutions might be ju- duved to give & perforwance Jor the benctt of the Howe. Bue would try tu ascertaln. Mrs, Van Buren sugeested the Omala “hrown jug® plan. The ladies could carr; with tbem, s the Qmaba ladics had done, littis brown ’ufldmd solicit small coutributione, T'he plan been adopted with cousidersble success, One of the Indics sugpested that acow was the oue thing most ueedful, and couldn’t some one be found tomakesuctia dunationt Another 1ady sald thut the Home horeo olzht be traded for’ w cow, ‘The posslbility was aceepted as & feastbility, aud a commitice was _ap- poluted to disposs of the horse, Tuw Intuunz will undertake to advocate the excel- lence of the horse und vatend & cordul Invita- Hon to the owiier of a cow, and the person who wants & horae, 1o rellove the lsdles In their vresent dileinma, ‘Lue last ‘Thuriday of each month was made visitiug-day, aud, atter it was de-iled to meet again pext Thursday, et 10 o'clock, at the Tro- mout House, the meetlug adjourncd, THE LOMEOPATHS, A BPECIAL MEKTING OF TUN CUICAGO SOCIETY of Homeopathl: Physicians and Surgeons was Leld last ovening u the Tremont louse club- room. The object of the meetlug was to ro- ceive the repori of s cowwmittee, conslatlug of Mrs. Dr, Underwood, Dr. Foster, aud Dr, Mitchell, on tho case of Mra. Dr. Ewmilly Spork, who was arreated on the 20th ult. o a charge of colmitting abortion. A certitivato signed by the Rev, A. laagensen, pastor of the Norwegian M, E. Cuurch, an ubout 200 others, atteating their full belief )l{n, l?purk'u {ugoceuce and goud repute,was re- ceived. The Commitiee presented the following as thelr report: 1. That Mre. Dr. Spork was arrestod and fm-. prisoned on & charye of criminal abortiou, —said c);‘.\;gu nfitug preferred by a certatu Dr. Sulllans, of ks citr, 2. Tbere was no evidence {n the judgment of the legul or medical men presont ut the investiga- tion bufore the Corvner 1hat Alra, Spork Loy used any instruuient or auy medicine taat could poasibly ba fiflntnced & mlacarriage, 9 trument 19 Mo, Bpork's easlon, descenil L the inquest and {n the daly papess 83 those of an asbortlonisl only, sre almply wsuch as belon: (o 1be outt of svery roputable physician who trcats the diseases of women. The Instrunent is herewlth exhibited about walch 80 wuck bas been sald. . 4. Mre, Dr, Bpork was decuyed Lo prison uader fales represcntalions. 8. Sie was anot up in & cell with s drunken fewule prisoucr, and @ few bours afterwards was put [ a cell by herscll, whers alie speot the nfght Ou s bare board withuut pillow or coveriny, 6. Kha wes donind tha nrivilese of susing or con- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1G,. 1877, - versing with hee fricnda or canalntances, while others anch as the oficer chosa wera permitted to gnestion her at all times and 1n & most offensive manner, 7. 8he wan hrow.heaten and terrified by the gflllcfl;:n charge of her up to the Tast hour of her etention, 8. In short, her treatment wonld have been an horrible outrage even upon & hardened and de- praved woman, while to her. a lady of refincment and delicacy, 1t wan simply infamona. 0. This barbarons treatment resnlted in convale sfons. followed by & prolonged and dsnserons iil- nees, from which her nitimato recovery s doubt- al. 10. Mra, Dr. Bpork 18 8 Iady of excellent family, nupertor education, and rare frankices snd inno. ecnce of charcter, mccording to the testinony of handreda of {riends and neighbors, inany of whoin have known her for years, ‘We sngneat, In view of these facts, that & com- mittce be appointed to confer with (he proper an- thorities with reference to secnring in futare de- cent trestment_ and proper accommodations for persons arrested on suspicion of crime, The resolutions were adopted unanimously, and the Chair appoiuted Dra, Foster, Mitchell, and Woodyat as sald Committee. On motion of Dr. J. 8 Mitchell, the tollowing resolution was also ndopled: Reroired, That this Rociety has the utmost con- fidence In_the professional ability and inteqrity of Mrs, Dr. Emllie Spork, That It extends to her lts sympathy in view of the recent serions and unjust accusation against her, and the sovere Iliness ro- sulting from ber arrest. The meeting then adjourned. THE WEST PPARKS, A QUIET MEETING, A regnlar monthly meeting of the hold-on West Park Comin{ssioners was held yesterday afternoon at the offloe of the Board on Halsted street. Clark Lipe graced the chsir, 2Mr. Wil- Iard read the minutes, and Holden and Muus dld the heavy sitting-around. ‘The Secretary read a communication from J. M. W. Joncas and othera nsking the Board to ap- prove of an ordinance now befors the City Council empowering the West Division lu!lu‘v‘ Company to extend tnelr track on West Trwiltl street, from Ashland avenue to Ogden avenue, The document waa placed n tlle, ond the Board adfourned, having been in scesion three min- utes and forty-Ave scconds. GOV. CULLOM V8, TUE COMMISSIONERS, To the Editor af The Tribune. Cnicado, Nov. 14.—The recent arguments be- fore Judie Moore on the motion to dissolye the injuuction {ssued to restratu the Governor and hia recent appointecs of members of the West Chicago Park Commisuloners trom foterfering with the vid Board of Commisetoners, Las ex- cited consideravle Interest in this commnunity, especlally amoung officers holding under the ap- pointmeut of the Guvernor. If the Governor has the power, under the Constitution, to remaove for cause any of his ap- pulntees from ofllce for * [neapacity, neglect of duty, or malfeasance,” how shall it be deter- miued the causc exists, it thia s to be deter- wined by the Governor, without a hearing, and an opportunity afforded the oflicer of otiering evidence in hls defensod Why docs not the Constitution authorize the Governor to remove at will or pleasure! If his act cannot be re- viewed by the judiciary, his appointees hold their office at the wiit oud dunng the pleasures of the Governor, do they nott In the case of the Weat Chicazo Park Comn- missouers, the act under which they were or- wanized was approved Feb, 20, 1860, but was not in torce untll approved by u vote of the lewal voters of the Town' of West Coleagn, Very pruperly, It would seem, as they wers the only partics 1o be alfected by the act, and toelr voto acvepting the azt was deenmed thetr consent to submlit to be tazed for the purposes specliicd n tne act, aud, as tho voters of the town were tha only persons ta by atfected Ly the operatlons of the act, it was properly und wisely provided in the act that the Comuilssionces to” be appoluted by the Governor, for the purposo contemplated by the uct, should be subject toremoval for fncapnclty, ueglect of duty, of malfeasance In office, o complulnt of ten reputablo tree- holders, reslacnt of the Town of West Chicaco, to thu Cireult Court of Cuok County, befors whom the questivn of incapacity, neglect of duty, or mallessance In oflle I8 to bo tried. In the nature of the case, no joaterial injury, or frreparable Injury, would ensue frotn ‘the delay incident to this mode ol procedure to reuiove an unfaithful Commissioner,and there would seem to be grreat propriety in relezating the question of removal to the parties immedintely interested and who are on tho spot, and therefore In o better condi- tion to judge of act ceting their own fnters cata than the iovernor possibly van be. ‘The prerogative for which the Governor c tends sceimy rather more than Kingly, He says to four of the Comtnlsaloners, ** You do not posdess the kind of qualiication reoulsite for tue dischargo of the dutics.” Tow docs he arrlve at this conclusion { Why there ts a want of hurmuny in the Board of Conunlsslvners, and thereforo the majority on the Board nre tncot- peteut, neglectful of duty, or cullty of wul- fensance lv ofliee, and his Judgment is infallivle, and caunat be reviewed by tho judlcary, It seems the Governor not ouly clalma the prerogative of removal on his in- falhible Judgiuent and appointing others in their stead, but It I8 understood has fssued his lotter (whichis tobe accepted nsn com- mand by the vther Commissioncrs) to ane of his appointees for Commissloners, recommending him as a suitable person lorSecratary of the new Board of Commissluncrs. 1t does not appear thut he hos 88 yet dealznated which of his ap- polutees anall be uppulnted or clected Presldent uf the Board. Is it not just possible the Gov- ernor may errin his judginent of ** persous and things' 1" The Chicago Liening Journal sayas * The Quvernor Is auxlously walting to learn It the Governor bas any rights the West Chileago Park Commisstoners are bound to rel‘)ccl." 1s It not probuble the people ure snxloualy walting to learn If they bave any rights the Governor bound to respect. Those are the views of o Laxuay, THE COUNTY-BUILDING. Inthe County Court yesterday John Johne son, Dora Rich, Emuia Oppenhelin, Wensil Reo- 1oy, und Jotn Olsun werv adjudged insane., ‘the canvass of the voteat the late election was coutinued yesterduy up to the Twellth Ward, No serious ditlicultics were encoun- tered, and at noon the Board adjourned untll this morning. The Grand Jury yesterday disposed of ten casea, 81l of a petty charucter, An fncldent wurthy of notlce In connection with the Jury is the assuciution ol certa imembers with the no- torivus Gurritys, who liave been met by them or several duys upon aajournment aod escorted tu neightoriug saloons, In view of thu probable change in all the county wstitutions, n lively fght ls golog on between the physiciuns ot tho Insane Asylum, Ur, Cusninghuim wants to remain, but bis tant, Dr. Luwless, wants his place. 'w Board turns o1t to be controlled by goud seuse, the lght will bu settled speedily by calle g lu & uew mao. Mr. McGres, County Treasurer elect, called at thie Couuty Treusurer's oliice yeaterday, and bad a tulk with the bovs, From what he sald aud did it Is very evident that beintends to muke 1ow, {I any, changes in the otllve,. e Is under- stood to liave ausured Mr, Hoye that he would by retatned, aud to Lave satfutied the other eme- ployes thae they need feel Do uncualuess about thelr hewds. In the appropriations dnade by the Board, the otticea ot register of births und regliter of deatha, provided for by recent étatutes, wus over- looked. " These uflices belong to the County Clerk's oftlce, aud, while the statutes creatc them, 0o provinon has beeu mude to sustain them. It was, doubtless, overlooked by the S Riug ' in its cagerness 1o taxe care of the Cuurt-House coutractors, but it Is tou late now 10 remedy the biunder, ‘The County Clerk s busy just now extend- {og the tax-levy, aud by DLec. 1 will have the work about completed,” He is In receipt of an order frow the Aud:tor to extend all back taxes with the present levy, In appeal cases as well us oibers, which entails exira work, and aboul the lezality of which & question Las been ralmd, Tue extension of the county tax will vecupy 181 Looks, and it [s thought that the Cullectors can et the same about the 10t of the mouth, The “experty? 'ltll'll“'v"d by Holden to meas- ure Bexton's work ou the Court-llouse were busv again yesterdsy, and Holdea supplled thew with Ldinps ko that they could works ot uight, They were cuzuged In “the Interest of Sexton, sud, belvg pud 835 8 duy cach by the county * K, ous tukes no risk lo e dictin that they will do the * Hiug's" bidalng. One™ ol tue three wus cinployed in the Interest of the 1mob suiue mouths ugy, but then 1t was to daimn- oustrste that Egui wus o scump sud kpow l’;ulhl'nw;'hguw uf“:u vuwployed .:o teatity to guu's ow sud huucaty, sud, beng sbiort of employmeut, the job Is 8 Godsend, ox v TUAT AB3RISMENT, Quo of the County Clerk's ovirassessed eim- ploycs buudod the followlng toa TRINUNE Fpe- | porter yesterday. At speaks for ftaclf, und it will be noticed dovs not deuy that Lieb bas asseascd thew all §3 per day for his owu bepefic: While saylng nothlus in roferencs (o the 92 aa- sesamont of cierke In this oifice foc November, al- low e 10 way tuat you have done an lijustice to us whon you say tuat the clerks meet i the ottice ‘'4va avepiniain the wesk. burming vae telling storles, ete." The clerks wha wark In the even- 2 work from (to 10 p. m,, and more vork s dune during thosa hours than is done from K a, m, tol2m. and from1 to & p. m. The clerka who wark from three to rix monthe each year are doing the evening work, and doing It properiy and weil, ‘Thoy are experts, And aro not willing to_ bear the imputation of belng scapeguata for ln“ peraon or persons, be they pollticians of either high or low degree, We nunderatand one work, and intend to Tt s our professional busincse, From the procecds of oor honesl labor we suppurt onr families, —minas tha naseesments which thieving politiclans impose npon wa, thereby robhing onr- selves, oue wives, and llttle ones, We expect fairer treatment teom Capt. Klokke than wa have ever had from Gen. Lieb. Oxe or Lizn's CLruRS. The letter shows very clcnrl'y the cstimation in which LichIs lield by hia *‘experts,’ and in addition to this the reporter was assured that the alorcsaid *‘experts,” whilethey have agreed tosurrender $3 per day, really dill not proposs togiveuponccent, Hereasoned thatthe men had been compelled to sign a paper stating that they would give §3 per_ day to make up a campalgn deflcit, but that, inasmuch as Lich would out of ofltca when they were pald thelr November salaries, they would sec him to Jaricho and back before they would sign ansthing away to him, His fear wis that Lieb would furcs the Board to pass on the Nurember pag-rotl in advance of the first Monday in December, but, fn this event, he satd the men would nol accept thelr pay or sign any pay-roll. 1 he sovke the truth, there Is ;.,:xlul;t! abead, and, after all, the General may o (.’JIHMIN AL, BSpecial-Agent B. I. Hincs yestorday selzed sliks aad velvets worth $100 which some ccononiical-minded person was endeavoring to sinuegle through the mails from England, The guods were in three parcels, and the pustage on them was nearly $10. The caser of John and Hugh Garrity were again coutinued by Justice Footo yesterday, uwing to the absence of John Dowling, who has not yet sufliclently recovered from the assaults of the brothera above named to admit of his appearance fu court. Mike Uatrity, anuther Lrother [u the Garrity tamily, was Lefore Jus- tiee DeWoll vutm!n{ for ‘'vagrancy, ote, His case was continued tlil Monday, Johin Cromer is a clerk o a jewelry store on Btate street, between Mooros and Madlson. Uharles Nelctier 18 o clerk in the Boston Store, Charles lent John $X0 on a dimmond pin, and other money on o watch. Juhn persuaded Charles to return him the goods, as there was achavce to scll them, Charles never saw the goods ngaln, nor the money. Wherefore, arrest of Jobu for lareeny a8 ballee, and bonds of 8500 for continuauce, Louls Oswald and Joe Weber were before Justlcs Foote li'vnunhu for the burglary of o saloun, No. 843 State strect, and the thet of a set of pool-balls, On the witness-stand the pris- oners ¥ave each uther away cumpletely, and they were sent to joil fn delault of 35,000 each. As they wero going down the stales from the court. rootn they et a partier, who had juat dropped fu to sec what wus golng on. He was taken along too. & Resulents on tho southern avenues will do well to ruard thelr houses ngainst the Inroads of sncak-thieves. A new trick, or rather an old one revived, is bomng, vluyed to a coue sideruble oxtent, On Weanesday last n fellow, dressed like o farmer, entercd thia baseient of Justice Foote’s reshience, No. 1401 Wabash avenue, and declared that “the master of the house? had told bim, when heo should uext come In with a load of huf'. to de- liver sumo potatoes. As u preliminary to the delivery of the frult he requested the girl, n atrapping German damsel, to swep up and cull tho mistress, ** Yes,” sald ¢he maiden, “1 wiil It you'll atep out.” The fellow blustered and decllied to go. e nefther knew the uame nor conld he defluc the appearance of Justica Foote, Fiually he ralsed his hand asif to striko the young woman, who, without wasting words, Louk the scoundrel by the cont-coilur and threw him out Into the front yard. In the meaotiue, the janitor of an adjacent bufiding bad beet summoned, but arrived too late, the would-bo thief having made his exit. e ——— ANCIENT USE OF SILVER. Letter from Thurlow Weed—A Hanker's fincor ut the Use of Bliver as Monvy— Biblleal Prool of Its Employment I Duni. ness Deallugn by the Anclents—Payment of the Unlted States Bonds fn Coln Right— Romonotization Necessary, Nrw Yonrg, Nov. 2.— %o the Editor of the New York Tyibune: Journuls oppused tu the re- munetizing of sliver, huving exhausted the only legitimate grounds of hostility, scem to think that thelr purpose may be served by ridiculing the * Dollar of our Fathera.” 1 confess surprise and regret in ludiog these flippaut puragraplis in leading aud Influential journals,—your own included, Probably the subordiustes rather than theeditors of these Journals are to be credited with the wisdum which disparuges the “Dollars of our Fathers.” Persons of mature age, with avernge co mon-sense, will tell you that the * Dollar of our Fathers® wus also the dollar of our grandiathers, of our great-grandiathers, of thelr grandfathers and Ern:lt-fitmmlnmnu, and that sllver pleces were the curpency of our fore-, fathers and sncestors throuch ever’y generation back and up to Father Abratinm,—for which, ns Cuptuin Cuttle would say, *overhaul the Buok of Uuenesis.” Karly In the present month, a conventlon of bankers waa held o thus city, From chat . tettigent body of experlenced and practical tinanciers, I suticipated an expression favoring ruumPuun upot 4 constitutional basts. As n ree sult of its detiberatious, the following resolu- tion was adopted: Retolced, That, in the opinion of this Conves tlan, allver money, &s 8 subsliiary currcucy, s de aired by the peoplé, and that Wa freo and lorced tso will greatly aid 1h restoriug the value of our **paper uwonoy, Even this yuatified concessfon from a con- veutlon of baukera scems Lo have been extort. ed, ‘The people baviug with cotlre unanlinity Loyluhv welcomed back o sliver curroney, thie uckers gruclbusly yleld us the use of -uluh‘lary aliver, provided that its clrculation is not e~ forced.” Purbapa the people vuzhit to be graty- ful for sumuch, but as we obtalued und cujoy subsidiary silver without tholr aid, I, for vng, shall withlold” the cxpressiun of iny thankiul- uess, Mr. Uayes, 8 Detroit banker, who favor- cd the adoption of this resolution, fortided his own oplofon of the worthivssness of sil muney by a Beripturul reference, as follow: Mr, Ha; {u sappart of tnat resolution, saids 1 wish 1o read s paper -mwd{lnu an opinion on Ahe silver question ti 18 conslduranly alder than we aro: **And all einkiog v Solomon were of gold, sad all the hanse of tho forest b Lobunon were of pure gold, none were of milver. It was nub anything accounts ]ul Bolomon. IL Chronicies, 1x., ‘The Scriptural wisdom of the Detrolt banker way emphasized by spplause, aud the resolution waa forthwith adopted, ~In the publisied pro- ceedinge of the Bankers' Convention, Mr. Ilayces' Beriptural relercace apocars to have been supted aa evidence that, du the days of 8olo- uion, silver, 48 tuuney, wus **pot anything a~ counted of." The true readiuz of the Scrip- tural quotativu shiuws thut the drinkiug-vesscls 4u the duys uf Bolomon were of gold, und Lhat for such and other ornamcutal purposes silyer wua **nut suything accounted 013" but it will bu secn, by the Scriptural suthoritics which fol- luw, that sllver was ** accouuted of " as utoue! uot ouly in the duys of Bolumou, but during ul{ the centuries comprebended ju the Old and Now Testamentsy frum Uenesls 1o Revelutions, Abraham's purchase uf & burial-place s thus recorded fu Uenesls: Chap, z3hil,, 15th and 10th verses: My Lord ‘hearken unto ine; the lind f4 worth foir buudred shivkels of sllver; what is that betwist me und Thea! Lury therefore thy desk And Abrabum hesrkeued unto Ephrun, ond Abra- ham weighed to Epbron the miver which he Lad nsmed in the audicnce of tne Sous of leth, fuur buudred saekols of sllver, current money with the werctanty, ' Bilver, therefore, as early after the flood as We have any accouut, was, sccording to the k of Uoneals, ““currcut monsy with the merchants.” Agaln, o the xxth chopter of Geueels, 10th verse: ¢ And unto Sarah bu sald, Behold, I have wiven thy brother w stousand iloces of silver.”” The story of Josepb, which urutabes turther Scriptural eviduuce of the use of milver us 8 money standard, pussesses s value »0 very much highor that it cannot be two oftew real. There is nothiog to be found In the hitesuture of the world to compare in beauty of style, purity of thought, or perfection of laguage with ths grapble’ wnd touchiugly narruted story of thu youth who was sold uuto i_onduuu by his brethren uud became a ruler ln Kynt. 1 can only now tranacribe such passages as that silves was Lo cusrency of tue larualite the Evyptlans: Geu., xxxvil, 25ih verse: ¢ thiey diew and Mftcd 5o Juseph out of the pit, aud 1 leces of cujamin In the Book of Ex- oduw, chapter xxi., aC, law-breakers wera roquirea (o atonu for their ofluees by the paye ment of foes. **1f an ux shall oush a munservant or 3 maldesryant, Le saall glve uoto theie master bty shekels of silver."” “In tle Buok of Judycs, chapler ix,, 41b verse, the criines of consplracy mud wurder aro thus weatloned: *'Aud vy gave sscls of the Im three-score and ten plecen of afiver ont of the house of Jiaal-berith, wherewith _Abimetech Nired vain and liht persans, which followed him." ‘Agaln in the Rook of Judees, chiapter xvh,, Bth verne, 1t will bo neen that Delllah, the wife of famson, betrayea her huaband nrd was Iiberally pakil fn **money carrent with the mer- chanta® of thas day: **And the Lords of the Pniliatines came np unto tier, and eaid unto her, entlce him, and reo wherein his great strength Teth, and hy what means we shall prevail hizs and we will give thee overy one of us cleven handred picees of silver.* In tho same book, seventeenth einpter, fecond verse, 8 ron who had robbedd hila mother makee conferalon: **And he eald unto la mother, *The eleven hundred ahekels of stlver that were taken from (hee, about which thou curecdest, and spakest of also In mine ears, behold, the milier §a with me; T took Jt.'** In the ook of 11 8&mael, xviil,, 11, It will be seen that Miver war tho cufrency”f King lavid:, +*And Job sald nnto the man that told him: *And, be- hold, thon sawest him, and didat thou not amito hhn there to’ thu eroond? and § wonld_hove given theo ten shekels of siiver, and agirdles’ ® *tand the man anid unto Joa *Thouth I should recelve & thousand shekeld of sliver in mine_hand, yet wonld 1 minc hand against ihie King's son.' " 'Ag: tho saaic book, chapler xxiv., 24th verse: ¥\ 80 David bought the threnbing Hoor and the oxen for Aty shekels of siiver.” SHycr wan the eurrency in “Sawmaria, as will be acen in the book of 111, Kinge, vi,, 26: *'And there was & great famine in Samaria: and behold, they besieged it, unthi an aes’ head wae sold for fourscare piecea of ailver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's iung for five plecas of sllver.” Subacquently. when the King Of Avayria besieged Menuliew, King of lsracl, ho wan bonght off, and ‘the tribute money was (hus eollected (11, Kinus, zv., 10 *And Tul, the King of Assyria, came aginst the land: and Menahen gave 'l a thousand talents of sil- yer, thathle hande might be with him to coniem the kingdom in his hand:™ **And Mennhem expected the monoy of Israel, even of the mighty men of wealth, uf each man Oty shekels of to the King of Amsyria.'” Nehemlu of Judah, who recelved no_compensation for his services, says In Caun, v., 15th verse, thut former Uovernars fecelver ** furty shekels of miver.” In the book of Jeremiah, Chap, xxail., Ot another teanaaction b silser (s recordeit bouwit tho fleld of Ilanamncel, my uncle’s son, thut wis in Anathoth, and weighed Lim the money, exen suventuon shekels of milver.” In the duye of Hlosen, Chiap, i1 verse, men dbtalied wives Dby purchas o [ Lought her to me for ftcon icces uf sliver.™ Passiug from the OId to the Now Testament, the evidence that silver continued found in the most eventiul snd ns in history, namely, the betrayal of Josus by cariot fur ¢ thirdy piccesof ver," his remarae for the act, snicidé, and the pur- chase of a **yotter's icld to bury strangers in* with the rame ** thirty picccs of witver.” In onc of the parabies miver I+ rocognized ur Savior Himsell 08 the muney stanaard of U —8t. Luke, Chap, xv,, Nin verne: **Either what woman having ten 1eces of silver, If shie luse one plece, doth not ight a candle a0d sweep the bouse, and reck dili- gently till she ind It " At Ephesus certain Jews who liad becomse boliovers evinced thelr sincerlty by sacrifices which wora cstimated at 50,000 suckels of sllver.”" In the Book of Acf “hap. versa 10, rend us follows: **Many of 0, which used curlous art4 brought their booke togetber and burned theimn before adl men and they counted the price of them, and found 1t 50,000 ptecen of milver.” Andfinaily, In the third chapterand slxthversoof Acta: *‘Then Peter sald, silver and guld have 1 nonc, but such ns 1 have ve 1 theo; In the name of Jesus Christ, of Nazareth, rise up and walk, 1 might go on multiplying Scriptural authori- ties, but cnougeh 8 wlven to show that sllver as money * wus currgnt " amang werchants 1,000 years before and nearly 2,000 atter the advent of our Savior. And yet s Natlonal Convention of bankers greetud the reference ot one of its del- viutes to a passage of Beripture, showing that in the days of King Solomon sllver was * not unything accouns of for *‘drinking caps,' with “‘applausel” But while the luxurious Kings of the Old World reveled fu gold drink- Inr-cups, allver was the money current among their subjecte. Sliver was almost exclusively the currenes of the Amerlcan colonles, New snglund was supplied with silver cotns from London. Maryland recelved its sllver currency from Lord Itimore, whose * superserip- ton " was fmpressed upon the culns. The silver question I8 now before Con- gress, whers it is being thoughtfully wud curneatly considercd. The discussion will es- tuplish the fact that silver and gold arc consti- tutional money standards; that tho debts cres ated to achieve our natfoual {ndependence, and subscqently In the war with Enzland to maln. tain that independence, wero p-.u?l 10 sflver amd golds and, lually, that fu the deht created to preserve the Unlon, our Guvernment stipulated Lhat ite creditors should recelve payment of principal aud {ntereat in coln, With such land- marks to fuldu ita deliberations, Congress will tad the Huanclial probiem of the dny easy of solution, Tho repoal of the luw of 1878 de- mouctizing silver with a clause directing the res cotnage of the “Dollar of our Fathers,” will not only make resumption casy, but Insure the return of vroaperity to the * toiling millions,'’ whoso uncxampled privations have been en- dured with cxemplary forbearunce. T. W, e e THE STATE OF TEXAS. A Proper Subdiviron of Tezas—Readjnste ment of Boundnry Lines Between Kostored Virglnin nnd the States of Ohlo and Mnry. Innd—Itetroceaninn of the District of Co lumbla to Maryland—Consolidation of Rhado Island with Connecticut and Mas. sichusetts, Delaware with Muryluud, and Now Hampsbiro with Vermont. To the Kditor of The Triduna, Cnicago, Nov. 10.—It has been repeatedly suggested that the present State of Texasshould be divided into ut lcast four Btates, Buch divis- fon withiu o few years would bo rensonable and Just, If mere extent of territory wers alune to beconafdered; but It Is well known that nearly the whiole of Texas west of the 100th meridian 13 a scmi-desert, nod jucapable of sustuining any but the most meagre population. Thue may develop sumne means of irrlgation by which this district may becotne habitables but bow, and when, are In the distant future. Coogress inight take the fuitlative, und pass an enabling act puthorizing the State of Texas to cede to the United Btates, for & nominal cousideration, all of her territory west of safd 100th merldian, and couseoling to the division of the remalulng territory fnto two States, dividing upon the liue of the 81st parsilel of north latitude. A glauce at a correct map will show that such ceaslon aud divisfon would make but slight dls- turbance of county lines, and make the two States of North and Bouth Texas of nearly equal dinensions, Laving about 80,000 square miles In each, or 25 per cent larger than Georgla and Wisconsin, but not likely to exceed them in population within the next 100 years, if cver. People Nylug near the division live would neeessardy be orcupled with similiar pursults, but tho southern of the two Btates would vo doubt make cotton and sugar planting the lead- Ing industry of Its Inbabitants, while i the sortheru Btato, grain snd lve-stock growing would be thelr chief employment: thus securing tu each that comnion fiteiest which gives har- lunng and contentinent to s people. The Pecus, or West Toxas terntory, could bo botter and more readily goveroed under the fmusediate control of the natiopal authuritics than by the [vruuenl Btate Qurernmont of Texas, or by the wo proposed 8tatea if divided between them, When the final status of the Iudian ‘Territor, shail be fixed, tbe recion Iving between it an New 3lexleo, fncluding the strip of detached Unlted States tersitory lylug between Texas and Kausas, could be_aaduld to it, thus leaving tho remaining Wost Texas territory suflicently come pact to coustitute the basls of s futurs Btate, when populous ecough to clalm adwisslon to the Union. “7The era of KM I‘ullnF" baving now ro- turned, it would seews highly proper that Vie giufa, ‘*the mother of States,” should be re- stored to something like ber former proportions. But, if anenabling act should be passed tor that purpose, provision should be made for the ces- slun to Uhle of the four small counties of Marshall, Oblu, Brooke, and flancock, con- stitubing what Is knowa as the * Pau-laudle,” aud which should bave been ceded to the eral Goverument slong with the Northwest ‘fers ritory in 1757,—also fur the cession to Marylaud of the Counties bt Accomack and Northampton, and recelving frutn Marylond the County of Allegbeny fu that State.” Congress slould ot the same tmo retrocedo to Muryland the re- maiing portion of the District ‘of Columb reserving only the public grounds and bwiaio; to the United Stutes, uud” thus give to the poo- ple of the Dustrict ther prover welghit both in the Btate and vation. und tw Marylund ber legit- iwate population, 1t would be well tu provice, by auother enabling act, for the cousolidation of Delawure with Muryland, New Hawpshire with Vermout, and Rhode Island, except the waine land por ol Bristol und Newvort Countics, with Counectlcut, und the cession of the sald wamlawl portions of Bristol and Newport Countles L0 Massachusetts, ‘Fhiese cousolidations oy scem rather radlcal to sowe wiuds; but, if farly accomplisbed, they would bave a benetcent infuence upou the peo- ple restding in tne brutes meotioned, and would reuder to the larger States sowcthing more like Justles in the distributlon of power. A bricfstudy ot o Ubited btates map will show how rutfonal and desiruble are such reded- Justinents of State bovudaries. Tneir eflect upuntherelative strength,north angd south of Ma- sou and Dixon's Line, would balunce, making four States w New Eucland where there are now oix, snd two States out of Deluware, Marylaud, sud the two Vurgdnlas. The - consolldation of Delaware sud Maryland would soou lead to the convtructlon o1 asdiv-caval from tue Chesapeaka to Deluware Bay, to thys great advantage of the , 200 ¢ N | -uien lead. people of both Ntates, and esorcially #o ta th City of Baltimoro and Its tributary country. ‘The restoratlon of Virginia scems hut justice to that ancient Commonswealth, which gave to the Unfon, In addition to Kentucky, the five great Statesof Ohilo, Indinna, Iilinols, Michizan, and Wiwonsin, and _all_that part of Minnesota which lies cast of tie Missiesippis and in which the census of 1350 will anow a popuiation of more than 13,0.000, while the muther State has heen reduced, by her mistakesaud misfor. tunes, to a position ‘Inferlur to any of her aix daughters, The reacon for the existence of West Virginia no Jonger survives, and I con- venient highways over or lllruuuin the mount- aln districts, which coustitute s large an arca of both States, shall cver be made, the work will be svoner and better done under ong rather than under two Stata (loverntaents. Theso sugggestions or thoughts are thrown out with thehope that they may caleh the eye of sume gentieman fn public 1ife who has breadth enough to look besond the temporary exigencies of political parties to the niore permancnt wel- fare of this great mation,—na nation which must continue, with & magnltude vostly Increased, whcn‘rmcnt men aud present parties shall have passed [nto bistory. Yours truly, AMERICUS. —— SILVER AND GOLD DOLLARS. Letter from Thurlow Weed~The Colnage of n Siiver Dollar Equal in Value to n Goald One the Right Course—Injustice of Paylng the londs in Gold Alune. Nzw Yorg, Nov, 8.—70 the Editor of the New York Tribune: In your edition of yesterdny, on the silver question, you #ay: *We makoa broad distinction between them and the bi- metalilsts. The latter think specle payments can better bo sustained by the use of the two preclous metals than by one.” Thls is preciscly what [ haye nnruuu{ urged In letters which you were kind enougli to publish, but which, I regret to suy, found "no favor with our leading Journals, And this 1s precisely what can be accomplistied with the consent ‘and co-opera- tion of such Journals, In taking ground for constitutional mouey stamil- ards, the press would.disarm tho. “In. flationists,” ' Repudintors,’® * Demagogues,’* cte., whose malign influence s alwass to be dreaded. Let tho fricndsof Resumption con- tent themselves with the money stand- ords of the Constitution, and a sclution of that question will soon be reached. Reswmnptivn without prosperity will prove alike tempurary ord disastrous, Our_specle basis should bo us broad g8 ,mulble. Congress 18 invested by the Constitution with full power. The sliver and gold dollar can be made of equal value, Nefther hias any money value without the * superscrip- tion " of the Governgnant. Bilver was ‘' de- graded ' Ly ita demonéiization, while gold wus appreclated] by the Enlm of the law of 1873, Repenl that law, and suthorize the coinage of the sllver dollar equal in value to the gold dollar, und wa shall ‘svon realize that truth of the proposition which you deny, namely, that sllver and gold will * ind a common level.” [What Mr. Weed means l’fi this Ja_nol made clear; does ho mean that the rold dollar shall be made smaller, ur that the silver dotlar shall Lo made larger! Or docs lLe mean that re- colning sliver dollars and muking them legul- tenders will ratse thelr value to a lovel with goldl This Is the view contended for by Ths ninuNe.—ED,] Resumptlon with one standard will smm\ll{ fail. Tho basfs wiil be too narrow. But by avail- Ing ourselves of the double atandard Lotficqual- Iy previous In the language snd spirt ol the ‘oustitution, Resumotlon and Prosperity, twin financial hand-mnfdens, will seatter their bless: ings bountifully amidst a rojolcing people, It Is urged agalnat the doublo standard that the sinele one hns been adopted by the Latin Gov- ernments, and that for this réasvn wo should voluntarily deprive ourselves of one-halt of the mouey power of our country fn worklue out the resuuiption of speelo payments, To this L reply, that our fhat duty Is to be just and true to oursclves. Sflver and gold coin are the mon- etary standards of the Coustitution, We ngrecd to pay the national creditors the futerest and principal of thelr debt lu coln, ! i el : ‘“a m\vn for twelvo years been paying fnterest, in gold, upon moro than !E.M.UM.OE). The bundhollers, while {znm 18 at o premium, receive largely more than the 6 per cent “nominated fn thy bond."” And these premiums, as has been truly sala, were * sqfncv.-ml. drop_ by drop, from the sweat of labor."” Now, lubor has borne, with exemplary patience, quite enongh of Injustice aud oppression, and it bee hooves Congress and the Adinfulstration to brinyg thelr best Judgmenta und thelr paternal sympathics to the cunsideration of this nuestion, When the fosldious law of 1873, demonetizing silver, shull have been repealed, we, shall bo vrepared to confer with other Governinents in relution to the doublo or slugle staudard, Iu- ternatlonal Congresses have been convened for the consideratiou of far leas important subjects, Meautime, let us_hope that our Govermoent will matiure and establish a tinanclal system which will cqually {lmll.'cl‘ the credit and honor of the uation with th of tho people. e e —— THE ART OF DENTISTRY seems to have advanced a century In the past bslf- dozen years, A pecp into Drs, McCheaney's ole- gant dental establishment would surprise the ob. server on seeing the many Improvements discoy- oreds ———— THE POPULAR MODISTE of Chicago, **Qhormley,™ will fiil all orders for treet and traveling decescy, the shortest possible notlca, Now. 200 and 208 Wabash avenuo, FINEST FLAVORS, Dr, Prices' special Oavoring extracts of lermon, vaullla, orange, nectarine, almoud, etc., are the finest flavors that can be made, —————— This Year's Production of Callfornia Wine and Brandy, New York Ecening Pout, ‘There are short grape crops everywhere In Callfornia this year. There will not be more than four million gallons of wine made this vintage, Last week I visited Siockton, Sacrie mento, and Marvsville, aud Ia ail those places, as well os in Souoma, Naps, Lus Angeles, and Bolanou Countics, thers wiil barely be half ucrop. In Bonowa and Nupa grapes have pdvanced in price about 50 per cemtum wver last year's pricea, There will be & great deal of bramdy mude, but niuch less than was anticipated, ow- Ing to the bich price of grapes. Distiiling wrapes (the Musfou varlety) can nowhere be Lought for less thun 810 a'ton, and fu Bonoma they comwand from $13 to $4 a ton. The short crop Is mainly aitributable to tha jleht ruiedall in the winter of 186177, when Jess than ten hiches of rain fell in tho vineyard districis of the Btate. The incresse of brandy-mukiug this season fs due to the law, passed by the laty Congress, which permits brandy to be distilled and stored for three years without payment of exvise duty, and_ for tho Rrst time adinits the exportation of Californla brandy to foreign countries free of duty, From these two causcs [ u‘r{ lurze lucrease in distililng was expects but {t will be much less than was anticipated owing to the scarcity end high prices of dis- tilling grapes, which’ were uot easlly sold last Yyearat $3a ton. How They Eat in the Uritlsh Narthwest, Rinnioep (Vantinba) Cor, . ¥, Post. Here 1s one bill of fare as given by a traveler in the Nosth, which way scem fucredlble, and yet [ cun vouch for it as not beiog & whit ex- sguerated: Beven men fu thirteen days con- suued twn buflalo bulls, seven cabri deer, filty bounds oI pemican,—equal to hall s butfulo,— sod 8 great many ducks and gecse, aud on the last day there was notbing to cat. This enor- mous quauity of meat could not have welghed less than 1,000 pounds at thu very lowest ecs- timate, which would have giveo u daily ral 1o each man of ecigbteen pounds! Incredible as this may scewm, It s by no means lnpossible in & severe cliwute and Hviog tho sctive life thess 1 remewber camplog with three half- bieed plalos bunters one eveniog besidoa bulluio calf we had killed shortly belore dusk. The men begsa cutting the avimal up and feasting upon it They were catiug when I retired lor the nlght, sud were still noverfur over the tire when I arvse carly 1o the wornluz, With 1he exception of the head, which was sluwly roasting upon the roals, there was nothiug lefs of the culf gxcept the boud e — Another * Old Saw’ Exploded. Detroit Byes Prese, While a prisoner was yesterday belug search- ed ut the Central Police Station, be suddenly blurted out: *1'11 uever belleve (u old ssyinge againt* c “ ::lh“‘. wrung with old sayiogei’’ usked tho 8| u. ‘Fl\'hy. there's one that saye; Heaven hclps them that helps themseives.” 1 helped wyself iy Of pants, aud now whero am {1 Where :.”m,e'un-nl Where s the belp to get out o ‘Tuey coulan't tell bim. e ——— Frank Lelie's Tiutrated Newspaper for No- vewber 24 coutsics & gravbic and very futer- estivg account of the funeral obsequies of the late Seuator Mortou, as weil us nwportant Ulus trativus whoae tidelity wili be recogutzed by ull who atteaded the services. and wiich sbould Lo prescrved by those who wish w memento of thy dead atatesmay, The number alio contaius valuable articles sud Hlustrations rulative to mattors whicl could uot be ghetter selected nor of wure geuersl juterest. It Lssold vy all uewa- dualers. MARRIAGES, N—TIODSON—On _Thoraday evn t the re-lience of the bride's father. 33 : lodson. No. 48 Uakwood-bonlesard, we, . Walaou and Mins Annie M. Todren GEDDES-SITANP—At Ranf, Reotland, ? 5, at the realdence of Mre, Macfarlune, the bride, by the Itev. Dr. lendorsan, o Alesonilcr uml‘;xu.flfl nn’u Fig Ani. Frances jiob! ertaon Sharp, dsughter of the lat ; Doy Catten.”” ¥ 0 Tato Hugh Sharp, 34, DEATHS, COOLBAUG I —Wednentny, Nov, 14, Wi Flnlay Coolbangh, n hia fatn yoar: 14 Villism Fancral from s fate ienidence, No, 190 ¢a) met-av., Batnrday morning at 11" o'clock, (50 ringes to Gracelan Cemetery. i §07° Pennaylsanta and fows papers please copy, MAGERTY—At Williamsbare, Kan., ot o) 1877, of membranona eroun, Mattle, cldest oy, ter of Matthew and Elizabeth Hagerly, aget's yeara and 11 months. ¥ $47" Philadelphia panera please copy, :McDOUGALL—On Thursday, Nov, 15, thurln, Jesste” flowland, oniy ‘dnugiter’ o ok and Annlo E. McDauaall, azed 4 W &hd 7 Faneral {ram the redlience, e Ve ams.st,, on Saturisy, af P. m, family are invited, ' Hendybt ning, = illen, 0. Schienck’s Pulmonic Syrn[T'f the Cure of Consumption, Coughs, and Colds, The great virtue of this mediclne {s that it ripens thg matter and throws It out of the system, purites the ‘blood, sud thos elfects avure. BCHENCK'S EEAWEED TONIC, FOR THE DYSPEVSIA, INDIGESTION, K.'I'C.cuflI i ‘The Tonte produces & healthy actfon of the stomacy, ereating an_ appetite, forming chyle, and curtay 1y most obatinate cases of Indigestion, BCHENCK'S MANDRARE PILI, OF LIVER COMPLAINT, These Plllasre alterative, and produce » healthy e. tlon of tha liver, without the Tesst daoger, as they agy frea trom calomel, and yot mors eflicaclous tn rertoring ahealthy actlon of the ltver. Thete remedies are a certain cars for Consumption, the Pulmonic Sirup ripens the matter and purifies ths blood, The Mandrake Fills act upon the lver, cresta s healthy bile, and remova all diseases of the liver, ofien a causa of Consumption, The Seawecd Tonfo gives tonie snd atrenith to the stomach, makea s guod diges. tton, and cnables tho urgana 10 orN good Liowd, and thus creates healthy circuiation of Leathy biond. +hs combined actian of these mediciies, nathis expistang: wilf gura every cate of Co nmpl‘l:nl‘:‘l“lk!nln tine; FOR THE CU) ETC, ns Ing'lh”l ;llfl Dk “20 Dll::l'“\' i s ‘;’enu " - Behencl eminnally & uitnces o cornor SIXTH and. ANCH-BTE elhile. wrecy Muduay, where all [etiers for wilvice must be adorae (. e BAIII_II!‘T’! PREPARATIONS, B. T. BABBITT'S Original and Standard Manufactures, OPFICE AND FACTORY: Wos. 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 80 & 82 Washlagton-st, 1. Y, BABBITT’S ‘ BEST SOAP. The mm#‘!ll‘l‘l‘ and offective Boap for the Lanne frzorior Family Wanliing purposes ever offerel. tlal package sent free on receipt of 20 ceuts, BABBITT'’S TOILET SOAP, Made trom lhvgnm; vegelable ofls, Unrivaled for hie Tatlet aud the ath. For usc in the Nursery It hns 1o cqual, #smpls Lox, contalniog three caves seat frew un récelpt of 75 ceats. BABBITT’S SOAP POWDER, From this Powder & beautiful and servicesble whito nf: Nonp, of ny desired atrengiil can be mije iy ten inlnutes without the 1se of greass or potash. 1 package sent free on recelot of 25 ceuts. BABBITT'S YEAST POWDER. Absalutely purs. Dread. cakes, puddings. rtc., mite In a short noace of ttine, Keep longer, and are nivre di tbie thas when nado of comuion and eheep imitas lons. A trisl package scnt freo on receipt of 75 coola, BABBITT'S SALERATLUS. Astandard article. Assmpla package scut fres oo recelpeof 23 ceuts. BABBITT’S GREAM TARTAR. - ‘Warranted freo from all fmpuritles, The housewifa can reiy uponit. TrAl PAckaga sent frea un feceips of Tuentd. BABBITT’S POTASH. A pure concentrated slkall, donblo the strength of flmu?x:un Votast. Bample sent fren OB recelpl o 3 en « o —— THE PROPRIETON will give an ounco of goul fur every ounce of lupuritles found In sy of tkese preparations. Tor_Sale by _all Dealers. 1 T—— ILSON & EVENDEN, OIL TARKS axn SHIPPING CANS, 47 & 49 Wout Lake Btrset, OIXXOAGO. % & 4unp rom catatuuE. T AUGTION MALEN By ELISON, POMEROY & CO4 Auctionecrs, 78and 80 itandoiphest. COMMENCING AT 9:30 THIS MORNING, GREAT SALE Bouselold Furniturs, OF ALL KINDS, The entiro contents of brivate Ttetdence to be sold under CHATTEL MORTGAGE. New Parlor aod Chamber Sulls, A FULL LINE CARPETS, Cooking, Heatlug, snd Parlor STOVES, nd Chins Ware, Qeneral Mer- i season. Atiend ror bare FOMEUOY & C0: P, GORE & CO., a3 Wabash sveaue. 06 SATULDAY, Xour, 17, sl 9:30 o'clock, MENSE BALE, AND A FINB AN IMMENGR SVAY OF R MBRCEANDISE. ‘L'mckcry and Glassware. i Presidents from 1770 to 1870, . Walnut Chairs fn white. 75 weluut Yubice in white, . Burcauy i woite, 50 Paelor Buils, Cbamber Sels, Velvet Lomm’. Ea.y Chalre sud Patent Jockers, Walout beds steads and Bureaus. Eleguut Bora Frame Eny Chairs and Sofas, ook Cascs, Wardrobes, Sidce boards, ¥rench und Germau ¥ Woolca mm;fi‘:bx‘c" 'op Tables, lizuanels una Wool Carpets, 8, EC. Top Tables Brupsels 42 ok "Auct By RADDIN & CLAPP, AUOTION BALE OF BOOTS, SHOES & RUBBERS FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 1877, st 10 o'clock sbarp. EADDIN & CLAPI b wng b Wutas WIOAERY. CELEBKATED (hroughout the Umgu—ezpressed o 8 parts. 1 ana upard 3t £, 40, U per B, Addicss ordnrs GUNTHEIR, Confee e Cbicuun.