Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1877, Page 4

N P RIS B - RPIRRSERS- e S e Tye Teibaone, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. BT MAIL—IN AD' Tri-Weckly, one yea Tertsof avear, per moni Opecony. per year. Club of four..... Specimen coples sont free. Give Post-Ofice sddress in full Incladiog Statesnd Coonty. Hemittances maybe made efther by dratt, express, Tost-Office order, orIn Tegistered lettars, at our risk. TER3MA TO CITY SURSCRIBERS, Datly, deltvered, Sunday excepted, 25 cents per week. Lally, deltvered, Eunday included, 30 centa per week. Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madfson and Dearborn-ste., Chicago, Til. Onilers for the delivery of Tim TRINUNE at Evanston. Englewood, and Hyde Park leftin tho counting-room ‘will receivc oromn attention. MeVicker'a Thentre. Madison street, between Btate and Dearborn, *‘Bidonte.” Hooley’s Thentre. % Randotph street, between Clark and Lasalle. Engsgement of the Hem English Opera Troupe, “Cbimes of Norraandy.' Haverly’s Thontre, Monroe street, corner of Desrborn, Msdamo Rents's Fomals Minstrels. Colisenm Novelty Theatre. Clark strect. opposite Court-House. **Too Late.” Afterncon and evening. SUCIETY MEETINGS. WAUBANSIA LODOR, No. 100, A. F, and A, M. Regular Communication’ this (Frida; sonlc Hall 7 Mantoe-st. Work on MM Degree. ¥ 1tors cordfaily Invited. J. €, HOWELL, See, WASHINGTON CHAPTER. No. 43, 1. A Speclal Convocation this (Friday) cventng, 733 'clack, for work on_the Hoyal Arch Degree, Alio #ipecial Convocation Baturday evening, Dec. 15, at 7:30 glelock, for workt on the It and 8. Degroes. A full at- 7 o tendance requested. CHARLES B. WRIGH' COVENANT LODG! Bel 820 A, F. and A, M.— Friday) evening st 7:00 187 East Kinzle-st. Work Vislting vrethren Sordiatly In- M. WM, KERE, Sco. ORIENTAL LODGR. No. 33, A. ¥. & A, M.—iiall 122 f.a3alle-st. —Special Communication thia EPrmy) ovening At 7% O'clock, foF Work on the K. A. Liegree. Dyorder of tho Master, | E. N, TUGKEL, Sec'y. UOME LODGE, No. 508, A. F. & A, M.—Regular Communication thta (Eriusy) evening, liec. I4, g o'clock, Husiness o importance o every member. Work—The Third Degree. _Visiting brethren aiways welcome. Dy order of the Maater. ji3 HILCK, Becret FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1877, CHIOAGO MARKET BUMMARY, 'The Chicago produce markets wero genorally firmer yesterday, with less dolug, Mesn pork closed 15c per brl higher, at $11.05@12.00 cash, and $12.05@12.074% for January, Lard cloeed 10¢ per 100 1bs higher, at 87,874 cash, and $7. 8754 ®7.00 forJannary, Moats wore firmer, at 4% for boxed shoulders and 8%c for do short. ribe. Whieky was 34c higher, at 81.00 per gallon. Flour was dull. Wheat closed 2c higher, at 81.00 for December and $1.00% for January. Corn closed %@Yc¢ jhigher, at 43%c cash and 42X¢ for January, Oata ‘closcd enaler, at 24Xc cach and 25c seiler Jannary. Ryo was tame, at 50c. Barley closed 3(@1¢ higher, 8t 01%0 cash and 02 for Janunry. Hoys woro active and closed firm, st 5@10c advance, Sales were at $3.76@4.25. Caltle were quiot and steady, with eales at $2.00@20.00, Tho shecp market was firm, at $3.0024.50 for common to cholca grades. Inspected Into store In thls city yesterday morning: 108 cars wheat, 00 cars corn, 44 cars oats, 11 cars rye, and 42 cars bazley. ‘Total (304 cars), 143,000 bn, One hun. drd dollare in gold would buy $103.25 in green- backs at tho closs. e—— Greonbncks nt the New York Btock Ex- change yestorday closed nt 90}, . —e——— Tho Convontion of Ilinois Dalrymen closed its sittings at Elgin yoaterday, aftor s season of most interesting and profitable discussion of toples connected with tho im- portant branch of agricultural industry which tho Association nims to promote. The Wisconsin Unitarian Conforence at Janesvillo yestorday adopted a preamble and resolutions cxpressive of tho sense of the Conference that church property should not Lo exompt from taxation, and providing for 1ho appointmont of a commission to preparo o momorial on the subject for presontation to the Wisconsin Logislatur, The peoplo of Joliot had somothing to say ‘Wednesday evening about thesilver question. Their mass-meeting was proportionately as larga aud every bit as enthusinatio as the Chiengo domonstration of Inat night, and the dewand for the restoration of mlver as logal. tonder nono the loss outspoken and emphatic. The Eastorn lobbyista have had thelr day in court; tho West now proposes to bo hoard, A report is current at Nucliavest that o heavy ongagemont has takon placo at Elena between the forces of the Czarowitch and thoso of SurziMax Pasha, and that the Rus. sians gained a great viotory, capturing 12,000 pritonors, Itissald to be the opinlon in Russian official ciroles that thore is no prow- cnt likelihood that propositions looking to the nogotiation of a peaco will come eithor from Turkoy dircet or from any Power act- ing in her behalf, Bonators Bavanp, Ly, and Dawxs woro tho debaters yostorday on tho side of the monornetallists In opposition to the Mar. roews resolution, and displayed the custom- ary solicitude for tho bondholdors and tha customary disregard of the futerests of the pooplo at large, Br. Bavarp has now defin- ed Lis position in reforence to tho Presiden. tial race of 1880, placing himself squarely in antagonism to Mr. TuumaaN, who stands committed to tho support of the silver movo. ment. . ——— ‘Ton thousand of the prisoners surrondered by Osataxn Pashin at Plevna are on their way to Bucharcat, 'The total number which fell into tho hands of the Russians is ascortained by official count to be ton Pashas, 128 staff officers, 2,000 officers, 30,000 infantry, and 1,200 cavulry, besidos soventysseven can- non. In the fighting which immediately preceded tho fall of Plevna the Turks wero torribly worsted, losing 4,000 killed and ‘wounded, while the Russian loss was about 200 killed aud 1,250 wounded, T ———— A Washington dispatch to the Evening Journal says : A member of the Byndicale, who s In the city, wforumed your corresvondent to-day that no sules of 4 pee cent bonds are belng made, aad that the Syndicate regrets its late subscription of 810,000,000, Thle subscription was made fmimo- diately 8fier the Prestdent’s messsge was sont in, and with the cxpectation that the Presdunt's vicwa would inlluenco the Senate and prevent the passagu of an uxtremy sliver oill. Tha Byndicate would be glad to withdraw its last subscription. A blunt-spoken citizen, a little iuclined to profanity under provocation, would bo spt to reply to this *‘member of the Byndicate,” **Who the d—1 carcs if you do?” 'This Byndicate contrivance to disposs of bonds niover met the approbation of the people, It 13 a scheme of sharpers at best to make com. missions out of the Government. Lst Uon. gress order the issue of & popular.loan silver & per cent bond, receiving silver in payment of such bonds, and they will go off like hot cakes, Mako them of the denominations of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1877, 225, %0, $100, 2500, and $1,000, s0 sa to suit tho purses of every class of peoplo. Mnke them redeemable in silver or gold, at the option of the Govern- ment. Accept silver -or other legal. tender for them at the option of the buyer, and they will be sold to the great American people abont as fast ns the Secretary of the Treasury can print nnd issue them. With the silver recoived for those bonds, let him call in tho 5-20 6 per cent bonds, pay thom off, and burn them. There are over 700 millions of those 5-20s outatanding, all draw- ing 6 per cent in gold, but they are all re- deemable, principal and interest, in * coin,” which menns silver at the option of ‘the Government, Tha peoplo will purchase enough 4 per cent silver bonds to furnish tho Becrotary of the Treasury with sufficiont ** coin" to tako care of all 5-20 indobtedness without the aid of anyByndicate go-betwaen contrivanco. Lot Congross restore tho silver standard, and order plenty of dollars coined, and the people will take care of the rest, and tho Byndieato may go to H-—nlifax. Mr, Parrensoy, the successful contestant for tho seat in Congress from Colorado, owos to one of the most shameful outrages over perpetrated by a partisan majority the fact that hoe is not now n mendicant, but only o robber, That which ho lad begged for so long Lo has at lnst stolen outright, aided in the theft by 116 Democrats no honestor than himself. In vain the Republicans nppealed for the privilegeof romanding the election back to thepeople of Colorado, The Democrats, fearful lost their dishonorablo courso toward tho peoplo of that State should react upon them in the return of Brrronp by a largoly-in- creased majority, refused to run any such risk, but committed the injustice of using their numerical strength to award the sent to o man who cannot by any pretense what- over boshown to havo beon elooted. It was nn act of unprineipled partisanship that will be found to havo cost them dearly when the day of reckoning comos. Bince the pnssionnte assemblages of the poople during the War, thero has not been held in this city a mass-mooting that ex- pressed deepor feeling or stronger determina- tion than that which last night filled tho Tabernacle to domand the restoration to the carroncy of the silver dollar. Tha speeches and the admirable resolutions placo the sup- portors of the secrot demonotization of the silver dollar on a defensive they will find it hard to maintain, The law, the faots, and the will of the majority are for the silvor dollar. The people demand the right of Pnying their debta according to the contraot, and there is no botter way than this to main- tain tho public credit. If it bo repudiation to fulfill o contract, to overthrow a fraud, to undo publicly n secrot wrong, lot na have re- pudintion, and more of it. Tho demonstra- tion of last night shows that the silver dol- lar, like tho nationnl flag, Las a place in tho nffections of the peoplo. But in its covert domonetization = some- thing deepor than & sontiment was touchod. Tho eense of justico Las been outraged. Without the kuowledge of the people, the monotary system they inherited from the foundors of tho Republic has beon changed, and by skillful and covert logisla- tion the contract with tho public creditors turnod ngainst them. If the advisability of any change of standards is to be discussed, Iot it bo discuased after the ropeal of logis- lation that was passed without the knowl. cdge of the Becretary of tho Treasury who waa supposed to bo rosponsibla for it, tho Presidont who gave it his approving signa. turo, the Congressmen who voted for it, the newspapors that roported the proceed- ings, or the public that must foot tho bills. Who, indeod, did know at tho time that the act of Feb. 12, 1873, demonetized tho silver dollar, has never yot been found out. No such guilty secrooy marks the movement fur tho repeal of this wrong. Thunders of applause from thon. snnds of taxpayers last night emphasized the open and above-board demand of the people for the right. Chicago has spoken first, and tho utternnces of itx citizens will be repcated in all tho leading cities till Congress and the Prosident and his maladvisers undorstand that thoy must “submit or resign.” The East has chosen to make this a soctional question with its younger sons, who havobe- come the West,~let it remember tho words of ono of the greatest statesmen of modern times, who predicted that tho day was at hand whon the plowholders of the Mississippl Valley would rulo America, THE ADMINISTRATION DEFEAT, The defeat of the Administration in the matter of the Now York Custom:Houso np- polntmonts is no mare than the country had renson to expect, and tho woudoer, if any, in tho matter, iy, that the Senate voto was not more unanlmous, Tho DPresident, by his own rule, was in the wrong, and, under the ciroumstances, had no roason to expect that his nominations should ba confirmed.’ Tha President, when nominated at Oin. cinnatl in June, 1870, ncceptod the nomina. tion, and deliborately nssured tho conntry that, if ho were eloctod President, ho would do whatever was in his power to break up the bnsiness of mnking political appoint. ments 88 o roward for partisan servico; Le insisted thot thero should be a return to tho old gystom and Lo *““the old rule, the trua rule, that honesty, capacity, and fidelity con. stituto tho real qualifioations for office, and thot thero is no other claim;" and that tho publio *officor should be secure in his tenuro as long ns his per- sonal character remains untarnished and he porforms his duties satlafactorily,” In his insugural address, the Presidont ro- peated his views on this subject of appolnt- ments and romovals from office, in which the declarations of his letter of nocoptancs ware aven more ewphatically affirmod as the future policy of the Administration, It {a notorious that, in layiug down this yulen the matter of appointments, the refusal to remove officers for political causes, or to appoint them for partisan sorvices, and the refusal to romovo or appolnt any oficer upon the dictation of Senators or KRoprosenta- tives in Congress, the President challenged the expprience of fifty yearu of the wpolls-his. tory of both parties, und provoked the in- tense oppositionot all tho machine politiciaus iu and out of Congresa. It was equally true that, outside of the Banators and Representa- tives who owo the woat of (heir official exist- ence to the successful manipulations of party wachinery in the hands of appointees to Foderal office, and outside of thoss who sought places through theso same Congres- sional brokors and truders, the mass of the poople, Republicaus and Democrats, sus- tained the Prusident, approved his policy, wud earneatly hoped he would adhers to it to the end. The policy itscll was so wise, just, and commendable that no man dured assall jt. Thore wero stroug opinions vx- preased, in which the wish was father to the thought, that the policy would fail, and thoso who hoped the Civil-Servico reform would succeed, but did not think it would, were terribly sggrioved over the President'a Bouthern policy ! Nevertheless, sustained hy the general sentiment of the conntry, the President might well ignore the clamors of the Senators, and have no doubt of his suc- cess had he adhorod to his own rale, In the caso of Qoorgin, it was deomed drisable to appoint to the office of Marshal of that Btate n man whoso political relations,would be satis- factory to the whole people, A liberal Democrat was recommended by the Re- publicans snd was appointed by the Presi- dont. Bubsequently the Democratic Son- ntors from Georgin protested ngainst the nomination, because, though the person was a Democrat, ho was a Democrat who was ac- ceptable to tho Republicans; and that the nltra-Democrnts demanded o man who waa satisfactory to Bonrbons, without reference to Republicans at all. This was a reversal of the President's mle. The appointoe wns honest and compotont; his romoval was de- manded for political reasons, and tho reason was that he was not Domoernt enough to sat- isfy tho Bourbon faction in Georgin. Tho. President yiolded, and, at tho dictation of tho Democratie Senators and Ropresontatives from Georgin, withdrew thonameof Mr. Hurr and nominated to the Benate oue Frrzsms- auoxs, Bourbon. 'The Prosident in this notion departed from his own rule. Ho with. drew his first appointes without cause, and did this at tho dictation of Bourbon Sonators and Reprosentatives. ‘When the Prosident defined the rule by which tho Administration would be governed in the matter of removals aud appointments, the rule was of nocessity to be binding on tho Administration. If Senators were to ko excluded from all voleo in the matter of removals nod nppointments, and if the “ officer should bo sccuro in his tenure as long ns his personnl character remained un- tamished nud tho performnance of his duties satisfactory,” thon Senntors had the right to fusist that the mleshould bo adherod to upon both sides. In the matter of tho New York Custom-louse appointments, the Prosidont romoved Collector Antaur and Naval Officer ConxzLy, and appointed Messrs, Rooseverr and Prixcs, withont specifying ouy causo, Tho Honmate took no action on theso nominations at the extra ses- sion, and the President had an opportu- nity to reconsider his action, Ho did not ovail himsolf of this chanco to escapo from n position in which he was wrong. Ile renomi. nated Messrs. Rooseverr and Praxcr. The Sonnte then, acting within tho President's own rule, requested of tho Becrotary of the Trensury the couses upon which tho remov- als were made, The Becretary, with that pecaline adaptability of saying and doing the wroug thing at the wrong timoe, donfed the right of the Bemato to moka any such inquiries. Tho caso thon stood before tho Senate in this way: 1. No Bouator shall be authorized to cause n removal or appointment of s public officer. 2. A public officer sbnll be sccuro in his tonure so long s his porsonal charactor is unstained nand his daties aro performed satisfactorily, 3. Tho Prosident removed Collector Antun, giving no reason therofor, or questioning his personnl or official fidelity. Thia condition of things was wholly Inconsistent with tho Civil-Service roforin rulos asserted by tho Prosidont. Undor theso rules, tho Sennto had the right to know tho causes inducing tho removal. 1If thero was no *‘cause,” thon tho President’s nction was nn inconsist- ont exercise of power, aud an oxerclse of it under circumstances which challenged tho opposition of theSenato, It waa adeclaration that, whilo the President would enforco his policy ngainst oll Senators, ho would not con- slder himself bound to adhore to his own declared rulo In his own nctiou. Tho Prosi. dent wns in the wrong., On tho record he romoved two prominent officors with. ont any rational pretext, oxcopt to show bhis power to make a romoval. 'The Senate ro- focted the nominations and dofented the romoval ; and tho wonder, wo ropeat, Is, that the Senate did not voto unanimously. The Prosidont must live up to his own rule, orho cannot oxpect othors todo so; if ho abandou his own rule at plonsurs, Lo must oxpect strong and successful opposition. On tho reoord, the Senate could not well do leas than to roject the Prosident's nowminations, The nction of the Senato has beon to up- Lold the Presidont's Civil-Servico rulo in regard to removals, and to protect it against his own violation thereof; whon he reflocts calmly over the cnse ho will perceive his error, and perhaps acknowledge if THE TURKISH FLEET, The Turkish flcothas not played a very important part in the war, so ‘far as notual Dbattles nre concerned, but it is likely to play & very important part fu the flnal sottloment, and one which may seriously affect tho rola. tions of the other Powers, Without doubt tho flect is ono of the finest inthe world. ‘When the war commenced it consisted of twonty iron-clad ships, Lesides seventy other steamers, Tho iron-clads comprised sovon frigates, eight corvottes, and flvo gunboats, the stonmers being made upof flve ships of tho line, fiva frigatus, filteon corvettes, ond fifty-five dispatoh and gun boats, DBu. sides theso, thoy had four steam traunsports and onumber of sailing-vessels. The larger vossola aro armor-plated from stem to stern, and carry four twelve-ton riflu Armstrong guns, Although this powerful fleet has not fought any battles, principally because there was nothing to fight, it bas proved of im. monso service to Turkey, It has epabled her to completely flominate the Black Sca, ss well as the Bon of Marmora, It hasalso controllod the Mediterrancan as against Rus- sin, It has cut off her commerce in that quartor, It has transported vast bodies of troops, with immenso saving of time and monoy, ' In point of fact, the transfers of troops from Europe to Asia and vice versa could bardly hiave been made without it. It aided directly in the stirring up of the Cau- casian insurrcctions, which retarded the Tussion movements in Armenia noasly two months, It has saved to Turkey the expenso of at least 100,000 men. If Russia had had such a floet as this, or such a foet as she had in 1854, #o that ahe could have landed troopa aunywhere along the Turkish coast, instead of Leing compelled to rely upon one railroad, which entailed the additional delsy and uecessily of crossing the Danubo, the war would Lave boon ended before this, Both Russia and Eogland have already realiZid the importance of this floet by mak- ing an effort to seouro it. Its transfor to RBussis, s one of the conditions of peace, already mncets with favor st 8t. Petersburg. The paper receutly published by Prince ‘Wassietouizorr, who stands high at Court, urges this vory point in the following languago: Our principal and probably irreconcilablo oppo- neut will bo Eagland, or ruther that party in the Euglish Parllameot which sces in evury fcet & rival and a foe, sud [ every wovemant eastward a wenace o British dominlon In Indis. That pasty 1s stropg o England, Iv wiil recelve with ma- - lictoua anger the proposal to create anew a Ruanian flect in tho Black Ses, and perhaps it will offer armed reatatance. Wo mnst. therefore, welgh the consequences of the hostility of the Brite b Empire with its powerfal armadas and conntless finantial resonrces. To decide that question directly In our own faver would be & light-headed act. 1f, at the con. clusion of peace, wo eccared for ouraolyes the lib- orty of the Dliack Sea and of the Straits, that right wounld remain for many years & dead letter until we could constrncta fleet. Tarkey, fn alliance with Englaud, might nee the freadom of navigation for her own Interest and onr disadvantage. Dut the caso wonld ho very different if wo obtained at once a ready-made flect bullt In England for the Turkish Government, and provided with all the latest Imorovements. = Meanwhile, if the reporis are true, the English Government is nlready negotiating to forestall the Czar by purchasing the fleet, which would make England the most power- ful naval nation in the world, and place her inn position to repel Russian nggression. 8lould Russin, on the other hand, secure it, she would not only be able to secure freedom of navigation on tho Black Sea and tho open- ing of the Bosphorns, so as to havo froe nc- cens to tho Mediterranean, but sho wonld be- como such a formidable naval competitor of Engiand that the latter would bo compelled to fortify Gallipolis and make ita second Gibraltar, if she wonld not sink into n sco- ond-class Power on land and sen by the side of the Muscovito Colossus, The disposition of this fleet, thercfore, will be watched with interest by the other European Powers, ns involving grave diplomatio questions, chief among which will bo the rosponsibility of Englaud if sho purchasos this floot boforothe termination of the war (she certainly will not hava an opportunity to purchase it after), s piving aid and comfort to Turkey by plncing millions of money in her exhausted coffers, thus enabling Ler to prolong the war, THE LAW OF DISTRESS-WARRANTS, The shooting of the Constable, McEnrt- aorr, by tho woman McKee, who has been held by the Coroner’s jury on the charge of murder, hns led to somo revelations concern- ing.tho law of distress-warrants, nud the practico of levying thereunder, which can searcely fnil to oxcite general surprise and protest, and which will probably vperate to relieve tho womanu of tho penalty of her crimo. A perusal of the atatnte duthorizing tho distress lovy for rent shows it to Lo loose nud defective; it gives a latitude which has beon brutally abused not only in the Mokze case, but probably in nine cases out of ovory ten whoro a lovy is made. The law suthorizes the Iandlord himself or any agont. Lio may appoint to seize any personal prop- erty in tho county belonging to his tenant. 'This seizure i8 nado without any warrant other than tho mere distress notice, and with- out the {ntervention of any officer of tho law. It is required that the person making the dis- treas shall file his claim with o Justico of tho Pence, togother with an inventory of the property, and that n summons shall issue, In the meantime, and pending the isauo of the judgment, the property remains in tho handsof the landlord or his ngent, ond can only boe rolonsed by process of law. Tho law cxompts from seizure on o distress- warrant 8100 worth of property for every porson, and in nddition 8100 worth of ad- ditional proporty when tho debtor is n hoad of n family nnd resides with tho same, the exemptions in both cnscato bo selocted by tho debtor. The law i silont as to the charges that may bo made by tho agent making tho levy, for advertising, oxpressnge, wtorago, solling, cte. The costs may rondily ent up the valuo of the property seized, and, a8 tho gronter number of the levies mado ia upon the property of poor people, ignorant ovon of tho slight protoction tho law gives tho debtor, they arc usually fleeced morci- lossly, and froquently the moagro require- nents of tho law sro noglected to the injury and abuse of tho tonant. The caso of Miss MoK illustratos point- edly the usual oporation of the law, 8he had been living in a houss on Pino stroot ownod by one Cuanwick. A lovy had beou medafor rent prior totho one McEvLtaorr woa nerving ot the timohowasshot, This last lovy was for ront of the house formerly occupied by Miss MoKee, Mor provious experience hiad taught bor that sho would be practieally robbed of everything that should be taken from hor house under this summary process. When the former lovy. was made, 8150 worth of property had been scized on o clum of §468, Outof this scizaro the property was sold for 837.05, of which the costs eat up £24, and loft her a credit of only 812 on tho judgmont agninat her, Tho actual legal conts wore #8256, and thesa included com- missions, serving roturn, summons, nud Jus. tico’s costs; but Omapwick's ageut mndo an ndditional bill of costs for himself amounting to twlco the logal costs, which thore was no means of prevonting. Thonot result of Miss MoKex's oxperionce was that, after sncrificing over $150 of hor property, she rocelved a credit of only 813 or 814 on tho olaim agaiust her. This certalnly offered n sirong provocation to avert n. repetition of such an experlonco by auy and every meaus at band. "This condition of things demnnds a change, The law ftsel should be radically amended. Tt should provide for the appraisemont of all property seized for rent, and probibit a eac- rifice of the property below two-thirds of the appraised value. Thia ia the law in sev+ oral of tho Btates, and under its operation thero ia some proteotion ngatnst the sharks and Constable rings that rob the poor and tho unfortunate. If tho property soized for rent {s appraisod at 160, thon the landlord may take the property at 8100 unlesa somo one bids more, but in any case the tenant receives a credit which npproximates the valuo of tho property which ho is mado to yiold up under tho soizure. Tho law should further fix, at a low and reasonable rate, the maximum of all charges that may be made ngainst the property soized. The charge of 10 for taking o small wagon-load of furniture from one place to anothor, as was the case in the first seizure of Miss MoKrz's effects, is simplo robbery, and citizens are entitled to protection against it. The law should further roquire that the warrant shonld set forth the exemptions to which the debtor Is entitled, so that ho may be instructed in evory case just what his rights are. Out of tho furniture scized in the first McKex lovy there was value enough to allow her the legal exemption of $100, to pay sl fair coats, and to yield the full amountof the claim against her, but she lost all her property, and secur- od a credit of only a few dollars on the claim. ‘Thero is something beyoud the actual in. justice done every day under the operstion of the present system, aud the McKxx case illustrates this also. A man was killed who Liad gained access to the woman's housa by deception and fraud, snd whom she had rea- son to suspect of an intention to swindlo her iu the fnterest of Omapwick, as she had been swindled before. It is in the interest of so- clety to prevent and discourage the taking of humaa life, and the most ¢Hective means of doiog 8o is to punish those who are guilty ‘| of homicide. Butit is extromely doubtful whether the woman who killed McEttiaorr can be punished. Most people will regret that itwaa not the prineipal, bntonly thoagent,who was killed, but the injury that had been put upon the woman will influence any juty that can be impancled to palliate hor crime, and porhapa to excuse it altogether. Thus so- clety has a deoper concern in the amond- ment of the distress-lnw andin the reform of the system under which levies aro made than that growing out of the injustico it works. It {8 a standing monaca to tho safety of human life. The disposition to justify Miss MoKen will be felt in overy other case where similar lovies aro resisted forcibly, Tho constant danger of violont resistance makes it pos- sible to securo the services of only the most recklens characters in the capacity of Con- stables and landlords’ agents, Tho penco of tho commnunity is threatoned becauso the law for seizing personal property is unjust, and because this injustice is improved by ir- rosponsible men to perpotrato tho most Lru- tal outrages. ¢ THE NEW BISHOP OF QUINCY. Tho elcetion of Dr. HaArnts, tho Ractor of 8t. James' Chnrch, in this city, to the Bish- opric created by tho eroction of tho new Dioceso of Quincy, was not a surprise to mombers of tho Episcopal Church, This re- sult waa confidently predicted ns soon sa the actlon of the General Convention had been made known; it bas beon anticipated with mingled pleasuro and discontent by the parishioners of Dr. Harnis for some wecks past. Whatover may bo thought of the less ‘that Chicago and 8t, James' parish will sus- taiu in the removal of Dr, Harnis to Quincy, thero will bo general congratulation upon the mannor of his clection. In view of the atrife that haa arison in Dlinois conventions heretoforo over clections of Blshops, tho unanimity expressed at Quincy was hanlly to bo expocted, It was, under tho circum- stances, doubly gratifying becauso the honor #0 worthily bestowed can bo accepted only at tho cost of considerable personal sacrifice, and the promise of a cordinl welcome to the new Bishiop is only a just compensation for Lis losses. Ho surrendors a motropolitan position, a comfortablo salary, aund Iargo op- portunities for usefulness, to ongngo in far more trying work undor less ngrecablo condi- tions, From a worldly point of view, there will be nothing but the dignity of his incrensed rank to repay him for the chango. The people of the Quiney Diocese, thorefore, only show n truo nppreciation of his situn. tion when thoy leave him no room to doubt the sincerity of their intentions. Dr., Hannis {8 likoly to accept tho election for tho renson that ko islittle swayed by worldly considerations, and the call of duty, which in this. instance seems to bo impern- tivo, hins nover beon unhiecded by him, If lie hnd listoned to the promptings of self-in- tereat or worldly ambition, o would not now bo in the Church. Ilo wns ndmitted to the Dar at th agoe of 19, n specinl act of the Leg- inlature of Alabama belng required for tho purpose. ‘This wns in 1860. Tho breaking out of the War interrupted his professionnl careor, drawing himn fnto the Confedorate army, where Lo remained until the restoration of peace. Resuming tho prac. tico of law in New York City, he soon collected a largo practice, and had evory promiso of attaining hionor and distinction a8 a Inwyer, when he folt impelled to aban. don his prospoots and study for the min- istry. IMis resolution was reached without solicitation or argumont from without, and, once taken, was speedily acted upon, He was ordained deacon ard priest in 1809 ; bo- camo Rector of Trinity Church, Columbus, Qa., and afterwards of Trinity Church of Now Orloans, and in 1875 aceoplod a call to 8t. Jpmes' Church in this city, His work horo neods no tostimonial. He found St, James' barely recovered from tha coffects of tho fire; ho will leave it one of the strong- ost and moat prosperons Episcopal congre. gotions in Illinols, In tho short time he has been nt the head of tho parish ho has en- denred himself to ovory member of it ; thero is at prosent not ona person, so far as known, who will not be sorry to lose him, His attalnments as a scholar and a writer, his porsonal moguetism in the pulpit, his thonghtfulness in the ordinary social reln. tions, and Liz quiet but profound piety have made him o place in the affections of his peoplo such as few clergymon occupy. This is not the langunge of complimeut, but of sober truth ; thoso who know the history of 8t. James' Church best will testify complete- ly to tho samo offect, Dr, Hangis will make a good Bishop, His knowledge of the law of the Church and its procedents, which gave him s high position in the last Convention, will be of service in tho new relation. The poople of the Quinoy Diocoso should soo toit that he suffors aa little o posaibloby the change, The Diacese covera all tho ground between tho Misslssippl and Illinols Rivers south of Whitesido aud Lee Countics, but contains hardly n dozen inde- pendent congregations, 'The support of the now Bishop will, at first, be a considerablo tax upon the resources of tho denomiuation, but one which will no donbt be cheerfully and handsomoly pald. It only remains now for the new Bpringticld Diocoss to bo sup. plied with o Bishop, iu order that the Eplsco- pal Church in Ilinols shiall enter upon an ora of growth and prosperity, for the tendenoy of the oroction of new Diocosos within a Btate has alwaya boen in this direction, THE EUBMISSION OF MAOMAHON, At last tho iden seoms to have penctrated tho thick and stubborn skull of Marshal MuicManon that he must oboy Ganrrra's notification to rosign or submit, It has been a long and bitter struggle, and ono which has brought France to the very verge of civil war, Ilo sought in the first place to thwart the will of the people by dissolving the Clamber in which the people had o majori. ty. He thon attempted by every poasible means to compel & popular indorsement, He placed the management of the campalgn in the hands of the most subtle-and auda. clous trickster in France, M. oz Fourrovu, who had engineered the coup detat for Lous Navorzox. Ho used the powerful machinery of the Ohurch to influence not only whole communities but individual households, Io employed the whole foroe of the police, and with their aid sarrested, imprisoned, confls- cated, and suppressed. It was almost an absolute power that cut off the right of specch. Ho used the machinery of politics to remove every obstacle that opposed the prospect of the success of the Administra- tion. Mo even hadthe temority to threaten the use of the army. 'To his utter astonish- ment, he found that the House wes Repub- lican again by a large majority, uninfluenced by his blandishments and unawed by his tbreats. Even thon he was too obstinate to yield to the will of the people, and com. menced operations upon the Benate with the view of proouriog a fresh dissolution of tho House, upon which.he would declare a stato of siego and make martisl law absolute, so 8 to force an Adminiytration mafority, It waa a dangerous approach to the coup detat, and, had the Benrte beon subservient to his dosigns, it must have ended in plunging France into tho horrors of oivil war. The Orlennista in the Sonate, howaver, holding tho balance of power, notified him they would not consent fo another dissolution. ‘With bis usual obatinncy, and with the knowl- edge that hio conld not procuro a second din- solution oxeept at tho point of the bayonet, lo organized another Ministry from the Right, made up of men hostile to the Houss, The Housa immediately placed itselt upon ita parlinmentary rights and rofused to vote tho budget to any but a Parliamentary Min. istry. This placed the matterbeforathe Mar. shal whero, in tho language of Gaunrrra, he must resign or submit, and he has chosen the Intter Liorn of the dilomraa by consont. ing that n Porlinmentary Ministry shall bo formed from the moderate Republicans of the Loft. 'Thus, at last, falls the stubborn Marshal and rises the Repnblic, with the prospeot of permanent poace and order, if sufliciont guarnntees aro cxacted. ! The victory which the French Republicans bave won is & brilliant one, They lave saved the offusion of blood, preventod the liorrora of civil war, and peacofally eatablished the prineiple of rosponsible, pnrlinmontary government. In overy phaso of the struggle they have Liad the right upon-their sids, un- der the law and the Constitution, and they liave atoadily nud boldly confronted the rash and headlong courso of MacManox by the rules of representative governmont ns pre- seribed in tho Constitution, until he hns been compolled to yield. Tho Fronch Uon- stitution declarcs that the Ministry shall bo responsible (not to MacMamox) to the Chambors for tho general policy of tho Gov- ernmont, and whon that Ministry failed to refleat tha policy of tho large ma- jority of the Chambers, then thoy had tha clear nud constitutional right to refuse to vote tho supplies to a AMinistry, or to any Ministry refusing to be governed by the will of the untion, ns diractly oxprossed at tho polls and roprosonted in the Chambors, ‘Thia principlo hes at the vory root of repre- sentative government, and s the ouly safoty of the Republie. If that branch of tho Government represonting tho people and their will enn exorciso no rostraint over tho Executive, oapecially such an unsernpulouns Exccutive as MaoMaiuoN has proved to be, then there is no hopa for Republicanism in France. That it can exevcise this restraint is now shown by tha constitutional nction of the Chambers, and MacMauon has ot last submitted. The French Republicans have won a great moral victory, They havo taken nlongstop forward towards the establishmont of n Govornment by majority insleadof n Gov- ernment of fleklo ** idens ™ aud irresponst. Lle personnl power. = The actlon of the Or- lonnisty, 3IacdanoN's suspicionsof the army, aud tho reprosentationsof other Powers, mny hLave had much to do with this result ; but none tho less are the French Ropublicans to Le commended for thefr firmness and conrago in enforcing a domand for a Government in accordance with the will of the people. Now that they have obtained it, let them maoke it permanent by sxacting sonnd gnaranteos. Thero {8 a wword {n the English language called twaddle, which may be defiued as bosh, or none scuse, This I an excellent speclnien of the stuft eatled twaddle, taken from an eveulug paper, silvor: We need the sllver dollor to an amount snficient for our gctusl business requiremonts: but should it be culned Ly the cart-lond, an the Pacile Coust minc-owners dovire, it would In a short thue luse 1ta valuo and cunvenlence as a dollar, und become u tnsncial nulsance, An aversge cart-lond s about half a ton; 920 of silver welgh o pound. A cart-load would be $20,000. Tho United States can ob- sorb and employ at least 500 millions of sllver dollars, whict would load 180,00 carts. Liter- ally the nation wants silver dollars by the cart- Ioad; yes, by the thousand cart-loads, for this 1s u very large country, and 800 wiil{ona divided up among 43 milifons of peopls amounts to less than 87 aplece. The mints may ran to thele full capacity, auld it will consumo seven years to coln that quantty of slver, and at the end of that time the natural growth of populution will vequire anothor hundred nill- lons, Bilver as mero bullion ts worth 92 conta, Mako it o full legal-tender, and its valuo must necessarily be greater than that of bulllon until the latter becomes equal in vatue to gold, The forty millluns of subsidiary coln, which contalus 0 per cent Jess motol than the ellver dollar, ara worth 97 per cent of gold, although a legal- teuder for only 85, When silver loses its valuo as a legul-tender, all of this geueration and thelr children, and great-grandehildren after them, will bo dead. Bring on thosllver dollars,— tho more tho wmerrler. —— Mr.Cuanrus I, WiLsoy, o Chicago boy barcly 18 years of age, has wuddenly nado bis appear- auce in tho capacity of bencfactor of his race. Hlis pnper on * Neutrallzing the Effect of Cur- rent Induction Which Presents Itself on Tele- graph Wires that Run Parallel to Each Other,” read Dbefore the American Electrical Boclety Wednesday, heralded a now snd impurtaut dis- covery, If his mothod shall prove practicable on alarge scalo, as it alresdy has on a small one, it will prevent tho interferenco of mul- tiple, especially quadruplex, currents on parallel wircs, and may lead to an Indetlnite expsn- slon of the usefulness of the telegraph service. The Importance of the dlscovery was recog- uized by the learnced body before which it was read In & speciul resolution of thanks, Young Mr, WiLsoN thus fluds himsclf, at a bound, on tho top wave of fams and fortune. A year ogo a poor messenger boy in the vmploy of the Western Unlon Company, he {8 now un suthore ity inono ot the most perplexing departments of sclence, It s gratifylug to know that this guod fortune hns fallen upou ona who has given ovidenco of deserving it. His thoughtful ques- tions and quick apprehension of the technical detalls of telezvaphy seem to havo sttracted the attention of the chiel operator In the Clicago oftlce, and led to his employmcent in a capacity that permlitted bim to pursue his studics, The rosult hos been » success boyond his cxpocta- tious, but not above his deserta. e ———— . It is pleasant to bo complimented evenby a Lord. At a meotiugof the Trinity College His- torical Socloty in Dublin, ous of the speakers took occaslon to remark that domoacracy tended to produce medlvcrity of talent, the United Btates presenting a familiar example. There- upon Lord Raxvorrs CuvkcuiL, svn of the Dukeot Marlborougt, and son-in-law of Laox- A8D Junoye, of Now Yor, rose to a defense of the country to whjch he ackuowledzed bimself bound by tno ties of relationship. He pointed out to the asscmblago that a country which had produced men as Lonorsilow, Puus- corr, MOTLEY, and LiNcoLx, could not be sald to ba wanting talent above medlocrity, For this champlonship ou the part ot Lord Cuvscu- 3L Awerfcaus will be duly grateful, But asido fron this, the remark of the gentloman preceding him was but su expression of anldes that prevolls extensively {n Eogland. There 1sn't any doubt but that for some resson—per- hups the misfortune of thelr birth or education —the English coutinueto arrogats to them- solves tho first place, vot alune in sclence, but in literature. From this lofty assumptlon uothing can shako thew,—not even tha many valuable American, inventious of late years, which only astern necessity bas compelled them toadopt. ® Reports come from Washington that *Sens- tor Marrusws’ silver question was fotroduced in the Benate with the consent of the President, who deaires an express opinlou of both branches of Consvess ou the question of paving the pub- llc debt insliver. 1tis also part of the story that, {f both branches of Congress pass Map. THEWS’ resolution, the Presidont wili then te i1 & position where he can deellne to veto the Bllver bill, but allow it to become a bill without his signature.”” This would Lo a wite ang prudent thing for the President to do, hut ity truth {a doubtfal, ftis more probable that Benator Mattiaws Introduced the resolutton on his awn responsibility, without cotsulting the President, and that the latter will voto ¢ 1 lio gots tho chance, as he seoms to he whotly under the Influence of Jous BamaMan and Wall street on tho currency question, ——————— ‘The Iatest speculation on the result of!the war 18 to the effoct that the Ottoman Empirg will becompletely disintegrated, but it Is rather carly to predict just how the territory will by divided, It maybe depended upon, however, that Roumanla will reap a large reward for m-; faithfulness to the Czar and for the Lravery and efficiency of her troops ln every action in which they have participated. It will not be sur- prising, therefore, if Bulgaria 18 handed over to Roumania as her share of tha epolls, ————— A Parls dispatch says that “A deputatton from tho Bonapartists Interviewed President' Macsanon to-day, and declarad they could no longer support his voliey,” It Marshal Mac- Manox will throw himeclt unreservedly fnto the arms of the groat Republican party of France, ho need give himsell no bother about the support or opposition of the Bonapartist faction of Imperiallste, 3 ——— The statement that a telephone Is at work be- tween Berlin and Varzln, where BisMarck lives, fa declared by the Cologue Gazetfe to bo Incop rect, the distanco belng too great for the present apparatus, Iv has been trled, however, with success botween Berlin nnd Brandenburg (forty miles), but did not succeed between Berlin and Magdeburg, a distance of about nincty miles, —a— . Oncof those polltical oracles who haunt ths bnacments of Newspaper Row, in Washiugton, bas opened his Hps and given forth a Delphie utterance, saying that thera are two candidates for President. In the Cabinet,—Joux Mugrsay and WiLLiAM M. EvarTs, And thero was s newspaper weak enough to print {t. et — Our Washfogton dispatches deseribe Coxxe LING'S speoch on tho New York uominations as being tho most brilllant he ever made in his life, Tunt was becauso his speech was so short, It hie hadn't sald anything, words would fail to do Justice to the young man from Utlea, ——— This isabad year for lege. Lypia Tious BON 18 going back to Eugland, ELiza WEATHRRS. BY, too, has had ber little romance, aod Aricy OaTEs says that it fsu't so. e e— A mnad wolf has been kiiled near Chateaulin (Flutstere, Brittany) after attacking ten per- sons, three of whom (children) it killed, sqd destroying many animals. e —— The London correspondents aro trying to work up a lneaga for Minlster Warsh, but they nave omitted’ to state that he is o relative of the Prince. * — PERSONAL. Tho Duke of Norfolk’s wedding-day cosh him £20,000, or two months' income. Mr, Bumner hal a low opinion of Brougham'a honor or sincerlty, aud of Macaulay's mudesty, ‘*Spouser for Obildren" has been publisho: in New York; It 1s & companion to **Chaucer for Children." Dr. Fiold, of tho class of 1884, formerly & Professor in Amherst College, has been elected Librartan of that fnstitation, ‘The Now York 2’ost admires the sprightll- nees of Urace Greenwool's lettors, but thinks they might be alrected to Lotter subjects than the Houtliern queatlon, T'bo Indinunpolis Journal takes oxcoption to Tichard Grant White's phraso ‘‘squealing vork,” It doclares that o hog tloes uot become pork until long after 1t hae lost tho power to squeal, Mr, Hamlin {a tho oldest Benator now serving- he 108, Mr, Doraoy Is the youngest; ha entored the Se when only 710 years old, served flvo ye Mr, Edmunds, who 1440, 1s the Beuntor who I oldest, Tho publishors of the Atlantis Monthly willgivos dinnor next Monday cvening st the DNrunswick llouse, Boston, to its contributors, who will bo asked to meet the poet Whittler on ko occaston of the seventieth anniversary of hls Lirthday. = Matt Oarponter is themost brilllant pleador now before the United States Supremo Court, and s making there sn incouie of $30,000 to $00,000 a year, Bldney Bartlett, of Boston, ls at the head of the Supreme Court Dar, Benator Edmande stands next, Hen Dutler, David Dudley Field, and Philtp Philllps, of Alabama, are other promizent practitionery, ‘Thie Bpringfield Republican remarks: **The New York Worid's arithmetic mag has been laugh- ed at s good deal in his day, but thers 1s not mach chance for it in ok over the recent Naw York election, Mo estimated the Democratic majority intheclty the morning after election at 30,820, and in the Stata 4t 11,783; tho oficial Sgurcs are reapectively 30,224 and 11,280," ‘Tho young King of Spain scems to be a man of spirit, When ho told his Ministers that he wished to marry the P'rincess Morcedes of Mout- penaier, they objecting, ssying that the Wuke of Montpensier wae 80 very unpopular, ** What has that 10 do with 1t replled the youthful soverelgn: **1mean to marry the Duke's daughiter, not tae Dake, " and 20 he carrled his pont, - An euthusiastic Frenchman, present at the Opera Comique In London on the first night of **The Sorceror," was groatiy struck with one of the songe sung by 3Mr. Grossmitn, boglnning: J47 asme ls Joln Wallington Wells, o and spolis, Ztravol in mag which he promptly rendered into French aas Jo m'appelloJean Vilsinton Diea, o Yoyags dans i paye o Is magie ot do1s feerte. Bir George O'Donnell, member of Parlise ment for County Mayo, Iroland, {s anzious 10 be maden peer. He was cruelly hoaxed the other day by atolegram snnouncing that he Lad Losn made Lord Carlingford. It takes several dayato get from London to Mayo. Bir Georve gaveont the good news of his advancement. Mayo was des lighted. 1t lighted bonfircs sod had jublistions, The Knight even signed his pame **Carlingford* uan oficial visitors' book. The painful relapse came only oo soon. Poor O'Doanell {a mow the laugling-stock of Mayo. Bleischroder, the German banker, is 8 bosom friend of Blsmarck, who, after much solis- ftation, obtained for him a patent of nobility. ‘Thereafter the banker, who had so persistently striven for rank, sected to regard It & bore, **1f youosly knew,' sald toa friend, ‘*wbat s nulsance It is to have honors and sitentions paid to y0u #0 lncessantly! You can't even pass guarde bouss but the troops turn out aud present arms," *‘Burely you must be mistaken,” sald his friend§ *¢those honotw 1o only reserved for military ofe Beors of high raok," ‘I begyour pardon,' ssid the banker; **1 know it, because it was done o o toe, ask Couad the timo aud saw i$ Prof. Jowett, the famous Greek scholar, is Maater of Balllol College, that one of all the Oxford colleges which is credited with sendlog ous the most thoroogh, practical, and briluant scholus, leads 1 of the world. 1o appearance he is 1ike the college dianitary of the oldschool. He hass very large head, coverod with suowy halr, and crowned with the trenches- cap. His faco is remarkable for its sniall and gea- tlofeatures, its clear smouth skin, snd ite genersl look of plumpnoss, comeliness, and rotundity. 1ie 15 60 years 0ld, sod though be has read, sad thonght, sud writteu &8 few have done for forty yoars, ho is freshand untired aftec it all. Hels the most hoapitable oOf hosts, sud entortains the moet emloent guests, —companies more noticeabls than sny othsrs which coald be found vut of Loas don, Mo is s pleasaut, snd sometimes & brillisat talker, bat be 18 little given to monologue. Com- troversisl and scrimonious utterances seldom fall from bis lips. Mr. Jowett msy bo sald to crcsle bis own Bectetaries, The youtt whom he st pres- cat employs {n that capacity s the son of his but- ler, Knight; bls predecessor was tbe son of tho collego porter; both were oducatad Lo suca 8 pitch by the Reglus Profsssor of Greek ibat they were able to attead bis lectures oo Thucvdidus.