Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1877, Page 7

THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: I'RIDAY. DECEMBER 1/ KEMPER BAFFLE Extraordinary Scene at a Missis- sippi Gallows. The Load of Guilt Settied Flrmly Upon the Kemper Coun- ty Chivalry. Much Desired Confession that Was Not Ob- tained, A Corrrinandence tincianat! Gapeits. Scnons, Kemper Co.y Misa., Dee. 7. ~Avolher set In the nerles of Kemper trageies has just closed, and the hody ot Walter Riley lien in the soflof the sand hill, and undet the pine hough, Where, at 11:20 8. m. fo-day, he met hia fate, This wan my fieet view of & hanging, and (oheh § have seen death In many ehapes, Ineverssws man approach oferuity with such periect hraring ofahero. In full bealth, In tho prime of life, In Jis sober eensce, and aller nearly two hours” lternl tortate f1om questionces, (his criminkl died with a resignation equally removed Irom snllen deapsir, brasen hatdibood, snd maudlin sensibill- 1y, But conncited with thia exccntion were events which can nevee he fully underrtood by the eopleof the North. 1u this man's consclousnicss’ Iay bid the key tu the Gilncr and Chlshulm trag- cdys With one word this wmulatto wmight have brought joy to hundeeds fo Kemper Cuunty, but that word he aeclared hie canld not honeatly apeak. 11 ho had only satd that Chisholmw and Glimer Inatl- gated him to aseassinate Johin W, Gully, he wonid {hen bave Justificd the marderods moh of Aprhl 2, and brought rclief to many s sore coneclence, 1lcnce the estinurdinary sccues at the gallows to since Rilay's Inst reprieve, eve ade by those interested to day. For amonth pf ery effort has heen Jead him to admit the COMPLICITY OF JUDOE CHISNIOLM o the murder. Friendeof the Gully clan bave freely been admilted to his presence. And all othe orsdonicd; and, when he eseaped and wan found in the Chiishotm gln: nonee, there was pusitively o shrlek of {n at this }ink 1n the chain of evidence, Jiut even thls proved to be of no consequence, aud henco tse fearful anxlety of the crowd (u-duy to extort a confesaion aioro to thelr liking The priesner wan bronght from the Jall atan enrly tiour, there belnga heavy bady of guards, s} armed with double-uarroled #hot-gund, formed in hollaw square around the cart 1y coutleay of tho Sheelf®, yone correxpandout and br. K. tox, attending physician, were pluced Inwide the guarid - Terund n wls oraet we muved siowly 10 the grove east of tawn, thero belng about 4U0 per- rons present, neatly @l white men and boye. Nao white 1l very few ~ colored peopie, o present, Riley, who was & good-lonhing quaurenn or light mulatto, converscd with periect care, anid looked aronnd with cvl(l(-n} futeresd the reencs viewing for 1he lastitime. The cart stopped, with tbe animals that deew 1, an the very verge of Ly grare, and the brixonov, Tilny brinkly, BPIANO UPON TIE SCAFFOLD {nan eany, graceful manrnier, as If hewere in & "The iutiowa wab of (b rudest duscrivtion. Two upricht beanu prece at Lne top, from which ung & slip-noose; belew. n_narfow plat- form, sapported at ono end by 8 rope which wis tied around the upright. The guardw stood ubuut the scaffold, aurronnding the Sucrlthand aselstants r, Fox, and mra“t and the carpentee, potnting to the codin in the rear end of tho cart, kinaly sui. geated that | might rest my paper on it 1o (ke fowa hislsat words, Glancing around thie throng T saw that my prescuce there lind excied Immense ‘enctumty, natAttogether numxed with debight,and, anihe guardin u minute of two had seatiered he wan among ~the Mhrong, twe or three uf the ruder eart crowded up and whispered. **Take dowy crery word he rays: he'll confess, 1 tell yous he'll confess, —cou- fexs wha put aim up o it And In the moment op twn of proliminarics such murmure ran aroand the throng as, ow yon'll_hear the trath ubout Chisholm and Jdobn uun‘y *+ile'll tedl 1t all—ho sald he woutdy " **He’ll tell who paie lum for at, and gave him the run,* ete. ‘The life of the man was nothing: sl intezest centred in the statemont Do was to wake. Bein askey by the Sheri@ il be had anything to way. the condemned re| A great deal Iwant to talk about an houl ud n stretehing forward of neckn and a° general mue. , **1t s coning, ' Then wud the Bheri: Men, Walter Riley wi i Let wli bo attentive.” And thi prisoner stepiied to the front, sud, bowlug Kracetuliy, spuke as tollown: *Well, [ ntand here on tue brink of cternlty, to address wy old noighbors ami triends fur the lnst thae. But 1 feel tnnt, Wicked v I bave been, sm [reely foryiven, snd am going to s merciful God, | lave heen & wicked mag., but now § feel 70 fear,—nu fear of the great od, and only Tow for those 1 lcave. For my poor old mother, whost heart 1w wlnost broken this dny, und for my wile and theen poor itle coildron sway uv (n . Lues Tennersea— - At this puint the prisoner faltered & moment, but In s moment resumed Tnw CALM AND DIGNIPIED TONE! "1 have beew abad man, sud you sea (¢ has hmu‘;m me tua bud end, My geave 1 dug 1o the woode un though I was o wid uan, and wy portion 13 mnong the dewplaca, 1o nut'lo be fald 1o rost with my race, oes numbvred a¢ one among thu dead of the people, bBub (hat gives ma 30 cuucern, for GOl will raiso " me up even from this ssndinll 4n the pino foreai, and ¥ will stand with you il on that awful day. 1fear not (hu face of this congroga- tlan, fur s eaun t stand before a mightior con- gregation thun W earth over saw, 1 forgive all who Lave fujurc wu, snd beg forgivencws of all, 1 bless m{ triends snd 1 bless wy enciies, Lanm A gullty u o two murders, and § alone am guilty, but T huve tenly renented, and lupe for pardon, ' The r:hnnzr hero exnortod at groat length. and sevosnl tines rupeated his confessfon of hav.ng kili- ©d 10 Dubus 1 1074 (6 CPanG fUr Which lie wau cunvicled), anu Jobn W, tully laxt Apnli then Yucetud and offered & fervant prayer, o tuen cunleared aymin ani was etiont, sherlf—**Would any of tho people like (o ask Walter 8 queation?™ Tlen vusued purformance, the liko of which provubly was never before wilnessad atauy leyui execution, A murmur of questions rose on ll , & dozen talking at once, till thy Shentluald: Lalk." t Dr, Fox Dr. Fo—**Walter, you told mo when wu lust talked ‘that you kilisd John Qully, sud that you ‘werc alone. {Vas that correct?* T 1L wus," **Werw yon bired 1o do ft1" 4+ No, ae. " : * flemowber, Waller, you s00s, aud If you can speak a 1ainds of the people, ©wii nake aud tho wak gofng into sternlty urd 1o relleve the v 11, —pleaas do 1t, for your e of this distructed county, " From all sides the cry wus rapeatoas **'Tell Walter, tell us why you killed John Gully. Tell s who [‘ul‘yuu to doat, and relievo tue minds of people, W:I:I {hemtatingly), 1 might say 1 was porsusd. ed tu do it—bul only by bad company, ' *$\Walter, Waller! ' alinust shricked an old man §n the cruwd, **Luw't yuu kiuw there b8 no hapo of u Hoaven for flnu 17you go 1nte eternity with a Yo on your mouth?™ **Yea, [ knows that." **And doa't !nu kuow tust if you kecp back the Aruth (ve au Oad an s dicr” ‘i nberlit \mw reutly)=**Ycs, you, Waltar un. deratands al) thut.” Uld Man—**'Fhen Jes Blin speak and relieve the muzlm God whil not forgive suybuody wlio Keeps ck the bruth, " ualy *Tell s Walter, what led (o' tus murder o Joba Gul- el 1 And frous all wides again came the ap s, *Well "8 loug pause—*+1 was persusded Into **Whot Who! Who persuaded you!" ¢t Weil—ouly bad comspauy. SHIWhat bud Compauy W bo was it **Well, | cabi sl thut bad cowpany that nan o drinkiug, and frow that (o wurder," 0 dear, dear, deart” wroaucd the old ma, bo's gulng 10ty the pruscace of Uod with & e in e mouth, Tnuw saw tbat Di, ¥OX WAS DEEPLY AYFECTED, And bere | tako uccaeion t0 w3y thit by sppears 10 me thie wost lutelhgeut and bizh-miuded wun [ bave wet fo this cuunty; und § couless wysclf une der great ubligations o bim wiile hiete, Ug spoke sgaint ', dou't you see 1hat thess peonle ara troubled 1 their minds? 1n your 1a0uth lics the is- #u0 ul life wnd desth 1o tho pursuns Lere. You way 2ave the Junocen bnynlumu vub the gatity. Yon baveto dle—uuune bero tuulielporburt you, Teil Us1f you huve sny uthor kuowlcdse, sud'pive rellet W tha Jubucen und the truubied, But tus prisiuer, witl the asug calm dignity and measured tuug, willout s trace of fear, replicd: ** Ductor, | kuows I'ze ot 1o die, Maucan't e 1ouly am pulite i 5 B e uas wpokas ose guo dld y.ou I Weil, 1t wasa gun § bad. " Driver bt eert"4514 you briog It from T er OF cart—""* ul ou ng it from ‘en- Reasss when you came w’kul .mmfuuu,-:-' didn't come purpwse to kil biw. 1 wasa worklng duwn tais wuy on the rallroad, Tuat's Baw I cui to be here. + Then why did you kill bim?* cil, T beard bo was aster e, " bl yed vld ian sang out o & sort forgly i : bart of llhu n‘ul b ! .n,buudl{' o kecps, pack " e Tell it » d\\’n;“ur."’f’l‘,llwr L ruse a coulused shout: **Tell iy, S *You'vy got to dlo for Lrouzht ye ought to no reprivse for Yo this € fact that bs had prevl- when o the way to the gale ibete's 100 many talking,” sald 4 {opmany talklng, ld tha Shutld an ’":;g.o Walter will time, " ously {Ueferring Lo )bun reapite m s Known. "+ Thayy 1l " sutd the Doctor; **1 uel 0 Whoae gun woe I1t, Waiter! “lA 'n:nu gl‘l‘nr:wm u:m“’n"“"“a J*Ab-ab-an, " ren around the crowd; * . hn'\‘:x'fl sf“u‘:n‘-\uusuus it nuvfi." i e ' t a0y rate be did sot tell what ey waated tobuar, Ly sald o g0t tho gun of Itrs7y Tack, and thathe knew Jack worked for Judge Chisholm, ien Dr., Fax'eame tn the direct qention: Id you see Jitdge Chintiolm of Gilmer about ity **Nn, sir; never." ++Did they send yon iny ward ™ J1d X0, el If they dld | never got 11, Agsin the hlear-ayed old man gmlm‘,d out, SO Weiter, Walter, (efl the trnth, the whola trath, and nothing hat the trntli—or you can never enter heaven, " Fas over an hanr did thin sickening hnsiness go ot the Boear, tortared man roofying Alwaye with gentleneen and dignjty that beyond what he had #tuted he Knew nothinz, and the whole crowd nrg- Ing ard contradicting' him In half whi=pers, 1t “necmrd to me the most cariona. frrey- ular, and fllegal proceedings ever hsu in any ‘clvilized conntry, Then Mr Hrame, A magistrate, and a very fatr-minded man, [ think, from my acquafntance with him, sald: S'Walter, Tel nie tell you the law, What you say now can’t be nsed againet any one. Yo dend v faw. Noone ean be touched ante s uther evidence than yours. But 1118 tosatisfy the minds of thq peaple. ‘There i & inystery ahonit the death of John Gally chat mast be ciesred up. Can't you tell who perstiaded you to kili him, and wive this community reliefr *'Nr. lirame, T can't go before God with a tia in my mantii© 1f'any white man had anything to do with it. I don't know it, Nobody ever sent me any word that | ever got, Only I ol Hezzy Jack, and hie watd, * ATl rihits wo ahead, ! The whole ceawit then feli ta qneationing Aaln, and elicited the fact that Riley touk $10 in money, a hut, pair of hwots, and roll of elath from Gally, in the'midat of the hubbub the SheriT suddenly calted out, **Williata liitey, will yon come up hesa:* and u venerable old man ascended th The prironer began tu whinper to hin ctowd shonted, ' Londer! londert 1 heart' The ayed man, who was 8 preaclier. thrn- ed 10 the crowd and anfd, ** Brethren and fricnds, Tliave 8 few worls with yoo, "“That man [pointing to the brisoner) was unce my property, e #tli Dournmy name. o was & Uail boy, as be told you, ol § mis not come hare to play the detective on him; 1 came unly to exhort him lo true repent- ance, * Hothat confesaeth his wins only shall ba forgfven.*™ The old man then offered a fortent peayer, and aaid, ** Walter, 1o a very law minutes Fusinretostand beture God.” T beteve it [ the will o1 God you shonld confens to this peovle. Keep- ing back the teuth 15 as bad ne a Tie, Tell it Walter, tell 1t all, nnd_may the Gireat Besrcher of Heacts accept yon in 11 everlarting kinzdom, Walfer—** No, no; J cannnt die with a lie In my mooth, and I esnnot n‘y what this crowd wants me tony. 1 am gulity, { cunnot brins an funocent mun Into thintnng, O my fricnds, you do not ne- lieve me now, 1know you o neti but tho great day whl come when, In tho presence of a far mightier congregation than this, you wil know [ have told the trath. And with {hese words 1am willing to meet my wod,” For the firat time he showed signs of impa- tlence, but the crowd PRISISTED ¥ QUESTIONING Jim ahout iils attempt to escape from fall. e replied that the tite ‘was furnished by 8 friend, and he did nut think a just God would requice him to betray that friend. 1o insisted that the Chinholns knew nothing af hly excupe, and that Chieholm's constn, only knew It when o the uin-house. Apain and ogain did q‘umu hlm, and alwkys with the plruses, s troubld and® sorrow snong uw, " Do speuk and relleva the minda of thix people,* ete, At last, when this forturiog proceas had Tunted an bour and o haif. the Shen( ended it by samoning a colored prencner, who offered prayer, Walter twok the iymn book, and he himsell guve out two lince at a time, in thy Wesleyan method, the hymn: thrd Ciny, lie went b And must this feebla body fail, At mnat {taini and fe? And auit tnts mournful vale And orids on Bigh. He led the singing in a clear voice, then #an, short by alone-knelt and offered a moaving rmyu- Liig Lrothers und o Tew colored people hairried up to bid bim good-by, Hix cld master came, shuok hands ferventty, and hurried away into the forest, the tears alreaming down hie face, THE BLACK GOWN WAS PUT ON him, snd tho black "cap drawn over Ll hiead, and the repu adjueted. 'Then said he, **1 want to speak luet to br. Pox " ‘I'he Doctor nurried forward. snd snch was tho auxiety of the crowd for & confsseion that there were tnarmura all uround, **Ab, he'll tell who htred ham now; ho didn’t belleve he wan to dio before.™ But, aa the Doctor told me, iiley only mrmured b hin car: *+Une minnto and 1 shsll stand before God. Al ave eaid here Is teae, ™ 1is lips moved In h ‘Fhere was ap awfil pause. prayer. ‘Tho Sherdd severed the rope with a singie how, and, thuugh silley fell but iwo feet, his neck was broken, any e diod sinont withouts siengaie. Frum first to last e had not exhiblted & tremor of feur, uo'hing more th prsielont questioning, Vital twenty e, - Wit Bim dicy all knowiedge of cattsod for the killlug of John W, Guily Al wWhich was the pretext for the awrul Anrdl 20, Cound tuls man bave eal this crowd so longed for him ta naY. wonld_have lified o leavy welght from roue men's conaclences thisday, o . o [wasleaving Do Kalo with u vad heart, for I conld, In the inter- cals of truth, but iy requite the courtesics ex- tended by 8 fow mens when Dr. Fox atopped me ta tho first plne crove, and urfierl e to cxpress as churitablon Judgment as posvible. Sud no: ** At least say this In _your report, that whether olm and Gilmor conspired (o tave tliese peoplo fully and hunestly bo- hieved §t. 1gocutyoureye that the evonts of to-duy nre proof to you ‘that they did uot, but consides undl may that' they think they have proof the other way, And say thnt evéryoody hero regrets the death’ of Johuple and “Corpelia Clisholm, and thut enly tho long scries of troubles could liave brought moout that wiob, by, and UGod biven yon, " and o wrung my hand snd: gulloped or not U Gully kil awuy. His request In hiorowith gronted, and I will fur- ther add iy own opinlon that the yreat error of Judge Chisholu wae in tho lron rule o exerclseld over this county by the uld of vogro votes, It couid pot be patiently borne by white: men. Dut neither that nor kny other weony can palilate tho masmaere of Aprll ¥l Only let the other facts be also stuted, i they roliove anybouy's wind. Now, after all this, Iinogine my astonishmenton renchiing this pluco ot dark 1o lourn tuat it had al- rendy been telegruphod to Guv, Stonu that Walter Riley, on the weailold, had virtually confessed ho ‘was urged to kill John W, Onl\{ by nnegro in the employ and Iutimate companlonship of Judge Cniaholm: and that he had virtually connected the Judge with tho wurder, And perbaps this statos ment I8 even now fyiug uver Northern wires, sad o mijlivn people will read it to-niurrgw morniny, Well, may be'it*s s wort of providence that 1 s tothe exvcution, 1'm a ewlit witnens that Walter Hitey's stutement did not implicte elthor Chls Lojm, Gitman, Hopper, or lus:nbaum, e etg— o TRY THE SULPHO-CARBOLATE OF SODA! To ths Editor f The Tribune, Cineano, Dec. 10,—0n the sudden adveat of cold weather an luucnse cliangu comes aver the population of & Iarge city. Ingress of fresh sir v studionsly prevesited the ventilation of tne skin {s hindered by bupervlonw clothing; bathing e neg- lected; Ip whort, avery possible method 4n adopted wheroby tho grest depurating orgsnd of the body way be suddenly checked in thelr functions. fuere I8 really but Mtile danger from esternal filth. Nature kindly embraces this in her icy en- velope, remdering 1t comparatively harmloss, Hnt the deadly vewer gases and the powonous gases gonursted by the combastion of fuel more than compeusat (or the absance of putrefaction, Tlcy are Indirectly rendered the more dangerous that thuy are unattended by the nolsvmo odore of sum- mer. 1t Is no wonder that, knowing these facts, our watchful 1ir. De Wolf sonnds the slarm, and tells v that dipbtherla bas begnn lts dreadful ravage But the monster Iv hydra-headed. It rears vaded uts, av scuriet-fever, wyphus, typhole smnil-pox, vrysipelsd, iud cazutucl W hatever tuay ve tho thuorive of thelt gencration, all ure ayreed that they best find * the mest they feed un in the prescut seuson, and fn the circuni- ounied. 'They sre ‘‘uwalignant™ or *epldamic 'or **wporadic,” In propor. tion to the sbiudsnce or scarcity of thelr peculisr foud, This food exhits und vlirl eslst, malgre the precantions of our authoritles, who, i the actual conditlons, can only e not kil " She'll wmd be FKersolf' " juat w0 Jony as the cupldity und stapldity of Laif a million of puman buinize are petlve 1o 40 ginall an wres ws vven our nobly ity hits inclove. 1n sadition (e tie praise- worthy escrtiond in the direcy of *ytainplug out," our medical Bolous ouglit equally 10 hurmois ize unmedication, - preventive aud curative,—if 0 ue. bable that in ali tue so-called zymotio tuo arug proventive I8 also the arug ¢ wlic| cuiedy exiat! It ie tho riun atlirmatlve suswer, at best, *tacoteh *turn curatlyw, wbject of this paper to Dstraction, ridicule, abuse vven. swult bim wha will boldly procialus a pew medical truth, — llu:hll’l' e claius Lo be, lu any sensy, its discoy -~ erer. Whe experiences of Harvey, of Jenger, of Tastly of Beooc, fully wareant Happlly the writer would maroly owbip of bl Whoso voice sud’ pea weps uewd so cleardy sud Iy m defense of his great cuvery bat une shiort year azo, Dr, G. D, lcehy was the dicovarer of tha probylactic propestice of the vodiuw wulbho-carboiate 1n weplic dist sues. ‘T tuls luct nowe, perups, can testily mure ponie tively tian hin 1ife-long Fricad, the writer of this comunication. Years betore " Roeves proposed, and bausow, [rakenridev, Scotf, und others adupted, the “*Internal wee of the anlpho-carbointe 6y 4 distofectant,” Dr. Bucbe broacued to tuu writer bis _theory of thesg diseages and bis eager- uwafy and feasible wetliod of satu- wtew with carbolic acld as & neutsadizer or gerwededtroyer.” lle did ot inveut—bho never claimeod to bave invented—thu chemical combinu- fion. but, tinding thls drug recommended ue & per- fullow the fectiy wafe vebicle for the sduinistration of car. bOhic acld, ho declared §6 was **Just what he wanted,” ' Ko much for the blstory of the discovety, in Justic (o the Now far the reatce unanimity of y the imumened lu- hus_rece.ved from ¥ facta: Thers could bardly be scotunent fhau s revesled durswent which thls rewed; muvmbens of the professiun beyoud ihu Hwite of local Juslousios sud batrede, This ia attested by Luaareds of Jetsers seccired both pefore i Lo's death. ILis witested by the cons [ €1 ¢ LOW Contrivutes walvriaily to the ance of bw fausly, e published muls, it Lrue, whilct fe wwplo sud caeily prepared. But bas been the desire anddetdrminetion 0 Ly it ‘'gs Beebs tned 16" that evew physicisus continuslly wilte fur wnd demand it It (e beliaved 1bat bul fow, 1t auy, faiiusrcs cau be reposted whcre the reucdy lus for- has been naed [n strict accorda menanifonn of s author, the manner of §ta preparatt adminisiration. ILhas pro; achools of medfelne, qnestion of pathica, Tt Ja dndarend by mo high old rcnonl authoritica aa lteeved, Crookes, Sansom, Brakenrldge, and others of tha ‘it " who had pecaltar opportanitics and many of whom give Ftatist the most convincing character. Thelr experimenta were marde mdv-n-mhml;l of Beabe and In ignorance of hia precedence. This fact alone {8 almust & demonstration of the valus of the dircovery. But, doubtless, patienta with searlat-fever, diphtheria. ete., will dia even nnder the heat nee of sulpha-carholate! The sanme 11 true of small-pox in snite of vaccination, and of lghtning In apite of lightning-rode, he writer Is not of those who thelleva In grand panacess, of in abmoluta epecifics, Ruch have never heen, and In the natnire of © tnaa never will be found, But that tha gadinin sulpho-catbalate " # with the recom. Thean eelate no lorn (0 tuan to thatof ita @ arceptable to all unately [t not u rving, of i fur"—aye, the brat for--the prevention of . weptic diseanes, o feels 8% aure A8 of any fact in his ex Inthe admitted powerlessnass nf the anle niciana fn the presence of yrave types of t eanes, 1a L nnt Wieir duty to adminluter th innornona agent? Ia It nnt the dnty of the tonee to L that in no fatal care of septic disesse tho mitenalng phyriclun will dare say: ** [ have not glyen the sulphn-carbolate''? No motive but tho hupe of belne nacfal in a grave publlc emergency conld have called forth this c munication. An Tir Tntsuse has Deen the to publieh the diecavery—tn vindlcale the discover- et whiln livingand to Lonor his memury when dead—wlill It not be actuated by like novle inotives in printing thin eacrnest though Imperfect appeal for the public good? . Couxe, —— ; THE COURTS. Record of Yesterdny's Proceedings—Tnck Wants Itelfef=The Commercinl Jack Hturges has bean # anccesafol and alsoan uneuccesafu) opurator throngh varfons corners, and rumor hath st that he has not seitled some of his deale {u hin past operations. When it comen to ntbers not rettling with lm, however, be finds out Liow |t {4 himeelf, Thisie his condition at present, and yesterday he filed a petition for mandamus to compel the Board of Trade to proceed agsiust cer- tain delinquent debtors of his ow After the naual remarks abont the Ioard of Trade, which complainants always induige inwhen snint the Board of Trade, Sturges saye that on the Wih of November, 1877, ho mude a contruct with Ueurze Webster to buy 25,000 hushols of No, 3cornat 43X, scller's optlon for November. Cornon the ith of November wan 40, and Sturges called on Webster for margine. The latter, however, falled to respond, and complajuant bought 827,000 lf:lu?;‘eln of corn of Lyon, Lester & Co,, ut 4D centa, 3 Webrter's contmet, snd notified Webster of of the Bourd on the up this ditfor- Webster _reéfured Inid the matter befo d for bis suspession or dlse ors refused 10 comply, but w lhmll,{l\llu{ reasuns, Bturges saye that vne of the chie! e derfved from memberhip on tie Board Is tiie puwer of compelling, or, in other words, fqueezing, a brother member until ho sot- tles without going to law, This valuable prerojgu. tive und Inberent Flght being denled by the Board, Mr. Sturges noka for a writ of mandamus Lo com- of Directurs 1o tiear his complatnt Mr. Weoster, COMMERCIAL LEAGUE ASSOCIATION. Tho argument In the case of The P'cople ex rel. T, 15, Necdles vo. Thu Commercial Learue Anxo- ciatton on demarcer aud & motion to striko out the secund and tlurd pleas was continued yoster- day before Judga Huvers, It was argued un the part of the people that the Aswocintion was fn fuct un insurance company, lesuing policies of tnsur- unce under the name of certificaten of membterehip: that it, in ottect, provided mnnunl dues an premiums, and it made no difference whether iho cuntract was to pay u definlto or a continzent sum. On the part of the Assorlation 1t waw clpimed that It waa orzanized under thu provisions of the Inat part of Sec. 31 of the General Incorporation law, which provided that assoclutions and sucio~ ties fntended to benefit the widvowe, vrphuns, heirs, and devieces of decenved metnibors, snd wnert no annusl dues or premiinis wery required, fursny nrofits glven to the members, should not be decmed insurance compantes, No profit was roaped by any of the meibers. They were re- quired to pay s speeifie, limited, smunnt on the deiith of any cmber, snd they recelved no profits ur dividends, Judes Rozors overruled the motion 10 atrike tho second and third pleas from the Oles, on the ground that unly one { ea could bo filed in a quo warranio sult, but took the demurrer under advisement. 1TRMS, Judge Moore Jisteniay granted s decrea of dl. vorca tu Busan_ftoberts, from Edwin Roberts, ou the wround of drunkennass, Judge Farwoll granted a decree to Benjamin F. finich. Trom Clara N, Feleh, on the ground of doser- on, An Asnlgnee will bo choson for Charles F, and Willlsm A fodgman at 1UA, m, to-tuy. UNILRD STATES COUNTH. Maria . Vedder begun & suit yesterday agal Goory , 1less 10 tecuver the nmount of & nota :ur& 400, given Nov. 1, 1872, with 10 per cent nterest, John J. Klnm;gu Assigues of Flint & Co., of New York, fled o bhilt againat David, Jano E., and Charles W, Kreigh, and Augustus IL Durley, Aw- rignee In bankruptey of David and Churles W. Kromgh, to forec.osoa decd in the natitre of a mort- gage on which thero is duo £1:30, 544,30 and fnter- gt ana covering Lotaf to 17 in the subdivision of Lots 11 to %0, Block 2, in South lranch Additlen to Chicago also Lute 1 and 2 In D. Kroigh's Subdi. Vlision I the soutny fraction of tho W 4 of tho N W. 1 of Sec, 28, 30, 14: aleo the undivided i of Lot 4, 5 10, 11, 18, 10, 2 n d 26 1n the xabdi- vislon' of the 8.'W. 3¢ of Sec, 12, ), 14: ala Lota 1 and ¥ in (he sablivislon of Gocks 16and 10 in 8, ¥, Smitu's subdivislon of the N. E. 3 of the N. E. 3¢ of ¥ec, 18, 39, 14 SOPERION COUNT IN GRIEP. Eljzabeth C, §ludges Bled 8 bittazainst Edwin A, and Murgacet Johasou, W, E. Furness, A, It Abe Twtt, Kahra A, Johusun, exccutrix, Harrlot M, "rohurn, Lottss Gresuwoud, Mary ulaw, Willio E. dohnson, Flora Johinson, and Whiluin Blodeert, 10 Tarecluat & trust-deed for $1.500 on Lots i to 18, fuctusive, and 31 to 'i0, inchisive, of Hlock 1, of tha resuiadtvision of Block 1, ln Beoukline, A. 1. Smith aued the Chicagu & Southern Itall- road Compuny for 1,000, Androw J. Ualloway and Anp E. $tone, admin- fsteatorn of the eslate'of Ramuel Stone, decesned, filod a bill suminet John U, Burroughs, i, F. Ja. cubs, the Univeralty of Chicago, the Buptist Theo vical Union, J, F. Gillette, the Unlon Mutual Jafe-Insurance Company, uud R. W. Kellsy, to farecluso & morteago for alullr.'n. given by Dr. inst Burroughe in June, 1871, and covering Block 87, fn Stonu & Whitney's Subdivislon of d the W. 4 3 of xec, 1 of thes. K. 0 W, % of tho 5. E. !4 of Heo, §, i, 1 Also anothier apninat tho saiue partlea Lo foreclose another morts Kugo fur the uame amount on Hlock 27 1n the sawme subdivision, A thrd ayatust thesame to foreclose o wortyego for th o fourth, alo, el the sama to furecloss & auutgngemullk sum on Block 38 in thoe same act, 1‘.lnd CIRGUIT COURT. Edzard . Tapper commenced 8 enlt In trespass for $10, 000 dlmufin guinuat Cnristian $choliz, 1. A, Hurlbut Decan a sult for $3,600 agalust Alvin lfalbort, J, 8. tevens, and Carles K. Fos. tor, Willtam N, Stanloy brought snit to recaver §3,« 000 damsges from lovert hmsle, G, Oilletle, cunsorvatar of Bamuel I, ON- lette, sued Elishs 8., Phillp, and James Wads- worth to recover §4,000, A. B, McClieanoy,' vzccutorof tho estata of A. T, McChesney, sued the New England Mutual Life- Inwurance Company for $1,000. E] T i lifide va, ool v LonaRT—No. . liluds va, Arii OB oo me AL iwanty botpmosnd OF JUDOK UARY—243 I3, bk, Zedl, D4, 2 204 204, 20k 297, 40 i Peflaur va. Roen, da tela TEUR S AN KAONMIT 1T, 52,400, 82,813, No, M.':llalux‘n."l'lunuull TR S0 a% voox Slovux~1d, 17, 18." No. 15, Dafour va, Dan- e, o efa} o ot cuses B4, 04, sud 800, Nu. 278 1 on S, Doz HOOERS—848 1o 600 facluslys. No case on et casn 8T, Dieckert va, Witkowalyy Jehok Boo A .QI.J- 443, 447, 410 to 400 Incluslyve, sxcepl Nu, 437, Sileke, op url ('pik ¥auw KLL—1, 318, Boninide va. Schmidt, Uhax WILLIANS~Felitions for sot-off fu State Sav- 1uiga Oave, o JUDGMENTS. fihel Wani Bupgaion IRT=CONFReIONS — Withelm snd. oeala; 81304, —Jacob New ve. Liar. 81,60, D, K. Touupy va. Matghow oriian Bational Dauk’ ve. Mat- 23, 20 W GOLTIEd, §4 (0,0, SGe GORNIRn Wbt ve Jumes A Orecobil, rinan o0ai Ban! , C. llerriasnn, gigaor<Fatrick Moonall va, Cllctgo, Luriingtod & duiney finiroad Compauyy verdics 820 and woiton ut nuw il Jupue Janzeox~City ve. Brown. for widentng Hi stel airest trota tho Chicaiu & Alion 1aliroad ny's track to tslsted atreets condemnation verdict Bsinss ihe cliy. §4.010.-Cluv A8, Tiogat, coudsilia: tlon cur for vpeniog Church strcet frum {ts proacos feruuinus through Ly Sikel atroet, $u (23 80, C1rouiT Covkr—Coxvk {fat_Nuilonal Dank of Uhlcago va. Juh U, Faster, D. F, Faal, wud tcury 4. 64, kejtou ve. Matheus Einlih, 820, 31664, ¥. Frac ltfried, $5.708.20. ~Devoiton Co Eddy ve. Jobn D, char, €234 13, Jubis fiarn-luu Daviwa ve, Joha Borchard; wendlct, 8. 10WA SBUPINME COURT. Anectal Dieoaich (o The Chlcuga Tridune. Des Moines, In., Doc, 14.—~In the Supreme Court to-day: The Phenls Inearance Company ve, Dsnkwordt, Des Muines County § attirmed. Dumo vw. heen, Winneshiek County; modied and atipmed; decreo inthls court or below at plaine Uil's oplion § plaiutitl 10 pay coste, Vincens ve. Vincent, Vage County; afirmed. Callaway Vo. Loja, Des Molues County; res verued, Marke vo. Woodbury County; Jouus ve. Tuomas, Winoes Lane, Montgomer; 2%, sdiriog th tirmed. ick County; a County; former o Judgusent of ke 2 court bolow, Btate ve. Mazwell, Delawsl 8 Vld "ol frt County; sMrmed. Ulatesd va, ogxy rrison Louuty; s aied, !"l.lxi’e"l. Linderman & Co. Poltawatomie Coun- ; attirm Deloog ve. Melchcr, Dubugue Couaty: afirmed. Adans ve, Beadio b Bice, Moward Gounty; re- versed, .,Y.fi"t‘" v, Bargent. Pottawsttowls County; af- . ‘The Natiooal Daok of Daveoport ve. Gigerd, Keoft t'onrty; former apinion adh. Frean ve. Beck; motion to set averruted. Springer ve. Bartle; motlon to relax coats Kon- tl!lurll ol 1oz amemed), de aMrmance t lowa Lumhee Company vs. Foster; fehear- ng granted. AN ODD C1v1L Sperial Mepaich 19 The g Mamison, Wis., Dec. 13, ~In_tne United States Diatrlet Cobrt to.day, Judge Burr preiding. in the casr of Joasph Reyrolda va. Grrrett Albertaon ctal, the jury returned o verdict for plamtit_of 810,020, It apeciaily found the defendante did not deliver, ‘on tha %5tn of December, 1570, fo the rteamboat Arkensas, & harge 0f wheat ciaimed to have been deltvered by defendants. BLOGMINOTON, ILL. pertal Disgrsic 18 The Ehienzn Tribune, Broowis.toN, 1ll., Dec. -In the MeLean Caunty Court to-day’ Amoa Hatnard brought suit scainsl John €), Dickinson on & nota for about £1,000, niened by Charlew It Incklnron, deceased, ickinaon, hix hrother, aa security, ¢ defende on n plea that his slenature fa a ery committed Uy hie deceased brother when 4 of money. " Charles 1t Bickinson was Te: “ollector weveral years, and died T, icngn Tribure, 1y Heve 'eX88 LWO years SENATORIAL PATRONAGE. A Leasan In Statramanship, New Vurk Feening Pat, The follotsing conveseation hetween 8 Clvil.Serve Ica refarm voter and a **patrenage ' Senator took vlace yesterday In Washingian, It explaina the milk In tho cocuanat: Voter—Thase are reveral stions now hefore the country which bate a very fmportant bearing upoi busiiicsn Interesta und the prosperity of the whule prople. Senator—Thera I8 nothing compare, 1n vaet and far- reachi nportance, with the yueation whether the Preaident's indolent usurpution of the riuhl 1o seleet o+ firers of the tovernment—-a function which hae been exercined by Feustor for years—alall bu tolernted, Voter—We want a rovival of trade, ro that stag. nant industefes may be etarted again and working- men may o to work, What whi become of s as thltys ure going vn? Senutor—We want onr offices, eo that we may oot oar partlsan followers. in_comfortanin places where they will have Hlitle o do and will get zoud 1y for nut doinge §t. Thea they will be able to Twark ™ fur ns 1y cancuses and at the potle, and cantrihinte n part of their sularivs to pay the exe penses of the paryt, What will Lecome of ug us Ll are gotne on? Vuter -S1abliity (n the currency Is necessary, +0 that there may be 6 fixed iandard of vajuen, by which_prices tnay he regmated and busdners be carned on intellizently aud with confi 3 Seinator—~The stability of the Ttepubilcan party 14 what | #m tmost concerned aboul, By ull pesns Jet us keep up the standurd, the wlorivus vid etandurd, under which we Luve fought ro wany battlea: and IF the standurd 18 n bloody shirt xo mueli the Letter. The busluess of pulitles cannot be Intellizently regulated, ar carrled on with con. fidunce, {f the Vronldent breaks up the party by depriving Sonstors of thelr patrong.e, V We want 8 good, honest dollar—by which 1 n(;inl'n‘dullnr which will be worth 200 ceuts In- of 110, Henstor—We want gnod, honest Republieans in office—by which I incan Nepubiicans who will owe their places to Scuators, and vl gbey the orders of Senntora un patn o Jusing tetr placce, 3 foreign commerce is Ina bad way? We pave many artlcies to well, and weonll wake many more tu sell if we conld only find & market for thens, Senator—Well, why don’t you o ahead and sell? Wby do you come here bothering me about your markets when L am euvaced In a despotate atragele for wmy proverty, my oflicea® Unless I cay Lully tue Prentdent ihto & withdrawal from hia positiun, prexcutly [ shau't hiave n Port-Oice that I can call oy own, ote am not a radical free-trader or a violent rl’l)ll‘tlll’nll‘i: but It docs scem to me that some- bt ought 1o be done fo; vennue reforus, Murt hich can bingin to personw meet think the ssme way. Some of thu customn faxes are abeurdly o and, while they bring Dttle or uothing into the Treasary, make extravasant prices at howe, ‘baralyze trade, shuttinz ont and - b yhat other cuninlries have fo m.-{l us prevent us ron peiting u uarket in thoso countries, | hpuw protected manufucturees who wWould like to well £ooila tn Enrope, and who conld eell them there cheaper than the Earopean manufacturers, If the Tuvenue was regulated po B4 10 ake wu exchango 0. commuaditiva a little ensicr, 1 see that Secre. tary Sherman (!mlwn:!n conslderavle nddition to the frev lst, Whnt Is yore s pinion on the tariff? senator—"Tho tariT?” What do I care atont tho taritTr Make it to wuit yourself, Hiub or low, trea trade o prutection, are all one to me If 1 can only p my oiliclal patronage, 1f I can'ts what are they to me? I my otllecs nre laken away frum me, srhercam [t Wit am 1! Nownere! Nobody! Votor—Don't you think the Navigation lswa :mlgm llr.l,hfl awended 80w to revlve our shipping nterosts Stustor—1 know nothing shout the Navigatto Jaws, and 1 care less. Tho unly law which Intes st nu datho Tonuro-of-Ofica taw, Thin v advautoge of the Preatdent; but | w10 amend 1L 1t ouht to provide that the President shall muke no nomination in any Flata excopt under the alrection of the Suators of that Stato, Votor—Itetienchment nnd oconotny ought fo be- gin now {n earacet, There must be no more sub- sidica, While all private vx,)tulfl lave beon cut ublic expenses are still extravagant, When we_seo how hoavy the tazes arv, Federal, State, ln;,lucn'iy —when we conaider how tho people are robbe Senator—Rubled? Robbed, did you say? 1 snd my brother Kenators ure robbed —robfied of our patronage; rolbed of our I‘T;mlnlmuuln. without which “we mnover shoul huve been able to “come tu Wushington, snd. without which we shall uever by anlo to como here agatn afterour present terma are ended, You ought to be ashuwmed of yourself, 1t s un- feeling und wsnlting for you “to stand there snd talk to mo about taxes, and snbaidies, snd ship- o, mnd turnls, and tnarkets, und the currency, wWher you know how perplexed I ams whien you Kknow that my wholu tind 16 Absorbed in {ho qiess $iom of Postmasters, nud Naval Oficers, and voyors, and Cullectord, sud Marshals, What s 1) your nonxensc of Lusincss interesta and tndustrial Worth compared with theso linportant t 1 have got nothing elre ol your notlon of stntens manshiv, ~ Lmust now s0o what 1can do with she Fresldent, e — THOMAS-BAXTER, To the Editor of The Tribund. Curcaao, Dee. 13, -In_your Washington epecal of thix morniuy it ls stated that wll the charges agalust Baxter, nominated for Judge of the Fifth Judicial District, have been cleared up, except one **preferred by a Chicagy lawycr named Thow- av." Aslpresumel am tne Individual referred o, I **riso to explsin, 1heve wmsde no formal chargzes agsinst Haxter, Twrote a privato letter toa friend in Washington, giving some reminis- cencesof my campoigning o Eaat Tenneseve, amoug which was the followlngs In Seplomber, 18U, our forces wnder Uen. Durnside wvaded East Tennessee. 1 was ecrving as Awsletant Ade Jutant-Uynersl on the stall of Gen, B. I\ Cartor, who was appotuted Provost Marshal-Geveral of Ewat Tenncssce by Gen. Burmslde. We occupled a4 our quarters Ahe houso of Landen C. Nayucs, at that tima Coufedorito Seunator at Ricumond, and Jaw pariner of Lol John Baxter, President Hayes' nominve for Judge, Awong Haynes' private papers, found in Lis lbra- ry, was & loug letter written ta biw by Col. Baxter in the summer of 1883, when the Unlon cauve luokea dubjous, a short thne be‘ore the full of Vicksburg and the battle uf ‘e complained bittorly that b federacy way suspecied and loyulty thunly, eracy L0 plste 4 Inego wum of moncy in nie (soine mflllunlz with which' he proposed to come through the Hevel Moce by means of Jetters wiurh he could obtatu frum Uniun friends In Knox- ville, and Luy up the Northern presw, commencing with the Now York Jerald.” o belicved that with these organs Lo conld creato a pe senti- uient that 10 #1x tonibs would result o the fude- pendenca of the Eouthern Confederscy. The speciol seforred to ways that Bazier's frichds have falled Lo fdnd thls Jeiter amuny the Confederate archivos, 1sce no reason for i1s being there, We found it wwoug xs-unlnrllnynt-c"yuluw Dapore, anu we certaluly did not send 3 Kichuond. Ag) YOur currespolident says “I'he Uhicago Thuins who has callcd $his ebarge Lo the attention of the Commitice le sald (0 heve formeriy resided $u ‘Tennessue, wod to_Lave been tne of Lhe perevis who recounted the School Fund mouey, part of which Is suld to have dlsappeared vnder the Admin- ration of Isbant ¢, Haraw, ™ Al this s trae, exceptihat | called the attention at the Commities v the charge, which Ldid uut, exvept to write the privats lewer roferred 10 wy fnend, wiu 1s not & member of Cungress, Tols 1¢ the hlstory of the money countlig: £ the wpring uf 1543 oir furces under Gen, Wilson captured ut Mavon, Ga., vinat wus left uf the usects of the Hank of Ten whict had been itincrating with Gov. hairis since they bad been fun ol ter the fuli of Fort louslson” i the winter ot 1502, sud tuened tnew over 1o tue State Governwent st Nawhvilie The Leelslature suthurized the tiovernor, Secretary of State, and Comptrolier to exuming snd .nvels tory these sswcts. | represented the Governor on the Committev, and we couated the money apd Other ussetw, uid Teportud sevalts, which repuort was publisbed by the Leglature, 1f your coree- spoudent weaus to lusinuate that fuceo sevets shrunk 1 our pauay, OF tus we, or | ewbeled ay of iho muney, I can only say that [ is the st time. after o 1anso Of tweive #0d a Lalf yeare, that 1 bave leard of such an lutimstion. “If it were truv, | bardly seo bow 1t would affect luxter's qualidcativos fur s Judgeablo, \esy wetfully, 1B Tuosss, ———— THE NEW TERRITORY OF LINCOLN. Fo the Edivr o The Trbune. Yaxgroyn, D. T., Dec. 10.—Your corresvond- ent ** Lyon,* writiog from the Black 1111}y, by mts- Ye3d In some slatemsule 1wace bu a letter prluted your {ssue of thu Uth luat,, but touches & subject of genersl interest. Referriug to the proposed erection of & new Terntory under tho wume of Lincoly, to luclude that realon, he repests a statue et locally mude 1o blm, based upon prejudice aud {gnorance, which Inquiry would Lave rejected. Mo ruticcls upon the lawe of Lakuta se thare in- applicablo, says thuy wuco pusscd by the **Cow* couaties, mesnlog the sgrcultural districts of b 1877 recion, and says they bad no conception of the nerida of & district 11ke the Hils, The State of Calitorma {2 undonbiedly the most enlightened, ndvineed, and well-gaverned mining rrzion In Amerlea, and has had more experiencn with the necida of toth capital and labor so em- rlnyecl than any otliet State ur Territary, [thaaa ¢h fame for enlizated law, and jts conrts have ha cen celehrated for learning an dny the State was organized, Cortainly, too, U State fa as nearly fike the Tiack Hilla' n topog- raphy and other charactesistics of the mining in- tereata awany part of the United States, Our laws are copled from those of Californin very lariels. One Inst Legislative Avaemily enacted aur **lle- sleed Codea,” witeh had heen prepared with ereat labor by 8 Commisden previously appointed. There are strictiy but five codes, thunzh there may e reven, —Colitlesl, Gl §, Criminal Pros cedare, Civll i'rocedare, ['robate,'and Justied the latter theee horne all civi] pracedues. reven endes atl bt the firat uee the Calitornia law, and that relates o officers, couptien, mue nieipalitler enerally, and lucal | admine atration which are much the rame 1o ail North- weatern States, §n the prenaration of thees codes carefnl peocrl wad bl to the Jatert anendments by the Unliforma Lesrinture v the decisons of their hugteme Lonri, UF coutra Lioee cuden aro slpilar to those of New Yok, Wirconsin, and other Statey bieed upon the same ayetem, n eegard to mintng laws and Intarests specially, the coden e the same ae Califorma law, except 1he statute governiug the location and aize of luden and tming N taken from the Jutest statute of Colorioo and amended shzhtly, but oniy at the raquest and eugzostion of Repre- rentutives trom the Blsex Wil fu sticndunce upon nur Legisiature, The -law al corpurativns, fn- cloding tmming and manuofactur) tuunela, ditches, and flumes, and wag e toll roads, ' and oli partoership - and com- murcial law, s tdentieal with California, COur law 14 v I dous not permit iawles ble occupation snid dlspossension of _minea, as otiempted of the Keet mltie, apd darceibel Ly your correspondent. It wgombling and gambling-houses, bawdy- and similar justitutions, and does not aie their lirenee for revenne, 1t inslaty upon rogular procesy of law in the onforcewient of rizuts or the redresa of wrongs, and forbids e forcitly seizure of ofices and records like thal recently dune there, huwever cleat the leval tite W them oF right of euccession. It dirtvows mobe in any fori oF for any purpose. Jscems ot to aait e present popntaion there, ora part of them, Thelr defeat ol Washington will be due tu lawlessnrss alrendy exhibited, and to their pronouced disitke of good laws, “Theie ure fwo nr thtee points whereln our laws do notbest auit them. ‘These are the tme required to begin and Lelng to teial clvil actions ln the blgher tonets, thoigh this 19 not extraordinacy in older Jocalitics, and our very larze exemptions. 1nall vther rey, « their ubjections are not well taken, and apring from {norance o prejudice, and pers hinps & aenire L puts fatfers withunt tuch legal respoustility. The writee i not opposed 1o tha new teeritur *, but Jet It be created upon a basie of triths Consrees must look at two or three platn ficte, however, I that territory be organized, whiat will be done with the proposcd Territory of Hturon out of the narthern part of Duhota? and It Betlh be ent oil, wil) 3t not 1linit the wize of Dakots vroper for foture State? In brief, would it not e far better for lluron to be separated sud the maining or eontn hulf of Dakots, focluding the be erecicd into u Siste an cits? That pisn Involves the beat permanent interests of “all the sections, The proposed State would not be s long east and weat be Nebruskn, and 1te leogth would be with the uatural sl artifictal ronter by river and rall. Itls this loukinz furward 10 Stateboud which eaures ull the uppusition there i licto tu Linculn Territory. The Black 1lls are now a grest expense und in- conventeuce to our territorial offuics, wutle they Il»u_\' nu teeritorial tax. Thelr criminale cost (e ‘erritory heuvily, and cauee the only debt the Ter- ritory now owes, yet one of thelr arguments fn 1aror of separition Ju that ihe Terntory owes $15, - 00U, 00U, 1t ducs not owe $10,000 tnall. It will v well fo take with great nlluwance ail falk on this whole guestjon from tae Iifils. The Cow counties nie hupp:ly prosperons without political conncetion with them, WL U, Brave, e CURRENT OPINION. abihity mince Gravo Senators ought to walt until Civil- Bervice reform smounts to sumething before they quarrel much about At.—[%lladelphls Tymnes Und.)e The silver idiots are howling in concert against the only sensible paragrapli In the seven long columns of the President's meswage.—dt, Louts Globe-Demacrat (Mep.), I'he ntrong polat of President Hayes' first meneage {n ite clear, honest, manly tons on tho reanuption and eilver questions. The weak poluta Areite tame and ampty treatment of tue Civil Service und lts cowplacent illuslons e to the South. —Albany Ecening Juaraal (flep.). The Raleigh (N. C.) Olserrer hus ceased to charactenize’ Senator Vattersun ns n *‘earpet: bageer "' winee he hos made bimself verviceabio to ita polltics] purposes. 1t Insu also with & colored citizen, Wien he votea tho Demacratlc ticket he ceares to look ltke 8 **uyver” to the Dourbon cyco— Washington (U, C.) lepublicun (Rep. ), The gold-bull admirntion for Becrotary Sherman' o&;nhuml ncheme (o ** resume " with £)0, 000,000 In 1 sal-tender rary in the belly of the nstivn, ie highly edifying, 1 proves that t{my vrofera cirrency complicated with rue moy real resutnption, accorutng to the standsed of i tallic money 1hat we had fur eighly yesrs, —Cin- annats Commercial (fnd, Rew.), Tt [the President’s messago] iu a document of which neither tho sathor not the country can wver become avhamad, It ia Lo producuion of an honest mnn, If we are capanly of Judgzing. It ie the meesaye of an independent, outspuken, elne cera patriol. who has 10 private ends to subecrye, —of & mun who seeks not vitice nor the apslanso of the multitude, put the beat moans of promoting the welfaro of blscountry.— Xichmond (18.) Ihs- pateh (Dem. ) ‘fhe message displaya the well-settled charucteristics of President llayes, It is plain, buatucas-like, and unequivoeal, 1t shows & spiric ;zl falrneas towsrd thoswo who 'fi oppuved Lo tho iden d motbods of the Pre but at the @ tinie repressnte the solf. ulon - which lum fo patiently and con utly pursue a hae marked vut, Lowever embarrassing the oppusition may be,— Columbun (0.) Journat (Bep.), ‘I'he snwe disposition to bo “amiably stub. born,** and at the same timo boness and tzue to his responallnlitles, whick the President shows {u re- sand 1o Southern matters, ho sbows in repand 1o Clvil-Bervice reform. He dous not suy snythiug in his messago that ean e construed 82 & comment vn the recent Senatorlal intrigues to cmbarrase him, but ho restirms his Lelials and purposes with o frankness und positivencss which shows that he duew not yleld an inch frowm the grouod he teok i il letter of acceptanca and his inwugural,—Nor- wich (CL) Bullelun (Lew. s, The toue of the- honest, jmpartial Lepub. licut Jouruals ought to advise the President to ke it e jnmediato **policy to ind the uieans for attatning tie reforms he seeks, by, through, and with the Kepablican party, 1f he ‘will do that —rolessiug hlusel! from cunneetions thst unly em- barraes bin Adwinistration now—be will be slmust sure 10 retire from oifice ot the appointed thno with the ullol{\nfi conviction ot success, 1 he does not do this, hie bids tair ta throw ohetacies in tiw own path, while demoralizing hls political friends, and giving aid and comfort to thelr palit. 1 enemive, —Hugulo Comuercial Adeertiser Informntion from Washinglon goes to shuw that 1Lo President's messagy tv not well re- ceived, Of course, Hepublicsus do nol like the southurn policy, snd do ot cheerfully “w‘:x‘ the mild mdmlssions e 10 remonetization of silver; while, on (he vther hand, Dewocrats are dissatia- fled with the fallure (o recomtuend s revision of th tanil, ora reduction of Interual-revende dutics, ““?"‘m anitoaty, Ora repeal of the test-yat for Fe of the clausce which dis- frow the benetis of the Unliod Slatew pre-cption laws, Itts noted, that 1ture ts put 8 word sald for the Tusas Pacitio ur the conelruction of the Misslsaippi —Motile Bequster \Deu. )o Withont foar of coutradiction from any source Whuse opiniog ta worth b boldly that the couduct of tho Nourthern gestemen i‘hntzfl thero and prefer to yuto the l(rrubllum tickel {s grossly ungenticman- Iy, tnoraughly uupateiotic, and sx suicidal s tholr worst cuvmivs could wisli, 31 the Boutls ls ever to be. un{wiu,«. it must welcomo the carpet-bagyer, st let bl think, " i welto whiat be will,® 50 joug e the douth decrecs. that overy one these must be Democrutlc or nothing, just so long will 1L bu the paradise of hankrubts, and the groveliug sympatay of all the dourbfsces duthe North will not lmprove its condition (o the estcnt uf ono Bland dollar, —{tics Bepubiivan \Jsp, ). Gov, Kemper's message to tho General As- sembly of Virelnja, which met last weck, deals fraly with the State debt guestion, and dea wtrugce the ahility of the Stale to_pay the 1nleres on tho debt without further tucreusg of taxation. The tiovernor, In coucludiog e message, siys: **jiut no malter what the origm, of convideration, or history ot tho debit, nu_ nistice who ie preseat t hals 18 3 eooupb 10 know (hat V) s pow sonwtitiited, gave ber boude ang pliil her boaur fur ils pay No watter bow onetous the obli- e pation, yet justice, duty. nizut. aud falih demand Fi sutarfoent. We will pay thio debt becauss it Is right, ue well bucause the Fepudiation of the Tesat part of it would bllght the histuric virtus of the bev, nl;‘nud the Inhurited glory of tho Commun- wealth." Hin [President ll-{os‘) recomumendation to the Btatcs and loca) suthoritics 1o urge and pre- Ve lice, halluung. educalion, sud T e o the colared prople rivileges under the Conetliution. curible wud souud: bul, sice Lbey coucern 4l authorities, nd uot the Exvcutive or @ nut [ place Iu 8 message (o Lon- ere 1be laws of the ited States t{e e Jrowots 10 ‘VDETCHS, cab, W ! v $loibica, Where they are in qacation. where ixccutive power can be lawfully jovoked, or whete Congeces may loglelste, bie incssage shiould treat of the queatious invoived; bul, 8410 poiuts Le wililts aro within the proviuce of the lucal su- rity, we o ol sug LOW ey become tue vubject of Esecutive trcatuicot as national malte Noshellte (Tenn.) Smarican \Dein. ). Mr. Hayos did not uake the South tren. quil, uor did be re-petablish order. Whal he did wan t0 Kive tby Southeru peovle the ouportuaity, 40 loug deaied Weu, Uf Luagiug el oWl al- falrs in their nwn way, Anil that way, s the event showa, fs hy liherality, honesty,” and ahaalute uatlea, It was unnecsmssry, therefore, for Mr. Taves to lecture the Santhern people on thete duty o the fredmens and it was cqually anrecererary 10 prateabont *‘the ymmediate_euppreerion and rore punithment by tAe National and local authori- tres, within thelr respective Jurtsdictions, of ecery instance uf lawlessnese and vintence toward™ the freedmen. Thede pheases ara, 1t 1¢ nresumed, aune fcr tho unreconstructed Hepuhiicans, wha st gard the Southern whiter aa unchained tigers. and their former nlases aa biack lamba or sheep, —CAar- leeton 8. €.y News hem. ). ‘e present position of Henator Davis in the Unjted States Senate shows the fatility md folly af any pnblie man In thia ennntry, no matter how shle he may be, Lrying to hold filmaelf com- [letely atoaf grom party afliiatune, Senstor Darls < a man of great ability and very hizh character, tut it must he apparent to hie best friends that his Senatorial eagrer thuw far hee added nothing to, It it hae not deeided)y lesscned, the good opinion in Dlicis ho wax Ineinerly hebd by the praple. Tn hig atfemnt to hold tr.e balance of power between the olitirsl partice, he hae made auch 2 aee-eaw of iin princlples, Talancing a vote on one side with one or the gther, and then evening matters up hy dodgin:z the tast vote altogether, na he did on tha admisaion of Bintler, that he s in a fair way o Iner the ranpect of ail*thoer in ei*her party who linve fzed 1deas nd atrong_convictions. More. aver, helains dezree shoen of the inflnencs which o man of hla ubility onzht to have in the Repate, By refusing to identify himeelf with either parly he voinntarly euts hitmeelf off from the cananxesf hoth, and cannot expeet to eommand the united anpport of either In anything he may propose, The fact s, the peuple k= 2 man to be one thing or annther. The fact Is becoming to be morte and more recognized tnat political partlee ars fnsepirable from nur system; thet the Government cannat be carried on without t and a man who pirnfes<cs himaelf 1o b teno good or ton great to uct with elther paliticsl party 1a natoeatly and rizht. fully Raevected of entertaining somo” uiterior or scldah motive, Inthe case ot Heuntor Davis it 19 well knowir that he wonld like to he President, Tt it e our apiniou that the road he Is travelin: dura not Jead {0 the White llouse. No man wil ever get there who spendssn mnrh time on the fenee. —Indranapolts Journul (Ilep. ). s dadicbaith itk Bappy tidings for nervous suderces, and thore who have heen dosed, dreoceed, and guacked. Pulvermachar's Electric Delts offectually cure premature dehlhity, weaknens, anl decay. Bouk sud Journal, with fuformation warttr thoussnds, malled free. Address Pulvermacher Galvanic Co., Cincivuatl, 0. McVICKER’S THEATRE. 25 Cts.| Mo a1 50 Cts. Evexixe Pricxs, 25 %, 73 ¢ta and 8. Anutlier New Vlay, SIDOINIHE], THE MARRIED FLIRT. New and beautiful seenery, Actf, **The Wedding et 2 ** My Wife's [lecention L Art The Trial 0 =t Th Tragediat Act 4. ** Amler i the Setue. ™ Act 3, ** Settlement ‘.'F‘]\IEI.?KI’E l‘?l%lll‘lf"An\".I; SATURDAY MATINEE, For the lfolidays, GRaXp FAIRY EXTRAYAUANZ) IOOLEY’S THEATRE. Enthustastic and Unbounded Buccess of the HESS ENGLISH OPERA OOMPANY, UNPABALLELED BUUCESS | [+ . Hime s NORMANDY S c W M 1 NORMANDY_ Sutordsy Matioee Prices—Parqnette and Peruette Clgelr, &1 cony. Gallery, tus. utlre chasige of Gili. A new Upera every 11 strength of (he Company, AVERLY'S THEATRE (Late Adelpi), J. JL ITAVERLY, fon 3 TIS K ¥y GIRAD aa DA AN HAS) 33 il SANTLEY'S DURLESQUE TROULE. Nuinivrods DOVEILy arilsts of Profesalunal merit, n ralfied uttractions, who have aivod the critfcal fost 4 the promiuent citis (s basl 8 ) eats ul Lhelf sinust sod parvelods bruegrrity. | Alw extruvsicane, ¥ FORTY TIIEVES, Matloves for the milifug Wedn dayaand Yac 30 p. . . 17—3Lakspes Markins tmportant). NEW PUDLIUCATIONS. “Highly Amusing and En- tertaining.” REAL BOYS AND GIRLS. Br Many C. Rarreerr. Bix full-pege Nlosrations, 19mo, Cloth. $1.00. Mien Dartlett evidently kuows how toZltall a story, and her scconnt of the homs adventures and experi- cet of Horace, Susan, Johnny, *‘Pldgeit.” and Stidget* Is very anjoyable. Thers Is nothing artif- alor stuptd about sny of the characters—they ara L2eal Doys nud Garle, At all bookstores, or sent, postpald, on recelpt of price, b thz pubtishera, LOCKWOOD, BROOKS & CO., Boston, THE ' LITTLE BROWN HOUSE, AND THE CHILDREN WHO LIVED IN IT, With 83 1llusteations ant elegans bindivg. CAPT, FRITZ, 18 FRIENDB AXD ADVENTURES.] With 70 Iiustrations. FRISK AND HIS FLOCK, With 82 full-page plctures) and PUSSY TIP-TOES* FAMILY, ith 30 full-paga pletures, Aracertainly four of the handsoment snd hest boaks foy chlldren, uotonly ever made In this country, bat ever furaale hore. Al the Hookstores isve them, KAILIEOAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS, FXTLANATION OF Rerzne! 3 fiiomie W Blndly RECINITs A iy CRIOAGO & KPRTAWISTERN RATLWAY, Ticket OfCces, 62 Clark-st, (Sherwsn Ilouse) sndsy i Sl aPacitc Fut Line. wslous City & Yankior alrubugoe hay Ex.via ablubudue Night £a. aOmana Night Express . asioux Cily & Yasktol 83 ANl waiken Lasrciuer (daiig PNl waikon L'aariner isreen D ek bors i & Niihnes i g.lfll Winons Express a2 PPFTPPTRTPT 338339339335533332 PF?FF.’F?:’F‘PP." ¥ ACrosse EXpress. 338 ai & 1435, m. an Tiniel Cara are pun thronah, between Ol £880 And Counell Binfs, o the train leaving Chicga Noother road rons Pultman of ang Ottier form of botet ears weat of Chicazn a=Tllepot corner nf Wel b~Depot carner of Can CHICAG(, BURLINGTON & INOY RAILBOAD. - Depats foot of Laxe-st., Indians-av., and Sizteenth-st., and Canal and vixteenth-ots, Ticket Otfices, 59 Clarke A, a0 8t depota, sm. .m. m. m, am. mn. . m, am. m. Aurora Pamsenger. . e p-m. m, Menduta & Strestor Pamenger., P, . Aurors Pamenger. ... mm ¥ Tluwner's Grove 'asseniae pm. m Freenort & Dubuque ExXpre b o maha Night Express. P.m, m. ") At Express 0 p.m. m. Express. 0 p.m. K Puliman Palsce Dining-Cars (ured for eating pne- e T The Fatae Fabres. e CHICAGO, 8T. PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS LINE. ‘Ticket uttices w2 Clark-st. _sad at Kinsle-Street Deoat. . COLISED M, atines to-day. Fame great bill this eventne. Last oF the sensational artls ol MISS CHARLOTTE SETANLEY, Next Week—First production of B M. Markiam's fRcitiuy arama, tramalated from S Gerinan. eatliicd i i Ft. Paul & Mlnnespolls E. EC Panl & Mioneapoils Ex CHICAQO. ALTON & BI. IOUIS AND CHICAGO KANBAS CITY & DENVER BHORT LINES. Unfon Depot, West Bide, nesr Madisan-st. bridge, a S eeuty hirdat, Tiekes Omees 134 1andotonitt. UCATIONAL. MORGAN PARK NILITARY ACADENY Morgan Park, Cook Co,, Il Prenatory Sehoat for loys, 974, end for catalosun fo elther i ai Woreun bark, o ltoum o Metlodhit Uy AT R . KIRK TALCUTT, WRIGH M. Ars i 2. N HARE T T, oulal ‘ FOR CHRISTMAS Doliar FOR RENT DESTRABLE OFFICES IN THE TO REINT. Apply to WM, C. DOW, PRESENTS. TRIBUNE BUILDING PROPOSALS FOR GAS. BEALED PROPOSALS wilt be recelved by the un. denigaed at tha vlice of the Mayor of Springdeid, 1L, il Saclock s . on 1he LSth ‘day of daauary. (T tosupply the Cliy of spriagield, 11, with & Bret-rate quailty Of Lituinineting yae, both for ‘public and private cutvuinptiou, for & eriod of from Ave Lo tweoly years., a5 Diny be deérned sdvisatio by the Commities on (iss Lights the pariy contracting tu have exclusive eight of a2 uted {n tha cll uplying &l th for public sad Privats use 1. ed. Tho prescut pply for 378 atroet 1nmps, and the averaye detnand for ir{vata consumps tlon ts about 40,000 feel every Lwenty-four hours. ‘Tha publiv |ill|5“ must be kept barutug from Lwiligdt fu she eveuing ¢lil the déwo of 9 Lids ust stale fug pri A8 auppilad, sn alsu the price fur iahils, xtiaguisling, clesnlog. aa. Kening 1 repair i alivel taitipes Mot e price par 1,000 feet (o he pald by privale cunisuniers. All bids must be accompanled by and sufiiclany b the sum of $13.000, 1o be furfelted In vasn the y bhiding shouid fall o vnter [G10 8 Coulrast witer ; h” {1 l&yl!l‘ by the proper suthorities of the City of Spriax ol city resarvesthe rght to reject any sud sil bids. TR bt el R kL L Clalrinan liss Light Cotsmitiee. | _Leavs. T _Arrive. Denver Fast EX *12:00p, m. * & Springfeld i a e e Chicago & I’sducal . k3. Ftreator, Lacon, Waah'ton Ex Joliet & Dwlant Accommdatn ¢ CHIOAGO, MILWAUREE & BT. PAUL RAILWAY. Unlan Depot, carner Madtson and Cannl-nta. Tickes Uiea, 51 8outhy Clarkeat., apposlss Blermian Hous, _sudat de Leave. i 7:85a m through {01108, m. (* 8:00p. W, Arrive. * 7:35p, ow Milwankee Express. . Wisconsin & $lunesot Ty, wid Meusaha * ¢:000. mu P10:458, my xpress. . i, Tows, and Silnas: sota Expross. Wisconsln & 3 | Day, Nteveay Polnt und Ashe| _ Jand through Nigiht haproes. 4 7:008 m. ar e e o et ¢ im Maduas apd Feairie d Minneat elibel 0 A 'ralr| G0 Chlen, OF via Watertawh, LaCTome, and Winosa- JLLNOIS CENTRAL BAILROAD. Pty e iea: Expre ‘st L w Orles aCairo. Now Orl'na & Texas KX ) # Hyringleld Faprom. ..., Kprinufeld Night Ex, Leoria, {‘ulllnulnn & Keoku! T'eorfs, Hurlington & Keokuk. Dubuque & Slouz City Ex. ... 41 Dubugue & Bloux City Ex, Glinny Passecnger " a On'ssturtay aight runs fo Centralta oniy, MICHIOAN OENTRAL RAILROAD. t, foot of Lake:el., 8ad {60t of Twenty-second- et s 01 Ltk oty Southasst soraer of ey dulpis, Grand Pacioc Uutel, aad at Paliner House. Arrive. llllkvll Mala and Alr Line] ey Rxpre: 8200 ACEOmING Attantic Express (daliy).. Nigh ros FITTSBURG, FT. WAYRE & OHICAGO RAILWAY, Drgvl. vorger Canal and Madison-ste. Tickst Ofices, v L., Falwer ouse, sud Grand Pacin Hotel! v Leave. | Awrive. _.'-n & m.( 7:000 0 -.4“5 3D, nn{fi A W, it oi10p, mill 8300 m. BALTIMORE & OHIQ. from Exposition Dufldiag, foot of Mone cket Ofices: K3 Clark-at., Talmer House, pacide, and Depat (Exposttion Bulldiug). Arlve. :h"ufl Espress., "ecific £ Fast LI g_lnrnlnl Express,. #:30a, m.| ast L. oo, 214 wigup, 0] §5iwa m. 8ip. LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN BQUTHERN. . (a11-01d Line. o o kpeet K clllnlle Expreas, dslly... Rl apiea CTHCINNATI & BT, LOUIS R B Cilutou sod Carroll-sts. West Slda. Pl'lmBUBfll Degotcuraer o Columbus & £ast Day Rx SumhE B BT CHICA00, BMKVIELHAND tdl’Ag.le ABAILB‘D_:D B ot VNS S SRIBISIE T INDIA PROOPS ONLY. il 14 0 L uzufinfi'fl‘i"\"fl"flbfli‘{m"w""'° o 3 Whieh 1 '&IN(I iy iy Elllll!'l‘ l-)r" ary Vileh waa facor| ed 1o e Wl dwi now chudr bk ud buokstures A R WA bR e T ucitc ls cagrave 1 50 thu ux'x'nl-"mh.m. o oicel by bt N ATIONAL BANE NOTE CONPA Ao, 3 Will-at., New York. TREASURY DEPARTMENT OPFICEOP CONFINGLLEN OF Tus CLRKESCY, War ¥utoN, e o fu utice s hereby lven to ul) 08 whio sy the Tulrd Matfous! suk of Chicagy. hat the saine wiuatl be prescated wiluuiivgion W. Jeckwn, Heceiver, withihe legel ‘roof ilivgeuf. withiu (bree Munile (row this dete. us licy whil bo dieativwed. | IRO- JAY KSOK. Compirulicr uf the Curreacy. D ISKOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION, Tha copsriverahip beretolore ealating beiweea 8. O. Piper snd W. H. Wawan, (rediug uader the atyle sud paibe of W. H. Wasson & v, i», this 610 day vf De- cember. diasolved. Busivess Io lquldatiou. S C. PIPER. Yankion. D. T., Dec. 8. 1977 HKUMMS». Aread's Kuioys or Milk W de- llctous spark v wawuus for ug qualitles | for dye- vepels. Seud for clirculare A S KEND, Vit v Matva-ac ’i‘rugflgéfs. North German Lloyd, z CamppR L] sa svary gatar York 1o Boutbamipto; B eamars of 1bls Compsny wil o Breuies omrerEaied ‘passsua—From fon, ‘ilav1e, sud bre cubia. §00, Kuld; stéerage, aad passage appiy to Great Weatorn Steamship lLine, " Yark to Uristol (Englaad) direct. : ursday, ec. 13 ALi. Wilia ity B 3 parage, BXA a0d 87 nigrwmediste, B4 S Tt R e B! certiicates, §30. VPI‘(W WM ¥, arl Micbiguu Central Rallrosd. MUISCELLANEOUS. ppTeepacmaep =t Fur Salo by Druggista 5 R § Evecywhare, Hygenic, Infallible and Preservative. M cainde ol o witie bar Bued ad o am