Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1878, Page 4

constituents have almost unanimously pro- nounced in favor of the remonetiza. tion of the silver dollar through the resolntions passed by both Honses of the Mississippl Legistature. montary speetnelo of n Senator speaking on one side nnd voting on the other is not un. likely in thg cnve of Mr. Lasan, who can Liardly escape tho conviction that, while his viows are persoual property, his voto belongs to the people of Mississippli. to mako a point against the IuxTiNaTON scheme, ignored the fact that Lo was utterly destroying his own claim that the Govern. mout onght to give his Company not only the same Innd-grant, but some $13,000,000 in nddition thercto, ‘Tho simplo fact is that the HuxTixaTox Company, already owning a road which carned them over 8,000,000 nat last year, are in posscssion of abundant resources with which to procoed with the construction of n Southern Pacific railrond, while tha Tot Beorr clique have not tho resources to go ahend unless the Government furnishes them with the money. Tox Scorr, there- foro, and others desirous of Luilding nnother Pacitic railrond on Government boyaty, afe prepared to got np another Cradit-Mobilier Ling, bribe members of Congress, corrupt the ‘officers of the Government, plunder the people, and ngain disgrace the nation in order to furnish the opportunities for divid. ing up miilions of Govornment money. ‘T'ox Scorr is ot interested in the JouxsTox bill, which approprintes $35,¢ somebody clse is intcrested in tho same selfish and corrupt way inwirging its passage, and if some of the Bouthern members aud lobbyists prefor the Jounstox bill to what 18 known as the ‘Tost Bcorr measurs, it is because the former provides for tho branch ronda and o councction with Momphis, But aoy and every bill which asks n money or Lond subsidy 18 primarily in the interest of a Ring, and it is usoleut and oulrageous to make such n demand of Congresa nta time whon the whole pooplo are in distress, and when it is all that the Government can do to rnise money to pny ita current expenscs. The infamy of thia proceoding is increased Dby tho fact that ono company stands ready to build a Southern Pacifie raflrond without asking a dollar of Government aid, THE MAINE-MASSACHUSETIS MUDDLE. Mr, DBraixe, reinvigorated Ly the Hot Springs, lins onco more besmenrad his cheek with tho war-paint and sallied forth from his wigwam in quest of scalps, of nstatuo of Wirrtast Kixa, first Governor of Maine, in the National Gallery suppliod him with tho opportunity. Massachusetts to thank the commander of tho Hornet for eapluring the Peacock, her long refusal to consent to the partition of lier old territory, aud her refasal to vole for Mr. Braxe in the Cincinnati Convention supplied him with a sufficloncy of motives. In reality, the motives wero superfluous. Being in n belligerent mind, he had simply placed a large chip on his shoulder and in- vited Massachusetts to knock it off, which Mnssachusetts procoeded to do, rogardiess of the deelaration of the late Mr. WensTen that Mnssachusetts necds no defonse. fortunate domise of Mr, Wenstea made it ensier for Mr. Duary tbnn it otherwise would have beon, but still Mr, ¥oan and Mr, Dawes moy Lo credited with having made n very vigorous defense, The Tribmne, | TERMS 01 SURSCRIPTION, ‘Ihe curious parlin. T'OSTAGE PRRTA1 1 WREKLY EDITION, POSTPAID, —ee The pressure of the war party in England apon the Government has been powerfally augmented by the rapid advance of the Russiaus upon Constantinople, and by the s . Give Post-Uflice address {n full lacluding State and Remittances mayhe made afther by draft, exnress, Post-Office order, orin regfstered fetters, At out riske TRRMS TO CITY SUNSCRIBENRS. Dally, delivered, Sunday excepte 1 atly, delivercd, Sunday included, 2 cents ber week. THE TIIHUNE COMPANY, Corner Madfron and Dearborn-ats,, Chics Qrders for the delivery of Tug TRInuNE ot Ky Enzleweod, and Myde Park left {n the counting-roum Wlilrecelve bromp 24 centa per week. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC CONTROVERSY, A Washington correspondent of Tnisunr. has opened his cars to some South- ern Pacific lobbyist, who is certainly op- posed bitterly to the HoxtivaToN scheme (introdncod into Congress by Mr. Moxey, 42 Mississippi, and nsking no bond subsidy), and professes indifforonco to Toxr Scorr's interests. But this gontloman is n warm ad- vocato of the bill introduced Ly Senator Jonxstoy, of Virginia, nsking for §:13,000,000 of bond snbsidy, which, if not meroly nuother form of Tox Beorr's raid, is similarly calou- Inted to opon up opportunitics for n new Credit Mobilier, with all the swindling and plunder which tho mame implics. likowise suspiclously denuncintory of the HuxTinaTox mensure, and thoers scems to bo no other ropson for it than that the ToxTieToN proposition does not iuclude tho grant of any money or bonds, and henco furnishes no menns for stealing. No rail- rond bill befora Congress is of any uso by a lobbyist nnless it has monoy in it. The objections nrged against tho Hoxzixa. ToN measura by this anonymous lobbyist can scarcely Lo ecalled ingenious. First, Lo op- poses it because the Moxzy bill does not pro- vido for Congressional control or Govern- ment regulation of tari. Itmay be sug- gested that this Governmental privilege, re- servod in tho Paaific Railrond chartors whera subsidies have alrendy been grauted, has not proved to be of any benefit to the peoplo. The Union Pacifle to-day, under the mannge- ment of Jax Gourp, proceeds placidly to fleeco tho public, and the Government stands quictly by aud looks on with apparont indif. feronce, notwithstanding tho reserved rights Howover, if therois nny dofect in tho Moxzx bill in this regand, the nuswer is that the bill should Lo amend- od in this particular, established that the rates of toll may be cotrolled by logislation. 'Pre Trinuse hos given preference to ‘this proposition is because it is tho only Dill that lins beon proposed which promisos the con- struction of a Sonthern Pacific railroad with- out a monay or bond subsidy, nnd it is only in somo such bill that ‘Tax Petouse will over procced with extra deliberation in the A deputation of Conscrvntives waited upon Sir Sravrorp Nonticore "Luesday to urge the necessity of * taking up an attitude of enrnest observa- informed | by Chancellor that the Government, while admittiug tho gravity of the sitnation, Tite CiiteAno TRIRENK has established hranch offices for the recefptof snbscriptions and udvertlaenents as NEW YORR~—Room 20 Tribune Bulldtog. F. T. Mo- Fannew, Manager, PAILIS, France—No, 16 tue de 18 Grange-Batellero. 11 Mauen, Apent, policy of conditionnl neutrality. It is openly charged by the ‘Lurkophiles in London that tho delay in the armistice negotintions ia in. tentional on the part of Russia, the purpose heing to gain timo for the troops to occupy Coustantinople; henco their cagernesa for tho inception of decisivo mensnres. Cor- tninly the Czar scoms to bo in no hwry about arranging n trucoe, in Russia is strongly opposed to any cessa- tion of hoatilitics at this timoe, and it will not bo at all surprising if fresh obstacles in tho way of an ngreoment nrise from day to day. Itisreported in tho cable dispatchen that the armistico nogotintions have been altogothor broken off, and that tho Grand Duko Nicmoras will proceed ot once to Adrisnoplo to diroct the movemonts of his forces from that point. .—Ameriean Exchsoge, 449 Strand. tlooley’s Thentro. RNandolph #treet, between Clark and Lag £ngagement of ltobson ond Crane Comblaation. ** OQur Popular sentimont MeVicker's Thentre. between Htate and Dearborn. Hinverly’s Theatree Monroe strect. corner of Leatborn, Engsgementof Frank 8. Chianfrau, Coliseum Novelty Theatre. Clark street, between Washiogton sod Randolph. Varfety performance. TIHURSDAY, JANUARY 24, E———————m——e— THE POPULAR LOAN, We print s lotter in which varions evils aro suggosted as likely to follow tho adop- tion of the small bond systom proposed by both the Presidont and tho Becretary of the Treasury, and repeatedly ndvocated in this Our correspondent oxaggeratea, It is not expected, even if it wero possiblo, that the peoplo would pay to the Government in a day, or a month, or oven in one or iwo yoars, S600,000,000 for an equal amount of 4 per cont Louds. Tho monoy which will Lo thus cventually invested is now held idle or in banks where the responsibility is ques. tioned, Only that portion which may Lo considered idlo Decause unproductive will Withdrawals from sav- ings banks and other *banks will be gradual and comparatively slow. In fact, it must be slow, bocause sich banks would be closed by acy Inrgo and simultaneous demand wpon Under tho proposed CHICAGO MARKET S8UMMARY, Tho Chicago produce markets were irregular breadstutls helng dull. closed 1244@15¢ per brl higher, nt $10.824@ February and $11.00@11.0%% for Lard closed 10c per 100 1bs 13 for February and $10.47% for March. "Meata were easier, at 8%e per 1b for Loxed per cwt for do rhort ritm Whisky was steady, nt €103 per gallon, was dull, Wheat closed %e higher, at $1,03% for Janoars and $1.04; for February, Hic higher, at41ts The setting up The refusnl of shoulders and 85, of the Governmont, c #pot and 404c for Februnry, Oats closed steady, at24e apot and 24cforseller Rye wan lc. lower, at 50c. clused seady, ot 503c for February and 51lie fur March. Hogs were active durlng the afternoan and closed stendy, at $3.75@4.00. tor demand. ut unchanged prices, Sheep were dull, at $2,75@4. 50, Inspected Into store in this city yesterday morn- Iugs 147 carn wheat, 114 cara eor, 3 carsoats, 10 Total, &5 cara,or 180, + One handred dollars in zold would buy n greenbacke at the close, rols were quoted at 03 5-10 and sterling exchango After oll, it is now Cattlo wero in het- The renson why seek theso honds, cararye, 48 cars barley, them by depositors. certificato ontitling him to a bond within a It must bo romembered that the ox- isting lnw does not provide for bonds of less denomination than a0, and, if we under- stand tho intontion, it is to receive deposits sod issuo certificates in sums less than $70, which may be subscquently increased, nnd whon nmounting to #50 n bond will issue A chauge in the law sllowing bonds to bo issned for suma as low as $10 would obviate this difficnlty and ennblo de- positors to obtain n Lond direct. Theso Louds will bear 4 per cont interest, and for nil purposes whatever they will Lo nvnilable 6 currency, nud beeauso bearing interost will nlways bo worth as much as tho cyrrency of tho country in wiich they will bo redeema. Tho money received by the “Irensury Department in oxchange for the 4 per cont honds will bo employed in taking up other ‘Ibo amount of money “Jocked up " in Government securities willre- main the same whother the bonds bo 4 per 'T'he suggeation that the purchase or redemplion of these bonds will call them home from foroign countries, and necessitato au exportation of specie, drain. ing the country of gold and silver, must be qualified by tho remark that the monoy In. vested in the 4 per cents will bo surplus, idle, or uuproductiva monoy; that when thero Is a demand for such money nud prof- itable investmonts offvred, or busincss ro- vivod to an extent to give omployment lo morcy, the sales of 4 per cents will stop, Nor will money be withdrawn from savings banks ko long as such institutions offer reuponsibility for the safoty of the doposits nud interost ot 4 por cont. As those instl. {utions shall from timo to time fall in those respects, tho monoy will soek invostment in national bonds, 1t must be also remembered that any such rish of subscription for 4 por ceut Londs as would produce a stringency in the money markot would raise tho rate of interest aud wtop thoe salo of the bonds. No wan will put bis monoy into ¢ per cont bunds when tho woney will bring more in other invest. ments, ‘Fho purchase of 6 per couts can only keep pace with thoe sale of 4 per conts, and anything that would stop the latter would also stop the former, to mssumo that tho G per cent bonds wro mainly held in Europo. likely thut at least onc.half, if not three. fifths, of the 5:20 bonds outstanding are held in Eastern States und by various corpors. ‘I'he National Banks alone hold over $50,000,000 of that class of bonds, They aro largely lield by all other banking fustitu. tions, ns well as by corporations and indi- viduals. 'I'ho export of money to pay theso bouds will therefore be much lesa than our corvespondont expects, even it all the G per ‘I'ke 4 per cent bonds have a special value, Lowever, in Europe. T'hoy are long bouds, having thirly years to run, sud for that reason Lnave as an fnveal mout granter vulue thau sliort bouds, or Londs plready subject to call, und the sug- gestion that such bonds will not be souglit Ly the Europosn market is not conslstent with tho probubilities. stated that so wuch of theso ¢ per cont bouds s would be of denominations less than §50 would in case of any stringency becomo available as onrrency, aud such bonds would circulate readily. Do used as bank reserves, thus liberating an equal amount of onrrency withkell from Tiftlie handsof the community thoy will prove a couvenisut form of collat. crals for loans st bauks, because al- ways ot par with the curreucy. ‘To the extent of their lusue in placy of G per couts Lield abroad there will ba au anuusl saving of 2 per cont, or one-third, of the interest now sent abroad, aud this saving on several huudred millious of bonds will in the courss of the life of the bouds sggregate a very large sum, and reduce the burden of the debt proportiouately. Some fivo or six hundred milltons of 5, 4}, and 4 per cent bonds have alrcady been ex- changed at 8 profit for G per cent bouds, snd thero is no reason to doubt teat that process The foreign holders of ¢ per cent bouds subjuect to call will doubtless ‘Ihe sccond objoction urgod by tho por- Viewing this pistent lobbyist is that the Moxer bill will not provide for a competing line, aud thisbe- cause the road will be under tho control of tha samo persons who own and operate the ‘The answer to this Is thata Southern Pacific line constructed by Hoyt- 1xaroy nnd his nssociates will Le just ns much of n competing line as a road built by "Pox Bcorr and his associntes, or any other Experionco has laid down tho law that there is *‘no competition in the railroad business whora combination is possible.” Whenover one railroad cuts un- der n parallel ling, it is only with thoe pur- pose of forcing tho other into a moro favor- nablo combination or *pool” than it would Occasional and spasmodic competition of this kiud is always followed by higher rates than over, in ordor to ro- cover from tho public the loases sustained {from the temporary comnpetition, ‘The Now York Centrnl, the Erie, the Ponnnsylvania Contral, and the Baltimoro & Ohio Ronds are nominally ** competing” lines botweon tho Wost ond tho renboard; but whero in the competition ? Whero is there any compoti- tion botweon any parallel railroads ? The publje will fare as well at the hands of TiunTiNaTON 08 at the hauds of Tox Scorr, otlier things being equal, and much better if HuxrixatoN should build the rond oconom- ieally with private capital, than if Scorr should build it extravagantly at Govern- went expense. But this Washington lobbyist, who has bamboozled 'I'ux Tnioune correspondont by protonding to be opposed to the Scorr schiome, contonds that Honrivaton's Com- pany will not build thio road on private cap- ital, though it asks noither money nor bond snbaidies, nor guaranteed interost for ouo And this, forsooth, becauss tho Central Daciflc Company, HusTINGTON, is in possession of H27,000,(0 of .Government subsidy granted for the coustruction of the Contral Pacifio Road. Greenbacks at tho New York S - M 2 change yeaterday closed nt 183 flats sides, it will -lrflmlh ”':mlhli::er-;drc:::r tlemon shonld ariso on the fluor of the Sen- nto and proceed to work thomselves into a furious prasion over romething that hap- pened nearly a centnry ngo. few poople carowhat their great-grandfathers did, or their great-grandmothers either. In all probability, the great-grandsous of these threo old gentlemen will cutertain the same sublimo indifference with refercnco to them after they have been harping for a con- tury along the golden streots of the Now A noiw couso for excitemont in the Black Hills conntry scems to be nssnming propor- tions of kome consequence, Potroleum in- dications pronounced (o be of the mont promising character Liave created a rush for the new oil-region, while the discovery of salt #prings is nnother of the recent dovglop- munts of subterranean Central Pacific, As a rule, very Construction Ring. 10 services in momory of thelnte Bauuorn Bowrnes, which took place nt Bpringticld, Mass., yesterday, were of a character hefit- ting thoe cxalted rank occupied by tho de- ceased ns nman and o journalist. ticipation in person and by lotter of n large number of the ost distinguishied mon of tho nation rendered the occasion a mnotablo Tho alarming fenture of this triangular trouble does not grow out of the original set- to, but rather appertaius to the future. The scrimmago was the unlucky footfall which has started the avalanche, sud, coming as it does at o time whon the country ia all torn up with hell nud remonetization, it will add another burden to the jutolorable load that 18 weighiug us down, and thus assume tho shapo of n national calamity. All Maiue, from Madawnska north to Bkowhegan, and all Massachusetts, from Punkipog to Saddle Mountain, will be in a blaze. of the Piscataqua and Moosetocmaguntie, whio can ent a horring from Load to tail with- out skipping o bone, wiil defy tho blue-hosed and bespectaclod girls of Newton Four Cor. ners and Baugus Centre, MMarblehend will sond their slogan over to thoir soulpin-eating sisters of Cape Ann, and thoy in turn will shout it acrosa the Isles of Shoals to tho alewive-dovouring Amazons of Kennebunk, Tha log.chioppera of the Wal. Instook, tha Allagash and the Mattawamkeng wiil throw down tho gauntlet to tho clam. aiggers of Mattapoisott, tho bean-enters of Buvarly, and the skippers of Nautucket, while from evary polut fn Maine, from Un. liagog, Clicsuncock, Bawedwmpkok, Bucks. port, and Passnmaquoddy, and from every cornor of Massachusetts, from Quinsiga- wond, Duxbury, Squam Point, Nautaskot, ‘Faployvillo Centro, Bridgowater Plaius, and Swampscott Comuons, we may expect o gathering of tho clans whoss great-grand. futhers ato thefr beans, ** pusley,” aud tom. cods amicably togother under one Governor, and tho sameold grusshoppar whose lineal dencundant now throatens to jump from thu piunaclo uf Favouil Iall, of Bkowbhegan whon the Iub begins to re. volvo upon its infuristed nxis? What will bo left of Mr. Brane aftor Joxuru Coox has suado n Monday lecturc onhis bioplasin, and Mrs, Lavenyons: hos scalped him with her savoyo vatire, aud Junta Wanp lowe hny written auother Battle Hymin, aud Davizs Puars bos marched from York to Eastport, ond the Radical Club bave disssctod Lim into metaphysicul wince-meat, and Aptron. pack Mouxay has preachod at him in the Music ITull until the vory halirs stand up ou 1o hienda of the caryatidos of tho Blg Oryan, aud the North dmerican Levicw las uu. loaded one of its pondorous ewsnys on Lim, sud Wesopwu Puitries has scarl. otherwiso sccure. outstauding bouds. ‘Tho dotails of tho arrest of n young wan charged with the wholesale plunder of strect lotter-boxes aro givon .in our local eolumns "Tho singularity of tho erime, tho skill necessary for its suecessful perpe. tration during thoe protracted period covored by tho prisoner's operations, nud the clever. ness displayed by tho dotootives in working out tho pursuit, together form a most intor- conts or 6 per conts. Henator Bruawvg yesterday emerged from ; g o in his rotirement on tho silver quostion, and prescnted his views in the form of a hill which contemplates that silver coin of stand. ard valuo shall bo a logal-tonder equally with gold—that is, that the debtor may tender or tho creditor may domand paymnont in equal quantities of both metals. 1is bill also pro- vides for the deposit of silver bullion at the mints and the issue of silver bullon cortifi- eates tho sawo s gold certiflcates are now controlled Ly Sonator Pruyn, of Kuneas, has volunteer- ed n statement to the Presidont of Lis views on the proper mansgomont of the Civil Bervice, From tho abstract of the open lot- tor given in tho dispatches it would appear that Mr. Prvan s unxious to be relioved of tho duty of making known to the Executive tho wishes of his constituents in tho matter of appointmeuts to F'ederal offices, but that, until thus relioved by an act of Congress, he must still continue to perform that unpleas. orn Pacifio oven with the assistauco of a Goverument subsidy granted some thir. teon years ago (out of which tho Central Pacific is supposed to Lave beun constructed) tlan to grant o new subkidy of §:15,000,000 toanothor Coustruction Ring to build the now ruad? Iu the MuxziNatoN caso the Goveroment will have ouly a risk of $47,. 000,000, already mnado and irrovocable, while in tho otbor it will needlessly take u new risk of §:15,000,000 suore, werdly to scoura what the HuntinatoN Company propose to do without any sdditionsl invgstment ou the part of the Govornument, All that is asked by tho HuxTiNaTON propo- sitlon for building the road from Fort Yuumn to El Paxo (450 wiles) is the samu land.graut that would go to the 'Lox Boorr schewme. but nous of the mobey demauded by the lat- Dut our Washiugton lobbyist says this is cnormous, aud will give Huxz- uroN 12,000,000 acres of *‘tho best oud grazing world." Indeed? MBut the lund at present (admitting this) is idle, unproductive, aud unsalable; the Goverument will reserve ction, and if the land las suy, ‘“winera)® or “grazing” value, the residuo fu the hands of the Government will e worth considerably niore after tho pro- poscd davelopment than the wholaof it is Bo this will not bo o losing, but a guining, oporation on the part of the Gov- ernment. Besides, it the land-grant is so enormously velusble s the Washiugton lobbyist represents it to be, why does not ‘fox ScotT, or why do not the persons rep- ressnted by the Jouxstox bill, offer to do just what HunTinaToN offers to do, viz.: ‘o build the road in consideration of the land. graut above, and without asking a dollar in bonds, or guaranteed Whenover they shall do this, they will 83 much consider. It Is a mistako ‘Wo think it moro What will bo lett There wore doubtless wany hundroda of weddings yesterday in various purts of tho world, but none were 5o fmportant as that which oceurred in Madrid betweon King Airvoxsoand the Infanta Menckpes, This uvion is o trlumph for the MonTyENutERs, and securely fixes the rqyal succession in the Bourbon fumily. As a morely social ovent it was also of world-wide interest. prescnts to the youthful bride included a casket of lapls Jazalt, ton foches high and twenty long, the interior being ot with dismond studs, and containing o splendid necklaco of cight rows of Indian pearls. conts were calied iu. 'Yho entire absguce of colored men from Ve Linre- alrusily thio veniro of jurors out of which twelve men ure to be sclected for the trial of the Iteturn. ing-Board menbers under indictment ot Now Orleans deuotes on its face a degreo of preju. dico nod unfuirness on the part of tho State uuthorities which justifiea tho sppliostion of the defendants for tho transfer of the case to theUnited States Circuit Court. It isnot possible thut o foir trial should be bad uuder such circumstances in the State Court, and sitnply justice requires that the defendauts Le tried by o jury that fs not packed to voue vict. The thing looks altogethier too much Jike a vindictive persecution to gratify pare tisan Lot aud ralice, tongue, aud Loxarzirow, aud Loweln, and Arpumicy, and Howuxs lLave switten their vengoful lyres, aud oven the scrone Wiurrien leaves tho peaceful plains of Dan- vers to ascend the mountains of wrath and hurl his bolts ot the defumer of Massuchu- wetts? Would that it might stop hore, and thint wo could bo sssured M. Hwisuku snd tho Sweet Singer of Michigau will not take a hand iu the scrimmage ! And in this great strugglo, whers will Mr. Brawx's trusty honchiau, Gatn Hamivroy, be? * Uunder which King, bezoniau®" Mr, Braixe has placed ber in su ewbarrassing posttion. Ay a coutemporary of Qov. King, ay a frequont fumate of Braixk's Bangor Lome, a4 tha shicld behind which he antag. onized the coluins of the New York They might also It was expected that Senator Layam, of Mississippi, would deliver his vpeech on the silver question yesterday, and thus put an end tospeculation as to what his position will Lu; but for some reason the discovery of his views was postpoued until to-duy. AMr. Lastau is understood to be in 8 peculinr predicament—that of bLeing individually wedded to the singlo gold staudard, while Lis raco, her sywpathles must good old gontleman eftigy: bay kicked eud with her kinsmon who hay fought so valiantly behind her skirts, As a Massachusetts wowau, however, and the resident of a town whoso namo guve her long as thoy wsk §35,000,000 bond subsidy inono bill, and sbout $60,000,000 in an- ‘I'he Washiogton lobbyist, in urging tho great valus of this land-graut in order cau be continued, THE CHICAGO 'I'RIBUNE: TlIURSDAY. JANUARY 24, 1878. continuo to exchange them for the 4 per cent bonds having a long time to run and not payablo for a gonoration, "The foar expressed that tho offer of this 4 percont bond will lend to a withdrawal of all the paper and silvor enrreucy and locking it up, or forcing nll tho silver vut of the country, is not well founded. money will bo invested in them than is idlo and nnproductive. When moro profitable in- vestmonts aro offered, the purchase of 4 per conts will stop,to be resumed only when thoro shall be another surplus of loanabla In tho menntimo, the small bonds will aliays bo available for currency pur- & nom de plume, ss the representative of Athenian cnltare, and the champion of * Massachusetts, thera sho afands,” how can she espouso the cause ‘of Umbsgog and Kntahdin? Are nos her hiands tiod and her mouth senled, and i€ so, where will Mr. Brase come out, boreft of his trasty, old- time nlly? Fortunately, at this distanco from tho conflict wo ean watch it with some dogroe of philosophical composure, enrncetly praying, however, that it may soon be ended, so that wa may roturn once more to the disonssion of the vexod questions of hell and remonatization, just now intorrupted by Gov, Kixa's marble and Sonator BraIxe's brass. 7 1 e, Laxaixn, Is. . 1 have been 8 eonstant renler of Tz TRIRUKE atticles on the sliver ques- Hlon, wud agren with you b inoat respeste; but ie 1t vight to puss the free colnage clause of the Haxs Sitver bHL which will allow the Bopanss men, with 12 cents worth of silver bullion, 10 make a coin for which they shall 1eccive from the Lmnpla nddollar tn valuoY If There Ja oight conts to e made tyron each dollar issnod (at the present worlh of silver), Is not the Government the propee ‘party to make It? YA DEMoCHAT. 1t Is fiereety dented by the goldites that legal- tender sitvor dollars will be worth more than 01 cents in gold. One of the goldite sheets In this city stizmatizes the remonetized dollar of 4138 rvains standard metal as *“the dtshoncst Ul-cent dollar,” 1t has apolied this term, with slight varlation of phrascology, perhaps 1,000 times in the lust three or four months, Al the goldite papers, writers, aud orators repeat the same thing. The “dishonest Ol-vent dol- tar® the * light-welght Ol-vent dollar,” the *cilpped (1) O1-cent doliar,” the “swindling 91- cent dollar,”—those are the changes rung on the silver “dollar of the daddies.” All the Eastern goldite bapers repeat this alleration as to its value, after it Is colned and n circulation, All the goldite Congressimen, from Senator Ep- auxps down to the weakest brother in that church, peratst In doclaring that colnlng silver it o legal-tender, no matter in what quantitics, will produce nothing better than a O1-cent dollar, If this will be the case, o8 they all declare and swear, ft Is diffeult to perceive swhere or how the Bonanza men are going to oltain much advantage over the people. It 91 conta worthof sfiver bulifou wiil make a stundard silver dollar, and that cofn when put in circulation wiil only be worth 01 conts (or at most 02 cents,—allowine one cent for cost of cutning), how can the Bo- nanza men cheat tho people 8 or Yeents on the dollar! The dollar thuy recelve will be worth no more (or only uno cont morce) than the bull fon they eive, according to the unlversal asacr- tlon of the goidites. But suppose,as the silver men belleve, that romonetization will . reduce the valuo of gold to that of silver, or to enhance the value of silver bullion to that of goid, the Tonanza men would stlll give about as much valuc s they would recelve. However, to put stop to the falluclous chargo that the Nonanza men will tnako cight cents, or any cents, on the dollar, the Senato Committce hus reported an amendment to the BLaxp fHouse bil forbidding free colnage, and dirceting the Beeretary of tho Treasury to purchase the bullfon at its market price. Iftherels any profit, tho Government will inake it. ——— Inan elaborate arliclo on the coal and fron interest ‘In Engluna, the Saturday lleview al- ludes to the cxtraordinary depression prevall- fne at the present time throughout thie manu- facturing dlstricts, and attributes the cause of tho hard times to overproduction and tha col- lapse of those two vast ludustries. For the past half ceutury the civilized world has been prosiding Htecll with stean comtnunication, thus causing n continual demand for iron and conl, But the rallroads are now pretty ucarly bulit, and the demand for irou has exporlenced o great almivution. Evgland, being the fore- most in the wanufacture of fron, Is now the first to feel the effect of the stoppage, although the ripple of the wave hus extended to this couutry, The actusl amount of sufferiug caused by the trmde stand-stlil in Wales nud the provinclal districts of England can never bo known, but oceoslonal glimpses aro afforded by writers to the Loudon papers, whose narra- tives havo from timo to time cast an unecasy and a gloomy upprehension even over tho gay- ctles of the metropolia. A recent correspondent states that in Northumberland alons 8,000 col- liers and mincrs are out of work, thus Involving over 25,000 men, women, and children In the decpest privations. Out of a population of 20,000 in Wolverhampton 10,000 uro sufferiug from actuat want of food, Bhocking cuscs of destitution are mentioned. Many families have suld their beddiug for bread, and death from starvation fs startug hundreds In the face. From South Walcs tho reports aro cven more heart- rending. Twenty thousand men are out of work, and many of the furnaces and collferics are permunently closed. Theso are startling fucts and worth ponderlug over. o ———— e ‘Tho enthusiasm of that well-known advocate of theap cooking, 3liss Consos, recolved n dampening the other day, At the Invitation of the vastor of o church at College Point, Lovg 1sland, she went to that village for the purpose of dolivering a lccture on tho henctits of 165- cent duncrs, But it happened that only a few duys previously about 2,000 inhabitants of the place had been thrown out of work by the full. ure of a rubber factory, and tho lynorant work people instantly concluded that tho lecture was planned i the Interests of the bloated capital- fsts. Whon, therefore, the lady appeared on the nlatform of the hall sho was grested, much to her astonlshment, with cat-calls, hlsscs, and vigorous stamping, which contloued so long that sho wua obliged to retire. Tha moral of this fucident §s that chieap liviog is not aceepta. Lle ot all tines, even to the humblest clusses. ————— . Acrording to the Correspondence Francals, tho Freuch Republic hus never yes hoen otlicially reengnized by Gernany, perhans not by any atber Power. Frunce chunued her Government in such & hurry i September, 1850, that sho neg- lected to send a notifiation of the fuct to ber nelghbors, This statement Is Hsblo to produce uwrong itmpression. It §s uot uccessary fora Uovernmunt to wuke au offleiul nothteation of o change iufts futesnal adwministration. For- clen Powera are supuoved to be cognlzant of such cveuts, and they are at lberty tu extend coutratulutions, If the cuanzo is olossing to them, or to remaly silent, it displeasiuz. In the case of the French Ropublie uo officlal rec- wgnltion was extended by the United States, ul- though such oo act would lLave besu quite proper. ‘Fhie chivalrous'Buuth 1s accountable for most of the American duels of tho past, and reminis- conses of these are belg published just now fn severil of the Bouthern 'newspupers. But to tho ulready loug st uf alfuirs of Lonor must be added yet another thut vecurrod on the first Suwday In Jouuury of the vrescut year, Tho partles were volored women, and they bud beeu attonding divine service fu Algiors, La., but ou tho way howe they quarreled ubout a certain young wulatto, Thy chivalric splrit anhuuted thens so far that they determined upon baving a duel then sud there. Thu weapons chosen were kulves. A rlog was formed by thelr friends, und they went nobly ut the work of carving euch other. Nut until one bad stubbed her sutagoulst tive times did thulr (risnds luter- ferc sud declure her honor fully viadicated. o e —— v the Kditor af The Tel Wst Mauioky, Cottl,, Juu. 10, revort of the United States Mouctary Vol L., p. 100, | find tlet Prof. Bowks, of aevard University, says dn his misority scport; ++fhe great chavges which bave takeu Waco “durs ing mu‘nl year du u‘o relative valuw of the lwo uietuly sro siisibutablo almust vntizely to Ruetua- ho market price of wilyer, aince e prices o onorally reckoued tu gold, buve Leeu compurs y stal WHI you please uiva ue a0 editosial on Shis subject In Tk Day Puin- glving teustwortty wlutl aud Wmuch 1! awmoditics, ‘editarfat un the subjec supertiuous, for the reason that every redecting person khows that the price of vomnmodities, reckoued on 8 guld basls, huve nof been com- purutively stable. Tle ussertion of Prof. Bowsy s aa wide uf the wark vy the statewcats wade Crucann, Jdan. wiil thero be a profit in colning 1ty and if tare o, for the Government? Al finally, would it not be better 10 vy the coliage free, a< st propoved, atl 4s gold b8 now? I F There has been 8o much iguorant clamor ahout this suppused profit that the Senate Fi- nance Comimittes have revorted an amendnient to the Braxn b, dire Uny butlion at Jts think the remonctization of stiver will chansge its bulllon yalue, as eompared with gold, by breaking down the abnormal value of gold, and that the market value of silver bullion will not vary far from the purchasing power of sitver dollars, Cutcaao, Jfan. reader throngh you: HBuuLisaank ‘Ireaty between the United States and Clilua, ond when made? Respeetfully sours, Dald-leaded Club of Nevads, of that organtzation declares that tho mau with e baldest heaid shall be Prosident, and it has been proved that n wember had hin baldness enlarged by vhiaving a0 &8 10 obtuln the Presldency,—Now York Jun. Qret volume of a new ** Commentary on tha Hible,* wdite tho four Uospels, and 19 written by the Itev, L Plumtice, They have also neagly ready Dr, Farear' volunie of serond, ontitled ** Our Eteenal Lo contaming hls ¥ tebmient * and ble complete sud comprebenvive work ot ** language, " ploasantly to Monrl Murgers upon your baoks, but there aro other bovks in coun du uot, " replicd tho bivtorian of flohemis, **Well, they say that you owe we for 3457 dinucre; when witl you pay mer® trum, Portlaud, uged 78; tho younzeat Is the Duke of Nontrose, who s 20, Farlof Kilworey, agea 90; tho youngest (s the Karl of Hopetown, aged 18, 14 the Marquls ot Donognl, aged 813 the youngest Is Murqule Camnden, sged 8. Tho oldust Daruuot s 8ir Richard John Gritith, who fs 945 und the youngest 18 Sir 'Fhowas Lowls Hughe dad. mewbers of the compsny to whom ho read the wasascript of **Josoph Balsamo** oo New-Year's Torerney, compel trayer, ** Gilbert, Gellerd opena the dour und enterd, did Butitae, folliug up bls and to-worrew iy New-Y' you have your shopphig 10 dui 50 wo'd belter let the reet of this remsin over till Wedncaday. " *+No, no, goon; bow does the scens fuleb” ericd every one. waa satbsled that they were utereated da sho play. by Prof. Susmngn, of Yale Unlversity, in his Chi- cagolecture. toabound {n misinformation and {nabllity to appropriate facts. mained comparatively stable and gold that has fluctuated. An ounce of stiver will now purchase as much commodliy or labor as an ounce of | silver would have done when {t and gold wera of about one value. store goods, groceries, food, clothing, fuel, rent, Iabor, and a silver dollar will now buy ore than elther n sliver or a gold dullar would have bought previous to the panic or the de- monetfzation of silver fn 137-'4. as a compari- #on of price-currents will demonstrate, If the rhrinkage In prices had only corresponded with the appreciation In greenbacks, people would not be crushed by hard thnes as they are. Bince the panle, greenbacks Lave gained 3 to 0 per cent i gold value, hut prices of commodt- ties have declined two or three times that umuount, aml labor i even greater degree, while real estale=both city and country—bas declined 40 to 50 per cent since 1979, et — Iarvard and Yale Profcssors seem It Is sliver that has re- Tako the whole range of To the itor af The Trihune. In cane eliver fn remonetized, if %0, who will get it—Cluvernment or the vwners of the siiver suines? 1 the calnage fs reatricted to the Govern. wentonly, will the Gorernmient be able to buy Unilion k0 ns o make n wroft by colming it into dollara? Wil not builton rise I value as soon ae mes i law to coln it into legal-tender aol- n? Atd will there be any profit to speak of F. ConaLy, ¢ting the Government to ¢ price and coln it. We e ——— 1655 Tadhe Editor of The Tribune, WIll you picaro Inform a columing of the terms of the By the conditlons of this trealy China ac. cepted for the first thne the principles of inter- natiound law, ‘That natfun also etipulated for cntire liberty of conscicnce und worship for Amcricans in China and Chinese fn Amerleay for Jolnt offurts ngoluat the coolle trade; for tho enjoyment by Chiness In America nud Amerfcans In China of all rights In respect to travel and resklence accorded to citizens of the mozt favored natlons for the right of establish. ibe public schools by citizens of either country in the other. ————— “The weather:prophet of Canada is I, G, Vex. ~Non, whose almanac for 1877-'81s o compilation of umnuslng and Intereating facts, 1le has had the bolduess to print his prognostications ubon tho weather for the comlug year. January, he says, will be gloomy, wet, and fogy, and not unlike that of the scason of 18753 February will sct In severely, and will be the mmost wintry of the winter mouthsj March will begln with el anow, and blls fair to po vut excecdingly stormy, There witl be a very wet spring, fol- lowed by an intensely hot midswnmer. The whole autumn and winter will be fuvorable to the increaso of thront discases and fevera, und Mr. Vesson entlefpates the approach of Aslatic choler towaril; northern latitudes. — ————— Balvation by postal-card would hardly secm feaslble nt first thoughit, and yet we are assurcd by Mr, 8awren, the Chicago temperancs revi- valist, thut the schieme possesscs 'many vomn- mendable featurce. He is now couducting o series of Gospel mectings In Brooklyn, and Sundny cvening ho related an ancedote. A vostul-card Lud been addressed to o conllrmed drunkard at a bar-rooin resorted to by him, and begun My dear friend.” The druukard was astonishied to think that there was a soul in the worll who would uddress bim as o friend, and fmmediutely went to the Gospel temperance meeting, where, of course, ho w. aved. e ‘The Scriptura! {njunction regarding the duty of children towards thele parcnts might he morce effectivo {f it contained a warning that disobedl- ence would bo punished by disinherltance. The will of the lats Jaues CLesens, of 8t. Louls, directed that the bulk of tho estate, valued at $5,000,000, should bo divided among three of hiis children, the other three Uelng cut off with £100 cach “*on oceount of disobedlent aud dis- consin Rallway, runnlog from Elroy to 8t. Paul, will hereatter ho supplicd with Tin Crscago TRIBUNE at five cents per copy by the news-men on the above road, cents per copy, the party so charged will confer & favor Ly reporting the sume to this oilice, e e — e If asked muro than five l:‘ERSON A L: Florida people are eating fresh shod and green peas, Modjeska plumply refusos to wear tights, and yot— ; Is Mr, Beunett going to freezo Stanloy at the Polo, after hnving geliled bl for throa yoars at the Kquater? Mrs. Fromont writes from Paris that the French trinls bavo resnlted in giving Gen, Fresout a complete releas from all obligutions. A sweot girl-graduato in Malue, who read an cssay last sumimer declarlng that sho intended 1o carn a Hviui withont ald from any wan, is uow marricd Lo an lron merchunt of Clncinuatl, Poix Fat, Jopancse valot to Lord Chnarles Tleronford, has been commlitud fur turging Lord iame tu 8 cheek for £30, 11fu) funstator “Pho Juus are such Liat, 1f they go Into thle Hue tn Europe und America, forgers on thuse coutiuents must fook to their luurels, Gov, Croswell, of Michigan, has appoint- ed the Moy, George Dufileld, of Lansing, to zerve ax Regent of the Micklgan University for tho full term of elett yearw, to which Vietdry I, Coliler, of Baule Creck, waw elected, but was unable to weryve un account of (i health, Traud has Leen Lronght to light in the Tie conatitution . I, Dutton & Co. have nearly rendy the Bishop Eilicuts, ‘This vulume embrad ent sermonson ** Future un- Ono day Dinochiau, the restanratenr, said **Murger, 1 dote ch 1 take an fue Looke. . For lustance, wmy 1o you koow what they say?™ **When potatoes turn to * was the herole auswer, "Ik oldest Duku in Britaia is his Grace of Ve uldust Kurl 1 the Irieh The oldest Marquls ave, who Dumas played & neat Jittlo trick on the he answers, aud s sho spoake * By Jove, ™ uuzcript, * it late Lay, and of course Dutnss swmiled and coutloued. le IThe Young King of Spain ROYAL NUPTIAIS Married in Great Splendor. Wedding of Alfonso to Hiy Cousin, the Princess Mercedes. Thirtcen Eminent Ecclesiastfos Assist in Tying the Inot Securely Presenca in Person and by Proxy of No End of Kings and Queens. A Bridal Dower of Five Mill. ifons of Legal-Tender Dollars. Gifts of Diamonds and Jew. els Almost Without Limit, —— Elogant and Samptuous Batertainmont by tho Spanish . Minister at Washington. Attendance of Nearly All ths Notabte People of the Capital. IN MADRID A HONGROUS APPAIR Speelal Puaputch to e, Chicago Tribuns, NEw Yonk, Jan, h—A correspoudent at Madrid sonds the following account of the mas rlage of King AMonxo to the Princeas Mercede: The marriage of Kiug Atfonso to lis cousn, Princeas Mercedes, third daughter of the Duke de Montpensicr, was celebrated st Atoch Chutch to-day with zrest splendor. Mis M, 1eft the Royal palace at thirty minutes past 10 In the murniug,attended by A nunerous and britllant sulte, He went In state to church to await the coming of the Prlocess, who, with the Duke and Duchess 2¢ Montnensier, arrived at 11, Marrfage ceremony, withs Ilizh Muss and ‘Te Deum, lusted untl) nearly 1. TIE CERBMONY, according to immemoril tradition, took plae 1n the Basiliva of the Convent of Atuocha, one of the smallest and dinrical of onc of the mos famons churches of Madvld. 1ta princlpal st truction Is the figure of the Virgin, which iy in.’ vested with miraculons nowers, und 13 suppusal 1o watch cspecially over the Royal house of Spalu, ‘This Virgin's wardrobe {8 muie upol the wedding-dresses warn Ly suceessive Queens of Spalin, who are wil married here. Amonzg her robes might be mentioued that worn by the ex- Queen Jsabelly, Feb, 4, 1852, when, as she wa golng to churen to remier thanks after the birth of the Princess of the Asturias, a Carllst priest, Martin Merigo, tried to stub her, The veremony wus performed by the Candind Patrlarch of the Indles, Benavides of Navarette, assisted by TWELVE OTHRR EMINENT ECCLESIASTICS, The Pope (who, by the way, 18 the King's god- futher) sent by the opostolical-lepate spectally commtsstoned his biessing and two rings, ue for cach of the loverss also, o rose {ncrusted with diamonids for the bride, with the wish that aho infght so conduct herselt as to winthe gulilen roso glven by the Church to its favorite danghters. ‘I'ho Duke do Montpensier gives bl daughter 25,000,000 france, in addition to 4 great quantity of disnonds and wonderfully rich trousscan. Alfonso grives his Queen severs suits of jewels and his porteait set n Lrlllfants. The Queen nlso received from hicr siater, the Countess of Parls, n magnitlcent sct of Jewels. AMONG THE DISTINGUISTIED GUEATS wero Queen Christiann and King Franclsco, the King's grandmother nnd grandfather, the soe clal Ambassadors charged with coogratulatory messages by the soverelgna of Great Britals, Germany, Frotee, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the Apostolic Delegate, the Count und Couutess of P'aris, the Grandees of Bpaln, Scuutors and Deputies, foreign Mix Isters, and other dianitarics. NUMEROUS CROWDS thrungzed tha strects und enthuslastically clieer ed the Kl and VPrinceas on the passnge to the chureh, After the ceremonies the King and Queen e turned to the Royul paloce, ‘The procession wus one of great grandeur. The cortegels cluded ml tho forelgn Mintaters, speelal Envoss 1o the wedding from forelgn Courts, and maoy Urandees of Bpatn.” Tho bells were pingd salutes of artitlery firlng fn honor of the Thu whole city presented o very gay and sk mated uppesrance. Hujoivings Legan at 8 this moruing, when th bands of all the reghnents of the garises paruded the vutlons quarters of the iy Thousands of forclgners und .visitors from i provinces aru ju Madrid to witnoess the Teatlsk thea, “The vegister was slgned by the bride with 8 golden pen det with dlumonds, the gilt to e bride ot the peuple of Bevills (where her fanily resides), Bhe wore u dress of Lyous white satln, quadrilled with vearls, with s train ol white velvet tive yards fu length, fringed wits siiver pusquifless over ull u tuce shawl fasteved with nine diwuond plus aud algrettes Witk vendants, GUAND REVIBW. Jmmodiately after the return to the Palit the troups of the garrlson were reviowed sod fled past, the Hoyal couple jnepecind them from the windows. To-night tho wlalt ity was Ulumbuated @ giorno. The princpal de vico was @ giguntle gus-Hluminated triumpbad arch fu urystal, Sanked with rovulving wpirslsal the sawe, beuring the young spouse’s arms B8 their proper colurs, A dowcer of 750 pesetos ¥8! siven to every culld born at Badrid todsi 50,000 pesctas was distributed smouy the pot by the wunldpality (the Kiog adds a stntlst sum); ten poor scholars wero selected to be ol cated frea of cost Lo their fomllles; sud 807 deserving artlssny nod artlsts to enjoy » visit ¥ the Parls Exposition. ‘The theatres guve si roprescotations, and poor fulk were aduiuted thereto ab the cost of the ¢ity. Ame. Mlssth Nunuettl sang o “I Puritant,” * l-ud: Al Lammenuur,” % Rigoletto,! and * Hamlel whilo Tamberlik sud Sass were alio of b uttractions. Adollua Pattl was offered $1600 s ulight tor six represeutations, but hep Tulla® eogugemouts would not allow ler to socel thls regal offer, Thero was & grund sereusds on the Plasa del Almouts, and a_torchliedt procession, with 2,000 torches, 000 huu-; wcutalists, and & chorus of 400 yolces, Sersr Jourualists and prowinent politiclans ver? docorated, the corper-stons of a mouumcot 80 Calderon was luld, wod yubscriptions for ! national testimontaly to Columbis, Alfonso B¢ Vise, snd other grest Spaulards, was obe Ageueral politieal smocsty will alsa be ¢ clared. TUB WEEK'S CARNIVAL. To-morrow (Thursday) tho oftlclal recepthod will take place, with at pignt » grand dsols! of pyrotechinics. At tho City-Hall the portrslt of the two sovercigus will be eshibited 08 ) pribelpal belcouy, under goldon sod wlv; canoples. ‘The bullding itsslf wil be Luog ¥! crimaou velvet. 2 Ou Friduy u grand bull-ight will tabo jiss%