Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1878, Page 3

. LT E— JOIIN SHERMARN. lis Speech in the United States Sonate on the 27th of January, 1869, A Recitnl of tho Evil Conse- * quences of Appreciating Currency. The Distress Oansed by Enhonoement of Moncy Falla on Dabtors, and Ruins Them, Frecedents frem Fnelish Experfencewddding fo the Bardens of Existing Delts, [Tho Mon. John Bherman ddifvered a earefully- precared speech in the Senate, on the 27th of January, 1860, o the subject of the apprecias tion of moncs, showing the distress caused by adding to the burdens of existing debts, The specch wag made {n view of the contomplated appreclation of the paper curreney from fta then value of 75 conts to par In coln. The Scnator, now Bucrclary of the Treasury, 1s cngaged, with all his might ond offictal fnflucnee, In furcng ree sumption on the einglo gold hasls, for the purposc of compelling the dedtor class to pay thelr obligations iun a metal which has apore- clated 10 per cent above the vajue of silver, which Jatter Is worth 25 per cffis more than paper was ot tho thne Sherman dellvered his epeech, Everything he sald In that speech about adding to thoe hurden of cxisting dehls 18 applizablo to the Shylock conspiracy o force the peopls Lo pay their cheap paper-moucy dabjs In artifickally-dear gold.~En.) TIR BPRECH, Bincs tho earllest resords of humanity, gold and silyer have been nmplag;a-! ns the equivalent far effecting exchianyes, rom Salon to our day, t4e primerabla attempts have besn mado to adbstitute sontething olae as money; hut, In apito of all, gold and silver Lave malntained their exelusive doinin. {on aa the money of mankind, Tno gold {n tio shleld of Athliles, tho shokels that boucht tho fleld at Macphelsh, the pieces of sllver the price of the bload of our Bavlor, will ba Current coln \hen the completed history of nations mow tletng Inta greatnoss will be folded away among the records of time, A distinctlon hetween tha standard of value and the actual agent of exchance mitst ul\m{n be kept inviow. Onc must bo goid, and the othar ought 10 be paper monoy converiible into gold. Snch paper currency, with proper measurey to meet panics or exteenio drains of apeele, is proven by all cxpertence to be tha best possible currcacy that han yot been devised by man. An unmixed coln currency cannot exlst in acommercinl coun- tev, for necessity will compel, merchanta wiil de- vire, anil the peaple will use, sona represontativa of mouey, whether it ba baukers' hills of exchange, certificaics of deposit, or bank ar Government pa- pef money. Andone unbending, narolaxing rule, that compels payment in cotn at all times, durin panics, distress, or war, ns well as in peace, wi! periodgically IRODUCE DISASTER AND BANKIUPTOY, ‘Thg requiites of o goud currency ares 1. That it bo » paper currency. 2, ‘That It bo amply sccnred, eithor by the credit of a nation or by um.uesunnm‘ collatorals, 3. ‘That, except In oxlreme cases of panle, L ba tonvertible into cotn. 4. That provisions bo mede for & snspension of he right tu demand coin during such panics, But ressmption by the hanks means redomption oy all thelr debtors; by the merchiants, manafac. tarers, nnd trades of the country. And wo nre, therefore, competled to deal witn this question, not s affects the United Siates and tho banks merely, oot a8 it nflecta Al the people of tho United Btates, Jlow will the aporeclation of the currency affect their Interesta? Supposo itaccomplished, how will it nffect diferent indi- viduals? A person entieely out of debt, bnt pos- eeased of property of productive volue, wonll not bealected by the ehanco. His property would be of fers nominal yalue, vut It would oo of rome in- trinvic value, Tts producing canacity ia undimin. fabied. To will buy the sams food, clathing, and vecessaries of life, The rolatlve valuo of:nnh mudities to each other is not affected by the cur- tency uscd, but by supply and demand. erchants, deslers, (raaers, and bankers will bo tfiected by an apnreciation the carren~y pre- ¢itely 83 Wheir debte and creditabear to euch other, It they owe more thau they can promptly collect ondegtn due o thom, s TUEY MUST LOSE TO TIIE PULL EXTENT OF THE ALPRECIATION S #nd they must make this joss good by & eale of a prtal thelr property ot rediced prices, or by coutractingy new detns, to bo pald in an appre- cated carrency. As a general rile, any approcla- tlon of the cnrrency s injuriens to all these clzsses, for they are generally n debt; and, ove where onough ia due them to pay with, yet tho d fay in Ylymunl. or the fallnre of tholr doblors, ale most alwiiys emboeranaes them. Comnnereial and banking usne compels promptnese, o that o mers chant or banker, however sradent hio may b, 18 often compuiled 10 wacrifice lns anscts (0 meet a sudden appreciation of the currency, Yut the distress caused by nu appreciation of the entceucy FALLS NAINLY ON TilB DRUTOR CLABS; others saffer ouly by reason of hls Iunnll“{ 1o pay., What daes spectc-payment monn to a debtor? 1t Ticans the puyinent of $145 whero o has ugroed to 3100% or, which i the saine thing, the paye 0t of 3100 where be has agreed o vay L (3 here bo han purchinsed propeety and patd one- fourth of 1, i¢ meany the tossof the property; it feans tha addition of one-foutth to all cacrency- s n the United States, A cebtor now 1 puy hi A measure to requibte ddebt in guld, or ure feney gquivalent o” wold, requircs him to 13y o bushels of wheat when he Lreed to puy 100 and, {f tho appreciation westetded throngh a perlod of 2hrea years, it ro- guires it to pa y an intercet of 12 por cent in ad- ultlon ta the rato he haw u‘med to pay, When we tishder the enormons indebteduess of a new cauntry Mo ours, whero capitel {u scarce, and where credit hay heen substitutod In the place of upital, i prescnts ADIFPICULTY TUAT MAY WELL CAUSE US TO PAURE, Te may ace that the chanm must bo cronsed, but It Mo s wary of oue footstepn. Good faith 1 public policy demand that wo' approetato our trency to goid, out i the process wo must bo farejul that vankruptey, diatress, and want do not 13l upon our felluw-citizens wio have based thelr 4 %4lizations upon your broken promises, ‘I'he debiors of this country include the active, eutcrprixing, © enerzetic’ men fn all the Wrogs cmploymems of - life, It s 1 erius proposition to change their <ontracis an an, in oifect, 1o roguire them 1o pay sne-third mare than they nzreed to pav. They ave 5ot paused in thelr buviness to study gueas lions of political economy, ‘Fhey bave baacd Thele eperalinaa upon this money which you bave de- tared to bo fawful mune‘y. You may clmufiu its wlstive value, but, in dulng so, you should give them a reasonable oppurtinity 10 chanze thelr conteacts so a4 10 sdapt thein to the wew stanuards ol valic yau jiay proscrioe fo them, Hefory'dincussinig the meanure pruposed by tho Cotimitter, which Fenuture mng consider nut ticcitle enough or not vapld enouzh, LET Us LOOK T0 UISTORY sutdo s Ju o modt dilicult and dan- tlon of the currancy is 8 far more £ oueration fhan Senalors vy s, Var owa and other natlons have sone throuel pids J1ucess bofore, and ulways with' (he worost dis- Yess, Fomictiien they liuve repudiated the due Yeeclated curcency, nud, from tho nocesalty of the fue, fallen oack npon barter and goid, Buch, us Larerlready wtated, wia the caso wirh the Con- tineatal maucy, with the French awsluaaty, aud sl Confederate scelp, Al thuse revolutianary Boveients were accoupanied with the utter de- Mruction of credit and trade, Wo havo sleo fo Fildy us seversl oxamples of the eppreciation of & Ghased eureency. Atthe revotullon of 1088, In Baziand, the stiver o, thew o tegal-tender, Bad becoms su depres §3ted Dy wear and by ciipping a3 to ha worth unly Wpereent of the mant ataidurd, and thiv wis act.eully the only currency, It becamu necoy ity to apprecluto this cutrency Lo the mint stand- 4d. Axall prices and obiiyetions of devt bad be- lic ajuated tu the Jowered valuc of the oxisting $aln, |1 was proposed (o reduco the niut standsrd Vo1l current standard, uf 0 lvsua now silllinze W0 shlllage, 'Phis wat oppured by leaac News L und Jonp Locke, —the two **forumoet moy of Y11k world, "—who cuntouded that, If the loss of Doulnage was thrown ubon the miut, it would pot Aot tho individuate ot wlL Tuls flew b atronzly oppoted by praciical merchauts, 4 new alitflinZe wero fasued, and excuoned for L€ old shullings at par, ' Aw botween the miut ang {lh«ldnr of the old ehiltings, this way all rigut; 9k tae effect wus LANEDISTELY DISABTIOUS UPON ALL FRICES. Lo ugeetiira wore couimoditive to get by new Sllin o, "but the old number 0f shililuz SUId10 puy @ debl, Merchauty, trsders, hiure werg ruicd, | Thu Bauk of Englaud, then Biaafency, unl'y ‘escaped fallure oy fxalug its Stes payabie fn fustallmente. A rlvo) bauk was terly wrecked. Fmall capitslists found thein. Yives rajued, and laborers and astisans deprived ‘i‘:mmgnumL cuce ihe unpupularity of Will- Guthe Tlind, aud tke provalenss of geueral dine Puleat durlis bis reigo, ) g sunilar goud-tion”of cucrency Lo ouriown us- 14 i Gieeat Britan sltee the genceal peacs of it Fur elohicen yoass the iotes of tho Dank o Euztang e practically legal-teader, and Vinthem, a4 upun uur CrecuoICKs, was Lhscd 4 Limeacy dasucd by the coumiry bauks, Thoush 18 azicevato of ¢l tule paper clrculstlon vover chuuted to £230,000,000, yet it at Gmes depre- il frowm 30 10 0 per cent below psr. Whon WAr Was over, wecasurca wero slowly adopied 14e appaciatlon of this cafrency to tho gold alard, 1 tosulted in a reduction cda manauT N8 pagor clcreacy f1ou 3205,000,090 §a 1813 THE CIHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1878 3 10 152,000,000 in 1921, _Commerctal phpet dis- cannted at the Bank_ef Enclant fell from 87 000,000 in 1815 to 813, 000,000 fn 1821, It only necremry 1o sppesl to the historfes of the tima to show TIIA DISASTROUS RIPRCT. ;rlm prodnctive valne of capital was Increared 0 per cent. A thoussna dollara fn 1821 wanld buy \nore than 83,800 n 1815 8mail traders, telizora, and Iaborers were reduced to (ho sorest istreas. The loas to them waa far greater than the actnal depreciation of the enrrency. for all confidence and_ truat wern loat. The anly com= Pcn'mlun fa CGreat feitain wad tho rapld fall in e rate of “intereat from the abundance of jle canltal, and her ability to redace the interest of sier, publle debt within & short pariod to 3 per cents 1t "Scnntor wish other Fxamplef of the savero process of passing from a depreciated cierency ton gold currency, of 1o A puper currency cone vertihio into ruld, fet them read tho story of the thesafter the Hevolutfon, and after (he War of 1812, and nfierthe revulsions of 1837, —ailof which were periods of transition froma depreciated pnper currency 1o a convertible paper currency, ir, it 48 not posathle to iake this voyage withont sore To overy person except a capitalist ont , 07 Lo the aalutled pfiicer or annuitant, 1t 19 A peelinl of lose, danger, Yassitade of trade, (a1 of waj nepenalon of enterprire, KRUITCY, Ot DIBASTER, ‘T every mitroad It In an adilition of at least are- third to’the barden uf tho debt, nnd, more’ than that, deditetion from the value of ita atock. 'To every hank ft means the neceraity of paying 8150 for $100 of 1ts notes and deposits, except Ao far a3 e hank may tranafer (hin to §ta deblors. It moana the ruln of all denlers syhose dehts nrdiwice ihicie capital, thotgh onc-thitd less than their property. It means the fall of all agricaltural roductions, withiout any very groat reduction of axcs, ‘Fo attempt this tank Auddeniy, 3 Farprito mpon one prople, by, at’loncy paralyzing thefe industry, by nrroating them in the midst of fawfol busincss, and applying a now rtandard of value to their m-apcrlg. without any reduction of their debt, or giving them an oppor- tunity to compound with tneir creditors, or dia- Arihnle their loss, would bo AN ACT OF FOLLY WITHOUT EXAMPLE IN ESIL 1N MODRRN TIMES, 1t I8 sometimes sald that wao did thisiin the pasa. ageof tho lLemi-Tender acty that wo inflicted the #ame loss on the creditorthat we now deprocata for the debtor. This 18 not troe. 'fho dffect of the Lemal-Tendor nct was undoubtedly 1o depreciste our notes, but the process was very slow and grad- ual, For moro than a year it acarcely operated an A depreciation; and, during all the time, the capf- ta1 pald off by deprecintcd notea wwas invest el in bonds, bunk.stockw, rallroads, and mnnufactarin pursuite croated by the Wnr, which ylelaed s i gold a8 the eapital product before the War, Capltal last by the War, even when pald fn greenbacks, for the demandas for capital dusimztho War mado ample amonds for tha fors by tha depreciation in recnbacks, It 18 catimated that the intereat- aring capital of this country nos is, npon the iommm. miore than donblo the capital in 1800, nd, {f it bo tru that appreciation now will only wark tho samo Injury to tho debtor that deprecia- tion did to the creditor, WER WOULD NOT IB JUSTIPIED IN PHACE fn inflicting tha samo injnrice inatified by warj and tho croditor, who {4 nauaify the holder of property, i better able to bear tho Joes of o por- tlon of the money duc him than tho debtor is to bear an addition to his burden. Qur powee over the ereditor {8 unllmited, —we may lovy taxes on him o any amonnts, but we havo mo pawer 10 vaty o contract, or add to the hurden of an existing deut. ——— SENATOR JONES. 1o Is Mintng Na Sllver. Senator Jones, of Nevadn,—¢ Silver Jones as be is somctimes called,~was interviewed the other day In rezard to the chances of tho pass- age of the Silver bill, and what ahape {t would tinally go through, In tho courscof the con- versation horeferred to tho frequent charges which varlous newspapers have made, that his position on the question of reinonctizatlon was due to his large silver Interests. These charges he declared to be utterly without funndation n fact, 1 Lavo not minud o dollar's worth of silver for threo years,' sald e, “Ididown o mine, and have worked It out. Now [ have but- toned up my pockets, and am trying to keep what Hetle I hava left from what 1'made.” Correspondent—[ don't think, Senator, that the s\uml'é generaily koow that faet. The gen- eral fimpression thronghout tho country is that you own pretty much all the sllyer mines in Ne- vada, un thmblw{ pour nto {uur lap an in- ge‘fllnlwuumhnru mMious of sliver bulllon ally. Scnator Joncs (Inm:mnzl{)-t know that ls the common impression, and § wish it was true, Now, it {t was true my people in Novada would know it, and I should “not be Hiely, fu the face of thelr knowledge, to sav what I have said, Why (turning to Iicro!unl . your friends out there tn Nevada know that § don't osn any il ver now; nnd one of the Vieginia City papera the othor duy published an ed'torial, fu which it stated that I could not Justly Le mccused of working for remonetization for iy own persans ol gain, Anan might stund that, though, and wizht put up with befug eatled rich, when, us o matter of fact, hp caunot hardly pay bls own way, if was not that every impecunious man in the country felt at lberty to ask hin for aid, and to dauun him as & stiogy iser (L Lo doosn't give evers timo Lo Is asked.” Thers was tio whine fu the Henator's volee as tie sall thia, but ho was scrious, and ho was cevidently dlagnosing his own conditlon, Indeod, hosnld 3 much plainly, Tut to resume tha ronversatjon: i Correspondent—WIIl you suthorize mo, Sen. ator, to say what f'ou havo just said, that you have no personal fnterest bn'the silyer mini ut present? that you bave worked oul your own mined that you are not running suy silver now, and don't own any stiver bulllon Senator Jones—Most wrtnlnl{. Well, you may say now that 1 have not mined any silver for at least threo, years, aud haven't had any profits fram stiver-ininlne fo that time, T wish, lmlecd. I had back themuney 1 have spent. An assezament was inade_on mining ntock I owned aver threo years ao, I think, nud 1 pald it, and 1 havew't had any silver bulllon to sell since, Wiy, I liave said over and over azafn that I have no bonanza interest in this thing, I lave told you 0 heretofore, and [ amn ¢oing to say so feom my place fu the Senale in a few days, ~ Do you know thu real bonanzanien, Fload, O'ricn, nud tha rest, thase who do own and control sll- vor miucs, aro uot iy favor of this blll Correspondent—Weoll, why not{ Senntor Jones—Hecauso ‘the great bulk of thelr fortuncs has slready been invested in zold ol bonds. ‘They are the Iargost sort of howd- lolders, All tho stiver they own fs in the ground, ‘Uneir minos are Hablo to give out any day, and they are not Touls enough to want to depreclate the great fortumes they havo sceured and Iuvested Inorder to fucrease thoe voluw of tho sllver which is fu tho ground when they can't tell how wuch (8 there, ‘Tho conversation then ran o ta the general murits of the question. On this subject Senator Jones waxed eloguent, as ho always doca, 3 A TEXAY BENATOM. Maxey, of Texas, was found trylng to con- vineo a newspapor correspondent, whosa paner is fur gold, that Texas, which 14 solid for silver, 13 Just as much a band-money Stato as sho was in'the duys before National Banks, when sho would not sllow aoy bank-bills in her midst, Thu correspondont retired silent, wheu Suxoy #tated Lhat thoy nover had donu Dusiness on a gutd basty, but aliways ou silver; chat the bulk ol such trade with Mexico waa earried vn with the old Mexiean dollar, which was slwuys thoueht goud enoueh for ‘Texas, and which con- tained exactly ns much sliver as the doblar of the daddles. “f'no eoneral tono of othier Senators was to the effect that thero would be uu silver com- promlise. e DE KALB. Speelal Correspondence of The Tridune, Dr Karu, 1L, Feb, L—A 82,800 tire-cngine has just been added to the other, expenses of our ¢ity, nud wo hope It msy prove o benohit lne stcad of what Is feared, a dlsaster, Peter Errlckson, who anot hlmself on Wednos- sulug (ustant death, was. burlod to- g:z'.l“l:%;: ;‘L‘»kn ni'wm o ‘ml'edu, and uis funcral a8 v tuely uttemled. “A‘ ?.55.’@3"--:33 torm prevalls, but all tralns are oo tme. ————— The Dishop of Springfold. spriuaei (I4.) Journal, Feb. L. The loll‘(:ll‘uz l-c thy lalfist “Smn;.‘h of ths vglcl of the Standing Committees iu tho respoctive Diocuses of the Eptscopal Church of the Unlied Btutes on the contirmation of Dy, Seymour, Uishiop of the Dio=cac of Springiield: Congen!. p/l 1. Now York, 1. Louisiaot 4, Massachusetts, 2. Kentncky. 4. Indiana. 4. Southeru Oblo, 4. Illgors. 4. Peunsylvania. 5. Missuu B, Lblo, [ gulnq. Q. Cou, Panasyjvaania. 7. Mioncsota. 7. Varziula. 8, Fonddo Lae, 8, Del 70, 1), Alabama. 0. West Virginla, 10. ihllw. }‘l" “lll:n- Now York. 11. Teuncasce, * , Western Now Yorl fi, zmumll. 1% lowd. By, u, Nutlhlfl! Now Jorsoy, 15, Wiscomaln, 10, Mississiopl, e kauss. orthy Carollus, 29, Long Iajund, 21, Nobsuska. 1t will thus bo scon that thirty-threo Btanding Cuinmlttees bave voted on the question, lear- jug tfteen of the furty-elght dioceses ju the Unlted States atill to act. ASthe conseut of oty four o this number s now ueoded to give Dr. Beymour 8 majority, there would secm 10 be po doubt of the ratileatlon vl s eleciion, TASIIIONS. Plans and Specifi;:afions’ of the Proper Wraps of the Season. Descriptions of the Latest and Pretticst Tollettes tor Children. Bpectat Corrempondence of, The Tribune, New Yonuk, Jan. 8l.—Some enterprising deals ers announce for the coming week their “grand apring openings.® It is rather carly for such an event, patticularly to-day, when ladies bur- row coutentedly fn sealskin and sable, and ears and noses aro unhocomingly red. The mero meatlon of cool, fresh percales, cambrics, and organdies, and tho light, airy silks, is sufiiclent to produce a violent aliver. Those who pro- nounced the decadenee of senlskin rncques have lived to sce themsclves false prophets, for, though sacques and cloaks of cloth and sk, and the lotig tue-lined clreulars, nre much nd- t mired and fargely worn, sealskin loads the way. Next in favor come the lung, comfortable clren- lara, which arc¢ worn on all oceasfons, although many contend that they arc not suflicient- ly dressy nor eclegant for all purposes. The handsomest are Hucd with squirrel, some entirely with rabbit skin, and others with coney. Dolmana and long sacques of mate- Tasse ¢loth are mich Acen, Bome of these are extremely handsome, and have trimmings of shk, velvet, passementerie, or elegaat bralds, Feather teimmings still rauk nmong cholee and cexpensiva garnitures, but thoy are by no moeaus 80 extensively worn as Jast scason, Fur bands are exceédingly popalar, and make handsome and suitable trimminga. Many ladics select for semi-dressy oceastons n French sacquo of binck stlk, fur-lined and hordercd by rich hands of silyer for. These are handsomo gacments, and are Inexpressibly comfortable, The long, fur-lned cireulars are made of n variety of poude. 8ilk, siliclenne, matelasse, and otler cloths aro all nppropriate. A great many aro fashloned with hoods,. either round or pointed. Thess often afford an oppor- tanity for a little ornamentation, for which thera {s othorwisc no place. Soma- thnes theee lioods are ned with fur and have borderlng of the same. Acaln, the hood is fin- ed with a lining of shirred or pleated silk, and orpamented hy cords and tasscls or some handsnme, effective design In passementerte, Just at pacsent, swhen ball Ruceceds ball with such constant recirrence, & sultable and hand. somo Wrap for this purpose {s most dealrable. TIE THRRE SIal'CS . most admired and oftonest selectedd are a clreu- lar or cape reaching just below the Knees, o Fronch sacque, quite” large and with Inymense loose slecyes, and lastly the ever-admired dol- man, I bavo just seen a most exquisits wrap of the flrst style, which will be worn at the charity ball tosnight, It conslsts solely of fln- cst, downiest marabout fenthers, white and ink,—n most exquisitoiy-delicats pink, The atter form & border * which at the up- edgo 1s In polnts. liclow the bor- der {8 A row of fringe about clight inches wido and formedd of s netting of pink and whito chienille enriched with numberless smnil tassols, . Tho clonk Is Hned with satln ot the eame.lovoly shode of yose, aml may be fastencd at tho throat by cords of chendlle {Inished by handsome tasacfs. It will prubably Lo the richest and nost unique wrap In tho Acndemy tu-night, and its havpy weaper will b proportionately pratsed fu the papers to-noe- row, to tho intense chagrin of her **dear five hundred fricnds,” Another very handsomu ball wrap is of wbite cashmere cut in deop rounded scaliops along the edge. Under thia 1s afins pleating of white sllk sevon or cizht inches decp, and which 18 also cut in small seallops, “I'hiese latter are embroldered in white chenille, In the baek fs a simulated hood, out- lined by & rich pearl passementerio and onid- fng I n beautiful topering ormamcut of tho same. Superb clasps of puarl passe- menterie uro at the neck, nnd serve to fasten the cloak when it is desired. The wrap s lined with quiited whito eatin, Auother most olo- gaut and tasteful aflalr s made I tho shaps ol a Fronch sacque, and has large, loose, open sicoves. It fs nocessary that a garment of this descriptlou designud for this parpoac should be of moud slze, ns it {3 to boe worn over ecvery thing, aml must not ve too close nor confining, Thueone I n&unk ofis of whito easamere, and has a beautiful lning of whits wateredgiik, Toe bottomn and the outmde of the slecves are fln- 1shed by a broad rich baud of white ostrich-tips, vory bl and curly, Abovo this is o fluger- wide row of the handsoincst cmbroldery, done in britliant colors and being benutifully raised. Tho effcet s churming, The ° sleaves are ornamented In the same way, and have n- sido a itlit of wide, handsome lace. “I'his beautl- ful garment is, 1 rejoico to aay, & truly **home- made” one, dur it was botb dosigned and exy- cuted by the eharming youug fady who wiil wear t. CHILDREN'S TOILETTRY aro quite stmilur to those { bave rocently men- tloned. The Princesse and Gabrietle, the pleats od nkiet aud louso waist, the trimmed akirt withs overdress surmounted by basque, or jucket und vest, continue to e the flest cholee, FThe Priucesse Is most admlired and worn, and fs the stylo used oftencat for oceasivny requlring somy offectiva display, ‘Tho danclug-achuuls aio just now fu full fures, aud one zets an excellent [iea of what is **the thing” tor little tolks from noting tho tollottes of one of thio assomblics, As 1 hiave said, the Princesso dress predominutes, but there ore ' endless variatlons snd moditieatiuns, and somethnes fv s ay dileuit 1o dentify the Irincesss rovs In a tolletto as it is to' rocognizo some funoncent remark which, originating with yourself, nas asacd throngh varjous vielssliudes and cowes back 10 you. vlaborated beyond wll recog- nition, ug \crr pretty dress, not a Prhiicease, has tho skirt well gored nud covored nearty to thy hips by three “graduating side. pleatings. This dross 13 of silk,—a tuw blue amd ivory-colored striped silk, not atter the ususl styie, but havinz thd slight har-lines nru\u? vaved. Thers fs n blouse waist of the striped sllk, having n yoke of dark-blus pluti allk. Where tho yoko {s joined on, theratsn tne, narrow side-pleattng of ivory-colured sitk overlald by 4 luudsomo of Valonciennea Pul. on styulght, ‘Tue overdress consists of o breadtn of platn biue, finishied top and bottom withi tho fvory-tintod pleaciog and the laco, It is draped 0 front Jike a sounded tubller, and I8 knotted Im the . back, low down, Jike o broad eash. The bluuse walst 18 confined by a helt of blue, trimined o1 chther sidu by n pleating wod Jace, sud clasped iy the back by beautiul “buckles of carved Ivory, Deop caoffs of bluesilk ornamiented by trills of lace comploets this chneming sittlo toflotte, An- other enually pretty fs of {oularlof two kiuds, plain whiteand a'white ground covered with small dinmond-shaped pluk spots, Tho little skirt hus seven narrow railles, alternately ol cach ooterlal. The fisured rutfles are plnked out and tho plaln whito ones are scalioped and finished by thres very narrow pipings of pink silk, ‘Llicre [s 8 hlgisnecked baby walst ot the platn white foutard,—s waist, I imean, gathered Intu a belt and into a baud at Lo nack, ‘Toere s a very full pluked-out ruchio vl plalu rose-colurend sil urther tinished by an lustdo fritl of rich lae. Oyer this walst {a another of the figured foulard, made very low, aud ending In u point back and front and ou cdch MY; This Jittle bodles is ticd on each shoulder by bows of pluk 1ibbonj the shioutdars, or rathier “the ton of the bod{ce, is finlshed by u ruchie of pluk 2ilk, ke that v the neck, and above aml below whkea iy . scaut frill of narruw lace. ‘The polots npon the lips and back and frout arc tulsied by three plpings of pluk eillcand a il of lacv The next dress fs probably the most UNIQUN CIIILD'S COSTUMN 1 havescen for sutus time. Theru s, Lo begin with, 4 beautitully-Netlue Princesso of a most dedeaty eream-color possible, cross-barred with flno lines of pule-bluc and rose, Thu little dress 13 opun in front, or ratuer Las an iuscrted trout of solud pato-blue. Thls front is Jaid in very ting honzontul pleats, aud has an extremely pleas ing effect. the bottow It thnished lxr & plisse of the samy, about slx inchies deen. Tals samo plissé continues arouud the foot.of the dress, and thy butivw o tho Vriuccsso 13 cut fn poiuts und fails over the pleating. A haudsome §n alloon of blus and wuk outlines ns;uuy ocigut aud trims both sldes of tho druss whers L ugots tho luserted frout. A row of it ‘»:uu-n dowu the ceuitrs of the back to some Nitle dis- tauce below the walst line, sud ot (ts termiva- tiou la finished by & amall, tastetul bow, witn sads of pluk aud blue ribbous. Blujlar pleces of galloon are o cach sido of this oue, but thesy two last are somnewhat shorter, thouzh also finished with the ribbou buw. A very lovely hittlo mald was charming I u daiuty tollecte of lest Llos silk aud white Indla mus- lu. The uwicraktrt of tho former lud wo pleutlugs of sk, quite Duu and ruther nag- Juw, scparated y @ guatacred ralle of mushu, ‘Lhis latter was ede- ed wihis a ocarrow Vaicocicaucs lace, sod was beautifully embroidered o sllk fa sprays of coral. ‘The overdress conslsted of pleatsd puls aod lace insertion. The poculiar sud most pleasing ellees of theao puils was pmduucdi:mh mavuers ‘Tho louw strajght to be wads lato w paf was laid along one edge in most minute alde. Along the other edga the pleats ware also lald, ut they were turned down. The paffa and in- sertion were of equal width, and were placed alternately in upright tinea. flo, Ince-edged, and deltcately embroldered with the graceful coral sprays, horderrd the overdress at the hottowm. The Mitle favket was alnllarly made, and worn over a plain one of biue sitk, A pretty little act of cornl ornaments, incioding lracelets, was worn with this handsome dress. Another very claborate and costly ittle ddrens was muich admired, Tt conafsted entirely of nlternate rows of Swiss emuroldery and Valencfennes fnsertlon, finished at. tie liottam bra ruflle formed only of the two and edged with rich lac2, This IIIE made I Princrase shinpe way cut square-tiecked and with elbow sleever, Under 1t wan worn a plain untrimmed Princease of roxe-pink satin, which hrightened and gleamed through the delicate frost-like covering, A narrow gold chain holding » small cari cross, ear-ringa tn corresvond, snd two mweet ' 1ttle beacelets around this crowing belle, who felt all her importance and elegance, trate, tared . and hore herself accordinizly. MaTrin 8. CURRENT GOSSIP. |SLEEP. A lttle timo In decp forgetfniness Of sorrow brewinz, Before the mornini bringeth back The weary dolng. A guiet folding of the hands away From tol] and fronble: A resting for the fect torn by the way's Sharp stoncs and tubble, The charm-ed days of old mveep back agaln In haopy seeming— A year's roagh lencth forgotten in A momeat's dreaming, Cmicaan. Lutu 3 W, TLT PERKINS ON ROSTON. EIf Perkins thus writes to the New York Sun from Boston: * For two years T havo heard ahout Boston art-furniture, Boston pottery, and Boston churehearchitecture, Whenever I havo talked to a Boston man about our grand old Trinity Cathedral In New Yorlk, ho has slways elevated *his nose und sald: “1Pnoh! pooh! Come and sce Phillp Brooks' Doston church hefore you talk aboat New Yorx churehes,? 444 But our Catholic Cathedral—' # 40 fudeo on your Catholie Cathedrall? in- terrupts the Bostonian. ‘! tcll yon Boston Tcads the world, sir, in art-decoration, act-furnl- ture, aud art-architecture. You New Yorhors must come over to Boston and learn how to build churches, sir. You must come to our art- schouls, sir, and post. up.! 4 Peeling our utter fnferlority to tha Bosto- nlans, I determined to worship to-day at. the shrinc of Hoston art. First I wont to the flnest poreelain and bricahrac house iu Boston, There { foundisome beautiful thinge,—now and tlien a piece of old delf, and a specinien of gen- uine old Linoges ware, #17 tell you these are genuine,’ said thoclerk, ¢and cheap, too. We hought them at Tiffany's auction, We tonk them right sway from the Now-Yorkers, Wo—"' “ Put, without hearing the end, I dropped the plece of antique cut glass which had Just como in from o Newark glass-factory, and start- ng l‘ul" the 8t. Peter'sol Boston,—Vlilllo Brooks® church, It {s indoed a beautifal church. Tho chan- dellers are grand and heraldic; the decorntions are made In those warm, medieval tints which we sca {n the 700-year-old cathedraf at Cologne; and gho architcetitre lends ono back to the most pictiresque era of the Retnissance. IMere woro warm splotchos of ochre and umber, lighted up with Ru?d, and the bluest of blue, und the red- dest of red; and there wera colossal frescoes of David, and Saul, and tha Twelve A{mstlu!, all done ih the extreme pre-Ranlineifte stvle, “¢Itdy Indeed beautiful,’ 1 said, ¢ You Bos- tonlans do know how to build a beautiful church., 1 confeas now that New York i3 helilnd- hand Iif art. 1 contesa that we must come to Boston to study nri-furniture, art-architecture, and art-decoration. “ Then, overflowing with admiration, 1 turned to the sexton and asked: ¢ \What is the nama of the great artist who decorated this chureht! 7 WiMr, La Farge, Irom New York, roplled “'9 sextond * and we patd him £22,000 for doing t # ¢ And who made the beaut!ful organt Not n New-Yorker, too, was ft!* “ 4 Yes, Rosevelt, the New York organ-moker, made it. Isn't it beautifulf’ *+ And tha earnetsi’ #10ut A, T, Stewart & Co, wove them for us,? ¢ And that beautiful chandelier which haugs from the Jome,—was that maite in Boston !’ #+ No, that was made lu New York, too, and brought over. Perry made it.) Sgvell,' satd I, turning to the soxton, ‘1 supposu it was enotich for the Boston people to muka the bullding. They couldn't attend to the dotalls, Of course the architect lives in Bostoul” 20, no! Qamhle & Richardson are tho architects, and they live over In New York.! 4 eWiatl Do you tell mo that Now-Yorkers made I'hilip Droofs® church?® "’-\'cs. sir; Now Yorkers rhado the bulld- Ingg.! “3Then what . did tho Bostonlans make ahout the church, any way!’ I asked, holf-be. wildered, ¢ Well, siry! 8aid ths sexton, deawing him- sell up proudly to bis full helght, *we made the eushlous and put down thy carpets,—uovery dang one of 'om, sir' " Evt PERKINS, MISATILIED QUOTATIONS, Cincinnatt Commercint, The car of charity Is os deal osanadder at mork on a long column of lgures. The grinders should cease, because they are few, und hand-organ music Isn't very popular Just ot present, anyhow, Old age comes on o pace, In harness, andatn good round gait, Tho boy stoud on the burnlng deck that hn hait hauteil trom the fire, whore hifs futher had thrown ft; but the okl man yauked him oif and completed the cremation of tha vilo eards, Womien arc goncrally protty amart; but they m?umm hold a caulle to a can” ot Keroseu with safety, Virtuo 18 ita own rewnrd; but o Ifttle beshles, %hm:l will buy something, I3 generally quite pandy. The old _bummer smelleth the bottle from afar off whon it Is set up for a freo treat to tho crawd, A word apoken fn duo scason, how rood it (v wlhfi:' its strikes thy man with the bill just about chzht. “Remove not the old landmarks,” pleadeth tho venerable trgmp when they bid him peel ot and get luto theDath-pool al the work-hot “1bezol you, havs you a fow ceots fora starving wman?" asked o tramp of a pedestriay on Ving street last evening, ¥ Oh!" exclaimed tho latter, * you arp only boggiug the question ;" awd lie passed oo, Thu blood of the turulp Is the sced of thy church {u somu of the stingy instances, Whion at home do as the home "uns do. Bowure of the ean with one Louk, if ho be on xent for it Wucen a man slips In to xe wcrowd of his acquatntun thouzht 1s, Defend mo from my Lrionds, Tho wotto of the gy oid tlor on tho shady side of 1ifu {s, The Guard dyes, bat never surrenders, At mnnuy of the cheap clothing auctions thero I8 a great cry and little wool. (o hiclpa thum who helps themselves, Tho luuch-tlen:d taxes heart and gova for what thero fs o the table, regardloss of Providentlal ald I the contract, ‘lbe fulluess of a morchant's storo Is uot Indi- cated by the begzarly account of cu\gly boxes which lio permits to block the sidewalk, Al the world's n staze, aud moucy miakes the maro go beforo {t. How dothi the Jittle busy wifo jmprove each sbming haur, and gad around the shops all day, —ap nuehit dokte oat and sunr. Fataer, at that critical period when the down 1s appearluz on tho cliu of your boy; whon his chauging voice {s constuntly geitlnx out of wlien he s exverlencini his Nrst dreams ot love, aud whon Le ts pecalusrly sousitive, bs careful In your bearing towards bim, and gov- «rn your temper; pructics forbearancs, for fear the son may o down on your wrath, and you be cleansd out at your own vid gaue. o that touches pitch shall be dellled thero. wit; und poker, soven-up, and other games of that class ure just as bal as piteh, And after tho fre, & atlll, small volce, It §s that of the reporter slidiug wround for tho auiount of the loss sud {nsusance, ——— TURNER ON VARNISIIING-DAY. Hurper's daaosing fur Februarv. It was on Academy varuishlog-duy that all the stiunge contradictions of Turner's churacter hivdl fult play, e was jovial, ho was wrufl sud gavi- tury, full of kindness for 8 brother artlst, or striving to kill otber pletures by the brlllancy of his own. Ouce Coustable was pacing fwpa. tlently before a pleture, trylog fu vaiu to dis- cover what was wanting to perlect it, when Turaer caine {nto the rvom, aud after hearing the urtiat’s troudle, gelzed @ Lrush aad struck 1y nio and finds thero, his lirst A finger-wide ruf- | In aripvle of water in the foreground. That wan the missing touch; the pl-ture was now tomplete, At other times, when an artiat woulil comnlain of his picture, all the consols- tion hie woulil get from Turner would ho the crfl retort, "“If you can pafut any bhetter, why don't youdo it!" Wilkie Collins, when a hoy. usel to hold his father's paints for Ly on varniehing-day. e yememhera sce- Ing Tkner—at that time a shabby, red-Taced, oldish _man—sitting on tha top of a flight of atens, nstride o box, with his dirty chest of col- ors and worneout brushes, and a poletts of which the nucleanlineas was suflicient to shock o Dutch painter. Mounted on the steps, he would paint sith great fary, triinz periinps to “checkmate " soma Drother artist, as he was accustomed to nu{. 14 sense of hamor was so keen. liowever, that hie was niora amtsed than angry when be foutal himself oyermatehed. Oncg on n varnizhing-day he snw that the blue sky {n nne of his Veactin nictures was relered dull ancd THfeless by the brilllaney of the sky in a view of Ghent by Jonos, 1 outblua you, Joney,'” he sald: " and, chuvckling audibly, he cimbed on a box and deepened hig sky with a_eumble of mitramarine. When he hal pone awny, Jones, Joculariy determined to hafile himn, inatantly set to work and pafuted the eky of Ghent a blank white, swhich, nctinz os a foll, mude Turnes's Venetlan L sky Took praposterousty blue. “Lurner lauzned heartlly, when be returned to his pleture the next day, to find himself again checkmated. * Well, Joney.! was the admission, ** you liave done me now ; bt it must wo." When Tarner's “Cologzne™ was exhiblted, it was hung between two pertraita by 8ir Thomna Lasrence. The aky of Turner's picture belng exceedingly bright, 1t had u most injurfoua effect on the color of Lawrenca's plctures, and the artfst, who tried fn vain for change of position, wus in despalr. Ats prvate view on tho mornle of the opening of tha exhibition, a feiend of Tarner's. whu had scen the ** Cologne* fu allfts sulendor, Ied a group ot expeetant critles up toit. Ho staried back from it in consternation. The golden sky bad changed tv o diun-color. 1o ran p to the artist, who was In another part of the room. * Turuer, Turner, swhat have you leen dolng to your pictural ™! * Oi* muttered Turner, i a low volee, ' poor Lawrrence was 8o wnhappy! Jt's only Iamp-blark. It all wash off aftér tie cxhibition.” He had actually passeil & wash of latap-black In twater-color over tho sky, and utterly spolied hia pleture for the timg; and so Lo fet it remaln through the ex- hibitlun to gratfy Lawrence. A TERRIBLE LIAR. 1o was the orfulest lar I ever secn, sald Cooles O'Leary, as we returncd from s friend's funcral. “Why, he told me onco that he lived on a sihall lstand In the Pacdic Dccan, on which there was a voleano, Amd he rald there was an active demand in that region for water- mulons; so he weat futo the business of raising them. And he cald vne year his whole crop fuiled cxcent one mclon, and that kept on growing at. such a fearfnl rate that it crowded him off the luwland and up the alde of the voleann, which geucrated stesm and_caused an exploslon which blcw up the whale concern to atows, and shot him 400 miles out to sca, where e was pleked up by a whaler, Iie used to tefl that the one great mistnke of his ltfe was, that ho didn’t drive a plug in the crater of the vultano so as to make it water. tizhit, and then.slice open the watermelon and come sailing home on the haif-shell. “He would Jie. He eald that once he wns cast away on an lecberys, with no haggage but n palr of “skates nnd a flshing-pole.” But he skuted around: untll ho came #eross a dead whale, {rozen loto tha lee. So lie took off bls shirt,—It was meht for six months that year up there,—tore it Into strips for a wick, ran the sticks through a bamboo flshing-rod, stuck the rod {nto the fut of the whale, and lit the other end, e salil It burned splendidly, and the fee- borm raflected the Nwhit so strongly that It was bright as day for forty miles around, and one yessel ran futo the jeebery thinking it was o lghthouse. Me safdt ke soid c.\qhm for 815,010, and the C; and took it hume and made disposinzof it to leo companls “Liet Well, sir, he beat any man 1 eyer came across. Told me that ones, out in Nevada, & mountalu-lon attacked him, wWith his mouth wide open. e had presence of mind cnough to grab it by the toncucand pull. The llon roared with patu; but he did his level best pull- ing, and protty suon the tongiie began to cive and the tail to shorten, nnd directly out they aune, tha tal) and the tongue Inone conting. ous steing. 1l¢ fald he had 'em at home, and he showed ‘em to me; but my belle! s, they werw ouly three or four cow-bldes and e bull's tnil dovetaflul together, *1lg was usgonishing us n truth-crusher, Nald o served an o gunboat during the War, which was verv sinall and light, witlc the mortar on the deck was very lurgo and hesvy; and he sald the first thue they tried totiren fifteen-inch shell, the shell remainod atatlonerv, while the revoll was o great that it fired tho gunboat for nfles up the stream and landed It fua tree. Me was allars bub bo's dead, and I reckon he'lt Keteh it." ‘Ihero was no doubt about it Mr. O'Leary was very aucceasful os a constructor of unergetic works uf tietion. aptain epiit it wp per cent profit QUIPS. A navigator's most davgerous stralt is a whis- Ty strafght, It your dinner bekl has Jost ita clapper, you can still have your nupkin-ring, A soug heard by a hive: *Beo it cverso humble, there's no place ko comb.'” The great questlun, *Docs it hurt a man to Dang him l thus answered: It huorts his reputaiion.” A P'rovidence woman whipped o raucy tramp with anold arctle-shoe, Boe yluvcd the rub- ber, att won.—New Yurk flerald, The difference betweon Jhn Blalne and ehil- Dol §s, that the former sugzests o sore head, and the latter a sore foole—Luwsdl Courier, “Truth lles at the bottom of awull.” We hove often verliled this by lookiug duwn futo n well and - seelog "Trath’s honest countenancs in the smooth water,.— IYoreedter Presi, The ¢ shovel-nosed shark,” which is so call- ed bucatirs hu'can bore into the sca battom ut will, miist bo o short-lived tlah, Jau't these an okl adage that “Deach loves a mining shark (" An organ-grinder struck the town yeaterday with hia organ draped fu mouratog: for the dead King, Ilis silene token of his griel was very touching until he begun to grind oub **Tho Mulllzan Guards, "0 City Dérvick. A Mlsslssippl Sherif bas gonae into tha recon- cllintlon busiucss with wmurked succeds. o uses o navy revolver, and hus only found two tases whers he dldn't thoroughly reeoncile. ‘Illhm:lrid'.:el guveout thew—Lridyeport Staud- ard, Policeman (stopplnz s hack.driver): ** Look here, now. Dun’t yout kuow there's un ordi- nanee ruxlukhw cvery carrlage tohave o lavtern atufzut ! v An' sure, slr, what nade have forn lantornat all at allf " Cau ve not see for yurself, elr, that ma borss ls blofud " As thay were avout to quafl, ono of the party suddenly called out to wnother: *“lletlo, Doughierty! you drinking whlszy? Bure, it wus only vesterdity ye bowh 1o yo wad a tuytotler,' AFellL," sald M Dougherty, evideutly same- what disconcerted, *“you're right, “Misther Kelly; it"s quite rlgin. ye are, [ ainag taytotler, it true; but I—1—1"ti uot a bizoted onel™ 1 hiave u pleture on exhibition Mskle," sali o youn artist to tho doorkeoper ub Lt Avademy of Deslgu. *'This §a iny fathor who wants to pass in with m S Can't hielp it Muat have a tleket,” walltho doorkecper. * You passcd ma _in yesterday,” remoustiated e cinbryo Raphael, *Well, wnat of it coutlnued Cervorus. “Why, vou ought to Passs par- touk,” was the roply, ‘The doorkeoper wiltod, TORTUN CITANGES, Soeelal Correrpondencs of The Tritmne Des Moixes, Ia., Feb, 1.—For several years might dally be secifon tho streets lu this city Thomas K. Brooke, with palit-brush and pail, goinz to and frow work, which scarcely fur, plalicd th needs of bis famtly, 1w days ago ba received notice that, by the death of a rela- tire In Englond, be was enutled to s fortune, Ho laud down bis brash, sod has gonu to gt it. Beyeral years azo, the daugititer of & weaithy merchant " in Copenhaven vl fn love with a mau, aud married bun ugainst her father's wislies. Soonafter she, with iwr husband, cavie to America, and he diec,, Wbile In her whiow's weeds, sho croaged the track ot a baggage-tumvier o3 the Soutb- western Braacew of the Chleyo, Ruck Istuad W« Pacitle Ratlroad, nsmed Fov(und they wers couplod, ‘Twu Yeary azo shyg flow tho track wind went off with another wauf with wuo shie rul pwhlle, wheu b switchod olf turough the divores courts, Boou alter shq reccived notice from the Daniah Cousul thay her futbier was dead, anid SLOMAM) was huz bortion of his estate. 84o hay gone tu zet -t whilo Fox stitl cavorts baggazs, and hopes o muy yet get huld of ber *daratuzu | e —— Jay Gould fmpoverishivg the Orphan. Saertraoke Gurcll. The general gricf caused by tho death of the excellent Horuce Gireeloy will be remembered. ‘The bulk of h's estate wus left tohis two daueh. terw, 1da aod Gabriclle, Sooy aftcrward the waurriage of Ids to Cui. Bmith gouk place, aud after 4 vovaue to Eurue tuow pottled dowa na : l tha feebere to the' the Chappaqua farm, the home of Mr. Greeley, By the recent settlement of the excentor with the Surrocnte. it appears that 860.00 New York Tribune gtock left to the danahters haa 5o de- precisted In vaiue ns to he comparativeiy worth- less, “This has been caused by recklcss expend- iture In the ercction of the Tribrne building, o nondeseript spevinen of architecture of which na former or Iater age ever has or ever will fur- nish a counterpart, and the geneeal bad man- ngament of Mr, (freelov s cditorial anccessor,~ Whitetnw Reld, a valn and ambitious soung man from the West, lacking In brains and com- mon senee, The s10ck rold for 810,000 per share soon after Mr. firceloy’s deathi s now, the highest price bid for 1t 15 lesa than 820 per share. The zvneral temperance sentiment of the country has heen shovked by the eatablishment of o * gin saloon * in the Tribune ofice (s0 renugnnnt to Mr, Greo- lev's temperaice principles), o'da the Tridune Is golng to the dogs. WOOI'S TARIFF BILL. A Poor Contrivaner. Wool’s Tariff bill dons nat meet with as much favor fn New York na he antfeipated that ft would. Thao New York 7imar, which favors a moderate tarifl, says of Wood’s bill: ‘The Tarift hill as now printed Ia ina confasrd state, and will donht] he put in proper ahape In the Committee of Ways aud Means befors it goen to the llousn. 3Me. Wood hua followed tho plan and the arrangement of the Mareieun ‘Fanf il althougli in sume instancce he haa naither shawn ingenufty which Mr. Morrison's tance, Mr. Wood Jeaves the same Aty on coal an before, while Nr. Marrinon pm- poeed that it be frec. The Moreison Tarifl bill proposed to make dyex and dye-stuffe, chemica and hundreds of articles that go into manofacts g, free of duty, Wouad, on the conirary, re- taina not anly the duty on tiese, but he takes the fo)lowing srilcies oul'of the present free Jist and fmponcs a duty on them: Kaw mik, hides, block tin, gume of &1t kinde, essential ofls, Mother of '.anrl shelln, mllr of wood {u-m for paper), bitter harks of all kinde, cochinesl, Indigo, stuffed nirde, and bologpa sausnges, 118 lowera considerably the daty nn window- Iaes; but, strange enough, leaves the present daty of 100 per cent on plate-gluss, which 18 not nnly ahenrd bat outraceous. The duties on clasa- ware and earthenware are Ieft as before, at 50 per cent, 40 cent, and 25 per cent. On linuors Mr, Wood proposes to chanze the wine duty, which now payr one uniform rate of 40 cents” per gallon on all stiil wines, whether In casks or botties, to the foilowing oid classifica. tlan: Un wine costing 40 cents per rallon, 25 centa; valued at over £0 cents and not over 81 per gallon, is to ‘my B0 conta per gallon: and costing over €1 a gallon the dnty 1s 10 be £1.50 a gallon, This chauge brings back the old ad valorem nuis- ance. Mr, Wood makes no change In_the duty on bar- Iran, although thu present duty ie very high. He doee not even mention bar-fron, jron 0@ stecl wire. Sheet-ron Is reduced, while, strange to say. lead, which In nuw & great productton In connection with sliver, and le wold at fourand a half cents & pouna, is teft with the old daty of tiwo cents a pound, which eana another protection to the millionalres—bonauze mine-owners. ‘The metal ruvision of the tari@ In plainly Intended to insure tus support of the l’:nn-{llnllll protectiontats, A duty of two anil a half centrand two cents is fefi on “rice, tleaned snd untleancd, whichia a triding daty of 100 (o 125 per cent. 'This seema to be & sop for South Carolina, The duty on_sugnr {s. ratsed. Mr. Gihson, of Loniniana, 1 donhtiess reapnnsible for this, ‘Thero ls o reductlon made on manulactured allk of from 60 to 70 per cent, which {a perlectly use- Jear. It will not benedt the consnmer. nor swill st revent smnughng. Bint, what 1s et moro stranze, Mr. Wooul taes raw sllk out of the free list and taxes It 10 per cent. Upon the whole, the Times thinks rather poor- Iy of the bill, regarding it Jn the Maht of patch- work. P ———————— SHOULD BROCKWAY BE PAID EXTRA? To the Editor uf The Tribune. Lricaao, Feb, 2.—My attention has beon called to the actlon of the Board of County Conunisxioners In reference to a claim by Mr, Brockway for compensation beyond the 23,000 to which he 18 entitled as Recorder of Decds, underatand this claim {s made on the ground that his labors and responsinlilty nre substan. thally increased by foce establishment of an nb- stract department In connectlon with the Lo- conder's offlce, the charze of which Las been committed to him by the County Bonrd, 'ho right of the county to run an abstract oflice having been establistied by vur courts, it would scem that the Commisstoners would have the power to employ proper agents for that pur- Imso. and thut such ugents would be equitably [ not lezally entitled to u reasonable compen satfon for services, . 11 t8 1oy own opinfon, and I doubt not 1t will be found’ the unilorm testinony of all experi- enced **abstract men,” that the proper prose- cution of the husiners of examining titles re- quircs closer aitention, greater industry, and wmore careful and constant personal lupcrrlal-m. and Invoives greater danger of pocunlary loss, than the orilinary and proper dutics of a Re- copder of Deeds, ‘The work of recording is mostly mechanieal, ana does not call for the experience, skill, dise eretlon, estremo aceuracy, or the legal knowl- odgo called for' In scarcaing titles, 1 am satls. fled that Mr. Brockway has thus far performod s duties with ]'""““"’"“-“' industry, and zeal, and bas devoted his whole personat attention to the busiuess of lis ofllve,—a thing that doca mot always happen with heads of departwents in - the ublic service. It secuw to mo that his labor has been of such character and amount as to falriv entitle him to u compensation above and Levond the ¥3,000, at which his salary s Keconler was iixcd soon after his electiun, any were [a member of the County Board I should teel justitled oven in theso hard times In adiding 1o that sum not to exceed $2,0KL 1 write this not for publication, but shunply Lo communicate the views of an expert in the abstract business on u subject which you may have oceusfon to discuss In the coluuins of your paper. The substance of my views I shoull not, of course, hesitutu to express fu public as well as private. ’ XXX, [We havae tuken the lberty toinscrt the above because it {8 the candid and unblused views of o gentleman whose evinfon on such o question are wortli as much as those of any mau in Chis cago~ED,] OTTAWA, ILL, Spcelal Correspandence of The Tribune, Orrawa, 1L, Feb. 8.—The funeral of the late . W, Jackson, whe died on Thursday Jast, touk place from bis reshlence this alternoon, iis rewnatns wero followwd to thelr fnal reit. Ing-place by o large concourae of relatives aml trivnds, by the eutlre budy of vity offleers and Aldermen, and by the memvets ot the Fire Do- partment. ‘Ine Grund Jury for the January term of tho Cireult Court clused its labors to<day. Amoni other things, they cundemned the present Court-House and Jul of Lasallo County as bolng uniit for the services recpuired, hut vom- mended the County Asvlum for the Poor and fuawanagement, us being worthy of pratse, B — When a neglectod cold develops & constant cough, shurtneas of breath, and wasting of tlesh, you may be snre the bings e serlously theeatens e, und that a promot tecutment is dewnndos, bir. Jayne's Expectoraut v thoroughly sdapted to wpeedlty cure ‘all coushw and colds, and (v an eilective medicine in tho prinury stuges of con- sumption and brouchytie, WL TIIMUNE $18. N OGDELR TR ACCOMMOBATE 4 yaitons thronghout who citf o hiave irareh Ulees 1 tie diferent Dlrisions e desigaated hclow, where auveriseinenis will b takon (urtiie siog rice aa F'I‘"Y.“;‘“ tha Main Ottice, and wifl be recelve.d 1 . untll # o’ . during tus wees, and sl 0 p, u, on Baturda u ¥ 5 Togkeeller and statloner, 170 Twents-seou: Beal Waikuhear, W, i ttoor, ete,, 1000 Bear Weste UMTON, Weat-dide News Depot, 1 Of Halated- Uouks, btativaary. sic., 310 e Juweler, News-Dealer, and Fancy ., caruer Lincoin, BlmWN‘S HOTEL, Footis, with bor 3 w0d $2. 50, T, ~FUINISHED v weeks ut M i AND ST J Biatesat., four hioe! £ s — Tiard WikD ool per day, 4.0 0 Wock, €4 87, and 83 _1onis well furaisheds ix ;. I RVADA HOTEL, 183 AND 150 WAUASH-AV.: Liedieqtyrices. ™ Gootmoma aad buard 31 o @3y $4.90 10 87 per woek, Dav board, 81 per week. boas aund Bu per weeky day-board, #43 gflm'__mcku. Sheents o BOARD WANTED, ‘u.\l:u—A.\ll ALCU Doardiog-louss, Address corly'to-day J G ¥, Tribe i BOOKN, (H PRI EGR - uous 3 J always Mr‘ll# !)-'Al pri¢ Ui Ubrary sco CHAPIY, Corner jladisvn sad'L A 1 SAMALL LTS OF BOOES W s S TSl S ATS Cilcan gk Sturvs 101 Wedlava ik, MIACHINEBY, l,in'( BALE-OR EXCHANGE=STEAS BAW-MILL, U uras paw er.editab'e for Duel ey Klad of mad utacturing. rell 25 vt MUBICAL. TED-TO BUY-A BTEINWAY UpRIGHT 10, Qe Jur ceall. Address B, care Laniied 3y a . OITY REAL ESTATE, JOR BALESRY T. D. BOTD, ROOM 7, 170 MAT: san-s 840.000—§10,000 down, halance {hres years, 5 Laiioing, 435191, on Madlson:at., one ;,'4‘1";“"5" vented I‘"l’l"'fl"lg H af Field iine-hnoxet rt ay o 1570 2t A0 7'venr tn one nf the beat wholcaala n the West: [t will Pav 18 per cent not} no tradeg 1t trer than monds at 7 per eenr. A3 West Adama-L.1x 8 splendid netagon 3-story brick drve lin7, 17 Fogme; fot 233140 brick Iarn. 1 Want sa offers Ani going 10 #ril; Feits now st £00 ter month. An elexnut stone.front dwellings bric 5x1 Ll front on Washingt don-t,' and Jitelop-court. 1 will se] O Fina Totacon stone dwelling, lot, and brick ne nctagon stons dwelling, lot, and bricl barnis snuth (romt on Erle:st., near Deartard, 3, rat-claw nix-room eottage, harn, and lob X212y (clear). ®omth front on Walnat-at,.' hetween .1 %o, 278, 1 will scil for $500 a¥ments. jond_aeveneroom cotrace; lot Warren-av., hetwe:n Westerns Oakiey-at. i=Twa-story framed dwelling, and lot 75:00, xieenth snd Jeferson-ss. Thisis certainly inlend!d nine-raom dweliing, and lat'23y orneat.y botween Fortieth sud Forty-first. antee cort 2 433 10 Inlld, ¥) e ill bty framed dwelling, two cottages, anf Int FIAN, with vaeant Int ®Iv128, on Gran; . nnd the corner of Larraher rnd Croshy-ats. This prop nghe to LHNZ $10.0m. 1~ An elegant realdenea Tot, 237180, on Indisna- 155, dntyeen Twenty-int and Twenty-second v, 3 _ SUBURNAN REA| TAT F')R AALE—(HE EXCHANGE=FOR WiLD LAADA, Honacres of thaber on stnmp, 4 miles from Routh Chieaga, near R, [ xtation, 74 rlurhum ______ COUNTRY HBEAL ESTATE, [PolL SALE — s2.00 CAsit Wikh BUY 30 AcuE Tarm it 7 mitea west o’ Conrt-foue; e ot £ raama: all eenceds 13 acreatn garden, 16 acred meadaows rom depot: 1 mila south ot County Farm. 1 cad- Ot Ane of undersiand why this will not sell: the land ia &0od and clan Lo the cltys to ralss cahbinge Alone it {3 Forih £166) per acrey eversnorly el sround 1t avk 3120 TAcTes anil you caqnot do bettor with $2,000, 1t iy hettor then 29-tont Intsany way, 24 por acte, & nice Improved farm of 183acres, thres mlica from” Woodtoc, Miestenry County, I3 thin farm ta A T: mood framed he sven 5 g0 Darus: all fonceds lass timber; 44 miles ¢ Fooms: NI LOT 238 a3, and eonvenient over £1,00. Ad- ‘V NTED-FOR © 130, where there tahorse nr ateam ra; wer ond ifl not pay. EREMARE R, Pecatonica, ). Miscolinncous. WA AND LADIES TO SELL CRAY- ok, chromox, ncedics, photogTaphn, watclies, Jewelry, iricks, novelites, ete. “Over & thousand fmt ellingarticles,’ [nducements greater than Any oth-r house ean offer, Catalogue froe. C. M. LININGTOS. oz LN TO SELL MAGIC COIN HOLD- toinn_statfonery packsger. and notions, NOVELTY ()., §91 State-t, Nurncs, TVANTED-IMMEDIATELY —A WET NGRS Apply at D LEIS office, No. v between 1 X Do Thinceling VWASTED=TWELVE BALLET. iy this moming to Miss ARLYD Theatre, “YAI.:“I"EID—A ANCERS. AP- TOX, Hoolcy's ALR0 A DY TO_FIT RilC men for 1zles’ -llrpau ani ehiliren's shoes. Apptyat o 11 fwonty Hstivat., Brar Counje Grove: 1 FALAM AN, __BITUATIONS WANTER-_MALE, Dookkeopers, Clorks, &co ATION » Y A CTHOROUGHLY nractieal »ith a rrapoustile housr, Suaetantial piterences witl ._frivune oitlae, [ TORK EVERTS O ook 1 Accounts, By & praciical hookxeap, of ten yrar' expericire st of clty peferences, fae al g present emplo Addross 11 8, Tri) oulcy o 4 'good nniahbors 229 West Madlwn-at, 1 0. 20 ¥onth Ynizam: modur fmoruve My 1L THOSIESU: Sonth Sla [ HEST-0N MiciG NEAR TWEX. Heth:at., 8 Jure, hand-omely furnine | iouss with tinru, *Hlaiie ta 1 thoruurl repales Immediate passe s son it dealred. A, J. AVRID 37 ear e, W 04 "0 RBNT-PLEASANT 1 OF SIS TOOMS ON secand tloor, 147 Mailron<at, 3 bath, Waler-cioset, ote, s hewiy ealdhmingd mud painied; cheap. POLWIN & CUitilY, 13 bearborn- 0 LENT=RECOND FLOGTE N0, 333 W DL G e i Bel, Imoigiags Fidatisos, tadtnna, oy o South Sldo. 0 RENT—NICELY-FUBSISUED ROOMS. APPLY At oom i, 115 Fast [tandoiph-at. TCEN, v 1 nlter to suit roud tenanty low reat. 119 Ueartoraea, Zie A T=~FIIST, #ECORD ANTITHIRD FLOORS anil basement of 124 mid 190 South Franklin-at. (3 feet nurtli of Mudison nicely occapled by Granuis & Parweil, ‘Low rent tu ¥ighe party. POTWIN & LCORYY 146 Desrvora Miscoliancous. 'l“OlkF\‘T—Clll '~ THIND AND FOURTII FLOORS of 19 1A and 131 Fiftheav. LIRHLon three aldce, Very dealrablo lofts, POFWIN & CORBY, 140 Dear? boriet Mt 1[0 BENTRIINERY BTN 4 AN WVeat Lakisst, 1 acoammouation for elghty b Ed ueatlty anit brleic bullalng, 1y WAL LT Weat Madison-at. e i GUEST RATES PAID FOL ¢ anonte proferred. . IDZION-AL,, Hoo 3, boae d valuaoics u Bullio Aahied 145, LOANKI ¥ PIANOR, e, Jewelry, warehonso Teecipta, anid any 6. © 11k Eaat Washilagton- [ 3 A AL for currency at thie couniings wany. WANTED=TC BORBOW S lhTz;n"mfi'i;lv(fT o 'Hl]u*nvmmlluulunl. Addreny 1%, 0. 1oz 340, G Kodliy Wis. 0ono AN UN CHITAGO REAL ES. 4 aleg nmn_e! u hanil; €13 cluse AL fowest ratos, HENIY L4 lll.l_J 0 Daarborn. TO EXCHMANG ANGE=CHOICE T0WA LAN; ode, gr les, ur any sl Ay =TWo ASD BAMIHENE W proTes, aud ot UKL Thls frop. eriy rentafor 84,007 onure. Malauod il Aaniasut. Wil take acres oF Rod faris Worth SI400) o 315, s Usts Hraierats basinass Dropenys witl trado.” T, db BOYD), Koom' 7, Ty 0 Ao WEST HOTEL, 100 and pleely tiratahed, 10 tha 3 all clear, dolins ox poo i, || 2y wais e Tinroved otk e ear Wil (R 1o 1O R ind farim mid iy Gront barg i Call Bad ro farny, and sorewith stock of Fm)l‘ worth gloae, dolng 8 Do bisduess, and Jumloreyard, i B town fn Indiana. Waat property la Cliliago, or el at @ barsain. N0 310¢K Of ious In store dolig 3 @od b atuesy m st 2w [ T, worth S35, Wauta k) faray u" v ?l'l’\"'.m)h:. w3 well huproved, sod (o lowa, wirly GF f11loLs. ‘Two fug mille(saw and flour i), with Kd-acra three good dwellings, Bho water power, €., ln oF g land! Baosacre finpros ed farm lu ‘Touncaseo, neal onu uf Inube-l-‘ faruis i3 Lo State, clear; dul L town property, s ¥ ul}nuu' 172 acres in lrun County, Ma,, brick WK, 190 Foon% bt of thu doesr hodses (n tha biate fan o T Cloar), etauty wilcs wlubl of e, Tambe Choon To-depat. e want yool towh OF clty lmrln-ru'. clears country hotel in gout b wl 400w orth uf atuck oo o, Prive for “The beas lotel fu fae Siate of Nebrasku, wit et o Dl S A A e Ohi & Hum bukiniess. . WiN @ e s BOYD! Bovs 7, 173 Stadisol DIISOELLANE CLL CABH PALD FOTt LADIES' AND OESTLE- A s Mnders v watbrompily itended o, JONAS GLL "stbte-a L ¢ i, Ll g aiteided 1. R, DEMESTER AN KIS WISt Ty L turn shiicero thatks to” Fagé, Paticraon & Cony alsu o thelt cublogea for tha bl klidies dis’ piaved durtae hurist of thuir dae ¢ lottk s and i Coinpa Hiliam J. Dewpater. lopinate and Coiiadl 1 L oxbaasivg iis. ouething, A 5 BIL P Urier wiil reduch” your gas uf'ls Uy as goud Ieal, Sold by W. 1, alagntsaupp suppiled. 5 5 hariraat L LOST AND 3 OST~EMALL BAY HORSE BAN AWAY FLHOM 4 voraer uf Washington Hobey-sta ahout o ixchi-aliafts with botls anached,” Liberai toward w! s en for fufuruation feadtng 10 ks Tecoyery ak 331 West Jacksou-st, 05 BUNCI OF KEYS ON SIXTLEN y T A.\halmr. Tue imder wil bu ruwardcd vy 1 at T Wovask. or 133 Fruaklia. wit BILE LM ki 1 UBTTiEADAY, BEEWEEN ua1 WABASILAYS Circh, 8 bocketbosk cun oty Y DR A lnenl raward will l athoer piiers. i, ST RELSE SWENG MACKILY NEL LATE Isl- fuser machiies 81w oae drop-icaf Ehua value. 423 Weak Jackoca ot S proved, & for oucetbird v LOF NICE SINGEIL DOMESTIU, WIIE & T ROE Ik Sl s Riats bebow Las Sricor uad Marrastede | ol Qe 1O Clardad, Luouia -