Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1878, Page 4

.existonco of a Ring as bold and uncrupu. a The Tribware, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. flict of sentiment which are inevitablo when the final action of Patlinment is taken upon tho question. The leading Liberala are op- posed to the vote as unealled for in the pres- ent aspect of the peaco negotiations, and althongh the Government will undoubtedly bo able to command a mnjority in support of Y MAIL—IN ADVANCE—I'OSTAGE PREPATD. iy Edition, one year. ] 2. T i Tonr Liter 100 | thg measure, the fact would be advertised to ':‘".'“g" e 5:80 | the world that England fs divided on the sub- ,.:_';:?g.; KiY oon 7o o ject of armed intervention, Ar. Gu:'mn #R1; ; proposes a plan to nvold such a division,— g copy. lv‘z‘.':'x"" s 3:38 | =n nddress to the Crown from both Houses Club of four... o pledging their support of any action the Governmont moy take in the forthcoming Conferenco of the Powers. Itis searcoly to be expected that .the Conservatives will ac- copt tho measnre in lien of a vole of cradit, but ils proffer as o sign of the good faith and patriotism of the Liberals will naturally have the effect of uniting the wavering and doubt- fal mombers of the partly in opposition fo ho supplementary grant. fipecimen coples sent tree. Give Fost-Ofice address in foll Includiog Stateand County. Jtemittances may be made efther by draft, express, Post-Office order, or In registered letters, at our risk. TERMS TO CITY BUBSCRIDERS. Dally, delivered, Eunday excepted, 25 cents per week. Latiy, dctivered, Sunday included, 30 cents per weck. ddres THE TRIBONE COMPANY, Corner Madtion and Deatborn-sta.. Chiengo, 1il. Orders for the deliveryat Titx TRIsUXx a¢ Evanston, Englewood, and Hiyde Park left {n the counting-room ‘witireceive srompt sttentlol TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES. TN CRicAnO TRINUNX bas eatablished branch ofices for the recelpt of aubecriptionsand sdvertisements as follows: NEW YORE—Room 20 Tridune Dulidiog. F. T. Mo+ e Our Oanten hns incubated o mow Civil, Servico scheme, an outline of which is given in the Washington dispatches this morning. Ho is the Chairmnn of the Houso Committes Favnex, Mshager, on Reform in tho Civil-Bervico, and nf'fil‘l}'%l:n;::;!.%.lnnud:lnflmn&unmflen. tho bill ho tas preporcd may bo LONDON, Eng.—American Exchauge, 449 Strand. Hxxny F. Gieuio, Agent, BAN FRANCISCO, Ci nccopted a3 an embodiment of -the Iatter.day Democratle view of that subjoct. Tt contemplates the establishment of a Civil-Servico Departmont. managed by fivo Commissioners, who are to bo appoint. od by tho President with the consent of the Senato, and who can only be removed in the samo waoy. 'Thus the relations of de- pondence and mutual favor between the Commissioners and the Senate are created at tho very outset. Lat- er on it i provided that members of Congress shall praotically have a monopoly of all appointments, their indorsement being necessary before any spplication conld be considored by the Commission, In the face of this scction, the non-political features of the bill are of little consequence, as the spoils theory is uppormost. ~Palace Tlotel, AMUSEMENTS. MeVieker’a Thentre. Madieon sircet, between Btate sad Dearborn. *$Baby " and **Barney the Baron." ilooley?’s Theatre. Tandolph street, between Clark and LaSalle, Eogsgemont of the Btrakosch Opera Troupe: *‘La Favorita." Ilaveriy’s Theatre, Monroe street, corner of Dearborn, Engsgementof McKee Rankin. *'The Danites." Now Chlcago Theatre. Clark street, opposits Bherman fouse. Engage ment of Den Thompson, ** Joshus Whitcomb,™ Colmeum Novelty Theatro, Clark street, between Washingion and Randolph. Varicty olfa. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1878, —— Senator Kerroao, of Louisiana, is ono of the men who aro sstride of the fance on the silver question. Ilo professes a dosire to act in the best interests of his constituonts, but claima that his presont uncortainty is due to o division among his peoplo, He may find a usefal light thrown upon his duty in a state- ment made by Dr. Lispensax, tho Suporin. tondent of the Mint, roported in an intor. view published yestordny in Tue 'Trinuxe. Discussing tho eapacity of the mints, Dr. LanoznaaN sald that the New Orleans mint, now unused, could bo put in running order within ninoty dnys, and therenfter coin silver dollars at the rato of 31,000,000 a month. As Dr, Linpznaax ecatimates on the basia of running the mints only eight hours a day, it is evidont that the capamcity of the Now Orleans mint could be made double that, and could turn out probably $26,000,000 a year, Dr, LixpzuxaN added that New Orlcans would undoubtedly bo the headquarters for the Dlexican silvor that should come into the country, as it was during the War, Now, cannot Senator Kerroas per. ceive to which direction tho intercsts of his constituonta point? New Orloans is an im- poverished city,nud the prosperity of Loulsi. ann dopends Inrgoly upon the revival of trado ot thot point. Remonolization would undoubtedly be followed by the reopening of tho Now Orleans miut and the influx of mora or loss Mexican silver. The mint would give employment, directly and indi- ractly, to o large number of peoplo; BMex. ican silver would come into New Orleans, not as o gift {o anybody, but in cxoliango for American products, and Now Orleans would securo this accretion of trade, In this view of tho caso thore can be no longer any question s to tho interests of Benator Kerroca's constitnents, and his mind should Do set at rest in joining tha wajority of Con- gresa in favor of remonotization. If he shall fail to do #o undor these circumstances, his motives will bo subjectod to unpleasant sus- picions, and he will rogret his action as long 28 lio lives. CHICAGO MARKET SUMMARY, The Chicsgo produce marketa were generally on tho down grade yesterday, owing to Improved peace prospects. Mess pork closed 74@10c per brl lower, at $10.65@10,07% for March and $10.80@10.82% for April. Lard closed a shade caaler, at $7.324@7.35 for March and $7.423% 7,45 for Aprll. Menta were enslor, at 83,024 per 100 1bs for boxed shouldors and G3c for do short riba, Whisky was ady, at $1.03 per gallon, Flonr was very dull, Wheat closed 1c lower, at $1.01% for February and $1.02X@1.02% for March. Corn closed @1c lower, at 38c spot and c for March. Iye was steady, at . Barley closed 2¢ lower, at 46c¢ for February and 46%c for March, Tlors wera quict and 5@10¢ higher, at 33.75@4.00, Cattle were nctive and flem, melling at $2.50@6, 25 for common to extra, Shecp were neglected, at 82.76@4.25. The exports from the scaboard Jast week incloded 50,000 brla flour, 828,000 bu wheat, 1,502,000 bu corn, 2,000 bu oats, 40,000 bu rye, 14,000 bu barloy, 7,000 ‘brls pork, 9,816,000 1be lard, and 10,080,000 lhs meat, Inspected into store in this city yeaterdsy morning: 178 cars wheat, 102 cars corn, 28 cars oats, U cars rye, b1 cars barley. Total, 428 cars, or 150,000 by, One handrad Jollars in gold would Loy $102.123 In greenbacks at thy close. Dritish consola were quoted at 08 and steriing exchango at S4.8845, Groonbacks st the Now York Btock Ex. changa yesterday closed at 08, Tho extension of the Contral Branch of the Union Pacific Rallroad 165 miles into tho northwestern part of XKausas hns oponed a lino of direct communication with one of the fiucst aroas upon thé face of our broad coun. try open to pro-emption by citizensin need of tho beneflcont provisions of the Homestoad low. Considerabla uncertainty continues to sur- round the subjoct of Anstria's position in roferenco to tho peace preliminaries, with o growing improssion that Anprassy hag communicated to Russin tho disapproval of his Goverument in reference to various questions embodied in the protocol. It is roported that, out of deference to Austrin’s ‘wishes, tho Russians will not occupy tho Danubian fortresses ovacuatod by the Turks, but will leave that matter open for futura agroament by the Powers. STAND BY THE OLD DOLLAR. Dr. Linvenay, the Buperintendent of the Mint, 1n a statement to our correspondent published in Tur Toinuse yosterday, made Bonie very importaut suggestions, and frank. 1y confessed away ol the objoctions which hiave beon urgod against the reimonetization nnd coinage of tho old silver dollar, He ad. mita that ho is in favorof the largest practic- nblo use of silver, ns au unlimited logal- tonder, as an ndjunct to gold coin, 'The prosent mints, ho says, can coin 8,000,000 silver dollars monthly in addition to the gold and other coinage, but, if Congreas wonld so direct, the Now Orleans mint can bo put in order in ninoty days, and can be worked so na to coin 1,000,000 of silver dollara o wmonth, Wathen havo as the eapacity of the wminte the coinage of 48,000,000 of silver dollars o year., Thero wonld, however, be no limit a3 to tho amount of silver which can be put into bullion or stamped miat bars, at the assay office, all of which could be doposited at the Sub-Treasury, and coin certificatos lssued fust as they are mow lssued upon gold coin and bullion. It will be scen, thorefore, that the United Btates canreceive at lonst $100,000,000 of silvor in 1878 ; ono-half of this can bo con. verted into coin dollars and the otherhalf can bo reprosentod by certificates corresponding to tho 310,000,000 to $50,000,000 of coin cortificates now outstanding reprosenting gold coin and bullion deposited in the ‘I'ronsury. The aot of 1863 authorizes sny porson to deposit gold coin and bullion to the amount of 320 and upwards, and receive a cortificate therefor, aud theso certificates are veceivablo at par for duties. Dr, Linpene aax contends that this word bullion includes silver ns woll as gold, and silver bare as well as coin, Under this intorpretation, all the silver depositod with the Treasury wonld be svailable, whother in coin or in certiicates, B3 currency. Ho estimotes that if tho Silver bill bo passed the receipts of silver in 1878 would ba §35,000,000 from our mines, $15,000,000 from Mexico, §3,000,000 from South America, sud $34,000,000 fromn Europe, or in all, 290,000,000, This sumn, whether in colued dollars or iu certificates, wonld bo at once available as cwrrency. Ile clalms that thero are now $125,000,000 coin and bullion in the Treasury, which, with the addition of #0,000,000 in silver, would give the country over $200,000,0000f coin and {ts equivalents. This addition of wetallioc dollar to the money of the-country would equalize the values of the whole currency. Two objections, however, are mads by bim, and these objections are uot well founded. Tu the first place, Lo adinits that the causo of the decline in value of silver was the demand for gold to take the place of the dewonctized silver of Germany, be- cause ** whatover causos produce a deprecis. tion of onoe of the procious metals appreciate the other in a corresponding degree.” Ho fuils, however, to add that, with the removal A gignificant voto, showing the oxistenco in tho Houso of a very strong mojority in favor of restoring tho odious income-tax, wag taken yesterday upon a motion to sus. pond tho rules ond instruct the Ways and Moans Committeo to report such a bill, Tho motion received 105 aflirmative and 88 negotive votes, or only cloven less than the two-thirds roquisito to its pnssage. With such an oxhibition of the datormination of the Housa to lovy a tax upon skill and businoss or professional capacity, a pressure will be brought to bear upon the Ways and Means Committee to re- port a bill for that purpose. Fivo membors of the Committes voted with the fucowme- toxers, three againat it, and threo were abgent, Among the reforms expected at the hands of the preseut County Board was tho honest awnrd of all contracts to the lowest biddors, This oxpectation scems certain to be disap- polinted, the action of the Board yesterdsy in vohwy the contract for supplying meat to tho charitablo institations withont so much a4 u proleuse of competition indicating the lous a8 tho ono which the taxpayers retired from officc at tho last clection. 'Tho samo Ring that parcels out contraots to ity favorites will protect the contractors in all sorts of frauds and extortions, for nunless the contractors rob the taxpsyers thoro can be no Ring dividends. If thero is power in the courts toprevent the inauguration of sucha systemn of Ring roscality and favoritism as that whichwas begun yesterday in the award of the moat contract, that power ought to be fnvoked for the protoction of the Treasury, — e The Comptroller's sunual estimates were subuitted to the Common Council last even- fug, nccompanied by some sound recom- mendations as to the continued enforcement of » careful policy of rotrenchment and economy in the anuual appropristions which the Council is soon to make, Large reduc- tions aro made by the Comptroller in the es. tiwates subwitted to him by the va. rious departwonts—notably in the Po- lice Department, where Buperintendont Hioxex's figures, agurogating 751,883, ard including the extravagant aud unuecessary increase of the palice force and tha purchase of arms, horses, ete., are cut down to #500,000. This {s no time to in. dulge in flights of fancy in providing for the next years exponditures, and the Couneil should rot for o moment loss sight of the importent fact that a hard, stern necessity exists for the elimination from the sunual sppropriations of every item of cxpense that can posiibly be spared. ————————— Br. Grapsrosx’s participation in the de- bate in the Houss of Commons on the motion for & votv of credit was productive of & new plaa for avoldiug tho division and con- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 65, 1878. of the cause of such depreciation, the de- preciation itself will also cease 4o exist. Ho admits that the present price of silver is not a fair basis on which to valua the dollar, and ho therefore proposos that the new silver dollar shall contain 426 grains instead of 412} grains, at which weight the present valte of tho dollar would be worth, as bull- fon, 074 cents. This is tha dollar he advo- cates, and insists that, if it be coined and made a fall legal-tender, such a dollar would have a purchasing power equal to the gold dollnr from the start, and ** the threo kinds of monoy (gold, silver, and papor) would go to o parity at once.” 1If tho siza of the dollar bo not increased, ho claims that tho $200,000,000 of gold which he says s in the country will disappear. Is this objoction well founded? Whatever gold is in thia country is not in circulation. It is a8 much excluded from tho general cur- rency as if it wero not in tho country. Itlis used hera prineipally to pny dutles; if silver bo romonetized this use for gold will no longer cxist. Tho gold has been accumn- Iating hero becauss sont hero in payment of balances due from exports in cxcess of im- porta, It romains hero because it is worth more horo than abroad. 'The moment that it will pay a profit to ship gold abroad, go it will, whether wo remonetizo silver or not. 8o long as tho balanco of trade roquires gold to ba sent hore, it will bo sont horo and stay here. The supply of gold depends on cir- cumstancos wholly indopondent of the romonetization of silver. Tho immodiato and direct effect of remonetizing gold, and making silver receivable for duties and paya- ble for interest, will be not to increnso the value of gold but to cheapen it. The price of gold must fall under a decreased demand for its use, espectally when its use hos hith- erto been exclusive. Whon men who have hitherto been compelled to buy gold to pay duties can pay duties in other coin thon gold, then the demand for gold will fall off, sud ita comparntive valuo in the other coin must declino proportionately. ‘Whero is the gold to bo taken? The gold has not como hither booauso of any patriotic impulse. It has been sent hero to pay *| debts, and 1t must continuo to come here for that purposo so long a8 wo have an annual balance of fifty or more miilions in our favor. Dr. LivpenMan confesses that the surplus gilver of all Europe will not oxceed $u6,- 000,000, snd this may be sent hero to bo exchanged for gold. This operation, which is probable, will have the cffect of Increasing tho value of silver in Europe, and proportionately docressing the value of gold. The opening of our mints tosilver coinago will consume, indopondent of the Europesn sur. plus, $56,000,000 of silver herotofore sold abroad. Undor this new demand, taking up £90,000,000 of silver in a single year will so reduce 4L supply of siver that its valuo must at onca approcinte, and in a brief timeo his proposed silver dollar of 425 grains will have & valuo in gold of 106 to 110 conts on tho dollar, and will at once flnd its way to tho molting pot. It hoa boen urged thatif we remonctiza silver our bouds will bo sent homo and sold for gold, and, though Dr. LrxpEpitan is not weak enpugh to repeat this, it may boin- fered that this is one way in which the gold in this country will be captured and taken awny. ‘The process of sending bonds homo to this country has beon in operation for years, The Alnbama indemnity was paid in bonds, Evorsince wo have had n balance due us on cxports the bonds have beon coming home, - Tho Europeans have struggled hard to retain their gold, but the gold has come in nddition to the bonds. To nssume, as Dr. LiNpeoman does, that to remonetizo the old dollar will expel $200,000,000 of gold, we must also assumo that the shipment of euch s large sum to Europe will, of necessity, choapen gold there, nad, in cheapening gold, advance tho valuo of silver. Whatover choapens ono must of necessity advance the valuo of the other. Bo, whichever way the question ia turned, wo bave two irresistiblo rosulta: 1, Tho increaso in tho value of wilver ; and 2. The corresponding cheapening of gold. Tho grand result of this would be the approach of thotwo metals to their or. dinary purity of values. 'That is tho main purpose of remonoetization, and it {s because this purpose will bo accomplished that ro- monetization has boen eo violently epposed. The dollar of 425 grains Is an unnccessary monstrosity, Tho dollar of 412} gralus is at par with gold whon silver {5 worth &9 ponce por ounce, Tho dollar of 425 grains would bo worth at tho same rate 1024, The only troublo with the old dollar is that it is a fraction too large, ren- dering it, under ordinary circumstances, worth moro than the gold dollar, If the dollar bo romonotizod nt its presont woight, 1t will, under the fjoint oporation of rise in silver and o fall in gold, be practically at par with gold. The reason given for the en-. larged dollar seems to ua to be so extromely fallacious that wo cau understand the propo- sition only in the light of a scheme to defent silver colusgo altogother. Our dollar is in the proportion of 16 parts of silver to 1 of gold. The Europeau coluage is 16} of silver to 1 of gold. Tho reason given for enlarging our dollar i that it will promoto an agresment by the Powers of Europe to establish a fized standard of pro- portions, If our silver colnage is already too largo, how will it facilitate matters to mako it siill larger? 1f tho standard of 16} to1bo ndopted gonerally, then it will ho much shnpler to reduce tho 412§.grain dollar than thoe 423.grain dollar, Negotiations can procoed just as well under the old standard coluage aa i¢ can uuder any new oue. Bat tho changae is wholly undasirablo for another reason, Our dobts, publio and pri- vate, are payable, principal and intorest, in dollars woighing 412§ gralns. That is tho contract, and by that contract let us stand, flemly and lmovably., Onco depart from the standard, and we take away the graat argunent for silvor remonetization. A dol- lar of 425 silver grains will bo worth from 4 to 8 cents more thau a gold dollar, and will, of necessity, be discontinued, and theu silver be again demonctized . and gold Increased, and tho old fight will havo to be fought over ogain. But by standiug by the old dollar wo stand on the ground we have occupied since 1794, and which, so loug as it is main. tained, will réemain an all-protocting barrier sguinst any such fraud and wwindle ss have ‘been attemptod to givo an extraordinary value to gold, oud to add enormouly to slf forms of public and private indebtedness, Btand by the old dollar. Mississippi is represented in the Benatety Brucs, colored - Republican, and Lamaz, white Democrat, ‘The Legislature of Miasis- sippr some time sgo passed a resolution instructing their two Sonators to support the Brawo Silver bill and vote for remon- otization. Scoator Laxan bas notified the people of Mississippi that ke would disobey tho instructions of their General Asscumbly, a conferenco of tho has not spent 8600,000,000 and sacrificed 00,000 of her best soldiora for nothing, and wo may concludo sho will exnot sovere blo obligations to other European Powers, should The language of the instructions is as fol- lows ¢ ' Wnaeneas, In the judgment of the Leglstature of the State of Miesissippl and the neaple whom they represent the act now pending befors the Congreas of the United States remonetizing sllver will ro- store public confdence ond relievo the existin pablic’ distreas, and will not violate the faith of the General Qovernment nor impair the national credity therefare, 1, el resolced, Ry the Bonste of the Btate of Misalsatopl (the House of Representiatives con- curring). That onr Senators be instracted and our Representatives requested to vote for the act ro- ntl:nauxlng silver, and to uee thelreffortato secure ansage, 2Pl further retolced, That the Secrotary of State transmit immedistely a copy of these reso- Iutions to onr membors of Congress, "The resolutions were adopted by an over- whelming majority. Senator Luasmain refused to obey tho ** instructions,” and vated againat tho Marrnews resolution declaring the debt payable in aficer or gold, whila his colored colloagne, Bruce, supported the rosolution, This bronght the question again beforo the Mississippi Legislature on a motion to thank the nogro Nlepublican and reflect on the white Demoerat, The Jackson (Miss.) T'smes thus refers to the *‘dilemma"+ ‘The Bonate and Honso wero both exerclsod over the subject of thankiog Sonator Bnuck for his vote In support of STANLEY MattnEwa' Silyer Dbill, ‘The friends of Mr. Bnucx seom to think that he is entiticd to sho thanka of his constita- ents tor his vote on thie important sabject, After considerable discussion the resvlution was amend- edsoastoread: **\Wa Indorsy the action of Sen. stor lintcs in supporting Sraniky MatTitzws' silver resolution in tne United Stales Sennte." Senator LAMAR'S friends wero a little nervous on this question, ns they thought tho object was to reflect ou that distingulshed gentloman, o THE ARMISTIOR, At Kigchoneff on the 12th dny of April (Old Btyle), ‘*in the year of grace 1877, and in the twenty-third year of our reign," Avexaspen of Russin declarod war against Turkoy, suad on the same day the Army of the Danuboe crossed the Pruth in command of the Grand Duke Nicitoras, and the Army of tho Caucasus crossed the frontior into Armenin in command of the Grand Duke Micuagr, On the 31st of January, 1878, nine moaths afterwards, the peace prolimi. naries and armiatico weroe signed in Adrianc- plo, thua ending o sories of the most brill- innt viotories Rusain has over accomplished. As tho Germans prossed on to Paris, as Na- roLxoN always dictated his torms in the con- tres of power, sotho Russians novor stopped, although the cnemy was already in their grasp, until they wero in full occupation of Adrianople, which to the Turk, next to Con- stantinople, is tho chief symbol of em- pire. They have roached thoe point whero tho great tidal wavo of the war terminated in 1820 when Russin hnmiliated Turkey. Thoy have in reality oxceedoed the limit, for now tho spray of tho wave has falrly splashed the walls of Constantinople, tho ndvance being within twenty-four hours of its gates, Thoy have, thoroforo, roached tho gl of their smbition. Had tho Turks do- layed eigning any longor, thoe armistice might have beon concluded in Constantinopla. Tho conditions of nogotiation for a treaty of penco aro substantially the samo as have beon herotofore indicnted in the dispatches, althongh thoy are much mora clastic. thoy orect Bulgarin into a principality ; seo- ond, provide for a war indomnity; third, Firat, guarantoo the indcpendenco of Ronmania, Bervia, and Montenogro, with an incroase of torritory for onch; fourth, call for roforms in Bosunla and Hoerzegovina; fifth, arrange for an ulterior understanding botwoen the Sultan and Czar rogarding the Dardanelles; and aixth, demand the ovacuation of the Danubisn fortresses and Erzeroum, Not. withstanding the vaguenecss of theso condi- tions and the liboral margin that is loft in onch case, it ia not difficult to forecast tho probable complexion they will assume after they bavo been prosonted in dotall before Powers. Russin torms. Sho will not only provide for the good government of the Christian popula- tions of Turkey and mako it impossible for the Turks to oppress them in future, but sho will demand a compensation that will ade- «quatcly recomponse hor for the sacrifice of hifo and monoy in behalf of tho Sclaves, ‘T'hat Baigaria will be erected into a principality ond placed under tho sovareignty of a for. elgn Priuce, presumably a Gorman, hos all slong beon intimated, but it is yot to bo sot- tled what territory will bo included in Dul- ‘garia, and whother tho frontier will be fixed uth of tho Balkans, whera thore are many of the Bulgarian S8claves, and whero the most cruol Bulgarian massacres wero perpo- trated, n3 at Kozanlik and Philippopolis. Tho option of the war indomnity rests with Ttussin, Bhe has spent 500,000,000, and may therefora be oxpooted to make a heavy domand in cash. In case the Turks, long ogo baokrupt and uns. to psy tho intercst on thoir 1all to raise the amount in a specitied timo, she will take territorial compensation, and will undoubtedly domand a generous slico of Armenis, besides tho Bessarablan strip which was taken from hor aftor the Orimean war, and which will glve her control of tho months of the Danube, or at least o portion of them., The third condition, which as. sumes the independence of Roumania, Bervis, and Montenegro, was a foregouns con. clusion from the boginniug of the war, It {s not 6o cloar, howaver, what incroaso of torritory Houmania can have, or in what direction, but Servia may bo allowed to have 0ld Barvin, which would bring her frontier down to the Balkans aud add a million more of Sclaves to her population, while Montene. gro way bo given tho fertile valleys to the south of her narrow domain and a sea- port. Tho reforms in Bosnla and Horze. govina will undoubtedly be radical, As re- form under Turkish yule Lias been proven im- pounble, and the imposaibility of it was the casus belll, os oficially promulgated by the Czar in bis declaration of war, the Russiaus will demaud that theso provinces hereaftor shall be governed by Christian Ciovernors, if nominated by the Porte, to be indorsed by the European Fowers. The fu. fure arrangement regarding the Dardanelles evidently contemplates the sottlemont of the question by the European Conference, which will assemble at Vieuna nud which has been sccoptod by Russla, As the prosent arrange. ments were made, not by the Porte but by the European Powers, tho latter would not ba likely to forego their rights in tha prom. ises, Bo far s the last point Is concerned, the evacustion of the Danublan fortresses sud Erzeroum, these are only procautionary measurcs which any nation would take os a preliminary of pesce. It is diftlcult to see wherein any of these proposmtions immedi. ately confliot with the interests of other Powora. ‘Indeed, the omission of Constan. tinople from the conditions showa that Rus- sia has intended to avold taking any steps that might compromise her relstions with them. Thefcar that Sorvia might further com. plicate affairs by prolonging the war is 7o woved by the order from Belgrade to the Bervian forces for & cessation of hostilities. Greece, coming in at solate aday, can hardly sccomplish snything, a4 even if sho should Less custor il Importduty and war-tax Freightand lighterago (gold).. Discount 3 montls Government fax, i per cen Commlesions, 2% per cont... Net proceeds officially declaro war, which sha has not yet done, the other Powers will interpose the moment that a Conferenco commences fla scsslons, The action of Russia has knooked the gronnd out from undor England's. feet so far 83 any immediato participation in the war is concorned. Rusala has stopped short of Constantinople, and to the preliminary conditions na they stand she can offer no ob- jootion, as they do not infringo upon nny of her rights. Whatever would be likely to do o will bo reforred to tho General Confor- ence. As to matters bearing upon the rela- tions of Turkey and Russin she has no copcorn. The London ZTimes takes o very calm and sensible view of the situntion in n leading article of Jan. 21, which saya: * Enropo has o right to boliove, however, that Russia will be as modorate as the ciroumstances of her victory will permit. Tho promises of the Orar him- solf nre not forgotten, Ho will bo expocted to provide, above all (kings, for the good governmont of tho Christian populations; and, although it wonld bo too much to hope that he will forego the usunl fruitaof victory, ho will doubtless call to mind that in Turkey ho must deal with the goneral intereats of Europe.” The sword having been slieathiod, tho vast armies of Russin will now rest upon their nrms, pending the arbitrations of tho Conforence. The war of the diplomats now begins, What tho result will be no one can foresee, but if it shall rekindle tha flames, the conflagration will bo genoral and the de- straction widosprond, DBut for ome groat overshadowing blessing the civilized world will bo grateful. Whatever may be the ulti- mato decision, ‘whether it lead to peace or war, the power of Tarkey for misgovern- ment, oppression, persecution, and hidaous wrong, {s forover broken. AMERICAN TRADE WITH CUBA. Tux Trinusz printed a couple of days ago an abstract of a report mado by a committee of Nashville gontlemen who had been to Tavaua to investigate the condition of the flour and meat trade. In the courso of that report reference was mado to a single trans. action, in which 200 barrals of flour wero sold to Havana purchasors, as showing tho operation of tho discriminativo tax system. ‘Wo prosent below the detailed charges inci. dent to such a sala: COPY O ACCOUNT OP SALES OF 200 DARDELS PLOUR (TIMI'LE EXTUA) PEIL STEAMER FROM NEW ON- LEAXR, JAN, 23, 1878, Sold to sundrios at 3 months under discount nt 12 per 00 bris fl cent poral X 30,00, 7, 300. 00 our vroduce sold from wharf, 4 PEFCOntive. vanesaneanes ROxs, (gold)$1, 340,05 187,60 81,5637.45 1,037.18 §3,474,03 30.00 210.24 f 120 ?“ cent promiom on $1,- 537,45, Custom-Tlonss daty, recelving, dellvering, watching, otc... 1% ver cent, v : , 050,07 Heauced to R uce: . S8, Average vlgr brl In gold. $0.73, Whon atorago ls necessary, 10 cents per brl per month {8 charged., From the $0.78 realized from this salo nt New Orleans must bo deductod the freight from Noshville, and tho New Orleans storngo and commission, which would leave probably $Ga barrol for tho Nashville miller or mer- chant in payment for flour which was sold in Cubn for $36.60 o barvol. In other words, fivo-sixths of the pnce paid by the Cuban was esten up in taxation, charges, and premivm, The import duty, war tox, and Government taxon bills amounted to abont $7 per barrel in gold; in other words, tho tribute paid to Hpain was more than the original cost of tho flour, and this was moro than doubled by tho other oharges and premium ou doprecisted Cuban -money, which, of course, the Spanish Government doos not socopt in paymonut of taxes. The pocullar fnjustice of tho onse is found in tho foot that the import daty levied on flour imported ifuto COuba from Spaln direct is only one-third os much, the consequonce of which fs that the United Btates do not scll one barrel of flour out of ten consumed in Cuba, though wo aro Cuba's nearest neighbors and produce flour cheaper than any othor nation. This would be bad enough ns it stands, but thg caso s atill furthor nggravated by the fact that the United Btatos coneume 00 per cent of all the sugar and molassos Cuba produces, nud the great bulk of hor coffee, cigars, and tobacco, In fact, tho United Btates people arg Cuba's best oustomers, but are shut out from selling to Cuba in return by the greed ond extortion of the Spanish Governmsnt in lovying discriminative tazes on all goods im- portod into Cuba from this country, Of courso there is nothing new in all this, but it 1s ropeated and omphasized in the liopo that tho sccumulated indignities may arouse tho United Htates Goverumont at some time to nasert ita rights and wake such o domand upon Spaln for a readjust mont of trado relations betweon tho United Btates pud Cuba as the Spanish Goverament will uot dare to ignore. The United Htates Government sulssed its opportunity ot the time of the.Virgiuius outrage. It was the proper occasion for interveniug, on the ground of bumenity and commercial rights, to demand that Caba should bo treat- od in & manner becoming to civilization aud commicreinl equity. Geu, Graxt wads one of the most srious mistakes of his Admin. istration when Lo allowed this occasion to pass without exacting concessions of perma. nent justice to Cuba, or, in case of the refu- sal thoreof, roleasing Cuba from the yoke that Spaln has put on her, Both England sod Germany werw more decided ot that time than the United States in demanding restitu- tion for tho outrage upon their few citizens who were massacred, aud tho public senti. went of both those countries intimated very distinetly that any effort the United States wight choose to make to liberate Cuba would Lo rogarded with complacency by the Europeau Powers,' There is no doubt that the sawe seutiment would preveil in those conntries to-day under auy circumstances which the United States Government shiould decida to be o warrant for a forcible inter- vention {u Cuban affairs. There is no ques- tion but that cither Eugland or Geruany, holding the same goographical and commer- cial relations with Cuba that the United States hold, would long since have eatab. lished Cuban independenoe with commercial rociprocity, or would have sunexed it. Either the broad ground of humanity in puttinga stop to the butcherics that have charactor. ized the impotent effozt to put down the Cuban idxorrection during thess many years, or the more varrow aud selfish purpose of pecuring equitable trade relations, would have served for such an intervention. The Virginius affair is over, but the trade outrages otill exist. It i3 high thne to demand of Bpain that they be abandoned, and that the United Btates be placed on an equal footing with the Home Government in trade facili- ties, Under the prosent condition of things the people of the United Btates aro practically paying an enor- mous tribute to Spain, Tho improvident Bpanish Govornment is largely supported by its Cubanoxactions, and these fall heavily up- on the United States in the excessive prices paid for Cuban products and the losses of trada inecident to tho policy of discrimination agninst Amorican prodnets. Experienco has proved that no chango can be bronght about through n namby-pamby poliey. Spain al- ways promises woll, but naver fulfills o prom- ise when it can Lo avoided without danger. ‘Tho most popular movemont ‘that could bo mado by the presont Administration would be an exaction of trade concessions from Hpain in terma that would secura complianco or re. sult in tho liberation of Cnba. It is not nocessary to agitate the question of annexa tion to determine this point. Thero Is no donbt that the Cuban people would be glad to chango mnsters, but that is a mattor for future consideration. American interosts de- mnnd now a fair readjustmont of trade rela- tiona for tho bonefit of both the American ond tho Cnban pooplo. If the Spanish Gove ornment will concede o much, wo may atop at that; but if thero shall still bo an obsti- nato refusal or deceplive promises, then more vigorous and far.reaching monsures will be inorder. What has the Beerotary of State to say to this? The New Yotk Bulietin fa alarmed at the see- tional aspeet of the sllver question, It says: 1f Congress cannot be rolied upon to leglelate cquitably ns between all soctions, what becomes of onr band of unlon? If forgetful of ite obligation to nct with even-handed Justico to ol rections and intereats alike, Congrosh provea capable of dividing itaelf Into sectlonal yronos dovoted to melfish nec= tiouni nterests, [t thien 10 longer represcnta mich a Union as the Constitation cuntembplated and as Wasnixatox couneeled the peovlo toguard. Under such o state of things, thore 1suo possiollity of confidenco. A mectional majority enforcing the ncceptance of its will upon the rest, and thut will by no means reguinted by strict conaiderations of equity—no ono will truat fls laws, no one subject thieir Investments 10 {ts control, and the dominated sectlon will inetinctively meck womo extrancons protection. Wu caro not what sort of Jusiifications tho stiver agitators sct up, their coitrse must in- evitably produce the resulis here indlcated, 'The, aro iry(ng to establinh a soltab scctional rulet and, in 80 doing, they aro driving o wedge deep Into the Lnais of the Unlon, Now let ua look at tho ‘! sectional " charactor of thiscontroversy. On the one side the re- monectization of sliver Is demanded by the fol- lowing States: Electoral States, Alabamn Arkansa; Canfornis 'L‘hcln;al Michizan . Minnesota ... Missiealppl - The Stutes opposed to sllver are the follow- Inzy Electoral Electoral States. £0 | tes. vote, law & 'Now York o Main 7 Rthode Il aryl 8V ermant Maesuchusctia, 3l Connecticut 6 Now Iiampshire, 4 — New Jorsay..... o D Totaliie vrenvsaeensBS ‘The States in favor of silver gave, In 1870, 151 votes for TIAYEs and 123 voles for TiLDEN} those opposed to sliver gave 84 votes for 1lAYRS ond 01 votes for TioeN. Two-thirds of the people who voted for TILDEN in 1876 now do- mand sllver, while ncarly five-sixths of those who voted for HAves demand the samo thing, The *scctional” character of tho division is Just that which exists botweon the Jux aud tho bandle, and It suggzests tho old controversy whother tho dog shall wag tho tall or the tafl wag the dog. —— Tho venorable Dr. WiLLAnv PARKER, of New York, has been Interviewed on the subject of polsonous effocts of sewer-gas on the Intates of dwellings posscsaing the inodern Improve- ments. Hosaya: A voat amount of our family slcknoss, such as diphtherisc sore throate, malacial and' typhold fovers, have thelr origing §n tha inflaences al the foul gases from e sowors carried by defective plumbing inta our purlors and bedrooms; and man other serlovs snd often futal alections, althougl not 80 orlginating, a0 aggravated ond intensified b‘y tho saio causes, 1t only been in Jate years that this subjoct bas beon given thu lmgwunm in sunitary consideration that it descrves; but now no intelligent physician of any school in Europe or this country ventures to _underrate it We cannot but seo constantly in our practice the deloterious cffects of this insidlous polson in tho atmosphero of pationts’ houses, Let thero bo n two houaes, ono of which haa pure air, while the atmosphets of the other s infectod with sewcr-gascs, two acarlet fe- vor patients of the saue age, and a¢_ nosly e posalble equat physical conditions Jror o the nttack of tho divewsc, snd It will bo found that, desplte the most Intelligent treatinent und care on tho part of the ‘)hulclun, the paticnt i the fmpiro atmosphere will be almust certain to die, while the chauces aro that -"“Hh Hood curs and very littie medictne will eastly bring through to_health the one who has had puro airto breathe, There Is no clava of dwellings securo from this Infection, and 10 ono fe safu frow tho poison in thuair, even if his own hausu 4 In perfect order, whose neighbor's hiouse 18 not eaually purfect, Bewor-gae 16 lornbly inutdious, 1t will Bod the winadlcst vouts thint caro- 1eas or dishonest ‘)Inmulnl hos Jeft, und, through the minutest crovices will make its way Into vrery part of 8 bullding, or even intondjolning bulidines, Lur blg botels nevd sharp looking after upon this matter, From a conversation I had with n patlent onily o day vr two sgu, I foel asurcd that wower- fi:n permented ouo Of Lur ll?fllll and sup, w hotels, and In&mhnnlng 18 fnuates, faewt private roslduncos are not freo fromit. I know of one fawmily, rich people, who bought & nisgnifcent brown-stone monslon, snd inaved Into fr, with the slmost lumoitiute ' result of soveral wewbers of the famlly b!ln* taken sick nud dytng from_dofoctive plumbing In thu house, us ‘was clearly demonstrated upon Investigation. Bince toe plumbing bhas been ropalrod, su sv 1o exclude the wower-guses, the Louse baw Loeu purlfectly healthful, This sewer-gas polson is one of the results of the * modern lmorovements, over which there Las been so ik inunlelpal guah, e ——— ‘The editorial pages of the Chriatlan Advocate, of New York, wero flluminated last week Ly vurious parugraphs such ss the followlng: Your mother read the Carlstian Advocats before you were born, und read it wnany o dey s¢ she rocked and hummed you to "“,}” 8he has gone home to {luaven. This yenr's Adoocats may gulde your feet sufoly to that vawmo Heaven, Hrother, tsn you afford 10 husn these mewories and quench shitw light for 32,701 . Wipiug awsy the tears that avo called out by this affeeting appeal, tho reader will usturally pause to reflect upon the doslng interrogatory, which s of & novel, not to say startiing, nature, ‘The pruposition appears to be that If the brother pays $2.70 to tho busincss mansger of the Chrls- tlan Adwsats, bls memories Wil be hushed and 1ta light quenchied. Tuls Is probably a pocticat expresaion, sluding to the somnvlent quallties of the Adwcate, which {s as good a8 paper for putting & may to slecp as wo havo ever soen. R ‘When the iiver bill becom Incoumistent with Civil-Bervi law, would it be toloru {0 Liave somo other daddy of the dollurs than Dr, Linvss- Max 1—Cinciunath Conmarcial, From the touw of tha loud, long, aud consple- uous interview the “ Doctor" gave Tus Tuis- uNe's reoresentative in Washiogton, be uvi- wentiy thinks the time bas about come to go aboard the sliver sbip and leave the old gold wallon toher fate. Tue texible Doctor cx- presscs a great deal of eathusiaan for the dads’ dollar. ——— Capt. Howaare's plau for establiabing a colony in tho Arctlc segions wos detalled at & meetiug of the Americau Geograpbical Socioby in New York lut Wednesday. Withiu the Arceic Circle the sensons vary as remarksbly as fu wors temperate southern latitudes, undihe sdvautage of u permanent colony would be that the wmen could select a time for penetrativg the farthest reglons when the masses of lcs bappen to break up, &8 they do frequently. Gov. Joux M. PALMER expresses the opioloa, editorlally, fu bis Springlleld Jeegister that the two thuge who murdercd McCoNVILLE are &8 good a3 scquitted. The Governor ressous the cass out sccordivg the murder-law precedents of Chicago, where the murderer selects hls own 2Ty Judge, and, If he bas active friends, packs iy Jury, s follows: 1t §8 reported from Chicago that tho defense of the McCoxvirLr murderera fo ready, It 1 based on A sort of cross 1IfE, #10nc maysay, between the RATFRRTY care and the BULLIVAN cane. There were two thugs enguged in the wnurder, and takes two declsions to yot them clear. These two thugs we call A and 11, us_we have forgolten their pames. Thoy met Mr, McCoNvILLE and Lig niece, and A selzed hold of the young ladyin g violent and indecent manner. This I8 &n offenss ngalnst tho Iaw: but tnstead of walking off to get s wareant, Mr, McCoxviLLg interfered, or, in other words, tried to arreat A nnd ilteaslly restraln him of his_ Nberty without s warrant. When B, the othor thug, snw this, the RAPFEATY ca80 Immedi. ately occarred to him, 80 ho undortook to preveny McCoxvisLs from accomplishing this lllegal act, McCanyreey: resisted, and 1} stabbed him todestn, Ttmay be held that 5 had no right 1o inferfero, and that only A hiad the right to kill McCoxvierg for the attompt to arrest him without n wareant; and If this ground Is taken, then the dofense wiij argue that, when 13 firat_attacked McCoxvitve, 1) wan the aggreasor, bnt that when McCOXVILLE re. risted, B had thio rlght ta kil him in self-defense, ‘Thaw It§s expected, ro the report rans, to restore tho two criminal Chicago citizens, whom wo cai} Aand I, to that society they are so well fitted to adora, and In which thoy aro & source of great pront to the criminol lawyer. ——— ‘The Parlslans were perploxed when Brascer, at the banquet given In his honor, drauk to the tonsts In flowing cups of tea. Oneof the papers thereupon stumbled upon the old Jeat of calling him a teatotaler, sayinz that he honored the tonsts with ' the simplo cap of ten of the tem- perance socleties of his own country,''—a sys. tem, it adds, which nothing but the ohylloxers coutd ever introduce into France, - mre—— Alluding to the Returning Board trials, it 1e to be hoped that the truth will be brought to the surface. In thils case, as in tho old saying, truth is at the bottom of Warts—J. Manisoy, e— Jerrensox Davisls writing o book. The policy of concliintion has evidently had no effect upon him. Isaueraof good fceliug an fin possibllity? Bonor(’u cat-show was highly successful, Boston las thereby galuoed su additional right i to the clalm that ahe s tho home of the mowe-es, Since it has been pretty well settled that thera 13 no such place, tha custom of burying fre-cxtingulsners with the dead has decllned, | | Mr. CHANDLER must be quicted down. (Glve him an office. Why notappoint him Postmuster of the Confederate X Roads! | The armistice proposed by the Czar wasa good thing for his side. ‘Lo Turks bad to run to get out of the way of It. | Sitver hins beon dlscovered In Maine. It will whortly ba dlscovered In every Statcof the Unlon i the shapo of dollars, | Mr, HexDRICKS {8 off the fence, but he still finds it difiicult to walk without the appearance of belng Im_v-luxzm | Inreforence to the silver question, Mr. Hex. DRICKS appears to buve takon an off-fence-ve position. The ottitude of Jobn Bulll It scems tore- semblo that of his rea-skluned namesako—Sit tng, ¢ 4 | England will please obscrve that the hostils chip stlll docorates the Russian shoulder. A general Europesn war is imminent. Thers 18 not peaco eneugh to go round. et — Pathetie nquirv of the FPorte: Arc theromo more ditches] Is this tho Jast] ct— ‘The Government lifc-saving scrvice !a so per fect that fuw cscypo drowning. e it The country's aavico to the siiver men in Coz- greas—Colu and win. “The good dfe first.” But will Mr, TiLpry Mve forever! ———— PERSONAL, Sainto Bouve saya: *‘ Inevery man thero 1n o poet who dies young." Lyda Thompson hasn't left tho stage after all. She has renude her youth and started oub agalo, The story that the Amecr of Cabul is threatenlug war against England fs Ameer Cabul rumor. Mr. Lord's honeymoon has reached iis fast quarter, and Mr, Lord'ssons appearto have reachod thelrs, . ‘Tho only thing in gupport of the charge that old Mr, Lord is crazy, s, that the Ineanity of his sous msy te hereditary. Miss McKeo bos ovory reason to be grati- fled. Sho escaped o reprimand for not shooting thu other Constables who accomnpanied McEivott. Mr, Beecher, as tho Chaplain of a New York regiment, will be required to do nothing vn- Lecoming a disclplu of pesce, Inother words, be will shoot off nothing but his month, His Mojesty tho Bhah of Porsia will leave Tehoran &t the end of March, via Tiftls, for atour through Europe, in which he wlil visit all the Eue ropean Capitals, The Bhah will travel atelctly ine cognlto. * Vanity Fair {8 informed that a marrisgs is arrungod between Mr, Georgo Cavendls tinck, eldest son of the Rt.ellon, Usdrie disn-Bentinck, 3. P., and Miss Livingstono, o New York, During revival services at Hartford, Conn., 1ast Thursdsy, Mr. Moody spoke of the life of Pes ter, and, just s hewpoke thosontence, *'And thon the cock crew, " u blg cock In the neighor huod crowed and filled the whole rlok with tho e vesberation. Mlle. Tietjens, it {3 eald, was o great favor- ite in Dablin, where shealways sang In the Cathe- dral. Bowuchdid the peoplelove herthat they would cry sfter her and haug ou to her garmuents, Aflef u wearlsowe ovening in opers, she would often be werunaded, sud, vteppiag out on the balgony, 4be would elog Irieh baltads to the lmpuisive crowd with & good nature us swy ¥ her volce. ‘The son of the late ex-Gov. N. B, Baker, marder in of New Hampabire, ls accueed of Choyenne. lHls fatlier was Adjuta Jowa for several years durlug s the War, Ouv of the lows paper who remember gentle Wiltle Baker as n resdy pago-boy in the Jowa Leglslatury of & fow yesrd ugu will fiud (¢ & worry taxk to {dentify i with tha Gerc Cheyenne murderer who drove & kalls throngh & comrude’s body, " "The Btrohfamily, of Mauch Ohunk, Pa., if probably the lergest in the United Statcs, Nicholss Btrohl 1s a Fennsylvaula Uerman, now 7d yoara oid By throo wives ba has had thirty chiidren, twed: ty-seven of whom are living, The youngess cbl nd was born wheo iU fother was 73 y Niueteen are marseds und thelr familica average eight children each, At o family gathering they numbered over 200 et sous, 'They ali live iy the same county, Mary Clemwer says that eight years 8g0 she witnessed the first appesrance on s publie platform of Mrs. Jeabells Doccher Hooker, who was Lheu t reonification of meekness, aud 60 diident sbe was unsble tostand while mk’h: o a Ebe agaln saw Mre. licoke! doyaago, in Wasblugion, when she **advanced toward the front of the platform with s quick stebs her head tbrown back deantly, ber tandsome Bosé bighio the alr, ber bands gesticulating, sod bef voice Joud and moging, yei thellling with au s mistakable emotionsl timbre. " | It will probably alweys remain s disputed butoncsl fect wheiher Yankee Doodls reaily did or did nut come o town, withough it le distinct)? asserted In the popular seng bearing his pame that the opostls of freedom sctually performed b9 journey, Whether this be true of not, it fs certaln st losg Monday & Wisconsin descendsot of 1be vatrlotic berv of New Englond came to the Towa ot Jullerion. having besn euticed thereto by virtus of 8 Justice's warrant sued out by respoctsble Teuton named Darkhsuse, Doodle, who, to di tingalsh bim frowm bis famous ancestor, may be 8l Juded W a4 Doodle, Jr., bad become Irritated at1be action of Burkhause in expelling him from e singing-soclety of bis uative villagy, sud bsd i8 consequence mashed bls noss with & clus. Thest facts wero duly lald beforv the Justice of the uwfll; ishing neme of Schwian, sad, doublivas, the fu! weasure of the Jaw was metod out tu the scbwiss™ lag partius.