Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1878, Page 4

'S THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1878, Tlye Taetlanne, | o ol dhah e stop. Thero is no likelihood that his ahipa TERMS OF RUDBSCRIPTION. to £50,000 of taxes. It is trne the collection of taxes on real estate cannot bo on- forcod until August or Boptomber, but it can, nevertheless, be paid voluntarily now. If theso gentlomen who have 8o mnch at stake will visit the Comp- troller, ho will find means to have their taxes received, and if theso taxes were paid tha whole ontstanding lien on the taxes of 1877 would bo removed. That is a step which is practicable; and if thoso who insiet that a er for English help, or rely upon England in tho fatare. Lying prostrata nt the feot of Russin, compelled to acoept whatover torms she may offer, she has littlo loft but her wrath agninst England, and to appense that she is willing o become the instrument of Russia, Considering the relations betweon tho conqueror and the conquered, and the imposaibility that Turkey con take any step indepondent of Russian suggostion or in- fluonco, wo are safo in concluding that whon age allowance on merchandise, overy ponnd of which was morchantalla! Doos Mr. Col. lector AnTron want anythiog moro specific than that 7+ Take the statement of a Ohi- cago merchant who pays $200,000 in dnties annnally at the port of Now York, becnuse, as ho says, I ocan get my goods throngh the Now York Custom.FHouss at a rate 50 much lowor than through the Chica go Custom-House as to justify me in trans. soting my business in New York.” This tor who formea tramp Iaw that can bo_thoronchly ar T enrorced withon patting any. one b th town SECRET SOCIETIES, constablo and city policeman 1o tronble will focelva the thanke of & gratefnl peonte. _lint wo alall not wet n? af th‘u ‘lrlmn an llnulunmeuhln nnd“ll!nnmr-‘ Gun element In.aur goclal economy _untll wo rel : abont tho llmllnene nlldalgilnowu'l‘l‘::‘n’erlllnlfinulnld Knights of Pythias in Conven. etormination enqnal 1o his,—until we fully roal- {20 that the need of the time 1a not 0 much more tion at Marshall- 1aw, &8 more will to enfore the law. town, fa. T W AMERICAR ALMANAC, Certainly the beat American publicatlon, in the way o statistieal, fnancial, aod ponijent | Oro0d Encampment of Michigan 0dd. facts, that has fallen under our notlce, s tho Follows at Grand Rapids. will bo allowed an unobstructed passage throngh the Dardanelles and a free nccess to the Black Sea. Such an ndvantage toan cnomy would notbe pormitted by Russia. The Bosphorus ¢can and doubtless will be made impassable by torpedoes if the necessity shonld arise, England's ships will find a city full of Russians waiting to sec what they will do next, and well prepared to have T MATL—IX ADVANCE—TOSTAGH PREPATD. sily Fdition, one yraf, Blfl-m o L v 300 88 WEEKLY EDITION, POSTPAID, just tssucd by Mr. A. R. Srorronp, tho e ane cony, per yeat # 1.30 | somothing to say abont subsequent evente, suspension of the City Government must | tho Porto refuscs a firman allowing tha En. | would scem to be suficlently specifio to sat one d 5t A% S cinen ori e es. 833 — - tako placo will pay thelr taxes for 1877 now, | glish flect to go up to Constantinople, it in | isfy Mr, Artuun, and to commsnd his in- :"2’;:::'-‘ :1‘1 ?fl‘;‘:r:‘"'n"““:f‘: '::':1"::;‘1;"'“::‘ Mms:ii‘;'g::fl:fi,:tf;" L,}:; Grand Give I'ost- Ofiice address In fall Iscluding Btate and A spirited controversy betwcon Messrs, they will remove one of the greatest of nll | Russia rofasing England, through tho volco | atant attention, Dnt we look for no reform affalrs, and presents thom clearly, compactly, | Lodge of u,‘(, K";,ght; of Pythlas met nt § Fonatye Dawes and Sanazst on ono eide and Voon- | obstacles in the way of making somo nr- of Turkey, thongh it is not impossible that the first opposition to the passage of the floet mny como from the Turkish batteries on tho shores of the Dardanelles. Dnt sup- poso the firman ia granted and the fleet goes up, or that it forcesits way through without congent, what {s it to do whon it gets thoro? Will it bombard and burn the city ? But how wonld that help Englishinterosts? How is it to nffect the position of tho Ruesian ormy or weaken the Rusgian grasp upon Tarkey ? There wasn timo whon England might have gone to Gallipoll or Constanti- noplo and held them againat Russian occupa- tion, but it is too late now. Y'ho Russions aro mastera of the situation, and have accom- plished the donble purposo, first, of making propositions ngreenblo to themsolves and se- curing the acceptanco of them by Turkey, and, second, of placing themselves in a posi- tion, pending tho negotiations, whore they would be enablod to mest any hostilo move- ment England might mak Remiftances maybe made elther by draft, express, Tort-Oflice order, or In Feglatered letters, at our risk. TERNS TO CITY SUNSCRIDRRS Dasiy, delivered, funday excepted, 25 centa per week. Datly, delivered, £unday fncinded, 90 cents ber week, Addres THE THIDUNE COMPANY, from tho prosent officials of the New York Custom-House, nor for any aasistance in the work of reform from cither tho press, the merchants, or the peoplo of New York City. ‘Wa look to the Presidont and the Becretary of tho Troasury, and wo trust to learn soon that they regard frauds in the New York Custom-Houso with as much abhorrenos and detestation nshonost men bestow upon frauds anywhere and everywhere else. THE MICHIGAN AVENUE SWINDLE. At nlato meeting of the Common Couneil, the Committee on Bircets and Alleys for the Bouth Division submitted a report of thek investigation of the rocont graveling of Michigan avenuo. This report was made the speciol order for the regular Council moeting of next Monday cvening, and it should recsive a full and frank consideration, It cortainly shows an urgent necesaity for re- form in the presont management of tho Pub. lio Works Department, and it would appear from cortain statementa in the report that the required reform can scarcely be accom. plished without involving the removal of somoe of the employes. Briefly stated, the Michigan avenue caso shows the exponditure of §13,607 to put it in nmuch worse condition than it was be- fore, It wns understood at the timo the so-called **improvement® of the stroet was undorinkon that the cost would be defrayed by privato subscriptions, but the result was that only $2,805 was pnid in by citizens, whilo the remainder (10,802) was poid by tho city out of funds appropriated for tho *‘repair” of strcets. It can scarcely be claimed that thisis a *ropair® in the proper senso of the word, so long na tho re- paving of streets falls upon the owners of adjoining property. It may well be doubt- ed, then, whether this expendituro was not unwarranted, undor a propor construction of the ordinpnces. In view of the droadful condition of Michigan avenue, moro or loss affecting tho entiro city, this question would probably not have been raised if the money Lind been judiciously expended. But it re- quires o porsonal inspection of not more than nminute to convince anybody that the new streot, which is now nothing but a bed of nasty, yellow clay, is in worse plight than it was befora the so-callod *“ropairing” was undertakon. Tho Investignting Committea wore at somo disadvantage in not belng able to require the attondanco of witnesses or to exnot sworn ovidence. But it was found that, of the total sum of $13,607 oxpended, 88,876 were paid out for the **gravol.” Two of tho con- troctors who furnished the ** gravel™ re. fused to bo sworn, and the original sampla of tho gravel they furniehed had mysteriously disappeared. It was sscertained, ‘howover, that the contractors in this casowero actually ongaged in other business, had nover had any previous experienco in farnishing gravel, but onrned a not profit of about $3,000 on tho 8,000 worth of * gravel " furnished. The Committee satisfiod thomeelves by the testimony of experts that tho so-called ¢ gravol” * was composed largely of clay and, other substances not gravel, and was entirely unsuited to tho uso for which it was opplied,”—so much so, in fact, as to warrant thelr concluslon that * tho offort to faprove tho street was an exponsive and unfortunate failure.” Wae think thero is no doubt about that. Tho blamo for this swindlo rests mainly npon tho person whosa duty it was to pass upon the quality of tho gravel, and who accopted aa ‘‘ grovol " what was really noth. ing but Joliat clay. 'Fhe Buporintendent of Btreots is Geonar W, Wiraox, and it appears that it was his businesa to accopt or reject tho gravel. In his evidence bofore the Com. mittoo hie ondeavored to creato tho impros. sion that, in this as in othor cases, ho only oboyed tho positive orders of the Mayor, who is tho actual head of the Dopart. mont, Bat it is not at all likely that the Mayor orderod Mr. Wirsox to accept ns gravel what was not gravel according to tho specifications of the contrnct, which called for gravel *‘frec from sand, dirt, or othor forelgn subatancos.” And even if the Mayor had ordered Supt. Witsox to don thing so clearly in derellotion’ of duty, he sliould have refusod to obey. But the Qom- mitteo also had tho testimony of threo wit- nosses who sald that they had paid Mr, ‘Wirsox certain soma ot various times, while ko was acting as Street Engineer, in consid- eration of favors recoived or expectod. Mr, Wirson is evidently a person whom the Mayor and Council may well afford to in. spect a little more closely with a view to bringing his offlclal service’ to a close, Thore may be others who are also to blame in tho Michigan avenne case, It was evident- 1y n fraud and o swindle, and those who are responaible for it should bo punished prompt- ly, It is peculiarly aggravating to bo con- fronted with & barefaced ateal of this kind at a time when tho honest employcs of tho city cannot draw money enough to keep their families from want and sufforing. definitely, and with great accuracy and fldelity. { o'clock this morning. All the oflicers were Among the many topics may be mentioned: | present. The following grand oflleers were History of Washiugton City; history of the | elccted for the ensuing year: Grand Chancallor, Elcctora) system of tho United States; history | J. C. Savery, of Des Moines; Grand Viee-Chane of {ncometax; homesteadsand tno public lands; | cellor, J, D. M, Ilamilton, of Fort Madison; world's fairs; compound-intercat tables: ata- | Grand Master of the Exchequer, Julius Pappe, tlstica of libraries: strikes; table for Investors; | of Marshalltown; Grand Keeper of the Records tadles glving value of currency in golds British | and Scals, H. D. Walker, of Mt. Pleasant; congola; history and statistics of Electoral and | Grand Master-at-Arms, W. G. Mercer, of Bur. popular votea in tho United States; st of | lingtons Grand Inner Guard, 4. E. Riley, ot members and of committces of Congress; | Council Bluffs; urand Oater Guard, C. i, revenue of Unlted Biates collecled for | Yeters, of Fort Madigon. scvernl years: consus detalls; jmports and John Van Valkenburg, the Past Grand Chane exports of United States in detall; nistory of | cellor, had the hizh compliment pafd him of bee savings banks and postal-savings institutions; | ing unanimonsly elected represcntative to the Clcmnrl{‘o\ue of New York, twenty-fonr Sll‘!;:_":; mg‘fn:“ 'llffifg{:nfilfime SEsiiin years; land and land-grants; public indebted- Hinftecs 8 A Dess; New York fire-Insurance dividends; st Chanceliors from the different Lodges of the State oceupied seats on the floor . United Btates srmy, pay, and rank; fnternal | “‘Tlie secrct work of tha Onder was exemplified Tevenue taxes, rates; manufactures of United | before the Grand Lodge by Van Valkenburg, Btates; products of United States; rates of | Green, and Cameron, ‘pensions: British finances; American prices for Al Btanding Conimittecs made full reports on the call os their juriadictions, fifty-three yoars: the Bank of France; thede- |~ Regolutions wore adopted recommending tafls of British trade; Amerlean colnage; all the | strongiy J. H. Rathibone's lecture, and nuthor- mint statistics from 1703 to date; details con- lzlfin thio &’u&l Grélpd C{l.mmli"ur. (!rnlmg Cl:;\n- cerning gold and silver, and valucs of forelgn | fchion and Vice-Ghancellor to organizc o bat. colns; and & mass of curfous and interesting :"e‘:,"’fi:,‘g"'h{{'g“hb"“’d;(l‘l“;"‘,‘\"_;’t"’“‘!"g“',"o{"“}1‘; dnformation having a bearing on tho currency § Supreme Lodgo of the World at Indianapolis question, The whole of this information, mak- { the fourth Tucsday in August, 1878, The Com- ing the best American book of ready refersnce '\‘;"3“0: 'fl.'of‘;m;"’i-d h-’;lm:\m:,il '--’tml:cl rnL‘Dcs Molues the first Tuosday in_June to perfect ar- :';‘0“""" ‘“b-‘f";"" 18 comprisad d’“:'l"";:)':"’ Of | Fangements. Assurances hove been alrcady pages. Wo can commend tho cor- | received of reduced rates to and from Indiau- dially as peing all that 14 professes to be—**a apalls, treasury of facts.” Resolutfons were also adopted oxrmnlvu of e ——— gencrous treatinent on the part of tho Knlehts To the Editor of The Tribune. of tlus ity, tho city press, and citizeus gener Cuicaco, Feb. 12,—It would interest quite n 5“1{~ number af your readera if you would give somo t 4 o'clock this afternoon the Grand Loigo {uformation in regard to the Stralts of Gibraltar, | and Cosmopolitan LoJie of this city formed an namely: (1) Navigable widths (2) whether fec ur | imposing parade In fulluniforn, which was wit- toll is demanded by the liritish Government of | ngssed by Jaryre crowds of pevple. The Kulghts gach forelan veosol In vasslng; (o Juns of dhe | marched In front of the Boarduian House, L e&mmfilocug" passago w 0““._ S AWarroq, ™ | whero thov were addressed from the balcony by the Grand Officers, Van Valkenburg, Grees, In thelr narrowest part tho stralts are Nf- | And davery. It was'a gala day for th Kniguts teen miles in width, No fec or toll §s demanded. | of fowa, and an occnafim that will bo long re. Guos of the fort, do not command the channel. m;}r)rlnbtbr:,d by :.hla citizens of Mn{ahn‘ll&otwn, 1 e ————— e wquet s 1n vrogress to-nlizht, and s Anattempt has been made in the House to | larsely attended. The supper, dance, and g v sucéches by T, Binford, Van Valkenbury, Green, reduce the pay of Cadetaat W est Pont. This | gyvory, uni Lamilton, are the leading features, 1s unrcasonsble and unjust, Conaldering tho Thsé (rand Lodge was adjourncd siug dle. Its cxtra work which the bouncing of colored as- | next ‘1?"3“,“,’,‘," I»f,l‘u‘:ldnm :\nlmn‘ b piranta for o military education bas thrown | Shectul blepuieh (o The Gnician Fridune. A, Il Feb, 18—A grand hauquet tn upon thelr bauds, thoy aro now pald 1itlo | Janor of tho arFival in this ity of Pust Supremo enough. ‘Chancellor Rathbong, the founder of tho T Knights of DPythlas, was given by the England will send her fleet to Constantinople | members of Saxon Lodge, No. 62, this inspito of the opposition of the Turkish Gov- ‘A(L'cmu?)xl.:l )L{I;u‘;)l‘:’:;x;n«;mbl’t(;tnld “I‘u u,ng uvcfl- crment, This, undér the circumatances, looks | 10K Brotie A A00 B e pui- ence at Turner Hall composed of the members like rashiness, Weo hopo England is not Igmo- § (fine Order, othier secrct socletles In Gnlena, rant that the Russians are I the lmmediate | and citizens generally. ‘The subjeet, *Truo nelghborhved of Constantinople. Pythiaulsm,” was nblf and cloquently hamlicl e ——— for the spaco of one hour and a guarter. Tha QsuaX Pasha was a iittla premature, perhaps, distinguished Iirother was escorted to the depot In burying Russisns who fell nto his hands. But ll:.y n lurgo delegation ol Knlghts aud eitizens. tho Russtans, it may be, were unreasonably ‘I'ho allair wos o grand success, and will result {n much good to the Order hercabouts. Hrother slow Indying. It is gencrally better, however, to walt until the inan is dead, nees snd Iznerosp on the other, and all of them ex-membere of tha House, acenrred in conneetion with the debate of the Bilver bill in tho Sennto yesterday. The assertion of Dawzs and SancenT, that the legislation of 1873, whereby the old silver dollar was ban- {shed from tho coinage, was snficiently pub- lic to inform everybody of tho purposo and effect of the monsure, was met and refuted by Voonuees and llznerorp, who claimed that the substitute which accomplished the demonatization of silver was not read in the House, that the people of the country were in absolute ignorance of the effect of what had beon done, that President Gmaxt was nnawaro of it a year after ho had signed the bill, and that Jonx Buenvax doclared three years after tho bill was passed that no change lind been made in the law affecting the silvor dollar as n logal-tender. And the best of it was, that the goldite champions could not get over nor go around these hord, solid facts, rangement for earrying on the Governmont during tho present year. Chicago, cmbarnssed for the want of tho logal rovenuo of 1877, ia loss able to adopt nicasures for 1878 than she would be if thero ‘waa nothing to be done except to tako care of 1878, Every dollarof the tax of 1877 paid now lessens tho difficulty of denling with the affairs of 1878, The City Council have a serious responsi- bility upon them, Thongh they are official. 1y the Governmont of the city, and alone have any power to take any notion, they should bear in mind that the abandonment of the City Government shonld only be ndopted when all other things have been tried and havo failed. Thoy must remembor that thero are perhaps $100,000,000 of prop- erty in this city whose value depends upon the maintenance of law and authority, and upon the other duties of Government which ronder living in o large city possible. To surronder the City Government means anar. chy, and o destruction of property, and of business, and of employment. Itistoso blot the life and vigor of Chicago ous of exist- ence that it will tako a lifetime to recover. It will bo a worso calamity than the firo, aven if it does not include a repotition of that {atality. Boforo resorting to any such ex- trome mensure, before haulingdown the flag, and abandoning the property and the busi- ness—all the present and future of Chicago— because of tho temporary want of threo millions of dollars, lot the Mayor and Alder- men call {o their aid and counsol such men 08 aro competent to ndviso and have decp interests at stake; not men who stand on the street corners aud advise the abandonment of government in the Liope of escaping a fow dollars tax ; but living men, active men, mon engaged in some othor business than cronking ond wailing, and lamenting the slow nccu- mulation of compound interest. Let them eall to their aid and connsel the notive, living men, who expect to live and work here, and who expect to sink or swim with Chicago; men who look beyond iheir own personal burdens, and take into consideration the prosent and futuro of this great city,—never #0 hopefnl for the future ns now,and to which the presont embanrrassments ought not to bo either o menaco or disturbance. Lot the City Council call upon these men, and upon the general public, nnd they may find not only the will, but in due time the way, to save Chicago from being compelled to abandon civil government, and yielding ovorything to a Iawless, howling mob. THE ENOLISH FLURRY, ‘Tho protest mado by England ngainat the preliminary nogotiationa for peace, which takes practical shape in the order to tho Mediterranesn squadron to proceod to Con- stantinople with or withont the permission of tho Porte, now constitutes the principal olement of interost in tho situation. The growl, howaver, doos not diffor materially from that which we havo Lieard ever sinco the Russians crossod the Pruth. It is tho old chronio grumbling over that shadowy, myaterious, vaguoly-defined policy of En- gland that is involved in the Eastorn ques- tion, and the discontent principally grows out of tho fact that Ruasin hns not conducted tho war to suit English diplomacy, andin propounding her basis of pence has mado ono or two propositions with rogard to quos- tions that concorn only horself and Turkey, which are interpreted as 8 monace toEnglish interests. It nddsto her aggravation that the Rtusaian Governmont hasoutywitted hor at evory atep since tha negotiations commenced, and that Gonrscuaxore has been moro than nmatch in the game of diplomacy for tho Oriontal Deziconsrizip, While tho latter was devising ways and moans for his pagesut of tho Indian women, the Grand Duke Nicoras was toking a position in the dismantled defenscs of Constantinople, where ho would be ready for any trouble that England might bo disposed to make and meet her faco to face. By so doing, and by keeping strictly within the limits of the agrocments made with the Porte for the armistice, Russia has hended England off in her dispatels of the flect to Constantinople, Tho order wos issued upon a mere shallow protenso, tho absurdity of which was ap- parent upon the faco of it. The London Zimes morcilossly exposed it the other day in its declaration: *‘Tho fleot muat go to Constantinople for the protootion of En. gland’s legitimate intcrests in the city and straits, There need be no disguise that this is the real purposo with which our flest will be sent to the Dosphorus, and Lord Denny would have done well to bave avowed this fact plainly, mstead of evading its responsi. bility by the trausparent excuse of affording protaction to British subjects and othor per- sons in tho event of excitement in the Turk- Ish Capital,” If it wero the purpose of the Eoglish Government simply to protect in- dividuals in Constantinople, that might have been accomplishod weoks ago without any dificulty. It was not necessary to {ssuo the order botween a day and o night, with the moral certainty that tho passage of the fleet would be opposed. Again, if it {8 necessary for tho English to go to Constantinoplo to protect individuals, of course the Nussians ought to bo ready and willing to lend their nid in this humane work also, and as they sre already upon the ground with an nmple force, all they have to do is to entor the city and establish police regulations, which they can do much more effectively than a body of sailors on board a fleet. If the purpose of England is not of this charitable charaoter, and she forces her way up to Constantinople regardless of the wishes of Turkey, then she restores to Rus- sin completa liberty of action in the promises, having committed an overt act pouding the negotiations for a Conference. Whatever the intentions of England may be, Russiaisina position to treat thom with iudifference. 8he hss outwitted hor in substantially placing her army in Constantinople by agrcement with ‘Turkey, the only party concerned, snd she has snubbed England by answering her in- torrogations promptly and to the efect that her present 1wilitary position concerns only the two belligerents. The humiliation of England is completed by tho action of Tur- key itself. A yesr sgo, England was the advocate and champion of Turkey. "To-day, sbo has concluded a virtual alliance, oSensive anddgfensive, with Russis. 8he would rather accept Russian mercy and submit to Russian iufluences and dictation, than wait any long« Comer Madleon and Dearborn-sta., Chicago, Nk Orderafor the delivery of Tiie TaipunEat Evanston. Foglewood, and Jiyde Park left in the counting-room Wllirecelve promut ttenti e d— TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES. Tz Cnicano TRINUKR hias extablished branch oflees for the recefpt of subscrivtionsand sdvertisements as Followa: . NEW TORK—Room 20 Trisune Bujldlng. F.T. Mo Fappux, Manager, PARIA France—No, 16 Rue do ia Grange-Datelferc, 10, ManLer, Agent. LONDON, Eng.—American Exchange, 440 Strand. NeVicker's Theatre. Madteon etrect. between Dearborn and Etate. ™ The Lancashire Lass." Hlooley’s Thentre. ‘Randolph street, between Clark and TLsSalle. Engsgement of the Strakosch Opera Troupe. **Alda™ THE AUDACITY OF SILENCE DISPELLED AT LAST. The charges of AMr, Wmanx Hexny 8urit, Collector of this Port, agoinst the managoment of the New York Cnstom- House, have aroused tho journals of that city to tho defenso of New York's darling corruption. Tho Tridune, the World, nnd tho Commercial Advertiser come to the ros- cue of the essaulted rascals, The spell woven by the audacity of silence about tho monster of corruption intrenched in the old citadel of frond hos nt last been dispelled. It is something to have tho Now York papers deny tha existence of a fact so notorious as to have passed into a proverb. Wo aro not aware that Mr. Sy over charged that “tha Collector of New York is in collusion with the merchonts of that city to injuro the trade of Chicago by corrapt practices,” But Tox Temuxo made such o charge, nod it does not need reiteration, sinco tho promptness with which the New York papors rush to thorescue sufficiontly proves its truth, One of the journals says n roporter found ovorything ' going on ns usual® at the Cnstom-Houso, No doubt. That is what the importing merchants of Chiengo complain of. 'Thoy know that undorvalua- tions bavo beon * going on” there. Thoy know that fraudulent damags sallowances havo boen * goingon" there. They know that robbing the rovenne by the passago through the Qustom-Houss of dummy pack- nges has been *‘going on™ thero. They want all these forms of fraud atopped, Mr. Colloctor AnTrun seoms to bo A vory ohild- like and bland individual. Not long sago ho was ropresentod by a New York correspond- ont ns an excoedingly decorous, proper gen- tlemnn, admirably fitted by nature and oducation to draw a salary, According to that authority, fatoffices have been sooking him protty much all his life. o is a man of destiny, and his destiny is to fall jato comfortable livings, but not to inquire why thoy aro given to him or to discharge any of tho duties of them boyond that of draw- ing his salary. To perform tho dutios of tho offices hie holds Mr, Anzrun is provided with subordinates. To his subordinates he turns over overything fn tho way of Inbor and responsibility, Ilemco whon the reporter of a city paper called upon him and begged to know the meaning of those chinrges of corruption sgainst him, emanat. ing from Obicago, ho eaid: **Bless your' soul! young man, I know nothing about them; if there nro any corrupt practices in my office, they must bo smong my subordi. natos *; and Mr, AnTron dismissed the wholo subject from his mind. He rominds us of JIlarold Skimpole, who know 6o little about pounds, shillings, and ponce that ho gra- clonsly permitted his frionds to pay his bills, clear off executions on his houschold furni. ture, and provide food and clothes for his family, whilo ho honestly (?) believed, all the time, that they wero under infinite obliga. tions to him for tho privilege, It i refresh- ing to contemplato o buman being, to say nothing of an officsholder at the head of the most jmportant official institution in the country, so absolutely free from responsi- bility as Mr. Cuzsten A, Antrun, Collector of New York, His office may be filled with corrupt subordinates; but he knows nothing sbout it, and he evidently cares pothing about it. But wo do mnot give Mr, Antnua credit for such an astonishing degreo of irresponsibility, 1t is impossible that Mr, Azxtuun should feel no responsibility in chargo of an ofiico whose interests are 8o vast., Iis statement that if corrupt practices exist in hisoffice thoy are among his subordinates, is elther a plece of sudacity or a plece of idiocy. As we do not choose to rogard Mr, AnTuum as a fool, we aro forced to the conclusion that he is some- thing of a knave; and tho Commercial Ad- vertiser supports this view, It says: *Gen. Antuon has protected the intercats of New York werchants so faithfully and so resolute- ly that complaints from the West are not surprising.” Hore is & plain intimation that the interests of New York merchaata conflict with those of the West, and that Collector Axntaog bas * fathfully aud resolutely pro. tected " tho intereats of the former. The only merchants with whom Mr, AnTaus of. ficially has to deal are importers; and if ho protects New York importers he must do so by allowing them to commit frauds upon the revenuo, This is the substance of the charge against bhim, It is not alleged that he pockets gratui. ties from thieving importers, but that he permita thia to be done by his subordinates ; that he knows it isdone ; and that in ueglect. ing and refusing to detect aud punish tho crime he is guilty of violating his official onth. That he can be guilty without ex. posure and without eriticism ; that he can practically enforce & special tarif in Now York that doesnot exist on the statute-books, while other ports are compelled to abide by the strict lotter of the law, is a thing so monstrously outrageous that American citi. zens should blash for their country’s shame. One of the Now York papers states that, according to the Now York Custom-Honse poople, Mr. Colleotor Burra * brought so many indefinite and vagto charges that it is almost impossible to tell what is his real object,” However that msay be, bis inter. view, published in Tux Trisune of yester- day, is not subject to the objection of in- definitoness. It contains plenty of specific chargos. Take, for instance, the New York broker's memorandum of & 20 per cent dame New Chicago Theatre. Clark strect, opposite Bherman House. Engage- Nick Itoberta' Pantomime Troupe. **Humptys Dumpty.” Mr. CoxoEs, the grim humorist whom Michigan has contributed to cnliven matters in tho Lowor House, was yesterday the initial cnuso of ono of the most exciting nand turbulent scones witnessed in the Ifomso sinca the stormy days and nights of the Electoral connt. A savage thrust, oll the ‘more aggravating becauso of tho truth at tho weapon's point, at the hatred of the South and tho Demoorstic party for the army, set in motion a disturbauce which ot ono timo threatoned to- lot loose at one foll swoop all the damaging mystories which the Democrats have so often hinted at in connection with tho sottloment of the Presidontial question. These myaterics ‘wore not lot looso, and it is porfectly safo to say thoy never will be, for the very simple reason that they don't exist. If they did, yesterdny's flood of angry recriminations and insulting taunts would have brought them to the surface. It wns not a Republican fu. neral ; the Democrats did all the walling and tearing of hair, In an evil moment Hewrrr, of New York, lost his wits and nttempted to palm off & stalo and exploded flash.in-the-pan a8 fresh and terrific torpedo, and deservedly .got roundly dorided by the Southern Domocrats for his molancholy fizzle as n sensationalist. The opisodes of the day wero chiefly onter- taining and instructive ns exhibiting the unity and concord which do not prevail among the brethren of tho Democratic por- suasion, and as completely puncturing the protenss that Mr. TiLoex's friends have in reserve any thunderbolts on the Presidentinl questien. MAINTAIN THE GOVERNMERT. ‘Wo yesterday pointed out to the people of Chicago the possible outcomo of tho logal complicntions in which the city finances aro involved. Wo again appeal to them to weigh well all tho facts, and nsk them to consider whether thoy want those possibili- ties made realitios. Is thero anybody in Chicago who hias tho slightest interest in the presorvation of the peaco, order, law, and guthority, and who wishes tho protection of lifo and proporty, who is willing to abandon all police regulations, and surronder the city to the discrotion of the mob of ruffians and thieves who would flock hithor from all parts of the country and boldly enter every houso . at will by dny or by night? Wo ropent tho ques- tion, Is there any man in Chicago who is willing to abandon all police authority, aud lenvo every dwelling, storo, warchouse, fac- tory, and oftico at the mercy of auy man or gong of men who may onter oud take pos. scusion, or commit any other outrages upon tho inmates? 1s there any person in Chicago who wanta the Firo Department disbanded, all insur- apco withdrawn, and tho lives and property of the inhabitants submitted to perils of fire, without nny moans of resistanco? Is thero any person jn Chicago who wants the streots loft unlighted, or the stroots to be “loft with the accumulated mnd and filth, rondering them impassable for pedestrians or vehiclea? 'Thoro are 40,000 children now attending schiool. Ulose the schools, and these chil dren will bo thrown upon tho stroota. There are not private sclicols which these 40,000 children can attend, nor havo the parents the meana {o pay for thom if the schools were in existonce, Is thae soclal efluct of such a pro- ceeding dosirable? Can Chicago alford in any seuso to odd to thoso who throng tho streets in idlencss this vast number of boys and girls to bocomo practically vagrants, and exposed to all the corrupting associations of tho utrects? We assume that no one seoks or desires such a calamity, No man wants tho bridges swung open and kept so, and all communication botweon the differout parta of the city made dependent on such forries ns may bo fmprovised. Waethink it safe, then, to assume that thero is no man who lives by his labor, Ly his industry, by Lis activity, by trade, commerce, or by any other occupationor profession dependent on the general safety, health, cleanhness, police protection, aud protection against fire, who desires that the Oity Government shall disband, or become compelled to cloae its vari- ous departments, and leave every man and ‘woman to protect his or her porson and prop- erty a8 bestthey can? Buch aprocecding will be a public celamity, It would render Chi. cago o wmoral and a physical pest-house. It would closs one-half the stores of this city ; it would empty overy workshop; it would invite hither such an armny of criminals that life, nor person, nor property would be safe. ‘The city, deprived of all logal authority, would be in the bands of the riotous and plundering mob. But what is to bo done? Tho city Las no zevenue for 1878 which will Le dae until after January, 1679, and most of it not uatil Avugust, 1879, The city has practically no power to borrow money, being probibited from paying interest, excopt on the bonded debt. What, then, is to be done, or can be done, to enablo the city to carry on its Gov- ernment ? We aro not prepared to say what precise measures can be adopted, but there are some things whick citizens in their privats capacity may do, The taxes for 1877 are now due, Haverly's Theatre. Monroe sreet, corner of Deatborn. Engagement of McKea Rankin snd Kitty Blanchard, ** The Danites.” Coliseum Novelty Theatre, Clark street, opposite Court-House, Varlety ner lormance. e TITURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1878, _— == CII0AGO MARKET SUMMARY, The Chicago prodnce matkets were nervous snd ineettled yeaterday. Meas pork closed 124@156¢ per brl higher, at $10.35@10.374% for March and $10,6234@10.55 for April. lard closcd G per 100 s higher, at $7.321@7.35 for March and $7.424 @T.45 tor April. Meats were casier, at 33, 62% per 1001bs for boxed shouldersand 85,374 for do short ribs. Whisky washeld ot $1.04 per gallon. Flour was {n good demand. Wheat closed S1@236¢ high- er, 8t 81,07 for February and $1.07% for March, Zorn closed 3@ %c higher, at 41c for February and 43¢ for May. Oats closed Xe highor, at 24c Fpot ane 14¢ for May. Ryo was 34@I1c higher, at h2@52%c. Uarley closed i lower, nt 404c spot and47c for March. Hogs were active and strong, ot 83.70@24.05. Cattlo were dull and un- changed, with sales at $2.50@4.80. Eheep were activo and higher, eclling at $3.00@35. 25 for com- mon to extra, Inspected into store fn this city yesterday morning: 60 cars wheat, 83 cars corn, 01 camn oats, 7 cars rye, 20 carn barley, Total, 210 carn, or 80,000 bu. Ooe hundred dollars fn gold would buy $102.25 {n greenbacks at the close, Britlah consols were quoted st 05 7-10 and ster- 1ig exchango at $4.58. Rathboue left on the 10:13 trals for Chicugo, where he will be welcomed by tho brotherhvod thiers to-uorrow. } Greonbacks at tho New York Btock Ex- change yesterday closed at 07§, —— “Russia s the DBosphorus,” cxclaims the Rochester Democrat, The maln question, how- cver, appears to bo Is Johnny the Bullphorusi ODD-FELLOWS, Speclat Dispateh ta Tha Chicagn Tribune. Graxn Ravtos, Mich,, Feb. 13.—The Grand Encampnent of the Order of Odd-Fellows of Michizan met here this evening, Grand-Patet arch Georgo 1, Shearer, of Bay City, preslding, About 150 delegates, representing tho eighty- four Encampments in the State, were present, and the following prominent members of tho Order; C. W. Hunt of Adrian, Fred Foster of Jackson, C. Krapf of Aun Arbor, Jonathon Bpraguoe of Anu Arbor, Thomas Cummings of Tecumseh, D, G. Palmer of Jackson, George D n of Detroit, John N. Ingersoll of Corunna, Isexter Grey of Hudson,and A, Ferguson of Eanst Saginaw, all Past Grand Patrlarchs; Grand ‘Representatives Orlott of New Butfaloapd Day of Allegan; Grand Treasurer Morrlson, of Sturgls; Grand Beribe, Whitnoy, of Luusing; Grand fMizh Pricst Balley, of {lnstings. Tho Grand Patrlarch's avpunl” address, resd this evening, snows that tho Order is fourfsh- ing In the 8tate. Two new Encamp ments have been lustituted—ono ot Cnrson City aud tho other at Vassar But ono Encampinent, ut Caro, bas ceased s active existence. The following standing come inittees wero nppoluted: On Returns, E. I, Whitney, T E, Doughty, G, W, Lorlnz; nauce, 0. G, L'almer, G, Westerman, A, C Manly; Correapondene, 4. N, Ingersoll, it. 1f, Lyon, A, B, Miner; By-Laws, Geortre' Dean, . Krapt, George Greenfletd, Georgo B. Hunger- ford; State ok the Order, F. 1L Jtankin, ¥. 8, Day, T. M, Fosters Mlicage and Ler Diem, A Ferguson, W, 1L Watkius, 1L, Soulo; Refercnco ur?iupum Doxtor (iray, A. Mirens, C. Livh. ‘Tho nmmnl Encampment Wil probably close to-morrow nighte FINANCIAL. SPEN MASS, DosroN, Feb, 13.—Hon, Williain Upham, s mauufacturer of woolen goods at Spencery Muss,, has falled. 11is liabilitics ore estlnated ‘| at $150,000. [lis fnlluro fuvolves many of the leading busincss men of Bpencer and Leleester, who have fndorsed his paper quite heavily. WoncesTeR, Moss., Feb, 18.—The failure of Willlam _Upham, of Spencer, nvolves only Willtam Upham & Co. aud the Spencer Woolen Compauy, Liabllitics estimated at $125,000. IRONTON, 0, CversNATI, O, Feb. 18.—Tho /tna Iron Works, with a capital of $1,000,000, at Ironton, 0., suspended payment yesterday, ‘Thelr nomie {:fi'\i t}m‘n‘u ara lurgely fn excess of thelr labdl- tica, Tho attempta in the defense of RANDE to establish tho insauity of the butcher of men soem 50 palpably thin and incffectual as to border on burlesquo. Tho only excuse for it is that no other defonso is possible, the question of identity haviug been sottled be. yond tho shadow of a doubt. T —— Tho ond of the ncedlessly-protracted dis- cussion of the silver quostion in the Senato draws nigh. A volo will surcly be taken beforo adjonrnment to-morrow, The numer- ous amendments that have been brought ont to binder nnd complicate matters must firat bo disposcd of; but in the end will como the woto on the bill itself, with the ArLisox amendment giving to the Governmont all profits that may accruo in tho purchase of silver bullion for coinage. Tho closing speech of Importance will bo made to-doy by Scnstor Joxes, of Nevads, who, it is understood, will effectually dissipate tho pre- vailing impression that his personal inter- csts are to be enhanced by the remonetization of silver, i Broxey LAnign {s writing o poem on the * Fall of Pleyna.” This makes us almost wish that the Russiane had let that placo alone, | 1 Woe wlish to protect the Christlans fn Con- stantinople,” says England, * But whose holy war was thia?" rcturns Russfa. i Miss Vinn1s ReAx i3 executing a marble bust of Senator Davip Davis, Wehopo that the marblo quarrics will hold out. # Col, InarnsoLy is lecturing In New York on “Ghosts.,” We hopo ho will give W. E, CuanpLen bis just due. } Inviow of tho remarkable docllity of the British llon, 1t s suspected that ho onco traveled with a circus. § England’s occupatlon's gone. Tho occtypa- tion of Constantinople will bo attonded to cx- clusively by Rusasla. o) 4 The Presldent sccms {nclined to veto the con- viction of Col. ANDERRSON, of the Loulsiann Re- turning Board. ‘ The Financo Committeo of the Common Council did not maoke very encouraging headway in tho conference yeaterday with the Board of Educstion on the subject of cutting down the school ecstimates, There geems to bo some difienlty upon the part of tho mombers of the Board—nnd the samo is apparently truc of some of the Aldermon— in fully comprehending the situation, which is, bricfly, that the estimates must be cut down ; thero is nbsolutely no alternative so fax a4 tho action of tho Common Council is concerned. Bacrifices must bo mado in every direction, and the public schools cannot es- cape the inovitable, fhe Mayor hos sct n worthy example in volunteering n reduction of his own salary to 81,600, and Alr, Cuzs. wrovow, the City Engineer, has proposed to relinquish 2500 of his annual pay, ‘Chis {s the spirit in which tho emergency should everywhers bo met, Bpesking of Gov. NicionLs, it looks as if Pacxarp would havo been o botter mon fu his place. ! ANDERSON, of New Orleans, Is of the opinton that the Returning Board s & hard plauk to walle, * Greece rises to oxplaln that she didn’t mean, 1t. It was a case of mistaken {dontity. e ‘Will Gov. Nicnovrs convict Eriza PINgsToN of fraud and corruption? ————— ‘The sick man of the East mignt recover, but he has too many doctors. e ——— B1ox CaMERON is convinced that all flosh is grass—widows, f 87. Gxonon was a “biger" man than Lord DznsY. PERSONAL, Tho March Seridner will contain alx artj, cles by new contributors, | Thoy #ay in Paris that both Viotor Emman. uel and Thicrs dicd from thoeffects of Gambgita's tovil eye," Gambotts issaid to bein bad health, bo- ing specially tnclined to dropay, and fs not lixely 10 live long. The Sun thinks the Bacred College might do worso than make Cardinal McCloskey Pope. No othor Cardinal has 80 large or so important & con- stituency. ‘Tho Qaatollani collection of gems, which is offered for ssle by the ownerat the proposterons price of §1560,000, isestimatod by experts (o be worth not more then §13, 000. When the the Latin school for girls in Boston was opencd thore were forty-one applicants for sdmiselon. Ona was [rejected as Inoligible, aud threq of four were taken on probation. sent to any arraugement she might make for Mary Anderson gocs to Europs fo Juue, ) that purpose, i (¢ elould become neces- tut will not study her act there. **Bho wishes,™ ¢ 8ary. ~About one moath g0 I'(:: remarks tho Now York 7vidune sstirically, **to §'.?:.!f“n.‘.‘mg'°§‘§.i h{‘m‘:m}.‘h m&fi‘fi e proserve her Amarican Individuality.” Ueelining raidly, and wishing to know 1f the Mr. Tennyson's youngest son, Liouel, i to | former arranvements could bu consummated i be married at Westminster Abbey, daring the frst | she shiould die, stating also that, in ber will, y\t week in March, to Miss Eleanor Locker, tho | Wifo had directed Ler body to be hw"}.:l: daughter of that writer of dulicate and charming | bere and cnsmm;l in wy qu:n-\:1 A verses, hr. Frederick Locker, Enm:” tlyl-“—‘-llu:gry‘ B e 2 ke Wyatt Eaton's portralt of Abraham Lin. | the My’emba.lwm and telegraph me when to coln, {o the midwister number of dcridner's, ta | have the furuace ready. T worning 1 t;v said by intimats frionds of the family to be the celved a inessage from bhiw nyhp‘z t! '"(mlx‘: bost over mado. Tho publishers have fssued sepa. | WOUld lcave Cuncinnatl ‘Thursday cyeaiug Wit the budy, We are makiug arrangewmcuts f0 rate pressions of the vagraving. light tha fire o our Iurnacc to-morrow It bias been suggested that Edwin Booth | moruing, snd wili commcnce about § o'clocks ‘might make monoy by undertakinga serica of Jocg. | I8 urder to bave it ready by Friday, It requirig uresn Shakspeate with lllustrations dn cosame, | EWEBLY-four hours to beat properly, Tho crete Thoasands who never go 10 ha thostro would bo | Lol Will tuke viace Eriduy wHstioole, o sumcled by enturtalnments of this description. | Aot eureny will bo.etricily weivate. Nows A backwoods farmer tried to engage Lyman | but frionds aud relutives witl bo adinitted.” Tremsla to collect a clalm of 8300, **I charga — rather heavy fees," sald Mr. Tremain, smillng. THE HICKS-LORD CASE. +*1 lotend 1o bave you, justthe same,' said the Nasw Yorx, Feb. 18.—A sottlement Is expect- farmer. **1 fntend 10 apend considerable on thls, | ed fu the Lord-Hicks lezal proceedings, growivg and will employ nobody else but you, 1£;1s costs mo | oug of the reccut wedding., Tho lawyerd wers Pt n coulercoce yesterday, and it ls thought tucy Sam Randall believes in Murpby and his | Wil compluts’an sgrecient to-day. methods. Tue Speaker says ho has known himselt T e what it was 10 love Jiquor £00 well, and he belloves BEN WADE. there {8 no safoty except ia svoiding temptation. Special Disoalch 1o The Chician Tribuns. The Spesker s, indeod, & roformur sud & re- CLEVELAND, O., Feb, 18.—Ex-Scuator Wade's formed. He saved himself oniy by the exercise uf { Physician is confident now that ho discovers fu- an ron wil), aad 10 this dsy be practices total abe aications that tho discaso has turned, sud tuluks sunence, =1 his patleat will be Licly to convalesce. 4 "CREMATION, Interview with the Pyrologist YWho Will flurn Mry, Plttmaa's Rody. Hvecial Disvateh to The Chicado Tribune. PsTrsuung, Yo., Fob, 13.—Dr. LoMoyno was Interviewed at Littlo Washiugton today ou the subject of tho cremation of Mrs, Ben Pittman, of Cincinnatl, fle sald, In substance: ** Ono year'ago last summer, while butlding my fur- nace, Mrs. Jono Pittman, of Clacinuatl, wifv of Ben Pittman, wrota to ine saylug that she and her husband were thorough erematiou Ists, and that, if she shoutd dis beforo & furnaco was crected nearer to Ciucluuali than - mine, sho deslred to kuow I my furnace could be used for the cremation of her body, 1 replied that I would willlugly cow- The extended recital of Representative Cuantes Fosten, of Obio, which wo print in our Washington dispatches this morning, will possess an added intarest in connection with the remarkable scone of uproar and ill- feeling which occurred among the Domocrats of the lfouse yestorday in discussing the Electoral imbroglio. Toell the referencos made by Soutbern or Northern Democrats to etorics of bargaing and agreements by end between the friends of Mr. Hares and the conservative cloment of the Dewmgeratio party in the South, to all little BirLy Cuanpren's charges and ine nuendoes,tho tulland explicit statement given vy Mr. Fosten will be & conclusive answer end denial, His version of the famous con- ference at Wonsmrer's, and of the events that transpired incidental to the passage of the Electoral-Count bill, and the deteat of the filibusters by the aid of Southern Dem- ocrats, is too munifestly falr, and frank, and true to be questioned. thegrandiloquent titlo which tho 8an Franclaco papers havo at- tachied 10 o person of tha prosaic name of Hag- ain, an inhabitant of Kern County, in Call- fornla. It is clalined that this man has, through the fayor of a rallway company, acquired a larvy part of the lands which wero given to tho com- pauy as o subsidy by Congress. The ofiiclal records of Kern County show that llacaix owns and pays taxes on 187,231 acres, coverlog over 203 square miles, a Jarger amount of resl estato than {s owned by any of the DBritish Poers, ex- cept the Dukes of Argyle, Northumberland, Buccleuch, Bedford, snd the Earl of Sunder- laud. Begldes, to land of tho Khan of Kernis all arable, whilo most of tho vast estates be- longing to the noblemen tmentioned consist of Arreclaimable wastes und barren mountaing, ——————— The Hon. 81pu8T ANDREWS, Becrotary of the Massachuseita Btate Board of Charitics, fn bis last roport, has tho followiugk paragraph fa relation to the tramp question: The tramp question Is one of such magaitads and perplesity thal s satlsfeciagy »2iustment of b for many years does not scens peo” Zle. The law of 1675, empowering poor-law_ oflefals Lo require labor of trainpe in return for lodging and meals, Ungucstiousbly ditainishes the mumbers of this class of persons la towns where thore 1s 8 deter- mination 1o cuforce it, but caly to incroase the saucysuce and danger from thefr preseuce in ad- Jolning towns where It 1s notenforced. 1ta rigid sod nnwmnwmulu’ eoforcement throughout the State fora couple of years would reduce thu tramp pulsance Lo its winimum; dul it will pot bo 8o en~ forced while #0 wany of our town officials deem It tho part of wisdow 1o yot rid of (he Lraup a4 early and as casily as possidle in the morn! nf' 804 whilo so many of our citizens are suparenily willing to cncoursge vice and ldlencas by upeniog their Litchens 1o \beso alurdy beggars, wao re jesolutely deteruined not to work, tBoagh oro- fesscdly forever in scarch of work, The ———— ‘I'io officers sud sailora of the blg iron- . ¢lads which England has dwspatched to Cone stautinople will, if nothing awkward hap- pens en route, breakfast this morning in tho near vicinity of the Turkish Cupital. 'Thoy cntered the Dardanelles yustendsy at daybreak, and, in the event of meeting no obstacles, would cmerge into the Bea of Marmora before mnoon. The voyage through the sea was expected to occupy from twelve to sisteen hours, which wowd bring them to Constan- tivople early this morning. The passage of the straits has been made in defisnce of Turkey's refusal to grant permisaion and inthe face of & forwal protest by the Porte; but it does not appear that any physical re sistance to tho progress of the fleet has | and but a small portion has been paid. There been ordered or is contemplated. When | is little or no difficulty in collecting the taxes Admiral Hoswpy warives in front of | of the small property-owners. ‘The trouble Constantinovle he will probably fnd | is with the men who owe each from $5,000 ey