Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1878, Page 4

A i e A e i - R R WA e A i T L At St 3 i THE CHICAGO ‘I'RIBUNE: TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1878, - The Tribwe. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. MY MAIL~IN ADVANCE—POSTAGE PREPAID. ’ o15:08 £33 fl:gl & copy, per yeas e Fobrr. Specimen coples sent Tree. oSireTost-Omice addrem fa fol fncloding State snd unty, Remittances may be made efther by draft, express, Foat-Office order, or {n regtatared letters, st our risk. TERMS TO CITY SUBSCRIDERS. Delly, delivered, Bunday excepted, 25 centa per week. Taty, delivered, Sunday included, 30 cents per week. ‘Address T TRIDUNE COMPANY, Corner Madivon aad Dearborn-sta, Orders for the delivary of Tirx Tt Engiewood, and Hyde Park leftln the counting-room wilrecetve romot attention, TRIBUNE Tnx Cnicaco TRINTNR has catablished braneh ofiices. for the recelptof subscriptions and adrertisemcnts as follows: NEW YORK~Toom 29 Tribune Bulldtog. F.T. Mo- Favvzx, Maosger. TANIS, Franco—No. 16 Raa de Ia Grange-Dateliere, H. Manixs, Agent. LONDON, Eng.—American Exchange, 440 Strand, t. AMUSEMENTS, MeVieker's Theatre. Madiron street, between Dearborn aud Rtate, ** A Celobrated Case,” hy the Unlon Bquare Compasy. Flonley’s Thentre. Tandolch street, between Clark and Lasalle, Fogagement ‘of J. K. Emmet, WFHtL" New Chieagn Theatro, Clark strect, opposito Sheeman House. Engage- ment of Ninon Duclos'’ Burlesquo Troupe. ** Little Bo- Pecp.” Haveriy’s Theaire. Monroe sireet, corner uf Dearhorn. Engagement of Kliraify's Opers Doaffe Troupe. ** Trip to the Moon," Coliseum Novelty Theatro. Clark strect, opposite Court-liouse, Varlety per- formance. TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1878 Groonbacks ot the New York Stock Ex- changoe yesterday closed at 983 in coin. Tho national debt, nccording to the offi- cial statoment, decrensod 2,318,614 during the month of March, 1t is hardly necessary to remind tho voters of tho Twelfth Ward that it is thoir duty to go to tho polla to-dny nnd vote, not only to re-olect Ald. Rawrsronr, bnt to dofeat Oaxe- BELL. Let no man nbsent himsel! from the polls to.day. It will requiro tho voto of every reputable citizen to rescue the city from the ndvonturers and jobbers who aro grasping tor power nnd pluader. The defoat to-day of MoCarrnzy, JoNas, Caxrnetr, Laween, aud Stour, will bo a great moral victory for the peopls of this city, oud is absolutely cssontial to all hopes of reseuing the City Government from its perplexities and embarras:ments, Tho voters of tho Sevouteeuth Ward of aoll partica owa it to themscives and to tho city to unito for the common defonso end dofeat Jonx MoCarrrry, Ilounced from the County Cowmmissioners, McOarrner will be oven mgro dangerous as a membor of tho City Council, Becretary Surnuan was yestorday beforo tho House Banking und Curroncy Commit- too to anawer intorrogations and express his viows on the subjeot of rosumption, o is confident that, with the 4 per-cont bonds put in the form of a popular loan, and with tho assistauce of the proposed savings bond system, the Govermment will be perfectly oble to resume Jan. 1, 1879, — When it is cousiderod that it costs 2200 an hour for lighting the Capitol, besides tho exponso involved in printing and sending through tho mails tho speechies delivered, it will readily bo porceived that economy rales the hour in the Domocratio House. Tho night sossions are held for debato exclusivo- 1y ; nobody thinks of attonding who ean find any othor place to go to, excepting the moem- bers who have spoechos to bo delivered of. But the exponsa never stops. —— Without any personal objection to Mr. Banps, we aro forced, fram regard for the in. torests of tho city and the character of the Govornment and its logislation for the mnext two years, to urgo upon citizens of tha First ‘Ward tho duty of voling for Mr. Tutex for Alderman, Thero are but few porons, if mny, who can bo of more sorvice to the city in the Council than Mr, Tuzey, and the voters of tho First Ward ought not to let tho opportunity of having such o rop- rosontative escape them., — Benator Howz professos Limsolf entircly satisfied with tho effect of his anti-Adminix. tration performauce ; says he is ruceiving lotters by tho bushel from individuals in ‘Wisconsin and other States approving his course, with somo thousands of machine politicians and disappointed ofice-sockers yot to hear from. From all sccounts, however, thero are many Republicans in' Wisconsin who have not written, and whoso sontiments will find expression sbout the time Benator Howe's successor iy cliose Commissioner BeNNE, of the County Board, does not despair of reduclng expenditures tocorrespond with the straitened condition of the county flnances. 1o two resolutiona introduced by him yesterdsy, looking ton reduction in the clerical force in tho various county offices aud to the outting down of tho Eheriff's diet allowance to 25 cents per day, alm at yotrenchment in two dircotions whoro that ypolicy can be enforced without detrimunt to the public service or suffering {o the prisouers in tho fail J Col. Pmircianp's dotailed narrative of the fucts uud ciroumstances counected with tho capturc of Jerr Davis, written for the Alle. gun (Mich.) Journal, and copied into our columans this morning, boars upon its fuce the stuwp of conscientious truth and careful accuracy, and will puss into history as the most reliable amoug all tho acoounts yet, or uk51y to be given to tho world of that inter- osting affair. It settles for all time the question whother tho fugitive President of the collapsed Confederacy tried to cscape in tho disguise of & woman—which he did. —— A statement is printed this morning from Congressman Borp of his reasons for in. troducing in the House the bill to sell the Lako-Front Park sud devote the proceeds to the improvement of the Illinois & Michigan Canal. Mr. Borp disclaims any intention of inaulting or ipjuring Chicego; iu fact, ho disclaims any such knowledge of the tuzt or mosning of the bill as a Boprescutative in Congress is genorally supposed to biavo of a measure which he introduces withont even #0 much as the cuslomary disclaimer '*by roquest.” Mr. Borp will find it an excellent practice to read his billa beforo offering them in the House. salling the personal and official conduct of Ald. Trnoor, can hardly aid him in bis ean. didacy for Alderman in the Eloventh Warl, Mr. Trnoor is too well known to the people of Chicago, and has borne a too unblemished character in this city during the Inst toronty- five years, to snffor any loss of publicesteern, especially among his neighbors and friends, by auny imputations upon his integrity pub- “lished on tho ove of an election. of tho ward ought to emphasize their appre- cintion of his conduct by a full turn out at the polls to-day. troaty are at’ lnst given to the world in the form of a circular noto nddrossed to the Powers. Tho objcctions are very compre- hensive; thoy cover the ontiro treaty. It would seem that objections so sweeping and serious might have been urged in the Berlin Congrass, and nll this troublo and excitement avoided. England takes exception to the creation of Bulgaria ns a powerfal Sclav State, her selfish jealousy of Rusais outwoeigh- ing every consideration for tho improvement of the condition of tho Christinns of Bul- goris, The crippling of tho Turkish Gov. ernment by the isolation of Constantinopla from the provinces still loft under the con- trol of the Porto is objected to by England, ‘whoso solicitude for the Turks is as notice- ablo ns her indifferonce to tho fate of the Christians, inance in tho objection to the of Bessarabis, Batoum, and the Armenian strongholds; with tho size and conditions of payment of tho indemmty demanded of Turkey, It has taken somo time to find out what Great Britain objected to, but now that the objec- tionn oro mado known they are sufficiently general nnd particular to render it extremely improbable that Russia will consent to mod- ify tho treaty so as to meot the viows and requiroments of her ancient enemy. el THE THUEMAN AND MATTHEWS RAIL- derstand thoroughly the relative merits of the two bills introduced into the United States Scnato for tho ostonsible purposa of compelling the subsilized Pacific railroads to provide for the paymentof the bonds inssuod by tho Government on their behnlf. It is only with such sn understanding that tho representatives of the peoplo in tho Sonate nud House can bo held to a proper nccount for their votos on this subject. Tho resnlt will determnine whother the prea- ont Congreas is dovoted to the interests of the people or to tho fnterost of tho cliques that now control tho Pacifle railroads. the two bills now pending in the Beuato ns thero was hotween tho original act of 1362, which provided the Governmont somo nde- quato secarity for its largo advances, and the amendatory act of 1864, procared at the instance of tha Credit-Moblller jobbers, which deprived the Governmont of its original protection, reported by tho Jndiclary Committeo, is o schemo for compoelling the railroads to pro- vide for the curront paymont of the intercst on the bonds, and tho estabhishmont of o sinking fund ndequate to tho liquidas tion of when it sball bocoma duoj this purpose is ttained by requiring the payment to the Governmoent of 25 per cent of the not earn. ings of tho companics, and without infringing upon any privato clmms that have a lien on tho ronds prior to the Government lion, 'The bill thus realizes the expectation of tho Gov- ernment when it consonted to advanco 860,- 000,000 towards the construction of the ronds, and remedios as far as possiblo the groat wrong done the Covernment and peoplo when legislation was corruptly pro- cured which has enabled tho railroad cotn- panies thus far to cacape the payment of the interest on their Government bonds, and haa lod them to beliove they may ovade both principal and interost in the future, Marrnews bill, reporied by the Rallroad Cammittee, is confeasedly in the intercst of the railronds, extonds the original term of tho subsidy twenty-seven years, fails to pro- vide for the current payment of Interest, and sctually divests the Government of the rights it now has undor the law as it stands. ‘These are the two bllls betweon which Con- defined in favor of the Trnussax bill by Sen- ator Davip Davis in o conclse and mastorly spoech, which not one of the railroad at torneys in the Bcnato haa been able to answer. The points aro Lriefly theso: (1) The constitutioual prohibition of all impair. went of the obligation of a contract applies to the Btates, and not to Congress, so that the legislation under which the ruilroad com- original not of 1862 reserved for Congress a couditional right to amend, and the ot of slons and privilegoes to tho rallroady, reserved faros und charges on railroads, in all cascs charter, which, by its own terms, is subject off s regards payments than it is now, aftor forfoiting present riguts, while the Tmummay bill will provide tho meana for compelling the railtonds to pay their interest on tho Government bonis, and provide for thie liquidation of the principal whon the bonds shall be due. The point is that, ns tho question of vested rights is suro to require a judicial decision, then it is only prudent to acquire tho largeet mens. ure of benefits, instead of the smnllest, in tho event of a decision favorablo to tho Governmont. The contest botween the people on the one side and the railrond ring on the other counld not be more clearly defined than it is in the contrast of theso two bills. The Government advanced sufficient money to pay the full cost of building the romds. Then the Government was defrauded of its original security, and, by taking a second morigage, the companies were ennbled to borrow from private capitalists slmost ns much more money. Then the stock of tho ronds was distributed among o ring to ropresent additional construction profits. After nll this, the lolders of this fictitious stock demand that all the earnings of the rond shall bo divided among them, and that no part thereof shall bo applied on tha Gov- ernmont debt. In presonting the Marmnews bill, they ssy to tho. people thal, it the Courts doclde ngainst thom in this outrsgeons effort to escape paymeut, then thoy will pay only at their own terms, under condition that the time shall bs extended twenty-seven years, that no demand shall bo made upon them for the current payment of the interest, and that whatever they thus consent to pay into the Trensury shall be liold for thoir benefit at compcund interest, Itis a complote surrender of tho Govern- ment to the railroads. Mr. TuursaN has hoped to obtaln o voto on the question in the Benate this weok, but itis doubtful whothor itcan be ronched. Jax Gouvrp's agents in the lobby are reported to be vigorously at work, and at last ac- counts were propared to nccapt some modi- flcations of tho Marruzws bill with tho pur- pose of having it substitated for the Trun- aan bill. Of course any such modifleationa with a view to 8 compromise would be decep- tivo, and the main purposo of the ring, which ia Lo scenre an extension of tho subsidy and o forfeituro of tho Government's existing rights, would still bo rotaluned. There is no occasion nor oxouso for compromise, bacauso tho Truaman bill does not oxact nnything unreasonablo or burdensome upon either tho private creditors or the stockholders of tha Pacific railronds. The rights of the formor are fully protected, and it is only demanded of the Intter that proper provision shall bo made forrepaying the Govornment advauces and the interest, nccording to the original undorstanding and agreement whon the huga subsidy and unparalloled privileges were granted. Itis a cnss where every member of Congross must cither vote for the people or for tho GouLp and Huxrivaton rallroad rings. (A The eard published by Mr. E. O, Cotx, as- The voters o ——— Eopgland's objections to the Russo.Turkish Jealousy of Russian prodom- in tho FEast ngain orops out acquisition and fault is also found for ROAD BILLS, 1t is dosirable that the publio should un- i on Al tho onl; wit 8t There is just oa much differenco between THE MOFFETT REGISTER. The Morrerr Register has been in cuc- cessful oporation in Virginia sinco the 1st of Septemborlast, It has justified all tho prom. iscs of its invontor, having groatly incronsed tho revenues of tho State without laying au extra burden upon industry. 'Tho Auditor of Public Accounts, in a special communica- tion to the Logislature last Jaunary, estimat. ed that tho rocoipta for ono yoar under tho Morrerr law would be £500,000, as against $2062,1905 proviously roported. Of this total, $241,111.27 would come directly from the Morrert Ileglstor, and tho romninder from tha spocifio taxes on roctifiers, distillers, and denlors, 'The City of Richmond nlone, it is caloulated, will yield o rovonue of 262,504 tho first year from thiu source. A lato num. ber of tho Richmond Dispateh saya that the Register is ‘approved, both Ly tomperanco people and tho liquor-dealors, with few ex- ceptions on cithor side. In tho electious 1ast November, tho law, so far na it woa un ingue in tho canvass, was sustaived by large muojorities. The Logislature, in tho session just concluded, refused to amond it in any particular, though come propositions look. ing to its rigorous onforcemont wero favora- bly reported, and wonld havo been actod on if thero had boen time, The experiencs of Virginin is valnable, beeanse the Morverr Registor hes com. mended itsclf to the Logalaturcs of New York, Massachusetts, Louisiaua, Kentucky, ond other States. It will probably have a trial in some, or all, of theso Btates; and, if it succeeds in them, ita ndoption in the re- mainder of the Union and in other countries {s a mere quostion of time, It docs uot fol. low, bowever, becauso other Btates have taken up the matter, that Illinols is bound to go into it at once, Our Rovonue law la very complicated and preciso. It ‘spucifies both tho pnrposes for which taxes sball bo lovled, and how they shall be lovied. The Legislature, it is true, has the power to ndopt the Register, or any other systomn of special taxation of liquor-doalors, under Art, IX., 8o, 1, of the Constitution, which pro- vides that the Gonernl Assembly sholl have power to tax * peddlors, suctioneers, brokers, hawkers, imerchants, commission merchants, showmen, jupglers, innkeepors, grocery-keepers, lguordeakrs, ote., in such nianner as it shall from time to time dirvct by general law, uniform as to the cluss upon which it operates.” Dut it docs not fullow that the tax which might bo expediont for the City of Chicago would be ne. coptable to the country alstricts, and, fnasmuch o0s the State s not in financial difficulties, ¢ is doubtful whether the Legiulaturo will consont to adopt “‘the gonoral law™ roquired Ly the Constitution. Without tho action of the Legislature the City Govornment of Chicago is powerless to ndopt tho Negister. The Council is empowerod *to rogulats the sell- ing and giviog away of erdent spirits,” but not to tax such salos; and as the power “to tax" is immediately afterwards given in sev. cral instances, ity owission in thiy instance cannot ba accidental. The agitation of this subject that bas been promoted by some newspapers is premature, 50 far as tho City of Chicago is coucerncd. It will bo neces- sary to wait unti} tho Legislature meets, and then to procure favorable cons!deration of the subject from the country mombors be- foro the adoption of the Register in thivcity can bo oveu remotely probable. It fs to be obsorved, worcover, that the revenues from the Registor, if it should be adopted, would probably go into the Btate, not futo theQity, ‘Treasury. Thero is no jnstance on record, 80 far a5 wo aro informed, of a Btate Legis- laturo permitting a city to lovy such a tax for its own beneflt, snd, unless the temper of the next Legialature is difforsut from that of the leat, it is fwprobable that any spirit of excossive gonerosity will be manifested to. wards the city. ‘Iux Teipuxe will not opposs the adoption of the Morrert Rogister in tho City of Chi- cago, if tho Lsgisloture sball cousider tho Mr. Tuunaan's Dill, Ja tho principal at tho timo to Tha greas must chooso, ‘The law of tho caso has been conclusively panies claim & contract in no wise prevonts Congrens from Imposing new conditions which do not attack private rights; (2) Tho 1864, in consideration of yonowed conces on unconditional right to amend; (8) The Bupremo Court docisious which have given to Btate Legisluturea the right to regulate wheroe such charges are not absolutely fixed in tho charter, will not sdmit of a judicial denial of the right of Congress to sccuro a debt due the Government undor a nutional to umendment. 'The very polnt, however, which the advo- catesof the MatTuzws Lill urge mainly against the Tuvasax bill applies with equal forco to their own. Thoy contend that there can ba no chaage in the scts by whick tho Pacifio railroads wera chartered except by and with the consent of the compunies, aml their own bill expressly scts forth that, if it shall be. como a law, it shall only bo operative with the concurrence of tho railrond cowpanics. Thus the United States Goverument is ex- pressly subordinated to the dictation of Jax Gourp and bis ring, But the Jax Gouvin ring do not want to pay ona dollur on the Govornment indebtedoess ; their awbition is to divido all the earnings of the roads among the owners of the fictitious stock. The Marzuxws bill, being subject to thelr ap. proval, and requiring the paymont of some- thing more than they are now paying, will probably not roceive their sssent, and the quostion of vested rights will thus be carried into the courts in any event. The impor- tant difference will Lo that, if this question shall bo decided favorsbly to tho Uovern. went, as clearly indlcated by Benator Davis' cxposition of the law, the Matruews bill will lesve tho Governmeot little better T w 1a al subject favorably, to become excitod about it. when other commnnities have had n wider axperience of tho Morrxrr plan to urgo it upon the people as the Lest that has yot beon concoived for rafsing a revenuo, Its Lenefita at prosent appear to be that it throws now shareof the burden of taxation upon the luxurious, the dissipated, and im- provident; that it tends to disconrage the salo of ardent rpirits and encourage the sale of malt lignors; that the tax is cortain and ensy of collection; that it protecta the per- rons taxed against dishonest omployes; and that it rewards indusiry and tompornnce. The only objoctions to it aro that 1t encour- nges jllict aales and presents an inducement to frand in tampenng with the Registers, or not recording nll the drinks eold, In some quarters of the city perhaps sales would seldom ba nccounted for, while in others ovasions would be impossible; diserimination would be agninst the comparatively respoctable establishmonts, where the liquors sold are pure. This objection might bo obviated by » close inspection, in which case there wounld bo no opposition gmong good citizans to the ndoption of the Rogisters in Chicago. The dificalty will bo to convince the Logislature that this menns of ralsing rovonuo is expo- dient, and that tho procoeds ought to be de- voted to nunicipal purposes instend of to tho lightening of Stato taxation, alresdy very juconsiderable. nnd the Chieago. pened in our continue find I ami not alons In thu notor. tion. caly 1o taki croment, LIDELS UPON CIICAGO. Tho 8t, Louis papers have published what professes to ba a lettor from on ** Old Ohifeago Merchant” upon tho decline of trada in Tius lotter hos been industri- ously used to injure this city. The only caso in which tho writer attempts to particularizo is in tho matter of whent reccipts this year o compared with thoso of previous ycars. This charge, belng distinotly mado, can be et with direot ovidenco of how vory weak hns beon the “*investigation™ on which this man profcsses to buso bis string of state. ments, We firat givo tha latter: Citicaco, March 21, 1878,—Dxan St 1 bave been investigating many coudition of Chicago. dopressed tlmes toa, little 8, “against, os outhority s Nr. s¢ conditions, Lonly ne pro-eminentl; you, 1can say moze. Very traly, A, V. A, ‘Tho uctual number of car-londs of whent roceived in this city during the cight months onding March 80, for four years, insluding 1877-'8, hus beon na follows : Ao nthae. Deeombor . LUALY ooo This {s tho numboer of car-londs of whent consigued to this city for inspeotion. It does not include the cars shipped from inte- rior points by Chicago firns, of whent sold here but not passing through the clovators, and which have gone through Ohieago diroct This branch of tho grain teadoe of Chicago bns Inrgely inorensod during the yoar, and, while the whole has ‘Lieen bought and sold by Chiengo merchants, nnd io a8 properly included fu tlcir ag- grogate business as if the gone into elovator liore, it {3 not included in tho figures of grain inspected in aud out of warchouse, Tho low figuros for last yoar wers dus to o comparative fallure of tho whent crop, whilo thoso of 1674-'75 aro dus to the larga crop of that year. “Another fact must not bo overlooked, and thot is the jn. crenso of welght now loaded on each car, Tho weights for wheat rocalved this yoar ara Inrger than those of previous yuars by at loast 10 per cent per car, ‘This is equal to neorly 4,000 loss cars employed in transport., ing the samo number of bushels of wheat, aud this alone would carry the tatal recoipta of wheot by rail in Chicago this yosr to nearly the figures for tho yenr 1874.'76,~—tho year of the unusually largo wheat crop. ‘Cha * Old Morchant's * anxioty lest the individual judebtedoess in this city can never be pald, is unwarronted by tha facts. Thero has boen oven during the last two yenrs of universal dopressfon s goneral and continuous veduction of private mortgayo indubteduesa in this city by paymont. Old mortgages have been reduced by partial pay- meuts, uud new ones at reduced rates of fatercsy given for the balances. Notwith. stonding the vast reduction of prices, the total value of merchandise nud mannfactures sald hero in 1877 was equal to that of any previous year, indlcating an increaso in the quantity sold of frow 10 to 20 per vent, Eastern points. THE DEMOCRATS AND THE TARIFP, Tha pretonsions of the Domocratio party in favor of a roduction of tarlff taxation are of the most impudent and ignorant char. The Protectionists in and out of Congross have used those Democrats to por- petuate a systom of taxation which for the onarmity of ita exactions, its impoverish. 1mont of tho country, and long duration, has 1o parallel in the history of modarn olviliza. A Washington lottor illustrates two instances of prominent Domocralic states- men, one of them now a Bouator of the United Btates, who a fow years ago frankly confossed thoir own cowardice and the iguo- rauco of their Democratic constitucnts on this subject of tariff tazation. meunt reads Brck wantod homp proteeted. aid, **you loss more on y your ‘homp.* ¢+ Thal Jodiana, ull tha 4 cles that will support the mouopolis Tistened patiently, and then roplied: * right; but § aball be defeated before 1 can make vh:z constltuents underetand the facts, voled under the lead of Pig-Iron Kurisy. Aun Ohio fanaer who was deluded by tho heavy protective dutica levied on wool in 1877, throe years later was candid enough to confess that the tariff on wool had not yicld- ed him enough to pay the increased cost of the uheary which the game tariff had added to the prico of all iron and stoel manu- faoturcs. Democratio statesmen have been voting twelve years in Cougreas to collect a tax of perhaps forty millions of dollars annually ou But it is yot n little carly ointe relative to thy ['1Ling I find tho city In o Worsv conditfon, fu _many respocts, tifan I appre- hended, 1am satisfied wo aro losing trade, and in the exvresslan of that opinion I muke allownnca 1 notice from the papors that vue duy this weel the recotpt of wheat was bul twenty cars, ond I sm told that it has not hap. twentv-vo years large wholesale dry-goods houscs last year a Tess than clghteen mill- you and 1 have been told, twenty “wiillons for lgverl}hvr!cequ yeary, . 'The o debtednesa can nover oo paid. 1do think an almost universol bankruptcy munt obtain If those tlies twelve inonthe longer, upulation and facilitles of thie city are two years n advance of tho rcguircments of the locality, We must now halt and grow up’ to the demunds of There mnust cannot all bu sustainea here. nbllrfc& ffll not m:lltu w;nhll lianaled large quantities of gra ber, its residnum haa peen too light. Liverpool has Yandied thove products fur the linthih Emplre, yet tho wealth of that Kingdom isin 1. chester, Lecds, snd other Engliab citles, which consume those srticles. I find io talking {nmnny of ourcitizens tust they ate alurmed for the future of Chicaga. 1 regard tho future of briehiter than ours, [ opinion, : although we Lave in, 187476, 1875-'78, 1876-'77, 1877-'78, + 9,181 4,78 1,016 o our hoe than flou galn % true enoug swered tbe shemwd Scotchinan, -** bat thw devil of it 13, wy constituents can't see it." Niurack then reprevented a district, Democratic, of courio, Twald, **lon't vote with the . he duty frowm tea snd coffos. » directly to the support uf th ‘bese fellows want o shift it It will be time always Une of sold Lefore. tndividaal In- I think the an erodus, Wo Commerce in the , meat, and Jam- Loadun, Man- When 1 sce a, 670 grain had Tho state. *¢But, Buck,'* 0 and for the four years the loss of revenue on dion coasts. and sworn to do, was to nscertaln to Wwhat ex- uver tha Canadlans fu. the reciprocal flahing award for the differcoce, that the Canadians caught about ns many flsh on our coast asour fshermen took on thoirs; special privilege that the American Govern- went ‘These, briefly and succinetly stated, sre tho naked proven fucts of tho case, beforo Iim fu black and white, how did DEL- vosyE decidel Ilow much damages did he vote tu pay tho Amcricans for thelr losses under tho treaty! Nota ceot; on the coutrary, he ad- judeed that the Americans must pay tho Cana- alans half amilion a year for twelve years! For what! Suppose one of the roferces was bribed, and was pledged to perjure himaclf, in what respect could he bo expeeted to declde more favorably for the Canadlons thau Det. voss® has decided] The very least our Stato Department suould do in Dsnrosss’s case (s to “bounce' him out of Washington. IHo may do as a Minlster to the Court of Balut James, but he s out of place at tho Court of Hajot Washington, will not lack for political cxcitoment at tho next fall clection. ¥ that State vext November will have to elect a Unlted States Senator In pluce of T. 0. Howe, and aa that geotleman's recent speech in Con- press nos placed bim out of the category of probable caudldates, the chiolce of his successor will inevitably agitate the public wind. As we Jearn from o relinble source, Mr. [lowe's pres- sent nutagonistic sttitudo towards the Adwmin- fatration has provipitated the discussion of tho next Scnatorlal contest, and the .uames of soveral promiuent citizeus nre mentioned: fu conucction therowith, Barn, ex-Gov. Wasnoony, cx-Gov, Lubixoe- TON, PuiLerus RusLee, llcans arc largely in the majority o the State, and will be likely to scttlo any litle family difforences foalde of the party without throwing tha electlon into the hands of thelr uoponcats. publican wnembers of the Houss from Wiscon- sin were preparing to retiro to private life, Wo reter to Mr. WiLLLAM3 of the First District, and to Mr, CasweLL of th Madisou District, first Las taken palns to exoress bis approbation of Senator Hows's speech, so_far us It relates thut wo presume Mr. WILLIAMS is at varance with a large budy of Lis constitueuts, CasweLL's support of tho Tost Scorr subsidy business (u Congress fis uot caleulated to strengthen him ot home, o und his wife are about to come together ayaln, and rezard each othor as * whitc-souled creatures, aud oll that sort of thing, the public cares but littlo. Possibly it istho best thing for Dboth of themn to do; but they arc the best judges of that. ‘The aspuct of tho vase that paople generally ora a little nervons over fs that part of tha story which says TiLTON'S uew departure is vuly for tho vile purposo of geiting control over Wia former wife in urder that he may get from her onother “confesalon " with which he 1nay offectuatiycrush bis srch-ouemy, Bzsonna, It “tbot s his ulterlor purposo, all docent people wlll slocerely hope and pray that he may bo u surlelt of that duplorublo business, and and trial A1d 1ore to debauch the winds of the young peoplo of this country, and famillarize tho cotton cloths and goods used by their constituents, and pnid (hat bounty to the monopoliats, and this they did under the protense of taking a tax of ton millions off tea and coffoe. The bounty paid by the pao- ple of the country to the iron and stesl mo- nopolists anuually, no part of which goes into the Treasury, {s groater thinn would have pnid tho tax on tea nnd coffoe fivo times over. It has further been shown that the repeal of the tax on tea and coffee did not reduce the cost of these articles to consumers, ~— sum equal to the tax being ot once ndded {o tho price of the commodities at the place of oxport. The difflenlty of having any intelligout legislation on tho tarilf quostion, so long ns the Domocratio msjority ia either too cow- ardly or too ignoraut to conaidor the subjeat freo from domogogism, is ovident. The groatest defonse lo Protection is now, and Lias beon for several years, that which has beon furnished by the Damocrals in aud out of Congress. When the Fistery Commissionors were aitting in Hallfax tho followivg statistics were pre- sented to DELFOssE, the *“packed! Delglun member thereof: (1) That the totalol the catch of the fn-shore fishieries by Amerlean flshermen during the four years the treaty had been fu op- cration was only §435,170, or a little over $1C0,- 000 per year. (2) It was proven that the profit on the cateh did not exceed $100,000 iu nll, orabout 925,000 per ccason. (8) It was shown that the Cutindian reclprocity cateh of fish on our stiores was not far from the same in vaite as our catch on their shores. (4) The treaty provided that the Canadians should have tho right to sell their Ash, frec of tarif or tax, In our markets, and not sccing any legitimate way of earning 875,000 as easlly as to make an apology, of course Tms TrinuNm did the handsume thing by Mr. Traix fn its cleancst and falrest type, which was better for bim, and for both partfes in fact, than I we bad paid $74000.99. But now, at the risk of agaln exciting Mr. Tmarx's wrath ond agatn incurring the chance of snother lihel suit, we declare our honest opinfon that he would make a vory respectable member of the prescnt United States Scoate. The fantastie tricks that Braws, Hows. and others occasionally cut be- fore high hieaven and the country nt large, caus- iog all decent Republicans to blush, make ‘TrAIN'S public antics quite respectable by con- trast, time as a meiaber of tho Senate, and his good sense and style of oratory would soon make him a leading m2n 1o Waashington, But this troublo mightarise between (roros and bis colleagues: In tho asslgnment of parts In the daily farce that Is played there, TRAIN might appropristely object to appear in the role of the fool, because of the superior litness of otlers! ———— The nrominent Republicans of Milwaunkeo hare addressed an open letter to Presideot Harzs, lu which they assure him that *'8enator Howa's speech does not reficet our sentiments, nor the sentiment of any constderabje vortion of the Republiean party of Milwaukes." The Ietter heartily approves of the President’s let- ter of acceptauce and Inangural address, and wpplands Wis offorts to fnsugurate a reform in the Civil Service, and his attempts to conclliate the Soutb, These gentlenen also assure Mr. Havzs that the attuck upon Mr. Scuvnz was unwise and uncalled for; that his sclection eave them~—his former townsinen sud neigh- bors~—**especial gratification,” snd that the official acts of Mr. Sctiunz since bo bas been a member of the Cablnet have cinphasized thelr eatisfaction at his appointment. Thus far, Howr's fricnds in Wiscousin have uot been heard from. J —— A Bt. Louls man has a little girl of 8 who has an fncurable mania for swallowing dimes, nick- cls, aud other small change, Shu resumed resumed specic-payments lust week, ber coln balance amounting to $1.15.- A daughter of this sort fs very haudy to bave In the Liouso, for whenever ber pa fecls thirsty, or ber ma has mislaid her pocketbook, all that the fond par cnts bas to do s to hLold the child up by the heets and sliako the money out of her us if sho were o savings banle. Somo doy there will be an obituary in the 8t. Louls papers, ke this: We had a little daughter once} Be was our joy and pride, $lie dled becanse too many dimes She put in ber lnvide such free flsh mnounted to $1,6500,000, or nearly $400,000 per year. -The loss of revenuo aloue to our Government exceeded by more than three times the whole value of the fish eaught by the Americans under the treatyon the Cana- ‘What Derrossk wall choaen to do, tent, if any, the Americans nad an advantage business. It was Drrvossw's sworn duty to subtract tho profits one side tuads out of the bustuess more than the other, and render aun ‘The proof showod oud it also showed that the Canadians had se- cured under the treaty the free entranco for all thelr surplus fish fu the Ameriean market; and that to such on extent had they uscd this ——— The Iotelligent Compositor scems to have formed himself intoa Typographleal Unfon at New York, which controls all tho morning pa- pers, On Soturday Jost tho Washington dis- patches @avo an account of ALeXANDER H. Steruens’ proposcd new metric system—sev- eral accounts Indced. The lerald and Sun took the primary measuro of length to be a “pun,'* and sald 100 pans make a nail. The Tribune dectared * 100 haus mako o nail.” The Times sald 100 tr: make & nail.” The World said, on its first paze, “100 palrs maks ' a nall,” and on its fourth that thie uow units of mensure wero *halrs? and *“palls,” Proba- bly, though, the reading public docsn't care a Kram what 1t Is. et— We bave a proposal to make to the Demo- crats, In order toavold thejunseemly squabbles n which the time of Congress and the money of the people are wasted, aod to make an end of the disgraceful scenes of partisan violence which 8o lower our charactor fn the cyes of forelgn natlons, let cach party place hostages in the hands of tho other by way of guarantee, Frio- stauce, wo will trade Bexwy BuTLER agalnst Banmuy Cox os o hostage; then if any vivlenco 1s offercd to SaMsty the Democrats can destroy Bexyr. (P. B.—Wheunover this plan s adopted, we shall be In favor of putting Mr, Cox todeath with tho most fearful tortures.) were loslug $400,000 a year of revenue on the untaxed Canadlan flsh With these ——— Unless ail signs fail, the pcople of Wisconsin ‘The Legislature to be chogen fn % Qall Hamilton ¥ lsiblackguarding gencrally and Individually tho majority of the Cincinnatl Conventlon that nnminated Presidont Hayzs, 4 Gall " does not seem to havo fully spprehend cd tho signiiicance of the last ballot at Ciucin. nath, Mr. HoYEs was not nominated because the Republicans llked him particnlarly, but be- cause it was o cholce Letweon him and Jixx Braxg, snd in such a case people with any {doa of comnmon decency couldn'c be expected to do anything elso than drop Jiu and tako up the other wan. . e — VarpesniLvs female physiclan safd to him, when ho asked her about the Sweet Dye sud Bye, * You vould bulld a railrond better than you could plav on a golden harp.” If Mr, TiL- Doy werg to consult the doctress, she would probably expresa the samo opinlon, substituting for the word “bulld" the word * wreek."” ———— Mr. ALexanpen I S87eeauNs has o metric system of his own igned for his own private usc. It i as follow 10 lotters=1 word, 100 worda—1 clause. 100 clauves—1 seutence. 100 seutenced=1 parazraph. Among these are Gor. ox-Chiel BAWYEI, and Judge Justico Dixoy, the Hon. the Hon. Honace Dypn, The Repub- It Jooks now also @a If two Iee The to the Southorn policy of the President., and ln Mr, ——— bl dsi e et T Concernlng the rwnor that Tuzoponk Tit- Mr, BLaing, wo faucy, will go into tho noxt Ropublican Coovention backed by the solld vote of his sister-in-law. e may be reluforced Ly part of the Maine delegalion, cvea though hilsown town, Augusta, bas just gone Domo- cratic for the first timo In ten years. e & ‘The 8t, Louls Evenlng I'ost vehypothecates guod many of our jokes. Not tnat we object, but it louks bad to sce it begin.au ftom about tho New York Tribune with **¢Qur New York namesake says.’ " Accuracy ls the best policy, e Mr, TiLDEX'S soung men of the Liberty- Street Literary Bureau used to be called *niu- compoops.” Would it be in order, in view of Judge Bratcnronn's recent declsion, to allude to the old man asan Incomepoonl ——e— thwarted. We lave had want uo more of it. Lot the contomplated rounion of the TiTONS '‘take any other shape but that," The publication of that great trouble A man who has del rag fur ity yoars is 0 Intereating characte 0 York 4ridune, But not ncarly so’ interestlug as 8 mau who has vdited o Democratic nowspaper for suven- teen years. Bimoy Camznox is 80, The good die young. ii— s PERSONALS, Caribaldi's little grandohild, Anita Canzlo, 8g0d 12, has just died st Caprora, The London clubs which expelled Col. Valentine Baker have relnstated him 1n membor- sbip unsoliclied by b, M. de Saint-Vallier, the French Ambassa. dor 1o Borlin, has been {ustractod to use all bls sfforts to nduce the Emperor William aud Prince Bismarck to pay o visis to the Parls Zxhibition. Col. Arbuthnot, who has just been clected M. P, for Hereford, is the hundredth new member who had taken his veat in tho Dritish House of Commons siucs the genersl election of four years sluce, Tho Khedive of Egypt is about to bo mar- ted some more,—to 8 dauglter of Knalil Sherit Pashs, & cousin, with whom ho bas hitherto not ‘Loen on goud terma, The Khedive made the lady's scquatntance at Calro, where she had gons 40 settle sows fuaucis) matters. Mrs. Gilmer, whose husband was oon. clliated full of shot-holes at the time that Judge Chuolm committed suicide ju Kewmper County, Miss., is o bo givena;place in the War Dopart- ment, She was i utter Gestitution, and iving on the charity of ucighbors, Doan Stauley, though improving in health, f3stlll contned Lo Lls own room, aad umable to take past in sny public duty, The Quesn maked fruqueat fuquirles ae to biv health, which sorruw for the douth uf bls desriy-loved wile, Lacy Au- Igmlu Buonley, is fesrod to have affected not & ittle. Archbishop McGettigan, of Armagh, in his Lenten pastoral, snoke in terms of strong repro- bation of drunken wakes. Sowo persuns. Le sald, went to wskes and funcrals for no other purposo than to drink whisky,—thoy would drink the water in which Pllate washcd his bands 18 18 tasted of whisky. them with Improper thoujghts, than all other scandals comblned. The previous izood characs ter aud promivenco of the principal partivs ou- gaged in tho sad affalr had the tendency to Eive the color of redpectabliity to lewdness In eyes not morally clear, and many 8 wrong-doer of both soxes gladly belicved the worst to be true, because It furnished them with a high au- thority and excuse. No, no, Mr. Tivton; don't trouble the vourts, and cspecially don't troubls the newspapers with any mure * confessions.” ‘Your own was bad cnough before. — An examination of couple dozen of Repub- lcau newapapers published in Wisconsin revesls the fact that not oue of them justides Scuator Howg in bis attack uvon President Havms. The Jauesvitle Guaelte, printed in *Old Hock," the bauner Repubticau couuty of the Siate, ex- coriates the Seuator as uumerdfully ss lHows did tho President, and the Gevevs Herald, pub- lished In the beart of Walworth County, ane other Republicau atroughold, declures that Hows * has dug hls own political grave so decp that, when GaBRIEL blows bis hory, there will kave to bo sn exploring expodition formed to find the Benator,” The Bruudon Times says that Hows had too big s load fu bis guo, wnd that the greateat oxecution after the discharge ‘was found to be at tho butt. These specimeus reprosent the toue of the Republican press of tlo State with scarcely an exception, and the Baager boys do not seem dlsposed to mince atters when deallng with shelr recreant Sen- stor, —— Not long sgo, that emioeut moral philosopher and political. cconombet, Gxoxdm Fuancis ‘Tuars, gave Tus Tainuxs its cholco eitber to pay hitn the trifing sum of §75,000 or rotract an alleged libel, which, Bir, TaAIN thought, dam- aged him *in mind, body, and eatato” to that awount. The said libel consisted in the allega- tion that GEouoE FuAxcLs woy in the habit of cuttiog monkey-shines before the public, or woids to that cffect. As tho thnes aro hard, Certainly Gzonas would shine at this | POLITICAL. Looal Elections in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, snd Jowa. Two Constitutional Amendments Also Voted on In Miche igan, The Nationals Beat Both Parties Badly ta Qrand Rapids, Other Less Important Victorles in Va. rious Parts of the Stato. Inorensing Republican Birength {n Olio, Illinols, Wisconsin, and Towa. MICITIIGAN IN GENERAL, Spectut Dispaleh €3 TAs Tridune, Drrnorr, Mich., April 1.—The annual town. meetings have taken place in this State to-day, and there has also been o general election of the State, the vote being upun constitutionat amendments. These were two fu number, one allowing the Supreme Court to appoint its owy Clerk, and ono limating tha lability of stock. holders and corporations for labur debts to the amount of the par value of thelr stock, Tu thyy ity there was no local clection, and only 1,603 votes were polled, footing up about two to ons In favor of ecach amend. ment. Roturns from the Stato at large on thls polnt are verv meapre, but denote that the first amondment s ratified by a large majority, and that the votg on the other {8 close. through quite & goneral onposi- tion to it of the working classes. In the char. ter and township eclections, thera s the nsunl mized result of these spring elections, Pep- sonal and local questions and side Issuca of il kinds become prominent, In the inain, the Re. Imbllmnu scem to have held thelr own, except hat, {n sume locallties, the new Nationals have developed couslderablo strencth. ‘They hiave carrled Jackson, Coldwuter, tlastiugs, ond Vas- sar by very deelded majoritics. 1n Lanstng they fused with the Democrats and won a do- cided victory. They have also polled a good mauy scattering votes, but tho preclse exteatof the strongth manifested by them caunot Le estis mated to-night. Special Dispateh to The Tridbune DrtrowT, Mizh., April 1L.—A very Hght votg was polled at tho clection hera to-day, the ooly question _being on tho constitutional amend. ments, The flntbnllowlnz the State Bupremo Court_a clerk, had about 600 majority. Tho accond, limiting the Mabllity of stockholders in marwrmnm, about BU0, “Tho total vots was 1,800, not one-tenth of the 7otars. Returns from the State town elections fndl cate weneral Ropublican successes. The Green- backers Jackson, Hastings, Coldwater, Vaasar, Paw Paw, and some tawnnklnn ‘Apectal Duapateh (0 The Tribune, ADRIAN, Mich, Aprll 1.—Tne canvass hus not been complated, but the Nationals undoubts edly clect the Mayor, Recorder, Treasurer, Street Commissloner, and City Collector; also the Aldermen und Bupervisors of the Flrst and Second Wards., The Republicans elect the Justice, Col. Robbius, and the Supervisors of the Third nad Fourth Wards. The Democrats elect the City Marshal aud the Aldermen of th Third and Fourth Wards. The 'Lowns of Pu- myra aud Blisfeld clect Republicau Buper visors. Special Disvatch to The Tribune. East 8a0iNAw, Mict,, Aprll L—The Demo- crats of West Bay Clty elevt the Muyor. Toe Greenbackers cleet tho Treasurcr, ecorder, and two Aldermen, At Bay City tho Democrata clected the Maor, Recorder, and two Aldermen, [he Green- backers elcet five Aldermen, the Treasurer, sod Justics of the Peace. At Tawas City the entire Republican ticket was clected. At Alpuna the Democratic ticket was elected by majoritics renging from 7 to 135, Roectal Dlpatch 0 The Trivune, Axnx Annor, Mich,, Avril L—The Repulicans elect Dr. W, B. Buith, Republican, Moyor by 273 wmajority; Willlam' Clark, Republican, Ro- corder Dy 10 mafority; Randall 8chuyler, A Gregory, and Conrad Krapl, Renubllcats, Su- rvisors; and livo Aldermen out of six, The {uyor and Recorder were Detnocrats last year The Republicans gafn two Aldermeun and lose 3 Justice of the P'caca. Hpeeiad Dispateh to The Tribune Karaxazoo, Mich., April 1.—Tho town elee- tion resulted In the election of the stralgnt Re- publican tieket, with the exceotion of the Sa- tervllur Henry E. Iloyt, and one Constable. ‘harles C. Jenuings, buth Democrats. Auuse usually largoe voto was polied. Soecial Dispaich {o The Tridune EKast 8a01naw, Mich., Aprll 1.—Ac Filot, to- day, the Democrats clected tho Mayor, Justice of "the Peace, Treasurer, two Aldermen, and vne Supervi Thu Itepublicans elected tbres Bupervisors and two Aldermen. * rfild Dispuich to The Triduns. GuaND Rarips, Mich., April 1.—Xt Grand Huven to-dava full vote was polied, and the Democrats elected thelr entire clty ticket and all thelr ward nominees, except one Aldernan and one Superviser, V. B. 8afford, for Mayur, bad thirty-clght. W. Barues and AL Sanfond wors elected Troasy and Marahal, At Hastings to-day the Natlonals, or Greco- backers, elected thelr entire elty ticket over the combioed epublicans aud Deinoerats by ma- Joritles uf 180 10 24K, Iu Hastlows sud Kutlard Towas, Barry Couns ty, the Greoubackers Liad 120 aud 127 majorlty. I'IIE GRAND RAPIDS POENOMENON, Special Dispatch 40 The Tribune, GRAND Rarips, Mich., April 1,—Tho bare an- nouncements uf results have been received from the followlne townships in this county: Lowell, Pleiutield, Algomn, Nelson, Walker, and Wy ominy, gave Oreenback msjorities. Oakfield gave Republican minjuritics. 1In thiscity tbe Natfooals elected thelr entire city tickst, 810 out of eight Aldermen, six out of cight Buper visors, five out of elght Collectors, six out of cight Constables, aud two Justicos of the Peac. The Deworrats clected one solitary mav, 83 Alderman, The Ropublicans cleeted two Super two Aldermen, tbreo Cuollectorh two Coustables. The Natloualt Heury B. 8mith ayor by 88 over the Republicans snd 80 over tho Dowocrates. They clected Crove ford Apgell Treusurer by 100 over tho Bepud licuns, and 485 over thu Democrats. Ibey elected Joba M, Harris Pulles Justico by 183 over tho Hepublicans and 800 aver the Deuwo- crate. ‘Thioy elected Iaaae Slgler Maratial by 104 over the Republicans sud 737 over tho Demo crats. They electea E. D, Comstock Clerk of the Buperfor Court by 513 over the Be publicans snd 16F over the Demortatss They clected Kryn a menmber v thu Boord of leview and Equullnlt:': over the Ropublicans aud 733 over hzgmr!u. They :lu“nd T, 8. Hulbert by about 160 over tho Democrats and 230 over t Republicans, ‘The Natiunale are jubilant to night, On the ity ticket they olled frum 2.{‘0\1 to 4,150 votcs of a total of 5,500 WY have falrly gons wild over their victo: lur bands, caunons, sud_other demoustrations sro used 'toshow ft. 'The saloons have wll betd closed to-dsy, and no oue ls under the \n. flucucs of hquor. Tno clection u i terriblo surprise to all parties lero, for st romineut wember of clther of thu old pariies gm would bave wagud bis bead tuat such atbl '-:' could uot happen. ‘The yole wis cxu«uhln. e et oL e spring election Licre,—i M trctavadous struggly o the burt of ull Wsee of '”&m‘m’m nearly all the townsof “"‘1‘;“1; rounding country sbow similur results, e surely au epidenle, From the returud lng‘s’“‘ it fs vertaly that they bave cunteul of the s ot Supcrvisors, us they bavo twelvs Bupery ous ur Bfteen heard trot. INDIANA’S DARK IIOSSEY. o the Bdilor of Tud Tribunt, 0y La Paxzrrs, Lod,, March 80.—1 noticed ab o & week or ten daye ago, fu the Cincinoat twb- merclal, & letter from Terre Haute, o tko v:"_’m able Tepublicsn candidate for thio Seuate: A, writor evidently leans towards *the dark ha?:fin among which class lo pats the Hou. . Hapoa; be also and rightly stetes the Hou. ui 8. Orth to be tho favorite of the mrmu_l :m of Tippecanoe County, but bo forgot to e & his (Ortb's) * dark borse [_,nbnl.nlllll.'l A_Il ‘N‘ Btalo s large, A fecliug exists 1 @ Lt DI o 08 S, BT e Sawritoed 13 ety Gubernstorial Face to wiuestd L i oo e, but 0w 1L e people, :&o.‘:-‘;%?un’: mn;.” Taey wosld be glatot s