Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 27, 1878, Page 4

1 THE CHICAGO TRIBUN. "HURSDAY, ent of Public Instruction, J. A. of Bt Clhir County. Supreme Clerks—For tha Thye Tribawe, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Y MATL—IN ADVAXCE—POSTAGR PREPAID, Patly Edition, ane yen 200 | flold; Sonthern Grand Division, Ansy A e Tt ";“ Rxorr, of Richland County. Appellato Enturdny Edition, %Zufi Conrt Clorke—First District, Evt Saurru, of Farr ot s T 48 | Clieago; Second Diatrict, 3. R. Cooxns, of PEK! One copy, ot Tl Ie" Bpeciinen coples sent sree. Give T'ost-Oflice address fn full, facloding Btateand County, Itemittanecs may be made efther by draft, express, Tout-Oftire order, or In regivtered Ietters, nt our risk. TEIMS TO CITY SUBSCRIDERS, Dally, delivered, Bunday excented, 25 conts per week. J.ntty, deliverad, Bunday ncinded, 50 cents per week. Addiess THE TRIBUNE COSPANY, Corner Madison and Dearborn-sts,, Chicago, 1Nl Orders fot; the detiveryof Tnx TRinvxzat Evanston, Engiewoud, and Ilydo Park left In the counting.-room ®illreccive promot attention. TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES. ‘Tnx CnicAno TRINUNR has established branch effices for the receipt of aubucriptionsand advertisements as followa: L NEW YORK~Room 20 Tridune Duflding. F. T. Me- Fanpex, Manager. TARIE, France=No, 16 Rue do Is Grange-Batellcre. T, 3tanLer, Agent. ONDON, En Carlinville; Fourth Distriot, B. L. Utzy, of Mound City. o —— In o epecch to an immonse mase-meoting at Angustn, Gn., last evening, ArexanoEn I Breeasns throw down tho gauntlet to the Implacablos who have organized to defeat his ronomination by the Eighth District Democratio Gonsontion. His manly stand for justicoand fairness st the timo the Por- ~E8 regolutionwas pending in tho Hotso was made the ocension for n movemont among Lis onomies to securo his rotirement, and his spoech last night was an unequivocal notifi- cation that he does not propose to bo shelved by tho machinations of tho trick- glers who hava declared war ngainst him, Uo vindicatod his coarse in protesting agninst tho partisan charncter and revolutionary tondoney of tho Porren invostigating plan by tho unansworable logic of subsequont ovonts, and announced his intention of go- ing boforo the people ns an indepoundent candidato in easo the Distriet Demooratic Qounvention failed - to ronominate him. e reminded the peoplo of tho Bouth of thelr ob- ligations to President Ifarxs, who hiad dono moro for them than Trupzx could have done, and declared his purpose to fight it ontin Lis own district sud Stato on the Jeffersonian line, and to mointain bis indepondonce of tho party lash and tho csucus lasso, IHero is o direct challongo which the Goorgla Dem. ocrats will accopt at tho peril not only of unity in Mr. Sternens' own district, but of tho organization of-tho party in tho entiro Btato. -American Exchange. 440 Strand. gent. 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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1878, On the snbject of tho Porren investiga- tion tho Ohio Democratio Btate Convontion made tho remarkable declaration that the in- vostigation now pending ought to have been made by the Electoral Commission ; that ita refusal to ao invosligate was a gross insult to the pooplo of the United States, nnd that, although the decision of the question by tho Forty-fourth Congress was final, thero shonld bo ‘oo authentle investigation and expo- auro of all frauds connected with the clec. tion.” In pursusnce of tho demand sct forth in tho latter clauso of tho reso- lutfon it s proper to oxpect that Mr. McManox, of Ohlo, 8 mombor of the Porren Committeo, will immediatoly sldo with tho Ropublicans in granting the roquost of Bucrotary Buenaay for the summoning of witnesses to oxpose ‘‘all the frouds,” in. cluding tho violonco and intimidation prac- ticed by the Democrats in tho Loufsiana parishes. As to tho Investigation of tho cloction in Louisiana and Florida by the Electora! Commission, tho idea is nbanrd nnd impracticable. It was very forcibly atatod by ono of tho judioinl membors of tho Commission that for that tribuual to go be- Liind the returns os convassod and cortified to by tho legally.constituted Stato authorities would4avolve inquiry and proof ns to how ovaery man voted io Louisions and Florida— n work which tho Commission could not have performed within the Presidontial term thon about to begin. Clearly the in. vestigntion of the frauds committod at the last Presldontial olection in Florida and Louisiann onght not to have boon made by tho Elscloral Commission. Groonbacks ot tho Now York Stock Ex- chango yestordny closed nt 99]. e ————— It the Oity Conucil can ses its way through the matter of city finances cloarly enough to warrant the' passage of Ald. Rawreton's ordinanco contracting to pay intorest on tho Treasury orders, wo hopo tho ordi- nonce will bo passed without delay. The loss inflicted upon tho city servants and workmen {8 o cruel and oppressivo one. It is o hardship which no one wishea to imposo upon any of tho victims, Tho passage of the ordinanco will give the sorip a par valae, which {s by all moans desirable, | Mrs. Ospt. Jexus was moro oxplicit yoster. dny than sho has over been boforo in regmd to tho so-called Suenyan lotter. Sho atated positively that sho dlctated the lottor, but did not writo it off hersolf. Sho mays it was writton by & prominent Louisiana politicinn, wlo may or may not be dead now. 8ho even fi0es into particulars, and saya that she made two drafts of tho letter, nnd destroyed the first draft bocauso it did not suit hor. This particnlarization, by tho way, is tho strongest ovideuco sho s given that sho was tho nu- thor, whoovor did the writing, of tho letter; and, whataver furthor rovelations may bo mnde abont this mynterions dooumont, it is now absolutely cortnin that Socretary Snen. WAN novor bad anything to do with it. ‘Wa print this morning an intereating nar- ative by Capt. Joux O, Brarng, now of this city, und formerly a commander in tho Con. federate navy, giving for tho first time a do- tailed necount of tho eapturo in 1868 of tho steamer Chesaponko by a party of Con. fedorates who had taken pessage on tho #l'p at New York. "Tho account will Lo road with added interest in connoction with the racent arveat in Boston of Lieut. Pans, who was ongaged with Capt. Dnamve fu the capturo, on the chargo of having murdored tho flrst ongincer of the Chesapouke. Capt, Baaixe assorts that it will bo Smpossible to mako good the chargo of murder or plracy, the capturo having been cffected in tho name of the Confederato States of America. The Porren.BurLes Committoe hins becomo olmost an object of coummisovation. Every witnous it has cnlled has proved mora dam. nging to the prrposo for which this Commit- teo was organized than any preceding wit- ness. The Committee atartad out to prove that tho oloction in Louisiana had boon o {froo and fair one, and they sclectod East and Wost Foliciana Parishen as samples of fraudu. lont rojection by the Returning oard on acoount of nlleged intimidation which had not beon practiced. Wenesn, (ha Buparvisor of ono of these parishes, had boon killed by tho bnildozers, and wns ont of tho way, Annensoy, Bupervisor of the other, offered to swear that ho had perjured himsolf In his protost, and to produce othor evidenco that Lo waa a party to a corrupt contract, where- by bie was to furnieh & perjured protest and roceive & roward thorefor, The main pur. pose wna to establish o basls for attacking the Proaldent's title ; incidontally, matoriat wns to bo gathered for the purpose of 1m. peaching Hecrotary Snenaay. ‘The ao-called Buenuax Jobter and Anpenson's protonso of a falso and frandulont protest were the main instruments for carrying out the programmo, ‘The chain of ovidence has boon stendily, con. aistontly, and convincingly contrary to both theso theories. If AnpensoN's tostimony stood alono, it would be onough in itsol? to completely dis- credit cvory assortion he made. His own statemont of a Republican coaspiracy to provent an oleotion being hold 03 n moans for rojeoting a parish whoro there was a Re- publican majority of 1,100, was proposterous and ridienlous. o convictod himself of do- liborato porjury beforo tho Porren Committee, o was unablo to produce any corroboration of the genuinoness of tho importnnt doou. ments ko had, and himnselt admittod that the original Wenen-ANprnsoN agroamont, which be conflded to MaTrurws, was a forgery as far oy Wroen's siguature was concerned, Btanding alono, ANDERTON Was bad onough, but ovory witness whom lo cited es cogui- zant of his statemonts has contradicted him and mado his poaition worio. Lct us take them ecriatim: First, Anpxrsoy assortod that the Louisl. ana Eloctoral roturns woro forgerics, and that thore were nt loast two votes in blank, Judge Lrvisszx, one of the Electors who was ¥aid to lave voted in Llunk, was sum- moned, His toatimony was to the offoct that hie nud all the other Elcctors hod voted for Haxzs ond Wurrren, and had signoed the original veturus which wore countod. Hav. ing proved AspEmsoN a liar in this respect, Judgo Lxvissex weat on to recount tho Dem. ocratio offort to bribo him with $40,000 to vote [n blank and $100,000 to voto for - pex. 'The same crowd oudzavored to tamper with Leviasen that bad alroady sucoasstully tampored with Axpensoy, Judge Levisere's atory of Lho attempt at bribery is fully cou. firmed by ex-Manshal Pizxiy, to whom he confided tho affair at overy stage. Mrw. Capt..Jexxs was tho wownan who, as AxpERsoN swore, could prove the authen. ticity of tho Suzaumaw letter, and probably produco it or photographic copies thereof. Drs, Juuss has completoly refuted this state- wment of Axpzusoxn’s, and avowed tho author. ship of tho letter hersclf. Bho swears that Beerctory SurussN novor wrote, nor saw, uor knew onything about this letter. Sho Las further voluntecred tho statciuent that Gon. Maoreszie's invasion of the sacred soil of tho Gronser nppears to have been a vory uneventful affalr. Ho penatrated the country come fifty miles, and enconnterod Moxican troops on two occasions, but noth. ing moro sorious in tho way of a collislon occurred than o fow oxhbibitions of bragga. docio on the part of tho nntive commander, who conflnad himself to throats, and was careful that his threats should not be carried into oxecution, Tho oxpedition was hardly a suceess, a8 little or nothing was accom. plishod in tho way of recovering stolen stock or overtaking Indian plundercrs, Its {ailuro is attributod to the audden sickncss of tho person who acted as guide, in whoso absenco the troops were unwittingly taken into a reglon whero the scarcity of wator told eo unfavorably upon tho autmals of tho command that {t wos found necessary to rotrece thelr steps to the Itio Grande os quickly as possibla, r— A part of tho perniclous flanncint logisla- tion of the Republican party complaiued of in the platform of the Ohio Democraoy con- _pists in tho pasaage by o Republican Sonato of u Lill dircoting the Beoretary of tho Treas- ury to roccive grocnbacks in poayment of <utics on imports on and after Oct. 1, 1878, and forthwith to accept groenbacks st par in payment for the 4 per cont bonds. Tho ~fluct of this pernicious legislation of tho stepublican party would have been to im. medintely place greenbacks on an equality with coin, to fuflate tho currency by tho libaration of tho coin not now ia circulation, aud to practically bring aboat resumption without a ripplo of disturbanco among busi- ness and industrial interests, The Demo. =ratic Houso refusod avory apponl to take up <ud poss this bill, and compelled tho ad. tournment of Congress without the ennctment of this * pernicious legialation ¥ which the rouutry so streuuonsly domanded. The loss 21id about this subjoct in Democratio plat. Zoruw the better for the prospoots of the party. 5 e — Tho fact that the Republican State Con. veution which assembled yosterdsy at Sprine fleld was, in the number of delegatea present, £ho largost ever held in llinols, provos that #bo apatby sud indifforence do mot exist wpon which, the Democracy count to assist them in capturing tho Statefron: tho Ropub. iare zaxt fall. ‘Tho Convection forcboro to meddlo with natiunas sator-party queations upon which there are individunl differences of opinlon, but contented jtself with adopt ing &' platforn brict and fo tho point, and with nominating sn excellent ticket of can. didatus for tho officcs to be filled 'The nowduations were as follows: Btate Ticas- arer, Jd. O. Burra, of Galenn; Superintend- Stape, Conrt Northern Grand Di- vision, E. T. Durrox, of 8ycamora; Central Grand Divislon, M. I. Convense, of Bpring- Morris; Third District, W, N. Doxcaw, of Axpensox is onrth,” AN over wrote ft. mado out in blank, was filled in afterwards, and had not beon sworn to. Ex-Marshal PrTRIN contradiots this part of Axpemson's His tosti- mony is to the affect that he nover persusded testimony in every pnrticalar, AxprraoN to msko o protest; that Anpen- 80N was not drank whon ko made the firat protest ; that ho (Pirzin) simply took the paper aftor AwpEnsox liad written it and sworn 1o it, and then put it away ; that Ax. DERSON subsequently returned with a protest in propor form, duly signod and sworn to, without any binnks, which Prraix sont over to tho Btato Dopartment for file. Thus noithor of the two protests made out by Ax- DERSON waos in any sonso tho result of im- propor influence nor o forgory, as ANDEREON testified. Morcover, Pty awonrs that Ax- DERSON, in privato talk, constantly adhored to tho statoment thnt a freo elcotion had beon defeatod by Intimidation and violonco. Axprodon's ovidenco has thus beon im. poached at overy significant point. e como bofore the Commilteo and confossed himaolf o fiar and » perjurer, and then indicatod tho witnesses who have confirmed tho ehnrnctor ho gave himsolf. It is likely that ANpERSON decoived himself by consultations ho had had with men like Pirziy, Krtroao, Pack- Anp, and othern, who Lad failed to got offico under the Administration, snd the encour. ngement hold out to bim by Implacables like Conzrxo and Burzen. Ho thought that the witnessca ho cited, bolng na sore-headed ns himself, would go to any length to damngo tho Administration. In this he has boen misled. Al mon aro not 8o willing ss him. solf to ewear to lics in order to justify their porsonal sploen, and his error has boon in judging others according to his own stand. ard. Indecelving Limself, ho bas decetvod the Porrea Commitloe even worse. VANDERBILT'S LATEST EXPLOIT. Tho Vaxpenorur possession of a control over tho rail transportation to and from tho West and the East {s now complets. From New York to Albany and thence to Buffalo ho has a continuous road of four steel tracks, thorond boing thoroughly equippod, running over light grades, and through n conntry so thickly populated that the local traffle alono ia sufficient to mako it profitable. Vaspez- piLr has now oxtendod his system to Clicego. Ile hns two comploto, thor- oughly equipped lines from GChicago to Buffalo, both rmoning in direct con- nection with his four-track rallways to Now York Cily, thus oxtonding his system of substantially four tracks from New York City to Chicago. In nddition e lins control of tho rond from Tolado to 8t. Louis, and tho rond from Dotroit noross Michigan to Milwaukgo, Ilis systom includes: Chicago to Detroit ; Milwaukee to Detrolt; 8t. Lonls 1o Toledo ; ‘Lolodo, Clevoland, Erie, Buffalo, and thenco Central Now York to Albany, and thenco to Now York City, Mo includos tho Michignn Southorn & Lako Bhoro, ths Michigan Contral and tho Canadian Southorn Ttonds, commanding tho commerce of alt tho lake citlen, and tho road from Toledo to Bt. Louis, which includes that trafio of the Southwest which does not coma to Chi- cago. ‘I'ha nggrogation of theso ronds under one goneral control randors the management in- depondeut. It has tho meaus to compots with all opposition, and thoreforo I8 in n coudition to ostablish n pool and to main. taln it on its own terms. Tho other trunk ltues nro no longer ablo to ombarruss the ‘Vaxpenpirr route, aud thoir submission to such pooling terms s may bo proposed by Vanprooiur i a wnotor of noceasity. The virtunl concentration undor one mansgemont of the rail trausportation to the Enst from Chicngo is but o part of the wholo syslom undor which railrond management Lias been consolidated In o fow bands. VaxpznoiLr controld rail transportation from Chicago to the Eaat. Thon enters Jay Gourp. Ho has obtained controlllng possession of tha Union Paciflo, aud the Atchison & Topeka routo from 8t. Louls to Donver, and thence by the Unlou Pacific to Ogden. Io has also ob- tatnead control of the Chicago & Rock Island, and fs able to onforce pooling avrangoments with the Chicago, Burliugton & Quinoy and the Chicago & Northwostern Roada. o has practically abandoned all tho country caat of Chiongo, and hias possession snd control of tha trausportation of all west from Chicago to Salt Lake. Tho third link in tho chain of consolidation is that of MunixaTON, BTAN. ronp, nnd Omocken, who own the Contral Pacifle and controls all the railways wost of Sult Loke ond in tho Btate of Culifornla, extending down to tho Moxican line, loro, then, wo bave tho transportation botwacn the 12,000,000 or 15,000,000 of poo- pls of the West living botween Chicago aud tho Daciflo const aud the Eastern Statos controlled by throo soparato and distinot cowbiuations, and each mutually intorestod in tho wholo traflo: (1) The Vannerniur organization from Now York to Chicago, a diatance of 1,100 miles, embrasing parallel lines, or the oquivalont of four tracks, tho wholo distance, with lateral lincs and de- pondent foeders, (2) The Jat Gourp or- ganization from Chicago to Balt Lake, hav- ing soveral routes, and embracing praotieally all tho railways of tho West and of Kan- sas oand Colorado, * (3) Tho IuxTinaToN, Branrorp, and OsocEen combination from Salt Lako fo SBan Froncisco, and south through all California, The question which concerns the grent publio is, whother this concentration of the control of the transportation betweon tho twa occans, and from tho centre of the ocountry to tha coast, will work injury to the intercsta of tho producingclasses. Wedonot think it will. o do uot belfeve it possible ovor oguin toroturn to tho extortionato and oconflscating rates of transportation which a fcw years ago ovoked such popular indigna. tion, and led to tho iuterposition of legis- lativo authority. The policy of heavy rates aud small business haa pussod away, and the policy of railroads occupying four tracks with vast tonnsgo, ot low rates, ond with profits derived from o mini- mum rate per ton on the largest possible number of tons transported, is now firmly established and is to govern hercafter, Rail. rond companies which catinot live by doing business in that way must give way to othor companics who can. It musé nevor be for- gotten that tho water routes will survivo all tho mutations of railroad management. The Great Lokes, tho Mississippt River, and the 8t. Lawrenco aro a perpetual natural prohi. Lition of cxcessvo rates for rall trunsports. tha most magnificont and snb- limo liar and sconndrel on the face of the And Mrs, Jengs has known ANDER- #ox intimately. Bo far as this Suensan letter is concernod, ovon Ben Burtren has been constrained to admit that thoro is not ono particlo of logal or moral proof that Sorn- Thon AxprasoN sworo that ho hsd nover subseribed to any protest, except s non. committal and informal paper which Mar- ehal Prigrn porsunded him to mako out, and that the regular protest on filo had been tion, tho pnst. oxhausting thoir capacity. and not by an advance of rates. He has in this latest movement, by which ho has ren- doted his roads independont, won the con- fidonco and had tho ald. of British capital. Ho hns boon able to show ronds managed with superior intelligenco and success; roads meunged o soourc populer favor; nlwoys propared to poy intorcst and divi- dends, nnd with crodit not imperiled by any robbery or stenling. 1le has boon ablo to avoid all conflicts with the opernting force, paying thom the Lighest wages, and paying thom whon duo, Abundance of British capital has been vqlnnteored to ennblo bim to complote his system of roads, wheroby the original ronds, na well as tho new odditions, may have tho moans of deo. fonding themselves ngainst combinations oven of bonkrapt corporations, and benefit tho country, the peoplo doing businesa on the routo, and giving cortain and prompt dividends to tho owners. For theso rensons, therefors, we rather.re. gard tho consolidation of these {ransporiation companics ns fixing absolulely the policy of choap rates, and on incrense of railroad facilitica equnl to any demand, That policy, foithfully adhered to, ia that which is in tho -interost of overy producer in tho land; oud, belioving VANpERDILT hna tho monns at his command, nod the will and purpose to do tho work, wo shall hopo that tho consolida- tion is in tho intorcst of producors aud of the gonoral prosperity of thoe country, THE PDLT.Y_OP MILITARY COLONIZATIOR. The Washington Caupital prints and {n- dorses & communieation from Samuxn I, StnarroN, who thinka he has found an'l avenuo of cacapo from tho prosent indus. trial stagnation, and o remedy that is golng to sot ovorything right agnin, provide sub- slstenco for tho unemployed, open up now sources of uatlonnl wealth, nnd ushor in an ora of unlimited happiness, Industry, and prosperity. Ilis plan contomplates tho cstablishinent of what may bo called o National Burenu of Labor, to ba at- tached to one of tho Exooutive Depart- ments. This Burssu is to have power to onliat 100,000 men for a period of fivo yonrs, to bo under tho samo pay, discipliue, and roatrictions as the ordinary rogular sol- dier, **This body of mon Is to bo divided into detnachmonts of 10,000 men oach, and each detachment placed under the command of a competont officor appointed from civil life. Tho verious dotachments aro to bo distributed on tho public lands oqually throughout the 'erritorics, and to be furnished with all tho apparatus necos- sary to farm nnd colonize them.” The mili- tary iden ia to bo kept up by morning and evaniug drill so as to rendor the whole forao available for military purposos if it shonid Le nceded. Tho writor doos not indicate what he wonld do with tho men ot tho ox- piration of thoe fivo years, but wo prosume ho would have tho Government prosont them with the lands upon which they had Leen colonized. In Lis enthusiasm ovor his dis- covery, and his confidonce that it will anc- cood If tricd, hie doos not cousider any objoc- tlony that might be mode to it, but, on the other bLinnd, figares out a long lst of ndvan. tages, such as tho farnishing of commissary atores, the dovolopment of tho public lands, the mattloment of the Indian, Mormon, and Mexican quostions, tho concilintion of North and Bouth, the improvement of tho morala of tho colonlsts, tho catablishment of n Zoo- logical Gandon on tho Yellowstono Park, and the improvernont of the businessof the whole West, This would cortainly be a remarkable consummation—if it could be accomplished, and tho mero providing for tho hundred thousand for five yonrs sinks into insignifl. cunca o3 compnared with the natlonal,bLless- ings that are expocted to flow from it1 The StratroN colonization plan strikes us 88 vory similarto tho Keery motor, Thoro is an cloment of uncertainty whothor it will accomplish anything, and thoro s no esti. mate of the cost nocossary to carry it out, Tho fnventor, liko many other reformors, would Lo lavish with other peoplo’s money, Tho first quostion to bo asked is, How much will it coat ? and the socond, Who will pay forit? In estimating tho cost, wo aro to take into nccount the oxpenso per capita, wagos, transportation, boarding, offaial snperintondenco not only in the colonies, but also ot Washington, and the working capital, such as cattle, horses, sgrioultaral implomonts, houses, barns, fonces, waolls, roads, bridges, school-houses, farming tools, besidon arms, which would fnvolve annually a total of from B800 to §1,000 per mnn, or from 350,000,000 to 8100,000,000 for tho ‘wholo number por year. If tho Govornment bad that 1nuch money lying idlo, which had cost it nothing, and for which thers was no use, and tho omployment of which would entnil no tax or loss upen thoe publio, it might boinordor to oxamine this schome with seforonco to trylog tho experiment. But tho Qovernment has no such fund. This money would havo to bo extracted from tho oarn- ings and working capital of tho country, It would have (o ba raised by taxation, and, by the timo tho fivo yorrs had expired, the peo- ple would have boon texad $500,000,000 to support ono-tonthof thounomployed, without fo reality rclioving tho situation from tho dangerous classos, sluco the shiftless and lazy would never outor into any schome noccasitating hard lubor and military drdil, It is estimated that thoro are ono nillion of dis- eatisfied unomployed or partly omployed mon in the United States, Upon tho pre. toxt of bouefiting ono-tonth of them, & tax would bo laid upon the wages faund of the country, to ralse the mousy to support the calonies, which would Inevitably rosult in turning out of work 150,000 men alroady in omploymont, or, if the mon were re- tained ot present wages, in bankrupt. ing thor ocmployors. To vote snch a tex upon tho poople wmeans not oaly to turn 150,000 mon out of employment that 100,000 may attompt a wild, rockless cxporimgut, but it :noans that the farmers, mochanics, and business mon must also con- tributo from thoir curnings. It means that taxation alrondy oncrons must bo made for 1wore burdensome. It would take one hundrod miilion of dollars o year away from product- ive labor, It woald take away tho subsist- enco which that amount of wages affords when pald out for food, clothing, ond tools. It would dostroy tho interest of that nmount of moucy, aud it would cut off the natural Incroaso of privato and publio woalth which such a sus would insur¢ ot thoendof o 1t is immaterinl, thorefore, who owns the railroads, or who manages them, so long 04 they mnke it thoir Jintorest to farnish trausportation at rensonablo rates. Vaspzn. o1LT has doclarod that there s no hopo or expeetation of a return to tho high ratea of Ho says that the amount of buslness done by railroads—that is the number of tons of products transported by them—may be moro than donbled withont Ile proposes, theroforo, to adhore to the policy of enrrying the groatest amount of prodnce and goods, and awell his profits by tho increnso of businoss JUNI 27, 1878, yoar. roduction of wagos and labor diminisbing the moans of to pay their men. It could only result in taking away $100,000,000 per yoor from onr working men and women, in filling our largo cftios with thousands more of un. omployed people, and in levying a tax npon every laborer to support a visionary schome that could bo of no bonefit in tho end to any ono oxcept the salaried officials who wonld manage, and probably squandor if not steal most of the money, One hundred thousand families, with their own monoy their or with money rnised smong frionds, are crossing the Mississippi every yonr, making now homes in Texas, Kansas, Minnesota, Colorado, and the Territories, dovoloping tho resources of tho great Wost, and adding to thoir personal wealth s well as to the . goneral produotivenoss of the country, and this {s the only practicable schome of colonization, Any legislation that will oncournge this schomo within propor limits will holp the unomployoed, fncreaso the rogourcos of the country, and insura faturo prospority, but such schomes ns that to which we havo nlluded can only tond to in- crenso taxos, procipitato fresh trouble, and intansify tho distress niready oxisting. e A Chicago nowspaper that has dragged out a precarious existonco partly on Governmont pap aud partly at the oxpenso of its croditors, naturally abhors evorything that savora of roform. It cherishos an un- dying hatred of ex-Sccrotary Bnistow bo- couso that gentloman ran down and broke up the WhiskyRing. It fonms at the mouth at tho bare mention of Civil-Borvico roform, which moans tho smnshing of tho Machino, An opportunity to get a fling at both Bris. Tow and tho Civil-Sorvice Reformers cannot bo moglected by this kind of a nowspapor, oven if dacoption and misro precontation ore nocossary to tho effort. Thus tho nows- paperin question mnkes an extract from Mrs, Jewrs' testimony, in which she sajd that she was employed in tho Tronsury Do- partment for two months in 1875, whilo Mr. Bniarow wos Hocratary of the Trensury, and wns in the ‘* habit of going thero swhon sho hnd nothing olso to do.” Tho Machino organ commends this tostimony to Mr. Brisrow and other ** distingulshed reformors” ns o samplo of their work. But tho Maohine or- gon Intentionally omittod that part of Ara, Jengs' tostimony in which sho satd: * Sena. tor West, I belicve, was good envugh to have ma appointad,” That tells tho wholo story. 1t was not Bristow who appointed hor, but Sonator Wrsr; it was not Civil-Servica ro- form, but tho abrence theroof, which onabled her to got the appointment. The Machine system was, at that timo, in full operation. Prosidont Goant bad abandoned all efforts at roforming tho Civil Borvico. Tho pressure of tho Machine politiciana had forced him to daso. One of theso Machine politiclans was ‘West, of Louisiana, aud ho gave Mrs, Jxxks o part of the spolls to which he was ontitled under the Machineaystem. Sacretary Baisrow waa poworloss to resist tho oporation of this systom, and finally lost his place in ondenvor- ing to rosist it. Mrs. Jexks' appointmont, no her conduct during tho two montls she re- mained in the Depnrtment, illustrate the workings of tho Machine systom ‘and not of roform,—n3 tho Machino organ very well know when it assorted the contrary, Tho practical results thus far accomplished by tho Europoan Congress are throe in nnm. bor: (1) The Turks will bo confined to Ronmolln, which ia left substantially as bo. fore, with the Balkans instond of tho Danube as tholr oxtorfor liuo of dofonss. Tho Turk- ish fortresscs on the Danube and in Bulgaria are to be dismantled, but thoy will be allowed to fortify nnd garrison tho Dalken passos. Tho exnot lmits of the now principntity of DBulgaria are to bo dotermined by n Europoan Commission. (2) Dosala nnd Herzegovina ara tobe immodiately occupled by Austrian troops, Scrvin aund Montenogro to find thelr compensation on the Bouth, 8o as not to in- torforo with Austrin. (8) Tho Roumanian onuso s nbandoned by all the Powers, and sho will have to submit to the Russian de. mand, which involves the rotrooession of Bossarnbia in oxchungo for tho Dobrudjo. Thoe scttlamont of the Grecian demand is atill held iu abeyanco, with Frauca nnd Italy direotly and Eugland indirootly advoeating it. The ponccfuluess of the situntion, and the cortaluty that all the dangerous poluts havo been sottled, is indicated by the order fasned for tho diapateh of troop-ahips fromn London to Malta to tako back the Iudian contingent. ——— ‘The Georgla Bourbona futend to crush out Anrxaxpeu H. Strrusss and conslqu bim to the Hubo of defeated politiclans for the crime of disanpolutiug the Torren Investigation and oppusing In Congreas the couspiracy of the revolutionists to Mexicanlzo the Government by attempting to cject (1aves from the White llouse. Tho Atlanta Uonatitution brings out Nenscinr V, JouNson as a canaldato for Cou- gress ugalnst him in the Eighth District. Jonx. 80N, It will be romemberod, rau ou the DougLas tieket for Vico-U'rusldeat In 18450, snd ran s a Unton suan szainst the State-Sovercignty Se- cesslonfsts. But Anzck, even il ho Is o littlo old aud crippled, fs not caally bluffed off or put down. Iis brain s clear ang vigorous, and bis tonguc Ba active and cloquent a8 of yore. On lis return homo from Wasbington ho was enthuat- asticully received at Augusta, a large clty closo o Lis distsict, A crowd mot him at the depat, and o saluto of thirteen guus wus tired. o made & short address, promising before Lo lefe tho city to pay bis respects to the bulldozors who ara arraved agatnat him. It 18 sala that fourteen Democratic papers In his district pro- nounced ogalust him and advocated another candidato. Whercupon STBruexs sout forth o4 address snnounciug hlmscl( as an fudopend- ent candidate for Cougress.. At the last election he reeelved 14,471 votes, againet 1,273 cast for the Rupublican candidate; but that wes no measure of thy Nepublican strength, as the great bulk of the Republicuns voted for him, In 1873, the laat time tho Republicans made any offort {n the Eigbth District, the vote was ns follows for Congressma: Wright ¢ Ciion e, b Democratic majority.... 407 Tho Republicans will undoubtedly voto for BrzrazNyelmost to a mau, und ho only needs a voupla of thousand * Conscrvative” votes to clect him, The announcement of BTEeHENS that ho {utended to run ss an {ndependent can- didate bas rven the Bourbons a fover-and-ague chill all over the State of Ucorgla. It only needs e man like STEruENs to lead mn inde- peudent movement to overthrow tho Bourbons of thot State. 'Things arc just about ripe for a revolt, sud there aro 80,000 Republicans * Jying 'sound loose® rcady &t the drop of alatto folu such & movewent. The Auguats Chronicls (bulldazer orgun)is badly alarmed at BTRPHENS" determiuation to ruw as an ludependent caudi- date. It says that Mr, Sroeusss' position, (f persevered to, will do more to dlsturb tho har- wouy sud codanger tha uwlty of the Dewo- Apnrt from tho impracticability of tho chimorical schomo, nnd the numerous contingoncics, such nagrasshoppers, drought, and bad crops, which might rnin the whole project, it is soverely to bo condemned ns boing a direct asaault upon the working capi- talof tho country, nocossitating astill Im‘tl;;:r y omployera Radicals in the State. The Chronicle addas succectls in thia district it trict in Georgin, "tho evi cannot bo oxagerated. repreacnted In part by fonr o five Independents, ‘This appretiension 18 not lronndlun!,mlfn many of 18 by & strict adberenco to Demacratie usages, ——e—— The Wisconsin Editorlal Association, 100 strong, has gono ona junketing trip to Lake As_thefr route lies through the reglon of the Iato fndian scare, and as tho ex- cltement has not yet dicd out, each member of tha party has takon hia sclssors with himasa means of defense with which ho s familiar. It those belligerent Chippowas do not want to bo ripped wide open, let them take to the woods Superlor, when they sco the train comiog, e a— Ex-Gov. WALRER, of Virginia, will deliver the Fourth of July oration at Tammany Rall, Now York, Ald. Punmor, the Jawhreaker of the Associntion, wil take up his stand beside the speaker, and {f Gov, WALRER ventures upon tho utteranca of treasonablo doctrine, the Jaw- breaker will paste him ono sad koock al) the stufling out of his false tecth. —————— Tho Springfleld (T1L.) Journal, after a fort- night's cclipse, has reappeared, and promises to remain permanently in the fleld, “There s life in the old Journal yet,!! its publisher de- clares, Thero was o general regret at ts sus- peosion, and its revival will be welcomed by nll its filends. 'The Journal hos been published forty-soven years. —————— A woman s aliways at the bottom of ft. It was o Cheyenne squaw that taught the Chip- pewas the new religious dance that frightened somo of the Wisconsin backwoodsmen out of thelr wits, and It svas & woman who taught Bay Burien and Bivt SrriNaan that new Loulsiana quickatep In which they appear go ridiculous. —— Editors In tho sunny Southern land of the myrtlo and shot-gun have to he cautinus in the usc of display houds: henco we ore not sur. vrised to sce o Virginia paper remark: * Dis- graceful Beene Between tho Father and Brother of tho Alleged Injured Womau and Her so- Called Seducer and IIis Father.” } ‘The Vicksburg (Miss,) Herald tells the think- Ing men of tho Demgceratic party fn that State that “they wiil do well {¢ they propare for the break in the parly that s {novitablo sconer or later." Tho Jlerald is afrald of tho Bourbon wing, and apparently thinks that the tafl ought to wagele the dog. 4 This s undoubtedly a whito man's Govern- ent, but then the only man on the Democratic Committeo on Enrolled Biils Quring the last nigght of the late ecsalon of Congress who was sober enough to attond to his business was a negro. Tlo balance were drunk, If all reports are correct. Ono candidato for the nomination for Attor- noy-General of Tennesscs uffers, 1f elected, to give all the ofticlal income of the offico during his term to an orphan asylum. Iow much {s it worth with the salaryl f —— Qov, Biawor, of Oljo, has the Presidential beo 1n his bonncet, and It bothiers him more than cortain railrond bonds that have faded from his momory. Let bim take warning from tho fate of J1x DLAINE. e ———— Evaznin ls, they say, over chignon and ears fndebt. The only way wo scoout of It 1s for lier to put a matrimontal advertisoment in the Jlerald oud scck a docilllonaire American wifo for Louis. f What a pity that Mr, RINELANDRR, who ro- cently died worth 250,000,000, had not mede TiLpzx onc of bis sdminlstrators. e could have replenished that “bar’l” out of the catate, When people talk aboat the ** Congrosstonal scandal™ thoy Jon't mean the Rossen-AcrLuy business, but the BurLon-Porran investization, which {s worso and more scaudalous than tho other. ‘The Mliwaukee Daily Murphey calls the candl- dacy of Boss Keyss for tho United States 8cn- ate **n conrse joke.” It tmust bo vory coarse or tho Daily Murphey would not bo able to see It, | f 4 ‘The Wisconsin Indian war belng over, and no prozpect of ncall for volunteers, a good many tickots for tho Paris Exposition van now be pus- chased second-haud for almost nothing. It Is sata that BiLs 8eriNasn would liko to havo Gen, Rossex present whou he next luter- views Men, Janus. If the Uttle Creole gota her back up, BiLL may need protection. | | Mra, JeNns, asalecturer on ctiquetto, is & success. Sho tamed Dully Butisn and B Braixasn in two casy lcssons,—two of the hardest cases [u the class, | **Littlo BizLen " CANDLER, we hear, thinks ho will get & nomination for Coneress in Now Hampshire this summer. Theu there s grati- tude in Democraciss. | It the Burenr-Porran Investigation Is g aroat disappointineut" to Gov. HExDRIOKS, what language can titly characterlze the fealings of BaxusL J. TiLpeNl — Mr. Crauksox N, Porten will apply to tho Court for a writ of replevin in order to got back the Committco tuat Bay BuTLen bhas stolen from him. | Now that Plymouth Church has excommunie. cated Mrs, TitTow, It will ba 1l order for the whitc-souled ELszanxrir to tell the world al) about It 4 *The first woman’s rights conventlon washeld inUhio thircy-oue years swo,"—lereonal Listem. Only thirty-one years ago! Thon they wero all there, # lzwitr fs as mod as tho dovil becanso WarTenson all thotime juslststhat he (HewTT) don't want to ight, Glve the uld man & chunco. | Mre. JrNRs will lecture. Aficr squelching Bex Bureziaod Bie Serivaen sho will do to travel. The Old Man of the Sea—S. J. Tipax on tha baek of the Domocratic party, # | Mre. JBN&S I3 & polito woman, and nnvnto‘ueb said *'spoous to Bully RBuTLen. PERSONALS., Aonorn Espertero, the Spanish atatesman’s wife, is dead. Bicratadt Is going to Europo in soarch of fresn subjecte. Fathor Hyacintho is Jeotnring in Paris on tho ** Harmony of Christisnity and Civillzation.* Honry Ward Boeclior's son, Horbert F., now commands an excursion-atesmer plylog in Connccticut waters, Leo XIIL makos no objection to recelving King Alfonso of Bpaln, oven after the King has paid hils visit 1o the Quiriual, Verdi, according to European gossip, sb- solutcly refuses to undertako sny now engage- meots, s0a will write 0o moze operas, Gep. Pleasonton has not given up his ballef in bluo glass, bat rocently lectured on the u;ll»jnt( bafore JeQcreon Medical College, Flhiladel- phia, Lenjamin Raspail, eon of tho veteran Rod who passed away 50 recuntly, has brought tn a bill for tho sale of tho Freach **crown jewcls,” for o they aro still called. ‘Fho ** 3L Maguo ” whose death was an. nounced from Ports Lwo wecks ago was mot M. Plerre Mugue, once Minlter of Pinance wuduz the Euwpire, but bis sun. | cratle party than tho combined efforts of all the Mr. Srernxsa gives strength and respectability £0 tho Independent mmvement, Ny nilcring to hin bold and defiant paattion, he will strike a deadly blow at the Iife af the organtzed Democracy in the Righth District. 1f the fndupendent movement 1} extend to avory dis- fTocts that whi foilow In placa of A nulld Demo- cratle roposcntation ig Convress the Stato may bs the districta tha nogroes have a majority, nnd’lhn ouly way fn which thin majority can bo overcome TFTOREIGN. An Early Adjournment of the Berlin Congross Predicted. The Pacific Disposition of the Great Powers More Strongly Marked. Turkish Stubbornness Will Be Overcome by their Entire Unanimity. Bosnia and Herzegovina Will Shortly Bo Occupied by Austrian Troops. Roumania’s Protest Against the Cesslon of Bessarabla En- tirely Ignored. A Proposition to Divide Asiatle Turkey Into Fifteen Provinces. Daath of m‘madu, tho Young Queen of Spain, THE CONGRYESS, YRSTRRDAY'S BITTING. Banrx, Juno 26.—~At the aftting of the Cone greas to-day Prince Gortschakoff was presenc. It 1a bolloved that tha Congresa discussed the southern boundary of Roumells and the ap- pointment of a Governor for that provincs, who 13 to bo & Christian, and appointed by the Porte with tho approval of the Powers. England, Anstrln, and Russia belng generally agreca concerning the questions of Bessarabla, Hervin, Montenegro, Eplrus, and Thessaly, no difliculty s expeeted on thosa polnts. ¢ BULGARIA. A Berlin provinclal correspondence conflrms the reporta that tho questfon of the form of the now 8tates, especially Bulgaris, 1s. now sub- stantially arranged, and adds the roally peace- Iul {ntentlons which rendered the solution of this problem possibloare & guaranteo for tho spoedy and tioal conclusion of peace. GOING BMOOTILY. Lowpox, Juoe 26.~A Berlin . dispatch states that the Bervian question will bo discussed on Friday. At to-day’s sitting tho pacific dlsposition of the Powers was more marked than over. It .waa declded that a Consular as well as a milit; Commiasion should bo sppolnted to fix the frontiers of Bulgaria and Roumella. GREECE. The Greek Plenipotentiary has been officially informod that howill be admitted to the Con- qress, TURKIST STUBDOBNEAS. VizxNna, Juno 20.—Tho Lolitleal Correspond- ence says, notwithstanding the graverepresentas tions, eapecially on the part of Prince Bismarck, the Turkish detegates in the Cougress eontinue stubborn, aud tholr obstinacy s calculated to Iessen the probability of pesce. 1t is cortain to-day that tne Plenipotentiaries, except the Turks, universally admitted the necessity of Austrian intervention fn the border provinces. Actlon {n the matter appears very immioent. DEACONSPIRLD'S WISRES. Lonnoy, June M4.—A dlsvatch from Borlin reports that Lord Beaconstiotd desires that the Turks shatl retain Batoum, and the Post, in its lead!ng editorlal, thinks there {s & good prospect that his wisncs will bo fulfilled. Tho Post says: *“Wo underatand it is pro- posed to divide Asiatle Turkey into flfteon provinces, the Governors of which are to ba vamed for flxed terms, and an Engllsh Con- sul-restdont to bo sppointed ot: the Capital of each province. Another project before tho Congress, 1s that I tho Porto cousents, but not otherwise, Austria shall take charge of tho aumiplstration of Bosnla and Herzegovina.” BULGARIA AND ITS QULER. Benws, Juno 20.—The Powers are averso to o mixed European occupation of Iulgaria ana Roumelia, after the withdrawal of tho Russfans. 'The Princo of Bulgaria will not be elected by unlversal suffrage, but by duly. chosen delo- gates, tho election to be subject to ratification by tho Powers. TO NE REPERRED. LoxpoN, Juve 20.—A Vienna dispatch. says as tho result of the pourparlers betweon tho Tlenipotentiaricsrezarding Greece,it 1s proposed that the Hellonlequestion be sottled directly botween Greeco and the Porte within lNmits designated by tho Congross. Austria will also bo cmpowered by Congress to treat with fhe Porte respecting the futuro of Dosula nnd Herzegovina. BARLY ADJOURNMENT. Loxpow, Juno 20.—A Berlin correspondent learns that Lord Balisbury has announced that the Couyress will probably end on the 6ih of July. ‘Tho correspondent says all the queations relativo to Eastern Roumelin and Bulgaria aro now settled. Tho pourparlers botwoen Austrls, Russts, asnd Turkey relative to Montenegro, Sorvia, Bosnls, and Herzegovina will commence on Thurs- day. England also will participate fn theso pourparlers, In which tho question of Western Roumelia and Grocco will be ralsed, but not thoroughly treatod until a succceding stage. It is belleved that Western Roumatle, Thessaly, Eplirus, and Macedonia are to have equal liber- tios with Exstern Roumella, whero a representas tivo assombly will be eatablished, A najority of the Plenlpotentaries favor giving to Greceo the fsland of Crete, aod advancing her frontice to tho Hiver Kalamosand the Piudepigadia Mountalus. ANOTUBR CORRESFONDINT says the Turks refuso to surrender S8humla un- Jess tho Ruselans withdraw to Adrianople, and threaten to leave tho Cougress 1 the cosslon of territory to Ureccy Is aven discussed, ROUMANIA. Tho Rounanlan _dolegates have presonted s meuoria) to the Congress clalming that thelr territory should be rendered peutral, left (n- tact, and not subjectod to the pass: of Rus- slun troups. Ruuinania alsv clatnis tho falands at the mouth of the Danube, a war indemuity, and deflnito recognition of her fudependence, GORTSCLAKOVY. A Berlln alsputch says Princo Gortschakoft announced at Wednesday's sitting that ho would heneelorth take no_part o the labors of tho Cougress; that tho Russian casc woutd devolve on Couut Behouvalofl. 1t is understood that the causes of this step aro his ill-health and disapproval of tho conccssiuns madu in the Congrese. EASTERN NOTES, TR INDIAN CONTINORNT. LonpoN, June 98.—Three Iudisn troop- ships have beon® ordered to Malta, It is ro. vorted, to take back the Indian coatingeat. RABTUWORKS sre belng constructod at the northern outlets of the Carpathian passcs, and the mouuntaln roads are boing mado practicablo for artillery ou both sides of tho frontler, TOR NOUMANIAN CAUSE 1s spparently abandoned by all th& Powers. The Brathiano Cabinet will probably go out after the closc of she Berlin Cougress. THR NRW PRINCIPALITY. Tho task of scttiing the cxact delimitations of tho new principality has boen intrusced to & Europcan Commission. Tho fortresses on tho Danube und fu Bulgaria sre to be dismantied. BOSNIA AND UBRIEGOVINA. Benry, Juoe 20.—Bosnia and Herzegovins will be occupied by the Austsian troops within » fortnight. TORPEDOXS FOR RUSSLA. N3w Yonk, Juae 20.—It Is stated that the Russtan ageuts here bave closed s coutract fur Aty lay torpedocs to bo manufactured at once., MERCEDES. , DEATH OF THS YOUXQ QUEEN. Mapniv, June 20.—The Qucen of Spaln is dead. Lounox, Juoe 20.—~A dispatch rucelved im