Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 24, 1878, Page 3

— = a——— Ulye Tribnng, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1878, THE ALLEGED “BCARCITY OF CURRENOY.” Thero is n porsistent and dotermined of- fort making by tho flat-absolutists to im. press n portion of the peoplo with the belief that the hard times and the scarcity of em- ployment are dno to an insufficioncy of our. rency to transoot the commerco of the coun- try, and the inability of men to find money enough to meet tho ordinary requirementa of trado nnd business. It is claimed by the ahsolutists” that, if thore were moro monoy croated, there would bo mora in cir- cnlation, canbling mon to hire more labor, and moro valuo in wages. Nothing was ever st gronter variance with facts than thisstate. mont 03 to the insufficioncy of the volume of monoy to meot all tha requirements of busi- ness and trado. In tho first place, what fo the nmount of monoy in aight in this conn- try,—ond by tho torm *‘in sight"” wo menn thiat which {s known to oxist and that which is available for nny business purpose for which {t may bo wanted? Tho following figures will furnish an answer: enhacks fank-note 324,000, mcu;':'nai GTToEY 16,200,000 tdinl 3 B Ietg torerr e 40,000,000 New sliver doli Uold certificate Total .. Calling this sum, for convenienco of recol. Jection, $800,000,000 of coin and paper in actual nso and available for any and every purposs for which moncy in used in bust- ess, tho question arises Low far this sum is guflicient to meot the wantsof businees and afford the means of porforming ordinary cash transactions. Estimating the popula- tion of the United Btates, including tho ne- groos, at 45,000,000, which, with an average of fivo persons to ench family, will give 1,000,000 of families, and §90 por family to Lo paid ont or received daily to meet the re- quirements of oach family, Of the Amorican pooplo, it may bo assumed that 8,000,000 of families live upon thelr manual labor and daily, weekly, or scason's earninge; thatis to say, thelr expenditures aro controlled by thoir reccipts, Of thesoe, tho reccipts, taking all industrinl occupations into consideration, may boput down at 82, $3, 34, or 35 por diy, ranging from 312 to $30 per weck for cach fumily. The amount of currency, papar and coin, in circulation avornging $00 per family per day, or, turned over daily, is oqual to 510 of transactions por week, whereas tho averngo earnings and exponditures’ of the week will not oxccod $£80, or tho fiftconth port of the power of tho monoy to handle their business, ‘Tho recoipts by the people ropresent their cxponditares, and oll purposes of thoso ro- coipts and oxponditures do not call for tho ectual handling or usoe of ona dollar out of threo of tho curroncy in circulation. 1If thore bo 3 in currency outstanding for every §1 needed in making the cash transactions of the whole people, with what renson or intolligonco, or even common respect for truth,can tho assertion bo ropeatod, day after «day, that tho country is enduring intolerablo snffering and povorty bocauso of a want of curreucy to onable the' people to transact their ordinary businesy,—to hiro laber, to pay wages, or purchaso commodities? ‘T'ha Lusiness of tho country is not, how- over, carried on oxoept in part by the actual handling of monoy, Thoe man who has to poy €600 or 1,000, or £10,000 in cash lor labor, doea not keep his money on his person, or in o trunk, or in a crock at his bousa. o keops it doposited in bank, aud whon he clicels out what ho needs, snd the monoy is distributed among the workmen, it finds its way back into bank almost immo- dintely, Noarly overy man or woman in this country who has any 1onoy beyond the noed of dally curront expenditures deposits it somewhare for safe-keoping., Hoonly chocks out cash to make wnges-paymenta to his cmployes. In paying bills aud making par- chases, ho maokes out o oheck snd hands it over to tho creditor, who deposits tho chock Lack in a bank, and thus no monoy whatover is employud, cxcept in the Clearing-Honse balances. Thelmmenso transactions in stocks and bonds in Now York arg ulmost all mado by chocks on banks, and rarely with monoy. All tho gooda sold by tho East to tho West, and all tho sales made by the West to the Enast, are poid for nlmost oxclusively by bank checks and bills of oxchange, The banks, howover, remit or receive packnges of curroncy by express, A small por cont of monoy over actually changes bhands in comparison with tho nggregatv of the cash truusactions, The aversge amount of monoy on hand in evory family is comparativoly small. The week's rocoipts aro oxpunded during tho week, Itis not often that anybody outside of merchants or banks have 100 in their pockets ot ono timno,—their funds being either loaned out or on deposit in somo bank. Even {n familics of larger moans, tho hold. ing of cash is limited; monvy i3 kept in bauk, and only that much retained in the pockot that is nceded to meot the curront expenditures of tho dwellings, Tho tendency to put monoy—even silvor or gold—on do- Pposit in bouks is strong, which would not be the caso it thero was an insufficloncy of it for currency, and wo have no doubt that tho wholo sum of money actually held in the pockets of tho peoplo for current usea fs less than §23,000,000 of silver and 215,000,000 of paper, or.$160,000,000 in all. And yot thoso domngogucs of the Caxy and Pourroy stripo ore claiming that, with 800,000,000 of paper and coin in actual existenco subject to auy call for its use, there is o goneral suf- fering bocause thero is not monoy enough to moet the wants of trade ! Itmay boasked, Where, ifonly §150,000,000 of monoy is keld in activo ciroulation, passing from hangd to hand, is tho rest of the 800 inillions of monoy ? ‘Tho snswer s furnishod by the universal custow in this country of almost ovory man baving any sum of money in excess of his daily wants do. poaiting it in somo bank or with some other Poreon for uafe-kooping. Thls is shown in Lho fact that there ure on deposit ¢ Ta san In Moo Yo, La oter banks, A 10181 0F. cov et sennannanseer» §2, 000,000,000 ‘This wuch wonoy stands to the eredit of the milliona of depouitars, ‘The monoy not {a notual uso is doposited in thesa banks; I s loausd out, and finds its way back gain, and this proccsa is forever gaing ao,—the gurplus, aftor eupplying the limited wants for cash transactions, lmxx;»d!.m, rotarns to the banks. The hf'-‘"‘fl of tho American pouvpls arv wholly difforent in this respoct from thoso of France. Ia Frauco tho persous other than merchants und traders who deposit wouney In banks sro @eoptions. The furmers and workingmen Farcly borrow or lend. The rule among the 10428 of the peopls is to Lourd and hide uein,— ‘was rogarded and trented as one of tho foro. rontly a8 his recoption in America will be bonsting difforent traditions, and isolated by conld not hope for any such demonstrations could command such uuivorsal homago for himsolf, and for tho Idoas and events he might ropresent, as has awaitod this Ameri- can private citizon whorover he has gono. strongly-contrasted antecodents of theso two started out with a polite education, which THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. JOULY 24, IS8 cach family hiding away what thoy can, to bo dug up and used at some futuro day to rorvo as a portion for danghtors, or to pur- chaso a fow acros for each son. Even among & majority of the storckeopers, tho rulo s for each to keop his own monay, and not deposit 1t with othors. A consequonco ia tkat in al- moat every houso in Franco thero ia o sum of money, gold and silver, put away in a pot or crook and burled. This explains why such o comparativoly largs amount of coin is noed- od In France, Nontly all that which in this conntry makes up tho $2,000,000,000 on de- posit In banks is hoarded in privato hands in France, but is, however, no moro in notivo oirculation in that conntry than it is in tho United BStates. In both countrica tho amonnt nocded for dally cash transactiona is but emsall to that in actual existenco, In viow of thoso faots, concerning which there is no dispute, how abominablo is the effrontery of Sax Cany, Brick Powznoy, and the other npostles of fiat shinplasters, in domanding 8s a remedy for hard times the issuo of vast gnantities of jrrodcomable sorip of inferior valuo, in order to eunablo peoplo to earry on business! Thoro is no man who has anything to sell for which another man has any profitable uso to which he can put it who will ever loso o sale be. causo of the want of curroncy in the coun- try in which to executo the trananction, GRANT AND BEACONSFIELD, Disnanr, Earl of Bonaconsfleld and Promicr of England, is now onjoying tho groatest triumph of hia life, England from war, haa rescued Turkey as a European Power from (hroatoned dismom- berment, claims to have secured for his own CGoveroment all the guaranteca desired in tho East, and has certainly acquired & domain over the Island of Oyprns which will give Great Dritain great commorcial and stratog- feal ndvantagos. Tho youthful suthor of “Vivian Grey " could never have dreamed of more glory than has been the lot of the ripe statosman, who roturns to find his path steown with flowers on his way to London, who is foted by the official clssa and ap- plauded by tho populace, who enjoys the favor of the Qucen, and has assured the fur- ther tonure of power to tha party of which ho s tho leader. Disrarut will bo given a Dneal coronet, tho sign of the highest rank of English nobility ; but it personal gratitication, which-must be at ita hight, and will certainly not enlargs his fame. Disraxitis all now that ho can bo in his time,—tho groatest living cxponenifof English conscrvatism, ontorprise, ambitibn, and moral forca, v He bas savod It is not unlikely that will scarcoly add to his At the samo timo it must have occurred to somo of our readers, in tho light of Gen. Gnant's continued honors abroad, moted out to ban wheraver he gocs, that this British nobleman and Promier has not mounted tho 1addor of groatness as high as our American ex-President and privato citizon. Disnazu's recoption, honorablo and flattering to bim na it is, is at: tho hands of his own peopla; it wos mora'or less o party demonstration that awaited him, and there was a large do- groe of sclfishness in tho motives that prompted it. Gnaxr's reception abrond, not abating ono whit in enthusiasm sinco his arrival at Liverpool soma cighteen moaths ngo, I8 romarknblo for the unanimity of welcomo ho has found at the of all peoples ond all Los met the same spontancous and cordiul greoting from Royalty and the common folk. It has boon but a couple of wesks since ho Londs portion. 1Mo was dining with Princo Bisstanck, whero ho most men in the world, and now he goca throngh Norway with orowds awamiting him ot tho way-stotions,—na onthusiastio appa- when he returns howo. All through Gor- many, too, ths popular demonstrations wero such as tho phlogmatio Toutons have not in- dulged in since they welcomod the triumphal roturn of the German army from the yar with Franco. ' In countrics seporated by thousands of miles from his nativo land, and mnong pooples speaking difforont languages, differont tomperamonts and customs, ho hag found the samo hoarty welcome, par. taking at onco of sdmirntion and sym- pothy. Drsuarwy, tho groat statesman of tho great Empiro of Great Britain, from foraign pooples if he shonld go on his travels, Thoro Is probably not another man of this goneration, whether crownod head, statomrnan, warrior, or philosopher, who It would bo curlous to trace back the prominent figurcs, which have variously led thom up to tho cminent positions they now occupy beforo tho world. Porhaps there woro uovor two botter types respectively of English and Amorican success, Dismarrt waa doveloped by application into real cult. ure, and at first took a litorary tarn, e posacasod largo social advantages In spito of his Hobrow origin, and his books gave him a certaln prestige among tho aristocrats, whosa inflnences uro so cfticacious fn English politics, As ho grow, he monifested tho strongest possiblo aftinity with the gonuine conservatism of the English peoplo,—. not meaning to nse the torm in a partisan sonso,—aud it was this characteristio that. socured a flcld for his groat ability, s conquests have been not mercly thosa of diplomacy, but of a kind which moots the special appraval of the Dritish Board of Trado snd tho commercial instinct of the English people, His triumphs, whether in Tudin, in Bouth Africa, or in Asia Minor by the acquisition of Cyprus, havo been in the direction of extendod commorcial suprennoy. Ho haa accomplished all that auy Dritish leader could have accomplished with tho samo opportunities. Gnant’s carcer hos dif. forod from Disnarrs’s ot aluost overy point; whils thelatter is the cmbodiment of modern English ambition, the former i tho most striking exemplar of Amerigan methods. Grawr’s origin and carly life were compara. tively obscure, ‘There was nothing in all hiy career up to the breaking cut of the Aweri- can War of the Rebellion that would arvest pasdog nitention, Ho was & quict, retioent, wayfaring man, who had uever enjoyed groater educational advantages than ‘West Point affords, who scemed to have for- gotten what ho learned there, who bed lived on tho Plains for a time as an armny officer, and who had relapsed into the most uninter- estivg, bumdrum sort of existence in & smali interior town. But it was this man who bocamo the genius of the War, the Gen- eral who nover know whon he was whipped, the final conqueror of the rebellious armnics, the most conspicuous figure smong the saviors of tho Union, end the most famniliar namo throughout the world iu counoction with the pruscrvation of tho American Ro- tion abroad; DisrAtrr nover enjoyed such not havo improved it. . folly, as o historie figure, standing out more boldly than ever before by reason of tho universal recognition ho has roceived abroad. It isin tho charactor in which the Enropean people bavo fecoived Gon, Gnaxt that ho will live heroaftor, aud it is in this charactor that he is now a sauroe of pride nnd self-esteem to oll Americans, withont thonght of party politics. poople who aro doing him honor in overy country in Enrope aro not familisr with the mistakes, mishaps, and foibles that marrod his socond term as Presidont. Thay ignpre theso thinge now, as history will to a large oxtont hereaftor, and the Lonors they pay him are enlutes to the American success which ho typifies. Ho has borne these hon- ors with & physical endurance, a morat pa- tience, and a simplo, republican demeanor that ara characteristic of the man and orsd- itablo to the American pooplo, and his tour among foreign paoples will undoubtedly add in his great native ability, so wonderfully adapted to the timo and circumstances that best employed it. day a unanimous nomination for Congress by public and the destruction of slavery on the Amorican Continont. There have boen no other ovents within the life of our prosent great mon that conld impart so much glory to any enoof them as the aticesssful issua of tho American War, fought for tho mainte- nance and progress of human rights, gave to Unant. This is the secret of his pre-emi- nonce now, go vividly marked by hin recop- on opportanity, howaver he might or might Itis dificult to write of GaaxT and his deeds at the presont timo withont being sus- pocted of nome secrot alliance with & con- spiracy 1o elect him President for s third torm, and porhaps of the deep design of paving the way for his repeating C=msan's Bat we refor to Grant now meraly Tha great men and the massca of to the general faith, now and in the future, Col. G. L. Forr was tenderod !ast Satur- tho Ropublicans of the Eighth District, com- posed of tho Counties of Ford, Iroquols, Kankakes, Livingston, Marshall, and Wood- ford. He wns olectod two yoars ago by a vote of 16,001 againat 12,211 for Panxen, tho ma- jority being 2,700. In 1874 ho was clected by 2,200 msjority. No mombor of Con- gress made a bottor rocord Iast eession than Col. Fonr. Ho is renlly the author of the 8ilver bill, and struggled hard to carry throngh the Bonato bill making groon- backs recofvabla for dntles after Oct. 1, 1878, and receivable in subscriptions for 4 per cont bonds. Ho secnred an immonss majority, but fell o fow votos short of the nooessary two-thirds in the cloring daya of the sossion. The bill was defeated by Tom Ewixa, who ralliod tho ultra Greenbackers and the gold- ites agninst the bill. Ewxa's objoction to tho bill was that the effect of making green- backs receivabla for 4 per cont bonds imme- dintoly, and for dutics on tho 1st of October, wonld be to put the paper curroncy at par with gold right off, and keep it thoro,—tho effect of which would be to popularizo resump- tion befors Jan, 1, 1879, to such p degroe that Congress would not dare to ropeal the act. Ewixo worked hard agninst s good and uso- ful bill in ordor to keop opon tho clamor for ropeal of the Resumption act. Ho knew that, once coin and paper ciroulated side by side on equal torms, the people would not permit tho demngogues to chango tholr status by dopreciating groenbacks, and, in offect, domouotizing coin, This dnstardly conduct of Ewixa ought to defeat him, and would it the voters of hia district wore in- dopondent thinkers. But i2 Col. Fos could have had two or throo days moro in which to workhe wonld havocleaned out thodestructivo demagogue' Ewmvo, and carriod his bill tri« umphantly over Ewma's head by tho requi- site two-thirds. It is A gross misnomner to call the Alsciplea and coadjutors of “Brick” Poweror, Sau Oany, Bey Bories, Daw Voonnees, sud Toxt Ewmxe ** Greonbackers,” bocause they are opposod to grecnbacks; what thoy demand is nbsoluto, fist paper-serip. A groenback is & Government promise to pay the bearer coin on demand aftor the 1stof next January. A groonback is adebt or due- bill of tho Government, to bo rodeamed at the Treasury, Those who beliove in a rodoom. able peper curronoy aro Groenbackers, Tae Tniuxne, for example, is o Groonback paper, becanso it advocatos and upholds the Gov- crnmont convertiblo notes, and it wants the Government to issuo and keop ont all it can redeom and maintain at par with coin. This is the genuine greonback curromcy. But “ Brick,"” Bax, Dan, Bex, and Tox ndvocats “pbeolute ” scrip that is never to bo ro. doomed in coin. Thoso chaps aro fiat-abso- lutists, Thoy are not Groenbackers, Lut graybackers, for that s the color thair moncy should by, * Drick"” was a gray- backer during tho War, and opposed the groenbacks and bluc-coats with oll his might,—and 60 did Dan Voonuzes, for that matter, Thoso ** fiat ” peoplo should solect cither the namo of graybackor or absolutists, ~sgome namo to correspond with the charuo. ter of tho frrodcomablo currcucy they pro- poso to manufacture. The Republican nomination for Congresa in tho Tolodo District has been doclined by Cuanves Foares, groatly to tho regret of the Ropublicans of tho district, who falt cortain of returning him to the Jlcuso by a hand- somo'majority. Bfr. Fouren focls impolled, after dus deliberntion, to make the canvaus in his own district, which wna 8o gerry- mandered by the Domoeratio Logislature o to rondor his ru-olection soem- ingly fwpossible. A bitter quarrel has arisen among the Demourats of the Toledo District, which promises to plit tho party ioto two irreconcilable factions, lod respectively by Faanx Huep and Gen. SrzzpMan. Tho latter throatons to bolt the nomination of Huap and to run as sn Inde- pendent Democratic-Groonback candidate. It is a pity & similar fght could not have ocowrrod in Onamixy Fostzu's district, sco- ing that he porsists in leading the forlorn Lope. ¥ The Common Council last Monday evening confirmed the nomioation of Capt. V. A. Beaver as Buperintendent of Polico by a vote of 82 yeas aud 2 nays. Tho new sp- pointee brings to the position an excellent record of efficiency aud integrity in police matters, gained during his scrvice as Captain of the Sccond Precinct, whero he displuyed administrative qualitios such as fairly en. titled bim to the promotion he has received. An explanation of the fact that the names of the Ipublican Presidontial Electors wero omitted from a large number of the tickots voted in West Botou Rouge Parish was brought out befora tho Bub-Committes in New O:lesny. The ‘'z corruption-fund did tho busincss. Bouator Aram, colored who furnished tho tickets, received §3,000 for omitting the pames. . WASHINGTON. A DALEFCL INFLUENCE RXERTED HY MORMON PRIESTA UPON THB INDIANY. Fpecial Dispeteh te The Tritune. Wasninoros, 1. O, July 22 —Becrctary fchurz has rocelved the followlng letter, dated at Opilen City, Utah, the I6th inst.: Sin! Tho ohjectof thin letter ia to sive yon eome informatlon rolative to the tramc in ammu- nition which fs cueried on by the co-operative storea with the Indians. The €o-nperative storea are condacted by the Morman priesthood. My in- formers, the Depty United Htates Marehal fery and others, toll me this traffic in carried nn dafly, and, eyond donbt, by all aimilar institations all over the Territory, and in Southern idaho at the following places swherathe co-operativo rtoreaoxist: Malade City, SodaSpringn, and I'arics. Theno piacvs are directly on the Indlan’ borders. ‘The Morman rirsthood bavo constantly missionariea sinang tho ndians, ‘The Iatier aro convarted to Mormoniam and taken through tho Rodowment flouse, where they (the Indians) pledge themnalves to “rupport thia priesthoud, " they azo catled by the. Soes mons ** Onr little battle-azen, ™ Therefore almost every Indlan war 18 carried on directly and inui- toctly by this ueleethood, and therefuro thin trafilc of ammunition. Tha great alm of the pricsthoad 1610 Intimidate mon-Mormons from rettingz tho yalleys anywhere within 500 miles of Sait Lake for the “pai of keeping the lsrls vacant nnmgyt @ natural, eteady, and rapid growin of Mormoniam the prieathood’ can eolonize the wa- occupted remon, The eo-called Masonry that binds all iribes togetber, 8o often refurred to by the presa of the United States, emanaten from the Endowment Temple at 8t Lake, where the socret work snd the endowment garmenta are given Lhem, The so-called friendly [odiane ars aiways carrying information and ammunition tn the hostiles,” As 1his Ia a2 sorioun as costly, 1 deem it my daty to re- ri the wame to you, snd if {here 1a no aw to stop the sale of ammunition to the Indlans, I soggest that the Presideat Isane s proc- tamation In which to probibit the sale of Ammuni- tton and fircarms to the Indians during times of bostility, 1f our Govarnor in this Territury would a allvo 16 the interests he shonld ropresent, T am certaln this trafic conld not be carried on as ex- tensively aa it Is. AN IMPORTANT DRCISIOR. Special Dispateh fo Tha Tritune. Waisnmarox, D. C, July 22.—The decirion of tho Commissioner of the Land.Office upon the Kausas Pacific Kailroad lands wus read from short-hand notes to Bacretary Schure to-day. It will be written out to-morrow for formal sig- natare, and it 1s understood to decide (n favor of o settler who has pre-empted o tract of rall- road land which remafoed nnsold ot the end of tlie third year after tho complction of that road. Thls decislon will affect tho status of many thousand sales which have been made by the several Pacific rallroad companies, whose char- tors contained the same clause as that of the Kansas Paclfic, providing that if any of the lands granted by the Government re- maln unsold by tho rallrond company at the ex- plration of threo yeara from tho timo tho road was finislied, such lands shauld be subject to homestead entry at $1.25 an acre. The Kansas Central and Unloa Paclc Rallroads have each been selling 1ands of this class for several years past for prices varylog from $2.50 to 16 an gero, and tho ageregate of such sales has been very great. The decision fovolves tnany collat crai questions which mwust give tlse 1o extended ltignifon, For Instance, It it Is dectded that all the lands granted the rallroad compauy aud uneold at the end ot three years from their completion were subject to entry under the Homestead laws, the question arfscs whether, after that time, the rajlroad companles wero compatant to convey title, and wharu these lands bave been eold at high prices the pur- chascrs have not somne remedy agalnat the com- anics, Another eomplicstion arlses from the act that the Qoveroment has eoutinucd to patent these lands to the rilroad companics without question. 1t 18 not known to what ex. tent -the decision deals with these collateral questions. TESTIMONY TAKEN, DRFORD THS POTTEL COM- ITTEE. N&w OnLEaxs, July 2%—Before the Bub- Committeo to-day Jullus Green, Howard Torn- ton, and Jobn Legarde, colored men, formerly of West Foliclana Parish, tostified that they had wado atfidavit before the Returning Board, When the affidavits were read to them to<day they dealed the nost Important statomunta, each averriog that the affidavits were not read to him after being prepared. 1In cross-cxamination by Gav. Cox, Green ad- mitted the correciness of ecveral Importunt statementa contained {n the atlidavita. COL. 4. N. THOMPSON, chicf clerk of the Custom-House, produced a roll of employes In the customs service slnco Collector King's appointment, but wouldn't swear it was absolutoly correct. The object of calling for the ‘list, Mr. Slackourn stated. was to gel the namo of a particulur indtvidual, but he didn’t thiok they were any nearer it than be- fore unless the list was absolutely correet. J. L. Hagene, nttorney, of New Orlcans, pre- pared the afdavits fn the Custom-llvuse in 18706 of Dopald Sweazy In the duly prescribed mauner of making up aflidavits, by questioning witnesses and taking down thelr statements. Witness honcstly and fuirly reduced to writing tha statéments mads by witnesses. They were not Influcaced, to bis knowledge, to make state- wmounts that were not true. He furnished o list of witnesscs that wero summoned for the llowe Cornmlssion, lucludln those whose aflidavits he had prepared. Did not have any communication with witnesses between the ‘time of thelr aking afidavits und thelr appearance before the Howe Comimnisaion. In preparing thoatlidavits [ endeavored to bring out the strougest poiuts for the Republicaus, L. F. Baugnion, Supervisor of Registration in West Daton Rouge, sincs the clection cmployed in the Custown-tHouse, testificd vegarding the conversations with Weber, sbowing that Weber was afruid to returu to Fast ¥Folivlana Parish afrer tho clectlon; also that he had been told Beuator Alalu (cotored) bad neceiven $2,000 for having tho names of reversl Electors omit- ted from Republican tickets which were fur- nished to the voters of the parish, Oscar Holt, of West Baton Rouge, 8 member of tho Packard Legieluture, testificd that Alain furnished the tiekets with the uames of several Electors omitled ; alsu, Yat Benjamin told wit- ness that Alain had received 83,000 for omitting nales, = NOTR FROM HUERMAN'S COUNBEL The following explaina ftsclf: New Onuraxs, Lo, July 2. —Sint I havo the honor to ackuowledyy the fuceipt of your answer to my communication of June laxt requesting per- tninalon on betalf of the Hop. dohn Sherman (o bave subpanacd hefore your Sub-Committco cer- taln witnessea for Lo purpose of teatifylng on thio subject of acts of violence and other deta prodnc- ing intimidation of voiers In this Stato at tho clec: tion ou the 7th of November, 1876, In your anawer ou_inform mu that Mr, Sherman's request bevn conmdered by the Bub-Commitive, aud thst you hava been dirccied to inform mo that yoar Sub-Uommittce aru ready to furnish subiuenss for all the witneanes pamcd by Mr, Sherman, and any other tust Lo or his counecl mn{ deslre to havo called to testify with feferenco to the matter of fntimidation. 1 dvom It proper to stete that, In consequence of the delay of the Comuiiice i Washington to pass on this reatest of M, Sher- man, and alsa the delay of fbe Bub-Commities to paas on this apulicution, and the largy number of witnceses tuat have beon eXamnined, that It bocaine necessary for Mr. Sherman’s counsel 10 adopt & 1o of (nvestiation omitting that of ine timidation, of which Mr. sherian's counsel at Washingtol han been adviscd, wo that at present 1 donot wish to depart frow that lue U1} 1 shall have had time to communicate With bia leadiog counsel st Washington, which 1 have alrvady dons, T auw, alr, respecifully, your obedient sorvant, Joux 1tav, Attorney. To tho Hon. W, 8 Bteuger, Chiatrmau Sub-Cowmiites, GEN. COX, having preesing un%‘mmcuu clsewhere, sa; that ho must leave this city not Jater than Mou- day next, sod ho bopes the Committes will bo able to closs thelr labors here by Baturday, DAMOCHATIO LITERATURE. Bpecial Diwpalch ta Tha Tribune ‘Wasminaron, D, C., July 23—~The Dumo- crats already enguged in compiliug catn- paign hand-books fruw the testimouy thus far taken by the Potter Commities. It accepts as true tho evklence of such witnesses as Anderson and Weber,aud conslders thocase aa presented lu the Potter resolution mude out sgainst the Prest- dent, Sccretary Shermau, and Minister Noyes. 1t also treats the members of the Keturniog Board and of the Louistana Commissfou us fully convicted of atdiug the President In carrylug out & consplracy furmed bufore the clection, The futeution is to bave this hand-bouk fu bress by the timy the Doiocratic campuizn uucn.d bht =s o matter of form it will be bel untll the lewdiug Rupublican witoesses uow supupoued for Atlante City bave teen exsm- ined. The book, howuver, will appear (u the interim botwecn the mijuurnmcut st Atlavti City and the expectod Beptember scssion of tho (ull‘ Cuwinittve st New Orleane. TUB BOUTH CAKOLINA MEVENUE CASES. Mr. Earl, of Bouth Caroliva, special counsel of the United States t the case of thy fmpris- oued reveuue otlicers, will arnve bers to-morrow for cousultstion, This consultation seews pecessary quite as much ou. soount of Mr. Yarl's evident sympatbles sgalust the roveulle ofluzs du this casd g3 from any neceasity of wlvbslug wih 28 to the proper conrse of actfon, Only a fhort time gince he wrote aletter to the Preeident attacking the forre of revenue officers with great blsterness, and fully indorsing the fales charges which the communities {n which they have teen operating have made against them, Bubsequently he wrota & letter Lo tha authurle ties here retracting & portion of his chiarges, but still his sympathies with the public clamor in his mection are regarded as altogether too strong. It Is belleved that ho witl return with positive fnatructlons from the Attorney-General 10 proceed most vigoruusly to transfer this case Legonil the reach of tho Btate authoritles, ALBXANDER FIRES AT UUKTON. Columbus Alexander, instent of shooting cold lcad into Revresentative Hunton, has fired 8 two-coluzon letter over his head at the voters of Virginia, fe thinks flunton was inistaken in the hellef that he (Hunton) intended to fight from the firat, and that, while Huaton assnmes to talk ns a Virginian, the metnods which he adapts are anything but Virginian In thelr char- neter. Alexander, In the course of his article, however, inakes some very strong poluts againat Hunton o regard to the subject-matter of the cuntroversy which pertains to the District of Columbia allalrs. ALEXANDER—~TIUNTON. To the Vistern Annclated Press, Wasmxoron, D. C., July 22.—The Alexan- @ria Guazette publishes Columbus Alexander's reply to Gen. Hunton’s last card. Alexander denies that he declines to accept Hanton's chaie lenge, hut says be haa as much right to fear tha Alexandria police as Munton had o fear those of the District of Columbin, He accuscs Hun- ton of hflmi the Irfend to all the District rings, anil concludes by saying he was never known to b wanted and siot found, NEW ONLEANS MINT, The land upon which the Now Orleans Mint has been butit has been deeded to the (lovern- meont, and tho 1inal steps for putting the Mint into active operation wlil soun be taken. Bilver for coinlng smiver doliars at the Mint, when reopened, will bo purchased at ‘I'reasury rates from bulfion holdera o from partics haviug 1 thetr posacasion Mexican dollars, g POSTAL CONYENTION, New Yorg, July 23.—The Postal Conventlon, which began its 1abors in Wasningtou carly lust week, had a_scssion here to-dav, and rccom- menried to the Postmaster-Geueral the expedi- cney of exter.ding the through registry pouch system, and of applylog registration tu thind ¢lass matter, aud adjourned sine die. TILR FISIERT AWARD, Disvated 1 or York World. ‘WaAsmIRGTON, July 17,—1Le first volume of the documents and proceedings of the laltfax Commission under the Treaty of Washington, for tbe settlement of the tisheries guestion, has been fssucd fromn the Gloverument Printing-0f- tice. It contalns 1.000 pages, and consists of Becretary Fvart's letter to the Prestdent, here- tofors published. on the subject of the payment of the award, the articles of the treaty under which tho commiseion ract, records of the pro- ceedings of the commiseion, and toe ereater part of the cvidenco token wun behalf ~ of her Majesty's Uovernment. Nearly every witness cxamined in the British ~futercat swears stroogly as to the greai value of the mackerul and cod flsherics within the three-tuflo Umlt off the shores of the Gull of St. Lawrence, the Bay Chaleurs, Prince Edward Island, and other polnts sloug the const of tha provinces, The evidence given as to the man- ner of catching the Bah and the system of fol- lowlng the schools of mackerel 1n thelr jour- neyines from one point of the conat ta another is inrcrestiog. Couuscl for the United States clalmed that cod-fishing 15 solcly a decp-sca fisucry, nud pot within the cogulzance of the Commiesion. The same counsel also waintained that the claim of tireat Britain to be compen- eated for allowlng United States fSsherin w buy bait and otber supplies of British sublects inds no semblance of foundation iu the treaty by which no righit of tratlic 18 conceded. The' re- ports printed In connection with the Amerfcan argument show that for a nuinher of years past the value of tho mackercl fisheries ‘In Lritish waters has decreased, while the quantity snd quality of flst taken off the New Engiand coast bas fmproved. The reinisslon of duties to Canadlan fishermen uuder provision of the treaty for four years past has amounted to £410,000 annually.” The tutal capital invested in Amcrican fishing vessets 10 1850 engaged in cod, ke, msckerel, baddock, halibut, polisk, sod sea-lierring, was §7,250,000, and ouly a -small iroportion of our siahing fleot was engaged fn {nu jushore fistierics on the Canndisn coast. Nearly every witness In bebalf of the British Government, on cross-examination, admitted that, for the past few years, the American flsh- fug flect in Canadian waters has decreused in numbers because of the nereasc In the cutch along the American const. OUIt MEXICAN THOUBLES. Dupateh t0 tae Cinctunutl Laguirer, Wasiminaron, D. C.,, "“.‘f 13.—It canbestated positively to-uight that a definite plan has been determined upou for the sequirement of the Northern Btutes of Mexico, us has been already stated fu these dispatches. The Adwioistration refused to rescind it lustrnetions to Gen. Ord in command of troops on the burder to pursus tho marauders, If need be, acrues the border. Although it has been represented to the Presi- dent and Cabinct that such action on Ord's part would simost certalnly oring on a conllict with Mexlean troops, IL now trauspires that there isa war purty lu .the Cabinet which {s planning to meko the ostensivle punishment of cattle-thieves 8 meru pretest for plungiog tho cuuntry iuto a war of auncxatlon. The Presi. dent does not belong to the war party; Bs Jeast he professes to desirc peace, withough he did not oppose the in- structions which were given to Gen. Ord. To- day the President bad along interyiew with o prominent Texan gentleman, who is hero fn tha Interest of the war oarty in Texas. Ie represcnts that Texas s solid for war, aud us- serta positively that amajority of tho Admiuls- trution (s for war, He lald before the President to-lay the views of the people of Texss upon the border tronblo, ana the necessity of ng- crossive measures. Ho reports that the Presi- ont Wus nou-comuittal, but ssserts poaitivel that It makes no differnnce whether the Presle ddent is for or agalnst war, the plan of the war party s to have Owd selzo o favurable oppor- tunity to cruss the border sud muke an attack . on the Mexiean troops, which, of course, will be resisted, lurite body of Texan troops, whick will be in readi- ness, ure then to b thrown across. ‘The wholo territory known as Zona Libre, compris- Ing the Northeru Btates, 18 to be selzed, sud the rovenues collectend by force. It is, of course, expectod that this counse will precioitate a gen- eral Mexican war, and prominout movers ln it now I this city sdmis that it will take 100,000 men and two years to bring the war to a closc, Py prime movers in this war movetnent nppear to bo certaln raliroad futerests, which wre wix- fous to run lines tnto Mexteo, and aulte willing todoa tittle militury trausportation bustuess for the Government. Thelr wcitation would not b derfous §f it wua not kuown that the most influential half of the Cabiuctsympathizes with them, und that Onl himself 1a warmly in tavor of wur. Mupa ahowing the portion of Mexico which 1t Is broposed to anucx are belug prepared, and will shortly bo publtshed in eev- eral Jeading papers which favor war und unnex- ation POLITICS AT TR $OUTI, Dispateh to 8. Louts Glode- Dgmacral ‘Wasmiziton, D. C., duly 18.—The Postmas- tor-Guneral Lus roceived 8 letter from a prom- fucnt citizen of Geurgla, a Democrat, asklng him what sssuranea the Goverminent will iive w0 the fndependent elements in that Stats of assistanco shoulld they nombiste a ticket i oo- position to the old urbons, who are uot fn svinpathy with the people, but are simply util- fzfug thetn for thele own solllsh fntervats, He slludes to the mdependeut vlemeut ay walning in uutshers, aud only neediug some recognition from the Government to etable 1t to erystalliza inte s foruildable factor in Bouthern puliticy. le suys that tbe principles enunciated fu the Postmaster-Genernl's Jetter cinbody the true doctrines for tho South, belme in the inter- usts of the people, und nat the palitictsus, and, suggesis tho catablshment of a unewspaper at some contrul point in the Stute ns the orgau of this prourcasive political senti- ment. The writer complujos that leading Re- publicans of the South, such a8 arv left of the patives, remind hi of the Democratic party of Mussachusetts in the old days of Doemaciatic ascendency lu natlonal aifalrs, They wero In s hopeless iinority, and cared less for carrying the Btate than for the loaves sud fshes which they shared ju by virtue of the party succeases etsewhere. They held themselves together us a cJose corporation aud adwitted no Tucruits to the rauks of the party, the leaders belng jealous and fearmg that they might come fn for @ vghi- ul sharu ju the Foderal patronuge. 80 be surs the few Rupubtican party luaders fn the Suuth discouruge the Independent novement out of fear that thoy may lose control of the patrouagu. e e——— STEAM-WAGON. Fpecial Disgsich 10 The Tribune. Warerrows, Wis., July 22.—Mcesrs, F. Scho- mer & Co's steam-wazon arrived lu this city from Waupun at 6:30 o'clock last evening, and started from Lere wt § o'clock this moruiog for Jetlerson, ou fts State trial trip from Osikosh to Madison. The Schoraer stea-wagou makes «ood time, and appears tu bo a decided suvcess, e E—— — SUICIDE, Svacial Uiwalch to 124 Tribune ANN Annon, Mich, July 22.—A mau samed R Voo Kleeck, sged GU, was arrested at Saline, supposed to bo drupk. Iu was soou discovered thut be had tuken luudavuw, and be died tn Lull an bour, He was supjosed to b tutaue, CIAL. JAY COOKE. Eyactal Dispatch 10°Tna Tribune. PriAprueai, Pa, July 2.—The most im- portant point developed at the mecting of tho creditors of Jay Cooke & Co. to-day was, that the Northera Paciflc was llkely to turn out well enough so that they could lope for s dividend of something like 40 por ceot in ail. The falluro happened In Heptember, 1578, and the first dividend was in December, 1374, when the Commitico of Creattors ordercd that 5§ per cent be paid In cash and accurities. Since then the Committco las kept very quiet, and the Trustec haa been doing everything posaible to get thiugs down to 8 cash basis, Thero has heen s great deal of complaint at the delay of four years fn mak- ing & sattlement, bhut Mr, Lowls, who is Presi- dent of the Farmers' & Mechanics’ Natlonal Bank, and {a regarded as oe of the shrewdest fnsnclers fn the cits, thinks it wiil tAke ot least ten years to realiza on the ostate property uuless the creditors take 1t Into thelr own hands, as he proposes, His pian Is that the whole sasets, learing out two or three such as Ogontz,and Lake Cbampielo, should be carofully valued by cxperts, the Western lands by Western cxperts, by men famlilar with them, the atocks, honds, and other sccuritics in the same way, by experts. They should bo catalogued, the agprecate ascertained, and then a serip dividend of that amount lssued to the ereditors. Each one would get a certaln percentage in scrip and socuritics, thesato be sold at public suction for cash or for these se- curities, nothing to bo sold below the catalogue price,—. e, o creditor with £10,000 of scrip could go In ana buy bonde, or stock, or somcthing clso, and thus man- az0 it himsolf. Onc of the ddvantages of such a plan would be to give o cash value to the scrip. Whatever was not sold at the cxpiration of, say, thirty days comld be sct up at auction, and, afler that, any cred- ftor to be nllowed to rone fn and take them at the invoiced price, This fa tbe oanly way in which §t can bo dome. It would take o ilfetime to gell these Western lands at private sale, and [t would tnke many years for the rallroad sccuritics to come toa fair price. Claime against the firm for which creaitors held securities havo all been scttledy The mmounts pald to these sccured creditorsreach the aggregate $1,501,007.43, which fncludesinterest anddividenda sccruing between Sent, 18, 1573, and the dates of settlement. In addition, the further sum of $113,553.83 has beeu paid, making atotal of £1,614,890.81, The amonnt of clalms oproved and al- lowed and on which divldends can bo paid s £7,856,652.05. The amount of clalms not et proved, but atated a3 debts, fa $201,155.7, he amount of claims proved, but not allowed, is $83,121,06, 1making the total amount of claima May 1, 1573, £4,140,08L50. The largest of ‘these clalna nre: $164,784.00; Jay Covke, McCulloch & Co., gen- eral sterilng claim, 3800,000; Milton II. San- ford, New York, 9‘4()‘112.15; Washington Na- ti'mal Bank, $i04.008.81: Luclus, Hendri Wolt- zen, €300,000. Thers lave been poid to sce cured creditors, 81,014,300.81; to the Unitea States, 757 and in the dividend of Jav Conke, McCnlloch & Co., Bindlc:lc, January, 1875, 454,53, makinz a total of 250211110, ' Tho ' balance on_hand Dec, 5 1573, was §0 81. 'The recelots to Feb. 21, 1876, were 173.46, and the total pay- menta 705,251 leaving n balance of $470,- y This balance tnelusive to May 2, 1879, was $975,8%%i5, leaving a balance of $119,823.84, and on July 8 last ho hud & balaoce of 8230, S13.23 on hand. —— TIE BOSTON BELTING COMPANY. Bperial Dlspatch to Tha Tribuna, BostoN, July 22.—The Boston Belting Com- paay suspended puyinents to-davin conseqoenco of 8 deficiency of §300,000 In the sccounts of the late Treasurer, Jobn U. Tappan. Rumors of trouble in the Company bave beon provalent for some time, but notblug positive was known antil to-day, when tho stockhotders wers hur- riodly called together and mudo sequainted with the resulta of wn lavestization by E. 8, Converse, the Treusurer, who bas only been In otfice aiucs July 6, tho date when Tappan ro- signed, ov account, it was supposed, of Mi-health sud advancing yeurs. A Commiitteeof fnyestigation wasappolnted, aud a rigid examivation of the booka will take place. Tappan issued notes to the amount of about about $603,000, charging them on the books of the Cotnpany as bilis recelvable. This ho could caslly do, as the iem of John Q. Tappan & Co,, of Dovonshire street, of which b Is scolor part- ner, are the selling avents of the Belting Com- pany. This Grm failed to-day. Tappan also ruised woney ou the paper of McKillop, Byl & Co., and the Meriam Puckiug Company of Texas, and is largely Involved in the lest-named Company. He has conveyed to the Butting Company what by clabns 15 sullidont to cover it frow Joss, but thore is scrious question as to the value of thu property. The Cumpu:l claims ita credit witl not be seriously (mputres Tappau, who {8 70 years oli, and 18 vow seri- ouniy 4If at Andover, Is o man whose long busi- ness carcer hios made him widely known and generully respected. [lo 13 natfve of Baston. After graduaung at Harvard College bo cu- guged fn busipess with a I property which he fuherited from his father, and which he profitutdy sod legithostely {n- creased. He hina Jately been drawn into large spoculations in Texas, " The stock of the Bult. tug Cowpsny eold early in the year for 175 s shure, sud the last salo was at $125, Heury F, Durane s President, and he and John G, ‘Tap- pan and Josiau B, Tappan constituioed the Board of Ducctors. Thelr lust ofliclal roturn stated the capital stock to be $500,000, of which Juhn G. Tuppan beld £200,000. The debts amounted 1o #K2,0M. Tne asscts, Including real cstate and wuchivery, were datinated at 1,577,650, atB— LIVE-STOCK IN 10WA, Special Correspandence of The Tribuns, Drs Moings, Is., July 18.—The following statement ahows the amount of live-stock ms- sussd §n the Stato of Towa for the years 1577 aud 1878, ' Cattle, horées, and mules uuder oue year, and swise under six muuths, wre nob jo- cluded in the statement: 1877, 1878, Cautl 452,540 1,4, 168 Tors, UG, ) UL, 50 Mules . 2, KT 43,014 Bhee B, 40 718N, 652 Bl 23,058,708 L2, 448 The following sbows the valus of live-stock Aoce tho year 1507 1887 A1, 250, 023 shows that s tost lncquitable system of uascssment, of ratbs er 10 systen ut wll, provails 1o the valuation of An examiuation of the roturs stovk. [n some counties eatthe are valued at #%, Iy others 310 and #20; and 8 like diffurence prevalls in horses. Shecp sro valuod af 80 couts to &1.50; hours, from 21 to 450, Thero ls uo reasun for such discrepancies, und tha only ob- ’llzl.'l. is, by low valuation, to escape taxatlon. e Staty Executive Councll should exeiclse thelr suthority, even up tho shirking couutlcs, and cotnpel them to pay their just share uf the burdens of the Government. 1 sowe town- ships uo cattle or hurses are returaed at all, sud that i the moust populous countics of the Btate. It s 10 be regrettod thas the Personal-Property Tax bald fufled Jast winter. Had it passed, every property-owner would bave becn his own Asscs- sor, ur & perjurer; sud the result would be a complete and equitable enumeration und wssess- went of property, which will never obtain uuder tho presens luw. Auother result of this unequul asscsswent is, the State dues pot get the full credls jor is ace tual prosperity, Even with atl the lnequalitics, it will be scen that the increase In valuw of live- alock last yoar was nearly 82,000,000, Despite the disvase awonge swine, the fucrease over loig 1s moro than U0, ” Iewill be conceded that, o these times, the foregalug statlsties prescut o good sod cuoour- | seiug cxuibit ——— A Floatlug Aplary. Last sprine was publisbed an account of o Bgulh(nl( oplary which wus being coustructed st New Urleaus, for the purpose of haviny a sort of perpetunl suunnee by euling up sod down thy Mixsbasipyt River, The floativg bee-bive has now cd 5t. Louts ou its way up, Caut, Per- rine is the man who has charge of this sweet speculstion. fe has 500 bee-bives ou bourd his boats, aud the fuhavitauts thoreol are gutbering bouey ail the day from cvery opening flower alung Ao Missourl sbore of the Misshelnpi ‘Fhoy are vo doubit peying strict attention wtho usual miuouut of sthuglng thut b the sole des Hzht of wbec,und the aiilicted Missourabs wuflnlr desire the Huattng bee-bouss o “bea wmovin! o Capt. ” Perrlus purchased wo barges of widiiary length wud the Ilttle stern-wheel etcamer James A, Fra- sor. The two barges wera provided with shelving, sna 400 hives of beea placnd upon each, All vanctics of honey-makere wera {ntrodurced, a8 the enterprislng Captain desired to makoe his cxperiment as broad and thorough 2a possible. The hives were painted in contraat~ ing colors in order that the little workers could return to the proper hive, tha eolors afding each 1n distinguishing his hotme by comparative loca- tion. The start was mada on Mn} IBI althongh April 1 was the day set. Capt. Perrine ran up . 10 & point some forty miles south of Vicksbure and releaxed tho busy bnzzing fnmates of the hiven. Like boys released from the confino- ment of school, away they went to the willowa and rought tho depthaof the fragrant blossoma. Capt. Perrlue awaited patiently and was re- warded. The little ones began to ~ome back, each with his awcet load, and by sundown the suiceeAs of the exneriment was assured. As was expected, a small loss of hees occurred avery day, bui this was more ‘than made up by the numbers of vagrant Lees, & sort of bes tramps, as it were. that loined the moving col- ony, and the Captain has moro hives now than when ha first set out. The becs are making honey and the Captain is making money, and so ali parties are satisfled. Tha run to 8t. Paul and E;cll(h;fll.nfio lmud& llikl next {ur nn‘Anrll 1 0! er colony whi icava New Or- leans for tha N:nrin. y. CRIME. MURDER. Spenial Ditnalch ts The Tribuma, CaruivviLLE, LI), July 22.—A few miles east of this city, in Montgomery County, s man named H. C. Coln, while hunting on the farmof John Ward, was ordered off, when nome sngry words passed, Coin drew his donble-barreled ehot-gun, and discharged both barrels into Ward's breaat, inflicting wounds from which he died ncarly instantly. There was some old grugge between the partica extonding back for some time. Coin has pot yot been arrested: A reward will be offered for his arrest. MISCEGENATION. g Bpecial Dispated to The Tridmne. Font Warxe, Ind., July 22—Heory Tavler, anegro a8 black as tho ace of soades, was ar- rested to-day s he was ahout eloping with s white woman snd her child, of whom he claims to be the pareat. fer husband abandened her on sccount of her pasaton for this man, and his wife, who s also perfectly white, recently lefs NWim. This woman Is tho posscssor of a feeble {ntellect. Taylor 8 in joil. DIED GAME, New Onrrraxs, July 22.—The Gslveston News® Ronnd Rock special says: S8am Bonss, the no- torfous train robber, died Bunday, and was %“Hc‘}wl?dg' ’l}h last nome:lu were easy. ¢ rel nform itnat o saylog {t was against hh“;‘muuhn.‘m apiices ———————— NASBY. Mr. Nasby Becomes o Commaunist, bat Cir- cnmstances Impol & Chauge of 1leart—Tho Disustrons RNesult, Toleds Blade, CoxrenriT X RoADs (Wich Is In the State uy Kentucky), Jooly 16, 1878.—Desplte our recont disastrous faflyoor to become Commoonists, wo determined to try It again. Ez there ain’t noth- iIng lo our Lands, cz Bascom snd Pollock hey everythior that s uy velyoo in this vicinity, we coodent sce whero wo ehood loso anything anyhow by luslstin onto a fair divido witha view uv takin n noo start. Afterall, Commoon- {sm {8 the proper noshun, Wat differcnce docs. it make to me that Pollock works and I don't? Yollock likes to work and Idon’t. AmIto blame for not liking to work! I am ex nacher made me, nod I must live. Thero hois 2 ht Is, and ho can’t git anything moro than livin out uy it. Therefore it ia his dooty to accoomoolate enufl for hissclf and me, and, of ho refooses to do it, it is my dooly, ex a citizen, o foukies MPelter, tho Doekin, and myselt ASUKEr ) cel AN thought tho matter all over and determined to stand vo more nonsense from them fellows, but to tako with the strong hand all _that wich they bed so lung dafrooded us uv. We determiued to risc ln our mite, and wrest from them do- spoilers the property thoy hed contrived to flch from us, Aod eévery mas uv us rolled ovor and got up, and called a labor meetin. 1 wuz makin the slpcech uv thonite. It waz o gorgeous cffort. I wuz {n tho middlouvit. I wuz showin that all ?moeny wuz robbery, and tbat in a troo republic ono man_shoodent hov any more than anotber man. [ wux demons stratin the absurdity uv permittin one man to bev boardid up that wich he coodent yvose, when others, made {o the sune im: waz a bungerin nod a thimstin. 1 wuz demonstratin the uecessity ny a ekal division uv all property, real aud personal, with laws perhibitin ao- toowoulashen by hovin & divistien every Fourth of July, when aboy eoterod tha mectin-hoase, with a telegram for mo. It wuz breef, and to the pint: p e Moo et deay 16 ~oten, . , Confe - ¢ Yoor Auu um&fl died yusterday, and made yoo har hair. The estate s wath snthin like 000, Writa Sxrrn & Bocu, Attorners. leced alite. To-wunst my foclings experi- enced s revuision. Thad a sudden chauge uy burt. 1%felt u borror at the levelin doctrines uy Commooniam. The liea uv dividin up property becume to ma to-wunst the most repulsive thing: in the world. Forty thousand dollars 1s 4,000 a yeer,~und four thousand a yeer moans com- fort and elcgauco for me.’ Wat yood wood it do todivtde it upl and beside I found a doubt ez to whether o mun wuz over cotiticd to any- thing more than be really amassca by hunest ndustry, or—podsibly inberits, I can’t sco that it Is wrong to live l.'x the honest sweat uv an sunt's eye-brows. At all cvents, I declined to o on with my apeeeh, umd Juo Digler tusisted that § shood.” I'rofoozed and deklined to givo. say reason for i1, and denounced e all as a set. of ‘sgrarian levelers. I denounst Commoonism ¢z robbery, and laststed that uvery wan hed an Indetcesitile rite w wat swux his'n, and that, nothin cood Indoose me Lo jouin my forchoons to ' a principle so utterly repugnant to the idee uv civilizashun. Then Joo Bieler and Pollock, follored by the. enraged citlzeos, pouuced upon me, and Juseph tore from my grasp the telegram, and resd 18 otftbe populis. [t wuz enufl, A party uvsem < wuntid to tear me N from o, for wat they pue pleased to calt iny baso dusershun uv & great coz, but tho counsils uy the older and. wizer prevalicd. “ Let him u‘-," sed tho good Dookin him up, he hez monuy, and Commoonlsm. shel be enforcedall the same. W WILL RORRER Uy s, wich will be tho sauie €3 tho he made & dlf\"”fl"l tiz ‘WNL;;ucd. a nd so I wuz rel and went my wa; feelin_considrably elatid. No moro work k{; me Hlencoforth iy days wux to de plessuro aud my nites delites, With 840,000 1 cood suap 1wy fingers at the world and live e I clivose. Bascom bed lent mo tho money to pervesd Lo~ wun st 1o Balut's Rest 1o secoor wy putrimony, and 1 hed borrered a pare uv boats uv tho Deekin, and an extra shirt uv Issaker. All wuz in redinis and tho mule wus at Hascom's door, when the dred inwelliconcs reechied mo that ther wuz nothin i it. Jt bed @l bin pus up ml:&! Bigier and Pollock to wo ol I we [y on the very plate furas, Thoy hed writ the dispatch and seat it, and hired the madl boy to band it to me. Bus- cum pouuced onto we for the money ho hed leut fue, and Lssuker and the Deekln wantid their property, | was stript oo tho epot and lefy helpless, ‘flere lva'’t any humanity in man, 1 shel bo 8 Commoonist yit, and & bloody oue. It is et tio to bu & question uy lviu. 1t wua crooel lu them fellows to decelve me 80, tho' atter all | bov 0o reeson to complane, Buycutn, to cousiliato o wau uy so much capitle, kept 1au tuliall nite. YuruoLsrx V. Nassy, P, M., Cunservalive at presente — THE INDIANS, Bax Fraxcisco, July 2. —The hostlics have, 238 predicted, broken juto two main bands, the Boakes truvellug up the Uwatills towsnd tho Bnake Mabluours, sod the Plutes waking of- fort to escape by the Daly road, whero they bave wiready becu met and driven buck by the cowound under Geu. Wheaton. Tue Colum- bis Rivers uod reocgudos from tbe Umatiles and Bimcouw Rescrves aro crossing as fust as podeibly, in swall bauds, to the north aide of the Culumbis, uud tbence mixing o with the Indisus on the Stmeoe Reserve. e eoaid Lo TRn LIFE-SAVING STATIONS. Mu.waUKSs, July 3.—On Basurday, the Hon. C. li. Khinball, General Buveriutendeut of tha Life-Saviog Beryice, bas cstablisbied stations at Muskegou, Ludivgios, and Keuosba. He 13 now {u Clicago enlisting crews. Ou his returo bo will proceed o the revenue-cutter Andrew Johus sou 0. boluts north, both ou the east and wesd . shores of Lake Micuigun, for thy purpuse of cee tabilsbivg waditivual slativid