Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 23, 1878, Page 4

THE CHICAGD TRIBUNE: The Tribawwe, TERMS OF SUBRSCRIPTION. e s RY MAIL—IN ADVANCE—TOSTAGE TREPAID. i1y Fiitton, ona year, 812, , ® Y Fditlon, Tweive pages.. ... 1ri-Weekls, nne FAAF... Tartsof a year, per mont WRERLY EDITI Dne copy. ner yei Eln OF o, Epecimen copies sent free. tlve Post-Otfice address In fal), fncluding Btate and Lounty, Liemittances may be made elther by draft, express, Tost-Office order, of in registered fetter. at our riak. TERMS TO CITY SUNSCRIDERS. Dally, dellvere excepted, 23 cents per week, Datly, delfvered, Sunday Inctude Address THE TRIDUNE CUMPANT, Corner Madison and Dearborn-ss., Chiesgo, 111, Orders for the delivery of T Toinuxe at Kvanston, Englewood, and Hyde Par feft {n the counting-room will recefve prompt attentlon. , TRIBUNE BRANCIT OFFICTS. TrE Cicaco TRIBUNE haa estahlished hranch nflices for the receipt of subsceifitions and sdvertisements ay follows: NEW YORK—TRoom 20 Tritune Rullding. F.T.Mce Fapuxy, Manager, TARIS, France—Ko. 10 ltue de I Graoge-Bateifere. M. Manerr, Agent. LOXDON, Eng.—American Exchange, 449 Strand, Hexwy F. Gruiia, Agent. BAN FRANCIS TAMUSEMENTS. 3 McVickee's Theatre. Madison #treet, between Dearborn and flste. Ene Tagewent of Joseph Jeflerson, **Lip Van Winkle." flanley’s Thentre, | andoiph street, between Clark and Lasalle, Rice's Wrangeline Combination. **Evangeline," Tlaverly's Theatre, 3 Dearborn street, coracr of Mouroe, **The Danites.* Exponition. Lake shore, foot of Adas 43, A, F, &A, M. o meet at thelr (Monday) evene arrangements fc MONDAY, SBEPTEMBER 23, 1878, In New York on Saturday graonbacks were ‘worth 99}@993 cents on the dollar in gold and silver coin. ¥ Yenterday was celebrated in many of the citics of France ns the nnniversary of tho proclamation of the Republic, and in some of the spoeches by leading Radicals the vig- orous pclicy ontlined by Gauprerra loat week was characterized ns half-hoarted nnd Innde- guate. Nothing less than the suppression of ¢ho office of Presidont of the Itepublic, the abolition of the Senate; and the discontin. anace of tho budget of publie worship will %0.15Fy tho extremil Prof. Swiva's sermon of yesterday was on “4ho subject of *Tha Chureh,” which he de- fincs ns * an nssemblago of idens, and not an eatate,” disputing the clafm that it ever Lad nn ownor or could have any lawful and ex- zlnsive heira. The scrmon of tho Rev. Me, Jrssur, for many years n misslonary at Bay rout, Byrin, will,bo fonnd to bo an interest. ing sketch of tho progrese nnd vastly im. proved prospects of mission work in the Alohammedan countries, It is sald that JurLes intends paying n visit to Senator Davip Davis at his home in Bloominglon, for tho purpass of requesting bisaid in the Massachusetts campaign, it buing clninled by the Fintists that Judgs Davia is in entire sympathy with thelr viows and aims,'and cau bo induced to take the atump in Bureen's behalf. ‘The spectacle of Davin Davis pooling msues with Dexnia. Kearxey, and speaking from the snme plat. form with the sand-lot orator 1n the interest of repudiation, revolution, and annrchy, could only be imagiued by a Fint lunatie dur- “ing a peniod of the wildost erazo, snch as that which Lns followed the Maino vloction, The Indopoudent Benator from ilinoils will prob- ably bo more astonishied than unybody olsa , that such a thing should b thought possible. e — The letter which we print this morning from an Alabawma corrospondent desoribes the progross of the movement which seoms certain to rosnlt in the disintegration and destruction of the regular Democtatic or- gauvization under tho control of what is Lnown as tho old Becession Ring. In every Congreasional district the Domocratio nomi- neo is opposed by an Indopendent or Groen. Lack candidate backed by the thorough or- ganization of soceders from the Bourbon ruuks, and strong enough to hold their own aguinst ull opposition. The Republicans are for the tiwe quiet spoctators of the contest, watching for Lhe opportunity to &lip in be- tween with a Congressman or two of their own. IL now appears probablo that nearly all of the regular Demoeratio nomines will Do beaten in cousequonco of the formidable developmont of Indepondent strongth, and tlie prestigs of the Democratic party in Ala. bama very badly damaged, Mnch unfavorablo comment las been de. ‘rved and brought out by tho halting, indecisivo action of thoe District authoritivs in connection with the Cownnistio demon. stration ongincerod by the tramp Conzy in Wasliugton, It has just occurred to them that tha froedom of the city might with pro- futy bo withheld from a gaug of disorderly 4, whosoe purpases ara a serious meuace to tho publlo peace ond security, and accord- ogly United States Marshnl Dovoriss las forbidden the mssemblage of Courn's crowd st the City Hall Lulding—a step which ought to bve beon {aken some time #g0. Coury himwlf is a lazy vogabond with a0 legitimate meany of support, who could ond should bo doprived of the capacity for mischicf-making by an enforcement of the Vagrant sct. o is despisod sud repudiated by the workingmon of Washington, aud is followed only by a rabble too lazy to work 0 long 03 tho prospect is kald out to them of unrestricted licsuse to plundor the banks und stores. Evon & little uaconstitutional Fresh evidenco of the progress of Rusaia in the dircction of the bordors of Indis, as well as an explanation of the reason for tho recent rumors of renewed disquietude in Lurops regarding the Esstern question, is afforded in & Constantinople dispatch Lo tho effect that the Ameer of Afghanistan is cadsavoring to prevail upon the Perte ta conclude on alliance with Russla, This poudtion of uffairs msy woll be re- gorded with wuspicion aod disfavor by Eagld, ond it 8 wot st all surprisiag that tho Republiqus Francaise, iu au anicle on the uusottled state of Europe, sud baving especial refurence to the reported proposition by England that France il powesiion of Tuuis, should wara the Yroneh Governmeul againat enteriug into auy eugageraent of the kind or Listehing to any niluring offers. Ju the sams conncetion comes the announcemant of the completa failure of the Mirsion sent by the Viceroy of India to bring about a better nnderstanding with Afghanistan and to counteract Russin's predominnting influence. The Mission was mot at the border of Afghanistan with A haughty and insolent refusal from the Ameer to allow its entry into his Kingdom, and was forced to turn back to avoid a col- liston with the troopa that were’ on haud to enforce tho mandate of the Ameer. 'This cirenmstance in confirmatory of England’s belicf that Rnssian intrigne ia at the bottom of the difficulty, and is likely to lead to a revival of serions diplomatic controversy be. tween the two Governments, The vagaries of Georgia politics this fall are remarknble. In the Buventh Disinet, Feurox, Independent, is rnuning for Con- gress ngainst Lesten, the vegular Demo- cratic nominee. The fight thus far has been & bitter one,—so bitter, in fact, that Frrron has put his wife in the flield as a shield against the assaulls of his opponents, np- parently relying upon Georgian chivalry not to nttack Mrs. FruroN. Al his replies to hostils eriticisma and personalities bave boen written by her and appear over her nanie. The ruso, however, does not work, ns the Lesterites continue to reply to them, ignor- ing his wife, just as if ho had written them. Ono correspondont (* Citizen ), however, writing to tho Atlanta Conatitution, remits the lady to her domestic privacy in_ the fol- lowing spirited manuor: g Yon, chivalrous gentleman, march down into the mire and the Aitfiof the political arcna, throat- ing_before you, inta ite besmirching fonlncss, a woman —your wifel A strango igbt to Georgia's men-—atranger yet, thank God, to her women! 1 will fymors the eccrelary and deal with you. I sympathize with her, and pity the necessity which farcea her from the privacy ahe %o adorna out into the public state to shickl yon with a voman's name and tho robes of a woman's tmmnnity, My pily is only equaled by the swonder that yun eannot pause, even on Sunday, long enough (o ¥ign your mame 1o the communication your sceretary writes in your hatf. Tleware of Spexn's Activ trl Should any expression eacape me seemiay to reflect upon Mre, Frurox, 1begnow to disciaim such an futention, She doee not, I am sure, cuurt personal mAriye- dom for the Doctor's benefit. 1 am cqually contl- dent that she fs not secking to blunt the edge of truth's atiack upon her hnsbund by stepping for- ward, thinkiag the blows Intended for hlm will be spared on ber nccount. Stand aside, madam; & huve naught to do with you! Uncover the Doctor and retire to the privacy of your nearthstone, laving waved Mrs. Frrrox one sido, he then goos for tho uncoverad husband with. out gloves. Tho fight las become so bittor between the Feltonites and Lesterites that n Radical by the name of Horzreraw Lias had the temerity to announce himself nsa can- didato for Congross, hoping for an opporiu. nity to slip in betwoen them. o is the only Rndical, wo believe, ruuningin the wholo State, BUTLER'S BANK OF VENICE, In his Indianapolis speech on Friday Inst, Burren reproduced that old and now tolera- bly stale spectro of the Bank of Vonice, which for 400 years issued it notes, which were irredcemable at any time, and which not only commauded a preminm, hut, as Buteen says, o preminm of 120 per cent in gold, That is to any, a note for 100 ducats was worth 220 ducats in gold. Wo have read this story of the extraordinary character of this cextrnordinary paper mouey of Venica as told by various Greonback and Fiat orators and nowspapers, and, while they have put the paper up {o a protty high value, noue of thom haa had the face to clsim & premniwm of 120 por cont in gold. That discovery is Buren's own. Hero is what ho said: T1 the course of thia resume, ho declared the teaching of history in this conntry and of Euro- pean cunntrics was that rredeemable currency 1n more easily kent ut ‘:lr valno than a cnruuc‘ ra. decmavle in con, v a Ie atteimpted to ceiabi! ertion by going back tn the o nls lays of ancient nice, and asid: **Bix hundred years ago sne fssued a carrency, not redeemable in auything, wiich remained at pae valug for more than four centuries,—not ouly at par, but as high as 120 por cent ubore gold, " This 14 pure fabrication wholly unauthor- ized. Whoe Bank of Venice was, cxcept on ony or perhaps Lwo oceasions, a spacio-pay- ing Institution, Ono of these occasions was durlug tho war with the Turks, when tha bank loaned all its coin to tho State, and during this intorval the cash-room was closed and upecle-payments susponded, und tho credits of the Lauk wera st a disconnt of from 10 to 15 por cent below coin; when the Uepublic was in a contition to resumo coin. ayo, tho lonn was ropaid and spocio-pay- weuts resumed. The business proceoding wad to deposit money at tho bank and re. ceive a ‘*crodit " tharofor, and theso credits were asignablo on tho books of the bank to the credit of tho assignee, or paid in coin, at his option. Mouey sccounts wera kept in .that day in ducats, The le- gl standard weight and value of the duest was fixed Ly law. Thero were gold ducats and silver ducats; and thoso wero again divided into ducats of full value, called *¢ dhucats effectifs,” whilo ducats of impaired waight aud value in general use were called ““ducats courant.” In public transactions the reckoulng was in the ducal efectif, and in trado ju the curront ducat. ‘Fhe bank ro- cvived the coin by its weight, and not by count, and it gave credit on its books for the number of ducats according to their full legal wtandard value. ‘Tho difforenco ropre- sented tio deprecintion of tho eurrent coin, which was dubased. Oune hundred ducats of the current cofn, whon roccived at the bank and computed by ita weight and purity, would entitle the depositor to a credit at tho bunk of, say, sevouty-ive or cigty standard ducats, In this way a bank eredit wos always worth a high premimn over the curront coln, Iu Danv’s history of Venice, alter duscribing the operations of the buuk, ho says: There were'la Vcnice wany sorts of mogey. ‘They cuose Lhe budt foe Lhe bubk. JL was thu rule 1o reckon and pay ool In ducats effectifs,of whicl theatandard was Jrarer and the 1Eration lews cots mon thau thal uf other cuing, 1t resulted that the beater of an order upon individuals bad to run the risk of being pald in dobased wmoney, whilo -the wwner of a clieck upan thy bauk afu Lo ro- celve the higher valucs, ‘This system secured fur the woney of the bank w preference uver current aney, and tncreased the crodivof tho eatablish. meat, The explanation of the premium on bank drafts Is exactly the same. 'Tlhese drafls of tho Bauk of Venice Lad n credit overywhoro, ‘They wero payable not only iu coin on de- mand, but wero also payable in coln of the etandard weight and purity, sud nover fu the depreciated, clipped, or debased coiu which constitated the *‘currency ” of that day, and which was *legal.tender.” 'I'he legal-tonder or flat ducats wers not worth more thun 75 to 80 per cent of tho ducats of legal standard woight and purity; and 78 (ho bank credits, and drafts or Lills of exchange, were redecmablo on do- mand in the coin of the highor standard, the Lank paper und credit wos alwoys ata pre- wuium, greater or less according to circum. stauces, than the debased current coin, which, it should be slways romewbered, was by law o legal-tender. Tho great findneial glory of the Dank of Venico, and the world-wide value of iis credits and of its drafts, wos not, therefore, dus to the iuconvertibility of its paper, bat to the fact thut all its trunsuctions were based on coin of the highewt and purest standard, and becsuso all dues aud dewands on the bauk wore payable on demand incoin of tho samebigh quality, —that it way literal. 1y and essontially a apecie-paying institution, and gained ita great credit becanso it refuned to recoguize in ita transactions the legnl- tender or flat coin, which was debased and below the snperior standar] coin which tho bank paid out to all its depositors and in payment of nll its paper. In the light of theso facts, we submit that Burizn'a enlogy of the fiab-paper money which endnred 400 years and commanded ** 120 por cont premium over gold " in Venice, was n little loose in ita verncity, aud hanily justifies the United States in trying the ex. perimont of printing paper frredeemabla in nuything and ealiing it money. . An interesting historical sketch of the Bank of Venice nnd its moda of doing busi- ness can bo fonnd in the Congressivnal Record, Vol. 4, page 4,917, in n specch on the fluances by the Hon. H. O, Duncuanp, of Iilinois, Fuly 29, 1876, THE SOCIALISTS, The Socialists or Communista of Chiengo havae at last rison to the dignity of n Nomi. nating Convention, nud appear as o party in the fall campaign. They have made nominations for Congress, for the Legis- Iature, and for the county offices, with some exceptions whers candidates are to bo se” lected by the Exocutive Committes, 'Iho nominees for Congress from the First, Sce- ond, and Third Districts are MoAvtires, SomiaNa, and Smexy, three of the noisiest of the Commuuistic brawlars of this city, As there had been no prelimivary canvass, it is safe to presume that these threo pairiots nominated thomselves, and will bo satisfied with the empty honor of havieg made a run for Congress and being distanced in the race. It is noticenble that Parsoxs, the noisisst of them all, declined any nomination, hisSocial- istio platform evidently stopping at that point whoro any outlay of money becomes necessary. The platform 19 made up of the hodge-podge that might have been éxpected, They want the hours of labor reduced. If thoy had formnlated this plank according to their real principles, thoy would bave de. manded the right to abolisk all labor so far a8 they aro concerned, and to live off the Inbor of others. They want a proper venti- Iation of mines, factories, and tenement. houses. 8o does every one else, capecially thoso who own them; but how is this to ho accomplished by polities? With equal cou- sistency thoy might have demnandod the abolition of yellow-faver and the prohibition of cholern, They want to. cstablish Bn. reaus of Labor Statistica. For what? What can thess DBureaus collect that ia. not already known? Iow do thoy propose lo pny thie expenses of thess Bn. reaus? By taxing the people, already over- burdened with taxation? They want the abolition of convict-Inbor and child-labor, In other words, thoy waut to jucresse the exponses of the Ponitontiaries in order that prisoners may bo kopt in idlencss, and so de- raugo the whole systom of Western farming, in whioh child-Iabor enters as oue of its most important factors. Thoy want the compulsory education of all children nnder 14 yonrs,—good cnough 8o far as it goes,— but they want the Govornment to furnish “‘the school-books,” etc. "Happy thought! Of course, if the Government furnishos the school-books, there is no roason why it should not furnish the school- fneniture, the achool libraries and apparatns, tho school-houses and lands, tho school- teachors and their salaries, nnd go into the business of edueation. They want tho abolition of the track system by which goods oro oxchanged for labor,—that, is, tho aboli- tion of the right of a laborer to take his pay in any form ho chooses. Thoy want the nbolition of the National Banks, and the Government to run the savings banks, That thoy should want thé National Banka abolished is not remarkablo; but why should they ask tho Governmont to run the savings banks? Why should they want savinga bauks ot all? he Bocinlist and TFintist Muoncn, in Maine, recently elected to Con- grosa, wado it his boast in the campaign that he had nover saved a dollar in his life, As this is the cssence of Bocialsm, aro not our Chicago Socinlists bohind the times? Wo are surprised at tho thinness of the platform all through, It gives rise ton suspicion that Chleago Soolalists ara not up to the average of Socialism elsewharo. ‘Whers are tha old war-cries of *Down with the Church!” **Corral the cmployers and grind thom, G—dd—n them! " * Down with capital ! ” etc., otc. As Socialism in Chicags noars the camnpaign, it bauls down ita rod flag. Havo these noisy blathorskites dis- covered that thoy ean mnke no impression upon the honest workingmen, and that their sohieres are #o absnrd that even the crazy Fiatiuts refuso to take any stock in thom? It is well, howover, that they have placed a tickat in tho fleld, as it gives the community at largo its first opportunity to got at them through the ballot-box. Whatever othor ro. sulls tho election wmiay have, it will ond Bo. ginlisn 08 an organization in Chicago, nnd tho blatant vagabouds who have been using it for'their own wolfish purposes will lave to seek omploywent in somo other direction, REDEMPTION OF NATIONAL-BANK NOTE3 Somo ten days ngo wo published a wtate- mont by our Washington correspondent, pre- pared by him fvom the books of the I'rensury Department, glving the dotails of all the Na. tioual Banky that hava gono into voluntary Hquidation, or Lave failed, showing the op- oration of the law fu the matter of tho re.f demption of tho bank.notes, This state nent was suggested by the roprosuntation that the Naticnal Bawks received all the profit resulting from tho destruction of their uotes by five or other acddent, The law renders this lwpossible, becauss in tho first pluco the bank has to deposit national bouds with the T'reasurer; the Comptroller of the Currenoy then ixsues to the bank notes to an amount equal to 90 per cont of ihe par value of tho bouds. T'he bauk also deposits with the Tmul;\rnr legal.tonder nates equal to & per cent of the bank.notes. ‘Che margin of security, therefore, is equal to 15 per cout in excess of the ontatandivg bank. notcs. The bonds remaiu on dopqsit 80 long as tho bank continussto o business; wheu it gocs iuto voluntary liquidation, it cau witlidraw its bonds by dopositing un awount of lawful mouoy equalto all its nqtes uuredoemed. If any portion of the bank. potes are not prosented for pedemiption, the Treasury retains bLonds or lawful mouey equul to the bauk.notesjuot prescuted for rodemption, Iu caso of an insolvent bank, 8 Recelver I8 nppointed, and he proceeds, os fast 8y Lio can, to doposit lawful monvy as so. cunity for tho outstandivg bank-notes, with. drawing bouds to' the amount of lawful woney deposited. Bavk-uotes are generully aloug time in being prasented, but the Ro. celver has to leave in tho Treasury bouds or 1awful 1nooey cqual to the smount of all un- rodeomed uotos of the bank, Tar Taisusz published a completo list of all the National Bauks which have baen placed in the hauds of Ruceivers, vte., dswa to Novewber. 1877, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1878; writes for explanation, ns follows: o the I Graxp Rurrnas, M summary sintement of anowing Lquidation, the amonnt of thele capital stock, Amount of aw fal manes deposited with the United Statés lo redoent outstanding fasne, and the amount vatataading, ete., in which statement it i¢ shown tiat aevon of the last sixteen banks named in the aszrecate have $715,00%L50 more omstanding than they have depoaited with the Government 16 redeem it: and, in the case of the last bank mentioed in the lat, it han $00, 004 oatatandsng, and nothing depoadzed, Wil yan please explafy (h yont next fnane how this discrepancy occars, and, §f the Government 19 the ghiner by tha operation, how s §tr A Fuatisr, The following are the names and figures of the lnst sixtoen bauks, to which this letter refors: Laweful Cirenla- dei ned. 14512 337 Canital, '8 saan g Cola, 14, ML000 iuth, Nind. 100,004 Crome, Wis. %002 230,600 leago, Nl L. 1., Watxins, g, f1a.150 1 Vame and Incation. N, Bank, fiedford, 1,645, F00 25,000 8,000 Thors is no mystery or difficuliy this. The moment n bank fails, all its bonds on deposit bocomo forfeited to the Unitod States to sccure tho cirenlating notes of the hank, but the Recoiver may re- deem the bonds by depositing lnwlul money in their placo; tho Receivor doos this gradu- ally, ns ho can obtain the monus; thus, by depositing £0,000 of Troasnry notds ho ean withdraw §10,000 of Londs, which ke can convert into greonbacks, and with the pro. ceods release othor bonds, ench time re. ceiving 10 por cent in bonds more than he hins to deposit, Tho process may tako some time, but, whorever the amount of lawful menoy on deposit is not equnl to the amonnt of ULank-notes outstanding, it follows that bonds representing tho difference in amount nre still in the hands of the ‘Lronsurer, tho bank officer not having been able to radecm them., In tho case given in the tablo of the bank at Lock Haven, wharo it ia stated that the outstanding bank-notes are 66,000, and no lawful money has beon deposited, it simply means that tha Ro- ceiver had notat that date taken any step to withdraw the bouds by depositing green- backs to securo the bank-notes. Upon look- ing at the official record, wo.find that in that caso the Roooiver of the bank had beon ap- pointed only n few weeks prior to the dato when the official report was made. Tho law and rulo on this subject was clenrly stated Ly our Washington correspondent. o snid 1 Where Soanks go futo liquidation, they nave to minke full depoalt at once, within slx montha; hat, \rh:mllwzohlll. tho Comptroller of the Curroncy rells the bonds, anld makes provision for tie co- demntion of the notes from time to time an thoy come in, or na the Treasurer mokes requlation upon him, lut, hefors the lecelver can be discharzud, of conrac a full depoxit hus 1o bo made, Tins |4 the only alstinctlon between banka which go into valuntary lh;flllhllun and thoso which fall, os to the depoais of the full amonut of legal-tonders for the redewmption of thelr clrcuiation, Voluntary hanky are campolled within six months 1o make tha entire depomt, whlle banks which are forcod Ly faliure Into liquidatien are not roquired tn mako the innmediate depusit. The time within which that deponit shall ho made depends entirely upon the discretion of the Comptroller, who makes his declslon according to tho necessities of the bank, tho conditlon of the ssscts, and the interosts of the crediturs and note-holders, Tho average rata of bank.notes not re- doenmod within' ton years is lcas than 1 por cant, and this sum, if never called for, is re- tained by the Treasury, and there aro small balances of outstanding notes of banks which olosed mors than ten years ngo, ngainst which the Treasury holds greaubncks to an equal amount, Thore is no lawful clalin on these groenbacks savo by the holder of tho bank-notes and the presonta. tion by him of the notes. ' IN WISCONSIN, No Stato ofticcrs aro to bo clected in Wis- consin this year, but Congressional nomina- tions aro now all complete, excopt tho nam. ing of candidates in tho Fourth (Milwaukeo) Distriot by tho Republicana and Nationals; nud, a4 that district is overwhelmingly Demooratio, the action of these lnst-unmed parties cannot bo regarded as of any par. ticular importance in the campaign. The coudidates in tho difforent diatricts aro as followa : . Hepublican, Democratie. Greenback, G Willlams, C.1L larker, C. 1, Parker, L Caswell, " ILE Davia, * I, . Tenney, thren, Owen K) : Jeusier,’ ... K8 Drmas, D510 Ginbe lloick, P, ey G0, Parker, AL Burrows, &, Of theso enndidates, Messrs, WiLLiams, CasweLy, 11azervoy, Husennry, aud Pouxp, Rupublicans, and Bouck aud Buaaa, Demo- craty, were membors of tho lnst Congress, Mr. Deusten, in the Fourth District, is nominated by the Domocrata to succoed the 1on. W. P, Lyxpg, and Lo han n mojority of 5,000 or 6,000 to back him, Two yoars ngo the vote for Congreasmen in Wisconsin stood s follows ; REIUBLICANS, Candidate, Lo Hamplire: 4 Pouus 4.\ Ly b B8 L G, . Honel 7. AL U Gugs 8, i N, Cat 1t it were not for the flalmoucy lunasy that has scized upon the mindsof many good Ttepublicaus in thoe agricultural and lumbor- ing seotions of “Wisconsin, wo should confi- dontly look for tho re-vlaction of all the Republican members; but at this mowent wo aro not suflivivutly posted as to the ex. teut of tho *‘cruzeto accuratuly foracast tho result, Iu the Firat, Thind, aud Soventl Districts there is not the slightest danger but that Meswrw. Woarams, Hazerroy, and Huseuney will Lo retumed, but wo cou. feds to sowe fears, not well grouud- ¢d wo hope, (hat Messre. Uasween in the Becond, and Tousp in the Eighth, will fiud mora serious opposition than they or the Hepublicans anticipats or are pre- pared to mest, Gov. Pounn's district is not 80 very closs in a struggle belween the two old partios,—his majoritly over Uate two yeurs ago beiug over 1,000,~but the ¢auvass hus beer: complicated by the nomiuation of ex-Speaker Baxuows as the Greeubuck, or Natioual, ckudidate, which of itself must bo cousidercd an jmportent faclor i the case, and the danger to Mr. Pounp bas boen still furthor fucreased by the action of the Demo-. crats in adopting Mr, Bannows as their cau. didate, thus forcig tho Republicans to fight the consolidated forcs of Loth the opposlug partics,. Wo note, howover, three componsating elrcumstances iu Mr. Pousn's favor to offset the strength of this cowbined vpposition to biw, vawmely: (1) "Phat thero is o serious dishffvetion in < To tho news; not entirely erazy upon that quostion, (Sece the platform of the last Republican State Convantion, in which Mr, Porxp was Chair. man of the Commilleo on Resolutions.) Wo might {nsert hare a socond parenthetic clause to the effect. that Mr, Pouxn's votes in Congress upon 'all finaneial questions have genorally beon mound and in accord- nneo with tho viewa of his party, which shows progress and good sense on his part. (3) Gov. Pousp proted himself so thor- oughly nble gnd eficiant a momber of tho Inst Congress, and looked after the interests of his constituents with such careful nssidu- ity, that a good mnny. business.men will give him their votes this year in spite of all political party afiliations, y In Mr. Oaswevt's distridt, the Second, the voto ia close under any civcamatances,—hi majority two yoars ago being only 828,— and now the danger 18 made imminent by the nomination of Tevxey, the Grecuback candidate, who is a woll.known oitizen of Mnadison, Two years ngo the vote stood : CasweLt (Rep.), 15,073; Onrtow (Dom. and Greenbanck), 14,746, Mr. Davis, the Demo- cratic candidnto, was tho Democratic cnndi- dato for Lioutenant-Govornor in 1876, is a popular man, and it will Le singular if he and Tuxex togoether do not poll a larger vote than Judge Oaroy did two years ago, Howaover, it is certain that Texxer will draw a4 much of his sapport from the Democrats as from the Ropublicans, A private letter from thal distriot just reccived is to the of- foct that the Domocrats and Fiatiste have agreed to ** pool their lssues” and withdraw TexNzy, loaving Davis a clear field to con- tend with CasweLr. : In the Sixth District (Bovox's) everything on tho Republican side acems to be inn muddlo, which hnas been brought sbont by tho nomination of Gnrivaen, who is inaligi- blo on ncconnt of the recont date of his naturalization papers. For twelve years prior to 1876 the disirict hns been Ropub. liean, and, with a first-class man, could be carried ngain with a little hard work. 'The Congressionnl Committes nre casting about for a candidate with whom to dofoat Bouor, nud it is said their cyes nro now directed towards ex-Presidont Stzese, of the Apple- ton Univorsity, ond late n candidate for State Buporintendent of Public Instruction on the Greenback ticket. * Ho far ns tho Fourth and Fifth Districts of the State nre concerned, 1t may reasounbly bo nssumed that Drvstza and Baaaa will be elooted. % “FIAT LUX." By Burses, in his speach at Indinnapolia on Friday night, explainud fint money by the following : The newspapers and eomo political speakers were, he waut, Falsing great objection to the phrnss + fat money, " tnt what doea” fut money meant DorA know what §t means? Wihen all wns chaos, and without form and vold, and darkness cov the earth like a pall, Gop smid these words, which aro Latin, ** Fial Lut " —Let thero bo Hgtit, and thore was light. Thw moroin starn sang together, and the earth grew fruftful and happy. Flat noney means simply the United Statea tovornment should eny, ** Let there be mogey, "—nothing more, nothing less, The word **1flat’" Is the Latin for ** let thero ba.” "Llsix lesson in philology. does not cloar up Any of the difficulty. Unfortunately for flat money, chaos is not now nnivoraal, nor docs darkness cover the oarth like a pall, nor is Ben Burien the Powor that ruled at Croa- tion, Tassing by without comment tho deo- Intntion that tho Almighty spoke in Latin whon He croatod the universe, we fail to seo any similarity betweon a Diviue command and ao act of Congross, unless Bornen in- tended to reproach the Almighty for not hav- ing added to **F¥at Luz” the additional command ¢ Fat Pecunia” (that 1s, it the Ianguage of Crention waa Latin), and thus for- over have placed the supply of monoy hoyond the contraoting influence of bondholders and bankers, Tho Alwighty having failed to do this, Bureen, with tho sid of Kmannxy, now}proposes to supply tho omisslon and correct the torrible rosults of the negligence of tho origina) Crentor, IIs proposes now that tho Congross of the United States shall decres, * Let there bo money,” aud ho ox- peots that money will instantly oxist, in obedicnce to the nat of- Congreas, as readily and ns sufficiently as light appoared at tho original comwand, ** Fiat Lux," 'The Fronch Rovolutionists issued a decreo—perbaps as wmany os & dozen—declaring, ** Lot thore be moncy,” bnt the decrees wore abortive, and the fiat monoy would not stay money. They issued a fint abolishing the Christian rellgion, but that roligion wonld uot stay abolished. By auother fiat they deified Ronson, but the croation failed, The fiat business haa becn attempted a grest many times by human Governmonts, but it has always proved abortive, It Buters and his people expoot to creato money by repeating the words * Let there bo wmoney,” the cliances aro that the stock of ‘money will continne nnuhhngod,-lboul the #3mo a8 1f tho fiat had not boen lsauod. The practico of creating sometbing out of noth- fug, thongh often attempted, has never boon succesiful slncs the time when * Fiat Lux" was first pronouncoed. Ifad Burres boen in power at that timoe ho might have provided that, in supplyiug the earth with all other things noodful for man, thera should be an inoxhaustible supply of irredsem. ablo logal-tundor greonbacks, as at that tino flatism was absolute, 'The asswnption of pawer by him at this thae Is not ouly late, but togislative fotism has boen so fwpotent in the ullairs of this world that thero can be Lut lttls oxpoctation that it will be revived uow by either Keanney or BurLen, Japan is & wonderful country, and she s at preseut ehgazed la some very costly and fm- portaut public works, . 8he has just completed two ratiways, one from Yokobsim to Tokio, the other from Pioge to Koo, Telegraphic Hoes counech Hakodate with Nugusakt, ‘The miueral resuurces are buing developed with better meth- Oda thun bofore, white uever was more atten- tion paid to the soll sud husbandry of the coun- try. The vousts are now lighted by thurty-fuur light-bouses, three Nulit-sbips, sixtecn Luoys, sud five beacons, Japauess steamers ply bo- tween Lhe seaports of Japap, sud fo Chiva, Correa, and the Rio Kl Islauds, sud even make ab vecusional trip to Eugland. llee postal sys- tem dsalio w marvel of practical utility, as shown by the Jupaness Postmaster-Ucneral's report fur last y Letters (urdinary walled), 22,053,4) utlers (reglvteced), G, cands, 6,TH,873; uewspapors, 7,073,581 books, batterus, cte,, BRL0137 Iree commumeations, rfil,l‘.‘}; i Jetters dlspatelied o foruign tuuutries, 0,631, — o —— e It can alinost Le sald to be a fashion now with unluppy busbauds (o kill thelr wives aud then themselves; and & Wy proper custow it is,—~ We wiean the foal et 1u wll such trazedics. The tase ut our Tweuty-sceond Street Devot o few days e, in which & jeulous busband gave his wily & death-wound, as be suiposed and in- tended, sud then pus a fatal butlet uto bis owon worthilugs head, hsd its exact copy to Cinvn. natt ou Safurday ulcbt laat, when Cuus Pusus wurdercd Lls wife wud then blmsclf. Of of himaelf at once, and with his own hand and nt his own expense. In ordinary cnsos, ns long 48 o man resolves on being o murnderer, he im. poses upon rociety the troable of arresting, indlcting, tryfng, and hanging him, which {s alivnya an expensive and often perplexing busi. ness, and when a fellow is magnanimons enough to save the legal authorities all this expense and trouble, his mot must Yo commended, The custom fs n good one, and from no point of viow can the practlea boe condemned, because it wauld be foolish to contend that it {s any more wicked for a murderer to take his own life aftey 1t hias been forfeited by his acts, than it Ia for tha regularly constituted. authoritics tv do it for him. Indeed, he not only shows his contempt for the 1aw's delay, the prevaricatfons and per- versitics of the courts, the obtusencss and bold ignorance of senttmental jurors, and the rascally 1egal sleight-of-hand practiced by skillful attor- neys, but boldly takes himself out of the way by the summary process afforded by tho use of *'4 bare bodkin,” ————— A great deal of Interest s belog created fn New York City over the Congressional nomi- nations on the Democratic side of tho House, where nearly all the hopes of success scem {o reside. FERN¥ANDO Woop and * Sunsot” Cox expect to be returned, 1f they can so pavigate the Greenback carrent as te keep In the channel of popular favor. ‘To this end Cox has taken o sudden flop, @ la THURMAN, and, In fact, @la the whole Democratic party pretty mueh, and has swaliowed the fist-moucy bait, hook, line, oud sinker, as readily ns a brook-trout takes afly. ‘The rest of the city delczation are quictly, watehing tho effect of Cox's back somersault before they fmitate It. ' If 1t nrove a good thing In the case of Cox, then they will go and do lkewlae; but, 1f not, not. ‘The average New York politician, §f he knows uimaelf, and especially the Now *York Con- gressman bearing the Bourbon Democratic trade-mark, s alwavs ready to pool his issucs, provided it redonnds to his personal advantage and exaltation. The State Cunvention Ie to be held this week, when it {s expected that things that are ot present * without form aud vold * will take defirite and recognlzable shape. In the Richmond, Qucens, and Suffolkc District the indlcatlons are that Mr. Perny BeLsoNt will recelve tho Democratic nomlvation, in which event tho Republicans will not run = can- didate against him, —_————— A grand concert has been given in nearly every larga ity in the Unlon, and has been o means to raiss large amnounts of money for the yellow-fever suflerers of the plague-stricken Bouth. But in New York City the effort to get up a grand musteal entertalnment proved a flat falluro through a **imisunderstanding ! between the managers and the musleal people. Nothiug tu this world reems to he easier than to raise n row atnong peoplo of this clusa, The New York Committee understood that certaln singers and musicians had determined to given concert withont charge for their services, and that the use of the Academy of Musle had been oltained free of charce. 'Two dags before the proposed entertalnment they ascer- tained that nothing hud been done to adrertlsc or manage the entertalnment. They «id ol that they could to make up for lost time, but without success, and when at tha Jast moment they found that the Academy had to bo pald for, and that tho orchiestra refused to perform until tho nlayers were given $200, they abandoned tho entorprise, The singers appear to havo acted In good fuith, aud were ready to appear in the concert without chargu. In this and other citfes tho coucert busineas has been botter managed than in New York, and tho results have been more satis- factory. ————— It appears to thoss who consult history that great men have their little troubles, hatreds, Sealousles, snd disappointments as well as the rest of us, Bloca the defeat of, M, Evarnn HALE, of Maine, It turns out that Le hos not been bebavivg 08 o goud Loy should towards those “wlho made hin what he fs” and it s alleged that he has been partlenlarly naughty and insolent towards Seuntor BLAINE, who I8 credited with being *the architect ot HAra's fortune,” and that BLaixs doesn't mourn over KuorNr's do- feat *'as one having no hooe.'* On the vontra- 1y, it 1 said that BoaiNg bears HaLg's follure toget ro-clected o Congress with a patlence and Cliristian fartitudo that are quite refresh- Ing. Havk was offered a position fn the Cubl- net by Presiacut Iarrs on Mr. Brung's ac- count, but thls be refused to accept, although urged to do 5o by BLALNE, und has buen guilty of other iudependent acts, showlog his con- tempt for HLAINx'S (atherly advice, The Seun- tor from Malue proposcs to let the young man know that he (BLAINE) resides in Lhat State, und tat he sayeth to one, * Go," and he gueth, and to-another, ** Come," nnd ho cometh. e g A clerical Wackguard fn San Franclsco, the fRev." L 8. KALLOCK by nawe, 4 an nob un- known to fame, delivered s lecture the other evening upon the quaint and curious subject of Y DENNIS KEAUNTY. Here ls an extract from this preacher’s wonderful adiress: With the press ageiust hin. the politiciany aguinet hiu, the aristocrucy acatust lum, —with all toess agailust blun ho tus liled Faneull Hall fa Hoston, “Unton Square fu New York, und has drawn Immense crowds 1o tio Capitol sieps i Washingiun ta leten to his shnple specch, e b called profave awd covree, you the crowds guthir 10 hiear hum, and e bv contiuially doing sumething goed. und cousigerable, Itia repurted that voms oue as Bxx Borexu, o« \What 1 Me. Kkauxky worth?* **\Worih ¥ answered Bureen; * be 12 worlt 75,000 votes,” And that fe wi KeY will prove worth 60 BuTeis in M, KrauNsy has been tod Aluighity’s i breaking the backbone of thu Democr: vitrty, and the Hepuolican parly never had mich vuck. Loue unyway, When the s wle, led uy Keansky, has cained fhe Uovernorhin of Mased- chiwelts fur Burten, somcthing el will cowo, aud 18 will be a guad time, ———— ‘The Milwaukee Dally Murphey scems to con- sidder it wu offendy ualuat the peace aud diguity of tne Commounwealth, it vot & violation of the® moral code, for any man to be a candidate for the Uniteid States Scuate, except Its particular idol, chlef, und owner, ft falls to grasp that sublime fdea which Jles at the foundation of this Rlortous Republie, to-wit: that itis every clif- zon's Gop-given privilege to usplra to any oflice within the gift of the dear people, without re- urd to age, color, or previous coudition of sery- itude. When the Duily Hurphey becomes edu- cated up to that point where it cun understand *+the spirit aud gentus of our free fustitutlons," & good many things will get through its woul that ¢ now utterly falls to comurchend, If 13 could muke an even swup of its tusalunce for o Iitle comumon sense, it would be o trado that its vealers, sud sl prominont Republicaus in Wiscowsin, would beartily sporeclate, - eem——e Mr. Epwarp Baxvensoy, of Milwaukeo, who has been agresd upos as the gentleinan whum the Repubiicans will call out as & vandi- daty for Congress, 14 8 well-known aud wralthy citizen, and will make an ‘excellent run it he Koes heartily (nto tho canviss. 1o ts a miller aud au uctive member of the Board of Trade. Hu has been fur many scars closely dontided withtho Lustness futereata of Milwaukee, und bis wealth, social peattivn, ackuowledged generos- ty, aud friendly divposition have wade bl ons of tho most popular men fu Wisconsln, It he accepts the call upon b and enters the race with his usual vigor aud guergy, and Is not the toud of & Henatorlal wapirant, be will @ive Mr, Dgustei, the Democratic uomineo, a decdedly lively voutest w the City ond County of Mu- wauke, b 5 Tlo achedules of McCoumick Brothers, cou- tructors fu New York, who recently went luto voluutary bankruptey, ave beca filed, sbowiug an aggrewate fudebteduess of §314,000, the greater portion of whica is beld fu this clvy aud Philadelpbia. Thero sre uo asicts, cxeept wear- ny apparel ic actusl use, und which s otempt by law. Fhe thrw ts cowpoaed of Frascis 4., A correspondent at Grand Rapids, Mich., [ his district on the part of tha honcat. | course, every ono regreta that a man showld | Jouy 17, nnd Daxian J. McUonsticr, and y, moncy Denscerats, who openly declaro that [ kil - his wile, for any cause: what- | fndividnal Niabitien of tho frat named amm.,.' i gl ; they will holt Barnows aud vote for Pousn, | e¥er o f;hflml; tamnlfestly th:e yobr | to SHMBL of which there are seonred g 315 L. Sept. B4 -In venar feege " H P 3 2 3 e . ’ il of fhe Tiah v e vl e of S3uike | (3)That Mr. Pousn entertaing somo flexi. | PO ute to which anr woman carried e, | Amoni the principu _secured clalms are Gy, Flu e vou pibliel swhat purports ta be ‘s’ | Llo notions npon curroncy questions him- £ 13 lnade e e | of the Bcottish-Amerieans Mortgago Company, the entire suhject, " 1t th then the Lest offect that wo know of for the | of Chicago, $35,400; Chicago Life-Tnairangg Natlonal Hanks which have cone into | felf thal oughs to satisfy any man who 18 | crime is for the murderer fo rid the community G Company, 821,000 Union Natianal Ban, o Chicago, 83, Ilis prinefpal unsecured cr:-rn;‘ ors ard FRANCIS B, PEARODY, Chieago, 30, belng the amount of guarantee on band Civen for tho pérfectiriz of contract. The Yndividgy Indebtedness of Dasten o, Mnr.‘mmmx amounts to $135,305, his principsl seClrey creditors being Faxcis B, Peanonr, trustee Chiengo, 850,250; Scottlsh-Amerlcan Mortgyge Cotnpany, $33,600. ——— The Board of Control has recently haq o meeting to declde wpon the amount of anthes. uite coal to be put nut for the monthof O.tober, amd limlted t to 1.200,000 tous—an excess of 200,000 tous over the production for Beptembr, A report of the proceediogs of the meeting u,; that tlere was a wide difference of oplafon g the snceting in regard to tho amount of coa 1o be mined In October—the Delaware & Hud. 2on and Pennsylvania Conl Companies Inststing ou 1,000,000 tons, and fhe Lebigh Valtey and Thiladelphia & Reading Companles dcmnm]lng 2,000,000 tans. Alter a long seaslonand debate, 1,200,000 tons were declded upon ns a com. prowmlse amount, Tho officlal figures of’ the production in October for alx years show thay tho amount agreed to is the amnallest production yot made, ——— Those who hail the privileze of lstening 1, the admirable -apeech with which the Hon, Hixast Barngr opened the campnign, on Satar. dny night, In the Third Congressional Disteies, cottid uot help being satisfied with lim as the Republican enndidato for Coneress. Enough ot that addresa was printed in Tie TrRinuxs ¥os- terday morning to give the reader a'tasta of iy quality, and to convincs thoao who did not hear it that Mr, Bannex will make & Represcntatiyg in Washington of whom his conslituonts may well feel proud, His “ability, candor, zooa] senee, practical sagacity, and solld intexriy make bim a candldate worthy of the support of all houest men, —— Tt s sald that Mr, Jiv HEgRINGTON, Of Kang County, tells his friends that, If he Is renomp. nated and elected, he will be the next Spoaker of the House, It Issaid that Mr. Mosa Weyr. wontit, of Chicago, Is boldlng out the same flattering Inducement, Having scrved seyer) terms, will thesa gentlewen polnt to anytnlop they ever accomplishied in the way of legisls. tion that would warrant either of them in by potheeating the whole Democratic party? ———— “Bosn " Krrrs and Gov. Pounp arcatump ing the Elghth (Wlsconsin) Cungressional Dis. trict tozuthier, The **Boss* Is a candidate for the United States Benste in place of llows, and, whils ho Is ostensibly alding Uov. Pousn In his canvass for re-clection to the Housc, it s not to be supposcd that Mr. Kevzs is eotirely indifferent to making a little Seratorial hay fog himseil witle the Republican sun 1s shiulng, e et — The New York ladles, fn planning to ralss monoy for tho yellow-fever sulfercrs, sccured a, winning card when they engaged Boomi, the Rreat tragedian, to give & performauce In thair interest. The sale of seats was very large, and the supply of. tickcts at tho hotcls was all ex- hausted long before tho day flxed for the cveut, Some of the tickets solil at a hizh premium, . —— Sangamon County, Illinols, as Broeney A, Douaras used to describo Vermont, Is 1 good place to emigrate from. Hangamon County sent SnizLps to the United States Scoate via Mine nesota; 8Auxpens via Nebraska; and nor BLATERS the vew Honator frum Orewon. Wouldn't it be s good fuea for CuLLoy, Par MEf, and RorINsoN to emigeatol e e— Col. G, A. P1ence, o pronounced (irecnhack er, has beon fllling Gov. Curtos®s appolat- ments {n the rural districts, Col. ticeea b counected with the L-0.-U. EQUALIZATION. Addltlons to and Deductions from County Amneszmicnts, Bpecial Dispated to The Trivune, 8pnisavieep, 1L, Sept. 2L.—AL the wession of the State Board of Equalization to-day, the Committee ou Equalization of Lands sutmnitted the following report, which was referred, cov- ering additions to and deductions from the couuty agsessnient as returne coUxTIES, TRy Woudioed ..