Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 1, 1878, Page 4

Clark strect, opposits tho Sterman Houte, THE CIiCAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1873, TERMS OF BT MAIL—IN ADVANCE~FOSTAGE PREPAID. iy Edttien, ore year, 81 .88 Finty Fuliton: Literary and 1ifgious oubié et R iy, one yes TArteuf 8 year, por month. WRARLY RDITI tna rpy, ver yeu Chihoftonr. .. Frecimen coples sent fre Glve Post-Ullce address 1n fufl, tncludiag Btato and Connty, Eemlttancenmay be made efther by draft, express, Tort-Office order, or in registered letter, at our risk. TERMS TO CITY SUBSCRIDERS, Tefly, deltvered, £unday ezcepted, 25 ¢enta per weak. Daily, deffvered, Sunday included, 0 cents per week. Add THE THIDUNE COMPANY, Corner Mudlson and Dearborn-sta., Chicago, Til. Orders for the dellvery of Tng TAInTNE at Evanston, Englewood, and Hyde arx teft in the couniing-room will receive prompt atientlon. er——— TRIDUNE BRANCII OFFICES. “Tn® Cniicaao TRINTHA has eatablished branch offices for the trcelpt of subscriptions and advertisements ad follows: NEW YORK~Room 28 Trfouns Duliding. F.T.Ma- Fanpex, Manager. I'AIIS, France—No. 10 Rue dela Graage-Datelfere. . Manixn, Agent. LONDON, Eng.—American Exchange, 440 Strand. Hexry F. Gittio, Agent. BAN FItARCISCO, Cal Palace Hotel. MeVicker's Theatre. Madfson rirect, between Dearborn and State, ** Lost 1a London." Ilnnley’s Theatre. ? Tandelnh street, brtween Clark nnd Lasaile, Rice's Evangeline Combination. **Kvangeline.” Tlaverly's Thentre. i Deardorn street, corner of Monroe, **The Danltes. Tinmlin's Thentre, Clark strest;cpposita the Conrt-Houss. Kugagement of Frank Chanfran, **Kin" New Chicago Theatre. “*Der Verlobuugs Teutel.” Academy of afusie, Talsted street, between Madison and Monroe. Va- lety entertainment. Exposition, Laka ahore, foot of Adams streat. Tho Tahernncle, Monroe streat, between Frankiln and Market, Grand Concert by the Strakosch Opers Company, White Stocking Pnrk, Tlcnle far the bonet of tha yeitow -fever suffarers. 'TINGS, SOCIETY ME COVENANT LODGE. No. 620, A, F.and A, .| Specist Comimunicstion this (Tucsday) event =1 welock, ot Corintiian Hall, 187 Fast Kinle-st {rurk o the 3131, bgree. Visitini brethren o SeruBKY Hvhied ’"’n‘u. . WOLSELEY, W. M. Greenbacks at the New York Stock Ex. change yestorday closed at 993, Tho welcome announcoment is made that tho Hon. Jauss G. Buaise has consented to deliver a spoach ot the Tabernacle next Monday night. His prosenco in Chicngo at such o time will be most opportune, and will servo to innugurate the fall eampaign in grand fashion. As to his auditory, of course tbe ouly question will be the contalning capacity of tho big Tabernacle, Primary eloctions were held in Chicago yostordny for the choice of delegates to at- tend tho Becond District Ropublican Con- gressional Convention to-day, and also for delegatos to the various Sonatorinl District Republicane Conventions.” The largs voto polled was an evidence nliko of tho nctivity of tho candidates and the strong political fnterest boginning to be nroused. And now tho Domocratic party in Iown hns gone to meet its lale lamonted connec- tious in Maino and Massachusotts, and in tho political gravoyard of “the year must bo placed yot nnother tombstone with the opi- taph: “Swallowed by tho Fiatsts.” Tho procesy of deglutition was yesterdsy com- pleted at Des Moines, and now nll that re- moins above ground of tho *“putrid romi- miscenca " in that Stato is the faint recollec- tion, which will rapidly fado away, that thero ‘was once but is not now o distinet party or- guuization called Democratio, —— An opinion as to the legal-tender quality of tho subsidiary silver coinsge, as woll as the construction of the Rovised Statates rol- ative to the recoption of such colnage fn payment of public dues, has just beon pro- mulgated by Attorney«General Devens in roply to quostions submitted- by the Socre- tary of tho Treasury, Judgo Devess decides that the subsidiary coins are not legal-tonder na paymont of part of any debt excooding in amount $6, cither as betwoen individuals or in tho payment of duaties on Importa, Another rosolu way fotrodncod last evening In the Common Council directing the immediate discontinnanco of work on the City-Hall building. ‘Tho Council hns al. veady scitled this question, and work on the builiing is goiog forward rapidly, econom- ically, und with satisfaction to tho taxpay- ers. The Lemont Stone Ring has domon. strated its inability to control the votes neceseary to pass such a resolution over the Mayor's voto, and there fs no reason to ap- prehend that Curnzaton's crowd has gained any new recruits, Thoy may as well drop tho scheme, Tho speech of the oo, Danizs P. Bawp- Wiz, candidate for Attorney-Genoral of Ine diana, delivered at Now Castle, Ind., a fow days oo, on * Hard ‘Limes,—Their Couse and Itemedy,” {s ouo of the torsost, clearest, and ablest wo have vead during this cam. puign. ‘Tho causo of tho hard timos Is traced to their proper source, and it is completely demonstrated that the so-called contraction . of the currency hnd nothing whatever to do with it, It was the destruction of capitul ceused by war, tho prodiglous inflation of dubts, and extravagant liviug, that brought tho country to the point whora the financial explosion toak place. 'Tho wpeech of My, Barpwin is full of facts sud figures, aud deservos an attentive perusal. It will bo i found in this issuo of Tax Tuisuxe. An event of great importanca to the swmall arwy of delinquent distillery captured in Bustow's raid upon the whisky-thieves oc- curred yesterday iu tho decision of their e by Justice 1{asray, of the United Stetes Buprumo Court. ‘The decision is also of general interest by reison of the law points iuvolved. In effact it ls only a partial victury for tho Goveroment, Justico Hanzax hulding that the granting of immunity and pardon opwrated to rclieve tho distillers from {he cuforcoment of all - ponalties and forfultures incurred by reason of the violation of the Internal Revenus Jaws, and accordingly the suits for double- tax punalty uud condunvation and forfoituro 130 dismissed. On the other band, the do- cislun sustaiug the claim of the Government for wll uupaid taxes, overruling the plea of the defendanta that thoy were relieved of this domand throngh the granting of immn- nity to some and of pardon to others. The Court lays down the brond principle thint tho power to remit taxes is lodged only in Con. gress, and cannot ba Inwfnlly exercised by nny officer of the Govornment; ro that, even if & pledge of this kind had beon mmade, or a provision to that effect had been insorted in the pardons, noither the pledgo nor tho par- dons wonld be recognized as valid and bind. ing, and the debt of unpaid taxes must still bo pald unless roleased by act of Congress, From tho text of Justico Haarax's opinion it wonld appear that the probability of an nppeal to the Supreme Court of the United States was held in viow, aod notico of appeal was promptly filed by the Assistant Diatrict~ Attorney on behalf of the Government. And now comes the Sullan, who, in addi. tion to all his other troublos, is having a distracting time with Fiat. At the bogin- ning of last woek the paper money bad about one-third of its nominal valne. Dnr- ing the waeek it foll off 7 por cont more, and was in conseqnonce refused for taxes, where- upon it has commenced pouring into Con. stantinople in one wonk, wishy-washy, over- lasting flood. 1t is roported that the Sultan has becoma alarmed, and s determined to instituto cnorgetio measures. What his en- ergetio measures may be wo do not know, except that ho is going to namo n Commis- sion, which is the last resort in all despernto cases. As tho Saltan is abeolute, so far na ho goes, he might instruot the Commission to anuounce that overy subjoot of his who should refuso to take the I'iat, and acknowl. odge that this i3 a dollar, shall be bagged and thrown into the Bosphorus. By some such recoluto measures ho might keop the stuff aflont awbile longer. In any event, Constantinople offers such rare attractions in this diveotion that wa slinll expect to sco an immediato emigration of the Fint lunntics to the Imperinl City. This is tho first day of October. Ninety days from this, greenbacks of the United States and tho notes of tho National Banks will bo'tedenmed on demand, and thereafter bo on an oxact lovel with eoinin value. Gold will then flow into cirenlation ns frecly s greenbacks, and the latter will bo s goad a8 the noles of the Dank of Eagland,—be taken at parwith gold in any civilized nation inthe world. It will nol be in the power of tho Anti-tesumptionista to roponl the nct hofore resminption takes effact, and after it has becomo nn accomplished fact many men now bawling for ropeal will stop thuir noise, nnd concludo that on tho wholo it would be well to give the law a fair trial before taking any more steps in the direction of ropeal. It will be- disgracoful for Con. gress to ordor suspension of apecio paymonts, without necessity or protoxt therafor, and it cannot bo done without o two-thirds vote of both Scnate nnd ITouso, ns tho President will certainly intorpose the voto to provent suspension, Resumptlon will oxpand the monoy of the conntry to tho utmost enpacity of tho business of tha country to employ it, by liberating the hoarded coin and thoronfter pouring into the currency channels the prod. ucta of our mines and mints, THE DEMOCEATS AND THE INCOME TAX, It is generally known ana frankly admitted by the Democrats all over tho State that Mr. W. 0. Goupy, of Chiengo, is tha recognized candidate of tho Demacratic State Com- mitteo for tho United Statos Senate, and honca his recont speech in this city, which has been cireulated by thousands, ia accopted as presonting tho real Demoacratio platform on which the party nppeals to the people for their votes, . In his arraignment of the Republican party for ita financial management of tho Government, Mr. Goupy prosented a number of itams of **ruinous” policy, one of which ronds na follows: 8. The exomption from taxation of Treasury notes and United States bonds, in violstion of the cardinal prenciplo that all property shail by, taxed in proportion to ita value, and fAs repeal” of he Income taz in defanco of tho wunlversal rule of political economy, thatevery man whall contribute 1o tho suvport of tho (overnment according to his ability to pay, und thereby taking the burden of maintainini the means of protcetion from the :‘llmuhlan of the rich and placing it on the backe of ® poor, ‘Wo havo alroady commented on the ques. tion of taxing tho United States notes and bonds, and now call attention to this mattor of the incomo tax, Itianasorted that an income tax is demanded by ‘“o universal rule of political economy,” and that the Republicans repoaled that tax in violation of that rule, and ara theroforo guilty of transferring the burden of taxatlon® from the shoulders of the rich to the backsof tho poor. ‘The Ropublican party did not attain power in the Governmeut until 1861, when ithad to tako chargo of a war which tho Democrats hind instituted to destroy the Gov- ornwont. The Domocratic party had been in control of the Government practically during the previous soventy yoarsof its exist. ence. Daring thatsoventy years of Demacrat- io rule no Domoeratio Congress had recognized the “‘universal rulo of political economy " which domanded an incomo tax, but during all that timo the Demceratio party contiuued to leave the burden of taxation *‘on the backs of the poor.” Finally, when the War lad progrossed somo yenrs, and tho necesslty of the coun- try forced the Republican party to resord to all means to obtain reveune, & tax on in- comes was proposed, On the 1st of July, 1304, a rosolution was proposed in the House of Reproacntatives lovying a speolal tux of 5 per cont on all incomes aver §G0O0 for tho year 1801, aud tho resolution was adopted— yeas, 53, all Ropubliowus; nays, {9, of whom 47 were Democrats, In the Benate the resolution was passed on tho same day—yeas, 28, all Republicavs; nays, 7, all Democrats, ‘Tho Domoorats then put the * univorsal rule of political econo. my" at deflance, and opposed an jncome The tax was continued from yoar to year, aud in June, 1870, the bill lmposing a tax of 5 por cent on all incomes over $1,600 was ponding. Ou motion. of Cox (Dem,), of New York, the tax was reduced to 3 per cont. ‘The vxemption was then increased to §2, ouly 5 Democrats votiug no, all tha oth ) ers for the amendment, My, Porrea (Dem.) woved that the Incoma tax should ceass aftor 18705 on this the Domocrats voted~yess, 32 ; usys, 12, Ouamotion to strike out the tax on incomos, 28 Damoorats of the 40 voting voted yea, When tho LIl reached the Hepato, o motion was made to strike out the income tax; and this wotion was carried, every Dumocratio Honator present voting yea. suh-wqquntly. on a motion to reconslder this vote, every Democratic Benator present voted no, An amenduent to levy a tax of 2} per cont on incomes forthe yeors 1871 and 1872 was adopted, but every Democrat in the B:nato voted no. ‘Tho bill was then raturned to the Houss, where & motion to stnike out the incomo tax wus rejosted, tho Demozraty voting—yaas, 2; nays, 15, This bill reimposed the in. coma tax for two years, and on the passage of the bill 49 Domoerata voted no. The levy of a tax on incomes wna, in those years, ono of tho great crimes for whiclt the Democrats held the Republican party guilty. The National Demoeratio Convention of 1868 dononuncod aucd de- manded the repenl of tho **inquisitorial tax,” nnd the Democentio Stato Convention of Ohio in 1870, among other things, de- clared ‘That the Internal-revenne aystem of the United Htatea {4 nnendurnblo In its oppressive cxactions; that it shonld bo immediately remodaied; tnat ita Annoyances of stamps, and Heensos. and faxes wpon sales and incomes should be abolished. The record of the Democratia party is clear and numistakable in opposition to the lovy of an income tax, and in favor of its nbolition. The ground taken in opposi- tion to such tax was thal it was a fax upon tho wages fund ; that it took from the snrplus earnings that nioney which would be oxponded for wages; and that tho tax opor- atod to reduce the number of persons em- ployed on the rate of wages. Thoe Repub- licane, 50 foon as the Government could dis- pense with the tax, consented to its repeal. 28 ‘When the Domocrata denounce tho Repub. lican party for the ropeal of tho incomo tax, lot them remember that the only time such o tax was in foree in this conntry it was lovied in deflance of the Domocratic parly, aud that that party continued its opposition to ke tax until it was ropenlod, ——————mene— NEW YORK REPUBLIOANS AND DEMO- CRATS, 18, The Democrats in Now York nsed up tho first day of thoir Convention in quarreling aniong thomsclves, This bronght tho actual vrocoedings of their Convention on the samo day ns that of the Repnblicans. The cir- cnmstanco nakes o compatison between tho two more wtriking than ususl. Thero was one point nbout which the two platforms were notably alike, and another about which they were notably at variance. It wounld be difficult for two differont nssemblages to ex- press greater opposition than upou the sub- Jeet of the Electoral Commission, as will be scen frow tho following extrncts whon rend side by sido: New York Republleans.) Ner York Democrate, Fourth—The Electorai| " Resolved, That, by the Commisslon was 6 wiso infamous _coumpivacy of and honorablo mode of forco and frand, the high sctibing u dangorons dis- oflicialsand untepndialed utc. Al varties were leaders of the Reuublic- und 1o ubide by ifs de- an parly annnlted and rue cislon, and any ailempt versed tho natlon'scholce to undo or tmpale the for the P'residency, put a concinston it established defented candidato 14 the in unpatriotic and revolu. chair of Waninnarox, tionary. and cheated the peaple of that roform of the Fedoral Uovernmont which thele ballote had demanded and ordatned ; and It Is the stern resolys [of the American peoplo that snch a feand fins been perpotrated for the Inst time. Tha contrast becomes still stronger when we consider the actual facts of tho case. The scheme of an Electoral Commission, appainted by Congress to count the votes for Prosident, was a Dotnooratio dovioo; it was specially urged by Mr. Hewrrr, who was then TiLpgy's chief spokesman; itreceived Tirnex's tacit approval nt the time, though ho has sinco sought to disavew all responst- bility for it; it commanded a genoral sup- port from Democratic mombers of Congresa, some of whom may Lave favored it in tho true spirit of compromise, but inany of whom advocated it beoause thoy belioved they could control the personnol of the Com- missfon so as to assuro tho cholce of their candidate. Is it not disgracoful, under theso conditions, that the Demoorats of New York should now donounce as “an infamous conspiracy of forco and fraud” an agency which they were chiefly instrumontal in cronting? ‘Take the other slido of the caso. . Tho Republicans wore extrome- ly reluctant to nccept the proposcd Commission, Many of thom opposed it bit- terly, and Morton, the Republican leader in - tho Senato, fought it to the laat, It was be. leved by somo of tho Ropublicans that the Preaident of the Sonate bnd the lawful right to count tho voto ‘‘on tho faco of tho ro- tarns,” and those gontlemen looked upon the Comimission na a sacrifice of prinoiple and advantage. Nevertheloas, tho compro- miss was agroed to, and proved to be “‘a wiso and honorablo mode of settling a danger. ous dispute,” as they now admit, No im. partial person can look en the two sides of this quostion without acarediting the Re. publicana with fairness, and charging the Domoorats with bad faith in the present party treatment of tho Elecloral Commisaion, Dut the Republican and Democratio plai- forms In Now York aro as notably alike in rogard to the financos a8 thoy are unlike in regard to the pastisan construction put npon “the Eloctoral Commission. On the former subject the Republicans smd : «Second—-Under the management of succoeding Ttepublican Administratious the country bLas ud- vanced 1o a point of specis resumption, and the liighest {ntorcets of business, nu ivss thuu tho pligntod faith of the fepublic, demsud that there ahall bo no stow backward and uo postponoment, With Lbis stuady prozreds wo hail the asuaplclous sigua of ruviving trude and indusiey, and congratu late the peovle upon the practical vvidvuca that if the yood work sballbe completed the deproasion forced upon us by tho War of the Jtebelllon witl give place 10 returning confidence and permancut prosverity, which caa rest alone on the Sxod mon- etary atandard of the commarclal world, un sottlod Jalncsand full sccunity, and cortaty for the fu- are. Third—Standing noalterably for the constitution- al priuciples of bard moncy, wa insiat that the wroenback, Inatead of beng disbonored and dopro- clated, whall b mado as good a8 honcat cotng that the laborer's doliur shatl wean & real dollars that the uncortaintics whteh roh toll and paralyze trady shiall ceava; that our currency sball ‘b wiade the beat currency by making ull parta of it, whethor papar or cofn, equivalent, canvertible, socure, and steady | anu a1l bubllo servputs, whotter Exccative otlicerd, Sunators, of levressutatives, whose ucle or vutea condisce to this bigh ovject, deserve our spurobation, - Ihough the New York Domocrats natural- ly rofrain from exprossing Iu plain terms the obligatious of the country to the Republican party for Lringing tho fluauces to the vory point of speciv pnymonts, thoy do so in ef. foct, and they explicltely approva this policy in the following portion of their platform ; Tho Democratic party In the State of New York reatirins the followlug principles vet forih In (e platforus adopted 1o 174 aud in 1877, aod |n. dorscd by & larwe majority of the peuplo of this Stata: That yold and siiver colo, and a paser con vertible into coin st the will of the holder, should Vo ihe only currenicy of the countrv, and steady ateps bo taken toward specle payments and the totest yayment of the puolic deot, Wo congratu. lato the State aud country upou toe practical rela- tive value of this Yflunwk currancy of the tove erument with zold and silier, aud demand the presarvation of the public (aith, ‘Fho most gratifyiug retloction about this resaisblance iu the two platforws is that tho great Btate of New York, known as the Em- pire State of the Uulon, i resoued from tho daugors of the jia¢ luuncy; it will stand like a groat moustain in the way of tho army of misguided enthusinsts aud do. signing demagogues who are making & com- won advauce on Whashington. It is certaln that powerful influouccs wore brought to bear on the Democratic managors in Now York to induce them to yield to the Fiutists, asthe Domocratio monagens in other Btates have dowe. ‘This pressure msy bave modi. flod somawhat the expression of hard.money cpuvictions, which are not quite so outspoken as those of the Republicaus; novertheless it was powerloss o secure the abandonmeut of reason and principls whioh the Natiopals dimasd, oad it is ovidont thet tho latter Dbranch of the Demacratic party will find no nid or comfort from the main organization in New York. ‘Thera is no toloration nnong tho ninss of the Naw York Democrats for the proposition to fssue Irrodeemable serip, no encourngement for the repenl of tho Rosamp- tion nct, no disposition to tax the United Staten bonds or pay them In worthless flat monoy, no desira to make an Indiscriminate ‘war upon the National Banks,—in one word, tho New York Demoorals have refusod lo follow tho cowardly example of their fel- lows in Mnine, Massachusotts, and many other Blates, who have abandoned their troditions and principlos to pandoer to an unrcasoning mob, DEMOCRATIC LOVE GREENBACKS. It is fntoresting {u these days of Dem- ocratic profession of lova for tho greenback to look up tho history of thoe legislation on that subjeot, and sco how the Democrats of tho country voted in thoso days. The whole moasura to make groenbacks a logal-tender was opposed by the lcading Domocrata in both Haouses of Congress. Gronor 1L Pry- pLsTON denonnced the mensuro as n gross violation of the Conatitution, and predicted that the ocurrency, if issuod, would boggar the country, rnin the poor, the widows and orplians, and forever justly bear the * brand of Cam.” On Feb. G, 1862, the Houte of Repre- sontatives came to n vote on- the two propo- sitions pending. Tho first of these proposed tho issne of $130,000,000 of Treasury notes, to be recoivablo for all dnties, imposts, ox- cises, debts, and demandsof all kinds dno to the United Htates, and all malaries, otc,, “and shall also be Iawfal monoy, and a lagal-tonder in payment of all debts, public aud private, within tho United States,"—the notes to bo oxchangeable for twanty-year bonds, bearing 6 por cont intercst, or five- yoar bouds bearing 7 per cont interost. The socond proposition suthorized tho issne of $100,000,000 of notes benring 3.0 por cont intorest, payable in two yoars, recelvablo for nll dues to and from the United States, ete., but not @ legaltender in payment of privato dobts, —tho notes to be exchangeablo for bonds benring 7.30 intorest, payablo in coin. The second proposition was rojeeted,—yons, 6 ; nnys, 95,—the yons being 33 Democrats and 22 Ropublicans, the nays being 10 Domo- erats and 85 Repullicans. The firat propo- nition, Leing that makiug the notos a logal- tonder, passed—yens, 94; nnys, 69, Tha yons were Domocrats, 7; Ropublicans, 87, Nays—Democrats, 81 ; Ttopublicans, 20, Amnong those Democrats voling agalnst mnkivg grooubncks n legal-tonder woroe Vaoriees, PExpLeroy, Oox, Riomanpsox of Tlinols, VaLtaxpioitan, nud HoLMAN of In- diaon, 1t will bo aoen that thoe bill aait passed tho Honso mado the Troasury notes a logal-tender gonerally, including all payments by or to the United States. In the Sonate, tha Fi. nanco Committeo proposed to substitute for this clauso the following : And such notes herein anthorized shall be recoly- able in payment of wil publlc Aemonix of svary deacription, and of all claims and demands agalost the United Stated of overy kind whatuoever, ercepl Jor inlerest upon tonds and noles, which shalk de pald in coin. ‘This was adopted, and on Fob, 20, the bill being roturned to the Houso, the ques tion was on concurring with this Honate nmendmoent making tho interest on bLouds and notes in coln, and exclnding greenbacks from that class of payments, 1ho amond- ment was adopted—yeas, 88; nays, 5. Now look at tho.vote. The whale vote was 143. Qf these, 46 wera Domocrats and 97 Republicans, On this proposition the voto prohibiting the payment of intorest on tho bonda in gracnbacks and requiring it to bo pald in coin was: Democrats, 4t ; Ropnb. lcans, 44 ; and those voting in tho nogativa were 53 Ilopublicans aud 2 Domocrats, It will bo seon that the pnymont of all interest ou uotes and bonds in gold was carried by the almost unanimous voto of tho Democrats in tho Ilouso egainst tho protostof n major- ity of the Republgans. That policy thuy forced upon tho Government by the Dume- crats at the vory ontsot of the War had, of courso, to be followed with all the other bonds fssucd. In the list of thoso who voted to take from tho groonbacks tho charactor of legal-tendor in payment of intercat on the bonds woro DaN Vooxurzsaud G I, Pexpre- TON, now both farious, ranting friends of tho greenback. B ‘The noxt step was to further domonotiza tho groonbacks, Tho bill went to n confer. enca committes, whero it was further amended by providing that greonbacksshould not bo a legal-tonder iu paymont of dutles on imports, which dutios skoald Lo pald in coin, and this was adopted by the Ilouss, only 16 Democrats coting ugainat it, s When Mr. Yoornees, and Mr, (ioupy, and Mr, Semixorn, aund thoe Dewocratio orators genorally, arraign the Republican party for the financlal policy of tho past, and particu. larly becauso the interest on the pablic debt was mndo payablo in coln instead of groen- backs, and becanso the dnties on ‘imports woro made payable in gold and not in groen- backs, wa rofor thom to thosu votes in Cou. gress when this polioy was adopted in the carly history of tho Warand the public debt, by the votes of the Democratio party, snd aganut tho votes of a majority of the Repub- lican members of the Ilouse of Reprosent. ativoy. An ofticer fu the Benga) Civil Secvico calls tha attentlon of the London Timeston letter writ- ten twouty- years ago by Gen, Jacos, a dis- tingulsted Indian otlicer, n which he sald: Whenever theucxt vccaslon of war may arlse, Ruesta witl, under the volley who fs now pursuln’y Iu tie Euat, b able to occupy not Herat unly, but Kandaliar, with an army of 50,000 Kuropeans and &3 much Peruivn rabble e shy pleases, berors we haze benun Lo think seriously about the sl However, looking onward (o a groat Europ war, with u furiress at erat und o garelvon of men thera (which would nos necowsasily n- volve auy fucreases W our lnulan ariy, or,at least, to1ts cost), Inidls would be ay drmiy locked in our geasp us It surrounded by thu vecan, A Russtau rallway trom Tilis to Teberan was already projected, and it was contemplated to extend It to Herat, before the English began “to think seriously about the watter” As thoy are now thinkiug reriously, however, 1t will not bo fimpossible that the result of the Auglo-Afghan complieation will be the ovecu- vation of Jlerat by the Eoglish, thus fultiiting Uen. Jacon's prophosy. et— T the Editor of The Tribuns. Dosconrr, Wis,. Bepl. 28.—In un cditorial of Bept. 21 you a3y the cost Of Natiouat-llank cure seucy 1s much greater than gencrally wupposed, and that B, P, Nounss snowa in an article in the Hinancial CAroncle that the siule tei of Joss of intorest in the tranuit of Natlooul-Bzak notes cuats the country two wmitlions & year. Many seadera would 110 suis more fully explained a8 1o Low tho loss is sustaincd vy the cuuatry, A Pauusu, £ Mr. Nouuss is right In his calculation that the fnterest cost of keeping notes fu translt for redemption Is $L(0,000 a year, that expenss Operates, as fur us it goes, to Increase the rate of futerest, Unduubtedly 1t also operates to somie exteat—and this we presume from tho turn of bis question to have been the principal polnt in our correspondent’s mind—to dimlnlsh thy vrofit of bankinz. But ‘the Natlonal-Bank stockbolders, excepting tbe small number of fercigu owners of sto:k, ase 3 part ot the coun- tey. 3o Cowptroller ol the Curroucy showed ie Lisdast report that tae nurmber b Nutloual- Rank sharcholders 1a 203,438, nnd the average amonnt of stock only $3,100. Tt may interest onr correspondent to know that the average Tiolding in the Eastern States [« less than In the Western States, being 3,103 In the former rafnse #4500 In the Iatter. Of these 208,430 sharcholdera, 144,183 own $1,000 or less, Tn- vestigatlons In Now York have shown that there the majority uf bank abarcholders are widows and orphans, and an aoproximately similar state of alfalrs probably pravails all through the country, ———————— Juage fMoAn says of Bur “ He isamanol infinite concelt, has & greed, not an ambitlen, for office, and undoubtedly entertains the valn hopeof somo timo becoming Presfaent; but that could nover be, even though he were to goin the Governorship. . + « Burier has turned uoon the Republican party, but he can. not materially injure it In Stato or natlon, and I, tor one, am glad he has Ieft the fold. Itrled to drive him out n '73. lia departure now Is o sigu of encouragement to all who hope for a purification of Republican morals.” e t—— . 1t {s probable that thers swill be no Demo- cratic party soon worth naming, if the Natlon- ala continue to swallow {ts memhers by whole- sale, A Democratic ofticial at Columbus, Ohto, writing to n friend In Washington, makea this remarkable admissiont **There ts a possibllity, strango as it may rcem, of the Natlonals carry- ing our strongest Lemocratic districts, Iam told that In ‘Trumbull County a poll has shown 4,500 Republicans, 4,700 Nattonals, and no Dem- ocrats.” s ———— ‘Tho First International Dairy Falr will bo held in Gitmore's arden, New York City, com- mencing Dec. 4, It Is under the auspices of tho different Btate and county dairy associations, the American Dalrymen's Assoclation, the Northwestern Dalrymen's Associatlon, and the Natlonal Butter, Checse, and Eeg Assoclatfon. Ten thousand dollars is offered in premlums, and a largu nttendance Ia antlcipated. et ‘The New York Tridune says that * the Green- backera have four of their muscular adhcrents holding the corners of a stout blanket, hoping to break the fall of Scnator Davio Davis should o Jany nlump intheir camp.”? It would bo funny If thase * four muscular adherents® should be found standing there holding that blanket untll after election, and nothing very large or solld failing into it, Tho Honeat-Money League of the Northwast is undoubtealy dolng a gooa work againat the financial herestes that have gained a foothold In many parts of the country, Their publica- tlons arc among the most useful and valuable for public distribution that uro printed, and are calculated to open the eyes of the decelved. Tnosas M, Nictots s Sceretary, who may be addressed at Chicago. —— The New York Sun reprints from Tna TRin- UNE the propositions of the eighteen Kepublic- an members of the Wisconsin Lewmislature who refused to supoort MarT CARPENTENR for Sena- tor n 1875, and adds: **‘This leavos out the ereatest of all reasons for onposing Mr, Can- reNTER, That reason Is his zeal whils in the Senata in legislating againat the press.’” ——— ‘Ex-Bonator DoorirtLa bas indorsed lfs son, who (s runninz for Congress on tho Hourbon ticket fn the First District, and now, it the ron dacs not udorse the father, who 1s running for the United States Scnate In Wisconsiy, the siro may adopt the cxpressivo language of another: “Haw sharper thin o sorpent's tooth it Is to have a thaokless child.” — ——— A Galesburg paper says that many ‘hozs are dylng of so-called - hog-cholera In tha townships surrounding that city. In tho southoast part of that county It s fatal beyond precodent, some farmers tosing most of their hogs and sclling the Lalanco at whaterer they can get, ‘Lo loss Lo the farmers of Iilinols from this dis- caso will be cnormous. —————— Evidently tho Chinese do not lutend to “o,' but tostay. An Amtassador from tho oldest monarchy in the world presented his credoutiuls o the President on Saturday, and -wus toll that he was welcome. Tho Ambassa- dor from the [rlsh Government was not present at tho lnterview, Mr, Keanszy belnz out of town. —— Io the noxt Thanksziving Proclamation fs- suel by the Governor of Massachusotts thero will beaclauso In which aro enumerated tho biessfugs that the peoplo vught to be thankful for, and, amone other good things, that they have escaped from the rule of Bex BurLrw ‘That thought will make the turkey and pump- Lin pte tasto all the botte: g A mnzazine article!s hoaded **Does Lightning Hurti” The conundrum is a bard one, Le- cause those struck scldom survive the shock loug onough to tell tho tale. But thero arc ten or twelve stateamen In Dilinols dooking at Ben- ator OaLrsiy’s seat, aud carneatly wishing that thay wight kuow just how lightaing Ieole. e 3 Although s disciple of Coxpuctus and & heathen, vet when the Emperorof China ad- dressed President HAYES tho other day ho sald: * We regard, without discrimination, China and all the forelun uations as members of one fami- 1y, It was usentiment of [raternity worthy of any Christian, S As the children of Chinese parents are kindly prohibited from entering the public schools tn Callfornia, some ciaritable ladies In San ¥ran- clsco, the wiveg and doughters of bloated bond- Lolders, have ‘brganized a private schiool in which aro gatliered about ffty puplls of that despleed race. e GanrioLp nade & rousiug speoch at Faines- vilte, 0., un Baturday lant, Tho address was muinly devated to a discussion of the financial yuestion, Oug weok from to-dsy Otiio holds her election for Congressmen, concoraing which thero will naturalty bs great fatcrest mani- fested. ————— A New York dispatch says that “PaTricK Murowy, the released Fentan, will go to work whenever and wherever b can get it ‘Ten to one that PATRIOK S BLODY guesinto the Jecture fleld, as did O'DoNovax Noasa, and live sump- tuously off of the contributions of scrvant- alris. Canrxn [TARRIsoN can look at MiLzs Krnon and say to blmself **I¢ I had not voted sirainst (en, ButsLws for Doorkeeper of the last House, tho *byes® would not hiave gone back on me and thiogs would not have been thus.” e e— AL GustTave Maus, who roboed the French Bavings Bank of Ban Franclsco, had the grace to commit sulclde, Ife was President of the bank, aud accomplished the robbery by the usual methods. —— Benator Buaing speaks In Burlington, Ts., to- day. 'The weather {s fiuns, the place of meeting central, snd the fame of the vrstor sulllclently racogaized to lusure n very vxcelleat ieeting. e —— The DooriTrLs tirm Lave probably agreed to pool their issuce and divide the labors of the camvaigo,—* Little” DooLirrLs making; the speeches and the Seulor writing the lutters. e —— Burexr and Vesuvius rescumblo each other Just uow (nthat they both ure In a state of active eruption. Vesuvlus emits the wost fams aud ButLEr the wost smoke, e — BuzLAA'S campalgu expenascs, 1t is said, have already reuched 20,000, (¢ he keups oa bie will be oblized to faauc trradeemable serip to pay the expeuses of the cauvass. 3 e ——— A fellow by tho name of BeuiLLisg has been waking luflation speeches uo §a Wisvoustu, ‘Tou pext Leglstasure ought to changs bis name to Bhduplaster. | Itis curious toseo Low well cootented by Demoeratic party iu Malns fs, whou It 1s adwmlt- ed that §: fa the swalleds tos] fn the pudile, d ! [ e -__to hank: o Il ol WASHINGTO The LegalsTender Limit of Sube sidiary Coins Officially Explained. Statistics Showing the Healthy ¢+ Condition of Our For- eign Trade. An Increased Flow of Spacie and Bonds Into the Country. List of Oadet-Engineors Appointed at the Anuapolis Naval Academy. BUBSIDIARY COINS. TARIR LEOAL-TENDER LIMIT, Wasmisatos, D, C., Sept. 80.—~The Necretary of the Treagury recontly submitted to the At- torney-General the questions: Whethor, under the provisions of Scc. 3,530 of the Revised Stat. utes of the United States, public officers are compelled to recelve the subsidiary silver coins of tho United Btates to tho amount of 85 tn oach payment of publicdues, when the smount o be pald Is more than $5, and whether any other person than a vuhlfa officer can legally be requirod to rocelvo theee colos to the amount of 83 in satisfaction of debt when the payment to bo mado I8 tnore than $5. Tho Attorney-Gienernl In his decision says: 1 think it 18 quite_cloar that the _rule s to bo the sama whethar tho United States 14 to pay or to re- ceivo the aum In rogned to_which you Inquire, and that the same law, tuerefore, apnliea to ita offlcers whon they are recolviniz_ tha dues of “the Govern- ment and when thoy are dishuraing ita fands. He then quotes At soma length from the laws in regara to subsidiary coin and tho debate in Congress on this subject to show the intontion of Congress. . ‘Tho Attorney-Ueneral says: A carcfal examination of these dobates hae not shown me that_tno provision In question was con strited by any momber 8s suthorizing the payment of 85 in silver coln ns part of a larger amount. In conclusion, he says: 1 am of the oplnion that the section of the Re. vlacd Btatutes reforred to in yoar letter ta to bo construcd as permiting the paymant of $5 In sub. sidia¢y silser coln only whon the debt, Tar which it je thus mado o tegul tender does not exceod the sum of 85, In accordance with this ov!nlon, the Treas Department will reuew its circular of June 1875, ns followa: In tho recotpt of aitver and mihoe colns of the Tnited Statos for paymont of duties’ or imnosts, tha following Inatructions will hereafter o ub- gerved by ofiicers of the Customa: Flest, when the total amount of dutles 1n uny one ontry cannot be paid entirely in gold, gold:certificates, or demand-- notes, beeause involving a fractional partof a dollac, such fractlonal part ay be puild In ativer coln of the Unitad States: second, when the total amount of datien pavabicIn one ‘entry ducs nat exceed $3, such total amount may be paid in siiver colas of the United States in the acnominations of less than 81, minor coina of the United Statea (k. o, those not of gald or sflyer coinage) may be ru- cerved in_payment of duticn on’ lmporia when necossdry In making chamge In any amount lesy thiat 10 cents In any elngle transaction, TIIE TREASURY. 3 PHRNBOR'S SUCCRISON. Wasmoroy, D, U, Sept. 30.—The appoint- ment of Chicf of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing at the Treasury Dopartinent will be settled at the Cabinet mecting to-norrow, Tt Is generally belfeved to-night that Col. 1rish, Asatatant Chicf, will bo appolnted to &l the vacancy caused hy the resignation of Mr. Mc- Plierson, and Mr. Casslilar, for somo yenrs past head of tho envraving branch .of that Burean, will bo made Asslstant lu place of Irish. 4 rBIt CRNTS, The subseriptions Lo the4 per cent loan to- day were $315,150. ATATISTICS. From the monthly statomunt of the Chiel of the Bureat of Statlatles to the Becretary of the Treasury the exzess of exports over jmports of merchandise appears to have beon as tollowa: Month ending Ang. 31, 1877, Munth onding Au?. L, 1678 Eight months ondlnz Ang, 91, Bight months ondin Auw. 31, 18 The cxccas of exporta over fmports of gold and silver (coln and bulllon) sppears to have heen us follows: g ISR Month ending Ang 31, 1877... w00l 3 Month ending Aug. 31, 1878 gl Ejaht months'ending An Elzht months eniling Aug. These statemcats indicate an fucrensing flow of spocio and of American sccuritics toward this country NATIONAL DANK RUSINESS, he following s o statement of tha opera- ““E‘:e of the Nationul DBauk Redemption Agency for the mouth and quarter-vear enilng this compared with the corrcaponding perlods of 148t year: Natlonal lank notes disposed of, Notes fit for u,;:ullmlona eturne avsoried and re o000 Afonth. Quarter, 841,115,300 to Roeueer ooraer Notes untt for clron) tion, awsorted and do: Itvered to Comptrollor of theCnrrency fordes struction and replica- ment with now notos, Notes of falled, llguls ating, and reducing dovosited in 7Y eee secarsesene 487,200 Totalefor 1678, ...811,107,000 §3 ‘Totals for 1877.... 11,087,700 Decrease .......e .00 $ 1,660,100 CURRBNCY OUTATANDING. Followig 18 a atatement of the United Blates currency outstanding to-day: Of demand notes 3,015,200 11,111,800 2,717,100 Compound-interest notes,,.. Fractional currency of all e Totalias vereenanrresse 8463, 402,220 PATENT MEDICINES, A DISTINCTION AND A DIFPERB:OS. WasminGToN, D, C., Sept, 30.~The Commia- sloner of Juternal Reveuue, {o answer to a lotter from a firm futcrested in the subject, says all patent or proprietary nedivines, medical prop- aratfons, aud comnpositions which are really such, and which are reslly made, prepared, or compounded by uny private formula, occult se- eret or art of which the full swt proper formuls 1 pot publtsbed In gome standard medical an., thority, are subject to a stamp tax; and, al- thouuh alcoholic or distilled spirits may be used as au clement, Ingredieut, or ompouont part of such artivles, preparations, sad compositions, still, if they are In usc and effoct #8 well as in nams medicinul aricles, are so Leld out and recommended to the public, the manufacturcror compounder §s not held labls to a toax as s rectitler, nor are thoss person who sell such wmedicated artlcles liable Lo pay o speclal tox as Mauor dealers, but, on the uthier, hand articles walch aro heid out, labelled, and soid as medi- cated liquors, wines, gins, braudy, whisky, cor- dials, bitters, which are, substantially, wine or distilled wpirits, and are or sold ua aleohol beverages, even haviug stamos attached to the puckago such as the law requires to be sttached to patent aud proprictary medivines, cannot be Hy sold excopt under the special stumnp tax l’lqunr-denlcr. uud & maker, compounder, cf of r manufucturer of such liquors or beverages 15 liable to pay special tax as u rectitier, NOTES AND NEWS, 7O APPLICANTS YOR PANSIONS, Bpscial Disputch {o The Trivune. Wasuwneton, D.C., Sept. 30.—Applicants for pensions hayve ubtained the {mpression that it 1s necessary to encage Washington clalm agents to successfully conducs thelr bu befors the fension-Office. Commisston Penslons Beotleylias written a lettor to Willlam B. Campbell, of Marlboro, Mass., showing that Washincton clalm agonta are not only unneccs- sary, but often opuressive, und that penstoners will do well to rely upon local magistrates and lowyers, aud to conduct thelr bustness disectly with the Department. Comimisstover Bontley takes oceasion [ this letter to explain (o detall :hu new luw. Followlug ts the subitauce of the etter: 'The act of Congross panscd at tho last seaslon in relutiun Lo clatn ageuts’ foes duos uot e Il(lllli . advance paywoeat, 1t reduccs thy fevs which clalu agenl wmuy chargo from $25 10910 for 3 peariod claim, utd requircs the ugent to collect 1t directly of cialimaot instead of fro V8o ageat, ‘Tble uct appiios o ail clatuss Bled alter Jius 20, HALIFAX AWARD. Blr Edward ‘fhoroton tas au appointment with Seerclary Evarta Thursoay of LBl week fora_conference upon the runject of tha Hay. fax award, 1t wil be reincembrered that tie 1hy autiorizing the payment of the §! i the Prestdentdiseretion whether of }!n)‘ #t, nfter irltain, From the fact that Sceretary Evariy hias so0 lone deln(ed o begin te carrexpon.. ence, the impression s galning ground In o quarters that there may bo o possible dispos). tian on the part of the Adminiatention to ayai) ftsell of the discretion, and todecline to pay the award on Nov. 23, the date which tho treaty pro. vides for payment. REGISTERING MAIL MATTER. To-morrotr the system of the registration of third claas mail matter takea effcct. This {4 tho second new departure which the Post-Office hag taken of regulations in the matter of inaugurat. Ing now business since the adjournment of Con. greas. The first provided for the tranaporyg. tlon of coin as refitqlcm\l matl matter in four. nound packages, the second for the recistration of third claes mail matter, Under both of theeg orders the business of the cxoress companies iy somewhat iuvolved, and it Is not uniiicly that attempts will be made In Congress to requirg the Department to altar ita reguistions, BANITARY MEASURE, Tho District Commissloners have directed a fall exnmination of the flata and marshes near Long Brldge, lately discovered ta be thick) covor overed Asoaccof several hundred ncres wy 8 festoriog mass of corruption from tho seway, of thecity, Wera it not for the fact that co| nights have sct In, it is the opinion of those wh, have partlally examined mafters hero that p wotld be certaln, with much further exposurg to unusual heat, to breed pestilence. Had thy yellow fever cxisted at the const eities mouth of this, ita devclopment hers would have been almost certaln, in the oinlon of somo of the best physicians, Tho surface covered 18 80 great that no present remedy seema to be possible, ‘The unlversal prevalence of a low l(pn of ma. larial fever Ia now attributed to tnls broad arey of corruption, The only elfectivo remedy scems o be in filling up these flats, and this cannot he done witliout act of Congress, since such work would disturb the entire water frunt of the ciy, TIHE VALENTINE RCRIP CASK, Solicitor Marble, of -the Interlor Dedartment, who is preparing the declsion of the Valentine Berlp case, leaves for tho West to-morrow to be onc une month, Ilc stated to-day that thy declsion would not bo made or promuigated until his roturn, and ho declined to give any (g- timation as to what the decision would be, CADET EXGINERTA. T tha VWeatern Assoctuted Preas, Wasmixnaron, D. C., 8ept. 30.—The followin I8 o itat of the Cadet engincers apvointed at the Naval Academy, thoy having passed a satisfsc. tary examination for adinission to that corps: Willlan I, T Crefghton, Oblo; James 1L Fitts, Virginia; - Joseph i, Pendleton, _ Pennsylvania Rabert tntewood, Virzinias_ Frederick E, Coley, Now Yorks" gl Thelss, Wisconsin fiarry b How. thorne, Kentuekvy Otto C. Santner, New Jer. noy; Willlm (1. Chambers, Petinaylyonia; ticorro 1, Ferguron, Connecticuts Robert B Higeins, Maryland; Arthure H, Clarke, Ruodg Island;; Poter Milicr, Kansoss Chatles &, om. incl, Pevusylvania;’ Tssac i1 Quimby, A Yoris; Charles I1. fowland, Rthode Iaanas J, €. Leomrd, Oblo; [lurry 'G. Leopold, Onto; Henry L, Simpson, Pennsylvaning Clarence () ssissippl; Edward K. Taylor, Mase. 1 i1, “Conant, Mansachitisctts; Ward %' Wiuchell, Ohjo; Walter R Addlicks, Pennagivania; and Thomis A, W. Sliook, Mary. amd, Lhere were 134 applicants for admission ex. antined, WILL G0 TO NEW YORK, ‘The Presidout will leave to-murrow evening for New York City, to nttend o meeting of the Trustees of the Peabody Educational Fand in that city on Wednesdny, He will return here ‘Thursday night, stopping a short time fn Bai. more to attdnd the Maryiand Institute Fair, to which he has been {nvited on tho 16th of Octo. ber. e visits the Winchester, Va., Fair, and on thoe 2ith that at Camberland, Md, APPOINTMENTS, ‘The Prestient has npoolnted Sinua W, Ricker 8on, of Uregon, us Agent for tie Indlans for the Klamath Auency fu that State, in place of Joba 1L Roork, resigned. . TUR CIIINRAE EMDASSY, . The Chincae Mimster and his nsslatant, Yung Wing, have performed the usual diplomatic courtesy of calling upou the several foreign Minlsters, and leaving their cards, one Chineso characters and tho other {u Enlish, Bie Edward ‘Thornton was the lirst diplomss - who returncd thelr visit. The Chinese Minfster received blin (n his parlor, and the two, seated in chalrs, soparated by o slender shelf (all brought from China), drank tea together. Yunz Wing will louvo for Hartford to-day to bring Lis family to Washineton, MYSTRIIOUS ILLNESS, During religlous services nt the Reform 8chool last ovenlug o number of the boys were siniuitaucously attacked with violent vomdting, They were remuved to thelr sleeping apart meuts, where they suffered from voinitime and purging, Late last nigut all hud recovered ex- cept two, and they are mull very siek. It ls thouwht that the vegetables or thie meat which they nto at dinner wan polaoned. The Superin tendent wus atso simllarly affected, NEW INDIAN IESEUVATION. Ex-Senator Lot M. Morrlll, Judge McFar. tand, and Georgo [ateh, the Connntisioners ap- polnted toseloet a new rescevation for the Ute Indlavs, hava chosen a location at the headwa. tera of the Navajo and Blanch Rivers, fsolated from white setticments, and accessible to sup- plics. The Indians aro fsfled with the ar rangoments, and the Government has approved them, 'The removal will take place at the must favorable thne. i ‘Tuy Utea ttow number about 9,500, and are st Teast 200 wilcs away from rallroad facilities. ——————et—— FIRES. CIICAGO. Tho afarm from Box 125 -at 10:17 yesterday morning was caused by the explosion of & gaso- lino lumg 1u the ftwo-story frame building No, 1050 Wabash avonue, owned by Edwaril Mandel, and occupicd lvr A. J. Webstor as a resideace. Damage nomlnsl, ‘fbo alarin from Tox 804 at 4:60 yesterday morning was cuused by a stack of tan-bark in thie yard of Walker & Oaklev, at the curner of Elston road und Biackhawk street, catehlnyg fine from o spark from the adjolnlng tanuery of Por ter & Walsh, Damoge nominal. IN OREGON, PORTLAND, Orc., Sept. B0.—Forest fires i Tillamook scction hevo done a great amount of duntage, ‘The firc bas swept over » large section of country. destroving houses, crops, fences, and bridges, “The recent heavy raius bave exune gufsbied the tires. Al WEST SOMERVILLE, MASS. Dostoy, Mass., Bept, 80.—~Qeorge E. Emer son's nleklo factory at West Somervjlle, Mass, was burnca this morning. Fifty persons wers thrown vut of employment, Loss about $3- 000; lusured. AT WEST GREENWICH, R. I. Provibeyos, R. L, Sept. 30.—The warp and twine mill of R, K, Edwards, at Nooscnetk West (irecnwich, was burned enrly Saturdsy gmrgol&z. Loss wbout $30,000; insursucts 3, AT NEW ORLEANS. NEW OnLEans, L., Sept. 80.—Five small houses on First street, Nos. 414 to 418, inclusive: arc burncd, Loss, $10,000; fnsured 1o loal companics, —————————— PROF. TICE. He Bues & Drugglst Who Cribhed LIS ‘Weather-Guesses for an Alinasac. , Bpeciul Dispateh te Ths Trivune. 8. Louis, Mo,, Scpt, 80.—A curfous lawsnlb came up (o the United States District Court 1o day, In which Prof, Tice, the wellknowd weather-prophet, sues Jucob 8. Merrlll, dru* elat, for $5,000 dsmageg for making use of bis weather forecasts In an almanac, ‘Tbe nmc: of platuti upens with o relation of tho i that Prol. John Tice legally procured a copr- right for u book called ** Prof, Tico's Almunid for the Year 1577." Then the petitich Uflm.‘fl:‘ fu this wise: ¢ Plalotid further states lm moon nfter he haa = secured the i cupyright of sald book, us wloresald, nu' piveu notico thereuf as aforesald, the defendad wrongfully aud illegally commenced an lnmulf‘ meut of the ricbts soand thereby seeured h: the plaintitf, in this, to wit.: That, in l] 9 wionth of Decumber, 1675, o ihercabouts, dc- fendant publishied a book called “.\IL‘Hl“ Almanac, wiesning thereby the defendanty " which the defendast puvlished, under the ml. of ** Probatle Weather," 1 the furm of Ir”l?hl notes consisting of forecasts of tke probal o woather for each day of the year 1377; that. W the publication of sald foot-uotes, the nh-h'lllu g suts topied substantially the wabstance of ¢ o fout-uotes of th probsble weather DUt lisbed by the plalnll ju the W;u afuresald.” Two olfcuscs sre aliceed : bave occurred—ons 0 Decewber, 1873, the other Ju December, 1877, Toe ausws he defendant denles cach and every ullegation 1 piulutitt's petition, exceot the ullegution ”hio lunthit wnd defevdaut are cltlecus of o E‘nlh:d States of Awericn, State of .\Ils-x_\fl:- uud City of St. Loufs. - Three withessea were vit (e stand 1y tiorntig, aud some of e “le deniea was quite auuaug. toe cue Wil dezidd tortuurrow,