Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 30, 1878, Page 4

THE CIICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30; 1878, = ties, the scheme of commercial nnion nccomplishment, ptevailing tariffe cute Inwh in contravention of the terms of the Washington Treaty, and that before pro- coeding further on the basis of that troaty the United States requires from England disavowal nas to Tye Taribane, NY MAIL~TX ADVANCE—TOSTAGR TR saily Edition, ane yea scparated,—the averago Canadian tariff being about 18 por cent, and that of tho United States nbont 47 per cent. If the Canadians are prepared to incronse their tatifl to the rate maintained in thiscountry, then there is no reason why the custom-houses betwoen the two conntries shonld not be abolished. A commercial union involves only two con. ditions, viz.: An agreement npon the rato of dulies on imports from other countries, and a pro mtn distribution of the net procecds. Tho first condition is the only one that pre- sonts any difienlty, for a division of tho rev- ennuo may always be easily and fairly deter. mined on a basis of population. vautagos of such a union are obvions. There will be a froe intorchange of the prodnots of the two countries, which nre only divided by an imaginary geogrnphical line and political organization, like one Biata of the American Unfon from an adjoining Stato. enormous cost of waintaining a double sot of custom-houses along » boundary of 2,000 miles wonld be saved. opportunity for smuggling, which is made easy by the con. tiguity of tha two countries, and which de- frands both Governments of a Iarge amount There wonld be mutual and un- restrioted offorts to cnitivate and increase a foreign trade, with no cut-throat compotition to weaken such efforis on either sido, Tha able snd intelligont advooncy of this achema of commorcial union by Prof. Gorp- win Barru will probably give it a decided impulse. The people of Canada, who are 1n- clined to oppose it, to their own commercial disadvantago, because they fenr it may opo- roto to impair the Canadian loyalty totho Imperial British Government, will probably learn it has no oro significance than the postul union, which already exists, and Prof. Sawitn is undoubtedly right when ho says that tho people of England will never consent to such an interference on the part of the British Government as will deny com- merciat autonomy to Onnada, or operate to contract tho growth and prosperity of ono of the greatest and richest of tha British prov- frank avowal the paramount cial legislation whon treaty stipnlations. It is to read between the lines of the letter a noti- fication that an adherence to tho position token by Lord Bawsseony, sustaining the Newfoundland authoritfes in their nssault upon Amerfcan fishermon, will be by the United Btates Governmont regorded as an abrogation of the Treaty of Washington,— in short, o threat that if Epglond does not back down the Halifox award will not be pald. - It ought not to bo pnid under the torms of ntreaty which England construes s binding npon the United Btates only, and as lonving hersell freo to rospect ft or not according as the whims or self-interest of the Provinces may from time {o time dictato. in conflict with Satardn . Fri-Wrekly, ono ye Fartaol a year, pee WERERLY Fpectmen copfes sont frea. tilve Poat-Office address in foll, includiog Stats and Remittances may be made either by draft, express, Poat-Offico order, or In regintered letter, st our Fisk. TENMS TO CITY SURSCRIBERS. Lafly, dellvered, Sunday excepted, 23 centa per week, Datly, delivercd, Banday faclude, 0 cents per weeke THE THINUNE CODIPANY, Corner Madfson And Iearborn-sts.. Chicago, Il Orders tot the delivery of Tite TaInuxe at Evanston, Fnglewood, and Hyde Parx teft {n the counting-room n. Tiz Cnicano TRInUxE has established branch offices ——— for the Fecelptof subscriptions and advertiscmentsas | /[lig qity hos suffered heavily bocanse of its negloct of the sound policy of making a cbange 1n all offices having largo reccipts nnd expenditures at the end of every term. No Joss or damage can result from such change, but much frand and corruption can be provonted. No man ean tell how tho City Treasury, County Treasury, Sherifi's office, County Clerk's office, or any other office handling Iarge suma of public money ed, until thers is a changa made in At tho ond of overy NEW TORK~Room 29 Tribune Bulldiog. ¥.T.Mc+ Fanney, slanager. MeVieker's Theatro. ¢t botween Denrborn @ houts sud eyenluk. the head of the office. term tha money should be counted and tho books settled, up, tho balance struck and pnid over. 8o long asan officer is hi¥ own siccessor, settles with himsolf, and pays over his balance responsibility mnor jty. A chango of such officers ot the end of every term is moat advisable. Let this rule, which was opplied to the. County Clork's offioe a year ago, be now ap- plied to tho Sheriff. Lot us have a chango Lot Mr, Kznx settle up his busi- ness, wind up his official business, and, if he be all right, then with a cloan record he can be n candidate two years hence, rule bo one-term, ond n sottlement; a bal- nnce found, and payment over. Finding that all efforts to ndjust the Sena- torial imbroglio 1n the First District was {ruitless, Col. Tayron commenced his cam- paign yesterdny. Wherever ho wont among business men Lo found tha opposition to the two bummer candidates, Wmre and Encx- nant, practically unanimons, The respocta- blo aud taxpaying clnss of Democrats will generally voto for Col. Tayton, not a hundred responsible 'Republicans will mpport Warriy Thoy sat down on him leavily the other time when he ran for Sena- tor, and they will sit down on Lim a good deal henvier this time. scalawag clement will bo protty evenly di- vided botween their two ropresentative can- didates, while the reputable and taxpaying clomonta will ** pool thair isaues ” for the whose nomination “ regular” cuough under stances of the cnse. be a stern rebuke to the corrupt rings and trading buamers of the Ninth and Tenth Wards, who pack primaries and sell nomi- nations, Whatevor the press which is op- posed to Col. Tarron on porsonal grounds may sny, or whatever factious oppesition may Lo persisted in by Groras Wiurre and lia frisnds, we eubmit the question to the roasonable Ropublicans {n the district whoth- er it is not now their duty, as Ropublicans, to accept the decision of their consclencen and solf-respect as flual, ogainst Col. Tavror will vote for the elec- {ion of & bummer and the candidate of o 11oaley’s Theatro. Ranitolrh strect, hetween Clark and Lasslle, En- gRgement of Saldnry’s Tronbadogrs. ternoon and evening. Haverly’s Thentre, Dearborn street, copuer of Monroe, Tat ltoonex’a Now Vork Ster Combination, Afternovn Academy of Musle, alsted strect, between Madison and Monroe, Va Tlety, novelty, and spuctaity performances. Afterneol Hnmiln's Thentre, treet, opposite the Court-Jlouse. fuoes,” Vaticty cnteriainment. Afternoon snd evening. Warater's Theatre, Clark street, opposite the Sliceman Houge. ** Glrofie: Glrofla.™ Afternoon and evenlng, Clark atreet, corner of Kinzle, Prof, Cromwel) wiil rln, the Meautiful City. — THE NEW YORE BANK ROBBERY, The complote dotails of the rocent robbery of the Manhattan Bavings Bank in Now York show it to have been omo of the most skilifully-plooned operations that baa ever boon kuown in tho records of crimo. It may Lo obscrved at the same time that thero has nover beforo beon a crime committed that wna 80 nbsolatoly freo from tho chance of dotection, either in its perpotration or after The seven masked burglars ware as secure 84 if they were robbing n lonely farm-house, with not another honse for -miles around, instead of n bank in the leart of a grent city, in broad daylight, with people constantly passing aud ropassing, who could look divectly into the room where tho thievos wore at work. It is ono of tho most startling enriositios of erimo that theso sovon men could ontor thia bank in daylight unporcaived, overpower s fanuly aund obtain tho keys nnd combinalion that guarded , OCIOBER 30, 1 Greenbacks ot tho Now York Htock Ex- changu yeaterday A couple of Lurglars robbed two stores nt 8t, Paul lnst Monday night, to dispose of the goods ono of the thieves brought apon himself suspicion and nrrest, The lmportant fact was thereupon developed hint tho malefactor was a Chicngo eracksman, uLd ono of the gang upon whoso hands the biood of Oficer Mack is yot searcely dry. The eriminal’s speedy roturn to Chicago is In attempting its commission. The Lummer aud e a— The Bouth Division Is being enorgotically cauvassed for the Republican Congressional nudcounty ticket, and tho interost manifested gives promuse of & full vote and o hand. ietory pext Tuesday, ing Inst vvening at Central Iall wna addressed by Kiur Hawes, Excny A. 8tonns, and Joux ‘Wrnrwonri, o stumping trio which would ba hard to Lent in any conntry, nced for Mr. Anpmicn to make speoches when Lis cause can command the active sup- port of this clays of workers, . His elootion will The mnsa.moot- and gecurition, spond an hour ar two, in plain sight from two strects, packing up its nsnots, and then leave it through su exit into one of tho most fre. quented strocts of tho city, and escapo with their booty withiout attracting the attention of any one, althongh sevoral patrolmen and citizons passed and repaseed the bullding and looked iu, as was their wont, to observe time by the clock on the larger vanlt which 1ho thioves at that very time were wracking, The circatnatances of this bold robbery argue githor an incomprohensiblo lack of obsorva- tion upon tho part of thoso whose duty it is to have their eyos open, or the possesaion upon the part of tho thieves of fnvleible powers not hitherto Lkuown ontside of the Hod o writerof fiction in- vented a similar situation for his villains, the book-raviewers would have accused hiwm of inconsiatency and want of fidelity to nature. It adds to the despair of this situation that the only danger to which the thisves ex- posed themaelvea was in the commlgsion of the nct. When onoce they had escaped and concealed their plunder they wero secure, Tho very nature of the property which thoy stole renderod them froe from nny liability of arrest. The Manhattan Savings Bank cannot afford to prosecute them if thereby it is to lose throoand a balf millions of dollars, It daes not alter thae situation that tho bulk of tho asscts consists of bonds tho thioves can- The bank needs them, and must have them for conversion, and private dopositors are in the same fix. The thioves were wise enough to steal sufficient to save themselves from the Penitentinry, They will bo at some litile trouble to answer lot- ters from tho bank and dopositors, in fixing the details of the return of the property and the mmount of commisslon they ore to re. celve for their willingneas to return a certain yortion of it, which Is of no value to tham. Howover doplorable all this may be from the moral_point of view, it is a case of hnrd nocessity and involvos the ealvation of the If thera is any responsibity for be fustened upon the beneficent tendenclea of modern civilization which havo Lroughtus to that standard of morat ethics whero we can punish a man who steals & dollar out of another's pocket or & loaf of broadout uf & window bul cauuot punish o wan whoso theft involves millions, ‘The magnitude of the crimo ovorewoepa the limita of the law aud succeasfully defics the processes of tho courts. 'I'he nills of justice grind tha polty rogae excoediugly fine, but the colossal rogue clogs the wheels with his huge load of plunder. It is not impos. siblo ns civilization progresses that wu may reach that point wherv o person dissatisfied with tho mausgemont of a bank may steal tho assets aud open a now bank with them over tho way, 'I'hie only coudition of success It overy othor prospect wero discouraging in this Instance, the thieves had abundant bope in precedent, for in a city where rallroads, huge properties, municipal revenue, and the votes of.a Btate had been vuccessfully stolen, and the Presideacy of the couutry oucaped ouly through ibo hag. gling tondencles of tho principal malefactor, they might certainly hi assots of » bank, ‘Fhe success of thls robbery is not very encoursging to bank depositors. aro exposed to theft both outside and inside, where can they bo safe? .If to the dauger of defaulting Presidents, ewnbezzling Cush. {ors, irregular clerks, and carcleas Dirvolory, stealiug ou (he inuide, is to be added the dauger that sny tune in broad daylight a gang of thieves may walk in and help them- selves to tho oxsets, what security can they bave? Undoubtedly in tha cass of the Man. Lattan Bauk thoy felt porfsctly secure, otticers aud ewmployes wWers men of high stauding, in whom thoy bud juplicit coutl- To.morrow evoning Wape Ilaxrron is to Qcliver n speech at Beanfort, 8. 0., aud it is cxpected’that ho will feel impelled to tako some uotico of the political strocitics that havo becr: commitled by the Damocrats, o cannot igdoro without tacitly sanctionivg themy, and it s diflicult to sce how he enn of denouncing been brouglt Thosa voling RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA. Bhortly after the lato election in Capnda, which resulted in the choice. of Bir Joux Macoonarp and the triumph of the Protec- tion party, Prof. Gorowiy Batrn, 8 Liberal nnd Free-Trador, wroto aletter to the New York Nution, in which Lo intimated that he hiod voted with the Conservatives and Pro- tectionists in that election, and that he did %o in the belief that a change of policy né this timo would bo beneficial to Canada, ‘What ho meant by this is revealed in the fol- lowing cxtract from the lotter to which we have refarred : Canada has been rendercd thoroughly sensihle by this controvorsy of vise disad Ho has onco before had such an op. Tortunity upon the very platform in Sumter County from which Iopublican sponkers woro driven by Democrats under arms and lud by ofiicers of tho Governor's staff, but ho hiad no word of rebuke or reproof on that Much futerest is manifestod in what he shall say at Beaufort to-morrow, —_—— At the West-Sido mnss-mesting last night Justice Mornison paid hiw respoots to Sherifl Ky in o msorer calculated to still farther open tho cyes of the Irish.Americans to the character of the man who I8 just now in need of their votos. o showod how Kzox, sympathy with Arabian Nighta, vantages of the pros- ent slluation. "As to the direction in which she oy be let at first to seek for a romedy, thore 1, no doubt, suine reanon for misgiviow, haraly fail to be lod uliimately to the conclusion thnt the only policy from which she can hope to derive a Iargu increase of will give ber free access to the markets and other commercial adyantageaof the continent to which Ouly les the pouple of the United Siates 4o thelr part by showlng themaelves ulwayn ready to grant, Lot a pariial and procarious mess- ure of recivrocily, such as b down, but a full und permanent measure of com- In faca of such anoffer I doubt whether it would be possible for Canadian legls- lators even (o snter on the loss desirable courwe, ‘Ihis declaration In favor of a commercial union between Canada and the States, which Tns Trinune has long favorod on the baafs of the former German *‘ Zoll- versin,” has naturally attracted a good deal of hostile criticlem from Chnadisn and United Btates journals which are either op- posed to such a unfon or boleva it imprac- Among the latter s the Now York Herald, and we print in another part of this morning's issue avother letter which Prof. Huiru Los written in roply to the Merali's criticiam ; it will ropay tho tino nocossary roaperity I one which not negotiate, wmalign, and vilify tho Irish, oven to the extont of grossly exsggerating the proportion of that nationality smong the prisoners of the County Jail. men of Chicago do notin their turn fmprove tho prosent occasion to sit down on the Kenn-Sronry combipation concern they de- perved to ho called ** thieves,” ** thugs,” “¢ cutthroats,” ** Moilio Maguiros,” oto., sll 1ho reat of their liven, ns Always broken A renewal af hostitities iu Eastern Europo i1 coufidently predicted not only by the Ea. glish press, but the tone of the Russian jouruals iu guch as to indicate a goneral sou. timent in that country in fuvor of war. There i3, however, a stnking “Qifferenca of opluion 15 to tho causes which render such counrse he Euglish journals attribute all the obstacles fn the way of the exccution of the Berlin treaty to the Russian Governe ment, and opeuly bint that if the signatory Yowers do uot intervene or forco a sirict compliance with the terms of that instru. suent, Englund wmay bo conpelled to take the tusk upon herself. The Russlan press, argn- iug from their view of tho situation, declaro thut tho Turkish Government fs now, as it ulways has been, totally oblivious of all treaty oblizations, and ibat fresh opplicas tiou of the instruments of torture in the vhupo of invading nrioies is the only method of brivging the Porte to ils sensos. The wutual advantages of & perfoct com- meorcial unfon betweon the United Statos and Canada sro admitted, we, beliove, by both Protectionists and Freo-Traders, mercial interests of the two codntries aro identical, A Protoctionist may hold that the manufactaring intercsts should be stimulated aud fostered by discrimination against the manufacturing intorests of Europe, and & Free-Trader may hold that unrestrioted trade brings more cdvaunteges than any monopoly or combinatiou of mwuopolies, but both must agree that the same policy should provail throughout it may bs made this * continent, stronger and by barmony of action. triumph of the Protectionists in Caoada was probably the only possible ap- proach to commercial union st this time, sinco the couversion of the United Btatos to tbe Freo-Trado idess iy a revolution uot to be accomplished very suddenly, Perhaps tbe Protection party of Canada starts out with the puipose of making a retaliatory tariff, aud hopus thereby to annoy the United Htatos 2o much as the high tariff of this Government has annoyed the Canadians, But Prof. Smura points ont the folly and sbortsigbteduess of such a policy, Even if the two countrics wery equal in population, area, and resources, relulistory tariff meas. ures would ouly produce wutual loses; but, as Csvads iv coufussodly the weakor, the Conadians would bo the chicf suffvrers in such u war. If the recout chango of Gov. ernment in Oaunada iy to result in o gencral usd warked dpereasy of the customs du. ‘I'io publication this morning of the letter of iuntruction of Becrotary Evinrts to Minis. ter Wersu iu London confirms the predic. tiou of & few days ago, that the unsasisfactory ecttlument of the Nowlfoundlaud controversy would bave an fwportant influence on the courie of tho United Btates Governinent re- epectivg tho poynent of the Halifox award, the wouney for which was appropriated at the last seusion, aud now lics in the 'Treasury to be puid or not paid according to the discre. tho President. ope to mansge the ‘The payment ued it i3 now as good as s:ttled that the paywent will not be made on that date. Secretary Evarrd, in bis letter to Minister Wessy, takes fssuo sbarply with the courss of tho British Goverument in conpection with the Newfoundland affair, rupresenting that the United Statos will not wonsent to recoguize thu power uf the Proviuce of Nowlfouudlaud to mwake aud exe- dence, The vault that held theirpossessions was one of tho largest and atrongest ever bailt, and £40,000 had been expended upon it to moke it fire and burglar proof, but the combination waa intrusted to n weak, de- crepit, timid old man, who had no other in- torest in the bank than swoeping it out, and upon this frail throad hung millions of money. And now wae nre told that there ars forty other baoks in Now York in simi- Inr circumstances! As these great crimes ran in' cycles, it is no wonder that dopositors in New York are asking, What banks will gonext? Whataver else they may do, it wonld seem judicious on their part to request tho bank managors hercafter not to conflde their {reasures to the old men who awoop ons nnd kindle the fires, It will ben rolief to Chicago depositors to know that the bank-vault combinations are not intrusted to watchmen or janitors in this oity. e —— THE DRAINAGE AMENDMENT, At the oloction next Tuesday thera is an amendment to the Htate Constitution to be voted on, The presont Constitution contains a provision intended to give to tho people of each connty in the Btate, whore thero ato overflowed or 13w lands, the legal opportnni- ty of uniting and draining their lands. DLub the Conrts have decided that the provision is incomplote for the purpose. Tho ond sought is substantinlly to give to ownor of low lands tho right of way for a diteh or drain to the: mnoarest natural outlet for the surplus water, they paying the cost of the work. There aro no spocial as- pessments, no levying of taxes, no borrowing of money, and no croation of debts, It sim- ply gives the man, or adozon men, owning low lands the right of way across other lands to the nearest river, croek, ravine, or other outlet. It requires an amondmont to the Constitution to cure an nccidontnl or unin. tentional omission of some words in the Con- stitution. The Logislature submitted the amendment by sn unanimous vote.. There is practieally no opposition to it auywhere {n tho Btate, butit is of the grentest impor. tance, being intended to render mearly 2,000,000 acros of valuable Innd now usoless fit for oultivation. Every ballot nat given *for " for the amendment will bs counted ns voto agninst it, and the danger I8 that tho amendment will be lost, because persons not understanding tho matter will ot voto ofther way on the question, 'The committees of all parties have issued aciroular explaining the matter, which reads ns follows: Cutcago, -Oct, 25, 1878, —~70 the County Com- miltecs respectively of the Demacratic, Lepublican, and Nationat orqanizations of the Stute or fili+ nofs? We, the nndersigned Chairinen and Sccre- taries of the Biaty Centrsl Committees of suld organizations, deentlng the auwndment propused 10 Sec, 1, Art, 4, of tho State Constitntion one of grent {mportance to the materinl and sanitary in- torests uf the State, hiave, upon matual conulta. tion by snid Committees, {n viow of tho fact that a fallure fo voto upon the proposed am=ndment, 7 olector wio may ¥oie at the cloctiun, aporates nu # vote against it Agrued fo recommend, and do recommend, In urder that the same may be falrly presented to'the voters at the ensung elec- tion, that thero he printed on all tick 4 For proposed_amendment to boe, 31, Arl. 4, of the Conatltntion." . Any voter deslring to vole acalnst said uniondment wiil have bot to ernas or tear oit tho sune so Lo vore. A. M, Jongs, Chalrman Repubilcan tate Committee, DANLEL SHEPAND, Heeretary liepublican fitate Committeo. ‘I W. MoNrzLY, Cliatrman Democratic btate Committee, . Ao QuExponrr, Heeretary Demogratie Auste Committon, = . JANMES SPINZEI, Chatrman National Greenback State Committee, “'Tuouas Worrr, Kecretary Natfonal Urcenback state Committeo, The amondwment, i adopted, will havo o application in this city ; it will apply almost exclusivoly to countion extending across the widdle or contral third of the Btate. Whilo this city bas no direct ntereat in the question oither way, the poople of Chicago have no denire to prevont those of tho rest of tho State having the amendment so important and so voluablo to them. ‘To vote a ballot contnining both *For” and **Against” the nmondment will be to vote *‘againat.” It requires an affirmativo vote; n ballot silont on tho eubjoct will be connted against, In conscquenco of the large vote of thils county, nogligonce Liere on the subjoot may Lave the effect of defeating the amendmont, when in fact there is not thd alightest objection to it,— certainly not in this city, which has and ean have no pecuninry interest in the matter, I'ho peoplo of Central Iilinois appeal to the votors of Chicngo to ald them in this matter, nud the voto of this clty ought to be unaal. mous, SECRETARY SHERMAN ON JUDGE BANGS. Becrotary BuenataN hos mado o statement in regard to the oxtraordinary nssortion of Judgo Baxas that ** ordors had come to him in a sort of frrogular, roundabout way " to prohibit Asaistant District-Attorney Tnox- soN from taking sny part in tho condiot of the investigation of the Cuatom.Iouse building frauds beforo the Grand Jury. In an article which appeared iu our issuo of last Saturday, to which Mr. Buzryan refors, wo put it to Judgo Baxos bluntly, whother hia alleged orders came from tho Becrotary or Assistant Becretary (Fnexcn) of the Trons. ury, or from Bupervising-Architeot Jlies. We did not for a moment belleve that the ordors camo from My, Bucnuay; but, in a watter of such grave fwportaucy, we dvemed it best to accept Judgo Haxas® implication as bearing upon the Bgcretary in order the moro suroly to scoure his attontion, Alr. Bnessan now says, with some appearanco of just indiguation, that * uo one connected with the T'reasury Dopartment has had duy authorlty ta give any such onders, and that, if any subordinate hua venturod to do so, he will be overhauled.” He further expresscs Lis confidenco in Mr, Tuossoy by showing that it was on his (Tuosson's) veport alone that the Department directed proceedings to be takon beforo the Grand Jury, sud duclares that thero is not » word of truth in the in- sinuation that the influence of tho Trensury Departmont had beeu used to interforo with Mr. ‘Trossox's participation in the farther conduct of the cuse, In conclukion, Mr. Buesuan declares that Lo does ot believe thot Judge Baxos has vecolved any onders frow anybody on the subject, and cortainly wot from the Treasury Dopartment! Ifere Is & direct issue, Judge Lavow says he has received onders **in a sort of irregular, round- about way” to exclude Mr. ‘'uonson from tho further conduct of the case, and Mr. Buzamax says he does not belfeve it. But ho addss I shall fecl dbliged to call the at- tention of the Atwruny—flenenl.lb the state- went of Judge Banas” Of ‘course, Mr, Dzvexs w_lll deny Lhut any such orders ever emanated from him or’ from anybody In his offive, Hiy next step will be to inyuire by tolegraph of Judge Banos: (1) Whethor it is truo that he Las recoived orders in * a wort of irregular, roundabout way " or any other wey toexcludeMr.'Troxson from theiuvestigation. (2) From whouw, if received at all, did such orders emanate? (8) It received f&)m somo subordiuate in tho ‘Treasury Dopartment, or frow the Architect's offlcs, why were orders 50 lwproperly fssucd tronted with anything but the coutempt -thoy dessrve? ‘Lhore is but ouoe alternative left to Judge Bavas. He must either namo tho person or persous whonco bis slloged *‘irrogular” orders ems- uated, or admit that ho néver reccived any ordars on the subject, rezadar or irreathar, Meantime the iInvestigation of the case, about which Mr, Troxsox knowa everything worlh knowing and about which Judge Banas knows noxt to nothing, in in progress. ‘Wo do not charge that Jdige Baxas designs to defent tho ends of jnstice, but we do not hesitato to assert that his conrse in exclud- ing Mr. Trousox from the caso tends direct- 1y to that ond. Tho Government of the United States is not belog represented so Ably as it might be, and this by the arbitrary interposition of Judge Baxas, a sworn Gov. ornment officer. Mr, Trousox should bo re. instated in his proper placs in the conduct of tho investigation, and that at once. THE BULGARI BLLION. The misfortunca of tho treaty of Derlin grow npace. Roumnnia, Bervia, Boanin, and Montenegro are all dissatisfied. Albania has declared herself free of Turkey. Greecois ready for warat tho first favorablo moment. ‘The prospect of the reforms in Asia Minor, for which England engaged to defend Tur. key against Russlan aggresslon, is hopoless, In Bosnia alone has the treaty been made operative, and this at the cost of a hard and bloody etruggle,’ which bas plunged the divers nationnlities of Austria into bitter political conflict. And now comes Bulgarin up in arms lo socure the advantages named for hor in tho San Btefano treaty, which wore superseded by the provisions of the treaty of Dorlin. As will be re. membered, the San S8tofano trenty orect. ol Bulgarin unto an immensd princi. pality, whose southernmost lmit reached the Agenn Bon nenr Baloniea, leaving Turkey proper only the fag end of the' Roumelian Poninsula, with its westernmost limit nt Adrianople. This would have given Bul. garia an outlot to the wost which ahe doea not now have, and in tixflu" it would bavo given Russin the same onflet without the necossity of passing Constantinople, The treaty of Berlin, howaver, cut her off from this outlat, curtailed her magnificent propor- tions, and shut her out from the aca by tho Dalkava. Agninst thiz divieion the Bulgn- rinos aro now protesting .with arms in their hands. It i3’ n- wor of races,~—Bclaves against ' Turks,— s war of roligious OClristisns against AMahomotans. The robellion | gathers head rapidly, and it has the: sympatby and backing of the Russian srmics; who are in possasston -of the very looality of the rebell. ion, and whose soldiers are conatantly mov- ing down thero from the mdrtl 'instead of going home. 'The Turks thus far hove boon unnble to put down the robeltion, but how long will it be before Russin will undertake the administration of Bulgaria upon tha plea that Turkey cannot rostore ;brdng'nnd good govornment, ond s not introduting tho re- forms she promised? Cortalnly it Aastria conld go in and occupy Bosuia’ and Herze- govina-becsuse Turkey cannot govern themy there ismo good ronson why Rtussia shonld not occupy Bulgaria for tho samo reason, The proapeet of peace is gloomy enough, and the hopolessnosaof tho aituntion 18 evidenced by tho agitation in the Government contres of Burope. The treaty of Berlin is inopora- tive, and that England rogards it as such is shown by the call of tho London Times, which spoaks for the Governmont, for a con. ventiou of tho Groat Powors to dovise maans for enrrying out its provisions, Thoe ireaty has settled nothing., Contuslon reigns s supreme as it did beforo tho signing, and it will continue to reign until Turkey as an jn. dependont Power ceases to exist. Thera iy no othor solution to-the vexed problem of tho Eastorn question. Moeanwhile whore is Bracoysriztn's “ Peace with houor "? HOFFMAN'S COMMIESIONS, Tho facts in the case of Maj. Horraux's course as Town Collootor of Weat Chicago aro fow, direct, and plain, e I8 accused of laving taken from the publicoertain moneys s Collector to which ho was not entitled, and with keeping that money. The salary of 'Town Collector was fixed by law at 31,500 nyoor. Tho daticaof tho Collector waro to colloct the Btate, connty, town, and park taxes in his town, The Btate law allowod liim 2 par cont on his colleotions, but limited the amonnt to $1,500 for his services. Sub. sequently tho collection of clty taxes was made part of the duty of thoe Collector, and these city taxes were much greater in amount than ol the other taxes combined, and ‘nocessitated the giving of an imimense bond —n hond of many millions, and requiring a multitude of bondsmen, and responsible men aro not very fond of going on other people’s bopde. Under thosa circumstances, the Oity Council, in February, 1876, passed, by an unanimons vote, an ordinance whioh provided among other thinga as follows: Becriox 1. That the l:nmrlanu\mn of the Cal. lectaca of the Towa of Buath Chicayo, Narth Chi- cago, and West Chlcago, for the colléction of »)) the laxos of Lho L‘ll{ of Chicago, which shall bo collected by satd Collectors, shall bo i follows, to-wit: Tiie Collector of the Town of South Chl- cugo 1 receive & commission of 2 per cont on all city taves collected by sald Collector; the Col. fector of the Town of North Chicayo vhail recetve 8 comulesion of 2 par con ul sll city Laxes col- lected by sald Collector; and thu Collector of the “Fown of Wess Uhicago shail recelvo & cummlssion uf 2 per cont o all Gty taxescollected by watd Col. l-gwr. 2 2. The compensation of the safa soveral n Collectors, s upecifiva In the yreceding wec- 11en, shall by all tho compensation which the said Collectors shall be cutitled to receivo from tho City of (hicayo for tnu collection uf city taxes, sud ahall wiclid oll tho expenso of collecting the suwe, snd all the expetive of the oficus of the sald Collevtore, respectively, 1n or avout the collection of city taxus, At that time Bvans, Damoerit, was Col. loctor of Houth Chicago, aud HarLniNax, ‘Dumocrat, of West Chicago, Eich recelved from the Town Board an allowance from his fues for colleating tho Blate, town, counly, and park tuxes the $1,600 compensstion uuder the Stata law before mentioned. Each rotained from the oollections of city tax n sum equal o 2 percent of the city colloc. tions. The mext year, Maj. IloFPaaN was Collector of West Chicago, and retained the 4 per cont commission oo city taxes collect- ed, and the uext year did the same. The neb sum of comimnlusions on city taxes after paylug the exponsos of, collecting and of Lis oftice for the two years was abont $9,300, or 4,050 per year, which is about ous-half tho suin alloged 1 the Kxny organ, Under the Htate Iaw which allowed tho Collector 2 per cent on collections of Slate, couuty, towa, and park taxes, the Uollector was required to pay over to the Town Treas. urer all s commissions in excess of $1,600. Alsj. Horranay, aftor deducting Lis $1,600 a year salary, turnod over to the proper puthior. ities all of Lis cowmmissions on Btats, town, county, and park tazes, This faot the Kxan organ conceald, Out of his cominissions on city toxes he paid all his exponses and ro- taiued tho amouut stated, In tho meautime, the town autborities of Bouth Chicago have brought suit against Evaxs bo recover some $12,000 relalned by hiw as commissions on the city taxes collect- od by him when Collector. That case ralsed the question whether the Town Collector waa entitled to raceive from the city tho commission of 2 per cant which it gave ou collectivg city taxes. It was tried recently vetore Judge Jamzsow aud a jury. The Loert dusided ayulust Evand, sxd the jury decided tho other way, A now trial was granted, and tha caso Is still pending. No person or officar tas domanded of Hormux any retnrn of his commisaions, and ho has taken only what was granted to his prede- consor, ‘That monay, though no ono has ever claimed it or is now claiming it, {s subject to any logal decision that it Lo paid over oither to the city or to the town, If the Oourta shall determine in tho Evana case that the money belongs to the Town of West Chiengo, Maj. Hormuax will not wait to be sned for tho monoy aither pervonally or on ‘hiis bond, but will accept the docision as ap- plienble to bisown case, and pay over the money accordingly. Here i8 whiat Maj. Hormaax says himself in rogand to the 2 per cent commission given him by oity ordinance: S e i Iarge bond- which 1 ono doesn't get so lorgra have had to give. and 1int the matter to-day is In the bond for nothing, conrts, in_the Mikx Iivaxs case, decided against him, and the all the commissiona 1 hase ever obtamed. bady, to which slone it is due, if It 18 duo o any other than inyself, har nerep demanded it of Ther¢ was no arreemont between the Board and myseif on this matter ne there waa hotween tao Sauth Town Buurd and Mr. Kixnass, Shoold it be deelded that Evaxs onght to repay ine amonnt ho yot, Tassure you and the public that the fullamount of tho epmmissiuns § have claime for the last two yoars will bo turned over ta the Weat Town, responsible, and T mean what § say, Thore who know ma nndorstand that. The whole sum of commissions on city taxos rotained Ly him was £9,300, this he paid about 2,300 oxpenses and n Iarge sum for rebntes, leaving him a net sum of commissions for the Lwo yonrs of perhaps Against this s his personal responsibilily and a boud of millions of dol- lars, and his williugness to pay over tlo money when the Courta shall determino that ho should do so and to whom he should 83,000 a year. About the time Kenx entered upan the dutles of the Sheriffalty the County Board fized on $1.75 per week ns an amplo compensation for boarding the prisoners. How did Ksnx manage to unfix this compensation] CLEARY, MuLnLOT, and Fir20ERALD suddenly flopped over to $2.43 per week, notwithstanding tho market was falt- ing. Beans, molasses, sour bread, and bad heet were tumbiine In price; yet those loud profes- sional reformera saw the {ntercats of thelr taxe paylug constituents In a now light, and went on thie recont to Increasc the price to bo patd Keny In proportion to the decline in the cost of joil victuals, The cheaper tho log, hash, and bom- fny became, tho higher thoy paid for it—out of other people’s pockets. Thelr manly boroms heaved and swelled with grateful emotions ta* Keny,—for tho “divide,"—with the wretches who cat the hash, giving thein $1 worth of vlctuals por week, and banking thio remaining If that was not the inducement, that caused CLeany aund MULLOY to raise the cost from §1.76 to $2.45 per week, tho reader will have to think it out for himsell when b poes to the polls and finds those two fudividuals asking to be re-tleeted and ndorsed. e ‘The statutorcads in regard toboarding prison- ors iu Juils * For dieting each prisoner, compen- satfon to cover tho actunl cost,” Kery's antl-Irlsh organ Is KErN willing to obey this provision of the law?! e has been charg- Ing the taxpayers $2.45 per weok for dieting tho prisonera in his keeoing, when it is a notorl- out fact that ho has not given them tood and drink that have cost him $1 per wevk. expert hnsh-house keeper and knows how to work oft soups and slops, theap flour bread, thin molasges, and poor meat; and he fa nut out. of pocket more than ane-third of what he takes out af tha pocketa of the {taxpayers for dieting the prisovers, On what grouils, then, legal or equitable, does he charge three times as much Wit bis antlIrish organ ex- plaini Explanations are now 12 order, and the taxpuyers are Mstealng for them, a8 it costs him? The First Ward {izonos, whom the bum- mers are running for State Senator, Is o pro- fessional judge of eloctions In ouo of tho preciuets, At a recent election whoro he pre- sided, some of tha Hepublican young men, who determined to have a falr count, got acalelum light eroctea In a nolghboring window, and threw a flood of bright ligbt around that poll, filllng the room where the countiug was done. ‘The result was, tgere wasa falr count, and a large Republican malority, ————— ' When the city charter was udooted, in 1875, by batlot-box stutllng on a whoicsale scale, it may bo recollected that, notwithstanding two- thirda of those wha voted {u thie Flest Ward op- posed its edoption, the Jndzes of the election re- turnad an cnormous inafority for It—svine 1,800 or more. Ono of the judgea that conducted that election, if wo remauber vorrectly, was (Gizonan Esguraut, now runnlug for the Scnate in the First Distelct, Voters can draw thele own con- —————— The Common Councll of Detroft has been passiog some unfrienaly legtstation in regard to velocipedes, Anordinance passed ou Tucsday eveniug ujlows velocipedes to run on eny side- walk Iu the nizht-time after 11 o'clock in the evenlog and before 6 o'clock In the morning, Ou unpaved strects, they may run on the side- But velocipedes mast not run ov the sldewalks of tho paved atrevts i the walk io the daytime. o —— It Nephew Prrtox promlsed that 8t. Louls girl that Mr. TiLocy shoatd marry her, it was doubtless without Sauxy's kuowledge or con- But then TiLpeN ought to get marrled. Thero ought to be someboly at tirauerey Park who knows what 1s golng on in the Luuse. sharp, bright woman to act as domestic polive would keep wal e ——— Thers was a mceting of prominent Demo- crats recently 1o New York who el to discuss tho best mothod of gettivg rid of Mr. TiL3EN as a candivate fur 1830, » Thelr conferenco was private, but enough has Joaked out toshow a general bellel ln his pacty that the clpher bust ness will eflfectually disorganize und dewmoral- ——————— A uoto of denial, or confession, or oxplans- tlon frum Col. PruroN, TiLbeN's ucphew, la TiLoeN and the baliuce have gpokes, though ln prevaricating aod equlvocal langyage caleulated to decelve, and now the public would tike to hear from the nephow of his uucle. It may be that be s * ciphering 1 ——— A raltrosd accident la one of tho mesus for distributing the wealth of those great corpors- ‘Yhe UL Colony Rosd (s now paylng the for damages of thoso injured by tho Wol- Inston disaster. Aoout $230,00 of the Com- puny’s surplus change will be dlsbursed Jo that way. Curclessncss is expensive on railroads, e —e — Wo hups the Republicans in the First, Becond, and Tbird Districts are awarc that ovly alew days more rerwain for work, snd that our foois avigilsnt and slecpless one, fug left undone to lusure success. Hard work Let there bo noth- || served also fur divcussion when Lot t - —— 0Old Probabllitics is kecplng au oya on thoso fuolhiardy fellows who put to ses when the storm sigoals are Hylng, The recunis show that po less than four yesicls have been wrecked by alsrecardiug theso cautionary sig- uals. Baraun Taviou, our Miulster to Germany, Das becn tapped for dropsy. When we reme- ber the vast smouat of *beer that TATLOR puo- 1shed, it is not surprisiog tbat he hus got water- logged 80 s00u. Wiuite's name ougbt to have becu BLack, for then his nawe would correspoud with bis pollt- fcal tiguring. He bas the cheuk of a canal wule. — — - It DooryrTis and Kxuom visit Washiogton next winter, {6 will be os members of the Third THE FISHERIES The Newfoundland Outrage the Subject of Diplomatic Cor. respondence. A Queation as to the Rights of Ameyj, cans under the Treaty of Washington, Secretary Evarts Entirely Dissat. fstied with Lord Salisbury’y Conclusions, Bolloving that the Affair jn Controvers Was a Grozs Violation of the Treaty, Which, if Unntoned for, Mnet Seri. onsly Affgob That Instru. ment, Specint Phapateh to The Tribune, ‘Wasntisaroy, 1. C., Oct. 20.—It faconstde;eq very doubtful now whether the Administration wiil_dectdo to pay the monoy anpropriated at thelast sesslon to carry into effect the fiahery ‘tlause of cur treaty with England at the daty when it Yalls due, namely, the 21 of Novem. ber., The tose of Mr. Evarta® letter, furnished to the press to-night, strengthens this beller, ‘The proviso attached to the appropriation lexve; the matter of payment discretionary with thy President and dependent upon the results of correspondence which cm hordly Lo completed by the thne fzed for the paymem, on seeount of the new complications whify, have arlsen growing out of the atteck upon our fishermen off tho coast of Newfound. land, It s held by many that tho formal fo. dorsement of the acts done by the local author. ftics In driving off our flshermen are real) cquivalent to a declsfor by Great Britatn they tho local laws of her colonfes may control the tcrms upon which our ships can flahy and thay these may override the terms of the treaty. It 18 held that these local Iaws virtually probibiy American flahermen from enjoying the henefiy for which we ara about to par, and thereforo it is deemed exccadinglv doubtful whether pay. ment, will be made untll moro satisfactory con~ clusions ure reached than seem to bo promised under lhofpmcnt atato of correspondouce. n the Western Assoctated Fress, Wasmxarox, D. C., Ogt. 20.—Tbe following s the full text'of the letter of the Sccretaryof Stato to John Welsh, our Minister to Enzland, on tho subject of tho Halifax award, Minister Welsh having been instructed to deliver said letter to Lord Ballshury: DxraurueNt oF STatx, WaINGTON, Sept, 18I0 fongy Weleh Bogh, ol eteosmt i o celved {n due coursa your dispatch of Aug. 24, inclosing Lord allabury's reply of the lirtish (lovernment to the repreaontationa that had been mado to It an early s March last by you vuder . structiond from thls Dupartmont. "1 munt ander. ataud Lord allsbury's nota sccompanyine tho copr of Capt, Sulllvan‘s report, which he conmunicares 1o this Guvernment an_adopting tlat naval oficer's concluslon of the facl respecting the violent fn- Jurfes which our fishing ficet anftered at the hands of the Newfoundland gshing population at Fortupe Hoy, in January of this year, 88 tho answer waich hor Muajosty's Govornment 'makes to tho repee. sontationa laid befors it on our part, verlded by fhe awoen statoments of numerons respectaole Wit nerees, Tiw Lordship has not placed In our poaresion th proots or deporitionn which form the nasisol |, Capl, Sullivan's coneluslons of fact, and 1 am bl (horofure, b soy wliather upan thetr coce crutlon thie view which this Uovernment takes of thicey transactiona upon .wwors atgtements of our own respectable citlzann wonld be at all modifrd. In tha sheence of theso means of correcting any mlstukes or fulso Imprerslane which our inturmants iy have fallen tnto in thelr narrative, 11 1s IMI'ORSILLE TO ACCKPT AULLIVAN'S JUDGNEST upf‘m zndlsclnnd evidence av possessing judiclal welch 1uu will therefore lay before her Mojesty's Gor- ernment tho dealre which thia Governwment fecls to bo able to give due wotzht to thiy ovposlagev- dence beforo insteting upon_ the very grave view of theso tnjuries which at presont its unquestis- able duty 1o tho lntorvets which bars nufcred wnd jts confidence | - the cod: etency and sufclency of the proofs in te possession compols this Govecnment to take, Should her Majemy's Government place a copy of tue evidenco vn which Capt, Bullivan tares b report in your handw, you will lose notineia transnntting 1t for consileration. | regred thit auy rurther delay shoutd thus - {nterveio o pre vent s dmmediate conaidersation of the facis thie muster by the two Governiuents In tlie prescice of tho wime evidence of these lacts for Lelf scepting and judgicnt, But carefull attention to Lord Hallsbury's note discovers what ninst bere: fln.!uun an expression of his views, ut leaat, of he authorlty of tho provincial logtwiazlon nud 2 minfatrative furlldmmn over gur fishermen within the throu-miie line or resteictive Hmitarions upon their rights upon tncse Giahlng grounds ulder thig Treaty of Wasbinkton, . Upon uny aspect, vvidence én ono side o the otter us qualiiying vivlent acls from which our flshing foct han suifored at th handa of tio New: foundiand coast shermen, viowe thus futimaied seem to this Government whatly inadinfseioic, 308 do not permit the least deluy on onr part in frank- iy stating the ground of onr'exception (o them. Tho roport of Capt, Sullivan presents nn a Jus- tiflcatory wupport the action of ghe Newfoundiand whore fishermen in brenking up “the operations of our fuhing Huet fuvide the threp-mily line, ut timed cavered by these trunaactions, VIOLATING CEUTAIN MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION of the Newfonndland Government, which, 18 18 alleged, our flsheemen wore in tho nct of couuit: ting when the violeat intorruption of thelr indu- try occurred. Ido not stop to polnt unt the serwas distinction botween ofiicial mng fudietal exceution ofny such Juws andarderly enforcenient uf thelt penalticaafter the solown trlal of e rzat, and rize and predomlnant force of the volunteor ninit.y driving off our peaceful occunants of i s grounds, pursning their Indusiry under c m ol rikht sceurad thom by tho treaty. 1 rencrye tuis wmatter for completo exauination when conficiing proofs are 1o my posscssion, T shall sssnme ot Iy presont nurpuse that tho inanucr of executtls thls wupnosea proviucisl authornty was ol diclal, " and unexceptionabiy, 1 will »t: Justificationa fur the disturbance of ot fleet fn Capt. Bulllvan's own lauguaie, tha not even inadvertontly impute to Lord Satisbuey ¢ wpparunt adoption OF them any greater rignkeante than Y Intguage fairly importy, (3uh Hulltvan a 8 the followime Violatuns of ke cungulidated sistates of Newiuandinnd, V12, 2 4150 prreon aball haot, or fake hermpy by or (02 seine, or oiher sich coltrvance, o or ucar anf part of the cuast of tus Colony, br ite depencen: cled, or in any bays, arcors, or ofher placed therotn, Bt any fme botween the Luth of Uctoier and the 230 of Apnd,™ Second—"That the American Captalu el tug and puttiig ot weles suit Lauiing nd 4sk- Ting herrin on Suniay, tho Uth af Jawnats, b rect violation of the law relutiig o th Lo~ oriew, Viz.1 ** Nu peryon whall, between tie hours of L2 o'clock Saturday might 22 Bunday nlgbl houlor tuke auy hotriz, caplin, -or equid, Wi uel, sulnes, bunts, or uny wuch copirivance 1t e purpose of sich haullng or taking Zutrd—Thas they were bareing tieh n direct vio 1auion of the suvie sel, Fourth—"hint, contrsry ta tho termy of th Freuty of Wasnington, in which 1t 13 ezvresit provided that they do not mterfers with the risty f privale properiy, ur Wil British Gehcrincu i the pesceadle uso of any pare of wehl coasté in theie oceu, nnc{ for tho wuno pusposs, (el wore lalilng Iflnun iy, Inwerfering wil the nm.; of Britieh fativsnien and thlr peaccubly o ¥ 1hat part of the toard then ecupied by tiew, uh] of which they wero uctually i pursceelon, tuct relies uud bonts, thelr huts, and land granted LY tag Government Uelng wituated thereot. i The facts which enter tuto the cticnses lml‘}"‘" under tho tiret, second, kud third heads of lu..l" Bubiivun's statemont, und such olfuises thus W out, wuuld suest to bo § TIR ONLY WAKRANT FOI 118 CONCLUBION, wunder hisfourtn bead, that the Lnted states 1L wen have cxceeded taelr treaty richt, aud in o actual prosecution ot their tshing wheth 1 ferrupled by force complnfued of, tute tho rights of private property or Witk I ermeun ip the pesccable use of that part of 4 then belng 10 thoir occapancy for the saue b oSt contrary b the Ueeaty of Wastazton -, 11§48 00 purt of wy provent purpose to puint T shut this slieged tufraction of the resersed T Jucal debermen - does uot Jusbify the sicidads B correctivt o of redress uscil 1o Grive oif aud Ure 8p tholr prosecution of tatiug. Tuid way be £ ments hu;fln!‘ullur knu\;llndw of the aviudl citeais stances of thu transaction. e by Iu transuristing to you a copy of Capt. sullr .m‘ roprt Lord salisbtiry sayd: P Yoa wlil b that the report 10 guestivu appeurs gy de conclualveiy ihap the Luited Braie¥ tesii thile ccasiun had cumuiibicd thres distindt of the law." Tn thix obrervation of Lt iy Government caunus fal Lo eee U the fmplication that her Majesty concelyes that (n the vrosccution of ¢ fshing ucconled the Luited Blates Ly men are . HULJBCT-TO LOCAL REOULATIONS which goveen tho coset popnlation uf Sub laud ju thelr prosccution ut tieif rin Vatover hose rexuiatiuig Wy be PITRIE 1 it | ittt ¥ 1 euucted 0y or sfuce. tuo ‘A'reaty o ko thren partculscs lu whicy uar il " v%uu bo voustrained Ly aciusl of the vroviuce cover in poiuciple ¢ veiulstion of our dahiay industey ¥ wiile hne which cea well by coucel are in (hetiselved o Lwportant sud s 2o litation of the rlekts sccRred Uy Lrealy o3 caliy 0 exclude any dshermen fros 847 BLLS parsit,—tae ngut wulchy Fuesd