Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 4, 1878, Page 4

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F.T.Mo* Fannex, Mansger, PARIS, France~No, 18 Rue de !a Grange-Dateliere. H.Manuxn Agent, LONDON, Eng. Rxxzy F. GiLu BAN FRANCI! merican Exchange, 449 Strand, gent. Cal.—Palace Totel. TAMUSEMENTS, | MoVicker's Theatre, Madlwon street, between Dearborn and State. Ea- gagement of Miss Katle Maybew. ‘*Al'lbs.” Tlontey’s Thentre. Tiandolph strect, between Clark and LaSslle, En: @ogement of Salsbury’s Troubadonrs. **Patchwork.' Haverly’s Thentre, Dearborn street, corner of Mooroe, Engsgement of e Colvlile Folly Compsoy, ''Uxygen.” Academy of ausle, flalsted strect, between Madison and Monroe, Fioty, novelty, and spociaity performances. Vao Tlamlio's Theatre, Clark strect.opposits the Court-Ha Esgagement ¢ the Victorla Loftus British Blonde ¥ Fio-Fin.{ McCormick Hall. Clark atrect, corner of Kinsle, Prof, Cromwell wiil finstrata **Yarls, the Besutital City." Frposition Dullding, Lake-Front. foot of Adams atreet, Entertafoment for the Denent of the iousy of the Good Shepherd. MONDAY, NOVEMBER- 4, 1878, In New York on Baturdny gresnbacks were steady at 993 in gold and silver coin. Another period of idlencss nnd distross, with no prospect of a gam in the long run that sball compensate for the intervening loss, is about to bo inangurated inone of the English cotton-manufasturing centres, The Oldham oporatives on Saturday voted unanimously to resist the reductionof 10 per cent decreed by their employers, and 20,000 operatives and 8,000,000 spindles will re. main idle unless ons or tho other yiolds, ——— A Deadwood coach-incident somswhat out of the common {s reported in the diapatches, This thno the driver was halted by masked men, whoso purposs was, not the plnnder of tho passongors and mails, but the informal execution of justico upon two ‘‘road.agents” who wers being transported from Gheyenne to Doadwood in the custody of law.officers. The only thing the coach was robbed of was this precious pair of villains, who were taken out and hanged to a cottonwood tree on the river bank, and tho stage went on its way in pesce, Where the Paymester is, there will the troops bo gathiered. The chicf feld cash. Lox 6f the Russian army has been returned from Odessa to Adrinnople—a fact whioh the Golos cites as a significant indication of the tendency of eventa. Unquestionably, as tho Russian semi.official organ puts the caso, an advance on Constantinople would be hostilo challengo on tho part of Russia, and it looks very muoh as though the shuflling and unsatisfactory course of the Ottoman Government rolative to & fulfillment of the teras of tho Berlin:Treaty were sbout to draw that hostile challenge from Rusaia, Thero is evidenco that affairs in the East aro not tranquil when the London Observer, vir. tually spenking’ for the Cabinet, feels con. strainod to formally deny the statement that the British Government haa applied to other Porwora for nssistanco in enforcingthe Troaty of Berlin, Thero is & screw loose somewhere in n system of government or in its edministra. tion whon the performances in Doston of Keanxer and a crazy crowd of workingmen aro permittod without an effort of the proper oficors to provent them in tho interest of publioc peace aud safety. On Boston Com- mon Baturday night, and sgain yesterday aftornoon, Keanner inclted & mob to adopt resolutions pledging themselves, “‘thelr lives, their fortuses, end thelr sacred lionors " to hang every employ- er who attempted to influence bhis cuployes to volo wgninst Burrxa, to shoot down any Supervisor of Election or other person who undertakes tu impeda a vote for HurLens, legal or illegal, and to seo that Bur. xn s installed s Governor of Massachu- Eotts whother he 14 elocted or not, even if they have to *‘wade in Llood ” to accomplish it! Then, when these resolutions Lad Leen unavimously adopted, the sand-lot incendiary proceeded to swear in 1,500 of Lis followers a3 special policemen, administering an oath binding each ond every ono to earry out this programme, ‘‘even though the stroots should run with blood, and hell fteelt shoald boil over.,” There {a not the alightest possibility that this insana rabble will be ablo to cxecata their bloody throats, and it is morally certuin thst their proclamation of anarchy will cost Borves thousands of votes, butitis none the less a disgrace to repub- lican institutions that Krannxy was not ar. rested and put in jail as & fomenter of do- westic violence., The attention of Bheriff Kxux is respect. fully and urgently directed to a communica- tion, sigued ‘‘ Lawyer,” in another column of this puper. A fow days ago Mr, Keay, in 8 letter to tho press over Lis own signature, entored iuto the following stipulation with ke voters of Cook County : I goarantee, If any mepiect, discrepancy, de- Sciency, or waladuinistration of any kind or nature sbuil bo'found, I will &% ice withdraw from the causvars fo favur of auy caudidate tha gentlewen of tne Central Democrutic Comities may name, This. chalionge has been-taken -up by & mewber of the legal profussjon who bas hagd oppertunities of kuowing’ the' manner in which Kxux has sdwinisterod the affairs of Llis ofice, and who now ciles & scora of ine stances of “ neglect, discrepancy, deficieacy, and wmaladministration® glesned from the secordsof the Circuit Court—instances whera illegal fees have heen charged, inatances of curclessnoss and ineficiency, sud of gross neglect to conform Lo the etriet requirements of thy law. ‘There is no possibility of dis- puting theso charges; they carry the truth upon their face. Now let Mr. Kxuy, upon tho instant Lis vye lights upon this answer to Lis challengs,—and 1t will be at au early hour, uo doubt,—draw uo snd submit to the | Kimbatl collectoduere - vep ses Domocratic Oentral Committeo his abrolute withdrawal from the ticket. ITe hnspledged hia word to do it if but ons instance of the kind were cited; now hero aro twenty. Is he a man of honor, and will ha keop his word? If he is, and will, he must getoff tho tickot. Tho court records show him to be unworthy of re-election, and he will show himself to bo donbly unworthy it he violates his solemn compact with the people. He haa been taken at his wond, and if he do not keep it the indignant votets of Cook County will punish him ashe deserves at the polis to.morrow. If he would retire from the canvass with any remnant of honor and credit, he must wilthdraw as lio has agreed. Prof, Bwiva preached yestorday a down. right temperance sormon, giving an earnest support to tho temperance reform movement without regnrd to tho color of the ribbons, Tracing tho rapid progress of the work from the time when the Protestant clergy ** cele- brated” ordinations by liberal libationa of 0ld Riye, hefinds that temperance has gained ground steadily, and believes that it is practicable, through united Christian effort, to carry forward the good causs tfo a point whero publio. sentiment will secura both the enactment and enforoement of wholesome temperance laws. Tha Rev. Antiur Mrromery commemorated the com- pletion of his ten years' pnstorate of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago by a sermon rich in historieal reminlscence. The Rev. Dr. Toouas at Centenary M. E. Church talked to the Bundsy-school children about the temptations which should be gnarded against by tha young. The facts relating to Horruan's conduot as Collector of tho Town of West Chicngo are so plain and direct, and jindicate such straightforward honesty and integrity on his part, and such industry and fidelity to the public during his term as Collector, that itis surprising {hst even the Chicago Z¥mes, which throws fllth from cataral impulse, can have the boldnoss to chargs Horruan with oven technical misconduct. Let us sea what the facts ave : 1. Tho State Revenue Iaw gives to the Town Collector 2 per cent commission on all State, county, town, and park taxes col- leoted by him, provided that all commissions in excess of $1,600 shall be pald over by him to tho Town Board. 2, In 1875-'76 the collection of oity taxes wns first devolved on the Town Collector, in addition to his other collections, and the City Council by ordinauce voted that the Collector might retain 2 per cont on all city taxes in compensation for collecting such city taxes, 8, Horruan's predecessor was paid his 81,500 for collecting State and county taxes, and 2 por cont on hia collections of city taxos, and no man questioned his rightto receive the same. Mr. Hormuy, soting on tho advice and express diroction of the Town Board, collected the city taxes, paging the expenses ont of his commissions, The socond year, the Town Board advising snd dirccting him as before, ho did the same thing. His commissions on ity taxes during the Luwv years amouanted to about 39,000, ont of which he paid for extraordinary expenses, 88 postoge, circulars, advertising, rebates, etc,, etc., about £3,000, leaving him for the iwo yoars something liko 6,000 for coltect. ing city taxes. 4. The early collaction of oity taxes was important to the city, The Town Collactors began their collections in December, and continned until Iate in April. The city had 1o revenue from Docember until Boptember following, save what these Collectors picked up in thot time. Tho city was extremely grateful, and was willing to pay liberally for all the city taxes that could be turned in. 5. The objection {8 that Harraux had no right (o accept or retain the 2 per cent on city taxes, but should have tarned it ovar to the Town of Wost Chicago, Itis admitted that the city had no claim to the 2 per cent, s tho Collector was ontitled to that on all his collections; but it is clalmed that his 81,500 for collecting Stale and county tsxes included all he was entitled to retain, and the excess of all his commissions over that eum should lave besn turned over to the Town of West Chicago. Wo have alresdy shown that the. Town Board—tbe exclusive authority in the matter—iirected and au. thorized him to rotsin it. The town, nor any other authority, has ever demandod the money, which is on doposit subject to any legal claim or domand for it. | 6. Hormaun's astion is compared with that o Manx Keunary, Collector of South Ohl. cago during ‘the lastyear, Mr, Kivmary i lionized in tho extreme, while Horraan is denounced. Let us compare the facts in the two cases. Koeawy really collected * no taxes; hesat in his office and reagived such 83 were voluntarily paid to him. Hoe spent uot a cent In hunting up’ delinguents. The rosult was that he collocted but compara. tively little taxca, Horrsax, on the other hand, wentto large expenses, Ho advertised and distributed notices in every languaga He followed the delinguenta, Ho gave to tax-fighters an abatement of 1 per cent in consideration of payment. What was the result? He collected 91 per cent of all the personal taxon his warrant., Hero are the comparative figares: Kimball's warzant called for taxes, Kimball did not collect. Toffman's warraut called f Hoftman collucted....... 1offman did not colle Hofluap collected. Kimbalj cullecied.. These collections were of city personal taxes, Atthe same time, Horruax collected 91 por cent of State taxes, 91 per cent of county and town taxes, and 91 per oent of park taxes, Krusawx oollsoted 40 per cent only ot 8tate, county, town, and park taxes. Kiupary received 2 per cent from the city on his colleotions, which, being turned over to the town, the Town of Bouth Ohicago got 84,230, But b_ni- Knsmavy, collected, as Horruax did, 81 per cent of the whoale tsx, he would have turned over §8,642, or far wore than twice as much, The question st the time was, bow to got money into the City Treasury, which was empty. Kiuparx left $317,550 uncolleoted, and liorrmax collected all the tax in West Chicago except $22,000, and turned that over to the Treasury. Hormux collected bus tax by personal effort over an area of sixteon square miles of territory from 80,000 Ppersons and 1n small sums, moitly ranging from §4 to $30. Kruuarx sat in hiv offios and received taxes in a district where the tax bills range from $50 to 20,000 each. Through KiMBart's failure to collect, the ity of Okicago lost the sorely.needed nse of $817,000 for six months, sod a large per cent of tax that was totally lost by reason of tho neglest in collection; whila all the monsy not paid over to the city from Horr. MAN's tax-list was only $22,000. Lormuay vaid over to the citv bis callec. tions as fast as they were received; he did not put them in bank; and received no in- come from the nse of the public money. Hnd he done ro ho wonld have made moro money than his wholo commisaions and sal- ary amounted to. Inolading the 2 per cent commissions which tha one Collector paid over to the Town Board and the other part- 1y expended in making his extraordinary oolleations and retained the balance, it is Just pozsible that the Collector who eollacted only 40 per cent of his tax.list and tarned over hia commissions had a larger not in- come from tho office, direct and indirect, than the man who collected 81 par cent of his tax-list, snd pald it over as fast as collcoted, and retained $3,000 as his commissions, as suthorized and advised by the Town Board. In both casea the city pald the foll com- missions of 2 per cont on all the collections. The city paid that commission both to Krupavy, and Horruax slike. The Weat Side ‘Town Board authorized and advised the Col. leclor to retain $3,000 of his commissions until the town should eall for it. The Bouth Town Board contracted with EKmparn to collect the taxes for $1,5600, and he colleoted only 40 per cent. The Wast Town Board authorized the Collector to take the commissions on city taxes, The man with the fixed salary oolleoted 40 per cont of the taxes only, whercby B vast sum was lost, while the man who collected for a small commission obtained 91 per cent of his tax- List. The monoy which Horrxan thus retained has boen on deposit ever since, and fa now subject to any demand apon him by the Town Board, which alone can make any protense of titla to the money, and which has always concoded it as properly belong- ing to tha Collector. Upon this plain statement of all the facts in the caso the most prejadiced reader will 1ail to find any legal or moral tergivorsation on the part of Maj. Hormyax while Colleot- or. Thers is not 8 business man in Chicago who will not givohim full credit and honor for the nbility and enorgy which enabled him, in a wide-extended distriat, from a list of comparntively amall taxpayers, to collect 91 per cant of all the personal taxes on his list. Buch ofllcial energy is an indication of the promptitndo and fidelity with which he will discharga his duties as Bherilf. Nor will nny Inwyer or business mmn fail to conalder that Horruax's services to the city, to the State, county, and lown were vastly superior to those of the Collector in the Bouth Town, where, the compensation belng fixed by con- tract without reference to the collactions, thore was only 40 per cent of the -tax.war. rant obtained. No honest man will fail to aoquit HorrMan of every possible form of impropriety, and all will nccord to him frank- ness, fearlessness, fidelity, energy, and in. tegrity. THE TESTIMONY OF THE BAR. Tho Chicago Zimes, Kxnn's organ, seeks to make an impression upon the volers of this oounty by printing alist of Democratia lawyers who aro oatensibly in favor of Knx's election. The list includes all the lawyers who could bo raked and sorsped up and bull. dozed into signing the document, after sev- eral days' senrch by KenN's Baililfa and blowers, Thoro appear in that list tho names of 8 fow Republicans who evidently sigued it to conoeal the blackmalling busi- noss that has been going on in the Sheriff's offics, such concealment being nocessary to the preservation of their business in caso Kxax should be re-slocted. It is a well- koown fact that there are lawyers in the city who would not daro to refuse to sign such & paper, because in cass of Kenn's ro- eloction they would bo singled out by Kuzny and his bummer Bailiffs for persscution, and thoir basiness would bo serlously crippled for the next two yoars, Thers aro other lawyersof a disreputable sort who would will. ingly sign it, becauss they stand in with the ‘bummers and own juries whose verdicts nre paid for, In view of these things, tho list loses much of the influonce it might other- wiso possess. It must be remembered nlso that not one-half tho lawyers on this list will vota for Kenx. Ho may bring a press- uro to bear by hia peculiar dovices to compel them to sign the paper, but the sccret ballot will enable them to vindicato them. selves by voting against him. As a scatching comment upon this quasi indorsement of Kxaw, we call attention to tho proceodings of the Bar meoting Saturday |, afternoon last. Remembor that this was not o political moating, but a regular meeting of the Chicago Bar, convened to consider the genoral intercsts of the profession. That Deomoorats may nob charge us with drawing our information from an interested source, wa give the sentiment of that meeting from the reporta of Mr, Kynx's own organ. The principal topio discussed at this megt- {ng was juries, and Judge TavmsuLy, was the firt speakor. It should be retuembered in this connection that Judge Tromnurs heads the list of Democratls lawycrs in Kean's or- gan. If there is anything wrong with the jurlos, therofore, his testimony onght to be valusble. The Judge had beon examining the Jury law, and thonght a good jury could be obtained if the law were properly exe- cuted. But who is intrusted with the execu- tion of the law? Omimixy Kenw, Again, Judge TruxsuLL thought that the law mnight be amended s0 as to prevent the filling up of the jury by the Eherif. This is the very griovance that has caused so much trouble in this county. It is the stuffing of juries with bummers and vagabonds by the Sherift and his Deputies that Las aroused such wids. spread ndigoation and made it nearly im. posaible to oblain jusgice. Mr, Joun Lmx Kixo, who has had very large experience with jurles, and knows their workings as well as any man at the Bar, pointed out their dafects. He showed thas they were made up of *on inferior clasa of men" who usually were *loafers and vagabonds,* selocted by whom? Ksxaw sud his Ballifa. The provision excluding the same person * from serving {wice in one vear having been repealed, thess wreichos ‘were chosen over and over sgain, and ** the Bailiffs stood in with them,” it being for their interest to solect them. Ar. Bricx expredsed his opinian that the law was good enough it 3t were proverly excculed, but the County Comumnlssioners openly violated it. Mr. Braox, however, only alluded to one-half of the causo of grievance. The people of Obloago complain - not ouly that the Conuty Commissioners violate the law, but the Sheriff and his Bailiffs algo. Mr. W. IL Kwig, Mr, H. B. Husp, Mr. Tucsy, and other eminent lawyers, also boro swift testimony to the isgraceful snd corrupt character of our jurles, and the open man. ner in which the Jury law g violated by ths County Board and in the Bheriff’s office. . Hero.we bavo, in 8 pon.political mesting of the lawyers of this aity last Saturdsy,the. testimony of those who kuow of what they ara talking, without regard to auy partisan considerations, snd thst testimony shows that our juries are hovolesuly isnarant aud corrpt, and that the Jury Iaw is oponly violated by the Connty Commissioners, the Sherlfl, and his Railifs. Do the voters of Cook Connty want any further confirmation of this official corruption? Do they want any atronger nrgument for the necessity of instant reform ? SHERIFF KERN AS A JURY-PACKER. ‘The strongest, most significant, and most reliable witness againat Bherif Keax i Bharift Kxax. He has bean charged with appointing in. compatent, corrupt, and worthless men to responaiblo positions. In his Eighth Ward speech he pledged himeelf that bummers shounld fill all the vacancies in his offico and control its patronage in ease of ro-oloction. Ho has boon charged with holding his offico for purposes of corruption and extor. tion. In his Eighth Ward spoech hs openly confessed such was his purpose, and if re- electad he would continne his extortions. Ho conviotsd himsalf of the chargs in the following worda : “I do not want to bs Sheriff if I cannot have o Democratic County Boord with it T'he office would not be worth having {f Cleary and Mulloy and the other Demooratio candi- dates were nol sent into the Connty Board." Bherif Kzax has been charged with tam. poring with juries and violating the law. Again bo convicts himself of this infamous charga. We have in our possession a number of lotters—fair sample of thousands of like charscter which have been issusd by Keax aod his Chief Depaty, Gannicx—addressod to his Bailiffs, requesting and ordering them to put certain bummers, tramps, and vaga- bonds on the furies to try important cases, Horoaren fow samples of this mpecies of Kanx and Garricx litoratare ¢ o. ol Cantrs Hreets 1k e paoniths, MTALLTs BArL1Py «——: T would like to have yon do some- thing for our friends, and oblige nui-, ¢ AnLEs Kenw, G B, k8 Hat.rx, No,163 Twenty-second street. Citapwick, No, 1000 S8outh Dearburn, T. T. Funtona, No. 1514 Wabash avenie, Persn Stxixes, No. 20 Whitlng stroet, Bartiry —: DEAR 8tn: Cur fellow-officer, Junuy Frinw, Is very deslrous of placing s Mr. Eoward Exovtsn, and {f you ean asshat him it will be to the interest of the Sheriff, Yours traly, JoHR GARRICK. DBaruirp——: Please, G;onlhu.pllec'l'. O'NurLe LivaN, and obl * GaRRICK, Datirr——: The beaser, Mr. Swexxay, wan placed by thoSheriff on the juty-panel io the Connty Court thie week, but therd was no vacancy, and we gre somowhat anxions to favor him, 8o do what you can, and obllge, Garnicx. Baivy ~—: You will plosse do something f. ¢ our friend, J, H, Bixonaw, No, 478 Thrileth aireet. Kxux, Mar 30, 1878, —Bawt/r——! Plocwe put this man (Jouy M, Faniey, Blae [sland aveniel on the jury. By order of the Sherifl, «""J, Fraxx, Deputy, Barutrr——: Yon will plesse do something for Bat Caeer, (€ {tle pfin&lx Kok st . Battiry —: Drar S1u:11 belleve it will be ap. preciated h" the Sheriff,and I know 18 will by mo.If on next Monday you :Aannluu T. O'SpLLivax, You murt of course use yoar best judgment, but i hope you can accomplishitlils, Yours truly, Joux Ganncx, DarLtrp ——: Do something for our friend Frrs, i Kagx. Dasusrr —: You wif} please do something for fi Kunx. tho bearer if you can, E, [1n this caso the beardtWas Joun B. Garrany, rred toasa juror. He wlio has beeu so often u’f was on the Grand Jury whidh wax dlscharged Sas- urday, and on a jury in the Circolt Conrt tne_sveek bossted that he could gyl to, and he has not been thing but Jary work for {In case any person-has any question in his mind ns to the ‘aythenticity of thesa documonts, all he has,to,do la to come to Tae Tammuns ofiice, whoro the originals are preservod. M. Keax'd signaturo is a ohar- acteristic one, and can pe easlly idontified by whoavor has once soen'§t.] Here wo have Sheriff Kznn's own testl- mony that he has given orders to place loafers and bummoers upon juides. In the faceof luchfpvonhdm!ng testi. mony as this from Bhériff Kzox himsolf, in the face of the unanimdtts avidenco from Re. publican and Democrablc lawyers that the jury systom is sotually destroyed, can any intelligont man in Cogk County doubt that the Bherifl’s office has.been nsed to biack. mail lawyors, and tha$ the Sheriff himself bas been engaged in tho business of making placea on juries not only for professional jurymen, but also for very ruffscaff of ‘the saloons and alleys #, Con any law-abid. ing, taxpaying citizen have any doubt of his duty to-morrow ? o This man Kznx has publioly promised that his office shall bé filled by partisan wanl-bummers; bas publicly acknowledged that he wanta the office another two years for pelf and plunder;' hes publicly con. fessed that his juries arv corrupt. 'The cir- cumstantial evidence corroborates his stats- ments, Thero ean bo no doubt of the truth of hls confesslona, THE DRAINAGE AMENDMENT, ‘We sgaln remind voters gunerally that thero is an amendment to the Stats Constitu- tion to be voted on at the election to-moryow, There are 1,800,000 acros of valuahle land scattered over the Btate,: but principally lo- catod in the central counties, which are ren. dorsd useless for cultivation, because not drained. There Is no dificulty in dralning this land; every man has the right to tils or otherwiss drain his own landj but the right to draln is useless unless the water can be carried to and emptied into some natural outlet—river, croek, ravice, or watercourse, What this amendment is intended for is to authorize the Legislature to give the local courts of cach county the power to award a right of wey over Interven- iug land, upon proper payment, for these draius. There is to be no taxation, special assessments, foans, or drainage companies, Each man who wants his land drained must pay for it; and he must pay a proper pro- portion of the cost of the right of way over other men's land. It is Intended to give men thoright at their own exponse, by the judg. ment of local courts, to draiu thewr lands, and the right of way for the water to the nearest outlet, The people of Oentral Minols are deeply interested in this matter, and appsal to Chi- cago to give them this amendmemt to the Constitution. There is no opposition any- whare on the merite of.the measure; but under our law every ballot polled on Tues- dsy which does Kot vote affirmatively for the smendment ,will bs ocounted against it This city has no possible interest in the matter except to do what it can to benefit the poople throughout the Blate; aud a failure on the part of Chicago to aid in this maiter will justly ba regarded ss both un- aud unkind on thepart of the people of this city. - Voters will therefure see that on thelr ballots are printed the wonls, * For the oonstitutiopal omendment.” A ballot s{lant on this subject will be connted ig the ‘negative, : SEetEte——— BWe msy ausume that the srticde copled into yesterday's Times, giving pro-ulavery Irishwen a severe tongue-lashing for their hostilitv to the fruedom of iba colored rece. and attribnted to *“‘a gentleman who was for many years the leading writer on Tam Ci- caao Tasuse,” Is correctly credited. As the early files of Trx TrRisUXR wora dostroyed in tho fire, wo have no means of rofating or verifying tho corractness of the slleged arti- cle, But what haa it to do with the election of KeaN, Doourrrrz, Evenmart, Crrisy, Mooy, et al.? The article was written away back in the **bleeding Kansas"-border- ruffian epoch by a gentleman who severed his connection with Txa Trisuxe befors the timo the editor of the Times aarpet-bagged to this cily, and who has been in his grave for many years, It Is safe to say that, if the Iriah In those days had been as quick as other nationalitics to conocede civil and political rights to tho negro, no pen would have been as oloquent aa his in their praise, It is equal- ly safe to say that were Dr. Ry now living, Mr. Wisun F, 8Sronxt would as soon think of disturbing him as ho would of disturbing alion. Dut what kind of journalismis thia that drags dead men from their graves fo defeat Horruan and re.olect Kzsn Sheriff? ‘What has Horrax to do with what Dr. O, H. Rix may perhaps bave said abont pro- slavery Irishmen nearly s quarter of a cen- tury ago? Iow would it appesr if Tas Cnicago Tamuxs should reproduce the in. famous attack made by the editor of the Z'imes on the Irish of this city o fow years ago in the well-remembered ** Kilgnbbin” article that aroused such furions indignation among the Irish people at the time? What have such things to do with this election? What answer do they make to the un- snswered charges of jury packing, extortion, and blackmail that lie at the door of tho Bherifl’s office? . A high old time was had the other day in Now York smong some of tho stockholders of the Montclalr & Greenwood Lake Raflroad, that msy result in pistols and coffes for two, The names of the atockholders sound mors like s political convention than a railroad corporation meetiog, and Include such famillar persons as Crrus W. Fixt.p, ConTLANDT PARKRR, Buirnt EvLy, Jr., Georax D. Ricx, 8auuzs, J, TiLDRN, tivau J. Jawsrr, B. W. 8PexcaRr, EDWARD D. Moraax, snd Apmax 8. Hmwrrr. Hewirr and & Mr, McDowsLL got Into s wrangle, and confronted each other with exclted faces and doubled flats. A reporter of the New York ZTribune continues the Interesting narrative: **You are a blackmailer, 8 common Jiar, and & libeler,™ said dfr. HxwirT. % *“You are & linr," 2atd Mr. McDowert, *‘‘when yon say that.'" ‘‘Don’t you call me & lar, sir," sald Mr. TEwier, ** You must not call mo a ilar, alr,” Mr, STRANNS stopped betwecn the two, and, placing his hand upon A, Hawirr's shoulder, eald, °'Do not speak In thig manner, Mr. Hewirr; yon muat respect yoursalf. Lot this matterdrop, " 41 do respoct mypolf, " sald Mr, Hewitr, ** but this man must pot call me a llar. Why, e fs & libeler and & llar, and 1 will not silow him to call aald Mr, McDowsir, **but don't you hit me, slr,” aald he, showing great ex- citement #a Mr. Hewirr again faced him with flashing eyes. Mr. lrwirr did not reoly, bot tarned and walked to the other end of the room, The uvext day, Mr. McDowsLL nddressed a note to Mr. AxwiTT, aud demanded a retraction to bo published in all the papers, “*together with an autograph letter” sent to McDowzLL himself, or ho would protect himself In the way the law marks out. HEWITT has not been heard from. —— Benator ComkLING made a rousing speech to the people of Binghamton on Wednesday even- ing last, to one of the largest audicnces of tho campalgn, After concludiog bls financial argu- ment, which was exbaustive and convincing, the Senator referred to the position of the South .and the danger to be spprebended It tha Demo- crats got control of the Government. He con- cluded his spoech as follows: ‘Years ago this Btate honored me with one of its seats In the greatest parliamentary body on earth, and it camo 10 ‘m that a chair and desk contral tn the chamber fell to me. Some time since Senator ‘1liLy, of Georelu, sometimes ramiliarty catled Bxx ' BiLi-~the same who lately wrole a letterto Mr, JlarEs—came to mo blandly and said politely and leasantly, ‘'Senator. 1 mean no offcnse, but I Envu taken your seat:itis s good seat, I should itke it, and 1 bave told the Scrgeant.al-Arms to pat me down for it after the 4th of March, 18703 you will not neod it, your State will go Deniocestia and yon will not com: 4 1 thought I would make suro of ald he was welcoms 1o engage 1t, ¢ ense was taken, that New York had many suns worthier than I, and vory likely some of them would succeed me. Ta-day, in tho care, thinking of the arlft of toiogs i the South, the Incldent camo back: [t seems that onr Houthern neighbors, Aimast unanimousty porhaps, ‘want everybody's seat and everybody’s shoes, an tha one seas referred t0 i s small mattor, but'when the othier seats come to be considered my imprea- sion |8 you had better ongage same of them for yourselves, and for those who (eel a8 you feel; the Government has been fougbt for, and tled for, snd died for, snd now you had better take care of it yourselvee, for awhila at least, before you farm i oot to those who, having ruled It for Afty years, aronched the Jand with blood, covered It with mourning, and buried 18 under the debt and taxes ‘wheroof I have boen dlscassing, —————— Look at the promises of the two candidates for Sherifl: Lriract from Bherlf| John Hofman's publia Kerme” Hitn Wil piatany oqman'e b speech : “Nu'. my friends, you, Cmicigo, Nov, 2,—It have an “orzanizstfon.bas been stated tuat I You have precinct sndbave agreed to appoint wsrd committees electedConrad Folg Jaller, and by yoar votes, & CentzaliMr. Bensinger sud otbers mmittee chosen by|to posivons in my ofce, your reprosent-|L will omphatically state ntives; ta fAem J shallithat I Dever bave prom- look to AUl for mg thdliscd, or thought of vacancles s my agice ¢|polnting, Folz and Ba through them you, mylsinger,ur any other m ‘riends, shall control thelto any position 1n ‘patranage of my ofice. |Hhecid's ofce. And now, my frlends, | 1f elocted, I dopromise 1 do not want yon toelect/to sppatat good and reli- me alone; I want the vn-jable men to ail positions tiro Democratie tleked in wy oflice, snd will run elected, and, above all, the saime in an oconom- 1 besecch vou to elect ical and faithful mannor, oar candidates IOICOKIH-[IDG in the Intereat of the I,v Comulseioner, 7 dojpecple; furtber, I will nol want o be Sheriy (f oudeavortohave & differ- 4 cannot Aave a Dewo-lent kind of es 1Ban cratia County Board with/thoss that have bereto- it. The opice would wotlfore disgraced many of Us wortA Aavinglf Clearyithe courts. and Mulloyand the other, Joux Horzuas. Democratic candplutes were not sent into tbe County Board. Can there'bo any doubt, after resding the above, in the mind of any citlzen of Couk Coun- ty a8 to bis duty at the ballot-boxi ——— Personal property tax of Bouth Chicago for 1877, $529,200. MARK KimBaLL collected 8211, 700, o left uncollected $817,550, or 80 per cent. of all the personal taxes of South Chicagu, and pocketed a salary of $1,300~for not collecting them. Persoual property tax of Woet Chicago for 1877, $263,330. Joux Horruax collected $330,548, belog allbut $23,803. Per cent uncollect- ed, lessthan 0. Percent uncollected by KiMpacr, 80, Why should Ma), Horyxax be vilifled and slandereil for collecting 91 per cont of those personal property taxes, and Mank RinsaLy be puffed and extolled for only collecting 40 per cent of the Bouth Town personal taxes? ile has added to tho flosting debt of the city aver three hundred thoussnd dollars by the unfaith. ful manoer {0 which he collected the taxes, snd yet he 1s bedaubed by the Times with fulsome eulogies as » Collector, while poor HOFFyvax Is abused in the tmost sbameful and scandalous style, ‘The New York Herald says that wo pay for peace snd good wll, sud taat whon var fisber- men are robbed, snd their property destroyed, snd themsclves driven from be shing-grounds, it is the duty of the British Goverameunt, with which, and not with Newfoundland, we bave a tresty, to see to it that tuc pervetrators of theso outrages are promptly and slznally pau. Lahied, and that & British mao-of-war shall, A€ necessary, protect our fisherwen Ia the exercise of thelr rights. . 5 ————m— Kara's’ Bailifs have fuduced most of the Dewocrstis lawyers aud & very fow Repablicans to siga s card jsdorsivg bis adminlstretion of the Bheril’s oflice during the puss two years, Fow Democratic attorneys would bave the mora) coyrsge to decllue to slgu the card, for tuey would bo marked men if thuy refused. Amoug the more couspicuous of the signers we Oluarvy suvurol wbo told onr reourtars bow tuey had to bribe Kxrx's Balliffs befora they woulid nerve papers, and who slso complained bitterly. of tha rabbish and vagabends Kanx awl hls Deputics were In the babit.ot folsting into the jury-box, and to the scandal and defeat of jus- tice. The names of these Iawyers ought to ba Riven to the public, and would be but for the promise given that they should be concealed. ‘Thera are not ten lawyers, cxclusive of the shystors, who signed that )ist but have com- platned of the outrageous matorial with which Krrw and bis Bailiffs haye filled the special Juries, and of the gcalawags they have brought in from the pothouscs And slums to act as talesmen on juries, And thero are very fow of hat list of certificate-signers but know of fees which Kxax's Bailifs extort befora performing thelr duty—know of 1t elther from befng black- mailed themsolyes or have heard reputable at- torneys relate what they bad to do before the Bailllls would act. il A zood many nncasy people will be bobbing nround to-day whose nameés will ba bandied about the voting-plaves to-morrow, and whoss reputations wili be opretty thoroughly over- hauled and picked to pleces by the sovereign electors, It {8 probable that some bad men will bo elected to Congress, and, when wa say that, of courss we allude to the fellows on the other ticket, and we n, also, that they are not so wicked or viclous personally as they might be, but that thelr badness arises chiefly from the immoral tendency of the political principles which they represant. The man who 18 In favor of law, order, good government, better times, economy in the administration of local and national atfairs, wlll go to the polle and vote the straight Republican ticket, ———— After a careful canvass made by the Repub- llean Btate Committes of Massachusetts, the figures show the defeat of BuTLER by & lsrge mafority. ‘The canvass has been made with all the methodical care dovoted to taking m census, and the Committee declare there can bo no pos- sible error in the result. They give s large doubtful vote all to BuTLER, and then defeat Wim by 20,000 votes. TLey fcel sure of at losst 40,000 plurality for TaLnoT, i the total vote ia tho same as it was at the Presidential olection in 1870, If it is larger, they think it not un. likely that the figures will veach 50,000, Elther way, Burren is doomed, and ho will be laid away under s msfority largs enough to keep himn quiet for some time to come. 4 it Wapx HaxrroN is cither a much-abused man or else he s an accompllished domagogue. The latest charge against him {s to the effect thas by the law of South Carolina both parties are sllowed representatives on the County and Pre- cloct Canvassing Bosrds and judges of elcction, yet be bas appolnted (ull Boards of Democrata {nstead, or selected negroes who conld neither read not write. Ihe Ropublican 8tate Commit~ tee protested againat this, and submitted a list, including one judge for every voting-place, but thelr protest was ontirely diaregarded. Then the negroes who were appointed restgned, but Haurrox selected others n every fustance equally unqualificd. The local article in yesterday’s Tnisuxa dis- cussinr ovrsan's 3 per cent commilssions’ as compared witth KiMpaLyr's fixed salary of 81,600 n year for collectiog clty taxes contsined a serfons error in eaying that **the Town of Bouth Chicago galned $30,000" from the 3 per cent. As Kiubaun collected only $311,700; 2 per cent oo that sum would amount only to $4,234, inatead of $30,000. Tho veporter was thinking of 3 per cent on the entire city tax—real and personal— of a million apd a palf. But Kiupavry did not collect any real-eatate taxes for tho eity, snd only two-fifths of the porsonal tax, petgstes g iy A good story s told in Washington concern- ing TiLpex's disposition to do everytling on thesly. A gentleman who used to know him well Is represented as asyiog thins Lo once valled uoon 8ly BAMMYin Gramercy Park. Theold fox met him in the parlor, took him into an ad- Jolning room, shut the door carefully behind them, angd, leading bim inta tho furthest corner, put bls mouth close to'hls'éar ‘And began to whisper to kim, though there was no ono In tho room except thomsclvos. He would undoubtedly bave done all his whisperiog in clplier it 1t had becn pe . | The Hon. lionacw Runtes, Chalrmap of the Republican State Committen of Wisconsin, {n- tends that every Yoter shall know what he s voting for next Tuesday. He has {ssued a fine nddress, In which he declares that the Repub- lican candidates arc pledged to the support of resumption and honest finance, and asks all citizans who ara in favor of thoso measures .to vote the party's ti¢ket. The Greenback lunmacy 18 spoken of plsinly as s delusiou, and the elect- ors are warned ageinst it. Mr. RUBLXE oxpects » awceplng victory next Toesday. ——— Horruax collected 91 per cent of the per- sonal taxes’ af Weat Chicaga laat year, sod la fearfully abnsed by the Chicago Times for ao- cepting from tho Town Board 2 por cent com- mission, althouzh paying his expovsesgout of It. On the other hand, Mark Kumsaly col- lected from tho South Town the begzarly, dls- gracoful amonat of €0 per cent, and left 60 ver cont go uncollected! Lut the sntl-Irish Keey organ holds him day after day {n proud contrast with tlorrxay, who took in 01 per cont. e ——— To the Editor of The Tribune. ALnaxy, Wis., Nov, 2.—Are the Congresamen- elect from Ohio on the Democetic tickes Hard- Noney Demucrats, or ave they 8oft-Money Demo- cratsf The Viatists here claim them to be Bofi- Money Democrats, and lepublieans olaim them to be Lard-Monay Democrats. Pleaso snawer u:mn')' rour noxt daily issge, snd oblige an honmvl".pn ican fu Wisconsla. a. W, They aro all Fiatlsts, except, perbsps, Husp, of the Toledo District. ¥ —— You wiil feel rather mean on Wednesday if you find out by the returns that a little more elfort and a tittle moru honest votiug would have elccted soma Republican candidates who are defested by small mujoritics, We cautlon yoo beforeband not to let it happoo. e —— No man ought to have the right of suffrsge unless he will exerclse It. Let no Hepublican be guilty of sllowlog snything to keep him from exercising this great prerogative of free- wen to-WOrTow, f Don't let your business bliod you to your duty to-morrow, Your cblef business on eleo- tlon day [s to vote, and thas §s what you should keep upparmoat In your mind uvtil it is dooe. | 1t every Repubilcan vote Is pollea to-morrow, Messrs. ALDRICH, DAvLs, aud Binszs wiil be electod to Congress. Do not let Genoral Apsthy get command of the troopa to-morrow. Defeat always follows his banner, To-dsy and to-morrow it is work and uot talk that tells. The argument (s closed. OBITUARY, Epecial Disvaich (0 The Tridune BrooMinuron, I, Nov. 8.~Corydon Weed, sn old scttler of McLean County, aud oue of Bloomington's most noted backers, specula- tors, and money-lenders, died last night of con- sumption, after s long iliuess. He had boen ta active business here for inany years, makiog much woney, but fnally losiag i’. alt by the col- lapse of the Phceutx Baving, Losn & Trust Com. pauy, of which ho was President snd chlef stockholder, Ha had been ill with eonsumption & gumber of yoars, aod had traveled a great deal, soekiug 10z relief, bus ju vain, e ———— . ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS, 8ax Faawcisco, Nov. 8.—Delegates from various divisions of the Ancieot Order of Hi- bernians of Lhe Staty of Callfornls met st Oak- laud Jast nignt, snd declared vacans the offices of Blate Deleaste, Secretary, aod Treasurer, sud_ciectod Jobn® Reeooy,' Delegate, d. Ur Sulllare, Beeretsry, sad W, J. O'Conoell, Treasurer for the unexolrod term, The meet- 1og ludorsed as the vuly legitimate national of- ticers of the oraer 1 the Unlted Btates: P. Gibnoy, National Delegate; P. Caumpbell, National Secectary ; sudJames Langan, Nattooal Tressursr, # } f SR RELIGIOUS. ; Another of Talmage’s Vol- leys of Red-Hot Shot. Farewell Words of Dsaan Stanley in New York. An Eloquent Taemperance Sermon by Prof. Bwing. The Rev, Arthor Mitohell Colob; His Pastoral Decade, n Installation of the Rev. Alex. Nonrae al the Unoy Congregational Tabernacle, Ho:ts and Baite—A Sermon to Ohildren by Dr, Thomas, TALMAGE, YRSTERDAY'S ‘*suAVON.! Spectal Dispateh $o The Tribune, Nxw Yok, Nov. 8—Mr. Talmage's tpirg discourse upon his first night’s excursion o New York was not more sensational than the othors, but not less amusing. The crowy way customarily large. The texs was, “Ang the Vale of 8iddim wasfull of slime-pits."*~tiengsly xIv., 10. fle did not know how ddeep o vile the alime-pits of 8iddim were. Ho was more Inger. eated in the fact that Amerlcan citles are to-1ay full of siime-pits, aud that 10,000 versong are falling fnto them nightiy. Recently he hag explored these pits, Tho reason was this; In April Iast, while In the editorsl. rooms of one of the chlel mewspapers of America, the editor sald to bim: “ygy preachers are at groat disadvantape In your con. test with Inlquity, You don't know whatyou nre talking about. If you wish to see what is golog on, I will get you an escort of tho highest polics officlals.” “1 thanked him,"” gafd Mr, Talmage, “and accepted. 1tad wanted long to say somothing on this subject 10 the young men of the country, and felt as it this would be an excellent opportuoity to s cure the largest possible audlonce. It has besn A DELIRERATA PLAN of my ministry to d6 what f set out in such & way that tho Devil witl advortise me gratis, [Laughter and applause.] The result has boen satisfactory. Standing thera {n the pavilions of death, 1 was a8 much surprised at the peupte I missed as those [ eaw, I saw bankers, brokers, morchants, and men of lelsure, but saw not one member of the bard-working laboring classes. [Qrest ap planse.] Youtell e they could not afford [t They could. The entrance to women was nothing; to men 25cents. [Langhter.] The sim- ple fact 18, hard work Is & frioad of zood morals, T observed these places were chiefly supported by men who go to bualncss at 9 a. m, and leave at 4 p. m.,—~men with tlme and money to buy tickets on the Grand Trunk Rallroad to Perdi- tion, stopping at no depot until it gets to eter- nal smash-up. [Great laughter.) Thereis no chock to the morals of . YOUNG MEN WITH PLENTY OF MONEY and no occupation, You won’t find one youog man of that kind In a thousand' who has not elther already achicved ruln, or 1s traveling to- wards it sixty miles an hour. Those oro ot most favored);who have thelr cascs filled with fine cigars, wear fashlonable clothes, dine at Delmonfco's, cock thelr hats furthest over their right cars (laughter], sport boots of most exquisite pattern, and have haud. kerchiefs soaked ju mask, patchouly, new- mown hay, and balm of a thousand flowers. [Renowed laugbter.] Glve a young man plentr .ol noney; add 'clgdts, ‘and fine hosses, and Batan will havs nd anxfety sbout htm, excert to glve directions for his final reception,’” [Great Jaughiter.] The speaker then SUDDENLY BROKE OFF TIIUR: “By that tine the clock of U1 Trinity was striking 12, and we set down at a table in a gale -lery'and looked Irito tno_vortox of death, The music was [n full blast. Daocioe was at its wild- est. Wino wos foaming over the tips of goblots. Tha blue calclum ight suggested the burning brimstoue of tho lost world, Thers was pothing beantiful about ft—nothing! Beated at that hour fu that Jost place,what were my emotlonal First, st no death:bed or ratlroad disaster did 1 feel such overwhelming sense of pity. 1could nat keep back tho tears.” Cone tluuing, Mr. Talmage rcbuked those prople who think theriselves teo good to oxtend = helplog Land to erciog brothren, ff they had been ex- posed TO TUE BAMB TRMPTATIONS thoy would be fnmates of the uo-town shamble. or sorinking with dellrlum-tremens fo some policestation. Ho would taks the best-tem- pered man {n the congregation, and, by exposiog him to evil surroundings, would make of bin & gambler, & 'sat, of wharf-rat, Anothor of his emotions was thinking that the younz men thers wers the pride of somu bhomoj that their fathers and mothers were sitting up waiting for them, * You say thoy have night-keys, and can got in. No matter} 1o sleop can come Lo parenta’ eyes while thetr boy is straying. 1 FELT LIXS puttiog my band on the shouldars of these young men and saying: *Go home, youug wen, Your father and mother are walting for you. God le waltlng for you. Icoufura yon, by the ‘watchings over you whea you had scarlot faver ana dightheris, by the blood of the Bon of God, go home!' 1 dAid not say this, because it would have Interfored with my work.” Mr Talmage's third cmotion was thinkiug of the fragmeots of broken homes before him., “Asl looked on,” be sald, *this dauce became wilder and 1more unrestraiued, until {t sremed the floor broke, lotting the participsnts dows into the bottomless chasm, and BROKEN FAMILIES gathered srounl the brink aud shouted to father, mother, slster, brother, lover, friend to comeback. The sound of tha feot of the danc- era grow falnter and fainter, andit became dark- er and darker, and shore camo up a great whis- pering ot volces, soying: *This Is & second death.'” Thospaaker's fourth emotlon was the thought that all this was only & miscrsble fimltation of Europesndlasipation. Such toady lsm wus most despicable, One inight as Well steal plilow-cases from & small-pox hospital, 8 shovel [ron & scavenger's cart, or & board from off a leper's cotiin, (Grest laughter.] We should AT LRANT IIAVE AMBRICAN INIQUITT, (£ any. Tho speakor's Aifth emotion was feel- 1ug that If good people kaew what was jgulog on they would uot endurs it any fonger. City Jifo was volton, It iniquily progresses durlog the next hundred years as dur- fug the lsat contury, there will not be » vestize of ieligious wfiueace lefi. “J thlok,” sald he, ‘*the time has coms 'lor action. 1 hope that the mext Msyor of New York, whether Schell or Cooper, Wil rise up azuiush these abominatious. Revolution & wanted, §am told that the 2,500 police of Now York can’s put down 500 dens of tnfamy In that iy, to say motbing of the gwmling houses :ns other resorts of evil. Iasnswer: “gu we inss apecial policeman, sud fm n}‘u b ottier pollcemen ta nssiat, and 1 will break tbe allup fu two nights.’ " (Great L-nghtrr-l’ ! doa't m:\l( L, alrald 'gf] ‘l‘mzflé‘:flm 8. newed appia! 3 1:“: tooewall J:ckloupnlll. 1 am persuaded ' tbe keepers of theso baunts of fniguity 4% afaid “as can bs of a police club, stake .nuJ i volver. Henco 1 declare thulr existencs €000 T be ciarged citber to pulfca cowardicy of plicity.’”” [Appleuse. At this pont Mr. ‘Talmage BTAKTED DOWN UROADWAY o0 inhis casriage. The clock struck 1.7 i fleers of the law sud guod-uight.? Yet Dkt as fur frow belog goafillgm as Heaves ;fi’a«\ Hell. “he city scewed aslecp. ~ A gress scabag €bbed and lett s dry shore. Was {t realls it No. Burelarv. sad fxwuluum. sud wurder