Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 19, 1878, Page 4

L & £33 One cops, ner Clubot fo Speetmen coptes sent fres. Give I'ost-Utiice address ta full, fnclodiog State and Caonty, Remiitances may be mada either by draft, express, Foat-Offce arder, or In regletered tetter. nt our risk. TENMS TO CITY SURSCRINEZRS. Tafly, delivercd, Eanday excepted, 25 cents per weok, Datly, delivercd, Eunday Includel, 0 centa ner week. Adiirers THE TRINUNE COMPANY, Corner Madiron and Dearbom-sta., Chlca':m. . Orders for the dellvery of Titx TRINUXE st Evansion, Englewood, and Hyde Fark ieft In the counting-room wiil receive prompt aticatt TRIBUNE BR. Tz Umeaco Trany. fer the receipt of subses follown: NEW YORK~Room 2 Trituns Doflding. F.T.Mc- Fanves, Manager. VAL, Fran T Manter, Agen LONDON, Eng.—Ameriean Exchange, 49 Straod, uexny F. G Agel 7 abllshed branch offices » and sdvert{eements ay Na, 10 Iine de 1a Grange-Batellere. MoVicker's Theatre. Sfadiron street, between Desrborn and Ftals, Fa- gagement of the Strakosch ltalian (pers ‘Troupe. **Martha.” Huverly’s Theatre, . _Dearhomn street, comer of Mogroe. Sick® Joberts' Tantomime , Troupe. Dumpty." Engagement of *11ompty- 1looley’s Thontre. Mendolph street, between Clark and LaSalle. Ene wagement of Eliza Weathcrsbs's Frolques, **Ilobe bles.* . Academy of dusic. Halsted atreect, between Madisca and Monroe.. Va- riety. nuvelty, and spe Ifamlin's Theatre. Clatk street,opposite the Conrt-Tlouse, Eugsgemont of Wagner & Cotton’s Minatrels. Afternoon and even- fog. Motropolitan Thentre, Clark strect, opposite Sherman lomse, tertatnment. Varlety en- Folly Theatre. Deet latncs streel, ween Washington and adison, Engagetnont of the Female Minstreis, BOCIETY MIETINUS, N0 COMMANDERT, NO. 1. K. T.-Stated Aot (Tuesday) eventng A o'elock, nes. VWO ainaye Uy urder of 1+ llecorder. O NOVEMBER 19, 1878, Greenbacks nt tho New York Exchange yesterday closed nt 97, During a procession at bration of King IvsmerT's happy escape fromn the dagger of the Naples nssassin bomb was threwn into tho midst of a do- tochment of vetersus, killing two of them. It is now believed that there is n general plot to murder all tho reigning sovereigns of Lnropo. "The solil Democracy in the Alabama Leg- islaturo have entered npon the contest whicl in to determino tho choico of the successor of Grorat L. Brrxcen in the United States Hennte, Hix ballots wero taken last evening in thu esucus, Grorax H, Ioustox leading the list, but not securing tho requisite two- thirds mojorit, The business of body.nnatehing seems to Lgvo cxperienced n sudden and -unnccount. eble impetus of late. Searcely n day passes that does not bring o report of one or more grave-robbaries fu various parts of {he coun. try. The cuwetery for the intennent of col- ored people loeatod three miles from Nash- ville, Tcrn,, is tho latest cono of the ghastly thiuvery, the corpso of an old womau who died of cousumption having been stolen on {ho night following its burial, The northern portion of Bauth Ameriea hins ngain suffered soveroly from ono of those fearful poricdical storms which sre indigen. ous to that volcanin region. . Tho Town of Mnuzantln, Now Greuada, is this time one of tho principal localities most damapeq, soverdl lives bowng lost aud much property destroyed. The full extent of the deatruc. tion caused by the earthquake is not yot koown, but it is fenrod that great havoo has accurred i remote rogious in Noew Gronads where communieation with the larger cities ig uncertain and infrequent, A lottor from Now York, which we print this morning, embodying some of the gossip and spoculation that have been called forth Ly the recent surprising changes in the political situation and ontlook, con- toina o spicy rTamor to tho effeot that Benator Bramve Lina thus carly made up i wind that the Presidency fu 1880 is not for him, aud that in his prophetic vision Roscor Covknina nppears plaluly as the ocming man. Stranger things, but not much, have beon trio than that Mr, Braxe should have thus declared himsolf, Tho Republican Doputies of the French Assembly bove Lad their revenge on Dz Fountou, Minister of the Iuterior in the MacMauox Government which was overturned by the popular vote last yoar. They bided their timo, and when tho damng and unscrupulous ex. muchinomanager appeared s an applicant for a seat in tho Chamber they annulled his election and barred Lim out. The debate was exciting aud violont, Foontou declaring that if he had done his full duty some of his cuomies would not now be in a position to vote ou his case. Roturns from all bt Cook and one or two other countiex show that the Ropublican majority on Biate ticket will be about 80,000, The drainage amendment will have 10,000 majority. The Nationals poll be. tween 50,000 and 55,000 votes. Four years ago Davin Gory, independent caudidate for tate Treasurer, received 75,550 votes. Two years ago Hexay To Asezun, ruuning inde- pendont, received 19,462 votew, If Gen, Bares bind received 50,000 votes, the excess over tho voto Asreax received was given him probably becauso hohad once been a Repub. lican Btate ‘[reasnrer, and cannot disprove the fact that tho people of Illiuois are get. ting tircd of third parties. of the County Board whoso services have Leen dispensed with by tho taxpayers would soek 1o solaca themselves for their cuforced rutirement by rushing through as many as possible of the unfinished jobs which the Riug Lave biad a share in, Every one of the Commissioners who failed of o re-election Lzd their rovenge yesterdasy by Lelping to wake up the regular old * cight-to-seven " vote by which it is proposed to consummate the steal of $30,000 kuown ws the Haras “extras”™ There is, however, a satisfaction in kuowing that tlis shameless sitempt at plunder way Lo thwarted by stuoboru sud energotic resistance. Withont the certificate of the Architect, who haa publiely declared that thore i not a shadow of right or equity in this bonns of £70,000, the payment ocan. not lawfully bo made, and it fs to bo expect. od of Obairman Sxwyr, Clork Kroxxe, and Trensurce McOsea that they too will join in the protection of tho {axpayers sgainst this barefacad grab. S ee————— Advices from Georgia foroshadow a rather intoresting and eventful contest f{nvolving the Benatorinl tenuro of Brxx Hiw It is charged that hie election wns secured by bribory, and an effort will be made to have tho matter investigated by the Legislature this winter, with a viow either to forcing his resignation or to declaring his seat vacant. Ho is nlso accused of consplouous inacenra- cios of statement unbocoming a Senator and a Georgis gentleman in connection with the contraversy over the appointiment of United States Marshal; while the pending investi- gntion of Gov. Coiqurrr, set on foot by Hiuy, secms certain to contribute to tho lat. ter's discomfiture, S——— “LORDING" IT OVER EVARIS Lord Baussony'’s reply lo Secrotary Evanrs’ argumont agninst the oxtortion of tho Halifax nward I8 very much what might havo been expected under the circumstances. Itis a refusal to discuss the merits of the case, accompanied by n scrons satisfaction in the nasurance that the award will bo pad without regard to its injustice. Mr. Evanrs invited just such troatment. Ha contonted not equal to the reasoning facalty in Mr, Evants' composition, and the unfortunate part of it i3 that the United States must suf- fer for this personal dofect. COIN AND BULLION VALUES, Tho statement comes from Washington that Sccrotary Smenwax says he will rocom. mend to Congresa the passage of leginlation either limiting the monthly coinage of silver “ to an nmount which wonld laave no danger of ils depreciating,” or increasing the woight of tho silvor dollar * suficiently to keop it nt par value,” Becrotary Suenyan must puta low* cstimato npon the force of pmblic opinion in this country if ho thinks that Con. gress will accedo to cither of these demands, and he will deliberately fritter away his own inflnonce if ho shall ask for Jegislation which {8 certain to bo indignantly refosad. It is nbsurd to talk nbont n farther limita. tion of tho silver coinage as a means for pro- vonting its doprecioting, and we think Mr. Snenxay must have been badly reported in this respect nt least, The groater the limita. tion on the coinnge in this country and else. where, the greater tho danger of further do- preciation. It is in incroased coinage and by incressed monetary nso of silver that its further depreciation is to be arrested; to di- minish its uses is equivalent to incrensing its supply in proportion to the demand, which must necossarily ba followed by deprociation. But it i3 slmost equally absurd to talk about o forther limitation in the coinage of sil. Limsalf with proving from statistics and the | ver dollars * for any remson, if tho ovidenco token that tho award was grossly | silver dollar i® to be retalned at extortionate, and could only have been [all 88 a part of the American mado npon 4 basis not authonzed nor war- ranfed by the troaty under which the Com- mission was ncting. Having done this, the Hecrotary of State falled to insist upon tho lack of nnanimity, whioh is a vital defect in tho decinion, but proceeded to buy, exchango for tho paymont of the 5,600,000 ss though ho hnd nccepted the decision as final, It wonld be strangy, indeed, if the British Gov- crnment should not take advantage of this practieal ncquiescence, ignore tho protest ngainst tho injustice of thanwand, and simply rofuse to discusa the details any further, This is what Lord Sarisouny has done in n chiarnoteristically lordly manner, Thero is ndecided chnckle under the court- cous tone adopted by Lord Sarisnuny in his reply. It is a very noat bit of satire for him to sny that thore was not sufficient time to discuss the subject in hand botween Oct. 10, the date o reccived Mr. Evarts' dispatch, aud Nov. 23, ‘“tho dny on which the pay- ment of tho award @ o be made.” This is very much ns if Lord Sarisauny bad said in so many words: ** You have conceded your strongest point; you have indicated your intention to pay tho award on the dato fixed in spito of your argnments against it ; and I am not such a goose as to delay this pny. ment for tho sako of an argument,” Another significant romark of Lord Bavumuny'’s is to tho effect that * Hor Majesty's Govern- ment can only accept now, as on similar oc- casions they have accepted before, tha decision of a tribunal to which they havo solemnly and voluntarily submitted.” Tha way in which this is put makes it equivalent to say- ing: * You got tho best of hor Majesty's Governmont in the Genova award, and we regard the Halifax award in the nature of n reprisal ; it in n chanco forus to get oven, nnd wo proposs to take advantago of it.” There i no donbt that such o sentiment controls the British Government and influ. cnces the Dritish poople in this mattor, Lord Sanispuny’s reply is notably weak, however, in two points. Itis preposterous to nesume, a3 he does, that the decision of a tribunal whoso functions are limited by the terms of a treaty is absolutely final. To maintain this, it 18 neceasary to hold that o rubordivate Commission of threo persons, or perhapa only one, ia tho sole judgo of tho intention of tho troaty as well ps of the sub. Ject for arbitration confided to it. The proposition, thus plainly stated, is absurd; yet it is precisely what Lord SaLisnuny sets up; for Mr. Evarrs charged, and produced ovidenco to establish, that the Ialifax Com- mission excoeded its fanctiona and went out. uido of the oxpress limilation of the treaty in order to armive atits conclusions, and Lord Sivuisnuny now says that this alleged violation of the treaty cannot be consldered, because tho Commission has made its decision, The sccond wsak point in his roply is in regand to the lack of una- uimity in the decision, He contonds that this was not essontial, though it was exprossly provided in all othor cases that a majority should - control, nund that provision was omitted in this case alone, Perhaps Lord Bavrsouny s justified in {nsisting upon thls view ns botweon Mr, Evantes nnd himself, because Mr, Evauts voluntarily agroed not to urgoe the point; but such & view will not hold in any genoral discnksion of ‘the case, The omission to provide that a majority vote should dotormine the award was conaplen- ously iutontional, bocauss thero was just such a provision in every other case of arbi. tration submittod by the Treaty of Washing- ton. Moreover, this waa the Eunglish view of tho case prior to the nssurance of a de- cislon favorablo to Great DBritain, Mr, Brame, in his reviow of the award in the Benato Chamber, pointed out that Bir A, T, Garr, the Caundian Minister, had plainly stated that the Dritish Goverument would mnot submit to an uufavorable decision unless it wore unanimous, and that the London Z'imes held to the sawe position in ite articles. Theso facts do not bear out Lord Savissusy in his assertion at this time that England * would have deolined to enter upon so unfruitful a litigation” if a unani. mous decision had been required. But such was the English underatanding of the caso, and the British Governmnent would have fin- sisted upon this construction’much more strongly than Mr, Evanrs has dona if the Halifax Commission had reached a decision which was unpalatable to the Britishers, We are constrained to beliove that it is tho wenkness of Secretary Evaurs that has led up to so lawe and impotent a conclusion in this fisherles dispute, Hia predecessor, Mr, ¥isu, was probably blawewortby in not werely consenting to the sppointment of 3r. Dervossx as one of the Comuissioners, Lut indeed urging such appointment, for he should mot have iguored the patent fact that Holgium exists as a Kingdom nnder s sort of protectorate furnished by England, and that the Belgian Minister was likely to bo a creaturo of the Rritish Government jn sny such emergency. But Becretary Evauts' course seetus to be even more inconsistent, Congress passed & law just before adjourn. ing, leaving it to the discretion of the Pres- ident to pay this outrsgeous award, or not to pay it. ‘The discretion is vested in the De- partment of Btate. Mr. Evaurs himself is couvinced that the ayard ought notto be paid, aud has convinced the whole couatry of the sama thing by his statement of 1ho case. What excuse can he urge, then, for vrying over the money eft.r Congress Lad monetary system. The present maximum rate of coinage is less than $350,000,000 a year, and it will require four or five yenrs to give this tountry as much legal-tender silver 03 France now keops at par with gold, Asa matter of fact, the silver dollar is ouly o theoretical coin whon the entire supply for the whols country is only 214,000,000 or #15,000,000, If Congress make any chango in the colnago of silver this winter, it will bo under tho spur of the Eastern opposition 1o tha circulation thoreof, and it will provido for freo coinage and silver cortificates. The second measure which Becrotary Snen- MaN is represented ns abont to rocommend 28 an alternative {s oven less likely to com. mand respect, Ho should not recommend any chango in the weight of the standard silver dollar nnless he is prepared to undor- take tho impracticable and unprofitable busi- noss of recoining the whole stock about once a week, The welght of the standard silver dollar is now at the rato of 16 to 1 of gold, whilo France has no diffienlty in maintain- ing silver at par at the rato of 16} to1 in gold. If the weight of the standard silver dollar DLe ineronsed 156 per cont to-day, to correspond to the bullion valuo of silver in gold, it may be necessary to decrense it 5 per cont next woek, raiso it again 3 per cent tho weck after, and lower it 8 per cent the third week, in order. to keep it ata nice balance with the relative bullion values of gold and silver and assure its circulation, Nobody of nny sonse can seriously contomplate any such vacillating and uncortain policy aa this, De- sides, those who clamor for n readjustment of weight botwoen tho gold and silver coins neem to forget one important fact, viz.: If tho disuse of some £300,000,000 of silver ns money in Germany was the chief factor in the varintion of values bstween gold and silvor, will not tho new uso of a liko amount of silver 1 this conutry restore the equilib- rinm ? If 6o, what senso is there in suggest- ing n readjustment of woight ? But, if it were necessary or proper to mako o chango in tho relative weight of tho silver and gold dollars, why is it that o chango in the silver dollar shonld always bo suggostod? The standard mlver dollar now coutains 371} grains of puro silver,—just what it always contnined. Tho purchasing value of gilver has not decrensed, but, on the contenry, has increased during the last fow yoars, If thicro is o permanont dispropor. tion, 1t is gold that is ont of gear. Then it would be proper, in n readjustment, that the weight of the gold dollar whould ba dimin. ished to correspond to the increased valuo which gold bullion has acquired by reason of the now demands for it throughout the world, That would be tho fair and renson- able method for bringing about the true proportion of values, in case an enduridy disproportion were threatoned. But no such suggostion ns this over comes from the Eastern money-lender, Finally, it o single monetary standard is tha object sought to bo obtained - instead of the optional standard, then the country will demand the historical silver standard; and it metal is to bo treatod as bullion, then lot gold take that position, The transactions of the wholo country may bo mado on the basis of tha silver dollar (for bank-notas, checks, and drafts will be the chiof modium of ex- change whataver the basis may bo), and gold may be tendored and accepted at its bullion value to tho extent that people may desire to cmploy it. If the relative value of gold is greater than that of silver, the gold dollar may bo takon at 110, or 115, or whataver the bullion rato way be; if less than that of silver, then at 05, or 08, or any other market rate. It we aro to have a single standard, the country will demnnd the standard in which there has been least varintion as com. pared with values in goueral,—and that i silver. THE NEW EASTERN COMPLICATION. The hasty sud imperfectly-constructed pleco of patchwork known as the Treaty of Berlin has alrcad§ given rise to a complica. tion sa full of dauger to the peaco of Eastern Enropo that it will very likoly in the spring command even & larger share of attention than the Anglo-Afghan affair. This compli. caiion is wo threatening that it iv already glving rise to serious discussion in more prominent European papers, aad the diplo. matists are watching it with anxious cyes. The Treaty of Berlin,.us will have been ob. served by those who have read it, giveslittlaor noheed tothe wishes orintereats of thoSclaves In the Dauubian Principalities. Ita prime intention was to satisfy Austria, glorify Ger- wany, and provent war between England and Russia, It accowplished, for the time being, thess three objects. In reaching these resnlts, it not only cheated Greece and disappointed Sorvia, Montencgro, Roumauia, and Albania, but it erectod & barrier botwgen the Bulgarisns, north and south,by divid- ing their Province into two portions, sepa- rated by the Balkans. North Bulgaria is iadependent, but Bouth Bulgaria or Roume- lis, although its relatious arc changed to. wards the Porto, still does not possess au. touomy, i¥cut of from the North by the Balkaus, whose passes are given over to the Turkish garrisons, and is, or will be after the Russian occupation, substantially in ‘Turkish hands. The entire Bulgarian race, north arnd south, has been bitterly opposed to this division. They want union, s they have intrustéd the matter to his conacience and judgment? Wa fenr that the will.power is common religion. fsh rule. Lestility has not been altogethor sentimental, Under the shelter of Russian ocenpation, Bulgarin has hastened forward the work of reorganization, and has pressed the conscrips tion so vigoronsly that it is estimated when the now Princo is eleoted in April next he will find rendy to hand a forco 80,000 strong of well-armed and well- drilled militin with which to aasist their Bouthern brethren, The South Dulgariana meanwhile have not boon fdlo, At Philip- opolis, Adrianople, Tirnova, and several places in Macedonin, committees have boen appointed to organize resistance, and nre well forward in their work, armed bands ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 strong having beon formed all over the Provincs, which aro now in possession of tho strongholds, Itis, of course, absurd to imagine that the hond of Russia is not behind all this plotting nnd preparation: Without taking any active part in the work, the Russina officials have advised and enconraged, and their occupn- tion of nine months' duration has g‘ven the Bulgarians ample time to work without in. torruption, It is stated that every institu- tion in Bouthern Duigarin has been modoled upon the basis of those in Northern Bul- geris, undor Russian auspices, and this Rusaia conld effoct without any violation of treaty stipnintions, since whatever detion the Bulgarians may take in tho spring willbon matter outside of the Treaty of Berlin, + The moment that the ltussian occupation of Southern Bulgaria corses, we may look for an uprising ot the Bulgarians, and 8 blow struck for independence. What are the prospects for succoss? The Turks will hold the Balkan passes, but by some bappy accident—or was it through Russian design 7—a clear road was loft through SBofia, which establishes an easy and direct commu. nication between the North and Sonth, Tho Prince of Bulgarin will have an effectiva army of 80,000 men, and all the strongholds of Southern Bulgaria will bo in possession of tho bands recently organized. An allinnes with Scrvin and Montenegro Is cerfain; and, at such an ppportune moment, what wonld provont tho Greeks from rising and the Albanians * from perfecting that inde- pendence which they have already half sceured, while both would have the sympathy of Frmnco and Italy? Isthero nny danger from Austrinn intorferonce? Austria already has received the llon's share of the plunder, and has no further ambition oxcopt to extend hor territory ‘down to the Egean Ban at Salonlca, to which point she has al- ready projected a railroad ; and what better timo to perfect such n consmnmation than in such a period of confusion and civil war? Besides, is it likely thot Austria would rend hersolf fn twain by opposing the Sclaves and imperil hor very cxistonce for tho anko of Lolping Turkey or gratifying England? And without Austria what will England do at timo when she alrendy\has a war with Afghanistan in full blast? CANADIANS CLAMORING FOR PROTECTION ‘Tho Canadiaus are” enitivating a spirit of antogonism to the Uniled States which s somowhat nmusing, butis at the samo time instructive, because in 'its absurdity is illus. trated some of tha short-sighted fnoonsist- encios of a lnrge partiof our own people. Tho Oatario Mannfacturers’ Indnstrial Asso- ciation hins been in sossion at Toronto lately, and adopted the following resolution: That the tariff should be readjusted, in accard. ance with the verdict of the people at The polls, so as to aflord judicioua, but cifectual, protection to il industrics wulted to the country: ' that such dne ties wnould be put on forelen farm-products and the manufacitirers of the saue as will eecaro fur onr farmers and millers 1ho marksts of the Mari- thme Frovincos, and such dutica on coal und vco nowmic orca as will recuro to the Maritime Provinces tho markets of Ontarlo and Queboc: that, in order 10 avold undorsaluation on traportations, the nomi- ber of ports of entry shoutd be reduced, cmclent and thoroughly rellable Apprainces shauld he ap- pointed. and the penalty of confiscation rigialy enforcod; thet the (overnment be sgaln urged to creato & Burcau of Statistica; that, In order to encourage trade with the West Indles and other ‘Uropical countrler, o lino of steamers ba Subaidizes o ply Dbween Canndn and thoss coun: trlea; that the meoting exoress its cordial sympathy with the peoole of 1ialifax in thelr efforts to make their city tne wintar-port, and that evory facility bo given them Lo necura freizhts cach way over tho Intercolontal Rallway; and tbat the Qovernment be urged to procood with tha Paclic Railway, and the daepening and unlnilmpnr the 5t, Lawrence Lanals, aa rapldly ae the clrcumstances of the country will permit; that it will be to the advan. tagu of the producers and manufacturers of Canada 10 exhibit largely at the Exhivition 10 be held at Sydney, N, 8. W., in 1880, and that the Asso. td:llun urge upon tho Dominlon snd Local Uove ernments tho advlanhllity of alding s far as pos- slble those who may dealre to exhibit. It will be remembored that at the late cloction in Canada thoro waa a protty gon- eral support of the policy of incrensing the Canadion tariff. Under the high Amorican tariff and tho low Canndion tariff thore was but little yociprocity in the trade,~the Amoricans could sell in the Canada markot, while tho Canadians wore oxoluded (so far a8 manufactures were concerued) from soll. ing lu this country. Therw was n genoral feeling that to advauce ths Canadisu tanft would eveutually lead to & now and recipro- cal commercial union betweon the two conn. trios. Dut now come the Caunadian Protection. ists, Thoy want uo trade with the United States. They want an exclusive Canadinu market for Canadian productions, ‘They want to shut tho United States out, and to shat out all thorest of the world, * Canada for the Canadians,” is their motto; thoy want such a duty lovied on Amcrican coal, iron, and all other American products, that nothing grown, produced, or fashioned on Yaukoee soil shall ever bo Introduced into C ansgla. Nowfoundland, Nova Scotis, New Bruns- wick, and the coast pruvinces of British America get their flour and their breadstuffs genorally from Boston, New York, or Port. land, and Hour from Chicago can bs sont to the Atlantic and theuce to Halifax and sold there cheaper than Canadian flour can be ob- tained from Ontario ; and this, it {s claimed, must be stopped. The Nova Scotians must be compell¢d to purchase their bread of the Upper Province and pay a dollar or more per barrel, Tho Nova Scotians may not be pre- pared to admit the justice of this measure, but they wust be taught that it is patriotio to pay moro for aloaf of br:ad toone man than to another, especially if you have to put up with oue loaf when you wmight bave two for the same money. ‘The people of Qutario and Quebec have of late years boon larga purchasers of American coal, cepecially of anthracite. This the Conveution proposes shall bo prohibited, sud the 8t. Lawrence Provinces shall hereaftor purchase all their coal from Pictou, and poy accordingly s largs bounty. In fact, the Cansdians are about to adopt the Chiuese and our own American policy of exclusion, —culting off all trade with the outer world, snd sadding from 20 to 40 per ceot to the cost of living. We do not exactly under. staud whother they proposs to tax the wheat, corn, oats, flour, uud other bread. comnion interests, n common language, and They want ports on the Biack Sea nnd the Egean, They want de- liveranco from even tho nppenranco of Tark- They want room for materinl development, which they cannot . have with Tarkish garrisons dividing them,and Tarkish territory catting them off from the sea. Thia THE. CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1878, other Caoadinn ports as a market. if tho canals nover do any bnsiness ! to 40 per coent more than have tricd that oxperiment in this conntry, tions, mous one—wa annunlly increased our impor- tations of forelgn goods of all kinds. taxed to excess on all things meking up the cost of prodnction, onr manufacturers found themscives producing for a limited market, and undersold in that by foreign rivals. At what we could not pay for, and of fletitious valugs, and tho great reduc- tion of tha cost of prodnction, have enterod on n new ora of prosperity. They are making goods to sell. Thoy aro selling cot- ton cloths in Evgland for less money than is exacted by the tariff on the samo kind of im- ported goods. That is to say, the duty on 1mported cottons {s greater than the price at which American manufacturors are offering the same goods in Earope. ‘Wo do not propose, however, to argue tho qnestion of Cnundisn tariff. Protoction is ono of those delnsions which, like fint monoy, caunot be argued out of any mind of which it has obtained possession ; it can only bo cured by cxperionce,—long, costly, sud ruinous cxperionce. The sooner the policy of Protection {s adopted, nud the moro rigid and comprelionsive it may bo in its de- tails, tho sooner it will roach its explosion. Lot tho tariff be builtup. Lenvo nothing out of the list. Tax raw cotfon, goconnuts, aud banauas,—theso are not 0nn§dim pro- ductions, but, it sufilclently protected, cotton may bo grown in hot-houses in Ontario. It is possiblo that Cavadn and the United States may, becauso of this new Cauadian tariff, reach in timo n rational sys- tem of commerelal reciproeity. When two combntants havo reached an equal degroo of exhaustion, they may boe in a better mind to como to nn agreement and satisfactory ad- justment of their troubles. At all ovents, let ns hopoe that, when Canada has sufficiently crippled hor industries, impoverished hor labor, and wasted a liberal share of capital in tho endeavor to run a homo market on the non-intercourse principle, she will find the United States also sufllciently cured of that delusion to agree with hor in n commercial union in which the people of the two coun. trics may find peace, profitable intercourse, and thar general prosperity which must always attend the widest commercial ox- changes. BUCEMASTER—MERRITT, 5 Two men hava lately died (n this State who, while living, had taken an active part in public affuirs, and were widely known and esteemoed by thelr friends. One of thesc was Col. Samuzt A. Breryasten, of Alton, who for nearly forty yeara had Lecn conspicuous in publle affuirs, and at times activo in jts politics. Ho was at numerous times elected to tho Logisiature, and at one time was Speaker of the Lower House of the Generat Assembly. Ho was also, for many years, lessco and contractor with the late Banusr, Casxy In bullding tho Stato Prison at Julict, Hoth were men of great popularliy, and numbered every acquaintance among thele fricuds, Mr, Buckaastesn, though the older of tho two, survived Ar, CABRY & pumber of years. He was a clear-beaded business-man, a sagaclous politician, & successful leader, strong partisan, und throuch his active Iife preserved s Kindness of hoart, lberality of fecling, and | genlal, impressive manuer, unhroken and un. changed, He wasa candidate at the late elece tlon for the State Benate In Madison County, but was defeated becauso of a spilt in hls party. f On Baturday tho How. Jous W, Mernrrr, of Marlon County, dicd at Salem, at the age of 73 years. Born in Now York Clty, be became o Jawyer, and had & large practice, Losiug bis ae- cumulations by the faancial calamity of 183%, ha moved with his family to Illinols n 1841, He was a man of much literary ability, ana was a close student during hiswhole itfe. He was one of the few men wno could successfully unite the busincas of farming and the cultivation of letters. 1lo cdited the Belleville Advocats until 1852, beluz also o frequent contributor to tho perlodical literature of that thue, and publishea several novels oud pooms. o then moved to Balem, whero ha cdited the Adepeats, In 1851 ho was elected to the Stats Constitutional Convention, and fn 1803 to the Stato Leg- islaturo. In 1664 Lo becsme editor of the Springleld Register, oand continued at that post until 1873, wheu be returncd to Bulem. In the meantimo, thore bad grown uparound him a famlly of sons, all of whom are moro or loss distinguished: Titosas E. bas beens member of the Legialature for many years, and bas jubt been clectad Scuntor; Uen. WesLEY, a craduate of West Polnt, served during the War, and is now Colonel of the Fifth United Statea Cavaleys Joun I, editor of the Marion County Herald ; Cuaniei W., s Lleu. tenant u tbe Niuth United States Cavalry; Epwaup L., an editor; Joszru D, clerk of the Southern Penltcntiary; and WiLLiax, em- ploved on tho Ollo & -Mississlppl Rallroad, Universally honored by all who knew him, ro- spected for his lcarning snd obility, o lived to a rips 0ld oge; surrounded by bis large family of brave sons and falr, daugbters, his last years wers spent in the peaceful enjoyment of tho closo of au cxemplary Christlan Nlc, e —— The banke are not hostile to tho use of silver. They do uot demand gold as the exclusive coin of ihe country, But they want the silver coin made worth o full dollar i they nre expectod 1o handie 18, or ta help furce its circulation on the business of the country. The{ bave uo objection atall to r wollar actuatly worth par in grovnbacks or . Thig {s uot a Buht against siver; 1L {s only efusal 1o holp circulato 83 cents' worth ut miver fura doliar, whien it takes 100 cents’ worth of gold or or tu wakv a dollar, §f Cougross will make the eilver dollur actually worth a dollar, theso objections wiil all disappesr,—Detroit Posi, Wo suppose the Post 1s epeaking of the bull- fon valuo of silver in a dullar as quoted in Lou- don. < Even fu that case it states the valuo three ccuts too low, Mut tne mowney value of It will pay exactly the sawe amount of debs; i will purchase precisely the same amouot of goids, or land, or Jabor, It 16 recelvable at the Custor-House for exactly 3s much as gold. It will ga just 8s far In paylng State, and county, aud city taxes. It will purchase bonds the same as gold; it will pay futerest on the dent the same, All the National Banks mazy redeem thelr uotes in silver dollars. Why should the staudard silver dollar, worth for 8l vurrency purposcs the samc as gold, be changed Io weight?! What good would itdo to add twenty or thirty graivs to fits welebt 1 1t would purchase no more property, bire no more labor, pay no more debts, i 1t were Leavice, As it f3 now sctually worth a dollar, Wiy should Coogress tawper with it welalit atufls which ara now taken from the United Btates to Montrenl and thenca shipped to Europo. To be consistent, they should ex- cludo the United Btates from Montroal and of what tvail will it bo to the Ontario farmers to protect themselves against local competi. tion if the Yonkeos shall be at liberty to ship & million of bushels of grain every week through Canadian eanals nnd thonce to Grent Britain ? Perlsh the thought, aven The good people of Canada are about to try if they onn solve tho question whether ‘! protectiun can protect.” They are abont to tax thomselves on all they eat, drink, wonr, and otherwise consume from 20 they ars now taxed. They do this in the oxpectation that it will oxcludo il for. eign productions and give to Canadian producers an exclnsiva market. Will it? Wo and know the fallacy of all such expecta. Under our protective tariff—an enor- Pro. tectod on the one hand, nnd on the other last, baving oxliausted our credit, we coased to buy,—nccessity forbid onr purchasing Our manufaot- nrers, relioved by the brenkdown of credit the standard sllver dollar is the same as gold.: ‘the relativs hulllon value of gold and silver 18 conatantly chaneing; the tendeney of gold sines German adoption of the sinfle’ standard has been to appreclate,—to grow dearer and more costly. It would be n stupid pleco of folly for Congress to tinker with the welght of bultion {n n doflar every time gold in London took an upward turn. ‘Tho Poat lins been talking with- ont reflection, and, If 1t will stop to think, must ercelve that “its proposition {s Impracticable, useless, and foollsh, —————— PYRAM(D.BUILDING, Varlous Republican country cditors are illus: trating their shects with a profuslon of cocks, coons, eannons, and other pleture signs of vie- tory. Others aro bullding pyramids; the * Boi. 11 South? is put Into the one, and the Solld North, with two exceptions,—Orcgon and 1ndl. ana,~constitutes the other. This is the way the opposing piles look as the resull of tho late electfon, assuming that Caiifornia goes with the Solld North, ns she will In all human prob- abllity: RONTRERN FYRANID, oo, BOUTHARN PYRANID, TEXAR, 10WA, 1 OREaoN. AAINE, 1NDIANA, KAKSAS, YLONIDA, NEVADA, UEONUIA, TLLIXOM, YIRATNIA, YENWONT, Misnount, » ALABAMAL ARKARRAN, KEHETUCKY. WisCuNeIN, LOUISIANA. NEW Yonk, MARTLAND, NINNEBOTA, CALIFONXIA, REW JERsCY, CONNECTICUT, PRENXSTLVANIA, RIODR T8LAND, MARSACTIUSETTS, NE\WY HAMPSHING. ELECTORAL voTEs, 213, Norttiern Presldent clected by 57 Electoral mafority. notwithstanding Orceon and Indiana Yote with the *“Solll South.” Making tho Bouth*'soild" 1s a game the North can play at. WEST VINGIXIA, ROUTI CANOLINA, HOUTIE CAROLINA, ELECTORAL YoTES, 150, e et—— In the Bixteenth Congressional District two ycars ago, 8ranks, Democrat, was elected over AsticrarT, Republican, by a majority of 1,828: Branxs, 14,501; Asncrarr, 13,703; total, 97,- 354, In November thers wers three candidater, for Congress: S8ranks, Democrat; Switn, Re- publican; Cnzws, Natlonal, This fs the vote: Smitk, Crews, 1,600 455 Lo+ 007 1,250 (e 067 1w 1245 1w LG58 5 1,811 M - Tot8leves conesicennss 11,483 0,006 2,129 Tlcre Is nloss from the Congressional vote of 1870 of 8,700, Spanks loses 8,108, Bmith loscs 2,737, and Cnews galna 1,373 ovor the vote for Prren Coorcn, who then received 707 votes. ——ee— The returns of tho recent election in New York arc now footed up, and resultas follows: On Republican State ticket On Domocratic State tickol On Fint State ticko On Troblbition.... o Repubdlican over Domocratle ticket... 37,010 Democeratic plurality last year on Beerctary of State, 11,000, and on Comptroller, 80,000, Total vote this year 27,071 larger than last year, when It was 80,0005 Greenback vote of last year, 20,982, e A dispatch from Washington states that tho President has instructed the District-Attoroeys of South Corolina and Loulsfana to arrest every person against whom thero Is sufiicient evidence of complicity In the recent clection outrages, ‘That order canuot bo enforced, becauso it in- volves tho arrest of pretty much every man in the Democratie party o both of thosc Btates. The job Is too big. S ————— Wao will Iny & wagerof a “coln? do'lar with the New York Cleoring-Houso that they wiit receive standard ellver dollars on deposit on previsoly the same footiug of gold dollars and greenbacks trithin sixty davs after Jan. 1, the date st for resumptlon. They will find 'tho silver dollar n harder nut to crack than they supposed when thoy adopted thelr nullitication resolutions. — ————— Although Col. INaEnsoLL {8 an avowed Re- publican, he is uevertheless putting in somo good work for the Democratic party. Iia lect. ura to prove that thero io no hell Is onein which the Democracy have & personal and ab- sorbing {nterest, and it Is a little curlous to nots the unanimity with which thicy adopt the cloquent Colonel's bypothesis and arguments. et — Gov. McCLELLAN, of New Jersoy, has aston- {shed the patives by issuluy a Thanksgiving proclamation beforo tho closo of tha year, No- body supposed ho would get ready to procla- mato during his present term of service. Ilis base of operations must have been exceedlogly good, and the lnes of retreat unobstructed. When the Natlonal Baoks arc reqolred, by act of Congreas passed this winter, to redoem thelr notes in coln, they will come to the concluslon that silver dollars are a very usclul and conven- fent kind of money, and will often wish they had more of them. ———— . An association has been formed in Georgla to arrest depredators upon United Btates tiniber lands;: not that the Association wants to pro- tect the Goverminent vevonues, but because it cannot compete with stolen tinber. e ——— The Republican majority fn Michigan will reach 50,000, The Democrats declars that they did not hold any election, and i really looks likelt. In twenty-nine countlics the Greenback vote exceeds the Democratic. | Tnurrow Wnep went up to Albany the other day ta colebrate his 8lst birthoay amoog old assoclates, some of whom he has knowa for ffty years. Ills health is good, sod he is cheerful and happy. . ‘Amicipating anotber call for money to com- pleta the State-Ilouse, ‘the Peoria Democrat says: “II the four ncres are not furnished, the State-llonso will remaln unfinished till It rots down,” ) 2 Lord SaL15nyury wants tho money for his mackerel, If he would only take his poy In bulibeads, Mr, Evants might turn over to hin the threo Commlssloners who made the unjust award, > The Albauy Evening Juurna!,one of the sound- est Republican nowapapersin the laad, says that tho Jate so-called Commmercial Convention * had agood namo but a baa purpose.” So say all of us. 4 e eR—— The Hon. Joux 1L MuLxsy, of Cairo, an- nouuces Limself a candidate for the Democratic nomination of Judze of the Bupreme Court in the Southern District. Election next June. et e ——— o The piarality of Judge Danronrtu is steadily rising, and bas already resched over S7,000. Thoss New York Republicaus put I a good day's work on the 5th of November, e —— . ‘The poor fool who undertook to assasslnato Kiog Humuznron Sunday is a cook. Hewas uot able, however, tu cook the King's goose on that occasion, f Like poor doz Tray, Mr, Dana thioks Tiv. DEX has been found lu bad company. Very lkely. But whab effect did It have on the company . | Kzanysr sald, “Pool your issues.” Tho Democrats of the South bave been polling thelr tlssuies. Fresh mackerel with BaLIBURY sauco wiil hercafter be on the bill of fare at all alplomatic diuners. Alabama E‘!Dflldl 3,000 per anoum on her walmed Confederate soldivrs. b nunwm.l; was legal-tender, sll tha $lat orutore would be rich. ‘The New York Clearing-House thinks the tall van wug the dog. | | | | | Lord Bavrisouny bas a coruer on mackercl, POLITICAL. The Senatorial Question in Geore gia Exciting Considerably Attention. Senator I1HI’s Political Recorg About to Be Thoroughiy Investigated, e With a View to Implicating Him in Certain Disreputable Bargains and Transaotions, A Few More Instances of tho Tlssue. Ballot Carnival at the Sontl. ern Electlons. How Presidential Prospects Have Boe Altered by the November Upheaval. GEORGIA. TNE BENATORIAL CONTEST, Spectal Dispateh to The Tridune. A11.AKTA, Ga., Nov. 18.—The election of the Hon. Benjamin If: 111l as United States Senator from Ueorgla s more than likels to become the subject-maiter of an investigation by the Dpres- ent General Asscmbly, aslins aiready becn (o). mated by your correspondent, Itis charged that certain members of the General Assembly which clected Mr. ITill Scnator were bribed with monay, This matter Is more froquent]: tatked of since tho Investigation of (iav. Cof. quitt for siznlng the bonds of the Northeastery Rairoad, n which Senstor HUll figured as tbe most prominent Inatizator. It also brings 1o Meht Senstor fIIll's position ond actfon regarding the appolntment of the Uniteq States Marshal for Georgis. To<day one of the most promlucnt 8tate Senators remarked to two prominent members of thy House, one of whom was one of the mos promincat candldates for Marshal, that it they would have an {nvestization ordered by thy House he could furnish a great deal of testimo- ny which, by inference, he meant would go very far towarda serlously TMPLICATING RENATOR MILL IR BARGAINS, The tergiversation of Senator Hill with Scnaror UGordon and Presldent Hages, corroburated Attorney-General Devena and Col. Robert A, Alston, In tho matter of the apoointment by tho Prestdent of tho United States Marshal for Georpla, lucluding the correspondence and alf the facts, willbegiven to the publie next Wedpes- day morning, It shows Senator Hill In anuneg- viable izht, and unless his personal influence, which {s wavoriog, and that of the Demoeratie party of the State, Is brought to bear to prevens. one of jts chiel representatives from being BROUGHT INTO DISIONOR. the matter will form the bosls for a genersl op- rising in favor of Benator IHill's immediate res- Ifi‘emt on, or will result i a petition 1o that cflect. The manner of his clection as United Btates Scoator will, however, should it be investiested, a8 now sccins more than probable, force Scnatur 111l to resign, or his scat bo declared vacant, unlcas he makes a better defense than somne who were his fricuds then think it possible for him to make. The Inveatigation of Gov. Colquitt secws o ?:ro reached it culmlnatiug point, and is nbous RUCOIL UPON BENATOR IMLL, the Instigator of the investigation. 1f Colquitt comes out unscatbed, Hill will certainly fall, for Murphey, , Clerk In _the Treasury Department, with whom Scuntor. LIl had the oérsonal rencon- tre about the matter of hisfeo In the bond rase, and which brouglit the matter to hight, will not let it stop short of a thorough fuvestization, and eversthing possible will be brought to bear agalnst [L1l. It s certaln that 110 or Colguitt aro groue, and aloug with either of them will fal} seyeral other prominent Georela Democrats. ‘The Demovratie camp In Georgla Is In terrible turinoll, and it all makes room for a grand sweeplng chango in 1880, TIE RCCENT ELECTION OF CONGRESSMEY, Bpecias Correspondence of The Trivune, ATLANTA, Ga.,, Nov, 14.—Many persous In Qeorgla who are thoughtiul and unprejudiced in thelr views concede that the recent electiun Intho Btato has not in any manner surprised them. It has, however, unduly aurprised the Bourbon Democrats,~for their causo and sev- cral of thelr candidates have mot with extraor- dinary defeat. Of course all of the nins membors alected toCongress clalm to be Demo- craty, and perhaps are, and as such will vote on all political fssues with tho Democratic party, and all may attend tho party caucuses; but there is 0 moral to be drawn from the election, which, il heeded snd acted upon vigorously, will undoubtedly couduce to the dis- organlzation of the Democratic party in tha State, disturb its compactuces, and bring mbout fts eventual overthrow. This 1s being wrought through division tn thelr rauks; through the number of men fn their party seck- ing offico; and, greatest o all, by only a few men, and, for the most part, meu who could not Ko beforo the .eople on thelr own merits, sel- ting control of tho party and dictating who shall be elected, farming out the offices,cven four years in advanco. It was agalust this that tha people rebelled, and would do as the Demo- crats of Massachusests did—elect a Republican hefore they would some men they arc nominat- Ing. The Independent or Liberal party Is now really ju the ascendency in Qeorgia, andIf It was given a name and offort made at organizs- tion {t would carry the Btate fn 1880, VELTON, of the Boventh District, since his recent eloe tlou, ls the recognized Jeader of the party, sud 1t Is quite gencrally conceded that should b consent to run Independent for Governor in 1850 he would be elected. ‘shis shows tho peo- ploare tired of tho Dewmocratic party and lts organization. They waut sowethiug new,—2 change, Indeod, It fs very remarkable that threc out of the nine regular Democratic nom- fnces should be defeated when it has been re- garded that the whole Statc was sclidly Lemo- cratic, Heaory R. Harrls, of the Fourth, having been the regular nominec and elected twico ns sucl, and the Democratlc Conyeutlon having ad- journed, belng unsble to vominate any one, might be properly regarded the regular Deto- crat and tlenry Porsons, the gentleman elected, as the Independeat, fur he had nu clalin what- over as the nomloce. The clection of Mr Emory Speer, in tho Niatb, over Col. J. A Billups, & fuc, elagant gentloman, Is a triumph that Is extraordinary in fta every bcaring. He 18 & very young man,and It was thought that be had no posaible chaoce; but wmwuf.l Imuuef; combined party machinery o :{,‘.‘,’ vfi:‘l‘:‘t‘fl:hl:,—‘!emtur Buvn 1131 writing let~ lers againat him} SENATOR JOUN 1. GORDON golog through the district and making speeches against bim;- the Atlanta Cunslitution, the lesd- iu newspaper of the Btate, publishinx ""fi possible thiug susinst Lim thoy could, su nany of thein untruc; & new and fresh spesker mecting blm at every one his npiml-mnwm mountain bove arzulng with thelr fists, 8 bunging up bis face and blacking bis eyeh— with all these obstacles he surmounted mea? all, and bas been elected by 143 majostty Aud it was the largest poll ever made i tue district M(er‘:fiurmm Bpeer with Dbefog 8 disorganizer aud asstating the Radlals, me: e SHE l:Hu lliu b-?im‘be:gerd?: vl:":‘; e mn:h?'::‘.r:r ho will uever get back the sewwod "Dr. tiad of Dr. Felton fought about ihe sams L/ e fight [a tho Seventh District azainst Jude.« . ter, the nomioee; aud, now that ho Is Llefu " surh Bourbons as Ce rey W, Btyles say e s shame, & buraing sbawe and disgrace !u‘”. whole Biate, that Feltou is elected bu{l:ll ey thoso who voted for Felton *shysters & ped mers, and that but very fow reapectable bl:l e voted the d—d tickel.!” Iy is aluiost us Lid Bf oneto be ludepundent as t s tabe al IP“M Hean; therefors thuse elected as udepeuds auould act and vote strictly so fu Congress A BEMALRKADLE FEATUME tour of in this clection ts fuuud in tie sact thak 1ot e tbie Democratic nuwinees for Congress Weie oo 10 thelr own couuties. Tu the Fowsto l\mu Persons veat Haeels; fu the pitth, Q8901 Greeubacker, beat Hawwoud, the ""mlv':"nw bis own couutv, T8 votes, Atlauta Hiv