Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1879, Page 4

i | Hler Majests's Opers. Tiik CIUCAGO TRIDUNE: MONDAY JANUARY ye Tribane, TERMS OF 8UBSCRIPTION. BY MAIL—IN ADVANUE—~TOSTAGR rnn;klm. Caltion, weive pac WREKLY EDITION, Epecimen cop! Give Post-Utlce addresa fn full, Including State snd County, Hemlttances may be made either by draft, exnress, Port-Ofiice order, or in registered letter. at our rlsk, TERMS TO CITY SUDSCRIDERS. Iafly, delivered, Bunday excepted, 23 cents per week. /‘Datly, delivered, Sunday Incinded, A0 cents ver weeks Address THE THIDUNE COMPANY, Corner Madison and Dearborn. Orders for the delivery of Tua TRInUNE &t Evanston, Fnglewood, and Fiyde Parg teft fu the countiag-room ‘willreceive prompt attention. n., Chicago, T, TRIBUNE BRANCIH OFFICES. THE CRICANO TRIRUNE haa entabitered branch offices erthe recelpt of sutwcriptions and tdvertisementa as aliows: NEW TORK—Room 20 Trisune Buliding. £.T.Ma- AvpEx, Manager, * PARIS, 2—No. 16 Rue do 1a Grange-Batellere. H.Manixx, Agent. 1.ONDOR, ‘American Exchange, 449 Strand. Agent, , BAN FRANCISCO, C: -Palace Tlotel. AMUSEMENTS. MoVicker's Theatre. Madtson street, between Dearborn and Btate, **liose- dale,” Taverly’s Thentre, Dearborn strect, comer of Monioe, armen, " ‘Engagement of Hooley’s Theatre. Tsndolph street, between Clatk and Tafalle. Fn- gyzement of John Diflon, **All that Ulitters Is Not uld, " B Acndemy of Ansle, Tialsted street. between 3adison and Monroe, Va- ety entertainment. Tamlin’s Thentre. Clark atreet, oppeite the Court-louts, Variety en- tertalament. Metropolitan Thentre, Clatk street, oppoalte Sherman flouse, tertalameant, Vatlety en: White Ktacking Park. Lako shore, foot of Washington street, Bkating Carnival 50 (4'1ETY¢M EETINGS, Qrand D. A. CABHMAN LODAE, XO. 04, F. & A An emergent Cammnnteation will Frorting, B 11 Gelork HArp 15 Miteni the Chieral % 1 Sir bt A Wnier:” {iretiren wilh wear ik haus wad dark clothing:y 4, DOUOLASS, Secratary., MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1870, Co.amodora Jonx Guest, commaudant of the Portsmonth Navy.¥ard, died yesterday. * A conflagration was in full progress at East Newnrk, N. J., at 1:30 this morninz, Lack of water pravented the fire-engines from re. eisting the flames. Spain got ose of tho winter of 1878."0 ju the form of a tremendous galo in the Day of Biscay, which crcated terrible havoo among the fishing fleats, and sent seventy. fve fishernien to the bottom. S0 much adverso criticiam has been passed upon the new Army bill that ita defeat in its present form fs certain, and another bill is in course of proparation in which maay of the most ojectional features of the BDonwsipz- Baxxrxo bill will not appear, The Rev, Mr. ‘Parsaoe yesterday turned Lis attention away from the worke of the Evil Oue long enough to dovate n little of it to some of his clerical critics, whom he handled In n good-natured, humorous mood far more offectual than tho bittercat invect. ive, Regarded in the light of an entortain. ment the serinon is ona of the sprightliest ond beat that ho bas preachod yet. Postmaster-Genoral Kex is understood to have experienced a radical change of senti- ment on thy subfect of the Sonthern policy since the November clections,—so0 much so 1hat the Presitlent regards him as ono of the Tnost pronounced Ropublicans in the Cubl. net. He haa entirely recovered from hia wenkness for coddiing Bonthern Democrats by giving them Fedoral offices, and hereaftor tho Republicans of the South will get n show. The Berlin Gaverument ls gotting norvons over the free expressions of disapproval which abound in the Austrian press in con- neotion with the bill recently passed in the Rolchstag for Lolding its members to an nc- countability for language used in debate, A communlcation to the Austrinn Government calls attontion to and protests agninst this mowspaper comment. It iaa bad sign for any Governmont when it becomen neeessary 1o muzele the press, - Brazil e in n Lad way flunuciolly, 'The Budget for the next yenr provides for ex- penditures of 121,000,000 milrels, or about $04,000,000, with revenuos falling short about §6,000,000. An jmportunt step is under contemplation by the Government having for its objeot tho material reduction of the mnational debt, It is proposed lo abolish the mouastic orders thronghout the Taupire, and to apply thelr vast property toward the payment of the big debt. Prof, Bwine in bis sormon yesterdny dir. cussed tho onward march of truth and liber- ty, civilization and freedomn, in parullel hnes; the Rev. Rosrar Corryen tulked to Unity Church congregation about * The Qause of Debt " and the necesaity for paying 48 you go as & condition precedent to true prosperity; aund the Rev, Dr. McCursxey appealed so successfully ta the liberality of the congregation of Park Avenue Muthodist Eplacopal Church that they made proviston for the payment of the inturest on their charch debt, now that Ropresent- ative Husnxry, of Michigan, has been sent liome, serlously ill, iu compuny with nurses, that Ropresontative TnouNnuran, of Tennes. see, is no better, and that Ropresentative Frvoray, of Oblo, was yesterday prostrated by an alsrming heworrhage of tho lungs. ‘fbe graves of Nepresentatives WinrLrass, of Michigan, and Dovavis, of Virginia, are yet fresh, the funeral of Represeutativo Hant- £1oR, of Georgla, was Leld yesterdsy at Bavannah, and the obsequice of Represeut- ative Scursiourn, of 'fexas, are sot for to- day. The report complled in Philadelphia of the condition of the iron and steel iudustry of the United Biates for 1878 shows a de. cided improvement over 187¢ and 1877 in respect of production for the year and in <consumption ss well, siuce the product has - been lurgs and tho stock on hand shows a decreasy a8 compared with that of the pro- vioud yusr, The tots] rail product for the yeoar, including iron and steel, was 930,000 tuus, au mmount never bus once exceeded in the United States, and that was in 1872, the big year of railrond-building, when 1,000,000 tons wore produced. It is expected that this will ba eqnalod in 1R7! Onr cxports of manufactures do not ex. bibit the rapid increase many have supposed. Our vast and incroasing exports consist main- Iy of agricultural products. Tho Burean of Btatistics has recenlly 1ssucd a comparative table of etports and imporis for the nine months of 1878 and 1877, ending in October, It showa a steady decline of importa of eor- tain lines of foroign goods. Take, for in. stance, the importation of cotton piece goods, Daring the nino months of 1877 which end. ed with Ootober the total number of square yards of such goods imported by the United States was 19,686,000, against 12,682,000 fos tho corresponding period of 1878, and for Qctober, 1877, 1,292,000 yards, against 827, 000 during the same month in 1878, The importation of cotton piece goods is rapldly declining. The greatest item of cotton im. porta is that of hosiery, shirts, etc., and which amonnted to $4,179,600 dnring the nine months of 1878, and $3,915,000 for the corresponding period of 1877. The follow. ing aro a fow of the total valtos of imported goods during the corresponding nine months which are produced by compating industries in tho Unitod States : Articles, 1877, Coltonwonds..... .......810,820,000 81 Flax and wannfactores, (lass and glassware Leatner... . 2,402,111 Silk, man 7. 10, 540, 000 Silk, raw .. 4, 4,014,705 Stenw and s 1, 1,107,108 Woolen goods. . D100, U0 10,500, 000 Woulaei aues 708, 60 4,176,510 Insll kinds of woolen piecs goods, blankets, carpets, the falliug off in importation is marked, during the nine mounths of 1878, compared with the corresponding months of 1877, In **hosiery, shirts, and deawers,” however, the importation of 1878 is $106,- 000, ngeinst $314,000 in 1877, When it comeos to an cxamination of our exporls of mnnnfactured goods, the increaso §s not flat- tering. Our navigation laws hinder our power of exportation vory. serionsly by pre- venting the purchase of foreign ships. Our exporis are in consequence nearly all enrried in forcign vessels, The protective aystom plays the dogdn-the.mangar with onr ocenn navigation. A thousand foreign stcamors and ships enjoy the profita of our ewrying trade, and our merchanls and traders are deprived thercof. The value of a few of the principal manufactares exported is here appended for the nine months of 1878 and 1877, ending in Octobor of each years Articles, Agricaliural implements. . C‘urHIHEF Waolen..., Wearini appa 51,060 Watches... 101,630 The total number of yards of cotton goods exported in tho nino montbs of 1878 way 89,500,000 yards, against 90,500,000 in 1877, Wa havo not included the export of fire. arms, which was very large in 1877 and quite small in 1878, The export of some other articles nlso fell off. If our tariff and navigation laws wero reformed and libernl- izcd, exportation of Amerienn manufactures conld ho enormously incrented in & slort time, THE POITER con'i.xxl]rAr't:xvé LATEST §0AN- We think theva hina never been n pnblic Ledy of national character nud imputed dig- nity that has 1ade fteell so ridiculons and obnoxious a8 tho so-called Porrar Commit- tee, Organized by the Democrats as & puty mnchino; starting out with the purpose of Jmpeaching the President of the United Btates, tho Bocretary of the Tressury, and oth- er high officersof the Government ; announc. ing its mission in o grandiloquent way and proclatming o sereno confldenco in its sne- cern; invoking tho aid of an apostate and adventurcy whom the Democratic Speaker placed nupon the Commiltee as n Republican, —thiu select coterio of partieans havo pros. tituted themsclves and their high fuuction ton series of disreputable schemes and a wuccession of charncterless schemers until they have beeomo a reflection upon the ne. tion nnd an offense to tho American people, Tho impudent lying of Wnen, the ropeated perjurics of AxprnsoN, the wensationallem of Mrr. Jesks, and the raviugs of o manine, who went from tho com. mittec.room to an insane puylum, were enoigh to warrant this generul character. fantlon of tho work of the Committee, and ought to have induced honorable and self- respecting men to throw up their job in dis- guit, snd to ackuowledge that thelr wite nesses wero ot entitled to credit, But Messrs, Porrer and Butrin, and their Demo- eratio associntes, preferred to Leep on in their dirty worl, and now they havo a now sonsation on their handw, Onu Br. MaRTINS fu the latest production of the unrcrupulous methods of tho Porren Committee, Ha wis appolnted Sergeant.at. Armn to. tho Committes at the Instance of Wiurr, and his duty wus (o serve them at New Orlenns in both the precuring and tho snppresving of evidence,” He has now mnde nn afiidevit fn which he exposes the dis- reputabde manner in which he served his cemplayers, Hosays that ho first had in. torviews with Daniosratic members of tho Comnittes and special, confidentinl agonts of TrpeN, and names BreNaen of the Come wmittee, and J, H. Mivnox, Grorug W, Canten, and A, AL Grosox (the latter o rep- rosontative of the New York Sun), ny amony the men with whouw he consulted, tlo unys ho conviuced them that he conld be trusted to earry out tho work cxpected of him. Ilia misslon was to Interview proposed witnesscs, suwnmon them 1f ho fouud them prepared to sweur &8 the Democrats desired, and drop them in casa they were rosolved to abido by their original testimony, Ile was also owu- powered to muke terms with them, offer them money, ond atsurs them of a gusrunteo of fmmumty and protection, 1Ife succeeded, Ly the employment of corrupt means, in securing from several witnesses n recantation of their original evidenco us to outrages, intimidation, ete. o swears that the testi- wmony was all wiijton out for these hired wituesscs, and lhe relates in detail the ainounts furnished to each of them. Sr. MarTing ulso coufirms tho exposure ‘mado sume mounths ago by one Dora, who swore that Weezs hul offered him seversl hundred dollars for certain fulse evidouce, sud says that Wxnen was engaged in suborning and coachiug the fulve witnouses, He also: ex. poscs other dotails of bribery and fraud which it is huwiliating to recount, Of courss it is impossillo to -delerming whether this man Br. Magrive i telliug ¢ the truth, the wholo 4ruth, and nothivg but the truth,” or pot’ ' It is a peculisrity of Louisiana witnesses that thoy are not en- titled to fu'l belief at any time, sinco their manifold contradictions wmske their evi- denco donbtfnl at all times. Bat, noverthe- less, it is certaln that this pamaq fellotw, who is now proved to be utferly untiustworthy and disreputable, wns onoe of the tools of the Porren Bmirching Committee. o was ap- pointed Sergeant-at-Arms a3 a friend of Wsenen's when the latter had nlready boen proved s scoundrel and a lisr. And floally, the Democratioc members of the Porren Committes havo shown a suapicions inclinae tion to suppress St. Manmiss' afidavit; there wonld have been no reason to drend facing this story if it had been manufactured and had no bass of truth, These aro ocir- cnmstances which refleet upon the character of the Porrea Smirching Committee, what- ever the merit of §1. Mantina' story may Le. Thia latest scandal should be tho Ilnst. It the Porren Committes shall not volunta. rily give np the ghost after this, then the Domocratic majority in Congress should rummarily discharge it as a nselers and dis. creditable pieco of partisan mnchinery, It will ba a farco to intrust such a sot of inen with an javes..gation of the cipher dis- patches, THE BAR A8 A REFORMER. Wa have already noticed tho proceedings of the State Bar Association, end the timoly and empliatic lotter of Judgo Jamesoy ns lo the dnty, if not the necossity, of the Bar doing romething for the clevation and utility of the profession. There I8 n wido field of Iabor for the roformer, not anly in tho matter of elevating tho character of tho Har, but of reforming tho practico and the administration of the law, Our local Bar Association liad a meeting on Saturday, at which the subject of seenring n Detter articto of justics in tha Justices’ Conrts was discusacd. This sction in timely, and we trust will bo prosceuted sevevely to a reform. To ngreat cxtent the procoedings in Justioe® Conris are o mockery,~n burlesrno, —and this is not confined to such Conrta as are presidod over by persons who aro not technieally lawyers, but to those who profes. sionally might claim mombersbip in the Bar Association, The evils of tho Justices' Conrls aro duo to the clnracter of the Justices and olso to the character of tha Conatables, and theso cvils nre of the most abominable and disgraceful character, The mensnre pro- posed was {o recomnmend to the Judges that, in nominnting persons to be appointed Justices of the Pence, no one of tho present Justices bo nominated who can- not present bis docket and give proof that Le has not collected illegal fees. Dur- ing tho dircussion attention was called to the fact that there was no Inw which author. ized tho Justices to regulnte or control tho. fees exncted Ly Ccnstables, who might bo raid {0 ba freo to charge and take what thoy pleased. This resolution is objectionable Lecause it dees not go far enough, Thero areand bave Leen honest and exemplary Justices of the Pcace who bave not been lawyers, nnd the fact thet o man Is n member of the Ilar isnot n conclusiva guarautee that he will mako an upright and intelligont Jnstice. Tho appolntment of Justices {s perhaps in as safo bouds s it can be placed in, and tho Judges, of course, will require tho best evidenco of fitness cnd integrily that ean be produced, especinlly in cases of reappoiufment, But the Bur Asscciation can render tho public a grent service hy recommending additional legislation to remedy ovils that have become vntent. ‘Ths trial by jury in Justices’ Courta is ono of the most grievous of all abuses, and this abuso fs largely duo to the Conatubles, "These Constablos are elocted under tho Town. Abip law, and we question whether moro than ono votcr in athoussnd in this eity ever inquired into the personal charncter or fit- news of the caudidates for Constables for whom he voted. Now hero fs an evil which may bo remedied by Inw. Any law on this subject must be general. Tn mine towns out of ten ono Coustable is all that is neaded, snd tho Iaw might limit tho elaction of Conatables to ono in each town, and then authorize the Cirouit Courts, in their discretion, to appoint such additional aumber of Constables for ench town a4 the public business may require, with authority to romove them at suy time for any cause deemed ratisfactory to the Court, Another and a crying ovil in tho practico is tho fesue of summonses by o Justice in one town in 8 county—seay ot Thornton, in this county—when both plain- 4iff and defendunt reside in Chicago, the Constrble ko executing the writ that it will ba impossible for the defendant to go the twonly-five miles before jndgment, A chango i the law would yemody the Consta- ble evil, and a reform of the Constables would reform tha character of the jurtes in Justices' Courts. No Constable should bo allowed {o collect o fee not certified toby n dnstice, snd both Justice and Constable thould be equally punishablo for demanding illegal costy, Having disposed of the Justices' Courts, and urged upon the Legislature the necessary romedind zetion, the Bar Awsocintion might take up thusubjoct of the latest abuse fu the sdministration of the law, sud that is tho establishment of the Appellate Conrtr. For the establishment of theso tribunals there in no apology. Befora tha Appellate Courta were authovized, litigation begun in tho Cir- cuit Ceurt conld bo carried on appent to the Buprewo Court. Au two.thirds of {he casos nppealed from the Oircuit Courts are np- pesled for purposes of delny, or to defeat Justice, the yight of appeal was then groatly abused. 'Then wan justituted the Appellato Courts, through which all appeals to the Sn- premo Cowst must vow bLe carled, The decision in the Appellate Court in niot fiual; tho result is, thereforey to give to those who wmeck delay wsnd a defent of justios a longer tmme in which to prac. tlco tho fraud and to make litigation more expousive, Two appenls aro now token whore one only wero possiblo before; and tho cost of litigation sud the defeat of jus- tico aru Increused in the proportion that the fiual decision s postponed . and delayed, Now {his {s au sbuso and & robbery of the publio for no possible purposo save to add to the carnings and profits of tho legal profes. sion, It Is an abuwe which is a reproach to the Jar of Lilinois and to the Legislaturo which enacted it. * Tt is a gross and palpoble dunie) of justice, anoppressive aud enornuouy tux on the public, not in the interest of truth, Justice, or louesty, but ir the interest of a profession which lives by preying on the wental aud moral infirmitles of men. Every member of the Bar wust be couscious that theso Appellate Courtsaro a costly,oppressive, and scandalous absurdity. The object of the Constitution iu suthorizing theso Courts was to afford some zclief to the Suprome Court by reducing the mass of business which often, for dishonest purposes, wos taken up to that Court. But this purpose has been defented, aud a'l that has boen practically accomplished by tho cstublishment of theso Appelinto Courts Las been to crect an additional toll- gato at the entrance of tho courts of law, aud tho exaction of sdditional foes from every man before Le can Lave hiscomplaint heurd ; and, even when he has paid his toll, he can- not obtain a final judgment without going farther, The Bar of Ilfinois and of this county ought withont a dissenting voico appeal to the Legislntura to do one of two thinga: (1) Abolish the Appellate Courts, or (2) have tho jurisdiotion of those Courts so rovised that nppoals shall lie to thom only in cerain clossos of cases, and that the jndgment of tho Appolinte Courts in all tases over which they have jurisdiction shall bo fiual, It tho jurisdiction of the Conrt be rovised and limited to certain clasaes of actions and its jndgments bo made final, then thess Courts will accomplish what tie Con. stitution and eound policy domanded: the relict of the Supromo Court from thou. snuds of appeals takan bofore it on the most frivolons of pretexts, and mainly for par. poses of delay, to defeat justice, aud ta give business to mombers of tho lognl profession, It is & new reading of the charter of hnman liberties that all laws and govornmonts are instituted among men to furnish business for attornoyst-law, It in n now roading of the Bill of Rights that the Legisiaturs must ob- struct tha administration of Iaw by the mnl. tiplication of intormediary courts, that the employment and emoluments of lawyera may bo greater and the cost of justico so in- creased s to be extortionate and confison- tory, Itis anew reading of the Coustitu. tion of Tllinols that the presorvation of life, liberty, and property, iustoad of being o matter of right, ahall be dependont upon tho fluancinl ability of thoe litigant to por. chaso his way through a number of aute- chambers hofora reaching the final soat of justica, The Constitution of the Siato of Ulinois providea that **Every porson ought to fiud a cortain romedy in tho laws for all injurica aud wrongs which he may recoivo fn Lis porson, property, or reputntion ; he ought to obtaln, Ly law, right and justico frocly, and withont boiug obliged to purchaso it, cowplately and without dehial, promptly and without delay.” The reading of this provision in the Var Assoclation would prob- ably provoko laughtor; it has bocome obso- loto; overy lino of it is grosaly violated by the Appellate Court Iaw, aud the whole theory, naud spivit, and- ndministration of the Inw is lo ubstruct the citizen in finding n remedy for wrong; in obtaining right aud justice freely ; m requiring him to purchaso what protection he can find or go without it,—spolintion being kis fate ‘in oither caso; aud though finally he succeod in buying his way to s final judgment, the delay probably has proved moro costly than submission to the wrong originally would have heen, ‘The Bar Associntion deserves public thanks for tho vigor they indicate in the matter of reforming Coustables andeJustices of the Poace, and the public have rensonnble gronuds for loping that the Bar will carry thelr reformy to higlier courts, and to the admivistration of the law goenerally, and thus relievo the profossion of the repronch stated by Judgo Jastexox, that the legal profession alone * has nover combined for any useful purpose, moral, bouevolent, or scientific,” It hng never rison above the narrow aims of & trade-union, A REBUKE TO REBEL CLAIINANTS, ‘Wo tako it 08 a favorable sign that the bill to reimburwo the Virginia Colloge of William aud Mary for the injury dono to its Luildings during the War was dofeated in the Housa by the large voto of 127 agninst and ouly #7 In favor of it. Tho great mojority of those voting for the bill ‘wers Southern Democerats, and the fow Deamocrats snd a coupla of Liepublicans from the North who vated for it were confossedly influonced by tho hintorio character of the institution, by the fact that it is dovoted to educational purposes, and by the halo which rests upon it from tho assoclation of somo eminent names among its alumui. While these in. fluences will servo £ & partial excuso for tho Northorn men who were willing to indorse tho claim, tho fact that, Iu spite of tho pres- sure thua cxerted,.Northern Republicans and Democrats united i Lilling the bill, is an ovidenco that Rebel war clalms are regarded ag ono of the most serious menaces of South- ern Domocratic supremacy, avd that thoy will Lo resisted to tho last whenever tho {ssue comes up. 3Ir, Conokr, of Miohigan, exposed the fal. lacy of urgiug this measura on the ground of philanthropy or for tho purpose of encour- aging educational development. Tho damm- age suslained by tho William and Mary Collego was not inflicted upon nn oducational institation, but npon a Roebol prison where Uniou soldiers wora confined. ‘e building had boen used for this purpose by the Rebel nuthoritios, and the injury dono todt had come mainly from Confederate soldiers, 'The educational charactor of tho institution could not, therefore, bo truthfully urged as a rea- con why it should Lo made an excoption to the rule not to relmburse individuals or cor. porations for damoges Lrought upon them. selves by partnking in the not of rebelllon, Terhiapn Mr, Loning, of Massachusolts, may Lo pardoned for ignoriug this featuro of the caso, Lecouse kLo admitted that ho was not In n condilion, mentally or physieally, to give the wmstter proper con. sidoration ; but the fact cited should have deterred Prof, Mosnot, of Oberon, from still edvoeating, and (ien. Cox, of Ohlo, from votng for, tho achemo. 1lud the measure prevailed it won'd have served as nn outering weldgo (which Mr, Coxorn asserted lo bo the purpose) for all sorts of schiemosto make the Uovernment reward ireason aud fu. demnify Rebels for tho losses incident to their own folly aod wickeduens, ‘Tho athitude of tho Boutherners on this bill leaves no doubt, howover, that they will Le found uuited in every similar measuve laoking to a grabouthe Governmont Treasury for recouping the losies of the Rebeliion {u whatever shape they wnnycomo np. 'This may bo regarded as the ruling motive fora solid Bouth. But the nction in the William and Mary Collego Lill permits the indulgenco of tho bhopo that Northern Demo- crata in Coogress will bo restrmued from sctivg with their Southern gllies iu these matters by the fear of prompt repu- diation on tho part of their coustituenta at home, Fhe people of the North will Lo as solid in resisting theso clabws ns the people of the Suuth in urging them, for even such Norlbern men a8 ranked as Copperhends dur. iug the War bave too much interest at stake to favor tha reiubursewent of tho South for its War-lossos at the cost of ihe North, If the Democratio politicians at the North who suceeed iu getting futo Cougress sball ever betray thelr constituents in this respect,their Congressional carcer will como to a sudden tenmination, aud Democeatio voters will turn to Republicaus as the oaly safo and reliable protection sgaiust the sllowance of Lebel clajg, The Senatorial situstion fn Wisconsia at the close of the first week of the contest did uot preicut ouy very eucouraging uspecia for vither of the three wost couspleuous vaudldates, Al unprefndictd observers on the ground seem to agreo that Col, Kxyzahas a finelead in the race; that he has held his own without making any perceptible gain, with Benator fTowe mnext, with MATT CAnvresTER 8 bad third, and & pros- pect of heing distanced and ruled oft the course afteribe fiest heat. A correspondent at Madl- sony who has unusual facilities for getting at the true inwardness of the sltustion, sends us the following catimate of the firat batlot in the cauieus as Ul iugs looked on Baturdny night after a weck's juterchange of sentiment upon the subject: Keyes, Howe Necessary to a cholee, 43, This 1s undoubt. edly o very correct calculation of the strangth of each ns tho case now stands, and of course there will bo 8 deadlock unless the nine scatter- Ing votes go over at once to Mr. Kryesand nominate him. Benator Hown's interest 18 well cared for by some able and discrect political mannzers who are sald to be plaging their cards with great dexterity, and the report fs that Mr, llowe wiil bo on the cround 1 pereon this week, MATT CARPENTER (s also en route for Madison for the purpose of trying his wonder- ful **personal maguetism* that we hear so much about on the bucolle representatives of Badgerdom, to persuade thom to forgive lis six years of official sinning, nnd vote for him ine stead of fur cleancr and better men. Romors come from Milwaukee, where the CARPENTER leprosy fa nost prevatent, that K23 and Can- PENTER havae alrcady entercd into an alllance, wiiereby Kexes 18 to withdraw at an enrly day, andgo In and elect Matr, Thiswisn (s no doubt father to the thought in the derponaent minds of CARPENTEZR'S frlends, but the improbable story Is repelled with scorn by tho adherents of Col. Keves, The Intter has probably no objec- tion to the withdrawal of MATT a8 scon s he llkes, as ho s merely a guerrilla at Lest, A large delegation of prominent pollticians: from all parts of tae State Is expected {n Madison to- unight, and the hair-pulling will begin again in carnest, v —— LooAN's bureau organ has Scen publishing a fort of quasi-denial or one-sided explanation of Senator DEARBONK In regard to the latter's proffered vote for United Stajgs Senator made to the Hon, C. B. FAnweLr two years ogo, Mr, DRARBORN s reported as saying: 1 never went to Me. FARWELL' room of my own nolicitation in my lite. 14dld go to hix room at the reaitent of 8 gontleman, who told me Mr, Fanwett, wanted to xee mo. While In his room I never pro- poncd or auggeatod that 1 conld farnish three, or any number of voter, to alect Wim. While Iin'his ronm be naid not & word to e abont hia candidacy for the Senute, and [ 50 stated to my friends on my return to my rovin. Mr. Fanwert s the reputation of delling the truth when he s relating conversations he has had with other people, and it will reqniro conslacrable evldence to discreait his word In this cose, or make the publle believe that ho fu- vented the story out of wholo cloth. Mr. Deansony may lack the courage to admit the truth at this particular time. [le may have personal or specal reasons for wishing what passed at that Interview to be concealed ot pres- ent; but it happens there was o witness present wha heand the conversation, and the witness Is not & **Black Republican,” but a dyed-in-tho wool Democrat, and this 18 what ho says: Mer. it. X, QonprLt wus prosont at the Interview referred to, 'There wero present also Mr. Fan- weLL, Senator DEAunons, and two or threo ofhi- era, A gencenl convereation enaued, during which the Senatacial contest was mentloned. dJuast e fore the yatty broko up Kenator DEAtwONN raid, in stibstance, that Louax had no eliow of an clections und thal if Mn, ¥awwers, coulid gel a certaln lle judtican sunport, the Democrals icoutd elect Alin, Fo which Mr, FanwerL answered that he could not think of auch a thing, as ho was for Lonax. This 14 the conversation in aubstance ua stated by M. tlonnezLt, concerning whose rellability tbere can be 10 donbl. . Wihen this Democratle proposition was sub- mitted to Looa, who was then out of tho race, Yo would not consent to it {n any form. He re- fused polntblsnk to use his Influence with hls foilowera to havo them vote for Fanwert it envugh Democrats would do so to elect lim, llo would not allow Fanwery, WiSmDunNe, Ay, or Lawnexce 10 be clected, lils position being that **If ho wero not elected Scuator no other Republican should be.” It was rule or ruln, e — It {8 possible that a woman may bo led aatray and become n murderees, and yet retain a cer- tain sense of inodeaty, shame, or self-respoct, or ull cumblned, that is sulliclent to outwelgh the paius and penaltics of perjury, and force 1@ to denty chorges azainst ler chastity. The detalls of two remarkable cases of this kind have Just engrossed pudlle attention,—one at Janewville, Wis,, snd the ather at Norwich, Conn.. Mra. Macr and Mrs, Cons were Loth accured of murdering thelr respective husbands, belng focited thereto by the Devil, who came fn tho shape of IICRERSON In Mrs, MACK'S case, atd In the form of Bisuor fo tho case of Mra. Coun. In both cases the guilt of the women fs a8 well established ns snythlog can be by the ald of direct and circumstantinl evidence, and Afrs, Mack has alremly been mene tenced to the Penltentlary for lfe,— that befog the extremo punishment of the taw for murder in Wiscousin,—~and Mrs, Coun has no posatble chance of cscape, unicss by somo quirk or techoicality of the law. In cach of these trials we are treated to the re- markable spectacle of both the *gentlemen teatifying with uublushing particularity ns to the details of the {mproper intimacy, and, on tho other hand, we see both the accused women resolutely and emphatically denying every {m- Dutation upon thelr chastity by their orazen- faced, shameless, aud ubterly despicable pars- mours. Aa bad and degraded as these unfor- tunato women untloubitedly ore, they stilt ecem to retaln some of the sttributes of womanhood that contrust sharply In thelr favor apainst the lack ef the distingufshing tralts of manhood on the part of the two rauscals fmplleated with them in crine, i The taxpayers of New York City hava had an eye-opener {n the statement of WV, 1. VaNpey- uiLT, made under oath to the Assessor, that he hiua no vorsoual property subject to taxation, ‘Fhe Graphio has a flno cartoon on tha subject, representiug VANDERDILT I @ very rogged dress, with his toes sticking out of his buots, aud it saya editorlally: v The master and virtual owner of tho Iarlem, ludson filver, Now York Cenmiral, Lake dhorg & Alichksan Central Rallronde, which counvcethe two ereat cltics of the United Btates—New York and Chicazo—und run through the richest and most populons hart of this country; the owner of @ can- sroifins shara in the tuck of ‘tho great telograpti mononoly, the Weatern Unlon: the heir of 05, - 000, 000 Erom b4 Father; Sue holder of a mortguyo fur 863,000,040 0n the Central Raliroad; the pro- Jeetor and probubly the owner of o flect of ocean Trelzht sleamers: tho ownet of & stablo of trottin; liorées winch alitost rivais Howxsi's 1 apecd ang cust; the man whio I coficcting ot fabulous_ prices the choleo or alleged cnole productiung of fy.oin Artlaty, Meissonikn among theis the houscboider wao hves lu princely hylo, and who, becauss ho ls eriopied fue ruom I hin' present ‘quariers, vuse ehaned for §300,000 proporty on Flfth aventio on which Lo orect u reslience grander than any that New Yark now coutatiis, —thls person declares un- der-outh tnat after his debts Az all paid be bas no — persvual propesty. The prolongod and antinated contest over the Bpenkership of the New York Assembly tinally ended in the election of the Ion. Tiosas G, ALvoaw, whose Liigh quallfications for the posi- tlon are universally rocognized. [lis electlon is a1 cvidence that tho Leglalature of that 8tate appreciutes worth and ability, and s prompt to recognize them fn o wan past middle lite, Sr. ALvoup bay & larger legisiutive experlence than almost any other 1an fu the State of New York. flis public careor commenced thirty-five years ago in tho Aesewnbly, before some of his collcagues wero born, ‘I'wenty-une years ago he fizat Qlled the Bpeuker's aud again In In 1865 aod 1860 he presided over thu Senate us Licutenant-Governor. He has beenn member of the Leglslature thirtcen sessions, sud Lis experivuce cqvers a range of nearly half acentury, Heis sald tobe one of tho best par- laweutarians iu tbe United Btates. i —— ‘There must be somethlog in-the atmosphere of New York that tends to longevity. Some of the political fossils in that State, on both sides, aro about the liveliest chickens uow before tho vublie. For lustance, there 18 Sauny TiLpey, who ls nunrly'l!):}nru of age, and yet he attracts more attention than any man fu the United Btates except President Ilaves, Anollier of the olidost men fn the Stato has just bean elected Speaker of tho Assembly. Ex-Gov. HaMitTON Fisit has been mentloned fn connection with the next I'resldency, although he Is nearly four- #core. Parer Coorer, who is almost a hun- dred, expects to be the Greenback candidate for President 1o 1830, And here comes FoRratio 8rrsoun, o tresidential candidate so long ogo that the younger mnon of this generation don't know It, who Is making addresses, writing mag- azine srticles, delivering lectares, and ddofng more hard work than most men of 85, Last week he delivered a flug nddress before the Institute of New York on “The Influence of New York on the Jurisnrudence of the Country.' et — Tho Iealth and Hame, a new family medieal Journal just started in Boston, eays that * Tha most prolific source of discass now affecting our countrymen may be teaced to full midday din- ners.’ Wo always know that. The best time to eat a square meal of beef, vegetables, plum- pudding, mince-ple, lee-cream, nuts, and colfer 1s just beftors wolug to bed, at 10 pom. The day's work Is then over: we arcat peace with 81l tho world: the digestive orzans enn have full swing: and we can then wrap the drapery cf our couch about us and lic down to pleasant dreams of that place concernlug the cxistence of which consult Col. INoR#SOLL. e e—— Tos HENDRICKS scems to he under acloud at home, otherwiso why should the leading Dumocrats of the Indlana Legislature hold a meeting and formally indorse Six TILDEN 08 the party nominee for the Presidency in 1880 ¢ Call you this backing your frienda? Possibly these Indfana Bourbous look upon TILDEN nsn dead man, nnd merely futended thelr indorses ment as a last sad tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased, e —— e 1t I8 sald that Benator Joxrs, of Nevada, lins suegested Ex-Scerctary of State Iaminton Fianasa Presidentlal candidate. Can Senator Joxns behold the vosing of the fmmncnlato Consvinag, and occupy & scat with him in tho samo body, and then suggest the possibility even of New York contalning sanother stick of tim- Dier fit to make a President oft - Can such things bo and overtake us liko a sammercloud without otr special wonder! e i Any Republican editor who 18 In favor of re- electing “ Uncle Dick" {s denounced by Lo- GAN's ** Literary Burcau as filled with * preju- dics' against Looax, and must be read out of the party. Fealty to tha *DBle Injun Mo Is a condltlon of membership fu the Republican party. 8o says Long Joxes, DAN BHEPAND, Col. Pexx, and GiLt SoMenopY, and who date gninsny thoso loud-whuoping lorst Tha scrious attentlon’ of Mra, lavzs fs di- rected to the condition of aMMaira in Ohlo, her old home, where the temperance cause, in which ehe fecls such an interest, 1s not In a flourishing condition. The Demacratic Bth of January pow-wow at Columaoua was altogether Loo nolsy, hilarlous, and bolsterous to have heon fnspired by crab-apple cider. Mr. Murriny is nceded in Columbus. —e— A mild rebuke to the Looan crowd comes from a Democratic source, Our Springfleld correspondent scnda word thatsome of thoe Democrats propose to vote for ¢ Jist” Robine 80N for United Btates Senator, but that othera will oppose biin because he was a aalary-grab- ber, 8o was Jonw. “Olu Virglnny"™ bemoans the departura of many of her sona who gu to tha West and Southe weat to grow up with the country. The attrac- tions of the whinping-post and the Moreir bell- vunch are not sullicient to hiold tho boys of en- ergy and ambition to her old field-pines and worn-out soll, # ——— Bcenator Bootm, of California, has introduced .0 bHLwhich reduces the pricoof publiclands from $2.50 an acrc to §1.2%, ond gives pre-cmp- tors a right to obtain 100 acres under the Home- stead act the samo o8 on any other Government land. e ree——— e Tha Literary Burcau ** has ot it dowr fine: Whoever advocates tne re-clection of Qen, Ouvgsor and opposes LogaN I8 guilty of * per- fidy” and “villtication.” It is a sort of party treason '\u,_bn for snybody except “ Big Injun Me.? ———————— ‘Three handred Democrats attended thio ban- quet at Columbus on the night of the 8th of January, Two hundred and ninety-seven ‘of them aro candidates for Governor, and tho othera are dark horses in tralniug ns Proei- dential candidates. e 1t ia o pity that the times are so denced hard that an opera company in Boston should only bo able to got $6,000 ns the gross recelpts for one matluee performance, Kesumption nos rased o muss, sure enough. e —— A New York paper says DaN Voonuers ably misunderstands the curreney’ question, And o man can talk as well on s subject concerning which ho knows so little ns tho Tall Nycamors of tho Wabash, ¢ ——e— It Is possible that when Litlto Py, read the reply of Seerctary Bcnurz he moy have wished that he were * twenty miles away." e —— At Tuchmond, Va,, good skating Is such a rare enjuyment that all the lods and lassies uie en- Juylng it to the uttermost, IRON AND STEEL. Statlstics Showing the V'roductlon of the Past Year. TutLADRLIMA, Pa., Jan, 12,=The report of ihe condition of the Amevlean fron trade of the vast yeur hos just been completed. It states thut the production of pig-iron fn the Unlted Stutes in 1677 was SU14,055 tons, nud in 1573, 2,392,000 tonw. Penusylvania shows un incresse of uver 100,000 tons, whils Ohio shows a decrense of over BO,000 tous, In 1578 Pennsyivania inada wore thun 80 per cent of the total productivn of tde-ron In the United Btales. At the cluse of 1857 there wero in the United States 710 blzst furnaces, of which 270 wero {n blast and 410 out of blast. At tho close of 1878 there were T00 Turuaces, of which 200 were 1o blast und 410 out of blast: Tho stocks of pig-tron on haud and unsold at the close of 1377 nmounted Lo 612,451 net tons; at the close of 1878, about 510,000 tona. At the cluse of 1870 atocke amounted to 633,708 tons. The productionof 1878 was fn- | creased aby ), stocks decreased ud consumption ncreastd ‘Ten out ol eleven steel waorks were buslly engaged fn the production of steel ralls durlug the entire year. Puttine tho iron andsteel rafiproductaof thuvear tozether, wo have,in round nuinbers,s total of 14,000 et tons as thoe rail product of the year. Thisproduct bas only unce been exceeded 1 onr history,—(n 1873, when tho product reached 1,000,000 net tuns, Inn 1870 wo will probably equal even that fm- weuss product. . ————— INDIANAPOLIS, Apecial Dispate to The Tridune, Inpianarvons, Iud., Jun 12—A fifteen-ball tournawent, for the champlonsbip of the State, closed last night. J, Hough, of {his city, was the victor, losing no games. Chief Joseph and Yellow Bul), of the Nex Porces, passed tbrough the clty last evenlng, ©n route to Washingtan, They g to complain of the von-fulfillment of tho terns of the treaty under which they surrendered to Gen. Miies, “Yheir present location fo the Iudian Torritory docs not sult. Ar, Chapin, sn futer vreter of tue telbe, uccompanies shew. ——————— THE LAKE. Speesal Dinaich o The Tridune. MiLwavkes, Wis., Jau. 12.—A lotter recclyed st the Nortawestern Transportation Company’s headquarters, from Grand Haven, reports sa {ee-bareier from fiitecn to twenty-Ave feet deep, extending 500 feet outside of tho harbor plers, which effectually sbuts the stesmships Minue- spolis and Amazon in. Meanthne, tue Ludivg- ou and Maolstee harbors aro eutirely tree, aud the boats wake regular ‘The schooner Pride b Rou for seminen’s usagc. RELIGIOUS. Talmage Replies to His Criticy in an Autobiographical Sermon. A Disocourse by Prof. Swing oy the- Bubject of " Libe erty,” The Tev. Robert Collyer Exhoris j Men to Bevinre of Extravagance <and Pay Thelr Debls. The Mission of the Park-Avenuo I, Church—A Sermon by Dr, McOhesnoy, TALMAGE, M8 REPLY TO 18 CRITICS. Soecinl Dispated to The Tribune, NEw York, Jan, 12.—Mr. Talmage preachet a remarkable sermon this morning in reply ty hiscrities. Iits text ;was Mark, xill, 31, 41, every man his work.” [le satd thero ure in fhe world 1,87%,000,000 ficlds of uselulness, oue fo every Individual, and that no oue cando fpe work of any onc else. e regarded this day g a double anniversary, It wan nearly ton vean since he first Lecame pastor of the present conaregation, and on Wednesday last he wasg, On this necount, the audicnce shouldnot be sur. prired Il he were somewliut autablographic), He started from an old-fashioned Cnristian fam. Wy, He uever saw his father cry but once; that was when the Hd was screwed oo his mothers coflin, “There were twelve of us children he continued, ‘*six of whom are naw In lcaven, Istarted for the legal profession with an ad. miration never cooled, but God converted my soul, and put me into the ministry, for whicn | thank bim, 1 KNOW ANOUT 5,000 MINISTRRS, RRSONALLY, and they are as near perfeet ns human nature evergets to be. "Ml nat hide the fact that my chiel smbition has heen to apply the mintstey of 6,000 years ago to the present. I found thy religion I waated fn the tarden of Edon, where it was promised woman’s foot should brulse thy serpent’s bead. I have started on & mission 1o Lruise the scrpent’s head, I hato him. T never sge his head but I throw something ot 1, (laugliter] and have always found THE HANOER NE WAS HIT, TI(H LOUDER my JSsAD. Hitherto I have gone for him with but one foot, Herenttor I propose to use both fect. Between us there shiall bo no truce, no compromise, ‘When L am dead, I ask but for one thing, I want uo slab, no araped church, no oration, A plaln box will be enough, it my elders wili ny, ‘He inever compromised with vl | don't forzet mv style of presching has been severcly criticlsed by clerical brethren, [t has como to be understoud that at instaliations Iam to bo served upas an awlul example, |Laughter,) Threo words are principalty usel todescribe me. ‘They are mountolank, sen;a- tionalist, and buffoonery. |Laughter.] Thls only shiows that some of MY CLERICAL BREJINEN ARE NOT MAPPT, Ihave never assalled them. On tho contrars, 1 wish the dear souls sll the good possiblo—larre congregations, §15,000 enlaries, houscs full of children, and Heaven to boot. [Laughter) No one ever heard me s anything agalnat any Christlan worker, and nooncever will. Tomso busy assaulting ths powers of darkness that I have no time to stab members of my own regiment i the buck. | might answer theso gentlemen, buff would that ad=ance our holy religlon? Let them go ov; it relieves them and don’t hurt me. T advise them toremember what overy .laymen knuws--that 10 ono can cver build himselt up by tryfox to pull anybody down. [Loud applause.] 1In try ing this, my dear Christian brethren " FAIL IN TWO RASPECTS, They don't build theinselves up, and they don't pull medown. When you assault me, my brothers, you assault all the howes repreacnted liere. You are a metaphysiciau. May you succeed in driviog people fo Heaven by ralsing o ereat fogr on carth. [Laughter.] You are logleal, tlo on hookinz people Into Heaven ou the liornaof adllomma. [Laughter.) Your work cons«lsts fn pastoral visita. (iod go with you us yon goto tako tea with old ladics. Remain all the aftes noon, if you wish, and, if the eveuning be damp, UEMAIN ALL NIGHT, [Great laughter.] You will resch poople | nover can, ond 1 peopls yon never can, Tn avery possiblo way I will help you, nnd when you throw a brickbat at wme, Vil pour holy oil upon your head until it runs down over your coat-collar, [lonewed Innghter.] May God vut a bleseing in your shoe and another fn your hat, and then before you nud then bohlnd you, and unocher on top of you, until you can't get out, and may you in the end bo lifted to Heaven, whero 1 NOW APPOINT A MBETING WITH YOU to talk over tho glory we hava Loth had on carth. During these ten yoars I have not onlr been criticlsed but often mistopresented. 1 don't supposc any man with o spevial work es- capes. A fow years sgo, when Hving in Pnllse slelpbia, I eamo hither to unite fn morriage Dr Boynton, an eloquent geolozical lecturer, The ceremony was performed in the par for of the Tifth Avenue Iotel, aud o wedding excurslon was alterwards taken In a balloon that went up in the Central Yark, In the prescuzo of 8,000 spectatora. Next day it appeared In the Philadelplila papers that I ad descerated the thurriage veremony by forming it a milc bizh above the carthinn loon, and thousands believe that story to (hs doy. (Laughter] Tight or nine yeara agn, during Christmas festivities, In the preseoer of chifldren made rouring happy. with cakes and swectments, noticing wmonz the decorutions s star made of Christmas greene, 1 natd: ‘BOYS, T IREL LIKE A MOUNING 8rAL It happoned that wus in n strect soug. thouzh 1 did not know it. Two duys afterward, there appeared over the namo of a member of 3 nelghboring church thestatement that, tn a pul- pit, T had quoted two or threw versea of ¢ Shivo- fiv.' {Lauzhter.] This commnmcation wout ou tosay that the song was suog In our Sibbath #chool every Bunday frenewed laughter), sul the editor of & promincnt newspaper, think- fng 8 chureh member could not Je, wrote & grave editoral deploring the fact that tho pulpit bad been so desecruted, and lamenting the Tuln that was comlug on the Bablath-schools [oars of lanzhter] The editor of a relizious newspuper in Mabns bas in Lls posscssion @ let- ter from a elergyman which says § came fote this pulpit oiw Sunday morniug IN FULL INDIAN DRESS, with & headdress of feathiers, and brandlshing 2 tomahawk. {[Great laughter.) It also say platform was eppropriately decorated withare rows snd buffalo-robes [renewed laughter], and Ita author asks, with tears fo bis cyes, if some cecleslastical authority could not bo evoked to prevent such exbibitions. [Great laughter] | state these things, not to stop them, but for publicinformation. Idon't want them stoppeds They mske things spicy. [Laughter.] Long sgo I Jearned they do good. I consider i 8 great priviluze to be adle to preach the Quspel through the press of these two cities, Tie newspapers bave done mo more than justict, and I thauk them. 1 should be mean aud u grateful Lo object to their editorial columns WUEN THEIR REPORTONIAL COLUMNS HAYE DEEN 30 YAIR. - My encmics have giveo mic this privilege. They have told such les about mo that the world i curious to koow what s really safa fu thls pul- pit, and pow the leading vapers of the entire country give mo s regular hearing. [ w3l called Lere by uloeteeu persous, and Bnovw: thauks to wy eocmies, bave a coogregation o BNTWEEN SEVEX AND XIGNT MILLIONS! Go oo, mine enemles! 1 can effurd it if yoU cau There ia & fulichood. Lowover, that strises . I