Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1879, Page 7

— Ninth, 8; Tenth, 6i; Eloventh, 11 Twalfth, 15; TOCAL POLITICS. Republican City Convention The t«f Bo Held Tuesday, s SR Y o Democratic One & ‘Weok from Saturday. —_— 5's Flatists Make an Ef- hod 1B 0. Lk fort at Holding & Con~ vention. PSS Torn-Out of Republichus at the I Ward-Club Meetings. EV142] REPUBLICANS. % CONVENTION TO BB HELD PRIDAY, Republican City Central Committes held L rocd meeting yesterday afternoon fu “'d-‘o‘:n; iotel, Mr. John 1L Clough in_the mm‘nmm was o full attendance of the Com- k. and the meeting was larzoly reinforced mmf::nlu:nl Republleaus from the different iy, “(;a. :;Rz: i( Conrad Folz, Town-Clerk ,:,k was appofnted to act on behall of MWichael Schmidt, the memboer from the Fifth ard, who wan dotained at hnme‘ by illness. Alg‘fltr from Repreacatative Thomas, now in goringfield, sros read, asking that Samuel pfiy er bo allowed to act as his proxy. gome dllecusston followed, for the reason that, 2 the previous mecting of the Committes, Mr, :\'uhinman Heslny was chosen by ihe unani- mous vote of the Committes to act In place of mas. m)’i’;.’[lll‘:s}nzulated that he had accepted the poointment, anct {n pursuance of his dutics padselected threo judges for the primary cloc- tlory and 8 placo for holdiny the same, s fl:a Chalr dectded in favor of Mr. qul:nr. for {besesson thiat it has always been thé cusiom of be Commttee to recoguize the wish of the sbyent member 10 appotuting his proxy. fir, Bertz, of the Fourteonth Ward, appealed fom the declsfon. ‘Acall of the roll was ordered, and the Chalr yunot sustained by a voto 1%tod. Alr, Hammer, from the Committee on * APFORTIONMENT, * abmitted its report, oa follows: . The Committee on Itepresentation in the com- 1re Conventlon would respectfully report thal, ot Fduo conelderation, it 18 the oplian “of the nid Committee that the Repabliean vote caat for {ea. Emith for Btate Treasurer at the last election is the most falr, e and equitable basis upon wiitn to fix the quota representation in the noxt fon, n"l’nffi’nfl’ltfln further bolleve that cach 160 or ty-five and over of the Hepublic. 5’.“3&2‘."&'&'&1 ‘Taid Smith whould he «nlglqfl to medelegato In said Conventlon, provided that no vuzd hava less dolegales than in'the last Connty Carention, Upon thia basis the Canventlon will becomposed of 152 delegates, nx:fm!lunod s fol- fox: First, 8; Becond, 8; Third, f; Fourth. 143 Fifth, & . 6t Sevanth, U3 Kighth, 83 Nint #;Tenth,’ 5; Eleventh, 12: Twelfth, 17: Thir. {realn, 8; Fonrteenih, ; Flfteenth, 7: Sixteenth, o: Seaenteenth, 53 Bighicenth, 11, YVour Commitieo recominend that the candidates e omfnated in the lollawénrznrde Mayor, City. Attomey, Clty Treasurer, Clty Clerk. James Burk, of the Tenth, hoped the Twellth Tird woula hold {t8 own canvention, The no- wrionment was too large. He moved us an imendment that the Conventlon bo composed of (be same "number of delegates aa the Cook County Conventlon, ench ward to hnye the same ason that oceasfon, 1i was s0 amended. J.Clouzh Haloes moved that the order of vomiatlon be changed so as to read Mayor, Tressurer, City Attornoy, and City Clerk. Adam Gorbiam, of the Seventh Ward, favored the change for the reason that the report was o the loterest of the candldates, Chris Mamer objected to ony changein the report for the reason that the Committeo had areed on the order of nomination so a8 to checkmato the trading of delegations that might otberwise ensue. B dimes Burk moved to lay the amendmenton (b2 fable, and it was 8o ordered by a voto of 10 [13 = Oo motfon of Chris Mamer, the roport, as anended, was adopted with but ono dissenting Tote; 3 ¥ Mr. Hammer moved that the PRIMARIES tenext Monday afternoon, and the Convention the next dav at 10 0. m, ks Mr. Hoines moved to amend by holding the vrimaries week from to-morrow and the Con- Teatlon the next day, ‘The people 1n his ward ¥ere in favor of a Iate Conventlon, After somo_dlscussion, tho amendment was 1atd on {he tavle, The timo for holding the primaries was fixed tlron4 07 p, m. The Chair was appolnted o commlttee of;one to teeure u hall for holding the Convention, 0 the eall for reporta on the apoolntment of primary judges, JONN LYL® KING, slter xome debate, waa sllowed to address tho Coumittee, He stated thul, ae the represonta- l‘|‘5| uf one of thu two clubs or tue First ad, he was Instructed to ask for the apoolnt- lf_tnl of ano Judge. The representative of the It Ward on the City Central Committec was not. fezarded by the Renublicans of hig (the ibeaker's) club a8 a ponutne Republican. The olut was made that the revrescntative on the i:mmlllee (Abner Taylor) bolted the nomfnes a lhupm{'at the lnst eleetion., He was bu- Tim’ to bo revolutionary in hls tendencics. ¢ apeaker's club favored “the appointment of i W Jacobs. Four yeors ago Mr. Taylor, the. “ml of an {ndependent organization, usked n oilar favor, which the apcaker retused, for . reason that Mr, Taylor's club at that timo s not a distinetively Republican one. nAuhur Dixon waos allowed to nddress the luung. and guid that Monday night was thy NLHmn that hie had ever heard of Mr, King's i Mr, Taylor's Republicaniam lad wever nun questioned, except Ly Mr. Kiug and one o o otlier gentlomen, o hoped there would fl?lduunuloul In the ward. "Tlhose who met tm:n ¥ nlieht wero sorcheads, who could pack hnxh::fl g)“;d' fn a truok in Jnyllght and move hlfl' Taylor satd that tho first Republican vota - Yer cast was for John C. Fremont, and he l,m:r‘ Yoted anything but the straight Repub- iy et ever since, At the loat Republican i 7 Mt King'a leador was Mike McDonald, A 1 .llli:—)luw ahout Dave Thorntoni mn'n" or—Ho was your Viee-Presidont's o, Hunter. I haVe spent more monoy 0 vllenuhuenn party than any man In thi meu can't afford to let dowu the doors to A i 2o ot any M, Ty 1s not I = 8oy Mr, Taylor is not s K‘fi':b}l{un; Li¢ ia ouly a Taylor Republican, leflfllilnt—lh 18 not & A.llko McDonald Re- The followlug 1tst, of JULGZS AND VOTING-PLACES Tled by the varlous ward committeo- 4 e, Ren; 4 m’}f'iyv"l;m—mmur Dixon, D, W. Nickerion, h‘mfl:fllll. 3. iancack, J. T. Chafloe, W. 8, D, JhgRce: SI7 fugetront. : Howland'a Jiver, (70" Tweniy-second treet, b ~James L, Wondward, Goorge M. Couch, i lkon, Sutn " Fark wveauo and Thiriy: 4. Hanna, Jobn B. Moars, F, Bive Island avenua and flunnul Maibp, o oY Clark, John M. Smyth, J, M. e dheal” & Bualic's Iivery-stabis, * Wesk n ouvosite Unton, gy Ovordurfer, John Craver, Albort i aVeat Luke iract, arshat Cartor, C, flopkinson, M, E. As‘m strect, head of Elfzateth, tamg " gy ox White, J. K, Hazlets, 1, PWIll- wibinternyp, ‘ll'x‘\fl"(‘;'?"km\'{e"& I by = uirk, W, ‘A, I'helps, Geo hig, Wb Comer Hoboy strect And Carvoll re. Foarte, Urngepeentb—31, AL Gornhart, John B. Kerr, Prank m:{'- Milwadice avenuo’ and Noeth Huckos Hilge ;M,""th-fimu ‘Tyler, Wenry Englobart, Menry AL trect. b, arrabeo's . lml.'f,""gamuon luthof, John Gerlach, b lor und Wells utrects, “un',mf\‘;','l‘;‘:fv Harper, K. A. Otlé, Guorge Bern. LI, gy oo Turuek Huil, g, 'I l::m'ul that Mr, King's potition be Hug y ' et Mr, Jacobs by apuointed in Warg lmlu:,'. Arthur Dixon {n the list of Firse e gy o wag lald the tabl d thy 1 e oo the table, aud the )'u‘l,llnltl-'?g. ,‘“(‘J"Hmcu slnodle, ' s the compoaition of the Cunveu- b w88 adooted by the Cor- Committee's rebort; First becond, §7° “Tlurd, 93 Foursh, 18 “‘“".‘Gi'fiuvemh, i f:'-.vuu'x, 3 Twelith.. " B PESEFLIAGERTS. Thirteenth, 83 Faurttenth, 93 Fifteenth, 7{ 8ix- tecath, 84 Boventeenth, 6; Elghteenth, 9. THE DEMOCRATS. CONVENTION TO BE HRLD SATURDAY WERK, The Democratic City Execulive Committeo spread Iiself over the Sherman House dinlng- rootn last evening, and, aithough there was the usual mixed assembly that the Chicago De- mocracy turris ‘out, tho meeting itself was an Inoruinately qulet and well-behaved affalr, fo cheerful contrast with many of its preducessors of nolsy and fragrant memory, T, E, Courtney rapped the assembly to order, After the roll-call, the Chalrinan wanted ox- pressions of opinlon ns to what shounld Lo done 1o rezard to the spring campalgn. Davo Thornton wanted the minutesof the last meoting read. ‘The Chnirman whispored Lo lis Sccrotary that “Dave had put his foot fn It agatu,” Possibly Joln Mattocks heard the whisper. At any rate ho moved to get along without the reading, nnd the motion provalled. Mr. ibbins announced the death of Mr. 0. L Parrlsh, a member of the Committeo, and of- fered a rosolution of sympathy to the widow of the doceased, which was adopted. Capt. Connett called for the report of the Comuittee ou AUPORTIONMENT, Frauk Agnew, Chalrman of the Committee, complied with the request. ‘I'he report was to the effect thiat the bagls of representation should Le the vote cast for County Clerk iu November, 1877, giving one delegate for every 250 votes polled, and one deleeate additfonal for a frac- tlon over 150 votes, the apportionment being as follows: First Ward, 8; 8econd, 8; Third, 2; Fourth, 8; Fifth, 5; Bixth, 8; Seventh, 73 Elehth, 8; Niuth, 8: Tenth, 3; Eleventh, 23 Twellth, 2: Thirteeuth, 3;; Fourteenth, 43 Fit- teenth, 45 Sixteenth, 4; Beventcenth, 5 Elghe teenth, G; total, 71. ‘The report further provided for wie Molding of the orimarles on the day before the City Convention at o place designated by the City Central Committee, the latter body to appoint three judzes of election for esch ward to take chargo of the Loxes, count the votes, make the returns, ete., ote. ‘Tlicre was some dlscussion, as a matter of course, over the adoption of the report, Mr. Relchel moving os an amendment that the vote "cast in 1870 be taken as the basls of representa- tion. This would glve one delegate 500 votes then caat. The wmotlon was sather peremptorfly lald upon the table. Mr. Aroew, referring to a dilferenca of oplu- fon which he alleged to exist us to the best way of catling u convention, moved thaappointment of a committee of eleven, who should take lnto consfderation the question whether the Conven- tion should be called in the old way or soma other way, and, at the same timo, to détermine the question of apportioument. ' Michael Kealey was glad Mr, Agnew had made the.motlon he liad, because it at once vpened the question whother the party should stick to the old primary syatem or ndux;l. something that should beun improvement, His own vpinion was that It was time to make n ehange, the otd caucus system not having proved a success. ‘I'he report of the Cominittee—the oue Agnow Lad nl:luu—wnu “ put In the bag,~lald over tem- porarily. Mr, Hhcn)mrd didn’t scenny usein roferring the queation of the old or the new system to onoth- et connittee, ond thought they mizht as woll discuss that and all kindred questlons now gs at auy other time. ‘e next thing My, Sheppard knew, Agnew's motion prevalled, and the Chalrman appoloted the tollowing Coramitice, who were sent out to wmuke up R report and bring it in as soou a8 posstble: Frauk Agpew, A.J. Sullivan, F. A, Hollinan, . 8. Lovejoy, John_Connell, John 1. Conuott, Chris Casselinau, James Clifford, 8c, F. R Butler, Il M. Bheppard, James Wood. While the Committcs was out an attempt was made to run fn some speeches, but all the aspir- ing statesmen were modest for this oceasion ouly, and preferred to got in their work among the faithful in private. The meeting was uc- cordiugly spared the infliction of lstening to ‘ remarks, !’ At last the Committeo appeared, and Mr i1, M. 8hepoard, its Chalrman, read TUE REPURT, - It mode the basls of rteprescntation the vote cast for Tikden nnd Hendricks, giving one dele- gate for every600votes,und an additional delezate 1or a fractlon over 250 votes, the apportlonment for the wards belng a8 fullows: First, 8; Bee- ond, 8; Third, 2; Fourth, 3; Fifth, 6; Sixtn, 4; Sevently, 03 Eighth, 7; ' Ninth, 3; Tenth, 8} Eloventh, $: Twelith, 9; Thirteonth, 8; Four- teenth, 63 _Fifteenth, 43 Bixteenth, 4; Beven- teenth, 43 Eiglitecnth, 4; total, 00—just 2 less than contemplated by the Grst report. “I'he report - also recommonded that the polls at the primary be kept open from 13 m. to 1{‘». m, on the I14th, and that the Cguvention be ealled for the 15th ins 102, m. Mr, McQueency, moved to smend the report so a8 to keop the primaries running from 0 a. m. to 7 3. m. L n 1ootion of Mr. Latshaw, t! accepted and the Committee disch§rged. or cvery O motion of Dave Thornton, the report was’ amended ¢o a8 to provide for holding the pri- marles between the hours of 4 p. m, and 8 p, . "T'he report, thus amended, was adopted. Mr. Roichel offered a resolution providing thut no mau should be teken up b‘y the party whio hud ever browsed nround in othier polltieal pastiires, or who had been nomibated by any other Convention, but the meeting ngaln sat down upon him by most expeditiously tabllug hig resolution. Mr, Arroew affered o resolution providing for the splitthng up of the City Conventlon into three Town Conventions after it got through, but it waa tho oplulon of the meeting that the City Conventlon, whew it got to that point. woild know what to do about ns well as any- body else, and his resolution was tabled also. ‘The meeting then adjourned in the quictest manner possible, Lo come togother agaln ot the call of the Chalrman, 3 - < THR ACTION TAKEN, it will bo ssen, contomplates the calling of a nuwerteally small Conventlon, Tuis will no doubt be an {mprovement on the pon- derous, unwloldy, nolsv, nnd quaerel- somo bodles which lave herotofora controlled the uominations of candidotes. for clty offices, although the very departure from thu old system 8 nrt to give rise to a.kick on the part of the professional delegate, whose aceupa- tlon will be gony to o great extent, or at any rate sumewhat curtalled by this cruel Iuvasio of bis rlehits and prerogatives. ¢ 1t is obvivusly the intention of the best class of Democrats—und they composed the meeting Inst night to o largg extent—to . put forward thelr best man, and “hence, for one reason, the action providing for a smull Conventton, Just how far.the make-up of the Conventlon will ba in consonance with this intention remaina to be acen, for it i8 Just as porsible to havo & small delegation of bumumers us a largo one, AS TO I'OSSILLY CANDIDATHS, there {3 any amount of speculution, Stearns, on the South Blde, und Carter Harrison, on the West, aro promluently montioned, awnd the friends of .\luAmf have no idea df his being out of the race, It 1s understood that, although Curter Harrison hos re{uclcd the " municinal crown, mnd has no luteution or desirs to work for the oftice, yet that ho would not be avorse to accepting a nomtnation it it camu to him spon- tanuously, as {t were, From s caroful canvass of the feeling lust night, it would appear that his atock has gone up, his ‘vacord _duriis this scasfon having made hin more popular with the* party than ever, und bis political ndiscretion fn the SBhiolds business having been atoned for to a great extent by bis record this session, il «the Irish disaifection having been to u constdore abls degree removed. [le1s to bo here to-mor- row, und, oneo on the ground, it Is thought that there will b o gort of a rally sround s name, and that it wilFgo betoro the Conventlon with a fiut“ prospuct of coming out st tho top of the at, o A sort of no oftdrt was making yesterday fo the way of circulating petitfons " sround the hotets und business offices to zet up a diversion in favor of Mr. Georgo 1. Dunlap,~to getupa- sort of outstde pressura with the object of fore- fng biin upon the Convention, Among the Democrats whu take ar setive purt fu the mao« agemcent of volitical affairs e wavement met with vo favor, on the ground thut he was not un avallable candldate, He waa an excellent man, they admiited, but he would not briug out the Democratic fote in the Democratly strongholds, the Fifth, Bixth, Heventh, sl Elenth Wurda, Mr. Wright, they admltted would poll the fair Ropublican strength, an the ool hops of beathg « him Jay in puttlng up some wen who, while so thorairaly respretable us not to aljenate do- ceut poople, was yet bopular enough with the masscs of the party 1o bring them to the polls, ‘Fhe experiment of nominatiug o' woalthy man had e tried Lo years boldre,and had resulted must digsatrously, » ‘he ouly way 1o success, Tookhug at f from thetr stundpot, was elther | to put up a man like Col. Stegrns or like Mr, Haurrisun, eacl of wiliom ts of highcharacter und vach of whurd was (lullll popular througnout the elty. Thoe effort to furca the eaudidacy of Br. Dunlap woulll, they bellved, {f successful, yo- suls g disustrously as, tho cundidacy of Mr,- Puery H, 3wilh, 8tr, Dunlop bimselt ts by;uo roport was; THE . CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 65, 18] _---:TWELV’E_I;AGES.‘ means_fnclined to jump ioto city polities, of which bio had but a briel experloncd tn 1875, and that not a very agrecablo one. THIE FIATISTS. BRICK POMRROY'S l)nlATnfl"lanACx CONVEN- TI0! was called at Farwell 11all yeaterday morning at an early hour, The programme, published in Pomeroy's Democraty forciold that ot half-past O o'clock In the morning the. doors ol the great hall wonld be promptly thrown open for the ad- misston of the large number of delegates to the floor, Indue thne they would organize the Convention; ot 1f o'clock the galleries would be opened to the impatient publie, who mirht rush i aod sécure every avallable seat and every inch of standing room. The maln floor was to be reserved for the misslonnries, or, In other words, the business men of the great Convention, It was understood that a goodly proportlon of the scanty pollce force would do their level best to preserve order and prevent confusion, both be- fore and afler the doors were opened, Five sminutes before the doors to the maln hall were opened, an excited, struggling iness of four delegntes assembled, and at half-past 9, ns the doors wero formally swung open by the jaoitor, they jamined themselves through the opening Intu the large nudienco room, where, happily,- owing to the superfor facllitles offered, they were mnot uucomfortably crowded. One might bavo judged from looking at the crond gathered that | Brick Pomeroy himself was to address a mass-mecting upon the great question of the day for §75. The programme also stated that the Copventlon would be catled to order on the tup of the noon bell, und that hotel accommodations for the throngs of strangers bad been provided. The ball wns cold, sud the delegates were cold, ‘They kept on arriving until 11 o'clock, when there were 105 persona preseat, by actual count, who gathered inlo groups and talked together \lvluh Llue noses and bands in their pockets, At a, M. THE BXCITEMRNT INCREASED. ‘The dloors to the mallery were thrown open, and one man rushed {frantically in, and very fortunately was enabled to find & scat. Soon after this the delerates from different States hfll{nn to hunt cach other up amd_ got the delegations organized for busincss, Pom- croy's namo was freely used, ag It was strictly a convention of delezates from the * 6,000 dfffer- cut clubs owned and chartered by that eentle- man himeell,'” a8 was explaioed by several pres- ent, Mr, Bprinzer came in sud ecircumspectly looked the gathering over, and then relired to the background. e did not appear to be hay- {ng a good time. J, D, Martin, of Titlin, O., stepped upon the platform und warned the impecunious-looklng delegales that they must ‘roNsy up? o advance to defray the exponacs of the hall, This was niot met wilh checrs, and the delay in opening the Convention was 1{mulhly dus to the delay In responding to Mr. Martin's Invita- tion, After the delegationa from the differcnt States ot torether, there wers hosrd numerous embryo speeches all over the hiall, which the re- portera at first supposed cmanated from partics who were practicing thefr vleces before the ox- hibition commenced, but which were sub- sequently - dlscovered to be tho re- sult of . factions in the delegations,— a portlon representing one branch of the Green- back party which does not recognize 'omeroy as leader, and the other clalming that Poineroy's was the only trie Greenback element, The 111i- nols dclegation was varticularly nofsy. Onc man made & loud epeech in favor of Brick Pom- eroy, nnd another responded, !.akhxg an oppos- ingview of the situation, Tha leiter was not popilar; he was Interrupted with crles of “Put bim out,” ete. The crowd was augmented by the appearance of TWO WOMEN IN THH QALLERY. A long-halred and long-whiskered delepate sat on one side with his cyes cloged, und another delegate stood aver him, with coat off, strokluyg lifs lead from front to rear, evidently. trying to mesmerise im by magootic influence. Precisely at 12 o'clock Brick Pomeroy called the Conventlon to order and read the call, alter he lind read a telegrain fram Odebalt, Iu,, which was a8 follows: Qlory to Qod. ' 'The Gracnback party has clactod the Mayor and three membors of tne Common Counell, This announcement was grected with cheers. 4 . MR POMENOT 7 iproccoded to read the call, glving a history of the Greenback party since Its organization, only interrupting hlinself in his remarks by reaucst- Inge lhn?lhu gentlemen In the hall ¢ stup smok- ing." He took upon hiinself the honor of belfus the father and the head ot the Greenbackers in the country, Mr. Pomcroy, at the closs of his address, nominated Gen, Willlam 1. Hammond, of Tex- as, us temporary Chalrman, fle was elccted, and made a fow remarks, ‘I'ie roll of delegates was callad, and the fol- lowing responded Calorado, Joseph Walf: . Illinofs, J. D. Payues Towa, C, IL. Jacksons Indiana, M. W, Downity Kentucky, Capt. 5. T, Draing; Kansas, J. M McCreary: Misstsalpp, If. Nelson, J. M sourl, Thomns 1. Kemp: Michlean, D. P, Van Dusen: Nobraskn, George W, Brawater; Ollo, J. D. Martin; Oregon, Ralph E. Hoyt, of Chi- cngo (a8 proxy, referred 1o the Committee on Credontials, on motion); Pennsylvania, B. Bach- wan; Rhode Istand, Charles Sawyer; Texas, J. M. sluxletau; Vermont, R W, Lance; Virginiu, J. 8. Connelly; Wisconsin, D.-W. C, Pricst. An ndjournment wus_made to 8 o'clock p. m, Upon reassembling, Huzo Preyer, cditor of the Onio Staats-Zeltung, aroso und stated thatas thero had been some dlsputo o8 to what con- stituted 3 « "IIONEST MONBT," lie woula challengo any man in the City of Chl cago, ropresenting the # Tloucst-Money League ' or any otlier organization,—uot n waril pull- ticlan or pummer,—to o jolnt discussion as to what coustitnted honest money. 1lls cliallenge called for uproarious applause from the audl- ence. Mr, 'l'nnmcil of Missourl, was called for, aud speceh. Mr. llyuo Preyer was the next sveaker, and cnmictly enid he was ln no condition for apeecli- making, Mr. ’f(cnm. of Mlssourl, Chalrmun of the Committee, appeared upon the platform and roported that it bad buen found that elishteen Btates were represented by delegates, the names of whom, owing to the Intencss of the Lour, he would ngt eive., Ho stated, further, that it hod bedn declded ny'the Committee that. it would b for the heat interests of all concorned to huve one delegats only from each State cast the ballot or vote upon all questions. ‘They did this in order to give all Slates an’ cqual chance. 1t was also recommended that evory factlon of the Greenback party pres- ent should be allowed geats u]mu the floor and 1 voico Iu the Conventlon, The last portion of the roport waa recelved with applause from the dissenters, Adopted, After o long wrangle, 8 motion was made to procted to a permanent organization by ap- volnting 8 committes of one representative from each Stato to cifect this movement, . ‘Ihls motion prevalled, uud then was enacted ANOTHNR BEAR-DANCE, in which the membera of the Convention strove to sottle the point as to’ how the Committee should be appolnted. 1t was eventuslly nzreed that each dolegation should sclect ita own mem- berof the Committee, While this was goiug on one faction withdrew to & corner of (he.roon und organized a mass- mueeting of thelr own, which created a great deat of disturbavce. Another band polkaed about the hall in search of another man for Chalrman, while some other fndividuals petitioned to have the polico called in, Finally, the following permancnt organization wai reported t Preaidont—Ralph ¥, Hayt, Michigan, Vice«Preatdonta—Huzo ’l'n- rr.lgohla: E. M. Farosworth, lnwnlfinnmul fim, Ithade Teland; Allen Itoot, Nebraska{ and Jobn H. Bender, Jn- aiaue. . " Bocretary—R. W, Dinston, Chleago. ' The report of the. Committee was adopted, and the uow Chaleman took lis scat, aftor inak: Iug o fow romarks, 1n which ho stuted that with- out erder there could be no busincss transacted, Oo motiuu, it was agreed thut & committee of aoe from vach State shoullr ba uppolnted to frams & plagform to be sduptod by the Con- yention, - It was further agread by resolution that il resolutlona should be reforred 1o 1he Commit- tee oo Plattorm and Resolutions without debate. ‘The roll was called, und, pt the sugeestion of the different State roprescnistives, the Come mitteemnen wers solected. Mr. Woll was chosen trom Colorado. ‘thicra was a row when it came tu 1lllnots to solect their mou, the name of M; son belug nounuated by the country delegates and M. M, Pomeroy hy the Chicago “delecates, ‘Yhe llluois deiegates were directed to retirs and settls the fizhit wmoog themeelves, 1t was scttled with a victory for Chicago, with M. M. Poineroy as the Commiftéeman, " "Fhe micoting adjourued to balf-psst 7 o’clock, TUN-BALL OPENED ONCM MOuK} at 8 o'clock “Thero:wers present & number of ladies, as it was understs that Brick Pomeroy was golog. to speak. Mr, Fomvroy appeared aud bowed his acknowledemont to the audi- ence, .who cheered him onthuslastically, - He tory af the party, and recounted the work which bie had parforme aa ateward, Mr. H. A. 8treator tollowed In a specch, and was succeeded hy W. H. Chute and others, after which the meeting adjourncd untll 9 o'clock this mornlng, WARD CLUBS, ' THR SIXTEBRTI! Ward Republican Club beld a tneetiog fast evening at Meyer'a Iall, corner of 8cdgwick and Biael streets, Gen. Louis Schaffuer {n the Chalr, ‘T'he Comimittee appointed at a previous meet- ing to confer with the Democratle Club in ro- gard to the nomination of an independent can- didato for Alderman in order to beat the Com- muuliste, reported that they had waited upon the Democrats,who signiited their willingness to Joln the Republicans on condition that the can- didate for Alderman was conceded to them, ‘The reoort was received and 1a1d upon the table- without debate. The following Campsign Committee was elected: Parish, Fiedler, Ruh, Litterer, and Rheinwald. On motlon ft was deelded not to put up a elub* Licket for delegates to the Con- vention. It was declded that' the delegates to the City Couvention: shall be autlorized Lo act as delegates to the Town Conventlon, Mr. J. A, Le Brun introdyced the following, which wwhleh wers adopted Wirneas, Therein s bill now pending (n_the Leginluture of the Stato whoreby the Hoard of Lin- coln Park Comminloners are o be nlected by the citizens of the Town of North Chicugo and Lake View instead of being sppointed by the Governor of this Stato; and Witkneas, Belleving, farther, that inasmuch as this {s pureiy n local matter in which the people of aaid towns are alone inicrested, and that thelr in- terest wonld ba _bettor subserved by making satd Tloard on clective instead of an appointiveofice; thurcfore Pesolved, That wa request onr Ropresental gud Senatars to secure the passage of rald bill bo it farther Aeesolved. That a copy of our grievances and re- quests embodied in the foregoing resolution b sent to each of our Representatives and Senators, A reaolution was passed declaring Mr, 8am Anppleton to be the chales of the Ciub ss candi- data for City Attorney. A resolution was also passed indorsing Mr. A, M. Wrluht for Mayor of Chicaro, A commltice from the Democratic Club made 1ts apnearance, und rc?)ulml to know what the intentiou of ‘the Republicans was reganding the selectlon of a joint camlidates for Alderman. The Cheirman cxplalned the sctlou previously had regarding this mutter. Mr. Mathew Pltts, of the Democratic Commit- tee, stated that the Domocrats would work deart and soul with the Republicans, provided the latter would support the Democratie candi- date. They lad several good met in view, among them Dr. 8heppers. They wounld cer- tainly make the best sclection they could, Mr.J, A, LeBrun moved that the Republicans nominate a candidate from theirawn ranks, uud not ald the Democrats dn clecting thefr man, which motfon was unanimously adopted, Caspar Butz, Michael Petrie, und Veter Bush- wab, candidates for City Clerk, made short speeches, Ar, S8am_Appletoo, candidate for Clty At- tornoy, and A, T. Meakings, candidate for North Town Asacasor, also made a few remarks. An adjourninent was then had, - THRSEVENTECNTI WARD Republican Club held o meeting last evening at No. 140 Chicaio avenue, Mr. Joseph Santa in the chalr, Specclies were made by Mr. Bishop and Mr. I'. Smith, candidates for City Attorney, Mr. White, candidate for North Tawn Assessor, and Willism Batterman, candidate for North Tawn Collector. Mr. Gruls wus delegated to inform the. Conteal Comnmittee that the Seven- teenth Ward required different delegations for City und Town Couventions. - The following resolutlon was introduced: Resolved, That we, the membera of the Seven- tecuth Tepublican Club, recogntze in Jamea W. ilch a true represontative of our party, and, be- 102 o good business man and Jaree taxpayer, wo consider him the most sultable man who has been named in connection with the oiice of "Alderman.{ und wa hereby put him In nomination for that of.. fice, And pledge onrsslves to plve Wim onr carnest .support until tae polls close on election day. This called forth a very hested debate. Messrs. Tom Conuon and ‘Al Jannsen, both caudidates for this vosition, were opposed to any such netion, ‘They wonld and could say vothing nuainst Mr. Rich, but they thought other cundidates should uot be thus summarily disposed of. 'They strongly favored the hold- ing of primaries, and thut the man getting the most votes should get the Republican support. Messrs. Peterson and Mubline thought Mr. Rich shoutd be ,vrevelled - upon to run. Ilo was u lorge, , propeyty-owner fn the ward, a man Ol ability and integrity, who would be o credit to the ‘ward If clected, A motlon to table the resolution was vuted down amid much confusion. ‘Ihere were a large number of Democrats’ thiere who did their Lest to create a disturbance. A motlon to adopt the resolution ereated “another uproar, and Tom Caunon made o terrlflc harangue ngainst it. Mr, Rich was ealled upon 1o state his position, Ilg came forward and stated thut be did not desire the nomfuation, and that un- dor the cirenmstances, und In order to aid the Republican party, he would decline to boa candidate. He lind alwnya been: o rood Repub- can, amd woitld support the Republican candi- date, provided ho was a nroperty-owner und o man of ability and {ntegritys -But he would vote for no sealawag, whether he wos o Repub- lieun or Dumocrat. Saveral gentlemen thought Mr. Rich should bu foreed to run, Lo being the best man for the position, but the other candfdates and the Duin- oerats present wero so bolsterous that no defl- nite action could be taken, and, finally, the Aldermanie question was lakd over until Satur- day evening, whea nuother meeting will be held, 'Tlie meeting then adjourned. BIGHTIL WARD, ‘The West-End RepubHean Club of the Elghth Ward met at the corner of May and Harrison streots last evening, Dr. O. A, Darnesin the chalr, ‘The attendance was very larze, and the objeet of the mevting was to couslder the Mayor- ulty and Aldermanic guestion. fter somo routing business, M. A. Farwel), candidute for Clty Treasurer, waa intraduced. He brietly annonnced his candidaey, aind nsked Ik"le ?Iuvnorl, of the ward, and was received very udly, Mr, Manning introduced the following, which was unanlmously adopted Wizneas, The Hon, A, ML Wright {s s candidate for nomination for Mayor by the Republican party; and Witkneas, Wo belleve tlm to bo wetl fitted In eyery respuct for the poaltion; therefors, Jeetolved, "That wo, the membors of the Kighth Ward Kepublican Club, wiil tso such influonce an we may have to sucure his nomination snd election, ‘The Aldermanle question was then diseussed at some leneth, Ald. Olver was denvunced for his want of fealty to th arty, und fnally Messrs. Clark, Guudelee, 3Quiri, Corbot, and Muaning were appointed a committee to name n suitablo person for Alderman, ‘The Committen retired, oud after o briel sbsonce reported the following resolutions: Witeneas, Wo, the members of the Eighth Ward Republican Cluw, recozniziug tho intogelty, ability, and legislative qualities of our eatestid felfow- citizer, Poter Dutton, who jsan atd residont and ong of thu largest tuxpayers in the ward, and batjoving hidinnorable wothod of falr-deatlne with all workingmon under hix_eniptoy durlng nany ears of bualness ay a contractor and vultder, and n public poxitions, prociaims Wi to be a true friend of the laiorer ind workinginen, and a man who wll] loxialate witb falrncsd towurd them and all clasxed of citizens, should bo olucted to the Com- mon Council; and Wurniak, Wewould rorard it an a high honor to have our ward ropresented by bim i the Counclly thercfors, Hesolved, That wo heroby hnrll" and enthusi- aatically doclaro him to he aur caudidate for Alder- man from this ward, anl request all voters who wiuli to be represented by » man of irrepronchable character and thorough Gustneds abtlity aud in. tegrity 10 rally to his dupport and asslut us to vleet hiin 10 the Caimmon Council,’ The resolutlous were unanimously adented, alter which oulogistic speccbes wore mado, and # cominities wos appointed to walt upon Mr, Bl“"hm“ und fnform biw of llll}'&cl‘flll of the clab, * . Bowo dlseusston followed on & proposition to nominaty a delegate ticket to Lo voted for at the prhinarios Monday, und it was agreod to pat ticket fn the tield, snd Messrs. Wild, Graflus, Melges, Quirk, und f1yde were appolnted o coin- mittes to seloct the names und priat the tickots Musars, Qundeleo, Parker, and Caso were ap- pointed to present the oames of sultable pere sons to act as judges of wlectivn to the City Uonlx‘wll, and the meeting adjourned for ouw week, 5 -4 TR TWRLETIL WARD RReoublican Club met last night ut No. 483 West- wra avenue, Mr. (. R, oztiet presidlug. . Mr, W, T, Underwood, candidute for the office of City Attornuy, made a short ad-iress, ‘Ihe rea- izuation of Mr, Jobu A, Montgomery, the See retury of the Club, was presented and refuscd, Upon motion, 8 Campalgn Commiittee, conslat. fne of Measra, P, C. Russell, J. O'Daniels, £l E. Mollan, J, D, Buckley, and J, L. Parish, wos uppofuted by 1hy Chair. Col. Rcaby, canuy- date for the ofilee’ of City Attorucy,, made short address, Mr, Parish moved thatu Qt.lmlmf.: Committo on Literury Exerclses bu appointed, that weekly meotings be held, and - the political ?fuemunn of the day discussed in debate, Mr. « C, Russell, speaking to thiv motlon, said thav ho had oncs been gasizued to ths work of debuting o question with Mr, Baldwlu, ‘fho Lo debaters were tho only persons who ap- ared at the boll the night of tho megting, sooke for about bLall an. hour, sud gaye a big }:'ebd(mumn. lowover,Was currled, nod the Chalr ' appointed Measrs. Parish, Russell, and Baldswin Mr, J: D ffvcmn, candi- e offica of Alderman, made a short. The meeting then adjuurned. ') TIHB UNION VRTERAN Club met- at the Grand Paclfic Hotel laat even- fnir, President Chetlain lo the Chalr, nnd sbout 100 membera present. The only business dono was the appointment of s committee of three for each ward, they to call around them the sol- diers {n their respéctiva wards for work at the rolls In April—to be n sort of ballot-box guard. After lstoning to a fow remarks by Adjt-Gen, Clark, of the Army of the Teuncssee, the Club adjourned, i THE COUNCIL. Another Seasion Ovar'the Viaduct Questlon ~Dridging tho River—Fullerton Avenue Condult—=Making Tax-Fighters. An adjourned mecting of the Council was held vesterdsy” sfterncon, Ald, McCaflrey vre- stding, The cousiderstion of the Appropriation bill was resumed st the {nserted item providing for the ralsing of buildiugs on Elghteenth street, near the viaduct, to ba Tnid for out of such por- tion of the uncxpended batance of the appro- priation of March 22, 1876, as may be nocessary. ‘The itemn was adopted. MISCELLANEOUS. ¥ Ald. Gilhert moved to reconsider the vote by which the ften *lesscash from miscellnocous sources, $2,800," In the Bullding Inspection Dapartment appropriation, was stricken out. ‘I'ie motion prevailed, and, on motion of the same Alderman, the {tem was insorted. Ald, Gllbert further moved to Insert an Item of £2,500 for street-signs on lamp-posts. Ald, Smrth noved, as an amendment, to make it $270. Lost. Ald. Lawler moved to moake {t $500, and was supported by Ald. Pearsops, who said the schiewe was simoly an experlment, and he didn't beligve the Councl wanted to throw away $2.000 on any experiment. Ald, Rawleleh thought $2.500 no more than Iair, and referred to the hnpossibility. of the average citizen on.a durk wight, or any other night, for that matter, to tell’ whero ho was frum the lamp-post signs. Ald. Phelps moved to lay the whole mattor on the table, Carriod. ”’ BANGAMON STRERT VIADUCT. Al Throop moved to recopsider the yote by which the Councll appropriated for the Bangamon street vinduct. 1lc was satistied it would take $40,000 before they got through to pay the ex- penses and 1t the bulldings, ete., snd, as the appropristion was too small to complete the work, he wanted it all stricken out, The floodgates were oFcucd. and argument after argument In fasor of und agafngt the ap- proprintion was adduced nud supported with the usual vigor. The motlon {o reconsider was fionlly Jost. . Ald. Throov, nothing deterred, moved to re- conslder the vote approprinting money for the bullding of the South Ialated street vinduet, Ald, Tully moged to lay that motfon on the table, Lost. AN, Throop safd his own interests would load him to vote for theso vladucts, but he thought the Council was golngr too far. Three n year weru enouph, and they should bo bullt where they were most needed. Ald. Turner thouzht this Halsted street vin- dact wos extremely necessary, and remarked that, 1f the item was stricken ot be should be In favor of striking out all .appropristions for viaduets, and not inake fish of vne and flesh of another, 7 Ald, Lawler bolstered up the ftem as well as he could with o characteristic harangue. Ald. Pearsons didn’t think the city was fn conditlon to appropriate for more than two via- ducts this year, and certainly the people were in no humor to be taxed to death for building viaducts, just as they were emerging from thelr tronbles und getting fn a condition fo pay their taxes. Ald, Phielps remarked that [t was rizht here, in the Council, that tax-fleliters were mude, anid 1 the Conucil went on with this bill, appropri- ating monoy for necdless expenses as it had dong, he shouldn't blame anybody for tax-light- ing, In fact, it would be 8 ‘man’s duty, under such clrownstances, to fight his taxes, and the Alderman would do the same himself. But the motion to reconsider was lost, and the ftemn stood. The next {tem was $10,000 for DREDAING THE UARDOR, BTC., which had been temporarily passed ot another meeting. Ald, Tuley sald he understood that practieally no dml;:!ne bad been done during the past yeaor, und Mr, Cheabrough's cstimuto was thut the sum of $80,000 was absolutely necessary to clean the river this year. His owi ovlnion was it there was no use in appropriating money for other things, ueglecting the necessary fimn- provement of the harbor, nnd thus causing an interruption to commerce, He thercefore moved to make the item $80,000. Ald Pearsons touk the logleal ground that the river was nothing but a sewer ot present,— the maln sewer of the city, in fuet,—and if the Aldermen who were so much In favor of sewers would give tp 850,000 of ' their sower appropris. tlons for cleaning out this maln sewer ne wus wiillng to appropriate for it in that wagd (Laughter.] Ald, Stauber fronically remarked that the Alderman was very guod. Ald. Throop snid the city's interests and the Interests of Chicago’s commeres demanded that the c¢ity keep the chaunel open, but {t was his opinfois that 350,000 or 60,000 would be sufll- clent for this vear. Some of the men would take scrip for thelr pay, and the material taken out of the river was also worth something to them. He moved, in conclusion, to add 850,000 to the ftem. Al Cury favored taking $50,000 from some atherappropriation and apolying it to this item. Ald. Peareons wanted somebody to tell Wm Just what the citv’s duty in regard Lo dredeing the river was, If ho understood [t rightly, the dock-nwners e oxpeeted to dredge Jufront of their property. Ald. Throoo oxplalned that the dock-owners were obliged to dredee for only twenty or thirty feet in front of thelr docks, whils the ¢lty was compelled to keep the channel opet. Ald, Tully thought that even 8100000 wouldn’t ne too much, und instanced the fact thut the South Braneh people had been eompeled during the past year to dredzo two or three times, and even thed to go beyond thelr limit, because the ity wonldn’s or didn’t do the necessary worle, ’Fhu motlon of Ald, Throop, adding §$50,000 to the item of $10,000 ulready appropristed, was then put and carrled, Ald. Waldo moved to insert an ltem of §4f,- 000 for the completion of the PULLEITON AVENUE CONDUIT, 'to bo taken from the funds of the Departinent of Publle Works, The .lderman presented o commuuication from the Cominfssion of Public Works which was to the effect that, although thers wos o coustructive bajunce in fuvor of the conduit suflicient to put It in working order, yet, owlng 1o the nun-collection of Lack tuxes, 1he avalluble balanco was only about $21,000, What be wanted wus §£4,000 Irom the balance of the weneral Public Works appropriation. The Combtroller, In answer to the questions, explained thnt $531,000 bad been approptiated fu past yeags, und the proposed sppropriation was to coinp oyt of the surplus savings of the Dovartment u? ‘Publle Worka for 1577, Ala, Throop'fuvared the appropriation on the rounds of public health, remarking thut pragn- fie& hud been held out to residents aloug the cunal thit something fn this lne would by done to remedy the stink and nufsunce complalned of, Al Lawlor was ¥ ferninst* 1t aud talked wildly of “g steal In this *ere cundit.” . Ald, Waldo's mution luully prevalled by o vote of yous 24, noys 8, . Ald, Rawletzh moved a reconsideration of the voue appropriating 8590 for Jefferson Park, on the ground that “the amnount was ridiculously sl Carrled, 3 Ald, Cook moved lo mako the itemn 3900, Ald, Phels moved, as on amendment, to make it 8700. Lost. T'he ftem was then adopted as it stood, £800. The Council then adjourned uutll this after- noon ut 4 o'clocy, —————— HOW THE NATIONAL DEBT IS PAID, Few aro aware that sovorn! willlon dollars are annually paid the Government for Revenue Stamps by the wanufacturers of Proprictory Medictuea. Prominent, if nou first on the books ‘of the Internal Revenue Dopartment ut Wash- L ington, stands tho nawo of K. V. Plerce, M. ., of Buftalo, N. Y. ‘he names, & Dr. Pierc's Golden Medieal Discovery,” * Favonite Pro- scrintion,” ¢ Pleasant Purgative Pollots," und “Dr. Sage’s Catarth Renedy, are nearly ns woll kuown In the United States Revenue Otlics s in the Dogtor's extensive laboratory, (o Hufs falo, N. Y. Although the Doctor’s orders tor staips amount to mauy thousand dollirs per anunm, yet from this sourcemo exact gstimato of the mogultude of the Ductor's bustnoss could by formed, us the frequent hicavy ahlp- ments to Europo und Bouth Awerica ure made from his bouded warehouse.— Washinglon Ls. change. addriss. ———— 3ir, Tilden in Gooil flenith, New York Heratt, Mareh 8. Rumors tinve boen tlying abroad that Mr. Til- den’s health bad Jately received u. sudden shock, il that paralysls threatoncd hits speech ol Peliou was visiied late last night at the Everett Houso by a - Herald repurter, whio was fntormed thuk thie rumnors werd lbw\ululy un- true. Mr. Tilden was riding on Boturday after- noop uind was fu bis-usuut bealth'und spisits, DAMAGED MEATS. A Wait from the Anclent City of Brussels, Complaints Against American Han‘u and Grain, Buy None but the Best and Yon Won't Get Btuck. * At the meeting of the Directors of the Board of Trade, held yesterday afternoon, & communi- catlon from Collector 8mith was presented by the Sccretary, covering another written by the United States Consul at Brussels to the Stato Department at Washington, glving an account of the complaints made against Ametican grain and provisions, The communications are ss follows: Custox.Tlocsg, Citicaso, ILu., CotLrcro! Orrice, March 1, 1870, —Charier Randoiph, S relary Chicago Board of Trade—Sin: 1 have ro- celved from the Hon, 11, 'F. French, Assistant Secretary of tne Treasury, a copy of a dis from the Conaul of the United States at Brul in relation to the fmportation into Europe Americau hama and grain, which deeply concerns the commerc:al intereats of Chicago. [ have, there- fore, caused 8 copy 1o be prepared for your uso and infurmation,” Very respectfulty, ‘W Hexny 8xata, Collector, ntch Cox4uLATE OF THE UNITED STATRS, BRUSSELS—. The Iion. ¥. W. Seward, Assistant Secretary of State—Sin: Some months since a shipment of American hams arrived in Antwerp, and was thence distributed throughout this country for con- sumplion; s large quantity of them were sont to Urasrcla and sold on the market to grocers and small dealers; but, shortly after these sales had been made, the City Inspectors of Meat selzed and condemnea an nnfit for tunan food & Iarge provore tion uf the entire lot, upon which seven of the pur- chosers who bad the meat seized in their shops protested ngainst the selzure, and fneisted thatit wos not spoiled, bnt that this ection of the In- spectors was simply iutended to drive Amorican hnrs oat of the market, They then cama to mo with an urgent roaucat that I sbould investigate the matter, as such scizures and conflecativna were not nnl( unjust to them, but were calcalated to nl»r:oua ly injure the American trade in this article of food. g 1immodiately commenced s personal Investiia- tlon, and, notwithetuading the fact that certificates, of Inspectors at Autwerp to the sound and good ?\mmr of the bams were furnished, 1 regret to aay ‘was compelled to admit that at least s portion was Ladly spolled, but by closely interrogating the Inepectors as tohat they considered a apolled ham, I oecame convinced that too sweeping a con- demnation had been made, and that they had con- fiscated at least & portion of the mest on very in- suflicleut gronndu; as, however, most of it had dls- appeared before 1 was notified of the seizure, [ could not verify this conviction by peisonal inspec- tion nor diaprove by positive testimony the state- mentaof the City Inspectors. Conscquently the purtics aggrieved had to submit to the conflecation, #nd rexort to lepal process for damages agalost the partics In Autwerp, From what 1 learn through rellable sources of the frequent artlval at the various ports of Europa of spujled Atnerican hanw and bacon, as well as grain, and espectally indian corn. 1 am strangly convin- ed that there oust be at least mome great tack uf care In preparing those articles of food for these murkets, and that if we wishto hold this trade & better syslom of inspection must be sdopt- ed than that wiich nuw exiats: for thera san be no doubt that moch of thia class of our merchandise In brought inta_great discredit, elther by the aeg- ligence or des:zn of shipoers, ajded by eertifficatcs from their own pnid Inspectors, snd ‘oor foreign trade thereby greatly damaged, In the grain und produce market of Chicago, and T belfeve In other stmilar markets of the United States slwo. the Board of Trade uppoints what la denominnted 1t ofMcinl Inspector: but it I8 & well- known fgct that almast evcry exporting nouve has Its own paid Inspector, who s responeible to no other party than his employer far the manner in which he performs his duty. and that only in case of dirpute between buyer apu_seller; within tho limits of “the State, nlso, the Board-of-Trade In- epector Interferen. Fur the Insoecilon of whent, it fs true there aro oflicers apooiuted for tho State, but, beyond it terrt- torial limits, ot least in Enropesn countries, tho certificates of such Inspectore nre not regarded as having sn official character, and are cnnnu?unnuv of uo value whatever os ovidence in disputed cases, 1t fu greatly to be fearcd that many of (he ex- porters of our food products, buying these pro- Vislons an Ilu:‘)l' generally do on the lluard of rrade, do not glve thut nttentlon to their quality and preparation for shipment they should do, and, as a congequence, often find themselvea with an article on tueir hands {nferior to that for which tusy bar- gained, and, although by the rogulations of theso Boarde of Trade they have the rigar to refuse wiuch | n delfvery, being bound by foroigi contract {0 da- Iiver witnln a given time u specidcquality orgrade, they resort to mony questionable mensures in nlrller 10 cover the defects of their Injudiclons purs chinses. ' Indeed, so frequently do oor oxports now srelve inEurope budly packed, spotled, or uothorwise in an inferlor couiition, that yurchasers have ceasod to attach 2ny tinportince to certificates of [nspec- tion, and nedge (hewmscives with conditlons of de- ilvery, which greatly complicate trade and doter many honest men from smuarking fn it, Anour exporters of this food are now making unprecedentod efforts ta supply the markets of Europe, thelr future success, notwithstandiow the superior natural sdvantages they enjoy. will great. Iy dcrnml upon the charscter and gnelity of the merchandise they offer upon them, snd aa much of our kraln at loast must successarily now be vold Ly sample, ] am inclined 10 believe thut vame syatem of fuspection haviug a Governmentcharactor would not only secure greater care and honesty in forelgn slnpmenta und give a higher sanction to American blils of lading, but would alno greatly diminish cases of dispute between shipper and purchaser that now wo frequently occur, If the Califorala wheat recently sold by sample in English marikets had beon thoroughly Inspected by an ofticial holding his appomtment from the (icnural Gouvernmont, it 18 probable that the truu cnuse of itx undergrading would have been much more caslly ascertained, and the partles in fault much more roadily discovered, and " 1f all onr cx- poris of what arg known se food produce wore subject to the survelllance of Government inspec- tion before shipment to a foreign country, [ cannot Lut think better resuits would tollow than under the present systom. Aw to the practicability of changing the prosent mode af inspection, § would respectfully suggest that tn my opinlon the fees now naid private and 1rresponsible Inwpectors of thila class of merchsn- dise wouid amply dufray a'l the expense of such wutics performeéd by a Govermmunt Inspector at “each of tue ~Custom-Iowses of the Unlted Statea. 1t is probable - thot thero are good mnd valid reasons of which T win 1enorant why the General Government shonld not underuike this duty, but svenming that thore are not, I go not believe tnat uny measure connected with our trade would inspire yreater contidence n forelgn purchnsers of thix ciasx of vur products than the appointment by he tenerul Government of responkibla Inapecturs 1o cerlify ow to guality and flllll‘n for shipment before leaving onr ports. Nordo 1 believe auy other measurs would ro surely tend to obviate the dluputes olreudv referied to, or wunrd weainst the occuslons of thelr occurrence.’ Vury rospocttally, your obedlent nervant, donun WiLson, After some talk of an iuformal chinractor, the Directora referred the matter to the Committeg an Proviston Inspection, which s composed of Messrs, Counsclinan, Beazluy, Ricker, Higeins, and Robinsons These ventiomen are thoronehly familiar with the provision trade, and will no doubt make an fotelligent report ou the sub- Juet, [u 16 known to the revutable proviston denlers, and vspeclally to those who cure nod deal in hawms, thint there fs a clnas of middle mon who buy up lots of poor-guahty hams aml other meats, wherover they can got then und, placing somo ficticlous brands them, ship thein to European nar- kets, whers buyers rveadily recvive thum beeause they are offered at a litle lower rate than standurd brauds of simllur productious, ‘I'ere are fu Chlvago bonest dealers In provis- fous who are well aware of the sbuses comn- vlalned of, nud they say the fault Hes with the Suropean buyer, who will receive poor stock because ho can et it ot o less rate thun thebet- ter qualities, which bear the brands of reputa- bl packers and dealers, 1t fs scarcaly itkely that tue Committeo uu Provision luspection will muke uny recommendation fu the way of legislation of fuspection in view of tho Iacts us above stated, sud about sll they can do 18 to point out the abuses nid warn the busersin for- elgn markets to hawdlo none but the staudand productions, which are pretty well advertised in Buropean citles, aud Lo recelve no meats bear ing fietitious brands, or of doubtful quality, which ure dear at sany price, and liable to con- fiscation by tho authorities, ‘Tho abuse referred to particul nrlf'u ono that tonds to greatly in- Jure the legitimote provision truae of Uhicago, und §¢ secnis & pity that sometbing caunot te done to put a stop to it} butas long as unscru- pulous shippers engage In the trude and fud & warkot for thelr stull, thers s little hove. ‘Ihe Directore will mect sgsin next Tuesday, when the report of the Commnlttee on Proyision luspection will be recelved und acted upon, ———— JMIRACULOUSLY SAVED. Bpeeinl Plapaich (o The Tribuns. Trai, 111, March 4.—~A Gernan named Loula :Rabe, reported among the lost passengers of the Pomeranis, arrived In this city yesterday, _crenting no Jttle surprise among thoso who bod itnought him desd.” (o was saved by lashing hinuself 10 » board, oji which he Hoated sahore. © UA Mogus HBIg Indlsn? oy * New York Ecening [ost, 4 **Mrs, Huntoon, the celebrated Bpirituslist of the Bddy famlly, was exposed at Deob Prain, Cunmla, last ‘Cuosday nignt. When the sptrit of the -Hurllm"unnugu \' 1t was seizod ‘aud vroved to pe Mrs, lhlmoop ‘herselt, Her tdnh‘ ‘rades In Whe frauid_begood pitecusly ot to. expused, lm{ offered t% réfugd the Izoney toke; st thedoor. . .. R P -NASBY. ; Mr. Nashy Comdes Once Moré. to the Do-' fonse of Mr. Tilden~Tho Trio Statement of tho Osse. Toledo Blade. o CoxreDRIT X RoADS, Wich Is In the Btate uy iKentucky, Feb. 24, 1879.—The Republican pers sekooters wich Is on the track of that mrtyrd {nnocent, Sammel J. Tiden, aro doofn s mogt, onnersessarily crooel thing, That poor man hes suffered enuff by bein deprived uv the offis to wich he wuz electid by votes wich he hed bought and paid for, without befn houndid {n - this villaloous manner. To hold that Mr. S8ammel J. “rilden knowd anything about them cipher dispatches is to hold bim up ¢z a man capsble uv takin a post- shen itregelerly prokoored. Bammel is not & man uv that kind. 1 kin ayer that Sammel J. Tilden didn't know nothin about em, 1 wuz at Tilden's houso .st the very day Pelton and Marble wuz ther arrangin’ to eco that the Presidoncy wuzn't taken by frod by Tayes. We hed bin consultin on the sitnashen, wich wa considered frot with danger. [t wuza critikle period In the histry uv the Guverment, Mere wuz ‘lilden clectid, ez wo bicsyed, and here wuz Returnin Bourds holdin out for mon- e{. Uy course, bela s just nuan, [ won't say the R?uhuk(n usurpera hed offered cm money. to hold ateadfast, but it wuz very plain thal they woodent come over to us without money, and g rood deal uy it. Pelton, Marbic, and the old gentleman hed bln in consultashen before 1 zot In3 in fact, the consultnshen wuz over. FPelton'and Marble hed ther carpit-bags packed, and a Kerridgo wuz ot the daor to take em to the traln, - ¢ B # Good-by, mere covd-by, my atedfast frend Marbie,” sed Tildew, cheerfully, “Idon't Knot wat yoo aro a goln to Floridy and South Kerliny for, but mnweu:u attend yoor cfforts, whatever they may Fo And lic whiked 3 sollum v'rlnk with his left . AU LS (1 4 uv.conrsg yoo don’t ye. fory' hor 360 muan’t know; you must kcep {nrmll in posishun_not gnly nfit to khow, but {o swear that you don't now, & o And nevew Pelton winked soljumly. * Nevew, trust mo for tliat.” ked Tilden} “but sen l‘llll.)‘oll dot’t “fafl, no matter wat ynor mishun 18, Success {8 .everything -in this ife, To fail in anything. {a crimival.- 1 taught {au that, nevew, when you wuza pulin fofant, Wat you want 18 Auccess.” | S And Mr, Tiden winked still more solluml; with his rite eye. Mr. ‘Filden kio wink wm{- elither eye. " . 'y + *Never fear, unkle, nover fear, all yon hev to do Is to cash slch draits ez wo shell make uoon you, and you will be satisficd, We shell require -a large sum, possibly two or three hundred thousaml dollars, But uno matter how large, cash em nud ley confidence into us. Yoo needn’t know nuything about what we mean to do, but them dralts will be drawn onto the fund from Florldy and South” Kerllny.” And hio winked once more, this time very sollum. 1t 1 well, nevew,™ replied the kind and con- fidin old gentleman, “*1 hov sich confidenco in yoo, that I will see that yoo hev nll tie moncy ¥oo waut snd 'kin yoose, I woodent take the Presldency by any questionable means, ez I Lov sed n great many times,: aud above ali L wouldn’t yoose any money to prokoor ity und T know you woodent bo an agent inany. aich transacshens. 8till, yoo shel hav a barl full uv {t, pe.soomin that yooare a polu to endow ools for the ipnercnt frecdmen with ft.” < " And he fetched another wink. “That 18 our purpus, unkle, to bring the reJoodist freedman i close conjunkshen with 18 nateral pertecters, the Dimocerisy, and ft witl cost a'vreat deel uvinoney.” 3 And all three uv em winked at cach other lulluml'ix Aud they departld unll{. aud the result is afore the world, They diin't it . the Electral vote they wantid-<wich Mr, Tilden cido't know nuthin about—the yooserper Hayes okkoples tha White House, nud ther is o nigger in .the Post- Oflis at the Coracral g . 1 {nsist that Mr, Tilden told the exact trooth when bo snid he dida't kuow nothin nbout the cipher dispatchea, und that the offort. to faston zulity knowledge onto him is vilenis itself. . L know it beeoz 1 can't'comprehond how so skill- full & purchaser uv men ez e hez alluz shown blezelf to be shuod hev falled ef he had at~ tenpted ity und seeond, M. Bammuel J, Tliden sez lie didot do it, and that ought to bo cons cluosive, Uegldes all this, he 1s very anery with his uevew Pelton, for compermisio bim fn this mat- ter. Heliez bin over two yeors gittin anery at him, but be Is o man slow to wrath, in which he 18 modershen itself, ez In everything else, A No onprefudist person will ever hold Mr. Tilden gilty. He wuz the victim uv nevew Pelton, which hez alluz Ied him. PeToLzuy V. Nasny, Reformer. ——e— A Presont to Lougfellow, Longfellow’s 72d birthday fell upon Thursday Jast, ‘The chitdren of Canibrideo preseated the poot with n testlinonial in the form of a chalr “‘made froto the woou of the spreading Chest- nut Tree,” h old tree was celebrated fn the ISR ORE ENT ARMORY, Jackson-ut., bet. ash and Sfchigan-avs, LAST WEEK OF THE PANORAMA OF THE CIVIL WAR. 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