Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1879, Page 7

= 0GAL POLITIC of the Voting at the Re- publican Primaries. — 3 gnd Town Convention Delegates-~ Wudemm Pat in Nomination, ;'(.;uit' e o1 Feellng Regoiding Harrison’s o -Nomination by the Fiatists. udisted by Nearly Every One-- # o Talk of Corruption, 14 Site Yomg New's Club-The Hyde Park 3 Independents, THUT PRIMARIES, DELEGATES AND ALDERMEN. o Republican primary elections to choose idegates to the City and Town Conventions, for the nominstion of Aldermen, were held The result In each ward 18 (ulerday cvaning: gt ey wanp, * pyeprimary 1o thia ward waa quite anlmated ot sundown, and from then until the close \hepoll quite 8 larga Yote was cast. There e tno tickets In the fleld,—one representing :u requior the other the opposition club, The erwas headed by Abner Taylor, the latter pydobo LyleKing. The challeogers and tickot- lerson cach side worked with vim, The tom-House workmsn wero {mpressed into gerrics 00 behalt of the regulars; while the bers, not t0 be outdone, mada fmportations a the West and North Sides, Good, able- jed Democrats Hving ulmost aoywhere elso (hya the First Ward came bravely up to the ety afirmed that .they were old line Re- Misne, had never voted any other ticket, i posed n thelr ballote, Almost 500 Tt wero cast. There was only ono asdidate for Aldermanic honors, the Hon. rtbor Dixon, who for two years bas been on- » political vacation, D, J. Lyon having Tiddrawn 1o bis favor. It fs necdless to say ho melred the almost unanimous nomination. e following dclogates wers elocted by an sserage vote of 803 to 171 for the opposition: ty Conventlon—Abuer Taylor, Artbur Dizon D1, Wren, F. W. Warten, D,'J. Lyon, Arnold jas, Fa A, Brokoskl, Thomas Carson.. 'Tomn Conyention—Omer Hushnel), Ilenry Lin- «in, B, R, Keogh, Fred Geisaler, W, W, Roborts, §.6. Ballard, ¥.'W. Huncsterg, Enoch Howard, Thecity delegation is unauimous for A. M. Tright for Mayor, Un the City Treasurcrship ftstands sbout 8 for Hall, 8 for” Farwell, and 3 wpledged. For City Attornoy {t ghout cvenly dnded between Ricaby aud Tutbill, Petria gemifo bo the cholce for City Clerk, The fown tlcket stands sbout cquafly divided bae* txeen Drake and Rice. ' BECOND. Thaelection {n this ward was & very hotly- coctested one, owlng to differences ol “opinfon ynong the lenders of the Club, At the last necling it was proposed to get qu a_ diversion nfavor of 8amuel Engol for Alderman, but it wvsied down. The defeated ones did not rillisgly bow to the wish of the majority, and grewlated the fotlowing card broadeast: Cmcaco, March 8. —Dear Sir; Your attention wealled to the fact that on next Monday, March i\ a Republican primary will be held at 537 State raeet, Between tho hours of 4 and 7 p. m., tu tleet delegate tickets to the City and Town Conven- tios, 30d 8180 to nominate an Alderman. The Club vresont o dolegate ticket for your nfssge, which 1t is hoped will sccure your sup- tipecially nv there in an oryanized attompt muu n notoriously corrupt persons to defeat ¢ regulsr Clab ticket and the wishes of the posle. TheClab takes no action on the Aldermanic quigton, but fornishes facilities for each one to vatafor the candidato of hischolce, Respectiutly, - E. R.DBuues, President. R, M. I1ANcocK, Secretary. W. II, Tunxen, Treasaror, H, 8, Vai, Chalrman Ex, Com, T. W. Horz, Chalrman Fin, Com. This pronuncinmento was not * allowed to go wehallenged. Mr. R. M. Hancock, the sSccre- h«? of the Club, promptly repudiated ft by the folfowing mantfesto, nud'{wes’ thoroughly tircu- lited In the vicinity of the polling-places Tathe Republicans voters of the Sscond Ward: A paper n circnlatiug thronghiont tho ward brand- iz certaln gentlomen, not named, as *‘notorious- Jycomrupt,” and having the names of the ofticors of the Becond Ward Ropublican Club attached therelo, This is to nform you shat Iknew noth- fagof the cetting-up of tho above-mentioned pa- per; thse I do not indorso the same, and that my E;:l‘:{uphud there withont my knowledgeor o 1, M. IlANcaock, Becretary Becond Ward Kepublican Club, The result_of this paper controversy wasa xelfoughit fight, in which o large vule was brooght out. The colored residents of the nird took & very active 'part ip the fray, aund, as ey were oretiy evenly divided in thelr sym- Datbles, uw; added materially to the dio and toafogion. The regular club “tlcket, with the ¢ception of one iudividual, was elected by an ienge majority of alx on'a total voto of 039, s follows? City-W, T, Page, 3403 & Bk, a7 100 M, it 0 T"ll Kln‘;‘?'{v: w, umphrey, U46: J, Q. i Jlodaey Lovg, 045) L. Oppenbelmer, sucock, S48, Chaffes, 357; J. W. McGinnls, 0: T, B. Rector, 348; W, C. Phillipa, 846: J. ¥, £, Thomas, 340, E. 'G. Mason, 545; 8. Bliss, 343;'A. Lebrun, 342} . R. Jlocklellvr, 842, Thelsst two haviug dted, it will bo necessary for them {o ‘throw dice or draw cutd to de. Vrmine who shall occupy the seat, Thal Ald. Ballard stauds well with his con- Hiwents {s evidenced by the vote ho reccived— 18 agalnat 214 for his campetitor, Sam Engel. The city delegation ts for Wright for Mayor, tlmost_solld for M. A, Farwell tor ll'eflnurer. No promlses or pledzes have been mldnn the otlier offlces, and it Is aitogether {nm the dale&(nuon will mako the best aible trades fn ordor to nomiuate thetr cholco r Lity Treasurer, . : THImD, Wm@:fl marked "um vatg: at thle l'film can primary which waa held Jas l"mluun No. 190 Twenty-second strest. The s atos chosen to the City Convention were l‘;:nzlb(';ll;uld.z‘l)nolllc{" l}'l‘.wru ", JEAIL‘\. Cxl‘l‘flevr_. ) 3 5 b, Ay 4 ¥illy . G, . I, Gl Sy (h“ ihe Town Convention the following were {;flb a.“Eufi"l ]A]il(rllxuh, Cary, Tenney, B, G, ‘lnd‘l!fimhl. ) Kirk Hawes, Jenkins, Bar- g, Mn Wright wiil re 3 cctvo the unanimous voto ‘Lfl“‘lfl '{L\Ird Ward dolegates, For Oty At- '"‘l" ir. Pliuy B, Smith, n resldent of the Tt h’” sccura thelr suflrages, and Mr, E. P e lmuw.-d of their steady support for tho vy Cl?‘ Trossurer. Mr. John M. Olark, M“mlvu the unanimdus vote of the Clun hpn‘z‘nm“ evening, was equally fortunate at W wergand will unquestionably represont Btmb:"l ln the nexe City Council, Ho fea f of tho flrm of Grey, Clark kCo.J legi ‘:i‘fimcrchunu. and o businoss-man of oo The delegat, h&om‘m‘ C atos o Clty Convention are: N, “.‘l;nsn;r.zu. N, Higginbasam, 4 . delfrey, MR uwm. Eil Swlth, D. K. Hamnmer, 8. O, ta, ¢, & dlontague, ) A, Hotchkin, # Tol- W « Cook, R, W, Ducham, J. L. Wood- pl;':”'{ own Coayontion delegatlion s as follows: Gk °mlu:vu, @ W. Couch, B. Btone, W.V7 llA'\- Marah, J, IL, @ilbert, T, C. Clarke, N bertny 1, . Da Young, C.' M. Hoteht DL, Davls, G. P, Jancs, Kobeet Vierling, mfi}f}‘},"’,“’“‘ i for ielegation ia for Mr, A, M, Wright Jayor, Col, 1t W, Ricaby for City Atorusy. Carg, Uudecidud ¥ ay to Treasurcr wnd CiLy Tus alg dng g, J¢rmantc contest was between Mr, 1, &, pl3n0uts, the woll-known butlder, and Mr, 2 Andersc, T total number of votes i i, gqurenend Mz, Granais resotved 870, ond rivTa, The iy ™ ublican vrimar, Mf\lrl.d}.g" &vening on the corner of Pprtlund '.’”Ilelml; Aveaues, and resulted fu the uoani- 1 Bots 8:1 of the Club ticket,~~Mossrs, Mar- eorge I, Lloughton, E. O. Cole, Budeq e D aud George lolt, 'The ticket was agor. o the pawe ot A, M. Wright for Qap g, eu“léle delegates were instruct at the Lenly 00 Saturday oigb to vole for that "‘:;fl- In this ward the Republicans will Supory u:lnmlumuu for Alderman, but will *lmpepn |, Dewocratic nomines {f decont I gifere, d' Erovmed. 11, hawevor, the Dem- ot wiy) bcimg:l"u“‘b"'u:&warlhy of ouppnrlt,‘;:ln 0 fnduce some respectatls U110 run tudependently, . T Th ey, vy e“:.:m. inthe Bixth Ward was an unusu- R 066, It was beld gt No, 773 South o dolg ok 4hid there was but ono ticket ja up,“qpat mads up by tho Republican ity dfll‘om nuinbor of ‘voles cost was 142, . ).2' nf ekates aro soltd for Wright and Tut~ {aai s Wized on the candidates for Trosnurer 3 ok, though it was stated that s ma- for the Fifth Ward ‘eoimmitten to wait upon Traugut. THE CHICAGO TRmUNE: TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1879—TWELVE PAGES, jority of them favored Petris for the latter oflice, Followingis a Mat of tho delegatest City Delegation—Lonia """i John Prelffer, F. ol Znttermefster, Jost | Vi e » Josepl Keal, John Waber, llenry Town Delegation—C, Tegtmoyer, Nicholas Nie- mann, Frank Fuclk, Charles” Schroeder, Christ Penshorn, Jullna Warneke. No nominatiots for Alderman was made. The Ward Clab, at {ts Tast mnetln% apuointed & Jiencr, of the firm of Diencr & Rohertson, stone-cutters, with & view toward! obtnining bis consent to run on the ‘Republican ticket, hut nt last advices they had not reccived an answer. ‘The Soclalists have n large mafority in the ward, and unless they become dlvided on thelr own candidates,— whith Is searcely probable,—there {s no hope for 8 liepublican victory. Thera Ix talk of uniting the Dentocrats nid ‘other elementa in the ward on Mr, Diener, who s said to be n grood man and a popular one, und {f it amounts to any- thiug thera is a bare chance to clect him, BEVENTH, In the Seventh Ward the primary was held on the corner of Blue Ialund avenue und Ilostings street, wnd was a lively one. Two tlekets were in the fleld for city delegates. Both wero soltd for Wright for Mayor, il one for Tuthill for City-Atlorney, and the other divided botween Perve aid Tathill, So far as known the dle- gates were not pledized on the candidates for Treasurer unt City Clerk, The solld-for-Tut- hili ticket went through, but It was nip and tack, and nip got s little the best of ft.” The total vote cast was G4l, The following were elected: Clty Delegates—G. W, Gardner, Willlam Pit. fiugl! 1’|hlllp ‘Maas, John Triber, Wililam Love, J, s Taylor, Towy Delegates—Tokn Schmeltz, C. W, Wood. man, E. 1I, Thorp, Frank Shubert, Henry Roger, L. J. Blepbons, RIGNTIL At the primaries {n this ward, Chris Mamer, Johin Btephens, G.W, Spofford, [{ermann Benze, Theo. H. Bennolt, ¥, J. Marworm, John A, Ball, and 8. Dugan were elected delegates to both City and Town Conventloi Qzear W, Barrett, fn the fusyrance Lusluess, was chosen as Alder- mon. NINTIL In the Ninth Ward the following delegatces to the City Couvontion were chosen: Johu M. Bmyth, J. J. Montague, P. R, Corcoran, Francls Hoidlef, R, W. Dyball, J. L. Breunat, B. D, Moare, and E. ¥, Gale, ‘Theldelegzatesto the Town Convention arg the following: J. M. Qetman, O, K. Herrick, Fred Bosrner, Bamucl Parker, 8amucl Dlits, L c ilubbard, A. A. Dwelle, and 'I', J. Bluthardt, The contestonts for the Aldermanic nomiua- tlon In this ward were Richard Jones und Albert. Alling, 'The total vumber of votes cast wos 207, of which Richard Jones received 211, and is, therefore, the cholce of the ward, TERTI. In this ward tho primaries wera conducted quictly. There was littlo opposition to the Club ficket. The delezutes clactedl to the Clty Conventlon were as follows: Georgo E. White, dJ. IL Burke, J. D. Kline, J. Barnsley, and J. i, Cruver. ‘Thie delegates to the Tows Convention arc George A, Johnson, John Feldkamp, Fred Melboldt, Willinm \Vn)'mnn" and James Con- I royd. It was understood that tho delegates clected were pledged to mohody, © ale though of courss they are all \Vrlzln meon, 8s the Club Indorsed that gentloniau as its candidate for Mayors ‘The clection was held at No. 258 West Lako strcet. The total number of votes potled was 120, There bas as yet been no nominatfon for Alderman in this ward, ELEVENTU. The delegates to the City Convention from the Eleventh Ward are the following: A. A, Bgrngue, J. B, Briggs, George W, Stanford, M. w. ter, W. M. Car 'ond, Charles Heper, M, E. Dickson, A, N. Waterman, John Medrthur, Gittiert Otesen, Heory Koop. ‘I'o the Town Convention tho subjoined dele- gates were chosen: T, N, Bond, A. N, Linscott, L K. Boyesen, 8. C. Ewrur,i . 8, Kaufman, Charles R, Barton, M, F. Tarble, Louis Helntz, . M, Oliver, J. G. Mitchell, J. 11, Clgpp. The total sumber of votes ecast on the city tlcket wos B:Zal_me successful ticket recolving a majority of 315. For the town ticket 513 votes wera polled, the ticket sclected” having 807 ma- jority. ‘Thie struggle for the Aldermanie selection In this ward lay betweon George B. Bwilt, axle- grease mauulacturer, and E. C, Cole, the for- mer recelving 444 votes and tho latter 139, AL E. Cole also eame in for slizht recognition to the extent of 8 votes. : TWELFTI, ‘The delegates to the City Counvention from this ward are; E, F, Allen, E. B. Baldwin, C. C. Koblsant, J. L, McDuifee, R, E, Jenking, Martin Howard, W. I Beebe, J. F, Laurence, Max Polachek, Charles 11, Brenan, W. I, Nick- erson. J. L. Campbell, A, L. Clinton, John Sut- ter, George K, Hazlitt. This tickot, which sup- ports Wright for Mayor, recelved 804 votes. The temperance beople also had a tickét in the fluld, but suceeeded in polling only 33 votes, The following list of doicgatés to the Town Convention was chosen: F, Q. Ball, W. H, Nick- erson, George W, Newcomb, Alexander White, John_A. Tyrrol), E. L. Wright, R. P, Willlams, H. 0. Noyes, ‘lenry Mahler, Col. Willlam James, Judgo J. C. Polley, C. G, Kohlasat, M. A. Motse, George W Deal, G. D, Buckley. The flgixt over the Aldermanic nom(nation {n this ward was very splrited, and the vote was pretty evenly divided between the rival sspirants for the place on the ticket, The total number ot yotes was 817, Of these, J, D. Everett, book- keeper, recelved 425, 8, Q. Seaton 899, und J, W, Goodspeed, the candidate of the temperance factlon, 23. THIRTEENTII, In this ward thero wero two ticketsin the field, as was expected, the firht belug on the Aldermanic question. The contcst was very gpivited, and the result was a victory for Ald. Lhowpsou, the present fucumbent,” who re- ceived 514 votes out of atotal vote of 748,—or & larger majority than Mr. 1ayes, lis opponcnt, roceived votes, The following are tho delezate tlekets electod s City Conventlon—George W, Bmith, James Frake, A. C. Knopf, Jamcs_ Amold, Martin V, Fronch, "J, al. Waneer, 8. J, Doguett, and Henry Qrusendorf, Town Convention—-1\V, O, Wood, 0. M. Drady, A B Dumnne{. W. T, ‘Glenn, D. B, Moore, D, Hiackburn, J. It. Tuchan, nnd John Suackloy, "The delcintes to the City Conventlon ars solid for Wricht, aud unpledeed as to the other ofli- cers. For City Troasurcr, theyare for cither Hall or Farwell, however, and whichover de- velopa the most strength on tho South Side will get the eolld vote. For Uity Attorney they are divided between Perce and Underwood, but, If Col, Ricaby comes from the Bouth Bide, the will uuits ‘on him after giving them acompll- mentary vote, For City Clerk, Buschwah s be- Meved to be the preference, or at lcast to have more friends than any of tho other candidates. ” POURTELNTIL ‘The primarics were held at the cornor of Mil- waukee avenue and Rucker atreot. There was averv large vote polled, and many Domocrate deposited ballols, 'Thercgular Republican Club ticket was beaten by a very latge majorit by what was kuown as the ** McGrath ticicet,”? but four of the Club's nominecs wero elected oy delcgates to the City Convention., This ward {s entitled to nino delegates to cach cone yention, und they were clected, ns follows City—A., M. Gernbart, Michael Kocnig, Jacoh Deutsch, W. B, Edbrooks, J, J. McGfath, O, L, Hertz, August Wendel, Johu_B. Kerr, George Rahifs, Town—C. Engber, Frank Draffen, Ot to Tlscher, John Gibbs, O. Rosler, Thomas Hrowu, Peter Olson, F. Schoenewald, dJohn Lochner. ‘Thetotal vote cast was 438, ‘Tho delegates will go {nto the Conventlons un- Elndgod. Louis Martin was nominated for Al- erian with no ooposition whatever, He s a Gernan, 8 lumber-dealer, bas resided fn the ward for the lost slx .ycars, uud s considered ono of thy very best men that could be so- lectod, PIPTEORTIL In the Fiftoenth Ward the regular club ticket was elected with scarcely any urpullllon. The delegates are Coorad Folz, Il O. MeDald, Hoory Englebardt, Charles Audrews, Ellus Bhip- mau, Honry Zimple, lenry Spears, Jr. This dule;iuucn s 10 both the City and Town Con- yeutlous, They are solld for A, M, Wright for Mayar, Willlam T. Underwuod for City Attor- oey, and Peter Buschwah for City Clerk. For Treasurer they bave no cholce, but one or two aro known to be In favor of Ilull.” For Aldor- man Mr, John C. Enders, of the commission firm of Euders & Meyers, Bouth Water streot, ot all the yotes, o < TAR BIXTHENTH, At the Blzteanth Ward primarles the follow- Ingz delegates to the Republican City and Town Cunventious wore elecied: J, B, Leake, Williamn Btewart, A. Il Fledler, Puilip Litterer, Jobn Rueinwald, anid A, Bischotl, About 220° votes wera cast. i No nomination for Alderman was mads. The Aldermanic question will be brought.up at tho pext wmecting ot the Club, Owing to the great streuth of tho Boclalluts in this ward, it is Jdoubtiul it the Republicans will ba able to elect thelr candldate, sud, as the Democrats are in the same predicament, offorts are being made to ominato an tdependent cundidate who can bo supported both by the Republicausnud Dum- ocraty, and thus dofuat the Bocialist candidate, Mr. Bchwelsthal, the present Jucumbent, who fu a Dcmocrat, would oo doubt receive the support of a majority of the Republicans, but he refuses to run sgain. The Domocrats talk of nominating Dr, Beheppers, o promiuent pysiclan of the west end of the ward, who {4 clazecd nu an fodependent, not baving taken an netiye rnn In politics boretofore. Ds. Schon- pera wlil be acceptablo th most of the Republic- und would po doubt seceive their support, Tho deleantes claocted last evoning ars for Wright for Mavor, 8am Appleton for City At- torniey, Poter Buschwah for City Clerk, and Mr, Meakinygs for North Town Assessor. Thoy havo no cholco for the other offices, as far 48 can ho learned. % ARVERTRENTIL. The primary clcction In this ward was held at the corner ol Chicago avenuo nhd Sedgwick sireet. There were three delegate tickets In the tield, but the result was in favor of the reg- “ulars, C. F. Petorson, Thomas Tnrnoy, P, A, Suudelins, Wiltmin A, Johnson, awl” Joseph Banta, for the ¢ity; and Peter Johnson, J, 8. Mulleo, John Bootn, Ewil Rudolph, and deorge L., Ward, for the town, The ¢ty ticket, fram oll’ that conll be learncd, Is unanimous for Wright and ‘Tuthill, for Mayor und City-Attor- ney, nl for Buschwah a¥ City Clerk, For "Freasurer, three of the delegateanre satd to be for Farwell, and the othicr two doubtful, There was no Aldormantc tickot in the fiold, Ald, Jansaens haying buen nomivated by the Club last ¥Friday night and nobody appearing to care about entaring futo a contest with him, EIGUTEENTIL A remarkably large voto wos polled at the primary in this ward, held at Turoer flalf, the, contest heine qulta lvely between the two Al dermanie candidates, although tho reguiar nominee, William I, Dush, came out nhead by 407 votes agaiuat the 230 cast for his competitor, Georme Kelter, who received considerable atrength from ‘the anti-temperance element, The r&ulu tlalegate tickot to tho City aud Town Conventlous™ also pulled through by a re- spcetablo_inajority. It was made tp of J. N. Arnold, L. €. Iuck, Samuel Collyer, F. W. Tuschieck, David Wrslle, Charles Heinemann, A. R, Botz, and Charles Harpel. It fs cnntc«]fll. of "course, thnt the delegates arc all for Wright, but as, to the complexion of the tickel ns redhrds other cnmlldntu, the thing seems to be very badly mixed, the dclcrnles being divided as between Tuthlll and Appicton. for Cu( Attorney, tolerably well settled on Floto for City Treasurer, and gzener- |(\:l|ly kl:p]lt up between Butz aud Petrie for City o Irom the following letter it n[we:\ru that another Aldormanie candldate will have to be choscn: Citicaao, March 10,—To (he Execrtive Committes of the Eigliteenth 1Yard—GENTLENEN: I wasvery much surprised to sce the use of my namo at the ritnary election this afternoon, after my peremp- ory declination on Batnrday evening. X 'must pos- itively refuse to act as your candidate, ns my buni- nens would not allow me to giva the tine neceasary to tng position in case of my election, Thanking yon fur tha honor conferred npon me, I remain, Yyours, respectfully, WiLLian H, Bums, ‘The City Convention will be held at 10 this mornlnz at Farwell fiall. ‘The South Town Convention will boheld at the same place fni- mediately after the adjourninent of the City Conventfon. The North Town Counventfon will be hield this ovening at the North Sids Turner Hall, and the Weat Town to.morrow afternoon at lhlllngu' Hall, corner of Washington and Halsted streata, THE CONTEST. 1N REPUBLICAN CIROLES yesterday thero was the greatest activity and fn- terest, slnco tho primartes for the election of delegates to the Conventfon to-day was to be beld in the afternoon, The usual talk was in- dulged 1n about the **dark horse” for Mayor, but no one took any stock in it. The greatest interest was manifested in the office of City Trensurer, and all manner of wild speculution weas Indulged in, but nothing transpired that would scem to foreshadow any change in the managerial slate. IN DEMOCRATIO CIRCLES, notwithstanding Mr. Harrison’s nomination Sat- urday vight by & ring of their party, many were still on the outlook for a candidate, yet with the rank and file _that gentleman scemed.to be the cholee, Mr. Dunlap was scarcely mentioned as s candidate, nud a diligent scarch for the potition cafling him out falled to bring it to light, Ald. Tuley and his friends were busy pushing his name, and he recelved numerous colls and pledges from the better classcs, bue | the workers were oot f{oclined toward him, it appearing that he lad sbsolutely refused to make them any promiscs,—cven topromise Ag- new the {mamnn of Buperintendent of Polica in the event of hiselection. The name of Clinton Bricge was frocly uecd in conncction with the oflice nlso, and he was somewhat worked up on 1he subject, but the prevailing oplnion was that Mr. Harrison was the coming inau, or could be if he wanted to, The only real fresh {tewn path- cred in conneetion with the canvass was that an effort was made to coalesce with the Soclalists, nnd to this end the nawme of..Harry Rubeus, for City-Attornoy, was nicntiontd, tlie belief belny that hecould got the notnination from thatcrow: ond thus ndd atrength to the general ticket, Thy older heads, however, regardea this ns 80 much child's play, well knowing that the Boclalists could not be perauaded to hava anvthing to do with aoy one_who was not bound by oath to thew, which Mr, Rubons s nct, though hofs sold to be In aympatby with them and thelr cal use. A reporter called upon several of the mots promluent . GREENDAQKERS during the day to zet at their privato opinlon of the nomination of thie Ilon. Carter Ii, Harrison Saturday nlght for Mayor, and, to his surprise, found that they all repudfated him, and would have nothing to do with him or those who nom- inated Wim under any circumstances. Bo much Liaving been galned, it becaino nccessary to zot an cxplanation, from a Greenback standpolnt, of what his vomluation meant, aud M, M. (Brick, Pomeroy, the father of the party In this cliy, was walted upon. ie was found in his oflico entertaining somo Fiatlst who had not heard of the r:aumfilluuol apecic-payiments, and quite willing to tatk. e went Into the history of the organization to show the difference be- tween the Greenbackers und the Natlonalists, and alluded to tho !rec\ucm. attempts to unite the two factions, which had been unsuccessful, because the fornior would not conset to afiiliate with or support the nominoes of other parties, ‘whito the lattor would not sgrec to do anything ctse. 1laving made himscl! so clear, e wont on to say that 1n the Convention Esturday night there were but fitty-four delegates wlio clafined to bo Grecnbackers, und that thuy had been in- duced to take part i the aflafs pposiug thut a stralght Greenback ticket to be nomi- nated; but, nnnu‘xf: that they were do- calyed, the! id all Cthey could to cnp{nru the Convention,—voted for Joncs as agoinst Harrison, aud,—as a result,were caught in very bad company, Mr. Pomeroy did not aay as muich, but in the courss of the converaation which followed the reportar was led to infar that the Conventlon, after all, had simply been an astempt upon the partof the factions alluded to to caplurs one noother, and that the Grecu- backers had not been very succeseful. Mr, Pomeray was (}ulm bitter in speaking of the Na- tionallsts, and indisclaiming any fellowship with M, flarrison for the Greenbackers, and said that the former ware nothing more norless than the old Globe-Hall crowd which sold aut to Liob ond others two yeara ogo,—the faction of the ouce Democratic party which patron- jred the free-lunch counters ol the city, and drank when fnvited to. Il gave them a tersible raking in bis pecullar way, and said they hod o hizher ambition in pu‘lllu than the money they could get for thelr votes, and, spoaking of thelr NOMINATING MR, LARRISON, said be bad learned that they had gone to him tllhrmnn yepzesenting thut they wero the reeuback party, and that ho had agreed to give them ‘5,000 {n cash for a nomnination by the glrw. and, in tho evoot of bis election, one- third of tho patronags of the oflice to Le divided amone themsclyes. e did not know whether any money had actually changed hands or not, but he sald’'he did know thut Mr. Ilarrl- son would be reoudiated by the Urecnbackurs, and that he wonld not be able to got o slnglo one to vota for him for lovesor mouey, B8 they proposed to nominate a ticlet of ‘thelr awnj and to satisfy Mr, Hurrison und the public that they were in esrncat, the Exccutive Com- mittee, represcating the firtacn ciubs and the 2,000 voters of the party in the dzf', would meet this evening for that purpose. [le would not outline the vroposed ticket, but it {a be- MHuved that the dlstinction of beiog pominated for Mayor will fall upon T. T Joneg, *the rolling-ill man,” The Greenbackers, he sald, would support the ticket to a man, and would fuse with neither mon nor party, Mr, Ueattie, Chalrman of the Executive Coms mitsee of TN GNESNBACK PARTY, was met, spoken to, aud he also repudiated Mr, Harrisou's nowluation, and vouchsafed the fo- formation that, in onder to make the distinction ereater between the Fiatistsund Nationallsts, amd touvold future mistakes, bis party would be herealter known {u the city as the Urion Lavor party, or by some othe ractive title, Alr. Cooper, auother inatber of the van, ulso ropudinted Mr. Harrison, nud sailed Into the Nationslists for sttempting to force hhn on them. In spesking of tha character of dele- tes {1 the Convention which nomiuated him, fi: sald that scyen out of theten from the ‘Fwalith Ward were loud-mouthed Domocra who could peither read nor write, and he o Ewud toseo mauy of them in the Democratlc Convention. : ‘I'uraing from tho Orunbuk-Unlan-ubar»pnng lghts the reportor nuxt sought luterviews witl Dumocrats Rot their apintons of M, Harrls sou's nomination. With one uccard they sald it did not smuunt to anything, for in Jooking aver the lst of delegates they recoguized the names of the tlcket-peddiera of the party who had to be hired year ofter year that thelr party fealty might'be mafotained. They could not see whereln n nomination from such a cromd would add (o any one's strength, hut, on the contrary, thought it would damage hin with the pubjic and with the coming Demecratie Conventfon, inasmuch as the idea had , gone abroad that the whole Ihlnf was o ecllout. They were, 0o the whole, rather dis l—undimmdally was this the case with Mr. Harrlson's friends, who regarded (he movement sa nn atteinpt on the part of the morg disreputabla element of the party to forestall the etfon of the Democratic Canventlun, aud ns positively injurlous to his candidacy. MEETINGS, HARRISON'S GIEENBACKERS, The City Central Committesof the Qreen~ back-Tabor party (Carter farrison fusfon) met Jast evening ut the Tremont House, 3r. Beattle in the chnir. Mr, Glimore objected to the ap- proval of tho minutes on thz ground that the nowminatfon of Mr. Harrlson was procured by fraud, and thut the Conventlon was not a repre- sentativo body. The miuutos wero not approved on tho plea that there was no quorum present, On motlon of Mr. Feleh, the resolutfon which provided that no memberof the Central Com- mittea should be o candidate for oflice was re- scinded. Dr. Dufl ross In considerablo heat to repudi- nte certatn nsperelons which lie coneidered had been thrown upon his character, Gilinere apol- ogzized,—ha didn’t mean to hurt Dufls feellnis, Duff then declared .that, although lis had op- posed the nomioation of Carter 1L, he would support him now. 4 The Chalr, in bitterness of spirit, declared that the fron had entered fnto hia soul, and begeed the Committee to aceept his resiznation, It was accepted, aud Dr.-Dufl wos choseu as Chalrman. Mr, Herr sald that Mr, Springer lad told bim that money had been freely used, and that the Republicans were dofng alf” they could to cause diseenaions in the parly. Mr. Gilmore declared that all sorts of rotten- ness had been developed, and announced that n mecting would bo beld at Maskell Hall Thurs- day evening, at_which he promised to Iay bare the whole nefarious scheme. Mr. Gllimore was very scvere on both . “ Pomeroyism wnd “ Harrigonism,"” and declared his disgust with the whole outfit. Mr, Hartigan gaid he had opposed Harrison’s nomination, but would support him as the nom- inee of the Convention, ' . Judpo Feich, who presided at the Conven- tlon, eafd hie had .nat intended to throw out o single Insinuation auvainet any member of the Committec, When hc subsided, a delegate moved to_ndjourn, but the enthitsinstic Com- mittee refused to do so,. Dr, Duff remarked, mz‘n yoce #1t's 3 o’clock to-morrow morning again. g.\lr. Caoner rose and swore by his goas that he would never, never come round to the support of Carter 1. Harrison, Dr. \Vnuhlngmn (colored) would support Mr, LL e intended to go with the majority every me. Mr. Hartigan sald that Cooper had attended an investization up in his werd, and bad acknowledred to having recelved a portion of l:xe corruption fund disbursed at the last clec- tion, B - . Mr. Cooper indignantly denfed the accusation, and explaised that the: 810 he fiot ‘ras simply his commission for collecting a bill of 805 by using his influence with the “Finonce Commit- tee, Mr. Collins demanded .that lomebod?' legally guthorized should wait wpon Mr. Harrison per- sonally, by lotter, or by telegraph, before the uext nieeting of the Conventon, and demand from him a statoment of his position and 8 declaration of acceptanco or declination of’ the nominotlon. After some furilier dlscussion this was agreed to, and Mr, Iarrison will have an opportunity of explaining just where ho stands to Messrs. Collins, Gllmore, awd Cassldy. The Commitice were (nstructed to report at the Maskell Lall meetlng, and the motloy crowd adjourned. YOUNG MEN'S AUXILIARY. A meeting of the Young Men's Auxlliary Ciuh of the North 8{de was held lust evening at Brand's Hall, corner of Clark and Erie streets, Mr, E, F. Cragiu preaiding, Reports from the primarics Lelog 1o order, Mr. Bam Collyer, of the Elzhtcenth, congratu- lated the Clubon the election of the regular ticket by a votoof about two to one. To the young men of the ward, hio clajmed, was dueno small sharo of the credit."” Mr. Willlam Haly, of, the Seventeenth, ros ported that the tleket bearlng the cholus of the Auxiltary Club had been, clected dn that ward by about sixteen votes. ;Applnuu-.L Mr. Curtls, of the Filteenth, acknowledged that they bad been Heked fu that sectlon, One man who was seut after o fresh supply of tickots went over to the cncmy or fafled to tura up. Reports from the Sixteonth were to the effect that the Auxiliarics had been of materlnl sesiste ance to the regular Club i that ward in clecting o good ticket. "The Chairman urged that the ranks bs swell- ed, and thougbt it a good time to do it botween now and election-day, ) ‘Messra, Ogolfeldt nnd Collyer favored the ad- mission of honorary mewbers as one way to lighten flnanclai burdens. The Chairman read a st of cltizens who hind sent in thefr names ns _assaclate members with thu proper evideuces thut they were interested fn the Club, in the shape of 850 head. Ho thought, however, it ought to by more gener- ally known that the Club was thorouchly and unequlvocally committed to work at the prima- ries for the purposo ofisending delegates to conyentions who swere nbsolutely unpledged, In order to more fully expresa his views Le zot them down on paper i the shape of n resolu- tion, denouncing the system of candidates se- lecting thelr tickets #s ocrniclous, fn thatit made primaries mere office-seckers’ scrambles, and expressing it as the sensc of the Club that delerates should be scleeted who were abso- lutely uapledged. The resolution was ndopted, sod the meeting adjourncd. IYDE PATK, The Executive Comniites of the Unlon Tax- payers of Hyde Park, au organization which came into existence over a yoar ozo, met at the Tremont Houeo yesterday afternoon to advise with reference to the comiug election, ‘I'here wera present Georze M. Boguo, ¥, A, Herring, D. A, Pleree, 11, J, Goodrich, James i1, Bowen, (eorge A, Follanabee, H: B, Compson, Ueorgo 11, Waite, L. 8. Plarce, Georiro W, Walte, Asahcl Pierce, T. C. Boyd, . W. Potter. W, M, Morso, Col, W. H. Rayaor, 11, L. Wait, and L, D, Con- dee, Ueorge M. Bogue, Chatrman of the Commit- tee, called the mevting to order, nnd anuounced its ubject. Col. Raynor offered the following: WHEBEAR, 'Fhorullcy af nnllln;f the taxpayers of the Villags of llyde Park for the protection of their proporty futcrests, and without differences of opiulon upou oxtrancous guestions, has resulted lo 1lio accuring of Board: Trustecs that in threo yoars past have reduced the tax levy 75 per cent, and the bonded dobt 15 var cont; and, Wiiznzas, Nogood foikon appears why thera should be a departuro frum the precedent which l»;l:l -;nmnml with such commendable results; arefore, - Resolved, That it ta the senso of this Committe appolnted nt th Convention of the Unlon ‘laxpa; ers held [n Marcl Jast, 1hat It 1a propar and deslr Dble that euch a convention shull ngain be held for the nomination of tawn and villago alicers, Ztasolved, 'That this Committen adjonrn for one weuk, and that in the mesntime cach momber con. sult with the residents in his neighborhood upon their cholco 28 to suitabl ficers, and thai the co-aper d citizons having the wollare of the vill D cordislly fnvited. 1 .\‘lr. Goodrich woved the adoption of the reso- utions, Mr, Herrini; was opporod to_ the resolutions, and thought that {{ the: Ropublicans were not competent to nams a ticket thoy were of a dif- forent clnas In Hyde Park from what they were elsewhere. ilo was In favor of & atraight e publican ticket, und I o good one was put up It wuuld be elected, Mr. Follansbes was fu favor of tlie resolu- tions, sud thought politics sbould be kept ‘out of municipal aflairs. Ar, Boyd said it was s foregone conclusion that the Kepublicans would run'a straight tick- et. Ie bad no Democratic enemlos to punish, but be wes fu favor of the drawing of party lloes, belng satlutied that goud tickets would b put up by both parties, und that In Do cyent could tha intereats of the village suffer, Mr, Bogue sald ho did not belleve that the Kzonlu were fn favor of drawlng party lives, Iig ad boen in favor of the unlon movement, aud was still in favor of it. J. H, Bowen was fu favor of the rosolutions. He thought the finaucial policy adopted by the villaze sbould be sdhicred to, nud that §b could beat bo done by a unlou movement, Any de- artare from the plan of the pass year, be be- leved, would be detrlmentul to the property intorest. Me lived fu the village, his lutercsl wore there, und, whils be id Dot undertake speuk for others, thoss with whom be had con- versed wore oppused to drawinug party lHues, 8ome further discussion followed, und the resulutions wore tinally sdopted by a vole of 5 tod. 'Those votlng in neative were Messrs, Boyd und Horring. . Ir, Goodrich inquired what would becoms of the Commitive, und whutber oll of its memnbers ‘would Lisartily co-operatu iv tho election of the ticket that might by sgrecd upon, or wheilier me of them would not support the movement and ticket of the Oakland Club, Mr. Bogua replicd that after the Unfon Tax- rnyeu' Convention the Commlttee would cense 0 cxist, and a new one would be appointed. Jiow that Committee would feel or actconld not be foretold, . The Comnittee then adjourned for one weck, TNA SWEADISH INDEPENDENT OLUB hald a mass-tnecting yesterday evening at Sven Hlall, No, 23 Clicoga avenue. But the maases wera not prasent. At 8 o'clock, when the mecting should have openod, there were so few persons present that {t was decided to walt for stragglers untll a guarter to 9. A thnt time even the hall was not one-third fuil, The 8wedes are poor Independents. They are by naturs and instinct Republicans, and no ohe can make anything else out of them. Had a Republican meeting been anuounced the hall wonld no doubt have been crowdoed, This club was organized beeauso the 8wedes claim that. they have thus far heon totally ignored in the distribution of offices by the Ropublican narty with which they linve always afMilated. “They thiok that by an {ndependent movement of this kind they can better sccure recognl- tion, Mr. Charles Ekluud was elected President hnd R. Syloan Becretary, Mr, C. F. Peterson and others mads spocches, showing the neces- alty of formlug a movement of this kind, e eg—— e HURON AND ONTARIO.. The Proposed Bhip-Canal~Report of tho Epecial Cummittea of the Ontario Legis- lature, In the Ontario Leglslature, March 5, Mr.Wid- dificld presentea the report of the Special Com- mitteo on tne Huron & Untarfo Bhip-Canal, of which the following is & synopsis: The report commences with o recital of the clrcumstances which Jed to the appointment of the Committee, and & vesume of the business done at its va- rious meetings, Then follows o brlef history of the projecty and of the varfous efflarts to sccure for It Parlismentary rocoguition fn the old Canadian Partiament, the Domiolon Parlia- ment, and the Legislatura of Ontario, The re- port concludes as follows: “Your Committee have aleo had under cons!d- cratlon the tmportast question of the practicabll- ity of the echeme. It appcars from Parliament- ary reports, and other documentary evidence submitted, that such' cminent encincers as Messrs. Kivas Tully, John Ilawkshaw, A. M. Kendal, Walter Shaaly, Col. K. B, Mason, and the late Willlamn Sykes, hnve at varfous times reported in favor of {t. The great diflculty in the way fu the past appears to have been the deap cuttings which would be necessary in pass- ing through the * Osk Ridges,” in the Town- ship of King. In order to reach the level of Lake Simeoe this cutting would have to be 107 Jeet deep at the highost polntof the ridges. The wonderful advancement of engineering sclence avpears, howaever, to have largely overcome this ditficulty, Your Committee have had before them Mr. Frank Turner, C. E,, who gave full explanations concerning the hydraulic Jift-lock, which seems to be peculiarly adapted to cases of this kind. ¥rom his testimony, which was supported by ample documentary evidence, your Committee find that hydraulic power has been used in connection with floating docks for anum- berof years, and that the hydraulle ift-tock as applied to Canada is by no “means a mere theorctical engiucering problem, but has been practieally and successtully tested on the vanal ot Auderton, on the River Weaver, in Cheslire, Enge, for thres years past. By means of the biydraulie lift-lock the quautity of excavation in the Oak Ridge cutting would'be reduced three- fourths, the number of locks reguired on the canal would be dimlnished In even greater oro- vortlon, thers would be absolutely no wuste of water at all except that resulting from evapora- tlon, and the total cost of the undertaking wauld be decreased by ouc-half, or forty, the orlzinal estimate, to twenty millions of dallars. ‘Thia nuumdle’ places the project for the con- struction of the Huron & Ontarlo Ship Canal in a very much more favorable position, In the documentary evid submitted fo-support of Mr. Turner's views as to the practieal uttlity the “of hydraulle lift-lock, it -nfienu thutsuch o high autliority as_8ir William Armstrong recards 1t 08 an unqualificd success, Mr. Bideugham Duor, A1 Co E, of Enzland, who, in conjunction With Mr. Edwia Clurk, M. L. C. E., designed und constructed the Jit-lock at Anderton, also cone firme this vicw, aud asserts that be ‘bas no fear sbout the llfting of ships of any size.' Mr.-Davld Roburts, C..E., of Toronto, gave sim- {lar testimony. “The ovidence adduced by your Committoe ,on this point has satisfied them that the by- draulfe lit-lock cannot guly bo adapted to the Turon & Ontario 8hip-Canal, but will be the meaus of overcoming the principal obstacle In the way of its coustruction, The enterprise ftself 1s one of vast importauce to the people of this Province, and deserves overy consideration at the hands of the Government and your hon- orable House, Your Coinmittee are precluded by the rules of the House from recommendiug an approorlation for a resurvey of the proposed ronte, but they trust that the time {s not far. distant when such a survey will .bomade, und this great public work, which will open upa direct hizhway for tho conveyanco of_the prod- ucts of the fertile prairies of the West and Northwest to the markets of Europo, will be in Process of construction, “Your Committes, in conclusion, desire to ex- press their high apprecistion of the fndefatiga- ble excrtions put forth by Frederick C. Capreol, Presldent of the Huron & Ontario Bhlp-CAnnl Company, in behalf of Lhis project dur(nf the past ten years, ‘Uhe sacrifices he Las submitted 1o, und the (ndomitable uueru?' he bas displayed in promoting an enterprise fraught with great moment to milllons of people, are deserving ol both commendattons ana success, 1iis state- ment as to the position of the undertakiog, to- pether with the evideuce adduced before this Committce, abova referred to, 18 herewith sub- witted with the suggestion that the whole bo printed and distributed for the cdnvenlence and {uformation of members of your honurable House. Ile had always becn oo of those wno Lelleved {n the practicabitity of the schemo of constructing a canal from ihe Georgian Bay to Luke Ootario. The length of the canal proposed to be bullt was nincty-soven miles, but the portion that would require to be cxeavated was, however, only ‘mbout forty miles long. The scheruo was not by avy means o new one; it had been favorably re- ported upon to the Housu In 1857, and had ever since heen befors the country. In 160U a Com- mittes under the Chalrmanship of the late Chiof Justive Harrison preparcd au exhaustive repuit, recommending a hberal land grant in ald of the scheme. In 1875 the charter of the Company wos renewed for teu years. He thought there coutd be no doubt tliat the construetion of the canal would be sn fmmense beaetlt to Canads, aud especially to Ontarfo. The vast araln-bearing territory fn the West had, for the natural ave- nue of its productious 1o the markets of Europe, the water hizhway afforded by tho great lakes and the 8t. Lawrewce River. If the lougth of the* route could bo materially shortencd, as v would be by the proposed canal, its advantages would be very much cnbauc and would bs #0 great as to sccure for Canada alnost a monopoly of the cnrryln% trade of the Weat, From Chicago, whict, though ons of tho most {mporiant, was only ono of the man ports that would be contributory to the caval, were sbipped ouly seventy-elght Luahels of grain} twenty years later 20,000,000 bushsls, ind Iast yenr tho trade bad reached the propor= tiuna of 110,000,000 bushels. Fromn Milwaukeo 10 1877 there wore shipped 83,000,000 bushels, making n total from thoss two ports alone ol sbout 150,000,000 bushcls & year, Those gurcs would give some faint idea “of the resources of tho West, but the capabilities of that part of the continent were still undoyeloped. The annual valuo of the grain exported from Western saurcos was §05,000,000, and the sum was swell- d by othier ngrlculmrnl products to $207,000,- 000, * If they could bring that trade throuzn Ua- nadian terrftory, Ontario would practically have the control of the commerce from the Western part of America to Europe, And it it were deumed necessury {n the future to bring _about snother rteclprocity treaty with tha United Htates the possession of the canal would ba an imuniense lever iu abtalaing tt. » Another advantage would be that it would connoct the terminus of the Pacifle Rutiway with Lake Optarlo. It would induce Linmigration both to Ontario aud to the new territory lylug to the West, 'the expenditure of 20,000, thie sum which it was l\l&pfllld the caual would e would, supposing the sum wero to be ex- pended at the present time, go very far towards rolieviug the commerclal depressiun, From a wilitary polat of view, the advantages oresented by the schemo were also very grout. But the uiost important foaturo was ‘the shorteuing of thie route from the West td the markets of tho world. A cargo of graln shipped from Chicago through the Sault 8to. Murie Caonali, Lakes Huron and Erio, snd the Erle Canal, via New York to Liverpuol, would traverss a dlstance of 4,600 tniles. '] e cargo passing through the proposed cans nd goiug by the Bt. Law- rence canals via Quebec, would® only have to iraversy a distance of -8,700 mlles, a saving of uo loss than 834 miles. [Hear, bear.] Even compared with the * Wellund Canal the gaiu In dletance was very groat. From Chicago ta Quebec by the Welland Cpoal was 1,500 iles, ‘while by tho Huron & Ontario Bhlp- Cunul it would bo 1,180 miles, & saving o dis- tauco o about 820 miles, ‘fliess decreases fu nce {n this it ngs represo: ary large sum of money. ‘The amount of grain condueted through the Prie Canal In 1874, the jast year for which he had returns, was about 14,000,000 tons, A very lnrge rnmfllun of the work connected with the moving of that vast quantity of graln would be diverted to the people of Canadn by the construction of the Huron & Ontario 8hip- Cannl. Inthe same {en the cost per ton of Ah!g;\lng grain frow Chicago to Liverpool was $1.610, while the estimated coat, after making dus allowance for tolls by the proposed route, would be but $12.65, 8 saving of £2.05 per ton. The f"" upon moving the same amount of grain as had been moved throngh the Erfo Canal in 1874 {01t were conducted by the way projected would ba 326,000,000, It had been estimated that the snvini would be greater, that it would be about ,000,000, but even it It only amounted to one-fith that sum, the gain to the country in ono year would bo-suflicient to dofray the ex- ponses of Lhis great national undertaking, “*The saving In time wos equally as great as {o money. By way of the Erio Canal a cargo occupfed twenty-six days {n zulu%( from Chicago to Liverpool, whils by the canal from the Geor- wisn Bay to Lake Ontario It would take but fif- tecn days and a half. From the figureibe bad givon he thought it was quite clear that not only wus this great work lmperatively demaud- ed Dy the Intcrests of the country, but that it would pay. The question of the practicability of the scheme had been ralsed. It had bean considered feasible by eminent autboritics when enginecring sclence was put 8o highly developed as at present. 'I'ie great difficulty fu the way of constructiug the caus] was tho existence of the Osk Ridees in the Township of King, The reatest depth of cuttiug that “would ¢ required there would, bo about nine miles. But these difficulties could be to a ereat extent overcouro Ly advance In clvil en- incering. ‘Ihe Juvention of the hydraulic lift- otk had been an fmmense step in the direction of cheapening the cost. of the construction of capals. The new lock was in use at the present time at Anderton, on the River Woaver, fu En- gland,” It Is true that it had only been soplied on a small scale hitherto, but If the principle were once fully established thére was scarcely any limit to {is capabilities. A laree amount of testimony had been submitted to the Committce, and they had come to the conclusion that the bydraulic lift-lock was apecially ndapted to the nature of the countr: throush which the canat would pass, The apoll- cation of the lock would do away with thiree. fourths of the catting iu the ridges in the Town- ahifp of King, and would decrease Ly more than three-fourtlis the cost of overcoming that diffi- enty. By the use of the lift-lock thero was ab- selutely to loss of water, except that resulting by eyapuration, whereas under the old system & constant mpplyo! WAler was mnecessary., Ac- cording to the estimates of Mr. Frauk Turner, o qualified enginecr, and others, the application of the new locks to the canal would decrensa the coat one-nalf, It had been estimated that the sum that swould _have to be expendod under the old system was 840,000,000, whlls under the new it would only be about §20,000,000. [Hear, hear.] Hewould liko to see members of the House dismiss alt prejudices from their minds in the consideration of the guestion, aud, It they did so, he had no doubt thiey would come to the conclusion that the echeme was fensiblo and would be beneficlal, He thought that the Government might properly mnke a small grant to complote the survey of the route. ‘The ques- tion was nol o party one; it was a natfonsl, even an Intervational one, and be trusted that the Government would sce thelr way to counte- nance the scheme to the extent of grantinga amal'l sum towards the complelion of the sur- vey." [he rn%nrt wns recelved and referred to the Pr‘lnthaz ommittee, with lnstructionato have it printed. THE NEW CENSUS. A Talk with Gen. Francls A, Walker—How tho Censns ar 1880 Will Be Taken, nnd Why It Will o in Certaln Important'Par- ticulars Better than the Former Census, Correspnndence New York Tvmes. NEw ITavn, March 5.—Ina conversation with Prof. Francls A. Walker, of Yale College, to- day, he went into the question of the next cen- sus at length, After superintending the census of 1670, when the last table Lad been made out, he at once reported bis work as flnished, and from that time ceased to draw any salary; yot 80 many points conuected with the work came up that no one but he could attend to that bo was requested by his superlors to continue in office. He agreed, and during thess past years has done an immense amount of work, slthough not under salary, und until yesterday was o of- fice. Thus be has kept the run of the work, aud Lis convereation shows that be has well In hand all the detuils of the Immense undertakivg,with the additionnl experience that he gained while taklng the census of 1870, This cxporience gulded bim in the recommendations be made, and which were embodled ln the Census bill that has just passed Congress. ‘The groat change provosed by Gen. Walker Is the doinyg away with the Marsnnls of 18570, In that year the census was taken by United States Marshals, Thelr rezular work occupied so much of their time fn many cascs that they turoed thie census work over to deputics or assistants, Not even the.names of theae Intter were known at Washington, and, of course, they felt but little responaibllity fn thay dircction, "The Mar- ahals were counceted with the Department of Justice, while the census was under coutrol of the Interior Departinent. This fn & great meas- uroe relieved the Marshals from their responal- ‘The result . was that the Marshala mng Mr. Walker, this importaat wor! tests the whole structuro of our political sye- tem, was ruore or Jess negiected in too many instances. ‘I'e new bill passed corrects tbis by calling for the sappointment of 150 Census Bu- ervisors, which will give at least one to each tate. These, as well as such enumerators as they may appoint to asaist them, shall be sub- Jject to approval at \Vnhlnfton and they shell 215" bo "herd responsivle - for the fathfal per- formance of thelr important dutles, Again, under the old law, the districts were rot properly divided, For .lostance, a Morshal In Northern New York might bave 8,560,000 of population to cover, while fu Bouthern Florida anotber Marshal would have but 5,000 notmes to o over. Bome Marshals bad a dlstrict—say In . Nevada, or Arizoua Territory—covering as imany 28 80,000 miles of territory. Yt the law was such that the Marshal who did the least work got nearly a8 much pay 88 those who did the greater quantity, . Ove ‘rule had bean made to Eovern flnc matter of compensation, and the ap- Mcatfon of the rule worked badly, Now it is ntended to allow each enumerator not 1o ex- cecd - 4,000 names, and to divide tho territory more proportiunally thau before, Compens- tion will ba fixed according to the work, travel, wnd othier circumatances, The delny.attending the taking of the Jast census f{avorcd mistakes. For fostance, |u & large city, where it took a Marshal three or four months to get over his district, before ho camo to many of the poorer class und the great floating population, they were liable to hava re- noved l’n somo ward which had already becn gone over, aud thus the cunsus would haye no record of them, Now it proposed Liave ing enough Bupervisors and oul- merators . to cover each city of not over 10,000 inbabitants juside of iwo weeks, and be through with the whola co'intry in a month. Auother point in favor of the coming census ia thut a specliic appropriation of §3,000,- 000 1a asked for tu complete tho whole work, ‘I'his, Gen, Walker thinks, will be enouwh, and hio ulso ls of the uplnon that it Js bettor ' thus to do the work than to pay for each ltem so much, and open lunumerable avenues that may lead Lo unnccessary expenditures. ‘Thie concluding ‘point, in which the comin, census will show an improvement over that o 1830, witl be [o the larizo Increase of fuquirius 1o bo tnads in regard tocorporations,—rallroads, cauals, telograph und wnsnufacturing compe- nies,—thut & correct and detailed statement of hie progress and present position of the coun- try may be arrived at. For this work Gen. Walker fuvors the employment of experts, A man may be sbla to write wall, spell, and take names correctly, and do the onllnnry work of the consus-taker, und yot be wholly uniitted to make the equally importsut inquiries with ref- crence to corporations and manufacturing con- corns. Experts can be secured st but o little more autlay, whicts will be moro thau repald by the results of their loquirles. Through tnfs work being 8o imperfeotly done last time, Gen. Walker mentloned, lnnldnulnll{. he found ft neceasary to writo about 60,000 lotters with ref- ercuce to matters connected with the Depart- ment of Maoufactures alone. 1u conclusion Qen. Walker sald he shrank from the thought of belng ctassed as an oftice- seaker, He knew his uame was mentioned for he puaition of Buperintendent of the Census for 580, but hie had nat sourht the position. 1t the peoply thouglt he ought to ba called to the office, and such a call came to bi, he should feel it his duty to placa bis services und cxpe- rlence at tho uatlon’s dispos Pecuularily he should be the luser, for he shonld, of courss, tender his reaiguation s Profassor’ of Tolltical Economy at Yale, and would have to leavo his family Lere und board some tlwe, at increased expense, of courso, st Washiugton, Though ho thought it would take but & uionth to complete the actual tuking of the ccnsus, yo tbo Buperiu- tondent, whoeyer ho mighl be, would need to devots mouths, belore and after, to the work, Gen, Walker's' nawe has boen sent to the Btata Sonate ps Rallroad Commissioner, snd ke will undoubtediy be ¢onfirmed. ‘Lho Goveruor fully understands that if the Genoral is i cd to take tha census he_wilt resigm the points, Cort» missioneratip’ If it at’ all interferes with his. census work, Yaet thers "{a a yoar and a half to clapse befora the time to take the censusar- rives, and during that time Mr, Walker could act In raflroad matters withont any * dlmcuuy'- sud possibly hold both positio: . UTTERLY FALSE. The Racent Btory About the Diseassd Cone dition of Cattle at the East St. Loul Btock-Yards. % X 3 81, Louts, 3o, March 10.~The New Yotk Hera'd of the 6th, containing a lotter charging . that slop-fed and diseased cattle ars shioped. from the Natlonal Btock-Yards here to. New: Yorlk and other Eastern markots, has arrived here, and produced great indiguatlon, not only among the officers of the yards, but cattle-deal~ ors generally, and all assert most positively that the statements in the letter are false i every particular, and were doubtless fabricatod to damage or deatroy the expert trade in American cattle. Isanc Koox, Vico-President, suthorizes the statemeht that slop has never been fed {n the Nationa! Yards sinca thefr open- ng In 1873, and during all that time mnot 100 head ot slop-fed cattis have been sold there. ‘The charge that poor Toxan cattls ara:bought bero, shipped to the farm of Abe McNelll, Greenvllla, 11l, tiera fed on distillery alops till they are fattoncd and full of diseasc, then re- turned to the yards, and shibped East as healthy stock, {8 pronounced by Mr. McNelll as utterly false, Ie docsnot fced cither still or slops.. He nlso says there Is not and never has been a distillery or brewery in Bon resides.” Mr. Knox expresses the opinion that the writer of the letter was neverin tiie National Block-Yards, All deslers here say the' cattle Liave not been 5o healthy throughout the West for ten years as they have been this soason. ———— TRADE ITEMS, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune. New Yorg, March 10.—The Commerctal Bule letin to-daysays: *The novel feature of our exe ports last weok was the salo of 100 tons of iron on Chiness account. Thia la tho firat shipment, of American frun ever made to that market Chiua annnally fmports a large amount of Brits’ {sh iren, but until this tragsaction the American commodity has never been imported, bacause of 1ta higher cost."” g The same paper: *“The gencral trade at the Eastward is exhibiting a little more life than of Ite. The Boston shoo and leathier market is aspecially nctive.” County, where he . The Buston Journal of Commerce of Baturday .~ says Very large quantitles of ilzht goods are on the way Southward and Westward, and Hav- erhlil aud Lynn are busy places, the activity in the former heing especlally noticeable.” A brisk movement in the lumber maricet Is also recorded. Wu benr of a larze New Hamp- shire cotton company calling for bids for heavy- timber to be used fn rebuildiiig oue of its mills, There {8 little or no call frowm shipbuliders. —————— i A COURT OF INQUIRY. Crixron, 11l, March 10.—The Court of Ine quiry, composcd of Deacons of the Christian Church of Farmer City, Ill., organized to {nves- tigato the charges of seduction and adultery Lrought agafost thelr pastor, Elder W. T. Maupiy, met this afternoou, and brouzht In charges of slander aeafust Mrs. SBcott and her husband, and exonerated Elder Mauplo, A trial will not ensue, both partles acqulescing. ——— Room for Both, Vickabury (Miss.) Herald. Amont the \legurmrcs by rail yesterday nftor- noon were Gen. W, T\ Bherman, of the United States Ariny, and the Hon, Jeflerson Davis, ex- Presideut of the lato Confederate States of Amcrica. A frisud of Mr. Davis remarked to him yesterda pany to travel with in the person of Gen. Sher. man, and the ex-President replied: “Well, I suppose thera is room enough on the cars th of us.! . . ———— Thoe End of » Fashionable Whim. Some London barmalds have adopted the chiton, and the World looks ou thisas the death- blow of the new costume, und saya: ‘‘Every oue knows what became of the Bloomer costunig directly barmalus took to wearing trousers. - It only wouts some one to give a (irecl ball at Wiflls' Roums to as effectually crush the new costume it the same way that Bloomerlsm was finally extinruisted by the famous Bloomer ball eight’'und tweoty years ago.’ AMUSEMENTS, i 1\1’ VICKER'S THEATRE. MARCH 17, KELLOGG! LITTA! OARY! GRAND ITALIAN OPERA © MAX BTRAKUSCIL.v...s DIRECTOK. OPENING NIGILT, MONDAY, MARCIK 17, Huguenots, Huguenots. Hnguenots, MI8S KELLOGG. MIBS MARIA AMIBS CALY ... ADAMS, £ o rban, PANTALEONI, GOTTSCUALK, GONLY, Tueaday Evening, March 18, Foust, Faust, Faust. MIBS MARIA LITTA as., MISS CARY ma., LA “‘.T‘l}f:{b:t Wednesday Kvening, March 18, Mignon. Mignon. Mignon. MIS RELLOQG | MiRk CARY | MIBS LANCASTRR na Filinn, us Siguon, |. s Irederico, . Thursdoy Eventug, March RIGOLETTO jenetit of Friday, Farowell Saturday. Grand Maiine . 'i{g Saturday Evening, Last Periormance, 1K} POPULAR PRICES! Teenerved Sedts, S0 cents and §1 exe location, Gallery, 80 couta, will cominence on Thu o'clock, at thie Box-Um 10g, 1 I_I‘\“l- RLY'S THEATRE. J. U, HAVERLY. Yroprictor and Manager RENKWED BUCCEBS OF ''OUR FRITZ." (*NOW I VAS HAPPINESS.") MR J, 1, TAVERLY Tasinduced Mr, Emmet to racurn ta Chicago, givinghim 87,000 OR TIN® WEEK ONLY,lendig Sunday, March § O e realy and Batirday Medlases inttader % Jos. K, EMMBET NEW FRITZ, ‘With ;Foll Dramatic Company sod A CHICAGD GERMAN MXNNEHCHOR, To asslst n tbe INVISIDLE CHORUS of the EMMET'S LULLABY, OOLEY'S T'IHEATIRE. s, §1, 750, Aork-“u:l‘lg:;x ‘chnnau Matines, THE INDUTABLE LOTTATL augwmfl by s Strong I)lellu Company, Abbey & gchoeflal, Managers, aiso Managers ack Uliohtre, Rru‘r“k‘t‘lly. will bresons overy eveniog Marsdun's new MUSHTITHEI With Now Beencry and Mechianicnl Elootd, - Biock Commpany dluiiase Wednesday, ' - BAST LY N INXH ONLY LOTTA MATINEE ° tternoon~Regular Night Pricea. . O Tathva preparation. Foita's na A CIOALE, i“: VICKER'S THEATRE, TIIRD AND LAST WEEK OF IMMENSE HIT of the rearranged Hurlusque, M Night, I B) Ul ad lqu n:{""'ffl"fldfi' rni.‘hv'a‘-n::n':' W -“'-1; 'fl"fifl':'i’; QPR Jof Gilo Wakk Oy nh ONI LEN MANAGER. . 1. SAMUELLS Last Woek of the World-Heaowned Pedestricune, Wi dpy to fntsh her 2064 quarter TAUITE PIERS A iaruse “Ribbont ooacorts’ mpted [a Burope or Amlrfc:‘gym:nyAlm 2, . Cillaran, 15 RIOES SURPRISE PARTY, LION lJ!‘ MADAME ANDERSON, TARWELL JIALL. R G, March 14, ai 8, AT A A ot ¢ preme Kavorite, Mrs. TURDAY cAgQ’s Bus h LD U8 DI T{O IECITALS, - RS A e b iy toct no extra for reacreed. “Tickdls for buth I oot & Blate-st e Cal o MANBAY, e Dl e reat sseaitonad tfnml. ¥ & BUOKEN FETTERN j 6r,The Groat Express Hobbary! ba Rob . Etle Mayo, Alfred Leatgn;- 1 W e ety fommpoyoion unries thut he would have good coms, SCOTT-SIDDONS, -