Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1879, Page 9

ROCK-ISLAND ARSENAL. And the. Little Bill that Slipped Through Congress. Tho Moline Wator-Power Company Rises and Explains, Col, Flagler Presents the United States Site of the Dispute, aud Glres the Troe Inwardness of the Matter, > To the Editor of The Tribune, Mortse, IM, March 19.—It Is plainly evident from the editorial remarks tn ‘Tir Trinunn of the 17th Inst. that you have been grossly misin+ formed a8 to the merits of the Goyernment Water-Power case nt Rock-Island Arsenal, and the Mollne Water-Power Company's connection with ft. Inall that has transpired concerning It, this Company has nothing to conceal, amt has done nothing to be eharaeterized ns a Job or trickery, or Uait will not bear the must search- ing investigation; and, for the purpose of core rectlne an apparently prevailing mizapprehen- glon, We provose to state Drivily the main feat- ures of the case. When the United States Arsenal was located on Rock [aland, this Company were the owners of the Water-Power. At the suguestion of the Government, in 1878 contract was entered {nto betiveen the United States aut thts Com pany, by the forms of wiileh the Company trans- ferred tts Interest in the Water-Power to the Government (which waa taken poxsession of),-in consideration that the Government was to de- yelop and matatain the entire Water-Power, andl grant to the Compiuty (te tise In verpetulty of one-fourth part of the power developed, free from all charge for rent or repalra. ‘The charge that nn immense stim of money was paid by the Government to the Comuany for the Water-Power ts entirely without founda. Hon, Not adollar was ever pald to or recelved by the Company from the Governinent, directly or indirect, for the transfer of its interest in the Water-Power, ‘The only consideration was devolupment. and mafotennuce of the Water. Power, aud the Company to have free use of one-fourth part, as before stated, Pending the Qual execution of the contract betiveen the Company and the United States, the plans for developing the Water-Power were vory generally disctssed and considered. Sub sequent changes it plains of development, to sult the purposes aud conyenjcnen of the Goy- ernment in relation to the Tocatton of the Ar- ecnal-shops, have considerably increased the cost of the Water-Power development; and the Commandantsof the Arsenal estiniates ft yill cost to complete the development the addi- tlonal sum of 8157,350,—for which appravria- tlons have been continuously recommended by the several Secretaries of War asluce 1876, with- out avail. Animmense bar of sand and mud has been allowed to accumulate at the mouth of the “pool,” which, fara yory coueidecatle partion of the time, prevents a supply of water to the Company's wheela; and, further, in the Gov- erninent Impravement of the navigation of the rapids, a chain of rock, called the " Molino Chath? has been removed, —tits deepening the channel of the river, and materially Jowerliys the head of water in the pool. 4 It is thia conditlon of things that causes the Company to claim, and Insist, that, ff Congress will not apprgnriate money to carry eut in good falth its contracts for development and mainte. nance of the Water-Power, it ought to allow the Company such control as would permit it to complete the development and maintenance of the Water-Power, which the Govornment thus far hos refused und neglected to doy and this, wo beloye, was the view taken hy the Conference Committee In inserting the anend- ment, so thoroughly were they convinced that rome measure of relic was duc to the Company in the absence of uppropriations to relleve the embarrassment which Ue failure of Gavernment tocarry out {ts contracts hud brought upon it. This fsallthe Jobor trickery there sia the matter; nnd, In the Hehtof ‘these facts, f dificult to see whereta any charge of «wrong. doing on the part of this Company cau be made orsustained, *' GnAnvEs ATKINSON, Presidentiy J. M, Gounn, “ee GH. Deens, 8. W. Wuretock, Jdoun Derny, J, 8, Keaton, Directors. ¢ THE UNITED STATES BIDE, In order to render this whole mutter a Ittlo tlear and more compréhensibie to the general reader, wo take the following extracts from the revorte of Co}, DW. W. Flagler, commanding offl- cer of the Rock-Istand Arsenal, to the Secretary of War. ‘The report is dated Rock-Island Ar- senal, Nov. 20, 1878,—Jjust before the meeting of ‘Congress, After referring to various unsatls- factory correspondence he had with the Motine Wator-Power Company as to what would satisfy the interests of that Company, consistently with the interests of the United States, he ayys: When the construction of the arsenal was) bexzun in 1864, the Moline Water-Power Com- Dauy was occupying the channel of the Missis- Hent between the island of Rovk Island and the: Miuvis shore for waterpower purposes. ‘Their tenure of this water-power was derived froin ehartera granted by the State of Tinols, ‘Tho Mississippl beluga navigable stream wuil under the control of the Congress of the United States, the value of the Waler-2’ower Company's tenure teas uncertain, The Company's constructions and water-poww- er at that time were unimportant, aud their roperty and tenure certainly not rery vuluabie, Thelr oceupation of the river contiguous to the {sland was also found to Interfere serlously with the plans of the Government, After much con- troveray the matter came before the Kock-Ishund Commission, created by the act of Congress ap- proved April 19, 1ntt (Vol. 13, page 50, It. S.), for settictnout a4 provided lor in the act, Tt was the prime ubject and intention of the Government tu settle tie matter ainfeably and to fully satlaty the Water-Puwer Company. To this end the settluments and the contracts were certainty very liberal tu the Water-Power Com- pany. ‘The expression “develop was fndeil- ailty and not explatuce vontracts, but tte meaning, and what the Wat ‘ompany bad a reasonable right to expect, can be shown and proyen. ‘The Goyerument then went ou and dtd de- Yelop und construct the water-power as was tn. tended, and in doing so has acted fatrly nit liberally to the Wuter-Power Company to the extentol the meaning of the contracts, which ‘Bere themselves IHberal; and hus thus far kept its contracts with the Water-Power Company iu Good falth, ‘That it haa doue so is ehown by the Feport of the Board of Engineers appointed un- der tho resolution of Congreas approved March 81877, (Seo Ex. Doce 21, Forty-tlith Con- Kress, flrat session, HH. Bt. While the work of construction was polng on. itbecaine clear that eventually some further work would bo needed to provide for a betteror larger flow of water Into the Waler-nower pool fo times of low water, und during thu year [8T4 the Water-Power Cumpany urged repeatedly aud strenuously that tbe United States should do this work at once, Finally, April I, 1875, the Company inade a formal written complalyt te the Ghicf of Ordnance on the subject. ‘This was referred to mu for report, and Uhecomplaint und ty report are printed In Ordnance Memoranda jo. 20, pages 407 to 474. dt wus udinitted by the Ordnance Dopartmont that thy requirements of the urscusl and the ins terosts of the Untied demanded that the waters over pool should be tmproved, aside from any Interest the Water-Power Company had tu the Mattor, und the catimates were afterward sent to Congress for fads to do the worl, At thut time the Water-Vower Company urged os a blu for the proposed Improvement that i long Whig-diin should be built two or wore miles up the river, and proposed ind urged that if Con- “ pons would not appropelate the necessary funds lor the work, that they, to members af the Company, wold do the work at their own ex- Dense, upou condition that they should by reli burecdl therefor, by soute new contract or ate Tanvement, whereby the United States should turn over te tem a larger portion of the water- power than the arciual contracts wave them. Finally, a mieoting wus arranged for aud ob Qlued With the Secretary at War, in Washing. ton, February, 1670, at which the Water-Power ‘company urged tie abave plan and thelr propo- sition tude the work. J was trinly of the opine fon that the plat af Improvement proposed by the Water-Power Company, if enrrled out, woul injurious ta the interets of the United States, dud also that It would bo unwise for the Govern » Ment to enter into any new contract us propos ed, Lelteving fn the Hehe uf histury that such Mew contract wus likely tu be wayasorable to the terests of the United States, Instead of this, therefure, a differcat plan for the Improvement of the pool was proposed and 4 adopted. ‘This was practically to deepen thy channel whereby water frga Uivt may chaune) Of the river is Tdnittted {nto the pool, ‘This Dian was approved by the Secretary of War, dnd an estunuty fop thu weveesary funds for Us Work was sent to Cunuress Fubruary, 1870. Thy President of the Water-Vower Company has sinco stuted tbat this plan was satisfactory to hts Company. Congress did nat make the Appropriation asker! for at that sesafon, wid has not done av afnce, althongh a recommendation tor the appropriation tiae been befare It ab each seasion, T haye Intely been Informed, and T would earnestly invite the nttention of the Chief of Ordinance to tt, Ut itt now the Intention of the Water- Power Cotupany to auply ta Cohgressy, at ite text svasion, to hava the whole water- piece ured over fo, br given away by, the nited States, to that Company, and tliat they~ members of the Company and their frienda— intend to make every effort in their power to carry this achemne though, 1e4s well known that the Water-Vawer Com- pany hasfor years been: makin plaints against the United Sta in regaril $0 mutters relative to the water-nower nd the manner in which the United States las carricd out its contracts. In my ontilon, these complatnts have not had goal foundation; Init, on the contrary, L betleve hat the Government las thus far met its cone tract obligations to the Water-Power Company in fair ane Uberat manner nd that tn dale at,the Computiy-bas derived a material benesie from theay contracts, Tam also atire that this opinion is generally concurred iu by the disinterested, well-tnformes portlon of this community. ‘The position whitch the Water-Power Company lag vow assumed toward the United States makes It appenr that these compluints and written protests are now to he used as materials in making 9 care to in- flucnee Congress, and, in my opiolen, the Inte actlon ot the Campany tn bringing sult aualust the United States in’ the Court of Clalis for damages fn the exorbitant sum of $512,850 ts one ol means to be employed in tnluenchiny Congress, at its hext session, to give this prop- erty to the Water-Pawer Company, Fam informed that members of the Compans have clearly stated their intention of making “this effort to aut possexsion of the watcr-power during the next scaston of Concress, and to Uint end they did not wish, mal would tr¥ to pre- ent, Congress trom making any appropriation Improve the water-power gaol, frasmuchsas auch an appropriation would, by cranting what they huve hitherto demunded, lenya them with- outa complaint. Atmong the arguments produced to ftluence public opinion agaist the arsenal water-power are: Ity great cust. Granting that the water-power has cost too auch, (t would be very unfalr to 60 wrest or torture this argument as to use tt te show that the United States ought therefore to give up this valuubie property to the very persons for whoso beneiit, the too great expenditure wos made, aud who huye been thus far the only ree ciplenta of beneflt from it. “It seems hardly to achinit of discussfon or consideration. A second argument used to influence opinion against the water-power fs, that {thas alvays fn the past und will always in the future causa controversy utul contention with the Moline Watur-Power Compuny. When fairly consider- ed, the force of this argument ts not apparent. Tt ts not the intention of the Governinent to dewl unfairly with the Moline Water-Puwer Company or anybody else. ‘The United States has, ato great expense of Jegislation ani money, procured and bait tls great water-power, and wow, when it fs nearly completed, ad the Government basin tts wa- ter-wheels and machinery, und fs reatly to vom menee ust it, and needs, and absolutely ro- quires it for ite future use, there comes an at- tempt ty Induce Congress to elves the whole property away to those who have liltherto been Ue sole beneficiaries from the expenditures on it. Au important matter to connection with the water-power has been fost sight of during the laat cleht years. When the United States took possession of the Island for arsepal purpoecs, it was found to be necessary to. pfoeure in sume way the removal of the Moline Water-Power Company's occupancy of the south channel of the river (sve Gon. Rodisan’s lottera and other correspundence, pages 180 to 195, Ordnance Memoranda No. 20, aud act of Congress ap- proved Aprtl 10, 18(4), It was thle necessity, and the fact that tho Moline Water-Vowor Company would not retin- quish Its hold upon the water-power without the payment of au extravagantlytarsesum of money, that brought the United States toincur so much trouble and expend 6o niuch legislation on the subject, aud, fually, to make a contract with provisions go Itveral’ to. the Water-Power Con- pony; but reserving what was of vital Impor- funce to the United States, viz., the full owner- shtp and control of this channel of the river, and the tneans of providing a Water-power for its shops. ‘The nevessity that the United States should hold this channel of the river and the shore of the istand Js jnuch, gregter aud stronger now than ls wag twelve yours ago. + In connection with the importance of this feature of the subject, 1 would: favite your at- tention to the history given in the last half of the rst chapter of Orduance Memoranda No. 20 of the long. hard, and persistent ubtempes made by orivate parties froin 1838 to 1864 to get a foothold on the island, on its shores, or to pet hold of tte water-nower} of the unwearled ufforts of prouiiuent oillcers and statesmen to repel these attempts, because the United States would some day want the island for the very purposes for which it {a now belng used; and of the heavy cost to the United States of the few cases Where parties did get bald of the water- power, or got 2 foothold on the fsiand, as shown by the history of the lnbors of the Rock Istant omission In 1860, the legislation of gress, and, finally, the large amounts of moiiey pald to get back What lad beau piven aay. After all the United States has endured and. paid, it docs avem that It le some right to hold on to its own property, If tr does nut do this snd lots ft. ty It is probable that the next ven- eration will buy it back at an enormous advance, as before, nnd condemn this generation fur let- ting it go. RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONISTS. Killed by Ordurs of nm Kevolutionary Com- iMitteomA Remurkalte Dacument=The Assassination of Princo Krapotide, the Guvornor of Kharkot, Correspondence Nevo York Herald. Lonpon, March 6.~The cable will have fu- formed you of the strange proclamation which was placarded on the walls of St. Petersburg in reference to the murder of the Governor of Kharkolf, The document conveyed the open declaration that the death of the Prince was tho work of an emissary of the Nihiltste, and that |. the blow was inflicted in revenge for the acts of eruclty attributed to him at the ime of the dis- turbances aniong the Unlyersity students. Prince Kraputkine, as you will remember, nt- tended “the boll of the daughters of the nobility *in Kharkoff, He was returning fron the festivity ab abot 1 o'clock, and hind almost reached the Government House ja lis carriage, when, in roundIng a street-corner, he wan shot with a revolver by some person who, apparently, iad stepped Iehtly upon the step of the carriays In order to taka deliberate aim. ‘The Prines was lying back In te carriage, wid recetved the bullet through his cloak and left epaulet, aid the further course of the shot splintered the collar-bone and penetrated deep- ly the unfortunate Goyerhor's breast. On reacn- ing home the best medical assiitnnes was acnt for, but the state of the Prince was erit{eal from the beginning, aut he dled. ‘That th ihilists were at the bottom of the affair wos not doubted fram the firsts the placard, already mentioned, and later a printed proclama- ton ‘distributed ot Moscuw, und probaly throughout the whole Empire, made it clear that the Govern Kharkoll was assassinated hy orders of 9 revolutionary committee, Tha printed proclamation reads as follows: “The Iussiin Socialist revelutionary party has disposed of ons of its deadest enemice,— ove of the most Inbuman jullers of its con- demned und Imprisoned brethren. On the th of February Prince Krapotkine, the Governor of Kharkotf, was dangerously, and no doubt mor tally, wonnded with a revolver, This execution was carried out by the Russian Socialist revolu- tionsry organization, whieh 13 also responsila for all. the executions in Ason the last ovcaston, that organization bega to lay before the public, frankly und sincerely, tie “reasons that have compelled {t to have further recourse to Mie revolver, “Krapotkin had committed the Talleiiag crimes: (1) At the end of last year he sanctione and ordered the barbarous treatment to which political prizouers were subjected in the prison of Kharkof, (2) Ho falecly reported to the Minister of the Interior. on the subject of the laut disturbances at the Untyorsity of Kharkotl, tint the pallce had been attacked by the students, whereas in reality it was the latter who, by his own ordera, bud rst been floggatl with Cousack whips. (3) He is. directly responsible fur the ferocious und Lurbarous treatment of polit- ical prisoners at Hurisoglebsk, wut bis paine 1s (ntimately connected with the history of te Contrat prison in that town,where be was gullty of the following acts: (a) After the invalid prisoner Plowuikull hud been put in chalns, the olber prisoners transmitted to Krapothin a memorial in which the revolting conduct of the chiel jailer was set forth, ‘Tho jailer, (Irritated ut this step, deprived the prisoners of the privi- lewe of obtatuhig food fran outside reduced the tne allowed for taking exorcise, put chafns on sick prisunors, abolished thylr extra rations, aud At labt caused the openings over the voll doors to ba bosrded up te the exclusion of all ventitar tion, In reply to the, prisouers’ memorial, Prince Krapothhin lssued the tollowing order: sAlthodigh the elilof 4ailer waa nob justifies in -buttlug chains on the prisoners who bud under+ HE CHICAGO THIBUNE 25, TUESDAY. MARCH gono the perlod! of probation, nevertheless, as a puniahment for Insulting the: jailer by making « complaint to the Governor, the” refvactory. preonera shall be locked up in the black hole of the prison for periodsof one to threedaya: while those who have already passed the “required periat of probatfon ahall be restored ty the fat of prisoners undergoins probation, and be put Infrons.” (4) On the 3d of uly sie of the polltleal prisonars resolved Lo put au end to the insupportable existence to which they were eons demned unless some relaxation of the prison disclpline were granted, and determined tu cut short their misery by starving themselves to death. Princes Krapotkin not only rejected thelr petition, but after they lind passed seven days without tasthiyy food, and after several of them were no longerable to rise from their beds, whe sent to the prison nn ofllcer who di elverl them by faleely promising compliance with all thelr requests, mudgthus again condemned thi to a cuntinuance of the wretched exinte: which they had previously resolved to terminate Hy-a series of similar measures Princes Keapot- kin reduced the prisouers to a condition which wag oquivalent to that of belug burted nllve. Such aro the erlmes committed by Krapotkin. . + Such ore the causes aad considerations that have compelled the Russian Soctallat party to sentence ano of its enemies to death, Death for death, executton for execution, terrer for terror! ‘This Is aur answer to the threat, the persecutlots, ant the oppresston of the Govern- tment. Should the Jatter persevere ti ils old vottrse, Ue bodies of Heykiug and Mesentzoll will not have turned fito dust before the Goy- erpment wil hear from us agai." Somedays befory the attempt waa made a Intter wae written to the Kevolutlonary Com- inittee by the man who utdertouk the execution of the sentenves, ‘This tetter {4 printed with the inanifesto. He says: - "You cun well understand the feelings by which faim agitated wher i think of the many martyrs aid thelr tortures. To think of ny Talf-sturved, il-used conirades, diatlgured by the exevtitloner, Tam haunted by the tinage of the powerful ofltelal who tramples on line maulty and who deceived the almost Hfeless martyrs into w continuance of their wretched (extatence. ‘The dittertiess of my heart can be understood when L ponder over the fact that Kuch barbaritles remalt unpunished; thut noth- ing futerteres with the qitetude uf thet mn's life, nud with his enjoyment of all earthly bliss. The Russian public must be informed “that a almilar indignatfon and a stinllar desire stir the feelings of cyery Honest man. It must be told Alat 80 Hote ag its lethargy nate It ean only participate in the funeral rites of persons tie high places." To all uppearauves the revolt uonists nre hold, and determined to proveed tn the cunflict they have commenced. The pottce das so far treet thwarted In its attempts to dn- cover either the murderers of Piluce Agapolicin or of Gen. Meseutkolt. 2 me "FLORIDA. Mow » Domucratle Member of Congress Se- cured His Election, From Our Quwn Correspondent. Waatuxoton, D. C., March 22.—The follow- ing synopsis of testinany tn the cusu of Bisbee versus full fs taken from a report fy the dackeun- ville (Fla,) Sunand Lrese. It shows Hallsulleced complicity fu these frauds, and tt ts doubtless ov secount of (he statement contained fn this evidence that Hull ds now under indictinent, Yet the Democrats found no trouble sn eating him on Monday Inst: B, 5. GAULDEN sworn aul testified : Have beeu Denuty Clerk of Brevard County, Deputy Collector, aud Assessor of 4 3 neted some time as Deputy Sheriff in 1878; had acted as Spcelul Revisiration Clerk fn Brevard Coun. by aye no knowledge thut any notices, slating that offices or vacancics were tu be filed at the election in 1878, were posted tn Brevard County 5, Mad charge of the Clerk's oflice, und the books and papers therein, on the 1th and 12th of November, 1873, but never found any registration havka there. I gave Mr. Lee, the Clerk, to understand that the clection In Brovard. County might have to be manipulated, sind re- quested hin uot to furnish any registration-llst to the Inspector of Election. He promised that he would not furnish naoy, and afterward told ine nt the canvass that be had not furnished any. Was present at the conyass and saw the returns. ‘fhe number of votes shown by those returns ot the canvass was not the same as shown by the returns when they first came into my possession. ‘The difference, I think, was 104 yotes. All the certitleates except three were changed.alter they came into mf poasceslon, The vote for Hull was largely inerea: The changed certitlvates were the ones canvassed. The certificates were afterward given me, and I dellyercd them to d. A, Alen, at Orlando, on the dsth, Nad received them from John M. Lee. Lresided at the time at “The Point,” in Orange County. Arrived In Lake View from The Polut” on Sunday preceding clectton-aa, I started for Lake View to go there, pr yided sume ono was sent from Orlunito to Luke View to look after the election. Stopped ut Mr, Vawdrs's and found that noone hod passed Zong to Lake View; therefore 1 waited until the party who was to be sent fram Ortunde to Lake View came. Didn't know who was to be sent, but soma reliable party, briny- inge the lotest news, ete, That party. who was tohelp manipulate the canvass of the yotcs cast for Congressmen in Brevard County, was to be rent, I eupposed, by Mr. Hath Questlon—Why did you pubpare such messen- A ger was to be sent by Mr. Hull, and who do you mean by Mr. Hullf | Answer—-Becausa L had’ re- celveil a letter, on Noy. 5, had evgry reason to believe to have beea written by Mr. Hull, asking me to wait on the road fram Or- lunda by Cros Prafrle for a party who would be. sent from Orlando to Lake View. I meant N. A. Hull, one of the candidates for clection to Congress from the Second District of Flurida, "The letter hud a private mark, which Me, Hull told me Ud tind th tis letters tame. Mr. Hull told me if F should get a let ter bearlng no date, address, or slcnature, with a flourish to the last letter of the lost word writ- ten tm the letter, Linkght know it was from hin. Ho told me this at Orlando, at an interview we Nal there during the Inst ot September or frat. of October, 1878 Goy, Hull said. the Repud- [leans were gory to oerpetrate fraud in sume of the Republican counties, in order to tave a na jority upon the face ol the returns in the dis- triet, tu avail themselves of the advantage of i decision of the Supreme Court that the State Canvassing Board should declare the result from the faco of the returns. He eald the De oerats must fight fraud with fraud, and asked me if Pthougnt Brevard County could be man- aged so os to give suiliclent ijority to meet wat offset any majority the Republicans nitht get inthe balance of the district. ilo told me that money would be furnished If such a major ity was heeded, and for me to feel of the Canyasstny Board and see what could he daae, and keep myself in readiness to ack Ww I did receive a letter from him, He told me that, fn his letters to ane, in order that the letters ‘might not be traved to him, he would write what be wanted ine to know nnd doy that he would fot date (t, nor address {t ta ime, bor sign his namo; but he would mske a Nouriah to tse Inst letter of the last word written In the letter, Iv took a pen ell and Wrote hls own name, and showed me how he would make tie flourish, Mo tall ine hoe must win, as be was Mnanelally and politically ruined if he was not elected. [He said if he was elected I should be well remunerated for what Tinteht do, ‘The letter received contained the flourish agreed upon. ‘The fetter was, In sub- stanco, a8 follows: Go on the road teading from Orlando to Lake View by Cross Prairie, and walt for party, who will be aentif neceasury. Ie wlll have the atest newe, ele. Co ‘with bli, find out what ie neces- enty.fron him, and you wit know how to uct. You must not let any ono know of iny letter to you, ant! $1,000 and a good appulntment shall he yours. 1 met Maj, Alen when he eaine to Mr. Daw- dry’s, and asked him about the elections he showed ine a letter addressed to Mr. Nat Poyntz, slened by N. A, Hull, After sealing by the let- ter that Gov, Hull wanted 202 votes, I eatd tt could be done, and proposed to Maj. Allen that he go and hetp, ont he did, I had a convorsa- Hon with Goy, Hull us above stated at Orlando; alan, ona on St. John's River, on the steamer Carrio. I sald to Gov. Hull 1 was sorry he had eviceted me a member of the Democratic Execu- tye Committes for the Second District. Ha said 1 was futellicent, and there might be some heavy work in Brevard to do, wil he wanted me tu be a meniber of tho Cummilttee to vounteract such frauds ag might bo perperrated by the Re- publicans, and that he would have another tall: with wee. 4 4. J have received two letters from Mr, Hull with the flourish: since the glec- tion, which { have burned, ‘The eubstaucu of the first was You are going to be summoned by the United States Court as a witness agalust the Brevard Can+ Naseing Hoard, | Yor mul keep out uf tue way They Will nat bu able to prove anything, 1 will remenber my promluss. ‘The word "must". In the latter was under> scored, ‘The accond letter was as follows: twant you, by all invans, to keep oust of the of If you huve the money, don't call on na; if not, | will honor your draft for 3200, P.§,—Draft in name of wome reliably friend of your, Notlty ino of mime, and tne draft will bo accepted, and | will remember our agreoment, Pleaso deatroy all correspondence between uy, e+.» Twas promised by Ble. Not Poyats and J.T, Allen at least $500," 1 was promised this at Orlando for my services rendered tn the Ure: yard election business. Lfusked Nut Poyntz about the proinlse scveral thes. Ho and Allen told me Goy. Hull would bave to borraw some money until hy could raiso money out of his oilice, Poyntz agreed to gu and sve Huil about 1879---TWELVE PAGES, the matter, When he rettiened, he told ime Hull had gone to Jacksonville to borrow the $40. Nou promise of immunity from pauteh- iment has beet tnade to ine by any one provided Fwoukl become a witness in the case uf the United States ve. Noble A. Hull et al, — CURRENT 0! eee The Olt Fing, Kite, Daytan Journal (ep, Noxt we shall have #20,000040 appropriation for the Missisalpnt lovees tacked upon an appro- priation bill. An Apt Comparison, Lautaritte Comsmergint (Hep). “Stopbing the wheels of Government’? for the gate of getting one small law repeated, ts aptly compared to burning fun the house to roast the pig. UUllizing the, Usutenet. Memphis (Tenn.) Avatunche Und. Oid Moutgomery Blair can now walk out of histombagain. Is mat ‘fitden Is utilizing the usufruct ina way that ‘Thurman, Hendricks, und Bayard despise. More Diahonoat than Garpet-Bargern, , Nem Haren Palladium (Hepa. Now that a new Constitutionnt Cunyention Is to be held, the Democratic ;pa! of Louisiana ure clamoriyg for the repudiation of the greater partof theStute debt, Hume rule ts more dis- Honest than carpet-bag Loverninen:. Montgomery Mla.) Adrertizet (Dern, , Count Jownnes {s said to We Juvking aroun for a hephew whe will siten the front of the atuge whe and take nll the rotten spples, stale exes, aul eabbag Tle thinks of malig Me. Pelton an offer. Why Ho Was “illgivie, Deteott Pou (%d.). ‘The list of the chicf oflicere ut the new Senate dovs vontaln the name of ore man tthe was not a Rebel; but theo he belongs to that family of which the most conypicuons representative (esse D. Bright) was expelled from the Senate asa traitor; this tact made him elfeible, The Trio “ Ohlo fen" Clneinnatt Gommerchit Und. Ken, It fs the ereat Democratic principle of Wash MeLean, uccurding to recent advices trom Wash- ington, to enter into any cvalltion hit will se- cure the plunder. Differences can be adjusted after ihe divtsion of the spuflls, Itisa lofty view of stateamanshilp, but it fs the true Oliia flea. An Acknowledgment of Bulldozing. Fiekabneg (See) Merate (nt, ent). Wo know that thers have been well-grounded reports of bad treatment of the negro, and the white man who has regard‘for himself aud for ihe country should see to ft that the negro laborer is protected inal hia rights, Hulldoz- Ing should pot only be discouraged, but punish: ed, and punished severely, and every planter, if necessary, should be a 2Uerdian end & protector to the laborers in hls vineyard, Tho Rights of Minoritles. New Yurk Tribune (Rev.). If minorltles in this Republic are to have no rights, It [s not the South which will tinally gala by the change. Suoner or luter a reaction will follow Demveratie violence “and Incompetence. In the long run the Republican party is the ma- jority in this country. Alter another census, [t is doubtfal whether the South will retaly one- third of the members of the House. The runidly- growing Stutes are nearly al! Republican States. Tt becomes Democrats to vonsider whether it stall by them be decreed that minoritles shail haye no rights in this country hereafter. Quostions for Southern Vlanters, Neo York Sun (Den.). ‘The faleifler who first sc* afluat among the black plantation-hands of the Lower Mississippt Valley the story that they had only to go to St, Louis to secure free tickets to Kansas, a tract of Jumt, a mule. a plow, nnd a tittle working capital to boot, may be amused with the success of tlehoar, But it isa eerious business for some of the poor plantations hatles and the St. Louis authorities do not appreciate the humor ofit., But why are these black laborers so eager to get away from their old homes; aud why are those of them who have reached St. Louis so re- luctant to go back? ‘Theso are questions for the white plunters of Loulsinun und Miselesippl. Stephens’ Method of Relle Nar York Tribune en). Business-men who oro remarking the complete control of Congress by the South will, no doubt, be gratified to learn that Alexander H. Stephens, one of the most conservative South- ern men in Congress, thinks thls Congress ahoutd issue “at fenst’? $500,000,00) In green backs, ne a method of rellef for a suffering coun- try. Itmay be that the bitainess-men of the North who have tolled along the weary road to resnimption would Ike to sean Southern Presl- dent nt Washington, a3 well as a Bouthern Con gress; and then, satu, it may be that they would not. Southern “Pence nnd Order.” Charleston (8. C.) News (Dem There ig peace und order in every Southern State, except where the peace 1s broken and order js disturbed hy meu und boys elivoting at each other, and wounding and killing each other, about some trifle that: would haye been thought nothing of had they stept on ft. ‘But they have pistols in thelr pockets, Qne hot word brings on another, the deadly weapons are Kigged ont, and the quondain frlends blaze away at cach other until one fs disabled or the pistols are empty. It 43 a sbameand reproach to eavh and every one of us. A Pinmal Proapent. Indianavolte Journal (ep. ‘The actlon which fostered Slavery, and which attcinpted to overthrow the Government, is auill the section which gives the Democratic party its strength, and enables {t to contend for the control of tha Governmentit tried to de- stroy. ‘Tho golld South furnisnes the great bulk of the Democratic strength tn both branches of Congress, It also suppples the animus and gpirit of tho party, and we predict now that at no distant day the peopto will be furnished with an exhlbitton of Coufederate Democracy tn Con- gress which will recall the diagraceful memories of the Buchanan era so vividly as to make them rue Uw day they ever ‘permitted the friends and followers of Jef Davla to obtain vontrol of the National Legislature. Sil Majoritios Good Things, Falladetphta Letyer (Init). Upon a full vote the Desocratle majority fo the House of Representatives is about four. ‘This is a wise dispensation, howover it came about, It should operate ta glve check to Inde- fensible projects of Jeglstution, for nearly always whalt-dozon somber or so can ba found who will step outside of the party Hne to prevent the passage of such measurcs If they aro important of tha defeat of what ight. Bat a geod incl- dental result will be that the narrow margin ber tween tnajurity und nrinority mitet compel mem- hers to be more attentive, the milnority In the hope of check-mating the majority, and the ma- pus, to maintain ita position, “Thera will be ves strolling ‘through the lobbles, leas cohyt town-stiirs for refreshments, leva confusion when the roll is beiny called for the yeas ant nays, and a inuch fuller House all the the, In fact. members will have to “stick close tu thelr desks, and never vo to" seo—a inan in the “Committee Ruom,” untess quite sure no voto fa coming on. “Damoeratic Fight in Pennaylvania, Washington Manaich fer nnury Commercial Garette Notwithstanding the aggressive courss of Senator Wallace againat Randall in the conteat for the Speakershly, and Randall's success fn. aecuriine the ofilee hy a desided mufority, Sen- ator Wallace does not feel at alt dleconcertad, He does nat conetder that the people of Penny eylvanta will alluiy Me. Randall to bring | ble fight for Tilden in 1850 Into State politics. “Mr. Randatl's friends aay that be will now bo com- peiled te continue thts contest, and will exert limself in the Clty of Philadelphia to prevent the Wallace influence from manipulating the primaries to sceure the delegates to the next Demnveratle Natlonal Convention. Ws success here, backed up by the large number of promi- nent Demuctatle puliticlans from the Clty of Philudelphte, will enable bin (o secure the ro- organization of the City Committes in the ine terest of Mr. Tilden, which would glye that eentleman a send-olf of tun vates. Ut is intl uated that the sama movement will be carried into Western, Pennsylvania, and that the frivnds of Me, Randall at Pittahurg Ive fudicated: that: the t in thie direcs tou which they,bave taken will be exteuded. Jt would now geum that the ‘Tildon wovemont hss taken a firm bold in all parts of the State, ant is likely to bo very formidable. 40 [tls oyere thrown at all, (t will require all the exverienve, ability, nod foresteht af Senator Wallace atl the older politicians of the Democratic party to effect Itadefout. It fe neserted, however, that y have the power to accomplish this end, and ? WHlingness fa expressed by the ventlemon i question to meet thelr opponents and grapple with theta on the question, Tho Old Row Betweon Eastern and Western Democrata. Tauiartite (Ky.) Note (Den). ‘There has been tnitch discussion lately of ex- oy, Tildon'a latin to a renorfination tu the Presidency of the United States, The dis- cuasion has developed a xtrong support of the New York statesinau, but an equally declled att tagonisinto his aspirations. It fs, therefore, up- yarent thatan earnest and thoroughly organized struggle fs to be inade to prevent the naming. ton of hin fn 1$80. The opposition to him ts of apecullar character, endangering the prospect for that harmony in the Democratic ranks which isesscntini to sueceess next yenr, The demand Jor the nomination of a atatestnan who’ is deemed tu be more in aympathy with the West nl ore fdentificd with tts preat intercsts, is y patent that it inay not. be enfely Ignored by the Demncratte National Convention. The Kaatern Democrats, Jed by Tilden, and Bayard, and Eaton, should be content with the repeated ng that, since 1664, have been made to nd hence should not anforce their them, present exactions in anything Hke au uncompre- tulelus spirit. ‘They eurely have no right to claim everything! Under thelr leaderatly the party been carricd to dieaster in every on- wagement with the enemy, and the tine fs at Hand when they shouht cheerfully acquiesce In wchance of commuters, Civilization and Concealed Worpons, Nasheitte (Tenn.) Banner (Nem. ). Perhaps there Is no tnore characteristic Index of the etage of civilization a community bias reached than the extent und manner of carrying deadly weapons, Between the eavaue, with his how at his back, and the genuine gentleman who would blush at the thought of carrying: concealed upou bis person a menace agalust his nelghbor's Hife, the gap is wide, and just aa wide ag the extremes of inan's social ecunddition, ‘There is not su great a difference between the frontiersinan who slings bis grin Colt to his Delt, aml the young blood of our Southern tuwns who hestows bis pretty Smith & Wesson sungly at his bip. ¢ young man isa little further on ip the state: but tt his case clvilizing fnilucnces appear to have.spent themselves on externals, for atthe bottom the tastes of both are the tastes of Larbartane, and the will that adopts the tmuans fiplics the deslre of blood- shedding, and that both share with the savage. The nica of self-protection only proves the low state of clyilization where such defense is needed, aunt the suspicion that one's Mie ts indauger at the hnuds of tits fellows Is sugiested by the con- sclousnees of a savage instinct in one's own heart. The creese of the Malay, the stlietto of the Hatinn assassin, and the knife of the Span-. {sh bravo, are not surer proofs of savage tne stinets than the carefully-concealed pistol of the young inno of Tennessee. This habit of carry. Ing concealed weapons has been called an evi- dence of a cowardly nature; but the fault tsa more serious one than phyalesl cowardice. It is the evidence of alow rocial and moral state in the community which countenances It, aud of defective moral training and low conscience In the person who indulges it. The opportunities for crime are tov many tat men should will- fully keep In easy reach {Ne means for the com- mission of the deadliest, and escape the moral responsibility for critainal intent, When strong social contemnation imuakes this practice tne famoua; when education shalt lave quickeued the publfe conselenee; when the pulpit shall have done its duty uzatost this unehristian habit; when the press shall bave fearlessly spokert its powerful reprovation, then this bar barous custom will cease, and public opinion will bave accomplished what legislation has been powerless to perform, and the new gen- eration will be further along than we toward the social Millenntum, TENEMENT-HOUSE REFORM. A Practical Schemo for the Improvement of the Lodgings of the Poor—A Good Work on Business Principles, Sew York Evening Port. A number of gentlemen of this city have formed on assoctation tu biuld 2 model tene- incut-house somewhat on the plaizot. thet Pear Lody tenements in London, Mr. Jumes Scott, of Scott Brothers, one of the gentlemen inter- ested {u the schume, eafd this morning that the proposition to erect a model tenemvnt-house grew out of the conyersatiun of a nutnber of ventlemen, most of whom were cunuected with the dry-gooda trade, wno lave agreed to form a stock cotnpany with a capital of $1,009,000, of whieh 10 per centumn shall be pafd fn when the organization ta completed, With tnfs sum {t ts proposed to erect a model tenement building somewhere between Sixtieth and Eightfeth Btreote and Second and Ninth avenues, which, white it will furnish greatly superlor accommo: dations to the wretched avodes dn which eu of the Iavoring class are obliged to live, will at the saine His return a falr protit on the money in- vested. sf Mr, Scott. said that he bad recently retufned from London, and while in that ity liad closely examined the Peavody tenements and the work: ing of the plan, He found that these buildings tnvartably Improved property in thelr neighbor- hood, thit they were alivays fully tenanted, aod that they yielded au snnual dividend of 4!¢ per centum, He thought that similar buildbiss could be erected In this city ad made to yletd nv annual income of more than 6 per centum perauntimon the. money invested. It fs nro- posed to secure sixteen fots of ground, situated at the end of a biock, so thit a frontage of 200 feet on three streets can be obtained, and on this round to erect the first bullding, which wil be of brick, five stories in hight, with a central courtyard 100 feet square, There will be three entrances to this court- yard, one from cach street, and. the on- trances to the building will be from the court- yard, Although no definite plans have yet been submitted, it 18 probable that a central allway efght or nine feet wide will be laid out on cach Jivor, continuing around alt parts of the build- Wide stairenses will connect these floors, id there will also be one or inure clevators in the bullding. ‘The rooms will bo arranged on elther side of this hallway, and will be lighted and pecetve ar either from the street or the courtyard, except In tht part of the building: {n tha centre of the block on. the opposite: side from the courtyard, which will recelya Heht aid alr froma well-holu. Every room fy the bulld- ing will reeotve direct Hight and air, aud there wilt be ve dark or Inner rooms. "The building will bein charge of a Janitor, who will have reneral supervision of the bullding, and ene fares all necessary eanttary meusures, The soome Will hu fofty, aud will be of large dimen- sluns, All washing aud drying of clothes will by dona on the roof of the bullding, whfch wilt be surrounded on all stdes by a parapet brick wall alx foot high, It ts thought thut the better class uf the tonement population will be glad to ayull themselves of such an opportunity to se- eave o pleasant home, Mr. scutt snd that while no offensive system of espionage would bu established, yot any tenant who proved: hime set€ at a qtturrdlsome Comperatent or tatled ta observe the sanitary regulations of the Louse would not be permitted to remain in the hovse, while, av a further thducement for the tenanta to keep thelr rooms clean and tu order, ft 15 pro: posed that one-third of the profits above 6 per cent shall be divided among thore tenants who nay their rent promoily uml orove themsclyes honcas and industrious, and observe all the sant> tary regulations of the buildiug. Ii Is the intention of the assuciation when the ground fe secured to call for J0 per centiin of the cupital stoek, and at ouce begin the erection of the building, When this building fs com pleted, Cit shall prove as profitable an Inve: inent as Mr. Bote thinks {t undunbtedly wi another 10 pee centuin will be called for and auather building ted until ultinately the entire capttal stork of $1,000,000 fs expetidledt. OF the prolits above } per ceutuin one-third will bo ulstributcd among the tenauts, white the other two-thirds will constitute a resorve fund for the erection of other butidluge. Mr, Scott sata that the men connected with the project wero gil men of means ang would put thelr own honey Into the scheme, ond exe pected thatlt would pay a good pgufit. The rooms will be rented eiugly or iv sultseand the ront will.be as low if not lower than tat now charged fur the filthy, unhealthy accommoda- tlous in the ordinary tenement-Luuses, Se ‘The Sale of Montlootla. Albany Evening Jaurnat. The old home ‘of Thomas Jeiferson has passed under tho auctionver’s harmaer and been bid olf by Jeflerson M. Levy, the principal beir, for 1G, U0. ‘The loved country-seat of the third President, stands upon a litte mountain spur three miles trom Churtottesville, aud looks down upon the wap through which the Clusupeake & Oblo Rail- tuad vow runs. Tf scommanis a view uf rare beuuty aud variety. In national repute, Monti- cello wow stands pext to Mount Vernon, thouzl a3 the years go hy, cooling fallin Passlous wil giving Act historical backgrouga to the urea, eventa of ‘61-65, the Inst reatiny-piace of the murtyfed Lincola tnust take the second rank fo uulyergal veuerativa. Ly was herp du Myuticetlo where Jefferson practiced that tnuntficent hos- vitality which wade dis home known far and “wide, but wldch finally involved him ap deeply in debt that he asked the Virginia Legistature to yy nose of the estate by lotters,—a scheme which Was never carricd out. And here on this estate the great edvucate of evil and religious iherty Nes buried. The author of our magna charts of frevdom gave his own directions for the plau- ime of his mausoleum. Choose.” he wrote, “sutne nuntrequented vate iu the park, where ts no sound ta break the stillness but a brook Vhat. bubbling winds amoung the woods,—no mark of human attape that, has been there.—~ unless the skelerun of some poor wretch who sucht that play ont indespair to die (a, Let {ott among ancient and venerable oaks: Intersperse some gloomy evergreens. Ap- propriate one-half tu the of my fami- yy other to ptrangers, servants, t othe exit juok upon a rinall and distant part of the Blue Mountains. ‘These directions were folluived, and his reniainas rest fu vers inuch such a spot as Jefferson indicated, ‘There'are thirty graves Mere wos, and te at ered grounds are partly inelused yy a lieh brick wall, bat time aud nestect have made sad havoc ofapuruon of it. ‘The fron gates are locke! with rust, while Virginia creepers, ( ezlautiue {n thelr season drape the crumbling, walle. ‘The eraveof Jefferson js marked py a granite obelisk, tine feet Ligh, ww resting oft a Inst three fect 'syttare. ‘Thi oballsi was made from aaketeh found among his papers, and on {t was placed this inseriptton,—the death, of course, belne left biank,—" ‘2 buried Thomas JelTerson, author of tle Dewara- Hon of Indenendence, of the Rtatute of Virginia for Religious Freetuin. and Father of the Uni- veraity of Virginia. mm April 3, O.8., 17435 died July 4, 1528, _———_ . TILDEN YS. 'TAMMAN A Tall. with Controller Kelly—r, Titden tho Moving Spirit 1 the Recent Process Inga Mr. Kelly's Detter Chat Meaaures Ave Being Taken to fwenre Mis Own Removal. Nein Yor Titinne, sareh 23. A Trifient reporter valled an Controller Kelly yerterday to obtain his views ou the moventent Instituted by ols political opponents to onst his friends from offic When arked what he thought of Mayor Coober’s intron abaut the res moval of the Police Cominissloners, Mr. Kelly avoided an expression of opinion, hut sale “1 regard {t as a very stra proceeding, ‘The ac- tote of the Muyor ¢an hardly be regarded us. jostifable. Jt ts in purauance of a policy, no doubt, to remove all of the Democrats that may de reuched {n that way? . a3 “Do you think Gor. Robinson will bea party tosucha movement! “fF esnnot say what he may do, but is certaln that he has done a yery wrong and uijustiqadle act in removing ate, Guinbleton from ollice. ‘There was not a shagosw of eround, for the Gov. ernor to base his action oMin Mr. Gumbletun's case, No Jaw had been viultted, and the County Clerk's office was never conducted-In a more satiafactory and honoraole manner than it was uuder Mr. Gumbleton’s adn tou. I nave known hin trum a boy, wl know that he is a thoroughly honorably ine tpricht man, and the letter of Gov, Robinson did him great injustice. Mt seems to me, fn justice to himself, tut he should carry (he nrscter into che cottrts, thous it would probably not recover him the ofice he- fore the expiration of hfs term. Jt would, how- ever, show how unjustly he was removed.” “po you think Sberil Rellly and Register Loew have made apy ‘deal? to retain thelr ottices?"* “T think neither Mr, Reilly nor-Mr. Lovw has done what bas been intimated in. that respect. Ido not belleve they would desert thelr friends and the party which elected them to oflice. ‘The Sheriff's removal seems to he contemplated, but Ido not believe unvthing can be found against him on whieh to effect nfs removal. I do not believe that any responelble man etn be found who will take the_oflice for the rematder of the term. ‘The Sherht bas to vive heavy bonde, suit he {s responsiple for all bis official acts and those of his Deputies for. veurs after his term of office explres. Bonds pied by him may be wood ot the thne he passes on them, but afterward the sureties may: become valucleys, as is often the case, aud the Sueriif fs held personally re- sponsible. Only last week T paid over $4,000 on such a ease for bouda acrepted by me when wns Sheriff, sud since £ haye been tn my present ofllee 1 have paid $10,001 tinder shin flar elreumstances, ‘hero is no tellime where zuch a thing may end. P bkave known of onby cua Sheriff “this county. has that has ever come ont of oflico w! ahead, All the others have had to draw on their private means or lave Leen fiuanelally ruined, That is the creat objection to making the office a salaried one. Tt requires the grent- est care and wtebfulness on tha part of the tn- cumbent, amd the salaries proposed are not Jorge enough to pay for the responsibility." “Ts there any truth iu the rumor that you will be removed!” “Yes, 1 believe that ench an attempt will be made. [tis part of the general plan to remove all Tammany olticlats, {twill be a diflicult task, and will recoll with double effect on the heads of those atvempting i. The Comtutssioners of Accounts have been examining imy olfice Istely, mit him to dis- aay tied & and T have found them very lemanty fel- lows, Ihave vothing to eal, would be glad to allow any one to nite the records of iny departient. The Mayor hus the power to remove me ‘for cause,’ but J eanuet tell what, that will be. Tshall be glad to be Investizated, however,”? “Would course t!? “Goy. Ttoblngon is iu full accord with Mr. THden and Mr. Cooper. ‘Vhey would all be more delighted to remove me thaw to oust any one ¢! ‘There 1s no doubt tut Mr, Tilden Is dlrectiye this movement. In fact, | Know that to be the cose. ‘There Is. no chance, however, of our defeat Inthe Taimanny soclety, We are sure of 20) Votes, and the Titen party aro sure of only about ubirty, ‘The fall exposure of their plans which they are now developing to captire the Government of this elty wilt uoly teli with fhe more terrible effect on then at the next, election. Mr. tiimblaton and Tammany Tait will be tally vindicated then, ‘The Republicans: who alded Mr. Tilden (In thls movement will be elck of ff before thit the," “If removed, would you turn over your office" “T should not Arnpeplt the public business by any other course, but F would appeal tu the Legislature tor redrees.”” the Governor. approve such a _ WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Proposed Change tn tho System Now Pro- valllug In This Country='The Centai or Now Hundredwelght Adopted In England Objeotion fram Chicago, New York Herald, March 23. It is not, nerhaps, very generally known out side of certain business eifeles that a tnovement has for eune tine been on foot having for ts object the Introduction of certaln radical changes in onr general system of Weights aud measures, Both in Great Britain nud In the United States, the ineunventenco of the old-fashioned standurd has been felt and admitted for a lowe cme, und a desire expressed for w new, simpler, and more vonrenlent system, It hng not been found easy, however, to bring about the chan, ‘The old denominations, with the fcvombs,”’ the *wwindles,” the “bolls,” the “holbete,” and other names catially incomprehensible, aro ati fy nse in England; wml here, note withstanding the fact tat wo have long aince abandoned the old srrangement of pounds, shillings, and perce, we still adhere substsne tilly to the oll Anglo-Saxon standards of welghts and meaatres. For tiuny years past, 1b there has been a growing disposition on the part of those crgaced tn the Hote intl grain trade to linve a simpler syatem established fur the transaction of business in articles of produce, ‘There.hag been a desire to substitute weignt for meusure fy the sale of such artictes, andto get rid of the inequalities, Which are a marked ture uf the present standards of weight. ‘This dusire wag Intensiled by the fact that in Tdverpoul, en the one hand, and at Sao Francisco, on the other, such a system ag that whieh waa almed at was alreauy in use, The propriety of taking the uecessary steps for fae troductig the desired change formed a frequent subject of discaestun at the different boards of producy and exchauuy, amt waa the occasion of nota Hltle correspond The moyeiment hae be eatly encouraged by what hss recently taken place in Creat Britain, During the course of lust year there Was passed by he Uirltish Parliament what was called the " Weights and Measures Act,"—ant act which largely dispenses with the use uf meartires {n the sale of articles uf produce, amt whieh substitutes wehis for the game. ft was provided vy this act that. afl rain and dry product should be sold by weight only, und that the imperial pokud, oF pound uvoirdupots, should be the wuit of atl transactions by welgbt Great Britaln. Among ather things i was provided that {¢ should by Jeft to the Bourd of Trade to determine what multiples of the pound abould bo adopted and made usgof in the case of Jurge trunsuctions. Ju conformity with the duties which devolved tipou them, the Board of Trade acted fn the matter, and the re-" sult was that hee Mujesty was requusted to give herganction to the establishinent of a now ard, called the “cental or pow hundred: and in —snecordanee with the referred to, an order in Council was issued ap- proving of the cental or new hundredwoleht asa new denomination of standard, and direct. ing that the same ‘shall be a Boarl of Trada standard in like manner a6 if It had been cons tained in the second statute of the " Welghts ant Measures Act, 1873." The act camo inte Operiution at the commencement of the preaeug ¥ fund the arder fn Council bears date Feb, A According to the new system all. transactions iv graly and dry ptoducts shall po .by wolzht only; the unit of welght shail: be the tmperiat neund of pound avolrdupotss the hundred welght will be the “eental’! 100 nounds, pot 119 pounds, as formerly; and the ton, IF tt con- tinues to be uses, will conslat of 2,000, not 2,210 paunds, as belore. Henceforward, therefore, according to the new arrangement, the hundred- weluht will mean 100 poun and the ola divisions of the liundredweight, 56, 23, 1, 7% will give ‘place to » 20, 10, and fe Wt fs to be bourne in inind that while certain portions of the act havo abeolucely become fais and are enforced under penalty the old liindredwefaht of 113 vounds has not ‘been Arrually abolished. The order In Counell bas slinply legalized the *cental or new hundred weight,” but there can be no doubt that, as welgbt hass» largely taken (hp place of measure in weneral transactions, thé new system of counting by hundreds will ultimately prevall, aml the old irregular denominations of stand anda Wi! fall Into disuse, ; It 1s the opinion of a number of merchants whom a /erald reporter consulted that the new ayetem ts a grit) advance wnan the old, anu that its tdoption In England must be followed by it ndoption here, All agres in saying tliat new or “cental” syster, as tt Is generally J, will tend ervatly to the simplification. of His. nnd tit its iutroduction here would especially be a great and immediate pain to the grain and flour merebants. New York fs takiuy an ‘acttye aml leading part in the movement. Circulars recom- mending the change and showing = the desire which ectists on the part of the Liverpool tnerchauts that Wwe should conform our vaave to theirs buve been sent tu sll the dif fereAt cummerc)u) organizations throughout tho country. In almost dil directions the ehunga commends ttsell, und frum ull the Boards but ong favorable answers have been received in ro- ply. Chhaga slone hesitates, The Chicago Beard, however, ig 1ot opposed to the new sys tem beeause ot any objacttunable features which it presente, but necause It deems ft un- wise to take precinitate action. the new system fs fairly in operation in tha British Isles, ancl that Its merits are being proms ws_mxeolt | f th apy thine slit Wolght!? du cumphaugy with wuld request, Inently advocated, itis condenvy expected that Chicago will vive way, and that without the hecessity of auy special legislation the desired change will be effected. ‘It {s the opinion of Mr. Grant, Superintendent of the Corn ix. change tn this city, that the new system will be fy yenoral nav, 60 far, at least, as large tranane. tions are concerned, before the suminer is far advanced. A LUGE JOKE. How They “Established Mezlean Trade.” American Reporter, ‘The party of excursiontste who went down te Mexico went to establish trade between the two countrics about as much as Nosh went up the mountain-to takea bath. They went ta haven good time, and they had ft. Its man- ager necded money, and be made it out of the excurslonists. He liad an eyo ty trade bimacit. and he came back Mexicau Consul ot Chicago, Some of the excurslontsts wanted business, but a great many more of them wanted a warm climate fa cold weatther, a grand time at tha expense of the Mextean Government, and plenty of Mexlean whisky, They got the warm weather nnd the wolsky, Int all they got at the ex- pense of the Mexlcun (iovernument you could pat iu your eye, As a bualness undertaking, the exneditivuuwas not even a colossal fraud,— ft was a ery small humbug. Te call fh “The American Industriat Depu- tation’? was cnough to make an overworked Mexican dunkey snille, I have be- jure me o list of the excuraionists; of the elwaty persons enrolled I can pick outat a moment's notice forty-four persons who had no buslucss whatever, ostensibly or otherwise, Of the re- maining thirty-six, not six actually went to Mexico to extend their trade; and not fuur of these actually did anything towanl tt. If they hivthy- fi rouki-nvt—baynauggecded, ‘Tv ex- curstunists were after riches, and they found them in half the old (dol and decaying skulls in the Mextean Republic. i might mention one of the party. one who bad no business at all, who would not have hesitated to vo inten eentie- tanta house and ask for a sample of his) puclor carpet. ‘This gentleman brought home a cargo of Aztec Lidiau skulle, and enough roots, plants to set up a second-hand botanteal matden, Nothing could satisfy his rapacity; and be was but Hitile worse thin a large marority of tha party. ‘The untucky Mexican who brought sam+ ples of his wares to the principal hotels for ex- hibition soon had te vob: to hia shop for more samples. The excursiontsts always met thin half way, and always loaded themselves down with iis samples. Anything tht was free was suon gathered In. Many of the party wero from quite rural! Western towns, aud wore gotting thelr frst taste of rubbing against the outside workd They scattered their sachels and bundles all over the Republic, leaying one or two in every tuwa they stopped te. The man who did the most feurisbing business was o chromo man from Chicago, who gold cheap but gaudy cliremos at high prices. juetas fast og the Mexicans could uke the chauge. The exhibl- tion in the Coltege of Mines, if ft could be looked pon seriously as an exhibit of American wares, Would be a standing diagrace to the country, The goods exhibited were of the cheapest and most ordinary kinds, and there were very few of them. ‘There Is. a tenfold bete ter display of American goods in any pawn- shop's ald store im the Bowors thanfias exe hibited in Mexicu. ee = THE CHINESE QUESTION. Ex-Senator Sargent on tho President's Veto of the BUL, Virginta (Nev.) Baterprive, The following letter was recctyed yesterday hyfov. Kinkead in response to one malled by hin on Fen, 19 to Senator Sargent, tnclosing a copy of Senate concurrent resolution No. 25, thanking the Benator for lis elforts In further- ing the passage of the so-called * Antt-Chinese TED STATES SENATE CHAMBER, Wasiting- C., March 5, 1870,—HMix Areelleney, John keud, Covernor of the Stute os Nevada Sut: Lthauk you for your courtesy io Dian transmitting to me a resolution of thanks of the Leetelature of Nevada for my offorts tu procure uliet foc our conat from the curse of Chinese oc cupation, 1dieply appreciate the great honor dove to me by your Legislature, which far more than repays for what T may haye done in this re- get for the conymon good of our Pacille sister States. itis a source of deop regret that the Execu. tive saw ft to veto the t measure of rollef that passed both Houses by large majorities. To do this act he was compelled, in my Judement to deny sume of the must obvious powers of Congress,—powers heratofore recognized In re- ped Hecistons of the Supreme Court of the Jnited States, ‘Todo it hu yielded to scnacless aud Canatical clamor on this side of the conti- nent. Perhaps it was tuu much to expect of any nian Jess brave than Grant that ho would hear the votce of the Pacliic askiug for protection and Justice over the clamor of pulpit, press, and aemagogue of the ost, guorant of the merita of our complaint and too orejudiced to Inquire, Let it not be thought that the representatives: of the Pacille enterud into this strugglo withous assurances of Executive syaupathy and approval. Wo supposeil, wo wunderdtood, that such a bill would be approved, I found afr. Hayes and Mr, Evarts in repeated interviews, {€ 1 could fudge from conversations, extremely anti-Chinoze, They hardly needed iiformation, so ready wero Vhey to apprehond mimi sympathize, Was this mere pretence, or did they disown their convic- tlons when the scuselees clamor agalust theu cane I confess to a doubt on this point. elther casa u pretext was found to veto the bill, wail the message contained scant courtesy for the slaughtered oplnions of a fow weeks betorc, But thy agitation of thy question bus dene great good, It hua demonstrated the unity of sentiment on the aubject on the Paciile; i has instructed Congress and the Enat to o great ex- tunt; it bos eapuctally arrested the attention of the working classes. ft will be easier In the future to get relief, especially Hf negotiations for a modiAcation of the Burlhiyame treaty fall. Let the people sce that thelr sepresentatives keep this aubjeet before Congress anid the coun- try, aud there js geod reaaon to hope that our wiuguiticent vinpire will be secured for the howes aud comforts of frea und enlightened Caucasians. Respectfully, A. A. Sanoxnr, oe : A Southern Soverolgu's Romeay, A member of the South Caroline Legislatury failed to bave a certalu ollt passed, and ubon bis roturn hue was beaten ucarly to death by ona of hte constituents. ‘ ia 1 es eters ys Wo are glad tohoar it. Our druggiet {nfor that Dr. Hall's Cough Syrup velly: better chan any oinee medicine, and always gives satisfaction, IV'e very cheap (00, costs only 5 ceate & guttie. ana re quirements of the act o€ Parllament above. But now that *