Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1879, Page 12

1z HE CHICAGO NOT 80 BADLY DUPED. The Great Colored Hegira from the South, A Correspondent Examines the Sf, Louts Crowd. Tho Darkies Appear to Know What They Aro About. Their Lives Aro Safo in Kansas---A Ohanco for Philanthropists, Kpretat Correspondence of The Tribune. St. Louis, March 24,—1 havo spent a great many hours among the crowds of colored peo- plo who havo within the past week nrrived from the South, the most of whom have passed on to + Kauans. My object bas been to learn, from per- sonal observation, what sort of people they were, thelr reasons for Jeavlue their homes, und the cause or catiscs of their simultaneous migra- tion. IN APPRARANCH they are less {ntellicent than the averare colored people of the North, afthough among them are found many exceptionally bright men and women, Thelr clothing all seems to be very old, especially that of the men. ‘Their coats and pants aro made up of countless patches of the most mixed materials, both in color and quality, The women look better, and some of them make quite an atteinpt at Ray attire, They are mostly tleld-hands, both menand women. Thero {sa large proportion of-very old people and very young ebildren. "They seom to,haye brought away their familics, ROOT AND BRANCH, and ore fully determined never to go back to the plantations of the Lower Misstssippi, The mostof them have a Httle outfit of household ‘utensils, and aro especially well supplied with bedding. Many of them have n little money, ‘As to the causes of thelr leaving, all tell ex- actly the same story. They worked the land under contracta which pnt them wholly at the mercy of the white people. ‘The usual rent, paid in cotton, was at the rate of 810 per acre, ‘They had to buy provisions, on credit, of the Innd- owners ot ruluous prices, I myself saw re- ceipted bills for groceries where corn-meal was whargod at $7 per barrel, soda at 25 cents a pack- age, sugar ot 16 cents.a pound, side bacon at 20 tents a pound, and flour at $15 per barrel. Cal- ‘co ahirts wero sold nt $2.50 apieco, coarse Srogan shocs, such as we buy in the North for Ji, wero sold of $2.50. Ab the time of the piel ng of the cotton the renter was usually DY DEBT TO.SCRE THAN THE WHOLE AMOUNT OF 115 cRoP, yhd then anything te had—hozs, males, or chick- tns—swould be sefzed in payment. Helng unable So read orwrite, they were constautly at the mercy of tho unscrupulous, ‘Fhey said they had been working now for fourteen years, and were jetting worse of overy year; that It was only starvation any how, and they thought they might us well starve in Kansas as anywhere ise. They were unnnimons also in thelr testi mony that if they complained and wera dlesat- Isfled Qwith their landlords their lives were In danger. A large number of the men had not, yoted for yenrs, being afraid to de ¢o, ‘They rere not allowed to meddle with polities, and any colored man who made himself conspicuous In this direction was waroed to Keep quict or \eave, Among the reasons given for leaving the South forover this one of danger to Ife seemed the mgf& prominent. As an eminent lawyer here caf while discussing the stampede, “4 NIGOER DON'T LIKE TO DE KILLED wy better than a white man’? As to the causes of the simultancous stam- pede, no definite account can he obtained. It is sue of those cages where the whole thing sevm- td to he in the-alr, a kind of migratory epidem- ice Having scen it stated by some of the Deim- derattc papers that these colored peonte liad deen duped by anonymous elrculars sent down South by Northern politicians for the purpose of maklng political capital, I took particular patns to find some of sald elreulars. ‘The only streular T could And or hear of was one of 9 col- ored cintzration agent at Vicksburg, u copy of Which I berewlth apoond: NOTICE, IsMiGRaTioN AND INTELLAGENCE OFrter, Vicks- puna, Miss, Feb, 22, 1870.—For the satlafaction of all clagsscs of peopls who may desire to move and Jocate in any section of the canntsy to work in any. ranacity, Weare prepared to furnish all juformin- Lion devired at this oftice. We are also preparett to give Information fn res ard to localities, and to tho leasing and renting of fanda te partice with or without team. ‘Those in Bearch of situations, or thowe who may need Inhor- ore of any Class whatsoever, would nlao do wall oy. calng on us, Orders for Inborers, wither white or colored, promptly dled by an arrangement with Georgia, Alabama, South Caroling, SMisstestppt, and Louieiuna. Now, # word to the colored peopte who havo ‘been misinformed by persone that calculate to rin them, by tolling them tho Government was going ‘to give them free transportation and Jand in Kan- Jas. have! written to Mr, C. K, Lord, the General Paseonger nnd Tickot Agent of the St. Louie, Kan- jan City & Northern Kaltroad: Company, tor car- rect information In reuurd to,that question. LT told iw there wore a number of “colored families hero who wero stnitten with the dea of frea land and Uransportation, and a candida and truthful reply vas necessary to do Liem justice, vat perce fous follows in substance, and dated Feb. 3 ‘Tho Government has made no sich arrangement for {roo transportation, We have low hinigrant rater by way of thy Anchor Ling of strambunta to Bt, Loutw, “On reaching there, the price js tu mas City, $7.60; from Konens City to To t 50; to Fort Scott, €2.50; to Baxter spi 3 to Abt ‘bo; yora, $3.) ! SiBh2t0 lean, 34,00; ta Huyew City, $0; 10 to La $5.83 to Mnten Kisled, 31:55: Hearest point tu Kansas Torritory that will cost $11.50 per head; you are allowed pounds of baygnge to each eet and geventy-tve pounds to each half ticket, —that a, py ruil ufter you roach Bt. Lunia, Now, if you have moncy, Kanens it n good place for you, bit) If you have not, do nut break your connections here with tho expectation of recefelt Tang, ond transuortition to Kanes free, for if yan fo you will be bitterly disappointed, fow. colored men. moro evpecially thore who Dave familles, stop RKmoment and reilect, before you sever your asvociation here and sell dhe ttle You have, which you may have taken years of patient toil to accumulate. to ga into Am wirance Place, fraught with all the dleadvantages of a dit- ferent clinate and eparacly settled dlairict, Your children will need clothing, ao will yourself atid wife; clothing costs monuy. You will need n yreat Many articles not wanted where you are now; they Cort monyy anil ur o necdless expendlitire,—your money 16 thrown away, vitice you have no vartily uae for them bere. Your travoltny exneuses meat bo paid, and, at the figures shows above, what Bum it must cost for two oF three persons! ‘There rumors are svt attoat, pot to better you that is certain, ‘They will rnin you in the end, Stuy where you'are. You hava alivaya made a lv: ihe here, and always will lf you desire to dn 40. You can’ now make better afrangemente with the planter than heretofore, which fa much better than taking rinks ina venture that will cout you quite 4 sum of money, und for which you have uo guarantee, Iryou desire o situation apply at thie ofice, If You ato not wativiled dn regard to. the Kansas busi« Thess then call at this oflice fug furtuer infurmattun, and it will bo cheerfully given, Ye W. Stayton & Cus, Ontlee, corner Washington aud Grove atreuts, IT SKEMS TO NE FAM AND WoNEST in tts Gtatements, yet the nyent, Mr. Raynor, o very intelllgent colored mau, told me that ho had been notited Lo leave Vicksburg on account of Is publication of ft. Tasked him what ob- Jection was made to it, and he sald it was to his statement that Kansus was a coud place for the colored people if they had inoney, ‘The story of Anducetmments being offered to them to come North has no foundation in truth whatever, Over 2,500 persons gusacd through hero last week. At Ieust 2,000 were quurtered here for acvoral days in the basements of three Inree colored churches in the lower part ot the vity. It was an intenscly cold day \hen the first buat. foad of 600 arrived, und ‘THE SNOW AND WIND WERE TERNINLE, Thetr arrival was wholly upexpected. ‘Tho Mayoe had received word that such a cargo wag coming Whon the boat was but a short distance beiow the city. de wid the City Council werg much wlarmed Jest they would become paupers on the city’s enre, und Jest they should bring disease. Ho at once issued and sent clreulurs down the river warning all colored peuple froin coming to BL. Louls without twoney, Kayes has rent the most discouraging word that sho wants no laborers there who baye net money enough to support themsclyes a year; but the colored people 2 KEEV COMING AND PUSU RIGHT ALONG. ‘The colored people here buys stood nobly bs thelr brevbron comloyg out of a condition. of 3 Js Wyandat, poverty and oppression, and have taxed them- elves heavily to help them, Qvyer 1,000 meals adny have been furnished for the past weeks the basements of the churches have been give up to furnish siccping accommodations sit stopping places, Committees composed of the heat colored eltizens here, tneluding J, Mélton Turner, late Minister to Liberia, Mr. James T. Smith, of the Post-Olllee, Mr C. He Tandy, Mr. Charles Stark: . Mr. GP, dolinson, and nl the colored clergymen have given their whule time to” TUR NODLE WORK of helping their own race. The white people Nave done tery Nttle, and do not at all secm to reniize the importance of the movement, Very few white people even go to see them. Tc is reported tmnt strong efforts have bean moaite tu Indico many of there emigrants to re- turn, The Anchor Line of steamors offered freo transportation ta wt who would go back; but from the least to the oldest they all reject the Ides with indignation. ( haye asked sone of our best colored people here whiat they shouclit of ‘TNE WI8DOM OF TITS MOVE, and thoy have fiyariadly reptied that they ta- Meved all thean roftuees woitld better thelr condition. One promlnont colored eltizen here anid tomes " You can know by looking at them how wretelied has been thelr condition in the South, Why, you eat distinguish overy coloret) person who has been fn St. Louis a year from any of this crowd just by his more comforta- ble appearance. ‘These men ara not paupers; they are Ullers of the soll, and if they ean only get leave tu settle on the land in Kansas they will goon be duing well for themselyes und weil for the State.” As to the matter of TUB COLDER CLISATE, able responec wus that they might a8 zo to duath as starve to death, At is reported thut thousands more are ex- pected. What a chance for capitallsts who would comblue philauthropy with business tu gooutto tle fertile plains of Kansay, take Tand, procure implements, and make money for themselves, an henellt the whole colored race by employlig these people and giving them o chances to carn a living! TUG POLITICAL GEFECT OF THE MOVEMENT ibis dificult to estimate, A few more weoks of emigration like thit of the fast week might materially change the apportioument in Con- Rress after next year. Time will delle __ IspEe. CURRENT OPINION. A Scarcity of Hackers. Chattanooga (Tent) Timer (Hem, . Ohio has few citizens who do not think of runnlug for Pres{dent sometime; hence none of the candidates from that State have many local backers, os ft were, An Apt simile, Fremont (0.) dournal (Ren.)» Republican Congressmen arc confident they can stay at Washington ns long us van the Democracy without any appropriation bill being passed. Like the man in his night-shirt, who, with the thermometer at zero, was trying, atthe corner of hia house, to freeze the dor to death, the Demoeracy will tind they have undertakeu an unpleasant contract, and ‘are likely to suffer the most froin their own obstinacy. Must Have Reform. AWanta (Ga) Conatttution (Dem.}. ‘The killing of Mr. B. C, Porter, a member of the Ward-Barrymore theatrical coinblationn, in Marshall, Tex., appears to buye been altogether deliberate and cold-blooded. Mr. Porter mere- Jy replied to some insulting remarks wbout the Ladies le was escorting, and was shot bye raf- flan, ‘This ig acase Where the halter should promptly applied. ‘The South aust have Jorm iu this matter. ‘The wuods ure full o! rufllans, amt they must be husted down ant driven out of the country, There must be no halt-way meagures. Ciacinnatt Commercial, ‘The first surprising reault of thelr new tariff to the Caundians, according to the Toronto Globe, is the privilege they have acquired of pay ing dearer for everything they wear and co sume. ‘The grocer, the buteher, the beker, and candlestick-snaker have ralsed prices to the en- tlre satistaction of consumers, The next sur- prise will be the Joss of forelen markets as 4 consequence of the inerease In cost. of mani: facturing, muting the Canadlang nnable to com- peto with othermanutacturers, ‘They, however, will have the sweet consulation of ‘consuming their own products at Increased prices, 4 -Cut It Short. ‘eNom York Tribune (hep). Cut It ehort! The extra acsslon— Cul tt short! Voters pardon ull transgression ‘Of thy sort. Subslitics should bo enbidings Only Jobbers aro deriling * Fermanence of tegisiation "; Cut tt sort? Cutitwhortt ‘Thore's rain in (t= + Cut it short! Ninety doltars every minuto Ian't sport. When the budget has been voted, * Pence and reat will be promuted” lty the flight of Hous and senate— Cnt it whortt State-Rights Idiots and Lunatics. Menivjis Tenn.) Aratanche Und). ‘The Senate National Quarantine bill collided with the ghost of State rights in the House ant went down, It fyto bo hoped the new Hongo contalus fewer State-rights {diota and Innatics, ani that the Senate measure will be taken up promptly and passed, That the South {3 atill unprotected against the Importatiun of yellow- fever germs Is not the fault of the North, but of the meu who yenresented Southern constitue ents in the Forty-tifth Congress. The Northern Republicans, led by Mr. Gartletd, stipported the Senate bill, and were ready to approve any prac Heal measure desired by the South. Quarantine was slaughtered (nthe house of Its professed frends. dwileed by thelr acts, one of the chief uses of n majority of Southern Congress- niwn is to kick the life out of the poor South, and muke atonement tn cush. A Sonthern Democratic # Pian. Warkingtan Dispatch to New Orleana Thies (Dem, ). The plan which is suggested, if a deadlock oceura, {8, In cuse of 4 veto, Congress shalt take arecess Instead of adjourning wnt! December. Congress would coustructively bein session, and, therofore, could not be called by the Presl- dent in extraurdinary session, ‘The expenses ot a continous session would be obviated, all anxiety to busiiess men would beallayed, which be felt I¢ Congress bexzan to tinker with Ananch! matters, aud the responsibility for fall- ure of appropriations woud fall on the Prest- dent [¢ lis yetucd the Appropriation bil, and he vould try the experiment of ramming the Gov- ernment without manoy for a few months, amt When Congress mut he would bear to reason. Though no such pulley has ‘yet heen agreed to, ft meets the views of the injurity of the South: erp inembers, and stands a lalr chance of het tested, a8 the imujority will not ytuld the dis- puted poluts, An Old Trick Vinyad Out. Terve Haute Eevress (Fintitt). Wash Melean Is willlng tu ive the Na- fionala *'the biggest halt of the platform,’ {f the Nationals will give the Democracy their candidate aud all the fruits of victory. That ts an old Democratic trick, which was suc- ceashully pructiced before the War, but tt won't works now. For years the Democriey held the ascendency by tving the North the platform and the South the Prestdent. A solid South always carried off the dtsl, while the North was hur: rahing over the billet fare, If the Nationals of Ohio will take a pold amd manty et: henorins all entangling and dumoraliain ‘es, BLOW Uiat they have po nore sympathy wlth Denoe- ruey than with Republicantsm, bul are sincerely: dn curnest in the work of tance revolution they buye undertaken, they will attract to thel standard vast numbers trom the Republ party, au go Clearly foreshadow Dernaeratic des cut ns to draw every honest Ureenbacker treat Uie Democratl: ranks to thelr own, Keennn—Kenot Peorta (1th) Demazrat (nem.), Therats a “paper” published in Okaloun, Miss, called the Southern States. Republican pipers copy extracts from It with greater unetlon than: they used to do the utterly scandalous, trensonable, and filthy utterances of Urwk Vomeroy’s LaCrosse Democrat in 18707, Te nas been a wonder uted a mystery to Demuerats tor a long thie who it could bo that was publishing thls vile Okalona sheet, as Democratle papers, semehaw, never seo it. ‘The seeret ig oubutlust. It will be remombered tht, a few years ugo, the Chlesyo Zines was almost utterly ruined on account of thu per- formunces of une Keenan, who, by some mls: chance, becatas for suine Uine managing editor ot thacsheet. But Keenan's vagaries wore too much for aven that vile sheet, und be was “bounced.” He bud previously been employed on the Fort Wayne Seutine, {ter leaving the ‘Times, he manaxed by somo sort of blarncy to beeome manager ot the Indlanapolis Sentine!, Tt was during his nanagement of the Sentinel thut the famous telegrains passed between Tyner and Brady and the Republican managers in regan to Harehiasliy, “two Indian Agents ? for 883,000 apiece, nnd to buy the Sentinel and chanyo it ton Greenback papur. in order to pra- vent Indiana framelng Democratic In 1866. It is snfe tu sny, Trot Win connection with Tyner und Brady in thelr attempted purchnse of the Indiananolls Sentinel, that te is now in the pay of the Remnbllean party, and that the money for the maintenance of the Okaloun States comes from the ealo of Braty and Tynet's “ Indian Agente,” and other funds fron the Republican National Executive Committee, Keenan hae come to the surface again, Kenol A Demoeratte Paper on Wash McLean nnd tha “Oblo ten.” Tashington (D, C.} Sentinel (Dan). Wash Melean, of the Cineiunati Lnguirer, has been in Washington during last week working for an alliance between the Democrats unt (reenbackers. McLean is the man why, a fow years ayo, entertatned und feasted Gen, Grant at Clocinnati, Ae is now doing is best to make a re-election of Grant In 1880 a fixed fact. THs paper ls the most powerful and cittclent Re- publican engine in Ole, All the Republican papers in that State combined do not serve the Republican cause half as well as McLean's “Democratic” Cinelunatl Eaquirer. Without the latter, Ohio woukl be a etrong and reliable Demvecratic State. McLean fs the desputic master of the Ohio Democracy. ‘The Ohlo Democratte Congressmen havo to dance whenever ho whistle. To adhere to sound Democratic principles is o crime for Ohla Demacratte Coneresamen, which MeLean punishes with polltival death. ‘The Uhlo Demo- cratsare bis slaves, Judge Thuriay, the ablest of tho Ohio Democrats, manfully strngeled against obcying the dictates of that secret ally o€ the Radicals und friend and feaster of Graut. Even fu the Bill Allen catipaten be adhered to the cardinal and sound old principles of his party, for which he wits daly assailed by that, pseudo-Democrutle Hagitrer.” Finding that Me- Lean’s Influenee vas too powerful for him to overcome, 60 8 te secure his re-election to the Sonate, aul through {t a nomination for the Presidency, he, too, succninbed and became an advocate of McLean's “ Ohlo tdea,"’—the very thing he had eo ably been fighting all ‘hts Ife long. That settles the career of a man whose Joss in the councils of the Nation the whole country will regret. Me- Lean knots as well ns lls Radical friends that the * Ohio Idea” cannot carry Die Presidential election in 1880, For that reson he now scein- ingly supports Judge Thurman for the Demo- eratle numinauion, hoping that the ability and former standing of the latter may be powerful enough to Induce the leaders of the Democratic party to nominate him, Mcbean knows that the“ Oblo Idea” has been defeated In 1876, 1876, and_ 1878 in Oblo. (fhe Democratic vie- tory In 1877 was the result of the dlesntisfaction of Radicals with the new Jinyes Adininistra- tion.) Te knows that itis excecdingly doubt- ful whother Judge Thurman, standing on the stolen Radical War-measures as embodied in the “Ohfo Idea,” will bo ablo to carry oven his own State. He knows thit no Ohio Idea” man cat carry an Eastern Stato; hence Grant, or any other Republican candiuate with a hard-moncy platform, will have a sure thing of ft. Thus the services of MeLeau und ia paper will be again worth to the Republican, varty at least $250,000. ‘Tom Ewlng, Sherman's relative, aud the aurhor and executioner of Or- der No. 10, ducing the War, is MeLeun's chief assistant. Should they carry the next election, they will thereby increase the chunces for o nomluation of thelr “duniy,” Judyo Thur- mun But the "Ohlo Idea’ will vot trlumph atthe next Oblo election. ‘Ihe interest of the National Democracy imperntively requires that At shall not, McLeaws cane will fall, us it fatled in 1678, wud true, sound, Demacratic prinetptes, und not stolen: Radicat plunder, will be the shibboleth of the party in 1830, Just as they wero In 1878. WHITING’S REVENUE BILL, “Taxing Mortgages In Minols.” ‘To the Huitor of The Tribune, Spnivaviunp, Mareh24.—I read with attention your erlticism on my “bitl for an act to prevent double asuessments upot incunrbered real estate and to provide for an cquitablo diyiston of the taxes between the partles in interest.’? Face [must oxplalu thls matter befora I get ‘Tue Trisuns for a convert. ‘There are threo methode, or proposed methods, of nasesuing and taxing lands under mortage. () ‘Lo tax the owner and debtor in full for the lands, and then to tax also: the holder of the mortgage. (2) To tax the owner and debtor in fall for the land, and then exompt from any tuxation the holdcrof the mortyaye, (8) ‘fo tax the owner aul debtor ratatly with the holder of the mortgage, 800s equitably to divide the tax between them in proportion to thelr interest im the fand. ‘The first fs the Jaw of [lInols as it now stands. ‘The second 18 the mody advocated by ‘Te Trinusz. ‘The third is the play propused: to be reached by my bill, 1, Lobject tothe present Inw because it fs double tuxation IC executed uccordius to its terms. At taxes the debtor Inexorably, and then moetly falls to reach the ereditor by imper- fection of the machinery. It fy estimuced that. more than $50,000,000 of 10 per cent mortrazea by these Imperfections escape all taxation, 2 Loviect to Tie Tmuse's phin becaues tt imposes all the burdens of tay 8 ub the debtor, aud totally exempts the creditor, who generally is most able to py. % Lam tn favor of the third plan attempted to be embodied In my bill because (t avoids double taxation, because st reaches creditor as wall as debtor, and is theraby just and equit- nble; nod because 1b exuctly conforms to the Gonstitution, © by levying a tax by yaluatton, 80 Thabevery person and corporation shall pay a tax In proportion to the value of his, her, or {te property.” ‘Tune Trinuse agrees with ino that tho present. mode of double taxation is wron ‘The remedy of Ti Tribune {sto tax the aebtor only, and exempt the ercdltor, My remedy ts to divide ine tax equitably between the debtor und: the eredicor. Lcumplain of the present Inw because fr docs tetfectually rench the creditor, Tug ‘Trine hinks abuub the only saving: grace of the ent daw ds, that [t alfords such facilitics for creditors to eacnpe, it prefers, of course, to let them escape by law, and so advocates a change to that ends Thuve stated thy case, and might rest. here, but J desire to notice and reply to sume of thy apeciiic objections of Ths Tribune to my bi, Tyuther thein from tls two articles os follows: 1, That my bil taxes perdons and not proper- ty, und would send the tax-collector in a frult- lurs hunt after the holders of mortuages, and thereby Lhe pablic lose the taxes on land, 2, That It will be no relief te debtors, be- vause the eredktors will charge a higher interest on thelr money, smd be more exacting in thelr terms, L answer, my bill follows the Constitution and. tax “persons in proportion tu their prop- orty,’? but specifically provides that these taxes shall be o Hen upon the lund. Tt docs nae “acnd the tax-collector So a wild hunt after the holder of the mortgage,” becausc the tind fa the gceurlty, a8 now provided by law, for ali de- Mnquent taxes, tux-collector ufter the holder of the mortgue, so graphically described by ‘Tis ‘Ttung, ex- Ists now under the present law In full bloat; ant the “hunt” ig so ** fruitless"? that not more than one fa hundred ts ever found. My Dill propoges to reverse thls hunting process, by providliy fur the hotters of imortgeges tu hunt fur the tnx-coltector! ‘This klod of 3 Dnt, Limagine, will not be quite so“ frult- Joss," ‘Tho isty miitions iy mortyoses wilt have sharp gyes and a keen scent when the lands on which it rests aro abouts to, slip from ite grasp fur delinquent taxes. Bue Tae Tranusy claims thet this plan will uring na reliet to the debtor, because monoye tenders and creditors will charge higher interest mud exact hurder terms. ‘This fnplies that monvy-lenders anil creditors may exact what they please, and the debtor mittee submit voles evlens. IC the borrower $3. really under this Iind of a moral duress, ft furnishes the overwhelming. atgument Why the law should cawe to bla pro- tectlun by prescribing rates of interest, and the terms of Which dande may be placed under mortgage. ‘Truc, song may evade the law, bub fn the great mass of transactions the practico will conform to the law. In thess days of money huuthy Investments und going milltons a day into Ciovernment 4 per cents, thls just law protecting the rights of our ciitzens will not drive away cupltal, Unier this proposed are rangement more will come than ought to be horrowed, Of course, Shylocks will ery out against it. ‘ivy deslre a clear field to practlee thelr exe actlons, and untuad thelr taxes on the shoulders of others. If the debtor 1s os helpices as Tins Thinune describes, und really hus no voice in fixhig tering, then lev the law come to his rescue and tx some bounds ta thy exactlous which may be practived, ‘Tne ‘Tiwuny chance that got my ideas from California, I¢ they are good this oughe Hot toby tutu. But the fact fy, Lbave held them for seven years, und at times advocated them. ‘That Catifornis now proposes to embody ns ‘The? “ frultiess hunt” of the - them fu her Constitution encournges mo to thnk the seed is growing and the principle sound. Jinvitecritivlam, (fit is wrong, put It down, and inflict mo with such condemnation 13 IT deserve. If ft ts riglt,1 senrcely expect apeedy success agalnat such powerful fuile- ences but betleving the principle to be sound, just, and practicable, and promottve of moral. ity, and greatly tu the public good, [ make bolt tondyocata tty nnd hope ft may soon have a better champion, Respectfully, iD, Wirtina. (Somo weeks ngo wo had some reninrks ono rovonue bill prepared by Senator Whiting; to answered by requesting that the bill ba pub- lished. ‘This wan done, anit now wo are called upon to publish the foreroing letter. It is hardly worth while to waste space on this absurd proposition; the sfncerity of Its an thor docs not make ft any more Inteligent or just. ‘The object of the dit ts stiuply for the supposed benefit of the borrower, It 1s not to Ancrease the revounte, not to afford rellef to tax- payers whose property {s not mortgaged; not to lower taxes on personal property; not to hetp any ciass who are uperating on thelr own capital; not to indice capital to come to the Status notto reduce the rato of intercst to those under the necessity ‘of borrowing; anid, not for the benellt of the peoplo collectively or individually, The sole purpuse of the bit! 4s to anable 9 oman who has bor- Towed and passeaces snother man's capital to escape a part or all of his taxes, und compel the creditor who hus loaned him the money to pay allor part of the borrower's taxes on the land, Will this bil accomnptish even this disin- tereated and ungeltish purpose? He thinks the borrower will with keen oyes and suarp secut five away his creditor by taking return of the amount of the morteage in order to relieve his Innd of taxation.” Perhaps so, but how will that. work in practice? Whena man wants to borrow $5,000 at Zor 8 per cont und offers his farm, worth §10,000, as security for the repayment of the capital when the notes mature, the yery firat Question that will of necessity arts vill be os to who is to pay the taxes on the money Joaned/ The rato of interest. to he charged will turn on that single and all {important question. If the rate fs7 percent without the tax, ond the taxes ara 2 or 8 per cent, the interest charged will be put necessarily at 9 to 10 per cent, or the loan will not bo made. If the borrower agrees to pay the taxes, the rate may ho 7 per cent; If hodocs tot nzree to pay the taxes on the mortenge, then the rate will be 10 percent. In thut case who will, in fact, pay the tax? It may be thntif the borrower will promise to make no return of the money Juaned to him to the Assesaor, he may get the uso of it forForSperceat, But this vill pro- poses to deglaro that any contract by a dubtor to pay taxes on a nioriguce or other len on lis real estate shall be null and yoid. ‘Lhls pro- vision, if enacted, would be set aside. A con- tiact to pay taxes on a mortgage is part of an honest and degitimate consfteratfun, It is not opposed to morals nor to the universal custom of business, Such an enact- ment would be an abridgment of the gight of every man to conduct lis own business to his own best advantage. To enforce such u law would bo to put an ond to all borrowing orlend~ Ing money in Illinois on any terme. ‘The at- tempt to reconelle a tax on mortgages with the provielou of the Constitution that all property should pay taxes according to Its value 1s lame, If to lend money on a morteage fs to cive the lender a property and taxable interest In the land equal to the amount. of the niortgage, then the execution of the mortgage must reduca the valtto of the lund fa ilke proportion, The debtor who holds the land and also the borrowed’ mon- ey fs exempt from taxation, while the mau who has neither the land nor the money is to be taxed ona large proportion of the property.—Ep.| a TEMPERANCE, Spectat Correspondence of The Tribune. Brnvipens, Ill., March 2.—Quite an interest has been awakened tn Belvidere, during the past week, by Dr. W. W. King, of Chicago, who has been laboring under tle auspices of the W, O.T.U. ir. King spoke on Sunday evening, Mareh 16, in tho Presbyterlan Churett, to a large audienco, nnd on Mouday evening at the same place; but on Tuesday evening a large crowd of people followed him te Union Hall, to Hston to his earnest. appeats (ur the suppresston of this gigantle evil. ‘The Doctor made a yery fayornbte Impression, wnd his mectlngs were full of inter- est throughout the week. “This new impetus to the work, coupled on to the fact of our having frst elected a * No-Lfcenso”? Bonrd of ‘Trustecs, gives our temperance people ocensiun for re- Joleing; nud it's believed that they can now confidently look for a permanent work of reform in our town, anil gut the control of this tratile, 80 that It will be no longer a question as to who shall govern in this matter, It fs hoped that. Dr, King may come tots avaln at no distant day, and hetp on the good work lic has so well begun among us. <a HUMOR. Song’of the chuese: “Will you love mo when Tmold?” ‘The thoughtfal tramp observes that halt | lies of whisky is better than no bread.— wWew Orleans Picayune, Schaltzenhelm remarks: “Tdinks, dem En- glische ¥ellers vind oudt dot Sout Africa yash a pute too Zulubrious, ainds iti"—Luston Trav. ier, We would remark that the lac buds are swelling, but refralu through fear of some seol- fer asking why we Illne that for.—Joston Traa- script. é When a man puts on his knap-sack he gener- ally bids adteu to sleep? when u woman puth on her nap-sucl she bids adluu to everything else, — Yonkers Gazette, Mothor fy all the time telllug me not to bolt. my food,” sail the small boy, “aud now abe has gang und bolted up the eupbourd whut has. Rot ull the company vette.” Man can do iiany things, but there is onc thing he can't doy ho can’t button on a new collar, Just after entting: bis thumb-nulla with- out looking up In the aite—Veo York Star, ‘The Camden Joat wants to kuow the differ. ence between tte editor and his wife, anc an. sewers the question by saying: “One writes things to set, und. the other scts things to rights.” No ouo knows how precious afr is until he gots out of breath —.Vew Orletns Picayune. Handing this paragraph to our fut cogpposiiar when he dnd got within one tight OMe roof story, he suspingly guid, “Yes, kuvw; that fs go,'?- buston sidvertiser, Mre. Julia A Moore, the Sweet Singer of Michigan, saya she haa not suffered flattery to turu ber head, for she knows that the eritics which profses her the soudest is the sume ones ua pratses Longfellow; and hilt Hkely there fs tio poets to onve.—San Jranelseo Argonaut, fo was a venerable aul aerieutural-look iy man,attired in the latest New des tastlon,atad he stood on a street-corner 1 Washington Market, Holding up his lel nnd gazing ilectively unow three pl of Blring tled around an equal number af fugera, he xolllos quized: “That's ta remind mo—cet 4 spool of colton; Cother ineans don’t forget the catle Rut, what in thinder’s thls one fort Ali, gut that's don't got drunk sgala.’—Neo Yui Commercial Advertiser, a Vested Tolegraph-Rights. Neto York Journal of Commerce, A genticman asks us what risk lie runs by allowliny the telegraph companies to alllx thelr Wires to thy tops aud aldes of hly luildiuss,. We were about to say something on this theme bur fore the question wags propused. There [sno More wanton and impudent defacement of private property than is practleed by the Gold & Stock ‘Telegraph Company ant other atattar corporations in extending thelr wires shout theelty. Wo baye several times, In person, Jorbld the workmen tp the service of thls Company to allx any of thelr conductors to our building, and by calling the polices lave compelled them to desist at the tlie; but the moment our back was turned they have crept back to their work amt spike thelr uneguth attachments to the walls af our building for the purpose of extending: the wires aver the block. Bvslde the deface: Ment of walla, the injury to ruofa, many of which are nade leaky by ‘this rough usage, ant the general damage to cdilices that are strung with their wires, they are stealthily acquiring a Hen, of which they cannot cugily be disnusaces- ed. After puffering such on attachment for twenty yeurs the owner of tho building caunut take dowil the walls to rebuild, or in any way disconnect the wires, except by consent of the company which has thus willfully trespussed Upon bis sights. ‘This tsa serious matter, and property hol ders will do well to look to it, or they will beconte saddled with @ puraaite which they cannot throw off at pleasure, and which may vary serlously impair the yalue of their colate. RIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. MARCH 26, 1879---TWELVE PAGES. . EGYPT. Tho Strango Orisis—-Government by Foreignore-—Rotrenching the Harem. Dismissing OMcors Without Pay---TRo Revolt Against Nubar Pashas Will France and England Rule Jointly? Correspondence New York Sut. ALRXANDHIA, Egypt, March t.—The problem of mixed administration in Egypt fs at this moment In the process of solution, and the atrain has become severe in consequence. The extont of tha Khediyo's indebtedticas to bondholders rendered ft nbavlutely necessary some timo ago that romothing should be dono to improve the financial condition of the coun- try ond the admintetration generally; and, a3 Frenet: susceptibilities tind to be taken Inte con- alderation,—rendered unusually Ikeon by tho purchare of the Suez Canat rharus and the acquisition of Cyprua—na Cabinet was formed consiating of Mr. Rivers Wilson, Finance Mints- ter; Mr. Bligoleres, Public Works: aud Nubar Pasha, Prime Minister, the other two Ministers being Evyptan. NUDAR PASHA, upon whom the sitccess of the experiment matn- ly depended, fs the son of a Turkish funetionary and an Armentan Christian, He camoto Egypt asa young man, oxhibited marked ability, ar- rived at the dignity of a Cabinet Min- fster, fell into disgrace, was exiled, ived in Parts, ant became thoroughly Europeanized; in other words, he added the vives of Western civilization to thoae which bho Mroauy possessed, nnd having becomo thus thorougbty qualitied tocarry out the delicate ox- periment of a mixed udministration, he was sc- lected og the Prime Minfster deatined to re- habititate the fortiines of Egypt. In order that the reforms which were contam- pated should be tha more thoroughly carried out, ‘ FOREIGNENS WERE INTRONUCED into all the branches of the public service, Three Commissioners were appulnted to deal with the revenues, which were to he anplied to the payment of the Egyntian debt to the hond- holders. ‘These consist of an Englishman, an Austrfan, and an Itallan. They are assisted by a Comptroller-General, who ts.au Lngllsiman. A Yoard of Kallway and Telegraph Adminis- tration was constituted, consisting of two En- ellshmen, one Frenchman, und two Egyptians, ‘The customs are sunerintended by two English: men; the Post-UmMeo by one Englisthinan; three Commissioncra, consisting of au Encllsiiman, a Frenchman, and au Exyptlan, administer the revenues of the Dutra estates, which belong to the refgning family, and are of inaimense exterit, while thelr incume bas now been hypothecated to yarlous claases of erediters. In addition to this, there arc the domain estates, belonging to the Khedive, thererenniesof which have also been appropriated to the public exigencies, and theso are adininistercd by an Englishman, a French- man, and an Exyption, ‘Fhe courts of justice are conducted by about n dozen forcleners of all nationulitics, including two Americana; the navy ia. commanded by on English Admiral, end the army contains x number of foreign ollicora in its ranks. From ull of this {t will appear that the Egyp- tians themselves NAVE VERY LITTLE To SAY in the government of thelr own country, and it cannot be wondered at {fe considerable amount ot friction is the result of a machinery so strangely constructed. Whilu the lower classes, who hnye in the past suffered from tho grossest forms of injustice, are senstbly relieved fromthe oppression under which they grouned, and are be giining to approctate ant to like a change whieh sectires them justice and material eccurlty, the upper classes, Including the Khediye, at whose expense these reforins aro belie introduced, writhe under the pressure of foreign control and domination. ‘Thus, while outwardly paeing: good fave on it, they aro atl the thine conspiring. and plotting to make the whole thing a fallure, In this they are assisted by o lack of character of some of tho forcignors employed, and especially of tho man who was until the Inst fortnight Prime Mintstor. “He tins, as it were, ridden fo power on the cry of retrenchinent, nnd hos had tha unpopular duty (mposed upon him of cuttlng down the Khediye's pbrsonal ex- penses, ninl reducing the stafl of Government officials in every ‘department, whilo thoso who remain can no fonger fill thelr pockets. by fllelt tains, as they did formerly. Butas it ts strong. ly eauyeeten tint, while rigidly engaged In mak- hug others ompty their pockets for the good of the State, NUBAR PASHA T1445 BREN FILLING 1118 OWN; and as ho js essontlally of an intriguing and conspirlny disposition, he was not pre-eminently titted for the post,—und it 1g no doubt owing 10 hia, personal unpopularity dint the lato crisis Is principally due, At the samo tine he has se- cured Wart supporters among some of the foreigners, 80 that the diplomatic ant foreign elenient Ju Egypt may be divided Into two cate- “ories,—thosy who belfove in the virtue, intey- rity, and ability of Nubar Pasha, and those who, wiilo giving fim eredit for the latter quallty, altogether deny hils honesty. "The crisis, which had been brewing for somo tlmo past, reached an acuie stage about a fort- night ago, Among other wholesata reductions whieh [t was proposed to foree upon the Khe- dive, oue was the retrenchinent of his harem, nnd thy other of his army. ‘This was touching his Highness very closely, and tt ls supposed that he meditated revonge. ft fs imporstble, however, tohe sure of this, as Sainull is a ver plansibte little nian, who swears the profound- est esteem und friendship for his forelzn con- troflers, secretly telling the Englist that be hopes they will “allow no more Frenchmen to work themeclycs into dis eervice, and saying the same to the French, eatling both “Aton cher,’ and nalng hisown tinpotence ng a weapon to cause dissension between English nnd French, Whose Jealousy of cach other exists 4.9 matter of course, forming the string upon whieh the eubtls Hite Khedlye continually plays. For HE IS A SKILLED ADEPT Inthe arts of Orlental intrigue, and 15 a8 great an cconomist of truth aa Nubur Pasha bimsolt, Tu tuct, they_are perfectly well matched, and the English Cabinet Minkster, Mr, Rivers Wile Bon, Whose training has simply been that ofa clorls In thy ‘Treasury in London, and is as ton. est us day, is a mero Infantin their hands, Ic is uot Hkely that hig French colleague, Mou- sieur Bignieres, fa quite so gulleless.. Firat came the reduction of the harem, when C00 of the Khedive's slaves were to. by married off, Hc professed himecl£ delighted to pot rid of so much useless fetnale Jumber, but the modus overundt was curlous, ‘The husbands were malnly chosen from the oflicors of the army and ainall ofieials. ‘Tho plan adopted was almple in the extreme, An officer was iformeid, that at such an hour he must walk up and down Deneath the lattice of the Khediye's harem to he fuspected by the black eyes of the lndics, When he had ‘done this and was approved of, {he ceremony wis arnainged for the followlyg duy, and then, for the first time, hfs brido was unyolled before bin, and ho saw whether sho to whot he was ubout to confite his happiness was old, black, jund wrinkled, or young and fate und beautiful. ‘How. the ladies ‘arranged the cholco of husbands among themsclyes, £ vo means of axcertaladng; but A cunioua TATIPE was catablished, the nature of which I will en- dcavor, us delleately as May be, to convey to your readers. ie bride was a virgin who had Never been noticed by the Khedive, sho was be+ stowed upon a very inferior officer, euch as” an Ensign or a Licutcnunt, with a portion of £50, If sho ween virgin upon whom the Khedive had cust no favorable lance, and who had beea translerred to the apartments set apart tor those destined to receive lifs attentions, and had then been sorgatten by hls Highness, she hud advanced a grade, und was more valuable; sho Was therefore bestuwed ton a Captain or em- pluye of corresponding rani, with a portion of £100 und a slave. But if sho was of the bighest f ull, uid was no longer a virgin, but had ved thy favors of the Khedive, she was tbe have reee stuwed upon a Major or Cotovel, with £200, two fomate slaves, and a cunuch. Tt seems that the army, 60 fur from belay plead with this arrangement, wero firlous at t. ‘Chey were, as a rule, too poor to afford Wives, uid when an ofiicer found htmacif sad- dled with the two femalc slaves and the eunuch into the bargain, he grumbled soroly at the for- eign Interference which had brought about such a state of things, und DECAME DISAVPECTED GENERALLY, ‘Tho Khediye was no leas put out, wid we can all sympathize with, what lly feelings must have heen when he was arbitrarily tuld by an English ‘Treasury oflicial thut he must part with 600. of his Jaily companions, Morcover, the pour Jadies were disgusted, ‘The change from belag eure rounded with the luxury of. the Knedlyo's mlave, and becoming the posaiblo mother of a hedive, to belug the wife of wn Ensigo ing inarcoing regiment, could wot pave been at- tractive wo them. Thus oll the partles were put into a bad temper; und on the top of this comes the reduction in the army, No soonerdo these oflicers find themeclves hurdoned with the responsitilities of housekeeping, or rather harem-keeping, than they aro Informer that nearly halt the army t to bo dished for pieposes of ratronchiments and, to add insult to injury, they are refused all the pay awing to them for tie: past two years of service. Can wo wonder that the erished wortn turned? Hero fs amun atetdenly saddled witht a wife, two slaver, and a cunttels then turned out of his profession, and cheated out of his pay to boot! * At was then that the Khedive BAW 119 OFYORTUNITY. It fs fiemly believed here. of course, theae are tntters that can ouy be circum stantlally biferred—that bo arranged with hts diseontented soldiery the attack on Nubar Pasha und Mr. Rivers Witeon, thouit it 1s possible the latter did not enter Into hls enleulations, Anyhow, ho Was susviclously the seenv of the outrage whieh occurred near the Miulatry Ag Nubar Pasha and Me. Wilsoit in two carriages to lunch, they were stopped by a inobof indignant soldiery, Nubar Pasha was dragued fron its carruice, fils beard pulled dha was severely and most te- nominiously kickod aml cuffed.” Mr. Wilson, who got out of his carriage to come to the res: eue, was aliullarty ill-treated, and they were both dragged into the Ministry of Finaneo and Iueked. up until the Khedive cante upon the scene. The suddenness and caso with wloch thle usually timid ttle man calmed the soldlery was very suspicious, and these who were presunt raw many indications of an understanding between him who hind Jost his ladies and thuse upon whom they Ivad been conferred, At all cvents, hy stteceededt 11 GETTING RXACTLY WHAT If WANTED, The Khedive safd that he could not answer for the soldfery unless Nubar Vashn resigued, and that a military revolution was inevitable, which he had no means of onpusing, 80 Nubar Pasha OK resien, wil it was at arst supposed that Mr. Wilson would to the same, Ie tas, however, deferred his deelston, and will doubtless finally conclude to stick. Thua the country {s, withouta Prime Minister, It{s belleved that powerful efforts are made by one foreign clique in Calro, who. are. bringing pressure on the Enellah and Freeh Govern- nents to force the Khedive to take back Nubar Pasha, while another foreign clique are bringing a vounter pressure to bear to prevent ity and tt 4g supposed thatdf the one clique succeed, the other clique will reafgn thelr uppointments, 80 Unt clther way the prospect. is not hopelul. ‘The worst of it ft that there ia no Ezyption politician who secms to be strong enough to take Nuvar Pasha's place. ‘The soldiers have wou the day, they bave obtained thy payment of thetr buck pay, the retention of which was a most unfistl- flablo act of spolintion; but the Indy question REMAINS THE SAME, In fact, Ido not think either the Khedivo or the oMleers have openly put it forward asa grlov- ance; but it seems pretty clear thut the Khedive can bring about the chavs he desires, if ne bas not already dong so, and that the problem of governing’ Exypt through foreigners isos far from solution a8 ever. ‘The position fs ane which must, however, be overconia ane way or other, ‘Things can never revert to their old condition, England and Franco are committed too deeply, und” have too ture Interests at stake, to aban- don the country to Itself, The question fa, Will they quarrel over ft, or annex it, or ngree to govern It jointly and amleably with oa mixed tnilitary occupation! It ts {mposatblo to foresee. how the difileulty is to bo mets but that Eeypt is at this moment a factor {n tiie Eastern qucs- tion which inust ho dealt with admits ot no doubt. ‘That It is also a dangeroug spark fn the great. Eastern powder-tuagazive js Hkewlse probable. THE YOICE OF THE PEOPLE. What Doos Hv Bollove ? To the Editar ef The Trimune, Crcaqo, March 25,—Plense insert the follow- Ing: Col. Ingersoll—I have been Hstening to what you do nut belluve for somo time. Ishontd very much Ile to know if you have any bellet, snd what ft ts Inquinen, Tell the Boys, Colonot. To the Eititor of The Tribune. Cnrcaco, Marth 25.—I sposo we mmasent belove tne Bibel becaus Col, ingersol sais {t fsent tra, but some of us boys wants to no wht the world dident run over with fullss a milyon ‘ara ago ff ft owas allwas, ant had folks on aliwas, we no {ft aint so awful dig, aud we no ther gets more and more folks; of course he noes und whi dont ho tel ua alt wbout it ide black his boots fur nothin ifhe wood Jo. An Alloged Swindle, To the Editor of The Tribune. JERSEYVIULH, M1, March 24.—The advertise- ment of a Cluclnnati compnny that appeared In Tung Werk.y Ciicaco Trinune of March 5, of- fering tosend “Fleetwood’s Life of Christ” freo tonll who send then four three-cent postage- stamps, isa ‘take-fn” affatr by a sot of rogucs who “steal the Hvery of leayen to servo the Devil in.” Instead of sending thy book they promiae, they send only their circulars in an open envelope, at one-cent pnstaue, stating that on receipt of A cash order for not Seas than 10 worth of thelr books they will send free the “Lify of Clirlat” ora “Bible Dictionary.” ‘They: thus make 11 cents clear on every answer to thelr deceptive advertisement, und haye the “check? to ask their dupes to send them $10 more! The police might secure azood job nit do the public a service by “gobbling” the con- cern at 4U Arcade, Cinciniati, O. Dd How Is This, Rov, Glison? To the Editor af The Tribune. Cnicaqo, March 25.—1t may or may not bo Information to you that the Rev. Gibson, the Sun Erancisco missionary, so-called, owns a large building, or rookery of buildings, in the mits of Chinatown, In San Franciseo, which ts rented in apartments at flush prices to Chincse lodgers, If you will examine tho files of your San Francisco exchanges of lust summer und fall, you will find the Connell of San Francisco Orected the Board of Health to inspect and elcanse the buildings in Chinatown, to prevent an epidemle from breaking out in that pestl Tentlal locality. What do you think was discoy- ered? ‘This, that Gibson's buildiugs were us filthy and densely packed by the nagans as the Hithlest and dirtiest rookery owned by any of the Chinese, Upon this disvoyery the Thealth officials ordered the money-making misslonury's buitding to be the firat cleansod and reguiatedt Gibson complained ut thus being compelled to elean his tenements und restrict lis rents to a degreo of wholesomeness, but he had to comply with the ordera—to his shame, Money-tuuaking {8 Gibson's business und re- Ugion, “He fs the lamBord of a Chinese teno- ment-house, wd should pass for this and noth- ing else in nny community. Had he been o decent, Jaw-ublding, respectable, not to say Christian, lundiord, even for Chinaiuen, surely ho would have been “found with his housy “swept und garnished, A TRAVELER, + Allo Porkins Takes n Hand at Crop-Report- tinge To the Hattor af The Tribune, Misico Station, Etobleoke, March 24.—I am disgusted with the way in which frresponst- ble, Ignorant serlbblers {inpose upon the people ny their reports of crop-prospects, statistics of acreage, Interviews with leading acriculturisty, ete, and propose Uirough your yoluable medt- umn, ‘Lng Trinvsg, to correct somo uf these fallactes and give you something rellaite, Since writing you last, oo the dd ult. Dhave traycted by ruil aud boat, on horse, foot, and teles graph, 47,383 miles; haye buen through the fer- tile Nelds of sixty-nine States und ‘Territories; have secon the gokien grain wave in billowy masses; the hogs grazing in malze knee-deep on 1,003 hills; the sweet potato festooning in Ines of beauty the banks of 317 rivulets and 146, streante of lesuer degree; have listened with de. Nutt ta the busy hum of thu stenm thresher, and gazed in amuze at the steady stream of pecan nuts runulug for weeks from ite straw: garricr; und the hup-lields—just now the aivfal “swish of the rushing scythe through thelr russet ranks reminds one of the picture of Old ‘Tine with the gracetul scythe so pendulous from his left clavicle, Nor haye f been tdlo tn the matter of inter. ylew,—haye conversed inteligibly with 9,264 Jeuding agriculturists; have taken notes from the Ups of eight nou-leading agriculturlsts (i here Ict mo interject the fact that they are by far the mare rollunle und, truthful of the two), aud have entwined myself into the finer re- cesses of the hoart of nearts of 889 more of a closs properly perhaps styled" ultizen-farm- era,” but for all that worthy of eredence. tn order that my investigations mizht be more thorough, and my reporta mors accurate and preclsoty truthful, Lhave spent trom one to bree and one-fourth iy with each pekson yls- ited, which you obacrye hus given me very ceptional opportunities. ‘The Tiiits of reserved space in your Journal for these reports will not permit at olaborate tabulated statement, so £ must, unwillingly, condense, Corn promises well, although some report a bursting of the pode prematurely; carrots are shout ready to hugh, wx! ab enormons crop predicted; wheat planted in hilla, the old style, will yteld fairly, but o great ecareity of suitable voles for the crop ts generally reported; rye a looka well, and with flr wealhor will goon be fie todia; oulons appenr heavy, and the why. binder wil soon bu at work on the crops onta ara good, but complaint fe mado {tt many quar. tors of Injury to tho fibro by the codllug-math, an aninalof the mole specios; potatoes carly. promised a large ylulu, but In fsolnted localities fre rotting on the trees; bees are dying by tong ant scores, atlucked by IL IM. 8. Pinafore,—_ now Intruder, and dangetous. (This report te invonipleto by reason uf the pauelty of space al. lowed by the editor.) Aus Ponitss, Ato Van Naren. Vo the Eillor of The Tribune, Cioaco, March 25.—In the Muht of fnete, Judgo Van Buren’s letter in your paper of yes. terday ts tritly interesting. [lu says: “Pho truth de, my whole dividends do not anount to $200. ‘Theao agents must have sume chronia discaso that prevents them from speaking the truth.) On the question oC vernulty we peed, only say that the Judge bas given the Company notes to the aniount of $1,272. Ho has never pald any part of them, ag he must admit. Mig, ote at the present timo fs only $001.65. Deduee, this amount from the tull amount of notes he Ants given, ant the dividends are shown to have canceled $070.35,—the amount stated ta our former Ietter to have beon paid him. Any une tnklug the trouble to examing our bouks can verify tls statement in all respects, Acuut, the Judge aaya of tha Catnpany's tire und life, that they aro tall {1 uno room, O10 set of stockholders, anid ong set of managers, ind, oue set of matugers, und probably une set of bouks."* ‘This statement Js too. ridiculous to need contradiction, The cntire ousiness und ag. xets of tivo companics arc as distinct nnd sepa. rate as the business of Judge Van Buren und President Hayes. He asks wity the Company does not divide {te Burpluson hand, We atipposed we had suf ficiently answered that point. if not, we will aiy ft is dividing more than proviotsly, and for the year 187 the dividends are considerably Inrver than for any yvuar since 1871. Lt is cx. pected a similar Increase of dlvidends will be coutinued. Solvency lias been the frat con slitcration with the managoment, and will prob ably by In the fature. Wo think the publle and tts patrons, with possibly a few exceptions, will npprove of the course ptrsued. The dudgo reflects upon the officers of the Company. To this wo can do no better than quote what the Hon.J, W. Steadman, Insurance Commissioner of Connecticut, says of the tne Tife-Ineurance Company: "There is nosounder company in the world than the tna, nor one better mauaged in the intervats of its policy. holders,” Paun & Maso, Another Presldential Candtdate, ‘To the Haditor of The Tribune, MILWAUKEE, March 23.—Now that the Prest. dential question fs agitated, und candidates aro being broucht forward and thelr respective claims urged and debated and thelr qualifica- tlons analyzed, I take the Hberty of asking space for a few words in your columns, knot ing they are open at all tinies to your readcra, it fs addiltted by all parttes that the country demands a statestnun for Chicl Executive,—one of undoubted ability, of untiring zeal and ener- gy, nnd of rare merit, one who can rise above the mere politician and bo a representative man of the Intelligent masses, secking by the majes- tic influence and persaveranee of the tru states- man 1 memorable administration of the Goy- erument that Would be acknowledged, respect- ed, and admired by all men. Witbal, the times demand a military Prost, dent, in harmony with statesmanshiv.—one who upon the battletleld distinguished himself, a true patriot and a mighty General, who, when our bolovial couritry Was groping through her darkest days of iuternecina strife, grapoled with the defenders of servitude, and with sword in hand adied to the consummation of the glorious dawn of Iberty to all men, which now graces the aunals of our country's history. Such a starcsman und warrior can be found in our countryman, Mal.-Gen. John F. Hartrantt, ex-Goyernor of Pennsylvania. tis record os Chict Executive of the second State tn the Union ointuantly qualitios him for poultions of Uigher trust and honor, and ve it sat a wiser or, more patriotic sBtntesnan never priced the Gubernatorial chair of that State. In his public or private life there is no bleniish,—nolitival ad- versarles unite in commondation of hls public carcer and are Joud in their praise of his ability and hiteeritys For his services to hia country upon the field of battle be will over gratofuily ive in the hearts of all true patriots, So it is but just, in revognition of his services, thut Amorlenna should see to tt that he ls nominated and elected by arousing and triumphant ma- jority by the lovers of stanch stutesmanship und inilitary ability combined. 0. M. G. Phat “Communist WM," To the Editor of The Tribune. * Cnicaco, March 25.—As the bill which has heen recently Introduced Into and discussed by the State Legislature of I{Mnols in regard to the regulation of the payment of wages to mechun- Sea is just now receiving sume attention, a lew words upon this subject may not be uniuterest+ ing to your readers. ‘That thts bill is eminently fn just and proper one, and should receive the considerate attention of a majority of our Leg- isluture, needs little argument to prove. Inthe first place, it {s scarcely necessary for mou to say that hundreds—yea, thousands—of our most lu- dustrious mechanics arg yearly deprived of thelr Nard-corocad wages simply because they wero unable to collect thelr pay at the end of cach month, It is well known that many a large husliess firm In this city, after “atunding off” their employes lor months, lias become insoly- ent, leaving perhaps a divides cent to those without whoin th not have becn transacted. dreds of shop-cirls in this cfy to-day who, owing to the incapuess and lttlersa of their employ ers, aro unable to collect scarcely cnough nioney to even bubsldt Upon, to say nothing of the mun- ner in which they arg treated when they almply ask for that which fg justly dus and actually belongs to them, ‘This whole non-payment system Is wrung, and. fs almply a fraud perpetrated upon a class or our most. worthy citizens, Lond cries of “re- form” are heard from every quarter, and {t 1s just that somv stops should be taken to bring about a reform, which is 60 badly necded just now, Beaides, there aro many ‘firme in this elty who not only insist upon retaining the “lion's share” of their employes’ money, but, when they tind they havo ‘kept back '! $200 or $300, muko i n “practice to out down thelt gireads.tha poorly-pald help. In view of ticse facts, It is deemed unnecessary to advance any further arguinent in behalf o€ the justuess of the aforeeatd bill, for it fy belloved always thit the laborer fs “worthy of hts hiro’; but {t is well known to thousands in this city that ft fs impossible to zet that “hiro”? without legista- tlou in its behalf, . MRCHANIC. ———— A BUSY MAN in reply to o friondly warning concerning his heath satt, (1 haye no time to rest, or money todoctor,”? What would you think if a me clanic should say ha was foo busy to keop Ms tools In order, or replace them when Jost? ‘The early aymptoins ot disease promptly yield to tho proper remedy, Neglect conflring und makes diseaso incurable, “Consumption in its carly atures Is readily cured by the use of Dr, Pierce's Golden Medieal Discovery, though if the lungs bo half wasted awuy, 20 medicine will efecto cure, Yet no known ramedy possesses’ such soothing and healing fatlienee over all scrofus lous, tuberculous, and pulmonary affeetlons, us tho Discovery. Jolin Willis, of Elyria, On yrites under date of Dec. 1, 1877: ‘the Uold+ en Medleal Diseavery docs positively cure cun- sumption, as after trylug overy other _mediclue fu-vain, tila succeeded,” . he I. Phelps, of Cuthbert, Cu.) writes: Gokten Medical Discovery has cured my, wife of bronebitis aud fnelplont consumption.” Hundrede af names of cured ore published in Vlurce’s Mumorandua Book, which is given away by druveists. —_———— Chenting at Cards by Machinery. San Pranctsea Bulititn, Tanne Finberg und Frank Buseet were held for the Giraud Jury in: default of $3,000 batl by thy Poheu Judge on a ehurge of burgliry in tho eceond degree. ‘They broke {ute wrod fn the Rock House, on Broadway street, a few days azu, aud stole, among other things, a quantity of gamblers implements, Among thu latter was an oxceedingly ingenious apparatus, whieh was exhiblted ty court: as evidence agains’ the men, wid is liltute cheating at cards, The sists Of all arralne: meut of springs ina frame which passes arounl “a drm beneath bis cout-aleeye, wt irda designed tu be used in cheat ing, Attached to the apparatua ts a atring whieh paeses around the player's body to his lett hand, By means of the trie the player can throw out the cards 60 ay to stock! 1s hand, und withdraw these he docs not consider strong cnough to play against’ hia opnouent, ‘Tho machine bore eyidenco of long service, and as doubtless emptied the pockets of mauy & greentiorn, 6 or 10 per ustiess could ‘Chere aru also hun- —— The German Crown Princess, Victoria, Crown-Princess of Germany, ts 10- markably fond of horses, When she arrived at the Charing Cross Station not long age, where hor two bathers wore walting ta meet her, she ‘was presently discovered patting the beautiful horses attached to the Royal carriages und ad> dressy them checrily. :