Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1879, Page 4

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Halsted street, between Madison and Monroe. riety entertainment, MONDAY, MAROH 31, ‘Va. 1879, Acable dispatch states that the complica. tions and suspicions created by tho opening of the qnestion of a mixed occupation of ‘Bulgaria baye becomo so serious as to move Sonovvaxorr to carnest efforts in tho diroc- tion of securing another groat conforonco similar to that of Berlin, which averted horrible war of nations. Austria is snid to ‘bo so sensitive on the subject in question ns to havo thoroughly alarmed the Russian Govornmont, i —————EE Tho conflagration at Sencea, DL, Inst Bat- urday inflicted n total loss of about $82,000, on which thoro is insurance of $7,000, It seems strango that n town of 1,000 inhabit. ants, and containing many substantial build. ings, should be absolutely without 2 firo organization of any kind, but it was Sonecn’s fate to be dopondent upon tho efficiency of an impromptu buoket brigade just whon the need of approved extinguishing apparatus was greatest, Not long ago death was making heavy iv- roads in the United States Congress among membera while the House was in session, but now it ia the ox.Ieprosontatives that are being “ gathered in.” Three of them havo within the past two days joined tho muka of * tho silent majority "—Wor1a« _ % Atuenr, of Maryland, nat Daltimoro; Jans K, Ginson, of Virginia, at Abingdon ; ond H. V. Rippre, of ‘Lenneaseo, tho latter having committed suicide at Lebanon on Baturday last. ‘Tho sermons which are givon in our col- omns this morning will bo found of suffi. cient gonoral inturest to attract a larger reading than usual. Among the numorons Yeplies provoked by Col, Inoxnsonx’s lecture 3f Inst week on ‘Soma Mistakes of Moses,” that of the Rev. Dr, Rypen, of St. Paul's Univorsalist Church, ia worthy of especial attention by reason of tho vigorous and manly manuer in which tho ‘ Mistakes of Ixoznsonu” aro brought into notico, Prof, Bwina’s idea of ‘'{ho State's Sun- aay,” ag set forth in his sormon, is, that tn matters portaining to Sabbath observanco, asin matters of politics, the majority shall rolo, and tho law-making powor shall decree n, doy of rost free from tho temptation to evil afforded by opon saloons and gambling- houses. At the First Baptist Ohurch tho Rov. Dr. Gzouaz 0. Lomuren, of Boston, Preached to the congrogation that bas ox. tended him on invitation to locato with them as tholr pastor; while at tho Chicago Avo- nue M, E, Ohurch the Rov, Mr, Pentzcosr continued his rovival labors, —————=—=_=___= . It is rather too carly to expect tho Dem. ocratio majority in Congress to renlizo that they have committed a serious blunder in committing thomevlves to measures which afford their oppononts opportunity for n de- bate which is arousing the wholu country to asonso of tho dangorous choracter of the logislation proposed. A faint perception of tho fact that the Democrat. io caucus represented tho assembled lack rather than tho rxistunco of Party wisdom i# beginning to dawn among the Bourbons in Washington since tho inter. esting debates that have occurred in the Benato and House, and particularly sinco the dolivery of Gen. Ganviznn's apeech on Sat- urday. No Democrat was able to answer it (een, and it Ju certain that in tho ox- tended debate that is to follow tho strength of position and tho effectivenoss of attack will be all on tho Mepublican sido. ‘Tho debate on tho Army bill alono is expected to Inat two woeke, aud overy day of Ropublicon rosistance to tho partisan legisla. tlon attached to the measure will serve to strengthon and unite tho purty of safe moth. ods aud prudent mensures, ‘ho Democrats aro not strong enough to restrict the right of {reo dixcussiou Ly tho application of the gag. rulo, and there is uo excaping the puniah. ment they have provoked, Of tho 1,700 mombers of the Chicago Board of ‘Trade, 968, or 54 per cent, have indursod A. M. Wutoar as their choice for Mayor, aud signed their names to au expression of beliof “that he will adminiater the dutics of the oficy for the best interests of good govorn- ment and economy, ‘This is a sufficiont un. swer to the charge, so frvely circulated by his opponents, that Mr, Wuigur could not re- ceive even a respectablo minority vote of the Board. ‘Tho document, howover, is a vory tuuch strouger indorsement than the were numerical comparison indicates. Tho names appended to it include very noarly all tho ten of commercial prominence iu the organ: (zation, ‘Tho wen who reully movo the crops, who. buy the grain, and pork, and seeds, ole, from tho producer,—-the mon who buy them to forward to tho con- sumer, and thoss who own tho prop. erty by means of which the produce is moved,—havo, almost without excoption, ap- pended thoir names to the document in ques- ton. Not all, but tho most of, those whodo net agree with this declaration in fnvor of Mr. Warrant bolong chiefly to the class of mon who are smaller denters, aud Included in thoso members who have not signed this Paper are tho scalpera, who havo little capi. tal excopt choek ond less credit, Tho Board J of Trado indorsomont of A. M. Warowr for Mayor is really all the stronger for the omis- sion of many of the names which it does not contain. It is the highost and best cor- tifteate that could be furnished. Tho un- ‘qunlificd indorsemont of nearly all tho mon among whom he has traded, and of all with whom he has actually transacted business during the many yoars he has been on tho Board, ig an unanswernblo argument in favor of bis olection by the people, * TWO PLATFORMS. Tho pending contest for the Mayoralty of Chicago has.o national as well as locul in- terest. It is the opening skirmish of the goat campaign of 1880, which is to sottlo the destinios of this country for a long time tocome. For if the Democratio party shall win the Presidency, it will retain power by tho froe use of all the nppliances of repoat- ing ond ballot-box stufling, in which it is an adept, ‘Tho respoctive parties to the prosent con- tost havo published no platforms; but each, nevertheless, has its platform presented rondy mado, o3 voiced in tho Sonate of tho United States. During the closing hours of tho last session of tho Forty-fifth Congroas two remarkable speeches wore dolivored in tho Senate by distinguished roprosentatives of tho gront political partics of the country, tho one by Zac Onanpxen, of Michigan, and the other by I. Q. ©, Danan, of Mis- sissippl. Wo givo these speeches bolow in parallel lines, Thoy aro plain, and even blunt. They need no footnotes, That of Mr. Osannen is an expression of Republican sontiment; that of Mr, Lawan on oxprossion of Domoocratic sontimont, Tho one is tho platform of Mr, Wntanr, Republican candi- dato, and tho other of Mr, Hannrsox, Demo- oratio candidato, for Mayor of Chicago. Plaform of Av Ml Platform of Carter H. of Wright, Harrison, Mn.Paesient: Twon-| Mn. Luxepenr: The ty years ago, I, in com-lonly difference _‘be- pany with Jerrenson|tween myself and Jxe- Davia, stood up in thisirxnson Davis is, that chamber, and, with him, [hls exalted character, hia swore by Almighty Gob|pre-eminent talents, hia that f would sanport tho}well-establtahed. reputa- Constitution of the Unt-ition as a statesmen, a4 a ted States. Mr, Jerren-|patriot, and as a soldier, sox Davis came alrectienabled him to take the from the Cablnet officaain acause to which Fnaxwan Prrnce Intoll coneecrated myself, and the Senate of the United|to which avery fibre of States,andtook the oath,|my heart responded. with me, to he falthfallThere waa no distinclion to the Government. Dur-lbetweon tnsutt to him ing four years I sat inland the Southern peonle, this body with Jxrren-lexcept that he was thelr aos Davis, oud saw thelchoven leador and they preparations solug on/hisonthuslasic followers, froamday to dnyforthcland there has been no overthrow of thie Gov-ldifference since, JRr- ernment. With treasonirenson Davis, since the in hls heartand perjury) War, tas tever counrel- upon his lips, hotook theled insurrection aguiust onth to sustain the Gov-lthe authority of the Gov- ernment that he meantlernment. Not ono word to overthrow, Sir, therelias he uttered Incon- was method in thivielstent with the greatness madness. He, In co-land glory af this Atmeri- operation with other menican Nopublie, Tho Sena- from bis section. and injeor from Mnxeachnectts the Cabinet of | Mr.lean point to no utterance Bucwaxas, made carcfallor Jzrranwox Davin’ Preparation fur tho cventiwhich bids the people of that was to follow, Yourlthe South to cherish ant- fleets were scattercd|morities and hoatilitica wherevar the winds blewlta this Union, Nor docs and water wae found tolhe cherish thom himaelt. float them—whore thoy|The Senator, ft palua mo contd nat bo used to piilite say it, not only intro. down rebelion. Youtlauced this amendment, armies were acattered alliiut he coupled that over this brond landinonored namo with trea- whore they could not velmon, for, sir, he i hon- used in an ciwergency. forod among the Southern Your Treasury waa de-lpeuple, Ife dtd onty leted until your bonds, what they sought to do. Benring § por cent inter-|tte was sliply chosen to est, principal ood inter-liead them in the causo est payable in coin, werclwhich we all chorished, sald for 88 cents onthciand his namo will con- dollar, to pay curreotitinue to he honored for expenses, and no buyers. jhis participation in that Preparations Were care-/uccat movement which fally made, Your ormejinspired an entire peo- wero nold under an ap-/ple,—the people who arently innocent clanae|were animated by mo- Ioan army bil provid-(tives as eacred and: noble ing that the Secretary offas ever the War might, in hia dis-/breast of allaurpes ora cretion, neil such arms|Wasittxutox, I say this as ho ‘deemed best forjas Union man, to-day, the interents of the Gov-|'Tho people of the South ernment to well. Sit.[drank thelr inspiration eighteen years ago lastifrom the fountain of do- month, Trat in ibis hali|votlon to liberty and to and Matened to Jerren-|Constitutional s Govern: son Davia dolivering htsjment, We bolieved that farowoll address, ~In-jwe wera fgiting for it, forming ua whatour con-|and tho Senator cannot atitutional duties to this|put his finger upon ono Government were,—nuiljdiatinction between the then he left and entered|ncople of the South and into a rebellion to over-jthe man whom the Sonn. throw. the Government|tor baa to-day selectud he had sworn to aupport.|for dishonor aa -the I remained here, nir,|feoresentative of the daring the whole of that!Bouth, —2.Q 0. Lamur, ternble Rebellion, {Tsaw| . our brave roldlers, by! thousands, finlchtslinost any millions, as they passed through here to} tho theatre of war, saw thetrshattered ranks] returning, J eaw stcam- oat after steamboat, and rallroad traln after) railroad train, bee | buck the wounded. waa with my frieod frau} Rhode faland (Afr. Bonn- avg] when he command: ed tho Army of the Potomac, and saw piles of lege ‘and arme that made humanity shudder, 1 ssw the widows audi orpbane made by this war, and heard” them ‘wail and mourn over thel death of thelr dearest and bast. Mr, Prestdent: 1 Uittle thought at shat Umo that T should live ta) hear in the Senate of tha Untied Sistes entogles| upon dxrrzinon Davis, Hving—a living Rebel—oa| the floor of the Senate of the United Sta Sir. Tam amazed to hear Mt, and I can tell the| Kentlamen on the ather| side that they little kuow] the aplri¢ of the North| when they come hero at this day, with bravado on thelr Ips, wtteriny) eulogica npou him whoun} every aan, woman, and] child io the North bes Heves to have been a) + doubles dyed — traitor,— Zach Chanuler, A vote for Oanten YI, Harntson is an ine dorsumont of the sentiment that tho charno- tor of Jury Davis is ag pure and graud as that of Joun Hamvpen or Gxonag WasiinoTon. A voto for Mr, A. M, Wataurt is an omphatio and iudignant denial of the insulting propo- sition, How will the people deolde betweon tho two platforms? dneptred TRE DUTY OF REPUBLICANS, ‘Tho Republican Porty has a clean working majority in Ohicago, If Mr. Waraur, thero- fore, is defeated to-morrow, it can only occur Docause fraud bns beon pravticed at the polls, or becauso Republicans fail to vote, Neither of these contingencies inust hap- pon, It will bo the duty of the Ropublican workers and canvassers on tho outside of the polls to sorutinize ovory vote that iv cast, to seo that overy Repablican voter bas a chance ta voto, to watch for repestors and promptly challonge them, “It will bo the duty of the Republicans on the inside to keep.the ballot- box in plain aight, aud nover leayo it upon any consideration, to soe that tho tallios uro kopt correctly, and to prevent any manipu- lation of the contents of the boxes, ‘Tho Democrats will neglect uo opportunity, hon- est or dishonest, to carry the election, not only as ao local success, but for its bearing upon the geueral electionin 1880, Thoy wantit THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. MARCIE 31, 1879, to go ont that Ohiongo isn Domocrntic city, hoping thereby to gain prestige ond influ. once the vote of the State in tho Prosidential election, Having this double object in viow, —firat, to soctire the local apoils, and, roc- ond, to influonce the {moral olection,—thoy will naka the moat dosporitte efforts to carry th day, und thoy will not hesitate to uso cor. rupt menna to doit. The balilot-boxos must bo cnrofully watched, thoreforo, in tho Domooratlo wards, for it {s in those wards that they will nttompt to offset the heavy Republican majorities in othor wards, by ro- peating and ballot-box stufling, Thore is. but one other danger that menacea Mr. Wntant’s success, If overy Ropublican in Chicago docs his duty and yotos to-morrow, he will bo elected by mora than 2,500 majority. If the election is a fair one and he is defoated, he can onlybe defeated by the ° stay-at-homes, ‘Tho ticket is trong one, but its atrength cannot carry it untcss thero is tho requisite number of votes to give ita majority, The mon who staya at homo or in his business office because tho lickot is a good ono and will carry itself, imporils its snocess. The lenst that evory Ropublican can do is to vote; the most that he can do is, after voting himsolf, to soo that his em. ployos, friends, and noighbors volo. Evory business man in Chicago should closo his office or store anrly enough to give all his clerks timo to voto and work for tho succoss of the Republican ticket, Neglect private business for 9 little whilo and attend to the publio business, which is moro important. A fow houra devoted to tho election to-mor- row may provent tho seizure of tho City of Chicago by a mob of .taxoators, bummers, scalnwags, and rings of corruptioniats, hand in glove with tho swindling con- tractors, that samo following which Coz- vin had around him, who will load busi- ness mon down with high toxes, im- pair tho crodit of the city, which is begin. ning to revive, and strike a foul blow at its commorcial interests. Tho succoss of tho Democratic ticket to-morrow will affeot tho interests of every business man in Chicago by incronsing his taxes and woakening tho credit of tha city abroad, If it rains to. morrow, it will bo oll the more necessary that Republicans shonld turn out in full ranks, ag rain docs not dampen Democratic ardor, Besides this, if there is any con- spicuous absence of Republicans from tho polls, it will give the Domocrats an opportu- aily for chenting and swindling, If the ballot-boxes ‘oro protected from fraud, and if overy Republican votes, Mfr. Wntaur will bo elected by o handsome majority, and Chicago will retain her pros- tigonsthe banner Republican city of the West. If hois defeated, what excuse can the Republicaus of Chicago offer for it? ‘What right wil! they have to complain of Democratic corruptions or high taxes? EXECUTIONS IN T HE SOUTH, ‘Thera soaius to bo a determination on tho part of the Southern people that some mur- dorers shall bo hanged, but unfortunately the hangings are not conducted in 9 manner to result in any good, and besides this aro confined to murderers of onc color, In the dearth of omusements in that sootion publio hangings seem to bo devised for tho onter- tninment of the people and to take the place of the circus or the dog-fight. ‘The Inst is- sno of Tur Tamoxe contained tho dotails of tho hanging of tho negro, Knox Manrm, at Nashville, ‘Lenn., which are in illustration of the point we have made. At an carly hour in the morning the whole town was ostir, By sunrise tha streets wero crowded, and, whon the victim mado his appenranco, en route to the place of execution, a grand .procession was formed on foot, in vehicles, aud on horseback, and the great multitude wont marching slong to ihe gallows as merrily as o Fourth-of-July crowd, tho only thing wanting to givo it cclat being a branes band and o few banners. Tho miserable wretch who wag to be hanged was, for the few romaining moments of his life, tho lion of Nashville, Arrived nt the scaffold, it was with the greatest dificulty that tho hanging could prococd, owing to the push and scramblo of the thousands to get tho choice places. The mother of the woman whom he hod murdered had the first choico of sents, and aclected the wagon in which the doomed man rodo to the plnco, and, to innke it as dramatic os possible, tho vengeful woman hold tho little daughter of tho de- ceasud to witness tho scene, Several colored women sload about the scaffold and sung their death-chants, ‘The murderer ovidently enjoyed the brilliant ensemble of his taking off, and tho crowd wont away so dolighted that thoy trampled all over exch other, and ono man, in the hight of his ecstasy, shot a little girl, to give vont to his feelings, An execution of two negroes (always no- groes!) at Now Kent Court-House, Virginia, on tho 25th inst., illustrates our point atill moro clearly. ‘Tho correspondent of the New York J/erald, who wns present at tho execution, saya that the murderors rodo totho gallows laughing and joking, and when they ronched tho gallows informed tho hilarious crowd that they had mado their peace with Gop! Wo quoto from his description of tha disgusting scano; ’ ‘From early fn the morning crowds wore thronging into tho village on horaeback, foot, aud in every conceivable sort of velicle. The town by 10 o'clock was filed with people of all clanuea, col ors, and conditions, ond the rumsellera did an ex- cellent business, Negrocs as well as whites woro thotr beat, and all of them impreased the observer with the idoa that they were intent on enjoying the day and making the mpat of thu occasion, Not & ecul acemed to regard the coming tragedy in tho ight of a terrible oxamplo of vengeancy ineted out vy the laws of both Go» and man for murder. In koeping withthe merriment, which sccmed gener al, an enterpriving manager bad a good-sized marques crected in viow of the scaffold, in which he gaveacomblnation exhibition of burnt-cork Opera, a punch-and-Judy show, an educated hog, several performing monkeys, and a limited menay- oric of other wall animale, This was Iberally patronized during the entire day, Tho perform: auce commenced at Da, m., so that the many-col- ores populace were amply supplied with Heht com. edy on thoone hand aud horrible tragedy on the other," ‘The object of the death-ponalty is not to take revenge for the crime committed, but, by its terrible warning, to stuy tho bands of others from shedding blood, by tho cortainty that lifo will bo puid for lifo, If this penalty isto lave any effect it must: bo inflicted promptly, quickly, aud in secrot., The lifo of the misorable wretch who commits mur. dor Is of little account to himself or the com. munity, but if by taking it from him it may restrain others from committing murder, then the gallows answers an importaut pur. poss, ‘The manner in which tho executions at Nashvillo and New Kent Court-House wero performed, however, can have 10 such effect. ‘Thora was uothing sulomn, impressive, or restraining in thelr iutiuenco, ‘Ube day was aholiday, ‘he hanging was an amusomont, ‘The murderer wasn hero, No man in the great crowds that surrounded those two senffolds, who hod murder jn his heart, will ever Le restrained from comtitting murder when the opportunity occurs by anything ho wow; onthe other hand, an icnorant and | from the whole United Kingdom has been dopraved man, eating little for his own life, would bo inclined to court the same fate for tho sake of tho sensation. An oven more atrocious fonture of exeou- Hons in the South is tho idon thattho gallows ia intended onty for tho nogro, {Let a colorod man commit crime, and thoro is not tho slightest diMeulty in npprehondiug, convict ing, and hanging him. Tho usual modo is to lynch him and hang him without tho boneflt of Jnw. If ho escapes tho mob, thoro is no unnecessary delny, Tho trinl is hurried through poll-mell, and a now trial or ropriove is, something unknown, If he havo not counsel, so much tho worse for him. If ho havo not witnosses, tt saves n groat deal of time and expense, Tho principal uecossity is to hang him as speodily ns possible. Tho demand for juatico is tremondons,—if tho prisonor is a nogro,—and ho is hurricdout of the world neck aud heels, Wo lavo no dis Position to befriend tho negro, If ho isa murderer, ha ought to bo hanged, and tho soonor the bottor, But why shonld a Diack murderer bo hanged aud a white murderor escape? ‘Tho majority of murdors in tho South are commited by whites—thon why are not some of thom hanged? Wo do not now refor to political murders, whore negroos aro killed for wanting to voto, for thoro is no hope that any one will bo punished for go sinall. In the yonr to June 30, 1877, it was only 83,150, and in tho ycar to June 30, 1878, 38,082, But now tho wusatisfactory condi. tion of British industry and trade shows tha probability of n steadily-Increasing omigrn- tion from the United Kingdom to America, It is plain, from tho tono of tho English uowspnpors, that the lon is molancholy about the prospect of gotling hia meat at homo; there is too many of him; ho is gotting thin in flosb,—finonolally; ond boforo long a large part of him will bo moving to whoro the meat comes from, viz: the Western States of Amerton, ‘. —————— THE APRIL ELECTIONS, Tho active onmpaign of 1879 begins this week, though now that Connoctient aud Now Hampshiro aro out of tho list of States hold- ing spring elcotions, the early clectiona are of small importance, In throé States only nro State elections to bo held, though thoro aro tho local oloctions in INinots, Wisconsin, and Missouri to-morrow, somo of which, a8 those of Chicago, Milwaukes, and St. Louls, have quito overshadowed in interest the widor contests, Wisconsin olocts to-morrow an Associate Justice of the Buprome Conrt for aterm of ton years, ‘Tho Republicans have ro. nominated tho inaumbont, Judge On. slight an offonso; but to social crimes | sAuos Conz, aud the Democrats have op- whero ono man kills nother for} posod to him Judgo M. BM. Cotnnen, their personal rovenge, or becauso ho | nominee in the ‘Third Congressional District fancies his victim bas affronted hia | last yoar, but who declined to mako tho run, On Weduesday Rhode Island oloats a Gov- ernor, ond Stato officers, and a Logislature, The Republicans hava revominated the in- cumbonts of tha several Stato offices, and tho Prohibitionists—who carry n good many guns in Rhode Island—havo ratified tho nominations, so making their cloation euro, Lost spring the Republicans had n majority of 8,815 over tho Democrats, who havo no opportunity now of ropeating thoir taotics of 1877, when by paying up the taxes of voters at tho lust minuto thoy camo very noar so- curing the return of their onndidnte, tho rich Providence clothior, Banxany, Tho Logislature is now Republican by fourteen in the Senate nnd thirty-cight in the House, and will remain Ropublican, The two Stato Wckets in tho fleld, the Nationals having ** petered out,” are as follows: Kepud, and Pro. Chins. ©. Van Zan hart C. Ih so-called *honor,” na in tho cases of Cox, and Burorp, ond hungreds of others, Tho Southern papors just now aro full of touch. ing rogret for the infamous murdor of Judge Etxrorr, but will his murderer ovor be pun- ished? They lament tho oxistenco of so much erime in the South, but will thero ever bo any less crimo until thoy commonce hang- ing whito os well as black murderors? A LION'S APPETITE, A feeling of uncomfortable expeatancy and apprehension prevails in Grent Britain in re- gard to British trado ond finances, Even tho London nowspapers do not attompt to con- ceal it or smooth it ovor, but by thoir ambig- uous reforonces to it scom to bo proparing the people's mind for something,—they don’t kuow what, but ovidontly somothing bad,— this being dono, possibly, in accordance with tho well-known financial maxim that ‘ho anticipated panio never comes.” But, he this as it may, it seems to bo generally acknowl. edged that tho commercial offuirs of Grant Britain have boen steadily progrossing . for tho last throo years in the dircotion of a crisis, With oll tho warning that has boon given, not only by English newspapors but oven by Britisn statosmon, it is probablo that auch ao crisis will bo renched and passed without any Governor. s.+.. ert C. Howard.*, J. jon M.Addoman,® 1). 8. Bakery J Ward Sayles." Charles It. Page. ‘Trensurér. Samuel Charks,* Vatrick Farrell. *Renomtnated, On Monday, April 7, Michigan will otect o Justice of the Supreme Court and two Re- gents of tho Stuto University, Tho Demo- cruts aud Nationals have united, and, as tho Prohibitionists mado no nomiuntions, tho two tickets in the fleld aro as follows: Atty General Gen! trade gonorally; that it will bo just o oul- | Hekt $4 Urviv..E. 0. Grosvenor.* Geo. ntord.. Kee 8. U'V'y.dameaBbearen® — iteney Wutting. “Htenomtaated.” ‘Lhe Michigan spring election is of consid- ornbla interest, as the Demoorats and No- tionals united last November cast nonrly 26,000 votes more than tho Hepublicans, If tho allianco this spring is successful, it is altogethor likely that tho oxamplo will bo fol- lowed in tho other Ropublican States of tho Northwest both this year and in 1880. Tho Hard-Monoy Democrata aro disgusted with tho coalition, and, though butone papor has refused to hoist the ticket, it can hardly bo expected that tho full vote of tho united op- position will be brought out, On tho other hand, the Republicans may logo somo little strength through the squabble over the Uni- voraity scandal, so that o stand-off may be said to bo established. Tho spring clection novor brings out a full vote, but thore is no particular advantage here to elther party. ‘The interesting fonture of the election will bo ascortaining how much vitality tho Groon- baok party still possesses in this section of the Union, and how large a perosntngo of tho Republicans who deserted to tho Nation- ols last year havo returned to their old affllia- tions; also, discovering how generally, under tho most favorable conditions for success, Wostorn Hard-Money Democrats can be da. pended upon to go in double harness with tho Groonbackers, mination and decline of cortain important branches of hor industry and trade, But it is apparont that Groat Britain has beon steadily progrossing for o quartor of a century in a direction which must soon pro- duco a grént change in her affairs, ‘Tho only thing which could provont this would bo her retention of the supremnoy in manu. facturing for the world,—a supromacy which she held twenty-five yoars ago, but which suo has lost within tho Inst throa or four years, A lion is on animal that cannot bo fod and kept quiet on gingorbrend and condi- monts, He wants meat, and if he don't get it something will hoppon! Tho British lion hag an immenso nppotito for brend and— mont, But as ho is losing tno lion’s share of the manufacturing businoss for the world, how isho to scoure o lion's allowance of broad and moat? . Tho rate at which his ap. petite for these things has grown in the last twenty years is shown in n tablo pablished a fow months ago by the United States Bu- ronu of Statistics, giving the value of cor. tain important articles of food imported into the United Kingdom from 1858 to 1877, to- gothor with the total population of the United Kingdom aud the amount per capita of such food imports ouch year, ag follows; Totat vatue o, Value oj arain, pots Population ‘einer fona, cattle, of the United percapila ee Year, © sheep,andhogs “Kingdom. of [oR THE STATE REVENUE LAWS. teupgrtete Watlony ‘Tho Joint Committeo on Rovonuo of tho Bae0RD a0. ee 4 Stato Legislaturo has considered tho scores Sh778411 20 1 | Of billson the subject of revenue which Paani 2 a an have been proposed by other committees and Sovjasergs 1° 010 | by individual members, and, avolding all ae Ae, BS a 4 s controverted questions of abstract right and 30,070,812 11210 | policy, havo owbodied in throo or four bills AM uo ans a ee a ay | all the material provisions demanded by ex. 840, 30,013,513 117 6 | porlonce and nocossity, All othor questions F 334 | tho Committoo advisos should bo left ovor 2 8 8 | until somo other time, when a Special Com- Ht aq 5 mission, sitting during a recoss of the Logis- Tet 2 8 5 laturo, and unembarrassed by any other sub- “oUt witaisiaio 219 7 | Ject, may thoroughly reviso the whole revo- 800 As might reasonably be expected from 9 carnivorous anitual like the British Hon, his appatite has wn moro for meat than for bread, aud we find on examination of tho details of the statistics that whorens tho to. tat value of dead ments and provisions, live cattle, sheep, aud hogs (to sny nothing about cheese, which, according to circumstances, might bo either dead or olive) imported in tho year 1858 was only £5,798,660, it wos £36,156,577 in 1877, showing an incronso of over 700 per cent; whilo the imports ’of grmn and flour incrensad from a total of £20,164,811 in 1858 to 9 total of £63,530,822 in 1877, A considerablo portion of theso total im- ports of food into the United Kingdom havo, during the wholo of tho twenty years, been re-oxported to the Continent, but . probably no greater porcentage of tho whole now than twonty years ago, and the fact remains that, with a steadily Increasing population, tho imports of food per capita havo nearly quadrupled. That thla necossity for imports of food must stondily increase, unless somothing chooks the increase of population, is appa- ront, Tho capacity of the land of tho United Kingdom to produce food by agriculture has probably boon reached, In the consus of 1871, out of n total population of 22,712,266 in England and Wales, only 1,056,998 persons of those above 28 yenrs of ngo are tabulated au belonging to tho agricultural classos, whilo ucarly 7,000,000 are tabulated ns on- gaged in othor industrial ocoupntions, ‘Thora is no room for :nore cmploymeut in agrioul. ture, and all the increaso in population must go into tho factories or the minox, and must got thelr food from abroad, the only altorna- tive being to go abroad thomsclyes to got it. Notwithstanding this pressure of tho food question, the emigration from tho United Kingdom has beon small during the last five or six yeara ag comparcd with tho previous similar period. ‘ho tutal emigration in 1803 was 223,758, of which number 116,813 came to tho United States, ‘Tha proportion coming to the United Statca steadily in- excused yoar by year, until 1878, in which yoar tho total emigration from the United Kingdom reached 310,612, of whom 233,073 come to the United States. In the last two years the total immigration to this country nuo code, and reframe it on principles of jus- tice and equity approved by ripo expori- once, In logislation thera is always 8 danger of attempting too much, ‘There aro many things which cannot ba done by legislation, while at tho samo timo thero aro hosts of other- wise intelligont mon who think everything ‘is possible to on act of the Legizlnture. Whon Congress persisted in keeping the tax on spirits at $3 por gallon, ond only suc- ceaded in collecting twelvo millions of dollars ont of the sevonty millions of gallons of whisky manufactured ench yonr, thero was # flereo opposition to any reduction of the tax, ‘This opposition found orprossion in the declaration of a mombor of Congress: “} will nover adinit that a Governmont that ovorcame and suppressed the most gigantic rebellion on record cannot onforco the col- lection of n tax of 2agallon on whisky,” The fact remains indisputable, however, and to securo any revenue from that source tho tax had to bo reduced. Our Legislature may profit by the losson. Tho oxisting Jaw ia au ingonious code fashioned to oxtort tuxes from personal property aud credits, and, except tho personal proporty on tho forins, the law aub- stantinlly fails to reach any other form of personal property, , ‘This, howayor, ia orfe of the points in muniolpal taxation upon which theorists wranglo most obastinntely, and on which it is hopeloss to oxpoct an Hilnois Logislaturo ever to reach an intelligent agroo- mont. The Joint Committes wisoly, thero- fore, abstains from any rocommondation on this aubject, ‘Thore are cortain points which six years of costly experience show ns demanding romodial legislation, Those may be classed; 1, Tho oxponsivenoss of assorsiment und col- lection, 2, Tho number of salaried om- ployes of the revenue sorvice, 8, The en- ormous coat of useleas advortising and of bookkeoping,—the oivertising and unnec- essary bookkooping costing in this county $80,000 yoor, 4. Tha want of ponaltics for non-payment of taxes, 5, ‘The obstruo- tiona placed by the existing law in the prompt colleotion of olty taxea. 6, Tho ovil of treating the Revonue law as intended pri- marily to croate ofices and collect taxos fo pay the salaries of the collecting officers, ‘Theso ovils are notorious,—inflicting heavy coat upon the pooplo, leading to all manner of abuses, and, in tho cases of city govern ments, roducing thom to tho vergo of sus. pension and bankruptey, The Committeo havo incorporated within thoir bills pro. viatons nnionding tho existing law tn all those particulars, and in other points where tho remotly is equally demanded by tho public interests, If tho Logistature will have tho good sonse to take up these bills and poss them, and attempt no larger or grontor work of amendmont, some good will bo accom- plishod, while if the whole subject of the revenue system bo takon up, there will bo no agroemont, nothing will be dono, and all the prorent evils which these bills will remody will be perpetuated. Bettor try. that which ia possible thon lose what ia ronlly good in 8 vain effort to obtain the impossiblo, That idiotic Ho about Gen, Onn being a grand. son of Gzonos LY. and Mra, Fitznennent bas been going the rounds agafn. Some ono ought to get Senator Davin Davis to sit down on ft, ‘There was no issucof the marriage of the Prince Regent and the “Sweet Lass of Richmond I14t,” --for marriage it Indubitably wns,—though children wero born of the unions of other sons of Gronag III, a8 the Earl of Munstor and the FitzcLarsnces, descended from the Duka of Clarence and Fanny Jonpan, and sir Av- oustus D'Esta from the Duke of Sussex and Lady Avovstus Munnar. The present Duko of Cambridge ts married—thaugh the Queen as head of the family hos not given the union ber annction required by the Royal. Marriage act— toa Miss Farnnnotuen, who has borne him o family of Fitzoronags, one of thelr song, who is Secretary to the Minister of War, boing ono of the most petted and csteemed Itons of London society. a Cat after kind; dog too, The firat four dogs fo the Waterloo (coursing) Cup and the winner of the Waterloo Purse wera descondants in the second generation of the. famous greyhound Cashior. In 1877 his granddaughter Chango jron the Waterloo Purse; In 1873 bis son Con- tango divided ft, In 1870 his two half-sistera, Cataclyam and Chivalry, wero third and fourth for the Waterloo Cup, and in 1869 Cataclysm was second for the Waterloo Plate, while a daughter of Cashfer won the Australian Water- Joo Cup in 1877. A regular sort of canine Wasununn family, a It {6 rather a curious fact, but whenever an Accused politician in Now York retains Lawyer Barrett as his counsel, the Sun ralites to that politician’s defense. This reminds us of the customs of the Mother-Country, where you buy astrow for half-a-crown and the seller throws in a publication of tho sort ANTuONY CosstocK docs not approve of. » They do thelr voting in the Austrian Parlia- mont by clectriclty. This {a a atep in the right direction, but the Millennium will not be reached. Lill some ono has dovised an olectric automatic Congress that will transact its business and ad- Journ with the relentiues instantaneousnesa of a fat man sitting down on an Icy sidewalk. ——— a Thediscussion in the Loudon newspapers over the subject of cheap food sucgests the thought that the meat-exportation trade ts o very curious ove. Belz unable to sell ineat here tor nino cents a pound, the exporters pay the freight on it for 4,000 miles and grow rich by selling 1t thera for clght cents, rs Dr, SontrrMann lias inylted Prot. Vincrow togo to Troy and open somo graves there,” If the Professor attends also to getting the corpses ready, wo think that hocan find a field of Inbor in this country which will be proftable both to himself and the nation. ———_——— Lo the poor Indian soldier of the Queen's army, whose dally ration has been reduced to one-half scer of ata, ono chutalk of dhall, one- third chatak of salt, and one-half chatal: of ghee. ‘his fs indeed a case of Feo wo. — ates « The Granr movement at St. Louts fs being boomed by a young man on the St. Louls @!obe- Democrat who, wutil very recently, conducted ant!-Granr nowspapers, nnd—we belioyo—neyer voted any but the Democratic tickot. a ‘Tho Democrats are talking avout admitting Utah ns tho thirty-ninth Btate. Aftor their melancholy exserlence in admitting Colorado, such a proposition ought to bo as welcome to them as a cat ia a game of ten-pins. oo PERSONALS, Givo tho South an inch and it will tako all that's left. The Zulus nro so warlike that many of thelr childron aro in arma, ‘Tho Widow Oliver is almost as moan and Rreedy as the Solid South, Widow Oliver's purposo was blackmail; ‘but what was Simon Cameron's? Ono Southerner can whip five Yankeos; ‘but wo really hope he won't do it, ‘Twonty-sight to one is thd usual odds agalnst the cagle bird, Mr. Harrlson, ‘The Ozar is going to Ems. Wo hope Ems 8 better woman than tho Widow Oliver, ‘To-morrow is April fool’s dny, and Cartor Tartlson will be the worst fooled man in town, All the porfiimes of Araby cannot awooten olitte hand half so much ae three acca in the draw, Wm. Howitt sleops within a fow foot of Gibson, the sculptor, and Gootho’s son, at Romo, lfavo wo any good reason to fonr that Prealdential backbone went out of office with Gen, Grant? All Naturo smiled yestorday, withont any rogard whatever to temporance principics and ‘Sunday lawa, Ohlef Joseph. ns taken to fighting with pen and ink,—weapons which Gen, Howard cannot Get beyond range of, Sonquin Millor ought fo writoa spoctacular play forthe appearance of his daughter, who has become a ballet dancer. Sorgt. Bates onco carried the Stars and Stripes through the Southorn States; we don't bo- leva he dare try to doit now, Mr. Iron Thunder, a converted Dakota Indian, 46 preaching, and wo belleyo he can maka moro nolso than Mr. Talmage, . ‘Tho editor of the Southern States, o papor published at Okalons, Misa,, believes that the an- geld arc a little Jowor than Jef, Davis. Miss Kate Field will recite at the Shak. speare celebration next month adedicatory addreas written for her by De, Westland Maraton. ‘The Itov. W. HH. If. Murray has‘done much to advance tho causo of Christianity, bat, very oddly, he has never invented a pocket fshing-polo which a deacon of tho church may carry unob- acrved on Sundaya, Mr, Gough is lecturing in Scotland, but tho parent country of the celebrated exhilarant kuown as hot Scotch will never let it's Glasgow, An Ohio cow broke a man's nuck by a kick the other day, Perhaps wo may assert that the Olto cow Ie a biggur man than the Southern muld, Andrew White is not. much of a biog- rapher, and it Is not egey to see the wisdom of ap- potuting auch a man to perform the exacting duties of a biographor of Goethe, Mr, Rowell is golng to estoy hero a fow weeks and *¢ star" the country, and Mr, O'Leary's stomach will romain a little delicate and unvetticd iu consequence, we suppose, ‘The King of the Sandwich Islanders, wo learn, bas imported a French cook. It is just about one hundred years ago sluce the Bandwicn first exhloited thelr fondness for foreign ney at Santa Anna # fow dayeago, and there Is accordingly great popular rejoicing. 1t appears, howevor, that it contains no botter scnee than tho provious ono, Wo suspect that the editor of the Buffalo Express ie tho unfortunate victim of an extrava- gant wife. Howaye, ‘The daughter of President Grovy, of France, makes her own dresses, and wo understand the fashion is avout to be adopted over all tha clrilized world? ‘ ’ NG Land ‘Treasurer, WV. BA FOREIG A News-Centra Rapidly Forming in the Region of the Danube. The Grent Powers Endcavoring to Reconcile Grave Dit forences. Further Evidences of the Na- poleonie Tendencies of Great Britain. The Viceroy Botweon Snow and Grass in the Matter of Yakoob Khan, TURKEY. TROUDLE FEARED, Lonpon, March 80.—Reports addressed to Lord Salisbury state that the drillingof But garians in Eastern Roumelia continues, 70,000 men being now orimed., The mere moral effort of s mixed occupation must not be relled upon, A strong force Is necessary. ORCRK “MINISTER, CONSTANTINOPLE, March 381.—The Greek Minister fs about to leave on furlough, conniE, Lonnon, March 80.—A dispatch from Vienna says the Porte fs inclined to accept the condt tions the British Government demands for Its {otervention in obtaluing o Joan, particularly thoso giving England control of the Astatic provinces, IMISMATOR. ~ Vienna, March 81.—Lhe New Free Press ree Porta that Bismarck has arranged for the oc cupation of the interior of Eastern Roumelia by Austrion, English, ami Jtalian troops, the northern boundary by Russlan, and the southern boundary by Turkish, troops. ALUANTA, Roxa, March $0.—The Italian agent tn Al- bania reports that tha Albanians will forcibly realest annexation to Greece, A CONFERENGH URGED, Lonpon, March 80.—A dispatch from Berlin states thnt a report is current: there that Count Schouvaloff {s urging a conference of Ambassa- dors at St. Poteraburg to seltle the question of mixed occupation of Eastern Roumelia., fresh difficulties havo arisen respecting it between Russia and Austria, AFGUANISTAN, : FIGHTING. Laronra, March 80.--Capt. Sav telecraphs he was attacked by 2,000 Mali{ks. Ic routed them, killing 145, The British lost two killed and six wounded. YAKOOB EMAN. Lonpon, March 80.—A correspondent at La- hore statos that, according to official informa- Mon, Yakoob Knan is making no serious prepa- rations for reslstance, but appears to postpone his submission In order to satisfy bis subjects that ho yields to force. WAITING, 9 Lonnoy, March 80.—A correspondont at La- hore belleves the Gavornment fs not disposed to preas Yakob Khan toa flual sotticment until the suow has moited, SOUTH ATRICA. ‘ A Revort, Lonpon, March 80.—A dispatch from Capo Town esys {t is reported that the rebellious Basntos hayo already deserted their Chiefs, COL. WooD. . Loxpon, March 30.—A dispatch from’ Capo Town states that Col. Wood ts intrenched at Pongolo, waiting for reinforcements, in conse- quence of soverat tnsuccessful attempts to dis lodge the cnomy fn the mountains. 7 MEXICO. MARISCAL, Tucson, A. T., March 30.—Goy. Marlecal, of Sonora, has arrlyed hereto have telegraphic communication with tho City of Mexico. He says the reason the revolution in Sonora so sud- denly collapsed was becnuse the Federal Gov- ernment joined, Gen. Sereno, and, to ayold blootshed, he withdrow, though his forces wora superior to both his opponants. GREAT BRITAIN, LESS WAGES, Lonnon, March 80.—Tho operative weavers at Blackbura voted to accept 5 per cent reduo- tion, eo THE WEATHER. Orriog or Tun Cutmy SicNaL Oxricer, Wasninoton, D. C., March 81—1 2. m,—Iudl- cations—For Tennessea and the Ohfo Valley, clear or partly cloudy weather, cold northerly winds, becoming varlablo and shifting to warmer southeastrely, and rising followed by statlonary or falling barometer. ¥or tho Lower Lake region, clear or partly cloudy weather, cokl northwesterly winds, be- coming variable and ehifting to warmer south- easterly, rising followed by stationary or falling: barometer, For the Upper Lake region warmer, clear weather, followed by inercasing cloudiness, northerly winds, veerlig to southeasterly, an {alllng barometer, LOOAL ONIRRYATIONR, Cutciao, March 30, [Bars [Far tu.) Wind, Vel} fen, | Weather Tima, | Th oN. 12} .02 Clondy, n 1 Cloudy, 7a Os as a 43; mtolmum, GENRHAL UUSERYATIONA. Cutaatio, March 30-10:18 p.m, Wind, etrott, Houge cit Duluth, atin El Ne Wor re S We fos a: Wetton Wer tant Roars R va W. Wianstaucca _———— MILWAUKEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Special Disputch to The Tribune, Minwavess, March 20,—The selection of of+ ficers of the Chamber of Commerce for the en- suing year, which has excited geueral interest and uch feeling among the bulls and bears for some time past, was partially determined at the nominating caucus held this afternuon, ‘The chief fight was on President, und of 207 votes cust Michacl Bodden received 189, W. P, Bfc- Laren 107, wairder off Vico-Presidents, O. hile. two were tanle. The fe the ticket nominated was as follows: E. Britt and D, M. Brig- hum; — Directors fur threa years, J B, "Merrill, . Bigelow,’ F D. Linkley; for two years, A. K. Shepard, B B, Hopkins, and L. Bartlett; one year, 8. Elliot, Angus Smith, aud ©. J. Kershaw; Arbitrators 8 T. Hooker, G. M. ‘Tibottts, W, M. Briuhamy C, Maregold, und J. C. A. Chaping Committcs ou Appeals, C.F » William Young, C. Js Cary, ¥red Pabst, fred Layton; Berd, Lanyeon; Lospector, G. aster Te B, Hollaud; Welz