Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1879, Page 4

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Va- Tiety entertainment. * TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1879. ‘The Common Conneil Inst evening passed the annual tax-lovy ordinance, the total amount of the levy boing $3,776,460, * Among other cases of importance in which decisions. woro yesterday rendored by tho Supreme Court of the United States was that of Cook County against the Northwost- ern University, involving tho question of the powor of the Illinois Logislature to exempt from taxation proporty not actually used for school purposes. ‘Tho Supreme Court decrees that the Logislatura has such power and that it did so exempt from taxation lands held for tho benofit of, though not in act- ual use by, the Uniyorsity. Notfco of contest has boon filed In rofor- enco to the soat of Ald, Barnanp, re- turned ag re-located from tho Second Ward. Thore is not in fnirness and renson any shadow of ground for tha claim of the Dom- ocratio contestant, but the Democrats fn Congress have sot so many examplos of parti- san ingonsibility to the demands of honesty and justico that it will not be surprising if the Domocrats in the Chicago Common Couneil shall undertake something in the some lino in ordog to inoroaso their vote, “Throo names of porsons nominated for Justices of the Penco by the Cirouit and 8u- periok Court Judges of Cook County havo been raturned by the Governor as being unfit und incapable for the oftcos. Gov. Cunzos soems to ‘Inbor undor the impression that 8 slight tnowledgo of law and respecte- bility of character is roquisite for the propor qualification of a Justico of the Peace, and in this viow ho differs widoly from the Judges who sent tho names to Springflold, for it is cortain that somo of the nominations wora grossly unfit, and doserved .to bo.troated as euch, —_—_—_—_—_—_—— Tho Illinois Houso, having snccossfully ostablishod its claim to be’ regarded oa tho most contemptible legislative body in oxist- ence, abandoned itself yosterday to n jollifi- cation ovor its sucocss in oscaping tho severe Judiclol robuke that it morited in tho imprisoning of a newspaper correspondent who Wd incurred tho iikwill of the mombors by pointing out their gross short- comings, A considerablo portion of the day's session wos devoted to morry-moking, the oxcess of spirits finding vent in a pro- tracted season of foolery over tho Cocklo- Bur bill, This hilsrious celebration of a victory ovora citizen's right to enjoy por- sonal liberty while innocent of any crimo shows how funny the House can bo when it tries, patches relative to tho elections which oo- curred yesterday niford most convincing proof that {the spirit of Republicanism iy alivo in tho land, and that tho party of peaco and good government has lost none of its atrongth before the people. In Columbus, O., the Republicans swopt the elty for tho first tima an twonty-one years, electing their Mayor by a mojority of 1,700, Yn Cincinnati a very heavy vote was polled, and tho Republicans olectod thelr ontire aity ticket, tho yote showing Jargo gains, Cleveland has also been arrled by a heavy Ropublicon mnjority. In Mioh- igan tho Republicans have hold thoir own aguinst the coalition of the Democrats and Groonbackors, electing thoir State ticket, and have galued largely over tho vote of 1878, ‘Tho State hog boon carried by a inn. jority which it is oxpucted will reach 20,000 by the thine the return are all in, and the miscegenation of the Bourbons and Inflution. ists has beon produotive of m most humill- ating dofeat, —_— The United States Supreme Court yester- doy rondored a decision in what are known 88 tho Chicago * first batch” whisky onsea, » reversing tho decision of tho Circuit Court, aud remauding the cases for proseoutlon, - Pho point at issue was, whethor tho District. Attornoy had tho power to bind the Govern. mont by an agroement that olvil immunity should be granted tho defondants on con- dition that they would plead guilty aud fur. nish evidence to .conviot thelr asso. clates’ In the internal-rovenuo frauds, Buits against the distillers {iu the Distrlot Court wore ordorod dismissed on the ground of tho agroement mentioned, ood op appeal to the Cirguit Court by the Government Judge Davamown virtually af. - _ firmed the doclsion, The Supreme Court “ now reverses the judgment of the lowor courts, holding that a Distriot-Attornoy has no suthority to make an agreement covering immunity from civil progcoution, ‘The amount of unpaid double taxes, forfeitures, nenalties, etc, Involved in tho decluion is in round numbers $000,000, though it is hardly to bo expeoted that the Government will ronlizo anything like tho faco of the judg- monts that shail hereafter be obtained, The publication of the Anglo-Russian correspondence in the matter of tho Russian Mission in Cabul throws somo light upon the pending struggle in Afghaniatnn, At tha outsot, Lord Sartenony oxpreseod to Count Sonovvatorr hie surpriso that the Russian Miseion remained at Cabul for somo time after assurances had beon given that the Envoy had been recalled. Count Sonovvarorr inquired of Lord Saxtenuny if tho engage- monts formed somo years ago between Eu- gland and Russia with regard to Contral Asin woro still in force, ‘To this Lord Barisnurx replied that the engagemouts wore all binding, provided tho Tussiau Mission wore immedintely withdrawn from Cabul, Count Souovvarory thon asked whother tho recognition of Afghanistan as on indo- pendent State under British influence was p part of the engagemont, Tho English diplomat ropliod that ho could not admit any ongagement to Russia aa to the Indopendence of Afghanistan, In this very indefinite but really very clever manner Lord Sarisnuny avoided the evident intention of Russia to make England guar. ontea tho indopondonce of Afghanistan and become responsible for tho conduct of the Ameer. In n subsequent interrogatory, Count Scuovvatory asked whether “the ar- rangoments betwoon Russin and England, as they existed beforo tho dispatch of tho Mis. sion, are alili regarded os obligatory,” adding that the Emperor was jnollned to observe all tho arrangomonts ond withdraw the Mission, Lord Satasnuny gave the looked-for asaur- anca and tho Mission waa withdrawn, thus avorting the possibility of rupture and mak- ing Rusaia neutral in tho Afghan war, since the original agreement which both countries havo renflirmed places Afghanistan under tho control of England and tho Contral Aslan Khonates under tho control of Russa, DISBANDMENT OF THE ARMY, “Tho army dies June 80," anid Ranporrn ‘Tuoxxn to the Republicans in Congross last Friday, ‘unless you consent to this logisla- tion; it is not e question of ropeni, but a question of re-onnotment,” This is tho ultimatum with which the Demoorata threaten the country unless they cau secure the abandonment of all national safoguards for tho honesty and pnrity of no- tional elections, As June 80 is not vory far distant, and os 'Proaldent Hayes will proba- bly regard the assured purity of elections ns essential to a Republican form of govern- ment, it is time to think out tho real effects of the Democratic menace, ‘hero was a Domoeratio faction in the Inst Congress, notubly urged on by the New York Sun, which agitated the reduction of the army to 10,000 men; but, whon the question was brought to a test, ft was found that some of tho atrongost protests against such reduction came from Demooratio constituencies, If thore are masses of Democrats in various sec: tions of the country that have the intelligence and patriotiam to resist a reduction of the Prosont attenuated army, will not these same people oppose even more vigorously o total disbandmont of tho army, and punish the politicians who shall bring it about? This consideration induces tho beliof that the proposed destruction of the army will not bo ®& popular movemont on tho part of tha Demoorats ; that fact may persuade them to think botter of their threat, and, if not, it mny visit upon them the punwhmont they desorvo, and rondor their party poworloss in Congress for some time to coma, But suppose the Democrats in Congress shall dofy the sontimont of the country, and carry out Raxpowen Tucen’s throat,—what then? The army will cortninly dio in the gbeonce of appropriations, just as 5 man dies from lack of food. Patriotism and hopo of futuro compensation may rotain a majority of tho officors, but the body of the army will go to picces, ‘hero will ba no lawful or moral claim upon the rank and filo to con- tinuo in servico, If any largo number of mon romatn to take their chances of starva- tion in addition to tho dangers ond suffer. inga of fronticr wars, it will not bo possible to discipline them, and that rom- nant of an army may bo converted into amore formidable mob than any other in tho coun- try; in any case, such nn army would bo usoless, ‘hon what bocomos of tho consti- tutional duty imposed upon the Government to ropel armed invasion ond suppross do- mostio violonce? How con tho vast prop. orty interests of tho United States Govern- mont in arsonals, forta, barracks, eto,, be prosorved? What confidence can any com- munity haya iu continued pence with tho kuowledgo that thoro Ja no organized and disciplined forca which can bo called upon in caso of nowd ? It will scarcely be donicd that tho emall army of not more than 90,000 offestive mon has beon kept busy enough duriug the past fow yoars. In addition to the force which is requisite in time of profound penco to guard and proserve the Governmont aruonala tnd fortificntions, Indian-fighting alono los furnishod abundant omploymont for the soldiers, Tho Gonorals in command of the frontior troops have reported ng tholr opinion that thera will be no formidablo Indion outbreake during «the coming summor, But this opinion is pred. icated, of course, upon the majntonnuco of tha ormy, Ifthe army be abandoned, who con doubt that the restless rod men will ngain take tho warpath? Sirmxa Bunn and Ohiof Josern would bo among tho first to loarn of tha Government's woaknoss, and the vengeful patriarchs and ambitions young warriors of tribos now poaceful would be quick to improve their opportunity, Frontier lifo would then bo what it was in tho early part of the century, and (he dovolopment of tho agricultural and mineral rosources of the Northwost would come to a standstill, ‘There would no longor be any check upon the Moxican banditti, aud thoy would pour oyor {no the Btate of Toraain great, mnraud- ing mosuos. Fronticr robbories and massa cres would bevome overy-luy ovourrences, and tho outcome would bo a gonorul war with Mexico that would cost moro than the ordimary oxponses of tho army for a poriod of twonty yeors. Tho destruction of tho army would also ho & notice to the Communists and vicious classay of the large clties that they might terrorize, plunder, and destroy tho communt- tios in which thoy live, Who {hat romom- Dors the scenos during the riot of 1877 can Aoubt that a new outbrenk of a similar nature, Iu tha absence of a national army, would regultin a much more frightful do- struction of property und loss of life? It was not moroly tho actual futerferonco of United Statos troops, invoked by the Govern- ora of sovoral States and promptly fur- nishod by the General Government, which enabled the rapid and complote supprossion of the Commuuistic mobs in 1877, but it was the focling of security throughout the coun- THE CHICAGO. TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1879---TWELVE PAGES, try based upon the knowlodgo that thore waa su organized and disciplined army to call upon, Take away thia army, and tho Com- munista will no longer be under any ro- straint, while tho people will no longer enjoy the confidence of protection, Tha Com- tanniats would be pnt down in tho ond, but only after a long struggle, and at the cost of preotous lives that cannot be counted in ad- vanco, We havo not undertakon to trace all tho disasters that would follow the denth of tho army, for we have said nothing of the dan- gor of foroign war, nor of tho national naces. sity of maintaining an educnted amd drilled corps os the nucleus fora vast army when- ever it niny bo needed; but the reanits we have mentioned sro enough to startle any one who settles down to the conriction that the Demoorats actually contemplate the dis- bandment of the army. ‘There is no doubt that such a course would also rosult in tho dostruction of tho Domoorntic party, but at too dear a cost ovon for so groat a blessing as that, ——— THE PARK-TAX BILL. It seome strange to people uninitinted in tho mysteries of logislation that the Park. Tax Inatallmont bill introduced inte the Son- ate in the second week of tho session has not, after so many weeks, become a law. It passed the Senate without opposition, and was sont to tho Honso in tho first wook in February, Thue it was pending in tho Sen- ote from tho fore part of January to the 8th of Febuary, a timo sufficiently amplo for the Presidont, or any other officer of tho Park Board, to have mado any objection or given any roason, if any existed, why tho bill should not pass. It ia undorstood thnt the attorney of the Park Board wns sent to Springfield, ot the exponsa of tho pooplo, to sit down on tho bill, and strangle it quietly in tho Judiciary Committeo of tho Houso, under the protense that tho President of the Board desired to make an explanation beforo the Committee, Although nearly ten weeks havo clapsed, it seems tho Prosidont has failed to put in his appearance. The peoplo of South Chicago, Hyde Park, and Lake ara now groaning under tho bur- don of overtaxation, Many of them aro actually borrowing monoy to pay these park assessments, whilo tho Prosident, although not overworked in the dischargo of hia duties, draws a salary of $3,000 por annum, ond the Auditor likewise pockets 8260 per month for services performed by 4 largo retinue of clorks, Tho Park Commis. sioners do not need these installmonts at tho prosont time, With thoir faoilities for swapping bonds, it cannot be claimed that money is required to tako care of the bonds maturing. Tho special assosament is ect apart not to pay bonds, but to purchase parle lands and improve tho samo, But tho tax-riddon publio will not grieve vory much if no more lands ore purchased nt presont. Tho rush for opon air is not so grent, ‘specially when the Legislaturo is so dilatory in giving us a road to tho park, that many deaths will ocour if wo do not enlarge for o fow months tho aren of fresh air, ‘Tho income of the Park Board for park purposes is substantially as follows: Amount collectable in tax-appeal cases..8100,000 ‘Due and collectable tax-lovy 1878. 200, 000 Receivable from tax-cortincates, £50,000 Special assoasmenis coming in will bo within 4 short time, aud we submit on bo- half of tho thousands who have auifered enough that tho bill to postpone the Inst in- stallments ought to pnss forthwith, PUNISHMENT FOR CONTEMPT, Tho punishment inflicted by tho Illinois Logislature upon Mr. Nevins for tho con- tempt in which ho appears to hold the mom- bors of that body snoms to bo ridiculously inadoquate to the enormity of his offense ; in fact, the punishment is 50 Nght that bia contempt appenrs to increase onch day, If ho is confined many days longer his con- tempt will reach such dimensions that im- prisonment in bath Ponitentfarics at onco can hardly make componsation for the po- enllarity of his personal regard for tho av- orago Illinois logislator. Again, alnca the Legislature made the discovory that Mr. Nevins hod feolings of contempt for it, othor peoplo havo begun to express thoir contempt, the limits of this contempt ox- tending to the geographical bounda- ries of tho State, Upon this point thero scems' to bo an _ astonishing unanimity of opinion, Nowspapers divide on political issuos, but aro harmonious on tho {net of contempt. People comment on legislation according to their partisan fool. ings, and discuss pending issnes with moro or legs of hoated aud violent oxoltomont, but thoy mect upon the common ground of con- tempt for the Legislaturo with hearty una- nimity. Sinco Mr, Nevina, thoreforo, ropra- sents such a largo conatituency, it follows that his moro confinemont from day to day in a very ordinary jail for tho expression of afecling sharod by tho rost of the commu- nity, tho only difference being that ho had an opportunity to express what othors can only feel, but would express if they had tho chance, is ontirely inadequate aan punish. ment. Again, Mr. Nevins is a first-class reportor, and still romaiusin the employment of ‘Tux Qmtoaco Tninuns, A first-class roporter is always superiorto his aurround- ings. To him thero oro no such things as accidouts of timoor place, Ho is a phi. losopher, Ho ia uelthor oxalted nor depross- ed. He has but one instinct—to report; but one ambition—toiuterviow; but one passion. —to got the news, In removing Mr. Neving, thoreforo, from tho Assembly Olfambor to the more respoctablo apartment in the jail; the Legislature has simply. changod his locus operandi, Yo hos now turned his attention to the joil, and is sending us nows about its condition, {ta conduct, aud ita prigonors, aud has already discovered that, whilo the Legis. lnturo ia a disgrace to the State of Ilinols, tho jail is a disgraco to Sangamon County, If such bo tho onso, it is cloarly his duty to report it ; but is there nota danger that he may bring the county as well as tho State ofiicials into contompt? In fixing his pun. ishment, thoreforo, has not tho Logislaturo mao it altogethor too trivial? Ifo sounds word that o favorito mothod of punishmont in the jailis to pinion the victim's arms and shacklo his foot, then run prope through a atoplo in tho wall aud holst him up by tho foot until he stands on his head, and leave him to enjoy himsolf, Some such punishment os this might bo triod with Mr. Nevins | axanexperiment. It would be a sort of satisfaction to the members to visit him and eo him wrong side up, and at the samo time would bo an additional, entertalumont for the readors of Tuy Tnrnunz, os his viows of things would bo taken from. an entirely different standpoint, It would also bo in- teresting og solying the problem whether the Legislature look as contemptible to a man with bis head whore his heels ought to be as ton man with his head in tho proper place, Iu reulity, wo havo a suypicion that the Log. {elnture would look contemptible avon to n man’s hols, Tho misteke that the Logtalaturo has made is in punishing Mr. Nevins at all, If Mr. Navina, who is only an omployo of Tue Ont. cacao Trinung, fools n contempt for tho Leg- islature, how much gronter contempt muat ‘Tne Ontoaco Trrpune itsolf feel for thom. It should have directed its vongennes, thore- foro, at Tne Tainoneg, and not at its ropro- sentative, who reflects only'’a vory small sharo of tho contempt that is felt by the Institution iteolf, Mr, Nevins is 9 very ox. cellent reporter, and ho has shown unusual enpnelites for contempt, but hia individual feoling is vory mild ns compared with that of tho grent machina in which he is only a wheel. Tho recent action of tho Anstro- Hungarion Government may give the Logis- Jnture o hint. In that country every nows- paper has to deposit caution-monoy if poli- tics aro treated or mentioned. By infringo- ment of tho Press laws, the caution-money may bo partly or wholly forfoited, and all fines aro levied on the amount, which has again to lhe made up to the original sum if the’ paper isto goon, Kvory paper has to forward a daily copy of ita issuea to the local police, to the public prosecutor, tq tho ohief of tho local government, nnd to the Ministry of State. By domanding that ox Onrcaco ‘Trrpunx aball doposit a good round sum of enution-money every timo reforenco is rando to tho Legislature, and by compolling its manngers to sond copies to the police au- thoritios, tho State’a Attornoy, the Mayor, ond tho State and,logislativo officials, axpres- sions of contempt would bo mado very ex- ponsivo, though, in caso such an arrangement woro made, we should insiat that tho Logis- lature givo ample bonda not to steal the cau- tion-monoy, or to intrust it to any of tho rings of swindlers and thieves that aro satd to dominate its procecdings. So far as Mr. Nevins is concerned, tho Legislature might fix an indoliblo disgrace upon him by elect- ing him aso member; so far as ‘Tne Trin. ung is concerned, the Hungarian plan might work, though it would soon ba plastered with mortgnges if it attempted to placo its contompt for the Legislature on a cash basis, MORE CONGRESSIONAL INTIMIDATION, The genoral Democratic programme has become pretty familiar to tho public, and the netion taken by tha House on the Army Dill, along with the radical utternnoes of Ranpotrn ‘Tucxen and others during tho debate, indicates o desperate purpose to carry it out to tho ond. Tho Washington Herald, which is understood to reprasont tho extrome Bourbon eloment in Congress, sup- plements the projected destruction of tho Election law with somo furthor schemes that aro contemplated, It appears, to start with, thot a refusal to voto supplies ia not the only oxtra-conatitn. tional mothod which the Democrats propose to adopt for the coercion of the President into a surrender of the voto power. It is now suggested that, ns tho consent of the Sonato is necessary to the Executive appoint- ments, the Democratic majority in that body should refuse to confirm any of the Prosi- dent's nominations till ho indicate a willing- ness to sign the obnoxious bills. This sug- gestion is thoroughly Domocratic, To tha mind of tho average Domocrat the enjoymont Of offico is the sole aim of political lifo, and any action likely to abridgo this privilego is naturally rogarded ns tho most effective weapon for oithor defonso or attack, Tho theory of the Democratio politicians, achood by tho Jferald, {s that favored applicants for offices in the gift of the President will sot up such o howl, whon they find that‘thoy are excluded bocauso the President will not yield to the dictation of the Democratic ma- jority in Congress, as will induco Mr. Hayzs to abandon his principles and sacrifice the publio welfaro to their selfish clamor, Tho history and character of Domooratio poli. ticians warrant tho assumption that this would bo tho caso if tho relative position of tho two parties wore just the rovorse of what thoy oro, But thero is not much dangor that olthor Prosident Hares or his advisers will yield to so baso an influonco, whatever the attitude of tho offico-sookers may be. This sort of pressure was tried upon tho Prosident ton limited extont in the onso of the New York appointmonts, but in vain. If tho Presidont was not willing to abandon his position in regard to a single branch of the public service in ordor to gain tho randy con- firmation of his appointments, it fs not probable that ho will surronder tho prinoi- ples of bis lifo, tho teneta of his party, and the wolfare of the country to this selfish purpose, Besides, the Domocrats will not bo able in this woy to embarrass tho Admin- istration a8 much os thoy soem to imag. ino. Prosidont Hares hos boon in office two years, During that. tima ho has probably fixed tho personnel of tho public sorvico as satisfactorily to himself aa ho hopes to havo it; thera will bo little occasion for any chauges except in the cnse of vacancy by death or resignation, or on account of actual maladministration, nnd, if the Sonate refused to confirm hia appointments in snch cases, the blame for tho resulting injury to tho Govornment’a interosts will be upon the ma- jority of that body, ond not upon tho Prosi- dont, He cau afford ns woll os any othor citizon to sharo the damage that will ba done, ‘That intimidation ia the main rellanco of the Demoorats in their effort to reimpose State Sovorcignty upon tho country fs fur- ther ovidont from auother suggestion made by the Jferald. /This is to the effect that Congress shall improvo the thme, ponding the Prosidont’s consideration of tho obuox.- ious political Jogislation, to mature and pass a DEl taxing incomes. This ia a blow aimed at the capital of the country, and is designed to create a presauro among the prosporoua and provident poopie for the approval of tha Democratle political measures, I¢ is tanta mount to saying to thesa classos: ‘If you will induco the President to sign our bills fog the omasculation of tho Election law and tho negation of National Sovereignty, wo wo will adjourn, and make tho business of the conntry no further trouble; ff you fail todo this, wo shall punish you by roviv- ing, in a tlmo of ponco ond return. ing prospority, tho most inquisitorial and burdousome of all tho wor-taxou,” ‘It is not necosaary now to dwell upon the manifold objections to on income-tax aso pormanont moans of rovonue. Thoy aro wel known to business mon overywhoro, Bnd thoroughly undorstood oven by tho demagogues who adyooate such o achomo, Its revival ot this limo is in tho nature of 8 threat, but tha throat will not work out its aim, because tho classes thus threatened have good reason to bolievo that, even if the Demooratio project for the repenl of the Election law be ap. proyod, the Imposition of an income-tax and @ corresponding reduction of the taxog on whisky and tobacco will be one of the firat measures proposed at the regular geasion of this Democratio Congress, Tt will be a mattor for surprise if Congresa shall not throw open ita doors to general legislation at this oxtra session, Mr, Can. aie isteported as saylog that Covgresa will adjourn aftor passing tho Appropriation bills, whothor the Prosidont approve them or not, ‘This is not likely, for thoro nro enough con- sorvative mon among the majority to opposo this Inst step in the conspiracy until it shall become absolutely necessary. If adjournment should be offected without passing tho Ap. proprintion bills, the President would prob. ably concotvoit to be hia duty to call another extra sossion, During all this time it will bo difficult to hold Congress down to the appro- Priations and political bills Inid ont for this extra session; and, if miscollancous logisla- tion bo admitted at all, thore will be o por- fect avalancho of bills, with @ profaronco given to thoso which threaten the business Intereate, See THE PINANOIAL FUTURE. ‘The United States aro just now engaged in supplying countrics in, Europe with brend- stuffs, illuminating ofl, freak and salt ments, and all the varlotios of food; thoy havo also entered upon a trade ig building matorinls, hardware of all kinds, lenthor, nnd cotton, and othor goods. We aro furnishing Euro- pean merchants with American manufactures with which those merchants aro filling orders for other countries hitherto supplied by British-made goods. In the moautimo Enropo ia indebted to us for the main supply of raw cotton, Leaving out of presout view tho oxport of Amorioan manufacturca, and also tho probablo growth of our export of coal, which is but in its infancy, and confin. ing tho question to our exports of food, petroloum, and raw cotton, our financial ra. lations with foreign countries are undergoing a rovolution which, ns it progrosscs, fore- shadows a wholly unforeseen future for this country. Tho deprossion of trado all over the world, it {s now conceded, owes much of its parsiat- enco to tho unsottling of tho valucs of metal- He money, The demonetizntion of silvor, gud the consoquont advanos In tho value of gold, has, by disturbing the equilibrium bo- twoon tho two motals, dopreciated tho valuo of proporty, leaving existing contracts to be filled, when silver is domonetized, at the ad. vancod value of gold. , The United States, from its annually {n- creasing surplus of tho primo necessity of life,—food,—is ablo to furnish that food to Europa for loss money than it can be pro- duced for there, nnd ospecially from lnnds held under loases at high rents payable in gold values, While cheap food is of course on immonso ndvantage to consumors, it in working tho ruin of tha foroign producers. In tho monntima tho United States have not only coased largely to be importors of monu- factures, but have become exporters. Tho deprossion in all forms of trade in Europo has limited the vast population of mochan- ical laborers to tho consumption of food,— thoir reduced wagos and diminished employ- ment not furnishing thom with the moans of purchasing tho ordinary amount of other but leas imporative necossities, A result is, that our markot for food is enlarging and extending, whilo the means of paying there. for by an oxchango of productions aro pro- portionately decreasing, Tho annual surplus of our oxports over imports, or of what wo soll to over what wo buy of foroign nations, has been Inrgo for sovoral years, and ench year grows Jargor. In othor days, and in almost nll our past ex- porionco, we took pay for what we sold in the products of our customers; now wo hava to be paid in cash, ‘Tou yoars ago our in- debtedness—national, State, and corporation —was hold abroad, and we had to remit the interost on this dobt in corn or wheat, Under the reversed order of things, theso bonds havo beon coming back to us in paymont for the broadstuffs and meats “which we have beon solling., Tho annual remittances for interesthave fallen, comparatively, to a amall sum, All our bonds benring a high rato of interost have beon taken up, oud money in Europo is worth more than tho interost on tho new bonds. Vast industrial chauges have beon wrought, American Inbor ongaged in manufactures was once employed exclusively in supplying tho home market; wo produced no surplus of manufactures that wo conld sell, Now tho labor has beon put to producing not only all that is needod for homeconsumption, but also for a surplus to bo sold, just as tho sur- plus wheat, corn, or cotton is sold to who- evor will buy it, Our surplus is now accn- mulating by tho efforts of all branches of industry, and, consequently, tho number of porsons employed in producing and tho yol- umo of productions sold aro both incronsing. We havo nbandonod, practically, the pro- tectivo fallacy of producing tho minimum, and of course of employing tho least possi- ble. labor, for the mora rational pol- fey of producing tho utmost possible surplus and of. employing tho larg- est numbor of producers, The roglt of all this is the inflow of money to this country, an inflation of tho available means of the country to tho oxtont shown by the wondorful salo of threo hundrod aud sovonty millions of dollars of 4 per cont bonds in about ninoty days. ‘Tho question which addresses itself to every man ja, How far ig this pormanont, and to what will itload? Aro wo to go on inoroasing onr solos of broadstnifa and monta, until we become tho permhnont providors of food to other countries? Alroady thoro is o demand from tho farmers of England for protection by a duty on American broad. aluffa, meats, and live stock, This will at once raleo the prico of brond and of all othor articles of food to all consum- ors in tho Kingdom, and tho peoplo thore aro the Inst in the world who can afford to pay an incronsed prico for bread. Food is an article of absolute nocossity; raising its price to consumers will of necossity force an increnge of wages, and the British manufact- urora who are now unable to produce at presont wages must then abandon competi- tion altogether. In tho meantimo, tho foo must bo had. Proteotion to tho British farmor can only result in tho aunthilation of British manufacturoa. It ia not likely, thare. foro, that ony British Ministry will adopt Q polloy which shall iucreaso tho prico of food to a people alrondy scantily fed, nor to extinguish manufactures upon tha continuauoe of which Iritish trade doponds, Nevartholess, how are the people of Europo, who aro daily becoming more dependent on this country for food, to pay for those no. cosaltios which we alone oan furnish thom? We no longer tako their goods in oxchango; on tho contrary, we are sending to thom goods of our make cheaper nud botter than they can produce, Mr, Enwanp ATAINSON, who is porhapa ono of tho olonrest thinkers in this conntry, speaking recontly on this subject, said that, after wo bad got our. local syatems of finance and taxation adjusted to the new ord¢r of things, and in the light of expewience, then— ‘We whl at loogth reap the advantage not only Of our geographical poajtion, but also of onr com- mon-schoo) oducatiog snd of our control of tha preat staples which the clvilized world must have to-day at whatever cost, More important than all, wa will also reap the advanisge.of our fresdom from the blood tax of a standing army, What tho fature of this country may bo, freed from the ourea of alavory, acrvod as itis by 80,000 milos of rail- way and guided by an intolligent purpose on tha part of tho people, which alwaya exerts iteeif in timo to check tho folly or the fraud of logisintors, hasyettoappoar, . . . Theera.of prosperity haa just begun to dawn, but its culmination will ba effected by the solution of all thess questions, It cannot bo effected by one mansure like the resamp- Won of speciaepaymonts. Our hounds having nearly all bean bonght back, that menns of payment on the part of foreign natlone is nearly exhausted. How, then, {a Europe to pay for our cotton, corn, misat, and of}, whan our drafts for theas comma. ditics are presented, payable In gald on demand? Ho who can answor that question can toll whether there ie to be any sot back to (he course of renowed Prosperity, apon which, 1 think, we have entered." Ono rosult fs likely to follow, aud with more thon ordinary rapidity, The tldo of monoy which has been rnnning hitherward for tha past fow yonra will goon convert this nation from the condition of n borrowing and dobtor nation to that of a creditor, We will become nlondor, Our surplus woalth, boing of more productive valuo elsewhore, willsook invostmont in othor lands, ns the enpital of other pooplo bas sought invost~ mont horo in tho past. Tho vast onterprisés which during the Inst thirty yoars have boon accomplished in this country with borrowed capital will appear insignificant os comparad with tho work that will be accomplished in all parts of the land by tho surplus wealth now 0 rapidly pouring into this land, With this prospority, shored in by the manu. facturor as wellas by tho ngrioulturiat, and extending to every branch of industry, will como those desires which are inseparable from such general prospority. Wo will crave thinga which wo cannot produco, and wo will furnish a market for fabrics which wealth will require, and which at prosont we do not seok, From othor lands, in the meantime, will coma hither miners, and farmers, and grazfors, and laborers, whose occupations at home we Lavo destroyed by our cheaper producta, and these will roliovo tho distressed Ionds thoy have left ond con- tributo to swoll tho grand praduotions of this country, which, gigautio as thoy may now soem to us, aro but yet in their infonoy. It will bo but a briof timo until the population of thoso States will numbor 100,000,000, and in that timo will bo witnessed a growth of production and of wealth in far greater pro- portion than that of tho population, - The way the murderers baye been going on in Texas {a quite interesting to contemplate. Mon who have never boen accused of induatry before are now anid to be tho most active mem- bers of the communities in which thoy reatde. ‘The pop, pop of the pletol ta heard over the whole land, and, though not in all respects so exhilarating o nolso as that which attends tha opening of a new bottle of wins, it fs having a very stimulating offect upon public opinion. A correspondent of the St. Louis Globe furnishes the following list of muraera for March: 1, Cuties gets McGnati, Honston, S, Donan killa Groaon, Brenan. Samucn Cnannzr kilis Toogas A, Tanne, ‘Texarkana. ® 4, Jonze kills Monam, Calrort, &, Howr kills Powens, Pilot Point. G, Iourns killa W. A, Titomrson, near Whites- oro, 7 ANDY Coorgn kills Samusn Jounson, Bim fork. 8, Bon Epwanos kills Ouiven Apama, Weather- ford, . 9 Cuantzs Bantow kills Lis wifo, near Corsi- BN 10, James Connts kills B. 0. Ponran, Marshall. 11, Hawnixs killa J. M. Watrens, Sherman, #19, Frank Connor kills an ox-convict, Midway. 13. Joux Dinvano and Shouting. scrape near 14. Tensy Jonsa } Clarksville, 15, Avex Cavirr kills Ausistiona, noar Bryan. tae Dick Thonman kills Lzwny Buusorr, Bel- on, sae ‘Lxwis kills Josern Somunatu, nosr Bias rion. 18 Wein kills K. ©, Arnns, Whitesboro, ay MoLauuuttn killa 0. HE, Dutecont, Spanteh 20, Watrr Ea’ an Sty Conn Danneel murdered body found In ‘The April probabilitics aro not all in, but they are sald to indicate 9 fair average season; and if the people of Texas would only keep calm about it, the returns might increase iu goometrical ratto, But the people aro too excitable, and ayo had about all the “fair play they waut for the present. The next man that asks for it will probably be tried by Judge Lrnou, ea ‘The death of Mme, Bonarants is mado the occasion of an interesting editorial in the Balti- more American, and, although Tne Tripone hos already devoted much space to the subject, ono polut scams tyorthy of further notice, ‘It was an indication of her tempcrament,” says the Anvrtean writer, “that while she seorned Janome for his cowardly abandonment of ber, sho had ever tha highest appreciation of the daring and ambition of NaroLron. She accepted an annu- ity from him, and when Jzrowe caused his dis- approbation to be convoyed to hor she retorted, that she preferred sheltor under the wing of an enclo rather than under the wing of a goose.” If this retort wero real, and not, as wo havo reason to belleyo, an invention, !t was little crod- Itable to the good senso of Aime. Bonarantn. It Junoms was o goose, his cholco of Miss Pat wenson, which was the one thing that made her famous, Wasa poor compliment, and if Naro- LEON was an coglo, the desertion by which sho suffered wasan act of borofsm. But the base- ness of Navotzon Jn all his domestic relation¢ ia ono quality of his character that stunds out couspleuously nbove controversy, ee While the murder of Judge Extaorr in Ken- tucky is not in any degree excused, attention ia directed to the fact that the Supreme Court in that State, as in other States, bas been for many years past a bulwark of defenso to murdorers, Every technicality und hatr-aplitting device has apparcutly been exhausted to shield murderers from the proper consequences of thelr crimes, It is hoped that this murder will bring homo to the Suprome Courts and the legal profession generally the extremo dangor of. turning dan- gerous characters loosa upon the community when they can, conalatently with justice and public policy, bo punished as they deserve. Wore killed In a general FEZ <n ‘Tho Loutsville Age, which is overy week prov- ing its title to respect as a leader of moderate Bouthern opinion, {s remarkable for opposition to Mr. Tinpen and the Courier-Journal, It prints in ite lnat fsauo a fetter from a reprosont~ atlye Kentucky Democrat suggesting somo things which the advocates of Afr, Tinpen, in the evont of bis nomination and clection, will bocailed on fo answer and explain. ‘The “things” referred to are chiofly occurrences {n connection with the clpher dispatches. But thera are still the income-tax frauda and the rallroad-wreck- fug charges to be disposed of, ee ‘The experience of Archbishop Purcaiy and bis brother, of Clocmnatt, can hardly have beon fully wolghed by the ‘gentlemen who are about to estanlish a Roman Catholic bank in London, ‘There 4s, of course, no more adjection to Roman Catholla banking than to any other kind of religious banking; but, on general principles, the system Js wrong. As the New York Zimes observes: “It ts prima sacle Improbable that elther the managers or the customers of a rolig- fous bank will be good businces men, or will bring to thelr relations with {s the qualittes nec- essary to succeas.'? F, te The Courler-Journat now pratace ‘the wise abatincuco” of Tinpew in declining to Sight for the Presidency, Three yoars ago it denounced kim, and called bis “apatinence” cowardice, Which {s the riztt view of the case? ‘The wisa abstinence of a man who runs away has not hitherto been reckoned a virtuo st the South, a Subscriptions for the rollef of the colored pea- ple fceing from the South to Kaness and tho Western Territories are now bolug recetved in Bt. Louls, str, Hanst#ap bas been the means of forwarding about $500 from Cincinnati, aud ather ciifcs aro responding generously, Money may be sent direct to the office of the &t. Louls Globe-Democrat or to the Rev, Moaus Dioxsony | 191L Morgan strects the Rev, Joun TuRNan, 1613 Morgan astroot; the Rov. 8.1. ANDEnsoy, of tho Eighth Strect Baptist Church; the Rog, Winrtast R, Lawson, 1015 Christe avenue; or J, Mitrom Tunsezn, 8518 North Touth strect, 82, Louis. Chicago Republicans should contribute‘ freely to tia good causa. en "The Atlanta Constitution bolloves that the edit. ors of the Okolona States aro in tho pay of the Republican party, and adds quite innocently; “If they aro, they ought to be tarred and feath- ered.” Tht tells the whola story. In the opinion of loyal Democratic organs in the South, every Rovublican thera ought to be tarred nnd feathered. But thera is no ground for the accu. sation, ‘Lhe editors in question hare only com. mitted the blunder of saying what thoy think, an indfscration not common among Southern editors. : Mr. Tuoren says: “The army must dieJung 80." Then perhaps the President will call for volunteers, How docs the idea strike Nr, TUCKER? The Democratle party tried (ts starving-out. policy In 1800, but it did not work then. PERSONALS, Bismarck {9 65, and the French thipk that: he's old enough. : ‘ Hint to ngrioultural societies: The early talr catches the President, Tho frost is out of the ground, and farms ors and gra ve-robbora can go to work agatn, Ohiof Moses has como out of tha wilder. ness and {a on hile way to Washington, : The Brooklyn Presbytory is ng noisy ang Aisorderly as if It had a Democratic majority. San Francisco Indies who enyago .Ohinesg fervants cot off thelr queues and uso thom for awitches.. Porte Crayon goes to Moxico as Conml. General, whore his duties will bo to draw skotches and salary, If whisky were as choap in Toxas nn hn. man life, the Texan could desire nothing moro in this world, . Gon. Sheridan talks as disparagingly of Sitting Bat! as if Col. Grant wore not thousands of miles away, ; ; ‘Tho Bourbon “ rider” may find that the Atmy Appropriation billisa good deal Uke Wade © Vampten’s mule. s . ‘Wititelaw Roid should have accepted the Gorman Mission if he honestly wieued to show hig love of journalism, * qa 4 Dr. Newmnn was ill before being mado a Cardinal, buteinco hia promotion he bas regained his hoslth complotely. 7 An exchango says that Georgin rye grows soven feot tall, and comin' thro' the ryo down thore must bo hard work, Se ; Whitelaw Reid doclined tha Gorman Min; sion, There is mora money !n atocks, and plenty of beer under the 7ridune offlas. Barnum anys there aro moro foola now than when ho started fn business. Hig auccess doubticss encouraged the others, 8:xtoon thousand persons in the prisons of the United States aro unomptoyed; but all of then aro willing to go out and look fora joo, 7 Tho nan who is bolieved to have written Denny Kearnoy’s specchos fa dead, It ts hoped that f he ropentei of them before it waa too late A. colored proachor of Richmond, Va., hay boon sontonced to two years’ imprisonment for stealing a ault of clothos in which to conduct Sun. day eervice, Madame Patterson Bonnparta was tha oldest survivor of the Pattersons, yet sho dled with+ out throwing any Hight on the queatiun o8 to who atruck Dilly. i Prof. Riley has resigned as Entomelogist of tho Department of Agriculture, and the grass hoppors, we suppose, wilt be back at their old tricks again, : Southorn planters are becoming alarmad. Something must be done to stop the noyrocs. The unreasonable creatures refuse to stay at home aud be bulldozed. - Henry Bergh, wo learn, is going to proyont + acts of crnolty to tho rata of Now York: and it is belloved that he ia working in the Interest of tho heathen Chince, Eli Porkins ought to go to tho Brooklyn Presbytery and learn how to Ile, Compared with its humblest member, ho docan't know the tltet rudiments of lying, Wobb Hayes scems to be singularly scarce these daya, Has tho impradent boy any reason to believe that thg Widow Oliver intends to quo hia for breach-of-promise? is “3 5 Dr. Mary Walker wears ‘* pants,” but so: don't hor alsters, and her cousins, and hor aunty, and somo of them are trying to porauada Dr. Mar¢ to return to petticoats and dresses, Mr. Tilden, we hear, is hopping around a4 lively asa springiaparrow, and, as Mr. Potton ia sick, we auppose the old man has turned all of bis paralyals and rhoumntism ovor to his nophuw. LABOR AND CAPITAL. Tho Miners of Irwin, Pai, Preparing to Striko—Ottawa, IN, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Pirranuna, Pa,, April 71—At © mass-mooting of miners employed at the Westmoseland and Pennsylyauin Gas Companics' works held at Irwin, Pa., to-day It* was decided to do- mand au increaas of 10 per cont, and to give tho companice till the 10th inst. to come to a do claton, If the demund !s not complied with by that time, the mivers will suspend work ant remain until it fe. The prices paid now are as follows: Weatmorelund Compauy'sSlopo Mines, UO cents; North Side Mines, 85 cents; Larimer's | and South Bide Mines, 40 ‘conts; Puno sylyonis Gas Company's Mines, 40 conta. if the strike §=— occurs, it will be an oxtonsive onc, und will probably ba characterized by more ar less yiotence, as the miucraare very daterminod, Miners are still outat the Walout Hill, Robbins, und Midway iniaos, also along the Mount Pleasant brauch of the Conuclisyille Raltroad. A meeting of be tween 800 ond 400 of the omploses of tho Connellsyilio Gas, Coal, and Coks Company was held thts afternoon to consider the propriuty of reelating the proposed reduction of wayca, Should the result bo a atrike, the coke market will be seriously affect> ed, as probably four-tlftns of thocoko used West and South Js" furnlaned by these works. ‘Tlie rosult of tho meth will be known to-morrow Spectat Dispateh to The Tribune, Orrawa, Il, April 7.—Tho Journeymen coat> makers of this city, sumo thirty in bumber, {n> augurated a atrike thig morning because of tho refusal of the manufacturers, principally Fisko & Beem and ©. L, Stamute & Co. to reclassify the work accord|ug to the schedule furnished by the tatlors. ‘Ihe luborera aguurt that they huve been compelled to inake fine coats for the same price pald for common work, ‘I'he eriployers say they will make no concosalong though tha’ mon bold out the whole scasun, ————— RESTORED TO FELLOWSHIP, Speciat Dispatch to The Tribune. f Fanwen Citt, Il, April %—To-day the, charges proposed to be brought agaiuat Elder W, T. Maupin, accusing bim of seduction and. adultory with Airs, Bello Scott, were rejected by Maupta's church bya vote of 19 ta 14, and Mau- pin was restored to fellowship, Maupin fa atill considered guilty by many in the church and out. A few days ago when Mrs, Scott and others were tried by the church for circulating scandalous reports relative to Maupip's trans xressions, the church acquitted und exeoerated them, . —— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Detroit, Mich, April %—Genoral Manager Ledyard, Michigan Central Railroad, announced on ’Chango to-day that his company bad cun- tracted for tho crection here of a new prain cle- ator of 600,000 bushels capacity, to by cou piloted ready for business by Sept. 1, Caro, Il, April 7—Paul Boynton continued his trip to tho Gulf, leaving here at 10 tbls morning, CAPT, SCHWENSEN, Nxw Yous, April 7.—The clty gave a forms! reception thlaalternoon to Capt. Bchweuseo, who commanded tha steamship Pommerauls, whlch sunk aftor the collision in tho Britisa Channel. Mayor Coopor presented the Cuptala toalarge number of people, clicdy Germans . Whe peld thelr reapects, ‘