Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 7, 1879, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. JULY 7. RELIGIOUS. {he Magnificonce and Meannoss of Life Portrayed by Dr. : Lorimer, Tha Hey. J. D, Wilson on the Church, and How its Members Should Act. A Sermon by tho Rov. Mrs Bartlett Coreerning the Inflnence of ’ Gor’s Word. Interesting Oolobration of Obilaron's- Day" at Centovary Methodist Obureh. DR. LORIMER. “Orn MAGNINICRNCH AND MEANNBES OT LIFE.” "The Rey. G, C. Lorimer preached ast evening in the First Baptist Church, corner of ‘Thirty- first atreet and South Park-avonuc, Jt was Tila Inst sermon prior to his elx weeks! vacation, and the audience completoly Mited the church, The reverend gentleman's subject wag, The Magnificenca and Meannegd of Life,” and his text was as follows: A Lord, what is man that Thon takest knowledzo of him, or the eon of man that Thou makest ac- count of himt—2,, ezlir,, 3. Once before, said Mr, Lorimor, had David pro- pounded the same question, Ho was then young, unfamiliar with the world, {ts disappointments, {ta cares, and tho anawer to ils inqniry Was @ trinmpbant one, In substance, he had exclaimed that man waa uot # creature breaking away from fellowship with worms, uot abeing tobe overawod by tho Immonsitics of matter or crushed by tho preponderance of phyalcal forces, but a belng, rather, whe should rise supotior to the world be Inhabited and be recognized og its King. But when he pro- pounded It the second time age was upon him, he .bad suffered affliction, witnessed tle de- parture of friends, ond fu sadness of tone he exclaimed, What {s mon that ‘Choa takest ae count of him? white there came the responso, ** Hota ike to vanity. His days areas a shadow ‘that paascth away.” As though henrtily. atek of the whole brood of men, he cried out, “Cast forth lightning and scatter them, shoot out thine ‘arrows and destroy them.’ Yet hefdid-not for- get that man was of suflicicht importance for the Almighty to take knowledge and mako account of him. The two answers to his ques- tion illostrated at oncd the magnificence nnd meanness of life. Man, according to the Seript- ure, seamed to stand half in the ght and alt fo the sade,—au ancel on one alde and a demon ontho other. Life was o mass of antitheses, of gioring contradictions, of puzzling extremes. Mow wore they to bo accounted for and ex- plained? There were thoso who would tiot ac- eept the Scriptural explanation. | Had they any- thing better? 1 required no intelligence nt ul) totear down and leave tho problem unanswered, Christ occupied a pigher position than that when He bade His followers to scek and they should find. Itwould be tho purnoso of this discourse to show how InsnMciont infldclity waa to meat certain facts, and, on tho other hand, how sufficiently they were explained and ac- counted for by the sacred Seriptares, ‘The reverend gentleman then procceded to notices some inetances of the mingnificenco nud meanness of life, Society, he sald, atood with a razor at its throat and a pistol at its head, threatening to commit suicide, but never dainy ft. There were reforms tho naccsst- ty of which !t readily admitted, but upon the Bringing about of which it turned its back, and, sooner or Jater, were this letharey to con- tinue, corruption must fasten upon it with a remorseless grasp. Even now, when a minister preached prohibition ur atopped to discuss social problems,—to tell capital not to grind lobor down to the lowest uotch—they were called fanatics, Nowhere was the contrast more ap- palling than that between the wealth of the ox- tremely rich aud the poverty of the extremely peor, And this was aucicty,—a society whicti, to be logical, ought to blow its brains out, ‘The meannesses to which «men daily resorted wero «onpivable. Where: trould a church-go- ing audience find the masses atter church service? Not studying the beautics of unture, us the exsayists painted them. but in lauer-boer saioons enzzilng beor or prepuring to take the Iife of some one who tnight cive a fnncled insult. Lifo was a bundle of contradictions and ex- tremes. Science fatled to rolve the problem of extatence. ‘The world bas been prepared for man, not by sclence, but by o superior {ntolleet directing and rating the uni- verac, The voal in the mountains was {urended for some one who would want to build a fire, and the: iron io the earth for some one who would nced asteamn-engine. ‘Take the brightost examples of the world’s history, and yet how much of meanness was revealed in thelr tives, their practices being often in direct contrast with thelr precepts. Ilow wero wo to account for this? It would not do to attribute it to “chance. There were too mauy evidences of Glrection, too many skillful combinatlons, too many Instances of men appearing at just the time the world necded them, to allow of any such answer ag that, ‘The *preachor men” hud an explauation,—a key,—but the critical ones, the doubters, would not accopt It. ‘They wanted to know who mado the key, instead of putting the key in the Tock und seeing tf tt would un- Tock tho box, If {t did unlock, then it was the key thot wos wanted, whether it was made py Tubal Cain or the tocksmith next door. A great’ many wanted to know if tho key was substantially in the Bible. When told that it was, they wanted to kuow who made it, and then what right they had to maka it, In this they thought themselves wouder- fully wlee, The speaker did not. Hisadvico to them waa to take the key, and, if it unlocked the problem which confronted them, to receive. Mt, whoever made it, ‘The answer to this great ‘problem of life, with its magnificence sul ite meanness, its virtuo and Vice, its Heht and shade, its good and evil, was contalned in three words,—(iod, ain, vid redemption. In this singular maelatrom of Ifa there was too much evidence of design, purpose, and intention to allow the rojection of the Seriptu- al explanation,—that there fa a God. Unters the inquirer had God tn his explanation, he had no adequate account to give for the sense of opligation under which a man was placed, the terrible Inshings of conactonce to which he was subjected, the gencrous {m- ses to duty, the sacriflees made for others, ‘hen there was sin, What did thatinean! That men wers moral agents, God mate then so becntise He wanted to maka them great. Wiiv did He make it possible for them to aint Be- cause He wanted to make them freo. But fe could not make them free withont, making it possible for them tosin. Wheo man had sin- ned, why did not God blot out humanity ond spare the world tho wickeduess aud the meanncss of which - the race had aince beon guilty? With all reverence, the apeaker declared that he could not justify God In permitting tho race to exist wera it not that Ho bad nurposed redemotion for it through fis dou. The true answor to the magnificence and the meanoess of life was coutuined in tho three worda—God, sin, and redemption,—o. trinity of words, three in one; and the longer people thought alunge thoso three lines, the chaos of life would becomo tho cosmos, and its darkness, light. af In coucitston, the reverend gentleman spoke of tho duty of ainnors to accept thie answer, and'to work night and day to remove the mask of ain covering the sainthood in thelr characters, _., THE ONURCH, SRUMON DY TNE WEY. J. D, WILSON. ‘Tho Rey. Joseph D. Wilson, formerly of Christ Church, Porta, preached his inaugural rermon at Bt. Joun’s Reformed Eplacopul Church of this clty yesterday morning. A largo congroga- tion met Mr, Wilson, among whom were a num- her of former Peorians. ‘The church was tastily adorned with flowers to greet the new pastor, the chlefdesiga beluga large horseshoe hung direct- Jy over the platforin, Under tt on a stund was a large crows, On the front of the reading desk wasa huge pillow with the word * Welcome! io the contre, On the pulpit wase shinilar pil- ow without lettering, A revoption is to be Riven Mr. Wilson fu the church pastors on Fri- day eveuiny, and be invites all who wish to be- come acqualuted with lim tobe present, Me, Wilson 1s. 8 good speaker und a inay who, from his appearauce and previous record, rapidly make friends. ils sermon yestor was taken from I Ephesians, 23 und 2 Church which 1g His body.” ‘The Church, the apealier zald, was Christ's representatire on carth; it was the fori which Aly spirit assumes. Eighteen hundred yoars ago Ho was here on earth, aud tn Hin the apirit. o-day the apirit is among us. ‘The apirit fa ua- seer axl gouerally uuknowa until it takes some form, Our soul, our inind, ure parts uf the spirit fovisible, Wut fro them come visible ideas, ‘o Miluvtrates we write a luttor, We eucak. ‘Tho inyislbie in us moves, uud moves the in- yisible soul in our friend. Bo the spirit of Curist resides In this world,- and shows iteclf throngh truly Christin men, To understand the functions of the Church as Christ's representatives, we murt understand what Christ’s misstov was, and what fo did while on carth, Christ cherished, comforted, aml aided mankind, He Instructed and showed mon thelr retation to God, This {s the work of the Church, and tu extend the work of Christ onearth, aud to éxtend’ Christ's Kingdom, wo" most use all our efforts as n Church to act ns He did. In the Church are two kinds of public service: Firat, worship, eccond, preaching. They are similac in importance, and aro used to widen the spbere ofthe Church by anti Christians of mon. Iu former ages, men salt worahip was a religions form. Then sprang up cathedrals and cloisters, and from them came poatry of the Church, Preaching was Ix: nored, and the Christian world was ignorant. ‘The truth was overloaded at that perlod with traditions made by men. Pioty was low, and the Church by-and-by became defiled, Jt was not. the lack af worship but too little attention to preaching God's trath, ‘The modern thoucht Ie Just the other way. ‘The reason Protestantiam has uot reached {ts hight is because of the lack of worship on the holy Sabbath. Cholr-ainging fa called praize,— a formal address by. the preacher ts enilod prayer; both are false names as uscd. Worship {s yet an Important factor in the convaralan of inen. We must move the people. Thero is a powerful argument. in worship. Augustine was askeptic; he heard all the preaching and argue ments, but in the grand old cathedral he heard the peopie sing the crand te-doum, nnd the soul ot rae skoptle was tnoved, and be became con- verted, ' Mr. Moody, a mighty oreacher of these dare, iis gone up and down the Jand, and has caused ‘ sHany to rejoice. But do yott suooose that lila strinions did it? Read them and yor will find thom uninterceting. Jt wasthe mighty praiso of Fong and prayer that moved men. . The speaker enrnestly desired tint oach one should forvently feel “tho vhureh gorvice, and not use the words uniesa they believed what they were enying.. When weeay “ Our Father," let un recollect that we put ourselves on the sano platform with Christ. Whetitwo aay “2 bolieva,!” we should say it an if wh-meantit and wore not ashamed of it. and as if we moaut to havo: the devils in bell hear, Ifa Chicagoan shontd be In Europe and were to be asked from. what country he came, he would say, Iam an American," loudly and disttuctly, if ho was prond of his native land, but IC otherwise, he would bow his head und mutter something. Lat uabe proud to say we. are Christiaus and act accordingly to our toschin. 3 People should not come to church dressed in a slovenly manner, but the speaker did not expect the rich Indies to flagh‘out in silkaand diamonde, ‘The proper place for ‘them was the Grawing- room, Do not beliovo in the prencher as a private chaplain fora Atte coterie of people, mt ag an ambassador from God and a messoucer of salvation, : The preacher may tell you mora or less of hiatory and Iltorature, but the undor- lying element Is to bring you lato closer coin munication with God. THE WORD OF GOD. 118 LIKENEB3 TO A SWORD. ‘Tho Rev, William Alvin Bartlett preached In tha ‘Third Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash- Jaud and Ogden avenues, yesterday morning from the text: The aword of the Spirit, whteb Is the Word of God,—Ephea., th, Te ; Tho speaker sald there was an ideal side of every question, and there was lao a practical side to every question. Tha ideal side of a thing could hardly be batter illustrated than In the Hull murder trial, which has’ {ast been con- eluded In New York, The detectives, with their experienced oyes sui, as they thought, a very nice, adroit, skilful neurder, by the ald of eclenve. They saw everything just as lt must havo taken pluce throughout the terriblo occur- rence, and fnatened the guilt, with ecarcely a shadaw of doubt, upon the Intshand of the murdered woman. And yot, after all these nico. experiments und far-seeltig judgments, it turned out thut the murder was committed by a com- mon, villear old negro, and that the object was simply robhery. It.was just this way with the Bible. It might not be the bost book thut God could baye mnde, butit was the best book for us that we knew anything about. It wasa clean hook and a pure onc, If it was unclean in any respect, it was soiled b¥ the dirty hands of men who handled it. If we could not use the Bible effectively, tt was Hecause we ‘iid not know how to wleld the aword of the Spirit, which was the Word of God. ‘The Damascus binde was mada af the very dest stecl = that anybody ever = knew anything about. It could be bent from ite point to tte hilt, and {t would spring right back to place without Injory to the blade, Just 80, the sword of thy Spirit—the Word of God— was the very beat blade that we know anything about. If we knew how to wield it, it would prove the most effective weavoy that could pos- sitly be devised, ‘The test of tho blade was to nok at tt. But nobody could ever imitate the Divnascus blade by taking ft in his hands and looking at it. A Rusalan soldier once theught that he bad, but the speaker doubted. He Ile lustrated the manner in, which the Datmas- cus swords uscd to be tried fn olden times, A cuehion of down und a ygauzo vell was the teat, and if the bindo went through them without oppoattion of friction it was con- posed of perfect material.) It was worth moro hun Sts wolght In gold, dt was just this way with the Word of God; it must be tried fn every conceivable way be- tore tts value could be eatinated. It cured all the evil of this life, the atrord of the Spirit; it was sharper than a two-edged sword, that divid- edasunder even a man’s heart. ‘There was no Made as eubdtle as tht. ‘There was no statute In Greece that would last os long os ite Janguage: it would outlive the pyraintds, Ono word hud more potency than any other thing that could be doyised. With o word we could undo tho fotters uf a convict; could Rave a man from death, or hurl him into etcr- nity; by a word every black man upon this continent waa sot free, Bismarck by o word could create emplres or couse them to perish. A word was the most revealing thing extant. If n physician contd get a patient to talk he could find out all ubout him, ‘The Word of Cod was therefore the most powerful weapon tint wo could imaging with which to carry on our splrittial warfare. The sword of the Splrit atruck Christ and led tlm to go to the top of a igh pinnacte, The Dovil saw Film do it, and he thought he mizht go too, Herveut, and tempt- wt othe Lord, asking Lilm to cost Ulmeelf headlong from the __ hight, soying, in the Innguage which the Lord Himself bad read in the law, “The angels will keep watch concerning ‘Thee. But the ‘Lord anawered him in 9 passaze from Neutoron- omy, “Lt fe also written, ‘Thou shult net tompt the Lord thy God,’ and ao,by knowing how to handjo the Word of God, Satan was defoated. Af aiman wanted to carry ona fight successful- jy, ho wanted to take tho sword {In his hand himself, and not do his fighting by telegraph, and amoke a cigar while looking at the returns, dust now men wore agitating the country trying to imorove the sped of horses. In timo, it'was poasiblo that every man in the elty might drivo a three-minute horse, or a 3340 horeso, Tut of what - carthly use would such a Horse ba to a business. mont Couldghe go from his own to a nelyhbor’s houso (n this city at any suchsridtculous rate of apred? No. Ifanybody wanted to do a rual servicu tothe world Ino this way, let him tine hota the quit of the ordinary, honest, pludding | pusliess horses tht haul our ous through the vtreets, so. that, Instead of walking three miles uo hour, they might bo Induced to walk four alley, thus fucreasing their usefulness 833¢ per cent, 53 he speaker referred to the able fencing schools of Germany, mid enlogined their ofll- dency. ‘The inan who stood at the head of ane of these institutions must be ruady at any time to foes any swordsingn In all ducl, andy of course, must be a perfect master of the sword, How many men we aaw who knew so little about the sword of tho atin Lint they woro quite os upt to seize the blade by the point as by the handle when using It for un attack, thereby wounding, thom sulves With (ts sharp cdge, instead of fofleting {ujury upon another, CHILDREN’S DAY. A V'LBABANT OCCABION, Centenary M. i. Church preseuted a bright Bcehs yesterday foruncon, the vecusion belng Children’s Yay, aud the ain auditurium of the Jarge edifice wus filed to ite full avating capocl- ty with the scholara of the SubLath-school, the members of the church, and others, ‘the florvt decorations were heanti{ul, the pulpit belay sur- rounded with vases of reve plants and Sowers, bouguets, ete. Singing birds were sus- pondud from {ha gallery-colling, — wtid piped out their sweet notes throughout the ex- erclivs, ‘Ihe platforin had been urranged for tho children who were to take individual ports in (he excrelues, and a large group of little misses and masters occupied rents upon it. ‘the elzbt wasn ptevsing and beautiful one, ond has not had its precedent un slinilar occasiuus, ‘The Superintendent of the Suudi Lanu, couducted the exercises. ‘Thomas, paeor of the church, was present, aud the full choir. ‘The exercises opened with the singing of the hyimnu by the children, ‘Dm Waiting, Dear Jesus, for ‘Shee. Next caine a reaponsciva service, the teader beginalog and the school re- spoudioe with Berlptural selections. * Lord God of Hosts, How Lurely,? was sung, aud Dr. Thomas followed with ab appropriate aud Jm- ermany In a+ pressive prayer. "Ifear Us, O Our Savior,” waa sung, and the Lord’s Prayer was chanted, Dr. Thomas baptized two infants who were pra- sented by their parents, and subsequently Misses Eesle Dosl and Bledie Glover bang a duet, ‘Very Little Ques Are Wo," the ln. fant clnas participating In the chorus, Another rosponsive service was given, and at ite ronclu- alon a satisfactory acconnt “of tha Sabbath: achool missionary contributions wae rendered, Elmer Pond recited "The Litthe Sparrows?" anal Misses Core Borciand, June Man, and Kmina Beechor, und Masters Willie and Howard Carter, gavo a recitation entitled * Willny Workers.” Asolo, "A Better Day Is Comlny,” was sung by Annte Cooncr, the echool joining in the ctio- rus, Robert Ellis spoke of © Discipline,” and ‘arrie Albro recited ‘I'he Voice in the Tw! Heht,” "ond after the children _ had nung the hymn “What Are You Guing to Dol? Dr. Thomas addressed a few worda to them und older members of the congregation, flo spoke of the Hible studies for the year, wud favo the scholars soma questions, which they Auswored readily. flo ndrised them ov thy sul- Jeet of prayer, and romarked to the auditors that the children shonkd ba raised {n the Church, He put the question, What are the children good fort and aoawered {t by saying they were goml to look at} toy wero prettler than tho flowers, He sroula elt them what would make ood times and bring property up—linve plenty of children, People coutd not be too good to the babies; chikiren made things happy. : A collection was takon up for the benefit of the Sunttay-schoul brary, and the anual picnic of the acholars tras announced’ to take place at Glencoe next Thureday. ‘The interesting ex- ercises wero closed with the hymn, '' L[o, Yo Thirsty," and the Benediction by Dr. ‘thomas, 88. PETER AND PAUL. AN ALTAR CONSECRATED, The memorial altar and rereitos in the Cathe- dral 8S. Peter and Paul was uscd for the first thme yesterday. It was the intention to haya it ready by St. Petor’s Day, but a delay in con- atrnction prevented. The reredos consists of three bays or largo pancls composed of Bedford stone, relieved, with black marble; the cuntral portion rises ina uothic gable potnt, as high «ns the topof the windows {a the chancel, This portion 1s {in memory of Dr. De Koven, and has on its front the inecription, “Blessed are the nro {n‘heart, for they shall soo God.” This memorial was uudertaken by the lnilios of the St. Mary’s Society of tha Cathedral, who collectod and contributed the necessary funda. The side portions of tho re- redos rise a3 high as the hammer beams, and aro to the memory of two former members of the Cathedral congregation, and aro pergonal tokens of Jove atid vstcom, The altar proper Is to the memory of Dr, Chase: it fs composed of the best Vermont white marble, ralleved by pillars of red marble, and panels of French gray. ‘The following inscriptions appear on the ends of the altar iu the gunk panela: {In honor of our blessed Lord, and in memory of ataithtul pricst, this altar bas been erected. St. Peter's Day, A. D, 1870," _ In memory of the Rev. Samuel Chase, D. D., Vico-Preafdent of Jubilee College, who cntored into rost Jan, 15, A.D. 1878, 40, the 70th year of bis age, and the forty-fifth year of his pricsthood.’ In the Interior of the ' altar, a roll of archment has been placed, on — whiel has _beun recorded the lending facts in the Ifo of Dr. Chose as 8 priest of the Church, together witha Hat of the contributors to his memorial. The altar ateps. three in number, aro also memo- rials; ove to an old nnd falthfal member of the ehnreh; another, paid for by the children of the Sunday-school, to the inemary of their achool- tates} others to departed mombers of the choir.’ The steps bear upon thelr front the ault- abla verse, “he lamb which {a in the midst of the Throne shall foed them, and lead them unto living fountains of water, and God shall wipo away all tears (rom their eyes.” ‘The entire uf- fet of these combined memorials fs very happy, and the altar aud reredos fitly furnishes the apa- cfons chancel'of the Cathedral Church. Bishop MeLaren formally ret the altar apart for its holy uses yesterday by o special service of consecration, ‘Fhere were present and as alstih, beefdes the Rey. Canon Knowles, the Rev, E. A. Larrabec, Pricat-eleet of the Cathedral at Springfield, and the ley. Henry i. Perry, of this city. ‘the sermon by the Bishop wns a powerful defense of tho ideas of priest, altar, and sacrifice, aud waa Istencd to with attention by a large au‘licnce, - ‘POLITICAL. ; r0owa. Brietat Corremondence of The Tribune. McQnroon, fa, July 3.—The malu reason why the Sovialistle feeling docs not grow in America to such an extent a8 to threaten the existence of the Government, as it hos In nearly every Euro- pean country, {s the entire freedom of discussion of all subjects here, fo aud out of the newa- papers. ‘The eflect of this freo aud undisturbed discusalon, carried on mainly by the newspapers, 1a to expose and ronder untenable the sophis- tries which demogogucsure continually attempt- ing to force upon a gencralty Louest peaple, ‘The most recent exposure brought abont in the manner fudieated above is the Greenback craze, which a few months ago soemed to threaten our business interests at homo and our credit abroad. ‘The refunding ef a large portion of our public cobt at a very fow rato of Interest, the caso with which {t was accomplished, and the beginning of a revival of business, soon re- stored the contidenco a lack of which was in- duvod by this movemoant. ‘The hoterogencous mass that made up the mn- jority In the Greenback State Convention at Des foltice, a short time sinco, shows the utter de- moralization of that partyin fowa, Whilo the Convention wns fairly attended tu polnt of numbers, yet the material out of which ib was composed 1s not the kind thut Goveraments ore made of that stand for all thine, ‘The common warfare tint these gentlemen deelared,in the Con- vention ju queation, upon all mannor of Indus- try and thrift; the wholesale dentunclation, of all capital, In whatever mavner accumulnted,— the mero pursession ot a dollar Js sufficient; aud the common desire to make a general ruld ‘upon oll classes who by their industry and econ- omy havo made a better position for themselves. and families than their more lodolent nelghbors, —were siniply ridiculous, ‘The greatest farce of the season wns the at- tempt of Judzo Trimbles, the Democratia nom- inee for Governor, to capture this Greenback Convention, ‘the indignant manner in which all overtures wero rejected by these gentlemen of soft-money prociivities was amusing. ‘Shoe passage, by a large majority, of a resolution worded as atrong ns language would permit,will forever provent any unlon between the Greon- Dockors ani! Democrats, in Lowa at least. Tt waa the hope of the Domucracy of town to be able to induce the soft-money party to unite with them {un acommon fight upon the Repub- Mean party of tho State. ‘They expocted by this union, and by bringing out the entire vote of both parties—relying 93 _ustal upon the apathy, in off years, of the Republicans tn get- tiny out to vote.—to get possosaion uf the State Qoverntent, When thia last hope faded away, the enthuslusin of the Democratic nomtace also departed), and bis rumored refusal to go any further In the hopeless race is ot to be wani- dered at, It fa also stated, unon good authority, that dudge Noble, the Democratic snomince for Supreme Judge, and by far the most popular sud elrongeat man on the ticket, will in a short time deeling to have his owe appear any longer upon the ticket. If these reports shontd prove trie, the de- moralization of the Democratic party in lowa would be completo, J believe that, if these withdrawals should occur and new men be sub- stituted, the Crcenback party, Weak aos they are, would caat moro votes fu tho State of Lows this fall than the Democracy. ‘Tho dtasatisfacuion that the firat nomivation of Goy, Cicar guye to ‘the tomperance people of the State has been antirely removed by fhe unlversal kind nud dust trent: mont that they nave recelved at the handa of the Qoyernor during hie entire term of oflice. Iu conversation with a qoutle- man, 8 few days acu, who reskles in Northern Towa and lus been prominently identified for some years with the teinpefunce-work fn the Btate, he assured me that the feeling of oppo- sition referred to above has now entirely disap poured, and that the temperance peaply through- out the State will generally support Gov, Gear, ‘There {a no auch thing tn Jowa ue a lukewarm Republican. ‘The speclal session of Cougresa that bas Just closcd haa united the party in stroneer bond of union than has existed ut any time hetore since the War, From all indications, the Republican majority In lowu will be larguly fucreased, ‘The goneral lutcrest felt by all classes in voting to awetl the majority ag au ox- pression of the people's disapprobation of the courac pursued by the Democvrata at tho Insb wesslon of Congress, fs everywhere apparent, Oulo, Spectat Diapaich to The Tribuna, Cincinnati, duly &.—The present activity in Ohto volitics is almost unpreccdented af this ecngon of the year. ‘The weather fa hot, and thes formal opening of the entnpafyn is a full monthoff. Yet the politicians ure at work buvy us becs, ‘The candidates on both tickets are .ylvivg their whole time to mlngling with the people, Foster dn Hickentooper Cabs are |] springing into existence {0 nearly every county, sometimes fn cvery township in the county. Noanch {Interest faa State olection bas been shown by the Republicans sinca the War times. Reports: receive! of the sov- ‘eral County Conventions held yesterday tell of Prolibitionists, Groenbackers, and Independents of Republican antecedents, who have tranged from the party for years, comlug back to full fellowship and taking the foremost pnrt fo the work of organization. ‘here 1s none of the apathy and disaffection which prevailed tro years ago, Everything betokens an active cans vase nna full Rapubtican voto, and Ohio ts al- ways Ropublican on bh full yote. Nominations for the Legislattre are being made with care, and the Repnbiicans have no doubt of their abflity to regain control of that body, ond elect a successor to Senator Thurman, THN STATE COMMITIRRS. Apecial Dispatch to The Trisune Conumous, O. duly GA mectin Deinocratic State Committee waa held last evenlng for the purpose of gotting in motion the wheols of the machine, Gen. Ewing was on hand, and fiyored tha postponing of the fencral cneagement until about the middle of August. Gen, Garileld and others favor an ar- rangement of the kind, as It {fs bolleved the farming community will not leave their homer in the midst of harveating to atteud political meetings, It fs quite probablo that the two Committees will arrive at an understanding which will give the peopte iinmantty, for a time nt leaat, from the politiclaus: This, however, fa not iutended to abridge in any manner the length to which the candidates Lhenselycs may go in repulring Soneca und looking after fat eattlo. FIRES. A PROPELLER BURNED. Quite a disastrous fire occurred yesterday on board of the Canadian propeller Scotia, of the Merchante! Ling, plying between Chicago and Montreal, and but for the fact that the Long Jobn ongine responded ina vers few moments after the alarm was given the vessel would havo been ontirely destroyed. As {t was, damage amounting to $4,000 or $5,000 resulted. The Scotia arrived in at 6 o'clock yesterday morning with abont 100 tons of soda-ash and block-tin, consigned to order by Jucques & Co., of Mon- treal, and proceeded up to the Empire bonded warehouseat the foatofJacksonstreet,tolle thera anti! lier freicht was discharged. ‘The encineer and his assistant left everything all right in the engine-rooru, 98 they supposed, and retired, the Intter to sleep, ‘The fires in the furnaces went down jn a. few hours, and the boiler and ma- chinery wero but, warm woon the fire was flrat discovered. About 1:45 o'clock p. m. the sccond engineer saw sinoke-issuing from the skylight ovor the engine incloeure, und, no ono beltne about the boat at the moment, he ran up to Ea gine No. 1's house, a block distant, and gaye the of the alarm. <A’ quick respunso followed, for the fremen gay the d.sinoie and heard other ne « piving the cry of ie fire. floor’ of =the = engine-room boing saturated with oil, as is necessarily the enec, and the wood-work being very dry, the flames, fanned by agaod breeze, spread very rapidly, eo that'when the Long Jolin engine reached the secho the whole afterpart of tne prapelicr was enveloped inadconsa moss of smoke and flame. Other engines arrived on the ground, and in abont fifteen minutes afterward the fire was practically extinguished. Tho on- gine-room was pretty thoroughly burned out, part of the promonndealeck aft was destrored, nud the life-boats were considcrably damaged, ‘The fire dtd not get into the hold, but the water from the fire-engines did, and cnoaed alight damage to the block-tin, but to what Amount was not known yosterday, and will not be ontii a: survey fs made. The engine and boller wore not injured. Capt.J. H. Scott, who commands the vessel, informed a Trinune reporter that he did uot now what smount of insurance. there wason the yessol and cargo, nor whether the hut! was covered by fire nu murine pollctes. He was unable to cive the real origin of the fire, Jt fs supposed that the combustion of some waste which was in the ongine-room was the cause of the fire, but that fs not certainly known to bo a fact. Aa there was no person connected with the boat in the engine-room at tho time the fro broke out, the orlein of it can onty be conjectured. Capt. Scott thinks that It ywag marvelous that the vessel was saved at nll, and compliments the fromen for thelr prompt- ness; ‘The Scotia ts owned by James Norris, of St. Catharines, Ont., and was built by L. Shickluna at.thut place elght years aca, her valuation then bolpg,placed at 839,000, Sue will reauire a new deck aft, new stanchions, and bulwarks. ‘The repairs will probaly bo mude here. ‘The Scotia hos heen well kept up, and fe the best vessel in thé Merchants’ Line. Sho ‘tons 500, and {a ex- clusiycly for freight. . IN CHICAGO. A stil alarm to Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 at 0:80 yesterday morning was caused by 0 fire in the flooring under a Icltchuo range In A. Winger’s restaurant, No. 955 Stato street. Damage, $5; 10 Insurance. Causo, an over- heated range, ‘The alarm from Box 184 at 6:10 last evoning was caused by a chimnoy burning out fo the one- stury frome building No, 876 Archer avenuo, owned ant occupied as a dwelling by Fatrick Leahey. Damuge, pine . ‘The alarm from Box at’ 8:28 Inst evening was caused by the burning out of a chimnoy In the two-story brick dwelling No, 214 North San- amon street, owned and oceupted by John ere Lomemborod, but Twisted o Little, Raaton Transcrivi's Newport Letter. T know a woman who keeps a buarding-house, —acharmlug woman, always sollcitous of the comfort of hor household, but with a pecultar- ity, Sho romembers faces but not names.” Now {t never mattered to mo that with every cup of coffee or tea eho gave imo I was re- christened. On the contrary, 2 found it vory cntertaluing, But this dud distress hor daughter, Allin yalueho Inbored with her mother, who smillngly wonton fa her own way in aplte of her. But there came a time and occasion thon her daughter act. hier oart upon her mother's addressing a gontleman etrangor corsets All throuch the day of the evening on which he was expected, the daughter could bo heard to say as she followed her mother from room to roonty “Now, remember, his nama ts Mr. Coin dry! towhich the mother in every instagce would reply, Yes, dear, Lam suroL know tt, Coudry/? The stranger took his seat at tho table, ‘That Dicssed wornan, with a sinile Nke an angel's and. asclf-possession I have never seen surpassed, looked sweotly acrosa the board and inquired “thir, Dry-cow, do you take eream and sugart” ——— $$ A Biguificant Fact. Lnutaritle Commerclil (ten), After all the Democratle talk shout the dan- fer to liberty front tho army, {s fan stenifeant fact that the result of their struggle tn Con- creas fa to leave the military authority of the jovernment as they fount {f, but to cripple, if not destroy, the power of the Executive to en- force the Iswe by civil process. If our Btate Legjalature wero to suspend the functlons of all Bheritfs, Marshals, and Constables, ft would do an tu the State law what Congress has done 60 far ne it conid tn reference to tho oxecation of all United States laws. The Cormmerciat auld at the beginning of the session that tho talle avout danger to {Mborty front the army wee oll a abam, and Liat the real objective pulnt of the Demo- erotic mafority was the nullitcation of the Jaws to provent fraud at the Coneressional oloctious, and thy history of the seeaton shows that it was right. oo Itndleal Viows of Prealtont Riot on the Bubjact of Education, ‘Kao York Krenng Pat, President Kliot's views on education, as ex- proseed dn his addrese at the Smith Fomale Colluge in Massachusctta leat weok, ora tho cause of considernblo commer i well abruptly ayow," he aaid, any readinsand observation fn then education, that [recognize but one in quiattion ng an ceuential part of the education ota lady or gentlonan, gamely: an accurate and retined use of the mothor tongue, Liresk, Latin French, German, mathematics, natural nnd pliveical selence, metaphysica, history, and vethetics aroall profitable wid delightful, both astrasoing, wid as Lea to hin who atudies them with intelligence and love; but not one of thum fas the least claim to be called an acqutsition essential to # hbora! education or ou caeential part of a sound. training.” This, come from the President of Harvard College, suunds rather radical. << Who Caught Wagest Fish? Rugulo Exureet, The Princess Joulse captured a twonty-ulabt pound sulmon ut ludian House Pond, some- Where near Quebec, and did 18 all alone by hor self, the Marquis, who was'in her canoc with her, touching welther rod nor reel, giving no di- rections, und Bot even youturlug to hurrah after the dved was doue, for far of a miscon- struction of bia cathusinsm. This was doing very well indead, and the Princess is entitled to great deal of praise. We believe, by the way, tit the trous caught by Mra, Hayes in the Adirondacks Isat sunimor welwhed tweaty-ulue und three-quarters sound, and was secured while Willian Wheeler was a couple of wiles away and sound asiecp. But the Princesa’ fs Was'w very pretty little Osh tor all that, CON Cas, operation. uy is now Jn force, declaring fron, spices, potro- Teum, articles of consumption, and, tn fact, all ary action, then the du: @ach: cows, G marka; oxen, 20 marl inarks; logs, 2 marke 6 pfennigs; shoop, 1 mark enelis Hoate free . cl marks por 100 kiowraramer 48 mackas; wine in casks, marke per 100 kilogrammes; butter, also artificial all per 100 kilogrammes; corte od,‘60 marks; cocoa, 36 mark: chtuse of all ‘el mar! fro} tubes, 3 marks; fino gntta percha good: grammes; rye, malae, bickwheat, 60 malt, 1 mark 20 pfennige—all per: grammes; all other agricultural products free, coppurware, 20 to 60 marke per nai Bilair—Horsohale free; prepared horaehair, 38 inatroments, 40 cal, optical inatruments, fro marka per 100 kiogrammes struction of yesrols, freo; wagons and sleighs, 10 per cont ad valorem; wll athor wagons and sletzhs, Sorete with lonthor orfatherwino upholstered, 150 marl nfonnie: fe 4 marka; neodlce, muaks punrkay Gus leather goods, 00 marks; gloves, 100 1879 THE NEW GERMAN 'TARIFE, rd . First Effect of America’s Crowd« ing of European Mare kets. Bismarok's Explanationr—-How tho Now Tariff Will Affect Our Exports, Neto York Herald, July 3. 1 Tho Gorman Retchatag, {n scssion at Berlin, lias for some weeks past beon discussing a now customs tariff, which, in tho German senso of the word, {6 virtually a protective ono, a3 here’ tofore the German ports and the German Em- pire have Leon free and opon to all the products of tho elvilized world. This change in the Ger- man flacat system, though of itself a matter of atrong tnterost to Eurape and America,. bo- comes a’matter of transcendent Importance when ft fs remembored that this imposition of dutfos on imports bas been brought about by the commercial pdiver of the United Btates, as it has expanded itself not only to the various corners of thocarth, but inevery nook and hamlet of European countries. Sloce the Introduction of the now Customs slaw not a single mom: her of the German Cabinet, not a single delegate to thn Relchstag, not even tho Iron Chanceltor himself, haa fatlod to allude to this country, its vast resvurcos, ite ponetrating commorcial and industrial influence, as felt throughout the creat Empire, By reference to tlie ylows oxpreased below by leading oxporters. in Now York it will also be scen that the progress made jn industrini development fn the United States bas onabled us to compote with foreign natlons and producers on their own soil, All this virtually brought about a rovolution in the minds not only of European economists, but in the measures of those whose office requires them to watch over the funnces of their reapective States.‘ Europe must protect itself againat America,” Is now the ery abroad, and Risinarctc is the first to make good his words, and aa will be socn by his own rotnarks other natious are about to follow his example. A DAR AGAINST SPECULg TION. But {0 doing ao he takes advantages of the ex- rience gathered in other countries, especially in this, and while he presents to the German peonle the draft of s law which at acertain periud will zo Into operation for thelr benefit, and in thelr behalf. he squelehes the monster “spectilation ? by adevica at once novel and beneficial. No sdyantage can be taken while |: these discussions iv regard to certain artleles are progreasing In the Reichstag by the nurclasa of large quantitics of goods that must neces- sarily rise in price when tho new tariff zocs into < Jaw has been enacted, and that those articles which have passer a second read- ing, at once ‘and forthivith subject to the now dutics, Should, in tho course of Parllament- theso duties ba lowered or repeated, or oyen the entire now law fail tes so lovled will bu refunieds und further, this temporary law ccnaes to be of ef- fect the uioment: the regular Tariff law now Bin jhrough the Reichstag hna recelved tho ‘mporlal sanction, In commerctal circles this taw has been designated as’ *'n stop law," as it stops all speculations ‘and protects the people agaiuet “cornors” and other combiuations that might make them the innocent victlins of 9 measure which the German Goyerament intends shall holp domestic “industry und placo a Hinit upon the extensive imports of producte from other countries. country and Germany las led the Herald to ob- tain from otheial sources & cop! new tariff, those articles which aro principally exported to Bremen and Mamburg from the United States: LI8T OF ARTIOLES ON WHICIE THB TAX 149 VERN ‘The vast trade between this of the proposed. and we quote therefrom mainly IMPOBED, males, 10. marks calves, 8 Antmals—Horeen, Articles of Uoneumplion—Veer ofali kinds, O brandy of all kinds, 4 mnrks; 4B doy RO marks per 100 kilogrammes; moat, freat pnd prepared, poultry and game of all kinds, not xg, .12 marky; fish, 3 marks; honoy, & marks 42 marks; to avinr, 100 marks Inds,” 20, marke; confectionery, 410 ‘alt, 4 marks; # 12 oysters, 24 marke; ri marks—all per 100 ktlogrammes; tea, 100 marks por 100 kilogrammen, Coat—K ree, Caoutchoue und Quita Percha-—Raw or proparod, from 40 to 80 markn por 100 kilogeammes; wanor covere, roins, cto,,24 marks por 100 kilogramin Coreaia—Whoat and oate, 1 mark pec 100 Kil fonnises; 00. ktlo- Coflon—Raw, dresaed, or dyed, treo. Cotton Gooda—Dade of conrao threade, 80 marks per 100 kiloyrammens stockings and other coarsa cotton goods, 120 mai ms ae Jaconote, muslin, tulles, 200 marke per 100 kilo- krammnes; eibrolderod colton goods, 250 niarka 100 kilogrammes; per 109 kilorramimes; very coarsa cotton goods, equnito atrong Mnen, 20 marks per 100 kilo- arammes, Copper—Freos bars, 14 warke; platos, 28 markes 100 kilogrammes. feathera—Quill pens, feathers for bedding, if marks; prepared feathors for bonnata or other of- fon, 300 marks per 100 kilogrammes. human hair, unprepared, 100 marks; wig marks; and imitations of human hair, 220 marke por 100 kllogrammes. dlides and Skina—Freo, Hopa—20 marks per 100 kilogrammes, Anatrumenta, Machinery, and Verscis—Mnstcol marks; astronomical, mathenatt- Jocamotives, & for the con- min cach; veescla for Iniand, const, or ocean navigation, free, Jron—ltaw material, 1 marks bare, 2 marks 50 plate, raw, 3 marks; polleed, 6 marke; very ooarea iron goods, 2 marke 50 picanizes part of machinery, wagons and ° bri anchors, i arse iron en, files, hamrgors, » tongs, ete, ins for tugbdute, ues Ane iron yr ahears, ¢ ' i chatns Cor watch cs, and suns of all Llu ‘All this por 100 kllograunnes, Lard—10 marks; war, 0 marka; all othor greaso, 3 marke. fead—Unpreparad, free; manufs ticlea, marks per 100 narks per.100 ‘kilogramuncy; ¢ 100 kilogrammes. ” Goods—Unypatated and binck palutod loather, material for bouts, 2: marke; leather for gloves and patent loather, 40 warks; tanned, bot not painted, shoupaking, 3 akosmakers' and .soddicra' material, 40 marks per 100 kilogrammas, Olts—Olle of all kinda, In bottles and jars, 20 marka; ol for consumption, in casks, & markn; ‘olive oli, in casks, freo; a)} othar oils, in caska, markes pale and cocoanut oll, Jn caske, 2 marks per 100 kilogrammes, ‘Patrofeun (aud other ratnora) olls)—6 marks per 100 Rilogsa rue (The Councll is authorized to permit the free entry of mineral oll which is ine jendad for othor industrial purpuses than the man- ufactare of illuminating ofl, out under distinct undratanding of its belug so eed. ‘The Coaucil te also anthorized to permit the duy oo petroleum to ‘be palit in accordance with the uumber of barrols, susie the weight of said barreola ba fixed by jaw. Plated: Ware—120 marks per 100 kilogrammos, Preciona Melals—Freo, Salle—G marks per 100’ kilogranmos, Suggr—l. Keflned augars of all kinds, 20 per 100 kllogramines, 2 Warks per 100 kilgeammes, 3, Sirup, 15. marke pur 100 kilogrammes, 4, Molasses, whon intend- od for the manufacture of brandywine, free, ‘Soap—Lard soap, 10 warkss ng xa 0 mark perfumery soap, 100 marge per J00 kllogramme: Totaeco—Lnpropared tobaccy leaves, 120 marke; manufactured tobacco, 200 marke; clkers an clgarcttes, 270 marke per 100 kilovramme: bacco to be produced In the Einpire within « cor- tain ime yet to be specified, will be subjectio a For all manufactured tobacco of tax is allowod, when exported, Tur, Pitch, Resin, Aephattun ii Tin—Vree; manufactures of Un, J to 24 marke por 100 kilogramines, Watches and Clocke—Watches, 600 marke por 100 kilograminoa; wall clocks, with exception of wooden clocks, 20 marke Pes 100 kilogrammes, Wood—Kindling wood free; woot for building purpose: pronared arnnprepared by ox, 10 pfon- nig; planks, 25 pionnixw; coarse Wwoodouware, U marks} farniture oF manufactu: 1, 10 murks; dno weouenw: 30 markey uphol> stered furniture of all kinds, 30 marks; with coy ering, 40 marks per 100 kilogrammes, Row Kaw, dyed, otc, free; pees 2 marke; ture SB marks tu 30 marks; clothe, 100 mal Zinc—¥ 100 ifiozrammes, Nora—Two hundred and ten American pounds aro oqual to 200 kilograuimes. BIMANCK EXPLAINING TUB NEW ¥Is0At BTaTEM. 2 When submitting tha blil to the Reichstag, and having declured that Germuny require financial reform uicayures, Vrinco Bismarck dis- carded tho idea of being desirous to enter at length upon tho threadbare theories of free trade und protection, All he demanded was a modgrate protectlon for domestic lubor, * We Onotdewand,'’ he said, "oa system of pro- marke Unrofined' augur, 24 ra’ wood nistorial {manufacture ofxinc, 24 marke ner hibition as tt extsta iu various athercunntrica antl aa it existe to-day in Ainerica, once our largest customer, whero dutics avoraging from, (0 por cont to 80 per cent ad valorem predominate. Ti dlacussing tho law now before us,’ contin Trince Bismarck, “we must do away with alf idealistic ideas, such as the theoretical free- traders desire us to accept. All Gaveraments ave ascertained to thelr cost that these tdeala you can therefore not repronch us it now wa hesitate Evon those that were the frentest promoters of free-trade doctrines have of late changed their revenue aystom, England nloncis an exception, but even she will soon France ant America have that. have mado the experiment hbaye not been realized, and to imitate them. change hor tactles. entirely abandoned this ling of policy. Au atria, instead of luworing her duties, has focreased them, so stso bas Russta. © Lsce, then, that countrice which havo pro- tection prosper, and Isee that the countrics which have free trade are going backward. Qrent aud powerful England, that commercial who entored the arena of the wholo and declared ftacll realy to do all that g giant worl was poraible to be done jin tho freé-trade lino, now goes slowly back to protective dutics, an not many sears will elapse before she will havo her own English market for her home to save induatrics. state of our tari! process, which checked by ceived. Tho question before us political one, but a simple question. more infuse fresh blood from this matter of pure intercst, any, bla dat qui cito dat an of which no one can foretell.” WHAT OUR MERCHANTS BAT: A represontatiye of tho Jéerald visited somo of the leadlig exporters of “American products to German porte and ascertained their views as tothe probable effect of this tariff upon the American export trade, It yas but the enter- ing wedge, they all claimed, for changes in otlier countries, all brought about by the gigantic strides forward made since the closo of the war Sir. Meiss- ner, whose knowledge of the trade between Germany and America makes his words of pe- euHlar value, etated that the trade had expected. this movement on the part of Germany for Four years ago, when. he by tho industrics of this country. somo time. pust. visited one of his friends In the old. countr rufa everybody abroad. entirely destroyed the oil trade in certain 0° tious of Germany, and by that time was fast becoming a universally accepted article for Atrade of no mean pro- portions existed in rapo-sced oll, which used to be generally gold to familles aud atores, but year by year besides tho ordinary sules it had become au article of prima specolation. Thu slowly * at after- only heavy 2 lghting purposes. introduction — of fret, and in quantities ward, had entirely destroyed not tho speculation, but alio the anics of rapo seed, Now of all the things thi German farmers had to sell America brought petroloum, immienao them to their shores not only, but to their in- land towns and hamlets at figures for’ less and in qualities tar batter than the Germans conld produce them. “This was several ‘ycars ago," aaid Mr, Malsenor, “and I made up my mind that the timo was not far distant when Ger- many would haye to do something to protect horsvlf. CROWDED RY AMERICA: . « “Tro yoara ago I onea more visited my na- tive country, -It was nbout the time when we fresh meat for tho Etropean markots, The ‘same friend previously) began to.export from this. country whom 1 liad seen some yonrs asked me: ‘Are you guing to It us sel! anything ot all?’ You haye takon sway trom ug the sale of ccreale, lard, chocac, called an agricultural product and now you aro anything, in fact, which may be going to interfere with tha ania of our cattle, and suod us fresh meat direct trom America, Where ts all this going to end?’ Ttold him that Iwas exceedingly sorry, but I did not see how he could stop the Inwaof supply ond demand, Bince that time I have made up my mind that o change would be brought about, It-has been discussed for over two years in Germany, but you know ovor there they digest matters brett, woll before they discoss them, Experts nave been employed crer alnce to watch not only the je, but the fiscal system of ‘other countries, and thenew tariff to which you allade 4s the outgronth of careful systematic study, alded by atatesinanabip and kuowledgo of the highest order. Now, lot me add, though the hh woich Germany 1s about {tsolf Isa porcentage ayoragiog, I think, po higher than 10 per cont increase in du- Inws of trad peutective system wit! 0 surraunt tes ovor the old tariff, system whith the whole of Have to adopt, Wo hero (In thts country have brought them to ft. England, too, will huye to protect hersolf, commant them luxurica bestdos, at lesscost than they can produce or manufacture apy of there articlos themaclyes, tt is a simple question of self-pro- tection. ‘lake whatever wWew you desire they int, Dow haye some from America if thoy must, from thelr stand) protection against impo: atallintend to protect thelr own products or home industries, WILL GO RIGHT ALONG. “Now, if you ask mo ag to the immediate of- foct of th it nmounta so far ns cereals, lard, aud other arti. cles, except tobacco, is couccrned, to very little. Wo export and iutond to export just as much as before, Of course, the consumer over thera will have to pay more for Amorican goods, but ho knows that ho gets a better article than be vou obtainathome. flere and there a siightdif- ferenca may bo noticeable; but tt does not affect the volume of our trade atall. It keeps up to the old level. Hosldess you must bear in mind that the tarlit you speak of, though slightly pro- tective to German intorests, is only slightly so, idoubt, barring articles uzary, whether the entire average Increnge of duties foote up over 10 por cent. I know it {s an item of considcra- ble importance; but the staple artictes which they must have over there will bo ship tn just og large quantities as before," Raforring to the law alluded to above to provent apccula- tion, Mr. Melssnor said: *‘ You may yirtnally call thisn ‘stop law.’ We aro acting under it now, Were tt not for this Yar pant apeculation might set (n og to certain article, and the dis- gress resulting therefrom would only increase the hardamps of which the German peopts now go bitterly complain, and which the German Government fa so anxfous to remove. Mr. Meissner then advisod the writer to call upon a Tending tobacco exporting firm, as bo said that question was a very intricate one, and be pre D ferred that a firm engrosscd in that trade might be permitted to express its views in regard to the new Sarit. TAMD ON DIBIARCK. Tho tobacco huuso thue Indicated was called upon by the writer, but the head of the firm, the oldsst and most importaut in the export Ine, mado {ta condition that neither the firm name nor the partners bo montloned. When the subject of the now German turlff waa first broached he stated that oyun the. groateat men sometinies would bo smaii in some matters ‘This was the case with Bismarck when ho put tho duty on tobscco pro rata highor than on all other articles, tle could no more stop the uso of Kentucky tobacco {n Germany than he could stop the waters of Niagara. And, singular to say, they knew it from correctly gathored sta- tlatics that tn hard times mors tobacco waa used in Gerinany than in ordinary times, ‘This must he attributed to the habits of the people; they wore of a meditative mind, and behind those yoluminous clouds. of smoke the deprosscd German often built his joyous castles in thoatz, Tho-Germau was bouod to bave hia tobacco and his becr, cout what (t may, and tho highor duty would fall upon the consumer, 60 that, instead of protecting Lome industry, thie increase of the price, slight as it might be, would falton the smokers of Gerinany, aud who io Gormavy did_ not smoku? Neither could tho replace the Keutucky tobacco by auy other art{- cle of home growth, Jt wasan article sui generis, which oll Germauy required, ‘True, the effect on present sales was felt Owing to this now tariff thore wasa pause {othe export of tobacco, but only a pause, ‘They bad Deon in it for several montha, and it would prob- ably continue for six months longer, as there was alarco supply of it on hand in Germany. “But after a little while the buatnass will revive. ‘There can be ne fear that the tobacco trade will atall be injured by any tariff witch Bismarck Gestred to impose upon shippers. is real desiro was 30 obtain tho ire 8 of the tobacco trade for the Government, as in Franco; but when Le saw be could not do that he em: braccd’the Amurican system, and endeavored to make the duty on the artlete proportionately higher than other articles of import,—s measure for which bis countrymun fn the long ruo will not thank him. DORS NOT AFFROT PRODUCTION, ‘Tobacco, {¢ should be further reniarked, waa 8 pecullar crop,—{n fact, the only cropiwhich at ouce commands ready cash for the producer, ‘That was one ureat reason why, uotwithstaud- ing the present smaller demaud for the article, aud nulwithatanding the pause above alluded to, there was no curtallment fa the amount of the According to my opinion, we in this country havo, owing ta “the present low ft, been subject toa bleeding bas onty been temporarily tho -milliarda. we have re- is not a ¢, economic ‘Wo will seo how wo can. once nto the ‘German body, All J ask, therefore, {a that party questions bs set aside, and I request you to hold them aloof If we are to give the German people auything at all, then [ qut non eito dat, In- {ures still more the welfare of our. pcople. Whot the German people demand fs certaluty asto the industrial future and a specdy docis- fon fs far botter than an-uncortainty, the results f yy he was asked whether the Amorleans intended to It was just the tine whon petroloum had become, from_a mere cx- eeptional article, one of datly necessity. It had {t {athe beginning of a : ‘Europo will ‘The faellittes at the of the American exporter are now such that we can feed and clothe them, and gira ule uew Gorman tariff upon our exports product. People: .¢ a1 much tobacco whe, oo el for its sale fs tomporarily blocke.. « tio farmer who needs food nnd clothing woos not Haten to such argimenta, fe knows it is cash for him the moment it {8 packed, and he needs that ecnsh to) iva on, whether =the commission merchant, manufacturer, oF + porter finda a market for itor not. 80 mitch ia reply to the question why we in this coun try to keop on producing the same qunutity se Mf evorything abroad wore going on smoothly. Heyond this, howover, comes the other im tant fact that tobacco to-day fa cheaper than It has been for twenty-alz years, and thera oxlats no reasonable supposition thnt in the noxtecries of years {t will bo lowor. Honco those who hayo monoy to spare invest, notwithatanding this temporary pause on the other aide, and they look forward with considerable cuniidence to the Hime thit wherwill getample returu for tar bacco bought at {hese low prices. OUR EXORMOUs BIPonT. ‘That tho change In the German tariff isa mst ter of vital importance to the Atnerican tlobac co-trade no one at all acquainted with the bual- tess could deny, Of the entire crop of 200,000 hogsheade of Kentu tobaceo ‘over 100,000 hogsheads wero annually solt to ere many. The ontire Maryland crop of 80 000 ‘hogsheads gocs to the samo country, and of the 60,000 Virginia hogsteads, at lens One-half was disposod ot to Germon exporters. Ic is an ftom of trade the {mportance of which can only be estimated by these: who wit- nese the dally heavy transactions. For the pros ent, owing to this new tariff, added tho gentle-, mad, We are naturally lying on our o1 But Weare oven now already on the mend; in 6ix macatlie thera will be better, Of course there will not be the terriflerush toahip Kentucky tobacco to Germany ag was the case when firat we heard of the néw duiles, but very shortly, when ouratocks aver there hein to reduce, we will do just a4 good a business with Germany as we did before, Blsmarck's new cuatoms law te the contrary notwithstanding. oe THE WEALTH OF THE HYDES, Over ‘Three Hundrod Millions of Dollars Awaiting Claimants In tho itank of Kn« glond-Descendants of nm Colonial Clothe Drossor, y Why produce su New York Heraid, July 4. . The descendants of John Hydo were invited yoaterday by advertisement to call at the office of Mr. H. 0. Parke, at No. 86 Front atrect. This invitation {s the reault of a series of resolutions passcd at a recent mooting, at which some thirty- five of the relatives of Mr. Hydo were repro sentod. At that gathering Mr. N. D. Morgaa was chosen Preatdent; W. F, M. Aroy and J. He Durvea, Vicc-Prosidenta; iT. C, Parke and Rozos Hi, Lyon, Secretaries; and Mesers, Parke. Arny, Morgan, and Lyon an Exocutiye Committee to collect evidence. ‘Since. they assnmed the task imposed. upon them the Committee havo been . busily ‘engaged, and the an almost bewildering mass ‘The object of all this palns is a sum sold to amount to 000, and it is thought but thirty-five people naw aliyo can lay. any claim tolt. ‘TMiese aro all Americans, and the money fs in the Bank of England; It is the necumwated fortune left by two brothers tom third, who noyer knew anything of bis luck. Joun Iisde, the helr tn question, came to, America from Eogland in tbo year 1782. Hoe was n cloth-dressor by trade, aud .soon after his arrival {o this country went to work at that business in Long Istand. How long he remained has ngt yot been ascertained, but it. jg certain that he married a Frenchwomau in New York and aftorwarda cnlisted. He wont to fight the French and. Judians undor Gen, Clin- tou, He was, killed in battle, leaving a widow in Now York, with. several children. Macy of these have boon traced, and they are now con= tributing services and money to get possession of--the enormous legacy betonging to thelr ancestor. ‘Chis money was left to Jolin by his two brothers, Joshua and Humphreys, who went to India when quite young, amassed fmmensa wealth und died intestate. Repute, afterall theso years, clyos them the highest claim to bo classed asthe orlcina! "Cheruble Brothers.” lt is said they wore doyotedly attached toesch other, and owed much of their success in life to Nonesty and integrity In dealing. ‘The estate was allin moncy and stocks, and has been in chancery for o great many years. It amounted to £80,000,000 twenty-five years ago, and thut being the case, it bos probably run up. to $00,000,000 by this time, By o recent decision of the Chancellor ot England, giyon in connection with ‘this cane, the heirs on proving thelr identity can ro -eoive the fortune. This is because it is monoy. Had ft been landed or porsonal estates it would have gone to the Crown, the bolre being aliens. In daouory last this opinion was given and made public, and sluce that time somo of tha claimants haye boen busy hunting proof to es- tablish their right. They found that for a fow to advance in the matter suddenly would only serve probably to throw the whole mat- ter back ‘nto chance: whore it , may. remain another century. they have now de- cided to gather together all the descondants of John Hyde, collect all the documents necessary to prove thoir identity, and then march in o body on tho Bank of Great Britaln, Attempts were mado {fn formor oan, to gain posscssion of this money, but failed. This was owing, the present claimants say, to the fect that theso people hunted up the wrong John Hydo, of material. and 60 cleared away a reat deal of entanglement for these relatives of the real John Ilyde, and, besides, it themselves out of the case, Chancellor Wal- worth, A. It. Selden, and many other prominent men took up the matter a‘fow years ago and followed it until they discovered they wore working ot history of John Hyde, of Halifax. Chancellor Watworth went throach ‘an entire cenenlogy, and complied and printed twoenormous volumes on tue lyde famlly. Thesa are now in the hands of the present cinmants, ond it 1s sald many of the nearest relatives are not montloned in ‘the records, These gentlemen were induced to take up the subject through sn advertisement that spnrared inthe London Times on the bth of April, 1851. Boon “after a mucting of tha family was called in Boston, and there wero present on that occaslon some 800 mombors of the then aupposed fainily, All their timo, la- bor. und money ended fo failure when they went to Englund. The Hydo family can bo traced, {t'le held, back to the rofgn of Quacn Anno through that of William and Mary, ‘there isa noble family of the same name {n-Eveland, but theyare in no way connected with the Amorican branch, who own all this catate, and, of conrao, want to keep it to themaalyos, .Aroporter of the fiecra’d catled on Mr, JT, C. Parke last evening in relation to the subjech that fs on so many tongucs at the present mo- ment. Mr, Parke ald: “1 am hard at {t, works ing day and nicht und doing allt can to got our ahare of that littl balance. My wife ls a Hyde. She comes diroctly froin John, und so do both these Indics you see here, {am only counceted, you understand, by marriage, Wore ablo to ostablish our identity and claim by two old family Bibles in which the records of the soveral mombers havo beon carefully kopt, nud after that by tho cartlticates und documents in charzo of the authorities. “There ie sora Hittlo difficulty at present {n tracing John's whole lifo nere; but wo will mas~ ter all that, ‘These difficulties are-vot due to our want of proof und knowledge, but are owing mora to the change in the names of pes ani localities and such Hike. Nov, there, Pearl street, for lustance, that used tu ba oalicd Quaon strect, and so {n lots of cascs in the times we are dealing with, Ican settle the entlstmout question in Albany and prove thy death of John Hyde, out get besides the records of tho marriages from 1713 to 1784, Wo kuow all about John's children and William's, anil won't hare the loast dificulty in cetablish- fox who weare, 1 know nothing of this thin until about a wook azo, Of course l've hear the ladies tatk among themsctycs und bring up thelr grandmother, and groat aunt, and all tho romainder of the family, but I really toolr no notice of it. Lut, new that Lf havo gone into the matter, I tell you that 1 am inter. cated. We linye tt all hore before us and we are colng to do ovarything In our power to hvl; one another, One of the riuelpal claimants fi a young lady under 20. Sho is represented non by a layer, but we gall all eend the ease rap. resentatives to kngtond, I was a good deal bothered veseniiay y people coming Hers od taking up ry time sayls wy thought they Hydes or = had . Hydes ie thelr then suppose shall hava to put up with oiwore of thot sortoft thing, One gonticman came who may be atle to assist, and will, [ havo no doubt, te the best of bis ability, Jobo Hyde, the artist, of Bostan, is one of the genuine family, I think, und there ora in Boston many others, I think we a A Polsoned Giga’ Abdridegroom at (irinnell, da, received ach gar by inall, accompanied by the written assure ance that [§ would be found to be of sn uncome monly good flayor. ‘The bride recoguized tha hhandwri Hak as thot of a» rejected guitor, aud unrolled the clear, to dnd several gralus of atryenpie in the end that a smoker would bite off. Seca Mra. Wins! Soothing Syrup ‘soothcs"” the dite qudorae into Saulek, Mekarad Bet Ped \c) wakes as '' bris as a bul " ea 25 couts,” Avold imitations. ah result fe. a