Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1879, Page 4

2 The Tribune. ganen of ‘py wAN—im ApvaNc i Ratton, one yrat andey Redltioas Llcarary and iteligiot dition 2 WEEKLY EDITION, Sho oP owe Gib of ewe Specimen conte: ‘Atve Port-Oftice address {n fult, Including State ant Satareay County. Uemittances may be made either by draft, exeress, Post-OMee onter, oF to regtevered letter, at our risk. TRUM6 TO CITT BUNBCRINERS. Davy, delivered, Rundayexceptad, 25 cents per weeks Tally, delivered, Fanday inctnded, 90 cents per week. addres THR TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madison and Dearborn-ate., Chicago, Il. Orders for the detivety of The TatnuNE at Evanston, Engtewood, and Hyde Park left in the counting-room ‘will yeoatye prompt aizention. a TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES. ‘Tra Cmoago Tarnoxn ba established branch offices forthe recelpt ot subscriptions and advertisements mt follows: NEW YORK—Noom 29 Tridtme Building. F. T. Ma- PAappen, Maneger. PARIS, France—No, 10 Tine do fa Grango-fatattere, Hi Mannan, Agent, LONDON, Eng.—Amertean Exchange, 449 Strand, merry P. Gita, Agent. WASHINGTON D. 1310 F atreck, AMUSEMENTS. Neelcy’s Theatre. Nendolph street, terween Clark and Lasatis. n= agement of Kmerton's Moratherian Minstrels, Afier- moon sad evening. Haveriy'’s Theatre. Dearborn street, earner of Monroe. of the Chteaga Chorch Choir Company. Pioafore." Afternoon and evening. MoVicker's Theatro, Badinon street, between Desrbora and State, *En- waged.” Afternoon and aveolog. Mamtin's Theatre, Clark street, onposite the Court-Thours. Engage: ment.of Holmes Grover, dr. '* Tho Fatal Hond." Earagement “Hh MB. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1879. Reparts from numorous points in Minne- sota and Wisconsin convoy tho gratifying assurance that tho heavy rains of Sunday and Monday havo not resulted in any sorious damago to the crops, ee St. Louis fairly began its display of attrno- tions as 6 summer rosort yosterdny. A atiff breeze was blowing all day long, and it ia regarded og oxtraordinnry that only four caves of sunstroke occurred with tho ther- mometer marking 98 in the shade and 93 an hour aftor sunset. It is ns suspected by Tax ‘Cnimuns regard. ing the statemont of the Mayor to the bual- ness men who called on bim Moudny,—that is, that thera wero two sides to the story, and that the business mon would change their views after having heard Marshal Bey- wer’s sido, With nothing but tho Mayor's projadiced and warped vorsion for their guide it was natural that Mossrs, Lerrer ond Kino and othors should approve the Mayor's course, but when thoy loarned tho entire truth, as they subsequently did from Mr. Bennzn, it was inovitable that they should sustain that officor and join in the goneral domand for his roinstatemont ——_—— ‘There scoms to bo soma difflonlty in por- suading the businoss men to lend off in tho ogitation of the Sduday-observance question with that vigor and onthusinsm which tho ministerial brothron bad anticipated, In fact, the business mon are quite backward in coming forward to sot tho ball in motion. ‘Without their active and energetic co-opern- tun tho movemout would havea dificult road to travel, but, much as thoy would like to s09 an improvemont in tho mattor of quict and good order on the Sabbath, thoy aro nat- urally loath to take a foremost placo in the mattor, remombering from past oxporionce how difficult and dangerous such undortak- ings are liable to prov M. Ds Lraszra, giving his viowa of tho Darion Canal scheme before the French Goo- gtaphical Society, estimates that tho cost of that enterprise will not excoed 250,000,000 franca, or 50,000,000. It is to be presumed that the French ongincor should know what he is talking about; but the mngnitude of the work, as compared with the othor great bores which havo rocontly reavhod complo- tion in the United States, wonld load the ordinary caloalator to suppore that an undor- taking of tho dimonsions of the Isthmus conal would cat up a sum of monoy the vaatnoss of which would make the entimnte of Dy Lyssres appear very insignificaut, Bat thon your great contractor alwnya has a faculty for boliitling the fiuanoinl conse- quences at the ontact, While the Nibilista at tho Russian Capital are comparatively quict, tho mombers of that persuasion at the othor end of tho lino, namely, in Siboria, ara asserting their power for mischief in a way that will, if it con- tinues long, rendor that pena! settlement un- fnbabitable for any creature, bears excopted. The Town of Irkutsk, a place of over 100,000 inhabitants, bas beon almost ontirely de- stroyed by a firo originating from tho torch of tho ineendiary, In other parts of Siberia the authoritios, although constantly on tho alert, have been annble to prevent suddon and frequent conflagrations, and ft appears to bo the plan of tho Nihilists, whero the une of the dagger or pistol is ronderod im. possible by offloial vigilanco, to carry on their schemes by means of the match, ‘Tho Ohicago distiilers desorve, to succeed in their offorts to obtain from Secretary Smeuwan and Internal-Rovenuo Commis. sioner Raum somo modification of the regu. Jation which compols thom to pay a tax of 20 conts per gallon npon nll lenknge that moby ooour in the case of alaohol shipped to to seaboard for exportation, “It.,id an in- juatioo.on tho face of it that they should bo taxed on a thing that they receivo nothing for, and that roally has no existencc, as is tho case with alcohol that scapes winle on the way to the pointof export by unavolda- ble lenkago or avaporation. The manufact- ute of corn into alcohol for oxport is tho most harmless occupation distilleries oan bo engaged ia, and a mammoth Industry bad been built up in this way in and abont Ohi- cago which ought not to be handicapped by an unjust and unreasonable regulation. There Ie now uot a suspicion of crookedness attaching to the distillers engaged in the al- cohol trade, and they have # right to expect fair treatinent at the hands of the Govern- ment, ——— The verdict of tho Coroner's jury in the cane of Jamrs A. Bonrz, tho boy who was shot and killed by 4 bullet from sowe un- known source on th: fourthof July, is wor- thy of being plaowd upon record iu big let. tora of the color of blood upon the walle of Vhe Mayor's offlca and police headquarters, .o that it may serve ay 9 reminder that this boy was raurdered by the failure of the wu. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY JULY 9, 1878—-TWELVE PAGES. nicipal outhorities to enforce the city or- dinanco forbidding tho dotestable nni- firing pistols and guns on the Fourth of July, It in too Into to bring the muntered boy hack to life, but it fa not too late for the particn consutadin the ventict of the Coroner's jury to learn the lesson which this pitifal tragedy torohes,—which is, that horeafter the ordinance in qnostion must and aball be enforocd on the Fourth. of Inly as on all othor days, and with extra vigilance on the pact of the police in view of the added linbility to fntal consequonces on that day. Thero should be noxt year such a demand for the enforcement of tho ordinance that the Mnyor will foel it necessary to do somo- thing more than issue an eloventh-hour ro- minder not intended to bo heodod. Sonator Davie, of West Virginia, like Govea, of Missouri, has a moaia for investi. gation, the particular bee which inhabits his bonnet being tho beliof that frauds in- volving untold miltions havo boen porpe- trated in the Trensury Department and suc— coasfully covered up by means of clevor bookkeeping. It is now something like four years sinco he began his search for evidouces of these gigantio frauds, aod nithough ho hag had olf tho facilities that pertained to his position as Chairman of the Bonate Special Committeo on Frauds in tho ‘Tressury Department, he has only snecoeded in tho discovery of n fow ornsires or other dofeots in the bookkeeping, which tho Treasury officers hava ovor and over again explained as being tnovitable and unavoidablo, and not indicative of irrognlari- tios, Bot Sonntor Davm is not satisfied, Mo started ont to uncovor a maro’s nest, and it ia highly esvontinl to his happiness and future prospects that ho should succoed. If only a dofatcation or embezzlomont would ocenr in the Treasury, it would be a great relief to tho West Virginia Senator, but it is ‘to bo fonred he must continue to suffer and to soarch for tho remaindor of his term. THE SILVER DOLLAR, — The omission to pass tho Wanwen Silvor bill by Congrosa at tho lato sorsion was a Dlundor, and that it was so is shown by tho biundering apologies made for that omission. The Democratic party was in a largo ma- jority in both Housos of Congress, and in thereforo responsible for tho failure of the bill. It passed tho House, but the Demo. erats could not muster enough votes for that purpose, and the bill would have failed then had it not beon for the Ropublicans, who saved it, In the Sonnte it was strangled by the Domocrate, who submitted to Mr. Bax- Anp’s dictation, Some of the organs, however, ora not con- tent with leaving tho responsibility where it proporly belongs, but permit themaclvos to adopt all mannor of senscless apologios for not passing the bill, ‘Tho Indianapolis Jour. nal saya: ‘The Wanxen bill, as originally introduced and advocated by a large mafority of the Democrats in the House, required the Gavornment to, pay to the men who bronght bulllon to the mint o premium of from 15 to 18 per cent upon its value.” It is suflcient answer to this to say that that was not the bill which passed the House, nor was it tho bill which was dofented in the Senate, Nor {is tha samo paper any moro fortunate in its apology for the defeat of tho bill, on the ground thant tho silver dollar ‘won't cirentnto,” and, therefore, there is no occa- sion for itscoinngo: that there is enough of fila silver in tha ‘Crossury now, and that to add to it will only incroase the ovil, It theronpon states tho caso thus: “The hoarding of monoy in tha Teensory in excess of the umount safely demanded for ro- demption of the Government's notes is an actual Joss and damage to the country, Tho annual loss on the $28,000,000 new lodged in tho Treasury In aboutone anda quarter milllona to the Govern- ment, Every dollar added to it by Incroased coin- age adds Just that much to the Govornmont’s loss, ‘There {8 no demand for an Incroaac of the coin ro- serve in the Trensury for resumption purposes, ‘The following figures show the amount of coln ree sorve in the Treasury now, 8% compared with the day resumption bogan: Jan. 1. DONG .sesessseveee SLi aan Silver dotlarn., 16, 097, 118, dilver, other. 1:3, 880, 105 $105, 040,172 $177,970, 702 in in this rogorva during eix monthe of resumption hea beon nearly $12,000,000 at our present rate of colunge, and if an iucreane of thie lle money in the ‘Treasury Is to bo tho legitimate and only froit of the free cotnage of the atandard dollar, then where are we to proft by itt ‘fhe money in the ‘lreasury on the lat of July, 1870, was aa follows Bilyur coly and bullion. Silver doltare Silver coin, Silver bullion Gold certificates Silver certidente United Stutes note: United states notes National bank no! Fractional currency 41, 140 116, 40v ‘Total can tu 'Troseury.......4 0048304, 220, 000 All that suin of monoy is iu the ‘Troasury of tho United States. Tho Indianapolis or- acle regards it os an ‘ avil,” whose propor- tlons ara mando more dangerous by avory ad. dition to it. ‘hore are 48,000,000 of silyer dollars, and $135,290,000 of gold, and $6u,- 015,300 of ‘Ironsury notes, bosides the monoy held for special purposes. Is it to bo asid thot tho Treasury Department cannot got the gold into circulation, because as fast as it is paid out it flows back into the ‘rans. ury? Qan it bo sald that the peoplo “don't want" groonbacks because thoro aro $66,- 000,000 of thom in the ‘l'ronsury? Why not thesy vexplauations concerning gold and greonbaoks as well as the ong‘ concerning silver dollara? ‘This wholo gabblo about the non-ciroulation of silver dollara is jun- worthy intelligent mon. ‘The thrco forms of money—gold, sllyer, aud groeubacks—aro of equivalent yaluos, No one of tho threo is at A premium; no one of thom Is at a discount, Under those ciroumstances, the greonbacks, supplemented by the National bank notes, fre the most conveniont for ordinary uso, oud are greatly preferred to motailfc money, The Troasury has a corner on silver dollars, All allvor dollars aro colued for tho ‘Treasury, aro deposited thore, and kept thore, None of them are over paid out unless expressly called for; & public creditor is tondored gold or papor—fho silver isnover offered him; ho has to make mapecial requost to got. if. Gold ia not coincd by tho ‘Ironsury,’ ner for tho ‘Treasury; tho man for whom gold is coined draws it from tho mint, pays it out, and it finds its way to the Troasury in the ordinary course of business, Undor these clroum- atanoes, the fact that allvor dollars romain in tho ‘Troasury and will remain there so loug gs there are ‘Treasury notos of onc and two dollars fu ciroulation ia nataral, just as it fs that the gold will remain thore so long as the moro conveuient nnd equally valuable paper ‘money iy in circulation, ‘he samo reason which renders paper proferable for general circulation to silver applies equally to the geld coin; any person cau present the paper at tho Treasasy ond obtain oither gold or sil- vor coin for it, but no one doos anything of the kind. ‘Tho accumulution of silyer in the ‘Irvas- tho bronght out the most gushing rosponses from the Okolona States nud other reprosont- ative journals, ury stands procisoly on tha samo footing that the accumulation of gold doos ; if thoro bo ony loss from having tho silver lio idlo_ in tho Treasury, thon the Joss resulting from having the gold lio idlo in tho anme vaults is grontor in proportion to tho greater amount of golton hand, ‘Thero ia uo reason that can bo urged for keeping gold in tho ‘Trons- ury that oannot bo givon for keeping tho silver dollars, ‘Thoro {8 no uso to which tho gold can be applied for which tho silver dol- lara may not equally bo employed; and if the acoumulation of silver be an ovil which should bo abnted by stopping {ts coinage, then tho samo argnmant should requira that gold colnnge alould also be aus- pended. ‘Tho fact that the Crovernment hag in its vaniits €254,000,000 of money that may bo termed cnsh ngsots, and this money in all at pat,—no part of tt nt a discount, but each dollar equivalent to any othor doltar,—will hardly be accopted ns an ovil, particularly when the Government fs a debtor, The objection to the free coinage of silver is of the flimsiest charncter. In caso of freo coinage tho price of silvor builion would bo atonco the samo as silver dollars, lcas tho cost of coining. The Wanner bill provided that silver should be coined at tho market valno of bullion only; that is, if silver bull. fon was worth only 85 conta on tho dollar, tho owner would recoive only cighty-five sil- ver dollars for the amount of ailvor put into 100, tho mint retaining the other $15, But the ronal objection to the Wanven Dill is the samo that is mnde to any silvor coinage, and. that is, that so long ns. tho silver dollar of 4124 grains be coined and included in tho Inwful money of the United States, so long will the Amorican people bo protocted against the possibility of any ‘cornors” in gold, or nny confiscation of property by tho undna advance of gold at the cost of the values of all other forms and descriptions of property, If, instead of 28,000,000 of standard ailver dollara in tho Treasury, thero wore 428,000,000 of such dollars, the country andthe Trensury wonld be proportiouately ettor off. JEFF DAVIS A8 A LADIZS' MAN, Whatever elso may bo enid or thought of the Into Presidont of the lato Confederncy, he cannot bo denied the possession of those indefinablo qualitics of cortain favored mon who always onjoy the good will of tho ladios. A Now Orleans dispatch brings tho informa- tion that Mrs, Sanam A, Donsey, a Misais- sippi Indy who died in that city 8 fow days ngo, hag loft a will in which sho bequeaths her entire fortune to Mr. Davis, and laments that thore is not moro of it for him to onjoy, Many mon may boast of temporary con- quoats, though they onghtn’t to do ao, but there aro fow who have carned such disiu- terestod affection as thie, IInd Mrs, Donszr ‘been a sister, a cousin, or an sunt,—hnd sho boon a former sweetheart who treasured the sentimont of youth,—tho willing of hot prop. erty to Mr. Davis would not have beon an unusual proceeding. But tho dispatch which brings the information leaves the inforonca that thore wore no ties of relationship and no glamour of romance which prompted the Inte Mrs, Douser’s action. She heraolf puta tho beqnest on the ground that Mr, Davis had renderod gront services and sacrifices to the Sonth; bnt, as a mattor of fact, tho mojority of tho Southern peoplo do not think so. Perhaps a mojority of tho ox- Confederates would like to seo Jrrr Davis elected to the United States Sonate or mado Prosidont, but thot is because such an ovont would sigualize tho final triumph of tho Confedorate South over the Union North; the fooling is not inspired by avy personal affection for Mr. Davin among tho Southern poople, the most of whom regard tho admin- istrationof the Confoderate Governmort with anything but respect, Itis more roasonablo to assume, therefore, that it was not moro hero-worship, but 4 gonuine admiration for Mr. Davis, inspired largely by his own ten- dorness townrd tho fair sex, that Jed Mra Donsex to make this extraordinary bequest. Mr. Davis has on more than ono ‘occasion manifosted his unbounded cstoem for woman, In his Intest addross he declared that no Southorn women had evor boen untrue to “Lost Oauso,” and this sentiment It will also bo remembered that, whon Mr, Davis sought to escapo from Lrvcotn's hirolluga and Guant’s minions, he ohoso the garmonta of a woman, slowing oloarly that, in the most trying situation, he retainod a supremo fondness for the gentlor gox. At Inst theso many ovidences of his dovotion hove boon rewarded, Mrs, Dor- sEv's bequest includes acouple of Misalssippi plantations, which appoar to bo Mr, Davis’ favorite acquisition; he is alroady the bone- ficinry of a couple of others which his brothor had earned by his own enorgy and had in- tended for his own heirs. Wo hope that Mr. Davai is now satisfied, and that ho will settle down comfortably to nurse hia endur ing wrath ogainat the North, and finish his Aofonso of socossion and the Confederate Government, varied by such dolicats attan- tons toladiesand such oconsionnl encomiums of the sox in general as this douation morits, THE HAND OF TILDEN, It has become very ovidont that tho un- tiring Mr. Trupen hos onterod actively upon higProsidential campaign, Asa matter of foot, it wes bogun as soon o8 Mr, Hayes was inatalled in office, For a time thera was some question about Tinpen's health, but the fuvigorating exercise of fhonipulating railroad stocks, along with the incidental stimulant of a fow lawsuits, seemed to have given him a new foaso of life, and thoro fs reason to bolievo that he will bring to tho new struggle all tho onergy and shrowduesa which bo has previously exhibited in political campaigning. His methods will be very much tho aameas thoso which preceded tho Jost Prosidontiot campaign. Ho may oven ropoat himsclf to tho oxtent of ronuing again for Govornor of New York. Jn doing 80 he would ecscapo tho orror which waa made by Tuvastan, who, in allowing Ewa to bo nominated in Ohio, forfelted hia own chancos for the Prosi~ dential nomination; for, if Ewixa de oleotod, he will bo Ohio's * favorite son,” and, if Ewing bo defeated, no Ohio man will be takon. ‘Iinpex js open to avy cumbina- tion, or to oll combinattons, rather, which concede him the first place on the ticket, He will take Henxpaicus for the tail, if found most available, or Ewiya, jf Oto makes the Jattor preferable, or any olher man. Mr, ‘Tinprn’s campaigning is always for Mr, ‘Siren } the others must take care of them. selvou #8 he does of himself, Ho proposes to cover the entiro country with hiv propnra. tious. He understauds that ho is wosk in the South, on account of the contompt felt for hun in that section because ho did not selze the Prealdential offica of e¢ amis, Ho proposes to conciliate that eection, if he can; if uot, he counts npon making good his loss in the South by prosclyting In New England aud the West. Chicago is uudvrstood to be fn important bnao of operations for Mr. Tmpen, Ono of tho principal branches of his new “Literary Darean” is located hore. A significant indiention of Trvey's hoadway in Chicago may be noticad, in tho rocent drift of a cortain newspapor that once opposed TrvEx's nomination, thon Accepted it and eupported him, and subso- Qnontly dropped him again, This particular nowspaper makes o profossion of indepond- onca in polities, but of Iate it has porsist- ontly approved overything dono or proposed by the local Domocrney, and just ns persiat- ently dononneed overything in connection with the local Repnblican organization, ‘This conrse is nn indication that Mr, Trupen has begnn to organize "in that direction. The election of Mr. Tanntson as Mayor wns gon- erally construcd ad {nvorablo to tha 'TinpEeN “boom.” Fora long time after Mr. Hannt- Boy's olevation, it is true that his new honors inducod him to ba- lieve that he might be a Presidential can- didato himself, taking tho Govornorship on the road, snd while he chorished this fond dolision ho waa rather ¢ogl towards Mr, ‘Trnpen’s intorosts, Isnt Chicago’a Mayor Intely oppenrs to bave awnkoned from his dream of reaching the White Honse, and his Partisan organization of tho City Govern. ment will probably be in tho interest of the New York candidate, Tho local Democratic politicinus will prefer this,.os 'C1zpeN'’s barrel islargor than Hanntsoy’a. It is to bo hoped that tho ngont in charge of this barrel or hogshead, whichever it may, be, will dis- tribute its contents liberally, and there is no disporition on the Republican side to put any obstaole in tho way of Trpxy’s success in tho next Domocratic Convention, REPRESENTATION 18 REPOBLIOAN con. VENTIONS. There is considerable interest folt in the matter of the apportionment of raprosonta- tion in the next National Republican Con- vontion. Ordinarily there would be no par- ticular trouble about this matter, but to ad- hero to the old system strictly may lend to ombarrossing contingoneios, The rulo hog boon to allow each State a representation in tho National Convention proportionate to the numbor of Electoral votes of such States, and no discrimination has been mado bo- tween those States certain to vote the Dem- ocratio ticket. Evon in the Convontions of 1856 and 1860 a full dologation was apportion- ed to tho slavoholding States, though it was known that none of those States would vole for tho Republican candidates, Slavery has been abolished ; but the condition of the ex-slavcholding States at this timo renders it alnost as improbable that any of them will voto for tha Republican nominoes in 1890 ng it was in 1860, ‘Thon thoro were fow if any Republicans in those States; now there ara Republicans thore, bunt they aro undor such coorcion that it is unroasonable al- moat to expect a single Electoral voto nt the uext election for tho Republican candidates. Tho Solid South will, with tho aid of the shot-gun and tho rifle, return a solid Demo- cratic Eleotoral voto, It is truo that the Democratic party is in as hopeless a minority in the most of tho, Northern Statos, and that these States aro fully ropresented in Democratio Convon- tions ; but the Democrats Lave a rule which requires a two-thirds yoto to inake a nomina- tion, dnd this goes far to provent a nomina- tion being mado in convontion by tho votes of anti-Demooratio States. The Republic. ans havo heretofore nominated in convan- tion by the vo'o of a miafority, and at tho coming Convention there will be the danger that tho Southern Slates, nouo of which will vote Republican, may forco 9 nomination upon tho whole party. ‘Tho whole number of Electoral votes will ba 469, of whivk the South will have 138, or only 47 loss than n majority. It is just posaiblo that these delegates from the Southern Btatea will come to tho Convontion snfliciontly united to be ablo, by a contract with a comparative- ly small faction from tho North, to nomi- nate a Republican candidate over the protost or opposition of those Northern States who will be expected to elect tho candidate. It is, therefore, just possible that the Ropub- lican party of tho Republican States and of tho. country may ho dofented in its own Convontion by tho dolegates rop- resenting States whoso solid Electoral voto will bo given to the Domocratic candidate. Chonges in established practices ought not to bo made excopt forsubstantial canses; but if, during tho year that is to interveno before onlling the Convention, the National Com. mitteo should think justice shonld demand that, to secure to the Republican ropresent- atives of Ropublican States a proper voice in selecting tho party candidate, 9 change in tho system of roprosontation or of voting in convention is necessary, the Committeo ought not to hesitate to tnko such action as will socure such end, REFORM IN LIFE-INBURANOE, The State of Indiana has appointed a Com- miguion to oxamine tho whole subject of life insnrnnce, snd to roport to tho next Legistature what laws are noodod to guard the rights of tho insured, while theefMiciency and the interests of the comipamios may not bo impaired. Itishopod that Mnols aud all tho Western States ospectally will follow this good example, ‘Vast sums aro annuolly collected from our people, which go to awe) enormonsly the overgrown asuots of Eastern inatitutions, A single company, the Now York Mutual Life, has accumulated a capital greator than that of all tho banks {nu that city, and somo cf the othor Now York and some of the New England companies count tholr capital by scores of millions, Now, it is au admitted fact that a vory large porcont- age of theso vost sums has boen derived from forfvited premiumy, Itis largely dno to the misfortunes of the people who havo paid thele promiuins perhaps till a fow months before their death, when by accident or absolute, grinding poverty the wholo ac- oumulations of a lifotima avo boon syal- lowed up in tho remoraseloss maw of somo giont corporation, ‘Pho first roform tlint the Btates should crystallize intoa statute—let Indieun set the cxample—should be to pro- teat policy-holdors from forfoiting tho outiro purrender valno of tholr polloica if for ony reagon they fail to pay the stipniated promi. umv. In fact ono Btate—and so far as we know only ono, Massachusetts—hns such a lnw, and, whilo it has protected tho rights of ‘all the insured, the companies of that State offer it ag on indavement to customers in- stead of conpidbring it a hardship. Tho subject is eo important that wo quote the law entire + “*he it enacted, ete, Bxotiox 1, No policy of Invurance on life, hereafter issued by any company charterod by tho authority of this Commonwenith, whall be forfelted or becomo void by the not meut of premium thereon, any further than ro- garda tho right of tho party insured therein to have it coutinued In forea beyond a certain period, to be dutermined ss follows, to-wit: The not value of the policy, when the premium becomes due and ts not pald, shal! be wecurtained, avcord- inzto the ‘combined experience’ of *actnaries’* rato of mortality, with Interest at 4 per coutum permunum, After deducting from such met value any indebtedness to the company or notes held by the company ngainat the instred, which noter, If given for preminms, shall thon be eanceled, fonr- Ofihs of what romains #liall be considered asa net single promlum of tomporary Inaurance, and the term for which it will Ineuro shall bo determined According to the age of the party at tho time of the tapso of tho premiom and tho assumption of mor- tality and tuterert aforesaid, "Src, % If the death of the party occnr with in the term of temporary tnanrance covered hy tho value of the polloy, as determined In the previous section, and if no condition of the insurance other thon the payment of prominin ahall have been vio- Inted by the insured, the company ehall bo bound to pay the amotnt of the policy tho seine na If there bad been no tapse of premium, anyiling In tho policy to the contrary notwithstanding; pro- vited, that notles of the clalm and proof of the death shall bo enbmiltted to the company within ninety days after the docenso} and provided, also, that the company shall have the right to deduct from the amonnt inaured {n tho policy the amount at percent per annum of the premium that bad been forborno at tho timo of the death.” On this Jaw the New Enginud Mutual in its anual roport to the public remarks: “The importanco of this statute shontd not be overlooked, It will be soon that it secures to the policy-holdor the amount of insurance whioh his paymonts have purchased. ‘Choro is no forfotturo of prominms paid, os a pon- alty for failing to'continue his payments, ‘Tho act in question declares in subatanco that the policy shall continue in force so long as the monoy of the policy-holder in tho hands of the company will cover the cost of enerying tho risk.” Onr noxt auggertion to tho Life-Insurance Commission of the Stnte of Indiana is that they urgo the Incorporation into thoir statutes of the excellont principles rocently enunciated by the Eqnitable Life of Now York, ‘They aro as follows: **2, Policies will bo mado Incontestablo after throe yenrt from their date. ‘2, Each ordinary policy will provide for definite eurrender-valne {n paid-up assurance, in case thu policy fs forfolted after three yearn from its date," “*3, Each Tontine policy wit! contain a definite snrrender-yalae in cash, in caso of withdrawal at the sad of the Tontine period, ‘*4, ‘The contract will be concisely and clearly expressed, containing only such provisions ae aro necessary to protect the policy-holdors,” And the Company ntso ndda: ‘'6, That the above concessions will hereafter Inare tothe beneft of all policies alroady insucd and in force, attor three years from thotr dates ree spectively." Tho adoption of a stntuto embracing the aboyo provisions by tho State of Tadiana will givo it ono of the most wholesomo aud yaluable acts pasaod hy any of the States for many a year, ‘Cho Jaw should carry with it tha oxclusion of avy company from doing business in the Btate which will not embody tho provisions of it in overy policy it isauos, If some largo companies object and avon withdraw their ngonoles, let thom do it. ‘They will not by willing to allow tho State of Indiana to bo monopolized by the Equitable and the Massnehusetis compnnics. In faat, all the Western States will be quito sure to follow the lead of Indiana at an carly day, and thon all the lending life-iusurauce com- panics will bo only too glad to accept the situation, for tho Wost is by far too large and too rich » field to-be lost. es GLOVER’S CRAZY REPORT. It may be remembered that during tho closing days of the Into session of Congress, Gon, Sinaizton, of Mississippi, took occa- sion to repudiate Groven, whoso hobby bes beon n chargo of wholesale frauds in tho United Statos Treasury, | SinoreTon went so for.ns to intimate that Groven was notunlly orazy, and that it would bo imbocile on tho part of the Democrats to oncouraga any manifestation of his lunacy. In ono word, Stnuzzron placed o complote extinguisher upon Groven and lis Treasury invostigation. Bat Grover bos suceecded in gotting a Now York newspaper to publish tho roport which Sixoueron rofased to bring into nolico, oud a porusal of the dooument fully justifies the landablo purpose of Sixazzron to froo tho Demoornts from all rosponsibility for it. Tho report donounees all tho chief Treasury officinla for several yonrs past ns n sot of thieves who, if half wore truc that Grover seta up, onght to have beon in the Poni- tontiary instend of public office, ‘Tho frands which he pretends to ox. powe were of o kind that requirod tho connivanco of the prineipol officers of the Tronsury, and ho goos #0 far os to namo certain Secrotarios, Assintant Socretarios, ‘Tresanrors, nnd chief clorks os implicated in tha allogod rascally transactions, His report ineludes pretty much all the responsible mon conneoted with tho Department, ‘Those who wore not aotunlly engaged in stealing woro achoming to protect the thieves from exposure ond punishmont, No wondor that Siraneton and othor sonsible Domocrats wished to ovado tho responsibility of making snoh swooping charges public, but preferred, that Grover should bear nlono the odium of issuing them, Ilo protends that thero was conspiracy forthe fraudulent collection of interest by menus of forged -powers- of-nttornoy, and: the unelaiined interest was gobbled by those in position to do it, and to destroy the records at. tending such olnims, ‘ Womon, lunatics, orphans, and foreignors," compriso the Hat of victims of this organized swindle, Untold millions of dollar, ho chargos, have beon stolen by menns of the cotton-cases incident. to the captured nud abandoned property law under which cotton was eoized during the War; thoro ia ny intimation that Gon, Grant aud hig entiro Cabinot wore intorosted in theso steals, The United States minte, ac. cording to Groven, oro run syatematically for plundar, oven to the oxtont of the actual stonling'of the coin in tromondous sums, Bo-called counterfolts of ‘Treasury notes, ho contonds, ore not counterfolts at all, bué printed from rogular platos In the Treasury Department or from impressions furnished by tho -Treasury officials, At ono time, ha says, there was au overissuo of $19,000,000 of ‘I'roasury notos, and tho books wore falsified and the ‘Trans. ury statements distorted to conceal tho fact. But it is worso than uscloss to follow ont in dotail the maay of wicked things which Gxoven's report profesios to oxposo, If half of what ho tolls is trne, thon the public raust abandon all confidonco in the mon who have had and now have chargo of tho Treas. ury, and Hkewise in the judgmont and hon. asty of the Democratic Congressmon who have oll tho time been watohing for every irregularity and every suspicious clroum. stance in the management of the Washing- ton Departments in order to make a partisan point, Tho trouble with Grover is that ho exposes and denounces too much; his con- oluaions would require univorsal dishonesty among the Republican officials and univor- sal idfocy among the Demooratio watch-dogs as ‘condition procedent, and the Domoorats flon’t care to take up so insano a orusador ag he has proved Limuelf to be. ‘Co-operation fs gotting Into troubled waters fa England. A Parliamentary inquiry fs now in progress, the object of which fs to ascertain towhat extont, if uny, the charges agninst the civil servants engaged fn tradiug are trun ‘The retuil deelers complatu thut {uformation obtalu- ed by Government clerks in thy discharge of their dutics fa used to the boneflt of the Civil- Bervice Supply Asaociations; that tho clerks, ‘balng exempt from stamp and Income taxes, havo an advantage oyor ordinary traders; and Uist many employes of Goyarnment trork tn the sunply-atorea during tho busttess hours of the ofilees with which they are connectod. Theso charges nro similar to these urgotl against the Ciyit-Sorvico Supply Associations of Gzond#-JA- con HoLvoaxs in the second yolumo of his work onCo-vperation, Lt ts regarded na possible that Varllament will take somo action in the prom. ines at an early day. area! Nowspaper rumors and theorlca In regard to the death of Mr. Seraoun, the brother of the Bishop of Qulucy, are of conrac abundant. One editor fs sure that SeYMouR was killed by 8 toy. Diatol fo the hauds of evine person innocently celebrating the glorious Fourth; another ts con- vinced tha shooting was a sticide, and that Mr. Rersoun jerked the pistol over the wall with Spasmodie energy; a tbird believes the assassin was a tramp, who shut Mr. SurMoun because his (the tramp) feelluzs were wounded by an order to ‘move on,”? ‘Ihe editors thoroughly enjoy the affatr, and are deeply Indabted to Me. Serounr for elviug then the chases to specu- Inte on the cause of his death, Tho New York police, on the other hand, ara much distresacd by the occurrence. Jt promises to reveal their Incompetency ina new and atronger light. a Gnaos Gneanwoop Is writing letters from London to the New York Times. Bhe has been to hear Prof, Huxuer lecturo on “Snakes,” to ace Citanzs Reape's veralon of “ L'Assom- molt," and to call on the novelist himeelf. Sho found Mr. Reape “a grave, Mne-luoking man, of middle hight, with fron-geay hair and beard, aud Jorge dark eyes of remarkable beauty": In manner ho is rather cold, but courteaus, ond hy avowed a special kindly feeling w our country, saving, **lam always nt home to Americans.” While expressing adecp interest {n our Llfe-Say- ing Service, he asked tor more practical accounts and dotaila than I then bad to give him, aud for d sertptlons. of machinery and inppare tins * It is knowledge that 1 want. | gano for ally, a6 an oyster ganes tor salt water, Facts are aiwaya weicunie tn this house; they bave for ine nrore than the charm, more than the noy- elty, of Betton.” a The able editor of the Infant-Industry organ proves top much when he contends that the effect of taking the tax off quluine will be to increase permanently the foreign price of that drug by 87}¢ centa per onace. If the Philadel- phia manufacturers canuut compete vith for- elgners when the latter ralee their prices by 65 percentof the old tax, it fs ovident that the former hayo wastefully and wantocly ougaged ina oustuess that they hayo no facilities to transact. a Mr. Nonpnorr, and the Boston Herald, and other good Independcot aouthoritles, say that the extra session lias beaeflted Mr. arses moro than anybody clio, ‘Ile is getting into the warm affections of the mass vf the people,” says the Boston paper. What an pity it is ho de- clined beforetiund to bo a candidate for a second term! ‘The canvoss for the nomination, if be were in it, would now be boiling hot, ea Two points the Ohio Republicans are urging against Gon, Ewina with groat force. One is the folly of opening the currency,question whon resumption has been accomplished; the other Is the iinpropricty of a Union General ranoing on a Democratic ticket and sevepting the support of a Rebel organ like the Cinclonat! Anguirer, tuo cireulation of which was Interdleted by Gen. Ewne {a his Dopartinent daring the War. a ‘The flrat Sunday trains wora run on the Met- ropolitan Elevated Rallrond in New York last Sunday. Out of deference to the wishes of the charch-colng people on the Iue of te road, the trains wore not started until noon, It {is be- Neyed, however, that thls ts only a tomporary arrangement. The thin end of the wedge bay- ing been Inserted, the whole will not be long tn finding its way In, $$$ The Princo of Walos’ confession of falth, no- tieed In ‘Tuc Tripung yesterday, was strangely discordant. ‘The Prince gare his fayorite virtue as ‘honeaty” and his favorite occupation as ““Unproying my inind.”? If the Prince desires to bo honest, he will drop all pretense in regard to hia fondness for mental culture. et The first four parts of Jou Russws. Youna's “Around the World with Gon. Grant” aco out, and can be obtained of the Americau News Company, Chicayo office tn Vortisud Block. ‘The letter-press, papor, and ongrayings are ac- cording to promise. Most of tho Gonoral's specches are reported, a a The Z.-O. admits that the repeal of the tax on quinine wili reduce the price of the drug by 35 per cent of the amount of the tax, Is not that 95 per cent worth saving to the sick people of this country? Or would it bo botter to endow two wholesale drug firms in Philadelphia? ce ‘ Gen. Grant Is spoken of for the position of Honorary President of the Lessera Canal Com- pany, ‘The General fs not used to occupying purcly ornamental ‘posttions. {le would not hold the office long without power, a Senator Barann ta golng to try the water at Cleveland for dyspepsia and a bad liver; and the Indiayapolis Journal wants to know how he can hope to atand the terrible strain of ao crow divt iu 1880, if hu is a dyspoptic. << If Mr. Monnor could wake up and aco what his “doctring” has grown to, be would be very much astonished, But he would ike to aco it grow for all that it {s worth, ‘The Fourth was very genorally celovrated in parts of tho South, which only goos to abow that there bas osenarcal revolt agafust the Bourbon reactionaries, a Ben Butixr ta anid to havo lost a ood deal of ground in Massachusetts sluce his lust cam- palgo, and they are not afraid of him any louger. . —— To Mr, Hunosin: Howover contd you do itt some day, uo doubt, youll ruo It; you mixed those lotters up, a PERSONALS, ‘M, Do Lessops will not start for Amorica till the ond of the year, Thu Loudon Spectator rofaaca to admire Bara Bernbardt's acting. Mr, Cresawell soems to bo the monarch of the scas--the C, C. G, Gon. Grant must burry home if he wants to soo bis little boom alive, 5 Bir John Macdonald, Premier of Cauadn, is Al, but not dangerously ao, J Prinoe Leopold las bocomo Prosidont of the London Masleal Socloty, Morciful storms saved many raral districts from the Fourth-of-July oration, “ Good-looking John ” ia what poor Mrs, Hull used fo call Chastine Cox, hor murderer, ‘Lhe popularity of a watering-place doesn’t depend so mach on the water as on the whisky, Mr, Davo sailed on tho 2d, but tho celebration of thocyent didn't take place tit the ath, Paul Boyton’s coming marriage is bolieyed to be equivalent to gettig tet cold water into bot In about ayoar now a broken boom and a Dusted *¢ bari” will bo all that fs foft of Samael J. ‘Tilden, ‘The abolition of the tax on quinine seems to have been the sine quinine to the happiness of the Bouth, “Time,” saya Jeff Davis, “has worked with wasteful onurgy upon mo." Let the good work yo on, It is the English that want peace, ‘and not the Zulus; and, moreover, they have been whipped into wanting It, It is reported that John Cox, brother of the murderer of Mrs, Hull, witl again be o cand!- dato for the Legtelature of Virginia in Cheaterdeld County this fall, The Baltimore Sun says that be was defeated by only Sftcen yotcs last year, that ho is Bunerrieat of Achools in his connty, and boars tho repntation of deing 4 worthy man, A Now Havon druggist oconptes tho honso once used by Benedict Arnold, Can ho bo trusted,. to pnt np a prencription? Mr, Courtney's Intost romarks mnko ft oloar that the only rowing he will do thie summioe will ‘ba to paddle hts own canoe, Miss Lillio Duor’s romancs will not con - tain as much fetion a the evidence which pore mitted hor to cxcana so easily. Dr, Hull baa not boon prrosted for the mutder of his wife, tut donbtless the Now York * police force can prove that be fs old man Bender ta disguise, Severn! New York fomalos nro s0 dosply in Jore with Chastine Cox that thoy ask, curlowsly, How could ho murdor a woman old enongh to be dls mother? Levy, tho cornat-player, is nt Conoy Taland, It 1a related that he played a pleco entirely throngh a day bofore any Sherif attached his Ine: atrument for deut. Mr. Seymour, of Now York, has beon mysteriously murdered. As the noltce havo no “claw, "It fe not known what member of his family le suspected. A protty but demented young woman called at tho White House the other day and asked the President to marry her, Ste should have ap~ piled to Webb Hayes. A man at Poekskill, N. ¥., was shot on tho Fourth because ho rofused to take a drink, ‘His wad a rare case, and the examplo made of him ‘WAS more bad than nocessary, wo think. Mr, Poor, of Ningara, intended to jump off the auspenston briage on the Fourth, bnt he got drank andcouldn't. Yet auch events ito not di- ininish the zea} of the temporance loctnror. Tho President to Mr. Z. Chandler: I roe tern your backbone with many thanks, If you can convenlently spate it Ishould like to requeut tho use of it during the next session of Congress. Kate Cobb, tho Connecticut poisoner, hag had three offoreof marriago sinco alo took up quarters in tho State's Prison. Tho fouls aro not alldead yet, It's a pity sho didn'taccept, fu order to diminish their numer, AMUSEMENTS, MVICKER’S. A large audience, ready to respond to its oxe travagant humor, wituessed the second porform- auce of Gilbert's singular work, ‘Engaged,’ last night. On Monday ovening the presunta- tlou was wonderfully free from first-nicht hitch- es. Any then yisibic, however, had disappeared, upon its second rendition. We are fortunate in securing 3 collcatiun of caoabic people, who suc-. ceed so admirably in convoying tho author's meaning. The delfency of tho language [a ap- preciated, the points caught with nentucss, the situations are not taken advantage of, and this is ali =the = mora gratifying when ijn them there fs mach tempta- tion offered. In the Enst thoy lave praised, Mrs, Agnes Booth vory highly for hor Belinda. It it was bettor than that given by Miss Estella Gloyor, it must have boon groat Indeed, Miss Glover fully satisfled the requirements of tho part to our thinking, and gives a bit of genuine comedy acting of a high order. Mr. Charles Btantey has in Cheviot a very arduous charactor to portray. He adds to his roputation to tho’ presentation, And Mr. . Fulton Rusacll, . aa Helvawney, 18 ono of the successes. Ho never for ono instant loses sizht of the queer - tyve of man bo is embodying. In the third act ‘he ts capecially good, whers itu fs delighting tha young ladies with his funereal dirge of ‘ Obe- diab,” aud then proposed fur the Batd of efther. Already we have entered Into the merits of thy other performers, All have merit, and so clay> erly do they present this extruurdinury satlra, burlesque, comedy, or whatever veople please . to call it, that wo would recommend all to sco the thing for themsclycs. MOOLEY’S, ‘The concluding farce of tho Megatherians’ programme this week ecnds the andictices homa in capital humor. It is entitled “Dougherty’s Vistt,") and the cholce spirits of the troupe ap» peng in the thing,—Dougherty, Schoolcraft, Oberiat, and Coes. Burt Sheppard also plays a part. Soine changes are made in the opening of this week's oill, which materially etrengthen ft. Mr. Cart Kudolph sings Gathering Shells by the Bea-shore,? “er Front) Namo Was Hannah” is tha ditty of Dougherty, and Mr. Frillman renders’ © The Bridse.' Among the interesting, fentures of tho ontere tainoient ts, of course, Billy Eimerson, but in- deed the members of the entire troupo In ther various specialties arc abuve the average, aud yet the attendance Js meagre, SUMMER-CONCERT. Rosenbecker's Chicago Orchestra wilt go through the following programme to-night, at Winter's Pavilion: “Hubert March,” Plefko; overture to “Pique Dame,’? Supoe; waltz, “Young Men,!? Gungl; potpourrl from “Der Frolechuetz," Lortzing; overture to ‘Samira. mide,” Roesint; cayatina from ‘*Navuce,'? Veriti; Idyl, *Farowo'l to the Alps”; * Dream- Pictures,” Lumbye; Carouation Maret,” from, “The Prophet," Meyerbcer; “Sehunku" Dot- pourri, Schubert; Polka, Sir; Galop, * Poller Rolster,” Faust. Se TIAMLIN’S. B. 8. Hodges and Louise Bliss, Marry 0. Stanley, Senator Davo Stuart, Little Rosebud, Sanford and Wilson, and Fauny Kulght combing to give a variety performance at Hamlin’s thle week of s socond-rate character. A number of theso people appear in a sunaution, which closes the entertainment, entitled “The Fatal Bon." Mr, Holmes Grover, Jr., plays tho hero, ‘hoy are not turning people away. “THEPROPAH CAPAI, DEAN BOY. Dramatic Hes, Witfo Rolland, a Ind of 15, connected with W. C. Coup's circus, fell through o rallway bridge one night recontly, and was drownel In the Elo Canal, upon which the bareback riders, wire-walkers, und English clowns of the com- pany wot together aud emitted, among othor things, the following preambles Wnanads, 1 has pleased the Great Fathor of the Universe to remove from our inidat Littio Willis (a Hinlverast favorite with the wntlra company), son of Willian and Caroline itollaud, who lost tie ify on. the night of June 10, 1879, on his way to tho W C, Caup tram, after the evening performance al Schenectady, by falling through o railway bridgo and belog drowned in the Erle Canal, It would be hant to composo.a more senten- ' Hous und at the saio time a moro diffuse und, pregaant preamblo than this, We learn from it, firatly, that (t hag “ pleased the Grant Mathor of the Universo to remove from our midst Listle Willie’; secondly, that Little Willio waa “9 untversal favorito with the entire company's thirdly, that Little Willio was “son of Willian and Caroline Rollaud"; fourthly, that * Little Wille tost hie tile on the ulcht of the 10th of June, 1870"; Althly, that he lust it on his way to the W, C. Coup train’; sixthly, that_le lost lt *aftor the evoulng performance at Schenee- tads"; sovonthly, that be ost ib “by falling through a railway-bridge, and buivg drowned lu the Eris Cagal.' : Wus ever so tnuch Infurmation—geograpliteal, statistical, sentimental, blozraphical, theolegie- af, und bistorical—crammed foto uight Huce of print before? We reapectiully submit that preamble aaa model of Its kind to the next bereaved coin. pany of firemen or ward comimittce thut may need 5B ornunle of how todvit, ‘The reaolusions aro eininently worthy of tha preamble, Here they ara: Hesvieed, ‘That wo humbly offer to hie bereaved parents our aymopathy and condolence jn thoir sufforiny aud uilliction, and direct them to a higher jower—to Him who **dueth all things wall "—for he ulloviation of thelr distress, with the aseu ance thut their darling still Hvea in beluiter happler world; and peay that they may accept their erent lose with a feeling of rusizaution, sustained and soothed with the thought of a happy rounton ina world of endless Joy and hanpiness, where **tha wicked cusse frod tronbung aud the weary aro at reat." So closely conuected are thou in thia profession that almost a family feeling existe, ‘Too joys aud pleasures ur grivfé and sorrows of One Wunder are shared by all, aud from every ono of the cntire company thers conve from thy bearh an earnest sympatny In your ureat beteayemcnt, Heaoived, ‘Vhatmcopy of these resalutiuns be forwarded for pablication to she Nuw York Clipper, the Sunday Mercury, the London (Eng.) rd, ani sleo that 8 copy be presented tothe alllicted famtly, Janes Manvinie, Tapia: Baredack Rider of the Uuiverse) Charge Tuowas Barny, (ihe Only English Clown), danee T, Juxns, Hauur Evante, umulittes, It te well worth the price of admission—to the columas of the Clipper—to see Jaina delville, Champion Bareback Rider of the Univorse, wu Thomas Burry,The Ouly Eugtigh Choa, "direci