Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1879, Page 4

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Orders for the delivery of Tite Trint'ye at Evanston, Englewood, and liyde Park left in the counting-room ‘willtecelto prompt attention. AMUSEMED Hayerly’s Theatre, , Dearborn rtrect., corner of Monroe, Engagement of the Uston-Sauart Theatre Company. ‘The Tank+ srs Daughter.” Afternoon and ovening. MeVicker's Theatre. ‘Madison ttrect, oetween Dearborn and Rtate. En- agement of John Ditton. "Our Next Prealdents or, Phe Dark Hora Afternoon and evening. Hooloy's Theatres Randolph street, between C! gagement of Almco's Opera-Tro: Jollo Parfumouse.” Evening, angoe" La8atle, En- White Stocking Park, Lake Shore, footof Washington strect.> Champton+ ahip gome between the Chicago and Cleveland Clubs ata:n0 p,m, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1879. ———— Tho inaidonts of the closing day of tho - Voterans’ Reunion at Aurora woro of an in- teresting and enjoynblo character, inolnding tho handsome reception tendered to Lieut.- Gon. Suznray, the sham battle, and the storming of Fort Wailo. ‘Two murder cases wera disposed of with great promptnoss at Phenix, Arizona, o dny or two ago. ‘Lhe Vigilance Committoo waited until a second man had boen killed within n few (nga, and then, firat requesting all places of businoss to be closed up, they visited tho jailand took out two imurierers and hanged them on the samo treo in tho public square. According to the dispatch, “Everything was conducted quietly, and no opposition was made to the proceedings.” Tho fovor at Memphis is not spreading in on increasing ratio, yat tho malignancy of tho disonso sooms to bo slowly intensifying. Tho deaths yostordny numbered twelve, a figuro half as large as tho daily avorago of wow cases. Burglars aro making nightly forays, and the people aro getting ready for Jamp-post fostivals, Little post-spota in othor States are beginning to bo heard from. Horo and thero a victim with tho curso of Momphis upon him falls in his flight, and fills new communities with horror and contanl- nation. Adenth at New Orloans yestorday created intonse excitement, ‘This agitation was hightoned by exaggorated rumors ond telograms sent out by physiclans who lad lost their honds, It is yet a long way to the frosts of Ootober, and thore is still time for tho yollow reaper to again garnor aborrible harvest, Tho roport of tho Building Committee, which is already prepared and signed, ond will bo submitted to the Common Council on Monday evening, embodies the conclusions so plainly suggested by tho developments during the long investigation, Those aro, in substanco, that the roprosentationy ro- garding dofects containad in tho re- port of the oxperts were exaggerated and unfair in Rany particnlars,? thero being no, proof to justify tho charge of fa- yoritism and fraud in the awarding of tho contracts, and nothing to show why the building shonld not be accepted ag it stands, ‘fhe Committqa recommend the appoint mont of a compotont Superintendent to watch the construction and compel tho con: tractors. to fulfill. thoir obligations to tho lottor, i Tho cobblestono question was under con- sidoration by the Common Counoil Comnit- toaon Strects and Alloys yesterday after. noon, and objections wore strongly urgod by anumber of citizens ropresonting property on different stroots where this clas of pave- ment between the car tracks is oxtremoly unpopuler, ‘The Committeo seamed averse to making any excoptions ond iu- elincd to rush through the ordinanco without rogard to the wishes of tho proporty- owners, but at laut wore Induced to make an excoption in favor of Indiana avenue. Tho ordinance is likely to bo the subject of spir- ited controversy when it comes up for action iu the Council, where remonstranoes from citizons who object to cobblestone on resi- dence streoty on account of the noixo should recoiva more consideration than the Com. mittee wore disposed to give thom, Becretary Scuunz, who ought to be good authority on tho subject, in a long convaran- tion concerning the Ponca Indians, saya that the tribe hag received many favors at the hands of the Government, and ‘are now in a botter condition than thpy ever wore before, Afow stragglora who wero unwilling to nc. sept the conditions accompanying the Gov- arnmont ald have, through their representa. tives aud those of curtuin interouted balf- breeds, awakened tho sympathy ‘of the Box. ton humanitarians, who, a8 the Secretary .thows, aro inforforing with a mat- ter “avout which they know little or nothing, ‘The Secretary admits that a inis- * take was mado by the Guant Adininistration ty attempting to remove tho Northera In- dians, among whom are the Poncas, to the ‘of 0 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SA’ URDAY AUGUST 23, 1870—-SIXTEEN PAGES. Tudian Territory ; but he says the Govorn- ment has for tha Inst threo ycara done its bost to atone for the mischief, and thinks his Department has succosded in making these Poncaa very comfortablo, Tho proposition of Mayor Tanninon to permit the orection on city property adjoin- ing the different pumping-works of bathing- honses and the supply of hot water from tho city’s boilors has called forth a very cauatic protest from a brother Demoornt, Mr, ¥. H. Wrustow, who submits his objections to the Financo Committee in tho force written communication sotting forth some of tha ronsons why tho Mayor's plan of cheap swimming-baths ought to bo ant down upon by the Common Council. The suggestion of Mr. Winston that Mayor Ilansison must have devised this scheme as o cheap bid for popularity, and his snbsequont intimation that thore was hugo job at tho bottom of the prospective natatoriums, are ernel thrusts at ‘the best Mayor Ohicago ever bad"—all tho moro cruel since Our Canten is wound: ed in the house of his friends. How shall ho- ever get to bo Governor if his own party's londers openly rovilo him in this heartless way? May not an aspiring Democrat undortake to float into tho State- House through a 10-cent swimming-tank without somebody's lotting all the water out and leaving him floundering nnplonsantly in the mud? Jt is to bo feared our worthy Mayor is misundoratood by hia brothor Bourbons, ENGLISH MANUFACIURERS IN AMERICA. It may haya occnrrod ta somo of those who hayo read Tux Tripune’s recent articles in which the English manufnctnrers have boon oncouragad to locate in this country in ordor to oscape from the provailing depression at home, that the now-comers would ‘not find a a market for tho enormous incrense In manu- faotured goods which their coming would provide. ‘This is 9 misapprohousion basod upon the supposition that the new-comors would manufacture for the Amorioan markot alone, The timo has passed when the acopo of American manufacturing js limited to homo consumption. ‘There wag along poriod during which tho offact of tho tariff was to confino the salo of American goods to tho torritory covered by the tariff, because the protected manufacturers kept their prices np to the point whora compatition was throat- ened from abroad. High wages, exorbitant prices paid for raw material, and doing busi- ness on the basis of o dopreciated cur- roucy ware incidents that in part renderod it nocossary for American mannfacturera to obargo such prices for thair goods as shut them out from competing with tho English manufacturers in foreign markots, and the American tariff cuobled them to austin tho pressure of these conditions and pursuo the extravagant carcer that rondored forcign sales impossible, But tho hard times changoi all this, American consumption declined, wages went down, aconomical methods woro introduced, the currency ac- quired a higher and more uniform value, and Amoricnn manufacturers began to turn ont goods at prices which oponed foroign markets to them, and thoy have actually,auc- cocied in selling cottons, and outlory, aud hardware in England undor tho very nodes of tha cheapest and most experienced work- shops in the world, In coming to America, English manu. facturing capital aud workingmen will fall into the now ordor of things, and will be ablo to manufacturo in this country for the rost of tho world just ns thoy formorly did in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Paisloy, and ShefMfeld, Tho immigrants will increase the American market, of courso, in proportion to their number, If ono million English workmen 43d capitalists were to come to this country with their families thero would be about fivo millions more poople to feed and clothe, and the product of their Inbor and money would go in oxchango for the necossary articles for thoir consumption, So long as the population of a country remains | within tho scopo of tho natural resources of that country, an immigration of new work. mon, who ora at once producers aud con- sumers, necessarily onlarges tha oxchangos between the poople of said country, or, in other words, incronsos tho home market, But, in addition to such inoroase, the En- glish manufacturors would sook foroign marketa when thoy woro established in Ameries, just ng they have sought forelgo markets when manufacturing in England, end, os matters now stand, with su- porior advantagoz. They would not merc. ly onjoy the samo protection which tho tariff affords the manufacturers now located in thls country o8 against foreign competition in tho home market, but thoy would share with those alrendy engaged in industrial pursuits in the United States the same favorable conditions which of late years have oponed foreign markots to Ameri- con goods, ‘They would become identified with Amorican interests; thoy would con- tribute thelr exparienco and sconomical methods to American ingenuity ; thoy would onlargo the importance and influance of American manufacturing to an extont that would goon broak down the discriminative polioy whoroby Spain excludes Amorioan manufactures from Onba and Porto Rico, ond would soctira moro favorable commorcial rolntions with othor couutrios, Tho British provinces weattered over the antire globo would trade with English manufacturers lo- cated in this country as froely as if the Intter were toromain in Eugland, for their com- morcial relations with tho Jomo Govern- ment are upon preolaaly tho saino bade og those which thoy matntain with other nations, ‘Tho enlarged scopo and magnified importance of American manufacturing industry, aftor it had beon swollen by the English capital aud labor which could be transferred to this country without overcrowding the oppor. tavities, would quickly render all the possi. blo advantages of geographical location prac- tical and romunerative, The struggle for a position in foreign markets similar to that which England haa held in the past would be impeded for a time’ by the absurd Amorican laws which prohibit the purchase of ships whero they can bo bought cheapest, r glish influences would help to broak gown theso barriers to the carrying trade, / ‘The, iwportance of proteoting Roscu pron. soon be overshadowed by . tho importance of getting Amerlondl_ goods into foreign markets at the cheapod possible rates, und. a people that baa boon quick to perceive tho advantages of choy transports. tion ut home would soon lesrn Zo insist upon cheap transportation upon the high seas aud such éncguragemont to that end ay a repeal of statutory hindrancog vould provide. In tho meantime, the English merchaut marine, which has already beoh derlously cripplod by the declino in the foreign demand for En. glish manufactured goods, would eagerly wtriye for tho Amerloan trade, and there But the new En. | proater’| would bo auffloient bompetition in the carry- ing trade to insnre n rendy aud reasonable outlot for Amorican goods. In ono word, an influx of English enpital and workmen at the Fresent time, proporly distributed through- out the conntry according to tha raw mate- rial aud facilities necdod, would (1) incrango the Amerioan market and (2) enlarge the presont American tondoncy to roach out for foroign markots, Overorowded England woutd be relioved aud the United States woul! bo groatly bonefited by such a redis- tribution of productive, industrial, and moral forces. THE ULTERIOR PURPOSE OF THE YAZ00 BULLDOZING. If any additional evidence ba needed thnt Drxon was assassinated by the Yazoo bull- dozera simply becauso he darad to be a can- didato for Shoriff against the regular Domo- eratio nomineo, it is furnished by tho dis- chargo of hia murderor upon bail without so much as on ‘examination, Tanxzsparz, tho man who did the killing, isas froo as any man in the State of Mississippi; his life is safer than that of ony man in the State who wns ever suspected of vating anything but the Domocratictickot, Committing murder, in his onae, has made him a hero, and it is safe to aay that ho will novor be enlled upon to go through the farce of n mock trial. IIo is tho nophow of the man Bannspaue who is the most prominont candidate in tho Stato (next fo Jerry Davis) for olection to the United States Senato, and who, in his cnpacity os Chairman of the Democratic Contral Committeo, re- cently issued tho ordor that the campnign this yonr must bo earricd out ‘ by a rigid adherence to tho discipline and observance of the methods by which the viotories of 1875, ‘76, and ‘77 were won.” In those days tho shot-guns were loveled against Republicans, the negroes, and carpet-baggers, but it isnow turned against the native whites who daro to rofnse supine obedience to the Demooratio rulo, Banxsparez was one of the mob that threatened to hang Dixon unlossho withdrow from tho canvass, and he was chosen exeou- toner when Drxon roturnod to the contest. Of course it was necessary to dischargo him immediately; it is a woudor that he was over arrested atall, It is true that he Iay in wait for hia victim ond shot Drxoy in the back whon tho Inttor had turnedaway from him,— atransaction that would be treated in any civilized community as n deliberate and cow. ardly murder,—bnt Bannapate was acting under ordors,—he wns conforming to tho discipline and observing tho mathods by which tho victorios of 1875, 76, and'77 ware won, and honca he could not be hold for any oriminal act. 7 A romark mado not Jong sinoa by Gen, Cratxrns, ono of tho Mississippi Congrosa- men, throws same light upon the ronson for murdering Drxon, and overy other man in Mississippi who, a8 an Indopondent or other- wise, daros to oppose the rule of the bull- dozors, Gon, Onatarens said that the Demo- cratic party in that Btato is growing top- heavy, that thora is a gront deal of discon- tent under Rourbon rule, and that o mon like Gen, Haxcock nominated for President on an Indepondent or Greenback tickot contd undoubtedly carry the State next year, Tho condition of things revenls the seoret of turning the shot-gin against the Domocrate who frot under the dictation of tho bull. dozers. ‘The diactpline must bo maintained till after the noxt Presidentin! oloction ; not 8 Southern State must bo lost to tho noxt Democratic candidate for Prosidont; tho wholo country muat be brought under tho dictation of the Con- federates bofora the shot-guo polfey ean bo modified in any way. Froedom of political notion in the Sonth might reault in the loss of n State, which would defoat the Confod- erate program, and henco it is not only the “ niggers,” the “ radicals,” tho ‘ carpot- Daggors,” and tho “soalawags ” who must bo shot down, but also every native white Democrat who shows any Inswbordination to thoConfedorato caucus. And thisis tho ruling faction inn party which howls abont tho oppression of Government Election laws and demands tho ropeal thereof in the interost of o free ballot! It is frao fraud aud froo mur- dor that aro demanded by tho ruling class in tho South aso means of gaining ascondonoy over the North as woll, AN ENGLISH VIEW OF OUR BANKING BYSTEM. In the fall of 1878 Mr. Weurtas Saunnens, on English journalist, camo. to tho United Btates, aud durlog his stayin this country porsonally visited all sections, THe bronght with him less thon the ordinary English prejudices, and made uso of his time iu o carofal atudy of practical matters, Tho result of this visit 1a. handsoma volume of ovor 400 Inrge pagos, ontitled “ Through the Light Continent.” Wo shall probably havo ocension to refer to several matters troated in this yolume in which the writer forcibly contrasts conditions aud aystoms in this country and England, and to-day we call at- tontion to that chaptor which he devotes to tho system of banking in tho United Statos, 'Tho writer anya; *'In common with other enbjects of her MaJ- esty, I bave somatiines attemptod to pasa a oro vinclal bank note in London, and I have found that almost any purvoyor would rather that I ahould leave my dinner unpaid for than ask him tochange & fyo-pound note from tho provinces, although tha note was issued in due conformity with the UWank-Charter act, under which Pres guaranteed to glve atability to our dnances, **Lwas, therefore, surprised to find, when In tho States, thatthe paper fesned by banks thou- anda of milow divtant was recolved as cash with out tho slightont hesltation; evox’ tho shabbicat, dirtlent, and oldeat notes which 7 could find in my pocketbook were always accepted, During Uie whole of my travels io one to whom I had to make a payment looked s second thoe at a note, whereas the new gold and ativer colns were cone stantly regarded with suspicion, as it was kuown that they could bo, and were, imitated,” Mr, Saunvens, considering it woll worth, while to inquire into a system which has given uniformity to a currenoy throughout throo millions of square milew, capecially when if a bank-noto be taken from Brlutol to Tendon no one will Jook at it, and if taken from Minnesota to Now York it finds cur- roncy aa readily in the one place as in the other, “To thisssubjeat, therefore, he gave particular attention, and, for the boneflt and information of his countrymen, ho givea in dotall a carefil analysis aud oxplauation of tho National-Bauking uot of the United States, ond a statement of its operations since tho system wag established, _ In this roviow of the systom tho writor contrasts with it the previous banking con- dition of the United States, oxplaining the defects which have bogn overcome and avoided, and the groat security from loas to oreditors and entire immuuity from losa to all holders which lave beon obtained under tho present law. Heretofore, in England, there has boon a general boliof that banking and financial busincsa gonorally was very loosely carricd on in the United States, and with little rospougibility, while banking 12 Great Brit- ain has beon rogarded as usar perfection as was possible, Mr, SaunpEns coufcuses him. self cnlightoned on this aubject, and thus expreases hin judgment: “'Twonty yoars ago n compariaon of ihe banking eyatom tn this country (England) and In the States wauld have beon altogother in favor of onr own Grrangoments, At the present time the caro {s ontiraly toveraed; wo have nothing to compare either in convenience or rcentity with the National banking syetem of tho United States. Public Attention {8 naw directed to our own banks, and, if we ara wise, wo shall take advantage of this opportunity to Introduce such arrangements as will give the samo degree of security as has been obtained olsowhere under eircnmatances much more disturbing than any which we have had to encounter. "* Thia gontloman, however, was most un- favorably imprasaed with, not our system, but want of system, in savings banks, saying that ‘It appears to be the oastost thing in the world tocammit a fraud upon a savings bank in America,”"—nn opinion which will obtain general concurrence in this country. He concludes hia reviow of American bank. ing, as compared with that of Great Britnin, by saying: “ “We ses that a direct influence for ood 1s ex- erted by the respective Governments of the United Kingdom and the United States on banking fnatl- tutlons, In the United Kinggom the Government has undertaken tha guperintentence of savings banks, and hee auceceded In providing a perfect security for depositors, whereas other bauks on thin side af tho water have boon left without con- trol or auperviston, and the roault is manifest In rocent fallures, Inthe United States tho proccas Je reversod. Savings banks ars left to take care of thomsolves, and National banka are placed under Government snpervision; conseqtently. savings banks go to pieces, anit Natlonal banks outride the Worst financial storms, Toth Gorornmenta have succeeded In providing for the convenience and security of the public ao faras thelr Interferonce extends, and beyond its range inconvenience and insceurity remain” ‘Mr, Sauspers docs not, as ho woll might have dona, comment on the fact that a large part of one of the political pnrties of tho United States direct oll thoir political offorts to destroy this system of American National banks, in order to return to the old irre- sponsible, wildoat’ systems of past times; and that this inconsistency is tho moro striking beonuse the old forms of banking avo boon superseded at a comparatively re- cont date, and within the personal knowl- adge of a majority of the prosent population of tho country, For the first time in our National history the American people have n banking system nuder which bill-holders havo absolute protection from loss, and under which dopositors nnd creditors havo a security which is not equaled by that of auy othor banking syatem in the world. GERMANY WANTS HOLLAND. ‘Tho next Enstern question has bken onco more revived in Fronch and English olubsa and army circlos, and tho gonoral subsatanca of this military gosaip was printod in the last issuo of Tux Tarnune, as stated by o London correspondent. The question is not anow ono, Tt has boen discussed with moro or less of publicity for years, and from n vague and shadowy theory it. has at last be- como a well-dcflnad issiie, with ovory proba- Lility that it will bo sprung upon Europe whon Germauy and Franco got ready. It is now recognized on the noxt gront mavo that will bo made by Bismancs npon the political choss-board. - Since tho close of the France-Gorman war Biawance has hod but ono object in view,— the consolidation of tho German Empire, and he is rapidly accomplishing it with con- summate boldness aud oraft, Ho has settled all the dangorons domestic grievances. Ho has extirpated Sootaliem, or at least ox tracted its fangs, He hns re-established friendly relations with the Vatican, ond made tho Ultramontanes ond othor hitherto antagonistic factions his al- lies, Ho + has brought all the petty Gorman sovoroigns into closo sympathy with the throne, His tariff has. united to him the farming intorests and made Germany less depondent. With the incronso of rovenues hho hos scoured tho incronae of his alrondy gigantio army, and is about to grontly strongthon his navy. In time af pence ho has been placing Germany upon a more co- longol war footing than over bofora, All this is tho means to au end, She wants territo- rial posaoasions which will accommodate the dovolopmant of her trade, Sho wants soa ports sufficient for tho growth of her marino, She wants an acquisition of population and rosourcos which will placo her on a footing of equal advantago with hor moro fortunate. ly-situated noighbors, Undoubtedly the frst move in her program will be the acquisi- tion of Germanic Austria, but this will soonor or Inter accomplish itsolf, and Austro-Hun- gary will develop in the direction of her manifeat destiny down tho Danube, through the Solavio provinces, tho first atop having already beon taken in the occupation of Bos. nin. 4 ‘This, a3 we have said, will take care of -it- self inthe natural ordor of things. The next stop in hor ambitious program, how- ovor, which involves the new Eagtern quem tion, namoly, the ncquisition of Holland, must necesaltate an alliance, offonsive and defensive, with France, <A glanco at the map will show how absolutely nocossary Holland is to the marino advancement of Germany. Once in possession of Holland, sho would confront England face to faco,, pre- pared to diaputo with hor thosupremncy of the wons, Sho would hold the deop-navigation Beholdt, which ia oxactly opposite tho Thames, running up to Antwerp just as the ‘Thames does up to London. Sho would hold all the splendid harbors along tha west const, as woll as that of Amaterdam on the north- enst, connected by the ship-canal with the North Son, The whole swoop of the Goer. man Ocoan would bo opencd:to hor, and its cities and harbors would soon show the ro. sulls of Gorman enterpriao, ‘To acquiro Holland, as we havo said, in- volves au alliance botween France and Gor- many as against England. Ag the first stop towards this allianoa France will demand back tho old possession, Alesoe and Lorraino, ‘Ihe formor will not be given up, for it is and always has boon Gorman ethnologically, It ia ay much o part of the Fatherland in language, habits, and traditions as Beotland is of Great Britain, Lorraine, on tho other hand, is Fronoh in all ita peon- lorities and sympathies, and Gormany stands ready to give it up for an adequate consideration. ‘his disposition of the lost provinces of France is not a mere matter of conjecture, It has boon openly digonssed in Germany, and it is notorious in diplomatio olrolos that sho stands ready to sell Lorraine to Froucg for a fair money consideration, allowing her to take also the largor part of Belgium, including Liege, Namur, Hainault, Brabant, and portions of the Flandors, all of which are French, and have several times leon in possession of France when she was poworful cnough to hold them. Germany in turn would absorb Hol- land andaetrip of Northern Belgium, which is German In character, including Antwetp, Limburg, and parts of Esst and Weat Flanders. With the acquisition of Holland would necessarily follow that of her rich and populous Asiatic colonies, thus bringing Gormany with from 20,000,000 to 80,000,000 Asintic subjects wollon a loyol with Crea! | boon prosning for sottlomont, Agricultura, Britain, the tariff, the Innd-tonuro, affairs in Ire. Againat such a combination, what could | land, in Indin, havo not only roqnired the England do? Tho allicd flosts wonld bo o | attention of Government, but wise leg- formidable antngoniat for tho English navy | islation to ward off tho ovila which havo to attack. Against tho allied armios, tho non- | already commenced, Parllamont™ has boon paid and ill-organized English voluntesrs | unable to givo them the required con- and the more skeleton ‘of a regular army | sideration, Its timo has been olmost would bo ag nothing, ‘With Holland seoure, | wholly occupied in caring for affairs nbrond, if Englond should trike at tho colonior, which, by the policy of the Convorvatives, the two nations might land a powerful army | were of imporative and immediate impor- on tho English const in asingle night, As | tanco, and which could not bo postponed, In Disnarta anid: “In presonca of steam and | this way tho wants and necorsities of the the tools invonlod by modorn sofonco, the | Brilish paoplo have boon noglected, their in- Btraits of Dover bocomo nothing bnta ditch.” | tereats ignorod, and the country, Intely one From overy harbor along tho coasts of France | af the most prosperons, compolled to suffer and Holland stonm yossela would swarm | from stagnation and financtal distross, across tho narrow sen conyoying troopannd | ‘The publicdaobt of Groat Britain for the landing them at differant points on the { yoar 1878 was @3,889,000,000, In the five English and Scotch shores, only a fow hours | yoars during which the Connervative party distant, Against the threo millions of regular | yas in power tho debt has boon diminished troops that would be musterod by Franco $7,608,000. Undor Liboral rule during the and Germany, the strongest, bostdrilled, and | provious five yetra it waa decreased $110,- Dest armed in Europe, whnt could England ; 617,000. If the rule of the two parties bo do? To make any hond ogainat theco two | contrasted in any othor way, {t will be fonnd Powers, England must rogort to conserip- | that, as with tho diminution of the public tion, nnd make avery moan n soldier | dobt, tho ndvantago haa beon decidedly in —a procoading which ‘would be poculiarly’ | favor of tho Liborals, Under their rule distasteful to the English. To hold the rank | Gront Britain hos beon prosperous at homé of a first-class military powor in any ovent, | and succossful abrond. Under that of the England must do it. But, evon if wo sup- | Consorvatives hor domostic intoreata havo pose that sho accomplishes such o result, | beon absolutely noglooted, her foreign in- she cannot brave with impunity o Franco- | fuenco diminished, and she has acquired a German coalition, with its mighty armios | roputation for double-dealing which is scarce. and powerful floots, This is the aubstance | ly in accord with the truc charactor of hor of the new Enstorn question which begins | poople. Undor the circumatnuces, now well to loom up on tho political horizon, It may | understood, the rotnrn of tho Liberals to not demand a solution this yoar, or next | powor, whonover ou olection is hold, scams yonr, or even for 8 decade, but it must | assured, come, and these popular agitations and dis- oussions of it show that Sts shadow alroady prosagos tho coming. The aotion of tho Scoratary of the Tronsury in tho matter of thosa banks which have subscribed to the 4 per cent bands and whoso subscriptions havo fallen duo will moot the general approval of the country, Acall for & per cont bonds expired on July 21, afler which dato intorest thorcon consed.' ‘Tho banks which had subscribed for 845,- 000,000 have not beon able to doliver the & per cont bonds. Thoy ropresont that thera are $28,000,000 of these bonda in the hands of the Sub-Trensurer at Now York or in transit, and that they havo not been able to obtain the remaining $17,000,000. Tho Sec- retary of the Treasury bad it in hia power to compel them to pay over the $45,030,000 in cash into the Treasury, which, however, he has not done, but stlowed thom to deliver tho money just as fast os tho ald: bonds oro presented for pay- ment. Tho Trensury is amply secured againat loss, ‘To have insisted on the money being paid into the ‘Treasury would -have been of no profit or security to tho United States. The money would havo beon drawn from ourrent and notivo use of trade and business at this timo, and would have re- mained idlo and unproductive in tho Treas. ury waiting tho presontation of tho callod bonds. As frst as the bonds now in transit are presented the transaction will be com- pleted, while if the monoy were now drawn from tho banks and locked up in tho Troas- ury thore would bo a stringency dnring the timo which would have compelled a sale of 4 per cont bonds at whatever prico ‘thoy COST OF BRITISH IMPERIALISM. Provious to tho adjournment of Parlin- ment the Ohancollorof the British Exchequer subinittod on catimate of $15,000,000, which would be sufficient, ho thought, to close tho war in, South Africa, Parlismont had some months since voted $7,500,000 to carry on tho war. If the ostimnte of the Chancellor of the Exchequer bo corroot, tho total cost of the war will, therefore, ba 22,500,000, Much. doubt is oxpressed by membors of Parlinment as to tho correatness of the figures. It is anpposed by thom that this amount will by no menns bo sufficient to meot the exponses of the war, and as proof of this thoy refer to'tha cost of the Abys- sinian expedition, which was about threo times groator than the eatimated amount, The oxpenditura caused by tho policy of tho Conservative party in sottling tho Eastorn qnostion was €30,000,000, Groat Britain will, therefore, in two yonrs havo paid #52,- 500,000 for “ Imporialism.” As the ordinary rovenua of the country has not sufficed to moot these exponditures, jt has been nocer- sary to impose qdditional taxation, During the Inst and: prosont fiscal yoora this ad. ditional tnxation has yloldod over $45,000,- 600, and there will still romain at tho close of the’ prosont yeonr a doficit of about $6,000,000, It is stated by the Chancellor of tho Exchequer that a demand will be mado upon tho colonies of South Afrien to pay tha nmonnt of this doflcionoy { would bring in tho market, By the presont as thoir sharo of the oxponses of | arrangement tho: Tronsury is protected tho wor. If tholr past history bo | and the money is left where it will be avail. any indication, this demand will not accom- plish the dosired result. From 1871 to 1879 Groat Britaiu paid out for those colonics $16,580,000; they have returned ‘to hor only $815,000. It is probablo, therofore, that the expectation of the Ohancollor of the Exchequer, that thoy will refund the amount of this deficit, is somowhat illusory, and that after-oll the British pooplo will be eallod on to mako it good, In India n tax has recently beon imposed upon incomos for the allegod purpose of acoumulating a sum to be uscd solely in caso of famine, The tax was a burdonsome one, as oll oMotal incomes—tho largest in tho country—were oxompt. The'amount to bo raised aununily by its moons was $37,500,000. ‘I'he roceipte from this source should have boon roliglous- ly proserved for the promised purposed. Up to this time they havo boon used for defray- ing the exponses of the war in Afghanis. tan, or, to nse the language of Lord Beac- ONSFIELD, in obtaining a sciontifio frontior for India, These oxponditures, howaver, by no monns cover the wasteful extravagancns into which tho country has boon led by the Consorvative Administration. Tho conduct of affairs under tho Liberals had been frugal, By good managamont they had sucoseded in accumulating a surplus of over $30,000,000, Tho Administration of tho Conservatives foll hoirs to this sum, but it has boon fritterod away without substantial reanlta, It has beon used to inaugurate tha difficulties just mentioned and in tho settlomont of which auch enormous sums have beon and aro still boing oxpended, Such is the prico which tho British pooplo so far have paid for Conservative policy, Wherover thia polioy has boon applied, im- menso additional responsibilities for Groat Britain ‘have been inourrod. In Aslatio ‘Turkey ahe has guaranteed tho Turks against foreign aggression, and to ncertain extent rendered herself responsible for all Turkish misgovornment anderuelty, In Afghnsnistan she has practically asrnmod control of the Government and pledged horself to sup- port the Amcer Yaxoon Kian ngainat all enomios, alther forelgn or domostic, In South Africa sho has waged unjust war against the Kaffirs, which cost hor many lives and much money; annexed the Trans. val, to which she had no shadow of right; able for gonerat uso in carrying on the great business, which {s, especially hoavy at tho close of every harvest. ‘To havo insisted on the delivery of tho monoy at this time would hava been to crento a stringency in the monoy market without any possible advantage or benefit. The Secretary acted wisely and for the best interests of the country. In the meantime, where are the § per cont bonds? It is understood that tho greater part of them aro hold by the banks of tho Westorn States. They havo boon on doposit to sc- eure the bank-noto ciroulation, Since the 21st of Inly theso bonds have borno no in- terest, ‘I'hey would have been repinced long since by 4 por conts, but the jattor have ‘doen selling at from 102 to 103,—n promium equal to six or nine months’ interest, ‘Tho Wostern banks havo beon waiting for some emergoncy which would havo forced a sale of 4 por conta and o consequent reduction of thoir price, Whenover tho Weatern banks can gat 4 por conts at par, or even at 101, thoy will aurronder thoir 5 por cents, if not sooner compolled to do so by the pro- tractod loss of interost on tho Inttor, When. over this is dono tho funding of the 5 per conts will be complete. In the meantime, until the Ist of Octobor thero will be a struggle on the one hand to keep up and evon inereaso tho presont price of 4 per eonts, and on the othor to reduco tholr market prico to par, or as near it as, possible, —_—__——_ A special correspondont at Madison, Wis., sonds usa communication pnblished elaawhere in this iasue, which raveala the object of a seerot caucny recontly held in that city by somo of the leading Domoorats to discuss tho political situation, ‘Lhe old Bourbons in that State seem to bo very much worried over the seloction of a candidate for Govern. or, aud this conference devoted most of its time to a’ discussion of the advisability of the differont gentlomen whose names have been montioned in connsction with tho firat placo on the ticket, Their State Convention incets in Madison, Sopt. 9, and it hag been thought bost to try and block out o pro- gram boforehand, aud not loavo too much to perplex and worry tha country dolegates. ‘Tho favorites in tho rnco seem to bo Winntast F, Viras, a prominent lawyer of Madt- son, and ALExaNpeR Murourny, the and in this way extended tho frontiors of her | Well-known Milwaukee millionaire and colonies to.tho vicinity of tribes who are | bankor, nnd Prosidont of the Ohi. moro numerous and evon mora hostile than | 980 Milwankoo & St. Paul Mallway Company. The seutiment of Sonator Jo Ranxin’s seorot caucus was about equally divided betwoon Vinas and Muirouesy, the superior ability of the former as a stump orator nearly offuatting the ability of the latter to furnish a big ‘ bar’l” to carry on the esmpaignu. But the seloction of suitable enndidaton for State oflcers is not the only problem with which tha Wisconeln Domoo- racy have to deal at their next Convention, Thoy must decido whather they will adhere to the absurd and iogical inflation theorjes cau tained in Gen. Bnaca's platform of two yeats ago, or whother thoy will repudiate flatism and try and bring tho party back to the honest money dootrine of thofathors. As thoy wore soundly thrashed on tho soft-money plat- form that they promulgated in 1877, itis to ‘bo hoped that thoy will eutirely repudiate it now, and not seck to obtain votes upon false pretenses, { ‘Tho now uumbor of tha North-American Me- view coutalos a avcond installment of “The Diary of a Public Maa, which we reprint io full elsownere. The identity of the author is still concealed, ‘The conjecture that it was Tuvarow Wxup ts fuadmtssible, fur ho ts re- forred to by thy diarist. Tho Indications aro that the writer was a War Democrat of the stanchpst klod, a frlend of Senator Dovayas, @ persn of bigh official position at Washington, wad probably a Northerner, These are the only clows to the suthartand they Jead to betf-a- the Zulus. By her interferonce in the affairs of Egypt she has assumed a position whioh may at any moment require on her part armod intervontion, Ter support of the Turks in European ‘Tarkey has beon such as to alionate the frioudship and bring upon her the dislike of every Obristian people owing allegianca to the Sultan, Her bad faith to the Greokw, in promis ing thom additlonal torritory os 4 ro- ward for taking no port In the Russo. Turkish war, ond in haying contemptuously failod to make good these proinises since the closo’ of tho war, is now woll understood, All these things are the diract rosult of tho polloy pursued by the Consorvative party. In whatever forolgn affairs tho Conservative Administration has ottompted Interforence Jt haa incurred enormous oxpense, wastod valuable lives, asstimed’ hazardous responsi. bilities for the futuro, and gained nothing of roal utility to the country, ‘The. Conserva- tive party, it ty trao; claims many advan: tages to Gront Hiritain sn roturn for these evils, but it is,ipparent that’ whatovor ad- vantages the country has ‘gained can only be preserved by enormous ‘additional outlay and with tho constant rivk of war. An examination of tho juternal affairs of Great Britain shows that those ara in words condition oven than her interosts abroad, For years important domestic questions: have dozon persona, notably to two distinculshed citizens of Ohfo. Whoever the author was, he .Was destitute of a sause of humor, Lixconn's plonsanteies Irritated and disgusted him. fo felt that a man in so exalted a station who could so conduct himself in the faco of a areat danger must bo of ess than ayer. age intelligence, Ho did not at all ap- Preclate ‘the — earnestness © which lay below that anrfaco mirth, nor ‘the true bravery which was required to put a cheerful face on affalra at that time. When the dlarist visited Mr. Lincown, and romonatrated with him on his conduct, the latter suddenly chanced the topic of conversation with the question: “You never put backs with Sumner, did youl” “When ho was in hero," continued Mr. Taye cory, tT asked him to monaure with me. anil do you know he made n ittle speech abont ft, Yes, hetold me that he thonght thle wae a time for uniting our fronts, and not our backs, bofore the enemy, or somothing Ike that. It was very fine. Tut T reckon the froth was, he was—afrald to mensare.” And with tha ho fooked down with rome complacency an his own really indescribable Jengthof limb. ‘Io lsacood picce of a man, thongh,—Stmxrn,” he added, half qutzzcaltr, half spotogatically, 'tand a goad man. 1 have we Ilva; hut, s us Tuen of a Wishop ay Further on, tho dlarist tells, with marked ine capacity to appreciate ‘the humor of the situa. tion, how Mr. Linconw recelved a New York delegation who had called to protest against the appointmont of Crasn to w’Cabinet position, The Now Yorkers sail Sawany would never alt fo the Cabinet with Crass. Mr. Linconn seemed to take this statenont au serieux, and to be deeply mored by it. He let tho delegation supposo that the arguments and threate used. had changed his mind. Then he sald: “Since Mr. Sewanp won't alt in the Cabloct with Cirass, how would ito to ask Mr. Coase to take the Treasury, and touffer the State Departs ment to Witut4am L. Darton, of Now Joraoy?"? A Mr. —told the diurist, You contd havo knocked avy man in the reom down with a feather.” Nobody present seems to have unders stood that Lincoy was joking. The dinrist did not understand it either. But there fs no doubt that Mr. Linconn never ,for a moment Areamed of making up his Cabinet without Mr. Sewanp. ro A curious discussion has been going on in the columns of London Voles and Queries in regard to tho practice of whistling, partiewarly among women. Some correspondents have maintained that women cannot whistic,—nt least that they cannot produce a melody worthy of the namo by whistling. But the testimony io favor of the fair sex on this poiut fs overwhelming. Many correspondents know good lady-whlatlera, It fs admitted, however, thut they ara comparae tivaly fow, and the reasons given are cuclous, if not satisfactory. Soma say that women do nob whiatle becange the act {a ungraceful and spoils the shape of the mouth, Others surmise that women, using their mouths and tongucs freely for other purposes,.bave no onergy to waste in whistling, Itissuegested by some that tho recollection of the old rhyme, A whistling woman and a crowing hen Aro neither goou for Gan nor men, bas something todo with tho wiso abstinence of women in thig reapect. The samo proyorky with varfations, fs given by Wazurrr: A whistling wife and a crowing hen ‘Will call tho old gentloman out of hile den.” Soin Fronch, Une poule qui chante lo cog eb une fille qui siffla portent mathour dans la matson.* And among the common peoplet “Every timo a womnn whistles, the heart of the Blossed Virgin bleeds," the reason being that “a woman stood by and whistled whilo sho watched tho nails for the cross forging.” Asida from the incapacity of women as whlatiers, many other intoresting facts ore brought out in the correspondence. It{s said that men don’} whiatle or slug much in a flat country; thing whistling las gone out because tobacco has come In, and one pipe has put out the other, << Some people have curious notions of editorship. “Iam surprised,” says one of thissort “tosce you publish such alettor as thatof W. A, ¥., td- day, about Pains's last houra.” Why not nub- Vah ttt It was quite an Interesting contribution to the literature of Tom Parne's lasthours. Tha truth or error of the statements it contained was not provouneed upon by the editor of Taw ‘Trinunr, nor {3 he responsibte for the correct» ness of the story; nelther docs tho: editor o! ‘Tua Trinuxs stand sponsor forthe truth ct tho G. Liprann story, {jo which Paine on bili eath-bed fs made to look bis visitors in thd faca ond anewoer their question, “‘Lhaye no deaire to believe in anything of the kind,’ and turned hie face to the wall.” But because he, waa not disposed to indorse that story be did not deem it necessary to suppress “Truths '? communication, ‘The editorof Tum Trinuxe allowa correspondents the uso of its columns fors pratty wide lntitude of expression on all subjects, but docs not propose to hold himself responsible forthe accuracy of thelr informae tion or the poculiarity of thetr vlows. a To the Fdttor af ‘The Tethune. Cnicaao, Ang, 21.—Waa the Mon. Weeitam TT. Sawann in Chicago at the time of Lixconn's nowle nation for the Prosidency? Also. wav Joun Vaw unex preasnt? By answering tho above in your yatuable sheat you will aottio a question which hag, canscd contention, i-fecling (on ane side), page Baglows exploits, offors to bet, etc,, on the West e, A Mr, Szwanp was not in Chicago on the occne sion roforred to. He was represented, however, by two powerful frlends,—Tuurtow Ween and Wiuram M, Evants,—and one activa onemy,— Horace GueeLxy. Mr, Sewann was in Chicas goafew months lator, we tellevo, in Septeme ber, 1860, when he delivered a great speech ja: front of botomon Linn’s building, on Marlobd and Madison streeta, to mors than 20,000 people, Weremomber secing Joun Van Buren !n Chie ‘cago in 1858, Ho was not in Chicago at the Convention that nomfnated Lincony, nor was ho in this clty that year. Annually somebody writes to Ts Trinunm to Inquire how the historlan Fuoups pronounces hfe name. We take pleastre in anticipating the question thls year by quoting from 9 letter of Mr. G. W, Suarzer to the New Yorke Zribunet “My. Fuovpe himself pronounces his name og if tt wera spelt Froop, There may be Ameri cans who think they know better than he how {6° ought to be sounded. Inot long sluce heard such sone make a apeoch in thiscountry. He insisted on pronouncing the word England ao cording to what he called the spelling of tt whereas Enulisbwen tnvariably uttor it as if spelt Ingland. ‘They justly complain of usié we setupa standard of ourown in a matter buroly Jocal.'? Tam for every man boing daten of this Gaverninent, i hiin do it by perceabto ineans, Tam ‘in favor of exe excising that powar that will make him doit Senator Loqun at Aurora, 10 to ohey the mans if you can't make 2 * These are sentiments that very honest mas at the North—Stalwart or Anti-Stalwart, Looaw or Ant{-Logay, Republican or Demacrat,Grecns backer, Scciallat, ar Daylddaylsite—cau heartily reapond tu. Do they understand in Yazoo that the Northern people aro tired of thelr barba- ris? oe The poaplo of thiu State ought to strike hands, no matter what thelr politics or religion may bo, Domocrate, Rapublicans, Clreenbackers, or whate evor they may be, and aay, ‘Wo will have no politics untlPavery seod of lowand rebellion ja amothered out and dea! in thia Nation." John J. Logan at Aurora, We hope thego words will bo heard in Yazoo County, Miss, If the Southern bulldozers sré uot utterly lost to rcasan, they may Ieara from Sonntor Logam what the natural consequances of thelr acts wus! i ———— Southern assassins make the Bouth solld, and thelr {otevtlon 49 tat tho Solid South shall maxe 4 Domocrat President of the United Btates. Is thiaan agsasain's Government or & freoman’s Governmont* Will tho North pere mit Southern daggers to put a man not elected, in the Walte-Souset RS is —— en, Mr. Hiwton thinks Mr Stawart’s money can be used for a better purpose than saving Mr. Brswant’s bones. While bo was yet with us, Mr, Stewaxt did not svem to think so. or ——— The use of troops to keep the peace iy the Southern States was once geuurally condemned attho North, Ifitahould bo tried asaiu.. is FERARIT F ~waeng: