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F. & A.M—Tho Regular und Annual Communication of this Lodo (for the eloction of offcors and paymont of duns) will be, Rel Bhs ay yan tact ta Ue, RoHS WROe-Rey AIL tar Fetes aang Tae Ws PORTER, We Ste 4.0, HOWELL, Sec. FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1880, Two official visitors from France are in " Diileago for the purpose of inspecting our fire-alarm telegraph system, with which thoy seem to have been profoundly impressed, ‘and will doubtless. report upon their return that Chiengo’s facilities for the extinguishing ‘of res are unequaled in the world, AN eplsode growing out of the War of the Rebellion occurred iately in White County, Tennessee, where John Bradley, o former ‘resident, who had returned for a brief visit, . was killed in bed by six men who broke into chis house, and rode away aftor accomplish- Ing their mission. During tho War Bradley was p noted guerrilla with a fiendish pro- ‘pensify for murder, and St fs presuined that ‘his death was at the hands of the relatives of some of his victims. ‘ = ee Tue Hendricks Club of Indiannpolla has sent to Gov: Garcelon o dispatch congratu- lating him upon the success of his consplira- ey tomake Maine safe for the Democratic party in November, ‘The telegram is Hable to turn out premature, for itis by no means > scertain that Garcelon has succeeded In capt- uring tho State. Ilo has without doubt, however, done the best ho could in that be- chalf, and to that extent Is entitled to tho “thanks and congratulations which ho {s re- celving from Democratic clubs throughout ithe country. ——— nd ‘Tire Montonegrins are kheping up, their _Teputation as almost invincible fighters. A * Seollision was forced upon them bys force of Albanians numbering 12,000 who had marched out of Gualnje to oppose the Mon- tenegrin occupation of that city, which has been allotted to them in the readjustment of affairs under tho Berlin Treaty. Tho Mon- ‘tenegrins were under orders to avold a con- filet if posslble, and with thnt view retired, ‘but when forced into n fight they went at it In their usunl fashion, and, although num- bering but 3,000 aguinst 12,000, they defeated and routed the Albanians with heavy loss. Cae: ——— " ‘Tire new United States Senator from MaryJand is to be A. P, Gorman, who yester- day recelved the nomination of the Demo- cratlecaucus. He sifcceeds Willlam Pink- ney Whyte, who was appointed by the Gov- ernor of Maryland to fill the vacancy caused sby the appointment of Reverdy Johnson os Minister to England, and in 1875 was regu- {arly elected to the Senate, Mr. Gorman Is ,Clinirman of the Democratic State Central ‘Committee, President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, n mombor of the Stato Sonate, ‘and, curlously enough, was when a lad a page Jn the august body to which he ts short- ly to bo elected. —————— A mmerine was held yesterday of officers and members of the Board of ‘Trade, leading grain receivers, and represcntatives of the tditferent raflrond lines for the purpose of - devising plans to meet the threatened emer- ‘gency of » grain blockade In this city. It 18 stated that the elevators of Chicago now "(contain 8,000,000 bushels of wheat and from 48,000,000 to 7,000,000 bushels of other grains, thelr total capacity being 10,000,000 bushels; yo that, with daily arrivals of-about 120,000 “bushels, and sinall shipments, It Is 9 sorlous + question how to avold-a blockade, The per sons taking part In yosterduy's conference fre understood to have arrived at no conclue sion other than that something must be done ‘to provide storage-room for the grain coming ‘to this city, *\.. ‘Pur officers of the United States and Mox- lean forces ure codporating for the annihila- Hon of Victoria and his band of thieves and nagasins, Thoso Indians, elghty-fivein num- der, are now in Mexico, having fled thither to escape the vigorous pursult of the United States, troops; but Gen, Trevino, tho Mexican commander, has mpyed agulnst the savages with o force strong cnough to elthor effect thelr capture or to drive ‘tem back into New Mexico or Arizona, ‘where tha fugitives wil! bo intercepted: by “Gen. Carr's men, Victoria's band have ore- - ated w disturbance in that region of country ‘ever alnce 1876, and it is propused now to put mendto the Indians ond the difliculty be- fore tho present nulitary operations are sus- pended, c — + ApvArns in Malue woro not materially changed yesterday, a3 the Republicans were evidently not yet ready to act upon any plan “of procedure,—while the Husiontsts were in a condition of nervous expectancy as to what would be the next move of thelr opponents, who preserve such an unbroken front and ;malntain an alr of auch entire confidence in their ultimate victory a8 to keep the’ Fuslon- ists in a continual state of worry, It ' fg-ovident that the Republicans mean to .take tholr seats in the House and abandon the policy of absonteclsm whielt they have observed during the pnst two days, Fresh complications are arising to disturb the-Fustonists, who are perplexed by the In- tention of the State Treasurer to pay but no monoy upon the order of the Legislature as at present Wogally organized and consti- tuted. “They are fast finding out that tt Is one thing to steala State, and quite another thing to take any comfort with the stolen ‘property. PENDLETON'S FINANCE AMENDMENT. Senator Pendleton, of Ohto, has dovised an amendment to the Baynrd resolution for the demonetization of greenbacks, with the avowed purpose of “uniting tho Democrats and throwing the Republicans into confur sion.” Ho proposes to Ict the Bayard resolu- tion stand ns originally proposed, but to add: “And auch notes [the demonctized green: backs] shall not bo available for any of tho reserves required to be kept by the National banks, and all such reserves shall be kept in cola? ‘The whole will then read as follows: “ Reaoteed, That from and after tho passugo of thia resolution tho T'ronsury notos of the United States shall bo receivable for all dies to the United States, excepting dutics on imports, and shall not be othorwiso a tegal-tendor, and any of those notes herouftor reissued shall bear this Buperseription, And said notes shill not be avaliable for any of tho reserves required to be kept by the National bunks, and all such ro- serves shall bo kept fn coin.” As this in nowtse affects the status of the demonetized greenbacks, as proposed by Mr. Bayard, itis a mero partisan trick designed to pander to the hostility which » large pro- portion of the Democratic party entertains for tho National banks, and to divert atten- tlon from the real object of the Bayard reso- lution. It the Bayard resolution be reported with the Pendleton addendum, It will be as much ag ever 0 scheme for divesting the greenbacks of their legal-tender quality, to be followed in- evitnbly by tho extinction of the greenbacks, because thoy eannot be maintained In cirewla- tlon when they are deprived of tholr debt-pay- Ing power, oxcept at such a cost to the Gov- ernmont In selling bonds to buy gold as Con- gress and the country would not permit for any length of time. ''The whole burden of furnishing gold to the banks, to the export- ers, and to every man requiring the uso of legal-tender money, would then fai on tho Government, The end would be that the demonetized greenbacks would not be . reissued, but would be can- eeled and destroyed og fast ns redeemed, and ina short period they would have disap- peared from circulation, leaving no legat- tender moncy in the country, except a little gold and silver, which would quickly invite panies and stringency in the money market, in their present character, the greenbacks are practically coln-certiflentes, exchangeable for gold or silver; but, having the legal-tender quality, the holders of such notes do not rush on the Treasury and demand the coin, but rather prefer the legal-tender paper for the discharge of indebtedness as more conyen- fent and as chenper In handling. Whenever they shall cense to be legal-tender, they will te rushed In upon the Treasury by the banks aud the peuple for exchange in gold, and the Government will be compelled within a brick period to choose between suspension of specic-payments and the absolute extinction of the greenbacks. So far ns the fate of the greenbacks Is con- cerned, Mr. Pendleton’s position does not differ from that of Mr. Bayard. If it were possible for the former gentleman to claim consistency in financial discussion, he might point baek to the fact that he originally op- posed the issue of National legal-tender notes Rs unconstitutional under any and all clreum- stances, and thus justify his present ad- vocacy of thelr extinction. But, unfortu- nately for such clalm, Mr. Pendleton subse- quently revised his notions of the greenbacks go radically that he advocated thoir issue In time of peace as Irredeemable scrip, to the extent of thousands of millions of dollars, to bo used in lMquidation of the Government bonda, and during Inte years ho hos given ald and encourngement to the wildest vagnrics of the extreme inflationists and fiatists. But, even if Mr, Pendleton had personally been consistent in his treatment of the greenback question, he would appeal in vain to the Democratic party of Ohio, and to the great bulk of tho party throughout the country, to ratify a project that will lead up to the re- tiremunt and destruction of greonbacks, and a reduction of three-fifths of the avallable logal-tender fund of the country. Baynrd’s resolution ng it stands would have all the effect upon the banks which Pendle- ton’s addendum would exort. Whenever the greonbacks shall ceaso to be legal-tender the banks can no longer innke them available as reserves. ‘The banks will then be compelled to redeem their notes In coin, and to pay out coin for deposits whenover the depositors de- mand the coin, ence, whotherso expressed in the Iaw or not, they will be obliged to ae- cumulate coin reserves by the withdrawal of coin from the United States ‘Treasury, ‘The language of the Pendleton addition to Bay- ard’s resolution 1s consequently meantugless, except ns itis designed to mislead the Dem- oerats Into thinking ¢hat, by supporting the schemo in the shapes Pendleton desires to present it, they will bo visiting some special punishment upon the National banks. The real significance of the Pendicton suggestion fg, that it foreshadows the Demo- cratic purpose to break down tho Natlonal- banking system after the greenback system shall have been destroyed. ‘This dest gn was partially revented before thehollday vacation by tha Introduction of & measure into the House of Representatives which proposes ao repeal of the 10 per cent tax on the clreula- tion of private-bunk notes of Issue, It was announced that this measure will have the support of the entire South, and « coalition of the Ensteru and Southern Democrats was predictact whoreby the latter would support the scheme of the former for the extinction of the greenbaoks {n consideration of the former's support of the Southorn scheme for the destruction of the National banks. Pondleton’s suggestion in the Senate Is in the Ino of such a combination fdr the abandonment of the present currency sys temand a return to tho wiileat currency of State-bank issuo, ‘ ‘The Democrats aro both indefatigable and Ingeiious In their war upon the Nattonal bunks, They ‘first proposed to repeal the chartors, aud then to substitute greenbacks forthe bank-notesa, Unving fulled in both these attempts, thore is now a double and furtive attuck upon the banks, Inthe House itis proposed to open the way for private corporations to furnish State-soverelgnty cur- renoy, aul In the Senate Pendleton proposes to help undermine the National banks by making thom bear a8 rauch ay possible the burden of greenback demonetization, and thus forcing them to retire their notes or go into suspension, If these scheines shull also fall, then the Democrats will probably insist, thut the charters of all tho Nutional banks expire in 1683, twenty years from the grant- tng of the first charter, and oppose thelr re- newal, ‘Tuken together, therefore, it ts evi- dent thatthe central polnt of Domocratlo finance Is the destruction of a Natlonal cur- rency of every kind, and the substitution of of an irresponsible, vacillating, confused, and unsafe system, or rather chaos, of State- sovereignty currency, Viewed in this light, Mr, Pendleton’s suggestion will scarcely pro- _ THE ‘CHICAGO dues the harmony among tho Democrats which he expects will result from It, —————— THE RUSSIAN MILITARY FLURRY, The dispatches from London, Berlin, Vien- na, and elsowhere printed in our last issue concur in reporting an unusual military stir on the frontier between Russia and Germany, Old fortified potnts ara being strengthoned and new ones established. Ordnance, com- missary stores, and war material are being sent forward. New dépdts of supplies are opened, and the means of transportation and communication are bemg Improved and ens Yarged. ‘Troops, also, arc being concentrated at various polnts commanding both tho Austrian and German frontiers, ‘Tho situa- tion Is beginning to provoke discussion In military circles. The Gorman papers con- tain articles upon the line of defense against Russia, and the Russlan papers contain sim- Mar articles upon the line of defense agninst Germany and Austrin, and the Augsburg AU- gemelne Zettung points out with pride that Germany hasten railroads running to her cast- ern frontler, by whieh she could transport her entire army in a fow days, and long before Russia could rench it, thus securing to her self all the advantage in case of an attempted Invasion. All this Is suMefontly exciting, but It docs not follow by any means that there fs to be an immediate war between Russian and Ger- many. Russia is In no condition to make war upon the Inter, elthor politically or financially, If she found it extremely dlf- cult to overcome the broken-down Power- south of the Balkans, what hope of success could she entertain against Germany in league with Austria, aggregating 80,000,000 people and the two strongest and best- equipped armfes in Europe? It fs much more rensonnble to stppose that these move- nents of Russia are precautionary in char acter and of a defensive nature, as an offset to the reeent Austro-German alliance, which was atmed against the extension of Russian power fn Europe, and equally against any alliances which she might seck to make. Germany has made a masterly step in con- eluding an offensive and defensive alliance with Austria, It establishes a mighty power In‘ Enrope no nation will wish to offend. "The effort of Bismarck to unite the Teutonic nations In a Zollverein is hardly less fin portant, for when joined by tho com- mereinl bond of free trade the result must strengthen the national bonds as well, and establish. a vast, dominating em- pire in Central Europe. It is but natural, that Russin should watch these proceedings with something Ike alarm, and put forth hu mediate efforts to strengthen her frontier agalnst any emergency thot may arise, ‘Tho really !mportant plinse of all this mill- tary stir Is the significant warning which Germany has given France against forming analllance with Russia, Such an alliance as this lias been the dream of France ever since the close of the Franco-German War, She has been thirsting for revenge for the past ten years, and Russia Is the only Power to whom she can look for nn alliance. The Cologne Gazette, however, which is Bis- marek’s organ, and which has always re- flected his views on the foreign policy of the Empire, sots this matter at rest by Its refer- ence to the speech of Prince Mohentolie, the German Ambassador at Paris, delivered on the occasion of President Grévy’s recep; tion to the Diplomutle Corps on New- Year’s Day. In that speech he ex- pressed the confidence which Germany felt in tho now Cabinet formed by De Frey- clnet and the friendly feeling of the Emptre towards France, which expression would never have been authorized had not Do Freyelnet satisfuctorily explained the for- elgn pulley of France to Bismarck. The purport of this 13 thus explained by the Guzette: “No Ministry In France enn last tong if Bismarck opposes It. To such a pur- pose, Heaven be thanked, wet possess the requisite materlul, force, and power which stand at the hend of It, No State can stand on good terms with Germany which enters into political intimacy with Tuassia, At home the French may manage thelr affairs us they like, only they must not threaten us or the peace of Europe, or, which for the mo- ment is the same thing, they must not by any attitude of theirs encourage Hussia to enter Into now adventures.” Viewed by theso Nghts, the situation may be Drieily stated ag follows: Germany has formed an alltance with Austria and holds Russa in check, ns the only Power which now threat- ens the penco of Europe, and at the saine time has, for tho present at lenst, debarred Franco from entering into alliance with Russia. So far from tho military situa- tlon, therefore, being warllke, its tendency Is rather pacific, and the most recent move- mionts of Bismarck aro eminently calculated to continue instead of to disturb the peaca ‘of Europe, ‘There is but one motive strong cnough to Induce the Czar to enter upon a foreign war at present, and that is the hope of settling the miserable condition of tho in- ternal affairs of hls Empire by diverting the attention of his people from them; but that he should deliberately plunge Into a war without alles against Germany end Austria, with tho certain result of overwholuiing dis- aster, Is inconceivable. — THE PHILOSOPHY OF IT, ‘The political atrocity in Munlne shows that the Democratic leaders are ag cortupt, ag eonsclenccless, and as depraved in New En- gland as in Mississipp!, Louisiana, or South Carolina, Asa muttor of fact, tho plan of robbing citizens of their suifrages did not orlginate at the South, Inthe rush of events Wwe are prone to forget great political crimes. The first great political thott which was per- potrated In tho United States occurred In the Empire State. The Democratle party of New York stolo tho Electoral yote of that State In 1808, Horace Grecloy charged tho chief guilt of the crime upon Samuel J. ‘Tilden, and Tilden never dented the charge, ‘Tho Infamy of that erline against the rights of tho people of New York hus nevor becn execlied {n any one of the bulldozed South- ern States, ‘Ihe majority of the legal voters of New York on that occasion voted for the Grant ‘Electors. Tilden, having forescon that such would be the case, sent a circular letter to the Democratlo managers at every voting precinct in the State, requiring a telegraphic report to head- quarters in New York City of catlmated majorities immediately upon the closing of the polla, declaring that thereby an impor- tant object was to be attained. Upon the re- celpt of those reports Tilden, It was alleged, instructed ‘Tweed, hia thon henchman, to stuff the ballot-boxes in tho city with o suf- ficient number of Democratic votes to ovar- cone the estimated Republican majority tn the tntorlor of the State, Tho tissue-ballot frauds of the South Carolina Democrats Jn 1878 were no more criminal, no more heinous than tho New York Tilden-Twood frauds of 1863, Remove from tho Democratic bull- dozing frauds which have distinguished the elections in Mississippi and Loulsland for several yenrs the feature of assasination, and they are no worse than those of Tilden and Tweed. And the Garcelon-Pillsbury crime $u Maine ts no whit more atro- elous than: that of South Carolina or that of Now York, Tho country ts more shocked because In the present instance the fraud Is perpetrated In an old State, and, so far, the erlininala have benefited byethelr fraud, In New York the fraud did not affect the result of the Presidential election, aud the people seomed to lose sight of the smaller fact that the Government of the largest Stato in the Union had been selzed possession of by fraudt Its hopedand bellevad that the Demoerat- feerlme in Maina wilt yot be defeated and tho people's representatives sccured in pos- scasion of the Governinent. But suppose It should not? Suppose theconspiratorsstould auecced In retaining ‘control. of their stolen power? What thon? Is the case of Maine in 1880 any worse than was tnt of Now York In 1868? And {3 tho stealing control of a State Government at the North more menne- ing to the perpetulty of our free Institutions than tho stenting of a Southern State Gov- ernment? ‘The public docs not realize it; but the fact Is, the most startling feature of the general political sltuation fs the cireninstance that power has been usurped by the mluority, using force, In several Southern States, and the usurpation continued, now, for years, And the Government of the Notion confesses itself powerless to prevent or punish the crimes against tho rightof franchise whieh these usurpations involve. The South has been mado solidly Demo- eratie by frauds upon the ballot-box, and these frauds have been rondered possible only through tho enpital trie of murder. And yet tho country has remained enaln because, apparently, the frauds and erlmes were vom- mitted In the extreme South, The Northern Reonle {nm good-natured way have sald; ‘ATho South Is solidly Dentocratie by fraud; we will make the North solidly Republican honestly.” ‘The Northern people have thought—good souls—tocure the evil of fraud Inelections at the South by honest elections atthe North, Thay seem to have forgotten that tho first great Democratie fraud was per- petrated at the North, that only a dozen years ago the largest State in the Unton was stolen bodily, so to speak, by Tilden and "Tweed, and that the Democratic party of the Nation sanctioned the theft by secepting as its candidate for the Presidency the chict eriminal in the nefarious bustness! He who considers tho stealing of the Governniemt of Maine asa sporadic enso of Democratic villainy is not only a poor stu- dent of pulilical history, but utterly bilnd to the logie of this partleutar robbery. When the Democratic party had secured a Soild. South its managers assumed that tho con- trolof the Nation was within thelr grasp, and thetr spokesmen outlined the party policy so offensively that the reaction here foresliact- owed a Solld North, The stealing of Maine isthe Democratic answer to Northern ¢x- presstons of disgust. “If,” any they, in their seeret counsels, “if we can steal Southern State Govermments with impunity, why not Northern State Governments as well 2? And we have the robbery in Matne, The atrocity intho Pine-Tree State Is not the work of Garevlon and Pillsbury alone, It ts a part of: the Democratic plan to steal the Presidency in 1880, Derocrats ous parts of the country, and the Democratle . presses, denounce the erlme of their fellows in Muine; but ghe eriminals hold on to thelr plunder, The Court decides against them on every point, but they adhere stubbornly to thelr original program. Why? Because the Democratle party, as an organ- fzntion, does not speak. Individual Demo- eraty speak, but the party Is silent. Itistimo for the Republican party of the Nation to say that elections shall be free and falr, not only It Maine, but In Mississippl, Loulstana, and South Carolina, Tho surren- der of a known Republican State of the South to the Democracy, without a struggle, is a eonfesston of defeat everywhere. For, If tho Demoeratic party can usugp the Government of Mississippi, it can usurp the Governments of Maine, and New Hampshire, and enough niore States to secure control of the National Government. ‘the Committes of Southern Republicans who demand that the Repub- Ilenn party shall In the fortheoming Presl- dential contest enuvass every Southern State areright. Tho fact that stealing States has boon transferred from the South to the ex- treme North shows that reaulescence In elec- tion frauds anywhero Is suicidal ag well as cowardly, Our esteemed contemporary of the St. Paul Globe ts afraid that ‘Tne Triuny docs Congresaman Pound injustice In the conserva- tive view which it tukos of tho Governor's habit of scouring appropriations for tho bonefit of his district. The Glohe states, with becoming: ompbasis and a disregard of facts, that Any tumberman on tho rivors named [the St. Croix and Chippewa] cin tell it [fue Trimune) that the improvements made have tdded millions to tho wealth of the region.” It fs euy to write “millions” on paper, and tho Globe.docs not in- form us whethor tho numbor fe flyo or ilfty millions, nelthor does it specify the particular intorest or Industry that hus beon thus benctited by “the improvements.” {t muy bo tho im- provements mado at Eau Clalre, or by tho Beet Slough Lumbering Company, near the mouth of tho Chippewa, neither of which was dono at tho Government exponse, Our learned brother of tho Glohe nocd not bo informed that, concerning: tho resorvolr plan,” Tun Tuisune tukes very little stock in the faot (If it be u foot)“ that tho best engineers inthe country have glvon assurances that It is wholly practicable and com- paratively Inexpensive.” The nssurance of tho best engineors on the subject fsa more matter of hearsay us yot; and, if tt were u fact, Ti Trinune ts not oblivious of the habit “ tho best enginvers in the country" have of saying that any schomo is “wholly practicable, and com- paratively inoxponstvo,” from tho Ends jotty swindle at tho mouth of tho Bilsalsaippl to tho improveinent of the Wiscousin and Fox Itivers, The “resorvoir plan’ may possesa much moro merit than popular opinion fs in the habit of no- cording tolt, and Goy, Pound's fulth init core tainly ontitles {¢ to respect; novortholess, tha Govornment will do well to keep out of It until it hug amore reliable information on the subject than tho cortificates of fow ongincers who made purtint preliminary surveys and uro in wantof a job, It muy be practicable and em!- nontly bonoftclal; but that it will prove in tho ond comparitively “inexpensive,” nobody 1s } fvol onough to bollove who fs famillar with tho cost of public Improvemouts, except ft be the editor of tho St. Paul Qube. ee SENATOR OAMEHON and the reat of tho Grant Republloans In Ponnsylyania—and thelr namo is suid to he legion—cannot be upbrided with the fuct that thelr aggressive action in favor of thelr favorit candidate will not be bucked up by tho Electoral veto of tho State, Mr, Cameron was oleoted Chairman of the le- publican National Committeo by votes repro: sonting Stutca that nobody expects will cnst 1 Republloun Eloatoral voto, aud it is possible tha scale may be turned in tho Chloago Convention, Jn June next, by the vote of delugations repre- gonting irrovocably Democratic States, This is the natural outcome of our system, and not the fuult of individuals. At the bullot-box the only tight of the minority is to subinit to tho will of tho mujority, but, In conventions that nominate Presidents, tho minority often defeats the wishes of tho mujority, especially in the Democntic Convontions, wheru the two-thirds rule ts ob- served, And yot nobudy bus bowen wble to secure tho adoption of a moro cquitablo method than tho one alreudy In youu Tris not to be wondered at that, when our Rovolutionary futhors rebellod against English tyranny and oppression, they should ut the sumo timo have sought to prosorve all that was whale- some and benetloent ja tho British form of yov- ernment, Thoy were of English oxtruction, spoke tho English language, had acknowledged alloglanco to tho English Crown, and carrlod tn their blood tho pride and Indopendence of tho English character, Mr. Bancroft, tho American historian, declares that our futhora did not rebel agalnst George tho Third bocauso ho was a Kiny, ‘but because ho wus tyrant; und that, in the In- olplont days of tho revolt, the Colonial leadors bad uo {dea of a fut separation from tho mother-country, but hoped for certain peforms that wore fmpossible under the existing regime. Hut, when tho Soul soparation wus forced upon thom, und thoy resulved tw sot up busincss on. in vari | (TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1880, tholr own account, and dociarod the Colonics to ‘bo froo and indepondont Btates, thoy sought to preserve and fucorporate into tho roe publican ayatem whatever of guod had boon evolved by English laws and English clvillzn- tion. Mr. Dorman B, Eaton, In bis " iistory of Clyll-Service Reform in England," recognizes this fact, and says that the foundors of the Re- public took good material wherover thoy could find It, but Crom no quarter did thoy gather so much as from the exporience of England, The theory of Excoutive power; tho gront divisions of government Into throa departments; two Houses of Logislation, with the whote body of Parllamontary law; trinl by Jury; tho habeas corpus; the common-law orimiual definitions and procedure; military stbordiuation to vulyil authority: tho political conception of Individual rights and dutles,—nil those thoy drew froin tho source whence had flowed their blood, thelr langunge, and tholr civitization, ——— eee Tr Ja sald that Gon, Garfield's schotastic at- talnments fit hin for tho bead of tho let of mon of literary repute tn tho Sennte, and that ho will bethe best suliotar in. that body when ho tukes his scat thore. Gonornlly Senators are good laws yers and shrowd politicians, but thelr faces are not overaproad by tho stokly pallor of thought that comes of burning toa much midnight off in thole Nbraries. Thoy profor the brilliant reception, the midnight rovel, tho yny party where youth and beauty meet with othors who aro neithor young nor beautiful to chnso the glowing hours with flying fect, rathor than to poro over Plato and rent thelr Greek Testaments, Tho closest atudentof ourdny in the Sennto waa tho Into Chartes Sumuer; and, if his mantic has fallen upon Gen. Garfield'a shoulders, It will be worthily worn, He will not excel Thurmin as an able, profound, and well-read Iawyer, and logient debater; but his knowledge of public iifaira, and his information on general and special subjects, far surpass thoso posscasod by his illustrious and learned predecessor, et Ture Sheriff of Jotict sold the other day some real estate belonging to Martin Mergan and Janes Cavoney, who wero on tho bond of ex-Collector Bowlan, whose recounts were stort about #2800, The proporty gold brought $1,000, and tho Sheriff wilt sell enough more of Ber- gun’s Jund to make up tho deficit, The Repub- Ucan, of that place, Is of the opinion that, as there are twelye othor bondamen, It doesn’t seem cx actly fatr that twoof tho bondsmen should be obliged to make up Rowkhin's ontire dofuleation, whieh, If divided among the fourteen, would ainount to about $200 for cach man. The ma- jority of thom could ensily ruiso five or ten thnes that sum ony day. Tho sule dovs not de- prive Bergan and Cayency of ul thelr property, as ench retains a homostead,—the former forty and tho lutter fifty crea, ‘This seems to bo one of the few oases on record whero an oflicial bond was not mude of straw. Tin: nomination of Gen, Garfield for the United States Sonate by ucclamation In the Re- publican cauous at Columbus, Tuesday night, wns n consplonous manifestation of tho people's confidence and reapect fora public man, that muat bo very gratifying to the honored recipient, and one not often nccerded to tho best of public men in these days of wrangling, Jealousy, and competition, Mut ox-Senator T. 0. Howe, of Wiseonsin, was paldu sti higher compliment by tho Republican Logislature of Wisconsin on twooccnsions. He wna twice re-elected to the Senate without the Intervention of a caucus, the members of the two Hortses of the Legislature meeting in joint convention and uvery Repub- Neat member giving Mr. Howe his vote. ——— Iris stated that, of the seventy-two mem- bers of the Republican State Central Committee of Ponnsylvania, all but four aro out-and-out for Grant's nomination, .As these members are well scattered over the State, and have every facllity of knowing tho preferences of tho muss of tho people, tho presumption 1s, that every- body is crying for the Silent Man in the Old Koystone State, But thon thore comes x welrd traditional whisper that tho Pennsylyanin poli- tlelans are famous oxperts at manipulation and political necromancy, and that thoy generally run the machine to suit thothselves, without conaulting the wishes of the rank-and-file of tho purty. Mn. Costa, whose unabridged work on Parllamentary practice has beon the standard of authority for many years in this conntry, will have to issuan new edition to mect the neceasl- ties of Garceton'’s rump Legislature in Maine. Some of tho rulings of tho Fusion Speaker and. of tho Clerk, during the proceedings of tho or- ginization, are without precedent in the history of legialative assomblics. Having obtalned their seats by fruuds and teohnioaltios, and in dofl- nnce of the known wishes of the people, tho mombers and officers supplomont tho orlme of Garceton by smaller ones, but equally ropuy- nant to every rule of fair dealing. Ir must not be taken for granted that the Clork of tha Maine Hougo of Representatives, on Wednesday, waa wrong in ruling that a motion to adjourn was out of ordor, until tho clreum- stances ard known under which the motion was made, All yood Parllamentarians know that a motion to adjourn muy be out of ordor,—for examplo, whon 2 membor has tho floor and Is addressing tho Assembly; or when the Clerk {a calling the roll; or whon a almilur motion hns Just boon mude of record; or pending the oporn- tlonof tho provious Question; and soon, But yot ae takes procodonco of almost overy othor motion. Gus, SteEDstAy, of Oblo, an intimate per- sonal and political friond of Mr. Tilden, says that, Ina recont interview, whon ho asked hin if ho intended tobe n candidate again, Titdon re- piled; “Tam in tho hands of the Domuvoratlo purty, ond will cheerfully acquiesce in Its decla- Ion.” Which, bolng Interpreted, means that aly Sammy thinks tho ping are ull set, and that his pole Is long cnough to knock down tho por- simmons, Never mind, Messrs, Matthews, Taft, and Dennison; don't feot bad, After tho oleation of tho noxt Hvpublienn Presldent,—which, you know, takea place noxt Novernber,—perhaps Gen, Gartleld will bo usked to take a soatin Wash—, QGru—, Blui—-, Shor—,—we mean tho Presl- dent's Cubinot; and that will leave his seat inthe Sonata yucant for one of you. “ Hopo pricks us on, nor quits us when wo dle Mn. Ganceion ovidently treats the decls- fon of the MalnoSupromo Court as Matt Cur- ponter advised the usurping Gov, Barstow, of Wisconaln, in 1838, to treat a eimitur decision, when he withdrow from tho sult and nasured tho Supreme Court that hig cliont would “treat any Judgment which thia Court may render as an absolute nullity.” Hus Matt been advising Gareclon? Tie State Regtater says that the Germans of Wiuconsin eymiputhlae with Curl Schurz, who formerly lived in that Btate, In bis hostility to GemGrant. That is true, beouuse about 60,000 of thom Invurlably vote the Domocrutic ticket, and thoy votod it in 1837, to the discomfiture of ‘Mr. Sehurz, who was runuing on tho Ropubllcan Hoket for Lioutenant-Governor and got loft, Tue Pittsburg Commoretel-Gazetle prints 4 roviaw of tho iron trade of that city, which shows that thu yoluinc of tho fron moyormont during tho your was the lurgost on record in the business history of Pittsburg. Tho appreciation of neurly 100 por cont In prices during the Inst -balf of tho year also appours prominently among tho fasts SHOWN ene Eucenr Hate Is using the knowledge of Parliamentary law whiut his olght yours’ servico In Congress taught bin, to good adyantugy, in tho rough-and-tumble fight now in progress in Malno, His pointe wry guncrally well takon, und his roudluess In debate yiukes him a valuable leader on tho Republigun side, — ‘Tun Oshkosh Northwestern romarks that “The new dress of Tx Cuicago Tuisonn Iso ode! of noatness and beauty. The typo was mado In Chicago, and avory lotter Is plain, clear cut, and woll proportioned, ‘All is in hurinony with the character of the pupor for nows, outers prise, and indopendent expression of opinion.” ‘Tun Stark County Herald says that Honry County will present the name of tha Hon, Henry Mook ua @ candidate for the Congrvssionul nomi- nation tothe next conveution, The Herald tn- dorves Mr, Suck ua “the right mun, an able do- bater, and a wondorful worker."” ‘Tue Catro Bulletin, In poticing the death of Duvid Leavitt, who asslsted in the completion of tho Illinole & Michigan Canal lu 184-8, and who was ono of tho Trustecsof the Canal for the bondholders, says that the curvful and success ‘itary =Convention ful manngoment of tho Canal untlor hia Trustoo- ship wasn fale teat of tho sqinre-deallng of the man; and that, under hia management, the Canal was made to py its originul cost, and at Inat was turned over to tho Stute free of every sort of incumbranc Tur Quincy Herald is welcome to adopt and load tho editorial paragraphs of Tua Tntp- UNR without credit, beenuso Tim Tamuxe tlovan’t notices such cases of potty larcany, and it lan manifestation of keon appreciation on tho part of tho Herald, ‘Tire Pope County Democrat comes out for John IL. Ouorly as tho Domocratie candidate for Governor of Hinots, Ono of John's strongest recommendations na a candidate is, that he would not stand tho ghost of a chunes of an election. Mn, DANA, of the New York Sun, doesn’t feo what motive Grant can have in going to Mexico, untess it {s to crtablish an Empire, ee Te Elgin Leader suys that the Hon. A. 1. Herrington could bo nominated ond elected Govornor of Ilnols, if ho wished to bo. Dontna the Inst ten hotrs 110 new candl- dates have been “ montioncd" in tho papers for any State office, u Tie Ion, Eugene Cantleld, of Aurora, puts in an appearance us a candidate for Attor- noy-Genernl. i Tum Peoria Journal thinks John B, Haw- fey has no chanco at ull to be the noxt Gov ernor. Tux Now York Sun prefers Chief-Justice Church to Seymour asa Peesidontlal candidate. Tur Supreme Court is not the court of Inst resort Iu Malne, iu the opinion of Mr, Gurcelon, —— » Ganceton's hand was found In the wrong man’s pocket, | PERSONALS. W. IL Vanderbilt spent $25,000 for Christ- mus presents. _Ex-Senntor Revels, of Mississippi, is now the Presldent of a College at Alcorn in that Stato, Mr. Charles G, Leland, the well-known au- thor, returned to thls country last week, after an absence of eleven years in England. Madame Sin-Fu-Yen, wite of tho Chinege Minister at Berlin, ts the frst Chinn woman over secon in Germany, and attracts great attention when on the stroot. A binshing young bride In Glencoe, Mado some bisoult, hor couk'ry to show, The watchdog got well, but Charley and Belle Bleep quietly under the snow. Princess Louise 1s having a clearing mado in the woods of Rideau Hall, and a veritable backwoods shunty constructed upon it. It will be finished by the time she returns to Canada. A house of tce, slmilar to that whieh was bulit in the Rmpress Anno’s reign, {s about to bo constructed ut Moscow. This Id tho first public intimution that Mr. Charles Francis Adams In- tonds moving to Russia. Miss Eckhardt, a farmer's daughter of State Centre, In., pitched “ cighty acres of whent from wagon to stuck,” and was inarried a few hours afterward, If her husband has any sonso atallhe willnever make any fuss about cold dlimers on Yrash-days, Philllppart, founder of the Banque Euro- plenne, who disappeared from Paris some time ago, hug beon found ina convent. He proposes to become na monk, Amorican bank Presidents who turnup missing ure Invarinbly found in Canada or Belgium, and not in # convent, elther. Joseph Coburn, Esq., an eminent pugilist, who has been dutalnod in prison at Aubura, Ne Y¥., for the past two years, isabout to be par- doned by Guy. Robinson, We presume Mr. Co- burn will be offered tho clerkship of 2 Brooklyn court inorder that he may nssist Mr. Johnny Dwyer, who holds nslmitar position, in the distri- button of justice. Mary Clommer, ina recent letter, says that “Tho people must hug 8 hero,-ut loast in tholr minds; and as thoy live in an Inglorious aye, whon heroes nro not, thoy seizo a fotlvh, and, wooden though {t be, hug that.” You aro ull wrong, Mary, at least so furas Chicago fa con- cerned. Although this city 1s the home of somo of tho most persistent and accomplished bug- gers in thocotntry, fetishes muy be left in the most exposed positions with perfect safety. A young man who had just returned from along fourncy, clasping his adored one in a loy- ing ombrace in a dimly-lighted parlor, was seized with a grent terror that for an instant poralyzed all bis energies. “ O my darling!" said he, witd- ly, “why didn't you write mo of this? Whatis it—spinnl discase? Or hnyo you dislocated some of your ribs, that you aro obliged to wear this broud leathor bandage?” ‘0 love!" she gently murmured, “ this {8 only my ‘now bolt; would havo got a broader ono, but It would not go under my arins."* Pass the butter gently, Mabel, Shove It Hghtly thro’ tho air; In tha carner of tho dish, love, You will find a nut-brown hair, What fond mom'ries {t awakens Of tho days ere wo were wed, Whon upon my good cout collar Oft wus lald your little heud! Lovingly 1 stroked those tresses, In tho happy days gone by; Now I striko thom every meal-time In tho butter or the pie. An apparently good, but ‘evidently red- hended young man, camo into this olfico yester- day and left the following verses, concerning which ho desired the caroful and unbiased Judg- mont of the gontlomnn whose painful duty it ts tocxamino such matters ‘Mout ano, dar}! 10, by th tater irre te Are aaabl Iwill bu there along, my darling one, ‘To lourn what snail be my Inte, The first thing In this poom that strikes tho at- tention of tho oriticul observer is the bad tuste displayed in choosing the trysting place. Even in the summor, a mill-stroam is not exactly the spot that a sonalble girl would select for meeting the young man upon whom sho caloulated to be- stow her affectlony and dry-goods bills for life. There ure necessarily two sides to a atream, and durlug the period of mild lunacy which Inva- rubly attends the ourllor atigos of love itis n vetting point that ifthe girl was to uccept the invitation extended in the above vorse It would only be go disvover that her pootical swaln was onthe other bank, aud no bridge within holt a milo,—a condition of things adinirably calculut- el to cool tho andor of both parties, Then, aguin, tt 18 manifestly unfulr to expect a girl to go prowling up and down a creek In seurch of a young man, ulthough the industry displayed by lovely woman in tho pursult and capture of tho opposit sex isproverblul, Tho young man’s fAgaurunce that he will be thoro alone la uncallod for, 0 In wifulrs of the hoart itis not custumary to souure the assistance of a brass baud ora squadat polico, On the whole, we think tho goldon-hairod poot bad botter go up to the girl’a houge—taklog care to soloct # night whou the old man Is qut—and read his effort toher, Thon if sho has any dosire to oxplore tho mill stroam her ainbition int that direction cas bo gratified at sone future time, f — MICHIGAN SANITARIANS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, Detroit, Mich. Jaw. &—Tho Btate San- concluded ita sessions ot St. Andrew's, Hull to-day, when papers on Ventilation” wore road ue Dr. D. MoLeod, Dr. W. H. Rous, and Thomas A, Parker, of this alty. 6 joseph O. Hillingy, of the United Bultos Army, and of the National Hourd of Hoaith, delivered an addreaa setting forth the benolit of sunitary solence in tho army and the necessity of ite promul tion. Dr, A. Ui. Prea- cott, of Ann Arbor, and Dr, It. 0. Kedslo, of Lane sing, Prealdont of the State Hi of Health, road pspers, Mrs. Willlam Jennison, of this city, discoursod on * Cooking Seboola "at somo length, and Prof, J, M. B. sill, Superintendent of the Detroit Publio Bchools, reud a puper, Tho closing paper was WA Dr, 0, C. Yernuns, of Dos trolt, Anothor mecting under tho auspices of tho State Bourd of Houlth will be bold ut Grand Bapids somg time next month, WISCONSIN INSANE HOSPITAL, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribursey Mavison, Wis, Jun, 6.—Gov, Smith and the Bredunts of ia Jssane pospitals of tho State, who wore ponstitu WO Bourd for + appordenmucnt of State, hospital pir atte dirvoted that Jefferson Oounty be dotuched from the Northern District aud attached to the Stute beh Aovorulngly, all patients at the Osh." ‘oa Hospitul from Jetterson County will be at onda transferred to the Stato Hospital, near, ‘ WASHINGTON. A Lively Tilt in. the House is Over the Proposed — New Rules. The Commerce Committec Obieet Ing to a Deprivation of Functions, In Having the Harbor and River Ape propriations ‘Taken from Their Control. ‘ Possibility that Bayard’s Legal. Tender Resolution Will Be Buried. Mr. Beck Says He'll Not Vote to Bring It Before the Sen- ate. The Report on the German Nationa) Bank of Chicago Not Yet Completed. It WI Not, However, Make Any Show ing Unfavorable to the Cons ‘ troller, But Will Lay Baro Something of the In stitution’s Bad Management, RIVERS AND ITARBORS, DISCUSSION OF TIE NEW RULE, Spectat Vispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasixatos, D.C, Jan. 8—" 1 was not gent here to net as clerk for any committee,” sald Mr. Reagan, ex-Postmaster-General of tho Con: federacy, and Chairman of tho House Commerce Committee, ut the beginning of an excite! speech this nfternoon, Tho subject of debate wns the proposed roviston of tho rules, and the prinelpal proposition of the now rules was the tule which contemplates depriving the Com-, merce Committee of the power which it for some years has had of originating tho Iver and Mar bor bill, and of committing that bill to the charga of tho Appropriations Com: mittee. ‘The spirit of Mr. Reapin's indignant protest was tho spirit of tho entire opposition to this portion of tho revision, Tho. rules of the House nan wholo are very little uhdorstood ine side tho House, and are not understood ot all outside of it; but the question of tho old flagand ;, anapproprintion is pretty: well understood in both partics, whether inside or outside of Con- greas, Thut ig tha question which scems to be mainly invulved in the proposed transfer of power from the Comnmercd tothe Appropriations Committee, y = If WOULD DE UNFAIR to say that thoso who.oppose this transfer favor extravagance in approprinttons. It is true, however, that the ndyocates of the change are numbored umong the most rigid of the econo * mists of the House. The latter class 1's com posed of those who desire to magnify tho power * of tho Appropriations Committee and to cripple the Commurco Comunittoc. To-day tho Com merce Committee found carncat advocates and strong defenders in Reagan, Hooker of Missls- sippt, O'Neill of Pennsylvanin, and Kenna of | West Virginia, while the Speaker himself, Me- Lane of Muryland, and Garficld supported ptuposed change. Tho advocates of tl obango insleted that the existing rulea have glven tho Commerce Committee nonuthority over tho subject, but that thoy have by usurpation assumed jurladivtlon of those appropriqtions,ant that thoro has Ucen constanuy increasing cx- travagance in those appropriations since the Commerce Committee took charge of tho River and Warbor bill,—tho aggregate appropriations for that purpose sinco 1801 being 125,000,000, and that 1 gencrul change is demanded. g “Thoro hag been much public criticism,” snid Spouker Randall in his capucity ns a Reprosent> ative from Philadétphia, “upon the way the River and Harbor bill is prepared, and reform It noeded.” IN TITE COURSE OF 113 APEECIT the Sponker submitted the following atate: ment to show the woaderful fucronse tn the unount of the rlyer and harbor appropriation! since tho Forty-firet Congress: First acsslon Forty-flrst_ Congress, $2,000,000; accond session, 83,04 3 third sesalon, $1,487,600; second session. ond Congress, $5,688,000; third session, 3 first session Forty-third Congress 602 1805 Euuytton rth Congress, no ippropriutions; first session Forty-fifth, no % Dilly second session, $9,201,700; third session, , $7,810,000; total, 851009277. On tho otuer hand, tt was urgeil for the Cominerce Committee and for the River and Harbor bill, that tho work of pre poring that bill is greater than tho work of pre- paring any other appropriation bill; that the inprovement of rivers und harbors and the cx: tension of commerco ure the noblest works of Congress; thnt $60,000,000 ury not tuo much for such purpose; and that tho history of Euro] shows that tho prosperity of France Is mull attributable to the improvement of hor swuter and other highwa: There was 0 sharp Passat betweon the Spea and O'Noill, of Pennsyl: yanin, tho lutcer ruminding tho Sponker thal Mr, Randatl, 13 a Rey Leg had never ob- ae to Rpproprisy long for the - Delaware ehuylkill Rivers. ‘The discussion will continut for som days, Forty —— FINANCES. BAYAND'S RESOLUTION LIKELY TO BESMOTHEREN Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasitnaton, D, 0, Dec, 8—It is posalbla after all, that Buyard's rosolution will not be re ported from the Finance Committee, and that the expected debute on financa will not tuke - place, ‘Tho prospocts that tho resolution will bt reported govin to be dally growing leas, Bofort tho reecss Beck promised to voto to bring out tho resolution, so that it might come before the Semte for debate and action. His vote would have mado tho necessary majority to accomplish thig, but ut the anne tine ho refused to Indivate whut course he should tike on tho regult: tion In the Sunute., During tho recess a strong influence hus Leen working on the Kontucky Bonutur, and it {a reported that ho now says that ho shall voto to smother tho resolution, a3 thé people who bellove ns he doos Insist it abull bs done, This change of front is bolloved to be specially due to the influence of Senntur Voor hoes, who has been tho most’ resolute of Mr Bayned's opponents within his own party. Io accordance with a determination of thelr caucus conunittee, the Republicans will doubticss a alut Beck and Voorhees, and it now Jooksas It thd resolution would be buried in, committee aud never reach tho Senate for discussiur of nection, Itis not safe to etute this usa certain: ty, but present Indicutions pofut to noneuction as tho pulivy of both purties, SOUTHERN CLAIMS, * KEPORT OF THH COMMISSIONERS, % Sprctat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunt, = Wasutnaton, D, C., Jun, &—The Souther Clulms Comiisstoners have sent to Congr) tholr ninth general roport, whivh ts us folluwit Tho uumber of claims doolded since thelr lust report 194,200, In cach of these oases 4 spudlil report Ja subinitted, with the petition, evidencs and ull papors relating thoreto. ‘The roasons fo the allowance and disullowanco of tho clulis are therein set forth, The Commissioners aro unuimous In all pe lt reports, we lu tho re! the Commtuaionens have Jurisdiction: Hye te aig. 2 gluta towed, ier marred ‘a t 138 ise ian ie th cel whose ‘claims were oe or the whole umber Of 3,200 ere bankrup'