Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1880, Page 2

i ! Pie Se eae hee ee ore ~~ poLITICAL. Senator Blaine Makes a Stir- ting Speech at a Bos- ‘ton Dinner. The Struggle Briefly Reviewod, and Its Results Suc- cinotly Stated. ‘It, Was a Grand Triumph, Not of Mon, but of New Engloud Character. ‘The Fusion Farce in Maine Fast Drawing to a Close. No Decision Arrived at in Re- gard to the Judicial In- quiry, Ss Several Senators Announce Their Intention to Fall Back on tho Capitol. A Move in Force Soon to Be Made on the Fusion State Treasurer, The Capitol Placed in Possession of ' Lawfully Organized State : Militia, ‘An Interesting Interview with Ono of the Maine Republican Advisory Committee. F, A, Pike, of Onlais, Gives a Very Olear and Oomprehensive View of the Situation. BLAINI’S SPRECH, THE BRNATOR ON MAINE'S THOUDLES. Spectal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Boston, Jan, 23.—Senator Blaine was dined ‘by the Massachusetts Club this afternoon, and received loud applause ns he rose to his own health. His speech, whieh was wholly on Maine affairs, wag as follows: “TfL could have fashioned the toast which you give with so many complimentary allu- sions, I should have madg ft to the Repub- Ucan party of Malne, and not to an individ- ual member of it, for whatever victory has « been gained in Maine, and whatever attaches to that victory for my own State and for other States belongs to tho entlro Repub- llcan party of the State. Thoy. resisted the outrage that was attempted ns one man, and while some enterprislug newspaper gentle Inen have sgen direful divisions in the State, in which one wing was contending with an- other one, they existed wholly and absolute- Jy In thelr Imagination, for the Republican party in Malne knows no division [applause], and Iam very sure {f any momber of that party, during a long and trying test to which Sts organization was subjected, ~ had) been looking out for one moment to the amount of credit that might be par- eeled dut to him, or had a fear that ALITTLE TOO MUCH CREDIT . might be parceled out to any other man, he would, with general accord of all his nsso- tlates, have been deemed an unworthy mem- ber of the great organization. [Applause.) Lenn speak of this because I have seen allusions elsewhere that somebody was trying to deprive ‘ somebody cls of — proper amount of credit and of honor. Let mo say to you, gentleman of: tho Massachusetts Club (and with all sin- cerlty), and saying It with thankfulness of heart, that without division, that without contention, without rivalry, without per tonal anibition; without, I believe, s single motive other than the general good, the Ite- publican party of Maine fought the question, notagone party, but as one underlying the great rights ot republican government throughout the world (applause) ; and In this thoy huve not been slow to acknowledge, nor loth to acknowledge, the great honor that “was due to those who bore conspicuous parts; and among these, Iam sure, through- out the length and breadth of the Stato of Mutne, there ig not an ungenerous withhold- ing, but rather an overmessure of generous outpouring, of thanks to that gallant soldier, . and ‘SCHOLAR, AND STATESMAN, DERLALN, whou I had hoped ta meet here this afters noon. [Loud applause and three cheers.) It has been so much a inatter of State con- test with us; It hag been so much a matter that we have thought ourselves competent to deal with it at home; it has been so itch a matter In which wo took an honest pride In dealing with nat_ homo, yo will belleve me when I say, [ feol a ifttle loth to discuss it outslde, aud 1 shall not, a8 thoy might say, ‘behind their bucks. Idon't think any Democrats in Maine will secuse ine of having: been loth to discuss it In the State, I shall not imake 9 eriticisin upon any of the offenders by name. When £ do that do it on our own soll and to thelr own faces, (Applause) But L pay to you, gentlemen, we have had agrent deliverance, and that throughout the entire contest wo belleved wo wore pirsulng 6 ine that should entitle us to tho respect of those who inight come after us in this State, ‘There was nota day tn the contest In which We were nut incstly the stronger purty, physically: there was not aday in the con- In which MAD VIOLENCE REEN ATTRMPTED, wo should not have becn able to quell It; and lad it been selected as a modu of declston, we could at any tine have been victorious. But, as Lsatdin Maine, I repeat here, wo wore ambitious, ubove all: things, to demon Btrate.to ourselves first, and to ait the world outslde, that Republican Government when put to the teat wns strong enough In Its own laws to cure Lts own Gvily and secure tts own Tights, {Appluuse.} And thus It was from the} first that we demanded, and, under tho blessing of God and the good manngement and goud efforts of all who took part in it— and they Were inany,—that we were cnabled to conclude .the whole unhappy — tra edy, runnin over nearly seventy full days of trial and tribulation, without wn un- pleasant occurrence mounting to the slight est disturbancy of the peace, and I say here, with much pride, that the City Marshal o: , Augusta told we there had not been any three weeks, to his. knowledge, in Whieh so few arrests hud been made fn the city as when [twas crowded, and Gyer- crowded, with the purtisansot each ald, {Appluuse.) L think, gentlemen, this SPEAKS A LARGE VOLUME for the self-restralot, for the discipline, for the forbearance, of New England character; and T offer you, with these brief remarks, hi conclusion, this senthnent: [t was not a triumph ofa man; It was not a triumph of 6 arty; it was notatriumph of the mon of alne; it was the triumph of that character Ach hag been fortulig on these shores and under these instltutlons of the six New En- “ glund States for two und « quarter centurtes, and which brought forth the reat frusttal victory_under the form of law,” [Loud ap ause. < ¥ Congratulatory speeches on the Molne vio- tory were algo delivered by ex-Gov. Jevyell, of Connecticut; the Hon, Harvey Jewell, ths Vion. Murstiall BP. Wilder, the Hou, Jacob Benton, D, O, Locke, und others, FUSIONIST QUERIES, |’ " WHICL, WILL PIOBAULY B® JGNORED; GEN. CILAsI- Avousta, Jan. 2%—The Mllowlng, ts ‘tho * gubstance of the questions to he, submitted tu the Court by the Fusion Legistature: Finst—Was the organizatlon of the Senate 4 and election of the President and Secrotary thereof on the first Wednesday of Jaituary, 1890, Tegal and In accordanea with, tha Con- atitution and laws of tho State? Sccond—Was tho organization of tho House of Representatives, and the election of Speaker and Clerk thereof on tho first Werlnesday in January, 1880, legal, and in accordance with the Constitution and laws? Third—Were the bodies of persons who had thelr meetings on the evening of the 12th day of January competent to organize tho Senate and House of Representatives for the State of Maine to constitute the Fifty- ninth Legislature; and were thoy legally organized as auch, and dothcy constitute the Fifty-ninth Legislature; and ware thoy [egal- ly organized as such, and do they constitute nilegal Legislature under the Constitution and Inws of this Stato? Fourth—Ift the Senate organized on tho first Wednesday in 1880 was not legally or- anized, is that body a convention of Seni- foreelect by or through which a Senate ma or must be organized, that body laving nad- ourned from fay to day. from auld first Wednesday of January to the present 18 Fifth—It the House of Representatives or- ganized on the first Wednestiay of January, 1880, was not legally organized, 1a that bordy, fg convention of miembers af the House of Representatives elect by or throngh whieh House of Representatives may or inust be organized, that body having adjourned fram. day to day from anid first Wednesday of Jan- uary to the present thine? AT AUGUSTA. ‘THE FUSION FRAQMENT. Avavsta, Me., Jan, 2%.-—The Fusfontsts to-, day met at Union Hall, with but a part of the inambers present. Jickey put in tho follow- Ing ordor: That P. A. Sawyer, Secretary of State, be directed to notify the muntelpal of- fleers of towns and plgutatlons that a new valuation of the State Is tobe made by thls Legislature, that said oflieers may appearand be heard; and that partieular notice, with the broad seal of the State affixed, be for- warded to tha Towns of Ellsworth and Brunswick that their Representatives have withdrawn thomselyes from this House, Inthe Senate tho President announced that the standing Committee found much fault because it had been refused tho priv- flege of taking statlonery from the State- louse. Both branches then adjourned until 2 e@elock, when the Committee on Questions for the Suprome Court will report. The municipal officers in towns whero the Fusionists have control are sending to the Socretary of State’s office the valuation books for use of the Valuation Comnittee. ‘The Senate has directed an examination into the accounts of the State Treasurer. Absent Senators are requested to take the sents in the Senate to which they were chosen. AT THE CAPITOL, , In the Republican House, thé Committes on the Judivtary ordered to inquire as to an amendment to the Constitution so that cer- Ufentes af election of Representatives shall {issue directly from munielpal officers, tho Judiciary Committes reported o resolution providing for an umendinent to the Constitu- tion that the Governor be elected by a plu- rality Instead of a majority vote, Tho rile was syspended and passed to be engrossed, ‘Tho Senate concurred, Both branches adjourned tilt to-morrow. THE STRONG VOX. Boston, Jan. -3.—A Herald special from Angusta says: The Fuslontst Treasurer, White, wo refuses to deliver the keys of the Sub-Treasury to Republican ‘Treasurer Hol- brook, begun to-day paying sinall sums to such of the Fuslonist Legislature as chose to apply therefor, Tho money is not Stato funds, but part of a subseription fund. - High Republican authority guaranteed the statement that Treasurer White will be put out of the Treasury by forcible means next week, nnd that if the banks where the Stato moneys are deposited refuse to recognize Treaster Wolbrook’s dratts, legal proceed- Ings will be begtin in order to vindieate Hol- brook’s title to the office, MORE FUSION TALK. Avausra, Me., dan, 23.—At the afternoon session of the Fusion Legislature, the report of the Comnnittee on she questions to be sub- mitted to the Court was read. Mr. Ingalls sald: ‘We know now that the Court ‘ir not recognize any laws that we may make, but, muder our present condition, we should submit theso questions, and then, like good Inw-ablding citizens, submit to the decision, The questions sent to the Court by the other body were theoretical, but these cover the facts at issue, Itdid not look weil for the State to have two State Governments, and surely Congress ean give us no rellef, and he could not see any possible harm in submitting tho questions to the Supreme 01 Mr, Ill] said: “We now have two decis- fons, and he was for ablding by them.” For a week it was a question where to go; but ho had resolved to go into the other body, so that his people might be represented in the inaking of the new valuation, Mr. Stiles had no confidence in the Judges. He was willing the questions should be sub- mitted, on the condition that the Judges answer them as put, nnd not go out of their why to get something else in. After further discussion, 1b was yoted to Jay the questions on the table till Monday, ——— A BENSATION. MILITARY TO TAKE stance oF THE CAPI- ro! Bostox, Jan. %3,—The Heratd’s Augusta special to-night says the whole situation lias sluco fifteen minutes past 11 o'clock entirely changed. . By to-morrow morning three com- panies of infantry, tho Capitol Guards of Augusta, the Auburn Light Infautry, and the Gardner cémpanies und the Androscog- gin Light Infantry, will garrison the Stute- House, At ten minutes past 11 Gov. Davis and his Inspector-General arrived at tha Adjutant- General's office, In three minutes Gov. Davis quthorized this startling but well justiticd military movement. Lt was a timely act, ‘Tho miltary authorities wero out of putlence with the politicians, who havo for several days had dominant influence at the State-Llouse, ‘This has been the most sensattonal of any night since the complications, But the NUMONS OF STARING EVENTS TO COMB wery not baseless, Fusionlsts’ militia aro and have been drilling down-town In this elty, and it has been ascortalned to tho satls- faction of tho military authorities that a con- centrated attick upon the State-Ifouso was likely to oceur any moment, A plot to burn the residences of the lead- ing Augusta Republicans was discovered to night, ‘Triangular bits af paper marked tho doomed residences, ‘They were tacked oit after durk, and soon pereglved by the vigilant police, Had the Governor not given his or- der for calling out tho troops to-n{ght, the nilltaryfinen at the State-Lluuse were ready to abandon thelr watch, which was likely to resalt In AN indbealous =D, ‘ Tho orders for tho snflitia wore given out. by en, Chamberlain's Ansist- ant-Adjitant-General, for tho reason that part of the inllitle would not, or tt wus feared would not, obey Goy, Dayis' order, ‘The Caplto! Guards garrison the State-Houso to-night, and partly relleva the worn-out pollee, who have been without sleep for ninny hours, A speclul troin ts ordered to-night from Lewiston, Probably tho uioat aggressive movement of the State Government will be tw disperse the Fuslonist Legislature, and are rest avery Fuslanist official whe perslsts In playing at Government, ‘Those who tnagine the Fuslonists Inactive have abandoned thely cause are LABORING UNDER A MISTAKE, While the Government is not alarmed, they fully jp tho pituation, and will make the State-House perfectly linpregnable, The first military company that ever en- tered tho Stute-House marched tn at mld: night to-night,—the Capital Giards, feasra, Pillsbury, Blood, Channing, and others are known to pa onrollinys wen tn every county in the Stal Men are _col- lected in country: towns ready for.J. lL. Binith's call, Capt. Black, of Augusta, |y drilling men alll Muyor Nosh adireszed the following note to Gov, Davis tought: Tu vlow of the threatening attitude of persous hostile ta tho present Government of tho State, 1 for! conatriined to say to your Excellency that I fear iny ofvil police force will fo unntle to aufligiently protect the public property at the Capital, or oven hold possesaton of the bullding fiself against such force ns tha publio onomios soem to bo willing to bring against tt. Crantes BE. Nast. ‘There ara : SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES which ead to alarin, viz: Crowds of men collecting at various points, the continuance of organization among tho Fnsinutite, tls g of money to sustain hen their action, the activity of Maj, J. ‘lL. Suilth, tho holding out Sawyer, who clalms to be Secretary of tate, the drilling of sceret elana of urmed men, and incendlary talk of the Greenback- Labor Chrontete, of Auburn, that the State- Tfouse inust he taken though {t costs thou- sands of lives, From aconsuttation with the military au thorities Gov, Davis became fully convinced of the seriousness of the sttuutfon, and that the position of Mayor Nash {s perfectly sound. Ho therefore ordered ta the Stute- douse the Capital Guards and Richards Light Infantry, who at 1o’clock (his morn- lig wore there, he Auburn Light Infantry will leave that pines for the Capital at 3 ofcfock this inorn- ing, and other military forces will be brought here, if havossaty, Intormation of the operations of tho Fu- sfonists COMES FROM NELIADLE MEN Inench county. The design ts to take tho House, ‘Tho prompt action of Gov. Davis will avert all trouble. Men are Icnown to be ready at the call of Smith Crom Lincoln and Summerset Counties, who are to take sleighs. neross the country, ‘The prompt action of Col, Peaks prevented movements in Pisea- taquis County. MORE TROOPS. Koston, Jan. 2.—Augusta specinis say tho Richards Light Infantry af Gardiner ‘haye just arrived—3 a. m.~—and marched into the tute-}louse, 1 A Gatling gun will be here in the morning. All the arniorics in the State are under guard. ‘the Republicans mean to hold possession, and ifthe State troops are not mitequnte the President will be called on for nid. ‘KB, A. PIKE. THE ACTORS IN THE MAINE COM PLICATION, The Palmer Mouse register yesterday morning bore In_a modest, plain land the slmple legend, F. A, Pike and wife, Maine.” Mr, Blaine’s State having assumed so much prominence of Inte, it naturally occurred to ‘Tr Trent's searcher after notable tray- elers thatany one from Mate, be hls nano Pike, Siuith, Jones, or Robinson, must have something to say in one way or another on that fruitful subject, the recent troubles and the present “ situation.” A card transported to tho upper regions brought back the re- sponse that the gentleman would be down presently. When he did come the reporter found himself face to faco with a genini, rather portly down-Easter, some- what in tho afternoon of Iife, whose fnee wore n benevolent look that was further hightened by a patr of steel-bowed specta- eles which bestrode his nose, Encouraged by this altogether prepossessing appearance, Tur Trimune enissary, after chartering a couple of chairs, darkly hinted his suspicions. that the Maine man might—nay, must—know something of contemporary interest in con- nection with the.Jate golngs-on In the lite Gov. Gareelon’s turn-up Commonwealth, and. Inthmated that an unburdening of the Maine mind would about meet the oxigencies of the case. The reportorial suspictons, 13 usunl, proved to be correct. “Anything I can tell Tim Trinvny Is yours,” sald the gentleman fu an ensy, affa- ble way, “though the telegraph lias keptyon pretty well Informed, I suppose, on all that has been going on. Ihave been through no sinall part of it, in a somewhat active ca- pacity, and Jf I ean tell you anything Pl do so,” “Ah, indeed!” observed the reporter. “What part did you take in the matter?” “Mr. Blaine and other prominent Repub- Ueans sent forme while Iwas at iny home in Calals, attending to my law practice, to come to Augusta and act as one of the Ad- ylsory Committee who gathered nt that city when the counting-out was first threatened, We were nu committee of some half-dozen, and consulted as to what was best to bo dune ag the several steps in tho Fusionist scheme began to unfold themselves.” “Did you remain at Augusta’ during the troubles?” “Not continuously, I was there three soveral Uimes, and assisted as faras1 could in the work which was done.” “A REHEARSAL OF THE DIFFICULTIES and the steps lending to the final extrication, coming froma Maine man who was on the spot, would be tlmnely,” suggested the re- porter. “Tf that is what you want, I guess I can give itto you. In the first place, the fnet of it was that Gov. Garcelon’s Council was an unusttally wenk one, I don’t think Gareelon himself was so innch to blame, I think ho was deluded to 4 grent extent. When tho Fustonists started out with this thing, it was BO utterly absurd that no decent min would credit the reports, Our Constitution is a very reasonable one, but it ° declares that somebody must declare tho result of nn election, and fn this ense {t was the Govornor and his Counell. | ‘Tho Feneral roviston of the Constitution Is simply that they shall at the proper thne examine tho returns and make Hats of those who appear to be elected, Of course in so many towns there were al- ways trivial errors,—errors of spelling, and clerical errors of various sorts. | Heretofore all these things have been neted won as reasonable men would act upon them. In this ease, however, It was quite apparent that thoy meant mischief from the start, “Tn other words, that they neant to throw out_yotes on mere technlenlitien 2 “You. There id quite satlafactory evidence that they exmulned the returns and took those from the Fuslon towns tht were defec- tive, sentthem back, and had them amended, Then when the Republlenms came together and wanted to see the returns for the pur pose of getilng thelrs nmended, they wouldy’t look atthem, There was where the first controversy arose, ‘The .Ropub- licans went to thea Court on that, anil naked for a mandamus directing | the Secretary of | State to show them the returns. ‘Tho Coust, howover, sald that the Governor and the Council had o prier fight to exmuine the returns, and, ale hough the other purty ought to ‘be allowed to see them, yet they must do s0_ in subordl- nation te tho rights’ of tho Governor and the Connel to exuniny thom.” “That was the first Republican setback 2 “Yes; but the Republicans were by no means discouraged, Chay knew thelr rights, and were not backward fi going to work to maintaln them, After the decision, THE FUSIONISTS MADE TILESE LISTS as thoy plensed, and some of them Jn a most absurd way, Ina close district in Aroostook County, composed of sume half-dozen towns, for instance, tho ‘Town Clerk of one town bad spelled Jolin Burnham's name without tho *h? in the last. name, and the Governor and Counell said thot it wasn’t the same nine, Bo they (tropped that out and gave a certificate to ‘the other man, who was, of course, ut Fuslonist, Golng ayer the returns in that way, thoy returned seventy-clght Fue sionisty out of 151, when there were but six. bony Fuslonists elected, ‘Tho Constitu- ONE OF jon provides that majority shall be a qgnorum. Well, the first point th was to seo) whether in iy ms the: would finve a quorum: and whothor alt of thoao soventeon men, who were counted in, but not elected, would necopt thelr eertiti- eategand act, On consilering, tho antler, there were threo of them who refused. Two stald at hong, and one ucted with the Repub- Heans. ‘hat made only seventy-tive, whieh was not quorum, When the’ Legislature got together there was SEIMOUS DANGLE OF COLLISION, and probubly of bloodshed. Gov. Gnreelon, who nt that tine had gotten very heartlly and thoroughly Into the scheme, ordered the Stato-Hotise barricaded, and, it was anid, in- tended that nobody should go Into the House or Senate unless he was on’ his Het and had his certificate.” “But Garcelon hadn't sand enough, 80 to speak, to) igo ahead with his obsteuctiontst FORTIN, o cotiin he persisted in that, the Republicans would undoubtedly havo used force, It was so contrary to all our customs evor since Wo wero a State and had a Staloetiouso to have it closed up against ansbouy that they would have gone in by force.’ Hut the Governor got somewhat alarmed at his position and sunt down for Gen, Chamberlalu, who was a Mojor-General of our State militia, Afterhe emme and boxed up the arin, dismissed the Governor's’ Guard, and avo tlirec- tions. iat anybody niight go into the qepisiallve chambers until they were full, there was no further ‘danger. At the first meeting we had o quorum by two Republicans, Hale and Young, going tn, and, haviti vn quorum, tho Fusfonists made 0 pretense that there wis vw Mouse of Repre- sentatives, But the Court having decided that these men, who were counted In without mutforitles behhnd them, lad no right to sit, that entirely destroyed the legality of the bedy for any other purpose than to pdjourn from day to day to see Whathor 0 major! yot those really clected would come fu. After the second opluion of the Court had decided that those who were elected had a right to form» House of Representatives outside of the Governor's eertifente, and Gen. Cham berlain haying reeornized that right, I gave tho Republicans bath the LEGAL RMUMT AND THE Fouct, and they have had nothing to do since that Hine link to occupy the House and go on leg slating. Be What shapo are the Fusloufsts in at present? “Thoy are uttorly broken up.” “Tut thoy are stl) talking about appealing to the Suyweme Court, aren't they? “T don't believe they will do that I think they linve had enough of the Supreme Court,” replied Mr. Pike, with afangh, “ By tho way, Y seems that Garcelon and dts Council dilferhd ag to the wisdom of Go- ing before the Court.” Yes, the firat lot of questions was subimit- ted to the Court by the Governor agaist (ho. wishes of the Counell, He was induced to do it partly by the attorney who conducted the mandamus ease in behalf of the Seere- tary of State, AL PY Gould, who was appar ently Hushed with success In that case, and coneluded he could win again, f6 was rently an instance of misplaced confidence, Now, having tried the Court twice and been worst. ed, Thave no iden they will try it on. third thne, You see, they are slinply skirmishing: for nn chonce to back out on some decent priest or athor,~looking around to see if they can’t be let down ensy. It fs ver probable thaty Tf. the Governor had allowed them to go in Inst Monday and hold a ses- sion, that would have been the last of them, But they were provoked: somewhat by that refusal, and so they have been looking nronnd to get ald and comfort in gone quar- fer or other.”* *'Phele hopes have centered In Washing ton, Inve they not?” “'Thoy have had an idea that the Demo- erates at Washington night assist them for the puirpose oft penal about confusion In the Electoral ticket so ns to give Con- gress next winter uchancs to throw out the vote of Maine, But, iu the menntime, they are meeting iia little hail thore In Augusta, and Nave ai altogether awkward and un- pleasant tine of it, ‘There's nobody to pay them, nnd no way to get thelr pay exeent by voluntary contributlons, which must come in very slowly. The members from the baek towns want thelr pay and thoi mileage, and there’s so ninny to get It, and nitogether thelr position ts nat a pleasant one.” “Tn addition to all that they enfoy the pleasant. conselousness of knowing that the upreme Court—the Inw of the land—lns completely sat down on them.” “ Non of the rank and file, and none of the leaders, seo any way out of it except to ADJOURN HINE DIE, and for the members who are reguinrly clueted to go inand take part in the Legisin- ture, “Do you think it will come to that in the end?” . “Lthink it will Idon’tsec how it can re- sult otherwise.” “What do you think of Garceton’s status In the whole ‘nifatr, now that ho has played lus part and retired to a back sent? “Gareclon was the fool in the play,” “What leads you to form that opinion ?? - “Well, my general knowledge of the man, and the faet that on several ocensions, When these extraordinary vs were brought to his attention, he spy ty know nothing about them, Laminelinedto think the hard cages Were put through by the Council al- inost entirely.” “ Do you helleve the Maine steal was a part of « general plot hatched in Washington on A grand sealy 2” ‘it is hurd to. tell what was runnin through theiriminds. They wanted fmmedt> atu success, aud they wanted anything that. wold ltt comb from it. Very likely Pillsbury wanted to by United States Sona tor, snd Jald his pipes necordingly.”? “You wouldy’t put Garcelon down ay the *Boss Choctaw,’ then 2?” “No, Ldon't think that Is right. I think that Pillsbury has been the head devil, and that these other fellows have been following his lead, ‘The Council was composed of men without reaponsibility, and inost of them without character, and thoy have been entire- ly reckless in thelr talk and actions.” “What is your opinion of the bribery charges 2 “Ail {know on that point ts what Ihave keen In the papers. Ldoi't know the parties, but Swan ing evidently shown hinself to ben whelp, whether hisstory is true or false, White isa young Inwyer, and certainly had nu money to pay anyboily for votes, It has been fusinuntingly stated, I know, thatons of those nen went to Biaine’s, house a good deal, but Blaine's house luring the past mnonth and inere lias been as public as this hotel. Everybody went there, and it was tho REGULAR REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS, Charges of bribery nro always ensy to make, ‘These people are Ulsappoluted, and want to get some sortofa handle. [tis utterly In- consistent for aman who clains to be ordi. narily intelligent to aay that he thonght it was tin honest interpretation of our Constl- tution to decide that Burnham and Clarke were not elected on account of the misspell. ing of their names, to say nothing of the other cuses., But don't. think the Demo- crats of tho State of Maine are an than Democrats clsuwhere, | 1 they?re nbout up to the average.” Has Blaine become any more popular for Ws Paneth in oxtrlenting' the party from the, sltuatlan “ It would be difficuit for hin to become any more popular than he already was, but It fs generally recognized that he did moro than any othor one uinn to carry along the vontroversy.ou the Republican ‘side, to in- form the public. as to what was go) Ing an, and to present the case and make the argu: wents. He devoted eight weeks of hard, solid work to ft, and his health suffered us a consequence,” Cat suunpose thore is no doubt that the Maine delegation to Chicago will bp enthusl- ustically In hls favor 2? “ Not the least daubt of It whatever.” And whut Is thonght tn Matno of his chatiees for the nomination? * Bhatia Is coming up at Just the right time. ‘The danger of Grant and'a third term seems to be passlnny by,” Shee ie ‘tind a strong competitor in herein “Sho moneyed people will go for Sherman, but the cneyed people nre Incking In ine bers, In a National Convention the dele. gntes look to the man Mili Kins the best chones of winning, Blaine ts n min who tallied round hin the most enthusiastic fol- Ova, “How do you. regard Washburno’s chances 7 “Tus in Congress with Elihu several yenrs, nud he is ony of the ien in the coun- ry of whom I think most highy, But tlow’t sea where: his chances for a nomina tlon cousin, If Grant ts out the way, [don't sev how he could bring any more strength than Grant himself could." cae Know his popularity among the Ger- man “Yes; and the strength of that support Is not to be forgotten, He fs a ai of saad GREAT FORCH OF CHANACTER, and ff he should by any'chanee obtatn the Preatdency, 1 don't think: he would tolorate the personal raseallty that Grant did, | But Mulne is for Blane, and. Majne men hope and expect to seo bhu nominated,” “How do they look st the move In the New York Loylstatura to obange the mode of choosing Presidential Electors 2"? “They regard {tas decidedly not in the In terest of Conkling, who wants the prestige of thirty-llve Electoral yolws and the con- & worse imagine trol of the nex} Adminjstration, We took upon the move os. antl Grant and” anti-Conkilng. If Grant fs going to auceeed in the Convention hy niust hive the Stuta_ of Now York and her thirty-tive Electoral votes.” According to the proposed change, each Congressional Die ict would choose its own Elector; so that tho Electors would sinuly fotlaw wy Cone greasional delegatlop. ‘hab wondd give two- thirds Republican aud one-third Democratic Electors,” Under the old rule, Conkting would have the power, if the nomination didn’t sult hii, tole back and let the State fo Demueratic, Ue would probably take ho ground — that his ‘active stipport x Kecessury to carry: the State for the Republican candidate. If the yote ig" broken up inta districts, vach tlstrict goes with the Congressional delega- tion, Mr, Conkling is no longer necessary to the success of the party, and any other good Republican could come tn and have the same chance that Grant now has," It was easy to sce that Mr, Piku's wish was | fathor to: the though {ovealtention to the Rev, Dr, Vi of Dr, ‘Talmage, has been completed, signed by complainants, and sent to the Mod —— mn, Fellows? copted the design and awarded the contract for the erection of & monument over the graves of the Socicty’s unknown dead at Spring Grove Cemetery to Rebisso, Stund- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, .1880—SIXTEEN PAGES, and that for “any other good Republican”? the word “Binine? would have expressed: his feelings ton dat, The eonversalon was already sufliciently Preymated, and the raportor prcsently too his leave of the Catals member of Mr, Blnine's Advisory Cominittee, who started last oventng with his wife for San Francisco, whore they will remain a couple of months, aN ILLINOIS, SENATOR LOQAN AND COLLECTOR MERRIAM, Special Dispatch to The Catcago Trintins, . Sprinarinp, UL, Jan. 23,--The St. Louls dlspatch in Tuesday's Teinuns forecasting political maneuverings in this State, while It created some sensation here at headquarters, wns generally discredited, To-lay, however, in view of present oventa, It is neeepted us true, The dispatch alluded to declared that Senator Logan had hypotheented the Ilhnots. Republiean machine to Jobn Sherman for President and John 3, Iawley for Governor in consideration of the ‘Treasury uppolut- inents In [luots, ‘The very day that dispatch appeared in Tire Tame Bueretary i q nian ordered Collector Merriam of this dls trict to report in person at Washington, Why? Beeanso Collector Merriam, dur- ing his whole term of office, has ignored the Iiinols Repudliean ma- chine, For four years tho fon. Cfhomas ¥, Mitchell, of Bloomington, bas been Jolin a. Logan's tight-hand man in Centrall lli- nols, making Login’s fights In two sessions of the Legislature, For twa yerrs Mitchell fas been an applicant for Merrian’s phiee, backed by Logan and the machine, but Com- intssioner Rain has always stood betw Merriam and decapitation. Now, however, the program changes. Logan demands Mer rhuin’s place ay a reward for Mitehell, and in purstianee of the contract between ‘nimselt and Sherman, Henes Sherman's letter t Merriam, And what will be tho outeor Merriam docs not want to be removed ho has political fufluence; he dislikes Gov. Cullom, and respects Assistant Seerotary Hawley, To-day, at this very writlig, to save hfinself from removal, Fona- than Merriam will promise Seeretary, Sher- jnaut to carry the Countics of MeLenn, Logan, Tazewell, Peoria, Livingston, and Fulton for Hawley, | ‘That promise will save his scalp, But what becomes of Mitchell? Logan tried to put thn off with, and hud him: appointed to, one of those tnsignifieant smelling reve- nile nincaa a position that required him, to run about the district and seo that druggists eanecleal stumps on patent medicines, and that suloonkeepers. punched bung stamps. Mitchell refused. INDIANA. 3 CENSUS SUPERVISORS, Spectat Dispatch to The Citeago Tribune, Inpranaronis, Jan. 23.—Franklin C, John son, whom the President names for Supervis- oroftheCensus in theSecondlidiana District, was In the elty to-day, and stated In an fnter- view that ha had the backing of both Demo- cratic Congressinen In his district, bestdes the Influence of Senator MeDonald. - The let ter, he sald, informed iilm several weeks ago that his name was on tho President's Hast, and Ae presumed he would be confirmed without trouble. Ife admitted the feeling among Republicans was very bitter beenise of his appointment, brit for all this his course would be as non-partisan ashe could make it. Io thought he should appoint an equal ninber of Democrats and Republicans, and hoped such ¢ rule would be adopted genes ally by all Supervisors In the State, FIRES. AT ST. LOUIS, MO. Sr. Lovts, Jan, 23,—The loss to the Port- a! Dispatch, by fire Thursday night, is about $1,000; Insured as follows: Mechanles’ & ‘Traders’, New Yerk, $1,250; Shoe & Lvather, Boston, & Company, don, 32,6005 5 Newark, $2,025 Fire Association, Philadelphia, $3,625, 41,2503 250; Connectleut Fire-Insurance Hartford, $1,790; Imperial, Lon- Merchants’ f strane Commany, 3; Commercinl Unlon, $2,000; AT BUNKER ILL, ILL. 8r, Louis, Mo., Jan. 23.—Five stores and two or three offices burned at Bunker TMi, If, at, 8 o'clock thls morning, enusing 1 probable loss of $20,000; partially insured, AT IRONTON, 0. Cincinnati, Jan. 23.—The Tinics* spectnt from Ironton, 0., pays the tannery of R. S. Dupuy burned at 3 o'elockeshis morning. ‘Yotal Toss, $20,000; no insuraiice. AT KALAMAZOO, MICH. Katamazoo, Mich., Jan, 23—The woolen factory occupying the old school-house at White Pigeon, Loss not stated, Mich., burned this morning. $$ TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Prrensnuna, Va, Jan, 23.—Liberal con- tributions are belng inade by the Germans for the sufferers in Upper Silesin, San Francisco, Cal., Jan, 28—Tho white pamengers on the City of Peking were re- le aged from quarantine to-duy by order of the Board of Health. New You, Jan, 23,—The Governmont has commenced a sitit agatust Harrison Johnson, formerly Special Agent of the Treasury, to recover $100,000, which ts xet forth in tha bit of complaint. Hoe ts indebted to the ‘Preas- my for cotton sold in Misslssippl In 1865, New York, Jan, 23,—The compiaint of twenty-two Presbyters who dissented from the decision of a Presbytery dn refuslig on ‘an Dyke, Dr, othors in regurd to the allegation ells, nnd mornt rottenness as charged by the Rev, erator, SUICIDE. Bpectat Dtspatch to ‘the Chicago Tribune, Minwaukek, Jan, 23.—Early thig morning the body of a woinnn, badly swollen and dis- culored, and clad only In undergarments, waa found upon the beach south of the, fiw bor, near the Bay View Village line, and brought to the Morgue, Thore the remuins were afterward viewed by Mr, William Sher- residing on Jackson street, and identi- fled by him as thoso of a Mrs.“ Latimer, a womn 65 years of age, who hud come to Milwaukea from Now York State in Septem- ber last t spend the winter in his family, ‘Tho deceased disappeared nearly three weeks Ago. Sho had expressed a desira to work ont aml earn alittle money, and, belng op- posed by her friends, left the house never to return ‘nilve, She committed suicide y drownlng, Deceased lived ntiiannibul, NY, a ODD-FELLOWS’ MONUMENT, Cincinnatt, Jan, 23.~—The Clneinnati Odd- Monumental Soclety to-day ae- hank & Co. ‘The contract pricy ts $20,000, ‘The monument fs to be thirty-four feet high, of bronze and Amerfean gray grantt, gn completed In two years, fon isso ig tho art {st of the MePherson monument recently un- yelled at Washington. — Se A WISCONSIN GLASS FACTORY, Spectat Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Minwauxer, Jan, 2%—A party of local and forelgn enpitalists are preparing to erect a mammoth — glass-manufactiring — establish- mont in the Village of Bay View, The capltal stock of the Company will bo §250,- ) Sand is to be obtalnuidl from the juke shore, and from the hills near Greenfield Station, on the Ly Crosse Division of the Chicago, Milwaukeo & St, Paul Railway, ——— Dangers of Conjuring, Chambers? Journal, An Incident will be in general. reoullection conneated with tho lito By. Hrune, the emlucat engineer, who plunned tho ‘Thames Tunnel and the Great Westorn Rullwuy. Quo day while dl- yerting a child with tricks of sleight-of-band, by onsing a hbalf-goverelyn to mystori- ously disupprar and reappenr, o stunning disastor ocgurred, The trick consisted ji adroitly concealing the coin in his mouth, and prgtenting ty bring it out at hia eur, All ut once, afore ho wus aware, aud lo hisdbinay, the half sovereign allpped down Into his gullet, Hu tried tooongh it up without utfeut, “here It stuck, Every surgical duvica wha tried to get hold of Ie without avall, It becaine evident that, If the coln coud not be dislodged, fatal results would ehaus, In the dire dilema into whieh he hud needtesly brought bluself, Brunel's pres- enoe of mind did nut desert bink He devised a wooden structure to which bo could bo strapped head downwards, in tha bupy that tho half-sov- sretgn would fall outof his throat by the force of gravity. Ho ww fixed to tho maching head downmost, keeping his inouth open, ine expressible reljuf, the coin dropped from its fuficing-pluce eitd rolled to the tadr, ‘On ono occasion a sword-awullower got into a fix oyen moro dreadful tbun that of Brunot, Ho professed to be able to perform a trick with a bayonot tixed an tho end of a musket. It was annwfully fizardaua prank, far beyond: that of swallowing a awonk Ho held tho musket aloft, with tho butt-erd uppermost, and, opening hie mouth, allowed the bayvnet to ro swe bis throat. Having got it thie length, jo clenched the pare of” tha bayonet next tho hundlo with hla teeth, and holding the musket with his finds, to prevent ft. from awinging to one ride orothor, walked about \elth it in this perilous attiiude on the stage. At tt fgeformanice ina day of tho bayonet and imeskot rick, eomettltys wos seen to go wrong, Thoro wasn stugger, a fitter, Tho observers wore surprised, horror-atruck, Tho ernsing. of tho uprileed omusket had eaused it fo snup of vt tho purt of tho bayonet where It wns sustained by the teoth of the por. foriner, tho result being that the shaft of the bayonoet was left sink out of sight or roach fu is throat, “Anything ‘moro appalling than thiscin hardly ba fmagined. Perhaps in the agony of the moment the performor recollected tho device resorted to by Bennet in. alinitar efr- cumstances, At all events, he instantly throw Aimeacl? on his Naud, and, with the ald of his aaaistants, stood with his fect uppermost nimunst tho wall. The effort wus attecessful. My its own welght tho bayonet descended from ite pinoe, In the throat, and at length it waa pulled ‘rom tho mouth. STATE AFFAIRS. IOWA. Des Mornes, In, Jan. 23—In the Tlouse, Committees reported In favor of the bil! pro- Dibiting stimilation for attorneys" foes tn all coutracts, and prolibiting courts from ren- dering Judgment therefor as costa; In favor of tho bill legallzing the incorporation of Line Springs; anda bill to relicve mani facturing corporations from double taxation, Bills were read and referred to require vonds for costs by parties to actlons; to re- peal the laws relating to unelnimed fees In the -hands of courty and Justices; and pro- yiding a substitute to protect banks and streams and guiches and highways; to read- Just the salaries of all: public ofleers and members of the Legislature; to repeal the Iw relating to the index and transfer of books; to change the law relating to tho opening of highways, A memorial to Congress, asking a redue- tlon of the duty on steel rails, was presented by Mr. Duncombe, of Webster, and adupted, with a joint resolution requesting the Lows Congressmen -to vote for the repeal of the law protecting Bessemer steel In monopo- lizing this country. The resolution passed without 9 dissenting vote or word of upposi- tion. The bi Jegallzlng the incorporation of the Town of Line Springs passed. Also, legul- {zing the nets of the Trustees of Olfn, Jones County; also, the DEE prohibiting contracts for attorneys’ fees in notes, mortrages, anil contracts, declaring the same null and void, and prohibiting the courts from giving Jude ments for the same, The flaw does not apply to contracts now In force, provided the attor- ney shill make aflidavit to the court, that the fees stimulated are for hfs-exelusive benefit. ‘The House adjourned until to-morrow, In the Senate a resolution adopted yester- day relative to the investhsntion of eertaln State Institutions was reconsidered, when i long disrassion ensred. The resolution was mnended, giving the Committee additional powers and special instructions as to the Mount Pleasant Insane Asylum, and then audoptedss Bills were rend and referred to fix the pay of Mayors when aeting as Magistrates; also, to reditee the pay of short-hand court report- ers to $2 per days also, to punish the adulter- ation of butter and cream, aud cony petting ninkers and dealers in adulterated or fat bul- ter to brane the sine ns oleomargarine, with a penalty for neglect; also, to pratect the de- poellors ta banks, and punish bank ofleers for misconduct relating to depositors; also, to lexulize the publication of the original notices where the publication was made be- fore the potition was filed, Adjourned until to-morrow. WISCONSIN, Bpteial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mavisox, Wis, Jan, %3—In the Sennto this morning tho Railroad Comunissloner was’ requested to luy before the Legislature all of the existing Jaws of the State relatlye to rail- road legisiation. In tho Assembly petitions were introduced ‘for the repeal of tho dog-tax, and numerous remonstrances were presented ngninst the passage of the Medical Regulation bill, Bills were iutroduced providing when hus- band anil wife may testify for or against each other; regulating street-ratlways In villages aud towns; MiniGng. the terms of “all county ollicers to four years, and then to be ineligible for four reducing the rate of Interest to 7 per cent, both Jegal qgd contract; repeal Ing all laws authorizing “Counties to aid in building railronds; reducing the legal rate of lntgrest to per cent, and contract rate to 8 per ecnt. eee Houses adjourned till Monday eyen- BUSTED CONCERNS, - New Yonk, Jan, 23.—The Manufacturers’ & Merchants’ Bank, No. 527 Brondway, whieh was robbed of $38,000 by the Inte bookkeeper, John Hawes, has closed up: its business as n State bank, The bank has been in existence many years, and wags reorgan- ized in December, 1870, Joseph Pool sueceed- Ing A. Musterton as President. ‘Tho capital was reduced ut that tlme from $800,000 to $100,000, The bank made money up ta the embezzlement of the bookkeeper, but the effect of that caused a large falling off in the deposits, und it Was finally decided to go out of business under the State Jaws, and re- organize wider the National laws, as 2 Na- Hondl Banks William I. Foster, Assignee of J. Lloyd Haigh, presented provislonal schedules of the assets and MHabllilies In the Common Plens Court to-~lay. ‘There isa hirge amount of indebtedness which does not appear fn any books kept by Haigh that lave come into porgesstan, of the J al price, including about $200,000 due to the Chatham, Bowery, Grocers’, and other bans. Jnrge portion of his stock fy in the Eagleton Manutfacturin; Company of Brooklyn, His b rent estate nt Mot! aven is nominally valued at $68,000, but the actual value fs -about $40,000; Is. mortynged, however, ‘The remainder of his as- sets amount to S780, ‘Total Mabilitles alyen, $053,570, No mention is made in the schedule of 400 tons of manufactured and ummnnifactured material, far which $80,000 was olfered by the creditors, nor of iron yale ued nt $27,000, or of cnble-ropo at Mott Haven valued nt $20,000, WISCONSIN ‘STATE BANKS, Spectut Dispateh,fo The Chicago Tribune, Maurson, Wis,, Jan, %.—A statement ta published by tho State Treasurer of the con- dition of the State banks for 1870, which shaws a capltal of §1.404,489; clrentation, $223; deposlix, $8,003,422; specle, S70,4035 cash Items, $404,803; public securitles, $273; United States and National-bank notes, $L- 178,154; total number of bauks doing busi. ness, twenty-nine, ‘The Batavian Bank of i Crosse is the only ono having a circula- fon. SNOW IN WISCONSIN, 4 Osuxost, Wis, Jan, 2.—Tho heaviest snow-storm that has visited this soetion for years commenced Wednesday morning and continued untl! Thursday noon, It is est! muted that from fifteen to twenty Inches of snow fell on the level, Reports from the woods are most encouraging, the snow there being trom thirty to forty Inches dogp, LICENSED TO ORGANIZE, Spectat IMspatch to The Chicugo Tribune, Sprineviey, IL, Jau,2%—A_ Meenso to orgnnize was Issued to-day to the Union Iron and Steel Company of Chicago; capital, 1,200,000; corporators, A, B, Stone, Charles }) Elammond, Jabez B. Stubbs, —— Czar and Cznrowiltch. Pall Mull Gazette, If there was a conservative Czar, his on was sure to baw reformer; if ho had Wostern Idens, and a turn for Constitutions, tho Caurewlich was hapredsed Juat us atrougly with the folly of putting a new pivoe into un old garinent. Ag tur back as tho fifteonth century wo hour of sorious dlsputea between tho Czur aud the Caurewltch; and now we tnd the Buiporor of All tho {tuesfus and tho heir to tho throne still at loggorhends, .“ Abt you find fault with iy polttical ucts," cried Ivan 1¥., whon bls Cearowitelt waked Th fight tho Poles, "This fa treason i ae huvo not already concelyed tho dealgn of nulatng the standard of revolt ngalnstine? Lebel! you ure leagued with the boyards ina conspiracy jo dethrone me.” A goodly array of hista- riuns ure pretty well ugros that it ‘wus no batred of tho Czarewltch's person that. prompted the savage blow with which Ivan: clenched hia arpumanit. ‘Tho Princu wus the one object that he Tuved in the world; aud we read that wien it was too late be fell Upon bis body in & parnxyam of dospalr, and for once lvan the ‘YVerrlulo became Ivan the Tender, He Invekod huaven and earth, called — stirgeons Saruurennas and roraicel Lreanures and ut ony who would conjure. bae! note te ie tea, - fee ‘0 ile Zoning down 9 more familt Cane Peter nnd Crarowtteh Alexia, wo giant anothor tmporiil scandal, anothor mune tho helr to the throne, sxuln owlng lnrgely unt litlen! ditferencea between son and father, to one plicing himself nt the hed of a party ott own and tho othar resenting, and perhnps 4 ing, w double program and a dlvided att auee. The story of tho imierdor tte iW told ty our countryman, “Dever sft Hrnee, who acted ono of tho chlet roles 2 “On tho next day bis Majonty, nttended (at {ho Senators and Ibishops, with soveral othe high rank, went to the fort and ontored iH apartment, where tho Czarowlteh was kt urisoner, “Some little time therenttor Mant Weyde ening ait, and ordored me to to Mfr, Teur's, tha druggtst, whose shop tae? by, amd tell “him “to | mako tho pute strong which ho had bespoke, tho Prinoo was thon vory Hi. When delle, tis mesango to Mr. Dear he turned quite, and fol natiaking and trembling, and ap; in the utmost confuelon, which strprised me mmuch that L asked whut wns the matter my him, but he was wntble toreturs mo nny ansve, In tho meantime to Marshal bimectt came fy Inueh In tho sume condition with the drug, aist, guy ln he ought to have been more exe Utlous, na the Princo wis sory AM of wn papas tla fit. Upon this tho frum delivered ie’, silver cup with a cover, which tho Marshal hig, self carricd: into tho Prince's npartinent, Mag. ring all tho way a8 he went like oy ane Ne Hox ee ue, wrotohed Cun witch “struggling ont of one conv Into nuothene until he expired poet tony at 6 ofelock “in tho satternoon";” gy the Caar caine In and ordered bis corpso tote laid int handsomo colin, and a gull of Heh grip tisane to be turown over tt. And to thisday wy might ba reading in hiatory-boolks that Cian. witch Alexis died of un tipoploctic tt if ty countryman of ours had not ratsed a corer a the curtain of mystery. Tho Husstans of ty thuo had thelr guaptcions, but thoy took carey Kenp them to themsclyes, “ Very fo," an Bruce, *belloved ho died a natural death; te itwns dangerous for people to speak as thy thought. OBITUARY. THE REV. JAMES B, BENT, Cincinnati, O., Jan, 23—Tho Rev, Jamy B, Bent died suddenly this afternoon inty office of Ilunt's Hotel, Ho hod registery two days ago as ‘T. J, Harris, Warsaw, ky, aud hfs real naine was not discovered ung after hls death, 1Lo was pnator of the Cath. Ne Chureh at Lexington, Ky., and had beg, in the clty nweek. ‘The Coroner held noi, aquest, but says death was caused by congy tlon of the brain, superinduced by {ntem; mice, Bishop fuebbe, of C vlagtom tuken charge of tho bady. i MRS. S. 1. CLARI Speetat Dupateh to The Ch{caga Tribune, Mavison, Wis, Jan, 93—Mrs. Sarah 7, Clark, an old resident and estinable lads, aged 74, died at Oregon this morning. Mr Clark was the mothar of John IL. Clark,.¢ this city, Goorge ‘T, and Walter Clark, ¢ Denver, Col, DANINL BARRETT. Locxrour, N..Xi, Jan, 23.—Daniel Barres, Supremo Presklent of the Cathotic Muted Benefit Agsectution of the United States ax Kanada, dled suddenly In Meding this mon Be MRS. A. PINLLIPS. Speetat Dtspatels to The Chicago Tribune, Exar, UL, dan, 23,—This morning Mra. A Phillips died of pneumonia, aged 74 yearn, Sho hud lived In Eigin forty-two years, JONATHAN CARTER, Spectat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Mavtson, Wis., Jan, 23,—Jonathnn Carter, agud 67, wn old resident of Black Earth, died suddenly yesterday. ———_ OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Your, Jan. 23,—Arrived, steamship Clysea and Canata, from London; Father lund, from Antwerp; Schefdam, from Roe terdam. Tokio, Jupan, New York World, There was a disnstrous contligration in To on Dee. 8, the third in seven yeurs,—the finth 1872 and the second In 186, Nenely 19,000 bone have been destroyed, and 60,000" persons rt durod destitute, ‘ho ‘loss of lifo ts put dowat abort 100, ‘Lolo (formerly Yodo), the capital of Japans in tho enstern part of The main island, atte hend of thy Buy of Yedo, on the Burmidogan Its populition In 1872 wns 77906L, includings wurrigon of 7,149 and 400 foreigners, ‘Tho elty 4 weombluntion of compuctly built and densely inliubited districts, with sutorvoulyg gar dens and groves devoted to clyil und re Hgious uses, tho whole covering nearly sity square miles, tho aren of the built-up porta being nbout twenty-vlght square miles, wale one-ulgbth of the wholo {8 ocoupled by mor and canals, In the cuntro of tho ity Is the cis del, surrounded by stone walls and a mout, oule sido of which n second wall Incloses about square miles. third systern of walls aot monte tneloges nbont five square miles, formers vevupled by the realdences of tho dulinios, tal now covered with Government bulldings, ee Jeges, schools, irsenals, barrncks, found Y ston mills, and fucturles, Outside, In tho but ness aud nora dousely-populated portion, ut miles of brick and stone TMldings in tho Eure ein Btyly of architecture, nud the shopss Tiled with foreign wares. ‘Tho streots are widy regular, and clon, ‘Tho city is abur duntly ‘supplied with water — brought | wooden —ugueducts from ‘Tonoguwa, | nint miles distant, and a pervert ry tshted with gas For polica purposes It {4 divided Into alx prince pal und nlnety-six amuller districts, with ptatioo conneetod by telegraph, and a yniformed fora of 3.500 mon, At the north and south ends the ‘city nro the cemctories, fied with tote and teraples. ‘There ure 741 Shinto shrines, 217 Buddhia Korapiegs and four Chriatian churches ‘tho lnperial University has in ite diferem {% ulties.nenrly 100 forolgn instructors. The lar guage, normal and clumentary schools are vender 1,000 pupils. There by'more than wd, sovorn! bauks, aud moro than vu dozen newspapers printed, with motul type @ Improved — presses, and native capltut be established — cotton, — woolen, — and — part milla driyon by stoam, while sewing, kok ting, and othor Iibor-saving machines Ut yory common, Hundred of hora vehicles over 2,000 jin-siki-sha (inan-power ourriagst mula the etreeta Hvoly, Places of amusemet! abound; netors, wrestlors, story-tellery, female minstrels ura numerous, Forefxn aud munner of living hive been largely adopies and the place presents most of tho churuckr istics of w modern European or American oly. In 1860 ond 1854 cnrthguakes ogenstoned ania” menso loss of Iifo nad proporty, and there bat Leon muny very dostructive oontlig! ie owing to the fornier combustible stylo of bull i fig and Jnetficlont pollve. 1n 1861 the Britlsh Fronch legations were’ established here, bot wero soon driven away and wore not re-t M Vished till 1805. On Jan. 1, 2600, the port was bn mall: gpatiod to foreign travel and reside In 1871 tho entire powor of the Emplro was om tred there, bs A“Bheumatiz Remedy: Little Hock (ark.) Gusette, Tho othor day Dr, Wasbligton, a eotored m8 was urrulgnod befuren Justice of the Per churgod with: soothing Itke medical mf pruetice, Ho had given a colored man dows meatemie, and tha colored man lived but hour.ufterwurd, bab! ‘tho Justice was 4 volored man, and prot know wa much of Inwas tha Bootor aid # saeatetan, | eer ae Deuloe Bad beco ne justico asked: De Washington, how Tong {a you beon pre vee ob ge ner “ Bonco do Wah, gah.” tn Ae books bude page an de human recor struction did yer study: "Oh, 1 studed ‘nut—Cornstutk’s plosopht "mony domunber., Now, Judge, let mu 4%, rd one fy Int. Whut books onde luw did yer atucyt, “Pao beak, prisoner uforo do Har, tor iy) caso, au’ not to stan’ a “aunination, Coo down from de Jaw langunge to pialn nlgect bt] mule, what tho h—i{ made you kilt dut 1 “Splat youre Bah, or I'll put do clamps o "thoroty on yt “EF dhed a inn in dis country what tied "splulin hiswolf, 2’su de wan,” suld the soc uriuing. “Some few duys ago 1 vented be medicing from roots “duy outen de roe It atruk ing dat do medicine would curs witiZ, wn’ when £ wort ter Boo de wae dow 1 conctuded to ape ete on ak dicing ain't no "count tif you ‘xperiwe wit tt All anedical ‘ventions hai ter be Bebe en ght ‘vented tor kidney diese dldn't know ble would work LL he tried BIE, t fared hit up Jes’ dis ways 1) {Fula anedtoine cure hit kills hin, hit won’ Hy He aroun’ loose ‘ineng ehilun, Well, rd Bo der medicine, and about an hour ufternar 5 dead. How would La’nowed dat de, a ra] ino want iitten for use ef 1 hadn't a teed > Don't yer see da geography ob my, eee Scloncy must be ‘vanced, yer know.’ slog “Dat's a tek,” Bald tho Justico, after Muy awhile; “du pint ure well sustained. ur stable, turn dis man tone, and caution Bit) to'vent any nioah moidloine in my towns! CO —— - : Bunstan Juries. ue According'ta the Kucliische Zeitung thore jue porfest raga for acquitting among ele veet riya, ‘Thieves are duclared not yullty for Bo thoy stole from, need: boys and wonton £0F BY other revaun than that they ure not Tet shart tine ayo tan made uit with Cane ably colus fram the public numiamatic cull ny bf ere confessed the deed, vyen stated whore ope tho gtolen property wus vonvenied, and wer . ald of ble direction, it wis found. Hy elo! ward, Hawoyer, ehunged bls mind aud ple “not guilty.” He wus acquitted.