Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1880, Page 4

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'Madison streot, botweon Daarbyrn und Stato, Ene goxoniont of Mr. und Mfrs, MoKoo Rankin. “iho Danites." ‘i Maverty's Theatres Dearborn streot, corner of Monro, Fngagomont of Louts Aldrich and Charien'T. Parsloa, "My Partnar.”” a Hooley's Theatre, Randolph streat, between Clark and Ia Salle. En- Lines ogelad Smith, Alen, Morton, and Afartin's Min atrols, 3 Wamlin's Thentre, Clark atreot, Detioon Washington and ttandolph. Enyagoment of the Lounard Grover Comody Compn- ny. “Our Hoanling-House,” Olymple Thentre. Clark streot, botweon Itundulph and Lake. Engage ment of thd Now York Burlosque Combination, "Ix. jon; or, The Man at the Wheel,” MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1890, A Disrateit from Macon, Ga., announces the death, by apoplexy, of the Rov. F. M, Kennedy, editor of the Southern Chriatlan «ldvocate, iu Di.tNnaiam, the young man who outraged and murdered his aunt and then attempted to Kill himself at Londonderry, N. IL, a few days ago, yesterday died of his injuries, en ‘Tim new Atlontio & Paelfie Rallroad to * California, which 1s to bo undertaken by the Boston capitalists owning tho Atchison, Topeka & Santa F6 Road, is to be bullt in divisions, the first dlviston being estimated to cost about $13,500,000, Tur sulclde departinent this morning ts represented by two In Chleago and one in Milwaukee, both of the former boing young mmon of 24 and 26, for whom Hfe had nelthor Presentattractions nor future promise; while the latter was a prominent and wealthy citi- zen of 40, ‘ |, Sa aeneeerenns Goy., Hoyt, of Wyoming Territory, has clearly succeeded in, getting himself very much disliked by a considerable portion of the people of Cheyenne, Charges are made reflecting severely upon hia moral ehuracter, and n great amount of exeltement has been Kindled on the subject of lis removal from oflice, AFLARFUL murder by burglars occurred early yesterday morning’ at Sandwich, I, Ifram P, Allen, a well-known cltizen of that Place, awoke to flnd the desperate night. maranderg In his bedroom; and on offering resistance was shot twice through the body and once through tho head, elthor wound Deng gufliclent to cause.almost Instant death, Soste of tho sevore winter weathor which Chicago has \eseaped altogether aeems to have found Its way to Dyitish Columbia, Whero the cold hag’ been so great as to threaten a general destruction of the live stock of the colony, rendering tho people de- pendent for thelr supplies of ment upon California and Oregon for atleast three years to come, : Tue mission to Mexico of Elder Thatcher, who went thither to sve what the outlook was for the location there of tha Mormon Ierarehy, in tho event of Utah becoming uncomfortably hot by reasun of tho Gentile projudics agalnst polygamy, has proved a melaucholy fuiture, He found the Mexican Government willing to protect tho Mormons in thelr worship, but not Jn their polygamous + practices, and has doubtless concluded that Mexico 14 not the country he took It for, | Tue Town of Luke pollee , scored an achjevement greatly to thelr credit Saturday night in breaking up wu cock-fght in that town and in arresting a number of tho rlng- Tenders in the disreputable and unlawtul sport. Several gathorings of the kind have escaped disturbance at the hands of the Chi- cago police, either through ‘thelr Ignorance or connivance at the brutal pastime, and it is gratifying to know that the suburban guar- dlans of the peace out in Luko are better able ov more willing to interrupt the ruffianly law- , breakers, ny Treny are rumors of Impending troubles in Mexico elmilar to those which disturbed the United States Republic for four years followlng tho first invuguration of Abraham Lincoln, Itis suid that Gen, Gonzalez, the military candidate for President and the com- ander of tho plggest purt of the Mexican army, has forined a plan looking to tho seeexsion of nnumber of the States In the narthern part of the country, intending to erect a confederacy to bo known as the Re- vubiic of Slerra Madre, ‘The States named a3 those which Gonzalez proposes to “ taka out of the Union” with him are Sonora, Cinalon, Durango, Colima, Jalisco, and Michoachan, ‘ —_—_—— Anotuen big meeting In tho Interest of the Blaloe boom in Ohio ts to be held in Colum- bus this week, aud the mortifying fact Is be-. -coming dally moro manifest to Mr, Shorman that he fs not going to be the “favorit son? of lijs own State fo the Chicago Convention witliout a tremendous effort. $0 vigorous and oggressive have thy supporters of Mr. Dilafhe in Ohio become that thore fs no longer any douvt of thelr futention to go into the Stato Convention and contest. the fluid with the Sherman. mien, and the latter, who ‘jn Columbus have thus = far boen unabla to make A showing ef streugth and enthusiasm equal to that displayed by the stalwarts who have entered the Jists In behalt of Blaine, tind themselves compelled ta acknowledge the. danger of the situation in that vicluity to thelr candidate, and are working strenuously to get up a inecting which shall nat show to such a disadvantage as did that of Inst Thursday night. Evidently there are. more fences that need mending in Ohio than the Astute mathematician of tho Treasury port follo has hitherto calculated upon. Tur sermons by Chicago ministers given in our columns thfs morning aro those of Prof, Swing, at the Central Church, concorn- ing tho false and deceptive ornamentation used os an attraction toward things that are meretricions and vil; of tho Tov, T, ©. Clendening, preached before tho students of Iluhnemann Medleat Collega; of te Rey, Dr, Williamson, at the First Methodist Church, on the subject of Infdelity; of tho Rov. J. O. Applebco In answer to tho critics and defainers of Thomas Paine; and an address by Col, Copeland, of Indfana, at the Firat Christlan Chureb, ro- futing some of Col: Ingersoll’s errors. ————— A rorrricar conference among the most notablo ever held in respeot of the number of prominent mon in attendance tock pince ti New York City Saturday oventng at Del- ‘monico's on, the occasion of a banquct tond- ered by ex-Senator Dorsey, ot Arkansas, hv honor of Senator Jones, of Nevada. ‘There were present In nll fifty-one gentlemen, many of them Senators and Representatives in Congress, and all of them .‘men of alstinction In political affairs. Among them were Senators Blaine, Conkling, Cameron, Booth, Blair, Logan, and others, and aftortho dinner had been finished the company re- solved itself into a polltical conferenes eon- cerning the Presidential ontlook. Its pro- ceedings were whally in private, and the fact of tho gatherlng having been held was kept from the New York newspapers until yesterday; It 1s known, however, that of the {Ifty-ono persons present forty were supporters of Grhnt, cleven the friends of Blaine, and not one among tham all an qd- herent of Sherman; on the contrary, all were opposed to the latter's nominntion ag unwise and inexpediont, and ingptred with the determination te prevent it if possible, ny Ix nn tnterview with the Hon. John C. Now, of Indiana, Chainnan of the Sub-Cone inittevof the Natlonal Republican Committee which hing charge of all the arrangements pertaining to the bullding In which the Re- publican Convention 18 to be held, the os- surance Is given by that gentleman that his Committea has tho highest appreciation of tho Ilberality of tho people of Chieago in pro- viding for the Convention’s convenjence and comfort, and will accord them all the courtesy that is consistent with tho Comiittee’s ob- Ngations to delegations from other States and with justice to the candidates before the Con- vention, Much fault was found with tho local managemont of the Conyentlon of four years ago In Cincinnatl, and it is proposed this tine to so manige matters ns to leave ne ground for complalut. Mr. New reports the Republicans of Indiana ag presenting a solid and unbroken phalanx, and certain to give the Republican Electoral ticket a hand- some majority next November. The Da mocruey of the State, on the other hand, Iy very much dlyided in sentiment and teeling, the candidacy of Mr. English having mate- rivily decreased the proportions of the Hoen- dricks boom. en Tue whole intluence of the papermakers’ combination will be exerted In Washington to prevent tha Ways and Means Committee from reporting a Dil! reducing the duty on peinting-naper. If the bill ean be defeated in tho Conmnittes, Its passage in the House 1s rendered improbable, ngs it will require n two-thirds voto to suspend tho rules and pass It, and It fs dificult to obtain such a vote against a hostile committee and perhaps a hostile Speaker. The papermakers’ seeret associations ruaize that it Is enormously easier to stranglu tho bill in the Ways and Means Comiittce than to prevent its pas- sage If that Comnilttee reports It favorably to the House; hence they are trying to get in thelr work where it will do them the most good. it ls to the Committee of Ways and Means, then, that tha press should first turn Its nt tantion, and enlighten It us to the necessity of the passage of the DI, ‘The following are the names of the members of that Committee, with the States thoy are from: : Frnxanpo Woop (D.), New York, J. 1 TUCKEL 5) irginin, dt. L. Gingos rt .), Louisiana, James Pretrs (D.), Connecticut. W, i Monntson (0).), Ulinols, Tt. Q. Minis (D.), 'Pexas, = si 3G. Cantasne (),), Kentucky, IE Penton (G,),.Georgin, J. A. GanFieip (ft), Ohio, Wintiam D, Keiiey (1b), Ponnsylyanta, O, D. Congen (i), Meigen, W. PD. Frye (2), Slulne. MIL Donner (8.), Minnesota, Thoso marked (D.) ars Democrats, (1) Republicans, and (G.) Greenback or Lide- pendent. —_—_ . THE NEW RAILROAD LAW. Gen, Henderson, of this State, Is the re- puted suthor of the substitute agreed upon by the Committeo on Commerce forthe long- bending Reagan bill having for Its purpose the regulution of the rates and rules of railrond, transportation, Gen; Menderson 1s an nbloman and an energetic one, and ons who fully understands the wants of the country In this respect. He has personal knowludge of tha suverlty of the extortions practiced by tho ratlroads, not only upon his own constituents, but also upon the whole body of consumers in the Northwest. Me knows the necessity for Congressional Inter vention and the unaniinity of the people in their demand for It, It ts stated that Mr, Reagan antagonizes this new bill, and that It | 4s posalblu that the pride of authorship may Jend to such a division of the friends of the legislation that Congress will tn the end sur- render to the rallrond combination, and pass no bill whatever on the subject, Such n result will be deplorable for many Tengons. It will bo a disappointment to the people who are suffering and demanding a redress of grievances, and will create an fm pression that the representatives of the peo- pleare unable and unwilling to resist tho blandishments of the ullled corporations now controlling the transportation of tho country, Tur Thmvnxe has hitherta supported the Reagan vill, not because we considered It perfect, but because it was the best if not tho only thing that was offered, While the spirit and purpose of tho bill wero com- mendable, we were not the less conscious that it lacked tho means of enforcement, ‘There was a deficiency of machinery to run- der the bill effectlye In the execution of its own requirements, ‘No State in the country has had such practical experience ag Iltnols has had in the matter of legislation for the regulation of ratlroad and warchouse charges. It required years to perfect that legislation, and, though there are many difl-” culties not yet overcome, it fs sufilclently ef- ficlent to furnish a model which Congress wight profitably follow, Mr, Reagan’s bill provided for no Commission, fornoexccutlve authority, aud no machinery for securing the execution of his otherwise well-conaldored scheme, x ‘The substitute prepared by Gen, Mender- s0n,.and which a jusjority of the Committee has approved, does provide for a Board of Commissioners, and to that oxtent Is an [ms provement upon the Reagan bil, So far as We can understand the nuw bill (no copy of It having yet been published), wo fear that, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1880, while it creates a Commission, it clothes the Board with no powers that can be exercised by them. Their duty, ft seems, fs to arbi. {rato between opposing rallroads; to sit ag a Bonrd of Poollng Connnisstoners: to soa that no one road plunders the other, It isto sit in judgment as to the re- spective shares which the several ronds shall recelye of the plunder thoy take from tho people, and not to interpose the Natlonal authority between the plundered people and tho spoilers,” Tho country wants no law of Congress recognizing any confederacy oat tailroads; {f such confederncy be estal- Mashed 1t must bon yoluntary one, in which each mumbershall be at liberty to plunder his nssocintes at plensure, so far as tho law Is concerned, What the country demands fs & law asserting that there is a limit to rfl+ Trond exaction {1 the way of rates; that there shall be no combination among. carriers to evade the law; that thore shall be no spolia- tion of fsolated polnts; and that there shall not bo exacted more for a shorter than a longer distance, The provisions of the Ren- wan ill embodied the substance of what was needed, but faited to provide the machinery for exceuting them; this substitute provides tho machinery, but omlts the authority to put It-in motion, , The duty of Congress Is to the country. It has no authority to confer new powers aud new chartors upon the rallrond corporations. ‘Thoy cen take care of themselves, Congress will make n fatal mistake If it shall under- take to give the force of law to any pooling or other combinations between ratirond com- panies, It ts to be hoped that when the bill gets before the House it will receive that tue telligent consideration that, will enable the preparation of a proper law, not for the pro- tection of the transportation companies agelust the people and against ench other, but for the protection of the people agninst the transportation companies combined and separate, res SOUTHERN OUTLET FOR PRODUCTS, It became evident somo litte thine ago that the management of the Loulsyllle & Nash- ville Railroad aspired to the control of tho transportation business of tho South, to tho anino extent at least that Vanderbilt may be sali to control the Enstern and Gould the Western rillroad systems, The recent re- guisition by the Loutsvllle & Nashville Com- pany of the Georgla and Georgin Central Rallronds, together with previous purchases, lenses, and combinations, seems to be. the Inst Ink nevessary to completing the projected supremacy In Southern territory. It nowap- pears, however, that the ambition of the Louisvillé & Nashville corporation is more comprehensive and far-reaching than was supposed, That Company liopes not merely to enjoy & monopoly of the transportation business In the South, but to divert a consid- erable portion of tho business of the South- west and West which has heretofore gono to the East by way of St. Lotlgand Chieazo, and abroud by way of the Eastern trunk-tines. ‘The new Georgia connection aequired by the Loulsville Roni lins a seaport at Savannah, and [tls proposed to purelinse ocean vessels and make through foreign rates that will at- tract a large portion of the business that has been done heretofore by tho Enstern lines. It is expected and predicted that tho new combination will not only taku tho bulk of the Southorn business to the Enst and to Europe by way of Savannah, but that it will reach out into the West, and, with the cadperation of tho cross-lnes, tap the grain and produce trade, ‘The conelusion hasbeen Jumped at that such a diversion of trade will damage Chiengo very materially, and that Loulsville, Nushyille, Atlanta, Savannah, and Charleston willbe built up at the ex- pense of St. Louisand this city, ‘This appre- henson Is premature and unwarranted. ‘Tho new ontlet to tho sea, with posslbilitles for reaching both the Enstern and European consumers of Western and Southern products at more reasonnble rates, may in the end bean advantage to Chieago. ‘The Southorn route Is not likely to. divert: trade from Its natural course, but it is ealewiated to compel the trunk-llnes that connect Chiengo with the Enstern cities to put thoir rategat n figure which shall prevent the Southern route from seizing business that would naturally coma to the former upon equal terms, Any such result ng this will bo benefleia} to Chicago In tho end, no matter what the menus may be whereby It’ shall be brought about. Thu conditions of rallrond- Ing in the North, and ocean transportation from the Northern seaports, aro such that the companies may always make living rates lower than any Southern competitors; and, when they are foreed to adopt this falr policy, Chiengo will derive an enduring ad- vantage from the Southern route which now seems to threaten this elty with a diyer- sion of trade, eee THE COST OF WAR. All the Governnients of Europe scom bent on self-destruction, ‘Chere ara signs of 2 war which will inyolya England, France, Russla, and Germany, aud this clear ty means tho Involvement of all Europe. In view of the gravity of the situation, the forelgn Legatlons nt Washington innnifest considerablo uneasiness, ‘They lave Information of large suns of money belng sent here for investment by men of prominunce on the Continent and by leaders ih commercial atfaira, At tho first diplomatic slgn of apprehended complteations the mar- chants and cupitallats of Europe take alarm, for they. foresee that the logic of ynst stand- Ang armies Is war; and war puts In peril avery Interest of trade and commerce, Be- sides, the relutlons of the Governments of Luropo tre ao intimate that the Involvement of ono Power fs likely to lead quickly to the involvement of ull. Hence the capttatist has uo place to lovk for sufety but America, Other things being equal, investments in tho United , States ylold larger Teturns than In any other country, yt “other things" are far from equal, Stand- Ing armies are atax upon the people, ‘The soldier Is not only withdrawn from the ranks of the producing class, but quartered, as an Idlor, upon the reinaining Inborers. And he Is not unly clothed and fed by tho eluss from which he has beon withdrawn, but that olnss is taxed furthor to provide the muskets, can- non, and ammunition with whieh national disputes are sottled, Nor is this all, ‘Tho waste uf actunl war falls upon the thinned Tanks of the producing class, It ta tkelr grain which Is trampled Into the carth by the cavalry, infantry, and artillery of the con- tending hoste; if a village fs burned or Backed it is thelr property which ts do- stroyed, So on through the entire catalog of tho. outrages of war,—they fall upon ‘the rauks of industry, already decimated by conscription. Europa Js to-day suffering from the old régiine,—tho Ideas of the seven- teenth and elghteenth conturies, When all the accumulations, to say nothing of the comnon sicvessaries, of decent Ife were ab- sorbed by a small privileged class, It was of little consequence whether tha proscribed class Jubored in the fleld or tho shop, or fought in the ranks of tho sel diery of thelr feudal lord, Jn any event, they could gain nothing beyond amiserable subsistence, and hence life was searcely worth preserving, Why should not it be perlled every doy in battle? But a new era has dawned upon mankind. The sppitcation of steam-power to almoat every art of life, the training of electricity ta the dutics of u messenger, and the treasuring up of all acquired knowledso through the printing-press,—these ronder It posalble that ail mankind should be well educated, abun- ‘dantly fed, comfortably clothed, and better honored tian Princes wera 200 years ago. Hut thore fs io such thing under the saunas n pleco of Inbor-saving machinery, Tho patent corn-plantar, patentreaper, and patent thrashing-machina da not relleva ‘the hus- bandman from labor, but merely enable him to produce more grain with which to moko more loaves of bread. ‘The weaving-machina and sowlng-machine «to not promote {dleness, but nike more yards of eloth and act moro stitches, so that there may bo mare garments for people who need thom. It foows that idleness In tits nge of the world fsa hundredfold more erluinal than It was two lnmired years ago, because cach idler now subtracts frum the sum of produetion all that he might accom. plish with the aid of modern product-mul- tiplying machinery, Given, then, a group of nations, as thos of Enrope, which doom to fileness, aud far worse, millions of tho flower of thetr population, on the one hand, and, on thoother, o nation, as the United States, whieh supports only tho skeleton of a standing army, and tho result of the race between tho two cantot be doubtful, ‘Paxation to supvort standing anntes hv tho nineteenth century ts robbery. It Is*Inevitable that the most Intul- Ilgent people of tho middle and lower classes in all Europo will gradually flock | to Amerlen; and it fy equally inevitable that, with each alarm of war, great blocks of accumulated enapltal from Europe will also seek investment in this country. ‘Thus Europe, groaning under the oppression of Governments adininistered on the exploded principles of 200 years ngo, will constantly sulfur the loss of its best bone and sinew by emigration, and a steady outflow of fts surplus ‘capital at the innds of tha most en- terprising of its business-men, And {f tho European who minkes Investments in the United States does not follow his monoy he is surely opening tha way for the omigration of his children, ‘There is something mon- strously absurd in the attitude of European Govermuents armed to the teeth and con- stantly threatening to fight, not for tho rights of man, but for the prerogatives and ‘balance of power of Kings, Queens, and Emperors, THE TAXES ON PAPER AND PAPER- MAKING, There are always some off-oxen in any largo tea. On tho bill to reduce the paper duties the Cincinnati Gazette is the, off-ox in the team. It opposes a repeal or reduction of tho Congressional tax on paper, but, while doing 80, ndyvcates abolishing the existing duties on goda-tsh and other chemicals used in the manufacture of paper, It wants more pro- tectlon for the pnpermakers’ combination, butnone for the publishers, which fs sur- passingly gencrous on the part of the good Dencon, showing that he is fully up to the standard of the Scripture rule, that, !f2 man asks your cont, let hlm lave your cloak also, Most newspaper publishers have not yet ad- vanced In grace ta this perfection, nor much beyond the Chriatian precept of doing unto others as they would have others do unto thom, 'Thoy are perfectly willing, and, indeed, auxious, to have all the artificial burdens placed on paper-making by Congressremoved, so that they can manufacture paper consld- erably cheaper and still make a falr profit, The newspaper-mon belleve In tho “live and let live” principle in thelr dealings with tho papermalers, and think that even a good Deacon antght subserlbe to this not very unreasonable proposition, But the Gazette wants to give all the advantage to the pupor- manufacturers, This is what it says: In regard to the duty on chemicals which nro not produced in thia country,-and which enter Inrgoly {nto the manutnctura of paper, it wantd be good polley to roduc or ‘ubolfah tho duty: ‘That would ennblo our papermakers to compete Auccossfully with the manufacturers of Kurppe. ‘This would be « moye In the right direction, be- cause it would piomiate tho {interests of un important branch of homo industry. For the rest, newspaper publishors should be pormitted to take caro of themsclyes. ‘They seck to “take care of themselves” inusking fora reduction of the prohibitory paper duttes, and most inconsistently thu Gazelte opposes it, The press will certaluly not promote its own tuteresty much by help- ing to gat bills passed to {ncrenso the profits of tho papermakers’ combination, and by op- posing a reduction of duties which will forea thom to sell cheaper. Laving com: bined, “or pooled their Issues,” compatition among them no longer has full play, ‘Tho law of supply:and demand and cost of pro- duction are set aside, while they ara onjoy- ing 0 good tine nt the expense of the pub- Ushers, and the Clnclunnti Gazette aids and abots them in the sportl* If the Gazette was not fortunate enough to have a siz-cent a pound contract that has most of tho year yet torun, St would probably talk diferontly, Tho Gazettc 1s n small, slx-column paper, for which five cents is charged at retail, white the Enquirer is an elght-column sheet, nearly twleo as large as the Guzette, and fs sold at the same price (It has not yet ventured on asix-cent rate). It ts probably paying about nine cents a pouni for Its paper, which faeally places {t In about the samo «ltemn of the lato slx-cent concern in this city. This loss of the Enquirer tho Gazette bears with the most admirable and herolc for- Utude, and it accounts, perhaps, for the milk In the Gazette's cocoanut on the bill to re- duce the taxon paper, Publishors are petl- Uontng Congress to place suda-nsh, caustic soda, and othor chemlenls, as well as wood and straw pulp, on the freo Hat, so that the papermakers canmanufactureat thecheapest mites, ‘Thoy have heretofore urged. Congress to place foreign rags and crude papor-stook of every deseription on the frea Ist, Inelud- ing all forelgn grasses and fibres, okt paper, yope ends, waste rope, waste bagging, old gunny bags or gimny cloth, and all rags of linen, cotton, jute, orhemp, All these aroon tho free lat now,—placed there by the ald and influence of the press many years ago. But the tax on prlnt-paper has been continued for alleged “ protective ” purposes, As almost no “print” used by newspapers has been hn- ported for the Iagt sixtéon yenrs, {t is proof that the duty is not only too high, but is act- ually prohibitory, ‘Tho exportation of print Ing-papor fn 1879 amounted to over a million of dollars (81,003,000), while the importation of such paper was less than a thousand dol- Jars (807) in the wholo yonr, showing that the tax on tho nowspapers {3 practleally pro- hibitive of imported paper. ‘Tho best practical romedy for the oxistlng evil Is to unfetter and unburden hoth paper- mukers and publishers by repealing tho oner- ous taxes on the drudo matorials used In minke ing paper and the proh{bitory duties forbld- ding publishers In effect from Importing paper, After tils Is done, the law of supply and denund wilbregulate and establish the propor prico of paper to both publishers aid the public, ‘Tho rovenue derived from the duties on chemfenls used In paper-making Is no longer needed by the Treasury, whieh {3 now in re- celpt of 0 surplus Income exceeding ten millions a month, Such a surplus iy de- imorallzing to Congress, as It leads jnovitgbly to extravagance, profiigucy, und corruption in tty oxpenditure, ‘The true policy ts to re- peal injurious and unnecessary taxes, anes THU Grant recoption In California. was moro inagulficent oven than tho domonstration iu Chicago; but there secms now to be no strony domand for Gen. Grant as 4 Prowidential candt- date on the Pacille Slope. Tho San Francisca Cal of yosterday wook contained reporta from Ufty towns in Collterntiy, indicating the Prosi+ dentini preferences of teading Republleans. If theso reports are indicative of tho palltteat ; opinion In the State, Blautne takes preeedonce of Grant, and js entirely out of sight of nny other candidate. Tho Call soya editorially: © Thoro fro substantial rensons why Blaino should bo a favorit in this State, His coursa on tho Chinese immigration question met tho hearty approval of tho people of this const, and will rocuro him thousands of votes that could not bo counted for any Republican whose ylows an that question are olthor unknown or Inimieal to tho enuao this Stato hnago much at hoart.” Tho Srcramonto Record-Union, also Republican, enys: It Is not sult ently realized by those who, aro urging Grant's candidature that tho eitizona of ademoeracy donot take so kindly to horo-wor- ship us people who have beon neoustomed to look up to certain clisses or meinbora of tho community. No mutter what just title any man mity have ta tho admiration of. a republic, the luther will grow weary of recognizing {uit It is Inalsted upon too Rtronuoualy, It ie ulso vory itteh enaior to procure popular Acquieseence In the iteiflention of « departed hero or leader than in that of a contompurnry, Washington was not regurded by hia genorition with anything like the veneration thit ts accorded to his memory. Durlog bis public career he war flies tho worst abused nian of his day, and his oppononta never hesitated to bring tho gravest. charges againat hit. 12 ts also probable that in regard toGrant iv feelIng may exist of resentinont at tho mannor in which 1 spontancous tribute to hia deserts hua boun utilized to subseryo 1 po- Aitteat purpose, Tho Alta Californta fully confirms the reports of tho othor two Journnis. It says: According to the reports from a large number of towns, citles, and athor loculities, published in the Alla, tho predominant feoling In this Ntato [s dealdedly iu favor of Nhudue. If the many Kepublicatis consulted throughout the State are wt fulr representation of thy party, he is its choice, Ho fs with ua on the Chinese ques- tion, Ho hna alwaya been friondly to this State, and, naturally, our people feel friendly, nnd even grateful, to him, But tho party Will go. strong for Gen. Grant should he be tho Repul Henn eaudhinte, Tho lst referred to shows somo curious facts, igi that anumbor of Republleans give tholr Bi erence ng for Ehurs man, On what this preforonco {3 based is not. told, but probably on the belief that be fa an able and honest man, The Republlenn preference for Thurman ts undoubtedly duo to hla record against the Puctfic Rallrond monoplios. es —— \ Mn, By.ann, editor of the New Yorker Republikancr, who 4s prominont among tho movers for a German Republican Convention in Syracuse tho 2th inst., the dny before the meat- ing of tho regular State Convention in Utter, lina beon Interviewed by 2 reporter of tha Now York Mail, Parts of the intoryiow ure vory alge nificant: “ Ituw maay Germnan Republicans aro thore In the Stato?" “hey number now about 60,000, priiaipalt ong tho Erle und Central Ruilronds. In ia fnlo and Rochester thoy pott 17,000 out of 20,000 German votes, Tt ean bo zafaly: stated thut 76. pee centof the German yotors In tha Stato are Republicans,” “How dil thosa mon vote eight and twelve yerirs. ago?" “Solid for Grant. And just as solld as thoy worked for Grant thon just so curnest will thoy ght ngninst this innovation, this third-term movement, now." “Whnt do you propose doing in the ovent of . Grant's renomination?” That wo will not discuss now. Wo shallloave that for future consideration; Dut in fact wo are Bo vertiin that suc! ovent Will not take phice have heard very little sald aboutit, Wo belteve, ng Germun-Americans and admirers of Gen. Grant, that his goluy into n convention as compotitar for tho nuintuntion of President un- der nthird torm will not be in keeping with the pages of history on which ho owyht to figure." “What ure your principal objections to the third-term enididaoy?" “ Exuetly as get forth in our call The main point against which wo are opposed fles i tho fuet that, after the taking of the vengus of 180, the polltical supremacy of the remnants of the Southern oligarchy, together with that of the fow Tammany wards in this alty, and Connectl- out, and Indiana, will havo disuppenred, and bo radueed to less than one-third of the whole Con- gressional representauion,”” “ You spoke a moment ago of the genural op» sition to the third tern by the Gorman voters, san you lve nn {den of the fealing of the puople moro purticulurly?" . “Only this, that tu tha United States there aro Ddetwoen 400 and 600 German nowsphpera,—dally and weokly,—and a recont canynss shows that notong of them advocates a thind term, Rus porta from local organizations In overy Juego city express a disavowsl of 1 third-torm candl- davy. Let me any right bere, in connection with this Innovation, that the iden bronched In cor. tain epublicnn cireles of electing Presidentint Electors by Lopialative roxy, has hutone intent and purpose. . lt is simply this: that in tho event of a third-torm candidnoy being forced upon tho people, provision will Baye bedn mada forn majority of tho thirty-tive Electoral votes of this State. This, thon, benrs the undoninble ovi- dence on its face that thoy aro afraid that the inatigutors of tho {dea ore not only expectunt but certain of a popular minority wt tho polls,” el Jupan Reagan, Chairman of the Com- mittee of Commerce, makes thia rather: lane explanation of his statement that. Sain Randall had packed his Committeo in tho railrond In- terest: Wasiinoton, D, 0., Fob, 11.—To the Editor of the Washington Post :’ Tn the report in your pu- per of this morning of 1 conversation’ between your reporter and myself last night, about the yoto of the Commiltice on Commerco on the Tn- ter-Stuto Commorce bill, he quotes me as saying thnt 1 bellaved tho Committeo was stocked to bunt this DNL, ‘This was sufd -aftor I had told Alm Lund nothing to tell him on thesubjeut, and with tho statement that I wished no stitoment of it to bo made In his papor. Ho also produces an Inipression not intonded by me, and not Justi- fied by what Laud, by not aiting aH I sald on that su cots T told him In this immediate con- nection that Tatd not wish him to: understand that I botteved tha Speukor had intontionally packed tho Cumtittes, ar that tho. membera of tho Committec had beon privy to it, but that 1 believed ho had been induced to do "so by those who did not disclose to him that thelr purpose was to secure tho stilling of this bill In the Com- mittee, It (s but Just for me tosay that this was gatd aftor I had declined to bo interviewed, and whon I supposed what 1 was saying would be re- garded u8 0 private conversation, and with my sepreced statemont thatIdld not say it for publication, I witi be much obliged if pou will make this correction. Vory respoctfully, Jonn H, Wagan, ———— Pharr of New York seoms to havo over- rated his importance to Conkling, wha has not provided for him anything Uke what the gentlo- imunexpoctal, The New York Nation, referring to tho matter, dryly remarkat ‘ Mr, Thomua C, Platt, 2 vory active Conklingite politician of this State, wad wu candidate tur a soatin President Hayes’ Cabinot, asa roprosenta- tive of tho Conklitigite Interost, but his oliins wore not recognized. Ho was thon Chairman of the next State Convention at Baratoga, in which he denounved tho Administration in unmons- ured terms, and thoroughly exposcd the biso- ess and bypocrlay af tho Civil-Borvico reform- ons, Senator Conkling pu plauding. with conupig- uous vigor. ‘This was followed by tho Souator's own oxposure of Mr. Gun Mim Curtis, Jt wagexpected that when Me, Cornell came into power some place of great dignity and emolu- ment would bo found tor Mr, Futi, whoso pow end xcomed to call forsome large and thoroughly vacant flokt. ho paps bag beon, thorefore, ntteh surprigod to tnd that ho ts consigned to the humble rdlo of n Commissioner of Quaran- ting, What this menns it is hard to any; but it isright to add thut tho placo is one witch the poly would, If tert to itsulf, have sulooted for im, Tho standards of capnoity i use in tho inuor cireles of te ie are not, however, those of tho outside world, a oneemmermrrret A mo Republican meeting was held in tho First Ward of Philadelphin Thursday night, ‘The following 18 takon from the Tunes‘ reports ‘Tho urge hall was pnoked to its utmost capac- ity. ‘There wis nota fout of standing room to spare, and tho pores and: lobbies wore jammed full, making it impossible for another person to got in or for ong within to get out There wer beilllant ae, of spuukers on tho stunt, and the crowd was attentive and at times warmly respondive, Tho proferonces of the crowd on the Presidential question wero clearly shown during tho ovonlng, Co}. John W. Fornuy delivered iw imost etanaie ‘paqoayric on Gon. Grunt, which was ned to in wlinost dowd ailenod, und there wus eearcely a ripple of ap- He th but whon Jotin H. Boltsor exproseed bis h ft Opo thut James G. Bjuine would be the tepub- cun standurd-boarer, tho crowd urose, waving: their hit, and tho building ahook with chour upon cheer, ——EE=E Proprxst in inathematles for undergrad- Watés: Supposo a nowspapor ts so large, un wioldy, aud badly managed ng to sink $100,000 8 year by reason of tho advanco in pupor, and that by raluing the price to ale conta per copy ita books will bulanee; how much profit will that concern make por annum by reducing its prico Unck aguin to five conta, if, In tho meanwhile, the pricecf paper has advanced hulfaconta pound higher than jt was whon It ralyed to alx conta? Tuk Memphis sivatanche, which is in Position to know what it iv talking about, saya: ‘The opinion of a Bouthorn Democrat, as pub- Ushed fn ‘Taw Cinoago BatpuNe, that tho South will support a hurd-money Kuster Demvcratio candiduto for Prosident, ts correct, Tuttho opln- jon of the game Southorn Democrat that tho South will not support a Western soft-monoy candidate ta ica The South will yoto for any Democratic candidate, If it be a bard or tole platform is not ® mutter for uny considera. lon. . | ‘Tie Republicaus of Mercer Comity (Pa.) haye broken ot In revolt gimilur to that in ‘Chester, but with aniuch more emphatic pros ‘America, It je not surprising that sho was for tho pect that thoy will atay‘ofit.’ ‘Tho dologntes from Morecr so the State Convention were unant- mously Instructed for Mano, but they xeem to havo loft their Instructions at home whon thoy startod for Harrisburg, ns thoy worked along with tho machine in a way truly harmontous. This cused tho grontoat Indignation !n ‘tho county, and {t waaresolved that aomothing would havo ty bo dono about {t.. A Hopubtican mect- ing at Sharon took tho matter ‘tn hand and htopted romo rosniutions reciting the facts anid condemning the netion of tho dolugates.: Tt was also posolved that tho delegates to tho Chicago Convention from that Congrossional Distrlet should wholly disregurd the Ingtructions of the State Convention. ———— ee Gey. Logan declared to the Senate and tha amazed people of the United States that ho hod fully mustered tho whote selence of fhinnee in two weeks' study, A cortain editor, too, per- formed an equal prodigy: ho has mastered the whole wisdom of slx conta por copy fur a nows- Paper in rathor Icas than two weeks, el A ronrniant ago aloud shout went forth of Kurekal © Chicago will horonftar have n alee cent paper—n want long folt and now to bo sup. piled" Atthe ond of tu weeka thore Is an- othor “Eureka” shout that the six-center has abrunk back into flve, What a elimb-down was that, oh, my countrymen! id Tue Havana (IIL) Republican lias doubts whethor Gon, Grant will bo nominated, and atill gronter doubts whethor ho will secopt ff nonl- nated, “Tho confidonttal polltion! and personal friend} doesn't soom to have made hlinaclf heard ull over ItlInols,, Mn Gronan I. Mantow, Sceretary of State, hus got out In pamphiet form « handsome edition of tho Constitution of IitInols. It is printed In largo, clear type, and will bo very conyonleat to tho logal professton, ne Ir Is coneeded now that the Republican Convention nt Chicago will be controlled by Gen. Grant and his friends, and that if Grant ia not the nomince B. B, Washburue probubly will be.—Jroquots (HL) County Times, —_ Tienr is nothing Wke boastful courage and adhesive porseyerance {n the jnibileation of Qnowspaper. Fix your high resvlve nt a plea- yune, go it for two weeks, und thon slink Into a nickel Int1yo1s has still an emfnently available candidate lett, aven if the Chicago Convention shonlt fail to nominate Btalne or Grant.—Juck- sonvilic Journal, : | 51x cents Is played out. If you don't be- eve it, nak the old man duriug ofice boura on the corner of Wells and Washington streots, | Tuk Terre Haute (Ini.) Express Bays: “Blaine stock is’ raptdly rising; Grant's Is di elining; Sherman's is below par." | “No mone alx cents in mlne’—I7, B.S, PERSONALS. Do not turn away the poor beggar man, ‘You may bo entortaining un Ohloman unuyares, Mr. Sherman's only exeuso for his home mitde boom ut Columbus fs that it was such 0 Uttlo one. Mr. Tatinage says that “ silence is music asleep,” The rovorond gentlemin appears to bo troublod with insomnia, . Mr. Ruskin says he despises sewlng-mn- chines, and argucs that women should muke tholr own clothes. Don't mind tho old gontlo- man, girls; ho can’t even sew a button on his shirt. A Zulu youth cannot marry a girt until ho has whipped all her brothers and given her father 0 full, ff demanded, in addition. ‘This ts mora oxolting than buying oyster-stows und thontre tickets, and also choaper, It is dangerous to tritla with the holler emotions of tovely womnn, Joseph Bailey, of Lincastor, Wis., ndvised his gon to brenk his en- gagemont With Jonnie Farrell.and marry her younger sister. Jonnio promptly sot fire to the old man’s burn, and went to tho Penitentlury, While hor alter married young Balloy, We notice that. in tho course of n recent loctura Mr, Josuph Cook remarked that “ tho Aggregation of bloplastic germs ovidonce an Ire reslatiblo tendenoy to currolate the molecules in invorse ratio to the capillary process of diffor- entlution.” Although the painful fact has hith-- erto beon kept a profound seeret by thu few to whom it was known, it fs ovident that a furthor attempt to suppross the scandal would be use- logs, and we are reluctantly obliged to give it furthor publicity, . It isan old saying—or, if not, it ought to boe—that modest merit shall not always be un- secn; and we ure glad to bo ablo to atato that In tho case of the bithorto unnoticed menbaden it 1s beg proved true, It aan indisputable foot that, whilo othor fish aro continually ac- quiring statistical notoriety through tho efforts of commissionors appointed sololy for that pur- Pose, tho monhaden, naturally of 9 thmfd and rotlring Atsposition, has swum on ita way unno- tleod and unsung. Tho brazon effrontery of tho codflsh and muckerel in thrusting thomaclves bofore the’ public his long beon -a matter of notoriety, ‘ond tho conduct of tho trout, whltefsh, herring, perch, bullhead, suckor, blueish, dad pickoret in this reapeot bus been vory little better, But tho virtues of the menbadon have been Inown only to the few who hnye cultivated its socloty, and toono of thom, Mr, E. Browne Goode, tho nation ts indebted for somo Interesting favts concerning this timid and Sugan-I.-Anthony- Uke fish, Without going into particulars, we may any that somo ill-informed and probubly: inulictaus person revontly stated in print that the monhuden family was decrousing in nuime- bora overy year, and that it would soon bo ox- tinot, ‘hid slanderous ussortion has beon ably rofuted by Mr. E. Browne Goode, who romnrks with great force that, * While thoro are fluctun- {fons In the numericul rupresontation of tho Amorlean monhuden, thore ts no evidence of Any permanent decrenso, Spawning-fish are. seldot tuken in the wots; therefore we can stand an annual loss of aix or xeven millions of moss-bunkers.” ‘The pooplo oan now breathe freoly again, LP, 8.—What ia tho menhaden good for, any- how? +) Porlinps the earffest and most enduring habit acquired by woman is that of louking undor the bod fora man, Just how this custom originated history does not state, nor ‘has any plausible reason been giton why, Iu this ngo of enlightonment, tho auintour female dotective nt the hond of every household should persist in exploring for burglurs a place In which no foot- vad of ordinary discrutton and ambition to excel in bis profession would for an instant think of putting himself, Byen the most inexperienced desperndo knows that it would be far sufer to slgnulize bis entrance into « residence by tho beating of 8 gong, tam-tam, or othor musical inatrumont of large expression than to hide un- dor tho bed. That thia viow of tho case is shared by ovory person who okos out « precurlous ex- lstonco by alternately breaking {ute other peo- plo's houses and being pardoned out of jail is. vonulualyely proved by tho fact that, until within tha past fortnight, no man waa over found under a bed. They have beon discovered in varlous apparently {impossible lovations,~— such us the middle of mountains, tho bottome af lakea in Switzerland, the contre of Alpino glaclora, and in othor situations not remarkable for comfurt or couventenco of access,—but although. countless beds have been lookod undor by a similar number of timid and. cold- toed womon, the ngoa buye elmply recordod the Inyuriable dofeat of the mau-hunter. The dis- coverles . by Stunloy and Livingstone in Africa have been held to bo something wonderful, but thoy look small beside that of Milas Annio But-, ler, mado lnat week, This young lady resides in! Pittsburg. For yours sho bas looked undor tho: bod with a. persoverence worthy of u better. couse, but tho man poruistently declined ta bo thore, Lust Thursday night, however, hor of- forts woro crowned with success of tho most do- vlded vharacter,—no loss thay four full-grown voters revealing themselves to her astonished. gaze, Tho position of Miss Butler betny some. whut akin to thut of Columbus when he first saw: | moment atunned by tho magnitude of ber dla- covery,~—8o much so, in fact, that the burglars wore enabled to svourely gag and bind bor, huv- ing dono which thoy ransacked tho housé with-, out moleatation, currying awny plunder to tho, amount of $1,000, Now that u man hag. beon found under # bed, WO may expoot tho work of looking for others to proceed with renewod activity, and porbupe by the ond of another cant-, ury orso. tho xecord mado by Biss Butler will bo oquuled, . + Stevieker . iniaglonor Le Dus. ployoa 1e ar WASILINGTON, Mr, Schurz’s Plan to Give the Indians Land to got. tle On Isn't Considered Just the 7 and May Be’ Finally De ” feated, hing, The Democrats Determiy Keop Quict on Fitz Porter’s Case, ned to Sohn The Investigation of the De, arte ment of Agriculture Fall. ing. Through, Congressman Acklen Defenig Ills Re cent Action in an Ingentons Manner. Tho President to Be Asked Why War Vessols Wore Ordered to the Isthmus, THE INDIANS, BCHUIA'S ILE TO GIVE THEM LAND, Spectat Mspatch to The Chicaga Tribune, Wasttxatoy, D.C, Fob. 1i—Tho bill pared at tho Interior Department unter ‘the direction of Scoretary. Schurz, to nnthorize the establishment of Inellans on tands to be granted to thom, sndtvidunlly, to hold in fea slinple, wes favorably considered by the Mose Committee on Indlan Aitutrs some time nyo, but Is Not yet reported. Tt has-been submitted to the Come initteo of Indlan Commissioners now tn Session, hera Invoatigating the whole subject of the mane agement of the Indian Bureau. ‘This Cominit. tce submitted tho bill for erittelan ang attggeation to some of those who have Ucon giving testimony, and soveral fontures of this Dill aro severely eritielsed by men who have given careful study to the Indinn que tion, and nro intorested In. the welfare of thay race, Tho bill ts long, amd incumbered with Provisions which seem to those who have ex. aintned it unnecessary, ff not dangerous, AU through the Dill the language {ts that not more than a stated number of neros shall, bo Assigned to ench Indian; but thoro ts nowhere ‘any mintiaum jstultatton, BO that it fa left entirely totho discretion of tho Departn they will partment whether GIVES LESS THAN THE NUMER stated. Anothor provision is that the shall bo inalienable for twentyetve sents, oe, Is parent iA it provision that the ‘cundie tion of inullennbility may be extended nt tho diseretion of ‘the President. ‘The Innds now held, ua Indian reservations, iot assigned or taken 4; by the Indlans (1 poranalty are to be uppral: by Commissloners selected by the Secretary of the Interlor, und, when sold, tho proceeds will nygregnty an immense eum, And ate not to bo given to the Indians, but to be Invested for them by the scaretiry of the Diterior, and tho Interest distributed to the Indtans. ‘In view | of the “manner in which -similar trust funds have beon administered by that De Partmont in the past, thore Is n question of the prepricty of situh a disposition af tha raventes from these tund4. ‘Tho Indi Comtisdoners are likely to refuse to approve the measure in its present form, and ff fs reported tt will be certain to encounter x strong opposition from Congressinen who wish tho Indians well, FITZ JOUN PORTER, THE DEMOCRATS COUNSEL NO ACTION, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, WaAsuINaTon, D. 0., Dec. 15.—Mutn's the word among the Democritio Congressmen. «lemem bering the extra sessionof last summer, during whieh they so boldly showad-tholr bunds, they deternined in December Inst to do nothing and to say nothing which could revive tho waris sua, ° This far thoy have sucoecded. Whenover 4 DIL has boon renched on tho enlender which might provoke discussion, it hus been passed ‘over, the mover aequleseing under caucus discl pilne. At Iqst a: questfon hus been reuched—the restoration of Fits John Porter—upon whleb 3 dobute scomod Inevitable, Tho Democrats undertook to pass a bill restoring Porter to: the. army, und — giving him baok pay, and the Ropublicans gave notice that thoy would opposo it, But the wily man- agors of the Demooratle caucua rule saw, at the lust momont, that this debuto would bring on the political disoussion whioh thoy have thus far Provented, so they postponed tho matter In the House, and they aro working. hard to-day to Provent ft from coming up in tho Senate tor morrow. Senator Iandolph, of New Jeroy, who ig the especial champlon of Gen, ae focan't relish giviiy up tho long and ablo 9} which he basa in roudinoss to dallvors but pate ‘THY CAUCUS MANAGERS will slionco him if thoy can, for what are Por ter’s grievances conten to the welfuro of tho Dotnocrativ party? Tho Democratic press here to-day Imploros the Domecrats to uvald this debate, jo Gazette, an ultra-Bourbon orgaa, BILys: “Tho Fitz John Porter case will shortly be be fore tha Houso, und it fs understood hut to promlnont Radlents intend to make violent and offensive specctics upon the sitbject, purposely to call forth hented responses, fy ordor to inuke politicul enpltat to bo used this full. Let tho’ ivileats do and = aay all they wish, t be careful responds yu a inv. Wo hope no Sonthern Representative | wil partloipate in tho dobnto, and let tho ante seo how -Radicntlamn respects a Union soldier by tho epithets [t heaps upon him." Tho Sunday fferuld, too, in warning the Demo erate ubout debating this case THROUGH FERAL OF HATS to the party, snys: “Severn munths ago the Aterald Warned the Deniocrats i Cou rosa tht the ptcinnt to relnatate Fite Jobn Porter would affonl the Republicans. the vest Possible opportunity to revive the fasucs and prejudices of tho war perlod. We pleaded that tho cuso might ot loast crs mitted to yo over until after this your's elections; but tho blindness which struck ho Domourutiy purty in 1800 svoms to nttilet ft stl, It not only rushes bending Into every trop. sproad for’ It by tha wily Radicals, but fictually goes nbroud In‘sourch of traps into which it may fall, ‘The long-cured Democrats who have beon braytug about this care do not aco the wily matador behind the red rag (tho siinile i4 none the less apposit because inixeds, ioe ae result will bo supremo folly: perhaps rant DON PLATT, who wasn soldior in tho Potomno Army, tn his Capttat this morning sturply eritlclses, tho ps tended new testintuny with which Fitz Joho Porter hopas ta cloar himself, and suy's: “Tho cusy ny ft stands oun bo summed up ins fow words. Itiy tala: ‘The Court appealed to— Congres4—is mule up of non who wore benvtit by Portor's treason in 1803, and tho jun whe bo trayed ua on tho fleld for tho feed of tha Com fod orioy: now culls on ny Confederate Conners for reatitution of honora and bavi pay. Show i this uppeal ba sugcossfal, wo muy" Bay, without four of successful conteudlation, ‘that the Bouth fools that ithas won through the Demberat part ‘ullthat tt falled to accompliats under tho Confedorney." $ LB-DUG. INVESTIGATING THE DEPARTMENT. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunts ‘Wasutnaton, D.0., Fob, 15.—Tho Democrats arohaying bad luck with thelr investigation! agaln thls winter. Not long ayo the Hautes thorized an investlyntion of tha Department o Agrioultitre, Bome Domocrat had got it into hia hond that thoro was oxtrayaganco and crook ednoss in the management of that Departineal and¢o an Investigation was promptly ect on foot. No heudwuy bas boon made yet, ands Rontleman who la in 9 position to know ae that tho whole alfulr will turn out to be a fz! : One mompber of the Investigating Committee Mr. Hatoh, of Missouri, tho successor of ther doubtable Glover, of investigating fame. MF Hatch dovs not prupaso to win tho sume kind o! roputation that Mr. Glovor did, Hu says tat any rosponsible person WILL BING ANY ACOUSATIONS, a over his own algnature, against tho Counnission- er of Agrioultury, ho, for ono, ig ready © Lei tigate them; but he deolurca that he is not ¥! ing tofollow up rumors that havo no appirer” foundation or to bo one of @ smelling comme too)’ after the styleaf Mr. Glovor, 82 fir f° enn be learned 16 charges of uhoppsty, or ch administration bave buon brought-saalist Cae Tho clork ang ‘utlier thy uy thors dre any, of tho Investig eae wil be ap us well ie ectora oto 4 somuthing to do, an: port gatiog! t end, at loagt, of th but th en oe aes the Domacrutio NOTES AND NEWS. ‘ACKLEN'S DEFENSE. Sytclal Dispatch to Ths Chfeago Tribunt ._ Wasuxarox, D, Q,, Feb, 1.—Ackien 1096 ‘Yuuo of tho report of tha Forolgn Atfulrs CoP mittve on bis cago, bus a column fn & locul Bowe