Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1880, Page 12

, ‘ i } . Iz THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,. 1880—TWELVE&i PAGES, BEN WADE Some Interesting Recollactions of the War-Horse of Ohio. An Incident of the CameronCurtin Contest—Laek- ing Afer Wade's Safely, ‘The Od Buckeye Senator on the Impeachment of President Johnson. Gen. J. 8, Brisbin in Pauadetphia Press, ‘As nearly every one knows, the Repubd- Jican party In Pennsylvania for many years wwas divided lito two great polltieal factions, the one led by the Hon. Stren Cameratt anil tho other by Gov. Andrew G, Curtin, an able nnd eloquent man, Incarly Iife I had trained with the Cameron wing of the party, aud was called Cameron man. When 1 went to Washington to be with Mr, Wade for n short thne, Gov, Curtin’s friends, who desired to senure for him the appointment of Mintster to Ituasla under the new Adininistration, re- garded my presence with Mr. Wade as Intin- {val to thelr Interests, and they at once set to work to destroy any Influence I night be stipposed to have with bin, I heard of their doings, butdid not pay any attention to them, until one day Mr. Parsons came to me and told me the Curtin men were telling the most outrageous stories to Mr. Wade about me. L asked the Vice-President what lt was they were saying about me, but he only laughed and replind, “Never mind, never mind, but attend to your business, and let them say what they please.” * Lreplled £ would do so, but thought tt un- fair he should listen to thelr tales and give me no chanee to defend myself. c “My dear boy,” sald the old Senator, “If you stay in Washington Jong enough you will Jearn what o pitiful thing it Is to be even the friend of a politician, to'say nothing of lead- {og such a life In reality.” > On the following Sunday I was lyIng on 9 lounge In Mr. Wade's parlor, nt the Washing- ton House, when five or six gentlemen came in and began talking; Thad my face to the wall, and did not rise or noties them. L was 2 * about to drop into n doze, when, heariig my * who had called to caution Mr. Was name mentioned, I naturally waked ty a Me tle, but did not rise.” I'soon learned the gen- tlemen were a delegation of Curtin’s friends, y against me. I never got stich 0 raking In all my fifo pefore, and never finagined [owas half so mean a Man As they, made mo out to be, It avas hard to He still and Hsten to thete abu: put did so, Wade, seeing 1 was awake, bated them out to say everything they could uguinst me. € he’ were here,” said Wade, looking at the lounge, “IT should tke to hear what he would hnye to say for himself.” Then they wont on, Wade -seeming to eredit and belleve all they sald, «1 don’t see how he can Hie stilt under such accusations,” yomarked Wades and then, mixing his voice, he inatived: “Gentlemen, do you know persomilly tho man of whom you complain?” "They suid they dit not. 2 Very well,” said ald Ben; “I will give on an Introduction,” ant, revehing out with tisenne, he puriched me and called ote: “Come, come, get up; here are some gentle men wiio want fo see you.” L rose, and Mr. Wade formally introduced ie to ench of the pollticians. Ido not think [ever saw ators confused or astonished set of nen. 1 knew Wade oxpected a seene, but T only said a plensant word or two and went fito: the ad- Joining room, ‘The gentlemen took thelr hats he old Senntor kept-his face straight until the door closed behind them, and then he threw himself on the lomigvand Taughed until. L thought he wonld barst 0 -blood-vessel. He declared it was better than. any tag he had ever seen iia play, or even acirens, but I did not think so. It was any- thing but folly to me, and, Indeed, f was very’ angey. and. told hin so. ie only Jaughed the larder, and, when L said should-quit Washington on, the. following day, he became convulsed. Thad made up any inind that under no elreumstatices would Lremain in Washiigtolt to be made a target of by politicians. My anger only renowed the ol man’s nerrinent, nnitilut Inst, thor oushly vexed with htm, L quitted: tho’ bnitd- fug, saving he contd enjoy Iiinself at some- body else's expense, In the evening L saw hhuat supper, but the very sight of me made him shake with hmehier,- and he said nothing, . Next morniyy he came to me, and laying “his hand) kindy on any. shoulder asker tint I would take no notice of what had happened the day before, and never again tink of it. L'replled I could de nothing of tho kind, aut told him Thad already been tp to seo: Mr. Cameron about itssand so Thad, for I ind risen early al ane upon the hill to Mr. Cameron's tou fies. where Thad told hin all about the forts of the Curtin men to vreak me down, ‘The old Winnebago Clict swore they should do nothing of the kind, and I knew there would bo a. sively Ume when Mr, Cameron gol to the Capitol. When [told Mr. Wade f had gone to Mr. Cameron’s he sald: a “What the — dkt you do that for? You shopkd have teft it all ‘to me, Now tho very deuce will be to pay, and 1 shall have the whole Cameron elan down upon ine.” Lreptied I hoped so, and that they would make it as uncomfortable far the Curtin met, as they had for me, and added: 1 trust, Ale, Wade, you nay endow itus much? When Lwent to the Capitol at noon I saw Mr. Wade beliind the curtains of one of the windows In the Vice-Presldent’s room, and. Simon Camoron was with bit, and talking very energetleally, Ware called to ine to come there, and: sild itheuptty “You will stay in Washington. "Chere, that is an end of the whols matter? J had no idea of remalning longer, and had had quite enough of the Capttal and the pol- iticluns, so fu the peel, L began to prepare my baggage, when Mr Wado said: You shipuld stay, tf for no ather reason than that you might study the pyonte and the scenes around you. You will probably never again, in the whole course of your Ife, haye such an opportunity, and 7 thlak you should aval yonreell of it” 1 utht slay, but C know Mr, ‘ade was quite displeased with ing. Rolng to Mr, Caraeron; Indeed, he sald go, but cheer- Solty forgave me, acting “Beavo suche affalrs to ine in future, and when you are In trouble let me know it.” b . DANAE TO WADK, “Threstening anonymots letters were con- atontly sent to Mr. Wade, and hints of ts. ansination were made, not only privately, but on the strects, In the hotels, and about tho 'Cupltl, No amountof advice could flies Wade to tuke any care of himself, aul late one dark and rainy night Limet hin on Penn sylvauia avenue jolng to hls hotel along. © vaccompanied him home, and spoke to hilt of exposing hitnself so reeklesly, I told hl he wie surrounded by dangers; that the city was Tulbof rough and. despernte men, who, did they but know of lls careless hubita, would cartalnly aval themselves of auch opportints tiles tu do him. boilly Injury, Ife Med he Isnew it, but if some xeamp Wwasresolved upatr his destruction, nu ainount of precaution on Ads part, could prevent it. Wade's friends were now thoroughly Marnied, and a consultation without his knowledge took place, at while It was eonstd- ered what was best to be done, ‘There was old and trusty Sergeant ta the elty served an entistinent Injy eonpany during the War, and who wanted to obtain grptoy mentinihe War Department, My. B.D. Ward, pt Detrolt, sald he ywould gladly pay the Bergen, or a dozen men If necessary, to su personal safely of Mr. Wade, Tt agreed that the old Sergeant should be. 1 and Flocked lim ih eave Tdi his in- ons, nemed hhn with o ble navy re- enre th ara volver, and placed him on duty, He was ‘to » plek up news, lonnge about the reo walk mm the hall, observe who went Into Mr, Wade's room and who caine out, follow M Wade when ho went out at night, aways Keeping fur enough In the rear not to be o} served, ‘The Sergeant had been on suty probably a week before Mr, Wade noticed him, _ _ For two days they mutunlly watched each other, then one evening Wade ealled qe into + the parlor, and, closing the door, sald, with considerable agitation: . “Phere is aman out there who has been following me for two days. Ie 43 In tho hall now. 1 think he ineans inischlef, Come here aud Twill show him to you.” Then, opening Me doors little, Wade pointed out my poor, old, fulthful Sergeant, dt Wado laughed at me when the Curtin men gbused me, it was now my turn, tf Lhd dared tolanghat hin, ‘The suggestion that my ald Sergeant could posstoly nivan qnls- chief to hla was 6o ludicrous Leould not re~ ress a xinile, but scelng Mr, Wade'sanalety, hud to tell hm wll about tt, and 4 tshike f ‘ever saw him so angry In all his Nfe, Hy aturmed, ordered that the mun should bo dls- ehorged forthwith, and said ho was wshamed of such w performunce. He asked mu what fool had got up such an argument, and do- : | elared ho woul nover forgi T felt it Was no (ine to trifle with so" mrave an agaly, and, pretending to get very anary, T sald: © You have been distressing your. friends Jong enough, and not only one, bit ten men, If necessary, shall be detailed to guard you unless-you will take better caro of yourself. It does not matter whether you lkelt or not, you cannot, and shall not, haveyourown way any longer?” Mr, Wado was astonished; he fad never heard such Janguage from me before, and le fooked at ine in'amazement, Te did not ree ply atonee, but sat down Ina chair and thought over it for several minutes; then, coming up to where 1 was standing lookhig out of the wehitlow, Hes Hut his hand kindly omy ari and inquired: iy alo you tidak Jam tndanger? Why do you believe the: uid KEL me?” “For the same reason t Lincotn,” Lreplled, “to get rid of a great Republican Jvader and have a, man in tho Presidency whom they can user? “Perhaps yeu are right,” he replied with asich, “but Finust not, 1 will not be guards ed; send the nan away ind [will always let sonia ane know wher L go out” 1 think while the impeachment excitement Jasted ait Wade never went out ngnin done after night, WADE ON COPPENHEA DB. Qno afternoon ha was returulag-atong Pennsylvania avenue from the War Depart- ment, where he had been to see Mr. Stanton, when, a8 we approached the western gate which leads upto the White House, we saw neroup of well-known Jolngon men stand. ing by tho gate, ‘They had evidently just 1 emne from the White House and were busily talking, but when, they, saw Mr, Wade they stopped and Jooked lira at linn As Wade came op posit thei he stopped, ani, bolntlnng to the Executive Mansion, sald loud enough to be heard by all: “'Thatis a very nice place up there to Ive, but when 1 get therg I shall have to thoroughly clean It out and “sce that no Copperhestds come around? THE OLD FATMER, uchntent tral drew to an endlt beeame evident the vote would be close, and the question arose whether Mr. Wade should yotvor not, Ie was President of the Senate, actlng Vice-President of the United States, ant at the same thne a Senator from Ohlo, The press ani the people disctissed the mnt and It becaie for v time aNational topic, Mr. Wade kept his own counsel, and resisted allattenmpts to find ont what he would do. Tle would answer no tetters on the subject, and refused fo disettss it with his most hie thnate friends. ‘The Republicans clatined hoe should vote asa Senator from Olly, while the opnas ton said if be did, and his vote should deckle the matter, he would presi the shameful spectacle of aman votlng hi seif into oftice. — The situation was most em: barrasing to Mr. Wade, and he seemed deepy perplexed, Delegations enme to seo hin, but he dismissed them without an an- swer One day an old gentleman dressed in homespun called at. the Vice-Presidenv’s roains fn the Capitol and asked to see Mr. Wade. Nobody knew him, but he had the appearance of belng an_ old-fashioned farm er, At first the boys did not scent disposed to let him in, but Mnally told Mer. Wade of his strange visitor. Mr. Wade oniered Im to be admitted at once, and shook lin cor- dinlly by the hand, He seemed to iknow the old nan very well, and to be right giad to see htin. They sat down and began to talk, when the old man sald abruptly: “Benjamin, Lit rome io see you nbout this Jmpeactiment business, We read in tho papers one diy that you are golng to vote nyninst, Mr. Johnson, and the next day that you will not vote at all. Our people are anxions to know whut you ate going to do about if. Mave yeu innde up your mind ag to whether you will vote or not? The Seeretartes eld down, their pens and looked In astonishment at the old man, It was a question hardly a manin Washington would have dared to ask Mr. Wade. ‘She old Senator sat silent for a moment looking into the old man’s face and then asked: “What do our friends up in Ohio say about it?” folks think, you should vote,” ri piled the farmer, “hoy bolleye Mr. John- son to bea very bad mati, and thoy think you should do all you cau as thelr Senator to re- move hin fron ofice.* “Do you believe that fs the genoral opinion of the farmers and workingmen of Ohio?” asked Wade, “Certaluly Ldo?? Then,” sald Wade, rising to his feet, go back and tell them if Andy Johnson does nobeseapo Impeachment. until my vote lets: him off he has no more chances than a ent in Alel! without claws!” ‘ The old man rose, shook hands with de old war-horse, and departed, Who this oll inn Was we never could find out, He must have left by the next traln and gone back to Ohio, for thas night he wos nowhere to be found In Washington, 3 Wade, when asked who the old man was, merely replied, “Oh, an old friend; a plan, simple, honest man with great good sense. : WADE AND THE PROPIA, Mr. Wade was un ardent wdinirer of tho cowmnion people, aud on ong vecasion sald to mer + “Do you know tho masses of the people have wonderful perception aud sense? I have never, in alliny tife, known Dut two great publle men in’ this country who had tha unl te appreciate the common peovlo and a | As the hn naw wisdom from thelr coumsels, Wi he roped’: “Abraham Lineoin and Andrew Juekson.? Mr. Wade bad doubts from the beginning abput President Jolinson’s conviction on the finpeactunent charges, Ho sald inany Sena- tors would rather have Audrew Johnson Vresident than seo him (Ben Wale) elevated: to that position. Ile regarded Gen, Grant a4 Spat to Tmpeachinent, and quietly doing all he could to defeat It, Ho knew Jolinson had Jess than a yeurto serve, and many Senators had consclentious seuples agaist impeach tng a President, and Phouetie wo-Unil swalt untll his term explred by cunstl- tutfonal Hinitation, rather than set the dan- gerous expuiple of turning a President ont of oflice, enasked who these public men were, $$ A SINGULAR CASE. Speetat Correepondence of The Chieago Tridune. Des Motxes, In, Feb, H.-A fow weoka ago thore was posted on the windows of. n vacnnt store-roomt under the Kirkwood this notice: “Mrs. 7. WUchter will occupy this room Fe with acompleto stock of furs. In due thy there caine a fine-appearing and energetle womn- an, With soveral elilldren, who took roams Ina lock on Locust street ua lodging-rooms, and at once begun to display a fine stock of furs In tho store on Walnut street, On Wednesday fasta man appeared on the ground, who clatined to be the husband oof the | woman; aud ther was ovidently trath in his statement, for thore were enrnest and private consultations belt. ‘That oventig the ovcnpanta of the buiit- ing where Mrs, Richter lodged were dlaturbed hy: whit wag evidently a raw of considerable pro= portions in that part of the house, The police were notitled, and the diaturbanee was quelled, Mre, Richter explaind her connection with the aifalr in this wise, and bor statements are Htrongly gorrobordted by Davenport. papers: Tho min,‘ Wehter, was hor husband for tte teen yours. They were comfortably situated, had“ abuntint “means, ived happily, and four children tlossed thelr home. About three jonths ao A now Kervant-glet wis employed in the faintly, who not only put i hertine in household duties, but made herself especiall: asreenble to Mr. Richter; and be Koon after b jmin to dikcbver grenter. chimms in the gery: Witegirt than io his wifo and children, Of cou nnittors could not mun smoothly uoder ‘suoh conditions; and, because thoy did not, Mr Atichter became oburive, and even brutal, to his wife, who was within a month of again becamlae amothor, Forboaraice ceased, and the wife Fort bin aus sought reltey an protwetion from, tho courts, “Tho rest wasn divercement. ‘The Sathor was givon the ountody af two ehikdren, and tho mother of two ond about $1,000 In ens. Mr, ohter and the servint-girl were murricd, snd lore Davenport, where ho resided, Tis two ehihiren wore’ loft with i. triemt, to remain during his. absonce, Boon after be hud gone, the miather got possession of the twe children, aud with her worldly goods remay nis wity, When tho father return found bly two song had been aw plied fodushas ayes, of tho Distr i wht of habeus corpus to the Sherif of Ute vounty. ‘Tho writ was granted, and with ft Me. Richter caiie to this eltyy and it was the Interview with lila wifo relitive to tho writ which alarmed the nelhbord. ‘The chile dren (iirourly urged ta ba lett with the mother; and sho, with all the sanont te nature, pisudodd for tho presul Ife timailly asked his wife to return to hit; but sho pogithyely refused, Hu dechired that he had heen bursty devolved by tho servant, aud did not know whut he was doing; thut she ive alm blood taltien from hor own Vvelns, it it ty ils food, which plieud hin completely fn hor power? that tho blood he took enused lin to Uri igalist bis wite, aud rested ty Khe aire rylug the girl, Mo deelired that he had cast ber off, had broken tho spell upon him, aud now hufed bor; ond that he would probably commit Murder nnlows his wrath were apponsed In some way, Bir. Richtzer Ja sald by those who know her wellto bo of high reputation—a noble, solf- lunt, energetic, und tris wontut. ‘The faihur deelled not to take Away the children. Tt ig thought suing tragedy will come of tis aifale, JAWREYE. —————__$_— ‘The Telegraph and Spelling Meform, Jiuston, Literary World. We ary hearty believers in the oxpedionoy and Teysibility of spulling reform, ag all our renders know, ‘Phe practical question to advance tha reform among the per cunnot be dono by newspaper, ner enacted by Congress, nor wrought by the Achovls, nor e<- tablished by the dtetondries. The people will only necept a reform ty epeliing ao Ine and x0 fast ns they can bo mate tosee that it Is fortheir ov ractical advantage fn the atulrs of every- day fe, When it can bo muds to appear that a apelting reform will “pay,” then we, shall find the people making hnato to adopt tt, Now to make spelling reform © pay” isin tho immediate power of tho telegraph conipanies, Telegrama ure charged for by the teunt. Let them be chnrxed for by tho fetter, and we ehall havea motive brought fo bear ton the publie whieh {t will feel profonntly, and which will do. fn Vast deal tawards promoting shnpllelty and brevity In spelling, The niin who would write © programme " In bls disputchea until the day of his deuth, ff he hoa to pay for his message by tho word, will ehuige ft to" progrtm on tho: fret {ntimation from tho finery company that ho cnt RAY tt cont or two by tho omission of tho ‘two euipertiios letters, Tt would be for the interest of tho telegraph companies fo lend all thelr: Intiterted to promote the proposed reform, oven with no change fn ex. isting turitts, for the auceesa of tt woul rave then: one wire in every elghtor ten; and might mnke the difference between a good fair divi dend and no dividend at al. THE GRAIN LOCK-UP. How It Was Brought About=Tatk on Hoth Sides—The Mattor Threatening to Hocoise an Subject of Congressionnl Anventigation. ‘ Correspondence Cinetnnatt Enquirer. New Your, Feb, 14.—The lock-up of gral and provisions by the speculative Interest, tho chend of whieh {s reputed to be James Keene, threatens to becomes nntter of Con- gressionnl investigation, A. Republican news- paper correspondent from Washington called on me yesterday, and sald that st was hardly worth while fora journallst to live in Wash- ington any more, so dull and unsearching had Congressional action become. Nothing aggressive was done. Mortifed at the failure of their purely polltleal Investigations Inst session, tho Democratic majority woul now inquire into nothing except the most trifllng things, such as why a few hundred negroes traveled on the ens, and whether Johnny Davenport must nol have his portrolt taken again, . Another gentleman, in the shipping busi- ness, who called atthe same time, sald: “I dent to Ben Butler some timo ago and tried to show him how hecould make himself a hero of an inquiry which would startle this whole Nation In connection with the LOCK-UP OF IEADSTUFES and catables which the people want to soll, and whieh nearly tha whole of the world is dying for need of, Lthought that with lis power to state a case in all its bearings ho work be glad of the suggestion, Bue he tus to ‘be growing old or tired of aggres- he Lsaid to this Intter poraon; “State the caga to me if you understand It!” “Vore It 15,” he sat: “There may be said to be hunger, fallure of crops, and suffering for bread and inent from tho Cape of Goo Tlope to the North of Ireland, Failure of the crops, drought, floods, wars, ete, Kink deprived — India, eivillzed ‘Africa, and Enropo of thelr ustil sllowatice of bread and ment. The famine in India Is hardly over before it strikes Lreland, Ina Jess degree there is a senrelty of food all over clyillzed countries. ‘That is clear fron the number of vessels Iylng in this pore waiting dyyaln fo be londed np with wheat and. pork. “ Jlow many vessels are lying in New York now waiting for cargoes?” “Not less than $00, and T count notlilag i & ls smaller than a brig. Most of the vessels refer to are sips, barks, and steamers. have myself thirty-five commanded by Itall- ans, Norweelans, Britons, and Finns, To some of then L have inne advices to such nn extent that Lam afraid to let thom go without giving them cargoes, There is one ense Lheard of yesterday where one of my Captains owned a sixty-fourth of a ship, the resutt of his Inbor of twenly-seven years, This lock-up of grain nnd pro- visions tins robbed him of that entire interest by the charges put on his yessel nnd crew. Every day he les in port he has heavy wharfage to pay anc ail his ¢ yenses continue, and so ib his been going o! for seventy days, Scarcely, an inter this country Is unaffected by the lock-up. ‘The mills, which ought to be grinding the wheat, cannot gol ft to itige The numer ous xangs of men extending from the grain flulds to the seaport, and thence to the ditfer- ent polite of consumption throughout the world, including the great _flect of sailors on the sens, and the masses of stovedores, oles have nothing todo. And thls state of things will keep on until navigation opens on our lakes in April next, because the speculators would bo rulned, as well as thelr backers, the brokers, If thoy unlocked now.” HOW THE LOCK-UP WAS DONE, "You say nobody wonld Investigate o thing like this tn Cougress 2” “They don’t seem to be aware down thera that is a fact at all, You kknow by Jaw snelin lock-up ag thisis a conspiracy, aul Puptatables he question is how to prove “Who Is generally supposed tobe at tho hoad of it?" “Jin Keene ts credited with originating the iden, and he Is supposed ta have brought into tha scheme prominent men on tho Pro- duee Exchanae, as, perhaps, desse Hoyt and Id Dawes, valdes others natso widely known, They asanmed that the whole world was short of something to ent, except Amer- Jen, which had a great abundance, Keene had been dabbling a good while In, Clileago \n provisions, having learned his points from the produce men, Lt occurred to him that he had us big afield there ag Gould bad hn rail- ronds, “ Tow tn the world could they lock up the wheat-flells and the hords of hogs?” “Yn this ways: ‘They. yo in wt Chicago. You seo an order is sent by telegraph from here ta buy. $1,000,000 worth of grain and $1,000,000 o! pork. This Braln is stored In the elevators at the rental of two cents n bushel per month, ‘Cha pork is also stored, For bath they get warehouse recelpts, which they take back to the banks and borrow more inoney on them. You can borrow to within W cents a bushel the whole fave of your warehouse reecipts, because the grain fs re- ginded 63 nh wast substantial security, easily salable as it stands, With the money which they borrow on these warehouses re- celpts the adventurers ff In and buy inore galt, and thi they linve twee put up the price by bold buying. As the rates stat In Chica, the prlielpal place at reccipt, thoy control everywhere else, Now, you sea how often thig thing ean be dane, Canstder- able gruln stands locked np in the elevators of the eonntry; they are full, aud ean recelve no more, Thy price, which ought to be.about $1.05 a bushel, is up to $1.47 per bushel, "They cannot ship thy rain from Chicago to New York, beentise It commands more money in Chicago than in New York, It will not leave where It ls worth $147 to come ton place Where It sells for no tare, and pay the railroad tolis besides, But the elevators In Now York, Boston, and Baltimore are also Tull, ns in’St, Lonis and Buffalo, We haye in sight, adit is ealled, betng in the elevators, ubout 30,000,000 bushels of wheat, rently worth $30,000,000, but, at the present rates maintained, artificially worth $43,000,000 to $44,000,000, Lundarstind the enpuclts’of the grain elevators of Chicago Is for aboiit 8,000,- bushels, Corn, also, requires its amount of roam, During this panies grain has been ubout three cents tower ln Balthnore than in New York. ‘Thus our speculators In Wall street drive trade away from ns." THE BLAGNATION SICKENING ALL, “Snel g lock-up as this must affect all Duslness??> “It does; that Is why a ane the stock markets frresolute and lek, When you gota thing like kai In movement, money Is bo ing pal out all along its path and at. both ends, and men take enterprise wand risk) be evuse they haya mony In thelr pockets, A up fie aur moment of prosperity Is erhiinal, and one Ike this waa never under taken on aur continent before,” i “But how ds it that the railroads which reach into the gealu-lleld itself, and run close to the faruier® barns, dot plek up the Wheat and bring It Eust, and thoreby break . the price?” probably, the railroads ara dn ™ Beennse, the combination. “They have gob thelr rates up for hnutlng grain to that degree that there Is no encontagement to move it. ‘They are dolng now a first-class business westward earrg$ing merchanilise at Wih tates, Jt pays them better todo a Tinited amount of busl- hess ALA high rate than a large amount ata Jow onw. You pererive, therefore, that the prospority is mnequnt at tho two enda,”? “How much money was reqnired to lock up the grain and provisions?” “lt might have taken as much ay $19,000,- 000 to $15,000,000, Wo bellove that our down- town banks tire In the scheme, And we be love the reason why the dead-lock has not broken itself down ‘before this Is that our banks gre afratil to det it break, as it might pen them In and rudy them, You sea those wks would rather lend monvy to bly operte fer cent than in ama quanttttes ta you and nia at 14 per cen” incall be the effect on the grain it- Bell? “Grain tn the elevators, stored wp, depre cintes every day in value, Of course the de- preelation ‘Is extremely sight; but take It from week fo week, and from month to month, and thers will bes certain spollare, rattae, ete. and also the probable diminu- tion of the Bross supply by fire, ete” “What is tho effect. an the great operators who have gone tito thls movement?” wy paige fhnt the Jonger they postpone the day of Justice tothe hungry and the day of business to the country the moro, perfect their niin wilt be, On his proyistona and Wheat Keuns Js now sitpposed to be $4,500,000 behind, That ois why more inoney bs being Hen to keep tho thing up; us ao much haa been lost that now they dare not svtile. Jf they Jet ro thelr prices woud come down Yor see, the wheat for next year stood pretty high In the ground; when the, snowstorm caine nw ao it buried Ib all up warmly, and wo ar therefore, pretty sure to have a strong crop of wheat next yeor. Jtwill be in the market five months after the opening of navigation, 1 don’t see how wo are to work off on the world two such crops toxether, partleularly when this Jockingaup movement has warned the world that, rich as America fs, there ara Intlucnees here avariclous enough to make us wnrellable as o breadstull and produce countrys? TUF FRAW LUCKY BIIIPPERS, “Do not vessels got away atcall with ain??? 4 “Well, you seo how. It Is; wheat in E Jand: ts several cents lower than with 1 They have gone fur wheat to Chill, Catifor- nin, and as far off as Australia, This will stimuinte all those countries to ‘ie into net {ye competition with us, sinallas the degree inny be, So you see how a lot of worthless — reniups aye undertaken to play thimblerig with the Bitte of Provi- dence to our continent. Sueh frelglty as tho world never beheld have been given inn few, cuses by steamships. A few days ago ono steamer in requiring ballast took 100 tons of wheat for £8 the whole, a {litle be- fore thnt a large steamship took out wheat at five cents 9 bushel from New York to Liver- pool, whieh included the handling at bath ends, In one or two enses largo amounts of iioney: linve been mude by discounting the speculative propensities of our market. ‘There fg 1 inant niuned Woods at Liverpogl very successful grain operator, who filled up about 100 cargoes of wheat before the lock. ‘up was put into full operation, He just kept that wheat in the vessels and sold at the su ecedlng prices, and he ts understood to have , made © profit of from .£100,000 to £200,000, Compare this,” satd my fr uid, the shipper, “with Mr, Bennetts subseription of $100,000 to feed the Irish, who must now pay S147 a bushel for their wheat, of which 45 cents at Jeast ts enbbaged by the speculators, The wholo country is being aroused to contrib- ute to Irish -distress, while a dozen men funong us are doing more tomake that dis. fees thon all the alitetlons of climates or of 185, TATA ON THE OTNER SIDE, ‘Within a fewmoments after the above con- versation a shrowd Aimerican, not nverso to Spectiatlon, gave me the other side of tho anestion: “Man will ulate,” he sald. “Tho whole theory of business fs based on under- standing supply and demant, Now, Jnst year we hada magnificent crop, and it was the only good one fn the world. ‘Tho British and ali the other nations sided thotr vessels in here and began to rin out our grain at low prices. Almost every week thoy would tao 000,000 bushels away, ‘They were taking tt away so fast that somo of our boys thought they would just male them pay for lt, So thoy went ti and bought the whent that w: helng offered in Chicago, St. Louis, Milwau- kee, etc, In the same way they collared the hog crop, which is the most rellabio enti te five ment to mankind. You see wo are short in this country 1,000,000 hogs under Jast yenr, Tn Cleveland, O., 0 packer of my acquaint- ance, having cured his pork, fond there were no hogy left to mnke bacon of, so he had to unbarrel tholarger part of his pork and take out the sides lo sinoke them to sup- ps the demand for bacon, I do not think It ras taken moro thou $10,000,000 to buy tho grainthat has been offered. In the matter of pork, lard, ribs, ete., Mr. Keene. and his friends are protty badly out But I have very little doubt of the necessity of the chaps on the othorsile, who have made us pay whatever they wantod many a time, comin; Up to settle for grain in their tum. Tdon beliove wheat wilt Fo down, and-I belleve pork will go up. t Is not very probable that next year will give tis such a crop as wo have Jad for the past two yenrs, On the other hand, there Is every {ndleation of the most tremendous war, that the Continent of Enrope has ever seen. "The Russians tinder stood that'so well that thoy would not let any wheat leave the Black Sea’? “What do you, a3 n mere newspaper reader, hold as $o the war in Burope 2? “T take this view of it: Tho Russians are discontented In every way. In a nationat point of view they are hurt because the other Powers robbed them of the fruits of their victory over tho "Turks, In 9 social pvotnt of view they seo that Internal peaca is a menace to thelr Government Stself. | They regard as their enemies England and Prus- alo, Ltwrs at Berlin that Disraell and Bls- marek called the Conference whieh lumill ated Russian, Therefore tho Russlang regard Prussia as the Continental British ally, ‘hey are mitch stronger than Peussia, and haye not nich to lose in felting her. "The French ulso hate Prussia for dividing up thelr coun- try. ‘The Austrians dislike Prussia for rob- Ding them of thelr Italian territorles and of their German alfies, ‘The people of Holland and Belginin seo that unless Prussia is eurbed both those Htde kingdoms are to be absorbed by her within, two or three years; to a less degree tha Scandinavian nations, among whieh is Demuark, robbed of her Gerinin possessions, look wlth hate on Pris sia, Therefore, [t looks very much tke a general war, with the Turks, Ituly, Prussia, and England on one slide, and Jtssta, Ans: strla, France, Seandinavia, and the Nethor- Jonils on the other. A war on this seale will not permit raising much graln or meat. In tho meantine, tho dearth of provisions ant tholr high prices are reconciling the people to the war,”” : Gari, Final Disposition of the Khedlvos Prosont to Mrs, Fitch. Cineinnatt Ruquirer. “ny the way, du you know. Whint, has becomo of tho famous dianionda necklace whieh wis pre- sonted to Gen. Sherman's eldest daughter, by tho Knediye of Egypt, on the ocension of hyr murriuge ta Mout. Fitch?" suid the uate man ue Mr. Patton, the dlumond merehunt, Yestorday, wae tha roply, “A slstor of Gen, “1 do,’ Shermunn called nt my allico one day this weet ad T asked hor the same question. She repoated to my the history of the frimous necklace, from the time of ite reception wt the New York Custom-Houso until fs inal disposition. It ie gonerally known that the dities which the Cus- fom-Hotae ottieers donanded of Lleut. Fitch, before they could deliver the imagitficent pres: ent, would bo something Gver $20,000), the lowest extimnte pliced on its value by experts belay $200,000 Ltett, Fitch, not being a man of meas, was unably to pay this sum, An enabling ict Was thon passat Congress, wuthoriziig tha Custoin-louse ollicera to deliver the dinmonds to Mra, Fiteh free of duty. After this tho Mace Whe sent to. Waahinitat, anid, with Gen, Bhers mu sword, depostted In tho Untted States Treasury for satekeeping. Upon furthor tie auiry Mleut, Fitel ascertiuined: that the yearly taxis on tio diumonds In $f. Louls County, where he thon resided, would bi much wore than his euhiry, und he onve more found them un elephant his hands, Ills tathor-in-tiw, Gen, Sherman, took pity on the buy and re- Wthe neckiuce, with thanis, ta the donor: Ruypt. Upon receiving thom the Khadlye: wroto to the Genvrid, saying that 1 was not hia desire that the Hamonda should be given to nny ono imomber oF hhs Minily, and, haying lenracd that ho had four daughterd, it was bla wish thon that tho dhimoncds should be mounted ba seta, dnd divided equntly poten | thom, Thess ditgshtors are Mra. Ptah, u¢e Minnie Sherman, Ella Shorman, Liaae Shormn, and Rachel Shere may. ‘Tho necklace was thon returned to the Sherman family and mounted in four nuinitic cent purdunts, four palrs_of splendid solitaire eaveiiay and cla rings, Thou four hidles ure now tho happy poetaeanrs of four complote suite of dlumonls, the vatuw of exch sit being at Jenst 875,00, ‘This makes each of thom rich in her owt right, through tho qeavroslty of Buypt's ————— 34 Snowed Sheop, é Purtland (Ore) Hee, Yostorlay afternoon wo took a ride neross the the Bturksstreot Ferry, to ment the heomim train wire up wi of news wan floating about on the wid. Whe tran eume fn, and Drought among the loud of tian froldht a “sheep,” as the wool-yrawerd arexulled, He had best indulging tn Willsmetto iver witer, and fo buoynnt In eoulng weross the Surry. Hecutortalned eyerybody within range of bla clarion voice how It snowed sheep in bis welghborhoul lust Friday, and “riz tienal Dbhizes with everything.” “Ho spuku about as fullowa: “Woill, L wus out onter the rango Kindor lookin’ arter things; whon 1 noticed a black cloud risti' in tho south, klyerin’ up the sky koa horse blanket. 3 knuwoed suthin’ was billy’ over in that ‘ore camp, and coneluded to klnder hover on the shudder of the Lil, 1 hed homare'n gut my sheep down ol'n the ridge when it svent is if all nitions had riz inthe all tall yer the wind howled ke mad, Twas kept down to my nittin’ ta keep en any pom 1 looked up to the ride white Hulige Wleh: ards’ sheep wus u feodin'—he bud nigh 1,20 bead dsinbfourited Tho whl atruck the critters wim, an’ they riz in the air tice fer eopfichin’ time, ‘The wir wae fil con down the mounting an’ looked ne if fhe mountain was a follorin’ of ‘em up, For half on hour it snode sheep in tho valley, an’ when Rehards counted thom ha found o¥er 400 hed gin wp tho ghost.” An iuquiaitive listener asked if it killed thom, Tho herder hoisted himecif to his full six feet, and remarked: “Hee hero, stranger, 2 dit cone all the way from Hoag River Deestrict to he put upon by you startched-up critters in the eltty, an [won't stan’ none of yer blamed non- renee, BE you take me for a greeny you aro inightily fooled fn your kalkelishing, An’ ie 1 hear any more of yer—" The bont struck the sort bank at this mosb opportune moment, tho pneengers started ashore, and what the remark would have con- eluded with has by Jost to postority, TILE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Flour Milling, ‘To the Fditor of The Chicago Tribune, Crtcano, Fob. 17,—In your to-lay's edition I seo Mr. Hardy, of tho Committee, atates that thoro nro 30,000 permanent flour-milling ostab- Hetimenta In this country. Tbe: dlifer with him. There are very nour 61,000. The exhibi- tion to be bekd nt Cinehinatl in May and June I expect will bo a big success. Aeapeoktitiy, . S.A. Strsia. all fate ant ora tn “om fly'ln' A Correction. % To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Des Mores, [a., Fel, 13,—In Tie Trinuny of tho Ith inst. in the report of proceedings of tho Iown Assembly, you stato that Mr. Bloom, of Johneon County, offered a local-option substi- inte for the proibitory amondment to the fown Constitution. This is an error. Tho loonl-option Bubstitute was proposed by myself, Please cor- revt. WiiatAM Lay, Roprosentative from Cilaton County, The Gumeo Law. To the Editor of The Chicage Ivibune, Monnis, Ill, Feb, 16,—Tho question now fs, Have won Gamo law or not? Iam gted to sco your folks are waking up. Wo want tho law sustained ns it Ie, and not changed ns the gamne- Wenlers would bave it,—thnt ts, changer from Aug, 15 to Dec, 1, and min to the Ist of Febru- ary. If auch a law sbould pass, prmirio chicken and quill would bo annthiinted In, we will say, threo yenrs. No; Isny Ict the Inw atone as It fa, and ninko every one abide by it; and thon we nll enn hive a chance for sport, and leave some for tho coming Reucration. The river is open, and not much frost In the gromd, Ducks and gocso are yl out in the country, but fow about the river, although tho boys say thoy do reo a fow mallard nbout 8, Island, BUS A ts Cleansing the River. To the Editor af The Caleago Tribune, Cutcaao, Feb. 16.—There has been a good deal snit In your pauper in regard to cleansing the Chiengo Kiver by pumping the water into the ennnl. It touks to ine Ike throwing the monoy away. I can seo but ono way to cleanse tho rivers of Chicago. ‘That is to dig our canal wide enough und deop onough to lot tho steamboats come up from tho Miasissipps River into Chicngo. Iam told that Lnke Michigan fs forty or fifty feot higher than tho river at Ia Kalle, If that is so, why not ask the Gov- crmment to make an appropriation for this improvement, - I do bellove — that our Government would not rofuso to make an ‘pproprintion for Chicago, Why should not Culengo have some help from our Government. ‘when sho 18 prying $3,000,000 or $10,000,000 to tho Government yearly? Why Is it that some of our Representatives that we sond from Chi- engo do not inake some move in this direction ta get the Chicago River cleaned out? We all can seo inflliongs paid out on tho Misalssippl River, whero the Government geta no revenue, Noth- ing would help tho Missixsipp! Iver so much 3 toturn some of tho waters of Late Michigan Into it. 1 belleve that it would make the whole country botweon Chicago and New Orleans far heattbfer thun it Is now. . STONE. Tho Public Schools. To the Editor of The Uieago Tribune. Cr0A0, Feb, 10.—L wish to call attention to tho want of common senso displayed by teachers and Trincipats of our schools, When reccas tine comes tho scholars uro driven out of doors, no innttor what tho state of tho woathor fs, and Kept out fifteen minutes, On last Wednesday itwaa raining quiotly and steadily at recess (me at tho Haven School, and tho scholars wore gontout—told thoy must yo. Ono young Indy asked the tnacher to bo allowed to remain tn, us abo acta cold and giro throat, sua waa told sho could not romain, as all tho girls would make Just sich excuse, So out they all went, and ‘the school yard waa nearly all eovorod with water, tho hollow places amuking dubs two. inches deep or mora, There wero not balf a dozen umbrellas inthe whole urowd. ‘Tho girls’ grounds wero very much crowded, and of course tho sinallest eis ind to take the deepest water. Whon tho ust second of tho fftecn minutes has expired tho bell rings, and tho scholars return to alt in wet skirta and shocs an hour anda quarter be- fore dismissal st noon. Now, pure alr Is neces- sary, but why. tho childron's ives should bo ox- posed in this wicked manner while thore nro whidows thut cun be oponed above and below, ia the serious question for public consideration. ‘The next thing will bo that some of tho scholars will be sont home for coughing and disturbing tho school, Will our school oificials provent 4 repetition of such vandaliain ? * Puo Bono Puntrco. Taxcs and Penaltics. ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, CnigAqo, Feb. 17.—It fs wel that real estate owners should know something of tho changes that hav been made Inourrevonuo laws, Under tho presont statute.tho Town Collectors ar re- qulped to return ns delinquent al real catnte tho inde dn which hav not boen patd on or before" the'J0th of March. Tho County Collector has power to extend tho timo for making returns for twenty days only, This roturn inyolvs a syial ponalty on each lot or purcel of land delinauent. From tho Int of May, tuo tix draws Interest at tho rato of 1 (ono) per cent per month for euch smonth or fraction thereof that It romalns ue puld, until the tiie for sale of Property Sor AXCH, Heretofore, it has been cheaper for a lnt- owner to “let tho taxes rin” until near tho time of anlo than to pay thom promptly. The result has been that, with each reourring yeur, tho greater portion of the renl estute In Cook County has been advertised at tux-salo, Now, however, tho ponnitics are so severe that one had botter borrow the monoy, 1f need be, to pay his taxes thon to walt. til tho 'Tronsttrer ndvor> tises them. If this bas a tendency to lessen the wmannt af. tax: Hehe witel is generally praised by a dishonest dosire to shirk rightial mirdeni—lt wil bring at least one blessing, It wil alse shorten the taxsllet, which oniwsey a0 mil acandat and hart-turniug ench years and In this regard, too, it wil be productivof good, for the chornous tax-tst hss certainly never been aw credit tofour city and county, “Tt le a ply that this list could not be cut dawn this year ut least) per cunt, HL, LB, ‘The Death of & WH. Loos To the EGltor of The Chicago ‘Tribune, RAVENSWOOD, IL, Fel. 16,—You can ecarecly Imaging iny foolings ufter porusing tho article in your issue of Sntitrday, the Mth inst, copied from tho Cinchnnatl Gazette, giving the dofails of thedenthot & ff, Lee, my awn cousti, at the hands of those worse than tho Devil ovor was deploted. My. Lee wus a man of atrict integrity of charactor and purpose, and, Hike myactr, 0 Union ‘soktor, When tho War waa ovor, all aulmosities on his part worg Intd aside, and, true to trug Union principles, he wont in good fulth to ald in doyeloptig tho resources of the South, enhance bor prosverltty. und bring pence and happiness within her borders, | But how have bis gud intentions met? Most, horriblo — of — unsyors,— nasnaination! Where ure the poople yetig latin to belong tou Nation (apelicd with a big N) that thoy do hot insist upon having auch outrages puilshed by tho powers that bu? Tait possible that. the Government 4 powerless to bring ta justice the perpetrators of such deca? If such be tho fet, tho only nlternntive ts for the laws loving, Lae d people to take the matter in hand and jn some legal way atart tho ear of Jud tev, and seo to it that It moves stendily onward untilit triumphs over nll obstagied and fully vindicntes law) and order, and thus glyo wastire fancy that this isn Nation truly spelled with via an fully determined to remuin suep, Re- publidans, you owe ft to yourselves na individue ils, and asa party, to seo to lt that this man’s blood dovs not ory nloud from the grand ti vin, anid that bis fainily inny bo made to truly focl that bis country ta indeed shor gountey. 4 EBs Plont Trees, ‘To the Editor of Tha Chicago Tridune, Ciicaao, Feb. 16.—Ther ar thousands of va- cunt lota in this city, which, as yet, hav not been adtarned with trees. This should no longer bo permitted, ‘Treea pay a better intercst on thor cost that any other iinprovement one enn make about his property, and tholr ovet ls but 9 tritlo, The springtiine iw near at lend, when they can bo transplanted and when tho opportunities for their purehuge will bo plentiful. Persons own. fing reul estate in ans’ part of the city should bo- «into plant now—"and don't peu forgot it” to plant thelr trocs a4 goon ua tho frost ls out uf the ground, Lat al tho now wiste plucos of our beautifutcity be yurnished with them, so that. ua few yours they muy ropay, by thelr shade m4 wel as thelr peounlary value; for the money and lubor expanded in butting them ont, * ny you pisnt No careful of the ki! of trees Don't distguro your lot with svrawny, crook poplars, thut av ao easily broken and” wil never fy baad ainpe. Don't uke the dirty wil. juws Locaus thoy wi grow su rapidly, for thoy enn hardly bo tratued by the averuge lot-owner Into any beauty of form, Bcloot those trees surprising, because: Chicago hich wil hav, after a fow yenrs' growth, brond- epreding and high-reaching branches, Tho elin, mountalneash, und other kinds, with onde earn, wit grow'thriftily and prove very valuable, Tako enre of your trees, Do not dump them into a hole Justlarg enuf to eran thelr roots Into, and then loave thom to tho merey of the winds and wethor, Muke the pit tire enuf ta hold tho roots without crowding. Cover them with pulverized carth, and thon atte up the eo for son distance around them, 80.98 iv tho rootlota nn opportunity to spred ont, Do ‘not leave them to perish with thirst, but giv thom a Uboral supply. of water during dry wotbor. Cover tho soif around them with: hay, atritw, shavings, or stable manure, so that the molature shill not escape, Do al those things, aud) your trees wit poy Fou cont per cent per atmuniyan thoir cus! 4. 1, De Beputalve Forces + Te the Biitor of The Chicago Tribune. Cntcaqo, Feb, 1.—As the leading authority in the Northwest in astronomicn! mittors, Lbeg to ask Te Tatnunk for an explanation of tho torm, "tho repulsive forca of tho aun.” What Isthonaturcof this solar phonomenon? Tho torin Is ised by axtronomorsna if It wore yenor- ally undorstood, but it is not. The centripctal foreo of the Aun seems to forbid 9 repelling farce. The tall off comet fs sometimes apoken of ns projevted in retrograde motlon by the Bun’s ropiitsive forca, hut [hive sever Kean sy oxplanation or proof of the existence of such phenomenon, A fow words in Tuy Trinvrr nny inuke it plaln, and inferest many, and oblige A Constant READEL. [Tho {ten of 4 repulsive forca hae been on tortained doubtfully by some astronomers, and moro confidently by others, as tho only ono which could ennblo thom to account for tho comotary phonomenon referred to, It was claimed a year ortwo ago that Prof, Crookes’ oxperlments had furnished 2 proof that such a repulsive forco exista in the minlight, But it onnnot be considered na proven, or (perhaps) von probable, Astronomers understand somo: thing of tho character of an erpulatve force {it the aun, by which masses of mattor nro thrown out beyond tha normal level; but they nro not Yetsure enoygsh of tho oxistonce of arepoiient force In tho sunlight to render It worth white to attempt the explanation asked for.] Riparian Rights, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Br. Joserit, 3fo., Feb. W.—Sojourning hero for Qahort time, I notlee In tho St. Josoph Herald this morning the following: “ Cricaqo, Fob. 13.—It seoins probable that tho Minola Contral Railroad will shortly onter a elalm toriparian rights between tho river and ‘Twelfth street, a distance of a mile and a half Along tho Inke-shore, ambracing what would bo Atract of land of iminense value, comprising about all the harboruge of tho cit; . Bomo yenrs ayo, whilo Congressman Judd rep- resented’ Chicngo in Congress, ho addressed a letter to the Chicngo Hoard of Trade, asking an expression of the Board of'I'ricdo as to tho deairit- billty of the Government constructing an outer harbor of rofuge, and In the interest of the com- mereo of tho Inko and of Chicugo. Tho com- munication was referred a committee of tho Board of Trade, consisting of Cupt. Wiley M. Egan, J. W. Preston, and McChesnoy, who reported to tho Board that stich a harbor wis very desirable, In tha Snterest of tho Inko commerce, where vessels could sock shelter inn etorin, ns well na in tho Interest of the commerce of ‘Chicago; * bitt ft would be well for the Governniont, before von- structing the harbor, to know who would own It whon it was completed,” the Committeo having in mint the dispositions of ratlrond managers to. grasp all that belongs to them, and moro too, 'Tha question of riparian rights was then fn the mind of someoft the Committers, and they did not wish to commit the Noord of Trade (If thelr re- port was adopted by the Board) as recommonding the General Govornment to construct # harbor to be afterwands kelzed by tha raitrond cont panies, The report of tho Committes was printed. Porhaps tho Secretary of tho Board, or Capt. Egan, can furnish a copy of it. BM. Moxtenn War Veterans of Peoria. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, ProntA, Ill, Feb. 16—It ts not often wa seok notoricty through the medium of newspapers, but on this oceasion wo nsk that you publish in Tur Trrmune, which Is largely circulated In NUl- nos, that tho soyenth annual meeting of the State Association of Moxican War Votoruns will be hold in tho City of Peoria, in Soptomter, to continue in scasion thres days. Tho local nsso- dination of yeterans hero have alrendy com- monced making preliminary arrungoments for a largo attendance of “old timers” and thelr frionds. Tho Inst State mcoting was held in Chicngo, and nil who had the pleasure of being presont speak in the highest praise of tho Chi- cago club of voterans and the cllizens goneral- ly, for tho grand style In which thoy were enter- talned. But this fact is nelthor astonishing nor People aro noted overswhero for gonorous hospitality to. visitin, guests on public oconsions, ‘tho old voternna o ‘ooria will endeavor to return tho compliment with copspound interoatun September, 189, ‘At a recent meuting of our Asgoolntion, an oleotion of officers for tho curront year resulted as follows: ‘Thomas Sheppard, President; James Bryant, Vico-Prosidont; Wiitiun A. Thornton, ‘Treasurer; DeWitt C. Frazer, Reconling Sccro- tary; @. MoKenzio, Corresponding Secretary. Loitera wore read from Senators and Ropro- sontativoa in Congress tn reymanl to the pussnzo, At thia oasion, of 1 Pension bill allowing to tie fow survtyors of tho Mexican war $3 per month during tho rematndor of their days upon earth, which, it is safo to say, will not oxeced fiftoot yourant most. Tho youngest mombor, of our ‘Association Is about & yours old. Ho, of course, 1s oxpeeted to perform’nil the Janitor work and olliciate in the enpacity of “ormand hoy” nt the Aasocintion meotings. His namo js Frozer.. May he long survive, ‘Tho days and dates of tho meeting of the Stato Assoctatfon have not yet been decided uports but ample notico will be given, so that all yeterans in tho Stato may have plonty of timo to nmko A newage flow Into the Inkn and ; Gur leespitener and ten-kettion, “¢R4t Maa matter {n the faterest of tho city, Janae ge es do froin thy statement at two at our yg ee L elas, one, tat hortyt patients are veins ese polaon tt is dintelbuting, and nnathee we ke Patiente nicl frnin disease branche ane ae Oh ho water, Now, if my stutoment le tran meet ean lve You tutes tO corcuborato wane Pea {sit not” unwiay ta permit tho pen tats into thelr aystoms the polwon Tinguey Ce Your reference to pure water, os.an all ortant agent for promoting our heath, ts fort, and bappluess” baa tho Pring ie but the furthor THNCH CO *n posRtb its ry id tha proxi Ini tho newer-ladentod tly hi tho erth to the shore, may aittmnately heey ot honlthy properties Is question por when de tors disagreo,” Indlentos that you have not ihe thoso cheerfut visitors oftan ahiee thy eect Heanch pas’ beon forced. into the luge ore pumping process. Ory If ao. then. tie gate Aro raping the reward of silenco tithe eso aweatness of a long-dtrawn-out bill, 2 eNdod Tele tint to he lenored, Wad UttlO3$ we Awad; its reality and do Instead of tall, we shane? onuse to-munirn our nogleet, An exper ae ne ination and remedy shottht And ns t wayyy ACK, our danger. Navajo Indinn Agency, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Four Wixdate, N. My Fob, 8—1t fag feeling that comus ovorn man whan every vere Paper ho pleks up to read {8 full of sympathy and neeounta of relief for sutforing tro} L find ho knows and foots that he 14 to te delves” from his home by tho Executive of tho Gove ment that I so profuso In Ita sympathy: for the oppressed, It la thon when thoughts of rebel fon and shotgun polley onter his lead, Wo havo received vommunteations from the Navajo Tudian Agent that tho reservation bag heen uxtendod enst nnd south. Tho consequence fa that many auttions, with and without tamitic will be driven from thelr homes In tuledwinter, with no shelter nor means uf obtaining ang until spring, Wo of tho Territories wero of tho apinton thay, President Hayes was a bumaue and fulreminded man; anda great many are of that opinion Set, and belive that his sanction to the extensiog was obtatned through falschoods.and misrepro sentation on the partof the Agent. ‘This gene teman couhl seo no necessity for giving the Indian& more Innd until he found out the umonnt of business dono by tho post-trader ap the Agency, dud also after belng ordered to put up somo new buildings at the Aweney, whieh involves tho sinall matter of $12,000 oF $111 00 No proposes to put theso Dulldings up ehtedy by. Inala abo, wii Ja a eupltal Taed wee maklog tho Indian work and earn his liv Hut it comes to tight that ho hus othor renee for employing Indinn labor, Ho proposed to 9 gentleman nota hundfed miles froin this place tnat ho would make hint clork at tho Ageac Bnd tht ‘thero "waa somuthinge clso; ho weal] minke hlin post-trider, providlug: be would take higson in as partner, When this gentleman asked htm bow [t would be about op postttan tho Agent ro] that ho was Agent anc hewoulans uint. Ifo (tho Agent) nigo stated that there wag whe $y or $13,000 -nppropriated, and ho {ara fix It ao thoy could bring thut tuto thelr eofter:. ow, ho has tried to palm this son upon over traderin tho vicinity of ‘tho reservation ash clork, but, belng Hike tho hump on n camel's Intel, neithor woth nor orniinentnl, na trader would sinplay Him, Finally fortune favors tho gisapyaa ed sire, Ie receives instructions from Wighington to omploy a practleal man ag farmer to tako chotgo of the Moquis Agency, Filtal affection {not gain) leads bim to hig gon ag the pructioal und responsiole inun for that port tion, and through retigivus and political inilu- ence ho secures his (tho son's) Appointinent to that important position, Here is n.caso whero an Irrosponsibia boy, not out of his teens, assumes tho charse of an important Govern: niont ollice to which an experienced gentleman hid to give bonds bofore be eoutd fll the samo position. Truly our Indian affalra ure managed wisely, ITIZEN, Suffrage in Great Britatre and Iroland, ‘T the Hattor of The Chicago ‘Tribune, ,CItt0Ago, Feb. 17,—(1) What constitutes n legat yoter In Engtand, ireland, sad Scotland, Inconn= ties and boroughs? () Whatconstitutes a lodger vote, ternied the lodger frinchise? Oanscr.icus, [Persons rated nt £12 per annum In conntics 4s Great Britain and Irclond aro entitled to voto if thoy have pnid ult thalr rates provious to tho 20th of Juno preceding the election. The law Works quite differently in Grent Britain and Ire- Jand, on account of tho different system of value ation; und provions to tho passage of, the Inst Roform billn valuation of Savas necessary to entitloa person ta voto at an English county election, and this wis considered to, be eqital to the £13 rating in Irolnnd. The Parliamentary qualtflontion for tha Irleh horoughs and English boroughs Is xed ut a valuation of over £4. Jo England this virtually amounts to household suffrage, for scarcely any house In an Rnglish, town Js rated under 4, The owners of tho promises In Ireland aro entitled to the voto if thoy pay tho rates; whierens In England the ecoupicr fs the person entitled to the vote, no matter, who pays tho rates, Beales, every factlity for registration [3 afforded to tha Ene glish yoter, whilo the Irlshman who {a ontitled ~ to vote 1s hindered nt ovory stop Crom oxercising hia privilege, To aiford opportunity to English ortldang, clerks, and othors to registor, the Ne- vising Barrister 4s obllyed to hotd evening ses sions, whilo in Irotaud persund who wish to be registered aro subjected to tha greatest incon> venience, A porson who mnkos 1 frivolous ob- jection in England fs obliged to pry costs, but such ia not the caso in Ireland. (2) Any person who is the solo occupnnt of a room in nif English paras of certain dimensions, and who pays in aunual rental of, we bellove, £10, 13 entitted to vote under what Js called the lodger fran- chise, and by tho 41 nnd 42 of Vic, It Is enneted “that in the onso of a porson preparations to bu in attendines. In the mosn- time, all who read thia article, may conaller thomsolves invited to be preaent'at the seventh aunual inceting of tho State Association, to bo held at Voorlu In Soptembor, 1890, OK ENZIE, . C, Bi Vico-Presidont State Association, National Rallroad Commisston. ‘To the Editor of The Chicaco Tribune, Cittcago, Feb. 14,~Tho commorcial \and ngri- eisltural Intorests of the Natfou are imploring Congress to protect thom from tho manipulu- ons of tho rnitrond corporations, which conatl- tute a Nutlonal syatam which In its collective capacity can exert A greater intluonco on tho matorinl Intercats of tho country than all tho combined officinis of the Government. Congress has boon importuned for yoars to give the only relief that can bo effieacious, but all ft has thus far acon fit to do Is to hnvo n committes or two report a few vague resotutions and offer n fow bills of doubtful expediency. itis true that the people have been derelict in using tho samo po- teng means to necomplish just legislation that the rullronds havo to discourage it—numely: money. If the public,wontd, collectivel4, sport the tenth part of the money which hus been un- Justly extorted from thom to pay passage wn Jeansporiation, toward gtining roliof, the relief would bo sure to fallow. Congress should pass u bill creating a National Commeres Come mission and place Gen, U, 8. Grant, for instanco, at its bend, dna sulary of aot less than §25,008 por year, to cantluuo far life; and tilt the real- duo of a lunge Commission from the legal, ral road, manufacturing, sommerciul, and farming roroasiona and avacntions, No suiney samuid Jess thin 220,000 per year, and each member should hald ollice from’ five to tifteon years. Mililons of our raitrond stocks and bondanre held outside of tho United States, and not only for. olgn but ttomestic holders of those values would fuel confident that they woulil treated with fulrness by a Commission that bad Gun. Grantor gome myn of Nke standlng and integrity, and possessing the voutldence of tlio bia to tho | ayme extent, ont its yond. AN know that in former thmos Gen. Grant vindiented the integelty of this Goyern- nient in his military and civil capacity, and all right-minded.men would feel that justice would bo dove * though the Hoavons full.” tho admirers of Gen. Gront would pauso to think n moment, they would see that by tbia mode thoy could provide the Goneral with a brighter dindem than by electing him President for uthind term, Mr, Editor, does It not appear from tho discua- claiming ta vote os «a. lodger tha declaration aunoxed to his notice of clatin shall, for purposes of claim, be prima facte evidence of his qualificution”.as a voter, In Ireland tho clnimant hns to prove his right to s yoto and pay the attendant costs, Whatever has been sald about England appies ‘cqually well to Seat- land, For further Information, “ Caractacus™ 18 referred tow very allo and interesting article on this aubject from tho pen of Mr. Charice Dawaon in tho February nuyiber of tho Fort aiphtly Review, ‘There tho wholo caso és stated luoldly and foretbly.] a Extraordinary Accldent—A Man Nailed to Ms Spat in x Fourth Avenue Horsce Car by a “Snalse-Hend ? Wail, New York World, eb. 15, Car No, 7, of the Fourth navenie Hne, was goo ing a p-town yesterday afternoon at about o'clock Hiled with pecans, dncluding anu bor of ladies, At Twelfth stroot the progross of the ear was suddenly arrested. Tho horses hid beontrotting at it Alx-milo galt. Uefore aby> body in te enr could moye, 2 long strip of fron forced its way endiwise through flo Moor af tho car, passed throngh the seat on the west lower corher, on which Samuel Glover, 40 years old, & morvhant of Frirtold, Conn,” was. sling, and crushing through’ the thin seat, pent trated Mr. Cloys thigh, and, pussing ony todged against the end of tho cur, ‘ho car was brought to standstill, Phe trip of iron was 10 such 1 Fosition tat Mr. Glover, who had bee come alisioss uneansclaus from the agany ho was sufforing, Wis Hterally nailed to hig seat. Oficer Mulcahoy; of tho Mercor street ee came up, and, procuring axes and saws, with (1d agaistance of Kovernl of the passengers, cub away the rear end of the car to releass Sr. Glover, Aftor tlfteon minutes’ hard work the rail was relensod frou its lodyinont, but atllt the unfortunate paesouger coiled not "be released With a penknife Onleer Mileahey managed (0 cut away tho lacorated flesh of Mire Glovers thigh and to release him, A hack was procuns and he wis taken to tha Ashland Houre, wherg ‘he was stouplig, Phygielans wore sunt for, aa pronounced his Injurles exceedingly serious. ‘The accident was of n very singular chtarae, ter. Tho trucks of tha road” are used not on by tho atrect-curs, but by heavil yetadden freight oars, (n trunslt from the Grand Contral Depot fo tho frvight dopotin Centro atreet. ‘The trac! Neod on the ruad ore of the klad kuows ts) tracks, Thoy aro ised tn preference to tha bol low-groove truck, becanto othor vehicles thin ears courfat help wear them out se well, The! tracks are lal on regular sleopurs, with hewy sions had boforo the Raullroad Committee of Congress on tho Reagan and other pending bills, and the report made by the Sub-Committee, that thoro lan strong public sentiment in favor of a National Rallrood Commisston, something of the nature I have Indloatod above? av, Our WatersSupply, r To the KAitor of Tha Chicago Tribune, Critoado, Fob, 14-1 was entertained while reading your rovlew of the water question, in which you prosont the mirthful aldo of the sub- Ject, and ondoavor to show, by reference to cor tain local estimntes of ite value when properly diluted, that ft la'a harmless clemont, and: al- though I would not wish to funorulize upon a eubject that tends to bulge, dilate, amplify, and tubricato humanity, yet thore {4 also a serious aide to the question, and which may as well be prosentod now, and bere, Blnco in your review you do not socom to take inthe wholy situstion Of the condition df the Inke wator, and hence pnas it by too lightly, what I know of it impels wiv to utter a word of warning to those who das sire to oboy the dnjunction to fist, that the de. Helous oloinent offered to our eltizens through tho erlb precludes t1 9 poaaillity to do so, Thoru ere solids contained fn the water which havo h tho rectifying process of the sower, ‘ke the sollds dlhyuised under cover of fluids, Thoro are indifferent methods’ of purifying tho water with the Mter, but at best the poison still Jurks within, and should bo known and remodiod. ‘The fucta of the mattor are withheld from tha publiocys and knowlodye by thoss'who think our city property: will be {copardized by an acknowledyinvat that the water is damuged by ‘ spikes, and on each aida of n rail is placed a long, tat stetp of baller-tran, two inches: wil and an inch thick, to protect the alecprr, Sra tho car-whcols, The alde flanges ary tilsos ‘ cured to the sleepers by spikes, The nevi au of yosterdny was duo to tha loosguing of 8 outer flange of the western ral) of the suse track, tha hond of tho spikes sventring it hay tid been worn away. Ag the forward whoels of on car pissed over the contro of tho twenty-four foot flange thoy pressed down onv portion of It and raided the other, Tho wheel may have te ulstod Iu carrylug up tho Tangy ond to. the level of tho Hoor of tho eur, With thy Torward move Mont of thocar the rall passed asiant throw the Noor, On steam roads such things ba hapnoned Lofore, but thoy have not heen hv Snel pithenta among the dangers of borie-« ravol, — Krupp 4 onl Krupp turns out 900 caunion of tho largest Ge ibrv every month, and .often double that av ty! in two years, Ho has ‘pattened, A war, 1 1810 the firm vinployed ton niet 1 ue “ 100; to-day muny thousands of oporatives wages from hin, ee Onp‘dollnr oxpended now In purchasing n bots tlo oF Jaruc's xpeutorant by thoso troubled with wallgut cough or bourvonges, or eure throat, Iidy eave the expenas of a doctor bill. Ane lectod cout often onds in congutnption. A ed intlursmadian of tho lining of. tho wind-tubs% tho weual Doane vf which aro. sare shee n anda pain ly the broust, frequently uals u bronchitis, A day's doluy muy ontall months o sulforing, Retter try ut onve Jaynes xen rant, a standard remedy, whoge curative Drop’ tls have been tested aud upproved by thu! .