Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1880, Page 4

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Clark strost, between Washington and Randotph, Fogngement of Misa Minnie Palmer, “Buarding- Behool.” Aftornoon and ovoning, Merahey Musie-Halt. Madison atreot, botwoon Nearburn and State. En- tertalnment by Prof. Reynot BOCIELY MEETINGS. NESPERIA LODGE, NO, dit, A. F. & A. M—Tho mombors aro hereby nutiiied ‘to ‘attend © Regaine Communtention of thelr Lodge, ut the Hall, corner Hundolph and Jinlatod-sts..this (Wednesday) oventni, Binreh 4, at 7:90 o'clock, Maxtor Masons nro condinily ingited.’ iy order of JAMES SMITH, We M, CHAS. If, BRENAN, Booreuiry. WEDNESDAY, MARCIL 8, 1880, ANE In the price of con! Js anticipated. Tue Persians, deeming dlseretion the bet- ter part of valor, will not attempt to occupy Uerat, x z THEns was a new dealin tho South Park Board yesterday. Mr. Jolin R. Walsh ts the new President of that body. Tias there been a reaction in favor of the Bonapartists? Gautelr, a member of that. party, has been elected Deputy from one of the French Departments, ‘Tue House Committee on Appropriations has decided to report favorably on the prop- osition to grant $100,000 for the completion of the Chleago Custou-fo: Tue linportation of fresh meat and live cattle from thls country and Canada contin ues to increase at a rate which ts not at all pleasing to the British farmer, —— ‘Tus New York Sun’a ticket !s Palmer and. Church, of Church and Palmer. The Sun will have uphill work to nominate this ticket, but to elect it,—well, it couldn't be elected. ‘YesterDAy was a gala day In St, Peters- burg. It was the anniversary of tho Cznr’s accession. ‘Thg multitude’ accorded a yery enthuslastic reception to his Majesty. The Nihillats werp quiet and nowhere obsery- able. Senator INGALLS was accorded a most enthusiastic reception at Atchison, Kas., last. evening, A long procession, three balls, and. other festivities, were among the features of ,the affair, Nearly every Jeading politician. of the State was present. Tur cost of the Hayden murder trial at Now Haven, Conn, which resulted in the ulsagreement of the Jury, amounts to $50,000, A good part of thisaum was puldto the medic al and chemleal experts who so selentitically and effectually. succeeded In contradicting each other, Senator Hoan, of Muasyachusetts, yeator- day introduced into the Senate a resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire whether any witnesses before the Senate Committee on Elections had been arrested or in any way persecuted for testifying. ‘Pho matter will come up for action to-day, —_—_— Cownzy, the ministerial brute lately in chargo of tho Shepherd's Fold, has been luken to Blackwell's Island to servo out his zentence of ono year's lnprisonment. Ie was once Chaplain of this prison, but will now havo to do with a different sort of soles, having been assigned tu the shoemak- ing department, Ar tho Cabinet Council held yesterday, the Onanelal question was the principal subject of discussion, Seeretary Sherman com- plained of the uccumulation of silver coin in the Treasury, and stated that the silver cer- tificates wero great hindranco to tts free elreulation, ‘The qgndltion of the revenues was reported as exceedingly gratifying. Vicror Ivao is out Ins vigorous letter protesting against the extradition of Hart- nunn, the Nihilist. ‘The Parisian students also oppose such a course, ‘The French Gov- ernment ara in a quaudary, They do not wish to offend the Russian Government, and they will be equally unwilling to Ignore the ywubliely-expressed opinion of so linportant an element as Victor Hugo and the Parisian students represent, ‘fim President has withdrawn the nomi- nation of T'nchback for Naval Ofllcer at New Orleans, ‘This may be unpleasant news to Pinchback, but Lewis, the present Incumbent, will not weep at the turn of affairs, Itappears that the President in-n fit of abstraction signed the nomination as uiade out by Secretary Sherman, and was not aware of what he had done until ho saw the nomination In thé newspapers. Alnus for Pinchback! Gov. Witz, of Lousiana, finds himself in considerable trouble, Ho hag in his gift several oftices, but the number of applleants foreach !s legion. “Thu best Mayor,” ete., ean sympathize with the Loulslana Governor, and could doubtless give him some valuable advice as to the manner of distributing the ofices iu hie gift, As it is, Gov, Wiltz cun THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WED DAY, see no way out of the dificulty, One thing, however, scoms to he settled: that nono but. extreme Bourbons will taste any of the sweels of the Louisiana offices. ‘Tho most favored will be Confederate Brigadiers, and when the supply of these is oxhausted, If such a thing is possible, Gov, Wiltz can fall back on the Confed and Majors, SEVERAL Uectsigns wero yesterday ren- dered by the United States Supreme Court In easesInvolying the question of taxing Na- tional-bank stock ata greater rate of valun- tion and assessment. than fs applied to othor taxable property, The Court hofds that sich overasscasment Is In violation of the act of Congross prescribing the rule by which Na- tional-bank shares shall be taxed, and that a courtof equity will enjoin the collection of any tax In excess of that which such shares should Pay under this rule, ‘ a Gry. Pork, In acommunieatton to the Cab- {net at Washington, reports that the Kansas herders abuse the privileges allowing them to graze thelr cattle in the Indian Torritory, and the permission will ba reyoked,. Tho General also asks for instructions as to interference of the troops In case an attempted invasion {s made on the Terrl- tory. The troops cannot net in this inatter without Instructions from the Seeretary of tho Intertor, and, a9 considerable detay follows a demand for Instructions from that Department before they are furnished, {t Is dificult to seo how Gen, Pope can offer much. hindrance to a detormined body of Invaders, Tire paper-making monopolists of the Northwest held a secret counell in this clty yesterday, and It is reported that the utmost. harmony of feeling and. vlewa prevailed, ‘To naman they are opposed to any legislation by Congress that will cheapen the cost of miannfacturing paper; they don’t want to buy the materials they use any cheaper than they can now -be bought, and are conse tently opposed to the removal of duties from soda-nsh, wood and straw pulp, While deeming any further advance in the price of paper inexpedient in the present condition of indignation and exeite- ment on the subject, the papermakers havo aperfect understanding among themselves, and will doubtless give the screw of extor- tion another turn whenover they think it ean be done discreetly, Meanwhile they are ar- ranging for representation In Washington In the form ofa lobby to labor against any and allimeasures looking to a reduction of the tariff on paper or the ingredients used in ity manufacture, Tite amended and revised code of rules for the government of the Natlonal House of Representatives was yesterday adopted by 0 strlet party vote, and without much change of the report as It came from the Committee on Revision. The only thing that provoked serlous controversy was the clause which permits the attachinent of political riders to appropriation bills under tho thin pretense of In some way decreasing expenditures. It was under such 1 pretense that all of the vicious: and obstructive legistation of the extra session was tittempted, and’ which was used as in weapon to coeree the President into the approval of mensures which he belleved to be unjust and injurious, ‘The Republleans of the Forty-sixth House have made manfal fight to prohibit this class of legtstative bulldozing, but have been unable to seeure the support of a suficient number of conservative Democrats to en- able them to defeat the rule, It therefore stands as a distinctively Democratic party principle that Congress may enforee a parthsn policy through attachments to-ap- propriation bills vil tasecure such onds, Dy voting against any further constlera- tion of questions relnting toa revision of tha tarlif during the life of the Forty-sixth Con- gress the House Conunittea on Ways aud Means has made use of its power to obstruct legislation upon a subject which Is pne anong the few really Important and essen- ital questions upon whlch action Is expected and desired by the people of the United States. ‘The Committee fn effect declares that the present tariff system, imperfect, un- just, nnd oppressive as it Is admitted to be, shall be in no way altered or Sm proved, no matter how plainly Its defects and its unjust and Injurlous provisions may be pointed out and demonstrated. Such a de¢islon certainly justifies the suspicion that the Ilouse Committee on Ways and Means was packed by Speaker Randall in the In- terest of the protectionists, whose victory Is complete and comprehensive. Under this decision by the Conunittee thera Is no hope of reltef from the heavy tax on the dissem!- nation of knowledge imposed through tha increased cost under the present tariff rates of the paper upon which sehool-books and nowspnpers are printed, and the monopollsts nay now send up the prices without fear of the Interference of Congress to check thelr policy of extortion and plunder. Tho door is barred nguinst any prospect of rellef. Tue Board of West Chicago Park Com- ilsstonera have again illustrated how frail human nature Is when It is subjected to the test of oMeclal life, Messrs. Woodard, ile Crea, aml’ Wood were appolnted to “this Hoard, and caused thomselyes to be elected ofiicera thereof, upon n promisc-of reform. ‘They were of opinion that the officers, who have nothing moro to doas.a matter of fact than the high privates in the Board, should not draw any of tho people's money for their sinecure honora,,or at least they so repre- sented themselves. Yet overy one of theso “yeformera” hag made a grab at the Town ‘Treasury now that thelr terms are ata close, Mr. Willard Woodard, who formerly char- nelerized the pnyment of a salary to tho Prest- dent of the Board as “an outrage upon the people,” and who admitted at the last meet- ing that he and the others accepted their positions with the understanding that no sal- aries should be patd, has placidly allowed $3,000 to be voted to him for past “services.” Mr. Wood, whe has lind 9 paid assistant to do all the work of the Secretary, has pocket- ed $1,000 “back pny.” The virtuous Mr. McCren, ex-County ‘Treasurer, who has been drawing large amounts of money from the public ag County ‘Trensurer by alleged regu- Jar practices, was the mover of this salary grab, and also Insisted that the ‘Treasurer of the Park Board should be pald for holding and probably drawing luterest on the park funds, By thls action all these gentlemen have con- tributed their share to the stock of public distrust (noMesholders and placed themselves upon a level with tax-enting, bummer polit chang, ‘ A cuanactenistic address was delivered by Mr. Emery A, Storrs to a large gatherlus of Lrish Republicans Inst evening, Mfr, Storrs sald he could not understand how a people who were themselves the victhns of opores- sion and misrule could support the cham- plons of human slavery, or how they could have given assistance and countenance to the party who degraded labor; could deny to othors the right to vote which was conferred on themselves, or could support the par- ty which practically Imposed compul- sory ignorance on a people, and con- doned and = ubetted outrages, massa eres, and the {nthmidation of voters, Hig could not believe that Curran, Grattan, or Emmet, had they become American elt- fens, would hayo supported the Democratic % party, ‘Tho Irish people were not true to theniselves, true to thelr traditions, or to that Iberty which they claimed, in allying them- selves with the soultess, intolermnt, and free dom-hating Bourhon party. The War had opened the eyes of many [rishinen, and thou- sands of them who "fought for the flag une der the flag? had become good Republicans, The formation of Irish Republican Clubs abl over the country since 187, and, moreover, during tho Inst year, was on hope ful sign, But it might bo asked, What is_ the necessity for frishmen comblalng in organizations dlatinettvely Irish? They are American citizens, and why not unite with thelr fellow-countrymen as sueh? ‘There is no doubt but a very general feeling exists among the more Intelligent Lrish- Americans In fayor ot the Republican party, and many of the immigrantsof Interyears havo east their Jot with that party as tho party of freedom and progress, ‘The Irlshmen who are put forward by the Democratic party as their candidates are by no means fair samples of tho race, Tho Irish Democratlo Aldermen of Chicago and other large cities are by no mieans creditable speciniens of tho race to which belonged Burke and Plunkett, Shell and O’Connel ‘Tne clty 1s about to make a new loan, if the form of a renewal of the bonds which fall due this year, It now appears that there are £236,000 belonging to the Sinking Fund in the City ‘Treasury In tho hands of tho City Treasurer, drawing no interest that the elty receives. Why not apply this $206,000 eash to the payment of “0 clty bonds? No money belonging to the Sinking Fundcan be legally used for any purpose except to pay elty bonds when they fall due. Here then is the happy conjunction of $236,000 ensh In the ‘Treasury belonging to the Sinking Fund, drawing no Interest, and an equal amount of city bonds falling due. Why not apply the ensh to the payment 6f the bonds, reducing the debt that much and saving the $12,000 Ine terest on the new bonds proposed to be Issucd in place of the old ones? All the members of tha Finance Committee of the Couneil voted for the seandalous robbery of $450,000 from the necumulated savings, notwithstand- Ing the fuct that one week previously they had. presented to the Counell the following unanswernble argument against It: Wurrnas, The City Charter requires that the approprintions for corporate purposes shall bo made during tho first quarter of each tlsen] year, while tho Revenue Inws of the State render (It Impossible fo collect the money thus uppropri+ ated until the next yeur thereafter; and Wurereas, Under the operation of those hive tho City Government fy of necessity loft without phand with which to meet current ex- and ig obliged to resort to one of the fol- lowing modes of relleft: (0 Borrowing: mutant (2) Issieing scrips) by accumuliting in the Treasury a fund through the practice of econos my aud the annual reduciiuye of theexpenditures below the amonnt approprinted: anc Wirneas, We are protibited by the charter from borrowing money und ducrensing our debt beyond Its present Hult, and. behoving, ua we do, that the practice of Issuing scrip, which the em- fle yes of the cliy are forced to accept, fs un la- o stice to them, and thut it fa bad evonomy for tho 3 therefore, Resolved, “hut we declare ft to be the polley of this Council to do away, at tho earllest practies- bio moment, with the necessity of Issuing eerip, ant that we believe the only feasible way of do- ing this Is by the yradualnecumulation of a fund in the City Treasury whlch shall be beld ancred for that purpose, An the face of thls statement the Council have voted away the “sacred” fund, and have plunged the city back Into the practice of unlimited serlp, CLEARING OUT THE CITY TREASURY. The Clty Council on Monday night was guilty of an-uct of great itnprovidence,—a seandalous departure from the wise volley adopted In 1870, It [s due to truth and hon- esty to sny that this has been done In spite of the protests of the Mayor, of the Controller, and of the Comunissloner of Publte Works, whose efforisto protect the city seem to find no support agalnst the rapaclousapendthiritis: and Communists who constitute a majority of the City Council, ‘Sho Counelt have by Inw tho right to ap- propriste: the procects of 0 tax of 2 per cent on the valuation of taxable property; they can appropriate thecurrentrevenue from mis- cllangous purposes avernglng $250,000, 'Thelr appropriations for schoo) purposes and. for interest and for judaments are all inde- pendent of these: Stunmed up, the total of their appropriations for which taxes may be levied are as follows: For: seinola apeulal LUX. ogy For fnterest, epectal thx. For judginonta, special tax. ‘Total apocial tax.. For general elty purpor ‘Total taxntion.... sone Add revenue miscellancous,.,,.. TOU. soe sssesrevcarssnserevacceres sees Sd yNT8} During tho last three years, tor the want of cash revenne the elty has been compelled to issue ‘non-interest-bearing © scrip at an ine erensed cost to the elty of from $150,000 to $220,000 n yenr. Owlng, however, to tho honesty and fdelity of the Couneits and of tho executive branches of the Clty Govern- ment, there has been na rigid economy in all expenditures, thus forming a reserve fund from the ‘surplus appropriations, This fund, with a surplus from tho buck taxes . of 1878-4 and prior yenrs, hos nat Inst supplied the eity with asuMctency of cash funds to cnablo the city to pay Its exponses In 1880 mainly in cash, and, If left undisturbed, will In 1881 enable the city to make all its payments in cash, and abandon tho costly and questionublo practice of Issuing serip. The exact amount of this fund has never been mude publle, because the collections of past yours have not been completed, On Monday night the majority of tho Council nade a bold dash at this aceumu- Inted fund, and they by resolution made ap- propriations therefrom for varlous purposes in indefinit amounts, which, upon being traced down, show the following suns: Restoring the Sinking Fun ‘Old balanced for schuols, Fourteenth street bridge... 5,000 Pollee stations (ald) 15,000 Fire gations. B1,000 000 + 000 » 187,000 TACLS. 6. 400,000 Cash youorally, 460,000 Total sum taken from reserve fund.8 1,418,000 Add speainl taxed... (2,571,000 Jipure Add ialscaltandous rover Total appropriations .. Woe submit to the people of Chicaga this, under tho circumstances, most seandalous, wasteful, and dishonest extrayagunes on the part of the ruling majority of the Clty Coun- el Toshow the rapucity of this action, {t shoutd bo remembered that, In addition to ‘tha $187,000 of tho reserve fund thus taken for sewers, the approprintion ordinance cous taing un item of $220,000 for sewers to bo ralsecl by taxation, making a total appropria- tlon of §107,000 fur sewers for one year! Whatever apology there muy have been for restoring the sum which had been omitted from the Sinking Fund in past yenrs because of the fullure of revenue, and refunding whatover money may havebeon dus tocertain specified funds, the public will learn with alarm and indignation that the majority of the Counell should have levied, in addition to th6 $070,000 of the reserve fund taken for these old clatins, on $150,000 to be expended for current purposes,—for an Increase in the number of officers, und for an {nerease in the salaries of tax-cuters, aud in the general waste of tho accusmulated savings of the last four years of severe economy and thrift, How much, ff any, of the reserve will bo left after meoting theso sovernl drafts, mmounting to over $1,400,000, wo eannot say, but ifcertalnly cannot be much. ‘The temp! tation to arnsp at the money In tho ‘Treasury, and {1 one year waste and squander the sav- ings of sevoral years, was too strong for the average Alderman, Tho statesmanshlp of this class was well expressed by Lawler, who declared that the future should -tako caro of itself; for the present, he was for aponding white there was a dollar to grab, ; Tho appropriation of the $450,000cash from the reserve fund for general purposes ‘and In ald of the revenue from the 2 per cent fund was such 9 wanton ontrage upon the credit nnd charneter of the city that we hope that many Aldermen who voted for it did so not understandlng the effect of their votes; ani, ff thero be any who would like to recon- sider their action, the Mayor ought to give them an opportunity tedo so. That appro- printton {3 80 grossly ylolative of good sense, 80 directly destructive of all hope of dis- pensing with tho use of scrip, that it shoutd nover be allowed to stand. It should be re- considered and stricken out. A. CORRURT RAILROAD CONTRACT. When it was‘announced a few weeks ago that tho Paeifie Mail Steamship Company had cut loose from its alliance with tho Union and Central Pacific Railroad Com- panies, and would compete for.the California sbusiness in the future, Tim ‘Trimunr pre- dleted that the Independent policy thus out- Nned would be of brief duration. Tho Pa- ciflo Mat! Company had been In receipt of a substdy for many years from the roflronds under condition that the railroads might die- tato tho steamship rates; tho subsidy had been withdrawn, and the Steamship Com- pany had declared war simply for the pur- pose.of securing n renewnl of the gratuity, orsuch othor terms as would Insure them profit at the expense of the public without risk and without rendering any service In re- turn, The purposo has been accomplished ineven a shorter time than Ti Trmunxe anticipated. Tho ratlronds have ngrecd to pay the Steamship Company $110,000 o year andto purchase two of thelr steamers for $1,200,000, In consideration whereof the Steamship Company will put its passenger and freight rates at any figure which tho railroads shall name, The public is thus shut off from the protection of water com- petition, and fs completely at the mercy of the Gould and Huntington ring. ‘This new compact, like the old one, is a shameless defiance of public morals, When the Paeitle Ma!l Company recently announced. t reduction of rates to nearly one-half of what they had been, itwas claimed that the new business which this reduction would at trret would enable them to sail thelr steam- ers ute large profit, whilereducing thecostof travel and transportation so notably. ‘This claim was probably correct. It was also cer- taln that the raflroads could make a cor- responding reduction In rates, and, by an in- erease of business, continue to earn a large. dividend on the actual value of their property. These Pacific Railroads wero really built upon Govormmnent money. They run-through a country and wun- der conditions that enable them to carry ‘passengers and freight -as cheaply as any other road on the continent. Two cents amile for first-class passengers, one cent a illo for emigrants, and the lowest seale of fretght charges woull yield the Union and Central Pacific Rattroads a fair return upon a vastly Incrensed business, Instend of this, these Companies prefer to run one through passenger traina day,and to do the mini- mum frelght business at extortionate rates, ‘They pay the Picifle Mall Steamship Compa- ny for running Heht and not carrying frelght or passengers exceptat oxeessive nites a cor- rupt bribe of some $200,000 a year In oraer to be uble to fleece the public of from 81,000,000 to $2,000,000 n year by exorbitant charges, The American people have no protection againgt a corrupt combination of this kind. They must submit to being robbed with o full knowledge of tho fact, ‘They know that the railroads wero constructed with Goyern- ment substdy honds, but thoy aro helpless. They know that tho stock of these railroads does not represent the Investment of ono dollur of private capital, but they nppeal in yain for rellef, Thoy know that Congress expressly reserved, In consideration of huge gtants and privileges, the right to regulate the rates to be charged the publle, but no such regulation enn be obtalned from Con- gress. ‘They know that the conunon law re- quires common carriers to make only such charges ns shall be fair and reasonable, but appeal to the Courtsis rendered futile by the Jnterminable delays and great cost of tiga. tion and by the vast powor of the corporn- tions, They know thats combination agninst the public welfare, such as that entered into by the Railroad Companies and tho Steamship Company, 19 Ynmoral and unlewful, but thoy do not know whereto go for redress, Who {s responsible for this outrageous con- dition of things ? The responsibility rests ultimately upon tho representatives of tho people in tho leg- isintive and executlye branches of the Gay- ernment, The people are represented nom- {nally in the management of the Paclile Ratl- roads by Governmont Directors, who draw. salaries under the pretense of protecting the public against abuses; but not ono of these officlals entered a protest against the rascally old compact between tho railroads and the Steamship Company, nor fs It likely that one of thom will raise his volce agulnst the new compact, ‘These Government Directors aro responsible to the Secretary of the Interlor, but there has been no slgnu from that high oficial of his disapproval of the sllencoof his subordinates while the public is being plun- dered,” Tho Secretary of the Intertor {gs oue of the President's Intimate nasociates and advisers; but tho Presl- dent, though preparing messages about. the Mourvo doctrine and the Lesseps cannl, has not 0 word to say about the Pacific Railroad abuses at home. Congress has a general power, under the Constitution and under the declalons of the Supreme Court, to compel the railroad corporations to deal falrly by tho public, and special authority in the case of the substdlzed Poeiflc Rallroads to tunend and even repeat thelr’ elinrtors, but It takes no action In behulf of the people. The rallroad corporations belteve thpmselyes to bo practleally exempt from accountability and act accordingly Ike pirates, ‘Shey do not hesitate to make public announcement of a corrupt contract, and ovldently defy the exeeutlye, judicial, and leglatatlve branches of the Governinent with the same conildence that they show thelr contempt for publle rlghts and public oplnion. ‘This will con- thiue to bo the caso until the people shalt elect men to oMfce who will defend thelr rights against wilroad bandits, ‘Tux Paeiilo Hotel conference was called hy A.M, Jones and Dan’) Bhepurd, who hold about the place in Aunols to Logan that Gen, Arthur aud Tom Murphy do in New York to Conkling, or Svorutary of State Quay and John Cessuu in Pennsylvania to Von Cunicron—with this diffcronco; It bas not yot boon decided that Illinols {a the private property of ono of her ropresontatives in the United States Senate, Tue City Government of Cinchunatl has just made a ton years’ contract with tho Gus Company at €1.60 por 1,000 tect. The Gas Com- pany Insisted that tho fret cost of gas was $1.25 por 1,000, which leaves only 85 cents profit as in- terest on capital. The Cumnicreial, of that clty, prints a gerica of answera to questions from a MARCI 38, 1880. gas man ina large English elty,—Nottingham,— of which we copy the following: weation—Wbat is tho price of conl? nawer— Kleven shillings as ton~84,73, Question what Is the price of Hine? newer Kleven ahiinga per ton, Queation—How many feot of gusaroextmetod from n ton of coal? Auswer-Ten thousand, Queation—Whnt is tho illuminating power of Nottingham gus? Angwer—Klahleen and one-half candles, Queation—Per L100 of capital invested haw many feet of gas nro sold? aMigwer—One hundred and Aft thonsand, Question—What is tho capuelty of the works above tho present servieu? Answor—At about their mazimum ordinary eapaetty, Additional worka {i progress. Fe rene tien or three bille, showing the price per 1,000 feel to be 28 10d, or 64 cents, Tho price of coal and of Invor 1s a Httlo less in Nottinghuta than In Chicago, Tre Cleveland Leratd. (Prohtbitiontst) ts tooting ita brazon horn in favor of the restorn- tlon of the fever tax on quinino, The relict from this scandulous tax It calls “ 2 sovery blow atone brinch of American industry.” We hard- ly know which {s tho most shameful, the at- tempt of the blont-monoy cormoranta to reime- pore that tax or tho advocacy of it by a nowa- papor claiming to be respectable, Perhaps it hnao feo at atake asa lobbyiat. But it may blow ond crack its cheoks, but the tax on fever patleuts will not again bo Inte THE ¢incinnatt Commercial prints a pict- ure of tts candidate, John Sherman, with a long putt of him. Tho cut mukea him look just ag ho will appear after he hus pasacd through tho Chicago mill next June,—nll bunged up and battered almost out of recognition. Ono eye In this “boom ploture ts cloavd and black, tho othor nearly shut from tho rough usage, The “ilytrap” Is mashed tn, and tho checks nro éeratehed and cut. John looks just Hko a whipped fighter whose second had thrown up the spongo. Is it alynifeant? ——— es How long has tho six-cents-a-pound con- tract for print of the noon Cracker yet to rin? For that length of tlino, bo {t lung or short, tho Cracker will opposo tho repeal of tho papor duty, Ir Orvis would just step over to the cent Cracker office and attach his emoke-burner to ita lttte holler, he would stop its yawp ag well as. ita smoke nulsance, 7 Disrnict-Atrorney Wooprorp, of New York, was not mide ndelegute to Chiengo, pos- albly beeause he has Ucen spukon of for tho Vico-Presidenoy. ‘TILDEN shows a good deal of strength in the South, Tho managers down thero cluster around the“ birrol” Ike flies about a sugar bogstend. Rerunricans musn’t depend on the great good luck of haying Sain Tilden nominated at. Cincinnati. It's a thing to be hoped for, but net counted on, : ‘Tu newspaper writer who docsn’t know that thereis x bridgo at Adams street isn't specially competent to discuss tho subject of bridges. ‘Tne little cent Bisewtt substituted ttsclt for tho noon cent Cracker, and then tho “City Dads" Iny down an both of the centers. | Rerunricans have a brenthing-spell now, fs the decisive Conventions are not held until May, Tho Demogracy are on deck. Frevp-Maf®nan Harsrnan Is willing to Aco Hinine the second cholee of the Ohio delega- ton In the Chicago Convention, Gey, Ben Hantison, of Indiana, says em- Phatically that he 1a not a Grant man, ‘PERSONALS. “My Nghtning-rod is nota large one, but it 18 always in position." —Jaa, Root, Lizzie Price hos returned to the stage. Sho is best known as tho American widow of the Into Mr. Fechtor. Three daughters of King Cetywayo aro on oxhibition In London. Thefr fayorit dict when at homo was bolled baby, An exehange very aptly remarks that If the Prodigal Son Ilved in these times ho would. sell his hogs and yo to Leadvilte, Mr. Tilden is reported to have made his will, and it Is probably tho first timo that Sammy ever hid anything to do with a testament since ho was boy. President Mayes is gradually attaining fame. Within tho past six months n tureo- masted schooner and a trotting horse have been named after him, Put away his craek-bratn puzzle,— Ho bos climbed the asylum-stale; Number 115-1 Ss ‘Nurned his houd and sent him there, Utica Observer, A Western sleoping-ear was tecently enter- tained with the sight of a man boating his wife, Unfortunately for the people who would tke to Preach 9 gormon on this item, thoy wero playing casalno, Mr. J. M. Sears, tho young Boston mill- fonniro who graduntod at Yalo, is to give that Institution $150,000 with which to erect a now Bymnasium. Tho cause of education is certains ly advancing. Short novel: A Boston woman becamo atnye-struck; cruel husband refused to let her becomo an actress; sho got a divorco and then fafted on tho stago; went back and asked hubby to fprgive her. He was auckor cugugh to do so, and thoy were remarried. i POLITICAL POINTS. Ilardly anybody Is so little likely to ba a candidate for Prealdent as Judge Davis. Ho has been tatked about too much.—St Paul Plo« Necr=Z'yeas (ley). In 1876 there was a very strong feeling in favor of doing away with the two-thirds rulo; but now, it appenrs to ua, tho feoling Is deulted- i in favor of rotuining It.—Mobile (dla.) Register 7 Itis now proposed to have the Republic. Ang repeat the successful oxperimont of 1860 and nomlante a tekot from Dtinols and Matno, ~Wuahburne and Chamberlain.—dhio State Journal (ep, Stranger things have come to pags In poli- tics thin Jewott. Remembor Frank Plereo, yo ineredutoug Democrat, and keep your weather cya open for Juwoth—-Memphis Avalanche (Lite eral Democrat), The man who can secure a majority of tho Democratic votes in convention {s apt to get two-thirds, and if this be conceded nit it ling over the rule may ns well hoe indetinit postponed. —d dante (Gd,) Constitullanalist (Dent), Gen, Mancock would draw no Republicans to himsolf, Republicans will not take common ground with Democrats, for the I-am-holicr- than-thou polley dy too deeply imbedded in thelr matures, and thoy will yute for Grant with a whoop,.—Loulsvide Courter-Journat (Dem.), ‘Tho Grant current sweeps onward, New York swells tho stroum. [t bids fair to become resisticss,—sweeping away all opposition or drowning ull who paddle against it, Shall Aln- bama ombark? ane aye,” respond tho minsses.—HuntariMe (Ala.) Gazelle, * Leading Cole ured Journal in the South! Wo lave not taken Mr, Bayard up tn the South ay our favorit because ho wus our worst enomy during the War, nor because ho was our best friend, but becuuse ho Is ou ugainat whom heithor of these objections cun by strongly Uraud on eltheruldy of the Hne—New Orleara s If the Republican National Convention had been huid two weeks ago thore ts but Iittlo quea- ton thut Hluine would havo carriod tho State, Tho Nlalno movement fa, howoyer, subslding a8 rupldly aa the Grant wave did that precoded It, taut Waatinirnd wil is tha ondonery the wiates —Peorta (Ht,) dournat (Iud,). : Very recently the Sun printed anew a spocch dolivercd by Senator Buyurd at a Poaco Convention" held at Dover, Dol, on the 27th of Jung, 1661. It is a spooch worthy of tha, puro patriot and the great Senator of Delawary, ft ‘udde lustre to bis filustrious carcor, Hut, alnat (Ala) Adverttaer (Dem.). a As the South will be expected to cast three- fourths of tho Flectoral yutes that are neoded to cleot tho nominees of the Convontion, it is but right that It should have the powor ta choose whom ft prefers to support from amon: sspirants Uresontedd fromthe Northern Batre, ‘This the South can do to great aavantuge undur Benpwonty rule Aunts (Ga) Constitution PRESIDENTIAL, A Meeting Full of Enthusiasm for Blaine in a Maine District. Bitter Wostilitics Avowed. Bee tween Tilden’s and Bayard’s Rival Factions, , The lowa Republican State Con- vention to Be Held on the {4th of April. How Sherman Is Roported to Have » Beon Bulldozed by Pinchback in’ Louisiana, That State Will Not Go for the Secretary of tho Tronsury for the Prosidenoy. BLAINE. TOW MAINE BTANDS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, Roston, March 2.—Matno's proference in tho Chiengo Convontion was foreshadowed to-day ina meoting of delegates in the Third Congros- sional District, whlch Blaine formerly represent- ed, Tho lenst reference to Mr, Blaine was roe celved with upronrious applause, na was to bo expected. Tho Chairman of tho Convention votced tho sentiments of the delegates when ho said tho Republicans of Maine would put aside peraonal preferonces, If necessary, and nbldo by tho decision of tha Chicago Convention, The delegates wero not formaily instructed, but thelr atanding was demanded before they were yoted for, Tho flrat cholee ts Blaine. No second choice cnn bo found, Tho resolutions do- clare that “The district knows Maino the country knows him,na a renowned states peorless in counsel and debate, 2 matchicss: fof men, a atniwart defender and sup- r of the principles of the Republican party, hmtn of courage, conviction, honesty, and mas torly, oxecutlve cupielty, and a man pretml- nently fitted in all pointa to feud the Republican party to vietory in tho coming Natlonal cam- palgn, and to rile aver the country wisely and well should he bo elected Proatdent.” The Legis- Antttre will choose the four dclomtos-atslarge in Joint Convention to-morrow night. TUE DEMOCRACY. TILDEN AND DAYARD, Bpectal Dupateh to ‘The Chicaco Tribune. Wasutnoaton, D. 0. March 2.—1ttansoortalned definitly that ‘Tiden instigated the publlention of Nayard's alleged secesston speech. ‘Tikon ‘genta were hunting for months for a copy of tho papor containing ft, Bayurd’s friends will now retallnte and publish utterances from ‘Tildon’s: own mouth to show that, In splte of Tildon’s attompt to make it appour that Bayard wag a Secessionist, that as a matter of fact it wits nore largely owlng to Bayard’s influence than to any otbor citizon of Delawaro that that State did not pass nn ordinance of secession, ‘This move of Tilden's haa crented a bitter feel- ing. and thoro isa prospeot that by way of ro- tulintion thore will soon be a Demoerntic disour. slon of tha cipher dispatches and tho railroad and income tax cases, port IOWA, THE REPUNLIOAN STATE CONVENTION. Des Moines, In, March 2—Tho call for tho Republican Stato Convention will appear In the Register to-morrow morning. Tho Convention {a calted for Wednesday, April 14, to select deto- gates to the National Convention, LOUISIANA, PINCTDACK'S GAME—-HOW SHERMAN 18 NEPORT- BD TO HAVE DEEN NOLLDOZRD—THE PELICAN VOTES WILL NOT GO FOR THE SEORETARY OF THR TREASURY. From Our Own Correspondent, ‘Wastinaton, D, 0,, Fab, 27.—Tho nominntion of T. B.S, Pinchhback to bo Naval Officer at Now Orteans, to take the placo of Lewis, nother col- ored man, whoso commission hne still a year to run, and against whom no charges hayo been made, has attracted surprise among those famil- far with the intricacies of Loulsiana politica. How this nomination is received, aud tho history of ft current in the gossip of Loulsiunn poll- tiching here, can, perhaps, best be gathered from tho following talk with a Loulriann gentle man who knows 18 much about it as anybody: “ JTow doos it happen that Pinchback {s nom= inated? I thought that tho commission of Lowls had yot some time to run, and that ho was an eMelent nan?” “Certainly, Lowls {san oMctont man, and his comnission bas at least nyeartorun. Nothing has ever been said ‘againat bla porsonal char- neter. Ho is one of the foremost colored men in the South. Ho wos popular enough once to do- font Boaurogard os a candidate for Public Ad- “miniatrator,” “ How does it happon, then, that he {sto bo removed?” “I don’t know exactly how it happens, NOWODY BREMB TO KNOW. The President, two weeks go, sald that tho thought had nover occurred to him of appoint ing Pinchback. John Sherman, within n day or two, sid that ho had nothing to dowlth themat- tor; that it was entirely tho concorn of tho Pres- Ident, und that ho washed tis bands of it.” * Asnolthor tho Prea{dent nor tho Secrotary of tho Trensury sccms to know anything avout it, posaibly the LPresfdent's Secretary may have made out tho commission ns a mero matter of routine, os former Socreturies have some> ‘tUmoes sald that thoy sluned ofliclal papers?” “Now, that possibly may he the explanation, Nobody seems to know tho oxuct facts, but all of us havo our theories, Lowit, you seo, 1s 6 Grant man,—nn outepoken Grantman,—thoonty ‘one of tho Federal oficials who is outspoken for any other candidate except Join Sherman. Pinchback [s reported to have visited the Beo- retary of tho Treasury shortly before leavin, for Now Orleans the Inet time, and to havo sald: *Mr, Secretary, if my namo is not sent in, you will not yet the delegution from Louisiana tothe Chicngo Convontion,—that's all. To this Seoretury Bhorman js reported te have inquired: *You don’t mann to threaten mer And Pinch- bnok ta sald to hive pompuniens *{ don't mean to Uhrenten anybody. I have simply EXPRESSED MY OPINION,’ Atall oventa tho nomination hna gone in.” an is Mt ecly B come out? Will Pinchbuck bo confirmed?" “That remains for tho grant Domocratic party to determina, Tho ghost of Pinchback la likely to huunt tho dreams of’the Elon. Mr, Jonan for somo time; while Mre Kellogg will probably keep hla mouth shyt and grin. It is cutirely 0 Bourbon dilewn.” “ Whut possible interest can Jonng and tho Louisiana Bourbons have In the romoval of ono eolored man, Lewis, and the aypolnteicnt of ane othor colored man, Pinchbnek re “Tt perhaps woul! not seem, on such 9 stato- ment, that thoy woukl haye any epecial intere eat; but perhaps Plnchback may nuke an argue ment to the Bourbons that he ought to be ro warded for bis services in helping to URRAK UP THR PACKARD LEGISLATURE, unless obligations of that sort huvenlready been Mquldated.. Tho fact that Pinchback did help to destroy the Packurd Goyernmont might com. mend him to the Administrations but it won't be a very comfortable thing for Jonas to do to put Lewls aut and Pinch inv bet posing Pinohbuck should be confined, whut thon?" “Nothing then, Pinchback posalbly may have told John Sherman that, if bis name was not Kentto the Bontte, Sherman could not get tha delegation to Chicago; but Pinebback id not ut all tikely to havo sald that, tn caso his name did p in, Bhorman would tho Gelugation to Ehtca oO. ‘That ts entirely snotbor aifulr, ‘That's un atiirmative proposition, Pinchback's reported Lua wis 8 nogullye oue, He might huve suid, wi AN XQUAL NASI8 FOR 3s Prorizoy, that, if hia name did Ko in, Sherman could not wet (be Loulstana delegation.” * Avo not thy Federal) oillolals likely to control tho Hepublican delegates to Chicago?” “Nota bitat it, There is only ono Federal oMeial who ut heart is u supporter of Shorman, ‘That is Morris Marks, Collector of Internal Key- enue,—quite wo familiar chursctor to those aoe qualnted with thy blatary of the Pottor tnvosti- gatlon, and of various cliaptora [n that Investiga- Honrelating ta the Treasury Department, All tho reat of tho Sherman sentiment tn Louisiana isa yery thin veneering. It could be easliy cracked, It would bo cracked at Chicago, There never will bo aShorman deleuntion trom Louisl- Ana to the Chicago Convention, no matter what do with the Federal oilices there, or with Ciyil-Borvice Ordor No. 1. "tin. tho books. Itcannot be done, Sherman may be fooled, but Me CAN'T GeT THE VOTES.” Who will tho delegation be for?" “They will most unquestionably bo for Grant first, und for Ialne second, with a very bearty and Warin following for Blalne, Tue movemont towards the calling of the Btate Convention will probably begin next month." “ Flow ubout Sudison Welles? Is hia gon likely to bo confirmed as Surveyor ?" ably not, a ae vel Wellies ao prone, hae b kilt "The al ol fox wi mpbal avo al enough to i tall bis slatoret bis cuualis and bis auuts nominuted iu turn, and rejected. Means he while, pending the wrng‘cs aver ti ae le wilh ine vonage nominees, Welles himar enough, na ho holla over tn the ate nyt gee on thay ee the sulary: and, if it howl happe Senate should adjourn, having re Nominees for that ofliee, Wallen woul over and workt still draw the sal sehen ho Ja entlrely competont to pe whatey undor Civit-Service Order Ni, don’t you forget it," n fi Se apt the mye Bran writin he Pree, dent hos withdraws tho nomlnatl niet bnek,— Ep] eet Plt THE TELUGRAPIL Wag, OMAHA, Speetat Dlpateh to The Chteaga Trin Oana, Neb. March 2.—Injunetlone are Asin, dnek and forth betwean tha telesraph core panies. ‘This forcnon tho Unton Paciie appiieg todudge Savagu, of tho District Court, fora temporary Injunction to rostraln the Western Unlon from resolzing the Atluntic & Pacing Hines. ‘This injunction was xranted, and th Westorn Union wis served with a prover Ratlor, Chia atternoan the Union Paciie WAS xoryegd, with a notice of injunction restralning then from any Interferonce with tha Athintie eit elo dompany in caso that company aiautiate tompt to recover posseasion of it4 lines. Th Jat injunetion wae wranted by Uutten Stace Ciroult Judo MeCrary, at Dubuque, anit was telegraphed to Oinuba. ‘This brings the Fedora} and State Courts Into conflict, Init the tine Pucttic maintain that the Stato Court hns jure diction, As sult waa commenced there first, ‘tive Jonves tho aituation somowhat mixed. It} Western Unton should attempt to retuke tho AC atic fe Facil Incs a lively row muy be ox une, NEW YORK, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New York, March 2—An fojunotion was granted to-day In tho Supreme Court by Judgo Dantels in the sult of the Western Union Teles graph Company ngatnat tho Unton Pacifia ital. road Company and tho Amerlean Union Tele graph Company, enjoining tha dofendants from in anywiso interfering with tho tolegraph-lines a wires of tho lalate. | ae : hudgo Porter, one of iO counsol fe Western Union Company, anid toctiy tary atmilarinjunetion was granted out at tho su. precio Court and rerved on John W. Garrett, President of tho Baltimora & Ohio ‘Railroad, while inthis city. It 1s understood here that theso injunctions are a. pare Of the general plan of defenslye nection on tho part of the Western Union against further aggressions [i tho eat of tho American Union Compuny, such as Wore lately made -by Jay Gould on tho Pacino Raiirond ines by subpanaing tho prinelpal olllcers of tho two compunies to prevent them from sending any orders to thoir employéa, a CASUALTIES. LA 8ALLE MISITAPS, Spretat Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, DA BALE, IIL, March 2—At Poru this afters noon, tho team of George Stricker, 1 farmer Uving northwest of the city, ren awny with the owner and threw him out fim instaatige Ww ofthe wagon, killing Anirow Reld, a miner in Fegelor's shaft, wag severely injured by tho fall of a rock in the mine yesterday, inters DROWNED, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, > Bunruinatoy, In, March 2.—W. H, 1. Hunt, on Indian doctor commonly known ns Wild Joe,” wus found dead this morning to a stnnll ereck in the lower partof thinelty. He had fallen from a foolsbeldea: Into tho creck during tho night, was probably stunned by tho fall, and wad drowned. Tho wuter In tho creok was ouly a fow inchos deep. ST. GOTHARD. The Groat Tunnel, Over Nino Miles Long, Finally Cut Through. New York Herald, Benne, Feb. 2,—The work of ptorcing Mount) &t. Gothord was sutisfuctorily completed at? o'clock this morning amid grent rejoicing. In 1870 Italy, Gormany, and Switzerland signed & convention guarantecing 317,000,000 to tho company that would construct tho St. Gothard Rullrond and Tunnel, Italy giving 89,000,000, Gonnany $1,000,000, and Switzerland $1,000,00, ‘Tho original estimates of $37,400,000 proved uns der tho mari, and it was found. that 257,600,000 Would be required instond. Germany added $2,000,000 to her subsidy, Italy $2,000,000, and Switzerland $1,600,000, "Tho work ‘was begin in tho autumn of 1872. Tho tunnel bos ins it Goescheson, in a gefte where tho tlver Rouss dashes boncath tho famous Devil's Hiridge, and onda at Alrolo, whore It overlooks the ptousant pastoral mallee of tho Ticlno, Its length is nino and a third miles—48,008 feet, to bo oxnot; “it is ninctoon and a half feet high and twenty-six foet in maximum widths Twenty- six hundred men haye been employed—ltallana with few oxceptions. Tho rovk, which has varied from hard granitic gneiss on the Swiss side, to gravel, sund, and pebbles on tho Tiallan, has been operated upoty in a almilar wuy to that followed in the Conls Tun dynamite being used in blusting opernti Owing to tho zrentor homogeneity and. the ab senco of wator, more rapid progress hna hect made in tunneling'through the rocks than {i dealing with tho softer mnterlal whoro the ox- ecasive infiltration of water necosaltated Kpecial druinago urrangements, besides retarding more or tess all branches of tho work. ‘Thus, in plere clog n bed of schist, water waa diachurged in torronta, and ofton tho work had to be carried on under liquid jots desconding with the forea of thoge from a fire-cugine pump. Tho St, Gothard Tunnel ts only one section of arallroad running from Lake Lucerne fn Switz erland to Lake Maggiore in Italy. [esliles tho big tunnel thore are twelve othors, the shortest of which, Warron, {8 1,108 yards long, while tha longest, the Olberg, reaches “7 yards, The total jongth of these twelve ‘tunnels Is yory nonrly ten «miles—15,674 modtres, ‘Then there aro” five tunnels between 20 an an tvonty-fve between and 22 yards, making in all Nfty=two subsidiary tunnels of an aggregate tength of aixteon iniles, Between Immenseo and Gocachonen there will bo thirtyethreo tunnels, between Alrolo and Glublasco govontcen, Tho line witl he carried over sixty-four bridges and viaducts, the longest of which, that of Cudenazzo, in Teasin, will ¢ slatof five archos onch pes ine f® span of fifty five yards, The total length of tho Gothard Hie will be 151 mites, 17 pur cent of it being tunnels aud 1 per cont bridges and viaducts, —— rs CANADA, Spectat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Ponr Bunwent, Ont. March 2.—Tho schooner Alzora arrived to-day from Port Bruce, the Orst arrival of thisacason, This harbor Js now freo from ico, und yosscls nro fitting out. Tho stoniner Anna Craig, having undergone repuirs, waa Inunched here on Saturday Inst. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Orrawa, March 2.—Hnil has been refused to tho case of Fathor Fauro, tho alleged Gattineal Incendiary. In refusing bail, Judge Hourgeols who Js a” Roman Catholic, said, aftor reviow!g tho caso: “it ts very hard for ono of ny, te gious belief to admit that x priest gould do theso things, but a priest i410 moro nor luss Uian any ono else in my eyes when Tau mnt} in ny oiclal capactty as the administrator of juatiers It may be I woutd hayo granted tho application had ft boen made undur the Habeus Corpus oct: and bad evidence been adduced bofore me te weaken or contradict that which is on records but as tho application ia now mado, [ have 00 othor recourse than to refuse tt.” Svectat Dispatch to The Chfcago Tribune. Montnyan, March 2.—At a formal meeting of tho sharehotdors and creditors of the Mechanic Bank, the offlelal qitelimeo proaldlting, an ollyr 3 per cent of the Habilities was mado on betel of a syndicate to the creditors, payment 10 bo made 48 follows; $37,020 to ho paid in cash one month from dato; $37,690 lu theo months, oud $37.00 fn wix months, with a guarantee of woe falth that the Ont payment wanld be met at th oxplration of a month, and if tho payment were not met the estato would revert to the Arsizuco without legul process, Quo hundred anil sevens ty-four creditora ropresenting $75,025 kote! dguinat the offer, and forty reprosenting: Mubill: tes of £54,680 in favorof If. ‘Tho offer wna ter fore rejected, and the bunk will bo wound WP ty the officlal Assignee. Forty eonts on tho dol is expected to bo realized, —— OBITUARY, ‘ Barrons, March 2.—Surgeon-General Wille Jom Maxwell Wood, of tho United states navy ten yestenliy at tls reaidenco, Owing’s Mills, in Bultinore County, ayed 72 yours. tary BAN Franotaco, Cat, March 2,—3irs. bert 4 Chapman, formerly a woll-known actress de yesturday, aged 87 years, ee THE WESTERMAN DISTILLERY, Syectat Wispetsh to The Chicago Tribuns Seuinarieep, Jil, March 2—Colleotor Serra to-duy approved tha bond of Samuel Engle, #2 han lensed tho noted Westorman alettllery Pekin until May, 1880, and will probally aaa it. Oporations will commence {ume ry ———— VERDICT AGAINST BANK DIRECTORS., ; New OnLEANs, March 2—in the caso ot ones E, Mitchell vs, The Dircotors of tho lato ager rier the Jury rondered a verdict (er jalnti. te to test the Direct Fospoustbi iy for money deposited in tho bank ————_ GOT THE WORRELLS MIXEO. Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Pryvsauea, Pe., March 2—A. R, Beaton © sicorapted to commit suicide at ‘Tonske, § me anot James Worrell, of Claysville, Pu. intimated Ina spate frou tuo former place” Low days ugue