Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1880, Page 12

Iz TT cic . THE MILITIA BILL, Herman Presser, of the Lehr und Wehr Verein, Found Guilty Of Violating tho Military Coto of the State, and Fined Ton Dollars. The Case to Be Appealed to the Supremo Oonrt of the United States, Tho caso of Merman Presser, Captatn of tho Lehrund Welir Verein, camo up before Judge Jameson in the Criminal Court yesterday forenoon. T’resser waa Sndicted several months ago by the Grand Jury on charge of violating tho inilitary code of the State of MWinols, by marching {n wniform with arms with others fn company, Last week the defendant came into court, and, through his attorneys, Messrs. Rubens and Low, made a demurrer, in order to pave tho way to get the ensu into the United Stites Supreme Court, The demurrer was against the indictment itself. The Court, as was expected, overridedt the demurrer, whieh had been thade upon the ground that Sees. 2 and 14 of the Federal Constitution had been violated by the pas- execution of the Illinois Miltary: The plan of the defense Is to act Pressor sentenced and tined, and, in default of the payinent of tho fine, committed, ‘Chen ils attorneys will apply to the Illinots Su- prenie Court for a habeas corpus on a writ of error of the Tower Court. ‘Thon it is oxpected that the State Supreme Court will not xo back on Its recent decision In regal to the valldity of the Military Jaw, and will conse- ently uphold the decision of the lower urt. Then the defenso will endeavor to before the United States Supreme jourt with a writ of error on the artof the State Courts, claiming that the ederal Constitution lins been violated, Just how far this plan. may provo sttecessfill re- mains to be determined, ‘The counsel for de- fenso expect to bring the cnsa before Justice Mulkoy, the only member of the State Su- preme Hench who demurred against the Inte deciston, and it fs also anticlpated that the Stato Court will generously agree to allow all facilities to enable the case to come ns 0 test before the United States Supreme Court, But, even [f they should succeed in getting before the Inst-mentioned tribunal, the ense cannot be reached in regular order on the docket under two or three years, - The State’s Attorney was assisted in the prosecution yesterday by Charies II. Gregory, he attorney who figured inthe Dunne case sone tine neo. Frank Bielfleld, an officer of tho Lehr und Wehr Vorein, was tho first witness, Ie testl fied to Presser being a bona fide commander in tho orgautzution referred to, and that they had no lizense from the Goyernor under tha new Milithy Inw, Mr. Gregory stated thnt the Proeention would rest. thelr easo here, and inquired of the Court if ho should make an arzument. The Court replied that this would be un- necessary, 25 his miud was already made up in regard to tho matter. He would, how- ever, tnke the charter under which tho Lehr und Wehr was organized ag aiitigation of the offense, and would cheerfully hnpose only the fine mentioned by the statu S10 —upon the defendant, without fmpris mont, understanding that the defendant was jn tho main a law-ablding citizen, and that it was proposed to test the validity of the code, ‘The urt wns then requested ‘by Mr Rubens to stay the execution of the sentence wntll the cass could bo.brought before the Supreme Court of the State. The defense hold that the field regulatiny the xoyern tof the miiltin of the United States Is already fully oeeupled by the Fed- eral Inw, and therefore cannot be oceupled by any State independently: also, that tho Constitution of the United States grants In munity to the defendant as one of, its citl. zens, who was acting in violation of none of its laws, and on this round it is expected that an appeal from tho State to the United States Supreme Court cannot be refused. tn other words, they wish to tind out whether the Nation is spelled with a big “Noro snail one, as they elalm. SOLDIERS’ BOUNTIES. Tho Clarkes Katitied to Bounty Under the Varions Acts of Congronn. . Tho, Secont Auditor of the Treasury De- partment has issued o clreular under dete of March % specifylng the elasses of volunteers and regulars, during the War of the Rebetl- fon, who are entitied to bounty under the different acts of Congress. Following 1s an abstract thereof: 2. All volunteers who enlisted prior to July 22, 1861, for threo yours, und who were mustered Into tho xervice bofore Aug. 0, 1861, are entitled by. net of April 22, 1872, to $100 bounty If they hve been honorably discharged, and “have not ree colved tho samo for such service. Those diss charged hy way of favor, or tonecept promotion, are not ontitied. Bounty under this net fa ne gayalleto heirs, noe to men who were enrolled Tor two yenrs only. i, Those two und three-years' men who en- Ustad between April 12, 1401, and Deg, 24, 1863, or between April 1, 184, and July 18, 18h, are enti tled to $100 Dounty under uct of July 22, 1M, Biesitce thoy served tivo yeurs or more 43 en isted nen, of Were honornbly dlecharged ns such on account of wounds reeelved In dinv of daty before two yenry’ servico, If 0 soldier was dis- charged before serving two yeurs, on aceount of disease, he would not, 18 before shown, be ontl- ted to any bounty; but if, after auch discharge, ho died hefore July 24, 1860, of n disense cons tracted in tho sorvice, his helrs, in the order named in tho law, aro entitled tothe additional bounty under act of fol 28, 1860, 4, If n soldier died in the service, his heirs bo= cuino entitled to ny bounty which tho soldier would have been entitled to under the terms of his contract. If tho father, mother, or more re- mote helrs of a decensed soldier wore not resl+ donta of tho Unitod States ut the dite of sal- dior’s death, thoy are Guy Gatien to auch in- stallmenta of bounty os had neerucd and res mained unpaid at tho time of his death, “6 The act of July 28, 180, gave nn additional bounty of $100 to tnon who enlisted and served for throo yenrs from April 1M, 1801, nnd $50 to mon who onilsted und served for two years from April 14,1861, payable to tho soldiers an sub- Stantiaily tho sumo terme ng iu See, 3, ‘This bounty fa not given to any one if tho soldlor ‘was ontitled to recolvo at any time a xrenter bounty than $100 under any other act or acts, 6. Drafted mon, onrolled from Starch 3, 1803, To Sept. 5, 1864, for three Zones, or men who, from dlarch 3, 186), to Supt. 5, 1804, onllated for ‘threo yours as vututttutea for' drafted mun, ure ‘only entitled by net of Murch 3, 1803, to 8100 bounty, thoy Berved two years or more, or wore disoburgod by vention, of wounds roceived in line of duty before two yeurs’ Rervico, + 17. All voluntecr recruits Who enlisted between t. 2A, 1863, and April 1, 1864, for threo yours, in old organization ate on the flotd, or who enlisted batwoun Due, 94, INKL, and Aprit 1, whi, for threo years into i new orgauizition, wero outitled to $300 bounty, pecrabte in dastallinents during the term of service, ns follows: $0 in ad- vance, and $0 after each two, alx, twelve, twenty-four, snd thirty-six months, rospectives Wye If the soldlur served his full tern, or was: lischurged prior thereto by reason of wounds, or under any of tho fensralaniors for tho ree duction of tha anny beenuse of tormfnuition of tho war, he wis entiticd tothe full amount, [f dischurged by rensun of disease, or by way of favor, or Lo accept promotion, ho waa entitled only to the accrucd unpald instullinensts actually. duo him ut the time of hia discharge, Soldiers who were discharged after nine mouths’ consecutive service fin the army were: Peinltted: after. Jan, 1, 145, and prior to April 1 HOt, to redntlet and ome veterdny, aud wero entitled to 8400) bounty, payuble In installments during the term of serv. fee, aa follows; Advance, $25 (or #00 after Bept, 28, 18),) und £50 attercuch twa, six, twelve, clybteen, twonty-four, and thirty mouths, and the balance at expiration of turm of serve fee. if thoy were dl scharpinl to retnilat Inte the same reglmont, they must have previously served: two yours int order to boone veterans, and thése were probably puld all bounty due for Nrat sery= ice, < ‘Thoso whoxe rervice entitled them to bocomo Yeterana, but who have only recolyed the bounty of €00, under Bee, 7 because thoy were not Lorne na veterans, cunnot recolve amy more Unless they Nrut procure a Vvotorun muster from oh i Adutunt-General, U, B.A, War Depurt> fent. Supornuincrarics (non-commissioned ofticers) mustered out priar to April tS, toh, (f veterans or veteran reerutts, ure entitled toncerued (ue stullgente of veteran bounty only; ff mustered, out after Aprit 28, 1eds, thoy are entitled to the, full bounty under whatver law they were ene rolled, . {. Volunteers who enlisted between July 38, 2664, wid April 30, 2805, for one, two, and threc | YOUFL, Wore, under act of July'4, 1864, promised 100 for one yeur's service, $200 for twu yeurs’ servico, und $40 for three years’ service. Ut the soldier was dlscharwed “becuse of wounds revelved in the ling of duty," he thereby bocatue cntitied to the full yuTIe OF Hatt: but if he was discharged “because of se uu longer roquired,” of by * close of the War’ Re ha nods mn for the. Unlaney Pts bon . early USE ty ny under this uct uly 4, ii) wore paid wil d die charge, « 1 ‘$ ouly to bis widow, minor children, or bis mother, if yho was @ widow ut the timt of hor sou denth, under get of March it, W. Colored soldjers 387, ore entitled to tha same bounty as wilte jad by reason of wounds soldiers. Ji. All soldiers disch: reoctved In battle, or In ne of duty, are entitled, hy nots of March i, 180%, Maret 3. 1865, and soint Tesolution of April 12, 188, to receive the samo bounty they would have reecived If they bad served their fall torm of enlistment. Tho word mand, ne used in the foregoing, I< held to mean any Injury trom riotencs received inline of duty.” The bounty does not depend upon the wound, but upon feing dleeharyed by reaxon of the wound, 12. ‘The toss of a soldier's itleeharge-certificato dors not prevent the collection of bounty, pros vided or destruction Js proven. A dus Ss plicate disehargze ta not nevepted as evidence to. estntilian aelaim nsgalns! cor tthe Government. If a mite of service {4 desired, application must to the Adjutant-Gencral, United States nid not to this aftice. ‘0 bounty fs gild for enlistments or res nents in the Veteran Reserve Corps, but erred thereto frown other regimonts to the bounty thoy would havo re. celved in thelr old regiments, when discharged TRA pears service, or at the oxpiration of 108 full term of se ‘by ronson of wounds, 10. No hounty will bo paid upona dishonorable discharge, or in any cnse where the roller is borne on tho rolls us n deserter, unless tho charice of desertion shall bave beon first roe moyed by the War Pepurtment. 7 oldlers who enttated inte the regular army between July 1, 1801, aad June 24, 186), were en titled to $100 orfrinal bounty, wmler the samo conditions as voluntecrs; bit Hf they unlisted between April 14, 1301 nnd April WW, 1801, they would be entitled only ta $0, tho additional bounty of July 28, 1866; If after April 19, 1861, to 18 AN men enlisting into the reguiay army for fivo years, within niucty dave from June o, 1863 ithe date of General Order No. 190, A.G, 0), wero entitled ton bounty of $100, payable in Inatall- niente ns cited in See, 8, 10, All soldiers who enlisted or refnlisted Into he regular army for three years, under Joint resolution of dan. E) 1H, and General Order No, 2h, tro cntitled ta $100 bounty. uy act of June 2), 1864, regulars serving under enilatments made rior to Jity 2, 1k, und retniisting between Tune 20, INH, and Aru. 1. 1841, under this act, ins to thor old regiments for three years, ara Also ontitled to 8100 bounty 5 puyablo int installimen Blank forme of application will only be f nished at clalmant’s request. Manks should be made separately for each ease. If the claimant fe un heir, the relattoneh iy to tho soldier should be given, Jn filling out the blank ero should bo taken to give the full namo of tho soldier, the company and number of his regs imont, and State to whicn it belonged; the date and period of each enitstment: the dite and cause of digcharge,—if for disability, state when, where, and how contracted: wint bounty ts elaimed, and how much bounty has been patd tn alk Inalteases when the soldier did notdie while in xervice, the diacha! rtiftente should bo sentor necounted for, e fui post-ollicg addross of the claimant must be glven in all cascs. THE COUNTY BOARD. Regular Weekly Meeting—The Usnal Routine Business, The usual Monday meoting of the County Board of Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon, All the members were present, with Chairman Stewart presiding. Arehitect Rgan sent ina certificate, which wes read, showing the balance due Henry Tiarms upon his old Court-House contract to He $2,000, In accordance with » motion by Mr. Spofford, the County ‘lreasurer was in- structed to piace the amount at the disposal of the County Attorneys, he to make in court atender of the same. Tho restenation of Dr. Joseph P. Ross, of the Rush Medient College statl, was accepted, and Dr. Norinan Bridge was appointed In his place. A request for.an increase of salary on the part of the Criminal Court clerks was re- ferred to. nn appropriate committee, An ap- plleation by the Sherlf for an Inerease of salary for his messenger was also referred. Previous to tho selection of the Grand Jury for April, In pursuance of an order trom the Judge of the Criminal Court, Commissioner Wood sald that the system of drawing Grant Juries had tong been objectionable, and thonzht that some chinge should be made, It would he well. he snegested, to refer the names drawn to aspeclal conmittes to con sider and report upon, ‘Tho speaker did not, urge this alteration, however, and the usual aystem was followed, resulting in tho follow- Ing selectlon as the April Grand Jury: TLV, Wright, Conrad. Miller, J, W. Browne, Hiram MeChesney, Willian Jaher, James 8, Dutt, We W. Clark, George Sherwood, Will- fan Arnold, Jolin B. Drake, A. L. Plomgren, Peter MeGee, Join Cochrane, A. Berner, By ‘. Rexford, Tenry Laetze, Squire Linscott, Fred Wilte, Wheeler Bartrant, G. IL, Batimer, Le Grant Burton, Lewis Schaffner, and Al- bert D. Jones, The appointment of 6 committes to devise an huproved system for dmwing Grand Ju- res was moved by Conmilsstonor Parington, ond the matter was referred to the Commit- tee on Public Service. After rending the usual number of Dils, the Clerk opened a number of propns- als for the sale of Jand asa site forn new County Poor-louse, tram Jofferson, Dos- plinines, offered 290 neres of land, with nee- essary Luprovenveants, for $28,385; Joseph E, Kennteott, Whieellng, 250 aeres at $70 an nere, or he would sell an entire tract of 610 If wanted; M. C. Coyell, 200 neres north of Ln Grange, tinproved, for $20,000; Benjamin Poy ia neres ub Maing for $100 an “nere; Oger, re oO) aeres at Leyden at $250 an Oj M.A. Dy Sun aere; RAW. Rathborne, 800 acres near 1, OF Applicatians for ‘ine, 250 neres at Hanover for $1 Desplalnes at S125 an vero or 450 acres at | $100 an acre; Ernest Dikeman, 227 acres near Thornton, at 240,000; Holmes Brothers, $80 neres near Thornton at $75 per acre; the same parties also offer 200 neres at Lemont at S125 an acro; Dr J. W, Tope offered 243 acres at. Jefferson at $120 per acre; J. IL Coons, 440 acres, two-niles from Desplaines Station, at $00 per acres L. Hale, 200 neres ab Niles nt $100 pev_nere; IL Mleutye, 200 acres at Nortiuleld nt $150 per vere, Mr, W inoved that the above offers ba referred to a speelal committee consisting of the country members, with Mfr. Wood a3 Chairman, Messrs, Wood, Spofford, and Senne op- bused ie. imation, whieh was carried by a vate 0 0.8, A wotton to reconsider, made by Mr. Woon, was Mr, Senne made a motion to reconsider the voto. authorizing tha County I hand over to the Count; $2,000 on behalé of Marms, It was carried, and’ It was dechled not to sanction tha payment of the stim by n vote of 9 to 0, us follows: Yearx—Ayers, Toese, Burling, Coburn, Miller, Paringtam, Retin Wood, srowntte i : Youe—Chirk, Hutt, Meyer, Mheinwild, Spof- ford, Wheeler, Mr, Tutt moved that tho salaries of tho Baillits of Cook County bo made $1,200, tho samo ns during 1877 and 188, ‘The present figure ts $1,100, ‘Phe motion called for the Fertnent of this: hicrenso—$100, a year—from Dec. 1, 1878, up to date, "(his motion evoked considerable discus: ston, ‘The motion was lost, g Av resolution offered by Commissioner Wood was enrrled calling for the appoint. ment of n comimittes of seven to consuliwith the City Connell concerning the naming of polling-places and the appointinent of judges: ofeleetion of the township stection on the first Tuesday of April next In the ‘Town of Chicazo, ‘The following wera appatnted committees Messra, Clirt, Coburn, Puring- wart, Spofford, and Burling. Th aecordance with uw resalution olfered by Mr. Wheeler, tha County Attorney was in- structed to state to the Board whether, in bis oulnton, thy law which took etfect in July, Tov, requiring a two-thirds vate for expenil {tures excocid ig $500, applied to contracts ene tored Into before that thie, ‘Tho Rourd adjourned to meet on Wednes- day morning at 10 o'vlock, Festlvo Euglish Soldlers, Lonion Pait ta Atnong tho many © dingers of the streota”” to whieh Londoners nro exposed fs that of bolng knocked about und fl-used by drunken and die orderly soldiers, A very bad “eno of this kind came “before the Mayistrite ut Weatininstor Police Court this week, A soldier was churned with helme drank and dikorderly in the Buek- fyshain Palace round, At about 1 o'clock bet. Wodnesday 8 police constable on duty aaw the prisoncr, who was very. drink, push of the pavement two women, Ono of Whom hiv a chitd nn herurma, For tits net atone, ho deserved to be tnken into custody, but’ the | polleannr, merely) “spoke to him,” and such were tho Koen elects af tho fow words of counsel so feels ugly utturcd, that the prisoner aotuutly “wont on quletty for thirty or forty yards without connnltig way fiirthor outrage. Here, hows ever, the “old Adam reasserted seclig is yontlemin approaching, the prisoner couldot Fesiat the tonipration. OF Kiincktng hia hat olf, thon, in amittitury parlance, © ro- treated” or, in other words, ran wway; bit happening ta see a eutioman and nds” golug {ites house he cout) uot retrain, even during: his flight, from knocking the gentlemin’s bat aver his eves. He ran away inguin; but tho paleo, Titnking the time had arrived for Inturs ference, pursed and captured him. On being caught ‘bo? exoused his couduot, by saying that he hat © only bonneted the swell for-a ‘fark. ‘Thu Magistrite Nned him 40 shillings, or one mouth’s fraprfenn nat with bant tuber; but if * lurks" of this description eontinuy thoy will buvo to be repressed by a stronger bund, ————— RicGEW - ec paber Citeuaihers eC, W. Oukluy, of ‘Trittondon, Bug. the “prico’ far monster, eucuinbors, He hes ralsed one flvu fvot lu length and a foot tn di- anivter. Itself; and, THIRD-TERMISM Historically Considered---What tho Fathers Said and Thought. Ex-Senator Mowe Reviewed and Retuted. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, MENoMINER, Wis,, Maret 10,—Henry Clay, in ono of his tater speeches In the Senate, vigorously criticised tho forgetfulicss of tha People of the United States of the facts.of thelr own history. Perhaps no more conspicuous {Illustration of such forgetfulness ean be found than Is afforded In the article entitled “The Third Term” contributed by the Hon. T. 0. Hows to the February number of the Norlt smer- tean Revicw, In so far asthe caso made by Mr. Howe may be designed to promote the renomina- tion of Gen. Grant It {s of little practical con- sequence, For It is now clear that Gen, Grant cannot earry New York, Ohto, or Wis- consin, and that his candidacy would not only disrupt the Republican party, but would ‘prove to Iiinself the great mistake of his life, Upon a reply to so much of the argument of Mr. Mowe as is founded upon tho history and Inngunge of the Constitution, It fs not my purpose now and here nt any length to enter, It fs true that the question of reiligibility of the President was considered in the Federal Convention, and a proposition of George Mason, of Virginia, to make the terin of the “Presidentht! office seven years, andthe incumbent Ineligible to a second term, was rejected. In the Jght of recent events wo tay well pause In the presenco of the wise foreeast of Mnson to consider Whether ho was not rliht after all, ne thlng was said in the Convention of the pos- sibility of an election of the samy person_10 the Presidential office a second tine, No member of that bocly except Mason, appears to have apprehended the danger of an elec- tion of the snine persona third time, But Mr, Howedlseioses to our view a most, linperfect and fragmentary glimpse of the work of tho Convention. Ina larger senso the Constitution was a compromise between, conicting optilons, Adams was not amein- er of the Convention, but -he was senreely Jess Influential thun If He hid shared its labors. Ho was of opinion that the otiey of Sonntor should bo hereditary, and Hamftton auwested in tho Convention that the Presitent and Senate should bo chosen for life, or during good be- havior, Nay, tho question was ralsed and seri- ously disenssed whother the House of Repre- sentatives should be elected directly by tha peo- le. On tho other hand, Mason belloved with Jefferson jn guvernment of tho people, by tho People, and for the people. he republican Prpeltle prevalled. The Con- stitution provided that the tembers of tho House of itepresentattves should be chosen by the pernts, every second year, that Senutors shoulil he chosen for six yents, aid tho President for v term of four yeurs, and the holding of pos litteal office waa thus made by tho Constitutlon, not tho life business, but dimere incident in the life of the eltizen, Yot that Brinutpla was wot extended to avy other than a pollitical office, ‘To tho oltice of ‘a Judge whose funetion It ig to determing the rlabts of Iitigunts ttpon the luw of tho lnnd, uniniluenced by the Heeting opinion. or passion of the hour, the Conyentlan deter- mined that ithad no appilention. Accordingly, tho Constitution fixed the term of tho Judges: during “good behavior." Nor wag It supposed to have any application to “in milnlsterial oftica requiring ‘expericnee, necuracy, und. the long. train of qualities whieh nro the sola pitspring ot wstable tenure, Lt wages no coniilet with Civil- Sorvive reform. In the popular phrise, “ratas tlon in offie," it symbolizes the falth of Jutter- gon, that permnnence inthe tents of politienl alles tends to beget conspiracies turttnst tho life of tho Government itseif; that there can, bu no governing elisa as distinguished from tho overneds tint the people must rule themselves, inn word, that bore pon this Western Con- trent, republicun principles shall huye a fair hil. Ourown history supplies a warning which is not be slighted or forgotten. The open. socret of tho former Influcnee of the South fn the Nas tonal Councils lays tn the fact that Its members of Congress held office for long periods, Its strength in the end proved its weukness, "Tho most astute Southern historlin of one Civil War attributes to this cireumstunes tho consplrucy which precipitated the South inte rebellion Aygalnst the wishes of its pocnte, ‘The politicians hitd bevome a compuetotigarehy,—strong to pro- tect, stronger to destroy. As wo read the flippant phrases in which Mr. Iowe affects to“ cxenlpate” George Mason for “cuviling ut tbe recligihllity of tho President,” wo shallilo well to reel who George Mueon was. Madison prononnced him to by the nblest mun in delute that ho hud ever heard, and Jef- ferson charicterizod him “aa «man of the first order of wiedom aimony thos whe netad on tho theatre of the ftevotution, of expansive mind, Peetu: judgment, cogent in argument, enrned = i the fore of | one former Constitution, and earnest for the republican change on demuerntic prinelples.” Tho optntons whieh hy enforced on the-tloor of tho Pedoral Convention he bud. jong before, formulated in thy Declaration of itghta, anteduting the Decla- ration of Indepentlence, und adopted by tho Virginia Conyention June 14, 1774, fn these word “That tho legialntlyve and executive powers of the Stata should bo separate and diatinet trom tho judicial; and that tho members of the two. Orst may be restruned from oppression, by feel- Ing and partleipating tho burdonsof the people, thoy should, ut xed periods, be redieed 40 private station, and return into that body from which thoy were originally taken, and yacuncles be nunplid by frequent, certain, and regulur elections,” = Thy fume of Geurgo Mason will grow brighter with each rovolving your so long us the Republic ghoil endure, Hut tho argument of Mr, Howe, tn its obvious implication, doves not stop ut the election of the pore to tha Presidential office a third tine, Vor if itis much to be desired that the world, uy not again see true epabileans aenred by at xuascless chunor Into putting Hhted candica Jn thelr cups, after tho muaniur of minces, wn going down fito subterranean depths to quarry ota President, while the. foremost man of his. ae sind’ Upon the mountain-top, upon whom, tho eager worl has set tho seal of urimay,"* Tow xlall, we encounter this prauinant fora fourth term ora titth term? ff ull this is truo, it is to bo fonred that we shall realize the pight. of Sindind tho Sallor with the Old Man of the Hon upon his back, We shall with fond facility 1aeey 4 burden which wo may never be able to iy" downs ‘ie control of the Government passed out of the hunts of the Federal party with the closo of John Adams* Adilnistration, and Jefferson, the heknowledged chiof of tha Hepubtfean party, becnine Presitent—holding tho ofllee a second term. Ou the Sth day of Navember, 1800, tho Legislature of Vormont requested hiuy to be- come wy enndidate for a third tern, On tho 4th day of December, 14%, tho Legislature of New Jorsey oxpressed’ a Ike roquest. Intervent those dates, Georgla, jluryiaiud, Rhode island, Now York, and Ponnyytvanie had addressed the Prealdent to the pie purpose, Within week atter: pram Jee hnd apoken, and on the 10th d ‘And December, 1607, Jeiferson, deelined a revgleetion tn language from which Mr. Hows quotes us follows: “That 1 should Iny down my charge at a proper period f3 us inuch ak duty. ax ty hive borne it faithfully. If some termina- ton to tho serviews uf tho Chief Muyis- trite be not tixed by tho Constitutlon.or supplied by practive, his ottice, nominally for years, wl fn fuot become for’ lifer and tlstory shows how casily that degenerates Into an Inheéritunce, Helloving that a representative government, Beeponalvie short periots of election, ls that. whieb pro! wreatest sun of happiness musukind, fect lta duty te do no act whieh Bball eaxentioly tinpair that prinetplo; und 1 should unwillingly be the person who, disregurd> ing the sound precedent set by an filuatrious predecessor, should furnish tho frst exninple of tongation beyond u second torm “of oilice, eee Lruth algo requires ing to add tint 2am senalblu of that deeline which advanolug yourd welng on; and enti tholr physlent, | ought not todoubt tholr montal ettect. Happy if Lam the Airat (a perevive and ta obey this ndmonition of nature and to solicit n retreat from cures too srout for (he werrled ficulties of age," Commenting upon this, Mr. Howo gayer *Ho"—Jeiforsan—" could hive assigned a better reason for declining to serve a thind torn than any of those he did assign. Thut bettor reuson was, that he could not be clevted to 4 third tormd ‘Tht fet bad been mado quite Mnifest at the Hine be declined to be a candle dute, Nothing is elenrerdu history than that ho waltod for just that ninalfestation of publie ophiton before he did decllie.” Aguin: “He hut no reson for declining a third term for all Lis wuccessors. When gatls- Hed, after an nctive canvass of more than thir- tcon inontha, thut tho i pple did not wish to. prolong bla services, bo did woll to recognize tho et. He would buve done bettor if he bud not Attempted to frame hls disappotntinent (nto 0 flaw which shoul) provent any of bls successors from serving longer than be did, Where Ia the ovhtence to be found that Joffor son mide “an netive eanvass of moro than thir teen months” to aveure 4 revlection for a third derive Frn the tline that Vermont epoke, Nov. bd, to Deo, 4, 1807, when Nuw Jersey echoed tho juvitation, was indeed a period of nenrly. thirtean inenths, and durlitg thut time tho Brust dont wus silent, But resorvo ts one thing—an “notlye cunvusa” quite another, Mr. Hows contintes: “In stating bis reasons for declining, he om. ployed tha same turmy in vach letter, . Thoso uttors bewr date the 1th ot Decumbor, 1407. ‘Thoy wero given to the pao Ho in tho volumns of tho Aurura.ut 3 ephingon tho 10th of tha sain month, Op to that thae ne one hud heard an objection toa third tern. Nouody hud ob+ jected to hia haying gnothor term becuse Wid airondy enjoyed two, What ho himself thought of a third term he had diligently cou. ‘GO TRIBUNE: ———————————~_—Z_—Z_ SSS rr ss TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1880—TWELVE PAGKS. cenled from the publio during the whole nsltn- ton, Two days before his letter appenred. in tho Auront (int Journal eopled from tho Trenton True American an article commencing tn these worda: SW Mr. Jefferson consent to servo nn other term as Prosident? fs question which ale hist every Iepubitean anxiously asks, but which no one enn certninly onawer, Strange, passing strange, It Is that Jefferson should have made “an active canvass of more thon thirteen months,” and ati) no one he able «to certainty enswor whether he would consent. fo serve anothor terin. ag Presitent.” He resus Anatoly ch ed te mike any Jouniesvs, revolved noe contenting hinself with the unos Ischarge of nls otiicial duties, and spaper extract rnd bis reserys to- public until about a year befero the election are the only facts thit Mr. Howe i dees upon which to rest the hinge phir wherewsth hoconalgis the authorol the Deck .tlon of independence ta the Imbo of disap- potted politiciuns, Hrersan's letters afford no support to the vi Rarles of Mr. Howe, On the contniry, thoy Cure nish Abundant evidence that he longed for re- th ent, And that he hud deliberately mate up Uismind at least two years before tho closo of his second torin not to te a eanidieate for retlecs tlon, lia letter ta Mr. Weaver, dune 7. 1807, ho playa pusiderod — hinginge: tn his reply 0 tho Legislature of New Jersey, Now, it isnot. concolvible that he could ut the date of the cor= respondence have cherished tho {den of nro- clection. for ho was too sugacios not to have foreseen that an acceptance of the office there- after woul have -besimirehed lls memory thronn all coming generations. Tut there was abundant renson for tho re- servo ofthe Prealdent, The Republican parte of which he was something more than, tho offi- ¢lat bend, waa torn by dissension, Madison, Monroe, and Caton were candidates for the Rucceavion, The Presitent, with the great mn dority of the pars tit heurt, desired the olection of Madison, Ife desired it for tho reason that William Wirt, with charneteristio frankn thus ryowed Ina letter ta Monroe fn 10S: was called on to net na ong of the standing com- mittee to promote your Electoral ticket, Ides clined {tz rtuting that, although "personnally more warmly attuched to you thin to Mr. Madison,—for 1 knew you much better,—and althongh 1 thought ft world make very litte aliferetire to the happiness of tho people of tho United States which of you wns, Prosident, yet. for alitical considerations I preferred * Mr. Madison.” No linpartial student of history enn interpret. tho conduct of Jefferson during this perfod In the lightofn merely partisan or personal. motivo, Mo belleved tho provulenes of tho fdeas with which his whole aetive iife had been identified. to bo vital to tho welfare and perpetulty of the Republic, and he ardently desired to surrender the Executive office to tle ablest man in the Re- Publier rag that mau was James Mid- son. of Virginian. Ito may have deemed tt ine devorous to declare publicly that ho would not vo a cundidate for reticetion until a consider- able number of States had expressed themselves wihls favor, Ie did not fall to sco that such an announcement In 1808 Triend of Madison and Monree. Mr, Hldreth’s history, whatever ho may hayo proposed to himself in its composition, can only: ho regirded as a defense at tho Federal party. If Jefferson had been n candidate for reticetion ho, at loast, could not have overlovked it. Io soya: “BSevorn! very affectionate aud fiattering nd- dresses, some of thom ‘from State Legialutures, had urged itpon Jefferson to vontinua in ofice fora third Presldentlal term. Thess ndiresyes had rematnod unanswered tll Just Uefore the ennetment of the embargo, when tho President stated in reply to ong of them his (xed inten: von to retire, a3 wellon ucconntof hls age and ‘growing intlrmities ny on tho democratic prinei- ple of rotation fn office. Same three weeks after this hnuouncement, Traley, one of tho Ver+ niont Senators nnd Chaleman of tho Congression- nl eancus of 1804, took it upon himself to issue written notices to the Hepublican members of both Houses, to nagemble on a speciiiod day and hour in the Senate Chamber, for tho purpose understood, though not mentioned, of nominit- ing enndldates for the Presidenoy and Vice- Presidenoy, Tho canons was not enlled, how- ever, with any ylew to discussion or selection, but dniyto indorge Madison, long nyo designated for the euccessorahip by nn understanding be tween Jefferson and himself." Madison was nominated by the caucus, and seventcon Republican members of Congross, headed by John Abentatite of Roanoke, ixsited a. formal protest against the nomination. A contl- tlon between the disaifected Repudlteans and Federallsts was attempted in Now York and was aevomplished in Virginin., Madison, however, triumphed over all opposition, and the wize retl- cence of tho Presiicnt was atoply justified by the fxsue of tho strugule, ‘Tho views of Jefferson as ton reviection for n third term wera not only net the autyrowth of * polltical disappolntmient,” but hud been nyowed by him ata much earller period. When tho Federal Convention closed ita Inbors he was {un Paris, Writing thenco to Joho Adums, Nov. 14, 1787, ho says: Ifow do you Nike our now “Constitution? «4. ‘Tho President secoms 2 bad edition of 2 Pollsh King, Ho muy bo elected from four yeurs to four yeurs for life. Rengon and experience prove tous that i Chief Mugis- trate, so continuntte, 14 an ofticer for life, When one or two generations shull hive proved thre this Js an olfice for Hfe, it becomes, on oyery ocension, worthy” of intrigue, of bribery, of Torce, und eyon of forelyn Interfereneol Twish that at tho end of four yours they had forover innde hin jnolfgitile a sovond thine.” Under the date of Dee, 20, 1787, he writes toMad- ison at moro length, thus: “If once elected, and at a second or third election outvoted by onc or two votes, ho will pretond fulse yotes, foul play, bold possession of the roing of governmont, bo supported by the States yoting for him, espeelally it they be central anes, lying in tcompact body thomaclves and Repurnt thelr opponents; and they wilt bo aided by one mnition in’ Europe, while the mmjority nra_alded by another. The election of 1 President of Americn some yours heneg wilt bo much more Interesting to certain nitions of Buropa thin over the clection of 1 King of Volund wus. Rellect on ult the Jn- stuices in history, ancient and modern, of elective monurehles, aed aay. f thoy do not give foundation for amy fears; the Roman Et the Povés, while ‘thoy were of any importunco; the Germun Emperors, till thay Decning hered= itary ju practico; the Kings of Poland, the Doya of tho Ottoman dependencies. It may be sald that If clections ure to bo nttended with these: disorders, the less frequently thoy are repented bulter, But expericned says that to froo thom from disorder thoy must be rendured less interesting by a necessity of change, No foreign, Powaor nor domestic purty will waste tholr blood and money to clect 0 pers who mnust go out at tho end of a ehort po dod.” Since Gon. Grune s withdrawal from the thon: tro of polittenl netion the mistukes of i clyil career Thive fernciunlly. been overshadowed by the imperishable memories of bls splondld milf. airy servi An ufectionnte people mguin de- ight to nssoelnte him with tho rent command ors,—Sherman, Shoridu, and the lamonted Me. Pherson—whoso, constant friendship has given: persuasive proof of the polldty of his gontus, rather than with a huniey horde of olliceseck- ers who eagerly beset hls footsteps, * And armok the pregnant hinges of tho kneo, Whoro thrift may follow fawntig.” * In England preoloas has been piled upon recedunt, aud in imposing structure of public nay his slowly rlsun lika the coral i the oconn, We llvo under 0 written Constitution. And yot st doos not follow, in A caso whens tho Constites ton fa sllont, that a wise perpen mag satoly Do disregarded. For boro, 14 elsewhere, inatitue ‘dons are a growth, not a creation, ‘The over-plashing waves of tino and clroum- atayco may refushlon tho apirit if thoy do not chaste tho form of tho Government, At nil ovonts, nothiug should bo loft to {ndlreation; und, elinllonged tou dopartura from established usayn, Wo muy profitably ponder the weighty: monition of Georgy Mason in the Declaration of Hights, already inentioned, “that no free Government or the blessing of Mberty can bo preserved] to any people but by a frequent ree eurronce to fundamental principles." Gen, Grant ianotn Cigar cithor asthe great Roman oxisted in the tmagination of 2 eehoal- boy of the lust genorntion, or na displayed in the milder portale whieh Froude has Intely ox hibited tothe world. Tut if, in his person, an election to tho Presitential ollice a third tine shall pass Into un examplo, & bold, bad man may: suecced him who will not healtate to execute What tt fg inpoasible bo should vonculye, i. J, Brown, ee Tho Great Firo in Toklo—Thrilling Scone fn tho Stroots, se Jupan Gareite, Borapiily did tho tlames travel that It was with diniculty the streets wore cleared of people Dotore tho houses fynited, und in. so many places Wus tho fire raging that thoy knew not whioh way to run, Anxlous to save fatons and wearlng Apparel the poor crentures gulfled forth from thelr homes with bundles on their sloulders to uy thoy know not whither, ‘The streets beew Dlocked with the furans musses, Women a ehikdrun wore trampled under foot, and inn who fell in tho vrowd over rose iin; Httle children wore scon Jooking for tholr purents, Puronts looking for tholr children, while the ale was ront with erica of rage, angulsh, and der spnle, SINE thoy clung tenaciously to the few Worklly possesatons thoy bad suceeeded in bringing Com tholr burgiing boos, thorehy almost completely blocking up the narrow Btreets through which the musses were slowly threading their way, At length the police ine terfered and caused numbers to throw thelr Mundles Into the rivers, or anywhere else out of tho Way, 60 18 to facilitate the escape of the peo- We from the frightful death which threatuned on and which was gaining on thous fast. Sixty uct. streets, contulning 14d houses, wore Wirtied, rondoring over 40,000 pooplu himelcss. It ia eathinuted thit thirty people were trampled to denth in the streets, ind 100 wounded were conveyed to the hospits Long before the fire roashed tho forelyn settloment the tonte felt doxtond and began to pack up, Hus this appears to have beon ultnost a needluss task, for whine tho fre did reach thom thore was no ‘one to he. found ta convey tholr goods and chattels away; this was ge cularly the cus when tho +resi+ donee of the missionary ladies at No, 11 inited, Everything tnd been got reudy for Ugh bad to be left in the house, a8 ne covlles wore to bo found willing to undertake the task of polnovinue oven. the boxes of clothe ing. The American Legution wag in mime nent, danger for somo time, and Mr. Cli taud's hotel ignited seven diferent. ttuies, hut each Hine tho flames worw successfully sup: prossad. ho resilence of Bishop Willlains, of he American Episcopal Misstun, was burned, It was tho property of the Bishop und was unin- \ ured; personnal offects saved, The Methorlist Ent pal Church, partinily insured, was. con- My algo tho residence of the Rev. drtiia er of Georgetown, D.C. partially insured— Ol personal effects fost, uninaured, © Heskdence And schoolhouse of Miss Whiting, Misa Hol- Urook, of Washington, D, C.. nid Mias Spencet helonging to tho eame infestan ns Mr. Soper; nl total personal effects of the three ladies, an Rured; reeidenea and personal effec Miss Younmman; personal ettects of the Rey. Charles Rishyp, vu revent arrival in Japan, staying with tho Ney, Bullus Soper; restdenco and personal etvets of Mr. BE. 1. House, bullding only pe tully insureds residence of Mr. Royel, Much Byatt pathy. is felt in ‘Tokio and Yokohama for Mr. Soper and the Jadles connected with the sume mission, as thoy have lost everything. A fund for tholr benetlt has heen started, Tho forelyn resilenta of ‘Tokio have alse started n fund In ald of tho distressed Japanese, em “ROCKFORD. A Budget of Winnebago Connty News, Spretat Correspondence of The Chiengo Tribune, Rockronp, Ill, March 13,—A now pnssonger- train t9 to bo pinced on tho Chienyo & Town Iond, to lenve this clty at Tn. m., and returry at 8p. m. tho amo day. Tho Goot-Templars of this county wont by special car to Freeport yesterday afternoon, to participate in the anniversnry-oxerelses of the Centennial. Lodgo of that elty. An excollent thine was enjoyed, and thoy speak very highly of tho hospitallties of the people of Freeport. Mr, Witllam FB. Smith, tho Stute-Trinter Bx- pert, formerly of this city, and a beothor of A. FE. Smith, edltor of tho Gizelle, ia tylng quite low athis home in Springfeld, and great fears ara entertalncd of his recovery. That he may be spared to hia family, Is earnestly hoped by his muny friends throughout tho Stato, ‘Two daughters of Mrs. Mulvaney, who ro- side on West Stato street, were nenrly ant- focated with conl-gas. Early in tho morning Mrs, Mulvaney awoke and prepared tho brenk- fast, and, being n seninstress, was compelled to Ieayo her home to perform her day's work. Tho girls wero left at home, Sho returned about noon, and was greatly astoutshed to Nod thom stil in bed; and, coming direct from the fresh air, sha at once discovered whit ws the matter, Going to her room, she found ' them inn stupofled condition, A physician yas called, and Justin tine to save thole lives, Wey jaye beon siek from the effects of tho gas for a number of days. Mrs, Drow, ally over 80 years of ago, reald- ing on North Chureh street, fins met with a very. painful neeldent, and ono that will doubtless ree sult scriously, She was passlig from tho sittIng- room to her bedroom, and, not thinking It neces. Fury to get at light, shoe opened the duor, Inuit, in sted of its being hor bedroom-dior, It. was tho cellur-door, and sho was precipitated hendlong down tho stairs, striking the landing below on hor head. | Having realized her mistake, sho sought tosive hersetf by throwing out her lunda, which, coming in contact with a sharp atona wall, were most terribly Inedrnted, The bones {i ono of her arins were badly fractured, and her right site was ferrfully bruised, Among other candidates ‘who ure_ talked of for Congress in the Fourth District is Mr. A, E. Smith, of this clty. The Bol- videre Northwestern of yesterday, in an artlelo on | this Suction: camo out quite strongly in favorot Mr. Smith. It sald that, by reason of his business and profession, ho was wall versed in politics, and able age to ML tho honorable position; that, should ho receive the nomination, tho district would be well repre+ sonted, Should Mr. Sinith decide to hecamo a candidate, ft 18 thought by lending Republics uns throughout the county that ho wonkLreceivo: the nomination ofthe Convention. Winnebngo County being pretininently a manufiucturing centre, It should, when {it hns the opportunity, select representative business-mani and this county could do much worse thin to chonsa A. 3. Smith na its representative, for, perhaps, no man bas done us inuch ashe for tho growth and prosperity of Rockford. ‘Thus far flve candidates sre spoken of in con- nection with the Sherlffalty. Tho eand{dates” aro Hiram J, Sawyer and George Veatull, of Rockford; Amusa Hutchins, of Guliford: Milo ih, Joga, oF Now Milford; and 0, H. Vinton, of urand, The most notnblo matrimonial ovent that haa tnkon plico inthis elty for sone time was the Innrringe Jast oventng of Mr. George 8. [riggs and Miss Mamie Taxgart. The bride was ut- tended by Miss Mamie Field, of Chicago, und the groom by Mr. B. Tringa, Tho ceromony. was performed by tho Roy, Frank P. Woodbury, in the prosence of u sinall but select company. The bride wus dressed In an elaborate costuino of white satin and silk, with crango-blossoms. and pearl orients, Among those present were Mr. and aie i @ Tton. Brij Miss Matuio Field (Ghienro), mi s. William Lathrop, Mra. G. A. Sanford, M: Mr, and Mrs. It. M. Emers Mrz, Setdon Churehy, fon, Mr, and Mra. W, A. Tulentt, the Hoy. F. Woodbury, tho Rov. and Mrs, Wildor Smith, Mr, and Mra, Joseph Briggs. Mr. and Mra. Choa: ter Brigus, Mr, and Mra. W. A. Knowlton, Mrs, Alon Fisher, Mra. J. Lakin, Mrs. Tuaare, Mr, and Mrs, A. 7, Enoch, Mr. and Mrs, D, N. Starr, Mra, RIT. Tinker, tho Missex Blanche Loom! Emma Biiekinan. Nannie Line, Marica an Jessie Dow, May Foster. Mary Prestan, Emma. and Ida Ferguson, and alma King, Mossra, A. D, Early, Ed, M. Penflelt, E. 2. Sumner, James: Mil, Fred Shears (Yonkers, N. ¥.), and ©, E, irlags. ‘The presents wero numerous and clo- wun, Tho next annual seasion of tho Winneba; County ‘Venchors' Institute will be hold nt tho Court- {louse In Itockford, from Sonday, March 20, to Friday, April 2, inclusive, Among those who have been engaged os instructors are D. 8, Wentworth, Presitent of the Cook County Normal School; W. I Soymour, Professor of Natural Sclence, State Normal Universtiy Mra, Mary E. Crary, Helvidoro: Prof, damea I Blost- gett, Hockford; aud some of tha most promi- nent teachers of ourown county. ‘The evening seustons will be addressed by the Hon. Newton Hateinan, Prealdout, of Knox College, Prof, Dougherty, and tho Stute Superintendent. Word hia just reached this city that a girl 6 years old, in playing ground wy cistern on Dr, Lovesco's premises, in, the Town of Harrison, fell to the bottom of tho cistern, and was drowned. The noxt meeting of the Winnobago County reap of Honor with bo held at Durand on April 8, A. number of prominent speakers have Jicen engaged, and ay interesting thine fs nntlol- nt e * ont of tho $111,000 worth of taxcs to he col- Joeted tn this clty, only $25,000 has thus far beon pald, and the books must be returned this lonthy, Mr. and Mra, W. A. Talcott, who havo been in Europe for three months past, have just arrived oma, Mrs, Mary I. Carponter, County Suporintend- ent of Sehools, hus matte ileteinnition of too dias tributnbie schoo! fund, and bas on hand for the several townships = tho following qunounts: — Bewnrd, Mol; | Peentonicn, BAH; Durand, $58 Taona, $218.10; Wine yale, SOV Mureltt, . 8048; Marrison, CAML Siirhand, Szhdde Now Alford, $052,001 township, 55; Rockford, ality, WOR, SLM; Rockton, $591.06; Chere 7» STG; Gullford, 8330.10: Harlem, And Toscoo, H45iit—making v total of Sle » Tho totel number of seholars under st voars in attondunco [4 13,477, i Ata meeting hold Inst ovening by the Bearidl- navian population of this clty, it was decided to organize iw Beandinayvinn Republican Club for tho present cnmpalyn. A FISHY STORY. Parties ininterest would al Ap a handsome prolits that poor Induced to hotd the nutt> if h y HELA) col reneh ' Washington, nid eer of the visit te Gen. Duttereld waste obtain his ndvice aa to the hest mons of Inducing the Presktent to favor tho menstire and afen the Di, “Gon. Uuttertolt Instructed Mr. Hills to nll pon the gentleman by whose advice he had ented nport hha. Belng infortred that he enine direet from his office to him, the General ro- pled: *Never mind thats call on him ayutn fn nbout an hour or eet a mattep. “At the time indlented Mr. Bllis enlied again on the lobbyist and told him that he bad been Mirected to call by Gen, Mutterteld. ‘This did not ratisty tho lobbyist, who required that ho shold bring a note from the Assistant Tees urer, After repairing agin to Butterileld, Mr. Kilts visited the Jobbylat the third time.” The: note was red, nd Mr. Ellis was Informed that it would cost &6,000 to Insure the success of his bi, Mr. Ellis went tinnediatele to a bank, drew the money, and returned to hla Crlend, the Inbbylst, who left the room asx he eaterei a showed him tho bundle contalning thie currency, As he left the reo atone door Mr. BIMs plied tho package of money on the table, and retired by another, hearing his frend return ag he did #0, and hi three hours Mr. Ellis had o telegram from bis friend inthe White House, saying the DIN was signed. In reply to xome furthor questions, Mr. Cox sill he would not like to have the story puh- Unhed, but his father was in Cinehiathand Mr Ellls In New York, and netihor of them could A Fabulous Yarn About: Paying §35,« 000 for Grants Signature. Mitwaukes News, Mr, Charles N. Cox, son of Gen, Jacob D, Cox, Grants fest Secretary of tha Interior, gave tho following information to a reporter of the News: “T know of a cuso which I think brings oficial corruption more nearly home to Grant person- ally thun even the check jn the famous Black Friday investigation, {t {a not of my own post+ lve personal knowledge, tia true, but it came tome Insuch a way that T could not be more truly convinced of {ts truth had I seen it my- self. My knowledgo of the transaction dates tong subsequent to tho occurrence, but that cannot alfeet tho fact that it did occur, and ocour preciscly nat leurnod {t, As you will probably remombery; utter my futhor left Gon, Grant's Cubinet, be beenme Idantitied with tho Toledo, »| Wabush & Westorn Raflrond, at ono time na Prealdent, at another us Hucelyer, Some time In 1877, olthor in the ane orsunmmor, Mr. John Bilis, who eithor was at that tine, or had been at. ane Une a principal owner of the Toledo, Was bush € Western, dined with my futhor, and at tho dinner tubte told us tho following iheidont connected with his fallroad ventures, Tn 187 ho was hirgely Interested in a Western railroad en- terprise, the fnauciil success or failure of which wits largely dependent upon the fate of a DIL then before Congress.” Tn reply-to an inquiry, Mr, Cox stated that Mr, Villa did" net mention tho partienlar rullrond, nor did ho specify the bill, and continued: “Sir. Ellis thon went onto toll us that while bo was off In tha West he recelyed a dispatch froma friend in tha White Mouso stating that tho bit in whieb ho (EMs) wus Interested bad passod Congress and hoon sent to tho Prealdent. Yor hls approval, but that Grant had doclded to, withhold hid upproyal and te return it ta Cone Kross wilh uw voto. Me. Riis iminedintely toles graphed his infortmint to persuade tho President to defer finul action Jn the matter tll he (Ets) could reach = Washington. Paktu tho tint train, he traveled day aud night till bo reached New York, Hu finmodintely sculled upon a iriend who ho knew bad mnnged a good man mittens in Washington, aod wae farulllir witl the mothods of doing business in that olty, and securing fuvornble logtslation—la short, a tralned and successful lobby lat,—to pros cure udvice. Huving oxplulned tho object ot his visit, and the gxuct statis of the DiI, be was at once directed to yo and seo Gen. Huttortlald, thon Assistant Treasurer of tho United Stute: und Jay tho case befure bim, and bo govern wholly by his udvice or instructions, 7 “on. Buttericld wis bunted up, and the business expluined fully, to tho oituct that, if the President persisted fh hls doterinjuation 'to voto the bill in question, the Western, rallroad Chterprige would in all prububility prove w loss jug veuture: whereas, should ho,on the con. would deny that Mi Is hited relutend this reneo nt Gen, Cox's table in the spring or st mera i are fs any truth at nll in tho above story it Is evident (hat it amounts only te thie: ‘Thut the poraon fo whom: the £5,000 was pald tind scovered that President Grant had. tially termined not to veto the bill, and that, taking udvuntaze of this knowlodye, he biaekmatled Mr. Kills, und pocketed tho money, It f# nbeunt for any one to say tuint. | Gen, Grunt evor recol¥ed a penny of fho money, or knew that n cent wis to by pail, or tht ‘any. body was being tuiltenced through tite mutta represontations with any sueh consideration in the background, Tf the story is. trie to the ex. font simested, itis not the first tine that lobby- {ata have professed to own Congres State tepresontatives, or polnted fo votes—which they hid happened to learn would be cast ina certuin way—ns evidencu of the truth of th A SENSATIONAL SUIT. Tho Telograph System of the Wholo Country Involved. 1h Louts GlahesNemoernt. New York, March 12.—A sult pending In the United States Circuit Court, under the modest Uutle of Page aguinst the Holmes Murglar-Alarm Company, {8 ono of National Importance, us it Anvolyes tho telegraph system of the whole country, and [If the claim succeed, would atop every rallrond corporation which fins lines from ualug them. Tho real plaintiff ts the Western Union Telegraph Company, ‘ It ts claimed that Page, who Is now dend, was tho original inventor of the Morse system, al- though tho Intter obtained tho credit. Pago was aclork in the Patent-OMee during his IIfe, and obtained a patent on a vital part of the Prerene, operating-Instrument. ‘Tho Western nlon Gompany, beenme pirchagers of the Ine sterest in It, Tho Compuny applicd for an in- jitnetion against the Holines” Burglar-Alarn Company on the ground that thelr mnehine In- fringed “the Paye patent. Judge Blatchford ernst a Injunction soine time nyo, and to-day Istened to arguments ona motion for settice ment of the drere Fitward N. Dickerson and Edward N. Dicker- appeared for the plaintlit; David Dud- Icld, Willian Dorsholmer, und Leonard for the American Union Tolegraph Com- fi igo Dillon for the Union Paolfie Rullronds Gen. Spragee for the Wabash Tall- way; and’?, Polhemus for tho defendant, 1 the abfence of yerett C. Wheeler, Dickerson, on moving for tho decreo in tho ustil way, sald that it waa announced that the: Wabash, Union Paeltic, Balthnore © Oblo ituil- ways, and ho thought nlso tho Pennsyivanin Taflrond, desired to nppenr and bo heard In’ tho case, Honuygested that thoy come Into tho ensoin a formal manner, Ho bid not been Rerved with: tuny paners showing that thoso Com- punies wero interested. Field eald that the decree which hnd been submitted depurted from the regular rule, in thatit had {hdings. We suppose,” sald he, “ that whon it is nuute to appear to your Honor that the cliims of tha deereo involve tho telo- gniph systom of tho wholo country, and, if wn forced, woud stop every railway corporation that has tefegraph Ines from using thom, tht you would modify tho deeree, Putting ft on these Erounils wlones wo would suggest thit a elause be inserted by which the decree ahould Not prejudice these ‘persons, who.nre now rep- resented here, in any othor tigation. I hope that my learned friend on the other sido will not object to that,”* Mr, Dickorson—Well, I certainly shall. Kix-Judge Dillon snid. that tho’ first objection to the decree was based on the rulo of tho Su- prome Court which prohibited tho Introduction of Sndings for tho usa whieh it waa apprebended would bo mndo of thodeorec. Thoy were ca- pecially solicitious that nothing should bo intro- duced “which was not in tho usual proetioe; ho piecton! to the sccond finding In overy reepect. ‘This stated that Pago was the original and fist fuventor of the patent. Ho assorted that. it had beon givon out that if tho decree was mindo final overybody ongnged in the tele- graph business in the country would bo ar rested, Vergons interested in tho telegraph ‘business had no opportunity to be heard in tho matter. ‘Tho real complainant in tho suse was tha Western Union, and the object was to serve writs of Injunction throttghout the country. Ho satd he had no objection to tho ‘Westorn Union reaping the full fruits of tho do- cree, but he dit not want them to make it tho ‘Daals for attacking othor companies. Dickorson repticd that the proposition of his opponents amounted to this; that In every do- cree undoes tho patent only tho defendant should be affected; that tho decreo showld not be bind- ing on any one clso. Tholr arguinent was: “Tho decree {fs polug to huve great consequonces; thoreforo don’t. give nny’ such decree.” Te argued that it waa Iko any othor deorca in a Patent case. The object of tho ratlroad com- panics, for fonr of 4 sult wis to have the deoreo modified so that ‘tha Unton Pacitio and Wabnsh should be oxceptod. Thoy ‘want n decree so moiifted that it won't upply to them, und thoy will not bo subject to the snmoa Tegal conseqitences that the rest of tho world Is, It Is no reason, beenuso thoy aro largo corporations anil vin retain oml- nent counsel, that thodeorce should not apply to thom, Counsel only, abject becuuso tholr clients ure interested, If, whon an injunction Is Borvied, jai thom, thoy have a dofonse, let them show {1 Judgo Blatchford sald that thoro was nating in tho presentation of the caso to him by which ho could conjecture that It bad not heen ably ot fully presented, Thero must bo somo nyrec- ment by which tho defundantdld not presont tho. cnso fi the way it might hive been presented, It would bo n stretch of authority for the Court: to Instruct other Courta unlegs there were proof showing some rengon for it. Flotd suid that thoy had como prepared with allidayita which bo’ thought would glva somo prot. why tho case should bo hoard. Ho thon winded an aftidnvit to Judge Ulutehford and a copy. to Dickerson, ickerson thon jumped to hia feot with much oxoltument, and said that If tho allidavits con- talned insinuations which bad been rumored in Wall atreot and sproad nbout, he dealred todony them Harel ta “It is as gross a lite! as bag ¥ en uttered,” ho duclarcd, y Polhemus said that ho roprosented do- fendant in the abscncoot Mr, Wheeler. Ho doe clared that note. could be sald that would cast uny !mputation af collusfon whatever. Noasuch statement could bo made, und he thought {t was dueto Mr, Wheolor that tho statement be ro- futed at once. Ho wanted to hour the affidavit, Dickorgon—Wo bave hoard such uceusations of calnuinies, We bave hoard thom for two weoks In Wall strect, and thoy aro scandaloua, Vield—Thore {8 no ovcasion for such warmth, Judge Hlatehford broke olf the discussion by saying that collustons might be nilegod and proof might fail far short of Jt. Ib would tev esarily involyo both parties to. tho suit, wud niko counsel, It might tnke various shapes, It might bo sald thit the cus was not presented in aa full and sompiotan munner as itinight hive been, If thore had been collusion, thoro must ‘by some dlyparagenient to somebody. Fiold thon usked perinission to withdraw tho afiduvit, which bud nat yot boon read by elther tho Judge vr counsel, und ho would prosont a petition, iis then took back the afidavit. —- Judgo Dillon untd that thoy hud facts to show that the case had beon imperfectly presonted, but thoy would allego no collusion whatever, Dickorson—O, thorv is no doubt xbout the in- tereats this decree ulfeota, It touches ayory- body using ® tolegriph wire, . Judgo Dilton—Woll, if you get 0 decreo after wore all in, it will bo a pretty’ good ane, Diokerson—Well, U'N got one, Judge Blatchford then su ited what tho per Utlon should embudy, and suld that {t should bo handed to him before it was served; ho might hut Lo satisted with tho proofs, Tho case was adjournod for two weeks, Sowed Up His Mouth, Syracuse Herat. ‘Thore 14 ono of our elty physicians who is soniutimes in the bubit of imbibing too freely, and when the trials and tribulations of the busy world bear down heavily upon him he drowns hiv griefs and drives dull’ care away in tho lowing bowl, It was whllo in this condition thit ona day ne called ta one of the subur- ban villages of Byracuso to attend a man who had revolved several sovere gushes ou his fuce, Tho patient wus put under the intuence of ether, aud, after a fnshlon, tho Doetor pro- coedud to sow. De the man's wounds, When ho bad oompteted tho operation, ts he supposed, he observed a large ppontny tn the five jist below tha nose from which tho bload was onaing. Aftor swallowing unother potution tron bla now nearly empty fusk, the Doctor procesied with reauwed vigor to thy of sowing uy mun's mouth, und, utter he bol finish Dundaged' tho man's face, unmny ininutos lapsed before the in: consciousness, and “Um! um) um!" was beard, fruim uudernenth the bandayoand “Uint umn t" ‘wus repented us cuuphatically fa It was possible for tha man to ejuculute under fe, ¢lrouin- shines, Anatligr piyslclan: wus called, aud the Daundages aud stitches were removed, and ho. departed. Not recovered = BADWAYS READY RELIC, TRALTH. 1S. WRAL, Deal ot Dy is We a RADWAY’S SarsaparillianResolvent, Puro bland makes sound flesh, atros aclenrskin, If yon would have your tees heed Plea Eade ae TERRES SS nM us con? y TAN RESOLVEN'T AUSAPANUE A GRATEFUL RECOGNITION, “To cure n chrontc or long-standing DI truly a victory in tha healing arty ‘that pevine power that cleurly discerns detect and suppllers rentedy? tht restores atop by step—by degreeg— the body witch has been slowly attneked aed Weakened by tn Ensidlous disease, not only come Inanila our respect but deserves ‘our grufltine, De. tuhwny hos furnished mankind with thet wondorful reinuly, Rudway-a Sareapaciilian Ko solvent, whieh sceamplishes thls result, and sufs forhig bunianity, who drag out an. ¢: fatence of puln and dlxense, through long da: and lon ra eealean AINE FALSE AND TRUE, sanyer. We oxtract from Dr, Radwny's "T; Discago and Its Cure," as follows Toatlse on List of Diseases Cured by Radway's Sarsaparilian. Resalent Chronto Bian wisenses, Varies of tho Dons, Hus mors in tho Hlood, Serofulons Disoases, Bad or Dnnatural thabit of Body, Syphilis and Venerost Fever Sores, Chronte or Old Utvers, Salt Itheum! Riekets, White Swelling, Beatd Tend, Uterin Affections, Cankers, Gandulur Swolllugs, Nodes Wasting and Heong of tho Hody, Plnplen and Biotebes, Tumors, penn rales Kidney and Blade der Disersos, Chroile Rheumatism and Gout, Cousianption, Gravel and Calculous Deposita, and varieties of tho above complaints to which soinet ines are elven specious names. We assert that there fs no known remedy thot foacares, the curative power over thoso discasca hat Hadway's Resolvent furniabes. It cures Btep by atop, surciy, from the foundation, and Festores tho {njureél parts to tholr-sound condi. tion. THE WARTRR OF THE BODY ARE STOPFEI AMD HEALTHY BLOOD 19 SUPPLIED TO Tile BYE ‘Test, from which new material {sformed. Thiats the hrst corrective power of ludway's ltesolvent In cuses whore the system has boon sallyated: and Mereury, Quicksilver, Corrosive Sublimate have aceuinitiated and become deposited in the’ bones, joints, ete. causing caries of the bones, rickets, apinnl ctirvatures, contortions, white Bwallings, varicose yoins, cte., tho Saraapariliian wilt resulve away those deposits and extermle nate the virus of the disease from the syatom. If those who aretnking these medicines for tho ctire af Chronic, Scrofulous, or syphilitic, diseases, however slow may bo tho curo, “ feck better," and find thelr eoncral health Improv- ing, their tleah und wolght ineepetnn or oven keoping its own, [90 eure algn that the cure fs peogressing, In thosa discuses the patient olthor gets better or worso,—tho virus of the dig gase fa not Inactlve; If not arrested and deiven from the blood, it will spread and continus to tinderming the constitution, As soon as the SO ADARESTTA makes tho LO etna er,” every hour you will grow bottor an cronso in health, strengtt, and flesh, uy OVARIAN TUMORS, The removal of theso tumors-by RapwAr's ItkSOLVENT is now so certainly established that what wis onco consldered almost mirnculous ig now #& common recognized fact by all parties, Witness the eases of Hannah P. Knapp, Mrs. Krapf, Mra. J. H. Jolly, und Mrs, P, D. Hendrt published In ‘our Alinanue for 1879; also. tha of Mra, C. 8. Bibbins, in tho preaont edition of our” Falso and True,” Space forbids our making parttoutar referenco tho variows cases of chronia disonscs reached. by our SARBAPARILIIAN RESOLVENT. Invallds and their friends muat consult our writings if they wish to obtain an {den of the promiso and potency of R. Ht, it. Homedics. One Dollar per Kottle. ’ LN REMEDY. Qnly requires minutos, not hours, to relleva palin and cure acute disonao. Radway’s Ready Relief, In from ono to twonty muatites, never falls to rellove PAIN with one thorough application. No mattor how violont or exviuclating the pain, the PSUM ATIC, Bed: Senta fervour, Nouralyle, or_prostrated ys] wie suffor, eA Dawes READY RELIEF will afford instant ease. iG Igflammation of the Kidneys, Inflammation of the Matadder, Inflammation oftne eweln: Congestion of the Lungs, Sore Throat, Difficult Breathin Palpitation of the Heart, Hysterics Croup, Dip! theria, Catarrh, Influenza, Headache, Toothache, Neuralgla, Rheumatism, Cold Chills, Ague Chills, Chilblains, Frost Bites, Bruis Summer Ca: lalnts, ughs, Colds Spa » Pains In the Bneat, Back, o Limbs, are fostantly relieved. FEVER AND AGUE. Fovor and Aguo curod for Fifty Conta. Thera ts not # romeidial agont in the world that will curo Foyer and Aguc, and all othor Malarious, Dillous, Searict, Typhoid, Yeltow, and othor fovors (nided by’ RAnwAx's Picts) 'so quick a8 HADWAY's Rrapy Revier, Tt will ina fow moments, when taken accorl: ing to direetlons, cure Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stumach, Hoartburn, Sick Houdacho, Dinerhes, Dysontery, Collo, Wind in tho Bowels, and all Internal Pains, ‘Travelers should always carry a bottle of Kade way’s Ready Kellof with thom. A fow drops in Water will provont sicknoss or pains from changa of water, It is better than drench brandy ur Dittore ns agtimulant. p Minera and Lumbermen should alwaya ba pro- ‘vided with it, ’ . OAUTION. All remodiat ngonts capable of destroying life by nn ovordoso should be uyolded. Story Mey Opium, strychnine, arnicn, protect as andother powerful romadics, duos at cortain times, in vory - Binal doses, rellove the patient during thoir acy tion tn the system. But porhups tho second doso, If repented, may aggravate and increase tho suffering, and another dose causa death, Thore is no necessity for using those uncertalit Ayonta who ® positive yemeuy ike Iadwas's Heady Mollet will stop, the most, oxeructating pain ‘quicker, without entailing tho least di culty in olthor Infant or adult, The True Relief Radway's Roady Relief is tho only remedial agentin Nous that will instantly stop palo Fitty Couts Per Kotte, ADWAYS REGULATING PILIS Perfect Purgnttve Soothing aperients, Act ‘Without Pain, Always Kelluble un Naturalin thelr Operation, A VEGETARLE SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL, Porfoctly tastoleas, plomantly enated with @woct gun, purxo romulate, purify, cleanse, and Btrengthon, i TAD WAY' Pits for the oure of all disorders of the Stomach, Livor, Bovels, Kidnoys, Biad- jer, Norvous Disonsos, Hoaducho, Constipation, Coslivoncus, Indigestion, Dyspe ala, sfhlousne: Fovor, Intlimination of the Howels, Piles, 0m all derangements of the Intornal Visvora, War ranted trulfeot a perfect cure, Purely vogota> Die containing no mercury, minerals, or deleto- jot ha drugs, $27 Observe tho following symptoms rosult- ink front Dueuscaof ihe digestive negurse Cod pation, Inward Bites, Fulfsose of th ilood 12 fue Teud, {etait of tho Stomuch, Nausea, Hoartburn, Disguat of Foud, Fullnoss or Weight tho Stomach, Eructations, Binking oF ttoring at the Huact, Choking or Suiforing jenaations when in a lying posturo, Pimnces ol Vision, Dots or Webs Retro the Sight, Fever ‘and Dull Pain in'tho Head, Retclenoy af Per eplration, Yellownss of tho kin and Eyes, Pulp in the Sido, Chest, Limbs, and Sudden Flushes 0 Ow Og jt aystom from all the above-named disarde «Pree, 25 Conta Per: Box. , ican Wo repeat that the reader must consult o books nad papers ontha wbjoct of disaasus and thelr cure, anwng which ho named; “False ang Trve,!? oo Te “Radway on Irritable Urethra)? 2 «Radway on Serofutas?, x and others rolatiog, ta different’ plasgas of die SOLD DY DRUGaraTS.*:« READ “FALSE AND TRUE.” Bend a totter stump to RADWAY & CO., Now 89 Warren, cor. Church-st., Now Yorks EP Loformation wosth thousands willbe sont fovou, ‘ freo tho ens,