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

4 ‘HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, MAKUL 16, Che Gribune. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. BY MAIt~—tW ADVANCR—POsT: RPATD, ant Of yar, par anh: hy neadays Thnesdny, and Entutday, per xoat.. * Boney WsewaaydScpaseaidon potest S80 ni re | ye Shy othor day. per yen. Sa) WEBELY EDITION—POSTPAID, One copy. bor yoat,, 61.50 Cinb of fbr. 2 Club of tons s6« Bpecimon copier sen: Give Post-Office address in full, Inctnding State and County. - Ttemittanoes may be mndo either by drat express, Poat-Office ortor, or In registred fetter, at out risk. ‘TO CITY BIMSCRINERS. Dally, dottvored, Bunday excepted, 26 cents por woek. Pally, doliveted, Sunday inolucded, 80 cents por week, Addrors THB TRINUNR COMPANY, Comer Madison Dearbnrn-ata,, Chicago, 111, POSTAGE, Bntered at ht Port-Ofica al Catengd, iy a8 Second~ Class Matter. Forthe bonantt of our patrons who desire to send pinglo copies of THE THuUNe through tho mall, We give herewith the transtont to of postage: + ight and Twelve Vase Papers Per ante Ft inf Twelve Vaper., of dixteen Pago Pnperes, a ee ‘3 conts right and Twelve Paso itteon Lage Vape TRIBUNE BUANCH OFFICES, (THE CHICAGO TRIAONR hos ertablished branch offices for the recelpt of subscriptions aud advertisa- mients as follows: NEW YORK—Room 2 Tribune Dullding. F. 1, Mo- FapbEN, Manager, GLASGOW, Beotland~Allan's Amorican News Agonoy. 31 Nenteld-at. LONDON, Eng.—Atmetican Exchange, 49 Btrand. Bwny F, Girt WASHINGTU: y Agente D. C119 ¥ atreet. AMUSEME MeVicker's Theatre. ‘Madison street, botween Deardorn and State, En- gasemont of Lotta, “The Little Detective.” Waverly's Theatre. Desrtorn atroat, corner of Monroe. Blavo.” “The Galley Mooley's Thentre. Randolph street, hotwoon Ciatk and te Sale. Ene gexement of Jnmes A. Herno and Katharine Corco- Yan, “Hearts of Oak." TUESDAY, MARCIE 16, 1880. —— A-TuG-boat was capsized In Lake Michi- gon, near Detroit, Sunday afternoon, and threo men, iucluding tho Captain, were lost. ee Sourn Arnica {3 still ino very disturbed state. Tho Government, not trusting to the loyalty of the Boers, have decided to disarm them. Feruy’s Educational bill, amended by tho omission of the fnamous Seventh Clause, passed the French Senate yesterday by a vote of 187 to 103, ns . Tie attempt to get the Montane off the rocks on the const of Waterford, Ireland, has been a fallure thus far. ‘I'he greater portion of the cargo has been saved, however. ‘Tn rolations between France and Mada- goscar are reported to be unfrlendly, There isnot much doubt, however, but all differ- * ences will be settled in n penceful manner. ‘Tur Controller of the Currency has de- elareda further dividend of 5 per cent In Savor of the creditors of the Central National Bank of this city, making 60 per cent in all. Arren waiting four weeks the poople of Bismarck, D. 'T., received thelr’mall Sunday night, Itts thought that tha blockade sea. gon is over, and the traina will henceforth bo word regular. UnrnecepeNntency heavy rains have pre- vated for the past four days ih Georgia. ‘Tho rivers are swollen, and many have al- ready overftowed, doing constderable dam- age to the crops and to property. Tim man at tho other end of the enblo must‘ imagine that we are deeply concerned as to the political status of Lord Derby, and announces for the fiftieth time, perhaps, that he bad joined the Liberal party. Tur Anglo-American Cable Company con- template laying another line. between ‘Valentia, Ircland, and Leart’s Content, Néw- foundland, to ineet the continually incroas- ing business. Anothor Australian cable is also proposed, ‘Tne Torles are closely watching the prog: ress of the Parllamentary campaign in Ire- land, but are probably not deriving much comfort therefrom, for many af thelr stanch- est adherents are likely'to be relegated to + the quict enjoyment of domestic lite, ee Gex, Suenman recommends that Mnj. Rono shall be suspended for one year, de prived of slx months’ pay, degraded five files inthe rank of Major, and confined within the Nits of the post where his regiment is stationed during the perlod of suspension, Da. Thomas Bevan, 9 prominent physl- elon of Chicago, died suddenty in this elty” yesterday of apoploxy. He was recog- nized as one of the leading surgeons and medical practitioners of Uhicago, and his ‘death has produced 9 painful shock in pro- tessional and social circles, ———— —————— sj De Fnrevotnet, the Fronch Minister, on- nounced yesterday that his Government Is determined to enforce tho existing. laws against the rellgious ordors, Tho Jesuits are sald to be considerably excited about the matter, and many of them are proparing to leave the country. ———————— ‘Tre Now York Sun, despairing of suc- cess in Its efforts to give ex-Gov. Palmer, of this Stato, a boon, now takes up Senator David Davis aud presents his claims. Tho Ulinols Senator will, probably prove too heavy aload for Mfr. Dana, Wo would most respectfully suggest to the Sun that Mayor . Ilarrison lives in the Stato of Ilinols, al- though his bird is ofa migratory disposition, ‘ ——ee ‘Tue English: have again suffered defeat in Afghaulstan, Charaklse, a villago about fifty intles north of Cabul, hus been sacked, and the garrison, composed of Enutlsh troops and Afghan allies, was completely routed, and escaped with great diMeulty, It ts slg> uiticaut that the Afghan portion of the de- foated party fought in o half-hearted and cowardly way, and lt {g more than suspected that, was there hulf a chance, many would have deserted to the attacking party, ‘Tux military ‘dictatorship in St.’ Paters- burg does not seo to bring about the peace ublo and ordurly state of atfalrs which the Russian Government so ardently dealres, ‘The Nihilists arereported to bu working with great zeal in propagating the Idea of hostil- ity to the Government, and an open revolt muuy occur of any moment. Gen, Melikoll has boo working with energy to reorganize the police force sa that the dalngs and where abouts of the conspirators may bediscovercd. Already his efforta have been partly suc cessful, aud several Nihijlsts' havo beon arrested at ono of thelr mecting-places, ‘hat the organization embraces amen of intelligence ts proved by the fact that pf those captured two were clyll engineers and souie ‘others were medical-atudents, It 13 quits oyident that repressive mensures wil not be wholly effoctus! In putting down the formutnted discontent of the Russian people, and that tho present Czar or lila Immediate successor will be obliged to make very many concessions in the line of progress and Ib- erty. , Att Europe seems to bain a state of fer- mont. The Nihilists tn Russta, tho Socialists In Germany, the religions orders In France, and the Irredenta party In Italy are keeping the Governments of thelr respective coutt- tries {n a state of expectancy If not anxiety. Italy appears to be as much disturbed by seeret political societies as Russia. Tho spirit of tho Carbonari has not been aban- doucd, although Italy fas been unified. petaladiensies enamine Stxaron Bayanp, of the Comimittea on Judlclary, yesterday reported favorably a bill Prohibiting the United States Marshal or his deputies from arresting election officers on electlonatay, Senator Edmunie intimated that he would oppose the pnssngu of the bill. Atisevidently intended to give the Demo- cratic ballot-box stuffers a cliance to put In some good work on election-iay, ‘Their wherenvouts the following day would bo o matter of sncculation, and no opportunity would offer to bring them to justice. ‘Tur discussions at yesterday’s moctings of the ministers of different denominatlons took quite n witle range. ‘The Presbyterians con- aldered the question whether deception ts over justitinble, and concluded on the whole that under some circumstances it might be advisable to withhold the truth, The Bap- tists talked about pastors in the pews, the general fecling being that ministers make good members of 1 congregation, The Congrogationalists. discussed titant bnp- tla, and the Methodists took into account suveral toples of greater or less interest. A sromsty session of the Democratic State Central Committee of Pennsylvania 13 pre- dicted fur next week. Barr, of the Pittsburg Post, charges Senator Wallace with disloyal- ty to tho party, clalming that he has sold ont to Cameron, and adducing proof thereof in the assistance which Wallace gave In con- firming certain appointments objectionable to the Pennsylvania Bourbons. The row will not be conflned to Barrand Wallace, and sone Democratic *goah”? may be spilled before the Central Comuittee get through their deliberations(?). Mr. Ackr#y, of Louisiana, who has an unevinble reputation forqueer performances, yesterday introduced in the Louse 9 bill pro- posing a Constitutional Amendment embody- ing the doctrine of Staterights. Under a sugar-coating of pretended devotion to the Union in the shape of s wholly unnecessary declaration that the Union shall bo perpetual and treason shall be considered treasonable, the bill recites that State-limits and State- rights are inviolate, and shatl never be inter {ered with by the Federal Government. As a Conatitutton-tinker Mr, Acklen Is uot des tined to be a success. Tue now water-rate ordinance prepared by the Commissioner of Public Works was last evening passed by the Common Council. Under its provisions parties paying thelr*| water rates during the months of May and November will get the beneilt of a rebate of 10 percent in addition to the reduction of 25 per cent upon frontage rates ordered several months ago; while those who. pay during June and December gat a rebate of 5 per cent only, Theobject sought is to offer induce- ments for prompt payment, and It is be- Moved the saving in the cost of collection will more than nake good the oggregate reduc- tion under the new plun...~ 4 FE: _— % Tue subject of the “star” routes was conalderud yesterday In the Senate In con- nection with the bill appropriating for the deticlency created by the Post-OMes Depart- ment. Inthe course of tho debate onthe preamble of tne bill, which contaius a severe censure of that Departinent, Mr. Maxey, of ‘Texas, cag to the defense of the Post- master-Genern), taking upon himself » good share’of the responsibility for the Megal in- crense of the “ star” service, which he lad urged and Iabored for, together with other Democratic Senators and Representatives of the Southwestern States, by whom a strong pressure has been exerted to secure the illegal expenditures complained of. ——— ee Tre Irish Republican Club of Chicago has taken the initiative toward bringing abouts meeting of Irishmen from all parts of the country who can sve no reason why tholr countrymen in the United States should vote and act with the Democratic party, and has accordingly Issued 0 call for a National Con- vention of Irish Republicans, to bo held in some city yet to be selected, immediately following the National Republican Conven- tion, Wo print the call this morning, to~ gether with responses from prominent Irish- Americans In other citles who have been consulted on the subject, ‘Tho proposition sedins to, meet with strong favor, and the prospects are excellent for a notable and rep- resentative gathering In June, , Tr was decided yesterday in the San Fran- clacd ‘Police Court that Denis Kearney was guilty ot using vulgar and threatening Inn- guage calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. Sentence was deferred until to-day. At tha Sand-Lota Sunday both Kearney and Kalloch spgke in n very subdued tone, and invited the members of the Citizens’ Pro- tectiye Union, whom they so bistantly de- nounced ontyp few, days ago, to a friendly discussion on tho differences existing bo- tween, then aud the Workingmen’s party, Cowlhg ovents cast thelr shadows before, and the fonl-moutts! demagog of the Pactflo Slopo hus ovidunt{Fiaken warming, Theend of his mfuchlovous careek ia nearat hand. He will svon be compalled to return! ‘to his dray, es A case ls now made up for the Hilnols Supreme Court, with a probabiilty of ita reaching the United States Supreme Court, which Is designed to teat the constitutfonality of the Iinols Militia law. Hermann Presser, aCaptaln of the Lehr und Wehr Vereln, 0 tullitary organization of Sociullstic proclivl- tles, was yesterday fined §10 fur, having marched with his company iny uniform and bearing arms, ‘There was no disagreement astothe fact, but the defendant expects to eseupe tho pensity for violation of the State Jaw on the ground that ita enactment ls in conflict with that clause of the Cunstitution of the United States which Is coustrued by the Soclallsts as guaranteeing to citizens the right to bear arms without restrletion by Btate laws. 3 Tuene ia some trouble fs the Twelfth ‘Ward fu agreeing upon @ sultable successor for Ald, Rawlelgh, who, haying served two terins, and being opposed to third-termism, insists upon retiring from theCouncll. ‘There are two excellent candidates numed for the place, and the friends of neither feel dis- posed to give way to the other, ‘The ordinary yote of the ward is about 3,000 Repubitcan to 000 Democratlo, or five to one. Under this state of facts, why would it not be the better way to haye both of the candidates rin, and each make the best thne he can? In this way tho primaries and election would be held at the sume time, and the candidate receiving the wost votes would not only be the regular Bepublican nomlnce, but elected Alderman at the snino time, Why is not this tho bost way to settle tho rivalry, preserve harmony In the party, satisfy everybody, and bring out a rousing yoto? There 43 .no possitye danger of the election of n Democrat, ns that party tn tho Twelfth Ward has scarcely mora than enough votes to be called "scattering, Let om fight it ont at the polls, seo fair play, and may the best man wit Tre Indians aro again becoming trouble- some. The settlements near Fort MEK and Big-Horn Post-Oflee are consite excited over news as to the movements of tho savages, and aro banding for,uutual pro- tection, Gen. Miles from Fort Custer reports that the Crow and Sioux Indians have en- tered Into n treaty, quad that mischict is meditated by them. In tha meantiina an- other Indian massacre is reported from Silverton, In the Ames Yoiley, near the Lug Mountains, Colorado. A party of pros- pectars were set npon by the savares about the 9th of March, and every member mur- dered, The names of five are given, and there wero sevoral others. Unhappily, no doubt is entertained as to the truth of the atory. —_—_—_—_— Lonp Oxanmons, descrived In the cable- gram asa Liberal-Conservative, but who Is in reallty an unprogressive Tory of the most malignant typo, ddes not Ike tho Land-Re- forn agitation which Is now belng carried on in Ireland, and wants repressive measures adopted. His Lordship owns considerable property, obtained by confiscation, in the County of Mayo, where thousands of people are starving, and he does not relish the Idea that agitators or other people should try to prevent him from exacting his pound of flesh, ‘Thore isa bare possibility that Lord Oran- more will ‘be disappolnted In obtaining the destred legisiation. ‘The tikeness between an English Tory and an Amerlean Bourbon ts very remarkable. Nelthar ever learns any- thing useful or forgets anything foolish and togylah. Tune Committee appointed by ‘the Post- master-General to examine Into the oper tions of the “letter express” business of Wells, Fargo & Co, report that they find tt contrary to the letter and spirit of the Postal law and calculated to degrade tho postal serv- ice, and that the Interests and dignity of tlio Post-Office demand that it should be Inumne- diately stopped. ‘The Committee also de- cluro that the free conveyance by the samo Compiny of the correspondence of its bank- Ing-house, and of the Western Union ‘Tele- gtaph Company. and the Central Pacific Rallrond Company, is an Infruction of the Jaw which should be Interdicted at once, and that legal means should bo taken by the De- partment to seek Indemnity from the Ex- press Company. ———— ‘Tn attempt to injure Col. Fort in the estl- mation of the people of this city and of the State by references to his vote In the State Senate, in 1809, forjthe Lake-Front Dill, must ben lamentable failure. The State of Il- nols and the City of Chicago have moved great- ly since 1869, ‘Tho bill was supported in the Loglslature by the representatives from this city, and Col. Fort and other members from interior districts wore governed in thelr votes bythe action of the lucal representatives, Since then the fire has changed the aspect of affairs constderably, and the original act has beon repented. Then it was supposed there was millions In the bill; now Chiengo would beglad to hayesome of the mousy then refused, So utterly has that subject been sent into ‘oblivion that we venture to say that notone person In fifty in Chlengo can re- “member clearly what the tors of the Lake- Front bill were, and still fewer can give any idea of how the question now stands. Wo think that we are not nifstaken In saying that the vote given by Mr. Fort In tho Legistaturo on that bill will not be remembered to his prejudice it he bo a candidate for Governor next fall. Tis action then, and his reasons for \t, his Interest in the river lmprovement, will give him a special support in: this part. of the State rather than weaken him before the people. . THE PAOIFIG RAILROAD MONOFOLISTS. ‘The resolution of {nquiry Into the corrupt contract between the Puelfe Rullroad Com- pantes and the I'acifle Mall Steamship Com- pany which has been proposed in the Senate should be tollowed up proniptly and vigorously. ‘The history of the connectlon between tho railronds and the Steamship Company shows that, for a term of yours, the former pald the latter a large annual subsidy for the privileges of dictating the ocean rates. on frelght and passengers, Under this arrangement the charges for transporting freight to and from the Pucliic Coast were s0,oxorbitant that it was chenper to ship goods from the Intertur to New York and from thera by vessel nround tho Cape to San Francisco than to slip direct by ral. Such shipments were actually maie in cases where the time could be spared; dn all other cases the public was holpless, and was obliged to submit to extortion at the hands of corporations which existed by public franchise and whose property hid. been bullt up by public money, A fow months ago the term of the old contract expired, nnd the rallroad and ateamship mo- nopolists could not agree upon a powcon- tract, Then the Steamship Company ro- duced Its rates about 40 por cent, and an- nounced that it would beable to earn more money than It had been earning by the In- creased buslness ut tho Jower rates. The shipping publls was congratulated upon the prospect that the ralirond corporations would bo foreed by this compotition to udopt some- thing Ike a schedule of reasonable charges, But the disagreumetit between the mnonop- olista did not Inst Jong cnough to bring about any change In tho rattroad rates, A. new :arrangement was concluded between the twa’ parties whereby the rallroads pur- chased two of the China steamors at n cost of $1,200,000, and agreed to pay the Steamship Company a gratuity of $110,000 per month, amounting to an annual subsidy of $1,320,000, ‘the only consideration which the Steam- ship Company is to furnish forthis enormous subsidy is tho agreement to overcharge the public to any extent which the railroads may demand, ‘Tho first result of the renewal of the corrupt agreement was the advance of steamship rates from 880 a ton to $130 a ton on freight, from. $75 to SLs for cabln passengers, and from $35 to $75 for stevrage passengers, ‘Nhis will be supplementad, of course, by any further advance which may be found neces- sary to onable the PaclOo Railroads to maln- tain thelr polloy of extortion, = ‘The abrogation of thls contract comes within the Immeflate jurisdiction of Con- gress, because thy Puello, Railroads were chartered by Congress, and the right was expressly reserved to ainend, alfer, of repent tho‘ churtors in consideration of the huge subsidies of Government nioney aud fand voted for the construction of the ronds, It is not necessary for Congress to discuss the con- stltuyonal queatign of commerce between the States, nor otherwisu beat ubout the bush, to .obtain'the right or escapy the dutyof Inter- ference on behalt of, the public, The Supreme ‘Court, when {t sustained the so-valted Thur- nan Dill to compel, the Pacitio Railroads to pay thé'interest and provide for funding the princtpal of thelr debt tu the Government, established the power of Congress to take auy action with regard to the management of the Pacifo Ratlroads which 1¢ may deem necessary or proper for the protection of the ‘of these corporations, Congress publle, The resolution of {natiry Into the present rageally device for swindling the public recites that the contract between the raltronda and the Steamship Company fs “directly prejudicial to public Interests and contrary to the public policy that controlled Congress in chartering the Union Pacifico Rallroad Company, and In granting to both railroad companies enormous subsidies In bonds aud lands.” It is upon this basis that tho Inquiry should be proscented, and an on- during protection furnished tho public against this and other similar schomes of outrageous extortion. x It will-not be onough for Congress to take such action as will morely render tho corrupt contract between the rallrondsand the Steam- ship Company vold. ‘hat could probably ba done by the Courts on tha ground that tho agreement {3 in violation of public morals and a conspiracy against tho public welfare. Indeud, it ts hinted that the agitation has been started in Congress at the Instance of Gould and Huntington In order to secure re- lease from their oblization to pay the $110,000 amonth which they hinve ngreed to pay, in the belfof that they have already gnined the advaninge they sought. However this may be, public interest demands that Congress should undtrtake the regulation of rates charged by the substilizeit Pacific Rallroads, and the presont agitation furnishes the oppor- tunity for arriving at that result, ‘This can ‘bo done as n separate measure, without re- gard to the fate of the Inter-State Commerce Dill or the proposed National Ratlroad Com- mission. There are to ways in which the public may bo protected against the extortion muy fix ® maximum rate per mile for fretght and passengers, which should be determined by evidence as te the actual cost of the serv- {ce rendered and tho margin of proilt that should bo allowed to pay dividends upon the netunl value of the property, not upon the ocean of watered stock which does not rep- resent the Investment of a dollar in the con- struction of the road. Another plan that might work with equal Justice would be to provide tint the rates between Omaha ond San Francisco and between Kansas City and San Francisco should be relatively the same as the rates, both through ond local, that are charged by the rallroads running cast from Omatin and Kansas City to the seaboard. ‘These points are abont half way between the Atlantic and the Pacific Const clties, and tho cost of. operating the Pacliic Roads, on ace count of ensler grades and dryer climate, is relatively less than that sustatned by the Eoatern roads, In elther'case, the responsl- bilities of the Government Directors of the Pacific Railronds should be more strictly do- fined; they should be charged with s supor- yision of the charges In conformance to tho Government regulation; heavy penalties shout] be attached to a violntion of the Gov- ernment regulations, and the officers of tho ‘United States Courts should bo spocliically empowered to enforce such penalties, The regulation of the charges on the Pacific Railroads is the only course which will’ fur- nish the public with enduring relief from the policy of extortion which they have always maininined. 1t is tho course which evory other Governinent would have adopted from tho outsct in its relations with corporations that had been provided with public fran- chiseg, ands, and money for the building of their roads, Congress has no excuse for delay, us thoro has been sufficient provoca~ tion for interference, as Congress hag un- questioned jurisdiction, and as the public interests demand immediate action. It {3 for the Democratic majority to determine whether or not it will treat this matter with iho same indifference {t has shown to. alt othor popular demands, and whether tho hired Nobbles of ‘the railroud’ monopolists shalt prove to be more powerful than an injured and Indignant public. FOURTEENTH-STREET BRIDGE SCHEME. Tho reader of the Councjl proceedings must have noticed the persistent efforts which have been making, while the estimates have been under consideration, te renppro- priate the sum of $55,000 to bo used toward. the construction of abridge at Fourteenth street, During Colvin’s reckless and waste- ful régime this amount was appropriated for this bridge, but the money, which was only collected nshort time ago, has never been expended, and {3 now Jn the General Fund, and can bo used for any legitimate municlpal purposes. But nowcomecertain Aldermanic tax-grabbera, who bellove in having a good thne while there is money in the Treasury, and who to get popular in thelr wards pro- pose to take this money, for which there ore so many better uses, and reappropriate Lt for this impracticable bridgo scheme, tho total cost of constructing which will not fall farshortof o quarter of o iiliion dollars, An offort was ninde In 1875 to secure an ap- propriation for this job, but it was vetoed by tho Mayor and defeated, ‘The reaspns then asyigued for not beginning the work wero brictly as follows; Fourteenth streot didnot extend to the river on either side thorenf; on tho weat side it reached no furthor than Lumber atreot, distant Zt feot from tho river, and on tho cast side it terminnted ut Clurk street, neurly 2v feet from the river. efore the tirst stop even could law- fully betaken to build a bridge at Fourteenth Mirvet, legal proceedings. must bo cum. monvod and completed for tho extension of Fourteenth ‘street, on both gles of the river, Ww condemnation of tho int@veniuy peeDurty Hfow much duuuges might awarded could not be safely estimated, Dut, whothor tho suino ‘be large or amall, tho clty bad ng legal right to begin building uw bridge ut that polnt until tho atroet was extended to the water's edye and the right of way obtained, ‘The condition annexcd In tho approprintion—that land dutunyes and construction of viuduot oould be arranygud with~ out oxpoise to tho city—did not romove the ube Jevtions, a8 there wus no means of enforcing it, and no certalnty that a dollar of the vost for land dumiges, vinduets, or approncbes would be voluntarily contributed. A alinitir condition waa attached to the appropsiation matte for t bridge at Harrison stroot in 1872, but there hud been ne response on the purt of interested prop: erty-holders, and tho clty was left to foot the whole bili for bridge,yinduct,appronches,and tad dames, It sevmod that the proper course to pursue, If the Gounoll thought the publie Intere estareqlired w bridge at Fourtounth strect, wus rut to Pupite ¥ eH AO OrduAnCE Ordering the Bourd of ‘orks to estimate for tho voxt of one thore, and next tatake tho proper legal steps to extend Fourtounth ateevt to thy river on each sido, snd #lao to Ax the new ddok-lino, which would bo ronderod necessury by tho construc= Hon of a bridge at that polit, where tho river Is go narrow, Tho preliininary surves: by the Dourd of Public Works showed that the dock. Aine must be cut buck about forty-three fovt, and extended abaut 650 foot above wud below tho bridga—muking Ww dirip OF Liu) foot. In longth, and of a mean wilth of about thinty- three foot, which minst be cut off the lute front: joy tho river tu widon thy chunnel after tho bridge obstruction was need iit. ‘Thore ts no means of acourutely vstiinuting the simount of damages for this strip, but it would ben pretty ewuE. Who tiese prepntiunry: steps wore erfocted, t would bo tine enough to levy a ax for the bride (and the viaduets to approach it over the rullroud-tracks) and proceed ww ercat It, None of the oblections then stated, and which defeated the ordinance, have been re- moved, ‘Thera have been ne condemnation procesdings to open the streets or widen the river; no estimate of coat of approaches or viaducts, ‘Ihe Board of Publle Works has not been consulted, and the Courts have not been applied to to legalize action, And yet in the face of these facts these tax-grabbers are suckling to sulze thls money and commit tha city tog scheme whioh will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars,—a scheme tor a bridge the eastern approach:to which must probably begin ab Wabash: avenue; and the’ western ‘at Canal strect, Jn order to safely cross the seoredof north-and-sguth ratlroad tracks; ‘1s bridge on a street which does not line, the part on tho east side of the river belug sixty fect north of that on the west sido, necessi- tating the setting of bridge and viaduct at an awkward auglo; a bridge which cannot be _warlehed detiat 1880 WELVLE PAG butlt widhout the condemnation of valuable dock property. And furthormora the restriction in tho original appropriation of 18%%—the proviso that Innd damages and viadtcts shall cost the city nothing—Is not attached to the reap- propriation, Why? ‘Tho Aldermen tyho are pushing tho scheme want no linltations on thelr oxtravagance, But it is to be hoped that the representatives of othor wards will hot commit the city any deeper to’ this Reheme, ‘Tho $55,000 would hardly bo a drop tn tho bucket to what it will cost if pushed through. Lot thém have all tho facts and estimates before them In official form before taking anothor step to “stick” tho taxpayors WESTERN VOTES ON THE PAPER BILL. On Monday, the 8th of Mare), Mr. Sam ford, of Alabama, .proposed certain bills amendatory of the tarif. He stated that, tn view of the declared purpose of the Commit- deo on Ways ant Means toreport no bilt re- ducing the rates of duty on any articles, he wished to have tho bills goto some othor committee than that one,—to some committeo not known tobe packed and avowed to bo hostlle, After along debate ns to the con- struction of the new rules, tho Spenker, at first inelining to rule that it was notin order to move to refera revenue bill to. any other cominittee than thatof Ways and Means, finally ndmitted that such n motion was In or- der, After disposing of one bill by sending it tothe Committeoon Ways snd Means, the accond bill belng to repeal the dutics on printing-typo and paper and all. the inatorials entering into their composition, Samford, with a view of testing whether the bill be sent to tho packed Ways and Means Com- mittee to be strangled, moved that it be re- ferred to another committee. Frye, of Mnuine, who Is an attorney for 9 patent pulp factory, moved to wmend by substituting the packed Ways and Meaua Committee, And, on this motion, the supporters of pulp factories ngatnst the publishers nnd the up- holders of the 80 per cent tax on steel, and the 67 per cent tax on sugareand the 50 per cent tax on the farmer's snit, all rallied, and carried the mation to bury the frea paper bill, Among those voting with Frye and the paper-pulp monopollsts were the following inembers from Western States: a Of course, consplenous iy the Hst wero Aldrich, Barber, and Davis, of Chicago; then followed from Illinois, Mawk, Sherwin, Cannon, Fort (1), Henderson, and ‘Thomna, Messrs, Boyd and Hayes had puired, but on which side was not stated, while Marsh, Forsythe, Morrison, and Sparks voted against sending the bill to the packed Ways and Means Conimittce to be strangled. Of the Wisconsin members the following yoted to refer the Dill to ts burial: Will- Jains, Hazelton, Ifumphrey, and Pound. Tho following Indianluns voted the same way: Hellman, Bicknell,’ New, Browne, Do LaMatyr, Orth, Catkins, Cowgill, and Baker. And, uso, the following from Iowa: Price, Upiegralf, Deering, Sapp, and Carpenter. Now, it {s possible that some of theses mam- bers wilt plead that the bill was of a character that should bo referred to tho Committee on Ways and Means, and that they voted to refer it to that Committee, expecting to be able to force that Committee to report it hereafter. Nevertheless it Is proper that tho record should be mado up, as they have chosen to make tt, leaving 1 to the meribers by their votes hereafter to put themsclves on the side of the country or on that of the protected monopolists, aa thoy may select, As the record now stands they voted to stifle tho Dill; unless they wish to stand by that record they will tnke the earliest opportunity to vote to.pass the bill to relleve every form of knowlodge from the grasp of monopoly and crushing taxation, —_ Iw tho-second pico, If the editor Sern rar. UNE will err we momory be will recollect that Gen. Grant wns not n candidato in 1876, but, on tho contrary, wrote, saying: "1 will not no- cept a nomination if tendered, unless It should come under such clreumatinces as ty mako it an Imperative duty,—clrou matantes not likely to arise.” Ad Gene Grant ts not in tho bubit of saying whut he docs not mean, hie name was withdrawn entiroly after that letter, 2.-0. Can it be possible that Gen, Grant is now a canditate under elreumstances which makelt imperative upon him to seck tho nomina- {ion? Can it be that he now stands on lower plano than he did in 1870? Ho said then that nothing less than an imporattvo necessity, a general desire by the country, would induce hin to accopt a nomination; and now the machine Is actively at work packing conventlons and depriving delegates of their freedom by tying them up under “unit” resolutions, IIns Gen. Grant fallen from the elevated stand he took In 1870 to the level of those who have not been President, and who may without.obtrusion aspire to the pines and work to got{t? Js Gon, Grant now waiving the “imperative duty” whieh in 1876 would alone permit hin to take the office, and urging his friends to work up a “boom” In his behalf, to break down the candidacy of others, to hold out rewards and puntshinents, and generally en- gage In a scramble whilel in 1870 he regatied as too much below his dignity? Whore is tho “imperative duty’? in 1850 that was wantlug in 1676? Is the country to under- stand the General to be persqnally a cand! date, competing with Sherman, and Bintne, and Edmunds, and urging his friends to got all the delegates they can for him? If he ts not.a candidate, if ho falls to discover any “Imperative duty” domanding him to be a candidate, why do his self-constituted organs urge him now: whon they did not dare take that liberty with his name in 1870? “Timex or four Democrats on the Ways and Means Committco" are opportuncly ro- minded by tho’ Atlanta (Ga.) Canatitution of tho followlog paragraph in tho platform of the Bt Louis Convontion of 1870; Wo denounce tho prosont: tarff levied upon nourly four thousand urticics us a masterpiece of injustice, Incunulity, and Talén pretense. it yields a dwindling, not a yeurly rising revenuo, qe has fmpoverlshed inany: industries to subsl- dizea fow, Ut prohibits iniports that intyht pure chase the producté of Amerenn labor. It has degraded Atucricun commerce from the first to an inferior runk on the high sens. Tt bas cut down tho snics at Ameriesn manufactures at home and abroad, and dopleted the returns of aAmorican agriculture, 1 Anduates: fulluwed by hale our people, Lt costa the people Ayo this hiore than it produces to the Treasury, obstru the processes of production, and wastos the frulta of labor, Tt p jobos fraud, fosters einai iti, ext atlivers and bankrupts honest merchants, Wo demand that ull cuatom-hougo taxa ton shull be only for revenue. —————s A untrons ballot has its advantages for the Independent voter and those who wish to eeratot, but it fs so contrary to tho principics of the muchtno that the adoption of it in New Yorls is remarkable, Hereufter the voters in that Btate will be ablo to vote oithor ticket without bolng dotocted by tho Judgce or bystanders, and tho opportunities of the acratchord will be great+ ly oulargod, Mr, Bramnan’s bill, which bas passed both Jlouges of tho Legiviaturo, proviics that “all bullota used ut any vlection” shull be with- {nt ones fourth of an inch of three inches in width, and within one-balf of an inch of eight Inches long, . Distinguishing murks are prohibited, White papor of a certain weight is prescribed, Names must bo printed In black iuk, and plain typo, and in atraight Listes, with lelters of » unt form size. Govy,Cornell will have a struggle Uefure bo algne this bil Onpinances wore some time sgo passed by the City Counoll for tho Improvement of La Balla ahd Sherman strocta aud Pacitlo avenue, from Jackson to Van Buron street, tho object being to fill up the ugly gap betwocn the Puciiic Hotel and the Luku Shore dopgt, und ta tuko auothor stop toward the paving of all the strocts: onthe South Side north of Twolfsh street. A petition has, however, been presented to tho Council, and ls now before i€ for action, asking tho ropenl of thoro ordinances. Tho majority of thoalynera of this petition aro non-reaitont Property-owners, wealthy men who can with enso stand the alight nssesamont. which will bo levied on thom, nnd whieh will add ae much to tho value of thofrtand, It ts in exceedingly bad taste for thom undor these olreuimstances to ate fompt to block tho carrying out of an improves ment which is ao much needed, Tho mud from tho uniinproved streota on which thelr property abuta has beet a genoral nulsance for altogethor too tong, and tho moyo to nbato tt should not be interfered with, otthor by thosa property-owners orby Aldermen from outeido wards who have Nginterest in the matter, Let tho disporal of the petition be left to the Aldermen repreacnt- ing the First and Second Wards, and thoy will deal with i¢ as it desorves, - —————e AUITTER hostility tg tite Mepburn bill has of luto beon dovetoped mM Sycacuse among “ tho commercial classes," The raflroads of Now York hava away of working up sentiment of this kind that [s quitenstoniahing. Mectinga nto naw held almost nightly in tho vicinity of New York for tho purpose of protesting against the reduction of fares on tho olovatgs roads, The inhabitants of these suburban: toWns have been bulldozed by tho, companies, and induced to beilovo that tho roads wil be extenaed.to thelr neighborhoods if the bill now pending in tho Leyistaturo is defeated, but not extonded If the five-cent faro is adopted. Probably somo ulmltar process of rensoning by the New York Central managers might explain the alleged op- Position of the Syracuse merchants to the Hepburn bill, Is the days when parties had organs and tho manngers used good nowspapers os personal mouthpieces no fournal in Northorn Ohio was moro highly respeoted or had 2 wider influonco than the Cloveland Plaindeder, Even at this day it retaing {ta old cbaracter ag an ominently respectable and ablojournal, so far aaits edt torial conduct ‘1s concerned. Tho Platndealer hasbeen an evening newspaper, but with this week It begins the {ssue of a morning edition. ‘Whetbor this enterp rise is to bo permanent will depend much, of course, on the support that ia recelved. It{anot unlikely that the morning edition will be continued only during tho cam~ patgn, Bat whether thisshall be tho caso or not, the Domocrats of Northern Ohio will havo the advantage of a freo cxpreastun of opinion whit it Insts. Iv the Thtrd-Lermer will read \ts_parallel columns itwwill perceive what it hag obviously overlooked: that ono quotation refers to the foolish utterance of Mr. Robert Douglas, of North Cnrolina, fo which he claimed that the Hepublicans can carry South Carolinn ond Loulsiana next fall aud tho othor oxtract laa complimentary paragraph about Stephen A. Douglus, who has recently como to Chicngo to reside, and bas cast bis lot unreservedly with {he party his father was supporting when be ‘ted, —the Union Republican party. Nosober or aane porson will ever discover any Inconslatenoy betweon the puragraphs, although .an inebrinte or an idfot might imagine that be did. Tho third-term organ must be bard tp for inntorial to criticise when Jt ean find nothing but this. Wx wish to call the attention of our es- teemed Journal neighbor tothe amount of black, urimy sinoke and sont its furnace chimncy yom ita on the surrounding buildings. When the wind is from tho south Tie Tripuny Building and MoVicker's Theatre got more than tholr share of this nuisunco. Whon the wind 1s from ‘tho north Tam TriwuNK chimnoy no longer re- efprocites the annoyanco upon the Journal, Sinco st adopted thd Orvis smoke-burner, ita furnaces cousumo the sinoke, converting tho samo into heatand steam, insteadof darkening and spoiling the air with it, If tho Journal will attach tho Orvis contrivance to its bollors ft will save at Icust half 2 ton of cou! por’day, stop tho smoke nuisance around Its own premises, and in- filct none on Its nelyhbors. A. Panty without principles ts.a body without 1 aoul; and that fs the prosont plight of tho Ohio Democracy, During tho Inst Presl- doafial canyass thoy had o sot of principles at direct ygrinnce with those of the National Con- vention at 8t. Loutls., ‘To avoid o similar blunder this yoar tho State Central Committco called two Conventigis,—one for the purpose of selecting dclegute#nt- largo to Cincinnati, and thoothor to nomIngtg odndidates and adopt a platform. The Cinoinnatt Enquirer reges sind. Imagines vain things against tho Committco for {ts cowardly action; but the world must burst in Ignorance of the real or implied sentiments of the Ohio ‘Democrats until their alloged consclenees bave come back from the shop whither thoy have heen sent for repuits. es, Aup. SANDERS, of the Second Ward, in- sisted In the Connell on udding 100 mon to tho police force. Ifo wanted moro * protection,” he sald. Ald. Ballard, of tho samo ward, dryly re- marked in reply “ that {f certain Aldermen wero notin tho habit of renting thoir tenemonts to disreputable persons in which to ply thotr voca- tion they would not need the assistance of policemen to collect thoir rents and preserve tho peace at night In the violnity of such propor- ty." It was a centro shot, ‘Tho Sccond Ward needa the services of another Alderman like Ballard. : ‘Ssurvtm, the New York Superintendent of Insuranco, {aa bok! fellow. He triod to sup- pross tho Albany Journal, first by. obtalning an Jojunction ngalnst it, and next by using his in- fiuence with cortain insurance companies in Now York to have mortgages on its job-offtco forecloacd, He fulled In both attompts, and the pressof the whole Stato is firing broadsides Into him for hia conduct, Very sortous allegations aro made against his official obaracter, and yet he shows no disposition to suo for Ubel. ee Tne London Punch has made many jokes about the Czar’s boast of a government that fs “ Imperium ot Mbertas.” ‘Tha subject is the lato attempt to ussnsinate tho Czar. There fsa plot- ure of Alexandor seated on hla throne; pain and for distort his face, while round him hover fantom shapes of murder, and ina yault be neath tho. throne the speotre of Nibilism, torch fighand, prepuces to blow fim Into the air, And underneitth tho picture runs the ely Insoription: © Tmnperium ot libortas.” ns SENATOR EATON, in a letter to a friend, sayy coyly: ‘I agok no office, and especially it would not moot my ylowg rolating to the groat allica of the Pregidoncy to even secin to bu au open cane didate, i Has anybody soriously thought of okt Bill Eaton forthe Presldency? Tho noxt thing In- order wilt bea letter from Titdehat Titmouse, Ex). saying that ho {a not * an open candidate,” ene Iv Is roported thatthe little Netws got Orvis? sinuke-burner into succcasful operation yeater- day, lesults: Groat Inorcase of atoatn on a ro- dueod consumption of coal, and a complete nbatement of the smoke nulsunco; and, as a gougoquence, the paper was better priited and ‘Josa ylolative of cethotic principles, Since It has omerged into a purer atmosphere a perma- nent improvoment in varlous respects ahould bo the consequence, Respectap.x citizens who signed calls for shady Aldermen to run again probably did so with the distinct undorstanding that tholr tnmes wero not to be published. The trick Is an old ono, and it novor fails to work to a charm, Mon who ure caught in wtrap of that kind do not get any sympathy, nor deserve any. Thoy have no tight to do fy socrot or ** to obliga a friend" that which thoy aro ashamod to au- knuwlodge openly. is Gey. Grant is put by a foolish Chtcaxo nowspaper in tho familiar attitudp of asking for “moro.” Oliver Twiat usked for more; but an Amufican citizen who has been hovorod to tho fulbextontof any man in the Republic, Uving or dead, should not be a supplicant for further honors, Wu do not bellove that Gun, Grant bas nuthorized the Chicago-newspaper in question te muke hima” = ic ‘Tux Denver Tribune pi from Leadville saying that Rreeve fron mine on Hreeca Hl 1s announced. Pho price pald ts said to bo $4,000,000, W. 5. Koyes, the Buperintondent of the Chrysolite and Littlo Chlef Minos, takes cbargo. Now York | partics are the purchasere, and a stock company {s formed to operate tt, The prescat product Is iron for emolting purposes,” bp PG ‘Tu elevated railroads of New York have went 4 strong lobby to Albany, and now hope to dofvat the five-cent faro billin the Senate, A correspondent says: “Thare Is svarcely 8 Ben- ator or Assomblyman that has not a polat jn ‘Wall street on this question, and as long as tbo stock can bo mate to eeo-anw, aa nt so Tong will tho pollttetans ping wile Ite ay ute it will look ws {f tho BiH minht jen throng ee rush; that will help the ‘hears*: ta. with romehorly will mako a etrong apeech ngninee and that will fon the stack up, Fino appr! tunities, you seo, for nuking a ni wy,” BA nlee tum both | Cor. Tom Scorr lias pit on rey his annunt report a promise that he et welt the wages of tho employés of the Ponugivee Company to tho old rato after April 1, Other pepple nny forgot this promiac, tn ployés of the Pennsylvania Company, " ee ‘vo nmong tho nimber. Tholr memoriog need no prodding when payday comes ature —_ i Tix third-torm program includes, te ts anil, a polley of indofintt torritarint expan for tho United States, Tho Northorn proeinces of Mexicu, San Domingo, Cuba, and all tho mongrel poptilations are to be annexed. 4, 4 (rlonds of tho Ropublio would regard thiy aur perlinent aa dangerous and wunecossary, - — A DeMocrario caucus in Broo} Mailison County, No ¥., bug yoted uma for Samucl J. Randall as {ts preferonce fc : President. ‘This is n sientiennt straw, coming from Mr. Tilden's own State; and it ‘are strength to the rumor that Randall ts tho Gem meroy Park atntesman's second choice, —_—— Tum friends of Col. Clark E. Carr, of Galesburg, will reqrot to lonen of bis misfortune, His fine residence tu that ofty was entirely con aumed by fire Supday morning. The house way built by and was tho home of tho Rev. Dr, Ea. wird Beechor while he yyys a resident of thas place some yoars ago. x Tiere is nothing Ike limportunity, Tre ‘Tninunk stuck to thé News until it abated tte smoko nutennco, and ft proposes to hold smect communion with the Journal on tho subject until itstops bolching ita dirty con! amoko inthe faces of {ts host friends and tearcat neighbors, ‘Tire prospect of a division -In the Elect. oral voto of Virginin causes gricf and cunster. nation In Cipbor Alloy. Samuel would lke to rondjust the trouble bimsolf, but the barrel ist quito big cnough to hold tho State debt, and until somobudy Pays that nothing can bo dono, * Dr. Ferron, the Georgian member of the Ways nnd Muans Committec, Is having an Inter eating discugsion with the Atlanta Constitution about his curfous votes on the tari bills. This timo tho Constitution bolds tho 7 and Dr. Felton tho 0. Tr little News 1s a netghbor of the Timea and Staals-Zeiluny, nelther of which hus abated its smoke nuisance. Tho News hes set thein 9 good oxample. by abating Its smoke nuisance, and has a right to insist on tholr doing Ukowlse. | ‘The “unprotected” voters outnumber tho “protected” voters twonty tu onc. Yot tho lat- ter munage, by hook and by crook, to control tho Domoeratia Commulttce on Ways ond Monns, and rob the muny for tho bonofit of tho few. Mu. JAstes Panton hag substantially com: pleted the\Life of Voltalre, on which ho fins ‘beon ongugud twenty yenrs. It hus been a labor of loveund Mr. Parton thinks it by all odds his bost production, WueEwy members of the Committeson Ways and Means come up for relection they wit Mud it Jgu'ta aimplo matter of 7 to 8. | Ir the monopollsts are givenn Jong enough rope thoy will make pulp of tha whole protects ivo system, PERSONALS. California citizens’ motto: Give us arrests Eternal vigilance committees seem to ba tho price of living fn San Francisco, t “ Bo sure you are right, and then sit dowa and enjoy the prospect."—Licn Franklin, Gen. Grant wil soon visit the Sandwich - Islands, and will gay " Iawail" to Kalakaua, Kate Field !3 pushing her new work vigor= ously, and codperative bustics will soon bo all tho rage. a “ Perhaps Col. Ingersoll Is right, but I bor Hove there Js ono, and that Russia is adjacent ta it.'—The Czar. Inspite of the fact that the uso of opera glasses is prohibited by Queon Victoria when sho appears In public, the Princess Loulso sticks to hor Lorno-yet. Dr. Dio Lewis lives In Boston, and: Joo Cook boards with him. Botwcoon oktmen! pore ridge and Joo's lectures lifo must bo rather in+ torcating in that house. > POLITIOAL POINTS. Mr. Hiscock’s main proposition was that tho tax on salt js a good thing for tho men who innke It, In this opinion wo entirely agree with him.—New York Post (Ind.). Our first cholce forthe Presidency is James. G, Blaino, and we trust ho will be the nominee of the Chicano Convention, and will bo electeds Madison (1Pis.) Journal (Rep). If Tilden {9 nominated defeat ts almost sure; hutlé, by any chance, bo should be atest od, be would bo frightened so that ho woul never oyon go to Washington. Vicksburg (Als) Herald (Dem). : According to Me, Dorshelmor—and we have his pormlssion to quote his words—Tammany will cortalnly support the nominee of the Cine elanati Convention, whoaver ho may bo, and not oxcepting Me. Titdon.—Bugato Courter (Dein.). Actreular recently issued by Commisstonée Fink puts the not cost of moving freight from Chicago to Now York at 17 cents per a0 eae which leaves a, fair margin of profit at running from. 40 to 65 eae hundred weighty —Sprinysickt Republican, ‘When Senator Cameron declares that hols for Grant through and through, ho only repeats what his notion at the Harrisburg Convention mado suillciently plain. , When ho says thal Grant will be nominated, ho simply Cea opinion which tg agninat the signs of tho tines Philadelphia Press (Rep), is It has beon a tlmo-honored and, In out opinion, 9 wise custum, from tho foundation of our constitutional Government, to confer on 10 man the high aitice of Presldent-for more than two torms, Wo thorefore oppose the nomiuse tlon of any man for tut oice who hing belt hslong hetwo torma—Butler County (Ay) He publican Convention, There {a conskterable feeling that th resentatives of nowspavors bave made t in not pushing for somotbing more than tho ree moyal of tho duty on pulp, A large number 0 petitions have eon Foubived from all over the country for the removal or reduction of ie. duty on imported paper, and It xoouts rather singular that nothing Is vnid on that subject Springfleld (Mass.) Republican, Tt{s the opinion of free-trade membors of the Waya and Means Committeo that newspaper publishers havo made n mistako In not aking for freo papor, so fur it boing apparent ee ‘whilo there {#0 reason why wood-pulp shonitt not be admitted freo, the increaso In ite prc docs not fully account for the iueronso on ee a Washtugton Speciat to Phi nl ae rep: ke It is 9 singular elrcummstance, and ond” which has crouted a great doal bf comment hero that tho only Congressmen whe bave purtigulare ly interested themselves In tho tariff question as applied to the manufacture of a por nee Mossre. Russvll, of Mussuchusatts, and Hier. New York, both of whon sre lar ee} dn ie muyufacture of paper.—Acw York Tin Pls é Tho dolegates-at-largo, who derived thelr authority dlrootly from tho Conventlon are bound to voto in accordance with the exp wishes of the body which Sraatod Tact Congressional dologates are under no of control ‘or ern who Witasetod ts procoodings.-dibany Journ Ps : ; “If Lever catch you suckin’ them as agint" said thofrato Grangor, ag ho foun’ ie boy inhisbarn, “Thom 1 noyor sbatt aut agin," was te ssauriog mons fe wil nok over suck his bad eud over In wo buck co tte failures of ‘bia proviows Aduilult, ination, bus that ls no sign that ho may yore {nto now dsdoojuands equully as evil.—SPr Aeld (Mass.) Repudaican (ul). ‘ ‘Tho worst enemy of Gen. Grant could tH possibly wish hin to oocupy a moro pumnlliateg position than would bofull the illustrious rd horo, if, after huving dot{berately beoome a can" didate In a bittor partisan struggle (or the pom. fuation for President, hy should bave 0p abandoned by bis Triondg-in, udvance of Moe! of Convention, In obedience tow iican public sentient geacat rovott of Repul ic an vu 0 ne ‘ot this now suoma to b dephia North Amortogn (Hey, 7