Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1880, Page 4

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En+ gayement of Tho 'razetians of Knismazoo, “Our Bahoo! Days; or, Boys and Girls Again.” 7 Fatrbank Hall. Corner Itandolph ond State streots, Bdston Mon- delssobn Quintet Club, Mnamtin‘s Thentre. «_ Cintk street, botwoen Washington and Randolph, Lnyugemont of Mr, Will Gillette. “Tho Wrofessor.” MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1880. * ‘Hire Town Legislature adjourned sine dic Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Tur heavy gale of Saturday and Sunday on Lako Michigan was attended with but fow dlsnsters to shipping, and those of minor conse- quence, . Panties digging a well recently near Bir- mingham, Ala., unexpectedly struck 4 petroleum vein, and obtained at once a tlow of nincty barrels n day, The community [s greatly excited in consequence, ——_ Tire Workingmen’s Union of Chiengo ts uniorstood to be tulking about a atrike, but the feminine desire to tulk bas thus fur precluded any definit action to that end, For the samo Teneon, it nppears, the Union has thus fur been ‘unabic to install {ts ofticors, — Tir outlook for peace and quiet in San Francisco {s Improved by tho disposition of Mayor Kalloch to codperate with the Citizens’ Protective Union in tho preservation of good ordorand the prevention of disturbance, At a . Targo mass-meeting Inat ovening the Mayor ex- pressod tho dosire that the Sand-Lotters shoult cease their profano and threatening speeches, and added that tho people were tired of Kearney and his agitation. A. C. Connts, the brother-in-law of Gen, Grant, who acquired an unenvinble distinction in connection with Black Friday, dica yesterday in Jorsey City. It was charged that Corbin, through his relationship with tho then President of tho United States, acquired information of tho Intended sale of gold by the Treasury, and in conjunction with parties to whom be com- municated tho secrut was thereby enabicd to reap a rleh harvest when the break in tho price of gold occurred. i A Dispaten from New York !s printed “this morning giving an account of largo mect- ings held in that elty yesterday In tho interest Of the establishment of an American Independ- ent Church as as offshoot of tho oman Cathollo Communton. Addresses were made by several ex-priests of tho Catholic Church, and tho states ment was mado that Iathor Quinn, the Preal- dent of tho now orgunization, fa daily in recelpt of letters from pricsts in different parts of tho country who favor the movement and ure pro- jbaring to abandon Romania, “ NaAvina visited Washington and arranged with the Interior Department a plan of settle- inent satisfactory to themselves, tho Ute dele- gation ts on its way bnek to Colorado. The Party were in Chicago yesterday, and the. Chicfs und bead men expressed themuclyes well satie- fled with tho agreement which contomplates thelr relinquishment of tho Colorado Reserva- tion in consideration of a yearly payment of $0,000, Thoy return to tho tribes to endeavor to persunde them te accept this settloment, but may have thotr trouble «ll for nothing, 08 tho Foolluy in Congress seems to bo nverse to the ratitication of tho agreemunst. Tue Turkish Grand Vizler, Sald Pasha, has received ‘from tho German Ambussador at. Constantinople a pointed reminder that ‘Yurkey had bost Le doing aomething about the Greok Doundary question, which has never gone any further than a mention In tho Berlin ‘treaty, Tho Vizlor repited that ho revognized the neceas ulty of settling thut troublesome muttor, and nlso guaranteed that Bevoro Justice should bo dealt out to the assasin of Col, Commuroff, of tho Russian Embassy. Tho question of the mur- deror’a sanity ts to bo referred to a bourd of forelgu physicinns named by the differcut Em- Dassics, In addition to thelr customary condition of rovotution and Iuternul disturbance the people of the United States of Colombia have 8 now causo of oxcitenient in the appenranno off tho coast at Bocas dol Toro of two American war veasols engaged Jn soundings, surveys, and other operations of an unusual character, withe out saying so nich as “ by your Icaye" to tho Panaina Government. Tho lytwr hag accord- ingly addressed a lettorof inquiry on the subject. to tho United Btates Consul at Panaina, and tho Consul has replied that ho knows nothing about ‘ho matter, but hus askod the State Department at Washington for tnforfition and fustructions, ‘Tho mystory with which tbo operations aru con ducted 1s suld to haya caused much exeltemont among tho natives ————d A PLAN for sending silver coin through tho mills fa under consideration by the Treasury and Post-Otloo Departments and tho House Cominitteo on Colnage, It 1a found that frav- Uonal sliver currency hag u tendency to find ita way back to the Treusury and avcumutate thora, creating a scurcity for general circulution and usc, Under tho plan suggested, it is pro- posed to wuthorize tho free tranamlssion of Sums not Icss than $10, nor more than four pounds in welxht, In registered packuges, tho applicants for tho coluto pay tho registration fev and bo at all risk, while tho Goverument on its part docs the currylog gratulwously. In thia ‘way it {a thought the subsidiary coinage can bo Aecpt Jo coutyfual circulation at the money cun- ters, aud thonoe distributed to moct the wants of business, —_———, ‘Tus literary bureau: part of the Sherman boom appears to be engineered by Mr, Warner M. Bateman, an individual whose talent for nifs« statement fs Just now receiving conspicuous recogaltlon, ‘This gifted porsonuge is vigorous: Jy cogaged fo the distribu tion of a vory inferlor article of “taffy” in the form of lettora ad+ dressed to persons of promincance id Ohio, in, which the oxtrsordinury theory je ude vanced that, in the evont of Grant's can- didaey being nbanitoned, his strongth woult he thrown to Sherman; that tho Democrats recognize In Sherman tho hardest man to fight; that tho Germans of tho country nro for him; that he is the ensfoat. man for tho contlictiog Tactlons to unite upon; and that tho Dusincss- men Eaat, West, North, and South are almost unantmous in his favor, Constdoring that each and overy one of those statements is as remoto from the facts in the case ns it could possibly be, anid in viow of his other achlevoments In tho lino of misrepresentation, tho Chairman of tho Sherman National Committee ts clearly entitled vo tho belt, Eastern Sunpay was very generally ob- ferved In tho churches of Chicago yesterday with special services and decorations, and tho Attendance was uniformly large. In addition to & mention of tho Enster services in general wo print n sermon by Prof. Swing, at the Contrat Church, fn continuation of bis discourse of tho Sunday previous on the subject, * Js fifo Worth Living?" Also 8 sormon by tho Rev. Clinton Locke, at Graco Episcopal Church, on “Tho Many Mansions"; by tho Rev. Dr. Wiliamson, at tho Firat Methodist Church, upon "Sclence and the Resurrection of tho Human Rody"; by Bishop Chenoy, at Christ Church, Reformed Eplacopal, upon on text ap- propriate to the day; . and by tho Itev, John W. Humpstone, the nowly-oallcd pnator of tho Scc- ond Buptist Church. ‘Trenr seems to he little Mketihood of an immodinte settlement of. the Indian question Bo far as it relates to tuo Utes in Colorado, What with the opposition engendored in tho Indian Committees of the House and Senate by what is considered the unduc nasumption of nu thority on tho part of tha Sccrotary of tho Interior in conducting his negotine tions with tho Utes and drawing up au agreement without consulting Congress in the premises; tho dissatisfaction of the Cotornda dolegation nt tho failure of tho agreement to remove tho Utes altogether from thoir State; tho opposition of those who think the treaty rights of the Ludians hnve not been duly conald~ ered—between thoso several stools tho bill aub= mitted by Sceretary Schurz is ina fair way to full to tho ground, and tho: Ute question to bo no nearer settlement than it wags at tho begin- ning of the negotiations, Tue Democrats have taken a-brief respite from thoir self-nppointed duty of providing tho Republicans with a Prestdentinl candidate, and are turning their attention to their own do- mestle affairs. The Hon. W. 8. Grocabeck, of Cincinnatl, is now brought out as a “dark horse." Aconferenco of Democrat has been bold in Now York City, according to the Clnoin- nati Enquirer, in which Jt was agreed that Mr. Groesbeck would bo available as n compromise betweon the Tilden and ant!-Tilden factions ofthe party, Atall such conferences, however, it {a notablo*that Tilden is. noyer represented. It is comparatively cusy for tho antl-Tilden men to agree upon a candidate, but there his yet been no sign from ‘Tilden nor from bis friends that anybody but ‘Tilden will bo acceptable to him or to them, Por- haps Mr. ‘Tilden would agree to Mr, Grocabeck o8 willingly aa to any ono clse but himsctf. Mr. Grocsbeck {s a Now-Yorker by birth, but has passed tho greater part of his life in Ohio, and has represuntéd the lutter State In the Hongo of Hepreseutatives, He has occupied a prominent place in the Democratic politics of Oblo, and has the respect and good-will of his party. Novortholess, it is more important to hear from Tilden than from Groesbeck in this matter. : HMR. JOHN SHERMAN, , Mr, John Sherman fs reported to have per- sonnlly affirmed the correctness of a state- ment made Ina speech by n Mr, Bateman, of ' Cincinnatl, tothe effect that, “in the winterot 1877-78, Mr. Joseph Medill, of Tur Cicado ‘Tninune, ‘called at the Treasury Depart- inent, and In a violent manner demanded of the Seerotary a pledgo that he would nullify the Resumption act, pleading that the re- demption of the greenbacks in coin when presented by,the holders would break all tho National banks, bankrupt all the business- nen, and ruin the country, and especially the editor of Te Tamunxe, who was grievously burdened with debt,” Charity towards Mr. Sherman auggests tliat ho now imagines that some conversation of the character stated which he may have had with somo other person was had with Mr. Medill, Tho latter person was in Wash- ington in Februnry, 1878, and remained there until April, During that time he called once upon the Secretary; the Interview was brief, formal, aud untmportant, and did not extend over g few minutes, during which’ timenots word-was sald on elther side in behalf of orin opposition to a violation of the Itesumiption act by the Secretary of tho Treasury, It most certainly had never entered the head of the writer hereof. that the Secretary possessed any such power, and. hho denies unqualifiedly having urged the Sceretary to do so, or haying threatened hin for refusing to give a pledge that he would commit perjury and break tho Jaw at tho sane tine. as this question rests upon the opposing statements. of two persons, It may thraw some light on the truth to corsider the prob- abilities of such a vehement” and angry encounter haying taken place. Mr. Sherman attributes to his refusal to promtse to nullify the Resumption act “a ferce opposition on the part of ‘I'm Trmuxeto him personally” and to his Exceutive aspirations, and hence he furnishes what he considers a “motive” on the part of his assailant, On tho other hand, the allegation that any Interview between the parties of the charac- ter mentioned, or thatany interview in which the partles had any discusston involving o violation of the net providing for the redemp- tion of greenbacks In colin, {3 broadly and Mutly declared to bo untrue, ‘the elreum- stances of tho thue show how utterly fine probable Is the whole story, In tho first place, the editor of Tre Tr- UNE knows very well that the Soeretary of tho 'l'reasury has no power te repeal a Ne- tionnl Inw, act aside a law, or to nullify a law. It-!3 hardly likely, therefore, that he would ask the Secretary to do any Impossl- ble thing of that kind, much less “threaten him with destruction if ha refused, ‘tho peeuntary condition of Br. Medill was not of thocharacter which It is sald he repre- sented It to be, and It 1s not probable that he represented that hi or any one élso would be {rreparably ruined by tho advance in the value of greenbucks from 0834 cents, as thoy wore then, to 100 cents, or par, At the timy of the formal call on Mr, Sher- man tho bill remonetizing silver had passed one or both Houses of Congress by enormous and irresistible majorities, In spite of the nct- iva hostility of theSecrotary of tho Treasury, who was a pronounced monometalist, Ti ‘TuwuNe had been fort year or more adyo- cating that policy. Despite the porsonal and oficiat opposition of the Admintatration, Tus ‘Tumuny had peralsteutly advocated the res- toration of silver ag a legul-tender coin, and £4 & means to facllitate specle-resumption, Tespeeting the feelings of the Secretary un- dor the mortification and humiliation of his impending defeat, not nu word was sald or reference made to that mensure or the action of Congress thervon, Such 9 ‘proceeding might have beon justly regarded o3 an In- tended aunoyance, In fact, the Secretary at that time wus so “down in tho mouth” that it would have been crueity ta have cntored Into any discussion with him on finnncial matters, ‘Pho objections which had been urged by Many aginst the Resumption Jaw were (1) that it provided forthe redemption and consequent retirement of the greoubacks; (2) that this of necessity would enforce the retirement of the bulk of the National-bank notes; (3) that, silver being demonetized, gold would be the exclusive logal currency of the country; (4) that, owlog to the fallure THE CHICAGO. of Congress to legisinta in aid of the Re sumption Iaw, the Secretary was without gold and without the means of getting It; (6) that, under these circumstanices, In ense of resunption there wonld be a wholesale con- traction of the currency that might prove disastrous, But in February and March, 1878, these objections hal been overcome. Silver had been remonetized and mado'n legal-tender. for every purpose for which gold was n legni-tonder. ‘Tho Sceretary of the Treasury had, in December pre vious, appealed to Congress for such “additional legisintion” ns would enable him to reduce the amount of greenbacks to 2300,- 000,000; to relssue the greenbucka after thelr redemption; and that he be allowed to ob- tain a reserve of gold, not less tnt $100,000,- 000, fur the redemption of notes under tho Resumption act. ‘This was the first time that alegul interpretation from Congress of the Resumption uct waa askel for, as to whethor tho redeemed notes shoutd be relssued or retired, These recommendations wero all favorably acted on by that Congress, oxcept that tho greenbacks were not contracted $50,000,000, a8 Mr. Sherman desired to have done. ‘Theadditional legislation was enacted. Silver was remonetized, and. the objections Which-had been urged by some ngalnst tho practicability of resumption lind been en- tirely removed, When Mr, Medill ealied upon the Beerc- tary of tho Treasury greenbacks wore worth 98} cents in gold, and the specio-resumption business had practically been settled nine months fn advance of the dato fixed by law. 1s it probable that any sane man, who de- sired a return to specle-payments, would under those cireumstanees have threatened find endeayored to “ buildoza” tho Secretary into violating his onth and nullifying a law which was already practically in operation, to tho grent blessing of the country? If Mr. Sherinan had sald that the editor sought the Secretary to exult and triumph over him in the remonetization of silver, and that, he taking offense thereat, an angry dis+ cussion had.taken place, there would havo been an alr of probability about tho state- ment; but Mr, Sherman acquits his visitor of any such cruelly to x defeated monomet- allst. -Hnad Mr. 8. stated that the visitor had asked him if ff was Intended to reissue the greenbacks after redemption, the samo as banks reissue their notes, or to cancel and burn them, and thus contract the legal-tender uionvy of the country by 950 millions of dlotlars,—n point on which the Iesumption act was extremely vague, andon which thero had never been an expression of opinion by tho Administration,—the Seerctary could have pointed to: his Inst annual report, in which he-had asked for o statutory authority to refssue the notes, and therefore there would have been no cause for dispute, controversy, ill-temper, or throats, But the visitor knew full well that Mr. Sherman was not tho Administration, and, Jind ho any de- sire to know what the policy of the Admints- tration was to be, he would have ingutred of the President, nnd not of the Secretary. Ie would have gone to tho master Instead of to the servant, Under all these circumstances thore is 0 total Jack of probability in the story of Mr. Sherman, Apart from its total want of truth, It Is contradicted by all the surround- ing cireumstances at the time, It would have been aboutas natural to have made an angry appeal to Sherman in Fobruary or March, 1878, to nuillfy the Resumption Jaw, as It would have been to have domanded. anullification of tho Fifteenth Amondment, In fact, at that thne Afr, Sherman was an ob- ject of commiseration. Both Ilouses of Con- gress had on the very threshold of the Ad- ministration treated his opposition to remon- etizing silver with ‘such unprecedented con- tempt and disregard that the disconfted Secretary was entitled to forbearance and allence; it would have been inhuman to have worried him then on any fiscal question whateyer, bs AN UNWELCOME STATEMENT. ‘There {s a decided tendency in the human mind to welcome company when inn state of misery, And this; belug true of the indl- vidual, is equblly truo of tho nation, For this reason Amerivans ought to be pro- foundly grateful to Sir Robert Spencer Rob- inson, ox-Controller of the British navy, for the melancholy condition to which he has— on paper—reduced the much-vaunted En- lish marine force, and for tho pessimistic view ho tnkes of its present condition. ‘Tho comparison Js applied mora especially to the French naval force, of which England has always cylnced considerable jenlousy. It is ensy to Imagine the Indlgna- flon of John Bull when he rends this paragraph: “Our nolghbors, who had thoroughly studied, uncer nll éireumstances of prosperity atid adversity, how best to imnke 4 war, should one occur, fatal to us, understood what a weak polnt was presented by our gigantic trade, and, finding that wo ignored for eight long yenrs tho value of tho weapon we had forged for its defense, boldly reversed the position,—designed and havo Juunched two ships surpassing our great achleyemont of elght years ago, white wo have gone back to second-rate speed and inferior sips!" England expends millions annually In experiments and In new ships, yet, og 8 naval Power, though 9 Colossus, sho has feot of clay. In fact, her tltle to the frat rank as a unvul Power ts seriously questioned by tho writer of tho article alluded to, * Practleally, Amorien has no navy, A few slow, vulnerable cruisers; a few unseaworthy monttors which every shot from tho Doyas- tatlon or Inflexible would convert into cof- fing; navy-yards Incumbered with half-fne Ished vessels rotting away under thelr houses, —like the Colossus, Juva, and New York, at Drooklyn—and guns which any inimical third-class Power would laugh nt,—that ts about our actual naval condition, The En- glish navy does not present such a deplora- ble stato of things, but it fa an inefliclent navy beenuse it is Incapable of perform: ing the work required of it, Its ships aro divided Into two classes, the arm- ored and tho unarmored, "The first class are not leat ships or crulsing ships, and hence, to make thom effective, thelr armor must be capsble of resisting modern ord- nance, Of sixty-nine vessels, only elghteen can stand this test, and those have an armor of over six and one-half inches In thickness, Admiral Ammen claims that with a properly constructed marine ram these enormous Sronelads could be ensily destroyed, since they are necessarily slow and unwieldy, Of the unarmored ships, there aro 183 In good and falrcondition, twenty-clght building, and forty-one condemned, ‘Their condition 13 thus summed up; “Supposing that no war should break out untll wo have com: pleted the ‘repairs of, and put now bolters Into, tho ships in hand, we should have three first-class fron frigates whosg speed exceeds fifteon and a half knots, two slow wooden frigates, four first-class coryots with # speod of about fifteen knots, two with a speed exceeding fourteen knots, cleven othors none of which exces thirtoon knots, as tho unarmored force on which we uuust depond for the protection of our com- merce, and for defending us from starvation, so far at lonst na that could be done’ by keoplng the high’ seas, through which the food-bringtng ships must pass, open and free from molestation,” ‘This force Is entirely in- adequate to project British commerce, and ag agalust swifter vossols or rums would be shout uscless, Franco haa ns many ships ng MONDAY, England, somo faster, some more heavily armed, and for offensive purposes her navy fs tho first In tha world. That ts, If wonc- cept Mr. Robinson's dicta. For ourselves, wo are behind In every re- spect, oxcept in officersand men, Tho per aonnet of the United States navy ts all right, tho materict all wrong. "We havo renson to belleve,” says Admiral Ammen, "that wo «lo not now possess ono vessel of war enpa- bie of overhauling even the slowest vessel of the numerous Ines of ocean steamers plying ns packets between Europo and the United States,” But we are ina first-rato condition to profit by the experience and oxperliments of othors, ‘The facts and figures quoted by Str Spencer Robinson have naturally exelted considera- blo discussion in England. ‘Che Patt Matt Budgetsays: “ As regards thoarmored ships there {s much to regret, but with the unar- mored fleet that regret approaches to dis- may.” ‘The Saturday Review, in comment- ing ‘on the naval estimates, says: “Tho navy would, In war, have to protect, not only ourcommerce and our dependencies, but even the very food of the people. . . . Anene- my who could stop the stream of vessels carrying meat and grain would do as much harm as an enemy who cowld plunder home stends nnd stop tho cattle and corn trafic on tho railways, No attempt to disprovo tho possibility of sttch a blow being struck has been made, and we venture to predict that nono will bo made, as {t is but too painfully clear that an enterprising foe would make 1 desperate, and perhaps successfitl, elfort to intercept oursupplies offood. . . « Should webecome involved in war, a considerable por- tion of our supplics may bo stopped, untess we haye a Iarge and powerful navy; yet, strange to say, the time when this fact has become most apparent fs the time chosen for Indulging In short-sighted parsimony. A grent deal of thiswill apply to our own naval administration, Tho Engllsh Government has promptly taken steps to remedy Its short- com|ngs, and in the recently-Inunched Doterol—an light draught, fast, unarmored sloop, of steel—we have, perhaps, 2 typo-of what the crulsor of the future should Le, On this very point alluded to in the Re- view, Admiral Ammen in the United Service, after snying that we should have two elassea of vessels,—one for coast defense, the other for cruising abrond,—adds: ‘The vessels for cruisers would in time of pence be schools of instruction, and in war would be efiletent in destroying the commerce: of an enemy,— andmportant object, quite impossible of at- talnment with our present navy, or with any number of such yessels as composy $b? No ‘better time than the present could be found for beginning to establish a navy. Old tron brings good prices mid plenty of workmen are unemployed, Tho British naval esti- mates call for $50,000,000, and that !s hooted atastoosmallasum., With one-quarter of thatamount judiciously expended we could in five years have a first-class naval force, ————. A CONSERVATIVE PARTY FORMING IN FRI ANGE. Tho leading Conservative Republicans in both French Chambers have determined to form a new party. Thoy express the belicf that the the has now eome when they should separate from the more radical inembers of their orgaiization, who, in thelr opinion, aro dragging the Government Into tho adoption of mensgures so extreme {n'thelr character, so entirely In‘ opposition to the wishes and feclings of a Inrge inajority of tho people, that the safety of Republican institutiéns in Franco Is becoming serlously endangered, Messrs. Jules Simon and Dufaure are the leaders of tho moveinent. ‘hoy are sup- ported in ft by a large part of the Centre Left in each Chamber. The measures to which they object, thd which have led themite sever thelr connection with their party, arothe School bill of Jules Ferry, the proposition for plenary amnesty to Communists, tho dis- organization of tha public servico by the re- moval therefrom in an arbitrary and tyran- nical manner, ns: claimed by them, of every Incumbent against whom an allegation of lukewarmness and indifference to the Re- public fsmade. ‘Tho School bill, which be- camo a law after belng shorn of its most ob- Jectlonable fenturo to them, still contains many provisions to which they are opposed, Thoy allege that plenary amnesty, although killed for tho present, will be revived, and that it will eventually become Inw, ‘The Ministry Is now engaged In earrylng ont the proposed changes in avery branch of the Government, Possibly these changes may be too sweeping in their character, and Indi- vidunl cases uf Injustice may eccur; but tt is Well known that. many officeholders are elther Bourbontsts or Bonapartlsts, and cer- tainly the Government eannot bo expected to kegp in its employment men who are schomlng for its downfall, The Republican party Ju the present Par-. Tament was elected solely on the vital ques- tion of n Republic, No othor inensure of pub- Ne polley was considered in tho election, ‘The vote was practlenlly whothor the Goy- crninent of France should be Republican, Monnrehical, or Imperialist, Conservatives claim that, although the result showed o large majority of the French people in fayor ot n Republic, tt by na means proved that thoy sanctioned radicalism in any form, ‘They point to the dissatisfaction nlready ex- isting In the country as an evidence that the proposed measures are in opposition to the wishes of n Inrgo minjority of the people. ‘This stutoment fs altogether too broad nut sweeping In Its character, It Is truo that dis- satisfaction exists, aud that {t inay Increase, butit will hardly reach tho oxtont whieh thoy antlelpaice, Activa political partics In Franco comprise in reality but a sinall por- tlon of lts pupulation, All combined, theso partles do not amount to more than 500,000" voters, ‘The. remainder, over 9,000,000 in uumbor, Interest themselves but Mttle sn’ varty polities, A largo mnjorlty of thom favors Republic, because ithus brought them proapority, and because 4¢ has proved itself better able toiusura pence and order to the country than any other form of government, Conservatives muy Increase the discontent folt by sone of them with the measures referred to, but wa doubt tholr ability tomako this dissatisfac- ton widespread or really antagonistle to the Republicans now controlling tho French Goy- ernment, It 4s proposed by’ Messrs. Simon, Dufaure, and thelr followers to begin the formation of the new party without delay, ‘They have little hope of winning to It any large number of Republicans in the present House of Depu- les, ‘They do not even ‘rely upon carrying with them the cutiro group of tho Centre Leftin that body, Promises made and an- tugonisins aronsed during preceding elec. tlons will, thoy think, lead most Republican Doputies, even the most conservatlye, to pro- serve thoir connection with the present or- ganization, Greater success is antlelpated in the Senate, ‘The defeat of Art. 7 induces the Jeaders of the movement to bellove that tho Senate can be relled on, under thelr tn- duenco, to kill any measure tvo radical In Its charactor which tho Deputies may pass. ‘They profess to goe Ju tho defeat of this article that Senators, by their maturor judgy ment aud better estimate of public oplnion, have become far, more conservative than can be expected of members of the present louse of Deputies, ‘They look to tho next elections to vindicate tho wisdom of thelr course, Until then, thelr object, ns explained by themselyes, will MARCH 29, 1880. be to obstruct and hinder, ng far as possible, every propusition to which they aro opposed. They havo declared thelr Independenes of the present Republican organization in both Tfouses, and mean to be governed by none of {isrules, Measures proposed by it will be stipported by them only when auch measures meet with thelr approbation, and they will voto with Legitimists or Imporialists, if necessary, to defeat everything which in their judgment is Inimlent to perfect free- dom or tnjurlous to tho best intorests of the country, Bofors tho timo for tho noxt election arrives thoy hope to mate clear the lengths to which the Radieal mnofority ts willing to lend the country, and to convince tho great muss of French voters that Radical {smn Is unable to conducl tho affairs of Franco without producing disorder both at home and abroad, ‘This program has been fully explained and ably advucated by M. Vacherot in the Revie des Deux Mondes of Mareh 1, Wo. doubt very much Its success. The Republican In- flucnees by which Franco !s now controlled aro to be found in the groups of tho “ Left,” properly so called, and tho “Republican Union.” ‘These groups are not so conserva- tlye ns Messrs, Simon and Dufaure, but thoy are as much so as the true Interests of France at thistime will permit. ‘They aro certaluly not Jacobinical in thelr tendency, as is tho “ Extremo Left,” under the leader- ship of Clemenceat, Lockray, and others, 'To them betong President Gréyy, Gambetta, Do Freycinet, and other menibers of tho Ministry, and wo cannot believe that, with such ndvisers, they will adopt any policy injurious to French berty or hurtful to the prosperity of the country. The action of these two groups upon the mensuresto which objection is made does not deserve the oppro- brium heaped upon it, The Education bill, Inching Art. %, was necessary, under the efreumstances, unless the Government con- sented to nbandon the education of French youth to unauthorized and absolutely hostile religions organizations. The question of plenary amnesty to Communiats is dend, and will probably nover be resuscitated so tong as these groups preserve thelr inajority, Thediy- infssal of officeholders who are not only op- posed to the Republic, but who, taking ad- yantageo of thelr official positions, do all In their power to destroy It, is wiso and just. No Government ean be properly served by those who hate it, ‘The present Government has shown Itself equal to every requirement demanded by the true Interests of France, and we belleyo tho French peoplo will so de- cide whenever the question is submitted to them, THE KELLOGG CASE AND ITS IMPORT. Tho bad falth of the Democratic movement In the United States Senate, under tho leader- ship of Ben Till, to unseat Kellogg, of Loutstanaj lias been fully exposed and de- nounced by tho Cliarleston (S. 0.) News and Courter, ono of tho leading Democratic newspapers of the South, The story 13 retold of the agreement be- tween the Republicans and Democrats In tho closing hours of the Inst Congress whereby Kellogg, of Loulsiana, and Butler, of South Carolina, were sworn in and took tholr sents us menibers of tho Senate. ‘The Republicans werothon in a majority, so that the agree- ment was a gain forthe Democrats, Just before tho final vote admitting Kellogg was taken, Mr. Merrimon moved thatSpofford, the contestant for Kellugg’s seat, be permitted to produce his testhmony at-tho bar of the Scn- atc. Mr. Edmunds arose and atated that this motion was “1 ptain violation of the under- standing’; this statement was recognized as true by the Democratic side, and Mr, Merrimon withdrew Ils motion. The resolution was then adopted which declared that Kelloge was lawfully ontitled to his seat “upon the merits of tho caso.” This was final disposal of the controversy, Immedl- ately after, in pursuance of the understand- ing, tho Democratic resolution was passed which simply provided that ‘*M, 0, Butler, of South Caroling, bo sworn in as Senator from that State.’ If Butler holds his seat by virtue of a Republican concession at a tine when he could othorwise have been oxclud- ed, and almply upon a miotion that he bo sworn in, the uffort to unseat Kellogg, who was declared to ba “lawfully entitled” to his sent “upon the merits of the case,” Is a disreputable piece of business, It fs clear that Mr. Ben HII and the other Democratic Senators associated with him in this movement to unseat Kellogg have no ro- spect for the obilgntion of an agreement at any momont thoy havo tho power to violate It. Tho News and Courter, though'n Democrat- feorgan which disavows any king for Kel- Jogg, malntalng that the Senate “cannot law- fully oxpel him unless by # two-thirds vote”; dcelares that his admission “ was regarded ng Afinality at the tine, and ought uot, therefore, to be disturbed or reopened”; says that the ifort to unseat him “ will bo regarded at the North as evidence of the determination of the Democrats to preserve thelr majority in the Senate at any cost,” and adyisesthe Dem- ocratic Senntors “to decling to follow the lead of Mr. TM inthis Kellogg business,” ‘Tho sune journal. further warns tho Demo- eratig mafority in tho Sonate that a“ post- ponement of the matter is not enough,” but that “a square and straight vote’ must be taken, and tho Till proposition defeated even. atthe cost of dividing the Democratic ma- jority. Nevertheless, the disgraceful effort will have been made, and, If {¢ fall by n fow votes, tho fallure will be due, not to any Democratic sense of Justice, but to the fear that the outrago may bo injurious to the party. There Ia nnother view, entirely Independ- entof the agreement which the Democrats made In thelr own Interest, which renders tho attempt to oust Kellogg royolutlonary and dangerous, ‘The Senate has onco de- elared hii to bo lawfully ontitled to his seat, ‘The only lawful way to deprive him of this right ia by means of expulsion, which must be for good cause, and which requires o two-thirds vote, If the Senate should re- move Kellogg in ‘any other manner by aim- ple resolution of the majority, {t would es- tablish ® precedent which would render the tenure of a sent in tha United States Sonate ng uncertain and insecure as that of a placo ln a royolutlonary body in Mexico or one of the South Amoricun States, Thereafter the ruling majority In tho Senate, no matter how often It mlght change, would always hayo tho powor to unseat any member of tho minority whom {t might deslre to exclude, There would uever be any final settlement of a Senatorial election, and every Senator's title to lis seat would depend upon the suc- cess of his party tn keeping political control of that body, In this respect the ousting of Kellogg would bo a long step in the direo- tion of anarchy, . It Is not Mkely that the Democrats In the Sonate will have the manliness and decency to dispose of the Kollygg: caso as the News and Courter adylses, It may be that they wilt not dare to adopt Ben Till’s resolution; but, In that event, they will probably post- pone consideration of the case indefinitly, and thus geek to divert publio attention from It until after the Presidential ‘campaign, If the case be treated In this manner, tho peo- ple may be sure that the Democrats Will gnly await further aceretion of power in the Gov- ernment from this year's election ta reylve the Kellogg outrage, and perhaps to proceed ugulnst other Senators ayd Representatives of any minority party, n matter low strong thelr title nor how ‘sacred ‘thelr’ rights may be. ‘Tho Democrats have shown that thoy seck power only to abuse tt. WHAT THE CHAIRMAN OF SHERMAN'S BOOM BAYS, A reporter of the Clnolnnint! Commercfat called on W.M. Bateman, Chairnian of John Sherman's Autorary Duron in Washington, and orgunizer of his dimiuutivo boom," and usted hims {¢Dtd you allude, Mr. Batumun, to Mr. Medill, of Tay Cuicado Trimwxe, In the passage re Seyret fede your apeceh?" ; i! What do you think of the truthfulness of hts deny "1 hanily think Mer. Medilt will venture to deny having o yery heated conversation with tho Keerctary of tho Treasury on the subject of reaumption, in which, with Vehemence, ho op~ posed tho’ menaures takon or contomplated by the Heeretary to scarry out tho Inws urged that the law was not designed to bo earsied outs ale luded_ to his own indebtedness, and urged tht tho enforcement of the Taw would break hin. self up, and overy businessman and National bank th the country, and in course of tho ho wont on he would break him down, He may inake taste * in inanner and form,’ a8 tho lawyor says, but he will hardly deny n conversation with tho ersary. in his office, In whieh be dis- axyrced with tho Secretary us to the polley and duty of resumption under the Inw, aud that vory angrily, and In which the topics abovo mune wore ttludod to, and that ho and the Secretary parted Inv good deal of bent, Tt might not bo unsofo to aay that Mr. Medill, tn his vehomence, thumped the tablo with his fst. “Thardly think that Medill will deny that over since that Interviow he bas not held Mr, Sher- man to his bosom with much love. Indeed, tt may bo sald that he has over sinco been unable to find anything good in or nbout Mr. Sherman.” This man Hateman, Chairman of Shermun’a polit “boom,” has no personal knowledgo of what ho ts talking about. Io rotates nt accond hand, with additions, variations, and embeilish- ments, 0 conversntion some one told him of, alleged to have taken place two years previously ‘between an ciitor and an officcholder in Wash- ington, The Chairman of the small boom pro- fesres, we beliove, to ba a lawyer; but, If ho pos- sessed enough of the Judicial proponsity of inind to qualify him to act even ns judge of n dog-Nght or horso-rnce, ho would perceive tho ridiculous improbabllity of tho story, and tho AMlogical inferenco he draws thorofrom, No person in his rational senses, acquatnted with the law-making power of this country and of tho mnfnisterin] duties of the Secrotury of the Treasury, would over think of asking himto rapentor nullify the Hesumption net, He hal no option in the matter. His business was to carry out the law under tho ordors of tha Prest- dont. Tho editor of ‘fiw ‘Trinuns would never dream of going to tho President's hond clork of tho ‘Treasury Burenu to have tho most Important net Congress had passed in adozon yours sot asile and rendorod nugatory, If nny executive officer were to be spoken with on the subject, 1t was manifestly tho President himsolf, and not one of hls Seorvtaries: but thoro {sno allegation thatho over 6o much a8 inentioned the subject to the President, ‘Thore was only one authority that possessed the power to provent tho Resumption act going into forco Jan, 1, 1879, and that was tho power which enacted it—viz.: Congress, And if the ed- itorof Tim Truuune had desired to provent thut not from taking effect ho Inevitably would haye nppented to tho only mortal authority on earth competent to grant bia wish, But tho manager of tho little “boom" scoms ta be tov Dig_anass tosce the absurdity of what he was naserting. Admit for tho nonco that the editor of Tim ‘TurpuNk demanded of Sherman a plodgothat bo would vlolato tho Inw and his onth of oflico and nullify the Resumption act at the timo set for its golng into operation, tho said editor belloving that the country would goto eternal smash If the greonbacks wore redeemed in coin, and that he made flerce threats ngalust the aforesaid Bec- retary for refusing to promiso to perjuro him- self; what then? Thouctdld go Into offect at the time set, with the Secrotary’s assent and as- sistance, The banka and buslneas-men were not. smashed; the ‘irate editor" continued solvent as tho Soorctary himaclf; nobody was hurt; evory onc was benofited; tho country prospered groatly, and tho oditor aforesaid haa boasted of 0 complete success and beneficial cffect ofero- sumption in fifty ora hundred editorials and o thousand conversations. : Now, giving Sherman whatover share of credit or responsibility bis frionds may cluim for bim for thoso results of resumption, where {s tho motive for rovenge, for malignity, for animosity, atthia timo? What harm bos Shorman dono tho editor of Te Trinune by declining to nullity resumption (supposing that he Lad the power), but favoring it, when resumption baa been a confessed benefit to him and all his friends, neighbors, subscribers, and countrymen? Bute- mnn would do wisely to sond back hia tittle- tattle story to his master for repntra, as tt evl- dently dovs not hold water. Ho must give somo othor renson for the refusal of TH Cricado Tutpuxe to “boom” for tho contraction goldito icicle of the Tronsury Department for President. Look at tho precious yarn fubricated by tho head of tho Treasury Department of the United Stntos and peddted ovor tho great Stato of Ohio by hisundorstrappor: that tho editor of Tie ‘TatpuNE mude a pilgrimago all tho way to Wash- ington, in the dond of the wintor,—for what pur- pose? To bulldoze a pledge out of tho Secretary of the Trousury thet he should usurp tho func: tions of Congress and tho President, and sct naido the Itesuinption act, und refuse to redeem the greonbacks ut the timo fixed by tho Inw- making power! Thia isthe extraordinary alle- gation that John Sherman, spouking through tho mouth of the Chairman of his boom, asks tho publlo to swallow. Itia further alleged by tho samo voractous talklst that, when Shernuin rofugod to give the plodge, commit perjury, and subject himeolf to impoachment and removal, the editor of Tun ‘TiinoNe fell Into paroxysms of angor; that ho sald “tho enfurcemont of tha act would bronk himsolf up(?)and smash overy busincss-man and National bank in tho country"; and that “ho threatoned to break the Sccretary down "it ho did not givo tho pledo—in writlug, of course, and sealed by tho great aval of his Departmont— to violato his onth of office, and trample in the .dust next your tho great Nutlonal law command- ing tho redemption of tho yreonbacks in cola and providing tho ways and means thorefor; and that finally, in “great anger and wrath, ho thumped the Scorctury's rosowvod table with Lis clonchod fist." Why dovs nub tho Chairman of tho “little boom,” who possesses so Ilyely an Imagination, rolate the rest of this ine torusting scene while he is about {t, and tell how tho editor of Tne Trinune, having burt hls knucktea in striking the Sevrctury’s dosk, Jost all control of his temper and “ yehomently” put “a honda” on tho Scorutary, placing him. hove de combat, and thon danbed for a apace of timo over tho prostrate form of that functlon- ary, uttering the fourful Tuscarora war-whoop, which {a more drendful in sound thun even tho “Ltabol yoll’”’; und that, after the head of tho Troasury Dopurtinent bad colloctod toxothur hla scattorod senses and buttered persun, in a aptrit of compnasionnte duty, ho had bia mad assuil- ant tondorly sent to the Distriot Insane Asyluin for care and treatment, where bo hns ever since remained, totally bereft of reason? ‘This would have rounded off tho story In somothing Iiko artlstio style, and placod tho owner of the smal! boon in a fuvorable and be- nevolent Ight before tho country, whilo the addenda would not havo violated truth or prob- ability one particlo moro than tho propogtorous slush which this man Bateman is pedding through Ohio, . ——————— , Att, the delegates w tha Connecticut Ro- publican Convention must, under tho rules of tho party in that Btuta, bo selectod at: least tro days before tho Convention meots, April 11s the dato of meeting, honce the canvass: will bo substantially alosed by next Friday night, April 3. Accoriing to present indications, thore will be no Grant streuyth developed Iu Connectiout, The night is entirely betwoo tho Blutne forecs, Jed by Marshall Jowoll, Judge Harrison, and othorv, and tho Edmunds men, beaded by Gon. Iawloy, ox-Presidont Woolavy, Charics Dudloy Warner, and others, . Tho absouce of any “call for Grant in Connoaticut is quite as significant na the settled opposition of Indfang to tho third term. Both aro close Btutes, and tho Nopublio- ans in each know tho valuo of votes. An ox- pression of opinion from such a Btate as Indiana, or Conncetiout ought to outwelgb in the judy+ wont of prudont Hopublicans the combined yoto of nll tho suro Demooratio Btates Nko Toxns, Kontucky, dfissourl, Missias{ppl, and Arkangaa, ee EEE Sxnxatou Bunnewe sald neatly of his moral science in the Seuate: “I think nono of usbavo cyorvuffored from any such teaching receivod in our youth, but many of us hayo suf- fored from a lack of such teaching.” Roport dovs not say whothor Rurnside looked fxodly at AU duriug the delivery of this oration or not, <<< Ture Ponnsylvania Steel Company, at Har- risburg, engaged in the manufacture of nulls, hag just added ‘an additional Dessemerstoct conversation that ho xatd to the Secretary that it, plant to Ita works, ‘The bullding is of rR hy 20 foot. ‘Tho Company hin aleo began tet construction of two new blast-furnaces, Whiley will toxether havea enpuclty of 10 tons plig-teo perday. Whon theso furnaces and tho othor Improvements aro completed the works wit Inve a total capacity of about 900 tons of fin ished product ditty, and will require the Use of 1,000 tons of pig-fron por day. About the fure haces and along tho Ino of tho ratlrund, whter, dlyerges througl the ground, may be seen those sants of tons of ore and plgetron. The supply of oro Is obtained from various States, but Inrge quantities are now being obtained in Virginia, from londs belonging to the Company, In jay tho production of steel rails atone was 0.018 tons, bolug an Ineronso of about 60,000 tons aa’ compared with 18%, Tho Company also docs q, Inte business in steel forgings, Dlowors, fro; crossings, ete. It was sturted less than twelve ; yoars nyo, with a comparatively smatl capital; — hut the prohlbitory tari has enabled it to mak wonderful progress Inv short ting, pase aaa ‘Tu: action of tha Temisylvanta Board of Pardons In refusing the appieations of Kemble, Petro, Salter, Crawford, and Ramburger toe Exeeutive clemency will be gonerally approved by tho people of that State, Tho Porsong named pleaded guilty to ® charge of corruptly. sollaiting the votes of members ot tho Logise Inture in conneetion with the Rtots-Ctaimy bil, ‘Tho only extenunting circumstances alleged on tholr beni wns that thoy did not know what thoy were about, and that thelr oxertions worg Unsticcessful. Pardon was sought for thom really on political grounds nlono, Kemble, tha author'of “Addition, Divison, and silence," hha long been an aetive political agent in tho Stato, and resigned a position on tho Natlonat Hepnbltcan Committeo in favor of Don Came eron, Tho Govornor had nothing to do with thia case, ‘The Honrd of Pardons s composer of tho Liontenant-Governor, the Sccrotary of Intornat Affatrs, tha Attornoy-Genoral, and tho 8coretary of tho Commonweulth, Without the recom. imondation of this body tho Governor is powers less to net. : ————— ‘Tne whole number of registered voters in England ts 2,160,000 Inn population of 22,704,700, or a little moro-than one voter to ten Inhab- Stanta, In the oltios called boroughs thore {5 ono voter to every six or soven inhabitants, white in tho rural districts, country villages, and among tho farmers thoro{s notono voter to overy twenty Inhabitants. ‘This Is beenuss tho Tarm-hands aro all disfranchiscd, and most of the Inboring ctasacs in tho small towns. In Scotland thoro nro 307,041 voters in a population of 3,900,375, or about one to cloven inhabitants, The game causes that operato In England to dis- franchise the laboring classes operate in Scot» land. In Tretand only 231,289 men are pormitted to voto out of a population of 6,484,708, or ono man tu ovory twenty-ilve Inhabitants; four MMfths of tho male adults aro disfrancbleed, And yet tho Torics proclaim that “Tho Irish enjoy tho samo political. rights and privileges ng tho English and Scotch, and still thoy aro not cun- tented.” ‘Tho total registered yotes In tho three Tenatons ‘Are 3,000,000 in a population of 33,000,« ————— ‘Tne latest development on the Republican side In Connectiout Is tho fssuing of n sort of Pronuncinmento, which uppeared Thursday morning tu tho New Haven papers, in advocacy of Senator Edmunds for tho Presidency. It is elyned by ex-Prea{dont Woolsvy, of Yale; Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin, Prof. Willam H. Brower, of tho Sheilield Scfentitte School; Prof. Witllam G, Sumner, of Yale; Dr. Leonard Bacon, Prot, Franels Wayland, Denn of the Law School Fne+ ulty; tho Rov. Edwin Harwood, Rector of Trine ity Churah; George H. Wutrous, Presidont of the Now York, Now Haven & Hartford Raitroad Company; G. HB, Sargent, a manufacturer, who employs over 1,000 men; Edwin 8. Whoocler, 9 manufacturer; George W. Curtis, Prositent of tho City Bank; Wilbur F. ,Day, President ofthe New Haven Bank; Goorge’ A. Butler, Cashier of tho Tradosmon's National Bank, and the author of sevoral papers on finance which havo beon discnssed by the American Soctal Selence Association, and othors, a Sin Wirrtast Carn and Mr. Sldnoy Paget are quarreling publicly in London about a gambling debt of £1,711, Tho. morals of tho trunsnution do not enter into the controversy ut ail, ‘Tho qiestion {s simply whether Sir William. gambled long cnough. Mr, Sidney Paget says not, and asserts that he woul! huvo won ‘overys thing back if ho had hnd time. As Paget ape pears to be financinlly irresponsiblo and inca: pablo of paying, and Sir Willini Cail Is not, tho gatne niust havo boon a losing ono for the latter, however lung it was continued, So fur Paget is sound on tho main question, Pagot, tho loser, !g a member of tho Turf Club, and Call isnot. An appeal to the Club was ineffectual. An uppcal, to soclety haa not, howaver, beon so useless, as, under tho yery peculiar code of morals which provalls in England, a gambling dobt; slmply bee causé it caunot bo enforced at law, is the most Sacred of all, How long wilt it bo before our effote civilization gots up to the standard that has been establishad in England? . a Tuene is no more harmony In Arkansas than in Missourl over the third-toerm {ssuc. Judge John MeClure, one of tho most aggresalvo Republicans {n tho forinor Stato, says ‘ho 13 op- posed to tho third term, and, when asked for his rensons by tho reporter of tho Gazette, repilad ag. follows: Grantloftn most odlous Administration and hus nover dono anything alnce to retriovo It. Upon tho foundation of his corruption the Dem- ocruts won, ‘That ia why [ am opposed to him. Judgo MoCturo has beon a constunt resident of Arkunsas, unlike ex-Sonator Dorsey, tho carpot- Daggar, who has been living for soveral years In Colorado, and now turns up,as the manager of the Grant buom in his old State, Thore will probably be a lively timo in tho Arkansas and Miasourl Ropublican Conyontions when tho third-term tgsue comes up. Judge McClure and ex-Senator Honderson will be the lenders of tho hostilog {n tholr respective States, and thoy ara both hard fighters, a Ilexny Beano, of Kings County, ono of tho Now York dcleyates to tho Chicago Conven- tlon, Is reported In the Herald as having spokes us follows: : As for tho ‘ex-Proatdont’s prospeota, I say his hime won't be mentioned in the National Con- vention, unless it 13 by seine “slouch" for per xonaleffeat. No, slr; it I my candid opinion from whut Laco and hour that the ox-Prositent will not be oven mentioned by tho Convention us aw candidute for the Prosidonoy, I beliove ho will send in & communication goon after tho Convention shall huve organized docluring his determinution not to permit his name to be used. upay uy consideration, Whoover fs nominated will bo the unanimous cholco of the Conventions aa Ix answer to tho slanderous accusation thut tho Hopublican candidate for Governor Itt Mhode Jeland bought his nomination by the pays iment of $5,000, the Providence Juurnal says: Tho columns of this Puan iyer aroopen to any reputable mumber of tha Prohibitery’ party, for the citation of any fact, olroumstunce, docu Mont, or personal nurrative of events that will go toshow olthor thut the Republican party over snude an ogreenieut to nominate Licut Gov. Howurd for the oflice of Governar, or that the purty, or uny ucoredited representative of it, over offered to nominate him for that olllce, for s monvy or auy other consideration, ———— nae ; teatlfiod to Gronaz F, Banken, who has ‘Ais bollof iu tho yaluo of Edison's cloctric light, * is Professor of Physics in tho University of Yenusylvania, Prosidont of the Amorican In- stitute, former Professor of Chemistry in Yaloy anda selontiiic man of. tho highest character and attalnmonts, Tho Franklin Institute, before which he mado his momorablo atatomont, is ono of the most famous in the country, and especial ly concerned in making practical npplication of solonco,° Zj Cupan Cruus in Now York are all of & uttor over tho appoarauco of a Spanish frigate fu tho harbor. Horrid rumors prevail that Spans ish officers in plain dress daily ylsit tho beer halla whore the sacrod war of revolution {9 inoatly fought out, und curiously examine the ingredients of tho foaming lager to soo how warriors ato made, This polloy, if long contin- ued, will result in the supprossion of tho robell+ fon in Cuba. ns A wAsonrry of the ‘Texns dolegation, It is now assorted, 18 positively opposed to the third term, Adyocates of the boom should‘ tuko warning from the reault in the Lono-Star State, and not boast too loudly about Kontucky and Missourl. It isa fact that no Btate Convention yot bas come up to tho promises and oxpocta> tlons of the third-termitos In point of enthusl> agm orunanimity. Murk that} “ a ‘Turz attempt of the Four Stalwart In Satur- day's Turuuxm to catch tho colored voto by taking on a hue of oxtra darknoss was very in- gwonious and ekiliful, but 1. will hardly work. Ench one vied with tho other, and neither yad