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

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F, & A, M—lteg- site Canumunigatton dike (retdgy) evgningy at 8 ae) Lee Saslo-nt. ner 5 = Re VEN Oo MCHA hng CUELIN, Rocretary. ————— FRIDAY, APRID 16, 1880. —_— ‘Tnousanps of families nre starving in the -Provinoe of Orenburg, Russia. Thos ean nelther i find work nor food. t Prince GortscuaAvorr has given-up all “ “popes of recovery, notwithstanding that his ‘a -physicians have uot entirely given up his cause, ; * Gey. Grant will visit Blooniington Satur- ‘day und spend tho Sunday there. Ho will bo accarded a very cordlal reception by the people of the city aud vicinity, h AN important acquisition to the Democratic ’ party in Chicago remains to be chronicled. Ald. Kuwber, heretofore » Communist, unnounces his intention to act with thé Democrata from this time forth. ——— Som ‘seventeen students have been con- eee yluted of potitiont offenses at Odessa, Russia, and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment gthard iubor. The trials took place before court-martinl. ” ‘Tir Jesulta nye not the only persons the Froneh Government aro desirous of driving out of France, ‘The Socialists xrv also giving trouble, und ninetecn of thom have been objiged qo leave tle country, Tuven’s friends have gone to the unnec- essary trouble of contradicting the statement thathe had withdrawn from tho Presidential raoe. ‘Tilden will bo a candidate as long us there daacoln loft In the barrel. Soatt: Russian convicts have escaped from tho penal colony on tho Istand of Snghullon, off the Paoltlo const of Asia, ‘There aro sumo 2,000 it joft, however, and tho numbor will bo largely incroased by tho addition of tho convicted Ni- hilists. ,., Tunee men were fatally burned at the Pennsylvania steel-Works, Harrisburg, yester- day, bythe overturfing of ludie contuining {rom six tosoven tons of moltan steel. Beven otber mon wero seriously. but not dangerously Jujured at the saine time, pee Asorimit of these vile outrages which have rendered Shelby County, Indiana, as infamous ‘as Yazoo County, Mississippi, occurred yester- day. A negro charged with an assault was sot upon by a bandof ruftinns who, it is thought, have put an end to the poor fellow, Ar Sedalia, Mo., Wednesday night, 9 cattle- drover who was about to take tho train wan axsitulted by four men and robbed-of $5,200 in monvy and a draft on a Chlongo bank for about 2,000. Tho yictim had some £2,600 more In money, chocks, drafts, hud notes ropresent- Jug $15,00), which the robhors did not discover. . Tun forcst-lres which have raged sine Tuesduy In tho woodland disteletsof Now Jersey have entatlud grout loss on the owners of realty in shut Alstrict. Over 6W square milos bave been burned over, and tho loss is said to be about 860,00) per aquare milo, Tho thnberof the byrnt district was mostly codur, but thore wero piso luryo quantities of ous und plac, A parry of the nameof Johnson, a farmer who resided at Linden, Va. was whipping bis gon ina hayloft Wednésday, Ils wifo, wishing tu eave the boy from further punishment, was scaling 0 ladder to thut end, when the bratal busband ovorturned it, throwing the unfort- "unate woman to the ground, breaking hor neck, Jonnsou fs missing since the orcurrence, ‘Tue other members of the Bonaparte fam- Aly'do not shore the views of Jeronie Napoleon, and throg of them have alreedy publivly denied all sympathy with tho effort to enforce the laws aguinit’ the religious orders, Prinee Loula Luclon Bonnparte, nephow of Napotoon 4, has just published aletter protesting ayainst tho dootrines sot forth by Mlon-Pion In bia letter, Tue Tussian Ambassador at Constantt- noplg bas domauded of the Turkish authoritios that the proceeding ayatnst the assasin of tho ‘Tussian Col, Commeroff be brought to a spoedy eonehulon, stating that Russia will hold Turkey reSonsible if tho ussaain whould escape, ‘Thiele yathor strong language, Honconalicld fs not ina sition now to tuke tho part of the “Sick lan.” Hence those threutoning tering, perbupa. ‘Tire desk which wus used by Thomas Jot- ferson while weiting the Declaration of Inde. pendence was yesterday presunted to President Mayes by tho Hon. Rubert 0, Winthrop In bee ale of the children of tha Jute Jusoph Coolldgo, of Boston, dir, Coolldge obtalued the desk from Mr. Jefferson himself, whose granddaughter ho had inarried, The gift ls nut to dir, Huyes pore sonally, but to. bin as President of the United Btates, ——es Tux Cardinal-Archbishop of Paris, speake ing of the decrocs ugulnst tho religtous orders, says thoy ure at prevent only umenuce, but thelr enforoument would icad to svplous contiicte bor » $woen law and consclonco and to internal troubles not contemplyted by the Government, Tho Cardinal's objections ure couched in juod> erate languagy, butit ts very doubtful whether ney oyn change the determination of the Frouch abinot, ———— Wrruovur a division orun opposing voles the House yesterday passed My. Hurria’ bill pro- viding for tho reorganization and building of the ogvy, The remarkuble unanimity with which the mcusure was passed Indivutes that Congress bos come to fully understand tho priacat disgraceful condition yt the American navy, und although the bill 1a question may not -eogomplish much, it Is netcp iu the right dlreo- - ton, and invy bo the communooment of loglila- tan when will yender yur marine armament t worthy of meountry which has had ro many naval triumphs and which hns produced so oony diatiiguisaed naval heroes. _A 1unoLAL whose deseription answers to that of n notorious character who fyyired in tho criminal annals of Chicago somo. six yonrs ago mada three attempts to affect burglary at Philne delphin yesterdny morning. IHo-cseaped from the polico officers twier, and came very near killing oneof them by nahot from ao revolver, Iu was at last captured by ono of tho occupants of tho third place which he attempted to enter and rob. ‘Tue Livingston County Convention yester- day seloated cight Iluine men, and, ns A slight concession to the third-termors, ono Grant man, to the Republican State Convention. No in+ atrictions wero given, but the Convention and the eight delegates chosen wero onthusinatle for Blaine. Tho Du Page County Convention has selectad 51x Blaine delegntes and two delegates for Washburne, Tho third-term Idea did not receive much encouragemont In Milnois yestere (ny, notwithstanding the Chicayo meoting, ‘Tire Immigration Convention at St. Louls yesterday adopted resolutions pledging the members to make encouragement of tmmigras tlon afeature of tho political cunvass it Mis- sourl, by voting for those candtdntes only who agree to promote Jeglalation culculated to in- duce Immtyrants to scttle in that State. The Convention also favored the passage by tho Leg- Islature of an act which would confer on County Boards the power to appropriate money to as- sist Immigratio Tue Springer-Munning-Donnelly disturb- ance 1s not yebover, A resolution was intro- duced Into the House Committee on Elections yeaterday providing for the investigation of the Charges made by Springer ugalnst Donnelly. No action was takon, but it seems that the friends of Manning on the Comimittes nre de> termined onan Investintion with the purpose of forcing Springer from the Chalrmunship of tho Comnilttee shoutd he fail to convinces that budy that bis charges against Donnelly were well founded, —— GEN, Grant was accorded 9 most hearty reception ut Lithe Rock yesterday, Addresses of welcome were delivered by the Mayor of tho city, the Governor of Arkansas, and prominent local gentlemen, Tho ex-Presidont responded in an unusually long epecoh, for him. Ho deprecated all seetonal fecling, and expressed himsolf as satisfled that much of the bitterness hogatten by the struggle over slavery had passed away, his own reception boing evidence to that effect. ‘Tho General was banqueted in tho evert- Ing, and, takisye all things Into consideration, bis reception was very cordial and flattering.’ Coust pe Legsers arrived at Calals, France, Wednesday, from the Unitdd States, and was warily weloomed by hls countrymen. SHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1880—TWELVE PAGES He expressed himselt as delighted with hig American visit, and sanguine of success in his offorts to procure the necessary funds tn this country to prosecute hie cannt acheme, Like all intelligent forelgners who visit this country, ho was particularly struck with the’ enterprise, the pluck, and the energy of tho business mon of Chicago, and with tho maguifleance of our Instl- tutions. We may now expect to find the St. Louis newspapers flicd with abuso of M, do ‘Lesseps. A Birtisu steamer was scuttled. at the mouth of tho River Elbo Saturday last to pro- vent an explosion, tho vessel tuklog fire, and haying 100 tons of powder us part of ber carzo. An examination showed that in addition to the powder tho veasel was niso loaded witha largo quantity.of war material, including somo Krupp guns. Sho was bound for: Vaiparatso, Chill, Tho Peruvian Conaul bas alrendy commenced proceedings against tho owners of tho vessel. But for tho accidentit Is probable that the Peruvians would havean Alnbama caso agalnst England. TREPneseENTATIVES Hnyes, Boyd, Single- ton, and Fort appeared before tho House Com- mittee on Commerce yestorday to urge that ‘body to recommend an appropriation of $400,000 for constructing a lock and dam in the Illinois ‘River near Boardstown. Congresaman Hnyes guld that tho proposed improvement would ren- der the stream navigablo from La Salle to the mouth of the river, thut the improvement would be of benefit to tho whole country, and that, In- asmuch ag Iinols contributed one-fifth of the {utornal-revenuo of tho United States ($9,500,- 000), it was not unrensonable to demand sv small ‘fn sum a8 $400,000 for a work: of such grent utile {ty. ‘The other members indorsed the argu- monts and statements of Mr. Hayes, and in an awer to some mombers of tha Committeo ree plied that tho State had already dono its part in. improving the river sod in constructing the Iilinols & Michigan Canal, Tho othor mombors of the Iiltnols delegation will address tho Com- miltteo to-morrow, ‘THE Massachusetts Repubienn, Conven- thon yesterday elected ns delegates-at-large to tho Chicago Convention four gentlemen who aro among the moat pronounced opponents of tho third-term movement to be found in tho Btate. ‘The Convention, whilo not instructing for any enndidute formally expressed decided preforenca for the Ion, Goorye I. Edmunds, of Vermont; and while tho Mussachusotts delogation wilt not support that oxcellent candldnto boyond the time whon all prospcot of his success shall havo disnppenred, Itisanfoto any that the voto of Buesachusetta in the Chicnyo Convention will bo persiatently cnst against the nomination of Gen, Grant. Tho resolutions adopted by the Conven- tlon embody a virtual protest against the third> term projeat, Inno other way can tho fullow- ing language of the soyonth clause of the plat- form bo construod; . Seventh—The duty of all Republicans Jogalty to support the candidates of the party, and tho duty of nomimting conventions ta present candidates who are acceptable tw all Republle- as, aro réciprocal duties of equal force and obligation, Profoundly sensible of the impor- tunee of the inpending election to the Nation's safety, honor, sud well-being, tho Hepublicuns of Maganchusotts deniand of their delegates to the National Convention that thoy use all proper efforts for the nomtnution of neandidate who, having tho requisit qualifications for tho bigh ollie of President, will utso buye the contidence and approval of all who bave hithorto noted with the Ropublicun party, whe will invite the support of other patriotic ofligena desiring good government more than party success, whose nomination willbe most expedfont because must worthy und lenat objectionable, and whose tri-« tmphant eloction, to which we nlodge our hearty and united elforts, will give the assurance uf 1 continuance of sound and beneficent polle les of udininiatration, and of uninterru) ipted and growling National prosperity, Nothing is moro certain or evident than that tho nomination of Gon, Grant would not mect tho requiroments horo expressod,—that of a canildate “ aeceptable toall Republicans,” and who “ will also havo the confidence and approval ofall who havo hitherto acted with the Repub- ean party." THE GRANT MEETING, The meeting Inst night at the Central Muste-HHall to promote the nomination and election of Gen, Grant to the Presidency was perhaps al} and more than tho callers antiel- pated. ‘The hall iself was full, every seat was occupied, and many of them graced by the beanty of the falr oceupants. ‘The meet- Ing was quict, orderly, and dfanified. Tho orators could not have usked for more ut- tentive auditors, or for an audlenco that left tho speaking and = tha ‘demon- stration more to the gentlemen on tho stage, ‘There were perhaps about 9,000 persons present, Gon, Logan’ was in good volce, ant was deoply impresalve, His appeal for Gon, Grant was exrnest and elabo- rate, On that point he left but little for the others to say, Mr, Storrs was britilunt, as he Is always, no matter what tho caso may be, and Mr, Swett was discursive, profound, varnest, classical, listorleal, and good. ‘Pho readers pf Tun ‘Sununy. will find the speeches in full, which they,ean read at lcl- sure. It $3 sufllciont. to say, that with tho greut theme—tho mlltary and — civil glory of Gen, Grant—these gentlanon werg fully equal to the occasion, and oll they sald in honor of the great hero will mect witha hearty response from all glaasos of ona Awerican people, without distinction of purty. Unfortunately, perhaps, forthe enthusiasm of the mecting, the gnthering was not a Re- publican meeting In the. sense of a gathering to promote the nomination and election of a Hepublican candidate, It was not a meeting toxaby the Mepublican party aud all other friends, of tho best Interests of the cown- try against tho Demoeratic party nnd fn ‘faver of the selection of some candidate whose nomination would give ns surance of vlection, The meeting, though one of Republicans, did not seck to unite the party in favor of stich a nomination na. was certain to be followed by an elcetlon, It was, ag any meeting of that kind must necessarily be, n gathering to demand the nomination of a pariteular candidate with- out reference to any other consideration. Without Intention on tho part of thasy who spoke, tho tone of all that was sald was: “We must nominate Grant. Wo will not Isten to anything tn favor of anybody else. Grant deserves tho nomination and must have tt.” ‘To the extent that (his sentiment necorded with that of the audience it met a hearty response; to tho extent that this did not agcord with tho’ sentiment of the audience there wasn painful Inck of enthustism, andy on the. whole, we never heard Gen, Logan address a popular meel- ing which was so tame, ‘This was, 18 we have sald, unavoidable ina meeting of that kind; Jt was a imeeting of one (wing ot a party’ to oppose tho other wing of tho same party, at a time when the closest unton of both wings san fuperative necessity and of primary importance, in order do meet the common enemy. ‘Tue Lamune takes pleasure in spreading before Its renders a verbatim report of the speeches at this meeting, and takes the ocea- slon to remind the Republicans that of greater importance to the country than compliments to any partleutar individual ts the nomlnation of a candidate who can unite rather than divide the Republican voters‘of nll the States of the Unlon, — THE AMERICAN IRON MARKET. The tron “boum” hins receded to an ave erage reduction of §10 per ton on pigtron, ‘The reason glven for this 1s, that, at the prieo (S40 per ton) nt which pig-iron was held in this country, foreign fron was largely fn ported, and was sold for tess than the Amerl- enn, and that, by reducing the price of the latter, the {mpertation of the former would be stopped, s Admitting the yery natural circumstance that buyers will always purchasd at tho lowest cost, as shown by the importation of 100,000 tons of English plg-lron by Pennsy]- yanla steel-works, the question occurs, How far will the remedy avall the domestic manu- facturars of pig-ron? ‘Lhe moment that $10 per ton was taken off the market-pricd of American pig, the price of foreign plg-iron qwas also reduced in the same’ proportion, so the relative positions of the opposing mant- focturers are the same now us they were before the reduction. Before the boom, say In May, 1870, American plg-lron. qas selling for $17 per ton, and no foreign pig-lron was inported. Our manufacturers liad the American market exclusively, Tho import duty was $7 per ton, and the freight and otter charges equaled $i to $3, which left tho Znglish manufacturer but $8 or $9 per ton, at which price he could not afford to make and sell, Under the’ almost total loss of the American market the fron In- dustry In England had deelined, and ono year ago one-half the furnaces and mills and steelmaking establishments In that country were closed, ‘Thon camo our “boom. In the absence of foreign competition our man- ufacturers put up their prices, Plg-iron went up from $17 to $42 and steel rails from $40-to 205 per ton, ‘Thisrise invigorated the palsted fron Sndustry in England. British man- ufacturers who sold steel rails nt $22 per ton in May, 1879, and would have been glad to ‘linve sold -pig-iron nt S14 per ton, bogan to make iron and steel for the American murket, to bo sold hero at’ Amerlean prices. Steel rails pald » duty | of $28 per ton, but this cowld be paid and still leave an finmense profit to the European imnanufacturers. The result of the boom—tho extravagant.high prices in this country—was a goneral revival of the lron and steel bust- ness 1n England, and # production and s profit such as had never been witnessed In that trade there, Unving forced prices in thts country to a point which limited con- sumption and opened the doors wide to Eu- yopean competition, our manufacturers were mot with an absente of orders. ‘The first step backward Is a reduction of tho prico of pig-lron $10 per ton, and n Nke redua- tlon in manufactured fron, ‘Tho. nall- manufacturers, who one year ago sold nails at $1.75 per keg ot. tho mills, rushed the price up to $5 per keg, and they are now trying the desperate, and of course ‘unsuccessful, game of keeping prices at that point by swenring ench other not to make any nails except In such limlted quantities that producers must pay whatever is do- manded. ‘The exclusion of forelgn iron by the reduc- ton of the price of Adivrican iron can only be permanently successful when the prico of Aucricantron {s reduced below that at which the foreign can be sold for in this country. Steel rails are taxed $28 per ton for duty and this tax {s increased by charges for freight, Insurance, and transportation to perhaps $33 per ton. . ‘Tlint 1s tho protection afforded by law. Whatover the price of steel rails In England may. be, when added to this tariff duty, will be tho limit above which American steel rails eannotcompete In price, Other circumstances, such ns the cost of In- ternal transportation and other Items, may enlarge this margin, but to wholly exclude foreign steel ruils the cost of the American steel rails must be less than that at which the foreign can be Inid down ut the point of de- livery in this country, So with plg-lron, When the American steel rails were selling At $49 per (on ono year ago in this country, no foreign steel rails were Imported, Whon, one year ago, American plg-lron was selling nt S17 por ton, no foreign plg was linported; but, when prices In this country ratsed, the the foreign manufactures poured = fh The cost of production in Europe ad- vanced because of the démand and tho high prices in this country, but with tho fall of prices and of domand In tila country there ‘will bo a corresponding decline abrond, Wa have no ideu that the reduction of plg-lron In thls country to $80 por ton~will pormanontly arrest the Importation of plg-iron, ‘The ro- duction must be much greater than this, When the European ‘manufacturer can sell his fron in England nt $15 per ton, !t ean be Imported and sold in competition with the American fron at 83 or $25 per ton, When ho can make and sell It nt $19 por ton, he can deliver it here duty paid and sell it in. com- petition with American pig at $20 per ton, It Jy posaible then that American plg-iron will continue to decline In price, because of the forelgn competition, until it Ig offered for sale At $0 per ton, at whieh price it will be nblo once more to occupy exclusively the whole American market, ‘Luis wilt also necesaltate s large reduction In the price of American iron ore, which has been se “boomed” that the American manu- facturers aye been compelled to Inport fore eign ore. ‘Lhore js no patriotism in trade, Even Protectiontsts recognize no patriotism which compels thom to purchase American fron ore when they can finpost the forelgn at, Joss cost, ‘The Vennsylvanla moavufacturers of plglron did not hesitate to send to Ku- rope far fron ure when It was clignper to tine port than fo pay the Ameriean mines o higher price; the Pennsylvania tron-saills and steel-inills did not hesitate to Lnport for elgn pig when Jt cost loss to Import than to bux af thelr nelghborus ux did the Poeun: sylvania stecl-rall mills hesttate an hour to import English blooms to make rails of when they could buy thom cheaper than the price demanded by the domestic steel-manufacturers. .'Tho English prices for fron and steel must recede as tho prices in this country are reducotl, and this reduction intist Koon on both aides until the prices In tls country reach that point, which will ex- elude the forelgn: goods altogethor, When this point ts reached, tho demand for fron and steel in this country will go on Inerens- {ng untit the Iron and steel Industry will, with reasonable and just profits, experience Bpermanent prospetity which might have been begun Inst year, but which was prac- tleally defeated by the apnsmodic and ex- travagant boom, which was rently of tore profitto the foreign manufacturers than tt was to the American, ~~ ————————— A PIECE OF IMPERTINENCE, During the War tho Rebel yell denoted a peculiar formation of the Southern throat; alnee the War the ex-Confedcrates have been ehieily distinguished by a peettiar formation of “cheel.’? What thoy failed to seize from the Government at the point of the bayonet. they have not hesftated to demand as n re- ward for renewed allegiance, Southern elalms began to come In before reconstruc: tlon had been falrly Inaugurated. ‘They have lwen growing In number ant magnitude ever since, Every Democratic ry at the polls and every accession to the Democratic strength in Congress has brought with them new raids upon the Lublic ‘freasury. "Tho principle upon whieh: these demands seem to be based fs that the South should be Indemnified for the tosses incldent to a des- pernte Dut fullle effort to break down the Government. A Paelfie Kailrond was bailt through the centre of the continent daring: the tlne the South was in rebellion; hence the South, having returned to the Unton (when Its fighting powers wera exhausted), ought to be provided with another Pacilic Railroad at Government expense. Large amounts of pubite mgney were expended at the North in varlous ways during the prog- ress of the War, and Northern contractors grew rich; lence Southern tontractors should be given golden opportunities now to {Hl their pockets from the +Government vaults, ‘The Mississlppl leveo scheme rests matuly upon’this arguinent. ‘Che only contri- bution ever levied upon the South for the paymentof the expenses of a war which the South forced upon the Goverument was lit the shape of a tax on cotton for a brief perlod; that has been denounced a3 simply Infainous, and there is a standing demand for the return of the money. {thas been neces sary to support a separate Court of Claims to consider the vast number of demands made upon the Government as 4 result of rebell- fon, and among tho possibilities have been seriously contemplated the pensioning of Rebel soldiers, the funding of the Nobel debt, and indemnification for the eman- elpated slaves, Ithas probably never oc- curred tosny one at the North, however, that the Government would be asked to grant a special reward to the manufacturers of fproved fire-arms that were used in kill- Ing off Union soldiers. Yet Southern in- pudence has actually been enrrled to this ex- treme length, One George A. Morse fs now befora Con- gresg asking for six new patents on inven- tlons for breech-londing guns and ammuni- tlon, original patuuts for which wero granted shortly befors the brenking out of the Re- bellion, and afterwards transferred by Mr. Morse In person to the Confederacy. Morse began with actalm for $875,000 ngainst the United States for tho use of his devices, thon came down to $25,000, for the payment of which a bi was favorably, reported in the Jast Congress, and will «now modestly con- tont hiinsel€ with new patents running for eight years, under which he can blackinail the firearm manufacturers throughout tho. country. We presume this [graduated con- cession on Morso’s part has been prompted by much the same motive as governed Sherldan, who used to borin with a hunt dred guineas when he wanted ‘to bor- row’ five shillings. Morse ' probably ‘thinks he Is entitled to the special consideration of the American peoplo in | offering to compromise upon n renewal of outlawed patents whon he really ought to charge amillion dollars for the services ho rendered the Confederate army in tho slaughter of the Boys in Blue, Le would probably clio his present position as a con- splouous example of the proverbial gener- osity of the Southorn character. It seems that Mr. Morse had a special friend Jn John B, Floyd, who improved his position ns Seeretary of War under Buehan- an to play into the hands of tho Rebels. Morse was a resident of Loulstana when he brought his breech-loading -Improvemants to the altention of the Government. Patents wore promptly issued to him, and the South- ern politiclans secured an appropriation of $25,000 from Congress to provide for tho manufacture of his guns, Secretary Floyd entered Into large contracts with Morse, and the machinery and facillties for making the new-arms wero located at Harper's Ferry, llore the entire * plant’? was soon after capt ured by the Rebels, and Morse himself went to Richmond, took ont putents under the Confederate Government, and began tho manufacture of arms for tho Rebul service with the tools which the United ‘States Gov- ernment had purchased, Ilo first set up. business.at Nashville, then moved to Chatta-, nooga, next went to Atlanta, and finally set- tled In Greenville, 8. 0,, where he continued: tho business of supplying the Rebel army with improved denth-deallng weapons until the collapse of the Rebellion, For all this Mr, Morse .is convinced that tho United States Government ought to pay him Ibor- ally, but iow 1s willing—gencrous soul !—to compromise upun special privileges for the next eight yenrs. Mr, Morse’s high patriotism hag suffored one misfortune, It seems that one of the conditions for a renewal of patents requircs that tho orlginal letters shall bo produced. Mr. Morso is unable to comply with this tule, and he asks the Government to make an -oxception of his cngo In considoration for his distinguished loyally and eminent services in the past, Tho fact is that Mr, Morse’s orlginal patents were destroyed by necldent, Yhoy were burned, ‘They happened ta be- among the Coifodernte archives which were .Westroyed by firo In 1803, Mr, Morse unfor- tunately took them with him when he went from Washington to Richmond at tho out break of the War, and filed thom In the Con- federate Patent Ofice, Me would not hava done ao if he could have foreseen the result of tho “Iate onpleasantness,” and le naturally thinks that this Httle error of judgment ought to bo overlooked, since his heart was all right all the tine,” : It cannot bo denied that Mr. Morso’s claim upon the Government Is 9 very strong one as itstands, We went over to the Rebels just gg soon as he could after the United States Governinent had furnished him with $23,000 for manufacturing his lnplements of ‘do- struction.” The* Rebels might have been forced to go Into the fight with qbsolete and useless guns if{thad not becn for Morso’s supplying them with a superlor weapon at tho expense of thelr opponents. This ol -ounstinee, coupled with the fact that Morse remalned with the Canfederates up to the last, cortajnly constitutes a powerful claim upon a Democratic Congress which {5 under tho dictution and voutrol of an ox-Confeder- / ato caucus, Ne ‘heless Morse , and Ita friends might Inerease the sense of obligation «which = —Demoeratle Congress must necessarily entertain toward him, Ifthe could gather testimonials from the leading Confederate officers who have survived the Warasto the effectiveness of is weapons; If he could show even approx: imately how many more Unton soldiers wero killed than would huye been killed with the old styto of guns In the hands of the Rebels; {fhe could demonstrate that tha War was actuntly prolunged by the uso of his breech loaders; If he could make up statistics of the nunber of widows and grphans in the North who may (race thelr bereavement to the Morse gun, so patriotieally transferred to tha Nobels at tho very beginning of the War, and so loyally dovated to then ns long asa cart rldge was teft,—then Mr, Morse will not only be entitled toa renewal of his patents for an {ndefinit perlad, but also to any sum of shoney he niny see ft to demand, just as soon asthe Demoerats sliall come in complete possession ofthe Government. WEST POINT MANNERS. ‘The proceedings In the ease of Cadet Whit- taker developed thus far—nnd {ft matters little whether that young soldier Inflicted his fajurles upon binself or was tho victim of lly white associntes—would indleato that there Is urgent, necessily for the establish- ment of a Chiif of Manners at West Potnt, to be filled. by some civilian, ‘There are numerous chairs in Unt fustitution devoted to teaching military, muthematienl, and phil- osophical selenee, which in all probability will never be putin practice by the most of its graduates; but a chalr devoted to teach- ing mannora would be likely to impart {n- formation, not, only to undergraduntes, but to the authorities in charge, that would be of value to them in whatover station of life they find themselves, and would give the general public which docs not wear shoul- der-straps a better opinion of them than It has just now, besides securing for It some slight tneasure of respect. ‘The entire conduet of the Whittaker ease from the very beginning has been charneter- {zed not-only by the most shameful treat. mont of the victlm himself, but by 8 super- elllous contempt for every one outside of the walls of that institution, Cadet Whittaker was in the first Instance made the subject not only of disfellowslitp, but of an ostracism na complete and as brutal in its methods as If hig had been @ leper, In his conversation with the District-Attorney he only feebly ox- pressed It when he said: “ Why, it’s horri- De to be shut up here, acensed of a crime like this. No one to spenk to you or to say a kind word, and everybody insisting you're guilty. They say most outrageous things ‘about. mb; that ye Ned, told batéa-dozen stories, when I’ve never told anything but the truth, Thoy say, ‘Why didn’t ha recog: nizv the voices of the three men? Iow, could? None of them ever speak to me except oficiatly, and few of those, Why, there are lots of men [dot know, and lots more whose volces I naver heard.” When he ts found mutilated nnd bound to his bed hig own verslon of the outrage ty dlsinissed with supreme contempt, as Lf, being a black inan, it were tmposslblo for him to gl the truth, and with susplelous — baste and officlousness .It is given out to the public that tlitre is no question he com- initted the outrage himself, the motive being that he mightavold an examination In phi- logophy which would probably result in his being “plucked.” Naturally agerieved at such insinuations, ho calls fora Court of In- quiry. It {s granted, but the Court of-In- aqulry hmnediately resolves Itself {nto a sort of Court-Martial, puts hin upon trial for cons duct unbecoming a cadet, treats him gs prisoner, and refers to him as the “neeugéd.? Instead of Inquiring whether he cominitted the outrage himself or some one else, it pre- judges him and tries him for the offense. What would be the result of such a trial? Te he were found not guilty, no one would bo punished, though some ono did tho Infamous. work; If he wero found guilty bya court projudiced. against him, he would bo dla missed from the Institution. ‘Chis is West Point honor and justice, Cadet Whittaker fs not the only victim of West Point offictousness and superciiious- ness, As the offense committed was an of- fenso under the Revised Statutes which make it a crime to slit the ears or otherwise assault and maltreat a person in places con- trolled by the United States ns forts, arsenals, ete, United States District-Attorneys Woodford and ‘Lonney offer in thelr official enpnclty to look after Whit- tnker’s interests, as he Ins no coun sel, but sre snubbed by West- Point, which aunounces that it prefers to have mill- tary men concerned,—as if military men at that institution had any concern exeept to ush up what alremly threatens to boa very lively seandu! as to the proceedings of ofttcurs and the general conduct of endets, When the special counsel sunt by the Government, which is presumed to have some authority over the Institution and which hires Its man-, gers, appears In court, armed with Instriue- tions from the Secretary of War, and niakes an effort to be recognized, he is snubbed by all, from the Iecorder.to the underlings, ‘Tho yonorablo old gentleman, however, having an implicit falth that his orders from the Secretary of War must be recognized, the Secretary being superior to anything In West Polut, stands his ground, and when ho fs greeted with Insolence for his audselty in venturing into a West Point Court of Inquiry, oven at the order of the Government, ho at last compels Heo by a polnted rebuke of the Court for its in- elvility, ‘The scene deserves reproducing: Mr. Townsond—"T am in tho babit of boing treated lke u gentleman, sir! Lhave come horo with w telegrain from tho Sooretary of War, much nguinst wy will, and huye boon endeayor- my, to teal your attention,” fue Hecorter (very mnuch exclted}—" I nm ine terrupted by this gentleman and necused of In- olvility, aa Lwant the stenoyraphor to make a noted Mr. ownsond—"* If you wore not unclyll, alr, thon my imperfect clvil cdueation has left me in ignorance of what civility i Evidently the old gentleman ts equal to tho situation, and Cadet Whittaker’s Interests now will not suffer, Tho case, however, should not be allowed to drop with tho Inves- tigation of this outrage, ‘Tho entire: Institu- tion needs fnyestigntion, As the Secre- tary of War, or even a Congressional Com- mittee, might not bo recoguized there, the Hon, Martin L ‘Lownsend, who has succeeded in getting admission after the most ungentle- manly treatment, night be trusted with the business. Ile 3 in good tempor to do it, and has had suMelicnt experience with its peoul- {ur code of mannors to do the subject jus- tlee, It is time clther that West-Pointers should be required to treat black cadets and white clvillang ina gentlemanly manner, or, ‘Tue debate on the Indian Appropriation bill oooupled considerablo of tho time of the Houso of Representatives yesterday, Tho of forts to Increwso the wmoiinty rocomimondyd by the Committea wore goncrully uneucceasful, Tho Interior Dopartiwent was vigorously de- | nounced for its luck of onergy in progvoyting tho ware against tho hoatilo tribes, and for its sygtom of letting cuntructs, In referonce to tho latter, Bir, Dunnell, of Minnosotu, pointed out that although moet of tho Indlup supplics wero. necessarily obtained in tho Weal tha contracts. wero genorally givou to Eastern parties, Ho as well a8 several other members protosted agalust, such a stato of affairs, -and cortalily/it is one which night be well chunged for yha better. . A rathor remurkablo feature of the debaty was; that tho defense of th¢ Interioy Department, was confined ton goltary member, Me. Haskell, of Knnsns, whose remarks were arested with anything but favor. Tho ‘Territorial delegates apoko in favor of # vigorous polloy ngninst the Indians, nnd referred to the course of Seorctary Schurz ns being maudlin in tte sontiinentatismn, : a ATANGR number of professional and amn+ tour farmere, medical men, and othors, gathored in tho rooms of tho American Institute Farmers’ Club, at Cooper Unton, New York, Inst week, to Usten ton paper entitled “Tuberculosis. trans- mitted throngh the ment and milk of tho aul- mals affected by it, when consumed by young children nud othors.” Tho paper, wns tho workcof Dr. A, 8. Month, M, D.. tho President of the Club, Tho following extract from it Is of general interest: It is more dangerous to drink tho milk of tuberculous animals than to ent the inent, for thy milk fs seldom vooked, while the ment 18 al- most tlways cooked. Cooking is a a vale able sanitary. mensuro. Cows contined in dirk, diunp, unvent lated elty stables become tubercu nus oventitally to tho extont of 75 per cent. Children fed on the milk of tuberculous cows niust of nevesaity suffer In a. twofold wast front insutlicient food snd poisonous food also, From a soventh to a fifth of all deathsare ensed: by consumption, and nearly half tho post-mor- tems show the traces of nutritive disorders from which pulmonary consitmption proceeds, and caustimpton of the bowels 4 tho more frequent form of tho disongo in children asa result of bad food aud discasod mijk. ——<———_—$— ‘Turse tables speak louder than words: ‘ FOR BLAINE, ‘ Rep, vote, Blind Den, pee 7 oni Missourl, 58,048 Total... rt af 120,682 Towa, Michignn, and Kansas havo 174,010 more Repudlican votes than‘ Kentueky and Mlssourt, and thy former States enst 27 sure Mepublicun yotes in tho Electoral College, while’ tho latter cust 27 sure Democratic votes, yet in tho, nomini~ tHonofa Republican candidate for tho Presi- dency Missourt and Kentucky. have :ft votes, while Lowa, Michignn, and Kansas have but Gt votes. In {other words, tho two iourbon Btntes: neutralize in tho Nomlauting Convention the three truc-blue Ropublicnn States, _— Kontucky. Francis D. Mourron, President of the In- tornntional Dalrymat Association, ‘has sent out for signatures a form of petitlen to Con- gress prayiug fora luy to prohibit to solo of olvomargarine unless stampod, the exportation of oloummrgurine whether stamped or not, and tho, admixture of fats with butter, milk, or cream, The Now York Journal of Commerce ro- marks on this now and thriving Industry: As long ns there are dishonest. wereare and atupid buyera and a largo profit to be made by palining of wheel-greuse for good ta'aie butter, tho trado will thrive. Lot the publi bo told in their newspapers who does not keep’ oleomare rine for gale and they will go theio for tholr utter. Noman ia so poor ns to want thojloath- some Imitation for tho real article at any price. ‘The humun stomach revolts at the yery thought of it. Itean only be disposed of to ‘tho igto- runt and unsuspecting, As for the lews aginst, olcumnricariiie, thoy cannot be made too atrin- gent. —a ‘Tren is no doubt that Grant, attd Blaine, and Shermun toa grent extent divide: the pollt= {cal allegiance of the Republicans of tho coun~ try, But the sume Hepublicuns, or §nigrent ma- Jority of thom, dosire harmony mid victory nbove tempurary success in the Convention, with the dunger’ of defent before tho eople, They want nt man who can carry tho: adubltad Blates. ‘Thoy want a man whose pasg record is unasgafluble and Invulnerable, ‘They wish to mike the campaign an offensive jngtend of n defensive ong. Thuy want, fair pleey, and will submit with Hl-graco to any nominedion fixed pb fraud, Intimidation, of trickorys—Ushkosh (UN ts.) Nortincestern. Tho above paragraph spenks the cautious conservative sentiment of tho great mujority of Republicans in Wieconsin, ‘The party cannot bo 100 careful whoni it nominates for Prestdent: ————— ‘Tim Boston Advertiser has the hirdihood in those days of general Intolllgence and cduca- tlon to publish an article advocating athigh tax on quinine, and an argument thatfoyer~stricken putionta have no right to demand cheap quinine, so long as St deprives ono or two manufacturors of tho article In Philadelphia of tho 100.per cont profit they have: been enjoying for+so many years. N, B.—Tho Advertlecr shows some degrco of shame by publishing tho. urticte in its weekly and not in Its dafly isauc. ‘ ¥ ———__—_ Tuene is some talk in Buffatorof. the Prospective complotion of the now witter-way to Montrval, but the merchants of tho, formor etty profess to be not at ull concorned, so long ug tho Erie Cannt is properly cnred for by Now York. They beliove and assort that’ nothing less than the enlargemont of the Canadiun canal systom to admitocean vessels to tha Lakes will interfere with tho vommercial supromacy of Now York City. ——— ae Firrres Democratic States and thio non- Electoral Territories: come within twenty votes of neutralizing in the Convention tho votes of the fftcon Republican States of Maino, Now Tumpabire, Vermont, [llnois, Iowa, Mfohigan, Kansas, Novada, Mnssnchusctts, Rhode Island, Ponneylvunia, Oblo, Minnesota, Callfornia, and Nebraska, ‘ ‘Tire Boston correspondont.of tho Tkartford Coxrant doubts Benator Honr’s loyalty to tho Edmunds moyernent, and professes to know that tho Senator prefers Mr. Bluino aga cciudidate, From the known personal relations of tho throo Senators, this is oxtromoly improbable, — ‘Tie scheme to get the Erle Canal bank for nrallroud from which to tow bouts Is regarded In Buftulo as a wholesato swindle, Tho design fg snid to bo to ston! a rallrond chartor from ‘the Btate, interfore with tho cunal,and confiscate the State's propurty. ————————— ‘Tue trial of Whittaker for, having a fow dropa of African blood In his ‘voins proceeds slowly at Wost Polut, Tho caso is very strong agalnat him, though ho f4 nearly white. Undor tho army code the offense is one of tho most sorious known. ——__—_ Ira vote wore to be taken for President among the Republicans of Chleago alone, and thocandidutes were Gon. Grant and Elihu 1), Washburne, the luttor would be. chogon by an overwhelming majurity. There is no doubt of it. $a Tue whole strength gf Honry B, Payne as a Democratic * dark homo’? consists in his con~ neotion with tho pipesline of tho Standard Olt monopoly, Ho would haye to tunnel into the ‘Whito Housy to get thoro at all, —————$—_—_ ‘Tus: only sure Newublican State ticket that has declured for tho third torm up to this timo ia Ponnsylvunia, and the result thoro was ob- tained by a round majority of 20 ina packod midwintor convention. ——————— Tue Canada and English nowspapors ex- press surprise that the nomination of Gen. Grant fora third torm should bo oven thought of in tue United States, —$—<————__—$ Vicu-Presipent Werner will probably bow momber of the noxt House, und, If tho Ho- publicaus buye # majority, @ cundidate for Bpeaker, ‘Tire old Bay State spenks for Edmunds, Now England {8 divided botweon Edmunds, Blaine, aud Washburne. . ———___. “Mayon” Wrrair once dragged down a Republican tloket in this county. Does ho yearn to drag down anothort ————— ifJupan" Reen should know that it fs one thing togeta ‘call’ and another thing to got ‘anolection, =~ ———————_— PERSONALS, Wallenstein scoms to have gone as he plogeed, : ‘ _ Please send my regards to Wallenstein," —Ten Broeck, + 3 “ Flreman”-—Tho best mothod of preventing hoso from bursting {to got @ thinner gist for thom. Wo are not atall surprised to ‘learn that Hartmann, the Nibillst, is py ocoupsuan a’ designer, ‘Misa Flood, who is talked pf asthe future wifo of Ulyaaes Grunt, Jr., Is not pretty, but sho hus p perfectly lovely inooime,. An exchunge says that Joseph K, Emmet, tho actor, has Deon insking money fast of lato, and will horeaftes five in luxury at @ magni. gant place be has purghused pear Albany, N. ¥, | ‘Wo don't begrudge Emmot.tHo money if he will nesure 118 that tha Inst part of tho item fs true, At presunt thoro is no renson why wo shoutt oyer goto Albany, “Thore ts nothing partienlarly attractive about an international handloap whon all our horses nro beaten two’ yortra In -sitccession.”— Queen Victoria, “Pearl Poterson"—Your conundrim, “Why ts n boss. mititner Ike tho Ozarina?* has beon received, and the answer: “ Becaus sho {s Empress of nll the ruches," is correct. A French physician has published s pam. phict showing the terrible “ cifects of smoking on the heart.” Thoro scoms to have been 9 pretty healthy smoked: Harbin Now York Inst Wook cit teed 2 erred Prof. Davidson, of San Francisco, says that tho noxt total solar cdlipse visible nonr to the United Statos will bo that of May 28, 1900, ata o'elock in the afternoon. Miss Anthony should cut ont this {tem and pasto it ia hor hat. A Boston man went into, a millinery store in Atlanta nnd asked fora nightahirt, and when he got brok to his hotel one eye was closcd, two of his teeth gone, and his hair looked Nko the stuMng of an old chair,—Crarleston Observer, Tho German Princes aro noted for the ene thusiagim with which thoy enter into a choson pursult, A law having been passed that all of them should follow a wartike, professton, one hina Just graduated as n full-fedged, donth-deut- ing doctor. Some of our exchanges are becoming wiso, as serpents, after hnying beon harmicas ag doves for soveral yenrs. Ono of thom remarks that you can always distinguish tho clerk Ina large dry-goods store from tho proprictor by the good clothes ho wonrs, *, ‘The most tmportant pleco of legistatton that the Naw York Assembly has thus far incu. bnted fs 0 bill to regulate tho size of applo-bar- rels, Tho unrestrained and abnormal growth of. theso useful articles 1s a mnttor that should have beon lodkod ufter long ago. At last accounts the Vice-President of tho United States was ultting on a slilppory lor somowhery in Deluware waiting for tho fish to bite, This wild and unnatirally exciting pure sult differs greutly from the pluctd, dream-ilko exfatence of n European potentato who fa blown up or shot at only once a week or 80., Fish aro Huble ty bite any minute, m, ‘They say that Lorne and Louise have littto | spats once Inn while, and that after tho thing. ns gone far enough she closes the argument by saying: “Pima Guelph, and don't you for- yetitt" Lorno thon goes out, blows’ up the! Lord Chancellor of tho Wood Pile becnuse thero are no kindiings reudy for use, and in other ways shows that thero are a fow peoplo ’ around! tho palace that don't ontrank him, New York papors are giving conatderable prominence to the fact that, of tho Garfeld. family, only Gon. James A. hos mnde any atlr In the world, ‘Tho ulder brother ts o farmer in Michigun, and tho two sisters ara farmors’ wives, Tho New York editors should remombor, how-1 ovor, that tho othor brothor didn't have a bay gelding that bnd trotted In 2)21 named after, him, A good start fn life is ovorything. We aro not dead certain what a-Incent? Inmbency fs, but are confident that it oxiste, or, the diseriminuting editor of the Fredonin (N. Y.)) Patrint would not baye ndmitted to the columng* of his paper the following poem, in which it oc« ours. Itis also propor to remark that the man who makes “night on” rhymo with “ whiten” Jsno slouch, Here Is tho gom: A dreamy eti}inoss on a summor sent ‘Alncune lninverioy of bright raposoy Azaynlinng concand Af avo narmiony, When towuri tha levol sun the ocdan blowst Lowiy Inugha the wind—laughs so soft and kind, Like tho 8a) rue tried loughtor of a giehs wines He doxtrous ingore whore each veiling linger i In the bluo-binck wayes that upward cur! i" ton, whiten. Sprhieheuck won comes tite sltone might ont hrounn the cbun lacks of right stars ligaten— ‘Lighton through each dark fontastic whitl. Mr. G, W. Childs has kindly sent in » bunch of versolets for which wo chcorfully’ make room, As usual, those offorts of tho Phile adolphia bard treatof things moro or less nte tached to tho happy days of childbood, although, tho firat ono is evidently modoled after tho} satires of Juyennl, aptly hitting off tho affcctne! tion in speech to which tha modern young lady Isaddicted. Mr. Childs requests that his lates’. effort bo hoaded “Droam Thoughts,” and the reador will please conalder it donos A beautiful wirl named Lucorts Auigndod s YuchLing reRatia. t first sho was itt, : * Hut tho wntors grow tilt 2 And thon she remarked: "fam bottan.'” Put away tho Iittio bail club ‘hal our Johnny used (4 eying Far he navor moro wifi awing it~ Angola now are on tho wing. A nod boy In Podunk Srewvontuloan awful bie hunk, Gave somo to his slater; ‘Tho paronte soon missed hors Sho js now in her littio earth bunk, Early to bed and early to riso Is what comos of onting Chicago minés-pics. —Ven Frankiin, GEN. GRANT. ive: LILTLE Rock. -Turrree Roes, Ark, April 1%—At 10 o'clock n, m, the procession was formed and marched to the vacant block on Third street between Ringo and Cross, when Messrs. Clayton, Roots, Adains, and others of the Ro ception Comittee presehted Gen. Grant Mayor Flotcher, and afterwards Gov. Bllller, welcomed iim in neat but brief torms, to which Gon, Grant responded: GENTLEMEN, MAYOR OF TUK City oF Lit The Rock, AND CiTIZENS OF THE STATE OF ANKANSAS: Lcome here at_the Invitation of our citizens aud Mayor, On first landing on he soll of your State, at every stopping: pince on the rond the | peoplo from the country flocked = ‘aroun and greeted me. f snw in tholr groeting that the feclings of the past were gone. You have a great State and n groat futuro; and nothing will udvance your prospects namucl a8 an cutire absenco of sectionalism. [have noticed in my travels that scotlonalism ts passing away, and the countries of the world are returning to that brond field of Iiberality which 14 progress. You have & gol] that will make you a grent State, the latls tude that will enable to produce a vast amount of one of, the staples of the world—~ namely: cotton, You have not enough peo plo, but I have no doubt that the resourecs of your Stato will attract Iuhabltants, ‘Chat alt newcomers may be received ns 1 have been to-day, and that of Arkansas, und ald in developing the coun Uys ia my wish, aa rom 15,000 to 20,000 persons wero massed at tho recuption grounds, - ‘Tho: enthusiasm was gonoral, great, and cordinl. ‘The column reformed after the ceremonies were completed, and, to the music of a half & dozen banda, traversed the principal streets accupying two hours In the transit, and te turned to tho Capitol Motel, whero the exe Presidont held a loveo fram 1 to 8 o'clock. No acelilents occurred, though the pres upon the streets was puprecedante A grand bance at the Capitol Hotel ia honor of Gen. Grant fs the program to-nighte! —— TO VISIT BLOOMINGTON, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, BraostrNaton, lil, April 13,—Gen, BeNak tn to-day recolved 9 telegram from Geo Grant at Little Rock, stating that, in response to the Invitation of citizens of Bloomingtols, “he and party will spond Saturday and Sunday cin ti Hty, Hf i selty. He will arrive In Bloomingtod by special train Saturday morning. ‘To-day. a very Inrge meeting was held and proper committees appointed to arrange pre! minae ries and prepa for a popular mass-mee! at Masonio Ifull to-morrow night, AT CAIRQ. y Speclat Dispatch ta The Chicago Trigun Oamo, Il, April 15.—Arrangements sro about perfected for the Grant reception to morrow, and the Indications aro that 9 large Muinber of people from adjoining towns aud Ml participate, : counties w. ——————— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. CLEVELAND, O,, April 15—A girl 8 yeard old, named Edna Southward, has died hero of sngostitt of te iit Bronght on, 08 the phyelolans elaiin, by jumping the rope. Alahay, Ne Yo Abril 18.—Charles ( Ealte man has been conlirmed Superintendent of the Insurance Departinent, ATLANTA, Ca, April 13.—Two, hundred excursiontats arrived to-day from Cinehmnatl, To-ni he a grand reception is In progress 9 the ball House, with an address of wel* come by the appropriate Te Mayor, and sponses. leave to-morrow ‘Thy oxcurslontats for Augusta, Charleston, and Bayaunah. 4 Cincinnati, Apr 15.—Edwin Hendersom who for the past seventeen" years has elty editoy of the Clicinnat wrs elected to-night City Clerk by be Commerelal, for the term the pewly-orgaulzed Cour of wo. years mon Cog they will make good ejtizens,