Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 7, 1880, Page 4

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Michignn svenuo, opposita Washington street, yes [Game butween the Cincinnatl and Chicago Clubs at HU Pe Un, ‘ SOCIELY MEETINGS. * (! ORIENTAL LODGY, NO, i, A. Be A. fe Communteaion this Fridky ovening, 3 ts <elock. Important business, Mumbers raqueated to epresent. iy order, WM. GARDNER, Wal. CHARLES CATLIN, Socretiry, WASHINGTON CILAPTER, No, £3, It. A. BMy—ttegs Ine Conyocutton tuls Friday Evening ut 7:0 o'clock, Fines ind ‘re wi epcating companions cordially invited. Hy order uf the ti 1s 7 OrOUTAMLES 1, WRIGHT, Secretary. FRIDAY, ae ae MAY 7 1890, = 1 May Ann, ns becometh a State south of ‘ foson and Dixon's Hne, divides her dolegation - 19 (he Chicago Convention between Grant and bern. { ‘Tam explosion of a copper still at St. Louis ae feesteriiay avt fro to the building in which Jt was ltunted. One of the employés was burned to (eenth and another fs missing. " “}+ | Boston had another yery extensive con- lagration yesterday. About $100,000 worth of property was destroyed. Tho buildings and ‘ouds were fully covered by Insurance. \ Tne majority of the Ironworkers of Mid- lesborough, Yorkshire, who have been on 4 strike for somo time, hive agreed to resume work at a reduction of 6 per cent on proyious “wages. 1 Six Garner Wousenzy has left South j-Africa for England. Heexpresses the hopo that : tho Home Government will not undo his work at 2" ‘tho Cape, but in this ho is Ukely tu be disap- St. + (pointed. = . Rercvpiican Conventions wero held In + EMacon and Vermilion Countios yesterday. In rtho formor tho delegutes selected are for Grant, re Awhilo in the Jatter Binine got four, Grant glx, 3, and Washburno one. _Gen, Henpenrson was yesterday renoml- ’*aated for rovlection to Congress from tho Sixth |. ,Congresstonal District of this State. The nomi- wuation was unanimons, which 1s certulnly very ‘complimentary to Gen. Henderson. 111s etee- “tun 1s 0 foregone conclusion. Norwirneranping that one of the United Btates District Courts hs closed for lack of Adunds,the Dumocratic Benutors yesterday ro- ‘jected an amondment to the Printing Appropri- _ fatlon bill providing for un appropriution of + 000,000 to pay Marehnts and Deputies, io} Fonthe fiftieth time it Is announced that _ *' Atho Fronch Government are determined to ou- iste (Yoreo tho anti-Jesuit Jaws, The Jewults, bow- 2. “ever,acem notto be much oxeroised over the angouncement, and keop ‘on inthe even tenor sof thelr way, t ‘Tue Russion official organs say that they rojolco over tho English Liveral vietary because: it means peace between England and Russia, * andnot because ft meuns a release of Hussein trom her obligations under the Treaty of Berlin, ‘Theso obligations abu claims will bo loyally and aithfully fultilloc 1 GREAT damago Is being done to the tobacco verop Jn Virginia by a ily known as tho tobacco. My. The farmers ure greatly discouruged at tho “prospect, and many are sowing pens und corn in ‘tho ground intondud for tubueeo, It 1s believed ‘thut not more than one-fourth of the ueual Srield of tho plant will be harvested this yeur, ¢ \. Mi. McKEvey, tho chief officer of tha yt) “Heformatory ut Elmira, N. ¥., waa trylng to *\*, pubteh a rofructory convict named Symonds Yosterduy morning, Symonds resisted, and, turning upon the ollicer, Intleted sevoral wounds ‘on bin in the region of the storuneh, frum the ‘eifecta of which te died Inwyery suort tine, Apvices from Indiana state that thoro ina +' decided preference In Republican circles for tho “4, momlaunou of Congressman Orth for Governor, usa vindleation of that gentleman from tho asperstons on his churacter by Springer’a Com- anittee, und as u reparation of tho injury done Ulin four years ago tn taking his namo off tho Hepublican State ticker, Tax Ohio Democratic Convention yester- * day pussed resolutions instructing the dolegutog- utlargo to vote for Thurman, and requesting tho district delegates ta do the sume, But tho generat {inpresdion is thut the ‘'iidon-Jewett- Payne combination cuptured the - delegation, + Botwitbstunding tha iustructions, which are a Mere empty compilineut to tho Oblo Senator, Representative Manning, lke Ben Hill, ® constuatly gutting tutu trouble, tis Mise esippl constituonts threaten to relegate im to the ehudes of private life on aovount of ‘Vis attack upon Springer, If bla constituents would only reluguty the redoubtable Springer to the sumo obscurity Congress would bo rid ot two troublesume bores, and the newepaner men df considerably annoyance. —— ‘Tae Republican Conventions in Now Wampsbiro, Nuw Jurmoy, and Dolaware met yos- terday end soloctod Blaine delegutes to the Chicago Convention. In cach Couventlon tho feeling against the third term was strong and unmistakable. ‘The delegates scleotod in cach instance are mon who have the Interests of the Republican party at heart moro than the gratl- ication of any mun's pride or v1 a = Pere Wyacintue and hiy Vicar, Abbé , Michesy, bave bad o falling out, The Pere +. 7! -wished to have his churches placed under the durisdiction of the Episcopalian Bishop of Edin- * bury, The Abbé objected, The Pero insisted, Ho denounced the Abbé, and seized bis entire wardrobe, The Abbé has had to call in the services of 2 tailor, and will soon assume such Prrtasbecomesa member of tho church mil- {tant. Pore: Hyaeintho ts at present a member of the chureh triumphant. LeMoinne, the editor of the Journal des Delata, ieolned the Fronch mission to Belgium some daya azo, and the Parisian journnlists aro much puzzled as to his reason for sodoing, Un- Niko thelr American brethren, the Fronoh pross mon aro inveterate office-hunters, and that ono of their number should deciino a foratgn mis- sion is to them inexplicabic. An American cor resnondent suggests that Lomoinne dcolined tn order toorenten sensation, Thoro ls hopy for such a man In the professior Tue Louisiana Supreme Court rendered a somewhat sensational decision yestorday in tha ease of one Frankenstein, who was some timo: ago sentenced to twenty days’ imprisonment and 1 fine of $100 for selling lottery tickets other than thoso of the Loulsinna State Lottery. Frankenstein, through bis counsel, applied to one of the District Judges for a writ of habeas corpus, Tho State applied to the Suprome Court toenjoin tho District Judgo from granting the writ, and tho injunction was granted. Tho de- cision is regarded asa virtual suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Loulsinna, ——. Unner Republican rule France has made, and continues to make, oxtraoniinary progress in material prospority, The deposits in the savings-banks have onormously inerensed, and tho houses and lands of thopeasantry havo been greatly Improved, There is no such thing as poverty to bo found In the beautiful country; and now tho intelligence comes that calls of ‘Tax-Collectors Aave been so generously and Promptly responded to that tho amounts al- ready far exceod tho estimates, and thnt tho French Government isin a quandary as to what. ehnit be done with the surplus. Verily, France cheaply purchased its redemption from Lona- Partist rule by the payment of tho Indemnity to Germany, Srenerany Evants is busily engaged In Preparing a reply to Lord Sulisbury’s note on the fishery question. Among others he will make the point that one of the arguinents made by the English counsel before tho Halifax Com- milssion was that $2,800,000 of the demanded award should be pald to the Newfoundland fish- fermen to componsate them for their competl- ton with Americans, This, Mr, Evarts argues, 4s proof positive that England hud full knowl- edge that Amerionns flshed {n, Colonlal waters, and, ns no ubjection was mado at tho tine, It ‘was algo an admission that in eo doing they were neUng within thotr treaty rights, Thisisin entire opposition to Lurd Sullsbury’s present position, Dunne the debate on the Star-Route Ap- proprintion bill yesterday several ex-members of Congress occupied the floor of the House and openly fobbied in tho Interest of the mull con- tractors. So shameful was the exhibition that Hepresentative Blount gave notice that a repe- titlon of the day’s scenes will necessitate bis calling the attention of tho House to the abuse of thelr privileges by ox-members. ‘Tho most shameful thing about the wholo business ap- pears to have been tho alncrity with which cer taln inembers obeyed tho instructions of tho lobbylats. Something ehould be dong to put o stop to the scandalous practices and policies of such nembers, Their constituontsshould watch tholr course, und sce to It that they havo not an opportunity to oboy lobbyists In any futuro Congress. Tie Senate spent yesterday afternoon dlscussing ay appropriation for the purchase of & Washington Unitarfau Church to be used as npolice court. The opposition to the appro- printion was led by Senator Beck, and bis reason: for doing so was that using tho building for Ppolles purposes would ‘lessen tho value of a brothor Kentuckian’s property. The grounds on which cortaln members fayored the appro- printion were no less ridiculous, Sonator Thure man said that itshould be mado becauso tho ‘Trustees of the Church wanted the moncy to pay off nn indebtednoss, whilo others doubticss were determined to do sumething in favor of religion once in tholr Hives ut lenst. Mean- ‘while tho needed appropriations for carrying on the administration of justice drug thelr slow Jongtu through both Houscs. Destructive fires are raging In the oil re- gion in the neighborhood of Bradford, Pa. ‘Tho fire originated by an ofl well which was being torpedocd overtiowing and catching fro. ‘Tho fire, spread rnpidly, and six distinct tires, cover+ ing'an oxtenalyo territory, aro now In progress, Tho tucklo of 000 wells, consisting of engines, engine-houses, boilers, tanks, belt-houses, and derricks, has been already destroyed. Each tank contalus about 20 gallona of ‘oll, and most of thom were full at tho me, Rew City, a village of gomo 600 Inhabitants, Jn the oll region, was entircly destroyed, and two women and five children were burned to death, The fro at this writing has not yet been brought undercontro!, and at latest accounts the towns of Colville and Red Rock in tho ol! regions wero burning. Tho woods in the country around have caught fire,and the whole region is one tnass of blended flume and smoke, About $1,500,000 worth of property hns been entirely destroyed, and thousands of men havo been thrown out of employment and rendered home. Juss, ‘ Tire Anti-Third-Term Convention which assembled at Bt, Louls yesterday was in every rexpect a successful demonstration of the strong and curnest opposition to the attempted viola- tlon of unwritten Inw and established proce- dentin tho nomination of Gen, Grant to an other term of the Presidency, Tho body was mude up of about 400 delegates from different parts of the country, among them many itepub- lenns of more than local promincnee in tho party,—men who aro sincere in the betlef that the third-term movement {sn menace to tlio success and the very existence of tho Repub- ican party, No effort wasinado to udyanco the Jnterests of any candidate, the Convention con- tenting itaclf with accomplishing ita mission and design,—that of plucing before the country fn oarnont protest against the nomination of Gon. Grant, A committee was appoluted whose duty It shall be to issue a call for a Convention to bo held Jn New York: in tho event of Grant's nomination, the second Convention to doter- amino what measures shull be taken in such an event. Repuncicans in yarlous parts of tho city ussisted Inst evening toward giving a black cyo to tho third-term movement in Chicago, A large inceting wus hold fn the Fourth Wand, at which vigorous anti-third-term speeches wero nado and ateps taken to give force and effect to the provalling sentiment at tho primaries to- inorrow. Jn the Eloyenth Ward siinilar action waatakon; in the Fiftcenth tho hostility to o ‘third term waa mado distinctly manifest ata meeting of tho Republican Club of the ward! in the Sixteenth the Gorman Republicun Auxiliary, Ciub took mivasuros looking to tho clooction of a Wuashburno delegate ticket to-morrow, Overin the Fourteenth Ward sevoral of tha proialuent and intuontial Republicans who had been clussed as third-termers camo out squarely for Washburne, and from the feeling manifested thore it is safe to predict that a good account will be given by the anti-Grant Republicans to- morrow, Altoxethor there are signs of a gen- eral awakentng throughout the city to tho acocs- alty of turning out ut tho primurlosand working and votlng to prevent as far us posalblo the sending of third-torm «delegates to the Stata Convention. A_HIGHLY-SENSATIONAL Interview with Bir Charles Dilke, the new English Undor-Sec- retary for Foreign Affulrs, and tho ablest man, by all odds, conneoted with tho Foreign Otlice,— for Hurl Granyillo is a more woukling, @ fxure- head appointed to please the Whiga, and to gratify the vanity of tho old Poor bimsclt,~1s published in a French Journal, Tho Interview is sensational not for the views thoreln expressud, but for the unpreecdonted course of Sir Charles, 4 responsible Minister of the Crown, in su frecly expressing himself toa newspaper correspond ent. There is Httle doubt, however, that tho polloy ect forth, whother the expressed views of Bir Charles Dilko or the moro speculations of the French journalist, pretty falriy represonts the opinion of the Bnglish Liberal party. The war in Afghanistan is to be brought to ® conclusion 4s speedily as British bonor will permit; the Socrs will be granted semi-indopendence; Turkey will bo compelled to carry out a polley of reform in strict xocordance with the Treaty uf Berlin; tho encrouchments of Austria and Rusada on tho European territory of the Porte will be stoutly resisted; and tho formation of a confederation Of frvo States between the Danube, the Adri- atle, and tho Grecian Sens will bo favored. Tho most romarkablo part of tho Interviow Is that in which an allinnco with France and Italy against Gormany, Austria, and Russia ts fore- shadowed, and tn whioh SirCharles Ditko la mado tosny: “Our program fs unrelenting hostitlty to oppression of avery kind"; and that portion whore ho rofers to Russin in such language as this: “Wodetest tho Power which oppressod Poland and handed Hungary over to Anatria. Howover, we hold in Ligh esteem tho Young Russian party which at Prague and Moscow has resuscitated tho patriotism and generosity of the Slavic race.” No wondor that this interview has created such a furor in London, but whint can be said of the canstornntion which tt will, if genuine, create tn &t. Petersburg, Vicuna, and Berlin! Tu Ways and Means Committee yesterday agreed to place the following articles on the Treo list: Medicinal burks, extract of henilock, cut nails and snikes, and cast-iron butts and hinges. Tho duty on typo and type matorial is recommended to be reduced from 2 por cent ad valorem to 10 per cent, on cottous from ‘dutles ranging from 35 to 45 per vont toa uniform rato of 3% por cent ad valorem, ou wools aud carpct- ings of all grades to00 per vont. Tho Comiit- teo recommond a reduction of one-fourth cent per pound’on steel rufis, and one and threo- fourths conta por pound on locomotive tires. They also recommend x reduction of dutios on anvils, fron chains, horseshoe nails, hammers, siedges, ‘snw-tlea, sowing-machino needles, and chromate of potnsh, The duty on optim is recommunted — to be raised from gi to $10 per pound, The Com- initteo agreed to report a sopnriete bill to regu- Jante tho duty on sugar. Tho reduetion of tho duty on wood-pulp or tho placing it on the free st will come up again Saturday. Although tho number of articles placed on tho freu list, or on which a reduction is recommended, is auite large, tho proposed tari! changes are of very ttle importance, and though — tho Committes ns mao great nolyy, Iittle eles than wool bas been freed from protective duties, The. placing of oxtract of hemlock on tho free list is dane in obedience to the wishes of tho proprictors of the Now En- Jond tanneries, which goes to show that much might be dono by united action of the repro- sentatives of other interests, WHAT CONGRESS HAS NOT DONE, There have been a good many complaints of tho Inaction and dilatoriness of proylous Congresses, but nony so well founded o3 those which le at the door of the present session, For morethan fourmonths Natlonat legislation has been In a comatose condition. Conyressinen have vied with each other only in the effort to prolong the session without dolng anything. ‘Chere has been a failure even to Interest or nmuse the public by lively debate, ‘The personalities of the session have been tame. The accounts of ench day's session have read yery much Hke those of each previous day, ‘Tho Demoernts have not even trusted themselves to talk, which is usually thelr favorit resort for avolding netion, The proceedings have been stale, flat, and unprofitable from the beginning,’ and nothing hag been accomplished to which the Democratic majority can point with satisfac- tlon or pride, A very upt Hlustration of the prevailing €ongresstonal inertia may be fount in the so-called “ finmediate” Deficlency bill, The word “immediate” has been applied to the Dill because it was designed to discharge a debt which had acerucd before Congress met, by reason of the obstinate refusal to provide at the extra session for some of tho necessary expeuses of the Executive branch of the public service, Yet this immediate” measure of rellef, was protracted for four months, and thon passed In a shape which has called out an Executive veto, as was probably expected. The payment of a Just debt past due certainly ought not to require Jong consideration nor meet with opposition, but the Democrats put It off as long ns possible, and then consented to make the appropriation only by imposing upon Sta condition affecting the National Election laws, whien they could not carry through as an in- dependent proposition.. No -ciroumstanco could Illustrate more pointedly tho Demo- cratic purposes to make all Natlonal affairs subservient to mero party ends, A refunding bill was one of the obylons measures for the present Congress to agree upon. There was no reason for disngrec- ment upon party Ines in this matter, Con- gress was confronted with tho fact that o large amount of 6 per cents and 5 per cents were outstanding which the Government would soon have the right and the power to refund into bonds bearing o lower rate of interest. It- should haye been the common purpose to provide tho requisit authority for refunding this part of the public debt at the lowest practicable rate of interest, It was clear that new bonds should not bear a rato of Interest higher than 4 per cent, and could not be negotiated to ndvantage at less than 34 percent, Hence thore was not room for avery wide difference of upinion, and the matter could have been deilnitly settled by a preponderance of competent testimony, Instend of adopting this perfectly stmple course the Democratic majority have pre- ferred to do nothing, and there is 9 prospect that the Government may be subjected to serious loss by reason of tho neglect, Nothing has been done with reference to tho counting of the Electoral vote, though the existing provisions in this regard are so vague ag always to threaten confusion it nothing worse. When the controvorsy arose over tho Jast. Electoral count, there wasa universal demand that some simple and def- Initiplan should bo adopted which would averta similar conflict In the future, Tho good souse of tha American people made them conildent that if the danger could then be tlded over It would not occur again, for thoy were sure that Congress, warned by one such experience, would devise some equit- nble and authoritative process for future counts. Butthe present Congress has de liverately Ignored this popular demand, and has left the way open for a dispute over the next Electoral yoto which may result In revolution or anarehy, Ithas been charged that the Democratic majority has purposely avoided a scttlement of this vexed question In order that It maybe free to adopt any tactics In the next count that muy best serve the intcrest of the Democratic candidate, Certainly no othor explunatton reasonably accounts for the neglect to agree uponn nieaatire that seoms to be necessary as a pro- tection ayninst the possible Mexicanization of the approaching Presiduntial election, ‘The people of all sections havo been agreed upon the necessity for some system of Na- tional supervision of the railronds, Experl- ence has demonstrated that the State laws are powerless to correct the abuses of rall- “rund commerce between the diferent States, ‘Tho right of the Natlonal Government to Impose restrictions upon the public corpora- tions which shall prevent extortion and un- just discrimination has been abundautly vine dicated by the Supreme Courtdecisions. The feasibility and the advantage of Government regulation of rallroads haye been demon- strated in other countries, But the present Congress has taken no decisive step In the inatter, A number of different -billa havo been proposed, but not one has come up for earnest consideration, ' ‘The people have been snubbed, und the corporations have beon ene couraged to new Invasions upon the public rights by the .Congresstona! indisposition to afford any protection against monopoly, ‘This opportunity for useful legislation has not been neglected because Congress has been ocoupled with more pressing business, but simply becuuse the Democrats have agreed upon a do-nothing policy as the safest preparation fora Presidential campaign. If any one promise of Democratic reform hag been moro couspleuous thay all the others, it is that of tariff-reform. But, not- withstanding the complete control which the Democrats have ovor. buth Houses of the present Congress, ithas been !mpossible to secure a hearing for those Interests which suffer most from the tart Inequalities and dscriminntions, Tho cheating on sugar lias not been stopped. The duties on the raw imatertal for tho manifacture of paper have not been repeated, ‘There is no present pros- peet that the duty on print-paper will be re- pealed, though its the chief mnterlal that enters Into the manufacture of newspapers, pertodicals, and books. Itis nutorfors that the publishers of the country are at themercy of agreedy Ring, but thoy have appealed tn vain to Congress, We cite this ay the most conspicuous instance of the bad falth of the Demoernts In promising tarlf-reforms which they nuver Intended to carry out,and It 1s not offset by reform In any other direction, Tho Democrats cannot esenpo the respon- sibility for these and other omissions. ‘They havo undisputed control of Congress, and have met with no opposition or embarrass- nienton the part of the Executive in any matters affecting the public welfare. They have simply squandered the public's mouey, wasted the public’s time, triited with the public’s interests, gnd about worn out tho public’s patience, 1? they think they have thus earned nn additional clang, upon public confidence, thoy will probably Uiscover thelr error when the public shall havo an oppor- tunity to pass judgment upon thelr career. ——— MR. WASHBURNE'S POSITION, Mr. Washburne’s position in tho factional strife for the Chicago nomination has been peeullar, nid in some respects embarrassing; but his versonal bearing has been muunly, honorable, and sincere throughout. Ie an- nounced from the first that Individvally he was for Gen, Grant, and would not under any circumstances be a candidate against him, Me has adhered strictly to this course, His personal and public relations with Gen. Grant forninetecn years have been of sucha charac- ter that he felt both hound and inclined to take. this position, though there are other men in public life who are now howling for Grant who would have been more selfish and less Renerous in Mr. Washburne’s place. It is suficient to sny in this regard that Mr. Washburne’s warm and disinterested at- tachment to Grant has been of grenter serv- ice to the Intter than tho cffustve and loud- mouthed, but less sincere, partisanship of somo of the third-term managers and spolla bosses {n this a3 well as other States. When Mr, Washburne found it necessary to make a public announcement of his pref- erences for Grant over all others, including himself, many well-meaning but indisercet friends of Mr. Washburne were disposed to tesent the stand he had taken, and declared that thoy were powerless to do anything for iim so long as he refused to be a candidate, But he resisted all the pressure that was brought to bear upon him to modify his dec- Jnration or to encourage the movement on his behalf. But there have been large num- bers of Republicans in various States who do not think it is necessary thata man should be 2 yoluntary, avowed,+ working, and wire pulling candidate in order to bo available, but that the welfare of the country and tho true Interests of party have o claim upon all citizens thatis higher than thelr personal Preferences. This Ig an old-fashioned theory, with which “machine” politicians have no sympathy, and which they can scarcely comprehend, Nevertheless it has served to secure a num- ber of avowed Washburno delegates to the Chicngo Convention in spite of Mr. Wash- burne’s protests, and it will provide him with a numerous and enthusiastic following in tho Convention if the “machine” fail to control that body at-theoutset. The samo theory will find a response among the people -that will astonish the machine politicians if Mr, Wasnburne’s name. shall finally bo vinced at the head of tho’ Republican ticket. When Mr. Washburne’s more indiscreet friends found there was no use in quarreling with him because he would not bes candi- dato against Grant, and when a moro judi- elous movement was made (though late in the day) to urgo his yecullar availability “upon tho Convention without regard to his own disinclination, then some -of Gon, Grant's self-appointed managers determined tosmirch Washburne by calling his sincerity into question. Vague hints were thrown out at first that “his courso was exciting un- favorable comment,” and then a cock-and- bull story was invented whitch associated Washburne with a dark conspiracy to stab Grant in the house of his friends, Tho canard has been very aptly burlesqued by on outsider (the editor of the St. Louls Ro- publican) In the following Innguage: It is 8 conspiracy which bas no equal in deadly mnalignity except the recont Nibiliet plot to dis- turb the dinner and digestion of tho Cznr. Ac: cording to the nforesaid qnuthority, Grant is to Appour in tho title rile of a now and rovised edition of Shakepenre’s Jullus Cresar, with Washburne as Brutus, Ogleaby ns Cuasius, Shuman as Cusoa, and Joscph Medill ns gon- eral managor and stage direvtor, Tho killiag busincss Is to bo done at Springfield, a4 near us possible tothe bagso of Pompey, Linculn’a statue, which will “all the while run blood,” tf the prop- erty man can procure tho necossary mnohinory. diratua Washburno is the chief” conspirator, Claiming to be tho life-long intimate personal friend of Crear Grant, and ovon writing a lotter tuking himself out of tho Prealdontial ring und romiving all nid and comfort to his friend, ho ng beon—s0 Koes tho story—in_ Becrot session with Medill, and between the two tho details of tho deviltry wore arranged, But the same Demoeratie observer con- soles himself with the reflection that Logan has taken personal command of the third- term legion, and expresses the fervid hope that, In ense the third-term movement must go to pieces, Logan himself will be on hand to anntch the prize, Itwas bad enough for the Sonator from this State who asplres to be the spolls-pur- yeyor of a third term to desert his duty at Washington and como homo to bully and bulldoze the people of Iilinois, and particu. larly the people of Chicago and Cook County, It wns n complete surrender of Senatorial dignity to resort to the devico of a spoils- grabbing, tricky politician, and endcavor to shut off an oxpression of the popular will by calling the Republican primaries at a notice that was too short to reach the people, but would Ieave tho strikers and blowers full sway. But there was something like personal degradation In sotting on foot an ‘untruc and malicious story that was designed tolmpugn Mr, Washburne’s loyalty to hig friend and to distort his exceptional generos- ity Into. a somblance of selfish and treachor- ous ambition, The third-term organs that havo given currency to these vile imputa- tlons upon Washburne’s motives have alded tho inatigator thercof {n ventilating his own petty jealousy, but they have not thereby strengthened tho third-term movemont nor increased the publlo respect for its activo managers, Mr. Washburne has been true to Gen. Grant and true to himself in this wholo matter, Itis reported that Gon, Grant re- cently took occasion to denounce In fitting terms the unmanly and pnmannerly assaults that have been mado upon Washburno's sincerity, and to acknowledge a debt of obll- gation and gratitude to the man that was his friend In thue of need. It cannothedoubted that, |f Mr, Washburne had the naming of the candidate, he would promptly and un- hesttatingly name Gen..Grant. But it may ‘well be doubted whether the spolls-grabbing Senatorial manager of the third-term move- ment in this State would do the same In case he were charged with personal discretion in deciding the nomination, Jt ly moro likely 188U0—' 'WELVE PAG that he would confer {t on himsclf. Wash- burne’s attachment to Grant has stood a test much strongor than was necessary to make Logan turn away from the former President, and it isat oneo a Magrant tmpertinenco and at gross fujustice for any wire-pulling or bull- dozing politician to doubt o degre of sincerl- ty and nkind of disinterestedness which he himself cannot whderstand. Whatdver tho result of the Chicago Convention may be, Str. Washburne’s conduct during the prellminury strugale will have won for him tho admira- on of all men who understand and appre- elate truo fifendship. ENGLISH CABINET EXPENSES, Now thot 0 new Government has comeinto power in England, our readers will be inter- ested In knowing tho amount of financial compensation that attaches to the Cabinet positions, especially In comparison with our own, The difference Is very essentlal, a9 will be sven by sume of tho figures, The Premier, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mome Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Indian Sceretary, Colonial Secretary, and Secretary of Wnr will receive $25,000 cach, a total of $175,000, whilo the Secretaries and Under- Secretaries attached to those bureaus will receive $165,250, making o grand total of $139,250, Inthe Law Department, tho Lord Chancellor will recelye $50,000, the equiva- Jent of our President's salary, the Attorney~ General $35,000, tho Solicltor-Gencral $30,000, and other officials $76,510; total, $101,510, The Lord Lieutenant of Iretand fs the high- est salaried officer on tho list, recely- Ing $100,000, and his staf will cost $138,050; total, $258,0, Tho Rt.-ITon. William = llenry “Smith, who has just retired, and who has become pleasantly familiar all over this country as the Admiral of her Mnjesty’s ship Pinafore, drew $22,500 salary, and his assistants $47,300; total, $60,- 800, ‘The Privy Council, Edueatton Depart- ment, Board of Trade, Privy Seal Ofice, aud Local Government Board consume $70,750. ‘Tho Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whose ostensible duties are the surveillance of a fow forest trees, gets $10,000 for doing nothing, ‘The salaries in the Public Works and Post-Offlco Departments are $24,750. In her Majesty’s Houschold, tha Lord Steward, ‘Treasuror, and Controller aggregate tho handsome salary of $19,010, ‘The Lord Cham- berlain plays the agreeable for $10,000 a year, and the Viec-Chamberlaln docs nothing for $4,020. Tho Master of the Horse and the Master of the Hounds, who have nothing to do, carry off, the first $12,600, and the second $7,500, Tho grand total of expense is $028,000, which of .courso does not in- cludo the salnries of an army of clerks necessary to conduct tho business of clreumlocution and red-tape that charactor- izes the adininistration of the English Gov- ernnientathome This sium, amounting al- most ton round million of dollars, represents only the salaries of the heads of depart- ments, Tho difference in expenso 23 com- pared with our own Government Is Inmense. Our seven Cabinet officers ara paid $8,000 each, a total of 56,000, as compared with $185,000 patd to tho seven corresponding of- ficers In the English Cabinet, There are several of the English Under-Secretaries and elerks who draw more salary than any of our Cublnet oficers, Her Majesty’s Lord Cham- bertain and Mastor of Horse, who are mero ornamental figureheads, have larger salaries even, whilo the Governor of Ireland gets twico as much as President Hayes. The different views of economy entertained in republican and monarchical governments fre very clearly shown by these figures. Government whose expenses are 80 enol mous as these will hardly. regard tho deficit of $25,000,000 in the Indian budget as any- thing but a mere bagatelle. SHALL THE REPUBLIOAN CONVENTION BE FREE? A-conyention to nominate candidates for office must In all cases depend for the popu- lar acceptance of its work in a great meas, uro upon the falrness of the mode in which that work 1s done. When tho work of a convention deponds for its success upon the voluntary support of the members of tho party, the action of the convention, In order to merit that voluntary support, should be inarked by fairness nnd freedom, Nomina- tlons aro not equivatent to elections; tho free and Independentvoter {s at larze throughout the Innd, and the most certain way to provoke ils hostility is toso manage the nominating convention as to deny to its members tho inost perfoct freedom of speech and action, The National Convention of tho Republican party will meetin Chicago Juno 3, and will contain 766 delegates from thirty-elght States and a number of Territories. Recent events have shown that fn this Convention ono of the most Important questions governing tho Conyontion will have to be mot and decided+ ‘This question is, whether these delegates, five- sixths of whom will represent Congressional districts, shall ba compelled to obey instruc- tions given by State Conventions. These In- structions are generally twofold: first, that all the delegates from ench Stato shall vote asa unit,—that is, as shall be determined by majority of thelr own number; and, second, that thoy shall all yote. for the person named by the State Con. vention or by a majority of. thelr own number, On the decislon of this question ay depend not only the nominations to be nindo, but also, and which is more !mpor- tant, the harmonious acceptance and support. of tho nominations by those whoso votes aro necessury toelectthem. A dalegationof thirty orforty members froma State may contain por- sons representlug numerous distinct districts and constituencies, Thoy will come to the Convention to represent—"‘ delegated” torep- resent and votu—the wishes of the people who selected thom, and no other, Kuch State has fourdylegates, appointed by the Stato Conven- tlon, to represent the whole State, They are selected, as aro tho district delegates, becauso ofthe faith reposed In them that thoy will carry out the wishes of the party in tho State and districts, subject to the gendral Interests and success of the whole party In the Union. To iuatruct delegates Is to dia+ credit the confidence pinced In them; to {n+ struct them is to take from thom all freedom of thought, judgment, and of action, and to send them to the Convention mero puppets to do the bidding of others, ‘This question fs not 4 now one, It was raised atthe Republican Convention at Cine olnnati in 187d, and was there decided by a alreot yote of the Convention. It had beon also decided by the Republican National Con- vention in 1868, In both of these Instances It was decided to sustaln the individual right of each delegate to vote according to his sense of duty, without reference to anyState Convention instructions which had been aiven him, At tho Cincinnatl Convention, on the seo- ond ballgt, four of the delegates from Penn- sylyanta demanded: tho right to vote inde- pendently of the insructions given them by the State Convention to voteasaunit, The President of the Convention decided that they had. this right. From this decision an appeal was taken by Don Cameron, and Don was beaten and the decision of the Chair was sustalned by the Convention, yeas 805, nays 854. When this vote was taking, Mr, Camer- on insisted that the four delegates should vote with the majority of the delegation on this question of appeal, and not Independent- ly, but this demand was also overruled by thd Chatr. . ‘ Here, then, are two decisions of vital con- sequence: (1) Thaton tho preliminary ques- tion ns to the right ‘of delegates to vote in- depondantly of instructions to yote ns a unit, each delegate has the right to yore ns he lenses; (3) that each delegato has the right to vote o1 the nomination of candidates freo of all instructions. From these deelstons it follows that even those dclegntes appointed by State Conventions are as free to yote In- dependently of those instructions as are the delegates representing districts, ‘These are the recorded ceclsions of the Republican party in National Convention, and they are all founded upon the funda- mental principles of the Republican party, that thg.majority must govern; that the Re- publican Conventlons are National, repre- senting the people, and are not merely rep- resentative of State cnucuses; that “State- soverelgniy” is not a Republican de- vico to allfic the free action of the whole peopls nor of the people of any State. ‘These decisions afirm thatthe National Con- ventions of the Republican party are conyen- tions of freo men, representing free people, and are not subject to dictation nor coerctoir from any caucuses which inny undertake be- forehand to control and direct their votes. Adhering to these decisions, it is probable {hint the Chleago Convention will be a freo one, made up of fres men, and, representing the whole Republican party, will act tor the Interests of the whole party, and not in the interest of any syndicate which may havo proviously determined what that action shall be. Tie supporters of the third-term busl- ness have. voclferously claimed Mississippt “golld’? for Grant. ‘They lave spurned the idea that Blatne or Sherman would get a yote In the delegation, If anybody dared so mueh as to intimate that’ Misslssippl might not after all be unanimous for third-terinism, they would grow indignant and insult the doubter, If they were reminded how that Republican State was surrendered to tho Bourbons in 1875 by Grant’s Administration, and of the feeling of indignation among okt Mississippl Republicans which that sur- render caused, they replied that it was all forgotten aud forgiven, and the Republicans of that State were spontaneously enthusl- astic fora restoration of the old crowd of apollsmen to oficial power. Su the State was seb down In all thelr polltical guess- books as follows: i For a third torin of Gran’ Yor Blaine, YorShormuan.. Grant's MAJOTIy s..sccersevesserseeeseavereodt Ifan aunti-third-termer wanted to encoun- ter tho peril of belng knocked down by stalwart more-termer, 1t was only necessary to express a doubt of the correctness of these Agures, : ‘The Republican Convention in Mississippi, however, has been held, and elected its dele- gates to the Chicngo Convention. On a test vote {twas found that the Convention was composed of 188 antl-termors to sixty- five pro-termers. The Biaine and Sherman men numbered the former and the Grant men the latter figure. ‘Tho majority faction concluded to divide the delegates pro-rata among the candidates, giving Binine 5, Sher- man 4, and Grant 6. In the Chlengo Conven- tion, when Mississippi {fs called, she will votes For third-term.... Agninst oxtra torms, Bnjorlty ngainst........c.sececeeeereceaccese O This isa horse of a very different color from a “solid vote of sixteen for,” and throws tha. boomers’ books out of balance twenty- two votes in the Chicago Convention, Tux London Economist of April 10 gives some figures showlng the loss of gold in the three great European banks. After allow- ing for the reserve which-the-Bank of En- gland is compelled to hold, and for the gold necded to meet the requirements of tho branches of the Bank of France, the Econo- mist furnishes the following figures as indiy cating the available supply of gold hela by the Banks of England, France, and Germany at the presont time and in January, 1877: , April, 1850. January, 1877. SoA mee 18,000,000” 46,000,000 Bunk of France. . » Bank of Gorma: 14,000,000 22,000,000 272,000,000 TOtals....+.ereeeeree «240,000,000 ‘Thus itappenrs that tho available supply of gold held by the banks of the three lead- ing nations of Europe has fallen off £23,000,- 000 or $115,000,000 In a little more than threo years. Itistrue thatthe available stock of the Bank of England has been increased $15, 000,000 durmg the perlod named, but It has been dono at the expenss of the Bank of France. When tho business revival which Inns been 80 genorally felt here reaches Eu- rope, and {g thero ns geaeral and as pro- nounced as here, the extreme want of gold will bo reatized. Then one of these things must happen; cithor the dearth of gold mus, Do Bupplied or silver must be remonetized, of the business of Europe must suffer by panics, ‘The tendency will bo the former, and thus relnforce the gold coin with the surplus sil- yer. European financiers will sce that their only deliverance will ba in tha remonetiza- tion of silver, and will take steps to bring it about, Tank of England (say). Brarne has carried tho Sixth and Ninth Congressional Districts of Illinois boyond perad- vonture, All the Convoutions have beon beld in tho Sixth District, with tho following result: Counties, Blaine, Grant. Rook Istand 10 Q Henry, 6 Bureau, 4 5 00... 4 4 Putnam, 0 3 TOI. .oerccerees cocsssnseres eseens 2d 16 All tho counties in the Ninth District (oxcept Stark, which hus but four votes) have also hold Conventions, and tho result ie: Countlen, Blaine. Grant, 1B 0 9 4 0 ry 4 Tho Twelfth (or Bangamon) District is very close. Tho voto ts reported us follows, all tho countios boing ins Sleco veer ve a Quincy) District will suroly be carried ogalnst tho third term, as Grant hos but two delegutos out of fourteen elected, and thoro aro but seven moro to be chosen, In Gon. Grant's own district the important Counties of Carroll and Oglo, casting 16 votes, hayu gone solidly for Blaine. Jo Daviess and Stephenson, casting 15 votes together, are conceded to tha third term; and tho result turus on Whitealdo, which manifesta a positive hostility tothe Graut cause, and la the furthest removed of all from Galena. It will tako a powerful lot of bulldoz- ing to whip Gon, Grant’s own district flute the third-term harness, with the chances at presont ruthor against such a result. If tho reports printed this morning about La Balle County ara confirmed, even the Sixth District, which up to this time has boen regarded as the most Grant- ish in the northern part of tho State, must bo setdown asdoubtful, Summing up tho results by Congressional districts, Blaino has two dis- tricts (the Sixth and Niuth) certainly, and a third (tho Twelfth) possibly; and Grant has one (the Seventh) probably, Tho Eloventh is anti-third- term, the Washburne men holding the balanco of power, Tye excise returns giving the consumption of intoxicating liquors in England, Scotland, and Ireland for 1879, which bayo Just been printed, aro uot calculated to inspire a Prohibitionist with feelings of cheerfulnesa or induce tho belies that the temperance millennium is negrat band, Tho total consumption of Uquorsof all’ , kinda was 1,050.690,718 galicna, div: i lows: Britieh spirits, 27,054,600; free Pea 0,540,9513 wino, 14,015,009; beor, 080.768 19 {sh wines, 17,500.00; costing 86i0,7in4 Agatnst $710,011,500 10 1878,—tho fallin consumption boing attributable to these! resotrcea of tha pouplo, growing out ot ae depression. Tho details of this consumpti of intorest. Tn 1870 England consumed ot £15,800 worth of beers Scotlund, ¢ te 000 worthy ond froland gop .0 splits, England consumed £81.5:0870) pect Jone, $40,487,885; and Teoland, §20,025,o9,°°°% | result shows that,while England consumed the than alxtoen thes as nitch hoer ag Ireland aus twonty tlmes as much as Scotiand, she only hag sumed threo times as much. spirits as Tret and but twice as much as Scotland, though Ba. i gland has cight timosns many pedplo et Jand and five times as toany as Troland, consumption per capita of intoxicating i in 1879 in Groat Britain was about thirty-two * gallona, or one barrol tv exch man, woman, bi ohild. As prospority in Enginnd Is Bnuged ne tho results of tho exciso returns, a barre , heaq 5 would indicate that tho yoar 1870 was atte gloomy over there us hns been stated, a Belts Tne Balthmore Amertcan,—a Proteetig: | nowspaper,—speaking of:tho swindling duty fm posed on wood-pulp for tho beneilt of cettalg Congressinen and thoir copartuers, observes: i No countryand least of all n growlay soy country like ours, where the plowshara tad tne rinting-pross have been inseparable cumpn lons In tho work of National developmentnc afford to tolernte such u tax upon knowledge, 7 countenance, such a cheek upon education’ fy {s not only hostile to tho spirit of thence bet Jrreconellable with tho polley of tho iio ble nto this issue no question of prot “ freo tendo, pure and i But to ont for, although the manufacture of dint ‘Ob tro. or stock, te nn industry pegs boing fostered, its stimulution is a matter of trilling concern compared with the ‘stimula, tlon of the intellectual cnergles of tho Public, ‘To foster ny Uranch of home Tudustry at the expense of the montal growth of a "penple, ty sitnply to make 2 burlosque of Protection, fn ovorsight ora trick in schedule 3" of 4 dutinble Ist, “dried pulp” was made subject to eiuby ae percent advalorem. The etfect of uty has beou to. pat & stop altogether to importutions of drled pulp, and to ‘give th makers In this country « monopoly of the ane cle through a process protected ‘by a Patent, which docs not expire until 181, Tho pulp mane, ufacturers—ninong the most promi whom, It should be noted, nro two Rey restate tives th tho preeont Congress—thoratore vit. ually control the prico of paper, and with: % wide margin can make consumers pay what they please for it. Suet a mov nopoly as this {s opposed—ns wo havo’ shorn to tho most important public Interests, and tf bears with special Injustice upon all publishers, though upon none with such soverity as noms Raper, Pruprictors. A proposition ts now befora ON ETCSS remove this tax, and place wood. pulp on tho freo list with othor articles which enter fnto tho manufacture of paper, and it should command the hearty aupport of all intele ligent mon without regard w party or tari Preferences, No people can afford to maintain A tax on knowledge. Tho American should hive added that the bil would havo been passed before this, placing wood-pulp on tho frea list, but for the opposls tion in tho Committeo of Ways and Meansot Garflold and Frye, Phelps and Wood. a Some thick-and-thin third-termers may contend that tholr cause did not getaserious Vinck oye Wednesday, but it fs difficult to seo how thoy will explain tho stubborn facts, Ing tnblo sent out by the Third-Term Bureau of Washington, and printed in Tue Tro Wednesday morning, n vote of 417 for Gen, Grant was clalmed on the first bailot, or 38 more than a majority. To make up this result cere tain “claims” wore mndo for tho States that held Conventions Wednesday, Now compare thesa! claims with tho results: i TOtalerseesrecrssorssscovascoreees oeO0 Es] On the showing of the thirdetermers then- selves, thorofore, they havo lost thirty-olght votes, or precisely the majority they claimed. Now to keep up thoir causo oven to a bare tle they; must further carry Colorado, Louisiana, and Allinois solid, which thoy cannot possibly do; count thirteen votes from Indiana, which they do not possess, and retain an unbroken frontia Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolinu, and Arkansas, in all of which serious disatfection is reported. The thin termer who can tuko delight in this prospect must be a modern edition of Mark Tapley, A. wrrrer in the London Times of April” S2thinks tho presont great prosperity in the United States will bo of short duration, as Zu: rope will not require our great surpluses of breadstuffs at high prices, and that tho balance of trade is already boginaing to run agulost us. ‘Ho says: And now for a fow facts na rogards the United States, ‘In the fiscal yoar ended June 80, 1878, she ex- Ported 3 inlilion bushels of wheat and flour it the noxt year 150 million bushels, and in tho cure yout. od sho is expocted to oxport 185 millioa uishels, sega In the cvont of goed, horvests coursing. ia; Europe generally, $2 intilion busbols will be, morg than will wanted from America {n° 1880-'81, and what sho does send will probably command a low price. ‘Those who ure project ing railways into unopened districts in order to | oarry produco which will then not bo required aro likely to burn thoir fingors, and not Tosses will bo necessary to quench the specula: tivo spirit Intely 6o rampant. Hesldos, when tha United States mate up her accounts for tho year ondad June 00, 1879, he found that sho bid sold moro than sho bed bought to the extant of £55,000.000, and 11900 the gulontar yonr 1870 the balance was £5).00W Jn hor favor. Recont advices tell us that ‘o January and Fobruary, 1860, her imports bave exocadad her exports at the rate of £40000 atoriing # month, or £30,000,000 per annum; 804 sho owes her prospo: 00d Cro} rity not ‘atone tog ut algo to the fact tunt thore was a market ot om, a Ir tho reports coming to us from La Salle County aro reliable, the delegation to Spring. ficld really etands about eight or nine for sine and Washburnoy and soven or elebt for. Gran iustead of sixteon for Grant, as claimed by the boomsters.. It scums that tho “instruction were sprung on tho Convention at night after most of the country delegates (fully balf the Convontion) had gono home, Tho Bull-dowt who put the question and declared it com riod in tho faca of a loud and Kei eral shout of Noi" rofused to lot the aree and noes bo called and havo the actual seat, ment of tho fragmont of thy Convention thon ha acsaion recorded. Ho was afraid the Grant (a. structions would be voted down, Lo deci the Convention adjournod as soon as the fraud. ulent and dlareputable trick was played. Dilaino and Washburne dolegates elected to tbe State Convention from that county do not iae tend ta be bound by any auch anap judgaed and scaly performanco, More than two! of the Republican voters of La Suite are op! toa third term for any man. a Ix all the ostimates of the third-tormers they put down Wisconsin ton yotes for Greul and not to exceed ton for the other candidat, Tho culoutation was that Wisconsin would pl nothing in the Convention,—the pro-term et oftsctting the antis, Tun TurnuNe asaured | . public gvor and over again that all its adv Nd froin that Btaro were to the offect that third torm would not sdcure to oxcocd > votes, and was moro likely to get none oe get more thanthree, The roault of tho 4c mg of the Conyention shows tho decuracy of ae formation. Tho dologatton from Wisco! stands; For third term..... Against third term, on lok What docs tho Chiougo third-term art think of that? What apology will !t make readers for its impudent assortions that termisn was awooping tne Budger Btate? _—————_— A Wasinnaton dispatch to an afternoom Paper says: 2 < Co: an Aldrich positively declares ut ho will not, under any olroumatances, bas ue didate for reflection from his distele ot 8 thinks there are others who should be ay ; chanoe, and deairos reat from bis aut jes bert whiloh be tinds very arduous and contal ns ably Aldrich has had his two terms, and bis eo thinks it bottor to lot somo else oppose thE te peal of the salt, pulp, and papur duties by 4 ing the voteon the yeus and nays, Da oa Barber expect to be returned to Congest fa tho strength of thelr votes to retain the MOn’r “oly tax on knowledge, ——————$—_—_—— A report cpmes in from the Fourth Ward that Bil Harper, of- fragrant grain-}nspec Pot momory, has got out a tickot houdod eat Washburng,” made up of Logun’s ben! saat ‘but that ttle trick will hardly win, 50 how cunningly concocted. ——<——————_— Mn, F. Q. Barz, County Committeenit for tho Twelfth Ward, refused to reoogalie Oy Washburne as 4 Presidential possiblity | E will not appolut a Washburne nian as U0 ©