Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1880, Page 7

Committee is not supposed to tions Rep enicy 20 advance the interest of a bea private Sgigate, Dut Mr. Cameron is aving Berdest t0 make it ao. The other day’ he re dest termit the bail inwhich the Nationa {used 0 Pert oT be held to be used for Couventiese of un auti-Grant meéeting. giving the purptrysni reasons that were approved by inded men who only ask for fair treat~ bis favorit. cradidate. Yesterday it id out, however, thut be had, in utter in- orngfoney with his previous notion, Eranted t_meetings on Mon- the use of the hall 1 te Happily this undue day and Tuesday, Tight + boon u tremendous ‘putits attempt shows how wily the aioe fs,and bow wary ener must be who scMngefeat it. It is an ovil sign when the would cerfor the nomination for~ the jency ig reduced to a competition in sharp etices and the employment of the tricks of praciet politicians. If, however, by tricks of ‘nt and parliamentary devices, by ra ‘delegates not chosen, by enforcing the Shit rale ere st. shall have been regularly Eiopted, by ignoring the rights of the opposition ote tloor by busing cove speakers, or by uny other of the methods by: which a minority with sufficient assurance ig made to seom a majority, Grant's nomination is forced through against tha will of a clear. wujority of tee convention, such action’ will be put the forecast of defeat in November, and a disaster tothe Republican party from which it Sill be slow to recover. Whatever Is done at Chicago, there must first and foremost be fair play. Tho Convention cannot afford to send out Pothe country a nomination procured by stitlins on. ‘The sharp practice and petty tricks award meeti hare nu place ina National Convention, and any attempt to introduce Lon fhould be made to’ recoil on the beads of the strivers. ay THE “INQUIRER” SAYS, relative to the report that Blaine is going to Chicago himself: It may not be customary for a Presidentis candidate to take so bold a step. bit tonto rative duty of every honest Hepublicatl © at down and crush the third-term plot rahe gent that the bearts of the masses of the party would thrill with delight were thelr ac. Repted chief to enter into the thickest o: is struggle. His acute knowledge of Coad his splendid generalship, and bis magnetic pres- ence would be a match for the cunning pales of the traitors and jntriguers whom the third-term cabal will keep in employment. Grant partisans re men of revengeful and implacable nat- ures, and they mean to sucritice laine atany bazard because be has been recognized gs the centre of the opposition against, him. A duty to himself, duty to bis party, and duty to Ge country should impel him to_ take hold at Chicago in person. The solidity and the impetus Which be would give to the inchoate antf-third term opposition might prove to be i ie. MR. QUAY led his county unanimously for the inited States Senatarship yesterday, but Blaine got three-fourths of the vote polled. Join Cessna left for Chiezgo yesterday with instructions from every county in his district tovote for Blaine. This will make no differ ence, however. Ie owes Caineron too much to fail him en the roll-call. His colleague, avid Ouer, says: “Lam guing to vote for the man who will be noininated on the first pallot, first, last, and all the time,—Grant. lave recelved no instruction from County Convention that I propose to recognize, an don'teare who knows it” Grow said at Williamsport the other day that he did not think Greut would be nominated. He thought him the weakest man the barty could put up. Blaine is the best man, thoug! his chances Were small, ‘The Sherman lub will start off with twenty members for Chicago. 3 THE “EVENING.BULLETIN,” .. which has been one of the three Republican pavers in the State advocating: Grant's nomi- hnation, shows signs of weakening before the overwhelming popular revulsion against a thirdterm. Itcomes out this afternoon in sn article which, while not giving up Grant, Jooks toward Windom as a dark horse. The Bulletin says: He ig kuown to be an especial favorit of Mr. Conkling, and he has the udvantage that be is not an object of batred on the part uf any of the y. Mr. Windom is not a Grant man, but be isamanof good abilities and character, of ex- i affairs, sud of devotion to ence on public Qepublican principles. THE “EVENING TELEGRAPH” predicts Republican defeat if Cameron and Logan persist in forcing the nomination of Grint. “Itisafact that in the Harrisburg Convention Cameron distinctly pledged hin- self to the Philadelphia delegates, and to others, that if they would prevent his defeat in the State Convention he would yield to their wishes in the National Convention, and) consequently, it was not to nominate Gran at Chicago which induced them to vote for the unit rule, but to rescue the tottering lead- ership and the political fortunes of Mr. Don Cameron.” ‘ = THE “TELEGRAPH” on to say: The Republican pary is now about to enter upon alite and death struggle. J¢ will either come out of the Chicago contest better and ftrouger thar it hus been for muny years, or it will end its existence thero altagether. If the small clique of small trading politicians who de- clare it shall bave no choice which {s-not theirs in choosing a standard- r eucceed in muk- ing their declaration , then the men of rinciple, of - intellizenco, and patriut- m, who have heretofore voted with it, snd worked for its many and solid tri- ‘umphs, must abandon it to the Cameron- Conkling-Logan crew, whose predominating in- finencein it implies’ its death. Jt was strong enough to beat down a great iebellicn, to re- stwte the Union, to destroy cbuttel slavery, to reistablish a peace, to enduro years of Grunt- ism, and still live, but it ig not strong cnough to bent the luad of un-lepublicanism that the third-term conepirators would put upon it. ‘Their suceess carries with it defeat. If the unit tule is worth that price, all right, for that is the price that must be paid. INDIANA. Bptetat Dispatch to, The Chicago Tribune, Ispranaro.is, Ind., May 29.—It-may be said withoutfear of contradiction. that the sentiment among Republicaus in this city is solid and unanimously against the nomina- tion of Gen. Grant. Scareely anything else istalked about. Business-men seem to have turned politicians, and nowhere can one join a group of men that the conversation is not turned upon the situation at Chicago. It re- minds one most forcibly of the greenback defection in 1874, Every hour, new develep- ments were made. Go where one would he Was startled with the statement that the men in such ashop had left the party, until the firmest men and oldest politicians became alarmed lest the whole force of workingmen in the city would go over in a body to the enemy. The feeling to-day is very similar; men who a week ago were confident of carrying this county by 1,500 majority, and sho belleved the State might be carried ‘for the Republicans, are now apprehensive that they cannot count on Marion County, to say nothing of the State. The feeling among the bistrge draenei revelation sufficient to aM st i n- 0 When first it was ai MEN POOHED AT THE IDEA, but on ingulry it was discovered that th half has not been told. A talk of five min- Utes with any Republican superintendent or official in charge of men employed in the factories and workshops of the city is sufti- Gleut to couvinee the most skeptical that biti Papers are saying is literally true. peaking of the extent of this revolution in » bile sentiment, the News says: hae ¢ Would like to omphasize the fact that it toGrant,” It were Moesible Lope all ihe eibressions against this movement, and to por- ay how widespread and deep-rooted it 18, tho Paper Would not be large enough for the pur- qheDublicans here are now fully convinced Such is the true condition of affairs, and Done areheard so foolhardy as to express ‘Sny other wish than that Grant may be de- ted. Among the prominent Republicans the city to-day was the Hon. Thomas ina, of Greencastle, candidate for Lieu- tenant-Governor, “He has been in the coun- in forthe past three weeks engaged ina Wsult, and hed given no attentloy what- yer to politics; but, on coming here, he was -.... SUEPRISED AND ASTONISHED beyond Mmessure, he said, to find such a feel- and 80 great depression among Repub- Deal Generally over the prospect of Grant’s now eR. He could get encouragement Redd ere, for syn one seemed to be in be Taine. faleb enny, President of the oung Men's Republican Club, has been Rory enthusiastic and active for the last two fon having a grand ratifleation meat Wigwan OW ing erected, Rhenever the Clicago nominee shall be an- aezeet.. Invitations have been issued to the simiar clubs in the State, and ae Se ae td air. ew ; Mat started to raise funds to pay expenses, mati found so much opposition to holding a the on meeting in ense Grant should be My itread? “For the Purpose of Dedicating the Wigwam.” After such amendment was made he raised $1,000 in a few. hours. A prominent Federal officer said to THE ‘Tripunr’s representative this morning: |“ Ir donot say that 1 will not yote for Grant, but my constant prayer is that he will be. defeated for the nomination, love my party and my country too dearly to see it sacrificed to the stubbornness of the triumvirate,” 2 ‘A canvass of the: immense machine-works of Nordyke & Marmon, to-day, resulted in finding ‘seventy-four Kepublican employés, fifty-eight of whom said they would not vote for Gen, Grant under any consideration, 0 position to the third term was the cause in almost every case, A few soldiers cited the Bounty bill veto, but their principal reason was because of a third term. Qne man said: “Jam a Republican and a poor man, but I will contribute $25 toward a FUND FOR BEATING GRANT.” Another said: “Iam just from Cincinnati, and the feeling against Graut among the working classes there ts very much worse than it is here. At least nine-tenths of them* would not vote for him for constable,” “It was enough of a monarchy under Grant before,” said another Republican; “I won’t have any more of it.” Said another: “Grant will be knocked on the head if he runs for President again, and the working class will do it.” ‘At the shops of the Cabinetmakers’ Union a canvass resulted in finding thirty-four Re- ublicans, only one of whom would vote for Grant. These were all Germans, and they were unusually bitter in their answers. When one of their number, the only Ameri- can-born in the shop, said he would vote for the General if nominated, although he would do so under protest, he was immediately in- formed by his associates that he was a fool. One of them remarked quietly: “I have yoted for him twice, and that is enough. I would support Tilden before 1 would vote for Grant tora third term.” “Another one “TY have always voted the Republican i but this time I don’t vote at all. The THE HANDS OF THE POLITICIANS, and the sooner it is disrupted and broken w the better. Politicians work for ‘spol and not for the gvod of the peo- le, and the workingmen won't stand it any longer.” Another cooler and more cunserva- tive Republican said, “ Lwo’t vote forGrant fora third term, or for any other man. It is wrong, and it looks to me_ like an acknowledgment of weakness on our part. We simply say to other na- tions that we have but one man in the United States tit to be President at this time.” Another man said: “Me vote for Grant? No, never, If he gets a third term then he will want it for another, and then will declare himself Emperor.” At the Indianapolis Starch-Works there were found twenty-five Republicans. eleven of whom will vote fora third term. But it was noticeable that nine of these eleverr were colored. They would vote for him, but pre- ferred soine one who wis not so bitterly op- posed by the party. Speaking of some of these men who declared their opposition to Grant, the Journal this morning alluded to them as “so-called Republicans.” ‘Te ‘o this the Neus, p THIS EVENING, REPLIES: It (the Journal) spenks of * so-called Republic- ans" ns opposing Grant because of this Bounty bul veto. The News bus 2 vivid impression of the personnel of the men who have announced themselves 2s opposed to Grant upon this ground, They have in every instance said they were old suldiers, in almost every instance de- ¢lyred they had. been Republicans ail their lives. We should like to see the Jouur- nal go to those men and tell them face to fuce that they were called Republicans.” We ure of the impres- sion tht after about one such interview the Journal would be like the boy who trified with the mule,—not so handsome us he was before, but with a large accession of infurmaton. We will furnish the address of the men on applica- tion. The card of Gen. Milo S. Hascall, published in yesterday’s Tribune, undoubtedly voices the sentiment of most Republican candidates for a State office so far as the wurthlesnegs of 2 nonination i3 concerned in Indiana if Gen, Grant is selected at Chicago. Several have been in this city during the week, and without exception all have expressed the belief thata nouiination will not bé worth the asking in the event of a third-term candi- dacy, It isdue to the Hon. John C. New to say, however, that WHATEVER Ils PERSONAL PREFERENCES and his duties asa member of the National Executive Committee may induce or. neces- sitate his doing, he has thus far as Chair- man of the Republican State Comphittee done nothing or said nothing to indugé any delegate from Indiana to act contrary: instructions or to his own idey” of what is best for tho party in: this State. It was known at the time of his elec- tion as Chairman of the State Committee that he was a strong Grant man, but, as known, he has in no way made use of his position in any Way, shape, or manner to further the in- terest of any candidate. OHIO. COLUMBUS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CoLunaes, O., May 28.—The most bitter opponent to the third term one week ago would have been unable to form an estimate of the number of Republicans in Central Ohio who are seriously and uncowpromisingly opposed to the renomination of Grant, and from facts brought out by a personal inquiry it is only too apparent that the anti-third- term sentiment has grown beyond ‘all com- parison since the workings of the Springfield Convention lave been exposed. On every hand, in the shops and factories, rolling- mills and foundries, the answer is, “We want none of the third term, and will not support Gen. Grant if he is nominated, which he cannot be unless the Senatorial tricksters play the Springfield game.” A prominent Republican has returned to this city to-night from a tour through the southwestern por- tion of the State, and says that he was utterly taken aback to find the opposition that had gprang up during the past two weeks. This feeling, he says, is most noticeable among the ex-soldiers, who have notified the prominent men of their section that, so far as they are concerned, they will NOT SUPPORT A THIRD TELM FOR GRANT. In Scioto County, and along the Ohio River, this feeling is apparent, without any effort being made to feel the public pulse. In Noble County, where the soldiers’ vote alone jas elected a Republican member of the Leg- jslature for several years, the almost unani- mous expression is: “ We will not be-dic- tated to by the Bosses who are endeavoring to saddle Grant on us a third term.” That enthisiast Private Dalzell now adits that the nomination of Grant would render Ohio extremely doubtful in October. Gen. Grosvenor, one of the most shrewd of Ohiy politicians, said he was convinced Grant's nomination foreshadowed .a Dem- oeratic victory this fail. The Rev. W. E. Moore, D, D., of this city, a gentleman well informed, regards the nomination of Grant as equivalent to Democratic success upless that party throws away its opportuni- ty. Col. Orland Sinith, whe commanded a brigade at Lookout Mountain, is strongly against the third-term. Reviewlng the evi- dences of opposition on all sides there is but one conclusion to be arrived at, and that is, that in the City of Columbus, alone, there are B sufficient number of Republicans who will not vote for Grant if he is nominnted to DESTROY AND SWALLOW UP the majority received by that popular candi- date, Charley Foster, onu year #go. | A num- ber of Republicans who voted for Greeley In 1872 express themselves very freely on the third term, saying that under uo cireum- stances will they vote fora third term after bolting a second. It is safe to assume that of the 30,000 Republicans who repudiated Grant in 1872 at least two-thirds would repudiate him now if nominated, The State Journal, referring to the illustrious Fred Grant, says? lf “dad fs under the hay,” Col Fred Grantiz not the boy tg resene him, His use of the pitch- fork is terribly awkwurd, and he fs liable to give dad a severe prod rather than to remove the ay. C . Myers, editor of the Dispatch, ae Mele Republicans left for Chicago to-night, ‘Iwo speckl trains will Teaye here to-morrow night for Chicago, one vin the Pan-Handle, the other via the Colum- bus & Toledo and Fort Wayne, Reads, -A large number of delegates and others have secured tickets, MINNESOTA. ROCHESTER. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Rocwester, Minn., May 29.—As the time approaches for the Chicago Canyention there is wore than’ ordinary polltical argument going on, increased by the possibility of Grant’s nomination. In conversation with the leading German Republicans 1 Gnd “that they will not vote the Republican ticket if by the “nts| fg ‘THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY; MAY 30, 188 Grant is nominated, but will wheel into lin with any other candidate, The whole pone. Jar sentiment of the State Is Blaine, although the oftlecholders who received their appoint- ments ‘from Grant naturally expect to he retained should he be returned to the Presidential.chair, Hence, though the thin pretext of bringing out a favorit son: (William _ Windom) has deluded * the unsuspecting and. unwary, our delegation, while they aro not solid for the third-term candidate, yet are not pledged. The masses now demand for James G. Blaine, yet, know- ing the strong home sentiment against the third-term candidate, will hardly dare cast their ten votes for Grant when the indignant protest would be hurled pdint-blank at them by an outraged people on their return. All the Democrats are extremely anxious to have Grant nominated; in other words, profiting break in our lines, they may with good-groundéd hope, and ex- pect to, elect their cundidate. The bone and sinew of the Republican party are not for Grant, and, in proof of the assertion that hi nomination would cause a bolt of the dimen sions expressed, Lou correspondent will en deayor to giye the views of those who ar dead set against Grant lua future dispatch FOUR CANDIDATES, WAITING IN WASHINGTON. Syecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasnineton, D. C., Mny 29.—Washington City has now two Presidential candidates and two dark horses, Sherman and Blaine, and Edmunds and Windom. They are all here closely watching the situation, and in constant communication by telegraph with their friends, The two leading candidates, Blaine and Sherman, are but a few minutes’ distant from any one in Chicago who wishes toconsult with them. Secretary Sherman has, had a telegraph instrument placed in his private room in the Treasury Department, andis in regular conference with his managers there. Blaine has a tele- graph instrument in his house connecting directly with headquarters in Chicago, and is In constant communication with his man- agement, Blaine is . confident, hopeful, cheerful, The dark horses, Edmunds and Windom, are here, notat all concerned about, their candidacy, but greatly interested in Chicago proceedings. EDMUNDS 18 HERE, resting at his home on Highland Place, tak- ing no special pains to place himself in easy communication with Chicago. He receives frequent dispatches. Senator Windom, too, at his home on Vernon avenue, does not for- fet that hisown State has done him the honor to make him the State’s choice. He also is watching .the course of events at Chi- cago with interest. ‘ KANSAS, TOPEKA, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Torexa, Kas., May 29—The attempt o1 the four Grant delegates to get into the Chi- cago Convention on the ground of a pre- tended election by the Second and Third Congressional Districts of this State excites great ridicule here, where the facts are known. The delegates from the Second Dis- trict never held a meeting outside the State Convention either before nor since, notwith- standing it was the only Grant district in the State. In the Third District the delegates remained in the State Convention from first to last, participated in al] the proceedings, and. seemingly acquiesced in the action of the Con- vention in instructing for Blaine, After. the adjournment of the State Convention a ininority of the delegates from the Third District met in the Senate Chamber, and, with much hurrahing and enthusiasm, selected T. J. Andergon, of Topeka, and J. M Steel, of Wichita, as delegates to Chi- cago in the interest of Grant. No one ever supposed they would attempt to be seated in opposition tothe regularly constituted dele- tes, and theiraction was simply regarded in he nature of an effort to let themselves down easy after their honest defeat, :) THERE Is NO PARALLEL .the Kansas and Illinois Conven- nsas ho one has ever disputed ie a ‘THHAe Blaine had an easy-working ma- {os ‘Jf 50 votes all the way through, win- racing two of the three districts, as the pub- lished roll-call proves. In Illmois. Grant never had an honest majority in the Conven- tion, and obtained the delegation by fraud in disfranchising Cook County, which had by an undisputed majority clected anti-Grant ticlogates. The circumstances of the two Conventions are entirely dissimilar, and the Republicans of Kansas would feel themselves grieviously outraged if by any parliamentary trick theten delegates from this State showld be divided in any manner, Kansas can never be made to indorse the third term, Iowa. CEDAR RAPIDS. Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Czpar Rarins, Ia, May 29.—An ex-Con- gressman from Central Lowa, who is on his way to the Convention, was interviewed to- day. THe expressed regret that the Republic- betwee an party had within its ranks men who were , such political desperadoes as Logan, Cam- eron, and Conkling, and added; “J would need little additional evidence to believe that John A. Logan did once organize a Rebel company, and less evidence to cause a firm belief that he would organize another if he thought it would benefit him. Logan & Co. played Grant aroynd the po- tentates and crowned heads very nicely, but he came home by far too soon. His boom Is rapidly falling through. Nearly every pound of ballast has been thrown out. The strategies at Springfield, which disfran- chised a majority of the voters of Illinois, will be the last straw on the cainel’s back. I belieye the true friends of Gen. Grant will not allow his name to be presented to the Conyention, and he {s_ too wise to attempt to squeeze in, knowing that with g division of the party it would be impossible for him to be elected.” In reply to a question “ How about Grant’s majority in Iowa if nomi- nated?” * THE EX-CONGRESSMAN REPLIED: “They might be satisfied to get one, for I tell you there is a most formidable opposition throughout the State to the third-term busi: ness, and 30,000 Republicans will stay away froni the polls if Grant runs, while many will openly oppose him if nomingted, ‘Tle Re publican party will owe its defeat to three of the most selfish, dirty-trick politicians the Almighty ever put the breath of life into. Towa Republicans will giva 60,000 majority toany man but Grant, and him they will bolt The third term 1s a precedent that should not and will not be set.” ILLINOIS, SANDWICH. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sanpwicu, Il., May 20.—The Grant man- agers are greatly mistaken when they think that all the opposition te Grantin the Repub- lican ranks will subside the moment he js nominated. True, very many who now op- pose hijn will fall into line, but a great part who are terribly in earnest in their opposi- tion will carry their convictions to the polls next fal. In case of Grant’s nomination the party would have to fight a double victory, not only to uphold Grant’s second Aduwinis- tration, but also to fight the popular preju- dice against the third term. This county has always been reliably Republican, but in 1874, owing to the general disgust with Grajt’s second term, the previous Republican ma- jority of 2,500 was reduced to only 430, the total vote being nearly as large. The Ion. Isnac Kirkpatrick, a farmer anda dele-" gute to Springiield, says that in his opinion his township, Buuaw Grove, generally Re- publican by 100 majority, could not be carried by Grant. Reports from other towns in the county show that if the same proportion ex- ists throughout the State, Grant, if nom- inated at Chicago, would be left ina decided minority at the polls next November in his own Btate. : TILDEN. WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune BraprorD, Pa, May 29,—The Evening Star of to-day editorially states on authority of-a member of the Pennsylvania State Committee, that C. W. AfcCune, of the New Yor! ominiftee, S that iden would not bea eundidate at Cin- cinnat FOREIGN. A Characteristic Letter from Rochefort, the Exiled Communist. He Threatens to ‘Make It Warn for the Paris Profect - of Police, The Anniversary. of the Queen’s Birthday Celebrated with Great Pomp. A System of Telephonic Reporting In- augurated by the London Times. English Politics Unusually ' "Wanting in Points of Interest. A Decree Issued Commuting ‘the Sentences of the Nihilist Convicts. Debate in the Prussian Diet on the Ecclesiastical Bill, : The Crop ‘Prospects in Ireland Considered Very Prom- ising. Terrible Loss of Life by 2 Powder Explosion in Belgium, FRANCE. A CHARACTERISTIC LETTER ¥ROM ROCHE- FORT, Spectat Cable. Pants, May 29.—The following character- istic letter from Henri Rochefort appears in le Mot d’Ordre of to-day. It is addressed to M. Andreaux, the Prefect of Police. Sin: My son has come to Geneva, wounded with two sabre cuts, one in the head, the other on the body. He recelved them both on Sun- day last as he was leaving his lodgings in the Place de Ia Bastille. Hels there studying for his Bachelor’s degree, He was not one of the garland-bearers. The murderous at- tempt, of which he was the victim, was com- mitted by a police office of the Fourth Brigade. The officeris 307, Heis the man charged with thesurveillance of thesentenced prisoners’ sons, and has also the faculty of terrifying the idiots who constitute our Government. It is, therefore, certain that the rascal who wounded my son wounded him because he was my son, and It is equally certain that you issued orders for the son to besabred purely to avenge yourself on the father, who hasescaped from your hands, Ihave no right to expect justice of a Gov- ernment which has suffered your brother-in- law to go tree after killing a man in_a_duel, which was certainly illegal, and the murderer so carefully avoids the publicity of the law courts. t.the same tme I feel myself bound to warn you that I hold you responsible for the murderous as- sault’ which with undeniable premeditation was made upon -myuson, As soon as I return — to ‘aris, will you biows for words. “The amnesty which alarms you is inevitable after a more or less. short interval, and when it comes I will pay you over the ears for. each of your sabre- cuts. [I thought you opposed it through vindictiveness or stupidity. 1 now see the motive of prudence by which you were actuated. Rocuxyorr. GREAT BRITAIN. PANOLE’S DEFEAT. Spectal Cable. Lonpon, May 29.—A sporting correspond- ent writes as follows from Epsom regarding. Parole’s defeat in the race for the Gold Cup: “ When the flag fel] Mr. Dunlap’s colt Solver was first in action, and he raced away, slight- ly leading Mr, Rothschild’s filly Fashion, the pair being clear of the others, of whom Lord Tlastings' horse, Master Kildare, was third, Parole being Inst. After a short distance Fashion led when half the journey was over eight lengths in advance of Solver, Mnster Kildare second, Parole be- ing in the rear until the mile was made. When striying in the straight Parole improved his position, and, Solver dropping out, he became third to Fashion and Kildar, who still held @ clear lead. Kildare was beaten at thedistance by Parole, who then reached up and challenged Fashion, but he could not get between her and the rails ashe attempted to do, and was beaten by a length. Jeffrey’s (Parole's jockey) objec- tion to Fashion’s jockey was overruled. This race following rapidly on the Liver- pool Spring Cup, created a most disagreeable impression, the two cases being ex- actly identical except in the first case an incorrect —_ decision was given, and in the second a sound ane, both elling, however, against Parole, Ab Liverpool, Archer, on the advance, attempt- ed to come up between Parole and the rail, which place he A TAD NO RIGHT TO ATTEMPT TO TAKE, and which he was not permitted to de by the rider of Parole, who somewhat easily de- feated his opponent, An objection followed, and to the yery great surprise of all who wit- nessed the race Parole was disqualified. At Ep- som the tables wore turned, Parole attempted to go inside, was defeated, and, on objection, the case was very properly ruled agaist him. But by the sane argument he should never have been disqualified for the Liverpool Spring Cup, which was one of the most un- rightegus decisions ever glyen. THE QUEEN’S BURTUDAY, The formal celebration of the Queasn’s birthday took place to-lay. It was observed with the ytmostimilitary pomp and pageantry: in all the garrison towns. The picturesque ceremony of the parade of the house- hold troops, cavalry and infantry, came off in St. James’ Park. ‘The Prince of Wales reviewed the troops, wearing the uniform of the Honorable Artillery Com- pany. At his right and left stood the Duke of Kdinburg in the uniform of the London artillery, and the Duke of Cambridge, Field Marshal and Commander-in-Chief. ‘The brilliant weather attracted a vast crowd, in- eluding the Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Connaught, and several German Grand Dukes and Duchesses, . syste. c Musically it has beeti quite an interesting week. Mr, Mupleson’s week concluded to- night with the long anticipated perfarmance of * Lohengrin,” under Herr Richter's con- dactorship and with Mme. Nilsson a3 Elsa, While Hauk was. singing Monday night thieves stole her jewelry from her house. Mme. Réze had the honor at Albert Hallion Saturday nightof having the Duke of Edin- burg play a. violin: obligato in Gounad’s “ Ave Maria” to her Soprano solo. An en- core was the unavoidable result, os ‘On the same day Priveess Christian played anaccompaniment in the hall of the Albert Institute at Windsar.to the singing of Ming, Goldschinidt (Jenny-Lind), i} A QUEER DECISION. A tract distributor at Dublin has been fined twenty shillings or fourteen days? im- prisonment for o! ing a Roman Catholic priest a handbill inviting him toa mesting for & friendly discussion. Appeal was made to the Court of Queen's Beneh, whieh held that the act of offering such a hand-bill toa riest-was an insult in itself, and might have Text toa breach of the peace, The English visitors, at Oberammergau have started a church of their own. THES TRICAL. The special feature’ in theatricals of the return’ TWENTY PAGES Week is the advent of Sarah Bernhard! London’s “Adol of last ati ae peared with a company at the | Gaiety ‘Theatre Monday _in “Adrienne” Lecouvreur.” ‘The reception by the audience was decidedly cool, but her magnificent performance compelled an _en- fhusisstic reoorni tion by. ee hearers in a Pplause, She will not the successes of last year, however. Sere re a ie CALLYLE, ‘atlyle is no better. He is constant tremor, and semis OL reeves his former robustness. . Aes ITEMS. r. Greenwood’s newspaper, the St. James Cure appears on ‘Monday as a penny ‘he unvelling of Byron’s statue on Mon- ie 4UT. ORD muitizes: oe left-handed, shamefaced. etary on A statue of John Ruskin is ths Beiiool of Drawing Yodel i hin ot . AN IMPORTANT INNOVATION has now been accomplished. The T'tmes re- ports the Parliamentary debates after mid- night by telephone from the House of Com- mons to the cout posi 7 i in the subway of the A SMALL SCREW STEAMER called the Anthracite, left the Thames for Falmouth yesterday en route to America. She is the smallest steamer that has ever un- dertaken this voyageon her own unaided resources, The voyage is for the pur- pose of testing Perkins’ system of tubular — boilers, which are charged with fresh distilled water, a small quantity only being required, and this. after being condensed into steam and used in the engine, is condensed and reused. |The preliminary run was inade on Wednesday. Many scien- tific and prominent gentlemen were onboard, ‘The trip was from Erith to Chapman Light and back, a distance of forty-six miles. A steam pressure throughout was maintained, at an average of 350 pounds to the square inch, half-throttled, revolutions 182 yer minute. The en- gines worked most satisfactorily. the tide adyerse both ways the speed averaged eight knots an hour. The trip promised well for the result of the Atlantic yoyage. Ifsuccessful the experiment will inagurate a new era in marine engineering in regard to the econoniy of fuel. CURRENT POLITICS require little comment. The Government redeemsits promises by introducing a burials bill and game-law measures; but the Brad- Jaugh case continues to monopolize such attention as iy not bestowed on the Derby and Oaks, the growing hostility of Protestants to the appointments of Ear Ripon and Lord Kenmore, and the persistent demand for Sir Bartle Frere’s recall. Some glimmer of interest is caused by Mr. Gos- chen’s arrival in. Constantinople: It is uni- versally expected that the sclininentary Committee will report that Mr. Bradlaug! cannot take the oath. Mr. Bradlaugh’s friends hint that he intends to take it, nevertheless, by choosing 2 moment when only afew members are present, walking to the table with the Testament in hand, and going through the formality, unaided, con- tending that it is unnecessary for an official to administer the oath; he will then, claim his seat. Legal proceedings may follow, the seat may-be declared vacant, and a new election ordered. This program assumes that Northampton is disposed to reélect Bradlaugh, which, under the present circum- stances, is extremely improbable. Leading meinbers ofthe Government are openly hos- tile to Mr. Bradlaugh, and a majority of the Liberals would gladly be rid of him. LIBERAL DISCONTENT, There is only slight, if any, improvement in the tone of feeling among ‘the Liberals be- Tow the gangway toward the Government. Fresh occasions of discontent are daily oc- curring. John Morley, in the Pall Mall Ga- zette, and Sir Wilfrid Lawson, in the Hause, are taking the leading part in the Frere domonstration, and remain unsatisfied with Mr. Gladstone’s concessions. ‘The country is bewildered by the Ministerial irresolution, John Morley’s Pall Mall Guzette ig not less independent than before. He is rapidly mak- ing his mark by his independent vigor and versatility. THE CROWDED COMMONS. When the House of Commons assembled last Monday the attendance of amem- bers was so great that nearly fifty, who were unable to find sents, were obliged to stand in the passageway below the gangway or take refuge in the galleries. Complaints were heard onall sides. Mr. Sergeant'Shnon gaye notice of a motion to regulate the ap- portionment of seats, while Mr. Mitchell enry, the ‘Home-Rule millionaire, created considerable amusement by giving notice from his place in the gallery of his intention to introduce a motion recommending the building of a new House of Commons, where all the members might happily be accommo- dated. IN THE BRADLAUGH DEBATE Lord Randolph Churehill bitterly denounced Mr. Bradlaugh and all his works. ‘The noble Lord concluded by throwing one of Mr. Brad- laugh's pamphle on the floor and stamp- ing on it This — histrionic con- clusion was greeted with hearty laugh- ter and derisive cheers on the Liberal side of the House. The Tory and Cutholic members continued the debate in the same bitter tone. From all parts of the Kingdom members of Parliament are re- ceiving letters-urging them_to vote against the admission of Mr. Bradlaugh. All the Churches are up in arms on the subject. wof the Irish members will yenture to support Mr. Bradlaugh’s admission, owing to the remanstrances of their constituents, more especially the clergy. Mr. Bradlqugh himself is contident of his ultimate suctess. Nor is Bradlaugh without friends in the Flouse. Although an uncompromising athe- ist, he denies the charges of blasphemy. | Ife says the story that at one time he took out his watch and gave the Diviniti five minutes in which to strike him dead, may probably be found In Hindoo mytholo- ‘but certainly the say storme is told of A Gner Kneeland, who was prosecuted in Massachusetts, and oa: a French comedian. He intends, if ; rejected by the House, to organize a demonstration in London, and says many Northampton shvemakers, even those una- ble to pay railway fare, will trampup totewn to record their emphatic protest, Mr, Brad- laugh has an intention of visiting the United States in October for a lengthened lecture tour. The author of “Fruits of Philosophy” in personal appearance resembles Henry ‘Ward Beecher. RECENT APPOINTMENTS. In political and social circles there is al- mostas much excitement over the appoint- ments of Lord Ripon and Lord Ken- mare as there is in the relig- ious world over the Bradlaugh case. Lord Ripon is a so-called pervert, which, however, in the eyes of the natives of India, appears to be in no way, prejudicial, judging from ® paragraph in a leading na- tive journal of Caleutta, the Hindoo Patriot, which says: “The Marquis of Ripon is distinguished by a high conscientiousness, which is evident frow the fact of his change of faith, A nobleman and public man in his position would nat have changed. his ancestral relizion if he had: not been moved by high conscientious seruples. ‘As a conscientfoas man_he will not fail to do justice to the poor and dumb millions of Indians.” OTHER PARLIAMENTARY MATTERS may be swmmarized as follows; Mr, Glad- stone, who begins to feel the weight of years, has arranged that Lord Hartington shall take the duties of leadership inthe Commons after the dinner-hour., * Lord Beaconsfield gives the present Parlia- ment three years of life. 5 ‘Mr. Parnell is hard at work preparing A NEW LAND BILL ee inthe form of an amendment to the Glad- stone act of 1870, and aiming to make the qualitied property right enjoyed at present by the tenant under that measure absolute, By the proposed bill the landlords would be deprived of the power of arbitrary evic- tion, and would be reduced to the same level ag ordinary creditors. They could still evict, but they: would be compelled to compensate the tenant or allow him to soll his interest in his farm. “The Irish meme bers say that the Government is favorable to the principles of the measure, but they do not see their way clear to dealing with the land question this session. PRIVATE LOCOMOTION. et Vanity Fair thinks that the seoref of pri- vale Nacaotion has been sulved, and that the man who cannot afford -to ‘keep horses ean — replace by 8 tame alr pump in_ his_ stables. Col. Beaumont, fate member of Parliament for South Dur- ham, has adopted compressed air to the driving of a locomotive at the Woolwich wl. ‘Ten and a half tons have bauled f twenty-two tons a distance of Jot faites, ‘and 2 lighter load of twelve “' vith one change of sir tons twenty milos wit! On aa thor under the charge of n ine is noiseless, 1 Me eee nine” tank on wheels, wiih jevers and handles ou top where the uriver is Placed. he air a is stored m reservoir, under . a ressu of fifteén pounds to the square. inch, which after ranning three miles is reduced to abont $20, The new engine is thought to be capable of immense development. A meet- ing of the LONDON CENTRAL ARCTIC COMMITTEE was held on Thursday. Arrangements are in progress to exhibit the materials of an ap- paratus for balloon voyages in the Arctic re- gions at the Alexandria Palace, and ive a tri of balloons at the Crystal Palace in June. Commander Cheyne says sixty committees have been al- ly formed, and are ready to aid the scheme. He is confident he will obtain the £30,000 necessary for carrying out the project. THE MISSING BOAT. To the Western Associated Press. Lonxpon, May 29.—The missing fifth boat of the steamer American, which foundered on her way to the Cape of Good Hope, con- tains one Quartermaster and four seamen. DIED. George Honey, the comedian, is dead. WOOL SALES. Aft the wool sales to-day 8,900 bales were disposed of, chiefly Sydney, Port Philip, and New Zealand. The bidding was less animat- ed, but prices were maintained. THE FISHERIES QUESTION. LryERPooL, May 29.—A correspondent at London writes: “The American Minister has received instructions or advices from Secretary Evarts relative to the fisheries question of a much more amicable character than by reports of the debates in Congress.” RUSSIA. SENTENCES COMMUTED. Special Cable. Parts, May 20.—A St. Petersburg corre- spondent telegraphs that by order of the Czar the sentences of the condemned Nihi- lists have been commuted as follows: Michaeloff’s death sentence is com- muted to ten years’ hard labor in the mines. Sabournoff, sentenced to death, is condemned to fifteen years’ hard labor in the mines, Troschianski’s sentence is commuted from twenty years’ hard laborin the mines to ten years; Dr. Weimar from fifteen years’ hard labor in the mines to ten years in a fortress; Koleinkeina (female) from fifteen years’ hard labor in the mines to ten years in a Government workshop; Berdinkoff from fifteen years’ hard labor to eighteen years in a Government establishment; Low- enthal from ten years’ hard labor to six years in a Government workshop. The three Women, Nathansen, Witanieff, and Mali- nowska, . ARE MERELY EXILED. Boulanoff also is banished. The commutations of the punishment of the condemned Nihilists was settled at an interview between the Emperor and Gen. Loris Melikoff yesterday morning, at the rec- ommendation of the latter, Gen, Melikoff, with Gen. Gohererine, acting Chief of the Third Section, went to the Imperial! Palace of ‘Tsakkoecelio, where the affair was rapidly arranged. The decree of commutation was read to the condemned in prison at 8 o’clock In the evening. The members of the Govern- ment deserve credit for this measure, which would indicate a tendency toward apeasement for decrees of this nature usually set out with the motive of repentance on the part of the condemned, whereas in this case the commutation is made without any kind of pretext, and forthe good of the sovereign merely. GERMANY. THE CHURCH BILL BEFORE THE PRUSSIAN DIE IET. Byenriy, May 29.—It is undérstood that the Pope personally wishes the party of the Cen- tre in the Prussian Diet to abstain from mov- ing an amendment to, or voting upon, the Church bill, N BrERuix, May 20.—In the debate on the Church bill in the Lower House of the Prus- sian Diet, Puttkammer, Minister of Ec- clesinstical Affairs, stated that when the Curia issued its last negative reply the contents of the bill were not known. A measure, he said, might fall on fruitful around. The Government submitted the bill to the wise consideration of the Holy See, - THE DEBATE, The debate in the Lower House of the Prussian Dieton the Chureh bill was resumed to-day. Herr von Puttkammer, Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, said he had no objec- tion to amendments dmiting the perine of operation of the bill, if they did not ehange Its principle. He declined to produce any more documents in the matter,as those already published placed the question in a clear light, Replying to’ the criticisms of Dr, Falk, ex- Minister ot Ecclesiastical Affairs, von Puttkammer einphutically denied that the bill implied “any wavering in the views of the Government as to the sovertigaty of the State, or the least intention of feebly withdrawing from the ground of unchangeable adherence to the existing laws. The welfare of the State, he declared, required a large-hearted con- sideration of the evils existing in the coun- try. De believad that, even if the bill was rejected, it would be impossible to obtain the advantage produced by its introduction as it would demonstrate the Government had done its uttermost to restore peace. * BERLIN, May 20.—The Prussian Diet has referred the Church bill to a committee of twenty-one. TURKEY. ROBBERS SENTENCED. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2%.—The three Mussulmans who attempted to assasinate and rob Burness, the British subject, have been sentenced,—two to fifteen years’ and one to seyen years’ penal servitude. THREATENS TO RESIGN. ConsTANTINOPLE, May 29.—Sawas Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, being desirous of promptly settling the questions pending with foreign Powers, threatens to resign un- less he recelves full power to negotiate with- out any interference except that of Said Pasha, the Grand Vizier and President of the Council of Ministers, and the Sultan. A VALUABLE GIFT. Rome, May 20.—The Pope has sent a valu- able work of art as a gift to the Sultan, . ITALY. THE PARLIAMENTARY SITUATION, Rome, May 29.—The Parliamentary situa- tion has undergone a change. The Dissident Left have ratlied to the side of the Ministry, and in the election of the Budget Committee sixteen Ministerialists and nine members of the Dissident Left were elected by inutual agreement, leaving five seats tu the Conserva- tives. és SWITZERLAND. ST. GOTHARD TUNNEL. GENEVA, May 29.—A six-fodt granit wall, built to maintain in place a porous white stone through which, at one point, the St. Gothard Tunnel runs, is giving way. Itis thought the tunnel will have tobe recon- structed around the white stone—a two- years’ job. IRELAND. HARVEST PROSPECTS, Dusiiw, May 20—The harvest prospects are good throughout Ireland. An unusual area has been sown in potatoes, which came up weil, as the new seed has been exten- sively used. VARIOUS. BA. HAVANA, May 20,--Chief Cecilio Gonzales and two followers have been killed at San de San Vincente. ALBANIA. Raausa, May 2.—Regarding the decision of the Chief of the Albanian League to pro- ceed agalnst the Montenegrins, it is an- nounced that the Mussulman partyin the League opposed taking the offensive against the Montenegrins, und that course was favored by the Catholics. : POWDER EXPLOSION. NT, May 29.—An explosion in a powder- nuteae Weneren, near here, killed and in- jured. many persous. ‘Ten bodies have thus tar been found, s REFORM IN SPAIN. Maprip, May %.—The Coalition part: have -deeided the prinelpal objects of their policy to be the assimilation of press offenses with common-law offenses, the abolishment of special. laws and special: tribunals, the reformation of civil and judicial administra- tion, the restoration t> Town Councils of the right of electing their Mayors, revision of the electoral legislation, in order to ingure a | more free expression of national s1 and the carrying out in Cuba of the econom feal and social reforms of Gen. Martinez POS. A FORCED LOAN. > Lanore, May 29.—Abdur Rahman Khan’s attempt to raise a forced loan of a luc of rupees from traders has caused great dis- content, and has realized only 40, Tupetes.” Pending payment of the-whole fonn he has seized traders’ goods and stopped all traffic with Cabul and Bokhara. Abhur man’s adherents in Cabul are almost daily receiv- ine feiers expressing his friendliness to the Ti] le THE COMEDIE FRANCAISE MATTER. Loypon, May 29.—The French comedian, Coqueline Elder, has tendered his resigna- tion, the Cémédie Francaise Mani or mittee declining to allow him a fortnight’s holiday’ to fulfill an engngenient lon. Coqueline’s right to the holiday is not dis- pues the objection is to the time of tak~ LOCAL CRIME. ARRESTS. James Sullivan, 23 years of age, is at the Twenty-second Street Station charged with robbing Oscar Thompson, corner of Clark and Fourteenth streets, of a watch. Sulli- vanand acompanion named Thomas Keefe, on the night of the 6th inst. it is alleged, held up-Mr. Thompson as he was conr ine out of a water-closet on hisown prem- i : John W. Conroy and Anthony Flaherty, painters, fought yesterday on Madison street, m front of Burke’s European Hotel, because of Conroy’s refusal to pay Flaherty for some work he had done. Conroy got the best of the encounter by knocking his antagonist down and biting the top of his ear off. He then ran off, but was pursued by Officer A. Fife, who captured him at Fox’s poo-room. PICKPOCKETS, Thomas §. Phillips, of No. 347 -Dearborn avenue, had his pocket picked of a gold watch and chain yesterday afternoon while standing in front of the PalmerHouse. This is said to be the first of the season. At about 8o’clock John Wilson, of No, 284 Clybourn avenue, had a silver watch stolen from hiin at the same location. Alphiam K. Pearce, from Belfast, Me., while passing through this city last evening on his way Naperville, bad his pocket picked of $100 cash while getting out of the cars atthe Michigan Central devot. The thief was noticed in the act, and was caught and held for Officer Ed Walsh by some of the train employés. ‘The prisoner is about 50 years of age, and looks like an old-time thief. le gave the name of Charles Waters, but his real name is said to be Peter McMinimie. THE JUSTICES. Justice Wallace; John Cavanagh, lareeny of a valise from the Michigan Southern bag- gage-roonl, $700 to the Criminal Court; Wil- lard Needham, Charles Slausky, and Michael Meehan, robbing F. Il. Foster at the corner of Fwelfth street and Michigan avenue, of a gold watch and chain, $1,500 to the .Criminal Court; John C. Curtis and George Lloyd, larceny of a horse and bugay from S. D. Kimnbark, $1,000 to the Sist;- Jaines Ryan, burglary of William Parker's residence and shouting at him, $800 to the 8d; John Mitchell, burglary of Mr. Bolter’s Feslilatiea in Lake View, $800 to the Criminal four! CRIMINAL NEWS. MURDER SUSPECTED. Wiemra, Kas., May %.—It is reported that Capt. John Huffbower, at El Paso, this county, who attempted to make a conjunc- tion with Capt. Payne, in the Indian Terri- tory, is missing, and circumstances legd_to the suspicion that he.has been murdered. Ha had considerable money with him, PERJURY. New Yors, May 29.—James E. Willams, on trial the past week for having his aunt,> Mrs. Delia Little, of San Francisco, com- mitted to prison upon an affidavit that she was a habitual drunkard, has been convicted of perjury and sentenced to the State Prison for four years. A FRAUD. Special Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, Apnrran, Mich., May 20.—The appeal for aid for the peoplo of Williamson County, Texas, said to be starving from drought, em- anating ostensibly from J..T. Harris, banker at Georgetown, that county, and addressed tobankers in this section, proves to bea fraud, and has been denouneed by letterg and telegrams from citizens and authorities of that section. OBITUARY. JOHN MATHERS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, JACKSONVILLE, IIL, May 29.—The Hon Jolm Mathers, candidate fer Congress on the Greenback ticket in this district, formerly Mayor of Jacksonville, and at one timea member of the Legislature from Morgan County, died to-day of lung disease, after.a painful illness of several weeks. Deceased ‘was a prominent and much-esteemed citizen, Whose death is deeply regretted In the com mi / ———— TURF NOTES. CrncinwatI, May 20.—The spring meeting of the Queen Uity Jockey Club, which begins on Tuesday next, has every prospect of suc- cess, Over 100 horses are already in the stables, The reputation of this track for the suppression of fraud gives it a high standing among all lovers of the turf. The promise Is now for an excellent track, and, as there wil] be a fair number of starters in each race, good sport fb expected. a Sax Francisco, May 29.—On this the last day of the spring mee of the Pacific Blood-Horse Association, the first.race,three- quarter-mile dash, was won by Pritchard’s chestnut colt in 1:193. Inthe second race, one-and three quart mile dash, Euchee, Tyler, and Flood si F the latter winning in 3:0937 In a close con- test. In the third event, two-mile heats, Lena Dunbar, Clara D., and Mattie Glenn started, ‘The first heat was won by Lena; time, 3:38)4, ‘The second heat was won by Clara easily In 8:50, The third was won by Clara by a Jength in 3:42, Mattie distanced. ‘The fourth event, one and three-eightha gash, was won by Sallie Black. Time, “Consolation Purse, mileand a quarter dash, was won by Richard I{L Time, 22! ————— THE MILLERS. Cixcovsatt, O., May 29.—Preparationsare in a forward state for the International Millers exhibition, which sto begin Monday next,and continue one month. Power Hall, of the Exposition Building, Js filled with milling machinery from this country and Europe, and the exhibition promises to be of the most valuable Renee ane Grain Congress, which meets June 22 23, composed of delegates from all the Boards of ‘Trade and commercial organizations in the conutry, is expected to be of great interest. Samples of all grades of gruin from leading markets of the world willbe on exhibition.» Extensive preparations have been made for the recep- tion and entertainment of visitors not by way of banquets, but by the appointment of busi- ness menof the city to give attention to gueats, show them points of intcrest about the city, and generally to see that they are not neglected. In the opening exercises ad- dresses are to be made by Lient.-Goy.: Hick- enlooper, George Bain, President of tha Millers’ Association, and responses by Ald. Hadley, of London, and by Joseph Vanden- wyngaert, of Berlin. RESUMED. : Pn.ADELPnia, May 29.—Rutter, Newhall & Co., who suspended owing to the failure of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad -Com- pany and Philadelphia & Reading Iron and Coal Company, have made a settlement and resumed business. ieee IMMIGRATION, New York, May 20.—Two thousand. ant eighty-four immigrants arrived to-day, mak- ing the total arrivals thus far in May 53,009, a greater number than arrived In any previous whole mouth of May. A —————————— Colorad«n and Indian. Gen, Miles, the noted Indian. sts. quoted assaying: “The average a ciatter sells his gun and ammunition to Indians for about four times its value, and orpects to have an- other furn! him When the Judians begip to