Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 20, 1880, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. Che Triknure. BY MAIL—IN ADVANCE: edition, one year... Davy Tnoeday rhaadty, nd ot Monday, Wednesday. und Friday, per year... faturday or Sunday, 10-page edition, perveat 2.50 Any other day, per ‘year.. 00 ETE. of ten.. and Williams (Wis.). At Harrisburg the party was joined by Senator Cameron, who came West with Gen. Gartield.. Ara meeting of the Protestant Reforma- tion Society, held at Exeter Hall, Loudon, yes- terday to denounce the'appoiutment of the Mar- quis of Ripon as Viceroy of India, there were several exciting row: Ben Bensaurx, a colored preacher of Ma- rion County, Texas, was shot dead yesterday by one of his flock named Moore, on the ground that the preacher had been guilty of criminal inti- macy with Moore's wife. Mn. Heser, a banker of Mechanicsville, Specimen coples sent free. Give Post-Office address in full, including Btate and County. 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WASHINGTON. D. C.—1m9 F street. Gs. SOCIETY MEE’ CLEV! LODGE, NO. 2, A. F. & A. M.— Members _are notified that tne funeral of ourlste Brother, Edmund C. Baxter, will tuke place on Sun- ‘day, June 2, at 12 m., from No. 22 North Union-st., to St. James’ Chureh, corner Cass sad Huron-sts., where services will be held, thence to Hasentil by catrinzes, WL. TATE. . We Me & EK. REED, Secretary. HESPERIA LODGE NO. 41, A. F, & A. M—The amembers are hereby notified to'attend 6 recular Com- auun! ‘of the Lode to. be held on Woduesday evening, June %3, at 8 o'clock, at the Hall, corner Randolph and Halsted-ste. Master Nasons are espe- cially invited to be present and witness the work. i: JAMES SMITH, W. 3 CHAS, H, BRENAN, Secretary. THOS. J. TURNER LODGE, NO. 4, A. F. & A.M. ‘Thursday evening, June 24, at Freemasons’ Hall, 16 Monroe+t. Al) members are expected to be present. Business of importance. Visitors are cordially in- ‘Vited to meet with us. % JOHN E. PETTIBONE, W. M. W. M, STANTON, Secretary. 7 CHICAGO COMMANDERY, NO. 13, K. T.—Stated ‘Conclave Monday evening, June 21, 159), at 7:8 o'clock. ‘Work on the &. T. Order. Visiting Sir Knights wel- come, By order of the Eminent Commander. ‘HIRAM T. JACOBS, Recorder. COURT BENEVOLENCE, NO, 30, LO. esters, allention—Business of the utmost tm) Yoall members will be transacted at bull Randolph-st. on Tuesday evening, June 2. Election of oftcers for ensuing term. elo. ‘A full attondance is tesirea. By order o: P. GUNTHORP, C. R. BL ¥. BLDRIDGE, Secretary. WASHINGTON CHAPTER, No. 43, jpecial Convocation Friday evening, Jane retock. Work on the Royal Arch Degree. Visiting sompanions cordially invited. Br order of the H. P. CHABLES EB. WIGHT, Secretary. RA. M— 35, at 7350 EXCELSIOR (UNIFORMED) ENCAMPMENT, NO. 8,10.0. F.—Hall corner Clark and Washinzton- sts, “Ali Patriarchs are ordered to appear in full uniform at their bal! next Friday, June %, at 7:62, m. sharp, to attend their annua! picbic at Washington Heights.’ ‘Train leaves Ruck isiand Railroad depot at $08, m, All Patriarchs Prgrses, invited. 3; E. D. REINBES, Scribe. ‘BR, BALN, C. P. 1,0.0.F., PATRIANCHS ATTENTION.—All_uni- formed Patriarchs are requested to meet at the hall corner Clark and Washington-sts. in full dress next, Friday, June 35, at 7:45 a. m. sharp, to attend the picnic at Washington Heights, ar HO E-LULL, Cpe ORIENTAL CONSISTORY, 8”. P.. BR. Sv, 320— ‘Assombly ‘Thursday’ evening, June 24, at 8 ‘o'clock. Business of great importance. A full attend- ance isd By orderof JOHN O'NEILL, 32, GIL, W. BARNARD, 5, Comrin-Chiét. Grand Secretary. .N CHAPTER, NO. (©, R. A. M.—Special * CORINTHIA! Convocation Monday evening, June 71, for work on ig Companions are the MM. and P. M. Degrees. Visitin; always welcome. By order of ROBERT MALCOM, M. E. HP. JOHN 0. DICKERSON, Secretary. LA FAYETTE CHAPTER NO. 2 R. A. M—Hall, FMoorepst, Special Convocation onder. evening, june 21,at8o’clock, Work on P.and M. KE. Degrees. Visiting Companions welcome. By order of WM. K. FORSYTH, M. E. HE. P, ‘WM. J. BRYAR, Secretary. ; &T, BERNARD COMMANDERY, No. 3 K. T.— Conclave Wednesday evening, June 2, at 6 clock. Work on the Tempiar Order. Visiting Sir Knights are courteon-ly invited. By order. SO. D.M. GARR, Commander. J.0. DICKERSON, Kecord FAIRVIEW CHAPTER, NO. 36 R.A, M.—Hall corner Thirty-reventh-st. and Cottace Grove-av.— Regular Convocation Thursday evening, June 2, 1330, Sompasions srecordiirineted. en ee Hi. S. TIFFANY, MB, HP. MYEON HARRIS, Socretary. NATIONAL LODGE, A. F. & A. M.—Btated Com- munication Taesday evening, June 2? corner Ran- dolph and Haisted-sts. Business of importance will come before the Lodge. Visiting brethren cordinily tovited. J. W. OSTRANDER, W. ML Order are cordialiy invited to be present. veDR: i. ae HEYNOLDS, W. 3. Fy. W. EL STAFFORD, APOLLO COMMANDER, NO. 1, K. T-—There will de no Conclave Tuesday ovening, June 2, 1s. By order ef ent Commander. ‘S. TIEPANY, Recorder. SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1880. ‘Poreoms Weaving town for Ce season, and sum- mer travdera, can have Tit Dawy TRIBUNE matled to them, postpaid, for $1.23 per month, in- cluding Sunday edition, or $1.00 per month with- aut it; and the address will be chanyod as often as desired. - Harr-stozus have almost destroyed ‘the crops in some of the Swiss Cantons. | ‘Tur boiler of a Richmond, Ind, oflmill exploded yesterday. The explosion caused the desth of four men. Panr of the Villaze of Starksville, Miss., was destroyed by fire Friday. The loss is placed at $100,000, and the insurance at $30,000, | Soyas coal-oll stills and tanks were de- stroyed by fire yesterday morning at Point Breeze, Pa. The loss 1s estimated at $30,000. Axp still another defeat for Bismarck. The Lower House of the Prussian Diet has re- jected the second clause of the Government Church bill, A Lake schooner named Samuel J. Tilden floats d flag inscribed with the names of Gar- fieldand Arthur. The Captain was a Democrat, but has repented. A Baxtimore furniture factory was en- tirely destroyed by fire last evening. The loss is estimated at £200,000. The building and stock were fully insured. OveR 10,000 bales of cotton were sold at New York to an English manufacturing firm yesterday. The sale is said to be the largest single sale ever mude. Two Bors had a quarrel at Lancaster, Pa., yesterday, which ended by one of them shooting and instantly killing tue other. The boys were aged respectively 14 and 15. Paut Kroucer, the leader of the Boer. party in the Transvaal, resents the recent stato- ment of Sir Charles Dilke that the Boer popula- tion were troublesome and refractory. ‘THE native Governor of one of the Chinese- Indian provinces has been captured by the Brit- ish forees and placed in prison for having de- tained a British mail steamer on the Irrawaddy. It appears that the statement that the Bur- mese rebellion was ended was premature. The rebels are reported to have recently attacked and burned several villages near tho frontier of the Kingdom. GEN. GAEFIELD left Washmgton yester- day for his home at Mentor, 0. He was ez corted to the depot by dlarge number of personal and polftical friends. In the same carriage with juim were Hepresentatives Conger, Huimphri¢s, Ia., has absconded, taking with him $20,000 be- longing to depositors, most of whom are working men and women. Huber is supposed by his victims to be in this city. Te HomeRulers will obstruct the pas- sage of Forster's Irish Retfef bill unless the Gorernment agrees to the adoption of a clause enlarging the powers of local Boards in giving compensation for eviction. Tre Lancashire cotton manufacturers have notified their operators that the state of trade will not permit the advance of wages conditionally promised some time ago. A strike is threatened in consequence. TE Mississippi River at Dubuque was within twelve inches of the high-water mark of 1870 last evening, and was rising. Sovera! houses were completely surrounded by the water, and much damage to property was anticipated. Davip L. Smanxk, while on a drunken spree, attacked two women in their own house, near Sidney, O., Thursday, with a fenco rail, and killed one of them, and would have killed the ottier had her cries not brought assistance. Tre jury in the case of Currie, charged with the murder of Porter, tho actor, at Mar- shall, Tex., returned a verdict of not guilty last evening. The insanity theory was accepted by the jury. The verdict isan outrage on law and justice. Tre Democrat ward-blowers will be de- lighted to learn that the “Bosses” of the party are preparing stump speeches for them. Each speech will be made up of gems extracted from the best efforts of the orators of the “grand old party.” Ir is belleved in Washington that Judge Tarbell, deputy under Judge Porter, will suc- ceed the Intter gentleman as First Controller of the Currency. The appointment would bein the line of Civil-Service reform. Judge Tarbell is a very efficient officer. ARBUCKLE and his wife, whose trial on the charge of arson has cocupied the time of the Criminal Court during the last week, were yes- terday found guilty, and the husband was sen- tenced to ten and the wife to six yeurs’ impris- onment in the State Penitentiary. Tue two Tory members for the ancient Borough of Canterbury were yesterday unseated for having obtained their election by bribery and corruption. One of the unseated members isa son of Gathorne Hardy, one of. the leading members of the Inst Tory Cabinet. Osx the ground that there is no law in the District of Columbin that requires a father to support his illegitimate child, the case of Jessie Raymond against Ben Hill was yesterday de- cided adversely to the plaintiff by Judge Wylie, of the District Court at Washington. Carrer Harrison bas arrived at Cincin- nati, and is the noisiest man in that town just now. He makes speeches to the natives and the visitors at every corner grocery, and has completely outstripped Ben Hill, Goudy, Sam Randall, and Stevenson, of Kentucky, in lo- quacity. Gen. JouN A: Surrer, the founder of Sac- ramento, Cal, and on whose farm on the Pacific Coast the gold discovery was made which led to the rush Callforniaward in 1648, died yesterday at Litiz, Lancaster County, Pa. Gen. Sutter was atone time cnormously wealthy, but died poor. Ife was a native of Badon, and was in his 7Sth year. Agarx therumor is revived that Gen. Grant will be offered the Presidency of the Nicaraguan Canal Company, which bas recently obtained concessions from the Government of Nicaragua. ‘The money to carry out the plans of the Com- pany will be subscribed by New York, Boston, and Philadelphia capitalists, many of whom are personal friends of the ex-President. Iy the contest for the long-range challenge cup at Doliymount, near Dublin, yesterday, six Americans and ten Irishmen competed. Milner and Rigby, of the latter, made the bighest secures, Mitner making 143 out of a possible 150, and, Rigby, making the same score, they willhave to shoot again. Farrow, of the American team, made13$. The weather being foggy, the Amer- icans were at 8 great disadvantage. Tue Democracy of the Eighth Missouri District are sadly lacking in unanimity. Two years ago it took nearly a week for the Demo- eratic Convention of the district to reloct -a candidate for Congress. The nominee, Judge Crisp, was defeated at the polls by the bolting candidate, Sawyer, but though defeated ho was not vanquished, and ts again a candidate for the nomination before a convention which has been in session two days, and in which fourteen bal- lots have failed to determine the result. Tue Democratic National Committees has recorisiderod Sts decision to nominate Wade Hampton for Temporary Chairman of the Cin- cinoati- Convention, because of the opposition of the Tildenites, who claim that Hampton was not true to Tilden in ‘76. The most prominent candidates now mentioned aro Judge Hoadley, Frank Hurd of Ohio, Stevenson of Ken- tucky, and Melville W. Fuller of this city. Carter Harrison bad aspirations. Carter is al- ways aeplring. SPEAKER RANDAL refused during tte last days of the session to recognize Cougress- man Deuster,who rose repeatedly for the purpose of introducing a bill for the protection of steer- age passengors in the transatlantic steamers. The bill has been rendered necessary by the shameful way in which immigrants have been treatea during the Inst two or three years, and had the unanimous support of the Committee on Commerce. The members of Congress of German birth are very indignant at Randall's behavior, and attribute his action to unworthy influences. . Cou. Dav L. Patuirrs, editor and pro- prietor of the /Uinota State Journal, died at his residence at Springfield yesterday morning. Col. Phillips, since the outbreak of the Rebellion, bas taken 2 leading part in Ul{nois politics,—al- ways on the Republican side. He held the office of United States Marshal during Lincoln's Ad- ministration, rau for Congress against Joho A. Logan in 1360, and against Mr. Springer in 1870, but was unsuocessful on both occasions. He has been Postmaster at Springfield since 1877. Col Phillips was a man of sterling in- tegrity,. strong convictions, outspoken and vigorous on behalf of the right, and against wrong-doing of every kind. Scarcely had Col. Phillips been dead an holr when Senator John A. Logan, with characteristic indecency, proceeded to intrigue for the ap- pointment of Paul Selby, of the State Journal, as Postmaster at Springfield. it is to be sin- cerely hoped that President Hayes will rebuke the impudence snd utterly bad taste of the ex- Boss. He will find no diffeulty in finding in Springfield a more competent man for the place anda better Republican than Logan's hench- man Selby. An Irish Land bill, which appears to be the joint production of the Government sad the Home-Rulers, was introduced into the House of Commons yesterday, and will be pressed to asevond reading Tuesday next. The bill pro- vides that until the 4st of December, 1831, cjectments for noo-payment of rent in the distressed districts of Ireland stiall be deemed capricious evictions, and that any disturbance of the tenant will be deemed a disturbance within the meaning of Gladstone's Land act of 180. The tandlord will thus be. compelled to pay the tenant compensation for unex- hausted improvements ag well as for his interest in the tenancy. The landlord will. however, have the privilege of oifering the farm to the tenant at an equitable rent fixed by arbitration, and ff the.tenant refuses the offer, he rendors void his clalm for oompensution for disturbance. [The measure willbe bitterly opposed ‘by the Tory members, who will have the, almost un- divided support of the English press. Tord Elcho’s cheap attempt at burlesquing the meas-" ure is fairly Indicative of the feelings of the Tory landlords in reference to the bill. So ridiculous was his burlesque bill, however, that the Speaker refused notice of it ty appear in the notice book of the House of Commons. Lord Eleho is a Scotch Tory, which may account for the utter stupidity of his joke ‘Tne bill for the plenary amnesty of polit- feal offenders was introduced in the French Chamber of Deputies by Premier De Freycinet, Gambetta, whois the author of tho measure, urges its adovtion because it Is demanded by the mafority of the French pooplo and by the French Republican press. The conduct of those political offenders already umnestied,he says, justifies the expectation that those who remain, if Hberated, would behave in an equally proper mancer. Gambetta bolds that for the Senate to impede the passage of the mensure would be in- comprehonsible, which 1s a neat way of inti- mating that should they persist Gambetta may getugly. 2 ‘Tnenrz Is every indication that Tilden and Seymour are out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. The delegates already at Cincinnati soem to be ulmost unanimous in the opinion that the former will withdraw be- fore nomination-day, and only seek the indorse- ment of the Convention. Seymour's letter of declination to the Cincinnati Enquirer is re- garded as final. Thurman's greenback record has killed bis chances, and the muss of the De- mocracy will not have Payne or Jewett beonuso they are too intimately connected with railroads and other corporations. Hancock's prospects are dimmed by tho fact that ho isa soldier. The decision of the Indiana Supreme Court, as was expected and intended, has given Hendricks something of a boom, and the barrels of David Davis and Judge Field are relied on by the respective friends of these gentlemen to bring them success. Buyard stock has risen within the last twenty-four hours, and it is said that had the Convention been held yesterday Bayard would have been nominated. Matters, however, are in a decidedly mixed state. At Cincinnati the purty leaders aro in the wilder- ness, without any prospect of the Lord sending a Moses to lead them to the promised land of of- tices and emoluments. G0oD FAITH IN THE CONVENTION. The Democratic newspapers are not neg- lecting any good opportunity that is afforded them to foment jealousy and discord among the friends of the different candidates who were defeated in the Chicago Convention. Papers published at the Jongest distance from the field of action pretend to know the most about the inside history of the great Convention, and gentlemen who were pres- ent every moment at every session are under obligations to those who were a thousand milesaway to tell them the ‘* tracinwardness” of what they saw and heard, The informa- tion now comes from Washington that the Grant men were not true to their great leader, that Sherman’s followers were mostly traitors, that Gen. Gartield and Gov. Foster were figuring to secure Garfield’s nomination fron the start, that Eugone Hale cast the yote of Maine on the last ballot without the consent of the other delegates, that Wash- burne was slaughtered in the house of his friends, and so on to the end of the long and lying chapter. The simple truth is, that no sot of candi- dates ever entered a National Convention with a more earnest, honest, and zealous crowd of adherents than Grant, Blaine, Sherman, Washburne, and Edmunds, as every intelligent man knows who was cog- nizant of the hard work performed both in and out of that Convention. Gen. Grant neyer set & squadron in the ficld that fought more desperately or ageressively than did his followers at Chicago, and no man who resisted their assaults could help admiring their tenacity and courage. After getting whipped in every preliminary skirmish, they only fell back to form a new line of battle and renew the assault on the first opportuni- ty. Even after the tide of battle turned against them, and they knew the day was lost, they retired from the field in good or- der, bearing aloft the defiant motw: “The Old Guard dies, but never surrenders.’? The distinguished Senator from Maine has good reason to be proud of the faithfulness, ability, and sagacity with which hig case was managed by his friends in that great contest. from first to last. It was his misfortune to stand conspicuously in the way of the ex- President’s ambition, and to march to the front with twenty-odd delegates less than his friends estimated he could muster on the first ballot, and it was astill more fatal misfortune that his vote could not be increased as the trial of strength progressed. It is no im- peachment of the fidelity of his adherents that his banner was not carried to final vic- tory. They foughta good fight, they kept the faith, but they were overpowered by superior numbers. Blucher did not ar- tive in time with the reserves, and the finn! defeat was simply the fort- une of war that no skill or valor could avert. The letter printed in Tor Triwong on Monday from the Hon. John B. Cassoday, Chairman of the Wiscon- sin detegation, testifies:to the loyalty with which the Blaine and Sherman men adhered to their candidates,.even when it was plain toall disinterested observers that neither of them stood a ghost of achance. Mr. Casso- day says that ‘* Messrs, Hale, Frye, and Ham- lin would listen to nothing that would not result in the success of their chief,” and it was not until Mr. Biaine’s vote fell off so that he lacked over 120 of securing the nom- ination that the Maine men threw up the sponge. Many persons in the Convention sharply criticised the Blaine managers for not withdrawing their man before lis vote was the signal of distress. The followers of the “Plumed Knight” made a gallant, but unsuccessful fight in his behalf, and he owes them nothing but thanks, 34 Astothe candidacy of John Sherman, he never had the slightest show for the nomina- tion from the start, and when ten of the Ohio delegates forsook his cause, and published a card to that effect before the Convention as- sembled, everybody knew that bis ‘goose was cooked.” His candidacy was 2 forlorn hope from the beginning,—his highest vote lacked 253 of a nomination,~and yet. his friends clung to his desperate fortunes with a singleness of purpose that was worthy of a better cause. Gen. Garfield’s great abil- ity did not avail the Secretary, and bis splen- did nominating speech only had the effect to convince the Convention that Ohio had a better mau for President than John Sher- man. It was not until all hope of nominating Sherman had vunished from the Convention forevermore, and the great tide of popular enthusiasm had irresistibly carried Gen. Garfield tothe front, that he consented tobe acandidate. To accuse him of treachery to John Sherman Is to assert what every man in the Ohio delegation knows to be false. —_— THE CENSUS IN CHICAGO. From all accounts there seems to be ample warrant for the nomerous complaints that are pouring in from al! sides as to the loose and deficient manner in which the United States census enumerators have done their work. Now that public attention has been called to the matter, it seems to be easfer to find persons whto have not been enumerated than those who have given their names. Many instances are reported in which people who have not been visited have found by in- quiry that their neighbors have been simi- larly slighted. In other cases whero it has been supposed that the United States enu- merators have visited houses, further in- auviry.has shown that the visit was made in the. Interest .of the school census. There seems to have been a notable dereliction in the cases of hotels, boarding-houses, lodg- ing-houses, and such buildings as are rented out to numerous tenants. Of course it is impossible to estimate how far short of the actual population of this eity the census will fall; but the omissions seem to beso general and: widespread that it will not be surprising !f the deficiency in the count shall amount in the aggregate to 50,000 or more. The system of remuneration under which the census enumerators are paid seems to be largely responsible for thé carelesness that has been shown in the taking of the census. The enumerators are paid two cents per name, with a limitation of $$ per day, und there isa stipulation thatthe work of each district shall be completed within a certain time. ‘The slow enumerator, anxious to earn the full amount of $4 per day, is naturally tempted fo waste no time upon a house where he finds it difficult to obtain admission or encounters any indisposition to give him the required information. The rapid enu- merator will get his 200 names in halt a day, or do two days’ work in one, and rest the next day. In all cases, however, there is no encouragement to go beyond the 200, for there is no pay for extra enumeration; and, after having obtained in any one district as many names as the limitationin time and compensation provides for, the enumerator isnaturally inclined to stop at that number (no matter how many more residents there may bein the district), because any addi- tional work he might do would be gratu- itous. Chicago was districted for taking the cen- sus into such divisions as was supposed would include about 2,000 persons each, and we believe ten. days were allotted to com- plete each district. This would exactly meet the rate of compensation at 84a day and two cents per name, But the growth of the city. and increase of population have becn so much larger than the estimate upon which these districts were mapped out, that, in very many of them, there were several hundred more residents than were guessed at, and a large proportion of this surplus has been omitted for reasons already stated. We un- derstand that the time bas been extended in some of the country districts in Cook Coun- ty, and asimilar extension should be made in the case of every city district where there is reason to believe that omissions have oc- curred. If this be not dono, the United States census will be of little value so far as itshall undertake to determine the popula- tion of Chicago. Thereisa provision for supplying omissions within a few days, but, os this depends upon the personal exertion of those who have been overlooked or avoided, and as it Involves considerable time and personal inconven- ience, it is not likely that the corrections will be numerous enough to insure any degree of accuracy. The rule, as we understand it, is that the enumerators shall post notice in three dierent places in their several dis- tricts that they may be seen for the space of two days at the County Clerk’s office, after | an interval of five days, for the purpese of making corrections. But the number of peo- ple who are likely to run across these ob- senre notices or pay any attention to them will be comparatively insignificant. Of course, everybody who has not.been visited in person or by proxy by a census enu- merator should have pridecnough in the city” to call at the County Clerk’s oflice to verity the returns so far as his family is concerned, but the great majority of the unenumersted will fail to do so, and the complaints that go tothe County Clerk’s office or to Commis- sioner Wright's office will really only serve as an indication of a shortage that may be reasonably multiplied several thnes. If Commissioner Wright has it in his pow- er to extend the time, verify the work, or otherwise assure more accurate and com- plete enumeration in this city, he owes it to Chicago and to himself todo so. If not, the census-taking in this city will merely serve asa basis for rival cities to understate the real population of Chicago, and afford them an excuse for reducing the actual growth of this community during the past ten years. Such injustice will not take away from the progress that has been made nor retard the future progress of Chicago, but it will be mortifying as well as unjust. There is no question in the minds of those most famillar with the growth of Chicago that an accurato census would show a population of at least 475,000 within the city limits, and any figure short of this will simply reveal the extent of the omissions that have been made. THE SMOKE NUISANCE. The Council Commitice in charge of the ordinance compelling the use of smoke-burn- ers in manufacturing establishments and” other places where steam-engines are run, have postponed consideration of the matter for another week. It is strange that there should be so much difficulty in agreeing upon an official effort to suppress one of the most general and offensive nuisances in this city. The handsome buildings of Chicago are al- ready blackened and begrimed with the smoke and soot that have been emitted every day from a thousand chimneys ever since the work of rebuilding began after the fire of 1871, But vast sums of money can still be saved annually by the protection of stocks of goods, furniture, and clothes from the dam- age that is constantly done by smoke, and the health and comfort of -people who live here and visit the city can be immeasurably promoted by reducing the smoke nuisance to a minimum. If there were a question before the Council asto compelling those who own and use steam-engines to adopt some particular con- trivance for the consumption of smoke, the Aldermen might well hesitate to approve the proposition. In that case, however, it is possible that some of them might find on in- terest in the subject which they now fail to manifest. But there isno parpose to favor any one patent by the proposed ordinance. There are several inventions designed to aid in the combustion of smoke, and there fs rea- son to believe that any one of them is better than none atall. It will be economical for every large consumer of coal to adopt that particular smoke-burner which accom- plishes its mission most successfully, tor the less the amount of smoke thrown off the larger is the amount of fuel supplied in any given quantity of coal or wood. But it is notorious that ignorance, thriftlesness, and carelesness prevent people from sub- serving their own interests when extra trouble or extra expense is involved to reach the desired end. It is only by means of a city ordinance providing fur Inspection and for the fining of those who violate the pro- visions thereof that the general adoption of smoke-burnera can be assured. The same ordinance should give the inspectors latitude and discretion to watch and control the methods of “stoking” or “firing” in order to regulate the expensive and senseless prac- tice of adding fuel to the furnace fires in ex- cessive quantity. It is this practice more than anything else that produces great vol- umes of black smoke, py chilling the fire and thus retarding combustion; and it is only by reforming it that even the best smoke-burn- ers can perform satisfactorily the service ex- pected of them. No system of inspection will be complete that does not embrace some supervision over this special feature of the Municipal Governments, as a rule, can safely intrust to the National and State Gov- ernments the protection of individual rights and personal Mberty, Their function {s rather in the direction of protecting the rights. -of the community and preventing encroach- ments under the cover of individual free- dom. Now every man is individually free to geverate as much smoke and do as much damage thereby to his neighbors and the community at large as he chooses. In Chi- cago every man who runs a steam-engine seems disposed to avail himself of this license to the utmost. It is time that some check, should be imposed upon the individual smoke-generators in the interest of the gen- eral coinfort, health, and economy of the community ag a whole, and the Council need not fear that it will do anybody an injustice forms can be executed except by the united action of Europe, and that the first: point, therefore, of the Liberal. program should be to bring the united action of Eu- rope to bear upon the Pashas.—a point, by the way, which has already been partially made by the assembling of the Berlin Con- ference now in session. Europe, once united, will have to substi- tute a strong government for a weak one. As Mr. Parks says: ‘They have to contend with two despotisms,—one, the weak des- potism of the palace and the Pashas, which misgoverns the country; the other, the more powerful despotism exercised by the Moslem in compelling the abatement of the nuisance. | population, wherever it exists, against the Christian population. They have THE CONDITION OF THE RIVER. to provide security for life and prop- Ifany person have any doubt as to the ; erty, to provido a police which shall criminal negligence which has permitted | not be in league with the thieves, nearly ninety days of the season to pass away without the slightest effort on the part of the Mayor to relieve the river of its foul- ness and spare the citizens another year of widespread disease, it is only necessary to yisit the river at Twelfth street to under- stand the terrible condition of the water. The water is of inky blackness, and of a stench that is pestilential. In 1870 the canal was deepened so as to car- ry off the water of the river to an extent to keep the same comparatively clear. Since that time the water in the lake has fallen several] feet, and for several years past the outflow from the river into the canal has not becn sufficient for the purposes of navira- tion, much less to keep the river clean. The result is that the water that now escapes by the canal is so nearly a solid mass of fetid matter, undiluted by any mixture of fresh water from the Iake, that the inhabitants along the line of the canal and of the Llinois | River, as far south as Peoria, have protested against its condition and have patiently forborne a resort to ju- dicial measures to- compel the city to remedy the nuisance, or to cut the nuisance off altogether. The State Board of Health, no longer able to withstand the com- plaints, formally presented the subject to the City Council last March, and pointed out the immediate necessity of having the deliy-! ery of water from the river into the canal 50 enlarged as to purify the river and render ; the discharge by the canal inoffensive. In support of this, the Canal Commissioners heartily added the results of their experi- ence, and the engineers and experts all com- biwed in urging the scheme, That scheme was to puta gate at the present entrance of the canal, and atsome point below erect a pumping-house with engine and pump; and by this means take from the; river sufficient water to increase ‘the depth in the canal several feet, and thus run off enough water every day to keep the river from the Jake to thecanal pure and cleanat alltimes. The wholecost of this work was putdown at$100,000, the time required for putting the work in operation ninety days, and the annual expense of operating $12,000, ‘The Mayor from the first did not take kindly to the measure, but such was the popular de- mand that he and the Council did not dare to refuse to make the appropriation. But there the matter has been left. Not one step has been taken, and, from all ap- pearances, the Mayor proposes to defeat the measure by refusing to take any action. ‘The Mayor’s latest objection is that the ten years during which the lake generally falls have very nearly expired, and that the re- [ turn or rise of the water to the old level will probably soon begin, so that by 1890, or per- ; haps sooner, the water in the river will rise to the level It had in 1870, and then the pumps will not be needed. In the meantime the city is to endure the pestilence. The Mayor's talk of any rise in the lake is absolute nonsense. Up to this time thero i has been an unusual fail of rain this season in and around Chicago, and the prevailing wind has been from the north and east, keep- ing more water in the river than usual. But there has been no hot weather and no souti- west wind. One week of the hot parching wind from the southwest will demonstrate the falsity of the supposed risc in the level of the lake, will leave the canal almost empty, and the exhalations from the river will pro- claim the obstinacy and willful disregard by. the Mayor of public health and convenience. Other objections, trifling in their nature, have | been disposed of by a statement made by | Canal Commissioner Glover to a reporter of this paper. In answer to the question of what the trouble was, he said: “I met the Mayor about two weeks ago, and he said tome: ‘How much water can you take care of?’ I said: *Probubly 66,000 cublo feet a ”. He said: ‘We baven’t heard anything from you.’ Said I: *Of course you haven't heard anything from us. You bave never asked usto take care of any water, and we don't answer prarers until they are made.’ There has nevor been uny official communication ro- coived by the Board in relntion to. the matter, with the aingle exception of the ono inviting us to meet the city authorities.” “Js the Buurd witling to take care of the water pumped out of the river?” “I think so, speuking 19 ouemember. It is my impression if not more than 65,000 cubic feet a minute is thrown into the canal we can take care of it, and will.” “Would the Board be willing to zivo the city the strip of land where tha old works were on which to ercot the now ones?” “The Board hasn't tho poe to give it, but it has the power to louse the land, and power to make the rentel low for such parpesce. If the pumping turned out, at certain sexsons of the year, to be beneficial to the navigation of the cnnal.on that ground no rent at all would be ebarged. That would be the result.” “How do you account for the Mayor failing to doangthing?” > “I roally can't account for: it, unless he is re- luctant to part with the money. The Board can take no action until we receive an official com- munication on the subject?’ This places the whole responsibility for the failure to carry outthis sanitary measure upon the Mayor, and in less than sixty days the condition of the river will prove how great that responsibility is. PROPOSED TURKISH REFORMS. A writer in the Ninetcenth Century, Mr. Edwin Parks, has contributed a paper set- ting forth the reforms which, in his opinion, are necessary to be introduced in Turkey. As he is thoroughly familiar with that coun- try, and writes from long observation of its people and their social and political affairs, his deductions are worthy of consideration. One of the most obvious sources of the evils under which Turkey is suffering he finds in the isolation which belongs to each ot the races of the Empire. The Greeks, Bulgarians, Armenians, Turks, and Jews live side by side, but are never combined Into one people. The Turks have no power of assimilation, and consequently no power of influencing these races. Weakness is the characteristic of the Government in every department. The Sultan trusts none of. his Ministers, and no Minister dares take the re- sponsibility of any act. In the courts the weakness of administration ls as bad as the corruption. There is not a Judge who dares to make a decision adverse to the protégé of any person in power, and the man who has a post under Government is looked upon as @ fool if he does not accept bribes, The result is, that laws are set at defiance, sentences are delayed, and judgments are notexecuted. “ What is wanted,” says Mr, Parks, “ is to substitute strength for weak- ness, and a government which can govern for one that cannot.” The Government is noteven strong enough to reward those who govern well, much fess punish those who govern badly. In seeking for the remedies for this miserable condition, Mr. Parks sug- j gests; what is very evident, especially in the ‘light of the recent failure of the’ Fory Government of England in its relations to Turkey, that no re- of sunset, pretty well down sod quite faint In the twilight. easily recognized by those who can make o1 the sickle of Leo; being uot far to the ‘lower right from that’ group Of stars. Thursday next he will south at 2:53 p. m. and set at 10:03 p. m, south at 6:50 a. m. fant object qocerately high dawn of twilight, and shi; brightly because at nearly his veant Legal a and Jaw courts which shall administer jus- tice. They will nave to do something to set in order the finances of the country, and to prevent a huge portion of the revenues being j swallowed up in the bottomless pit of palace extravagance.” solved upon the basis of the Berlin Treaty. ‘The first duty will be to compel the Porta to carry out the twenty-third article. This pro- vides for the introduction of Constitutions analagous to that established in Crete in 1868, which is adapted to loca! wauts, throughout the whole of European Turkey, with the ex- ception of Eastern Roumelis, where a sepa- rate Constitution is provided, which Consti- tutions are to be framed by special commissions largely made up of natives acquainted with tho wants of their prov- inces. gested that the Porte shall be compelled to grant local self-government to Macedonia and Thrace. Second, itis asserted that the sixty-first article of the treaty, which binds the Porte to realize without further delay the reforms and ameliorations needed in the Armenian provinces. and to guarantee the security of the people against the Circas- slans and Kards, must be carried out. The Turks have neglected every provision of this article. The ravages of these warlike tribes have increased. Robberies, murders, Violations of girls, and forcing into slavery are continually practiced. Not one step has been taken to relieve the miseries of the people. To obtain security for them, it is proposed to establish a gendarmerie, ‘of- ficered by Europeans, like the Irish Con- stabulary This gendarmerie, Mr. ‘Parks claims, should have but of all in ag wretched a condition as Armenia. Side by side with the establishment of the gendarmerie he urges reform of the tribn- nals, sv that Christians can obtain justice, by appointing European officers. Mr. Parks says: “In Turkey the people see one set of courts belonging to the Government ander which they live, which they believe to be impure, and-anotker set belonging to the foreigners living in their midst, which they believe to be pure. Give these people native inspectors of law coarts and they would not believe in any beneficial change; give them foreign inspectors and they would antici- pate a change for the better.” proposition made by Mr. Parks is, that, as the financial condition of Tarkey is the chief cause of its troubles, this should be im- proved by the appointment of a com- mission of experts named by Russia, Aus- tria, and Germany, with power to examine the claims of Turkish bondholders, and ‘ to propose the best means for satisfying their just claims conformably with the financial interests of the country.” dwells at some length upon the necessity of simplifying the Turkish Government, “which now consists of sixteen or seventeen Imperin within the great Imperium called the’ Turk- ish Empire.” These problems can be And in this connection it is sug- force or the Indian police. not only of Armenia, control of Asia Minor, which is The last Mr. Parks also The above constitute the principal features of the reforins suggested by Mr. Parks. That they are admirable in their way and would bring. about temporary order. and security is unquestionable, but in the light of past ex- perience they can hardly be regarded except as makeshifts. ‘They do not go to the root of the trouble, and the only reform which will go to the root and remove it Is to reform the Turks out of Europe altogether, and give their country to the Greeks, Bulgarians, Ar- menians, Albanians, and other races who have sympathies and affiliations with Europe. Mr. Parks himself says, in commencing his article: “History will record of them [the Turks] that, while they have held absolute sway, they have not contributed either to the acquisition of value. Nothing .in art, or science, or literature, or commerce, has been taught by them to the world. Not a road, or great ' public building, importance will be ieft to show that they were in Europe for four centuries and a half. The Turkish population has given no sign whatever that it possesses the capability of advancement in civilization, while the Chris- tian populations have given many such signs.” Itis only trifling with the Eastern question and simply deferring trouble to talk about intro- ducing any reforms and perpetuating them, or in any way ameliorating the condition of the Christians, until the Turks are re- moved. Then the field fs open. country or to the world a single or industry, or any material work of ASTRONOMICAL, Chicago (Trinenx ollice), north latitude 41 deg. 62m. Bis.; west, longitude, 42m. 188. from Wash- ington, and 5h. . 30s. from Greenwich. The subjoincd table shows the time of ris- ing of the moon’s lower limb, aud the official time for lighting the first street-lamp in each cir- cuit in this city, during the coming week, unless ordered soonor on account of bad weather. Also the following times for extinguishing the first lamp: Light, Eztinguish, 220 p. 11:53 p.m. ‘The moon will be in perigee to-morrow night at about 10 o'clock; and Tuesday, at 7:55 a. m., will be full. Her latitude being then small, she will be eclipsed, passing through the earth's shadow; the middle of the phase occurring about & o'clock of our time. The Pacific Ocean will be turned towards the moon during the eclipse, so that she will be below our horizon. This, June 20, is the longest day; being the date of the summer solstice. ‘The sun's upper limb rises Monday at 4:4% a. m2.; souths at Ob. lm. 7.9a. p. m.; and sets at Th. 384m. p.m. ‘The sun's upper limb riges Friday at 4:26 a, ™2.; Souths at Ob, 2m. 28.88. p. m.; and seta at 7h. 883im. p. m. Sidereal time Thursday mean moon, 6b. 1m. 01.208. Mercury is east from the sun, sctting aftor him. He will sot next Thursday at 9:10 Pp. m. His apparent distance from the sun will increase aa July 6, when he will be at his fon. greatest elonga- Venus is still west of the sun, but very near him; rising Thursday nt 4:03 a. m., and sou at 11:39 a.m. She fs nearing superior contane tion, which will occur July 13. After that date she will slowly move towards the position of evening star. Mars is now a little nortl of west at the time towards the horizon, He is, however, Jupiter will rise Thursday at 0:28 a. m., and He is now a briil- in the morning sky, bet tna | tance from tho sun. The big “spot” is now plaints visible in a telescope of moderate power It will be turned towards us next Tuesds- morning, and also Thursday morning, Tuesda> at2:0 a, m. the first satellite will begin v transit; and Wednesday at 2:05 a. m. q appesr after occultation. Thursday the ther satellite will be eclipsed at 1:13 a. m., and tee appear at 3:20% a.m. Friday at 2:07; a.m. th sevond satellite will be eclipsed, aud will pace ne from a transit next Sunday at 1:45 a.m, Saturn is a morning *tar, about 10 following Japiter up from “the chambers of th. east.” Thursday he will rise at 1:00 a. m, poe southat7:a. m- Hisapparent diameterisnow. 16 seconds of arc: the greatest apparent diameter of his ring system Is 40 seconds and the least do, is 10 seconds of arc. Tranus will south next Thursday at 4:17 p.m and set at 10:57 p. m. He is about 1 degree {astronomically) northeast by enst. trom Rho Leonis, and pee rape be picked upwith the aig of un opera-glass by those who know tion of that star, Se po Neptune will south Thursday at 8:30 a, m, $$ EFFICIENCY IN CITY OFFICES, Mr. Commissioner Waller, in his annual official report of the operations of his Department, thus comments upon the subject of filling businesg offices with men selected because of their parti. san alliiations: Although whe great bulk of the city's done by contruct, being advertised ed fee tone lowest responsible bidder, yet the average ot regular employés in the Depaztment of Public Works is over 1,00) men. Of tuis lnrzo furce ene gaged in the various snb-depurtinents of this ranch of the city’s service, there should be a considerable proportion of select, trained, and reliable officiuls to. protect the interest of the elty aguinst mistakes, illegal acts, inferior - confusion uf accounts, czorbitant -priees SM imposition generally.’ We want experienced So competent and accurate boukkeeperg and cle ck, und skilled. and reliable mecha aying charge us inspectors und superre Dreriue various Wade of work that Te boos continuously executed under the growing wants of the city. It 1s unfortunate that so many changes are liable to be made in this Depart- ment every two years under the rule of patronaze. No lange commercial house or mane ufacturing establishment, requiring the services of nyreat number of skilled and experienced employés, can bope to be successful if these employés be arbitrarily changed every two yeurs: displacing tried taen who hnve learned t) be useful with untried men who may prove to be worthless. The greatest evil in our country at this time, In my opinion, is the prostitution of public offices and public fands to the uses ut: Party purposes and ends. It isa plain violation, of a public trust, a palpable dishonesty, which can neither be defended nor excused. -A large proportion of the applicants for public em-- ployment rely more upon the testimonials which they b of fidelity to’ party then to fitness for the place they seek; and when thus: appointed they louk to the intluences which put, them in to keep them there rather than to quali-. fying themselves for a faithful dizeharge of the luties axsigned them. or to any real and effect> ive service which they reader, or expect to ren= der, as an houest equivala:t for tho pay they receive. It isa fact so p: that it needs only to be mentioned to be us<ented to by every in- telligeat, honest man in the community, that the Department of Public Works, if operated in the most successful manner for the best interest ot the whole city, should be. man- aged on business prigciptes rather than olitical. its emplorés — should se- lected with an eye single to the public good, rejecting the inesmpetent, dischargi the worthless, and retainins only such as fl their respective places «ficiently und thorough— ly; men of earnest fidelity und unbending hon- esty, who will a pride in doing their whole. duty, and who pr.stect at all times the city’s interests. with precively the sane jealous care and wutchfulness as they would their own. It is my deiiberate opinion, that with thig Depart, ment thus organized and managed, as much can be accomplisued for the solid impterementot the city with $1,000,000 as cn be othersise doro with an expenditure of twice this si the improvement it would cai by rewarding merit and disc | ruption would be an enduriug benefit of Biger und truer value ro the people thanall the money. that would thus be suverl. 2s $$$ Mr. J. R. Hoxie, of the Stock-Yards, who ran for Congress against Aldrich and got badly left, is a delegute to the Cincinnati Convention. The New York Heraid hus iaterviewed him, 39 follows: a Another dolegate to the National Convention is Johan R. Hoxie, of Chicago, whose ticket is Seymour ard Hendricks. 1 suggested, that Mr, Hendricks did not intend to be bub to amy body's kite this time. He replied that was 0! true so farus it related to the renominadon of: the St. Louis ticket. Afr, Henciricica is too luyal. to the party to say that, if in the ion of tha National Convention he cught to tate the sec, ond ince, be would nor de «9. For Mr. Hen- azicks to assume sucha position would virtually debar him of all proference. Ho did not any stich attitude from the great leader of ts Democracy in I oi. Mr. Hoxie continued: “ We want Mr. liecdricks un the ticket. With Seymour and Hendricks we can -y New York and Indiana. Tbe oral vote of the two States, with the Solid South, sal we need. 10% we want something more than success this year. We want a Western man on the ticket who will ook to the interests uf thia section of the coun- try. Public improvements are demanded in every direction, and as tke country 18 rupi extending its civilization beyond the Mississippi we demanu a representative that will take care. not #0 much Gf our iveul interests as the intere estsof atl the people.” “Do you sbare the belief that Mlino's 1s good. for the Demerruts this year? What do you think about it ’” ‘ “The State judictously bandied by a good: Stnte Central Committee can be carried for our ticket. Wehnve a local issue in the cumpaiga whioh wilt greatly benefit us, The construction: of the Wliuoia & Michicaa Ship-Caaal, counevt- ing tho lake with the Mississippi, is to be w with renewed cnergy this fall, and our pollfical. ae will, to 2 certain extent, be subservisut to 3. Just how Tom Hendricks as a bob on Sey- mour’s kite fs going to construct the Hlinols & Michigan Canal Mr. Hoxie did not deign to ex+ Plain. “We want a Western man,” eays he, “oa the ticket.” How much of » Western man isthe retired politician of Deerfield, N. ¥., and to what extent would he loot after “ Western interests"? We fuil to find. any plank in the Democratio State platform making the enlargement of the Ulnois Canat a Democratic issue, and doubt if such a plank will be inserted in the Cincinnatl platform. It is evident that Mr. H. does not ex- pect that his party will carry more than two Northern States. He says that with New York and Indiana the Solid South can seize control of the National Government. Perhaps those two Northern States may object to belng put to suc base uses. : i Horatio SerMovi is now in his 7ist year. He bas had a stroke of paralysis, is in doubtfak health, and unable to stand strong excitements orgreat annoyances, He describes himself a& au old man and full of years who bas retired from the political stage in favor of younger and stronger men; but Demueratic politicians, since the nomination of Garfield, are feeling desper> ate, and many of them think that if Seymour would live to election-day he could carry New York for them. How soon he dies after the 4th: of March next they don’t care, ns the Vice-Presi: dent would take his place. The American pco- ple have never voted for so old a Presidential candidate as Seymour is. There have been ouly three Presidents of the United States who, at the time of their igauguration, were over 6 years old, and two of thess died long before the end of the term. The following list gives the names and ages of tho Presidents at the time of thelr entering office: 3 85| Hayes This list does not Include John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, ang Andrew Johnson, the three “accl: dencies,”” and the only three Vice-Presidents who have become President since the formation of the Government, and each of them betrayed his party. Tyler broke with his party oo the bank question; Fillmore on the slavery que# tion; Johnson on the reconstruction question. In each cnse the break occurred almost imme- diately after the accession of the accidental President, and in each case the quarrel between the President and his party lasted to the end of the term and destroyed the efficiency of thé Administration. ee > THE word census had its origin from the Office of Censorin Rome, one of tho duties of which was to estimate (censere) the number of citizens and the value of their property and 5P- portion taxcs accordingly. In the Middle Ages the word was applied principally, if not wholly to the practical work of taxation, but ia moderm times it has lost this meaning. The enumera: tion of the people of the Uuited States provided for in the Constitution is the first modern in¢ stance of an undertaking of the kind. The first United States census wus taken in 1790, and the first British consus (exclusive then of Ireland) not until 1810. In the United States, the census sorves chiefly a political purpose, affording tha basis of representation in the Lower House. In Great Britain its object is entirely statistical and economical. In an articlo on the census in the last number of the Encyclopedia Britan- nica Prof. Francis Walker, the present Superia- tendent of the Census, makes some observations