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

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Auother storm raged In the sume city Inst evening. Amunica is about to receive a very unde- Birable addition to sts population about two weeks hence, Suine 0 Mornions left Liverpool + yesterdny, intending to sottle at tho Balnt’s Iteat in Utah. Tho emigrants are mostly English, Beotch, und Welsh. It fs further udded that an- i other batch of tho same sort will leave noxt weok, ‘Tim Czat has not much confidence in the Joynity of big subjects, It took 46,000 soldiers nnd 0,000 ponsants to watch tho raflrond over whieh ho passed recently on bls Journey to Livadia, These 40,000 persons had to bo on watel night and day, and the discuvery of two minca illled with dynamite under the truck indicates that all this vigilance was necessary. Fastnn Is again threatened tn somo of the provinces of Rritteh India, where the rainfall during the months of June and July was from # four to alx inches below the average, Tho siti fon causes grave unensiness {n Uovernment circics at Calcutur and Loniton. There fs a buro possibility that the dren visitatlon may be averted by a beavy rainfall duriug this month, Avstura and Germany are drawlng nearer fo euch other every day. ‘The ulllanco projected by the Emperors at their recent conferences at Ischt has been completed by {aron [Maymerlo, the Austrinn Ambassador, and Prince Biamurek at thelr late meeting, Itfs auld thore exista tho , Rventest cordinity between those gentlemen, and that itis typical of tho cordlality between ‘ho nations, AnoruER accident is reported from tho * yietulty of Bradford, Pa, Onv of tho boilers ob the United Pipe Line station at Olt Contro exe ploded, complotety wreektng tho bullding, doing sorlous datmixe to an adjacent boller, and fatal- lyscahting Thomas Dennetta telegraph operator Luckily for the freninn ho was temporarily ab- nt from tho Duilding whon the explosion took Place. Tue Fond du Lac Daily Cammoniecalih rae cuutly printed an article surlously retleeting on the Jutegrity uf Gen, Bragy, the Representative in Congress of the Fifth Wisconslu District, and charging blm with baying gold the catlotehips In bis gift, Yesterday Gen. Brugy aned out n ware Taunt forthoarrcatof Mr. Howard MeKutchen, © edltorof the Commonwealth, on tho charge of erlulnat libel, . v SeNAtoR Marr Carr tis in: very y fovbio heulth, und bis phyatolang aay be ts throutened with Hrivkt's disease, ‘Thuy buve prdered him to romain ut Washington, a8 tho very wera weathor there ts beneticial to hint The Scuator regrets wat bo eanput take any partin the campaign Just now, but he hopes that by November he will by ablo to iuko w fow epecabes fu Wisconsin. ‘Tue miners’ strike at Corning, O., is far from ended. Tho Sheriit of tho county, who is seand date for relicotion, fears to offen) tho strikers, nnd will neither enforee tha liw hime aclf nor vallonthe Governor to do so. ‘The work Jog minors buve, i consequence, to take their Jives In thelr hands, and to defend themgelyes Byolnst aggression and Ineukt, Thera devs not @ sep to be any egal means to compel thy deme. 9s Sheri to do bia atu ‘Two coLoneD men were lnpaneled in tho 4{ Grand Jury of the Loulsvitin Criminal Court ¢ yesterday, and ove colored man served Quring the duy on a petit Jury. Tho white men on both: durles mice uot tho wlightest objection, although. itis the flit thay in the history af the Stato, of » Bontugky thut a negro served ona jury. Ibis tho futention of the LuulaylleShertif togummon colored men to serve on fiure suries. Sho WS? Rewrocs are Bald to be much pleased at tho in 2 Hruntloy of privileges too lung withhold, * oereeemmuesnnet Be - AN electlon for Ste und county ofiicers fg and members of thy Legislature was held in By Arkunsas yesterday, und Col, Sinith, Chalrman 4 of the Detnocratic Comuittce, thinks Uat bis party will vo count the batiots ag tu ‘mitky (taps pear that [thus a mujority of 6,000. ‘Phy. vee tion It stil 10 have passed aff peacendly, Are “ff kansad, it should by retnembered, was ong of the Ai Status to which Uen, Weaver plnned bis faith, { ‘Quo const}tutional amenduent which proposed: to repudiate cortaln State debts was defeated, S fire people of Michigan City, Ind, of all political partics, ure naturally indignant at a “gunvational telegram published fn a dknocratle ‘paper of this clty profeasing to deseriby an ut tack tpado by a party uf colored Hupublleans on the pealdence of y Henuuerutly politician of tho Hydsier' town, An investigation shows that Pooro waa not 4 single shot tlre at tho residence, that no stoyes were thrown, wod that the ut- Tost that was doue wastu threw som of the front yard of tho Democratic politician; but tins wore also thrown Into tho yards of Rov- eral Republican neighbors. The whole telegram was a very weak attempt at. outrage manutact= ure, and tha people of Michigan Clty aro nat- urally indignant that tholr town should be coms pared to Yazoo ana other smassacro-faimned towns of the Sollit South. ——_ Gov. St. Jos, of Kansas, who is also President of the Temperance Union of thitt State, has issued an nddresa calling n mecting of the representatives of the various tamper ance and religious organizations at Lawrence, Sept. 1, to organize nnd perfect pinna for wat- ting out the fnil vote of the Stnto in favor of a prohibitory constitutional nmondment, It ts now deemed certain that the amendment will be care rled by a very large majority. Gov. 8t. ‘John counts on 40,009, but Icds enthusinatlo porsens will be sutlatiod with 25,000, Anispatert, sald to be inspired by the Marquis of ftlpon, Governor-General of India, urges tho formation of: the I'rovinees of Canvas har and Herat into an Independent province, under the government of some ono of tho Af- ghan Princea friendly to Englund, and tho ¢s- tablishinent of a British gurrison on tho “scien tiie” tronticr, whieh might act ns an aemy of observation, or, If ocension requtired [t, au army of occupation, Itfs doubtful if thls advice is acted om Ono thing ja cortain, however: Gladstone inherits a very troublesuime legacy from his tricky predecessor, In.txots Jeads all tho other States in re- spect of tha revenue It coutributes. to tho sup- port of tho Government, the amount contributed for tho Inst fiscal year being €2,000,000. Ohto comes next and contributes $18,000,000, New York Stato paid 310,000,000, Kentucky $8,800,000, and Virgliin 25,700,00, of which $5,20,000 was duty on tobacco, ‘The entiro: sum patd by all tho#outhorn States. including Murylund and Alssourt, was €25,0K,00, ‘The Northorn, Weat- ern, and Vaelile States pal 888,700,000, ‘The grenter portion of the Internal-revente recolpta {s realized Srom tho tax on whisky. ‘Tne steamer San Salvador, an Americau- Dnitt vessel of O71 tons, owned by Londen mer. chants engaged in the South American enttle trade, which left ‘Trusillo, ‘Central Amerlen, Aug. 7, for Havana, where she was due Aug. My has not since been heard from. Mer agents at Haviine give upall topes of tho vessel ever reachtig port, and have eouo to the ennelugion that she was lost In tho eycloue of tho Oth ult. er Captain, a Honduras gentleman named Parke, her First Mate, and engineer wero. tho only white men on bonrd;. the others were colored, 1t)s feared that al haye been lost, Accorpina to the Mark Lane Express tho worst fours of tho Finelish farmers us to quailty and yield of grain bate boun realized. Tho result of the thrushings so. far have been excoed ingly disuppolnting, the bad season and the provatence of mildew having greutly re+ duced the markotable valuc of wheat. Bartoy is reported to be discolored and finperfeetly ripened, Tho oat crop is tho only falr grain crop this your, The prospect before the British furmer [3 by no means eneournging, anda lire reduction will hayo to bo inde in rents, or an exedus to this country ng Jarge as that from the agricultural districts of Ireland is certain, and blekerings between tho two Exposition or World's Falr Committees of New York havo been settled wt Inst, and thors Jé now u good prospeat that the falr will bo held in 188), ‘Tho Working Comutittee bayo mule cuncesslons to the Monuyed Committee, headed by Mr Henry Hitton, and the funds to start the aifalr will bo xoon fortheoming. Tho subserip- tlonsbooks will be ready by tho 13th Inst, and the $1,000,000 required will probably be ante Beribed within a week, The site selected for tho exhibition building, Mornivgsite Park, on the west slide of Manhattan Islund, 14.0 place easily neegastble, fluely altuated, und contuins about 800 neres, ‘Tuy rivalrie Jacon amen, allas Emanuel Hansen and many other numes, was arrested on board the Celtic on tho urrival of tbat steamer at Now York yesterday, on tho charge of having com- mitted very extensive forgeries in Germany. In moments of forgetfninvas Havick attached the names of severat merchints residing st Heidelberg and other Gernmn towns to cheeks on the Industrial Bank of Gormuns. THuabvick when arrested protested his hinecence, but on being searched such evidences of yullt were found on hig person and in bls baggaye that he ndinitted there was. good ground for nis belng dented a landlug in thiseountry. Ie wilt be im- medintely tuken buck to Germany, aud Amer- Jen will bo saved hfa_presence. Anrnory Pasa, the Turkish Forelgn Miulater, while pretending to bring nhout 4 peaceablo settlement of the Groco-Turkish boundary dittieutty, is reportut an reliable nu- thority to have sceretly und forcibly urged on the Sultun tho dunger of ceding uny portion of ‘Yurkish territory to Greece or Montenegro, Ho ygusde of sonekimelous aud watyriclonus into the bas representod to his Hoynl muster that the ‘Turks would become so angered ot the dismem- Lerment of tholr country tht thoy would cer- talnty depose’ hi. Pho English newspapers affect tothink that Abuddin bus thus adyleed in order to strengthen bis own position, but thore ly no doubt that the rengons ho urged on the Sultan are yaild, and that should he yield to tho Powers his tentiro of the Sultunshlp would be exceedingly precarious, Baron Maanve, tho German Ambassador to Dennutrk, and who ought to baye more sense, Js tha latest victim to the bewitelling sweetness of Mle, Bernhardt. On one ovension tho diplo> matic representative of the Fatherland went on bis kneus whon presonting n bonqudt to tho attenunted Sara; on others ho allowed bli decorations to Locome unfastened thit tho dls- Unguished tragedienne might pin thomton again, bls Lordship remarking that be wanted to bave something which the chariner touched. The Nornhardt frequontly suubbed tho off driveler, but seemingly to no purpose. Haron Magnus has heen reentlod by his Goygrament, and should he tnitulgo in making & fool of biniscit on future ocensiony he will do it ns a private gontloman, THE DEMOORATS AND THE CURRENCY, Mr. Franklin Landers 8 the Democratic candidate for Governor of Indisna, Mr. ‘Thomas A. Mendricks ts tho acknowledge) tvader uf the Demovratic party in that State. Hoth gentlemen have exerted considerable Influence upon the attitude ef thelr party toward Natlonal affair Nenev the fm- portance of the following letter, written by Mr. Hendricks to Mr, Landers when the latter was a member of Congress: INULARALOLIS, July 21, Wit, —The Han, Mranke Un Lankers—Very Dea Sits A repeal of the resumption clanse in almost any form wil elect the Suute Ueket wad varry tho district. Uf, tu abtuln a report from the Committee, 16 be neces> sary to give tho ngsurance that It ehuth pasa without amendinent, thut assurinee shoul by xiven, uniess (he conditions or quallieations of the repeal be really objeccionnble, ‘The fori of Typent fs tot now very fmpdértant, fur the peuple Aniderstund the dliicutty of obtainiug an tnedue dhtional repaat, ‘The Patho DIE would bo. woll Teeelvod, ua foul gure {tts not objectionable to roti a per cent of zoKl in the Lronsury. Can not you dud others who are in fayor of repeat univ In giving the Commitres the asgurance of Dasalag nt DIL as reported, Hf lant bo npeessary to curry w roport? ‘The repeal 13 tha imporcune promaltion; the form: fe not sg important. Truly, fA, Respiions, ‘Tho abovo letter serves to recall what tho Democratle party has endeavored to do with the tinnuclat system uf this country, It be- in in the first place by oppostug the Issue of greenbucks aa unconstitutional, beeausy such Issue at tho thne it was agreed upon Was reminded us necessary to the vigorous proscoution of the War agalnst thi? Rebels, Subsequently I} advoegted the payment of Government bonds in these same greenbacks, because this: was the surest way to break down tho National credit. It then reststed the effort to proviile for u resumption of spe- elepayments and tho proper preparations fur tho accomplishment of that purpose. Khnul- ly, after the Republicans had carried out in food faith and by persistent application the preliminary measures whieh had been agreed Upon, the Democratic leaders sought to repue diate the promise that had been made, wut the Democratls Mouse of Representatives, so fur us It could do go, actually repealed tho Nestuuption act, ‘Che Seuate was then Re publican, aud syyed the country the disgrace nud tho losses that would have been Incident to an abandonment of the resumption project, ‘The Hendricks letter to Landers denotes tho agreement of the different classes of Demo- ernts upon the scheme for defeating restunp- tion, Landers was 9 representative of tho ultra softemoney Democrats: Hendricks was thon tralning with the so-ealled hard-noney Democrats as a candidate on the Presidential ticket, Dutall factions of the party seem to Nave united on tho general theory that tha Resumption act should be repeated, and Hen: dricks was urging upon Landers to consent to any kind of repeat, and) not embarrass the object In view by. insisting upon mora con- cegsions than could probably be obtained from those in favor of proceeding with the work of resumption, ‘There ig not the slightest doubt that the Democrats, tf .they could have provailed {1 National legislation at any the proviows to dan. 1, 1879, would have repeated the Re- sumption act. ‘They would have exercised this powor to the infinit injury of the ousl- ness of the country and to the Insting dis- srace of the Nation. ‘Lhe severe strain upon the peoplo of tha gradual approach to a specie bass would haya beon undergone In valu, Tho repeal or postponement of tho resuinption date would have been an enter- ing wedge for overturning the conservative Mnanclal policy that had been adopted, and the country would soon have been flooded with unconstitutfonal {ssues of irredecninbla monoy, the accepted yalue of whieh would now dechanging every day with tho rising and thosettIng of thesnn, No man could tell from one hour to another what current value the dollar in his pocket or the dollar due litm for woods or Inbor would have, An artificial speculation might have set in for a brief nertod, but aven before this time the bubble would proliably have bursted, and the bare dens and sufferings of another pante would hayé been pressing sorely upon business-men and tho laboring masses. ‘The present clinn- nel of commerce woultl have been complete ly turned, and speclo would have been flow: ing out of the country Instead’ of flowing into ft, The farmers would have found a contracted imarket for their produco; the manufacturers would haye been obliged to close their catablistiments, or run them on short time; merchants would be buying upon an wieertila market and marking up their goods only to sell at a logsgin tho end; the bankruptcy courts would again be crowded, aul Jt would haye been necessary elther to plunge inte wholesale repudintion or to zo through another period of gradual contrac- tion and tightening depression more trylug than that which Ind already been experl- enced. If it be adinitted that the Democrats wounl hava repealed the Nestnption net had they been in power (and thero Is not the smallest doubt of this), and preclpitated the country Into the inevitable chuos that would havo followed, how can they safely be trusted now with the administration of tho National finances by the farmers, inechantes, manu- facturers, Inborers, and merehauts whose welfare hits been so materially promoted by the restoration of specle-payments? opportunity for mischief fs always prosent, ‘The Democrats are still couuetting every- where with the Greenbackers, Even in the State of Llnois tho Democratic mana- kors are sald to haye offered the Green- back wanngers a proportion of the Dem- oeratio Electoral. tieket if tho Jattter will withdraw thelr Eleetoral ticket ant agree to vote tho Democratie, or Fusion, ticket. Its understood that the ac- eeptance of this proposition fs merely a qtes- tlon of dollars and cents with vortaln Green- back leaders who profess to control tha Greenback voters, In all States and all Congressional districts where the Democrats have anything to gain from the Greenback- vrs they are making profuse promises, and the Democratie leaders themselves are natu- rally inclined to financial heresies and cur- rency experiments, as thelr past record shows. ‘There ts no doubt that the soft-money intlu- cnee Will be paramount In the ovent of a Democratic victory, The South will take to it kindly, and that fact alono will assure Its predominance, There is no telling to what oxtent © this influence will tamper with tho Anances of the country. It may begin witte the “Ohto Ides” of substituting legal-tenters for tho Natlonal-bank notes, If may adopt the Weaver plan for making good In now Issues of greenbacks nll the past differences between the depreciated currency formerly pakd to Government creditors and the actual par yatuc thereof. if may revive the Pen- dletonian Iden of paying off the Goyern- ment bonds it @reenbacks, and thus prepare tho way for repudiation, In any ease, how- ever, It may be reasonably expected that 2 Democratic Congress, with n Democratic Administration ready to approve all Its measures and finplicltly do its bidding, will tinker tho currency, which is now nuple, stuble, substantial, and rent, which Is the Dest system In the world and corresponds to tho system adopted by the leading commer- elal countries of Europe, and which enjoys the approval and coniidence of all people who either have monoy or earn money, Can the American Nation nfford to risk now ex- perlmonts In fiuunce? Cae —= Ne THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, Gen. Hancock In hts lotter of nceeptanca of the Democratic nomination deolared that the ‘Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteonth Amendinents to the Constitution of — the Uuilted Stutes aro inviolable, On tho ith of January, 18:0, Senator Kdmunds, of Ver mont, offered the following resolution in the Senate tn order to glve tho Demucrats of tliat body an opportunity of dullning thelr post- Hon on that sublect, ‘ho resolution reads , Reawlovd, As tho Judgmont of the Sennte, that tha ‘'Thivteonth, “Fourtounth, and Hiftéenth Amendiuents to tho Conatitution of tho United: Stites. have beon legally. rutiiied, uud aro tg valid and of the sine paramount authority as any other part of tho Conetituuon; that the people of cach Btate have t common intercst in tho enforcement of the whola Conattution fi wvery Stage of the Union, and that it ts allke the right and duly of Congress ta onforee suid winenduionts und to protect every eltizen in tho exercise of wll the right baa scoured by taws of tho goncral churieter already passed for thut purpose, and by further apprupriate legislation, so fur as such onforeoment and pro \eeuon tre nut secured by existe laws; and Vhuat it 14 the Auty of tho Exeautlys Uopartinunt af tho Government falth fully and with diligence: toenrry ll suo dawe inte finpartial exvoution, and of Congress toupproprlate nil monoys noud> ful to that ond, Some weeks later, Senator Morgun, of Alnbamn, subinitted a substitule for this resolution, and at tater dates yarlous other propositions of dolay and obstruction wero submitted by the Democratiy members, and {twas not until the oth of January that a yote on. tho resolution was reached, ‘The voto on the adoption of tho resolution was; Yens, 29,--all Republicans; nays, 17,—all Demucrats, as follows: Malloy of ‘Tennes- see, Hayard af Delaware, Beck of Kentucky, Coekrell of Missowrl, Coko of ‘Lexus, Davia of West Virglnla, Eaton ot Conneeticut, Garland of Arknnsas, Gordon of Goorgla, Marris of ‘Tennessee, Horeford of West Vir- slata, MLN of Georgla, Kernan of New York, Jauuar of Misslssippi, Maxey of ‘Texas, More ganot Alabama, and Voorhees of Indiana, sNot one Democratley Senator voted to af- firm thy yalldity of the umendmenta; four- teen Southarn and threes Northern Democrats voted agalnst it,~all the other Northern Democrats, Including tho two from Now Jer- soy, one from Ponnsylyauti, two from Ohio, one from Indiana, two frou Oregon, and one from California, all refuaing ta vote to aftirm the amendments, and yet declining to go on, tho record ugalnst them. ‘ Durlog the debate un Arkansas Senator tnoved to amend by declaring that the amoud- ‘Pho: ments wero not adopted Ina legal manner,” and for this McDonald and Voorhees, of In- alana, voted aye. ‘The significance of this vole at this thne fy tho more important beeause thore was then and ig now a bit pending betora Congress to Increase the members of the Supreme Court with a view of packing Hl, that ndeeision may be obtained declaring (hat tho amendd- ments were nover legally udopted, and wera therefore all, vold. Pending action on this Dill, having for its dectared object the Judl- efal setting aside of nll the amendments, tho refusal of tho entire Democratic body of Senators to vote to affirm tho valldity of those amendments cannot fall to linpress the country with the danger of future strife over this subject, When a Democratic Senate and Democratic House dectare that thoy only wait for a Democratic Executlye to sweep from the stntute-book ail. the legis- Intion resulting from the Wars when seven- teen Democratic Senators place their names on record in opposition to any decluration of tha validity of the amendments, and the other Democrats refuse to vote nt all pent: ing the election of President, the counjry can understand the porll whieh threatens the peney and permancney of the whole Govern iment in tha event of the election of a Demo- eratle President, Gen, Hancock's declara- ton fn his letter amounts to nothing In the Neht of the Democratic Sennte and Mousa denying tho validity of the amendments, and a Supreme Court erented for the express pur- pose of deelding these amendments to bo voit. MR, TRUMBULL AND THE GONFEDER- ATE TROOPS, ; Judge Trumbull, fn hls recent speech at Belleville, made certain statements which were unworthy aman of his character, He, among other things, dented that tho Hepub- Mean party had sippressed the Rebellion, elaiming that oven In the matter of furnish ing troops the Demoeratle States hat far ex- eveded the Republican States. Mero fy one of these assortions: But Thnye not dono with this false claim of tho Republionn party. TL propeve to-day to bury it so deep by frets and tures that only tho dupos of demayoxa can tongor bo galled by it. ‘The Damoera: tuteor Missourt alone, in whleh Mr. Lintcoly received but 17,023 votes In 186d, furs nished (02,111 men to. the Uniun army, greater hummer than wan furnlehed by all tho Republics nn States of Vermont, Riinde Taland, Minnesota, Nebrnska, and Kansas put togetbor, Neither Michigan, Wisconsin, nor lowa furnished ug anuny trudps to the Union army us Missourl, Now It us sce what the facts w The 865, at which War was between 1860 and tine Nebraska was nota State; Kansas and Minnesota had only been recently admitted, According to the official records of the Government, thera were furnished tho Union army from April, 1801, to the closa of the War, 2,765,690! men; these were furnished for terms ranging from. ninety days to three years, Reduced to a three-year standard, the total number wns 2,229,493. Now let Mr. ‘Trumbutt's assertion bo tested by the actual figures gf census nul of the army records: . Whale Whole, Noon gd Poyntlite tian iy No. of jecara’ 1885 trooms, alandard, 1h #05 ahi BR * S161 Totals .+0. sees! BIA Deduct Missouri. is012 TOUTE Other Btates., 700705 0, 85,103 From this it will be seen how untrue and unjust fs Mr. ‘Trumbull’s statement, Missou- ti, With 1,182,013 population, furnished 1,023 nore troops than the five small States whose total population was only 760,735, Nor Is his other statement concerning Wls- cousin, Michigan, and luwa any nore true, ‘Those States compare with Missouri as fol- tows: : Whole No. Popa Whole reduece to toy No. of three years’ * States, 1960,' towpe, standart, "i i FOHH 63,630 3 eet WIL Th BSL MAE aS Migsourt AB2012 WIL 80,00 At willbe seen that ench of thesa States sent ®% much Jarger proportion of Unlon troops to the War than did Miasourl, Mr. ‘Trunbull’s statement fs disgraceful, notonly beennse it suggests what fs not true, but be- enuse it nlgo suppresses what fs true, It is notorlous also that there were large additions mado to the Missourl regiments from Ilinols, lows, and Wisconsin, More than ono Missourt regiment was Inreely made up from the Germans of St, Clair and adjoining countics i IInols; large numbers .of soldiors went also from Iown into Mis- sourl, and nearly an entire regiment from Wisconsin, ‘There was always room i Mis- sourl Union regiments for troops from other States who could not get Into regiments at home, We do not wish to underrate the warlike cupaclty of. the people of Missouri, but us ently as 1603 the Democratic State of Mis- sourl had as inany fs 35,000 troops enroled at Richmond ns part of tha Confedernte army. Jow many moro Missourians Joined that ariny during tho later years of. the War, wo have no means of stating, After tho War, however, when the right of suffrage in Missourl was Minited, to persons who had ‘not engaged in the Confederate service dure ing the Rebellion, the Democratic vote was comparatively smoll, ‘Thus, In 18 the wholo Demoerntle vote in Missonrl was 91,073, Even as late as 1863, when Seymour and Hloir were candidates, the whole Demo- cratic yoto In Missourl was only 05,028, the State giving Grant 91,000 majority, But in 1871 tho restriction was removed, aud the Demweratle voto for Prostdent In 1873 was 161.453, showing that there were at that thine from 00,000 to 100,000 Democrats whe bud personally been unable to voto because of thelr Inability to swear they had not been ongiged in the service of the Confedoracy | Mv ‘Trumbull clalns that Mivsourl, with her 100,000 troops in the Confederate survive, did more ta conquer the Rebellion than dl the ‘Unlon States of Wiseonsin, Michignn, or Towa, and therefors the ex-Confederates aro tho safest men to be trusted with the Goy- ornment, THE ENGLISH VICTORY, ‘Sho official report of Gon, Roberts shows that his reeent victory over Ayoob Khan was a deelsive one, and that tha reports of large necessions to the latter's forces was n canard, 'Tho attuck appears to hove been made in magnificent style, and with such dash and Impetnosity: that the Afghans, who outa bored the English, Jost heart and soon re- treated, —tho retreat being as wuch of a rout as was that of Gen, iro ey re aa {ts attack by Ayoub KhaiPon the Uelmund, Tho Afghans Jett all their material ou the field ng booty for the English, Iucluding the guns taken from Gen. Burrows, Ayoub Khan himself ty a Cugitive, aud ay Horatis reported fo have risen dn revolt agalast him he must speedily glyo himselfup to the English, une Jess ho shout have the goad fortune to maiko hisescapa Into- Pera or tho Russian pos. scasions, ‘Two things are noticeable in this connection, One of thom is that Gen, Noberts wade Is march with such promptness and -deelston thut hoe not only relleved Candahar’ Trom {ts sleya aud utilized the garrison under Gen, Primrose, but secured his vle« tory without even waiting for relnforeo- mont from Gen, Phayre, whe was marching from Quettah on the southerst to mect hin and Joln his columns; and, second, that tho victory was won. with comparatively small Joss ta its forges, “The loss iy almost insig- nificaut when {tls considered that tha Af sult was useless, Ag compared with tho former stege of Candahar, in 1842, when Gen. Nott was ln command of the garrison, tho stritgele has been unimportant, for at that {imo the Afghans made a desperate sight at tho very gates of the elty, aud, though re- pulsed, returned a month Inter and renowetl tho allack, ‘Though not stecessful against Nott, they ttrned upon Gen, England, who was advancing from Quetta, asGen, Phayre now {s,and drove him back with heavy loss, “Gen, Nott held his own in Candahar until dune of that year, whon he retired in’ good order to Cabul, defeating tho enemy en route in two pltehed battles, enpturing and dismantling the fortress of Ghazni, and re- Heving the garrison of Khelat, as Gen, Rob- certs did in his recent advance, Gen, Roherts’ victory, brilliant ns it is, has now preelpltated an ugly qauestlon upon the Liveral Government. The English hive token Candahar. What ara thoy going to do with tt? ‘Chey have defeated Ayoob Khan, whose armies were not organized against them, but against Abdurrahman Khan, the Cabul Ameor, What are thoy golng to do with hint? ‘The problem ts all the mord in volved, because the Liberals thomselyes aro divided Iv thelr opiutons., One faction urges that Candahar should be annoxed and held asa strong point for the sceurity of India and a guarantee for the peace of Afghan- istan as well as un Important commercial thoroughfare, belng tho focus of all the princtpal = ronds lending Into Indian from Tersia and Central Asia, ‘Lhe other faction, however, headed by the Mar- aus of Hurtington, who fs Sceretary of State for fuilla, oppose its ocettpation resolutely, and tho Marquis points out that the difteulty, of holiling the district aguinst the trenacher- ons Afghans will for outweigh any nd- yantuge that can ‘be derived from I. 'The strongest point made by him, however, is his declaration that it must bo annexed in de- fiance of the wishes of tha people of Candahar, aud that they will always bo hostile to thoEnglish, ‘Ihe same argument, however, might apply to the ocvupation of any portion of Afghanistan by them, What moral right tho English have in Cabul. is just as dificult to apprehend ag the right thoy have to be In Candahiir, or at any other point west of thelr Indian fronticr, ‘There Is no argument on tho moral sido of the question that can justify their invasion of Afghantstan to secnry India against Russia, It is in detinnes of all modern sentiment and practice with reference to the rights of inde pendant peoples. Redueed to-an abstract question, the English had to more right to place Abdurratunan Khan on the throne at Cabul than our own Government would hava to placo dictator in the Presidential vhnlr of Mexico, Moral sentiment, however, is n question which has never once heen con- shtered by the English in tretr treatment of the Afghans, They haye ovenpied the coun- try by force of <urms, and hayo ar- Ditrarily made one of the elahn- ants to the throne Atmeer at Ca- bul after an enormous expenditure of money wrung out of the sufferlug popu- Intion of India, and great sacrifice of life. Iaving captured Candahar, precedent would Indicate that thoy will replace Shere All as the ruler of that Kingdom. To make tlielr usurpation logteal they should next tuke Herat and establish some other pretender there. Mnaving established its three rulers over these three districts, the most grateful and graceful thing for England to do would be to get out of Afghanistan, 0s the Pall Matt Gusette recently advised, bag and bag- gge, mid leave the peoplo of that comntry to iuke care.of themselves and thelr rulers, aril defend India when it needs defense from its own soll; or ab lenst to walt yntil Russia Invades Afghanistan before {& crosses the “sclentlitic frontier” agnin, HR, TRUMBULL'S PERSONAL APPEALS. Mr, Lyman ‘Trumbull is: making an active canvass of the State to secure his election as Governor on the Domecratic ticket, ‘Tho struggle has now become one of great per- sonal momentto him, and there are Indlea- tlons thathe iswilingto advance his own interests even at the suerifee of the National Interests of the party that nominated him, It is reported that, wherever Mr. ‘frumbull goes, he mukes personal appeals to ils old associntes In the Republican party to voto for him, no matter what aetion they may take in tegard to tho Natloual ticket or tho remainder of the State ticket, This conduct is so selfish that It ls not dificult to credit 1¢ In connection with Mr. ‘Trumbull. Indeed, It is aafd that he gocs so far as to remind Ite- publicans not merely that he was part author and aetive supporter of; tho constitutional amendnients and Reconstruction vets which the Democrars denouneod as © unconatitu. tional, null, ‘and yold,” and whieh they ato now seuking to repeal, but that also, dur- lng his carcor In the Senate as a Repubdlean, he procured certain oflces and ndyocatedithe allowance of certaln claims for Republicans. Ho now pretends to hokl a mortgage upon tho gratitude of those whom ho personally favored, Such an appent as tils is not only hinaltiating to the man who mnkes it, but it is without any merit or force so far as it is designed to asaist Iu Mr, rumbull’s election ng Democratic Governor by means of Re- publlean votes, “If Mr, Trumbull ones earned the aamira- tion and respect of Republican yoters by his share In the War tegislation, he is only de- serving of thelr contempt now by tralning with a party which-openly: threatens to “wpe out the Inst vestige” of that lexisia- thon, In any appeal which he may make to Republican voters upon the busis of former sympathy with thelr political principles, ho Appears before them = inthe atl tude of a renegade, and thus furnishes them with an additional reason for defeating tha Democratic ticket in this State, When he reverts to any personal service ho did for Republicans at a thmo when he was a Repub- Henn Jeacer In the Senate, ho incraly reminds Bitch persons that-he has subsequently used all his {ntluence to oust them from oflice by trylng to defent the party which bestowed Government patronage upon thom, More over, It must be nssumed that Mr, ‘Trumbull, while in the Senate, recommended men to ofllee or advoented tho payniant of clalms for the good of the public sorvicu or in order to qialntaln the public faith, If this bu so ho {s nat ontltled to any such porsonal gratitude from those who were favored through hin Khana word so completely shatterad that pitr- | In 1870-57, BOIL live: And in 18TH, 1.449; total in tho fva yenra, yes, Sinco 1872-73 not Jess thar HB énrgo vossula have veon missed or Known to capsize or Tounder during tho winter inonths, and of those nearly one-half were uraln-laden, Tho feures also show that tho losses of Trltish grains Inten ships aro Inryer tn proportion thin those of othor nationalities, Gvidence takon before tho Committey showed that tho main enuse of shipwreek fs haste used in londing veasels,—espvelnily whon they nre loaded from cloyators, Mr. Martell, of Lloyds, said that tho dimeulty of iling vessels proporly from olo- yators ts nlmost Insuporablo; tha dust from grain Js 80 stifling that itis impossible to top off tho lond proporiy. A case Isolted of n grain-laden Btoamer obliged to put back to port after n fow days on account of atress of weather, when It was found tbat the cargo had sottied to such att extent as to require 1,200 bushels more to fH) tho hold. Attention was directed to tho fact that many vessels omployed in tho Atlantle: graln-carrying trade aro totally unsuited for tho purpose, Thoy nro fitted for carrying car- goes of tron or other material of grout epecitic #ravity which can be stowed low tn the ship, but thoy have rv ttle noturalsatability of thotr own that whon loaded with grain they aru Nkely to bo theownon thelr beanteends in a honvy sen. The Committee reported a bill ap. plying tg British ships yratu-indon and crossing: the Atlantic and Hay of Miseny. It requires Masters or nyouta to send homo through the Consit! a statomentof tho amount of grain car- ried, tho mannor of stowing, and the draft of the vessel, Ownors of ships that can snfoly earry grain In bulk can obtain exemption frum all other Interference by dividing thotrholds {nto compartmonts by muans of Jongitudinal bulkhonds, The Committes urge that tho bulk- heads, or grain-tight abtfting-boards, should ox- tend fram deck to deck and from deck to keol- 8On, AN Arrangement which is believed by mitny ship-ownors, rind oven by many oxporty, to bean. excess of caution. os ‘Tie Ctnelnnatl Enquirer has information that the oalit-tea issue promiacs to become the overshadowing question of tho grout Indtann Jolnt eanynss and Hoosier hippogrome, Landers rend at the South Bond meeting u certified copy of Porter's speech ut Muntinsburg, in which the Inttor fs reported na having sald: Vesiden being unfortunate in hugging tho > most pernicious flnangiol error coneelyed by tho. human injud, my opponent, Mr. Iandurs, pose gesses nuothor ral Ils Londnesa for stimi- -Tants f8 too strongly developed, Linughter] Ho erred In this direction over at tho City of Vine cennes. Bono days ayo Me, Landers, 1 learn, beeame go auddenly enthustastiy while eating supper that bis cupaf ten actually got excited, toppled, tind fell over. [Smiles and Iaughtor.| Now, this was hard on tho ten, but, ns it was not fan expensive article, the loss sustained was not very heavy. 1 commisorate my distinguished ‘opnunants embarrassing position. He ‘should quit drinking such treachorous “ton” ay thoy bave over at Vincennes. My friends, In leaving: this part of Mr. Landers’ record, permit ino to inform you with all soberness tht [never spill my ten.” (Laughter, and 2 voleo: You bet."} Porter denies ever having used ‘the Inngunze Attributed to him, Jt isn’t worth debating about, whothor Landers was drunk ona certiin occa lun or not. —- Tue tlekets In Vermont, which holds an election to-day, wore published fn Tin Tame. UN yestordny, The third September Stata ts Maine, which holds an election Monday noxt, the Nth tnat. Tho vote for Governor last year as really cast, and after tho settlement of the troubles oflicially dectared, wos: Davis, Reptb- Mean, 68,770; Gurcoton, Demoers Hs Smith, Groonbickor, 47,010; renttering, 62, Tho State Senato contained 10 Ropublicans and 12 Puelon- iste; tho Hougc of Roprosontatives 4) Republic- ans and Of Fusioniats, giving a Republican ma- Jority of 36on Joint ballot. The candidates for Congress this your aro: mine Hepes , ‘, peelagtie |. Thais B. Re amuel J. Anderson, Tl. William P. Sr: abe Fusfoniat. a8 Wil warrant o desertion of tho party which alone enn be trusted to retain (he gool vharncter of the publio servico or keep guod tho publle faith, If, on tho other hand, Mr, ‘Trumbull was controlled in hla recommendations by # desire to nmivanco tho Interests of private Dorsong rather than the Interests of the Gav- ernment, ho was not thon and {3 not now a proper person to futrust with publio alfatra, Henes tho porsonn) appeals which Mr, Trumbull ls sald to ba maktiug to Ropubite- ‘ans wherever he gous are illogical ns well as sollish and disurcditable, and ihey are not euloulated to make hin as many yotes as thoy wilt cost Tur Select Comultteo of Parliament ap- Poluted by tho now Governmout yhortly atier ‘tukiny alles to inquire into tho logs of yrain- Jadon yesaplu bas mudo an Intercstiug and yule unable report. Mr, Pilingoll teatiticd that, exe eluslvg of losses by stranding and collision, the ayuregate lous of {tv in merchant ships ut sea during the lust fvo yeurs baw been as followa— views Tus 1874-'T5, 2478 Hives; 1876-'70, 1,598 Nyes; a Frank M, Bore. TIL Stephen D, Lindsey. Wiliam Phitbriek, AV. Churies A, Youtelle. George W, Tada, Y. Seth T. Milliken, ‘Thompson H, Murch, — ‘Tun full text of the {ares and Rabbits bill Litely passed by tho Hritish Parliament shows it to be u more sweeping document than was beforocommonly suppoaed, Tho oectpior of tand is glvon concurrent right to kill ground gume with any othor porzon ontitied to kill the game on Jand in his occupation. Theoceupter is prohibitent from divesting himself wholly of this right, Alingreemonts in contravention -of tho right of tho occttpior to destroy ground game are voll. Tho occupier enn give permits to any person in his houschotd or his employ to kt. Tho restrictions so much spoken of are not serious. Trapping above grouud fs forbidden, and shooting ‘must be dona betweon tho Inst hour bofore sunriso and the fret hour after senact, or, In othor words, in daylight, << Mont campaign: echoes from solid South Carolinas Tho poor, miserable, unprincipled white man who tries to restore tho Nudical purty to power in South Curolinn should be soctally ‘ostriciaad, and not even spoken to on the strecta-Qou. Perry in the Greenvilic (S, C,) News, The Urst thing to bo tone ty to reorganize tho Red-Shirt mounted elups. Let every moutiny, Domooratle or Radical, bo fully attendod: by them—Aiken (8, C.) Journal, ‘Try to conyluce tho negro that we are his real frienda; bntif ho willnot be convinced, and is still Joined to his dels, convince hia, at lenst, that he must look to those Idols whon he serves ag his pods to food ind clothe bim,—}Vade Hamp ton's Speeeh at Charleston, 5 $e — ‘Te number of houses in South Carolina is sunller than ten yeurs ago, and tho valuo of reul-catate bas decroused ovor $23,000,000. Yet tho population 18 represented ag having ine creased inore than 40 per cont, The Boston’ Journal says; “Somewhere between 300,000 and 400,000 of the population must bo living out of doors ff tho consus returns aro correct." If ft is “tho fecundity of the population that hng done all this, inidwifery muat be tho princlpul iuduatey, of South Carolina, : ns ‘Sire following are the gains In Congress- men expected by the National Republicgn Con- gressionul Connnittee this yours Conmectleut so. see0e. 1]Now York, .. Ft North Curohii lo, Oren oung 1) Wisvonsit mn Witt, somo of tho gentlemen who are so extremely anxious to be candidates for Cone ross in tho Weat Sito please bear In mind that the population tt tho tower and uppor ands of that distelet hay grown enormously in four years? The Demoeratlo -watds hive gained tore than tho Republican wards, It-will take tiratecliss crndldate and splendid fighting to carey that district for tho Republican’ purty this Pall, * a Mu, d. W, Fouxry says in his remarkable “Prologue” to the Life of Hnncoutss “As for monoy, Lhnve never Jenrnod to stonl it, from tho Government, though L dearly love to earn n Cale living by honest industry in my own chosen profesajun. Does Mr, Forney consider tho uribo of, $25,000 paid bim by the Pacific Mall Steamehip Company money enmed by “honest industry in his own chosen profession"? a —_- Lirrin ling een heard of: Inte concorning tho four now Judgoships in Conk County. There is no way Inwhicb the population oan po oftichil- iy nscertutned and announced In time for tho uction of tha Governor, Ueslded, st Is sald that tho porgans mast tuterested (nthe matter—the Judges thomsclvea, both Nemoorats and Itopub- Means—have mate no special duinund for as- sluance, i, . A very Inquisitive English paper would Uko tu know what tha Queen’s Government fs dolug in Afghanistar, whut it wants there, wha. it expoots to got, and so on, Tho fasomation of the Queen's Goverment for Atghunistan jd of tho kind which makes @ follow hold on te the knobs of an electric buttery wheu ho gots a big dose, The Quocn's Goverament vun’t lot go. $m Puesinent HaAyes bus @ tirstelasg hobby An thie idea of a system of Nuttonol educution, Tae TeuuNe was a tittle befory bin in advo- euting It, but rojoices to baye so able an assist gut, and advucate take up the cutive, One ad- vantage of a Nadonul system would bo thut the foolish toxt-books now polsoulog tho minds yf Bouthorn children could bo donu yway with, a ‘Tue Arkansas election yesterdny was for Stato eNwors, and algo on the adoption vf 4 prov Posed nmendiment’ to tho Constitution forbid- lng the i:nposition of any lux or the mating of aby gppropriation to pay the Stata rallroud gud loveo bonds and thy bonds jysued tn xottlos moyt ofthe Hullord claim, - Foy Goveruur the Democrats oumlusted Thouas J, Churchill, and the Greenbackers William P..Parks, ‘Tho Binte tirket contains seven othor names. ‘The ite publican mada No nominatlons for Stats olligera, For Governor In 1878 tha Demonratiy voto waa winouticed as 88,74, and thore woro 115 scattering votes. ‘The tepubleans mndo ny nominations. For Prasidont in 1974, [ayes had 98,000; Tilden, 68,071; Coopor, 240, a “Ti supply of 810,000,000 companies? says a miining nowspaper in Now York," avems to bo falling off.’ Phe prineturing of somo half-dozen huge mining bubbles is having a good effect; and there aro indientions that pone vio Interested In this kind of speculation wilt recover thelr sonses within a year. es Tits Now York Journal of Commerce ba Hoves Lennett’s Jeannotte muy oven tow bo ut the Pole, hnving beon carried thoru by Bent and Btaury’s warm euterant, supposed to sweep up from tho coust of Japan to tho Polo direct, ‘Taig Isoneof the theories which the Jeaunctte has gotte out to tost, — Tue reported “reconelliation” between two distinguished party-lcaders fn this elty seems to rest ona siaky foundation. At pres- ont thy frioids of each are trying to show that tho other fellow enmo down first, and that the olive-brastoh was resected several thes Lefora it was taken. a Goop Father Namltn, in-spite of his 70 yours, a netively at. work in the Stntue cam. pulgn, taking bis tour on the stump with tho younger men, With bly retiroment from poll- ties tho country will tose one of the purest aud, most high-minded peblic men in her history, —<————$$— ‘Tum Green Mountain State sets the keys note for tho campaign to-day, Tho Now En« sind Republican papers insiat upon having 75,000 majority, But this tau geod dent to ex. Peet. With no opposition to fear, tho Groen Mountain boys may not do their lovel best, a. We should never bo beaten untit every mun who counts, or represents those who count, in tha enumeration to give representation in tho Hicctoral College, can east hts vote Just ng he plenges, and can bave it counted just ashe cust it.—Ulyssce S, Grant, i Wedo not know why Mr. Parney shontd print. n portrait of Wony Pastor, the comic-alnger, in uwhite necktic, 3.0 frontispiece to. his life of Winfleld scott Hancock. No eumie singer in a white nucktio can be lected I’resident of the United States, a ‘Tite Martford Post predicts that Garfolt will carry Counoetiont by from 2,000 to 4,000 ma- jority, and that three of tho four Congressmen wilt be Repubttoan. Good judges belleve that this prediction is reasonable. a Ir Capt. Jinks, of tho Morso Marines, should suddenly come to tho surface aid an- notnee hingolf a caudidate for Congress tn tho First District, some people couldn't be more surprised than they are now, Tnm New York Sun pays ox-Senator Trumbull the unusual compliment of printing his Beltevitle speech in full, and ently it “muge nificent" P oo ILLINOIS POLITICAL NOTES, John M. Palmer took the bull by the horns at Chester yesterday, He explained to tho Southern Hlnois convicts why he supported Hancock and Trambutt. ae BIN Suringor declines to mect in Joint de- bate Millor, bis Grvonbuck opponent. Biller tins eloquenva und character, and, lacking both these, Lill prefers to bueh whack, ste - After a suecessful starring tour of one week in Southern Mtinols, the hippodromo will exhibit nt Aurorn to-day, Tho program includes Ly- man’s grand and lofty feat of tumbling and Var- suns’ pyrotechnics, * B. Gratz Brown has gone Into Indiana, and spoke at Williamsport last night. After that clection he is under _promtso to holp Join AL. Fen In tho Fifteenth District. But will John need Gratz aftor thit ? s ate E When Congressman Henderson gets through ebaking handa with tho voters in his district he had bettor hic himself aver IntoIn- dion, His romufntog at home to contest with Marney Trusdetl Is worse than Sighting 0 man of straw, é ate Adtal Stevenson, representing a part of tho Miinols River lstrict, anys “tho Federal Government bas no pet rivers,” and this, ton, after ho has voted mlllfons of dollars tor South- ern crecks and bayous, aud not one dollar In ald of the Ilnols River, ste Congressman Sparks began hs campaign at Litchioll last Thuraday, His spooch was an apology for voting aid to Southorn creeks and Dbayuugs, Ifo had asmiall audience and when he quit n dissatisfied sot of honrera. If he bad only.seaurod ahad for Biz Crewk he would have becn the pet and pride of his constituents, ae The Trumbull hippodrome made a grave mistake nt Du Quoin lust Friduy. ‘Gen, Parsons was introduced to the Gerninn crowd, and ex- Licut.-Gouv, Koerner to the Granger crowd. Tho speechos were not wolltinord. Parsons couldn't talk Germun, nor could Koerner tallc ngricult- ute, Hoth crowds wont awny in disgust, and tho feuture of tho day wasn failurg, ae “Gentleman Jack Lea” Is what tho Demo crats crll thelr candidate forConyress in tho I’ orludistriat. Ho hasbeen a" gentlomuan” in tho Leglslaturo for ton yoars, and nobody ever knew bin te originate or even help carry through talngte munsuro, Peoria wants n Gove ernment: building, Docs sho expect “Gentlo- tnan Jack's" habitual lazinoss will secure it? ——————_—$_ . PERSONALS. The widow's might doesn’t seen: tonmount to much In Gen, Butler's cuso. Not a cheer was heard when the Uncont- pahgro Chicf was buried, but several pooplo sald Ouray, . “TL guess Dll get on the fence again. ‘Tramping around fn tho stubblo isn’t what It's oracked up to be.”—David Davia, In Franco wedding ceremonies now Inst three days, In this country thedivoree procuud- ings frequently consume itu entire weol. ‘Thus fur thore has beon no attempt to con- neot Gon. Gartluld with tho bay-fever, but wo snpposo the terriblo truth rnust como cut some ume, é About $90,000,000 worth of whisky has bewn distitled In Kentucky this your, und tho “prodpouts fora Domocratia victory wero never better, "The harvest moon will soon be here. It !s 8a called because young mon who utilize it for the purppso of wolny out Walking with tho girls Ore gosiurally hurvested, . * Should nowspapers glvo their employés avacation?” nsks tho Now York Lines Cer- tuuly, ‘This paper gives avery man a week's vacation and two weeks in which to recover from It, Aliberal reward will bo paid at this ofico for a lady who has boon to a watorlng-pluco thts summer ang not “jotted down a few tmpres- ath ‘whiob abo would not refuso to have pule Mahed ‘Tho Democratio papors say that slr. Bar- nuin rofused to entor tho BMaine cauvuss be cnnse ko looked upon that state as "a dead horse," It {gin tho purchase of live mutos thit Mr, Barnum's stateswanship shows up. A very sad Incident occurred on the West Sido the atuor oventng, tho Tathor of ono vf the most beautifal girls in that section of the ¢ .4 inlaging with his trusty right foot tha wearer v one of those: rig-felt hate sa popular among members of lawn tonnls clubs, who was oalllug upon bis daughter, > “Mabol’s Vathor”—Do not fix the gute binge until after the frat frost, and then Le sure: to put your duyling’s ¢loak away about 7:0 covery evonlog, A Arteon-pound dog will apawer your purpoge If ho ie well bred, “Don't feed bla for the twonty-four hours immediately preced+ Jog the young man's arrival, " oa "Yell’s Chapel, by the Lake of the Four Can- tons, Switzerland, bag been rebullt, aud Erast Stuckelvorg is now engaged in restoring: the natueal paintings: which commemorate thv30 mnyluteal goancy that lond such’ oharm to tho fume of Toll... Mr. Lell.will ba remembered oa thy man who won 87 from Gealer, tho latter Dotting thut awount agulnst 84 uk dl evel