Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 26, 1880, Page 4

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By order of the M. E. H. P. ‘BLI SMITH, Secretary. LADY WASHINGTON CHAPTEE. NO. 2, 0. E. 8. There will_be no open Chapter Sept. 23; postponed tw Oct &. By order NETTIE 2: CAMPBELL, W. Matrox PHL KASTLER, Secretary pro tem, ORIENTAL LO) NO. 3, A. F. & A. M—Reg- hr coamunicsdon Piaay Fening. Oct. 1 Work. ‘Visitors always welcome. CHARLES CATLIN, Secretary. CHICAGO CHAPTER No. 1%, R. A. M~Special Convocation Monday, Sept. 2%, at 70 “p.m, at 1 Twemy-second-st, for work. Visitors always wei- : ‘Bul SMITH, Secretary. come. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2%, 1890. ts : _ VESSAGO, a village in the Canton of Villais, Switeerland, was almost wholly destroyed by tre yesterday. 7 ‘TRovnes never come singly. The Amer- ican corvet Nipsic is expected at Constanti- nople to support the demand of our Govern- ment for the punishment of the murderers of Dr. Parsons, the missionary. and his servants. Gen. Grant has issued a call to the Union yeteran soldiers and sajlors of the Nation to meet in Cotivention at-Indianapolis Thursday, the 7th of October. The meeting will be one of the most important fn the history of the organi- zations. Gen. Grant will preside. AX immense Republican meeting took place yesterday at Solon, O., a few iniles from tho place where Gen. Garfield was born. Ex- Senator Stanley Matthews and others addressed the gathering. which was the most enthusiastic ver seen in that part of the country. —= YesTerpay was @ holiday throughout Spain, in honor of the girl recently born to the King of that “lovely land.” The Pope pre- sented the Hoyal child with a costly satin robe, the price of which would probably support. =" balf dozen Italian paupers for several months, Maun S. maintains her place as queen of the American turf. St. Julien failod to beat her record or to lower his own time on the Beacon Park track, Boston, yesterday. The best time fe made was 2:134. His driver says the tracx ‘was not good, and that the horse was not nearly at his best. 3 A Ciicaco drummer named O'Brien was robbed of $175 and a watch and chain by burglars who climbed throngh the transom of his room at a Janesville hotel Friday night. A. U. Asker, a New York drummer, lost $50, and several otber guests lost various small sums. ‘There is no clew to the burglars. Te single-scult race between Riley, of Saratoga, and Weisberger, of Wheeling, W. Va., which was rowed on Saratoga Lake yesterday was won by Riley. ‘The winner rowed the three miles in 21 minutes and 13 seconds. Weisber- Fer's time was 21 minutes and 34 seconds, Biley is $1,000 richer through the contest. en Tue London ‘Simes regrets that the suc- cessful Arctic exploring expedition under Lieut. Schwatka was not by Englishmen jand under Engiish auspices, but 4s half contented that it wags by Americans, the kingmen of the. Britons, and that most of the partly successful previous expeditions were undertaken under British patronage. | Tue Rev, Henry Ward Beechercalled at the headquarters of the National Republican .Com- miitee, New York, yesterday, and volunteered to deliver several epecches during the campaign in Onio, Indiana, Conneeticut, and New York. Mr. Beecher isconvinced tbat the Hepublican party's mission is Rot yet accomplished, and that the time has not yet arrived when the party of fraud, buifdozing, repudiation, and treason can be intrusted with the government of the Na- tion. ——— A¥Fren about 400 ballots for State Senator, the Convention of the Fourth Senatorial Dis- trict of this city, consisting of the Eighth, . Eleventh, and Twelfth Wards, which met yes-. terday, adjourned - tll to-morrow evening, without making any nomination. The candi- dates before the Convention were Mr. Frank Riddle, the present Senator; Mr. C. Mamer, of the Eighth Ward: and Mr. Pamsh. of the Twelfth Ward. Riddicreceivéd 12 votes, Mamer 8,ond Parish 15 in every ballot from the first to the four hundredth. ‘Aw immense Republican demonstration took place at Philadelphia Jast evening. Itis calculated that 35,000 nien participated in tho parade, and a quarter of: a million peaple in the meeung. ‘The Union League Cluo headed the procession. The enthusiasm of the vast mass of people who lined the strects or took part in the ‘provession bas not been equated since the fall of 1860, There were music, fireworks, transparen- cies, and everything which could contribute to make the. occasion & grand success. After the procession.was over there were three muss-mectings. Among the speakers were Senator Blaine, Wayne MacVeagb, B. Stock- ra well Matthews of Baltimore, and other eminent orators.. Mr. George H- Boker, the’ poct- statesman, presided over the principal meet- wg. The Pennsylvania Republicans are up. and doing. Gen. Hancock’s expectation of & ma- ee ire Stato will not. be fulfilled evi- lently. [se Tae Republican County Convention will beheld at Farwell Hall Oct. 5. The primaries in the city will be held on the afternoon of ‘the 4th, and in the county towas on the evening of the 2d. The candidates to be putin nomina- tion are: Sheriff, State's Attorney, Recorder, Coroner, ftye County- Commissioners, Clerk of the Circuit Court, and four Judges—should the Governor issue a call for their election. : Jonx Kety is more than a match for the most astute leader of the Irving Ball faction of nie party, He obtained a vietary over that fac- tion yesterday by having the date for a confer- ence between it and Tammany postponed till after the State Convention. He thus secures an undivided Tammany delegation to the Conyen- tionand four members of the State CentraiCom- mittee for hismea. “ Tilden is dead; tong live Bing Kelty!" ia the rallying cry of the Tammany hoats now. : eed Mz. Cur-pers, English Secretary of War, is at present in Ireland, seeing for himself the cond:tion of the peasantry of that country. He is staying with the Earl of Kenmare, the Roman Catholic Lord Chamberlain of England, who has a delightful residence at Killarney. Mr. Childers will not learn much about the true state of Ire- land from bis host, who js one of the rack-rent- ing landlords, one who was so much opposed to Mr. Forster's Compensation bill that {t was re- ported be was about tu resign his position under the Government rather than rote for it, - “RepNex” Borys, the person charged with the mur ler or the German, Bobnow, and whose trial occupied the time of the Criminal Court last week, was convicted by the jury in the case yesterday. His punishment was fixed at fourteen years: in «the: Penitentiary. ‘The evidence fn the case was ‘nearly ‘whyjly circum- stantial, and was very cleverly “ worked up” by Lieutenant-of-Detectives Keating and Officers Shea and Kipley, The usual motion for anew trial was made. Burns is a bardened criminal, and bas long been known to the police as such. He will not visit Joliet for the arst time. ~ es Apsaea¥ Sersrour has issued orders to the European squadron under his command to bein readiness for operations against Turkey to-morrow. ‘The Sultan bas issued another pro- test against the naval demonstration, and says that he will not surrender Dulcigno unless the demonstration is abandoned. This last protest is regarded by the Powors as a determination on the part of the Porte to join the Albanians in their resistance to the Powers. The latter, it is stated, as eoon ag the Dulcigno question fs set- tled, will compel Turkey to settle the Greek- frontier question, and thus make. a complete dob of the Eastern question. — Exexisn, of Indiana, has probably opened his barrel. He searcely intended to do {t so early in the campaign, but thereappearstohave been no way out. The Democratic canvass was flagging, even the “ Widow" Butler failed to attract audiences, and something had to be done. Conviuced by. English’s “solid” rea- gous, @ person named Yeagley, who was the Greenback nominee for Secretary of State for Indiana, anda person named Parker, who was the candidate of the same party for State Sena- tor in the Indianapolis district, yestérday pub- Ucly announced their intention to sup- port the Democratic ticket, giving as their reason that, asthe mass of the Democratic party are Greenbackers at ‘heart, thoy hope to achieve through that party the financial re- forms which the Greenback organization can- not accomplish. The Greenback State Com- mittee will fill the pluces of Yeagley and Parker, whom they denounce as traitors. The Republicans arenot surprised atthe scheme; they were prepared for it. They knew the Democrats wanted some kind of a political sen- sation, and were ready to pay for it. Business- men have come to the same conclusion as Yeagiey god Parker,—that it {s only throvgb the Democratic party that the finances of the coun- try can be tinkered and unsettled. ‘Tue Democratic County Convention which assembled in Potter Palmer's hotel yesterday was not much better than Cook County Demo- cratic Conventions usually are. There were a few representatives of the kid-glove element present, but the representatives of the un- washed and the unterrified predominated. The nominees for Judge are not unknown to the public; every one of them hns been a candidate for some. office or other for the last ten years. Ex-Judge Moore was set aside by his own party ayear Ago because of his action with regard to the Fidelity Savings Bank and bis ap- ‘polnatment of one of his church friends to the Receivership of the bankrupt concern. H. M. Shepherd is @ corporation lawyer, a chronic offce-seexer, and was the nominee of the very worst element of the Convention, the thug element of the southwestern wards. Mr, Smith has nothing to recommend him but his partnership with Mr. Fuller, and Mr. Le Moyne's nomination was due to the efforts of young Mr. Smith's friends, who wanted to pla- cate him for his defeat at the North Side Con- gressional Convention tast Wednesday.. Of “Chris” Casselman, it is hardly necessary to speak. The memory of the oldest inhabitant runs not back to-the time when “Chris” was not a candidate for office, and ne has beon nominated, and nearly always defeated for every local office from’ Constableship up. It is not Mr. Hynes’ own fault if he is not known in Chicago. Ever since he came here from Arkansas, where he was a Bepublican,— or, as bis new associates would term him, a “carpet-bagger,”—he. has been running for office in this city and county. He is now put forward to satisfy the very element which he would be called on to prosecute in the not probable event of his election. Mr. Hynes may yet be cured ‘of his itch for office. John H. Colvfn, son to the “old man,” is not known, to possess any qualification which would ren- der him respectable or useful in any public office. Of the young man who was put.up for Recorder, to please the Bridgeporters, not much is known save that he is a diminutive Irishman, without character, culture, or ability, who nas never risenabova the level of ~ barroom politician. The City-Hall people managed to secure the nomination of Circuit Clerk for Hans Haerting, of whom the less said the better. The Coyoty Commissioners nominated, with the exception of Mr. Owsley, who was merely put on totake the curse off the rest of the ticket, are a bad Jot. Patrick McCarthy, descendant doubtless of along line of Kings. has plicd the useful yoca- tion of coni-heaver in this city for several years. Hescrawis his name with considerable effort, and ulways to the imminent dacger of his tongue. He may’ be a very honest man, but he knows no more about ™uoicipal government than he does abgut as- tronoms. - Niesen, the present Collector of the North Town, {s another nominee. He bas neither education nor ability. When inthe City Coun- cil he belonged to the ring, and voted with it for every mensure wolch,redounded to its and his benefit, but not tothe city’s advantage. Sweeney is probably the worst candidate nominated. He belongs to a family in the Seventeenth Ward which bas given to the city some Officials who haye by no means’ contrib- uted to its good. He’ is’ ignorant, unict- tered, 1s the representative of ’ the’ seala- wag element of his own ward, and as County Commissiouer would be a disgrace to Cook County. The ticket on the whole {s not good. It ig weak, and if the Republican Convention acts with discretion every one of the nominees will be buried out of sight next November. ‘Tue practicability of reforms in the man- ner of conducting funerals lias recently been-| sugeested by the quiet, becoming, and un- ostentatious manner In which two among Chicago’s oldest and respected citizens were attended to their fast resting-place, In both: instances in mind the pubjic announcement’ of the. funeral was accompanied by a notice (rendered necessary. by the contrary customs of the day) that the burial would be private, and by the request that no floral offerings be contributed. In: these cases the funeral services were held at the residences of the deceased, and friends were invited to be present and thus attest, their regard for those who had gone before them and their sympathy for those who Mourned the Joss of husband. and father. But the members of the family thus secured for themselves the privileges of strewing flowers over the grave,: and thelr private grief was not checked and embarrassed in the Inst snd ceremony of committing the “dust to dust.” By means of these arrange- ments the expenditure of money In car- riages and lavish floral ornaments was saved to the friends of. the decensed, who from pride, good-feeling, or custom, might have spent a sum which they could not afford in justice to themselves or their families, ‘The departure is one that ought to be imitated. If old citizens of high standing may be honored and’ lamented in a modest funeral, then the friends of all who die may reconcile their duty and feelings to the absence of display, and funorals will cease to be a spectacie for the crowd and an extravagance that ought to be reformed. ———————] GEN. HANCOCK ON SOUTHERN CLATMS. Gen. Hancock has been constrained by the criticism of the Republican press and speak- ers, as Tilden was four years ago, to make pudlic and special declaration of his posi- tion in regard to Southern claims for losses and injuries incident to the War of the Re- dellion. .All reference to this subject was carefully omitted from the Cincinnati plat- form, as was the case also in the St Louis Platform. Gen. Hancock took care not to mention the matterin his letter of acceptance, though he well knew the Northern mind: was filled with apprehension concerning it. ‘The same was true of Tilden’s letter of ac- eeptance. These facts reveal a disingenuous effort on the part of Northern Democrats to evade the grave question of Southern. claims altogether, if possible. Gen. Hancock’s tardy letter has been forced from him by Re- publican criticism at the North, which has demanded at least such protection 23 8 per- sonal pledge affords against the impending danger of a raid upon the Treasury and. the: pockets of Northern taxpayers through the agency of the Democratic party, and for the benefit of former Rebels. : Geu. Hancock’s statement that ‘if he were President, he would veto all legislation that might come before him providing for the consideration or payment of claims of any kind for losses or damages by persons who were in rebellion, whether pardoned or not,” though by no means disposing of the issue, has a certain value, This pledge will certainly render Gen. Hancock's subinission to Confederate dictation, in ense he be elected President, more embarrassing. than it would be otherwise. It will be brought back to him upon every occasion when the Southern Democrats in Congress shail press upon him legislation in conflict with the position he has | assumed, But his declaration does not furnish the country with anything like a guarantee against the allowance of Southern Rebel claims. Almost every man who hes occupied the t’residential chair has entered upon his duties with resolutions which subsequent pressure caused him to abandon. The Democratic caucus will hold sway over the President which Gen. Han- cock, owing to his entire inexperience in public affairs, cannot now comprehend. lt will be able to refuse confirmation to his ap- pointments, and embarrass him by withhold- ing appropriations, and’ in manifold other ways, to an extent of. which he bas now no conception. Whether or not, even in case Gen. Hancock be perfectly sincere in his present statement, he shall be able to resist the wiles, intimidation, ‘and pressure of the Democratic caucus cannot be foretold with assurance by anybody, because the force of his will and character has never yet been tested in any trying public complication. . Gen. Hancock’s view of the case does not change the fact that the caucus of a Demo- cratic Congress will be dominated by the Confederate element, nor the evidence that the ruling purpose of, this element is “to get even” with the North ‘far-thez injuriés -the South sustained .and ‘the advantages the South lost during the War of the Rebellion. It is not expected that the Southern leaders will come forward, immediately after Gen. Hancock's inauguration, with an omnibus bill providing for payment of Southern claims by the wholesale. The advance upon the United States Treasury will be made gradually and insidiously,—in military frase, ‘‘by regular approaches,”—and Gen. Fancock may be made a party’ to establishi- ing precedents which, In time, will make an open way for thé billions of the indeninifica- tion which the Southern oligarchy hope to obtain for their War losses in trying to de- stroy the Union. He may find himself in the meshes of. Southern ingenuity before he knows the import of bis acquiesence, oud muy yield, partly in ignorance ‘and partly to secure’ peace and comfort for his Administration, to propositions that shall thoroughly commit him-beyond retreat to the Southern project. It is not likely, for in- stance, that Gen. Hancock would refuse his assent to the Democratic scheme for increas- ing the Judges of the Supreme Court. And yet the aim of that project is to declare that the constitutional anendments were not le- gally ratified, and are consequently null and void. This much accomplished, the Con- federates would be in a position to proposeas acompromise that they would voluntarily forego claims for the payment of the Rebel debt and recompense for the loss of slaves, upon the condition that the tax on cotton should be paid back and certain classes of claims for losses and injuries should be recognized. Gen. Hancock might then con- sent to such compromise, and even seek to make a merit of approving legislation which le now declares he would veto. There would be other ways to circumvent the President. He might be betrayed into signing bills for the relief of widows-and orphans, or of pub- lic and educational institutions, which should act as an entering wedge for the Treasury raid which he now condemns, REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. The Revublican local conventions forthe nomination of county officers and members of the Legisiature will be held in about a week from now. {n'the meantime the can- vassing for the. yarious positions, which has been going on more or Jess for several months, will be prosecuted with renewed vigor. It would be well if the Republican voters could make up.a convention of repre- sentative men that should be uncommitted to persunal interests and be prepared to agree upon alist of candidates without regard to previous manipulations, who, as a whole, would make the strongest run before the people, and assure the most faithful admin- istration of local affairs. It is likely, how- ever, that the primaries will be conducted with reference to declared candidates, and It. is important in that case that the Republican. voters should take pains to inform them- selves of the relative * merits of those who are. understood to be candidates, and to yote .at the primuries for those who are .committed: to, or . will -.be like-. ly to support,- the’- most. desirable and available’nien. Tae Trimuxe Kas \not‘in. the past been in the habit of-advocating.the. on claims of individuals for nominations in preference to other contestants, ndt does it intend now'to depart from its-practice.”"It is our purpose. simply to impress upon *Re- .publicans"'the importance of securing - the nomination of the best possible material which can-be ‘broueht into.thé publie'séry- ice... The ¢conomical administration of local affairs is not the only consideration in Point. The assurance of Republican suc- cess in this county can only be obtained by the cobperation of candidates who shall com- mand the popular confidence. - “our years: ago the people elected some of the Demo- crats and some of the Republicans who were running on the county ticket. They seemed disposed to select from the two par ties ac- cording to their impression of respective merit, “There: is no reason to think that there has been any change in the public mind in. this’ regard, Moreover, the Democrats , prdfess 8 confidence in their ability to ‘carry Cook.’ Ccunty this year. . The surest way to meet this as- Surance is to oppose~them with a ticket that shall command votes irrespective of party affiliations. It is not to be denied that men_ have obtruded themselves upon the ‘public notice as candidates’ for various Republican nominations—and especially for Judges, members of the Legisiature, and the Sheriff's office—whose ‘success in securing such nominations would put the Republican ticket in jeopardy of defeat, _ 1t will not help these people to pull down the Republican party in this county only to be buried in the ruins, "Thoy should not be. allowed to do this. They should be warned back for their own good, and driven back, if necessary, for the guod of the party. There is an abundance of reputable’ material. for the local offices within reach of the, Republican party, and it willbe outrageous to invite or hazard defeat by yielding to the pummers’ in the smallest degree, HOW THE INFLOW OF GOLD AFFECTS PRICES AND IMPORTS. The English papersare discussing the drain ot gold to the United States, the possibility and extent of its continuance, and the prob- ‘able effect of the.same upon business in Europe, and especialivin Great Britain. The London Economist '6t Sept. 11 states that be- tween August and November, 1879, there was shipped to the United States gold to the fol- lowing extent,—counting a pound sterling as equal to five dollars: From England... : From France....... , Totab... That much was needed in those two months of 1879 to settle the balances. The question is considered. now in England, How much will be needed for the same purpose in September and October, 1850? On this puint the follow- ing figures are given: i 1873. 1880, - Ja New York banks....$ 61,470,000 ‘& 80,700,000 Excess of exports eight months ......, 225,000,000 210,000,000 ih harvest........42percent be- Good lowaverage. average. ‘These figures show a reduction of the bal- ance of trade, of $15,000,000, or that much less to be paid to the United States. The same paper gives the following additional figures: Net imports of-specie into alee. States year ended Jane 80, 1880, "76,000,000 Production of same........++«: ++ 65,000,000 Total.......-....- acorn sees sees oe oo €141,000,000 Tucreased stock of gold and silver coin and bullion,iess certificates, in Treasury. $34,000,000 Increased stock uf specie and certificates of Nation- KS. +e ereeeeens: Gone {nto circulation... .....:+.-.+.+.$ 50,000,000 Decreasq in legal-tenders in Treasury and banks... 84,000,000 Incrense in ni 18 National banks. 22,500,000 Increase of curreucy tn circulation fu year ending June 80, 1880............$107,000,000 The Economist has this to say in comment- ing on these figures: _ These figures show a wonderful power of ab- perouon of the circulating medium by the popu- lation of the United Stutes. Afver exumining them we can hardly argue that because the New York monoy market is quiescent gold may not be wanted in the Union, It may not bo taken for the New York banks themselves, but much may be wanted for cirenlation in the Western States, especially for the barvest demands of that immense region. Three things must be borne in mind with respect to the demands which the United States may muke on us for buliion. Toey have clearly a beta stock of the circulating medium to begin with; the propor- tion between heir-pfports and.importa ts less, and prices bave -alsd, to some exteut risen on their side. On the Whole we ere inclined to think that though gold may, and probably will, be taken for the United States from this country, it will probably also not be taken to the extent that it was last year. An intermittent course, not a regulur flow, may be expected. Goods and securities will, we cannot doubt, this year us Inst, be taken by choice. The Americans will prefer iu the first instance that which will yicld un income, or be a source of profit, to that which, though: valuable, is under the ciroum- stances & source of neither. The American reader will find in this commentary much that is worthy of atten- tion. We canifot go on receiving gold’ at the rate we have been doing ‘without pro- ducing an inflation of prices in this country, and also an inflation of the cost of produc- tion, which in.the end will make us custom- ers of foreign merckandise. The history of last year’s sudden advance in prices: is too recent to have been forgotten. In July, 1879, there was a sudden craze in the iron and steel market. Prices advanced rapidly and enormously. The British iron and steel production, which was largely suspended, revived. Prices had become so high in the United States that the British mills were overwhelmed with orders from the United States. By October of 1879 the number of British mills and furnaces in operation was doubled, and they had orders at large ad- vances over prices which would have been gladly acceptea three months before. We imported pig-iron. at enormous prices and steel in all its forms, our own establishments notbeing ableto meet the demand even at prices 100 per cent greater than they were in May and June. This bubble burst in Feb- ruary, 1880, but not before we had contracted for iron and steel amounting to many mill- ions of dollars, thereby reducing the balance in our favor. We ‘had simply imported that much fron and steel in place of that much gold. The British manufacturers had reaped the profit. * But the inflation of prices was not confined to iron and steel. It extended to all branches of mannfactured gonds. “Dhere was a general advance in the cost“6f production and of local prices, and 23 an immediate and natu- yal consequence there was an increase of im- portation of foreign manufactures; especially: of textile fabrics. How great this increasé was ‘may be seen by comparing the values of imports for the years ending June 30, 1879 and 1880: i Quantities—Twelre |Values—Twelvs mn nenths a antics, | Sunew. °P8°4) Tine, °*O°4 eS 5 LP t 1890. 1579, 1880, 2953.77] 3587,72)$ 09,051)$ | 501,120° 78,8) 1,000,277 * gorges! 1.17390 40,885) T5HL98) 6,287] 141,000] 1,057,609 eseanscaeee] IRQAESS) 39,165,433 Unmanufacr-| ured, Ibs.... Cloths and cassimercs.. yards .. ‘Hos'ry. shirts, «| 16,100,162 2} BST «| 7.752.765} Increasé 1890.}....-.-00.Jes-.--ae: co | § 535418 It will be seen that during the short boom of high prices in 1879, lasting only six months, we increased our imports on cotton, woolen, and silk goods:over $50,000,000,—that is, we took cotton, woolen, and silk goods in place of $50,000,000 in gold. . ‘This redult was inevitable. The moment prices become inflated in this country, that monient we begin to’ purchase. the cheaper goods from Europe. So long as the prices of our manufactures were low, we exported them, and importations of the sameclasses of goods fell off, and European countries paid us for our exports in gold; the. moment we put up our prices ‘our export of ‘textile goods Stopped, and our importations of the cheaper goods of other countries began. Had it not been for the wonderful increase in our exports of agricultural products, the balauce of trade would have been an adverse one, and all this the result of the short-lived rise-in the prices of iron aud steel, which was ex- tended to other commodities. 3 ‘The payment.to this country of gold in such enormous quaniities as have poured in during the last few yenrs, and which contin- ues to be imported, is certain to produce two effects: Inflation of prices, an inflation in the cost of living, and au increase of .the cost of production in this country; and a consequent depression and fail of prices and fall in the cost of production In other coun- tries. The strikes against a reduc- tion of wages in Europe have failed because employers have been able to show thelr inability to manufacture, and that it is more profitable for then to close their works than to pay the wages demanded. Under the enormous drain of gold, prices in Great Britain and other European States are getting down to the hard-pan. If this flow of gold to, this country continues, and be- comes greater than our capacity of absorp- tion, then inflation with us will be inevitable; ptices will advance, the cost of production will increase; Europe will be ready with her more cheaply produced Wares and mer- chandise, and, instead of gold, we will be buy- ing, aS we did @ year ago,‘ cotton, woolen, silk, iron, steel, glass, china, and all other manufactures from abroad, while the gold willremain in Europe. This inflation will go on until matters become equalized. Tho man or country who can produce at the least cost will command the market; there is no patriotism in trade, So long as we can re- sist an infistion of prices, as we have done for five years, so Jong must the gold come to ‘us; but if the géid-becomes so abundant that it will produce jfiflation, then the market will ‘turn; we will become importers of merchandise; our markets will be filled with cheaper goods, and the receipt of gold will \ stop. . “It is, therefore, a question how far and how’ Jong we can continue to receive gold and ab- sorb itin our business; how much further. can we find usefuland profitableemployment for it. Locked up in the vaults of the banks of the Treasury, itis unproductive and un- profitable, and will—must—seek Investment where the cost of. production and prices are Jower than here. As soon as we fail to ab- sorb the gold coming to us, then it will stop coming; and in its place will come other commodities for which 2 market will always be found. ee . On this very point we find the following re- marks in our New York namesake of the 23d |inst., discussing the subject of “dangerously large imports”: Tho imports last week were dangerously large, amounting in value to $12,797,357. This bas been excéeded only once fur seven years: in the week ending March 6the value was $18.876,0%. In one other week, tho one ending April 17, the imports were $12,273,708, and in elght other weeks this year the vaiue has ‘exceeded: $11,000,000, Very large importa at this time are particularly.un- favorable because the exports of breadstutfs huve been ohecked by the indisposition of pro- ducers to sell at present prices. From Sept.1to jh. inclusive, the exports of wheat were -only Te bushels, against 10,889,521 busbels last. year, _ ulthoug! the price at New York “was 5% cents lower. At Chicago and Milwaukee, too, the receipts of wheat during the first half of September were less than onc- unrd the quantity received during the: enme weeks Inst year. Corn receipts aud exports, it is true, are a little Iarmer than they wero last year, and the price is three cents higher. But the gain in that respect is comparatively so small that the exports of domestic products must full materially below those of tast year in yalue, until the free movement of wheat begins again... Largely Increastug tmportsand decreas- ing exports threaten to urrest the flow of gold to this country. and this, in the present cond.- tion of the banks and the money market, would quickty produce serious disturbance, at least fora time. _—_ THE LIBERAL LEAGUE. : The institution Kuown as the Liberal League has succeeded only in bringiny con- tempt upon itself by theso-called “Congress” which it held recently in this city. This statement will be approved by many of those who call themselves “Liberals.” The pro- ceedings of the Congress, on the whole, denionstrated that most of its leaders are | types of intolerance; and, though the gath- ering attracted some’ men of character and respectability, it was conspicuous for its fanaticism. and indecency. The cause of Liberalism—whether in religion, politics, or social afiairs—was notably. damaged by the exhibition. 2 The purpose of the Liberal League is at the best vague, rambiing, and impracticable. While it professes to struggle for the great- est individual freedom, it is merely a vehicle for the pu lic manifestation of individtal hobbies which ‘are, in large part, offensive to public morals. -It seemed a year or s0 ago to point to the formation of a distinct politic~ al party, which might take some such rank as the Prohibition or Anti-Masonic party; and, in that character, it would merely assist in the complication of issues, and in the diversion of a part of the community from the ruling political considerations. The ) chief end of the proposed political party was stated to be the. separttion of Church and State. As Church and State are not identi- fied in eithct the General Goveriment or the local governments. of. this country, the mis- sion of such:a party and its, raison d’etre are by no means apparent. Nevertheless, the people . who - constitute. the Liberal League think they discover suflicient war- rant for political éntity because some other people want God more specifically represented in the Constitution; because the Bible is read in the public schools of certain sections; be- cause the Houses of Congress, the Legis- latures, and the army sometimes have chap-. Jains; and because church property is usually exempted from taxation. The proposition to tax churelt property is one that has merits of its own, but it has not yet taken so powerful and absorbing a hold upon the peuple as to demand a néw Nutional’ rarty, and the '{ Liberal League, moreover, hns-alniost buried this project out of sight under ‘a mass of side issues—sucial, sexual,-and -individual— which have uo proper place in a political arty... :. i . Z ‘i The late session of: the Liberal League was devoted almost exclusively to the considera- tion of the United States Jaws prohibiting the circulation of obscene literature through the nails. The extremists, in the League— and they were apparently about ten to one— demanded the unconditional: repeal of these laws, and asserted their right to print’and circulate-obscene matter if they saw fit to do so. Col. Ingersoll ‘passed an entire day in trying to point out to these people that their position was wrong. He was inlined to think that there’ had been some unjust prosecutior s under the law, and he was in favor of anjending it In. such ‘manner as to define what should be regarded as obscene, and also to appoint a Committee of Defense to protect peovle who might believe them- selves to be.persecuted by the execution of the law. But the howling Liberals would not be satisfied with apything Jess than an absolute repeal of the Jaw, and a legalized license for the publication and cirenistion of a kind of literature that dees more to‘pollute 188U—SIXTEEN PAGHS. the young of both sexes than any other agency of corruption. Col. Ingersoll nat uraily withdrew in disgust at the ignorance and depravity that refused to recognize the distinction he had endeavored to impress upon them. Col. Ingersoll bad one follower—Mr. Spencer—who remained with the League a day longer in the hope that he might pound some sense of decency into the men and women ‘with. whom he agreed In other matters, Of course he failed, and finally he offered a resolution proposing to turn over the man- agemem. and control of the organization to a religious sect of Spiritualists and to a squad of avowed and practical Free-Lovess.” This resolution brought down the wrath of the meeting upon. Spencer’s, head, ana he was expelled. Why it was that the meeting mani- fested such virtuous indignation at the men- tion of Free-Lovers did not appear, however, as another member of the League, shortly after Spencer's expulsion, admitted that a portion of the League believed in Free- Loveism, and claimed that they were ent&led to their faitli and practices, and had just as good a right to belong to the League as any~ body else had. Indignation at Free-Loveism, evinced by the expulsion of Mr. Spencer, seemed to have subsided entirely, since these sentiments were loudly applauded. The only possible good that can come out. of the Chicago “Congress” of the Liberal League is that tne family quarrel may lead to the disiujtion of the institution. It is evident that such an association “will be by, fanatics, and its pretended espousal of purposes that have some merit of their own will almost surely retard their progress and alienate the sympathies of moderate people. ‘ ern TE Chicago Public Library is in a better condition now, so far as books’ go, than for many years before. ° Thanks to the beraiity of the Common Council, the Library Board for’ the first time has something like an ad- equate fund. Many old books have been re~ stoted or replaced, and new books of impor tance have been added. The Board may now be prepared to consider special deficiencies in the Library. Lists of books needed by persons engaged in particular investigations or studies, professional, mechanical, or literary, should be forwarded to the Librari- sn or to the Committee, by whom, we do not doubt, they will receive the considera- tion to which they are entitled. The equipment of the Library is more com- plete ‘than is commonly supposed, and one way to prove it is the preparation of lists as snggested. But its friends are con- -Scious that it falls very far short of what a. public library shouldbe. It is in a fair way, however, if the Common Council continues in its present liberal mood, of soon taking rank with the great libraries of the country. Now, while its condition in this respect is so promise, in another regard it is in a very bad way indeed.. Its location is every way unsuitable. ‘It is not central or easily ac- cessible from all parts of the city: The Library proper is in the third story of a busi- ness block, and the- reading-room in the fourth story. Visitors are compelled to climb two or three pairs of steep and dirty stairs before finding, in’ al] probability, that the book they desire is “‘out.” Besides, the ‘building is, to put it mildly, not fire- proof. It would burn like a tinder-pox if ar fire should get well started in any part of it; and the Library, from its situation, would be certainly lost. All this is wrong.: The Library shoula be in 2 fire-proof building, and on the ground floor. Its quarters should be _commodious, airy, and light, and they should be capable of almost indefinit expan- sion, 50 that the location, when chosen, may be regarded as permanent. Mr. Poole, it is well Known, ‘is' in favor of putting up a Library. building on Dearborn Park. Whether this shall be-done or not, the City Government should consider seriously the duty of taking the valuable books it. now possesses out of their present dangerous rest- ing-place, and transferring them to a build- ing more’suitable for the purpose. | Tue scheme introduced into the Council to revive the old Board of Public Works and in a worse form than the original one,—mak- ing its selection depend on the ward cau- cuses,—bas been referred toa committee to report. Ald. McGrath disowns the anthor- ship of ‘the scheme, and denies that he even favors it; but,there are tax-eating influences at work to revive that institution. An 1874, when the Board of Public Works of this city was composed of three Commission- ers, the annual expense of the office was as follows: Three Commi{ssfoners, salaries $4,000 per ADDUM CUCH.....-escsesecserenes sovereece One Secretary of the Board, salary per au- Que cierk of the Board, salary per annum. 1,800 ++ $16,800 18 city hias increased at least 25 per cent, the annual ex- pense of the office is as follows: One Commissioner, salary per annut 3,600 Oue Secrotary, sulary per ann im... 2,000 One nssistantSecretary, salary perannum. 900 TOLD. .6 202 eee reee eens esse se ec ence 5008 6.500 Showing asaving peranoum to the city of.. 10,200 Nearly 200. per cent difference, notwith- either dominated or seriously embarrassed |: was asbamed both of ms Geran tnd bis Yee ele Itigh origin. Now it ts reportad “af rencrally in New York thar tic, a lerea vountry or a creed is to be Secreta mts ‘Treasury in the ovent of Hnenek’s elaine the Presidency. The tmpropricty of such 7 Yegtion would be manifest.” Me Rose Mountain” is the agent of the Roms this country. He. bas all sorts of relatio, Heh bondholders and specututors ‘in spon te: Secretary :of the Trensury he woutg the power to depress or “clevitg"* market as be saw fit. aud be could alrvay certain that his friends would te onthe? side; for his friends are all of ‘one king. oe Hothsebilds could afford to put 31,000,000 Democratic campaign fund tor the sake of hee? ing their agent, Sir. “Benutitul Mountain, “one trol the finunces of this great Nation. iia ee : aii ASTRONOMICAL. cago (TRIBUNE oftice), north latitudg: y 62m. 578.3. west longitude 42m. 18s, from ae sogton, and 5h. 50m. 3s. from Greenwith,” = ‘The subjoined table “shows the time of risin, of the moon's lower limb, and the oficial for lighting, the first street-lamp in each oie cuit in this city, during the coming week, antoag, ordered sooner on account of bad weather.; Aisa, the following times for extinguishing the fires Jamp: ‘As ybave «The moon will set next Sunday at 3:53 poms be in her last quarter.at.4:18 a. m. to-day; ang new at 10:53 p. m. next Sunday. z ‘The sun's centre was on the Equator at 10:37 a.m. last Wednesday. At that time the wind was very light, and blowing from the northwest (at Ths TRIBUNE office), with the sky comple overcast. There was a slight sprinkle of rain g few minutes afterward4. These facts are given for the Information ot those who think they indicate the weather of the next twoto six months. . + The sun's upper limb will rise on Monday at. | S:62%4-a. m.,south at lib. stm. 42Js. a-m., ang get at 5:48 p. m. The sun's upper limb rises Friday next at 5:57 a. m., sonths at Ib. 49m. 24.63. a m., and pets at 5:41 p.m. y 5 ‘The sidereal time. Thursday mean noon be Wb. 36m. 23.708. eee Mercury will south Thursday at 0:27 p. m, sna set xt 6:03 p.m. He is now passing slowly away trom the sun, baring been in superior conjunc tion nine daysaro. He will attain ‘bis greatest eastern elongation Nov. 4. Venus will south Thursday at 1:10 p. m., and get at 6:34 p. m., or about fifty minutesafter the sun. She is scarcety visible fn the evening twi- Ight, though her illuminated side is turmd directly toward us; as she is at nearly’ her greatest possible distance from the earth. Ske will be prominent as an ¢vening star- near the lose of the year. ue Mars willsouth Thursday at 0:20 p. m., and setat6:8p. m. At noon Tuesday be will be ‘pheaomenon that would be of ‘considerable to- terest if the two werea little farther away from the direction of the sun in the heavens. Fa Uranus will south Thursday at 10:2 a.m. Hig angular distance from the sun is increasing. but’ he ts yet too near for observation, except a3'4 telescopic test. : ‘ Neptune will south Thursday at 2:10 a. m.° His right ascension will then be 2b. 47ijm., and his declitiation north 14 degrees 15% csinutes. Ho can now be studied with the aid of a good tele- scope; not otherwise. * ‘The smail plancts are now out of the way, but Jupiter and Saturn are of unusuul interests They are inthe erstern sky from a little after sunset till past midnight.” Jupiter will rise’ Moaday“at 6:15 p. m., south Tuesday at 0:35 2. m.; rise Thursday at 5:39 p. m., and south Friday at 0:18 a.m. He wasin perihelion last Saturday, and fs practically there Dow; making his present distance frum the sua 459,200,000 miles. The earth will be neurly in line between the two Oct 7, making our then distance from the planet about 361,500.00) miles.. He is, therefore, at about bis grext:st pos sible brightness to us during the comine’ week; and it will be many ' years’ before. ho will again seem to be so brilliant. The moon being :now. nearing the sun will be- out of tha ‘way till after midnight the middle’of this week, and the planet will have little competition as an” attraction to many thousands of gazers. He, will cast a perceptible shadow towards midnight. His apparent dinmeter is now about 47% sece, onds of arc. Tuesday at 846 p.m. the third satellite will’ begin a transit of the plane which will end -at 10:57 p.m. Oa Wednes- day at 1:6 a m. the" second’ will disappear in oclipse, and wil! reappear from Ocoultation at4:08a.m. On Thursday at 1:0035 8. m, the first will pass into eclipse, and will me. appear at 3:33.28. m. The second will’ transit the’ planet trom 7:55 p.m. to 10:31 p. m. Thursday; and the first from 10:45 p. um. to 1:49 a. oi. Priday.’ At 10:33 p. m. Thuraday, therefore, a good glass will show the interesting phenomenun of twa satellites almost touobing ‘~~ planet on ‘opposié, sides of his disc. The -tirst will pasafoto the shadow of the planet at 7:03 “pi'.m.° aad Feappear at 9:50 p. m. Friday. “The third satellite will be near his greatest’ elangation eastward when Jupiter is on the meridian to- night, and next Sunday night; and elongated. a little Jess, to the westward, Wednesday and Thursday nights of this week. A sharp eye will be able to distinguish it at each of those times. ‘The fourth satellite willbe far out to the west. of the planet Tuesday night, the zap, betweea them being about one-quarter the apparent di- ameter of the fall moon. It will be ensily rec-. ognized that evening, and the following, by those who have seen ‘it Tuesday, might. The bright spot will be turned directly towards us at about the following times this week: Sunday, Sept. 26...... Tuesday, Sept. 28. standing the increase in the duties of the office. : COMPARATIVE VIEW. The amount asked to be levied for by. pectic of pubic VOT fe: COP 5 010, 10 rent expenses for the yeur 1874 was. .. The amount asked for by the Coramis~ ee sioner of Public Works to meet tha current expenses of bis Department for the present year (1860) Was as follows: Gross amount estimated to be. needed.. nese 2+ oo SOT Deductsav on the previous Jear’s (1879) business ino such. savings in the estimates of TBidpevee seen Difference, 251,108—$ 619,858 + FL,2A,23 expel tho year 1874 were as follows 5 To coinpiete Po ge Ee erneeee$ 50,000 rt * West pumping. works... = 150,000~8 £50,000 Leaving still a difference of........,$1,190,283 ‘The levies referred to are the taxes paid by the people; the difference asked for and to be imposed, —-$1,199,253 more in 1874 than in 1880. “Do the taxpayers desire to'return to the old order of things? TuEopoRE Coox nor any one else -ever thought of writing a letter to Gen. Garfield asking whether he would veto Rebel War claims if passed by a Democratic Congress, in case he.was elected President, Simply be-' cause Theodore Conk and every one else knows that he would be sure to do it. But in the-ease of Hancock there was doubt and uncertainty as to what he might do.. It was therefore necessary to press him for an answer, and to tell him that if he did not reply in the affirmative he would throw away all chances of election, for that is what Cook’s letter amounts to. Thus crowded and threatened, he at last reluctantly speaks, and says he would not approve the payment of such claims. ‘ While it is well to have him committed against the Southern. Democratic Rebel claims, is there a man that. breathes the vital air but feels in his heart that a veto of Rebel claims would be more certain under Gen. Garfield and_a Republican Congress than. under Gen. ‘Hancock and a Congress déml- nated by rapaciuus Confederates ? _—S ae Ausust BELMont, the Democratic banker, was originally named Schinberg, which is the German for“ beautiful mountain.” He changed bis came to Belmont, the French. words of equivalent meauing, because, it is supposed, he through a good opert-glass within half an bour before and aftor the above dates; and in the télescope can be followed two and a bulf- hours before'and after it occupies the central position, Saturn will rise Wednesday at 6:35 p. m., and south Thursday at 1:06a.m. He is sitaated sl- most precisely 11 degrees eastward from Japl- ter. and the distance between the tivo is slomly, increasing. Saturn ie now nenrly at bis best to us for this year, but requires & much higbor magnifying power than Jupiter does to tring out any features of interest. His apparent dia- meter is now 18.7 seconds; the greatest diameter of bis ring system nearly 45 seconds, wid least do 118 seconds. The rings are vory fine objects in a good telescope. aces <a : » Tre Cincinnati Commerctat views matters in this light: : pot cl Given a Democratic Administration, the: pas sage of Proctor Knott's bill to transfer Souths ert claims to Southern Courts, and. the “bill: Col. Manniae, of Mississ:ppi, to uppuint twelre nel Justices of the Supreme Contt,. 60, 28 {0 make it Confedernto, and the war-clalms thems selves would be two thousand milli «ns. the 10: ternal improvements five hundred miilli:n3, teats of Confedvrate pensions—back fighting Rebels—fve bundrea millions, ¢! for slaves three thousand millions. “ft Foor thar tho South ig solid, The Suild South Das no other suificient reason fur being. -- z —_—as= wat Cans. Cassenaman has been a’ chroals cand:date for County Commissfouer, Count® Treasurer, Shoriff, Recorder, and all the other goud offices going. Yet he is reported (in ine Conventions) as bomg a far-away man wd turns up his nose at politics and seeks office-at great personal inconvenience and pecuniasy _ sacrifice. It would ve a pity to.drag such a mad by hooks of steel away from bis buslness, whem there are better men ablo and willing to. die churge the duties of the office. regal Tows-Crenn Surrm observed in the Ser entecnth Ward Thursday night that his name ‘was an assurance of bis Democracy. ‘The ‘pane of Smith fs not a spell fur a Democrat to conjure with.” It isa good old Euglish name. and 9 Der cent of the persons bearing !t are Republicans: if the junior’ Town Clerk reckons upon being electe?'to Congress by the solid vote of ue Smiths in the Third District he will be sadly dis: appointed. — * Arrertaking Gen. Hancock’sletter against payi g Rebel cluims for-just what {t is worthy the fact remuing that with Gartleld and the Re- publican party there will be not the alghtest apprehession of an ex-Rebel raid upup the United states Treasury, while with Hancock and the Democratic party there will be 2 desperate ‘ effort to tax the prosperity of the North to cums | ‘of 8 quly 6 minutes of arc north from Murcaryia .