Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1881, Page 4

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Hlaht and ‘Twolve Try Pape 4 Eien aa Papatesss ie is Conus Elent and ‘welvo Pay bixteen Mage Hapor, TRIBUNE BRANCIL OFFICES. Go THINUNE bins ostablishod branctt ontices forthe receipt ul subscriptions aud advortises ments ns followar NEW YORK—Room 2 Tribtne Building. FADDEX, Manager. . QLASGOW, Scotland~Allan’s Amorican News Agency, Hi Hontiold-at, LONDON, Eng.—Amertean Exchange, 44 Strand. ‘UrNry F, Gitta, Agent, WASLING'LO: BT. Me Grand Qpera-Honee. Clork street, opposit now Conrt-House. Engages ‘ment of Little Corinne, “Tho Magle Sitpper.” V MeVicker's "Theatre. Madison stravt. between Stato and Dearborn, Engaemont of Miss Maud Granger. “two Nights tn Home." Iaverty's Thentre, Tenrtorn street, comer of Monroy. Engagement of Itico's Combination. “The Galloy Slave." TToatey’« Nandolph street, Lotween gugement of N. C. Guodwin's wrk und Lasalle, Ei Froliques. “ Mobb Giympic Thentre, + Clark street, between Lake and Randolph, Enanze- ment of the Mentr-Santloy Combination. Varloty entertulmaunt, Acnilemy of Muse, Tivlsted street, near Madison, West Sido. forniy Through Deuth.'* Central Music Hall. Corner of Randolph and Stato streets, ‘The Troupo of Trained Tlurses. Exposition Building. Lako front, opposite Adams atreot. Whale exbt- ditlon from ¥n.m, to 1 p. “Calle 2 MEETINGS, ASHLAT 1LODGH, NO. AS, A. Fe & A. M.—Hegular ppogting this Cruesday) Ovenina ut 328) shiurD, in thelr Halk ‘il RL Cat a nd work, ‘ibe a ' bhedigeicmaeaal . HL, CRANE, Kecratnry, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1881, Tun: Industry of building big barges for the Cairo and New Orleans trode atill flourlshes in St. Lonis. St. Louis has a falr-sized Chamber of + Cuinmerce and no trade, while Chicago has a «splendid trade and no Chamber of Com: _ Inerce to speak of. Why not move the + mausoleum of the City of the Briige te Chi- cago and make a bucket-shop or something of it? Youre Paonaniitins ts the most un- popular man ever known in, the Atlantic States. It is belleved there that he fs the identical person who stumbled into Old Boreas’ cave and untied the wrong bag, Somebody ald ft, and who was go likely todo It ag Young Probabilities ? Tne author of “A Life on the Ocean Wave’ .has been discovered. Epes’ Sar- } Rent, who died In Boston Dee, Bt, wrote _ tint celebrated song inatiy years aga. ‘To the great inajority of schoolboys, Mr. Sar- gent was known only as the author of yarlous books of “dinlogs” for exhibl- .» thon days, “Yet he was.a most Induatrious + worker, and produced plays, peeing, novels, .hingazine articles, and blographics in great profuslon., Nearly his whole life was given to editorial work. 7 PeTULANT persons complain that tho Weather Bureau not only gives us the bad > Weather, but tho anticlpation of ft. It ts . enough to make the cold shivers run down one’s back to rend the reports of the ther- ~ mometer in Fort Garry In midwinter, or note the hilarity of the mercury in St. Louls In simmertine. But the weathor men plead in their defense that they distribute joy as well assorrow. ‘They publish anticipation of good weather as we}l as of bad, and enable tho people to toll with certainty when the worst is over. ‘ as WHEN the censts officials in Washington : discovered that their foutlng of the popula- tlon of Ti!Inois did not agrea with that given by Tis, Cincaco ‘Trinvs four months pre- viously, they felt discouraged, and tried again, The result was that they wiped out nearly the whole difference, which was tlrst reported to be3,053. Thecomparison now ist Olticint count Jan. 1, 1881 3,078,036 Tipune count Sept, 2 1 TTT Ditferenov.....++ ‘We submit that the necuracy of the Census Bureau is abundantly, vindleated by this “comparison, One more footing will fetch _ the true gares, Senator Davin Davis has voted with : the Republicans on overy party division in the Senate during the present session, He naturally belongs with the party whichsaved the Unton, emanelpated the stave, and se- ‘}. cured the results of the War. Judge Davis al was a Republican when tt cost something to be one. Ho was the confidential friend of v Abraham Lincoln, appolated by him to the “4, Supreme Bench, and he represents a great ig’ Republican State, which gave 40,000 majority $2; for Garfleld, It is not risking much to say 1 , that Judge Davis will bea member in regular he ala of tha Republican party before he 23) dies, “2° Tup-rellglous pupers linve been chronl- '1q, eling of Inte a: number of huge bequests, In <if some eases’ Involving whole estates, for the F qt benefit of theological and other religigus fit- '$) stitutions conducted upon av sectarian basis, ‘gy: They commend this lberality ns “griucely,". if jand hold it up ag an example worthy of wide 4: lsitation, There 1s another view to take of “gi the ense, It is certainly commendable for 4 meb- who vequire grent surplus wealth to of gtye thereof freely for the endowment of ‘¢ useful public charities and Institutions.of an 4, educational character, It 1s not objectionable P, that the sectarian Institutions should receive afatrund reasonable share of such endow- ~piments to assiyt in the prosecution of thelr £'inlssions. But the history of European na- 4] tlons furnishes a warning agninst ~ the ‘ng transfer of huge wealth. to the con Aytrot of the clergy under tha im- qi petve of ghostly ~ admonitions and ;:7Church intluence, ‘This practles grow to hh such dimensions as an abuse that It required -2ahn.gome cases Government intervention, and “ay in others actual revolution, to restore the Sah worldly posseastons to the people from whom SAltiey lind been filched for the greater glory +" ang proutet the Chureh, England, Germany, “who have resolved that Milwaukee shall warm sttpport and approbation of a large and respectable and prosperous Journalism, : — Asthat Senator Maine ts likely to onter the THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JANUARY «4, 1881TWELVE PAGES. Trance, and still Inter Italy, ware all forced to resort to extreme mexsurea to work 4 reformation In the practice, Whathappened under the domlnton of the Catholie’Chareh in Europe may happen through tka agency of Protestant sects in Amerten tf Chyreh in- flueneles shall have a first Men upon piealis- tribution of large estates and if the theory be generally accepted that the endownient of seetarlan Institutions Is tho shortest raad'to salvation, Seltish and misdirceted benevolence? may casily become an abuse It it take the’ exclusive shape of retensing wealth from taxis tlon by transferring tt to the Church, ‘ Tuene 13 a large negro clement in the population of Baltimore, and several schools devoted exclusively to children of colored parents, Unt nw moss-covered Board of Edu- cation refuses to Heonse colored men and women to tench children of thelr own race. Woll-eduented colored men have passed the necessary exanination, but the Board has re fused to elect any of them to the vacaneles, and has appointed white teachers in thelr vines, There iga much more Hberal spirit manifested In Missourt, where tha superlority of colored tenehers for colored schools has been completely demonstrated, Few School Boards in the latter State would be willing toetnploy white teachers for such schools exeept when colored teachers with the req- ulsit qualifications are net obtninable, ‘Tur: Jaws of South Carolina have for years provided that persons sending or nceopling a elulenge to fiht a duel shall be deprived of the right of suifrage, be forever disabled from holdituy office, and be imprisoned in the Penl- tentiary for a term not exceeding two yenrs, at tho discretion of the Court. ‘The nuw antl dueling Inw, so-called, consists of an amend- ment to the old statute, reading ns follows: Anil fn enso any person shall kill another in any duct with a deadly: weapon, or shall Inilict 1. womnd or wounds upon any poraon In any ditol 50 us the person or persons ao wounded shail thereof die within the space of six months then Next foitowing, thit such person so Killin another ur sa wounding any persot or persons: whereby such person or persons so wounded abull lo uy aforesaid, being thereot convicted, sul suifer death usin the caseof willful murder. ‘There ts also an atnendment to the penalty providing 0 fine of not less than $500 nor more (ian $1,000, The old law was sufficient to have sup- pressed dueling, If it had been enforeed. ‘There Js no assurance that the new statute witl bo any Iess of a dend-letter than the old one was, Tie first number of the new Republican newspaper cailed the Republican-Newa jade Its appearance in Milwaukee yesterday morning. ‘Che paper is started by a joint- stock company, which embraces nimong its stockholders some ofthe wealthiest and mast noted citizens In that pleasant city,—bank- ers, capitalists, business-inen, and merehants, have a mornhug Republican daily newspaper that shall be worthy of the commercial em- porlum of x great State, and the fit exponent of the principles and policy of the dominant party of the country. They have abundant, capital at thelr command to make the new paper “boom,” and the 140,000 Republicans in Wisconsin who yoted for Gen. Garfleld in November will give the Republican-News a ost cordial aud enthustastic reception, Un- less the predictions of every one are wrong, the new pnper will deserve and receive tho Intelligent constituency that has long waited for its appearance, Tun Trinenr extends to the new-comer the warm right-hand of fel- lowship, and bids it welcome to the sphereof THE LATEST CABINET RUMORS. One of the Chicngo newspapers has a Washington correspondent who is in tho habit of communienting rumors ns nascer- talned facts without any concern ns to thelr future verifleation, though itis only fair toe him to say that this ts probably m the ling of Ils instructions. Ilig lntest announcement as to Gartield’s Cablnet Is, that It tins been decided to muke Blaine Secretary of State, Goy. Foster of Ohio Sceretary of the Interior, and Levi P, Morton of New York Secretary of the Treasury, and that all these gentlemen have formally accepted the several positions named. In the same column it Is communi- ented that the purpose of the new Adminis- tration !s to make war upon the Conkling In- tluence In New York State. There is appar- ently a profound ignorance of the fact that the appointment of Mr, Morton as Seetotury: of the Treasury would be a flat contradle- tion of the intentlon to “make war upon Conkling,” and vice versa, This single clr- cunstance isa silly exposure of the other wise preposterous supposition that any Washington correspondent is In a position to say with assuranco what Is to be or not to be the course of the next Administration as to Cnbluet or policy. There are cortaln probabilities about the Cabinet which an observing person of good Judgment can easily discover, One ofthese Cabinet ng Secretary of State. Tue“ UNE announced several’ weeks ogo that Mr, Mlnine could go Into the Cablnet with prac- tleally a choleo of positions, which would be Hinlted to tho Stato Department and the ‘Treasury, by reason of the grenter impor- tanes of those portfollos, Since then clr- cumstances have shown that this opportu: nity bas been serfously considered by Sena- tor Blaine, with a strong likellhood that he will accept the position of -Sceretury of State, It will open to him a new field of usefulness, and ond whieh, if he shall enter upon it, will enable: hin to show a favorable contrast with tho ad- ininistrations of that Department hnmedinte- ly preceding hin. Blalne's presence in the Cabtnet will undoubtedly bring great strength to the new Administration, and it muny be expected of hint that he will reatoro to the State Department the pregintnent Ine fluence which It almost always wielded over tho affairs of tho Nutlon up to and during Soward's oceupnncy of the office, It was ones a sort of stepping-stone to the Presl- deney, and my posstbly become so again, uot by the use of any patronage attached to the Department, nor by antagonizing the head of the Administration, but by efticlent agency in shaping tho policy of the Govern: went to brilliant achievements, Senter Blaine Is nv man of Ideas, and has the courage to enter upon any new departures which may, in. dis Judgment, contribute to the gue- ceay of the new Adiilnistrdtion andthe progress of the American Government. Tf .ls algo been probatiie. from’ the first that Gov, Foster would be a member of Gen, Gartleld'’s Cabtnet, and his yoluntary relire- ment from the Senatorial ‘contest In Ohio ling certalnly- Increased \Hiat probability, Tho office of Governor ty Oblo has fow charts for uny man after ha hag once been elected and hos secured the:title of Coy ernor, ‘The position has’ beon stripped of most of the Exceutlye powers that belong to 1 tn other States, and it is almost destitute of a salary, and an active, (pushing man Ike Foster can hardly help {rettlng under the cunstraint, - Foster's relations with Garfield and his recognized ability ng a businessman and polttient ‘leader combina to make hin avalluble fora Cabinet position. Mo would bo a useful man to the new Administration, and perhaps he would more naturally go inte the ollice of Secretury of the Interlor or Post- niaster-General than any other. His with- drawal from an actlye contest for the Senate in opposition to Jehu Sherman hus given Ahn anewelalh upon party recognition, be- enuse It has averted’ What might have been on ugly struggle tn hat Bale, and at the snine thine relleved Gen, Garflald, from a per- sonal embarrassment by making ‘the way elenr and casy for Sherman to retuir t9 the Senate. “te Asto Mr, Morton, of Now York, the con- neetion of his name with the position of Secretary of the ‘Trensury has no such ware rant as the two other statements to-which we have referred, In faet, the rumor of tha ‘appointment of the Wallstreet broker to the Cabinet has been so industriously kept bee fore the publie ever since Gen. Garileld was otevted that It ins raised that gentleman ton much higher altitude in public estimation than he would ever have been able to attaln upon tho merit of his public career, Mr. Morton;aceording to all necounts, isa very niniadle gentleman, has been sucéessful in tha business of money-getting, and con- tributes Nberally to campaign expenses, Is elahus to high disthiction seem to end with this statement of the case, Ie ns never enjoyed n large expertence in public affairs, and during his Congresslonal service has never done anything to itvet public uttention Upon hin or to demonstrate his fitness for moreexacting and more responsible duties. Ha fs aman of no greater calibre than hundreds. of othors engaged in the banking business throughout tho country, and not nearly so prominent In that branch of btiginess ns. many others who mightbe named. Tenee, Mr. Morton has no personal elatins upon the ‘Treasury portfollo, which ty In many re- speets the most responsible trust In the Goy- ernment. On the other hau, there are many reasons why his appolntinent, ever tf he were known to have the requisit ability, would be of yery doubtful expediency, Mr. Morton may divest himself of technical disa- bility Cor the oftice by resigning his banking: and business connections, but he cannot divest htinself of tho Influences of his lons- tine assoviations nor completely separate himself from his personnal interests. ‘The grentost danger ahead in the management of the Ameriean finances is the limitation of the legal-tender fund of the country to the con- tracted and constantly contracting supply of gold aloneqpy the demonetization of silver and greenbacks, ‘This danger ty more im- udnent than the other oxtreme of a deluge of flat money, because the latter lias now no hope of obtaining elthor popular support or an opportunity of betraying the people. The elrele which surrounds Morton and would Influence him In case of his appoint. ment as Secretary of the ‘reasury would avail itself of every opportunity to agitato the demonetization of ailvernnusthe repent of the Legal-Tender act, and such agitation. would he injurious to the country. “This elrewm- stance, In connect§n with tho fact that the Trensury Department ty Intinintely ‘nsso- ciated with the yaat Custom-lfouse Interests of New York City, renders the predicted ap- pointinentof Mr. Morton to the ‘I'reasury Depqriment altogether improbable, even though Gen Gartietd were disposed to overs look the mediocrity of that gentleman's per- sonnl qualitications forthe place. Itis an ap- poiutment which would certainly create widesprend dissatisfaction nt the outset. ‘Tho selection of a Cabluet member from the South must still be one of. the most per- plexing problems which the situation presents: to Gen. arfleld. Other things being equal, tho selection of a untive Southerner would be regarded as advisable, because {t would bo aconcession to fhe nativistic pride of the South which would exclude any reasonable charge of discrimination against that section. Itis safe to say, however, that such a con-, cession will not be mata nt the sacrifice of Republican principles or interests, and, that Gen. Garfield will not’ be content with the nero conservatism or rather Indifference that was represented -by Judge Key in the Hayes Cabinet. ‘Tho Southern member must bo first of all a Republican, A few names hava suggested themselves to TH ‘Yutnune {In addition to those which have already been presented on the part of the South. ‘These are ex-Goy. Packard, of Loulsiana, now Consul at Liverpool, who is f& inan of great strength and personal in- tegrity; Willard Warner, ex-Senntor from Alabama; and ex-Gov. Davis, of Texas, ‘These gentlemen are all entitled to consider- ation in the question of appointing a South- ‘ernor to the Cabinet, Jf no native Southerner shall bo presented with proper certification of Republicanism. These and other fuses of the Cabinet-making will be subordinate, haw- ever, to a proper recognition of the great Repubileun domain of the Northwest, whose Interests Gen, Garilel must feel to bo en- titled to conspicuous and trustworthy repre- sentation, = THE CANADIAN EREEEL AWARD SWIN- The correspondence which has recently passed between Prof, Ind, the compiler of the analytical Index to the documents of the Halifax Connmission, ant the Governor. General and Premler of Canada, and which was printed In Tue Thinune of Monday Inat, tends to’ contirm the statements which have been heretofore made to the effect that the United States was grossly swindled in tho Halifax award by forged and fnise sta- tistics In two documents upon which tho award was based—namely: 1 memorandum concerning Art. 21 of the Treaty of Wash- ington and a memorandum relating to “The ¥reo Market of the United States”? ‘Lheso documents embrace voluminous flsh-cateh tables concerning the annunl trade of tho Provinces with the United States during a perlod of twenty-six years, In which the oill- lal records of the Government are alleged to have been futentionally falsified, and reveal unparalicled offielal dishonest deal- ings. Upon those alleged falso and forged tables the award of tho Mullfax Commils- sion owas basal «oan confirmed = by tho Belgian Minister, In spite of tho protests from the United States, whieh ra- Iuctantly paid the $5,000,000 obtained by mous falsitications aud: forgeries In the Brit. Ish statistics, and that it was his duty to point car them outto the authorities; and to the see ond, “that tho artlilceseovered by tho secret appondis were so skillfully worked out that it was linnossible for Amerieans to detect the frauds wilhout golng through the detalts of some ctality volumes of trade’ and maviga- tion returns, covering twenty-six years, and -even then, without the all of the secret ap- pendix, they would never be able to find out the most important frauds, such, for instance, as the tranaformation of land animata bite marhe promucts, bn the trade and navi iy s ia tion reports.? Carentyes? i Prof, Ting tilts the nail squaroly on the | Vanneatt { head when ho says that “When Amerleans Horie +3) dealt with-porsons specially named by her | Georgia... MD gracious Majesty. the Queen for the express | }Hnols.. ia purpose of friendly: contention with them, | lowa... i they assumed that’ they were dealing with Haran at gentlenien incapable of dishonest dealing as | Loutsi a to falsified fish-eatch statidties.” From tho pains. 4 mauner in which the Critadian’ and English | Muasnchus 1 nuthorities have winked at these charges Py u nuxl persistently declined to ‘Investlente') Mississipp 7 them, and even maligned Prof! Wid | Missourt 4 for making them public, the people 1 of thiscountry are reluctantly forced to the Z| conviction that they wero not treating with “gentlemen Incapablvof dishonest dealing.” dn his closing letter to the Governor-General, Prof, ind requests that he be officially sum- moned by the Minister of Marino and Fisheries “to make good his statements and to polnt out additional frauds to which no alluston lias yet been made,” indicating that the bottom of this villainy has not been touched yet. Tt now remains to be seen how this fate request will be treated. Ifthe ts al- lowed to make hts statements and bring for- ward his proofs, aud if he ean satisfactorily show that five millions of dollars were taken out of the United States ‘Treasury by a bold and’ audacious swindle, and If the Canadian authorities tion, the people of this country will be satisited, If it was an honest debt, there will be no growling at its payment. If it was not an honest debt, but a swindle, the people of this country will want and de- mand tho money back, and Canada must elther return ft or stand forever disgraced. Jlitherto there has been no hope that Secre- tary Evarts would consider the. matter, as he does not enre toofend Minister Thornton; but if It be true that Mr. Blaine fy going Into Gen. Garfield’s Cabinet as Secretary of State the Canadians may ns well make up thelr antnds that he will rlp up the whole award business from tho first figure to the Inst. One of the prominent English papers re- cently complained that the United States did not interfere In the affairs of other na- tions to compel justices and equity in thelr International relations, There will be no ease for complaint in this direction, should Mr. Blaine come to the front, if Canada docs not make prompt, reparation. The interfer- ence will be both netive and energetic. THE NEW .APPORTIONMENT, ‘ Tho total population of the country 1s re- ported by the Census Bureau to be 50,152,550, ‘The representative population, or that which is represented In Congress, 1s found by subtracting from the grand total the popu- lation of the District of Columbin nnd of the ‘Territortes and the. Indians resident within the borders of any State, ‘Tho reported pop- ulation of the Torritdrles and of the District of Columbia by the now census fs 782,504; ‘The Indians resid@it tn States were 60,057 In 1870." Estimating the total now at 100,000, the whote number to be subtracted Is 852,504, ‘This leaves « representative’ populution, of 49,260,065, 3 'Tho ratio of apjdrttonment ts found. by dlyiding the whole ‘enor I population. by the number of; members in the House, ‘The ratio varies with tho quotient. 1¢{s not yetnscertained what the membership of the Tlouse will be, buf'it is assumed that! the number will be elttipr 293 a3 at present, or 300 or 825, Tho following threo tablesshow huw amany members encli State would be entitled to in.an apportionment based on any onc, of theso numbers, MB MEMUENS“RATIO’ 1 TO 108,157. « & 8313 2 lEz| 3 Foigrl § : BRS i ES] 8 i] 8 o 4 fi) 4 yoda 3% 4) 4 1 yo. ee! a gl o vw 8 8) 19) 1 BI on v Ww 6 B) 9 10) 5 [! a ary hb Mussuchusetts, 10 Michigan, a Minnesota, ad Misslasippl..... 6 Misasourl ... ar Nobraskt 2 Nevada. 4. 1 Now Hampsh ‘3 New Joravy... 8 Now York... we North Carulin 8 onl ay 3201) Ps “ Ponnsyivania ‘2h Mhode Island ..... 1 South Caroltt 4 ‘Tonnessec,,. ow uy a Yorm 1 Virginin, 1B West Virginia a Wisconsltie..see 7 2T3 table tho lose five and gain six Congressmen, a net gainof one, ‘The Northern States gain ten nni lose elaven, 2 net loss of one. And if membor were assigned to the five Inrgest unrepresented fractions, Alabama, Florida, Loutsinng, Maryland, and ‘Texas would each gain one: * 800 MEMBENS—RATIO; 1 TO 161,28), 1 posuutees gee By thd Aird inbte the Southern Btates zaln elyht andl ninke repara- |. the Nortliorn States gain ten and lose ning,— a net galt of ote, Beh MeMuRNs—RATION 1 TO 151,600, 3 wa=om="a4eHgaTD waa WO WAY ~juavasday foun) si clog "ONT 210 saoquunts yaa se Rgap OTIS Afnbuiu,, Arkansas, Sec 2. 2. a 0) sl 21 1 1 28 2a 1 i w u 7 w 10] 10 i 2 fH af 15 " 4 4 ‘Wiaconsin....« 8 fy * Total, serssoeeees By the above table the only States that lose inembers aro Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, ‘Tho Southern States gain fifteen members, nnd the Northern States: make a net gain of seventeen, ‘The following table shows the gains and losses of tho chie€ geographleal divisions of tho country under each apportionnen 2a7 HO BERS, || MEMBERS, q MEMBERS. auour oF STATES. o 1 ‘Total N'rthrn} 10 a Southern, 6 0 ., Totals...., 15 | 10 a [it BM a New memb'rs] i. 4. 1 Vice, i ” ‘Tue following approximate statement of the population of cities and towns having £0,000 Inhnbitants and upwards fs furnished by tho Ceusus Bureau: Now York, ....120)590/Columbus, 0. Patladeiphii 440,084 Tatarsont Brookly ‘5uu,a3 Chicayo, St. Lon Tultimore.... « Cinclanath 00. Biber Sin Franeiaco,, Fa 12) Wilmington, Gumuen. it 1 “) Providenco.... Albany... Hochester.. Memphis... Allegheny, Springileld, Jrdtanupe HUTA Manchester Rlehmnond, Harrisburg, Snvunnah, 614701 [Omana,. ‘Thototal population of these cltles 188,910,050, adding anothor millon for cities of sinailer sizo and suburban towns, the whole urban population will be 0,246,030, or 18 per cont. In ather words, elaliteen ont of every 100 ine habitants of the United States live In eitles, large and small, Inhabitants of villages are counted with the rural population. ee Be, BIH) Ba) t ‘Tins whole number of Representatives In Congress and the ratio of apportionment un- der ench census from the foundation of the Government is shown at a glance by this tables . Whole No. Reps, oh TRUS, 25, 1873... ere Ts Ae If Congress should Increase the member- ship of the House to $38, ns now seems prob- able, the ratio of apportionment would be 151,000, or five times what it was when tho Constitution was adopted. Whatever the new ratio winy be, Vermont will havo only two members, or the same number to which she was entitled when admitted in 1701; Now -Hampshire will have only two, or one less than when the Constitution was adopted; Malne, whieh was admitted in 1620, wlll have four, or three less than under the fourth con- sus, When representation was first accorded that State; and Connecticut will have four, or one less than when St ratified the Constl- tution, Maryland will haye thesame number as In 1780; Virglaia and South Carolina will remain nearly or quite stationary, ‘ute Constitution of West Virginia pro- vides for tho adoption of minority representa- tton If the question bo submitted to the yoters and they decide In favor of It, The Wheellng Register, a Vemocratic Journal, proposes that it-shall be tried. Unquestionably it would bon good thing for the State, ‘Tho Demo- cratic party of West Virginia now has things too much its own way. The Legisinture of 1870-80 was divided politically, as follow: Democrats, 61; Republicans, 10; Greenbac ers, 18; Demoexgtio majority over ull, ot, "Minority, representation would not endanger the supxommay of the party in tho State, white it woul provide a check on the majority. : whatis now claimed to be a barefaced and as $| Fy a z 3 y ‘Lheexpericnce of Iiinols jn the matter of Infamous swindle, When the documents of ' B33] VER) § [Fro ullnorlty representation should oncouraye all this one-sided Commisston were placed In PRE 2 Ee} oi tho other States to adopt it us soon as pracy tho handy of Prof, Mind for analysis and States, i 33 PURE | e Hcable. 4t pays, Indexing, ho states that he discovered for fet eB Ey 5 ET ah a ae gerles and secret papers which had been 2 Hi a StS Heal De Be she Patines Club, held fixed up asa basls of award, Ono instance | Niabama, 7 | usta 3 tho Conuulustonora who tocently visited this of the manner in which the fraud wag com | Arkunsus. 4 | Tite) 4 vou nald tho folt ‘ Gititornin i batter Of. 4 country. pat 10 followlog compliment to a niltted is thus stated by Prof. Hind: re 1 na | woll-known Westora mans ‘Tho Department of Marine and Fisheries at 8 wa} 4p 4 Tdare say some of you gentlemon, who haye ‘Ottawa uasisted Mr, Feancts Clare Ford to sirike ry wf a) 2 read our report, huve noticad the nung of our ‘out Ssh-oll, together with numerous other tome, a 3 reood friond Mr, J, H, Denke, Land Commissioner, from among Neh and the products ot fish ox- 0, x7) ae ee of8t. Paul, Hods a twin of univerval intetle urtcd to the United States, for thy purpoio of iid j.1aH43) 19). genes. Lover caine in connection with auy one nerensing the umount of dollars they should Ci o3) 23) Ly who socmed to havo so well at bis fingers’ ends secure from the arbitrators at Halifax tn come ©} tlozsi] so} . 9 fucts aud Hguros about tho yrowth of wheat in pensation for Injury done to Canady by the tish- “6, Qi3T] 8 Ateoricn, He hus been yood enough to write ery clauses of tho ‘frouty of Washington, ‘Tho “tu eso} tut 10 imo twa ‘or threo letters witu regurd to tho lust Heitish agent aud tho Departracn: aotually suib> er B) 6 crop. Ho says tt ts the bigqeat und best, tuken mittod to the crusurvoft Osh-oll for thia purpose, 3a 4} 8) tad a whole, that Amerlea bus over pro- and the witnesica put forward by them sword 5 oO} | duced, When we “were there ho told us that there was no flsh-oll exported from tho tel> 40 Puy a that ‘thers had been threo exceptionally Lae RUTTER ice 1880 to 1872. ta cap fouiat a 7 H food, wos ae ie the eee of Pines hen Prof, Tind had become perganaily |‘ 3iinncsotu, fede edb apical peor aaah feet onhak hand 6 7 immongo ucreaxy Bown in 187%, We saw that satisfied srom the concluslve proufs. byfore wu 18} . 13) ourwelyes, for avery ‘avatlatile nero wile voli him that these frauds hind been pefpetrated, - il i Beanies teaties wu ort. 1 ae pes sent he sought to lay them. before the Prowler, 3 ‘alg perc crits tt a ae ibe hon Pr uont, but was snubbed, ‘IIo noxt attempted to Iny A al - rl Ua obunmionwhunt ‘growit ia tho Wate , 7 a ba 2 them before Lard Salisbury, and was Agu. 8 BL. 8 cropat lan Fone, “tlorerd sway say, tbo uren of snubbed, with the statement thatthe American a n | 4 tbe Uutted, tus ie sa vankinous and te Sarlous 7 [53] ‘ i 10 wl 401 ob statistlea wero Just as bras tho Z5yghft and] ‘Grow 3 afl ti i | RSaRatS GM tats, pal oval nok cap that the American ropresentaty eae the Ahody dats H ya niversal Ny a | Mal, GF P. {ivour, hour] | Now, Commission would hayg, gisdavergy the for- | Bout Cai SN OLON.OW quarters; and ke. hetateee Ei anon! ing! a ct 9 o] iu) Chan 00,000,000 quartorss and he euys that aftr sarin Ie web hd bape ee ty | Sean 8 1 a; | deepen a ae eae reat raat jo the GoveryorCenarsl, Pepi Ulnd briefly | Yoru Viiesace] ult quantity, th rf but very euphattenth nanswers thesy two | AHN! oO + ir nearly bidegrokl: Lakes polnta reply a ta. ee ve vena we Winconaliieeds oyeeeef 8] 8)--|-- |) Wr learn from the Into English papers nd any falsiGcations in the Un ota ra y0o| Soa}is|7y | that tho trial of elgbty-ton guns on hoard tho official statistics, butthat he did find enore Totwly.rte Eo ‘t00] 90/8114 nee Uurrot elip Inllexibie waa concluded off the Isle of Wight a fortnight ayo. The ship got under loSe two, anot gain of alx, while ! welgh shortly utter 0 o'ciock, and steamed out to tho back of tho istand avout fftecn mils. Tho welght of the projectiles waa 1,100 pounds, And all tho charges woro of 450 pounds, Twenty shots were firod with one gun, two, gine, and threo guns aimultancously. The direction of {ho Gring varied from aber to 5 dezreea before and abntt the ben, Tho resulta were witisfacturys the ollicers ol the dock-yard, in- deed, oxpress tholr surpriso, tho dofccts bolng next to nothing, and coutlued to tho atarting of afew polts, Allsorts of vosscls with ail sizes of guns from twenty-five tons upward have beott to Portsmouth for trial, but tho Ehiloxible is anid to have stood tho tost even more snttetuctorily than some ships with Nghter ordnance, Tho vesaol returned to Spithend to take a run on tho measured inile for tho trinl of her new screws, Tho cleotrie light has realized tho highest ox- peotations. $$ New York City, County, and Stato Budgot. Says the New York Times of dan. 1: Tho Bonrd of Estimate aud Apportionment got through with the thal estimates at ils o'clock Inst night, after belug in continuit ses~ sion from 12 o'clock. ‘The foitowtng table shows tho ninaunts approprinted for the year 1880, the ninounts asked tor by tha Departments fur the present year, and the amounts allowed: 2 «ippro- priations Appro= drittions for. Objects and pu Common Couticll Mayoralty. ..ss.s0s Finance mELAONe, State taxes. Tntereat oveity debt... Hedemption of elty debt Rents of armoriea, Tents (leaves In tore n Judgments. . 1,000 Law Dopartin * 143,478 Publty works, . 2446000 Vublle parks . ‘641,600 Department of Builiings.. Churities und correetton... Fire Department Departnont of ‘Tax Hourd of Eduention... Tho City Colloge,..s.soys. Advertising, printing, dt Suluries—City Courts, Salurles—Judiciary, Coronors' fee: Shevisfs" fee: Bleution exp Agyluns, rol Sy tind churltable tnatitus TONS. 1+, rae POO «1,020,159 Miscellancous, 188,014 pr TOUM se sseneseenver oreo SMQOOT, 002 $51 RH 2 Deduct vatiniated umaunt of general £UNd,...600066 1,600,009 1,500,000 + $2B/107, Ad BI0,8 Tt will bo observed that the nbove amount In- cludes State, county, city, purk, courts, and school taxes, and notelty alone. In comparing the amount of Chicago taxation por snhubitant with that of New York wo must Include tho State and county, town and park tuxes, Against tho $641,600 for New York park taxes we must put in tho taxes aud special ussesainents for our three systems of parks, Tho State taxes levied on New York umount to $4,970,700, Lelug an ine creveo of $700,000 on Inst year. Now York Clty Js enormously In debt. Tho Interest on tt amounts to over elght millions of dollars. Tho items for police, education, courts, tlre, and as look pretty lurge. Chorltlea, usylums, and reformatorics cat up 1 great deal of monoy and are alleged to bo wastefully wnunaxed and run Jargoly in the Interests of sectarianism. While New York bas only double the population of Cook County’ {t poascases four or five tines tho tuxnble wonlth ta boar thoso finuense nppro- priutions, The people of Chienxo nnd its sub- urbs nro as heavily taxed for all purposes In Proportion to tholr proporty and incurne as the Gothuuites, a {x tho history of Italy the most important Nsenl oyent was theabolition of tho " grlat-tax,” or tax on nll grain taken to mill to be ground. ‘This tux waa peculiarly burdensome and obnox- {ous to the peuple, and its ropent his, thorefore, been the stock promise of every Minlatry for fifteen yeura. Tit the tax was also a vory pros duotivp one, and nothing could bo suggested to take Its placo in a budget habitually in arrears. The question was thus both'n dente and iw pressing one, and bad been fatal to more than ono Ministry, On Jan. t the Sennte voted to postpone (12% to 73) the bill which had utrondy passed the, Deputics, Tho King-then created fwenty-slx ‘new Bonators, and by thoir ald the bill was passed (06 to 11), and becamo a tw by the rignature of the King on duly 2. Thode- flelency of revenue has been made up by lovy- ing heavler taxes on other things, on wills and siiceessions, bauk-stamps, Iquors, tobacco, galt, otc, ST Sreaxine of tho city, county, State, park, and churlty taxes paid by the peoplo of New York, the Herald anya: ‘Thirty-one million dolinrs 1s the sum ft will cost the people of this city for the year to come to indulge. themselves In the various delights and sutlatactions that aro supposed to bo in- sopnrable fron urban life in our times, ‘Thirty: one million dollars for tha municipal budget of aeity of only 1,200,000. people, Accepting the numbers at which the consus-takers put our population this makes the government of tho elty coat overy individual inhabitant §24, For overy head in’ the elty $256 must be raised to cover the expenses of the various‘ departwenta, providy for tho city’s proportion of the Rtate expenses, und pny the Inturest on the city's debt, Every man who bas a wife and four ehtldren contributes $10 Of this gross amount, and though he docs not pay it directly be mny bo sure thit le pays it in ane way or another, It inoy bo wrapped up inhis house rent, or hidden In the increased price of his groceries, but ft Is thore, and he cunnot get uway from it. ‘Tre condition of the now fourteen-inillion Binto-House at Albnuy turns out not to bo so very dangerous after all, and the bullding will probably endure anothor scasion of legislative eloquence, But the fet remains that tho erection of this ‘wonderful pllo of stono and marble was an ignorant and expensive piece of work, The catimnates were exceeded yeur after yenr, yet now ts found rotten sandstones In place of enduring granit, in positions where they are the most dangerous, In tho Staite -of Connvetiout thoy bullt a magnificent cdifice, strong and snfo In every purt, with 9 handsoma Dulnuce left out of tho sum approprinted, and Ho wooden nutmegs or horn gun-tiints in it, olthor, In Mltnols the State-Houeo Commis. slonors inqnayged to squandorall the fund appro- printed by tho Constitution before the building waa threo-quarters fished, aud {t hug remutned in that condition for six years, —<——————__— Mayon Coormn’s officint term expired Sat- urday tust, whon ho steppod/down and out, Hq was the antl-Tammuny candidate, and recelyed tho solid Nepublican yoto, én loud professions of economy and refurm,’ The New York Timea anys: Hie leaves a record of consistently rood inten- tong, but of uniformly weak performance. ‘The energy which Mr, Cooper displayed in the clos- ing weeks of his executive curcer will go far ta redeem his weak pultering with thu forees of corruption at its outset, Unco tho opport of aggressive reform wag lut slip, ho foun Domocratle tricketers aud hucksters too stron; for him, and it was only waon thous gentry hi a fatting-out among themselves that ho was ublo to make sone yoy. Importunt chungcs for tho better in tho City Government, ———— Tint annual report of Dr, John 'T, Nagle, the New York Clty Deputy-Registrar of Vital Btutistios, shows that during tho Jnat year 31,660 cnsea of deuth wero recorded, boing an inorenso of Set over the provlous year, There were 87,606 births, an Increase of 1,965 over the returns: of 1879, Ono mothor gavo birth to hor twonty- avcoud child, Nino thousand and two marringgs wore reported, Bix zroonis were over 7 years of ago, and one bride oyer.65, The greatest nunber of deuths in any of the months was in dily, whon the wiortaltty reached 3,487, Of the B1,8ud persons that died:16,027 wore maloa and 15,580 wero fomnics,’ Met ‘Tux New Yorlc correspondontof the Phila- dolpbia Presy sayas i It ta not sfooernily knowa, .E {maxine, that Joaquin Miller ja agaln a married man, His wife Issa daughtor of Willlam Leland, one of famoys botel-kooping fumlly of thay name, Thero 14.0 vory young Stiller iu. the world, I une derstand, and the Poet of tho Sierras ia luading wt romurkably quiet aud ‘unvoventrle Ifo—fur bin, He bus not written o playin somo months, which londa the color of probability to reports that bo bug reformed, 9 re ‘Time Now York Ferald has downed Jolin Kelly, and {s now jumping on bim,' John's moat Intimate friends will ‘not know dim when Jim Hennett gets done with bin, He'd better gone through a thrashing machine than waked up thut Scotchman, who was slow toanger, but is terrible in his wrath, . BeveraL Aldermen .heve already’ com- monced tulking about thole symputhy for tho poor owners of the blocks in tha vicintty of tha Chamber of Commorcy, and aro expressing con- soluntious scruples ugalnst letting tho Board of ‘Trade move to the proposed nuw quarter, Euch , of thoro chaps ison tha make. What thoy are after fs biackmall, Thoy intend to vote for tho ido that pnye them the most money, They are professional britocs, and as rotten in principle as decayed inuekerel, Why do tho ellizeus of any ward send auch acnmps to tho Connell? $< Tne Alumni of Willams Colloge are to ‘have a banquot at tho Forest City House, Clove. Jond, on Monday, Inn. 10.. Prestdont-olect Gar- Hold and soveral other distinguished alumni are to be present. Sovoral gentlemen of this alty have accepted an { ation to attend. << * New Yo claims to be a liealthy city, but Reomparison of the births and deaths docsn't prove It. {1 18¢0 tha deaths wero Dt,800, nud the Dirtha. only 27,550; majority of deiths, 4,000, What would become of New York but for Im- migration? — », 70 the Bulitor of The Chteago Tribune, Yanxtos, D.'T, Dee, 40, 1880.—When docs the ninetconth century ond? An answer wiil much oblige a number of rondors of Tne Tete INE. At midnight of Due, a1, 100, PERSONALS. Washington's birthday is the next holiday, Georges 1a about 150 yonrs old. 7 "I “Shall L write again 2” asks’n person who Ronda inn poem. Certuinly—whenever thedoctor Buys you hyo jot to go. A will rumor comes from Boston that Aunn Dickinson is writing anothor play. Let ua hopo {t Is only a campaign slander, ‘The stroet-cars in Brooklyn, N. ¥., stoves, Versons who cannot tind a strap from which to suspend thomselves sit on tho stove, London Wortd does not believe that Thome a8 Hughes will bo abte to erento tn rugged Tens nesaee an Arcndia whose foundations are lawa tonnis and 6 o'clock ten, ‘Tho Hon, Robert C, Winthrop, of Massa- chusetta, has aceepted tho Invitation from the Joint Coinmittes of Congress to deliver the ade dress at tho Yorktown celebration In October next, Mr If M. Plaisted, if ho 1s declared Gov ernor of Maine, will, it 1s rumored, be married to a beautiful gtet front the enstorn part of that State, Tho wedding will bo nt Angust, and will be celebrated with much ceremony, Jefferson Davis will sat! for Europe next spring. Mr. Davis will bo remembered as n gens tleman who made a tespernte vffort to destroy thts country, and wus punished by belog inters viewed fifteen yeurs Inter by George Alfrod Townsond. What is the difference between an editor and a reporter?" asks.a young man In Poorls who casts n gloom over this community by tho announcement that he proposes to enter jours nalism, The dilference is anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 n year, It Is very gratifying to learn from the “Providence Journal that the hare-balt cub of that clty will make no change in its system of scoring next soreon. With this thing settled, and ut pence with all nations, tho Nation's out look for 1881 fs certainly 4 hopeful one. “A Natlonal Danger” I4 the title of an editorial ina Dubuque paner. While we do not reganl tho matter ag baving quite so great a scope 18 does our esteemed contempgrary, there: can be no doubt that people who endeavor to habitually read Dubuque editorials are in cons alderable peril. “Vivian” sends in a poem in which she remurks that ‘Tho winds are shaking throuzh the trocs, Tho stow be falituy fast, brovka npor the mountain sido lonyar o'er the mosses widn: ‘The twughtng All upon the Bill Under a sputless robe In stilts ‘Tho summer anya have passed): This kind of poetry won't do, Viv; it Jacks news and aprightiiness, Eyerybody knows that the wind blows, and the fact that the summer days have passed fs simply notorious. 1f you will send ina sonnet about spring wheat, or an fdy1 regarding tho opening of naylyation, It would be appreeluted, “Benjamin Franklin McCarthy ?—Tha adage, "Tuo will 1s as xoud na tho deed,” doesn't always work, It ls hard work to ‘annul a deed ‘on the ground of undue Intlueuco-or insanity, but tt Is simply amusement fora lawyertobrenk .. - a will that tho deceased pald’anotherluwyer $1 for drawing up tn such shape that ft could not bo broken, : Mrs. Lizzie F. Ralston and her three minor children bogan anothor suit In San Franelsco Dee. 2 aguinst Willlam Sharon and J. D. Foy accounting of tl » property of the estate of the Jute William C, Ralston. The complaint dentos that Mrs. Hulston conveyed to Mr, Sharon her interest in her husband's estate, aud contra: dicts tho allegution that Mr. Sharon has pald large sums in payment or compronise of Ralston’s dobts, and avers that the Nauilitics ad- Justed atl tho debts paid were the Habilities and. debts of thu partnership of Sharon & Ralston, and that upon a fair, square, and honest sottic= ment of that partnership, and ‘tho transactions and dealings of Mr. Sharon, the defendant bus made many millions of dollars. . An English writer deserthes the “stster in-law” thus: “Sha may be the champion of tho bushand at breukfast, the nyenger of the wrongs of tho wife at luncheon, and at‘dinner Ucelare that both ought to be nshiumed of theme selves for bringimg up tho children in tho way they should not go. She is a certuin element of discord in the house; for 1f sho Ja too friendly with the husband the wife deplores with tenre tho presence of * that minx* who fa undermining poor Filward'a affection; if too frienuly with the sister ‘poor Edward’ unhesitatingly afirma on those Inauspicious occasions when words arlso about a too bighly-peppered. soup or emoked sulinon that thero will never be any peace in the house'ns long ag that (adjective to fanuy) litte inlachicf-making Weast ta inside it." es PUBLIC OPINION, Phlladelphin Tones (Ind): It fs reason: Diy cortain that. Ponnsylvania will have a Cabi+ net officer, but Jt is noxt to absolutely certain that Caimoron will decline the honor for himself, St, Louls Globe-Democrat (Itep): The best thing Canada can do with its wnfinishod rull- road is to bankrupt Itself by bullding it, and thon come Into the United States to get out of debt, Ag an independent Dumiulon Canada ts Not # BuUcCceHS, Memphis avalanche: Tho svatanche again finds {t necessary to remark that Memphia w attho heudl of SMissiasipp! River navigation, Tuilders of great rallway lines tn tha direction of tho great river will tuka notlce and govern themaclyes acoordingly. . Richmond (Va) States It. would bo tn possible toculculute the yood Jefferson Davis might have dono for tha South and tho wholo country bad ho come out mantully and taken hia plece in public atfairs, becoming the leader @f Lis puoplo buck ayain into the Union, New Orleans Democrat: The now poll-tax law seems to work as well in the parishes asin tho elty, and will insure cyery one of them sev- eral months of public schools noxt yoar. Thinks tot, the public school syatem of Louisiana will bo placod on n practical and working busis, Uke that of otherBStatcs, Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette (Dem.): Tha demorallzation of the Democratic party would enoourage tho worst clomonts of the radical party todo their very worat, A decent adher- ence to principle and party: dlisctpting will com- mand tho respect of Gen. Garficld, -Jic, at least, {ano fool. Wu hops the Democratic purty will not load off In that roto, Charleston (8. ©.) News and Courter (Mem): As long as the character of the Federal ollicera In tho South la unchanged, so lung there Js in Btates Hko South Carolina tha menace of hegre domination, and whilo this incneoce hungs over the Penpie who one the ide ve yay tho taxes, aud omploy the labor, thoy 1 exe wected Prete auc eice aed eturel ad osite able divisions ure neat to Impossible, Mobile (Ala,) Register (Dew,): -Now En- gtand is sorry for us,—New England, whose pop* ulation was less than three and 9 balf million io 1870, and which bus added to that population Jess than ono-balt million in tho ten sucoeeding yearat And ~ pats Teeryanoe nek y an two anil we millonel. Yee wo oro told’ that wa aad al Englund tdeas bere, New England thrift, enyerprise, Inveutivoucas, whd culture, (0 save us front utter etnguution and ruin, Savannah (Qn.) Newe (Dem,): There {9 ‘one good reason why Gon, Walker shouid pre- sent bis census returns ta the ‘present Congresd Jn thug to allow that body to act upon pluns for Q reapportionment, and that ty that in many of the States tho Lugisiaturo meots biennially, and, without a special session of Congrvas or @ 8po- celal sosalon of the Legislatures In those Btates, the redistricting of tho States could nut be cow pluted ia tine for the Congressional viections of 1882 unless the reapportionment iy made this wiater, ‘Thu action of Congress, woreover, ts of 2 carry 4 oe ers