Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1881, Page 4

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Chicago, ttt, ——— VosTAG Bs Entered at the Post-Opice at Chicago, Lily as Second+ ‘Class Matter, Torthe benent of our patrons who dentre to rend rinele toples Of THE'TRUNUNE through the mal) we ‘ive horewith tho transient rato uf pustaga: Jipmeatic, Fight and Twolve Paxo Maver iataun Page Papers. Eight and Twolvo Pavo Vaper.,.... Bixtoen Foxe lave er Copy. Fe ane, % TAG 'TRINUNE has ostablished brancts owect for the rocelpt Ol aubsoriptions and ndvertieo- ments ns follows: NEW YOMK--Itvom 2 Tribune Bullding. F,'T, Mc FADDEX, Managur. * GLASGOW, Scotinnd—Allan'a American, News Arency, 3t Kentteld-at., LONDON, American Exchange, 49 Btrand, MENILY 5, UILAty, Agont, WASLUNGIO y 19 FH Rtrank _——— AMUSEMENTS. Grand Opera-Honse. i Clnrk atreet, onposit New Court-House, Enzago- nent uf Little Corinne. “Tho Mugto Silppor.” , MecVicker's Thentre, _Madlton strect, botween Btate and Donrborn. Beiensamna ay oC Slaw Maud Qrauns “Two Nights in * Romo.” ‘ Haverly's ‘Thentres 'Peartorn sireot,curnor of Monrow. Enengemont of Nico’s Combination. “Tho Galloy Stave.” Olymple ‘Theatre, (lark street, botween Lake and Randolph, Engago- ment of tho Nontz-Santley Combination. Variety ontortainment, a Acndemy of Muse, “TInlsted atroot, nenr Madison, West Sido, fornia ‘Through Heath.” © “Calle Pm 2 Blooley’s ‘Theatre, “ ftandotph street, betweon Cinrk und LaSalle. En= gaxement of N.C. Goudwin's Froliques. “obbios,! Central Music Halt, “Corner of Handolph and State atreats. Tho Troupe of Trained Horses. 3 Expaattion Butiding.. Lnko front, upposite Aitams stroot. Whalo exhl-s ‘Yvition feo 9a. tn. to 10 ' SOCLE' MEETINGS. OMENTAY LODGE, NO. SA. Bk AMOI TA Salio-st, Inniatintion of officer takes pined Friday Pvening. Jan, 7) AL 7245 p.m, Storubars requosted to bo present, Alt Droghrer Initio, * CHARLES CATLIN, Socrotary, TILURSDAY, JANUARY 06, 1881, , , Fewinen in this country started the new year better than George Howard, of Buffalo, who handed one check for $5,000 to the Trus- tee of tho’ orphan asylum tu that clty and contributed another for the saine amount to + the permanent fund of the Genoral Hospital. EXx-Senaror Mitcuent, of Oregon, writes to the Washington Post in contradletion of the. roport that ho is scoking 9 place in the new Cabinet. He says that ho never thought of such a thing, docs not suppose that Gen, Garfield has considerad it, and would not ac- cept a place it it were tendered him, ‘There issomothing oxplicit about this. é ,_ ‘Senaton CoNKLING Is much annoyad: at “some revelations concerning tho moiety business which ex-Treasury-Agent Jayne has recently ‘been making through the col- , Uning of Tux Ciicago Trung.” Atleast the New York correspondent of the Phiin- delphia Ledger saysso. Honlyo adds that * ;" Mr, Conkling has concluded not to answer yj thesé charges for tho present.” iy 2 —— i Tue Tennessee Republicans, {t Is feared; vo omade a mistake In putting out thelr full strength ‘on the Speakership question. Their 4: . stieeess in that clectlon consolidated the Dem- ocrats for the thine being, and !t will be moro dificult now to get Low-Tax votes fora Re- ** publican candidate for thé Senate than It » Would have been If the Low-Tax men had .° been conceded the Speakershtp, as compared with the now Cabjuet juggle. All the correspondents aro infatuated with It, One man’s guess fs as gvordl as nnother, Tim Tnuunx Is “authorized” to say that this 1s tho merest surmise In the world: Scorctary of Stato—Jamés G. Maino, Becrotury of tho Treasury—William 3H, Allison. Secretary of War—A triend of Don Cumoran's, Seurotary of the Navy—Lovi !. bortou, Poatiniuster-Gutiornl—Charlos Fostor, Seoretary of the Interior—Willard Warner, Attorney-Gonerul—Emury Storrs, ——— Narenez Js one of the oldest cities in tha, eguntry, Mrs, Blennerhasset ‘Yetreated thither, and spent her declining years there - ty the early part of this century, It was then comparatively a moss-covered municipality. And Ithns mado no progress to speak of since, It has never hada railroad connec: tion with the outside world, I'he traveler who wishes to reach Natchez, or leave it, must walt for the boat, or take a rido of olght hours {1 a spring-wagon, called by courtesy j &astage. The age of steam has, however, at Jast touched Natchez, Atan clcction held a , few days ago tho peoplo voted to subscribe £ , $220,000 to the Natehoz, Jackson & Columbus ~ Railroad. Thissum will complete the road. 4 to Juckson, and furnish a connection with “4, the Chicago & New Orleans Railroad, Then pe Nutchez will wake wp, and shuke off her tat- 4% ‘tered garments, Natchez has beaten Rip Van Winklo’s sleop by 100 yenra at least, Mr AWintevaw Rery’s “authoritative” d¢elaration'in tho New York ‘V'ritune that Gon. Garfield would vot pernit himself to ‘by nade uw akoweluht In the Senatorial con- test Has caused a sensation Inthe Btate. It “wus not npollile move, ‘Thu proclamation that the anti-Grant men at Chiengo were to be eared for was quite suporiluous; as St wos never presuined by any body that ‘they were to be punished, while the dlreot invitation te them to persevere In thelr opposition to the anpchine has had tho appearanceat least of Ine terference from Mentor with: the Senatorial canvass, This was preelsely what Gen, Gare { field wishe.t to ayold. Jt is not belloved that be “xuthorized ” anything oxcept the state- ment .that he wished te keep out of tho squabble altogether, ‘The injudfclousness of ‘the declurauon made by the Tribune ts shown in the fact that ft has trritated und offended journals like the New York 4'laica and tha Buffalo Ezpreys, which are antl-Conkling tn Stute polltles, but supported Gen, Grunt fo: the nomination at Chicngo. ‘ ye CINCINNATI cantiot get over her musical i? Jeatoustes of Chicago. Iaving an operatic y festival in February at which the Mapleson y troupo ls to appear, In conjunction witha “Jarge chorus aud orchestra organized, under he auspleca of the Muscat College, ug this Inte date sho begins to louk about her for the Vwualclans, only to tnd twentyelive of the best of them gngaged for n performmnee of dberlloe’s “ Dawwnation of Faust,” whieh ts lu be given hero under Mr, ‘Thomas’ direction during the sane week on which the Cinein- natl festival occurs. Thereupon’ all the papers fall to and abuse Mr. ‘Thonins for car- rylng off their musicians, with the Intention of hurting tho festival. ‘Tho unfairness of this abnse ts apparent when itis consttered that Mr. ‘Lhonias lind nothing to do with thelr engagement. They wero employed by the Chicago managers of tha concerts to come off here, and if Cincinnatt isso graveled at thelr absence fora week, how will sho feel It Chicagoshowld keep thom permanent- ly, as thore is som prospect? eee Tim Senator Christiancy scandat has bo come much more of public property than decent people would linve It tf they could control the matter, The publiention of Mrs, Christinney’s letters will lead most people to believe that the woman’s present theory of the correspontence Is not true. Many of the letters do not bear out her nssertion that she was endeavoring to Induce the man Giro to beileve that sho loved Iii merely in order to secure herself against his threats, but tne dicate rather an intimacy between the two which was compromising, At the same (ime, the chief [impression which the whole affalyteaves upon a disinterested render ts that Giro Js n dirty villain, and a regret that there Is not somo adequate punishinent for sucha whelp in human form. It would ban public benofaction to rfd the earth of any creature so vile.as this snaky South Amert- can, and indignation at his conduct alnost tukes the forn of condoning the woian’s folly for the great misfortune sho has suf- fered i being associated with hin. Vor the rest, the case Is aconspicuous illustration of tho abiding folly of an old man marrying o girl young enough to be his granddaughter Upon an acquaintances and under conditions that would scarcely warrant marriage be- tween partles of fitting age and congenial qualities, If tho caso shall serve asa warn- ing to old fools and selfish young women, the scandal may not bo altogether profitiess. SENATOR Monaan, of Alabamna, has teen talking to a correspondent of the Louisville Courtersfournal, and has contradicted somo of the favorit viows of Ils party’s organs. They hold that the negro population has in- erensed cnormously in tho South, and that this Increase ta nn evidence that the, colored men are well treated. ‘The Senator, on the other linnd, says: “Tho hill counties are getting the incrense of population, while. the fertile lands are most constantly losing. In Alabama, the white counties have inercased 85 per cent, while the, negro counties have not increased 10, per cent, In the Inst ten years.” ‘The Sonator looks for a redlstribu- tion of the negro population over the whole country. Tho demand for them as servants In the North and their desire to accept sttu- ations as such are equally great. He would not think achange of that nature an. un- mixed evil. if tho cotton crop should be ul- inbiished the people would get more for what remained, Tho white people of the South raiso 8,000,000 bales of cutton with thelr own hands, and could dispose of It at handsomo prices were It not for negro competition, If more negroes are needed to take the vince of thosu who go away, why there Is Afrien, says the Senator, . never-falling source of supply. The Senator from Alabaina, It is evident, cnn’t Bea much beyond the end of lis nose in polities, His views are extreme- ly short-sighted. ‘Ihe Iden that tho South would suffer no pecuniary loss by the emi- gration of 600,000 trained laborers, or that thelr places could bo supplied by free bar- barinns from Afrients exceedingly ludicrous, There was only one part of Mr, Morgan's “interview” that was more absurd, anid that was his statement that Garfleld was elected by 80,000 “negro vgtes” at the North. Io was elected by tho yotes of negroes in con- junction with 4,000,000 votes of whites, ‘There is no such thing asa negro-vote. ‘The votes of negroes did not count more than just as many votes of white men. . DEMOORATIO CENTRALIZATION. Tho Democracy of Chicago havabeon holl- ing a meeting through their leading organi- antion, the Chicago Democratic Club, and have isaucd a concise platform on which tho party proposes to mareh henecforth and al- ways to victory. This platform, among other things, recites two propositions: 1, “Opposition to cottrallzation,"“—whatover that meuns, 2 An indivielblo Union of indestructibia tates, We question whether any member of tho Democratic party in Chicago has any very clear idew of what the “centralization” ts against which he declares he is opposed, and we question very much If ho has any clearer understanding of what he means by “an In- divisible Union of indestructible States,” "To the average render, If these propusltions lave any defined meaning, they are wholly Inconsistent. i ‘This terin “contralization ” comes down to usasnslang frase from the days of slavery. ‘The Constitution itself recites that -It wis es- tubllshed “to form a more pertect Unlon, es- tublish Justice, Insure domestle tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure tho biessings of liberty to oursclyed and otr posterity,” But for the grenter part of n century all this was cluimed to inean that human slavery, ag it oxisted in certain States, was higher than any Constitution; and that any action, legls: lntive or otherwise, which directly or Indi- rectly questioned the sanctity of slavory was, a convorsion of the Government Into a “contralized” powor, ag distinguished from a Governmentof thoStates, When the Dom- ovratio party became a pro-sinvery party It of course adopted theery of * no centralization,” and thongh that never had any other meaning thin “Hands off of slavery,” tho Democrats of Chicago repeat the miserablo old pro-slavery ory in 1831 as If slavery wore on existing Institution, Ono of tho grave accusations recited in tho Resolutions of 98, as proof of the centraliza- tion of the Government in that day, was the enactment of a law by Congress punishing the counterfelting of the notes of the United States Bank, It was then dented that Con- gress had any power to puiiish crimes, and elaulmed that this was a power belonging ex- clusively to the States, Perhaps the Chicago Democratic Club Include the laws puntshing tho counterfeltlng of Nutlonal-Lank notes us an evidenco of centralizntion, just na the Democrats of ‘Tennessee, Alabama, Gea rela, and other Southern States do the laws pune lashing the IUlelt distiintion of splrits, ‘he Richmond (Va,) Dispated states other ine ‘stances of centralization, ns follows: We seo all around us too many evidences thut tho Suites aro as nothing nuwitdays to allow us to hope tat any reepect Is herentter to he paid to the rights ‘of tho States, We soo Virginia Judges tried in Fereral courts for their nete as susbJudgess V)relula uleeaon-olticersarcined in Fedoral vourts for aote doug fy thelr ofticlal capagltys Federal Supervisors overseeing our olectiong; Federal Marshuls overawing our vate ora thy Federal Government levying annually wi ions of dollars of tuxcs on tobacco, Virgins Jas Chief product; und mauy other ‘such things, When Viraluta Judges plead the laws of Virginin as a defense for the violation of the Jaws of theUnited States, on tho ground that the United States Is 8 foreign Power and their allegiance fs due to Virgiula, they in- Vite the consbquences of such an act, Some fuw yours age there were 100,000 Virginians, nethig under tho. authority of Virginia, iu seh robelllon Agaliat the United States, but that fil not tegntize thelr acti. “Virginia lect nvntiteers have bean puntshed, ns linve beei Unio wud Indlung election-oflizers, for violating, not the Iaws of Virginia, but the Jawa of the United States governing thecleo- tlon of members of Congress. We venture to say that thera fs not one act of Congress ow In forea that any honest man can fairly torture into n usurpation of any Stnte authority, or whieh is not war. ranted by tho letter snd spirit of tha Consti- futon, the public good, and the past history of the Governinent, : The declaration of opposition ta so-called “centralization? assumes that someboiy, or party, fs attempting to rob the States and con- tralize all powers In tho General Govern- ment, ‘The Demoerntic Resolutions of 198, re- afllrmed at Clactnnatt last Jithe, pointed ont as the remedy for centralization the authority of the States to determine for thoinselves when their indepenttsnee was violated, and to exercise that independence by dissolving the political Unlon which existed only by thatr eunsent. But now comes the “ferea Democracy” of Chicago, declaring that ours ts ‘an indlyisi- ble Union of indestructibte States.” This is the most emphatic of all formulas of cuntral- fzatlon. If the States hnve no power to break the Union in which they are wronged and outraged; i£ tha minority {s hopelesty ant fnextricably under the dominion of the ma- Jority; ifthe Union dees not oxistby “tho consent of the States,’ as the old Democratic dogma aflirmed; If the Union Is not, as Mr. ‘Tilden says itfs, morely held together bya thrend thatn bresth enn stinp; if tho States nro helpless, pawerless, and forever bound in. an ““ndlvisivle Unton,”—can a centralization moro centralized than this be {imagined ? Can a consolidation of the Goverffnent more consolidated be devised than this? Noy, more, tho States, according to this Demo- eratle theory, have not the privilege of the .slave to’ commit suicide, nor iis hope of deliverance through death, The States aro declared to bo “Indestructiple,” —that $s, fimortal, condemned for all tine to be partofa Union which ts immor- tol also in tts indlvisibility. Tho right of revolution is banished, ‘Che truths of the Declaration of Independenco are forever si- lenced, ‘The Union ts indivisible by consent, oreven by thedeath, of any of the mem- bers,--because the embers aro Indlestructl- ble. ‘Tho protests of the Democrats of Chi- eago “ugalnst centralization” and thelr aflirm- anes thatours Is “an indivisible Unton of Indestrnetibla States,” betrays a degrea-of inconsistency only pardonable upon tha pto- stimption that those who adopted this plat form did not understand what they were talking about, and that thoy belioved it con- tained some occult wisdom as profound at lenst as that hidden in tho philosophical con- nuhedram of what would bo the result should an immovanlo body bo struck by an Irresist- Ible force. ARE THE YEARS OF GRACE ENDED? From thing immemortal It has been custom- ary to characterlzo onch now year asa year of grace, but for some inscrutable reasons, growing out of ignorance and superstition, and both combined, thera are many people who are Inclined to omit this pleasant ap- pendago to the -yenr 1881, nnd to look upon It with suspicion .2s pregnant with evils of wevery description, and destined to be a year of enlamity rather than of grace. Mother Shipton ts responsible for muelvof this,—that unauthorized and acldutous old pessimist haylug figured out In her weird cabala that tho world and wyerything In it will be de- stroyed In 1681, Why any credence should be placed in this croaking old woman docs not clearly appear, or why her prognostiea- tions should be entitled to any more reapect than fs paid to the tortune-tellers in our back: streets, or to tho seventh child of tho sov- oth child who In some dingy’ tenement reads tho future in her grensy cards or restores errant swains to love-lorn servant- girls with her Egyptian loye-vowders, But such ‘is the caso nevertheless, and -un- doubtedly many people, very sonstblo in all other respects, recall the prophecy of this mumbling old hag and contktently expect to seo the earth shrivel up ike a burned scroll before another year rolls round, nnd thus defeat tho many well-lald schemes of menand mice, ‘There js ona ray of hope, however, thoy do not consider, 1f the pres- ent year {s really to be tho Inst entry In recorded timo and tho world is golug to tho demnition bowwows, would not the ghost of Miller be*at work among his followers, urging them to closo up their earthly ae. counts, prepare thelr ascension robes anuw, and, mounting the highest localities Iu thelr neighborhood, await the sound of thu wheels of the charlots predestined to conycy the elect to the mansions of tho blest? aA. nother prophet, less bicod-curdling and comprehensive than Mother Shipton, after studying the signs in tho skies, foresees that a hugo comet fs to tumbio Into the aun this yenr, thusadding fuel ton'tiro which Isal- roady pretty hot to bear in duly and August, Elther from tho heat’engendered by tho impact of tho sun and the comet, or from the frysh addition of fuel to the solar furnice,— we are not quite clear witich—a suficient amount of heat isto bo engendered to con- suune all iving things, such as men, horses, birds, whites, flea, mosquitoes, and vegeta tlon In one grand holocatst, not excepting the Polar people, seals, and white bears even, Why this vindictive. and {{l-omened stoker should have spared the earth wo do not seo exactly, for he luaves It ag useless as It was when itonly had form and shape with no Ife svringing from tts womb or traversing its surface, though it will be & more remark- able one to the oye of some perlpatetic spirit flying by, a3 hoe. sees it alll whirling through space, rehly appointed with empty towns and elties, existing railronds, amoke- less engines, rotting vessels drifting about on erufses as endless ag that of tho Flying Dutehman, great rivers creeping to tho sea and wonderlhg why they are not vexed with keels, rlehly furnished houses with no fire tn tho grates or children at tho doors, and inyriads of ofice-dlesks waiting their cus- tomary occupants, not to-spenk of notes un collected, the Transvaal war suspended, tho Grecian question unsettled, and ofllee-seekers cheated of thulr spoils, A world in decay cannot bo a-inuch plensanter aight than a world in ruins; so our prophet, without any unduo stretch of hig astronomical faculties, might just as well hava thrown .another cnet or two into the furnace and completad his flory visitation with that thoroughness that characterizes Mothor Shipton’s cheerful’ prophecy, ‘Lurning from these miserable forobodings of wars, and tumults, and famlnes, and the inevitable destruction which the brood of -vronkers have realm the heavens, it 1s more pleasant’to loot upon the bright sldo ‘of things and to take auch a view of the futuro asdves the Providence Journal, whieh is noted for Its careful studies of the heavens, 1ts hopeful editor says; ‘Two protninvnt thomes for study and obsorvn~ ton demund attention during January, Tho condition of Jupiter, the number and #120 of the sun's spots, and the internal aud external dive turkances: taking place on tho curth ure all to bo closely observed in canuection with tho theory of the physical avtionof the planvta on tho sunand on ench athor. The opportunity will soon close, and twolve yours must pass befory tha observation can be renewed under cond. Hons equally fuvorable. Thy other theme for study {5 wore-practical. Ite loons may bo Jearned on tho pages of tia Hook of Nature, fang open overy cluur evoning before tho eye, Horo able the three brillant plauety, prosenite tog 4 gorgeous array of pheaumcns and a brill fant Cu ie of positions such as—after & pase suge of u tow yours—will not be repeated in the present century, Conjunetions like those that ure comfpy urd the dulizht of astFologers, and borescupes cust in tho cumiing months will sym Colize lives full of romaativ adventure, Interlle gont observers will follow closely tn tho paths Of tenined gatranamers, for this te eminently ee aye of ohservation, and the rest of patient bor in this departisent is protiably nearty all that the astronomers of the present will bee quertth to the astronomers of the future, ‘This Is the chearful view of Iooking at things: for, spire of Mother Shipton and her numerous brood of cronkers, spite of spotted suns and giddy comets fying into its fire iiko moths into a lamp, there fs avery prospect that the old earth will go rolling on long after we have gone and our places have Deen filled; that: wars will be fought and tumults arises and that men and women will continue to do wise and foolish things until Providence In Its own wise time sees fit to put an end to fb all and has accomplished Ils purposes. |The quickest way to reach this desirable constunination is foreach man and womnn to do faithfully each day's duty and a little somothing for those who cnu’t, and let tho stars and comets go on their way, since they, nq less than tho insignilleant planet upon which we live, aro part and parcel of the saino great plau, in thelr har montes as well-as in thelr perturbations, POBALL SAVINGS-BANKS, Among the subjects for National legistation tlnt have been Jost sight of duting the pollt- lent struggle of tho past year is the proposed establishment of n postal savings-bunk sys- tem in this country, Ithos been brought to mind again by a recently published report mde In the latter part of tho year to the Postmnaster-General by Mr. Harrison, who is the Inspector of the money-order system for the Post-ONico Department, without contributing any useful suggestions as to tho details of n postal savings system, This report, furnishes {mportant evidence of tho success of such n system In other countries, In the enso ot Great Britain, Mr. Harrison speaks after u personal investigation of its business, ‘Tho Post-Oflve savings-banks of Great Britain wero first opened fn 1801, and after they tad been In ‘operation one year there were 2,535 oftces engaged fn tha business, with deposits amounting to over $10,000,000, ‘The number of the offices had increased to 6,016 by Jan, 1, 1880; the deposits during the year had amounted to nearly $50,000,000, and the amount. standing to the credit of depositors wns ‘over $155,000,000, Two notable circumstances are to be remarked In the history of the British Post-Ofica banks, One {y that during the yenr 1870, notwithstanding the great distress that’ had psovailed in Ireland, the amount standing to the creditof the depositors In the Irish Pust-Offices was nearly $500,000 greater at the end of the year than at the begining, ‘The other fs that the regular snyvings-banks of England haya abort $10,000,000 moro money on deposit than they had when the postal banks were started. The Inferenca from these two circumstances is that the Post-Office savings-b unks not only encourage the linbit of laying by monoy, but tnduco certain classes to save thelr money who would not otherwise do so, and who, if they did save, would merely hoard thelr sinall surplus and then keep it out of circulation. ‘The pointa made by Mr, Marrison in favor of the system he ndvocates are very much the same as have been made in Tir ‘Titnune from tle to time, A postal sayings system would undoubtedly e.acourage thrift and economy, command confidence from those disposed to distrust the usual priyate or corporate savings institutions, accommodate many -seetlons which are removed from the regular savings-banks, discourage the hoarding and hiding-away of savings, iduntify the people using the postal banks and holding postal bonds with the Dost interests of tha Governnicnt, insure the permanent retention of a large part of the Navonal debt.at-drome, and prove a strong protection for the working classes during panies, ad tho system of savings bonds been fully matured there fa Httle doubt that {t would have materially atded the Govern- ment In the effort to refund thobonds matur- Ing this year nt the very lowest rate of intor- est that has ever buon suggested, It isn pity that.Mr. Harrison did not fin vrove his opportunity for studying and In- specting the established systems of postal suvings-banks to suggest such provisions for a Inw as would make thoge Institutions in this country the most generally useful to jhe peopla and at the samo time assure tho grentest possible protection against defalea- tlons and political ablises, The subject is one which, though the desirability of, tha system be conceded, should bo thoroughly Jnvestignted before passing a law to estab- Ish it in this country, Thero is not tho slightest danger, however, that it will re- celve any attention from the present Con- gresg, a3 It is now feared that the present session will hardly serve to pass tho legisia- tion actually necessary, ‘Tho next Congress should certainly take up the nintter de nove and give it the most eurnest attention, ee Tienes have been various, rumors of Into In regard to tho modification: of tho treaty. with Ching. All the foreshadowinus of tho terms sent out lately from Washington have omitted tho stipulations concerning tho oplum trade, and many astute correspondents have gone go far as to rldienle the iden that any such provision ahowlt have been con- tained init. Even the San Francisco papers lave been Inclined of late to admit that the opliin articls was a honx, Yet, If it were a hoax, {t was reasonable, and it was at tho sae thn so unlikely 9 thing for anybody to havo Invented, that Lue Trmune has been inclined from tha start to believe that iL was genuihe, Doubt on the subject is now to a greut oxtent, though not wholly, dispelled by a letter from the trustworthy ‘icntsin cor- respondent of the San Francisco Bulletin, who writes, under date of Nov. 23 3 During all thoso- negotiations the Chincse hover attempted to trade or avk an offket, nie ufter the matter was fully settlud, sald they hn sume simple roqucata to mako, which thoy thought fcr thoir wood, and reciprocal, aud in a Jow days would send on a incmorundum of what thoy wanted. The Cominissloners met this ina friendly apirit, and TF bellevo buve granted wont wuasasked, Among tho requexsta was ouc that Chineso steamors should be pinced upon tho same footing us tho steamers of othor foreign ations, and some few uther unimportant con- ceasions. The beat, and xrenteat of all, is a clause forbidding thoimportution or transportns don of oplum (tha curso of China) in Aimeriean Yousels, and Foelauiny United btutes oltizens from denling In it. If this bo truu, it is onv of the avts whieh give charactor and nobility to our Nation, aud the Commissioners huve inade for thomsulves 8 natao that will ust forovor, If this Is not tru, It should bo mada so by the voluntary act of tho Government of the United States, As to tho niain provisions of the treaty, the correspondent says that “thore seemed to be no practicablo way in which Ching could stop finnilxration, as every emigrant to Callfornin gocs from Wong Kong, o Sritish colony, But {t was -pro- posed and agreed that the matter should be toft entirely and absolutely to the Judgment of Congress," Any abrogation or alteration of the treaty provisluns relating to {mmigration will not, thorefore, bo considered an act of discourtesy to the Chineso Government, ConanEssMan ‘TitosrsdN, of Kentucky, who iam inember of tho Conzresalonul Apportion- mont Committeo, thinks that ua Apportionment ‘DIN will bo passed this winter. -Ho Js ut work drawing up such a bill, in the abacnoo of the Chafrman, Cux, who {a sick. Bir. Thompson gaye that tho wholo mattor fs much more siimplo than Js generally supposed. It isthe most mat- tor-of-fuct business that could como before Congross. Itisin tho first place, a constitu. tonal duty for thts Congress to make the ap- portionment, snd that, too, without doluy, Nineteon of the State Legislatures will bo in sossion until March 1 or thereabouts, and the passage of tho act will enable the Legislatures to redistrict tho States upon the now basis of representation agreed upon. Tho figures of tho census, as they now stands subject to n stight roviston, show tha population of tho Btatos (ox- elusive of tho Territories} to be 49,065,- 005; and tho basis of repreadntation, he thought, would probably be for 206 Nopresontatives. According to tho caloutation of Mr, Thompron, the Forty-elghth Congress will bo compored of 306 members, aa followa: Matno, 4: New Hampshire, 2; Vermont, 2; Mae rachusctta, 11; Rhode leland, 2; Connectiout, 4; Now York, 31; New Jeravy, 7: Pannaylvanin, 20; Delaware, 1: Maryland, 6; Virginia, 9; West Vir- ginin, 43; North Carollita, 9; South Carolina, 6; Goargin, 10; Florfdn, 23 Atabama, 8; Misstesipp!, Tt Loulsiana, 6; Texas, 10; Ohlo, 20; Indiana, 335 Minols, 19; Wisconsin, 8; Michigan, 10; Minno- sotn, &; Kentucky, 10; Tonnessco, 10; Missourl, 13; Arkansas, 5; Iowa, 10; Nebraska, 0; Kansas, Colorado, 1; Nevadn, 1; Callfornin, 8; Oregon, 1, The gnin on the prozont number would bo: In Arkausna, 1: California, 1; Goorgia, 1; Towa, 1; Kansas, 3; Michigun, 1; Minnesotn, 2; Missia- sippl, 1; Nebrasku, 2; North Carollin, 1; South Carolina, 1; Texas, 4;.and West Virglala, 1. Tho States losing representation would be: Florida, 1; Matne, 1; Naw Hampshire, 1; Vermont, 1; Now York, 2; Pennsylvania, 1. The representn- tion from the other States would romnin as now, On this basis the Bouth would gain. nino now members, und the North four,—-being n Bouth+ ern net guin of flva members of Cong resa, — “Nor counting the negroes,” says Tire Ciicaco Tuiwusy, a Republican paper, "tho United States Is thus shown to bo the secon thoat nimeroua nation In tho efvilized world," Rut why not count tho negrocs? Is tho binck mnn so Insigniticant, in tho estimation ot Re» publicans, that he fs not entitled to Meurer population esttmates?—St, Louls Republican, The mystificntion of the St. Louis papor is caused by tho Inadvertent omlsaton of the word “white. The sentence ns written road, “Not counting the negroes, the United States fs shown to bo tho second most numerous white nation In the civiilzed world.” The {den was that not only was it the second most populous elvillzed nation, but that it contained moro white peopio than any nation of Europe, which ign fact. Tho whites alouo of tho United States nuinber forty-four miitions, whilo the popula: tion of the German Empire duce not exceed forty-threo millions. Russian alono of all tho white nations outuumbers ours. China and India are classified as yellow nations. or ‘Tne Incorrigible Bourbon element In the Senate, undor the end of Hill and Saulebury, Intend to bogin nnew thelruttempt to oust Sonu- tor Kellogg and put a Confederate tn big place. Ropubdlicun Senatora look forward with cheorful confidence to a now act of speeches from: tho -| Democratie aide in dofense of the right to upsot Senatorial eteotiona at the will of tha majority. A Republionn Sonator sald ‘tho other day: “TL want Senator Hilt and those with bliin to make thoir arguments as strong as posslblo, It may be tmportant tor our side td be convinced by hin, for the day ts not far off when wo shall have a majority, and when wo may. want to Ine quire Into the rogttarity ‘of elections and of Loglalntures in sevornl States in order to vacnto Democratio seuts, By that tho possluly Mr. IML may be on our sido, for ho is evidently got- ting tlred of the Democrats. But at any rato we shall have his arguments on our side, and I look forward with Interust tothe coming dobute.”* a CompsneD with tho great nations of Eu- Topo, tho United States show a greater popula- tion thin any execpt Ruasin, which contains over sevonty-two millions of fuhabltanta. Against our 60,162,659, Germany shows 42,727,000; Austria-Hungary, 37,001,420; Franco, 24,905,788; Grent Britain and Iroland, 84,160,0; Maly, 27,- 6; Bpaln, 10,626,511, Tho totul population of ope fs given by the Almannch de Gotha ns 763,718, THonee we have even now only about: one-sixth as many Inbablitants, though our area and that of Europe ne a whole are nenrly cqual. ‘The eight largest States In tho Union aro in tho order muned: (1) Now York, (2) Pennsylvania, (3) Obto, (4) TNnola, (6) Bilssourt, (8) Indiana, (7) Mussnchusotts, (8) Kentucky, Tho uggrogate population of theso States in 1880 was 2,221,475, "and in 1870 it wos 10,22%,700. They bad thon just about one-half the total populntion; thoy now fall short of It by noarty two millions, —. p To Fraser'a Magazine for December, Sir George W. Cox contributes an article In, which ho ogtimates that the Engtlsh custom of borac- shoeing costa the nation unnuntly ns fauch as $46,000,000, which mizht bo snved if the horses ‘were allowed to go unshad, Ho quotes authori- ties from Xenophon, who marched bis horaos unshod from Cumuxa over tho Armeniin High- lands to tho walls of Trebizond, .down to the “froo lancera” of tha presont day, and cons tends that it fa safer, chenper, nud botter to let horses go unsbod over the hardest ronds, and ospectally in the altppory streets of London, ilo eatimates that ovor $12,000,000 would be saved In farriora’ bills alono;-and bo cntculates furthor that the working llfe of n horae would be trebled by tho ebnnge, 80 that 9 horse which {snow worn out at twolve yonra would live to twonty-six. rr ‘Tnx fire losses inthe United States and Cannda for the Inst four yeara are shown by tha tubtes of tho {Insurance Chronicle, tho month of Deeomber borg partially catimnated: ‘Ronth, Fs Lo ant ‘$4,021,000 #12,394,000] 65,632, 10)] $101,100 FAELAU) ASLO] Bz] 4747.00) Tt) fit cues fae ‘BAe a Tey oad Decombor..-..) _ 3 | Ste _ Bios. nad Total. oo.» [870,51 100, 834,002, TU] $70,200, 400] 27,820,500 SS SEE AN English Indy now living In Now York —Mrs, E. J. Runtz-locs—toa this to any of George Eilot’a fathor and her carly oducation: - Mr. Byans was not.n clergyman of the Estnb= Ushment, na inost of your papers scom to think; and if ho evor preached at all it was ina way that favo him no prominenco or position, Ho was the steward of tho Nowdogate vatates, Tho ono Ainorican paper that statos this fact infers that It wus avery obscure position, tnd that Marinn Evang must baye boen rescund from tho depths of pauperisin, The roverso is tho case, ‘Tho steward of a largo English estate la by no moans & poor man; ho te weil olf, and fa able to educate his daughter na young Marian was odu- cated. It was so good a piace that Mr. Evans was glad to haqueath it tohis son, George Eliot's ‘Urothor, who still holds it. Unnenr the title, “Statistics of tho Jows of the United States," the Union of Amerionn Ho- -brow Congrogations brs published Mr, Willian i, Hackonburg's report, Ifo bas been ongagod some .flve yeara in collccting and arrauging theso “statlatica,” from which ta obtained the followlng summary: Jewish population of tho ‘United States, about 250,000; number of congro- gutions, 278, with a membership of about 13,000; value of reat estate and other proporty (synn- gogs, hospituls, cemeteries, eto.) owned by con- wregations and beneficent socletios, abou $7,000,000, Tr appears from the Mayor’s message that thero bavo beon added during tho year 81,208,000 to tho permanent deht of Brooklyn, $183,001 to the water dobt, and $400,000 to tha tax .cortifi- cates, or an aggrozate niddition of $1,851,000, As an offset to this, however, tho temporary dobt haa beon roducod $1,610,000, and the sum in tha sinking fund onlarged by $083,208.19, So that tho actual increnso of tha city's obligations for tho yenr fa only $06,741.81, Tho total! debt, lesa tho sinking fund, {s now 837,602,111. The snm of $1,812,000 was advancod for the Hust liver bridge. ————————————— Boycorr will bo fiomortallzed in tho ule- tionsries, though it may ba doubted whothor the vaat mojority of the noxt genoration will not take * boycotting’ for n good old Suxon word, Who knows, for inatance, that the Bu- glivh tramway Ja dorlyed from tho nnimo of Sr. ‘Outcam, wh6 invonted tho stroot-car, or thut Admiral Wallop, who won @ groat ylotory ovor tho French, was the founder, so to spouk, of tha yorb " wallo; “if IT bad a donkey ‘whut woutdn’t go, wouldn’t I Wallop him, ob no, no," —— A ads company In Cloveland, having. ro- duced tho price of gas to $1.80 per 1,000 foot lust July, found tho low price to work sy well—by ine creasing consumplon—that u further reduction to $1.05 was mudo on Deo, 2 Tho Buf- Sulo Express remarks on the facts: “This ison enlightoncd businoss policy, a8 becomes a gus- Myht company, but we fear too many such con panies nro yot wrapped in a durkness which only tho cleotric light oan dispel." * ‘ a * Soe thno ago, when Prot, Monmnsen’s Ubrary was destroyed, a movoment yas sut afoot in England atnong the admircry of tho historian for the purpose of indoinifying him to somooxs tent, ag faras money could da 90, for tha great Aterary loss ho bad suffered; but tho Profossor, from mingled motives, aa doubt, of putrivtisu 1 ‘ and pride, gave it to bo undoratoud through tho Timea that ho would rathor not be put in the way of accepting such a favor from a forolgn nation, . His own countrymen, however, dd not rocelve a simi tar intimntion; and ft fs now announced that a auin of 104,000 marks has been collectod throughout Germany and presented to tho his torlan of Ronie, ostensibly In recognition of his having on tho v0th of Novombor Inst reached his Oith birthday. Ono banking frm tn Berlin is sald to have alone contributed 10,000 marke, ee aan A New Your oxohange unfoelingly, ob- sorvost 2 . Tho New York sochome.for reorganizing tho gies Demoeracy of this city does not acon o have filled the country outside with une bounded admiration, It atrony pose js obaerved, with A Havor of coutompt, that, tho bnsis pro- for tho revivilloed organiantion pons n onerous collection of tho same old ie fies” which have been the Inughing-stock of he public for years, we ————_$___— Tur elovated railroads In New York are thoroughly demoralized by the cold wonthor, The cars wore insufficiently heated, the ongincs broke down or frozo up, and tho nimble street. | onr, cavorting guyly through the snow-drifte undernenth, carrie most of the passongers. Thoso who did watt for tho wagon uldn't got down-town till noon, : eee EEE’ Bacur.ons and wldowors who have the good fortune to be eleoted Govornors are ox- pected to provide a Bultable hostess for the Fixe ecutive mansion, Gov, Porter, of Indlana, was tho frat to bow to this decree, nnd Governor- elect Platated, of Matue, bas mnde haste to fol- low his oxainplo, . a —— ,Cononep citizens of St. Louls are appll- canta for pusitions on the police force, but it 1s found that If thoy should wield tho locust and tho revolver tho Democratic vote would be specdily diminished. It isn closo dt betweon tho two partics In tho elty now, rt Tim: present Is tho first sesston of tho Ponnsyivania Legislature under the bionntit system. Thore was no session Inst winter, and tho tintversn! testimony of tho preas fs that tho Stato was a gainor by the omission, ——————————- Tu poll-tax law in Louisiana, whilo a mistnko from an economical pulnt of viow, 1s sonalbicin thisnt least: Itdoes not‘attompt to work disfranchisement of yuters who do uot Day up. Tirens: is little doubt that ten cnn be grown In South Crrolina, ‘Tox can be grown in Green- land, for that matter. But it will not when so grown adora tho poor man's supper-table. ————--— Ir Representative Morton, of New York, ‘bo chosen United States Senntor or qu into the Cabinet, Mr. W. W. Astor will doubticss bo -clocted to tho Houso ns his successor, ———E—E——— PERSONALS, “ Whittakerod” Is the now term for hazing at West Point. Cuba should have tho sympathy of every ono. Girdisa Cuban, Tho Ponens should remove to Ohlo and grow up with the oflices, Gail Hamilton ts about to write the remt- niscenoes of hor girlnood. Wo shull now got tho facts about the Antony and Cloopatra scandal. D. G, Croly predicts that there willbe a finunclul panto before tho year is out. ‘This Is a pointer that Mr, Croly’s tallur should not neg= lect, . “ Waukegan Girl’—" When the Swallows Tlomoward Vly" jetho title of tho song you want; not “Whon I. Swallowed Home-Siado ‘Ples.”" 3 Lieut. Scliwatka ta Intd up in New York with # broken log, ‘and consequently cannot sturt out again to hunt up tno North Pulo, Every qloud bas a silver lining. Queen ‘Victoria has placed Osborne Cot- tae nt tho disposnl of tno Empross Kugénia for u few weeks. Tho Empress will tuke up her abode at hor new reaidenco In North fants in the spring. Mrs. Brassey, tho well-known writer, fa going for anothor crufeo In the Sunbenm onrly this month for her health. Tho yacht has been undergoing an elaborate rofit in tho Moray, but will gall from Cowos, e We notice in the Kalamazoo Telegraph a very abio editorial on “ Advertising.” It teon encouraging sign to seo.an cditor post biioaclt concorulng a aubject of whick ho fs uccossarily ignornat Just for tho plongure of furnishing bis subscribors with pleasant reading. =~ “ Kissing your sweathonrt,” suys tho Cin- cliniatl Gazette, 1s ike eating soup with a forks it takes a long tmo toget enough." tis bad ‘enuugh for tho editor of the Gazette to bon gay and reckless henrt-smashor without giving tho gencral public pulnters on tho subject, , A Loulstanna observer says that ox-Gov. ‘Warmoth, of that Stato, will lead in the forma- tlon of a now patty Inthe South. He ja described fs dignified, audacious, and maynetic. Io was born in Missourl, and therefaro is not a carpet. Ungyor neconilng to tho Southern vocabulary, Judgo Lecompte, of old Lecompton Const!- tution days in Missouri and Kausas is, according to“Guth,” a tough Kepublican, and -Stringful- low, who led tho bordor bands, bas boon astrony Republican for ton years. Missouri, by the way, Js rapidly becomiug Republicauizod, Atchison llves iy Kansas City and is a bitter Republican now. * A young: married. woman of Baitimora atood beforo her looktng-glusa ut 1 o’olouk Bun~ day nftorovon, and with bor husband's razor out her throut from car to ons, Sho was do- mented, auifering from an aggravated form of puerperal mania, Sho bad been’ marrlud two and one-half yours, and bad never bad any cbildren; but {f sho had lived she would huvo become a mother in about three months. When the late Dr, Chapin, says the Boston Courier, first wont to preach in Charlestown, ho was waited on by tho ladied of the church, who besought hin to wonr ngown Inthe pulpit. Ho modostly doclinod. They proferred the request A sccond time with tho samo results but whon tho matter was urged a third time ho consented, provided he could soloct the material, to whiols thoy ngroed, Ho thon declared bis cholcu to bo green baizo, Ex-Senutor Pomeroy, of Kansas, » well known os “Old Pom," a strong politician In the Lincoln day, but killed off beouuso berwas sald to havo used money in a State affair, iv in ‘Washington. He has regained somo of bis ald populirity In Kangas, We remombor 8 cam- palgn specch that he onco mado. Ifo was brought out at tho meeting before somo othor speaker, and anid: “Sly futhor was a wagon makor, and ho told mo that In lifo it ts always bont ta put tho little wheal abead. Tho Commtt- teo have dono #0 to-night.” Tho Athen@um: “Atle worst Mr. Rus- kin {9a botter writer than moat mon; at. bis boat ho fs incomparable. We has a magnificent yocabulary, a perfect and unerring senso of oxpression, 9 wonderful inatinct of rhythm. Io has muck to vay, and bo knows so, well how to gay It that povplo nro apt to value bls sayings oven moro for thelr mianner's suko than for tho anko of thelr mattor, It: is tho common lot of most of thoso who deal {In prose to bo cithor useful at tho expense of beauty or ornamental at tho cost of serviccablunesa, With Mr. Mus kin {tis otherwise," ie e ‘The Easton (Pa.) Free Preas remarks: “Tho provatonco of nurvous muladics among wonon may porhaps be partially traced to fush~ -fonable living and lack of physical oxorolso, but public helidays do not aaa rile afford rost to honackeeping women who need It, because wo muko feast days of such occasions iu this coun: try. Tho men jose tnuro nervous vigor by overs outing, and tho wothen moro by incronsod bur dens, on holidays than on rogular work-days,’ If this be true, thon It fuliows that the moro hollduys wo indulgo In tho worse wo will bu off," Tho wooodland! Ando geldon wedge Of sunshine alipplog through} And thore, beaido 8 bit of hodxo, A violot 60 bluo} . _ Bo tondor was ita beauty, and So douce and swoot Its alr, T atooped, and yet withhold my hand— Would pluck, and yot would apare, Now which was best?~for spring will pass And vernal buauty ty ; , On inalden's breast, or in the grass. ; Where would yau choosy to dlo? ee 3, Hlenry Wagtivr, a8 ho staggered to his home ty Williamsburg the othor night, resotvad to stop drinklny. Tuking a bottle of whivky fram his pockot he dashed it agatnet the side of ° house, Tho bottle was shuttercd, aug, a plece rebounding, struok him in tho ncok, tnilicting 4. severe cut. Ho is now tna hospital.—New Fork! Sun, A similar inotdont ocourred In Chiungo, oxcopt that tho drunkard had wnfortunntely pirchnacd a bottle of New Joray whisky, nnd tho man against whoso house it wis thrown nos only maite tho reformed man pay for repainting the placo, but also had him nerosted and fined &3 foe storing explosive iwatorial within the olty Mmita. Avery and inclient occurred in this elty recently. -A youns man in Hoston fell viulently in tove with & Chionga girl who visited thnt ctty Inst summor, nnd endeavored, by taking hor to Bunker Hilt inonumont, Joo Cook's teotures, the somt-anunal mecting of tho Mavanchurotts Stato Assoclation fur tho Ditfusion of Knowlvage Cons corning Pro-Adamite Man, and other edltying but uexpenstvo resorts, to express the affection ho was tov bashful.to doolare, Ater tho young Indy had returned to her native heath on Elizae oth streot, sho received a lottor from tho Boss ton porson, and muswered It ag follows: “Dear Henry, you nsk if I return your love. Yee, Honry, 1 hnve no use for tt, aud roturn it with many thanks, By-by, Hank," Loston, whatever may hove been {ta nde Vorse fortuno, atlll remains an extromety wealthy olty, ag a list of Its rich men and women, shows. Tho real estate of tho elty ts valucd nt $437,230,000.. The porsonal property Js estimated, at §201,808,000, Thero Iva total Incrense of .vilune tion over that of 1870 of $25,700,500. It Is Intle mated that thro ts.n largo ainount of property which nover comes under the observation of the Asacseors, Or 1a exempt from taxation, or. pays only wBtnte tax. Thero aro not muny millions alros tn Hoston, Wut thore nron great many prie Yate fortunes of from 8600,000 to $800,000. About $9,000,000 fs raised by tnxation, The rato fa $15.20 por $1,000. Thero basbeon n marked ade Yance in tha valuo of real cstnte, and tho out. look for tho future ta declared to be Nattoring, Roston has been greatly beneiited by tho rise in tho Western railway socuritics during tho last year; but the genoral tendency ls to invest in, home real cstate. The report hins boon widely circuintod that Miss Genoviove Ward, who baa just arrived hora from Europe, Ja the daughter of tho well-known, Sum Ward, brother of Jutla Ward Howe, and called in Washington King of tho Lobby. Sho is in no way rolnted tu him. Hor father 1s a Kon+ tuckinn, now over 70 years old, nnd her grand~ fathor was Gidcon Lea, at ono time a prosperous lonther merchant in the Swamp, and formerly Mayor of Now York, The romantic story of hor marrlugo ton Rugsian Count, to whom sho bado farewell forever ut tho sitar, after they had beon united in St. Potoraburg by the forms of tho Russiau Chureh, fa declared to bo strictly J true, She eang for some time in Europo under the name of Guorrabolin, having beon educated for the operatic stage, and only relinquished It when sho found that ehe hut lost two or threo notea in her upper register, stor is her pars toulnr friend and ‘adintrer, and has thonght . from the first that she would lnve distinguished iintefonia success. Mies Ward had nover ap. Penred fn drama until sbo undertook Lady Macbeth ot Manchestor, Eng. ih order to Milla vacangy ocenstoned by tho suddon {illness of a prominont actress, Everybody supposed that sho must fall,und there was cvory ronson to bellevo that showould, Tho avdionco was ailent and cold until the sleep-walking scetio, when sho brought down tho houso and catablishod herself agaprime tuyorit. That was the boyinning pt her drumatie careor, Tho following brief obituary notleo of George Ellot appears in tho Pall Mall Gazette of Dee, 33, and {4 probubly from tho pen of its edit+ or, Mr. John Moreley: “At announcoment In our nows columns this afternoon will dll tho public with grief and concorn, The great writer whom tho world hos admired and revered ng Gcorgo Ellot !s no more. Those who bud the privilggo of her friondahip will feel that not only Ja n grout writer lost to the world, but n lovoly, 0 magnanimous, and an inspiring character, Tho eritfes had many things to say of George Ehot's art, thougt no erlticient ever found In It althor words or thoughts that were trivial or Ixnoble, In truth, artiat though she was, those who know hor wore wollawaro bow the best qualities of her work sprang from tho roullty and depth of her interest in human fo. ‘It wie this noble concern In the strangely woven destinies of men and women, in tho frony of charactor, tn the tragl-comedy of cfroumstauco, whivh gave to hor ‘converaution: nobility and Improssivonesa which will remain amonw the cherished momo= ties of nll who enjoyed it. Tho glow of tho eyo, tho tnclodious carnestness of the volce, tho syni+ “pathy of acoost, adtied a charm of thoir own, Tho beneficence of her spirit was untulnted by any cloment of tho sonthinental, Fram that she was preserved both by a vigorous and alertsensa of humor, and, still more, by a ronsoned knowl- edgoof tho ebnin of Inexornble forces which mike human betnys and human life what thoy ure, It hasoften been sa'd that her books ara doeply tinged with melancholy, and it is true thut thoy ure so. Ono of. her ‘most constant thoughts turiucd on the wasto of force, in tho world.’ Tho samo ‘thought {8 surely uppermost In our minds to-day, as wo learn that Bo coms manding an Intelleot, no hoblo nepirit, hoa passed away from among u —<—<———___ PUBLIC OPINION: Cincinnat! Commercial (Rep.); The name of Ollver recma to have no terror for Don Cumoron, however it may affecttho imagination ot Simon, 5 Mobile Register (Bourbon): ‘The whites, fs the Demoucratle party, will probably rule the South for fifty years to come. -Thoy will rule wisely und well, fee 2 Warrensburg (Mo.) Signal: Corn in Missour! 20 conta’ a buebel; corn at Chuso's mils, iu tho State of Maine, is 70 centea bushel. Whe gots tho 60 cents? + . Buffalo Expreae (Rop.): When Congresg passed that mad act, the bill allowing arrours of pensions, {t ahowod tho wind, und the country i@ now reaping the whielwind, , a Memphis appeal (Bourbon): Tho South will yot triumph over her dofamors and tho pan. ty novelists who mlsropresent and malign hen - for shy will soon be in 8 conditiqn todtand dtoua, Cincinuntl Engutrer, Jan. 4: Wo print thia morning tho mes#igo of Gov, Foster in ade yunoe of Its delivery to tho Genoral Asgoinbly thia atternoon, Wa always como down stale that way, . kab Providenco Journal (Rep.): The worst typo of Hourbon {s tho’ one who haa forgotton the visions no onso Jerisigd gad oad loathed the folly ha once despised, Caasius M,Ciny, is tueky, 1a that kind of Bourbon. ay O8 an St. Paul (Minn) Ploneer-Prest: The opinion of all futremindod people in regard to tho allegod testimony of the Cuban Giro defame fog Bira. Cbristianoy wiil bo that ho {sn cowards ly our, whose sworn statemout ie not worth the Puper it is written on, sj e Minneapolis Tribune: It would bo mora curious than ‘surprising—adiniting it to be true that tho Irish Ihebops havo bocn forbidden te oxpress sympathy with tho agitatora—if the Land Longuo should amend ita warory, and shout *Down with tho landlords! Away with tho Popo!” : New. York correspondence Philadelphig Ledger: Tho fecling among Hepublicans that de not follow Senator Conkling’s lead {s that, whntovor olse Mr, Mayos' suvcusgor muy or may not do, ono thing ts cortaln at tho start, and that is, ho Je dotermined to own himecif, and {s not gels fo take any salnain toa Now York dictus Oshkosh Northwestern (Sawyer's homo organ): There uro 130 Republican papers tn the Stato, of whieh 3lr, Keyes has not one-half, tha remainder being wostly for Mr, Sawyor, although several profor some durk horde, - Thus the news pees: boom from which so much wis expected 3 turning, aod bus turocd, aod is in favor of Btre Buwyer. Now Orleans Nmea (#rogresalvo): Fifty one millions of people ina now country will d¢ for prosent contomplation. Tho cayle-bird 4 now able te drown tha seroain of 10,000 fos horns. But as tho caylu-bird growa oldor st be« comes more inclined to st in oumfortablo cons templution, and grow tat. Vory Hkely it wild ‘become too fat tu soar, Gulesburg (IIL) Plaindenter: | Thoy have bad « dancing contest In Monmouth, and Frank Wintor, of this clty, enrried off tho prizo—y $5 gold plooo—for the best waltalng, Miss Schultz, of Montiouth, was his partner, Mr. B. J. Tyler, of this sity, wae goed secon Dost. Which alins abows poopie can got AW: wt onmoulte in the lee busluvss, ‘ot 4 oratory, Memphis (Tenn.) Avalanche (Ind,-Rop.)§ ‘The fact that no native of linols has over been Governor of that Btute hus no reluvuncy to the Southern native-born theory ua expounded by the Bourbons. Even the fact that seven of the Governors of that Btate were born iu Kentucky has no bearing pn tho, Boutbern question. Illi- nols fs alimply so many square miles of territory, Apart of the territory of the United Stpjes, | hubited by soyerul mlllious of pocply “yby ure ‘ i i