Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1881, Page 4

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Clark sirect, opposit now Court-Houre, Engago- ment of the Meade & Maginioy Combiuattun. "Done con Crankett,” MoVicker's Theatre. Madison stroct, betweon State and Dearborn, Engayementof Milo. Sarah Yornbardt. “ L'Etrane were." Olymple 'Thentre. Clark rtreot, betwoon Lako nnd Handolph, Engara- ment of tho Hydo & Heiman Comedy Company “ Muldoon's Plenic."" 2 Academy of Mu Tinisted strect, near Madison, Wost Sida, Fngngos mont of Mr. Joseph Pructor, “Nick of the Woods." A Exposition Bubtding. Lako front, opposite Adams strest, Whalo exhl- bition from 9.a.m, to 10 p.m, ——_——— SOCIELY MEETINGS, ASTUAT. LODOY, NO. 08 ALF, & AWS mecting Tuosday evening, Jan. bh in halt Bt, Membora aro requested \to,ho prone tat F20) xHATD, 1. CRANE, Sucretary. —————SSeeSS TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 183. Mn, Cammnon, of Pennsylvania, is the only Senator who has had the courage or lmpu- dence—whichever it may be called—to go home to supervise the election of his col- league. The propriety of 2 Senator's con- dueting in person his own canvass for re- election has been seriously questioned; but happily thore hag never been occaston up to this Ume to question the right or duty of ono Senator to intorforo with the election of an- other, because no Senator has triod to do St. But Mr. Cameron’s conduct is the logical re- sult.of Bossisin, and his example will sooner or Intar find tinitators In othor States, unless, indeed, it shall provoke some appropriate punishment from tho people of Pennsylvania, which docs not scem at presont to be ut all “ikoly, —_— +: Tim amendment proposed by Mr. Carlisle, of Kentucky, to the Funding act now under consideration in tha House of Represen ta- tives is. a blow almed gt tho existence of the -Natlonal bank system. It proposes to repeal the provision making $45,000 the minfuum elrculation of any National bank, which was _ adopted 13 nn essentlal feature of tho free and clastic banking system, and to restore tho former sections of tho law requiring overy bank to retain one-third of {1s capital in United States bonds and keep them on de- posit in tho Treasury as scourity for circula- tlon, ‘Chis sinendiment has been suggested by the probability that the banks would rather reduce thelr circulation to tho legal min- “frum than to subscribe for tho $ per cents as securityon notes on which thoy must pay 1 per cent war tax, and that they now have enough of tho ds and 43s. on deposit to cover all the notes they would bo Tequired to keep in cfreulation under tho present Iaw, ‘Te -purposa of Carllslo’s amendment fs to coerce tha banks to pursue A course which is opposed to their Interest, and may {mpalr thelr safely so far ns itshatt prove to be unprofitable, ‘The probablo effect of such © measuro would bo to cnusemany of the banks to reduce their capital and contract their business, much to the Injury ot the gen- cral business of tho country. 'To all this, as well as to the injustico of Carlisle's propost- tion, tho Democrats In Congress seem to bo ‘entlrely Ind{fferent. The Kepublicans In the Senate havo already taken stops to give the refunding question careful consideration, and the only hope of a practical oufcome of tho matter seems to rest upon them, es) “Buzzanp” dollara, as some Eastern Rowspapers porsist In calling the standard silver dollars of this country, are notdesplsed by the people, whatever nay be thouglit of thom by tho monoy-brokers and note shavers. -A few months azo a good deal was sald by the single-standard people about the vast accumututions of silver dollars in the ‘Trensury, tha need of more yvault-room, the impossibility of gotting the standard dollars Into clreulation, and soon, But all this has been changed. Since it hasbeen proposed to pay off a portion of tho bonded Indebtedness soon falling duo with the surplus allyer In the Treasury the organs of the goldites have sung adifforent tune, They now argue that ‘ there is no sfiver to speak of on han to. be devoted td that purpose, Mr, Nordhoif, the Washington correspondont of the New York Herald, says In Saturday's fssuo of that papers D ‘Tho attempt of the unlimited allvardollar men toguta clause into the Funding bil dlreotin) the Beoretury of the ‘rensury to pay off banda in stiver to the extent of the eflyer dofturs tu tho ‘reasury becomes ridiculaus In ylow of the fact brought out by Sr. Chittenden, {n bis speoch a week on that though thor aro over fifty mille fona of aflver dollars in tho ‘Treasury over fprty- five millions of thom ure bound toulay thofe for tuo redemption of sliver certiiivates. “There are uly aks, ne und a uulf ane of silver dul. uk the ‘Treawury available for uny usvoxcept to redeem outstanding silver ‘urtitieatos. i Sir. Chittenden, who {8 « fanatic on the subject of the sliver colnage, sald In the speech referred to: “It Is apparent from tho small stock of dollars now on hand In excess of certificates that without unilinited coluage We have no silyer resources at the present moment for paying bonds. ‘The following figures from the last Trengury statement show precisely the amount of sll- ver dollars in the Treasury Jen, 1, and the silver certificates afloat, the law requiring that the certifieates shall be represented by coin on hand, dollar fordollar; * Standard allver doltara.,.. Bilver certiticates,... soe HHB100,604 + 45,023,000 Surplus on handy, senenane ante BtAR ONS Alr, Chittenden argued Ju his very excited, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE and Inconsequential fashion that allver ccr- tifieates (io longer sliver dollars, It will bo observed) were threatening the destruction of the country becnitsa they obliged the Gov- ernment to “hoard gold for the redemption of legal-tender greetbacks.” But that ought not to be an unmixed evil in the judgment of men like Mr. Chittenden, who have been devoting thelr best energics toward securing tho demonetization of greenbacks, Silver certificates nro not legal-tender by law, though they aro practically so, as thoy aro re- celyable for all dues to the Goverment, . It is evident that tho silver certificates are giv= Ing tho Single-standard folks trouble now, andwill give them much more In the near future, —_—_—_—_— Tur Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette, as will be seen from an extract printed In the column of “Public Opinion,” threatens the City of New York with the loss of the cotton- export trade, and says “the time has come when a legitimate revenge can and will be taken" for the politleal, obloquy visited on tho Suuth, Thero are some gross.and palpable contradictions in the argument of the Little Rock newspaper, First, it appears that tho cotton trade Is to be diverted from New York, not for purposes of “legitimate revenge,” but beeausa “New Orleans ts properly a seaport city,” and tho new sys- tem of railways polut in that direction, See- ondly, New York fs thoJast city in the Union that should be made to suffer from a policy of “fegitimate revenge.” A community that rolled up a imajority of 50,000 for Hnn- cock and the Solld South should not be pun- ished by tho Jatter for lis want of good sense, Tho threats of “legitimate re- venge’ nro silly nnd. for tho most part meaningless, It export cotton seeks new channels in the future, it will be because superior advantnges are offered. Pollties will have nothing to do with it, They cannot make n difference of one-hundreth of 0 cent in the price of cotton at Liverpool, and that controls tho whole subject. Whenever New Orleans has the capital to move the whole crop, and can sent it forward cheaper than It ean be sent from Now York, tt will seek the former port to the exclusion of the Intter; but in the meantime ny changes that shall take place will be likely to be due to tho action of Now York capitalists thomselyes, who have no narrow sectional prejudices i busgtness atfairs, and will gladly avail themselves of the cheapest routeto Europe for the cotton thelr money has bought. The expericnca of the South before the War, when it sought to bulldoze Northern merchants by the threat of tho loss of patronage, ought to convince the think- ing men of that section of tho futility of in- dulging in such Ido bombast. SENATOR ALLISON AND. THE CABINET* ‘The suggestion of Senator Allison's name in connection with the Trensury Depart- ment under Gen. Garfield’s Administration was received from the very first with a senso of fitness and popular approval, and there is good ronson to bulleve that the President- elect was more favorably. impressed with the notion of Allison's appolntment than with that of any other of the numerotts candidates who have been urged upon his attention, It lins cropped out in several ways, however, that Senator Allison does not feel at !berty to signify « willingness to accopt the post- ton, but regards himself as pre-pledged to tho support of Mr. James F, Wilson, of his own State, who fs acandiiate for Secretary of the Treasury, There ls probably no ques- tion but Senator Alison entertains a strong feeling of personal obligation to Mr. Wilson, who is a polltieat power In Iowa, but tho present case Is one that should suggest to Mr. Wilson the propriety of relleving Senator Allison from such embarrassment, and also ndmits ofa solution which would probably bo sutisfactory to both gentlemen and to tha Republleans of Lowa, who certainty havo exceptional claims upon recognition from tho Garfield Government. It is ensy to show that Senator Allison’s appointment ax peeretary of* the ‘Treasury would bo received with much more contt- deuce and approbation by the Nation than would be the appointment of Mr. Wilsun,— and this without the slightest disparagement. to the ability and standing of that gentleman. Mr, Alllson has now been In conQnuous Congressional service In the House and the Senate, during fifteen years, ‘and for the grenter part of that time has been cluscly as- socinted with the financial legisintion of tho country, Ho Is known to be a careful, cau. tlous, end conservative thinker in finaneg, Ile hos avolded the extremes. Me bas just ‘as little sympathy with the greedy, grasping, and selfish projects of Wall-street gamblers ashu has with the crazy lunatics who would Lave the country flooded with frredeemable, flat currency. Lls.posltion Is that of the great bulk of tho business and refleeting men of tho country, Inaving contributed his share to tho establishment of 'n sound and aulmirable system of currency, In whieh gold, silver, and notes redeemable in coin have an equal and uniform value, he will use his in- fluence in any positlon ho. may hold to minintain that system. His familiarity with tho process that Jed up to the resumption of speclo payment on tho existing basts will enable him to combat successfully any scheme for breaking !¢ down that may come either from the goldites on the ono hand or the flatists on tho other hand, While there aro probably anany men in the country who moy bo safely trusted with the management of tha finances under tho next Administration, thera 1s nono other whose selection would give sych complete assur- ance of Iils fitness for that work ‘a3 would tht of Senator Allison, In tho caso of Mr. James F, Wilson, his friends should remember that ho has beon a number of years out of Congress, and that tt Is durlng that period the great work of ro- sinnption has been matured and carried Into elfect, Meanwhile Mr, Wilson has beon come pletely separated from the Governinent ox- cept as a Government Diroctor of the Pacille Railroads, in which capacity he espoused the cause.of tho Companies and antagontzed tho Thurman bill for compelling the Pucitie Rollroads to provide for tho payment out of thelr carnings of tho Government bonds on which they Jind willfully defaulied, My, Wilson has been attending to his own priyate business, which Is generally understood tobo closely connected with the railroad business, and itis fair to presume that he has not on- Joyed any greater familiarity with the policy or dotalls of tha Government finances than tho averngo citizen of intelligence, At all events, hohas had no opportunity of fur nishing the public with any evidence of the breadth of his knowledge, or tho extont of his information, or the current of Ils thoughts upon tha management of the United States Treasury, Hence his nomlun- tlon as Secretary of the Tregsury would bo necessarily regarded -by the public tn the Nght of & mere experiment. Mr, Wilson's ability ino general way is sufliciently recog. nized to entitle him to confidence In sono other position In the Cabiuet, but it is under- stood that his ambition is confined to the ‘Treasury portfolio, and that he is dlaluclined to accept any other place. In such case It should be clear tu him that ho ought not to stand in the way of Senntor Allison's ap- pofntment, which would probably be the re sultof his retirement from the teld; for, While iis caudidney imny opernge ta prevent Allisum’s acceptance of the position, It may not result in his own appolntment as Secro- tary of the Treasury, Tho withdrawal of Mr. Wilson-as a candl- date for the Treasury portfollo tn favor of Senator Alllson would also make room for Mr. Wilson’s return to publie Ife in a capacl- ty for which he is well fitted and in which he would not only be ina positton where he might reflect great credit upon his State, but be of great service to the country In general legisintion. ‘The choice of Mr. Wilson as Senator to fill tho vacaney which Senator Alilson’s transfer to the Treasury Depart- ment would make would probably follow Without much struggle or opposition. ‘Thus Town and the country would make the best possiblo use of the services of two men, each of whom in his own way Is distinguished for ability, ‘This Is tho most obvious and tho most desirable solution of the embarrassment which Is believed to bo the only impediment. to the selection of Senator Allison a3 Secre- tary of tho Treasury, A TRAINING-SCHOOL FOR NURSES, Wo livuin an age of schools, ‘There are schools of music, and far too many of them for the benefit of the community; svehvols of tho drama, which give us plays aud players of sensational and mediocra character; schools of medicine, which turn out doctors In swarts;’ schools of art, which are Japanizing our homes; schools of embroidery, which give us conven- tional whirllgigs called flowers and un- galuly representations of storks; schools of design, which have no higher standard than the Impossible and deformed monstrosities of China and Japan; schools ot journallsin, which turn out editors ready made; and so on to the end of the catalog, The most of our schools, however, tench the ornamental, which fs not useful, and rarely grapple with the practicalities of life. At: Inst, however, we have a move in the. right direction in tho steps which linve been taken to establish a tralning-school for nurses in this. elty, The large number of prominent eltizens who were present at the recent meeting, the various profes- slonal and business classes represented, and the zeal and enthuslasm, and, not least of all, the handsome sums subseribed to further tho undertaking, all indicate that tho new enter- prise fs bound to result in success, and will be productive of the best results. It hardly needs the testimony of physicians to Inform the cummunity that there Is a great want of professlonal trained nurses In this city. Every family Into which sick- ness ‘has suddenly come has had snd experi- ence in thls directlon, Members of tha family have.had to serve, willingly and lov- ingfy of course, but not with the best of re- sults, for love for the patient naturally en- genders anxiety and fear, which ate very undesirable quatities in a nurse, and detract from her skill. Friends ure called in, but, howover willing thoy may ba to serve, It is a tax upon thom and oftentimes they have not the requistt skill for tho work, There are many professional nurses in the city, but they aro professional only fn that they have adopted nursing for livellhood because it is well pald. ‘They are utterly Irresponsible and too often careless and reckless, Salrey Gamps are not wanting among thom, Very few of them have had any special training, and oftentlmes tho physician hnsto do the work which they shouldldo. Whatare wanted aro educated, reliable, and competent nurses, and these do not abound, ¥ A rood nurse assocluted with a physician in the management of a case Is a powerful ally In elfecting the desired cure. An un- tratned nurse, however faithful she may be, may by her ignorance thwart the efforts of the best physician In trying to save Ils pa- tient. Dr. Do Laskioe Miller, in his address to the meeting, aptly characterlzed tho differ- enco when ho said: : ‘Tho most casual observor In’ ontoring a sick- room will be convinced of the difference that ia nuinifested betweet a room initnaged by A skilled nureg and one mannged by uv ordinary nurse, In one tho furniture is properly arranged; tho bedding in order and clean, the pillows are placed exactly whore thoy will give the pationt the most comfort. Ifo willobserve a paper con- tuiuing a record of the tomperntura taken at stated intervals; the changes in vlrculution; tha differences in respiration that huve occurred within tho twonty-fortr houra; and when tho physician makes his visit be hag a collpborateur whoyives him 2 history of what bas occurred, and he fs enabled thus to determine exactly the progress ot the case us well as ff he bad re- ment in tho sick-roun during tho entire per . jod, ‘Thera is'no question that a schoo! of this kind will bo well patronized, and that with proper care and intelligence in the selection of applicants for positions in It, and tn traln- ing them for thelr responsible duties, it will be one of the greatest blessings evor Inaugurated in this clty, Mrs. C, B. Law- rence, who has glyen tho subject a0 much of her time and thought, rightly says: “This school would not continue to bo only a school; lt would become In time o bureau of reference, to which any one could send in times of sickness and bo furnished with an Intolligont and well-trained woman, abundantly able to take responsible charge of any Inynlld or alek room. For there a record woul be koptof all our graduates, their names, addresses, and dif- ferent degroes of skill, ‘Co this Inatitution would nurses naturally look for employ- ment, and to !t would patrons report the satisfaction given by stitch nurses.” Tho pressing necessity for such an institution is so apparent that wo do not need to dwall upon it, Itisa want which every fomily in Chieago lias felt, and the present movement is one which will supply it. Tho suin neces- sury to establish such a school-is compara- tively so small that it ought to be rajsed without delay, snd we cordially commend it to our fberal oftizons as one of the most {in- portant and deserving of all the public inatl- tutions In Chicago, —_—_—_—_— STREET-IMPROVEMENT TAXATION, A Conwilttec of tho City Councilof Chicago has prepnred a bill which itis proposed to sub- mit to the Legisiature with a request that it bo enncted, regulating the matter of special assessinents for street improvements. ‘Tho purpose of this bill Is, (1) that when tho city shall provide for filling, curbing, and paving any street in a permanent manner” by spe cialassessmentof contiguous property, Itmay by ordinance provide that the same shall not thoreafter ba linproved by special assessinent; (2) that the city may by ordinance provide for tho hmprovement of any strect In “a por- manent manner” at the expense of the awn- ors of the abutting property, and provide that after such Smprovement {t shall not thero- after be improved by special assessment; and (8) that no improvement shall be ordered under the ordinance unless tho game be of “o permanenty¢haracter,” ond thoreafter shall not be subject to special assessment, ‘This ts an old subject, but it aoes not gain force by ago. What fs a street improvement in“ apermanont manner,” and whatis "a por- manent character’? Is o street paved with cobblestones, stone blocks, plne blocks, cedar blocks, asphalt, or pine boards paved Inv purmanent manner, ors such a payoment. one of “a permanent character"? All of these pavements have been In use In this city, and have whero onee tried been aban- doued, Isa pavement whon doclared by the Council to bo of a permanont character, act- ually permanent, no mattor how soon it 1s worn out or abandoned? We bogan to pave atreets In Chicago In 1855, aud none of the original pavements aro now In use. How long must & pavement last in order to bo “permuncut”? Is It five, ten, twen- TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1881—TWELVE PAGES ty, or twonty-flve years? A pavement for streets things not yet diseovered, and even in Londen and Paris that question is discussed Just ns it is herein Chiengo. A pavement that might be of a permanent character (n one strect would not last n year on nnother streets and what would sult ong street would be a nuisanee of other strects, ‘Tho bill proposes to exempt property once taxed by spectal asaessment for paving 2 street with wooden blocks from ever ‘being permanent ls one of tho taxed thereafter for repaying that street fn, any manner, This fs considered by the ad- voeates of Uits scheme to be econonileal Jus- thee, Is tt? Aman paysa speelal (ax of $3 afront foot for paving the strecton which his lot abuts, Ie Is told that, having pala this tnx once, he is forever therenfter to bo exempt from paying a paving tax, ‘This iso deluston and a snare, His lot, tnstend of belng taxed once In ten years for paving tho street for the number of front fect, Is to ba taxed annually during tho'centurtes that aro to come for repaying the 1,000, or 5,000, or 10,000 miles of streets which may be In the City of Chleago, Iffialiveon a residence street which may not Wear ont raptdly, lls lot will be taxed nt tha most only once in the lifetine of the pavement; while under this proposed Iaw ho will be called on annually to pay for repatring all the business and other heayily-used streets, where the pavements are short-lyed and costly. It is-urged that the life of the pavements on the thoroughfares aud business streeta are short, and the biennial, triennial, and quadrennial renewal of those strests 1s costly and an unjust burden on the property now speelally taxed for that purpose. ‘This is not true in any sense. Men owning property on streets where the business trafiic fs so great n3 to wear out tho street-pavements rapidly have the value of that property and its annual rents magnified in far greater proportion than the mera cost of repeated paving. If the owners of prop- erty on Wabash avenue, State, Clark, Denr- born, Wells, Lake, Madison, Washington, Randolph, Monroe, nud other streets hive to pay more frequently for strect-paying than owners of property on other strects, they must remember that the same reason which makes this repairing necessary is tho one which gives to their property Its Immense yaluo. Aro they willing to be taxed upon the value of their lols, buildings, stocks of merchandise, aud general business to pay tor paving for all time herenfter the many thousands of other streets which are to be paved nnd repaired In the years to como? Would these people drive away this heavy trafic which wears out their strect- pavements to save the cost of repalring os often ns may be necessary ? Is, not the present rule, by which covery man pays his own bill and pays the bills of no othor,—pays for paying in front of his own fots and not in front of other peoplo’s Ints,—tho wisest, best, and -tnost satisfactory way? We have not yetdiscoyered how to pave streets in "a permanent manner.” Un- tll we do, thore will be repairing just as often ag tho business done on the street requires tt. 'To adopt the proposed Inw would lead to IntermInable confusion and fobbery. The whole sum allowed now to be raised by tax- ation for general purposes would not be suf- fielent for repairlug in “a permanent man- ner” the streets which would domand such Improvement, Ench of the” twenty-four wards woutd at least demand an equal pro- portion of strect-paving, At present the tax for repaving and paving street fntersections, and in front of-aslluys and public property, is adarge annual charge; what will that charge be, if the cost of repniring the entire streats of the elty Is added thereto? It 1s to bo hoped tho Clty Council will not approve any such Measure, and that even if the Council shall doso the Legislature will not Impose such a terrible calamity upon this and all the othor alties of the State, ABSENTEEISM IN CONGRESS, ‘The record of Mr, Willinm Sharon, United States Senator from Noynda, is ono that calls for the prompt action of tho body to which ha ostensibly belongs, Mr. Sharon was. elected to the Sennte six years ago, ani tool ils seat in that august body on tho 4th ot March, 1875, and commenced to draw his pay, mnounting to $5,000 ag salary per an- num, $125as allowance for stationery and newspapars, and milengo of twenty cents ench way from Virglnia City, Nev., to Wash- Ington, D.C, During these six yenrs Mr. Sharon ts presumed to have been in his seat during sessions of Congress attending to the duties required of hin, But what fs tls ree- ord? ‘The New York Stat has been examin- ing It for ench session during this time, and exhibits in one tablo the results of Mr, Sharon’s services as Senator, ‘Choy are ag follows: ‘Totul dnys of tho Sennte In session. ‘Lotal dayd of Sharon present and vy. ‘Yotal duys in historical doubt..., Total dnys of Sharon's known avi Shara! porountiye of attendance, Sharon's percontuwe of non-attendance, In doubt, but probably absent..,,. AO For theso distinguished services to tho State of Nevada and to the whole country how has Mr. Sharon been pad? ‘The amount. duo him In eduity, and even by Inw, is alittle more than $1,000 in salary, and he has drawn tho snug sum of $30,000, not to speak of enormous mileage while traveling ns 9 dead- headon the cars, Ho muy not have taken tho allowance of inilenge, but this is not to the purpose and dues not alter the nature of the larcony which he has committed, If ho has drawn one day’s salary covering time when he wns absent, he has violated the laws and been guilty of robbing tho ‘Treasury, ‘The law of 1850, 08 hag atready beon stated in Tux Timune, “ not only authorizes but makes It the duty of the Sergeant-nt-Arinsot tho House and tho Secretary of tho Senate to take cognizance of the nbsenca of overy mombor who lacks the excuse of personal ill- hhonlth or of sleknoss in la fanilty, and to see to it that a ratable proportion of the saln- ry of the absontev fs deducted,” ‘This is tho law which obtulns in every corporation and in’ overy business,-no work, no pay, and it ia slimple justice, If such a rule Ig enforced in private business, how much more necessary that it shoul be enforced In public businesst If one tnan Is allowed to be ubsént more than nine-tenths of the ting and draw pay for it, whut isto hinder other mombers from belng absent the samo percentage of timo and drawing their pay for the whole tne? What is to prevent thom from belng absent altogethor? And what, tnoreover,' is to prevent the public business from going by default, provided Senators have 80 Httle conscience that they are willing to deliberately neglect it? By tho violation of this law Senator Sharon has tobbed tho publle‘Sreasury of avery dollar that he has drawn representing thie when he was absont attending to his hotel In San Francisvo, The question now arises, Which ts tho most guilty in the promises, Senator Sharon for taking this monvy, or tho Senate for pormitting the embeozzloment? Thu righd enforcoment of this law would bo an offect- {vemothod of curing tho evil of absentee- ism, But Senator Sharon's case ts such o glaring one tthat the law should be mado operative a3 a personal matter aud to rebuke the Sonator himself, evhose enormous wealth only makes hts greed the moro conspicuous and his offense the moro ‘Iutolerable. if the Benate has any regard for its own laws, fe it bas any regard for Its own self-re- spect or for the sentiment of the-whole poo- plo whom !t ropresunts, 1t will promptly in- stitute suit against Senator Sharon and com- pel him to disgurge $28,000 which he has grabbed In violation of the law, His ime menso wealth and hfs neglect of his duties In order to Increase that wealth make him the most fitting person upon whom to visit the indignation of the people and viniticate the Inw, ‘ eae. chinck Pitas tne CitNAathas the oldest Governmant in tho world, and some of the best d{ploinats, ‘The United States fs comparatively a young and Inexperienced Natlon; Tha negotlattons In connecetion with the new treaties, report of which has been published, shuw that our Conumisstoners were no niatel for the repre- sentatives of the Chineso In diplomacy, finesse, or thorough understanding of the subject. ‘Che Chinese, in the first place, werd acquainted with the precise situation of their countrymen in the United States, They knew how far the ngitation against them had proceeded and to what extent it wascon- trolled or contrullable. They made a show of reluctance fn surrendering the privilege of unttmited Immigration, whereas tt 1s be- Neved they wore only too gind fo ngree to any trenty that should «have tho effect of keeping Chinese subjects at home, ‘They merely appeared to have scruples go that they might impose conditions for having them removed. They got tha coneession: relating to tho oplum- trade as ono consuteration, and 9 most fa- vored nation” clauso for their tonnage as an- otter, But they conceded nothing to the United States except the right, which {t had. the power to exercise nt any time, of exclud- ing Chinese laborers not employed by Chinn- men. They even. secured o reservation in favor of “artisans.” It would have been only ordinary farsightedness for our Com- missloners to have insisted that some special privileges should be granted to eltizens of this country visiting or trading in China in exchange for the yery valuable concessions freely made to subjects of the Empire. Tho treaty was good as fur agit went, but it dld not go nearly far enough for the interests ot the United States, It cguiines Americans to “trenty ports”? Why, then, should not Chinesn in Amertea, be limited to “treaty ports”? It would have been ensy, if tho Commissioners had had the backbone for the business, to break down, in part at least, tho oficial Chinese wall of exctuslyetess, so far ag Amoricans are concerned. Oxrof tho charges that Mr, 1. G. White makes againat the public school system 13 that It breeds humoraltty, No candid persou will fora moment deny that there is a vast deal of immorality among those who attend the public schools of any phice, but that this condition is in any large degree the out- growth of the school system or its defects Is open to serlous doubt. ‘The young Inds and girls who are not at certain hours under the diselpling of school are far more apt to give themselves up to Lmmoral and immodest habits than thoso who have four or five hours of restraint upon thom, The public school system Ig held responsibty for very much with whieh {thas no connection, and this . growing immorality among certain classes 1s one of tho crimes which St Is false- ly eflarged with fostering, Tho criminal statistics and the wnwritten records of view in nny city will bear out the statement that thosa who make up tho criminal classes aro from among the chf{dren and youth whose school days are few and whose ambition for intel- lectunt progress has never been stimulated by contnet with the system which Mr, White so vigorously decries, ‘There fy no denying tho statement ofton made that the young suffer from contact In our schools with all elnsses of society, but tho evil results fn thls regard are sinall compared with the purify- ing influences into which many children aro brought who but for tho public ,schools would never know what good counsel and moral training are. ‘Chere is Hkely to boone Rood result from Mr, White’s onslaught, Attention will be called by it to some defects which may be remedied, not so much be- ennse thoso defects have any great influcnee for evil ad because thoy are elements of wenkness, Like all extremists, Mr, White has his place in putting In motion forces of reform that will worlCaome good, Mrs. Victonto, not Queen Victoria, of course, but the wife of tho Indlan Chief of that name, has cut off her hair, and thls ia taken as conclusive evidenco of her illustrious husband having been notually killed by the Mexicans, Tho origin of this benutiCul Indinn custom of cutting of tho bulrof a widow after tho denth of ber husband fs supposed to by a taloln tho New York Tomahawk entitled * Nis Last Sealp." ‘Tho truthful romancor fn tho etury-papor ro- luted tho misfortune of a brave: who, having taken agreat many scalps himself, Anully lost hisown, His widow, dvtermined that he should bayo tho Inst nick, snoriticed her own halr and putiton tho corpse of herhushand, ‘Tis a pas thotic story, written In tho cholcest Italian, tt “Fixe-LooKina bodies of men’? aro com- mon in Texas, ag will appear from tho following in tho Gulveston News: As bus been tho cage with every Toxns Legis- lature gluco Toxas bus had Legislatures, tho prosunt one ta tho Anest-luoking body of mun” over gathored togother In ‘Texas. Ever, vontion tint hus over met atany ting in any country has never falled to be tho tneat-looking body of men that over the sunshoneon, ‘This fs one of those things that cantnt be helpod. All brides aro snl wit grooms noble-looking, all trout are speckled Lomitics, and overy body of men 1g fnestooking, When tho convicts at Ituntavillo are in session, nt dinner, they are the Unost-looking body of men over convened In the Ponttentlury, Thoy are not to blamo for it. It duet can't bo helpod—thut's all, But tho’ Mnost-lonking body of a man" in ‘Texas is usually dead and perforated with holes, —_——————$_— Kernay's paper in Memphis, tho Solid South, which was the logitimato successor of tho Okolonn States, 14 no mare. The Memphis ap. peat unfeelingly anya of itsdemise; + As tho tender ond alfectionute husbanil saw tho collin contalning bla doad wife lowered Into the grave, ho mournfully exclaimod: * L’vo lost dogs, and cows, and rucking horses, but nong of ‘om hurt me tke tht ———_———__- PERSONALS, Eyen a cold winter Is not wholly cheerless, ‘Tho ruco between tuulan and Luyvock has bon Andollnitly postponed. a “Tier Sister" Is the title of n sorial love- Story now running fn the Clnclanut! Commercial. ‘Wo suppose it will bo followed by a tragedy on- titled “ iter Fathor,"" " “Kissing and ‘Telling of It," Is the title of an editorial in tho Phitudelphla Times, It ts to bo hoped that tho peraun woo gave nway our es- tool contemporary witl read and ba bona tod, A Now York paper utates ns something re- Tuarkable thy fact that Bonator Hamlin, even tu tho coldcst duys of wintur, Wours No Gvorcont, Sevoral Chlenxo mon who bought wheat last fal) ura dotng the same thing. A New York actor announces that he will oon appear in a pluy ontitled "Across tho At- lantic.” ‘This 1s a mova in tho right direction. Tho moro Amorican actors we can yet nvross to Atlantlo tho better it will bo for this country. A Cleveland paper expresses surprise nt the fact that ulawyer in Musictta was recently ae rested for defruudivg bis grandmother, We look for a great display of ewotion in Chicayo when a lawyer ia arrevted for declining ta do- fraud suinebody. Says the Rutland (Vt.) Heratd: The mem- bers of tho White fuintly, of Bast Whitchall, aro romarkable, both ag te wolght and izo, Four of the famlly, whe “stretched out, measure twonty-four fect and seven uches, Tholr com. bined weight ts 161 pounds. ‘The futhor te elx feot and one foch bigh, and weighs 203 pounds; William Jobn, ago % ycara, welght 185 pounds, bight six feot ono inch; David, egos! yoars, welght 203 pounds, hixht aix feet five inches. ‘There ure tive other brothers, ranglug In years from Us ty 1% welghlog from 110 to 100 pounds, who aro from five to six feot high. Each of tho oven brothers, when thoy reach the ago of. wl, will tip tho sentes at 200 or more, aud will mons: ure over Ax foot, Mrs. Scott-Sludons fs certainly very entere prising. Sho has beon thrown from a sleteh al most before there wits snow ehough to make good sledding, while othor actresses have gone on tn the old rut of having tholrdinmonds stolen whonevor an advertlaement was desirnble, Ella Wheeler fs ont with anothor poum, in the course of which sho remarks thit— ‘Tho rarost aighta Lavar did tehaht Pleased not tho oye if gazud on day and nlghty Bo. noun the wowert fyellnes 1) grow Old Ani! anght grows old su utexty as delight, From which wo infer that Glia puts a new bon- not away for the first fow day after she pots It. “Doyou know,” asks a correspondent in Moline, “of a ebtld who bas beon brought up on abottla; and, if 6o, how did it succeed?” Wodo not, but wo know of aman who fell down ono Uattic, Tt didn't suceecd worth a cent, unless tho Milling of nn overcont pocket with chow- chow enn bo called a success. Write again—to some othor paper. Tho Sultan of Morocco lost his favorit wifo tu November, Sho dled at Foz, aged about 4, and bud been Queen of bis tiarem for about twenty yours, She died Ina klosk Ju the palace garden, nnd in tho kiosk sho was buriedy wrapped Ina costly ehawl, All her clothing was buried with her, and her jewels wero broken at tho grave and the fraginents siven to the poor. Alltho furniture te hor apartments waa de- atroyod, and the rooma wore locked. ‘The Adetatde (Austratin) Punch tells the following story: “A lady friend who had Intely arrived it the colony (wo spenk of twenty yours fngo) was walklug through i Uinberod paddoolc nenr town, when from high in aie sho heard a hoarao Volee, ‘Misaus! Missusl' Torrifed be- yond mensuro, Bho searcoly dirod move, but at longth mustering courage sho looked aloft, when her dlseomposura was completo, for porched on a lofty tin sat n noble savayo de. eldediy slimly nttired.. The sable warrior, who was evidently trapping tho zty ‘possum to bis natlye luir, seemed also little troubled about: something, for inn voleo of anxious entrenty ho called, ‘Tsay, you, Missua; Missue, 1 sity’ polntlug ton dirty bundle at her feet—'don't you goand touvh thom trousers; they’s mlue.!" Barbara sits in her porch go green All day tong till tho win goes down, Hijo hewrs the bitz of hor nowinitemachine, Shy benrs the hit of thu distant town aul suingtimes the drone of the hivg nedate, Ur the teretick miteniar inlil-wheol makes; But at evory step atthe ALG A patio shi she promis; Aud sadly say Hy coine: nat Bho wlzhs und turna to hee eowing again, Suminur wins, ean yo belie to tual nt ‘Ton weary bosuu tut knows no calin? Sick Pork, Mary Ann elta by the parlor grato Aftor ten, tll her pa goes out. 8he hears tho click of the ald front gato, Sho hears the snowballing youngster’s shout, Ani sometimes tho orash of a broken dish Or tho wild confusfon tho bousemald makes. Dut at avory repent of the dishrag’s swish Her auburn tresses abo sadly shucos, And snily snying, & You bet I'm loft," Bho chews her gin {ike one bereft. Winter snows bring no slelgh-riaes ‘To gltls who are slightly too old for brides, The Varis correspondence of the London Times of Jun. 4 contains tho following extract from Nouvelle Revue: “* France ts nuti-cloricat, ‘but not antl-religlous, Sho knows the abuses of the clergy, thelr obtrusive spirit, tho arrogant predominance they had acquired, the oppression they overywhore exerelso when mnsters, thelr pernicious Influence, thelv perpettal hnorfer- genes with questions that Ie outsldo tholr prov- ince, thelr constint hostility: to every Nboral ine stitution, tho sceret objects thoy cherish, the re- lations thoy entortain, thelr narrow class spirit, thelruntl-patriotic digciptino, the blind tend- ency which mukes them place thelr country elsewhore than on tho national soll, France fees all tis keenly; she abhors cloricnt dumlua- tion; sho repels It, aud has always done 80, even whon gho was compelled to submit to lt, Jelng now able to put an ond to It, sho accepts, and will aceept with enthusiasm, overything that hus: the object of preventing its return, Mut, at tho sumo timo, France ts Catholic, because sho counts fiftean centuries of Cathollelsm, beenuso tho generation that personifies ber at prasuut hag been brought up in tho Catholic fulth like allher predecessors; beenusa this doctrine, by bolng transmitted from futhor to sun, hag fin- ished by becoming un integral part at the na- ton Itself, down to tha least devout among us; because, tt faet, avery people must havo n ree gion, and Cathollutsm Is tho French religion.” Minister Christliney, In hits answer to his wife's orogs-bill, makes n revelation which is 4 kuy to tholr wholy inaritul infolicity, andzshows the Inaifuble folly of uniting Janunry and Muy In tho holy bonds of mutrhnony, Ho was 6% and aho 39 when thoy wore murricd, and tt was ridie- ulougin Judgo Christlaney to suppose thut it Waa personal attractions whleh guamored Miss Lugenbecl with him. It seomsshe did tho courting and popped the question, and that he, snying be would ne'er consent, consented, Ho anys; “ Safd marringe touk pince at her own inatanco, and that [was fod futo tt by ber skitl- fully turning what was Intended as a more com- pliment to her into 8 proposition for marringe, which, nt the Hest moment I suspected eho In+ tended to imisconstrue Into euch a proposltion, I poremptorlly upologized for, when sho ag promptly declared ber wish that I should marry her, to which I did not consent until after 1 hued conatantiy and carnestly on several difforentoc- castons endeavored to convince her of the up- fitness of auch a marriage, on account of tho dliforence {nour respective ages, but I finally ylolded to hor golteltations upon her repented | nssurances thutshe loved mo botter than any other mun, whieh agstirances sho volunteered to dechire tomy Were false the first moment wo wero nlone together fu our room at Puiladolphin tho first nfsht after tho wedding, and before she bad taken off ber bat, nyowing her loye for ane othur mun, to whotn sho said sho had beon en gaged, and deelaring thot she had, on tho morn- tug of tho wedding, fainted at the jwentlon of hianame, and that sho bad perjured herself in bor marringo vow, aud demanding an inimediate divorce; und Upon my telling hor thore was no grotud for divorce nud that nuno could bo had asho'soroumod Ske a munine.” — PUBLIC. OPINION. Boston Heraid (Ind.): Why should Bos- ton epend 83 per capita for education to $1. tn Chienyo, and nearly §€2 for polles service to Overy ono expondod for tho sume purpose in the utter clty? . Memphis (Tenn.) stvalaneche (Dew): If Joo Brown lives four years ho will be the first Democratic Prosident since 180, The Bourbons fro pausing in tholr checks, and Ivo Denioorats Aro coming tothe front who realiza tho fot that the South ty a goodly portion of tho United States, aud not 2 soparate mitlon, Philadulphin Letegraph (Ind, Rep.) ; There isadcelded publlo sentiinent in this country antagonistic to tho control of tho telegraph. Mnea by tho Government, but this antayontan will disaipate ike tho tists of tho morning when it comes to chooalng between nu Quyerne mont monopoly and control of tha lined nud monopoly such as hag boen ostublighad by the Western Unlon gobbling up ita rivals, Gniveston (Tex,) News; With regard to the condition of journalism In Texus, woean only aay that thore ling been grievona complaint umong somo of the moro strict party organs about tho lok of fuel for oflice staves durin, the recent cold spell, ‘This burdallp is supposed to bo due, In a lirge menuadure, to tho negicot, If not unwllingness, of Congrossminn Jones, of ‘Texans, to furnish the press with Congrossional documents. Tha Providence Presa ling taken tho trouble toanulyze the ovffeut of tho 800,000 np. proprintod for pubile sehools by tha Burusilo Dill, and finds that ut n liberal cetimnte it will increugo tho educational privileges of cach Ameorlonn youth about two. conta’ worth a year) Ofthe thirty-vight Status thirty-three possess sehool funds which yleld an inovine, There funds nuouut inthe ueeregate to nLOUE $67,000, 000, nud the yearly income from twuntyetve of thom amounterd to $3,805,460 in iste. hla sain {9 more than dix times reat us the wmount thar cnn reasonably bo ex pocted to rcerie under tho Ill whloh pasved the Bonnte’ last wooks but inturn itis Ws mere trifle when compared With Saha whick was wbout tho sum expended for publiu sobools in the United Stites in 1878, Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette (Dom); What fé tho usu or whoro is tho sunso bipping cotton from the South to New York when in tho South wo have o port of onual advantage? Bluco tho inauguration of tho jetty aystem Now Orlvuns {8 properly a soaportolty, ‘Tho now system of rallwuya all polnt tn the direction of New Orleans. The Northurn owspapord buyo villiled the Bouth until every Southern wan hos wen made to feel that the North hus no interest. iy bim outside the trade which he contributes, Hu ta slandered on every occasion. Ho ta cilted an outlaw, and the Northern Christian sunctious the pssurtion in bis pruyer, OF course, politics, usa rulo, have ithe to do with trade, but there baye been cases where political obluquy bas bad much to do, even with tho simple mat: anipmonts ¢ ee Attor a while. tio Nurthage rextizo her mistake. Tho Bouth ns xtondt great dent, and has erumbled very ttle, Wurth timo hus come whon a logitimate revengu ces and will bu tniton. New York Sun: Wo find tt our esteemoy contemporary, tho Boston Herald, some talk nbout “ceasing to patronize na nowspaper® and also about “nowspaper patropnge.” it Ing stupid phrase. We do not consider Uy body Patronizes a newepaper when bo buys it; or ‘thay the newspaper fa under any obligations to any ono who alther purchases a copy or Inserts ng fdyertisoment, If itisn wise and sound news. Paper, tho purohuser or advertisor gots the {yy voluo'of his money, attd tha aeeount feeven fe tween thom. ‘Tho only sltuntion In whtet the word patronage can be property used In such¢ case, Is whore tho newepaper Is tean and wore Togs, and tho man pays for his copy or for py advertisement moro than tho thing 14 reath worth. In that rort of eiroumstanves there mas be Jatromure, In the base senso of tho wonl—the Benge in whieh the Herald employs it. The deg Of patronage contalns in It something of servic ty, It hus no place in tho Amerienn ft Tt ought to be repudinted and detes self-respecting nowspnpor and avery se apeeting citizen, Moston stdvertiser (Rep.): Itis a singular fact thot this country In deallng with China has never concluded @ treaty in which ft has not been overreached, Tho unbuppy clause of tho Murlingano treaty boat upon omlgration ty now 80 modifled as to give tho Unlted tutor pore miasion to reguinte the future lmmlgration of Chinese Inborors only. All other Chinamen may como and gotike Englishmen. But Americans tay not come und go iikewlea fn China. Thoy must vialt tho treaty ports ouly. Meal equalit requires that Chinainen shall visit the ports 9} guy. Sin Franelseo, Portsmouth, Providence! Gualtimore, and New Orleans only. Ameries iy Fight [n relinquishing tho Chines opiut-trades butit might have Inslated upon an eqalyaleny guy freee neceds to the Chinese ofliciits, or penupoly of trade In one or two ports to he sa lueted by tho United Stutes, as tho Chinese Goy. orninent insisted upon the suppression of tg oplum-tratie, ‘Che itost favored nation clause is fn this inatanee surrendered by America, which in turn nceepta from China the value of Uhat clause only, FO THE UNIVERSALISTS. Stato Ministorial Conferences. Spectal Dispatch to The UNicugd Tribune, Enaix, Wh, dan. 1%—The first aunal State Conference of tho Universalist. Minis ters of Winols will be held tn this elty, com meneing Tuesday evening, Jan, 18, snd con tiauing over Wednesday and Thursday, Among tho well-known diyines who wit take part in the proceedings are the Rey, W. H. Ryuer, 1. D. Boynton, Holines Slade W.'?. Baleh, D. Willinins, IL ¥. Chase, 0, K, Gilson, E. L, Conger, D, C. ‘Lotutinson, J, W. Hanson, C, E. Tucker, Pr. BE. Keltoch, A, IL Laing, N, White, J. Straub, E, Manford, M.A, Straub, 1. G. Powers, J, Merrifield, 0, M. Reed, CG. A. Lander, J. 1, Gilman, 0. By Willis, Herbert Whitney, and N.S, Sage, ‘The program of the proceedings of the Com nou Tins been Eee ne follows: bey i event a, jermon by 1, Ase hy D. D, e ° e ig ednesday—9. 0, m., prayer and co enco, led by the Kev. htt 10 te ty organization of the Conference; 10:01, iy paper by the Rev, W. S, Baleh,—subjec ‘Change of Thought and Feellne Deman Change of Action’; followed by tfteenm minute speeches by the Rey. J. Merrifield, Morence E, Kolloch, and L, G, Powers, Wednesday—2 p.m, address by the Rev, E. LE, Conger,—subject, “The Relations of Our Minisiry to Our Edueatlonal Institue tions”; followed by the Rev, 1. D. Boynta ML A. Straub, and ©. A, Lander, Wednesday ORR em conferen id jursday—U a, m,, conferences and prayer, led by the Rev. Ti. V. Chases 10 tein ad tlress by tho Rov. J, Straub,—subject, “State Misstanary Work”; followed by tho Rev, CE. Lueker, I. Stade, and 1, GC. Pomtinson; 2p. in, Daper by the Rey. N.S. Suge, U1, Dy, —subject, “What Aro the Hindrances ‘That Ale in Our Way ??—followed by the Rev, 1, Slade, E. Manford, and W. IL Ryder. ‘Thurs day ovening—Mnss mecting; address by the Rev. C.K, Gloson,-subject, “Our Oppore tunitys Shath We Improve It??—also ‘ade dresses by the Rev, A, iT Laing, C. tuck er, and J. Wy lanson, ‘The day Kesslons aro of a mintsterial nature atricthy, The oventng services are publle; act all interested in the churelwork are Invited, ‘This Is the first Mintsterlal Conference of tho State Association, and It is the Intentior to hold a similar Conference each year, An interchange of Ideas and opinions on doo tring, discipline, and church-work is the ob Ject for which the meeting is held. THE STATE CAPITAL, Licensed to Organizo—Militin Ordored Out to Presoryo Ordor at an Execute tion — Tilemnkers — National Guard Asnocintion, Bvtctat Dlavatch to The Ohtcago Tribune, Spninorie.y, lL, dan 17.—The Seerctary of State to-day issued licenses to orgaulze follows: ‘The Quincy White Limo and Ce ment Company, Quincy; enpital, $8,000, The Campbell Bros, Manufacturing Company, Chienxo; enpital, $25,000; corporators, Mure docit Campbell, Alexander Campbell, and loury Gilsdorit, ‘hg St. Louis & Stauntoa Coal Company, Statinton; enpltal, $29,000 ‘The Lexlugton Coal Assocfation, Enst Sh Louis; capital. $1,000, ‘The Sheriff of Vermilion County has rep resented to the Governor that ono Frederick Kester Is to ho hanged at Danville on the Slat for murder; that thera fs danger off tumult and destruction of property on thet ocension; that certain ovil-dispased persont have threntened to tear down the Inclosuit and inako-the exeention a public exhibitor and that he fears he will be unable to keer tho pence on that oeenstun, He therefor asks the Governur to order out the milllla companics at Danville to assist flim tn keer {ng the peace, ‘Tho Governor has campll wilt this request, and Adjutant-Generd AUMiard to-day Issued the necessary orders dirveting Capt, Jolin D. Benedlet, commant § ing Company B, Ninth Battalion, and Cape E, Winter, commanding Battery A, to repot to the Sherif for duty with thelr enti commands on the 2st. . ‘The Mlinols ‘Cemnkers’ Associaton be gina Its annual nesting hore to-morrow, Adjntant-General fitltard hins received notice that the meetin ‘of the National Guard Association of tho United Stas ealled to meet ut Philadelphia Jan, 20, bas been postponed until Mareh 7% at. the sane place, ‘Tho Commissioners of State Contracts te doy rejected a carlond of book paper, fute nished tho State undur contract by the Cleve lund Paper Company because it was not of the required welght, JOHN B, GIBSON. Engaged for Fiftcon Yours to Ont Woman, Wo Finally Marries Av pther. Spreiat Dispatch to The Chteano Tribune. Crncinnati, O,, dan. 1%—The aunownee mont was made here to-day of the warrlaze at Colorndé Springs, Colo,, of Jolin 1, Gibe son and Mra, L. B, Reakirt, Mfr, Gibson 84 wenlthy man, proprietor of tho (ilbs0l House, and 3Mrs, Reatirt was one of the wealthlest widows In Ohio, For about fit teen years Mr, Gibson waa engused to be married to Mra, Charlotte Bruce, head dres* moker tna lending dry-oods house, but bit father, Peter Gibson, violently opposed 08 miteh, and Jolin B,, though 40 or # yeas old, aiid possessed of large ments, dil ne youture todlsobay, Diferent thes iaeet| for tho marriage, and Mrs, Bruce prevary wore than one elaborate troussean, but wedding never took pisos. Finally aes Bruce, red of temparizing, sued Gibson Ci 90,000 damages, —g25,000 for breach af prety fo and 925,000 for tutes of hand whicll Fe riukins to Hold agalust hin, ‘The sult, while is now In progress, hay brought outa Hae) of correspondences whieh did more eal? the hearts than the hends of the mildidleagee lovers, Stnea the pubilention of thls liters ture Gibson hing traveled Jnrgely. To wet Ars. Reakirt In Europe, and” has (raves much with hor slice. They were okt Glee together before Mra, Réakitt's first, wat vy or Gibson's engagement to Mra, rue, A thelr unton two large estatesiry consolidate a - WASHBURN OBSERVATORY, Special Dyspateh to ‘The Chicago Tridurte Manison, Jan, 17.—Ex-(lov. Washbt hos just returned froin Washington, eres brought. with him Prof. Henry 5. Hobe from the Washington Naval Observall Q ‘The Rexents of the Dulvaraity: mivet toy row, when it fg expected that dtr, Hulten, by appointed successor to the late Prof son, Of tho Washburn Observatury: