Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1881, Page 4

@ Do Tribumre, RSCRIFTION, LRMS OF Y MAIL—IN . ADVANCE—DOSTAAE TREPAID. afly editlon, one venr TIAOT A your, por mo nily and Ruad nndag. ono edf ‘Tuenday, Thurming, a Monduy, ernosday, unday, 16-pnuo e WEI , por you R o Twenty-one cupics, £pacimen coplen sent freo. Glvo Fost-UMco addrass in full, Including County and Stato, Hemittances mar bo made eithor by Arafe. xnrosy, Post-Ottice order, ar n roulstoreil lottor, atourrisk. TO CITY SUBSCRIBERS, . Dafiy.dollvered, Sundny excepted, 23 cants por wook. Latiy,dolivered, Bunday incinded. 810 cents por week. Addross THE TRIDUNE COMPANY, Corner Muadison and Dearborn-sts., Chlcago, (il 20,00 POSTAGE. Entered at the Post-Ofice at Chicago, Iil, as Seconds Clusn Mutter. Forthe benent of gur patrons who desird to rend #inglo coples of THATRIBUNE through the mall, wa siveLorowith the trunsient rate of pustago: B Domaatie, Per Cony. Elghtand Twelvo Pago Paper. i Bixtoon Pigo Iapor... Fortign, Eight and Twelve Pago Fapar. Bixtoon F'ago V'aper... TRIBUNE BILA . RIBUNE has ostablishod branch oo fon im recoIDE oL subsGripHion Az aivariiser monts as follows: < + NEW YORK—Rootn 20 Tribune Bullding. F.T.Mc- FADDEN, Manager. GLASGOW, Hcotland—Allan's Amorloan News Agency, 31 Renfield-nt, LONDON, Eng.~Amorican Exchange, 9 Strand, MENRY F, uuu\u, Asont. W ABLUNGT —1319 ¥ atroot. AMUSEMENTS, R} 3 Iaverty's Thentre, A5 Pesrborn streot, corner of Monroe. Engagement 1 of Rico's Surprise Parly. *Rovels Honley’s Thentre. i Randolph streot. botwaen Clark and faSafe. En- grgomont of Jnmos A. Hearno, *Hoarts of Osk.” McVicker'a Thentro. Andison #trect, between State and Dearborn. Engagomont of Sig. Ealvin). “ Othotio” Grani Opera-Honse. Clark street, opposit now Court-louso, Engage tment of Thos, W, Keone. *A Now Way to Pay Old dobte!* " ©Olympie Thentre. Clark strect, bofwaen Laka and Itandolph, Hloty entertalnmont. Acndemy of M Tinlatod strogt, noar Madison, #ntertalnmont. Va- Yo, st Slda. Varlety SOCIETY MEETINGS. CHICAGO COMMANDERY, NO. 10, KNIGHTS TEMPLAN.~Stufed Concinva this evuning, Fou. 21, L 730 vlelnck, for tho * transnctlon of buelnoss. o o w1 Conclavn Snturdi; Hie y ovoiln, Feb, 3 nt 753 . 3 m. W A Tk lJIII :llull L}l L'xfltl!! (;'Inlur.f Visitiug Sir Knighte Sourtgonsty Invite. 1 oIder o wet e GOODMAY. ecorder, I 11 POND, 15 C. ey MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1881, CrLeEAR or partly cloudy weather, with 5 lower, followed by rising, temperature may be expected to-day. A Fze gt Bilver CI, Colo, yesterday ‘Dburned several bulldings and inflicted loss to the amount of about §50,000. Em—— A rECTURE last evening in 8t. John's Roman _ Catholle Church by. Archbishop Fechan on the subject of *Human Charity”” netted about §300 for the benefit of the St "o 'V‘lncentde Paul Soclet! Norices have been recelved by the Con- troller of the Currency in Washington ot the surrender and retirement of circulation from four New York City Nntlonal banks, in auticipation of the effect of the new Fund- Ing b —— Bissauck has recelved a fresh snub in the Prussian Diet In tho refection by a commit- tee having the subject in charge of hiis propo- sition regarding State control over provin- clal administrations, Count von Eulenberg, Minister of the Interior, hins resigned In con- sequonce. Arrans in Ashantee are growing critieal, nnd tho outbreak of hostilitles is momentarl- Jy expected. The Ashantee force wns on tho 10th Inst. but three days’ march from Cape Const Castlo in New Gulnen, where the En- glish command, consisting of 451 troops and the crow of,n gunbont, with a supply of Gat- ling guns, was awaltlng an attnck. TAnNELL addressed an limmense gathering of 15,000 people at Clara, Kings County, yes- terday, and was rceclved with great en- thusinsm, Ills advico to tenants was to re- main firm, and ho congratulated himeelf on having for seven weeks prevented the sus- pension of the rlght of habeas corpus in Irelnand by meaus of his obstructive tacties In Parilamen Tux people of Detrolt held a large meet- ing Saturday night and andopted resolutions approving the course of the Mayor of the eity in refusing to yengw the llcenses of eertain plnces of low resorl. The peopleof Chicago would be glad of theopportunity to Indorse thefr Mayor for a similur reason, but, unfortunately for tho city, ours i3 not that kind of a Mayor, - Ruxon in Washington has it all arranged 4 that Judge Folger, of New York, Isto bo “Benntor Conkling’s representative in thonew Cabinet, und that he Is to have tho T'reasury portfolto. ‘The trlends of Mr. Conkilng are very confident that such I8 to be the arrange- ment, and are extremoly jubllant In conse- guence. There 1s but one nun who abso- lutely knows, and he is under no obligation to tell until the 4th of noxt nonth, QGex. Manoxsy, the Virginla Senator-elect, has chosen his sent on the Repubtican side, and a friend who Is constantly i communi- catlon with hilm predicts with confidence that Mahono will vote with the Republicun purty. llaving nothing to expect but wur- fare ot the hands of the Virglnla Bourbons, and belug ln o position, provided he enn se- - cure Republican colperation, to control the politics of the Stato for the noxt ten years, Mahone, It 1s argued, will best consult his intereste by acting with the Republicans, and 1t 1s belteved thgt such will be lits course, i Frye Is sald to b gelting nervous nbout his Benatoriul prospects. 1le had ox- pected Senntor Blulne to resign In thne to participation in the organization of the new Benute; but Mr, Bluine evidently doubts the propriety of so consuleuous g notiea of Lis fortheoming appointment to the new Cabinet ns would bu furnished In hls res- dguation previous to the sending of his ap- yolntuient to the Senate, and so will prob. ably remain fn the Senate until after the srganization shall have been effected; und Mr. Fryo will huve to walt, Boue lttls Informatlon concerning the ne- gotlations between the United States of Aumerica and the Unlted States of Colombia on the subject of un Iuteroceanie cunal has been vouchsafed by Seeretary Evarts, and it 510 the efTeet that gn agreement hos been yeached which awalts only the acceptance of the Colomblan Government. Mr. Evarts fyrthar voluntpers the stutement that this wereement duef not require that Colomblu allow of his eclection next week and hiy | shall first ask the interferénee of the United States before seeuring H,—a factwhich clear- Iy appears from the treaty of 1846, uuder the terms of which the determination as to the praper tlne for interference or protection is ‘teft wholly with the United States, —— AMoxa the retlglous evepts of yesterday which are chironicled in our eolumns this morning will be found sermons by the Rev. Dr, 'Thomns, of the People’s Chureh, on * Prenching Christ 5 by Prof. Swing, of the Central Church, on “The Beautitul and teliglon ' and by the Rev. J. T, Burhoe, of the University Place Baptist Chureh, In commemorntion of the death of the the lato Deacon L Stillwell and his dnughter, Mrs, Beachy and a leeture at Farwell Hall by the Rev, Alessandro Gavazzl, the eminent Itatlan evangellst, on * Civil and Rellglous | Liverty tn Italy.” Cor. IEncrres HADLEY, whose name got into print In undesirable conneetion with the Morey letter Infamy, Is out in a card to the newspapers In which he denies that he ever heard of the lutter until after its publication, and in proof of his good fuith sugrests that a reward of $2,500 to 85,000 be offered for the discovery of the perpetrator of tho’ forgery, toxether with o gunarantee of timmunity from punishnent,~such lmmunity and reward not to be given either to Iadley himself or to any member or ‘agent of the Natlonal Democratic Committee. With the fear of punishment removed, and the additional In- ducement of a large rewnrd, it Is probuble that some confessions and dlsclosures would be promptiy forthecomlng, NEAT Dow writes to the New York Sun ¢ From the day of the ennctment of the Malne luw, in 1861, to this day, no hicldent has necurred to Justify tho declnration su often made that it isa fallure: on tho conteary, it hns been and 18 1OW I UYOFY WY 1 #reit sriceess, But'the nssertion Is loosely mude and not supported by facts or statistics of any kind. The Sun hnd previously publishied n table, which had gone the rounds of the press, showing * that crime in Maine has in- creased since tho pnssage of the Inw ont of all proportion to the increase of population, Mr. Neal Dow does 1ot neet these figures with others, or deny thelr accuracy, or ex- piain them, Ho simply says that the num- ber of conviets In Maine prisons is swollen largely by convicted rumsellers, “There were were more than fifty of them at one time In. Cumberland County Jall for terms ranging from three months to twenty-six months,” But does that proye that the lnw was enforeed? Does it not rather showthat it hns been repentedly violated 7 Finally, 1s it not true that In tho large eities of Maine, stich as Bangor aud Portland, liquorean be ob- tained with ease In any quantity and in well- known vlaces? The argument from the prevalence of erime In Maine Is not, the Sun observes, that prohibitory leglslation in- crenses erime, but that it does not prevent or check unluwful ncts, simply beeruse it does not suppress the sale-and use of Hquor. THE CENBU3 WORK. Now that the resuits of the Jate enumera- tion of the United States have been an- nounced, so far as the population of the va- rlous States and eltles gdey, many people probably supposo that the census work Is practically coneluded. As nanatter of faet, much of the most {mportunt business of the Census Bureau remains to be done, It will requiro two years to complete the compila- tlon of the informution that is inctuded with- In the scheme of tho Intw consus. Gen, Walker, the Chief of the Bureau, has nsked for an additional appropriation of $500,000, This item is Incfuded in the Sundry Civll Appropriation blll, which has not yet been consldered by Congress, but there Is cvery indleation that It will be allowed without cavil or nbatement, Certalnly there Is no Item of expenditure contemplated by the Government which promises to yleld o better return to the people, The work of the cen- sus, ns conducted under the lnw for 1580, Is of an edueatlonal character, ‘The enumeration of the population is perhaps the least valua- ble, though the most conspleuous, feat- ure of tho undertaking, ‘The Industrial, commerelnl, agriculttiral, historieal, top- ographleal, geologicnl, mineralogical, no- tivistle, vital, sanltary, governmental, and manifold other statlstics that will bo pre- sented when the census shall be completed wiit be the most surprlsingly thorough, com- pact, and panoramic exhibit of a natlon’s contemparnneous condition that hus ever been made fu any country i the world. Un- less all the signs are misleading, the Amerl- can census for 1850 will bo a model for all future work of the same nature. . @Gen. Walker had outlined substantlally the same scheme for the census of 1870, and Gen, Garfleld, who was then In Congress und the Chatrman of the Census Committeo in the ouse, was a warm and netive advocate of passing a law which would carry out the project at that thme. 1t was defeated then by the Influence of the imperious Senator from New York, who was belisved to be netuated in his opposition by his attachwent to-the former Supervisor of the Census, The law for 1830, however, took the work out of the hands of the United States Murshals and pro- vided for an nmble ¢prps of nssistants and experts to gather nnd collate the vast statistics which Gen. Walker desired to col- leet, Gen, Walker himself Is an enthuslust in his speelalty, Ho 13 a than of largo learn- Ing and great onergy, and hes surrounded Iimself with the best tulent thet could bu proenred for working out the various branche esand ramificutions of the work in hand. ols gencrous enough to admit that his undertak- Ing could not be successfully uccomplished i he had not been authorlzed and uble to se- cur the assigtunce of men varlousty adanted to tho ditferent channels of this Investigation ofitho resources of n vast continent andn Na- tion of 50,000,000 people. Arbriet deseription of tho mathods and alms of o single dopurtment in the Census Bureau will serve to convey some Ides of the extent and purpose of the Inbor involved, The collection of tho statistics of Wealth, Debt, and Taxatlon §s o good example, This braneh Is under the direction of Mr, Robert I, Porter, formerly ot Chlengo, who had al- ready demonstrated hls fitness for work of this kind, Hls department enguges the serviees of nbout 160 clorks, One of the principal purposes of Mr. Dorter's la- bors i3 to present In aggregate and In detail the comditlon of debt and the rate of tuxation In ull the States, couns tles, citles, thwns, and school districts of the United Btates, Some _notlon of the magnl- tude of this undertuking may bo Inferred from the fact that {t requirved the vxpenditure of several thousand dollurs meroly to make up a complete st of the Tncorporuted cltivs, towns, and villages fn the United States, which nunber 6,500 in all, Of thesy 800 have a pupulation exeeeding 7,500, and 2,300 up- wards of 1,000 inhinbitants. It would nat- urally besupposed that the Awlitor of every Stute would huve been ablo to furnish en ap- plication o complete lst of such places with- In his own Stato; asa matter of fuet, thery wers only twe or three States whers aceurate Information could be abtudnued to supply even the basls of investigation, and conseguently tha whole work hud to be constructed from the very foundation, Fortunately, the coms pletion of the present undeortaking will fur- nish the various State ofticluls with the most thorough Information about the wunicipal corporutions in J530, and the State Lezislae TIE C¥iCAGO TRIBUNIG: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1881—TEN PAGES 1, tures will be derelict In their duty to the people If they fall ta provide for malntalning acenrate eontinuity fn the same line, The tables of debt and taxation for the cities and 4pwns will show: (1) ‘The purposes for which mwmey nns been borrowed and taxes fevied, such ne water-works,. sewers, streots, bridgos, snnltnry. arnoses, ete, ' The amount of money expended on wafor-works. nlone fn this country whlbe n starinug ex- hibit. (2) The rates of Interest pafd in tue ditferent localities, which will revenl curfous local conditions mind furnish a gauge for the varying value of money. (3) The yoars of the Issue of loeal debts, whieh will enable the public man to traco the effect of different conditions of prospority and adversity, infla- tion and stability of the eurrency. ‘It wiil be found that municipal extravagance and debt- contracting renchel its highest point in 1879, the year of the panle. (4) Thedates at which the wnnicipal Indebtedness matures. The largest amount of maturing dubts of gov- erument corporations witl come due In 1000, which may possibly convey n~ warning, (%) The recelvts of loenl govermments from various sourees, sich s tases on the assessed valuo of property, poll-taxes, liquor and other licenses. (8) The varlous items of ex- penditures,—that is, on account of Interest, stiking funds, cduention, Horaries, fire, vo- ltee, lighting, ote. (7) The taxabie valua- tlon of property ag netually nssessed, and also tho real value as ascertained from the best local nuthorities on sueh matters, thus shiow- ing the rule of valuation that prevails in different communities. (8) The amount of taxation, the rate on property and per eapitn, and the relative amounts paid for the sup- port of tho State, county, city or town, schools, aud s0 on. () The assets, both availnble and unavailable, or those which yleld an incomo and may be converted as well as those which are permanent. To nceurately colleet these numerous and compliented details of debt and taxation, it has been necessary to make n digest of all tho different, State Inws bearing on the sub- Jeet, and to prevent duplication there has been n careful allowanee for tuxes collected by loenl authorities for the State, for special assessments, and other extrancous purposes, which appear In both expenditures and re- celpts, ‘The amount and value of property swhich Is exempt from taxation will be closely estimated, and the showing may have the effect to stimulate the movement for tho taxatlon of clhurch property. Mr. Porter’s work further fneludes the collection of statisties ns to the value of the manufact- uring and mereantife business of the coun- try aud the total wealth of the men engaged theretn, When completed the results will reguire an enormous quayto volume, but the compendlum will show In conclso shape the most important figures, and ought to be brought within reach of all by general publication at cost price. It will b difflenlt to overestimate the value of this exnibit to publie men, to newspapers, fo libraries and students, and to the Interests and progress of politieal cconomy, It will suggest many new lines of thought ‘and throw lght upon ntters that would otherwise remain doubt- ful. Tho census of 1880, which has fnvolved s0 mueh Iabor, wilt mnke the way easler for future investigations and tabulations of the same kind, and henceforth the United States, and probably other nations followlng our, ox- ample, witl currently furnish trustworthy datn for aceurate future history and the sprend of contemporancous Information. THE BAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE COM- MIISBIONERS, During tho slx weeks of tho session of the Ilinols Leglslature which have already passed, thero has been pending 2 somewhat nerimonlous discussion of the merity aud de- merlts of the State Board of Rallrend and Warchouse Conunissiouers. The duties of this Bonrd are two-fold: one I8 to administer the Inw regulating the rallronds of llinols, and to enforee thut law in all cuses of 1ts vio- Intion; tha other i3 to provide by appoint- ment of proper persons a carcful, honest, and Intelligent fnspectlon of grain sold in this State. The Interests Involved in these two particulnrs are Justly ranked amoug the llghest by the peopls of 1ilinols, and this Commission was created in order to have theso Interests properly and promptly pro- tected. ‘ % The Commissioners who have held ofifce under the present Governor nre Messrs, Bogue, Smlth, and Oberly. The Governor hns nominnted Messrs, Bogue and Siith for reappolntment, and Mr, IRobiuson In place of Oberly. On tho questlon of confirming these appointments ehnrges have been made that the Commisslon has been negilgent, In- efliclont, and careless toan extent that hng defented the real purpose for which thelr oftfice was created, and this to the Injury ot the people thus doprived of the protection which the law provided them. Upon these churges much testimony hns beon taken, and wuch said and suggested by frlends and par- tisuns of tho Bonrd and of its subordinates, andalsobythose who havehad thecourageand huyo glven thelr time to remonstrate against. thie mauner in which the Board hng direetly performed its datles, and the manuer In which [t has permitted its rubordinates, cspeclnlly thoso In eharge of the geain In- spection in this eity, to perforni thelr dutles, Wo thinl that there can be no difference of opinlon as to the general fuct thut the Hoard has been grossly and persistently negligent of 1ts dutles, or ns to the fact that the Com- missfonurs have allowed their oftice to run ftself, without any specirl knowledgo or Interust on the part of the Commlssloners ag to how it was run, In the matter of rallway regulations from all that appours to the con- trary, the llinols Honrd of Rallwny Commls- sloners have shown about as much luterest in the enforcement of the Iaw as wmikht have been expeeted were they cltlzens of some and fu no wiss speelully charged with tho executlon of nny dutlesinthls State. The rallvoads yun thelr business in thelr own way to suit themselves; the Commilssloners had nothing to complain of nguinst the rall- ways, and the rallways hd no camplints against tho Commissioners; infact, the Come missioners and raflways constituted a happy family dwelllng ln the most delightful hur- mony, T'he hnrdly less Important franchiso of this Tonrd was the exercine of ncontrol over tho Graln-Inspectlon Dopartient hore In Chi engu, The Commisslon appolnted a Chiet uspector, told him to go nhiead and run the business, and seem to have reached the con- clusion liat they had performed thelr ontire duty. My, Reynolds, in lke manner, told his subordinates to go nhend In thele own way nil fnspect as the splrlt moved thom, From the evidence, ho seoms to have had a speeinl dread of belug botheggd with any personal concern In tho matters of the ofilee. Tlo pue u telephono In the oftice, wild that was about his nearest npproach to personal attention to or government of the business, Like the Commissloners, It would seom (hat, bt ‘left the olce to run fselt, Ho was not acessl- ble to complalnts, e 'l'llul«lls!ullslgcllon and protests and loud and numerous complaints shoutd US the re- sult of this foir and easy, go-ns-you-nleuso system of dolng busiuess is most natural, Wihile we do not propose to discuss the welght of evidence for or sgalnst any spe- cltic churge made agninst the Conmisstoners, We ure forced to the conelusion thut the Gov- ernor owes it ta the people of the State, and to hlmsell ns thy Exeeutive. to withdiow tha vending nominntions of Messrs, Bogue and Smlth. The general charge afnefliciency, rross negleet, and a total fallure to exeento the lnw with vigor and promptitude, is suf- ficlently established (o show théy'lave fafled In thelr duty to tho pubiic. The oflice was never Intended as an orna- mental one, or ngamere holllay resort for thres gentlemen b which to appear ofticlally anpnrade, It was Intended to bo tho most Important offien In the State, It required Men of vigor,—clenr-headed men. It re- qnired won fully nppreciating the importance of thelr own puwers mud dutles, and sensible of the rights and intdrests whlch they wero appotated to protect and defead ngainst rafl- rond aggressions and inspecfion frauds and abuses, These gentlemen have not shown thot they had any intelligent conception of thelr duty or any purpose to perform that duty, even If they undetStood what it was. Cortalnly, tho Governor an tind proper and fitting men for the oflice, but i hie eannot, and hie persists for, that reason In foreing thesq In- cfticient men on tho State,thon 1t would be better to abolish tho oftice.nltogether,. and nsslgn tho dutles ta,the State Auditor and the Attorney-Gener: THE COUNTEY'S TRMPERANCE WEATHER QUARTER. Tho country 1s gradually feellng ha way toward the conclusion that after all the flower of temperance has not reached n per- fect bloom In the Stateof Malne, 'The huwan riaco has been standing these years with noses turned wistfully but reverentlally toward that quarter of the globe, stufling the air to cateh the balm of its breczes and be healed of the sore malady of Intemperance. Butallnt once Neal Dow blows cold, 1e cruelly de- clares that thers aro 130 low groggeries in thie City of Portland, which Is probably more than could ba Tortland’s size In' the country, Really, we cannol enduro this, It is asIf the troples wero to suddenly become furlous with snow- stormg and pour lecbergs upon nstartied temperate zone. We shall have to getusn new Temperanee God. Is thls the result of thirty yearsof endeavor under the Muaine law? And are you amistake? Must yon Iny nside your insignln and say, ** After nil 1am not'tha ehlet of human benefnetors, T had betier nnve been George Washington or YW liam Lloyd Garrison” ? The faoct I1s, the people of Muine aro human, and pechaps they have been cor- rupted of late by the fuxury that excessive wealth begets, 1na Stato whera the luhabit- ants have but to put forth a hand from their windows to pluck n silver miie of priceles value, whero factorles for eauning green corn and lobsters spring from tho soil almost spontancously, and whero there Is yearly such an enormous productlon of wootlen toothpicks, what wonder If the people grat- iy & morbld and effeminate .appetito for fusll oil and benzine in cellars and back kitchens? The danger now feared by phi- lanthropists 13 that the whole population will go v o ‘grand drunk andsmash the furniture of the Commonwenlth, thut red-shirted dea- cons and night-riders will go about murdering people In thelr beds, that hordesof rufiian Cominunists will issue from, the slumsof Arcostook County to overturn the churches, nnd rloters disturb, the classic quiet of Skowlegau, 3 « Mnine has of late outdone all the othor children of our common mother, the Goddess of Liberty, In wanton frollcsomencss and boyish fmpropriety. For n long time 1t wos the pale Sunday-school boy of the family, DBut it was too good for this world, and it wust either dio or bea little naughty. "Ac- cordingly. it gotupa rumpus, undertook to overturn the- Government, and chewed Its apron till 1L wAs' brought to torms by o] Judlcint spanking, It glves one’s historleal sense n shock to remember that n Democrat had onea In this generation been Governor of Maine, that a person of doubtful political pedigres now holds the office, and that a Inrge minority In the Legislnture and among: the people Is cumposed of nondescripts un- kuown Iu other parts of the world, and en- tirely unclassified in the books on anthro- pology, Yet the peoplo in their Juxurious degradation git under the shadows of thelr iumber camps these February days undis- turbed by the rapid decay of o State. But one kuotty problem s sotved. It has been a standine wonder that there should be in Maine so Inrgo n number of those peoplo who can get drunk without drinking any- thing, Now wo know that It was no such thing, ‘They did drink something, and they got it at theso huwmble pinces of entertain- ment, atthe half o hundred *club-rooms?” in Portiand, and the grocerles seattered all over the State. The countles seem to derive o pretty good Incomo from the traflie, A re- cont report of the Duputy Sherlifs of Cum- berlamt County, it which Portland is situ- ated, shows that for the slx years ending with December, 1880, thirty, persons pald 808,523 {n fines for violation of the Prohibl- tory lnw, Of these three pald over $5,000 each, twelve morg thon $2,000 each, and fif- teen 81,000 and upwards, Elght served torms of Imprisonment, Of course there wns n horde ‘of less distingulshed culprits, Mecanwhile the Pine "M'ree State I3 keep- ing up with tho rest of us in respect to crime, divorce, insanity, und ,varlous other unplensant things traceable to drink- ing, which have Inereased enormously out of proportion to the growth of the populu- tion, These things are evil’in the slght of Mz, Dow, but his dogred herolsm s equal to tho ocensfon, 1le nsks for o little more legislntion of the same sort, promising nn- other of his victorles within three mouths, ‘The Portland press, howaever, ealls & halt o tho present methods of temperance enter- puise, und secms Inclined to start & moves mont for the elevation of these rum-shops, This I3 rlght. ~Thoy ourht to bo elovated to at feast the ground fleor. Cellars and sub- cellars ure unhealthy, Nor does 1t huprove the bouguet of u nice wine tokeepitin o dung-heap, Itis fncopveniont and uncon- ventional, too, to_apply the principle of secrecy to the sthinulatiun departments of the hotels, Woell, has not this state of things n new ol solemn lesson for us?,. Really, wo don't see that It hus, It hag, been known for u perlod boyond the mewory of tha oldest In- habitant of Mulne thut there is a limit to the practieabllity of Govorhment censorship ot tho Individual’s conduct. No doubt the per- sonnl hubits of the people are susceptlbly of improvement in o thousand ways, Dut,’In the first place, they will not submit to any conslderablo abridgement of thelr right toin- Jurethemselvey, and then t\mni are notenough persons gualllied n3 cousgrvators of private morals to half go round. And jt I8 pretty clear to peoplo outside of Maiue that theve 1s 1ttle use In plling up taws which aro not sus- tained by the avernge public reason and mor- ality, Nowhere In the country has there been to all apuearance 8o geteral und hearty support of prohibitory legislatlon ns In Maine, The Republicuns have Inuded it jn thelr platforms, tho Dewocrats huve,of late yenrs not dared to opvosy |t, und the politicians have bossted its eflelency, But wa fear that the facts huve been-at varianee with the clulms, and that hypocrlsy hus been cultivated on o large egle. Lhe restive spirlt of the people’ brepks out accaslonally ina public way. - The reeent political reac- tion was partly due to the long course of stringent liduor legisiation, Nor has tho end yet come) .",'Mw{b are slgng of 'p break of the Tanghlican wagks with tha extrame tomnor- und in any othor city of . ance vlement, Already It Teading organ in the State has held up the finger of warning to the followers of Dow. 1t wlilnot do for them to sodivido the party agaln as to elect amember of tho Opposition Qovernor unless they nre prepared for a warm confllet with those who hiva been their best friends in the past, £ . . THE OPERA IMBROGLIO IN 8T, LOUIS, The telegraph ling alrendy aunounced that ontho 11th it n sult was Lrought in St Jouls apainsf Yol J. 1L Mapleson by Mr. Charles I, Pearce, a wenlthy lawyer, asking dnmages in the sum of 81,000 for alleged In- Juries sustained by Whn In his fallure to se- cure certain segts for the opern engagement. Itwnselaimed bYMr, Pearce that heconforied strietly to the vilj¢lnl announcements of the compnny; that h(n wns the first to ke ap- plieation for sedéon seats, for which he tendered the wmoney; and that ho seleeted three seals, but was informed that they were not for sale. 'Y henrlng of the cnse was commenced on Bgturday, and the witnesses summoned were Col, Mapleson, Signor Cam- paninl, Miss Caty;'and Mme. Gerster. Thelr testimony wag very signlficant,—Col, Maplo- son’s for its praveriention, Slgnor Campnninl’s for its foollshnusdf Miss Cary’s for Hs Yan- keo truth, and Mige, Gerster's for {ts unhn- portance. 1 Thoe redoubtable Colonel In her Majesty’s military service and lnpresario in hor mu- slenl-zervice, nftor giving o description of himselt g tho direetor of n company which hins “ been'idinttined as the same organiza- tion for 154 jears uninterruptedly ™ (1) told what ho knew about advertisenients, from which it appenrs that all the management Tins to do with them i *“the proparntion of the names of ojnracters and titles of operas; the headings awd conclusions nro prepared by the loca! mnnagers.” Evidently thislight burden is not always an agreenble one, for Iu his testimony hesnld: * Ouragentomitted Dy nceldent the name'bf Campanini from the program of last Monduy night and inserted another nome, and thereupon Campanint re- fused to sing, This was the fault of the agent, and it cost me 8400. The public thought I wanted to deofraud them of Cam- panini’s services, when, asa matter of fact,’ it would hiave been cconoiny for me to have had him stng, for he walked up and down tho corrldors of the Lindell Hotel, eursing and swearlng, and I paid him a8 much for that ns If he had apyenred and sung.” This attempt to throw the blame upon the local manager was o lame one, however. Further on ho attempted to explain M. Pearce’s full- ure to oblain the seats he wanted, and to which ho had a right, as follows: From my experlence as n tnannger, tho difTer- ent American manugors bave ditlorent syatems of selling tickots, accordiug to the town, and 1 ‘know of notixed or estabilshed riles or usiges in reforence to the sale or disposition of tickets In Amerien. In some places puirons of the opora engigo scats by at lettor to the loeal mun- ntuvr.wuuuunmu a B‘cur I advances In othor pluces they are sold f nuetfon; in othera par- tles desirous of securing scuts for the whnle of the perfurmances ean do 8o beforo thie box-ollice. 13 upen for the sule of sigle-nikbt tickets; for nstunce, In New York, betoro leaving Inst Dee cember, nearly nil tho' seats wera engaged for next Aprll, ang before leaving Chlongn lnst week varlous seats wero ongaged for tho opera noxt yeur, und for vur performances ay Clnolunuti next week only * standlug-room " tlckets oun now be obtaloed, We do not know anything about the cus- tom of New-Yorkers in orderlng seats a year ahead, but we do know something ubout the custom of Chicago people. Not singlo sunt lins been engaged here for next year, and Col. Mapleson knows it. Not n stugle seat could be engaged In Haverly's Theatre for next year,and Col, Maplesgn knows it, for In May Haverly's Theatre passes into the possessionof . the First Nationn! Bank for ninety-nine years, .and Col. Iaverly ks as yet made no nrrange- ments for a new locutlon, and Col, Mapleson inany othier theatre, because Col, Mapleson hing minde no engngement for next season, In s cross-examinntion Col, Mapleson safd: *When I snld on the direct examination that on leaving New York large numbers of scats were engnged for our April senson, and on leaving Chicago mnny seats were engaged for our season there in 1882, I did not sy the snlo was publiely announced or- ndvertised in the papers, They know the dates of our return, and ncted accordingly.” Ingennous Colonel! And again he adds: ** All L have testified to with retntion to matters in Chileugo is within my own pemonal knowledge.” It Is somewhat ' remarkable that the counssl for tho plalnthr did yot trip him up in this ‘matter of hls personnl knewledye, and that he dld nnt probe him a little on tho secrets of box-oflices and the tricks of specu- Iators, Signor Campaninl was the next wit- ness called, and know nothing whatevor of the customs of managers, which Is n sid conditlon for a man who 18 contemplating a managerial position for nextseuson. Perhaps the most Ingenious part of the grent tenor's testimony was his effort to show that the best seats in tho housy were * the Inst seats Intho bnleony and the bick rows of the prrguet,” and that, whenever hio went Into the theatre, lie alwayachose them, InnocentCampaninil Certninly o Is Ignorant of the customs of mnnngers, for neithor he nor any other nrtist cnn get a seat anywhere else unless they pay for them, ‘Whoy nre allowed to tako an un- sold seat on the back row, but they can go nowhere else, untess Col, Mapleson should invite them Into his' private box,—a compli- ment he Is not in the habit of showling to the “begearly creatures,” as he styled thom inn recont Interview. Mlss Cary was the noxt witness called, and she blurted the truth “right out in meoting.” The description of her appearance in the Globe-Demoorat Is so graphic that wo copy i3 Then Miss Aunle: Loulse Cary, the contralto, wae cullod to tho stand, Shé wus elegnutly elnd in o oostwne ‘of muroon siik and volvet, with it gold chuln nbout hor' neck, wiro-gold bracelets, and - koveral dinmond ‘rlugs, Her teathmony wus dntermingled with surcusni, humor, und’pluys upon words, Upon belng sworn shie taatilied In n - clear, conelse, and o= Phutie manpery juinethnes uppunllu‘( nnocently fortho proper word, and agein begging tho Nutary 1o withdraw some stutemont shoe aps penred to bollove was ton llmllh‘v. At ono thne #ho usmd the cxpression, ¥ tricks of tho trnde,” in connection with tho snle of seuts, but u trown from Mr. Chufics Mapioson caused her (o quickly withdraw 'tho luaguage. 3Mp. Mapleson was not nt all plensed with tho testimony of g Cury, und thd attorneys for tho plalutift cnlled bl to orfler . for whisperiug to the wit- noss, Tho witudss —uppeared, bowever, to tinally (ukl)llll),mullor In_her own hands, and #ho pushed ot Boldly from all restralnt nngd spoke ber mind Onen, when Mr, Muple- son suggested gdmo phraseotogy JIT :“Irnm * lottor thut shio’ lud _mm. she simply ropl 1ol tha truth ‘lhb done with It. ‘I'nls cunnot puasibly retledtidpon you, for It s American thontre manugepy,! want to strike,” “Then sho proceeded wlj,- pro vehieence than ever, aud ut Inst By, Mupiedon feft tho room, Tn hier testttibtly, Miss Cary told the plain truth I the followlyy words: “Ikuow asa matter of fadg thiti a custom provalls nmong manngers nfck off particulni seuts for persons wl,xp n;] Tor them, elther by letter or wrwlmlly.lm: o1, to the rogularly ndvertised sl of segsop geats for tho opern. This ls much 1o thgdlsgruce of, our munagement and the multreatment of fim publie,” Misg Cary evidently-oes not share Blguor Come vaninl’s predilection for o back seat. Sho says; *If Lwero fu Now York I would se- lget the first: box In front, but at the Olymplo 1 would prefer the front row of the dross. cirele; 1don't want anybody’s bonuet in my way; Jf Feould select my seats differently for different nights, I should vary them ne- cording tb the charucter of the opera, but It I was culipglled to lave the sane seats overy night { Would certuinly prefer the front row of the dyess-cirele.” Evidently the best iy kood gipugh for Aunie. Mue. Gerstor was 50 much engaged with her baby and lier dog that gho had nothing of luportance to say. Tha, gestimony I8 not yet concluded. but Knows it, Not a single scat could be seeured” from what hns nlready transplred it Is ap- parent” that counsel aro too mueh over- whalmed and dazed with the presence of artists and tha gorgeousnass of thelr mann- ser to probe deeply enough into the mystery of opern tiekets to scenra the plninti( in his unquestioned vights, The speetacto of n Court nrlging nnd marching to Mme, Gers- ter’s room beeause it was beneath her digni- ty to present herself as o witness Is asuf- ficent Indieation of the absurd nature of the Investigation, The IRepublican Natlonal Convention of 1880, 1t will be remembered that the Republican Nntwonal Conventlon hela in this oity last June was ono of tho most memorable over held in this country, Few of our renders reallze the amount of labor and monoy that was expended in Inducing the Conventlon to hold its scralons fnour city; and 1t was only through tho Inderat- Iuable elforts of & fow of our citizens that such an ‘ovent was brought about. Certnin plodies were mide by o committoe, In behalf of tho eiti- zens of Chleago, to the Ropubllcan National Commitlee nt Washington; which pledges, by tho most untiring efforts, wero falthfully ear- rled out, with the exception of nn ugreement on tha part of tho cltizens of Chicago to print and publlsh a speelfied number of coples of / full and nceurate report of tho proccedings of tho Convention. At tho Inst meetlag of tho Executivo Com= mittee—of which tho IHon. Jesse Spalding s Cluirman and Mr. John 1L Jeftory Secrolary— the Committee found thomeelves In n most deplorablo conditfon with regnrd to fluances. The lberality of ourcitizens had heretofore hieen taxed to the utmost, and the amount of monoy still requieed was nbout $2,500, to pay the, present indebtedners, und redvem the pledges wiade In behalf of Chicngo tu tho Ropublican Natlonnt Connnittee. Varlous nppenls baving recently been mado for tho purpose of ralsing funds, which appeals proved unsuccessful, tho Committen found thomscives in a direful dilemn, Repeated Inquiries camo frots all parts of the conutey, usking why tho pledeos made by the citizons of Chicagoto thellepublio- an Natlonul Committce nt Washlugton, refative totho publlcation of tha proceedings of the Ropublican Natlonnl Convoutlon, were not fulfilled. After several conforonces, and with il hopey ¢xhuustod of belng nble to ralse nny more funds, tho Hon, Jesso Spalding, Chufrmun, snd Mr. dohn B, Jefery, Secretury, gonorously camo forward und ndvanced the necessary funds to redorm all tho pledgos mado Ly tho citizens of Chicayo to the Natlonal Committee. The book of proceedings bas been published and sent to the Nutlonnl Committes nt Washing- ton. This Look i3 o most valuable one in many respeets. It contnius the only ollicinl roport taken stenographically during tho protraoted eegslous of this great Conventlon. It contning tha brilifant speaches made by somo of the most cminont orntors and stateamon of tho country, ~umwong whom wmny bo named President-clect Gartleld, Sonators Conkling, Logan, Tlumb, Hoar, and othors; nléo the lon. Jumes F, Joy, William P, I'rye, 0. . Conger, Emery A, Stores, AW, Campbet], Rebort 11, Ellfott; and othors. 1t nlso contning the remarkiblo debntoin regard to thu unit rule, aud tho nction of the Convet- “tlon providiug for distriet representation in all future conventlons of the party. This of ftsell 1s of an cepecial Interest to every Repub- lican. The volume aléo contuing tho names of all delegntes and nitgrnates who wore inembers of the Convention. with thoje post-oflico nd- drews, Anothor great feature of the Look i the report of the groat 1ilinols. coutest, with the spirited and exciting spoechos of Sonutor Logan, tho ITon. Ewmory A, Storrs, and others. The report of tho Committeo on Credentlals, of whichi tho Ilon. O. . Conger, of Mlchignn, wos Chnlrminn, fs alsv embodied In this book, In short, this book, which contuing s great varlety of valuubla information athor than that alrendy montloned, is one of the most vajuable political toxt nod roferonce books ever published. In order that Messrs. Spaiding and Jefery may e partiatly relmbursed for their muniticent Lb- cerality in advanciug the funds to onable tho vitl- zaus of Chicago to redeom all and overy one of their pledges In un bonorablo and faithiul man. ner, it _has been deeided by the Cumnmitteo to offer a limited number of these books fur salo, “They nre to be sold by subseription, and oun bo abtatned on applicntion to the John I, Jeftery Printioyg House, No. 160 Dearborn streat, In this city, ut the very low prico of $2 per copy. Tho Loolk Is handsumely and attractively bound in cloth, and will be a valuable auxlllary tv any publle or private lbrary, —e—eat—— EpwAnp EvVERRTT, when Secretary of Etato under President Flllmore sent n diplo- mutic noto to the Frouch Minister at Washing- ton declining to Join neonvention 1o nssure tha permanence of Spanish rulo In Cubn. ‘Tho propusition was that England, France, and the United Btutes sbhould unlte jn a gunranteo of Cubn toEpuln puur le present comme pour Pavenir, ~thnt i3, fornll coming thne, Inreplying tothis overture, Mr, Everett aliuded to “tho melan- choly clroumstaneo ' wwhich Lnd prevented nn earller response, the reference bemy to the death of hig predecessor in oftice, Mr. Wouster, The substantlul portion of the proposed con- vention was, ho suld, expressed In a siuglo are tielo In the following terimss: Tho igh contracting purties hercby severnily and effectuatly diselaing, now and bereafter, ull Intention to ubtaln pussession of the Island of Cubg, und thoy Lind: themselves to discountos nunea all nttempta to that elfect on tho purt o nuy Power o1 ndividunls whatever. Tflu high contructing parties declure, soverally and col- leetively, that they will niot obtain or maintain, for theinscives or fur any one of thomsolves, ROy exelusive control over'the sald lsiund, nor nssume nor exercise any duminion over tho snme, % Assent to this proposition was rofused., Mr. Everett unid the President fully concurred with his predecussors, who have un more than ono aceaslon authorized the deolarution that tho Unlted States could not sto with indifferenco the Island of Cubn full into the possession of uny othor Eurepean Government than Bpain, “That event,” suid Mr. Everett, * could not tako pinge without n sorlous derungement of tho internntionul systom now exleting, and it would Indicate designa u reforenco to this homisphore which could not but awnken alurimn in tho Unfted States.”” Tho Presldent dil not covet the ncquisition of Cuba for the United Htates, but he * considerad the condltion of Cuba us mainly an Ameriean question,” Ifo was, moreover, indlsposed to entor Into tho sgreomont In ques- tlon, beenuse bo doubted whethor he had tho power (o bind future Administrationgor Con- Kresses to respect it, and beeause an uvorsion to politieal allinnoes with Buropean Powors. 18 among tho oldust traditions of tho Federat Government, The compact, although equal in ita terms, wonld be vory unequal in Its sub- stance, a3 Frunce and England do not have the eumno interest in Cuba that tho United Bratos do, Tho Island of Cubg, snid Mr, Everott, les at our doord; it, commauds the spprouch to the Guit of Mexico, which wushies thio shored of ive of our Btitos; 1L burs the sntvnies 1o tnt great river which draing half the North Amerlenn Conthent, and with It tributarius forms tho lurgest wystou of Intornal witer commuiicauon it the world; It keeps waten ot the dvorway of our jutercourse with Callfornin by tho lsthimus route, If an istand lko Ciba, belonging tu the !i‘mnluh Crown, guarded thu ontrance to tho Ahames or the belne, and the Unlted Bintea should propose. t: convention like this to Fruneo and England, thoso Powers would ussuredly feel tunt tho disabllity ussumed by ourselves was for Ies serious than that which wo usked thom to usume, " Commereinlly and torritorinlly the aequisition of Cuba to the United Btates would bo vuluable, but for *domestlo reusons™) §, o., tho slavery ugltation n tho Unftud Htates) tho DPresidunt thought that the fncorporption of the ialand into the Union, nithough efected with tho consent of Bpaln, wauld Lo u bazardous meusure, and ho would consider 118 nequisition by foreo, oxcept in @ Just wur with Spuin, as n disgrace to tho :ivilizatlon of tho uge. For his own pary, thoe Presldent declured that no word or deed of his #houtd question the tith or shuko the possession wlBpuin w Cuby, But, ho inguirod, Can ft be expected to last vory Jong? 18 it desirable that it shonld do so? Cuba cost Epaln In 182 an ane nuul expendiiure for uriny sud navy of §12, 00U, .Bo fur from belng injured by the loss of tho 13land, 1t i¥ probable that the mother country would guin by sepuration. A Prosperous coms. merco between Cubu und Bpaln, resulting from unclent assoclations and vommon lunguage, would bo far moro productive thun tho best - deviked system of colontal tuxation, Buch, In briof, wi the substance of My, Everctt's noto. Ita republication now in tho New York IForld has 8 pocullur signl il caucv. Tha “dowestlo ronsons” which former- ly Iuterpused agalust tho peaceful ucqulsition of Cuba uo longer cxiat, cspeolully since pro- vision for tha gruduul -aboliton of slavery fu the islund bus alroudy Lvon sunde. If Mr, Everett were Hving now his logio would copel Lt fo take grounds la fuvor uf the vurchass of The followIng tablo shows tha Benators and Hepresentatives (n ¢ Btato Leglalatures: ntmber Reh of '_:.! Alabnma, Arknnsus. allfornin, Colormlo . Connecticut,, Delnwary, Florida. GQeorghy. Hlinots, reinin . West Virginia, Wisconsin.....,, - It will be noticed that nll of tho New Englen Btntes, excopt Hhode Jsland, have a much large number of meinbors n the Lower Ilouso thsy Inalana hns, New lHampshire has the highey number, 3i0; Vertnont follows with 242, they Mugsuchusotts with 240, and 80 on. Tho newey Biates have smnlier Houses, but none of they emaller in proportion tonrea and population than Indfans e ——— THr following remarkablo letter from Pep nando Wood to Gov, Wise, of Virginis, advising tho comtnutation of John Brown's sentenco 19 fmprisonment for lifo hus been printed: New Youk, Nov, 2, 1860.—The Hon, I, A, Wi MY DeAR But: Hewd this letter over earctully, and, whothor coneutring or not In fts viow, he lieve It einanates from your friend, and o mag who has i thuratgh knowledgo of tho pulso of 1he people of the Free Btates. Your proceed. fngs and conduet thus farin the matter of the conspiraey st Hurper's Ferry mect with general approval, mud ellcit commendntion from your chemies, The tirmness and moderation which have chnracterlzod your eoursc cunnot b oo gy applnuded, and to-day you stand higner thun lln[)' othor mnn [n the Unlun, Now, my iriend, dare you doa bold thing and *temper Justice with merey™? Have you nerve enough 1a send Brown to the Btate Prison for 1Yo fnstead of hanglng him? Or rather { sbould nsk whether such i eourse would be consistent with yourowa. gense of duty, for I kuow that that fs the solo controller of your offlelnl conduct. Hrown §8 looked upon hoto s the mere orazy or fools hurdy emigesry of other men. Clreumstances creaio A sympithy for hlim oyen with thy most ultra friendsof the South, 1 am of this lutwer cluss, as by recont #pcechos you may have ove surved, NoSouthorn mun coutd go furtherthan mysolf in behalf of Bouthern rights, but yet werb | tho Governor ol Virglnia, Brown shouls 3ot be hu, though Bewara should Lo if 1 coutd cutch him, and In guch a eourse my condut woulil be governed by saund polley. The Souta will gnin by showing that it eun beinognanimout toa Tanatio in 18 powor. Wo who flght its bats ties cnn_guln Jnrgely bi ‘polnting to such un lne stance of “chivalry,” You cun judge of Southe crn sontimont better than mysolfs 1 ean gt of Northorn sentiment butter than you, [f the South will sustaln such an aet tho whole North will rlse up e maree to applaud it 1 have tnug irietly and frankly discharzod iy duty a4 you friend, to give ndvice under trylng circume stances. Very lruly yours, FEWNANDO Woon. Mt ToxIlvones, M, P., in a very lengthy article in the current numbaer of Macmillan't Mlggazing, paints a vory rosy ploturo of wresont condition and prospects of the Hugby colony on tho Cumberiand pluteaw. 1o scemi tobe gujte entisticd with what basbeen ac complished, to be greatly encouraged us 1o thy futuro, and ho looks for n healthy and steady amigration from the “old country,” the artich ‘bulug writton to auswor quostions as to Hugby Dt by n gropt muny persons who seem desiraul of sottling therwe, Mr. Hughes, in couclusion Bays: - " It Las boen asked why such n sottlement sliould 110t rather buve beéen taken to an Bnglist colony, or to oue of the Western States; and the Tounders havo Leen uccused of o wantof pa triotiam n the'one easo und want o foresigbtis tho otlier, for baviog selected a Southern Stat of tho Uulon for thelr experhment, Asto oul calanles, the distance from_ hotnu {8 the answel tonllof them vxrept Canuda. From Rugby, it a settler 13 wanted ot howe, lic esn he ticrt within two weeka instead of I slx weaks, At to tho Dominfon of Cuiuda, tho long winter ad tho difficulty of finding openings tor varied ine “dustries on” ono spot, would huve turned e seilo In nny cuse, And the sumo may be saldof tho Northwestorn States of tho Unjon, And,el 1o tho question of patrlotlsnt, speaking now fa myself ntobe, L MLy It weeins ta mo that the most patriotic thing nn BEnghshman can do just now I8 to Nolp 1n drawing us_ close as possibia Lunlbunus ‘whlch unite hls country to tho Unlted States, Tue Natlonnl Antl-Monopoly Leagut will hold n meotlng In New York to morrow nlght, and bo addvessed by Jere winh Black and Bonator Windom. In'a ree vent uddress to the peuplo the Lenguo doe fines tho objects it bins fn view ng follows: !Fhis Louguuls catablished for the protection of e rights of tho citizen agalnst tho axsrel sion of cur}mnulons. by the enforcuuent of principles of rlehit und nutural Justice, as they are detiied by the highest Judicial quthurtye thn Supreme Court of the Unitod Sales, W8 Dellove the supromiey of " thoso principies pee cssury 1o the welfuro uf the rcnplv. HOW. IlllP"l" 1led by n power whieh eomblnes tho tyraniy an aristocracy with thy frrcaponsibility of 80° archys which procinims fte Intention to nullfy tho lnwa oF couform thom o 18 e, and xosd 1ts purposc t o fusten upon the Nution s syaed of corporate monopulios which will secury 188 powera of government to w soall number woenltuy individugls, and make tho people eif tributarios, SENATOR CONKLING I8 the grentestaclori American politics to-dny. 1t was worlh wbo? senson of the soclety drunu to seo him walk 2% tho hinllof tho ftepublican Convention lust Just Whon ho camo Into tho Joint Convention of Con* gress to count tho Electoral voto tho otber & ho was as usual punetuatly five minutes b und n his moat emotionul movd, The tempit tion to throw blm & bouquet was nimost m?ml- iblo, cepectully ns bouquots are oheap 1t Washe Ington. : ——— Tir vote on the River and Harbor bl:l' showed a large mujority of Domocratsont® allirmative sldo of tho question, and & -ualM‘;l' of Republicans mmonge those who voted 1 negntive, OF thu 163 aflirmutive votes, % "” cust by Democrute, 62 by Kepublicuns, aud 417 Ureonba ukors; of thosu in tho neyutlveXve Dumocratie, 46 Republicun, und § Greebact The Demooratie voto was threo to onulnllm of tho bill, while the Hopublican mujorlty ¢ was only 16.° - e PERSONALS, Somebody In Cinciunati has writied ’ pocin on tho death of Carlyle. bis 18 ovens¥ der than thio vssnyist's demlso, o ‘Thero are only fous ladies living “}:r husbands were Presidonts of tho United Stat Y Mrw, Polic, My, Tylor, Mre. Liucoln, 83 Qrunt, ™ Gen, Gibbon says that tho story of Rl tho-Fuco to tho offeat that ho Lilied Culet wanifestly fulse. As Qon. Glbbon wad n"; e thousand miled away from tho seeod UK“‘ Custer massncro when that event oecurT probably knows atl about it. g b Muj. John T, Hurokl, of New \".‘k'fim boen awarded $35,000 dumuges by the SUPRLL LCourt of Now York for Injurles by ab 865y ou the Elevuted Raflroad of Now York Ui, Mr. Harold hud boen au Onlo iman b0 Y;‘“w. company might Hotter Luye gouw ot o vuce, cort® Mr, Bret llarte is mentloncd lryfl”,,, spondont of tho Hume News as *tho 19500 nounced cocknoy i tho wholo of B Tho Callforain story-teltor uow tulkd €, Amcrican ucquaintances ubout his *diBe T, nlght with Luwd Bg-and-So, deah boYe £, CURUECWILNG tu-tOrrow L0 * SUpWILh 180 ye kuow." phh" *How Can I Dream Those Dreams A: e e o tho thtlo of a sonyg recently daved B trudo Mason, of Astitabuta, 0. 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