Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 24, 1881, Page 4

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Conclave Monday evening, July 28, at Taw o'clock, tur inspection, ceview, and reber sulin the aturibuies of the “ited Cross Urder.” Vi jung Sit Knights always welcome. Br order of Z ‘HLL POND, E. C. DAVID GOODMAN, Recorder. ks PLEIADES LODGE, NO. 475, A. F. & A, Me nia! communication Thursday cvening, Ju their oa, Hu and £2 Suuth Hulsted. for tbe trans~ action of impurtant business. Fall attendunce fe- Guesied. Visiting bretaren cordially invited. By oraer W. M. ‘NEWELL, Sec. LAFAYETTE CHAPTER. NO, 2 It, A. M—Stated Convocation Mondar even, July 2 at 8 o'clock. Work on M. E. Degree. Visiing C -mpantons wel- come, By order of | é WM. K. FORSYTH, M. E. A. PL WM. J. BRYAR, Secretar: WASHINGTON CHAPTER, NO. 4 It. A. M Speelul Convocation Friday evening, Inty Bi at cwek, At hall corner fande ph and Halsted-sts. Work on it A Degree. Visiting Companions cordist: Js Invited. Hy urder, wOLN MURPHY, IL P. ‘CHAS. 5, WRIGHT, Secretary. D. C. CHEGIER LODGE, NO. 63. A. Fk A. 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Stated NATIONAL LODGE, NO. i, A. F, & AM. ted Communtestion Taes ay evening, July 2%, ist. Siuster Saunons are condial.y inviued to be present und Witness our work. J. W, OSIRANDEM, W.M. APOLLO LODGE. NO. 62, A. F. & A. M.—Thero wii be n special mecting of thls Lodce Mondav even ing, Juy 23, at the balt, 43 ‘I'wonty -recond-st. Mem- bese are requested to be present. Visi.ors welcome! SPANDISI ACKES, W. M SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1831. ‘Tur extraordinary relapse of the President yesterday at 9o’clock seems to have been wholly due to a complete stoppage of the flow from the wound through a sudden obstruction of some kind. The opening of the passage liberated “a greenish pus, which evidenced a detention of some hours. Immediate relief fol- lowed this action of the surgeons, which was taken late in the day, and, under an in- creased dose of morphine, the patient slept all through the night, his pulse and temper- ature failing back to the points at which the public has learned there is nos ecial danger. Liosry SACKVILLE West, who will soon succeed Sir Edward Thornton as British Minister to Washington, bade adieu to the King of Spain at La Granja yesterday and left for London, from whence he will start svon for Washington. : AN earthquake occurred in Switzerland ani the eastern part of France at 2:30 Friday , morning. At. Geneva the bells were rung, and the houses were shaken; at other points in Switzerland the furniture was upset in dwelling-huuses. The shock was telt in Berne and ip Grenoble and Lyons. Srate-Senxator Roertrson will soon assume the duties of Collector of the Port of New York, now that he has accomplished. the work which he set himself to do on the resignanon of Conkling and Plat. He re- signed his position as President pro tem. of the New York Senate yesterday, and Senator McCarthy was efected to fill the vacancy. ‘This was done on account of the continued illness of Lieut.-Gov. Hoskins. In the event of the Iatter’s death McCarthy becomes Lieutenant-Governor. Tue death is announced of Daniel Me- Carthy, D. D., Roman Catholic Bishop of Kerry, Ireland. The deceased prelate was for a number of years Professor in Maynooth Colleze, and afterwards Vice-President of that institution. On the death of Bishop Moriarty be was appointed Bishop of Kerry by the Pope, being one of the three clergy- men whose names were submitted by the Kerry priests. He was one of, the best theo- Jogians of the Roman Cathelic Church, and + published several works on Scriptural sub- jects. Waexevet the Democrats blunder or fail —and they usually do both—they issue man- ffestos to the country telling what splendid fellows they would be if they only had a fair chance, what grand results they would achieve had fate been otherwise, and what wicked fellows the parties at whose hands they suffer defeat are and have been. ‘The Bourbons of the New York Legislature, hav- ing failed to take advantage of the temporary Bplitin the Republican ranks, are angry and disappointed, and in an adaress issued to the public in explauation of their fallure they are eloquentin denunciation of the spoils sys- tem, caustic in their references to Conkling, _ =Ccontemptuous in alluding to Platt. They try to make it appear that thejare in favor progress of the “ great State of New\york ” and of the Natiou. and that they are perticu- larly solicitous for the interest of the tax- payer, The people, however, have little faith in their protestations or professions, and the people are right. The periodical Democratic manifesto is to be expected, and probably must be endured. ‘Tur finest day’s sport in the way of trot- ting ever seen was given at the Chieago Driving Park yesterday, over 20,000 people being in attendance. There were seventeen heats trotted and paced, the fastest mile being 2:11 and the slowest 2:31}¢; the averaze of the day’s work being 2:23. Mr. Vander- bilt, the owner of Maud S., and a party of his personal friends, came on from New York to see her trot, it being the first time that the owner has ever seen her go a fast mile. She trotted three heats, in 2:2174, 221144, and 2:1L : Tne Alicante, on which the employés of the Bank of Matanzas, Cuba, were supposed to have made their eseape with $200,000 of the bank’s money, put in at Vera Cruz, Mex.. recently, and was sent back to Havana, the Captain being made’ responsible for the safe- keeping of the persons on board. An exami- nation of the vessel failed to show that there were any valuables, and it is now supposed that the defaulters sent two persous on board as a feint to cover their retreat to this country, where they are now believed to be. One of them bought 2 $30,000 draft on New York before leaving. ‘The thieves have shown considerable ingenuity in. getting off with their bouty. Tne London weekly journals are rather severe on the writer of the pro-protective ariicle in the last number of the British Quarterly Review. The Economist declares the writer “ignorant of fiscal affairs, mis- taken in his statistics, and wrong In his con- clusions.” It says that if the article repre- sents the views of the Tory party, and there is little doubt that it does tu a great extent, it will be only regarded as an attempt to mock the distr which it. pretends to re- lieve. The Spectutor hopes that England will escape a revival of the worn-out discus- sion on protection, and, notwithstanding ap- pearances, does not believe that the Tory chiefs will lend themselves to the propagi- tion of the dectrines embodied in the article. CLemENcrau Is rather severe on his quon- dam friend Gambetta, and on the recent for- eign policy of. France. In his paper, La Justice, he tells his readers to beware of “ pen and-ink warriors,” makes caustic al- lusion to Gambetta’s fallure to raise the siege of Paris in 1870, and calls for a truce to attempts on Tunis and Trip oli, which attempts are characterized as insanity. ‘The Ruppel also coudemns France’s course in Africa, insinuates that the French Government is trying to com- pensate for the loss of Metz and Strasburg by little wars in Asia and Africa, and intimates thar Bismarek is the only person who ap- proves such a policy. Of course Rochefort condemns Gambetta’s foreign policy. He tries to ridicule the Republique Francaise and the Gutlois for their recent articles in approval thereof. Banty yesterday morning the President’s wound, which had for’ several days dis- charged a considerable quantity of healthy pus, became obstructed near the inner end of the drainage tube, while the process of suppuration in the deeper parts of the wound continued. A “pus cavity.” partial or com- plete, was thus formed, and the discharge from the mouth of the wound ceased. The patient was then taken with a chill, which was followed by a high fever, the pulse rising to 130 and the temperature to 104. Iis condi- tion caused great alarm, as it was feared that blood-poisoning had set in, or that an abscess had begun to form. An ex- nunination of the pus discharged. how- ever, showed that all the indications of bluod-poisoning were absent. Further ex- amination showed that there was little to fear from the formation of an abscess, and that the chill and subsequent fever were caused by the “pus cavity” aione. The obstruction which caused the “ cavity”” was removed, and in the afternoon the patient’s fever subsided, and he obtained relief. At 10 p. m, the pulse had fallen to 106, and the President was sleeping quietly. Drs. Agnew and Hamilton, who were hastily summoned to Washington when the unfavorable symp- toms made their appearance last ni expressed renewed confidence in the Presi- dent’s condiiion, and said that the situation was by no means as grave as feared. HOW TO INCREASE THE WATER-SUPPLY. ‘The growing necessity fur an increased water-supply in this clty is universally con- ceded. , The capacity of the present works is already’ overtaxed. ‘Lhe present pressure carries the water no higher than the third and often the second stories of the large buildings in the business district, and the consumption for hydraulic purposes within that district is so large as to reduce the sup- ply in the residence districts below the re- quirements tor domestic uses. ‘The inipending water famine in New York, London, and Paris, and the apprehension of great suffering and disease as a consequence, ought to be a warning to Chieago not to allow this matter to drift along until it shall be too late to provide an immediate remedy for great distress. The question of the hour is: How shall the increased facilities for a more abundant sup- ply of water be provided ? ‘The City Government seems to be hedged about with insuperable obstacles in the way of relieving the present situation, The mu- nicipal debt cannot be lawfully increased. It is already in excess of the: constitutional limit of 5 per cent on the assessed valuation of taxable property. The expentliture of several millions of dollars for new water- works out of cutrent taxes is equally pre- vented by the 2 percent limit on taxation; and, if this were not the case, the people would hardly be willing to submit to an addition of one or two millions a year to their taxes during two or three years over and above the four or five millions necessary to the ordinary expenditures. It is evident the city itself cannot move directly in this matter for some time to come. A number of private persons have pro- posed to erect water-works for supplying the business portion of the city with the water required for mechanical and manufacturing purposes. The Mayor, who is tully cogni- zant of thé urgent necessity for increased facilities, has favorea this plan, under cer- tain conditions designed to protect the city froma future monupoly. But the proposi- tion has encountered sharp criticism. It is believed by many persons that such an enter- prise cannot be authorized by the Municipal Legislature without incurring the risk of a material reduction in the revenues of the public water-works, an added expeuse to the taxpayers, and futute oppression of the water-censumers. THE Tripuxe does not share all these apprehensions, but at the same time itis of the opinion that the man- agement and control of the entire water sys- tem should remain in the charge of the City Government. That will certainly be the { safest way to_assure a fair distribution, low | rates, and a large revenue for. the benefit of the city. ‘ How, then, are the needed works to be ob- tained ? We think there is a way in which both the obstacles which the city encounters and the objections urged against the-private enter- prise can be overcome. Let capitalists ad- vance the neccesary funds for the erection of ‘auxiliary water-works to supply the business pornon of the city, and rent them for, say 100 years, to the Municipal Government at an annual charge which shall be a fair rate on the actual investinent. Let the city lay out the work to be done, determine the extent of the territory to be supplied, the length and size of the new water pipes and nrains, the location and power of the pumping machin- ery. and the limit of the expense to be in- curred; all the works to be constructed ac- ‘cording to the plans and under the personal supervision of the City Engineer, and to be | bought at the end of the 100-yeur lease by the city at an appraised valuation of so much of the original plant as was originally fur- nished by private capital. ‘There is scarcely a doubt that abundant capital would be forthcoming to carry out such a scheme when it should be once for- mally projected. Who will question that, if the City Government of Chicago had author- ity to issue bonds running 100 years, ata moderate rate of Interest, such bonds could be readily gold on the market? But stock in new-water-works, leased to the city for 100 years, woitld be practically the same to ue investors us city bonds running 160 years; with the difference that the owners of such stock would receive, say, 1 per cent addition- al interest per annum in consideration of the waste in the material during’ the term of the lease. Money would be freely offered from other cities to carry out tls project, if it were required, but there is reason to believe that Chicazo capital would rush to take ad- yantage of the investment. It Is pretty eer- tain that the stock would be at a premium before the consiruction of the new water- works could be fairly started. So far as the interests of the City Govern- mentand of the people of Chicago are In- volved in this proposition, they would be on the same plane as if the city had the power to issue bonds and build the works out of the proceeds of the sale of such bonds. ‘The works would be constructed after the ap- proved plins and specifications of the City Engineer, and the funds expended under the supervision of the proper elty authorities: ‘The management and control of the auxili- ary water-system for fire and mechanical purposes would be in the hands of the city authorities frum the start, just as much as if the city had advanced the money on sale of ponds. ‘The policy of the City Government would be to charge such rates for water as would pay the rental, just as if tne in- yestment were represented by city bonds, and also the cust of such repairs and extensions from time to thne as should be necessary. In other words, the manage- ment of the auxiliary works would be pre- cisely the same as of the main works; and at the end of the 100 years’ lease the city would bein possession of all the extensions and additions that had been made In the mean- time, and pay only the actual value of what should remain of the original plant, ‘The object of such a scheme as this would be to furnish the business district of me city (bounded, we will say, at present, by Harrl- son street on the south, Chicago avenue on the north, the lake on the east, and Halsted street on west) With the supply of water necessary for the Fire Department, and to run the elevators and machinery, Supply a thousand or more steam boilers, wash the strevts, cleanse the closets, fluud the sewers, and for all purposes other than drinkin and culinary uses. ais would —r¢- lieve the present North Side and West Side Pumping-Works to such an extent that they will be adequate during the ni twenty or thirty years for supplying the residence dis- triets of the eity with abundance of pure wa- ter fur domestic purposes. The standmy tower of the new works should ‘be built suiticiently high and the mains sulliciently strong to bear the pressure thus secured to reach to the tups of the high- est business buildings, and to use in case of fire from the natural pressure by appl. hose to the firehydrants. Arrangements might also be made fur connecting with thie other pives of the city service in cause of emergency. The outline of the plan that has already been sketched is to erect the works on the Lilinvis Central pier at the extreme northwestern corner of the outer harbor, whence the water, which is there very deep, will be conveyed to consumers through mains laid in the streets and alleys. There are already about 300 elevators run by city water pressure; while these are consuming large quantities of fluid greatly needed by the citizens generally, ie pressure is wholly inadequate for the purposes required, The city should either shut off these hydraulic machines or suppiy them with a proper furce todo their work. If any person has a more practical or feasible plan to surmount the existing difficulties, we shall be glad to pre- sgnt it to the publ THE “ON TO RICHMOND” ARTICLE, ‘The two dispatches sent by Edwin ton to Edwards Pierrepont, of New York, not long after the assasination of President Lincoln, which* were resurrected from the files of the War: Department and published in yesterday’s TRIBUNE, must have greatly perplexed the general reader who is not aware of the pecullar retavions which had long existed. between the Se of War and the editor-in-chief of the New York Tribuné, ‘The dispatches were as follows: War Derantaent, May 12, 105—10:05 p. m.— To the Hon, Ed cards Pecrrepout, New ¥: I have written to-nht to retain you and Cutting and Brady, or any one else you may desire to have associated with you, to Prusceute Horace Greeley. und the owners of the Yrdiune tor persistent etfurts, the hast four weeks, NS tO Itish their work of murder- e give tho matter your imumeduite eviving the fetter, aud secure printed since wo ty mclie ass ing me. Pt atiendon on copies of all the Tributes mght of the President's murder, and yet the names of the Owners. L propose’ to prosecute erimmnaily and also by civil oust, for f shall not allow them to huve ine murdered ang escape respunsibility without a struzzie tor Lfe on my part. EpWIN 31. SEATON. War. Derantwest, May 13—5:20 p. m.—The Hon. Edwards. Perr pou and the Hon. BP. Be Cutting, New York: Lave proof of express per- sonal malice against me by Greeiey, aud believe tit Le isu x combination bewween bim and others which muy end in accomplishing iny dvath, a3 it did against Sir, Lincoin and Mr. Seward. This ig my reason for distinguishing his ense from others of gencral vituperation. EDWIN M. Sraxto. This is the combination of events wh led to the writing of these dispatches: In the early part of 1361 Llorace Greeley was the editor-in-chief of the Tribune, Mr. Dana, now of the Sun, was man- aging editor, and had practical control of the paper. The sentiments expressed by Mr. Greeley in favor of “letting the erring sisters go in pence” hud dissatisfied the majority of the stockholders, who were in sympathy .With the more warlike views held by Mr. Dana. During the months immediately pre- ceding the battle of Bull Run a number of editorials appeared in the Tribune urging an immediate attack upon the enemy, then encamped in Virginia, not far west of Washington. The burden of all these editorials was “On to [tteh- mond.” Partly In obedience to these retter- ated demands from that powerfu! journal, an advance was ordered, which resulted in the batue of Bull Run,—almost won, but dis- astrously lost., Asa cons-quence of this defeat a storm of indignation was poured upon the editor-in- ebief on account of these articles whic he had not written, which he had not sanc- i } Will bv informally arr ble by the public. It is not generally known, though it is a fact, tliat? nearly all of: the. “Qn-to-Richmond” edilorials were written by Mr. Edwin M. Stanton, not then in the War Department, but who was at that time, as he was afterwards when he beeame Seere- tary of War, in favor of pushing the enemy and bringing the War toa speedy close by hard and continual pounding. He believed that one of the best ways of securing the end he aimed at was to enlist on the side of a vigorous enforcement of the War the assist- ance of one of the most influential Republic- an newspapers, es ‘The wrath raised on acecunt of these On- to-Richmond” articles after the loss of the Bull Run fight was so intense that the stock- holders of the New. York Tribune Company yielded to it, turned out the pugnacious Dana, aud restored Greeley to absolute con- trol. ‘At a subsequent period Mr. Greeley learned by whuin these “ On-to-Richmond ” editorials were written, and he. was never able to overcome a feeling of dislike and re- pugnanee towards the author, who had been instrumental in bringing down upon his head so much public denunelation. : In 1862 Mr. Stanton beeame Secretary of War, and soon afterwards avpointed ‘Mr. Danan Special Agent of the War Depurt- ment, which position he retained until he was made Assistant Secretary, in 1864. Between Mr. Stanton (a man of unrelenting will, “who, having decided upon niine of policy, pursued it unflinchingly to the bitter end, re- gardless of popular feel ne or press opposi- tion) and Mr. Greeley (uervous and, umid, opposing bloodshed as much as any Quaker) there was no possible sympathy, and the anger which Mr. Greeley felt over these “On-to-Richmond ” editorials of Stanton Was never appeased. Mr. Stanton, on his side, looked with great distrust upon Greeltey’s conferences or nezo- tiations with the Rebelagents in Canada dur- ing 1864, which he thought had a tendency to encourage the Copperhead fire in the rear, and to prolong the life of the Rebellion. ‘There were evidenily some articles in the New York fribune after the assasination of Lincoln which must have led Seeretary Stan- ton, who was himself greatly exctted by the murder of the President, or “stampeded” by it, as Gen. Sherman says in a recent letter, to. send these extraordinary dispatches to his con- fidential friend, Mr. Pierrepont, who after- wards became Attorney-General. The latter being a covl, clear-headed man, dently: dissuaded the Son of Mars from proceeding with the proposed prosecution. But it has been a well-kept seeret to have eluded the inquisitive eyes of all the Washington corre- spondents for seventeen years. The history of the Rebellion War is not yet written, 2 «THE KEW HERESY TRIAL. Among the many attractions of Chicago as a‘ place of summmer-resort,” a new one is now presented, whien will draw many pa- trons, and will offer some extremely interest- ing and exciting phases—namely: a “heresy trial.” Those who remember the Rey. Pat- ton’s arraignment of Prof, Swing will call to mind its absorbing interest and the manner in which all classes of people for the time be- ing forgot worldly considerations, pomps, and vanities in their eagerness to listen to the discussiun of theologival points, to wateh the novel and peculiar phases of the trial, ‘and to learn the fate of the now popular pas- toruf Central Chureh, ‘The new trial, that of the Rev. Dr. Thoinas, bids fair to exceed that of Prot. Swing iu interest. The latter was a not-comvatant; the former has “car- ried the war into Africa,” and the interest of his arraigument will concern both its matter and manner, ‘The Committee appointed at the Inst an- nual session of the Ruck Ri r Conference to prepare the charges of heresy against Dr. ‘Thomas have handed them over to the Pre- siding Elder of this district, who will im- mediately furnish copies of them to Dr. "Thomas, and soon announce the time for the meeting of the Court. In the report there is a general charge of heresy, and the specifica- tions under this 2¢ are three in number. "Phe first specities that the Doctor teaches doctrines as to the question of the inspiration of some portions of the Scriptures which are antagunistic to the doctrines of the Chureh; the second specities that the de- fendant denies the doctrine of the Atone- ment as taught by the Church; and the third, that he has taught the doctrine of probation after death for those who have died in sin, which is alleged to be contrary to the doc- trines of the Church, The evidence in the hands of the prosecutors is largely made up of extracts from his sermons, and also from his conversations, and upon this evidence, which they deem sufficient, they will press for his conviction before the constituted Committee, who will present their decision to the next An- nual Conference, leaving Dr. Thomas, how- ever, in case of an unfavorable decision, the right of appeal to the Judiciary Committee, whose decision will be final. It is not probable that the clerical court will meet before September, but the general shape which the trial will assume is already pretty well outlined, and it will differ from that of Prof. Swing in more than one vital point, Prof. Swing, as we have said, w: non-resistant, and let his friends do the fight- ing for him, and, though they were enthtsi- astic and did as well as they could, he w yery much like a lamb ted to the slaughter. s evidently tired of dogmatic feiters, hed for religious freedom and the op- portunity to have a ¢hureh of his own, where. he could do and say what he thought right without any responsibility to Presbyteries or Synods.. During the trial he was apparently as unconcerned as the most disin.erested spectaior, and probably when he was brought in guilty Prof. Patton was not lialf so happy over the expulsion of the * heretic” as the heretic was to find himself at bberty to roam where. conscience led in the pleasant pastures out- side of the fold. With Dr. Thomas, how- ever, the case is different. He will, it is reported, go into the tial aggressively, He is not content to stand in the attitude of a defenseless prisoner. ‘Yo the charge of heresy he has-already replied with a ringing defiance. The proseetuors summon hii to by summoning them also. ‘They charge him with being a “ her- etic,” and he replies: You are the heretics.” They charge bim with teaching doctrines antagonistic to those of the Chureh. He challenges them to prove the antazo- nism. Such a trial as this, in which the energy of the prosecution will be met with equal energy by the defense, in which the prosecutors themselves jigned to show cause why -they are not guilty of heresy and to prove that they are teaching doctrines that are believed by the majority ot the member- ship of the Church, cannot but possess the highest interest, not alone for the innnense membership of. the Methouist Church, but for the whole Christian public, In one respect. the prosecution of Dr. Thomas will: resemble that of Prof. Sw ‘The genius of the Swing trial was Prof. Pat- ton, a wiry, nervous, energetic, able theo- Jogian. His theology was a Procrustean bed. The man who'wag to lie in it must fit it, I tov short, he must stretch himself. If tow long, he must agree to amputation. ‘The genius of the Thomas trial is his Corsican brother. Dr. Hattield has thesamy tioned, but for which he vas held respousi- ; nerve, energy, and abiliiy,—the same repug- Ww! nance of what he believes to be heresy,—and he will make It warm for the necusell clerey- man. If Dr. ‘Thomas is acquitted against such a prosecutor, he willbe a greater power than ever before, in the Methodist Church, and will carry its standard. If he is found guilty, there is plenty of room in this wide world for 50 eloquent and able a teacher, whose spiritual character and life cannot be assailed even by his enemies. —_—_——— INCEND'ARIES BEFORE THE COUNCIL. Tt is suid that the proposition to shorten up the fire Himits and surround the business d triets with miles deep of combustible pine shanties will come before the Council to- morrow evening, and that the promoters of the scheme count upon twenty-two votes, or three more than is required to carry it. If there is any serious reason to apprehend sueh a result, then the Citizens’ Association, the Board of Underwriters, the Board of ‘Trade, and thé leading merchants should or- ganize an emphatic protest in some form that shall bring reckless or corrupt Aldermen toa proper sense of their responsibility and duty. ‘A compression of the present fire limits would be a greater menace to the progress and prosperity of Chicago* than anything which has happened since the disastrous conflagration of 1! It isa matter of notoriety that the move- ment for giving over halt the ‘city limits to pine structures originates with a certain real-estate clique which owns property in the southern and western districts of the city. These owners believe they can sell their lots readily if authority be given to erect combustible pine shanties thereon. ‘They are utterly indifferent to the general welfare of the city. Lt is a matter of no mo- nient to them that the erection of fire-traps in the very districts which it Is proposed to exempt from the ordinance !s really more dangerous to the safety of the city, owing to the prevailing west and southwest winds, than if the building of frame houses were permitted in‘the heart of the business dis- trict, where the water-supply is abundant and protection against the ppread of a confla- gration better assured by High walls of stone and brick. But the members of the Council cannot legitimately be influenced by such self- ish motives. They are, or ought to be, the guardians of the public safety. They have no moral right, and we doubt whether they havea legal right, to increase the risk of wholesale destruction of the property of the citizens by fire in order to give a few mena selfish advantage. ‘There can be no doubt in the minds of thoughtful people as to the result of. tamper- ing with the fire ordinance. Insurance es will go up immediately. Some of the fest and best companies will cancel their risks ana withdraw from the city. The mer- chunts will get alarmed at the prospect. and reduce their business rather than incur greater dangers of fire than existed before without safe and adequate Insurance, The reputation of Chicago will be injured, and business-men will not remove to the city in anything like the same proportion as during the pust three or four years, To the extent that inflammable pine, shanties shall be erected, the construction of sulid, permanent, and yaluable buildings will decrease. In one word, the proposed contraction of the firelimits hos all. the elements of a local panic. The talk of “cheap houses” for “poor people” Is a mere sham. The laboring classes suffer more than all others from any condi- tion which impairs the prosperity and pro! ress of the community in which they live. Moreover, it hag been demonstrated by re- peated experiments that the interest on the si Increased cost of a substantial brick cottage | paint cottage does : over that of pine and not nearly equal the increased expenses of the frame building in insurance and repairs, while ail other considerations of safety, com- fort, and health are on the side of the brick building, Lumber can no longer be bought in this country for a mere song, but the material for brick-making 1s inexhaustible, and the appliances used in the manufacture are constantly improving, Ata time when the cost of a brick building is approximating the cost. of afraine building itis an injury and an injustice to tne poorer classes to en- courage the erection of perishable fire-traps, —_—_—— “ALL PHENOMENA ARE EXPLAINED BY MOTIUN.” Tho “cultivated thinkers” of America, Europe, Africa, and the isles of the sea are invited by the Concord School of Philosophy to consider the theory that “all phenomena are explained by motion.” It is a tough subject, if we may be allowed the use of an unscientific phrase in so grave a connection, and we should hardly attempt to dispose of it macolumn were we not stimulated thereto by the dazzling nature of the prize offered for the solution of the problem by the author of “A Stuaent’s Dream? The doubt; of this unhapp. author.ought to be dispelled in order that he may have unlimited time and opportunity to dream. It is equally im- portant that the philosophers of Concord should be relieved of -tne incubus of this question, which in itself is simple envugh, but which has been rendered apparently obscure and difficult of solution by an over- whehning mass of seientifie rubbish. Doubt- less the “cultivated thinkers* of the world will attempt to come to the aid of the Con- cord philosophers through learned disquisi- tions, rendered utterly incomprehensivle by the scientific language in which they are clothed. But we propose to depart from this beaten track of the -scientists, and demonstrate the truth of the proposition we shall advance by a few simple commonplace illustrations which are quite as susceptible of compre- hension by fools as by the wise men of science; and if our illustrations are compre- hensible by fools they ought not to fail of convincing wise men. We do not propose to enter upon an elaborate discussion of the principles of phenomenology. Everybody is supposed to know what a phenomenon is,— sumething presented to the eye, something discovered to exist. Are the innumerndle phenomena of the natural world explained by motion? This is what the philosophers want to know; and the author of “A Student’s Dream ” offers a prize of $400 to the “cultivat- ed thinker”? who will guess the riddle, It was long a question whether in the mat- ter of tai seing the millions of dogs gered their ttils, or the millions of tails wagged their dogs. But it is now univer- sully admitted by “cultivated thinkers ” that the dog wags the tail, The reason of this conclusion is that itis easier for a large body to wag a small body than for a small body to wag a large body; und It is a reasonable pre- sttmpiion that in the division of labor be- tween the dug and the tail the law of adapta- vility.is strictly observed. “ Bat what has this to do with the subject?” sneer- ingly inquires some spectacted scientist. Everything,” we reply. Lt has been ascer- inined by the “cultivated thinkers” that, while the dog undoubtedly wags his tai! a great deal, so jo speak, sull, whenever the util wags “a great deal,” the dog wags a ‘]ittle mites? as ue Yankee philosophers say. Now, then, the phenomenon of the wageing of the dog’s tail is explained by the motion of the dog. So when, in tly time, the imule “ switches ” his tail, it is the motion of the mule’s body that causes his tail tu “switch.” Sir John Herschel declared that the origin of the idea of force must be re ferred to the consciousness of each inaividu- power to move our own limbs, and, by their intervention, other bodies.” Thus thé phe- nomenon of the body of a bore flying down the stalrway without the precaution of using the steps is explained by the tact of the mo- tion of his irate victim’s leg in the act of ad- ininistering a violent kick. ‘The phenomenon of kissing is clearly ex- plainable by motion. ‘The lover steals 2 kiss from his inamorata’s cheek; she is agitated, and trembles with emotion, or she pretends to be enraged, and slaps him In the face, or she is pleased, and offers her lips to be kissed. 1n this case motion is present as the cause and effect of every act in the kissing drama: and “when notion fs once bezun [in a case of this kind it must be continued for- ever, were it not for the intefruption of ex- ternal enuses.”” The external cause, if the kissing is ata picnic, is the sudden appear- ance on the scene of some strolling fool; or, if in the parlor, the advent of the old gen- tleman on some trumped- uperrand. The phenomenon of disagreements amon& eats is explained by motion. The house cat sits purcing In perfect repose in. the back yard at midnight. Suddenly the next-door neighbor’s cat dashes over the wall in hot haste, with back elevated and tail expanded, spitting and snarling like a fiend. The fisht which inevitably takes place is the result of the motion of the cat jumping over the wall. When both cats are in motion still other phenomenon of motion are developed in the form of flying brickbats, bootjacks, boots, and other missiles descending in a shower from the neignboring windows. Itis a law of Nature that “any particle of matter, unacted on by any other matter, and onee in motion, is a perpetual motion.” It follows, of course, that when a particle of matter is brought to a state of rest by con- tact with another particle of matter all crea- tion is shaken from centre to circumference by the concussion, in accordance with the law of ‘correlation of forces.” We don’t expect common people to comprehend this abstruse provosition, but “cultivated think- ers” will understand it, and that is suff- cient for our present purpose. The Con- cord School of Philosophers will know that we propose to apply the proposition stated to the phenomenon of cat-fighting. The eat, when spitting mad, is a particle of matter in motion. Unacted on by any other particle of matter, the spitting mad cat would figlt perpetually. The other spitting mad cat is, however. a particle of matter in mo- tion, and the impact of the blows delivered and reeeived by the particles of matter re- spectively results in reducing one of the par- ‘ticles of. matter to a state of rest, while the other moves on. But the combat has, meantime, brought other forces into motion, and these new developments of motion in turn become the cause of other phenomena, But we need not multiply examples. We have demonstrated the truth of the guess of the Concord Schoul of Philosophers that “all phenomena are explained by motion.” Culti- vated thinkers may sneer at the simple lan- guage we have employed and at the homely illustrations used to enforce our argument. Jealousy and ®envy may prevent the author of “A Student's Dream ” from awarding us the prize, but an appreciative public will, if he fails todo this essay justice, overwnelin him with withering scorn. é Gen. OppyKe, who had a flattering men- | tien in Gen. Steedmau's reply to Schotield In ‘ connecuon with the Tuomas dispute, has writ- ten to the Ohio suldier-editor as fullows: Bixkina House or OvprKe & Co., New York, July 9, 1831—Dear Gexerat: You may not remember me personally well enuugh to | Justify me in writing to you, but your tremen- dous ‘editorial that nus demolished Schutteid stirred tne profoundly. I desire to thank you ‘or it as justice to our grand old. chief, Gen. omas. und showing tae “deep damnation“ of Gen. Schonteld’s treachery tu bis chief. You seem to pave dipped your penin the supernal flamea of supreme justive, and I hope you will write some of the many facts that muse live In your own mind to the Chaplatn of Gen. Thomas, ‘Thomas J. Van Hora, Fort Douglas, Urab. He is nuw writing the fife of Gen. Thoraas, and your incomparable service t+ Tuomas at the supreme crisis of his great day at Chickamauga tnust bave fixed you within bis “very beurt’s core,” and caused you to koow much that is of grent interest to history. Your resistless vd~ vance on that sunny ufternoon againat the solid and determined masses of the Rebels under Longstrect carried the fate of the Army of the Cumberlund with it. Without that munifesta- tion of the luftiest courage snd devotion Thom- as must have stopped at Thermopyhe., but you Jed on to Marathon. I have otten reiated this of you to those interested in that tremendous contlict, Please accept my thanks for the most ratifying neotion of my name and conduct in tue buttle of Franklin. No one could baye done itso wellas yourself. “Huve you any dita as to Hood's force at Nashville? Badeau's boos makes itabout 24,000, That must be wrong, and I judve that you can show it to beso. Vers truly yours, E. OppykE. Gen. J. B, Steedman. Se Tne passage of the Sp-cial Elections bill by the New York Legislature removes tue pos- sibility of adoubt that the Lower House of Con- gress will be controlled by the Republicans. There are four vacancies in New York, three of them Republican and one Democrat. ‘rhe dis- tricts formerly represented by Lupbam and Miiler are pretty certuin toclect Republicans. This Is the icast acknowledgment they could muke of the honor conferred upon their mem- bers. Mr. L. P. Morton's district is now ia doubt, but it ean be carried for a Republican with proper‘ organization. Fernando Wood's district ig conceded to the Democrats. 1m Mich- igan the vacancy created by Conger's clevation to the Senate bus-already been filed, and ex- Gov. Dingley x3 been nominated in Mr. Frye’s old Maine district. The custom in Englund is to return members of the Government without serious opposition when they go to the country after taking office. Vernon Harcourt’s case was an exception. He was rejected, it will be re- membered, ut a second election, ana wns obliged to get n sent through the favur of Mr. Plimsoll, attended by their superiority fn mastering the shbjects-to which they gave attention,—a sac cess thé more surprising as they were obliged touse astrange language. The Courant says: “Should the mission be removed, the most last- mg impression made by the visitation of the Chirlese scholars bere, and the tradition that will stay longest after them, will be of their re. murkuble uptness 13 scholars and of the great successes which they mude In our schools.” Tre editor of the Pochester (N. ¥.) Dem. ocrat was a member of the class of 1855 at Will. jams College, and he catatogs the famous men who were there with Mr. Garfield. In the Presl. dent's class, that of 1858, were United States Trensurer Gilsilin of Connecticut, Col. Rock- well, Congressman Jacobs of New York, and Tnired States Murshai Knox of New York. In the cluss of 1853 were Senators Hitehcock and Ingulis, the lute Prof. Dimmock of Williams, the hite Prof. James Orton of Vassar Colieze, Col. W. S. B. Hopkins of Worcester, Masa, and aremarkably lane numberof men who bare achieved distinction in the ministry, at the bur, in polities or in the army. Ex-Gov. Gilbert @. Walker of Virginia, and Prof. Ward of Roch- ester, the eminent naturalist, were among the non-graduate members of this class. Of a class of tifty-fuur members at least twenty-four have more than lucul reputations. a Tre extreme coercive teetotal fanatics ta Ohio have done the Republican cause a service by nominating a full State ticket and taking the tleld as an independent orgarization. There seems to be no doubt that the mnvement is en- gincered by Demoeruts. The Cincinnati Gazette calls attention to the fact that the Demvc.atic districts were much more strongly represented in the Convention than the Repubiteun districts, If cis is the case, it may be taken for granted that the Demverats bave overreached them. selves. The Western Reserve, wuere the Re publican temperance strength chiefly ites, fought shy of the Prohibition Convention, while, on the other hand, the fact that such # conven- tion has been hel} goes far to restore the Re- publican party to favor among the Germans, who have viewed {ts recent course in local ate fairs wits sume alarm. : $< Broxsos ALCcortT was, as the Boston Tran- script says. “tinely orpnic’ at bis Concord Akudeme the other day when he said: At night we retreat into the occiput away frum the forebend. We are wrnnnals tal we bavea forenead and @ fuce, und, as we re- treat from the furebead at night, so at chat time we live ike the ummuals. The mind plays games and sports at hide and seek ta.the bickbexd and up and down the spine. nature of an animal. ——___ Arrucn Lerroy, the murderer of Gold in an English railway carriage, was a well-known barroom loafer in Australia. He had emptoy- ment on many of the leuding newspapers in that country, and was known to be an unconsvion- able liar and a scamp. It was not thought, haw- ever, that he bad the personal courage whicb he exhibited in bis uttack on Gold, who was an ath~ letic man and made a brave strugele for his life, ed by the New York Legislature and put upon its pnssage. The resolution must be adopted by the next Legislature as well as by this one be- fore it ig submitted to the people. The canals cannot, theretore, be made free before the year 1882, and probably not until 1883, even if all the TRCESArY: forms should be ubserved by that time. THe sharks have put in their appearance at Coney Isiund a little late in the seasun. The Herald remurks that the season bas been back ward, and the shark, being one of the most fushionable of fishes, has not wished to force matters. New-Yorker on the haif-shell is the favorit dish in shurkdom at this season of the year. : ee Commissioner RacuM, having recovered the patronage whieb Secretary Sherman took away from bim, ia now credited with an Inten- tion to use it for the benetit of Maborein Vire giniz. The Commissioner probably does not en- tertain any such idea. He is more likely to use the patronage in nis control fur the purpuse of cuilecting the revenuc. 5 Duntine the last fifty years the New York Legislature bus adjourned so Inte as July only in the yeurs 182 on the 2d, and in 1353 un thezIst, In the latter years recess was bad from April 35 to May 24. The Legislature of 1831, therefore, willgo upon recurd as sitting later than any Legislature for a half-century, ILas itever occurred to the wise and good Park Commissioners that midsummer is not the best season for sprerding manure on the award? The Luke-Shore drive, forexamp.e, is not bait the public benefit it mignt be were it not fur the various steuches witn whicn itis hedged about. —<—<—<———— Irany serious results should follow the President's relupse, the cooling muchine will undoubtedly come in tor purt of the blame. People will say that it was a rash experiment, whereas if vothing hud occurred they would have sald it was a boon to humanity. ——<$$—$—— War the Governor of Texas. said to the Governor of Oni was silller and less to the polat than the celebrated observation of the Guiernor of North Curvlina to the Guvernor of Suuth Curohna. PERSONALS.~ Garibaldi, after having frequently de clined tt, bas floatly accepted a yeurly pension of $8,0W, offered by King Humbert from his civilhst. The old patriot is theret re enabled tu enlurge his establishment at Cupreca, and do a litte more entertaining. A Chinese laundryman in Philadelphia has_ a revised sign, of which tts is a true copy: No trustee—no busteo Bustee is Hadee No trustee—no vustes _No bustee—no Hadee Lord Beaconsfield’s ‘will has just been provea, und the net amount dispused of, sfter deducting debts ang funeral expenses, Is shown to be 316.02. All the lute Lord's real estute goes to his uepbeww, Coningsby Kalph Disraell, and is to be entailed for tue benetlt of the Int- ter’s mule descendants. The rest of the person- al estute is to be used in purchasing more land the sullor’s friend. ‘kere are strong reasons why constituency should approve the promotion of Its representative In this country by choosing a successor of the sine political faith, Says the New York Tribune: “The Leg- isluture has now perfected, pussed, and the Gov- ernor bag signed the Special Elections dill. In its- final sbupe it leaves the Governor without discretion a3 to ordering a new election [8 case of Congressional \ vacancies, but positively directs that he shulldo so where the vacuncy. occurs more than sixty days before a gener! election. No special election shall be heid, however, within twenty days of a gener! elec- tion. Some regret seems to be felt that the mandatory clause was inserted, but it. 13 one which will hardly do burm, and {t may, at some time in tho future, prevent a partisan Governor from misusing his puwers to aifect the organtza- tion of a House of Representatives. Some cu- rious opposition was mude to the bill In the As- sembly. Mr. Erastus Brooks took the ground nguinst itthat the State had got along eghty years without such a law,—un objection which could have been urged, In times pust, to many things, Includmg Mr. Erastus Brooks. Mr. ‘Trimble, who lives in one of the vacuted dis- tricts—Mr. Morton’s—voted against the bill, showing how deep asense of responsibility he has in his legislative actiot er Prommirion works In a peculiar way in Maine. The Boston G.obe reports that during the month of June the invald and indisposed cltizens of Re und tuok away trom the city liquor ugeney and presumably consumed twen- ty-elght gulluna of newrum, twenty-three gal- Jons of old rum, balf a pint of Jamaica rum, tive gallons of xin, fitteen gallons of whisky, three quarts of port wine, eleven guilons of, alcohol, live bottles of porter, two botties of ‘ule, and elyht bottes of Inger beer. Rockland {3 not In Mussachusetts, tut it ts ue of Gen. Neul Dow's temperunce towns in Siaine. ————etem REFLECTIONS having appeared in a Hart- ford puper on the, character ef tne Chinese stu- denis. intimating that they ran. into excesses und fell Iuto free aud ensy ways, causing them to tose their interest in thelr studies, the Cour- unt comes vigurously to their defense, dectarinx that they bave won more than pralse by their tiielity and success in study, and not Infre- quently bave pruvoked the jealousy ot the na- uve Americuns in the scnovls and colleges they. to be settied in a similar manner. Prince Bismarck, who since his student days, when be became the tirm friend of Motiey, hus always bad a stroug liking for Americans, is suid to have written an autograph letter to Mra. Gurtield. in which be begs ber to accept his heartfelt condotence and best wishes for bu3- band’s recovery. ‘I'he Prince is. now leading o quiet, vuletudinarian life at ntasingeo, muin- tuning wt strict seclusion, and occupying himself little with State utfuirs. Arecent review of Parton’s “ Voltaire” says that * Voltaire, above ull, was free from the como. anxiety that buuots authors. He never knew whut it was to want money. To the thritt of bis nation and bome training be Jomed a bold and apt spirit of speculution. His gaios nerensed by gifts aud pensivns, were swelled by the fruits of skillful ventures 1a the funds, tn contmerce, in army contracts, and his investments were su prudently manuged Wat his revenue the year before bis deeth amounted to 246,000 francs, ‘nbout equal in purchas.ng power to the same number of uur dolturs In 1881.” His expenditure was suited to bls stacion, DiS nuspitelity tree. and bis care of relatives and dependents liberal. Only his enemies accused Voltaire uf avarice.” Master Jimmie Garfield, thé’ President's son, proposes that un-bis father’s recovery & trutbtul narrative shall be given to bim of woat bus really been geing on of tate. Afew days, ago he wus fuuad at the Secretary's table writ~ tnx ina note-took, und when asked if he psd taken upon himself the afulrs of State, replied? “No, but I buve done the next bardest thing—L have started a diary. 1 don't Intend to keep it lung; only till father gets sol can read it to him, You see, bo don't kuow wout’s going OD- The doctors won't tell hia anything, aor allow Col. Kuckwell, nor Gen. Swaim todo so." He continued, with boyish frankness: “I tell you, none of my chums will ever aspiretO ve President. L ‘don’t like Washingwo now. Mother = hig been Bick ever since we enme to the beastly place, and nuW father ig shut. Ambition 1s all very nice for school essays, but its ike all other things.—{t don't pay. Mollie, my sister, don’t -get along 1it all, She's gone to stay at Col. Rockwell’s houses where she bas a chuin, Col. Rockwell's daughter, and ooly Hurry and [ are herein the gloomy place.” After a pause: “Ibate this place. I wish Lwrote columns for the newspapers like you do—wouldn't L give It toit? I’itdoitinmy dairy, apy way.” in sleep we have the Tar free-canal amendment was resurrect-" \