Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 22, 1881, Page 4

+ Senator was such canes eon ee TERMS OF SUNSCRILTION, RY MAIL-IN ADVANCE—POSTAGE PREPAID, Dally edition, one year. ses 812,00 Parte of py ‘per month. + 8.00 Dually and Sunday.ono yaar, 14.00 ‘race nt and Sate ki 01 GF and Friday. per yon 00 edllion, per year, 20 ¥ EDITION~PosTPATD, (me caps, por yen LB inal idoee., Exit anwenty-one eapidn. Ri Bpeclmon coples sent Givo Post-Umice addross in full, Ineluding County and Stato. itemittances may be made etther by draft, express, Post-Onivo order, of i razisterad letter, at our risk. YO CULY BUDSCRIBERS, Daily, detivered, Snnday exconted. 26 cents per werk, Dally, dellvarad, Sunday Included, 0 cents per weeks Address VILE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madison nnd Dearhorn-ate, Chicago, 1. ——cmaaree pos AG Auteredat the Postenice at Chietan, lly ae Seconds Class Matter, Fortha venantot anrpatrone who dedito to send Nnglocoples of THE THRIRUNE trough the mall we give herewith the tmusient rate of postate Borelan anvil Domestic. ten, twolve, und fourteen page paper. duteen, and twenty page papa wo wad twenty=fonr pu int ‘wenty=ti He cunts. A cents, ry TRIBUNE aur CTICAGO TRIRUNE has established branch ofies for the raceipt of subscriptions nnd advertises nents ns follows: NEW YOUK—Itoom 2 Tribune Mullding. FT, 31+ Fappry, Manager. GLASGOW, Scotland—Allan's American News Agoncy, Bt Honfleld-at. LONDON, Eng.—Amarican Exchange, «@ Strand, UENKY F,GILLIa, Agony 1 WASHINGTON, D. C1110 F sttaat, TS. AMUSEM Olympte Theatre. (lark ptreet. eween Lake and Randolph. Ens paxement of Leavitt's Specialty Company. Variety entertaipment, Afternoun and grenlng. Hooley's Theatre, Tandolph streot, betweon Clark and fm Salle. “My Geraldina.” Afternoon and aveniny, Grand Opern-3tonee. “Clark street, opmielt new Court-House, Engage: mentof Rice's urpriee Party. “Datlonce.” After noon and evening. e MoVicker's ‘Theatre. Medison street, betweon Stato and Dearborn. Engagement of Miss Mary Anderson, Afternoon, “Lady of Lyons” E¢uning, “the Vaughter of Roland," Haverty's Theatre. Monroo street, between Clark und Dearborn. Et yagement of the Erullla Metville Opera Company, “Patience.” Afternoon and evonltg. Academy of Music. Malsted streot, near Madison, West Side, Variety entertalumont, Aftornoon'nnd ovening, Lyceum Thentre, Vosplaines strest, neur Madison, West Side. ety entertainment. Vari- Criterion 'Thentre, Corner of Nedywick and Division streets, Vorloty entertainment, Afternoon snd evening. Tuduatrial Fxpasttion, Luke-Front, opposlt Adams stroet, Open duy und evening. : SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1691. ‘the Cabinet which the newspaper corre: spondents have rather wuskilifully .eon- structed for President Arthur will not be deemed. fn all respeets a Jiappy selection. "Tlrev of its members aro eliosen from States whieh gave thelr Electoral votes for Han- coek, whily the great Hepubilean States of Venusylvania, Oblo, Michigan, and Towa and the doubttul State of Indiana ave lg. noved, Now tice we think of it—and seeing the name of tha ion, ‘Timothy O. Howe, of Wisconsin, connected with. « Cabinet ap pommbient brbygs the faets to mind—the ex- confirmed third-termer that he not only aveued that side of the ease In ene of the quarterly reviews, bat he very miteh regretted the action of the convention in nominating Garfleld instead of rant. Mr, Howe's State, however, reoudiated the v maitor's advice, and resolutely set its face agalnst the third-term heresy. 1 proof that it is not necessary to moul- fy the ordnance forbidding the erectlon of telegraph poles is furnished by the Union Mutual Telegraph Company, which lins been harassing the Counell fur sneh ‘moditl- eition: ‘That company and the’ Western In- diana Rallway Company ‘are now layIng un- derground cables in lead pipes, each contaln- ing somo twenty copper wires, henee it Is only a question of expense and pertiaps a yery little more tine, ‘The Union Mutual Telegraph Company shoull take Into ne count the fact that public favor will go out to it more rendily and ton niuch greater ox- tent if it shall Inaugurate the underground system, and ft should cease ils finportunity for the privilege of erecting poles. Tre gentlemen who had the Irish incetng at McCormick Inli in charge Wednesday night must have thought with some pardon- able pride that the process of educating the péople with reference to Irish subjects had not been without results In the Inst two years. When the Mayor of the city and three of the Circuit ‘tnd Superior Court Judges wore numbered anong tho speakers, there was some, reason to bolleve that the ineoting had the symathy of the community, or at least of the official part of it, Yet we remember that barely two years ago thore was diMfeulty In getting speakers or a repre- sentative attendance of persons of other eats than the Irish for such a meet- ing. Tne nomination of Mr, Windom 4s United States Senator in the Republican cnucns at St. Paul Thursday night was a de- served inark of public confidence In him, ‘The Legisiature of Minnesota could hardly have taken any other course wil credit to itself, Mr. Windom gave up the Senator- tilp aud became Secretary of the ‘I'reasury not beeause he personally desired the change of oftice, Lut because ho felt that the honor was intended for Is State ve much as for Mhnself, Hoe could not have refused {¢ with ont glving serions offense to nis constituents, When it was dotermined to allow Minnesota ho representation In the next Cabinet, str, Windoin had a sort of moral Hew ‘upon his oldseat, It may safely be sald that no other niin Is so capable of dotng the State good service aud representing It worthily us he ts, ‘Sun-sNew York Malt, belonging to Cyrus W, Vileid, publishes a complete Ist of the ttonors to the fund for the widow aud chil- Uren of the asansiygted President, James A, Garlleld, ‘The lst of names ills «whole broadside of the Malt, ‘Thirty nen gave $5,000 ench, making $150,000; efghty-nino nen gave $1,000 ench; five gave §2,500 to 000; elglity-three eave S400 aplece, A great many gaye §100 or: $40, ‘The total umount donated was £0,055, which closes. the subscription, Columenting on the fund, the Afatl says? Tu secordsuoo with a notice given through the prees of thy country, over & week since, the tund for tho benctit of the widow and euildren of James A, Garteld was closed on Buturday. It coquircd the weeater part of yesterday to com. plete tho details of closing up tho fund, whlch will everywhere and forever be regurded as a boblo and practicul memorial of the affection and adiuiration of the Americuu peonly fur a creat and good President and tor his hurolo wife. wv total pinount of the subscripUons baw bean $M, of which €H4, 368.46 bus beeu investud 1 #000 of United Bates vopds running for sn long pera of cash en baad, held by the Un Company us Trustee, if FUSW, Not # cent. a ised in monting the varl- ous wiry expenses cannected with its raly- ing. and not ove cent wiitbo taken from it to pay tho United States ‘Trust, Company far Its cate and responsibility, ns it: hia generously ne tener Nain Lite gratultousscevices, So that © th wtdow and the children of tho martyr will be restired of a olenr and tine fixable income of over £12,000 1 year. Every rlaht-minfed and truc-hearred American murat feol a profound eatlefaction that this result will romain a Insting refutatlon of the charge of “the ingratitude of Republics," a permanent embodiment of tha Mherality of our people. Wars the Common Counell ordered that all telegraph wires Introduced into the city after 2 errtain date should be put under- ground its action met with an energetic pro- test from the persons most Interested, ‘They: sitll the thing could nut be done, and almost proved it; potitloned, threatened, and, tis sald, attempted to “persinde? the Connell, and then—quletly proceeded to necomplish the Impossinie, "The Western Indlanng Company was yesterday putting its wires down on Dearborn strevt, and the Mutual Union will use the same trenches possibly as far as ‘Twelfth street. ‘They will soon find that j wires under grou are ensier kept I re- patr and less Mable to wet out of order than those npon poles; then it with be easy tu cn- force the rest of the order when: the lime comes and compel the companies to put all the other wires tndorsround, ‘Tie announcement that Mrs. Garfield will supertntend the publication of the Ife of her late husband and the colleetion of ts liter- ary remains will be recelved every where with grent satisfaction, Mrs, Garfeld has caused this announcement te be made Int eharacteristically modest manner, but It | my be properly inferred that the work of preparation will be done largely by herself, and that cIretmstance will give it additional value, tis not to be supposed that the vel- ume or volumes that will result will be pub lshed shortly; indeed, Mrs, Garfleld and Cal, Rockwell, to whoin she has cammunieated her purpose, have intlmated that the proper thue will be taken toassure completeness nnd accuracy. But the announcement ts Impor- tant heenuse tt 1s a notlee that an anthentte edition of Gartield’s Lite aud Works will be given to the public at the proper tine, and It should preclude the. hasty publiention of partial aecounts of Gartield’s career and in- emnplete collections of his works, gotten up hutrrledly for money-inaking purposes, —_—_—_—_—— ‘Nie attempt of a certain spolls editor to divert attention from his own designs upon the Chicugo Colleetorship by raising a fruit- tess diseussion concerning Judge Kobertson will not sneceed. I'he New York appoint- ment ‘is not nu Ivimg issne; the Chicago ap polntinentis, Ifthe spotls editor means to say that Judge Robertson was an wilt nontl- nation and that he (the editor), while con- tessudly untit to be Collector, is not more so than Robertson was, there may be some tinellness In his observations, otherwise not. in any ense, tha people will not care to en- gage in killing any more dead horses, front whieh category we do not except the edito- rin] candidate for the Chicago Custom- House, It has occurred to the powers-thnt- he at Washington that the newspaper frater- nity is at present fully represented in the Pederal offices of this city, ‘I'he Postinaster, the Collector, tho Marshal, the Sub-Treas- urer, and the Appraiser are or have been newspaper men. Jt would seem tq be time that the rest of the world had a chattice, A nursina “Issue” In the last loeal eam- pulgn had relation to the use of cobbie- stones berveen the street-railway tracks, | Cobblestones, ur whut Is almost’ the same thing, stone paving, carried the day, ‘The Connell subsequently authorized the Com- inisstoner of Public Works to give permis- slon to the companies to use stich stories 13 he should deem sultable for the purpose, ‘The Medina block wag cliosen, and general altention has been called to It by the repay. ing of Enst Madison street between the tracks. Lut tho people do not seem to be generally aware that ithas also been intro- «ueed in parts of Clark aud Wells streets; aud the whole Ine of the new cable-road on State street Is paved with it, Granit-block pave- nent Is evidently to have a severe test In Chleago, and, If it meets’ the expectations formed concerning It, It may come into gen- eral use on streets where there is avery heavy trafic. ‘he probabliilty 1s, at lenst, that It will In time be extended from curb to curb on all the strects where It Is used be- tween the tracks, ‘Tur South Park Commissioners are in danger of carrying thelr restrictions too far In their government of Michigan avenue boulevard, Jt is sald that their attorney has Leen instructed to dratt an ordinance pro- hibiting the erection of hitching-posts along the sidewalks, and Nkewise the use of welghts for the retention of horses while the driver has stepped into n house for a few iulnutes, Such regulation would seem to be ridiculous, and can never be enforced. ‘The residents along the line of Michigan avenue will probably require the attendance of physicians once Ins while, It {s not every physician who takesadriver in his buggy with lin; and shall those doctors who are not provided with drivers be prolilb- ited from visiting patients who tive on the boulevard? Shall ladies and gentlemen driving In buggles be prevented from mak- ing cally upon the Michigan avenue boule- yard residents because they may not hitel their horses? ‘Ihe Park Commissioners must remember that this boulevard fs to be not inerely @ Lhoroughfure, but alse the most beautiful and desirable residence street in the clty, and they should not make resitence thore Inconvenlent by iniposing useless ro- strietions. By the way, ‘SMichizan avenue bowlevard” isan awkward and redundant expression; what are the Conuuissioners go- ing to call the street? Mlechigan boulevard would be the readlest designation, —_———— ee Sos one writing from Port Huron to the New York Truncate, among other things, says thats cure ‘ul canvass by the Rellef Coumll- tee shows that In all 1,147 dwellings were de- stroyed. ‘This Ineludes the «welllngs con- Psuined all over the State, Incounties on Lake Michigan as well ag around Saginaw Bay, where the worst flres were, ‘This would Ine dente the loas of dwellings to about 0,000 nersons, probably 4,000 of whou reside In the Port Huron district, where nearly all the rellef supplles are being sent, This Fort Muron correspondent Rays: Acareful canvass by the Hellef Committees shows that 1,147 dwollli twenty-eight setinal- houses, vlght churches, [0 store, twelve Lotols, thirtysfour grist aud. saw mills, aud tweoty dovks werg burned. ‘Tho loss Is cxtunated at F241), with an insurances uf $28 tke, ‘Vo this Insurance murt be added at least hal€ a milion of donations in money and Koods. Just how nich of the fire logs uc- curred tu the countles bordering Lake Mlch- igan, which have recelved but little of the reliet—counties like Allegan, Ottawa, and Manistee—wo aro not exuctly informed, but have an ftnpression that one-third to one-halt, of the Joss fell upon them, If such be the case, the quantity of reliet poured Into the ‘Port Huron distret on the east side of tha State Is very large in proportion to the actiul loss of property, ‘Sho Port Muron corre spondent In question indulges fn this ding: Shere fs much daappolutment foit at the want of ncn sbown by Coleago, Cinctinad, and St. Louis. Ht ja deemed ull the moro strange hoe cuttse Micblgun was one Of the foremost states fn Supply Ka the wanta of Chicugo on tho occu sion of the great fire of 187), A great deul of hor trade is with Northera Michigan, including a portion of the burnud district, aud seif-laterest, “an Houl myparentt ‘ompt the Tit 1 alo prides iecif on bemg the commercial mote of the West to give tt pronekston te Ite and dentonstrate that It is not miserly in its haste te became riekt, Chieago received, we believe, from the whole State of Michigna S8s,411 towards the rellef af more that 100,000 people made des- tilute by the October fire of (8th. ‘This sim, it Sas atated, has been returned to Mlehtazan In-cmoney and goods for the rellef of her comparatively small number of tire sufferers, Chieago fa Michtgun’s ehief market for the sate of ber lumber, salt, fruit, and vegetables, amt pays that Stato tens of millions of dol- larga year for those commodities, Reeanse she so pours her money info: Miehian, It is diMeuit to see how she thereby heirs an ob+ Nation to recoup everybody that zeta burnt out by the annual forest fires in that State, We print this morntug a fetter addressed to Judge Gary of the Superior Court hy a inajority of the Demoerntle members of the Bar, asking him te accept a nomination for reflection by the Democratle County Cons yertion, so that belng nominated by both partles he may be unantinousty elected. Judge Gary, with wach feeling, respons: to this expression of popular senthinent, and gratefully consents to the proposed action. dudge Gary was elected bi 1869, and again fie Ist, having been nominated erel Uine by both the Democratic and Republican conven- tions, atid. therefore elected by o unanimons vote. "Che voluntary offer of the Democrats that Uie same course shall be taken at tits time, and that hes he again notulnated by the conventions of both pare tles, Is n recognition of the universal aecept: ance by the public of Judge Gary's eminent: fitness, abllity, and fairness duripg hls ong Judigial service of which te may justly be proud. I eem In which he is hell by ils fetlow-cltizens atter twelve years’ ex- perlonce of him In the Superior Court fs something of whieli any public ofleer, might accept with pride. ‘This tribute, great as it ty, is well deserved, No complaint hus evor been made of Judge Gary, His character as a Fuge is no more spotless than his person- nleharacter. Liternliy, he is recognized and respected by all as fully entitled to the hon- ornble title of the © fust aud upright Judge.” Mu. Crannus HH. Ren says: “Gultean is elther insane. and totally irresponsible or simulutes madness with more remarkable precision than any one L hive seen? But what would a sane man do under the etr- cumstances in which Gatteat Is placed? No man fall tine was evet in a amore des- perate strait than the murderer of James A. Gartiell is today. [f Gulteau Is sane he fully reallzes now that he shot to denth the most beloved man in the world. ‘There fs nothing between him and death on the gial- lows but suecessfully shavlated insanity— absolutely nothing! Guiteau may well be almost. mad, stnee.nothing but real inulness ean pussibly. save Ili from tho hatter; and In. studying the part aul constan Uy aS ne ithe may yet become a raving mantie. But the “unsteady gleam’? in Guiteat's Is not by any means conclusive evidence of madness; nelther Is the tneoherency of his speceh, Gulteaw ts horrified at the prospect, which opens before him. Ie ts frightened at the thought of dangling at a tope's end. ‘The shadow of the'zallows projects Itself con- stuntly across his alarmed vision. Frou the first he feared tho mob, Renssured on this point by the Inpse of tine, he now fears the law. He fecls his isolation fn boing: foreed tu the conclision that of the tens of thousands of lawyers in the country not one will plead his eause! He knows that he has not one friend in tho world; for Mr, Seoviite seeks only to save hls family, with whileh tie is connected by marriage, from an Ineifaces able stain, Were Guitean actually Insane, the detalls of his propose defense nud tho near nppronch of the day of his trial would notatfect bln, But he is powerfully moved by all these things, dle Insists upon having: distingulyhed counsel; hea shows. want of confidence In the skill and experience, or Inck of experfence, of hls brother-in-law; ani thts want of conildence .is entirely Just fled by sound reason, the result of fogteal ‘reflection, for Mr, Seoville ts tgnorant of criminal law practice. ‘Tho struggle is a desperato one, The wretch appents to Gen, Butler; he appeals to the Irestdent and threatens him with revelations to the dan- age of the Republican party. He assumes alr of. detinnec, ty dictatorial. and impertinent, But = he © becomes nore and more nervous. ‘There is danger of his breaking down completely, aud he knows: It. The scaffold ty always before his yes, an ever-present horror, to be eseaped ouly by a simulation of madness so perfect that it willdecelven Jury. And the strain of play- ing the necessary part is go great upon his wind that his brain reels with the effort to keep to the farce to avoid tha tragedy, But in the last tug with the. law Guiteaw’s expe- rience of u Ifetlme comes powerfully to his ald. Mr. Reed snys “he Is either crazy ora marvel of deception.” He hns always been “aimarvel of deception.’ Hs life lias beon an embodied falsehood. To cheat, to de- cclve, to misrepresent, to defraud, to He— these meannesses, these crimes, thesy moral delinquencies hive filed up tho measure of Guitenu’s existence. Hoe hus played mony parts,'but never awhonest part. Hs Mfe ls the stake for which he is playing now, THE WHISKY TAX AND SOHOOL SUPPORT, About the only attention attracted by the convention of the whisky distillers which was held In this city last week was given to the appearance of Carter H. Nurrison, who ns Muyor of Chicago proclaimed his fond: ness for a glass of “ goul Dourbon, copper> distilled whisky,” aml thanked God that he could drink whisky and not become w drunkard. It was very naturally regarded as an unseemly thing for the Mayor of a great elly to encournga whisky-drlnking by precept and example, Whisky-drlnking is a thing barely to be tolerated, but not ap- plauded or encouraged. ‘The habit should not bu nue the object of political ends, be- cause such on issue efftalls evils of still wrenter proportions, It Is not within the scopes of politics to regulate the private habits of Individuals nor to suppress appo- tites excopt as they Jead to an cnfraction of jaws that are necessary tu the sufely anil gooil order of society. Atthe same time, it Js expected of a high offlelal Ike the Mayor of Chicago to set a decent porsanat example, and at least to avoid the promulgation of doctrines us offensive ad as dangerous as whisky-drinking ts admitted to be even by those who Indulge themselves In tho habit. Mayor Iarrison’s open and unnecessary ap proval of that habit, given In a publiv sycech for no other reason than becnuge a number of distillers inet in thls elty for selfish cone ference, was considered as the most offensive exhibition of himself among the many per- sonal exhibitions he lins made since he has been Mayor, But this whisky convention, foreshadowed someting of more importance than Mr, Harrison's fondness for and ability to ibibo whisky “without becoming a‘ drunkard,” It warned the country of a moverment hi favor of the reduction of the Nutional whisky tax, ‘Tho prosent internal-revenue tax 13 90 cents por gallon on whisky. (Zhe English exelse ty $460 per Imperial gallon.) ‘The leading resu- jution adopted by the whisky distitlors ant dealers in’ thelr convention was In favor of a yeruetion of Uils tux to 50 cents per galton, and the Executive Connulttes was t SATURDAY, Sustructed lo pro ington at the opentag of Congress with the purpose of seeuring such reduction, ‘This means that thora ts to. bon “whisky lobby"? tn Wash+ hucton nest winter, with the avewed purpose of corrupting Congress to seeure a maditien- Lon of tay, agalust whieh there fs no papular opposition. IL is not pretended that the present whisky tas {s oxorbitant, nor that it works any hardship upon the people, nor {hatitis unpopular, ‘The people whe drluk whiaky pay the tax, but they aro not going about denoutelng it as an outrage, ‘They nay their 10 or 14 cents for a glass, and with- ont grumbling. it has uever aceurred to the finbibers to ask for uo reduction of the tas on aleohol, Indeed, the’ more Intelligent whisky-rinkers: are aware that a redue- tlon in) the tas equaling, say, ‘one cont a ghiss would not make — that article any cheaper to the consumers, and tho nearly ttversal sentiment of the cont- iry is, that whisky is cheap enough now, "The whisky ring, who propose to set ipa lobhy at Washington to seenre a reduction by nearly one-half In the tax on highwines, simply advance that tax until they can col- lvet It from the constwers, and thelr only objeet in asking fora reduction is that they may Inerease their own profits atthe expdnse of the consumers, ts Congress may best meet the whisky lobby next. winter.by raising the tax from 00 cents to St per gallon, and then equalize the rove- nue by repealing the tax now Imposed on the 20,00 retall dealers. The United States taxes on the venders of whisky require the inaintenaice of a large and costly corps of offctals, whose pay and perquisits absorb a considerable part of this special leense tax. An additonal 10 cents on the gallon on the whisky as It comes from the distiller and the saying in the present cost of colleeting from tho dealers would yield’ about the sane imount of revenue which Is now col- lected from the tax of 90) cents: per gallon from .the manufacturers and the Heenso tax fo dealers, This pol- jiey would also deprive the saloonkeepers of the excuse they now have for grumbling at municipal lHeenses, They now resist every proposition to Inereaso the charge for Jorn! Heenses on the grown that they are obliged to pay the United States Govern ment for the privilegs of selling. ‘The retallers mny better be left te the State’ and mnunteipal authorities, aud the United States should look to the manufact- urers for Its revente. ‘This would stnplify matters ail around. It will be as easy and as eap to collect SL per gallon from the distil- lersas it Is now to collect % cents. ‘The price of whisky will then be no dearer to consumers than itls now, and the Increased tax wil be no more of a burden to them thin he present tax, Tus Trtnune fs rejoiced to observe that its suggestion for the disposition of the revenues derived from the whisky and beer taxes is gaining ground, ‘The Nquor tax should be the National school tax. A revenue of about $t per enpita, or $6 per famtly, would bo yielded by a tax of $1 per tlon on whisky and §L per barret on beer, hls iy Just about the sutm now collected by direct taxation on landowners: for the sup- port of schools. ‘The employment of the wiisky and beer tax as a National eduentlon- al fund, te be distributed pro’ rita among the States and ‘Territories of the Nation, would have several important and benetielal results: (1) It would relieve ‘the farmers and lotoawners ef tho country and city of more thin $50,000,000 of annual taxation, and add to the value of thelr possessions In that proportion. (2) It would as- sure a uniform system. of free public schools, protected against sectarian and race: diserinination, and promoting mood eltlzenship and’ the diffuslon of knowledge in all seettons of the country. (3) It would compensate for the evils of whisky-drink- ing by the. spread of cduchtional benetits. () It would furnish a permanent and growing achool-fund that would never be burdensome or twnpopular. (6) It would gain the support of the great mass of peo- ple who are now taxed directly for the maintenanee of the free schdols, (0) Tho {quor-deaters and saloonkcepers themselves woul npprove of the tax and the distribu. tlon thereof, if the reyente: were collected entirely from the manifacturers, as it ought tobe, and they (the dealers) were roleased from thecost of Goverment licenses. (7) It would put a stop ta Ulloit and moonshine distillation, as the people of every State would haven direet interest In preventing frands on the free-school funds, We can think of no argument which will combat the justice and desirability of trans- forting the whisky and beer revenue to the school-funds of the country now that there isn surplus revenue fh excess of the requlre- ments of the Government for tho gradual oxtlngulsimont of the publle debt, THE CENTENNIAL BEAGON ENDED. The French and German addresses at tho Yorktown Centennial celebration were most felicitously worded; and tho Marquis de Rochambeau had the good fortune to pro- pose # sentimont with which the Centennial season muy appropriately end. Io said; Jn the name of my companions, who represent here the men who tought, permit mo to bopa the attachtwnent farmed In thesu days around thia monument which Is to be ereated will bo re- newed {n 100 yenrs, and will ogain celobrate the victory which Jolued our fatherg in comradeship and uillanee, ‘The forecast of another commemoration 100 years hence brings distinctly tn view the close of the season of glorification, congrit- tation, and fond recollection through which the American people have Intely been pass- ing. Wo have had « whole group of conten nints, beginning with the firstnote of rebeillon at Lexington and Concord, and running through the vicissitudes of. six weary and blvody years to the final surrender at York- town, It is so long’ sinew the centennial season began that the younger members of tho household of faith may be pardoned for supposing that It {sn normal condition of the American citizen to be always celebrating the herolsm of his forefathers and nover ex- hibiting any himself, When we began to celobrate at Lexington and Concord in 1875 Gen, Grant was the President of the United States, and he at- tended with nearly his whole Cabinet, ‘There was also an finpesing delegation from the South, and the eva of reconeiifation was then by authority underlined to begin, Munker Hil came next, and 1 elicited a still greater burst of enthustism and Natlonal: feeling, ‘{he following year was the Centennial Ex position at Philadelphia, marking the one Iundredth year sluce the Declaration of In- dependence, It way a worthy testhnontal to go Important an event, and exceeded both in Ita duration and the splendor and variety of its display any shuilar enterprise ever unders taken on this continent, In 1877 was cele brated the battle of Saratoga, which turned the tide in the war for inde pendence and iret presaged tho ultininte trlumph of the colonists. And at various thines in the last six years the less important victories of the Revolution huve been com memorated by neighborhoods or States, or even by more considerable portions of the people, ‘The battles of Marlem Vlajng and White Walng,, Bennington, Brandywine, ‘Trenton, Monmouth, Savanuah, Stony Crevk, Stony Pont, Cowpens, and Guilford haye each hud a place In the affectionate rer imembrauce of the people; and though some of them were at the (ime porllously uear to defeats, tuey ure all credited as wituesses to Anierlean army. Now comes Yorktown, in, seue’ respects: tha most pleasant recollection of att the Revo- lutlonary perlod to Amerfean eltizens. Ib algnalized not only tho complete exthiction of the royalist cause, but it was a public and humiliating proefmmation of what Chatham had sald years before, “ You eannot, wy Jords, you ecnutot: conquer Amertea”? As Yorktown brought the war to nclose, 80 It must fora thine, dt least, put an eml to the centennial pertod.. ‘Phere are Mterally no more Victorles, or dofeats either, to celebrate. ‘There is to event in the liistory of the Gove ernmentatter the war for six years to exelte tho admiration of the most partial patriot, 1 was nthe of nurrow provincial Jeatousles; of commerelal and fluanelal prostration follows ing upon the exhaustion of so great a wars of weakness at home aud contempt abroad, Not untit the adoption of the Nattonal Con- stttution, whieh muy be fiily celebrated eight years henee, dit the- potential greatness of the American Republic make itself felt. Yorktown, then, must bring the centennial pertod ton close, Looking back over the six years that have passed, we ny perceive that the celebrations, besides ministering to a proper National pride, have served a more useful purpose, ‘They have kept atlve the omories of the achievements of tho fathers of the Republic, and, In recalling the Natton tonday of smatlaffalrs, ave perhaps also Ineutented the tessons of a purer and more seli-denylig type of patriotivn than is now commonly met with, Henceforth Americans miny realize, too, that they can no longer Iny claim to the indulgence which Is accorded to nyoung and untried nation, We have sud: denly become venerable, At least one cent- ury Is looking down upon ts: and It is, In the words of tho late President, “a century crowded with perils, but crowned with the triumplis of Hberty aud of love.” ‘The Amer Jenn people will be fortunate indeed If at the close of a second century ns mich ean be sald of them by the chosen Chief Magis- trute of that tine, THE LATEST 1RIGH PROCLAMATION, ‘The rapid procession of events in Ireland Indicates the desperation of the eontendlng parties, When Mr, Parnell made his deltint apevehes indennnelation of the Land biland of the motives of Mr. Gladstone the Intter promptly responded In denunclition of the league ant of Parnell. Paruoll, with true Irish vehemonce, fired back hotter tian he gotat the English Minister, and In thine, as he probably expeeted, was arrested with other lendets of the league and imprisoned, ‘The huprisoned executives of the league, elaiming to represent nearly the whole Irish people, and doubtless expecting them to olfey the authority of the league, then issued their command that ae rent be paut in all Ireland until the Government released tho leaders of tho league and recognized Its, rights. ‘his was an extreme measure of de- fiance to British law, authority, and Govern- iment, and perhaps the most efleacious for its purpose provided the people of Iretunt should adopt the advice and the order thus given then, But Mr. Gladstone, deelariig that the “resources of civilization had not yet been exhausted? issued a counter-mani- festo, declaring In the name of the Queen the Land League to ber trensonable organtza- tron, and commanding her subjects in Lre- lund to discontinue all association with it, nud to disubey and disregard its orders and Its Inwea, 'Yhis proclamation had the Instant effect of making the league an Hlegat organization and of prohibiting any meeting of {ts meim- Dera in any part of the Kingdom. - Any meet- ing of the league or any of its branches hore- after must be asa seeret soclaty, the mem- hers of whieh may be arrested and held-for treason, These various moves and conntor-moves on the chess-board have brought the issue tn Ireland to 9 narrow point,” On the one hand the league demands that the people hunce- forth shall pay no rent until the British Government shall recognize the rights of the lengue, and then shalt only pay such rent as the league shall direct, If the farmers obey the league, then all Ireland will be speedily reduced to a state of general dissolution; the whole people will be evicted; no fand will ba cultivated, no crops grown, no Inbor em ployed, and the millions ot wretehed Inhabit- ants will only bo resened from starvation by such contributions of food ns may be sent them from this and other countries. In tho mieantine Ireland will bo a mere inilitary camp, Landlords will get no tent, and Ire- land will bo a waste. Pending the decislon by the people of Ire- land whether they will, or will not, obey the order of Land-Lengue chiefs to pay no rent, the Land Court, created by the Land bill of the lnstsesston of Parliament, hus been or- ganized, ‘Shia court is composed of threo gentlemen of Lrish birth, two of thom select- ed because of thelr known sympathy with the tenants, and the third beenuse of his ablilty and experience, and because of his general fairness and Integrity. This court sits to recelve npplicattons for tenses of land. Under the law the principal and most fin- portant duty Is to henr the application, and if the tenant and Jandlord do not agree as to the rent to be pald tho court ts to visit aud inspect tho Innd, and without reference to what has been paid before, and discarding the value of nll improvements heretofore imade, except those made by the ‘landlord, they have to fix and declare what sum on- nually the court finds to bo “a fair rent.” If this finding be satisfactory to the tenant, a lease of fiftean years, with all tho privileges and rights secured by the Land bill, is granted to him. ‘The court has a diMcult and sertous duty to perform, and upon the manner In which they perform that duty the linmediate and futuro pence and prosperity of Ireland will depand, itis conceded that the rents hitherto ex- acted in Irolund ara excessive and conilica- tory. Itis admitted that the tenants cannot produce even {in the sensons of the largest crops moro than enough to pay the rent and feed their families, Especially since the American competition of breadstuffs and live-stock and ments it ts impossible for tho tenants In lrelund, or even in England and Scotland, in sgnsons of average crops, to save ndollur, of to'expend one In Iuproving the Innd or Its means of cultivation, ~ What will be the charactor of the findings of this Land Court? ‘Chat it will reduce tha rate of rent Is certain, but to what.exteut will this reduction be mado ? If the rents be re duead to such rate a8 will merely enable the tenant to live—that Is, obtain food, a few clothes, and continue to Inhabit his mud hut—then binding him to pay this rent with- out change for fitteen years will only perpet- wate the poverty of the pedple, and prevent any Improvement in thelr condition or fn the condition of tho land. If, however, this court shalt lave the courage to reduce the rents to such rates as will gnable the people in average seasons to have a few dollura with which from {me to time to draln thelr fandy, to build fences, to buys plow and a horde, to put up a habitable tenement, and such out-hnuses as they inuy need, then the tenants, scelng somo chapce fn the future, will Ju all probability uccopt the long leuses. “This Land Court has ft In its pawer to ex- erelse w direct Influence upon the public mind In this contllet between the Govern: iment nad the Land League. In its reduction of the rent It will unquestiouably huye the supportof the Ministry and of the tenn farmers of England and of Scotian. A «luctlon of rent to suct arate as wil enable tennnte to earn something more tian neces- sary food will lead directly to tha great and oftransforring tae lawl In feo simple from the owners to the. ocettplers, ‘This rosutt will be a natural one followlng the great loss of revenue te the present owners and the In- creased ineans in tha hands of the people with whieh to purcliase tho tuned, Arehbishop Groke, who seems to bo the most active of tho clergy In his efforts to benetit his wafortunite countrymen, protests against the “pnyeno-rent” proclamation of the Land League, and begs the people to give ithe Land bill a fair trial, and, iC itis exeouted hy the Land Court with Justice and talrn to accept the lenses which the Inw provides, It is not likely thatthe “ pay-no-rent” policy will be adopted generally nor ty any sorions: extentif tho Land Court shall perform tts duties with the courage that the hinpunding erisis demand: THE ALLEGED NEW CABINET. It has been stated in the dispatehes, with how much authority we are not prepared to. say, tint President: Arthur ls resolved to appolut the following Cabinets. Reoretary of State—Frederick T. Frelinghuy- Bon, of Now Jeravy. Secrotary of tho Treasury—Hdwit D, Morgan, of Now York. Sceretary of War—Robert Lincotn, of Minols, fe Buaratary, of the Nuyy—A. A. Surgent, of Calle fornit, eeretary of the Interlor—Timothy O, Howe, scomsli. Post master-General—James Georgia. Atturney-Gcneral—Georgo 8. Massachusctts. ‘The correctness of thiy list Is open to doubt, as the composition of the new Cabinet ennnat certainly be known tntil the nomfina- tons have been actually sent fn to the Sen- ate, But it will be observed that all the per- sons prominently mentioned In connection with the nuw Cabinet belong Co the sane and ininority wing of the Republican party, and at Teast four of the names above glyen ap pear in all the published Usts, ‘ho first eritletsm whieh will ba mate on the Cabinet uboye given, or any other like Hl, will bo that It does nob represent Uie miajor- Ity of the party, orn slugle element of con- cession, ‘Lhere would seem to bea studied’ purpose on the purt of the Acting President, if he shoutd call such advisers about hin, tu ignore that vast malority of the Republican party which opposed third-termism and nomlunted Gen. Garett at Chicago, Tio country could not but reaard this as a most unforlinuite polley, ‘The opponents of the third term (und they composed early twvo- thirds of the Chleago Convention) do not need representation in President Arthurs Cabinet half somuch as he needs to hive thom represented, {tis not nearly so hinpor- tant to thom as itis to him that he should understand thelr feelings and consult them in the direction of hls Administratton, Presi- dent Gartield clearly recognized the fret that the whole party had elected him, and that he could not hope to have a stiecesstul Administration unless he should be In eloso sympathy and communleation, with all the elements that contributed to put him tn ls erent office. Ienes iis Cabinet: was a4 nearly as could be a mathematical weknowl- edgmont of its Indebtedness lo all the can- didutes ut Chicago and their supporters, Ho. chose for his * constitutional advisers’? two prominent Grant mon—James and Lincoln; two representatives of the Blaine wing—Mr. Blaine binself and Mr. Kirkwood: one orlg- inal Sherman man—Mr, Wayne MateVeazh; and two who were not actively Identified with any of the tending eand{tates—% , Windom and Hunt. If runtor does not de him an injustice, Senator Windoin was in elined to favor Gen, Grant's pretensions, and held off Minnesota from Binine by becomlus a candidate hinself. On this supposition President Ciariield appotuted three uf his op- ponents to the Cablnet—inen who, If thoy had been in the convention, would have Voted against him, while he gave places only to four of his personal supporters, Gon, Arthur, If he should appoint such & Cabinet ay that above given, would go to the otherextreme, He would choose his advisers exeluslyaly not merely from the ranks of thoso who supported hin at Chicago, but from the numberof those who espoused actively, uzgressively, and in some States offensively, tho third-term Iden, Gon, Arthur himealf, {t should be ob- served, was mado ® candidate for the Vico- Presidency not by the friends of the third term, but by its opponents, many of whom voted for hin. He was nominited by tho ant{-third-term Ohio delegation, and re- eefved 154 votes more than Gen. Grant did In any one of thirty-tive ballots.” It will sever of ingratitude, thorefore, fur Gen, Arthur, in the composition of his Cabinct, to recog- nize only tha minority fuctlon who clung to fn lost cnuse, and to make the grievance ot any man, oven though that man should.be Gen. Grant, more conspicuous Ih his Admin- istration than his own persount and party ob- gations, TYNER'S QUEER REPORT. tis very shuple story as told In tho dls- patches from Washington—the story of the, dereliction of First-Assistant-Postinaster- General ‘Tyner, As the story runs, Mr, ‘Tyner discovered, two yeurs ngo, the stare route frands—discovered them by a personal inspection of the service. Atter this dis- covery he returned to Washington, seated hinself at his tdesk, and proceeded to write, with his own hand, a voluminous report on the subject; attacking the star-route service, entoring Into dctulls, polnting out extraya- gauce, favoritism, and fraud, and condemn- Ing the conduct of the servico in severa terms. ‘Thon My. Tyner put this report Ia his desk, turned the key on ft, and, there It Tay until, by aceident, It fell nnder the eye of Postmuster-General James, Shinple as this story ly, it Is, all the same, a queer story. . ‘Tho long service of Mr, ‘Tyner In tho Post- Ofilce Department warrants the bollef that ne night Lave known of the existence of the star-route frauds without making a tour of observation to the frontier, ‘ho conclusten isalmost irresistible that he must have known of thelr existence after an extended tour de- yotett especially to an investigation of the service and Its workings. “That he should have written buch a report as he ty‘nlleged to have written was therefore but the logleal sequence of his investigations, Butwhy did he lock the report Inisdesk? If when he wrote It he Intended to lock it in his desk why did he write it? Did the chiefs of the atar-route ring know of the existence of the report? ‘The nssumption that they did in- yolyes the suggestion that its author was Limsel€ a member of the ring, Butit he ‘was a member of the rlug why did he write the report? If tne report lay In ‘Tyner's desk during the year and whalf while the ring continued to steal and divide, sven of nomen, At was something far more feoble than an or- dlnary brutum fulinen; it did not rise even to the dignity of bluster, Did ‘Tyuer discover for the frst thue th star-routo frauds on tis tour of the frontle Was he shocked and astonished at the mag uitude of the rubbery of which hls depart ment had beon the victin, and did he resolve 4o expose the thieves? ‘This way have been the fuct, and le may have writhon the repory in good faith with jutent to'do his duty. What, then, Induced him to lilde the report away In his desk? Did he have an Inter viow with Brady, and did Jirady corrupt hin? Or did Brady bluster, aud threaten Longstreet, of Moutwell, of eee with the wrath of the ring, and a» hin 'Tyner's report, dusty aud yellow with age, is witness of Ils author's weakness, op of life complialty in the star-route frauds, One or the other of those conclusions ts Irtesistt ble, assuming the story of the report to py trie. One of these conclustons was tong hed by Postmaster-General James— when the report with m queer jig. tory first suw the light. If 1b be true that the subject. of S'yner’s removal was the cause og wbitter controversy tn President Garitents Cabinet the public will demand to know. mugh mote than has been given out about the queer report. For If ‘Tyner knew of the star-roule frends two years ago And cop. tented Iimself by writting a report on the subject and then coolly locking tt out of sight, and this fact was made known to att the members of the Cabinet, thore ought uot to have been any difference of opinlon. on the subject of asking lim for hts resignation, Probably tho queer story las not been alt fold yet. Lt will doublless have several pos. serlpts, Meanwhile the public will be ins patient to-hear from Mr. Tyner. Me jing been niman of Ligh reputation and great po. hitieal fntluance in his day, Lt is not right to conemn hii unhenrd; but his answer should not belong delayed. ‘There tsa nr, anaefacte case against hlin, The queer sip hasan ugly look, and “Mr, dames seenis wy luve Ionx entertained avery dectded opin. fon on the subject, If ft be true that te inne the reslanation of ‘Tyner a condition of his continuanes ft the Cabliet, he, at least, must belieys: fully that the late Ftust Assist, ant Postaster-Ceneral was elthor weak or corrupt In the matter of stur-rotte frauda, ‘Tus following proclamation, in the name of tha Queen, and issned by the Lord-Llenten. unt of Ireland, was revelved so uty on Friday morning that tt appenred only ithe later ed tone of Tis Tia guNe: Ry Ue Lard: Lieutenant of Tretaint=A roca. mations Witkreas, An isgochition styting itselt the Irish National Land Lengtic ling exteted for sunt tlie pital, agguniine to interfere with the Queen's subjects tho free exerelso of their Jawftl rights, and especiatly to control the relas Hons between Iudards and tenwnts in fretand: WGHEAS, The deshyns of tho asyocintion arg being vorght to bo elle by wn origiolzed aye rthnidutton, By wltempeine to obstruct vo uf tho processus, the excuution of the Queen's writs, and by fucking to doter the Queen's subjects from falling their contracts, and following thete hewttl callings ind occupa. ONS; Wirtnas, ‘Tho sald assuciadon bas now avawei {t4 purpose to be to preveut the pay. inentor ald rent, ynd to eeot cho subversion ot Jaw a8 admlulstercd in the Quaen’s nanie ta Ire ‘ow We Hereby Warn alt, Persons, That the sald nagoctntion styling ttsvtf tho Arsh Nation Lund Lenny, or by whutggever other mune it muy bo called or kuowa, ty an anluwiul and eritnlnal nseueiation, and that’ ull moctings and issetublicy ty’ warty out or promote Mts designs or [iaepodes ten allies santas aad erlininal, and will be prevented and, if neces nye llahorsen by fore, We Herchy Warn all subjects of bor Majesty the Queen who muy. hive becothe connected with the said uasucintion to disconnect them- selves thorefrotm, und to nbstiin from giving Further counteniice thereto, and We Do Herehy Mate IWnown, Thatalt powers und resources command wit by employed to he Queen's sbjects tu Ireland inthe tree exercises of thelr lawful rights, and [n tha peaceful pursuit of thelr lawe fil callings and aeontpadons, to enfurco the fultiitnent cot all hewful obligations and to sive the processed of tho | law the execution of the Queen's writs from bin drance or obstruction: nnd we do bercby' eallot ab loyaland welleaitectcd subjects of the Crunn to ald ng in upholding aud amnebitalodig the au thority of the law and the supromacy of te Queen In this ber realm of trehind. Dated ut Dublin Custle this 2uth diy of Octor er, Idd), by his Excellency"s communds. W. BE. Forster $$ ‘Tne statement that our owl West-Sils Keprusentntive, Mr. George 1. Davis, who bat Just completed tis frat term fv the Houwol Representatives, Is a candidate for the Speaker ship wilt be received with surprise not wie mingled with ndadration in bls own district, ‘ne right of any nun to be a candidite for any office in this country $y lndefeastble; and though: ‘Mer. Davis muy not buye the satisfaction of knocking down the persiinmons, bo will attain wiuinence before the country by merely reach: Ing for thom, Henry Clay was olected Speaker ln his tlrst term, lt fs trae bo bad previously been Spoukerof the Kentueky Legislature ands, United States Sonator for parts of twoterms, XN, P, Danks beeume Speaker in bis second tern, He nisy hud gulned sume experience ag Speukur of tho Maxsuchirsetts Legislature, Col. Davis bat had none of the same advantages, but, on the other hand, be was Colonel of the Firet Regie ment of the militia when it was rathor » tumult- uons body, and bo cnn enforce the sternest die ciplino, extending even to foe aud imprison: iment, Upon gnembers of the Huuse who shall dispute big authority. The cuthtsiusm for Davis new candidate for Spenker ts éprouding over the Ninth Ward lke a prairie thre, —————— Tr would seem that there was i more sub stantial bils for the recent flurey in Conufeder- ate bonds thin most people Imaylucd, aud te following advertisement from tho Loudon Tine of Out. # fs significant: rie WDELATE STATES OF AME tow Loins (Dollar and Cotton Honds}--Notlees Ail haldurs” of doling and cotton, bunds of the Vurlons eaoplos teuel by the Cunfedorate Stated OL Atmurien, from 156) to {364 inctustve, willing to cs Operate with ana hitruxt thelr Mntorests to the cuss iitwe appolated in pursuance of tho, rosolulos ab diy weuting of bondhdlders held on the dub May, BM, ut Gio Cannon Btriwt Hotel, aro te quested to bedi their bonds tu the ofiicy of t Committee. No, by Cobutnatent, Lundon, tor the pute Done of being stumped and redistered tn view of the Proponed negotiations by the commition for an eatle Tnbivadjustuientol the debt represented: by tho bondt to by registered. A Mint Of Lx. por £ator SU) pure int valu will bo charged aw w reqintration foo, and rt pany the bouts went it. Checks 49 oe wn No, b) Coloman Just what tho: unture of tho * negotiations” to whlub ‘tho ndyurtisement rofers inay belt wontd bo interesting to learn, but the holders ot the bonds need not worry themeolves over the money they will receive tor thom, ————————___— Ir cannot bo sald that the Wisconsin Pro: hibitlonigts buve not already accomplish something by entering upon a vigorous came paign under tho auspiecs of tho Demo-Cunfed ernte party. One effect of their worl was To contly mude visible at tho Soldiers’ [lome noar Milwnukeo, whero over 000 mutmod and disabled yotoruns of the Inte War are living, aod where tomporunce meotingsof the moral-auusion oner have been held regularly, Hut since the tem poranve reformers have commenced political a tion and placed # full State ucket in nomlaae tion, tho Manuger of tho Homo hus folt {¢ to be hia duty to close It against tho lvcturers who x0 thoro to toll the old soldiers how to voto Instes of how tulive temperate lives, ‘Thisiaouc of the firat fruita of tho movoment sot on foot by the Democrats of Wiscouain to dofeat the Ropub- Heun ticket, Tim closing event of the vrocesdings of tho twodaya’ gession of ox-prisouers of War boli at Springileld this weok was tho delivery Ly tho tomb of Abrabam Lincoln of an oxtompore apevoh by Gen. John Bf, Palmor, ‘Those Who rd itsay It was o most magnificont Higbtot orntory and feohng, purbups tie greatcet specch that Gen, Palmor aver made, ‘Tha audience, the occasion, tho surroundings alt conspirud to ioe his fancy and draw deep from the fountaln of tho gullant ox-soldicr's sympathy, _—————————— A PrOurtan sult is now on trial In-New York, the ttle buimg Haucb. va, Gotbully ‘The derendant, « Jewleh rabbi, presides tu the Fifen Avenuo Synayog, and rucolves a saluty 2 24,000 por annum, Tho plaintif alloges that procurad this Jucrativo situation for Gotbel and was to receive $5,000 for hls nerviues. Pay ment of the amount was rofysed, and this sult Ja'tho result, —— ‘Sine people of Malixon, who stood 80 Laeiel lutely by the Iton, E. W. Koyea when ho was canaidato for United States Senator, da not Po pose to allow blu ta remuln to privute tite, Te Republicans of bis Assembly district placed bim In nomination tor the Legislature and ho will doubticas be olectud. Ho wou muko un excellont Speaker of tha neat Aesem bly. —— a A “SranwaAur” editor, asa rule, 15.0 Pe son “who docs not understand the asterenee between a jan who conducts a legitimale nowt Paper businurs and ove who usos n wewsielet ay w step-ladder In the scrainble for oftices 1 docan‘t deserve and should not get. Lherw a ewe oF thygy guch chang in this city.