Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 25, 1881, Page 4

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CHICAGO COMMANDERY, Teawplar-Npocini Gone ‘ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2%, 1831, - Iris touching to learn from such Tory an- thority as the London Standard that the prospect of the annihilation of the Amerlean navy by the tronclads of Chill 1s viewed witlrregret In Great Britain, It fs very true that this country does not keep as many war vessels “Instock,” rusting and rotting, as does Grent Britain; but itis also true that when this country needs the uso of war ships she has the skill and ability to turn them out very rapidly, 23 witness the War of the Rebvilion. Soeven or eight years azo wo had a furry with Spain over some Cuban dit- fidulties, and it did nottnke the United States long to prephre no fleet which would have made short work of the Spanish navy If war had been declared. ‘Tur suggestion of the Springtlell Repub- Ucar, that reelprocity treatles with the Cen- tral and South American Republics would be more effective in binding them to the in- terests of the United States and reconciling them to “the American doctrino” than any other agency is m good one. We cannot juake the United States the guardian of American Interests in all parts of the con- tinent without a merchant marine, nor have amnerine without 8 commerce, nor a com- inerce without a reciprocal trade, express or Implied. If such reciprocity cannot ‘be ob- tained by forinal treaties it must be secured through a reduction of the tariff, and the former course is inuch the easier of the two, Tur late bankrupt actin this country was modeled after that of Great Britain in the matter, of fees and costs for lawyers and courts, and was repeated by Congress on ae count of the frauds cominitted under its pro- visions and the eating up of bankrupt estates in costs, Atypical case in New York was that of fInynea & Sanger, where the Mabili- tles were $150,003 and the actual nssots $02,- 917—the costs and fees belng $47,715, By way of conipanion-pieca tuke this “ English bank- ruptey case” from the London Standard, which assures Ity renders that “such atfairs as this are occurring every day’; ANSGIS... 0. se vseeeeeecrser ses « seseee tO 4S Lawyera’ expenses, oto., winding up, and ront......, see veceees 98150 Given, trustes ie tan » Blyen to winding up, eee soos 9OB Balauce for creditors, “Nothing,” Debtor bought in his private estate. ————— ‘In admisaton of John Roach to a high tarlif convention and ‘his presentation to the public In. a representativa capacity was a intstako, Prudent ailyocates of the tariff have heretofore been caroful to keep It apart from aj) subsidy schomes, But Jolin Roach 43 a subsidy-hunter, and nothing else, More- over, ho demands compensution from the Government for the’ Injurles which. the ex- cesslyo trifling inflicted upon him. With what grace can the more-tarl{ conventions deniand that the natural consequences of the system shall bea charge upon the Treasury of the United States? And how can an in- direct subsidy granted to Iron and atoel mnn- wfacturers form a suiliclent Justiiiention for adlrect subsidy to sliipbultders? ‘The Gov- ernment hus no right to coutiine tho cause and provide for the effect. §t should elther remove the causa on the grou that it isa public injury, or applaud the etfeet which “the cnuse produces, It Is the hight of ab- surdity to continuo the source of evils and seek to provide for the fatter by a resort to the National Trenaury. ——. Don CAmenon has good reason to be nervous about the condition of his machine. When an Independent candidate on the sole issue of hostility to the maghine can poll 60,000 yotes there Is reason to bellave thut something has gone wrong with tho good mien who manage the caucuses and the pri- maries, But the vote for Wolfe ts tho least of thecommon troubles. Since the election two organizations’ huve been formed which agreeonly in betug hostile toCameron, A con- Terence lately held ot the Continental Hotul in Philadelphia dectded to take measures In- atantly for the control of the nuxt State Cun- vention, and to begin preparations for it be- dore the Bosses aro able to forestall the elec- tlon of delegates by instructing county com: inittees or otherwise, This organization in- tends to work within the party Ines, and to submit to tha deelstons of the party, even though ‘they should be adverse In the Stato Convention. But the Wolfe or- ganization intends to domnuch more, Tf has arranged to bolt machine nominations, how- ever made, Influential Republicans are found in both associations (Congreasinan Bayne spoke against Cameron tf the first one). ‘That there will be enough of them to annoy the machine Is evident from tho vote polled for Wolfe. ‘Pho Pennsylvania Repub Heans are extremely restlve under the yoko of the junior Cameron. Ha, has nelther the ability nor the sunyity of his fathor; but is dogged, brutal, and selfish in his methods, Iiis term as Soriator does not expire until 1885, but lis opponents are now making ar- rangements for hls defeat, and fie will have his hands full Jy compassing hig own re- election, to say 1ithing of swingiilg tho Stato for any Prestitential.candidata in 1854, ‘Turns is no need of borrowing trouble on Recount of the Apportionment bill, Tho Republicans will get tha 919 bit orn better one, They will be content, In all probabll- ity, with n House of 319 members, or twenty- alx inore than the present House. Such a bill passed the Inst House of Representatives, which hada Democratic majority, On this basis the new members would bo equally divided between the South aud the North, Minois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio, Penn sylvanli, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Misstasippl, Missourl, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Weat Virginia would. gain one member each, Californian, Minne sota, and Nebraska two exch, Kansas tlireo, and ‘Texas four members, ‘ihe rest of tho States, New York among the number, would remain ag at presertt, except Maine, New Hlampshire, and Vermont, whieh would lose one each. Uesides dividing tha new mem- bers equitably the 819 bill lias the advantage. of satisfying the claims of all tho Iarze States. It isnot to be expretedt thata dill which gives a new momber each to Pennsyl- yauin. Ohio, IiInvis, Missouri, Georgia, and Virginia and leaves New York alone will bo defeated. Mn Davin A. Wetis mado a statement in hls speech at the meeting of the Brooklyn Reyenue Reform Club of which business men would do well to notice. Le sald: ‘Taking 1860 or 1850 a8 the par or basis for starting, the amuunt which $100 gold would buy In 1800 would buy tho samo in 1818, but now It requires $11Lto make such a purchase, and that ratio of S111 for the piurehasing nowor is only Aboul throo points less than thut whieh existed In Wi directly before. the outbrenk of the financial distress which Jasted until i wo ore renning tn the sume tho public is bexinning to recayuizo the fuct thet this ts to ben hard winter, that prices aro rapldly rising, and that wages will purchase less than in yenra before, ‘ Mr. Wells attributes the riso solely to the Inflation of the currency through tho addi- tion of gold nnd silver to the stock of paper money. While n-large part of the gold, probably $100,000,000, has absolutely disap- penred and is supposed to have been honrded by tho people, esvecially in the South, enough coin remains in circulation elther directly or as the basis for certificates to add greatly to the volume of the currency. Inilation, of course, disturbs yalues, promotes speoula- tion in stocks and commodities, and enhances the cust of living. It is within the experi- ence of every housekeeper that the prices of allsuppiles are now unusually high. Not only flour, but dulry products, ments, and pro- yisions, have been erceping up until it is dif- ficult to touch some of them with a Jong pole, ‘This advance has been dus not only to short crops and spectilntion In tho acttal supply, but to an inflation in prices aris- Ing from the condition of the currency, Mr. Wells scems to apprehend that tho reme- dy, when It comes, will be a rough one; but a bountiful harvest next year would put a different aspect on affairs, and the country under present conditions may speedily grow up to its supply of currency, No Conansss In the history of the Gov- erminent has witnessed «3 many changes after election-day and before the date of as- sembling as the Forty-seventh, witlch Is to ineat Dec. 5, stituted on the 4th of March contained five members who are no longer with it, Kirk- wood, of Iowa, ling been succeeded by Me- Dill, who in turn js shortly to be suecceded by J. F. Wilson. Blaine has glyen place to Frye, Conkling to Lapham, Platt to Miller, Burnside to Aldrich, Since March 4 Windom has been out of the Senate and Edgerton has beon keeping his seat warm for him, which he !s now elected to fill again; and Angus Cameron lias been chosen to fillthe vacancy created by tho death of Matt Carpenter, There haye, therefore, been eleht changes in the Sonate alone In the Just nines months, ‘uo regular election interven- ing. The Houso ins been changed to even a ercater oxtent since the electlon of Noy. 2 1880, as may be seen at a glance from the fol- lowing summary: : A 4, bapa y Vader papain s iN, W. Alurion...4i, J Spounar, “43D, O'dannor «8. Dibblees Fn rect ait tothe Senate, t Deceased. % Mintsterto ra) Since Jan, 1 flve members of tho House have been elected to the Senate. Mr, Farr died Noy, 80, 1880; Mr. O'Connor in May, and Mr, Wood jn Februury, 1851, ‘These many changes explaiu tha strange situation in the Ilouge with reference to a Speaker. Itisa fact that, of all the candidates mentioned, Messrs, Kasson, Dunnell, and Orth aro the only ones who haye had any conspicuous legislative experionce, If‘ Frye and Conger had remained in the House few of the others would have been heard of, —_—aaEEEeE ‘Tite facts about the candidates for Speaker ought to be put for conventence of reference ‘in compact form, thus: Burrows—Two terms in Congress. Served on the Committees on Exponditures In the Naval Department and Interlor De- partment, Clalins, and Private Land Clsims, ‘No provious logisintlve experience, . Davis—One term in Congress, Served on the Committeoon Invalld Ponslons, No pre- vious legislative experience. Dunnell—Kive terms In Congress. Served on the Ways and ‘Means Comunittes, Clalns, Publle Fands, Commorce, Expenditures in the State Department, ate, Mad experience of two terins in the Maine Legislature ana one tn the Minnesota Logisiature, Ulscuck—Two terms in Congress. Served on the Committees on Elections and Appro- priations, No previous legislative expe rience, Kasson—Four terms Jn Congress, Served on the Committees on Ways and Menns,(two terms), Appropriations, Pacific Railroads, and Banking and Currenoy, Served In the Lowa House in 1868-'73, lias been First As- sistant Postmaster-General, Commissioner to tho International Postal Congresses of 1863 ond 1867, Chairman of Republican State Committe of Jowa, and was a delegate to the convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln, Minister to Vienna. Kelfer~Two terms in Congress. Served on the Committees on War Claims and Eleo- tions, -Provious legislative experience, one term in tha Ohio Senate, Orth—Six terms in Congress, Served on the Committees on Ways and Means, Foreign Alfaira (Chairman), Revision ‘of the Laws, etc, A member of the {Indiana ‘Senate for six terms, nud President of that body; Minis- ter to Austria, Reed—Two terms in Congress, Served on The Senate as it was con-: the Committees on tha Judiciary and Terri- torles, Member of tho Maine Legisiatura In 1868-"70, Attornoy-Ceneral of Maine ti 1870, 1871, 1873, THE GUITFAU TRIAJ. Tho lament of Rip Van Winkle—“are wo ‘so soon forgot when wo ara Kono ?—Iust involuntarily find expression when one con- templates the nnseomly spectacle daily ex- Wibited in the Washington court-room, On the 2d of Inst: July. Presient Garfield was shot by the miserable wretch Guiteau, who is now an trint in that court-romm, ‘The avw- fut deed aroused a mingled feellng of horror anid indignation all over the country, As tho victim Iny upon fits sick bed, week nftor week, aufforing intense pain, indignation changed to sulfeltude and sympathy, On the Iuth of September eur great President died at Long Branch, and the whole world bowed In grief, On the Wihof that month he was burted:and the whole work! baden sorrowful farewell tun great and good man, Only fifty-nine days have elapsed, and what do we see? "The people of this country at first regarded the Infamous deed with sueh sndignation that they could hardly find words to express thelr oxeeration. It was an awful tragedy, but as tue went on this feeling changed to ane of profound sorrow, of sympathy for the living, and ulifmately of tendor and sacred respect for the dead, ‘T'here.was a solemnity that characterized the Jong illness and death too profound to-be jarred upon by resent: went, aud after the body was consigned to tho tomb It was only asked that the trinl of the wreteh shoul! be prompt and thorough, anc that retributive justice should bo doalt out, What response has been made to this? Notwithstanding the horror of the tragedy, the extent o€ the enlamity, tha gricf of the world, the sorrow of the family, the sacred- ness of the memory of the President, and all the great lessons of Jove, and tenderness, and pity, and ail the great examples of his useful fe antl herole denth, the trial of the wretch has been conducted without dignity or de- eoney, and Jugtice has arrayed herself in eap and bells for the delectationof grinning spec- tatora. The miserable wretch himself. has been’ allowed to interrupt the trinl, to interfere with wltnesses and counsel, to vrowbent tha Court, and to crack his unseemly jokes for the sport - of the crowd snd thelr applause. Ne hag had full swing’ In his diszusting antics, and the trial has been run not in accordance with the routine of Inw, or the demands of Justice, or with respect to the gravity of the cnuse, or with respect for the feelings of the Amerlean people, but to sult the whims, eaprices, egotism, and notoriety of Gulteau, What should have been the most solemn trial ever hetd in an Amerlenan court is growing to be ongof the most-dlsgustingly ridiculous, Hs unseemly phases and undignified Inci- dents find thelr parallels In the hearing of pelty misdemeanors inn Justice’s court. ‘Tho loose and undignided manner in whieh this caso is conducted, tha way tn which Justice ig mae tho target of this miscrablo wretch’s indecont banter, aud the liberty granted hitn to feed and pamper his Insuifer- able and disgusting vanity, do not comport with the feelings of the people, and may yet rouse a swift indignation agaln If ‘some check 18 not put upon it without much regard to any question of sanity or in- sanity. It is hard for people to stand quietly by and see this wreteh Monlzed and made a lero of, justice travestied, and premiums offered other perverted wretches to follow in Guiteaw’s footsteps, for the sake of arnati- fyIng thelr Jove for notoriety or wrenk- ing theirmalice, Itis an Insult to the mem- ory of the President, “slaughtered for the Republle,* that tho triat of his dastardly assasin should bo. made a peep-show for a curious crowd and that tho assasin himself showkd be elevated to the post of chief performer, Itisan insult to the bereaved home nt Mentor. {t 1s an Insult to the Na- tlon. And In view of tho unseemly proceed- ings it is not remarkable that the Loudon News says: ‘It ts to bo hoped, for thoanke of American Jus- tleo nd public decency nud good tuste, chit the trin! of Guiteuu will soon come toanend, Itwill probably be acknowledged in Amoricn as in nelund that Guiteau hrs been allowed to carry his own conduct of the cuse too far, It secnia absolutely necesaary In tha Interest of decency Qnd Justice that Guiteau be provented from turning tho truwedy Into a burieaque, and from attempting to prove bis own Inganity by a de- meaner which budly slinutates or trayosties mau- Every word of the Nets’ erittelsm will be applauded by the Amertean people, who are watching the proceedings with a sorrowful disgust. They now can have but one wish, and that {s for the trial to cone toa close a5 suon as possible, so that there may be an end of this travesty upon justice if not an end, of Guilteau. They are fast coniing to tho bellef that both courts and bars are becoming so debased that thelr object In trylug murderers Is not so much to convict them’ and punish guilt as to acquit thorn, and the Gultenn case, so far ns it has proceeded, is not an excep ion. It isn miserable, sorry, indecent, ‘dis- gusting plece of business, and the sooner It Is over tha better it willbe. Itistoo degrading for contemplation, too nbhorrent, remember- Ing the exalted character of the man, the awful character of the tragedy, and tho so- lewnity of his death. ‘To palliate it in any way would be to convict the American .peo- ple of a want of’ decent respect for tho dead, J.ct the farca come to an end as soon as possible, THE TELEGRAPH-POLE NUISANOE. ‘The tractable qualities of the average city Alderman are practieally fnoxhaustible, Putty fn the hands of an expert glazier Is In- durated as compared with one of the Clty Fathers when subjected to Importunitics and “Sntlugence.” A striking Instance of the ac- commodating disposition of Chleago Alder- men is found in the recent report of the South Division Committee on'Strects and Alleys recommonding an ordinance allowing the Mutual Unlon ‘Telegraph Company to erect poles withlu the elty limit, An ordl- nance prohlblting the erection of telegraph pules went {nto effect only a short time ago, and tho very first application for the privi- lego would violnto that ordinance if the Com- anittee on Btreets and Alleys could have thelr way, It follows, as a matter of course and justice, that If the Mutunl Union be granted. Ww pormit to put up poles within tno city Jims its. similar privilege will bo demanded by other companies, ‘Ihe Western Union ean- not be prevented from extending Its faclil- ties by the same means if its rival in business Is given an advantage which {s nominally prohibited by general ordinance, 1n foet, tho ordinance against the erection of telegraph poles will ba virtually repealed by the proposed exception fn favor of tha Mut- ual Union, asthe new poles eructed by this company will not be taken down, under the terms of the proposod ordinance, until “all poles horetofora erected ars removed.” In other words, the (elegraph-pole nuisance will be perpetuated by allowing the ordinance agatust it to become a duad letter at the very first occasion for onforcing it, Aldermon, a8a rule, have a queer notion of thelr duties and responsibititles, They seem to forgot that they are’the represent- atives of the city and the guardians of the public interests; and they readily yleld to personal, social, or other and piore corrupt intluences. The prohibition of the further Crection of telegraph poles was adopted as a necessary protection. It had been found by experience that the uetwork of wires lining tho streets prevented w prompt attack on fires, and thus permitted them to Raina dangerous hendway. Thore was but one woy to get rid of the poles and wires, and that was to provent any further orection thereof, so that, as those now standing de- eay the telegraph companies: would be obliged to abandon them and adopt the un derground system, Butto authorize a now company to put up poles would be to begin the old system de novo, and retard by many years the ultimate abandonment of: tho poles and wires which havo been found so objeo- Honnbte and so tangerons, ‘The new telo- graph company has no claim for any ex: emption from a proper and useful police regulition, Whatever benefit 1b may prove to alvo the people (in casosit shall net, bo bought up by the Western Union concern) would be secttred in any ease, for tho new company has actually begun the laying of undeground cables to renel Sts clty ofices. It Is true the Intter process Is moto expensive than the old system. There would be jist so much less of watered stock if the under- ground cable were adopted. . But why should the elty or Its oficial representatives bo in- fenced by that. consideration te put public safety into jeopardy? We think Ald. Phelps, Watkins, Burke, and Appicton will find it diNichit to expinin thetr willingness to violnty one of the most useful elty ordl- mnnices, and we do not understand why Ald, Dixon was se paralyzed ns not to be able to make a minority roport In protest. pach ie seebeennn eboney POSTAL SAVINGS-BANKS. Postinaster-General James Js strongly fn favor of tho establishment of savings-banks in connection with the National postal sys- tein; and it is to be hopad, if he shall rotain lis place in the Cabinet, he will urge the plan upon Congress this winter. ‘There will beno grent polltien! issue before Congress at the coming session, and that body wilt have abundant tlne {to consider projects for the improvement of government, ‘The principle of postal savings Is approved by nearly every- body who has given the matter any thought. Itis not in any sense an experiment. Tho system hing been in: successful operation for P many years In Great Britain, where, In 1870, the depositors numbered three and a halt millions, with yearly deposits of about fifty nilllions, It fs not necessary to dwell on the manifold advantages of such a system. dt will promote thrift and economy among the people, and guarantea them 2 protection for thelr surplus earnings which they can se- cure in no other form, What Is needed to lend to the early ndoption of the system isa practical plan, sufliclently complete and ex- pileit in detall to assure. eMiclency and hon- esty In management, but- elastic enough to admit of such, improvements a3 experience shall suggest. It should be the alm of the Postmaster-General to have such a plan pre- pared, ‘Tho best ana most practical logisia- ton passed by Congress Is that which is not inerely suggested, butactually put into shape, by the departmont to which it pertains, It can readily beconcelved that o postal savings system can bo devise for this country whieh shall eventually placa a-Iarge sharo of the Nationnl debt i the hands of tho working people, and thereby give them the best possible security they can have and atthe samo time strengthen “their attachment to the Government. ‘To do this arrangements must be made which shall make the system of depositing and with- drawing funds easy and sinple, and include the smallest amounts which It will be prac- tlenblo to handle, In England It is per- titted to paste penny stamps on o shect of paper prepared for the purpose, and when twelve of these have been thus collected a deposit of one shilting may be made, ‘The depositors may also draw from any postal bank In the Kingdom, without regard .to the point ut which the deposit was made, Con- yenlence, facility, and security are the chict reqiisitsof a postal savings system, and If {t can bo further arranged that ali deposits, over a certain low figure, shall bo turned Into a Government bond, which may be taken up by the Government and issued to another holder, as depositors desire to with- draw .and others: to tale advantage of the system, the Government debt will tke on a vopular form that will male it an etement of strength and economy instead of a burden, CLAIMS BEFORE CONGRESS, We publish elsewhere a remarkablo letter of the Jate Ion, Joshua R, Giddings, of Ohio, addressed to tho Hon. E. B, Washburne, who was then & inember of Congress from the Galena districtinthisStnte. Theletter Is not only interesting from tho subject on which it treats, but from the fact that it ts the lust letter which that distinguished man over wrote, The date of the letter is May 25,1864, and the writer appears to haye been greatly exclted In respect to the mattor about which he was writing, Ne seems, to have nad a presclence of his coming fate, for he closes hls letter by expressing an oplulon that ho could say no more without danger to his fe. This wason the 25th of May, and on the 27th he was dead of 4 stroke of ap- oploxy, . No man who oyer served In Con- gress was soe high ai’ authority on the sub- ject of “clalms’ before Congress a3 Mr, Giddings, For many yeara he was Chalr- nian of the Conimittea on Claims tn tho Mousa of Representatives, and when he wns Iu the sharpest antagonism to the majority his ‘knowledge on the subject, his great ability, hls probity, and his incorruptible in- tegrity secured him, the respect and con. fidence of thoso most bitterly opposed to him, Indeed, so great was his authority that, {tenn be sald that his opinion, or ¢ecislon, in regard to a claim was generally considered us conclusive, Tho claim which oxelted the attention of Mr. Giddings and ied to the writing of the letter In question was that of Josiah Q. Armes, of Anandalo, Fairfax County, Va.,in the ‘Thirty-elghth Congress—1604-'65, ‘I'ho Dil provided for the payment to Armes of the sum of $9,500 for buildings birrned, “ap. parently by ordor of the commanding oflicor, for military reagons, the -bulldings affording shelter for .the enemy's pliekets. Mr, Washburne made the only speech against the bill, ns establishing a principle nevor acted upon by. any natlon—to-wit: that ® Government $s bound to pay Tor all the casualtica of war—to pay every citizen who has fost property through the eagualties and misfortunes of war and tn- demnity for losses in the contest. then going on” He contended that Jf the principle were carried out it would establish a preee- dent thut would cost the Government $500,- 000,000, Mr, Hate and Thaddeus Stovons, ot Ponnsylvanis, and other members, supported the bill, and It passed the House by a yoto of Sito sd. It subsequontly passed the Senate by a vote of 2310 11, and becames Inw, Mr, Clark, of Now IMampshire, champloned the bil In the Senate, Among those. who op posed It were Grimes, and Harlan of fowa, ‘Vrumbull of Mines, Witaonand Sumner of Massachusetts, Brown and Henderson of Missourl, Sherman of Ohlo, aud Morgan of Now York, If Me. Giddings had Ilved to this day tt would ba casy to Imagine what his feelings would be in relation to the late Congressional Jeatslation In regard to clalms,. particularly tho claims for pensions, framed not so much in the Interest of the soldlers as for the protit of the pension agents at Washington and all over the country. He m{«ht well any of such legisludion—as ‘a committee of Congress sald Jo 1818, in regard to another, class of claims 3 ' “whieh had greatly carrupted tho morals of the Nation ’*—"that whenever a Inw holds out temptations to fraud, forgery, and per- haps perjury. it becomes a matter of doubt- ful propriety.”’ No nation on the faco of the earth has ever shown so tiuch sympathy for soldiers or ever dealt so generously with thomas the Governmontef the United States, Bul Congressional dennagogs, pandering for votes, hava pushed this matter ton point whlelt threatens a confiscation of the Nation's wenlth, It fs estimated by the Panslons Commisstoner that ‘the Amount requisit to rieet these drains for the nuxt fisenl year will rench tho enor mous sam of nearly one fiendred mill fons of dotlara, Ino addition to tho regu- lar Penston bill, ‘The Penston Inws, as they now stand, have opened tho door to the most colussal frauds, ‘The partics who voted these Inws resisted nll wise Mimitations and restrictions whieh wonld havo guarded the Treasury, and, in order to earry thelr point, crossly and willfully belittled the amount that would bo taken from the Treasury. ‘The pension ting, ns It exists toilay, 15 tho most monstrous and dangerous organization that ins ever been known on the face of tho earth, The Inte Penston-Agent, Mr, Bentley, endeavored, while doing Justice to the honest pensioners, .to protect tho ‘Trens- ary from fraudulent clating, Ilo ine curred the hostility: of the pension agents and wasdriyen from his place. it is now sald that Ils suceessor In aflice in order to make himself “sold” with the damagogs proposes. to still exten -the penston sons togive pensions. to atl persons who were prisoners, regardless of the state of thetr.honlth, ‘Thora ts nothing now left for the people who have been betrayed but to confront the appalling legislation of unprineipled dem- Agogs, which bids fatrto lead to National bankruptey, and to so amend the Inw as to throw .up somo adequate guards against frauds based upon ex-parte testimony which tempt men to commit perjury. The public must have some protection, Cinoinnati, linving sent to Chiengo and secured 4 police-pitryl wagon, [8 as huppy over. tho vehicle nan child over a new tay. Tho initial trip of tho wagon Inst Tuesday was mado the occasion for tho production of long articles in tho newspapers, and fn genoral way Clocinnat! seems to feel that something worth talkingabout hug een accomplished, Ono onthusiustiv ree porter reiates tho followiug: The horses did not need the word “ol” but sprang off ut break-neck speed up Central ave- nua toCourt, down Court to Freeman, south on Froeman to Boventh and back, Freoman to Cen- tral avenue and tho atution Io a few seconds less thin six minutes, Skipper Ireson’s ride was nowhere, Paul Revore's not a clreamstance, balloon excursions and Nybtning oxpresses and 2210 Mand 8. distanced and In the shade ag the boys shot nlong. Everythlog and evervod cleared -tho way. Had the davit, horns, hoof, and wil appeared, the pante could not bave been reater, ‘tho horsea cashed on like mad, th ull rang an iuecssant clang, tho sleepy etrect- cay horses pricked up tholr ears and shicd the track, drivers in buggies and barouches touk one look and shot up side stroets, women did not Fine 0 Pele Lador or took tn thetr ginsses, but rushed to tae winduws to seo tho whirlwind yiss; Binal! boys forgot thelr erranda, and tod. dled on In tha wake of. tho now muchine, and workingmien, with dinnor-buckeota aud palla, after thotr bird day's work, forgot thelr wearl- nega and jolned Jn hot pursult, expecting to seo the grandeat contingration of the acagon, Small cltios ara ovidently-as easily pleagsod ag sminil boys, : ——— An Engilsh paper says that the King of Sinm {a in mourning for hls white elophont, the beust officially known as “his Sublimo Grandeur tho Court and Body Elepbant of the King." It nppears to bave been in this wiso that the gncred animal ended tho Atful fever of his life; Ho bad eaten na nearty breakfast one morning, and suddenly thereafter betrayed such clenr oyldonco of madness as totrainple to death bancath his foot five of his faithful attondants. It.was not permitted to tho survivors to tront tho benst In the: wholly natural and legitimate way of shouting him, for that tn Sinm woukt have been groas anorilngs.. Honeo the High Priest was calted in with a huge ring of boly bamboo, and with this he encircled hla Subline Qrundeur’s unruly frame, but with no bettor ro- sult than the urenking of the ring and, the noar ending of tho High Pricst’s Ife, With great dimeulty the enraged animal was thon forced intoa narrow court. Hore he made several mad efforts to break away tho walls of hia close quarters, thon suddenly fell upon bia side, mado a furlous noige agof rage and pain, and, with apparent great kindness.to all his attendants, theraupon censod longer to breathe tho breath of life, But the trouble of bis attendants did hot cease bere, Each and all wore punished us i for carclesness by order of the King, who then too upon himself the bablliments of wo, rr Mor, Tensorr, o distinguished Roman ec- olcataatic who bas arrived at Montreal straight from Rome, brings with him u very intereating plece of news concerning the Popo and his fut- ure movements, It seams that the present sit- uation of tho head of tho Catholic Church Js nut the most enchanting one that could be imugincd, inasmuch as tho Itallan Government Js not on particularly friendly terms with the occupant of the Vatican, and docs not exert Staelf ton very alarming, extontin the way of making hls days happy. Consequently tho Pope thinks of moy- ing, and Myr,.Tormofe delicately throws outa hint that ho may concludo to make Cannda his future residence, Perhaps the Pope had bettor think the matter over carofully bofore deciding tocomo bere. Having boon born and ratsed in sunny Italy, porbape he inight tind the climate of Canada tno chilly, For people wha Imagine themeclyes stiperlor to all earthly governmenta Amorica Is on unusually fhe pluco to stay away from, ——— Lavisu expenditures in public buildings for Paris entirely departed with the termination of Baron Hausamnann's olllatal career. Baron Haussmann, after boing tirst autuorized to spond $35,000,000 in the ombellishment of the ory, ended, In 1869, with an exponditure of tho enormous totat of $120,000,000, It.1s now sald that tho new post-oflce and Hotel de Ville will cost, whon finisbod, $14,000,000, and that the Churot of the Sncrod Heart on the Hill of Mont- martro at lonat $4,000,000. Of tho opera-hause, which is not yet completed, the coat already hus been $10,500,000, Bumo ‘notion of the outinys which have boon mato on the $HOtel de Ville may be learned from the fact that tho estimate for duora, window-frames, glass, flroplacos, and locks alone amounts to $140,000, while about threo Umea that sutn 1s sot down for art decoras Uonsand furniture. On the four outer walts of tho bullding will bo placed In niches no tewer than 104 statues, each 8 foot in bight. AN will yepresont peraons born in Parla who have reached eminence in various walks of Iifo, << Ayynopy who has pald any attention to the matter will agree with this recommondation of the Now York Herald: : Wo trust that in bis coming mossaye tho Pres. Adont will urge upon Conyreas the necosslty of doing something to rellevo the Fadoral Huprome Court of the pressure of business that burdens its calondar. ‘The court Is about three years bas hind with ite cases, the Judes are overworked, aud justico ig donled to litigantd. The neglect of which this tribunal and thogo baving busi- Nees before it huve for ycars been the victiins Amounts to wu grusé public abuse. Thu entire Federal Judisiary needa attention, which cannot longer bo deferred without sorious dotrimont to tho public interests, Lot the President romind Congreia of ita duty in the matt = gress heed tho rowluder, - ek ee RDS 108 on rr ‘Tie Democrats of Missourl lost five Rep: regontatives at tho inst ulcotion of Congressmen, and a meeting of the State Committee and a number of prominent menof the party was held in 8t, Louls one duy last weok ta soo if auything could be done to reclulm them next full, Aouin- mittee was uppointed to Inquire into the state of affairs $n tho lost districts, and to report at a meoting of the committee to bobeld in St. Louls on Saturday, Jan, Hi,’ ee ‘Tae beautiful American custom of * lin ing’* bas, it seems, been tmported Joto Canada, and Afteen members of the Senior olass at the Toroato Volvoralty aro now belng investiquted by the faculty on tho charge of baying duokod four Froshmon tn the river and gacged othors for refuging fo' au a certain sony at a convort.: At Bowdoin Colloyo seven students have been sued for $10,000 each by the fatherof a boy whom they “bazod" so brutally that his bealth wag perannently Injured. 1¢ this state of atfairs continues, it would bo well for young meu ens ‘ tering college to provide thomactves with sult- ablo firearms, Tho sight of a doad Sonlor or two woul? doubticas cheek tho nrdor of other Ampulelve young colleginns. Rermunapen persons, especlally those of the femate persunston, nto proverblally hote tempered, and by allowing this fact to escupo Dis memory Mr. William Jansen, of Now Yark, came near bolng made an unfortunate corpse of, to was appealed to bya young lady who had boon disputing with anothor fair creature na to the color of tho latter's halr, Mr. Jansen Promptly decided that it wns red, whores Upon the disappointed damecl produced pooket-kolfe and proceeded te Jnb the referee in several plneos, but fortunately failed to reach a vital part, Bho ts now tn Jall, but st will ben chilly day whon Mr. Janson again undere takes to notify n woman that bor hair is red. ————— ‘Tae London police authorities clatm that the robbery of the Matton Gurdon Post-Onlee was tho work of Amerleans, Tho polico ure mlatnken, Tt was dona by Enulishtinon who have been betting against the American horses | Ol yenrs, of whieh ho had apent ¢ for the past alx months, 2 “1 arent sovernl months in 1875," sald Guitean In tho Washington court Wednesday, “ trying ineffectually ta get hold of tho -Tnter- Ocean.” Guiteau may be hung, but a man can- not oxpect to bo always lucky. Se EEEUDeicinea eam * LAKESIDE MUSINGS, Mr. Talinage says that Hell Isstrown with to- bacco Joaves. If Mr. Talmage déean'’t quit giving so much Information on this subject people will bogin to wonder where ho gots his pointers, Ileve ts the faco of my Indy, Ner face with ite amito diving, ' Her eyes with thelr grave Intentness, And tholr shy, proud look at mine, © mouth, you are firm, yet tender, Your tones may be cold or initd, ha You may keep bavk a darling lover, Yet comfort n grieving child, You aro puro and fair ng the lilies, You are bright na the July sun; You uro grave and gay by tnshes, You are woman and saint in one, =From My Mery Ann,” and Other Poems, by Murat Halstead, “And do you discard mo forever, Gertrude Gtnuotey?” : “1 do," was tho answer ino tow, awect velco, willo Spalr of soft, brown oyes suffused with tenors looked tonderly up at Bebarttan McCarthy, “ You know that my huart {s yours, and thut Pwould gladly lve thee iny hand, but papa says nny, and when he twitters the procession fs aptto move "—nnd, saying this, the girl buried her {nea In hor bands. and subbed conyuls- ively, “Hut think again, Gertrude,” mad tho young man In caer, nnxious tones. “Seo If thy worina wit may not discover aught that will avall to make our future pathway bright. Ihave loved you too long, to vam nostly, to realun the prize su eagerly eought withouta struguto.” ‘ “Sot mo think,” and the Indy Gertrude, brushing Unck from her falr forehead the bang which s0 wrnco- fully o'erhung its pourly aurfaco, and placing care~ fully on tho tue of a statue of Moreury which stood In the conservatory 2 genorous hunk of chowlng-guin for which sho had no tmmedinte uve, standing sllont- lyby a marble Vaycho for 8 moment, sha turoed suddenly to Subastion, = You know they Mulenhoya?” sho anid. oy whose snouted castia frets tho sky on Ar- cher avenue?” “ Ayo, the sama,” “do.” “Get theo thithor with all speed, und whon you ave crossed tho draw-bridgo and tethered your pal- froy In the terraced court, knock boldly on the front dave, but relax not your yilinnce an’ you love me, for tho Mulenhoys come of Norinan blood and keep o dog, Wiien tho vorial sini! be opened; und you aro tudmitted to tho pressnco of my nunt, the Lady Con- stance Muleahoy, say to hor that her tnvorit niece, Gortrudo, sucks hor ald; that o cruol father would wad hor to ono she loves not. ‘Toll hor that about 4 o'clock tomorrow attornoun, whon tho sun ta gitding tho shot-tower, a cassockud Justicu-of-thu-I'enco will apvone at Castle Mulcahuy, and thut 1 shall svun fol- low with my bonny bridegroom. Do you uuder- stand?" . “Tam on." replied Sobastion, “and by my halidom the pin Is a good one,” and kissing Gertrude trust~ fuliy under tho loft ear ho wont down tho front stops and was soon lust to vlow. “And $0 my pretty nlaco would fatn ronrry you?” It was tho Lady Constance Mulcahoy who spoke these words, und tho ono to whom sto addrosscd them was Sobnstian MoCarthy. . “ho plan is Koud one," sho continued, tapping gently with a broom-hundla the dainty foot that pooped from beneath her rebe, “ha Kart tu work- ing on tho North Side this weok, and I stall not heur tho ciank of hts dinnor-pall untll nearly 7 p. my 80. {hut ail will be over era fie comes, You may toll Gert thnt £ will be tixud for her,” A col, cloar afternoon in the fostat Chriatmns- tite, Up Archor avonuo camo with murry tinkio of ball nnd proud prancing of blooded steads drawing- room horae-ear No. 170. 11 ony cornor of the vohlolo nat Gertrude and Sobastiun, nesticd close to ench other Itke Httle birda In the merry, afuulsh spring tiny, Hresuntly the car stopped, Hebastion was on his foet at once, hia face expressing plalnly the Indig- natlon that awopt over his soul. ¢ “ Lprithee, do not teave ie,” sald Gertrude, grasp- ing his ulster with n convulsive clutch, “Kear not, ewooteat, Igo but tosve what dastard hns dared to stop my fulthful ateads.”” Ila sun camo back, and, saying with a morry sigh, “Iisa frelaht-tmin on the Burlington crossing,” agaln clasped Gertrude to his vest. ‘Tho car moved on anon, nnd soon the Lappy couple were aafe in the Castle Muleaboy, ‘Tho words that bound Gertrude and Nobastian to~ sothor with the silkon tether of mntrimony bid buen sald, and the happy Krvom hud planted on the lps of his bride a largo threo-stors-und-basoment nuptint klas, whon suddenly the door of the room was opencd, ct 'ythagoras Gihvoly, Duke of Galway, stovd bo- fore the happy couple. “Forgive me, fathor,” sold Gertrude, pacing bor soft white arms about Lis nock and luoking wistfully Agto his oyes. Hewoving from his mouth a two-inch pipe, and sot- ting his dinner-pall on the etugere, the Duke of Gat- way sald in clear, calu tonost “'Yex are ail forgiven, Divil a much I caro tf yo wore fined your uuo "and with thtsa words ho sliontly to Toba Fron a oken Sbew of hurd 2 nd wae LOTUS The Siren wud the suckers” by Murat fulatedde PERSONALS, . Mrs, L, C, Brand, a Indy 63 years of age, dled In Bt Joseph, Mo..on tho lth inst. from pyiwmia, caused by the bite of a rat upon hor toot while abo was sleeping, last July, Mile, De Bois Guilbort, a: young French lady who clalins to bo a Ineat descendant of the unpleasant Templar who play eo ‘prominent a ports “Tvanhoe,” is aout to be married to M. uitet, nephow of the former Presidontof the Freneb Assembly, : A paragraph hins recently gono the rounds that Justice Swayne had soverat sons in tho Gov- erumont service, ‘thls is wholly Incorrect. Tia oldost son, Gon. Wagor Bwayno, who fost a lox an tho War, fs n distinguished lawyer and rail- wuy oflicor, and bis olhor three sone are puran- Jug successful carcors, a Walt Whitman docs not highly regard tha | elty across the river from bla Cainden home, “Ef never heard,” he says, to 4 reporter, ‘that Philadelphia bad any literary perception, tine tnates, or Judgment. Itiaa place for material things and conservative peopte, for fat convene tlonatities, and well-catablishod customs, f can- not olngs it with other oities, and, you must not compel me to tulk about it" ‘Tho ex-Empress Eugénie laadding elgliteon rooms to bor new realdence at Farnborough. Thore Isto ben room filled with tho rolles of , Princo Louls Napoleon, and titted up oxnotly the samo na the ane ocoupiod by len ut Camaen Place, Tho idea seems ta have been taken fram tho dressing-roum of tho Prince Consort at Ual- moral, which remains the samo as whon he was alive. His but and ployee, ure on the table, and 8n clligy of bitm ie algo in tho room. Sir Edwin Landseor many years ago began an oquestrian portrait of Queen Victoria, but went no further than the hersa—a white pony beautifully paintod. Its presont owner, Ste Na+ thanlel do Rothschild, nas commissioned Mr, Milluls to supply a gure in place qf that of tho Queen, As the work Is to bang at Sip Nothan- iel’a country soat.8 house which onoe belonged to Nell Gwytnu, Mr, Sitluls has deterinined to paint inthe gure of the * pretty, witty’ act. vel a am ki Miss Sarah Orne Jewett, the New England writer, Ja, saya tho Literary World, the daughter of Dr, ‘I, 11. Jowett, for many years a physiolan of wide reputution and practice in‘Maine, His widow and two children still va in tho family munslon at South Berwick, an interoating region full of tradition, ‘Tho Doctor used to tnke hia young duugbtor with bin ou big dally rounds, recounting to horon the way fragmonts of fai. ly history, anecdotes, wud observations gath-! ered during bis long medical oxperignoe, Thus ‘Misa Jewett xecuroulated inuch maternal whien has boen'exocedingly usutul to hor, Bho beguo to write when she was 1), : * te “-CROP.NEWS Spéetal Dispatch to Thc vAtcaco Trohune, — ¢ Toreka, Kus., Noy. 24.—The statistical tables of product and yaluo of tleld. crops of 1881 arg now ling prepared by Secretary Coburn, of the Stato. Board of Agriculture, woo atates that a wonderful showing will be made, considering tho unfavorable Initienes ar pests. The product of wheat ‘Leterinined, Tho yloid of w ATWHKD bushels; of corn, enties mised more thin one of whent ench—viz.2 Saline, LORE ands Melnevsoy,” £3 forty-two eountles ralied more th bushels eneby tho thres tending Bediewlel, 3200000 bustois; and Butler, 2,983,490. ronth and jn, 1 bias nlrendy tee ans Hone pyr atint | Sumer, 3) cai aN ’ OBITUARY, Tho Lnte Eenac i Howell, of 4. Some two wavks uo Tie Tins na eore ead death of Mr. dante M, Howell ee thy Mla awho wa Killed whilto. littiine th Een Of the Chleago, Burllagton & Quince? tan nenr ite crossing at Mug Islan nemo, city. Mr, Howell waa a weil-kuown Tenet Sn thig chant of Aurora, a membe: er inepe rot t Howell & Con of this elty, nnd pha 4 tho firm of I. M. Howell & Co., ot aul of Kas,, and, as auch, wits whetaly i Mobleon Hn aut tho Northwest, fo hat attained weet ot arey-UEO AL An, Dublic-spirites 18, Ry rora, where he was Known ava conactentions, and uprheht mun, with AN Ungy Hed ehuraater and reputatiion tune req ML positions of — usefulness und a e fn alt of whleh ha fonnd the faa his life's ambition had boen established u founilation of integrity. Me hat teens yeurs hold tho oflies ot Deacon in tho Feat eregational Courch of Aurora, and for en twouty yours had been engaged (n, the Inn id trade of thit city. Mr, Howell was on haw tu this city to urge the forwarding of sume tee ber whieh tind been toying on the railroad ae, for over a month, and. ns had been his cise Arramuad with tho citneor af tho train weet ip ut tho Blue Island AVENNC erossing to cates him to alight.’ As the teain neaved ieee Mr, Howell took hia position on tie tye kee Instead of slacking, as wns tsuiute the toy LEP 8 sudden fork, throwhig hint Crom hisnuaiene tho ground, and the momentins ceatsity him te fall to tho earth In such nt manner ag to rine hia head aguinst the wheels, “These, tie tote aroutid, brought bls lexs under the toner whvols, which pasecd over both of them, me tratn was at oneo stopped, and Mr, Hawell, et hroathing but wmiconsclols, was curried vst depot, whence be was tnken to tho residence t his son, 8. it. Howell. on Turk avenue, weet ft soon afterwards brenthod bla lust, "The Corse her's Jury rondored tho following woee “That tho said ley M. Hawell eno to bis death trom Injuries received by icing eet! dottally run over by cars of a Passenger tealg belonying to tho Chieigo, Burlington & gue Kalteaad Company, on tuolr trek nee iy Istund avonuesNov. 7, 188th, We, thie Jury, at demn tho Chiéugo, Iurtington 's Quine he road Company fur'aitowlng thelr empress maka proinises to passengers that thoy ad sluck up Cor them and thon not do ft, ‘Othe wise, this acoldent might not have happorees At tho funeral of Mr. Howell, which took placa nt Aurorn Nov. 10, the hlrh eeteem ji which he was hold was testified by an ace? anice beyond the eupacity of the charch aide ina, whieh was filed witty those who had known itt asa felend to all and the enemy of tone, and who tnited in eponking of hiy death ng Joss whieh coukt with grant ditlleulty be Aller, vsc citizen bis publle spirit, as a helghbor bis sBoclitt qualities, as a bushiess-tnan his bigh tne tegrity of character, fully rounded ont tho rep. utntion which, 18 2 CEN aud ollice-bearer iu tte Chureh, had broth bln to. the highest esteem timong those who kuow him best, "& Lodge of Sorrow in Honor of the Lute Jamos L. Ridgely, Tho death of Jamoa 1. Iligely, Past Grand Secretary of the Sovereign Lodge, 1.0.0.5, occurred in Baltimore Nov. 10. It is Proposed to hold a lodge of sorrow anda Ridgely memorist service, under the nuspices of the Wildcy Asso elation ot Tittnole, Friday ovening, Dee. %, atthe First Methodist Churoh, corner of Clark end Washington stecata, at 8 o'clock. A prefimk nary meeting was beld Wednesday ovening at the rooms of the Guardian, No. 12 Randolph street, at which tho following Odd>Fellows were present: W. IL Crocker, 1. F. Foster, Joho 0, Rogers, J, Ward Ellis, Prot. Kistler, A. G. Lut, 8. A. Miller, L. E. Dowoy, H. Bholdon Jr.,Thomat Underwood, Charles Hofter, 8, 2. May, Chrrics ¥, Bennett, and C. E. Seymour, WH. Crocker presided, and I, Sholdon Jr. ncted ns Secretary.’ Mr, Crocker stated that the object of the meeting was to arrange for holding a lodge of sorrow In memory of James 1. Ridgely, tho most distingulshed Odd-Fellow of this country, A. G. Lui thon mage an address, giving 19 out Une of tho proposed progiam for the Jodgo of sorrow. J. Ward Ellis iemtnied the meeting that it was neceasary to be very partie ular, and tocarry out nu fixed progrinte we letter, Judge Rogors mule sume remarks, end moved that tho Prestdent appoint s eommittes of jive to make al) the arrengements for the tnemorial and tho lodgo of aorraw. ‘Tho motto procalind. aad she Prosident appotuted the fol lowing Committes of Arrangements: Messrs. Ells, Lull, Hofter, Shotdon, and Miller. Presi: dent Crocker was nuded to tho committeo at Chairman. Tho proposed pragram for tho me mtorinl was then dlacussod, and it was resolved taat J. Ward Ellis read a brief obituary notices of Br. Rdgely; that Past Grand Representative Underwood, of Indlunn, doliver the ealogy, and that an appropriate musical uddition to the pre gram bo made; also, that Judge Hogers preside ‘on the occisjon of tho immemorial. The Committea of Arrangements will meet Friday, Nov. 2, ut 4 p.m, at tho oltice of the Quardian, to porfoot urrangotments, It ls a somowwhat noteworthy face that no lodge of gore Be. has ever been beld betore by the Odd-Fels lows, Died from the Shock. Mrs. John Hogan, of Itundolph .strect, whose injuries consequent on the shock received oa hearmy of the donth of her son, Dr. J.D, Hogan, were referred to In yesterday's TRINENE, died early yesterday morning. The deceased lady was in her ith year, baving been bora {a rat, Limerick County, Irelund, In 1813. She was an old resident of Chicago, having lived here about thirty yeara, Sho cate bere, like, many othey old citizens, in humble elrcums Btances, but acquired aw boudsome property a3 sho’ and fer Inte worthy busband ade yaneed in years,, Her lite was marked by imany acta of humanity —whled will Jeng endear her namo to those who know hor. It was bor speainl delight to educate worthy young men and women of her acquul ance, find inany of them, now senttercd Throny! out the land, wil learn with wnfelgaed reget tho sad news of her death, ‘The S.sturs of Mery Were the special objects of her eitre, aud fer many years she went quictly nbout doing good ‘Tho ‘arrangements for the funeral will be ane nounced tomurrow, 4 ‘The Irish-Amerlean Clu met ln spectal He sion yeaterdny and passed appropriaw resold- tlons’on the death of Dr. Mogan, who teas & momber of tho club, and appoluted a omanittery consisting of Dr. O'Clery, ‘ST. J. Dare! John sie Keough, Wiltinin Fogarty, and J, If. B, Daly, attend the funorat, Gon, © W. HIlLy at Toledo, 0 Rovetul LH eaten to The Chtenos Tribune, Torepo, 0, Nov. 24.—Gon, C, W. fll, one of ‘Totedg's oldest and woll-known eltizens, died tor day at tho nyo of 03, The Genoral in hls toe wad onvof tha prominent mombers of the Lucas County Bor, and, a8 President of the Heard of Kduention for a number of years, was uctively idontitied with cho establishing of the publly sehouls of this city on thoir presont broad an euccvsatul basis, Unolo Billy Cantrisl, at Deentury ub Apectat Dispatch to The Chicaco Tvibunn Decatur, tL, Nov, sarly thi morning: Unele Bily Cantril, nged 82 years, dled ot lap fuver, Io camo bere In 1820, wasn general Me chant and Postmaster in tho early dys of Tee eatur, represented SIncon County tn the Site Leglalature in 184d, ana was County Treas Teor 1860 to 1851, = SOUTHERN DAKOTA. To the Editor of The Chicayo Tribune Canton, D, 'T., Nov, 17.1 have been ty Jn Dakota Territory, trayelin: Bue bes Yankton, Bon Hommo, Springileld, and een Junotion, to this place, passing throug fats Clay, Yankton, Hon Homme, Turner, a a coln Counties,” In all those & unitton £ tind eon rich, and productive farming lands, whlen We rapldly settling up, ‘and bid tale ina few yous to bo atloccupled by a thrifty und ieee husbandry, There Is very little poor and Toe of tho counties name, except stony tern a edge of tho water-courses, where the Shit quite blutly and broken, and suitable eed grazing purposes, for whieh purposes thoy Wh fhe, morkubly well ada predate pit ki eae ae for atook, and covered Wi vreuilel rel rasa; ‘aud the valleys, roakind excellent Ltton Ayuinat slorimns Al a Pring craps furoURWOnt this gectiun are alt 0% I and the tarmors are giving more wid HOT iy tention to corn, “hey are len WorkUNy ie stovk, and ina fow yours wil be pose “the euttioon 4 thousand Billa” Malle ine rapldly built, noticeably by ee 1s psa Milwaukee & Bt Pall Company, «bien Wty fog Its brancbes through those forty Aeacterote all directions with git the energy © hae peaty Of that imammoth corporations ane oye freight business bong by tt te uurial dence of its good Judgment wid tore productiyoness of gouthorn Dake yea on ‘Thies City of Canton fe beautifully HM ug Aalight eminence, und is the Cert ‘ot Turuor County. There are a nue busmess blocks, severut birse two banks, a court-house, schu New buildings arg bolng put up, at is booming, Although tore We deal of rulg here a3 clsowhere, Wit an de are slaw, oversony sees Te pie nd eneriy, und bopeful for (uo Jose ewutiful country und town, 2 falwuee