Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 1, 1881, Page 4

4 Be Tribune. and Sandwich Parliamentary oleotions, and sen- tenced tu linprisonntont for six months. Conviktions for bribery at clections in the United States, though tho offense ts common? enough, are so unusual thatthey may be sald to be practleally unknown, A man was sont to jail for six nionths and disfranchised for six yoars in Philadelphia (se other day, but TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. BY MAIL-IN ADVANCE—POSTAGE TREE ily edition, one seat... Pa ore sent, nee mond Dally and Sunday.one roa Is offenso was not briberys. it was mis Monday’ Wednendagrand Friday, vo fonsanco under tho clection Inws. As for tho Sunday, 1O-pane edlion, per Oars. Iniprisonmont of an attorney or solleltor In netive practice for nny offetise whatever in tho United States wo imagine such a pro- ceeding would excite the fndignation of the entire profession. It is an axiom of the law that nttorneys in America’ never commit erlmes or misdemeanors. —_—_— Tne Paris correspondent of the London Times semis that paper adetailed statement of tho changdd in’ the Frenoh Mintstry since tho fall of tha Empire In 1870, from which it appears that during the ‘oleven years inter- vening down to this time France has had no less than thirteen Premiers, eiglit: Ministers of Foreign Affnirs, and twenty-one Ministerg ofthe Intorior, ‘The grent majority of these have had n single trial and disappeared, ‘Tho ‘ w 6 C0) Renata ‘Twenty-on sts Specimon coplos sont frac, Ghee Post-Ofiice addross in full, including County and State, Remittances may be made either by draft, express, Poat-Oftice ordor, or in registered lettor, at our risk, * TO CATY BUBSCRIBEIS, Pally, delivered, Sunday excepted, 25 conts por woek. Daily, detivored, Sunday included, 80 conta por woek, Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Cofnor Madison and Denrborn-sts., Chicagy, UL eet EXLY EDIP(ON—POstPAl Entered at the Post-Opice at Chicago, Hb, aa Second Class Mutter. . gu ‘ Forthobeneftor our patrons who desira to sond single copies uf Tite TRInLNE throuxh,the mall, wo ave horowlth the transiont rte of postaco: omcati Pep Onpy. Fiaht, tai tmaivor nid fouriodn jo pape conta most fortunate of the Promlors was M. Sreniyliwo an Fane WY ae er ackeonte | Difaure, who held the office threo times, and noxt to him comes the Due Decazes, who hold the offico but once, but held It four years. Some of them have. had curious ex: perlences, like M. Waddington, who held the Foreign Office n- Ittle more than Ayear, and then passed to the Promlerslilp, which he held less than month. Tho only men who have made a strong impression upon the country aro M. Gom- bettn, whose Influence has Intgely grown out of hits service nt the close of the Franco- Gorman war, and BM. Ferry, who ns Minister of Public Instraction Introduced tho well- known changes in the Educational laws, and hag Jeft the country tho legacy of the ‘Tunisian war, which may or may not be of advantage to France. ‘The most significant thought which artses from this rapid and regitlar disappearance of Ministries Is, Tow long wilt the presentone remain? It willbe & proof of M. Gambotta’s. power and In- fluence {f he changes the oxperlenco of his -Predecessors and remains Jong enough in power to accomplish permanent results, — KASSON FOR SPEAKER, f There is no question about Mr. Kasson’ eminent fitness forthe position of Speaker, It is conceded onallsides, ‘Tho opposition to his election ts based entirely uport selfish and sec- (onal Interests, If the welfare of the Repub- Mean party and the cause of National legisla- tlon were regarded ns the paramount consid- rations In the choles of Speaker, Mr. Kasson would have no tival among the Republican members of the present Congress. Hie fs in all respects better equipped for the duties and respons[bilitles of presiding over the de- liberations of the House of Ropresentatives than any other of the aspirants for the place, Hels better’ known to the people and occu ples ninuch higher place in National pollites than any of tho othors, and ho hus x special fitness for the Spenkership In a natural gift of parilaniontarlanism, ddvolaped by careful study and along Congressional experience, During lls absence from tlie country as Min- ister to Austria he has esenped the influence of factions and ellques, nnd is the yery man to nssist in the work of harmonizing all ele- ments ot the Republican party, If that Is to be the program; if dissenstons are to-be en- couraged, then-it will be well for the coun- try and the party to linve in 9 posttion which ranks only second In importance under tho » Government @ nian who cannut bo used hy ‘any faction to serve narrow aud selfish ends, 1t ig natural, : perhaps, that Now York should have a candidate, “New York ts ap- parently ansfoustogo further than Ohloever went, and would, if not cheeked, grab all the oMices and all the distinctions worth having. At Is natural that the Now York Stalwarts should intrigue for theselection of one of thelr own men as Speaker, if they propose to seize the entire Cabinet and mold the whole civil service to sult thelr purposes. 1t is natural that Mr. Miscuck should avail himself of New York and Stalwart Influences, for it Is to thein almost alone that he can look for suc- ceas. Butit the struggle were narrowed down to Hiscock and Kasson—if it were a question between New York Stalwartism represented by the former and National Republicanism represonted by the latter—there {s little doubt that Sir, Kasson would bo the choles of the Itepudiicnan caucus, Unfortunately, the sit- nation has been complicated by tho introdue- tion of disturbing elements which are Indi- rectly favorable tu Hiscock and unfavorable to Kasson, ‘Lhe principal disturbance fs the candidacy of Keifer of . Ohio; aside froth: this there ig renson to belfave that some of the obscure Congressmen of the {West aro Intriguing for pinces on committees to which neither thelr capnclty nor thelr experience fits them, Kelfer’s candidacy is alinost importinent, He has nover developed any of the quulltics of Jeadership, except perhaps assurance, Ho novér aspired to a conspietious appear- ance In Congress until Gen, Garfeld’s seat was vacated. Ilo thought then that there was a chance for him to Jump Into the'Teatl- orship of the Republican side, Me soon dis- coveretl his mistake, Iu originated noth- tng. ond lind not the knowledge of -parilamontary practices nor the per-, slstence” for directing any of the strat eglc Republican. movements of the Inst session sgninst the Democratic majority, TRIBUNE BIAS IL OFFICES, T10 ONtoAGO TRINUNE has established branch offices for the recalpt of aubecriplions and advortiae= monta as follows: NEW YORK—Room 2 Tribune Dollding. B.T. 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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1881, “Ts more-tariff cormorants hired a hall— the biggest one they could find In New York +to hold the vast crowds which they ex- pected to attract.. Yesterday they met In tho capacious auditorium 200 strong, instead of 6,000, as was expected, The New-Yorkers appear to take no more Interest in their pro- ceedings than tha people of Chicago did when. the sane crowd met here the other day. <All moderate protectlonists keep atvay, Thoy know that they “have a higher tariil now than they need, and thoy have not, like Kolley, a pigtiron cleat toask for more, ‘Tho New York More-Tarlif Convention 1s n fall- ure. Itrepols and disgusts rather than at- tracts aud pleases. People are not in love with the greedy characteristics of swine who seele to gobble everything and rormantizo themselves *to bursting tho others may starve, The New York more-tariflites have taken hogs fur thelr exemplars. ' White tho “more-tariff” cormorants of both parties, like. Kelley and Randall of Penngylyania, aro agitating the repeal of the whole 'syatem of internal taxation fn order to hond off any reduction in oxcessiye tari charges or to mako way for still further in- crease ‘of the exorbitant customs nties, Gen, Raum renows in his report the recom- inendation he made last year—viz.: that the Anternnt-revenue taxes shall be .confined to distilled spirits, malt liquors, and tobacco. ‘This system: would relicya matches, bank checks, medicines, cosmatics, ete,, of the an- noylng and In some cases burdensome taxes now levied, but would cut off only about $11,000,000 of tho $15,000,000 of revenuo ylolded by internal taxation, The tax on whisky and tobacco is paid yoluntarily (Pig- Iron Kelley. td“ tha contrary notwithsjand- ing) ‘by the consumer, and it is “the Inst tax that ought to be remit- ted by an intelligent Government. If Kelloy had taken up Tue Trpune's sugges tion of applying the rayenne from whisky, beer, and tobacco to a National educational fund ‘for the support of. uniforin public school system, he would have served the pro- tection Interests equally weil and saved him- Selt from the-odium which attaches to a «serfons proposition to inake a gift of alxty miiltons;&. yoar of the Government revenne to ‘tho Maquordeaters—n proposition which sfould damn any Congressman, °: ) ———X—X—X—X— ‘Two EXAMPLES of the swift and Impartint administration of English criminal justice ure recorded in the dispatches of ono day. ‘The firat is as foltows: Lonnon, Noy. 29.—Lefroy, the murdorop of Gold, was banged shortly aftor Do'clock this morning, Lefroy slept well iast nlabt, Ho was stlent’ onthe way froin the cell to the seatfold, but bis expression wae guaatly. ‘ho drop was “THE CHICAGO Kulfor isa bunglor In polnts of order, and nelther brilliant, magnetic, nor forcible in debate, fad Sam Randall encountered no niore formidable oppoaltion last winter than Kelfor was able to offer he would have run the session as hu pleased, and the Democrats would have carried their Impractlenblo and soerelve Refunding bill, thelr unfair appor- tlonment measure, and oyery other pot scheme which they proposed. Fortunately, nien ke Conger of Michigan, Fryo of Maine, and others combined the requisits of leadership which Garfield had taken away with him. ‘fhero are several members in the Ohjo delegation who have higher clalms' upon the Speakership than Kelfer has~ notably McKinley, Butterworth, and Young, IUs perdistenes In pushing himself forivard against Kusson hus been curried far enough, It will not avall to make him Spenker, and’ can only result in ndvancing Hlscock’s chances, Ho has already made himselé sut- flelently conspicugus to constitute a good claim for an Important Chairmanship; ho should bo content with’ that, and withdraw from the contest, ‘ ‘The very meanest expedient adopted by the opponents of Mr, Kasson 1s the argue Ment that his ablilty and exporlence ara too much needed by the Republicans on tho fluor of tho House to permit of hls election as Speaker, This ts 5 mere sham, -An alort tacticlun nud capable lender can serve his party much morg efictontly tn the chalrthan in undtsputed lendershlp on the floor, Both Blaino und Iandall demonstrated that fact. ‘The Speaker is the autocrat of the House, He gives directlon to debate and legislation. lic suggests the way out of party diflicultics, rules on points of ordor, shapes the tactics of the majority, and suppresses the minority, Sam Itandall, while Speaker, was in avery sense the lender of the Demu- cratic side, “When the louse went into the Committee of the Whole Kandail took hls place on the Hloor, led In debate, was activa In the personal direction of ils forces, and exercised all the Influence which if would nine fect, and death was instantanoous, Lefroy kitled Gold in a railway carringo Juné 3% The murderer was apprehended July 7, convicted Nov, 8, tid hanged Nov. 24 The evidence against jin was wholly circumstantial. Yet he was promptly appre- honded, put on trial for his life, allowed any falr advantuge, convicted, sentenced, and hanged within five months. There were no changes of venue, continuances, Suspensions of judgment, supersedenses, new trluls, or rpversals In his case, ‘The Judge was not compelled to sit Ike a dummy on the bench, us under the Iinois code, nor forpidden to express an opinion on the frets. On this point the dispatches rend as folloivs; « MAIDBIONE, Nov. 6&—Tho trial of Arthur Les * troy, for the murder of Gold, iu a railway cure Tagege we Midland Road, came to 4 close to- day. courtroum was densely crowded.’ A remarkable number of women were preaunt, Lord-Cniot-dustico Coleridge's summing up for the prosecution teas strongly ayainat the priser, and tended ta throw dtacraltt on the point on whteh the defense rvitedthat Lotroy hud not pawned the pistol—and showed bie entire disbolict in tho prisonur's nesertion that a third vorson was prea- ent tu the rallwayecur nt the tineot the muriur, ‘Toe prisoner was found gullty and sontenced to be hunged. After sontonce bad beon pagsed Lofroy protcatud bis innoconce. The jury con- sulted only ten minutos, . Tha speedy verdict was probably due to the comprehensive oral charge of the Judge more than to any other single cause, Le froy’s punishment was Alek aud torrlble, Ata deterrent effects were on that aceount tenfolw what they would have been If tho irlal had been dragged along for two or three’ years, ‘as often happens in Llnats; and he was not requitted, as hu probably would have been In this State, Ho confessed his gullt the day before his execution, as he would not have done if the pardoning power had been generously uscd in England, On the whole, Lefroy, if he only knew It, had deep reason to regret that he did not emt. grate to “the home of the free and the land of the brave” at an early perfod of his ex- Jptenca, : : : ‘Lhe second case was thus reported: -' leven persons, Including a solicitor, hdve been goavicted of bilbery in the Macclesteld 'RIBUNE: have been possible for him to exert as the acknowledged Jeader. In addition to this sofvice ho porsessed the ndvantages whieh attach to the Speakershtp, and by his priv- Hlege of recognizing members and motlons, entorthining polnts of order’ and ruling in all matters of dispute, he saved his party many humiliating defeats and secured many advantages which it would othorwisg have lost. It ts ridiculous to urge that Mr. Kas- son’s clection xs Speakor would impatr his usefulness to his purty, when it 1s notorious that the position would enable him to employ his ability in the very best and highest sarv- fee, ‘The opposit theory is suggested entire- ly In tho interest of other candidates whose ability can never be urged ny an objection to their advancement. THE LAND QUESTION IN RNGLAND, Tho Mark Lane Express, the grent agrt- cultural journal of England and the organ of the British farmers, dovotes considerable attention and spnco to tho doniands of tho Uiritish tenant farmers for relict atter tho mannor of the Irish Land bill, From that paper wo takethe following Items showing that the Irish Land bill ts not only duing its worl: in ireland buts also working a royolu- tion in England, Tho Express snys: The Irish Land Courts are working inn sntis- factory inanoer, ng thoy nee reducing rents in cnses that come before them to such un extent AStogive tho tenants na chance of paying their way and potting living, OF course thoro Is n reat outcry Among the more grasping of land- lords and tholr partisung: but if rents had not beén reduced the Lund act would have been a failure. Jn England rents have tor some tlino been coining down witharun, and the Irish ‘Comamlsnioners:ary only dolog what the law ot supply and demand docs in this country, but which It would notdo {a Ireland, Land ts not Worth so much to farm ng it wns ten years 1z0 in any dlvision of the United Kingdom, though tho excessive and unnatural demand for land in Iretand would enable Inndlords to keep rents up df loft to thoimselves, It is satisfactory to soe that Irien landlords are begluning to make convessions to thoir tenants, in the furim of reduced rents, without golng to the Land Commissioners. Jn somo casus ag ute as 60 percent reduction has been agreed 0. Bomething very like a Land Court hns been voluntarily arrancatl for by ono of the lurgest jandownora in Berkebire (Englund). Perhuins ho hus taken a hint from tho bill of the Farmers’ Alllance, As ho bas 4,000 ncres on bis own bands, oy which It is sald he Is losing £10,000 0 Year, It will be underatuod that ho 1g not acting: without pressure of a very potent nature, A farm of 224 neres in Borkshire that wns ree cently let nt £013 now Ict at £60.. Tho, titho— &s, per acro—is now moro than tho reut, Ata recent meeting in Scotiand resolutions were adopted by n great: body of tenant farmers to the following effect: 1. That this meeting, being deeply senstble of tho great auricultural depression whioh has now existed for severn! yeurs past, and atill exists throughout the whole country, {a of opinion that. 4 DIL similar to the draft Lund bill framed by Prof, Hunter for Scotland Js ubsotutely neces- sary for that country, 2. That tho, liws of entail and primokenttura ought to be nbolished, and the transfor of land simplified and mado ices expensive, 3. That the iaw of hypothea. should bo totally abolished, and that no landlord have authority to charge fureband rents 8046 to renter. tho abolition of the law of no elfect. 4, Tht the Gameact of 1890 should apply to all existing lenses. i 5. ‘That all tenants should receive componsn- tion for melioration and unexhuusted {improved iments of ull kinds effected by them both on land and buildings, and should biutvo tho right of ‘freo atl or bequest of their interest In tho lease, and perfect freedom In the cultivation of tho soll and tho disposut of its produce. 6, Lbat inorder to givo immediate roilef fn tho preseut dopression, a ‘reducuon of rent on the current lensoa js absolutely necessary, and that arovaltation of the land ‘should at once take pines to bo dono by practical men, mutually choscn. Undor Disraeli the British Parliament passed a Inw (Engllsh) for tho relief ot En- gllsh tenants, giving them compensation for Improvements, but inserted in the bill a clause authorizing a walver of this right by contract, Of course this enrbled the Innd- lord lo defeat any good ecifects from the Jaw, inst asa similar elnuse destroyed the bene- fits of.tho, Irish act of 1870, Last year. the English tonanta demanded a new bill mak- {og tho Agricuitural-Lloldingsact compulsory, but no attention was paid to It, Since the Irish Land bill was‘passed the English Farm- ers! Alllance has prepared o bill modoted after the Irish act, and the Newva points out to the landlords the consequences likely to ‘result from any further delay, - It snys: Itis curious to observe how obstruction{sts change thoir line of defense ns thoy roirent bo- fore the overwhelming wave of progress, A yenr ago tho proposal of a Compulsory Tonanta’ Compensation bill waa roviatel by many who would now gladly accept it as a comiproimise, ‘Then thoy oxclaiined against the iniquity of ine terfering with the snuctity of freedom of con- tract; now thoy are profuse In thelr expressions of desire to wike tho Ayricultural-Holdings act compuleory, or to frame a elmfar ineuaure in compulsory form, thelr horror being transferred to what thoy cull “dual propristurship in tho soil " and tho prospect of land courts, It ls al+ Waysso, Agmaill demand Js rosisted to tho ut- most and as ony ns possible, and then, when it is tov lato, {ts opponents would be xlud tu uecopt it. dt $8 now too late for x compulsory compon- sution mengure on the valuation plan, Next arr it will probably be too Jute for the Alliauco NO SYMPATHY WITH “ ORANKS.” Adeclsion has been recontly rendered by the Supreme Court of Missouri which will bo Ikely to cause n feeling of apprehension umong the would-be “cranks” of that State that they cannot commit murder with | im- bunity in future and plead Insanity, Lt will |. also, so far ag that Stato Is cuncorned, settle the “emotioni!” pleas of murderers pnd drive them to some other Inu of defense, for tholr vicious .oinotions will no longer save thein from the gallows, And it fs naturally to be presumed that tho murderers’ row in Mlssourt will thin out materially by the thnely declston of the Supreme Court, which carrles with .i¢ additional welglit: because It was unantnous, ie ‘The decision rendered determines the legal statusof the question of insanity in crim- Inat cases, ‘Tho case appealed was that of Willian IL, Erb, convicted In the lower court ot murder in the first degree for the homiclkde of his divorced wife In June, 1879, “Ihe fuctss were clear, and It was shown, without con- tradiction, that the defendant, having heard that his divorced wife was about to marry ogaly, weit to his home, procured a knife, and going to her reaidencoe asked her {f the roport ware true, Sue made no reply to him, whereupon he drew the wenpon und stabbed her In the back, from the effects of wilghshe ded immediately, ‘Lhe villain, set up the plea of Insanity as the result of excessive drinking, and Introduced testimony to that elfect, Notwithstanding tho testimony, the defendant was convicted of murder In the iirst dogree, ( The cnsd was appented to the Supromo Court upon the grounds that the court below give certain instructlons upon Its own mo- Uon and refused others asked by the detend- ant, those refused beurlog more or less a} rectly upon the plea of Insanity, The most pertinent of the Instructions, us concerned with the plea of insanity, was the savond, which, as submitted by the defense, asked the Court to direct the jury, in substance, “that If they belloved defendant at the tlne of committing the homicide was incapablo of distlnguishing right from. wrong or of ex- orclaing coutrul or will-power over bis ae- tions, or was unconscious at times of the nature of the crime he was about to comuit, they would find the defendant not guilty.” ‘The Court declined to put this instruction and substituted one on kts own, mojton to tho ¢ifoct “that to ‘entiile defend- ant to an acquittal on the plea of insanity his mental fucultles must huve been at the time the homiclde was committed 80 perverted and dusauged ay to render hin incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong and of knowlu tho right from. tho wrong of that particular act.” ‘The ace tlon of the court was sustained, and the Su- preme Court add: Ju a}l casos where Insaulty 1s interposed ad'a dofeuse, whether such sovanity, be deno: nated elconoliaw in ite chroale form ov in Ite acute form of deliriun sremens or,dipsomap lay THURSDAY, DECEMBER it bo designated by any other of the various technical terms denoting peeuline fornia of fue Minity, the question, aveording to tho Uniform course of. dodisiona in this Suite, is whothor Buch insanity rondercd the person iaboring uns dor It incapable of Pig eeraa? between right and Wrong In reapeot to the aut hu was about to cone ‘The lowor court was sustainod in the cnse of avery other Instruetion which it threw out. Atuong them was ono asking the Court to tell the Jury that If thoy hada reasonablo. doubt of the defendant's Insanity thoyshould nequit, Another asked tho Court to Instruct the Jury to convict of murder in the second degree If thoy beloved that the defondnit’s montal and moral faculties were so purverted at tho tlme from the use of alcoholic Uquor that he could not have neted with tho delib- eration and premeditation charged in the In- dctment. Another Instruction submitted by the defense askod the jury to disregard the testimony of ona witness beentse hoe was not anexpert, Tho Court rofused to submit it, and the Supreme Court austalnedl {t, dechdling thatwitnesses who are not experts may be permitted to stato whethor they deem tha prisoner to be insane, “but it can onty bo done in connection with thelr statemonta of the particular conductand expressions which form the hpsis of the judgment”, ‘Tho decision gf tho court might bo summed up In tho statement that ff a man has sense onongh to know that when ho com- niltsamurder he fs dolug wrong, he has sense enough to be hanged, and such n state- ment will commend itself to the common sense of- every one. Tho decision of the Missour! court wil! prove an effectuat bar tn that State to the miserable quibbles, and fechnfcalities, and legal puzzles with whieh fense ean be befogeed under thls speclous and convenient plen of emotional Insanity. It may be unjust to prejudgo the Gultenu hse before tho Jury has rendered its verdict, butitmay at teast bo sald that the public mind would be greatly relleved (f 1¢ knew that the Missourt decisions wore law In tho District of Columbia. It cannot bu unjust, however, to commend the attention of the Suprome Court of Iltnols to tho opinions of thelr Missour! brethren, for the former have, over and over ngain, allowed mur derors to .escnpe from justice under cover of this miserable fiction of emotional insduity and the téchnealitles which grow out of it, until people have grown to be disgusted with the Jaw and tho courts, and even in peaceful and orderly connnunitics have taken the Inw Into thelr own lands, 80 that Justices night not be defeated In her own temples, Apart from tho polnts at issue in the particu- lnr case we have commonted upon, thera Is one incidental remark made by the Missourt Supreme Court which ought to be framed lin letters of gold and be “hung upon the walls ofevery jury-room in this country. Itty this: “The functlon of the Jury is notto bestow mercy, butte da Justice between tho State and the accused.” B NEGLIGENCE OF THE JUDGES, Tho Constitution of tho State of Llnols contains the following provision: All Judges of courts of record 1noferlor to tho. ‘Supreme Court shail op or before tho Ist day of Juno of ench sear report in writing to tho Judges of the Supreme Court such defects and omissions in the Inws as thelr experience may suggest; and the Judges of the Supreme Court shall on or before the Ist day. of January of euch your report in sone to the Governor such defects and omlesions in the Constitution and lows as. they may tnd to exist, together with appropriate forms of bills to cure Buch dos fects apd omiastons in the Jaws, And the Judges of the several Circuit Courts shall-re- port to the next General Assembly the nuinber, of days they have held court in the several countics composing thelr respective circuits tho preceding two yoors.—.Arh Vi, Sto, df. "Lis provision is oxplicit aud mandatory. A failure to comply with iton the part of any Judge isa gross neglect of duty, Yet it has been practically Inoperntive, at lenst so far as the criminal procedure Is concerned, from tho time of Its aduption. ‘It hn been 80 universally disregarded that, to all outward appearances, tho Judges of courts of recor fre notatthis moment nware of Its oxistenas, No important recoiunmendations touching the criminal Inws have been made, nor bills dratted In accordance with its requirements, With tho exception of n few slight alterntions suggested by Judges of tho Supreme Court, and not acted upon, we are not aware that the Judges have over taken the initiative in the framing of legisintion amendatory to the Inws respecting criminal procedure, though thoy are under the most solemn obll- gatlong to do so, ff, in thelr judgment, the statutes are not perfect already, =. _ Now, what !s there to prevent the Judges of tho’ Superior and Clreult Courts of Cook County, Individually or cgllcctively,. from recommending to the Bupfrome Court the changes which they know aro necessary for the prompt and adequate punishment of, crime in this county ?, Why might they not tako th@ New York Code of Criminal Proced- ure as.n basis and advise tho adoption of its most Inpurtant features in tho State of IIli- noiy? {t may bo salit that that code Is yot to bo tested, as it wont Into effect only Sept. 1 last, But Ilinols-mnight: wisely assist Now York In putting It to the test. Cortafuly it could not contribute more directly tu the de- fent of criminal Justico than tho present viebus Corly of Jlinals now does.» Tho only conceivable object of Many of the provisions of that code Is to enable certain lawyers to work up for thanscives “a successful erlin- Inal practice,” which means 1 practice *suce cessful” In saving rogues from the penalties legally due to their crimes, n Wo Iinagine that most of the Judées In this county and Stato, if asked for thoir opinion, would agree: 347 : 1, That the jury ought uot to be mado tho Judge of the law Inacase, Neither in Ku- gland, whence our law Is derived, nor in any: of the older States of this Union, saving Maryland, is this power conferred’ upon n jury, In all New England, New York, Penn- sylynuia, Now Jersvy, Ohio, and the States whose, jurisprudence represents the greatest wisdom and oxpertence, the jury muat take the law from tho Judge. The contrary rule ceased to have a rational basis whon the col- ones separated from the mother country and tho Crown, Judges no longer hind tha power to pervert tho law to the ailvantage of the King, y 2, That the charge of the Judge to tho jury ought not to be in writing, but oral. ‘he statutory provision that Jt shall be only in writing fa found In now crude States sich ns Californin, Kangus, and ‘Texas, or In back- ward States—quasl-aavage—sych as Ala bama, Kentucky, Misslsalppl, and Florkta, But In tho Enstorn and Middle States and In Epgland oxparlency ties’ demonstrated the usufulness of the. other practice, and ‘the largest liberty is accorded to the Judge, 3. ‘That the verdict only should be found by the jury, while the poyalty under the law should be preseritied by the Judgy, . 4. That contluuances should vl tho dis cretion of the Judge, aud changes of yenuo in the discretion of the Appellate or Suprema Court. It may bu doubted whether the whole system of changes of venus should not be abollshed, Wo dellove lt should be, itto Blaring absurdity, so Jong ay the Judge fy reduced to 4 condition of impotence, What possible diifereucg. can {t make to the de- fendant whether the’ Jydge is prejudiced agalust him or not, since he ts powerless to help or injure him under tha law? Tho niost wicked or corrupt Judge would be un- wblé to use his power Megally to the preju- dice of u ckluntual without putting a fatal error In thé rocord and subjecting himselt to, reversal by a higher court, : $ That the Suprome Court should review 1,, 1881—TWHLVE PAGES. Affective or emotional, ideational, or whethor"f only the law of the case, and not the facta, found by tho jury, on'appent, 6, That reversals of jury verdicts of guilty should not bo granted for flaws In the In- dictment or technical orrors not affecting tha aubstantint rights of the erlminal. % That alte forms of indictmont, vor- dicts, warrants, and nll legal instruments fn erlminal proceedings would bo more offica- cious than the complox, absurd ones now employed in this State. ! 8..'That pardons should bo granted by tho Governor only after duo publiention; that the nines of persons pardoned And reasons for pardontng them should bo reported to each Legistature, afl that petitions for pardon should bo subject to public Inspection at any tline, and perhaps be printed with thd signa- tures attached {na paper having tho Inrgest clreutation in the county where the indict- ment was-found, ¥ é Some or all of those changes should seem ton majority of tho Judges In this State niylsable. ‘Thon why do thoy shrint from thelr plain ditty of recommending them to the Supreme Court and the Legislature? If tho Judges of Ilinols have the courage Uhey ought'toe have they may, when rein- forced by public opinion, remove the worst imperfections of our present miserable crim Inn code, which {sn blot upon tho statite- booksand a reproach to the bar and the peo- plo of the State, AGENTLEMAN who tins traveled much fn Buropo, giving particular attendon to stroct pavements, says of bia observations in England ina letier to the Davanpurt Democrat? Hirmingham,:England, has n population of 01,00. Evory strect is mucudamized, ‘Choro ave three mau nrteries of Travel to necommos date this tiv bupttiidon and tho necessury traifle Ineldent to its finmense imunufacturing iuteresta, ‘There 1s more travel, of tho nouviost ehnracter, In one day on oither of these princl- pal thorotghfnres thao on Second stroct in ite pualest month, ‘Theae strevts wore away at tho rate of three liches In seven or olght sours, But in other purts of tho city It takes’ from ‘twenty to twenty-five yenrs tu Wear away oven threo inchus. The plan of keepluz the streota in re- palr fg this: Wherever silyht doprosatons on tho surface occur thoy are Alted up, urrathor feveled Up, With stone brokan tinor than usual, and uuixed with sand, pu yoar, Or once in two years, 1s sulticiently Often for.this, ond tt takes only a smnil quantify of stosfe to do the work. At the end of every sévon or clybt yoars—1 am sperking of thy prinelpal streots—three inchos of broken stone mixed with sand fs spread over tho whulo surface of the rond, to’ ruplitco that worn off, On tho slde strovts, woere travol ly not so great, n three-Inoh conting is sutiiciont every twenty years. The kind of stone used is ranit. Now 1 take it, baving In my initd tho fuct that limeatone is softor thus granit, that tho ratio of waste on Second street vould be about thesama agin the its to which [ refer, ns travel would ‘be Highter und loxs of it. And to keap it in re pair in thy same munner will muke it lust as long us tho bills, Twonty-Hve cents per squaro yard will cover tha oxpense of the three Inches Of coating, which-is uot even at tho rate of 10 gents 2 yard per year. . Busides thls, there will be no obstruction of travel and consequent dat- ue to business while those sum!-occuslonal ro- pairs dre being niude. ‘This is more that can bo anid of any other kind of pavoment. Ono thing, howevor, must be nttended to, and that fs thig: macadamn must bo kept reasonably clean. —— Tirat the production of n section of tho Jaty President Garfleld'’s backbone In tho Crim{- na! Court nt Washington was utterly unueces- sury and outrageous “seoms to ba the genvral opinion. Maj. 0. £2. Biuckburn, a londing crimi- nal tuwyer of Cinclnnatt, says of the porform. ances $ ‘| : Such an exhibition was not only unnecessary, but highly improper: it was solely for sonst: Uonal purposes for tho following ‘reasons: Tho question in tho minds of thy jury js whethor‘or not. tho injury wus the cause that produced death, and that fadr they can only detarmine by testimony of surgeons or oxperts. Tho auryeon orexpert's knowledge of anatomy onablos him tofuroish such information. ‘Chis oxbibition enonot eollxhten tho jury, for tho reason that thoy.are fot presumed to bo men learned in sure gical scienco; and, besides, the surgeon can, by an avoldunce of technical and contuging terms, mako everything they want to know partagty cleur to them. 1f necessary he could make hig meaning clear to the dullest intellect by drawings, precinoly the sumo’ as a child works out a problem on,a blackbourd. Accurncy in his statements would be unitvoldable, ag tho hunodrede—yes, thousonds—of surgeons who hava followed tho progress of tho case would be only too quick to uprot any faleo statements that ba rolght muke, gnd by showing him up to the world ruin his professional reputation, - Bringing por ons of 4 man’s aoutuiny into court ia nut veces: sary in any cnc. Such n course tenda only to vonfound rather than ald a jury. It was the ghoulish work of blondthiraty wrotchcs, blind to all deconoy and self-respect, who would thus doscernte the body of'a man like Garfield, and tonr portions from itfor future public exhibi- ton, a EO ——— . Turns’ continues fo bo some little Increnso in the arrivals at Liverpool of live stoék and frosh meat from the United States and Canada, What the percentago df inorenso 1s the foreign Papors do not say turthor than that it is*vory largo.” For ane week in October the total ar- rivats wer Cattle, 780; sheep, 148; quarters of beof, 6,881; earcasaca of mutton, 034; and hogs, 49. Among tho steamers which contributed to thistotal wore the Spain, with 762 quartors of beef; tue Adriatic, with 609 quarters of boof and 180 carcasaus,of mutton; and the City of Berlin, with 484 quarters of beof,10Scarcasses of mutton, and 40 plys. Returns frum Glasgow do not show an oereuso in all thiugs, while in somo thoro was positive falling off. There were landed 4,604 Hive oxen, not Including 8 that were killod ar fost overboard, which wasa decrease of 890, and 623 iyo sucop, an advance of 422, Of fresh moats thore were 5,25 quarters of beet, an in- crease of 223 quartors, and 775 caronsacs ofmut- ton, whlub was'a falling off of 117 caronssos. Oniy 2,900 boxes uf cheeso wero landed, decroaso of 7,050 boxes, Buttor fol off 1,785 tubs, tho total hotng 10,780. ‘Ti: following tablo shows the aggrogate recoipts and oxponsessof collection of . tariff dutios at tho ten Inrgest ports of the country for tho fiscal yonrs 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, and 1881; Recet; * Year, 5 19,160 The receipts exponses ut the prinoipal ports of tho custoins gollection districts during tho lust flsual year wero as follows: . me Auarenralo atic — © gant 30 19) 1,485 Ibi sors ADRS 150,750,502 SOT 11 + Le iR es aes if 100,608 coatt eileen Sy Tun New Orleans Zines gives this de- scription of it Bourbon Demoorut: Mou who have krown up under ‘tho shado of Rourbuntsa aro, like potate vines in a collar, ‘Thoy ure rank. but nearly leatless, abnormal, bearing nejthor bloom ‘nor strut, But thoy ure umbitious,.."Phoy epriug up briskly iu tha core ner of the cellar, |. they push out long, pale atoms, which’ seen) to grow, with frantic huste toward thg light, yut nover reach tha fluht, The Boneh se uneesiarle ull of those maldy aspira- Uons and frultugs atuika, The stalka will ruetio whun thoy bear this, and will foebly brago cach other up while they pass some rewoluti uouiclag such obscrvations as * I concupuion and teilish in expression, Novore thelvsl, there ‘keehis to be no ‘hope for such ahade-grown wretches, inloss it bo to insert 4 sovel undur thatn, lift thoi gonty out of thelr mauldy holo, and plant them somgyhoro in culti- vated sui) pon £0 the sunshine, Even in that mates Be. sae ot them is ao (depraved that it u several genorauions to pI juoe B Oro! worth tho labor expeuded on thous » Mu. JLaLsreap gives that Conkling Ne about Mr. Ulalne avcuring the Colicctorship for Judge Robertson its knock-down blow, Ho éayst “We heart tho lato’ President Garticld, only a fow hours botore bo wus shot, “oxpress himsolf abuut that charge, ‘and his exact language was: ‘It'ia a Heused tn the attempt to bullttlo ny. Administration.’ Mo then procecdeil t9 suy that ho had uppoluted Rovortson without Blalue’s knowledge .or consultation with him; and wo havo to say that unde tho clroumstunous tho appolutment of Hobartson wes right—that it was sight jn the sense of belug both nocessary and expedient.” Perhaps the story will be pere myttod to rest quiotly tn 1ta grave for a fow auys now. : “ oe 5 ‘Tig: editor and proprietor of the North, American Review unuounces that the Review will by hercaftor publishod ‘at No, 8 Lafayetiq place, New York, and will appear under its own Swpript., He states that bu bus Sound té Jarpos- aivlo 10 conduct the publicagion in the spirit of the motto adopted by ite foundors, making it foruip,of sndopendent ty oght, and extending at higraligarguign he bet sality.of ite pages to thinkers and scholars of all crecds and forms of hetfef, and at tho same timo to maintain reln- Hons with & publishing-house haying extonsive school-book and other intcrosts of Its own to promote. This chango of {mprhit will Involyo no alteration whatever In the organization or. service of the Revicir, ae panera Says tito Louisville Courter-Tournat: Tho protected manufacturers havo mot in Now York to try'and yive sume reasoiis why tho henvy tarlf® taxation to which tho American people are subjected should not bo roduced. Thoy all som nite, of Internl-revenuy tnxation, And profess to weop hoirly and coulinuuusly Decauso tho“ poor man” ts taxed for tho whine ky hedetake nnd the tobucco ho smokes and chows, but they have no sympathy with any protest aalnst taxation of tho * poor mat,’ Anounting lo hundreds of millions -of dollars every yenr, on everything he consumes and wenrs—that exorbitant taxation molug into the ockets of the protectod minufacturers. This jow York Tari Convention is no * poor mau's” convertion, It {s composed of oligarchists, who boast that thoy can control jegisinuon with tho money thoy wrench from tho people. rn CoxanussmMan J., Proctor Knott, who se- cured a very favorable introduction to tho pub- Me soveral years ngu by hla colebrated speech on Duluth, is again te the fore, but tala time in a very different light. Not tong ago n paper pubs Mshed In Lebanon, Ky., printed ant account of how aapider in that town holated.a dead mouse from che floor of A store to Its wet) on tho coll- ing overhead. The tale was copicd Into other papers, one of which questioned {ts truthful- ness. In ordor to sottly ‘this important matter forevor the Koutucky oditor appealed to bis constituents to certify td tho truth of bis atnte- ments, and the result is a card signed by various Persona, ninong thom J, Proctor Knott, BM. C, Lyon Congressinon are sometimos useful. Onx great trouble with women writers on citrront topics ia, that thoy make sorlous atite- monta without oven taking tho troublo tv ascor> taln thoir correctness. Misa Holon Tuytor, John Stuart Mii's stepdaughter, bas recently beon making speeches to tho Land Lenguos of Ircland concerning the British Govornmout, and in one ofthem made sumo vory positive statements regardiug the English army and its manages ment. Theso atatemants, it apponrs, woro whol- ly without foundntlon in fact, and the Duke af Cambridge, commander of tho army, bas flatly contradicted them. Wheu doullng with matters of fact too much caution cannot be obsorved." a Kitna Humpert ‘of Italy ovidently ap- Pprocintes tho value of n penny—a vory rare traltin Kings. His futhor was a person of tho most oxtravagant tastes, and bis debts wera. simply enormous. Profiting by tho experience of bissirc, the present incumbent of the throne has cut down the expenses of his court to tho lowest posslblo notch, and is now endeavoring to sell a few supertiuous palaces which bis father lefthim. 1f Humbort Hyves to n green old age, and stendfastly adheres to the polley with which ho bos beguy bis administration, the burden of dobt under which Italy bas so long suffered may be removed, “Brick” Pomenoy Is “broke agaln.? His careor bas certainly beon one ,of “ups and downs,” Just aftor the War he mado a fortune, tho sales of his Democrat running up to 200,000. Ho lost his paper and bis money, went to Now York, mude another fortuno there, and emi- grated to Denver with exuotly 82 tn hig pockets. He wont into: Journalism and mining’spocula- tion, and, with his usual luck, soon had a fino paper running, and was enjoying an income of $10,000 a day from hia mining speculations, Now both the nowspnpor ond tho miues buve played out, and" Brick" will.bayo to prospoct somewhere clsc. ———— Tur ‘Now Orleans Pleayune publishes a | report that the Now Orleans Times and tho Now Orleans Democrat wilt beconsolldnted abuut Dee. 1. It Js uacertained that tho owners of the Tintca havo exccuted an agreement of salo to nn agent representing leading busincss men of New Orleans for tho sum of 850,000 cnah, and that upon the payment of tho price ngrced upon tha Times will be consolidated with tho Democrat, gud tho business of the two papors will bo con- Unucd by “ the Times-Democrat Publishing Com- pany," uoder the mauagemont of E. A. Burke, at present manuging editor of the Democrat. SS Dave Crank claims to have organized a now rlig to run tho County Board, with himuelf at its hond as Chairman, Davo regnrés economy and reform of ony kind os rank horeas:, which It {a the duty of all professional politicians, tax- onters, and ward-bummerstosit down on. Dave {s ono of the boys who don’t take any stock In Such nonsenso as rotreuobment, Ho believes in aponding other peoplo's money with a freo and, liberal band; and thete area lot of follows ind tho. board who ontertain exactly tho saine views. na Ir Is gratifying to learn that the Captains of tho foot-balt teains.of Harvard Univorsity” and Yale, Columbia, and I’rinceton Colleges havo held ameeting and decided that the Yalu tenm fa entitiod to the champlonship for tho prosont yonr,, Now thut this momentous quos- ton hes beon disposed of, it Is fair to presume thot tho regular course of study in tho institu- Hons mentioned will be resumed, and accounts of “hazing.” overturning sitowglka, and. uns, binging gates may bo confidently Jookod for, . rr Senne has no show for Chatrman against Davo Clark. His. record ou expenditures and siteouro offices and raising. salarics is not ac- ceptable to the tax-devourors, O'Neill's rocord is about as offensive to the froc-and-easy-with+ otber-pooplo's-moncy mutnbers. as Senno's; therefuru: ho bas no sbow to be Chairman, ‘Times aro getting good, and taxpayora can stand bleeding without winclug, Hence such men as Sonno and O'Neill must stand astdo for Davo Clark. e i a “Wuex It comes tomaking mistakes regard- ing distinguished mon of other nationallties tho French are alwaysahead, Ina Paris museum is, a wax-work figure of Benjamin Franklin, with the labol: “ Franklin—~tnventor of olectriolty./ ‘Thte savant, after -having mado seven voyages around the world, died on tho Sandwich Islands, and waa dovoured by Kivages, of- whom not a single fragment was over revered." SEDC yee A: New Yonx. correspondent, says that “*Joy Gould scidrit appears Gn the road, but. when bo'dooe it js behind tho mlutature trotter Jokor—recurd 2:25." Mr, Gould will nave to do borter’ than this. If’ Mr. Vanderbilt with his 9:10 toaro should come alonystde of Mr, Gould some fino day with bia 2:2255 animal tho result of the brush would doubtless bo very discou aging to tho lastenatned gontler ————— Tue tax-eating nent’ in the County Board appear to bave sccurod tho upper hand, and tho dirst uso thoy propose to muke of {t is to. cleat Dave Clark Chairman of the board, who has mado thom pleasing promises as to Chuirmauabips of committocs. Dave bas fixed his comnilttew-program with the view uf doing himself the most and tho taxpayers the loast good, 2 : —{————— . “Wuen Princo Bismarck descended from the rallway-curriage at Berlin 9 fortuight ago ho appeared to bo in goud hoalth and spirits; ‘but it was oyldent, as bo lenued beayily on bis thick stick and supported himself by holding tno handle of tho currinyo-door, that ho wus leas atroog in roailly than bo was cheerful in ap- pearance, Hesuifers from nouralgla and sleop- tesnoss, and is oxtremoty irritable, a ATLANTA Conatitiition: Tho present tariff is in good purt n device ta transfer hard-earned ioney from the pockets of tno furmors of tho South and Weut to tho distended pockets of the manusucturers of the Hust. As a vystem of taxution [t{s the most uncqual and unjuat.that was oyur dovisod by cralty and greedy men, ‘Tut New York gossips insist that James Gordon Vennott atill kvaps a beautiful ploture of Biss Edith May, the young lady on whose ao- couut be fought a duel, hanging in the cabin of his yacht. James Gordon isa vory erratio man, but perhaps be was not so tauch to blame in the Diny busingss as was yoneraully thought. * a Iv appears that the story about Mr, Book- waltor buving riddon a bloycle from Springteld, 0, to Dayton was a poat-cawpaign Ho,. dr, SBookwaltor ‘has gone to tho trouble of denying it, and be should be given tho boueht of his side of the atory, $$ ————— é Dave has nado himself solld with every tmomber of tho new County Hoard of tax-eating iputtnots, y i a Wiuitina from Yankton, a, correspondent says; “This sown fa tho Capital of Dukoty, aud ig undoubtedly the largoat in tha Yerritory, Io order that its 4,000 inbabitants should wot depand upon the muddy water, of the river alone for, dylnking purposes, tho novel ex; boring An artesian well was dectdad wns commoncel on tho suminit 4; AIM within tho town Emits, and threo woo, tho dest artesian water over obtained 82° Prairies gushed froin tha well at tho fale ac qullons ® minute, I visitod the woll thie gy!” oun, and found the water to bo clear andswen, Areservotr will bo built at once. and the Mel town suppited with actostan water. ‘They? [guire Ia 80 strony that tho water tlowe nig ree fabovo tho level of tho ground. ‘This expormeet isan tmportant oo, as lt ts altoxed three wator of tho Missouri $s so ntronzly charges with allnit ag to Wo tinhonlthy, und ang itt Along the river oan obtala a zudd supply by ti Alniplo process of boring a well." pee Biet tol Aa LAKESIDE MUSINGS, If Cartor If, wants to keep his brig b lo from having telegraph-poles plantert all over ho, is his chanoo, Sr heey now Guiteau’s brothor says ho belioves thy Ae sasin has surrendorad Liinscl€ to Satan, ‘The td genticman neross- tho ereek fs In hard, Wel tay Bonson, An English lawyer has been e crookedness in connection with an Bent to Joll, It's a poor tnw tha voth ways. “Taeo that a couple of Cincinnatt Alder. mon have boon indicted for recelying bribes, ty it possible that the boys in Ohlo do not bavean hyent?"—Chileago Alderman, ‘Tho enble reports that Sarah Bernhardt wad stoned In Odossa because of ortgin. Unless Sarah has thickened ermbly since eho was in Chicuyo ti much danger of hor bolng bit. Mr. Ashmend-Bartlett-Coutts hog to friends In Philudolphin denying tho report. that ho intends visitioy this country, Tho wen tlomnan who kopt this depresaing {Ptellizenca te Himself until after Thankegiviny: 4s entitled tp tho grptitude of all true Ainericans. Whent Tun ‘Tinpuxe correspondent at Delost, Wis, bas a wedding to report at neang business. In describing one which took place Jost Monday be says that a matrimonial event of more than passing moment, that has for some time kopt tho uppor-tendom of Hetoit 8oelety in A tutter of anticipation, was consummated lay night ina manner as fortuitous ns tho bitserul connublal oxtstouce st presages.’ Persona hay. ing any surplus cake on bond should forward je. to Beloit at once, As I went down my garden, Beforo tho dow was dry, Along tho rond to Hawarden, A lovely lugs cance by, Her cheek wus rosy, rosy— Blue, bluo hor eyo; I offered hor a posy, And she did not deny, Pansy, pansy—~ $ Yollow, white, and blue, Bho bas won my fancy, Far away with you. Periment Upon. Wor f the Highest ‘Onvicted ot election, a t Wout work her Jewish UD consid. bere I no, Written John Kelly. GUICAGO FABLES, we A Young Man whose fathor was vey weultby, and who moved among the First Fam Illes, was married toa beautiful girl, After the Nuptial Curemony was concluded, and just be forg tho Huppy Pair wero about to start on thelr wedding Journos, tho bridegroom went up to bis mother-in-law and kissed her. A Friend who was standing by, and was umazed nt this Ex traordinary Action, usked tho bridegroom for an oxplanation of, bis Conduct. Hoe replledy “Havo you nover read those beautiful lines by Tennysons : “Tho bittor ore tho sect, ‘Tho thorns before tho rose. , Ero springtime cottios with balmy breeze ‘ho blast of winter blows." ‘Tho Friend sald ho bad not noticed thom, but he saw the application, ‘This fable teaches that becauso mn man gots marricd he {3 not necessarily yholly beroft of Sense. PERSONALS, Gov. Foster, of Oltio, has subscribed §1,00 to the Garflold Monument Fund, + Lady Iosketh, daughtor of ex-Senator Sha ron and wife of Sir Thomas Hesketh, hose young son 12 days old, * Tho ex-Empress Eugénie intends to build a mausoleum fn tho grounds of her now Engilsh home, and will transfer to it from Chiselbunt the remains of her husband and son. Four autograph letters from Mrs. Garfield have been received at tho American Legation ia London, One was addressed to Queen Victoria, andswas inmmedlatcly forwarded; the others wer@or Mr. Lowall, Sir. Gladstone, and Mr.‘tom, Hughes, # A special says that at Benton, Holmes County, O., Biss Lille Atkinson stood with isaac Bpellman in tho presence of n ministerunda house fullof guests tobo marricd, When It came bee turn she answered, “No, no," with great earnest= ness, and further proceedings weru tmpossible, The Aiigusta (Ga.) Chrontete says that tho Hon, Aloxandor H. Steplens expects to spent tho gipater part of next summer in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, and will probab® not return to Crawfordsville before August. His book, which he completed beforo hls departure from home, ho wilt not publigh before next fall. A. conain of the King of Siam, who beats tha not very euphonious nuino of Princo Mom Chao Prisdung, is in Borlin for tha purpose uf oxatnlning Into the progress mado by tho Slam+ ego youths who are being edycated in Germany at the expense of thoir Govérnmant. ‘Tho young Asintics ure said to bo making good progress 10. their studios, speclal attention ‘being xiven to the acquialtion of Knowledgo concerning techie leat subjects. ‘Tho Contury Club, which represents the artistic and Htorary sides of New York aoctety, has givon a commlaston fora torrn-cotta vaze for Presentation to Salvin, Tno vasu will be como three feot bighjand will represent tho witch scone in Macboth. ‘The bow! of tho vase will 68 the witchua’ cauldron, below whieh will daues the wituhos,; and tho supports will bo formed by tho Hgures of dragons, ‘Tho artist, Mr. Theodore Baur, Js now at work on tho clay model. A genuine African, claiming to be Dr. Der Innoy of the Mundiygo tribo, preacnted himself at tho Health Office in Washingtun recently for tho purposo of registering a4 practicing phy- aiclan, Hohad what pretended to be «diploma of au horb doctor, written In English on elephant akin, dated at Slerra Leono In 1800, und clalins 10 havo boon born in 1780, which would mako hit 10f yoars old, To stated that bis father, who lt itis ‘oreduntials woro not, huwover, deemed sate isfactory to the health allicer. ————————$_—_ RIVER IMPROVEMENT. Adjournmont of the Miasourt River Convention at St. Josepire . ‘Bpeclat Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribunte Sr. Joseri, Mo, Nov, i0.—The River Convede tion was calicd to ordor at 10:00 this morning fa the opera-Houso by tho tomporary Chainines Gen. James Cruiz, Tho Committee on Remi nat Organization raported tho following as t permanent ofiicera: : Sonator Jota J, Ingalls . Kiiuans, as rosjdont Vica-President; Missout i the Hon. Jobn Hogan, Bt. Loule, Samael i Smith, of St. Juseph; Kanet, E. Y. dlerrl Me Hiawatha, F. 8, Baker, Topeka: Nebraske, ts LL, Hayward, Nebraska City, Victor ¥ vps Lincotn;. fowa, 8, 8. Boltor, Logan, E. B ih a worth, Counéit Dlutts; Permanent Secretary Postgato, St. Josoph; Assistant Secrotaries, ci Millor, Kanna City, 8. M. Brake, Kausaa me 5 uM, Dushnoll, Plattamouth, Nev.; J. Ht mond, Hauiburg, Ia. Dr, Holl of Kunsas City, offured 0 rovoluuiee declielng tho Misyourla groat natuarl tee and praying tho Proaident of the Unites at: toappointa separaty seonpsleslon to bo as tho Missourl Codyontion. ‘A long list of'statletics of the products af ne Missourl Yailoy wore read by tho Hon. J+ Trico, of Jettersou City, ‘Tho speech of Senator Ingalls upon fav chalr wasau eloguentand brilliautemort, Lied followed vy Dr, Stringfellow, of this ede i oxplatned at lepgth tha oblocts ond ae the assumbly,, At the conclusion of bis ape convention adjourned for dinucr. At 3:0 ox-Goy, Sierritl, of Kansas, President, called tho meoting to orders Firat Vicer aa Bends Fominittes: tor Iogutls could not remota, The Comin, On itosolutions reported -in_ favor of, SeleCey fourteen délegates—threo members fer ony of tho four ‘tates ‘and one from, each Tee —to vo to Wasbington, and ott Teulslatiud, Wank “ote, Mo Fon. Jobn Evan, of St. Le fo convention adjou) delegates aud visitors participa ¥ wet ut the World's Hotel talgut, » vor Brand any beiiiiuut allalr. There & it mneat tes and Visitors presoul, A ere must active and barwoaious ooh ‘was doubtless much good wag accgu