Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1881, Page 12

’ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: \“VEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, THE COURTS. Another Complaint About the In- evitable Mothersin- Law. Pardons in Old Whisky Cases—Judg- ments, New Suits, Divorces, Eto, TUE MOTIER-+IN-LAW,. Jndao Anthony fs engaged In hearing the case of. Mrs. Mury P. Witson ugainst hor son-in-Iaw, Walince W. Bishop, to recover 81,500 for sige porting hls wifo since be left hor in Juno, The wifo sud dauwhter Alice claims she ts Kyi Apart frum hor hushund without ber fiirit, and that he hus rteadlly refused to support her. Hishop, however, maintaing that it fs bad caso of too much mother-Ino-law; that hefero. ho loft bis wite thoy bad boon Hving with the mothers Jn-law, Mrs, Wilson, und he ftimtty tola bia wife that bu could not live there uy fonyer, bat he would atippurt hee If sho world come aud five with hims Unat he bud olfered her a home but she refused to leave ber mother, and then be re filsed to wive her diny money. Tho case went tu the jury Inst evening. DEAN AND MAYO. 'The Dean and Mayo caso wasn hearing allitay yesterday before Jide Blodgett. After toe Guvernment bad Introduced one witness in ros buttut to show the Monarch lightning enw wasn fraud, the defendants themyclves wers put on tho stand, and unvo themselves # clean bill They thought they were doling an entirely fexitimute business, and bad no bntention of swindling any ane. Dean bid notning to du with the piatols gold, but lett that branch of the busi nead to Mayo, und otayo, on the other hand. bad nothhg to do with tho lightiing sta. Ln the ufternvon the srgnuents were begun. Ge Leuke apened, und was followed by Mi. Dow Dohulf of the defense, Gen, Leate then closed, and the charge to the Jury will be given the first hing thls murning, PARDONED, The threo ctvil suite against William 8, Golson rd F. A. Enstoian, the whisky men, which bave geen ponding ugainst thom ever since the prose gutlon of the whisky ring, were yesterday «ike inlssed by Judge Blodgett, tho parties showlue fullang Treo pardon wader the baad of President. Arthur, wolen were mited In November hist, Toss emis all prosecution aygaluet ther on iw yount of their connection wih tho whisky rug. 5 ITEMS, Judge Hlodgett yesterday wot through with his crimimt docket and totus wit hear somo motions for now trinls. Next week he will pave nucourt. The contested mutions whieh woukt ordinarily be hoard Monday, din. 1, 188, wilt bo postponed to Tuesday, the 2 prox. Judge Willlumson will gave 8 pereinptory enll of motions for now trial Sacurduy, Judge Sailth announces no court Moniay. Judge Wiltainson has been engaged 1 day or two past In bearing the etse of Quilluiin’ Le- Yeu against Eraest Muther to rece dumazes for selling ner ioiton for Treekivs and pinples, which isthe ive. Whe vase Was give to the fir day even, with leave to seat their verdict. et in court yesterduy mor We, the jury, fud for tho de! ‘o only out about five mintites, under indictment fur send- ing obseone matter through the mils, appenred in court y Fiend with his bendsmen, Cnnrles Heck and Michatl Umbdenstock, aod the litter consented that the recognizance of June just for ON shoul be cunthyued until Horton's ensy ts disposed of. His attorney suys Hortga wilt plead guilty to tho eburyge uicilnst him. ie wus: tried at the lust term, but the Jury di aptee 5 ‘Tho herring vf the caso of tho Chicago & Western tudiana Rallroud Company tauuse the city was comintied before Judwu Giudice yeater= day. Considerable evidence was offered in re y tho city. and the testimony will prob. diy all bo closed taday, Tho arguments will probaly oveupy all this week und purt uf next, Although not yet agreed on detinitly, (t Is ex- eoted that all te courts and clerks’ oltices will 2 Closed Monduy und Monday week, for Christ- mus und New-Yeur hottdays, Adiseharge front brankrupecy wag issuci ycs- to Dayid H. Crane, : DIVORGES. Mary E. f. Bosles tiled a bill yesterday againgt her tushand, Lee Boyles, asking for x divorce on the grouni of ernelty and irnnikennesa. duage Gardner yosterday granted a decree of fivoree to Mary birtaore frou L More on tho eruund of nduitery: Jurrevt from Josephiag: Barrett for erucity Willian Evang from Mure DL. Evang for desere to Jobo F, Stuffort from Mury F, stutford for tho amy cause; and to Mary Simpson from Sainuel Slmpron for barpotenyy, Jodue Barnum granted a divorco to Melvin Gites trom William WW, Giles on the ground of adultery, It nt STATE COURTS. «. Yotes Perguans and Conrad N. Jordan, Trust- us, commenced n att in attnotment yesterday: auainat Robert A, Little to recover $10,000, Franklin MagVeagh & Co, sued tho ‘Tradors’ National Bunk for $1,000, An amieablo Ui) was tod by Harry A, Clark and Cueb M. Clark against Addie F. and G. C. ‘heer to wind up tho attains of the firm of Clark ror, & Co, Tho tirm was formed lat May to enrry on the grocery bualuess at the northeast corotr of Halsted and Madiion streots, For the: Jast three months thoy hav Tyan $1,000 month, and now awe thetr whole Axvets Will not AMotNE to Over $4,000, Murry Nolwon & Co, began o sult for’ $2,500 ayruingt Andrew Stevens, Charles HL, ‘orry commenced a ault for $2,000 against Lydia A. and Edwin J. Blood, nd ane piner for the samo umount aguinst a\inos U. itt pune bronght sult for $10,000 against Or, K. Stevens bogan an action Jn trespass aguinat John 1, Owsley, lying damages at AY vy Wiliam O. Osgand commenced a sult for £40, O00 agutnst Robert Clurk, und another for &, cud tuntingt. Chariea G, Wicker, Ciprivnl Clavel box wn wotion by trospnes Againat tho Palin Paluge-Cur Company, lays fine damages at $10,000, Joba C, Polley commenced q sult fo assumpelt for $126,000 agujnst J.D, Harvey. ; CRIMINAL Count, Wittum Ford plended guilty to larceny and sentence wus suspunled, Thomas Fitch pleaded gullty to larcony and reeelved two yeurs “down below, Fred Jahan, who was convicted of inreeny, bald his tne ($67) and was disoburged, ‘ ‘Puo revognizunces of Jobn Pfoor, indlated for asttting Jiygur 1a minora, was forfitou, dimes Mangin pleaded guftey to selling Mquor Jo tninors and was ined 2, whieh he pald, » Martin O'Conger, inheted tor selling liquor ta aninors, was tried by Jado Tutoy and acguitted. ‘Thomns Somer pleaded guilty to potit larceny, snd waa given one year in the House of Corrou cnn Jiines Conway, aged 12 years, filoattod guilty tolureeny, and was used fa in witness against Jerry Mahoney, a boy of 35, ‘ Jobo SMoNiehols, churyed with assault, waivod alueyy and wag found not gullty by Judgo Tie Leorgo Curran, Frank Curran, and Voter Luty, who wero brought here to testify in the onses of Iogn Curran und William O'Donnell, wore sent back to the penttontiary ycatorday, John Fitzgeruld, indicted for’ Durglury, who entered u pled of guilty, chanyod his inst und withdrew It. Ho now says ho fs not guilty, Aidldison Huck ison trial In Brana 1 Incest, bt took ucarly wih duy to Ket a Jury, Charica Davenport and Anthony Bulodky wero convicted of turcony, and sentencod Lo (lve yours wlx months respodtively jn Wan sotdintaien your ta obi ia aor ths len goods to Wel 10 funitor or tho Merchants’ Natioual Bunk, — : COUNTY COURT In tho caso of Sra, 0, Turner default waa entered, Ln tho caso of Charlotte Speer va, Frederick Speer, an ordor was mude modifylug the injunce don in the case, and calilug upon tho wdefonduat to pay -the plainti’s attorney's fees ay amuuut of sod, ” rene . R. Turnor, a — VUE CALL, Jupae Dacuwono—tn chambers, Jvoak B.ovartt—Motions for now triala in elrminal cuscs. AEPELLATE Count—Mottons, dupor Gany—Anelsts Judge Anthony, No. 9,403, Dowd vw, Gutherta; on trial, duoar BMitn—No tinit call, Trini oall 4,850, A.B5L, 4,870, 4,704, 4,888, 4,800, 4,000, 4,008, 4,010, 4,04. No, 4,000, Blatebford va. diunson, on trial. ban WILLTAMSON—Assiuts Judge Sinith, Ao cuse on trial, Jubak ANTHONY—Passod cascs 2,819 and JU11, and catendur Nos. 139i, 130, 19, 161 to 110, 148, UY, 15%, 161, GL ta 1At, 10d, 107, 10d, 170, 1TH, 110, 157, 180 to 18% No cuge on trial, JvuGE GQaKNNet—Set easy 200, Hardin vs. Cushinua, and cniondur Nos. 6, 7, and a No, ie, Chiou s Western, iadiaas" Hidtiroad Come any We. on henry; "voor ott Plat a BSL Rey Beng Moltts ve. ‘Print cul 40, and 0) - Siaivo. No. 88, Sarin vs. Trask, on trink.” JuMae MORAN—2I5, 216,217, 218, 219, 2, No pasy on trial. Jvpaxy tawes—No cull until further notico, No. 28, Curison ve. Lindberg, on trish JupGe Bausun—Alecclluneous business, jupak JAMEXON—Now, O5U, 41, O24, G2Y, 030, O14, " . JUDIE Tune Y—Nor, 671, S73, and Ane evar Looie—set eases Nos, 1: ), 141, . 41 and Nos, id, 39, B41, 3, DEN, UST, 34 BAF, 358, 3U5, 307, JV, and! . JUDGMENTS, SurentonCount—Conressiona-National Park Tank vs. Horne Chadwick, $510.85,—Hofaco Whita va, Moses N, Wiswell, 8185 78.—Kadford & Siro. va. Sacob Latter, 2044.27. dunan Gahy—Nicholas fH. Kuhuno vs, Anton a ¢ a 4 MM Ttia Couivie Gouresstons-—-Charios Shol- don ot aL vs. Jemima Wartington, $62).—Julins Nene, vs. Alvort Meyer and John Meclan, S2NG.20. ie Ip togens—Myran Tichenor vs, Charles Rlonew; verdict ¢100, and motion for now trial. dune® Monax—slohe Bloch vs. 'Town of Clee ro; verdict $500, and motion for new trial THIRD DISTRICT APPELLATE. Spectat Maputen to The Chieaco Tribune, §rninarinsh, i, Dee, 20.—Tho procecdings In the Appellate Court, Third District, toduy, were as fallow: *” 1.11 Hamiiton va, The State, ote.; appont from Mavoupins appeal bond [ecmputed and approved, 1G Hf. Noonan ys, ‘Tho Strtes appeal from Ma- eutipin: same opeer, OUD Reian eurt: appeal from Mavoupin; Quihill va, Benet Onn for Want of proseuttion on i0> Hon of BppAleiiyl: Poort it itis Va. MeFaiklen: error to ci ouuge tanaened At cust Of pluinth in 33 taken on call, Adjourned to Jan at 10a. m, VOICE OF THE PEOPLE, The Tooley Street Fire. To the Fattor of The CAteayo tribune, Cirecado, Dees .—Can you intorwn me, to de olde ng het, ine your of the grent ‘Tooley atreet tire ta Londun, nud the amuunt of hoes (Tue Toolvy street fre occurred in 1861. The amuuunt of 1088 Wits $10,000,000.) ‘Tho Vatentii Sorip Crowd, To the Editor of The Caicugo Tribune, Cruicaay, Dee. .—Why not come right out Qnd tell the public who the parties are that are pushing the Vilentine scrip claim, and omploy- tng hizn-prieed, disrepninble attorneys to nee vomplish thelr purposed ‘Tho Messrs. Kean, 3, A. und DW, tre part of the crowd, Let ug kuow who the balance are, Wat. D, Mo Didwt Blush. To the Editor of The Chteugo ‘tribune, Cmcaco, Dee. 20.—lor tho vurrectlon of an tem In today’s TrmeNe I wish to say, fn Hirst place, that Chad no geuasion to blush terdny in the County Court, us atated; secondly, Thave been employed to collect $300, na stnted, Mut ngalist a tii ugder the aume of Samgon & Niro thirdly, there way abot one-tall of tho elator pad “by one of the defendants to the phunedie in pera Fourthly, iy Instrnedons Were pot to dismiss the salty ifthly, fdid appty tac Judkemenc agutnat buth defendants, and only: for the amonnt necually due, belng ort one. hair of the elit; -und, lnatiy, only one of tho derendants asked to bo difekurged, and the Juclgincnt ts to tne other defendant Is tn falt torce gud efteut, Dy waking tueay corres tions you will oblige, yours respectfully, fmm W, A. SCHONFELD. The Good Work of the W, CT. U, To the Editor af The Chicago Tribune. Cricaago, Dee, 20—Auother: good palnt you did not comment un in the Rerun of Sunday lust was tho reference mule to the work of tho W.C. 1. U. of catablishiys a cheap coffec-house, Dr. Thumas' words reveived v hearty approval whon ho complimented these nobld Christin women on thia new and pralseworthy eifort to countorndt thy Mitinenees of strong drink and alford cheap ments fur thoae who are accustomed tu patronize free lunch-counters, ‘This ts cere tiluly a step in the rignt direction, and bids fuir to resuit In the greatest Rout, C hope the contribution will be universal In nil the chitrohes on Christmas morning for the W. OU, Lewngny tand 1 think b know what goad, clenn, well couked foul 13) for one who hus tested it, that for cheapness, cleanliness, Gnd all that tity to muke a gund, wholesome teal, the ludies “tuke the cake.” Fi 1 hope every teniperance mun and woman in Chleago who knuwa tho, evil of intemperance will not only By “God bless you,” but put thalr bund down deep In tholr pockets und Divss those youd wotnen In thor wor D. SEVERANCE. ‘Tho Sutoon-Licenso Queation In Dane ville, Me To the Falltor af Tha Chicuoo Tribune, DANvinte, Ll, Deo. 1%—Noticine that tho Moyor and City Counell of Chicago ttre nyitating the question of increasing the value of saloon Keauses, please ullow mo to explain how the sitinc question was effectually disposed of In this ony. ¥ In 1872 'T. Howard Myers was glected Mayor. Danvilte bud a population of 0,0, had eight solvony uth city Ucense of 225 cach, Re was ro- eleuted In 1st, but for sows ronson the counsel falled to piss a Jteenge ordiniice, and ‘yet dur ing the year of ho Keengo only two now sulouns were sturted. A roaction sot In, Myers was aguln elected, and tho now council uf 17h put Up the Hecnse to s40u, and while the population Inarensed only 1,000 tho number of galvons aim TT. Dickinson was clcoted Mayor. and hig council fixed tho [Iconse at 4400, Mr, Dicka- gon bus buon revlecied biennially aince, aud the Heense bas remained at g10, | ‘Tho papuintion hoa Increased from 7,000 to 12,000 and the num- ‘Der of saloons froin twenty to thirty-foyr, The operation of this high Heonse hag bad the: olfect to Inereiise the chirueter of the atoms, Toro ia nut a dogyery in Danville. At the Inst term of court only one siuloonkeepor was Oned for selling ta minors, The revenue ot S600 per RuNUM goed entirely tu our public schol tnd, and we bave the best sohvol-huuses anu us fale a corps of teachers us: nny vlty In the State, Tho enloon-men chemecives are satished at tue pricey und promptly ant the ollicers In suppresy- Mg tho Meyul salu of Nquor, We Weed. “Shrowd Lawyers? To the Editor of The Chicago ‘Tribune, Cuscaco, Nos. W.—Se far as your law reporter bas applied this term to us In an obnoxtoug gonse, It Id not Justified by tho fucts, Wo try no dawaitits 1 the newspapers, Lut we may correct: an Incorrect statemont te yindleate ourselves from nn unjust aspersion, On behal€ of the poor and Impayerished de- positors In the Banttof Chiengo, wo coinmoncod, bomne years ago, sults ngalnat the stockhollora to compet thet to guy tho legal Llabitiles choy were under, [tia tot true that wo evor bought or owned a singly claim against tho bank. Slarl+ ut Mitnger wats ond of these stockholders, Proc- esa was Isaued against hor In 18i+ ani wee not sorved until isi, For two whole yours sho could not bo served, Whon sho wus inully served avery device which money ond Inwenulty. could suggest wae browght to bear ta -defent tne sults, ‘Thoy were contested through the Superior, Appellate, ald Suprome Courts, the decisions mways beung Pate ite to the defurdaits atl finlly “she hor eer fied a bill in anuncery to enjoin the tur ther proxvcution of the Inwsulta, ‘This bill also failed, Then she united wiih the Receiver and Medan DN in hls name for the sumo purpose; that DI tilled tao; then tho Iecuiver ted ane othor bil in his own name, While alt of these provoadings wore ponding, tha Mutiny judge inoue was obtained to the Clout Court. ic wae not A snip or seuret Judgmunt, but wus rue covored Inn care in whieh her counsel was prosent in court, and which he de! a vigorous and efeative manner, Frou thts Jurdginont they nppenied to the Appollate Court, whore the Judgment wae ailiraicd und exvantion 4 fssuad, Bvory olfart was inde to ‘collect tho The dour af the de. lang chained ayuinar I. AM other methods to colluct tbe muney having, fulled, tho property miontionod In the bill was ‘lovied upon aud sold by the Sherlit, Ps ‘Thia defouduut bad rallilons of dollars bohind bor to defend the suits ot the depositors in ber bank, und ber inwyera used it—with tho result how stuted ite Ler bill, ‘Phe turn " slrowd luwyors" whieh wou buvo uppiled to ua mora aptly betongs to them, aud ber bill should buye beon tod ngalast them and net walnut ua, Moe speetfunly, Buuvenpr & Westover, Pe iiss ‘wo Wooks? Study of the Silver Quos= ffans To the Editor of Jhe Chicago Tribune, Curcago, Now, %—T have ween studying finan o two wooks, | Yavon riyht te bo heard, Here Js my achemo for the best curroney av far scoured fu the world's history; Lot the colnayo of sliver dollnra procoed, with some nccoleration, 4 2 For overy doline put into tho Treusury vaults fssu0 Wy ailver ourtideate—or print jt ready for uae, Tet tt be genorally understood that the dollara oro gotuy tv reach ono billion, ff uecossary, ber forothey stop, . W As tho doltara accumulate call ja National bank clreulation, Stop tho National Dauk uct, It fs ton thi. Aa the dollnra further accumulate callin’ the areenbacks, except such numuer as ara repro gunted dollur for dollar in gold, Issue fructlonal cortiticates on doposit of the chicken-fecd, % J Project a conetititonal amendment agatnat a dovreasy yf the currency at any time, ‘Phu ote reney muy bo entargod th coin, but never cun- ST ag arouse HAIL be use of ane lon or more doljara do not ralso the valun of sliver tol to ls in wold, after A pructical experiment, ewueton thosllver doltur ‘Up to par, Wherever that nay prove tv be. No cent doltar in square wold—that ts, gold not held at goldbug's prices tora corner} Kevp tha coins, however, Just below the grood of tho molter ortho self-Intorest of the finan: cfal conspirator who might destroy them, Now, when a panic carmen ese pecs will go with thoir certiticates and their carta to the Tronsnry and yet cortelouds of dollara, ‘Thon property wil bewin to fall, but there will be a billion of reutttolines ta Keep ft our. of tho tarriblo pit whieh {t had renehed tn 1856. ‘This fa tho only Govornmont that over had a ehanca to buy sited n currency, The Governacnt fs riot enuugh. - Its ‘citizens have silver cnough. Thero $s not gold enough. The Ambitions Ram tok fn 815,000,000 this Year on tanglefoot and paper-cigars for youny ine: ‘Tho Collectors at tho porta took {In $20,000,000 more on Jimerncks for fool-women,. We would have no embarragsmont of riches if wo bought a Cara A to do our business with About $),000,000 of Tt ench your. Hulld varity at every town with 40,000 ins hauitants, and scatter tho mulllon so no ono military. faktr enwid ented on to the wholo sony, Put tt where the unthinking peuple, with-tholt certilcates, could ond up thoir curts, hike tho ald fellow who got robbed at Youngstown, O,, or therrnvouts, the othor lay. after the system gets to working, passalawto hang up the boys whu fool with it too much in the way of bending it off, A inurderce id rarely indre danygcrous to the State than nr reat goldbug —ono bent on making # $10 pleco worth a soc ton and x half of Improved property. Asa benutifal poctle tafl-pieco thore would, Mt is anfe tu say, ben countorfeit daddy to ro- deem each counterfeit certificate. : What wo want is iruro comman sense and less Wall street, with its ntéendant, Communisn. ‘Tho poople will sit dawn on Wall street hurd, n$ suun as they can get a Western President who cannot be bought up. Thoy aro very tired. ‘YhIis avlemv will yet prevail, o} ‘Til then, and thou, I anall remain thankful to you for your eiforts in behail of allvor coins. Bra Bera Pr Artifieint Vv mgeStoner, ‘To the Editor of The Cateagn Tribune. Cnicsoo, Bee. W.—My attention. bas been calle tu an article in your paper of the 18th Inst. hended “Mr., Waller's New Pavement Scheme,” conceruing which It is stated that tho epecint feature of this new pavement 1, “wooden blucka which have Leen subjected toa preservative application.” «This is wholly a mistake; 1 am not now in favor of, and bave not heretofore udvocuted the use of, wooden blocks of any dort for paving our streets, Ide not belleve that we can ever have continous nod thorougbly-prved streets throughout our clty unless we adopt a paving material thutis tmore durable and permanent than wood... Ibo Hevgalso In laying goud foundations of Imper- ishuble’ muterini. Inn report which I made a3 Commissioner of Public Works to the City Connett Inst December, 1° sald, on tals subject ns’ followa: “To bave fn good pavement requires n carefully prepared ava durably substructure, to secure vyonness gud permanence; withont this, no mater what the materlat may be with which tt Is covered, It will soon wrow roush and unoven, and have to he removed, A pavement wholly of woul, of course, will rot sganer or liter, dud when thid oecurs ft mtist all be removed, tenving the original galt uf tho atreot, by intermixture with hits of rotten woud, more and more unsuitable for n foundation every time such pavement Ja romuved.” « Iu my last annual report os Commissioner. marta April 10, 1881, fsald: “Surely the wretened cundition of uur streets today furnishes an une Anawernble argument Rens the continence of Inylng wooden blocks, Miltlons of dollars have been expenied in paylug tho eity, and yet we tre bot fittle nearer the woul vf well-paved streets nuw than nt the cummencemants; AVI 851 niles of streets now, and the elty, nay growing; and {n viow of the fact that/f,can only pave a cumpnratively auall pore in a, a vary year, 1f we use such material us will Oty” @eeny and will necessitate boing sdae’drec nun evury fow yours, can we over hapd to get through or to soc our streets in a much eondl- tion than they iro at progent? Thero {a no other better way, In my opinion, but to advance steadily from yearto your toward tho accom: pllsnment of a completely pavad elty by using inpertahuble material, ana doing tha work thore oughly and pertnanently as we progress, com meneltug in the centre und radiating in titne to tho extreme Iimits of the city on every aide.” The ubove quotutiona express my vlowa now, the kame ga when teritten, Tho suif-stultitication, therefore, implied In your artivle cally fur this reply and explunution, I havo lately been ox arniniug and Seat tang uo artificial stona block for street-paving caticd the “Pelletier, Bluck.”. It Tesists Severo presstire and standd tho test of the wear of the whoels of hoavity-luaded yelucles almost ag well ns yranit, ‘This’ tust has lately bean tnado ut tay suggoation, tha wheals of a heavily-loaded rehiclo passing thirty-two tines per minuto for twelvo hours Over theso blocks, fogetber with uspbatt and granite Ulocke iatd consecutively, and nl recelving the samo usige, that wo night Judge of the comparative dura: bility of each. ‘The result was a very fuvornbie showing for tho Pelletiar blucks,.the nspbult blocks under tho sue wear boing deoply cut Into, while the Pelletiors showel but ttle woro abrasion thun the salld granit fron Maine. Those. (Pelloticr) blocks aro Ime pervious tg water, do not (ns appears Trom the teats) mado wear smooth or becone slippery, sud Will notin my opinion disintegrate through tho action of the woatter or from any other cus, They seem to me to bens duraslo under street wearas Medina stone, while tho coxt of them, It td cluimed, will nat greatly oxe coed the cost of cedar blooks. Aud just here fa animportant polnt for cunsideration, Granit blocks laid will cost from $4 to 84.50 per square yard, Medina stono from $i to $3.50 per gguare Sard, tho Petlotior blocks not exconding $2 per Square Yard when Inid, white tho prospeat for their durability und permanence ta as 1 havo stated; Lnm thorefore disposed to. think that. these blucky, if thoy prove to be whut they scum, ire the best thing yet presented for the city’s Interest ang usc. but In now, ax TC hove i waya Deon, In fiver of tha widest and froeat competition—let the best and cheapest wii.” My exainination of theag blocks, und tho {avor- ablo Impreasion which IT have expresso’ cone corning them, baa probably fiven rise {0 tho rumor upon whion your article was bared, Citas. 8. WALLER, _———————$———— LINDSEY. Ho Is Now Anxlously Awalting thi Vers dict of the Jury in Connection with Ww ANeged Lund Swindlen Spectat Dispatch to The Creag Tribune, Parrsnuna, Pa,, Nec, 2,—Tho trinl of Lindsey, at Steubenville, O,, for participation In the Mla sourt and fraud has attracted alatzo number ‘of pouple to that city, and the proceedings havo been watched from the beginning with great ine forest, Tho argument closed at x late hour thia afternoon, and the case waa given to tho jury, Dut'n verdict Is not expected tonight, Thure is beareely a doubt of the prisonor’s guilt, “Must of tho witnessos fur the defensa wore shown tu be persons under Indictment for perjury in connec- Yon with otber tridls of the sumo nature. Lindsoy's futher gaye his evidence any hut {¢ was Inara agaltist tian In favor of his. von, Atnung other things, be aatd thut be hud been Regiiter of Lunds in Southern Missourl, and a Kepubllean vandidute for Lioutsuant- Governor of that State. Tho case involyas lurga {utereste in Mlasourl - Suny of those syindled by Lindsey and his crowd fealdo mn tha sicinity of Steubenville. A huvyer of this oltre hg tt Andupy's the evidence saya ha has no doubt pf: conylotlon, i IMMIGRATION. |" Ono Hundred and Korty Thousand fee lected Missourl us Their omy ‘the Wont Your, re $1, Lovin, Mo, Deo. 19.—Morrigon Renshaw, Seoretary of the Imuigration Soclaty, orwan- ized hore vy a nnmber of prominent citizens of thiy ity and Shite something over a year azo, | nud of which Thomas W. Fiten, aoneln- law of Gen. Snerman, on sotivo and prominent manufacturer of thla elty, Is President, has Just made bis annual report, whieh shows that, through the yoncral discus- sion of the subjoct of Imuilgration and the ac. unl work done by the soutoty, the Pepuladon ut Mieaourt bas boon {nerensod tulty 14,000 durin tho just yeur, ‘Theae peuple have come from a svottonsof the vountry, tuny of thet from tite fue Laat, But notably fram the North whare tho winters ure very coll, aud from the West where (hoy wore sutforers from the trouth, and many. othera bad vertalu distikes of laws prevailing in Art OF that acction. Tho valuo of this accousion 4 ostimutad at $35,000,000, and 48 consumers they are bolfeved to ba worth $4,000,000 annuully to tno trade of 8t, Louls, ————— : Indeeil 1 havo to ngeribe thanks to the mir aculous: Hoe of St Jucobs Oll, writes Mr. ‘Theo, Schulze, Gl St. Claude street, Now Or- Jenns, Litt, that bam today among the living, ‘Chav dreaded tlsense, rheumatlam, ts at i heritad allmentinourtamily, Llosta brother In 1808 by it, Toalso hayw had this palntul moatady five or six thes, each attack Insting fron oix togen weeks, and so severe ng to en trely divaiy wie and prevent me frou per- forming the alixhtest service, “The many remedies which L used, and the doctors whan Tcanguhed, (alled te cure or evel so much as ralleve my pains, Lis the fall of last year, about the month of October, Ll was again at- tacked by the disease, whieh confined nite to bed and almost crazed mo with tha suvore pals. ant no help at hand, or promise or hope of nny rellof, Thad often heard of St, Jacobs Oil, but hud aboutas much confdence in (ag 10 the other remedies, which was yery Jlittio, Japorttuned by trivnds, L concluded to try the ont Gorinun Remedy, aud would thawkfully say that it brought fistant relief, Jun short time | was able ,o sit up, my ap potite returned, and the pala vanished. In M shart thu J was cured, Since that thue [ have beld tha St, Jacobs Oil in Lighest es- seem, ant recommend it whenever L can fad the opportunity, ‘hanks to those who ine tener, fo t8 world hts Mecca? Hn see ig mankind, hout it what wow 8 conattion of the world today? ¢ bg ss-recone du HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Presentation of a Portrait by the Late William B. Ogden. A Memoir of the Life ofthe Deoensod by the Hon, I. N, Arnold. Tho regular monthly mecting of tho Chiengo Historieat Soelety was held Inst evening In tho roums of the suciuty on Dearborn ayente, the Hon. Isnae N. Arnold, President of the sovicty, occupying tha ebiir. It wns undorstood that tho meeting would bo of unusual intercat, It bes ing made tho occasion of the presentation tu tho society by Mrs, Wilttam R, Ogden of 1 tino pore trnit of her into hucband, whoso namo ts so elosuly WWentiNed with tho development and commorclal greatness of Chicagu. Seatud upon tho piatform wore Judges Caton and Drummond, and In the audionee, which completely tilled the room, wero vx-Mayors Hay:mond, Milliken, Haines,Rumsoy, Bond, and Acting-Muyor Hoyne, Mosurs. 8, M, Cuse, A. A. Munger, and Judge Lambert Tree were elected annual mombers, and the, Hon, Thomas Drummond aud the Hon. Henry W, Blodgett honorary members. Mr. FB. H.Sholdon presented the portralt of Chicago's Nrat Mayor, tn belnlf of Mra. Ogrieny who now resides at High Bridge, N. Y., offering: that lndy’s regrets at hog wnnble to be pres= ent on the occusiont. Mr. Sheldon stated tat there wore formerly three all portrulis of Mr. Ogden Ip existence, nly executed by Mr. Georeo P, A, bt8aly, the artist, formerly of Chicago, aud how located fn New York, tnd that thosy pict- ures, punted from lite, bad all been lost in tha wreat fire, ‘Lhe presentation picture had been painted from a photograph, and,ns nll could plulniy see whu remembered the subject us NE APPEAR IN LIFE, It was a faithful reproduction of tls kindly and benevolent Hneamonta, ‘Tho portrait, tramud In heavy old-Rold-col~ ored mulding of antique desien, wits mounted on a draped stund covered over profusely with cut owers and ferns, Itia atull bust picture, and represents Mr. Ogden in the ald-sabool yon. Uemeu’s bhick Frock cont, standing collar, and bluck choker. ‘Tho photograph used os tho mudel was taken Iu New York ut a comparative: Y, and the portrait showa the strony und chiractoristiy free of Mr, Ogden surrounile by a full henrd thiged with gray and bis hile also Bomewhat whitened age, Tho face Is tinely drawn, and tho Norid complexion, tu- gether with tho kindly expression Bu fainiiiar to muay of the alder vitizens of Caleago, are fuithe fully reproduced, Presidont Arnoll reorlved the. portealt ‘on ute half of the rucicty, and returned thinks through Mr. Sheldon to Sra, Ogden, the donor. In nls address upon the subject of tho portrait, My Arnold sald that tho MOST PROMINENT FIGURE Inthe history of Chicuge for tno trat forty yours of its exiatenve asa city way Willlam I. Ogden, Ho originated most of tho great publie iniprovementa of tho city, and wags tue leading spit in the development or tho Northwestern Haileoud system, which bad bullt up Chicago. Horn at Walton, N. Y., tn 1805, he spent hia youth and carly c.unidad In fis titles Stute, and whet legs than 90 years of ayo becume a tember of thy New York General Assembly. In 1835 he ro- moved to Chicago and engaged “otlvety in real- estate uifuirs. In tio sprue of 187 be was elected Mayur of the Infant city of Uhicago—Its first Coler Executive, He was tho ploneer of railroad buiiding In the Northweat, ud for twenty-one yeara wus connected with the Chl- cago & Northwestern tailrond, In enrly life bo was a Demuerat, and wus elected to tho Now York Legislature and us Mayor of Chlenge on that ticket, His unsucvessfil competitor for the Satter office was Jona Hi. Kings, who was supported by the Whigs. Mr. Ogden was not at Purilsan, and Whor the ruoation of slavery bee cutmy prominent through tho winexition of ‘Toxus, he became oan enriest very. iin, He headed tho I'ree-Soit Electoral tieket in Milnols in ARAB, and from that tlme until 1K was an notive momber of tho Free-Sujl and Republican par ties. In 1860 he supported Abraham Lincotn for tha Presidenyy, an! that year wes elected to tha Bute Legishature ‘on the Repablicun ticket, But betweer: 18uu und 182 be becume allenuted trom Mr, Lincoln's polivy and from inany of hia old politicul friends, Aftor v long aud Buccess+ ful business career in Caleago ha removed to Now York State, whoro ho wus liviug when tho news of tho groxt tire rencned bln. Two days Jater be renchud this uity, onty to tind that vyorything—puvilc and — private bulldtngs, churebes, pranks, hotels, and residunecs—had ah gone up Sn flume, N18 LOSSES IN THE CHICAGO And Michio fires agereguted full three millions of doluire, but ho was not disheartened, and went to work at once to rebuild tho tills und shops ati'eshtigo, is falth in Chicugo and Its future never wavured and hover Woukened, and whether In good or evil report tho growth or tho elty was to mim an assurad fact. Practically tho founder of Colengo, be will be remembered ug Ite rat Mayor throuehout tho conturies to come, god no name Will ein a prominent in the bine tory of this groat olf ih future yenra than that of Witham B, Ogden. THE LAND OF BOYCOTTING: Meeting of the. Patrick Ford Land Lengue, A mocting of the Patrick Ford Land Lenguo of tno Seventeenth Ward was held inst ovemng in Syea Hall, corner of Chicago avenne ond Lar- rabeo atreut. Preaitiont Martin presided. Tho following preamble and resujluviona wero pro- sented by J. 1), Lyons:” Wueneas, Whenover {t becomes knawn to the People of Amorica that any eltizen of the United States has been unjustly doprived of tis tborty by or under tbo nuthority of any forolyn Goy- ernment the duty wo as Amorican oltizens awa to one Raother demands us to take such Imme- (Unto ateps ita shall bo uceessary to socuro them ithe enjoyment of al! the privileges guaran teed them by thelr eltizonsnip, And, av the right of a nution: ta protect and require Other nations to. reapect at homo and abrond ull who) are clothed with ita nutionality iscommon to nll intions, wo take this means of asking that simplo justice bodone Our fellow-cltizens, sume of whom have risked thelr lives in tho defenay uf this Union, Theres fore, demanding nothing wrong, Wo do not Ine tend to submit toa wrong, Whetieas, Severn vitizens of tho United Stutes uro it present and have been for sume jnonths prat imprisoned without telal ar tuvestl- gation by the Governmunt of Grent Britian in Toul dungeons, where, aecurding to reliable In- formation relating to the peatilunt and rmuleriae breeding roundings, such tarprisaoument muss of necesalty Bend those Inaocent men te prema ture graves, ua in tho vase Of 3, 2. Hoyton, Wheneas, We consider the urbitraty powor exercised by the British Goverumant tn the aforesnit urrests and Smprisonmont a direct violution of the rightd of all Aiericans. and contrary to the letter and splrit of internation al law and precedent; therefore, be it Resulved, ‘Lhut we, as American oltizens a: suinbled, speaking now suloly ns Aimorionie f toreated In miuntaiaing tho digolty of our conn. try, do hereby declare or emphatic denial of the right by woich the Uritish Goveroinent ex. erolses tue uforesnid power, and we indignantly Protost ugulust those wtrests and tho fmprisul mont of aforeanld Amerteun citizens by the Brit- ish Governmont ns an outsige on bumine richts and berty, deewlug it, furthermore, n apectal ingult of ‘nationul character to ourselves; and, bo fc further INTtLi-sht~ Atennlved, ‘ybat our Noprescntative in Congress, tho Hon, ©, 1. Farwell, be hereby must respect > wl ut curnestly petitionud to secure ly tho paseo of g rosdludon tirmly insisting un thy Ammediate trial of our follow-eitizons now vontned In British prisons on the churges or allegations, if uny, with which thoy stand uc- cused, und, i tho ovent of that trial or investi+ gation bulng dented thorn, It fa the sense of thin meeting that the Presklont of the Dulted States be required to take such notion us will compel England to open ber prison «duors and jet tree the Amerionni citizens whom sho botds in her dungeons in detunce of international law, Heaulved, ‘hat a cupy of the abuse resulutions bu forwarded immediitely to aur reprosentative ns Congrces; atsa, that copies be furnished tie press for publication. ‘The resoluttous wero passed, after which Sir, John F, Finerty made u stirring udkdross, ging: in lene: words n pletire of she Wronice whick have kept trotund dows, and adtoortineg tho gontinuntion of the Lund-Leuguo agitattun la fin and succorstul issug—nitionnl indepen. ence eo Aluded to tha revont ordey of tho Loni fioutonant of troland ordering tha arrvat of Iriskwomen whe were In any way connected with the present agitation, Ho branded thks te cowardly, and predicted that it would be of rout benofici) rewult to the cauge of Irotand, so oar to thel; Mura. tzzibbon followed Bir, Finerts, ‘S Dr, Jon J, and alluded 10 the large amount of money which wna daily seut to Trefund by Ita sons and dah tere tu apport paronts and familics ibere, nA Jond which should furnish. them plenty. domo Of this inoney was sent to pay rack-renis to Bus wilvt landiords, He mide A etrang appeal for syuipathy’ au! aid to continue on in this geand work, which would tally reauit In breaking down Rngllab rute in Irelund, = or -- 4 Valuabio Diamond—The Travels of o Pesr) of Indla from a Rajah Coronet EAliher. New York ftur, Whon the Khedive of Egypt sont a diamond neekluco us i wedi prosent to Bliss Minuic Bhorman fishtonnulo Now: Yorker grow unvious Of the fulr dxugbter of the Gonvral of Uneis Sam's drmivs; and yet a more cleyunt gom tun the combined diamonds tu the Khodive’s git cnmo 0 this city unberalded u few mouths ugo, und, with the axceptlomof n few people, us res Tunined {nh ite cave unadinired, “Ut fa valued at 1,W00. Hundreds of yours ago tle, brillant Was futnous tt India, and wis knownas the Peart of Tadin. At tho beginning of tho present te century it belonged to uw Rajub in India, counts of its wruut beauty comituy to the ears of the Viceroy of Eyypt, ho sent a speolal commis. sion ty the Hujan to negotinte for tts purchase, fhe commission wee successful, Shortly ufter it had come into posvession of the Viceroy his favorit daughter was married to the Bultun, and tho Penrl of Indin coustituted ono of hor wed- ding. prevents, fince then it hne remained In the keeping of the limperial fumily of Turkey tintl purchaser recently by a New York tiem, ‘Tala gom bas no superior in America, and ta claimed to bo tho tose ctegant ever acon nny. where, [isan old mine stone, and wolghe 26 t10 carta, It fy cut in the old style, and experts both in the Old and New World deciaco that in this respect it cannot be improved. It absolutes ly pertect, and will bear the closost Inspection Moder the inost powerful yiaas, which isn re- murkablo fact, conaidoring the size of tho stouo, INSURANCE, Changes Litely to Bo Uahered in with tho Netw Year—A New Roglilash Cor Polltur .or Amorican Rustneas—A Phil= adelphia Company Luoking to Cle cago~How Not to Prosccute, ‘The indications nro that the dawn of the new year will bring with It porhaps more than tho sunt number of changes in the Insurance world. The unlucky loves and the low rates which have prevailed Exst during tho past year havo cut down tho alli margin of profit, and nls. reudy led to the permanent retirement of two or Yhree ambitious but unfortunate Inatitutions and tho wituitrawal of others from an agency bualness. Thorois a fecling In the alr that thon are but tho preoursocs of numerous other changes s00n to follow. Tho average annual meeting of Insurance company stoukbolders this trip isn't Ikely tote # particulary jubilant nf- fulr, aud the aorry contemplation of the tn- usually heavy loss account, with © correapond- ingly light showing in tho way of prominm®, 19 entculuted to auggest to sume of the gentlemen who hayoinyvosted thotesurplus in fro-inairance compinies tho pruprioty of getting out Prom under, and aeay in enterprises whieh At least promise more in tho shupo of retinas, But all this is applicable only to the smaller cute ais ‘Tho tnrger ones enn stund it; tho Nttie ellos, oF suine OF thom, can't. THE CITY FIRE OF LONDON, Undismuyed, howuver, by tho gonoral run of Bad tuaK which hid avartuked the computed during tho past yer, there ure Indications that Auunuer OF farelgn corporations, which bive hitherto held woot fromthe American eld, will come neross the water durtie the text twelvemonth and tike a hand fn tho compatiuon for husinoss, while sume of tho Eastern com- panies woleh have beon distingulsted for con servitism in the pist will branch ont and tuke thelr chances, ‘Kho foreign vompany which will probulily be the first Co eter the country We is the | City m Fire. of London, Knwlaid, Tho Trositent of = the com- puny, Ald. Knight, who in Iss} will he Lord Mayor of London by successton visited the United States ductuy the early part of tho fall, in company with a number of the Dircetors ot tho cumpiny, und looked the Bitunnon over from Now York to Suu Francisco, ‘Thoy wero highly pleased with tho fden of catablisning a branch jin thig count and doing a general auenoy buriness throughout tho United States, but, ag stated in thar recent report to the ws. sembled stockhulders, the American pooplo had a Docuiline Mice: for coupaties with large cupl- tal, and Mr. Knight and bis confréres thought It unwiae ty come, unloss tho eotupany Increased {te capital und inado tho necossary showing .of wreuter strength. Acting on this advice, the ennitat hy alnce been Increaaed $600,000, und by selliug this: Incransed eapital for $250,000 tho compuny hrs accumulated a surplus of 9 quire ter of ‘n million at "the start. ‘Tho readi- ness with whick {t wns sold pussos in insurance circles fur ona af tho wonders of tho day. ‘The “Britisher" fs expected tu stop on thd carpot early in January, and THE PROSPECTIVE RESIDENT MANAGER for the United States fs understood to be a prominent Eustern underwriter, whoso success with torelgn vompunies has been uab us to ite trict others to bis oifee, Should be draw the prize—and it 1s altogetner probable be will—it Will bo a yory ousy matter tu ucss who tho Chl. cago Ineat agents of the Londun company will be, slucu thoy alreudy reprogont one of tho Enrtern man’s biggest cards. A well-known underwriter now In tho city, who has nd von- adorable experience in Ohlo and a number of othor Western States, ts looked upon as the robable appointee to the loading speclul ageusy in tho West. A QUAKRR VISITOR, Tho firatof the now yeur will also bring with it % new-comor in the shape of tuo Mechanica’ of Phiutetphin, which will be reprosented in Chicago by Mr, 0. B. Pollet, whu hag just cone cluded negotiations with the company. . A QUEER POSECUTION, . Considornbly surprise waa expressed on tho street yesterday at Fred James’ fatluro to prose. outs ony Wright, nu ex-clerk Io bls oilice, whose Peculations amounted to $5,000, and who was Ins dicted, pisuded gullty, and day before yesterday withdrew tho ple, Whereupon Lhe cused paint ‘hin was stricken olf the duckot at the suyges— Uon of. the prosecuting witness, ‘Tho natural Presumption umong the * boys" on the strout ‘Was that tho oxeclurk, after lying in Jult for tive or Blx munths, got somebody to put up tho money, whereupon the previously-oxprossed: desire on the purt of Mr, Juinea to prosecute him to the bittuc end vory suddenly ceased. ff any of tho otbor clerks In Ja Sulle street insurance olices are doterrcd from stenting, it will not Uevause of the example set in this cage. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Emmett Wil Rotlro Jan. 1-Sholby Succeods, Tho Academy of Music, the thontre that under tho mannyument ‘of Mr. Willian Emmett bus mnute such 0 success amour thu West Side lovers ot amtugument, Is ubout to ghange hands, This statement will no doubt create surprigo as tho public, up to this tine, hns hud noinkling of tho matter. It Js 0 fact, nevertheless, and upon tho frat day of the new your Mr, Emmett wi} surrendor tho management to ' Mr, Dan Shelby, a gentioman widoly known in professional, circiog, Mr. Sholby hug con In this city for sumo time compluting ure rungemedss, aid was goon Inst night by ani UNE reporter, » Huy louked exceciingly oleused, and is euugily, in love with dis purconso, © Yer he aad in fuply to the reporter's query, “I'vo purchased the le gesston Jan Lt “Wilt you ran the house upon tho principio pursued by Manager Emmett? “ Nonofpxuctly. Mr. Eininett bas novor played Any combihations, and his yiyen the people n surfelt of one cluss of amusuinont, ‘Tag South Sido theatres bave ‘hold tho pudding, sn to apenk, and Hintend to give tho West-sidera a tunite of high-chiss combinations.” Who will mange for your" ude and tuke pose “Lehatlbriug on Jag Lung, who has boon manngicg my Bulfalu theatre, and put hin in 10 SOU jarend to settto down here yourself?" Yea. wars se S¥o daposod of my interest in pue or orn schemes, and ain going to yo Sholby Ja well known and popular in. this Iv was conneuted with Chadwick's, Doar- botore tha great tire, and since thon fins “boon more or Jess Interested in ounvus and sawduet. To. will loavo the cirous business und gave bla attention Bululy tothe Academy, Joc Lane, tho coming manager, {3 wh popntur gentleman, wid there 16 overt rouson to‘bellove thut thee two xentionen will ‘be successful im giuintaiiing tho popularity of tho house with which they will ba identitied in the future. They have ming frionda who witt wish them the hourtiest good luck. . WHAT EMMETT BAYA. ATRiuUND reporter called ypun Mr, Emmottat the theatre last night {n reference to thy mutter, Tbs answer tow direct Sogney the Aondomy ma nwer mada reply tbat be bad thought sumewbat ALOU selting Out, but that no wale had yet heen constimmuted, ae “t understoud you bad already sold out to Mr, Dan Shetpy. “You wero misinformed," said Mr. Emmott lunging. Tho gale haa not yet beon made, ‘he: papers tire druwn up, though, und it tw quire ikoly’ that the signatures will be ailixed wituin & few days, Mut) should prefer to baye nothing Bild nbout It fur the prusent.” **Woll, whut do you tutend doing? Are you going to leave uy" “searcoly, To tell you the truth, Idon't fool at hborty tu gay much of Anything nt present. Ir the gute hid been made wad every arrange ment completed | niluht say more,” * Aru you guing aut of tte anow business?" “No, indeod; Pam guing tu have it thontre a mily Jong, end thero in woven or eight aniiilgys buble Gp tis project,” Furthor thin this sir. Kmett poremptorily refused to way, Ifuny aalo was made ho thought it would by ty the purson named, a A CockloeKhell In Midocenn=—Nino Non Live tora Forintgnt on a Quarter of a Misculé Each a Day. Prusacola advance, Menring that tho Norweyian ship Aloxandria, which rexchen port Monday, hud rescued i hogt's crow wo visited this’ vossel anu hud a suort Interview with ber commander, Cupt. 0. AL Saran. ‘Chis old marinor contirmed tao res port uud waye us the foflowing particulura: On the thot Novomber ho sino A staal! bout int midocenn, whieh ha soon discovered contained suveral mon, He bore down on this dluinutiye oraft, and took the Inuiates, who were Hine Lit auwber, on buard, whom bo goon necertained word the Cuptain of the Frenet abip Frauco und A portion of bis crow, ‘This vessol waa abandoned on the Zul of Octobwe ust, of Bormudi, master’ and clg@ mua taking tefuge in one boat, whiloF the first und weu- ond wnates divided the reimulnder of iho crew umong themgolyas, which were nines Jeon, alt told, ond iovk churgo of the remaining yawls, A fute apportionment af the provisions wus also pyude, whon those castuways bid fare: woll to their ald aulp, which wottlod In the vanty dcop. Thersbree boats wera kept together for torce du ben a violent storm urose aud drove thet Scomh each ocber's sight. ‘That pUrdon of tho grew aboye-nained wora resuuled on the oth of. Novouber, utter being Lututed by tho winds and wudergolng the pana of hungor for nt days. Capt. Lurgan told 18 that those men, agcurding to their vtalcs meas, bud subslated suring: this thie un a quare ter of & blacult wna gill of water, which was aiyen olgbt god moro, aod wheo teken on A oly. born streot, a € 188I—TWELVE PAGES, board wore in n famished tate, and the romain- der of thelr bread in such n condition as to scom unpalatable to even n starving inna. On soverni ocoisions they mantgud te eatup a dolphin, a fish of the wnale apccies, which wus catun raw. f tho wlexundelit ware exe tl purty fur thrao dasa, ded at st. Thomas, DEPENDING ON THE HOME MARKET. Who GConsnmes Our Surpine Brende mite ites Benntor MorritL af Vermont, in his recent high-tavif eulogy, proudly exolaimed: “Our total trade, exports and Imports, in 1860 of $687,- 192,170 Appears to Nave expanded in 1880 to $1.915,770,55), We exported,” ho sald, “during: tho fisont year ening June %, 1841, exclusive of builton and apoocic, $835,016,04%." -But Senator Morrill waa partieularly oarofut not to men.on tho fact, or oven refer to It, that ‘the farimors and non-protected alnsses furmishod over 800 milllang of the exports. snd thut the pampered, coddled, and bounty-, — seted moropulists only prodiiced #3 milltons of our Natiomtl exports, or barely nine per cent of the whole, while the non- protected classes produced over 91 per cent of tho total exports. d.8. Moore, of New York, takes Morrltl to Picces after the following fashion: ‘Tho Senator trics to grapple with the great and trie inaxim, “to buy where you wun buy chcap- cat and sell whers you cnn soll dearest,” In the following manner. He enyst Uno of the eardinal principles of Hrittah trees trvlers ts," ung wher you can buy the cheapest, nnd well whore you con soil denrvst,” and thut is prectauiy What they ion. ‘Khuy oxpect to Uuy Of us oheapeAL and sult us ug dgarust, Sela the only. nf the whole polley. “We aro to shnrpurs mnodlor wonall or buy. ‘The farmer'is indeed the victim of sharpours under the present turiif, whothor he buys or olla, Iaitnutn trot us patent us that the sun rises In tho east tant tho price of the produva ut tho farmor Is governed by the price ho ynts for lua surpiis wiieh 18 sold abrond?, 3 Is It not n fact that ho hug to conipete tn Lone don and Liverpool with the truly pauper tibor of Ltugsla, Ewynt, Tirkey, and tho Hust Indios? Do wo not, therefore, at present .roverse thls maxi, and des not the farmer Acil in the vheapest murket, and {a he not by law compelled to buy his accessarics that he does nat produce Inthe dearest market? Nay ho not to pay an enhuneed prica, ranging from 25 per cent to LO per cent, on all ho buys In the home market? To dv tha Senitor from Vermont full Justice, ho Fecornizes tho fuot chit the farmer 1s obliged to sell In tho obcapest murket, and hfs remedy fa a very eingulur ene—in Met, auine would consider: ita very narrow one, He saset A much Inrger share of crops mist be constimoend nenrer hone {f nny sure wed regulur Marko Ie Ly ho permunantty swenrud, ‘The forcign demand, ttfut and uncertuly as It im rarely exceeded one-twentletn OF avant the prorat home requirumnonts, and tha Josson fron Jong tranaportation: incident to produces ofuront hulk can never be xuccusatully avoliud exe cont by an adequate home domund, FArMErH to Not Ok fF A MarkOL for min AMON farmors, Uist solely anon non-produaing consitiners, und these it Isyrendy ty thelr tuturust 10 smuletply: Fathor than tu duaiilsh by torolnst thom to Join In produemg or doubling crops fur which thore muy he n Miguiticient demand. + Byory anintoud of whout sunt nbrund tends to being down furetan prices. and such far-ull markets should be soughtonls when the surplud at huine Is excessive or when forolgn prices are extraordinarily remunurativo, ‘Pho gist of this advico fa that rhe farmers tro their own cnemles, They produco tov inuch, Tuoy should stop inereasiig thelr production of wreadatutfa, cottun, ate. ‘The invrause of ecrenls aud cotton and Increased exports ure simply 0 drawbuck to the farmer.. And now let ine show to what oxtent tho great wheat-produaing in= dustry In 1680 was Indebtod to the manufactur. ing iniluatry for tho consumption of tholr wheut, which will show that the farmor bag ittle or no bome wnarket for surplus production. Pennsyl- yatta, tho mort protect stato in the Union, hud a puprlution of 1,287,788 souls tn 1880, ‘Tho constunpelon of wheat in the United Stites ts about tive bushels per capita, which would have required at awresmite Of SL4h0 bushels of wheut consumpuon for tha yeur 1880 in the State of Pennsylvanian, But that great manu- fneturing State aetually ralsod 19,402,405 bushols: of wheat In 1880. Hence she had -to Le less Baa SS bushels of wheat to supply her. Ushall now state tho population of tho woll- known munutactiring States, aud show to what oxtont thoy beneit tho farmcrs in the Westin cunstining tholr whent, ‘Tho populution of the ipaeinal innnufactur- ing States in 188) was as folluws: logical uuteumo 0 the victims of Popuation, Wheat rater States, muraeto Whee aes Matnos sit Musane Thste Now fete Vermont. {etude teu ps Now Yark. Ags Tod pire 40,0158) Notaterses seit AUR RRIOROS Now, this total population oF 17,706,259 ro- quired, at tive bushels por head. an aggregate BypoUNt Of 89,651,280 bushols of whont, and acth= ally produced 80,102,004 bushels. In other words, this inighty muanutactiring popujation bad to draw from the rest of the States aud ‘Torritorlos baroly 8,600,080 bushelsof wheat, And now we buva some vory Interesting statistics of the fur- ther production ani conaumption of whent, Tho total populadion In 1880 was 60,152,866 souls, The: produced 450,50),003 bushels of wheut, If we di duct the population just olted in the. manufuct- uring States, umounting to 17,7026 souls, thera remalngd a batunco of population of 22,446,010, who préduced 370,08,189 bushels of wheat, from, whied we tnuat deducts Conaurnption of tive bushots por ennita'ct HeMlte SENG sok sr eec102,298,650 Add to'tints the urlng State: vee BITC Tot seeees sessessene ones OTH AD Welt, thon, if wo daduct this umount from the 370,094,180 bushels of whout raised by thogo States outside of tho ton tnauutnoturing States onus mornted, we tind the onormona amount of 2ib,> b24,709 bushols surplus wheat to be disposed of outside of tae United States, und tn point of fitet wedi oxport In 1880-"81, Indlud ing flour, 190,000, OW bushols whent, ‘Truly may tho Sopatur from Vormuyt say the farmer raisoa too much gran Tut hogy in the wort) Is tho farmer and the hn- orcusme apnlirion to atop this ralsing of wheat? Sf tho aurplus of our whent crop falls to aven only 200,001,000 bushels, fe would require no loss than an nddidonal 40,000,000 nun-whent pruducing population, or pure and simple mun- ufacturers and laborers, (0 consume It. * a BISMARCK HIMSELF, Hila Doflant Straggio with tha Liberals —Making nv Alliance with the Papal Catholies—Lho Opponliloa Afraid to Proceed to Exireniitles—Thoe Group of Rulors Neurly Senile and Hendy to Drop. Tondon Spectator, Dec. 6, Te {s not very difficult, when one recalls Princo Bismurck's hiatory, to understand his attiude towards the now Parllauient. He has uover beon an ndaror of Purllaments, and thia Pare iament is of such a complexion that he his gone baok In tinuginntion to 1583-'d3, when ho, aeyotaman unknown In Europe, advised bia mastor fo disregard Purllamontary votes, to dis- ponso with a lexat Budget, and to keep his can: seripts fur threo ycurs instend of two. Foreien events mado bla pultoy successful, and 80 charmed the nation that In 1807 tho onlarged Prussian Parliament not’ only pussed his Budct and desisted from all offort to alter the milltary laws, but legalized wll that bad been itiemul in the previous threa yours, Tho Princo now finds bimsetf, ns he thinks, opposed, by tha German Parliament, . as ho was onvo opposod by tho Prussian, and ha takes up, dny after day, tho samo position— Indeed, reponts almost tho samo words, flv is aguin a vassal of the Hobenzollerns, end be Buys OncO More, first of all, “I awo obedionce not to you, but to your Stonarch.” Jf a Chan collor whu shrinks from no effort to continua his national tusk finds himaolf unduly byumpored: and thwarted by factlund and parttos, thon t must guy that Tubal regard the monurony nan much aurer and safer: pledge than Parllamont for tho presoryntion and promotion af Gorman unity.” It is usoloss, ho suid sptin, to talk of England, Jn Hugland, tho Parllamont goes first and the monarchy followa; In Germany the monnreby gocs frst. “Eyery mouguro that T subinit inustttrat havo the algnature of the Em peror." It ls proclsely tha oll story over axatn, —that Parllaniont Js. not reat governing power; that if i¢ will not ayrevto nocessary monsuros, tho movarchy wilt atill rite; and that, os tua ¢ho Alinister, bo ls tho Haiporar’s servant, not respu: aibio to Parliament gt all, “A redponslble dl: lutry,”* thundered tho Prince, “would only disin- tegrate anv loosen the bonds of the tleich.” It lau monarchy bolped by 4 Paritaujont, and not Kmonuraby restrained by a Varilamunt, toat be svoks a8 nis ideul, ‘The anly change In bisa tude since 185 ts that whereas ho taon put for wurd the monaroby only, bo now. puta forward the nionareh and bimself, and resents appadl- Clon not only ag fogratitude tothe Emperor—"* te isu catuniny to say 1 claim gratitude tor myself, when huve only done ny duty”~—but as a bluader in the tutiunal eatinate’ of himeulf. Lethe feat ton yours of bly SMlulstertal avtiys ity he bad cruated the Empiry by threa great wars.” In the second ten youre he tad guided {t past grout dangers, capeomlly those uriviuge from pughty and wondeing cunlitions;" and how that ho bud time to devote to internal attulrs, be cow yo ua sucovaaful ag in thosy grout cuturprlses, it only they would lot him, Wut they would not, They wore, wo far ag Liberals Were concorned, all purtiang, all st beurt opposed to monarchy, all personal; boatilo to blinself—tu bin, Blamarok, wrvant o the HeaIBereR, whu bid only dune hie duty, and who wy Tar from clang a Dictatoretip, potually brought forward mousures for them Oritivlas or reject, at their guod pleasure.” Clearly, tho Priuve ts not golug to give wi He la wotng, first of ull, to try for a majo aud, thas faliloy, fateuds to continue to yo 25 as xcrvant of tho monarchy, ment, In tho debut of Wedous st f cho urpelltdon v9 to tho x It tutions with Rome, ne inade ha alin reeks inn atranzely Bulten and Weree way for ea ond pore af the Uttramontunes, ut witha" that ho could do, withuat thom, ye Fee Virchow (Gibvural) that tho ¢ Rome were ao businudd of ble, for that hi man Empire and the Papney pad nore: Tha King of mai ARH, howayer, hutlons, te then of tho, intoreata of Cuthotte aubjeote; and as tho ope fifect thoso interests, and had censed tr Jurious conduct townrd tho King, reine le tweunt Prusala and Home woud ne ool Nunolo would vo cevolved tn Horlin, sig 4 would bu proposed It the Prussian’ Marie for witninaion to tho Vutiean, rae Girton ebeers were luttd, und then the Minster net that the Givi Mutriage law magne bu sneered Ho bad never desired tt, he sunt, but the Teel sian Minister had uniutinausty prosand io! hime remark believed ty bow constituted eupnomain for the ducided presaurnesuna etl tho rimperor uimeelt, "Here Winditurt Hired Waa deilgnted, und tho deoute ended withag ee” Pressiu tu the House that the Cire forvative nillance was completed. ‘tout cout Over 18 still duuottul, for the Chaney ge" tho ‘lines with ‘grudges tere Whee ee nukes roqerves upon taxueton—in the tment Wo ftaugine. of his tuiluwera’ seats, Cyicts electors being exactly Wke Proves; ene nnd skeptical cluvtora In their ceictanee eee pennles on boer atid tobacen—aud qe eet inent may be Uroken olf. If it 14, ‘tho Le wit novept defeat without receding a fet and olthoy dissulve uyain, and make pagslonute appeal, Iu tho siuperur’s natny, thy W% per cent of oluctors way, In this clectig® nd nut vote—a plan utrondy justified feet peer the exuniple uf Cayour—or RO en 4 forward, Without regarding Putllanieht wey dd in 1sds-'65, Ho betieves he can dotniy’ Ene eralisn in the Chior, ho saya nercely, "ts aut Bestrenin, but a qiinatity of petty rivuiete” haut a Parliamontiry Minietry 13, thareture, Impose bie. tt woutd, *1f L kuaw ‘tho Ueemins ta, atuitly booppnsed by overybads, ‘nies party true, though it isonly teue because thy Euipenye hns not given Indopondene Liverals wena forming a great party or acdiirang experteney in ollie, uid the Chuneellur ev.dently bass fendtr (nat his budget will be refused, ‘Tho Opposition ure nfeaid tu proceed to er tremitios, whlut might ennble their terrivie fue. to plucard thet nt over Germany as mun wag had voted down the Kinpire; and their leat powers, moreover, are Very tmited ‘They — voted the military \ badger tor soven your, and the separate States tiger lend thy funds to xo un with eavtl business untit Parliament oncu more legals ived past proceedings, Prince Ulsmarck a4 run tht risk herord, and 1s, moreaver, weit amare, pupfully aware, that bis opponents are troubled by a Buurce Of wuukneys, wuien also affects himsolf. ‘Tota was revented In a angular Beane on Wednesday between Herr eater apd tho Chanceltor, Guemun orutora are sy fettered by etiquets that when they Durat tho withes They burat thom with wt vertain brututlty, Heer Richter, whe culls bimselt a Secersivnist, or, aay briotly, » Radien), wad who ta said to be persons tttly obnoxivus to tho Chancellor, grew. Ww exe eited with tho debute and tho evident pleasuse of tho Ultramontanoa at Princo Wisuarek’s atntoments, that he deciared it was well fur Gere imuny that tho Hougnzollerns were not partial to Major Dumos, and that the Chancellor's pultey would be reveraed py the Crown Prince, Cun- aldering the Emoervr’s stato of health, that ut teranes woul! have olfended an Englian Varitae ment; butitrovouled tho secret uf the wituiae ton 80 clenrly that tho Chancellor rose to any that “tho Crown — Prince could hot depart from tte Axed policy uf the Empire, ‘That siny bo true, in 8 aonse, aud it is certainly true that tho heir to a throne almost Invariably obunges, whon be piases on his uccession Into 4 new pusition, Ives In a fresh atmosphere, and feels tho pressurg of respunsibilitiga entirely diforent, both in degree und Kind, Still, it 4s nsoldss to blind ourselves tothe truth thde the Chancellor ts tho Hohenzollterns' sery. aunty that he cannot act with bis tsual ferce decision whilo hia master Iles sv ill, and that the Liberals will not commence a serious cainpalyn, against the Government when, ir tho Prince it Appointed Regort. its whole tune may suddenly bo changed, The Caoaucellor erys thoro will be ho chanye; and ho ay, in hts long conferences with the Princo, have recelyed esurances; but no two Men aro aliko, and the aged Emperor is too powerfulin Germany for his removul from direct power to oxerelae no eilfect, Gere many his been in the bands of a group =the Linperor, Prince Hismarck, Count von Moltke, uad Naren yon Roon—and of these one, Marot po. oon, ja doad; another, Count vou Moltke, 14 81, aud hag this weok uominsted an Adintua, Count von Waldersue, to relieve him of hia work; and a third, tho Emperor, is 8}, and so ul thut the Regency is apuken of is public, The solitary igure loft, thougu be probe abl; that his powers ure weak und wining,” ua ho told. the Kelchstux on Wednesday, must {eel tho change tn the situas Hon; and “that -hig onemies’feo: it 18 evitent from Hore Mohter's speech. ‘The Chancelior, furlons as he oxten souing, bas 0 faculty of pas ence, and, in spite of his repeated appearances: In Parliament thia week, bid pnesionute utters anees, and bis coy ndvances to Herr Windthurst, wo bolleve, ns we bolluved last week, that bo will walt. He ts faliog back, fn his despalr of Parltament, upon the Royal uuthority; aud, to use that great weapon eltectively, he must wall until it 18 once tnore strong. There Is pleuty ta du, withodt pUsulti forward n tobacce tex oF a Poor ‘law ad If Germany wero about two cense trom tho world tn 1831. > THE ARMY. Genorally Unanimous Sontinient Among Ofttcers that Betirement Should Be Compulsory at a Cortuln Ago, Spectat Dispatch ta ‘the Chicago Tribune, Sr. PAut, Sinn,’ Dec, 20.—The expected re tromont of a number of offlcors of high tact during tha present sossion of Congress, and thy poyaiblo enactment of important legisistion affecting thy army, hayo given renewed Impetut to the question of, compulsory retirement ant Promotion, and army circles are bually engaged in cunyasaing the'nintter in alldetulls, Petitiont and porsunal letters from uli parts of the land whore aillitary dre stationed, aud from individ: ‘uals jn every branch of tho Rervicc, ure going forwari’ to the committecs of the Senate und Hous requeating modification of the present Jaw, and in nearly avery inetunce the demand It for compulsory retirement ut tho age of @ years. With a viow to ‘learn tho drift of sentiment among anny oflicials in this part of the country, and to obtain expression of opinion on this sub- feet, Gen, A. H. Terry and othor olficora on duty atdopartment houdquarters were Interviewed. by ‘Tae TesnuNk correspondent today, with the following results: * Gen. Torry sald: “There $8 no doubt that many men of tho age of 62 aro tit for tho per formance of all military duties except active duty In the flo, Some men of chat ago are fl oven for field service, but tho ovject of retire mont [s not almply to withdraw from tho sorvict men whose age digqitalifies* thom for tho per formance of duty: ff fs also to keep sip A eur ront of promotion, - This {a the moro !mportal Object of tho two, Without promotion tho arioy stagnates and grows hopeless und Inetlicient, Allwea must have somothiny to look forward to~sumeé objects of ambition. Such bait ere especially. necessary io . tho mill ‘ tory service, Other nutions path ‘iumen i the systen of computsory hecoesnsy, and have adopted systems which wey fur more tadicul than the one which is prope for our service, When retirement te not Gi pulsory ruons fd left for the exercise uf fas orbs fara and intrigues, which are prefudiolay ed extremo to the morale of the army, 1 thine that evry atfvor whose retiretwent will prosnet +] bis Junlora should be retired when be arr the higher tho rank the moro reason he ati} for bly retlvumont, for greater iv tho numiue those whotn his rctiramant will feomotn tbe Cicn, Sumuel Breck, Adjurant-General 1 8 dopartimont, oxpressod binaolf In fuvor Ce pulsiry retirement pt a fixed axe, and (bir probably tha beat nxo (your carver ‘Tho strife for place that attends retirement optional with the President bad # most demon {sing Antinence on tho. mulltary service, thea oontrating ntreation more un Washington We ‘on tho porfurmance of duty, with o stray K' position te udhere to that line of operattu io Co, W. W, Saunders, Acting Ingspeetor- Urner: fain favor of compulsory retirement ut prefors to havo the thirty-your claude enn a in ihe present Law Turuibily if thoru anal wny logtstution on the aublect. = hee “Gene Willam Myara, Chief Quartormaster, {95 yors compiutgory’ retirement weit years: hoe amall-an ariny us aura rapid promotio i re the bost toans of vitulizing the aaltitty, lout Hine eg wfthoue tuner oS any. niicera; W. - y ut hould be placed un the (ist ud won ua they pauribert nye. * * edhe A Morgan, @htas Comnlesaryy (312 fvzor of compulsury retirement nt 0, 2, other nge that inuy be deemed best. a wre of the present law which ta eupen Ana wet ond Injuriounta the ariny bs te bore Which It places in the handy oF the Y read Wt pnd or polittonl «ra Suen, ‘nignos iy and roully at eo well Hele for duty, 7 7 * f or, belloves Col. W, A, tingiter! Chiot Payne a ot compulsory retiromont ut Gt is bene a 2 ee areata Aadae nee Fine most’ " bite ei sa nga wie hia pautulnese 1 novive service ractically at a gid, +8 thlaconneotion itis proper, t0 stato thal & ofrouinr fottur nedyeased ty tho Hou. aan Dutterworth, of if ho bus enarye tas wen propared, oto! iy rUWwss sonthuente ontiuelated {1s tho nuove 1nturvlew docs not foe! OF atin en er —— “ “Tho Wower of thu Press: | ai In no’ way Is tho power of the Lira ia surely spowa. than in the universal netued that bus in log than a ycur beet ne wale througgout Mfty. iniilions of people ot rete dertul curative properties of Maat ey le rom Wl euy, Kidney Wort. And. the peoplo frat i ‘Atlintio to the Pacife hava shawn tele yy gence usd thelr knowladie at We ivort tne mn wbvady tak |. hotwenold remedy Fir wll diseases of the KId> nuys, lyon, and bowela~ dlc