Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1881, Page 4

a he Ceibunre. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, RY MAIL-IN ADVANCE—POSTAGE PREPAID, Monday, Wood Bonday, Lepage WEEKLY Specinten caplon sont free, Glvo Puss-Ufico addreas ty ful), inoluding County aad Bite. Reniltiances may bo made atther lv drat, express, Vont-Umice urdor, ar in roxtstorat! fatter, at our risk. WO CITY SUDSCHIBENS, Lallyatettrerad, Hutday exeoptord. 25 ennta por wook, Datly. deliverot, Sunday Incindad. {80 cants par waak, Addross TH TRIBUNE COMVANY, Corner Madisun nnd Daarbarnesia, Uiteasy, IIL, en “POSTAGIN © Entered ul the Post-ogice at Chteazo, Mby as Secand> Chia Mutter, Fa the bonelitar outpatrans who dosira to sond “Aingld coping ut Tig TuthiNy throush tho inall, Wo wive borawith tho teanstent rts of pustazes Per caps Bight, ton, ners. 38 eulits, Biateen, chentown, ‘Twenty-two and te eunts. CRIDUNE BRANCH OFFICES, ere Citcade URINENG hae oatadtiahed beanat oficra Tor the recolpt of eubserinttons aul udvdreisas wente as tellaws: HW YOMK—Hoom 20 Tribune Hultding, B.'T. Mos FADIEN, Manavor. ULASUOW, Scottand—Alisn'’# American Nowa Auoncy. il Rentiald-re,. LONDON, Bng—Amoriean Kxobange, 49 Strand Jksuy F, Gitta, Agent. WADLINUTON, 1. C1 HH streot, Grant Opern-sTouse, Klark. streot, oppo pi - muri tons, mant of the Hoes-lMardio Combination. of the State.” Afternaon und evening. Ahi Baveriy's Theatre, Motiroo atract, between Clark nnd Dearborn, Ene gavementof W.1L Gillotta, “ho Mrofessor” AL- termuon ang eventing, MoVick aheatre: Yrtison ritrat. Vetnoen Stage and Dearbarn Snantement of John ttagmond. “Freab, tho Amére feuu.” Afterncon and evening. Bontey's ‘Thentre, nfoipls wisest between Clack and La Fatle, Engagement of Sain Hintuo's British Oparatle 3tin- strels, Afternoon und eventne, Otympte ‘Thentrr, Cintk etroet fe woen Lavy und Uandotnt. Ene sagenwnt of tydy & Motunin's Novelty Company *Sulduon’s Blunders.” Afturnoon und evontig, Acnidemy ar Muate, near Vaitiann, West Hida, flernonn end aveniig, Talated are Varloty entortalumont, Lyceum ‘Thenstres Despininos atruvi, nent Madison, Wost Side. Varle ety eutortummont, Criterion ‘Thestre. u Cornerof Ferlgwics und Mtyistun streets, Variety entortainment Afternoon and avening. Mevahes Male Modlaon street between State und Dearborn, hibition of models wx Fatrhonk Hath, . Southeust axtner Mundotph ond State stroots Paua Concert by Witham 1, Sherwood st3 p.m, . ‘ henenmereerernes SOCIETY M A.'O, U, Wie Rrother Amman Millon of Chtenzo Janiue bt diga ny Wid reaidegye, An LM ¥ sat, Muniuy fordnad. Funera Wadnsaduy, Dac. Ae archaea. ine te ble ate rosidaes, Uy, ar is Nesstnieenturh debut. eben = Mi Cometerys Heathers of Chica WiKi Water rY~ Judges ure reapoctuully tate ML. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1831, ‘Tre estimate of the New York Board of Ettuention, whith was recently presonted to the Board of Esthuate and Apportionment, eontalus some fntoresting statistles. “Tho averngo nttsndance for tho closing weal of the Inst schoul-year was 102,808, and for the first three weeks of this year 15,272 Last year the appropriation was $8,620,005. For this yeur the Bourd asked for $4,810,025, whielt was reduced by the Board of Estlinate rO0,W09, It Has been sngceested that I this retuetion ty Instated pon it will by neee essary to senla-down the tenchers’ salaries, The Now York Urlhune very aptly suggests that if aay entting fy lo ba done Ht should be made in the Potles Denartment, whieh, with 3,709 men, costs store Unan that of Parisywith 5,000 melt, Tue appolutment of the venerable Judge Howe to bu Postuaster-General emphasizes the fact thnt the conspicuons thirt-tormers are getting on in dife. Folger, Frelinghuy- sen, aiid Howe aro respectively 65, (4, atl 65 years of age. They can't walt long for the third term, ‘They must have it soon, ur not ata, Judge Howe [8 ong of the orkginiut third-termers, Jo was In favor of tho third term in 1874, when Gen, Grant sedined to bo almost tho only other person in the country who cordially agreed with him, Hoe was also Sn favor of tho third) term tn 1550, and may be expected to stand by ft tn 1834, and thereafter till hedles or gets It. Ile lias been the Lono Fisherman of Wisconsin for alx yenrs, and we nre siucercly glad that in his assiduous anglug for the third term he has hooked something at Inst, ‘The Postinaster- Generalship Is not to be despisud, ‘Tue appointinent of Judge Horace Cray, of Massachusetts,.to the yacnney on the Sii- preme. Bench will receive the universal ap- proval of the country. Judge Gray tsa dls- tinguished jurist, ahd a legitimate successor of the great Judge Story, who found hls way to the Supreme Bench of tho United States over the very sainu road. Judge Gray has served Mfteen years on the Supreme Bauch of Massachusetts, and has for some thine been Chios Justice of that tribunal. Ho fs sald to be fess than 65 years of age, aud thus may Juok forward to a Jongand usefit earcer, Perhaps the most gratifying condition of hts appointinent fs the fet that Judge Gray Is nota “Stalwart of the Stalwarta,” hawneyer worshiped at tha shrine of Vonking, ant was the very man whom tie late President Gar- fled had selected for the position lo which President Arthur has vow appointed hin. ‘This Indicates that the President intends to except one of the veeancles of the judiciary from the rulo whielt he fins atherwise fol- Jowed of awarding all tho aflices at his dis- posal to a defeated and minority wing of the Ttepublican party, and the country is to be congratulated upon the exception thus made, eee Mit. Dawa, of the Sun, is exeoadingly en- raged ut the uppolntment of Bancroft Dayis tu bo Assistant Svoratary of State, and urges agalast Min bis memorable decision tn the Yolger cnag, ‘Tho Sur say: Horo ia the Janguago which 9 iepublican Judge tn the Court uf Clatma at Washington {Nuvis] used couvoruing a Hepublioan Judge in the Court of Appenia at Albuny [Folger]: ‘rho salary of tho roauuror at Now York wan Uxod, anid 1 Wi vnly provided tat he shuutd not bo perwitted to elainis oF rculve way contulee MOD. PAs, Ge usrqutale dur uny official service of any vharaclot or duscription whatsuuver, but It wus wi a manor puntshulve on cuiriction iy Aue ur te aent, oF Lith, «vers td bay elaine Mhereio, Mr. Dana fs right as to hls facts, but wrong ns to his inferences, It does not follow bu- cause Davis used such Janguage of Fotger that the former was an unworthy citizen, ‘The presumption and whe law are agalust Folger. The Suprome Court. afened the decision of Davia, ahd used “Inngaage’ fnfor- entally quite as strong as his, ‘The scandal was In Folwer's attempt ta grab $185,000: for seven months’ service ay Asstalant ‘Treas- vrer, hia “elalin” being for 9318 per day for Uls whole teyin of services, Previous good character will uot. do. It Is a question of subsequent good character, Whoover tho elatinnnt wag, and whatever ila position, he eonuuitted an offense ngalnst the faw bi pro- ferving his prevosterous clang att didge Davis did not eensura him tou severely $1 passing Judgment agalnat hin. Batt iso Nttle remarkable that two men holding aueli optntons of cach other as Bancroft Davis and Charles J, Folger mutually hold should be brought Inte official relntions in the sane Administration. Tux probable appointinent of Mr. Jesso Spatiting as the Collector of the Port of Clileagy will be in-every way acceptable to this community, Mr. Spalding 1s 0 busl- ness-miat of high studing, and well known for his fairness and fis urbanity of manner; hu possesses all the atalities necessary to make nn elticlent and popular Collector. Po- Itically, Mr. Spatting may be called a Zach Chandler Stalwart, He was an Intl miato felon and warn aditrer of the great Michiguniler, and sympathized with the lat ters school of potitles, ‘This led him nati rally to the support of the Grant movement, Into which he entered heartily; but, after the dateat of tho third-term scheme, Mr. Spalding exhibited no sulliness or niallee, He entered tho eampalgn for Garfelt, and contributed of bls time ant money us bountt- fully as If Gariielt had been hts original chulee. By this means he made a host of friends all vountl, and established his devo- tion to the Republican party beyond eayil or qttestion, Ia has not partaken In the strug. gle for the ofiice of Coltector, and was not event a candldate for the position. Ltappears that he fs tha Vresident’s own choice, A. Washington dispatelgyesterday in tho Jour net gives this version of the matters A lara numbor of the litnols delogation wero the Whito House this: morning, und came Inthe bellef that desav Sputding Jolector of Chleago, Tho nittter of ment was boing Uilked over by tho President with the members present, when bis eye fell upon the hame of Spuldmg among tho names presented, § Why" anid be, isn't thin mms a A Jesse Rpalding, the lumber merebant were?” “it's Jesse Apakhing, tho lumber merchant,” wus the response. WI! bo aceept It, do you think?” was tho stquery, Hu would doubtless accent ff nominated.” was tho response, * though he is not mxious lor Ih ts he has plonty te erploy his tine.” “then, (f he will aecept, ds weal! Knew bln to be anable ang in every way ait man, suppose we ngroe ttpun hin.” and the Prealdent ehcuked off his mitite. and the delegation came aivay be~ Hevitng that Spalding will be the man. 114 possible tho President may reccnsider, 15 tts winlurstood Logit ts nut favoribte tu Spal. ing, but itis beloved thy mame WIN be sent In today or tomorrow and tha agony ended, dtistoho hoped.that Mr. Spalding will nevept the trnst, and ho may properly feet In doing so that the pfibile Is under as mueh ab- figntion to him as he needs to entertain for (ie appointment, THE MAYOR AND SALOON LICENSES. ‘Tie Tinust’s suggestion that the saloon Neunaus be raised sufltelently to support 200 or 29 more polleemen has been reeelyed with untversal faver by tha press and tho people, Thete tsa peewtlar fitness about tho proposed distribution of the money which commends the proposition even to the better class nf salounkeepers, and everyhody 's forced to ndimit that the prusent charge of St aweek to all classes of saloons Is ridientously sul, An Inerease of the Iieense-fee to $100 for beer-siloons and $200 or $500 for saloons avtling whisky and all klads of Iauor would undoubtedly yield the revenue necessary to 1dd250 policemen to the present inadequate foree, and such charges would atlil be small in view of the chnracter and us compared with tho enormous profits of the salon business, But Mayor Harrigon, ia fit of fear, Is dls posel to dodge this question, Ie secins to thluk it has been raised simply for the pure pose of exciting an antagonisin between him- svlfand the saloon interests, Initeed, le has anid'as much, Ife docs not appear to beable to rlsu above his own politieal alfairs. Ue is reported in a recent Interview ns saying that “he Is In no sympathy. with the demand that the saloons should pay for running the elty? (meaning thereby the cost the saluons fillet on the elty for polica proteation against the evils of thelr trafic), and that “every lawyer, every cosmmisston-man, every broker, every state main and merchant should pay a yse to ad in supporting the government ofacity” (which simply means that his Honor” wants to sndla on these classes of people the expanse of uratecting tha clty naninst the depradations, unirders, stabbings, shootings, assaults, burglary, theft, wife- benting, und other erlmes arising from: tho snloun business In order that his pets, the gin-sllngers, may earry on thelr trafle with- o1lt cost fo them). ‘The Mayor exposed ils own thnldity, how- ever, by pointing to Lawler and other whis- ky-selling Aldermen as belng unwilllng to “aly thelr palltleal graves’? hy supporting the proposition for av Increase of tho saloon Ieenses, Ib ls pretty evident thet Mr. are rlaon intents to keep on the right side of the whisky-sellers—a pretty ambltlon for the “best Mayor” of n great elty like Chiearo! It ls ntl folly for tho Mayor to talk nhout charging license fees to the Boxrd of Trale men, the Inmbernien, the business and pro- fessional men, the frelght-cars pussings through the elty, ete, Hoe knows very well that the charter authorizes nothing of this kind, and that, If It dl, It would not be wise to hazard the deerense in trnfic and trade of tho elty which such a Meense system might bring about, ‘Tho truth Is, that the Mayor chutters about thls gonaral Ieonse system slimply ag a means to divert attention from tha proposed Increase of saloon lHeenses whieh the charter authorizes, lt may be that ho ennnot sce any difference between the lumber business and the whisky business, but most people have a eluarer perception of the proprietles, ‘Lhe work of tha 4,000 sn- luons in Chicago, most of them selling whis- ky to mihors nnd drunkards, is practically to inerense vice and crline. It fs the toleration of this large number of saloons which makes an Inérease of thé pollea force necessary, If an Inereased Itcense feu shall reduce that num ber it will be all the better for the commun. ty, ‘he same is not trueof the various inca of business enumerated by Mi, Marrlson, upon which he would impose a Ileanse feo aa well as upon saloons, It je equally foollsh and npracticable tb talk nbout grading sa- loon licenses “in proportion to the amount of business transacted.” What system of esplonage would Harrison suggest for ascer- taluing how much muney eadh of the 4,000 saloons takes Induringa year? ‘Therashoyld by but three grades; first, tho stloons which sell only beor and wine should pay not to ex- cevil $160; next, thersaloons which sell whisky nnd tquors as well ns beer and wines should pay nt least twice ag much, $200; and, third, thosatoons which maintain concerts, and en- conrage tho promiscuous assombinga of tho worst clases of both sexes, should pay at least $500, and thus be reduced to the miutinin number, Carter Harrison has sense enough to understand that such a system of Heense would by of great benclit tu Chleago hn re- duelng tha number of low dives, in ylelding the required revenue for additional police. men wiileh the Hquor bustiess renters | necessary, anil perhaps fn rooting out alte gether the disreputable dives which be de nounces but docs nothing to suppress, Dut | he hasn’t the frankness and fadependence to give the acheme his help and tnlluence—be- cause, forsvoth, fe fears ho may avpalgn the saloon Interests against htm at sume futuro’ election, But his reat danger Ig that he will’ arralgn the remainder of the coxnimunity, agalust lim, and If ho does ho fsa “dead duek,” and then good-by all the enroptured visions of the Gubernatorial chalr, An enor- inous najority of the voters of Chlcags want the potiee force Incransed and the lquor bist heas ty pry tho expense thereof, as it eattses the necessity for more potice protection, eee THE POLIOY OF DIFFERENTIAL DUTIES, President Arthur devoted a paragraph of his recent elaborate message to the “de- cline of the merchant marine of the United States, and used language which ts certains ly stanidcant if tho writer Intended the mean- ing whieh his words convey. We quote tho paragraphin fall: Tho continuing decline af the merchant mie vine of the Upited Stites Is te lo grontiy des plored, Unview of tho fact that wo fucnish 80 large t proportion of tho frejienta af the come mercial world, and that ourshipmonts are atead- My and rapidly ineronstng, (Cis a cause of Belts prise that not only ts our navigation Interest dinsdinisning, but ‘It is lesy than when one ports and Unporta were tot) hut how, other in bulk or yatue, There musi some peculiar hindrance to the development of thir intervet (That's su}, of the eutarprise aud encrey of Aineriean mechiumes and caplyitists would have kept this country at least abrenst of or rivals In tho felendly contest Tor oceans supretis aoy. The substitution of fron for wood and of steam for anil. have wrowrht great rovos tutions in the onrrying trade at the world, Mat those echanies could not bave been ad- verse to Aimerien df we had given to our navigation interests a portion of the afd and pros tection whieh hare been so whely Lestawed types our mannfactirrss, Coommend tho whole subject to the wisdom of Congress, with the suggestion that no question of yrenter inagnitude or tare Lispe rete 1} nce cat chynga tholr t- jentlon, So far from denying to the navigation In- terests “a portion of the ald and protection whieh liave been so wisely bestowed upon our manufactures,” It Is notorlous that those Interests In this country viJoy a larger de- gree of “protection” than any other, extentd- ing to actual prohibition, ‘here aro two conditions asstired by a Jaw which hos nl- ways been righily enforced and making up the highest possible protection of a direct character. ‘Thesu are: 1. The shipping Interest has a monopoly under the Inw of the costing: trade. No foreign vessel can ply between two or more Ametiean ports. ‘To this extent it Is evident that compotition Is absolutely slut off and our ships are secured’ a monopoly, and such is the fundamental theory of * protection.” 2. No foreign-built ship can be purchased or aniled under the Amertean ting, ‘nus not only is a monopoly of the consting trade guaranteed by the Inw, but it Isreauirea that very ship in that trade, and also every ship sailed under American auaplees everywhere else over the world, shall be Indlt in the United States by. American builders—giving the lone builders another protective mo- nopoly. But President Arthur suggests still more protection and of the same. character 23 that conferred upon manufacturers. ‘This seems to Indicate that lia ins a system of Ugerentiat dutics in his mind, ‘There ts no other way te Incrense the existing protection for Amerlean shipping interests except by direct. subsidies, A’ system of ditforential dnttes would mean the taxation ef forclan ships entering or leaving our ports ttpon the basis of thelr cargocs and’) n consequent ala erimination {n favor of American ships, ‘The operation of such a system would be some- thing a8 follows: ‘If foreign yessets now carry American grain ta Europe at, say, 20 cents a bushel, the Government would tax such a vessul atthe rate of, sny, 10 centsa bushel before allowlng her to load with our grain, and ts would make It necessary for forelgn ships to charge 30 cents for carrying the wheat to Liverpool, American ships in the foreign trade would by this systent es- enpe this export taxation, and thus bo enabled tu charge, say, 20 cots, and stil carry cheap- erthun the bandicapped English steamer, ‘The extra nine conts would, of course, como, out of the packet of the Western farmer, So aforeign vessel bringing n European eargo of gouds into an American port, for which St would receive, in the nbsence of differential taxation, say $20,000, would be taxed $10,000 on its cargo, and thus bercon- strained to charge $50,000 freightage, adding Uthat much to the price of the gouds. Ainer- icant ships, being released from this handl- cap taxation, would be able to charge $29,000 for s similar cargo, and could successfully compete by reeelving this bounty from the consumers of the goods, This would be “oncouraging”” American shipping Interests ut the cost of American consumers, which was the scheme Mr, Arthur probably had In his tnlnd when he penned tho paragraph, If the cost of transporting graln to Enropo were Inervased 10 cents a bushel, the Amer- fean farmer would, of course, recalve 10 cents less, forthe Increased frolghtage Would not enable bli to exact im the forelgn mar- ket any higher prico than ts pald for the samo gtade of grain raised in Russia, Wun- gary, Australia, or Indian, So, In the ense of European Iniports, the American consumer would find tho extra cost of freight added to the price of the article he buys, whether such artlele were brought to the country in ati American bottom or. forelgn bottom, Af a system of ship subsidies were adopted the Amerlean people would not more surely pay tho cost of such ‘ald und protection” as President Arthur scems to think desirable for tho shipping interests, Asa uiattor of fact, howaver, It would not be possible to inerease the foreign trade of {ls country by any system of bounties, American manufactirers would not be able to sell guns any cheapor in Brazil, for in- stance, by reason of a bownty bestowed upon Amertenn ships, whether in the shape of subaldy or by means of a dlscriminntive tas. on fovelan shilps, If England ean soll cheav- er In the West Indian, South Amerlean, Chi- nese, or JApaneso markets today than Amer- Ien can, so I contd after adopting 2 system of bounties for Amertean siitps, But unlesa the forulgn trade of the United States can bo enlarged the system of bounties will not avall to bulld up the American shipping in- terests, for an American ship would be upon the sane lane ag all foreign ships in com- peting for the carrying trade botween other countries, ‘Lhe fuct ts, that “protection” Is only Joglent! when it contemplates the sup- pression of forelgn trade, It Is asystem of non-lutercourse, | Henea It is Incompatible with every practical eifort to enlarge the car- trying trade of the country, A ‘Thore Is reason to suspect that tho Presl- dent and his Secretary of the ‘l'reasury do not understand thls matter of protection, It Ss cortuin that they are not consistent about it, for thoy recommend a revision and a se- duetion of the tari in one place, and inane other the increase of “nid aud protection” ta tho shipping interests, which would operate as an Inereaso of tarlif, whatever forin tho proposed bounty might take. ‘The true protectionist will adit that a country cannot atone and the suing thine onjoy the “biesstngsa” of protection and the prefits of a forvign trade In compatitton with free-trade uations, re A vINNER that cost $1,000 was given to 183 guests in Now York Inst Saturday by William IL Gulon, of the Guion Line of steamships, ‘The abject of the entortain- ment was to help along the project fora line of steamers to wake the trip ta Europe In six and perhaps five days, - There were pres- cnt Willian EB. Dodge, Willian Af, Evarts, Judge John I Brady, David Dudley Fivtd, Cyrus W. Field, Jay Gould, Stephon 3 (ulon, Russell Sage, D, O. Mills, Gustav Behwab, Jonn Roach, W. LM, ‘thompson, Austin Corbin, Eugene Kelly, A. A. Low, Morrls K. Jeaup, and George I. Blanch: ard, Under the present laws of this country none of the steamers to be rin by the proposed company could carry the Amerlean flux untess buitt in the United States, If built here, the cost, on accountof a protective tarlif, would bo so yreat that those staamers: could not compute with those of Lnglish bulid, ‘The protective tart develops Ameri can industry vy forbidding Amertenn capital to employ Amerlean Inbor fn Gullding Amer! cnn vessels that would employ Amerlean crews, which Would develop Into an Amur ean marine that would In ense of foreign ine yasion be the best possible tlefenders of the aAtortean const, And this is called the American polleyt CONGRESSIONAL AIPORTIONMENT. Mr. Sherwin, of tho Aurora district, Tb nols, has hitrednuced au apportionment bill in tho Honse of Representatives at Washing- ton fixing tho ntembersitip of the new House ats2 Mr Sherwin was tho author of the OW bIN, which passed tho Mouse nt the Inst session. . Ilo will probably be the Chairman of the Census Committe, Any bit fntroe dtteed and recommended by hin will there- fore havo an excellent chutice of bucuming a law, ‘The 823 DIL differs from the 40 LIN in as- siening an additional Rupresentative each to Towa, Wisconsin, and Kansag. ‘These are vigorous and growing States, and aj) stanch- ly Republican, ‘Phe Democrats have but two Representatives in Wisconsin, and nou in Jown or Kansas, ‘The giving. of attditton- al niombors to these States would icrease the Repitbiican strength in the lower branelt of Congress and fn the Electoral Coltoze by threo votes, Much can be said in favor of tha 322 DI, not only on gronnds of political expediency, but of common Justice, On the basis of 319 members, the unrepresented fractions of the Siutes in question would be: Lowa, 70,800; Wisconsin, 77,038; Kansas, 07383 The Si ratio fs 14,764, Lowa and Wisconsin would have half a ratio, and Kansas a little less than hnlf. All woutd be entitled toan extra member or members long before the next census was taken, a3 thoy are rapldly-grow- ing States, The 319 DIL awards sixteen members on fractions, while the #22 bil gives but fourteen in the same way. The principles of a free battot ant a falr count prevail tu Towa, Kauss, and Wiscon- sin, ‘The ratto of votes enst to population at the Inst Presidential election was in Town Tin 5, and In Kansas and Wisconsin t In 4.9; whereas in Alnbam and Arkansas It was 11n 33 In Loulslana and Mississippl 1 br Og; and In Georgina tht 10, But, while the 823 bill has mueh to eon. mend Ht, we should regret to seu It persist- ently urged if a long delay in making any apportionment should thereby be oceastoned, It Is highly desirable that the State Lozista- tires should have the opportunity to act in accordance with the bill as soon as possible. ‘The Legislatures of California, [owa, K tueky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Mussnehusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, aud Wisconsin will this winter be In regular ses- sjon, aud fi [iinols and many of the other States special sessions will be called as soon as the Congressional apportionment Is deetd- edupon. ‘There Igy need therefore of haste, aid rather than have the subject inuelt long- er postponed If wonld be advisable for the Republlenns to falt back on the 810 bIl,which divides the new members equally between the North and the South. ‘The suggestion of the Superintendent of the Census; Cyl. Seaton, as toa new mode of marking the apportionment, is nut important, and will not be favorably acted upon. Ils plan would hnve the effect; ‘on thé 219 basis, of de- priving Callfornin, ‘Rirotle -lalahd, nud Ftorl- da each of aCongressninn that would be given It oft a fraction by the present method of np portionment. The States togain by it would be fowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin, But tt woultl leave Rhode Istand with only one Representative for 276,000 population, anit” Florida with one for 207,000, This would bo not only a theoretical but na mathematical Injustice, On the basis of 382 members the States to lose would be Rhode Istand, Flori- da, and Kansas, and the States to gain Mls- sour, Hifnois, and Now York. Nut tho big States can mueli better afford to give Florida aud Rhode Island two members ench on an average population of 15,000 to 138,000 per district than to claim fifteen, or twenty-one, or thirty-four membets for themselves, with An average populatton of 140,500 to 144,600 per district, Col. Seaton’s plan is tinworkable, Ile hag not carried hfs computations out to their legitimate conclusions, He would leave Rhode Island With 121,000 people un- represented, and Florida with £12,000, or more than two-thirds of x ratio, Mr. Sherwin should push his bill persist. ently, and get It throitgh Congress at tho earliest possible day, THE OLER(OAL QUESSI0Y IN FRANOE, The pulley outllned by AL Paul Bert, we now French Mintster of Instructlon and Pub- Ne Worshlp, ina reply to the coremoniat ad- dress of his subordinates In the Ministry, is attracting much attention and also imtuch hostile criticism in Enropo, The Churelt, which remonstrated and protested against the polley of M, Ferry, hls predecessor, who banished the Jesults and closed all Its estab- Nghimnents which would not submit to the supervision af the State, views with atlll nore alarm the annoiincament of M. Bert's policy, not alone because it wis known at the outset that he was an avowed enemy of all rotigion, but alsa pecunse he provoses now to treat tho Churels a8 an unilsguised enemy of the State and o hostile power which must be kept tinder continual re- stralut—a position which, xs the London Spectator remarks, “1s absolutely novel in Europe.” ‘ : Bingularly enough, however, M. Berl’s general position, which fs considered even by the English press unjust as wall as novel, would hardly be conaldered so In this coun try; on the other hand, [¢ would by regarded as just and impartial 1b may bo sinted briefly in his own worda: “Iho Mintster of Worship, in his functions as Minister, must. be helther religious nor anti-religious, ‘The department which I control is simply a Mine istry of the general polles of worship, If wo give to thaturin ‘police’ its loftlest meaning,” Tals would svem to be an equitable position, He recognizes that there are curtain legnl relations existing between the Church and tha State, and thatlt Is his duty to see that both partics Jegally discharge thelr oblixn- tions, Hu further declares that while the Catholio Church entinot expect any frvors from him, nelthor can the Protestant Church expect to shara the fricniiness which Rome of his predecossors have shown it. ‘This too is just, aud perhaps oven hy France: there would notbe much complalnt, were It not for his avowed hostility to all religions, whieh hoe takes no valna to concen): ‘Tho broad declaration made by M, Bert which silt arouse the clerical hostltity Ia, that religion Is.9 hostile and dangerous pawer in the Stute, whieh must bo watched like Com- Tunis, for Instance, must be kept mider constant reatralng, and must never be set free to accomplish Its purposes, Ile doves not content himself with deeluring that tho Church violates its rights, but he declares It has no rights, and that it only exists through suTurance, and Is only tolerated by tho law, which may at any tle sweep It away altos gether, “The organic Inws,” he says in his speech, “bused npon the concordat are the condittons ot the Catholle Church tn the bosom ofelvH sogtety.” ‘This Ia tantamount to saying that the Church fs nota part of sa- elety, bul existy ln ttonly by suiferaues of the law, and has no rights or priyleges ex- eopt stieh as tho law inay conduscend to give tolt. Jf this bo his opinjon of tha Chureh, thon the Church cannot help but feel It ta a suspected tnstituiion under the survelllance of M. Paut Dert, acting ase relighous de tective, Hable it the oppertunity occurs or pretext can be found to arrest ft ur order it ontof his Jurisitietion as a. pollcoman, may, treat a suspeeted vagrant. . So long as M. Bert contines himself to bis general polley of matntaining a strictly legal attitude towards the Church, and of Judglig her upon tegal grounis, there ought te ba no complaint on her part, for it he contents that the State must perform its lozal oblign- tlona he has the same right to Insist Gint the Chureh shall perform hers. The misfortune of his declaration is tho contemptuous inane ner in whieh ho treats religion through its representatives, and dentes that it ling nny right to existence, Such a declaration must tend to make the priesthood disloyal, and band them together more closely than over before, only walting their time for opon rupture with the State, In his bitter opposi- tion to all religion M. ert tans mitch funni Teal as the priesthood tn its opposition to the Sinte, and hits opinion of them will only tend. to make them still more fanatical, and fanat- felsm of any kind fs not.a healthy element Ina Republic. Mad M. Bert confined hiin- self to the announcement of tha attitude ho should oceupy as o& public ofleer, and not have made such an offensive statement of his personal feelitzs towards religion, the future relations of Church amt State fn France would not be regarded with so much apnreltension as they aro now and sincs hts speech was matte, Tum Mayor dcelares that he will not sup- port or approve any action by the City Conn- cilincroasing te rates of whisky Iteenses, nnd the reasons governing him are not such ag will commend his refusal to ‘public re- speet or support. ‘he Clty Government is authorized by charter to exacta tax for Neenses in certain occupations; the Council ean lovy no license tax upon any other oceu- pation save those specifically named In the charter, One of these oceupations fs the sue of liquors, Theelly will bo short in Its revenue fur 1883 some $10,000, besides sts- pending certain works which are iidisponsa- ble. The money to supply this deflcioney in the revenue, it Is adinitted, enn be ralsed by an inerease in the mito of saloon Heenses. Tho Mayor objects to increasing the rates of Nquor licenses because it Is not Inwtul to levy aliconss tax on twenty other occu mations not now fieensed! ‘Chore is “logic for you.” As the city has no legal power to levy any lNeense tax onanyof the occupations he names, all the Mayor's talk on that subject is Idle ehat- fer and eheap demngogism: so lo refuses to inereasa the rate of Mquor Heenses and refuses to rasa the needed revente for the support of the polica, atl because It Is not permitted by the charter to tax other busl- ness which lie names, Ile cites the case of “Lawler’s wail,” the Eighth, white ho says would not retleet Lawler If the rates of Maquor Heenses were ralsed, Is Lawler'scon- tinued election to the Counell a matter of stich vast Importance that all considerations of revenue and public safety must be sneri- fived in order to sectire It? Wo think tt very Itkely that If the question be submitted to the Irlsh of the Elghth Ward they would readily vote té make tho Heenso rate for whisky-shops largo enough to close one-lnlf of thom, Lawler knows this quite well. When he opened his own dram-shop he dit notopen ft in the Elghth Ward, but located nenr the Mayor's office, because tho Eighth Ward dtd not furnish him with as profitable a “business” ag the ward In whieh te lo- cated. Th the Fultor af The Chicago 'fribune, Cuamraian, IL, Dee. 17-1 buy your dally paper every time [ came into tawn to do mars ting. fses considerable Init about our pro- tective tari, but while 1 Usink 1 understand the greenback question pretty watt, Lam og tyno- rint of the turiifag Gen. Hancock was when ho asked the comimittea who wus Mr, Tavilt and where did he live, Can't you glyveu fellow some iden of its niewntog, bow and Who It protects, in a few words? A GRANGER. It would be hard to comply with “Granger's” reqnest In “ta few words," as It la the most voluminous and wordy topte over diagussed in this country, Still, we can give bln an inkling of it Ina short space, 1. It “protects” to tho oxtent of the tnx about one-tenth of tha American people at the expense of the others, 2. Nine-tonths of tho American pooplo, chictly farmers, ore tapratected, and pay the enormous Dounties levied upon them to encattrage and protect the ainirt tenth who fool them Into the belief that it [s yood for tham to pay It. 3. ‘Tho protective system adds to tho price of goods In this was: orelgn price of goods, say, AEH TNX, BUY sree asee seas oe oe Turitt on coat of Inlund European trele Werohousing, landing, and comm! hton slong, manufacturer to charge, say, 160 for an article produced in Europe for 100, whether It be eonts, dollars, or pounds, and the American consumer pays tho ditferonec. 5. Suppose, now, that a forohanded farmer tn Champulyn County buys foreign youds which cost in Europe $100; he pays the Government 854 for revenue, the orlyinal fabricator $100, the ship $6, and tho Amoricun fmporter and retull morchants, say, $25 wore, ora total of $185 fur the goods, U. Now, suppose bo niso buys homomade “ pro- tocted" goods to five times the amount of tho rurale fabrics, the cust to him would be os fol- lows; Buropean value of tho goods,with frolght . ~ autdad,. or . Middichien's prot Total,, For protdctio 5 Middicnen's profits on the pratec= THOM OXDUNTE ress cesses eres en, . Motal enbiauicomonteecesssssceereesene® BLE ‘Total cost OF tho ROOUE..465 seeecerreee BLOLD ‘Thus, the nunufacturea which would buve cost the granger If not protected $435, actunlly cost Bim $1010.25, ‘The ditterence in the two sums goce to tho protected clussea, und thle Ia what tho grangor pays for hls etupldity tn allowing such weystam te continue, The * protected” follows wheedlo blm into the bollof that thoy fernieh binva home marker for all ble farm produota, and thats " protovted " man ecata more thuu a non-protected une, nlthough more than three-fourths of ull tho city and town poople belong to the #on-prutectod classes and are be- Moved to he as hearty eutera of broeud and mont oa tho proteotud chaps, Wo have now lyon tho gist of the system In atew words, Doce "Grunger” seu where the protection comes in for hia, and those Ike bln, who rile grain, hogy, and cattle for sale in this aud other countrics? < ee Specunation ts running wilt Jn France, kito-tlytn and ballooning in all kinda of stouks ure golug on with the utinoat revklosncss. ‘Tho London ‘Vanes’ Varta correspondent declares that all France bas given itvelf up to speculus on, as iu tho duys of Joln Law, Tho pousuntry, with thelr vast agurczato guvings, ore buying risky sharos on tho bourso, til “the Itue Quit campolx (where the “bourwers of the Kegonoy, uvod ta gumbly) how extends from one end of Franeg to tho other." Mon buy and dull abares the very menuing of which they do not knaw, a broker, for exatnple, dow a heavy transaction in} Lea Alpines,” which ho at Arse thougnt was a railway, thon fanciod waa 4 ininy, and fnally discovered to be a reorganized" tron-foundry. Prices have gooe up tilt ood" shares yield only Sper evant, and spocutudous tave Leen floated tithe aggregate shares on tho market, apurt from pentes and public lots of all torts, reagh wb thousand nulifon pounds, In¢ludiug the dept TIE CIHICAGG TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 188I—CWELVE PAGES. and tho olty loans, the bands deait in are ostl+ mated at twa thousand infiiion pounds Bngtlstt. Tho welor ta ovidently frightened by his teuresy, but the danger does not He Ia tho total. Feaneo is Helier thin Engiiad, and the total nominally doattia onthe Stock Bxehange bs supposed to. reach three thousand millions, but tha grant of alarut in Franca ts the proposterous bebo? in Mnanving achomes which can never yleld solld returns, They are austatned In various ways, tho soundest one belog tho real deniand for capital in Centrnt and Bastern Kuropo at high rates of intevoats but tho crash mist come, aud Any Bo rlous polltiealocourrence would provipltata it. When it arrives there will bo a tad quarter of att hove on all uxohanges, and nuyvoy who 18 outof apecuintion may congratdate hinsetl. An angry word spoken by M. Gambetta, or Pritiae Miamarek. or even Count Katnoky, tho now Anstelan Cannecllor, might bo followed by a “Black Friday" nll over Ruropo. ———— Posraastun Parien, ex-vditor of tho On printing a ltede dally poper and bolding a Lig Federal office to support it, bus not enthused ovor the demand of his former 1-0, asspeintey who also demanded a tat Federal ofice to supe port hie machine organ, euys tho furmer of the lntters % Tho Jnler-Ocean of thia elty opens its battoricn from Washington on senator Login becauxo ho bad vot thita fur seen Ht to recommend tho bist ness manager of that Journal for Collector af this port. up to this Mme the Senator has not reeommended any person for tht uppolntmoant. In propor thne he will probably judieato bia choles, and if It should ot be mn wlae ane it wont be a fate subject for eritiolam. If tho Jnter-Oceat tinugines the Senntor's indarsemont van bo fnllnenced in favor of ts canddithite or tygalnst any other candidate by untriondiy erltlyiain it haw observed hla personal and of felal chitracter to very Nettle prs And the Washington cond of tho Dost-Oitice concern tlds thiet Wasntnaton, Dee, 10.—The Collectorship Neht fant an ond, and tomorrow the nimu of Jesse Spalding will hagont to tho Senaty to anced Willian Henry Smith. Thera hina been ai ate tempt on tho purtat tteeradte howaniper [the de 0.) to get up a big Ugh ver the otlice, but Gen. Lonin’ bas refrained fram anendoning any natnes far the position until naw. When tho three Chicago members bad quirreied for three weeks over the person to bo appoluted he cone eluded {t was Cate for tftn to act, aud accord itz. iy ha wont to tho President and Seerotary of tho ‘Treayury today ond subinltted tho name of Mr. Spakting as bis choice, Ho had) previously menuoned Spalding's none to the President. and sald to the Intter thet bo wouhl nt the proper tine ask for bis appoint- ment. Gen. Logan paw the Drealdent nguin tos night, and he nrreed to send Spalding’s nine ty the Zemite tomorrow. Gin. Logan has been threatened by persons here [Gliplerce for ine tance) that unlesa be supported Willian Penn Nixon that the Jater-Gcent would in Catitre pose bit. But fo those threats ha pald wo tte tention. Gen, Logan anid that ho hetleved that Spulding's nppointinont will eutiety the business men ot Chicago, and It ie their interests he ting consulted instead of his own. personal prefer enee, He thinics Spalding will make an eflietent otficer—one who wHh conduet. the aliteg on bust. neas principles nnd for the benefit of the Gov- ernment. In reply (oan diquiy Gen. Logan snid Mr. Spalding was the ouly ian be has hud Tn hig mind for tho position frou tue tirst. si thut he lone ago conelined to ask tho Prestdent toappolut hint if the Chleago metchers coutd not agree, as they have nut been able to do. ————_ ‘fur Liberal and ‘ory politicians aro “stuinplog’ the provinees and pnasing strings of resuluuions on all kinda of party politics, The London Tinea compialns of the great amount of politieal speechifying now gaing on; and Pune, following ault, draws a caricature of John Ballin tho parrot-houre at the Zoilogl- eat, deafened by the serening of tho Liberal ma. caws and Tory vockatoos. By a happy inspiras tion of theartist, tho chief coclntoo Is fat aud voufortable, a6 becomes a bird “consotled up to the crest, acred up to the beak"; whilu tho mrotw has atont Wim a trace-of the lean and hitngry Cassius. Ho fs obviously not quite con- tent that nll should bonsitis, That js enjoya- Die funning; but we donbt, says the Spectator, if elther Punch or the Tones describes neces nitely elther tho situation or the popular feeling about It, Journalists are horribly weary of these speeches, for the speakors furcs them to Weal with mattors whieh, for newspaper pur- poses, are thrashed out, and publicists aro, by the conditions of tholr art, impatient of repeti+ uons; but tho public delight in specohes, a TunLondon Speetutor deseribes this eurt- ous cuse of amin and a mouse: A pathetlo congo was heard before Mr, Justice Hawklps yesterday week, . John. Edwards,- a: prisoner fa Coldtath Peis Prison, sent thera, for uttering countertelt col tamed wmouse’ 3.0 companion, aud formed a wreat friendship for bln. ‘The Warders bad teken this mouse from hiin and kiled i, the prison riles not, of course, allowing Uo prisoners to keep pets, The prisoner, cnraged at the denth of hls favorit, nud osysauited one of tho Wirders, and was ine dicted Jor the gsaiutt. Mr, Justico Hawkins eburged favorably for the prisoner, expressing a good dent of sympathy for hin, and the Jury hin. ‘The truth {, that tha was Just a case whieh Julicious prison uiborities would buve winked at. OF course, tt would never do to pernilt prisonera to huve favorit animals with them, but rk mouse would not be often found a such a prison, stilt lesa the paticnce and gentle. nega recuiit to tute Itz and there could have heen vothing-but good In ignoring thls slight and exceptional breach of prisouu rules, But Warders, dreaved inn little brief authority over avery rough set of mon, ure almost alway tyrannic at heart. If the prisoner had not bi énrnged by tho erncl killing of hia litte com- paliion he would have been a worao man than 0 IH, re In roference to the report that the Des Moines Kegtster was onthe point of changing bande, “asynidicate of Town cnpitalista having grranged to purchnse ft and place it under the eburge of Frano 2. Witkle, formerly of the Chi- cuige Thaer,” the Reutater says: If thore Is ane particular pie fF proporty In Towa which {3 not for sulo that pleco of property fatho Reiter, Several oifers have been mude to purchige i, some of them mounting to nenrly ten tines what tho present praprictors pud for the paper, But nono of them hive even been considered for aceeptunee. ‘The buper was bought tobe kevt In the Clarkson family, Inthe lust twa ar tured days it: hus entered an its twelfth sear under this iInananzement, and ft has never been ky prosperous nnd never su de. dirubie and profitable ws a property: ng it [s now. ‘Cho Clarksona are inane formar another the; thirty ar forty yours 5 four younger Clurksons, all with ‘the ‘family trait of obsthiate health and atubborn strength, whove young hands are already Impatient to ba pulllug tn tho Fegéer'a reins, ————— Natune always seems to have a reserve of somethiug In eters to surprise us. it Ja well Known that ovr once extensive forests of walnut. are rapidly bemg felled to the ground and util. ized inthe produation of our rurest articles of furnituro, Whit was to tke iis pince ag an aeticle of commerce bus been tho ocension of much thought and experiment. Tum ‘TrmuNEn nvknowledyes tho rucoipt of n pleco of red gum, forwarded by Cups. W. PB. Halliday, of Catro, ft, ‘Thia gum geems to have 2 Moor grain, fs more durable,casler workodand susceptible ton hivbor pollsh thin wait. In colorit isa abade between fight mubogany and binek walnut. Capt, Mull. day writes that this red gum growaon the alu vial bottoms from Paducah, Ky., to New Orleans ant ulso jargely on tho bottoms of tributary! streams, Jakes, and bayous, It contulna mere chautuble cuts from threo to tive feot In diame oler, and often grows fifty feot without 4 Mmb, "In quantity it ty wlimply Inexhauativle, Tue Cinelunatl Lnyulrer proises the man- nor of Senator Pendloton’s civil-service-rolorua tpeeod, but say: Whilo thore is scarcely ono exception in the acknowledgmunt that the Senator admirahy wl inott Nini nd n enuaker, the auncimen of big remarks and the purposed Of bis bill are uot so widely nvpraved aa he would undoubt. edly wlah and probaby expect, ‘The calor of COMMENT tthe Hontouratts papers, fata tho range of our Cant hat as tue gulde, wilt somewhat digappolnting tu Mr, Pendleton, end Crvizena of Virginia City, Nev., were for: the moment attravted, u few days io, by tho sight of w medium-sized Indian squaw passing through the streets currying on hor buck o stove weighing fully 160 pounds. It was sustained only by a oarrow band passing over hor forces houd, and abo bud curried It thie nonsly two tiles, Tho stalwurt buck strode wong befure her with jordly step and niion, feoling as if tho whole curth wus ble and nothing good euough fur bis scalp-hunting mightiness, —— Fos some of the Washington dis patones relutive to the Chicugo Cullectoranip scramble tho jaference hag been abvvlous that tho presont inoumnbent, Mr, William Menry Siulth, wag a candidate for reappointment, Tabs ig nor the fuct, . Mtr. Smith bas taken yo pare ia the afrugglo for spoils, hus not souxbt way ox- tonsian of Lis lense of ajlice, bay beow nelther an aspirant hor a eandidaro, ———_—-— ‘Ture Is not that degveg of brotherly sympathy and affection existing between the two nowapaper *Stalwarts” and former par nore in the desperaty.olfoyt to keep the fet), machine orgun alive that nll yood spulla-weekore would Uso ta seo, Tho concern supported by the Chloage Lost-Oitlco ta displeased a - qylist Sentter Coan made py: canna toreats whieh desires to tive upon the Coston anid thera d4 Aut KDHED snag ati fween the twain, whlel may etd law dog ie but as tho Nisnn ette Id tho tuter toy eet Hiycht, ho ae onttitlud fo tho aymipathley ut (ryt? lookers. ie ee. Reenxey ‘suggestions in South prompt tho Charleston Neves to sy; ‘The Leylstature will da well to mace asin LWA to Prevent oF bluior emige ey from South Carothit. Tete tient ang yaraeen Heh Heras wh ini False ron aati tan be dae, that in the wat tht they we r South Carol uh strap, The Hherty to sea nit a pe i Ivy: {9 a8 essentint ns the opportunity to eames It Carating peteelhi coe cides, ‘Tit English pubtle'atopt Amertean stany terms aud words with grent tuejltiy, Ty purists mate a great outers ayainst © ety 8: fue" and * platform” for potlttent parties: tee the newspapers have naturallzed then, und tuae fre how uycd ts freely aver there as here, af — -dunan Ta M. Thanmoay, of Me Tenn, bus instructed the Shorit to somal nistuly, bowle-kntves, stettovs, and other ine Jawful weapons teft.on deposit at the soveral hotels of tuo elty, and to hold thomas evidences of erlne, a Tar Auditor of Kentucky has thtormeit tho Loglslature, In response to nn Inquiry, that Mhore Arg now 347,103 Jexad voters In the st The total yoto for President In 1639 was bute ai, a ry Waris very nitstal elsewhere ty fact In Chicugo, that an Lown officeseeker ts abend of an Onlo oflcesecker, Palmer mado his polats, but Penn got euchred. ¥ ane LAKESIDE, MUSINGS, * Soo that iily,grave’s kept erecn."—4, ¢, Baticuclt. . “Tran well, but appear to lave been head. ed the wrong way. Len Shepert, “Get the ashes ready. I will bring the sackcloth with me."—Wilttem Penn Nicon, John Shermal’s barn Is agzilu being inves Ugated, and It 1s to be hoped that the committer will not bo stalled,—voke, Hreeted from Derlgne Submitted by Chartes A. Dana. ‘The wind was laughing ant shrieking agit In elfin mirth, ever and anon dytig avvay into a Weird, sorrowful refrain Ike tha tow sob of a despairing spirit. that tad eome dick to Earth only to mourn over the sad sights froin woien ite gaze cotld not be kept. Over stately hay and fowly cot alike tho storm-king held com. Pletest Bway, dnd brave indeed wonld be thy one who dire dispute his power. Tho snow, which was falling fast from a sky of Inky black. hess, Wis ciught by tho flereely eddying cur. rents, and, after heing whirled nround as If the demons of tho air were seeking Ite deatznetton, tp in huge drifts4 on the brond bog of hor Earth, or hungaaif by fairy tnnads in oud und fantastle shapes from the bare branches of trees or the chiutneys and windows of houses, oe “God help the belated wayfarer on sucha night ag thie, aw’ thera bo ans," sald Pizarro McGinnesa, clghth Barouw of ‘Twenty-fourth Strect, ashe sat near tho roaring wood fireln tho wassull hall of hisancestral residence, whom turrets had fretted the ainea 1g Foot Mure pby—last of a noble riea—hod erected It with tho money ho had won on a dog-fight, © Let us lope, dear papa, that all humanity i antely housed,” reptied the Lady Constance, only daughter of the grim old Maron, and the pride and Joy of his Ilte, When ber mother und died, ona beautiful morning In sprlug, nearly twenty years ngo—a) morning when tho bind wero ‘singing from every trec-top anil tho mendows were spangled with sun Nowera—the nurse tid placed {nthe Baron's firmaatiny walfof pumunity with great, wone derlug bluo eyes, and the general appearance of an overdone lobster, and, pressing (t tenderly to. bia suspender, he had sworn to devote his lite tho daughter that Heaven bud sent btm, Tho Hittle child bad grown Into n° beautiful woman now, tall and stately as a Greeinn coddess of obt, but with a passionate, childish love for her fathor, bs as. se yuse tng ehtig thd the old man, “sou do well 10 wish overy one safo nt home this stormy nhght, for, by my balldom, I have nut geon a wworge onv since the winter of 1880, when I got such ft tong Job shoveling snow for the atrect- yathway company, You douwbtléss remember, tiny darling." Aknock was heard. Tho Baron arose ond went tothe frontduor, Ashe did sou human form covered with snow stocd bofure him, It was Rupert Rotlingstone, tho haughty dry-yoods clerk, “Is your daughter In, Mr, Mc@tuness?" assed Rupert. “She 1a.” “Can Lavo her?” “Not much vou can't,"—and with these cruel wWorus the Baron suutthe door, Fora moment Rupert stood Ike one dazed by sudden grief, Then, seelng that ft wus uscless to remuin Jonger he started for tho frunt gate. When nearly thero ho saw something vii Romething that reminded bim of a buman fora, Jing in the snow. Stopping, he bent over the object. “Itisayule tog,” he sald, “The Me Ginnesses always ceteVrate Caristmas in the olde fashioned way. Whatn sad, Bad Christmus It will be forme! Butstop, Maybap I may set battle successfully against the eruct fate that seems to always beatanabenr me down"~und plicing tho log over bis shoutder be puesed swiftly and sitently through tho front gate, Twenty minutes Inter Rupert was going up State street with a light neurt and a qwerty Bmito on his pure, sweet fuce, Ile bud swapped the yule lng torn 35 cent necktie. From“ How Santa Claug Came to fue pert,” by Murat Halstead, PERSUNALS. It {s stated that ex-Sonator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, wil spend the winter in the City of Mexico, There nro two Congressmen now serving who commenced life In the National Iouse, and a Senator whose start in ite was asa poge in tho Sento, The Congressmen are ‘Townshend, of Iinuls, and Wise, Of Virginix, ‘Tuo Senutur {a Gorman, of Maryland, Tho Hon, Jonathan Chance, of Rhode Island, $8 said to bo tue only Quaker In Cone gress, On taking bis aeut fn the [use he ule firmed fustend of aweuring, and from tho falter) his wife and two daughters, clnd in gray, wit demure Quaker bonnets, tooked dews upon bit, For some thn tho frienits of the fy Taw School hyve desived ta seo Mr, Olive tet! Holmes Jr. ocoupy a Professorailp at the sehool anil 9 provistonal utfor was mndo to Me Holmes of tho position; but tt Is naw announce that a lack at funds sutticent to yleld a proper aulury bus enused 1 withurawal ut theolter. Gnunbetta [4 an asvoouto of cullbacy, ané has fow friends among women, {lo hus jus taken as big private secretary M. Kpuiler, & bachelor, ond these two yenticnen reside tor wether, Cantoreand-Pollux-like, tn tho same Splenild palace, from which cho fair gex 18 us ruthtedly exeliced as from tho cell of Revie Maj. William Arthiy Vears no resemblance tohis only brother, the President, te isin 88th year, and bag a fair complexion, till faces and fight brown inustache, During the inet hyo vuatrs Wu has tee atadoued at Kort dinaba, St Paul, Fore Gufatd, wad Hetona, Mot, Mie. Ate hur and Mrs. Liodt, Spencer, uf the Fourth to funtry, ure sisters, Tho popularity of young Don Alfonse grows apace In Spain. Ie recently pissed a Bith birthiay, and the lovce given in the Madrid Palaco tu hgnut the ‘vcvastan was attended ay delegates from all tho olficint bodies In the 180) ant by repraguntattyes of the various polled) orguutant aie, enna tine ago Sault ae ne wit 1o 1 extreme youll, monte now heard refor ti he cote frend ant rest Tipon his shoulders, As y aponker hy mealies able, avon Vweountry where oraturical sats dro prized, and predictions are nude [n Low HewMpABete bat be will vce tug rank next 1) ut Victorit. as tho test popular eonatty Vonal voveroign in Burvpe, | ‘Tho ex-Rmpress Eugénio received & ners shook # fortulabt nyu by falling dows stale har London rositeney, Princes gate, Hyde 1 +a and ong which made {1 finposxitle for ber 19 ¥ Qucat bar roam: Nally Inquirles ufier ber © divion Baye been miuty cn bitte of (ba ie whu ere {ple Wi probably beers persanlly Ni ber. St ds sale (hut the estate ut Furubor ier whieh Sugdénse is tava put into shipe ee ‘at future residunee, Was purviaaed of the De pub: the husu Mr. Longmont, the well-kuowl alt fisher, It te giivated about three und 8, muller fram Aldurshot, and when the, SCT G, are complotad wil) have coat above FANT Ty pork ig cUirrent Unat the Rmpress bus ter! he tile of “Countess de Peveetunds, Fe hig late Mujesty Nupoleoutll.”