Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1881, Page 4

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Daily, delivered, Sunday Included, 90 conts por wook, Address THE TIUGUNIS COMPANY, Corner Madison and Bearhorn-sta., Chicago, 1th, POSTAGE, Entered at the Post-Offce nt Ohteaga, li, aa Second> Glass Matter, Fo tho bonentot our patrona who dosira to sond siuglecoplos ut Vie THENCE thestah tho inath wo Rive herowith tho translont mto of postaza: foreign and Pamestte, Ver Cony, Itaht, ton, bwalva, und fourwwen p4z0 panor.,¥8 con sixcodn, olahtacn, and twonty pave panurs,,.i8 canes, ‘Swonty-two and tren: UF PRIG piper. Acants. TRIBUNE BRA ATs Coicaan THINUNE ling establiahot branch oficen for tho recolpt of subscriptions und advortlaas ionta ne follows: N YORK -toom 2 Tribune Building. Fl. Me+ FADUEN, Manager, GLASGOW, Hcotiund—Allan'a American Nows Aponcy, it Nonttld-st. LONDUN, Itng—Amarican Lxchangs, 419. Strand Neany ¥ WASMING'TO: tUMeu addrose in full, Including County iT OFFICES. Grund Opern-Tonen Clark street. oy posal new Court-House, Engaga- mant of the Noey-1lardio Combination, * Diplomacy.” Aflurnoon and evening. Haverly's Thentra, Monron atroet, between Clark and Dearborn, gngomentof W. U, Gillette., “Cho Profossor.”” turnoun and evening. MeVieker's Theatre. Madteon astreot, Lotweon State and Nearhorn, Enungemont of John't. Raymond. “Fresh, the Amor an.” Afternoon and ovening. Mooley's ‘Thentre, 4 Randoiph street, botweon Clark and La gallo. Engagemont of Sain Unguo's British Operatic Mine Afternvon und ovaning. En: al atrois, Otympte 'Phentre, Cinrk street. betweon Lake und Randolph. Ene omont uf Hydo & Hohinan's Novalty Company. ‘Muldoon’s Mlundurs." Aftornoun and ovoutuy, Acndemy of Muata, Tinisted street, nenr Madizon, Wast Sida, Variety enteriainmant. Afternoon and evening. Lyceum Thontre. Dosplatnas strvot, nour Madison, West Side, Varl- ety entertainment. * Criterion Thentre, Corner of Bedawick and Jtvision streots. Variety entertalnmonl, Aftornonn and evantng. Central Muete Hail. Sonthoast corner iundolph and State atreots, Tiundot’a * Mussa,” by the Apollo Club and Thomas Orchestra. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1881. Tuk 7-0, says that Senator Logan makes all the liinois appointments. It that be so, will the /.-O. now join Tus Thinune in in- sleting that the appointing power shall be restricted to tho President, where the Con- stitution vésts in? ————— Mn. Nixon will live to learn that some- times tho sorest disappointments are bless- ings In disguise. If ho has falled to eluteh the Collectorship ho has secured wht 1s bet- ter—his own emancipation from servitude to ungrateful “Stalwartism.” ‘There is nothing co disgraceful tn Journalisin as to see the condietbr of n lending paper in a gront city playing spaniel to, and wearing the collar of, any professional politician. 1t degrades the profession to have such mombers in fits rants, aud itisn plensure Lo thom te qssert thelr manhood oven If they are snubbed! and klelced into doing it, ‘Tire recent declaration of Princo Bismarele that during the list twenty years Italy has ninde, and is still making, a steady advance towards republicanism has aroused great ex- eltement in the political world of that coun- try. The Liberals recognize it ns a sop thrown to the Ultramontanes, and reply that monarchieal principles have been greatly strengthened durlug tha past five years, and that even thosa who are stigmatized ns Ro- publicans by the monurchical extremists are uusworvingly loyal, ‘Cho Ultramontanes, on the other hand, are Jubliant over Bismarck’s devlaration, ani, of course, recognize In ita condeamation of the political tendeney of Ttallans and 9 recognition of tho political im- bortancy of the Catholle Church, Tue steamer Weatphaiia, which arrived at New York from Germany ‘Thursday evening, had on board 1,200 Immigrant ine fected with the smatl-pox, AID these people intend to como West, and most of thom will of course pas through Chicago, Dr. Do Wolf, on hearing of the intention of the New York health authorities to permit the Imini- Rrants to proceed West, telegraphed an Ine diguant protest, and immodiately commu- nicated with Mr, Rauch, of the State Puard ot Seuitn, who promised to codperate with the Chicago health oflicers to prevent the Immigrants from the Infected vessel from coming to this clty until all danger of tho spread of tha infection had passed, ‘The State authorities with enduaver to es- tublish quarantine at the State ine, but in the uvent of their failure Yr, De Wolf still hhas the power under the elty ordinances to stop the train-londa of infected immigrants one mile outside the elty Nuts, and this ‘Will undoubtedly ba done, ‘Tun New York Lribune ts responsible for the following statement: 4 How hard prossed:the American navy te for Yeuscla ta perform nuocespry orulsing sorvice lay be Judgen from tho fact chat. tha depart- ainout is taking a wooden bull, which bas been on the stocky at the Hrouklyn yard for nearly ‘twouty years, and prepurtiy to launch and ture nist It’ ‘Tho live-onk thavers srofound to bo sound, and, aithongi tha vessel !s fot suvh o craft ag would be bullt now, she will garry guna anda tug, aud bo better (but not rach) than nothing to represont tho United Stats fn for- eign waters, If this boa falr Indleation of tho actual condition of the Amerlean navy, it seems vertlnentto ask what has been dono with ‘the $15,000,000 to $14,000,000 which have beon appropriated every year for the malntenauca of a supposttilions navy, Jf this sum has Leen extracted from the ‘Lreasury aunually du order to support 9 large Nue of ornamental officers and unemployed goamen, who could be of no service In any emergency because of the absenco of seaworthy ships, it would, seem to be ndvisuble to sell off the old Jron and wood Jylng Idle in obsoluto sips, dis- charge the forco now kept up, close tho nuavy-yurds, aud abandon the pretense of a naval establishment, If the people are to bo taxed: $18,000,000 q “Year for u wavy, they ought ta have one; If they haye uo navy, they.ought not to be taxed to support one, SSS SeNarow Van Wyck, of Nebraska, says that his resolution directing the Senate Com- iuittee on Publig-Lands tq Inyeatigate the cnuses of the failure of so many titles In Southern Nebraska, by which settlers have bven threatened with the loss of wll the line provements made on the lands they sup- posed thelr own, fa made necessary by the action of the Kt Joe & Denver Lailroad Com: THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER pany and thelr assigns, who now elniin tands which tho Government had conveyed by patent. Jt 9 claimed that tho decisions of tho Pnblic Lands Division “of the Interlor Department have been grossly un- {alr to sottlors and very partial to the land- erant railroads, Senator Van Wyck thinks that tho settlers should be protected. If thoy are not-Mr. Van Wyck will, ho says, bo forced to the conclusion that American citl zens are treated worse than the -Irish pens antry by the landlords and the laws of En- gland. ‘Tho sub-committeo, which consists of Van Wek, MeDil, and Grover, will investigate tho caso of the Sauthorn Nebrasku settlers and others during the re- cess, aud will perhaps hold a session at Line colt, Neb, on tha 80th inst. From present appenranees It Is moro than probable that. the true Inwardnoss of the decisions of the Public Lands Division of the Interior De- partment in favor of the railronds will bo discovered, NO DULY SHOULD EXCEED FORTY PER 0! ENT. Tho Congress of tho United States hing before it a cuty which cannot be post- poned nor shirked without a vetrayal of the public interests. Thore 1s on the statute book a schedule of tariff taxation on con- sutnera that ts appalling. It{s without jus- tiffeation or palliation. It !s on hundrods of items extortionate and scandatous,and tnatend of applying the machinery of legislation to tha royision nnd correction of this scheme of robbery tha majority of the Senators and Representatives are industriously seoking to avold the duty by appointing a mixed cou- misslon of Congressmen and so-called out- aldo “experts” to report, te Congress next yenr, or the year after, n general tariff Inw. ‘This is one proposition to gain time, Another and avon more indefensible proposition is to appoint a commission of outsiders, and have them, some time during the next fow yours, report a new tarit schon, to betaken upor not ‘some years lator, Against both of these schemes the general public should protest, ‘Tha duty of levying taxes Is of all others the exclusive business of Con- Rress. It enunot constitutionally be dete gated, and the pretext alven by the Now York Tribune that Senators and Representa- tives In Congress are too Ignorant of the sub- Jeet to net intelligently 1s 2 disgraceful alle- gation, however strongly {ts truth may be pleaded for the past fatlure of Congress to reform the tari. If members of Congress nro not well In- formed cnough to vote upon a question of reducing duties ranging from 120 per cent to 40 per cont, then those members thus cir- cumstaneed ougyt to resign the places thoy are confessedly Incompetent to fll. ‘The New York Trifiune accompanies its packed “ export-commission suggestion by certain statements which indleate that te real purpose Is to prevent any reform for yenrs and give the present abomination an indefinit extension of plunder, Here are sonic of the suggestions: ‘The solection of Mr, Kelley for Chairman of the Committees of Ways and Means probably stops interferenco with the tariil fur a year at least, But It ts not (rio that the country [ineun- ug tho protected classes] Is impatient fora ghige of tar, On tho contrary, the prevaile iow opinion lamong protectionivts) ty that the existing luwa work fairly well, und that no immedinte chunge of laws jg necessary. ‘Tho aw that wo have is the result of twenty yours of experience. * Every ling aud every word In thus been tested. Though mombera of Con- gress muy not know whut It mons, thero iro clive Dudioess men who consider the Import of e word, and the bearing of every Treasury: decision as to ench word. Thoy know that tho net result of it Is proaperity, ‘The drift of nll this twaddle ts -to prevent Congress taking any action to lower the ex- cusslve cuties lovied on hundreds of articles —soine of than exceeding 200 per cent. If Congress desires timo to mature and perfect in detail an honest and Just system of rovenuc from duties there are certain things which it can do promptly, wisely, and to the universul satisfaction of the country, It can begin at the extremes. It can by a general law reduce all the excessive, altitud- nous duties of the present tariff ton mnaxi- min of 40 per cunt except on spirituous Nauors, Can any‘ reasonable protectionist object to Niniting the premluin the consumers must pay to manufacturers to the maximum tate of 40 per cent? Is there any honest Congressman who has constituents that live by their labor who desires to contlseate mora of thelr earnings than 40 vor cent and turn [¢ over to certain munufacturers? “Does pro- tection demand a higher rate of protective taxation on consumers than 40 per cent? ‘Yo the tax of 40 per cent pald by the Sm- porter at the oustom-house must be added the cost of transportation, Insurance, com- inisstons, and Lmporter’s profits, with all the other charges and the incidents of importa- tlon, muking, all together, an aggregate pro- tection to the home producer. exceeding 50 pereent. In Heaven's, nine, Is not that suf- ficient to satisfy protected manufacturers? Can thera be any such ignorance In Con- &ress as will deny that a protective tax of 50 per cent levied on the public isnot suficient ? ‘The Industry that demands more than 50 per cent protection in order to Hye might well be suspended, ‘The same brief, but direct, bil should in- terposo to deliver our manufacturers from the fvolish duties which now hamper and Injure them, ‘Choy should bo placed on an equal footing with thely forelgu rivals. ‘They should be released from tho burdens fmposed on thom by the foraizn taxes on raw mato. ral which enter into thelr fabrications, ‘hero {s no essential material needed Iu manufact- ures which ought to be taxed, ‘There ure hundreds of forelgn commodities which are absolutely necessary in American manufact- ures which are now heavily and idiotieally taxed, imposing a burden upon these Indus- tries of an injurious charactor, Let atl these essentlal requirements In manufactnyres be placed on tho free list and rellevo our fabri- envora of tho burden, Every tina a chemist opens a shop to produce a powder, a dye, or awash to be used In any ‘art or fabric, tho thing is “ protected ” by a tax of 60 or 80 par cent, Though the chemleal continues to be Imported, the manufacturer fs forced to pay the onerous tax, and this affords kim an excuse for demanding high protection for his fabrics. ‘Thus by this stupidity he Is dam- aged and his customers nre oppressed by an unnecessarily high price for his product, Blenching: powders, soda, potassa, chlorides, for instance, are necded In a grent variety of manufactures, a3 paver, glass, loather, Huen, cotton, and, instead of being admitted free of duty, n heavy tax is remorselusly collected for the beneiit of afew sharps who make a little Inferlor products of the same natire,” af ‘The tariff 1s a thing of shreds and patohes— tho result of twenty years’ almost continuous Jobbing. Every" protected" jutorest ts taxed by agine other protected Interest, and these protections lap over, until the whole tari Is mady a scandalous abumivation, ns discredit- uble to the Intelligence as it is Iujurlous to the Interests of manufacturers ag well as of consumers. ‘Tur ovidence in the Gulteau trial yes terduy was terribly dama ging to the prisoner, Dr. Sholdon Tajeott and Pr, Stavens,. of Hartford, experts In insanity cases, wave It aa thelr deliberate opinion that the assasin was sano, aud the former expressed St as his bolief that Guiteau's manner in the court- rount, his outrageous abuse of the witnesses aud the lawyers, werd for effect merely, the burpose being to impress on the Jury that the assasin was wot teaponsibls for his actzy, A third witness stated that ho heard Gulteau say on ono occaston that befora he died he would imitate Wilkes Booth and kill soregreatman, Mr. Charles JL. Reed, formerly of Chieago, appeared In the enso as counsel for the defense yesterday, and cross-examined somo witnesses, It has been understood forsome time that Reed has beon privately assisting Seoville, “THE “INTER-OCEAN" NO LONGER STAL- ‘WART, Mr. Nixon, a disappointed office-seeker who runs the Inter-Ocean, has done ag much “dirty work” for the so-called “ Stalwarte” (a faction of oflice-brokers and oflice-seckora) ay any manin the State, But he has just falled to procuro tho particular office ho wanted for himself, Tho result ts that he ts hugely disgusted with “Stalwartiam,” and especially with the Acting Prestdent and Senator Logan, and the stockholders and creditors of the concern he rung are obliged fo endure the humiliation of secing their papor stultify Itself in order that Nixon may “get even” with Arthur -and Logan, who dropped him when he could no longer be of use tuthem, A whole brondside of yester- day's Ocean was oceupled with o hunent over the lost Collectorship, an arraignment of the appointing power wlio refused to give that office to Nixon, anta touching appeal fo tho public to abandon “Stalwartism,” which has heretofore been the Jewel of high- est price In the eyes or the aforesaid Nixon and the Occan, It is hard to conceive, but none the less true, that the following extract formed a part of the lending eultorinl In yea- terday’s Briny Deep: The President, we believe, is anxious to hare monize tho discordant elements of tho Ropub- Henn party, but itty diMleult to see how he can do this by placing all the slnews of warfare In the bands of tho lender of one faction, and ro- fusing to consider tne complaints of tho other, Bo far ns Chicuyo Is concerned, Sonator Logan ig the head of w political frotion, and a minority fuctun atthat. «6. Weaypeal tu ull sonal- big men, Stalwart and wotl-Statwart, if this Ig an honest and falr division uf political honor and influence? In this we are enying nothing nbout. thy character of tho appolnteos, thom boof never so high acharacter, thoy can- hot ignore the influence that give thoti' pusl+ Hon. and tha reauit inuat be the building «tp of one publio nin at the expense of tho rest. It will demoratize the public service, and disinte- Rrute the purty, and will ovoutually result In its inglorions and completo defeat, Any “Stalwart’’ would say, after reading the above, that it was written by aman who ting been a “Half-Breed”? and a“ Feathor- hond ” over since Conkling Inaugurated war Upon tho Inte President Garfield, and that tho newspaper in which the paragraph ap- peared has been engaged for, years in telling the public that Senator Logan Is a dangerous man who ought to ba put down. A stranger could scarcely be persuaded to beliove that the person who caused that paragraph to be written was an original third-termer, a spaniel-Hke follower of Senntor Logan, a eulogist of Arthur at all: times, a supporter of Conkling right or wrong, and the most persistent and loud-mouthed “striker and blower” for tho “minority faction” which he now denounces ns likely to “demoralize the publieservicoand disintegrate the party.” It is astonishing how the loss of 2 locn! oftica will change the deep-rooted convictions of years, Itis very plain that Nixon has made an ngs Of himself. While trying to run a newspa- Per he ought not to have truckled to Act- fng-Prestdent Arthur, or Senator Logan, or any other oflceholder through thick and thin, While trying to maunge a daily maws- paper in a grout elty he ought not to have identified himself and his paper with o “minority fnetion” which had no other raison Vetre thin a greed for spolls, While trying to publish a newspaper he ought not to have prostituted himself and his paper by berging for oflce, And when trying to oper- atea nuwspaperor not, he oughtto have ntore self-respect than to turn upon and abuso his assuciates and superiors In liis chosen face tion, because they did not regard lilm as suf- ficiently useful to them to warrant the gift of the Chlenago Collectorship, Ie might at best have borne his discomfiture with silent diguity, and not fnstantly have exposed the hollowness of his previous pretenses by Dlubbering liken baby. As itis, Nixon has cut louse from the only faction which would consent to tolerate him and his newspaper; hasmade a public exhibition of his spleen and malice; and will now do the .“ mlvority faction,” consisting of President Arthur and Scnator Logan, more servlee by abusing them than he was ever able to do while he lauded them, Nixon’a whine Inspires con- tempt rathor than pity, and ought tobe anew warning to these who aspire to rank with hewspuper mei not to go ofllce-hunting, A SOUTHERN PROTEST AGAINST ILLIT- ERACY. 1t isachecring sign of the times and a good amen of pence in the South that so ble and influential a journalist as Mr. Wat- terson, who has heretofore been something of a rhetorical enthusiast, has at Inst awakened lo a realizing sense of the iin- portitce of education asx powerful motor In advancing the trio interests of his own State, If other men of equal prominence and Influence In other Southern States. wero to lake the sane high position it would be better for that suction, From Mr. Watterson’s article wo learn some astonishing facts. There are nearly 800,000 of the children {1 Kentucky of school age who are not attending any school, In 4,500 sclfoul districts there {s no semblance of aschool taught at all, “and ib will be found that In tho majority of the remalning districts there may be schools, but a good den of fear- fully bad tenching.’ ‘The monoy nppropri- ated for school purposes has been decreasing regularly during the past ton years, and, says Mr. Watterson, “by # pleco of palpable ine Justice or indliference, evan the small per caput of $1.26 fs not given to all, ‘Tho negro school population Is cut down to half that sum, a state of affairs for which no member of the present Logisinture, or any previous Legislature since 1870 enn give n sutisfactory answer.” ‘These alarming stgtlatles are cone eluded with tho declaration that there are 60,000 votors—or one In four—who cannot road or writol In alarm and despaly at such a showin os this, Sir. Watterson says: Such a record of (Miteracy wenns more crime throughout tha Stite, more pauperis, more tuxution, mote penitentiary room, it means Ulsgruce for our Binte unless tho sonaltivencss of ote good citizens recoils frown the brand of shuine, and they are led to appreciate tha yout and soluma importance of tuxing thomeutves to the fullextent allowed by the luw to putup achool-houses {n every one Of the alx oF devan thousand svhool distrioté, employ Aratecluas teachors at living stiuries, and seu that over; oht d who dovs not reoriva Instruction ata pri- Vato schuol Is taught ning months out of the year in tho inoat effective manner, ‘bis isa duty whleti muat not be evadod, Mr. Watturson nukes no attempt to con- ceal tha truth, Ho places. the condition of things In Kentueky fairly before bis readers and appeals to them ‘in the following rhuglog words; “Let eltizons who know what 9 dainnable thing illiteracy Is and can bo awaken and seo that it Is strangled by schoot- houses." if this be the state of things in Keon- tucky, bordering so closely upon tho North, and eubject to Northorp intiuences, a State whlch has usually been considered one of the bext educated In the South,’ what niust bo tho density of the darkness in Staves furthor towards thocquator? If there Bro 00,000 yoters In Kentucky who can neither read nor write, how many ignoraise uses must thore bon such States ps Arkun- sus, Alubama, Missisulppl, and ‘Toxas? It thero are 2,500 schoo! distrlets Ju Kentucky without a school, in close proximity to a sectlon of tha country which hay a school- house utalmost every cross-roads, how yacaut Lot. of school-houses must tha Cotton States be? If the negrocs are cut down to 624g conts ner eaputin Kentucky, what must be tho size of the pittance allotted to negroes In the cotton conntry ? Mr. Watterson has done well to eatt tha attention of his State to Ha shocking. and disgraceful ftleracy and tho dangers grow- ing out of it. Almost every condition of {ts growth and snccess depends upon universal education. It way not provent entirely cer- tain ovila not pecullar to but abundant in that section, such xs impecuniosity, Intom- nerance, and penitentiary crimes, but its ten- dency is to reduce thom, It may not make a Inboring man out of a lazy lout, but it will enable those who do labor to work more In- telligently and effectively and carn more money, or money's worth. . [timay not sip press all tho evils that prey upon modern society, but It will reduce them, It may not mako a reformer ont of a voter, bul an eduented voter is not Ikely to bo led by the nose by designing Olly Gammon demagogs. Itmay not make the South a Paradise, but it will Immensely improve Its condition morally as well a3 matertally, awak@ and develop efficient industry, restore quiet and order, rodstablish tho reign of Inw, break up the vendetis and shotgun ralds, ‘and suppress bulltozefs, bushwhackers, and bane ditt, «Mr. Watterson has made an eloquent ant strong efor to dlasipate tho dark cloud that hangs over Kentueky by introducing tho district sehool-house, and he fas set an ex- ainple which other cloquent and Inflitenthal men In tho Southorn Status can follow to great advantage, JUDGE CRAIG AND THE “ORIMINAL LAW: YERS,"” A correspondent stated in tho columns of ‘Tun Trmonk a few daysago that the modes of eriminal procedure in {Ilnois woro entirely satisfactory to the “ successful criminal Iaw- yers.” A partial proof of this assortion Is furnished in tho communications of two of the nblest of them—Messrs. Jolin Lyle King and Euery A. Storrs—printed In another column this morning, ‘These eminent crim- inal lawyers have rushed to the defense of Judge Cralg against what they deem an “un founded aspersion.” They believe ho fs an adinirable Judge. They know ho just suits them, They would be very sorry to seo him defeated for retlection, Nothing could pleasa thom more than to have the Supreme Court made up of soven Judges Mke him, Every “successful criminal Inwyer” In the State will probably bo of their way of thinking. . While Tur Trisuxe does not wish to ine terfore in the controversy between those em- inent criminal lawyers and “ Justice,” nor woukl It {ndorse all that “Justice ” said, yet it feels constrained to say In betialf of the people. that it makes no practical difference whether Judge Cralg Itstened favorably to a motion fora rehearing in tho Intormina- ble Friedberg case, or whethor he granted aatay of procecdings to permit a motion for a rehearing to bo entored and argued. What lio did do—and this is beyond dispute—was to provotince tho opinion of the Supreme Court in the caso of Irledberg, and to afirm. the decision of the court beloiy In the follaw- Ing elear and conclusive language: 1, Onisttxan Law—Recelving stolen goods for gata—Ou the trinl of one for receiving stolen gooils for bis own gain, knowing that thoy wero obtained by burgtury, one of tho buryglurs test!- ted that ho assisted In tho burglary and wont to the defendant's place of business (ei a pawne broker's shop) in pursuance of a prioe arrange. ment with the defendant, and the other wnob- jeetonabte evidence showed that the defendant new siteh witness to be a profosstonal thie and that the goods, belng fine silks, were tukei to dofendant’s place at an unusual hour of tho night by susplolous ohuracters, ane of whom ho knew to be x thief, tod up in suspicions bun- dies aud promigcuously thrown Into u one-horae wavou, nnd that on discovery of the untonding of tho goods by a policeman ho loft, and tocked Up bis etore, and afterwards denied bomy pres- ent, and mnie utbor contradictory statements in. togard to tho mutter, and had yhortly before toll a onetomer to call tu a few nignta, as he exe pected tu get somo silks soon, Held tat te cule detice very clearly atiatatned a conviction, anc cor roborated the testhnony of the accomplice, whoso ebaracter was infamous, Judge Craig, having delivered this most emphatic opinion, liad the diseretion to grant astay of procecaings to permit n motion for arelearing to be argued. That is not de- nied, If he had not such. discretion he could not have given the stay. ‘The potnt 1s, that It would linve been no abuse of discre- tion for the Jurlge to refuse to grant the stay to this branted felon. Laving held Noy. Jt that the evidence “very elcarty sustained a conviction,” ho would have been excused for not holding Noy. 80 that there was “proda- ble ground for a rehearing.” Its liberty Was as wide on one sido as on the other. Ho chose to oxerciso It for the benefit of tho convicted criminal and against the people, After ail is said and done, the great fact ro- mains that Friedberg, covered all over with proven crime, hag not yot been sent te the penttentlary, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts of the State’s-Attorney, though his offense was committed more than threeyears ago, and the evidence against him was os clear as noonday, THE SILVER QUESTION IN ENGLAND. The London Lines of Dee, 8, commenting on the President's message and the report of the Secretary of. the ‘Lreasury, quotes the latter's remarks In regard to the right of tho American Government to pay its bonds in silver us well as gold, and adds: The “silver craze," which boenme so dangor- ous a power in tho fnancli! polly of the United Blates towards the closo of pression, hus for the present couged to bo far- mittable. Itisoneot those Collies whieh find Buatounnce In the general discontent engendered by “hurd times,” It {s not. however, uxtinct, and Mr. Kulter, tha now Speaker of te House of Representutlyes, ts enid to be a bellovor in “cheap toncy.” Tho possible revival af those dtvquicting theories, should thero be a reaction from tho prosent prospurity of the States, is a Fengon for porevoring in that polluy of elearing olf dobt from which President Arthur's Adintole- tration is npparently inclined to recode. One would think from the above extract that the designs of tha “sllyor meu’? had buen porniclons, but wera defented by tha nore consurvative sentiinent of the country —In othar words, that tho so-valled * stlyer craze” was of very much the sume character as the flat" monoy lunacy, As niatter of fact the silver men accomplished all they de- alred, and the existing prosperity of the cow: try undoubtedly owes something to their ine flucnee, ‘ . It was discovered that silver lind been surreptitiously dropped out of the American monetary system, ‘Lhe fet lind been con- coaled from the general public for somo yours, ‘The people domanded that the double standard be restored, and the demand was nade with go much carnestness and power that Congress did not, dare ty resistit A luw was passed over the Presidont’s yeto providing for the coinage of not loss than two miltions a month of standard silver dol- Jars, ‘Tho minlunin amount lus been colned, and ‘there aro now about $10,000,000 of standard stlvor in alroulation, partly in coln and partly in tho shape of cer- tileates of deposit, In addition tu $50,000,000 of subsidinry silver, If thera was any “eraze” about this, thore Is nu danger of Its belng “ rovived,” becauseit his not died out, It Is altogether likely’ that, in cnso thera should be “a reaction from tha presunt pros- porlty In the Btates,”’ the actual prosence of sllyer as debt-paying money would avail to avert much of the sufferjag incldent.to the Jong perlud of doeprossion -which- followed the panty of 1879, and tho silver resources of the country would notably ussist fn the maine tonance of specia payments. ‘The paragraph wo have quoted slinply shows how. badly this silvor questions understood in England; the “craze” has been In stccessful operation for tive years; and yet the London tines ts tha ‘puriod of do- 2: {881—SIXTEEN PAGEN Qpprehenstve of fits“ revival” ry bond that has been issued during that thine ts aub- Ject to payment in the double specla stand- ardyby law ail by right, but the English enp- italisis have been moro anxious than ever before to secure these Amerlean bonds, oven ata high promi and ata much lower rate of interest than had been pall previously. Practtcally, thorofore, the “silver erazo” ttocs not seom to be s4 terrible a thing as the Thnes evidently coucetves It to po, Ant just as wo finish writing the article we find this eablegram, London, Dec. 33: At a inceting of bankers and morchants of London yesterday 1 resolution was passed tn favor of tho forniation of an nasoointion to cons sidor tho rehabilitadon of ailvor, and Henry Etlucka Gibbs, one of the Directors of tho Tat of England, was ohoson President of the counell. ‘This Indicates that England is likely to ox pertonce a “silver craze.” It is slowly pet ting through the skull of John Bull that thore Is not gold enough “to go round.’ Other countries In Europe caught the iden xooner than Britain, ‘Tho steady annual drain of gold from Europe to this country hins helped to quicken the perception of Old- World financiers to the fact that tho time ts close at hand when silver will have to be rehabilitated as money, and an International ratlo must be aflixed betweon it and gold. ‘The Amerlean method of employing silyer through certificates of deposit nny eventu- ally become universally adopted, as 1b will obviate all objection to the uso of silver as money based on welght or clumsiness of handling and carrytag fn the pocket in com- mon use, ‘There ts none too much gold and silver in the world for the fiscal uso of man- kind, Tie President, wo bellove, Is anxious to hnarmoulze tho discurdant clemonts of the Ite- pudllvan party, but it ts diticult to sce how bo oan do this by plitcing all tho sinews of warfare im the hands of tho Jeader of one faction, and rofusing to consider tho complaints of the other, With the excoption that we no longer bollove that tho" Prealdont Is anxious to harmonize tho discordant clements of the Republican party," we fully agreo with our estoomed contemporary that Arthur is “placing all tho sinows of war- fare in the hands of tho loadera of onc faction,” and that the inlnority one, and we are glad to seo that our nelehbor is coming toa reallzing sense of the altuation, Wo havo often told It that “Stulwartism'’ had degoneruted into apolls-qrabbing, fu which tho biggest Btul- wart" hog sevured tho most swill. Wo fully ayree with our enlm and disinterested. con- temporary that the oyil policy Inaugurated by his Accldency of plucing the control of the Government In tho hands of men ropro- senting a minority aod defeated fuction of third-termors “ will demuratize the public xcrvtes and disintegrate the party, and will eventually result In Its Inglorious and complote dofent,” unless tho thing. 1s stepped and chunged. We are glad that the publisher of tha 1-0. hus finally got bis eyes opon so that ho cun seo mate ters iu thoir true light, and we welcome him and his Journil to tha growing rauks of olyil-sorve feo reform. ‘ ————___ We have aSonntor nour midst. It is truo he hus never been elected to any Y ponttton hy the peas ple of Chicago, and tt may he doubtfid whether he could he xo elected, but to him alone tba powers at Washington look for advice und counsel in golecting local subordinates inChicugo. Indecd, if the reports of his fricnts are truo, tila superior beiny searecly dulgns to advlae and coungel, but rather dlctutes to the President and Cubluet what thoy shall do for Chicigo, Some Innocent might any that tho voice of the people ought to be more potent than oven Senntor or Cougress- nui, but under this rule it cannot make itself heurd. It (e buried a thousand fathoms under tho stentorlin tones of tho Senutor.—inter- Ucean. * ‘This will atrike the averago “Stalwart” as atrange Janguuwe, coming ng it does from one of Gen, Logan's inost obsequious henehmen— we were almost going to say supporters. Our alnceroudvico to Nixon is to yet out of tho “Stalwart” camp us quickly ns possiblo, untess ho 1s willing to be court-martinled and shut, for he ls guilty of rank treason to tho powers that be. : —— A “Sranwanr¥ sald yesterday after rend- ing the 1-0, thut Ponnixon would convatesce rapidly uow since he had discharged so much bile, aud that after tho holidays ho would feel 60 much better that he would again crouch down Iie Ixsacher's ass between his two burdens of Stalwartiem and third-termary, —— DAN Sueranp, who.has borne the hent Qnd burden of party service for many a day, and Is n dofeated candidate for tho Chicago Col- lectorsbip, doog not tear bla buir and rend bis warmonts over his grief, as docs bis ox-Btalwart brother, Pennixon. ——— Nixon Inys tho heft of the blame of his de- fent for Collector on Senator Logan. But this {a not fair, Dan Shepard waa the Senator's choice. It was Arthur who appointed Jesse Spatuing. Why go on abusing Joho? Ir the £-0. keeps right along in tho road ‘on whloh It started yesterday it will bave Tun ‘TRIBUNE for u fellow-travetor, ——— LAKESIDE MUSINGS. “Tshall hang up my pants."—Dr. Mary Walker, “ “Will My Darling Come Again?” Is the title of a poem sont In by Marion Howard. Wo don't know, Murion, but you might send him word that tho dog is tied up, and goo, “Remember the old saying, my son, ‘You will nover mss the wator till the beer gives out,’ and resolyo that whily tha glow of youth {8 in your cheeks, aud your braly {a clear 4s the orys- tal wuters that shimmer in the glad sunththe as they lonp from the rocky fastnesses of the Yo- semito and plungo headlong Into the seething torrent below, that you will never knowingly allow yourself to get out of beor.” “ T promise, father,” said the boy, lifting his clear, blue exes to thuso of this man who loved him go well, “you enn bet your life on that.” ‘Two years inter that nobla boy was married, and bis fathor, who could drink a browery to a atundstill, was ving with him, Tle bud pronounced his own financial doom, From “ Beer Ills Bier," by Murat Halstead. ‘The editor so gay Ta feeling well today, *, Because of noema ha,hus burned a scare, Ho's tilted back his chair, His feet avo high In alr, And ho’s ready to incinvrate some more, A step ts on tho stair, * ‘The editor's red hair Begins to rise Ike quitls on porouptioe, Ila face a dreadtul Crown, Assuines, bls feat come down: Ho's a tind of butaan glant-powder mine, Tn stops u pretty matd, Hor hutr te just tho shade Of summer Bun that gilda tho lofty eplros. Bho's pretty and piqumit, “ Whntoyer can she want?" . ‘Tho oditor soft uf bimself inquires, “ Teamo, ali ho began, “To ugk you If Loan A Christimus story for your papor write, J dou't want any pay My name is Myrtls May— I'd Ike to stand on Fame's immortal bight.” O, Myrtle," ho revited, * You'd butter bo my bride; I'm Jonoly sinco tho trotting season's o'er. As wife of one who writes Of ball guines and covk Hghts You'd bave of funo g quite sullivlent store,” ‘Tho maliten Hed; and now, ‘The cditor, L trow, Doth daily play that little game of his, Ho knows yirls caunot stund is locks of auburn, and ‘Tho quartcr-atrotoh expression of bis phiz, ‘THM CHICAGO PRIME. Soo the Stocking. Mow nico and large it ia, Will St be Full Christmas-Evu? No, but tho Man who owns It-will, ‘Tho Snow fs falling, Sea how Inzlly tha white (ukes Delft through tho alr, Snow comes, only fn Winter, What else oomosin Winter? Tom and Jerry, Who {s tho Man with the Spade? It is Job Kolly, and bo is digging up to Hutchet. What a large Boll, A Moan rings it at4 o'clock every Morning to'valt the poopie to early mass. It goves thom tho oxponse of buying Clocks, and, buatdes, uth the other people who ara uwukeued Know oxuctly whatthuo it is, How kind of the Man to ring it at such an carly hour, Who was the first man!) Adam. Who was tho first woman? You are wrong again, Tommy; Gull Hauulton lives tx Matna yet. Why toes tho Lauy Igok so Sad? Perhaps her little atid fs duad, “No, but sho aout of onramots, wid it ia alnlog vory hard, isto wo havea Young Man, Io Is look- ing at the Large Houso, which bolongs to a Gun- tloman who has a Daughter, Will ho yo in? Yes, if tho Dog is tled. How briskly tho Fira burns tn the Grate. Yes, tho Editor hus rocelyou n fresh Jut of Poetry. ————————— PERSONALS, Mr. Sullivan, the composer, has goue to Egypt for the winter for the benollt of his honith, and will thors complete the music for a now cotuly opera whieh Is to be produced atmul> taneously In Ragland and Amerion. Bayard ‘Taytor’s widow asks every one who possesses a tettor of her husband thut may give Hght on bls personal or Ierary fe, tose itto hor to be copied, eltnor at Nu. 142 Kast. Highteenth stroot, Now Yurk, or at Kennett Squire, Palladelphia, Count Kalnoky, the new Austro-Ilunga> Man Forulgn Socratary, is among tho youngest of the statesmen of Kuropo. Princ Hiamarck 18.53, Mr. Gladstoue 7%, and Prince Gortehnkult & Count Kalnoty waa born in I8t, nnd lof the sume nye us Count Iguatietl, He ts six years older than M. Gambetta, aud seven yours Younger than Count Andrassy. Prof, Willard Fiske, of Cornell University, fe now making a tour of the prinvipal Enstern eltivs for the purpose of visiting tholr Hbrarics in order to note whorotn Cornell's mpy bo wisely and sultably nuginented, After tho close of the progent calluge year Prof. Make will delyor no further leutizes and have no cliss dutics, but will dlovote his wholo thmo to the interests of tho unlversity’s growing Ilbrary. Tho fim lett by his wifo for the improvement of tho Ibrary will by at bis disposal, suujuct to the sanotiun of tho university's Executive Committee, An attendant at tho telephono station In tho Rue du Bac, in Paris, recently opaned com- munication with anothor station, and was awalt- ing a reply, whon a volume of thine and smoko issued from tho tube contafning the wires. The fire quickly spread to tho walls of tho room, and Waa not extlugulshed until consiverable damage had been dona and several. sots of upparntus destroyed. Qn tho inatter being investigated It was found that a workinan Ina sewer under tho Boulovurd St. Germain had uceldontally burst open a gna pipe, und go set fire to the Initin- autbla covering of the telephone wires running atongalde, The fuvies spread rapidly, aud thus reached the uilllee in the tue du Bac. Ollve Logan, writing of the Marquis of Lorne as be uppuared as anafter-dinner sponker recently in Engtund, saya: “Tho young Seotel noble bas greatly ecbanged slnea he left these shoros to nasumo tho Viccroyulty of the domain tothe north of us. fis bearing at that thme was that of a ehy, aristocratic, utmost trigit youth- ful noble, whose only couception of u fae mane hur is an essentially cold und unlmpassioned oe. Now, on my word, he seems Uke an Ameriean ‘of ours,’ “Ho is jovial, hearty, of-hand—{ had almost written, elap-dash, Tho Princess scomud to take tho greatest prido in his auceess 1s a Bpenk ind wave hint. many Joving smttes of Wpproval as he exputinted on the evils of sMUKL,’ CANADA; Thnbor Regulations for the Northweat. Orrawa, Dee. 3.—A new code of timber regu- lations for tho Northwest ‘Territory bas beon promulgated, Mr. ‘Thomas Anderson, the ‘Thnver-Inspector for tho Northwest, wilt bo vested with discrotionary power to deul with Questions arising under tho Crown timber regu- lations without roferonce to Ottawa, Permita willatil bo requlred by persons cuttiog timber, but it fs undorstood they will be clilotly formal, and for tho purpose of proventing waste, and to keep wood fn tho control uf the Govorntnent un- tl tho lands aro surveyed: and entered upon, ‘Tuo cost of a permit for a sottter's building mn- terlal fa 60 conts, and rally cut for use on tho lave, and not for purposes of guile or gpecii~ lation, frou; and Mrewood for ane’a own use free; cordwood aut for sale will bo subject to a charge of 15 cents por cord; cutting timber to hold for speculution purposes without first ob- talmng the necessary permite, and destroying imber befare tho uid ty ontured for, under the pretunse of clonring the lang for cultivation, ara absolutely forbidden. -Tho Inspeotor bas been Juste uted to take overy precuution’ ugalnat wiste, Tho Finance Mt ster’s Obnoxious Cir= eulur, Spectat Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. MostresL, Dev, 2.—Tho agitation hero Is atill very great over tho circular of the Goyern- Mont to to banks, Not only bankers but com- merclat men also ure strongly opposed to giving the Information regurding the numes of custom crs, aud it Ia likely sume netlon will be taken to mako a publlo protest. It ia stated that proml- nent friends of tho Government bave written to tho Finance Minister asking him to withdraw tho obnoxtous partof tno return, Al the lend- ing bunks dony emphatically that thoy have been contravening the Banking act by londing on bank stocks, “Tho stock market was agali exeited this afternoon, und nv further call tn prices touk place, Too general tecilug fs wot tho murkot wt present Is Ina critical state, A Question of Sanity, Bpeetat Diswatch to The Chicago Aribune, Tononto, Dee, 23.—John 't. Probert is In tho Police Court charged with Insanity, It is sald thut tho doctors dilfor as to Wis case. Tho Jail surgeon aays he 1s gang, and tho Rey, Dr, Castle says hots insane. Others who know bin well think bo is orauky, but thore aro many madder men atlargo. Hla tmind.bus become somewhut atfected by reading ‘scientitia works which ho has not the capacity for conaldering impartially. Alia trouble is with iis wire, who dovs not like Ale materialistiy nutions, He in turn suspects bor of all manner of wickedness, Tho case [3 Ukely to develop sume tntcrosting fontures. Probert was in tho xaylum before, and elalins thut he was put there through the machinations of bis wife, The Troubles of a Nowspapor, Special Disputeh ta The Chieage ‘trioune. Montneay, Dec. 1.—A large miceting of tho shurcholdore of thu venting Post Printing and Pubttaulng Company was bold to reculye the ree portof a cousmittes appointed at a previous Iuceting to Investigate certuln discrepancies in the aeeounts of the company tis submitted by tho Auditor, Uho report in question wus handed in, when long discussion enaved. It was finally ficcopted, but soine of tho shurcholders who were disvontented wore allowed to withdraw from tho company by transferring thule shires, AS thoy stated they would not py any further: culls berenfter, ‘Lhe amount pald up alvoudy is Wpercout, "+ : Another Bateh of Pullman ‘Tickets Conflucated. Spactat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, MONTAUAL, Neo, HL—A Pullman car conduo- tor waa caught by a customs ollicor in the act of bringing th tickets for the company today with> outuntering them for duty, Thoy wero gontise cated, Mr, Brown, tho Gonoral Ayentof. tho Putinan Cur Company, bus arrived were from the Wost, aud unica emphatically that avy sinugehog bas boun carried on, Donth of an Agod Clorgyman, Spectut Dispatch ta ‘The Cricagu ‘tribune, BELLEVILLE, Doo, 3.—The Rov, P, J. Hobbin, onvof the oldest mninisters of tho 3ethodlat Church of Canada, died on tho 15th at bie home in the Tuwnetip of Mudov, Tho reverend gentlus man was born {yu the Township of Adolphustown on Juno 1, $707, was nuthorized ua a locul preach of (1 1818, was orduined [in 1wU, aud commencad tho active work of tho ministry, walok he cone Uoued until his death. Tinporting Bice in Ite Courso State, Hpeciat Dispatch to dhs Chicuyo Tribune, Mostuwar, Doc. 2L—A new fnotory for husk+ tng rico 1s to be started hore, ‘ho yrain will bo imported direct fram Brazil in its course utato, and tho duty now puldon {tas a manufactured articlo will busuyed, - Binptoymeat wilt thug be axiven tan number of operatives, and tho rico sold wt g chouper rate than at present, Jowolry Contiwated, Spectat Dispaten co The Chicuvo Trivune, BMOnTueAL, Dua, 23—The jewelry sclacd by tho customs bere from Mr. Pattoreon, of Hoa ton, hug boun confiscated, and Mr, Patterson, who allowed he puld duty an all but, the. smu! tt packuxes, haa beca allowed to -leave without botug prosecuted, . Bollermatiera Hesume Work, Spectat Dispttch to The Crscagg Tribune, - - Kinastoy, Doo, %.--Tho -bullermakers baye returned (o work at the old ruty of wagus. ‘ Roappolnted sonator. Spectat Enapatch to Tha Caicuca Tribune, Orrawa, Deu, 22—1t Is understood that tne Hon, James Bkead, who realgned bis sent in tho Senate owing to some question of property qual+ IMention, ina been reappointed, with todo of sumn athor nowiysee Hee namo, tors, Will appear bn the bext Caine —— as polntea ay iH Carette, FREDDIE NEWBuURG, A Poor Sort of # Chap tu Trust Whth-varther Revotattone Feats Crooked nons—Ifo wan “n drony the Giving peal Spretat Dispateh ta The Cdteaga Tribune, Conuatnus, O., Dee. 2.—Purthor Savestigaiy into the neeounts of Fred W. Newhieg, the sintant Secrotaty of tho Hoard of Mable Wor today developed additional forgertos, Tine Youchers tn which the name at Amos py, bie Wore forged In duno and Amuse test, necro tng 8409), were dlacovared todays ‘the ihowe te albatecn, and enn't say where the thing Wilt er , or how much of the State's funds have veon ce tributed to the support of fast we HEN, wy 5 buppera, and the tier. Now that ie oxpoaure has boon complete, tho Atorles r young Nuwburg's escuptdes ure velng ti) those who have heretofore been 4s ‘in i oysters. ‘A hundred dollars per night at a hatte dozen houses of crooked repute tn this elty wa requrded ns vmatter of conre when Freditig Wat on one of his explorations, Upon etn questioned ns to how he could stand up under tho burden, be told’ his frlends that hs clerkship amounted to nothing, that te had other suurecs from whic he received, honey, und, singulwly enouh, his bheh Blanding and previously good record ANSWered among thoso who hind tuken interest, ertongh fut ls case to refor to it In somo instances, The Board of Public Works ore condoned for bays ing in thotr employ a young man Living go Nie toriously a reckloaa Ife. In this connection ig should bo said that the board dy not Teste ay the Capltal, but come hero monthty for the purpose of settloy up tho business. of tho pres lous mouth, On att such ovcaslony young Newburg owas ot hits dest, and in him tho smembors werd with ono accord {n tho bettef that In thelr Ree emuntant they Pessessad a treasure. Tho ‘Ste prise party Of yesterday and totuy, however, has fully demonstrated the fet thor young Fred wis getting the treasure, while tho Doan} were only galning experience. His books werg baluaced with these of tho Auditor of Statvench, inonth, and ao correct was ho in this regpect that there was novern eont’s variutlon In, the necounta at the two departments, tho balances, of course, belng a forced one. It ts ovep two yenrs sinco young Newburg started, on his reckless career, and It naw Beems quite probable tut the forgorles hava heen ens fled on during tho outire poriod. Ila house t's most elegantiy furnished, yet his household eke Penses wero nothing in comparison to tho lux. ury in which ho surrounied bitnseit in the gilded palaces, At twa houses In this city ie supported for his “exetuaive plensure” ral, creatures. bedeelted than in dimonds, rents skis snequea, and other artitieint adorns monts, aud gave them bie pln-money, Ho wis on bonanza to tho girls of the town, and it wie tho exposure of nex groonback by vue of these pots that first brought oul tho exposure. Had young Nowbing tot flown quite so high it 1s not at all probable dae thére would hnve been a susplelon of bls Tutege rity entertalned. As [t now seems probubin, tho forgeries baye beon enrried on for two years, Tt {3 not at all Improbable they coutd have been continued for yours to come without detec don bad not tho two rivala for bis com pany and money exposed hin io the manner. referred to, ‘hore is much wonder mante fested on uvery hand why young Newburg did hot lenye for Cannda after the frat publiieation fotimating that there must be erookodnes in his necuunts. to was in possession of a surtleiont amount of funds, and, bad be nut fiven, it Is nh well-known fnet tht bls tas friends In town would have subserlbed libgral had they bean called upon to do so, It urgued by some that he would have done su bad he notocon nearly erazed with drink, By others It ia argued that thore fs a ring which hive been drawing beavity from State funds, and that young Newburg bus only foltawed in the path marked out by others, and that he waa aware of the fiet that, In tho nvent he wont down, others would surely follow. in ir Since Inst Auguat youn; ewburg uni squandered $700 Ia nd dition to bis salary, nnd how much more, the d only knows. Tho forger or Still Hes in the corridor of tho city prison very sielc, but far more rational than yesterday. His rrivf-stricken wife visited hin taday, The aged Tathor oud mother are stilt prostented with grief aud sorrow. It now appenrs quite Ikely that the prisoner wilt walvo examination and zo to jull rather than remain in the elty prison, It is understood that rich relntives will bull bim Out ns soon us he revovers and tho amountof ball Nxed. THE MICHIGAN SUFFERERS, Au Appeal for Moro WWolp for tho View . Umm of the Great Catustrophe, Pont Hvuoy, Miob., Dec, 23.—Tho situations the buracd districts of Michigan Is ns follows; The winter whoat is louking very thaaly, but hns beon Injured, espoolally during the soft wonther of the past week, by tho trampting of cate tle and tnolr tuoding upon It, owing to tha luck of fences. Tho sheltor for tho people is very dee feetive. Tho abantios are penoraliy built of up. right boards of green lumber, nhout sixteen by twenty feet, no chimneys, and, in favonible cases, bationed on the outside, and nu partis Uony on tho — insido, compelling the wholo Ey to sleepy in one room, Tho families are partially Lae with furniture; bave « reasonable quantiy of Vedding and 1 full supply of etothing, “Tho sup of provisions will probably tet until the middle of Januury.. The conminittees having consed furaishing suppiles, tho proposed monthly dletribution of money WHT not bo adequate to furnish the neeessury provisions and groceries. A geueral destitution umy bo expouted ut tho end of Junuary. Sickuvss, in consequence of the exposure dirtug and alter the fire, is on tho Snerease, owing to the Insutiiclent und crowded sheiter, This question will require tho serious attention of the cumimitteca, The resident physichings have done inuch work, and nnich indre will bo required of thom, ‘Tho xplrituat heeds are well uttended to by the pustors of the vartous denomhiations. Many of 18 elersy aye beon vory = elliclent = in attending to tho temporal wants of tho sufferora and relleving distress. Inthe muticr of bay .and foed for etork, the amount urchaged and on bund will roach til about te stot Februsry. Feeding wilt baye to be con tinued until the middio of May. ‘The question of the Bulforer how Is," What shail T do with my alook nfter the Ist or February? No sede bits been pravidad, for tho spring Bowlng. Owe ing to the Incrensed area of turned Land, a grat amount of grasg-aecd will be required, und the usual quantity of spring wheat, pens, outs, bat ley, und buckwheat seed, Potutavs wiil also be at laportant item, Aftora careful extinutteeo think the amount of money on land will carry the people and-stock up to Feb. 1, at 8 Jow estinute, and by cutting down tho number of famities from 8.0.0, a3 uppoura on the iets, {9 1,000 frinittus who are utterty destitute, and sill havo to bo provided with evorything, it will re: lie $200,000 nore to provide for nbsolute nee: ensarica, Whilo wo nre reluctant to vali for moro, and appreciating tho grent penergslty shown by the peapto, we cannot do less than present tho siti ndon as ic ia, Jouving the sufferers In the hands of Chose wo biave till now so bunntfally pravided fortholr current witeta, DF, 0, Gantt Mayor, Chateman of tho Port Huron mittee, PROHIBITION IN Confusion Rolgns Supreme in tho Rauks of the Lunuticn in the Buckoy¢ States Spectat Disvatch to Tne catcago ‘ribune, Consus, O., Dev. #3.—Sinco the atovy of the rovont polition! campaign inOhlo tt hay beed Apparent that the old original Probibitionists of tho State werd not at alt pleased with the ute como of the management of thulr cause ns con: ducted by tho leaders of an organization styled tho Tumpersnce Alliances. Thoro tlovked to tha standard of the alliance “mony worn out pall ticluna, broken down or expelled preachers, who through tho altlance, wero given employ during? tho eatapalga, It was noticeable Throughout =the cuinpalgu that tbe s Mange ie but tte Joss thun ud orgnulzation of slandorers and bluckiallers Through a consalidation of the two wings of the Probibitioglsta it was vkumed thut dhey woul bowdiote pollu vote of jot less thin 63,0) while it was hoped would defeat the Ropu 4 harty und chustlee Guy, Fuster, “fholr wurst word, however, without avail, tho Hep bites majority bor fnureusod touvily. | Novy te original Peotnbitiontts, well nabuimed of aie suppany. Ure wbout to withdraw from fellows abip with tho allvnea and urgualzy anew, Ce tog louse fram tho alllnuce, aud will bold we frate Ktute conventton. The ullinsce will te { thoir Stute convention In this elty on the 20th o! JInnunry nose. ——— A NEW OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Han Puancisco, Dee, 4,—Today ardielos of {neorveration of the Oceun Stownship Gum patty were Hed. ‘Choe purpose js to conduct 4 gener passenger aud freight business betweed a France aud tho Huwallan Istands and a ports on tho Puce Ocean and ulsowhure. x eo Dirvotors aro Churlos Goodall, Claus Spreckels dams He Frowory, BL. G. stoclu, A. te Tunis Gustiye “ouchurd, and C. A, dpreckcla. cupltal atock fi two and o batt milllons Te PROBABLY MURDERED. - Mitawaunge, Wis, Deo, 2.—Au unknown ‘nls was run over by the cars wt Fort Howard, ta ‘The cnylneor saw Uyhts aliond, and believes et man bud been murdered and puton tho tr ie ‘Tho roport received tuulght states thal tog der was certain, nea log of tho ata wud EN turae iuiles from the pluve whore the bo: Syuut ranover, ‘Che enginour plaiuly saw wen the truck befure the body was rougaed, a OHIO. 2