Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1878 — Page 1

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NEWS SUMMARY

FOREIGN NEWS. The Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria, ri to wed the Princess Louise, daughter of Prince Frederick Charles, of Prussia. In accordance with the programme, the (formal opening of the Paris Exhibition by ■President MacMahon occurred on the Ist of "May, the inaugural ceremonies being attended by crowds of people too vast to be enumerated even by estimate. A distinguished company of foreign Princes and nobles were present. A St. Petersburg dispatch announces that Russia and England have agreed upon a basis for negotiations, and that tlio latter’s protest will be formally and amicably discussed. The great famine in China is expected to last at least six months longer. The Turks stubbornly refuse to evacuate the fortresses of Varna, Bhumla and Batoum. Gortschakoff is seriously ill of gout. Reports are current respecting the withdrawal of the Russian troops beyond tne ncuitral zone. Gen? Todleben is very desirous of taking up a strong defensive position, which ■the present disposition of his force does not ■afford. The English are in high spirits over the report that Bismarck has onco more declared Germany’s intention to remain neutral if war occurs between Russia and England. The report that Turkey will also maintain a neutral attitude, and has collected forces sufficient to prevent the occupation of her territory by the British, is less encouraging to the latter. A Constantinople dispatch says that a part of the Russian forces at San Stefano have been withdrawn. The move is probably designed to givo effect to Todelben’s idea that the army ehould occupy a stronger defensive position than that taken by the Grand Duke Nicholas. The inquiry into the murder of the late Lord Leitrim has resulted in the removal of the prisoners. On articles of clothing found in some of the prisoners’ houses blood stains were found. Tho County Inspector of Constabulary said he had received information connecting every one of the prisoners with the murder.

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

East. Boston has the champion failure of tho season, that of Nathan Mathews, real-estate speculator. Ilis debts amount to about $5,000,000. Something of a sensation has boon caused by the appearance, on the' coast of Maine, of a merchant vessel, the Cimbria, lately belonging to the Hamburg lino, which is under tho command of an officer of tho Russian navy, and is, as it may be supposed, tho beginning of the privateer floct that lias been talked of so much. The Gilbert elevated railway, intended to promote rapid transit, has been completed and formally oponed to travel in Now York city, and is pronounced a great success. John M.orrissoy, the well-known New York politician and ex-prizc-flghter, died suddenly at Hara’toga, N. Y., on the Ist inst. He was a nativo of Ireland, and was 47 years old. The Illinois Republican Central Committee lias issued a call for the meeting of the State Convention at Springfield on tho 29th of June. E. Remington & Sons, the manufacturers of llie well-known Remington rifle, having extensive shop) at Ilion, N. Y., havo compromised with their creditors. Their liabilities are stated at $1,000,000, and assets $4,000,000. A New York db patch says the members of the Syndicate have decided to take an additional $5,000,000 of the bonds, making the total amount thus far taken under their second contract, $20,000,000. The Fenians in tho Eastern States are actively preparing for an invasion of Canada as soon as England becomes involved in a war wi h Russia.

South. Advices from Northwestern Texas report anher mail carrier killed by Indians between Forts Davis and StoektoD, making tbe sixth person killed in tha; f locality within a few days. A wagon train was attacked between Stockton and Fort Davis. The mountains are said to be full of hostile savages. 8. E. Cummings, who has furnished tho revenuo officers with information, was shot, a few nights ago, by unknown persons at his houso in Baldwin county, Ga. Tho tow boat Warner, hound from New Orleans io St. Louis with a tow of barges, exploded her boilers opposite Memphis the other day. Of ihe crew of twenty-five people, scarcely any escaped without injury. Three of thorn wore killed, and it is thought others will die of their injuries. Goii. Old telegraphs from Ringgold Barracks, on the Rio Grande, that 300 Mexican revolutionists had crossed from Texas into Mexico, and were attacked by Diaz’s troops and dispersed. He also reports that a revolution has broken out in Durango, and that there is much excitement along the Rio Grande. The terdoists seem to be gaining strength.

West. Tho office of the Detroit Free Press was almost totally destroyed by fire on the morning of tho 29. h ult. Loss about SIOO,OOO. The fire was caused by the explosion of a gas main. Thcro was very little delay in the publication of any of the editions of the Free Press, the other papprs in the city generously offering their assistance. At Indianapolis, one day last week, in the presence of a company of 200 or 300 of the more immediate friends of the family and relatives, the remains of the late Senator Morton were removed from the chapel in Crown Hill Cemetery and buried. The body was borne from the chapel by eight prominent citizens, among the l Gen. J. A. Ekin and ex-Gov. Baker. Tho services were beautiful and impressive. The city of Minneapolis, Minn., the great milling metropolis, has been the scene of a terribly destructive conflagration, accompanied by a shocking loss of life. On the evening of the 2d inst. the city was shaken as by an earthquake by a terrific explosion, which was promptly traced to the groups of great flouring mills in what is known as.“ The Platform,” just above St. Anthony falls, where the entire flouring district of the city is concentrated. The explosion came from the great Washburn Mill,* from which a column of flame was seen to shoot up several hundred feet, followed by a crash which crushed the immense structure like an eggshell. Secondary explosions instantly destroyed the Thompson & Hoyt and the Humboldt Mills, and flames immediately burst out, communicating to the Galaxy Mills tho»e of Pettit, Bol>inson & Co., Cahill, Ankeny & Co., L. Day & Sons, Day & Rollins, Buell, Newton & Co., Gorton, Hayward & Co., the Washburn “A” and “B” mills, and lesser structures down the bank of the river. The destruction from the shock of the explosion extended much further, glass being wrecked for Several squares, and buildings shaken throughout tin city. So rapidly did (lie flames extend that many of the employes in the mills were unable to escape, and about fifteen unfortunate people lost their lives. The loss of property is estimated at about $1,09'>,000, one-half of which falls upon the polling interest,

The Democratic sentinel.

JAS W. McEWEN, Editor.

VOLUME 11.

Sitting Bull at last sends word to the Great Father that he will consider any terms of capitulation he may choose to offer. Advices to that effect have been received at Gen. Sheridan’s headquarters in Chicago. The facts are communicated by Gen. Nelson A. Miles, commanding the district of the Yellowstone. The schooner St. Lawrence was recently burned in Lake Michigan, thirty miles off Milwaukee. The Captain and a passenger named i'ieplow, from Gifford, LI., lost their lives. Intelligence of a wholesale slaughter comes to us from Western Nebraska. Herman Allen and two brothers named Luther, who were trapping on the Dismal river, had not been heard of for two months until recently, when their dead bodies were discovered, all of them with bulletrholes through the head. One of the suspected parties has been arrested. Chicago amusements: Boucicault's great sensational drama, “After Dark,” holds the boards at McVicker’s Theater this week. It is said to be among the finest of modern plays. It is produced with the full strength of the regular company, and is mounted in handsome style. Following is the valuation of the mills destroyed by the Minneapolis fire: Washburn, “A,” six-story stone building, $300,000; Humboldt, $60,000; Diamond, $50,000; Galaxy, $85,000; Zenith $60,000; Petit A Robinson, $125,000. Eighteen lives aro now known to have been lost. The mill owners are preparing to rebuild. Gov. Washburne, it is said, will erect the largest and finest flouring *n the world.

WASHINGTON NOTES.

The President has nominated Norman Buck to be United States Attorney in Idaho Territory, and E. S. Chase, of Wisconsin, to be United States Marshal of Idaho Territory. The coinage of the new silver dollars from this time forward will be nearly $3,000,000 monthly. An order has been issued at the Treasury Department directing that the new silver dollar may be paid out in exchange for greenbacks. Hitherto the Secretary has . / tisted that silver dollars could only be obtain Jd with gold. According to advices received at the War Department, an Indian war is pretty sure to pleasantly diversify the events of the summer. Following is the public-debt statement for May: Six per cent, bonds $ 738,619,000 Five per cent, bonds 703;266,659 Four and a half per cent, bonds 210,000,000 Four per cent bonds 83,850,000 Total coin bonds $1,735,735,650 Lawful money debt $ 14,000,000 Matured debt: $ 6,831,850 Legal tenders * 346,743,358 Certificates of deposit 28,315,000 Fractional currency 16,805,414 Coin certificates 55,044,500 Total without interest $ 446,908,273 Total debt ‘52,203,475,773 Total interest . 28,747,253 Caßh in treasury—com $ 156,037,230 Cash in treasury—currency 1,103,140 Currency held for redemption of fractional currency 10,000,000 Special deposits held for redemption of certificates of deposit „ 28,315,000 Total in treasury ■$ 195,515,377 Debt less caßh in treasury $2,036,707,648 Decrease of debt during April 3,015,865 Decrease since June 30, 1877 23,450,574 Bonds issued to Pacific F.ailroad Companies, Interest payable in lawful money; principal outstanding 64.023,512 Interest accrued and not yet oaid 1,292,470 Interest paid by the United States 37,890,334 Interest repaid by transportation of mails, etc 9,162,852 Balance of interest paid by tho United States 28,733,482 The Senate has confirmed George L. Smith as Collector of the port of New Orleans. Orders have boon sent to tho various mints and sub -treasuries not to pay out the 20-cent silver pieces. There is $250,000 in these coins outstanding.

POLITICAL POINTS.

Testmaster General Key, in a published interview, says that ho does got beliove Congress will take any steps toward the investigation of President Hayes’ title. He believes now that Hayes was honestly elected, although ho did not think so in November, 1876. “It is said by prominent Democrats that a resolution will soon be introduced in the House directing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate the alleged Florida frauds, and authorize them to send for persons and papers. This would include the statements of McLin and Dennis, and other proofs in that connection. The investigation will be made with a view of ascertaining all the facts, and not to interfere with the present position of President Hayes.” So says an Associated Press telegram from Washington. “The President’s friends.” says a Washington dispatch to a Western newspaper, “ declare that the civil-service policy is not abandoned, and that the civil-service order will be rigidly enforced. They say that while officeholders may be permitted to speak oj write in favor of their party, yet they cannot take part in caucuses or conventions, or be compelled to contribute to campaign funds.”

MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.

The bitter feud existing in Montreal between Orangemen and Catholics has culminated in more bloodshed. A few nights ago, as a party of Orangemen, who had attended a concert in the suburb of Griffintown, were going home in a body, they were ambushed by a party of Catholic Unionists. One man was shot dead, another seriously wounded, and a woman received three bullets in one of her legs. There is much excitement in Montreal over the affair, and it is feared more serious disturbances will occur. Mr. James Henderson Duff, of Toronto, Canada, started May 1 to walk the distance of the circumference of the earth. He proposes to walk forty miles each working day for two years, which will give him a day over what he requires to accomplish the 25,000 miles. He is to receive the sum of SIO,OOO if he accomplishes the task. Alarmed at the determination of the Russians to buy merchant ships, turn them into armed cruisers, and play the Alabama business upon the British commerce, the English naval authorities have selected a large number of first-class steamers, which are to be commissioned and employed to run down the improvised Russian fleet. A San Francisco dispatch announces the death of W. S. O’Brien, one of the great Bonanza silver kings. John Morrissey left an estate of $30,000.

FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

Monday, April 29.— Senate. —Mr. McCreery, of Kentucky, presented the credentials of his successor in the Senate, John 8. Williams.... Mr. McCreery presented a petition signed by a large muabCr influential citizens, regardless of party, asking that RaDhael Semmes be assigned to a position 5? tut* 6 . ex P e<iitio u. ..Bills introduced: By Mr. Plumb, to further define the right of preemption entries within railroad limits; by Mr Cockrell (by request), to provide for asccrtaining and reporting the expense incurred by the Territory of Idaho in defending themselves against the Nez-Perce Indians ; by Mr. Chrißtiancv to amend section 5,147, Revised Statutes, in regard to assaults upon or interference with the internal revenue or customs officers ; also, to amend section 0,407, Revised Statutes, in regard to embezzlements by internal-revenue officers.... Bills passed - House bill making an appropriation of SIO,OOO for pier-lights at the entrance of the jetties to toe Souto pass of toe Mississippi nver; Sen-

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 10,1875.

ate bill for the relief of Bcttlers on public lands within the double minimum limits of railroad grants, afterward thrown out of the double minimum limits by reason of a change in *he route cf the roads; House joint resolution appropriating $5 000 f-r erecting a monument over the grave of Thomas Jefferson; Senate bill granting lands to tho State of Minnesota in lien of certain lands heretofore granted ; House bill to extend the provisions of section 3,297, Revised Statutes, to other institutions of learning. House. —Bills introduced: By Mr. Clark, to prevent the insolvency of railroad companies; by Mr. Turner, to prevent assessments for political pu»poses; by Mr. Phillips, setting aside the contract entered into between the Secretary of the Treasury and the Syndicate; by Mr. Ackliu, repealing the iron-clad oath for jurors; by Mr. Williams, of Michigan. for the erection of a statue of Gen. Custer, by Mr. Aldrich, to establish a branch mint at Chicago ; by Mr. Wilson, repealing the act entitled “An act to strengthen the public credit," approved March, 1870, pledging payment in gold of all bonds theretofore payable in lawful money of the United Stales.... A bill introduced by Mr. Fort, forbidding the further retirement of greenbacks, and providing for the reissue of legal tenders redeemed, was passed under a suspension of the rules, by a vote of 177 yeas to 33 nays. Tuesday, April 30, —Senate. —The Senate devoted the entire day to the consideration of the bill to repeal the Bankrupt law. House. —The House consumed the day in discussing the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. Wednesday, May I.—Senate.—The Senate devoted another day to the discussion of the bill to repeal the Bankrupt law, and finally referred it to the Judiciary Committee, with the understanding that it be reported back without delay.... There was an interesting debate upon the subject of the tariff, growiDg out of an attempt by Mr. Blaine toca'l up bis resolution declaring any radical chaDge in our tariff at this time to be inopportune. Objection was made to the calling up of the resolution.... Mr. Garland introduced a bill providing for a commission to examine into the subject of tbe tariff, with a view to facilitating legislation relative thereto. Referred. House,— Mr. Chittenden introduced a bill providing for the exchange of fractional silver coin for United States notes. Ref erred,... Mr. Robertson, Chairman of the Committee on the Mississippi Levees, reported a bill appropriating $3,871,674 for closing crevasses and strengthening the levees on the Mississippi river. Printed and recommitted. .... Mr. Vance, Chairman of the Committee on Patents, reported a bill amending the Patent laws. Pouted and recommitted... .Mr. Throckmorton introduced a bill limiting the rates for transportation, freight and passengers over the Pacific railroad bridge at Omaha. Referred.... The Legislative, Executive and J udicial Appropriation bill was discussed. Thursday, May 2.—Senat*. —Mr, Thurman, from tne Judiciary Committee, reported back the bill to repeal the Bankrupt law, with an amendment providing that the repeal of the law shall take effect Jan. 1,1879. Laid over for one day.. ..Mr. Ferry called up the House bill to repeal tho Specie Ropumption act, and addressed the Senate in advocacy of the measure. He declared that the result of the Silver bill was beneficial, and that the repeal of the Resumption act would infuse new vigor into the national industries, securing resumption IODg before tho time fixed by the law. He was followed by Mr. Voorhees, who argued in favor of repealing the Resumption law. He portrayed the evils inflicted upon the laboring classes by contraction. The House, he said, had obeyed the popular will, and had repealed the odious Resumption act, but the Senate had hesitated, thereby entailing great financial distress upon (he country. House.—Mr. Reagan, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill to regulate inter-State commerce... .The remainder of the session was de voted to consideration of the Legislative 'Appropriation bill. Friday, May 3.— Senate. —Not in session. HousE.--The House devoted the day to the consideration of (he Legislative Appropriation bill, which was completed in committee of the whole. There was a long debate over the amendment increasing the salary of the Commissioner of Agriculture from $3,000 to $4,600. The amendment was finally adopted... .Mr. Cutler introduced a bill relative to the transportation of animals, and Mr. Whitthorne presented one to encourage shipping. Saiurday, May 4.—Senate. —Not in session. House.— Mr. Stephens, from the Committee on Coinage, reported a biil to retire the 5 and 3-cent silver pieces, and to stop their further coinage; also, providing that fractional or subsidiary silver coin shall bo a legal tender to tho amount of S2O, and shall be exchangeab'e at tho treasury for other legal-tender money when presented in sums of $lO or over. Ordered printed and recommitted.... The House completed and passed the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. As it came from the committee of the whole the appropriations recommended by the Appropriation Committee were increased by over $97,000. As the bill finally passed the House these wefe increased by $221 028, making the aggregate appropriation contained in the bill amount to sl4 950,098. In ihe amount of increase is included an additional appropriation of $173,138 for reopening the Now Orleans mint.... A number of personal pension bills were passed. Among them were pensions to the widows of Gen. Robert Anderson, Gen. Charles 1,. Lovell, and Admiral Charles Wilkes.

A Druggist’s Fatal Mistake.

Another case of a blundering druggist poisoning a person by putting up a wrong prescription is reported, this time in Cincinnati. A boy named Conley, 12 or 13 years of age, was under treatment for chills and fever. On Friday afternoon last the doctor left a prescription for thirty grains of sulphate of quinine, to be made up into six powders of five grains each, one to be given every hour. It was taken to Flynn’3 drug store, corner of Sixth and Lock streets, where Mr. Flynn, after reading it, repeated it to his clerk, a young man 18 years of age, and handed it to him for preparation. The clerk put up morphine, an article in appearance very much like quinine, and made up the powders. The first powder was given the patient shortly after dark, and was followed at the stated intervals by two more. The boy fell into a heavy stupor, and his parents, unable to arouse him, sent in alarm for Dr. Knox, who perceived the fatal blunder at once, and saw that the boy was already beyond recovery. He died at 6 o’clock Saturday morning.— Chicago Inter Ocean.

Buchu Helmbold.

Dr. Helmbold for two or three days has been missed from the high stool in one of the down-town groggeries upon which he is wont to perch himself for an all-night sojourn. The fact is, he is violently crazy again. An officer found him this morning walking along Fifth avenue and talking incoherently. He was taken to the station-house in Fifty-first street, where he became so violent that is was decided to send him to Bellevue Hospital. While he was waiting for the arrival of an ambulance Dr. Helmbold turned on the hydrant and deluged himself with water from head to foot. He was taken to the hospital, where he was placed in one of the cells on the ground floor. While lying there with a straight jacket on he talked of gigantic schemes, in which an unknown woman, a kiss, and large numbers of troops were features. He was visited by physicians, who, after examining him, thought that his excitement was caused by alcoholism, and that he would be well again a in few days. —New York Herald.

Leprosy.

From Baltimore we have the account of a genuine case of leprosy. The patient is a native of New York, but lived for many years in Cuba. His condition is thus spoken of: “ His hands and feet are covered with scaly ulcers, and his face is breaking out with large tuberculous sores, giving him a shocking appearance. The surgeons did not regard the disease as contagious or infectious. The man is lying in a ward occupied by other patients. He is in the second stage of the disease; says he does not suffer any pain, is cheerful, and converses freely.” The prognosis of the physicians of the hospital is that the disease is incurable, and the man must die a slow death. He enjoyed excellent health up to the time of attack. The United States must not expect to long escape this terrible scourge, which from the days of Moses has been the terror of Eastern countries. —lnter Ooean.

“A Firm Adherence to Correct Principles A

WORLD’S FAIR.

The Opening of the Great International Exposition at Paris, on the Ist of May. The ceremony of opening the exhibition, says a correspondent, began at 2:30 in the afternoon, at which time it was showery, but at 3 o’clock the sun was shining brightly again. The crowd was immense and enthusiastic, in spite of the alternations of rain throughout the proceedings. Cries were everywhere heard of “ Yive la Bepublique” and “ Yive la France. ” Among those present were the Prince of Wales, Don Francois D’Assises, father of the King of Spain; Due D’Aosta, brother of the King of Italy and ex-King of Spain; Prince Frederic, Crown Prince of Denmark; the Prince of Orange, heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands, and Prince Hemy, of Holland. Marshal MacMahon arrived in a state carriage, escorted by his military household, troops being drawn up all along the route from the Elysee. A procession then formed, which marched from the grand arcade to a platform overlooking the fountain and commanding a vie w of nearly all the building and grounds. Here Trisserene de Bort, Minister of Commerce, welcomed the Marshal in a short speech, and the Marshal then declared the exhibition opened. M. De Bort, Minister of Commerce made a speech, saying the idea of holding an exhibition suggested itself the day after the definite concentration of the republic. The republican Government thus gave the stamp to the tendencies and aims which it wished to assign to its efforts, and testified its faith in the stability and fecundity of the institutions it had founded, and its confidence in the sympathies of foreign governments. He thanked tiie foreign governments which had so magnificently responded to the appeal of France, sent their art treasures and manufactures here, and now crowned their courtesy by honoring the opeuing of the enterprise with the presence of their most illustrious citizens and best-loved Princes. The exhibition was a proof of virility which would make its mark upon the history of the republic. In the exhibition visitors would see that France, reassured in regard t> the future, had taken a fresh flight by a revival of her activity and energy, and labored more ardently than ever to multiply the creations which honor her artisans, embellish the life of her people and multiply the benefits of civilization to the honor and glory of humanity. President MacMahon said:

“I desire to join in the sentiments expressed by the Minister of Commerce, I offer my congratulations upon the magnificent result achieved, and of which I am happy to have the whole world as witness. We have also to thank the foreign nations for so completely responding to the appeal of France. In the name of the republic I declare the exhibition opened. ” The Marshal subsequently congratulated M. Krantz, the organizer of the exhibition, on the auspicious opening of the grand enterprise. One hundred and one guns from the Tnvalides, Mont Yalerien and an island in the Seine followed the announcement. At the same time two military bands struck up, all the fountains played, and the soldiers stationed by the flagstaff's hoisted the flags of all nations on the roof of the two palaces and annexes. The Marshal then reascended the Trocadero palace, the procession reforming behind him, and, after completing the round of the building, crossed over the river to the Champ de Mars. Troops were drawn up on and near the bridge. TUe terrace of the Champ de Mars palace was occupied by Senators, Deputies, Council of State, magistrates, academicians, military staff, and French Commissioners. Entering by the central door, the procession went through the grand vestibule decorated with the crown jewels, Sevres porcelain, Gobelin tapestry, and the Prince of Wales’ Indian collection. It then passed through all the sections, the Commissioners of each country greeting it at the door, and next inspected the military school, where all the exhibition workmen were stationed, and lastly traversed the machinery annexes. The workmen made extraordinary efforts during the past three days in the preparation of the various sections. The English, American, and Belgian have beeu especially pushed, and present a creditable appearance. The American, though unfinished, compares favorably with the others. The department of manufactures shows the least progress. The agricultural and alimentary departments will be better than at any previous foreign exposition. The machinery department is very rich in labor-saving machinery of light class already, and, though incomplete, it compares favorably with the English, while occupying only one-sixth of the space allotted to the British exhibit. The display of machine tools is inferior to the American exhibit at Philadelphia, but superior to any other at this exhibition. Agricultural, sewing and weighing machines make a fine display. Textiles are not yet arranged, hut promise very well. Drugs, chemicals, publishers’ exhibits, chromos, and cutlery are superior to the competing exhibits in other sections. The American art department is nearly ready. It will be the best ever shown abroad by America. The hall is too small, but it is beautifully arranged, and contains 100 paintings and a few water colors.

Glorious Spring, All Hail!

The warm season comes on apace, and the lightning-rod man invents a bagful of new lies and departs for the rural districts to devour the substance of the unwary granger; the book-agent prances about with a fiendish desire to persecute mankind; the poet swoops down on the honest, hard-working newspaper man with his “Ode to S ;” about these days the able-bodied males gather on the public highway and tell naughty stories and call it working out their poll-tax; the gentler sex play croquet nineteen hours per day and talk scandal at the rate of fifteen knots an hour; Benedict, the married man, catches his meal on the fly, while his softer half is in the ecstasies of “ spring cleanin’;” the fashionable young blood hies himself unto the barber, and comes away with his head resembling a beautiful billiard ball; the man who maketh a garden crieth “Shoo!” to his neighbor’s hens; the alamagoozelum soda-fountain fizzles in the drug-store, and the ice-cream man imposes on the swain and swainesses; the turkey-gobbler swells with importance, and innumerable small boys career madly around, dressed in a straw hat and holy pantaloons; the mixer of ungodly beverages setteth a green blind before his door; the old man arises in the morning an 4 beholds his front gate

banging by one hinge, and the old man’s daughter keepeth her own counsel; the poor young man is often seen in a brown study as to how he is to get a S4O spring suit on as 3 per week salary; the bullfrog croaks dismally, and tbe Thomas cat yowls with renewed energy; the sedate gander stands on one foot and meditates over prospective goslings : the garter-snake crawleth around, the tum-ble-bug stands on his head, and the Covington, Columbus and Black Hills railroad man talks proudly of continuing the road “right off.” By these signs does the wise man know that spring has arrived. —Dakota City {Neb.) Eagle.

FEDERAL FINANCE.

Comparative Treasury Statements. Following is a comparison of the condition of the treasury May 1, 1877, and May 1, 1878: Balances. 1877. 1878. Currency $ 2,395,145 $ 1,163,140 Special fund for redemption of fractional currency 6,000,000 . 10,000,000 Special deposit of legal tenders for redemption certificates of deposit.. 40,465,000 28 315,000 Coin 105,439,740 150,137,236 Coin and s.lver certificates 49,712,700 55,044,500 Coin less coin and silver certificates 55,727,040 100,992,736 Outstanding called bonds. 14,828,260 6,078,350 Other outstanding coin liabilities.. 5,476,114 4,135.688 Outstanding legal tenders 861,494,404 346,681,016 Outstanding fractional currency 22,186,575 16 805,414 Outstanding silver coin.. 31,920,786 38,802,688 Total debt less cash in treasury 2,070,368,617 2,036,707,648 Reduction of debt for April 4,315,609 3,015,865 Reduction of debt since July, including $9,553,800 Geneva award bonds canceled 29,080,722 33,450,574 Market value of g01d.... 106.62 100 Imports (twelve months ending March 31) 423,335,136 465,617,487 Exports (twelve months ending March 31) 597,554,454 665,223,090

Coinage of the Mints.

The following is a statement of the coinage executed at the United States mints during April, 1878 : Pieces. Value. Double eagles 181.0 0 $4,620,000 Half eagles 3.784 18,920 Trade dollars 85,000 35’0C0 Standard dollars 2,470,000 2,470,000 Total gold , 184,784 3,638,920 Total silver 2,505,000 2,505,000 Total coinage 2,689,784 6,143,920

Imports and Exports.

The following is a statement of imports and exports during the nine months of the fiscal year ending March 31,1878: Merchandise exports, domestic $522,081,923 Merchandise exports, foreign 10,449,207 Total $533,031,130 Imports 329,801,629 Excess of exports over imports $202,229,501 Specie and bullion exports 23,036,092 Imports... 19,749,849 Excess of exports over imports $ 3,216,243 Total ex cess of exports over imports, specie ana merchandise 206,545,744 The Redemption Agency. The following is a statement of the operations of the National Redemption Agency for last month and the ten months ending with April, as compared with the corresponding periods of last year : National-Bank Notes Disposed of. Month. Ten Months. Notes fit for circulation assorted and returned to the banks of issue $ 7,758,100 $120,550,000 Notes unfit for circulation assorted and delivered to the Comptroller of the Currency for destruction and replaced with new notes 4,015,400 30,651,900 Notes of failed, liquidating and reducing banks deposited in the treasury... 942,C00 8,776,600 Totals for 1878 $12,715,500 $168,877,500 Totais for 1877 18,334,600 184,090,600 Decrease $ 5,619,100 $ 15,213,000

The Discovery of North America.

A Wall street broker laid a wager the other day that Christopher Columbus discovered the continent of North America, and, of course, lost it. It is surprising how many intelligent persons entertain the same error. Knowing that he discovered a number of islands in the Western hemisphere, they think that he must of necessity have discovered this continent also. They forget that he died in ignorance of the grandeur of his achievement, believing Cuba, Terra Firma, and the other lands he had found to be remote parts of Asia. Amerigo Vespucci, after whom North and South America is named, did not discover this continent proper either. The land he discovered lay near the equator, and he, too, was deluded with the notion that it was a portion of Asia. John Cabot was the discoverer of North America (some time in May, 1497), which he likewise supposed to belong to the dominions of the Grand Cham. He sailed along the coast for 300 leagues, and went ashore, without finding any human being, though he believed the country inhabited. It is remarkable that the three great discoverers of the Western world should all have been Italians: Columbus having been bom in Genoa, Vespucci in Florence, and Cabot, presumably, in Venice. The birth of Cabot is uncertain, as are his age and the place and time of his death. But the fact that the license granted him by Henry VII. calls him Kabotto, Venetian, would seem to determine the questian of his nativity. The discoverers had a sorry fortune. Columbus, as we are aware, was treated with the blackest ingratitude by the King of Spain. When officers of the vessel in which he was carried a prisoner to Spain offered to remove his chains, imposed upon him by royal order, he replied, “ I will wear them as a reminder of the gratitude of Princes. ” He died, as everybody knows, neglected, in extreme poverty, of a broken heart. Vespucci had many trials and died poor, and Cabota fell into sudh obscurity that no one can tell where or when or how he died. Surely the auguries attendant on the birth of the Western world were not favorable, and in a superstitious age might have led to the belief that its history would never be marked by good fortune. —New York Times.

Russians, Germans and Americans.

The Russians, of whom there are always a large colony here, are intensely Basse in everything, and spend more money in diamonds and champagne than all the other foreigners put together. The Germans, of whom we have also a great many, are, as a rule, of an economical turn of mind, patronize cheap restaurants and third-class hotels, and assimilate with nothing as readily as beer. They are the least popular of all the foreigners here, for Paris has not yet forgotten 1871. But an American has not been a week in Paris before he waxes his mustache, buys a plug hat of the latest Parisian style at Chantil’s, sports lavender kids and a whalebone cane with an ivory leg for a handle, wears narrow trousers, a tightly-fitting cheviot sack coat and patent-leather boots, and says “au plaisir?” and “ pardon, monsieur," every five minutes.—/tom Cor. Baltimore Bulletin.

APPRECIATION, NOT RESUMPTION.

[From the New Haven Union.] John Sherman has given up all idea of resuming specie payments on the Ist of January next, under the Resumption act of 1875. His chief aim is to bring about the appreciation of the greenback to par with gold, and then, like the arrant trickster that he is, endeavor to make the public believe that he has really brought about specie payments. There is now outstanding a paper circulation of about $640,000,000, every dollar of which ought to be readily convertible into coin when resumption takes place, otherwise there is no resumption. Mr. Sherman claims that he has now $80,000,000 of coin in excess of all demands. He thinks he can issue $10,000,000 of coin certificates in excess of coin deposited, and holds at least $10,000,000 for which no demand will be made. Under his arrangement just made with the old Syndicate he will get $50,000,000 more by the Ist of January, thus giving him a grand total at the date of resumption of $145,000,000 of coin. The price under which Sherman proposes to dispose of $50,000,000 of United States 4j per cent, bonds to the money brokers is not as favorable as it might be, but Sherman doubtless holds to tlie view expressed by the New York Tribune, that “the Government could well afford to pay $5,000,000 or even $10,000,000 rather than fail in its undertakings.” That is to say, the carrying out of John Sherman’s policy will be so beneficial to the capitalists of Wall street that they consider the expenditure of a few millions of the people’s money in their behalf quite the thing on the part of the Government. Well, by the most favorable showing, granting that Sherman’s schemes all turn out just as he expects, the Government will have $145,000,000 of coin on the Ist of January next, with which to redeem $640,000,000 of paper. Can actual resumption take place on this basis ? Of course it would be absurd to argue that such will be the case. The Government and banks can only redeem about one-fifth of the paper outstanding. Sherman, however, does not propose to resume specie payments, but only to bring about an appreciation of the greenbacks to par with gold. When asked by Gen. Ewing if the banks would not take his small basis away from him at the start, he answered no, and then threw out a threat as to his power to cripple the banks should tliey show any lack of faith in his plans. He went on to unfold his scheme. He desires Congress to empower him to reissue $300,000,000 of the greenback circulation. That is to say, he wants to float just that amount of irredeemable paper money. He thus accepts as correct the theory of the Nationals, that it is wise to float an irredeemable paper money. And no doubt the proposed action of the Senate Finance Committee in the presentation of a bill making the greenbacks a full legal tender, and receivable for all dues, including customs, has Sherman's sanction. This measure alone if enacted long ago would have brought the paper currency to a par with gold, but coupled with the coin transactions of the Secretary and the remonetization of silver there is no doubt of its effect in bringing about appreciation in 1879. We have clearly demonstrated that the Secretary of the Treasury has no intention of establishing specie payments. He acknowledges his inability to substitute coin for the volume of paper money afloat. By stealing some of the greenback thunder, however, he proposes, and -undoubtedly will bring paper and coin together. Will this restore confidence and start the country upon an era of prosperity ? Not at all. A slight move on the European chessboard or a concerted movement on the part of the money brokers of Wall and Lombard streets is likely to take away Sherman’s base and force the Government to suspend the so-called specie payments established. Such a plan is not a permanent and satisfactory settlement of the financial problem. The currency will be kept contracted and the volume cannot be adjusted to the wants and necessities of the business of the country. The principle must be recognized that the Government alone possesses the sole prerogative of issuing money; and that an elastic system is the only salvation for our industries. Under Sherman’s plan the per capita of circulation will be a trifle above $9, while it should be certainly equal to that of France, which is $36. Sherman and his followers want to perpetuate the rational banks, which are a standing menace to the commercial interests and a burden to the people. While they hold sway the currency is sure to be kept inadequate to the wants of business. The experience of France proves that a full legal-tender paper currency can be floated in almost unlimited quantities and maintained at par with coin. This fact called forth the following from Victor Bonnet, the celebrated economist: “It apparently reverses the economical and financial principles which the authorities on the subject have hitherto labored to establish. * * * “Is financial science assuming a new aspect, and proving that we have been all wrong in fearing irredeemable paper money? Are we to learn that ideas have made progress, and that we are on the eve of realizing that famous ‘wagonway through the air’ spoken of by Adam Smith and Ricardo—a paper circulation without metallic base ? * * “ This is the new problem which agitates the world, and as to which there is more uncertainty than ever, after what has recently taken place in France.” Here is presented the problem of the National party. We favor the establishment of a paper-money system which will not depend upon the caprices of the capitalists of the world for its value, thus giving them an enormous power over the people.

Meeting of the Illinois Central Committee.

The Illinois State Central Committee of the National party recently held a meeting at the Tremont House, Chicago. There -were present Gen. Bates, candidate for State Treasurer; Dr. D. B. Sturgeon, of Toledo, Chairman of the National Committee; S. M. Slade, Elgin; Charles Boone, Jo Daviess county; S. M. Smith* Kewaunee; R. W. Nelson, Joliet; Thomas Wolfe, Paxton; H. H. Stevens, Macomb; Col. B. S. Heath, Pekin; Dr. W. L. Reed, Piatt county; J. W. Evarta, Centralia; Richard Springer, Plano; James Springer, Dayid Gill, A. W. Herr, J. H. Randall, Chicago. The meeting was organized with Jaipes

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Springer in the chair, and Thomas Wolfe, Secretary. After the reading of the minutes of the Springfield meeting, Dr. D. B. Sturgeon, of Toledo, was called upon to inform the committee of the progress of the work of the National Committee. The gentleman said that he had no set speech to deliver, but he represented the party of the new departure, and could say that all was progressing favorably. Over 200 newspapers in the country had espoused their cause.* They expected, within the next two years to elect the Chief Magistrate of this country. He cited the Republican as an example of the growth of a party.' The men who founded it started upon the one idea of opposition to the extension of slavery. He went on to discuss organization. Cities must be organized by wards, the country by counties, and all amalgamated and working under the State organization. In each election precinct there was to be instituted a council, composed of not less than ten voters, who should elect four officers. In this way information was to be disseminated by means of documents. A charter was to be granted to each council. The engraving at the head of this document embodied among other things a greenback held down by the silver dollar. The doctor stated that 100 clubs had been organized under the present charter. Previous organizations numbered thousands. Tracts would cost less than a cent apiece. A song book had not been hit upon. It had been difficult to find anyone to furnish just such songs as they needed. Another thing: It had been determined to issue charters to minors’ clubs, who it was hoped would cast the telling votes in 1880 that would elect the National President. At the close of the oration the President stated that the reports from the Congressional districts were in order. The reports from nearly all the districts were highly encouraging.

VALUABLE FIGURES.

Something Which the People Should Cut Out and Keep. [From the Albany Workingmen’s Advocate.] NAIL THE LIE. The hackneyed old song, “There is just as much money in the country as ever there was,” has been answered by all currency reformers so often that it looks almost like carrying water into Lake Erie to go over the ground again. But to close up the mouths of the base and ignorant we publish the official record as compiled by the Northwestern Miller, of La Crosse, Wis., trusting that those who doubt the figures will take the trouble to verify their correctness from the official reports: AMOUNT OF CIHCULATINO MEDIUM, SEPT. 1, 1865. [Compiled from Official Records.] United States notes $ 433,160,569 Fractional currency. 26,344,742 National-bank notes 185,000,000 Compound-interest legal-tender notes. 217,024,160 Temporary loan certificates (ten days’ demand) 107,148,713 Certificates of indebtedness 85,093,000 Treasury 5 per cent, legal tenders 32,536,991 Treasury notes, past due, legal tenders and not presented 1.503 020 State-bank notes 78^867,575 Three-year treasury notes 830,000,000 Total Sept. 1, 1865. $1,996,678,770 AMOUNT OF CIRCULATING MEDIUM DEC. 1, 1873. [Compiled from Official Records.] United States notes $ 367,001,685 Fractional currency 48,009,000 Certificates of indebtedness, bearing interest 678,000 National-bank currency 350,000,000 Total Dec. 1, 1873 $ 765,679,685 Contraction from Sept. 1, 1865, to Dec. 1, 1873 $1,230,999,085 AMOUNT OP CIRCULATING MEDIUM SEPT. 1, 1877. [Compiled from public debt statement and last statement of Comptroller of the Currency.] Greenbacks outstanding $ 358,040,997 National-bank notes 315,620,217 Fractional currency, including silver.. 39,172,114 Total Sept. 1, 1877 $ 712,833,258 Contraction from Sept. 1,1865, to Sept. 1, 1877 (twelve years) $1 283,845,412 And here is the other side of the pict ure, which will show for whose benefit this systematic robbery ®f the people is being made : The bonded indebtedness of the United States on tfle 31st of October, 1865, was: Six per cent, bonds $ 945,562,512 Five per cent, bonds 218,207,100

Total bonds $1,163,769,612 On which the yearly interest, the greater part of which was payable in legal-tender notes and not in gold, was as follows: On 6 per cent, bonds $56,733,760.72 On 6 per cent, bonds 1 10,910,355.00 Annual interest on bends $67,644,105.72 According to the public-debt statement for Aug. 31, 1877, the total bonded indebtedness of the country was as follows : Six per cent, bonds $ 814,341,050.00 Five per cent, bonds 703,266,650.00 Four and a half per cent, bonds.... 185,000,000.00 Total $1,702,607,700.00 On which the yearly interest is : On 6 per cent, bonds $ 48,860,463.00 On 5 per cent, bonds ' 36,163,332.50 On iy: per cent, bonds 9,325,000.00 Total Interest $ 93,348,795.50 RECAPITULATION. Bonded indebtedness, May 31, 1877.51,692,964,650.00 Bonded indebtedness, Oct. 31, 1865. 1,162,769,612.00 Increase in bonds since Oct. 31,1865.$ 529,196,038.00 Annual interest, May 31, 1877 $ 93,120,212.50 Annual interest, Oct. 31, 1865 67,644,105.72 Increased annual interest $ 25,476,106.78 Total increase on bonded indebtedness from Oct. 31, 1865, to Aug. 3i, 1877 $ 538,838,088.00 Total increase of annual interest from Oct. 31, 1865, to Aug. 31, 1877.. $ 25,704,688.78 How any intelligent man, after reading the above, can fail in seeing and denouncing the infamous policy of contraction, is what we cannot comprehend.

National Banks and Gold Resumption.

A few national banks have resumed gold payments on their notes with a flourish of trumpets. This is simply a piece of brag. The notes of the banks are so scattered through the country that to pick up those of any one of them would not pay expenses, unless there were an unusual demand for gold. The treasury is the real redemption agency of the banks. In case of resumption, the banks must redeem in greenbacks or gold. When the demand for gold for exportation arises, as it certainly will when the proper money of the country ceases to be hoarded and gold and silver are added to the entire mass of circulation, then the treasury must respond to such demand or suspend. There is no comparison as between a bank (unless it is a central national bank like that of England or France) and the treasury, as respects the demand for gold. The demand for gold on a local bank may depend on its credit, and thus be purely sentimental. The demand on the treasury, on the contrary, is always a commercial demand, except m case of war or a. general collapse of credit. When the entire mass of circulation in the country is unduly expanded, the value of the whole as compared with other property, is cheapened, the gold part a? well as the paper part, fhis

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makes money, the country over, plenty and cheap, and all other property dear. This of course, makes the market of such country the best for the foreigner. He brings kis goods here because they fetch more here than elsewhere. But when he comes to consider what he shall take in return for them, he finds it to his interest to take that property which is the cheapest nere, but the dearest abroad. This property is, of course, money. But the paper part of our money he cannot take. It will not pass abroad. Consequently he takes the gold part, which is equivalent. This is the drain which our treasury has to meet. And at times it lias become so intense that there is no instance in the history of paper money in which a Government has been able to sustain specie payments for any length of time. Nor is it alone the amount of Government and bank paper afloat which onuses this drain on the treasury. When private and corporate credit revives, every bond, note, draft, check, bill of exchange, and all such means of exchanging property are actually and truly so much added to the circulating medium. The effect of such addition is to cheapen the entire mass of money in the country, paper as well as specie, and cause the latter to be exported in exchange for goods, which goods are made nominally dearer here than in any other country. For these reasons we maintain that specie resumption is an experiment, and that there is no instance in the history of the world in which specie resumption by a Government has been successful for any length of time. —Chicago Daily News.

THE FINANCES IN THE SENATE.

Able Speeches by Messrs. Ferry, of Michigan, and Voorhees, of Indiana. Mr. Ferry called up the House bill to repeal the Specie-Resumption act, and read a lengthy argument explaining the amendments reported by the Committee on Finance. He referred to the fact that United States notes and gold were nearly equal to-day, and argued that this was hastened by the passage of the act to restore the standard silver dollar. Alluding to the passage of the act of Jan. 14, 1875, to resume specie payments, lie said he joined in it as a compromise measure reluctantly. After explaining the amendments reported by the Committee on Finance, he said that if the bill should be agreed to as amended it would give the country a volume of currency of $990,000,000. He argued that the bill would restore commercial confidence. It would result in our own people holding the national debt instead of foreigners. The recent sale of $50,000, - 000 of bonds by the Secretary of the Treasury was an assurance of this and an evidence of the advancement of public credit. The Government should now turn its attention to upholding its credit with its own people. He next referred to the coin required by the Government, and said no fears need be apprehended that the Government would have to go abroad to seek coin to meet its requirements. The necessity for denying United States nates their rightful place in the circulation of the country had departed. He believed greenbacks and coin would be at par before the Ist of July next, and referred to the announcements daily made by business firms and banking associations, that they had resumed specie payments. Referring to Wall street, he said all the knowledge of finance did not dwell solely with the wise men of Gotliam. New York city, which hnd been so clamorous for specie resumption, now seemed to be the last to respond. In conclusion, lie argued that the passage of this bill would be to settle our finances upon such a basis as would relegate our financial difficulties from the halls of Congress to the marts of commerce.

Mr. Yoorhees then took the floor, and read a lengthy argument in favor of repealing the Specie Resumption act. The a mount of human misery, wretchedness and vice which lhe law had caused could not be estimated. It had overthrown property values Bimply beyond the power of language to describe. Ten thousand million dollars’ worth of property has been absolutely confiscated. He argued that the American people had been educated on the subject of finances during the past five years, under such circumstances as breed revolution, unless they were met by measures of relief. The greenback dollar, on account of the confidence the people had in it, had forced itself upon equality with gold. He referred to the goluroom of New York as a mob of gamblers, and argued that the Government could not redeem $50,000,000 with gold within a week’s notice from to-day. The notes of the Government had advanced to an equality with gold because the people had forced the Government to treat its own notes with respect. There never was the slightest reason why the paper money of this country should have become depreciated. He favored the adoption of an amendment compelling the Secretary of the Treasury to receive United States notes for duties on imports, not after the Ist of October next, but immediately. That would at once equalize our currency. To resume specie payment on the Ist of January next made certain a dark, perilous, and unhappy future. The farmers had mortgaged their property, and if specie payments were resumed these mortgages must be paid in coin. It was the duty of the American Congress to so legislate as to secure to the farmer his home and to the industrious mechanic living wages. The toiling millions who arose in the morning before light and worked until after dark were constantly being lectured on economy by dwellers in palaces, by masters of hired attendants. The poor were to give up luxuries wliich they had not in order that the rich might have more. Far was it from him to incite the people, but he would at all times vindicate them against the aspersions of those who first oppressed and then denounced tbem. He referred to Communism, and said that it was the advocates of extreme measures, those who favored resumption of specie payments, who fostered the spirit of Communism. In conclusion, he argued that the repeal of the Specie Resumption law would bring light and hope to many darkened homes. It would cut the ligatures of contraction, and activity and prosperity would revive. Nothing since peace was declared at Appomattox thirteen years ago would be hailed with such shouts of gladness. Popular relief would insure popular tranquillity, and turbulence in the labor regions would cease.

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