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THE SUNDAY BEER QUESTION.

The meetings held on Thursday evening by
the friends and opponents OF Sunday lager-beer
we're temperate and rather conciliatory in tone,
though showing no lack Of frmness on either
side. The most notable event at the German
meeting was the discontinue of A1r. A. G. Hes
ing, who was not allowed to take any prominent
part in the proceedings. Whether this proceeded
from the fact that Mr. Hesing was regarded as IN
indiscreet advocate of German ideas, or FROM the
belief that his course in the premises is gov
erned and controlled by mere party conHidera-
tiona is immaterial. He Mas essentially rebuffed
by his own countrymen. At the two temper
ance meetings, which we're addressed by Rev. Mr.
Parlhurst. Rev. Robert Collyer, and Rev. ". A.
Bartlett, there WAS no disposition eYinced to
encroach upon German customs, or to wage war
against so harmless a fluid as lager-beer. The
denunciations of the speakers we're exclusively
directed against Intoxicating drinks" On the
whole. there seems to be no danger of any con-
flict other than that Of opposing lawyers in the
courts Of justice.
It should be steadily borne in mind that the
object sought in the recent law and order move
ment was to check the rapid increase Of crime,
growing out Of the use OF Intoxicating liquors,
on q day when there was great deal of leisure
for drinking them. Il the la17 is to be enforced,
it should be done with that distinct
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Now that the Emperor Wilhelm has got the
San Juan boundary question OF his mind, he
should turn his attention to the Duchy Of Neck
lenburg, which is just now engaged in sending
her criminals to the United States. The German
papers are continually printing accounts Of
manacled rufiaus taken through the streets Of
Hamburg and Bremen, for transportation to this
country. 4 description Of two OF these fellows,
which appears in ReuzB paper, may possibly
stand as type for the rest "Ihey we're the
barber sonncwend, who poisoned his wife and
attempted to murder his babe, be-
cause he wanted to marry another
woman, and farm-laborer rho committed
highway robbery on nine occasions" We hare
plenty Of this class already in the country
without needing to import from Germany, and
If the Kaiser wants to confer 8 real favor upon
US, he will give the Duehy Of Mecklenhurg,
which has been up before the German Parlia-
ment on several occasions for bad behavior, an
opportunity to keep it's sonnewends at home, or,
what is still better, instruct the Duchy to hang
them. Having surplus here already, there is
no demand for them.
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district Of South Carolina had elected white
man and Liberal to Congress, but the tele-
graph for two days reported the election Of e1-
Governor Benjamin F. Perry, who nov, now
ever, appears to have been beaten.
The Grant managers do not put an O'Conor
ticket in the field in Pennsylvania, because,
they say, Greeley cannot in any event, carry
the State" But IN O'Conor ticket has been
launched in Vermont with all the formalities.
Is the Vermont vote in danger?
The Washington Patriot does not agree to
the policy Of electing Cofax, or Browne, or any
other Republican, to the United States Senate,
over Morton, by the aid of Liberal votes in the
Indiana Legislature. It says:
AZ matter Of choice, we prefer to see Radicasn
Illustrated Mka BY the Moltons, osmerons, chande1s,
md Buckingham, who, while protesting Christian
measures, and swallow the Interest pills wiute1t
change Of muscle. The former defended eve act Of
tacles On, could discover nothing but p.rtY~ t1e
New York Custom House.
Luther Gordon, Of Brockport, is the Liberal
candidate for Congress in the Rochester CN. ~
District, uice southworth, declined
The Liberals, who have over 30,0 900 white
votes in South Carolina, and who let the $1,000
blacks fight over the spoi]s in the recent State
olecE0n, nave no" put o t1cket Ii the nelQ, anu
will add their numbers to the Greeley vote in
November.
Only ten Of the old members of the Indians
House Of Representatives were reelected.
The st. Louis Republican says Of the author
OF the Osceo1a CArk.) disturbance:
c. B. Fitzpatrick, young 1awyer OF Arkansas,
candidate for the Legislature, and the leader Of the
blacks in the late IN mississippi County, escaped
from his pursuers, went to Memphis, interviewed,
told his story Of the troubles, and made sensaou.
Now he says be intends to 60 and Governor Had
ley and give himself up for trial. This s all there is
about Fitzpatrck except that he for time Judge
Of the Fourth Judicial Circuit Of Arkansas and is
rs or 27 years old
The powers at Washington wanted the
friendly aid Of Governor Reed to e 6x things
for the election in Florida and Reed wanted the
sca1ps Of his enemies in Federal Office. On this
basis, various new appointments we're made by
the President, and the Governor was IN high
feather. Now, however, having exhausted his
own appointing power in the matter Of election
officers, the Governor is dismayed to see his old
enemies walk into Office cnce MORE The Presi-
dent, being appealed to- says the political Bitua-
tion was greatly misrepresented by Governor
Reed and his friends, and that he doesn't know
| who to rely upon in Florida.
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LADIES' CHRISTIAN UNION.

An adjourned meeting Of the Woman's Aid
Association WAS held at the rooms Of tile Ladies'
Christian Union, No. 81 West Randolph street,
yesterday, and the following officers unanimous
ly elected:
President-Char1es E. Culver.
Vice Presiaents-11rs. DR.. A. n Arnold, Mrs. Moses
Smith, HRS. VIM. E. Doggett.
Recording SecTetaTy-Mrs. D. F. Groves.
Corresponding Stcretary-Mrs. E. &. Hall.
ITedsurer-Ar. George Scovile.
Ftnancial Board-RsV. G. D. Helrner, J. F. Eber-
hart, J. e. Swan, hurry Nelson, D. A. Jones, J. F.
Gillette Mrs: A. A. Carpenter, Mrs. j. E. Young, Mrs.
Hoag, AIRS. Wm- Clarke.
The sentiment Of the meeting was enthusiast
tlcally in favor Of pushing forward the work for
which the Association was formed.
The attention Of the c1ergymen Of the city is
called to the recent changes which hare resulted
in this organization and the requests already
sent to the churches by the Ladies' Christian
Union, for representatives on the Board is re-
newed.
Committees we're appointed to nominate men,
hers for the vacancies on the Board, and to plan
the immediate work Of the Association.
The next meeting will be held at the same
place On Thureaay, Oct. 81, at p. M
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Tho United States District Court Of Town
(Judgcs Dillon and Love-, sitting at!Dcs Moiuos,
have decided that tho assessmont Of 80 per cent
on the Stockholders OF tho Republic Insurance
Company, Of this city cannot bo legally collect
ed, said assessment having been made by conf
mitteo, whereas it should have been made 1y
vote Of majority Of tho Stockholders at a ncot-
ing duly called. This decision t1isu,isscs about
against stockholders OF tho Company i'll Iowa.
It is not likely that majority Of the stockhold-
ers will ever order any such assessment, and, if
this Iowa decision is sustained the collection in
cases where it ia resisted will necessarily DO
abandoned.
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The proprietor and chief editor Of the Evening

The proprietor and chief editor OF the Evening
Journal we're cited to appear before the su-
preme Court Of the State, at Ottawa, yesterday,
in a case of contempt-the offence being the
publication Of IN article criticsing the action Of
the Court granting 8 supersedeas in the Rafferty,
murder case. The supersedeas was granted
upon proper grounds. Indeed, it could not
have been refused, for it WAS ehoWn to the
Court that the prisoner was not served with
true copy Of the Indictment against him, nor
furniehed with list Of the panel Of
jurors selected to try him. At the
same time, it may we'll be doubted
whether the Court was brought into contempt
By the Journal article, or whether any good will
come from issuing an attachment against the
editors. The law Of Illinois regarding contempt
ought to be brought into conformity With the
law Of the United States, Under the latter, at
tachments for contempt against persons not
officers OF suitors can only be issued for some
overt act committed in the presence Of the
Judge. Judge Breese, Scott, and Sheldon, dis
gented.
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In the trial Of Mayor Hall, yesterday, bill
presented for $16.9A0 was ehown to have passed
the Board OF Audit, Of which the Mayor was
member, for $4s, 800. keyser, the celebrated
plumber, testified that he was told by the Clerk
of the Board to add 3311h per cent to his bills,
and that he had seen bills for 100000 bearing
Ills Neyser's) cdorsement forged, from which
he received nothing. Garrey testified
that, upon taking bills to Mayor Hall which
covered advances OF money to Tweed, and work
on the houses OF the latter. che Mayor acquired
first whether these we're Tweed's matters, and
then signed them. and that, when once he asked
the Mayor if there was danger Of prosecution
for these Irregularities, Mayor hall replied,
s'Who is going to do it7"
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TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION (PAFABLE IN ADVANCED.
DEx; dy null. Sunday.
113-Wcskiy........ GOO Weekly 200
Parts oi year at the rate-
TO prevent delay and mistakes be and gre Post
OEcc address in full including State and County.
uitanccs NAY he made either by draft cxpress fos1
Office ordcr, or in registered letters ut our 1asS.
TERMS cI1T SUBSCRIBERS.
Ds}; delivered. Sunday excepted, Is cent. per week.
H. H. delivered Sunday included, 30 cents per week.
:dfress THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
No. II South Cnnalst.. Chicago, Ill.,
Trrn1,xE Branch Office No. 469 Habash-ar., IN the
73rols,ore IF Mcssrs. Cobb, Andrews Co., where
droeerents and subscriptions will be received, and
viii receive the s1me attention IS Il lett at the Man
Office.
TEE TRIBUNE counting room and bpsaess department
;,,m,;n far The present. at No. IS Cansl street, Ad-
vertise,ucnts should be handed in At that plaee.
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The Portland Advertiser, a Grant paper OF
considerable ability, offers itself as An exponent
Of the Intestinal reform movement OF which the
Springfield Republican gave an inkling q few
days since. The Advertiser tells some pretty
plain truths, but We Judge that it's OWL standing
in the party is more likely to be called in queB-
ton than the reforms which it demands are
likely to be acceded to. In it's issue Of Oct. a
it Says:
Both parties have been compelled to make some con-
cession to the growing demand for reform tariff,
sound currency, purified Civil Service, end an end Of
exceptional legislation for the Southern States But
upon these topics there is difference Of opinion which
is opening vide seams in both the old parties. The
gull which separates the Camerons and Buffers from
the Adamses and Sqel1ses, yawns also between the
Hunkers and the Young Democracy. On the one side
is stod satisfaction with the old political ways and
notions On the other, enthusiastic belief that oet-
ter ways possible and resolute determination 10
find them. The eigns Of irrepresstble CONNECT
multiply on every hand. Now 1t Is sena1o1
Ham1in, who turning uueasily in his seat
errnb1es that be Is "scA Of the Of Civil Service
Reform Again. 1t is the veteran editor OF the 1Tao-
,fue who takes occasion to announce h1m9eu as "a
ferocous Protectionst." Or it Is Wendell Phillips,
demanding new Of coercion to restrain the
no longer rebeoug Southern States. Or is secre-
ary Boutwell, sneering at Mr. Wells Instructive array
Of statistics In the de1noraized and defeated Demo-
cratic party re find the ealousies 1t is notori-
GUS that during the recent in this district,
mr. Clifford received only ha1f-hearted support from
the Hunker element OF his party, while many Of the
buest Of the b1ue-beed Democrats we're actually con-
spring against him. What do these
things mean? They mean clearly TINT
the Democratic party is already in the throes
T1,a irdir that
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MASONIC,

In the Masonic Temple, Chicago, OF the 2sd
inst, at their Annual Assembly of Saper-Excel-
lent, Royal and Select Masters OF rhe Grand
Council Of the State Of Illinois, the following
we're duly elected and installed as officers for the
ensuing year:
Grand Puissant George E. Lounebury aIound CitV.
Deputy Grand P1issant-John F. Bur.en, Spring
field.
G7cnd r. Of T-Wi1bur F. 8ro1nfeld. Trsco1a.
Granh r. c. Of T.-Edward B1as s.ha1y Urbana.
Gfund Captain Of Guard R. Jerca,e Princeton.
Grand Conductor J. French, Chicago.
Grand ChapEain-Rev. Henry q. Perry, Chicago.
Grand Recorder--Jarnes H. Miles, Chil-sc4
Grand ITeasurer-Charles Fisher, spring ghe1d.
Grand Se7:tinel-A. r. Robinson, Springfield.
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The Committee Of Seventy" whatever that
may be, and the Committee Of Fifteen, and tho
Committee on Elections, furnish a yarioty Of
reading matter, this morning, in roforonce to tho
Sunday and Temperance questions. They woro
active yesterday in their ondcavors to prosont
addresses and congratulations to tho Mayor, but
he was not accessible. 1t is supposed that they
will favor him with few brief remarks to-day.
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Spsc1dz Uespazch 10 The Ch1cago Tribune.
DEKA1B, ILL.,, Oct. 25.-A horrible balloon &C.
cident happened here today. Through some
mismanagement the balloon started upon its up
ward career before the aeronaut entered the
basket. The rope, which Was attached to the.
machine became entanglcd around the leg Of a
man, named McA1ann, q resident Of this p1aee,
and before he was able to free himself from the
col, the balloon had carried him up fully 1oo
feet. At this giddy height he released himself
and climbed into the basket. The balloon kept
On in it's upward course, and when it had reached
an elevation Of 400 feet the involuntary aeronaut
jumped out. His death VAS simu1tgneous with
his reaching the earth. The balloon took fre
shortly afterwards and was quickly consumed.
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THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN.

Hon. Fred. Unusurek to Speak this Evening
-0ther Announcements-Candfd for the
Once of Observation-Disclosures Of the 6 Conn
n1Ittee of seventy.''
The Hon. Frederick Hausurek, OF Cincinnati,
will speak this evening in German, at Seramore
Hall, corner Of North avenue and Church street.
The Germans will undoubtedly give their dis
tinguished count1yrnan reception worthy Of
him and them.
Colonel John O'Mahoney, Of Fenian fame,
called at the Liberal Headquarters yesterday.
Governor Palmer is expected to speak in this
city next Saturday evening.
ANNoUE CEMENTs.
Liberal meetings will be held this evening at
No. 415 Archer avenue (Sixth Ward); No. 3i4
West Twenty-aecond street, near Centre avenue
(seventh Ward); No. 251 Blue Ialand avenue,
corner Of Twelfth street eighth Ward) north
Nineteenth Ward). Good speakers will be in
attendance ut all these meetings. There will also
bea mass meeting at the Cottage Grove Wigwan,
which will be addressedby Hon. Thos J. Turner.
The independent voters Of the Seventh Ward
will meet this evening at No. lib West Six
teenth street, for the purpose Of nominating
candidate for Alderman.
CAMPAIGN coa1uTTEE.
Liberal County Campaign Committee-Thom-
urer; c. T. Hotchkiss, Secretary; Redmond
Sheridan, John G. Dore, D. s. Hammond, .. Q.
Skelly, II. C. Hendrickson, James Il. Ronield,
William McKindley, J. J. Whitehouse, Nelson
Monroe, G. ]. Shields, William 6trank, F. A.
Hoffman, Jr,, D. c. Eddy, Il. E. Hamilton, st.
Clair Sutherland, Daniel Booth.
The following are the names Of all the candi-
dates for Aldermen now in the field:
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VERY "PERS0NAl~ !" INFORMATION

Yielding to vigorous public demand q mode
OF imparting personal information highly pop
ular in certain localities is hereby adopted. It
Was originated in q newspaper, some time de-
ceased, by a gentleman Of strictly temperate
habits and an unwritten history. The person
ais given may be considered the best Of their
kind: as
Hiram Jones, Of NaperTi1e, picked his teeth on the
steps Of the B1enis House, yesterday,
Brigadier General OBannon Of Blue Grass, took his
preAdnmite Bourbon from siphon bottle, yesterday,
Mr.. George r. droby, Of Duluth, Arctic Circle,
Kicked OF the bed clothes at the Briggs House last
night cursing his dreams and the excessive heat Of
Prof E1eazer snowhower, Of Evanston, decanted tho
rosy at dinner at the Gardner House, yesterday after
noon, and thought himself unobserved.
swtpes, Of the Sherman House dine, Yesterday,
grated wooden nutmeg over pale yellow Tom and
Jerry for Deacon Lennuel Shers, OF Hartford, Conn.,
outside Of fish bali at the Sherman House yes
terday.
Simon Camden, ESQ.,, clerk Of one Of the sawmis at
oshEoah and one Of the boysn Of that city, Is stop
ping at the Barnes House. The resinous odor Of the
piny woods exhales from his garments as he fits
along Canal street.
r. g. Smith, OF Burlington, iowa, threw h:s leg over
the back Of chair in client couentment aud after
dinner bliss, at the Gardner House, yesterday.
F1ukenblower sniggleworthy, Of Cincinnati, In
scrbed the cahaistc chazacters Of his upon the
fnky pagea Of the Sherman House register yesterday
The blooming tassett handed him the pen, and red %
rose is be.
Percy do We're Boggs, Of Boggs HALL Stoke Poggia,
Yorkshire, England, shifted ironically, and cried hys-
terica1y No lavender" he Inserted himself be-
tween the sheets Of the Briggs House, Last night.
When the Daily Faeder WIS 1cid BY bis plate, yes.
terday at the Grand Central Hon. Erastus Corning or
Wyoming Territory, paintively asked the dusky At
tendant to try and get at the nub" Of the jokes with
tho nut-crackers.
Hon. Ebenezer Androscoggin, Of Kennehunk, frac.
ured the Maine liquor law at the bar Of the Irel2Gat
HouBe, last evening. "An taps Is wanitiesl" aau the
disnterested Drake, who was standing by'
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object in view. If it eau be shown
that the beer-saloons are disturbers Of the pub
lie peace, that they breed crime, and that the
beer sold in them is Intoxicating, then should
the law be enforced against them. But these
sre charges which have never been alleged
against them. In all the meetings which have
been held, re have not observed that the most
radical advocate Of temperance in the abstract,
or the most urgent counsellor for the enforce
ment Of the Sunday law, has ever charged that
beer is Intoxicating, or that the drink
ing Of it has led to crime. tt is
possible that man who drinks beer may
commit q crime, just as it is possible for man
who drinks water or coffee, but the fact of in
tozication does not exist in the one case more
than the other. The man who commits the crime
would: have done it just "a quickly without the
beer IS with it, The man who commits crime
under the influence of whiskey, and other poison
ous adulterations, jim the majority Of cases
would not have done 40 but for the intoxication
and delrium produced by them. To charge,
therefore, upon the beer-saloon what belongs to
the whiskey-shop, and to enforce the law in
such q Wholesale manner as to close
the former for the offences Of the latter,
ia to trample needlessly upon the personal rights
Of one-ha1f the people Of this city, who make
beer daily beverage, and have done so from
youth up, and OF thousands OF others to whom
it is not 80 much necessity and habit Of life as
it is innocent pleasure. Until it can be shown,
therefore, that beer is an Intoxicating liquor,
which leads to the commission Of crime and en-
dangers the safety Of the community, it is folly
to attempt to suppress it,-unless the real OBJ
ject is to enforce Sunday observance irrespective
Of intoxication and crime, in which case it would
DO as well to enforce the Sunday law against the
street-cars, and omnibuses, and railways also.
But while on the ono hand there is q palpa-
ble opportunity for discrimination in the en-
forcing of the law, there is an equal opportunity
for discrimination, and for the exercise OF COM
mon sense on the part OF the Germans. It is
plainly their duty, as citizens, to recognize the
great increase Of crime in this city, and to do
their share in suppressing it, equally with all
other nationa1ities. They will not act wisely Il
they allow themselves to be nisled by rash
leaders into the display Of sectional feeling.
They will strengthen their Cause by keeping
within the bounds Of law and order. Process
sions which disturb the public peace, or demon-
strations of q riotous order, may irrepa1ably in
jure them, and turn public sentiment against
them. The present movement is not sectional
one. It grows out Of no antipathy to the Ger
mans, or any disposition to invade the rights
which they share in common with other people.
It is simply and purely question Of suppress
ing crime.
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POLITICAL.

Hendricks, Brown, and Koerner are announced
to speak at Decatur, ILL.,, the 30tl1.
AS the Philadelphia election-returns are
scrutinized every one is found to have been
ssdoctored II in the same way. For instance;
SEVENTH WARD. TRUE VOTE. RETURN.
BIZ. Hartranf. Buekaleto. HartranJ2. Buckaleto.
Tenth. .........176 122 276 22
Twelfth. ...lo4 t49 254 40
Total. ...... $3.50 Ell $50 IL
Majority.-... 50 429
--sJ. Ross Dubs,' says the Philadelphia
Press, sshas declared for Grant" Good heaF-
ems We wouldn't have had it to happen for
worlds.-LouisuiIe Courier-Jou7nal.
The canvass in Virginia becomes more &C.
tive as the campaign closes, and the Liberals
are undismayed at the defiant threats OF the
Grant party to carry the State. Among thoHe
most actively On the stump for Greeley, are !:
Governor Walker, Thomas s. Bocoek, B. John
son Barbour, T. g. Flournoy, Edward Pendleton,
Bradley T. Johnston, and Alex. H. H. Stuart
The Grant candidate for Congress against
James Brooks, Of New York, is Adolph G.
Dung!
IT waa too good to bs true that even one
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The man Davenport, whose conduct as United
States Commissioner III New York is attracting
80 much attention, has history, which is fur
nished by the Cincinnati Commercial His re-
cent conduct IN the arrest, imprisonment, and
refusal to try Alr. Heinrich, a citizen Of New
York, is, perhaps, one Of the most arbitrary
cases of an abuse OF authority on record. J. D.
Davenport held, during d part OF the war, the
rank Of Lieutenant on Ben. Buffers military
staff. He was then 19 years old, and was But
ler' & Secretary and Assistant PEovost-Marshal.
He was, like Ills chief, imperiouB, arrogant,
and arbitrary. He seemed to take q special
delight in cruelty. He had control OF
Ben. Buffers famous "bull-pen," on the
James River, md he kept it full Of prisoners,-
Union soldiers. The cruelties endured in that
the sufferers. It WIS even more dreaded than
the Libby or Andersonville He was SUCCESS
full imitator of Butler in the infamous treat
ment of every person brought before him as a
prisoner, or charged with offence. Hanging by
the thumbs was one Of the gentle persuasives
which he used, as Provost Marshal, to make per-
SONS confess the guilt with which they we're &C.
cused. Bodily torture was part Of his discipline.
He retired from the army with Butler. Later,
he was appointed United States Commissioner
in New York City. AS civil officer, he has
resumed, to great extent, his mode Of proce-
dure aB Provost-Marshal. As q civil magis-
trate, he assumes the arbitrary power Of the
military policeman. The personal liberty and
other legal rights Of the citizen find no respect
from Mr. Davenp ort. Whoever is responsible
for retaining him in his place us Commissioner
should, in the name Of public decency and pub.
lie justice, have the man forthwith dismissed
from Office.