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NIT 70 TAET.

The eight columns OF matter having reference
to the Cuban crisis, which wore printed in yes.
tegdAy's TRIBUNE, arc striking comment upon
the excitabillty of soms people, and their ten
dency to 60 of at half-cock. In striking con.
trast With this iRtle BRIEF dispatch from London,
announcing that the British Foreign Office haH
instructed ita Minister at AIadrid Its Consuls at
Havsna and Santiago, md tho Govornor OF
jamaica, that the Government reserves its decis-
ion on tho question Of the executions which
havo already taken place, hut will hold the
Spanish Government responsible for any addi-
tional executions Of British eubjccts. Thia is =
prudent, systematic, and stasesmanlike method
Of procedure, especially "a compared with the
headlong and holtor-aholtcr plaps recommended
by tho Now York and st. Louis meetings. There
Ia no attempt upon the part Of tho English Gov
ernment to fro tho hearts Of the people, and
there ls no attempt upon the part Of the people
to egg tho Government into war, beforo 1t
knows whcthor thero Ia cauBo Of war. The poo
ple Of Great Britain aro quiet and mothodichl,
having full confidence that the Government Ia
dealing With the situation In the right way, and
will act promptly and energoticnl}y whom tho
tine con1ea,
In contrast with this, tho attitude Of New
York and ST. Louis, or the moBt noisy portion
thereof, 10 almost Iud!crous. In 4 great many
places. North ana South East md Wcst, bonn
bastiu poraoua are holding war-neetings, before
the Government has any information upon which
1t can act intelligontly, and AZ II tho Spanish
troops wore already upon American Ho1l, pre-.
rarea to burn, ravago mud pilago. II, Now
York, lawyers, State officials, Judges, merchants
Wall street speoulators. litcrati, and politicians
gather together. aud fret and fumo, rant ant
rave, and cry for vengeance, aud urge the Pros
ldeut to let Zip tho dogs Of war, without clearly
knowing what tho provocatlQn Ia or WHO IL ro
spouHiblo for It, and unm!udful that CongroaE
alone has Tho power OF declaring war. The con-
| fusion OF touguos at the various meetings dooi
not mako tho subject any olearor. Ono meeting
wants Cuba annexed forthwith; another wants tht
| immediate emancipation Of tho alavos, another
| wants iii American proteotogate established
another wants all tho civilized nations OF til
| earth to Interfere, another wanss tue United
States to hurry up and interfere before any othe'
nation can got chance another would sent
Al army to bpatu another to Havana, and 80 oE
ad iVinitt.,a. Meanwhile, patrtotiu offers Il
cavalry artillery. and infantry arc pouring Il
! upon tho Government. Tue Cuban patrtots Er
! qulstly but buslly stirring up tho muddlo. spoo
alstogs ~ taking advantage af tas hnsl1'burt
, 1873-11-19

Tho Burnt Necorda bill presented to the Board
Of County Commissioners By Commissioner Har-
riaon On Monday appears to ho additional to tho
o1issing law, and not Intentionally at least)
repeal Of the latter. It assumcs that IL is still
necessary to restore tho records destroyed by the
fire in an er par!e manner. Tho language OF tho
bill requires all peraonH to provo up their titles
before threo couSlssoners, under penalty Of
having tho job dtGc by the Commissioners with
such evidence as they can scrape together. In
this respect, 1t ia much moro sweeping than
tho present Burnt Records lar, which
does mol molcat or put to Inconvenience any
person who is now satisfied with lia munimentB
Of title. II this is regarded by tho Trainers Of
tho bill as an essential feature OF It, NC regard
1t fatal to the whole measure, since 1t Ia equiv
alent to routing out" every owner md norsga-
gee OF land in Cook County, residing in any part
Of the world, and bringing him or her before tho
| Commissioners nolens ro|eaas. Not only 80, but
the bill gives tho Commissioners power to com
| pei tho attendance Of witnesses, so that they
may bring not only tho land-ownore before them,
but everybody else. The power to compel tho
attendance Of witnesses is either a judicial or a
Legislative power, and cannot be delegated. But
this proposed commission is neither Court nor
+; Legislature. II cannot punish witness for con.
tempt-thorefore 1t cannot compel lia attend
ancs Without tho power to compel attendance,
It cannot procure evidence Of title to suy lane
who.e owner does not voluntarily bring it Ia.
, 1873-11-19

II the people are not allowed tho privilege. 10
freely accorded criminals, OF demanding now
trials whom tho verdict does not satisfy them,
they must protect themselves In other ways.
This is being done with novel vigor and SUCCESS
In tho Stokes case. One Of tho Jurors WAS ar-
rested yesterday on an Indictment by tho Grand
Jury for bribery, and the officer in whose charge
be mad been WAS also arrested. J. Deloa Center,
tho notorious eighth juror, who WAS sentenced
To imprisonment by Judge Davis for Improper
conduct, will also be re-arreated on charge Of
hriharv
, 1873-11-19

There /, a very Sad state Of atfasa in oseeola
County, Iowa. It's people are destltute OF food,
clothing, and fuel. Twisted hay and sosd'grass
Il all they havo to burn,-n fact which may bo
notod by the advocates Of foreat culture. Many
porBons, anong them women in childbirth, have
died Of exposure and want Of food, and groat-
cr lose Of life ls to DO feared II relief IL not
giyen soou. So deplorable condition would
seem much leas strange in tue devastated zelda
Of Hungary or Poland than in free aud bounti-
full Town, aud it Ii to be hoped that the appeal Of
the Uomasteadors' Protaotlve Association for
help will bs answered.
, 1873-11-19

The opposition to the reforms In banking
rhich wns proposed by tho New York Clearing
House Committee growa stronger. It is now
,artain that they will ba distavored by some Of
Tho most powerful Of tho Associated Banks, which
will eyen light tlom In The courts, IT 'neces-
sR1y. Tho California j Toxas Construction Com
pany are about to compromise with thoir cred-
itors in way which Tom Scott thinks will DO
satisfactory to everybody. No new tailuroh are
announced except the suspension OF the Nation
al Trust Company, Of pitsaburgh, owing to do
falcntton.
, 1873-11-19

By tho vote Of tho people Of Now York City and
Westohoater County, on Nov. 4, the three SOUTH
erly towns Of tho county, Morrissnia, West
Farms, and KingHbridge. will become part OF
the city on Jan. l, 1874. by this consolidation,
the City Of New York will acquire 1910 addi-
tioual acres to it's area. The area Of the enlarged
city will be about Il square mileB, and ita popu-
lntton 1.o21, ,o0o,-the throo Westchestar towns
adding about So, 600 to the present population.
, 1873-11-19
THE VENIAN PRISONERS
Meeting Inst Night in Favor OF THOR
KnlcDXe from IritiaIa 1fnntilca.

Meeting Inst Night IN Favor OF Xaolr
Ikelcase from British Bxstilca.
meeting Of 1rishuen was hold Inst cyoning at
rke's Hotel for the purpose OF giving expression to
their opinions on the continued Imprisonment py En-
gland Of tho Irish political prisoners. Capt. O. ?. Nc
Fay called to tho chair and alr. P. H. Tanso5
chosen 8ccretary.
hear from aoe QUO bettor posted, and called upon AIR.
Tansey for information.
consider the proproy Of sanding delegate to Iroanl
to represent tho Irish poopo OF America In the great
political demonstration to be hel In Dublin on Christ.
md the liberation Of the Fen1un prisonc1B:
Mr. y. @. Mcclure said ho thought an aadresa from
matter. The prevailing tuaucal stringsncy should
ha considered before any increment loodng to the
collection 4a,o Of n',s,% fu@s wn' set On oGt
people. He did not boisys that England would give
yored that courso OF not. He wtahcd tile moycmont
b.. McKeown ,n' dia not be,sove 1t would be good
policy for 1risAmefcans to interfere with tho peaco
fus efforts Of the Irish people ct home IN their efforts
to secure National parl.ment. Ho was opposed to
Mr. Tansoy said 1t not proposed to send dole.
gate for tho purpose Of urging home-re or any other
purpose Of discussing tho feasibility Of eoudlug
elcgatca to ireland to join in the general oy for
l4ascGs
Mr. h1un satd he did not believe in sending lole-
Bates. II would do 10 good, ho thought. RESOLUTIONS
ss na " b. at Tbs
Mr.. ". @. Mcclure moved that uass-1neeting Of
the Irish cttixvns Of Chicago he held tho ast Of No
yebcr for the purpose OF giving expression to their
opinions the continued imprisonment Of the Irish
patriots.
An embryo orator moved to lay On tho table.
Ill. Sullivan hoped the motion of tha embryo orator
would no! prevail. Lie believed there whs great
many people III Chicago who sytnpathixud With the
home-rulo movement, ind they should DO given up
rort,uity tn set forth their views that question,
and 10 what they thought be5t.
Mr. sadera did not faypr holding maks-4nesting.
The sympathy Of tho Irish eola III Chicugo could bs
aeut without much ceremony. lie l! not boeYu that
the Irish In AtAe1tca could help in any way the 1tah
in Ireland 49,
Mr. sullivan said hero was friend otlis In m En-
Rlial baatile. und he would 60 his knees to tho
Queen Of Engiand aud cravo his liberation. He Was
opposed to tho hghtonod Views Of aome Of the gentls
rneE present.
Ti.e motion to call maas-msotina Was thon put and
carried.
Amoion authorizing the Chair to appoint commit
tos Of Ave tn arrango for tho meeting WA carried.
Mrssss, Trscsy, Cunningham, Actreayy, l1uMahon.
and Gleason WerS xppolntbd.
Tho tueetDE than adjourned,
, 1873-11-19
THE ILLINOIS ELECTION.
Strength Developed by tho Par'nsrs' Move
ment in Its First Campaign.
Classification Of Counties, and Of
Votes by Counties.

Tho returns Of tho Illinois election for county
officers. Nov. 4. arc now sufficiently complete
for declaration OF tho roatlt In duo form. Tho
whole vote {t0a countics) ia d little moro than
100000. Tho Farmers made their battle In
aixty-six countoo, aud in those, as In other
counticH, tho chief interest conferred Oh County
:rroasuror or, with raro exceptions. on Judge or
Ulor1s. Tho whole vote III tho Bixty-six countica
wns 17G,2 ,2G3. viz: Farmern, N,1so; all others,
82,075. The contest in thoHo sixty-six counties
being that which givos tho whole election It's
ouly prominence, it may DO proper to remark
TINT tho samc ratio of votca oxtonded through
tho wholo State would havo ylolded tho Farmers
about ~, 900 majority over nll.
Tho following classification Of tho countfoH IL
bnacd mainly Oil results for County Treasurer,
and on Official votcB which we have collected
and publahod in dotuil for 1inoty-Aye countioa.
Wo place Popo among Republican counties, upon
runlor. aud havo doaMito returns, official md
unofficial frnm NIL nthorn viu.
, 1873-11-19

ol75o seller December. Ilyo was activo md 90
higher, closing ut Clio. Barley WINS quiet aud |.
Rl'ado hrmor, at 91a3 for No. 9, md e2@ogo for
No. s. On Saturday evening last thorc was in
atoro in this city 40i, 1D4 bu wheat, 12o6, ,557 bu
cor1'' 315o9 bu oats, rs, FOG bu ryo, and 425,11o
bu barley. Hogs wero aottvo at e3.76@a.10 for
common to choice. Cattle met with botter do
maud, anl woro frmer, with aales chiefly at
sJ.oo@5.26. shoop wcre quiet and stoady at
$2.75D3.86.
, 1873-11-19

It Ia authoritatively denied that there IL any
want OF harmony between the GovcEnor-GenerA
Ut Canada and tho Mackenzie Cabinet. In their
very last official acts, the outgoing Ministry
maintained tho unenylable character that nude
their exit 30 welcome. They confirmed no less
than 100 appointments which in courtesy should
have been submitted to tho Government under
which they wore to act, and increased salaries,
in one department alone to the extent Of $4,000
+ year, and In d similar rate elsewhere.
, 1873-11-19

amount, in tho distribution 81 thin reduction,
LaBallo County got MI aycrago Of noarly 70 per
cont talen off tho valuo Of all tho property 1t,
tho county. excopt, perfapa, "capttal stocl,'
and tho Glnss Company at Ottawa may attribute
the faot that Its tangible property waa not an-
scsaod at tic higher hguro to tho fact that as
por cont Of It's tnxation WIN transferred to tho
property III Chicago.
Wo question wIlother thore Gun DO fonrsd In
tho history Of Regulation such nh exhibition OF
rank abHurtlity as WAS mndo by tho State Boarl
Of Equalization. Tho Board might pro1sab1y
hiro themselves ont as tho champion iafoss OF
tho day. Their rulo that tho moro d man owos
tho richer he is, IL fairly supplemented by tho
other decision, that tho valno Of ono thing "oyer
aud above II tle value Of another Ia tho valuo OF
tho two things added togother. Tho Two decla'
ions will tlofy tho world iii any competitive OK
animation for Ignorance aud stupidity.
Ths matter III attrartipg attention NIL over tho
Slate, md among intelligent mon everywhere
tilo proceedings Of tho Btate Board arc held III
ridoulo and contempt Tho arbitrary procood-
Ing Of adding 1913 por cent to tho valuation Of
every lot ard piece Of real estato In this county
Is all outrago that has no parallel. In countless
cascE, this carries tho taxable valuation from 10
to 100 por cont beyond tho actual price ut which
the property could be sold. Tho sa1no arbitrary
proceeding in adding % per cont to tho value of
each article Of personal property in this county
is equally unreasonable and oxtortionato, and is
best illustrated IN tho case whore tho assessed
value Of $4,000 currency on hand Ia increased
to $4,000! Tho proceeding Of tho Ottawa
Glnas Company will doubtless bo followed by
overy corporation in Illinois whoae capital
stock, tangible property, and debts have oil boon
added together by the State Board. and tho COM
pany taxed on tho whole. Tho Courts can hard
1y rofuso injunctions upon such m exhibit OF
facts. In The case under consideration Judge
McRoborts promptly granted the injunction ap-
pliod for.
, 1873-11-19

Wednesday Morning, November 10, 1873.

Tho intermittent Twocd case ia again under
fu1l way In tho New York courts. The jury haa
boon polled after numborloss panels, tho ovi-
denco Ia Ill in, Graham las made bis opening
speech for tho defense, aud Tromain has made
the first part Of his speech for the prosecution.
The usual fnale Of the disagreement Of the jury
may be expected shortly.
, 1873-11-19

THE CITY IN BRIEF.

Thu Executive Committee Of tha Exposition Will
meet Ut ulock THU afternoon At thur roolns IL thu
Exposition building.
The 4ley. o. o. Barues Of Kentucky, will pssaol ut
hAlf-p4.t o'clock sha eyenug In ihe church Ut No.
2e0 North EsauAlin stroes.
SPECIAL acSing Of tho DoAra Of tha ohicgo Ladies'
Nursery and lfa!forphau~ Asylum. will b held TO-
nut row afternoon ut O'clock, n ths ladiss' room ot
w 1uiAnN 1IRA Ata 1ATtHas dan1, taEH$s d NJ.
, 1873-11-19

The citizens Of Chicago havo deep interest
in tho action Of the next Legislature on tho
Mayors bill, which stands between thom and
the deapotism Of tho vagabonda OF the Common
Council. In another column il given report
Of the views on this question Of a largo number
Of tho Cook County delegation to Springfield.
Most Of these gentlemen declare themselves In
favor of re-enaoting tho bill when 1t expires
no1t Naroh.
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tlley hopo to dapoao OF whflo tho furor laass.
Amid all thia lurral, aud excitemont 1t bogins
to 10 apparent alao tint there Is deliberate and
preconosrtcd movement among speeulatora to
Involve tho Government in war for tho purpose
Of running gold and stocks up, ono ovl1onco Of
which is contained In tho abHurd dispatch acnt
from tho Committee Of tho Now York meeting
to Gov. Uondrloha, Of Indiana:
New YonE, Nov. IL, 1873.
Gov. uaSpu1UKa: Ploaso aensl tlo Executive Cosa-
nittoc stunning dispatch to be read Aonay nlgnt at
the uasa-moetng on the 0uban atrocities.
J. II. VAN ALLEN,
II. I. ntoMAuos,
1t ie not tho least remarkable rnrt OF this a!,-
surdity that man Of Gov. Hendricks ability
and caution should havo fallon intQ this trap
and answered with to stunning dispatch"
virtually urging tho Government to take pos
session Of Ouba forthwith, although tho, Govor,i-
mont has as yot received no official adylcea Which
warrant 1t IN doing any moro than 1t has done,
namely, to prepare for any emergency Which
mny ariBo In tho future.
Thoro Ia series Of old German pictures ex-
tant, showing somo OF tho phases Of tho German
Revolution. in QUO Of which Death, arrnyed IN
military costume, is handing sword to crowd
Of working-people, who, short-afghtea and
needless OF tho consoquoncoa Of war, press
cagcrly forward to grasp It. In ono corner Of
tho picture Ia an old blind woman, hurrying sadly
away. It ia powerful Hatiro on tho unthinlsing
and heedlcss excitement OF tho masses, ..thut
oven this poor, old, blind beggar ia not 30 blind
AZ their fury. Blind as she is, eho sees what
they cannot BOO with their Dyes opeu,-dcath,
wounds, diBeaBo, misery, tenrH, and penury.
War stands for tho maximum Of human suffer-
Ing and human evils. Every other resource
should bo exhausted before ne resort to it,
Tho calm but roBolute action OF tho
English Government should bo les
son to us. Notify tho Spanish Government
that these executions must cease, and reserve
any decision upon thoae which havo takon
placo until there Ia eure foundation Of facts
upon which action cau be taken. No good can
arise from tho present blind and unintolligont
pressure under excitement. II war is to come at
all, let 1t follow the aobor second thought. Lot
1t be tho result Of cool, unimpasaloned docia-
ION made after ali other remedioH arc exhaust
cd. Other nations are Interested in this question
as we'll az ourselves. It is tho safer policy to
net Jointly With them. II No aro to act alono,
overy atop should be takcn with caro-, 1cBt We
find when It il too late that no have made m
irroparah1o mistake. Tho frenzy Of tho multi
tudo and tho plottings Of stook-spooulatora are
unsafo guides In = great emergency like this.
To mako tho virginius affair "logal tonder,"
seems to bo tho prevailing idoa in Wall stroes.
War with Spain eIgniios largo disbursements,
and probably new isaues OF greenbaeks, with tho
consequent imitation Of prices. There arc
wrotclos in this world who would think It =
small crimo to got other peoples heads blown OF
In order to advance the price Of stocks per
cent,
, 1873-11-19

The taxation Of the capital stock Of corpora
tiona IL to be resisted in the courtH by tho manu-
featuring companies Of Rock Island County.
Exclusive Of the assessment OF railroad property
theao corporations arc aahesaed over 81 0o0.0 900,
which ia one-ninth tho total assessment Of tho
,oun.y. Tie assessment will bo dofonded IN
lhe .part Of the county BY eminont counsel.
, 1873-11-19

The Board Of Directors OF tho Exposition mot
last evening, and resolved to hold special
meeting On tho Esd Of December, to discuss the
measures needed to obtain grant from tho city
of tho use Of thoir present grounds for ten
PEARS. They also resolved that tho Exposition
Association might increase tho capital stock up
70 9G0O.000.
, 1873-11-19

LlyINRooI. Nov. 1B.-HBamyhip Esrmatian, from
out.
Nax Keak, Noy. u ua.Asiass44Aa Aatisf1kAt dkstIatsts
haia atasxt&.
, 1873-11-19

AoADEhtK Or Mus1ollslstea street bosween Mad
Uon aud honr0e. l:nGAxcingnt 0f Mrs. UhlnfrAu.
Afternoon. "jealousy." Evening, ''AuFora Floyd"
, 1873-11-19

MYERS oPERA.HousE- Monreo s.foet. botnesen esen
6raln." Minstsslsy mad cont!ca,ftias.
, 1873-11-19

=, nQoIEY'S THEATRE E-Rando'nh strsot, between
9Ask and Lasa'o. Pail pry " and 4 Regular FIX. !"
, 1873-11-19
BUSINESS NOTICES.

HEADQUARTERS FOR Boys CLOTHING. q. Q
COLLINS. iA and 1856 Clnrk.nt.
WIZ HAVE NEWER SEEN MRS. 1ETNsLOW-
Know or on3 through The preparation 2! hor Soothing
Fould mako her ii. physical savior to tho infant
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
Brigham'S Strategy.

THAT extremely able person, MIR. Brig
ham Young, in relinquishing many I'M
portant trusts which he had caused the
Latter-day Saints to impose upon him,
has vet most firmly impressed his person
atty upon the form of church government
even when nominally leaving it. He has
subordinated the s'Twelve Apostles" of
Joseph Smith to the councillors, the right
of appointing whom has lately been con-
coded to him by the congregation OF Is
rael. 1t is hardly just to say that he has
thus outwitted the Saints, but he has GER
tainly accomplished coup d'etat so far as
the apostles are concerned, and wrested
from them their power in order to give it
to his own creatures, two of whom among
the counsellors are his sons. The Nor
mons, so far at least as their strictly reli-
gious notions are concerned, are essen
tally mystics and believe in mystical in
terpretations as strongly as did the Phar-
isees among the Jews. The analogy OF
Brigham's seven counsellors with the
seven angels of the dispensation, the
seven heavens, and the ''seven planets
will undoubtedly strike the imaginations
of many of them, and reconcile them to
the innovation upon the ancient order OF
things. The trap was cleverly and sud
denly sprung upon the Twelve, win
whom no consultation had been held In
regard to the matter, and before they
knew it, they were more under the con-
troll of the Prophet than they had ever
been before. His successor will probably
be one of his own sons, or possibly George
Q. Cannon; the Apostles Hyde, Pratt
aud Taylor, being cleverly debarred from
the Office. In the Presidency of the Nor.
mons there is no longer quorum Of
three, but only Brigham, with his coun'
sellers, seven, and among the Apostles
| are his devoted friends George A. Smith
Albert Darlington, George Q. Cannon,
Lorenzo Snow, and Brigham Young, Jr.
| by whose aid he can work against the re
naming seven by taking away the mem
bers still nominally connected with the
Twelve, and filling up the quorum with
his own men. If the Twelve are children
of light, Brigham is evidently child 0
this world, for he is wiser than they.-N
| Y. World.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
Grand Juries.

ARCHBISHOP WHATELEY said that ex-
perts, though the best class to judge of
innovations of detail in their own calling,
were the very worst class to decide upon
changes which rose to be revolutions.
The remark showed the Archbishop's
usual sagacity. 1t is undeniable that all
great law reforms have been stubbornly
resisted by practicing lawyers. We are
surprised, therefore, to find in the Laso
Revie,o an article, evidently written by an
experienced criminal lawyer, which pro-
poses an innovation so sweeping as the
abolition of grand juries. The number OF
the grand jury is unwieldy, to be sure,
and its proceedings are apt to be slow.
But it is not the present grand jury alone
that the critic objects to. 1t is to any
grand jury at all. And his objection Is
simply that the grand jury is useless. II
cannot by finding bill secure an indict.
ment and trial. The public prosecutor
may pigeon-hole its bill. or enter nollt
prosequi, or draw his indictment so loosely
that it is sure to be quashed. 1t cannot by
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17

refusing to find a bill secure the release OF
the man whom it is unwilling to lndlct.
The public prosecutor can dismiss his re-
luctant grand jury and present new in
dictment to another grand jury more pro
pitious to him. In fact it Is the pubic
prosecutor who makes or mars the fates OF
persons accused of crime before they are
brought to the bar, and it is he and not an
acephalous, irresponsible, secret tribunal
to whom the credit for doing his business
well or the discredit for doing it Ill ought
to attach. The critic of the Lao Rerse'o
proposes to substitute for the grand jury
the United States commissioner In United
States courts, and the district attorney IN
State courts, and to give these function
aries in name what they now have in fact
the power to hold malefactors for trial
and to discharge persons u1justly accused.
He adduces several instances Of how
corrupt or stupid grand juries can defeat
the ends of justice, and how prosecuting
officers can defeat the ends of grand juries.;
Certainly the grand jury is costly and
cumbrous, and whether or not it is "a
costly, useless, often dangerous joss,
worshipped by the ignorant multitude,
but scoffed at by its priests. Mao Yord
IVo4TI