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, 1873-11-10

1t is said that the scrip dividend recently dc.
c1ared by tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has had very aoothing effect among tho Qua1z.
ers. A scrip dividend is promise to nay
dividend Mt aome future time. Tho aorip
diyidond Of tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is d writton evidence of the expectation Of tue
officers that they will be nblo to pay dividend
In March, 1875, together with interest mean
while. If they have the money now to pay a
dividend, they Aavo simply borrowed it from tue
stockholders to bo applied to other purposes.
Tile value OF tho scrip will dopond upon the av-
orage confidence Of tho public that it will DO re-
loemod at maturity. 1t is negotiable paper,
constituting lien on the oad,-subject, of
course, to prior lions, but taking precedence of
any other accruing dividends.
, 1873-11-10

4ho Cincinnati Gazette OF tho 9th, In reply to
THE on1oAoo TRIBUNE, grows indignant at the
remarks Of tho 1attor upon the inability Of Cip-
einnah to support opera, md has great many
i'l-naturod afngs at tho indebtedness of Ohcaro.
With regard to the operatio business. tho gozeYa
sava: -
Nov, ono word about the Marotzek enu.o.mor+
Tho man that will be Tho frat ono to rsgre. Maretzot
h1ay decision Will be Maretzek himself Miss Kel,ooo
has been singing In opera here for three nights and
evory night She has bad o crowded house,
As sufficient answer to tho above, wo let that
papor apoak for itself. Tho Gazette Of tho 9Th
Bays:
Never in the history Of opera in this city has thero
boon such an empty house TINT which presented it,
so 10 the Kellogg Engliahopera Company lsst night
Tho occupied aeats were the exception to tho general
rulo OF emptiness. 1t must indeed have been gloomy
prospect from the atago. What Ia tho reason La matter
for consideration, but it IL easy to 500 that, while
portion OF our citizons were celebrating upon
eaares Of rcof for the dlstrcss which Ia apparent in
the near future, 1t is not wonderful that there should
eo loas INCLINATION to indulge In luxaries,
1t is Of worry little consequence what q paper
has to say about the Indebtedness of Chicago
that CROSSES It's own truck in this ludtorous man
nor.
, 1873-11-10

As might hayo boon expected, tho u,fcct Of tho
board tho Virginius, has been to fire the Cuban
heart to white heat. Two expeditions are on
rolling in Now York, which are claimed to num-
ber alrendy 1000 and 5000 respectively,
former boing composed Of American sympa-
thizers and tho latter Of Cubans. The sum Of
600 has boon raised in that city to defray
the cost of retaliation, masH meetings arc to bo
held to ronew tue agitation for recognition Of
Cuban independence by our Government aud,
altogether, tho Cuban cause has received d now
and powerful impulse from tho cruelty Of the
Spanish authorities.
, 1873-11-10
!. THE CAPTURED VIRu1NlUs,

The capture Of the steamer virginius OF tho
coast Of Jarnaica, and tho summary execution Of
four Of her passengers at tho hands Of tho Span.
tah authorities at Santiago do Cuba, must inevi-
tRbly involve the United States and Spain in a
discussion OF very grave international questions.
Tho gravity Of the situation is indicated by the
TACT that Cabinet mooting has already been
held at Washington, even before official adyicoa
have been received, and that several interviews
have takon. place at Madrid betueon Minister
sickles and President CASTELAR,.
In tho Forthcoming diplomatic investigation
! Of this capture, two question: will hare to 10
aottlod: /. Tho charactor Of tho vessel and tho
legality Of tho aoizuzo. 2. Tho execution OF .
part OF her passengers without what we mny
consider tho bcnotlta OF due form Of law. With
regard to tho first queation, there ia no doubt Of
the general character of tho Virginius. She was
built for Illicit purposes, aud first came into pub
1ic notice as a ablookade-rupnor during tho War Of
the Rebellion. She waa captured it Mobile by
tlo Onion forces, and, in 1868, was sold by tho
Government to private parties in New York,
who, in turn, two years later, sold Aer to tho
Cuban patriots. s!nee that timd nho JAS not
been in American watera, having boon engaged
in conveying troops and supplies from Central
and South American ports to CUBA. Upon two
oceaslons she has been surprised IN neutral
ports by Spanish war yease|e, but on oaech
occasion tho, representatives Of opr Govern
mont, to whom her Captain appealed for proteQ-
tlon, decided that tho Spanish claim was not q!
valid one ~ tho vessel must bo caught IN
1agrante de|ioto, ana could not DO seized tq har-
bor upon completion Of p voyage, In each case
the conslt1s granted ler tho protection oof
American war vessels in port, which con-
voyed l4sr to sea, whero, owing to
hor superior smiling qualitIes, sho soon showed
the spauiarts clean pair Of heels; agq IN each
opse tho Government sustained Its reprosontsr
tivea tu tue petition which tboy assumed. There
sro other features WHICH will enter into tho dia
cusaton Of this question. Rhe claims to bo an
American vessel, that she is owned by N Amer
tcan, commanded BY N American, aud that
hor crow arc Americana. She carries the Amor-
lean dag. Tic Government having twloo de- !
oidol, by confirming the aotH Of its representa-
ves, that she could pot ho fqF'lbly Heizod or de-
tainod by tho Spanish eruiacrs in q noqtyal port,
a now question is raised 81 to the present
seizure on tho high sess. The Government
virtually decided that sho must be "oaught
n the aot.p In thls case che WAS apparently on |
, 1873-11-10

Before the Unitod States Government can de-
eide what action to take, II any ia to bo taken
with regard to tho capture Of the Yirginius aud
tho execution Of her passengers, it must know
authoritatiyely oil tho faets Of tho case. Minis
at Havana. hnyo been directed by the State Do
partment to forward full account Of tho affair,
7ut rnoro il sume dolay in doing this, owing to =
arrangement Of the telegraph between Santiago
10 Cuba md Havana. Que Of tho VesHela Of
he North Atlantic squndron ia to repair at once,
Cuban ,yatora and await the course ot our Gov
ernmout.
, 1873-11-10

! gnl and moral right to n1nho aB much mouoy as
thoy cau, I. G., to faBuo fictitious ntool and pay
7N per cont thereon, inatcnd Of pnyinR 15 nor
cent or 90 ror cont on tho captat actually In
voatesl. It recognizes no diforonoo hotweon o
rntlroad md an ar!iaan, or tallor, or lnwyor.
or newspaper, or any othor private person or
corporation. Tho faot tint tho Inv tlocs recoe-
nizc difference is comfortably ignored, or
rather flatly denod, by tile Nation. We think
wo havo nlalo tho difforouce tolorably clonr in
tho light Of tho common law and tho decisions OF
tho most emincnt tribunals Of this country. Tho
law doos not undertake to regulate the earnings
OF tho tailor, artisan, newspaper, etc., becauHo
they arc private persons, ontitlod to mono Of tho
boneata OF public oorporations, aud because
tholr businosa is regulated by competition. Rail-
roads occupy sn nnttpodal position, and tho law
provides that tho public shall have a componBn.
tlon for tito privileges dologatcd to tho railroads
which appertain only to tho public. The rail;
roads thomsolvoa soom to bo conscious Of this
distinction. Why should they. otherwise, double
their capital stock for tho purpose Of paying TX
per cent, Instead Of paying IL por cont on tho
original :capital7 Tho worry act is q confession
Of guilt, since it is done for the purpose of 1na-
leading tho public. That 1t Is impraoticable to
regulate railway ohargesby Legislative enactment,
re admit That 1t is entirely fcaslblo and propor.
to prevent thom from making exorbitant profits
under tho gliso Of atook-watcring or calvine,n.
We are prepared to 1naiutaln. Just now, 1t
seems thore arc moro "calYcs" ostray IN Wall
, 1873-11-10
LUCUS 4 NON LUGENnn-

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, 1873-11-10

Col. H. D. Cook, President OF tho Board Of
Raiiroad and Warehouse Commissioners, who
waB forced by sickness to return lust Friday
from tho Investigation which ho was making
with lis associates along tho line Of the Chicago
T. Alton Railroad, died unexpectedly ct his homo
goBtorday morning. Col. Cook haa boon resi-
dent of Illinois since 1851, when he removed
hither from his nativo State Of New York. He
took an active part in local politics, and has
twico bcen mombor OF tho State Legislature.
10 WAS 30 years Of age.
, 1873-11-10
THE VOICE OF ILLINOIS.

>, The pcople have triumphod Victory is theirs
It ia not Republican victory it ia not Grange
victory; IT Ia not Democratic victory; but q
party opposed to corruption and monopolies Is ovop
party long ln power, and tho stencil of whose
corruption ILLS the whole air. Tho Republican
party haa long held sway in Mercer County, but
now it has M been beaten III squire, fair fight
Shout aloud Party shacklos brokou. Tho
pooplo FREQ, and do their own voting. How are
you, Republicans Good-bye Demoorata. Tho
ty--a. very gratifying result indeed; tho mora
gratifying from tho fact that the victory is more
decisive than tho most aanguino Of our friends
had courage to hope f0r.-Ipatseha (Iu) Times.
Farmors' Ticket elootell Last throos Of tho
defunct party in Montgomery Countyl A. brave
strugglo but terrib1e defoat -. Tie
farmers hayo achieved the groatcat victory ever
known IN Montgomery County. The old defunct
Democracy made q bravo struggle Tor tic
mastery, but the sturdy mon OF the soil turned
out en- masae against them-Hills1oro (lN)
Tho Ant-Aronopolists victorious in Bchuylort
The whole ticket electod by good majorifios
p. !. !. Tho result Of the elootion in this
county ia matter OF astonishment to the ad-
herensa nj TO- Of tie o1d parties. as many Of them
BY large majority. Thoy we're doomed to bo
equity is fair sample Of the feeling prevailing Ing
among the people il all parts Of the country, as
fully demonstrated by the eucceas Of the new
party nlOyomollt i'll tho recent eloctiona,-2ush-
vitle e(IA.) Times.
Tho farmers Of Jefrerson County g busting"
things! Tremendous avalanche Of votes, and 9
for Ss eoafy ychot ssnda"K sa majority Of
That the farmors of Jefferson County wero in
earnest in tho campaign, and from tile day Of
their organization meant business, We lavo
nevor for Bingle moment doubted; but that
hr &nrr, IN
NJ tho figures below indicate, o12eods ol1r ''fond.
est antieipations." There is = grand moral
pointed by thoso ilgnres-there iB q valuable les
sou 9 to h be learned thorefrom.-AA.' Ver"on (IA.)
Grow, noble bird Down with tho Mo.
nopolists Tho voice Of the people the voice of
GodI Tho yotors Of Ford County have decided
turns from all parts OF tho county aro most
gratifying, and chow that Republicans mud DOM
ocrats alike appreciate tho dangerous situatiou
thoy arc III at thia time, aud that thoy arc viii
ng to meet o. o. ground snd unite
ally by THO money-power of tie country. =.
DemagogueR and Dishonest officials now road
t4oir doom, and tue MonqpoliAte pAn rpelizo
that 1t ta too l.t? n tle plueteontA century to
ty has dono nobly.-Ford County (IV.) Journal,
On Tuesday, for the first tiplo in forty years.
tho nealocrat!o party Was beaten in Greene
County; Lskn, :People'H Anti-Monopoly can
ss ssss'ss sss si ILL., aastsfs a;sp Fspss
:, "Tho jubilee am n-o6lnin',n y ?rlia result Of
tho election In tlis [stepAepspn] county on laet
Tuesday ~ extremely encouraging, when it iH rs.
Memborod that tho Reform movement was Or |
gant2ea only ton days before tue election.
gooa ptpndng tor office and who have grown
publican tiosets, TiSe rosult, not' only
IN thla county, but t1roughont tho optire stata,
, 1873-11-10

Tho Chicago produce markets wore moro
healthy in tono on Saturday, undor better d.
maud, brought out by tho rooont reduction in
prices. Ness pork was quiet and oaaior. closing
at 11.oo@11.1o cash. and s1o.75@los7]1 sollor
Doeomber. Lard was less active and castor, at
$40 cash, and 051@e1Go seller January. Meats
wero more active and easior, at $3.50 for ahoul-
aars. 9s9@51lo for short ribs, 69l@556o tor abort
, 1873-11-10

The Quincy Herald says that in order to aave
public liberty, 10 punish fraud and corruption in
official plaoes, etc., "ths Democratic party will
be ready and willing to give up mdoh-to sur
render everything but principles" This ia
certainly Ill Tint anybody could ask; but will
tho Quincy Herald DO good enough to mention
tho principles which tho Democratic party is not
willing to aurronder2
, 1873-11-10
OH Gblf2aDp Unibu1st.
Monday Morning, November 10, 1873.

. In addition to tho suits against the Illinois
Central and tho Chicago d Northwestern Rail-
ways, tho Railway Commissioners have dotor-
mincd as result Of their recent investigation
OF its management, to prosecute tho Chicago 4
Alton Railroad tor violation Of tho Railrond law.
, 1873-11-10

form. Tho possession Of largo amounts OF grail
not likely to bD called for all at once offorB
strong temptation To tho warohousomon to add th
functions and profits Of banking to those Q
warollonslng, for II moro receipts can bo kop
out tllan thoro la grain In storo or II grain chi
10 shipped out without cnncollng tho rocoipts
tho warellouBcmon can ,lHo tllo difference. or th
valuo thcroof In monoy, without paying lntoros
thorefor. Tho examination into tho irrogulari
tioa III tho uough Elevator showed .tlat aubstan
tfally this roault wss roachcd, although th'
bogus receipts woro not put upon tho market
and wore not intended to be. It showed alBt
TINT tho Slate Registrar e1orcisod latitude o
construction which, in tho hands Of less aoru
pulous funotionary, would DO utterly subversivs
OF tho law aud destructive Of tho intorosts IT wnl
intended to protect. So far "a tho Hough cast
Ia concerned, 1t nppoara that that firm now have
surplus Of grain oyor and hbovo tho amount o1
their rccoipts outstanding, and that Mr. 0lary
the Registrar, has learned = valuable losson
Tho necessity Of locking the door, however, 70.
mainB.
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, 1873-11-10

ACADEMY OF NtusrC-Ilatstod stroot bstweon Mad.
ison and Monroe. Engagement Of MfF. Cb1ufrnu,
IA WomAn's Wrongs."
, 1873-11-10

-MYEnS' oPERA.11ousE- Monroe stroct, botwcon
Dearborn and State: Dnrcsque Of CUR ManonrornE."
Minstfpisy aud u0lncAlcs.
, 1873-11-10
To.DAT'S ADJUSTMENTS.

lIOOLEYtB TI1EATRE--landolph stroot, botyeep
CLARK and LaSa1lo "hlary Warner" !
, 1873-11-10

McV1OKER8 MISREPRESENTATION strses, botwcon
nqschoFn .nl sta,e Engagement Of hlIhs Not1son.
, 1873-11-10

GLOBE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stroot, botwcon Mad
faoM ard Washington. Engagement Of Frank Huaaoy.
, 1873-11-10
THE BOARD OF TRADE C0MmlTTEE's RE
pORT =

|
PORT.
| The Committee OF tho Board of Trade, ap-
pointod to investigate certain alleged irreeulari,
ttoa in tho warehouse business, took large vol:
| ume of testimony, and In their report thoy Bny
that they have submitted portiona OF that tosti-
| mony TO tho Board Of Railroad aud Warehouse
Commissioners 5or official action by TINT body.
Tho Board Of Trade is not charged with the duty
Of prosecuting violations Of the Warehouse not.
THAT Ia tho business Of the Warehouse Commits.
eioners, who orc atato ofcera. But tho Board
of Trhdo has yory largo constituency; it rop-
rcsents the producers, buyers, and lilo shippers
Of grain and provisions throughout tho North
vest. 1treprosonts, also, to large extent, tho
commercial character Of this city. :.
Warehouse rocoIpts arc an instrument Of
commerce. They roprenent aetunl ,vauos. Thoy
are tho evidences Of tito to property actually in
existence, mud deliverable on dcmaud. The law
nlakcs 1t ponitcntlary offcnae to issue them ex-
cept When the property is in store; whom tho
receipt is surrendered and tho property with
drawn, the law goquiros the cancellation Of tho
roco!pt' AH protection to the public, tho Inv
requires tile Official registration OF tho rocoipt
when issued, and ita official cancellation whom
surrendered, and this by State officer. Any
11so Of receipt after tho delivery Of tile proper
ty, except its cancellation, iH prohibited by Inv.
The Committee Of tho Board of Trade state
that there was eyidonee before them that a prac-
tjco o1lhta among wnrohonnomen to practically
ignore tho law, and thoy call upon the Board to
condemn tlia PRACTICE and to yind'oato tho law.
Tho Warehouse Law WAS necessity created by
the dishonesty Of q portion Of thoso epgarod
In warchousing IA long ago as 1860, tlis pcoes-
eity was found to DO so great that tho Loglsla-
ture took action to protect the public against
fraud. In tho new Constitution tho Legislature
Was clothed with ample powors, aud those now
prs were exercised In tho act OF 1871, In the
meantime disclosures have taken place Of ware
houHo PRACTICES, particularly in those OF Mum d
6oott that were roa!ly startling. Tho law, from
beginning to end, has boon opposed by most OF
the waroho4aolnon, and tho public have had to
fight Inch by inch every stop in tho WY Of 70.
, 1873-11-10

INTER STATE EXPOSITION -shoro foot Of
Adams atroet. Charity Bonodt.
, 1873-11-10

boen deposited with tllom to tho credit of thu
un'tod States. But this r,llo, naturally, did
not apply to Washington bankH, sinoo groou-
backs could DO directly exchanged for fractional
currency at tho Treasury building without tho
intervention Of tho banka. Tho fact that tI,o
Tlrht National Dank should enp]v far at0g nm
OF fractional currency within two weoks, co1,-
4rary to custom anti rulo woull hayo oso1tud
6nsptcion it tlioro Ind boon any dlspositton 10
protect tito Government. But Secretary niobard.
son, 1t ts stated, insstod that tho amopnt
should bo issued, in direct violation Of liza rn1o
and In spite of Troaauror splnnor,s ron,oi,-
atranceB.
Thoro Ia still, anothor complication. II wis
reported faw days ago that tho dopont b.a
boon recently Hccurod by 100000 Of Contra,
raolflc bonds surrendered by Jay Cooko l. oo.
In addition to tho fact that such security Womb
not holtl' ainoo those bonds arc part Of tho Jav
oooko aHsetH, and bolong to nil h,s crcditora oro
rafa' 1t Is now stated that Secretary Richardson
donies all knowledge Of anch security, NJ ioea
"Iao the Roccivor Of tho First National Donl
Altogether, the case ia ono Of tho most c1arino
anfractions Of law evor committed by Govorn-
mont official, and demands tho Immediate atten-
tton OF Congross when 1t convonos. Tho now do
Ve!opmonts mako 1t worao than over.
, 1873-11-10
COUNTY ELECTIONS IN 1LL1No1B,


Wo print olaewhoro tho official roturna Of the
elections In o. out Of 102 countios in Illinois,
| leaving only eight to be hoard from. Forty
ntno Of these counties have boen carried By TIC
Farmora', or Autobiography, tickets fifteen by
the regular Republican organization and sevon-
tooh by the Democrats. In thirtoen countios,
including Cook, tho issue was foreign to party
politics. OF the remaining eight counties not
| yet heard from, six have heretofore been Demo-
cratic in politics and two Republican. The
Farmera, or anti-Monopo1iatB, havo opposed
| both tho old parties in tho lato campaign. In
this respect their victory has boon almost un-
paral1oled. They hnve carried forty-nino coun-
tics againat tho organization Of the Democratic
or tho Republican party,-whicheyor happened to
be tho stronger In tho particular county Of con-
test,-while tho Republican and Democratic par
tics together have ouly carried thirty-si1 cou1l-
ties. a yoar ago. oyory county in tho
State WAS in tho possession of ono or
tho othor Of tho old parties. To-day they
cannot together claim moro than forty out of
102. When 1t Is remembered that t1iiB ia tho
first campaign ever mado by tho Anti-Monopo-
lists as distinct pnrty, and that their organiza-
tton has been heterogeneous and irregular, the
aehfovemont is ono that ray we'll mako tho old
line politicians quake. Tho result Is an indica-
tion Of general wiping out OF old party
limos in Illinois, as we'll as iu Wisconsin and
Iowa.
Though this remarkable succoss has boon
achieved under the name Of "Farmora" and.
"Anti-A1onopo!lBts," 1t means something moro
than d determined and widespread movement
It Is likewise protest against party monopoly
and party abuses on all sides. Tho Farmors
Movement In illinois owes it's cohosivonesB not
moro to railroad abuses than to tho salary-grab,
and tho thouAaud-and-one familiar instances OF
fraud practicod by both tho Republican and
Democratic parties Of late yoa,H. The
FarmeEs' Movement In Illinois, like tho
Reform party in Wisconsin, tito Anti
Monopoly party In Iowa, and the Independent
party in California, mems ,seto political party,
designed to snatch the scoptre Of power from tho
rotten political organizations that laye con-
spiououBly betrayed their trust. At the frat
election In this State since it's appearance in tho
fold, it has carried forty-nine counties w1oro
tho other parties lavo carried thi,ty.tsoo Next
year tho Issue will bo moro important to tho
Anti-Monopolists because members Of tho State
Legislature and mombora OF tho National Con-
greas arc to DO olocted, epd the strength Of tho
new party, which is az onoo AntirMonopoly, An
ti-0orruption, Reform, aud Independent. will 10
developed in proportion. Il a well that Illinois |
has taken hor place in the front.