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, 1874-05-17

Probably in no State in the Union is iussice
administered in the higher courts with more in-
pa1tialty, or in the lower courts with less. than
in Illinois. Our Justices Of the Peace now have
jurisdiction Of nearly all classes Of civil actions
/ in whict the sum claimed, or value involved,
does not exceed $500. They have power enough
to be formidable to the working Glasses and tho
small capitalists. They ought to be. if not fair
lawyers, at least not mere "venders OF favorable
Judgment" to all who choose TO bring grist to
their mill. Many OF them would be fair JUS
tices under any other system than that ingen-
lcus series OF contrivances for corrupting tho
administration Of justice in small causes which
our Legislature has fastened upon them. But
80 long as this system exists, it is safe to say
that proper self-respect makes it the true
course Of ono or the other 1itigant in every cause
brought before Justices Court in Chicago to
allow judgment to go against him without con-
test, appeal to the Circuit Court, and there tzy
his cause for the first time
Our Justice is, Of course, paid By his fees.
His inducement to hold his Office is the money
he can make cut Of it, as it has long since been
recognized that the Office involves no honor, and
Is an effectual b2r to advancement in politics or
III law The amount Of his fees depends On the
number OF suitors he draws to lis court, and hin
retention Of the business Of any suitor depends
on the fidelity with which he serves that s1,itor.
Merchants and lawyers select their Justices. IA
they select their grocera and butchers, because
they serve them well, rendering the su1est and
largest returns for the least money. The Jus
tlces themselves, instead OF ec:tterine through
out the city from preference to avoid comnati-
ton and secure the business OF CERTAIN d,stricts.
huddle together around central squares and bid
against each otherfor Plaintiffs, It often happeus
that The Chicago Justice administers TO defend |
ants the formal oath setting forth that he viii
not Try their cause fairly, and, without blush. |
sends the suit for trial to tic nearest Justice.
Every such onth would be IN inault it tho courts
were 30 constituted that impattiality vere the |
rule. Hsre, however, it ts matter of courx.>
Ia most caseA The Justira kacus .het thu afadsTit
, 1874-05-17

| The fortnightly Reuie1o for May contains g
| remarkable paper by Mr, Alfred B. Wallace, the
coadjuror Of Darwin, On spiritua1ism. He points
out the fact that We accept on all other matters
the judgments Of men who make them special
ties, while on this re are deaf to the per
Sons who have fitted themselves by long
and patient investigation to decide on the
phenomena, and accept tho dicta Of man after
MN who has sat and sneered at ha1f-a-dozen
seances. The scientific method would be to hear
everything that can be said, pro md con, by
skilled observers, and to reject all opiniona
therefore collected the facts stated by and OF
number Of the best~known mediums, h.s per-
sonally investigated the subject for some yea1a,
and has become, judged By his article, convert.
This is no mean accession to already we'll filled
ranks. Few per5ous know how strong,
numerically considered, Spirtualism is. The late
Judge Edmonds estimated that there we1e from
eight to eleven millions Of Spiritualists in this
country. Mr.. Wallace says: "There is scarcely
q city or q considerable town in Continental
Europa aI taa present npment "ne1e oPf2tuhl-
lists are not reckoned by hundreds, il not by
thousands There ara said, On good authority,
to be $1,000 avowed spi1itualiats in Paris and
10000 In Lyons and the numbera in this
country may be roughly estimated by the fact
that there are four exclusively Spiritual periodi-
Gals, one OF which has 4 circulation of 5000
weekly" Moreover, there are 20 petyerts from,
Bpiritualisna- Its believers cling to their faith
' Neither science nor philosophy neither skepti-
cism nor religion, has ever Jet, in this quarter |
Of century, made one single convert from the |
'Anka OF Spiitu21isul" The movement waa t
aavef a vigorous a. It IL to-d21. Il IL bstnR
, 1874-05-17

and the adversary doing the reading himself /!
What could mo.e concluBiyely prove that the &C
tlan that it should produce 30 sAlutarJ an effect
upon the mind Of the man who has spent 80
many hours in trying to prove that its effect Is
baueful and pernicious2
, 1874-05-17
TERMS or THE TRIBUNE.

TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION (PAYAnIE II ApyAxcE}
DAILY, by roA1....-S12 90 Sundxy y....., ,S2.3D
1ti-#aelly.....-.. B.00f Weekly ..., ...,,. 200
Parts OF year Mt the sans 1ata.
To oprerfnt delay and Mistakes be suzs and girs Port
ones address tn fn1s including State and County.
Remittauces uar be made either bY draft express Post
0aos order. or in registered letters, at our risk
TERMB TO c1T7 SUBSCRIBERS.
Das, delivered Sunday excepted. 8 cent. per wce
Datf delivered. Sunday included. 81 cents per weak
Addzeas THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Corner Madison and DcA1bor1-kt... Chicago, Ill
, 1874-05-17

The municipal ta1 Of 1873 is dve times ns
great Il that Of 1854, and it is within ten years
that the city levy bagan to exceed one million Of
loAars ysas. TAis dosB not include shs ta1es
, 1874-05-17
-@Wdau TIC 6re&{d
Ii tIptoe with the tale Of Tomorrow.

-ma:cbless and fair
AZ the tswny sweet twilight, with blended
Sunlight and red stars In her hair.
It is the function Of the poet to hold the miro
! up to nature. His mind may be like the artist
Claude Lorraine glass, which reflects and Jet en-
riches, but mirror-Ike it must be. He ia no
30 much what the Greeks called him-the
1nakeT-as the interpreter. Now, it is one O
joaquin Miller's strongest points that be is bnt
& mouthpiece. The mental and physical fact
] that surround him can be traced in every poem
The 'tSongs OF the Sierras" fulfill their title
literally. The mountains sang them to the poe
first. He simply translated them for us. The
long metrical romance about the Anazons, IN.
equal and disappointing as it is, CLOVIS With the
fervor OF Southern skies. It smacks OF the soil,
seems to have been written by man whose
life had been spent on the great river. Yet this
sarne man, transplanted to Rome, writes like q
Roman. The true pride of the Eternal City
rings through and through the final two verses
Of his ''Rome":
Yea Time on yen Campantan plain
Has pitched in siege biz b.ttle-tents
And round about her battlcments
Has marched aud truuaIeted in yaiu-
These skies are Kouet The very loam
Lifts up and speaks IN Roman pride:
And Time, oufaced znd still doded,
Sits by and wags his beard at Rome.
The man who cAn pen such thoughts
in such form ia poet. He may be
bombastic sometimes. He may sometimes rant.
But the creative power which distinguishes
genius Is in him. When he is dead America will
recognize that fact. It is said that Tennyson
recently inquired OF Al American to whom he
had just been introduced: "Do you know M1.
11iller7" ''No, SIR" "You know his poetry Of
courBe ?" NJ confess lido not" Whoreat the
disgusted poet~laureate turned on his heel and
walked away, saying to friend: "1mGgine man
who knows nothing OF the greatest genius his
country has prodnced!'
, 1874-05-17
To-MoRROW's ADJUSTMENTS.

ACADEMY OF MuS1C-H -Halsted street, between Mad
non and Monroe. Engagement o3 Joseph Murphy.
"Ahurn Gro"
, 1874-05-17

ApELPH1 THEATRE Corner, Of Wabash b.. aysnqe 1'H
Congress street. Variety performances. The ohAK.
xposfean huslssque at j" Bad Dickey."
, 1874-05-17

CHICAGO coMMANDERY, No. 10. K. T.-stated
oonclave Monday evening. May 49, 7So o'clock, for
business and work the X. r. Order. Visiting Sir
knights coutteously invited By order Of the Em Com
GEO. r. SINCLAIR, Recorder.
, 1874-05-17
AN UNAPPREmATED POET.

It ia the fashion to sneer at 4 certain poet Eho
has received applause for his verse in both the
] Old World and the Now. The mention Of his
name draws down volley Of abuse from per-
I sons who have fitted themselves to Judge him By
carefully abstaining from reading him. Our
prophet is without honor in his own country
| The spasn OF admiration caused by his SUCCESS
genius Of Joaquin Miller.
True, he imitatea. Byron, Swinburne, Ros-
sett all tinge his writings. But equally true is
it that he originates. In his "Songs Of the
Siez1as" he struck lead Of pure gold. He
overworked the vein, but it YVES admirably rich
up to the exhaustion point. Since he went
abroad for the second time some Of his frag-
mentary pieces have been gems. Take ''The
Wanderers Poem," which possibly hundred
Americans have read. Does not the st.
John OF all sacred art look out through theae
lines?
And there like lamb with head down.
81. Saint John, with his si1ken and haven
Rich hair on his shoulders, aud eyes
Lifting up to the facea u1shsven
Like sensitive child in surpr1se
Tho Spectator called the poem aAcri1egIous
But its description Of the growth Of Christianity
is at once beautiful and strong:
Lol the crosa set in rock BY the Roman.
And nourished BY blood Of the Lamb,
And Watered By tsars Of ths woman, |
Haa hourished, has spread like palm,
And put forth In the froats and far regions
OF RnoEs IN tbs North And South sa1ds, !
, 1874-05-17

LII FAYETTE CHAPTER, No. 2, R. L. M.-Hnll =
Nonroe-Et- Special oonrocatton Monday evening. MAy
49, It o'clock. for york On tho R. Degree Fls1torn
cordially invited. b. order Of tho II. f:
, 1874-05-17

THE SHEET METAL WORKERS PROTECTIVE
AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETY will hold meeting
Baturny evening" May a. In Military Hail. IT East Ran
doph.at All tianera and sheet metal workers
daily iurited to attend. F. j. BRAY, President
, 1874-05-17

ST. GEORGES BENEVOLENT ASsOCIAT1OS.-
special meeting will be held In Caledonia BALL. 161 and
169 Washington touozru1 eTentnRt M7y H. for
aud to uaako arrangements for tho celebration Of Her
Naiekty'4 Birthday. BY order Of The President.
G, J. BURROUGHS, Sec.
, 1874-05-17
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

MCCORMICK MUSIC uALL-North Clark street,
eof1a1 Ktnx!e. Coacoxt b The TennesseAns."
, 1874-05-17

KISGSBURY MUSIC HALI-C1srk srreet. between
Randolph and Lake- BuQock's Royal Akrtoaettoa Al
&Qlppoa and cyunnG.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-02-10
Tho Southwestern Farmers
Convention.

This Convention which met in
Christiansburg, on Tuesday last, adj
journed OH Thursday evening, after a
harmonious session Of three days The
business transacted will be compre-
hended in the annexed resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
]. Resolution affirming the necessi-
t. for pamphlet, setting forth the adj
vantages of Southwest Virginia,
abroad.
2. Resolution recommending the
exemption of capital i'll new enterpris-
es from taxation for term.
3. Resolution stating the desirabili-
ty of the Valley of Shenandoah Rail-
way being completed.
1. Resolution to exclude all cOnsid-
erations of pure political subjects, and
resffirming this principle az lying at
the foundation CT the Association.
Resolution and rejected on ac-
count of their political bearing.
Z. Resolution making it an Offense
to cross private farms. leaving down
fences, and neglecting to shut gates.
s. Resolution to appoint a commit
tee to draw up memorial to wait upon
the President of the A. NJ. & o. Il. r.,
to obtain redress and better freight ar
engagements.
8. Resolution to tax dogs 50 each.
10. Resolution recommending the
filing of pedigree of thorough breds on
their entry ut Fairs, and of the Ameri-
can Herd Book, as being sufficient evil
dence.
II. Resolution recommending APP
pointments of an agent for the sale of
cattle and produce for the members,
and for the purchase of goods direct
from wholesale houses
IL. Resolution endorsing and re-
commendi:g support of Agricultural
and Mechanical College.
Is. Resolution endorsing and certi-
flying the correctness of business circu-
lar of Edward Shelley & Co., real es-
tate agents of Wytheville.
ii. Resolution referring to the ad-
justicc practice on farmers by stock
statesmen in Baltimore and elsewhere
Is. Resolution directing payment
of Secretary's expenses.
16. Resolutions making it obligato-
ry upon railway companies 10 fence
both sides of railways.
The business ended with the re-elec-
ton Of former officers, and votes of
thanks, after which time Judge Lyle
addressed the Convention, and then
the convention was adjourned.
The Convention and the Association
have no connection with Oranges and
the fundamental rule IL to exclude all
purely political s7bhects- Tho Copeu-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-02-10
The New Postal Law Proposed
for Newspaper.

In the House Monday, Mr.. Tyner
introduced bill which proposes the
following rates Of postage: On news
papers and other periodicals not ex-
seeding four ounces in weight, sent
from known Office publication to
regular and bona file subscribers, pr
quarter, viz: On publication issued
less frequently than once a week. two
cents; once Il week, three cents; twice
week, six cents; six times week
eighteen cents; daily. twenty~one
cents, and an additional rate for each
additional four ounces, provided that
ore copy of weekly newspapers may
be sent to each subscriber in the
county where printed and published
free Of postage, and publishers of
newspapers aud periodicals may
mutually exchange their publications
free Of postage, not exceeding one
copy in each exchange. On mis-
cellancouS matter of the third class
one ceut for each two ounces. the
maximum weight not to exceed four
pounds
The third section provides that
the Postmater General shall require
all publishers, their business mana
gers or agents. at the beginning of
each quarter (the lst of JaEuary.
April, July and Octob, ~ to make and
file With The postmaster of the city,
town or village where their news
paper or periodical is published.
statement under oath that after cares
full estimlte and inquiry they are
satisfied that they will s.;nd though
the mails to regular bona tile sub
scriberS during the quarter then com
mencing not mora than-cOpies Of
their publication, giving the name
of the publication, number of times
issued per week or month and num-
Der Of copies to be mailed, } AID that
there will not be sent with their
knowledge or consent any copy of
their publication other than To regu-
lar and JOHG tile subscribers, except
the same is prepaid transient rates /;
and the publishers shall then pay to
the postmaster The amount OF postage
due for them at the rates named IN
section | Of the bill, whereupon all
the copies OF said publication deliv-
cred at the postoffice shall be regularly
mailed and shall not be subject to
any charge on delivery
That to provide for an increase
in the circulation of any publication
during the quarter, the said publisher,
his business manager, or agent, shall,
at the beginning of the subsequent
quarter, include in the statement then
to be furnished the number Of copies
sent to new subscribers obtained dur
ing the previous quarter. and pay
ment shall be made for snch additional
subscribers at the rates aforesaid"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-02-10
From the Chicago Inter Deem
Whitehead.

Among the large number of weak
and impracticable men who find their
way into Congress from the Southern
States, we are glad, now and then, to
find one WHO does not Think it the
highest proof of craftsmanship to rant
about liberty, or quote Homer by the
yard: but who can on occasion de-
scend to common things aud pay some
attention to the wants and necessities
of his constituents. An illustration of
this was afforded the other day. AT
ter party named 4 rthur, from Ken
lucky. had ranged through thirty drea-
~ columns OF the Record about the
despotIsm that crushed him, and
Vance, of North Carolina. had follow
ell in nearly as much oft the same trash,
Mr.. Whitehead, of Virginia, rose and
addressed the House. Now we don't
know who Whitehead is. We don't
know whether the inequalities of
which he good naturally complained
are grievances which need to be REM
edied or not: but we venture to say
that he will accomplish more for his
constituents than forty VanceS or Ar
thurs. When, after the terrific out
burst of the gentlemen named had
ended. Whitehead arose and thus be-
gan : "Mr. Speaker, had hoped this
cruel war was over Applause.] l
propose to submit some remarks upon
the proposition now before the Com
mittee on Ways and Means to impose
additional taxation upon tobacco and
other products of my State. / am
more interested in this question than
military matters. | do not see that
any good is to come from q discussion
here upon what occurred before the
surrender at AppOmattOx. take il
for granted TINT others who. like my
self, surrendered at the time. intend to
support the government like good citI-
Zens or at least, like Miss Nancy
Jane in the song, we want 20 try and
do the best we cam Laughter. l.
Whitehead then went on in logical
speech TO support his claims, and made
an excellent impression. Congress
needs more of such men from the
South, and, for that matter. from the
North as we'll. The time for bun
combe and cheap and pretentious pa
triOtism has gone by. The country
would like few er promi2es and more
work Il good many more Whitcheads,
and great many less Arthurs, VanCes,
Harrises, and all that sort OF legisla-
tives supernumerarieS.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-02-10
or paw said debts"

or pay SAID deotS-
1t is charged that the notes on
which suit is now broght were issued
BY the bank upon the aforesaid
guarantee, and upon the stock dollar
for dollar, deposited with the State
Treasurer. During the year 1868
the Treasurer, as it is alleged, with
out authority of law, allowed the bank
to exchange Of its State stock
then on deposit. amounting to SlG2, =
600, for one Confederate bond of that
smount. 1t is charged that the bank
was entirely inso!vent at the close of
the war. and still remains so.
Messrs. john Howard, Hunter
Marshall. John Johns, Jr. Bradley
T. johnson. William i Royal. and
James Neeson are the counsel for the
plaintiffs.
Whatever may be the merits of
this case, if it has any, the business
of the city, the victims as we'll as all
others with whom our reporters con
versed, were unsparing in their
denunciation of proceeding
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-02-10
The WAY the Cablc Talks.

An operator sits ct a table in q room
darkened by a curtain. On his left
hand stands little instrument named
the "reflecting galvauOmeter," the in
vention of Sir William Thompson,
without which Atlantic teIegraphy
would lie slow process-not exceed
ing two or three words per minute, i'll
stead Of eighteen or twenty, The pres
ent rate.
This DELEGATE instrument consists of
Tiny magnet and small mirror
swinging on silk thread, the two
together weighing but few grains.
The electric current, passing along the
wire from Valencia, defects the mag
net to and fro, The mirror reflects a
spot of light on to a scale, in a box
placed at the operators right hand,
where, by it's oscillation, the spot Of
light indicates the slight me vements of
the magnet. which are too light to be
directly seen.
The little swinging magnet follows
every change III the receiving current,
and every change. great or small, pro-
duces a corresponding oscillation OF
the SPOT Of light Oh the scale. A code
of signals is 20 arranged by which the
movement of the spot OF light is made
to indicate the letters of the alphabet.
When receiving message from Va
lencia, the operator watches the move
ment of the little speck, which keeps
dancing about over the scale on his
right. To the practiced eye each
movement of the spot of light repre-
sents letter Of the alphabet, aud its
seemingly fantastic motions are smell
ling out the intelligence which the
pulsing of the electric current are
transmitting between the two hemi.
spheres. Ii ~ truly marvellous to note
how rapidly the experienced operator
disadvantages the irregular oscillations
of the little speck Of light into the
letters and words which they repre-
sent.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-02-10
100000 Suit?-Tho Sheriff If
ter over Three Hundred Citi-
ZcnS of Richmond.

The business community of this
city, says the Richmond Dispatch.
was greatly excited on Saturday by
the appearance on the streets Of
Sheriff John w Wright and his dep
uties armed with great bundles of
subpGnas in chancery against hum
dreds of our most prominent citizens.
Upon inquiry as to the cause of the
ccmmOtion We were informed that
William II. Scott, a member Of the
frm of Branch & Co.. of Augusta,
GA. William b, Isaacs, William 6
Taylor, aud John G. Williams. under
the firm of William B. Isaacs Il Co.,
bankers, Of this city; G. Beatty Graft.
OF Baltimore; r. s. Allen, formerly of
this city. and son Of the late Joseph
Allen; John Johns, Jr., lawyer of
this city: aud William Bayne, OF
Baltimore. had instituted a suit in the
Chancery Court of the city of Rich-
mOnd to recover about 100000 from
the stockholders of the Bank of the
Commonwealth.
The Dispatch then furnishes list
OF all the citizens against whom this
action is taken
GROUND OF ACTION.
On the 4th of March, 1858, the
Legislature of Virginia incorporated
and independent bank under the name
of the Mineral Bank of Virginia.
Before it was put into operation
special act was passed in April,
1888. changing the name to that of
the Bank of the Commonwealth,
which commenced business in this city
in the summer Of that year with
Lawson Nunnally as president; and j.
B. Morton as cashier.
Under the independent banking
system of Virginia then in force the
notes of circulation of the lndepend-
en-. banks were secured by deposit
of State stocks with the Treasurer of
the Commonwealth and were further
guaranteed by clause in each char
ter similar to the following 9Th sec>
ton of the charter of the Bank of the
commonwealth-siZ:
Zach and every stakeholder il
said bank shall be liable, ratably, out
of his private estate for the circula-
ton and the express contract debts
of said bank to the amount of the
stock owned by him upon the failure
OF the SAID bank to redeem its notes
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-02-10
SLAIN.

Here in this really place,
Quiet he lies,
Cold, with his sightleSs face
Turned to the skies;
Tis but another dead
All sou can say is said.
Carry his body hence
Kings must have slaves;
Kings climb to eminence
0fer mems graves;
So this mans eTse is dim
Throw the earth over him.
Wha' was the white you touched
There at his side 7
Paper his hand had clutchsd
Tight ere he died
Message or wish, may be
Smooth the folds out and see.
Hardly the worst Of us
Here could have smiled
Only the tremulous
Words Of child
Prattle, that has for stops
J .st rew rudy drops.
Look. She is sad to miss,
Alorni ,g and night,
IIis-her dead father's-kiss
fries to be bright,
Good to mamma, and sweet :,
That is all. "Alarguerite."
All, If beside the dead
Slumbered the paia!
An if the hearts that bied
Slept with the slain!
II the grief died but no;
Death will not have it so.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-02-10
GONE UNDER!

The Lolillard Steamship Line
between New York and Norfolk
has been discontinued. This new
line went to work only a few months
ago, and proclaimed that Virgin
ians were being ruined by the mo-
nopolY of the old line. known as
the Old Dominion Steamship Line.
Now Mr.. Lorillard says he retires
for want OF patronage, ard that our
people do not seem to appreciate
the relief rendered. We presume
the relief aforesaid was no relief at
all, for Southern people are eager
enough to grasp at anything that
betters their purses.
This company sent to this paper
a long article for dead head il SER
ton, and it contained not one word
but gloritication of this lire. AS
we were not running a relief news
paper we could not see that it
should not be paid for as an adver-
tisement. In other words, we could
not appreciate that style Of relief.
So passes another groundless
howl about monopoly. The Lori
lards are gone. One line of yes,
sells, and one only, can be sustained
by the business, and it should be
concentrated on that one as long as
it does not extort from an impover-
ished people.