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, 1875-10-17

Lud1ow-Street Jail, where TWEED Is Locked =
on the new charXes, does not seem to b. saa
professional criminals would regard ~ tn ~
worst placs they could be sent to, though boa'a
folk will set it down a. that precisely. Bssda
uuequa1ed facilities extended for private oosR
in preferred cells, prisoners may get DRINKS
often as they can pay for the liquor. 1ha hs
rors Of imprisonment for debt are also illnss7a
ed in the testimony taken before the Leslssat
Committee. The Oldest prisoner Is saarf
OpPEsHE1MER, fraudulent bankrupt Hfo q
been confined in the prison five Jeau. 81
case seems to have touched the hesrt o p
Warden, vino established forE oRPKsanos
regular "prison bar r"-rurn-mHl-the pzosis
which thsy share. The Warden, it seems o.
OF those seN-sacrifcing patriots who serTe s'a
out salary; but be manages - subsist ous Q. u
profits Of prisoners board and of tho pts"
bar
, 1875-10-17

The Graphic, on the day before the cleo
ton, contained a very clever cartoon, repre-
sen6ng old Bill ALLEN in ba1l-feld, in full
baseball regimentals, standing in the profess
siona! attitude, with his huge hands extended
to catch bali coming towards him labeled
SOHO Governorship." There was a large
crowd Of spectators outside the ropes, and
inside, TmnEs and GAsTos, expressing live
" hope he would 'muff" the ball. The
Graphic, on the day after the election, contin-
ued the pictorial story. ALLEN has muffed
the ball, which lies On the ground at his feet
with torn cover, showing that it is stuffed
with rags. Old Fog-Horn is tearing his hair
and gazing at the ball, while GAsroA and T11-
DEN are dancing for joy over the 44mutf."
, 1875-10-17

In Texas they cherish even less .se,n3 ~ IL
common-school system than in A1t.us,. ~ A..
bama- In the two latter States the mi MI.
tion is to beng taxed for tho "eddr,.h,m.
niggers," but they disguise it unds. ,sn IT
poverty and enormous State debta.-.e,tn,t 4,
payment Of which Arkansas has pro1iaas ~,
Alabama is about to provide, by constitutions
restrictions upon the power Of tho Lee,a..n,,
to raiae taxes, which will prevent leyiea sukefs
to even pay the interest,". But in Tens h. n
lection which is urged in the Cousttqt;on,1cs.
ventioa is that the tax-psyera ought po .ah
made to pay for the schooling Of the cadA,sna
non-tax-paye1s. According to Texan nosipsa .
Of yore, tbs chief essentials of educstioo ~,
to be that boys should be 20 trained "a 70 .otx
upon the duties Of life accomplished hi
whackers and i'd quick Ut drawing 3 t,c,r:
But there is Jet CLEAN Of hops far Tttx
Though the discussion in the Conrsptra n
been prolonged, the opponents Of shs shm+
system have not yet-as they would hsrs dax
if thoroughly in earnest-1esortad to ths tod
argument in Texas discussions, pistna u
bowie-inives.
, 1875-10-17

We print elsewhere short and practical
communication from JoR G. SHoRrA11.,
Esq, touching the Humane Society, which
should commend itself to au humane men.
Being destitute Of any appropriations for its
support, its members have levied upon them
selves to keep it in operation, aud now they
need the help Of the public in order to make
their work systematic and continuous. It is
lofty and noble work, which ought to be
encouraged by all, and the $40 subscriptions
which Mr.. sRoB7A11 suggeats ought to como
pouring ii without daily. W commend his
, 1875-10-17

importance for every day. It is too often
made so only on one day. The churches are
kept closed, as rule, from Sunday to sun
day and opened on the first day of the week
only for few hours. Opening them every
day would entail only little more expense,
especially in summer. The devils houses
are open every day; should not Gods houses
be open too? There is an atmosphere OF de-
yotion about great church, especially when
few people are in it, which inclines the heart
to prayer and praise. The Catholic churches
abroad and in Canada are open all the while.
No visitor to the famous Bone secours Market
in Quebec can have forgotten the little
church close by, in which the countrywomen
who come into the city with their loads Of
fresh fruits and vegetables stop and pray in
the early morning. The tendency is to do
them good and CAUSE them to give honest
measure, heaping over. If our churches
were open on weekdays would it not bring
many men inside them for few minutes de-
votion at least, and that nearly every day
The adoption of this idea might counteract
the possible sad effects from tho exclusion Of
Bible-reading in the public schools. Nearly
opposite one Of our large schools, on South
Side avenue, is one Of the most beautiful
churches in town. It is rich in stone-work,
and glowing glass, and carved wood 1t DIFF
fers from most Of it's class in having steeple,
but unfortunately resembles them in possess
ing-or being possessed by-a mortgage. If
this edifce were open every morning between
$50 and 9, and some simple service were
given during ten minutes Of that time,
would not the pupils who came Of their own
accord, or who were sent to school half an
hour earlier, be likely to gather there? And
if they did, would there not be more real de-
votion in the service than in the mechanical
reading Of the Bible by whole school?
, 1875-10-17
communication to the charitable .,,
people Of the city. "'u aa:as,

California has escaped ths ,yilsof
imitation by maintaining = snec;a ~. P'pessssas
the ballooning in mining ab,,ss Senc7; :
out parallel IN tsls country ,ns ~ 0ssa nj
Lapse seems inevitable. Then w. ~ a's hau
ifornia cloeed its doors, md onsr,s seak af q
Stock Board we're suspended tb.,. % =
market, at the quotationa Of tbs -. "A o. y
in round numbers, al .ooa oA1 va..s ~ pa'ss
shares, representing mines that .1 nss a rtps
that there is no prospect ever ~;n 'et nd u
dend. and from many OF which n.. @ ns d
Of ore WIS taken. at the ouot,t;os. s a aas
before the bank stopped, tbesa H. ~ routss
we're worth $40, GOO, 600, and it NJ. % ~. j" n77s
age that hastened the bank'a f,,r.'s 'as't sas:at
lapse was really arrested bv tha 4a*ea
since it stopped transactions in .,o.ns speass
ing the suspension, the brokers -. va d;
nearly the whole Of the s47 [xy, ~ W. eaai<t
abled to do 90 without diff,cnltv 49, ~. va u
of martins being postponed unt;l ~. t'eass
OF the bank. The bank haa reon.n.s I
or will not loan dollar On minins s.' w e'aaas
erals. The Bank Of Eeyad. r;,h 3sss cult
, 1875-10-17

Mr. HEsNG had scarcely dyested himself
Of the odors of the Bummer Convention at
Mccormick Hall, on Friday afternoon,
when be rushed into a Republican meeting in
the Second Ward, held Friday evening
There were good many colored people pres
ent, and Mr.. HEsKa went for their votes.
He knew he could do this best by coming be-
fore them as q Republican, and he proceeded
to tell them that he had been Republican
since 1854, that be was among the first to
maintain the rights Of the colored men, and
that be would always support the principles
Of the old Republican party. He then added
that he "wanted the votes of all present as
the reward of his labor for them, and closed
BY stating that in 1876 be would be found on
tie side giriay rights to erery man, let him be
born schere he may, and let his color be schat it
may" Now, what does this mean? If
Mr.. HEsHa is opposed to the Repub-
ican party, is he not trying to obtain
Republican votes under false pretenses when
he attends Republican meetings to make
harangues, and uses the language accredited
to him above? If Mr. HEsEa prides him
self upon having been Republican, and
is still a Republican. and expects to
act With the Republican party in 1876,
why does he not say SO outright at all
the meetings and in all the speeches he makes
during the campaign? Why does he confne
these utternnces to Republican meetings and
suppress them at Democratic meetings? It
looks very much as though Mr.. HEsNa is
playing fast and loose to get the office he
seeks, and that ho represents himself to be
equivalent to Democrat among the Demo-
Gratis and to be Republican when among
the Republicans. This is treating neither
party fairly. Come, old man, be all ono
thing or all the other.
, 1875-10-17

steady, at $l134 per gallon Lake freights
were quiet and steady, at s4c for wheat to
Buffalo. Flour was in light demand and
firm. Wheat was active and stronger, closing
at $1.13 cash and $1.1o5 seller November.
Corn was in light demand and 1c lower, clos
ing at 55sc cash and 5s1c for November.
Oats were quiet and easier, closing at 33sc
for October and 324c for November. Rye
was firm, at 73c. Barley was quiet and firm,
closing nt 97c for October and 933c for No
vember. Hogs were quiet and shade lower,
with the bulk Of the sales at $7.50@7.S0.
Cattle were in good demand and were firm,
at So. 50@6.50 for poor to extra. Sheep sold
moderately, and were quoted easy at $4,000
4.75. One hundred dollars in gold would
buy 9116.S74 in greenbacks at the close.
, 1875-10-17
THE DIRECT TRADE OF CHICAGO.


The TRIBUNE has repeatedly referred to the
growing direct trade in grain Of Chicago (and
by direct trade We mean sales to consumers,
and not sales or shipments to New York, aud
there to be distributed). This is especially
the case in regard to the European trade,
and is measurebly the case with regard to the
trade Of New England. Foreign purchasers,
es well as New England dealers, have discoy-
cred that they can do better business by
purchasing their grain in Chicago than they
can by purchasing it in New York There
are various reasons for this change, but an
a1l-sufEcient one is the now notorious fact
that whoever purchases Chicago No. wheat
In Chicago obtains very different grain from.
the Chicago No. wheathe gets in New York
Chicago has grade Of wheat known as No.
8, which, is grain not fit to be Chased as No.
2, because Of the dirt in it, because OF
not being dried, and especially because
the berry is shriveled, small, and not
plump like No. g. This No. 8 wheat
is largely bought in Chicago, and when
it reaches Buffalo is put through q pro-
cess Of improvement,-t is, the dust and
dirt are blown out, a slight addition Of No.
2 wheat is made, and the whole goes to New
York and is sold there as Chicago No. 2. No
amount Of blowing, however, can enlarge
the berry, or give to No. wheat the quality
which is essential to Chicago No. wheat.
Purchasers on foreign account have satisfied
themselves that they can get Chicago No.
wheat in Chicago, which is not always the
case in New York and that, buying in Chi
cago, they can protect themselves otherwise.
AL grain sent to New York is subject to
the charges and expenses levied by the local
monopolies, which are Of course added to
the New York price Of the article. By pur-
chasing in Chicago there is choice Of four
routes to the seaboard, On one. or other
Of which they can make contracts for
delivery Of grain free Of the e1actions in
New York harbor, and even on special
rates for transportation. During the present
season these direct orders to Chicago for
foreign ports have been largely increased
over past seasons, and there is no question
that this direct business will hereafter be-
come the rule, and not the exception.
There is also change going on in the
trade in provisions for the South, which is
swinging round in the same manner from
New York to Chicago. Orders now co1as
direct from all points in the South to Chica-
go; and, instead OF the pork going from
Chicago 10 New York, and thsncs shipped
upen ozaass to the Southern States, 1t goes
, 1875-10-17

The Chicago produce markets we're very
i1egalss On Saturday. Mess pork was active,
and declined nearly s1.oo per hrl, closing at
$c1. .26@21.30 for 0ctobes and 1896 seller
the year. Lard vas quiet and s.eadier, closing
1t sl3.40 per 100 lbs cash, and S12.16@
!..2o seller the year. Meats were quiet, at
'sstc for summer shoulders (boxedl 12a@
&c s~ short 1!ba do, and 1s@1s4c for short
1aE Do. aighw:nee wsto moss active md
, 1875-10-17

SAN CART, the living embodiment Of "
dAton insanity. ran 1879 votes oenloa ee
Of the Democratic ticket in Clevelsao- "& -.&x
ALLEN WAS only beaten 6.S8 IN toss ~ "a
CAR1 kicked the beam BY 7,725 Tos -
people Of Cleveland evidently think thss
rency is diluted enough now.
, 1875-10-17

is no other way in which the ticket can be
elected and the county finances saved If q
ticket Of Republican bummersis Offset against
the Devil Fish bummers, the Latter viii VIII
By an overwhelming majority. If the Re-
publicans give the people a good, honest,
courageous Gn11Arr for their champion, he
will stay the Devil-Fish party as surely as
did his namesake slay V1oroB HuGo's mon
star in the Douyres Rocks.
, 1875-10-17

The Cleveland Herald, speaking OF tos Eae -
feelings OF the Democrats in that CITY '""A@
the Germans, Bays: ,,sp
On the s:reet-corners, in the street-ears, tr,x
md aa1oons, In saloocs, ,-wnes. - rm,h4
three Democrats aro gathered together sae'g 'gssorS
loud and deep On !" the d-d Dutch. Iae IaeDH.rs D ID
and last that they hzd only 10 about "cla,a 1900
make the Germans shut their eyes *aa e' .nsrsa
tho Democratic whip guidkd them. 1neJ 9usa
their mistake early election day tosy - kntah
it before the polls closed they Teal1kao lo'
Ill it, naked horror the naxt morning.
, 1875-10-17

The Prince Of Wales embarked at Brindisi
yesterday for Hindostan. It is only a few
years since q religious fanatic stnbbed the
Governor General Of Indie, and avowed that
he did SO as religious duty. VIII some one
Like him See the finger Of fanadcism pointing
ut the Prince? If so, the Royal Guards may
oot save the Royal life.
, 1875-10-17

Ncv1CKER'S THEATEE-Madtsun street, between
Dearborn and State. Engagement Of John Mccullough.
- Jack Cada."
WOODS MusEUM-Monroe street., between Dear
born and State. Afternoon, "Aurora Floyd" Even
ing, A Dangerous Game"
ADELPHI THEATRE-Dsarborn street, corner
Monroe. Variety performance.
HOOLETB THEATRE-Randolph street, between
Clark and lasalle. Engagement Of the California
3iinstre1a.
ACADEMY OF MUS1C-Ha1sted street, between
Madison and Monroe. Engagement Of Frank Mayo
- Davy Crockett.
PLYMOUTH cHURCH-Lecture by Daniel Dough
NEty. auhject - Q{a&oTh.1
, 1875-10-17

At the New York Gold Exchange On Sat-
urday, greenbacks, at the opening, were
quoted at s5s, from which price they de-
slined to 854, closing at that figure.
, 1875-10-17

Ihe average church has O mortgage In addl-
ton to a steep1e. The mortgage is nearly
As ornamental and useful as the sseep1e; but
the latter weighs only on the stona founda-
tions Of the church, while the former weighs
On the real foundations the pocket-books
of the brethren. The holder Of the mort
gage, after few brief years, learns to be
agreeably surprised when the inte rest is paid,
and to regard the payment OF any part of the
principal as remote possibility, not to be
seriously considered rs even likely to occur.
It is true that church-mortgage are rarely
foreclosed, but this is due, not to any pune
tuality in their discharge, but to the natural
reluctance Of man to own church. What
can he do with it He would be slow to
eject the congregation and stop their
worshiping. If he did so, ho could
not well afford to use the build
ing for private chapel. He cannot
sell it to any other congregation without TAX
ing another mortgage for most Of the pur-
chase-monoy and repeating his painful ex-
perience- Finally, he cannot turn it into
houses or stores, unless he makes billiard
hall or concert-saloon Of it; and to this
there are obvious objections. In a word, the
man who should foreclose mortgage On one
Of our stone churches would find himself bur-
dened with white elephant. And so the ser
vices go on, and the debt goes on, too, rolling
up like ball, until the disheartened congre-
cation slips away and the dispi1ited minister
ceases to ssdraw," and at last the church col
lapses. There is at least one sect which re-
fuses to consecrate mortgaged buildings. It
is sect in which the higher members OF the
hierarchy exercise a good deal Of power,
and it is pity that they cannot forbid
the construction, 81 well as the conse-
Grafton, of such edifces. If the debt
were incurred solely from a devout wish to
glorify God and help on the work of con-
verting souls to belief in Him, more could be
said in defense Of it. But the real reason
for borrowing SO much money is apt to be
vanity, "A desire to excel some rival cougre-
cation or sect in grandeur Of construction
and gorgeousness Of furnishing. Would not
the cause Of religion be as well subserved by
spending money to save stained souls instead
Of to buy stained glass to bring the impure
to rest in the hereafter, instead of to provide
perfectly restfu1 pews for the pure at pres
ent? to do good to sinners instead OF to
please the aesthetic tastes Of saints? It is
not honest in the highest degree for church
to fail to pay its debts, but how often this
banefu1 thing happens The best way for
the churches to begin to pay their debts to
just God is to pay their just debts to men.
There is another great field for church effort |
that Is lett singularly uncazed for. Religion !
Is supposed to b. something Of tbs Mehsst |
, 1875-10-17

The Louisville C.-J. thinks that tho cas -
man who invited the crowned heads d kass
to eome o7er sud see Chicago and the oeot.s 81
ii must b natural curiosity III III s1..3
Txaa. Ths Qtntganl should not b nss',
, 1875-10-17

There has been some curiosity e1preasa 3
see how GEaHA1, OF Cincinnati, ran fof te"e'"
ton to the Ohio Legislature Hamilton coo.
sends ten members to the Lower Houaa. s1s7e'
on general ticket. The following il sae '''
piIan for tha Yarious candidates:
, 1875-10-17

TO-DAY.

TO-DAY.
MCCORMICK HAII--North Clark st1eet, corner
Ksnz1e- Lecture BY Mira Julia Ward Howe at p. N.
Subject: The True md the False Socially"
NORTH side TURNER HAII-cmcert by the
Nedsrkranz Society At Pm
ADELPH THEATRE-Dearbo1n street, corner
Monroe. - Tbs Spendshrift !" <n GERMANY.
, 1875-10-17

ATTENTION, sIR ENIdHTs!-stated'c conclave Of
Chicago comnaandery No. " Z. T., Monday ersning,
Oct Ii 1875, for b1siness md work E. T. Order.
Writing Sir Knights courteously invited. BY order
u the En-. Com. G. 4. WILLIAMS Recorder
, 1875-10-17

It Will Be seen That GEdHA WEI
scratched by his Democratic friends I'M w.
age Democratic vote WAS q, 700, while on.s.'
fell short Of it nearly 2 600 votes, and u 1oS''
low the next lowest on his ticket.
, 1875-10-17

The editor Of the Ohio State Joarna! 1sl' -. II
poetic spirit move him on the night Of tae ~
ton, and he was inspired to Ri7s us'essEa"
his pent-up feelings thusly:
Put away his Hstle toG-hornr
Let hts toy balloon oo15psa,
WhEa Sam Cary u,urmuEs, "Dc99&
Tilden, and them other chap1"
Gone to meet Nasty out IN tbs saaop'
Ntao Yn7E rmn,<1etal AdaeTtsa'' :
Dear Rag Bat-, thou h1st pe:sredt
B7:llan wind did make thee hc"sS i.
The people }uAt sat down On nes'
And busted thy inflated bowA:
Gone to meet the Southarn CoEtedess[H
, 1875-10-17

MIRIAM CHAPTER, No. l. 0. E. 6.-Wm hold =
1uuatcaI cud literary entertainment at Accordia Hail.
LIZ EAs: Randolrh-st, Saturday evening. Oct. q. Ad-
sutsktou Is canta.
, 1875-10-17

We desire once more to impress upon the
Republicans the urgent Importance Of adopt
ing resolution in the Convention on Tues
lay calling for the appointment of Judge
Of election in each voting precinct, to be
designated by the Central Committee, and
that the Central Committee make out the list
and go before the County Board and make
the demand officially. As the matter now
stands, the Board has ignored the agreement
made by its Election Committee, and has ap-
pointed few Republican Judges in a few
precincts of strong Republican wards. In
the Democratic wards, and also in wards pre-
sumed to be Democratic, there are 10 Repub-
lcan inspectors. This simply means ballot
bog stuf6ng and false returns, and, If it is suf-
fered to pass without renaonstrance, no power
can beat the Devl-Fiah party. The Repub-
ican Convention, therefore, must take Off
cial oognizance Of the outrage, demand its
correction, and. if the dem and is refused, spot
tie men who refuse il, place them on record,
and make it hot issue il the election.
, 1875-10-17

RAINBOW LODGE, NO. 400, L o. o. F.-Regul1r
1,eeting 1t bail conner Madison and Robey-ste. to-
1corrow Monlay} evening, to receive visit from Fort
Dearborn Lodge. Full attendance is desired.
n B. ROBERTS, N. g.
JOHN oBRIES, Rec. Sec.
, 1875-10-17

ooR1NTH1AS CHAPTER, No. c.. B. 4. Il. M.-spectal
conrocahon Monday evening, 1t 7:s0 O'Clock. Work
On Z. l. Degree. J. o. DlCkERSON, Sec
, 1875-10-17
WABASH AVENUE.


basil avenue has given to that street. Is o.
ready apparent. As soon as it was known
that the avenue would be paved, new build
ings were begun and landlords began putting
their old houses in order. The imp. tssable
condition Of the street had rendered it as
quiet as .cow-path in deserted village.
Notwithstanding some individual opposition
to the laying of horse-railroad track, there
ara few now who will deny that tho horse
railroad is decided advantage to the street,
as well as 9 great accommodation to the gen.
eral public. The Company il putting on this
street better class Of carr than
it has been running elsewhere, and
promises to provide large, commodi-
Gus two-horse cars, with conductors, as
rapidly as they can be procured It also
claims that it has subscribed $4,000 to the
paving of the street over and above what it
was required to pay. We presume this means
that it has paved the full 16 feet, including
both tracks and the space lying between
them. They have done everything they
could to hasten the improvement Of the
street.
rapid progress Of Wabash avenue in bt1si-
ness way, and one lack in its assured condi-
ton of the main thoroughfare of the South
Division. This is the refusal Of some of the
property Owners along the line to improve
that portion Of the street in front of their
places There are in nearly every block one,
two, or three spaces of from Is to so feet
which are left unpaved- They are not mere
II offensive to the eye, but serious
obstacle in the wny Of travel. As
the street has been widened, and the curb
stones moved back or feet on each side,
the curbs along the unpaved portions are
now out in the street, and will probably
cause some serious accidents if they are not
removed. In such case, the property -owners
should be made liable for damages. The few
people who are so mean or penulious as to
refuse the small sum necessary fer the paw
ing in front of their property should be con-
strained to do it by the force of public
opinion and the individual pressure Of ten
ants, since they cannot be reached by law
within couple of years. Every one Of
them must have profound sense Of his own
meanness in refusing to pay couple of dol
lars foot, and thereby running the looks
and usefulness of the entire street. The ex-
pendituro for paving in each individual case
will be got back tenfold within q year in the
increased value Of the property, and will re-
turn every year in increased rental. These
blotches should be promptly etfaced-