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resolutions provide - That, II tne cltI aotnoiA"
| hes refuse to adopt the course above recon-
mended, to submit the issue to the people for
speedy and final determination, the Jetfer'
sonian Club will urge the prosecution OF the
contest against the charter Of 1872 to the
end"
This looks like business, and for the frst
time the fact of the utility Of the Jettersonlan
Club is established. The resolutions are
bombshells sent plump1y into the nests OF the
of6ceholders and the bummers: They are
yet pending, action upon them having been
deferred until subsequent meeting; but, in
case they are passed and then are not Needed
by the parties to whom they are directed,
the explosion will be an eventful one. They
are ringing challenge of defiance to the
Cosmops or bummers of the party that they
must clean out their foul nesta~ They
are, in fact, notice to all concerned
that the respectable elements of the Dem
ocratio party will join hands with the
Citizens Association in denouncing and sup
pressing ballot-box stufdng, frauds, and
trickeries devised to cheat the people out Of
their rights aud to stiAe their voice at the
DOLLS. 1u6 lthQAA440u La AaFSA VI aA VAeI@AOA
in November is pertinent and exactly the
thing that is needed in the present complica-
ton Of affairs. Even if the Democrats
should be successful, we should at least have
party in power which would be responsible,
instead Of the present irresponsible and
heterogeneous crowd Of of6oeholders and
bummers, who have delivered the city over
into the hands of vagrants, thieves,
bunko men, and gamblers, and set law
and order at defiance. The Jefferso-
mans are Oh the right track at
last, and are commencing themselves to the
respectable people Of the city. There is no
other course which they can. pursue with
honor or safety to themselves. If at their
next meeting they shall adopt the resolutions
entire, they viii have placed themselves upon
basis of principle. If they are not adopt
ed, theyw have abandoned the opportunity
to accomplish any good for the city or them
selves, and they might as well dissolve their
organization, and save being swallowed up
by the CosmopoItans and bummers, the
ofRceholders and ta1-eaters. We believe
there is principle enough in this organization
to secure such a result. If not, the sooner it
puts up the shutters and closes out business,
the better for it.
, 1875-08-15
4 MENDICANT TYPE.

Mr. G. A. BRINE has been posing before
the British public in the attitude Of an awful
warning. The performance is not an alto
gether voluntary one, since it is the London
.'Charity Organization Committee which
has obtained and published the biography Of
this beggar. He is now living quite COM
fortably at the expense Of honest workers in
an alnshouse. He has lived for sixty three
years at their expense in poor-houses, jails,
and other public institutions. The story Of
these sixty-three years Of successful rascality
for needless beggary Is rasca]ity-is now
told. We commend the tale to the giyers
of indisciminate charity.
G. A. BIS great gift was CAB. He could
tell lies with the duency that the public
usually takes as the Aign Of truth. He Lived
by lying. Now he was shipwrecked sailor,
and now bankrupt tradesnan- He was
always striking proof Of the adage that
dress makes the man. His lies were always
adapted to his garb,-verbal trimmings Of it,
SO to speak. Sometimes dress made him
woman. His appearance as the mother Of
several fatherleas children Qhired BY the day)
never failed to touch the charitable heart
Mr.. BRINE, unfortunately, had weakness
for rum. The circumstance not only inter-
fered with his profits, BY occasionally making
his tongue and his breath tell different stories,
but it sometimes led to oignomiuious detection.
On one occasion, when he Was clearing 6 ahill-
ings an hour by standing on Sum-
derland sidewalk, at the end Of a row
Of girls, each one Of whom had the
word "notherless" pinned on her ragged
gown, he poured spirits down his throat un-
til his own spirit rose to the point Of playful
ly pounding the Oldest girl As she was paid
only for standing still and crying occasional
", she rebelled at this treatment and exposed
his trickery. The same weakness ruined his
most promising campaign He went down
to St. Winif1ed's Wells, Wales, with woman
who was living with him at the time. They
hired small room over cobb1er's shop, and
betook themselves next morning to the me-
dicinal wells. BRINE had the rheumatism in
his legs and the pro TEN. Mrs. B. had it in
her arms. He hobbled on uutches. Both
groaned They freqaented the springs for
some days. The wealthy inva1ids swal-
lowed the bait, and as result
Mr.. and Mrs. B. swallowed wine, porter,
beet, mutton, ETC., IN any quantity. They
Nrsd ha ka1s. on ths III at The land 3aT 6ss
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weeks. Then they got drunk They had an
intoxicated dance, which ended in their stick
ing their legs through the cobbler's crazy
ceiling. Their agility Was too great for Grip
pies. The exposure drove them from the
place.
Such stories, repeated ad inJfnitus, form
this beggars biography. What is true Of him
is probably true Of many Of the beggars who
parade the streets of Chicago with painted
sores, and sham infrmities, and lying p1a-
cards, and live on the charity that thinks a
man who will not work deserves to be sup
ported BY others.
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risk Of having the mortgages foreclosed ny
their failure to pay the taxes. Ihere Is no
pretense thnt these taxes are not Val'o-la"-
fully levied for lawful purposes. The failure
to collect is wholly due to defect IN the
special laws. This difficulty, will, however, not
apply to the collection of the taxes of 1875
and al future taxes. Any man who has any
constitutional scruples about the legality OF
these certificates should relieve his mind, and
the city also, by paying his taxes and e1t'n-
euishipe certificates to that amount
, 1875-08-15

The Chicago produce markets were rathe,
tame on Saturday. Mess pork was less act
ive, and 1oc per brl lower, cloaing firm at
$40 IS cesh, and $1,000 for September,
Lard was dun and SC per 100 lbs higher.
closing 1t s1345 cash, and $3.50 for Sep
teml,cr. Aeatswere quiet md shade easier,
a. si@e3c for shoulders, l2ac for short rihs,
snd 12}@123c for short clears. Hehwines
were quiet and arm+ It e1.1s per gal-
>an. Like freights we're dull and wesk, at
zc for com to Bude1o. Flour was qu'st and
nnehxuead< What wss la9 As:3re. md 301e
, 1875-08-15

The note found in bottle near Lake View,
purportng to be in the handwriting Of DON
ALpsos, the aeronaut, has been pronounced
forgery by the Manager Of BARSuMs Hip
rodrome. It is pity that the sensational
fool who concocted the forgery could not be
punished in some manner which would for
evermore prevent him from tampering with
the feelings Of the friends and relatives OF
the lost men There is no excuse for such
brutal business.
, 1875-08-15

Since April last large amount Of these
taxes have been paid, and the proceeds have
been applied to the redemption Of the out
standing certificates; Of the taxes Of 1873
two-thirds have been collected, and Of those
Of 1874 several millions will have been paid
during the present month But, for the ex-
penditures Of the current year, the deficit in
the collection will have to be met by The is
sue OF other certificates AL these taxes are
a lien On the property, none Of which can
be sold or morsgaged without the previous
payment Of taxas- AL persons who have
mortgages On their property, and are under
contract to PAY tho taxes thereon. run thu
, 1875-08-15

The Assembly and Council Of South Aus
tralia has petitioned the Queen to annex New
Guinea The fact is important, not only in
itself, but as an indication Of the strong colo
nial sentiment in favor Of future coloniza-
ton. South Australia is one Of the most
promising dependencies Of England, and ex-
erts controlling influence in Australian pol
itics. The important system Of laud-regis-
tration and transfer known as the ToRRESs
plan originated in it, and has since been
adopted by all Australia While England
seems to grow weary Of her colonies, the lat
ter not only insist upon being taken care Of
by the mother-country for the time being,
but they insist, too, that the colonial area
shall be extended The ultimate political des-
tiny Of the fifth continent" is independence,
but her statesmen wish to see all the desira-
Bile parts Of Oceanica civilized by English
blood and money in order that the federation
Of the future may be strong and rich They
know that Australia will resp what England
sows, and they have no objections to having
good1y amount Of sowing done.
New Guinea, or Papua, is the largest island
being the fifth continent instead Of the first
island is allowed. Half Of it is claimed BY
Holland but her sovereignty is only ashadow.
She has abandoned her military posts, and
exercises no real authority whatever. The
mountains in the interior abound in choice
tmber,-iron-wood, ebony, etc. The low
shores are swamped with vegetation and fruit
trees. Rice, sugar, and tobacco are Guilt
vated on the uplands. The present exports
are birds, bark, pearls, tortoiss-she11, ebony,
resin, nutmegs, etc. One main article Of e1-
port used to be slaves. Il the island were in
civilized hands, this list would be greatly az
tended Tobacco, sugar, rice, and perhaps
cotton, would be systematically cultivated on
large scale; the choice timber Of the in
terror would be- utilized; and great quanti-
ties of fish would be cured for export. The
natives differ from the neighboring races in
being chaste and long-lived- They would
probably be swept out Of existence, however,
by civilizaton,-th hope Of the superior,
the end Of the inferior, races.
The acquisition Of New Guinea would
practically give England the control Of all
Australasia. It is the only important
part Of it which is not already
under Great Britain's flag. The Feejee
Islands, Britain's latest acquisition, lie just
across the watery border-1ine between Aus
tralasia and Polynesia Their occupation
probably means the gradual subjection of
the other scattered groups in the South Seas,
with the eyception Of the Sandwich Islands,
which will be saved by their proximity to the
United States, and Samoa, now owned to all
intents and purposes by srz1NnsaoEa L It
is not impossible that England will some time
accept Java, sumatra, Borneo, and Celebes
as consideration for allowing Germany to
annex Holland. In that event, persons now
living may see the whole Of Oceanica under
the British flag.
, 1875-08-15

The Chicago Times has not yet confessed
its ignorance or its criminality in asserting
that the last assessment of taxable property
in this city aggregated S11o, 900, s per
cent of which was the lawful extent to which
the City Of Chicago could be indebted. Nor
has it confessed its willful mendacity in assert
ing TINT the city debt was $4,000 900, or
SIS, ,oo0, 600 in excess Of the amount to which
the city could lawfu1ly be indebted
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Col. VALENTINE BAKER has been dismissed
from the British army Tho indiscretion Of
g moment has ruined his life. But how
differently they manage these things in our
enlightened country. Better be minister
in the house Of the Lord in Brooklyn than a
dveller in the tents Of the army in England
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lawyers, one Of whom sent the other ,.t...
with the following words written on thu sa-s,
ope: This communication, being from , .hr
ster, the same is returned unopeped.n 4 ~,
vas thsreupon brought by the recei7er OF th. II.
ter under the statuto prohibiting the sendi,. ~ -,
obacene, indecent, or scurrilous wiring th-o,s ~
the mail
, 1875-08-15

In December, 1865, the loans of the Ma
tionnl Banks amounted to only $498, ,S43, 4l7.
In September, 1873, before the panic, the
bank loans we're S940, 233, ,304. Yet Mr.:
KELLEY says that the "terTible contraction "
bstxeen these dates caused the crisis!
, 1875-08-15


The Chicago Tin.es Yesterday indulged in
| over two columns of stuff to show 1a@t Tue
| outstanding certificates Of indebtedness Is,
sued by the city against the uncollecteo
taxes are Illegal, and threatens that the
1;nes will appeal to the courts Tor an order
that that indebtedness shall be repud1ated-
It says:
- -, a h1under End 4 c1ime,-a crime against
hfch aeyers punishment is provided in the criminal
code It wa such hwess act landing to injure the
ctv credit and to tnjure the security Of tts bond
holders. as cives to the latter ! right to writ Of
Injunction trom Court OF Chancery, enjoning tho
pavment Of this unlawful city debt until after the OH
bonded debt has been paid At 1east until that debt
has been reduced sufficiently to bring the aggregate OF
city indebtedness within the constitutional limit The
ho1dezs Of the lawful debt have right to apply for
and to obtain such IN injunction the payment Of
tho unlawful debt Not only for their own protection,
but protect the taxpayers Of this city against any
future increase Of the c debt contrary to Law, they
ought to do it. This is distinct statement Of the
case which the Times makes, snd will maintain
To prove this position. it proceeds to state
the amount of the outstanding claims against
the city on the beginning Of each fiscal year
since 1871, showing its growth, and, by the
suppression OF an important part OF the
truth, seeks to establish the fact that
81, oo0, coo Of illegal debt has been created.
The important fact suppressed is that every
cent of the Indebtedness represented by an
outstanding certificate or other form of lia-
bility has been, and is now, balanced by
much larger sum Of overdue and unpaid
taxes We give tabu1ated statement Of the
unfunded liabilities OF the city incurred nn-
der special appropriations, to meet which
taxes were levied, which taxes are all due,
but have not yet been collected The dates
are April in the years named, showing debt
ond nncnl}ected taxes on the same day:
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The Carlists report that they have defeated
the Aphonsists The Aphonsists report that
they 1ayo defeated the Carlists. The reader,
having paid his cents can take his choice.
, 1875-08-15

The theatrical season is just about to be-
gin. In New York, such an announcement
makes futter. Everybody goes to his or
her fayorite theatre, watches the new play
with keen interest, and decides On its merits
In Chicago, everybody waits for somebody
else to go and pass Judgment Oh these first
courses in the theatrical bill Of fare for the
season- The mark Of proyincialsm is on our
theatre-going classes. They are afraid to like
play unless somebody in the East has liked
it beforehand. A better drama than either
"Big Bonanza" OF "Two Orphans" pro-
duced here for the first time, would
not run week Audiences could
not be got for it. The morse1 that
tickles our theatrical palate must be favored
with Eastern applause or English approval.
The large class Of citizens who believe in the
good influence Of the theatre as an educa-
tional force, and who regret the meagrenesa
busy people, must, for mere consistencys
sake, desire to hasten the day when Chicago
is to be as truly metropolitan in her play as
she Is in her work. But this can never come
to pass until we decide for ourselves,
and encourage play because it. Is
good, not because somebody else has
said it was good Our present provincialism
in this respect is an injury not only to Chico
20, but to the whole country outside of New
York City. For the whole country, with
possible half-e1ception in favor Of Boston,
shows the sane s1aviah tendency to ape the
opinions Of the biggest city, and refuse ap-
proval to anything which New York man
ager, company, audience, and newspaper have
not graciously granted the provinces pernis-
sion to like. The result Of this is that new
play can be produced, as rule, only in New
York. It will not pay an outside MAIL
ager to encourage local talent by put
ting q home-play on the boards. The
expense OF mounting it will be as
great as that involved in reproducing
q worn-out Eastern sensation, and its at
tractvenesa to the public will be in inverse
ratio to its newness, freshness, and local
tone. The reputable theatres Of the me-
tropols cannot produce more than haH-a-
dozen new plays, at the outside, each season.
Thus it happens that the demand for dra-
matio writing is pitnu11y small, and the
supply, Of course, corresponds to it. The
American mind may be called essentially
dramatic. With fair field, We would pro-
duce great playwrights and great plays. Asit
is, our contributions to stage literature COL
sist mainly in vapid revampings of French
sensations, and the literary classes ct the
country are full Of mute, inglorious
SHKauAas and Go1DzsnTHs- The managers
Of two Chicago theatres are about to
make an attempt to break down this foolish
dependence On the East Both will produce,
early this season, plays written BY gentlemen
Of this city. # the ''d first nights" are fail
ure, because people are afraid to 60 and
Judge for themselves, this will probably be
the end, at least for q long time, Of the at
tempt Il not our example will be initiated
elsewhere, and better day will dawn for the
American dramatist and the American stage.
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4 suit has been brought before . United States
Com1nfaaionsx In st. Louis to settle thu question
xhethar tbs word Ghystaz Ia acu,xitous ons.
I'll auiA otle4hAtia u b or&s7al bstxsa4 tto
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The New York Eoenaag Post says: "The
Chicago Ocean reveals strange lgnor-
aace," ETC. But why should the Post con
surue its valuable space in announcing this
rntent fact !?
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country will at once spur up bis friends to
realizing sense OF their duties, before wick
ed St. Louis steps in and gets him away.
There never was such q harvest for Mr..
Moody to work in. as St. Louis, and the few
good people there will make extra efforts to
secure him. We cannot spare him, how
ever, and for this reason his friends must 60
to work Immediately to prevent that wicked
place from getting ahead Of them.
, 1875-08-15

pop1r1,.R RpsoRr.-THE ELEGANT DENTAL
psrlnrs cor Ca.k aud Ranto!ph-sa., hss become {ne
most fsahiouat!e resort for many Of our cuzens
Mccacaney Is gentleman Of courtesy, ~ ~ ~
hsf The uts rates full set Of teeth, tho very oea
S. o.
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ATTENTION. sIR KNIGHTS Stated conclave q
Chicago co.uuaade1y. No. ~. Z. Monday eyening'
Aug. i6 le75. 70, business aod wurk f. T. Order.
y,st;n9 SIR Knights courteously invited. By order
Of the En-. Cons- g. 4. HllALtAMos k1eca3u'4'
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Ube Gbiu Gbifaou QTibune.
ennday Morning, August 1b, 1875.

At the New York Exchange yesterday,
greenbacks ranged between 6st@ss4, closing
et the latter price
, 1875-08-15

CHICAGO THEATRE-C3ark ztsees, betTeen Ran
1olph and IAtE. Tom Penryn."
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H0OLETS THEA7RE-Randolph street, between
C1ark and IR6alle. Engagement Of John Dilon+
ASHre."
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hia Resedrches on Fossl Fishes. The e1eeH
ton of this great work necessitated Vints ID
the principal museums; for tho most fetnstA'
able foasil ashes are, a. rule, kept IN the plss
Of discovery, and AdAsalz Wis these1oto
ouently called to France, Germany, scoslana'
England, and Ireland,-in ali OF which conn.'@.
hia reputation had preceded him, and in ~ :"
which he met with the attention from scno4n'
To which his eminent attainments entitled nn'
It was not long before AaAsarz' presence m@a0
itself felt in Nsufchatel- His lectures m1 y:
duced = taste for science into the mofo Gum N
yated circlea Of the city. He founded 9@.-
academy, and established the Neufchatsl eoeae'.
Of Natural Sciences. 4 scientific pezlodlea1 w.
published BY the society, and among the co'%.
buttons are eome Of real merit Wh11e pfoseoA,
ing his labors On fossil dsh. AaAsa1z conce'e@
the idea Of uniting anothar work on tho uses
vstar fahes OF Europe. Not satisfied "a1
description OF their external confoKmanoo@
investigated their internal organizastoo' "a-
still more rninute1y the phases OF 1fes-
DEVELOPMENT Nor did that exhauat bin
1oRue Of studies- Tbs mollusks, Zoopn7see' ~
xsdiates also claizned his attention, and mn t
searches On the structure OF the lsster apa scslA
manner Of increase Are among the most ln.s.
astipR contributions that havo been raAdo 90 -"
study Of natural history.
AaAss1z, who had hitherto devoted hi1o0'
almost e1clnhiveIy to Investigations In zoo@n =.
aud paleontology, now directed his attennoe
the study Of the movement Of glacta1a'
partment Of science In which hs INST WIN ~
amount of auceass squ1 70 that which ~ 49,.
tssdf mids hin 1ladRnSd u IN
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11

WEMAKE room in another col umn for the act in reference to fees and emoluments Of officers, from governor down to town marshal. The act requires an account of all fees and emoluments to be cor rectly kept and rendered to the proper authorities, under severe penalties for neglect or refusal. It will be necessary for every of ficer to post himself on this act, otherwise he may get into trouble.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
Gov. BaXter's Return.

Thursday about 10 am. the gov ernor received a telegram from Conductor Brown, Iron Mountain and Southern railroad, that Gov. Elisha Baxter was on the train, and would arrive at the depot at l 20. Gov. Garland with Gems R. c. Newton and c. H. Wood met Gov. Baxter punctually at the depot, and accompanied him to the Anthony house, where com fortable quarters had already been prepared for him.
 His many friends here and the people all over the state will be re joiced to know that Gov. Baxter is in good health and the best oi spirits. His labors for Arkar sas while at Washington recently were great and beneficial. He speaks in glowing terms of the state, its status at Washington and before the countryat large, and of the the prospects for the future. The people of Arkansas exult with Gov. Bax ter that the enemies oi the state are prostrate now, and harmless for the mischief they would like well to do. To Gov. Baxter's efforts and services our people feel our ameliorated condi- tion in great measure is due. Long may he live in peace and honor to see and enjoy the result of his noble work for the people. - Arkansas Gazette.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
THE RESULT.


 The mathematical man of the Gazette has been figuring upon the results of the next presiden- tial election, and makes it 'pan out right nicely. That his fig ures may prove correct, is n con sumation devoutly to be hoped for" Here is the way our worthy cotemporary puts it:
 A little figuring may not be out of order just now on the result of the next presidential election. Our mathematical man can make it out no other way than that the democrats will place their nomi- nee in the white house. In the light of recent elections the follow ing states can be counted as dem ocrats: Alabama, 10 electoral votes; Arkansas, 6; Connecticut, 6; Delaware, 3; Georgia, Il; In diana, i5; Kentucky, 12; Mary land, s; Missouri, l5; New York, 35; New Jersey, 3; North Caro- lima, 10; Ono, 9; Pennsylvania, 29; Tennessee, 12; Texas, 8; Virginia, II; West Virginia, D total, 225. Total electoral votes, 366, Necessary to choice, 1s3. Democratic majority AZ. In addition to this, the democrats have equal chances of carrying Louisiana, 8; New Hampshire, ); Nebraska, 3; Nevada, 3; Oregon, 3; California, 9-total 27.
 The coming man will doubtless hail from New York, or some oth- |
 CT eastern state. Possibly it may be Mir. Tilden. The west or south should have the second place. Arkansas was never yet honored with q place on any presidential ticket. Why should we not put 1 in a claim at this time? We have got the man--the right man. too. He now fills the executive chair
 We decide tie point of order well taken, and second the motion that Gov. Garland be our next vice President.