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, 1875-04-23

The charter Of 1872 extends tho limit of
ta8ation TO three per cent on tho cnsh value
Of the taxnb}o property The ta1 heretofore
has ranged from Ii to IS mills. Under this
charter tho Council, instead OF levying tar
Of ::5,ooo,ooO to sG,o0o,o0o year, will be
able to levy tax Of from 50, ooo, 600 to 51o,-
ooo, GOO annually, md engage in tho reckless
mid spendthrift system Of expenditure, con-
sequent upon tho extended authority to ta1,
which has 80 nearly bankruptcd Now York.
To defeat such taxation, tho chartor itself
must TIC defeated. Those who fail to vote
ngainst it should not complain hereafter if
they find their taxes doubled.
, 1875-04-23
MORE EARLY HISTORY,

The centennial wave Of feeling has stirred
up any amount Of old bits Of American his
tory. We are a1realy npprised that cur men,
ton Of Aamance Greek, N. G., Westminster
Court-House, VT, and Salem, 4fass., as rivals
Of Concord and Lexington, Inns awakened
jealousy ond envy-which aro surely most
nncontennfn1 foehngs-in tho hearts Of
Rhodo Islanders and New Workers. Anxious
to do full Justice to everybody, and conscious
TINT all prominent historians will hereafter
reject as untrue every incident not found in
tho complete file OF THE Cu1oAoo TRIBUNE
which each Of thom will own, We hasten to
repair the unintontionm wrong.
Rhode Island, thon, claims tho credit of
the first forcibie resistance to British tyran-
ny, bccause her citizens burned tho Englsh
reyenue.cutter Gaspee in NarraRansett BAY.
This was June 10, 1772. Nobody was kill
ed, but como blood was shed, 30 TINT tho
story haa the proper sanguinary hue. L
"Littie Nhody" had not unfortunately for.
gotten all about tho matter, abe would cer-
tainiy havo celebrated 4 Gaspss centennial
threo yeasa ago.
On studying the statements of enthusiastic
Now Yorkora, We have come to tAe conclusion
Tint Now Yorker discovered this country
mud TINT his descendants haye done every.
thing else worth mentioning in its history to
date. II Beems, according to these yerocious
authorities, that New York, not Massachu-
sotts or PENNSYLVANIA. first nroed co,op,o,
union; that Nav York, not Boston, main-
tained tue 1irat free newspaper; tlsat New
York, not Rhodo Island or Maryland, frat
, 1875-04-23

Under tic charter Of 1872, If adopted, tho
city will bo redistricted into IS words, in
steal Of 20, es at present, and tho number Of
Aldermen will bo reduced from 10 to &c !;
whereby it will 10 easier to organize ring
it, the Common Council. With &c members,
19 would 10 uajority-l9, that historic
number, SO suggestive Of shameless bribery
aad bare-taced steals. What mora powerful
attraction than this could the charter of 1877.
possess for the members Of the present Coun-
Gil, who can eco in tho future reelection, and
combinations, and jobs illimitablc2 Tho Al
der7nen who belong to tho, corrupt ring nro
10 nun in favor of tic charter Of 1879; tho
honest Aldermen arc opposed to it.
, 1875-04-23

The Chicago produce markets wcro isrcgu-
lor yesterlny. Ness pork was quiet aud II
shade easier, closing at 3:l.s5 for sfay, aud
sa2.l2t for June. Larl was quiet and 5@e74c
per 100 us lower, closing at at915.523 cash, and
$15.75 for Juno. Meats were quiet and
steady at 8te for shoulders, 11.@l.c for
short ribs, mud l21c for short lears. Lake
freigl.s were dull aud nominal al 433@4Ae for
corn To buffalo. HigLwines wers active md
frm at s1.12a per gallon. Flour WIS quiet
md Iteatly. Wheat was active and 20 higher,
closing weak at Sl.o53 cash, and s;1.ols for
May. Corn was in good demand, and 10
highez. closing at 74ao Tor May, ind 75o for
June. Oats xaro quiet md 10 higher, clos
, 1875-04-23
THE ELECTION TODAY.

Citizens of Chicago who arc interested in
maintaining the credit aud stability Of the
local Government will, VIC hope, take few
minutes today to go to the polls and vote
"against t1,e charter OF 1872" It will not Io
enough to stay away md not vote at all. It
requires direct voto against tho charter to
defeat it.
We have endcavored to point out that the
adoption Of the chartcr Of 1872 will bo
public calamity, md VIC arc sure that no
good citizen of Chicago desires to SO in1ict
the city. We therefore urge them again to
giva five minutes today to voting against tho
charter.
, 1875-04-23

The active support 30 unanimously accora-
cd by tho scalawaga aud hummerz to the
charter Of 1879 IL in measure prompted by
"pura cussedncsa,"- desire to apita and
tllwast the Citizons' Association, an organixa-
ton, as everybody knows, made up Of tho
cream Of Chicago's brains, business capacity,
aud wealsh Inado ur OF the solid men OF tho
city, who hive devoted much OF their yalu-
able time in formulating measures OF tho
Highest Importance to tbs municipality.
These gentlemen, being urgent advocates Of
economy and reform, nse cordially hated
by the tax-eaters anl thieves, who
support the charter Of 1879 becauas
its defeat IL desired by the Citizens Associs-
ton In order TINT the Incorporation oct Of
, 1875-04-23
MR., uEECHERs8 DEPEHBr

Tho excuse for newspaper comment on tho
BEsolga trial, inside from the great public in
terest In tho affair, is the necessity for sitting
the zeal purport and bearing Of the evidence
from the lnaSs Of testimony offered In such
appalling detail. Thepoints Of Mr. DkEcnEn's
defenEo, as stated by himself, reduced to a
brief statement, aro as follows:
!. That ho he'd won the affections OF 3frs.
TnToH; that he was conscious of thia fact |;
and that le failed to take measures to ropress
her unwifely transfer to him Of tho love sho
should have given to hor husband alone.
2. That, notwithstanding his knowledge Of
this condition Of things, 10 advised Mas.
T1LzoN to separate from her husband on nc
count Of tho latter's alleged cruelty md inf
delitiea.
D. That tho conjunction Of these two cir
cumstances led him to accept MouLToN's
mediation to soothe T1IToA's indignation, md
to solicit Mrs. MouLgoN's good Offices to con.
sole Mrs. T117os In the su1erings that fol-
lowed tho revelation in the TIL1oN house
hold.
1t will be remarked TINT a1r. DExouEa
directed hts personal defonss 1uainly against
lila own iotters ind previous utterances. IIe
snaao broad, sweeping, aud persistent
tlonlal Of tho charge Of adultery, and m
equally comprehensive negative Of tho testi-
1nony OF r1LroN, MouLroN, and Mrs. Mou1-
TON, 10 tic sa,ne charge. Tie felt confident
tint his word would woigL against the word
Of theso three. Ho counted that the pre-
ponderance Of hlH position, fame, cloauence,
and personal magnitude, would counter-
balance the rule Of concurrent and aooumula-
tive testimony. This was ono OF his atlvant-
ages anfh 10 far a. the public is concerned,
wo do not think lie has rockonel In vain.
Resting upon this, Alr. DEEouEn's hardest
task was to explain tho exoruciating agony
that sobbed forth In tho letters he wrote
pending the efforts on both sIdos to suppress
the scandal that had arisen. Afr. BErcugn
fully appreciated this, and concentrated Ill
his vast intellectual resources to this end.
The dstsuss, Il invented, IA certainly tho
, 1875-04-23


III the cross-cxalnination of aTr. CLEVELAND
yester,iay Mr.. leach succeeded in ciiciting
somo interesting facts in connection with the
plymouth Investigating Committees appoint
ment and labors. It seems tl,at Alr. l'EEcnEn
found it necessary to consult TEAcr and
SnEAnatAs as to tho selection Of thu Commit
tee, who, having been appointed in accord
anco with tho advice Of these legal
luminaries, neglected to take tho testimony
Of ls1cuARps {alrs. Throws brotl,er) and
3Ers. BRADSHAW, for REASONS which S1r.
CLEVELAND, following tue example Of his H.
lustrious pastor. s'toes not recollect" While
the fact TINT TnAcr and SlEAHMAS Ind n
voice in their appointment is no reflection
upon the high character Of tho gentlemen
whom Ar, Beocl1cr chose for Ills Committee,
there arc people who will a!ways think TINT
it would have looked better If these two 1nw-
yers had not hud so much to DO with tho So
lection Of the jury before whom their client
wns to be tried. 1t will also be difficult for
tho average intelligence to comprehend tl,o
reason why Mr.. BrrcnEn's counsel should
have thought proper yesterday to introduce
another witness to testify that TiLTos was in
tho Communist procession in company will.
WooDuuLI md clAFL1x, when it Is we'll
Known that this is casc of mistaken identity.
, 1875-04-23
THE CHARTER OF 1879,


The objections to the charter OF 1872 which
is To be adopted or rejected to-day Aro mani
fold, mud some Of them are rs follows;
l. It lcgislatcs the present Mayor and city
officers out Of Office in December, and leaves
tho city without Mayor until April, 1877,
and without other officers until April, 1885,
TINT il, unless the plain language Of tho Con-
Bsitution can DO disrcgarded.
.. It rcpeals the present charter absolutely,
thereby requiring tho rcnodcling Of all the
ordinances Of tho City of Chicago, in order to
adapt them to the now charter, - work Of
years, during which the city is to be subject
cd to tho litigation, losses, Inconvenience,
md embarraHncnts resulting from imp
plicable laws antl untsied ordinances
y, AL elections for city otice1s arc to be
held in April, without my registry OF voters,
md after tho manner Of tho shockiugly-
graceful and fraudulent " town elections
with which tho public have become familiar.
I. Tho Common Council Is authorized to
levy and impose taxes Mt the rate Of ttrte per
ccnt on the cash valuation Of oil property
q privilege which thoy Of course will exercise.
g. The charter Of 1872 cannot 6e amended.
It ia II cast-irnn statute, which cannot be
changed or modified In my particular without
the consent Of the Ito little towns md vii
lages in Illinois land Of the Legislature)
which have adopted it.
&. However suitable it may be for Blue
Island, Riverside, Thornton, and other small
inland towns, 1t ia inapplicable and inappro-
priate for city Of the size Of Chicago, with
Its enormous railroad, navigation, and COM
mercial interests.
7. Is there m intelligent man In Chicago
who thinks TINT charter got up to meet tho
wants Of Kanl;aleo, Elgin, or Pontiac is
such charter rs, without tho change Of
word, will answer tho wanta Of city like
Chicago for all time?
8. Tho prosont city charter having baon
amended by the ro-onactmont Of the Mayors
bill and In other particulars, is now very
different aud much better charter than what
it was year ago, aud will servo oil tho pur-
posoa OF good government, at least until the
Legislature meets In 1877. To adopt the
charter Of 1872 ut this time Is to repeal tue
existing charter, md leave tue future in
doubt and confusion.
we submit uleso objections to tho business
and thinking moi Of the city, and asls thom
II tue peril is not sufficient to induce them
to spare tho fow miuntes' time necessary to
voto against tho adoption OF this bal charter.
Another consideration why this charter
should bo voted down is, tllat the present
charter has bcen so wisely and properly
ancudea by the Inst Legislature tlat II is
III many respects perhaps preferable to tho
charter to be voted on in August next; it
certainly cosrects many Of tho worst features
Of tho charter NJ 1t stood la.t year.
, 1875-04-23

ALEXANDER q. MunnAY, Of Georgia, Nansaa
hago the negroes shipped to Africa, Hhy na
ship ALEXANDER q. MunnAY to Caucasias
Mr.. ALEXANDER STEPHENS "ausprfafng rub
BorvienoY" to GRANT disturba tho equaninif1o Of
all tho Bourbon organs, including, OF coaEsa ts'
Now York Sun.
GEonoE T.. loan hobnohbing with co!lts@f
B1uMoss, tho original "Poor 10y" at aioasi
party given to PRECEDENT GRANT III Boston, rs.'
have beon picture for gore eyos 10 feast ope1
Chiaf-J ustIce LOWE, Of Utah, donounceans
pure fabrication tho stationery account Shsa
the Cincinnati Commercial published "a la'ns
been presented by him whilo an ollclal Ok cInea'
natl. .H
Tho latest Presidential tsckat IL presented y
tho Heacon, Of Akron, Ohio, A. follows: 'sa
President, BENJAMIN II. BR1s1ow, Of Kontae.'
for Vico-psasidone. MARSHALL JEWELL o. so3
uectlcut."
The Democrats sre responsible tor al tne aan
that has boon ra!sed about tho Thtrl IeFn' w.
their party iB tho only one TINT would sea! ~
to have Con. GRANT renomfnated. 1haE ~
boat chance they Ree Of m easy victory
Tho "rarty of Hate" surVlves pretty W.
notwithstanding the abuse that has beea ~.
lahed On 1t by high-toned Neformcrs. "fa:
Of Hate" to say truth, is very much noeoso
theso dAys Of corruption, aud domasoSAsA
and hypocrisy.
Senator CAMEnoN owua up. Tic dN ran W.
from tho yellow feycr. Ho says lie IL IL 1ts'
old. "hssrsy "a buck" and does not YAM ~. ~
yellow fever. lie hAd to 20 In aomo d'iessIs 'ass
and 1t happened to bo eaaiost and p'eaaaa's'''"
him to 60 where tho yellow feVor "as nos.
LOOM aud Cu11oM for Governor and L'ea'1y !,
ant-uovernoE ia bautl!og.ticket cooce'Ysa -
tho 1T. Louis Globe, aud, for sespee1aol' P. -soo
ago, th.ust upon soma apocegphs! peops '.
1t calls tour Republican friends IN ihuoss
Nobody In Illinois has begun to th'0s o. 'SA'
thing.
Cnsaa hid his Baurus, CHARLES J. AAa ~,
CROMWELL, and Philadelphfa las her CoausI u,
reu. Thls vigorous, hIgh.souuding cta'l..' u,
been applied to Hing In ore prancn " -,
City Council, and It seems to DO peeahatiA a.iA,s
propris.e, Tho old Venetian Council as'.t ~,
contained ten rasca!a Ut auy ono ume pa' rsa
Ia tho normal condition Of the phi'ade'p1" -
Tho Catholics Of New York, Il thel' ''pyr ~ d
organ, tho Daily Telegraph, may be aetslh a thx,
authority, are just ~ unwilling 20 .,,.t,ot soas
children to school wherc no religious 'asa s,,.a h
III given ~ to thoso which sfo con''on on's.,;n
Protestant teachers. It ts not 81 a." =" s.ssA
of non.secta5iau Instruction that hss osS1 ~. II,
either Ii, Now York OF Ohio. Inc 9o''~s
people understand this the bsttos' -
Candidates for Tie Governors office la "' rcn
stn arc coming forward freely. The ctpss. ~
,nIttao'a tiotet, "A given by TUE Tn1prst ~ ~.
, 1875-04-23
MINORITY REPRESENTATION,

T1,echnrter of 1877! provides that the Mayor
| md City Council shnll submit tho question
Of incorporation undcr said chnrter to tho
votes Of tho people and TINT tho Mayor
elatl give at least thirty dnya' notice OF such
election by publishing notice thereof in tho
newspapers, and prescribing the forn OF tho
ballots. 1t also provides, Scc. Is, M fol-
lows:
lFhtntfv7 this act thal no submitted 10 tho qnsltl
eectors Of any cty for adoption. fhkre shat b. sab
'"td at The same ti'nt for adoption or rejection tho
question Of minority representation In tho City Coun-
eli Or icRseisve anthor1ty If said city. At the sa
election the ballots shau be IN tae following form
For minority representation tn thn City Council"
or. "Aga!nst minority representation In tic City
Gos.ucil, etc.
Now tho Common Council hnre submitted
the question of incorporation under tho gen-
cral inv Of 1879, but have not submitted that
OF minority representation in the City Conn
Gil. The official notice of tho election renls:
fAyona OFFICE, Crrr OF Cn1cAao, March 20. 1876.
-Sottce II hereby gtscn ihat the 2i twenty -th{r
day Of April, 1911 election will c held In tho City
OF cncago, at which said election tho question wi1l 10
submitted, to be voted urou by The legal voters Of sn
city, as to whether said city as hecomc incorporated
under an act OF tho General Assembly entitled tan
act Ia provide for tho incorporation OF cities and vi.
1ages." Approved April 10, 1872.
II. D. CoLr1s, Mayor.
The law requires TINT both questions shall
be submitted TO the electors ut the same
time :; md it expressly declares that the qucs-
ton Of incorporation shall not be submitted
without submitting the other question.
"Whcnover this net shall be submitted to The
qualified electors Of my city for adoption,
nerr shan 1e xnd1aiitfd at Tic xane hne" the
question of minority representation. This
omission il fatal. No vote adopting the
charter can bc Legal when hut one branch Of
the n,atter voted on has been submitted
As well submit one or hnlf dozen sections
Of tho charter. Tho law imperatively re-
quires both questions to be submitted at the
saMe tine.
Tho fact is, the Common Council, when
they acted on this question, intended to de-
fcat tho charter, Since then. in order to pro-
duco confusion and embarrassment, they
have become advocates Of the charter. But
the fraud, intentional or otherwise, of sub-
mitting but ono question when the law re-
quires them to submit two, NOW returns to
plague the inventors.
, 1875-04-23
Ube Cil)lfayn UTibunt.
Friday Morning, April 23. 1875.

A Washington dispatch states TINT Atsor-
ncy-Gcneral WILLIAMS lnx rendered his resig-
nation to the President. It is possibly true,
and, # 80, well. If not true, then it is the
country's loss. While this resignation ought
to have been fled long since, and would ccr-
tainly have been sent in by any other person
in that oldco after his rejection az C1ief-1us-
tice by the Senate, it is bcttor late thnn never.
In filling the yacaucy of Attorney General, it
is to bo hoped tho President will select law
yer
, 1875-04-23

1876 mny be adopted in August On general
principles, and without airy moro definite
motive than to oppose what good met, favor
aud to fayor what gotAl men oppose, 1nany Of
tho disrcpntablca will 10 10 the polls today
md voto NJ f,,st and M often on possible for
tho adoption of tho cllnrtcr Of 1872. By re-
versins tho application Of tho rulo it becomes
a good ono for respectable citizens TO follow
fo.ttny
, 1875-04-23

ing Mt Glso for Stny. Rye was qufet and
stcaiy at sl.0;'. barley WAS more active, and
2@ac higher, closing Mt $t.2s for April,
and Sill for afay. 11ogs were active and
a.ealy, with sates At ::7.hO@s.hO for poor 10
choice. Tho cattle nlnrkct WIZ active, but
closed cnsicr. Sheep wcro firm.
, 1875-04-23
TERMS or THE TRIBUNE.
I1Es o. arnPcnIPTtoN frArApfE tN ADVANCED.
rnsfoun lrrnn1it mt f1is {lf1cu.

aA1zs o. HunpcnIprtox frATAnfE * ApvAKeat.
rastnuc Frrrnld Mt fills 0ncn.
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7ti.Werklr, ,...n.. H.5U Five rHf,cs........ 7.3tt
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dauhtu Ahaci..... 3.1UI
rsr,s Of Jtsr 1t tho anne r4ts.
WAs1Ep-una activs agent Ia each town and village.
Etrc!Al arrangements nlnde With auch.
Specimen copies scat fro.
psnsrnt delay and ,nstskes, DO and gvs Tost.
Office address in iu1i. including State nni County.
Rertsuccs be fnads shef hT draft express Po.t-
0tts order, or In registered tctterF. at ous Flsk.
1EhN8 TO Ct1r sUURcnxrEha.
f]ay. dr!!ytrcdt Sunday excepted, 81 rcnts rur wsnk
Idly delivered, Sunday Included. 1t} cont, ras wnek.
4Idrrts THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Eu.hcs Madison md urnrbosp..ts.. Chic,so, Ill.
, 1875-04-23

AAArtAAsA A$AAAAA1 AN E+ANAhNAs
When JouS BR1dur was pressing through
Parliament the bill giving Irish tenants a
property in the improvements they made on
their leaseholds, both hc and G1AparosE wero
obliged to argue TINT tho principle of tho bill
would hare no application to landlords and
tonants in England. For three or four yenrs
after its passage, tho English tennuts kept
quiet, but watched carefulIy tho operation Of
the Inv in the sister is1and. All reports from
there, however, showed that it was working
well. But 80 long rs voting for members of
Parliament WIS done pira coce, the English
tenants dnre not mako much demonstration
in behalf Of tho law. Uaforo the close Of
tho Liberal administration, GLADSTONE cur
riol through Parliament tho ballot bill, MI.
thorizing people to vote by socrat ballot In,-
meaintefy after tho enactment of TINT bill tie
English tenants began an agitation for tho
extension OF tho Irish Tenant-Rights bill to
England, md at the last Parliamentary cleo
ton they succeeded in forcing good many
Tory landlord candidates to promise support
to tho measure.
The D1snAE11 Ministry Inns introduced
bill, but it is not satisfactory to tho tenants.
So far as tho Parliamentary debates havo
gone, they show that tho bill would probably
be passed in such form that the necessity Of
compeusating tenant for ' unoxhaustedl i'm
provements" could bo waived by special con-
tract. This would cut the heart out Of the
measure. Every landlord would inaeEt In his
lenses proyiso that all such claims for COM
pcnsation should bo waived by tho
tenant. These leases would perforce be
accepted, and tho tenants would then be
in precisely the condition they nro now,-lia-
bic to be elected at any moment, and to 1o6o
by tho ejcctment every penny TINT has been
expended upon tho leased land. As soon as
it became evident that Parliament OF land
lords would, If left to itself, emnscu1nta tho
measure in this way, meetings Of tenant.
farmers began to bo held. These meetings
have been watched with eager Interest, bo.
cause tho Conservative party must either
yield to tho farmers demands or lose their
power. The introduction OF tho ballot has
enabled the tenants to vote as they pleass.
Terrorism by landlords Ia no longer possible.
The result IL, TINT more than 100 Conaerva-
tiyes, who hold their seats in the House Of
Commons by virtue Of the tenant-farmer
votes, could and would be oustcd
at tho eud Of their term If the farm
crs broke loose from their Tory preiudices. It
has become, then, matter of moment to
know just what the farmers want. We hayo
before tlB the report of what tho London
1tmes cells u "1argoly.attouded meeting Of
Northumberland farners," It appeas from
this that the farmers do not want tho present
, 1875-04-23

Attdt alte,.am partom-hear both stdea-fs TIT
motto OF tho consolidated st. Paul Pioa9r.
I'ress. One Of tho now editors has Tie tnts'
and tito other tho outaido Of tho sheet To hia'
self, aud it's ali ~ smooth ~ croton-ol. So
specimen OF n partition newspaper, tho Faasa'
lrsss will do very we'll.
, 1875-04-23

Ministry to materially change tho act or will
blow TINT Ministry out Of powor. Tho
former nlternativo is juat now tho moro prob
nlle, and D1snAEnr will probably ngain tlis-
tingui*ll himself as Tory who carries Liberal
to,rp
, 1875-04-23

wondering What he viii do will, lin ,,eno..,
rrincc. Tie 1tlrcn WA bad Cipyrrnor G.s, ~,
was charged with having tried to poison Lls e.
8tiHlh agent at luis Court, Col. l'uAyar, bu, ~,
evidence broke down. I'd tho witpe,ucn ~..' ..'
shown to havc admitted perjury. Tin f,o,.'"
mcns dislike to restore him to 1ts tl,,oro Wv,
nro At tAofr wits ond whht to do Will, him "@a
, 1875-04-23

ACADEMY OF MuS3t,-lIsstaa strtet. bntwoen Mad
@aH und Mnnroe. EnGnctmcnta OF o. M. Cips!cn
, 1875-04-23

M'vIOKEH TlIEAT1lE-atadtson ttrcct. hetwaen
Dtarbn.n ard Stats. EnssSctaant os MAgRs Aitchnn
" "EAnrhou,"
, 1875-04-23
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

FAHWrLL TfALI.--Atadienn atrcot, hetwhen CIAtk
md LsSAtle. Concert by tho ,futra Singers