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fair and legal election, thon hs should uso his
influence to in1uco the Council to set aside tho
fraudulent election and order fawful elcc-
tion. II tho charter shall receive 1O,Wm ma
jority or my majority in an election held nc
coraing 10 tho requirements Of law, mona Of
its opponents will l,avs right TO complain.
Hero In an admirable opportunity for Mayor
GOWN to vi,1icate himself, aud rcceive Tho
hoarty Endorsement Of 10000 minority III
favor Of his continuing in Office eighteen
months beyotltl Ills time,
, 1875-04-29

A destructive visitation Of a nav plague OF
insects is affecting the planters of Western
Tennessee, whose horses and mules are dy-
ing By hundreds, bitten and worried to death
by swarms OF buffalo gnnts. The proportion
OF deaths il far greater than that during tho
rrcvalcnce Of the opizootic, and many of the
planters will bo ruined by the loss Of their
stock ut time when It YVES SO badly needed.
, 1875-04-29

Chicago has some reason to bo proud Of the
Comptroilsfs report, viewing 1t solely - work
OF art. II Ia doubtless tho longest document Of
tho kind that aver stolo Into newspaper. The
schedulo OF Assets ia extended enough to mako
overy citizen feel rich, aud the schedule OF lia-
bilitios, though moro compact, furnishes most
excellent testimony to tho good credit OF tho
city. Ono could not owo 40 much without pos
seseing IN IN emlnent degree the conadsnos Of
tho world. The report, too. eonaideEeA Iaasely
10 N end unto issc}f, haa served purpose, for
1t has has brought n,os! welcome and necsssAxy
rsliof to the offlolA organ Of tho city, whloh by
mesna OF The supplies thus fusniAhed. may b.
enabled to psolonR it, existence almost tor an-
othar year,
, 1875-04-29

JonN 1,n1aur, in m nddrcss ut Birmingham
yesterday, ezro a sharp thrust at tho pro-
tsctivc-tarir folly in America. The United
States, hc said, occupied tho ludicrous posi-
ton of inviting England to mike display at
the Centennial Of goods which they were
elobarred from Offering in competition in the
American uurket
, 1875-04-29

Th,-n v1, n. .1no,,on IN. Fr5, 4, A.. f9t,. - f,ht
caeo. Tts questions voted on wers: r., Fiji. Et.t..r
~ reopo te4rcd scncorroralun Of tho city ucdcr
a,rs f.. ~ ~nex ~ sS soas . %s
hu1nhug ia eocng me1abors Of tho Cem1aou Council.
~ voter decided " majority Of about oN, in
minority fslMssentation by majority Of usa,ir IT,
o. 's 10 ono against the minority ropzsasnauo. huu-
ou9.-pes'o'1 IT,. ff<t7f"
!asse aso 10" e'sns anscoo1He'os IN 'es
~oofo' W.
- ~ tosaA PolusoA sla"' tHetu wv" no c'ec"
, 1875-04-29

The Supreme Court Of the United StateB, in
recent decision, has declared that all con.
tracts for tho compensation OF persons netting
as agents md lobbyists to obtain the passage
Of laws by Congress for tho payment Of
claims are void, because opposed to public
policy and public morals. The case in which
this decision was made was that of tho claim
Of tho heirs Of N, p. Tn1sr. Mr.. Tn1sr was
clerk in the Suite Department, and whom
Gen. sco7T was in tho City Of Mexico ho VIVA
sent to TINT city with somo papers. While
there, netting Oh his own motion, he nego-
tinted treaty Of poace with Mexico.
Tho United States, knowing nothing Of
Tn1sT's movcmenta, sent an E1traor-
dinary Commission to Mexico, and, on
the Commissioners entered Mexico, Tn1sr
was leaving it with his treaty in his
pocket. President Polk was anxious for
peace, md, without approving Of Tn1s1's
conduct, lie sent tho treaty to tho Senate.
which body ratitled It. Poor Tn1sr, however,
was dismissed, aud got no compensation.
This wns In 1840. In his old agehe potit;onod
Congress- for compensation, and, after yainly
waiting several yenrB for compensation, en-
p1oyed one at the chiefs Of tho lobby, agreo-
ing to give him oue-fourth Of tho claim.
Whilo It WAS pending tho agent died, but his
BON, who had succeeded to tho business in
the lobby, carried On tho business. In 1870
Congress appropriated $l4,50O to pay tho
claim. TntsT refused to pay tho lobbyist
because ho Ind rendered no service, whereupon
the lobbyist obtainod IN injunction upon tho
Treasury, and tho money was tied up. The
case was then tnken to tho Supreme Court,
which body set aside tho Injunction and or.
dered tho money to bo paid to Tn1srs heirs,
ho having in tho meantime died without r.
coiSing anything during his life.
The Supreme Court, while admitting that
there was NO evidence in this casa Of = cor
rupt bargain, used this language:
Nevertheless, ths theory Of our Government Ia. that
Al public stAtona ars trusts and that thoBs clothed
Win them sro to bs animated in tic tchnrxs Of thor
duties sole1y by considerations Of right and jusstce
and OF public good They are neyee to descend to
lower p!ann. But thora u corrstatva duty resting
on the citizen In ILL norcourle with thosc In sutloz-
ity wheEhdr executive legislative touching tue per-
formsnes OF their functions He II bound resrect
truth, ffananess, and integrity Any dspa.urs srotu
tho Luz Of foeudo III a1ch caaea ia not Qu]y bad In
MORALS but involves public wrong II tho instances
were numerous, open. and tolerated, they would be
regarded as mea1urng the decay Of tho pubo nornls
AUD tno asSenefaey of ths umes. No prophsto spIst
would bs needed TO fosute tin consciousness pesr ut
hand.
The plain meaning Of tho language of tho
Court Is that tho whole business Of tho lobby
Ia immoral, and contracta founded on lobby
service arc void Yet how much Of the bust
ness OF Congress is regulatcd by the lobby
, 1875-04-29

al foFioWIlE, last fo1a1lhy+ AL SIMoNlN
article on "Tlle Two Riyn1s of Western
America" we sketchel present md future
ch'cngo. On Tuesday ve presented past Chi
cago. Tho story Is tho best nuswer to
those who doubt the future growth Of tho
great city. Tho materials for it nro found in
the little book from which we published
corious e1trncts.
In tbs spring of 1899, President MONROE
aont small exploring party into tie Western
wilderness. An account Of the expedition
WAS published in tho following year. It con.
tains graphic sketch Of "Fort Dearborn
anu its noighborhood. avs wero very
much disappointed" tho explorer reported.
"at the appearance Of Chicago and its vicin-
ity." And indeed this soens 10 have been q
melancholy locality Mt that time. The gar
rison OF about eighty men could not,
by unromitting industry, mise enough
grain to supply thoir own wants.
lilo shallow and damp soil was
untitled for vegetation; cold lake-winds
killed the sprouting grain ssFarlns Of insects
ato it and dotail Of soldiers had to bo kent
constantly employed in shooting the dcstruc-
tive crows and blackbir1u. Moreover, when
tho scnnty asalks escaped nil these perils, tho
nllv prnvontc5 H.. ,;non;n, ~ A.. .o-,
Gnmo. loo. woa avn, t,,or xcor,o ri, it,,
which in now tfs r-oa, oat nroy;s;o, .r,.rt -
the world, handling evcry year twico tho
grain handled by the two greatest grain-ports
in Europe together, then depended for pro-
visions upon st. Louis md Mackinaw.
"Ths village" says Tie history. nrcscnts
no cheering prosnoct" Tim f1,icooo NJ 1saa
consisted Of o "fov huts, which, wore "1ow.
filthy, and tl;se,stino." onf1 wero inlnhitc1 1,v
"a miserable raco of ,non. scnrcolv eounl tn Inn
Indians from whom thev ara descended, :" TIM
low, filthy, md disgusting huta have BECOME
lofty, splendid, aid ornate palaces. and tho
mon Of those tiues hnyine BECAME extinct
molcsty forbidu orr skotchiue tho character.
istics Of the modern Clico2oon. Still. II IN
permitted us TO snv TINT tho world Ia never
weary Of prsia,ng b;a encrcv. h;a tact h;a
courage, and his ability, and that be- is never
weary of henring tl,e wor1d ;ndnlro in thcsc
outbursts of truth.
The explorers fonna a fav snoc;mana NJ
copper orc in this vicinity. and were much
puzzlcd thcreat, for thev could discover no
t.aces Of a mine. Tin sncc;mona wcro
tloubtleRa avant down hora 5nr;,<, t,,o
glacial period by I'M ieaa,rift from r.aka An.
ncrjor.
The sketch If m. ns;,,,borhoo1 sb,,ys that
t1,a nnrtv uas loro ~ .,,,. =, 1,;,,1, ,,n...
for the yiu;tora m Inns :, rowea nq Tho ~;
ca,o R;rer. which VIM "n,rrnx, Wi, ~,
' ~~'s >s't"~ w
, 1875-04-29

contracta for tho compensation Of snoh Scr
vices, tho Supreme Court tlcciarcs, are noccs-
''arily void, because immoral aud tlishoneAt.
Yot tho decision strikcs at the worry fountain
whence springs nino.tontllH of tho legislation
OF Congress which involves tho appropriation
or expenditure Of money OF tho paouniary
gain or profit Of individuals.
, 1875-04-29

The installation yesterday Of tho Prince
Of Wales a. Grand hfaster OF tho United
Grand Lodge OF Masons was moro an honor
10 Fl. Il. r. thnn to tho Order Of who6e hoad
he Ia plncod
, 1875-04-29

10 Chfcaoo than In WASHINGTON ,na ,,,a
olusion. oro ,no;n1v 1rawr f~o,, H.. .. WI
| ence Of The tntscr civ trho ..xoo, ,,.u...~.
| Of Wnshiucton cnn,,ot f,rn;.,, n a., ..a. ~,
| their n,orita in nnv cnae Novo- W.. ,..
m amount of rnoncv anant m s,-oot ;r,r.a,.' t'
mouts In m short lima no n 5vosl,;aa.s,'
aud mover with comnarotive,v 90 .u.,,
turn. Over Al. nm u1n VAN ,nvo.,a,, y,
wooden payements tl,cro within thrco voo,s
in city Of I'm. .oco ,n1,ohitonis Tho na., '
ments werc hid IN tl,o nrcofes, ,,as,s
nnd In tho 1na,,nor co1cnfotoa n mn,.'
tlo greatest prof,ta for +ho cortro,,a..s
It wss ratl,cr the nrrnoso ~ ~
ring Government in was,,inoton n not u ~
mitch contract work m nosa;tlo 1,o9ora ~.
" improyament sva.en, n co,,11 In ,,,s,,."a
thon To proyide cood ami 1nrob1o s,ros.a
Rapid improvements tn mi, off t,,o ,,roro.,"
WINS addotl To tho inccnt,vo of tbo e1or,,,.,,,.
contract.pro(Itg. But. even If tl,o woo;o-
pavofnents of Washington Ind tcon tono,,1v
constructed, il il proEnblo TINT tha f1;Hcro,c,
in climate would not norm;t tben to hi ~
long M In Ohicn1o. gnct tns hear t,,o NV
rienco of Cincinnati, st. Iou,a. md o,,,rr
cities further south.
Concerning tho asp},a1tun1 nnvcm.nt th,ro
have been no fair tcata in this conntrv. 9,bo
composition -pavomonts laid In WASHINGTON
and Now York under this NINA have mt 1cor
Of the samo pure naterial which eomposes
the delightful pavement Of Paris. T1,cre hoa
been some asphaltun, but It waa mfxcs with
ea1thy deposits. Tho asphaltutn nsed IN N,
Paris streets is tho Neufclatol rock, svh,c1, ~,
kfr r., r,ao nn.,, II Ct H. / -
, 1875-04-29

fomantis story IL told OF tho l4ts pastor af
tho Episcopal Church Of AshlAnd, N. Y. About
year ago tbs Bay. J. 8. C1Aax1 took ths R4otoze
ship OF Trinity. snd With II th4 salary es $500
ysAs sotad him BY ths congregation. D4Adss
&sss h ha4 hui eato allosaA " ~ p1tgalaa
, 1875-04-29

a.. .993
Hc{s IL over . million dollars Of money
borrowed by the city from special funds Of
Ill kinds, for which there Is no outstanding
Certificate Of indebtedness Thia sum uust Al
some hms b made good BY fsrsnus from
taxAsioa. This sksss3sot tsah ~ QAaa
, 1875-04-29

p34
There are, however. appropriations mndo
which have only been partially expended, but
somo OF which are under contract, and all to
bs expended; tho une1ponded appropriations
amount to $l,sos,034. Tho city owes float
ing debt of yarious kinda amounting to
S4,o7o,sio. The city holds, in addition, NOM
inal claim for 529l ,0lo for tho taxes Of 1860
and 1870, the warrants for which were de-
stroyed by fire. and theas taxes may bo con.
sidered as lost. It nlGo holas aa assets the
warrants for personal taxes of 1871. 2, and
=, amounting to 9400, a24, and in tho tax.
warrant for 1874 Ia included $G58, ,20s for per-
soual taxes. Tbs uneollected personal tax is
Sl,1+s,432. OF this sum largo amount
will nevor be collected Tho probable ulti.
mats value OF tho uncolleotel tax.lista NAV be-
thus estimated.
TA1-ltsta OF 1850, 1a70.. 70.................,s INN
larsonsl ta.-ats III, 1871, 1866
PesaonA tAx-list, 1874 Observation-Disclosures. asonno
Hea! propsrty ts1, Observation-Disclosures. "a In
Taxa apEeslsl aud snjotnsd. s00.ooo
1k1-eofuuca1ss' st..t.......... 697776
CA4n''...s..'s.ssss ssssss...s..s..-....... 62o&QQ
Total probable proesods. ,Ma3l Btd
Against this are:
floatlng debt,.-,......... ,.r..,St.t79,Et9
uus1psndsd spprops!stsons.+,.. ,6os Uat-6 s8s
, 1875-04-29

Tenth VAR! !sst fall cast. ~
Iahfh hAr'! last Friday. Ct
Compare this with the Eleventh Ward

:
Seventh Ward cast Last fall. BIT
6areush Ward c4At l4st Friday VIC
How happened 1t that full voto WINS re-
turned in the Seventh Ward when MI tho ov-
tdences Of apathy and Indifference woro visi-
BILE to every SPECTATOR Tho Thirteenth
Ward, which gave 100 against the charter,
only pollod COG votes, while last fall 1t polled
2,31o votes. In the Fourteenth Ward there
WIS q somewhnt active contest, and pne Of tho
Aldermen worked bard for the charter
Of 1879. Tho vote was 573 for and SOC against,
total 875; but last full this ward polletl
1897 votes. Tho Fifteenth Ward Is referred
to by the Ring organ Us one in which there
was cheating against the charter. That ward
pollea last fall .,s1s votes; but Inst Friday
on tho charter question 1t cast only 1,olo,
Which does not leave much room for ballot
boz ssufflng, nor much presumption Of It.
But 1t is usoless to pursue this subject
farther. The extent Of the ba}lot-box stuf.
1ng which WIS perpet1otod to cas7y the char
ter Of 1879 can only be described rs mon-
6trou8,
, 1875-04-29

peculiarly national charnctor and tlla dignity
of Its surroundings, conferred moro honor
uron The recipient tlinn lie could orer ob!nin
by partisan prcfermcnt.
, 1875-04-29

Rxro9rT10N nU11.DrNG-Inks Shors, foot Of
Adsms stessk Exhibition Of Paintings.
, 1875-04-29

f3hOoLEY's THEATnE-Nsndotpn ssfsat. bstwssn
CLARK 4nd Las Alts. ''AfontA Erthto."
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06
Our Relations with Spain.

As we understand the policy Of the admin
istration IN dealing with Alfonso, the new
King of Spain, it is this :-Spain has promised
to pay America an indemnity amounting to
eighty thousand dollars in gold for the ex-
ecution of our fellow citizens at Santiago de
Cuba, payable in three instruments. The
American government recognizes Alfonso as
the lawful King of Spain and directs Minister
Cushing to present his credentials to the
Madrid Cabinet We do not know whether
we state the position exactly, but we are gov
erned by the best information. 1t is an un-
seemly thing for the American government to
enter into decker with Spain. Remembering
the profound feeling aroused at the time, the
sums spent in fitting up the navy and our
preparations for war. it is a surrender of
our privileges and essening of our honor
as nation to accept, as complete in
demnity, eighty thousand dollars. 1t Is
a mistake to couple this with the recog-
ntion OF the Spanish government There
is no nation whose friendship IS OF more
Importance to Alfonso than the United
States. While we should not make it point
that any government should be republican, ut
the same time we should hesitate before Civ
ing the seal of approval to military usurpa-
ton. We claim to be governed by represen-
tative forms and to base our authority upon
the will Of the people. We should insist
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06

Mn. PETTY, of Suffolk, has introduced bill
into the Assembly proposing to allow Mrs.
Tilton to be witness III the trial now pending
in Brooklyn. OF the equity and justice OF this
bill there can be no possible question, but there
may be question as to whether it is wise to
pass measures affecting the statute law OF the
land merely to accomplish individual results.
There is every reason why Mrs. Tilton should
be examined in case involving her honor
and the happiness of her children. But there
might be instances where the privilege would
be abused, where actions for criminal con-
versation would be instituted for the purposes
of backmail, and the wife would be party in
collision with the husband to subject an
innocent party to wrong. The measure is
certainly worthy Of serious consideration.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06

LITTLE RHoDY will not brook federal in
reference, and somehow or other war seems
imminent between the State and The United
States. We deprecate hostIlities, first of all
because the State is scarcely large enough for
two armies, however small though it must
be confessed that Governor Howaris belli-
cose message is pleasant reading in these
piping times of peace.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06

therefore, that the people of Spain, by SOL
emn vote, should have accepted Alfonso as
King before we fastened to treat with him az
legal monarch. We are republicans, and
we should hesitate before covering with our
sanction any violation of popular rights
like the coup dkat of General Primo de
Rivaro
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06

The NEW CATHOLIC SEEs.-It is said that tho
Pope will create four new archiepiscopal prov
inces in North America at Easter, and that he
will make Archbishop Manning cardinal in
England. This news is confirmed in despatch
from Rome. We trust that in this dispensation
of infallible power His Holiness will not forget
his faithful flock in the United States. The
Pope has taken occasion to say publicly that
in America the Catholic Church enjoys free
dom possessed in no other land 1t Is not
fair to US to ratio our churches with the Catho-
Lie missionary enterprises of Patagonia and
New Zealand. If cardinals are necessary to
Church discipline and dignity they are neces-
sary in America. We do not wish TO in
strucr His Holiness, but we cannot help
thinking that if cardinals hat could be
bestowed as courtesy upon a young and
rather Indifferent priest, who had no claim to
the Office but thathe was prince and a cousin
of the Emperor Napoleon, it certainly could
be bestowed as q compliment to q nation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06

The RuMoRED DIFFERENCES between Eng
land and Russia are revived by the reports of
the EnsHshD1an, trustworthy newspaper in
India, that oil the troops in that country are
ordered TO be ready for active service, the sur
mise being that they are to be used in Europe
and not in Asia. War was repeatedly threat
ened-frst, ON account of Russia's declaration
as to the neutrality OF the Black Sea in 1870,
and later because of Khivan complications
but England has not been in a hurry to fight
and it is likely that something of greater i'm
portance than the waning influence at Con-
saAntinople must occur before we shall see
English armies In the field.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06

The MEETING OF THE New SENATE yester-
day was an event of unusual interest, and Sen
ator Johnson received an ovation, in which the
Vice President led. Bouquets were as abund-
ant as at the opera on the prima donna's night,
and tie new faces which have come on the scene
were as fresh almost as the flowers. Among
the new men there is none for whom it is pos
sibie to predict brilliant career; but most of
them promise 10 be useful, which is all the
country will ask of them. Louisiana is
already before the Senate in resolu-
ton recognizing the Kellogg government,
which was offered by Senator Morton, and it
is not impossible that we shall have the views
of Mr.. johnson on that question before the
end of another week. The country evidently
expects him to say something worthy OF his
fame, and he is likely to say it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06

JOHN MTTcHEL's POSITION is discussed in
letter from Dublin which we print this
morning. The subsequent action Of the Eng.
lish government gives especial Importance ia
everything connected with his nomination
and election, and the whole story is an inter.
esting episode in the struggle tor Irish nation
alty
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06
Our Public Institutions.

If we accomplished only little actual re-
form every time that happy achievement is
attempted it would not be long until such
abuses as that of which we are now complain
ing would soon become impossible. We
refer, of course, to the Stockvis outrage. In
any other country so marked wrong is not
possible at any time. Here it happens be-
cause the people are long suffering and official
responsibility is limited. Perhaps hundred
other cases, equally fragrant are committed
by each of our police justices in the course of
year. Very few, indeed, come to the public
knowledge out of the many cases which are
heard in the police courts each day, and this
Stockvis outrage shows that there is reckless
ness and inhumanity outside of the police
courts as well as in them. The police and
the officers on Blackwells Island are dis
honored in this transaction as we'll as
Justice Hammer, and the whole machinery
by which the city is governed has
been brought into discredit If such an
abuse a. the arrest of Stockvis and his deten-
tion without medical inquiry can be COM
mitted by the police in the first instance and
perpetuated in the courts and in the prison,
there is no telling where the wrongs may end.
This case seems to suggest that our whole
municipal machinery is rotten. At any rate
investigation is imperatively required The
HERALD is making an investigation on its
own account the first fruits OF which will
be read with interest this morning but there
must be public action as well as public
knowledge. The Commissioners of Charities
and Correction must take up the matter and
make searching inquiry into the manage
ment of all the institutions under their
charge and displace all reckless and incom-
peteEt nurses and officials. We believe that
our hospitals and other public institutions
are full of incompetent officers. We know
that many of the clerks in the police courts
cannot spell. Most of these men, both in
the institutions and the courts, have been
placed in positions, not because they are quail
fed to perform the duties Of their Office, but
through political influence Depending on
the same influence which placed them in Office
to keep them there, they are reckless and even
inhuman, as was revealed by the Stockvs
case, the Collins case and many others. Let
us have complete overhauling Of all our in
stitutions, SO that fresh outrages may become
impossible, while kindness and humanity
and justice shall no longer be discredited in
their servants.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06

THE WAR IN SPAIN forms the theme of
very interesting letter from Estella which we
print this morning. 1t is full and brilliant
account of the desperate battle Of Lacar.
Both the Spanish armies were in the field
and there was hard fighting, which always
makes agreeable reading
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06

The CHURCH D1sAsrER.-The coroner's jury
is still engaged in taking testimony in the case
OF the Duane street church disaster. Experts
and others are examined as 10 the condition
of the wall, and as to what was and what
was not and what ought to have been done.
But there are two facts that need no corrobo-
rative evidence The wall of the Shaw Build
ing fell, carrying with it the roof of the adjoin-
ing church, and several persons were killed
and several injured. The proof is found in
the ruins to-day and in the sad funeral pro-
cessions a few days ago. Now the SuperIn-
tendent of Buildings is an officer whose duty
it was to prevent this accident. foreseen and
almost certain as it was for six weeks. He
neglected that duty and should have been
removed from Office within twelve hours of
the occurrence of the calamity. If ever pun
ishment first and Investigation afterward can
be justifabe it is justifable in this case.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06

WALL STREET Observation-Disclosures were
higher. Gold was firm at lis Money on
call loaned at 8 and 5 per cent Foreign ex-
change dull