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, 1876-04-25

The Chicago produce 1narketswere unsettled
yesterday by tho fine weather, mad news Of
outside failures. Mess pork WIS activa and
2o@25o per brl lower, closing ut S2l.6s for
May aud $2l.9D for June. Larl was less
active and 5@loc Per 100 lbs loWsE,
closing At $l3.s74 for May and $l3.45
for June. Meata were in moderate de-
raaua and easy, Mt B!c for boxed shoul-
da1s, l2o for do short ribs, and l2te for do
ehott clears. Highwines wuso quiet and fs.a,
u sl.o7 per gallon. Flour Was quiet aud
,teAdy. Wheat was active and l36p!c lowor,
dosing II 4l.ula for regular and $l.u:t for
AN. 0osu vn active and 10 lower. closing al
~ ~ &pzn Aaa tsse Tor May. Outs vera
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Apo11sHINo 1owNsH1p ORGANIZATION.

Ill n.
In Sundays TRIBUNE WAS a communication
from hlr. II. II. EDDY on tho subject Of
abolishing township organization. The writ
er takes mistaken view Of the aubiect. lie
assumes that if township organization bo
abolished in Cook County, that such aboli-
ton carries with 1t the present County Board,
aud ncccssitatcs the election of O now Board
Of three Commissioners, mikes tho Treasuror
Assessor. and the Sheriff Collector, etc., eto.
Tho Constitution has mado special provis-
ion for tho government Of Cook County,
which government is different from that of
all other counties. whether under or not
nnder to,ynslin organization. Il is class of
countics of itself, Tho Constitution provides
that the afIsirs Of Cook County shall bo gov
erned by Board Of fifteen Commissioners.
When this was ndopted, tie old machinery
t],o Legislature proyidca only for 10 ,nucl, Of
tho change Is substituted the County Board
for the Board Of Supervisors. Tho vote this
fall to abolish township organization will
have the effect only Of gotting rid of the
remainder Of tho township machinery. It
will then remain for the Legislature to pro-
vide such machinery for tho government Of
tie county, in addition to tho Board Of ff-
tcon Commissioners, as may be considered
advisable.
The Citizens Association, through it's
counsel, framed bill for this purpose ut tho
last session Of the Legislature, Which pro-
vidcd for tho election OF County Assessor,
and ,nnkino fila frrenYurer, na nnvy. TIM Hnl.
lec.or. But this bill was choked off aud
defeated through tho influence Of two aeen-
cics,-tho Town Boards, which weso then
, 1876-04-25

quiet and 10 lower, elosing at s25o for May
and 32io for June, 1.yo wAs dull at 6Go.
Barley wns moro activc aud 1@l1o lower,
closing at 6slo for May aud ESQ for June.
Hogs wcre in good demand, and prices were
firm, sa1os making nt S7.70@S.oo for COM
mon to prime. Cattlo wero innottve md
weak. Sheep wero nominal!Y steady. Ono
hundred dollars in gold would buy sl1e.62}
in Qrcenbncks at the close.
, 1876-04-25

A vsry Interesting tapls Of statistics has re-
Gently been sent to the Aonats from tho Poet-
OfIico Department. showing the receipts and sx.
pendituros n dtfferont post-o1cos In tho coun.
try for tho year 1876. Tho largest receipts aso,
Of course, from tho New York Post. .UClce, which
vorc last year noarly 50, 900. 600. Tbs expenses
vero n per cont of tbs reoelpta. Philadelphia
comos next, boston noxt, Chtcago next. and 81.
Louis hfth. Thu following table represenss tbs
principal ollioes Of this country:
, 1876-04-25

The announcement yesterday of tho sue-
pension of tho City National Bunk Of Chca-
go produced temporary excitement in COM
mercia circles, but nothing which could be
regarded as more than financial furry.
Confidence is felt That the losses will fall
mninly upon tho stockholders, md that tho
resources Of the bank are sufficient to pay
dopositors nearly, if not quite, III full.
, 1876-04-25

taken from the Secret Service fund. This
dreadful accusation is cnsily mot. The
Secret Service fund WAS established to 10
nactl in tho detection md prosecution OF
crimoa ngatnst tho United statos," TO be cx.
pended undor the direction of the Attorney
General, no provision being mhdo for tho
precise manner Of expenditure. Fraudulent
voting has always beon recognized a. crfme
against the United States, and has boon pun
iahcd as such. Supervisor DAvEaronT was
invested with authority to doteot aud runish
fraudulent votcrs, md Attorney Generals
AKERMAH and WILLIAMS directed the money
to 10 paid Tint ia all there Ia to this
matter. This Republican corruption
which BARNEY CAuLg1E1p hss uneartl,-
cd. and about which be is making
such a. hullnbaloo, therefore, aums itself mp
in tho fact TINT it WAS an effort to stop DOM
ocratio fraudulent voting. Tho Democratic
Investigating committees have Hpent thou-
snnls OF dollnrs to discover Republican delin-
quuncies, mud now thoy arc all in holy horror
because they hare run across a Republican
effort to discover and defeat Democratic ms
calitfes, and because it Inns cost 935, goo to do
it. If it had cost millions OF dollars, instead
Of this trino, 1t would havo boen cheap. Tho
people of Chicago hive recently boon worked
up to a degree Of indignation bordering upon
frenzy, anu suggestive Of lnmp-posts md
hnlters, because few bum1nors stole the town
Offices, tho whole stcnlinga Of which would
amount perhaps to 100000; but hora wns
stcnl involving the highest offices in the land,
an immense patronage, md untold thou-
santls Of money! s.oal pcrpetrated ycar
after year by tho most infamous ring In the
Democratic records, which disfrancliscd tito
voters not only Of New York City but Of tho
whole State; aud because it WAS n Domo.
cratic steal, and a Republican Administration
spent the trining sum Of $4,000 to breal 1t
up, wo hare the spectacle Of tho whole Demo-
cratic party bowling at once, and raising tie
absurd aud ridiculous lue-and-ory OF im-
poachment!
, 1876-04-25

Wh,1o Chicago atands fourth on tho lit Of
receipts, she 10 but few thousand dollars be-
low Boston or Philadelphia, and more than
double that Of St. Louis Now York, OF course.
staudsalone. Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago
belong to tho same group Of cities whose re-
ceipts exceed sD00, 1000. st. LouiH, Cincinnati,
and Baltimore belong to q group yielding mora
than 1886, 600 and less than e45o000 OF receipts.
Pitsabutg, New Orleaus, Cleveland, Detroit, aud
Brooklyn belong to the fourth category. Peoria
athnds at the head Of The Illinois clttoa Of tho
seooud class. Ban Francisco dosa not appear In
tho tAble.
, 1876-04-25


The uticrousnoss Of tempestuous donupca~
tson Of ChEnouo immigration, because 1t fur.
plshoe thom NTH cheap aud therefore proata-
bls labor. has dswnsd upon the cal,lorniaus,
and thoy now object to tho Celsstials because
thor don't buy farms instead OF working In tho
elites aud In tho m,nes. Tho San Francisco
Bulles,n, which has kindly undertaken to on
llahten TuE TRIBUNE upon that subject, makes
this explanation. 1t Says there aro 100000
acres Of land in California Waiting settlers to
con vott these Into fruitful farms, lnd that what
California wants IL somebody who viii do that,
Tho Huteta o1nIts mention Of tho tEi1lng cir
eumstancs that tho bulk Of those lands have
been grabbed by railroad aud great proprioto1s,
whoso Estates aro measured by tho league, aud
who for lauds that eau ouly 10 made productive
by irrigation demand twice what tbs boat landa IN
Illinois, Iowa. Kansaa, aud Nebraska can 10
bought tor. The bulletin further explains that
tho Chinoaa do not buy farm lAuds because
thsy sro serv!!o laborera,-that Is, aro o~ned by
the Six Companies and, anyhow, tue CalifoEntAus
don't wans slavery In theis BtAte. Certainly
not, But II tho Cinnamon are hold ln slavery
In defiance Of our laws aud Constitution, why not,
through the courts, make m end OF that Hlaycry,
instead Ut o1tormlnatiug tho BlSyes. as the
hoodlums Of the Pacific Coat pant to dol The
California courts hare ample power 10 irae
every sps!Ayod Chiusmtu; Why don't they do
SO 7 The ptetext Ia, 10 put It Ia the current
slauK too thin. There ian't Ohuamhn tn
California Who docs not know that slavery IL
prohibited iu this country, nor W believe Que
who IL not bin oWn master aud pockets hts owu
earnings. Whom ths Bulletin s9aln casts about
for souo excuse for the barbaroua caste pEeju'
diee againGk tho Chinese, which IL because they
, 1876-04-25

bridge under which tho village smlthy" stood,
II IA to h cut down, but portion oi Il will bs
preserved ia tho form at , char, wh.oi, ia 10 be
ptoaented to LoNorELLow, who SAINT the om,ib
and e,nthv down TO farno.
, 1876-04-25

Massachusetts il about to loss another rener-
sbla traa which has poetioAl associations. It IL
the identical "spIeadlng chestnut tres IN Cam
, 1876-04-25

Tho Committee on Expenditures in tho
post Office Department has, a;tur y thorough
Investigation, concluded that Mr.. JEWELL
knows how to keep Post -0tl!co and mnu-
ago tho business Of mail transportation this
side Of tho Mississippi River at least. Sosnc-
how tho crodulous Democracy had lenruetl
through disappointed contractor, whose
failure to i,nposo upon tho Department had
greatly affected bis sincerity, that tho three
great linoa from Chicago to Omuln-tlo
Northwestern, Chicago, Burlington i
Quincy, and ltock 1slaud-hnI each
been paid monthly for doing the sumo
service, the allsged scAou.o beiug simply that
OF alternating, ono road carrying tho mails
ono month. ths other another. aud 10 Oh by
regular rounds. After hearing nluch testi.
1nony and reading stacks Of documents IN tho
Department, it haa been discovered that some
ono hes exaggerated, touse mild term. M no
such custom has ever e1iltel, aud thu. tho
Department records iu this respect full to
give even hint Of any fraudulent trannac-
loua What windmill will thu Quixotic Con-
fedcrates waste their prowess upon nrxtf
, 1876-04-25

menk lat II find something more 10 Tbs point
than that TINY do not DO so1ne Other kind OF
work than that In wticl, they engage.
, 1876-04-25

In caso it shnll be determined to inveBti-
gate the charges that havo been mado ngainst
h[r. BLAINE, the witnesses who have thus far
been referred to as having knowledge Of tho
transactions arc IS followB: Mr. JonN 8. @.
1IAnn1soH, Government Director Of tho Union
Pacific, who Ia said to have moved IN investi-
cation in the Board; z. II. Rollins, the Iraas-
urer Of tho Union Pacific Company, who is
said to hive stopped this investigation; james
+. WILSON, Of Iowa, also Government Di-
rector of. tile Union pacifo, who is aaid to
hayo beon informed by Alr. BLAINE that tho
lattor sold the bonds for friend; and
Mr.. FAANoIs D. IlAyEs, OF Boston (wlo
loft 60 suddenly for Europe), who III said to
haye purchased $4,000 Of tho bonds from
AIr. BLAINE. We havo also boen informed
that A1r. Al111Ahp, another Government Di-
rector Of Union Pacific, overheard Ro1-
L1Ns' statement to 1hnn1soN. In tho alleged
transfer of Kansas Pacific bonds to hlr.
blaine, tho witnesses would be Joskpu D.
STEWART, tile Washington lobbyist who IL
said to haye mnds the transfer Of tho bonds /;
Judge D1ppLE, sTEwAnr's partner, who is
said to have been cognizant OF the trausfer
md Jo1tx D. PEnar, the President Of the
Kansas i pacIdo Railroad, who is supposed
to DO ia possession Of sTEwAnT's letter set,
| ting forth tho trnnsfor. II Mr. D1AIaE'6
statement loavos any room for doubt
ing the integrity of his Congressional career,
IL would Beoln to be an easy matter, by tue
sun.monipg Of theso witnesses, to arrive al
thu exact truth
, 1876-04-25

In order that the Significance Of tho para-
graph in The Tu1puNE's dispatches Of yostor-
day relative to Mr. FnAxors B. HArEs sailing
from Boston to Europe may bo understood,
the alleged relations between Mr. HAYES and
Mr. BLAINE in the Fort Smith d Little Rock
bonds should DO explained Tho charge Is
TINT Mr.. BLAINE sold hr. HAYES some $75,-
00o worth Of these bonds, which ho is alleged
to have received in consideration Of Con-
grosaional services in securing m extension
of the Fort Smith i Little Rock Immigrant.
It iB said that Mr.. HAYES paid Efr. DLA1NE
about par for these bonds, though they were
comparatively worthless at tile time. The
reason assigned for such purchase is
tAat Mr.. HAYES, at that time Presi-
dent Of tho Atlantic i Pacific Rail-
road, was interested in recurring legislation
from Congress enabling his Company and alao
the Missouri, Kansas / Toxas Railroad to en-
tor upon their lands By tho abrogation of q
prior Indian claim to which tile lands wore
subject whom Congress made tho grant. It
will bo seen that Mr. HAYES was an important
witness in the BLAINE charges, since his nd.
mission Of tho allegations would chow Mr..
BLAINE TO have boen in possession OF q large
amount OF Fort Smith j. Little Rock bonds,
and also that ho must have expected some
sorvico from hlr. BLAINE in return for bis
purchase Of a lot Of worthless bonds ut par.
HAYES departure. under these circumstances,
was certainly unfortunate, and tho more 80 Of
several Now England papers, Including the
Springfield Republican and the Boston Herald,
notified him that he would be expected to
give bis testimony on these points
, 1876-04-25

Tho ora Of Congressional Investigations that
will find out tho trus.inwnrdneaa Of things In
voBtigssed Ia evidently drawing to cloae unaer
the investigation nanin that has soized upon ths
Democratic House. In the caHo Of uALLKTr
K1LHounN, 1t was practically accidod that .hs
House could not compel vitnoss TO tell moro
than ho choae about anything, nor to produce
documentary ovidonce IN hlB possession Attor
tho witnoaa claimed to bo Of opinion that tho
documents were private property and not owl
dcnce. In tho 5cnENCK matter 1t has boon de-
monstrated that anything other than tho rcal
point Of inquiry can bo investigated BY tho wook
and in numbeElesH instances, last Of which is tho
departure OF Mr. F. 3. HAYES for Europe. that
thoroposttorioa Of most desirable information arc
singu1arly Liable to embark on foreign tours at the
precise time whom the Committees Want To pos
HeRs themselves OF TINT fnformstton. Tho query
which 1t all suggests is, What ts tbs uao Of nvea-
tigatlng when witne8sos cannot be oompe1led to
auswoE, aud when, - In tho Credit hrobllier, aud
Pacific Mail, Little Rock Railroad bond noses,
and other Investigations, the witnassos who
know something and might tell 1t simply go
abroad until the thing blows OVERT Tho excsp-
tioaat cases arc those whoroin somebody afro
cious1y libelcd. lika Secretary Da1srow in the
Mary Merritt matter, forces h!s asBallanta to OK
poso upon what slender foundation In fact their
forward their witnoasea, that the testimony OF
those may bo met. Fos tho rest Congressional
investigation ssema the surest mode Of gotting
out Of Tho may all material testimony as " tho
subject Of Investigation.
, 1876-04-25

Tho London Times OF tie 7th inst. contains
aecond lnstalment Of tho details Of the nav
Don,oa1ay look, soma statistics from which On
land.ownership haye airoady boon printed in
THE Tribune. Tie following additional figuroa
vii! be OF intsFesE: Tue highest rental por
ac.o IL 80 Ehilllngs aud elevon counties range
from, 3Ga to 33s- In England and Wales with
population OF lo,4o8000 there ara .. .s4l .s5A In
labi.ed houses and 972. 839 ownels. Tbs num-
her Of ownsts at .oae aero and upwards Ia
269,547, and ahero arc 7o3. $50 ounors belsw ono
acre. Tno !tnmonso property Of tic threo lasg-
est o.ners Is ehowa by the fact tha. they own
4232l0 acres, the aggregate reutal Of which ID
43.0sl,093. Tho hundred largest private owuers
In England aud WAlss hold 3.B52,0o acres,
which is one-tenth Of tho enttro areA- The
lani-ho!ders of Scotland. which has total aero
age Of la,9i8.69A, nnu,bos 1920. Summed
up, ono person In every twenty OF the popula-
tlon Ia England ia landowner. and ono In
every twenty-five in Bcotland. Ono household
er In every four in England IL landowner, and
QUO in every three In Scotland.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-09

a South-bridge man slightly
slight" came in contact with tree.
AS quick as thought he raised his
hat, begged pardon, and pa SD on.
Three other trees having met him
in this unceremonious manner, he
DOTTED his chspeau, and placing it
under his arm, backed mp against
the fence in apparent meditation.
A friend passing at the time in
quired what he was doing. He re-
piled, ~ am waiting for the pro-
cession to pass"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-09
How n Church Deb, was Paid

How n Church Debt WAS Paid.
Not long, since, an eminent divine
in the State Of Illinois, (it won't do
to mention dates, places on names),
visited distant town for the pur-
pose of preaching dedicatory SER
mon IN new church. Court was in
session, and on Saturday evening
the judge and lawyers congrcgated
together in a room and amused
themselves by card playing and
storytelling. The divine at tho
request of f., lawyer, visited the
room. Coming upon them so sud-
denly, they were unable to hide
the cards and whisky. The divine
looked OH awhile, and then, raising
his hat, invited the gentlemen to
attend church the next day and
hear him preach. This they agreed
to do, and Sunday found judge and
lawyers seated in the "amon cor
ner."
The sermon over, the minister
announced:
Friends, tho citizens of this town
have built fine church. There is
still fifteen hundred dollars due.
We propose to raise it by subscrip-
ton to-day, and (eyeing the judge
go one hundred dollars. Who
goes better 2"
The judge, glancing at the law
yers, slowly responded: 81 see
your hundred"
"Thank you brother" said the
divine.
"Will any one raise it ?" looking
at lawyer No. /.
The lawyer saw that he was in
for it, and quietly responded:
II go a hundred blind" and so
on through the list.
The divine raked down both the
bar and the money, until the scene
closed by shrill and sharp voice,
announcing:
81 see the last hundred, and call
you"
Our readers can imagine the as
Of that congregation.
We venture to say, however,
that those lawyers will not soon in
vitc the divine to witness a "social
game of poker" where men "see"
each other, Ego it bliud," and "call"
the hand.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-09

The road up hill may be hard,
but at any rate it is open, and they
who set stout hearts against stiff
hill shall climb it yet. What was
hard to bear will be sweet to remem-
Der. If young men would deny
themselves, work hard, live hard
and save in their early days, they
need not keep their noses to the
grindstone all their lives, as many
do. Let them be teetotalers for econ
omy's sake. Water is the strongest
drink it drives mills it is the
drink Of lions and horses and
Sampson never drank anything
else. The beer, wine and tobacco
money will soon build a house and
make their fortune.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-09
Conti,1,leI G.o,l mrs. odge.

Continued from FIRST page.
one thousand snd ninety-Hvc times
eating a year, with tho between
meals thrown in. We eat and we
chatted, aud we laughed great
hearty shouts, such as VIC hadn't
known since we was mites.
We waited to see the sun set
lin, and the moon coming NJ, quiet
and benignant like, then we climb
ed into the wagon and started the
old boss homeward. We all de-
clared we hadn't had such a time
and no mistake, since we was gals
together.
The next day all of us got to-
gether to talk it over, and then and
there resolved to get all the fresh
air, song birds, and posies we could,
and not so burrowing underground
like moles any longer, and we are
going to try to coax all the rest of
The hard-worked, stern-fcatured,
wimlnin to join our brigado-coax
them-to blossom out and absorb
some of the sunshine of this world.
don't mean to neglect real duties,
and 60 gadding around aimless--
nobody is deader agin that thin !
lie, but l mean for them not to
bury themselves up under a load,
till they smother under ito drop
all that keeps them from standing
up straight and firm, and breathe
in deep breaths, as God meant they
should, and that's the reason I've
writ this, for ! don't believe in
running into print, unless you have
got something sensible to say. If
l should feel a strong pull to speak
about something else, shall make
free to do so. Till then | am your'n /
respectful,
Mrs. JACINDA PADDER.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-09

Brown came home late the other
night, says Hohokus, and Mrs.
Brown, looking out of the bedroom
window, observed, $50 you've been
tipping the glass again have you 2"
"Glass," said Brown, "(hic), rs a
funny word; take off the GO and
it's you, my dear" eyes," an
swered Mrs. B., "and then take off
the q and it's you, you wretch"
and she slammed the window down
with bounce.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-09
Rulcs Cor Hank customers.

Ieuics for Bans Customers.
The annexed rules are recon-
mcndcd 10y an eastern paper to the
attention of those who do business
at the banks, a great deal of time
and annoyance can be saved-by
uo; following them:
l. Ii You have business at the
hank, put it off until 1 o'clock, or,
if possible, little later, as it looks
like business to rush in rs the bank
is closing.
.. Never put stamps on your
checks before you set to the bank,
but give the tiller two cents, and
ask him to lick it and cancel it for
you; the tiller expects to lick all
the stamps, and it is q source of
disappointment to him when peo-
pie insist on doing it themselves,
and will save him buying his lunch.
8. In depositing money, try to
get it upside down and wrong end
foremost, so that the cashier may
have little, exercise in straight
ening it up before counting it.
4. II is best to take your bank
book with you, bat call at another
time and have it entered. You
can thus make two trips to the
bank whore one would answer.
;. If check is made payable
to your order be careful not TO en-
dorse it before handing it to- the
cashier, but let him return it to You
and wait while you endorse it;
this helps to pass tho time, and is
a pleasure and relief TO the cashier.
6. If check payable to your
order is drawn on a bank whore
you are not known, and the cashier
asks you to get Yourself identified,
be sure and treat this request as an
insult, and do not fail to get very
"mad" about it. lie will then
think you are Judge or a mem
Der of Congress, and feel ashamed
at not recognizing such a notable
person.
I. You can generally save time
when making a deposit by count
ing down your money to the cash
Ter, as you can nearly always count
more speedily and correctly than
he can.
8. If you can make deposit
of 500, and give a check for $50,
it is a good thing to call frequently
at the bank and ask how your ac-
count stands, as it impressess the
officers favorably with your bust
ness qualifications.
8. Never keep any record when
your notes fall due: and then if
they are protested, censure the |
bank for not giving you notice.
10 Always date your check
ahead; it is a never-failing sign that
you keep a good balance in bank;
or If you do not wish it known that
You are doing a good business, do
not deposit your money until about
the time you expect your check
will he in.
II. When you order back a
collection be sure and not give the
amount or the day when it is due,
as it gives the bank officer chance
to look over all his collection books
in finding it, and impress him with
the idea that your transactions are
so immense that you can not keep |
an account of them.
A strict account of the foregoing
rules will make your accounts de-
sirable for any bank, and make you
a general favorite with all the bank
officers.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-09

A woman cured her husband
staying out late at night by going
to the door when he came home
and whispering through the key
hole, ais that you, Willie ?" Her
husbands name is John, and he
stays at home every night now, and
sleeps with one eye open and a re-
volver under his pillow.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-09

An Irishman recently soliloquiz-
ed: "What waste of money to
be buying mate when you know
the half of it is bone, while you can
spend it for whisky that hasn't a
bone in ID at ALL"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-09

"Was the crowd tumultuousT
inquired one man Of another who
had just come from a mass meet
ing. "Too multuous," replied the
other. "Oh, no, just about multu-
Gus enough to ill the hail."