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THE FLOATING DEBT,

In the local columns Of THE TRIBUNE q
few days ago was sketched proposition,
said to be under consideration by the city
authorities, having in view the release Of the
city from its present financial embarrass-
ments To understand this proposition q
knowledge Of few preliminary facts is
necessary.
The Constitution of the State prohibits
any city or county from contracting q debt
exceeding per cent Of the total value Of the
taxable property within such city, as assessed
at the last previous assessment for State
taxes. The last assessment Of taxable prop
erty in Chicago aggregated $171, 100000,
which, under the per cent limitation,
authorized debt of $S,550, 900. The City
of Chicago, however, had, prior to the
adoption Of this constitutional prohibition, a
funded debt of S13, 500, ,000,-a sum largely
in excess of the s per cent limitation. The
Constitution has also prohibition upon
taxes by counties for current expenditures in
excess Of Is cents per 500 of valuation.
The assessments for State taxation are an-
nually made by local Assessors; the assess
ments of the several counties are aggregated
and submitted to the State Board of Equali-
zation. That body may "equa1izo" these
assessments as between counties, but cannot
add to or take from the aggregate more than
2 per cent.
The proposition now under consideration
by the city authorities is that the assessment
for State purposes in this county, but espe-
cially in this city, shall be increased from the
$171, ,00o, 900 Of 1875 to such sum as will ena-
bic the city to fund its present floating
debt Of, say, $500, 900, making the total
funded debt $17, ,000, 1000. This will require
that the assessment OF taxable property in
the city shall be increased from last years
S171, ,000,0 600 to $34o, ,0o0. 1000. Under such
q valuation the whole floating debt could be
funded, and the problem how to get out
of the difficulty would be solved
There are, however, grave objections to
this proceeding. In the first place, It is en-
evasion Of one Of the best provisions of the
Constitution. Had there been no such pro-
vision in the Constitution, it ,s probable that
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Gen. TEnEG's official report adds nothing
OF importance to what intelligence had al
ready been received concerning tie fight at
the Little Horn. It confirms the previous
reports rs to the disaster, and estimates the
fighting force Of the Indians at $500, or
about eight times CusrEn's force 4 later
disratch from TERRY indicates that the In
dians have retreated, dividing into two par
ties, one of which was going toward the
Zig Horn Mountains, while the trail Of the
other was eastward
, 1876-07-09

Just such monument, ssith the statues Of AVA.
and JEFFERSON, size by side and hand in h,na
upon the same base, pressing upon each other +,
mutual acknowledgment and Difference, the v,c+es
palm of triumph for which they must ey.rt.
held in common and eQual honor It would h.
new tie between Massachusetts and Virginia :.
would be new bond OF that Union which |. H.
safety and glory Of both. It would be new p}eds.
OF that restored goodwill between the North ,nt
South which is the herald and harblneer ~ ;.
second century of national Independence. !,
would be fit recognition Of the great hand OF a.;
in our history !-Ro1ert c. 1Pinthrop's FourtA.oc
July Grafton.
We do not know where 11r. W1sgHpo,
has read the history Of his country Or IL,
lives Of JEFFERSON and ADAMS, but we cen
conceive Of nothing more incongruous and
unhistoricd than such statue as be suq.
gests. Mr.. JEFFERSON was the first 'snull;.
fer" in our history. He was the author n,
the ssresolutions of '9s," which contained
not merely the germ Of the notification Of
1889 and the rebellion of 1861, but tha
precise idea and language of both those ii.
tempts at dsunion. In asserting this plain
and wen-known feet, it is not necessary Ia
assert that JEFFERSON was not Q patriot. Ha
was prodigiously mistaken in his conception
Of our Constitution and form Of government
10 propose q joint monument for him and
ADAMS, in the attitude Of two generous
rivals seeking to adorn each other with the
wreath Of superior craftsmanship, is quite 81
ma1apropos as to put CALHOUN and WEE,
srEn on the same pedestal, and almost 4.
much SO as to put JET DAVIS and AprAH4x
LINCOLN in the same afectionat6 relations
Let JEFFERSON have as many monuments Al
YOU please, but for the sake of the eternal
verities let his and ADAMS be on opposite
sides of the street.
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THE RELIGIOUS SITUATION IN EUROPE.

Tho -,~aea,,t ,,b1,s;co1 conflict ho+71oo,, +bo
Crock chrst;ana md the A1obammodanc
,,r,o,, +ho ,,o++1o fo1dc If R,,1oor;o and p,,,;o
10 hord,v mona ;ntorost;no ~ oxc;+;nt, +ho,,
tho t,raat moral otrnoo1a het,poan +ba tn
trnmontanes and the Liberals of Eurone.
,,recinitated hv pone prnsN Tho 1op5on
Times verv antlv states tho merits of this
r,he nroh1cn, ~ c,r,1,vcd ,tfc ,s IN couh,na tho
influences Of religion with the craving Tor freedom
and movement, and Pope P1Us II: will be memor-
aole IN IN n,story los na.lns pleoseu inc homan
Instead of rescrrnc rcliIop for the conrn1 ~ the
conscience and the heart, be has made it a matter
of politics and of force; and has announced that
MS ehufcn VIII no"nere oe a1 rest OF aow reet 70
eoytro, over ts uatona1 @ a4 e ~ tho
life, For what purposes that control viii be ex-
erciscd the world well knows; and the victory OF
the Church Is an1mposs'bll1fy'
The recent COLLISION between the Ultra
montanes and Liberals in Brussels, Antwerp,
Client, and other cities Of Belgium, III
which many buildings were destroyed and
many people wounded by Liberal partisans
who were incensed at the sight of Ultramon-
tame professions, was phase Of this great
conflict which IS liable to occur at any time
IN countries where the two bodies are SO
nearly alike in numbers and influence. We
arc accustomed to regard Belgium as strong
y Roman Catholic. This is true in one re-
spect and false in another. The Protestants
Of the MARTIN LUTHER stamp are weak in
numbers; but the number of those who pro-
test against Ultra1aontanism in behalf Of
modern thought and progress is sufficiently
large to be nearly able to control the Gov
ernment of that country. Out of popula-
tion OF 4,5O0, GOO there are at least 1000, 600
Of these protesting Liberals who have or
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The late ABDu1cAz1z, OF blessed memory, Il
appears, was patron Of art, and IN o very Pc
culiar way. He employed European artist by
the day to paint battles between the Turks and
the Christians upon the walls Of his palace, aud
to depict the Turks IS victorious in each case.
He used to watch the painter very narrowly, and,
If he caught him painting Christian bigger
than Turk, would threaten to bowstring him.
In this manner the Sultan succeeded in record
ing Turkish history in the most approved No
hanmedan style. As to his musical taste little
can be said, since the only ope1atic scene that
ever delighted him was that in I'll Barbierc,"
where Figaro shayes the Don. This used to de-
light him, probably because he saw an admire
BILE opportunity for Figaro to take of the Dons
head. :
, 1876-07-09

The July number OF the New York Lasufanes
.Nouitor, the leading insurance journal Of the
United States, pays the following deserved CON-
plimcnt to one Of TIE TRIBUsE's correspond
ents:
apv contributions upon the subject OF insurance
which are either original merirorious It is with
the more pleasure therefore, tha: we notice, Tn
CHICAGO TE1EusE contains an occasional letter
matters, which Is apparently written BY some ono
who has trustworthy sources OF Information: and
sufficient familiarity with the business to write H.
telligeutly and we'll npou the many topics inter-
estine to insurance readers. The issue Of May
6 contains review Of the National Board meeting
which is full Of meat, and sparkling with bright
intelligent information upon insurance mntters Is
henent to the community.
, 1876-07-09

The Republican party has now placed its nauonal
ticket and platform before the people. The ensuing
Presidential canvass will he Of the most excatns
and important that has ever occurred IN tols
shnu1d be furnished with full and correct po-
lt1ca information order supply this need pup
fishers Of TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE will print campaign
edition. commencing immediately, 9nd coatlnqlng e1
1nfl sfrer thc Presidential election In November lesb
at tbe following exceedingly low rates. postage paid:
Weekly Campaign TR1BCNE-sngle copy...-.-..'-$ ~
Twenty copies to ONE ~ ~
TriWeekly Campaign TrinrNK-slngle copg'''-' n ~
1;ieyfl cnrste4 10 ONE ADDRESS. -NOV
Back numbers Of the campaign edition canngt S,l De
ESE the sfeatcr number Of issues they will get for
thci5 MONEY
, 1876-07-09

At the New York Gold Exchange on Sat
urday, greenbacks were steady ut 894.

Lieut.-Gen. SHERIDAN, in his dispatch Of
yesterday to Gen. SHERMAN, expresses the
opinion that there is no occasion to call for
volunteer cavalry for the campaign against
SITTING BULL With the six companies of
the Twenty-second Infantry, Gen. SHERIDAN
says TEnRY's force will amount to about 2, 600
men, and that CnooK, when joined by MFR
nrrr, will have an equal force, which it is
left to be implied will be amply sufficient for
the movement against the Sioux
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LOOK OUT FOB JIM M'GRATH.

There are, Just two candidates for Mayor
before the people, notwithstanding hlr,
MARX K1MBA11's profossed nomination by
the Democrats. One is Mr. MONROE HEATH,
who was nominated by the Republican Con-
vention, and the other is JIM McGRArH, who
is running Independently. The Democrats,
in nominating l1r. HUTCHINSON, q Ropnb-
ican who wouldn't stick, probably intended
by this means to give A1cGRArH chance to
rake in the Democratic vote. Such is the
effect at all events. The unwarranted use
Of McV1cKER's name and the names of some
other gentlemen who will not be candidates
was another blind. MoGRArH is the only
formidable candidate in tho field besides
HEATH. But it must not be forgotten that
lie Is in the field, and that, without the sup
port of any newspaper except indirectly that
which the Times gives him by opposing
HEATH, he will poll very large
vote. Some of the Democrats will vote
for him in their insane desire to
oppose every candidate who is put forward
by the Republican party, and thinking there
is no Democratic nominee, aud there is no
man in Chicago who could better unite the
entire hummer vote Of the city. His candi-
dature must not, therefore, be underestimate
ed, and the election must not be permitted
to go by default. The respectable citizens
and taxpayers must all vote for HEATH if
they would avert the danger and disgrace of
having man like jim MoGRArH Mayor of
Chicago.
Ii would be scandal aud An outrage to
let McGRATH slip into the Mayors Office.
He, more than any other man in Chicago, is
responsible for the loss Of the $2,000,000 of
back taxes which have been expunged from
the city's assets by the late decision Of the
Supreme Court. The Common Council was
warned, after the first decision inva1idating
the tax-levy under Bill 800, to proceed
thenceforth under the General Revenue
law, and large number Of the Al
dermon (among them MONROE HEA1H)
desired to do so. But two men
McGRA1H and Won HoL1EN-held offices
which enabled them to draw about
$1o0, 900 a year out of the City Treasury, and
which would have been abandoned by drop
ping Bill 800. McGRArH had long been the
chief of the hummer Council, and had moro
influence with the Ring Aldermen than my
other man in Chicago. Ho bent al his en-
ergies to the retention of Bill 300 in order to
save his place as Tax Commissioner and the
patronage attached to it. The result was
that the assessment was made and the co1lec-
ton attempted under Bill 800, after it had
been declared incompetent, and fully $2,o00,-
600 Of assets were lost to the city, and can
probably never be recovered And the man
who brought this about for his own selfish
purposes now proposes to drag out enough
votes from the alleys, and cutters, and slums
Of Chicago to be elected Mayor. And he may
succeed in doing it if there is any apathy
among the respectable people and property
owners. The situation is such that good
citizens must not throw away their votes for
Mr. KnmA11, but must, irrespective Of party,
vote for HEATH in order to render McGRA1H's
dafeaf cartain
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interests and the public Treasury

In the interesting little city Of weimar, re-
nowned as the resort and residence of more than
OF the greatest philosophers and poets Of Ger
many, many q traveller must have seen and admired
the charming statues Of GOETHE and SCHILLER,
standing side by side and hand in hand, on single
pedestal, and offering, it were, the laurel
wreath Of literary priority emtnence to each
other. Few noblcr works Of art, in conception or
execution, can be found on the Continent of
Europe. And what could be worthier or juster
comuemoration Of the marvellous coincidence Of
which have just spoken, and Of the men who
we're the subjects OF it. anu Of the Declaration with
which, alike in their lives and in their DEATHS thev
arc peculiarly and SO aignall3 associated, tint
, 1876-07-09

The Chicago produce markets were gener-
ally quiet and easier Saturday. Mess pork
closed 2tc per brl lower, at $19. 7o@19.75
for July and S1e.774@19.so for August.
Lard closed 1o4c per 100 TBS lower, at S11.05
@11o74 cash and S1112l@11.15 for Aug
ust- Meats we're steady, at SIC for boxed
shoulders, ,0:c for do short ribs, and lie for
do short clears, Lake freights were dull, at &c
for Wheat to Buffalo. Rail freights were ~
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condition Of things in France and Belgium
may be more clearly realized upon the sup
position that the Protestant population o.
Ireland was twice or three times es strong
as it is now. BY making this supposlt'on
we can understand more clearly the intense
bitterness and hate that exist between the
two parties.
In Spain, the Liberals are now undertooa
and are prosecuted by the Clcricals and Ultra
montanes. Out Of sixteen millions Of popu'
lation, there are four or five millions, per
haps, Of Liberals; but they have no show, IS
the Ultramontanes have complete possession
of the Government aud the army. SPAN Is
the only country III Europe in which u4tra'
montanism has a complete foothold and IN
which the Pope can insist upon IN lnterfer-
ence with civil affairs
In Germany, the rigid execution of the
FA1cK laws has ut last produced quiet. Last
year at this time the Empire was excited
from ono end to the other over B1sNAncK's
struggle with the Pope. Tho Pope thun-
dered, Archblshops threatened, Bishops re-
fused to obey the laws and were summarily
fined or interned for their contumacy, but,
when their terms expired and they were re-
leased, they did not renew their contumacy.
They did not martyrize we'll, but settled
down in surly acquiescence to the will OF
the majority and to the additional fact
that the laity were satisfied with
the new privileges which they had OBJ
tanned under the FALcK laws Of electins
their own priests and managing their own
church property. The great majority Of the
people Of Germany are inhexibly and unal-
terably opposed to Ultramontanism. There
arc II, ,000, 900 of Catholics in Germany, but
there are 27,0o0,0o0 Of Liberals who are
hostile to the interference Of the Church
with civil affairs The only remnant of
hostility left is in Bnvaria, where the two
parties are more closely balanced, as in Bel
GUM; but even in Ultramontane Bavaria the
Liberals are rapidly gaining ground. In
Great Britain, the Protestant power is too
strong for Ultramontanism to lift its head.
In Austria, it has more power than elsewhere
in Europe, except in Spain, but even in this
Empire it has to move cautiously, since any
overt act would probably lead to revolt. In
Italy, there are influences at work which
promise well for Liberal reforms, as will be
seen by the following extrnct from letter to
the New York Times:
The interesting question Of the liberty of election
by the people Of the priests who have charge Of the
spiritual cure is still open one, the Govern
ment has not yet passed any law of guarantees
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cities, encouraged by the freedom un1Ve1-
sally accorded to them, adopt the usual prac-
tees of flirting" from the windows or the
carriage, On the street or ut the theatre'
without any ulterior thought of harm, thoneE
it is always foolish and dangerous thing;
but they cannot do it with mpunlty N
Europe. The slightest indication Of "tllrt-
ing" OF s'making eyes" to a Pa
risian or Berliner is instantly
accepted as solicitation Of faTors,
and acted upon Us such. It is not lmproo-
able, then, that many American girls in Ed
rope, almost without knowing it, have
brought upon themselves tho insults they
resent. It is also fact that American Wom-
en-, in their eagerness to see everything, 60
to places where no respectable French or
German woman is ever seen,-the Alabille or
the Bouffes in Paris, for instance,-and'
arguing from their own data and experience,
the Frenchmen and Germans are warranted
in their conclusions.
While American women can do much them
selves in the way of avoiding the insults
which Mrs. Sw1ssHELM has brought into
prominence, and in which all American traV-
elers abroad have had more or less e1pe-
rience, we shall not object to any lessons in
decency which American men may give the
fancurs who insult their wives and daugll-
ters; and we heartily wish enough of the
French and Germans could visit the United
States during this Centennial year to learn
the superior decency Of our social code in
this regard.
, 1876-07-09

cratic nominee for Mayor is the old Comptroller
under ex-Mayor RICE, which is 4 mistake, as his
name is WALTER k1MDAL1, Republican. tits
the other K1sfBALL, who is Democrat, that Is
recommended by the T1LDEN Central Commit
tee to the T1LDES men Ut the city. Everybody
acquainted with MARX K1MBA1L is surprised
that he complied with the request to be candl-
date, as hei a very quiet, retired man, wholly
unacquaintcd with municipal arars, and utterly
without knowledge or experience Of the duties
or requirements of the Office
, 1876-07-09

The Corporation Counsel and the law adj
visers of the city have concluded to apply to
the Supreme Court for rehearlng in the tax
cases, and modification Of the judgment, to
the extent TINT the taxes of 1874, having been
levied in good faith, without fraud, by the
officers acting for the city, and for purposes
unquestionably legal and necessary for the
support Of the city, that such taxes may,
when authorized by the Legislature, become
a lien on the specific property Oh which they
were levied. This proposition, which is GER
tainly within the limits of ordinary legal
practice, and which is in the interests of the
fifty thousand and more taxpayers who have
paid their taxes, is denounced by the Chicago
Times, which undertakes to decide in advance
what the Supreme Court will do. If any
man were to destroy 51,30o,0o0 of the city
property by fire or otherwise, there would
be but few persons who would not insist
upon having the public loss made good by
whatever proceedings the laws might war
rant Some few hundred persons have con-
spired to deprive the city Of $1,000, 600 Of
its revenue, and the Corporation Counsel
proposes to appeal to the Courts to have
that revenue secrred. The Chicago Tines,
making itself the organ of the men who
have substantially abstracted that much
money from the City Treasury, protests
against and dcnounces any attempt to re-
cover it. Can it be that the men who un-
dertook this job Of dcfrauding the City
Treasury, by offering tsshares" of the plum
der to those who helped them, have taken
the precaution to give l, 5, or 10 per cent
for an "organ" to defend them, and to
abuse everybody who represents the public
interests and the public Treasury?
, 1876-07-09

AsrrASAx scEvoLA Bos1o, the. French sculptor,
whose death was announced By cable on Friday,
was known in his early days as Boslo the
younger, to distinguish him from his father,
JEAN Bos1o, the historical painter. He was
pupil OF his uncle, the celebrated sculptor,
BARON Bos1o. His first work Of repute, bust
of Admiral BoUGA1sy1LLE, was exhibited IN
1881. This was followed by "The Young Hunt
ress Staunching the Wound of Hcr Dog" 4
Roman Soldier,'' Flora, the Courtesan,' and
various busts and bas-reliefs. He took second
premium In 1888.
, 1876-07-09

GARDEN CITY LODGE ILL.,. a: F. 4 A M, M;zA
stated communication Will be held At Oriental Hall
Ii. Degree. Visiting brethEen are fr2ternay Invited
T. L WADSWOitTH. Secretary.
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SOCIETY MEETINGS.

GARDEN CITY LODGE, NO 141, A. F. & 4. NJ
lodge rooms on Sunday, july 8. $3.50 M for the pur-
pose Of attending the funeral Of our late br1thss
xftrd II, +, H0LCUSIB r. 81.
L, l. WADSWORTH, Sec
, 1876-07-09

The English House Of Commons recently re-
fused to read q Banns-of-Mar1iage (scot1and}
Dill second time. The bill proposed to sub
stitute for the proclamation OF banns in the kirk
notice published BY the Registrar Of the dis
tr1ct in which the marriage was to take place
The Scotch, therefore, will for some time Longer
retain the good old custom OF proc1aimin2 the
, 1876-07-09

The election for Mayor takes place ned
Wednesday. The danger is that the Republicans
will neglect to vote, and let JIM McGRArn step
in and disgrace the city. Who will subscribe
money to the popular loan to pay off the city
employees, policemen, tlremen, school-teachers,
bridgetenders, street-cleaners, etc, If the bum"
mers and scalawags run that individual into tho
Mayors office? Colvinisnl has brought the city
to q sorry plight; McGrathery would about dn~
ish it. Voting for MARX k1MBAIL Is merely
helping McGRATu, for, kT1DALL has not tha
slightest chance Of being elected 3,
, 1876-07-09

The charge made by the Chicago Times, that
MONROE HEATH was supporter OF CoLv1H or
Colvinism, is conspicuously false. AID. HEATH
was one of the minority OF the Council who op-
posed CoLv1s's usurpations and demagogisn
from first to last. The minority party in tha
last Council numbered fifteen to seventeen MEM
bers; they did all in their power to retrench e1-
pcnditures and save the pockets Of the tax
payers. But they were bound down by the
CoLv1N -McGRATH-Vox -HoLEEN -H1LDRErH
crowd Of tax-eaters. Mr.. HEATH, If elected
Mayor, will work harmoniously with the new
Council in favor Of all good and proper meas.
ures. He is pledged to this, and it would be hif
nature to act on the side OF reform.
, 1876-07-09

COSMOPOLITAN LODGE 40. 6. Knights Of Pythtas
Regular Convention Thursday evenings hcfea1tef.
Visiting parties cordially invited
, 1876-07-09

LAFAYETTE CHAPTER. NO. = r. A.M.-Hall; =
Monroc-st Stated Convocation Monday evening. July
TO- At O'clock for business: Members requested 10
oe prompt by of'ef VI f. T. 4. FUCKER, Secretary.
, 1876-07-09

AS supplement to the English DomesdaJ
Book, which included the ownership Of land in
England, Scotland, and Wales, q return has re-
Gently been issued Of owners Of land in ireland.
The total area in Ireland is 2o 153,67S acres and
the valuation SCI, ODE, ,290. The number Of own
ers OF land over one acre is g. ZIG. and under II
OF ~, IN, which is considered as proof that the
farming community in Ireland have Of late
years been acquiring possession Of property,
and now constitute very formidable influence
Of hostility to any interference with property.
, 1876-07-09

II MONROE HEATH was a reliable TnDEy
Democrat, the Wcns-street concern would BE-
advocating his election with all its might But
as he is good and true Republican, it yflliaes
and opposes him.