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RESUMPTION AND THE NATIONAL BANKS.
It is reported from Washington TINT the
Democratic caucus las under consideration q
now proposition, intended as compromise
between tho different factions on tho Demo-
cratic side, rolativo to resumption. The
proposition as reported seems To be merely d
postponement OF tho date OF resumption
without making any further preparations on
tho part OF tie Government, but assuming tho
unnecessary function Of providing for ro-
sumption on the part of tho National Banks.
After repeating tho present Resumption act
80 fur as it fixes Jan. l, 1870, for redemption,
and providing that the fractional currency of
and under 25 conts shall bo cance1od and It's
place supplied with silver, which slnl bo
logal-tender to tho amount Of $4,000, the
proposition Bots forth:
Tho Secretary OF tho Treasury Ia directed 10
tasue tho crodit OF tho United Htatea $15o
Of Treasury nolcs, peartp4 cent interrs cr a-
NUN. aysbio to bearer at the Treaaury of tho United
Bstas Of such denominations he may 1. not eaS
than $40 cac with coupons attached for tho Inter-
eat. payable sesn!.aunualy In cou The notes them
seTes arc also to b. payable In eoln orcfh July J.,
1881, and lko auoun! annually thereafter until tae
whole aum ID pail These notcs arc 10 be receivable
III payment Of Ill tarea, sxcisca. aud debs duo tho
United States. except Imports, mud Of oil claims
s2atnAt tbs United Ht&cs except for intare8t upon tito
bonds thereof and thcy may bo hold by tho National
Banks part Of their reserve, cgsl.tendor notcs
now held, aad they As1l 10 lcgal.tenler for all
debts duo py ono National Bank 10 another; also for
she redemption Of no.tu q NAtoua! Bsnks md tho
payment Of al cpoaits 10 any Of aad National banks
Of tAa date. Thcse notes, however, sro only to 10
in4ue In exchange for like amount Of Un!&sd Aates
legalteadus notes which, when recevn ahall be
relied sud mover bc reissutd. Ths Secretary Of tho
Treasury IA lrecte 10 tola and ret4n A tho Treas
ury vaults 30 per cent Of the scIanaual instanets
OF interr1t In coin payable 10 the Nssous Danks a.
the same maturea upon The houls deposited by the
bAnkst security for circulation, for ths period ol
ten years from July ], lB7d, snd Tho xsd gold bhAlt 10
held ~ part OF tic reserve II the said Natlonal
Danaa rese ctlYey. AMI apled to tho redemption OF
tho notes Oh aud aftor July !, 1881.
So far as tho resumption on the part Of tho
Government IL concerned, this scheme ID
nero procrastipation, without improving Tie
time In my manner. The issuo Of tho loyal
tondor Treasury notes, bearing 2 per cent in.
terest, does not Change the present situation,
sinco these new notes arc equally made a
tender for all future rs we'll as all past debts,
antl they thus Afford no gradual and easy do.
pafeure frou tho 1egal-tender character, sucl,
as }ss been proposed by The TRIBUNE, by
means OK 3.G5 interest -bearing notes, whicl,
should bo legal.tender for al1 tlebta contracted
prior to Jan. !, 1877, but not for tlobts con.
tracted subsequent to TINT date, Tho Demo-
cratic proposition, however, IL merely TO add
an interest to $l50, 100000 OF notes without
otherwise changing their character, ind with.
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The Republican Climb OF thn Fifth Ward,
at its meeting Oh Thursday night, hit the
mark exactly III tho resolutions adopted by
them, urging upon the Donrd ot Aldermen
the necessity anil proprioty Of including tho
election OF Mayor in the order for tho elec-
tion Of city officers in april next.
Those resolutions cite the Inv III the caao,
whereby 1t is rnatls tho duty Of tho Com
mon Council, in cnso Of racaucy in tho
Office OF Mayor lenving ycar or moro Of
tho legal term nnexpiroa, to call special
election. Unlike regular election, a speoinl
election must bo ordered by tho Common
Council. All TINT body l,as to do is to order
tint on tho dato Of tho regular city election
in April special election stlnll bo hpll Mt ,ho
same tin,o aud p1acts to fill tho vacaneybx-
listing in tho Office OF Mayor until April,
1877. Such an order Is essential to ho,Giag
such an election.
In some Of the wards thsro havo been reso-
lutionB adopted asking the acting-aIayor,
getler absurd GOWN will not resign; ho
is an usrrper, md has no thought Of resign-
ing. 1Ie intends to hold the o1ice until tho
pooplo put him ont, mud does not propose
that tho people ahall hnvo tho chance to do
that rs long as le eau help it. Tho Mayor
haa nothing to do officially with calling m
election. Tint Is the exclusive business Of
the Common Council. The various wards
should therefore address their resolutions to
tho Board Of Aldermen, and urge upon that
body tile notion necessary in tho premises.
But this appeal should not bo nalo by the
Republicans alone. Tho Democratic citizens
have as deep m interest in tho election Of o
Mayor rs any other portion of tie people.
Thoro are no party obligations III tho way.
Mr.. Co1v1s has not acted with the Domo-
cratic party for uany yearH Flo claima to
bo Republican, OF did when last heard from,
aud ulay avon ask to DO the Republican candi-
date at tho next election. Tho people have to
elect mn entirely now Board Of Aldermen, md
| all tho othor city officers. md why not tho
Mayor? Why not let tho people hayo n
| chance ut selecting tho Mayor as we'll as oil
tho other city officers, each ono Of whom ia
aa fully entitled to hold over az SIr. GOWN
Thcro is no reason why the Democratic clubs
Of tho sevoral wards might not join with the
Republicans in urging upon tho Common
Council to call this special election for Mayo,
in April. It is claimod TINT 8It. Co1v1N has
aomo rights in tho mattor, but ho certainly
has not moro rights than tho wholo people.
Ho can bo a candidate for reelection. II an
other person ut tho special election be
chosen, Mr. CoLv1A can follow tho precedent
of MARX SHERIDAN, who claimed to hold owe,
after lis successor was appointed. Like
SHERIDAN, ho cau prosecute his case to final
decision Of tho courts, md with o like result.
Tho Common Council can never make mis-.
take by submitting nny doubtful question tc
bo determined by a voto Of tho people.
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DsronEr now seems lite1y to have Ills t1osiro
for bottom facts grntiaetl. And the up
shot Of tho whole may bo that he will stand
acquitted Of tho charges Bowen brings againat
him,
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CHICAGO, Feb. ~, 1870.

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Rsmtstancos NAY be m4do sithar by draft, etprsss,
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TERMS TO C1r1 aubscntnEAs
uAt1y, dstvsro Sunday excepted IS cents pcr weok,
Daily. dstvsssd aundls Included, 30 oonta psr week.
Ad1srss THE TRIBUNE COMPANY.
Corner Madison and Dearboru,ats. Chicago III.
AmusEMENTs.
ADElPH1 TI1EATHE-Dcarborn street. corner
Monroe. Variety performance Afternoon aud sren'na
uoo1EYB TuEATnE-Ranao1phs street, between
CLARK and I4s.le Tbs cslifoEnis alinstrels. Afser-
noon md evening.
s3ov1qKERss rHEArnE-Madiaon street, between
J. Florence. "Tbs Mighty Dollar" Afternoon and
sventnn.
!: WOODS AfusEuN-8fonroe atrcet, between Dear
MCCORMICK nA1L-North Clark strrot, corner Of
Knflc Concert by the German Military Dand. After
mon amt evenfng.
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MCCORMICK HA11-North Clark strret, corner ol
Kintc. Concert by the German Military Dand. After
moon amt evening.
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WOODS MUHEuM-Monroe atscet, between Dear
born And Btatc. "peyot!on.* Afternoon and evening
, 1876-02-19

MovIQKERa THEATnE-Madaon street, between
Dearborn aud State. Engagement Of Mr. aud hrs. ",
J. Florence. "Tbe Mighty Dollar" Afternoon and
aYep1np.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03

Prior to the establishment of the
London branch of jay Cook Il Co.,
The house of Bariugs was the deposit
tory of the Navy Department funds.
1t WAS some time before the establish
nent of the former house in London
that proposition, coming indirectly
from q high quarter in Washington,
was made 10 a well-known banker in
this city, to the effect that if he and
two other bankers who were named
Gone in. New Y ork and one in another
city, would start house in London,
the foreign naval service fund would
be transferred from the house of Bar
ings to them, upon the condition that
Orvil Grant be sharer in the profits.
The scheme was not favorably consid-
cred, and went no further. Subse-
quently the London branch OF Jay
Cooke & Co. was started, and the tor
eign service fund was transferred from
the Barings to that concern. Wheth
er Orvil Grant, R0beson, the other
Grant, or any ether member of the
Grant Ring at Washington was a g si-
lent partner in that concern, there is
no evidence to show. But the placing
by Robson of f220,O00 of pubic
money in that concern. after the fail
ure of the main house in America, to
be used in carrying their general in
debtedness, certainly shows remark
able interest in the fortunes Of Jay
Cooke & Co., by persons high in the
confidence Of the Executive.
The act was deliberate violation OF
law; menstrous and criminal breach
Of public trust: "high crime and
misdemeanor of the most fragrant
character. The impeachment and dis
missal of Robson from all public SER
vice or trust, is the least that will sat-
isfy the demand OF justice.-CHICAGo
TIMES.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03
A Slight DiTeroE CO.

In 1874 the taxes for State purposes
in New York were Sl5,00O,000. Un-
der the Adminstratlon of Gov. Tilden
they were reduced in 1875 TO SO O00,-
600, with prospective reduction in
1877 of So 100000 more. In Ohio the
Democrats had largely reduced the
fees of public officers prior to the
accession of Hayes and his Radi-
cal Legislature to power. But no
sooner were they installed in Office
than they went deliberately to work
to repeal the law passed by the DEM
ocrats and largely increased the fees
and salaries of public officers, adding
many thousand dollars to the taxes
of the people. Thus it is everywhere.
In national affairs the Democrats of
the House have been laboring earnest
ly for retrenchment and economy, and
by their appropriation bills have
sought to save 10 the people SAC. 0.0OO,-
600 in the expenses of the Govern
ment, but they have been met on every
hand by the determined unyielding
opposition of the Republican Senate
and the Administrations. The people
are constantly admonished of the me-
cessity of retrenchment in their per-
sonal expenses. Let the Government
and its managers give us an example
of Republican simplicity and econ.
omy. iH p e,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03

A YOUNG man named Charles El
dridge, aged twenty-four years was
killed by falling from the second story
window OF his fathers house, in
Charlon, and striking upon his head
on Thursday the 10th ult.
On the 18th ult., Mr.. VIM. III. Avery
residing about a mile south of Char
don was killed by being thrown back.
wards from load of hay, caused by
his team starting from being frighted.
ed by gun fired by some boys.
The Warren Chronicle has reached
the sixtieth year of its publication
and has come out in an entire new
dress and looks gay and festive.
THE National Sunday School AS
sembly commenced its session at Fair
Point, on Chautauqua Lake, on Tues.
day, the 1st inst.
The Akron Times Of the 26th ult.
says: Gen. l.. V, Bierce had shock
Of paralysis. Friday evening, affecting
his right side, from which we are haI
py to record he is rapidly recovering
The Ohio Patriot, of New Lisbon
last week announced the retirement
of j. j. FL. Vallandigham, one of lti
former editors, who is succeeded BY
J. j. Murphy, Esq. The Patriot is
one of the oldest newspapers in Ohio
and is an able and faithful advocate o
Democratic principles. Long may il
wave.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03
The Republican Patty and the South
Louisina.
From srocch nfongicss by Mr.. Harris of
Virginia a.

Virginia :.
What produced the disturbance in
Louisiana? 1t was quarrel between
two carpet bag iactioms, Mammoth
and Kellogg, both from the State of
Illinois, They >Quarrcied about the
offices and the spoils of office until
they got the whole State in turmoil.
1t eliminated when McEnery, Demo
crat, was elected Governor by about
twelve. thousand majority over Kel-
logg, with Democratic Legislature.
This Iliinoisan could not afford to see
the scepter.rdepart-fr his hands,
and, by the aid of an illegal board and
sustained by the military, he was in
stalled Governor over the heads OF an
unwilling people. The, Legislature
met; il was Democratic. a file of
United States soldiers marched into
tile hall and ousted five Democrats
and gave the majority to the other
| side. The whole country became
alarmed, and a committee was raised
by Congress to look into and report
| on Louisiana affairs. That committee
appointed a sub blcommittee of three,
Of which Hon. Charles foster, OF
Ohio, a Republican, was chairman. 1t
| was composed of twoRepublicans aud
one Democrat. They went to New
Orleans, visited the hail, took testi-
momy and unanimous reported that
the Democrats were legally elected,
and that they were. turned. out, by
force. And, to day, Kellogg illegally
tholdsthe Office ofGbtei'nor of Louis
lana; and they'in the interest of peace
and society qniety submit to this in
iquitous outrage. Would the people
~ In, nntl
1 the circumstances Yet the people
submit in silent grief, and in addition
are called cut ihrOats, murderers, etc,
by the men who deprive them o: their
most sacred rights.
i From the days OF Cromwell to the
present, history presents no case so
clear in which the civil was nsurped
| by the military arm of the govern
ment. Great as are the wrongs heap
ed upon these people, greater still is
| the blow ut our institutions. This is
a government. republican in fsr,il, one
| in which the will of the, people,
through constitutional channels, is
supreme. In the ease of Louisiana,
the will ofthe people was disregard
ed, the rig ghtiul officers of the State
driven out of office at the point of the
bayonet, and men with no more right
to their seats than vou had, Mr. Speak
,er, placed at the head Of affairs. This
is no Democratic dictnm,s but is the
substance of the report by Hon. Chas.
Foster, to which | have. referred and
to which beg to refer every doubt
| ing friend Those who know Mr.
Fosters integrity, as l know it from
service with him on an important
committee, will not hesitate to believe
every word he says. Too firm TO be
battered, too honest to be bought, the
report OF Charles Foster will go down
TO history as a truthful statement of
the terrible events to which it refers.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03
Presidential Prospects.

The New York Tribune has an edi-
torial article in which it speaks dis
couragingly of the Republican pros
poets. The prospects of that party do
not appear encouraging at all in New
York, and it really looks, the Tribune
reluctantly concludes, as If the Demo-
Gratis would carry Indiana and all the
Southern states except Louisiana and
South Carolina. The Tribune appears
to concede the Pacific states and Colo
RADIO to the Democrats, with New
York and Connecticut. This would
give Tilden and Hendricks good
round majority. The following table
shows the result of the Z1I6une's es-
timates-and the Tribune is an ardent
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03
The Pittsburgh Post saws:

"With fair vote-if fair vote can
be obtained in the city ofPhiladelphia,
the Democratic party will sweep the
State in November and give Governor
Tiiden a rousing majority that will
astonish some of the New York news
paper crOakers. Revolutions never
go back ward, and just now the peo-
pie OF Pennsy lvanIa are suffering most
grievOusly from the misrule of Re-
publican rings-especiaIly in the cit.
les of Philadelphia and Pittsburg-
and they are determined to have a
change. In this state Repubiicanisn,
backed by the corrupt Washington
Administration, has played havoc
with nearly all of onr great industrial
interests, aud sensible men of all par
ties are satisfied that redress is not. TO
be hoped for under Republican man
agement. which knows nothing Of and
does not want to practice economy.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03

GRANT has discharged from office
nearly or quite every man connected
with his administration who manifest
ed the least disposition to ferret out
and bring to Justice the rascals who
were using their official positions 10
plunder the Government and the
people. Bristow, Wilson, Dyer, Hen
derson. Jewell, and those who sympa-
thize with them are sent adriit, and
their places filled with Chandler, Cam
eron, Babcock, Shepherd and Robeson
and their confederates who are run.
Turn all honest men out of office and
fill their places with rascals in the
Radical idea of reform, iit
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03
Nebraska Letter.
LINCOLN, NEE, July %, 1877

LINCOLN, NEB., July %, 1876.
ED. Press: We left Falls City on
the morning Of the 4th at 4 o'clock,
and arrived here at a. H., in time to
witness the centennial celebration at
this place; and, to say the least, it
was grand We found Lincoln, the
State capital, wonderful city. Just
seven years since the auctioneer, on
an improvised stand, sold the vacant
lots in the midst of vast, unbreken
prairie, now city (set upon hilD of
about 1000 to 5000 Inhabitants, with
its wide streets at right angles. its
solid brick and stone business blocks
and first class hotels. Many of its
buildings would be credit to any
city. Uncle Sam has we'll under way,
a very fine postoffice building and o.
S. offices. The State buildings are a
credit to both city and State. State
house, lunatic asylum, penitentiary,
State university, high school, model
agricultural farm, &c. We visited
of cleanliness and discipline. There
aIe some eighty convicts confined in
the penitentiary-sixI Indians and six
negroes +; the balance caucassians; six
in for life. The internal arrangement
is perfect; a fine library, and sepa-
rate apartment for boys, in order to
keep them away from older prisoners.
Scriptural texts and notices are on
the walls and u moral atmosphere per-
yades the prison.
The country about is not as thickly
settled as some Of the old counties, but
the improvements are very good, con
sidering the short time it (the country
has been settled. There is a great
deal of unsettled railroad land still in
the country. There are, close to town.
some very fine salt works. Land is
selling at from 81 to SO per acre, five
miles from town. &. II. T..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03
civil Service in the Columbus Post Oaice

Civil Service in the Columbus Post 0 Oaice
COLUMBUS, O..July 30-John Reeves
for thirteen years an employe i'm the
Columbus Post office, his service hav-
ing extended through the terms of
three Pnstmasters, was arrested about
five O'Clock this morning for opening
letters and abstractiDg money. More
than six months ago losses in the
mails were reported by the Columb bus
office to the Department. and since
that time Special Agent Henry and
the POst-office officers here have been
engaged in a patient, but difficult in-
vestigation. At last suspicion fell on
Reeves, and he was shadowcd and
watched through perforated walls and
floor. He adroitly avoided a great
many decoys, and, although detected
two or three times of late i'm opening
letters, was not caught in the act of
abstracting money until this morning.
When charged with the crime he con-
fessed. He has been taken to Cincin-
natl for examination. Reeves was an
active member of the Methodist
Church, the Treasurer of all Odd
Fellows Lodge, Mason and Jealous
temperance worker, aud he has been
regarded by the community as above
suspicion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03
A Repnblfcan Platform.

Gov. Hayes in his letter of accept
ance, gave no expression of his dis
like, If he has any. of the seventeenth
paragraph in the Cincinnati. platform,
which declares that the present ad
ministration merits hearty comm end :
alton, and that Grant deserves espec-
tally hearty gratitude for his "peace''
as well as war record. Gov. Hayes,
therefore, gives the public TO under
stand that he endorses Grantism aud
all that the word implies, and runs for
President of the United States on a
platform containing the following
planks:
The New York custom house frauds.
Usurpation in Louisiana.
The Credit Mobilier iniquity.
The Freedmams savings bank swim
die.
The navy yard frauds.
The secret service swindle. .a.r /.
The Black Friday operations.
The postoffice straw bids.
The Emma mine disgrace.
The Belknap posttradership.
The s'Boss" Shepherd vilIainies.
The sale robbery conspiracy.
The Indian ring robberics.
The San Domingo job.
The Venezuelan conspiracy.
AttOrney-General Williams land
aulet. .f...I
Belknap's soldiers gravestones.
The Back-pay steal.
The Babcock revelations.
The BristOw and Jewell removals
The Robson irregularities.
The removal of Henderson and
Dyer, of Missouri.
The removal of Yaryan and Platt of
Washington.
and of the expenditures of $35,OO0,-
600 i'm the fiscal year OF lS74-75 more
than is found to be necessary in the
fiscal year ending June so, 1S76.-N.
y. E1DresS. i.-i .t .--!f
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03
JEFFERSON, the Patriot, after half

JEFFERSON, the Patriot, after half a
century of public life, declares:
ain the course of the trusts 1 have
exercised through life with powers OF
appointment, can say with truth, ,and
with unspeakable comfort, that new
er did appoint relative to office."-
Works Of Thomas Jefferson, col. Z, p.
331.
Grant, the Pachyderm, can say, with
equal truth, that in the course of the
civil trusts he has exercised that he
never did fail to appoint all his rela-
tives to Office, without regard to char
acter or qualifications. lie can add, as
we'll, that he has been quite impartial
in making such appoiniments-fools
vagabonds and knaves have been in
discr,minately quartered upon the
cOuntry.-Enq. a.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-03
THE MARKETS.

HANESNA, august = 1910
FLoUR-Ranges from Sc 40. for X Red
to 81 O0 for NIX White. Demand steady.
WUEAT-S0cts, q 81 co.
CORN-shelled brings 60c; ears, 25c
OATS--2Oc. a 25c. Sales dull.
RYE-No. 1 brings So;
BARLEY-None In market.
SEED BUGkWHEAT-T5c per ba.
HAY-Selling at Sc % 81; according to
quality. Dull sale.
4 BEEF-Per cwt., S. q 81
HOGS--Dressed None IN market
LARD-City rendered I6c.
SMOKED MEATS-City Sugar Cured Hams
selling at i6c; Country 1211c.
shoulders. City cured selling at 1s1sc. Dried
Beef selling at Soc.
POULTRY-Small supply in the market
Chickens dressed, buyers pay 100 1s cents; un-
dressed q Sc ;Turkies. None in market.
BUTTER--l4 a 15c.. and steady.
CHEESE-Factory. retails. 10c
EGGS-buyers pay 10cGa l3c. per ioz.
POTATOES-NO market
,BEANSChoice hand picked in smalldomand
at 81 80 per bu. Medium 81 p.
VlNEG GAR-Pure cider .retails 259sOc per gal
TALLOW-Buyers pay SIC.
HIDES-(ireen, trimm I'd q Sc.
EEATHERS-Be retail at 75c.
WHITE LIME-$1 s5 per Dbl.
WATER LIME-S2 25
SALT-Coarse sells at 81 rs: fine 81 IS.
WOOI--25c a 35 c. per H.
WOOD-Stove g. OO92 80; s feet wood s. 90
q s. 80 per cord.
SUGARS
Coffee sells for IL a 1s9se
Extra G III gilc
3ranuiated l..".---.-- ~
PulveriZed -l4c